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The Washington times., 1933-10-30
$500 STOLEN
BY THREE
YOUTHS
Zebbie Goldsmith WayIaid In
Apartment House Corridor
on His Return Home

Zebbie Goldsmith, described
by police as the proprietor #
the Club Mayflower, Connecti-
cut Avenue near NJ Street, re-
ported to police that he was
held up and robbed early today
of $500 in cash, 5000 in checks,
and his gold watch by three
young men, all of them armed
and masked.
After robbing him, Goldsmith
told Eighth precinct police, the
men bound and gagged him and
left him lying in the hallway Of
the apartment building in which
he lives in the 300 block Devon
shire Pl NJ w.
GoldsmithatoId police he stepped
out of the elevator on the fifth
floor OF the building, walked
around the hall to his apartment.
and was confronted by the men.
They lost no time in getting his
money and watch and went about
trussing and gagging him in a
business-like manner.
Witnesses, whose identity po'
lice declined to reveal. said the
men left in black sedan bearing
Maryland licenses and were last
seen when they turned south on
Connecticut Avenue. The robbery
occurred shortly after 4 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1933-10-30
SPANKNOE BEL
FLEEING j. 8.

NEW YORK, Oct. 80 Q.NSO.
Facing Federal arrest, Heinz
Spanknoebel, reputed head Of
Nazi propagandists here, took a
final fling at Jewry today and an
nounced that he is fleeing from
the country, never to return.
He is not afraid. he wrote in a
letter which was to be presented
to the Federal grand jury, but is
leaving the United States because
his lawyer warned him that he
cannot and will not find justice
facing Jewish judges"
The letter was brought to the
Federal Building by DR.. I. T.
Griebl, president of the New
Friends of Germany and a friend
of Spanknoebel, in connection
with United States A t orn e y
Medalie's investigation. At least
20 German-American citizens are
under subpoena to appear before
the grand jury.
DR.. Griebl, attached to Harlem
Hospital, told reporters the letter
was slipped under the door Of his
office yesterday. It is datec New
York and signed with Span
knoebel's name. DR.. Griebl last
saw Spanknoebel Friday night.
The Washington times., 1933-10-30
TROLLEYS ASK
PASS TRIAL

Formal application for exper-
smental Inauguration of the weekly
pass system on local street car
lines was filed today with the
public Utilities Commission oy
the Capital Transit Company.
The company, which was formed
by merger of the two local trac-
tion lines, seeks to institute the
pass system for a trial period OF
three months, beginning De-
cember 3.
Two types of pass would be
sold under the plan. The tlrst,
to cost ST., would entltle the
holder to an unlimited number
of rides over all street car lines
during the seven-day period Tor
which it was issued.
In addition, the pass would be
good on feeder" bus lines and,
by payment of 2 cents, would
nerrait the bearer to ride on any
bus line which accepts tokens.
The second type of pass, to
sell for $1.25, would entitle the
bearer to an unlimited number o!
rides during the week on all
street car lines and on all bus
lines where the regular fare now
IL 10 cents or less.
The Washington times., 1933-10-30
club Proprietor Bound, Gagged, Robbed
Girl Forced
ToBeg; She
Charges

How a 2O-year-old girl was
forced to beg on the streets to
buy her hoy friend" clothes
was told in police court otday
when Charles S. Arthur, 38, of
the 400 block G St., was held in
$500 bond by Judge John P.
McMahon on two charges Of
assault.
Fay Clark, 20, a waitress, hv-
ing in the HOO block K st..
testified that Arthur forced her
to come with him from Califor-
MIA and that for the last three
months he has forced her to
beg on the streets so that Arthur
might have fine clothes.
The begging racket was not so
lucrative, the girl told Judge
Mcmahon, and Arthur suggested
that she try other methods. She
refused to do this and got a job
in a restaurant.
Infuriated by her decision,
Arthur went to the restaurant Fri
day night when the girl was leav-
ing and gave her a severe beat
ing, she said.
Her screams attracted the at
tention of Policeman George E.
Cooper, who only after q struggle
subdued Arthur.
Arthur pleaded not guilty and
demanded a jury trial. The girls
testimony will be turned over to
the Department of Justice.
The Washington times., 1933-10-30
FORD D0DGES
BARGAINING,
SAYS j. s.
Mediators Claim Company
Merely "Meets With"
Striking Workmen
International News Service

The national labor board an
nounced today that officials Of
Ford assembly plants in Edge
water, N. j., and Chester, Pa,
have not done more than
"meet" with striking workers.
To date the board has received
no information indicating the
Ford officials had INDUCED in any
collective bargaining" with the
strikers, it was said.
The mediators the board had
placed "within call" when strikers
met with the Ford officials have
repotted complete failure in their
efforts to settle the strikes at the
two assembly plants.
Get New Assignments
Gordon Wagenet, mediator as
signed to the EdgeWater dispute,
after making his report, was
assigned to cover a dispute be-
tween boot and shoe workers and
employers in Lynn, Mass.
John F. Dewey, assigned to the
Chester strike, has been sent 10
Alabama as mediator in coal mine
labor disputes there.
The boards announcement gave
strength to Recovery Adminlstra-
tor Hugh S. Johnson's contention
that Ford probably was in direct
violation of the automobile code,
although he had no concrete
evidence" on which to base an
action against Ford as a code
violator.
President Roosevelt may soon
issue an executive order defining
"collective bargaining" in such
terms that any employer would be
in violation of codes if they re-
fused to do more than meet"
with their employees or union
representatives of their employees.
He may issue the order in con-
nection with the captive mine
strike, it was reported.
Meets Steel Operators
The President today was con-
ferring with the steel company
operators of these mines after
officials of the United Mine
Workers of America had charged
that steel officials would not
bargain" with them during the
past few weeks, although they
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The Washington times., 1933-10-30
Marjorie Gay Sues
Director for "BaIm''

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 80 GN.SO.
II know nothing whatsoever about
the matter" declared Harry Joe
Brown, film producer and di-
rector, today in denying charges
brought by Miss Marjorie Whites,
known on the screen as Marjorie
Gay, who filed 100000 breach
of promise suit against him. Miss
Whites charged that Brown, who
recently married Sally Eilers,
movie star and former wife of
Hoot Gibson, first asked her to
marry him in 1929, and since then
she alleged he had renewed his
promise of marriage many times.
The Washington times., 1933-10-30
U. S. Policy Forces London
Cox Price to Rise

LONDON, Oct. 30 Q.N.s)-With
an international currency war
threatened, gold rose shilling 612
pence on the London exchange
today, selling at 131 shillings 21a
pence per ounce following Presi-
dent Roosevelt's decision to buy
gold in world markets.
The London gold quotation in
cluded premium of nine pence
over the official French rate.
One important bullion broker
told International News Service
that today's gold price increase
was based almost entirely on ap-
probation of the franc and not
upon anticipation of the United
States entering the foreign gold
market.
He said bullion brokers were
waiting for a lead from the first
American offer for gold before
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The Washington times., 1933-10-30
Grim Reaper Cheats Science
Of Chemical budding

use the information gained in
this, his first attempt to produce
a purely scientific child. He
says he will not take part in the
next scientific conception but that
he will turn over the data he has
compiled on the subpject to three
young doctors who are sympa-
thetic with his plans. He said:
"The research will continue
and soon another attempt will
be made to produce . perfect
baby. The three young doctors
will make known their plans
very shortly. Our hearts are
filled with grief and the sum
shine has left our house. We
were confident that the baby
would be born in good health"
budding declined to give the
names Of the three doctors.
The Washington times., 1933-10-30
GOLD SHARES
LEADST0CKS
ADVANCE
Farm Issues Also Strong;
Cotton Up ST a Bale;
Dollar Is Weak
By Times Financial Editor

The announcement of the
Governments extension OF
gold buying into foreign mar
kets started a boom on the
New York Stock Exchange to-
day, with mining sh a r e S
scoring gains Of l to 3 points,
but trading tapered off before
noon and initial gains were
pared somewhat.
Alaska Juneau, Dome, Home
stake and American Smelters led
the group, with Cerro de Pasco
in the silvers sympathetically
strong. Farm issues and United
States Steel also were firm, but
rails and utilities were quiet.
The gold shares were the onl"
ones to show any considerabse =
strength on the Curb Exchange,
although selected specialties, oils,
and alcohol shares were firm and
higher.
Cotton futures led off with
gains of about 81 a bale, but
hedge selling quickly cut these
by half. Grains were strong on
the Chicago Board of Trade,
showing gains of l to 2 cents
a bushel. The dollar was weak
against foreign currencies.
The Washington times., 1933-10-30
CHINESE HEADS
CD IN HIDING

SHANGHAI, Oct. 80 Q.N.S).
Violence against government Of
ficials was feared today as a re-
suit of acceptance of the resig-
nation of T. v. Soong, finance
minister, owing to his disagree.
ment with China'S financial
policy and attitude toward Japan.
DR.. Soong was succeeded by
DR.. H. H. Kung, Yale University
graduate and seventy-fifth ineal
descendant of Confucius.
Special precautions were taken
at Nanking to guard the home OF
Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek,
who with his wife was protected
by a large Gordon of troops.
Government officials apparently
went into hiding, and it was re-
ported they would remain under
cover until they know whether
to support DR.. Soong or the
generaliSSimo.
The Washington times., 1933-10-30

Two firemen were injured and
nearly a dozen passengers in a
street car were thrown into a
near panic when a street car
and fire apparatus were in
collision at Connecticut and
Florid". Avenues N. w., about 10
o'clock this morning.
,Privates P. w. Graves and
C. w. Smith, of No: 9 EngNe
Company, suffered cuts and
bruises when thrown to the
street. Graves was removed to
Emergency Hospital for treat
ment.
Chimney Fire
The collision occurred when a
Mt. Pleasant car bound north on
Come 2ticut Avenue was struck
by the pumper, which was pro-
ceeding west on Florida Avenue
to a chimney fire in a house at
Twenty-second and Newport SITS.
N. w.
William H. Lambert, 1900 block
D st. S. E., motorman Of the
street car, said he did not hear
the siren, and was proceeding on
a green traffic light.
Smith, driver, of the pumper,
tried to stop the heavy apparatus
more than SO feet from the car
track when he saw the crash was
imminent. Swerving the pumper
hard to the right, Smith was un-
able to avoid the crash, the street
car striking the apparatus near
the rear fender.
Passengers Shaken
Several passengers were shaken
up by the impact. but later were
led from the rear door in an or
derIy fashion. Several other fire
The Washington times., 1933-10-30
DR.. ZOOk Will Join
SchOOLmen's Club

DR.. George F. zook, U. S. Com
missioner of Education, will be
proposed for membership at the
first of a series of monthly meet
ings of the Federal Schoolmen's
Club at $50 p. m. Saturday, in
the Raleigh Hotel. The guest
speaker will be DR.. M. w. Stirling,
chief of the Bureau of Ethnology,
whose topic will be by Airplane
to Pigmyland."
The Washington times., 1933-10-30

Nature, the inexorable master
of mans destiny, came to the
fore today and crushed a scien-
lists attempt to procreate a new
race with a hypodermic needle.
Chemical budding is dead.
The child whose birth had been
awaited by a doubling world was
sired by a serum obtained from
cherry leaves. The father is DR..
Earl Elliott budding, of Hunt
ington, w. Va.
Dudding'S wife, who acted in
the fantastic role of mother to
the baby. announced the death
of the child today. She said:
II could not provide suffi-
cient nutrition to sustain the
child. / am not suffering. am
afraid that the child developed
too fast"
Nothing daunted, budding will
The Washington times., 1933-10-30
Gang War Feared
OUer COIven killing

CHICAGO, Oct. 80 Q.N.S0.-
Authorities were fearful today that
the burial of Louis CoWen, slain
underworld dictator of Cicero.
will bring renewal of the warfare
to wrest control of the lucrative
gambling and liquor racketS held
by the AL Capone gang. Police
blamed a group of independent
gangsters seeking supremacy in
the old Capone bailiwick for the
murder of Cowen.
The Washington times., 1933-10-30
GIVEN
TOHIJSHUP
RUM CASE,
CLAIM
Captain, Hidden in Truck, Sees
Marked Bills Passed to
BIuecoat, Alleged

Two members Of the head
quarters liquor squad were ar"
rested today Immediately after
they allegedly accepted sou in
marked money to clay down"
in prosecuting a liquor case In
Police Court.
The policemen-Harry G.. Bauer
and Rudolph Schleichart-Wers
taken at once to their squad head"
quarters and booked on the same
books they had used in docketlng
the man from whom they 81"
legedly E.. accepted the marked
money.
Within a few minutes Of their
arrival at headquarters a profess
sional bondsman appeared and
furnished bond of $500 for each
of them.
The complainants are Capt.
James e. Bobo and Lieut.. Oscar
j. Letterman.
Summarizes Case
The prisoners and arresting Of
ficer declined to discuss the case.
Ernest w. Brown, superintendent
of police, gave out the following
summary of the case:
Investigation of allegations
that the men we're ION the take"
started several days ago when
complaint was filed with the
district attorneys office. The
complaint was turned over to
the police.
About 8:45 o'clock today, Cap
tain Bobo and two lieutenantS
hid in a moving truck at the inter"
section of Eighth and N Streets
Northwest, and from their hiding
place they reported they saw $50
in marked money handed to the
| two policemen by an alleged boot
logger. They were Immediately
arrested.
Alfred H. Dudley, %, the ALLEGED
bootlegger who lives in the 1900
block Calvert st. N. w., was ar
rested by the two officers last
Saturday and charged with pos.
session of % quarts of liquor and
26 quarts of alcohol.
BOOtlegger Not Held
For $50, police officials said,
the two arresting officers were
to "lay down in COURT and were
to aid in getting Dudley's automo.
bile returned to him. It was seized
along with the liquor
Searched On Spot
Major Brown later said Dudley
handed the envelope containing
the money to Bauer, who gave it
to Schleichert. Captain Bobo,
who, was accompanied by Lieuten.
ants Letterman and Emil Desch,
ordered Schleichert searched on
the spot and the envelope was
taken from him.
Captain Bobo Is head Of the
vice. liquor and gambling squads
and the two lieutenants are his
assistants. This is the first trouble
in which Bauer and Schleichert
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The Washington times., 1933-10-30
Coast Guard Sinks
Boat in Rum FiQht

NEW LONDON, Conn. Oct. 80
0.N.SD 1.-The 64-foot speedboat
Francis, of Newport, r. l., alleged
rumrunner, sank off Black Point,
Mantle, in Long Island Sound,
early today, following a gun fight
and collision with a Coast Guard
patrol boat. Charles Forbes, of
Freeport, Long Island, was brought
ashore seriously wounded.
The Washington times., 1933-10-30
Wallace Beery Off
To Do Villa Movie

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 80 G.N.S0
Heading a group of film players
and technicians, Wallace Beery,
film star, today was en- route to
Mexico City to make q motion
picture based on the life of
Pancho Villa.
The Washington times., 1933-10-30
German Goods Face
BOucOtt in Chicago

CHICAGO, Oct. 80 G.N.S0.
Samuel H. Holland today was
appointed chairman of commit
tie to foster a boycott here of
German goods, in line with the
American Federation of Labor
resolution protesting methods of
Adolph Hitler. Delegates repre-
senting all Jewish organizations in
the city met to name the COM
mlttee members.
The Washington times., 1933-10-30
Commodity Prices
ShOW Sharp Rise
BY International News Service

Wholesale commodity pri es
turned upward sharply last week.
according to today's index of the
National Fertilizer Association.
The index advanced 7 points, the
largest gain in many weeks. Only
one of the IA groups in the index
declined. Thirty-four commodi-
ties showed higher prices.
The Washington times., 1933-10-30
Street Car Hits Fire Engine,
Two Fiiremen Injured

men escaped injury by jumping
just before the crash.
Vehicular traffic on both Con-
necticut and Florida Avenues was
paralyzed for nearly 20 minutes
until workmen removed the fire
truck from the tracks. Fire Chief
Watson was summoned, and made
a personal investigation Of the
crash.
The Washington times., 1933-10-30
Cuban Provinces
Warned of Gale

HAVANA, Oct. 80. Q.N.SD-
A tropical disturbance of gale
force was expected to hit
Camaguey and possibly Santa
Clara Provinces today, the national
observatory announced.
The Washington times., 1933-10-30
Amsterdam Selects
NeW y. S. Minister

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 80 G.N.SD.
Jonkheer, H. M. Van Haersma de
With, at present Dutch Minister to
Prague, will be appointed minister
to Washington. it was learned to-
day
The Washington times., 1933-10-30

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 80 GN.SO.
Belief that Lupe Velez, red-haired
Mexican film actress, had mar
ried Johnny Weissmuller. SWIM
at Las Vegas, New, Oc-
tober 8 was confirmed today by
Miss Velez, who said that Peace
Justice Frank M. Ryan performed
the ceremony at 4 a. m.
Miss Velez and Weissmuller OBJ
tanned a marriage license there
Evening star., 1933-10-07
Real Estate Question Box
Answers to Queries on How to Administer First Aid
to the Ailing House and Other Problems.
EDITED BY VINCENT TUTCHING.

problem estate the
Conducted
the
practicable after the
SubmnteG(
Evening star., 1933-10-07
Aid to Telephone.

New non-skid attachments for the
bases of desk and French telephones
simplify dialing by holding the instru-
ments firmly in place.
Evening star., 1933-10-07

one concrete block private garage, 1928
Irving street northeast, to cost $3.50.
Sun Oil Co., 1908 Walnut street,
Philadelphia, Pa, owners and builders;
to erect one 1-story brick gas station,
Fourteenth and w streets, to cost $500.
Randall H. Hagner Co.. 1921 Connec-
ticut avenue, owners; Tuenis F. Collier,
1109 Twentieth street. builder; to make
repairs, POOL p street, to cost $500.
H. Mason WEIGH. 5404 Broad Branch
road, owner and builder; to make re-
pairs. 5404 Broad Branch road. to cost
S4oo.
John p. Carr, Sol F street northeast,
owner: to make repairs, COL F street
northeast, to cost $4OO.
Shoreham Hotel Co., $500 Calvert
street, owners and builders; Dillon &
Abel, designers; to erect one 2-story
brick addition, $500 Calvert street. to
cost $500.
w. G. Darmstead. 727 Tenth street
southeast, owner and builder; w. B.
Honey, architect: to erect one 2-story
brick garage, 7l9 Tenth street southeast,
to cost $500.
Rosa and G. r. Black, 3o3 Shepherd
street, owners: Edward ]. Coffey. 305
Rock Creek Church road, builder; to
make repairs, 303 Shepherd street. to
cost $780,
Peoples Drug Stores, Inc, II p street
northeast. owners; Earl S. Haislip,
builder; to make repairs, II p street
northeast. to cost $500
Mrs. Florence Mabie, 1900 Thirty
fifth street, owner; H. w. Gamer, de-
signer; to erect one 1-story concrete
block addition, 1900 Thirty fifth street,
to cost $375.
Harris Hotel Corporation, owners:
installation Of canopy. II Massachu-
sets avenue, to cost $500.
Florence Mattimore, TIL Lawrence
street northeast. owner; Allied Asphalt
Products Corporation. builder; to re-
roof I'll Lawrence street northeast, to
cost $780,
Waple & James, 1925 Fourteenth
street, owners and builders: to erect
brick garage, 5727 First street, to cost
$3.50.
j. r. Towers, Mill Building. owner; R.
B. Carr, designer; o. T. & W. A. Carr.
Mills Building. builders; to erect frame
garage, 1926 Thirty first street, to cost
5000.
Wilson & Gregg, 337 H street north
east, owners and builders to erect frame
garage. 39l5 Twentieth street north
east. to cost 5000
Lillian E. Armstrong. 1912 Kearney
SoCCI llOIIllcdSI, OWIlcI, v. i. n. loltIl,
builder; to erect frame garage, 2410
Perry street northeast, to cost 5000.
John M. Trant, 629 Four r-and "a Half
street southwest, owner and builder; S.
G. HUNT. designer; to erect one 1-story
brick boiler room, 1862 H street north
east to cost 5000
L. G. Bray. 5722 Georgia avenue,
owner, designer and builder; to erect
one 1-story Office, 1924 G street, to cost
5000.
w. E. Havenner. 626 Alabama avenue
southeast. owner and builder; to erect
stone garage, 1923 w street southeast,
to cost 5000.
E. Hoffman, 1884 r street, owner and
builder: r. G. Archer, jr, architect; to
erect one 1-story frame porch, 1850 El-
vans road southeast. to cost 5000.
A. L. Callahan, 532 Peabody street,
owner; to make repairs, 532 Peabody
street, to cost $3.50.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
CUT IN BALTIMORE'S
TAX BASE ESTIMATED
Reduction of 80 to so Million for
1884, Largely in Real Estate,
Anticipated.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
RAITIMQRE October Z

opeCidl DlSpdtCH 10 ne oldE
BALTIMORE, October 7.-Reduction
of between S30,000,000 and $4,000, 900
in the taxable basis of Baltimore for
1884, compared to reduction of about
100000 for this year, is antici-
pated by the Appeal Tax Court.
Gains in the securities valuations
are counted on to offset losses in real
estate and other divisions Of the 1884
basis, so that the drop In the total,
compared with 1888, is forecast as only
roughly one-fourth of the decrease in
the 1888 basis.
However. the 1884 decrease will be
largely in real estate, according to
Mayor Howard w. Jackson. While the
final tabulations are not completed. it
is expected the aggregate of real estate
assessments will be s30,000,000 to s50.-
100000 less than this year. For 1888
the total of the real estate section Of
the basis was about $26,000,000 less
than for 1882.
Because of the higher rates Of taxa
ton applying to real estate, the loss in
revenue through the decrease of the
1884 basis is likely to be considerable.
This year most of the drop in the basis
was in securities valuations. which are
taxable at only 80 cents for 500, while
real estate is taxed at $2.65 per 500.
Evening star., 1933-10-07
PROTEST "CONFISCATION''
Home Owners in Baltimore Ask
Aid of Mayor.

BALTIMORE, October (SpeciaD.- -
The Allied Civic improvement and Pro-
tective Association, an organization
composed of a number of neighbor-
hood associations, has filed a vigorous
protest with Mayor Jackson against
what it termed the 'inhuman and dis
honest conf1scation" of homes by va
rious building associations, mortgage
and insurance companies and banks Of
Baltimore.
According to the associations protest,
approximately $36,00O,000 worth of
property is being foreclosed in Balti-
more annually at rate of 287 cases
per month up to August l and repre-
senting an increase of 50 per cent over
the same period last year.
Evening star., 1933-10-07

@. Several doors in my house, which
swung easily at first, have been sticking
lately What is the cause Of this and
how can it be remedied?-G. w. w.
A. This is a condition which becomes
more prevalent after several days of
rainy weather, and judging by the
number of inquiries on the subject.
lot of householders have been having
trouble during the Summer and Fall
with sticking doors.
Removing the door and planning of
the edges may remedy this trouble tenn
porarily. However, when the furnace is
started again and the door dries out
and shrinks, wide cracks will appear at
the edges, through which the cold may
enter.
The reasons for this are that wood
has tendency to absorb moisture and