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The Washington times., 1932-04-02
House Econon1izers to Perfect Pay Slash Bill Today
G[dSSfOrd
Holding
The Bag'

Brig. Gen. Palham D. Glass
ford, the Capitals police chief,
was left holding the well-known
bag by the District Commissioners
today in the letter-writing episode
regarding the Communist demon
Stration at the japanese embassy
a week ago.
In an attempt to "clear up a
misunderstanding" Commission
erS Luther H. Reichderfer and
Herbert B. Crosby today said that
no letter had been sent to the
American Civil Liberties Union in
New York by the Commissioners.
They explained they had not
considered a draft of a letter
drawn by Daniel E. Garges, secre-
tary to the Board of Commits
sionerS.
The Garges letter was rewritten
from a carbon of letter which
General Glassford dispatched to
the New York organization. The
latter accused newspapers of "im-
mensely eXaggerating" reports of
police violence at the demonstra-
ton, and intimated cameramen
used trick" photography.
DiSavowing the statements of
General GlaSsford, the CommiS-
sioners said they were now uncer-
tain as to whether a letter will be
sent to the union in the name of
the commissioners.
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
TAXI CRUISING
. RULE UPHELD
WHITE

The legality of the traffic regu-
lation forbidding taxicab drivers
to cruise on F Street Northwest
was upheld in Traffic Court to-
day by Judge Gus A. Schuldt,
who rendered a judgment OF
guilty in the case of Paul R.
Walters, a cab driver, arrested
March 10 by Assistant Hack In
spector w. j. Liverman.
The defense filed motion to
dismiss, charging that the regu-
lation was discriminatory and
unreasonable and that the Com
missioners had no right to bar
the public streets to certain
classes of cars.
Judge Schuldt held that Con-
greSS has given the Commission
ers the right to make such traffic
regulations as they see fit. The
defense announced its intention
to carry the case to the Court of
Appeals.
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
80 DAYS GIVEN
ASSA|LANT

Accused of having struck Police
man Robert W. Hopkins, who was
attempting to serve warrant on
another man, Eden Dempsey,
colored, "a, of 241O I st. N. W.,
today was sentenced by Police
Court Judge Isaac R. Hit to 80
days in Jail.
Hopkins said he went to Demp-
sey's home to arrest Ben jackson,
colored, who also lives there.
Dempsey held the door, Hopkins
said, and when the policeman
forced an entrance the colored
man STRUCK him, and grabbed his
night stick.
Hopkins said he struck Dempsey
on the head with his pistol and
the weapon exploded while
Dempsey charged Hopkins shot at
him and the bullet grazed his
head. Jackson escaped, but was
arrested later.
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
FUEL PEDDLERS
CURBED ANEW

A blow at fuel hucksters was
struck today by the District Com
missioners when an amendment
to the police regulations was
adopted forbidding the supplying
of a motor vehicle with gasoline
on any roadway, sidewalk or park
ing place of any street or in an
alley.
The action was taken on recon-
mendation of Corporation Coun-
sci William w. Bride following a
report of a committee appointed
to investigate the subject.
A somewhat similar regulation,
adopted several months ago, had
been rescinded following protests
by the hucksters. A committee
composed of Highway Director H.
C. Whitehurst, Traffic Director
William A. Van Duzer, and Fire
Marshal Calvin LAUDER, reported
that street sales of gasoline con-
Stitute a fire menace.
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
KIDNAPPING GANG
BEATS VICTIM
SENSELESS
Three Suspects Held After
J. T. Pressgrove Is
Left on Road

An echo of gang tactics has
been heard in Montgomery
county with a Chevy Chase
(Md.) man being forcibly car
ried off and three colored
men arrested as suspects by
police of the Bethesda substa-
tion.
John T. Pressgrove, real estate
salesman, of 35 Williams Lane,
was kidnapped and severely beaten
last Saturday by colored group
after he had taken his cook to
her home in Ken-Gar, colored
settlement near Kensington.
Seized and Beaten
According to Pressgrove, he
forced a window open when his
cook discovered she had lost her
key. Returning to his car. he
found the three men. One forced
him into the drivers seat while
the other two climbed into the
rumble seat. He was whisked to
two colored Establishments, one
near Burnt Mills, the other on the
Seventh Street Pike, and was
struck in the jaw when he at
tempted to climb out.
After much driving, the car
stopped at a store in Ken-Gar,
where he again attempted to
escape, only to be beaten un-
conscious and left on the side
Of the road near Garrett Park.
Forced to Bed
Sergt. Leroy Rodgers took
charge of the search and DR..
Thomas K. Conrad, of Chevy
Chase, treated Mr.. Pressgrove for
injuries which confined him to
his home for several days.
Clifford Simpson was identified
yesterday, police say. following
his arrest, along with Robert
Hall and George Keith, all of
Ken-Gar. They are being held
for investigation. Sergeant Rod
gers was assisted by Policeman
E. r. Jones.
Mr.. Pressgrove. who is well
known in Washington. is a sales
man for Eaton & Co. and is
married.
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
Westinghouse Men
Guests at Dinner

In preparation Tor the 1882
sales campaign of Westinghouse
electric refrigerator dealers here,
more than 100 local distributors,
dealers and statesmen were enter
tanned at the Raleigh Hotel yes
terday by the Edgar Morris Sales
Company.
Among the speakers at the
afternoon meeting and the dinner
which followed were: C. c. Will
mot, Fuller, Smith & Ross Co.;
l.. L. Dolin, Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Company;
Edgar Morris, Edgar Morris Sales
Company, and B. F. Moody, West
inghouSe Electric.
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
ADJOURN JUNE |
SAYS GARNER
Times staff Photo

Congress, in all probability, will
adjourn by June 10 and possibly
by the first of June, Speaker OF
the House John N. Garner said
today.
House members, Garner said,
believe they can complete their
work before the national conven-
tions are held in Chicago. He
said:
81 am certain that we can
adjourn by June, before the
conventions, if the Senate has
the same sentiment as the
House. Ninety per cent of the
members of the House want to
complete the session by June
l, if possible, but not later than
June TO-"
Senator Watson of Indiana, Re-
publican leader of the Senate,
has maintained that Congress can
adjourn by June 10, but Senator
Robson of Arkansas, Democratic
leader. has expressed belief that
the battle over tax legislation
may force Congress to return
after the conventions.
The Washington times., 1932-04-02

edy; they should be masters of
irony and expert in discovering the
absurdity of human pretentions. If
they are, the dead may join US in
long and complicated laugh. Per-
haps the best part of the joke is
that it is unconscious, and that it
comes to us as one of the most
meaningless cable dispatches about
another conference of European
powers to be held in London. This
time the conference is not going
solemnly to decide what weapons
may be used to kill off the next
ten million men in the next war;
it will not discuss German repara-
tions. 1t is a special little confer
ence for the premiers of Great Brit
ii r
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
AGREE ON CUTS
Of Il PER CENT
OVER $1,000
Action Due on Floor Next Week
With Final Opposition
Being Groomed

With the Legislative Appro-
priations bill scheduled for in
PRODUCTION in the House early
next week, pay cut advocates
are expected to complete their
plans for a Federal pay cut
The House Economy Committee,
created for the purpose Of Sug-
geSting economies, is reported as
agreed on a plan to reduce
salaries II per cent, with an
exemption allowing salaries of
$1,000 or less to remain I'M
touched.
Democratic leaders said the
legislative bill would be taken
up for consideration early next
week after disposal of the Philip
pine independence bill and the
independent offices appropriation
measure. It is on the legislative
supply bill that the Economy
Committee hopes to tack it's pay
cut bill as a rider, fearing de-
feat by inaction if it reports a
special legislative bill for reduc-
tions.
Labor representatives will
make a last minute attempt TO-
day to see members of the House
in their opposition to pay reduc-
tions.
Organized labor yesterday
joined with representatives of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars in the
fight against pay cuts.
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
Merchants Fight
Names Auto Tax

Opposition to the automobile
weight tax proposed for the Dis
trict in one of the several MapeS
tax bills, has been expressed by
the executive committee of the
Merchants and Manufacturer AS
sociation. Representatives Of the
organization will attend hearings
of the Senate District Committee
on the measures next week.
Members of the committee
pointed out that while thousands
of Federal owned vehicles use
District streets the Government
makes no appropriation for the
upkeep of Washington thorough
fares, although State highways
are aided through Government
funds
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
Gaming Raid Bags II,
One to Face Charges

Robert B. Talbutt, 90, of 1922
Thirty.eighth st. N. W., faces gam
bling charges today following
raid on an alleged bookmaking
shop at TOO Ninth st. N. W., yes
terday. Twenty persons captured
in the raid have been released
as Government witnesses.
The raid, staged by First pre-
cinct officers, is the first since the
opening of the Maryland racing
season.
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
Man, Aged so, Held
On BOOtLeq ChdrUe

R. J. Moore, so, of Seeks Cor
ner, Md, is at liberty under $500
bond for his appearance in Rock
vile. police court April 9 on
charges of possession of liquor
with intent to sell.
Moore was arrested last night
by Sergt. Roy Snyder, of the
Montgomery county police force,
after the policeman found seven
cases Of alleged whiskey in
Moore's home.
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
Fort Myer Soldier
Held in Accident

After a wild ride through
Arlington and Fairfax counties,
ending when the car in which
he was riding crashed into a
telephone pole, Samuel Book, a
soldier at Fort Myer, was ar
rested by Fairfax county police
on charges of driving while
drunk and stealing an automo-
bile. The car is said to belong
to Mrs. Bernice Patton, Wash
ington.
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
Maryland Home
DESTROYED bu Fire

Fire of undetermined origin de-
stroyed the home of A. P. Dupuis,
one-half mile east of Washington
Grove, Md, on the Laytonsville
Pike early today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dupuis and their
son, James, who were sleeping in
the house, escaped serious injury.
The Gaithersburg and Rockville
volunteer fire departments fought
the blaze and kept it from spread
ing. Damage is estimated at
$4,000,
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
D. C. Boy Is Editor
On Wesleyan Paper

Bernard H. White, son of Mrs.
Dorothy White, 2O39 New Hamp-
shire Ave. N. w., has been elected
a member of the editorial staff Of
the Argus, semi-weekly newspaper
of Wesleyan University, Middle
town, Conn.
Young White is a graduate of
Central High School. He is en-
rolled as a freshman and recently
won honorS.
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
Festival of Youth
Plane More ADnce

Arrangements to obtain all
available downtown park space
for the staging of the Festival
of Youth athletic games, May IA,
are now being made.
The festival. a peak event in
the District Bicentennial Commits
Sion's njne-months program, has
three main divisions.
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
Keeps Job
But Must Pau 500

A sentence of dismissal i'm
posed on Policeman Wade H.
Cox, Fourth precinct, by the Por
lice Trial Board was reduced to-
day by the District Commission
ers to fine of $100.
He was found guilty of a
charge of making a wilful un-
truthful statement to a superior
officer in connection with the
payment of a debt.
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
. .PROBES BEGIN
IN FATAL BUS
ACCIDENT
Clyde CuIp, One Of Injured,
Not Expected to Survive;
Drivers Free on Bonds

While two Of the II persons
injured in the bus accident
yesterday at Seventeenth
Street and Rhode Island Ave
nue. Northwest, which already
has cost two lives, fingered on
the brink of death today,
four separate Investigations of
the tragedy were under way.
The Public Utilities Commission
late yesterday notified both com.
panies it would hold a public
hearing to investigate the crash.
Asks Burgess Help
Chairman Mason M. PatriCf
of the commission, today sent a
letter to DR.. George K. Burgess,
director of the Bureau of Stand
ards, requesting the bureaus ex-
perts, through engineering data,
to ascertain the speed at which
the two vehicles were travelling.
The commission stated it will
notify the bureau where the
wrecked vehicles may be examined
and lend every assistance in the
checkup.
Acting Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald announced that a
coroner's inquest would be held,
probably next week, while the
Capital Traction Company and
the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, operators Of
the buses figuring in the tragedy.
announced that independent
probes we're under way.
Not Expected to Live
Clyde Culp. SO, of 64O7 Florida
ST., Chevy Chase, Md, one of the
victims, is not expected to live.
Each has a skull fracture and
other injuries.
Milton Clay Williamson, secre-
tary to Representative Pou CD of
North Carolina, and Benjamin E.
Pettus, 43, law partner of Edward
F.. Colladay, Republican national
committeeman of the District, died
shortly after they had been taken
to Emergency Hospital from the
scene of the crash.
Others injured were recovering
today, either at the hospital or at
their homes. Among the latter
was Judge Ralph E. Given, of Po-
lice Court, who suffered leg, face
and body hurts.
Drivers Out On Bonds
Joseph Turner, driver of the
Capital Traction Company bus.
and Louis H. Mealey, driver of the
Washington ailWay coach, were
held temporarily at the Third pre-
cinct before being released under
$4,000 bonds for appearance at the
Coroner'S inquest.
The action of the Public Utili-
ties Commission in ordering a pub
lie hearing is the first of the kind
ever taken. 1t is to determine,
what, if any order should be is
sued in connection with the opera
ton and the service rendered by
your vehicles of this kind in the
District of Columbia"
Police and Traffic Bureau Off
cials were undecided today
whether to start an intensive
drive against violators of light
signals.
The Washington Railway coach,
according to witnesses, proceeded
across the intersection on a red
light turning to amber.
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
Theft of Car Tokens
Nets I8O-Ddu Term

Convicted of stealing II token
from a street car fare box, Will
liam Mitchell, II, colored, 406 N
st. N. W., today was sentenced
to 18O days in Jail by Judge
Isaac r. Hit.
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
ADAS ISRAEL DANCE

The annual dance of the Adas
Israel Congregation will be given
at the Mayflower Hotel, Tuesday
evening. Mrs. Joseph Wilmer is
chairman of the committee plan.
hing the affair.
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
True to Type
BLUE DANUBE IN RED
PROVIDES A JOKE
FOR THE DEAD
Rv GILBERT SELDES-

MESSAGES from the dead indicate that wit fades
1Vl when our bodies crumbe to dust; of the
transmitted writings of Mark Twain and other humorists
are actively funny except by accident Yet is possible
that the uncommunicatve dead share of COM
The Washington times., 1932-04-02
MEETING IN DECATUR

The Decatur Heights Commun-
ity Club will meet Tuesday after
noon at o'clock at the home
of Mrs. S. Kondouritis.
Evening star., 1932-02-08
HOOVER OCCUPIES
OLD LINCOLN PEW
Chief Executive and First
Lady Attend New York
Avenue Church.

Pr sident and Mrs Hoover went to
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church yesterday morning to attend
services in honor of the memory OF
President Lincoln. While an occupant of
the White House Abram Lincoln Wor-
shipped at this church and it was in
the pew always used by him that Mr.
and Mrs Hoover sat yesterday.
Rev. Joseph R. Sizoo, pastor of this
famous old church, devoted his sermon
to the martyred President, the title OF
his sermon being The Voice of Lin
coin"
Pays Glowing Tribute.
Rev. Mr.. SizooS eulogy was a glow
ing one. In emphasizing Lincolns con-
tiibutlon to mankind he signaled out
his life Of humility. mercy. justice and
his abounGing faith in prayer and
God He said that that contribution
scrycs mankind and the world today
as Well as it did when Lincoln lived
He expanded on LincolnS characterls-
tics especially those that placed the
stamp Of greatness upon him during
the dark days of the Civil War. The
minister while portraying the charac-
ter of Lincoln. gave interesting exam
pies of certain traits and told how
well they might be adopted by the
people today in facing the world prob
lens.
Leader for Every Crisis.
The declaration was made by Rev
Mr.. SiZoO. that in every major crisis
this country will find Lincoln to lead
it. lie recalled, too, how Lincoln was
mall2ncd and slandered while he was
so honestly administering the Nations
affairs. In conclusion, he said that ii
probably must be expected that every
great leader of our country Will be
criticised.
Evening star., 1932-02-08
A. F. OF |. AND LEGION
MAP JOB CAMPAIGN
Every Store, Shop, Office and Fac
tory to Be Visited in Re
lief Drive.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 8.-Flnal or
de-s inGugurating national campaign
for business recovery. which has Tor ITS
initial objective the placing of 100000
wage earners now unemployed in JOBS,
were issued yesterday to 10000 Amerl-
can Legion posts and $4,000 local
unions of the American Federation OF
Labor.
Campaigners were instructed to take
the neld Monday morning, February
IS. in a comprehensive canvass of every
store. shop. office and factory. Each
employer will be asked to add one or
more persons TO his pay roll. and those
who 40 so Will be awarded service stars.
The Association of National Adver-
tisers. the Legion Auxiliary and the
Boy Scouts Will cooperate with the
Labor Federation and the American
Iooion.
Headquarters are being set up here
ard daily results OF the countrywide
drive VIII be tabulated.
This campaign will succeed because
i j national in scope" said Matthew
Wol, Of the American Federation Of
qbOr
Evening star., 1932-02-08
WOMAN STARTS
LONG ARCTIC HOP
Mrs. ChristOffers0n and Pilot
Graham on First Leg of
Rescue Flight.
BY WEBSTER A. JONES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
YAKIMA. Wash. February tN.A.
Ma Headed for the vast Arctic
wastes and unknown adventures, Mrs.
Edna E ChristofferSon, Portland avla-
trix and William R. Graham, veteran
pilot. of Nome left here in StinSon
monoplane equipped with skis on the
first leg of a long journey to search for
the steamship Baychimo drifting some
where in the Bering Sea with a valu-
able cargo of furs.
The first stop will be made at Oro-
vile. Wash, and from there the daring
flyers will take off for Point Barrow,
stopping to fuel en- route.
Both Mrs ChristofferSon, the widow
of Silas ChriStofferson, pioneer aviator
of the Northwest, and Graham were in
high spirits as they started.
Besides searching for the vessel the
two will map airWays over the snowy
mountains and tablelandS of Northern
Alaska and possibly will attempt dash
to the North Pole. A base will be es-
tablished at Wainwright, Alaska, from
which the intrepid couple will make
daily flights.
(Copyright, 1882. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, 1nCD
Fifty children under 5 years CO
age were killed by autos in London last
year, an increase of II over 1880.
Evening star., 1932-02-08
PATMAN CREDITS SELF
FOR MELONS TRANSFER
Tells Veterans at Bonus Rally in
Boston That Impeachment
Charge Came as Public Duty.

BY the Associated Press
BOSTON, February 8.-Representa-
tive Wright Patman of Texas last
night said the appointment Of Andrew
j. Mellon as Ambassador to England
indicated he. Patman, had performed
a public duty in presenting impeach-
ment charges against the former Secre-
tary of the Treasury.
The Texan spoke at bonus rally"
held in Faneuil Hall under the au-
spices of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Patman termed the appointment of
Mellon as presidential pardon"
He advocated full payment of the
soldiers bonus, saying it would increase
buying power and hence aid in the re-
turn to prosperity. He said that the
money belongs to the soldiers" and
that the bonus rally" came at an op-
perfume time following upon the anti
boarding" conference.
Evening star., 1932-02-08
BOY HERO, 5, is DEAD

AKRON Ohio February LP)v-
Robert EroW. 5, died last night. boy
hero
He was fatally burned when his
clothes caught fire while stamping out
flames that threatened his l8month-
old sister Ruth. The baby had pulled
az oilcloth from table. throwing an
oil lamp to the floor, where it burst
into flames underneath her chair.
Robert put out the blaze and the
hAnV was not hurt
The Washington times., 1932-08-16
R|TCH|E COMING
To BRIDGE RITES

Gov. Albert C. Ritchie will head
the list of State and county Of
ficials who will participate in
the opening of the Carroll Ave
nue. bridge in Takoma Park when
that structure is completed about
the middle of September.
A program for the affair is
being arranged by the Takoma
Park Chamber of Commerce,
under direction of the club presi-
dent, Gordon w. Bonneppe. Mem
berS of Congress, State road Of
ficials, under whose supervision
the bridge is being built; Lacy
Shaw, head of the Board of
County Commissioners; Harry B.
Shaw, county engineer. and Major
E. Brooke Lee will attend the
ceremonies.
The Washington times., 1932-08-16
COUNTY IS SUED
BY MINOR

Charging she was paralyzed
and sustained permanent in
juries when buried beneath
rocks and earth in landslide at
Addison Chapel Road and Sixty
third Street, Sea Pleasant, Martha
Geesling, 8, yesterday filed suit
for $4,000 against the Prince
Georges county board of COM
misSioners and Mrs. Emma Greg
ory, owner of the land, in Cir
cult Court at Upper Marlboro.
According to the petition filed
by Attorney Louis B. Arnolds,
the child was standing at the
bottom of an embankment when
the landslide came. AS a result,
it was charged, both of her legs
we're broken and she was para
lived from the hips down.
The Washington times., 1932-08-16
Old Army'G Gas Mule
Responds When Navy
Asks a FAVOR

HAVRE DE GRACE, Md,
Aug. 16.-The Army was called
today to help the Navy out of
a peck of trouble-in fact, a
whole river full of trouble. A
Navy airplane which made a
forced and boggy landing in
the mud of the shallow Susque-
hanna River here, had to be
yanked out on dry land by an
Army tractor.
Lieut.. R. B. Pirie, the naval
pilot, tried to glide up to the
Mitchell Airport here after his
motor quit at 5000 feet in the
air, but didn't quite make it.
The plane landed in two
feet of water near Senator
Tydings' front lawn, and when
truck couldn't pull her out
an Army "gaS mule" was
called.
The Washington times., 1932-08-16
What q Headache
This BurqL1rV Is!

CHICAGO, Aug. 16 U.N.S).-
Those burglars must have had
terrible headaches" remarked a
Chicago policeman today as he
received orders to join in the
hunt for robbers who broke into
the North Pier Terminal and
stole $26,928 worth of aspirin.
The Washington times., 1932-08-16
TheGters Urged
To Seek u. s. Loans

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 G.N.SJ.
The show business should apply
to the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation for loans to finance
new Broadway theatrical produc-
tions, the Actors Equity Associa-
ton today urged in an editorial
in its periodical, Equity.
The Washington times., 1932-08-16

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The Washington times., 1932-08-16

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come economically through the, pur-
chase of a good used car . -. one of
the many GOOD BUYS listed in to-
days Classified Section.