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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
DIAMOND ACTION
MAY END CAB WAR
If Company Accepts 25-35'
Cent Rate Agreement Is
Expected.

The outcome Of Washington's taxi
cab rate war hinged to a great extent
today on the action taken at this after
Moons meeting of the Diamond Taxtcab
Co.'S board of directors.
Richmond B. Keech, peoples counsel,
and members of the Public Utilities
Commission were inactive, hoping they
would not be forced to bring the COM
panies into line. No comment was
forthcoming from officials of four other
large taxicab concerns, who have nott-
fed the commission they favored oper-
ating on a 25-cent minimum or 35-
cent maximum rate.
The present Diamond scale Of 20
cents, observed by its $50 cabs, gen.
orally was regarded as the last obstacle
in the path of an amicable agreement
among all the principal operators.
Should the Diamond group agree to the
1885 proposal it would not be neces-
sary for the commission to intervene.
One angle of the situation stressed
by those most vitality concerned was
that an agreement by the Diamond
cabs to join the 1885 group probably
would end the war because no further
price-slaShing then could be made by
any company without consent Of the
Public Utilities Commission.
Meanwhile plans for a formal COM
mission hearing on rates were held in
allegiance pending announcement OF the
Diamond policy. Should the Diamond
company file a schedule of tariffs fall
ing within the 1885 classification, such
a hearing probably would not be neces-
Sary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
OLDEST RAILROAD
TO BE ABANDONED
Line Over Which the Stourbridge
/ 1on Ran Succumbs to COMPETE
LEX ton Of Motor Trucks.
BY the Associated Press.


The oldest steam railroad in the
country has succumbed to motor truck
competition.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
today authorized the Delaware & Hud-
son Railroad to abandon "a miles of
its Honesdale branch. The road, built
about 1929. was the one over which
ran the Stourbridge Lion, the first 10
connective to pull train in this country.
The road extends from Honesdale
Junction to Lookout Junction, in Car
bondale, Pa. Today's order authorized
abandonment of all except miles on
the Carbonate end of the line.
The road originally was built to haul
coal out of the Pennsylvania hills. It
has been operated at loss for several
years, and the commission said "the
road seems in the main, to have out
lived its usefulness"
It added that through coal traffic,
for which the line was originally built.
has long moved to the northeast by
other channels and nov so much of
the other traffic is moving by motor
truck that what is left for the railroad
is inadequate for its support"
Passenger traffic on the line was
abandoned several months ago, and
freight trains have been operated only
three times a week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
REPR|SAL SUSPECT
is HELD FOR Jury
Gordon Charged in Assault
on Pair Arrested After
Attack on Woman. y

William H. Gordon of Wheaton, Md,
arrested for beating two men with a
blackjack Saturday after they are
said to have attacked a woman in
nearby Maryland, was bound over to the
grand jury under $4,000 bond by Judge
Ralph Given in Police Court today and
charged with assault with a dangerous
weapon.
The two alleged victims. william p
Dermott and Howell r. Boulder, both %
years old, were held for Prince Georges
County authorities, charged with at
Noble Sparks, l1O1 Clifton street, and
are also accused of taking her pocket
book containing $500 in jewelry.
Thwarted in an attempt to assault
Mrs. Sparks, Maryland authorities said
Dermott and Boulder took her purse
and pushed her from their car, causing
the woman to be seriously injured by a
passing machine.
Dermott told Detective Sergt How
ard Ogle, who arrested him. that he
was severely beaten by Gordon after
he had been escorted at pistol point
to the first block of M street. Later
he said, both he and Boulder were
driven to point near Eighteenth
street and Columbia road, where they
were assaulted by Gordon with black
jack. Police were called and reported
that the man was still beating the pair
when they arrived.
Dermott. Boulder and Gordon were
arrested after residents of the neigh
borhood, hearing their screams, had
telephoned police. The three men said
to have been with Gordon escaped
however.
Gordon, who is 80, was convicted
under the name of Jordan of possession
of liquor in 1928 and was given a 500
fine or As days in Jail, according to the
records at police headquarters.
Since then, the records disclosed, he
has been sentenced to 90 days in jai
for passing worthless check in Nash.
vile, N. c., has been given a year in
jail and placed on probation as result;
Of larceny charge, has been arrested
on similar charges several times by the
automobile squad and also has faced q
petty larceny charge. Some of the
charges against him resulted in &C.
quittals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
TWO MEN AND WOMAN
HELD ON RUM CHARGE
Raid at Gle New York Avenue Re
"veals Quantity of Alleged Al
cohol and Beer.

Two men and q woman arrested by
the first inspection districts vice squad
in a raid on an apartment at 919 New
York avenue yesterday we're to be ar
raigned in Police Court today on
charges of illegal possession Of liquor
They are Mrs. Flora E. Burch, 26,
Of 928 New York avenue; her husband,
Harry M. Burch, jr, "a. and Ross o.
Holmes. "a, OF 1914 I street, who were
taken into custody when the squad
found q quantity of alleged alcohol and
beer in the apartment.
Police officers instead of paid In
formers were used in making the pur-
chases, which led to the issuance Of
O search warrant for the apartment,
Sergt r. A. johnson, who led the raid
ing party, said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
RHODE ISLAND AVE-.
LIGHTS TO BE CHANGED
Traffic Signal Adjustment to Allow
22-Mile Speed-Amber
to Be Removed.

The traffic-light system on Rhode
Island avenue northwest and northeast
will be changed in week or two from
the present scheme, in which all the
lights change colors simultaneously, to
the flexible progressive" system, under
which each light Is timed separately. so
Is to take into account the varying
lengths Of the blocks.
The lights will be timed 50 as to
allow an even speed Of about 20 miles
per hour along the stretch. There will
be one less change to watch for when
the new system goes into effect, as there
will be no amber light between the red
and green cycles. This is to prevent
impatient motorists from "inching up"
on the amber.
The amber light will be retained,
however, between the green and red
cycles, so as to give the motorists q
chance to clear the intersection before
being halted by the red. At night.
after the reds and greens are turned
out, the amber will continue flashing
to warn late travellers that they are
coming to intersections.
A traffic count Is now being made on
Rhode Island avenue. on the basis of
which the new system will be timed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
HENDERSON WILL
PROBATE IS ASKED
NSUPREME COURT
Edelin,, Executor, Submits
Last Testament-Audit
of Real Estate Asked.
ESTATE is ESTIMATED
TO EXCEED ST, 900, 900
opposition to seay as Collector Is
Reported Brewing-Debts Are
Placed at $4,000.

Estimating the real estate Of Mrs.
Mary F. Henderson, widow of John B.
Henderson, ST.. former Senator from
Missouri, as "in excess Of 81 ,000, 600, ="
George E. Edelin,, executor under the
will of April 8, 1881, today asked the
District Supreme Court to admit the
will to probate. He places total es-
innate of $275,000 on the personal
property.
Attorney julius I. Peyser, represent
ing the executor, said that 1t will re-
quire an audit to straighten out the
portions of the real estate belonging to
the widow and to the estate OF her
dead son. John B. Henderson, jr.
Asked If Edelin, will oppose the petit
ton of Harry A. Seay to be appointed
collector of the estate, Peyser said he
would wait until rule had been issued
by the court before making any state
ment Rumors about the court house,
however, indicate that opposition to
Seay as collector is brewing.
Asks for Citations.
The executor asks for citations
against Henry N. Arnold, Frances
Arnold, Beatrice Henderson Wholean,
Harry A. Seay, Jesse s. Shima, c. K.
Hasegawa. william Carter and the Ma
tional Gallery of Art, all named as
beneficiaries under the will of Novem-
Der II, 1880. He asks that the will of
latest date be admitted to probate and
that letters testamentary be issued to
him.
The court is informed that the only
heirs at law and next of kin of Mrs.
Henderson are Henry N. Arnold and
Frances Arnold, both of New York, a
nephew and niece of the deceased. The
petition declares that Mrs. Henderson
also left surviving her Beatrice Hender-
son Wholean, an adult, who Is the per-
sou named in the adoption proceeding
in the District Supreme Court in which
an order was passed December 80. 1924,
purporting to legalize her adoption by
the decedent, and making her the heir
at law of Mrs. Henderson. This adop-
ton was attacked by Mrs. Henderson,
February 81, 1881, and a motion to
dismiss Mrs. Henderson's petition was
made by counsel for Mrs. Wholean and
was overruled in a memorandum
opinion by Justice Proctor. Before a
motion to rehear the matter could be
passed on, Mrs. Henderson died.
$4,000 Lien Pending.
Edelin, says he is unable to state the
exact amount and value of the real
estate left by Mrs. Henderson, but esti-
mates it in excess of 81 100000. He
approximates her holdings of securities
at SITS, 1000, in addition to automobiles
furniture, works of art and other tan
gible property worth 100000. The
debts of the estate will not exceed
$4,000, the executor estimates. He
also calls attention to a pending suit
to enforce a mechanics lien of $22, 900
brought by the w. p. Lipscomb Co. as
q balance due on the erection of house
at Sixteenth and Lamont streets.
The court is told that the will of
subscribing witnesses. other Wills have
been filed, the petitioner states, the
latest of which bears date Of November
II, 1880, and all the beneficiarieS there
under are asked to be brought into
court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
RITES AT M0RGANTOWN
FOR DR.. C. F. ANDERSON
Methodist Episcopal Conference
District Superintendent Sue
cumbs In Walkersville.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MORGANTOWN, w. Va, August s.
Funeral services were held this after
noon at the First Methodist Episcopal
Church for Rev. DIR. c. Fred Anderson.
81. superintendent of the Morgantown
district, West Virginia Conference.
Methodist Episcopal Church, who died
Friday at the home of his sister, near
Walkersville. Burial will be at Della
ware, Ohio. Bishop Herbert WEIGH,
Pittsburgh, and superintendents of
other districts in the conference, took
part in the services.
DR.. Anderson became superintendent
OF Morgantown district last September
and before that he was superintendent
OF the Wheeling district and for six
years was pastor of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church. Parkersburg.
DR.. Anderson was a member Of the
board of trustees of West Virginia
Wesleyan College. He was a graduate
Of Ohio Wesleyan and Boston Theo-
logical Seminary. Among his pas
torates were those at Beckley, his first
charge; Zane Street, at Wheeling, and
Seventh Avenue, at Huntington. He
was a delegate to the General Con-
ferences at Des Moines, Iowa, and
Kansas City, KanS.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
FUGITIVE SLAYER
WILDE RETURNED
Mexican's Plea at Embassy
After Nebraska Escape
to Be Disregarded.'

Nebraska police are expected here to-
morrow to return Jose Rodriguez. 2s-
year-old Mexican, who was arrested at
the Mexican embassy Saturday, to the
Ingleside Penal Hospital at Hastings,
where he escaped July 81, while serving
a life sentence for the Staying Of q
youth three years ago. Meanwhile. he
is being held under guard at Galltnger
Hospital
Denies Guilt In Crime.
Rodriguez was taken into custody by
police Of the tenth precinct station
when he appeared in an agitated con-
dition, explained that he had escaped
from the hospital and beat his way
across the country to ask for aid in hav-
ing his sentence lightened.
When told to surrender himself to
local authorities, the Mexican Is said to
have declared that he would never be
captured alive for a murder which he
did not commit and begged attaches to
ask for his release through the Depart
ment Of Justice
BY means Of a ruse, he was induced
to remain at the embassy until police
were notified. His arrest followed few
minutes later and q search Of his
clothing disclosed him to be unarmed.
It was said at the embassy that no
intercession would be instituted in be-
half Of the man.
Identified In Records.
A comparison Ct fingerprints, photo
graphs and other marks of identifica-
ton with records on file at police head
quarters last night revealed that Rodri-
guez was convicted by court at Lin
coin for Staying youth during a brawl
there three years ago. He was SEN
fenced to life imprisonment In July,
1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
GRANGE Meeting
SET NEXT WEEK
Lecturers From Seven States Will
Attend Sessions at University
of Maryland.
BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.


COLLEGE PARK, Md. August a.
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland
will attend the fifth annual Middle At
lantic Grange Lecturers Conference at
the University of Maryland, August II
to IA.
Speakers at the opening session. to be
held the evening of August IL, include
L. j. Taber, master of the National
Grange; State Senator A. B. Ensor OF
Hartford County, mastor Of the Mary
land Grange; Howard G. Eiseman
president of the Middle Atlantic Grange
Lecturers Conference, and President
Raymond A. Pearson Of the university
August IL will be Maryland day AT
that time the regular schedule Of classes
which will continue the remainder OF
the week, will start. Some of the out
standing individuals who have been
placed on the program for the week
are: Elizabeth L. Arthur, Lowvjlle
Grange, New York: A. H. Rapking
University of West Virginia; w
B. Burruss, Washington, D. G.;
James G. Farmer, lecturer Ma
tional Grange; J. w. SprowiS; uni
master Pennsylvania State Grange; DR.
Robert G. Foster, United States De-
partment of Agriculture; Howard G.
Eiseman, East Springfield Grange
Pennsylvania; DIR. Walter H. Wilton
past lecturer, New Jersey State Grange;
DR.. r. B. Bomberger, Federal Farm
Board, and DR.. T. B. Symons, director
of the extension service, University o.
Maryland.
In addition to the lectures, 1t
planned. to visit Mount Vernon, Belts
t,,SI1A Aal &nrs
Naval Academy and the Washington
Geological Park Also, on Friday eve.
ming, one-act plays will be put on BY
the members of Delaware. West Vir-
ginia, Virginia and Pennsylvania
Oranges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
GERMAN WHEAT DEAL
AWAITS REICH ACTION
Castle Thinks U. S. Offer to Sell
Could Be Taken by Farley
Direct With Farm Board.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States Government con-
siders its suggestion that Germany buy
cotton and wheat from the Farm Board
on long-term credit a business propo-
sition which requires no further diplo-
matte negotiations.
Acting Secretary of State Castle said
today no reply had been received from
Germany on the proposal, and added
that If the Reich decides to adopt the
plan, 1t probably would negotiate
directly with the Farm Board or its
subsidiaries.
Ambassador Sackett suggested to the
German government last week, with
President Hoover's approval, that 1t buy
on easy credit terms some of the wheat
and cotton now held by the Farm Board
agencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
FIRST LADY SWAMPED BY MAIL
OFFERING BOOKS ON OLD D. c.
Mrs. Hoover May Have Local Etchings Made Is Add
diton to Early Capital Collection.

Since the recent publication Of q
story revealing Mrs. Hoover's hobby Of
collecting rare prints, books and manu-
scripts dealing with the early history
Of the Capital, the White House and
presidential families, she has been
swamped with offers from dealers all
over the country.
Many Of these dealers, in the hope
of making a sale to the First Lady,
have sent circulars, catalogues and
pamphlets descriptive of what they
have to offer So numerous have these
offers been that Mrs. Hoover's clerical
staff has been kept busy during o
period which ordinarily would have
been dull because Of q fet-up Tor the
Summer In social activities. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
40 PERSONS SEIZED
IN ROAD HOUSE RAIDS
Hundred Others Flee as Prince
Georges Police Descend
on Tavern.
By a stan Correspondent OF The star.


CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md, August 3.
-Forty-nine persons, all but two of
whom were colored, were arrested by
Prince Georges County police in two
raids here over the week end.
A white couple and 43 colored men
and women were arrested on disorderly
charges when a road house on. Sheriff
road was raided Saturday night. Police
said about $50 persons were In the
house when they arrived, but many fed.
Returning to the resort yesterday, the
officers found q quantity of liquor in
an adjoining corn field and arrested
Albert Myer, colored, as the proprietor
Of the establishment, charging him with
possession of liquor and operating q dis
orderly house. His bond was set at
$1,000 by Justice of Peace Oscar Poore.
Ten men made up the raiding squad.
including Sergt. H. g. Machen, Patrol
men Claude Reese and Ralph Brown,
Constables Howard Slater, Jack Wilson
and Earle Blackwell and Deputy
George Wiseman.
Raymond Aukard. George Butler and
Wrightley Irvine, all colored, were ar
rested in another raid in' Fairmont
Heights, the first two being charged
with setting up gaming table and
Irvine with possession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
Little Green House
To Become Office
After Remodeling
Harding X St. Rendezvous
for Poker to Be Used
by Realty Groups.

The little green house on K street,
rendezvous of former President Harding
and his intimates, which later became
nationally known during the oil lease
investigations, is to be given new lease
on life.
After standing tenantless for several
months. this old stone residence at 1925
K street now Is being converted into a
modern ONCE building and receiving a
general refurbishing, inside and out.
The building where President Hard
ing and his friends played poker and
talked over administration affairs In
former days soon will house a group OF
business people engaged in drafting
plans and specifications for new build
ing operations and transacting realty
negotiations.
A large aperture has been made In
the facade of the building, where large
plate-glass windows will let light into
the place.
The property has been used in recent
years as the headquarters Of several
college fraternities. 1t is owned by the
Washington operative building firm OF
Baer & Scholz, which will occupy quar-
tiers there jointly with the realty firm OF
j. A. McKeeyer Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
ACCORD REACHED
ON 18TH ST. WORK
City Authorities and Planners
Back Program for Relieving
Potomac Park Jam.

District authorities and those Of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission are in accord as to plans
for development of Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets through Potomac
Park to relieve the congestion on Four
tenth street at the park drive from
East Potomac Park. Capt. Herbert C.
Whitehurst, District highway engineer,
said today.
Capt. Whitehurst said he agreed with
the Planning Commission that Fiji
tenth street should be cut through
from Constitution avenue across the
Monument Grounds up to q bridge to
Tidal Basin, and that the effect OF
this additional roadway on the traffic
on Fourteenth street should be studied
before any decision Is made as to
whether to separate the grades at
Fourteenth street and the park road.
If possible. the Highway Department
would prefer to work out solution
without resort to a grade separation.
II the grade separation must be built,
it would mean that persons returning
to town from East Potomac Park. who
now make a right turn into Fourteenth
street and continue north, would be
compelled instead to make left turn
and get home by way of the inlet
bridge, an extremely roundabout propo-
sition. It would be impossible to pro-
vide q grade separation and still allow
the homebound trafic to make right
turns out of the park, he said.
Fourteenth street will be repaved at
some undetermined date in the near
future, Capt. Whitehurst said. If the
car tracks remain where they are the
street will be widened from As to so
feet by adding Is feet on the east
side Of the road. leaving the tracks
in the middle. It would take an act
of Congress to authorize the street
widening. The cost would remain the
same, Capt. Whitehurst said, as II the
car tracks remain; the railway COM
pany viii have to pay for the paving
between the tracks. II the tracks are
taken out the roadway will be repaved
at its present width.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03

It has not been learned whether this
furry has brought to her attention any
thing considered by Mrs. Hoover SUM-
GENTLY valuable or interesting TO add 70
the collection she has been making. IL
Is the impression, however, that most
Of these offers have been rejected.
Mrs. Hoover is understood to con-
template adding to her collection OF
rare prints by having a series of etch-
ings made of places Of special historical
Is also said to be considering commits
sioning q local artist to do this work.
Il is thought, too, that Mrs. Hoover viii
select one particularly pleasing etch-
ing from this series TO use as the sub
ject Of her personal greeting card next
Christmas, 60
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
INDIAN HEAD BOY HURT
IN CRASH NEAR MUIRKlRK
Joseph Bolger in Casualty Hos
pltal, Washington, With Frac-
tured Skull and Broken Jaw.

BY a staff Correspondent Of The Star.
MUIRKIRK, Md. August 3.-Joseph
Bolger, IL yers old. of Indian Head.
was seriously injured early today in
collision on the Baltimore Boulevard
caused by the heavy fog, according to
police reports.
Joseph is in critical condition In
Casualty Hospital with a fractured skull
and broken jaw. The other occupants
of the car, Thomas Bolger, Joseph's
uncle, and Henry T. Ward, both OF
Indian Head, were treated at the hos
pital for decorations about the forehead
Their condition Is not serious.
AN were taken to the hospital by
Alfonso williams Of the 1900 block Of
Sixth street.
Although State police had not COM
pleted their investigation. they said
the car In which the trio were riding
collided with a parked machine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
FORMER SLAVE DIES
Prince Georges Man Believed to b
Nearly 100 Years Old.
Special Dispatch TO The star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
.BLADENSBURG,, Nd, August B.
Services for Stephen (Uncle Stephen)
Bailey, perhaps the most widely known
colored resident Of this section of Prince
Georges County for the last so years.
were held this afternoon In st. Pauls
Baptist Church here.
'Uncle Stephen" who died Friday,
was brought to this section some SO
years ago from South Carolina by the
late Rev. John B. williams, at one time
rector of st. Luke's Protestant Episco-
pal Church here. He, was q former
slave. On his death certificate Uncle
Stephens" age was listed as 90, but
many believe that he was nearly 100, II
not over that.
Uncle Stephen leaves 1 children. IL
grandchildren and Is great-grandchil-
dren. He had been confined to his
home, On the Defense Highway, for some
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