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Evening star., 1931-12-30
ROBBERY VICTIM
IDENTIFIES YOUTH
Suspect Picked Up by Police
man Hour After HoId-up
in House.

Identified as the man who held ur
Daniel j. Gibson yesterday in his home
at 1909 Gallatin street, Henry M. Ray
mond, 81, of 43o3 Ninth street, was
charged today with housebreaking and
locked in cell in the thirteenth pre-
cinct station.
Raymond was picked up yesterday by
Pvt. J. o. Patton Of No. IS few blocks
from the Gallatin street address about
an hour after Gibson had been held up
robbed of less than 81 and German
Luger pistol and locked in an upstairs
closet. He was identified this morning
by Gibson, who picked him out of g
lineup in the station house.
Fast work by Precinct Capt. Joseph
Morgan in rushing number of police
men and a detective to the scene of the
hold-up and posting lookouts through
out the precinct resulted in Raymond's
early arrest. The case against him was
built up by Detective Sergt. Oscar
Mansfield, who a few weeks ago was
recommended for demotion by Inspector
Frank s. w. Burke chief of detectives
Mansfield said he was continuing his
investigation of Raymond in an effort
to pin other robberies upon the youth
who told police he had been unem-
ployed for the past three months. For
merly an assistant manager of an au-
tomobile accessory store in the 100
block Of Fourteenth street, he said he
had been discharged three months age
and charged with embeZzlement by the
store owner. The case is now pending
in court, he told police.
Gibson was confronted by the bur-
glar shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and ordered to hand over
his money. He told the housebreaker
he had no money, Gibson said, where
upon he was ordered to throw up his
hands and walk usptairs. Reaching an
upstairs bed room, he was relieved of
his wallet and locked in a closet. AS
soon as he thought the man had left
Gibson forced his way out and phoned
for police
Evening star., 1931-12-30

Malcolm Hayes, $500 Quebec street,
reported to police he was held up at pis-
tol point last night by woman as ne
sat in his automobile at Fifteenth street
and Massachusetts, avenue and robbed
of 5000.
Hayes said he had stopped for trat-
fic light at the corner when the door
of his automobile was opened suddenly
and he found himself facing pistol in
the hand of the woman, who demanded
his money.
The woman robber, he reported, forced
him to drive to 1917 o street where ne
was ordered out of his machine. With
the woman jabbing the gun in his ribs,
Hayes said, he was forced into an area
way at the o street address. He de-
clared the woman then ran to walt
Evening star., 1931-12-30
GIRL SCOUTS TO HOLD
CAMP REUNION TODAY
Belgian Ambassadors Daughter
Will Be Guest of Honor and
Speak on "Guides."

The District Girl Scouts will hold
their annual reunion of girls attending
Camp May Flather each Summer at
$50 pm. today in Barker Hall, Y. w.
c. A. Building, Seventeenth and K
streets
Miss Francoise May, daughter of the
Belgian Ambassador, will be the guest
Of honor. Miss May, who has done
much camp work in Europe, will speak
on How the Girl Guides Camp in Bel
GUM" Girl Scouts are known as Girl
Guides In foreign countries.
The guests will be welcomed by Mrs
B. F. Cheatham, chairman of the Camp
Committee. Mrs. Gerrit S. Miller, jr,
commissioner Of District Scouts, also
will talk. introducing Gen. Cheatham
whose movie of activities at the camp
will be exhibited.
The program includes a banquet, at
which Miss Frances Shield, chairman
Of last years camp council, will act as
mistress of ceremonies. The camp Is at
Stokesville, Va, in the mountains.
Evening star., 1931-12-30
BURGLARS GET S4OO
LOOT In 2 ROBBERIES
Cash, Jewels and Revolver Among
Articles Taken From Homes
in Northwest.

Breaking into two homes in the
Northwest section of the city, burglars
escaped with nearly S400 in cash and
JeWelry in daring daylight robberies
yesterday afternoon while their victims
were away from home.
George Howe, an inspector IN the
Bureau of Weights and Measures, dis
covered the theft of diamond rings,
medals set with jewels and a revolver
when he returned home at 1923 Quincy
street after work. The loot taken By
the intruders, who forced a basement
door to gain entrance to the house,
was valued at $205.
Benjamin Freedman Of 81 M street
reported to police that several rings
valued at s140 and $160 were stolen
from his home some time during the
afternoon.
Evening star., 1931-12-30
SUICIDE THEORIES
PROBED IN DEATHS
OF z WOMEN HERE
One, Victim of Overdose of
Medicine, Left Notes Indi-
eating Worry.
OTHER HAD QUARRELED
WITH HER HUSBAND
Nephew Finds Body Of Poison Vic
tim on Floor of Parlor in
Her Home.

Members Of the police homicide
squad today were investigating the
deaths of Miss Elizabeth Aldrich, IS,
Of the st. Mihiel Apartments, 1712
Sixteenth street, and Mrs. Florence
Mccarthy, As, of Barnes Lane north
east, both of whom died within the
past "a hours-one of an overdose OF
medicine and the other from poisoning.
While detectives declared indications
were that both women committed
suicide and a note was found in which
Miss Aldrich said she had been de-
spondent over illness, the Official verdict
Of Coroner Joseph D. Rogers is being
withheld in both cases until police
complete their inquiries.
Had Taken Medicine.
Miss Aldrich was found in a critical
condition in her apartment yesterday
afternoon by Mrs. May CiSsell. resi-
dent-manager at the st. Mihiel, and
was rushed to Garfield Hospital, where
she died shortly after midnight.
1t was found that the woman had
taken an overdose Of some medicine
that had been prescribed for her by
q physician who had been treating her
for sleeping sickness, Inflammation of
the heart and influenza. Several notes
found in the room indicated she had
been respondent because Of her all
ments. A brother, John Aldrich, living
in Lincoln, Nebr., was notified by tele-
phone of his sisters death and was to
leave for the Capital today to claim the
body.
Police assigned to the Mccarthy case
are working on the theory that she took
q strong dose CT poison to end her life
as the result of a Christmas quarrel
with her husband, Joseph Mccarthy
an employe of the Government Print
ing ONCE and said to be a former
jockey.
Nephew Finds Body.
Mrs. McCarthy's body was found on
the parlor floor at her home yesterday
afternoon by a nephew, Charles Pushee,
20 years old, who resides at the Barnes
lane address. The youth telephoned
the family physician, DR.. George Ep-
pard OF COL Minnesota avenue north
east. who said the woman had been
dead for about an hour.
Pushee told police that his aunt and
uncle had Quarreled on Christmas day
and that Mccarthy left home and had
not been heard from since. Morgue
officials said the husband has been
living in the 800 block of North Capitol
street since the argument.
Evening star., 1931-12-30
COMMERCE GROUP
ADOPTS PROGRAM
Chamber Executives Outline
Second Step in 5-Year
Expansion Plan.

A year-long program comprising the
second step in the five-year expansion
plan of the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce was formulated and agreed
upon by the Executive Committee of
the Chamber at meeting in the Home
Building yesterday. The plan now goes
to the board of directors for final ap-
proval.
The program consists primarily Of q
definite plan for the systematic and
continuous recruiting Of new members
for the chamber, and is based upon ex-
perience gained by the trade body from
three campaigns held during the past
IA months,
Will Make Survey.
The three major elements of the pro-
gram approved by the Executive Com
mittee include careful survey OF the
supply of potential members; cam
paign of education directed first toward
all present chamber members to make
them more "org ganization minded" and
third, a continuous solicitation of new
members over definite longtime
period.
The Executive Committee approved,
as the first step in the immediate pro-
gram, the launching Of a siX-month
continuous membership campaign, be-
ginning January II. The work Of the
campaign would be spread evenly over
that period, so as to enlist the largest
number Of members, working with mini
mum interference to their own business
and without slowing down the regular
committee activities carried on through
the central Office.
Plan Five Divisions.
1t is the plan of the committee to or
ganize the campaign into five divisions,
under the direction of the Executive
Committee. The first division would be
responsible for the developing Of indi-
vidual and plural prospects. The second
would deal with education and pub
hcity and the third would be special
division to handle the solicitation of all
prospective woman members. The fourth
and fifth divisions would include the
individual and plural solicitation groups
The campaign work would be evenly
distributed over the six-month period
with teams functioning for two weeks
each and each division working for six
weeks. Greed w. Fulton is chairman of
the five-year expansion program.
Evening star., 1931-12-30
.15-YEAR-OLD BOY
.BOOTLEGGER TAKEN
in HIS APARTMENT
Youth, Missing From Home
Since September, Held
by Juvenile Court.
SAYS He MADE PART
OF SUPPLY HIMSELF
Story Of Not Knowing Where
Father Was Spoiled by Search
of Truancy Record.

Short-lved career in bootlegging
for a 15-year-old high school boy.
missing from home since last September,
ended abruptly with his arrest lust be-
fore Christmas and disclosure of evil
dence that he had been selling LIQUOR
from an apartment rented as his base
Of independent operations it was re,
Vealed today.
The case was not disclosed until IA
came up before Judge Mary O'Toole in
the District Juvenile Court yesterday.
Judge O'Toole ordered it continued
until January II, his escape from COM
mittment to the Industrial Home School
being dependent upon the ability of his
father, widower, to secure a proper
home for him with relatives in West
Virginia.
Disappeared in September.
At the time of his arrest, three days
before Christmas, the lads tale that he
did not know the whereabouts of his
father probably would have been &C
cepted by police had they not checked
up with the records Of the Juvenile
Court. The boy, whose name Is being
withheld, had disappeared from home
JbSb DCAOAC oSA1OOl OpcLlcu. Ills JabI1eT,
VINO had strtVen TO give him and an
elder sister comfortable home and a
decent education, had previously found
1t necessary to bring the boy into court
as an incorrigible. With the lads dis
appearance he reported the case to the
probation officer and police.
For some time detectives had been
watching youth, quite tall apparently
for his age, entering and leaving an
apartment in the 900 block of Twentieth
street, at unusual hours Suspecting
him of bootlegging activities, a COM
panion of the detective purchased two
ptnts of liqour from the lad and fol-
lowed him to his apartment for further
purchases.
Arrested in Basement.
The young bootlegger told his client
to walt inside the apartment while he
secured an additional supply While
leaning over liquor filled trunk in the
basement of the apartment house, the
lad was arrested by a detective.
At the time the boy told the officers
he had rented the apartment and was
on his own" supporting himself by
the sale of liquor, some of which he
prepared himself, it was reported, from
raw alcohol.s He testified, later how
ever, that he was being paid s25 a
week for selling liquor. He refused to
name his employer and at first con-
tended his fathers whereabouts was
unknown to him.
The boys contention that inability
to find anything else to do had led him
to choose a career in bootlegging was
refuted by his father, who claimed he
had secured o good position for his son
in a local chain store, but that the boy
had refused to take the job.
Meanwhile, the youthful truant Is
under the care of the Board of Public
Welfare until the disposition of his case
in Juvenile Court.
Evening star., 1931-12-30
WOMAN BANDIT TAKES 5000
ASDRIVER STOPS FOR LIGHT
Victim Says He Recovered $14 During
ScufAe With Armed Assailant
on O Street.

ing taxicab and he followed and jumped
into the cab with her. In the ensuing
scuffle, Hayes told police, he recovered
sl4 of his money. but he was pushed
from the taxi and the woman escaped
Questioned by Detective Sergt. Larry
O'Dea, head Of the hold-up squad
Hayes said he knows who is in back
of the robbery" but refused to name
any one, O'Dea said.
In second reported hold-up Forest
L. Bedecord, a conductor for the Wash
ington Railway & Electric Co., living at
Edmonston, Md. was robbed of SIS In
cash and SIS worth of street-car tokens
Bedecord told police he was walking
near Water and o streets when COL
ored man held him up with a pistol. He
says he can identify the robber.
Evening star., 1931-12-30
FIREMEN FORCE DOOR
AND FIND WOMAN DEAD
Heart Attack Proves Fatal to Mrs
Margaret E. Seiss-Roomer
Gives Alarm.

Mrs. Margaret E Seiss, 10, was found
dead today in her apartment in the
New Berne, Twelfth street and Mas
sachuSetts avenue.
The discovery was made after a
roomer. James Flynn, became alarmed
when he received no response TO sew
eral knocks on her door. He sum-
moned the rescue squad and firemen
forced the door. They founa Mrs.
Seiss, widow Of a physician, dead in
bed.
DR.. William Bowman Of Casualty
Hospital said she apparently had died
OF a heart attack She had been SUD-
ject TO heart trouble and high oiood
pressure for several years, according
TO friends.
Mrs. Seiss had lived in the New
Berne for six years. She is survived
only by distant relatives in Pennsyl-
vania.
Evening star., 1931-12-30
Glassford Spurns
Bootlegggger's Gift
Of Choice Liquors
Champagne, Whisky and
Benedictine Turned Over
to Prohibition Bureau.

Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, su-
perintendent of police. received one
Christmas gift that aroused his military
ire. AS result, 10 bottles of what
purported to be imported liquor are
reposing in vault at the Prohibition
Bureau instead of in his home.
The gift, consisting of three bottles
of champagne, three bottles Of Cana
dian Club whisky, three bottles of Rare
Old Canadian" whisky and one bottle
of benedictine, was sent to the police
superintendent by one of Washington S
most notorious bootleggers.
Without attempting to establish the
quality of the liquor, Gen. Glassford
sent 1t to the Prohibition Bureau and
received in return a receipt from Will
liam P. Blandford, acting director.
Evening star., 1931-12-30
CANON AND HIS SISTER
GET SHARE IN ESTATE
Mother Leaves $34,374 Each to
Anson Phelps Stokes and
Mrs. Sarah Halkett.
nI.h "a The Sfar

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 30.-Canon
Anson phelps Stokes Of Washington
Cathedral and his sister, Mrs. Sarah
HaIkett. who lives at 2112 S street In
the Capital, were bequeathed s34 ,374
each by their mother, the late Mrs
Helen L. Phelps Stokes, according 70
G STATE transfer tax department office
IA Anson Phelps Stokes, jr; Isaac New
ton Stokes. I'd, and Olivia Phelps
Stokes, grandchildren of the late Mrs
Stokes all of whom live at 2402 Mas
sachusetts avenue, are each left $4,000
Under the will of Mrs. Stokes, who died
june 28, 1880. leaving a net estate OF
sS92.456.
Evening star., 1931-12-30
LANDSCAPE GARDENER
DIES AT AGE OF 70
James M. Johnson, Lifelong Resi-
dent of Capital, succumbs
at Home.

James M. johnson, 10, landscape
gardener, died at his home, 217 IN
derwood street, yesterday after a short
illness.
Mr.. johnson was a lifelong resident
Of this city. He Is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Emma Johnson 4 daugh-
ters, Mrs. Hilda Steward, Mrs. Cecil
Barber, Mrs. Olive Babo and Mrs Lii
liam Waugh; 2 sons, Howell johnson
and Randolph johnson, and 10 grand
children.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence at pm. Friday IN
terment will be at Colesville, Nd
Evening star., 1931-12-30
ANGLERS TO MEET
Casting Club to Have Demonstra-
tion at Reflection Pool.

casting CluD TO nave Demonstra-
tion at Reflection Pool.
The Casting Club of Washington
Chapter of the Isaac Walton League
of America will hold its initial meeting
Saturday afternoon, January 2, between
2 and o'clock at the Reflection Pool
of the Lincoln Memorial at the foot of
Seventeenth street.
Permission for the use Of this pool
has been granted by the Office of Pub
lie Buildings and Parks to the anglers
this week. George Cook of the United
States Board of Mediation, ex-national
champion fly and bait caster. will be
present to instruct the anglers in this
more or less difficult art.
All anglers, whether they are mem
bers of the league or not, are invited
to be present Saturday afternoon. Those
in charge of the affair are in hopes
that in a short time local anglers will
become proficient in casting and that
inter-city tournaments can be arranged
with Baltimore and Philadelphia and
nearby places.
Evening star., 1931-12-30
GLASSFORD GOES AWAY
Headley Is Acting Police Chief as
General Takes Holiday.

Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glasford, su-
perintendent of police. left Washington
today on a pleasure trip, and is not ex
pected to return until after New Year
day. His destination was not disclosed.
During Gen. Glassford's absence In
spector Albert ]. Headley will act as
superintendent. Inspector z. w. Brown
usually acts for the superintendent In
his absence. but he, too, is on leave.
Evening star., 1931-12-30
OLDEST INHABITANTS
TO VISIT WHITE HOUSE
Will Be Received by Hoover on
New Year Day-Spec;al Meet
ing Scheduled.

The Association of Oldest Inhabitants
Of the District of Columbia will observe
New Year day Friday, as usual, with
special meeting at the Old Union En-
gine House, Nineteenth and II streets.
prior to call on President Hoover at
the White House.
John Clagett Proctor, chronicler OF
the association, will read his chronicles
for the year 1881 at the business meet
ing, which will start at 10 o'clock sharp.
At 1870 O'Clock the members, In a
body, will proceed to the White House
to greet the President. Members have
been requested to wear their badges.
Evening star., 1931-12-30
LIBRARY CALLS HOLIDAY
Central and Branches Will Close
at 6 PM, Tomorrow.

The central building and all branches
of the Public Library will close at 6
o'clock tomorrow, New Year eve. Only
the central library will be open from 2
to pm. on New Year day and on
Sunday, January 3.
On Saturday the central building and
major branches will observe the usual
hours of opening from 9 am. to pm.
The subbranches will close at noon.
Evening star., 1931-12-30
WOMAN Is BURNED
Dress Ignites From Gas Heater
Neighbor Effects Rescue.

Marjorie Clark, colored, was severely
burned about the body today when her
dress brushed gas heater and ignited
In her home, at 1912 r street.
Eln1ira Newman, colored, same ad-
dress, seized an overcoat and used it
to smother the flames. After receiving
first aid from the rescue squad, the
burned woman was treated by DR.. w. c.
Goines, 1925 S street.
Evening star., 1931-12-30
TALBERT FUNERAL SET
Rites or Navy Yard Machinist to
Be Held Tomorrow.

Funeral services for John F. Talbert,
81 for 80 years a machinist at the
Washington Nay Yard, will be held
from his home, 537 Eleventh street
southeast, tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. Burial will be in Congress
sionAl Cemetery.
Mr.. Talbert, who died Monday, is
said TO have strained his heart last
year by lifting a heavy object, and
members OF his family attributed his
death 20 the injury. He was native
OF Washington and was educated In
the public schools here.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs Rose
y Talbert. a brother, George Talbert
three sisters. Mrs. Minnie Bates, Mrs
Emma lovely and Mrs. Nellie Powers
and his mother. Mrs. Annie TslbeTt,
al Of washington.
Evening star., 1931-12-30
CHEST PLANS SPEECHES
Addresses to 1900 Citizen Groups
Will Be Delivered Next Month.

The Community Chest Speakers Bu-
reau had made tentative plans to have
addresses delivered to at least 1900
groups of citizens next month. J. D.
kaufman, chairman of the bureau. an
nounced at a meeting of the group in
the Y. w. c. A. yesterday.
Other speakers yesterday were Elwood
Street, director of the Chest; J. o..
Martin. Ensign Gilbert Decker, of the
Salvation Army, and Mrs. D. A. Mar
tin, of the Associated Charities.
Evening star., 1931-12-30
Pennsylvania Jurist Dies.

ERIE, Pa, December 30.-Pennsylva-
mia Supreme Court Justice Emory A.
Walling, IT, died today.
Evening star., 1931-12-30
BOY ADVENTURER LOST
But Policeman Takes Him Home
After Rock Creek Park Walk.

So1 1~0S1N 0@ CV1% L ttI n " dIh.
The wooded hills and dales Of Rock
Creek Park proved confusing yesterday
to 10-yearold Albert Owens of Claren-
don, Va. However, he found Officer w,
r. Lutes of the United States Park
Police shortly after he discovered he
was lost.
The officer returned the boy to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Quite Smith.
4402 Fessenden street, where he was
visiting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08

York and Atlantic City, Mr.. and Mrs.
Holton will take up their residence at
Chevy Chase. D. c., where the former
recently purchased home.
Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Thomas Fraley
Van Malta, Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, an
nounce the marriage OF their daughter
Anne to Lieut.. Clarence w. Bennett,
Sd Cavalry, United States Army. Thurs
day. September 3, at Ellicott City, Md.
The wedding took place in the home
Of the brides cousin. Mr.. Edmond L.
Prince of Roland Park, Md. The bride
is the granddaughter of the late DR..
and Mrs. ]. !. r. Appleby of George
town, a niece of Mrs. William F. Will
1Cnntinued on Fourth PaRel