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Evening star., 1932-05-17
Six Animals Burn to Death.
Others Hurt So Badly They
Are Destroyed.
OWNER AND HELPERS
BRAVE INTENSE HEAT
Origin Of Point-to-Poin Riding
School Blaze Undetermined.
Loss Put at $4,000.

A fire sweeping rapidly through the
Point to Point Riding School stable at
Forty fifth and Lowell streets last night
killed six horses and burned three more
so badly they had to be shot, despite
rescue efforts of the owner and two
stableboys, who risked their lives In the
burning building.
J. C. Love, owner, and his two 49,
year-old helpers, Warner Moxley and
Burl Jenkins, coaxed and tugged more
than a score Of frightened saddle horses
to safety. working at the point OF SUI
location in the intense heat and fumes.
Eight of the horses lost, including
paited saddle animals and jumpers
were owned by Mr.. Love and the ninth,
a gated saddle mare, which had 10
be shot this morning, belonged TO q
Washingtonian, who kept the animal
there.
Loss Totals $4,000.
Mr.. Love placed his loss In horses at
$4,000 and estimated an additional
damage of $4,000 in saddles, brides
and to the partially-destroyed building,
In which 81 horses were quartered.
The owners wife was aroused some
time before midnight by the frantic
kicking of the horses In their stalls.
She aroused Mr.. Love and he awoke
the stable boys, who we're sleeping IN
the Love residence short distance
from the stable.
Once out of th:.;- stalls. Mr.. Love said,
the horses boltt4 for the open door
without further coaxing. A horseman
for so years, he said. he had always
heard that horses would refuse to leave
burning building, but learned other
wise last night.
Meanwhile the flames had attracted
students from the nearby campus of
American University. Several young
men and Policeman c. w. Peters OF the
eighth precinct aided with the rescue.
Runaways Return to Stable.
Firemen arrived in time to prevent
the building from being wholly de-
stroyed. although the flames had gained
considerable headway before discovered.
The liberated horses bolted over the
surrounding countryside, returning vol
unfairly to the damaged stable at day
light this morning.
Mr.. Love said his loss was partially
covered by insurance. Origin of the
fire was undetermined.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
C0MM0N-LAW WIFE
FREED FROM TESTIMONY

A common-law wife Is not compelled
to testify against her husband, Judge
Gus A Schuldt ruled in Police Court
today In the case of Vilfred s. Smith,
colored, Alb Blands court. The defend
ant was arranged on a charge Of assault
with a dangerous weapon. The Court
of Appeals last year ruled common law
marriages were legal in the District.
The Smith case is believed TO be the
first case in which the Court Of Ap-
peals decision has been cited.
Smith is alleged to have shot Mary
Holmes, with whom it was testified he
had lived with three years In common
law marriage. The woman claimed 1he
law did not compel her to testify agzAst
her hneaen6 The sa6e III dl6nises6
Evening star., 1932-05-17
TWO MAGAZINES BANNED
Comic Publications Ordered Of All
District Newsstands.

Two more new comic magazines were
added today TO the list Of publications
considered too indecent to be sold in
the Capital The United States attor-
ney's Office said they would be barred
henceforth from District news stands.
Assistant United States Attorney
Michael F. Keogh requested the police
department to notify all news dealers
if the magazines are continued to be
sold, the sellers would be liable to pros
ecptinn.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
FINED $240 FOR FOUR
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
D. G. Colored Man Is Convicted in
Hyattsville Police Court-Vir-
ginian Appeals Fine.
NV a star correspondent Of The star.

By STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, May 17.-Fines
totaling S240 were imposed on Ruther-
ford B. Mason. colored, first block OF
Rhode Island avenue, yesterday after
Police Court Judge J. Chew Sheriff had
convicted him Of four traffic offenses.
The maximum fine of 500 was given
Mason for reckless driving. He was also
fined Sl25 for speeding over go miles
an hour; $40 for failing to reduce speed
on a turn and IS for failing to keep
to the right.
He was arrested by State Policeman
N. G. Falkenstine, assisted by Constable
Jack Wilson and Town Officer Reed,
after he had driven across the street
car tracks here, tearing three wheels
from his car.
William Henry Jeachman of Manas-
sas, Va, who was represented by At
torney Albert E. Brault of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association, noted an
appeal from S25 fine for speeding.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
READY
FOR PRIMARY VOTE
Election Tomorrow Amounts
Only to Ratification OF
18 Candidates.

With developments having shaped up
20 the point where the ballots cast will
amount only to vote of ratification,
District Democrats tomorrow will hold
primary to name delegates to the
national convention, national commit
teeman, national committeewoman and
members of the State Central Com
mittee.
The District delegation. pro-Roose-
velt. viii have six votes in the conven-
ton, and under an arrangement de-
cided upon by local leaders, the Is
candidates for places as delegates will
go to Chicago with a third of a vote
each. There will be Is men and two
women In the group. Originally it had
been announced that II men had filed,
but it was said this morning by John
B. Colpoys, chairman of the Central
Committee. which last night completed
arrangements for the primary, that
Robert w. Woolley, former Interstate
Commerce Commissioner, one of those
reported as filing, was not entering the
primary. The ballot will permit the
voters to specify if they want the dele
CATION to be bound by the unit rule.
Incumbents Alone in Race.
John F. Costello and Mrs. J. Borden
Hartman, the incumbents, are the sole
for national committeeman
and national committeewoman. and
there are only 19 entries in the field
for places on the State Central Commit
tee, which at full strength has % men,
bers for as many districts. Deaths have
reduced this group, and because the
districting has become obsolete. it Is
not proposed to bring it up to the for
mer size. Eventual redistricting is con-
templated. There are 16 incumbents
and newcomers who have filed for
committee places.
The polls will be open from until
pm, and six polling places have been
iesignated-northwest northeast. south
west, Anacostia, Georgetown, and one
In the northwest for colored voters.
This last named will be at 8l1 Florida
avenue. and is being set up. 1t is ex-
planned, at the suggestion of colored
Democrats, though all polling places will
Count Due Tomorrow.
The other polling places will be at
3207h Georgia avenue, 1887 II street
northeast, TIP Seventh street southwest,
1903 Nichols avenue southeast and 1881
Thirty-fifth street.
The votes will be counted tomorrow
night at Central Committee headquar-
ters In the Home Life Building.
All persons over 81 years of age who
promise to uphold the principles Of the
Democratic party and pledge them
selves to support the nominees of the
Chicago convention are eligible TO vote
In the primary.
The District delegation will seek a
plank for national representation for
the District at the convention.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
MICHAEL A. COLEMAN, 63,
DIES OF GUNSHOT WOUND
Guard at Freer Art Gallery Be-
lieved to Have Shot Himself
Because of Worries.

Michael A. Coleman, SO years old, Of
1919 East Capitol street, died shortly
gency Hospital from a bullet wound in
the head, believed to have been self
inflicted at about 10:45 o'clock last
night while Coleman was on guard duty
at the Freer Art Gallery.
According to police, Coleman admitted
having brooded over the loss of some of
his invested funds and over i'll health.
Coleman was found unconscious at
the south entrance of the art gallery
by another guard. J. w. Terrett. Of GAS
E street southwest.
Coleman resided with his wife at the
East Capitol street residence Mrs. Cole
man today was under the care Of doc
tor. Funeral services have not been
completed.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
Loss of Fingers
Gains Worker 5000,
But Also Loses 1t
BusPatrOn Unable toHOld
Onto Money When Some
One Snatches 1t.

The loss Of fingers, from which he
gained 5000 workmen'S compensation,
caused Hubert Agnew Of Oneonta, Ala,
to lose the money when some one
snatched It from him early today he
told police.
Agnew said he had just bought bus
ticket to his Alabama home and was
counting his money at Sixth street and
Pennsylvania avenue, when a passerby
suddenly reached out and pulled 1t from
him.
IT could have held it If had had my
fingers" the man said in telling police
how he had his fingers amputated while
employed on bridge construction job.
He was going to use the money, the
man stated, to transport his family
from Alabama to Fort Lee, N. j., where
he has been working.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
WOOD ORDERED TO DUTY
Former Gas Company Head to Re-
port for Army Tour.

George A. @. Wood, who resigned
last week as president of the Washing
ton Gas Light Co., was one Of six Army
reserve officers residing in Washington
ordered to report for active duty next
month In the ONCE Of the Assistant
Secretary of War.
Wood. a major In the Specialist Re-
serves. will report for duty June for
two-week period.
Others are Lieut.. Col Dwight Irving
Cooke, ordnance; Lieut.. Col. Paul
Weeks. ordnance; Lieut.. Col. Kendall
Banning, signal corpe; Lieut.. Col. Hall
Young, air corps; and Mai. Eugene
Kunt AllKinA, WecdaliSk ---.---
Evening star., 1932-05-17
MARKET SHEDS FINISHED
District Given Structure at Tenth
and F Streets Southwest.

The first group Of sheds at the
Farmers Wholesale Market, at Tenth
and streets southwest, was completed
and turned over to the District govern
ment today.
The sheds are on the north square of
the two squares owned by the District,
all Of which will eventually be used for
the market. Out of the 100000 ap-
erecting sheds, however, the Commits
sioners were only able to allot sic, 800
for shed construction. Those turned
over today were built by the Fidelity
Construction Corporation.
The market replaces the old farmers
line adjoining Center Market.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
DRUG STORE LOOT $500
an Correspondent Of The Star.

By a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Va, May i7.-The theft Of
5000 from the safe of the Cherrydale
branch Of the American Drug Stores
was reported to police yesterday by DR..
John owens, manager. DR.. Owens said
that the store had been opened with
key and the safe opened by use of the
combination. Both the front and back
doors of the store were found locked, be
kmk
Evening star., 1932-05-17
FREED IN FIRST TRAFFIC
0FFENSE In 22 YEARS
Driver Gets Suspended Sentence
Before Traffic Judge on
Speeding Charge.

Arrested for the first time in %
years Of driving. James z. Woodhouse
2l23 First street, received a suspended
sentence when brought before Traffic
Court Judge Isaac r. Hit today on a
charge of speeding.
Woodhouse was arrested on Fifth
street near Grant circle yesterday by
Policeman T. B. Morrow, who said he
was driving 35 miles an hour.
II don't think was going that fast,
judge" said Woodhouse, anyway this
u my first offefise in % years"
Judge Hit ordwed $25 collateral
eatNyued
Evening star., 1932-05-17
SCHOOL IS PRESENTED
BUST OF | LAFAYETTE
Military Attache of French En-
bassy Makes Formal Presenta-
tion at Lafayette School.

The Lafayette School at Northampton
street and Broad Branch road, one of
the newest public schools of the District,
received the French governments gift
OF bust Of Marquis de Lafayette in
brief exercises late yesterday.
Col F. Pillon, military attache Of the
French embassy, made hte formal pres
entation, and DR.. Frank w. Ballou,
superintendent Of schools, accepted the
sculpture on behalf of the school Dr.
Abram Simon, president Of the Board
Of Education, presided. Music was pro-
vided by the United States Army Band.
Following formal presentation Of the
bust, Col. Pillon planted a memorial
tree.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
WOULD CLOSE AGENCIES
R., F. & P. Petitions to Discontinue

R., T. & P. Petitions to Discontinue
Offices in Four Towns.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, May 17.-The
Richmond, Fredericksburg g. Potomac
Railroad Co. Is petitioning the State
Corporation Commission for authority
to discontinue freight and ticket agen-
cies at Occoquan, Penola, Rutherelen
and Woodford. The company claims
that revenue is falling of to such an
extent that 1t cannot afford to main
tain these agencies any longer. June
13 has been fixed as the date for q
hearing.
Evening star., 1932-05-17
M'KELLAR IMPROVED
Physicians Believe Danger of
Pneumonia Is Past.

fu6umOuld Is fdSL.
Senator McKellar of Tennessee, who
Is i'll at Emergency Hospital. was de-
scribed today as progressing favor
ably"
He still had slight fever and q
grippe condition, but doctors regarded
the dange1 Of nneuuaouia % paSh
Evening star., 1932-04-30

of-door recreation, inevitably are going
to stimulate the spreading out of our
population The desire of every man
to own his own home and hall an acre
of ground will prevent any passing Of
the personal hcme.
Moreover, there is no form of in
vestment that yields a better return
both in money and satisfaction. than
home ownership, and fortunately even
now, when loans for commercial enter
prises are almost impossible to obtain
loans for home ownership are compara-
lively easy, because those who loan well
know that a man under stress will sell
his stocks or his automobile, in order
to hold on to his home until the last. :"
A dress expert in Scotland declares
Evening star., 1932-04-30

A dress expert in Scotland declares
that today woman can dress well on
$22 a year, and for $50 year she can
be a queen of fashion.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
Population to Spread.

Local convenienceS to suburban liv-
Ing, plus the automobile and the addi-
tional leisure that the eight-hour day
and the flve-day week will give for out
Evening star., 1932-04-30

and builder: to erect one 1-story frame
dwelling, 66l5 Sixth street; to cost
S3.500
w. B. Phillips, owner; C. w. Mark
ham, designer; Markham & zirkle, Inc,
builders; to make repairs, 1901 M street,
to cost $4,000.
Mrs. Katherine Welch, owner and
builder: to make repairs 1419 Thirty
fifth street; to cost $4,000.
Rogers & Marsh, owners and build
ers; to make repairs Gil New York
avenue; to cost 81 200.
L. E. Miller, owner; J. L. Johnson,
designer: Acme Construction Co.. build
ers; to erect one 2-story brick addition,
1913 Illinois avenue; to cost $1,000.
Francis Taylor, owner and builder ::
NJ P Harlow, designer; to erect one
1-story frame dwelling, SOFT Ayers
place southeast: to cost 81 400.
Washington Maid Ice Cream Co.,
owners; Mark Reilly. builder; to make
repairs, 81 L street southeast; to cost
$4,000
Harry T. Sisk, owner and builder;
Walter Valentine, designer: to erect one
1-story brick gasoline station, 4430
Bennings road northeast Ito cost $1,500.
B. j. Corridor, owner; w. F. King,
designer and builder; to erect one l.
story brick addition, II H street north
east; to cost 81, 900.
M. Herzog owner and builder; H. W.
Evening star., 1932-04-30

Gaines, designer; to erect one l-story
brick store. 1929 Barry road southeast;
to cost $1,000.
James w. Dudley. owner: to move
frame dwelling back, 4455 Conduit
road; to cost 81, 400.
j. A. Donovan, owner to move frame
dwelling back on lot, 4451 Conduit
road; to cost 81 $50
Mrs. c. j. Hammerley, owner; to move
frame dwelling back on lot, 5056 Con-
duit road to cost $3.50.
Matte A. Finley, owner; to move
frame dwelling back on lot, 1855 Con-
duit road; to cost 81 500.
Evening star., 1932-04-30

Corporation, builders; to erect one l.
story brick dwelling, 612O Utah avenue; (;
to cost S6,000
r. B. Gilliland, owner; Evan j. Con-
nor, designer; Sears, Roebuck & Co.,
builders; to erect one 2-story brick
dwelling, 4911 Forty-third place; 10
cost $500.
One story Addition.
DR.. James Moser. owner C. E. Dillon,
designer; Frank Simpson, builder; to
erect one 1-story stone and frame ad-
dition, 3725 Jenifer street; to cost
$4,000.
Nicholas Sesso, owner; L. w. Giles.
architect; to erect one 1-story brick
store, lilo Eighth street southeast; to
cost $4,000.
Ida j. Dulaney, owner, designer and
builder; to erect one 2-story brick and
stucco dwelling, 2117 Branch avenue
southeast; to cost $3,500.
william A. Moore, owner, designer
Evening star., 1932-04-30
PERSONAL HOME
STILL HAS FUTURE
Amazing Numbers Being
Built in Suburbs, Architects
Institute Is Told.

The personal home" will continue
to flourish, even though the wealthy
no longer build palaces, according to
William Orr Ludlow of New York,
chairman of the Committee on Indus
trial Relations of the American Insti-
stute of Architects
The individual dwelling will not be
crowded out either by the model vii
1age or by the standardized house, Mr.
Ludlow declared in a statement at the
convention of the institute this week.
IN which he took issue with conclusions
contained in the first report of Presi-
dent Hoover's survey of social trends.
which was published last week
Great cities" said Mr.. Ludlow, will
remain for business purposes only, but
that decentralization in other respects
already has set in is shown, not only
by the amazing number of individual
homes being. built in the suburbs, even
In these hard times, but by the placing
in lesser communities of branch houses
OF the great department stores. guild
theaters, fine movies and chain stores"
Report on the Survey.
The report of the Hoover Survey de-
clared that rich Americans are ceaSing
to build palatial homes and that their
'dwindling interest" extending down
the scale Of wealth, might mean the
passing zof the personal suburban
dwellings and the rise of the model
village or the standardized house
The model village and standardized
house are, indeed. much to be desired
to house a certain class of our people,
but the passing of the individually
built and owned home would be a
calamity Mr. Ludlow asserted.
n f11A a., L-,,
fortunately the opposite tendency now
prevails. The personal home represents
a large portion OF all the building being
done, and without doubt this tendency
VIII continue, for no; matter how much
we may glorify the Machine Age, with
Its glamour of mass production, stand
ardlzation and congestion, it is human
nature, in matters personal, whether it
be the car we ride in, the clothes we
wear, or the house we own, to disregard
bone-bare economy and have what to
us is personally attractive.
. Moreover, there seems to be a revul-
sion of feeling against the domination
of the Machine Age, and those who can
AFFORD 1t want to get away from the
dlscomforts of congestion and the herd
feeling.
What this will lead to decentraliza-
tion is all but certain. OF course, busi-
ness of the office type will always want
to huddle, and some of the very poor
will have to live in congested neighbor-
hoods until we learn to do better mass
housing, but the automobile is making
possible the satisfaction of the natural
urge to break away from congestion,
noise and dirt, and get to where original
man was brought up, in fields, woods
and sunlight
Population to Spread.
Local convenienceS to suburban liv-
Ing, plus the automobile and the addi-
Evening star., 1932-04-30
Dwelling to Cost $11,125.

w c. g. A. N. Miller plan to erect a
two-story dwelling at 470O Forty
seventh street for Elizabeth Neemeyer.
according to plans on file with the
District building inspector. The house
is to be of brick and frame con-
struction. The building cost is
estimated at S11,125.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
Dwelling Property Acquired.

The dwelling property at 2703 Bla-
densburg road northeast has been &C
quired by Milton and Clara Hicks, who
plan to remodel the building for use
as tourist house, it is reported by
j. Leo Koib, who acted in the trans
action. The property has a frontage
Of so feet and depth of 100 feet.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
L Street Property Bought.

Clara v. Pearson has acquired the
property at BIT L street for investment
purposes from the estate of Wolfgang
Ruckaeschel and Kate Ruckaeschel of
Detroit, who were represented by
Samuel G. Mulloy, it was announced
today by L. T. Gravatte.
Evening star., 1932-04-30

A bill of lading covering a cargo Of
pig iron shipped in 1841, has just been
found in a grandfather clock at Ber-
wick. England.
Evening star., 1932-04-30
1858, 900 PRIVATE
BUILDING PROJECTS
RECORDED IN WEEK

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1932-01-01
FIRE BLOCKS TRAFFIC
ON LEE HIGHWAY
Nursery Building Destroyed at
$500 Loss-Hose Breaks
Hamper Firemen.
BY stan Correspondent of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent of The Star.
LEEWAY, Va, January Traffic
along the Lee Highway was cut of
from Glebe road to Falls Church for
nearly two hours this morning as all Of
the Arlington County fire departments
fought blaze that destroyed build
ing at LeiSsler's Nursery near here. The
damage was estimated at $500.
The fire started at 7:15 o'clock, a few
minutes after six men who had sleeping
quarters there had gone to breakfast in
another building short distance away.
When discovered the entire roof was
on fire and by the time firemen sue
ceeded in laying hose from the nearest
fire plug, quarter of a mile away, the
blaze had gained too much headway to
save the building. 1t is thought that
the fire started from stove on the Sec
ond floor. 'rt
Firemen reported that their work was
seriously hampered by the breakage Of
six lengths of hose. The Board of
County Supervisors, which went out of
office at midnight, had advertised for
bids for 5000 feet Of new hose, but we're
prevented from making the purchase by
reason Of an injunction secured in the
CIRCUIT Court. The new county board
will be asked to purchase Immediately
sufficient hose to replace that found to
be defective. The injunction prevent-
ing the purchase Of the hose automati-
cally expired when the old governing
body went out of Office.
Evening star., 1932-01-01
WABASH RECEIVERS
PAY OUT INTEREST
$3.50, ,776 Payment Authorized to
Protect Collateral for
Railways Bonds.
BY the Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, January 1-On applica-
ton of the receivers for the Wabash
Railway Co.. Federal Judge C. B. DAVIS
here yesterday authorized them to pay
out Of funds in their possession $2697 776
interest due today on various under
lying bonds and notes Of the company.
Walter S. Franklin and Frank C.
Nicodemus, jr, the receivers, stated in
their application that payment of the
interest would protect the collateral of
the railroad securing the bonds and
notes and give the receivers reasonable
time TO procure adequate funds to pay
the notes and meet future installments
on the bonds.
The application pointed out Lehigh
Valley, American Refrigerator and New
Jersey, Indiana and Illinois stock put
up as collateral 10 secure loan for
S9,750 900 made by various banks. is of
great intrinsic value and should be pre-
served under the receiverShip.
The Lehigh Valley stock was said to
be 81 per cent of that stock outstanding
and represented an investment Of $24,-
726,199. Under a proposed redistribu-
ton the Wabash will get So per cent Of
American Refrigerator stock and share
proportionally in an invested surplus o.
SO 969 507, and the New Jersey, Indiana
and Illinois stock has book value OF
S1,347 637.
Evening star., 1932-01-01
DEMPSEY GIVES EX-WIFE
$4,000 AND RESIDENCE
Details of Divorce Settlement With
Estelle Taylor Filed in
Los Angeles.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FTesS'
LOS ANGELES, January "Details
of the property settlement between
Estelle Taylor, film actress, and her
former husband, Jack Dempsey, former
heavyweight boxing champion. were
revealed yesterday in document filed
with the county recorder.
1t disclosed Dempsey gave Miss
Taylor the Los Angeles residence,
$50 900 and $4,000 as fee for her
attorney. Joseph Scott.
The agreement disclosed that Demp
sew would pay the actress $4,000 cash
and give a note secured by a mort
gage on real estate for $4,000 more
payable IN installments Of $4,000 every
60 days.
Title to three expensive automobiles
and a REIMBURSEMENT to all claims to
any money, bonds or other personal
property already in her possession were
contained in the agreement. She
agreed to relinquish all claims to trust
estates created by Dempsey with the
Bank Of Manhattan Trust Co. and also
any interest in the Baroara Corpora
tion, a hotel company said to be con-
trolled by the former champion.