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Evening star., 1932-02-20
KIRK Staying CASE
TO Be CALLED SOON
Collins Reaches Decision Aft
er AIienists Express Opinion
Tucker Is Sane.

Because alienists at St. Elizabeth's
Hospital have expressed the opinion
that George Pierce Tucker, who is said
to have confessed at Los Angeles. Calf,
that he had killed Miss Emma Kirk,
70-year-old umbrella mender, about
six years ago. is not insane. Assistant
United States Attorney William H.
Collins has decided to place him on
trial at an early date.
After Tucker had been returned here
last Summer he was taken before a
lunacy jury and the verdict reached
that he was insane. He has since been
at St. Elizabeth's.
Staff physicians at that hospital last
week notified the Office of United
States Attorney Leo A. Rover they be-
lieved the patient to be sane They
even expressed the view that he had
never been insane so far as they could
ascertain from his medical record and
actions, it is reported
Rover had an examination Of Tucker
made this week by DR.. D. Percy Hick-
ling and DR.. Kenneth Kenney and on
receipt Of their report decided to place
Tucker on trial. No date has been
fixed.
Tucker was arrested in the California
city March 16, 1881, after he had ap-
preached a policeman and claimed to
have slain Washington woman Later,
he is said to have made complete con-
fession of the crime to Los Angeles off,
GERS He was indicted March "a.
Miss Kirk was strangled to death at
her home, 819 r street, where she also
conducted her umbrella shop, January
%, 1926.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
CAPITAL Man DIES
IN GEORGIA CRASH
Oscar Sperling Killed and George
T. Ash, Jr., Injured When
Automobile Overturns.

Oscar Sperling, 40, of 14o0 L street
was killed and George T. Ash. jr., 20,
of 1896 Shepherd street was injured
yesterday when the automobile in
which they were riding left the road
and overturned near Louisville, Ga.
Sperling, who was driving, was
thrown through the top of the car and
his neck was broken. Ash also was
hurled through the top, but he escaped
with minor injuries.
The pair left Washington for Palm
Beach, Fla, Thursday morning, &C
cording to Ash's mother, Mrs Leota
Ash. Sperling, a consulting engineer,
was going to the Florida city on busi-
ness and. at his request, Ash had
driven most of the way
The accident occurred when the ma
chine struck fill in the road and
Sperling, who had been at the wheel
only short time, lost control. The
automobile was wrecked.
Sperling, a native of Sweden, had no
relatives here, Mrs. Ash said Ash is
employed by his father, who is presi-
dent of the Citizens Finance Co., Inc.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
DR.. JUDD TO ADDRESS
UNIVERSITY DINNER
President of American Medical As
sociation to Speak at George
Washington Banquet.

DR.. E. Starr Judd, president Of the
American Medical Association and chief
surgeon at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Mimi, will be the principal speaker at
the annual banquet of the George
Washington University Medical Society
at the Willard Hotel tonight.
Among distinguished members of the
medical profession who will attend
the meeting are: DR.. Cloyd Heck Mar
vim. president of George Washington
University: Mrs. Joshua Evans. jr, and
NJ. Clarence A. Aspinwau of the board
of trustees; DR.. Earl Baldwin Mckinley
dean Of the George Washington Uni
versity School Of Medicine; Dr. Allan
Chesney, dean of the Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine; DR.. Will
liam Gerry Morgan, dean of the
Georgetown University Medical School;
Surgeon General Robert U. Patterson
of the Army, Surgeon General Charles
E. Riggs of the Navy, Surgeon General
Hugh S. Cumming of the Public Health
Service; the chairman of the Board of
Commissioners of the District, Dr.
Luther H. Reichelderfer, who is a
graduate of the George Washington
University School Of Medicine, and DR..
Joel T. Boone, the Presidents physician
Dr. Frederick August Reuter-, presi-
dent of the society, will preside. The
George Washington University Glee
Club, under the direction of DR.. Robert
Harmon, will give program of music
Evening star., 1932-02-20
''BRIEF" BY ROBERTS
DEFENDS TAXI CODE
Utilities Special Attorney Cites
Many Authorities for Power
Under Commission.

William A. Roberts, special attorney
for the Public Utilities Commission, yes
terday filed q brief" 1874 pages long. in
the District Supreme Court in defense
of the taxicab code adopted by the
commission last year. particularly IN
reference to its order compelling the
installation of meters in all cabs.
The document bristles with citations
Of authority for all points In dispute
1t is claimed the whole case narrows
down to the question Of whether the
commission had the power to control
taxicabs, and. assuming that it did, was
the order clearly shown, by pre-
ponderance of the testimony, to have
been unreasonable? Mr.. Roberts an
swers the first question Eyes" and the
second no"
The order is under attack in appeals
filed in court by the Bell and City Cab
Companies, which want to stick to the
fiat rates. In case Justice Jesse C.
Adkins, before whom the case was tried,
sustains the commission, its meter order
will not become effective until go days
after the decree is entered by the court.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
Arlington County Improve
ments Detailed on Map
Shown County Manager.
EXTENSION OF ANACOSTIA
PARK AREA is TAKEN UP
Procedure for Acquiring Land
Calls for Approval of Sites and
Proper Appraisal.

Further cooperation with Virginia
and Maryland authorities was dis
cussed yesterday by the National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission
which concentrated its proposed two
day session and finished all its work
late yesterday.
Charles w. Eliot, I'd, director Of plan
ming, laid before the commission at the
request of Roy Braden. county man
ager of Arlington County, Va, a map
and report showing the proposed major
thoroughfares for that section. The
commission was told that Mr. Braden
had requested the map, depicting arte-
rial highways in Arlington County, and
the national planners Endorsed Mr..
Eliot's program and forwarded the map
and report to the county official.
Map Shows Roads.
The map and report show the prin-
cipal thoroughfares from the various
bridges, the cross connections and the
so-called Marva Highway, designed as
the principal bypass around the City
of Washington. Under the radials
shown in the map, the main lines in
clude the Mount Vernon Memorial
Highway, the Richmond Highway, utll-
izing the inland route, surveyed few
years ago by the Bureau of Public
Roads; the Columbia Pike, the Lee
Boulevard and the Wilson Boulevard, or
its substitute. The cross connections
magnify Glebe Road as the principal
thoroughfare with smaller secondary
roads leading into it. The report con-
tains suggestions as to widths OF rights
of way and other pertinent data, gather
ed by the commission over number OF
wears and now deemed useful to AIRING
ton County authorities.
The commission discussed the pro-
cedure for going ahead with the eX-
tension Of AnacoStia Park, a project
which ultimately is planned to be
new boulevard to Baltimore. The
MARYLAND National Capital Park and
Planning Commission has made some
purchases in that area and desired to
learn the method of action to be re
CURED by the Federal Government
under The Capper- park pur-
chase act, under which the Govern
ment will contribute one-third of the
cost of buying park lands in the
nearby Maryland valleys.
Approval Necessary.
Under the procedure discussed by the
commission yesterday the plat showing
the land would have to be approved
then a Just appraisal made and the
MARYLAND authorities would be required
to complete the project within rea-
sonable time.
John Nolen, jr., the commissions city
planner, submitted a report, showing
future plans for gas servicing for the
entire Washington region. The Nolen
study shows the potential plants of the
gas companies in this area. with main
lines and areas served by each.
The commission went into consulta-
ton with its staff and discussed pro-
gram of work to be accomplished in the
next few months. 1t likewise considered
a number of land purchase items for
future park and playground develop
ment.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
NJ. & NJ. PROTESTS
NEW GAS RATES
Decides to File Protest for
Lower Schedule With
Utilities Board.

A protest against the proposed gas
rate schedule for large commercial users
was made yesterday by the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association at a
meeting of its board Of governors in
The Star Building.
Claiming the new rates which the
Washington Gas Light Co. proposes to
put into effect March l would not give
to the large commercial users the re-
suits to which they are entitled, the
association voted to send request to
the Public Utilities Commission for
lower commercial rates more on a
parity with the rates for home con-
sumers'
The proposed new rate for large COM
mercial users, which the association Is
opposing. is known as schedule D..
It provides a rate of 9212 cents per
thousand cubic feet for the first SO feet
used in one month. per foot OF maxi
mum hourly use, then 77l2 cents per
thousand cubic feet for all in excess of
that, up to 100000 cubic feet, total
monthly use.
Protest Explained.
The rate is then IS cents up to
100000 cubic feet per month, then
so cents per thousand cubic feet for
the next 100000 cubic feet and 40
cents per thousand cubic feet for all
above 100000 feet per month.
The merchants group urged that as
greater users of gas the commercial
concerns were entitled to commensu-
rately lower rate.
A resolution protesting the House
bill providing tax on automobiles ac-
cording to weight was adopted by the
board. 1t was pointed out that the
proposed schedule Of fees would in
crease the cost of tags for the small
passenger vehicle from the present ST.
charge to approximately $40, and would
require the operators of the larger COM
mercial vehicles to pay as high as
$1,000 per vehicle.
The association said it "is the opin-
ion that the taxes on automobiles
should not exceed the actual cost OF
construction and maintenance of high
ways, and pointed out that the pro-
posed bill would provide S5,300,0OO or
more in revenue, whereas but $3,974,-
900 is required for this work.
Supports Pending Bills.
The association adopted resolution
petitlon1ng the PUBLIC Bulldlng COM
mission to turn over the old Pension
Office Building for the use Of the Dis
trict National Guard as an armory.
The board voted to support the fol-
lowing bills now pending in Congress:
The Hayden bill, prohibiting the send
ing of unsolicited merchandise through
the mails; the Bingham bill, providing
for the establishment of an airport on
tho site of the preSent Hoover Field
and the Mapes bill, which would require
a contractor awarded contract for
public building work to give bond for
the faithful performance of the work.
and protecting persons furnishing labor
and materials.
The Goss bill, which calls for con-
tractors to name subcontracting and
suppliers of material when making bids
also was approved by the association.
Mark Lansburgh, president of the
association, presided.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
LINKED
WITH JERSEY GANG
John Kendrick Believed FOL-
lower of Camden Or
ganization.

John Kendrick, 81, captured follow
ing desperate battle in which he shot
Policeman T. D. Bacon early YESTERDAY
IS believed to have been a lieutenant
OF Mickey Duffy notorious Camden
N. j., gang leader, who was shot Ia
death IN an Atlantic City hotel last
August.
Kendrick. according to records on
tlle at police headquarters, escaped
from Borden Town. N. j., Prison Farm
a few weeks after Duffy was slain. Re-
ports current in Camden at that time
were that Kendrick planned to avenge
Dufy's death
A man thought to have been with
henorlck when the latter shot Bacon
was picked up by police today He
was taken to headquarters. where In
spector Frank S. w. Burke. chief of
detectives, and his assistant, Capt. Ber-
nard thompson, Immediately began
questioning him regarding his move
ments during the last several days.
Known as John ]. Dugan.
Although Kendrick is wanted by
New Jersey authorities. efforts were
being made to link him with several
recent safe robberies here. His finger
prints are being compared with those
found on a number of safes blown
mere during the last few months.
kendr1ck was linked with Duffy when
a check-up of his record revealed he
is known to New Jersey and Pennsyl-
Vanla police as John j. Dugan." the
name used by the slain gang leaders
lieutenant. In fact, he was sent to the
Bordentown farm under that name.
Bacon. who is attached to the first
Sh yr-hn l.,
to question Kendrick and another man
regarding an automatic shotgun found
In their automobile. The officer dis
covered the gun, he said after he hac
seen the pair enter two buildings in
the 600 block of E street.
When the men emerged from the
second building Bacon reported to his
commanding officer, Capt. William E
Holmes, he attempted to interrogate
them. Kendick, he declared. drew a
.38-caliber revolver and shot him twice
one of the bullets entering his leg and
the second striking a toe.
Continuing the fight despite his
wounds, Bacon overpowered Kendrick
and held him until other policemen ar
rived. The prisoners companion es-
capped, however
Kendrick refused to tell police his
IIohio' Uue Aie was luelllllleQ Oy Mrs
Barbara Lee, who was arrested a short
time later. The woman, who said she
married Kendrick in Atlantic City
about four years ago. is being held al
the House of Detention. Hendricks
brother Wallace also was taken into
custody. All have been booked for in
vestigation.
According to Detective Sergt. Joe
Sincavitz, who is working on the case
Kendrick will be charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon in the event
the attempt to link him with any of the
safe jobs fails
Meanwhile Bacon is under treatment
at Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
EXT0RT|0N CHARGE
HOLDS PAIR FOR
GRANDJURY ACTION
$4,000 Bonds Demanded of
Trezathan and Lewis,
Accused by Clerk.
N0T-GUILTY PLEA
ENTERED BY LATTER
Two Assault and One Petty Lar
ceny Charges Added to Trou.
bles of Lewis.

Two young men accused of extort-
ing approximately $4,000 from James
Slusher, 313 Eleventh street southwest,
a S25-a week grocery clerk, were held
for action of the grand jury under
$4,000 bond each by Judge John P.
Mcmahon after a hearing In Police
Court today.
John w. Trezathan, alias John w.
Mahoney, 81, who came to Washington
from North Carolina, pleaded guilty,
while Harry Buster Lewis, alias Joe
Burke, 27, of 48 B street southwest
entered a plea of not guilty.
Other Charges Denied.
In addition, Lewis was arraigned on
two charges Of simple assault and one
of petty larceny. He pleaded not
guilty to these and was held under
s1,100 bond for jury trial in Police
Court March 9. He Is accused OF as
saulting Detective Thomas Nalley while,
with Sergt Howard, Nalley was arrest
ing him Wednesday. Nalley said that
Lewis kicked him in the leg, opening
wound that neceSsitated three
stitches. The other assault charge was
that he struck his former landlady,
Miss Bertha Ferguson Of 48 B street
southwest, when he came home in an
allegedly drunken condition Decem-
ber S.
Pocketbook Theft Alleged.
Miss Nellie Andrick, 300 Twelfth
street northeast, told police that Lewis
was the man who stole her pocketbook
containing s33 when she was paying a
business call to the Westory Building.
Slusher told Judge Mcmahon that he
paid out So 500 in the past year and a
half to the pair because he lived in
fear of violence from them. Police re-
ported finding various receipts which
Slusher is said to have received. Slusher
said that he was to pay the pair 500
on the day which police intervened and
arrested them.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.


Banquet, National University Masonic
Club, Raleigh Hotel, pm.
Meeting. Tall Cedars, Raleigh Hotel
pm.
Card party, Congress Lodge Chapter,
0. E. s., go M street northeast, $50
pm.
Meeting, League for the Larger Life,
1400 New Hampshire avenue, 8:l5 pm
DR.. c. Richard Smith, speaker.
Dinner and dance. Phi Beta Gamma
Legal Fraternity, Willard Hotel, $50
pm.
Dinner. George Washington Univer-
sity Medical Society. Willard Hotel, 8
pm.
Meeting, Abraham Lincoln Circle,
Ladies G. A. r., Willard Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Biological Society of Wash
ington, Cosmos Club, 8 pm.
Ball, Washington College Of Law,
Mayfower Hotel, 7:30 pm.
Banquet, Kappa sigma Fraternity,
Mayhower Hotel, $3.50 pm.
Banquet and dance, Filipino Com
munity Of Washington, Mayfower Ho-
tel, 7:30 pm.
Dance, Gamma Chapter, Chi Sigma
Sorority, 2400 Sixteenth street, $50 pm.
Card party. Hope Council, Sons and
Daughters Of Liberty. 1130 Chicago
street southeast, 8 pm.
FUTURE.
Breakfast meeting, Alumni Of Univer-
sity Of Michigan, Raleigh Hotel, tomor-
row. 3 am.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
POLICE EXT0RTI0N TRIAL
ENTERS SECOND DAY

Hearing was resumed before the Po-
lice Trial Board this morning Of charges
against four policemen Of the fourth
precinct in connection with alleged ex-
tortion of money last Summer from a
bootlegging suspect. The officers are
accused Of having accepted money in
exchange for promise to protect from
arrest Frank Adams, colored, 720 First
street southwest.
The defendants are E. W. Gore, F.
J. Hospidor, F. r. Cue and o. L. Fish
er. Adams was put through a long
cross-examination yesterday after a
number of character witnesses had
testified for the defense.
All four policemen have been under
suspension since the case was inyest,-
gated last Summer.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
"IIM' PRESTON IS FOUND GUILTY
OF DESERVING SENATE SCRIBES
But 1t Is Only Mock Trial and Newspaper Men Reward
Venerable Associate Who Took New Position

after the proceedings were over his
former associates assured him individ-
ually Of their good wishes for the fu-
ture. Preston became librarian of the
Senate several months ago.
The court" was presided over by j.
Fred Essary Of the Baltimore Sun.
Fraser Edwards and Gay G. Hayden
were sergeant at arms. Henry Hyde
Of the Baltimore Evening Sun, was
prosecutor, with Lewis Woods of the
New York Times as counsel for the de-
fense. Byron Price of the Associated
Press, appeared as friend of the court,
Post was foreman Of the jury. The
presentation Of the silver set was made
by Ruth Finnea,af the Scripps- Howard
newspapers.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
RIDDLE BURIED
Funeral Services Held at Bethany
Baptist Church.

Alpheus e. Riddle, retired Govern
ment Printing Office employe, who died
Thursday, was buried this afternoon in
Glenwood Cemetery, following funeral
services at Bethany Baptist Church at
2:30 o'clock. Mr. Riddle, who lived at
727 Roxboro place, was in the Govern
ment service for more than so years
before his retirement in 1924
He was a member of the Association
of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of
Columbia and Of Columbia Typograph-
tcal Union, No. 101. He is survived by
two children, Mrs. Bertha Vermillion
and Emmet Riddle, and granddaugh-
ter, Miss Rita Vermillion, all Of Wash
ington. Mrs. Riddle died<about six
years ago,
Evening star., 1932-02-20

A mock impeachment trial was staged
in the Senate chamber this morning,
at which James D. Preston, former
lery. was tried" by the Washington
correspondents and found guilty of hav-
ing deserted them to become librarian
Of the Senate after "a years Of service.
The verdict Of the Jury" however,
was that Preston had won the esteem
and friendship of hundreds Of news
paper men during his long period of
service as superintendent Of the gal
lery, and in recognition Of that record
he was sentenced to accept q set Of
silver and purse.
The defendant" was not permitted
TO speak In his own behalf. but the
verdict WAS greeted with applause and
Evening star., 1932-02-20

monthly business meeting was addressed
by Miss Hazel Nelson of the George
Washington Bicentennial Commission,
who outlined plans for the approaching
celebration. DR.. Clarence A. Weaver,
president Of the society, presided.
Colonial Comedy Staged.
The entertainment program which fol-
lowed included "a society minuet,' put
on by members Of the Capital Society,
Children of the American Revolution,
under direction Of Mrs. Henry Fenno
Sawtelle, president. The following
members participated: Matthew Trim
BILE Sawtelle and Miss Barbara Bullard,
william Cox, jr., and Miss Sallie Steele,
Robert Mickey and Miss Edith Williams
and Wilson Lansford and Miss Hood
Hoover
Evening star., 1932-02-20
Births Reported.

Paul o. and Michael Wax. boy.
Ralph E. and Alease v. Pope. boy.
Vincent w. and Margaret McMullen, boy
Thomas H. and Katherine Lewis. jr., boy
Albert O.. and Helen C. Luther. boy.
Charles A. and Goldie Saul, boy:
Jerome and Mary Herald. girl
George c. and Lillian Haas. girl.
Thomas A. and Margaret Davis, girl.
Joseph s. and Helen Devereux, girl.
Edmond P. and Maria E. Coffey. girl.
William E. and Ruth NJ. Strother, twin boys
Dominick and Rose Volpi boy.
Theodore and Laura Mueller, girl.
George H: ano Anna M, Brown, girl.
EdWard EEtdEya y and Elisabeth NOISE. boy.
Longstreet and Mary L. Bradford, boy.
Marshall and Inez Bradley. girl.
Thomas and Margaret Barker, girl.
William r and Minnie E Nelson. boy.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair, colder to-
right; minimum temperature about %
degrees; tomorrow partly cloudy, slowly
rising temperature; moderate north and
northeast winds.
Maryland Fair, colder in central and
east portions tonight; tomorrow partly
cloudy; slowly rising temperature; fresh
north winds.
Virginia-Fair, slightly colder in CEN
trail and east portions tonight; tomor-
row partly cloudy, slowly rising tenn
perature; fresh north shifting to north
east winds
West Virginia-Fair tonight, tomor-
row increasing cloudiness; slowly rising
temDerdtllre
Evening star., 1932-02-20

Members of the Dramatic Club Of
Jobs Daughters under direction of Mrs
Charles w. Hoover, staked a Colonial
comedy" with a cast including Miss
Yvonne Benchert, Miss Emma Bell,
Miss Helen Neusbaun. Mrs Edna New
man, Miss Christine Thachara and Mrs.
Zelda Newman.
Program Includes Music.
A piano duet was rendered by Miss
Marian Fowler and Mrs Ella C. Robin
son, who also served as chairman of the
Entertainment Committee. William
Wolfe provided several whistling solos,
accompanied at the piano by Mrs.
Robinson.
Hostesses included Miss Eta L. Tag
CART. Mrs. Sawtelle and Mrs. Marguerite
2. Baughman.
Evening star., 1932-02-20

n \ EMBERS Of the Society Of Ma
M tives held a special Bicenten-
V nial entertainment at the
1 i Washington Club last night,
with the performers and a
large Fart of the audience in colorful
Colonial costumes.
A program Of songs, dances, piano
numbers and a Colonial comedy" was
presented before an audience of almost
200 members and guests, who had been
requested to dress in the fashion OF
Gen. Washingtons day in honor Of the
occasion.
Powdered wigs and flowing skirts,
knee breeches and bright coats con-
tributed to gay picture strongly rem
iniscent Of early America.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
Deaths Reported.
Ell G. Raub. IS. 1927 Calvert St.

Samuel c. Raub. g. 1927 Calvert st.
H6sn Ms5y GGeps5 G1essan 81 H. i2s sasa sth IT Sc
Lewis Garrett, n. St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Amelia Ludwig. s.. Galiinger. Hospital.
Frank Zuck. So: 80 Girard st. ne.
John T. Connally. Al. Casualty Hospital.
Francis Deutsch.. 1S, Casualty Hospital,
Jehn H: Smms' 5s 1922 2atn uo,,,t.,
Louisa Smith, 68, 400 Kane pl. ne.
Joseph Thomas, 81, Gallineer Hospital.
Fannie Woode. SO: 4l6 Elm st.
Henry FERGUSON. SO. Walter Reed Hospital.
Eosie Smith. 20. Gallineer Hospital.
MsreaTet L. Bell. 81. Al H st. s.w.
aad1a q. Marshall ~ 6 u 1s. "a
Evening star., 1932-02-20

Peggy then changed her story and
admitted Herbert started the motor of
the car and then fell out Of the seat.
Miss Chappelear hurried to the
closed garage, where she found the boy
and his dog unconscious, overcome by
carbon monoxide. Herbert was taken
to his home, at 80 Tenth street south
east, and revived by the fire rescue
squad. He was removed to Casualty
Hospital, where he was able to sit up
and be photographed with Peggy today.
Patsy was placed in basket on the
back porch. She recovered after few
minutes IN the fresh air. Patsy
couldn't get into the picture today,
since dogs aren't exactly welcome in
hospitals.
Efforts by reporters to interview
Peggy were not successful. To all ques-
tions her answer was, II didn't do It,"