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Evening star., 1932-08-29
Company Operating in Prince
Georges County Files
New Schedule.
REVISIONS WILL BECOME
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER !
Contentious of Pubic Service Board
in Ordering 81a Per Cent Cut
Are Hit by Sperry.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, August 29-Ac-
ceptance under protest of an order
reducing gas rates in Montgomery
County has been given by the two COM
panies involved, it was announced by
the Public Service Commission today at
the same time new schedule of lower
rates was filed by the Washington Sub
urban Gas Co. of Hyattsville, which
serves suburban Prince Georges County.
The Hyattsville concerns new gen.
eral service rates, as stated in letter
from H G. Thompson, assistant secre.
tary, to the Public Service Commission,
will be as follows:
First 800 Feet 81.
For the first 300 cubic feet per month,
81 net, $110 gross; next 1,700 cubic
feet per month, II cents per hundred
net, 13 cents gross; all gas used in ex-
cess of 1000 feet per month, cents per
hundred net, 10 cents gross.
The minimum monthly bill per meter
will be 81 net and $1.10 gross. The
new rates, fixed voluntarily by the gas
company, will be based on meter read
ings on and after September /.
The rates will result in reduction Of
about IA per cent to the average con-
sumner, it is said. The rates now in
effect call for 81 for the first 200 feet.
IA cents per hundred for the next $500
feet, and cents per hundred for all
above $500 feet.
Statistics compiled by the Hyattsville
Chamber Of Commerce show the average
consumer pays $4.22 per month for gas,
and it is estimated that under the new
rates he will pay 73 cents less. The
rates are still considerably higher than
in Montgomery County, however.
Contentious Not Admitted.
In accepting the 81a per cent tenn
porary discount ordered by the Public
Service Commission last night, Marcy
L. Sperry, president of the Washington
Gas Light Co., wrote the commission
that the Washington Gas Light Co. of
Montgomery County and the George
town Gas Light Co. of Montgomery
County does not in any way admit that
the contentious in the commissions
order are correct or that present rates
are unfair.
He said that at the present time the
two Montgomery County companies are
receiving under existing rates very
much less than fair return on fair
valuation of their properties" and
pointed out that the application Of the
temporary discount will of necessity
mean a further reduction in this return.
President Sperry declared the Mont
gomery County companies operate
under circumstances entirely different
from those under which the Washing
ton company operates in the District
of Columbia, where similar reduction
has been ordered.
Evening star., 1932-08-29

After all, it wouldn't help a bit toward
making up that $40 shortage in his rent.
Fortunately. howl;er, he landed job
this morning. doing bit of carpenter
work, and the rent will be paid.
We'll just keep Uncle Sans nickel"
said his wife. until some time when we
get hard up for cup of coffee"
Keefer's efforts to collect from the
Government began in May, 1923. when
he received letter informing him he
had money coming to him from the re-
tirement fund and asking him to fill out
a blank form.
He made a special trip to the Office
Of Public Buildings and Public Parks,
under which the War Trade Board
came, to get the matter Strengthened
out. That trip and several others for
the same purpose cost him car fare. and
he also spent several nickels for tele-
phone calls, so he figures he went Gin
the hole in his dealings with URcls
Sam. q
Evening star., 1932-08-29
LEGIONNAIRE EXPLAINS
CITING JOHNSON'S PAY
w. D. Rogers Lays His Action to
Representatives Criticism of
B. E. E. Marchers.

w. D. Rogers, commander of Victory
Post, American Legion, explained today
that the reason his post called attention
to the fact that Representative Royal
c. johnson of Souh Dakota had re-
ceivcd congressional pay for his Army
service during the World War, was
because the Representative criticized
the bonus marchers in recent address.
Rogers, in response to a letter pub
lished in The Star Saturday from Paul
j. McGahan, past department COM
mander of the American Legion, ques-
tioning the need for calling an old and
we'll known fact to public attention at
this time, said his post took the posi-
ton that Representative johnson had
no right to criticize the bonus march
ers when he himself had accepted
much larger bonus for his wartime
service.
Evening star., 1932-08-29
D. C. ARTILLERY UNIT
HAS TARGET PRACTICE
National Guard, Encamped at Fort
Monroe, Begins Final Week
in Training.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FORT MONROE, Va, August 29
After week end of relaxation, the
26Oth Coast Artillery, District of Co.
lumbia National Guard. today began its
final week in camp with successful tar
get practice as its objective.
A good rating in the target practice
means the red e" for the gun batteries
who attained rating of very salts
factory in the annual armory in
spection.
Battery E, the only unit of the regi-
ment which fires the anti aircraft ma
chine guns, completed its record prac-
tice today by scoring II hits on the
sleeve target as it was being towed by
an airplane. The target was fired upon
first as it Travelled by the battery and
was then fired upon as it drove upon
the battery.
Battery A, the searchlight unit, under
Lieut.. Clifton L. Royston, is to COM
plete its preliminary spotting of planes
tonight. Tomorrow night will deter
mine its score and rating for the COM
ing year.
Evening star., 1932-08-29
DISGUISED TRUCK YIELDS RUM:
DRIVER AND CONVOYS ARRESTED
Prohibition Agents Stop Danger, Men at Work"
Machine and Discover 800 Half Gallons

Stopping truck disguised as a high
way work vehicle. prohibition agents to-
day discovered 800 half-gallons of al
legged liquor concealed beneath picks,
shovels, bags of cement and Danger,
men at work" signs.
They arrested Anthony ]. Tambrino,
%. who gave his adress as S07 State
street, Baltimore. and charged him with
transportation and possession. Tam
brino also was booked on three traffic
charges.
The agents, George Gray and @. B.
Thomas of the Federal Prohibition Ser
vice, and H. G. Bauer of the Metropol-
ttan Police liquor squad. also arrested
two men in an automobile, who, they
lid, were acting as lookouts for the
Evening star., 1932-08-29
ADDRESSES GUILD
Miss Helen Connolly Speaks to
Catholic Body.

The institution of the sacrament of
Holy Eucharist by Christ at the Last
Supper was the means by which the
Savior became the actual living center
of His church for all time, Miss Helen
Connolly declared before the Catholic
Evidence Guild at Catholic University
yesterday.
When Christ said, Except you eat
the flesh of the Son of Man and drink
His blood you shall not have life in
you; he that eateth my flesh and
drinketh my blood hath everlasting
life" Miss Connolly declared, He in
tended that the apostles should accept
literally what he said. When He
taught this doctrine many of His fol-
lowers deserted Him, but He did not
go after them with the explanation
that His teaching was not to be taken
literally, the speaker told the guild.
Evening star., 1932-08-29
CHILD BADLY INJURED
WHEN STRUCK BY CAR

Two-year-old Marie Nicholson was
seriously injured today when struck by
an automobile while playing in front
OF her home in the 5000 block of Ash
street, Mount Rainier, Md.
Police Chief Eugene Plummer of Mount
Rainier said the car was operated by
wesley Markward, IT, of Brentwood.
who took the child to Children's Hos
pltai. She was said to have fractured
skull
MafkWard was released on his per-
Sofai pond: Folice say he is the broth
er OF Lucille Markward, who was killed
when roadster containing several 9th
er persons cOllided with another car
near Chillum last June.
Evening star., 1932-08-29
One Instantly Killed, One Dies
at GaIIinger of BuIIet
Wound.
GUARD FREED OF BLAME
FOR USING HIS WEAPON
Officials Say Pair Sought to Rush
and Disarm Him, Refusing
to Halt.

Shot by guard in an attempted
jailbreak at Lorton Reformatory Satur-
day night, in which a colored COM
panion was killed, James Gray, 25, COL
ored, died at Gallinger Hospital last
night of bullet wound in the head.
The other prisoner Edward Thorn
ton, 2S, was shot through the heart
and died almost instantly after the two
made what officials said was an at
Tempt to rush and disarm a guard. L.
=. Brown. Both prisoners were sery-
ing long terms for robbery.
Brown, according to Capt. M. M.
barnard superintendent of District
penal institutions, ordered the men
lour times to halt as they dashed from
oormitory door and approached him
"iiele ne SCooo near a guard tower.
Find Dirk in Pocket.
Capt. Barnard said a search of
Ihornton's pockets disclosed an 8-inch
dirk, which probably had been manu-
factured in the machine shop by the
prisoner in preparation for the at
tempted jail break.
Thornton was under an eipht-vear
sentence. He was arrested after an at
tempt to rob the Franklin National
Bank Of 500 under a threat to blow
up the place with bottle of nitro
glycerine. Gray, who had served a
term In Leavenworth. officials said, was
sentenced last May for assault with in
tent to rob.
When they entered the reformatory.
Thornton gave his address as 925 N
street and Gray as the 500 block of
Forty-sixth street northeast.
The guard deserves credit for the
way he frustrated the attempted es-
CAPE" Capt. Barnard said. 1T was the
only thing he could do. Both were des-
perate men, and had he attempted to
subdue them, he certainly would have
been killed"
Absolved Of Blame.
Thornton's body was taken to the Dis
trict Morgue, to which Gray's was re-
moved last night. Dr. A. Magruder Mac
Donald, deputy coroner, said he would
issue death certificates releasing the
bodies, but that no inquest would be
held in the District, as the shooting had
occurred in Virginia.
Brown was abSolved of blame in the
shooting in statement forwarded to
the District Commissioners today by z.
E. budding. president of the Prisoners
Relief Society. Mr. budding assured the
Commissioners he had talked personally
with prisoners at Lorton, and was con-
vinoed that Brown did what any other
sensible man would have done under the
circumstances"
Evening star., 1932-08-29
FUNERAL WILL BE HELD
FOR MRS. REBECCA SHIVES
Final Rites for Native of Chelten-
ham, Md, to Take Place
Tomorrow Afternoon,

Funeral services for Mrs Rebecca j.
ShiveS, who died Saturday at the Wash
ington Sanitarium, Takoma Park, Md,
after long illness, will be held at l 80
pm. tomorrow at the residence, TAO
Rittenhouse street. Services also will
be held at Trinity Episcopal Church,
Piney Branch road and Dahlia street.
Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
A native of Cheltenham, Md, Mrs.
Shives had lived in Washington more
than 20 years. She was a member of
Ruth Chapter, Order of Eastern Star.
She is survived by her husband, Jesse
A. Shives; two daughters, Mildred and
Dorothy Shives, and three brothers.
Wallace, George and Novel Curtin, all
of this city.
Evening star., 1932-08-29

truck. Both cars were stopped in the
vicinity of Soldiers Home
Inc occupants of the car, who gave
.1elr names and addresses as Raphael
Marcontoni, 81, of 313 South Exeter
Street SUI Baltimore, and Guseppi Ranish.
3O, OF 2o5 South High street, Baltimore.
were charged with aiding and abetting
transportation of liquor.
Acting on tip that an ATTEMPT
would be made to bring a large ouan-
tlty OF liquor into the District early TO-
DAY, the officers lay in wait near the
District line until they spotted the
truck and its convoy car. Tkey arrested
the men before they had any chance to
attempt an escape.
Evening star., 1932-08-29
SOUTH AFRICAN CABINET
MEMBER DUE HERE TODAY
N. c. Havenga, Returning From
Ottawa Conference, Will Be Pre-
sented to Hoover Tomorrow.

N. c. Havenga, minister of finance of
the Union of South Africa, was ex-
pected to reach Washington late today
to be the guest of the South African
Minister and Mrs. Louw. Mrs. Havenga
will accompany him.
Mr.. Havenga was leader of the South
African delegation to the recent Ottawa
conference. A veteran of the Boer War.
he took up the practice of law in the
Orange Free State following the con-
f1lct. He became one of the leaders in
the Nationalist party. After the de-
feat of Gen. Shuts party in the 1925
election he was appointed minister of
finance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Havenga will be pre-
Sented to President Hoover tomorrow.
Evening star., 1932-08-29
MAN Is STABBED

Gus Larsen, %, of the 900 block NJ
street, was treated at Emergency Hos
pital last night for knife wounds in the
left side, said to have been received
during an alteration near his homo.
His condition today was said to be not
serious.
Police arrested Jess Robbins, "a, of
the 300 block M street, and charged
him with assault with a dangerous
weapon.
Evening star., 1932-08-29
WOMAN SAVES NAVY OFFICER:
MAN BROWNS NEAR ANNAPOLIS
Capital Resident lows Phar-
maciSt'S Mate, UnCon-
scious, to Land.
Baltimore Swimmer, Taken
With Cramps, Loses Life
in Bodkins Creek.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch W Ht SVdA'
ANNAPOLIS, Md, August 29.-Week
end swimming mishaps near here took
the life of a Baltimore man yesterday
while a Naval petty officer was saved
from drowning by a Washington
woman.
Charles A. Lewis, chief pharmacists
mate, U. S. NJ, stationed at the Naval
Hospital, Washington. floated on the
water unconscious for nearly 10 min
utes after being seized with cramps
while swimming at Shady Side, Md
Mrs Mamie Conover, 2l00 block of H
street, Washington, noticed his condl-
ton and towed him to land.
Six hours of treatment was required
to revive him. A Naval Hospita, am
bulance brought him to Washington,
where he regained consciousness. He
was reported out of danger this morn
ing.
Lewis and Mrs. Conover were mem
bers of a swimming party which went
to Shady Side for the week end.
Robert Walker, 30 of Baltimore, was
seized with cramps and drowned while
Evening star., 1932-08-29
GUN BATTLE PROBED
Wounded Colored Man Refuses to
Name His Assailant.

A gun battle between two colored
men in the 200 block of F street south
west, during which one of the men was
shot twice this morning, is being in
vestigated by fourth precinct police.
The wounded man is George Hardy,
35. of the 200 block of F street south
west, who is in Providence Hospital
after being shot in his arm and leg.
His assailant escaped. Police arrested
a coIored woman for investigation.
Hardy declined to name his assailant.
Evening star., 1932-08-29
MRS. J. C. KELlHER DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Wife of Retired Deputy Chief of
District Fire Department,
Passes Away.

Mrs. James C. Keliher, wife of re-
tired deputy chief of the District Fire
Department, died early today at her
home, 33 S street, following a long
illness. Mrs. Keliher was a lifelong
resident of Washington
She is survived by her husband, two
daughters, Mrs. John j. OLeary and
Mrs. Edward Flood, and son, James
A. Keliher. all of this city. She is also
survived by a sister, Mrs. William j.
O'Leary, and three brothers, Daniel,
James and Dennis Sullivan.
Funeral services will be held Wednes-
day morning with a requeim mass at
st. Martins Church. Burial will be
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1932-08-29
BURKE BURIAL TOMORROW
Former Policeman's Funeral to Re
Held at st. Francis de Sales.

Funeral services for William F. Burke
former policeman, who was found dead
Saturday, will be held at $50 am. to-
morrow at his home, 2204 Lawrence
street northeast. Requiem mass will be
held at 8 o'clock at the Church of st.
Francis de Sales. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Burke was a member of the Metro
politan force for IA years.
Acting Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald is making a chemical analysis
Of the contents of Burke's stomach
A quantity of sleeping tablets were
found in the room where he died.
Evening star., 1932-08-29
LEOPOLD HANSEN DIES
Veterans Administration Employe
Was Native of Michigan.

Miss Leopold Hansen, AZ, 24O0 Six
teenth street, died yesterday at the
Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore,
after an illness of several months.
Miss Hansen was a native of Weld
man, Mich, and was employed at the
Veterans Administration for the last
is years. She is survived by her
mother, Mrs. Janus Hansen, two sisters
and one brother Funeral arrange
mentS have not been made.
Evening star., 1932-08-29
JAILED IN RUM RAID
Beltsville Man Faces Charge of
Liquor Possession.

By STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, August 90
James Clark of Ebenezer road, Belts
vile, was arrested on charges of pos
session Of liquor in the only raid staged
by Prince Georges County police over
the week end. Policemen Reese and
Clifton led the raid.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
MOTORISTS URGED
TO COMBAT TAXES
President of A. A. A. Would Garry
Fight Into All Elections
This Fall.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., June 20
Motorists of the country were called
upon today to use the ballot box as
a medium for protesting against the in
creaSing motor taxes. in an address
before the thirtieth annual convention
here OF the American Automobile As
sociation, by its president. Thomas P.
Henry
After stating the motor vehicle was a
sacrifice to the fragrant extravaganza
that has "honeycombed every kind and
form Of government, Mr.. Henry. in
sounding the keynote for a national
campaign against excessive motor levies,
said:
The Congress of the United States
has just passed a bill which subjects
the car owners to a burden of $258.-
600 900 of new Federal taxes. This is
an increase of 25 per cent in the total
motor tax levy 1t is more than twice
the annual Federal expenditures on
highways. This piece of shotgun tax
alton was forced on us with full knoWl-
edge of the fact the State burden of
taxes had already reached the point
where cars were going off the streets
at the rate of 100000 vehicles in
1882.
i propose We scan the record CT
every man and woman seeking office in
the coming elections, from the United
States Senate down to the youngest
aspirant for a town council. and de-
mand from them an explanation OF
their votes on motor taxes in the past
and pledge for the future. Let us
translate our protest into political
action. Ballots NAV prove a stronger
weapon than reason"
Evening star., 1932-06-20
RTTMAN BILL GETS
SENATE GROUP 0. K.
Measure Would Authorize
U. S. to Purchase Domes-
tic Silver Production.

BY the Associated Press.
favorable report on the Pittman
bill authorizing the United States to
buy Up the domestic silver production
was voted. 10 4. today by the Senate
Banking Committee.
Chairman Norbeck declined to make
public the votes Of the committee men,
bers. announcing only the totals. The
measure was recommended to the fun
committee by subcommittee Saturday,
which favored it by . to vote.
AS the bill! stands the United States
would be authorized to purchase all the
domestic silver at the current market
price at the time bought, with limit
OF 900. 900 ounces monthly and price
limit Of SO cents per ounce.
The bullion would be paid for
thorough issuance Of silver certificates
Of So S25 and ST denominations and
subsidiary metal coins.
Senator Pittman. Democrat. of Ne
vada, sponsor of the measure. and other
advocates Of rehabilitation CT the whit
metal as monetary unit contend that
removal from the world market of the
United States production would aid
enormously.
This country produces roughly about
one fifth Of the worlds annual produc-
ton. the domestic peak output in recent
years having been approximately 81 =
900 900 ounces.
An expenditure Of from $9000.00O to
Sl2OG0,O0 annually was estimated as
likely TO be needed 10 take the domestic
metal off the market
Through enhancing the world valre
OF silver. proponents of the step contend
the buying power of the Orient would
be increased and American export
markets bolstered.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
POST OFFICE SET UP
AT BONUS ARMY CAMP

Camp Marks. one of the principal
concentration centerS Of the bonus
marchers. attained new eminence to-
day when postal delivery station was
established through the good Offices of
City Postmaster William M. Mooney.
Two letter cases We're set up in the
tent where the men have been receiving
their mail. and w. G. Bell and f. NJ
Pershing were detailed in the post Office
to instruct member of the camp force
i'll the art OF distributing mail.
The mail will be brought into camp
twice day from the Anacostia post
office. Heretofore the mail has been
kept at the post Office until orderlies
from the camp called for it. The new
arrangement, it was said, will facilitate
delivery.
No registered or insured mail will be
brought into camp, but the recipients
Will receive notices to call for it at the
AnacoStia station.
Clarence Perkins Of Camden. N. j..
has been appointed postmaster. and Bell
said that he would be able to take over
the management of the office in about
three days.
Evening star., 1932-06-20
REVEAL
EMPLOYMENT DROP
Green Estimates 1864, 900
JobIess, on Basis of U. S.
Bureaus Figures.

Employment in the Nations 16 major
industrial groups, the Labor Depart
ments Bureau of Statistics said today,
shows no signs of improvement. At
the same time. William Green. presi-
dent of the American Federation Of
Labor estimated unemployment for
June among all classes Of workers at
1864, 900.
The bureaus compilation Of reports
received from 64,844 establishments in
the 16 major groups, having 4,419, sos
employees in May and whose combined
weekly earnings amounted to $90,815.-
l67, shows a decrease of 80 per cent
in employment and 39 per cent in
earnings.
Manufacturing Drops.
Employment in manufacturing was
reduced per cent in May, as COM
pared with April, and earnings were
off 40 per cent. the bureau said.
These changes were based on reports
from 1920 establishments in SO Of the
country's principal manufacturing in
duStrieS. having in May 2,7l8,865 en-
Using the Census Bureaus figures on
the number gainfully employed through
out the United States in April. 1880,
and applying to them the declines in
diCated by the Labor Department S index
numbers for various industries, Presi-
dent Green concluded that 1894 900
normally eainful workers had been laid
off since April, 1880.
Total put at IN 62d OO0
To this number was added 1884 900
whom the federation considered as un-
employed at the Federal census i'll 1890,
and 776 900 representing new workers
brought into the field seeking employ
ment since that time. The result Was
placed at l0634 600.
In, reaSing employment IN May, as
compared with April. was shown III l3
OF the 80 separate manufacturing i'll
duStrieS upon which the Bureau OF Sta
tistic's index of employ lment and earn
ingS are based and increased earnings
were reported in 20 industries.
The most pronounced gains in en-
ployment over the month were seasonal
increases in the beet sugar and ice
cream industries. Other substantial
gains in employment We're shown in
radio. butter, forgings. beverage, slaugh-
tering, brick and cane sugar refining
Industries.
The automobile industry reported an
increase of Is per cent in employment
and a gain of 1875 per cent in pay roll
totals, due to sharply increased pro-
duction in May over the April output.
Evening star., 1932-06-20

Continued From First PageD
saying the State could take the respon-
Sibility
The gangster erinning widely. walked
from the room free
Six men held up the bank. in the
southwest suburbs. They used machine
guns. terrorizcd the employees and
forced their way to a safety deposit box
believed to have been known only to
bank officials II contained SS0000
cash. They did not disturb money in
the tellers' cages
Several employees Of the bank identi-
fed McGeoghegan as the leader Of the
robbers. He furnished an alibl, saying
he was attending a funeral at the time
OF the raid The jury was dismissed
after deliberating nearly two days.
McGeOghegan is one Of several can
didates Tor leadership in the beer trade
on the South Side. particularly south
of Fifty-f1fth street. which limits the
domain of the weakened CapOne syndl-
cate. Edward ODonneH Frank Nc
Erlane and others opposed him. He Is
West Side hooGlum and was listed as
public enemy on the second roster
issued by the Chicago Crime Conrnis-
sion.