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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
COAL TO Be SOLD
BY SHORT TONS
District Merchants Announce
Plan to Abandon Long Ton,
Effective Wednesday.

Effective Wednesday, the '1ong" ton
Of coal sold by District retailers will be
substituted by 1000 units, or the
short" ton, in their deliveries, under
newly adopted system of mer-
chandising announced today. According
to spokesman for the coal merchants,
the price Of such fuel viii be GORE
spondingly reduced"
Coal merchants here have decided to
bring the District into line with other
sections by abandoning the sale Of coal
by long-ton measure and by selling the
fuel by the 2,000-pound measure.
The District law provides that when
coal is sold by the ton measure there
shall be 2,240 pounds to the ton. This
is done under an act of Congress OF
1921 revising standards of weights and
measures for the District.
The 2,000-pound ton, however, has
been the unit of measure elsewhere
throughout the country. Maryland and
Virginia have used the short-ton meas
ure for several years.
This, it is claimed, has served to
create confusion due to the extension
of business of local retailers into sub
urban sections of Maryland and Vir-
ginia and the sale within the District
of coal from the suburbs. To the coal
consumer "a ton is a ton" and the
difference in price, District merchants
say. has led to widespread confusion.
Today's announcement stated that
beginning Wednesday coal producers
will sell to retailers on the basis
of the short ton, and to simplify the
operation. dealers plan to sell to con-
sumers on the same basis.
Due to the District law. however, this
can be done only by repudiating the ton
basis, and using the 2.0o0-pound meas
ure instead.
Edward D. Shaw, secretary of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton, said prices for 1000 pounds would
be proportionately lower than for the
long ton.
George A. Roberts, superintendent Of
weights and measures, took official cog
nizance Of the plan, but deferred any
study Of the matter until the plan
actually has been put into effect.
I'VE will watch developments" he
said, land If we find there is any VIOLA
ton of law, proper steps will be taken
to correct the matter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
DelicateSsen Owner SEXES
Weapon, GrappIeS With
ASSaiIant.
"FELT SORRY" FOR MAN,
WHO ASKED FOR FOOD
Pair 0verturn Chairs and Tables
in Struggle CT ----yelfth
Street.

A bandit who attempted to hold up
John Khosrofian, proprietor of delica-
lessen at HOT Twelfth street, last night
was disarmed and turned over to the
police by the store owner after a strug-
gle in which the robber was severely
beaten. Chairs and tables were over
turned and a showcase was smashed in
the fight.
Khosroflan, small man, was alone
in the store when the ronber entered.
I'm hungry" the man said. will you
give me a sandwich"
IT felt sorry for the fellow" Khos-
roflan related, land I had just started
to make the sandwich when he drew a
revolver and damned 1t in my ribs, or
dering me to give him all the money I
had"
Grabs Robbers Gun.
Khosrofian obeyed the bandits order
TO stick 'em up" but raised his hands
no higher than the pistol, which he
grasped and tried to wrench from the
robbers hand.
The bandit retained his grip on the
gun, however. Keeping the weapon
pointed away from his body with one
hand, Khosrofian pummeled the robber
Will Tie QUIET.
The struggle was fast, the men pull
ing and showing each other from one
side of the delicatessen to the other,
crashing into tables and chairs and
falling against a showcase.
Khosrof1an finally wrested the re-
volver from the robbers grasp. II told
him If he didn't get outside" the store
keeper said, that I'd shoot him" 3
Fires to Summon Aid.
With Khosrofian behind him, the
bandit left the delicatessen. Once out
side, Khosroflan held the robber with
one hand, while he fired the pistol into
the air with the other to attract at
tention.
Meanwhile, the fight had been seen
by a paSSerby, who notified police.
Khosrofian retained his grip on the
bandit until Policemen j. G. Austin
and w. Rice arrived and took the
man to the second precinct police sta
ton.
There he identified himself as David
Weiss, SO years old, 800 block PennSyl-
vania avenue. He was taken to Freed
mems Hospital, where a cut on his
head was dressed. He then was re-
turned to the police station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
WOMAN is GRANTED STAY
OF PADLOCKING ORDER
Appellate Court Approves $1,000
Bond in Case duplicating For
mer Tenant of Premises.

The District Court of Appeals today
granted a stay of the paddock order of
Justice Luhring which was to close the
first floor of premises 1916 Wisconsin
avenue, owned by Mrs Hilda Wise, April
/, for a term of four months because a
former tenant had been adjudged guilty
of violations of the national prohibition
law. Mrs. Wise, through Attorneys
Brandenburg & Brandenburg, asked the
appellate tribunal for an mandamus
against Justice Luhring to require him
to allow supersedeas bond or for the
granting of a stay by that court and
the fixing Of a bond there. The court
adopted the latter alternative and will
approve bond Of 81 900 to act as a
stay of the padlocking.
Mrs. Wise pointed out that her appeal
was made nugatory by the action of the
trial justice because the four months
will have expired before the higher
court can pass on the appeal from the
order padlocking the first floor of the
premises. United States Attorney Leo
A. Rover and Assistant United States
Attorney Harold w. circuit opposed
the granting of the mandamus or the
staying of the pallocking, holding that
bond staying the order was in the
discretion of the trial justice and should
not be interfered with by the appellate
court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
YOUTHS ADMIT PLANNING
ROBBERY OF NEWS RACK
Two Found Providing Around Po-
tornac Park With Auto Wrench
Are Sent Home.

Locked out when they returned to
their homes early yesterday morning
after visit, two youths narrowly
escaped being arrested when they were
found proving around Potomac Park,
armed with an automobile wrench and
bent, according to their own admis-
sion, on breaking open some news rack
money boxes. The boys were taken into
custody by Park Policemen ]. B. Edel-
kamp shortly before 2 am.
According to the police officer, the
youths adI@tted taking the wrench
from the automobile of William P. Bur-
roughs of COZ Fourth street. as they
walked from their homes toward town,
''in search of something to do" They
became hungry, they confessed to the
officer, and planned to obtain some pen
MES from news racks to buy food.
The wandering youths were escorted
home and placed in the custody of par
ents, who promised to take corrective
measures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30

in the large safe, and all have been
emptied but about 200.
1t is hoped the owners will either call
in person or authorize an agent with
power of attorney and the proper key TO
take out the valuables.
In case there are a few boxes left
unopened when the time comes Tor
the Government to tear down the build
ing the company will have to drill open
the remaining boxes, President Spransy
said 1t will transfer the valuables to
another institution for safekeeping or
until the owners claim them.
In the meantime a dispute exists
over the ownership Of some Of the
property in storage, notably huge
warlike painting Of Gen. U. S. Grant,
on horseback, in company with large
number of officers. According to Mr..
Spransy, the future Of this big paint
ing which was rumored to have been
painted for the Capitol Building, re-
mains uncertain. 1t hangs on the wall
in the main Office Of the company.
The original building was erected in
1885, according to Brooks Cross, man
ager, who has been with the concern
"a years. Additional space was added
next door and finally two new stories
were put on top of the enlarged build
ing in 1905 The present board Of
directors includes Mr.. Spransy, presi-
dent; Watson F. Clark, vice president;
Albert W. Howard, Prof. George G.
Henning and Erskine Gordon, secretary
treasurer.
Among those who called today to
withdraw their boxes of securities was
Herbert Guggenheim of 22l Tenth street
northwest, who took out big box of
papers in his capacity as trustee for
the estate of the late Milton Hopfen-
maier.
Mr.. Guggenheim said the headquar-
terS Of the estate were being moved
from 22l Tenth street to the factory at
Thirty-third and K streets in George
town.
The huge reinforced steel and con-
crete vaults are expected to prove one
of the most difficult pieces of wrecking
yet confronting contractors in the pub
lie building program here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30

tn HE Washington Safe Deposit &
Storage Co., Inc, whose historic
institution at GIG Pennsylvania
a avenue will be torn down to
make way for the new Depart
ment Of Justice, will go out of business,
it was announced today by the presi-
dent, George Spransy.
When the heavily reinforced-steel-
and-concrete vaults are emptied of val
uableS, heirloomS and silver and the
Government takes over the property for
wrecking, the company will "liquidate,"
Mr.. SpranSy said.
Owners of the yaluables stored there
are now taking them out for storage
elsewhere.
Under the program for destruction
Of old buildings on the Department Of
Justice site, all structures in the area
bounded by Ninth and Tenth streets
and Constitution and Pennsylvania ave-
nueS are to be vacated by next We'd
nesday, but on account of the unusual
nature of the safe deposit company,
with its many boxes of yaluables, extra
time has been allowed.
The historic vaults have been used
by some of the first families of Wash
ington during the last quarter of a
century. According to Mr.. Spransy,
the big vaults were the first of their
kind made available to the general pub
lie before the banks began to offer safe
deposit boxes. The large boxes in the
vault have held the valuables of the
wealthiest citizens in the Capital.
Now these boxes are being emptied
as rapidly as the renters can arrange to
transfer their valuables. When the
Government took over the property the
storage company notified all its box
holders, who are widely scattered. and
they began some time ago to remove
their treasures.
While the exact nature and value OF
the contents are known to the owners
only, it is believed the lock boxes, vaults,
treasure chests and big family silver
boxes contain priceless heirlooms, col
lections of silverware and valuable pa
pers of all sorts. In the storage rooms
are pianos, furniture and property Of
many kinds.
There are 1000 safety deposit boxes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30

A park policeman yesterday delivered
Swear -old Lawrence Lee Carlisle to the
correct address and got a signed re-
ceipt for Lawrence, thanks to some tact
and vanilla ice cream.
Lawrence turned up late in the aft
ernoon in Franklin Park, lost, but with
no particular desire to discuss his plight
with Officer G. E. Rabbit.
Lawrence explained he was travelling
incognito or words to that effect, but
he broke down and confessed when a
woman came along and suggested an
ice cream cone.
When Lawrence saw the ice cream.
he described himself fully. and it wasn't
long before Rabbit delivered Lawrence
to 900 M street and got this receipt
from his mother:
March 90. Received Of Oficer Rab-
bitt, u. S. P. p, my son, Lawrence Lee
Carlisle.
(Signed) MRS. WREN CARLISLE"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
DEATH WINS RACE

william Fortier, 81 years old, made q
futile race by automobile from Chesa-
peake Beach to Casualty Hospital in this
city yesterday, in an effort to save the
life of his father, Paul Fortier, 70 years
old, who was stricken with gastritis.
Death claimed the father before the
hospital was reached.
DR.. Louis Jimal, resident physician at
Casualty, pronounced the man dead.
The deceased, native Of Canada, had
been. a resident Of Chesapeake Beach
Cor the last few years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
SEPARATE ACTION IN TWO
GAS ACCOUNTS is URGED
Keech Would Forbid Company to
Turn Off Service on
Paid Meter.

Peoples Counsel Richmond B. Keech
today wrote the Public Utilities Com
mission asking that where gas consum-
ers fail to pay their bills for gas used
for house heating, and the company de-
cides to turn off the gas supply, the
commission forbid the company to turn
off any other metered gas service the
consumer may have If the bill has been
paid for the other service.
The system at present, he explained,
was that where customer uses gas for
house heating and also, on another
meter, for other purposes both supplies
win be shut of II the customer fails
to pay for either He said he thought
each account should be treated Sepa-
rately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
Edwin NJ. Monroe Captured
as Result of Flight With
Wife and Child.
BANK PATRON IDENTIFIES
PHOTOGRAPHS OF MAN
Prisoner Fails to Put Up Fight
When Picked Up in Airing
ton County.

AlertnesS Of officials of the Washing
tom Hoover Airport resulted in the ar
rest yesterday Of Edwin NJ. Monroe.
alias Edwin M. Buck, for whom Mary
land authorities have been searching
since the daring daylight hold-up of
the Glyndon Bank, near Baltimore, last
October.
Monroe was arrested by Virginia
motor cycle policemen, aided by District
detectives, as he waited at the airport
to board a plane for Cleveland. He
was taken to Arlington County Jail.
booked as a fugitive from justice, and
turned over to Baltimore police, who
TOOK MIN to Baltimore last night.
Traced Through Tickets.
Monroe's arrest resulted from a fight
he made from Cleveland last Friday
with his wife and child The woman
ana child came through to Washington-
Hoover Airport, but the man is said to
have left the plane at Pittsburgh. Bal
timore police learned the woman and
child had come here and asked air
port officials to find who purchased
their tickets. They found the tickets
name as Edwin Buck
When Buck phoned the airport Satur-
day morning and asked for a reserva-
ton on the Cleveland plane, the police
were notified and trap was laid for
him. The Saturday fight was can
celled because of bad weather, but the
man was captured when he appeared
to make the trip yesterday. The arrest
caused no excitement and few of the
than Inn
seers In the airport waiting room knew
Of it.
Offers No Opposition.
Monroe offered no opposition, though
1t had been reported he was armed and
would fight. The arrest was made by
Headquarters Detectives Howard Ople.
Robert Barrett and o. w. Mansdeld'
Lieut.. H. D. Secrest and Arlington
County Motorcycle Policeman John r.
Burke and Hugh Jones.
When Monroe'S photograph was shown
10 Benjamin GorSuch, a patron who
walked into the Glyndon Bank as the
bandits were coming out, he told de-
tectlVes ne was sure Monroe was one
OF the bandits. Edward Hughes, cashier
OF the bank, also said the photographed
man looked like one of the pair.
Men to View Suspect.
Both Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Gorsuch
viii view the man today in the office of
States Attorney James c.. L. Anderson
at Towson, Md.
Monroe's wife was located in Balti-
more by Charles H. Burns, captain of
detectives, but she refused to make any
statement. The capture of Monroe
sspeeded up the police search for the
bandits who held Hughes at pistol
point, forced him to open the bank
vault and escaped with their loot in an
automobile Police say they have the
name OF another man believed to have
participated In the robbery, and that a
third, who acted as lookout, is being
sought.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
Son of Southern Leader Asks
Burial of Father in
Cemetery.
APPROVAL Is GIVEN
FOR PICKETT BURIAL
Proposal Receives Sympathetic Re
ception at Hands of Army
Officials.

Authority to bury Gen. James Long
street, Confederate hero, in Arlington
National Cemetery will be asked Of the
War Department, his son, Col. Robert
L. Longstreet, Officers Reserve Corps,
u. S. A., announced today.
Col. Longstreet said this would be in
line with plan he has formulated for
expansion of the Confederate section
of Arlington. He said the proposal
already had met with sympathetic con-
sideration from Army officers who
granted permission for Lieut.. George E.
Pickett, Sd, grandson of Gen. George E.
Pickett, to remove his grandfather
body from a Richmond cemetery to
Arlington.
The Pickett controversy arose after
the Hollywood Ladies' Memorial Asso-
citation refused to permit the burial OF
Gen. Pickett's widow at his side in the
Richmond cemetery. Lieut.. Pickett then
obtained War Department approval OF a
plan to bury both Gen. and Mrs. Pickett
in Arlington.
In addition to the removal to Airing
ton of the bodies Of both Gen. Pickett
plan would call for erection there of a
memorial TO Gen. Robert E. Lee, either
in the form Of a statue or a temple.
Other Confederates, principally the
commanding officers, would be buried
in the enlarged Arlington section, under
the LongStreet plan. He explained
however, he thought 1t would be i'm
practical to attempt a general removal
to Arlington of the bodies of Confed-
crate veterans. He pointed out that
the expenses of such reburials would
have to be borne by the families.
The area which would be added to
the Confederate section now is used as
parking space for automobiles. An adj
ditional plot which might be available
lies near the east or Confederate gate.
The body of Gen. Longstreet now
rests in a cemetery near his Gainesville,
Ga, home. Gen. Lee was buried at
Washington and Lee University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
GIRL is RECOVERING
FROM FOUR-STORY FALL
Drops to Concrete Drive in Attempt
to Flee Receiving Home, but
Escapes Broken Bones.

A 16-year-old colored girl, who drop
ped four stories to a concrete driveway
when she attempted to escape from the
Receiving Home, at Potomac avenue
and Eighth street southeast, last night,
was recovering today at Gallinger Hos
pital from the effects of her fall.
The injured girl is Edna Johnson Of
1923 Forty-first street, who had been
arrested by a fourteenth precinct po-
liceman on a charge of incorrigibility.
She was being detained pending ar
raignment in court.
Physicians at the hospital declared the
girl suffered no broken bones, although
she may have sustained some internal
injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
SALVATION ARMY ASKS
FOR DISCARDED ARTICLES

The Salvation Army today asked
housewives to cooperate in utilizing old
clothes and furniture during cleanup
week, April els.
In making the plea, Brig John G.
MCGEE, head of the local bureau, en-
phasized that the collection of discarded
articles will result in work for a number
of the Districts unemployed. The SAL
walton Army Social Service Bureau is
located at 102 B street. Telephone COM
munication may be established by call
ing District 1923.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
DIRIGIBLE DROPS COPY OF STAR
TO HOOVER, ON BOARD WARSHIP
Cabinet Members and Reporters Share First American
Paper Received Since Trip Began

The Evening Star was the first news
paper President Hoover received upon
his return from his Caribbean cruise.
IL was delivered TO him aboard the
u S. S. Arizona off the Virginia capes
yesterday at noon in pouch dropped
from the Army blimp Csc.
This Star was of the $50 edition OF
last Saturday and was the only news
paper contained in the pouch. The
other articles in the bag were letters,
including one from Mrs. Hoover, who is
In Asheville, N. g.
The Star was the firsts American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
$1,375 THEFT REPORTED
Jewelry, Apparel and Bonus Money
Among Stolen Property.

Theft Of q diamond ring valued at
81 $50 and a $125 watch from a trunk
and bureau drawer in the home of
Elmore F. Fields, SOL Twelfth street
northeast early Saturday night was re-
ported to the police yesterday. Entrance
to the home was made by means Of a
duplicate key. Other jewelry and a
sum Of money was overlooked by the
thief
James Blackstone, 313 L street. who
recently obtained a soldiers bonus loan
from the Government, reported that
1910 of the money had been stolen from
a pocket OF his trousers while he slept
last night. A $75 diamond pin was
stolen from the apartment Of John H.
Sheridan, 81 H street, he reported to
the police, while wearing apparel val
ued at $75 was taken from a trunk in
the home Of Leroy Cleveland, 9SS N
street,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
zoo MAKING ANNUAL TRY
TO HATCH CONDOR EGG
Last Lear's Effort Came Closer to
Success Than Any-Big Bird
Nearly Extinct.

The National Geological Park Is max
ing its annual attempt to hatch a con-
dor egg.
The North American condor is practi-
cally an extinct bird, the pair at the zoo
being the only ones in captivity. Hence
a condor chick would be almost price
less Every year one or more eggs are
obtained, but thus far, according to DR..
William M. Mann, Zoo director, it has
been impossible to hatch any Of them.
Last year, however, an embryo formed
in the egg, and it is felt that by con-
tinuirg the efforts year after year one
may be Matched.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30

newspaper to reach the party since
leaving Washington, 10 days ago. The
President glanced over the front page
with unconcealed interest and quickly
SKINNED through the interior pages,
when he passed it on to Secretary OF
Interior Wilbur, who stood nearby. He
in turn scanned the paper quickly and
passed 1t on to Secretary of War Hurley
This lone paper passed the rounds dur
ing the course Of the next hour and
before It was halfway through the ranks
Of newspaper correspondents, 1t had
cen divided int sections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
SHOOTING VICTIM DIES

Stanley Jones, colored, %, of Clay
street northeast, who was shot in the
chest the afternoon of March z, while
engaged in an alteration in a house
in the 1900 block of Benning road
northeast, died at Casualty Hospital
last night.
Boyd Bennett, 50, also a resident of
Clay street, was arrested and is said
by police to have admitted the shooting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
EGGS RAINED ON STREET
WHEN TRUCK OVERTURNS

Produce Scattered Over Pavement
After Collision With Coupe at
Eleventh Street and Avenue.
Pedestrians ducked veritable shower
of eggs at Eleventh and Pennsylvania
avenue this morning when q truck
loaded with produce overturned in a
collision with coupe. No one was in
jured.
The overturning vehicle strewed
dozens Of eggs and quantities Of butter
and dressed chickens over the pave
ment.
The truck was operated by Leonard
Jackson, colored, of the 2400 block of
Seventeenth street. while the other ma
chine was driven by Victor Lougheed Of
Corcoran Court Apartments.
Lougheed had started left turn
north into Eleventh street. The truck
was going west on Pennsylvania avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

TODAY.
Meeting. An-Comers' Glass, Covenant
Church, 7:45 pm.
Lecture, Mrs. Herman Hollander,
THE Jew in Literature" Jewish Com
munity Center.
Meeting, Temple Club of Master Ma
sons, 419 Seventh street, pm.
Card Party, Thomas Circle Club, 1925
Massachusetts avenue, pm.
FUTURE.
Meeting, Alumni of Frelinghuysen
University, 2117 I street, Wednesday,
z pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
W0MAN'S LEG FOUND

NEW YORK, March 80 (P.-The dis
membered leg OF a woman was found
today washed up on the shore Of New
castle Greek, in Brooklyn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-30
TWO FIRES IN HOUSE

Firemen Recalled Within Hour to
Put Out Second Blaze.
Two fires were extinguished at the
home Of James H. Crandell, 1921 D
street northeast, within period Of an
hour last night.
At 8:46 pm. f1remen extinguished a
blaze in an attached garage. Rugs,
awnings and screens, valued at $125,
were destroyed An hour later firemen
were recalled and put out a small blaze
originating in box on the back porch.