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The Washington times., 1932-05-03
PRISONER GETS
AWAY FROM
z GUARDS
C. A. ToSh Leaps as Train
Nears Potomac Yards; Was
Wanted in Rockville

Charles Alvin Tosh, %, who
has just completed a year in
Occoquah and who is wanted
in Rockville on various
charges, escaped two guards
while he was being taken to
Rockville today by leaping
from a moving train at the
Potomac yards.
He told the guards that he
wanted to get drink of water.
He then made his way to the
platform of the coach and
leaped. The train was moving so
rapidly the guards did not antici-
pate any such action.
Tosh made a clean getaway
The charges against him in Rock
vile include obtaining money
under false pretenses, reckless
driving end driving while intoxi-
Gated. His sentence at Occoquan
was on a bad check charge.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
v A R MOTHERS
HONOR DEAD
Staff Photo

Mothers Day services will be
held in the Arlington Amphi-
theater next Sunday at 2 o'clock
under the auspices of the Amer
ican War Mothers.
Secretary of War Hurley will
be the principal speaker and a
tribute from the Army will be
given by General Douglas Mac
Arthur, chief of staff. Greetings
will come from Mrs. Virgil H.
Stone, national president of the
American War Mothers, and Mrs.
Leonidas c. Dyer, president Of
the Congressional Club.
After services in the amphi-
theater, the usual ceremony will
be held at the completed Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier. A guard
of honor will be formed by two
lines of Gold Star Mothers of the
American War Mothers holding
garlands of laurel and carnations.
Between these two rows of Gold
Star Mothers various representa-
tives of patriotic organizations
will lay wreaths on the Tomb Of
the Unknown Soldier.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
z GROUPS BACK
ACE EXTENSIONS

Advocating support of Senator
Arthur Capper's bill for old age
pensions, a delegation represent
ing IL local social agencies called
upon the District Commission
erS today and detailed their
views.
The commissioners were told
that while the bill could be i'm
proved, it should be supported to
establish the principle of provid-
ing pensions for the aged and
abolish the idea of poorhouses
in the District.
It was pointed out that three
States now have old age pension
laws, which have revealed i'm
provement over the poorhouse
system. The spokesmen expressed
differences of opinion regarding
age limits.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
242 WITNESSES
IN RA|DSFREE .

Two hundred forty-two wit,
nesses, who were held week ago
after a series of gambling raids,
were excused today in Police
Court.
The three gambling cases,
which resulted from raids ordered
by Major Pelham D. Glassford,
superintendent of police, were to
have been called for preliminary
hearing in Police Court today.
The Grand Jury, however, re-
turned original indictments in
the cases yesterday.
Assistant United States At
torney Frank Adams informed
Judge Gus A. Schuldt today of
this action and asked the release
of the witnesses from their Police
Court bonds.
Those indicted in the cases are
Joseph H. Linkins, John A. Ma
honey and Herman E. Roach, ar
rested at 713 I st. N. W.: George
D. Craig, Fred Fillah, Joseph D.
Ruppel and Clifford Voorhees,,
915 Ninth st. N. W., and Percy
C.. Jones, 1902 I st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
P. j. c. To SEEK
LOWER PHONE
CHARGES
Orders Public Hearing After
Quiet Investigation Of
D. c. Conditions

After a quiet investigation
Of telephone company profits,
carried on over period of
several weeks, the Public
Utilities Commission today or
dered a public heraing as a
preliminary step toward re-
duction of telephone rates,
Last years profits were $500
600 more than those for 1880.
In a letter to the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company
the commission states:
"The commission has made
an Investigation of telephone
rates charged by your company
in the District. The commits
sion is satisfied that sufficient
grounds exist to warrant for
NAL public hearing being ordered
as to the matters so investi-
gated.
FORMAL NOTICE GIVEN
"You are hereby given formal
notice to that effect, and fur
ther, that after the expiration
of 10 days from this date, the
commission will proceed to set
a date for such a hearing"
The company is instructed fur
ther to file it's present complete
rate schedules, as well as state
ments of costs of furnishing ser
vice to the different classes of Gus
toners.
Made Two Millions
Last years net profits were
$2,318,0O0, according to the com
missions records. These are
reached by using a base rate Of
$32, 100000 without depreciation
deductions, or $28,000.000 includ
ing such deductions.
There is no accepted valuation
of the company's properties at
present. A valuation proceeding
in 1925 was halted by an appeal
to the courts, following which a
rate compromise was attained
upon which present rates are
based, and the valuation was
never completed.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
SCHOOL AWAITS
EQUIPMENT

Delay in deliveries of furniture
and equipment today postponed
complete occupancy of the new
1O-room wing to the Mcfarland
Junior High School.
Two rooms of the addition were
occupied today, while the other
eight and an elaborate lunchroom
that was to have been, opened
simultaneously are being left va
cant until the necessary equip
ment arrives from North Caro-
lima.
Equipment for the two rooms
occupied today was borrowed
from store of old furniture.
The addition was occupied with
a "housewarming" this morning,
attended by DR.. Frank w. Bal
lou, superintendent of Schools,
and DR.. Stephen E. Kramer, first
assistant superintendent.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
Washington LeUee
To Be Re-en1cted

CARRIED in Colonial costumes,
hundreds of Washington residents
will take part Saturday night in
the re-enactment of the first
levee held by George Washington
following his first Inauguration as
President. The function is to be
held on the East Plaza of the
Capitol at 8 p. m.
I. c. Buchanan, of the Virginia
State Society, will impersonate
Washington, and Mrs. Richard
Allen will enact the role of Martha
Washington. Tickets for the func-
ton may be procured at the BIZ
centennial headquarters.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
BY JOHN A. SHEA

My second day as a taxicab
driver proved more profitable.
Yesterday I said the men
must drive on an average of IL
hours a day to get sufficient jobs
and tips to support themselves
and their families. I was wrong.
After coming in contact with
hundreds of the drivers and talk
ing to them as one of them, !
learned that to get by they must
drive all over the city and sub
urbs from IA to 18 hours each
day, including Sundays, to aver
age from $40 to $25 per week
clear for themselves.
The taxicab men, as learned
from personal experience, must
take insults from many of their
passengers. Many treat the taxi
drivers as underlings and serv-
ants. Others make them their
father confessors" and unload
their troubles and joys on them.
The drivers have to take it
whether they want it or not and
like it.
Men Have Families
Talking with drivers and their
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The Washington times., 1932-05-03
GudrdSmen Unable
To Camp This Year

Capt. Cameron Roberts, of the
Alexandria Light Infantry. Vir'
ginia National Guard, announced
yesterday that because of de-
creased appropriations only 80 per
cent Of the members of the com,
pany will be taken to the summer
encampment this year.
Applications for the encanp.
ment are being received now by
the company clerk.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
FUNDS
TOTAL $4,000

Assured of $55,OO0, and with
reasonable expectations" of get
ting another. $4,000, the Greater
National Capital Committee off
cially closed its campaign for
funds to finance its 1882 pub
licity and convention-securing pro
gram, with a luncheon at the
Mayflower today.
Cochairmen Robert v. Fleming
and Lloyd B. Wilson, of the cam
paign group, and Chairman A.
C. Case and Director Curtis
Hodges, of the Greater National
Capital Committee, expressed ap'
probation to the committee mem.
bers for their work and said
they are certain that the results
obtained in tn coming year will
surpass the 1881 record.
Division captains reported that
directors meetings in a number
of instances are still to be held
and that they are hopeful that
material subscriptions will be
made.
Efforts are now being made
by the committee to have the
Constitution" permanently To-
Gated in Washington, according
to Mr.. Case. He also said that
it is possible that two former
German cruisers, Kronprinz Will
helm and Kronprinizzen Cecilia,
now rusting away in the Patuxent
River, may be brought to Wash
inQtOn.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
HOOVER To SEE
CHOIR OPENING

The President and Mrs. Hoover
will attend the formal opening to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock of
the great choir and sanctuary at
the Washington Cathedral.
The service will be conducted
by the Rt. Rev. James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington, and
the Very Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl.
dean of Washington, will cele-
brate communion.
In the afternoon at 4 o'clock
another service will be held for
the annual meeting of the Ma
tional Cathedral Association at
which the Rt. Rev. william r.
Manning, Bishop of New York,
and canon of the Washington
Cathedral, will speak.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
Apartment House
Sold for S3OO,OOO

The Franklin Park Hotel,
eight-story apartment house at
1882 I st. N. W.. was purchased
at public auction yesterday for
100000 by the Union Trust Co.
The building was erected in
1903 by the Brunswick Apartment
House Company at an estimated
cost of $4,000. It's current
assessed valuation is $345, 100, of
which $155,790 is for land and
$4,000 for building.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
Sentence Sspended
In Theft of Purse

Arrested early today on a charge
of stealing a pocketbook which
had been dropped on the street
Leroy C. Better, colored street
cleaner, was released under 80
day suspended sentence by Police
Court Judge Gus A. Schuldt.
Helen F. Marston, 2448 High
Pl. S. E., said she dropped hel
purse, containing $25. on Coco
Hope Road Southeast. She crossed
the street and when she returned
the purse was gone. She notified
Policeman A. Moore, of the
Eleventh precinct, who arrested
Better after pursuing him into a
nearby school building.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
ALerGndrianS Want
Station WJSV Kept

The board of directors Of the
Alexandria chamber of commerce
last night passed a resolution in
which the operators of Station
WJSV we're requested not to re-
move the station from the city,
A resolution of appreciation for
the publicity given the city was
also passed.
Mayor Ticer, City Manager
Lawrence and chamber of COM
merce officials this morning came
to Washington to interview the
operators of the station.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
Police Trail
MchineGun
Auto

Police today are searching for
a green sedan containing six
men said to be armed with a
machine gun.
Albert Thompson, colored, of
26 Fourth st. N. W., told police
that while going home last night
through an alley between Third
and Fourth and H and I Streets
Northwest, he saw several men
working on the automobile.
One asked him what he was
doing there, whereupon he OBJ.
served another putting an Ohio
license plate over an Illinois tag,
He said he then saw a man sit
ting in the front seat of the car
oiling the gun.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
ALEXANDRIA TAXES LAG

Although Alexandria property
owners have only IL days in
which to pay their first half
taxes for 1882, only about per
cent of the taxes have been
paid. The dead line to escape
payment of penalty is Saturday
week, April IA. when the office
of the city collector will be
kept open all day.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
Steel Specialist
To Be Heard Here

The eighth annual meeting of
the Washington chapter, American
Society for Steel Treating, will be
held Wednesday night, May II, in
the auditorium of the Interior
Department building.
The speaker will be A. H. d'Ar.
cambal, metalurgiSt.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
More Funds Wanted
For Cleanup Week

Fire Chief James M. Duncan,
jr, will ask the Alexandria city
council for an additional appro-
priation of $500 to finish his
cleanup campaign. During the
past three weeks two trucks have
been kept busy hauling trash
from yards and business houses.
The chief has been requested
by the owners of the old Stres-
bilt Tile Company's plant on the
water front to demolish the un-
occupied buildings of the plant.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
Navy Officers Come
For Duty in Capital

Naval officers ordered to duty
in Washington today are Comdr.
Charles R. Clark, U. S. S. Rich
mond; Lieut.. Robert S. Bertschy,
Lieut.. John C. Daniel, lieut..
Henry W. Goodall, Lieut.. Adrian,
M. Hurst, from the Naval Acad-
emy, and Lieut.. Norman w. Sears,
New York receiving ship.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
WRITER
NETS S1.78 IN
SIX HOURS
Finds Men Must Work Ia to
18 Hours a Day to Earn
Decent Living Wage

This is the second of q series
OF stories on the t1ricGb Situu-
ton in Washington. Because
of the numerous complaints re-
ceiDed, saying Washington tart
cab driUerS oDerchGrge for rides,
are underpGid for their SER
UiceS, are inSulted By their pas
SengerS, and are Under peon1ge,
The Washington Times as
signed a reporter to become q
tGricGb driUer for SeUerGl days
and study the situation first
hand.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
POLICE CAR BURNS

The Alexandria fire department
was called upon to aid the police
yesterday when a patrol car,
borrowed from the State Prohibi-
ton Department was being re-
paired, caught fire as it was BE-
ing gaSsed in front Of the sta
tion house. The damage was
slight.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
Lecture and Film
On Palestine Slated

Rabbi Void Gold, leader of the
World Mizrachi Society, will ad-
dress a mass meeting tomorrow
night at the Jewish Community
Center on recent developments in
the Jewish homeland movement.
Motion pictures of the Jewish
homeland will be shown in con-
nection with the lecture.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
Wartime Rank Given
Retired List Officers

Retired warrant officers and
enlisted men of the Spanish
and world wars would be ad.
vanced to the highest rank they
held in the service, under a bill
passed by the House yesterday
No increase in retired pay OF
allowances is provided.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
Struck by TaricGb,
Woman Is Injured

Miss Elizabeth Welch. "a, of
B437 Kansas Ave. N. W., is in
Emergency Hospital after being
struck by a taxicab yesterday in
front of 2544 Seventeenth st.
N. w. Miss WEIGH suffered
broken collar bone, cuts and
bruises.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
HAS "FATHER-SON" DAY

"Father and Son Day" was OBJ
served at the luncheon of the
Alexandria Rotary Club today. A
special program was arranged by
Raymond Helmuth for the enter
tainment of the visitors.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
True to Type
DO BOOKS CAUSE
GREAT CHANGES
IN MANKIND?
Rv GILBERT SELDES-

T AM about two years late in coming to "The Myste-
rious Universe" by Sir James Jeans, but the book
is published in 81 edition and if my enthusiasm
for it will add only minute royalties to the author have
at least perspective which the original reviewers had
The Washington times., 1932-05-03

not. Take, Tor instance, one OF the
reviews quoted on the jacket: "This
book ought to cause a revolution in
our thought, changing our outlook
on the universe as a whole and
altering the very stuff of our views
on the significance of human life.
The scientist, the philosopher, the
theologian, even the artist and the
poet, must all take account of it.
The thinking man who would keep
abreast of the trends of modern
thought cannot ignore it." l have
no quarrel to find with these state
ments, with the Ought" and must"
and Cannot" l bring to them only
what l am afraid is a definite
negative effect.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
Man Is a Crumb

Man is OrurnD
One of the things Jean tells is that mankind is
fragment composed of variety of chemical elements,
perched slightly greater fragment of grain of
sand in universe which contains millions and millions
of grains of sand Another thing is that the mysterious
thing call life may be only accidental quality
of the carbon atom The slight difference between six
in the last resort for all the difference between life and
the absence of life"
No Certainty
Further he reminds that not
we used to be that the is always followed
by the effect, and that modern science is not at
all convinced that nature is orderly that final truth
can be known. The three great laws learned at
school, the laws of the conservation of matter of
and of energy, have all been modified or shaken.
Money, Not Truth
Obviously if believe these things, whole out
look upon life should be changed. 1t should to
us much less secure and much less important than
have thought it. The truth s may know, without
believing
l think that some people do think life less important
than they thought it 10 years and certainly most
people feel it to be less than it appeared in 1928
Yet it is not science it is hard economic fact that has
brought about this revolution
Coming Out Even
Sir James book is, suppose, the clearest and the
simplest explanation of modern science And it cannot
all be depressing because again and again he tells of
athematcians who declared that such and such events
must take place and of experiments generations later
in which those results appeared to the last decimal The
pleasure which every school boy knows when in
tricate problem in arithmetic comes out even is null
tiplied ten thousand times by these records.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
Coming Out Even
The Lung Fish

If Homer W. Smith had been novelist writing pretty
romantic stories and then had produced Kamongo,
should say that here artist who had under
the influence Of science The truth is the Mr.
Smith is scientist who has under the influence of
art. Kamongo is conversation on board ship be-
tween scientist and priest. 1t is really
tion between science and faith 1t begins with the lung
fish, that strange experiment of nature, animal living
in water which, when the water recedes goes to sleep in
the mud for months eating nothing drinking nothing,
yet neither drying up or dying.
What Is Man9
The scientist and the priest discuss this animal and
wonder why the experiment made and why it failed.
And from that they wonder why the experiment of
was made.
Like great many scientists (Dr. Alexis Carroll is
conspicuous exampl) Dr. Smith writes better than most
professional writer's The Book of the Month Club
deems itself for many unnspred choices by sending out
this book
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-05
HUNT BANDIT HERE
Bank Robber Headed for
City. Police Learn.

Underworld dives we're searched
here today as police joined a hunt
4or a lone bandit who robbed the
Farmers Trust Company at Rush
vile, Ind, Wednesday afternoon OF
81 200 and escaped.
Police said they believe the ban
dit is an Indianapolis man after
receiving reports that an auto, an
swering description Of the one used
by the raider, passed through sew
eral cities en- route here.
The robber confronted Robert L.
Newkirk, bank cashier, with a re-
volver and ordered him into the
vault. He then collected bags con-
tanning $4,000 and started to leave.
AS he closed the vault door on
Newkirk, however, one o. the bags
containing $500 dropped TO the
floor. preventing him from shut
ting the vault door completely.
Newkirk said the bandit locked
the bank door after entering.
The robbery was not discovered
until a customer found the door
was locked and notified Bert L
Trabue. president. who discovered
Newkirk in the vault.
Newkirk was a Democratic nomi-
nee for Rush county clerk in the
Tuesday primary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-05
LAW VIOLATION ON
BALLOTS CHARGED
Sealed Packages Opened by
Workers, Wilson Told.

Reports that sealed packages of
voting tally sheets were being
opened by workers in the Office of
election commissioners was in
vestigated today by County Prose-
cutor Herbert E. Wilson.
Witnesses declared they watched
election commission workers open
the tally packages and read the I'M
official tally on precincts as inspec-
tors and poll officials brought sealed
ballots to the courthouse.
1t is a violation of law to open the
packages at any time before they
are put in hands of the canvassing
board, complaints to the prosecutor
charged.
Workers said they opened the
packages to ascertain whether the
sheets were signed properly. Sim
ultaneously the practice was to note
the unofficial results in closely con-
tested races. they declared.
1t was pointed out that this pro-
cedure had been followed in previous
years and members of both parties
were present when packages are
opened. This would prevent alter
ing tally sheets, workers said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-05
ELECT LODGE HEAD
Elmer RaSchig Honored by
Masonic Group.

F. Elmer Raschig today sue
ceeded David c. Pyke as thrice po-
tent master of Adoniram Grand
Lodge of Perfection, Scottish Rite,
as a result of the election held on
Wednesday night In the cathedral.
Raschig has been active in Blue
ledge and Scottish Rite affairs for
many years.
He announced appointment of
Raymond II. Morris as captain OF
the guard. and advanced Fac w.
Patrick to deputy master; Paul E.
Fisher TO senior warden, and Frank
A. Symmes TO junior warden.
BY unanimous vote four officers
were reelected. They were Alfred
NJ. Glossbrenner. orator: Edward d.
Moore. treasurer: Fred l. Willis. sec
rotary, and Vincent v. Smith,
trustee.
Other appointments included Mar
tin T. Ohr. hospitaler; Walter T.
White, master of ceremonies, and
Frank Borns, tyler.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-05
CONTEST END NEAR
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