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Evening star., 1935-01-25
BALTIMORE Tip"
LAUNCHES SEARCH
FOR 3 IN MURDERS
information Most Valuable
Yet Received in Car
Barn HoId.up.
THREE OTHERS FREED
ON DETECTIVES RETURN
Car and Clothing, Probably
Blood-stained, Still Hunted
in Capital Area.

Solution of the $1,000 hold-up and
dual murder at the Chevy Chase Lake
car barn hinges upon the arrest of
three Capital men who are Being
hunted as the latest suspects in the
brutal Montgomery County crime, in
vestigators declared.
The search for the trio was insti-
tuted on a Tip" from Baltimore and
detectives expressed confidence that
the twin killings of James Mitchell
and Emory Smith, Capital Transit
Co. employees who were slain during
the robbery early Monday, will be
solved If the men are found.
Start Intensive Hunt.
Police opened an intensive hunt for
the men following the return from
Baltimore yesterday of three of the
detectives working on the case. Three
men who had been held in Washing
ton precincts since late Monday for
questioning in the crime were imme-
diately released with the announce
ment that police were satisfied they
had no connection with the murders. "
The investigators who went to
Baltimore Detective Sergts. Robert
Barrett of Washington and Stewart
Deal of Baltimore and Detective
Corpl Theodore Vollten of Montsom-
cry County, held a hurried conference
with States Attorney James H. Pugh
of Montgomery County and other de-
tectives working on the case in Rock
vile yesterday afternoon.
Neither Pugh nor police would dis
cuss the nature of the information
obtained in the Maryland city, but
Pugh said that break in the case
appears imminent" and added that
the information was the most
valuable" thus far obtained.
Detective Sergt. Frank Brass of
Washington. Police Sergt. Leroy
Rodgers and Pvt. James S. McAuliffe,
both of Montgomery County, the other
investigators assigned to the Chevy
Chase Lake case, joined with Barrett,
Deal and Vollten in combing Wash
ington for the three suspects last
night.
Search is also being continued for
the bandits car and clothing. 1t has
been definitely established that Smith
was murdered in the hold-up auto
mobile a few moments after it sped
away from the car barn office and it
is thought by detectives that the men
either abandoned the machine or hid
it in a garage.
Blood Stains Sought.
The nature of Smiths wounds also
led authorities to believe that both
the car and the gunmen's clothing
were stained with blood and cleaning
establishments are being checked in
hopes of finding the garments worn
by the bandits during the hold-up.
It was said by police that they are
satisfied a blood-stained vest and
handkerchief found near the scene of
the crime by Montgomery County
resident had no connection with the
case
Rites for Smith were postponed yes
terday when the funeral cortage bear
ing his body to UniontoWn, in Carroll
County, Md, encountered snow drifts
near Frederick and was forced to re-
turn to Rockville. A renewed attempt
to reach Uniontown was to be made
today.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
'T00THACHE NO EXCUSE
TO GIVE FALSE ALARMS
Judge Mcmahon Finds Offender
$50 Despite Novel Reason
for Action.

A toothache is no excuse for turn
ing in a false alarm, in the opinion
Of Judge John P. Mcmahon.
So William Klein, So, of 405 G
street. was fined $50, with the alter
native of spending 80 days in jail for
sending in a false fire alarm and
pulling a police box at Fourth and
G place late last night. Klein told
the Judge he thought either the police
or firemen could help his aching
teeth.
Despite the immediate response to
the calls, however, Klein already had
succeeded in extracting several Of the
offending teeth himself. He also
testified that he had had a "few
drinks" prior to sending in the help
calls.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
Girl Fatally Scalded.

Fourteen-year-old Hope Newberry,
colored, was fatally scalded yesterday
when q hot-wster tank exploded in
the basement Of her home In the
4700 block Of Clay street northeast.
She died in Emergency Hospital sew
eral hours later.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
MAN DIES BY GAS
Tube Found Near Body Is Con-
nected With Jet.

Walter Mannick, As, unemployed
was found dead this morning in a
closet of his room, at GIT Twelfth
street. A rubber tube from an 1llu-
minating gas jet, from which gas was
escaping, was found beside him, and
the door of his room was bolted.
He was found by Mrs. Minnie Boykin
who operates the rooming house. She
told police Mannick had rented the
room Monday, saying he had come
from Wisconsin looking for work.
The body was taken to the District
Morgue. Police are trying to locate
relatives of the man.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
Bill Opposed by PIT. Group.

Unanimous opposition to the pro-
posed bill to give the Commissioners
power to veto and direct actions by
the Board of Education was voted by
the Phoebe Hearst Parent-Teacher
Association at a meeting Wednesday
night.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
J. A. Russell Dies.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, January Is
. (SpeciaD John Allen Russell, for
mer city alderman and street COM
missioner, died at his home here yes
terday.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
Siamese Twin Would Wed.

ELKTON, Md, January Is d.
Violet Hilton, right half of the famous
Siamese twins, applied here today for
a license to wed Maurice Lambert,
Keyser, w. Va, musician.
Evening star., 1935-01-25

While big stalled many automobiles and
residents
of photograph left:
pathway leading the executive wing
HouseIiarr Photo Upper right joyous sleigh
tumble hill the Sholam Hotel The
includes Helen Berezo Mrs c. Berezos Bob Gates and Clement
sleigh
own sport Leney
school. Star Staff Photos"
Evening star., 1935-03-25
HEARING PLANNED
ON SCHOOL NAME
Anacostia and Southeast Resi-
dents to Meet With Educa-
ton Board.

Residents OF Anacostia and other
nearby areas in Southeast Washing
ton have been asked to appear at a
public hearing to be held by special
committee of the Board of Education
on the name to be given the new
senior Junior high school in Anacos-
tia. The hearing is scheduled for S
pm. today in the Franklin School
Building.
The new school was named the CAL
vim Coolidge -Anacostia High School
several weeks ago. Last Wednesday.
however, DR.. George C. Havenner.
president of the Anacostia Citizens
Association, presented q protest
against that name, saying residents
there had been uninformed Of the
selection and that the choice is un-
popular. Other Southeast citizens
joined in the protest. claiming they
had not been notified in advance that
a selection was to be made.
Spokesman for the professors fa-
vored the name of Anacostia High
School, but two second-choice sugges-
tions we're made. These were Oliver
Wendell Holmes and John Howard
Payne. Because of the objection, the
board voted to reconsider the entire
matter.
Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, chairman
Of the Special Committee on the Nam
ing of School Buildings, will preside at
the hearing. Her associates on the
committee are Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle and DR.. j. Hayden johnson.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
EARLY HEARING DUE
ON ANTI.SMOKE BILL
Health Committee Chairman to
Present Data on Regulating
Nuisance Here.

Plans for q hearing early next week
in the caucus room of the Old House
ONCE Building on the bill to abate
the smoke nuisance In the District
were announced today by Chairman
Jenckes of the Subcommittee on Health
Of the House District Committee.
Mrs. Jenckes said all 1900 sign
ers of petition favoring the legisla-
ton are entitled to all the informa-
ton the subcommittee can bring out
at a hearing.
Unable to get her subcommittee to-
gether this morning to consider three
bills, Mrs. Jenckes today was polling
the members regarding the Quinn bill
to regulate operation of beauty shops
and the District Health Office bill,
which would require treatment of the
ewes of infants at birth. Representa-
tive Quinn, Democrat Of Pennsylvania,
few from Pittsburgh to Washington
today to urge favorable action on his
beauty shop bill but was delayed and
did not reach the Capitol in time.
He told Mrs. Jenckes he does not ask
for a hearing on this bill but hopes
through q poll of the subcommittee
to have the bill favorably reported to
the full District Committee Wednes-
day. There seems to be no opposition
in the subcommittee to the bill for
prevention of blindness at birth.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
TUGB0AT CAPTAIN
TRIED FOR MURDER
William Owens, Now Held Of
Sound Mind, Faces Court
Today.

Charged with first degree murder
although once adjudged of unsound
mind, william Owens, 74-year-old
tugboat captain, went on trial in Dis
trict Supreme Court today for the
staying Of his 16-year-old sweetheart,
Elsie Louise Bryant.
Brought to trial several years ago,
Capt. Owens was found to be of un-
sound mind and committed to st.
Elizabeth's Hospital. He reappeared
in court last year, however, declared
he was of sound mind and demanded
he be brought to trial for the alleged
crime. Justice Jennings Bailey, after
listening to Owens argue his case,
committed him to Jail to await trial.
Miss Bryant was killed July 2, 1881.
at 470 M street southwest. After his
arrest the old river man led his attor-
reys on o search for q box of money
he claimed he had buried under his
house. The money was never found.
It was understood his attorney,
John P. Mullen, will base his defense
on the theory Capt. Owens was insane
at the time Of the murder, but has
since regained sanity. The Govern
ment is being represented by Assistant
United States Attorney Samuel r.
Beach.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
SMALL LOAN BILL
IS HELD INADEQUATE
Regulation Measure for District
Rates Hit by Rolf
Nugent.

The District small loan regulation
bill, awaiting action in the Senate, is
described as inadequate in a memo
randum prepared by Rolf Nugent, di-
rector of the department of remedial
loans of the Russell Sage Foundation.
Copies Of the memorandum have been
sent to the Commissioners and mem
bers of the Senate District Com
mittee.
The foundation analysis presented
calculations and tables, which, it con-
tended, show that high rates would
be permitted on very small loans for
short periods of time by the pending
bill. Continuing, the analysis stated:
"As the amount and the terms of the
loan increases, rates become more
moderate and resemble those recon-
mended by us. For long-term loans
of relatively large amounts, rates be-
come somewhat less than those rec
commended by U.s."
Evening star., 1935-03-25
SENATE TO CONSIDER
COURT BUILDINGS
District Committee to Meet Thurs.
day to Discuss P. W. A.
Loan Changes.

The Senate District Committee has
been called by Chairman King to
meet at pm. Thursday afternoon to
consider the bill to authorize the Com
n1issioners to put up one or more
buildings in Judiciary Square for the
Police, Juvenile and Municipal Courts
and for the recorder of deeds.
Senator King will also ask the COM
nnittee to act on the nomination OF
Riley Elgen for another term as a
member of the Public Utilities Com
mission.
The court buildings program is a
modification of the original municipal
center plan and would amend the
District P. w. A. loan law Of last year
to allow the District to borrow to put
up these buildings.
If Congress authorizes the District
to place these buildings in Judiciary
Square. the plan is to dispose OF the
Pennsylvania avenue property between
Third and Sixth streets, which was
bought by the District as part of the
original municipal center site. District
officials have pointed out that the city
is not in financial position to carry
out the original municipal center
building program on the large, four
square site bought several years ago.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
COURT DECLINES
To VOID TRUST
Rejects Mrs. Ride Dear's
Plea to Set Aside
$15O,O00 Agreement.

Describing the controversy as IAN
unfortunate family quarrel" the Dis
trict Court of Appeals today refused
to set aside a sl50,00O trust estate
created by Mrs. Ride L. Dear, wealthy
widow of Richard B. Dear.
Mrs. Dear inherited more than
S500,000 from her husband, and since
his death in 1909, according to the
opinion of the court, she has given
more than 100000 each to son and
daughter, who were not named.
With her estate reduced to $150,000
in 1881. she set up a trust fund, with
Walter B. Guy and H. L. Mccormick
as trustees. The deed stipulated that
two children of the son be paid 5000
a month for their education and sup
port that the son be paid $50 month
during his lifetime, and that the bal
ance of the income be paid to the
mother. The daughter was to receive
the bulk of the trust property after
the mothers death.
In refusing the latter's request that
the trust be set aside on the ground
she was induced to execute it as re-
suit of false representations by her
daughter and concealment of facts
by Guy the court said;
I'VE have read all the evidence and
so far as it relates to the family his
tory of the three principals after the
death of the father, it tends. we think.
to show on the part Of the children
a consistent and selfish purpose to en-
rich themselves at the expense of
their mother, but it is impossible to
tell from the evidence whether the
mothers obvious purpose to treat them
equally has been carried out. But
without regard to this, we think the
evidence sustains the finding of the
trial Judge that there was no legal
fraud"
The lower court found that at least
four drafts of the trust had been pre-
sented to and discussed with Mrs.
Dear, and that its legal effect was
fully understood by her.
The trustees were represented by
the law firm of Peelle, Lesh & Drain,
Jerome F. Barnard, F. B. Warder and
Thomas H. King.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
Food Leads Al Commodities
As Prices Near 1926 LereI
Index Here Highest of Sir Leading
Cities-Breakfast Remains Cheapest
j. Meal in Capital.

parity between the rise of meat and
the rise of all food. according to De-
partment Of Agriculture experts.
Prices Highest Here.
This table of comparative retail
prices of meat (other than beef be-
tween Washington and six other lead
ing cities east Of the Mississippi is
revealing. In every instance except
sliced ham and salt pork the Wash
ington housewife pays more than the
New Yorker:
Loin roast-Washington. 26.5 cents
pound; New York, 1854; Philadel-
phia, 241; Atlanta, 244; Chicago,
254; Cleveland. al: st. Louis, 247
Sliced bacon-Washington 38.1; New
York, 37.7; Philadelphia. 36.2; At
lanta, 34.4; Chicago, 32s; Cleveland,
33.6; st. Louis, 3o.7.
Veal cutlets-Washingto AT:
New York, 42.4: Philadelphia, 45s;
Atlanta. 35.5; Chicago. 273; Cleve-
land, 27.3; st. Louis, 23.6.
Sliced ham-Washington. Ala: New
York, 1872; Philadelphia, A; Atlanta,
434: Chicago, 4l6; Cleveland, AIS;
st. Louis, 40.S.
Salt Pork Price Low Here.
Salt pork-Washington, 23.9; New
York, 293; Philadelphia, 28.S; At
lanta, 24s; Chicago, 2s.l: Cleveland,
27.3; st. Louis, 236.
Pork chops-Washington, 32.7; New
York, 31.9; Philadelphia, 1913; At
lanta, 2s4; Chicago, 32.s; Cleveland,
1876; st. Louis. 30.4.
Hens-Washington, 37.5: New York,
30.4; Philadelphia. 30.6: Atlanta. 241;
Chicago. 23!4: Cleveland, IS; ST.
Louis, 22.2.
Leg of lamb-WaShington. 2S; New
York, 276; Philadelphia, 28.2; At
lanta, 25.7; Chicago, 27.3; Cleveland,
29.4: st. Louis, 279.
Rib lamb chops-Washington, 375;
New York. 1913; Philadelphia. "a;
Atlanta. 37.7: Chicago, $40: Cleve-
land, 37.3; st. Louis, 38.2.
Evening star., 1935-03-25

The Fine Arts Commission, with
the aid of the White House, has re-
pulsed an attempt by the Treasury
Department to put a tin roof" on
the new Archives Building to make
more room for the Governments of1i-
cial papers.
The commission strenuously OBJ
jected to superimposing pointed roof
over the almost completed building,
thus detracting from its simple classic
lines. John Russell Pope, the archi-
tect, was sympathetic with the COM
missicu's efforts.
DR.. Charles Moore, chairman Of the
Fine Arts Commission, recently con-
ferred with President Roosevelt over
the conflict. Now. the building will
remain as it Is. to exterior purposes,
for President Roosevelt clothed the
Evening star., 1935-03-25
INJURED FLYERS
DUE TO RECOVER
Capt. Kenyon and CorpI.
MuIvin in Crash at Boiling
Field. 4

Capt. William S. Kenyon, Army Air
Corps Reserve, and Corpl. Robert S.
Mulvin Boiling Field, seriously injured
in an airplane crash at Boiling Field
yesterday, are expected to recover, it
was said today at Walter Reed Hos
pitsl.
Capt. Kenyon. the more seriously
injured of the two, has a fractured
pelvis and other injuries. Corpl. Null
vim is being treated for a fractured
arm, severe lacerations and shock
officials at the hospital reported today
they had spent fairly comfortable
night and were showing definite i'm
provement today.
In the meantime, a board was to be
appointed today to inquire into the
causes of the crash, which occurred
when Capt. Kenyon, making practice
landings, few into a high-tension line
along the railroad skirting the Army
field. 1t is believed an unexpected
gust of wind was responsible for the
accident. dropping one wing tip into
the wire as Capt. Kenyon was ap-
preaching for landing. The tension
lines were broken, cutting off power to
the Boiling Field crash siren. Navy
personnel at the Anacostia Naval Air
Station sounded an alarm and Navy
ambulance was the first to reach the
scene.
Capt. Kenyon had cut his switches
and there was no fire. This unques-
tionably save his life, as he was
trapped in the cockpit and had to be
released by cutting the crumpled
framework.
Capt. Kenyon, former official of
the Bureau of Air Commerce, lives at
1926 Twenty-first street. Corpl. Null
vim is native of Union City, Pa.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
BULLET PARALYzES
MAN SHOT IN ROW
Thomas B. Reid, "a, Held in At.
tack on c. H. Pflieger,
Roof Worker.

Charles H. Pfieger. 27. a roofer, OF
the 1400 block of Girard street. is in
Gallinger Hospital today with his
shoulder and arm paralyzed from a
bullet wound inflicted last night by
another man in front of an apart
ment house at 2038 Eighteenth street,
following an argument. The bullet
lodged in the shoulder and severed a
nerve.
His alleged aSsailant, Thomas B.
Reid, "a, of the 700 block of Quincy
street, was released under $1,000
bond. He was charged at No. 3 police
station with assault with dangerous
weapon.
The shooting occurred about 1880
pm. Reid, it is said, went to the
apartment building to visit his son,
who is being cared for by a woman
there for whom Pflieger works.
Detectives said Pflieger refused to
give them any information. He was
booked for investigation. Pfiieger was
treated at Emergency Hospital and
then transferred TO Gallinger.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
SALES TAX FOES
TO RENEW FIGHT
Sasscer and Prescott Cred.
tied for Blocking Bill at
Annapolis.
BY a Stan Correspondent of The Star.

by q SttH Correspondent OF Inc Star.
ANNAPOLIS, March 25.-Having
succeeded in blocking all efforts to
enact sales tax last week, legislators
from Washington,s neighboring coun-
ties were prepared today to renew
their attack on the measure if it
reappears on the floor of the Senate.
Speeches by Senators Lansdale G.
Sasscer of Prince Georges County and
Stedman Prescott of Montgomery
County are credited with having
turned several votes against the bill
Hour Given TO Attack.
Senator Sasscer, the presiding Off
Ger in the Upper House, left the
rostrum to speak for an hour against
the bill when it was fayorably re-
ported early in the week. After his
address the measure was recommitted.
Sunday morning. when the Finance
Committee again placed the bill before
the entire Senate, this time with an
unfavorable report, Senator Prescott
made a powerful appeal to have the
committees action sustained.
Prescott Turns Votes.
Although proponents believed they
had 18 votes, enough to pass the bill
over the unfavorable report, Senator
Prescotts address is said to have
caused at least four Senators to
change their views, and a motion to
substitute the bill for the unfavorable
report was defeated.
In the House, Delegate John 8.
White, leader of q border line bloc,
waged a strenuous but unsuccessful
fight against the sales tax The legis-
lators from the two counties, which
undoubtedly will be hard hit If Mary
land enacts a sales tax while no such
levy is imposed in Washington, have
been pushing a substitute program
designed to raise relief funds through
imposts on utility sales, patent medi-
cines, cosmetics and other special
commodities.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
Archives Building ''Tm Roof
Defeated by Arts Commission

commission with power to veto the
suggestion of the peaked roof.
Rear Admiral Christian j. Peoples.
head of the Procurement Division of
the Treasury and also paymaster gen.
eral Of the Navy, is credited with
being one of the prime movers in
advocating the increased space in the
Archives Building. Treasury officials
are represented as feeling that the
Archives Building, as at present con-
stituted, will not house the Govern
ment's papers In 10 years time.
The Fine Arts Commission counters
this argument with the assertion that
provision should be made before the
coming 10 years to store semi-active
papers and that only the most valu-
able of the Governments papers
should be placed in the Archives
Building.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
Posing as Cafes
Ne,c O,cner, Man
RObs Till of 500
Tells Cashier He Has
acquired Restaurant,
Then Takes Cash.

A man who, several days ago said
he wanted to purchase the cafe Of
James Fliakas, 829 Thirteenth street,
early today returned and robbed the
cash register of 5000, after telling
the woman cashier he was the new
proprietor
Fliakas said today he had talked
to the man Friday and Saturday and
the latter said he was coming back
today to complete a transaction for
the purchase. Upon arrival shortly
after am. this morning the man told
the woman on duty he had made the
purchase, took the money and left.