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Evening star., 1932-12-09
THIEVES TAKE LINEN
VALUED AT $1,000
Other Robberies Reported
Here Net Loot Total
ing $500.

Auto thieves who forced the door lock
OF an automobile parked on Calvert
street opposite the Shoreham Hotel last
night obtained $4,000 worth of imported
Italian linens, according to a report
made to police by Abraham G. Zarou
$500 Fourteenth street, a member of
the firm of zarou Brothers of the
Shoreham.
The theft headed list of burglaries
and robberieS in the city which netted
approximately $2,500 in loot within the
last "a hours.
Clothes and Pistols Taken.
Burglars broke into the store of
Joseph Levy, 639 D street, early yester-
day morning and stole clothes and a
pistol valued at total of $3.50. Irving
johnson, 1000 block of Eleventh street,
reported burglars also robbed his home
of $50 worth of clothing, while Morgan
Leake Of the first block Of @ street told
police his tailoring establishment was
entered during the night and several
suits and overcoats taken.
Berkley B. Cough, 1913 U street north
east, attendant in a gas station at
Maryland avenue and Fourteenth street
northeast, was one of several hold-up
victims last night. Two young white
men held him up about o'clock. he
reported, and took 500 from the stations
cash drawer. They drove away in a
car believed to have been stolen from
the naval air station in Anacostia.
Other Cases Reported.
Other hold-ups were reported by Ira
Thomas Rohrer, a taxicab driver of
100 Fifteenth street northeast, who said
two colored passengers robbed him of
So; Richard Wheeler, 100 block of H
street southwest, who was robbed of
$3.50 and a SIS watch, and Frank G..
Harris, colored, of the 1900 block First
street southwest. who reported SPAS
loss,
Evening star., 1932-12-09
POST OFFICE SEEKS
SWINDLE EVIDENCE
Drake Estate Hoax Again Under
Fire by Mail De-
partment.

The Drake estate swindle," which
has netted its principal sponsor in
England more than half million dol
lars in the past decade. is again under
fire by the Post Office Department. For
several years the department has been
endeavoring to check the stream of
sucker money which has flowed from
Americans who have sought to par
ticipate in a mythical estate left by
Sir Francis Drake.
Horace j. Donnelly, solicitor for the
Post Office Department is taking tes-
timony from man said to be con-
versant with operations, to determine
if grounds may be found for issuance
of fraud order, which would bar the
scheme from the mails. The hearing
started yesterday and may conclude to-
morrow 1t is being conducted in exec
utive session.
At previous hearing the department
obtained an agreement from agents for
the operator to cease operations, but
they have again been revived.
The swindle has operated principally
In the northern farm belt. The pros
poets are selected at random and ad-
vised they are understood to be pos
sible heirs to the Drake estate. The
money is furnished to prosecute this
claim.
The Government has time after time
warned that there is no such thing as
the Drake estate.
Evening star., 1932-12-09
WOMAN HURT IN AUTO
CRASH Is IMPROVING
Mrs. Margaret Armstrong in Seri-
GUS Condition After Collision
on Bladensburg Road.

Mrs. Margaret r. Armstrong, IS, who
was seriously injured yesterday in a col
lision on Bladensburg road between au-
tomobiles driven by her husband, Lieut..
M. B. R. Armstrong. U. S. NJ, and
William A Mulligan, 4500 block Of New
Hampshire avenue, was reported resting
comfortably at Casualty Hospital today.
Physicians said her condition was i'm
proved. She is an expectant mother.
Lieut.. Armstrong, Mulligan and Nor
man Kogok, a passenger IN the latter's
car, suffered slight cuts and bruises.
The collision occurred. they told police,
when a car in front of Mulligan. in the
northbound traffic lane. started to
make left turn.
Lieut.. Armstrong was headed south
OIL the highway, coming to Washington
from his home, at Annapolis, Md, and
his car and Mulligans came together as
the latter attempted to avoid the car In
front of him. No charges were placed
against either of the drivers, but they
were ordered to appear for hearing
in the Office of the corporation coun-
sell
Evening star., 1932-12-09
WIFE ABSOLVES SPOUSE
ON TWO LIQUOR COUNTS

Mrs. Matilda Cooper. 80. started
serving a 30-day sentence for sale and
possession of liquor today after she had
made a statement in Police Court alb
solving her husband Of guilt. He was
acquitted.
Mrs. Cooper, with her husband,
Squire Cooper, SO, was arrested follow
ing a raid at their home, in the 300
block of Sixth street. yesterday which
was led by Policeman ]. r. Burch. The
policeman and an informer, acting on
a tip, had purchased a half pint OF
liquor at the house two days ago. A
marked 81 bill was seized, although the
officers were able to find no liquor.
Mrs. Cooper, arraigned before Judge
Ralph Given, pleaded both for herself
and her husband. She stated that she
was guilty of both charges, but that
her husband was unaware that she had
sold the liquor. She was sentenced to
SlO0 fine or 80 days on the sale charge
and received a similar penalty on a
charge of possession, the time to run
concurrently. She went down for 80
DAYS in default of 5000.
Evening star., 1932-12-09
SIX WANTED HERE
HELD IN FLORIDA
Two Brothers and Two Sis.
ters in Group Accused of
Riding in Stolen Taxicab.

Six persons, including two brother
and-sister combinations, have been ar
rested in Miami, Fla, where they are
said to have admitted travelling in a
taxicab stolen in Washington, accord
ing to word received at police head
quarters today from Florida authorities
One of the girls, Gladys Burns, IA
Is held as fugitive from her father,
Robert Burns 900 block H street, who
had reported her missing. All six are
said to have been stopping in Washing
ton, Immediately prior to their de-
parture, in rooming house in the 1000
block of Fourth street northeast, where
one of the six Is said to have been the
landlady
Those in custody, according to the
telegram received at headquarters, are
Vivian Jett, Jack Jett, Thomas L. Burns
Gladys Burns, Charles A. Dodson and
Evelyn Burns.
Police here say they understand the
woman booked as Evelyn Burns is a
Mrs. Wheeler. Any relationship of Ev-
elyn Burns to the others seems to be
in doubt
Jack Jett and Dodson are to be held
in Florida for violation Of the Dyer act
according to police.
The taxicab in which they made the
trip was reported stolen here November
IL. Robert Burns, Gladys Burns ia
ther, is said by police to have traced
his daughter to Florida through a son
in Richmond, from whom he is said to
have learned that the tags on the taxi
cab had been changed.
Tony Robert had reported the theft
Of the taxi to the police.
Evening star., 1932-12-09
PARLEY ON CHILD
LABOR TO CONVENE
Conference Backed by A. F.
of L. to Open Tomorrow
at Labor Department.

Child labor problems will be discussed
tomorrow by representatives Of 80 ma
tional organizations at conference
called at the request of the American
Federation Of Labor. The groups will
meet at the Labor Department Building.
The conference was arranged by the
Children's Bureau of the Labor Depart
ment in order, it was explained, to
formulate plans to combat problems that
have arisen during the depression
period. Methods of raising and holding
standards of school attendance, and
child labor legislation are among the
principal topics slated for discussion.
Doak Will Speak.
Secretary of Labor Doak will address
the conferees. Miss Grace Abbott, chief
of the Children's Bureau, will preside.
The bureau pointed out today that
the last census report showed more
than 100000 children ranging in age
from 10 to II years, were gainfully en-
ployed in 1890. While this represents
a substantially smaller proportion OF
working children than in 1920. the bu-
reau said it was of the opinion the
figures cannot be considered as perma-
nent.
The bureau holds that the number OF
children employed still depends to a
large extent upon the demand for child
labor and the laws regulating employ
ment. With increase in employment,
children, it was said, will doubtless
again be drawn into industry in large
numbers unless the school-leaving age
is raised.
School Problem Studied.
The program calls for discussions on
the general child-labor situation and
conditions as found by organized labor
children in commercialized agricul-
rure, in the clothing industry in street
trades, in domestic service, in so-called
sweat shops and industrial home work
The bureau said the school situation
and the problem Of children who have
severed school connections and have no
jobs will also be considered. Repre-
sentatives of various State labor de-
partments will discuss the pressure on
labor standards and other effects of the
economic depression
Evening star., 1932-12-09
CARPENTERS ARRANGE
AMICABLE SETTLEMENT
Workers on New Agriculture
Building Had Protested Over
Wage Scale.

An amicable settlement of dispute
over the rate and manner of payment
of about a dozen carpenters employed
by P. ]. Fuller, subcontractor, engaged
in the erection of concrete forms for
the foundation cf unit of the new
Department of Agriculture Building
was reported today.
The carpenters protested to the office
Of Supervising Architect Wetmore of
the Treasury Department that the sub
contractor was paying them less than
the $11 a day required by the Bacon
Davis prevailing wage" law.
The subcontractor. Fuller, is reported
to have employed system under which
the carpenters were taken into his firm
and were to share in the profits, In re-
turn for a reduced wage scale.
Mr.. Wetmore's office was informed
verbally this morning the subcontractor
had agreed. to pay the carpenters due
back pay and to follow the standard
wage system in the future.
Evening star., 1932-12-09
CHRISTMAS LANE
PARADE TONIGHT
.Eiqht Units of Marchers and
Floats Will Take Part
in Procession.

Parading to music from q dozen
bands and drum corps, eight colorful
divisions of marchers and floats will
move down Fourteenth street beginning
at 8 o'clock tonight as the Columbia
Heights Business Mems Association
stages its annual Christmas procession.
Failing into line behind a motor cycle
police escort at Upshur street, the col
umn will move southwark on Four
teenth street, turning west at Florida
avenue to disband en- Fifteenth street.
Frank j. Sobotha, parade marshal and
members of the Parade Committee,
headed by Barnum A. Levitan, general
chairman, will lead the parade in auto
mobiles.
Immediately behind the vanguard will
come division /, led by Stephan L. Eli
bacher, marshal, with color-bearers and
guards This unit will include the Over
seas Military Band. Drum and Bugle
Corps of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars,
officers Of the Central Business Mems
Association, Georgia Avenue Business
Mems Association, Eighteenth Street
and Columbia Road Business Mems As
sociation and representatives of citi-
zens' organizations. Victory Post, No.
4, and Vincent B. Costello Post Of the
American Legion, with their drum and
bugle corps and marching units, will
complete this division.
Swan Marshal Of Division 2.
Division will be headed by Gerald
Swan as marshal and will include the
University of Maryland. Band, Girl
Scout Troop, No. IA, Santa Claus and
his reindeer team, Miss Merry Christ
mas" japanese girl in jinricksha and
an italian girl playing hurdy-gurdy:
Louis r. Gottlieb will be marshal of
the third division, which will embrace
the Alexandria Post of the American
Legion with drum and bugle corps;
Jobs Daughters, Woodmen Of the
World, Modern Woodmen of America,
with boys and girls junior drill teams,
and Jobs Daughters drill team of
Clarendon, Va.
The fourth division will be composed
Of j. Ramsey Maxwell and Rudolph
Blick, marshak: Central High School
Cadet Corps and Band, Clarendon Post,
American Legion. Drum and Bugle Corps,
and Roosevelt High School Cadet Corps.
Floats in Last Unit.
Joseph Ofano and W. Francis Scott
will be marshals of the fifth division,
which will include the Americanization
Association Band, knights of Pythias,
Women Of the Moose, William B. Cush-
ing Auxiliary; drill team, Bethlehem
Chapter, No. Z; Sons and Daughters
of Liberty State Council and a feature
costume section.
Lieut.. E. M Perkins and Ralph Wal
lace will lead division as nlarshals.
This unit will include the Park View
Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps and
Boy Scout troops. Division No. will
be headed by Marshal George A. Ford
and will include the District Fire De-
partment Band, members of the Colum-
bia Heights Business Mems Association,
parade Of the nations" and clowns.
The last unit, led by James w. Lau-
derdale, will include the floats and dec
Grated automobiles.
Evening star., 1932-12-09
PATIENCE WITH CLERKS
DURING RUSH ASKED

With the holiday shopping rush on
in full swing, the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association today urged shop
pers to be patient and kindly with the
men and women encountered behind
the counters of stores during the season.
Remember" said Edward d. Shaw,
secretary of the association, that many
of these persons are comparatively un-
trained in retail selling, and cannot be
expected to give the same type Of
service as the regular store employees.
Remember, also, that this is the season
when merchants recruit their per-
manent employees, and that many of the
young men and women who are work.
ing in the stores this month are
anxiously endeavoring to make sales
and service records which will gain
them permanent positions."
Evening star., 1932-12-09
HULL TO BE POSTMASTER
AT BANQUET OF G. A. R.
Veterans of the Department Of the
Potomac Will Be Honored
Tomorrow.

Representative william E. Hull of
Illinois, past national commander In
chief of the Sons Of Union Veterans
of the Civil War, will be toastmaster
at banquet in honor of veterans Of
the Department Of the Potomac, Grand
Army of the Republic, and visiting vet
Grams at the Lafayette Hotel tomorrow
night
Joint sponsors of the event are the
Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, Daughters
of Union Veterans; Warren G. Harding
and William B. Gushing Camps, Sons
OF Union Veterans, and their aux
iiaries.
National officers of the Women's Re
lief Corps, the Ladies of the Grand
Army and the Daughters of Union Vet
Grams will attend and the Division OF
Maryland, Sons of Union Veterans, will
be represented by Division Comdr. Rob-
ert J. F. McElroy and Senior Vice
Comdr. John r. Wells. Other guests
will include John r. King, Baltimore,
chairman of the National Legislative
Committee and past national COM
mander in chief of the G. A. r. and
DR.. Ellen Spencer Mussey, sponsor of
the tent of Daughters of Veterans bear
ing her name.
Evening star., 1932-12-09

Snow baby to hot house darling
rescue, one January morning, from the
same huge drifts which overwhelmed
the Knickerbocker Theater.
Dicks last 10 years in an atmosphere
of perpetual Summer date from that
bleak morning, when he was hauled,
almost frozen and up to his neck, from
the snow about the White House green
houses.
On the morning after the Knicker-
booker disaster Harry Lambright and
other florists were shoveling pathways
between the glass houses and chancod
on Dick, his muzzle protruding motion
less from the snow.
Revived in Green House.
Just another stray, with no more home
than pedigree, Dick had fioundered in
the drifts and finally given himself up
for lost.
But a faint trace of life remained
when his new friends carried him into
the green house and laid him on some
sacks beneath the steam heating pipes.
The little dog thawed out and re-
fused to leave the green house there
after. He made friends almost as fast
as he caught on to the routine of the
big glass houses where flowers are grown
for the President and his White House
family.
Dick could never tell an orchid from
a geranium, but he quickly learned
about the lunch hour, sounded of by
bells throughout the green houses. -
Eyes Growing Dim.
Dick, in later years, had the honor
of being carried about by Mrs. Cool
idge when she came to the greenhouse
to make selections from the flowers.
What kind of a dog IS hep" Mrs.
Coolidge inquired of florist.
Hes hot house dog now" was the
reply, "but I guess he used to be Just
the common garden variety"
But Dick is growing old. His eyes
are a little dim now. and shine only at
the mention of, "Ratsl" But he cleaned
them all out years ago.
Evening star., 1932-12-09
TWO BIDS RECEIVED
FOR GOLF COURSES
S. G. Leofler Operating Co. and
Hot Shoppe Products, Inc,
Make Offers.

Only two bids were received today in
the once of Public Buildings and Pub
lie Parks for the concession to operate
the public golf courses in the city's
parks.
S. G. Leoff1er Operating Co. of this
city, which has held the concession,
offered to take up the contract again
this time on three-year lease, for
$45, 800. The other offer was received
from Hot Shoppe Products, Inc. 1000
Cathedral avenue, which offered to pay
$37.550 for three-year lease.
The prospective contract contem-
plates the lease for operation and main
tenance Of the 36-hole golf course in
East Potomac Park, the l8-hole course
in Rock Creek, the 9-hole course In
West Potomac Park and the 9-hole
course for colored near the Lincoln
Memorial. The new contract is to be
elective On Januarx h
Evening star., 1932-12-09
WATER ESTIMATES
SLASH WILL BUILD
UP IDLE SURPLUS
Rents and Assessments Ex-
pected to Create Larger
Credit in Treasury.
MONEY TO REMAIN IDLE
UNDER TERMS OF LAW
Cut in Budget Will Mean Only
That Excess Will Pile Up
Needlessly for Year.

Although the Budget Bureaus esti-
mates for the Water Department for
the 1894 fiscal year are slashed $279,68O
below the figure for the current year,
the estimates of revenue from water
rents and water main assessments in
dictate there will actually be more money
coming in during 1884 than this year.
Since this money cannot be spent for
any purpose other than those OF the
Water Department, it appears that the
only result of cutting down on the ap-
preparation will be to pile up a surplus
to the credit of the water fund In the
United States Treasury.
s2,075,460 Water Demands.
The Water Department estimates, as
submitted to the District Commission
ers last Summer, called for appropria-
tions totalipg s2,075,4 AGO. What esti-
mate the Commissioners submitted To
the Budget Bureau is not known for
the reason that under the budget act
the Commissioners are not allowed to
make their requests public. 1t Is not
believed. however, that the sum asked
for by the Commissioners varied ma
terialiy from that asked by the Water
Department.
These estimates were based on re-
ceiving in water rents and water main
assessments during the 1894 fiscal yeaI
a total revenue of $2,064,000, as COM
pared with an estimated revenue for the
current fiscal year Of $2.040, 900.
According to calculations made by
Water Department officials. If the sum
asked for had been appropriated, there
still would be a balance of $413, 900 te
the credit of the water fund at the
close of the 1884 fiscal year. BY cut
ting the estimates $279,000, apparently
the result will be that there will be a
surplus of near 100000.
Money Not Saved"
The District will not save" any oi
this money, 1t was pointed sout. This
money will simply remain temporarily
unspent, instead of being spent during
times Of low prices and general unem-
ployment.
All of the branches of the Water De-
partment suffered in the reductions
made by the Budget Bureau and several
important water main construction jobs
were postponed Among the latter art
a 20-inch main for Nichols avenue
southeast, from First street to- Blue
Plains, estimated to cost $4,000; q 80
inch main running from Pennsylvania
and Minnesota avenues to Eighteenth
street and Minnesota avenue southeast
$50 900: and a. 16-inch main in Rock
Creek Church road from Upshur street
to Hardwood road and south in Hare
wood road to Michigan avenue, $4,000
Evening star., 1932-12-09
POLICEMEN BECOME SCRIBES,
RESULT OF "F1UNGER MARCH,
Pseudo Reporters Able to Get More Information
"Covering" Communists.

The recent hunger march" brought
the usual situation of policemen pass
ing themselves of as newspaper men.
And for the most part 1t was good
job Of impersonation that was done.
Only in one case were the Communists
apparently not taken in, and that may
have been a plant" to distract atten-
ton from the other operatives.
A big, burly policeman, every inch
a cop. despite his civilian clothes, strut
ted about the camp of the hunger
marchers, a press card stuck jauntily
in his hat, attracting attention wherever
he went, while his fellow workers.
slender, intelligent looking fellows, went
about theix business quietly. Aisplayin0
Evening star., 1932-12-09

press credentials and fraternizng with
marchers and newspaper men.
These fellows won't say much to
any one" one Of the pseudo reporters
explained but they will talk more to
a newspaper man than they Will to a
cop. At least, we can walk through
their camp with press cards In our
hats without them becoming suspicious,
which wouldn't be the case If they
knew who We were"
With paper and pencil, handled in
reportorial style, they covered" meet
ings, interviewed marchers and kept
their eyes open in a way which brought
q voluminous report on Communist
activities 10 the eYes q their chte3
Evening star., 1932-12-09
RITES ARE TOMORROW
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ARDMORE, Md, December 9.-Fu-
neral services for Mrs. Annie v. Nc
Grain, for 25 years a resident of this
community, who died Wednesday. will
be held tomorrow from st. Jeromes
Catholic Church, Hyattsville. Burial
will be at Westminster. Carroll County,
Md, of which county Mrs. McGrain was
former resident.
Mrs. McGrain. who was 70, leaves
three children, Oscar and Miss Marie
McGrain of Ardmore, and Mrs. Jennie
Eann Of Washington. .. G. -. =. -
Evening star., 1932-12-09
AUTO VICTIM BETTER
Woman Injured Yesterday Report
ed Improved at Hospital.

Mrs. Bertha Brennan, 81, of 500
Seward Square southeast, vas reported
where she was taken yesterday suf-
fering from injuries received when
struck by an automobile, at Second and
c streets southeast She received a
broken leg and was under observation
for possible internal injuries.
Co!ey Cureton, 80, colored, of the
HOO block of Fifth street southeast,
who police say was driver Of the auto
mobile which struck her, was charged
with leaving the scene, after colliding
and failure to exhibit q registration
caro-
Evening star., 1932-12-09
ELECTED O. E. S. MATR0N
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
SILVER SPRING, Md, December 8
Miss Pearl M. Graeves has been elect
ed worthy matron of the Silver Spring
Chapter of the Eastern Star. Other
officers are: Worthy patron, William
Black; associate patron, Harry Nc
Comas; secretary Miss Alice Gladman;
treasurer, Miss Ethel v. Wilkinson
conductress, Mrs. Edith Wolfe; associate
conductress. Mrs Martha McComas
Evening star., 1932-12-09
Charity Dance December 16.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Deem
Der (SpeciaD.-A charity dance. the
proceeds of which will be used to buy
Christmas baskets for the needy Of this
community, will be given by Dees Syn
copetors tn Trinity NAQ p1cemhex L. :.
Evening star., 1932-12-09
Workers Are Entertained.

Production in some English factories
has been speeded by the introduction
Of phonograph and radio concerts for
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- ADyENTURE CLUB

Mary writes:
II would like it very much II
you would enroll me as a men,
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Listen to Kit KarsOn Tuesday
and Friday at 6 p. m. over VOL.
Here is a picture of the Ad-
venture Club orchestra whose
music the club members have
enjoyed over VOL during Kit
Karson'S famous Adventure
talk.
The boys are Norman Ben
nett, pianist and leader, Ber-
nard Bennett, drummer and
Melvin Holober, saxophonist.
We have had so many letters
from boys and girls praising the
three that we do not need to
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say how good
they are. All
of you who
h a v e heard
them KNOW
they are good.
Privately we
think tn e y
are grand.
our other
two pictures
today are of
M a ry Eliza
beth Cater
t on 27 2 8
Twenty sec
ond st. N. E.
and Wolonn