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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-03
; BOYS GIVEN
LIFE TERMS

PHILADELPHIA, April 3 GIN.
SD.-Three boys, all in their
teens, today were sentenced to life
imprisonment for the murder of
Jacob Hates, Ct, who was fatally
shot while. defending a few dollars
in the cash register of his grocery
store.
The prisoners are Jack Frawley
Is; Thomas Close, II, and Thomas
Cutter. 10. They pleaded guilty to
the charges against them, and it
was testified that Frawley fired
two shots, both of which struck
Hates.
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HEARING IS SET
IN 'D0GWAR'

ROCKVILLE, Md, April s.
Miss Dorothy Hartle and Way
land P. Toler. both of Takoma
Park, Md. met today in Police
Court here in the second phase of
their legal battle for the owner
ship of a nine-year-old police dog,
pal" but the hearing was con-
tinued until April IT.
The dispute arose several weeks
ago when Toler Swore out a search
warrant against Miss Hartle
charging her with harboring a dog
after it followed her home.
Advised by Judge Harold C.
Smith today that he could not
prosecute on the search warrant,
Toler swore out another warrant
charging Miss Hartle with larceny
of the dog. Judge Smith then
continued the hearing for two
weeks to allow the defendant to
be represented by an attorney.
Nine years ago when pal! was
a puppy belonging to Miss Hartle,
he developed an attack of fits.
Miss Hartle is said to have sent
her brother to borrow a gun from
Toler to destroy the animal.
According to Toler, he offered
to cure the animal on the promise
the dog would be his. Pal" was
cured and since had alternately
spent time at both Miss Hartle'S
and Toler'S homes until the dis
|pute arose.
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ANOTHER REPR|EVE
MAY COME FROM
GOV. HOFFMAN
By JAMES L. KILGALLEN

d
TRENTON, N. j., April 3 (I.N.S.) -Allyne
Freeman, foreman of the Mercer county grand
jury, today insisted that this jury which has
saved Bruno Richard Hauptmann's life on one
occasion, can still reopen it's investigation Of
the charges that Paul II. Wendell is the real
murderer Of the Lindbergh baby.
This statement coming in the confusion caused by the
grand ury's adjournment and ''dscontnuance of tho
Wendell investigation led observers to believe the jury
has still left Gov. Harold G. Hoffman for
another eleventh-ho repreve, if he desires one.
Meanwhile the Rev. D. G. Werner spiritual adviser to the
doomed before leaving New York for Trenton expressed
belief Hauptmann would not die tonight
After answering telephone call, MIR. Werner said
I've just got good That Governor Hoffman on
the phone do not think Bruno will die tonight"
Haupmann doomed to die at o'clock tonight and
ratons for his execution have been made.
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VERA WEEPS
AS JURY IS
CHARGED
Judge Warns Panel
Against Letting
Sympathy Rule
BY ARTHUR B. DONEGAN

NEW YORK, April 3 U.N.SO.
Two weeks to the day after it first
sat as her judges, a general ses'
sions jury today prepared to de-
liberate the fate of 32-year-old
Vera Stretz, comely blonde slayer
of her married lover, DR.. Fritz
Gebhardt, German economist and
trade promoter.
The jury was expected to receive
the case by mid-afternoon upon
completion of the charge of Judge
Cornelius F. Collins.
Judge Collins began his charge.
which was expected to consume at
least three hours, at 1898 a. m,
shortly after court reconvened.
Warns Of Sympathy
The court also warned the jury
must not be influenced by Vera'S
sex. He said:
1.-THE defendant Is a woman,
and naturally the sympathy Of
all good men would so out to her
in her plight. But sympathy
must play no part in your DELHI
eratiOns."
Vera, when she came to trial
was faced by charges OF first
degree murder, second-degree muir
der and first-decree manslaughter
Spectators, chiefly women, who
have packed the court room since
the trial opened, listened apathetl
cally to the judges charge.
Halt a dozen Broadway show
girls, who had scrambled into
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2 Awaiting Chair
Voice Pity For
Hduptmdnn

OSSINING, N. Y, April 3
UN.SO. - Sympathy for Bruno
Richard Hauptmann was ex-
pressed today by convicted killers
awaiting a similar death - cleo
trocution at Sing Sing Prison.
Mrs. Mary Creighton, awaiting
death for the poison murder of
Mrs. Ada Apologize at Baldwin,
N. Y, said:
"Think Of all he's been
through"
Peter Moholsick, 20, under
death sentence for killing Ray
Pierce near Peekskill, thinks
Bruno should be saved from the
chair. He said:
Everything Is so mixed up,
they ought not to let Haupt-
mann burn"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-03
'JAFS|E' TRIAL
IN RICHMOND

RICHMOND, Va, April 3 GIN.
S0.-Dr. John F. "Jafsie" Condor
spent the night Of December 10,
1884, in a garage here, lseeping in
his car, and recently a mysteri.
Gus investigator" was here check
ing up on the visit, operators Of
the garage said today.
The two garage operators,
James Perrin and John B. Bliley,
declared DR.. Condor at the time
told them his automobile was full
Of valuable papers," and that two
men who accompanied him stayed
in the Connell and Millers Hotel
nearby.
On the hotel registration card of
the pair accompanying DR.. Con
don, made out in the name of Mil
ton Page, "a Bay St.. City Island.
N. Y, was written Assisting Jaf-
Sie."
Perrin and Bliley added that the
unknown investigator" came here
Wednesday and, when advised that
Condor had been there. said that
was the information he sought.
The garage operators said the I'm
veStigator" intimated he was work.
ing on a theory that the supposedly
murdered Lindbergh baby might be
still alive.
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Widows Pension Aid
Attacked by BIanton

Practice of some law firms in Of
fering "aid' to widows in obtaining
a Government pension was con-
demned in the House today by Rep
resentative Thomas Blanton CD
of Texas. He said the widow of a
recently deceased Government en-
ploye received such an offer from q
local firm in the form of a letter.
He added:
"ThiS damnable barratry ought
to be stopped. / hope the prose
cutting officers in the District
will stop it,"
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Col. Mark o. Kimbering,
warden of the New Jersey
State Prison, paid a visit to
the office Of Attorney General
David T. Wilentz today to
clarity the situation as far as
his part in carrying out the
execution is concerned.
Meantime, it was reported the
Hauptmann defense sent a deSper-
ate appeal for a new grand jury
investigation of the Wendell
charges in Hunterdon county. C.
Lloyd Fisher, chief defense coun.
sci, was said to have sent a tele.
gram to Supreme Court Justice
Thomas w. Trenchard demanding
a Hunterdon county grand jury
Continued on Page 2, Col. u
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Tony Ldnier Better
After an Operation

HOLLYWOOD, April 3 I.af.SJ .
Tony Lanier, the girl With the
million-dollar legs, was reported
recovering here today from an
emergency appendectomy. Miss
Lanier, whose legs are iIisured by
Lloyd's of London, was riished to
the hospital when she was Stricken
while filming a picture.
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Farmer, y, Admits
Killing Rich Widow

EDwARDsvILLE, III, April .
G.N.s0-Julius Kuethe, 22-year.
old farmer, has confessed to beat.
ing to Death Mrs. Charlotte PilS.
49-year-old widow of a wealthy
Madison county farmer, whose
body was found in a stubhle field
Tuesday, authorities announced
today. .-.
In a signed confession, Kuethe,
officers said, admitted hitting
Mrs. Pilz with a fence picket and Q
flaShlight last Sunday night. He
left her lying in the field, the con-
fession stated.
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/ Killed, S Injured
In Ford Plant Blast

DETROIT, April 3 Q.N.SO.
One person was known to be
dead today and five others were
reported injured in an explosion
in the gear treating plant Of the
Ford Motor Company's River
Rouge factory. Nearly 500 other
men at work ther escaped I'M
hurt.
Leon SEWERS, IS, was burned
to death when q sheet of flame
flashed from one of the 20 oil
baths used in hardening gears.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-03
Martial Law Rules
In Oklahoma Civ

OKLAHOMA CITY, April 3
U.N.S0.-Martial law was de
clared in effect over State prop
erty yesterday by Governor E. w
Marland, who is warning with Ok,
lahoma City officials regarding oil
drilling on the land.
Governor Marland charged city
officials are "enacting arbitrary
discriminatory, unreasonable ordi
nances in attempting to prevent
the State from drilling oil wells
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Britain Bans Sports Pools

LONDON, April 3 G.N.SO.
The House of Commons today
overwhelmingly rejected a bill to
make football pools and similar
betting methods illegal. The vote
was 287 to "a,
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Greensboro, N. c., Counts
Eleven Known Dead

GREENSBORO, N. c., April 8
G.N.SO. - With eleven persons
known dead and at least 100
others injured, rescue workers
searched frantically today through
the storm devastated south side
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WASHINGTON FORECAST
Today fair, colder tonight; tomorrow fair.
slowly rising Temperatures; lowest temperature
tonight about rs degrees.
MEAN TEMPERATURES
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Evening star., 1936-03-08
Phillips, Charles Mcdonald, Albert
Burch and William E. Burch."

oN4NAl Ckll w AlllhLll z. 0QLIi
NATURALLY, the most important
building erected at an early date
within the area Of English Hill: was
the City Hall in Judiciary Square, new
known as the Court House, the co,uer
stone Of which was laid on August %,
1920, and 100 years later the building
was remodeled.
Washington then had about the
population that Takoma Park has to-
day, though the city extended over
a much greater territory. Georgetown
had population of 1850, and across
the river, in what was then Alexandria
County, and a part of the District OF
Columbia, there were 8,2l8 persons.
The laying Of the corner stone Of
this building was demonstrative and
very enthusiastic affair and was con-
Quoted under Masonic auspices. John
Law. Washington attorney and son
Of Thomas Law, styled as Washing
tens first rich man-Wtlose second
wife was Elizabsth Parke Gusts
granddaughter Of Mrs. Washington
delivered the address, in which he
gave some of his recollections of the
IS years in which he had resided a,
the Natioaal Capital. When he came
here after his fathers marriage with
Miss Gusts in 1895, he said there were
but 500 people in the city, and that
he then walked almost in solitude tc
school through the city Of forests and
streams.
He then contrasted the city of 1920
Evening star., 1936-03-08

a full story of brick. 1t is now owned
by Mr. Rudolph Eichorn, a member
of this society. There were two small.
two-story bricks on the west side of
Third street, about midway between
F and G streets, owned by Mr..
Magruder, who occupied one Of them.
Nearly opposite these were two old
brick houses which are still standing"
MR.. CROGGON. in referring to this
neighborhood, says: by 1840
there had been many improvements,
both of a public and private character.
On the streets little grading had
been done. The houses were mostly
of frame, many of them of the salt
box pattern, which in after years
became the back buildings Of more
pretentious residences. The brick kilns
mentioned were still in operation.
Rollins pottery had been established
on the north side of Massachusetts,
avenue, between Fourth and Fifth
streets: BaldWin's carpenter shop and
mill were in operation on the east side
of Third street at D street and Indi-
ana avenue: John T. Clements had
a carpenter shop on Fifth street near
Washington street: w. G. Deale, a
similar shop on the north side Of G
street; A. D. Melchor's shop was on
Fourth street, and D. and p. O'Don-
oghue g. Co.'S soap and candle manu-
factory was nearby. Several rows Of
dwellings had been erected-Mechan-
les row of bricks was on the north
side Of D street, east Of Third street;
Williams frame, on the east side Of
Fifth street, south of Massachusetts
avenue, and one row Of three-story
frames on Massachusetts avenue be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets.
Though most Of the residents were
Of the great middle class, mostly mer-
chants, more than the usual number
filled important places, some In the city
councils Among the residents were
Robert M. Beall. long an Avenue grocer:
Chauncey Bestor, cashier of the Patri-
otic Bank; Charles w. Boteler, dealer
in house furnishings on the Avenue:
J. Dixon, D. Ridgley and E. johnson
on D street, and Samuel c. Davidson
on Massachusetts avenue.
Frederick A. Tschiffely, q draughts-
man in the Land ONCE; j. H. Daniel
and Henry Tucker, tailors: Mrs. c.
Lansdale, Washington Hall and w. G.
Deale were on G street, and William
Evening star., 1936-03-08

Lord kept the grocery at the corner
of Fifth street Between Second and
Third streets were John and Robert
Ball and William Dyer.
I'm H street were j. w. Watson, a
shoemaker; Thomas Mccarthy, watch
man; Lewis Radcliffe. a collector;
Frank Frazier, John Fitzgerald, G.
Gregory, printer; James Boss, John
Grimes and jackson Edmonston, car
penters: G. w. Dom. cabinetmaker;
T. c. Dom, justice of the peace;
Evening star., 1936-03-08

Q Old Central High School, Q between Sixth and
Seventh Streets partly erected by accumulated lottery
funds. (2) Old Pension Office erected within the
of English HILL" (3) Western Academy Seventeenth
and streets northwest early Washington school house
endowed by lottery funds. ~ Bill advertising lottery
aid Washington public schools. (5) The City Hail. now
the United States Court House in Judiciary Square. From
old print Co Eastern Academy northeast corner of
Third and d streets southeast erected 1903. Endowed
by lottery funds
Evening star., 1936-03-08

Thomas Hurdle, painter; John Ennes
butcher; T. w. Burch, grocer. at Fifth
street, and A. H. Cook, between Third
and Fourth streets.
I'm Massachusetts, avenue there
were Charles zachman, grocer, at
Fourth street; Charles Walker, car
penter; William Rollins, potter; Will
liam Phillips and P. English, printers;
John Espey, bookbinder; Charles
Hibbs of General Land ONCE, William
Evening star., 1936-03-08

with its nearly $4,000 souls, with as
sessable property exceeding $6,000,000
and a revenue Of $4,000 with his
childhood days, all of which makes us
wonder what he would think Of Wash
ington as we now see it. After Mr..
Laws address a bountiful collation.
was served, music was played by the
Marine Band, national salute was
fired, and probably benediction was
pronounced, though this is not refer
red to. At any rate, it was notable
affair and one which was well cov-
cred by the press of that day.
OF COURSE, some persons are not
interested in building construction
and supplies, but for the benefit of
those who are and who take pleasure
in comparing prices now and CEN
tury ago. the following statement of
the early costs Of this building IS
given:
CONTRACT PRICES IN 1920"
'The statement of contracts entered
into by the Commissioners is append
ed, showing that Thomas Brady re-
moved the earth at II cents per cubic
yard; Baker g. Pumphrey furnished
the building stone at $1.2o per perch
measured IN the wall: Jacob A. Bender
laying the stone at 80 cents per perch;
Henry Miller furnished the brick at
IS per thousand, delivered: Lowry &,
White laid the brick for $1.S7la per
thousand, and 1914 cents per super
fetal foor for outside arches; Nathan
Plant. sharp sand for II cents per
barrel, delivered; John McDuell,
coats painting end material, is cents
per square yard; Cornelius Mclean,
fer carpenters work. lumber, hardware
end iron work for roof. s7,02406;
James Shields, three coats plastering
and materials, 29l2 cents per square
yard: A. Preston, for best American
stating. $ll.50 per square; Cook &
Birth, for free stone and work as fol-
lows: Ashlars 10 feet high, at per
lineal foot, $12.14; do. feet high,
$500 per foot; coruice II inches high
1s inches projection and 18 inches
bed, at $3.50 per lineal foot; plasters
with nodded caps and bases, 8 feet
Evening star., 1936-03-08
BY John CIagett Proctor.

S6TNGLISH HILL" was q name
- given to one Of Washing
tons earliest settlements,
Evening star., 1936-05-13
BANKERS LOOP RACE
PROVING GASCRAMBLE
Hamilton Surprises by Upsetting
Hibbs-Sleuths in Command
in Government League.

WHEREAS the United States Gov
w ernment Base Ball League is be-
ginning to regard the Bureau of In
vestigation nine as its early season
leader. the Bankers League continues
to be in as unsettled a condition as
it was before the first ball was pitched
two weeks ago.
The Sleuths put the pressure on the
Department of Agriculture. rs. to
chalk up their fourth straight victory
of the Government loop. but Hamil-
ton Nationals Al defeat OF the 1885
championship Hibbs nine completely
upset the dope in the Bankers League.
Dick Nichols pitched Investigation
to triumph, while LIE Fevre and Stewart
collaborated to stop Hibbs. Kidwell
led Hamilton's attack with a single,
double and triple.
Center Market divided a double
header in the National Capital League,
blanking Thompson's Dairy, 1l-0. but
losing to Washington Gas Light Co.
when that team scored six runs in
the last inning to win. rs. Grantham
got three hits in the first game and
Robey three in the second.
Other league scores:
Federal.
G. A. o. P. o. D.. Q: Loans and Cur
rency. o.
Procurement Division. 13; A. C. o.
War, ).
Sports Center.
Labor .; Accounts and Deposits 3
P W. A. Housing. IL; Civil Service, 2.
Departmental.
P. W. A. s: H. o. l. c.. /.
Industrial.
Old Milwaukee. L.; Miller Furniture, 6
Veterans.
Claims Files g. P and D.. ..
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By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
~HICAGO, May 49, Charles
Chick Evans, ruler Of
Americas golfers 20 years
~ ago, is coming back-just
once more.
At 46, after 10 years of compare
tive obscurity, Evans, who won the
national open and amateur titles to
become the country's king of the
fairways in 1916, will make his last
stand in the 1896 open at Baltusrol
next month. After that, regardless OF
where he finishes, he will join the
legion Of week end golfers.
The opportunity for last fling at
major golfing glory came Monday at
Olympia Fields, just about the time
that Evans, one of the last of the
amateur old guard, had given up
hope of gaining place among the
select Is players from the Chicago
district. He had finished with 74-78
-152 for his SO holes. with about a
quarter of the field still out.
Long Wait is Agonizing.
AN ACCOUNTING hour and half
= Of waiting passed before Evans,
his ruddy face couple of shades
lighter than normal, learned that he
had to 60 into play-of with the
veteran professional. Bob Macdonald;
two younger pros, Sam Bernardo Of
Chicago and Bill Heinlein of In
diarapolis, and another amateur. Jack
Hoerner, for the last three qualifying
places.
Heinlein got his par on the first
extra hole. 80 did Macdonald. Then
Evening star., 1936-05-13

Evans stepped up and sank 6-footer
for the other place.
II got the biggest thrill of all my
days. In golf" Evans beamed, when
that little putt dropped. wanted
more than anything to qualify just
once more. I've suffered more on the
greens than any golfer I ever heard of
and was scared to death when I
stepped up. But it dropped and am
going East to make one more big try
at the open.
II have waited long time for this
chance" he said, "and may not cover
myself with glory at Baltusrol. But,
fat and 46, will be trying"
Once Ruler Of Roost.
EVANS. then rs years old and weigh
- ing 157 pounds-compared to the
174 he scales now-won everything
major golf had to offer an amateur
back in 1916 A great score of 2s6 for
72 holes over the Minikahda Club
course at Minneapolis, achieved the
open title. He conquered Bob Gard
ner, now one of his Office associates, In
q brokerage firm, for the amateur
championship at the Merton Cricket
Club three months later. He regained
the amateur crown in 1920 by defeat
ing Francis Ouimet.
He was runner-up in two national
amateur struggles, bowling to jess
Sweetser in 1922, and losing to Bobby
Jones in 1927; was a member of the
Walker Cup squad in 1922. 1924 and
1928 and has won the Western amateur
title numerous times.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
ROOSEVELT NET VICTOR
Takes Four of Five Tits From
GEORGETOWN Prep.

Roosevelt High Schools tennis team
took all but one of the singles matches
from Georgetown Prep's netmen yes
terday to win, Al, on the Garrett
Park courts. johnson and Greenberg
swept to victories for Roosevelt with
the loss of bat one game.
Summaries:
johnson (R.) defeated SHREDDER. GO,
81 Royal tR) defeated Regan, Is,
-; Daily O. defeated Pitcher. g.
5-7 g.; Mcneil (RD defeated Foley,
6-1 ca: Greenberg (R) defeated
Crimmins 60. 6-1.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
JUSTA FLIGHT is RIGHT

Justa Flight seems to be the win
ming name to tack on to pigeons these
days, for another bird of that appella-
ton came home first for the loft of
Crown and Cox in the seasons third
old-bird race from Pittsburgh of the
Aero Pigeon Club. The fight was
made on the same day that another
Justa Flight won for Joseph Goddard
in race of the National Capital Rae
ing Pigeon Club.
The Crown and Cox entry averaged
974.33 yards per minute to trim field
of ITO birds from II lofts. A bird from
the same loft also captured second
place, showing a fraction of a yard
less speed per minute.
Following Is the speed shown in
yards per minute of the first return to
each loft. the first four being diploma
winners:
Grown and Cox, e74 80: Crown and
Cox. 973.7 r. webb 973.6s: G. Paduda,
973.4 c. Hall. 972.95: R. Owens. 972.57:
D. Dougherty, 972.3S: z. Barrett. 972O2;
M Merits Brothers 971, 1,06; =. Rhinehart.
sssss " Rois fiersssr Las
964 "a: r. H. Riley 949 90: j. Krahiing,
944. 40: D. c. Hartley SS2l2
Evening star., 1936-05-13
Shuns Bright Lights.

p EAD1NG. golf and fishing are the
~ principal hobbies of the stubby
Syrian-American. The bright lights,
which have beckoned to SO many
fighters, have no appeal for him.
Quiet and unassuming outside the
ring, Sarron is an idol at the Boys
Club here, where his friend, Dave
Evans, works to give underprivileged
boys the counsel and aid he once gave
Petey.
Sarron's friends here include many
of the city's business executives. who
first knew him as one of the news
boys at the club they helped to
! finance.
Judge Henry ]. Martin. city re-
corder, started the new champion S
business career at by being his first
newspaper customer. Another friend
is Col. Karl Landgrebe. vice president
Evening star., 1936-05-13
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
~ BIRMINGHAM. Ala. May 13-
x Petey Sarron, whose failing
fists took him from an orph-
- anage here to the world
featherweight championship, wants
to be a lawyer.
Too busy earning living in the
past TO follow this ambition to full
fillment, Sarron still expects to be-
come one. He defeated Freddie Miller
at Washington Monday night for the
featherWeight championship.
Whether he keeps the title one
month or a hundred, Sarron will not
lack funds to finance his law course.
His friends say he will be a good at
torney if his legal ability equals his
business acumen.
Financial rewards of his IL years
in the ring have not been princely,
but Sarron was regarded as independ-
ent long before the recent ring VIC
tories. which led to the champion
ship.