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Evening star., 1934-02-07
CRAFT IS CHARGED
ON J0BATL L0RT0N
c. W. A. Officials to Probe
Purchase of Railroad
Ties.

The Interior Department investi-
eating force, under Louis R. CLAWS
has been called in to investigate
charges of graft on civil works job
at Lorton. Va, it was revealed today
The charges. it was disclosed, were
made by w. N. Spicer. foreman on
the job. who was discharged several
days ago. Made to Capt. Howard
Clark. local C. w. A. head, the
charges were Immediately referred by
the Civil Works Administration to
CLAWS office.
Spicer is reported to have charged
that he signed purchase order for
railroad ties required for construc-
ton of a railroad spur track, when
he had no legal authorization to do
so. and his charges are reported to
involve two other men connected
with the work.
At the same time, Spicer COM
planned to District c. w. A. officials
that he had been unjustly treated on
the job
Meanwhile, Joe G. McAlwee and
Thomas E. Archer, who are alleged
to have obtained money from c. w
A. workers in the rent survey divi-
sion here by promising their jobs
would be made secure if each paid
IS. were held under $500 bond yes
terday for a hearing tomorrow on
conspiracy charges The men were
scheduled for arraignment in Police
Court yesterday. but Judge John p
Mcmahon continued the case.
When the defense appeared in court
with more than twoscore witnesses,
Judge Mcmahon warned counsel for
the pair he had no intention of hear
ing so many testify during a pre-
liminary hearing.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
ILL MAN KILLS SELF
WITH SMALL RIFLE
Family Believes Local Man Pur-
chased Death Weapon Secretly
Several Days Ago.

A small-caliber rifle lying beside
him, the body of Robert A. Hall. So
was found early today in the bath
room of the house at 2O28 Bennett
place northeast where he lived with
his son, Woodford R. Hall. One shell
had been discharged and the bullet
had penetrated Halls brain. Coroner
A. Magruder Macdonald issued GER
tiflcate Of suicide.
Members of the family told police
they could not explain where the sui
eide weapon was found. They were
of the opinion Hall. who had been ill
for some time and unable to work.
purchased the gun secretly several
days ago 1t was a new rifle.
Hall, who formerly was an employe
of the Washington Terminal Co., is
survived by his son and two daugh-
ters. Mrs. Lawrence Burley of Wash
ington and Mrs. Arthur Thomas of
Brentwood. Md.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
POKER GAME IN 1917 RESULTS
IN POSTMASTERSHIP CONTEST

all about this affair. since I was one
of the guilty parties myself and also
pleaded guilty to a gambling charge
at the same time my friend, Mr..
Groover. did,
Groover is not a criminal, Parker
said.
I'm my own case" he wrote, Il had
not played poker twice in three years.
but I did not feel like telling lie
about it. I told the whole truth and
was indicted on my own testimony"
The objection to Groover, now act
ing postmaster, was filed by w. G.
Raines of Statesboro, who said Groo-
yer had been dismissed from his
church while Raines was superintend-
ent Of the Sunday school.
Parker has informed the Senate
Post Office Committee that Grower
is a church member in good standing
and has wired Statesboro church to
so inform the committee.
A strained relation has developed
between Senator George and Parker
due to the Senator's request that
Growers confirmation be delayed un.
til additional afidavits were received
from Statesboro.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
HEARING TO SPEED
DISTRICT BILLS
D. C. Pension and Housing
Measure Reports Due
on Friday.

In view of Speaker Rainey's predic
ton Of an early adjournment of Con.
gress, Chairman Norton of the HOUSE
District Committee today began ar
attempt to speed up needed District
legislation.
A special session of the commit.
tee was called for Friday to heal
Corporation Counsel Bride deliver
committee reports from the Bulge
Bureau and the District Commission.
ers on the old-age pension bill anc
the housing bill. Chairman Nortor
pointed out she wants to have thest
bills ready to be taken up by the
House on District day, next Monday
She also has requested Bride tc
submit a program of District legis-
lation considered most urgent by the
commissioners and has asked all SUBJ
committee chairmen to report back
as soon as possible to the full COM
mittee on all District bills pending
before them.
H
Corporation Counsel Bride sug-
gested to the District Committee that
the enactment of District legisla ton
could be improved if the rules OF
the House were changed to allow him
to sit as counsel beside the chair
man of the committee when District
legislation is being acted upon.
f n q 81 -,
come such an opportunity.
Representative Patman, Democrat
OF Texas, announced he would not
further oppose the old age pension
bill for the District. He said he
was withdrawing his opposition be-
cause of the very sincere interest of
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt in this
measure and he did not wish to op-
pose the wife of the President.
When Representative Patman warned
that unless a national old-age pension
law Is enacted, the District would
soon regret having such a law be-
cause people from other States would
flock here to get old-age pensions.
Representative Palmisano defended
the District taxpayers.
Palmisano pointed out that Con-
gresS has steadily been cutting down
the contributions for support of the
National Capital and at the same
time taking over large sections of the
most desirable property, thus remov-
ing them from taxation. He said the
committee should be careful as a
general policy not to put additional
burdens on the District taxpayers and
should safeguard against anything
that would encourage people from
Maryland and Virginia f1ocking into
the District of Columbia.
Replying to questions by Repre-
sentative Weideman. Democrat, of
Michigan, regarding the appropriation
made several years ago for a Junior
high school to replace the Jefferson
School. Corporation Counsel Bride
said the court awards on a portion of
the property desired had been ex-
tortionate and decision by the Court
of Appeals had to be awaited, allow
ing the District to vacate condemna-
tion proceedings on this property.
Representative Weideman and other
members of the committee Endorsed
the action of the Corporation Coun-
sci and the District Commissioners in
seeking to prevent the awards.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
POLICE FIND AUTO
IN HUNT FOR TRIO
Bullet-Riddled Car Believed Used
by Slayers of Angus
Burch.

A bullet-riddled automobile, which
police think may have been used by
the three bandits. who early Sunday
shot to death Angus H. Burch. 81
year-old proprietor of a barbecue
stand at Colmar Manor, Md, was To-
Gated today in Norfolk, Va.
The car was one said to have been
stolen in Danville. Va, February l.
When found in Norfolk, it bore Dis
trict license plates. which had been
stolen here. Headquarters detectives
communicated with authorities in
Norfolk and hoped the finding of the
car might lead to the arrest of the
bandits
Burch was killed when he attempted
to shoot it out with the bandits when
they tried to rob him A customer in
the barbecue stand, who witnessed the
shooting, ran to a nearby telephone
and summoned police.
Detectives working on the case ar
rested a man in front of police head
quarters Monday on suspicion he was
connected with the shooting, but later
released him, after investigation
showed he had no connection with
the affair.
Inspector Frank S. w. Burke, chief
of detectives. said he had been in
communication with the chief of po-
lice of Rocky Mount, N. c., and that
the description of three men who held
up a bank there Monday afternoon
tailed with the description of the
three who participated in the Burch
shooting.
Burke said running fight had fol-
lowed the bank hold-up, and that ap-
parently the automobile was riddled
during this shooting The license
plates on the car, Burke said, were
stolen from the machine of Dr. Wal
ter G. Eisinger, while it was parked
on lot January IS.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
LAWYERS IN ARLINGTON
BACK POST OFFICE PLAN
Bar Association Puts Full Power
Against Move to Establish
Central Station.

BY Stah Correspondent OF The Star
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va,
February THE Arlington County
Bar Association threw it's support be-
hind the movement for a central post
office for the county. at its monthly
meeting.
The resolution indorsing the idea
was introduced by Clarence Ahalt,
with Walter U. Varney seconding.
Varney explained the central idea
would mean better service to the
county in every way, especially in the
matter of correspondence from one
section of the county to another. Un-
der the present system, a letter from
Clarendon to Arlington. for example,
has to pass through Washington.
In order to avoid sectional jealous
les, Varney explained, the central Of
flee would be named for the county.
Post ONCE Department engineers will
conduct a survey to determine the
best site.
Evening star., 1934-02-07

Meanwhile, details were sent to the
Senate and House Office Buildings,
the Congressional Library and the
new Supreme Court Building TO take
up the war on those fronts.
When the ammunition was received,
more volleys were fired, but the star
lings evidently were getting used to
the noise Their flights away from
the dome became shorter.
The porch of the Capitol would
cause the sound to reverberate,
thought some one. so the policemen
ran up the steps and fired salvo.
The starlings few away The police
men ran down the steps. They load
ed their pistols and fired. More star
lings flew away. Then the starllngs
came back and that Just about ended
the battle for the night There was
a little intermittent firing and a lit
tie more flying, and Capt. Orthman
called off his men.
Other members of the starting
soaring brigade reported similar eX-
periences on the other fronts.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
SENATE TO SPEED
ACT|ON0NPAYC CUT
Earliest Possible Passage
Is Next Week. Leaders
Believe.

The Senate subcommittee handling
the independent Offices bill. involving
Government pay restoration and war
work within the next few days after
marking time for nearly a week
There is little prospect, however, that
the bill can be reported to the Sem
ate and taken up for passage before
the middle of next week, because OF
pending measures.
A tentative arrangement has been
made for meeting of the subcom-
mittee tomorrow morning. but this
may have TO be postponed if the en-
tire Appropriations Committee is
ready to meet in the morning on the
Interior Department bill. The In
terror subcommittee is putting the
finishing touches on that bill this
afternoon.
Steiwer Confers.
Senator Steiwer, Republican. Of Ore
gon. conferred late yesterday with
Acting Chairman Byrnes of the APP
preparations Committee to find out
when work could be resumed on the
ilIOCpNiluClt olliICo DlI. ~ was al
this conference that the meeting was
set tentatively for tomorrow Senator
Steiwer has been making a study of
proposed changes in veterans benefits
which were curtailed by the economy
law. and with Senator McCarran,
Democrat. of Nevada. has been seek
ing to expedite settlement of the econ
omy changes in the independent Of
fees bill
Byrnes has reiterated during the
past few days that his only object in
temporarily sidetracking the inde-
pendent Offices bill has been to enable
the Senate to begin consideration of
other appropriation bills in which
there are no controversies.
Restoration Agreed To.
The Appropriations Committee al
ready has agreed upon a program for
restoring the Government pay cut, S
per cent beginning with February 1,
another per cent on July /, with
power left in the hands of the Presi-
dent to determine when price levels
justify return of the last 5 per cent.
Even if this salary program is finally
approved and becomes law, it does not
seem possible that it can be enacted
in time to apply the per cent of i'm
mediate restoration to the February
Is pay envelopes. If the bill remains
in its present form, however, Govern
ment employees could be paid at a
later time for the per cent from
February 1.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
BY the Associated Press.

A boarding house poker game back
in 1917, which has been a nemesis
to Representative Parker. Democrat,
Georgia, in every political race he has
entered, now has complicated his Sc
lection of a postmaster for his home
town, Statesboro, Ga.
Parker, according to his affidavit to
the Civil Service Commission, and
George r. Groover, his choice for
postmaster, were among % young men
who pleaded guilty in Statesboro II
years ago to playing poker. They
paid fines of $40 each.
An objection was filed to the ap-
pointment of Grower, who was
Parker's manager in numerous cam
paigns, including two successful races
for Congress. The Representative
forthwith wrote the Civil Service
Commission. saying:
Many years ago Mr.. Groover
pleaded guilty to the offense Of
gambling on account of having par
ticipated In a little 25-cent poker
game with other young men Of his
acquaintance in statesboro. I know
Evening star., 1934-02-07

In true military fashion Capt.
Orthman lined up his 20 sharpshoot-
ers, each one a war veteran, and gave
the command to fire.
Bang" went a few of the riot
guns. pop" went more. and the rest
sputtered and looked more like Ro-
man candles than weapons. On the
second and third volleys the per-
centage of sputtering guns increased
The starlings wheeled in short
flight and lighted on the other side
Of the dome.
Guess our ammunition must have
been Old" said Capt. Orthman, and
gave the order to draw revolvers
The revolver ammunition was fresh.
for it exploded with a crash. Star
lings flew in every direction. After
the third volley the dome was almost
clean of the pests. Capt. Orthman
was jubilant He looked around. The
enemy had merely moved to the Cap
itol's wings. During a period of 81
lence they filtered back. and Capt.
Orthman sent for more ammunition.
Evening star., 1934-02-07

1927 Connecticut avenue; Louis
Kolodin, 1880 Florida avenue north
east.
Others Returned.
District Wholesale Corporation 11O4
Ninth street; James o. Stevens, 1926
Bladensburg road northeast; Leon
Slavin, 1131 Fourteenth street: Rhodes
Wine & Liquor Co., CAT H street
| northeast; Bligh Co., Inc, 1916
Pennsylvania avenue; Howard E
Griffith, 1917 F. street; Sterling
Restaurant, 1859 L street; John M
Davis Co., Inc, 425 Tenth street;
| John w. Thai & Joseph Berlanstein
Fifteenth and X streets; Louis F.
Cohen, 4439 Connecticut avenue;
Washington Wholesale Liquor Corpora
ton, 913 Seventh street.
Harry's, Inc. 5o7 Eighth street
southeast: T. A. Sears, 1913 Ben
ming road northeast; Frank Del Vec-
chic. 1912 Eleventh street southeast;
Benjamin Kotz, 3134 Fourteenth
street: Leslie R. Burchell, BIT Four
teenth street; Martin C. Gordon, 1903
Connecticut avenue; Ben c. Hartig &,
Louis Conradis, 1911 Pennsylvania
avenue; H. Lafay Corwin, 906 Seven
teenth street; Mayfower Market, Inc,
1922 Connecticut avenue: Petworth
Pharmacy, Inc, 42ol Georgia avenue;
Rebecca Weinstein, 3ll H street;
Marino Bros, Inc, 1900 Fourth
street.
Sam Fig. 54O7 Georgia avenue;
Nathan Shapiro, 635 Pennsylvania
avenue; Max Sander Cut-Rate Liquor
Store, 1901 D street; r. j. Franklin.
926 Seventeenth street; Arthur
Seagren, 1886 Connecticut avenue;
Blue Bell System, Inc. 502 Ninth
street: Hertzberg Bros. Inc, 1856
Thirteenth street: David ]. Laporte,
1919 Fourteenth street.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
Marlboro Licenses.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Febru-
ary (SpeciaD Marriage licenses
have been issued here to the follow
ing:
John A. Norton. "a, Seat Pleasant
Md, and Elizabeth L. Chichester, o.
Alexandria, Va: John Poole, jr.. %,
and Vivian Lois Weadon, 20, both of
Washington; George N. Burch, 46,
and Lillian I. Simmons, 33, both of
Clinton, Md; William j. Chilcoate,
jr.. 81, Beltsville, Md, and Catherine
Jeanette Thompson, 18, Edmons-
ton, Md.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
Tax Sale Announced.

LAUREL, Md, February Especially
Notice has been given by City COL
lector H. B. Orme that property on
which town taxes for 1888 are owing
will be offered for sale at public auc-
ton at the City Hall on February 10.
starting at 10 am, and continuing
until pm, and If necessary from day
to day thereafter between the same
hours until all the property has been
sold.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
CROSS SUIT ENTERED
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, February T.
Mrs. Lula v. Lochte of Bethesda. who
was recently sued by her husband,
Alvin S. Lochte, for an absolute di-
vorce, through Attorney F. Barnard
Welsh of Rockville has filed a cross
bill in which she asks for limited
divorce. the custody of the couples
two children, Lucille Virginia. IS, and
Alvin S., jr., 9, and alimony and
counsel fees.
Judge Charles w. Woodward has
signed an order directing the husband
to pay his wife $40 . month alimony
pending determination Of the suits
and $50 counsel fee.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
Alaska Attorney Weds.

JUNEAU, Alaska, February (P.-
George B. Grigsby. prominent Alaska
attorney and former territorial dels-
gate to Congress, and Mrs. Patricia
Crowley were married here January
80 it was revealed yesterday Ths
Grigsbys will reside in Juneau.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
$500 Liza bility for Bet.

Another proposed amendment would
make any person betting on number
game liable to fine Of $500. I'M
prisonment for not more than one year
or both.
Garnett also believes the grounds
for obtaining a raiding warrant should
be broadened so as TO include the is
suance of the warrant upon the max
ing of an affidavit that the complain
ant has good cause to believe that
the house to be raioed contains "any
book, paper. memorandum or device
for or used in recording any bet or
deposit of money or other thing of
value received for any share. ticket.
certificate, writing, bill or token in
any pool or lottery or as wager on
or in connection with any race. gam
bling contest, election or other gam
bling transaction
At present, the warrant can be is
sued only upon al affidavit of the
possession of a gaming table. device or
apparatus kept for the purpose of un-
lawful gaming. or any lottery tickets
or lottery policies.
Evening star., 1934-02-07

TINE battle of the Capitol is on.
and to an impartial observer
it looked as if the starlings
L had the best of the first en-
gagement last night.
At any rate, when Capt William
S. Orthman, commander Of the Cap
itol police, called off his men with
their riot guns, revolvers and blank
shells the birds we're serenely roosting
in unbroken front around the stately
dome
But was David Lynn. Capitol archi-
tect. proponent of the plan, discour-
aged Not a whit
If We keep this up for several
nights" said the strateg1st. they'll
get tired of being disturbed and fly
back to the District Building, where
they came from"
To the accompaniment of a radio
broadcast. an enthusiastic and hilar-
ious crowd floodlights. Senators and
Representatives and a battery of news
cameras. the offensive was launched
exactly at 5:45 pm-the time for the
beginning of the broadcast.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
Includes Authentics.

At the north end of the little room
is the altar Within the chancery is
a volume containing the authentics
of the 3l2 religious relics placed in
small round metal cases along the
walls.
The sanctuary rail was taken from
the chapel erected in 1880 in the
Mulledy Building at Georgetown COL
lege. A large number of the relics
Evening star., 1934-02-07
|GARNETT TO ASK
TEETH IN LAW AS
RAID CASES FAIL.
Waste of Time Seen in Pre-
senting Gaming EvidenGo
to Grand Jury.
VIEWS ON PROPOSALS
TO CONGRESS WAITED
Policy or Lottery Shop Amend
ment Would Cover Numbers
Device. He Says.

Following the refusal of the grar j
jury yesterday to indict five allege 1
gamblers, United States Attorney
Leslie c. Garnett today announced he
would ask Congress to put teeth"
in the gambling laws, including list
ting of the numbers game as a spc-
clflc offense and making possession Of
gambling paraphernalia prima fac G
evidence of guilt
Garnett is understood TO feel 1t IS
virtually a waste OF time to present
the average gambling case to the
grand jury now because Of the diff
Guilty Of securing indictments ard
convictions under present law. In
some quarters it was believed only
lronclad cases would be presented IN
the future unless the law is amended.
1t is also known that some officials,
who have made thorough study of
the gambling situation in Washington.
favor legaliZation of gambling unless
the law is amended in such a manner
as to make effective enforcement pos
sible.
Recommendations Awaited.
Garnett has referred the suggested
amendments to his assistants al PO-
lice Court. where many gambling
cases are handled, for their recon-
mendations After their report is re-
ceived, ne will forward the suggested
changes to Congress with a request
that carly action be taken on them.
He wants Congress to amend sec
tlon 683 OF the present law. which
covers the offense of conducting a
policy or lottery shop, so as TO include
specifically the game or device known
as the game of numbers He also
asks that the possession OF tickets.
certificates, bills. tokens or Other de
vice purporting TO entltIe the holder
TO a chance of drawing or obtaining
prize be made "prlma facle eyi-
oence Of purpose or intent Of selling.
transferring or exchanging the same"
The penalty for this offense would be
increased to fine Of not more than
Sl,00l or imprisonment for not more
than three years. or both.
The possession Of any gambling
table or other device by the occupant.
leasSee of any house boat, etc, would
be prime facia evidence of the use
thereof and of the purpose of gambling
or of inducing or permitting betting
or playing on the premises where gam
bling table or other device may be
found"
Evening star., 1934-02-07
Mother Knows More"

"I think a mother knows more
about children than bachelor girl, )"
Mrs. Wright declared.
Mrs Wright indicated some of her
friends had proposed her name for
the place She said she was Demo-
crat. She also said that some of her
friends in discussing the matter with
her had said they couldn't see why
Republican should be appointed, all
other things being equal"
The Washington times., 1934-11-02
3 Universities Battle
Over 'Lampoon' Theft

PRINCETON, N. j., Nov. 2 q.
N.SO Members of the board Of
the Princeton Tiger, ca puS
magazine. today were indignant
over reports that the special joint
issue of the Tiger and Harvard
Lampoon had been stolen by
agents of the Yale Record.
Last night a telegram signed
Judas" was received at the office
of the Tiger. It said:
"COpie7 of the forthcoming
LampOOn-T Tiger issue have been
stolen. Remember the bulldog"
Joseph C. Hazen. chairman Of
the Tigers editorial board. later
received this message from the
Lampoon:
SCOPES stolen. Stop by New
Haven to pick up clues"
Mr.. HaZen Immediately tele-
graphed the record:
"If copies are stolen you had
better bring an armed guard to
the PrincetOn-Yale game, Pom
thus PLATE"
He said tersely:
This means war"
The Washington times., 1934-11-02
FEUD KILLING
HOLDS TWO

STANTON, Va, Nov. 1.-Two
persons were arrested in the
mountains today and broug Z
here, charged with the murder Of
Ernest Sprouse, %. shot to death
in a mountain feud yesterday.
Those charged with the murder
are Jessie Jackson, "a. and Mrs.
Nettie Carper, %.
The shooting eliminated a feud
of long standing, according to
Sheriff Maslyn Gilkerson, who in
vestigated the case.
SprouSe and Jackson met yeSter-
day and fought, he learned. Jack
son then went to his cabin and
secured a shotgun. The woman,
a widow who had been living with
Jackson, the sheriff said, went
along with him, carrying extra
shells.
SprouSe was coming along the
road, also armed with a shotgun,
when they met. Jackson raised
his gun and opened fire. A charge
of shot struck Sprouse in the face,
penetrating his brain and he fell
dead.