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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
KEECH TO Be GIVEN
POWER SALES DATA
Commission to Comply With
Request for Figures on
Benning Plant.

The Public Utilities Commission an
nounced yesterday afternoon that 1t
would comply with the latest request Of
Peoples Counsel Richmond B. Keech
for information showing the annual
profits of the Washington Railway d
Electric Co. through the resale Of power
generated in the Benning plant OF the
Potomac Electric Power Co.
Keech asked for the data for use In
his campaign for . further reduction
in the 1881 electric rates. An attempt
was made by Keech and William NICK.
Clayton, chairman Of the Public IT'LL
tiles Committee of the Federation Of
Citizens Associations, to get the In
formation in the record Of the hearing
Tuesday on the electric rate consent
decree, but they were blocked by rulings
Of the commission.
Keech and Clayton contended that
the earnings from the sale Of power by
the street railway company, which owns
the power company, should be credited
to the power company, and used as q
factor in the determination of electric
rates. The railway company, 1t Is said,
earns approximately 100000 a year
through the sale of power to inter-
urban railway companies, and Keech
and Clayton argue that this constitutes
q hidden profit for the power company.
WlInam w. bE4Qe, CVIpo1ntAOh COuAlScl
of the District, who has been instructed
by the commission to draft the text Of
a proposed modification of the consent
decree so as to reduce the rate Of re-
turn Of the power company, said he
probably would be unable to undertake
the work before the latter part Of the
week because Of the pressure Of other
official duties.
Keech has urged the commission to
advise him completely of any antici-
pated action in connection with the
consent decree, but the commission said
it could give him no information at this
time since it had not given its general
counsel any formal instructions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
CHEST HAS DEFICIT
OF $21,842 WITH
INCREASED NEED
Falling Off of 1880 Pledge
Payments Raises Difficulty
for New Campaign.
SURPLUS AND INAUGURAL
FUNDS LACK THIS YEAR
Work Crisis Means $500, 900 to
$250,000 More Required,
Says Director.

The Community Chest closed the year
with a deficit of $2l ,642.80, due to the
falling of in payments Of 1880 pledges
during the latter part OF December
Elwood Street, director of the Chest,
announced yesterday. 1t looked as
though the Chest would collect enough
to meet its 1880 budgets to its agencies
until the payments fell of sharply dur
ing the last few days Of the year.
There is still time to make these
payments before the coming campaign, u
Mr.. Street said, land the money Is
doubly needed at this time. We should
be able to eliminate the deficit before
the coming campaign and at the same
time our organizations, which are con-
Quoted on the calendar year, must have
money for their needs during the first
month, before the campaign money
comes in.
100000 Surplus Last Year.
Last year the Community Chest had
500 900 surplus, left over from the 1928
campaign. This was used at the begin
ming of the year to supply Chest orga-
nizationS with funds, and was not re-
placed, as we failed to reach our goal
Our Budget Committee foresaw the I'M
employment situation and provided
through family welfare organizations
to meet it, and this took every penny
that had been subscribed, even had we
made full collections. The failure Of 9
few at the present time to complete
their payments left the Chest with 9
deficit.
I'm the meantime, the unemployment
situation has become worse. Our family
relief organizations will require more
money to meet the demands caused By
increased unemployment and the natl-
raj growth of the city. Allowing for the
fact that We will not receive the $50, 00O
Inaugural Committee gift this year and
that our $4,000 surplus was used last
year, it can be readily seen that the
Chest must raise from 100000 to
$3.50, 900 more than was raised last year
If the welfare needs Of Washington are
to be adequately met.
Final Figures in Few Days.
1.-THE final figures will be made avail
able in a few days by the Budget Com
mittee. The greater need this year calls
for greater gifts on the part Of all
Washingtonians who can give"
The 1881 campaign Of the Community
Chest will be held January rs to Feb
ruary 4, inclusive, and plans for the
campaign are already under way. It is
estimated that an army of at least $500
workers win be engaged in the task of
raising the city's quota for the Chest
this year, the number being largely in
creased over last year due to the ac-
ton of President Hoover in throwing
open the Government departments for
organization and solicitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
1902 OF CENTER MARKET DEALERS
MOVE TO NEW BUSINESS STANDS
Survey Shows 81 at Convention Hall, Ii
to Arcade, One to Park View and
9to Individual Addresses.

Sons, fruits and vegetables, 206 Ninth
street; Corner Poultry Co., GIT Louis
lana avenue; Sophie Scherer's Bakery,
1905 H street northeast, and National
Hotel Supply Co., 410 Twelfth street.
The following dealers operating stands
in Center Market have thus far failed
to re-eStablish them elsewhere:
A. g. P. Tea Co., William E. Becker,
meats; Continental Baking Co., CriSfield
Fish Co. Continuing business at South
west branch; Charles Z. Hoover, meats F;
william Pfeil meats; Charles Schneider
Baking Co. (two stands Snider'S, meats;
John e. Thompson, fruits and vegetables;
p. v. Hough, butter Continuing branch
store); John e. WeiSman (gone into
wholesale business exclusively; E. G.
Berger, fruits and vegetables; P. L.
Buscher, meats; Thomas r. Dewdney,
meats; Pauline Herold, florist; M. Holz-
beirlein, baker, and Flora Ridgeway,
Unable to locate following: F.
Briggs e. Son, Elite Fruit Co., G. S.
Kendrick, vegetables; Albert Leppler,
delicatessen; E. T. Rice, meats, and
Otto j. BotSch, meats; Louis Kaplan.
The James F. Oyster stand in Center
Market was abandoned in favor Of the
Chevy Chase Dairy unit established at
Convention Hall.
n lew lIlSIdLCco WAGIC 0ch4SAo III O14c
same business have formed partner
ships have been noted. These include
Walker 81 Evans, who operated sep
arately previously. At the same time
other partnerships have been dissolved
and members have set up in business
by themselves.
Available Market Sites.
There are available at the Arcade
Market more than so stalls for deal
ers. Convention Hall Is filled to ca
pacity. Arrangements are in progress
at the latter marketplace to provide
facilities for some of the retail farm
ers who previously maintained stands
around the Center Market Building.
The District Commissioners have been
written with a request TO place K
street, on both sides between Fourth
and Fifth streets, at the disposal of the
retail farmers. The management is
awaiting the outcome of this request
before proceeding with the ALLEGATION
Of space around the building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
FIRE FAILS TO RUFFLE
RACQUET CLUB MEMBERS
Hour Required to Extinguish
Flames in Grease Ventilator
and Kitchen Chimney.

Several scores OF members OF the
RACQUET Club and dinner guests sat
quietly throughout a fire in the Kitchen
OF the clubs quarters at ll35 Sixteenth
street early last night while f1remen
battled the blaze.
THE flames were confined 10 the
grease ventilator and chimney, but
members Of No. / Engine and No. 2
Truck Companies played water on the
blaze for more than an hour before II
was completely extnguished.
= A rumber Of diners and club MEM
bers lettering in the lobby showed no
signs of alarm when the fire engines
arrived at thu club with wailing sirens
and Eonchalantly watched the nremen
go about their tasks.
Fire officials said the blaze was
caused by an overheated coal range
beneath the Ventilator and estimated
the damage at approximately 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
Man Voluntarily
Surrenders Self
On Liquor Charge
Tells Police Captain He Is
Tired of Bootlegging
and Wants Cell.

Percy johnson decided yesterday
morning that he was tired OF boot
logging and surrendered himself to
Police Capt. William G. Stott Of the
sixth precinct.
johnson, a 22-year-old colored man,
walked into the ONCE of Capt. Stott
shortly before noon, drew tlve one-hali
pint bottles Of liquor from his overcoat
and deposited it on the captains desk.
well, captain" johnson said, heav-
ing a sigh Of relief, I'm tired Of boot
logging and want to be locked up. This
game is getting on my nerves"
Stott was more than anxious to COM
ply with the mans request and ordered
johnson held for Illegal possession OF
the whisky Stott told reporters that
prohibition enforcement officers in his
precinct had been trying to get line
on johnson Tor some time, having been
tipped on that the colored man was
bootleeging. johnson gave his address
as IS Massachusetts, avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
CITY OFFICIALS READY
TO SUPPORT D. C. BILL
Hearings on Appropriation Meas
ure for 1882 Before Subcom-
mittee Begin Tomorrow.

The Commissioners completed prepa-
rations yesterday to appear before the
House Subcommittee on Appropriations
when it begins hearings tomorrow on
the District appropriation bill Tor the
1892 fiscal year.
Each Of the three Commissioners and
Mai. Daniel j. Donovan, auditor and
budget officer, have assembled a mass
Of data to be used in arguments In
support of the various items contained
in the bill Mai. John g. GotWals, En-
gineer Commissioner, viii present TO the
committee the first of the preliminary
sketches for the buildings 70 be erected
in the Municipal Center area.
The 1892 bill reserves $l,5O0,OOO foI
beginning construction OF the Municipal
Center buildings, If plans can be com
pleted in time TO begin work IN the
coming fiscal year. Albert L. Harris
municipal architect, is rushing work on
the plans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
TWO GROUPS HOLD
SETTLE A SUICIDE
Poison Obtained for Cleaning
Braid Declared Cause
of Death.

The death of Lieut.. Bruce Settle,
32-year-old White House naval aide,
who was found dead last Monday at
the Washington Navy Yard, was pro-
nounced a suicide yesterday by two
investigating bodies.
One verdict was returned by a naval
board of inquiry and the other by a
coroner's jury impaneled by Acting
Coroner Joseph D. Rogers.
Poison Held SeIf-Administered
His death was attributed TO Self-ad-
ministered poison, secured at the Navy
Yard under the pretext of wanting it
to clean clothes.
Detective Sergt. John w. Wise told
the coroner's jury that as a result Of an
investigation he believed Lieut.. Settle
was driving the automobile which ran
through a safety zone at Connecticut
avenue and Tilden street last Sunday,
iniuring four persons.
Willard M DeNeale, Navy Yard
chemist, told the jury he gave Lieut..
Settle four-ounce bottle of the poison
fluid when the officer said he wanted
to use it in cleaning the gold braid on
his trousers. He said Lieut.. Settle was
in good spirits at that time, about an
hour before he was found dead.
The board, headed by Capt. p. w.
Foote and convened by Capt. Claude
c. Bloch, commandment Of the Washing
ton Navy Yard, reached this Ofncial
opinion:
Death Held Misconduct.
"The board, from a view of the body
and from the evidence before it, iden-
tilted the body as that of Bruce Settle
late lieutenant, U. S. Navy, and is OF
the opinion that Bruce Settle, late
lieutenant, U. S. Navy, died, at about
IL o'clock noon, on December 20, 1890
at the u. s. Navy Yard, Washington
D. c.. while on duty at that station, by
reason of cyanide poisoning, due to
| administration OF poison, and that
his death occurred not in the line OF
duty and was the result of his own
misconduct, said misconduct being sui
eide while Of a sane mind"
The Navy Department made the ind
ings Of the board public, after they hac
been forwarded by Captain Bloch
The board did not concern itself with
why Lieut.. Settle committed suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
II Convicted BOotIeggers Get
Sentences in Day-1930
Docket Almost Clear.
FEW DEFENSE DELAYS
REMAIN TO BE HANDLED
Assistant District Attorney Hart
Says Office in Best Shape in
10 Years Time.

Seventeen convicted bootleggers, In
Guiding one 70 years old, were sentenced
in Police Court yesterday, while David
A. Hart, assistant district attorney, re-
ported That the liquor docket Of 1880
cases mad been completely cleared with
the exception OF q few instances where
action is held up because of various
defense motions.
The IL men and women who were
sentenced were ordered to pay a total
OF $S,l25 in fineS or in lieu of paw
ment to serve $50 days in Jail. Five
OF the persons were white, while the IL
colored included women.
While the courts liquor case BUSH
ness" did not reach the proportions Of
last Saturday, when ~ men and women
were sent to Jail or were fined. the
numbes of cases disposed Of today was
considerably larger than the number
on an average day.
Hart EIated With Success.
Hart was elated with the success he
and his ASSISTANTS have had lately IA
the prosecution Of prohibition law
cases.
Our docket is in the best WORKING
shape at present that it has been a
during my 10 years experience as q
prosecutor" Hart declared, with a
clear schedule in sharp contrast to the
ciogged dockets which we have faced
other years."
Hart said that defense attorneys have
delayed closing Of several Of his cases.
having MED motions for new trials and
other similar delays" employed by
lawyers to weaken the Governments
cases.
Assistant District Attorney wilbur
Baughman assisted Hart in the prose-
cution Of the cases.
Tyson B. Trunnell, 70, 3O67 Canal
road, paid 5000 fine at the order 81
Judge Gus A. Sclnuldt after he had
pleaded guilty to q charge Of second
onenSe possession. He was arrested at
his home December IT, when police de-
clared they seized is gallons Of liquor
and 81 bottles OF home brew. Hart
nolle pressed charges against q woman
who was arrested at the same time
when Trunnell assumed the blame for
the tntOzicantS.
Other Men Named.
The other white men convicted and
sentenced yesterday were: Ragner s.
| Kari, rs years old, 212 Indiana avenue,
who received a penalty Of $500 or As
days; Harry w. Schecter, So, 500 block
Of Lamont street, $3.50 or so days; John
of Endicott street northeast, $500 or so
days, and James Eastman DunSmore, %
years old, 900 block of Fifth street, who
was ordered to pay 500 or serve AS
day jail term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
MORTGAGE FIRM MUST
ANSWER ACCOUNTING SUIT
Justice Jesse c. Adkins Denies
New York Company's Mo-
ton for Dismissal.

The New York Title & Mortgage
Co. must answer the suit for an ac-
counting and recovery brought against
it by Miss Grace Hutton and other
stockholders of the Capital Title
& Guarantee Co., according to a ruling
yesterday by Justice Jesse G. Adkins
denying the company's motion to dis
miss the suit.
In their bill. filed through ATTORNEYS
Levi H. David and E. Hilton Jackson.
the plaintiffs alleged that the New York
company had not paid a valid con-
sideration for 1900 shares OF the stock
of the Title g. Guarantee Co. It was
charged that the stock was worth $50
a share, but that the New York COM
pany spent only SIS, 900 in acquiring q
controlling interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
DISTRICT TO ASK BIDS
ON 100000 PROJECTS
Construction of Monroe Street
Bridge and School Addi-
lions on Program.

Bids on five public projects involving
b total cost of nearly $500, 900 viii be
opened this month, it was announced
yesterday by Roland M. Brennan, chief
clerk Of the engineering department Of
the District.
Construction of the Monroe Street
Bridge over the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad tracks in Brookland is the
first project On which bids are to be
opened. The current appropriation
act carries Sl35, 900 for this work.
Other projects on which bids are TO
be opened before February provide for
an eight-room addition to the Whit
tier Junior High School, l2-room adj
dition to the Bowen School, a four
room addition to the Congress Heights
school and four-room addition to the
DeanWood School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04

Charged with assault in connection
with his wife's accusations that she was
choked Harvey Ferro, All Eleventh
street southwest, was held under 81 900
for jury trial when brought before
Judge Gus A. Schuldt in Police Court
yesterday
The wife, Mrs. Bessie Ferro, 1910
Virginia avenue southwest. told police
that she and her husband had vio-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
BLOOD OF KIN FAILS
TO SAVE CHARLES SAGER

Charles sager, 81 years old, Of 1144
Neal street northeast, died at 8 O'Clock
last night at Emergency Hospital after
lingering illness, shortly after he had
his brother -in-law, Detective Sergt Leo
Murray, in an attempt to save his life.
When Drs. Guy W. Leadbetter and
Frank Hand, attending physicians, an
nounced Friday that a blood transfu-
sion would be necessary, four head
quarters detectives volunteered. They
were Sergts. Joseph Hugh Robey, T.
A. Bragg, Joseph Lincoontz and Pvt.
James OLeary. Sergt. Murray, how
ever, was selected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
POLICE SEEKING PORTER,
MISSING WITH MONEY
Drug Company Employe Is Given
$4O0 to Cash-Complies and
Then Disappears.

colored porter who left the Gilman
Drug Co., 627 Pennsylvania avenue, to
cash $500 worth Of checks at the Ma
and failed to return, is the object Of
q city-wide search by detectives and
police.
Ofacials of the drug store told de-
tectives that Clarence Galloway, 80
years old, was given three checks short
ly before noon and instructed to cash
them.
Galloway complied with the instruc-
tons, but failed to return.
Police were notified and a search for
the man was Immediately instituted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
ELECTRIC TRAIN SPARK
SETS TRIMMINGS AFIRE
Woman Receives Slight Burns on
Arms Trying to Put Out
flaming Cotton Batting.

A short circuit In the wiring system
of a toy electric train set IRE to Christ
mas tree trimmings at the home of
Mrs. Susie Strickland, 1924 Fourth
street northeast, causing approximately
$700 damage. f1remen said.
Mrs. Strickland, who threw buckets
of water upon the blazing tree while
her husband called the fire depart
ment, received slight arm burns
Fire officials were told that the
short circuit ignited cotton batting
used as SNOW in the Christmas tree.
All furnishings OF the front room we're
destroyed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
WOMAN CHARGES HUSBAND TRIED
TO RUN HER DOWN IN MOTOR CAR
Man Held 200 Bond for Jury Trial Accusation
of Choking Wife.

lent argument December 81. The fol-
lowing day, she said, Ferro choked her
severely. Yesterday, she said while
she was crossing c street southwest he
tried to run her down in his automo-
bile.
The choking was the basis of the
charge against Ferro, while Mrs. Ferro
announced that the car incident was
the last straw" In her amicable Fela-
tons with Ferro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04

by the first 81 next month, Stephen Z.
Kramer, first assistant superintendent
of schools in charge of high schools
has contended the scheduled double
shift emergency program at Western
High School would not have been
necessary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
BYRD PARTY DOG KILLED
"Una1aska," Lead Husky in Ant.
arctic, Runs in Front of Car.

MONROE, La, January P).-
Unalaska, lead husky of the Byrd
expedition to the South Pole, was
killed today by an automobile while
being exercised by @. B. Foster, q
member Of Byrd's party.
Foster, who was conducting an
Antarctic exhibition here, took two of
the dogs to Forsythe Park and Unalaska
ran across the street in front Of the
car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
Earl v. Fisher Ill in Hospital

The Public Utilities Commission was
advised yesterday that Earl v. Fisher,
at Garfield Hospital. He Is suffering
from pneumonia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04

At the Arcade Market.
The following former dealers Of Gen.
ter Market are now located in the Ar
cade Market, Fourteenth street and
Park road: H. B. DenhaIn, meats; A.
J. Ellis q Son, flsh; George N. Fries,
delicatessen; G. G. Gillespie, fruits and
vegetables; Layton Bros, meats; Joseph
II. Hays, meats; J. c. Schlorb, William
Schlorb, meats; w. T. Robinson, L. A.
zirkle and G. j. Chaplin.
Where Others Have Gone.
Ernest N. Reid, meats, secured stall
in the Park View Market, Park road
and Georgia avenue. The following
dealers located at individual addresses:
Keane-Lonler. Inc, 6l8 Pennsylvania
avenue; A. A. Anselmo, fruits and veg
etables, 908 Pennsylvania avenue; Ar
mour g. Co., sol Twelfth street SOUTH
west established retail store); Auth's,
Sixth and d streets (opened one retail
store to replace two stands in market) ;
r. T. Bricker, butter, 925 Louisiana
avenue; Center Market Poultry Co, 900
block Pennsylvania ayenues Engels
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-21
COAT OF TAR FOR
 NORTH MAIN ST
People Appreciate Seeing Holes Filled Between Tudor and Simsbury
 Streets
MUCH NEEDED REPAIRS

North Main street. from Tudor street to the intersection of sims bury street, is getting a new coat of tar and crushed stone, filling in the many crevices that had developed between the trolley tracks and the pavement constructed last year.
 Residents of the street are ap- preciative of the work as 1t Is one that Is n decided necessity. Last year, the work was done under the late Supt of Streets Edward Bradley who supervised the con- structiOn of this pavement be- tween points mentioned above.
 Previous to that time innumera ble holes had developed which were a menace to autOmobilists. When this was brought to the attention of city authorities, the work was or leder Sarted at once.
 The pavement has stood up com parativcly well, but this last bit of work will make 1t as level and sol i'd as the original pavement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-21

The Queen of the Netherlands speit a week recently near Paris incognito while visiting the Colon ial Exhibition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-21
LectuerS on
 Agriculture To Be Given at StOrrs for the Information of
 Farmers

Storrs, July 21.--A series of agri- cultural courses designed for farm CTS interested In the more impor- tant phases of agricultural prob- lems will be given for three days in connection with farm and home week, August 3 to s at the Con necticut Agricultural college. The courses will be given Agust 1, 6 and 6, beginning at q. m. to noon. The first of the courses in the morning will be considerations of recent developments in feeding farm animals under the direction of c. C. White, professor of dairy husbandry. Business Management of Cooperatives," is the title of q course given under the instruction of w. s. Middaugh, assistant exten- sion economist, in farm manage ment. At 10 o'clock Paul l.. Put nam, economist. will give n course in dairy farm management. A course. In practical electricity will be offered under the instruction liOf D. F. Noble. instructor In me- chanical engineering. Public polky Regarding Agriculture" is the title of n course offered by A.. 10. Waugh, astissant professor of lagricultural economies.