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Evening star., 1931-06-21
TWO MEN INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Colored Man, 90, in Hospital and
Driver Held on Charge Of
Drunk Driving.

Philip Tolson. so years old. colored
100 block Of Virginia avenue southwest
received severe cuts and possible inter-
nal injuries when struck by an auto
mobile driven by Thomas Washington
~, colored, 1900 block Of Union street
southwest, at Four-and-a-half and II
streets southwest yesterday after Wash
ington's car had hit another automobile
Washington. who received minor in
jurieS, and Tolson were taken to
Emergency Hospital. Washington later
was booked at fourth precinct station
on a charge of driving while drunk and
having bad brakes.
James Lucas, "a. colored, 1925 v
street, was cut on the neck and face
when knocked down by an automobile
operated by Ivory Clinton Harris, 82l
New Jersey avenue, in the 1900 block
OF Ninth street yesterday afternoon
Lucas was taken to Freedmens Hospital
Miss Sue E. CAN'T, 35 years old, of
the Chastleton Hotel, sustained a dis
located shoulder and an injury to the
jaw late yesterday when an automo-
bile which she was driving and a street
car operated by Motorman Thomas E.
Bryan collided at Division avenue and
Hillyer place. Miss CAN'T was treated
by DR.. D. p. Penhallow, l755 N street,
and later went home
Harry Thomas, 30. a patient at Naval
Hospital, sustained bruises and lacera-
tions yesterday afternoon when thrown
from an automobile operated by Max
w. Vogt, 21l Cromwell terrace north
east, when 1t collided with an autono-
bile operated by Lawrence Lynn Gro
well, IS, at Twenty-third and I streets.
Evening star., 1931-06-21
Limb of Historic
Tree Crashes On
Man Seeking Shade
J.. W. Lawson Victim of
Sycamore Washington Is
Thought to Have Planted.

A limb Of q tree believed TO have
been planted by George washington In
the rear Of his surveying once at 30Sl
M street almost killed man late yes
terday.
Its heaviest limb, the last strong
branch Of what used to be splendid
specimen of a shade tree and estimated
to have weighed 200 pounds, proved
too heavy for It's fast decaying trunk to
support. It fell with a thud on Law
renee w. Lawson, 26 years old. Of 3044
Cambridge place, while Lawson was
seeking relief from the heat.
Police were told Lawson was seen
entering the rear of the Washington
surveying office shortly after 2 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. While at play five
hours later, two 8-year-old boys, Joseph
Green of 29l7 Olive street, and Clifton
Arends of 2919 Olive street, found Law
son pinned underneath the limb, its
leaves almost covering him.
They started their own rescue work
and, directed by the groaning man.
they succeeded in rolling the heavy limb
of him. They then yelled for help and
the rescue squad was called. Squad
members said they had nothing to dc
on arriving at the historic old house
but to take Lawson to the hospital
They praised the boys rescue efforts.
Lawson is believed to have sustained
internal injuries and he was admitted
to the hospital
Old Georgetown residents said last
night the sycamore in its prime was a
beauty.
Evening star., 1931-06-21
BICENTENNIAL TALKIE CONTEST
AWARDS ANNOUNCED BY C.. OF C.
Edward L. Bennett Wins
First Prize and Will
Receive $3.50. 4
Miss Laura Thornburgh Is
Selected Winner of $1OO
Second Money.

Edward L. Bennett, OF 1874 r street.
was named winner Of the first prize of
$3.50 in the Washington Chamber of
| Commerce Bicentennial Talkie SugRes-
ton Contest today by Harry King.
president Of the chamber.
Miss Laura Thornburgh, Of 1919
Thirty-flrst street, was selected winner
Of the 500 second prize. while Miss
Mabel Obenchain Of 1910 Sixteenth
street won third prize money of $50,
The contest was arranged by the cham
Der to secure suggestions for the $50. 900
George Washington Bicentennial talk
! ing picture which will be produced
shortly by Warner Bros. as their con-
tribution to the 1892 celebration.
Ten prizes, each Of $40 cash, were
| awarded to the following: A. B. Brown,
Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery, Navy
Department; Eva Cunningham, 1725 B
street southeast; Lee Keefer. 40 I street:
Mrs. Elizabeth Kemp, 1923 Twenty-Sec-
ond street; Latane Letour. 2121 New
| York avenue; John T. LokersoFi. 1909
Nineteenth street; Revere Rodgers, 2033
Park road; A. Ueland, 5000 Connecti-
cut avenue; H. M. Van Tine, 1900 Har-
ward street and Lille Yelve=ton, 1902
p street.
According to Thomas p. Littlepage
entries in the contest were received
4 LlOut - oOdDCo OuISlOS Lie u.
This indicates the undertaking has
| aroused widespread interest not only
in Washington but elsewhere" Mr.. Lit
tlepage said.
THE contest has thrown some in
! teresting side lights on Washington s
points Of attraction. As was expected,
the Capitol, White House and WASH
ington Monument received most votes
Next came Arlington with the Tomb Of
the Unknown Soldier, and the Lee
Mansion followed closely by the Lin
| coin Memorial"
The winning papers were selected by
/ the special committee Of newspaper rep
resentativeS consisting of Andrew r.
J Kelly, chairman; Oliver Owen Kuhn,
| William H. Landvoight, C. z. Nelson,
E.. deS. Melcher, Norman Baxter, Her
bert Corn, Aubrey Taylor, John ].
Riseling, Dan O'ConneIl, Nelson B. Bell,
Lee Somers, Miss Mabelle Jennings.
Michael w. Flynn, Sanford FARRELL,
Evening star., 1931-06-21
RUBBER CHECKS BUMP
TWO INTO TROUBLE
Auto Buyer and Counsel" Ar
rested When Policeman
Gets Bad Drafts.

The rebound of two allegedly rub
Der" checks last night caused a traf1c
policeman to arrest his client in an
automobile deal, and the bondSman
for the detained man was arrested on
parking charge when he appeared
to post bail, in a series Of condolences
growing out of Policeman Homer o.
TUFTS sale of his machine to Laurence
D. Miller Of 1850 Fuller street.
Tut claims that Miller, who is 81
years old, gave him two checks for $40
and $25 in payment for the automo-
bile. The officer cashed them in local
stores, and they were later returned to
him marked mo funds"
Last night Tut arrested Miller and
charged him on two counts OF passing
bad checks
Later Norman Bowles, Al years old.
OF 1900 Seventeenth street southeast,
said by police to be diSbarred at
torney, appeared at No. l precinct to
post $500 bond for , the release of
Miller. He was recognized by Police
man William Sanford as the man for
whom he had a warrant charging vio-
lation Of a traf1c ordinance and was
promptly arrested.
BowleS put up a total Of $305 for
his own and Miller's release.
Evening star., 1931-06-21
LAW MAY PREVENT
HALT|NG CUBAN, IS
Police, Asked to Find Run
away Son of AttaChe,
Doubt Authority.

Legal complications developed late
yesterday in the search police have in
Stituted for Ivan Perez, l8-year-old son
of the commercial attache Of the Cuban
embassy and his two Washington boy
companions, who set out yesterday in
battered automobile for the West
Coast.
The question is whether the police
have any right to hold as a juvenile
runaway the young Cuban, who ran
away rather than enter school in Eu-
rope while his father is in London on
business. Under the law of the United
States the boy is too old for apprehen-
sion on such a charge. Under Cuban
law, however, he remains a juvenile
until he sttains his twenty-first BIRTH
day. and embassy officials declare that
since he is a Cuban national he is sub
ject to the laws of the island republic.
Police and Cuban oficials declined to
comment upon the possibilities of a
tangle which might arise If the youth
declines to be held by American police
until his family can reach him.
Meanwhile, young Perez and his COM
panionS, Kenneth Smith, II, son of Mrs.
Horace w. Smith, Census Bureau clerk,
and Charles Hughes, II, son of Mrs.
Eva E. Hughes, 2901 Sixteenth street,
are somewhere on the road to the West,
where they hope to gain employment
Senor Luis Marino Perez from Lon
don urged Sonora de Perez to appeal to
the American police to locate their son.
Sonora de Perez has explained, how
ever, that Ivan is extremely fond Of
American customs and life and that he
had told his family he would run away
If efforts were made to get him to Jour-
ney abroad or go back to Cuba.
The boys had approximately $I20 be-
tween them, their elders have estimated
Evening star., 1931-06-21
REPORT OF EXPERT
. ON GUMS AWAITED
IN Staying PROBE
Efforts to Link Suspects
With Jaynes Killing
Are Delayed.
ENTIRE CASE DEPENDS
ON BALLISTICS STUDY
Three Jailed-Bandits Admit Hold
Ups in Capital and Other
Places, Police Declare.

Efforts to link the "hatless trio" of
bandits with the Staying OF Mrs. Eliza
beth Jaynes were virtually at q stand
still last night, pending the result Of a
comparison of a .25-caliber pistol found
in the possession of one Of the suspects
and the bullet which killed the ST.
year-old cashier of the Garden T
Shoppe.
The pistol. discovered among the
effects of Jack Ross, % years old, after
his arrest in Deep Bottom. Va. was
Police Department ballisticS expert yes
terday.
Expert Given Weapon.
Detective Sergt. Dennis J. Murphy,
who gave the gun to Fowler for exami-
nation, admitted the outcome of the
effort to link the "hatlesS trio" witt
the Jaynes killing, which was perpe-
trated several months ago, hinges on
the ballisGcs experts inspection.
Ross, according to Murphy. has Ad-
mitted participation in four recent
hold-ups here, as well as in several
similar crimes in Newark, N. j., and
Richmond, Va.
The other members OF the "hatless
trio"-Nicholas Vasilion, %, and Peter
Sala, 23 both of Newark-have con-
feSsed five such robberies here, Murphy
declared.
The hold-upS said to have been ad-
mitted by Ross, who was captured Fri
day by Murphy and Detective Sergt.
Robert Barrett, aided by several Henrico
County, Va, policemen, are:
Identification to Be Attempted.
Mount Pleasant Pharmacy, 3l46
Mount Pleasant street; Potomac
Pharmacy, 1864 Wisconsin avenue; a
grocery at Fifteenth and D streets
northeast. and q drug store at 1896
Georgia avenue. The largest amount
of money obtained in any of the hold
ups, Murphy said Ross told him,
was $l20.
Vasilion and Sala were arrested by
Alexandria police Thursday, after the
stolen automobile in which they were
returning to Washington after a haSty
trip to Richmond, overturned on
Hunting Creek road. They gave police
the information which resulted in the
capture of Ross.
Employees of the tea room are expect
ed to attempt to identify the "hatless
trio" tomorrow.
Evening star., 1931-06-21
PARK LAND BOUGHT
ON PIKE
BIadenSburg Tract Will Be
Beautitied by Prince
Georges County.
BY a stan Correspondent of The Star.


HYATTSVILLE. Md, June 20.-Pur-
chase Of 80 acres Of land along the
Northwest Branch, near BladenSburg
cut of funds provided by q State ap-
preparation, is announced by T. How
ard Duckett Of the Maryland
Capital Park and Planning Commission.
The land Just purchased practically
completes the area sought for q park
way between the Baltimore Pike, Blad-
ensburg Bridge and Rhode Island ave-
nue., lying on both sides Of the North
west Branch.
It adjoins the 40 acres previously
purchased out of the Meyer tract and
a smaller tract bought from w. P. Ma
gruder The 80 acres formerly be-
longed to the Washington Sand &.
Gravel Co.
The land was bought with part of
the $50,000 appropriated by the State
some years ago for the purchase OF
park lands in Prince Georges County
This fund has now been exhausted
Mr.. Duckett says.
The park commission now owns prac-
tically all of the land it needs for the
development of the Northwest Branch
parkway in the territory northwest OF
Bladensburg. The land it holds ex-
tends for an average width of 800 feet
on the west side of the Northwest
Branch and for an average width oi
$50 feet on the east side, according to
Mr.. Duckett.
No plans have as yet been formulated
for the development of the land and
will not be considered for some time.
In addition to the land in the Blad-
ensburg area, which extends nearly to
the Peace Cross, the commission also
has secured a number Of tracts along
the branch north Of Rhode Island
avenue.
Evening star., 1931-06-21
MT. AIRY ODD FELLOWS
PLANNING NEW TEMPLE
PIT 900 Structure Proposed to Re
place Building Destroyed by
Fire in 1925.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

OoOcCidI IStSphOCn 70 100 SLdI.
MOUNT AIRY, Nd, June 20-Ten.
tative plans are being laid for the erec-
ton of q temple by the Mount Airy
Odd Fellows Temple Association, Inc,
at this place on the site Of the old
structure, which was destroyed by fire
on June 4, 1925 Solicitation OF the
membership of the local Odd Fellows
lodge has been started and actual
building operations will begin as soon
as the desired amount of money has
been raised.
The proposed temple will be financed
with insurance money obtained when
the old structure was razed, in addi-
ton to money derived from the sale
of bonds, which will constitute a FIRST
mortgage lien on all property owned by
the Odd Fellows Temple Association.
According to present plans the pro-
posed temple will cost approximately
$4,000. $4,000 of which is on hand
from the insurance fund. The re-
naming $4,000 will be raised. 1t is
hoped, through selling bonds to the
240 members of the association. Bonds
in ethe denomination of $50 will be
issued, to bear interest at the rate OF
per cent.
Evening star., 1931-06-21

James A. Flynn Of the District Fire
Department must suffer o reduction Of
$500 year in his salary because Of q
ruling yesterday by Controller General
McCarl.
The decision prevents the District
Commissioners from giving credit for
previous service to members Of either
the Police or Fire Department who re-
sign and are later reinstated. McCarl
contending that their status is that Of
a new appointee,
Flynn voluntarily resigned from the
Fire Department October 81. 1890. His
salary at that time was $4,000 a year.
The Commissioners reinstated him May
26 last at the same salary he received
at the time of his separation from the
service.
McCarl advised the Commissioners
that he has heid consistently that REIN
statements should be considered -
ORIGINAL nR 1aeM Anlnan -. nsaA Sloatr
Evening star., 1931-06-21
PREVIOUS SERVICE DISREGARDED
IN NAMING FIREMEN AND POLICE
McCar Rules Reinstatement Salaries Shall Be Same
Entrance Into Service in Flynn Case.

Flynn was entitled only to the mini
mum salary rate Of $1,000 year He
said the fireman's salary should be ad-
justed accordingly.
There was another question involved
in Flynn's case, however, which recog-
ni1ed his previous service. Up to the
time Of his resignation he contributed
$312.96 to the policemen and fremenS
relief fund, which was returned TO him.
Upon reinstatement the Commissioners
required him to redepoSit that amount.
Copies of the controllers decision
were sent by the Commissioners to Fire
Chief George 8. Watson and Maj.
Henry @. Pratt, superintendent Of po-
lice.
Mai. Pratt declared the decision
would have no effect on his depart
ment, because men who resign are not
reinstated unless they are certified as
the result of q Civil Service Commission
examination. In such cases these men
nheatn zAtAtts :EeMllaN entxanc aalaEzk
Evening star., 1931-06-21
CAMP GOOD WILL BEING
PREPARED FOR OUTINGS
Rock Creek Park stan to Receive
Mothers and Children
July 1.

Preparations are being made by the
staff Of Camp Good VIII, in Rock Greek
Park. under the direction Of Miss
Rachel Haviland. superintendent, for
the reception OF the first party of
mothers and children. This party is
being recruited from the Georgetown
and Southwest districts of the Asso-
ciated Charities and will leave for the
camp on July !.
The Summer Outings Committee,
which also conducts Camp Pleasant at
Blue Plains for colored mothers and
children, yesterday announced through
It's chairman, John Joy Edison, the ap-
pointment OF e. P. Lovett as the super
irtendent of this camp, with Mrs.
Lovett as his assistant. The first party
Of campers Is to be received on June 80.
Applications for admission to Camp
Good Will and Camp Pleasant indi-
cate there will be a waiting list due
to the popularity Of the camps. Ap-
plications are coming from other social
agencies on behalf of their clients as
well as from the visitors Of the Asso-
ciated Charities.
Evening star., 1931-06-21
NEARBY MOTOR CRASHES
INJURE TWO WOMEN
Mrs. T. A Doremus Seriously Hurt
as Three Cars Collide on
Richmond Road.
By q staff Correspondent of The Star.

By stan Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 20.-Two
women were injured, one seriously, IN
two automobile collisions in and near
this city this afternoon. Mrs. F1eda
A. Doremus Of 61S Morris street north
east, Washington, D. c., was the most
seriously hurt.
She suffered q fractured right arm,
bruises to both knees and a wrenched
neck. Mrs. Doremus was a passenger
in an automobile driven by her hus-
band, C. w. Doremus, which was struck
by another car and plunged into a
parked auto. She was treated at the
Alexandria Hospital. The accident oc-
CURED at Engleside, on the Richmond
highway about eight miles south OF
this city.
Mrs. J. A. Elverson of r. F. D. No. 3
was bruised when her automobile was
in collision with a car driven by G.
H. Parrish, 1r., of Baltimore, Nd, ct
Henry and Oronoco streets this after
noon. She refused hospital treatment.
Evening star., 1931-06-21
Fairfax Firemen Meet.

FAIRFAX, Va, June 20 Especially -
The Fairfax County Firemen's Associa-
ton held q short business meeting last
night in the Vienna engine house.
President j. H. Beattie was absent, due
to illness, and Secretary r. e. Ken
drick was unable to attend. The only
new business taken up was the de-
cision that the association win attend
each Of the department carnivals at
Fairfax, Vienna, Mclean and Falls
Church in body on the last day.
Evening star., 1931-06-21
PRINCE GEORGES BRIDGE
CONTRACT LET BY STATE
Span Will Be Erected Over Paint
Branch on Jefferson Avenue,
Near Riverdale.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, June 20.-Two con-
tracts, one for building a concrete
bridge over Paint Branch on Jefferson
avenue, Riverdale, Prince Georges
County, and the other one for inprov-
ing with gravel the road from Bertha
to Cove Point, in Calvert County. were
awarded by the State Roads Comnis-
sion yesterday.
Contract for building the bridge was
awarded to G. A. and F. M. Wagga-
man of Dallas Town, Pa, on its bid
of $16,838.57, while the gravel road in
Calvert County, consisting of 2.42 miles,
was awarded to Pembroke g. Gaspa-
robic Of Park Hall, Md, on a bid of
$l6,737.20. Work on both projects will
start within the next 10 days.
Evening star., 1931-06-21
Favors Acquisition in Federal
Program, But Believes
Razing Mistake.
BOND ISSUE MENTIONED
FOR CENTER STRUCTURE
Construction from Current Funds
Seen "UnnecesSarily Heavy"
Burden Of Taxes.

While he is willing that the Federal
Government should acquire the District
Building as part of the public building
program south Of Pennsylvania avenue,
Senator Bingham, Republican, of Con-
necticut, believes 1t would be a mistake
TO tear 1t down to put up different
structure as the program nears COM
pletion.
Urges Addition TO Layout.
The Connecticut Senator takes the
view that the District Building. as 1t
now stands, could become q part OF
the layout of new Federal buildings
after the United States takes 1t over
from the municipality.
In discussing the future Of the Dis
trict Building. Senator Bingham. who is
chairman Of the Senate subcommittee
on District appropriations also indicat-
ed he still believes that the cost Of the
Municipal Center, which will be de-
veloped to house local activities. should
be spread over a period OF years in
stead Of being met from current funds.
He expressed this view early in 1880,
when there was a proposal under dis
cussion TO have the District obtain ad-
vances from the Federal Treasury to be
repaid in annual installments. No ac-
ton was ever taken, however, on that
proposal.
Unnecessary Burden.
The Senator said yesterday he has q
feeling that 1t puts 'an unnecessary
burden" on the taxpayer at this time TO
make expenditures for the Municipal
Center out Of current funds.
IF 1t is felt best to 60 ahead with
the Municipal Center" he added. Il
think 1t would be wise to issue bonds
and spread the cost over IS years"
Senator Bingham said that IF the
United States wants to buy the District
Building and pay a fair price for 1t.
am in favor of using that on the Mu-
nicipal Center. but l am opposed to
tearing 1t down II the Federal Govern
ment does buy it."
Evening star., 1931-06-21
5 ARRESTED IN RAIDS
BY FAIRFAX POLICE
1000 Bottles Of Home Brew Are
Seized Along the
River.
By Stan Correspondent Of The star.

ny cGau correspondent OF Inc star.
{ ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 20.-More
than 1000 bottles of home brew beer
and about 10 gallons of whisky were
captured by Fairfax County police today
in series OF raids in the eastern part
of the county and along the Potomac
River.
Those arrested included Harry B.
Davis, alias "Dinks"; Gus Quail, Will
liam Haden, Mrs. Mae Jones and
George Blackburn, the latter colored.
All were taken to Fairfax court house
after some Of the prisoners had been
temporarily lodged in the local Jail.
The raids were made at Dyke, River
side and on Telegraph road. Some of
the beer, according to officers in the
party, was found lying on ice In gal
vanized tubs. Warrants charging sale
and possession Of whisky were used In
the raids, according to Capt. Haywood
Durrer.
In addition to Capt. Durrer, who had
charge of the raiding party, the ON
GERS making the arrests were State
Prohibition Agent Virgil williams, ON
Ger A. w. Mills and Deputy Shertds
Cockrell and Paul Hermann.
Evening star., 1931-06-21
GAMBRILL TO MARRY
sy stat, Correspondent Of The Star.

By staff Correspondent Of The Star.
LAUREL, Md, June 20.-Stephen W.
Gambrill, ir., son Of Representative
Gambrill Of the nth Maryland district,
yesterday obtained q license at Upper
Marlboro to marry Miss Bernice Allen,
Is. Of Laurel.
Young Gambrill gave his age as 81,
his address as LAUREL and his occupa-
ton as a race horse owner and trainer
1t is understood the ceremony will be
performed here today.
Evening star., 1931-06-21
ONLY ONE DEMOCRATIC
CONTEST IN PAGE COUNTY
Two Are Seeking Nomination for
Commonwealth's Attorney-Re-
publican Slate Incomplete.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LURAY, Va, June 20.-There viii
be only one contest before the DEM
ocratic primary in Page County cleo
tions In August, that Of common
wealth attorney, Lynn Walton, incum-
bent, being opposed by Robert Keyser,
prominent young attorney of Luray
and son Of the late viii Keyser, who
for years held this Office.
While the Republican slate is in
complete as yet, a stiff fight is fore
seen between the present sheriff, z. l..
Lucas, Republican. and the Democratic
nominee, John Will Ruffner of Luray,
who has just filed his candidacy. Mr..
Ruffner is a prominent farmer. Mr..
Lucas, however, has been sheriff for
IL years, and during that time has
won votes Of many Democrats, Is well
"a Of those Of his own paKtS ,5-s,.-
Evening star., 1931-06-21
PRICE LIST REVEALS PRODUCTS
MADE IN DISTRICT WORK HOUSE
Articles Range From Coins, Brooms, Rubber Heels to
Cocoa Mats and Manhole Covers.

Anybody who wants CONN, . man.
hole cover, q corn broom, cocoa mat,
rubber heel or any of a long and
varied list Of useful articles will be In
terested In q price list promulgated to-
day by the District Commissioners as
the fair" prices at which products
OF services Of the District Work House
and Reformatory are to be sold to the
various District institutions and the
Federal Government.
A good CONN, size ia bye by 10
inches, sells for 81 There are seYexnl
Evening star., 1931-06-21

other sizes. The largest, 20 by IL by 81
inches, sells for $3.50. The manhole
covers bring $4.25 each, whiskbrooms,
SITS dozen, and the rubber heels,
so cents a dozen.
A schedule also is arranged for the
cost of laundry service done at the in
stitutions, which ranges from handker-
chiefs and sings at cent each, up to
the more complicated garments, such
as teddies and nurses uniforms, which
will be washed for 40 cents each. A
special rate is made on washing dAgs
rqf cent per sQuara Soot, -,