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Evening star., 1932-02-21
ID PANI1ANDLERS DESERT JOBS
AFTER SENTENCE BY GLASSFORD
One Returns to Salvation Army Emergency Lodge
Explaining He Misunderstood and Claims
Right to Work.

All Is took the bath and all but two
accepted the nights lodging, showing
up for breakfast. Ten started for the
woodpile, but only two arrived.
One man who failed to show up at
the woodpile presented himself at the
Army lodge last night whit the expla-
nation that he misunderstood the di-
rections and was willing to work for his
lodging. He was given a mop and pail
of suds and allowed to prove it.
Spend Another Night.
The other two who worked, having
already completed their tWo-hour stunt
of the woodpile, we're entitled to an
other night as guests of the loige and
watched while the third recruit did his
bit.
The drive against street beggars is
over, for the present at any rate. How
ever. Gen. Glassford said special file
would be kept of the pandhandlers
under informal sentence. and that "re-
peaters" would be charged with va
grancy and turned over to the Police
Court.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
MANY PLAGUE DEATHS
OUTSIDE HOSPITALS.
Many Said to Have Reached In
stitutions With Disease in
Advanced Stages.

More than one-third of the persons
known to have died of tuberculosis in
Washington during the past year were
not in hospitals at the time of death,
and a large proportion of the remain
ing fatal cases were hospitalized only
after the disease had reached an ad-
vanced stage. according to statement
issued yesterday by DR.. Viola Anderson,
secretary of the Association for the
Prevention of tuberculosis.
Several cases where members OF q
family had become fatally infected by
contact with a tubercular member were
cited by Dr. Anderson In one instance,
five children in family exposed to an
open case of tuberculosis were attacked
by the disease and three of them died
within two years, she asserted.
These facts indicate the urgent need
of more hospital beds in Washington
for the segregation of tubercular pa
tients and the necessity for speed in the
construction of q Sanatorium for tuber-
culous children" Dr. Anderson pointed
out.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
ATTORNEY FOR PITTS
is SENT TO GALLINGER
Sidney Roche Accused of At
tempting to Wire Threats to
CONGRESS Members.

Accused of attempting to send threat
ening kilograms to members of Con-
gress, Sidney Roche, 60-year-old attor-
ney, recently engaged as the eleventh
LAWYER G. Bryan Pitts has had since his
indictment for embezzlement conspir-
acy, yesterday was sent to Gallmger
Hospital for observation.
Roche's arrest was brought about by
officials of a telegraph company, who
notified police that contents of messages
he filed were unreasonable" and con-
tanned offensive language.
Detectives declined to reveal the
names of the Congressman involved ana
would not divulge the contents OF the
kilograms.
The attorney several years ago was
employed by the F. H. Smith Co., police
said
He was recently engaged with a New
York attorney to represent Pitts, who
has abandoned his appeal from a.
year sentence.
Evening star., 1932-02-21

At least one man still labored last
night under Brig. Gen. Pelham D.
Glassford's informal sentence OF bath,
lodging and toll, following a roundup
of street beggars Friday.
The lone toiler, swabbing up the
Salvation Army's Emergency Lodge,
47s street, explained he "misunder-
stood" when he was directed to the
District wooopi'e yesterday morning
along with nine other involuntary
guests of the Army.
The misunderstanding must have
been general, fer only 2 of Is men
turned over to the Salvation Army by
the supcrint :ndan. OF police early yes
terday sawed wood for their lodging.
Court Session Held.
Gen. Glassford held court at head
quarters early Yesterday, sentencing
IS men whom he regarded as amateur
panhandlers to bath, lodging, breakfast
and two hours on the woodpile. He
had offenders booked Hon routine
vagraney charges,
Evening star., 1932-02-21
POLICE WITHOUT STABLE
FOR WANDERING HORSE

Washington police turned all their
stables into garages some years ago,
but an old-fashioned stall might have
come in handy last night, when horse
wandered up to the third precinct sta
ton, apparently in quest of nights
lodging.
The horse, attached to a bakery
wagon. stood outside the station for
more than an hour before he succeeded
in making his wants known. Then a
small colored boy who had noticed the
horse standing in front of the station,
informed Policeman Julius Moeler.
A search of the wagon revealed it
was empty, but feed bag hanging on
the back contained about handful of
oats, and Moeler fed the animal.
While he was still pondering over what
to do, Holmes Bakery Co. officials re-
ported the horse had wandered away
while its driver, John M. Lambert, was
making collection. Lambert later
took the horse to the bakerys stables.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
GIRL, 5, IS BURNED
LOOKING FOR TOYS
Child Hurt Seriously When Match,
Used in Closet Search,
Ignites Her Dress.

Five-year-old Marcella Holiday was
in a serious condition in Casualty
Hospital last night with burns received
when she ignited her clothing while
searching for toys in a closet of her
home, 614 G street.
The childs dress, according to her
mother. Mrs. Eleanor Holiday. ap-
parently caught fire when she leaned
into the closet with lighted match
in her hand She was discoyVred with
her clothes af1ame.
Unable to smother the blaze, Mrs.
Holiday called for help and B. T.
Harper, attached to No. Engine Com
pany, who was passing the house, re-
sponded With the aid of blankets he
extinguished the fire and took the child
to the hospital
Physicians said Marcella was badly
burned about the face, neck and legs.
Mrs. Holiday is widow.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
FA|RHEAR|NCURCED
FOR CITIZEN GROUPS
Simmons Says Committee
Should Consider Proposals
on Their Merits.

The proposals of citizens groups in
the District for important public i'm
provements, in which they may be
interested, should be heard and con-
sidered on their merits by the subcom-
mittee in drafting the District ap-
preparation bill, whether or not the
budget contained these items" Repre-
sentative Robert G. Simmons Of
Nebraska. former chairman of the sub
committee declared yesterday
Representative Simmons pointed out
that the subcommittee has received
strict orders not to put into the Dis
rict bill any items that are not found
in the Budget.
Referring to statement last week
that the subcommittee probably would
hear requests of citizens organizations
for new items. although they had no
intention of putting them in the bill,
Representative Simmons declared
If there is no intention of including
any new items, why hear the District
citizens at all, since their recommended
tions are to receive no consideration?
When We make the lump-sum Fed
eral contribution in the District bill we
ought to give fair consideration to any
proposal for Improvements the people
of the District present. We should con-
slider the wishes of the people We
have been for years saying that the
Committee on Appropriations was the
one place where the people of the Dis
trict could have a voice in saying how
their tax money should be spent-what
they are willing to pay for in the way
Of improvements.
If the rule of the Appropriations
Committee is to be followed, and no
item of appropriation is to be included
beyond the budget. then there is no
use having the citizens come before the
subcommittee I believe they should be
heard, and want to hear them and to
consider the merits of their proposals,
but haven't time to spend listening to
their testimony If it Is going to mean
nothing to them or to the subcommit-
tee. 1t is a waste of their time as well
as ours if we know In advance that
they are going to be turned down."
Evening star., 1932-02-21
THREATENED BY "SNIPER"

Woman Answering Door Bell Finds
Penciled Note on Porch.
When Mrs Isadore Young, 5701 Six
teenth street. answered her door bell
about II o'clock last night she found
no one on the front porch and, instead,
discovered crudely-penciled note which
read:
you are doomed. Prepare to meet
your fate at 11:57 pm.
Signed, The Sniper"
Mrs. Young notified sixth precinct
police. An officer was assigned to stand
watch in front of her home. He had
nothing to do but ward of newspaper
reporters.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
FRATERNITY CELEBRATES
G. w. Chapter of Kappa Sigma
Observes Anniversary.

The fortieth anniversary of George
Washington University Chapter of Kap-
pa Sigma Fraternity was celebrated at
a banquet in the Mayflower Hotel last
night.
Roy st. Lewis, newly appointed As
sistant Attorney General, was principal
speaker. Representative William r.
Eaton of Colorado was POSTMASTER.
Other speakers were DR.. William
Prince, dean of the University of Rich
mond; Thomas E. Lodge, local attorney,
and Kenneth Ronney, sergeant-at-arms
in the House.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
BANDITS THREATEN
GIRL, ROB LAUNDRY
Cash Register of Tolman
Branch at Sixth and c SITS.
Looted of S61.

Three white men, one of them armed
with a pistol, held up the Tolman
laundry branch at Sixth and c streets
yesterday afternoon and escaped with
S6124 Miss Margaret c. Connor of
618 Eighth street northeast, attendant
in charge of the tablishment, was
alone at the time the bandits entered,
she told police
One of the men forced Miss Connor
to sit en- a chair behind the counter
while another stood guard at the door.
The third man meanwhile rif1ed the
cash register. The men, according to
the young woman, escaped on foot in
the direction of Pennsylvania avenue.
While the men were still in sight,
fleeing down Sixth street, Miss Con-
nor picked up telephone and screamed
a message to the telephone operator at
the main Office of the laundry COM
pany. The latter, in turn, notified the
police.
Detectives from police headquarters,
just around the corner from the scene
of the hold-up, took Miss Connor in a
headquarters car in search of the Sus-
poets, but efforts to trace the bandits
were unavailing. According to de-
tectives. the bandits threatened to tie
their victim to chair. but she pleaded
with them not to harm her.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
CRASH TIES UP
RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC Is MINUTES
Car Leaves Track and Truck Turns Over in Street, But
Occupants Escape injury

they have experienced engine trouble
it is because automobile carburetors
were not made for fuel oil. The trucks
tank was about emptied into the street.
The machine itself was only slightly
damaged.
The southbound street car, which was
said by police to have struck the truck
as it passed eastward on @ street over
the tracks, was manned by w. B.
Green, motorman. The front glass was
smashed. but the car was put onto the
tracks again in about Is minutes and
southbound traffic cleared. 1t required
fully As minutes, however, for wreck
ing crew to get the truck out Of the
way of the northbound street car and
the line was blocked for many squares.
Jesse L. Thompson was motorman Of
the northbound car.
Wendell, the truck driver, said he
thought both street cars were taking on
passengers as he crossed the tracks at
the iutegeecfSon.
Evening star., 1932-02-21

II ORE than half million pieces
nu of mail bearing special Mount
wv Vernon, Va, cachets and cam
l i celled with the date February
% are expected to leave the
city post office here tomorrow In the
greatest flood Of "first-day covers" since
the special series Of Bicentennial stamps
was issued January l..
For weeks, post Office officials declare.
bundles of letters addressed to the post
master at Mount Vernon have been
pouring into the little post office on the
historic Virginia estate OF George WASH
ington from all sections of the coun-
try They have come from philatelists
anxious to obtain cancellations with
the distinctive Mount Vernon cachet
being used on February % only, and the
volume of letters received is so great
that additional employees are being as
signed from the local post office to aid
in the handling of them. Approximate
ly 100000 in stamps will be used on
covers tomorrow, according to post Of
fee authorities.
800, 900 Cancellations Made.
Preparing for the rush on George
Washington's birthday. more than 300,-
900 cancellations already have been
made in both the city post office here
and at Mount vernon, Wnere corps
of clerks is working in temporary quar-
tiers in the new Concessions Building.
The cancelled covers, however, will not
be released for their destinations until
tomorrow.
To keep the Mount Vernon batch OF
mail from becoming confused with the
regular mails, temporary department
has been set up in the Stamp Division
of the City Post ONCE. where 10
workers are engaged in handling the
first covers Only letters posted at
Mount Vernon. however, are being
given the special cancellations.
Small Staff on Duty.
Post Office authorities said yesterday
that the dead-line for handling pack
ages of letters addressed to Tie post
master at Mount Vernon was February
10. and no further letters received In
this manner can be taken care OF.
However, mail placed in the box at
Mount Vernon tomorrow Will receive
the special cancellation mark. Postal
officials have asked that all mail posted
at Mount Vernon have stamps already
affixed. since the comparatively small
staff at the post Office will not be able
to handle large crowds applying at
stamp windows The Mount Vernon
office will be open only from am.
until S pm
Evening star., 1932-02-21

Traffic at Seventh and @ streets was
tied up for As minutes during the S
o'clock rush hour yesterday afternoon
when southbound Capital Traction
Co. car ran of the tracks and a seven
ton truck of the Dome Oil Co. over
turned in the middle of the street as
q result of collision.
Although no one was injured, the
truck driver, c. S. Wendell and his as
siStant, Lawrence Hartman, both of Ia
koma Park, had narrow escape when
the side of the truck hit northbound
street car that was taking on passengers
at the corner. They were in an in
closed seat when the big truck toppled
over on its side and had to be helped
out.
Streams of orange -colored fluid
poured into the street and several COL
ored mer ran for buckets and hurriedly
filled them from the flowing pipe line.
Mistaking the fuel for gasoline, they
poured It IN the TANKS of their ea1x =
Evening star., 1932-02-21
TRUCK KILLS WOMAN

Fatal injuries were suffered yesterday
by Miss Mary Fisher, 10, of 1912 Euclid
street. when struck by truck at Four
teenth and Euclid streets.
Placed in a taXicab by Wilson Judd,
clerk at $3.50 Fourteenth street. who
witnessed the accident Miss Fisher was
removed to Emergency Hospital. She
was pronounced dead on arrival by DR..
M. Kajigis
The brakes of the truck, tested by
police, proved to be in good condition.
William A. Allen, oolored, the driver,
VIII testify at coroner's inquest to-
W0uYoW.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
PLAN MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Jewish Education Association Be-
gins Campaign March 8.

Plans for forthcoming membership
drive were discussed at meeting yes
terday of the Jewish Education ASso-
citation presided over by Bernard DAN
zansky. president of the association.
Participating in preparatory activities
before the campaign will be Rabbi s. H.
Metz, DR.. Mordecai Grossman, Rabbis
Volkman, Silverstone and Loeb, and
members of the executive board of the
organization.
A mass meeting on March 9, at the
Jewish Community Center, will open
the campaign proper. Among the
speakers on that occasion will be Rabbi
Abram Simon Of Washington and Rabbi
Wolf Gold of New York.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
HEADS AMITY CLUB

ISld0re SemSker Chosen 1res1uent
at Annual Election.
Isidore Semsker was elected preSi-
dent of the Amity Club at the annual
elections meeting, held in the Hamilton
Hotel Thursday
Other officers are Mac Names, first
vice president; Robert I. Rudolph
second vice president; Carl Linker, re-
cording secretary: Barney Robins,
financial secretary; Benjamin Madden,
treasurer, and Herbert Sauber, sergeant
at arms.
The program of events and activities
for the year was outlined. The Amity
Club has a membership Of ITS business
and professional men,
Evening star., 1932-02-21
Licensed to Marry.

FAIRFAX, Va, February 20 (Spe-
ciaD.-A marriage license has been is
sued at Fairfax to Anthony Kirwan, q,
member of the Maryland State Police,
stationed at Conowingo, Md, and Helen
Joachims, 81, of Hutton ave, Windsor
place, Baltimore, Md
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
Backs Walkers
 Beer Parade
Head of Amateur Brewers Promises Aid in May
 Demonstration

Brattleboro, Vt - Major A. P. Wallace, head of "The Company of Amateur Brewers" a national secret society devoted to craftsmanship and a revival of better beer, stated to-day that he would support Mayor James Walker of New York City and would join Walkers National Beer Parade there in May.
 MT Wallace declared that this or- ganization, composed of men only, has increased it's membership rapid ly in the last month and that its pri vate transactions, just printed in form of Handbook of Beer-Mak- ing, and distributed free to mem- bers is receiving unusual comment
 MT Wallace said: q defy any dry to prove that decent beer is not a nutritious. pleasant food suitable for men of sense and ideals. Our group is doing a great construc- tive work in demonstrating directly that fine beer is the great panacea for the horrors and evils of pro- hibition. Beer drinking is also the best means of restoring temperance We defy any Dry to prove that beer is pathologically harmful to the physical or social man. It is our purpose to direct return to the craftsmanship of the olden times and to the making of the grand old beers of yesteryear."
 "'The Company of Amateur Brewers was founded in Ver- mont in 1881 and now has mem bers all over the country" said MT Wallace in announcing that the next annual meeting of this group will take place in Vermont early in the summer at which time 1t is said many celebrities will attend.
 Rents in Argentina are decreas- ipC
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
Sweeping Victory For Democratic Party's Success This Fall Made From Headquarters
 This Week By Victory Campaign Committee

poets" for democratic success while eleven states, with 9S votes, will offer flair prospects"
 3f2 Seen as Possible
 Included in the excellent" and flair" prospects groups are twelve states which were in the republi- can column in 1928 but gave democratic candidates substantial pluralities in the 1880 statewide elections. The 163 electoral votes of these states. plus the 149 votes controlled by the fifteen states re- corded on the map as "sure" to be carried, would give the democrats total of 312 electoral votes, or forty-six moret han the 266 essen- tial to win the election.
 Weight is given this prediction in view of the fact that the vic- tory campaign signed by nine out standing democratic leaders. These include former Governor Hairy Flood Byrd, Speaker John N. Gar ner, Senator J. Hamilton Lewis, former Senator James A. Reed, Governor Albert c. Ritchie, Sena- tor Joe T. Robinson, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, former Governor Alfred B. Smith and Governor George White of Ohio.
 The fifteen states claimed as "sure" on the map are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Flori d a, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mis-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
PRIVATE WELLS
 NEED WATCHING
Ground Water Not as Safe as Public Supplies
 Under Supervision
SPRINGS DANGEROUS

While constant inspection and close supervision of public water supplies assure the majority of the population of Connecticut which is serviced by them of the purity and safety of their water, health au- thorities are emphasizing the dan- gers that may result from taking for granted the safety of the so- called ground water" supplies, those taken from underground wells and springs. Concerning this, the state department of health has issued several statements warning those who use ground water of the necessity of guarding against con- tamination.
 Where there is any suspicion of pollution especially where sickness is suspected to have been caused by ground water source, the local health officer should be immediate ly called to make an inspection, the department advises. Contamination of private ground water supplies may result from any me or more of a number of causes against which the public reservoirs are din their construction and care. The health officer can usually discover these causes without diff1- culty. When there is a question of Goubt, however, the only way to make certain of the purity or i'm purity of a we'll or spring is lab- oratory examination.
 The state undertakes the labor atory examination of water sam pies only upon the request of local health officers, since the time and expense involved is so great that it cannot promiscuously accept sam- pies of private water supplies. Lab- oratory examination of the water in public reservoirs is compulsory at specified periods, however, since the general health of the public is involved. These enforced examina- tions thus protect the majority of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20

New York, N. Y.-How will the democratic presidential nominee stand when the election returns come in from all parts of the coun- try on November 8?
 One of the most authoritative predictions among the many made to date is that of a sweeping vic- tory forecast this week by head quarters of the democratic victory campaign which is being carried on under the auspices of the dem ocratic national committee.
 Tho prediction appears on the reverse side of the 100000 "vic- tory-grams," just mailed to demo- crats throughout the United States, in the form of a map shaded to indicate by states the democratic expectation of victory. A repro duction of the map was made pub lie today.
 149 Votes Sure
 Claiming fifteen states with 149 electoral votes as "sure" to be car- ried, a printed explanation on the map declares to the effect that If the organization and educational work carried on by democratic na- tional headquarters in Washington since 1928 can be maintained and expanded through the success of teen other states having 204 elec- the 91,560. 1000 victory fund, eigh- ttral votes hold excellent pros-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
Maryland's Tax Rate
 Lessened By Ritchie
didate Only One Whose Bonds Still Enjoy 100 Per Cent Rating

Maryland as in any other state. Under the executive budget plan the governor is forced to resist this pressure, and in the last six years, anticipating, no doubt, that rainy day would have to come. Governor Ritchie refused budget requests to- taling $11,100,000 and postponed new construction not entirely es- sential which would have increased the bonded indebtedness by $31,- 900. 1000.
 Activities Maintained
 Sound economy has not meant that Maryland's welfare and prog Schools, or the health of it's citi- zens. state institutions, the state university, good roads and all the other normal functions of govern ment have not only been main- tained, but expanded. Today there has been no reduction in personnel nor in salaries in the various branches of the Maryland govern ment. Economies have been put in- to effect within the past year just as they have everywhere else. But they have been the economies of sound practice and not of forced retrenchment.
 Maryland supporters of Governor Ritchie believe that of the gover- nor's many accomplishments this is the outstanding mark of his ability as an administrator. There have been times when powerful in- terests in the state have fought bit terly for what they believe to be a necessary expansion of state ex- penditures. At such times they have found Governor Ritchie worthy and determined foe, but almost without exception the lapse of time has proven the wisdom of the gov ernor's position. and his temporary enemies are today included among his most ardent supporters.
 It is Governor Ritchie's finan- cial record that Maryland points first of all in advancing it's chief executive as a candidate for the presidential nomination. It's citizens believe that the experience and knowledge he has gained in admin istering the financial affairs of the state should be placed at the ser vice of the nation and that this, together with his known desire to halt the extravagant encroachment of federal bureaucracy. will lead to decide economies in Washington should he become the occupant of the White House.