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Evening star., 1935-07-26
INSPECTION CASE
CHARGES DRAFTED
Allen Maps Plans for Public
Hearings After Loan"
Comnlaint.

Commissioner George E. Allen to-
day mapped plans for his tnvestiga-
ton of charges preferred against un-
named employees of the District Build
ing inspectors Office by officers Of
the local 102, international Union Of
Operating Engineers.
He directed Elwood Seal and Ches-
ter H. Gray of the corporation coun-
sells Office to draft the charges and
a statement of evidence. This is to
be submitted to Col. John w. Och
mann. building inspector, and mem
bers Of his staff for their advice.
Previously Col. Oehmann had made
the point he had not been confronted
with any charges of wrong doing by
any member of his staff. The charges
allege a variety of violations of the
building and zoning regulations and
the claim that one inspector accept
ed a loan of $50 from a builder
while his application for permit was
up for consideration.
Allen plans to hold public hearings
on the charges after the building in
spector's office has had time to study
the complaints.
Evening star., 1935-07-26
LEGION GIVES $500
FOR HEALTH AID
Donation Turned Over to
Help Diphtheria Fight
in D. C..

The District Health ONCE has re-
ceived a donation of $500 from the
District Department Of the American
Legion for use in a more adequate
anti-diphtheria campaign.
The fund was needed to fill out
available District appropriations for
department efforts against preventable
diseases. The money will be spent in
buying materials for giving medical
tests to children in cases where their
parents are unable to have the exami-
nations made by private physicians.
Legion officials are continuing to
raise funds from Legion posts in the
District with view to donating an
additional $500.
Announcement of the gift was made
today by Department Comdr. James
O'Connor Roberts, who said the action
on the part of the Legion lis in keep
ing with the policy Of the Legion to
assist in child welfare work whenever
possible"
The Commissioners have granted
Health Offlcer George C. Rutland au-
thority to accept the donations. A
similar donation of $500 was given
anonymously several months ago,
when the District fund for purchase
of anti-diphtheria materials was ex-
hausted. That gift avoided halt in
the program.
DR.. Ruhland today voiced appre-
citation for the donation by the Legion
and praised its willingness to come to
the aid Of the health ofice.
Evening star., 1935-07-26
FUnDdncerCer,te
OF Cotton Club
Liquor Hearing
Charges of Disorder
Made in Move to
Revoke License.

A description of fan dance, per-
formed at the place by one "Sepia
Sally" was the high light of a hearing
today before the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board on revocation of the
liquor license held by the Cotton
Club, near Tenth and q streets, on
charges that disorder had been per-
mitted there.
Testimony about the dance came
from Beatrice Ball, a member Of the
Wonan's Bureau, who said the girl
dancer wore clothing measuring not
more than 4 inches square and
carried two fans which didn't conceal
much. The board was told the
dancer was arrested and fined $25 for
indecent exposure.
Counsel for L. Hurwitz, manager,
asked the policewoman If she had
ever seen dance performed by Sally
Rand. The officer said she had not.
Lieut.. c. ]. p. Weber, second precinct,
was asked If he believed sale OF drink
at the club had been followed by any
increase In disorder in the neighbor-
hood. The offlcer replied he was sure
the club did not make sales after
hours, but the dificulty was that
drinking continued. He blamed this
on orders placed before closing time
and on persons who brought their own
supplies.
Evening star., 1935-07-26
D. c. POLICE WAIT
FOR P|CKETERS
OF UNION TAX|S
Hohensee Promises Squad
Will Patrol District
Building Today.
UNIFORM ZONES ORDER
TO BE FOUGHT IN COURT
Official Twits Utilities Body for
Alleged Failure to Arrest
His Drivers.

Union taxicab drivers and police
played hide-and-seek before the Dis
trict Building this morning. but there
was more seeking than hiding.
Adolphe Hohensee, business agent
of the Taxicab Drivers Union, had
announced late yesterday he would
have the building picketed today in
protest against the uniform zone rate
order of the Public Utilities Commits
sion.
At 9 am, a squad of headquarters
detectives under direction of the
Crime Prevention Bureau arrived at
the District Building to find it bare Of
picketers. At his Massachusetts, ave-
nue. garage, Hohensee announced:
LET the police wait around awhile.
Well send the pickets when we get
around to it,
To Seek Restraining Order.
Meanwhile, the union officer said he
would file in District Supreme Court
a petition for an order restraining en-
forcement of the commissions order
setting a 20-30-50-70-cent schedule
for tax charges.
Later the union official arrived at
the north front of the District Build
ing to promise a Gordon of pickets
would be thrown about the edifice
some time during the day. and that
they would carry banners saying
plenty"
He twitted the commission over po-
lice refusal to arrest his drivers charg-
ing on a 20-40-60 -80-cent basis. a
clear violation of the order. which set
a 20-30-50-70 uniform schedule.
Chairman Riley E. Elgen of the
commission said he and other mem
berS of the body were going under the
assumption that all cab drivers were
following the uniform order.
"I have no evidence all drivers are
not following the regulation" Elgen
declared. I'VE will take no action
until complaint is filed with the COM
mission concerning violation of the
order II we receive such a complaint.
the proper enforcement authorities
will be notified and then future action
will be up to them"
Scratch OF Rate Chart.
A few union cabs drove up to the
District Building this morning and
pasted new 20-30-50-70 signs on their
windows after scratching of an
nouncements Of the high rates.
They're just doing that so they can
get new fiscal year licenses" explained
Hohensee.
while those licenses carry the
stipulation the drivers will accept the
commissions order. they really don't
mean a thing, because the drivers
didn't sign an agreement and so they
can't be bound by the order"
Hohensee wrote the commission a
letter stating his brother Benjamin
had left the ranks of the Union Taxi
cab Association to start a cab associa-
ton of his own. Adolphe insisted
there was no breach in the ranks of
the union drivers.
Evening star., 1935-07-26

Five Washington youths were under
arrest here today as burglar suspects
after they invited police suspicion by
raising gang flag and throwing up
roarious parties at Lovers Retreat,
cottage which they occupied at
Herald Harbor, Md.
Capt. Joseph Morgan, fifth precinct,
who has a cottage at the beach resort,
investigated when he heard Of the
noisy parties and noticed flag bear
ing the numeral "13" flying before the
cottage. A well known gang in the
Southeast section called "No. 49,"
He founl an empty whisky bottle
bearing the serial number of a dealer
whose store at Eleventh and Penn
sylvania avenue southeast was robbed
recently. Fingerprints on the bottle
proved a further clue.
The youths arrested gave their
names as Richard sudduth, 2s. Of the
Evening star., 1935-07-26
L0WERTEMPERATURE
FORECAST TONIGHT
Duration of Relief Remains I'm.
certain as Tropical Air Clings
Over u. S.

Although Washington weather is
expected to be slightly cooler tonight.
the temperature falling pretty close to
normal, there is no indication of any
movement Of the great mass of trop-
ical air which still continues to blan-
ket the United States and now is ex-
tending far into the polar regions, the
Weather Bureau reported today.
Until there is change in the whole
weather lineup over the Western
Hemisphere, there is little hope for
any real relief.
There was probability of more
showers here today, with maximum
temperature of 85 or Sc degrees.
The minimum temperature tonight
is expected to be about 10 degrees.
The temperature here has not fallen
below the 70-degree mark, day or
night, for many days, although the
normal minimum for this time of
year is well below the 70 mark.
Evening star., 1935-07-26

Coleman. Charles Burke, Walter Lee,
Robert A. Cook and James Smith, rob-
berry.
James Bruce, carnal knowledge;
John Jones and Homer Cunningham,
assault with intent to commit carnal
knowledge; Frank B. McCrobie, forg-
cry and uttering; Bertrand M. Turner
and Mansfield Roberts, violation of
national motor vehicle theft act;
Chester Simms, violating liquor tax
ing act, and Ruth Brown, William
waldon and Harold w. Moore, violat-
ing Section 73, Title Is, United States
Code.
Many Cleared by Jury.
The grand jury cleared the follow
ing Of the charges indicated:
James Willis and Samuel Green
assault with a dangerous weapon
Sam c. Hicks, false pretenses; George
Hall, receiving stolen property; Clar-
ence B. cambridge, Frank Lipscomb
Percy Butler, Richard Turner, Eugene
j. Lewis and Dale Richards, house.
breaking and larceny; John R. Dunn
ford, Thomas winston, James Nash
and Elmer Barr, joyriding: John For
tune, joyriding and grand larceny;
Louise Gadsden and Ernest McClain
grand larceny; Samuel Dixon and
Daniel Bowen. violating Section lib
District of Columbia Code: Eugenia
G. Black, forgery; Albert Smith and
Emmett L. Dodson, robbery; Luther
Simms, violating liquor taxing act:
William Saviour and Frank Kelley
carnal knowledge.
Evening star., 1935-07-26
Gang Flag and Reuelry Lead
Police to Hauen of Five Youths

100 block of Pennsylvania avenue
southeast; Edward Long, 1s, of the
800 block of Tenth street southeast;
Joseph Rodgers, %, Of the 900 block
of Massachusetts, avenue northeast;
william Hoffman, 18. Of the 1400
block of Chaplin street, and Patrick
Libby, 10, of the 200 block Of Elev-
enth street southeast.
The first four are held for investiga-
tion in the liquor store robbery and
Libby in connection with thefts at
the Maryland resort.
Capt. Morgan, who was assisted In
his investigation by Detectives Watson
Salkeld and F. L. Arlington, said the
cottage was elaborately furnished
with articles stolen from half dozen
Summer cottages burglarized during
the absence Of the owners. Police said
three Of the boys confessed TO the u
quor store robbery. r
Evening star., 1935-07-26
RELIEF PROJECTS
MAY USE D. C.FUND
Ruling by McCarI Will Re.
suit in Better Quality
of Work.

Work-relief projects of more worth
while character have been made pos
sible by a ruling of Controller Gen.
eral McCarl that the District may use
some of its sown money for buying
materials for the Federal works pro-
gram here, Commissioner George e.
Allen said today.
The controller general, replying to
a question propounded by Auditor
Daniel j. Donovan, told the Com
missioners there was no legal objection
to such use of District appropria-
tions so long as the District complied
with the basic District law of 1873
requiring competitive bidding for con-
tracts for supplying materials to the
District.
Donovan said the ruling did not
mean the works program itself must
be let out under contract after COM
petitive bidding. Persons now on the
relief list are to be employed in the
program.
Amount Not Determined.
District officials said they did not
yet know how much of the Districts
own money would be used in connec-
ton with the Federal work plan.
The question was put up to McCarl
when Federal rules for the new works
program set 5000 as the limit which
could be spent per man per year in
the conduct of the program.
1t was figured this would mean
that but little of the Federal money
would be available for material
purchase. Since the District has some
funds appropriated for similar pur-
pose. it was decided to seek author
ity to use these in connection with
the Federal program, in a move to
get better quality Of projects which
would have a more permanent value.
Benefit to District.
Maj. Donovan said the McCarl
ruling makes this possible and that
the result will be benefit to the
District.
There was some confusion yester-
day as to whether the McCarl ruling
meant the work projects themselves
all must be subject to competitive
bidding and formal award of con-
tract, but Maj. Donovan said this
was not the case. He quoted from
McCarl'S ruling the statement, there
would appear to be no legal objec-
ton to the adoption Of procedure
whereby the materials, supplies and
equipment may be charged to ap-
plicable appropriations of the Dis
trict of Columbia and labor to the
allotted funds"
Evening star., 1935-07-26
NEW WAGNERLAW
MAY Be INVOKED
FOR ALEXANDRIA
Mayor Announces Plan If
Shirt Plant Conference
Fails.
THREATENS TO CALL
A PUBLIC INQUIRY
Heads Of Company and 100 Girls
on Strike Would Be Asked to
Explain Conditions.
BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 26.-Em-
ployment of the new Wagner law to
force officials of the Century Manu-
featuring Co. to meet with a COM
mittee OF its striking employees will be
resorted to if proposed conference
with Sidney Weinman. young oper-
ator of the companys plant here, does
not materialize on Monday. Mayor E.
e. Davidson said today after confer
ring with Labor Department officials.
The Wagner law, which went into
effect July S, guarantees employees
the right of collective bargaining.
Inquiry Threatened.
Mayor Dawson at the same time
today threatened to call public in
vestigation Of the plant unless some
agreement is reached between the
employees and their employer in a few
days.
The heads of the company and the
approximately 100 girls on strike over
a 10 per cent wage cut would be called
to explain conditions at the plant to
Alexandria citizens at the public in
vestigation. the city head stated.
Protection Demand.
Morris Weinman. president OF the
company, reiterated his threat. to ap-
peal to Gov. Peery Of Virginia for pro-
lection to move goods from the plant
In a telephone conversation with
Dawson last night, the mayor said.
Several transfer trucks sent here
from Baltimore to move merchandise
from the factory during the last two
days returned empty because the
drivers, all union operators, refused to
handle the goods when told by girls
on picket duty that a strike was in
progress.
Working in shifts, the girl employees
today started on their eighth day OF
picket duty. Guards have been main
tanned at the plant both day and night
Evening star., 1935-07-26
NOLAN FACES CONTEMPT
CHARGE OVER ALIM0NY
Automobile Dealer Hailed Into
Court Over Failure to Pay
$3.50 Installment.

william j. Nolan, local automobile
dealer, today was ordered to show
cause why he should not be adjudged
in contempt of the District Supreme
Court for failing to pay alimony to
his divorced wife, Mrs. Alice M. Nolan.
The order, signed by Justice Oscar
r. Luhring, said Nolan had failed to
pay a $3.50 alimony installment due
July Is. Hearing on the contempt
citation has been set for August S.
Mrs. Nolan was awarded limited
divorce last month and given custody
of their two children. The husband
was required to pay $4,000 to her at
torneys in addition to the $3.50 a
month for the support of Mrs. Nolan
and the children.
Justice Joseph w. Cox. who heard
the divorce case. dismissed counter
suit that had been filed by the hus-
band. An appeal was noted.
Evening star., 1935-07-26
VIRGINIA STUDENT
IS SAFE IN FRANCE
E. Griffith Dodson, Travel
ing With Washington Youth,
Was Believed Lost.

A young University of Virginia STU
dent who disappeared Monday under
what appeared to be mysterious cir
cumstances while touring France on a
bicycle with the son of Washington
business man, has been reported safe.
The youth who had been believed
lost in the Loire Death Valley" is E.
Griffith Dodson, jr., %. son Of the
clerk of the Virginia House of Repre-
sentatives, and his companion and
classmate is Robert L. st. John, %, a
former Central High School athlete.
Two Are Separated.
An Associated Press dispatch from
graphed he was in Bourges after he
had become separated from st. John.
The latter became alarmed when his
friend did not return to the hotel at
which they were stopping in Blere and
notified the American consulate and
French authorities.
Charles H. st. John, vice president
of the Griffith Consumers Co., who
lives at Fort Richardson, Va, had gone
to the State Department and the
French Embassy this morning to ask
for help in locating Dodson. He said
Dodson's father had recently wired
him some money and for time it was
feared he may have been the victim
of bandits
WeIl-Known Athletes.
Both Dodson and st. John are well
known here as athletes, having COM
peted in foot ball games and track
meets in the Capital while at high
school and college. Dodson attended
Episcopal High School in Alexandra
prior to entering the University of Vir-
ginia three years ago.
The youths left Norfolk June Z and
sailed for England After spending
some time in the British Isles they
crossed over to France July 10 with
the intention of making an extensive
bicycle tour of Europe and returning
to the United States early in Sep
tember.
Evening star., 1935-07-26
MAN FIGHTS BURGLARS
AND RETAINS WALLET
Finds Pair in Room, but Forces
Them to Flee Without
Money,

To retain possession of his wallet
containing $50, Elwood Roberts, SO, a
contractor of 937 K street, successfully
fought of two would-be burglars who
attacked him in his home last night
when he returned from buying a paper
at corner newsstand.
Roberts suffered severe scalp wounds
in the scufhe and was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital. His assailants escaped
without the money.
Roberts said the two men were sit
ting in the room waiting when he
switched on the light. In the ensuing
fight, Roberts said he succeeding in
injuring one of the men, after which
they both fled.
Evening star., 1935-07-26
MAILS EMP[OYE
INDICTED BY Jury
Marvin H. Cave Is Charged
With OBTAINING Letter
Containing Money.

Charged with OBTAINING a letter
from the mails, Marvin H. Cave, for
mer secretary to George H. TAFT, sup
erintendent of Benjamin Franklin
Post Office Station, was indicted today
by the District grand jury.
Cave was arrested by postal in
spectors June %. They allegedly saw
him remove a test letter containing
five one dollar bills from the mails
and take 1t to a lavatory. Cave. it
was said, was not required to assist
in distributing mail, but did so Of his
own accord at times.
Charles B. Ward was charged with
stealing a neighbor's dog. The in
dictment, which accused him of grand
larceny, said the dog belonged to
Rhua J. Rose, 2l6 Twelfth place
northeast, and was valued at $10o.
Neighbors, according to Mrs. Rose,
said they saw the dog in Wards car.
He denied taking the animal, which
has not been found.
Robbery Is Charged.
Arthur j. Council, jr., a taxicab
driver, was indicted on a robbery
charge after he allegedly jumped from
his cab and snatched a pocketbook
from a woman walking along the
street. The complaint was fled by
Margaret Brown, who said he snatch
ed her purse at Sixteenth and 0
streets. July 13. The pocketbook con-
tanned $3.50.
Barkley c. Pinkind, alleged to have
held up motorist with a toy pistol.
was charged with assault with intent
to commit robbery. The motorist.
Charles S. Tappy, said he had stopped
for a red light at Seventh and E
streets, when Pinkind got in his car
and threatened him with the toy
weapon. The defendant was cap
tured by Sergt. j. D. Harrington Of
the Traffic Bureau.
The grand jury reported total of
66 indictments and ignored charges
in 20 cases.
Those Indicted.
The following were indicted on the
charges indicated:
Albert Roberts, grand larceny: John
T. Landon and John H. Strickland.
Joy riding and grand larceny; Melvin
s. Quigley, Charles M. Coates, Archie
Nash, Leonard E. Hall, Perry O. Minor
and Robert Lee Burton, Joy riding;
Robert Lee Burton, James Clark, Sam
uel L. Edwards, George G. Lee, Arthur
washington, Gilbert Payne, Henry
jackson and Robert Lee Morris, as
sault with q dangerous weapon:
Myrtelo Bell, Marshall v. Huddlestun
and Howard Altman, assault with .
dangerous weapon; Arthur j. HUFF
man, James H. Ford, Percy Brown,
Alphonse Monroe, Wayman e. Con-
ner, Samuel H. Hunter, Talbert Lee
Mccarthy, Robert Fuller, Horace w
Bennett, Nina L. Bond, Larry Nc
CLAIM, oliver Hensen, Joseph jackson,
Frank White, Tennessee Burch.- Al
bert Thomas, william P. Burton.
Horace G. williams, Charlie williams
and James Dudley, housebreaking and
larceny; Joseph j. Lydon and William
Henry Brown, HOUSEKEEPING; George
Brown, Floyd w. La More, lawrence
Stevens, Clyde Ellis, Robert Matthews,
Clarence Carroll, Marjorie Briggs,
Robert Hinton. Remey FERGUSON,
Irving Chapman. George Jones, Wal
ter Massey, James =. Austin, Ernest
Duncan. James r. Cole. r.; John B.
Evening star., 1935-07-26
MOtorist Fined $5
For Failing to Wear
Glasses i'm Driving

Failure to wear his glasses
while driving cost George L.
Davis IS when arraigned before
Judge Gus A. Schuldt in Traffic
Court today. He also paid a fine
Of $40 for speeding.
The conviction on a charge of
operating without his glasses was
the first Of its kind in the Dis
trict, Judge Schuldt said. 1t fol-
lowed the notation on his permit
that his vision was such as to re-
quire the use of glasses while
operating his automobile.
Evening star., 1935-07-26
PAY VOTED CHARWOMEN

The House decided yesterday that
the charwomen who clean up the huge
Government Office buildings ought to
be paid for official holidays just as
other Government employees.
So it passed and sent to the Sen
ate q bill by Representative McCor-
mack, Democrat, of Massachusetts,,
that would give them pay for holi-
days equivalent to that for ordinary
working days.
Evening star., 1935-07-26
DISTRICT DIVORCE BILL
MAY AVOID CONFERENCE
Senate Committee May Accept
House Changes-Copeland and
King Study Question.

Members Of the Senate District
Committee have not definitely de-
cided to send the divorce bill to con-
ference, and may conclude to have the
Senate agree to the House amend
ment. which would complete congress
sional action.
Chairman King of the Senate Com
niittee and Senator Copeland are con-
sidering the question and will make
their decision Monday.
The principal changes made by the
House were the elimination of habit
ual drunkenness and insanity for a
five-year period as grounds for divorce.
Evening star., 1935-07-26
WHISKY IS SEIZED
ia Gallons Taken From House
in Southeast.

Shortly after its delivery for alleged
bootleg trade, police early today seized
ia gallons of corn whisky from a
house in Navy place southeast.
Seeing q number Of packages In the
front room when they stopped to make
an inquiry, Sergt. @. r. Wallrodt and
Pvts. II. L. Pearson and G. r. Burr.
Fifth Precinct, became suspicious.
Opening one Of the packages. they dis
covered the liquor, 10 cases, and had 1t
removed to the precinct.
Evening star., 1935-07-26
Killed by Grindstone.

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, July IS
R.-Charles E. Goldman, 80, WAS
killed yesterday when a grindstooe
broke. Flying pieces fractured his
neck. He was working on a school
reconditioning project.
Evening star., 1935-07-26
North Carolina Artist Dead.

TRYON, N. c.. July 26 R).-Homer
Ellison. AZ. artist. died at his home
here yesterday after a heart attack.
Ellison was a native of River Falls,
wis, but had lived here for 16 years.
Evening star., 1935-07-26
SCOUTS LOOK TO CAMP
Courses in Water Arts Will Be
Taught D. G. Youths.

Boating, canoeing. sailing seaman
ship, life saving, swimming, diving
and rescue methods will be among
the subjects to be taught Boy Scouts
at the Roosevelt Camp beginning
Monday and lasting through August
8. A special feature will be an ex-
hibition to be staged by the Coast
Guard cutter Apache.
The programs will begin each day
at 9 am. and end at S pm. Two
divers from the navy yard will stage
demonstration with shallow water
diving equipment.