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Evening star., 1932-02-16
CHINESE WOUNDS
BANDIT IN AOLD-UP
Man Arrested Later at Hos
pitaI Identified as Would
Be RObber.

you're fooling! - you're fooling!"
argued James Wang early today, his
hands in the air.
But the two colored bandits who had
the Chinese cornered in his chop suey
place at 1918 Eighteenth street meant
business, and Wang knew it.
They had come in a moment previ-
ously, Just before Wang's am. closing
hour, and ordered chop suey. Wang
had gone to the kitchen to prepare 1t
when the men appeared in the doorway
with their guns trained on him.
Stand still" ordered a bandit.
crouched in the doorway. But Wang,
still insisting that he was being kiddeo,
edged away from the stove toward his
cash register.
Seized Own Revolver.
Wang's heavy-caliber revolver lay un-
dera silk handkerchief on the counter
side of the register. Suddenly, before
the startled colored men could divine
his purpose, the Chinese made q dive
for the gun and Strengthened up
shooting.
Wang's first bullet missed its mark
by inches and ruined a good water
cooler, but his second hit one OF the
bandits in the thigh. Both 1ntruders
made a mad dash for the, door, but in
their haste they stumbled and Wang
shot twice more at them before they
could escape the bullets splinterlng
Wangs chairs and tables.
One man was bleeding freely as the
two dashed north on Eighteenth street
and escaped in the darkness, but Wang
believes he hit them both.
Arrested at Hospital.
About an hour later a colored man,
who said he was Nathan Steel 25, OF
the first block of N street southwest,
appeared at Emergency Hospital for
treatment of gunshot wound IN the
right thigh and was arrested for In
vestigation by Policeman Ernest Fill
more of No. 3 precinct.
Following first aid, the prisoner was
taken to No. 3 precinct, where ne was
identified by Wang as the man ne mao
shot. The prisoner admitted ne nad
been in Wang's store, police say, out
denied that he knew the other COL
ored man.
Steele later was transferred to Gal
linger Hospital, where he was being
held under guard today.
Two Other Robberies.
Hold-up men obtained more than
s40O last night in two other robber1es IN
widely separated sections of the city,
william James, 1886 B street south
east, was robbed of sos by two men VINO
held him up with a pistol when his au-
tonobile stopped at a red traft1c light
at the corner of Maryland avenue and
Eleventh street northeast.
The men were driving dark-colored
light roadster with red wire wheels. he
told police, one OF them being about ~
wears old and dressed in a dark over
coat and light hat.
The other victim, Henry c. Wiebking,
living at the American House, Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue. was
robbed of $346 by two colored men near
held him while the other searched his
pockets, he reported. Both were shah
billy dressed.
Evening star., 1932-02-16
|RUM CAR WRECKED,
SHOOTS
IMAM DURING CHASE
Officer Opens Fire When He
Suspects Driver Is About
to Draw Gun.
SMOKE SCREEN FAILS
TO PREVENT PURSUIT
Supposed Blockade Car and Pas:
sengers Disappear on
I Street.

After liquor-laden car had been
wrecked In crash with a mail truck
during a chase early today. the man
reported to have driven the contra :
band-carrier was shot by a policeman
IN resisting arrest when the officer
thought he was about to be fired on
The suspect, shot through the right
shoulder. was booked as Ralph Green
u, colored, Of the 140O block of sixth
street. The officer is Pvt. B. v. Bean
OF the third precinct. ''
Bean and fellow patrolman. C. r
ROBERTS, were in hiding at Twenty
ntth and I streets shortly after :
O'Clock, on the lookout for a MIN car
that had Smoked" a police cruiser
there yesterday morning.
Blockade Car Arrives.
A roadster. obviously used as a block
ace car, pulled into the curb and dis
charged two men who began looking
around the vicinity for possible watch
ers. A lew moments later a sedan
stopped In front of house in the 1900
DOCK OF l street, and while the driver
stayed at the wheel one of the other
men began to unload the cargo. Just
as ne went to work, Bean and Roberts
started across the street. The Iio,1or
car driver Immediately pulled out and
swung his machine at the officers who
jumped TO safety as the rum car headed
east
Jumping into their own machine. the
ponce started in pursuit and were close
on the quarry at Fifteenth and @ streets
Wnen the pursued car unloosed a smoke
screen that brought the policemen to
a sudden halt
second later there was a crash, and
Bean, hurrying to Fourteenth and d
streets, found Green just emerging from
the wreck.
Grapples With Quarry.
The suspect ran, with the officer close
oehlnd. In an alley between Thir-
teenth, Fourteenth, P and @ streets
Bean grappled with the colored man
who broke away. hitting the officer as
he did SO. Bean was closing in again
vhen, he said, the suspect brought up
his right arm as though to shoot, and
Bean fired.
Green was first taken to Emergency
and then to Gallinger. He was un-
armed. He dropped wrench in hl
fight
Police said his wound was not serious
The rum car was wrecked. turning
over after it had struck the truck and
careened against parked car There
were II cases of liquor in the car, the
police said.
The mail truck was driven by John
L. Burnhardt of Alexandria, He
escaped injury. and his truck was only
slightly damaged.
The police lost sight of the roadster
and the other men during the chase.
Evening star., 1932-02-16
INTERNE'S DESERTION
OF ILL MAN CHARGED
Sixth Precinct Officer Says Emer.
gency Ambulance Aide Left
Sufferer.

Officer w. c. Allen of sixth precinct
last night reported an Emergency Hos
pital ambulance inferno summoned to
the aid of Samuel Podell, As, who was
suddenly taken i'll at 909 Decatur street,
had left the man without making an
examination after Podell had COM
planned the ambulance was slow in an
swering his call.
Podell later was removed to Emer-
gency Hospital in the sixth precinct
patrol wagon. He was found to be suf-
fering from hernia and remained at the
hospital for treatment.
The report states the Emergency am
bulance was called at 11:50 pm. and
arrived at the Decatur street address at
1915 o'clock. Podell, suffering from
abdominal pains, protested that the
ambulance had been a long time IN
coming to his aid.
DR.. Charles Bastable, intern In
charge of the ambulance, replied, ac-
cording to the police report, II that S
the way you feel about 1t, you can
get your own doctor" Bastable then
walked out of the room.
Authorities at Emergency Hospltai
confirmed this version today. Podell
told the intern the service was rot
ten," they said.
The time sheet at the hospital shows
the ambulance call was received at
11:46 pm. and the machine went out
at 1853. It checked in again at
1919 am, 26 minutes after departure
Evening star., 1932-02-16
COPELAND TO PROBE
DEATH OF REPORTER
Senate District Subcommittee t
Inquire Into Treatment
by Hospital.

Senator Copeland of New York, chair
man of the Public Health Subcommlt-
tee Of the Senate District Committee,
plans to call his group together as soon
as his other committee work will per.
init to inquire into the treatment OF
Joseph F. Sisk, Baltimore newspaper
man, at Emergency Hospital after an
automobile accident.
In referring the matter to Senator
Copeland yesterday, Chairman Capper
of the District Committee said his IN,
formation was that Emergency Hospital
treated Sisk as a case of intoxication
and, after pumping out his stomach,
sent him to Gallinger Hospital. where
the young man was found to be suffer-
ing from a number of serious injuries.
Sisk died at Gallinger several days later.
Senator Copeland said he already had
gathered some of the facts in the case
and will have a subcommittee hearing
at date to be fixed later.
Evening star., 1932-02-16
STRICKEN while DRIVING

While driving his automobile along
Water street near Fourteenth street
southwest about 8:30 o'clock this morn
ing, J. w. woodward, IA, of 1157 Fourth
street northeast, was stricken with
heart attack. He died a few minutes
after arrival at Emergency Hospital.
Woodward was accompanied by his
wife. They we're driving to Virginia.
He was able to pull his automobile over
to the curb gefore lapsing into uncon-
sciolSneSS
Evening star., 1932-02-16
SALOON MAP IN SENATE
Tydings to Explain Speakeasy
Chart of Crusaders.

The "speakeasy" map of Washington,
prepared by the Crusaders, adornS one
of the walls of the Senate chamber
where it was placed yesterday after
noon at the request of Senator Tydings,
Democrat. Of Maryland who plans to
explain it to the Senate within day
or two. The Maryland Senator said he
intended to describe the map briefly.
but was not sure whether he would do It
today or tomorrow.
Evening star., 1932-02-16

John F. Maury, prominent Washing
ton real estate man, was excluded from
court as a witness in Pittsburgh, Pa,
Yesterday because he had never sold
hotel as large as the Mayfiower."
He went to Pittsburgh at the request
of the Department of Justice to testify
concerning the true value Of the May
flower Hotel at the trial Of five officers
of the American Bond & Mortgage Co.,
charged with using the mails to de-
fraud in the sale of second mortgage
bonds on the hotel property.
Mr.. Maury, as vice chairman OF the
Washington Real Estate Boards Ap-
praisal Committee, had estimated the
value Of the hotel, a. Of 1928, at $6,500,-
Evening star., 1932-02-16
SUSPENSION OF C0L0RED
PATROLMAN is ORDERED
Raiders Make Four Arrests and
Seize Beer and Gin in Visit
to Two Places.

Surprised in an alleged speakeasy
last night at 1912 Vernon street, Will
liam A. johnson, a colored patrolman
of the second police precinct, was sus-
pended today.
Shepherd Hill, 80, and Alice Middle
ton. 27. both colored, were arrested
by Sergt. N. o. Holmes and other men,
bera cf a raiding squad on charges OF
illegal possession of liquor Seven
quarts Of alleged gin were seized.
A few minutes later the same squad
raided an apartment at 1922 Vernon
street and arrested Dolores Hill, Is,
and Samuel West, 81. both colored.
They were charged with illegal posses
sion Of At bottles of beer and small
quantity Of gin All four prisoners
were released under bond Of $500.
Evening star., 1932-02-16
SCHOOL GROUPS TO MEET

The birthday of George Washington
and Abraham Lincoln will be commem-
Grated this evening at the regular
monthly meeting of the District Of
Of Columbia Congress of Parents and
Teachers to be held at o'clock in
the Powell Junior High School, Hiatt
place and Lamont street. Exercises in
honor of Mrs. Theodore A. Birney and
Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst, founders of the
organization, also will be held.
The congress formerly met in the
Wilson Teachers College. which was
condemned and vacated because of
faulty construction several days ago.
Evening star., 1932-02-16
Facilities Must Not Be Used
for Private Interests,
Bride Is Told.
COMPANIES TO ABANDON
CURB SPACE BY APRIL !
Appropriations Subcommittee 0p'
poses Utilities Board Move
to Return Cab Meters.

The subcommittee conducting hear
ingS on the District appropriation bill
today informed Gen. Mason M. Patrick,
representing the Public Utilities Com
mission, and the District Commission
ers and Corporation Counsel Bride that
the streets. curbs, sidewalks and ap-
proaches to Union Station are facilities
that belong 10 the people of Washing
ton and must not be monopollZed by
any corporation or private business
interest
Gen. Patrick said that interstate bus
companies had been ordered to aban-
don curbstone terminals by April l.
Hit Special Privileges.
Chairman Cannon of the subcom-
r:.ttee. Representative Blanton. Repre-
tentative Simmons and Representative
Holiday all took turns in emphasizing
their dissatisfaction because taxicabs
and busses have been granted special
privileges in the streets and said that
it must step.
They let the District Commissioners
and Gen. Patrick know emphatically
that they believed the District officials
ought to break up the monopoly that
has been allowed to grow up under
which taxicabs and busses are given
special privileges and reservations which
have seriously infringed on the use of
the public streets by the taxpayers.
During the hearing attention was
called to the fact that no move has
been made to grant the people reduc-
tions in telephone service, although in
many other cities telephone rates have
been cut.
1t was impressed upon the District
officials that any attempt to return to
the meter system for taXicabs would
be viewed by Congress as aiding and
ebetting fleeing the public.
Get Double Pay.
It was pointed out to Gen. Patrick
during the hearing which is continuing
this afternoon that he and many other
retired Army officers employed by the
District are receiving double pay at this
time when thousands are out of en-
ployment; 1t was pointed out that Gen.
Patrick is drawing $4,000 retirement
pay and $500 for his services to the
District besides such perquisites from
the Government as medical and hos
pital care. the right to purchase at the
Army commissary and other privileges
not enjoyed by many who have been
suffering during the period of depres-
sion and unemployment.
The hearings on the District school
budget. totaling approximately Sl3,520,-
900, will be started Immediately follow
ing the hearings of the Public Utilities
Commission It was stated emphatically
that the subcommittee has adopted no
policy or had any discussion Of pro-
posal to cut off number Of special
teachers from the District payroll. Sew
eral especially active members Of the
subcommittee said that they would
vigorously oppose any such efforts
which might result in crippling the
teaching force They emphasized that
in this regard the District Is dlfferent
from Federal Departments in that it
Is not facing deficit.
Evening star., 1932-02-16
COURT BARS MAURY AS WITNESS
IN BOND TRIAL AT PITTSBURGH
Realty Expert Had Been Asked to Testify Concerning
Value of Mayhower Hotel.

900. The men on trial are alleged to
have valued the property at $12 1000, 900
at the time $9,9O0,000 worth Of bonds
secured on it were offered for sale.
As the official representative Of the
real estate board, Mr.. Maury went to
Pittsburgh, but when he took the stand
his competency as a witness was chal-
lenged by the defense. The court ruled
he was no qualified to testify as to the
actual value of the property because he
had never sold such large hotel.
The men now ON trial are William j.
Moore, president of the company;
Charles B. Moore and Charles c. Moore,
vice presidents; Kenneth w. Moore,
assistant secretary, and Harold A.
Moore, secretary-treasurer.
Evening star., 1932-02-16

Rex will be quite welcome in the Fields
family circle Yardmaster John Nc
Gahey and Lieut. Paul Lancaster are
of the opinion that Rex, who shows
marked prediction to hop aboard any
moving vehicle, boarded the train un-
aided somewhere in the vicinity of
Chester, Pa, 122 miles from Washing
ton, and would have remained on it
just as long as the wheels continued to
revolve They're holding him at the
Jersey Yards, since the vagrancy law
doesn't apply to CANNES. in the hope
that an owner may put in an appear
ance. 1t would be just too bad to turn
Rex over to the lost and found de-
partmentl
Evening star., 1932-02-16
Food Sale at Hyattsville.

HYATTSVILLE, Md, February 16
tSpeciaD "A food sale will be held
Saturday morning in the Presbyterian
Church basement, johnson avenue, by
the Ladies Aid Society. beginning at
10 o'clock. Mrs. w. w. Cole is chair
man Of the committee in charge, her
associates being Mrs. S. w. Purdum and
Mrs. ]. w. Frazier. ETAOINSHRDLUN
Mrs. w Teiser.
Evening star., 1932-02-16
JOSEPH FINCKEL RITES
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
Veteran Teacher Died Sunday, One
Week After His Brother,
Edwin A, Finckel

Funeral services will be held at II
o'clock tomorrow morning for Joseph
Finckel. Washington school teacher
since 1901, who died Sunday night, a
week after the death of his brother,
Edwin A. Finckel, patent attorney.
Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery,
following the services at the home, 1900
Monroe street, at which Rev. G. Ellis
williams will oficiate.
A musician as we'll as teacher, Mr..
Finckel had played in many of the
Capitals earlier orchestras, and was
one of the first members Of the Ma
tional Symphony.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Agnes Finckel; a son, Alden Finckel,
also a musician: three daughters, Mrs.
George B. Danforth, Mrs. Elso Bradley
and Miss Helen Finckel, all of this city;
four brothers, Charles K. Finckel, prin-
cipal of Thomson School; Paul Finckel,
patent attorney, and George and Ben
jamin Finckel, and two sisters, Mrs.
Charles Grimsted of this city and Mrs.
Frank Byrne, New York.
Evening star., 1932-02-16
PLAN SCHOOL REUNION
Members of Glass of 1885 to Meet
at Shoreham.

The members of the washington
High School class of 1885 will meet IN
reunion tonight at the Shoreham Hotel
This was the first class to complete
its course of years in the building
on O street between Sixth and Seventh,
now known as the Columbia Junior
High School. It was opened LOT service
several years the reunion has been or
anized and it is expected that upward
of so of the graduates Of As years ago
will be in attendance.
Evening star., 1932-02-16
SIX GET COMMISSIONS
D. c. Residents Given Posts in Ar
tillery and Infantry Reserve.

Six residents Of the District Of Co
lumbia were included today In the
latest War Department list of ap-
pointees to the Organized Reserves of
the Army.
James Rutherford Craighill, jr., of
1864 @ street was commissioned a cap
tain in the Field Artillery Reserve, the
remainder having been commissioned
in the Infantry. They are First Lieut..
John Clifford Harlan, 1718 Montello
avenue northeast; First Lieut.. Arthur
George Prangley, jr., 2O2 Tenth street
northeast; Capt. John Philip Schaefer,
270O @ street; Capt. Stephen Cummins
Van Fleet, 1901 Argonne place, and
Capt. Albert Chrisman Reed, 802 Mary.
land avenue northeast.
Evening star., 1932-02-16
Church Meeting Today.

CLARENDON, Va. February 16
(SpeciaD DIR. W. Sinclair Bowen of
Washington was to hold the first of a
series of meetings on THE Woman and
the Home" here this afternoon in the
parish hall of st. Georges Episcopal
Church.
Evening star., 1932-02-16
Plant Operations Resumed.

NEW YORK, February 16 (P.-Re-
ports from Sharon, Pa. said that the
reopening of Blast Furnace No. 3 at
the Shenango Furnace Co. plant at
Sharpsville would be followed by a re-
sumption of operations in the foundry
department of the plant.
Evening star., 1932-02-16
Wed 50 Years
COUPLE CELEBRATE ANN
VERSARY AT RECEPTION.

OF 1901 Benning road, who were given
a reception yesterday in celebration of
their 5Oth wedding anniversary by their
children, Charles Ernest Farr. George
w. Farr and Mrs. Robert F. Terry, at
the latter's home at 81 Adams street.
Mrs. Virginia Farr. Mrs. Alma Farr and
Robert Terry and two grandchildren,
Miss Evelyn Farr and R. Lynwood Terry.
we're all present Clement w. Sheriff
of Benning, who attended Mr.. and Mrs.
Farr's wedding, was also present. The
wedding took place at All Saint Chapel.
Benning, February Is, 1882. The Rev.
John B. Williams was the minister. Mr.
Farr retired from business several years
ago. He Is 73 years old and Mrs.
Farr go, Star Sta6 Photos.
Evening star., 1932-02-16

A HINT OF Spring in the air and
" the call of the open road
II proved too much for Rex, 85-
1 \ pound police dog, address and
antecedents unknown. He ar
rived in Washington yesterday perched
above the trucks of a coal car on a
Pennsylvania freight
train; he was grimy but happy, and he
refused railroad police any information
as to his home or destination. He
merely wagged his tail, grinned an in
fectious grin and barked, We'll, here
am! What are you going to do
about it?"
Locomotive Fireman L. B. Fields,
who is holding the puppy in his arms,
hopes nobody does anything about it;
Evening star., 1932-02-16

YoRKMEN today started demolhn the old Georgetown Reservoir at
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Smyrna times., 1932-12-14
DELAWARE BOYS
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and from this number four will be
given scholarships when the ma
tional committee meets in Phila-
Smyrna times., 1932-12-14

delphia next Wednesday. Candi-
dates who are being selected for
scholarships to Oxford University,
England, under the will of Cecil ].
Rhodes must have outstanding
qualities in scholastic attainment.
character, promise of leadership
and success in manly outdoor
sport. The other SO States will Sc
lect their candidates early this
week. 1t was announced by DR..
Frank Aydelotte, president of
Swarthmore College and American
secretary to the Rhodes Trustees,
that 615 young men are striving
for the 80 awards. Those elected
will go to Oxford next October for
a two-year term, with the privilege
of attending Oxford or another
recognized graduate school for a
third year, if their record war
rants. The first Rhodes scholars
from the United States matriculat-
ed at Oxford in 1904. The candi-
dates from each State are selected
by State committee made up as
far as possible of former Rhodes
scholars with a chairman who is
not a former Rhodes scholar.
Smyrna times., 1932-12-14
TREKKING HOMEWARD

The back to the country
movement has swelled the
population of Queen Annes
County, Maryland, according
to a recent school census
which indicates a gain of p
900 over the Federal count of
two years ago. These figures
are accepted as an indication
that the people who left the
peninsula in former years are
returning to their old homes.
The movement is regarded as
the ''back swish" Of the tide
of Eastern Shore people who
earlier followed the migratory
move to the big cities where
wages were higher than in
country towns. Politicians
see in the gain cause for hope
that BY the end of the present
decade the population Of
Queen Annes will exceed 49,
600 when she will regain a
member Of the House of Dele
gates lost in 1910 when the
figures dropped below that re-
quirement. Obviously those
who have had a taste Of city
life, in these days of depres-
sion, are yearning for the
green pastures and clear wat
ers, the contented home life
and friendly neighbors Of the
country Oh smaller communi-
ties, and are trekking back to
the richly endowed Del-Mar-
va section to resume their
places in the life Of those com
munities and to raise their
families in that fertile, health
full region between the two
great bays.-Every Evening.
Smyrna times., 1932-12-14
DEAF BLIND MOST
NEGLECTED CLASS
Survey Shows That SS7 Sc
Afflicted In the United
States of America
EFFORT TO EDUCATE

New York. Five years research
has located SS7 persons in the Unit
ed States. and - in Canada, who
are both deaf and blind, it is dis
closed in report to the American
Braille Press here.
The report summarizes the find
irSs aud conclusions of an exhaus-
tive survey of deaf-blindneSs con-
Quoted by Mrs. COrrine ROcheleau
ROuleau, Of Washington, d. c., and
Miss Rebecca Mack, of Cincinnati,
Ohio. Mrs. ROuleau, author of the
report, has been deaf since child
hood, but has perfect sight; Miss
Mack has been partially blind since
childhood. but has perfect hearing.
''As a class, the deaf-blind in our
midst are not only the most heavily
handicapped and the most lonely of
all human beings. but also, as a
class. the most neglected" declares
Mrs Rouleau. "We even know OF
deaf-blind children who have been
placed in asylums for the feeble
minded without proper trial-the So
called intelligence tests being quite
worthless in evaluating their poten-
tialities.
How often have we learned OF
deaf-blind children or adolescents
being refused entrance in schools
for the deaf because they are blind,
or in schools for the blind because
they are deaf; or because schools
have no trained teachers available; /;
or because they fear that such pu-
pills will prove too difficult, expen-
sive and burdensome.
"We have the names and adj
dresses OF 944 deaf-blind persons llv-
ing In the United States and Cana
da, and much assorted information
about them.