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Evening star., 1932-09-30
WARTIME BOXER IN BREADLINE.
BUT NOT KICKING. HE SAYS
Jack the "Giant Killer"
Fought for U. S., Now
Fights for Job.
Bullets Put Him Out of Fight
Game, but He Takes
What Comes.

Jack (the Giant Killer Dillon has
no alibis to offer about his last big
fight, the one that still Furnishes after
IA years.
Three machine gun bullets killed the
punch in his right arm and trench
infection took eight toes of his nimble
feet, but was Jack glad to fight with
the Marines?
Right" grinned the Giant Killer
this morning, shuffling about the Sal
vation Army barracks.
He was glad in 1917 and In 1882 he's
still glad, for those Marines were swell
guys" and it was grand fight" al
though it finished him as prize fight
er-the only profession he ever knew.
Jack got no compensation for dis
ability, nor is he crying for any. Amt
ftp" he demanded, well, what
Fit to Work a Little.
The Giant Killer at the age of AZ. was
fit all right-fit to help little at the
hospital in the Salvation Army bar
racks. for room and board.
Jack, however. hasn't gotten around
to feeling sorry for himself He's broke,
his postwar savings from the fight
game have long since dwindled away
"a couple Of health farms, hotel that
didn't go so good you know, ]
don't know anything but the fight game
I guess. And that makes a fellow slap
happy sometimes; anyhow it don't help
his head for business any"
Sports records rather than Jack him.
self, are authority for the fact that he
went 20 rounds for decision against
Frank Moran in Brooklyn the year he
signed up for the big tight overseas.
Jack stripped at I'll then, a top
notcher in the lght-heavyweight class
giving away weight, but no alibis, and
i immensely popular with the fans.
| Jack came here from Indianapolis
with the bonus army, was routed by the
soldiers and returned several weeks ago
Last Possession Burned.
Jacks automobile-his last worldly
ossesSion-burned with the shacks on
AnacoStia flats Right" said Jack
but that's o. K, 1t wasn't much Of a
Car anyhow!
And never came her to yell for
| the bonus. I amt against 1t, under
stand: I came here because I thought
| they could do something in Washing
| ton about getting me job.
I'm not kicking. understand; that's
what did, joined the Army. never
Joined the bread line until I had to
I amt asking anything Of anybody but
job!"
Evening star., 1932-09-30
Water Collected From Air.

BY new method drinking water Is
collected from the air in Southern
France. A large, round pillar with a
thick outer casing of cement Is erected
The water Is produced by the difference
between day and night temperatures
forcing the air down pipes in the pillar,
where it condenses and falls into a
reservoir.
Evening star., 1932-09-30
25,OOO Sheep in Welsh Drive.

Twenty-Five thousand sheep were
gathered recently in the biggest drive
of the Welsh mountains. They came
from the entire Migneint mountain
range of North Wales, combining three
counties. The sheep were assembled
for the second annual dip Of the sea-
SON. During the day the entire range
was alive with dogs, sheep and
shepherds.
Evening star., 1932-09-30
WIFE ASKS DIVORCE
Bethesda Woman Files Suit for
Limited Decree.
,peciaI Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, September 30
Through Attorney Kenneth Lyddane OF
Rockville. Mrs. Rose Marie Brown OF
Bethesda has instituted suit in the Cir
cult Court here for limited divorce
from Austin William Brown on the
ground of cruelty. They were married
in Rockville and have no children, the
bill states. 1t is represented in the bill
that the defendant was sent to the
House Of Correction on a charge of
assaulting the plaintiff and that the
two have not lived together since.
Evening star., 1932-09-30
Aluminium Hats for Police

London's commissioner of police Is
making tests of aluminium hats for po-
licemen. A number Of men on duty
have been wearing helmets lined with
aluminium foil, which Is said to make
Evening star., 1932-09-30

In dispute over an emergency stair.
case at St. Anne's School. Liverpool
England, 500 pupils were locked out
recently.
Evening star., 1932-09-30

headgear extremely cool. II the tests
prove satisfactory aluminium hats will
be ordered for hot weather use.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
WELFARE BODY
MEETS TODAY

The problem of whether the
Welfare and Recreational Asso-
citation should continue to fur
nish sandwiches and coffee to
unemployed men working in
weekly shifts in public parks will
be one of several matters pre-
sented to the trustees in their
annual meeting at the Navy
Department today.
Capt. F. w. Hoover, managing
director of the association, will
describe the work and give esti-
mates of its cost.
Other questions to be discussed
include whether the association
will grant insurance member
ships" to Federal employees who
wish to avail themselves of group
insurance under the sponsorship
of the welfare association.
Officers also will be elected for
the ensuing year.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
POLICE MOVING
SAFES TODAY
Times Staff Photo

All minor business at police
headquarters was discontinued TO-
day during removal of two large
safes from the fifth floor of the
building.
Because of the weight of the
safes-approximately II tons
building inspectors deemed it un-
safe to retain them on this floor.
All officials were ordered out
and what police business was to
be carried on was handled through
National 5000. Throngs congre-
gated outside.
Workmen had rigged ropes to
swing the safes from window
but it was believed the safes
would not be removed until late
today. They will be placed in
the basement of the old building.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
Disaster Hit
Ago Today

Today is the tenth anniversary
of one of the greatest disasters in
the history of Washington, the
collapse of the roof of the Knick-
erbocker Theater.
Ninety-seven persons, men wom-
en- and children, lost their lives,
and hundreds were injured.
Washington that night-the roof
collapsed about 9 o'clock-was in
the grip of the worst blizzard of
many years. Snow had fallen all
the previous night and day, rem
dering the streets almost impass-
able.
Today-10 years later-it is as
warm as a spring day. The sun
is shining and billiards and storms
are as far away from the thoughts
of Washington as the North Pole.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
WORKERS MUST.
GET S150,000
PER DAY
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson Will Be
Honor Guest at Luncheon
Today at Willard

Community Chest workers
must collect more than $150,000
per day if the campaign is to
end successfully Monday night
as planned.
The Chest is still $753,983.51
short of the goal of $2,601 900.
Contributions reported yesterday
amount to $98, ,560.23.
Mrs. Wilson as Guest
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson will be
the honor guest at the report
meeting today at the Willard
Hotel. She will be introduced to
the Chest workers by Edward F..
Colladay, chairman of the cam
paign.
According to Mr.. Colladay's ad-
dress to the workers yesterday,
each of them must get more and
larger pledges. He said:
washington will have to
awake to the seriousness Of the
situation. We must realize that
unless we reach this goal our
proud boast that no person need
go hungry in Washington may
become a mere group of idle
words.
40 Per Cent Increase
I'VE must awaken to the fact
that unemployment has caused
an increase of more than 40
per cent in the demands for aid
and that every penny of the
One-third more asked for this
year is needed to relieve acute
distress.
I'VE are facing the greatest
peace-time emergency in the
history of Washington"
Others who spoke at yester-
days meeting were Admiral
Henry v. Butler, commandant of
the Navy Yard; Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins, Strickland Gillian and
Elwood Street.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
SUBCOMN NETTEE
READY To D. K.
CAR MERGER
Favorable Report Due in Week
Unless Opposition to
Plan Develops

A special subcommittee of
the House today awaited be-
lated opposition to the plan for
consolidation of the District
street railways. Unless opposi-
tion is forthcoming within a
week, a favorable report on the
proposed merger will be sub
mitted to the House District
Committee.
Approval of the plan was given
by the public utilities subcom-
mittee of the House District Com
mittee last night when Gen. Mason
w. Patrick, chairman of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission, recon-
mended the merger. No other wit
nesses were called.
No opposition developed at the
hearings, although Representative
Loring M. Black jr. CD of New
York, chairman of the subcom-
mittee, repeatedly asked persons
present if they opposed the plan.
John Hanna and William F..
Ham, presidents of the Capital
Traction Company and Washing
ton Railway Company, signified
their approval.
Questioned by Representative
Black, General Patrick declared
the merger would not create un-
employment as additional EN-
ployes would be needed to make
changes in track routings. Pat
rick declared that residents OF
Washington would be materially
hanafifnd hH thu m n,.nnr.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
AMMUNITION Is
HIDDEN IN MUD

A suspicious looking bundle, be-
lieved by its finder to be bomb,
was found in the Potomac near
Arlington Memorial Bridge early
today. 1t contain Army revolver
ammunition.
John S. Ward, in charge of con-
structing a sea wall adjacent to
the bridge, discovered the burlap
bag half buried in the mud just
below the loW-water mark.
He turned it over to Park Po-
iiceman w. j. Hammond, who
found it's contents to be SO boxes
of .45.caliber revolver ammuni-
tion. l.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
XTRA POLICE
HALT CRIME
WAVE HERE
Only One StiCk-up Reported;
Cab Driver Relieved of
Car and Cash

With 200 extra policemen
on duty in an effort to curb
the "crime" wave in the city,
only one hold-up was reported
last night.
George Odian, taxicab driver
of 1904 Sixth st. S. w., told po-
lice two colored men got in his
cab and at pistol point robbed
him of $500. They drove away
with the car.
A 14-year-old colored youth is
held at Eleventh precinct follow
ing his arrest last night by De.
tectives c. E. Mansfield and j. F.
BoXwell. He is Walter Childs,
1904 Forty-ninth st. N. w. The
detectives said they are question
ing him in connection with a
dozen robberies. A large amount
Of jewelry has been recovered,
they say.
While the extra policemen were
maintaining sharp lookout for
holdup men, James w. Davis, 80,
walked into police headquarters
and gave himself up. He said he
had entered a store in the 400
block of Eleventh st. N. w. and
stole $50 last Saturday night.
Police checked Davis story and
learned that a store at 427
Eleventh St. had been entered
that night and about $50 taken.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
Defendant Winner
Of Suit OUer Wood

A Judgment against William
Woolley was entered in the Alex
andria civil court yesterday in
favor of Bathurst Huntington.
Woolley sued for $500 for wood
he said Huntington had cut while
a tenant on Woolley's place in
Fairfax county. Huntington con-
tended that the proceeds of AL
wood he had cut were used on
buildings erected on the farm.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
WOMEN s CLUBS
RAP TAX BILL
GLASSFORD

Opposition to the Mapes fiscal
program providing for increased
taxation for the District was ex-
pressed in a letter from the
District of Columbia Federation
of Women's Clubs to the House
District Committee today.
The federation expressed its
approval of the Capper bill to
regulate the sale of firearms. 1t
also indorsed the Smoot-Gibson
bill for establishment of a
Women's Bureau and the Bow
man bill for elimination of alley
dwellings.
A letter from the Georgia
Avenue Business Mans Associa-
ton received by the committee
also opposed tax increase bill.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
2 Held on $4,000
Bonds in HoId-up

Two men accused of having
perpetrated several hold-ups here
recently, told were held for the
Grand Jury under bond of $10,-
900 each, following a hearing on
one of the charges before Judge
Gus A. Schuldt.
The men gave their names as
Walter Jordan, 81, of 3215 o st.
N. W.. and James F. Donovan, )3,
of 2140 N st. N. w. They we're
arraigned on a charge of holding
up the Liberty Food Shop, 906
Fourteenth st. N. w., last week.
Gus Paris, owner, and Sam Abra-
ham, a clerk, identified Jordan
and Donovan as the men who
took $44 from the cash register.
Donovan was arrested after he
is said to have robbed Mrs. Lena
Katz, owner of a store at 1859
TWenty-third st. N. w., of $25.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
HARKER MAKES
GUILTY PLEA

James Henry Harker, whose
complaint of police brutality led
to the recent third degree" in
vestigation, today appeared before
Police Court Judge Ralph Given
and pleaded guilty to a charge of
possessing obscene literature.
Harker was arrested two
months ago on charges of drunk
enness and diSorderly conduct.
An obscene picture was found in
his pocket.
Harker'S plea was entered as
Assistant United States Attorney
Milford F.. Schwartz was prepar-
ing to present the case to the
jury. Sentence was postponed
until February g..
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
LescGUGge Is Name
Of Accident Victim

The body of a man. known as
Charles Williams, was identified
today as that of Charles Les
cavage, of Philadelphia.
LeScavage died Monday at Gal
linger Hospital of a skull frac-
ture after he had been arrested
and locked up as being drunk. j."
He became i'll and was sent to
the hospital. where it was learned
he was injured in an automobile
accident January 10
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
TIUO Pay Penalties
On Traffic Ch1rQes

Albert Cooke, of Arlington, Va,
was found guilty of reckless driv.
ing, in Arlington County Court,
yesterday and was fined S. and
costs by Judge B. M. Hedrick. Mel.
son c. Mitchell of Clarendon, Va,
was fined SIS and costs when he
pleaded guilty to driving an auto
mobile with dead license tags.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
Old BrGIUner House
Will Ride on FZOnt

Elliott F. Hoffman, in charge
OF the civic division of the Wash
ington Birthday parade in Alex-
andria, was informed today that
the Lee District Improvement
Association, of Fairfax county,
will exhibit a float reproducing
the Brawner House on Pohick
Creek, the second oldest house in
Fairfax county, which was de-
Stroyed by fire last year.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
Il. r. Fireman BadLv
Hurt in Odd MishnD

Emmett Stephenson, As, of 40
East Walnut ST., Alexandria, is
In the local hospital with an
injured back, leg hurts and scalds,
received today when a driving bar
on the r. F. and P. engine on
which he was firing broke and
knocked him out of the cab. He
was hurled so feet into a nearby
field, near Fredericksburg, Va.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
Man Gets s Months
For Clothes Theft

Ralph Michel, colored, of Reid
vile, N. c., was sentenced to
serve six months in the Alex
andria city Jail today for stealing
clothes from an automobile
parked in front of the George
Mason Hotel yesterday. He was
arrested in Washington.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
Fairfax Police Hold
Man for Assault

John Tyler was struck over the
head last night with a shotgun
by Frank Davis. of Hoadley, Va,
after a dance below Alexandria.
Davis was arrested by Captain
Durrer, of Fairfax county police,
and charged with felonious as
sault,
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
AdUentists Generous
In HeLping Missions

Foreign missions during 1881
received $85,567.42 from the Po-
tomac Conference of Seventh-Day
Adventists, according to a report
of the organization made public
today. This was an increase of
$6.725 .O2 over 1890.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
ZOntG Club Plans
Benefit Recital

AT meeting of the Zonta Club
yesterday plans were completed
for the recital to be given at
Wardman Park Theater the even
ing of Friday, February S, for
the benefit of the Zonta Stu.
dent Loan Fund.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
HOOUer Receives Bid
To Church Ceren1Onu

President Hoover has been in.
vited to attend the unveiling
ceremonies of memorial to
Cardinal Gibbons in front of
Sacred Heart Church, Sixteenth
Street and Park Road Northwest,
during the convention of the
Knights of Columbus.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
3 GET COMMISSIONS

Commissions as first lieutenants
in the Army Reserve have been
issued to Patrick Joseph Cava-
naugh, 514 Concord Ave. N. w.;
Robert Walton Garrett, $500
Thirty-fifth st. N. W., and Chester
E. Davis, 2112 o st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
SOLDIER GETS MEDAL

For rescuing an insane patient
from drowning off the coast of
Salvador, James H. Dutton, pri-
vate, Infantry, stationed at Fort
Hamilton, N. Y, has been awarded
the Soldiers Medal, according to a
War Department announcement
today.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
No Time Extension
For License Holders

No extension of time will be
granted Alexandria auto owners
and business men to secure city
licenses, which expire Saturday.
City Collector Taylor said his
office will close Saturday as usual.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28

oOlNOuB dIlu oil VIC VIII nave W SNA
slider is the difference in method be-
tween enforcers of New York city
and of Youngstown, Ohio. In the
smaller city, few days ago, police
drove nearly $50 patrons out of nine
suspected speakeasies with tear gas
bombs in an effort to close the re-
Sorts" Ohioans like their liquor and
stay with it, one gathers. In New
York the raiders began by smashing
furniture and statuettes, and have
ended by dismantling houses and put
ting the bars and their decorations
into storage. The West (as Pitts
burghers call Ohio) was always made
of sterner stuff than the East. The
West, more or less incidentally, was
not Sllnnosed To have SpeakeaSieS, and
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
Alexandria Police
Discuss Fete Plans

At the weekly meeting of the
Alexandria police force yesterday
Capt. John Arnold outlined tenta-
tive plans for handling the crowd
and parade, February %.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
Prohibition Arrests
FeU in Alexandria

A new low record for prohibi-
ton law arrests in Alexandria
looms this month. Up to last
night only % arrests had been
made. There have been II con-
VictionS.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
COLONEL KING DEAD

The death of Col. David M.
King, Ordnance Department, U.
S. A., at Rock Island Arsenal, Ill.
yesterday. was announced at the
War Department today.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
Third Corps General
To See FIT. Mver Ride

Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone.
commanding the Third Corps
Area, and the officers of his
staff, will be guests of honor at
the exhibition ride tomorrow
evening at Fort MYer.
The Washington times., 1932-01-28
True to Type
LIGHT FINES AND BEER
NEW MOTTO OF
ENFORCERS
Ry GILBERT SELDES

FNHE distinction between moderate dry and moderate
vets is rapidly Disappearing at the moment of writ
ing it lies in single letter The vets want beer and
light wines; the drys light fines and beer few typo
graphical errors and the problem of prohibition will be
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
Miller and Lyles
Stars at Howard

Miller and Lyles begin a weeks
engagement at the Howard today
in their new musical comedy,
Hot From Broadway" with
Blanche Galloway and her jazz
band furnishing the musical en-
broidery.
It may be recalled that Miller
and Lyles were among the first
sepia stars to have their names
studded in the lights on the front
of a Broadway theater. They
have been featured on radio pro.
grams and starred in two-reel
comedy feature films.
Hot From Broadway" is their
latest stage production and comes
to the Howard direct from its
New York engagement.
Including Blan C h e Galloway
and her jazz band, the company
has an unusually large personnel
so entertainers.
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
Al-Russ Program

An allRussian program which
brings to Washington as soloist
with the Philadelphia Orchestra
an extraordinarily gifted Rus
sian pianist. Vladimir Horowitz,
will be given on the evening of
Tuesday, February in Constitu-
tion Hall under the direction of
Fritz Reiner, conductor of the
Philadelphia Grand Opera Com
pany.
The opening number will be
the overture written by Michael
1vanovich Glinka from the the.
matte material of his opera RUS
sian and Ludmilla." This will
be followed by the Classical"
Symphony in D major, opus 25.
by Serge Sergievich Prokofieff
and Igor Strawinsky's delightful
suite from the ballet "Pe-
trouchka."
The entire second half of the
program after the intermission
will be devoted to the B-flat
minor Piano Concerto No. /.
written by Tschaikowsky, and on
this occasion interpreted by Mr.
Horowitz This composition was
last played with the orchestra
by OSSip Gabrilowitsch in 1925
on the occasion of the twenty.
fifth anniversary OF the orches-
ira,
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
Attractions Due
Next In D. {.
Theaters

The most thrilling and en-
thralling play in the world" such
is the claim made for "Cyrano
de Bergerac," Edmond Rostand's
heroic comedy" in which Wal
ter Hampden will appear with his
company of IS players at the
National Theater, February 8, for
four performances.
Maurice Chevalier makes a sin
gle appearance Sunday night,
February Z, at the National The
ater, in a song program.
The week beginning February 6
at Warner Brothers Earle The
ater will inaugurate Leap Year
Frolic. with the first program a
Star-studded one on both stage
and screen. James Cagney win
ner of the Leap Year Frolic vot.
ing contest conducted at the
Earle, will be the screen star in
Taxi" a First National and
Vitaphone attraction.
Ruth Chatterton will be seen
at Loew's Palace beginning next
Friday in her latest vehicle, "To-
morrow and Tomorrow"
Carlo and Ramon Novarro
will be seen beginning Friday in
an adaptation of the famous
story, "Mata Hari."
For the week beginning Friday,
February 5. Warner Bros. Metro
politan Theater will present
Husbands Holiday" a Para.
mount picture with Give Brook
and Vivienne Osborne in the
featured roles.
silent Witness, featuring the
distinguished actor, Lionel Atwill,
in his first screen appearance, will
be the next screen attraction.
Next Saturday at R-K-O Keith's
will mark the Homecoming of
Kate Smith for the first time since
the local singer has become the
outstanding attraction of the Co
lumbia broadcasting network. The
screen portion of the Kate Smith
week will, according to the pres
ent schedule, be devoted to the
showing of Dolores Del Rios latest
picture. "The Girl of the Rio"
The Washington times., 1932-01-30
This Play ellis
On Broadway
Columnists

A new personality among stage
characters will be seen in Wash.
ington when Blessed Event." the
Manuel Self Forrest Wilson COM
edy comes to the Shunert Belasco
Theater Monday night as the
fifth play of the Professional
Players second season here.
This character is a young
Broadway columnist on a tabloid
newspaper, said by the authors
to be a composite portrait of half
a dozen well-known scribblers in
New York. but alleged by those
in the know to be more spe-
officially aimed at one particular
columnist famed for printing in
side stuff about prominent people
who would prefer to conduct their
private lives without the benefit
of his revealing searchlight.
Pryor Likes Part
Chosen to portray this young
columnist is Roger Pryor, well
and favorably known to Washing
tonians since his engagement as
leading man with the National
Theater Players several seasons
ago. Declared by Mr.. Pryor to
be the kind of part every actor
dreams about, it is also said by
those who have watched rehear-
sails to be the finest characteri-
zation he has yet turned in in
his decade of treading the boards.
Mr.. Pryor will also be remem-
bered by local tneater goers as
the featured player in "Up Pops
the Devil" the successful comedy
that played the Belasco Theater
a few months ago. Playing an
important role in the supporting
company is Isabel Jewel. who
was here with Mr.. Pryor in "Up
Pops the Devil" while his leading
woman will be Miss Lee Patrick,
also well known in Washington.
Miss Patrick will also be recalled
to Washingtonians for her work
as leading feminine performer
with the President Players a few
years ago.