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Evening star., 1933-09-09
MAN HELD BY POLICE
IN ROBBERlES PROBE
Housebreaks in Prince Georges
Last Few Nights Stirs Of
fcers' Inquiry.

BY a StafY Correspondent of The Star.
HYATTSVILLE. Md. September o.
With one man under arrest. Prince
Georges County police today were at
tempting to solve series of house
breakings which have occurred in the
suburban area of the county during
the past few nights.
The prisoner, Joseph Leonberger of
Riverdale, was captured by Lieut.. Phil
Crook of the United States Capitol
police force early this morning. Lieut..
Crook. who lives at 3746 Thirtieth
street, Mount Rainier. was awakened
about 3 O'Clock this morning by man
who was trying to break in the rear
door of his home
Leaving the house by the front
door he captured the man on the
back porch. A search disclosed Leon
berger had 81 in his clothing. hut
Lieut. Crook said the man told him
ne was trying to break into the house
in search of food
Leonberger was turned over to Chief
of Police Eugene Plumer OF Mount
Rainier. who jailed the man at Hyatts-
Vile for investigation.
Evening star., 1933-09-09
WOMEN ASSIGNED
TO TRAP ATTACKER
Placed as Decoys in New York Cen.
tral Park After Several Assaults
by Colored Man.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 9-With
women as decoys. police last night in
augurated one Of the most intensive
mar hunts in recent years in an at
tempt to catch huge colored man who
police said has assaulted and robbed
numerous women during recent weeks.
A hundred policemen and detectives
set out to comb every section of Gen.
trail Park. in which all Of the attacks
have occurred.
The man, police said, used knife
twice to intimidate his victims.
Twice the assailant has been cap
tured, police disclosed, but escaped.
Once. policeman caught him after a
chase but the colored man fought to
freedom. Four men surprised him in
q secluded spot in the park. after a
woman had reported an attack. The
man escaped.
News of the attacks was disclosed
with the man-hunt.
Several women on the police force
were placed in lonely spots In the park
as decoys.
Evening star., 1933-09-09
ICKES HANDS OUT
F|RSTPUBL|C WORKS
WAGES IN DISTRICT.
Sound Movie Microphone
! Records Sixteenth Street
Ceremony. =
SECRETARY SAYS SCENE
TYPICAL OVER ALL U. S.
Howard University Benefited by |
New Allotments of More Than
100000

Secretary of the Interior Ickes pre-
sided at the first pay off" today on the
upper Sixteenth street paving job-one
OF the first to start under the $780,
100000 public works program
1t was the first inspection of any
Public Works project under the new ad-
ministration to be made by the Secre-
tary, who, as Administrator of Public
Works, administers the huge fund. He
was accompanied by Thomas H. Mac
Donald. chief of the United States Bu-
reau Of Public Roads.
Standing before a sound movie micro
phone. Secretary Ickes handed the first
pay envelope to Stanley Pendleton, 1911
Kearney street northeast.
The Secretary pointed out that the
pay off, scene was being duplicated
in all parts of the country with the
public works funds. He said the ad
ministration is anxious to get men back
to work to relieve unemployment and
gave a short resume of the work OF the
administration SO far.
Glad to Have Job.
Pendleton. grinning at receiving his
first pay envelope in several months,
told the Secretary he didn't know
what the N R. A. and the new deal
are all about" but was glad to have a
job.
Behind Secretary Ickes and the line
of men waiting for their money, the
huge concrete mixers were pouring the
roadway surface. hundreds of men sour
ried about. smoothing the surface, coy-
ering it with wet burlap, placing forms,
all waiting for their pay from the bill
lions appropriated for public works.
The money the men were paid is
from the $4,000 10000 allotment of the
public works money made for roads
in every State in the Union. The con-
tracing is handled through the State
highway departments.
Howard U. Benefits.
Before Secretary Ickes went to the
scene of the first Sixteenth
and Lamont streets-this morning. he
announced the allotment of $4,000 to
Howard University here for a chemistry
building. among other allotments from
the fund.
Other funds created today include
an allotment of S1.000,000 to the Cen
eral Land Office to continue surveys of
public lands in IL States and Alaska
The survey has been in progress for
more than $50 years. and there remain
512 ,422 ,465 acres to be surveyed in
Arizona, California. Colorado Idaho,
Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon,
Utah, Washington, Wyoming and Alas
ka. It was said work will be furnished
several hundred men for two years.
In addition, an allotment of 100000
was made to the National Recovery
Administration for administrative ex-
penses, and $4,000 to the Governor of
the Virgin Islands for the construction
of tourist hotel at ST. Thomas.
Evening star., 1933-09-09
ASK SUNDAY LAW REPEAL

A delegation representing the Nation
al Association Opposed to Blue Laws
appeared before the. District Commits
sioners yesterday to ask repeal of regu-
lations requiring amusement places to
close from midnight Saturday to 2 pm
Sunday. They also protested against
regulations banning operations of street
vendors on Sunday.
After hearing arguments. the Com
missioners suggested that the associa-
ton undertake to poll citizens associa-
tions and ascertain their attitude on
both questions for later report to the
Commissioners.
Members of the delegation were Linn
A. E. Gale. Eldridge M. Monroe and
Clarence S. Tucker. officials of the
association; Rev. Harlan E. Glazier.
retired pastor. and Mrs. Magdalena
Gale, vice president. Washington Open
Forum
Evening star., 1933-09-09
GYPSY WOMAN WANTED
HERE IS UNDER ARREST
Pittsburgh Police Hold Mary Stan
ley Sought in Theft of $41O
She Took to Bless.

Arrested in Pittsburgh yesterday fol-
lowing a search of more than two years,
Mary Stanley. 25-year -old gypsy charg-
ed with stealing s4l0 which she had
been given to bless" will be brought
here for early court arraignment
Appearing in the role of fortune
teller. the Stanley woman, it is charged,
induced Mrs. Stratgo Colomeris, 400
block of Massachusetts avenue. to hand
over the money to her. When the gypsy
failed to return the cash, Mrs. Colomeris
called in police.
Washington police, early in the week,
heard that the Stanley woman was in
Pittsburgh and asked her arrest Detec-
tive Sergt. N. L. Hodkinscn and a
policewoman left last night to arrange
for her removal here.
Evening star., 1933-09-09
PARK POLICE BOARD
PENALTIES BRACEY
Officer Loses Two Days Pay and
Two Days of for Conduct
Unbedoming.

A Park Police Trial Board today
found Oficer James E. Bracey guilty
not guilty Of intoxication while on duty
The of1cer. who had told the board
during his trial that he used Virginia
apple brandy" for curing his chewing
tobacco. was brought before the in
vestigating group after he is said to
have accosted two girls as they walked
to work through the Mall about a
month ago.
The board recommended that he be
suspended without pay for two days,
and that his annual leave be cut two
days. The recommendation was ap-
proved by Arno B. Cammerer, director
of the ONCE Of National Parks. Build
ings and Reservations of the Interior
Department.
Evening star., 1933-09-09
GENERAL STEPHAN
GIVEN SICK LEAVE
Militia Commander for Dis.
trict Seriously III in
Hospital.

Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan. COM
manding the District Of Columbia
Militia, and the 29th National Guard
Division. which comprises the National
Guard organizations of Washington and
the States of Maryland and Virginia
and aportion a of Pennsylvania, yester-
day began q six months leave Of alb
sence on account of illness. He Is in
serious condition at Mount Alto Vet
erans' Hospital here.
Col. John w. Oehmann. commanding
the 121st Regiment of Engineers, and
senior line officer in the local Guard,
has been designated to assume tenn
porary command of the local troops,
in addition to his duties as regimental
commander.
The 2sth Division command. it Is
understood, will fall upon Brig. Gen
Milton A. Reckord, commanding the
National Guard Of Maryland, and the
58th Infantry Brigade of that State
The order issued by Gen. Stephan for
his leave of absence has been sent to
Gen Reckord, it was said today at di-
vision headquarters here. The order was
signed by Lieut.. Col. Peyton G. Nevitt,
acting adjutant general. Lieut.. Col.
John S. Upham, U. s. A., adjutant
general of the local militia, returned
to duty today after 10 days Of leave.
Gen. Stephan was confined to Mount
Alto Hospital for several months prior
to the recent encampment at Cascade,
Md. and insisted on leaving the hos
pital to attend the division camp I'm
mediately upon his return he again en-
tered the hospital
Gen Stephan. in addition to being a
prominent militia officer and veteran
Of the World War, having served over
seas, is an outstanding civic leader. He
was at one time president of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association,
and was active in all civic work
Evening star., 1933-09-09
HOUSEHOLDER BALKS
ATTEMPTED HOLD-UP
Sixteenth Street Resident Fights
OF Two Men at Door Of
His Home.

Two young men made an unsuccessful
attempt to rob Robert W. Owens, 1905
Sixteenth street, when they accosted
him at the door of his home early to-
day. Owens fought of the men, and
aroused neighbors, who frightened away
his aSsailants
Owens told police the men. who drove
up to the curb, ordered him to put up
his hands just as he was unlocking the
front door,
A colored fare used a pistol to rob
Taxi Driver John Allen, 258 Warren
street Of $3.50, at Twentieth and E
streets early today. The hacker had
driven the man half way across the city
when the robbery occurred.
In addition, police were investigating
the theft Of jewelry valued at $3.50
from the apartment of Catherine Han
lon. Maryland Courts. and of q radio
and typewriter from the ice cream par
lor OF Ernest Karlee, 1912 L street.
Evening star., 1933-09-09
Restored Pay Cut
Not to Be Effective
Before Next Year

According to President Roose-
welt, Budget Director Douglas re-
cent instructions to budget ON
cials to eliminate the IS per cent
salary reduction in the prepara-
ton Of estimates for the next
fiscal year does not necessarily
mean that this pay slash Is to be
restored before the beginning Of
next year.
In expressing himself to this
extent to newspaper men. the
President said that the budget
directors instructions regarding
the Is per cent cut does not In
dicate what the policy Of the
administration will be. He ex-
planned that the law requires the
Budget Bureau to estimate SAL
aries on the full basis.
Evening star., 1933-09-09
MAN AND WIFE FOUND
UNCONSCIOUS IN HOME
Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn Taken
to Hospital-Cases Diagnosed
as Acute Alcoholism.

John Dunn. 50, and his wife. Katie
80, were found unconscious today in
their home, 634 street Physicians at
Gallinger Hospital. where they were
taken by the Fire Rescue Squad. dag
nosed their illness as alcoholism and
termed their condition serious
The couple was found by Miss Lola
Startzman. 636 street, who summoned
the firemen.
Miss Startzman said she went into
the house in response to a call from
Tim Daley. a roomer there. who told
her he suspected there was something
wrong" Dunn was lying on the floor
of the dining room, with blood flowing
from cash on his head. He evidently
had fallen against a refrigerator, Miss
Startzman said. His wife was sprawled
across couch in the same room.
Dunn, according to Miss Startman.
has not worked since he fell from the
roof of a building on which he was
working as a timer about seven years
ago For the last six months, Miss
Startzman said. he and his wife have
been drinking heavily.
Evening star., 1933-09-09
Two D. C, MEN HELD
IN BALTIMORE CRASH
Taxicab Collides With Street Car,
Hits Auto and Breaks Of
Lamp Post.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. September "a taxi
cab out Of control crashed into a street
car. veered into another automobile
and then knocked down a lamp post,
which Immediately broke into flames,
in the 1900 block of Washington boule-
ward early today. Two Washingtc-
mans found in the cab were arrested
on charges of driving while drunk and
reckless driving.
The prisoners identified themselves
as Charles P. Pumphrey PATS Eight
eenth street, and James F. Richardson.
1890 Morse street, Washington. Both
are "a years old.
Police said the men were leaving Bal
timcre in taxicab registered in Pum-
phrey's name when the machine
swerved across the street and struck
the trolley car. As the motorman ap-
piled his brakes, the cab careened
toward the curb and struck another
machine. 1t then bounced onto the
sidewalk. swapping of a lamp post.
The wiring in the post was shcrt-
circuited and the post burst into
flames. Firemen we're summoned while
the occupants OF the cab were taken out.
Richardson, the only casualty, was
treated for scalp wound at Univer-
sity Hospital.
Evening star., 1933-09-09
CUBAN CRISIS DELAYS
ROOSEVELT'S FISHING
Presidents Postponed Trip Down
Potomac Will Be Made Today
if Conditions Allow.

President Roosevelts contemplated
cruise down the Potomac to the fishing
grounds off Tall Timbers, Md, where
rock. fish are reported to be running
heavily, was postponed late yesterday
until this afternoon, because of the
Cuban situation.
Mr.. Roosevelt is locking forward to
this excursion. but his getting away to-
day depends entirely upon the nature
of reports he receives from Cuba. IN
less the developments become more
serious he will leave the White House
early this afternoon. with the expect
alton CT remaining away until tomorrow
night or Monday morning.
The Presidents plans are to motor
from the White House to Quantlco,
Va, where he will go aboard the yacht
Sequoia, which has been moored there
since yesterday afternoon. In passing
through the Marine base at Quantico,
the President has no intention of doing
any reviewing Of troops. He will be
accompanied by Harry F. Hopkins, re-
lief administrator. and MIS-. Hopkins;
Miss Marguerite Leland, his private
secretary. and two or three Secret
Service operatives, and James Rocse-
welt, the eldest Of the Roosevelt boys.
Evening star., 1933-09-09
URGES NEGOTIATIONS
INTYPHOID OUTBREAK
Four Cases Are Reported at Fair
mont Heights-Clinic at
School Wednesday.
Nv STAFF CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

By a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
FAIRMONT HEIGHTS. Md. Sep
tember 9.-With' the discovery of four
cases of typhoid here yesterday, DR.. A.
B. Hooton, county health officer, today
urged residents of this community to
secure inoculations which he will give
at a clinic in the Fairmont Heights
High School Wednesday morning.
The outbreak is blamed by DR..
Hooton on the use of spring which
he condemned several months ago when
a single case of typhoid was reported
here. The spring now has been filled.
Realizing the Importance of having
every one in the community inoculated.
Prof. w. D. Earle, principal of the local
high school, and several social workers
have volunteered to speak in nine
churches of the vicinity tomorrow.
telling the congregations that it is
their. civic duty to go to Wednesdays
clinic.
On Tuesday afternoon Dr. Hootcn
will conduct clinic in the library of
the Hyattsville Municipal Building for
persons in that area who may have
been exposed to typhoid germs during
the recent focG.
Evening star., 1933-09-09
Executive Council to Meet
Wednesday to Draft Petition
to Administration. ~
BUILDING FOR COURTS
OF PARTICULAR INTEREST
Roberts Terms as "Atrocious"
Structures Housing Police and
Municipal Tribunals.

The Federal Bar Association, COM
posed Of legal ofncials Of the Federal
and District Governments. is expected
to add its influence to the movement
for the granting of an allotment out
Of public works funds for the starting
of construction of the new Municipal
Center.
William A. Roberts, president of the
association. who Is an assistant Dis
trict corporation counsel said today
the Executive Council of the associa-
tion would meet in special session next
Wednesday to prepare petition to the
Attorney General and to the Public
Works Administration.
Early Starting Expected.
It is expected this will urge upon the
administration officials the necessity of
immediate starting Of construction of
the first unit of the new District gov
ernment housing. The Federal Bar As
sociation, Roberts said. is particularly
interested in provision Of adequate
housing for the Police and Municipal
Courts Of the District and for other
legal agencies.
Plans for the Federal Government to
take over the present DlStr1ct Bu1lO1ng
as a part of its Federal building pro-
gram already have progressed to an ad-
vanced stage, leading to the purchase
by the District of the area between
Third and Sixth streets, Pennsylvania
avenue and D street, as the site for the
new Municipal Center. There is an
even more Immediately urgent reason
for the starting Of the first unit Of the
center, on the east side of John Mar
shall place, Roberts points out.
Buildings Held Atrocious.
1T is we'll known that the physical
condition in the Police and Municipal
Court Buildings is atrocious," Roberts
declared today. In the present old
structures. for instance, there are no
facilities for proper preparation Of cases
by counsel for the Government The
inadequate and insanitary conditions.
in other features of the buildings, which
have existed for many years, have
reached point where relief is an ur-
gent matter"
The Commissioners have before the
Public Works Administration petitions
for grants for various needed building
operations which cannot be started
without the aid of the public works
funds. Among these is a request for
nearly $5,000,000 for the first unit Of
the Municipal Center.
Evening star., 1933-09-09
DRIVE TO RESTORE ! 1
PAY T0BE CARRIED
TO WHITE HOUSE
Five Organizations to Appeal
to Roosevelt in Behalf of
il Federal Workers.
PLEA TO BE BASED UPON
INCREASING LIVING COSTS
Littlepage Declares Buying Power
Has Been Crippled by Re-
r., duced Wages.


The campaign for restoration of the
Is per cent pay cut to Federal and
District employees will be centered on
the White House next week by five dif-
ferent organizations that have volun-
tarily joined in the fight to have the
benefits Of the recovery program be-
slowed on Government workers.
Plans have been made by representa-
tives Of these groups to make appeals
to President Roosevelt to abolish the
salary reduction as soon as possible in
view of the increased living costs re-
sulting from the N. r. A. program. In
addition, Thomas P. Lttlepage, presi-
dent of the Washington Chamber Of
Commerce. which is taking lead in
the movement to restore full pay to
the Government employees, will ask the
United States Chamber of Commerce
to send delegation to the White
House.
Buying Power Crippled.
Littlepage said the buying power In
Washington has been seriously crippled
by the general reduction In the salaries
of Federal workers. These employees, he
pointed out, make more than 40 per
cent Of the purchases, and the reduce
tion in their compensation has been
reflected IN all lines Of business.
II will confer with the executive
council Of the United States Chamber
of Commerce" Littlepage said, "and
recommend strongly that a committee
be appointed to urge President Roosevelt
to rescind the Is per cent pay cut
order
The Federal Government cannot re-
main in the position Of curtailing buy
ing power while urging industry to ex-
pand buying power
Will 70 to White House.
The Central Labor Union and Colum-
bia Typographical Union already have
joined the Washington Chamber Of
Commerce in its campaign. and next
week the Executive Council of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, headed by
William Green, president, will go to
the White House and lay before the
President the request of the country's
largest labor organization for restora-
ton Of the Is per cent cut.
The National Federation of Federal
Employees already has sent to the Presi-
dent its demand for a return to the
100 per cent base salaries for Govern
ment workers, and next week the Amer
ican Federation Of Government En-
ployes, in convention, is expected to
follow this lead.
Evening star., 1933-09-09
MURDER CHARGED
TO MRS. bUCCOL0|N
HUSBAND SHOOTING.
ComeIy Civil Service EmpIoye
Continues Refusal to
Give Story.
EVIDENCE MADE READY
FOR INQUEST MONDAY
Detective Sergt. Darnall Says Only
Few Loose Ends Remain to
D. Be Investigated. 4

Detective Sergt. George Darnall, act
ing chief Of the homicide squad. today
ordered tenth precinct police to place
a murder charge against Mrs. Mary
Irene Buccolo. 81, held in the shoot
B. Buccolo, 36-year-old coffee sales
man.
Meanwhile, Darnall and other homi-
eide squad detectives were winding up
their investigation Of the case, prepara-
tory to presenting 1t to q coroner's Jury
at 1880 am, Monday.
Our inquiry is just about cleared
up" said Darnall. All we've got to
do now is simply to straighten out
few loose ends"
Some time before the inquest, Darnall
continued. another attempt will be
made to induce Mrs. Buccolo, comely
Civil Service Commission employe. to
give detailed account of the shoot
ing. Detective John c. Dalglish ques-
toned her about an hour at the Wom-
ans Bureau, where she has been held
since the shooting, but on the advice
declined to make any statement.
Mother Tells Of Quarrel.
From her mother, Mrs. Carrie Mack,
it was learned. however. that she and
her husband were quarreling at the
time Of the shooting. Buccolo's body
was riddled by six bullets from q .32-
caliber revolver. which. according to
the detectives, Mrs. Buccolo purchased
on August IA. At the time she bought
the gun, Mrs. Buccolo explained, the
detectives stated, that her husband had
threatened her.
The shooting occurred yesterday
morning in Mrs. Buccolo's second floor
bed room at 4l04 Fifth street. The
first officers to reach the house in
response to a mysterious telephone call
found Buccolo lying face upward on
the floor, handkerchief clasped in
his right hand. There were no indi-
cations that there had been q struggle.
Calm After Shooting.
Mrs. Buccolo was sitting in the living
room on the first floor, apparently
awaiting the arrival of the police Her
mother. who was in another second
floor bed room. when the fusillade of
shots was fired. was In an hysterical
condition, and the officers were unable
to obtain coherent account of the
shooting from her. Later, she. too. de-
clined to give detailed statement, re-
ferring the detectives to Fraser.
An autopsy performed by Deputy
Coroner Christopher J. Murphy. dis
closed, according to Acting Coroner A.
Magruder Macdonald. that Buccolo had
been shot once through the heart and
five times in the right side. The post
mortem did not reveal which shot was
fired first. said Dr. Macdonald.
The Buccolos separated about the
time the revolver was purchased. ac-
cording to information given the detec-
tives. About 2 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. the detectives said. q woman tele-
phoned Buccolo at the hotel at which
he had been staying since the separa-
tion, and asked him to call to see her.
Mrs. Buccolo refused to say, the detec-
tives added, whether she made the call
Evening star., 1933-09-09
W. R. & E. TO REBUILD
NICHOLS AVENUE TRACK
Paving Project Causes Company to
Undertake Construction Now.
Buses to Replace Cars.

The Washington Railway & Electric
Co. soon will start the reconstruction of
its car tracks along Nichols avenue
southeast. between Sheridan road and a
point near the entrance to st. Eliza
beth's Hospital.
This work is being undertaken now
because Of the current program Of the
District Government for the repaying
Of this section.
To expedite the program. the railway
will substitute busses for its street car
service during the operation. between
the plow-pit in Anacostia and Upsal
street, in Congress Heights. The buses
will follow the same schedule as used
by the street cars They will 60 into
service September II.
Evening star., 1933-09-09
U. S. GOLD PRICE $29.12,
DROPS so CENTS IN DAY

BY the Associated Press.
Today's gold price. as announced by
the Treasury, is S29.12. drop OF 80
cents as compared with yesterdays
quotation.
The overnight decline was due to
drop in the price In the world markets.
In reaching its quotation the Treas
ury takes the foreign quotation, which
is highest and deducts shipping, IN
surance and handling charges. The
price is based on pure geld.