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Evening star., 1932-07-10
AUTO|ST BLAMED
IN GIRLS DEATH
Police RedoubIe Efforts to
Find Alleged Driver of Car.
in Fatal Crash.

Police last night redoubled their ef-
forts to locate Edward Dyson, 34-year-
old colored man, said to have been the
driver of an automobile which was in
volved in a fatal accident at Sixth and
K streets southwest July 4, after cor
oners jury yesterday brought in ver-
dict Of homicide in the death of Mae
Strickland, 10, of 1908 K street, who
was killed in the mishap.
The Jury in bringing in its verdict
after hearing nearly dozen witnesses,
believed Dyson to have been the driver
Of a machine which struck the car in
which the Strickland girl was riding
and to have been responsible for her
death.
Driver Flees Scene.
The driver of the striking car fed
the scene of the accident at the time.
after abandoning his machine short
distance from the scene, and has not
been apprehended
witnesses testified the colored mans
machine was travelling at high rate
of speed on K street when it struck the
machine operated by James B. Jones,
10. of 1910 Argonne place. Besides
Jones and the Strickland girl, other
passengers in the car were John Wal
ton. 81. Of 1912 Seventh street, who is
in Providence Hospital with fractured
pelvis as a result of the collision; Betty
Rogers. l8. 1908 K street. and DR.. Ed
ward G.. Giles, dentist attached to st.
Elizabeth's Hospital.
Other witnesses at the inquest in
cluded two colored men and a colored
woman, who were passengers in the car
said to have been driven by Dyson.
They are Joseph Norris OF IA jackson
street northeast; Daniel Chambers, 4012
Jackson street northeast, and Jessie
Tate of SO Canal street southwest. Each
testified that Dyson was driving the
car. but that none had seen him since
the day of the collision.
Body Unclaimed at MOrgue.
The body of Miss Strickland, who
died from a fractured skull shortly after
the accident. lay unclaimed at the Dis
trict MorgIe last night Efforts to com
municate with relatives, said to be liv-
ing in Florida. have thus far proved
fruitless and her friends here are max
ing efforts to raise sufficient funds to
bury her.
The jury brought in a verdict OF ac-
cidental death in the case OF Harry
Turner, 9, colored. of 1919 street, Ia
tally Injured when struck by an auto
mobile on Rhode Island avenue west OF
Fourteenth street Thursday afternoon.
The machine was driven by Mrs. Gene
We've M. Pierre. colored, of 2l24 L street
1t was testified the boy had been
taken to Emergency Hospital following
the mishap and later was transferred to
Gallinger Hospital, where he died late
Thursday Of internal injuries and other
complications.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald pre-
sided at the inquests.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
MAY BUY PLAYGROUND.
FOR NORTHEAST AREA.
Conference Held to Consider Plans
to Replace Union Station
Plaza Site.

The possibility arose yesterday that
the National Capital Park and plan
ming Commission will purchase a much
needed playground for the northesE
section Of the city to replace that swat
lowed up in the expansion of the Union
Station Plaza. A committee repre-
sentative Of the northeast area. met
yesterday with Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant,
3D., director Of Public Buildings and
Public Parks. who is also vice Chairman
and executive officer Of the commission.
and Capt. E. N. Chisolm, ir.. the com
missions engineer. Spokesman told
Col. Grant that the northeast section
has at least 5000 children who now
are denied an adequate playground.
Col. Grant asked the citizens repre-
sentatiYes to study the area and
number Of sites recommended and re-
port back their findings. Yesterdays
meeting was held in executive session
and while no definite assurance was
given by the commissions representa-
tives that the playground would be
purchased this fiscal year they declared
that a deal might be closed should land
be capable Of purchase at a sufficiently
low figure.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
PRICES 50 YEARS AGO HIGHER
THAN TODAY, LEDGER DISCLOSES
Interesting Comparison of Grocery Costs Made With Old
Entries of Fairfax County StoreEeeper.

Yellowed leaves from the ledger of a
country store that once served the COM
munity Of Hunters Mill, near Falls
Church, Va, indicate retail grocery
prices half a century ago were slightly
higher on an average than those pre-
vailing today.
The entries, taken from an account
book kept by the late Oscar Harring,
who for years conducted general store
in Fairfax County, not only afford an
interesting comparison of prices but
show the storekeeper of that era sold
everything from snuff and soothing
sirlIp to horseshoes and hats.
In addition, he sometimes was called
upon to be the community money lender.
Several notations refer to small cash
loans made to regular customers and
charged against their monthly BILL
Prices quoted in the book covered q
period Of general business depression IN
the early eighties. Sugar was selling for
Evening star., 1932-07-10
OLYMPIC BENEFIT
HORSE SHOW HELD
Fort Myer Affair Raises Funds
for Entertainment of
Visiting Riders.

The Olympic equestrians gathered
from many nations to show their skill
in the 1892 games in California this
Summer received a substantial boost
yesterday as benehciaries Of a horse
show staged at Fort N1yer, Va, by local
military and civilian norsemsn.
Attracting many of the best hunting,
polo and saddle horses from this area,
the exhibition provided a full day Of
entertainment for Several hundred
spectators turned out to witness one Of
the few warm weather contests afforded
Washingtonians.
The proceeds of the day will assist
the United States Olympic sponsors to
play host to the visiting horsemen who
in the past have fulfilled u similar role
when American teams went broad.
Hill Horse Winner.
Mrs. william G. Hill of washington
sent out the champion Of the show yes
terday in her capable chestnut Ques-
tionnaire. a horse which has been
known as a good buc never before
spectacular performer in the local rings.
QUESTIONABLE struck his meter yes
terday, winning the remount, hght-
weight hunter, ladies hunter and
Corinthian classes, as well as the cham
pionship of the show, with only one
second place-in the hunter hack dl-
vision-to break perfect record OF IlVe
blues in five times ouc.
Among the jumpers, A. H. Ryan's
steady Shamrock showed considerable
versatility in winning the owner-to-ride
touch h-and-out class, second IN the
ladies' hunter contest, and another RED
over the modified Olympic course.
The Fort Myer horse show team was
as usual prominent in the jumping
ribbons carrying of an easy dozen OF
more in these classes. JACK onlpe'
SQUIRE and other Army mounts Wnlcil
have seen Olympic competition IN thelr
Younger davs. did o full share in as
sisting the current American teams, un-
Ger the excellent guidance CT Lleuts.
Noble. Bugher, Hoge and others.
Pony Class Clean Sweep.
The pony classes of the day were
virtually a clean sweep fer Miss Mar
paret Hill. a 9-year-old rider Of re-
cent prominence in the National Capt.
tai Horse Show, who took home trio
of trophies with her good pony Polly
anna, aided in the pony hunt team
class by Johnny Reb and Smihn' Thru;
The Washington contingent mao
another consistent winner IN Vernon
G. Owens saddler Harriet Lee, which
captured in easy fashion the SADDLE
class owners to ride and open saddle
class. and was one of the winners In
the pair saddle contest.
Among the spectators an donors OF
trophies for the classes were: Assistant
Secretary of War and Mrs. F. Trubee
Dawson. Col. and Mrs. John Philip
Hill, Assistant Secretary Of War and
Mrs. Frederick H. Payne, Maj. and Mrs.
Raymond E. Lee, the American Re-
mount Association, the United States
Cavalry Association, Mai. Gen. Blanton
Winship, the Quartermaster Corps As
sociation, Col. and Mrs. c. D. Heron
and Mrs. j. D. Patch, Mai. and Mrs
George D. Murphey and Maj. and Mrs.
Frederick Gilbreath, Mai and Mrs
Alexander Wilson and Maj. and Mrs.
David H Cowles. Mr.. and Mrs. E. E
Wagar, Coast Artillery Association, In
fantry Association and the Field Ar
tillery Association.
Evening star., 1932-07-10

10 cents a pound, more than twice its
retail cost today. Flour was 3l2 cents
a pound. as compared with about 212
cents now. Coffee was 20 cents pound
for quality that costs slightly less than
that today. Butter was 25 cents a
pound from the tub, whereas it may be
purchased for as low as 20 cents now
Lemons sold for 80 cents dozen, about
nickel more than nowadays. Tea was
so cents a pound: rice. 10 cents
pound: meal. rs cents a bushel. and
smoked shoulder 9I5 cents a pound.
Chewing tobacco, snuff, kerosene and
ginger snaps appear to have been most
in demand In those times, judging from
the number Of purchases recorded for
these commodities. Pills, paregoric,
nails. hip boots and cotton goods also
are noted frequently.
The ledger was discovered recently
among effects Of Mr. Harring during
recent visit here Of his son Edward. now
a resident Of New Orleans.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
THREE ARE KILLED,
ONE BADLY HURT,
IN AUTO CRASHES
North CaroIinian Victim When
Bus CruSheS Auto at
Highway Bridge.
NEW JERSEY TOURISTS
DIE AS CAR HITS TREE
Deputy Coroner Mcdonald Holds
Two Drivers Pending Inquiry
of Former Accident.

The death toll from two automobile
crashes in the vicinity of Washington
yesterday wak increased to three when
a North Carolina tourist died in Emerg-
ency Hospital last night, from injuries
received in an accident at the south
end of Highway Bridge
T. M. Conn, so, of Zebulon, N. c., a
passenger in car driven by Jesse v.
Beaman. %. of Spring Hope, N. c., was
fatally injured when the machine col
lided with an Alexandria Washington
bus. Beaman was treated for lacera-
ton of the neck and shoulder. Fenton
Crocker, 46, of Seaboard, N. c., another
passenger. sustained conclusion of the
brain, an injured back and right leg.
His condition was reported undeter-
mined. No one in the bus was hurt.
Crash With Tree Fatal.
Edwin M. Skinner. 40, of Bloomfield,
N j., was killed almost instantly when
his machine left the Lee Highway a
half mile from Warrenton, Va, and
crashed into a tree. A companion,
Robert I. Kinds OF Long Island, dled
an hour later in the Warrenton Hos
pital.
A blowout on a front tire when the
car was travelling at a high rate Of
speed was the cause of the accident,
police believe. Skinner was crushed
behind the steering wheel, which was
broken by the impact.
Pair on Long Trip.
Skinner, a prominent Bloomfield
business man, was on his way to Texas
and New Mexico Kinds is said to
have a son in New Mexico. Mrs. Skin
ner, with a daughter, arrived at War
renton last night.
In the bridge accident, police said
Beaman's car, going south, was making
a turn onto the Mount Vernon Boule-
ward when the bus struck it. It
smashed through the side of the car
and crushed Conn, who was seated
nearest the door Deputy Coroner A.
Magruder Mcdonald ordered Beaman
and william c. War, 26. of Alexandria,
the driver Of the bus, held for an in
quest
Evening star., 1932-07-10
GAS FIRM SEEKS
TO DELAY HOLDER
Marcy Sperry Requests Commits
sion to Grant Postponement in
Plan to Increase Storage

The washington Gas Light Co. yes
terdav asked the Public Utilities Com
mission to postpone the effective date
of its order compelling the erection Of
an additional gas holder of 100000
cubic feet capacity by January l.
The request, made personally by
Marcy Spsrry president OF the com
pany. came as surprise IN view OF the
13iseion end Congress for authority to
erect 10. 900 .OO0- -cubic-foot gas holder
in The Northeast section, and then for
a & 200 0OO-foot tank In the Southeast
Engineers Of the company had in
formed the commission that extra stor-
ACE capacity was an imperative neces-
sify next Winter to guard against
breakdown Of service during peak LOADS.
Evening star., 1932-07-10

The anthropoid ape colony at the Ma
tional Geological Park is to be increased
by two baby orang-outangs and three
baby gibbons.
DR.. William NJ. Mann. Zoo director,
left for New York yesterday to meet the
ship bringing them from Sumatra, due
to arrive this afternoon. These young
sters were captured for the Zoo by L.
Ross Freeman. rubber chemist and anna
teur naturalist. under a special permit
from The government of the Dutch East
Indies. The anthropoids, especially the
orang-outangs are protected with ex-'
treme rigor and it is unlikely that many
more of them ever will come into cap
tivity.
Freeman telegraphed DR.. Mann from
Evening star., 1932-07-10
FIVE BABY APES WILL JOIN
ZOO COLONY AFTER LONG TRIP
Two Orang- Outangs and Three Gibbons Due in New
York-Will Be Rushed Here by Express

Boston, where the animal ship touched
yesterday, that the little apes we're in
good condition after the long voyage
But they are very delicate, especially
the gibbons, and it is planned to rush
them to Washington by express as soon
as they can be taken off the boat in
order to give them as soon as possible
the advantages Of tire Zoo nursery. Apes
are difficult infants and DR.. Mann will
remain with them during the trip to
Washington.
Freeman also brought in large mis-
eeilaneous collection of Sumatran ami
malS, some OF which will come to the
NaLlonaI zoo Among them, DR. Mann
said. is an elephant-trllnk snake which
Is considered an especially valuable ac-
cession.
Evening star., 1932-07-10

Two-year-old Frank Dickson, jr, is
in a, critical condition at Georgetown
University Hospital after falling from
second-story window into a concrete
areaway in the rear of his home, at
3144 o street, yesterday afternoon.
Franks mother, Mrs. Ruby Dickson,
was busy and Frank was playing alone
in the rear bed room just before he
fell
Unusually active for his age, Frank
managed to dislodge the screen. Mrs.
Dickson heard her sen scream as he
fell and ran to the areaway, summoning
assistance.
A neighbor, George Murphy Of 3148
o street placed Frank in an automo-
bile and hurried him to the hospital.
Doctors said he suffered a possible
fracture of the skull, when he struck
head first, and internal injuries.
The child has chance Of recovery,
although 1t will be several days at best
before he can be pronounced out of
danger, doctors declared.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
THIEF GETS BlLLFOLD

Shopping on Seventh street near o
last night, Carey A. Grubbs Of 1855 Cal
vert street had his arms full of bundles
and was unable TO prevent a colored
thief from snatching his biIlfold from
a rear pocket, Grubbs told police.
The billfold contained Si4 in cash
and number Of checks. When Grlbbs
started after the pickpocket a confed-
crate OF the thief seized him and held
on until the fugitive was out Of sight
The second colored man escaped down
an alley.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
McIlwain May Recover.

HOLLYWOOD. July 8 lH).-Improve-
ment in the condition of William A.
NcIlwain veteran stage and screen
actor. who had been critically i'll OF
apoplexy, permitted relatives to remove
him 10 his home today. Physicians said
his recovery Sas expected.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
DIVORCE LAW TESTED
Arkansas Supreme Court to Decide
on 9o-Day Residence.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July LP,.-
The State Supreme Court has been
asked TO decide the validity Of Arkan-
sas' 9O-day divorce law
An appeal from a chancellors ruling
that a person cannot acquire a bona
fide residence by coming TO this State
simply to obtain q divorce. and that
such a proceeding is fraud on the
court" was filed in the Supreme Court
yesterday
Chancellor c. E. johnson Of Texar-
kama declared the statute invalid in dis
missing the petition Of Mrs Flora
Squire, until last September a resident
of Gary, Ind, who asked for a divorce
from Hess F. Squire on the ground Of
cruelty
Evening star., 1932-07-10
INJURED BY AUTO
Man Is Treated at Emergency for
Broken Arm and Leg.

Run down while crossing the street
in the 600 block of Pennsylvania avenue
last night, william Halpin, So, 603 New
Jersey avenue, was treated at Emerg-
ency Hospital for fractured arm and
leg. His companion, Fred Bummell, SO,
also of the 600 block of New Jersey
avenue, escaped injury. but was arrest
ed by police on charge of intoxication.
Police said Joseph J. Bush. %, 1000
block Of Monroe street, was driving the
automobile which struck Halpin.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
Rail Wreck Kills Three.

ISTANBUL, Turkey. July 9 P).-.
Three persons were killed and 19 seri-
ously injured today in railroad wreck
near Angora. The locomotive and three
wreckage tonight.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
B. Y.P. U. BACKS DRY LAW
n C. Man Nominated to Head Ma
tional Organization.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 8 GA reso-
luton urging continuance and enforce
ment for present prohioltlon IaNs was
adopted by the Baptist young Fe9ple
r r Iaker of Alberta was elected
,,,ce nresident for Canada and w. H.
rhodes of Toledo and z, c. Hodges OF
washington. d. c., were nominated for
nresident The loser in this contest
vim be Eastern vice president.
executive Committee members elected
for three years included Lalker and
Phodes and for four-year terms, w. Z.
Bowles Of Huntington. w. Va. and
Hodges.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
TAXI FIRM MUST PAY
$4,000 FOR LICENSES
Independent Cut-rate Company
Faces Severe Blow Under New Law
But Will Not Protest.

Ten thousand dollars in cash is the
price one of Washington's cut-rate taxi
cab companies must pay to procure
licenses for its drivers as result CT
recent enactment by Congress OF the
new District license code.
The company operates fleet OF 400
cabs. The fee for the new license.
which must be procured by July is, is
S25 a cab
An attorney for the company told the
commission yesterday the increased fee
would be a severe blow to the COM
pany he represents as well as the in
dependent operators who are now eking
out meager livelihood on the 20-cent
zone rate, but it would be paid with
out protest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-30

Here's an odd one. It should 60 down on the books along with those iss,s of some of our legislators and officials like Senator Bingham. who held three elective offices at one and the same me--iieutensnt, governor. governor. and U. S. Senator. Of course after March (. lo33. Mir Bingham won't possess even one elective office. But that is neither here nor there. There are two of our states now that have the distinction of having three U. S. Senators. Isn't that contrary to the law? You bet it is, but not in this in- stance. It's merely due to circumstances. Georgia and Colorado have senators named to fill out unexpired terms. They also have just elected new senators. thus giving the states technically three members in the upper House. But the three can't hold office simul- taneously. so the Constitutions safe after all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-30

Everybody knows what Webster says about Indian Summer. but that doesn't pre- vent any and all of us from hazarding a guess as to when this season, one of the most delightful of the year, occurs. We shouldn't have any trouble about it this year. though. So far as we can see there wasn't and there won't be an Indian summer. We just naturally jumped from autumn right into winter and how many of us (save the ice and coal man) are satisfied? Incidentally these are the shortest days of the year. pop ular opinion to the contrary. Days start growing longer some time before December 2l. the first day of winter according to the official schedule.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-30
The Invaluable Professor

Since Woodrow Wilson was labeled by surprised world the professor in politics. professorship has been looking up. Nobody is surprised any more to find professor in public life as executive. legislator and adviser especially as adviser Professors of eco monies are especially in demand. At a time when every important executive seems to have his scholarly Man Friday, it is inter esfing to find President-Elect Roosevelt go- ing to his historic conference with President Hoover accompanied by professor of po- litical science from Columbia University who served him during the recent campaign and is expected to continue serving him in the White House
 Big business men and captains of industry no longer sit 50 much in the seats of the mighty. They themselves feel more and more need of advice from theorists" The professional educator, if he has not only brains and theory but practical experience with the problem of government or bus- ness. becomes It. The New York Times wonders though. who hears the boys recite It Columbia and Yale.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-30
Radio Freedom

The dissolution of the radio patent pool comprising the General Electric company, Westinghouse and the Radio Corporation of America, ordered by federal district court is regarded as breaking up a sort of "trust. :" If it really results in loosening the grip of this close group on the radio business. it will be good thing for the country. Radio has made wonderful progress and developed wonderful efficiency, and can hardly be said to have been very much of an octopus in the sense that the old petroleum trust used to be. Nevertheless it can stand quite little demo- eratizing.
 Of the two branches. manufacturing and broadcasting. the public is more interested in the latter. In this field especially there might be great deal more freedom and initiative. Our radio programs, in being na- tionalized. have been too much standardized in method and matter. There ought to be more chains contesting with existing ones. There ought to be-. too more strong individ- ual stations than there are. of special char acter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-30
Let The Experts Do It

A newspaper man tells true story which might have happened to any of us. A friend drove him to town one morning and as they rode along, 'sketehed desirable changes in the banking laws, revised the tariff, out lined method of collecting the war debts and solved the question of unemployment" He had just launched into an analysis of bi- ,nletallism when the engine passed out. The motorist knew only that he had gas. With out even looking under the hood he tele- phoned for garage mechanic to come and set things right. A motor was beyond him. but not the intricate affairs of the modern world
 Are two or three ever gathered together anywhere these days that all the national and international problems of the times are not settled again and again. not always in the same ways. but always vehemently and posi- tively7 We are all busy doing it.
 The implication of the story is that the man who could not repair his own car was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-30
Slovenly Speech

The National Council of Teachers of English, representing several thousand teachers and instructors in American schools. and colleges, relaxes English rules and ap- proves couple of hundred questionable ex- pressions as good colloquial usage" Among fhem are these: T felt badly" Who are you looking for?" Try and get well" Healthy climate" T wish I was there" :" It's me" None are expected" Awful fv bad" Walk slow"
 A columnist with thorough knowledge of grammar and literature IS somewhat puzzled by the list. The last three examples, he points out have never been really wrong. in spite of shallow rules to the contrary set up by critics who didn't know their lan- guage. Some of the others quoted, no doubt are permissible enought in conver- sation, though an educated person would hardly be expected to use them in writing.
 But even conversationally. some of them sound pretty bad. T wish was there" for instance Unfortunately the subjunctive seems to be vanishing from the living language Such concessions to slovenly speech on the whole, are surrender to popular breaking down of the language by a medley of races ignorant of genuine Eng fish and its traditions. Efforts to preserve the purity of English. though possibly hope less, are still worth while.