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Evening star., 1935-03-18
PRECINCT JUDGES
URGED BY HAZEN
Commissioner Would Re-
Iieve Congestion of Petty
Cases at Police Court.

Adoption of limited system of pre-
cinct magistrate courts, with the en-
ployment of three or four full-time
paid peace justices, was proposed today
by Commissioner Melvin c. HaZen.
The idea of a magistrate court Sys-
tenn for the District was advanced re-
Gently by Corporation Counsel Pretty
man as a means of relieving the con-
gestion of petty offense cases at Police
Court. Prettyman suggested a magis-
trate for each of the police precincts,
the magistrates to be volunteer serv-
ants who would be paid only 81 year.
Hazen believes it would be better to
hire three or four fuli-time men, pay
ing them perhaps $4,000 year.
Commissioner Hazen will discuss this
matter if he is called again as a wit
ness before the special crime commit
tee of the House.
Consolidation of the Park Police and
the Metropolitan Police under the con-
troll of the Commissioners also will be
advocated by Commissioner HaZen.
He made such suggestion shortly
after he assumed his duties as Com
missioner. He emphasized today he is
not advocating consolidation of the
White House and Capitol police with
the District forces.
Other suggestions Commissioner
Hazen will make for Improvement in
the war on crime will be provision for
more District policemen, and, as a
means of depriving reckless and un-
safe drivers of the right OF driving
motor vehicles, the enactment of
the pending automobile insurance
measure.
Evening star., 1935-03-18
POLICEMAN HELD
AS VICTIM DIES
Officer Marshall to Tell
Story of Fatal Shot to
Coroner's Jury.

Clarence Miller, 81, colored, 900
block of T street, died yesterday in
Freedmen's Hospital from a bullet
wound in the abdomen inflicted Fri
day morning by Policeman F. S.
Marshall, who was being detained
at No. u precinct witness room today
for action of the coroner's jury.
Marshall said he fired the fatal
shot from a taxicab in which he was
chasing the colored man after the lat
ter had jumped from the running
board of a stolen car near the inter-
section of New York avenue and
North Capitol street.
Miller and another colored man
were riding on the running board OF
the machine when Marshall began
the chase. The stolen car was being
run without lights, police said.
An inquest will be held at the Dis
trict Morgue at 11:30 am. tomorrow
A case in which Marshall was the
arresting officer came up in Police
Court before Judge I. R. Hit today
and the prisoner, James Boyd, col.
ored. was released on his persona!
bond to appear in court Tuesday, be-
cause of inability of Marshall to ap-
pear today and file the charge. Boyd
was arrested by Marshall for carrying
a concealed weapon, but Boyd's attor-
ney, Robert I. Miller, claimed today
he was simply taking razor to a
barber shop for honing.
Evening star., 1935-03-18
AIRPORT INSPECTION
CONTINUED BY GROUP

Inspection Of suggested airport sites
in the vicinity of Washington was con-
tinued today by members of the sub
committee of the House District Com
mittee in charge of the Smith Gravelly
Point airport bill.
Representative Jack Nichols of Ok
lahoma, vice chairman of the commit.
tee, made trip early today to two
suggested sites near Silver Hill, Md,
and was to go with other members to
inspect at least three other sites dur
ing the course of the day. The sub
committee previously has inspested
approximately 10 sites in addition to
Gravelly Point and Washington Air
port.
No time has been set for the draft
ing of the subcommittee report to
the full District Committee and there
Is some doubt whether the local air.
port situation will be ready for con-
sideration Of the District Committee
in time for the regular meeting We'd
nesday morning.
Evening star., 1935-03-18
Verdict of Guilty
Upset After Trial
for Drunk Driving

Just a short time ago a jury IN
Traffic Court found Aubrey D.
Hustead of the 1000 block OF
Eighteenth street guilty Of driv-
ing an automobile while intoxi-
Gated. Today. however. the cor
poration counseIs Office decided
they did not have a case against
him and had the charge no!le
pressed.
Hustead was arrested Novem-
ber IS and was tried by jury re-
Gently before Judge Ralph Given.
The jury found him guilty as
charged, but the defense counsel
filed a motion that the verdict
be set aside and a new trial was
granted. The defense contended
that the verdict was contrary to
the evidence.
When the case was called in
court today Judge Given Or
dered the charge withdrawn, at
the request of the corporation
counsel.
Evening star., 1935-03-18
HEAVY DOCKET FACES
DISTRICT POLICE COURT

Today was one of the heaviest days
in the records of the local Police Court.
245 persons having been on the
locked up" list. with an even greater
number having posted collateral for
their appearance in various cases.
OF those locked up. most were
charged with intoXication and we're
drawing sentences of $40 or 10 days in
most cases, as Judge Ralph Given at
tempted to dispose Of the huge docket.
There we're l8 persons locked up for
their appearance in Traffic Court.
This, however, was only small pro-
portion of the number of cases being
heard by Judge Gus A. Schuldt. The
heaviest sentences imposed during the
first part of the day were those against
James A. Sheppard, charged with driv-
ing while intoxicated, and Ollie Hin
ton, charged with a second offense Of
operating without a permit. Each
was sentenced to pay a fine of $50 or
serve 80 days in Jail.
Evening star., 1935-03-18
RITCHIE SUPPORTS
0LD.AGE PENSION
Advises Gov. Nice's Committee He
Favored Move in Governor.
ship Campaign.
By the Associated Press,

SS tAAO 1opOIldLCu EIBSS.
ANNAPOLIS, March 18-Former
Gov. Albert c. Ritchie stood ready to-
day to lend his aid to passage of an
old-age pension law.
Pointing out responsibility to the
aged was one of the plans of his plat
form for reelection, Ritchie wrote
Lee L. Dopkin, chairman of Gov.
Nice's Committee on Drafting an Old
age Measure, that he would indorse
1t publicly.
Dopkin said passage of the bill in
troduced by Senator J. David Bale.
Republican, of Carroll, would be
pressed. Under it destitute persons
at least IS years old would be pen
stoned. The State, municipalities
and the Government, if it adopts a
Similar measure, would contribute.
1t was estimated it would cost
$2,520,000 annually to pension the
$4,000 aged needy in the State. Ad-
vocates of the measure said it now
cost $4,000,00O for $500 not on pen
sions.
Dopkin said nine of the Il men,
bers of the Senate Finance Commit
tee we're in favor of the bill.
Evening star., 1935-03-18
IS KILLED,
9PERSONS HURT
Nearby Traffic Toll Includes
Son of Edmonston For.
mer Councilman.
By a star Correspondent of The Star.

HYATTSVILLE, Md, March 18.--
A youth was.killed by an express train
and nine other persons were injured
in Prince Georges County traffic ac-
cidents over the weekend.
Robert Lee Page, IT, son of former
Councilman William T. Page of Ed
monston, died instantly when a fast
Baltimore & Ohio train struck an
automobile he was driving at the Am
mendale grade crossing.
County police were investigating the
crash today and Magistrate George S.
Phillips will conduct an inquest in the
Hyattsville Metropolitan District
Building, Wednesday night.
Officer Howard Slater led a search
for the body which was found about
100 yards from the crossing. The
automobile. which the youth had bor-
rowed to drive a friend to the Civilian
Conservation Corps Camp at Belts
vile, was demolished.
On Way From Camp.
Elmer Doolittle, also of Edmonston,
a member of the c. c. c., told police
Page had agreed to drive him back to
his barracks. Using machine which
police said belonged to Mrs. Lillian p.
Fay, mother of Doolittle, Page was
returning from the camp when the
accident occurred.
Police believe the youth became
confused by the headlights OF auto"
mobiles on the Baltimore Boulevard,
which parallels the railroad tracks be-
tween Ammendale and Muirkirk.
Seven persons were injured when
two cars collided at Riverdale early
yesterday. At Casualty Hospital,
where they were taken by the Bla-
densburg rescue squad, they were all
said to be recovering this morning,
some having been discharged after
treatment for cuts and bruises.
The injured were James E. Harring-
ton, "a, of the 1900 block of Cathe-
dral avenue; Milton L. Kirby, 81;
Loretta Kirby, 81; Ruth Dennison.
27; Lemmuel A. Dennison, jr., 80;
Harry Wood. 81. and Mary Wood, 81,
all of the 5000 block of E street south
east. ---.
Accident Near Clinton.
Jacob Eskins, 80, 800 block Of
Twenty-second street, was treated at
Casualty Hospital last night for a
sprained wrist, and Eleanor Snapp,
9. for cuts about the face and legs.
received in an automobile accident
near Clinton, Md.
There were many stray chickens
roaming the streets of Riverdale today
as a result of a hit-and-run accident
involving a produce truck this morn
ing. The car, which failed to stop,
Evening star., 1935-03-18
MEMORIAL CIRCLE
ACCIDENT is FATAL
Young Washington Man Killed
in Crash at Alex
andria.
By statf Correspondent of The Star.

By a Staf Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 18.-
The Memorial Circle at the north
entrance Of the Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway to this city was
the scene of another accident Satur-
day night, in which Anthony E. Da-
Wis. 21-year-old messenger carrier of
the 2400 block Pennsylvania avenue,
Washington, was fatally injured
Davis, riding a motor cycle with a
girl companion, Miss Iris Reynolds,
10, Of the 1900 block Eleventh street,
Washington, on the rear seat, crashed
into the cirle, and was pinned be-
meath his machine, according to the
report of park police. The girl escaped
with minor injuries.
The Washington youth died 20 min
utes later at the Alexandria Hospital
with fractured skull and chest in
juries. He leaves his mother, Mrs.
Cinderella Davis. Funeral arrange
ments are not complete.
Numerous accidents have occurred
ut the Memorial Circle since the
highway was opened several years
ago.
Evening star., 1935-03-18
St. Patrick's Day Too Quiet
Irishman Finds Trouble Trying to Spur
D. c.. Celebration.

grounds-but they tell me you've never
had ST. Patrick's day parade, and
it was just that little argument that
landed me in the hoose-gow.
when I left the big party that
had a NO Admittance' sign on the
door I naturally strolled around the
town, all by myself, me not knowing
anybody, a-trying to find out what
was going on. From cafe to cafe,
restaurant to restaurant went-and
they were all of the same nature
just a lot of people sitting around
eating and drinking. and maybe dane
ing, and that was all. Except for the
fact that some of the proprietors
turned on green lights and others
provided those little paper hats with
shamrocks on them, you might as well
have been celebrating the anniversary
of the sinking of the Merrimac-or
was it the Monitor?
The point is, Washingtonians
weren't celebrating the day We cele-
brate.
How come" I asked a yound lad,
that you people who grow fat in the
lush lands of the Potomac have no
decent celebration for one Of the
greatest saints in the calendar? In
case you've never heard of him, refer
to st. Patrick"
You do?" seq he looking me in the
eye What do you think we're cele-
brating tonight?"
Argument Acrimonious.
From tn looks of it." seq I, you
might be celebrating your grand
fathers golden wedding day"
You leave my grandfather out of
this" the young man says.
WAS he an Irishman?" I inquiries.
"He was, and good Irishman," the
boy says.
"In that case" seq I. "he wasn't a
Washingtonians-for there are no good
Irishmen in Westinghouse far as my
eye can see. Otherwise"
Otherwise what?"
why. they'd be celebratin' the day
we celebrate with a parade nd every
thing"
"Whatdye call this?" the boy asks,
waving his hand to take in all the tin
foil decorations of the place, with a
darky band on stage playin' la
Cock-a-roacha," and not a sound of
"Th' Wearing of tn Green" or "Th'
Shamrocks Are CROWN on Broad
way"
That's when the fight started.
An old man like me, in his COS, has
no right to hit boy-and I admit
me shortcomings; but I warned that
lad before he went to get assistance
and tn only thing I'm proud of is
this that an Irishman. in his 62d
year could take on a whole gang of
jazz-agers and dispose of tn entire
lot-until the police came.
Police DiSrespectful.
and that's another thing I hold
against Washington. The police here
have no respect whatsoever for man
who is out trying to celebrate ST.
Patrick's day.
New York's finest, as We modeStly
call them, would never have done a
thing like that-put me in a patrol
wagon and carry me to the hoosegow."
At that moment the bail arrived,
through telegraphic inStructions-and
Mr.. Ireland. still clad in his evening
clothes, went out to breath the soft,
sweet air of the morning after St
Patrick's day.
Which way?" he was asked by the
interviewer, hoping to get real story
out of him.
Il think I'll walk down by the Post
Office, where Jim Farley reigns," Mr.
Ireland said. Perhaps there's a
shamrock growing in the grass there
instead of snakes"
Evening star., 1935-03-18
BLOOD TEST URGED
FOR DETERMINING
DRUNKEN DRIVERS
United Dry Forces of Dis.
trict Ask Immediate Adop-
tion by Commissioners.
APPALLED, BY INCREASE
IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
State That 1,500th of Per Cent
of Alcohol in Blood Makes
Driver Imprudent.

Immediate adoption of blood test
or some other scientific test to deter
mine when a person is guilty Of drlv-
ing an automobile while intoxicated
was urged on the District Commits
sioners today by the United Dry
Forces OF the District an organiza-
ton of delegates from churches, tenn
perance societies and social service
and welfare organizations.
The proposal was filed with the city
executives by DR. Everett NJ. Ellison,
chairman of the group. and the letter
also bore the signatures of DR.. Isabel
H Lamb and James P. Briggs. Deep
concern was voiced over the mounting
traffic accident toll.
Appalled, by Accidents.
THE United Dry Forces of the Dis
trict, being concerned by the ap-
palling increase in automobile acci-
dents since the repeal of prohibition
amounting to the death or injury of
4l97 persons in the District of Co.
lumbia in 1934-hereby respectfully
request you to take immediate steps
for securing the scientific testing of
drivers arrested in motor vehicle ac-
CidentS with view of determining If
they are under the influence of alco-
hol at the time of accidents. and if So
of prosecuting them on this special
charge" the group said.
I'VE are inforced that the present
practice is not to lodge a charge of
drunk while driving unless the police
man making the arrest thinks the
driver is drunk. He gets the names
of witnesses to support his charge in
case the driver goes to court instead
OF forfeiting collateral.
1T would be hard to doubt a
drivers intoxicated condition if it
we're so apparent as to impress
enphatically the policeman and the
witnesses at the scene of the accident.
There are, however, in our opinion,
many occasions when a driver. though
not noticeably affected by the liquor,
is really intoxicated to the extent of
uniting him for safe driving, and
rendering him legally responsible for
accidents in which he may be in
Volved"
Alcohol Percentage Report.
The organization called the Com
mIssloners attention to a report of
study which showed that even with
1,500th of l per cent of alcohol in
the blood stream driver is no longer
prudent driver" and anything in
excess means distinct intoxication. !"
The committee said this finding was
reported at a meeting of the com
mlttee on the effects of alcohol on
operators of motor vehicles. held in
November, 1888, in the office of the
District traffic director" That COM
mlttee, the Commissioners were re-
minded, advocated a blood test of
drivers suspected of being drunk.
We ask as step toward the pro-
lection OF our citizens from the grow
ing menace of drunken drivers that
hereafter all applicants for driving
permits be requested to sign an agree
ment that whenever arrested as a.
result of traffic accident they will
subject themselves to a scientific blood
test" said the representatives of the
group. ut is very simple and harm
less, necesSitating only the extrac-
ton OF single drop of blood"
Evening star., 1935-03-18
SCHOOL PATROL BOY
HIT-END-RUN VICTIM
Auto Said to Have Struck IA
Year-Old on Sidewalk at Fifth
and @ Streets.

James Lewis, IA, colored, a school
boy patrolman, received bruises about
the face, hands and arms this morn
ing when struck by a hit-and-run
driver at Fifth and @ streets while
directing children across the street.
Freedmen's Hospital, where the boy
was taken, listed his condition as un-
determined.
Police had not concluded investiga-
ton of the case at noon today, but
said it was understood the youth was
standing on the sidewalk and hit by
a car which ran over the corner Sec
ton of the sidewalk in making turn.
Lewis lives at 20l2 Tenth street.
Policeman ]. r. Wallace of No. 2
precinct is investigating the case. A
description of the automobile was OBJ
tanned, it was said at the precinct.
Evening star., 1935-03-18
BY JOHN DAILY.

@ATRICK IRELAND, native New
- Yorker, spent his first ST. Pa
tricks day in Washington and
l. says, Never ag'in."
1t seems that Mr.. Ireland
was unduly disappointed in the lack
of st. Patrick's day spirit here in the
land of the N. r. A. Sure" he said.
stretching himself on his cot at the
first precinct, just before a bondsman
arrived with bail, which was after
ward forfeited, Sure, they know as
much about st. Patrick's day in Wash
ington as the EsEimos know about
soft-shoe dancing in the South Sea
Isles.
You'd think, too, that with a man
like Farley in the cabinet, something
would be done about a st. Patrick S
Evening star., 1935-03-18

knocked three crates of chickens from
the truck and the birds scattered In
all directions.
Some employees Of a gas station
nearby succeeded in capturing six or
eight and expect to dine on them
today, according to County Policeman
Claude Reese, who Is looking for the
hit-and-run driver.
Evening star., 1935-03-18
Baptist Chorus to Sing.

The Baptist Union Revival Chorus
composed of singers from the Co.
rinthian. Mount Pisgah, Salem
Friendship, Florida Avenue and the
Mount Airy Baptist Churches, will sing
in revival services to be held every
evening this week at the Mount Airy
Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1935-03-18
Constantine Brown to Speak.

WOODSIDE, Md, March 18 (Spe-
ciaD Constantine Brown, writer on
international affairs, will be the guest
speaker at meeting of the Woman's
Club Of Woodside Wednesday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. John c.
Marsh. Mr.. Brown will discuss I'm
ternational Relations"
Evening star., 1935-03-18
HUSBAND FILES SUIT
Carlton E. Mills, Hunting Hill
Md, Asks Divorce and Child.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, March 18.-
Carlton E. Mills of Hunting Hill has
filed suit in the Circuit Court here
for an absolute divorce from Ca
therine Mills of the same neighbor-
hood, to whom he was married at
Washington Grove in 1928. He also
asks custody of the couples only
child, Betty Lou Mills, aged years.
Evening star., 1935-03-18

George, he didn't even get out a spe-
cial stamp for the occasion.
"On Saturday night" Mr.. ireland
went on. Il put on me fish and soup
and went forth. stranger in the city.
in search of entertsinment-and what
did I find?
Like Halloween Party.
well. sir, without wishing to hurt
the feelings of any man, woman or
child in the Capital City of the Ma
ton, I found that so far as celebrat-
ing the birthday of the great patron
saint of Ireland the boys and girls
might just as well have been out on
a Halloween party There was about
that much pep to it.
ITO begin with, the high and mighty
party of the town was a Sl0-a-plate
full-dreSs affair with white ties in
stead of the proverbial tuck and
high-toned speech-making by men,
bers of Congress, who, being poll
ticians, said practically nothing about
ST. Patrick, but spent most of their
time explaining away the national
debt. Not that I listened to any of
this jabber-and that wasn't because
I didn't have the $40 either-but when
went 10 this high and mighty af-
fair. 10 and behold, I was refused
admittance because I didn't have an
invitation.
GLORY be to God. Can y imagine
having to have an invitation to a St.
Patrick's day party? In my neck of
the woods they're all free-for -alls And
that's the way it should be.
Why, there wasn't even a parade
in Washington. What kind of place
is this, anyway?
You take New York, now, and they
begin clearing FIFTH avenue at day
break for the parade"
We'll, sir, you have fine streets here
in Washington and good parade
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1935-02-16
FUNERAL NOTES

George w. Stevens, 76 years old,
residing at 403 Rondo, died Feb. 8
at the Ancker hospital. Funeral
services were held from the Neal
runeral Home of st. Paul, Monday,
February II. Rev. L. w. Harris
officiating. Interment at Elmhurst
Cemetery. Is survived by wife,
Matte Stevens, daughter, Mrs. A.
V. Coffry of Winoka, Okla, and a
brother, Aleck Stevens, Miss.
Lawrence Howard 20 years old,
died Sunday, Feb. 10 at Glen Lake
Sanatorium. Funeral services were
held from the Neal Funeral Home,
Wednesday the 18th. Rev. w. E.
Guy officiating. Interment at Crys-
tai Lake Cemetery. Is survived by
a sister, Mrs. Ruth Lewis, Minneap-
oils and brother, ToussantL. How
ard of Kansas City, who came to
the funeral.
Sylvester Davis, Be years old
died February II at saltwater. Flu.
neral services were held from tbs
Neal Funeral Home, Thursday the
18th. Interment at Crystal Lake
Cemetery. Survived By . mother
Arx Richardson Of 81 louis
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1935-02-16
DEPRESSION. MEN AND BIRDS

Looking forward and backward,
even though the locker be q moron,
he can't help from recognizing that
we are in an economic maze. Even
polecats and meathounds have es-
capped mazes or traps. But man,
seemingly is too wise. The ways
out OF the depression has been dis
cussed by every Tom, Dick and
Harry and therefore need not be
mentioned here.
For the sake of clarity, let's di-
vide the field of economics into two
general classes-structural and func-
clon. If anyone talks to you about
the law OF demand and supply, en-
Crepeneur, comparative advantage
marginal productivity market value
and other high sounding terms, you
may class him as structural econ
omist. On the other hand, if q man
tells you in an understandable Ian
guage how to procure q pork chop,
hamburger or ham and eggs to pa
city growing stomach, he is known
as functional economist. In other
words, the former is the economics
to the heavy SHOWS for the last
month or SO there have been no
worms to catch. The birds are love-
~ companions. 1ney sing beautiful
songs and destroy harmful insects.
Of the rich and the latter is that of
the working man.
There is an old saying that the
| early bird catches the worm. Due
The birds are in the clutch of q ma
rural depression. Let's feed them.
BY doing SO We are really applying
and old scriptural saying that runs
| something like theis: ''Inasmuch as
you do 1t unto the least of these
my brethrens you do it unto me.
HERBERT HOWELL
FUNERAL NOTES
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1935-02-16
MINNESOTA FERA HEADQUARTERS

Building building
the Federal Relief Administration
The editor of the Herald had occasion visit these
shocked Here institution with hundreds
paid
in the whole Negro.
Immediately What
applied?
their policy with regards workers anyway? Are Negroes
These questions should be should
these jobs What about Mr. Zimmerman? with
these white collar jobs?
the Washington which the
Hopkins
edo ads theme Let know What do
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1935-02-16


tested whether they have uber
culos before their milk is marketed
thought coughing the outstanding symptom in
tuberculosis but it is You will notice if visit Glen Lake
of the $50 patients there will
cough ubercuo The outstanding symptom undue fatigue
important In tuberculosis
walk upstairs around the block
will become tired that rest several
minutes before being able to continue
child the adult
especially the day. extremely suspicious
ROBERT w. HATCH, M. D.