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Evening star., 1932-10-03
DEATH CHANCES HELD
15O,OOO,OOO TO ONE
Above Ratio for Railway Killings
Reported by Safety Sec
ton.

The chances are 150,o00,000 to l
against the passenger on a railroad
train being killed in an accident.
This is shown in reports to the safety
section of the American Railway Asso-
citation, composed Of officers in charge
of safety work on the carriers Of the
United States, Canada and Mexico,
which tomorrow goes into session at the
Washington Hotel.
The safety men are meeting here to
discuss measures for further safeguard
ing the lives Of public and employe,
after year which saw the roads set a
new mark in handling passengers with
out fatalities. In 1881 but four pas
sengers lost their lives and three of
these were killed in one derailment.
Embarrassing fatality accidents last
year also were the lowest since 1922,
there being 1911.
The principal address tomorrow will
be by r. H. Ashton, president of the
American Railway Association. On the
program also is G. H. Warfell, assistant
to the vice president Of the Union
Pacific.
Secretary Of Labor Doak will address
the section Wednesday.
c. T. Bailey, chief safety agent Of
the Oregon Short Line Railroad, heads
the safety group.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
$500 JEWELRY TAKEN
FROM CAPITAL HOME
Thieves Break Into Two Other
Residences to Get Cash and Cloth
ing-Colored Man Attacked.

The theft Of jewelry, valued at $500,
from the home Of william Love, 36ol
Warren street. was reported to police
last night. Entrance to the house
was obtained by breaking the glass OF
rear door,
The articles taken included a plati-
mum wrist watch set with diamonds
gold watch, a gold chain a yard
and half long, q diamond stick pin
and pearl pin.
Jacob Levin, BOLT Georgia avenue,
reported that his home was entered
last night and a 5000 diamond ring
and $129.50 in cash stolen from a
closet. The burglar left fingerprints
which were examined by police.
Thieves entered the home Of Allen
NJ. Daniels, 2348 Sixth street, last night
and took clothing valued at $79, Mr.
Daniels told second precinct police this
morning.
Willie Brown, colored, "a, High Point,
N. c., was attacked and robbed last
night by three colored men as he
walked along street near Fourteenth
street. He was treated at Casualty
Hospital for lacerations over the left
eye. Brown said the three robbed him
of $14 In cash and suit case contain
ing about $50 worth Of clothes.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
H|T-AND-RUNDR|VER
SOUGHT BY POLICE
IN WIDOWS DEATH
Mrs. Lucille M. F0rness,
Mother of Nine, Is Killed
by Automobile.
SIGNS OF HIGH SPEED
ARE FOUND AT SCENE
Garage Employees Asked to Look
Out for Motorists Applying
for Repairs to Machine.

Homicide squad detectives and police
Of all precincts were making city
wide search today for the driver Of a
hit-and-run automobile that killed Mrs.
Lucille M ForneSs, At, widowed mother
of nine children, as she was walking IN
the 430G block of Nebraska avenue last
night.
Mrs. Forness, who for the past week
or so had roomed at 1l12 Tenth street
was found lying in the road shortly
after pm by Frank E. Shields, 37l9
Brandywine street.
Shields and his 12-year-old son Bob,
q member Of the Boy Patrol, were driv-
ing along Nebraska avenue on their way
to attend evening church services when
they discovered the unconscious woman.
They notified eighth precinct police,
who rushed Mrs. Forness to Georgetown
University Hospital where she died a
short time later. DR.. A. F. Moretti, who
emergency treatment. said she was be-
yond medical aid when she reached the
institution.
Dragged 65 Feet.
Examination of the street, which
has no sidewalks, indicated Mrs. For
ness had been dragged about IS feet
Dy lIlc lildl Oh ulh AlCA. 4d5AASAAe~'
of her black dress were ground into
the asphalt and scattered about in the
grass beside the thoroughfare.
Capt John G. Bowers, commander
of eight precinct police, ordered his
men to make house to house canvas
of the neighborhood in the hope OF
unearthing some clue to the identity
of the hit-and-run driver.
Police Of all precincts were ordered
to ask garages and filling stations IN
their territories to notify them immedi-
ately if any motorist should apply Tor
repairs to damaged front fender.
bumper, radiator or headlight.
Mrs. Forness, at the time she was hit,
was walking toward Wisconsin avenue.
less than block away. She was home
ward bound after having returned two
OF her children-Virginia, 10, and
Amelia, 8-to Hillcrest School. a pri-
vate institution near Nebraska and
Wisconsin avenues.
The girls had spent the day with her.
She had bade them good-by until next
Sunday Just few minutes before sne
was struck.
High Speed Indicated.
No skid marks or other indications
that the driver attempted to stop were
found at the scene of the accident. The
condition of Mrs. F'orneSS Dody IN
dicated, police said. that the automobile
had been travelling at high rate OF
speed.
Acting Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald swore in jury over Mrs.
Forness' body this morning. and one Of
her sons-James Paugh, $500 Twenty
eighth street northeast-began making
funeral arrangements
Mrs. Forness had lived in Washington
about IL years. Her other children are
Charlotte, Charles w., Marcus H., Eliz-
abeth, Margaret and Catherine Paugh.
The Paughs are children Of an earlier
marriage.
Mrs. Forness also is survived by four
brothers, A. L. Waddell, Rectortown;
Will and George Waddell Plains, Va,
and Walter Waddell, Girard, Ohio, and
a sister, Mrs. E. Hamilton, Keyser.
W. Va.
DR.. Macdonald said no inquest would
be held until police have had ample
time in which to apprehend the driver.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
PARENTS TO VISIT SCHOOL

Parents Of Central High School stu
dents will inspect the classrooms. gym
nasium, laboratories and shops In which
their children work each day. following
q meeting Of the Central High School
Parent Teacher Association tonight at
the school.
The inspection trip, to which all
parents of Central students have been
invited, has been arranged by the fac
ulty and PIT. A.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
JUSTICES PUT OFF
WHITE HOUSE CALL
Supreme Court Members Will
Pay Respects to Hoover
After His Iowa Trip.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Supreme Court, assisted by
President Hoover. set another precedent
today as the justices postponed their
customary call to the White House on
the opening day Of the term.
1t was explained at the White House
that the court, which did not convene
until noon, might not finish its business
in time to make the call before the
President left for Des Moines, Iowa,
where he Is to make an address to-
morrow night
The nine justices will pay their re-
spectS Friday after Mr.. Hoover returns.
The High Court convened after four
months of mingled rest and work. For
al nine Of the justices, the annual re-
cess had meant restful vacations. But
for all, too. there had been the task OF
receiving and studying petitions for re-
view fled on an average of three a day
during the Summer.
Today's only business was receiving
motions After a weeks adjournment
the court next Monday will start the
new term in earnest by beginning tc
announce which of some 370 cases ac-
cumulated during the recess will be re-
viewed
Oral arguments In cases continued
frcm last Spring next are in order
Among eight set for argument is the
Scottsboro, Ala. case in which seven
Negroes were condemned to death for
assaults on two white women. The
court must Eule on the fairness Of their
trial.
Chief Justice Hughes returned to
preside over the court from a vaca-
ton that included a motor trip to
Canada and sojourn at Saranac Lake.
Four of the justices spent part of
the recess in Europe. They were JUS
tices Van Devanter, McReynolds, Su-
therland and Stone. Justice Brandeis
was at Chatham, Mass: Butler at Blue
Ridge Summit, Pa; Roberts at his
Pennsylvania farm near Philadelphia,
and Cardozo at Rye, N. Y.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
JAPAN PLANS BOND ISSUE

H. A. Butts, commercial attache at
Toxic, advised the Commerce Depart
ment today that 1t was estimated the
japanese government would offer a
bond issue Of 2,400, 900 yen in an
effort to meet its budget deficit.
The yen equals about Is cents at
current exchange.
Butts said postal savings tn Japan
continued to decline. with Withdrawals
for deposit elsewhere at higher interest.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
FOUR TAKEN IN RAID
FACE LIQUOR CHARGE
Tenth Street Defendants to Answer
Nuisance and Illegal Posses
sion Allegations.

Four men who were arrested in the
raid on Hammel's Buffet, 400 block OF
Tenth street, a month ago went on trial
before a Police Court jury today on
charges of maintaining nuisance and
illegal possession Of large quantity
Of beer.
The defendants are George Holman,
So; Joseph Frank, so; Harry Joseph
Kopel. A, and Louis Joseph Ham
mel, 80.
Police in making the raid August 80
seized four barrels Of beer and con-
fiscated approximately $4,000 worth Of
fixtures from the buffet.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
U. S. OFFICER WOUNDED
IN NICARAGUA BATTLE
81 Insurgents Are Reported Killed
During Attempts to Am
bush Guardia.

By the Associated Press.
The Navy was informed today that
Lieut.. William A. Lee, Ward Hill, Mass,
had been injured recently in q clash be-
tween Nicaraguan insurgents and the
native guardia commanded by United
States Marines.
Thirty-seven insurgents were reported
killed during the week in fighting grow
ing out Of four attempts to ambush the
guardia, in charge of Capt Lewis B.
Fuller Of West Point, Va, and Lieut..
Lee.
The latter received gunshot wounds
on the right side of the head and upper
arm. He was taken to q hospital at
Managua, where his condition was said
to be not serious.
Two members of the guardia were
killed and two besides Lieut.. Lee were
wounded.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
STORM CAUSES RUIN
ON CULEBRA ISLAND
80 Per Cent of Homes and All
Crops and Fruits Are Re-
ported Destroyed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Destruction Of 80 per cent OF the
homes and all the crops and fruits on
Rican hurricane was reported today to
the Navy.
The report, from the departments
hydrographic Office at San Juan, said
the inhabitants of the island, SO miles
east of Puerto Rico, were In dire need
Of food and shelter.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
CHURCH DEDICATED
Woman Pastor breaches on Sub
ject of Spiritualism.

The new Spiritual Church of Psychic
Science. Fourteenth and Ingraham
streets. was dedicated last night. Mrs.
Carroll McKinstry, pastor. preached on
the subject: piritualism-Ancient and
Modern"
Mrs. Harriet Demerest sang several
solos. accompanied by Mrs. Estelle
Tuttle. Fourteen new members were
admitted to the church.
Officers of the church are Mrs. Car
roll McKinstry, president; Edward
Spengeman, vice president; Mrs. Eliza
beth Mcdonald, secretary, and william
McKinstry, jr.. treasurer.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
LAWYERS TO CONFER
Bar Association Group to Discuss
Uniform Statutes.

Preliminary to the annual convention
Of the American Bar Association, the
National Conference of Commissioners
on Uniform State Laws will go into ses-
sion tomorrow morning at the May
flower Hotel.
The conference Is headed by Judge
William M. largest of Harrisburg, Pa,
and is composed Of delegates from every
State appointed by their Governors to
work for statutory uniformity. The
conference probably viii last through
next Monday.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
Retirement Fund Robbed.

Robbers got ss999 in cash and $92
in checks made payable to the National
Retirement Association, Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co.. when they visited the
associations Office at Tenth and E
streets some time during the past two
days, Albert H. Howe. secretary. told
police today.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
Child Falls From Window

Falling from a flrst-story window Of
her home yesterday afternoon, 3-year-
old Marie Craven, 1923 Eleventh street.
which struck concrete coping. The
child was taken to Children's Hospital
by her father. Leo A. Craven.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
THIEVES, FLEEING FROM STORE,
DROP $3.50 AND $4,000 IN CHECKS
Safe Robbers Take Only S219 Loot in Third Robbery
Within Six Months

six months the safe had been broken
open. On the first occasion, in March,
nothing was taken. Last July, how
ever. the. strong box was robbed of ap-
proxmately $1,000.
In last nights robbery, the knob Of
the safe was knocked of and the spin
die pushed in. Entrance to the build
ing was obtained by breaking through
rear door.
depository tor receipts over % the week EEL
however, he explained, most Of the
business being done by check.
Evening star., 1932-10-03

Burglars who broke open q safe in
the M. E. Horton Grocery Co. Office at
$40 c street southwest last night drop
ped $3.50 in cash and almost $4,000
worth of checks in their haste to es-
cape, getting away with only $219.
The bundle of bills and the checks
were discovered under the safe this
morning by Detective Sergts. Dennis
Murphy and Elmer F. Lewis while in
yestigating the case. They suppose the
thieves became frightened while robbing
the safe and dropped the loot as they
fled.
Last night was the third time within
Evening star., 1932-10-03
LAUNDRY BRANCH HELD UP
TODAY BY MASKED BANDIT
Miss Pauline Compton, Manager
Robbed Of $25 by Man Who
Later Escapes.

A masked bandit who ordered Miss
Pauline Compton, 20, Of 1926 Columbia
road, manager Of a Palace Laundry
branch at $500 Connecticut avenue. to
give him the money in the cash regis
ter this morning escaped with approx
mately s25 after holding up the laundry
branch
Miss Compton said the bandit entered
the laundry shortly before IL o'clock.
his face masked by handkerchief and
brandishing pistol. He ordered Miss
Compton to go into the rear room and
proceeded to rifle the cash register.
Employees Of nearby store said the
man ran from the laundry branch
across the street to black sedan. at the
wheel of which was an accomplce, and
drove away.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
DEMOCRATS TO HEAR TRIO
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BLADENSBURG, Md, October g.
Representative Stephen w. Gambrill Of
the fifth Maryland congressional dis
trict, State Senator Lansdale G. Sasscer
Of Prince Georges County and John B
Colpoys. editor of the Trade Unionist
Of Washington, will speak at rally to
be held by the Bladensburg District
Democratic Club October 18 at 8 pm.
In st. Luke's parish hall here.
Dr.. Robert w. Mccullough, president
Of the club, is In general charge Of ar
rangements.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
$1,000 AWAITS WOMAN
New York Bank Has Deposit for
Mrs. Carolyn Fisher.

Police today are searching for Mrs
Carolyn Fisher, who is believed to be
living here, to inform her there Is q
$4,000 deposit awaiting her in a New
York bank.
An official Of the bank communicated
with authorities here yesterday and re-
quested that the lookout be broad
cast. Mrs. Fisher Is described as being
five feet tall and slender and having
red hair. She has 16-year-old son.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
THREE CHILDREN HURT
Father Escapes Injury When Auto
Crashes Into Tree.

Three children Of Harold T. Branch,
Cheverly, Md, were injured yesterday
when the automobile in which they
were riding crashed into a tree In the
800 block Of Anacostia road. The three,
David, 8; Patricia, S, and Robert, l.,
were treated at Casualty Hospital.
Their father, who was driving the
car, was not hurt.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
MESSENGER HURT IN FALL

Suffers Conclusion and Bruises
When Thrown From Bicycle.
Rex Cain, 18, Western Union mes
senger, suffered conclusion and bruises
as a result OF fall from his bicycle
yesterday.
The youth, who lives in the 400 block
Of G street, was found lying, semi
conscious, In front Of 1113 Maryland
avenue northeast at about 7:30 o'clock
last night. He was treated at Casualty
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1932-01-18
"FIapper FoIIies"
Amuses at Cayety

Some shows would be handi-
capped by the absence of "big
names" to carry them along, but
the "Flapper Follies," which plays
the Gayety this week, starts from
scratch and by sheer merit sends
the ptaronS away satisfied.
Singing predominates this pro-
duction. The high light is Ruth
Bradley, the prettiest looking and
sweetest singing prima donna in
burlesque.
Three other attractive misses
dance their way into the hearts
of their audience. "Snookie"
Woods, blonde stopper, Connie
Fanslau and Nanette Daley.
AS to comedians, we've seen
some that are better and many
who are worse than Harry
"SchnOzzle" Levine and Jack
Tiny" Fuller. John Quigg, old
time minstrel accordian player,
who has the faculty for getting
his audience in a happy mood, is
back as are Moran and Wiser,
the human hatrackS.
The Washington times., 1932-01-18

The cure for jazz evidently is
more jazz. Those who pre-
dicted the decline of syncopated
rhythm years ago are probably
amazed that in 1882 a jazz band
can draw the crowds that are
flocking to the Earle this week
to hear Duke Ellington and his
sepia orchestra.
Of course, this orchestra is by
no means an ordinary jazz band.
In fact, it represents the weirdest,
most spinetingling Syncopation
that has yet been developed.
Duke Ellington's orchestrationS
are unique. His own composition,
"The Black and Tan Fantasy" is
the last word in Syncopatlon.
The duke himself is at the
piano.
All of the musicians are accom-
plished solo artists and besides
the band there are the Cotton
Club stepb brothers and Ivy
Anderson, a blues singer who
hy-dee-hieS her whole soul into
Minnie the Moocher" and Il
Wish You Were Dead, You Rascal
You"
This weeks secondary attrac-
ton at the Earle is Under
Eighteen" a Warner film featur-
ing the lovely Marian Marsh.
Although not entirely lacking
in entertainment value, the film
has little to recommend it. It
affords the audience a number OF
laughs, but not in the right
places.
Life among the penthouses is
glamorously depicted and con.
trasted with the misery md
squalor of the slumS. 1t is no
wonder that our heroine is
tempted to stray from the
straight and narrow. from the
arms of her true lover to those
of the arch-villain in a pent-
house love nest. Among those
supporting Miss Marsh are Regis
Toomey, Anita Page and Warren
William.
There are several other COM
mendable stage attractions in
addition to the Ellington or
chestra. They include Britt
Wood, wizard of the har-
monica: AL Bayes and Harvey
Speck in some good comedy and
novel dance steps and the Marcus
Sisters and Carlton Brothers,
talented acrobatS.-T. D. N.
The Washington times., 1932-01-18
Kate Signs Up

H Hel loh Everee body,
Kate Smith with a Nate Brusiloff
band backing her up, is booked
into R-K-O Keith'S as the head
line attraction for the week be-
ginning Saturday, February 6.
Overflow crowds are expected to
see and hear Kate try to sing
that moon over the mountain.
If you are wondering what to
do on Washington'S birthday, the
National Theater will offer Le-
more Uric in The Social Regis
ter" that week and Stoddard Tay-
lor's BelaSco will have Blossom
Time. Out in California they
loaded Nance O'Neill and all of
the other actors in "Lysistrata"
into the paddy wagon twice for
producing an immoral play. How
ever, the University Repertory
Theater will offer the play at
the Maryland Theater in Balti-
more this week, trusting the State
constabulary will have a better
appreciation of art" The ballet
for the production was staged by
Marion Chace of Washington.
The Washington times., 1932-01-18
Late Stage News
Direct From
Broadway

NEW YORK, Jan. 18. - The
complete cast Of Milton Aborn's
revival of Robin Hood" opening
January 27 at Erlangers Theater,
will include Charlotte Lansing,
Eleanor La Nance, Vivian Hart,
Helen Bertram, Howard Marsh,
William Danforth, Frank Lalor,
John Cherry and Fred Patton.
Playchoice has selected The
Devil Passes" at the Selwyn
Theater, as it's play, for the cur
rent month.
"WhiStling in the Dark" open
ing at the Ethel Barrymore Thea
ter Tuesday night with Ernest
Truck as the star, will give a pre-
liminary performance tonight in
Great Neck.
Prices for Mourning Becomes
Electra" the O'Neill trilogy at
the Guild Theater, have been re-
duced. Five dollars is now the
top price.
The Washington times., 1932-01-18

From Mrs. Fiske's gay little
stage comedy, Ladies of the
jury" Hollywood has fashioned a
boisterouS farce in which Edna
May Oliver with her Park Avenue
sniff and naughty manner makes
film whoopee.
With laughter as the objective
the producers have surrounded
their homely and how comedienne
with a pretty skilled group of
farceurS. The suffering Roscoe
AteS, the seasoned VaudeVillan,
Ken Murray, Big Boy Gwinn Will
liams, Cora WitherSpoOn, Robert
McWade and Kitty Kelly are a
bunch of trouperS who understand
the technique Of comedy and they
make the court and jury room
scenes genuinely mirthful.
Swings the Jury
Lowell Sherman directed Ladies
of the Jury" so that his story is
well favored with laughs and
moves at a lively pace. Edna May
Oliver is seen as the dowager, Mrs.
Livingstone Baldwin Crane, so ac-
customed to having her own way
that she cam tolerate being a
minority of one on a murder jury.
So by devious methods she i'm
poses her will on her colleagues Of
the panel, incidentally becomes
the agent of justice. It's all pre-
posterous but ali very funny.
Charlie King, the perennial
musical comedy juvenile and Hol-
lywood favorite, starts off mildly
with his song routine, then en-
cores with the hit tunes from his
celluloid career, and bows off to
SalvOS of applause. Those movie
fans are loyal to their pets.
l love to watch the up and COM
ing acts and RK-O Keith'S has
one this week. It's the Diamond
boys Hughie, Tom and Harold,
three enthusiastic lads who just
can't make up their minds whether
it should be hoofing, acrobatics or
comedy. Their routine is strenu-
Gus blend of all three and clicks
all the way. Tab these boys for
they're going up the ladder.
Joe Marks has a noisy but
comedy act and Case Brothers
and Marie offer featS on the wire
Koran, the mystic, answers
questions written by the audi
ence. In his crystal globe he saw
President Hoover reelected but
even that failed to stir up any
noticeable enthusiasm among an
apathetic audience.
ANDREW R. KELLEY
The Washington times., 1932-01-18
When the Feature Is
Shown On the Screen

MET OPOLITAN- N-Evelyn
Brent in The Mad Parade" AT
11:19 a. M. 1:04, 2:49, 4:34, 6:19,
8:04 and 9:51 p. m.
R-K-O-KEITHS Edna May
Oliver in Ladies Of the Jury
At 2:O5, 4:39, 7::39 and 1913 p.
m. Stage shows at 12:39, 3:13,
6:13 and 8:47 p. m.
FOX-James Dunn and Sally
Eilers in Dance Team" At 11:42
a. M, 2:05, 4:28. 1928 and 9:46 p.
m. Stage shows at 1:21, 3:44,
6:39 and 9:02 p. m.
RIALTO-Una Merkel and Zazu
Pitts in THE Secret Witness" At
II, 1880, 2:41, 4:32, 6:13, S:O4
and 9:54 p. m.
PALACE-Gloria Swanson in
Tonight or Never" At 11:40,
a. M, 2:05, 4:45, 7:10 and Gas
p. m. Stage shows at 1:20, 1855,
6:25 and 9 p. m.
LUMBIA-Norma Shearer in
Private Lives" At 1925 q. m,
1870, $3.50, $50, 1880 and 9:3O p. m.
EARLE-Marion Marsh in I'm
der Eighteen" At 11:O5 a. m,
1:45, 4:3O, T:30 and 1915 p. m.
Stage shows at 1890, 3:l5, 6:l5
and 8 p. m.