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The Washington times., 1931-09-28
MOVING SEASON
UNDER WAY
Times Staff Photo

The city's annual hectic NOV
ing season got under way this
morning, with sundown Thurs
day expected to find fully a
fourth of Washington's families
in new homes.
This year the October / migra-
ton will be larger than ever, if
the early estimates Of several
transfer firms are correct, and
real estate firms are unanimous
that rents paid by those moving
will certainly not be higher than
during the past 12-month season.
Reasons for the concerted
moves on october / are varied,
with some sound basis existing
for this date being a nation
wide home-changing period. How
ever, transfer firms and real
estate men for long time have
tried-usually in vain-to stag
ger the moving over a long
period, even attempting to make
April / a serious contender with
October for moving honors.
But the fall period is still the
customary time for changing
quarters.
Many Reasons Why
Labor Day has brought sum-
mer vacationists back home;
children are starting in school,
coal must be put in cellars; crops
and garden products have been
garnered, people want to get set
tied snugly for the winter. These
and other factors have led to
making October / national lease
expiration date, and every year
about this time real estate clerks
get gray hairs, while moving van
drivers eat and sleep in odd
moments.
Moving firms quizzed this week
have some cheering news. The
average cost for moving q family
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The Washington times., 1931-09-28
SCHOOLS AWAIT
NEW BOOKS

With several thousand old text
books now in use in the District
public schools, the school session
entered it's second week today as
bids for the replacement of these
books we're still unopened.
Jere j. Crane, first assistant
superintendent of schools, in
charge Of business affairs, said
today that the bids would be
opened within a day or two"
It was pointed out by school
officials today that each school is
amply supplied with textbooks
left over from last year. ',
Stephen e. Kramer, first as
Sistant superintendent, said Gen.
tral High School might be placed
on a staggered" double shift
program because the enrolment
far exceeds the buildings ca
pacity. The school, built to &C
commodate 2,000, has an at
tendance of 2,932. The school
may go on the part-time schedule
if the enrolment reaches 5000.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Legion Commander Passes
Lie to DR.. Wilson

in Detroit during the conven-
tiOn, certainly he was in an
! other section of town from the
one I was in"
In adopting its resolution call
ing TO rState referndums on the
Eighteenth Amendment, Stevens
denied that the Legion had gone
on record on either the wet or
the dry side. He said:
1--WE merely reaffirmed what
we regard as the eternal right
of the people to express them
selves on any question"
An invitation was extended to
President Hoover during the
course of the visit to make an
Armistice Day address at a func-
tion to be arranged here by the
Legion, the speech to be broad
cast on a nationwide hookup.
The Executive took the invitation
under adviSement.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
VICTIM
GETS HIS MAN

A sailor, flim-flammed OF 500
yesterday while en- route to his
home in Mississippi, today did
some sleuthing Of his own and
got his man.
Lavaugh M. Cobb, of the U. S.
8. Asheville, on furlough, was
swindled out Of $100 yesterday
by two strangers. He told police
he would get his man before
leaving town.
Today he fulfilled that promise
when he grabbed one Of the sus-
poets, who gave his name as
Lem Harris, As, at a bus terminal
in the 1400 block of New York
Avenue Northwest. The man
tried to flee but the sailor
grabbed him by the collar. He
promised Cobb $110, the sailor
said, if he would release him.
Instead. Cobb called Policeman
p. j. Jordan, of the traffic
bureau, who placed Harris under
arrest.
Detectives today will try to
find Cobb's money so he can con-
tinuef his trip to his home at
Meridian, Miss.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Locked In Freight Car
2 Days, Man Eats
Himself Sick

George Pullen, New York, is
in the Alexandria Hospital suf-
fering from acute indigestion as
a result Of attempting to make
up for lost time after being
locked in a box car for two days
without food.
According to the story told
Alexandria Hospital nurses, he
was locked up in a box car in
Baltimore and the car brought
to the Potomac yards in Alexan-
dria before he was released.
He was given food by the
proprietor Of a barbecue stand
at the yard gates and boiling it
caused him to become Ill.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Stumbling in Stocks
To Be Heard on VOL

"The TipSter Racket" a play
showing how Washingtonians are
wctimized by stock selling
schemes, will be presented at
1880 p. M, october 9, over VOL
by the Northern Dramatic Com
pany under the auspices of the
Better Business Bureau of Wash
ington. y
The play is a variation in the
bureaus program Of keeping resi-
dents Of the National Capital in
formed on fraudulent schemes de-
signed to separate them from
their money. If the results are
satisfactory it will become a regu-
lar feature, according to Louis
RothSehild, executive director,
who has for the past five years
supervised the program Of weekly
talks over the radio.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Flimsy Proof Frees
Man From Rum
Charge

Two fruit-jar tops are insult
ficient evidence to convict a
person Of possession of liquor,
1t was indicated by the verdict
Of a Police Court jury today
in. the case of Frank p.
O'Brien, 10, Of 2805 Fifth st.
N. w.
Policeman A. G. Deyoe, of the
vice squad said he halted
O'Brien's car September II and
that the man threw two half
gallon jars of liquor to the
street and broke them.
Deyoe kept the jar tops and
arrested O'Brien. The latter
was fined $25 for breaking glass
in the street, but the jury ac-
quilted him of the liquor
charge.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28

Henry L. Stevens, newly elected
national commander of the Ameri-
can Legion, following a call on
President Hoover today, took sharp
issue with DR.. Clarence True Will
son. secretary of the Methodist
board of temperance, prohibition
and public morals, who had twice
charged the Detroit convention of
the Legion was "a drunken orgy"
The young commander declared:
''What DR.. Wilson said was
not dignified and was not true.
''The Detroit convention was
the most sober convention
have ever attended, and l have
Neen to them all. The delegates
were as sober r-minded group of
men rs one ever saw together,
earnestly working out impOr-
tant problems. / don't know
where Dr.. Wilson was, If he was
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
What's Doing
TODAY
Today and TOnrorrou

TODAY
MeetinE-Takoma Horticultural Club,
8 p. M, in the Takoma Park Public
Meeting-Kensington Chamber Of
Commerce. 8 p. M. in the auditorium
of the Kensington School.
Dinner-In honor of Maj. Gen. William
q. Everson, chief of Militia Bureau.
given by officers of his division at
Army and Navy Club.
Meeting-North Capitol Citizens Asso-
citation, s p. m, Room $40. Mckinley
High School, Second and Streets
Meeting-Mid City Citizens Associa-
tion, p. M, Thompson Community
Luncheon-Alpha Delta Phi, 1890 p.
M, University Club.
LunCheon-Washingto Association OF
Credit Men. 1880 p. m, Raleigh Hotel:
Meeting-Cathedrsl Heights-CleVeland
Park Citizens Association, p. M, John
Eaton School.
TOMORROW
Dinner-District of Columbia Elec-
trical Department, 1880 p. M, in the
garden of Mayflower Hotel.
Luncheon-Women's National Press
Club, at willard Hotel. Address by
Drew Pearson. OF Baltimore Sun.
Meeting-Mothers and Children Club,
OF Chevy Chase, 2 p. m, at home Of
Mrs Kinsey Metzger. Tea for new
Community csntsr-opening Of Burr
ToughS COntoSs
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
BicentenniGL MOUie
NOU BeinU Studied

Members of the District Of
Columbia Bicentennial Commis-
sion will meet with the bicen-
tennial committee of the Wash
ington Chamber Of Commerce to-
morrow noon, according to
Thomas p. Littlepage, chairman.
A. Julian Brylawski will re-
port regarding a conference he
had recently with Warner Bro
thers officials in New York con-
corning plans for producing a
100000 motion picture to be
shown throughout the country In
connection with the bicentennial
celebration in 1882.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
This Fire Wasn't
Fooling-Tried
Three Times
AUTO DAMAGED IN CRASH

Fire apparatus responded
three different times to blazes
in a tailor shop at 1766 K st.
N. w. yesterday.
After extinguishing the first
fire and returning to their sta
tions, firemen were called again
to the address and found a
rafter of the building burning.
Firemen then stationed them
selves in the building to pre-
vent a recurrence, but at length
returned to their posts.
An hour later they were
called again and found another
fire caused by short circuit.
Damage was estima ted at
$1,000.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
5000 Actors Sought
For ID. q. 1881 Fete

A call upon the nations theatri-
cal talent, asking for volunteer
help from actors, directors,
dancers, makeup experts, musi-
clans and costumers, has been is
sued by the District of Columbia
George Washington Bicentennial
Commission.
Five thousand volunteers are
sought for the enactment of five
episodes in the life Of George
Washington, to be played here.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
FUGITIVE SHOT
NEAR DEATH

Thomas Harvey, 40, colored,
2542 Georgia Ave. N. w., an
escaped convict, is near death at
Freedman's Hospital today after
having been shot while trying to
escape from police yesterday.
Detective Sergt. C. E. Mansfield
and Policemen M. j. Mahaney
and E. B. Mullen fired at the
man as he ran from his home.
One bullet took effect in the left
shoulder. The policemen said
the man moved as if to draw a
gun.
Harvey, serving a term for
hOusebreaking, escaped from LOr-
ton refOrmatOry a year ago.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Man Robbed of $19,
Wounded in MiE-Up

Joseph Sherwood, 80, 621 Fourth
st. N. w., was recovering tC~ay
from a bullet wound in his left
leg, received, he told police, dur
ing a holdup at 721 Balls ct. NV.
Sherwood said that while he
was at the house three men ap-
preached him and demanded
money. One of them produced a
gun while the others held him
and rifled his pockets Of $19. AS
they fled, Sherwood grappled with
one Of them and the pistol went
off.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
P.U.C.. To PROBE
R|FLED GAS
PAPERS
President Wood Due to Take
Stand in Hearing to Deter
mine Who Owns Company

George A. G. Wood, president
Of the Washington Gas Light Com
pany, will face the Public Utilities
Commission this afternoon when
the hearing to determine whether
the local company is owned in
violation of the La Toilette anti
merger law by Central Public Ser
vice, Chicago utility, is resumed.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
William A. Roberts, it is expected,
will question Mr.. Wood concern
ing documents alleged to be miss
ing from his personal file, which
was turned over to the commits
sion on September IA.
Morrison On Chart
One of these documents, it was
said, showed a reorganization
chart of the local company with
r. A. Morrison, of Central Public
Service, as comptroller.
Following Mr.. Wood, in. Dis
trict counsel will call Walter M.
Russell, chief engineer of the
company, to the stand. Roberts
expects to terminate his case to-
morrow afternoon.
Ruled With Iron Hand
Testimony thus far has shown
that Central Public Service ruled
the local company with an iron
hand. debating management and
engineering policies, passing upon
its expenditures and having the
final word, in the engaging Of
important employees.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Ashton Heights Club
Plans MeetinQ Series

arrangements al completed
for series of mass meetings in
Arlington county under the aus
pices OF the Ashton Heights Citi
zens Association at the Ashton
Heights Clubhouse.
The first will be October 5, and
candidates for trial justice, county
treasurer, house Of delegates and
&C nmiSsioner Of revenue will
speak.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
T|M|DAT|ON
QUIZ BY JURY
AWAITED
October Body to DeIve Into
Witness Tinkering; Police
"Friend" Admits Charges

The District commissioners and
police authorities will make no
move in the police third-degree
investigation until after the Oc-
tober Grand Jury has completed
its inquiry.
This announcement came to-
day in answer to questions as to
whether Detective Sergt. Robert
Barrett would be suspended on
the grounds that two men held
under bond had sought to pre-
vent a Government witness from
giving testimony against him.
Commissioner Luther H. Reich.
elderfer said:
"The Department of Justice,
at the time it began the third
degree investigation, asked us to
do nothing about the matter
and we are abiding by that re-
quest to the letter"
The same attitude is taken by
Major Henry G. Pratt, superin-
tendent of police.
Charges that Cecil Mason and
Maurice Wheatley O'Connor had
sought to intimidate George B.
Baber, Government witness, will
be laid before the October Grand
Jury at the same time the police
cases are represented, United
States Attorney Leo A. Rover said.
At the same time, it is under.
stood, the Grand Jury will be
asked to determine if there is
any link between Barrett and
Mason and O'Connor. Baber, in
reporting to the Department of
Justice that he had been ap-
preached, said the men had told
him the detective had saved them
from taking a rap"
The Department of Justice to-
day was awaiting the re-preSen.
tation of the brutality cases to
the October Grand Jury.
To Protect Witnesses
j. Edgar Hoover, chief of the
Bureau Of Investigation, said the
probe, so far as his office is con-
cerned, is now over. He declared,
however, the department would
protect all witnesses and would
investigate any new cases brought
to it's attention.
All of the more than 200 wit
neSses, who must retelI their
stories to the October Grand
Jury, are under blanket sub
paenOs, Mr.. Rover said. These
protect the witnesses and hold
them for order Of the court until
after they have appeared before
the Grand Jury.
Mr.. Rover plans to send each
of these witnesses notice Of the
date of the rehearing some time
this week. The date probably
will be october 8.
SchenCk Kept Here
The Commissioners are plan
ming to keep Frederick A. Schenck,
former policeman, in Washington
until after the advisory commit
tee of lawyers has reported, and
if they recommend a trial, the
man will be held for appearance
before the Civilian Trial Board.
Schenck was the principal wit
ness before the Grand Jury which
recommended that certain police
men be tried on charges Of franz
ing OrvilIe A. Staples, Ousted pO-
Iiceman. Schenck was brought
here last week from LeavenwOrth
Penitentary where he Is doing
20 years on a robbery charge. Z.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
Engineer to Speak
On Flood Liqhting

Flood lighting in it's various
phases will be discussed by D. w.
Atwater, Illuminating and re-
search engineer of the WeSting-
house company, tonight at the
first of a series of nine lighting
conferences to be held in the
auditorium of the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Company.
This series of lighting confer
ences will end October IL, the
day before the opening of the
Illuminating Engineering Society's
convention in Pittsburgh.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
DRIVERS NECK
BROKEN WHEN
CAR UPSETS
Walter BayIiss, of Alexandria,
Held on Drunken Driving
Charge After Fatality

CndFge AIIer FdIdIIly
Two men were killed and II
injured in automobile accidents
in nearby Maryland and Virginia
over the weekend.
DEAD
John Coleman, 30, of CIaren
don, Va.
william H. Brown, FL, cOIOred.
of SIS Sixth st. S. E.
INJURED
Walter Bayliss, %, Alexandria
Va.
william Simms, 22, Alexandria
Warren Martin, 8, CharlOtteS
vile, Va.
Mrs. Nora c. Roberts, So, Char
lOtteSviIle, Va.
Chester Wilson, so, New Haven
Conn.
william G. KuSter, so, Blue
Plains, Va.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Ruddie.
Mrs. Margaret HoOdley.
Thomas HOOdley, 3, and
Margaret CattSOma, 4, all of
Washington.
Coleman received a broken
neck when the car he was driving
overturned three times near Falls
Church yesterday and crashed
into a telephone pole. He died
several hours later in the George.
town Hospital.
BayliSS Arrested
Brown died au the Fort Humph
reys (Va) Hopital early Sunday
morning from injuries received
when he was struck by an auto
mobile operated, it is alleged, by
Walter Bayliss, %, of Alexandria
Bayliss is held by the Fairfax
county police on a charge oi
driving while drunk, following ar
inquest held by Coroner c. A
Ransom, of Falls Church. Viii
liam SimmS, %, and Archie Mel
ton, 81, also of Alexandria, were
held in $1,000 bond as witnesses
Warren Martin, 8, and hi
grandmother, Mrs. Nora c. Rob
erts, SO, Of Charlottesville, Va.
were seriously injured when 6
machine driven by w. H. Martin
father of the little boy, over
turned near Legato, Va, in ar
effort to avoid collision with 6
machine pulling out of a drive
way.
Man, so, Badly Hurt
Chester Wilson, 60, of New
Haven, Conn.,, is in Providence
Hospital in a serious condition
suffering from injuries received
when the machine in which h
was riding collided with anothe,
at Cattail Hill, on the Washing
ton-Baltimore Boulevard. Eugenl
Leak, colored, driver of the othel
car, is held by the Hyattsvill|
police on a reckless driving charge
William Kuster, of Blue Plains
Va, is in Montgomery Count,
Hospital. His car overturned nea,
Gaithersburg, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward RudGle
Mrs. Margaret Hoodley, Tho1nal
HoodIey, 8, and Margaret Gait
soma, 4, all giving washington
addresses, were treated at thu
Union Hospital in Elkton, Md.
for injuries received when the ma
chine in which they were 1lilnS
overturned. The accident wa
caused, according to officers, whe1
the steering gear locked.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28
FIRST AID TAUGHT

Members of the Hyattsville
Volunteer Fire Department are
receiving instructions in first aid
from Red Cross official. The
ladies auxiliaries of Prince Georges
county fire departments are TAX
ing similar courses.
The Washington times., 1931-09-28

Times Staff Photo
LAVAUGH M. COBB
A SAILOR turned detective
today and aided in arrest of
a man alleged to have film
flammed him out of $10O. La.
waugh M. Cobb of the U. S. S.
Asheville> met two men at
Fourteenth Street and New
York Avenue yesterday and a
short time later they had his
$100 after a coin matching
game. Today the sailor spied
one of the men, who gave his
name as Lem Harris. As, and
held him until the police ar
rived.
Evening star., 1931-06-20
LUTHER LEAGUE

A meeting Of the president Of the
Maryland Synodical Luther League. the
Presidents Of the various districts and
Of al Warrington LeAsusrs who will
attend the nineteenth biennial conyen-
ton Of the Luther League Of America
ut Reading. Pa, July 2 to 8, will be
held at the home Of Fred L. shickler.
president Of the Luther IaaSue az the
District OF Columbia. next Friaay at
8 pm.
The Junior Luther League Of st
Johns Church closed its season last
Sunday with Q public meeting, exhibit
ing the years work and followed by O
tea. Miss Jean EVeler. president Of this
Junior League, presided. The program
was under the direction Of Miss A.
Barbara Wiegand. junior secretary of
District League. The Junior Luther
Leagucrs Of Incarnation Church ana
st. Johns Cast Riverdale) Church
were special guests at the meeting.
Rev. Henry Maflkefl. pastoral adviser
Of District League, brought 4 rnsssaae.
The topic, How to Decide What Il
Right and what Is WronR?" win be
presented at st. Marks Luther League
wednesday ct Q pm. by jerome K.
Lyle.
MisS Gladys Broeker has been an
pointed . delegate from lions Luther
League TO the national convention.
0nDert DEM. Major. president Of the
Zion League and second vice president
elect Of the District Luther Leaaue. VIII
present the topic "True and False
Friends" At zion'6 devotional service to-
morrow evening.
Evening star., 1931-06-20
BIBLE READERS LEAGUE
HOLDS MONTHLY MEETING

The monthly meeting OF the National
and International Community Bible
Readers League, Inc, was held Monday
in the of1ces at 1l03 Vermont avenue
with Mrs. Louise Harding Earl, presi-
dent, presiding. The report OF the pres
ident showed the total membership had
increased to 1855.
Col. e. L. Mattice, vice president, re-
ported rs chairman Of the Program
Committee on the meeting held re-
Gently in Wilson Normal Teachers Col
lege, when awards were made for record
Bible reading. winners in the 1891
Spring contest were as follows: Two
awards each, Harvey v. Prentice, Mrs.
Rose C. Krabill and Mrs. o. I. jamie
son: one award each, Mrs. Laura A..
Bell, Mrs. DolIie B. Rea and Carroll
Linton Mallonee.
The president announced that an
other program will be given in October,
when the winners Of the 1881 Summer
contest will receive awards. Any one
desiring to enter this contest may do So
and should apply to the league, care Of
Box 3075 u street station, for further
information.
Evening star., 1931-06-20
CHURCHES TO Join
NSUMMER SCHOOL
Six Downtown Denomina.
tions to Cooperate in Four
Week Course.

Several downtown churches will CO.
operate H. an 0rdenominAtionnl vaca.
ton church school, TO be held in the
parish house Of the Foundry Methodist
Episcopal Church. Sixteenth and
Church streets, for four weeks from
July to July 81.
The churches are Luther Place Me-
mortal, Foundry Methodist Episcopal,
New York Avenue Presbyterian. Cow
enant.First Presbyterian, Swedenbor-
gian and National City Christian.
Mrs.. Stokes Il Director.
Mrs. Mildred Shelton Stokes of the
Mount Vernon Place Methodist EpiSco.
pal Church South will be the director
of the school. Mrs. Amy o. Young, 4
teacher in the public schools and the
Sunday school OF the Ninth Street
Christian Church viii have charge Of
the beginner children. Mrs. Rosalie
Melton, head OF children's division Of
the National City Christian Church,
will be in charge Of primary children,
Normal School, FArmville, va, and q
member Of the Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
will have charge OF the junior depart
ment.
Open 70 All Children.
The school Is open to all children
between the ages Of and Is years
They will assemble ct o'clock each
day Of the week except Saturday and
Sunday and be dismissed at noon. In
each group there will be worship, fel-
lowship, Bible study, play and hand
work. The junior group plans to take
several excursions about the city.
This school has been promoted by
the Vacation Church School Commit
tee Of the Federation Of Churches, Rev.
j. r. Dufneld, chairman.
Evening star., 1931-06-20
.OPEN-A|R EvENSONG
SPEAKER IS NAMED
DR.. Ze Barney Phillips win
Preach at Cathedral
Service Tomorrow.

DR.. ze Barney Phillips, rector Of the
Church Of the Epiphany and chaplain
of the Senate, will be the special
preacher ct the peoples open~hir even-
song aa the foot Of the Peace Gross in
Washington Cathedral Close tomorrow
at pm.
At the request of the international
Magma Charta Day Association, DR.. An
son Phelps Stokes, canon OF Warrington
Cathedral, who Il to preach at the IL
am. celebration of holy communion
and sermon IN Bethlehem Chapel, viii
speak on the work Of that association.
Tomorrow will be observed 90 Magma
Charta Sunday at the Cathedral, as it
is the nearest Sunday to June is, the
716th anniversary Of the signing Of
that great charter Of human liberties.
The other services in Bethlehem
Chapel win be the celebration Of the
holy communion ct 7:30 am. and morn
ing prayer at 10 o'clock.
Under the guidance Of Rev. John W.
Gummere Of the Cathedral StaR Of
clergy there will be two pilgrimaees
to the Cathedral Crypt ChApels and to
objects Of religious devotion and interest
within the Cathedral Close.
The f1rst pilgrimage will start from
Bethlehem Chapel at 1880 pm. and
the second one from the foot of the
Peace Cross at Sis pm.