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Evening star., 1937-01-03
TAXICAB DRIVER
GETS HEAVY fine
Judge Casey Loses Composure in
Ordering $155 Penalty for
Negligent Driving.

Losing the composure that has been
a marked trait since his appoint
ment to the Police Court bench. Judge
Walter J. Casey yesterday opened a
broadcast at grossly negligent mo-
torists generally and INDECENT taxi
cab drivers in particular" when James
A. Brown, colored cab driver was
convicted before him for violation
of four traffic regulations and fined
$155.
Testimony by Pvt. H. c. Wright
of the tenth precinct was to the ef-
feet the defendant struck the police
man and then fled when told to
move from Mount Pleasant street on
New Year eve. Wright said he COM
Wandered a cab and chased Brown
through two precincts, arresting him
at Seventh street and Florida ave-
nue.. Brown was sentenced to pay
a fine of $100 or serve 80 for pass.
ing stop light, $25 or Is days for
speeding more than so miles an
hour, $40 or 20 days for passing a
stop sign. and $40 or 10 days for
driving on the wrong side of the
street. He also is charged with as
sault on the officer.
Red of face and visibly angry, Judge
Casey said:
I'VE do not want you any other
driver like you operating automobiles
on the streets of Washington.
am issuing this warning to grossly
negligent motorists generally and to
INDECENT taxicab drivers in particular.
Your kind can expect no mercy in this
court"
Evening star., 1937-01-03
JUVENILES FACE
ROBBERY CHARGES
Bond Set at SIS, 900 Each for
6 of ID Boys Arrested in
Recent Cleanup.

Six Of IA youths arrested in con-
nection with a recent juvenile crime
ring cleanup we're formally charged
with robbery late yesterday and bond
was set at $4,000 each for appearance
in Police Court.
OF the remaining eight. one is to be
held for Virginia authorities in con-
nection with robbery. one was re-
leased and six will be questioned
further by police.
The youths. ranging in age from
II to 20, were rounded up in the
police investigation of 10 or more
robberies and strong-arm jobs, one Of
which was the abduction and hold
up Christmas night of Olmeda Alfero,
15-yeaf-old son of the Ecuadorean
minister.
Those charged are James L. Jenk-
ins, 49, of the 600 block of East Cap
itol street, two charges; George H.
Malloy, II, of the 900 block Of G
street southeast. two charges; Will
liam E. Travis, 18. of the 600 block of
East Capitol street, two charges: Mel
win T. Greenberg, II, of the $500
block of Legation street: Randolph
Heflin, 20. of the 1900 block of A
street northeast. and Joe Green, 18,
of the 800 block of Sixteenth street
southeast.
Jenkins, Malloy and Travis were
charged with robbing young Alfero.
and. with Greenberg. Heflin and
Green, were charged with completely
in the armed hold-up of Cecil Cottrell,
$50 East Capital street, who said he
was forced into an alley by six youths
December 26 and robbed Of $40. a
watch and ring.
Police said Green, Greenberg and
another youth admitted also taking a
colored employe at the Navy Yard in
a car to Virginia, where they severely
beat and robbed him of his money.
They were not charged in this case,
which will be turned over to Virginia
authorities.
Evening star., 1937-01-03

Thompson and Watkins on charges
Of intoxication. They forfeited SO
collateral each by failing to appear
In court.
With Zoo officials anxious to seek
warrants for the arrest of the couple
on other charges, Assistant United
States Attorney David A. Hart pored
over statute books in an attempt to
find some justification for prosecution.
Although the law says q person
cannot deface or destroy property at
the Zoo, Hart found it does not say
about killing the animals.
Somebody could 60 out there and
shoot all the elephants" Hart said.
land all we could do would be to
charge them with discharging fire.
arms"
The Zoo, he pointed out, has signs
warning the public about teasing or
feeding the animals, but there Is moth.
ing IN the law books Of the District
to back up any violation Of It's sort.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
WOMAN SHOT IN LUNG
"PROMISED 1T TO SELF
Husband Tells Police Mrs. Vir-
ginia Devinney, 80, Had Ex-
pressed Desire to Die.

Shot through the left lung. Mrs.
Virginia Devinney, 80, wife of the pro-
prietor of a Mount Pleasant lunch
room, was removed to Georgetown
Hospital early last night in an unde-
termined condition.
Police reported her husband, Joseph
Devinney, told them he was with her
in the living room of their apartment
at 1920 Seventeenth street when she
shot herself. Devinney called doctor,
who lives in the apartment building,
and he treated her before she was
taken to the hospital.
Mrs. Devinney was quoted by police
as saying she had been promising
herself this for some time" and had
no desire to live. A couple living in
the same apartment were in a rear bed
room with the Devinneys' young son
Roy at the time Of the shooting. police
said.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
Man Who Lost His Trousers
To- Bandits Almost Reuenged

colored man. MY pocketbook!" she
said.
Marino chased the man three or
four blocks, but it was too much. He
hailed q taxi and said, Follow that
man"
In the 600 block of d street the
man entered a house wait here"
Marino told the cab driver, "I'n go
get the law"
Then Marino ran some more, all
the way to police headquarters. in
fact. Breathing heavily. he recount
ed his adventures to the first officer
he met.
At the D street house, a colored
man was arrested for investigation.
Marino went back to have another
beer.
He felt better, even though police
at . late hour had failed to locate
the woman who apegedly was robbed,
Of the pocketbookA
Evening star., 1937-01-03
$830,000 FOR D. C.
AID TO BE URGED
Spokesman Of Welfare Groups to
Appear Before Commits.
sioners.

Spokesman for the Council Of So
cial Agencies and other private civic
and welfare groups will appear before
the District Commissioners In board
session Tuesday morning to urge pro-
vision of supplemental relief appro-
priation of $830,o00.
Under guidance Of the council, a
group of social leaders several days
ago planned public campaign for
early provision of such a sum for
caring for the destitute here from
January to the end of the present
fiscal year, June 80.
The sum is needed. the Board of
Public Welfare decided several weeks
ago, to provide needed care for ap-
proximately 1000 families which are
not eligible for relief now because
they have one or more members who
are classed as "employable
Since last June direct relief in the
District has been limited to those
classed only as "unemployable" FL
wod Street, welfare director, has in
sisted, however, that in large num-
Der of cases persons classed as ''em-
playable" are unable to find suitable
work because of physical .handicaps.
Evening star., 1937-01-03

Although the engineer. George Hol-
lar of Brunswick, Md. had set the
brakes. the tender of the engine caved
in the top of the car over the heads
of the children.
Two of the children. James, jr., 9,
and Charles, 8, received head injuries
which Georgetown Hospital physicians
said were slight. The others, Irene, l..
and Sally Ann. 6, we're unhurt. as was
their father and mother, who were rid
ing in front.
Friday was James 9th birthday an
niversary and he and his brother and
sisters were to have been joint guests
Of honor at a birthday party for Pat
and Betty Whelan, twins, who became
years old yesterday.
Gardiner is employed at the Vet
erans' Administration.
Evening star., 1937-01-03

sponsored. on which public hearings
were held. and, therefore, there is no
need for further discussion.
Both sides of the story already
have been told" he declared yester-
day. There is nothing more to tell.
The record of the previous hearings
speaks for itself. There Is only one
thing left to do-let Congress decide
whether the red rider should be
repealed"
DIR. Ball0u Offers Aid.
DR.. Ballou said he would do his
utmost to aid Kennedy.
"All of the possible bad effects of
the red rider on the teaching pro-
fession and the school children which
were predicted have come true" he
declared. In fact, the effect has
gone beyond the scope of our predic-
tions."
DR.. Ballou pointed out that the
opinion of former Corporation Counsel
(see RED RIDER. Page B-3)
Evening star., 1937-01-03
Canine That Died
Grieuing Master
Rests IN Coffin
Collie, 10 Years Old, Is
Ciren Burial at Peters.
riLIe, Md.

Grief over the death Of his master,
Harry G. Tritapoe, Is believed respon-
sible for the death Thursday of Sport,
10-year-old collie, which had been an
inseparable companion of Mr.. Trita-
poe during the latter's long illness.
For many months Sport kept Mr.
Tritapoe company in his home at
3008 Tenth street. northeast, while
the retired musician was suffering
from paralysis and seldom was able
to leave the house.
Mr. Tritapoe died September H.
Sport was Immediately affected, often
refused to eat, and never regained
the normal appetite he had before
his masters death. Finally about a
week ago. the dog quit eating Alto
gether.
Mr. Tritapoe's widow. Mrs. Amy
M. Tritapoe, decided Sport should
have a burial befltting an animal
which had been so true in life to
its master. A regular cofin was pro-
vided and Sport was buried in a
grave at Petersville, Md. near the
home of q relative of the late Mr..
Tritapoe.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
TWO DEAD AS RAINS
SWELL ALABAMA RIVERS
Farmer and Colored Child Are Vic
Tins at Birmingham-Fair
Weather Is Forecast

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, January a
Two deaths were attributed to inces-
SAINT heavy rains today as swollen Ala
bama streams moved out Of their
banks in low-lying areas.
A 3-year-old colored girl was washed
into a sewer and drowned in Birming-
ham. Will Busby. 50-year-old farmer,
drowned after his mule and buggy
we're swept downstream by the swift
current of a mill creek II miles from
here.
The Tennessee, Cahaba, Warrior
and Coosa Rivers we're the most Sc
verely strained of larger Alabama
streams. Tributaries generally in
North Alabama, Northwest Georgia
and Central and Eastern Tennessee
were spread over lowland farm areas.
Hope of relief was seen in a forecast
of fair and cold weather for Alabama
tomorrow.
At. Northport, across the Warrior
from Tuscaloosa, Ala, the high water
was expected to reach a dozen resi-
dences.
Rainfall at Tuscaloosa measured
more than 4 inches in SO hours, and
approximately the same amount fell
in Birmingham. Most of the Warrior
watershed felt heavy downpours
Evening star., 1937-01-03
MAN SCALDED AS B. & 0.
CRANE UPSETS ON TRACK

WINCHESTER, Va, January a.
Charles Holton. Hagerstown, Md. was
probably fatally scalded late today
when a railroad crane overturned on
a sagging track of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad near Swimley. Va,
while q car Of derailed freight train
was being lifted. His body was
drenched with steaming water from
the boiler
Holton, aged about so, and mar
ried, was. brought to hospital here.
Attendants said his condition was
critical. A fireman, whose name was
unknown here, was slightly injured.
Others of the crew escaped. Thir.
teen freight cars were derailed near
swimley yesterday.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
RECEIVING HOME.
CONSIDERATION IS.
PLEDGED BY KING.
Senate D. C. Committee
Head Believes Congress
Will Fund Improvements.
$780, 900 HELD HIGH
FOR NEW BUILDING
$6,750 Rental Also Rated Too
Much for Purpose-More
Care, Diligence Urged.

Assurance Of sympathetic consider
alton for any attempts to improve re-
ceiving home facilities for the District
was given yesterday by Chairman
King of the Senate District Com
mittee.
The Sena tor. always deeply inter-
ested in the needs of the Capital. in
spected the inadequate and poorly
suited facilities of the present home
on Potomac avenue southeast curing
the afternoon and afterward expressed
his conviction that Congress will make
provision in the next District appro-
priatioa bill to improve that situation.
Senator King indicated, however.
that the proposal for an appropria-
ton OF S250,000 for erection OF new
building involves too high figure.
He declared the rental of $6,750
yearly for the present building is
more than should be paid for quar-
tiers devoted to the purpose. Orig
inally the building was constructed
as an apartment house.
Greater D1ngence UrSed.
One means of relieving overcrowded
conditions at the institution, he
pointed out, would be that of in
creased diligence in completing in
vestigations of children being held
at the home nd Of exercising great
care in connection with detention
there. In many cases, children are
kept weeks and even months at the
home while other agencies presum-
ably are investigating the cases.
The Senator expressed some con-
Germ at the practice of herding young
and old and white and colored chill
dren together. a condition made nee
essary by lack of space. Under the
circumstances, the only segregation
possible is that of keeping girls on
one floor and boys on another.
Every effort should be made to
get children out of here promptly. II
them remain long periods in confine-
ment when they may have committed
no crime and when association with
others here might be harmful"
Sometimes Sleep on Floor
The home averages about so chill
dren at all times, but as many as 10
have been there, with the result that
some are forced to sleep on the floors
The average tenure Of detention is
five and one-half days. but this aver
age is kept low by great number Of
one-day detentions. Several "pris-
oners" have been there since last
Summer. one boy being detained for
no other reason than lack Of home
elsewhere.
Grady H. Leonard, superintendent,
who conducted Senator King on his
inspection yesterday, has made a
yearly recommendation for construc-
ton Of new home and additional
personnel to administer the home.
but his efforts this year appear more
likely than previously to speed &C
ton.
The home has a staff Of 16. but
24-hour demands make it necessary
for employees to put in an average
65-hour week.
Evening star., 1937-01-03

Frank Marino, 6o-year-old oyster
shucker, hasn't cared much for BAN
dts ever since three of them relieved
him Of his trousers on the street some
time ago.
This is true, even though Marino
held his money in his raised hands
while the thieves took his trousers on
to make Q thorough search OF his
pockets.
And Marino, a chivalrous sort, hates
to see women in distress, particularly
elderly women.
So Marino was q man of action last
night when he heard q woman scream
in front of q beer parlor at Sixth and
K streets, where he was leisurely
quafing beer.
Downing the beer in Q gulp, Marino
ran into the street and found the
woman sestwins idly ct . fleeing
Evening star., 1937-01-03
Kennedy Submits House Bill
To Seek Repeal of Red Rider
Maryland Legislator to
Lead Fight on Teach.
ing Ban.
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

A renewed fight for repeal OF the
so called red rider" to the 1886 Dis
trict appropriation act, which forbids
teaching of Communism in the public
schools, will begin Tuesday as soon a.
Congress convenes.
The first District bill to be intro
duced in the House will be one to
destroy the rider. Sponsored by Rep
resentative Kennedy. Democrat, Of
Maryland, the measure will provide
for outright repeal.
Kennedy already has turned the
draft of his measure over to the bill
clerk. the first step toward formal
introduction. When it comes out Of
the legislative hopper, it will bear the
identification title H. r. 148."
Voluntarily, Kennedy decided to lead
the battle to kill the rider in view Of
the fact Representative Sisson, Demo-
crat, of New York, who introduced
the original repeal bill at the last ses-
sion of Congress. will not return.
Conducted Hearings.
KENNEDY, however, Is 1amlllar WIN
all phases of the situation created by
the "red rider" AS chairman of the
District Committees Subcommittee on
Education in the last Congress, he con-
Quoted public hearings on Sisson's bill,
and signed the report to the House
urging its passage.
Supporting Kennedy in his fight
will be DR.. Frank w. Ballou, super
intendent of schools; the Board Of
Education, the District Commissioners
and various organizations that took
a prominent part in the battle at the
last session of Congress to have the
rider repealed.
1t is unlikely public hearings will be
heard on Kennedy's bill. He said his
measure is the same as the one Sisson
Evening star., 1937-01-03
FIRST drunk CASE.
WILL CO TO Jury.
John Kelly, 81, Defendant
Under A. B. C. Act Amend
ment of 1885.

Judge John p. McMahon and a
jury in Police Court Wednesday will
be called upon to decide if John
Kelly, who has been convicted nu-
merous times on charges of intoxi-
cation, was drunk on Seventh street
the night Of December 10.
Kelly. ST. who lives at 412 Sixth
street, will be the first person to be
tried by jury on this charge. AL
though the amendment to the A. B.
c. act. providing penalties for second
and third offense drunkenness. has
been on the statute books since Au-
gust 27. 1885, it has never been in
voked.
Inauguration Of Police.
The policy of making the more Sc
we're charges was inaugurated by Rice
Hooe. whorecently was appointed by
Elwood Seal as head of the Police
Court staff of the corporation coun-
sells Office.
With the establishment Of the new
policy. officials of the court have ex-
PlOcSCu ACdLS blldt lllC JUL VI dllCIl Vi
the court will become even more over
burdened than it is at present. Nearly
300 cases are now on the docket at
this court.
Entitled to Jury Trial.
A defendant is entitled to a jury
trial on any charge which entails i'm
prisonment for 80 days or more. Un-
der the new charge a defendant can
be sentenced to pay fine of 5000 or
sentenced to spend 60 days in jail
or both for second-offense intoxica-
ton and $500 or 80 days in Jail or
for third offense
Kelly was arrested by Policeman
H. F. Mowry of the first precinct.
Records Of the court show he was
convicted on a charge of drunkenness
October and again November "a
He pleaded not guilty when arraigned
December 19 and demanded trial by
jury and was committed in default
of 500 bond.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Navy Band IN the sail loft,
at the Navy Yard, at pm. tomorrow.
Lieut.. Charles Benter, leader; Alex
ander Morris, assistant.
Program.
March, Children Of the Regi-
ment" -Fucik
Overture, king Stephan" Beethoven
Solo for cornet, "Trumpeter Won
Salsking" -Nesseler
Oscar Short.
Rhapsodie, First Roumain"- Enesco
"Russian Sailors, Dance" -Gliere
Hymn. What Friend We have
in Jesus Converse
Song, II cannot Forget Thee"
Mrs. A. Gillett
"Old Favorites" Compiled by Benter
Habanera, MY Sweetheart Benter
March, wait for the Wagon"
Woodhouse
valse, Santiago -Corbin
March, San Lorenzo. Silva
1.-THE Star spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1937-01-03

"OUR children on their way to a
- birthday party narrowly es-
capped serious injury last night
a when the top of the sedan in
which they were riding was crushed
in a grade crossing in nearby Mary
land.
Driven by their father, James S.
Gardiner of Potomac, Md, the young
sters were en- route to the home of
Harry T. Whelan, attorney, of 1925
Sixteenth street, when the accident oc-
Cured at the Georgetown branch
freight crossing of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad on River road
His vision obscured by a mist. Gar
diner swerved as he sew the engine OF
freight train backing across the road.
The car left the road and slid down
an 8-foot embankment onto the tracks.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
Fights $1.25 Passes.

HYATTSVILLE, Md, January 2
Especially F. Mulligan president
of the Prince Georges Chamber Of
Commerce, has asked the chamber
secretary, c. D. Anderson, to write
the Public Service Commission Of
Maryland requesting it to prevent the
elimination Of the 81 weekly pass in
favor of q $125 pass on the Capital
Transit Co. lines in the Washington
area.
II the increase is not halted COM
muters beyond the District line will
have to pay Is cents more week In
each zone. as every one will have to
pay $1.25 for . pass. according to Mr..
1iulugan. 4
Evening star., 1937-01-03
PRESCOTT TO SPEAK
spe cial Dispatch to The Star.

optClAl bispAtSh w AAS SsoA.
SILVER SPRING, Md, January 2.
State Senator Stedman Prescott will
be the speaker at meeting of the
recently organized Woman's Demo-
cratic Club of Silver Spring Monday
at 8 pm. in the hearing room of the
Liquor Control Building.
Mrs Ralph A. Wells will name stand
ing committees for the year and plans
will be made for an active program.
All Democratic women are invited to
attend.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
Biggest Dynamite Plant.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
R.-South Africa now claims the
worlds largest dynamite plant, q fac.
tory just completed capable of turning
out nesriy 100000 cartridges . day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-30
Big Boat Race Set
 For Highland Lake
Several Shippers and Crews Enter Competition 4h of July-Beautiful Trophies to Be Awarded Winners

keen. When time and weather per- mits two races will be run in the same afternoon.
 The Dennis O'Connell Cup will be awarded to the boat with the fast est average elapsed time for its fastest 30 per cent of all races sanc- toned by the club.
 The Clarence Wadhams Trophy will be awarded to the skipper whose boat wins the most first places throughout the season for elapsed time. A cup will be pur- chased by the club for the winner of the Comet class races. The meth- cd of deciding the winner of this cur lies in the hands of the Comet own- CTS.
 A handicap cup will be purchased by the club for the owner of the boat with the most points under the handicap system. This year, there will be a separate class race for Comets. The club seems to have adopted the Comet as its standard class boat and already there are about half dozen Comets on the lake. It is anticipated that there will be several more Comets by next year as they have proved very sleek and fast.
 A committee, consisting of Frank Lintner and officers of the club, was appointed to compose all the rules and bylaws of the club in to pamphlet form for the conven- fence of the shippers and crews. The next meeting will be held July 12 at the same place.
 The club cordially extends an in vitation to all boat owners or non- boat owners who are interested in the sport to attend one of its meet ings and join with the others in the promotion of small lake racing.
 Races may be seen every Sunday afternoon throughout the season in the third bay. One of the most ad- vantageous spots from which to watch the entire race is at High land Lake Park, managed by Den- his O'Connell, donor |of the Dennis O'Connell trophy. The boats will pass within 100 yards of the beach at that point where they will round the first buoy in the course.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-30
Former President
 Highly HOnOred

Naugatuck, June 3O-DeWitt CramptOn, vice-president of the Standard Francaise De PetrOIes, Paris, France, and . former Naugatuck resident was signalIy hOnOred recently by the French government, it was learned here today. The Order of the Cheva- Her of the Legion of Honor, was confined on him.
 This honor is conferred only on those who have rendered . special service to France. MT. Crampton has lived in Paris for IS years, during which time he has been connected with varl- Ous Standard Oil interests. For the last three years he has been responsible for the management of the French organization whose headquarters are in Paris.
 MT. Champion is the son of the late w. D. Crampton and Mrs. Champion of Meadow street. His local friends were pleased today to hear of the tribute to him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-30
PASTORS YOUNG
 DAUGHTER DIES

Northboro, Mass, June 3O-(UP) "A minister's young daughter perished today when trapped by fire in the hayloft of the barn at- tached to her East Main street home.
 Mary Lou Douglas, g, was dead of suffocation and burns when fire Chief Harry P. Ellsworth dragged her from the loft.
 The victim was a daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. George H. Douglas. Her father has been pastor of the First church Congregational since coming here from Westford less than a year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-30
Predecessor Swears in New Borough Court Judge Today

that Is expected to require a month Is the work of completely renovating the Center school library room. Im- provements will be made in all schools in town.
 Miss Valentine Mikulich of Oxford was named to teach in Rimmon school, Beacon Falls, starting next