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Evening star., 1932-01-29
CITY BANISHES PEDDLER
FOR FALSE PRETENSES
Silver Fox Fur Sold to Resident
Said Not to Have Been
Geunine.

Milton Kessler of New York. alleged
to be an operator of the fur racket"
and arrested on charge of false pre-
lenses, had his peddler's license sus-
pended and was given "a hours to leave
the city when he was taken to Police
Court yesterday
which he represented as being silver
fox to H. A. Melville, 1900 street, for
S11. The piece proved not to be gen.
uine. The arrest was made through the
efforts of Louis Rothschild of the Bet
ter Business Bureau.
The case was continued until today
without a plea and Judge Gus A
Schuldt took Kessler's personal bond to
appear IN court. Meanwhile Assistant
United States Attorney Michael Keogh
announced that his peddlers license
had been suspended and that he had
promised to leave the city.
Evening star., 1932-01-29
ARTS CLUB BACKS
SYMPHONY GROUP
Orchestra Indispensable EIe-
ment in Civic Life Here,
Public Told.

The Arts Club of Washington pledged
support last night to the National Sym
phony Orchestra and passed resolu-
ton calling on citizens Of the District
to back the organization as one of the
communitys most valuable assets. Plans
also were discussed for the Bal Boheme
to be held February at the Willard
Hotel under auspices of the club.
The membership adopted resolution
offered by Miss Mary AlSop Cryder and
seconded by Charles Edward Russell
which called attention to the announce
ment the orchestra must disband unless
S150,000 is raised for its support before
May l.
indispensable Element"
This orchestra, the resolution pointed
out, has become IAN indispensable ele-
ment in the civic life of the commu-
nifty" The club also paid tribute to
Hans Kinder, leader of the orchestra
and a member of the Arts Club.
In Seconding the resolution, Mr.. Rus
sell said, Washington cannot afford to
let the symphony orchestra fail"
"Orchestras," he continued, ARE more
valuable than factories and bring in
more money. The contribution of the
National Symphony will be of tremen-
dous value to Washington"
A committee of five will be appointed
by the club to bring to the attention
of civic groups the necessity for sup
porting the orchestra.
Many to Be in Pageant.
1t was announced at the meeting,
relative to the Bal Boheme. that more
than 100 persons will participate in a
pageant entitled "Neptune'S Review,
which will depict the central theme
of the carnival dance, known this year
as THE Ball of the Seven Seas"
James Otis Parker will rule the car
nival as King Neptune. Settings de-
picting Neptunes palace at the Bot
tom of the Sea" are being designed
by Charles Bittinger, Charles Dunn
and Clifford x. Bergman, cartoonist
for The Star
Carlton van Valkenburg is chairman
of the Bal Boheme, the proceeds from
which will go for the benefit of the
UNEMPLOYED
Evening star., 1932-01-29
ROCK CREEK ROAD
OPENED TO PUBLIC
Potomac Parkway Route Is
Believed Still PeriIouS
at Underpass.

The newly developed section of the
Rock Greek and Potomac parkway be-
tween P street and Massachusetts ave-
nue. was ordered opened to public travel
today by Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d.
director Of Public Buildings and Public
Parks. This means that it is now
possible to motor in Rock Greek Valley
all the way from P street to the District
line, during daylight hours.
Officials stressed the point that as
the underpaSS at Massachusetts avenue
is very dangerous, stop signs have been
placed at either end. The cooperation
of the public was requested to avoid
accidents, and motorists were warned
to negotiate this passage with caution.
Overpass Still Unfinished.
officials hope to have bridge across
Massachusetts, avenue, spanning the
parkway. A larger archway will be
necessary fer traffic. and this would be
constructed eastward of the present
arch
The traffic bridge. known officially as
the "WaterSlde OVerpaSS." is still under
construction near Massachusetts ave-
nue. IN the valley, and it will be about
month more before it is completed
ASNcty - OAN NSA Wy wi. NIIdIll. IOWeNtl,
means that the low level road is avail
able to the public, regardless of the
construction status of the traffic bridge.
The gates to the National Geological
Park are closed at sunset, so that
motorists travelling in the valley must
detour around this obstruction. Later.
officials hope, a 24-hour passageway
will be arranged, probably through the
construction of new thoroughfare.
Maryland authorities are preparing to
carry the Rock Greek Park development
northward into their State, and the Of
fee of Public Buildings and Public
Parks hopes to complete the last link
of the roadway, along Rock Greek to
the District linei the Spring. In
this northWard section the trees al
ready have been cleared away, but the
officials are permitting the new fill to
settle before the road is constructed.
The last section in the District of the
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway. be-
tween P street and K street, remains
to be developed, and a bridge is about
to be constructed at L street across
Rock Creek, but there is no money
available for highway construction
north of Pennsylvania avenue.
Evening star., 1932-01-29
2-DAY EXTENSION
FOR USE OF 81 AUTO
TAGS IS ORDERED
Commissioners Act as Result
of Delay Caused by Clos
ing of Building.
TUESDAY AT MIDNIGHT
LAST FOR OLD PLATES
Van Duzer Makes Request to
Avoid Penalizing Late
Applicants.

A tWo-day extension on the time limit
for the use of 1881 District automobile
tags was ordered today by the Commits
sioners as a result Of an unavoidable
delay in issuing of certificates of title
due to the closing of the building in
which the Traffic Bureau is located
while two heavy safes were moved.
The 1881 tags, which were scheduled
to expire at midnight Sunday, will be
recognized until midnight Tuesday. al
lowing automobile owners two addi-
tional days in which to procure 1882
tags as well as certificates Of title.
Van Duzer Makes Request.
The order of the Commissioners was
issued at the request Of Traffic Director
William A. Van Duzer. who wanted to
avoid penaliZing laSt-minute applicants
for title certificates with the loss of
the use OF their cars merely because it
was found necessary to close the Traffic
Department Offices.
Closing of the Traffic Department
offices, however, did not interfere Wi
the distribution of tags to persots who
had applications for tags. The Tag
Distribution Bureau in the Ford Build
sylvania avenue, was not disturbed by
the temporary closing of the Traffic
Department, which is located in the old
District Building at 462 Louisiana ave
nue..
10000 Cars Lack Tags.
The two-day extension was ordered
primarily for the benefit of car owners
who had not procured certificates of
title-a procedure required before the
issuance of tags. 1t also will benefit
motorists who have titles, but who have
not yet received tag applications. Traffic
officials said the tag application usually
is mailed a day or two after the Certifi-
Gates of title, and there are several hun
dred persons with title certificates who
have not yet received applications for
tags.
Traffic officials estimated there are
approximately 10000 vehicles for which
1882 tags have not been iSSued-a con-
ditiOn which presages a last-minute
rush Appeals have been made to these
10000 to apply for tags before Tuesday.
Evening star., 1932-01-29
ASKS PLUMBING REFORM
Norton Introduces House Measure
for D. C. Regulation.

Chairman Norton of the House Dis
trict Committee today introduced a
bill recommended by the District Com
missionerS to regulate plumbing and
gas fitting in the District of Columbia.
A similar bill was before the committee
at the last Congress and carried the
approval of the Citizens Advisory
Council
The House District Committee today
received a recommendation from Co.
lumbia Lodge, International ASsocia-
ton of Mechanics, of Hyattsville, Md,
that the license fee in the Senate bill
to incorporate credit unions be lowered.
An identical bill is awaiting considera-
ton by the House District Committee.
The suggestion was that the license fee
be reduced from $50 to S25 or levied
on per capita basis.
Evening star., 1932-01-29
ARCHITECTS TO MARK
BUILDING ANNIVERSARY
Dinner Will Be Held February 19,
Three Years After Start
of Federal Program.

Because of the widespread interest in
the progress of the Federal building
program, first put into operation to pro-
vide adequate housing for Government
activities and later pressed as a relief
to unemployment, dinner marking the
third anniversary of the beginning of
the program will be given February 18
at the Washington Hotel.
The Association of Federal Archi-
teCtS has planned the dinner, to which
will be invited the personnel and Off
cialS responsible for the design and
construction of the vast project.
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Ferry K. Heath will be the principal
speaker, talking on the accomplish
ments Of the various Government con-
struction agencies, which, in the past
three years, have placed contracts for
approximately $4OO,O00,0OO worth of
work.
Evening star., 1932-01-29
CHARTER MEMBER, 80,
FETED BY CONGREGATION
Members of Ham1ine Methodist
Episcopal Join in Tribute
to E. D, Godfrey.

E. D. Godfrey, charter member and
trustee emeritus of Hamline Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, was feted at a
party celebrating his Goth birthday an
niversary last night. Mr. Godfrey, who
will be 80 tomorrow, has been an active
member of the church since it was
formed in 1865.
Harry A. Havens presided at the
ceremonies, which included presenta-
tion of large basket of flowers from
the members of the church by Mrs.
John H. Muirhead, and presentation Of
a cane by E. Rolla Rochester. Hugh
E. Wertz spoke in behalf of the young
people of the church, congratulating
Mr.. Godfrey, and vocal numbers were
given by Miss Ethel D. Stickles ac-
companied by Miss Edith B. Athey.
Judge Hosea B. Moulton spoke.
A reception followed In the church
parlors.
Evening star., 1932-01-29
CRA|G|E OUTLINES
CADET SCHEDULE
Commissions to Be Present
ed to 149 SChooIboyS
on April II.

Commissions will be presented to 149
Washington High School Cadets at the
annual brigade inspection and review
Monday April II, it was announced
today by Lieut.. Col Wallace M
Craigie, U. s. A, professor of military
science and tactics.
Other major events scheduled by the
cadet and school authorities today in
clude the battalion and band COmpeti-
tion, Monday. April l8; regimental
competitive drill. Monday, April 25, and
company competitive drills. Monday
and Tuesday June 6 and 7.
Heading the list of cadet officers to
be commissioned on April II is the
brigade commander, Cadet Col Chester
Morrill,. jr. Other members of Cadet
Col Morrill's staff who will be COM
missioned at the same time are:
Brigade adutant, Cadet Mai. Robert
Neyman; brigade personnel adjutant,
Cadet Maj William Kabler, and brigade
quartermaster. Cadet Maj. Henry D.
Merwin, all of Western.
The commissioning of Cadet Col
Morrill, marks for him the climax of
a stiff competition for the rank. Cadet
Col. Morrill, was one of five cadets
IOIIl4lldltN ny Ullt i've JI AlCLpdES VI lIIS
high schools, on TIE basis of scholastic
attainments and cadet standing. He
defeated the other four schools Candi-
dates in an examination administered
by Col. Craigie and his staff.
Other ranking officers, commanders
of the Cadet Corps units at the vari-
Gus high schools, receive their COM
missions at the same time, include:
Cadet Lieut.. Col. John A. Livingstone,
4th Regiment, Western; Cadet Lieut..
Col. James M Moore, Sd Regiment,
Eastern; Cadet Lieut.. Col. Silvio V.
Giovannetti, I'd Regiment, Mckinley;
Cadet Lieut. Col. Nathan Goldman, lst
Regiment, Central, and Cadet Mai.
Thomas F. Callahan, Business High
School battalion.
The number Of commissions are
divided among the schools as follows:
Mckinley, 43; Central, 80; Western, 33;
Eastern, "a and Business, 10.
Evening star., 1932-01-29
Marriage Licenses.

C. C. Jones, As, and Blanche E. Schriver,
"A; Rev. R. NJ. Burke.
G. G. Schumann, 26, and Frieda Heinrich,
G, A. Weideie. rs. and c. E. Kinney, 10;
Chester Sims, q, and Gladys whittington,
Is: Rev. w M Battle.
Ephriam wilson 23 and Louise Tillman,
II; Rev. J. T. Harvey.
F. V. Graves, 20, and Mary E. Mirguet, 20;
Rev. P. L. Norris.
Thomas NJ. Shaw. 81, and 1rma L. Davis,
81; Rev U. c. B. Pierce.
]. E Robinson, 40, and Lucille Hardesty,
G. M. Osborn. -, and Anna M. Lechlider,
10: Rev F. A. Parsons.
j. W White, So, and L. r. Clasett, 30;
Rev. J. H. Fairfax.
Richard jackson, 80. and Jean Phillips
"a; Rev. Alexander Willbanks.
Evening star., 1932-01-29
NEW HEALTH LABORATORY
PLANS BEING STUDIED
Architect Considers Project With
View of Harmonizing With
Buildings in Area.

Studies are being made in the Office
OF the supervising architect of the
Treasury for the new laboratory to be
constructed for the National Institute
of Health adjacent to its present build
ing near the Naval Hospital, to cost
S750,000.
Plans for this structure are being
made with a view to harmonizing not
only with the present architectural de-
Velopmert in that area. but also with
the new Naval Hospital which the
Public Buildings Commission has de-
cided shall also be in That vicinity.
The new building, it was explained
today by DR.. Hugh S. Cumming, sur
geon general of the Public Health SerV-
ice, will be used as a laboratory for new
work in industrial medicine, industrial
hygiene ana virus diseases.
Evening star., 1932-01-29
MARKET PROBE DATED

The House Judiciary Committee today
set February IS for consideration Of
legislation to regulate short selling and
invited Richard S. Whitney, president
of the New York Stock Exchange, to
testify.
Hearings will be conducted by a sub
committee headed by Representative
Tucker, Democrat, Virginia. Besides
Whitney the committee also invited
W. R. Perkins and Harold Aron. both
of New York City.
Evening star., 1932-01-29
ROBERTS QUITS POST
In CIVIC FEDERATION
Assistant Corporation Counsel Re-
signs After Five Years as Dele
gate-Bailey Takes Place.

After five years of service as a dele
gate to the Federation of Citizens
Associations, William A Roberts, as
sistant corporation counsel, resigned
last night at a meeting of the Conduit
Road Association. He explained his
official duties might conflict with some
movement sponsored by the federation.
Mr.. Roberts resignation was accepted
without debate. Clyde S. Bailey was
elected as his successor. Mr.. Bailey also
was named to head committee which
will arrange a community celebration
of the George Washington Bicentennial.
The organization voted to oppose
vigorously TIE Mapes report proposing
additional taxation for the District.
Evening star., 1932-01-29
BICENTENNIAL FUND CUT
Is DEPLORED BY FESS
Holds There Is Never Any Diff
Guilty to Get Money for Display
of Material Growth.

The tendency to cut down appropria-
tions for the George Washington BIZ
centennial Celebration was deplored in
the Senate yesterday by Senator Fess
of Ohio, vice chairman of the Bicen-
tennial Commission.
When there is any authorization for
something that looks like a world fair
or a display of material growth, We
never have any difficulty in getting the
money. but if there is any suggestion
that we desire to give recognition to a
great character like George Washing
ton, then there will be absolute cutting
to the bone, away below the needs that
have been established and recommend
ed by the Budget Bureau
The Budget Bureau recommended
$427000 for continuing the work of the
Bicentennial Celebration. which has
been reduced to 1925 900 in the def
cheney appropriation bill.
Evening star., 1932-01-29
D. c. BILLS CONSIDERED
Senate Committee Takes Up Com
mission Powers Question.

The Senate District Committee is in
session this afternoon for the purpose
of considering pending proposals to
broaden the general powers of the Dis
trict Commissioners and also to discuss
the Capper bill to authorize incorpora-
tion of credit unions in the District.
Senator King of Utah has drafted a
bill which would enable the CommiS-
sioners to make regulations on some of
the subjects which at present require
congressional approval Corporation
Counsel w w Bride is expected to eX-
plain the details Of the bill this after
noon.
Evening star., 1932-01-29

hunter of the show, the reserve cham
pionship going to Miss Beatrice Patton,
with Keanakolu, and third to Life of
Riley.
The judges were: Miss Fannie Whit
field of Middleburg, Va; Mai. Henry
Leonard, Albert c. Ober of Baltimore,
John o. Williams, Maj. Gen. Cav v.
Henry, chief of Calvary, U. S. A; Col.
w. w. Whitside, and Brig, Gen. H. G..
Whitehead.
Evening star., 1932-01-29
NAVY LETS CONTRACTS

Department Plans to Spend $14S,-
$40 on West Coast.
Contracts totaling s14S,649 were
awarded yesterday by the Bureau of
Yards and Docks, Navy Department,
for West Coast construction. This in
cluded $145,4O for a battery over
hauling building, substation and acid
mixing plant at the submarine repair
base, Mare Island, Calf.
The Navy will spend $1,615 for a
hvdro-electric freight elevator for the
cafeteria building at Mare Island, and
1854 will go for Encouragement of the
djspensary and planning spaces at the
18th Naval District Headquarters at
San Francisco.
Evening star., 1932-01-29
GET COMMISSIONS

Made Reserve Officers.
Commissions in the Army Reserve
Corps have been issued by the War
Department to the following residents
of this vicinity: Chester E. Davis,
S112 o street, as a first lieutenant of
infantry; Patrick J. Cavanaugh, 514
Concord avenue, first lieutenant in the
Adiutant Generals Department; Rob-
ert w. Garrett, $500 Thirty fifth street,
first lieutenant of Engineers, and Edwin
L. Reynolds, Bethesda, Md. first lieu
tenant of Infantry.
Evening star., 1932-01-31
Amer1cun DetectiveS May
Learn q Thing or 720o
From Britain in BRING
ing Criminals 10 Justice.
Scotland Yard Is Not
Al7vays Called in,
but HHas an Enviable
Record for Sol0mg
Mysteries ThatBatJs
the Regular Police
uudHere Are the
Stories ofSome Of
Its Feats.

ORE murders are committed in Eng
M s: = !: IS: IS; { $; $:
in the endless detective fiction that
Evening star., 1932-01-31


uses England for its stage setting These nc'loh
murders have thing in common. NO sooner
is the corpse discovered, hanging headlesS, 1eet
I'D from a curtain pole, or spraWled on the hoor
in the musty paneled library OF the ancestral
castle with Malay poison dart through Ine
body, than the author Immediately calls IN Scot
land Yard A dapper little man, with oeroy haI
and stiff collar, arrives. He makes polhIeo ie-
marks about the local police and then after
hundred pages of sparkling intultlons solves the
case.
It is not so, unfortunately in real life, as was
shown once more just few months ago, "hen
all England was bafied by murder Whlch IN us
possibilities quite surpassed the most magma
tive fiction. ~
A Young army officer living near the military
training grounds at Aldershot, 40 miles from
london sat at dinner with his wife on the eve
ming of June 90. They had been married but
seven months; it was her second marriage. Ihe
chief dish at dinner was pair OF Mahcnuflah
partridges fowl caught in Manchurla ana Sent
to England in cold storage. The larger partridge
was served to the husband and the smaller one
to his wife
He cut piece from his bird and took lew
bites "I saw what a ghastly taste this bird has"
he said, turning to his wife. taste it."
His wife took small piece and found it ter
ribly bitter.
sThere must be something wrong with it," he
continued. Calling the servant ne gave oroerS
that the bird should be burned Immediately.
In three hours the young officer was deao ana
his dog who got a piece of the fowl in spite OF
all precautions, died the following morning.
The doctors verdict was, Death by poisoning
from strychnine administered in food" The
local police were called in Immediately. They
soon found that nothing wrong with any OF
the other birds in the shipment. They learned
also that the pair sold to his cook had been lying
in the refrigerator on the back porch OF the
house all that day, where any one might have
got at them. No strangers had been seen about
the house But the young officer had served in
India for long time. Had some enemy, maze
In the course of service out there, appeared to
carry out long planned revenge?
News of the officers death was published IN the
newspapers the next morning. On the following
day the victims father received telegram from
Dublin, addressed to his complete address, which
was not known except to intimate friends and
containing three grisly words: "Hooray, hooray,
hooray"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05

The strongest fighting cock would
probably finish poor second in a
bout with ringneck pheasant.
Equipped with longer spurs than
its barnyard relatives. and of a more
truculent disposition. the pheasant can
worst anything in its class. The farm
er's Plymouth Rock or Rhode Island
rooster, numbering adversary at
best, finds itself soundly trounced
after few passes.
When food is scarce in the winter.
cock pheasants invade the barnyard
for corn thrown to the chickens Woe
to the rooster which endeavors to up
hold its prowess against the visitor
from the wilds. BOOSTERS have been
killed in such unequal combats.
Pheasants, some wild life observers
say. have been known to mix it with
grouse and prairie chickens with sad
results to the latter. They have some
times been accused of cannibalism
Whatever their faults in their social
relations. they cannot be accused of
cowardice.
During the nesting season in spring.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05

eventually as If he had not thumbed
his nose to fortune, and seen the re-
suits of his lifetime come crashing
about him like hailstones. Every
morning, hated, spatted, nicely
creased in gray, quiet as moth, gen.
tie, still horribly shy. he walked from
his narrow little pension in an OBJ
scure, even mean street. to a small
adjoining square, where for two francs
he took his coffee and petit-pain, which
constituted joint breakfast and lunch.
During the afternoon Dawes. the once
important citizen of the thriving Colo
RADIO town. loitered about the beaches.
the band concert, returned to his pen
sion room for REIMBURSEMENT, dined in
a narrow little cafe along the wharf
and reported at eight for night duty
as elevator man in one of the large
hotels.
Grim, tragic, little horrible. was
this life of man who, in eight brief
days, had undone his lifetime of care
fully achieved success.
Then. in life that seemed marked
for swift rises and falls of destiny,
woman named Angie Falls, second
cousin of his mothers. whom he had
met but once. died in Keokuk, Iowa,
and left him, as her nearest relative,
a fortune of two hundred thousand
dollars.
Poor Dawes 1t could not be said of
him that he took the news unblink-
ingly. He suffered, he paled. he
broke into thin, womanish tears and
manifested very close equivalent to
Mysteries. Amazing with what rapid
ity galaxy of friends sprang up
about the obscure old mani His de-
parture from Monte Carlo for America
was the occasion of quite local eel
ebration. The press of Europe and
America took occasion to revive the
case. Gentleman Dawes had once
more come into his own.
1t was just about sixteen months
later that a resuscitated Gentleman
Dawes, rejuvenated, filled with q new
pulse anu dS Appearing dS C'Ci IA 1hS
shy, hesitant manner that had always
characterized him, returned to the
scene of what had been his degrade
ton. Not, however, to Monte Carlo
He was too well known there and to
be conspicuous was anathema to
Dawes. 1t was almost as If his flesh
literally crept up his bones and his
being shuddered. In pointed goatee,
his hair dyed to sluggish black. he
returned to Deauville and the Riviera
as James e. Squire. there to recoup
and in way to revenge.
The following week, there was a
thin patter of talk along the blue
coast. A man named Squire. from the
states, had lost, within eight days,
playing the tables between Deauville.
Nice, and Cannes a neat fortune
amounting to no less than two hum
dred thousand dollars.