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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-18
So JeweI Theft Is Renorted

Miss Elva West. Michigan hotel.
last night reported the theft Of
Jewelry valued at S525 last Sunday
from her former home at 1914 North
Delaware street.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
D. C. YOUTH KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Four Others Injured When
Cars Crash on Ball Trip
in New England.

One Washington youth was killed
and four others injured today in an
automobile accident on the Boston
Post road, near Greenwich, Conn, ac-
cording to the Associated Press.
Raymond Cole, II, of 1902 Trinidad
avenue northeast, died almost in
stantly when the Washington car and
a machine driven by william Bran
tigan, 40, of Greenwich, eollided
head-on. His neck was broken.
The four who were hurt as their
car turned over are:
Edward Smith, ID, 1925 Newton
street northeast, lacerationS Of the
right leg.
Edward Peruzzi, 20, 611 A street
northeast, decorations of the fore
head.
Wesley Taylor, II, "a Eleventh
street northeast, lacerations Of the
left leg.
Merle Goss, 10, 8 H street north
east, decorations of the forehead.
John Waldron, 1l6 Seventh street
southeast, driver of the car in which
Cole and the others were riding,
escaped injury.
The youths are members of the
base ball team of the Merriek Boys
Club of Christ Child Society, and
were on a tour of the New England
States.
The two drivers were held by police
pending an inquest into Coles death
and the four injured youths were
ordered to remain in Greenwich to
testify. They were housed at the
Greenwich Boys Club.
The ball team left Washington last
Sunday and had played games in
Maine, Massachusetts and New Hamp-
shire. The players were under the
leadership of Martin O'Phalen, direc-
tor of the Merrick Boys Club. 1t was
reported at Christ Child Society head
quarters, however, that he did not
know of Coles death, having been
riding in the leading car. Connecticut
police broadcast lookout to advise
him of the accident.
The players were due back here
today.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
MORE ROOM NEEDED
BY HOUSING GROUP
aMoffett Requests 10000 Square
Feet From U. S. Space
Control Chief.

James A. Moffett, Federal housing
administrator, today placed a request
for 10000 additional square feet of
space before Harold A. Candland,
chief of the Division of Government
Space Control To accommodate this
new agency, Candland is considering
moving the Soil Erosion Service out
of the new Interstate Commerce
Commission Building
This morning was given over to
Office hunting for the Soil Erosion
Service, which will have to 60 into
rented quarters, officials said. So
anxious is Administrator Moffett to
get 10000 more square feet that he
stands ready to foot the moving and
rental bill of the Soil Erosion Service,
it is said. Moffett declined tt, take
space elsewhere, inasmuch as he de-
sires to have his organization alto
gether.
Another move that was slated for
today was the shifting of the Federal
Reserve Board out of the Treasury
Department Building to the WASH
ington Building at Fifteenth street
and New York avenue.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
ACTION ON PAY DAY
STAGGERING FRIDAY
Local Q Of U. S. Employees Fed
GRAFTON to Take Stand on Board
of Trade Proposal.

With early discussion barring oppo-
sition to the proposal tentatively ad-
, vanced by the Board of Trade for
staggering" Government pay days
here, Local 2. the departmental group
of the National Federation of Federal
Employees, is expected to voice Its
stand on the matter Friday night.
The executive council of the local
took 1t up last night, and after criti-
ciSm came from some members, the
Resolutions Committee was instructed
TO give further study and frame a
resolution to be presented at the To-
cal meeting. Opponents were of the
opinion that the change, suggested as
O means of spreading over the month
the business activity now centereo
around the first and fifteenth would
disrupt the financial schedules of en-
ployeS.
The executive council of the District
Federation is expected to give con-
sideration to the plan Wednesday
night.
Oficials of the General Accounting
Once are of the opinion that the
change could be instituted by an or
der by Controller General McCarl II
was indicated that that establishment
is entirely open-minded on the propo-
eition, and that If demand developed
for the change, would cooperate ir
determining If workable plan could
be devised.
Evening star., 1934-08-04

the Potomac. The department wrote
the case of as closed" with a sigh
of relief. Foultz. or rlrnors Of FoultZ.
had given the force merry chase.
But today the old wound was opened.
The department was uncertain
whether Il was Foultz, his ghost or
an irnitator who typed the following
letter and signed il with q pen. while
neglecting to furnish return address.
Il have not bothered the Police De-
partment nor have they bothered me
for many. many years. But now am
living a peaceful, law-abiding life and
residing In a respectable neighborhood.
Il want to commend your depart
ment for the campaign for observance
Of the traffic regulations. A good many
violations have been observed by me,
but the one I wish to report is that
of taxi drivers who are at the stand
in front Of the Dupont Circle Apart
ment.
Coming north on Connecticut ave-
nue., and wishing to take position at
the stand, a great many Of the drivers
make U turns Just south Of the two
loading platforms.
in the past few weeks I have OBJ
served several narrow escapes to pc
destrians and automobiles at this
poin>
Your old friend and admirer,
DORSEY FOULTZ."
The letter was addressed 10 Maj.
Ernest w. Brown. superintendent of
police, who was on the force during
the hunt for Foultz.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
ELEVEN MEN APPOINTED
ARMY RESERVE OFFICERS
Eight Washington and Three
Maryland Applicants Receive
Commissions.

Eight Washington men and three
from Maryland were among the list
of applicants who have accepted ap-
pointment in the Army Reserve Corps,
Those from Washington. all of
whom were appointed as second lieu
tenants in the Infantry Reserve Corps
are. Charles Robert Allen, Solo
Ames street northeast; Robert S. Arm
stead, 1926 v street; William D.
Brooks, jr, l29 S street; Luther w
Crichlow, 319 R street: Cyrus NJ
Honesty, 2234 Thirteenth street; Ma
thaniel P. King, 1914 Fairmont street
and Clarence o. Lewis, jr., 1924 Fiji
teenth street.
George H. Davis of Baltimore was
appointed a second lieutenant in the
QuartermaSter Reserve Corps; Charles
H. Mason Of Indian Head, Nd, was
appointed a second lieutenant in the
Engineer Reserve Corps and Gilbert
E Teal of Green Haven, Md, second
lieutenant in the Infantry Reserve
Corps.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
man ROBBED OF $40
BY ARMED BANDITS
Clothing Worth $122 Stolen From
E Street Store-$s2 Taken
From Dresser Drawer.

William H. Thompson, colored, 122
Sixteenth street northeast, was rob-
bed of $40 yesterday by two colored
men in the 800 block of Fourth street.
Thompson told police one of the men
pointed a pistol at him while the
other man robbed him.
Wearing apparel valued at 1922 was
stolen from the store of Nicholas
Cecchini, 912 E street, yesterday aft
ernoon. Cecchini told police he be-
lieved the robber was a colored man.
Loss of $82, taken from a dresser
drawer in a basement room in her
home, was reported by Cora Long, II
Seventh street southeast.
Two other robberies reported yes
terday to police were being investi-
gated today. Millie Parker, 204 F
street, reported that $50 in cash and
clothing valued at $40 were stolen
from her apartment. Oficials of the
Young Mems Lodge, 200 block of c
street, reported that Al blankets were
taken by a robber who gained en-
trance by jimmying a door.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
ANTLPLANE BELT
AROUNDu.S. URGED
Plans viii Be Presented to
Next Congress by War
Office.
BY the Associated Press.

oy Luc ASSOCIATED EEeSS.
Plans for an anti-aircraft defense
belt, encireling the Nation and capa-
bic of raising sheet of hurtling steel,
win be presented before the next ses-
sion of Congress.
The War Department disclosed the
program yesterday, following the an
nouncement Thursday by Secretary
Dern that the Army was considering
purchase of 1000 additional planes to
bring its fleet up to the total Of 1890
recommended by the Baker Investi-
eating Committee.
Army Buying Planes.
The Army already is making some
plane purchases with public works
funds. The additional planes as well
as the anti-aircraft defense would
have to be financed by an additional
public works allotment or an appro-
priation from Congress.
The anti-aircraft program would
involve the expenditure of over $685.
10000 for searchlights, fire-control
equipment as well as anti-aircraft
guns for Regular Army, National
Guard and 19 at present inactive
Regular Army regiments. The equip
ment would include 3-inch guns with
range of $4,000 feet, firing rs rounds
a minute; .50-inch machine guns, fir
ing 500 round. against a low-hying
squadron; fire-control instruments
and searchlight units of 300, 600. 900
candlepower.
Units Are SkeletOnized.
Present anti-aircraft units, both in
the continental United States and in
outlying possessions, are described by
the War Department as Skeletonized.
with the National Guard "woefully
lacking" in equipment.
Secretary Dern has been described
as feeling the Panama Canal in par
ticular requires better protection
against possible enemy attack from
the air.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
Montgomery Independents
Seek to Force Big Com
panieS to Act.
DIFFERENTIATION TAX
CAUSES CONTROVERSY
Aid of Other Counties Sought in
Demand for Quick
Relief.
BY JACK ALLEN.

A war against major oil distributing
corporations is being planned along
two fronts by independent gasoline
dealers of Rockville and the rural
areas Of Montgomery County as a
price Of gasoline.
Plans to seek an injunction TO
force wholesalers to impose a uni
form price throughout the county
were begun by the Independent Case
line Dealers of Montgomery County
at an organization meeting In the
Colesville School last night.
Edgar Reed Of Rockville, who has
been playing a leading role IN the
protest against the increases, said
Rockville dealers voted to place pick
stations in protest against alleged 'un-
fair discrimination"
Legality 10 BE Studied.
A conference will first be held,
however, with the mayor and council
of Rockville and States Attorney
Stedman Prescott to determine
whether such action is legal
The independents directed their
counsel, James H. Pugh of Rockville
to determine whether the corpora
ton could be forced through court ac-
ton to charge a uniform price through
out the county and whether the
N. r. A. code permits any tax alb
sorption in Montgomery.
1t was pointed out the prices differ
through the recent establishment Of
certain areas in Montgomery in which
the corporations assume varying por-
tions of the difference between the
Accent Maryland State tax and the
2-cent tax imposed in the District.
Bankruptcy Feared.
This alleged discrimination, 1t was
pointed out, forces the independent
dealers to "dig into their profits" in
order to sell their gasoline at rate
comparable with that charged in the
Capital. Many face bankruptcy un-
less uniform rates are restored, it was
said.
Pugh's report will be submitted to
the dealers at the Rockville court
house next Thursday night. A COM
mittee. was appointed to invite deal
ers from Alexandria, Arlington, Prince
Georges and Montgomery Counties to
attend the parley.
A temporary staff Of officers was
elected, composed of Fred w. Heine
of Colesville. president: Edgar Reed
of Rockville, vice president, and Will
liam Waters Of Gaithersburg, finan-
cial secretary ss
Evening star., 1934-08-04
Dorsey FouIts,' Famed Slayer,
COMPLAINS about Cabs u Turns
Polite Note Recalls Search for COlored
Murderer That Upset ID. c.
Police Department.

Oid-tiuers on the police force got
few chuckles and some chagyin to-
day out Of an unofficial traffic OBJ
server" complaint letter purporting to
come from one Of the city's most
elusive murdererS Of the gay
nineties."
The signature on the letter. Dorsey
Foultz evoked bitter memories at
headquarters. II was Foultz who
killed his man and disappeared as
completely as II he had vanished
from the face OF the earth. The
police never found a trace Of him.
Foultz, a colored man. shot to
death a member Of his race during
a Fourth OF July celebration 80 years
ago. II would have been an ordinary
murder but for a number of pictur-
e5que developments.
Foultz vas reported living In a
cave in the mountains which fringe
HsrpeTs Ferry. w. Va. Reporters
and policemen rushed there, and
they rushed to New York several
months later when Foultz was said
70 have abandoned his cave in favor
OF an apartment house.
Then the report spread through To-
cal headlines that FouItz was living in
the sewers of Washington. Scores Of
patrolmen searched these caverns
while members of Congress made
speeches about police inefficiency."
The department finally got break
when a corpse resembling the general
description of Foultz was hauled from
Evening star., 1934-08-04
RAIN INTERRUPTS
COMMUNITY FETE
Large Audience Sees 500 Boys
and Girls in Annual
Festival.

Although halted by rain before all
the groups had participated. the pro-
gram of the annual juvenile festival,
held last night in the Sylvan The
ater under the joint auspices of the
Community Center Department and
the Office of the National Capital
Parks, presented group of interest
ing features, which were received
with enthusiastic applause.
The sudden shower came while
Boy Scouts of Troop No. 70 were en-
gagged in a tub-tilting contest, and
although the rain didn't last long, il
was enough to send the audience, OF
about 1,l00 persons and some SOC
Juvenile actors and actresses, scurry-
ing to shelter.
One of the features was the 10
minute period of community singing
led by Miss Mary Burnett of the
Y. w. c. A.
The festival opened with a half
hour concert by the Washington Boys
Independent Band. Then following
the community sing" the Girl Re
serves gave brief idea of their aims
and international code" followed by
a luSty Girl Reserve yell
Groups from two of the city's play
grounds. under the supervision OF
Miss Maude Parker, were then seen
in q colorful Dance OF the japanese
Cherry Blossoms" by Hoover Play
ground. and in Mother Goose scenes
by Garfield Playground. Girl Scouts
of Troop No. 10. led by Miss Jean
Lilly. presented an amusing skit en-
titled Haste Away to the Weddin'
Directed by Capt A L. Larson, an
impressive flag drill was presented by
the Sea Scouts.
The three groups which were not
able TO participate because Of the
rain were from Neighborhood House
Friendship House and the Salvation
Army Lfe-Saving Scouts
These will be presented at the
! Sylvan Theater in the near future.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
Two More Voice OF Safety
Cars Are Planned on
Success of First.
TRAFFIC. DRIVE CUTS
DAILY TOTAL OF FINES
Regular Patrol Autos Will Be
Equipped With Loud
Speakers,

Traffic light jumpers and speeders
were being reported today by the
Secret Committee of 100 Trafic OBJ
servers as Police Chief Ernest w.
Brown prepared to throw two more
Voice Of Safety" automobiles into
the law observance campaign.
Motorists who watch the side lights
and drive through an intersection
when the traffic signal is shifting from
yellow to red led the list of those
coming under observation Of the COM
mittee yesterday and today. Almost
a score of this type of offenders were
reported.
Eight Speeders Cited.
This mornings mail contained eight
complaints against speeders from
members of the committee. In addi..
ton, nine self-appointed observers
wrote to the Traffic Bureau to COM
plain about infractions.
The Voice Of Safety" automobile,
which began cruising the streets We'd
neSday with loud-speaker warning
to careless motorists and pedestrians,
has proved efficient enough to war
rant two additional machines, in the
opinion of Police Chief Brown.
The regulation patrol cars of the
Traffic Bureau are to be equipped in
the near future with loud speakers.
These will lecture on the enforcement
of traffic regulations while proceeding
about routine police duty.
Fines Are Reduced.
Sergt. Walter H. Thomas, assistant
director of the safety campaign, esti-
mated today that the observance drive
was saving the motoring public be-
tween $3.50 and 5000 day in fines.
Two more vocal police cars, Sergt.
Thomas said, should cut down the
traffic penalty bill to reasonable pro-
portions. The Police Department
would be happy to deprive the Dis
trict of this source of revenue If it
could make Washington's well-known
reckless drivers safety conscious, T"
Sergt. Thomas declared.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
CAPT. C. O. HOWARD
DIES AT AGE OF II
Retired Army Officer Was Son Of
Noted Civil War
General.

Capt. Chancey Otis Howard, q. S.
A, retired, son of Gen. o. o. Howard
of Civil War fame, for whom Howard
University is named, died yesterday at
his home, 1925 NJ street. He was II
years old
Capt. Howard served on the Mex
ican border at the time of the Villa
raids. On retiring from the Army he
became librarian of the Pension Bu-
reau of the Interior Department. He
took an active interest IN Y. NJ. c. A.
work.
Capt. Howard was a member of the
Association of Oldest Inhabitants of
the District of Columbia, the Sons of
Union Veterans and the Loyal Legion.
He attended the First Congressional
Church
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Alice
RuSton Howard: three sons, William
R.. and Alder r. OF Washington and
Harvey F. Of Portland, Greg; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. A. Noon Of Portland, and
two brothers and two sisters.
Funeral arrangements aEs not cosn-
pleteds
Evening star., 1934-08-04
JOHNSON TO MARK
SD ANNIVERSARY
N. R. A. Head to Observe
Birthday Tomorrow Un-
certain as to Future.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Hugh S. Johnson will celebrate his
SD birthday anniversary tomorrow
with the country wondering-as does
he-about his future and what it
means for N. r. A.
The best guess just now is that he
will stay while as N. r. A. head.
N. r. A. is undergoing one transition
and there Is a conviction in some
quarters that perhaps more funda-
mental changes are coming. The ex-
tent to which johnson has a voice
in these may prove pivotal: thus there
is much speculation as to how long
he viii remain in his post.
No Early Change Expected.
President Roosevelt will decide that.
He is not expected to make any early
shift, despite Johnson's desire to re-
turn to private business.
The administrator monetary sac
riflce is well known. N. r. A. pays
him $4,000 a year, as compared with
more than 100000 a year he has
earned, in the New York financial
community. .....
"I'lf bet I will make It again" he
has said Of that huge salary.
More hangs upon the Presidents
decision than the mere replacing of
one man by another, or by a COM
mission such as johnson has recon-
mended. The fact is that in one year
Johnson has become more of a ma
tional figure than some administra-
ton men who outrank him.
Loyal to President.
His allegiance to President Roose-
velt he has affirmed in the words
IF, in my own judgment, my
blunders get so gross that they are
hurting him, I will get out.
"Or If ! am too slow to see that I
have done this and he implies it, I
will get out. But in either event I
will applaud the act that Gusts me
and stand by my chief no matter
what happens. Except for his en-
couragement I would have gone long
ago."
Evening star., 1934-08-04

front Of the post Office Saturday
morning. Meanwhile, members of Al
bert's family had been driving through
Virginia, locking for clues to the miss
ing youngsters whereabouts.
Decide to Head Back.
Saturday didn't come soon enough,
so Carlisle and Albert decided to head
back toward home. Along the wSy
they decided a couple of squirrels
would go pretty good" so they left
the road long enough to do a little
hunting.
Pretty soon they tired Of squirrel
hunting-after all, 1t isn't much fun,
you know, when you don't even see a
squirrel--So they gave up. They
stopped at the home Of D. Tanner
Link, mayor of Hillsboro, Va, and
asked for glass of water.
After they went on the mayor be-
came suspicious. He notified authori-
ties Of Purcellville, Va, toward which
the youngsters were headed. They
were picked up about half way be-
tween the two towns, taken to the
home of Mayor A. NJ Adams of Pur-
cellville and held there until members
Of their families called for them.
At $50 pm. yesterday they were
back home agafn-tired, hungry and
just about fed up" with adventure.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
BANK ASKS COURT
TO AID COLLECTION
District National Receiver Seeks
Legal Action on $4,000
Kennedy Note.

Seeking TO collect on a SAC, 900 prom
issory note, Norman r. Hamilton, re-
ceiver for the District National Bank,
yesterday petitioned District Supreme
Court for authority to buy and fore
close a s222, 2,55791 frst-trust note on
the Kenwood development, which the
bank aIlegedIy holds as collateral Sc
curity.
The petition, filed through Attorneys
Angus w. Mclean and Charles e.
Wainwright, says the promtssory note
was given the bank by Kennedy Bros.
Co. and Edgar s. Kennedy, president,
on April IS, 1882.
Kennedy is now In bankruptcy and
the receiver says he has not been able
to collect the $4,000. His petition
expressed the belief the bank would
be protected If lAe is given authority to
sell the collateral security at public
sale, bL.' it in for the bank and then
foreclose on the property. located in
Montgomery County, Md.
Justice James M. Proctor signed an
order requiring iterested parties to
show cause August why the receivers
petition should not be granted.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
BOND IS INCREASED.
IN SHOOTING CASE
Soloft'S Collateral Is Placed
at SIS, ,000-ASSauIt on
Diehn Charged.

Bond for Benny (the Bear Soloff,
20. charged with assault with dan
gerous weapon In the shooting Of
Sidney Diehn, 30, an ex-convict, was
raised from $1,000 to $4,000 today
when he was arraigned before Judge
John P. Mcmahon in Police Court.
Soloff's court appearance was
marked by a verbal tilt between the
magistrate and the accused mans
attorney, Denny Hughes. over the
amount of the bond. The case was
continued until August 16.
Diehn was shot in front of the
Annapolis Hotel last Monday night
The charge of assault was placed
against Soloff last night, despite the
fact witnesses failed to identify him
as the man who shot Diehn. He was
identified, however, as having been
at the scene OF the shooting.
Denies Completely.
Soloh, who lives at the Taft Hotel,
surrendered at police headquarters
yesterday. Although questioned ex-
tensively by Detective Sergt. Frank o.
Brass, he refused to discuss the case
except to deny having had anything
10 do with it. After being placed in
The line-up. he was taken to the first
precinct station, booked and released.
Later police announced they were
seeking another man in connection
with the shooting. The fugitive. they
said. has been identified by photo
graphs on file at headquarters.
Meanwhile, Diehn was reported
"out Of danger" at Gallinger Hos
pital.
Wife Was Quizzed.
Soloff decided to surrender, he said,
when he learned police were seeking
him. Previously. his wife, Betty, "a,
had been picked up and questioned
extensively, along with Reuben C.
Rose, 43.
The shooting, according to Inspec-
tor Frank S. w. Burke, chief of de-
tectives, was the result of "a per-
sonal grudge."
Evening star., 1934-08-04
SAFEGUARDING CLUE
is FOUND IN AUTO
Machine Abandoned After Strik-
ing Georgia Avenue Street Car
Loading Platform.

Police today were endeavoring TO
establish the ownership of a coupe
found abandoned in the ZOO block of
Morton street short time after it
was reported to have struck q street.
car loading platform at Georgia and
New Hampshire avenues.
In the car, police said, they found
an acetylene welding outfit and an
assortment Of tools of the same gen.
eral type as those used by safe
crackers. Two automobile axles were
found near the scene of the accident.
A check-up of the license numbers
disclosed the machine was listed to a
man living in the 1900 block of Six
teenth street. Police reported. how
ever, nobody of that name was known
at the address given.