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Evening star., 1938-08-31
Bandit Phones
For but
Boy FOrgets 1t

Unwittingly. Charles Detwiler, IL
year-old delivery boy for the Park
Pharmacy at Takoma Park, Md, "out-
fooled hold-up man who planned to
trick him out of $3.50 last night.
A voice on the phone asked that
two quarts of ice cream and some GIN
gerale be delivered to the home of
Mayor John R. Adams.
And bring along change for s20,"
was the closing remark.
Charlie" who lives at 660l Eastern
avenue. forgot the change request.
When he arrived in front OF the
Mayors house at 204 Spruce road, a
masked man stuck his head in the
window Of his car and said, This is a
stick-up."
He thought he was getting $3.50.
but only had SO with me-" Charles
said. Besides, he forgot the ice
cream and gingerale"
Evening star., 1938-08-31
D. c. FIRE LOSS
Low AT $7%,S3
Higher Damage Reported for
Year-ReaI Estate Taxes
Yiel d $1,171,330,921.

Fire losses in the District amounted
to s726.363 during the past fiscal year,
but still were below what fire control
authorities class as very low" per
capita loss, Fire Chief Charles E.
Schrom has advised the District Com
missioners.
The loss total was s432,l59 higher
than in the preceding fiscal year. Much
OF the increase was caused by the
s250,000 Hahn shoe store fire last
year.
The average loss per fire. Chief
Schrom said. was $2O759 last year, an
increase Of $129.84 over the fiscal year
1887. The per capita loss last year was
$l16.
The Commissioners were advised by
Fred D. Allen. District assessor, that
the assessed valuation Of land and i'm
provements in the District for the year
ended last June 80. amounted to
s1.171 ,330,92l. an increase of s26,873,-
768 over the preceding year.
The total levy on tangible personal
property last fiscal year, he reported,
resulted in tax of $l,426,l74. or an
increase of s385,735 over the preceding
year. He attributed this increase large
ly to the provision of four spcial exam
liners who made check-up of records
OF taxpayers.
The levy on intangible personal prop
erty resulted, he reported. in a tax OF
s2.877 800, an increase in tax of $751;
All. He said this increase was caused
largely by check-up made by his staff
of the Federal income tax returns
against personal property returns to
the District.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
CRIMINAL TRIALS
WILL Be SPEEDED
Two Tribunals Expected to
Sit Next Month for First
Time in, Years.
Star staff Photo.

Driving to have criminal trials start
three weeks after indictments are re-
turned, the authorities Of District
Court today announced that for the
first time in recent years two crimi-
nal courts will probably consider cases
next month.
Justice-designate Bolitha J. Laws.
president OF the Bar Association of
the District of Columbia. who will be
sworn in September 10, is expected
to begin hearing criminal jury trials
shortly thereafter.
United States Attorney David A.
Pipe pointed to the decline of crime
figures during the summer and said
the move to bring the date of trials
closer to the time of indictment Is
having salutary effect.
On June 80. when the court term
ended, only few more than 100 cases
were listed on the criminal docket,
more than $500 cases OF this type
having been disposed of during the
first six months Of 1898.
Pending for trial at this time, said
Mr.. Pine. are 293 cases, contrasted
with around 500 year ago.
Scheduled to be on the criminal
bench will be either Justice Daniel
w. O'Donoghue or Justice Joseph W.
Cox, who will serve from just after
Labor Day until September 10, officials
said. After that. for the balance of
the month. Chief Justice Alfred A.
Wheat and Justice Peyton Gordon
will be on the bench, one of them
probably taking criminal cases.
Three justices will hear criminal
cases when court convenes for the
October term.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
BAND CONCERT

BY the Navy Band in the bandstand
at the Navy Yard at 7:30 o'clock to-
night 1t. Charles Benter, leader;
Charles Brendler, assistant.
Program.
March, THE Charlitan" -Sousa
Overture, "Libussa" Smetana
Solo for cornet, THE Devils
Oscar Short.
(a) Procession of Nobles,"
Rimsky- Korsakow
co. Serenade, THE Old Church
organ ---Ch Chambers
A hybrid skit, Rampage of the Old
= Gray Mare" Stacy
Waltz, Southern Roses Strauss
(D Tramp, Tramp. Tramp"
(from Naughty Marietta"
Herbert
(b) kiss Me Again)) (from mile.
Modiste') Herbert
Excerpts from ''The Firehy"- -Friml
Rhspsody. IN Old Virginia Wood
The star epanded 1annsr."
Evening star., 1938-08-31
COLUMBUS HORSE SHOW
IN MONTGOMERY DATED

The Columbus Horse Show. spon-
sored by the Forest Glen Council of
the Knights of Columbus of Mont
gomery County, will be held September
II and 18 at the Meadowbrook horse
show grounds, Rock Greek and East
West highway.
This is q change from the original
date set early IN the season, and was
made necessary by reason Of the fact
that the Presidents Cup Regatta is to
be held here on September "a and Is.
the dates originally selected.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
| Mother Receives
Eight Adoption
|Offers for T,vi,ls

Mrs. Ellen Stevens. 23-year- -old
waitress. who offered toneive away
the twins born to her at Alexandria
Hospital Friday because of her finan-
cial plight. already has received eight
offers of adoption, hospital attaches
said today
The young mother. who has a
6-year-old daughter by a former mar
riage. as yet has made no decision
as to whom she would surrender
the newborn boy and girl.
A resident Of Del Ray, Va. Mrs.
Stevens explained she was separated
from her second husband and made
only So week as a waitress, adding:
Il just can't support them on that"
Evening star., 1938-08-31
NUN IS IMPROVING
AFTER Treatment
Hospital Reports Progress for
Sister Found Hiding in Attic
of Convent.

Sister Mary Bernadette. who was
found hiding in the attic of the Con-
vent Of the Visitation at Alta Vista,
Md, yesterday. after having been
missing since Sunday noon, was re-
ported very much improved" at
Georgetown Hospital today. She was
being treated for nervous exhaustion
and malnutrition.
Weak from hunger. the 28-year-old
novice was found in the convent after
Montgomery County and State police,
c. c. c. workers and Boy Scouts had
been searching woods surrounding the
institution almost continuously in the
belief the nearly blind sister had
wandered away and become lost.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
POLICEMAN INJURED

Pvt. Norman S. Jones. 80, a plain
clothes policeman attached to the first
precinct. was treated at Casualty Hos
pital last night and at the police
clinic this morning for painful bruises
on his left shin.
ne explained that disorderly COL
ored man at Seventh and M streets
NV. last night resisted an attempt
at arrest by "a swift kick" While
Pvt. Jones was doubled up, the man
1ed.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
Change Carrier
Delights Eye of
Youthful Bandit

The curly-haired youth who held up
James Deans at o'clock this morning
wants all modern conveniences to 20
with his ill-gotten money.
Waving an automatic pistol at Mr..
Deans. night operator Of a gas station
at Third and X streets NV, the young
man took $35. police were told.
Then he paused. apparently fasci.
mated by the shiny change carrier on
Mr.. Deans belt.
Il might need that" he SAID.
Removing It, he ded.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
MURDER CHARGED
7O7W0BYJ JURY|N
|ND|CTMENTSL|ST
Post Office Clerk Named on
Larceny Count-Coins
Planted
FALSE IMPERSONATION
OF OFFICER ALLEGED
Fraudulent Design to Extort S.
From Girl Is Laid to DC.
Man in Action.

The grand Jury, which handed up
II indictments today to Justice F.
Dickinson Let's in District Court,
charged Edward ]. S. Henson and Ed
ward J. Wynn, both colored, with
f1rst degree murder Henson, 25 of
337 Mclean avenue S. W.. and Wynn,
10. Of 1888. Second street S.W., both
are charged with the Staying of Ralph
Gross. 38. colored. on August II at
Howison and M streets S.W.
The Government contends that
Gross was killed as the result of "a
certain hard. sharp instrument" held
by Henson, and police explained that
this was pocket knife.
Augustus G. Smith. jr., a. of $50
Fourth street NV, special clerk at the
Post Once. was indicted on a charge
OF larceny from the United States and
was accused Of rifiing coins from the
mails He was taken into custody on
August IS. authorities said, after Post
Once Department inspectors had
placed marked coins - half-dollars.
quarters and dimes-as tests in the
mails and found them later on Smiths
person, they said
Post Once inspectors said that per-
sons often inclose coins in cheap en-
velopes and they work their way out
and are found, at times, on a sorting
table at the post Office.
Impersonation Charged.
Arthur r Tavlar l--o-,~
Jack Smith. 3l9 Eleventh street S.W.,
was indicted on charge of false i'm
personatlon OF police officer. The
authorities say that on August 10. with
fraudulent design to extort IS from
Jane Barnes. 20. Of the Franklin Park
Hotel, Taylor represented himself as a
member Of the Metropolitan Police De-
partment here.
MISS Barnes, according to the au-
thorities. informed taMcab driver and
while Taylor allegedly wanted 80, she
gave him only IS and said that she
would give the supposed officer the
other IS later. The taxicab driver pot
q real policeman. officers said, and ther
went with Taylor to a cafe at Eighth
and H streets NE. and gave him q
marked IS bill and on a given sigma
to watching police, they arrested Tay.
hr.
Others Indicted.
Others indicted and the charge,
against them follow:
Marion j. Smith and Walter I,
HENDERSON. housebreaking; George H
Garner, James A. Lee, Willard H
Thompkins, Edwin B. Seibold and
James Hamrick, HOUSEKEEPING and
larceny: Thomas B. Ross, grand lar.
ceny: Harold T. Kent, joy-riding
Stanley P. Samson, larceny after
trust and grand larceny; Carl Cor.
nam and Milton L. Jones. assault with
intent to commit robbery; Frank
Burns and Luke Shivers. robbery
William B. Fletcher. Harry F. Rob.
lnson, Rosa A. Lewis. Harrison viii.
Hams. Elmer ]. Buckler. John A. Stes
ana Joseph r. Baldwin. violation Of
the Liquor Taxing Act of 1884: John
b. McCalister. John M. Slater anc
Vincent w. Vericella. violation of the
gaming laws; Anthony J. Cardillc
and James Hall. assault with dan.
gerous weapon and Samuel Green
rape
Inc Grand Jury ignored charges
against: Gordon S. Kolfage, non.
support OF wife; Robert Phillips, grand
larceny; Jesse Thomas, forgery:
Amanda E. Harris and Loucish Smith
assault with dangerous weapon, an,
Leon johnson, rape.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
ENDS 49-YEAR TERM
AS RAILROAD WORKER
Ernest D. Mobley Is Retired by
Washington Terminal Co.
Began With B. & O.

After 40 years and 6 months Of
railroad service, Ernest Dorsey Mob
ley retired today from the Washing
ton Terminal Co. His home is 331
Maryland avenue NE.
Mr.. Mobley became a machinist's
helper when he was 20 on the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad, and later was
promoted to fireman. From 1896 to
1912 he was a track foreman.
He began his service with the Wash
ington Terminal in 1912, serving as
track foreman until today when he
became eligible for a pension on
reaching the age of 10. Fellow work.
men presented him with q billfold.
Evening star., 1938-08-31

Driver also said a car coming east
toward him prevented his passing
parked truck.
The time: 10:15 am, cloudy.
The vehicle: Driver stated he was
going about ~ miles per hour, but
Government contends he was going
40 miles per hour; car in apparent
good condition; investigating police
man said car was driven "carelessly";;
police unable to make brake tests
due to condition of car.
The street: Wet In places; car
proceeding on slight upgrade;
Evening star., 1938-08-31

straight road between Intersections.
The driver: Colored, male, age
~, with 10 years driving experience,
said by investigating officer to have
been under influence Of liquor.
Coroner's jury verdict: Driver
held for grand jury action.
Grand jury action: Driver indicted
for manslaughter.
Playground nearest accident scene:
Lincoln Playground, less than one
block. at Sixth and L streets Sc.
General: Child was getting . piece
Of ice from the. truck at time Of
accident, -
Evening star., 1938-08-31
Auxiliary to Serve Dinner.

A chicken salad dinner will be served
by the members Of the Woman's Aux
lliaries Of Mount Olivet Methodist
Church, Sixteenth street and North
Glebe road, Arlington, Va, tomorrow
from 5 to Z pm. A lawn party also
will be held.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
MISS CAREY HONORED
7. W. c. A. Aide to Leave Soon
on Vacation Tour,

Miss Lois Carey. food service direc-
Tor OF the Y. w. c. A. for the past
VA years. was honored by her fellow
workers at farewell dinner last night
at the Tilden Garden Apartments.
Sooo I1lden street NV. Miss Carey.
who has resigned her position effective
September IS, will leave on an extend
Cd vacation after that date. She
plans to accompany Miss Hettie P.
Anderson. the retiring general secre-
tary OF the association, on an auto
mobile trip to the West Coast.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
Curb Lines Are Death Lines

Nine children haze been
killed in traffic here this
summer-an unprecedented
number. Why? Are driDers
reckless? Are children denied
sufficient Fairgrounds? Are
parents negligent in parn-
ing children? Are engineer
ing features of streets at
fault? Are Traffic Court
judges lar With sentences?
A Traffic Safety Committee
appointed by the Commits
Sioners has been searching
for clues to the ANSWERS to
these questions.
The Star has made q care
tul investigation OF each of
the nine cases and presents
here for study q series OF
official pictures and sum-
n1aries of evidence taken By
the Police Department. Ana
tyztng them may help you,
as a driDer or as a parent, to
aDotd the death and tragedy
that lie on the ,orong side of
the curb. The third article
1DiI appear tomorrow.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
Gambling Gets It's Man.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 81 (R.-
Yesterday police found the man they
were seeking on IN Indictment for
gambling. He wss In the pooFhouse.
Evening star., 1938-08-31

The place: 600 block Of L street
Sc. which runs east and west.
The accident: A 12-year-old boy,
standing at rear Of an ice truck
double-parked on north side of
street, was fatally crushed by auto
mobile proceeding west. Driver
stated he had speeded up slightly
and had swung to middle of street
q moment before impact to avoid
truck coming south from alley short
distance east Of parked ice truck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-29
NAUCY VALLEY
 LOOP MEETING

Managers James Dol oobbo of the Century football eleven and Michael Plrcaro of the Town Plot Cracker jacks will represent their teams at the Naugatuok Valley league meet- ing Thursday 8;i6 p. nn. at the Cen. tral "Y". Both managers have ac- quired good material for their elevenS this year and are out to bring the Naugatuek Valley league crown to Waterbury. The tean,s eX- peet to play for the city semi-pro title on November 20. Other teams that will be represented in the league this year arc: TorTington A, O., Naugatuck Ramblors, AnsoniN Acorns, All-Oakville, and possibly the New Milford Townies and Sey- mour Alumni.
 Fay Vincent will be chairman of the officiating board and will assign each ofiieial to his post at game time. Joseph O'Conner, president of the league, is working hard for last minute negotiations,
 The CrackerjachS will battle All- Oakville in their initial game of the league at Hamilton Park Sun. day. while the Century team will invade Torrington to oppose . strong team with such stars as York in their lineup.
 The strong Meriden Falcons have resigned from the league to try their luck at professional football with such teams As the Naugatuek Gems and other state teams.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-29

New ] York, Sept. 2o--tUpl--A man, whose surname is Schreiher, and whose first name Is either Paul or Walter, today offered the latest proof that America IS the land of unbounded opportunity.
 Other countries may be able to match our rail-splitters who be- came statesmen or our mechanics who became industrial giants. but try and name me Q nation, other than America, where Q boolskeeper with . sore arm could rise to prom thence on an outstanding sports team.
 That's just what schreiber teither Paul or Walter) has achieved. His success story was revealed yester- day when the New York Yankees gathered in an atmosphere of sol- emnity and liniment to vote on how they should split their 1888 world series money. When the ballots were all in, one of the 20 full shares allotted was to Schrelber, whose name Is either Paul or Walter.
 "Nlcc Break"
 schrelber Is the Yankees batting practice pitcher. Forced out of baseball by sore arm, he was sit- ting on one of those High, Spindly stools that hookkeeperS sit on, writ- ing figures on . ledger, when Joe Mccarthy engaged him to pitch to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-29
Leemans, Rookie
 Star In 1886, Now Hard-Pres

An old baseball axiom that . sen. Sational rookie always has bad second year before winning back the stellar role of his first season seems to be running true to football also. Tuffy Leemans, ace ball car- rier Of the New York Football Giants, b shining example.
 When Tuffy takes to the Polo Grounds field with tho Giants on opening day. Sunday, October 10, against the Philadelphia Eagles he will be battling to regain tho oil. league post he lost last fall, his sec- ond ifl pro football.
 In lo30 when Tuffy jumped right from George Washington U. to . regular post on the Giants he was the outstanding ball carrier of the National Football league. In his first year Of pro football he gained 8:30 yards to lead every other ball toter Of the circuit and was unani. mously chosen to the all.league team.
 Good Start
 Last fall he started of in the opening game in tho same sonsa. tional fashion by gaining some 90 yards in the first twenty-niihuteS of play against the championship Red- skins. An ankle injury halted him midway through the game however and it was not til the start of the second half of the season that he regained his full stride and was able to battle his way among the leaders again.
 Despite that handicap LeemanB managed to gain some 430 yards and q place among the first ten ground gathers, averaging threo yards per attempt. Now he b hitting his old form again and is being further aided by not having to call signals for Nello "Fiash" Falasehi, former Santa Clara all-America back, iS back in the lineup after having missed tho first two games because Of . log injury.
 Tn the meantime tho second year jinx has put Sammy Baugh, acc of the Washington Redskins, on the Sidelines for several weeks with ( shoulder separation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-29
WiZby Gridders Set For Saturday Opene1
Today's Sport Parade
lsy HENRY NiCLENlORE United Press Stan Coegespendeatl

the Yanks before games That wAs in ieS6. N e3,s ssst tN
 He was paid sibO awsek aD through isss. and then given sl,bOC ot. the series money Of that year Ne won't through the same chores inSieS7 md the Yangs, n the series again. voted him another $500, Now hAyipg beehtyotad R trll shars In tho iySe series sswass he figures to draw down between SB.0oo and S7oOe ifithe sYanks win-and scouts of thSs StRte sanity commission rec port that they have yet to find . man, woman Or child who doesn't believe theylxanks will win.
 Schrelhers name has Iicver ap- peared inSA SA Yankee box score. He has never pitched a ball in . game, or made q hit, or stolen base. Yet financially, tho series will reward him just as amply as it does 0eh. rig, Gomez. Rufiing, DiMaggio, Diokey, or the other New York stars,
 Who, Ia Hee
 He Is so little known, 50 cof,i- pleteiy obscure, that even the writers who report tho dolngs of the New York club don't know for sure what his first name 1s, Some call him Paul while others call him Walter.
 Only in America. the land of un- bounded opportunity, could pitcher who can't pitch make upwards of Sia,000 In three years. Because e batting practice pitcher can't pitch very well: his value lies iii the fact that everything he throws up to the plato looks as large as an adult cantaloupe. It is hls duty to throw balls 50 utterly lacking in stuff" that even the weakest hitters on Q team can knock them to tho further- most reaches of tho outileld, The worse he Is as Q pitcher. the better he Is at tho job. All he needs is control and an ability to duck, es- peclally the latter, because when sluggers start tceing of on .'noth- ing" balls they are likely to de. capitate tho man on the mound.
 Schreiber must throw the finest nothing" ball of all tho men in his odd business. Else the Tanks eer. tainly wouldn't have voted him Q full share. To make the world ser. les oven, to give the National leaguers a chance against the mighty men of Manhattan. it would bo sporting of Joe Mccarthy to start schreiber in the first game. Against his nothing" ball the No. tional leaguers might even win . game and carry the series to i've games. Unelss something liko this is done even Ford Prick. president of the National tor weake) league. will Do asking 6 and 6 to 1.
 Copyright, 1888, by United Press>
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-29
WELL-BALANCED OUTFIT MEETS TWISTED SQUAD
Game at Hamilton Park at '2P. M.-Local Starters
 Named

Wilbys 1888 Wildcat football edi- ton may lose NtS opening game of tie season Saturday afternoon to the Winsted goldenrods from Gilbert High school--and again 1t may turn into two touchdown winner--but in any event, the fate of the Lee lads will not have wanted for lack of practice and preparation. As of yesterday, wilby'S squad has been hard at 1t all week, with signals. plays, attack and defense well set, SO that from the opening kickoff ct 2 D. m. on the Hamilton Park field, Wllby expects to win and lose little time in doing SO,
 All members of the Wildcat aggre- gation, with ono exception, Pata- ernio, c sophomore tackle was in good shape and awaiting the whistle paternio suffered wrist injury in e hard practice yesterday. but should Do on hand and ready for action Saturday.
 Confident
 Coach J. W. Lee Is conservatively confident that his charges will make Q reasonably good showing against Gilbert in the football inaugural and has decided on the following prob- able lineup: left end, E. Bartkus; left tackle, Captain Joe zurhs; left guard. A. Bartkus; center, c. Rigon; right guard, oualdieci; right tackle, Rofsky; right end, Harniek: quarter back, Mike Mobile; left halfback Bussy Mc0rath; right halfback. Me- Atavey, and fulibaek. Francis Fahy. Other members of the Wilby squae include:
 Benson: center, Stuart; halfbaek Hasslnger; right end, A. Rigon; tack. le, Robert Alvarz; haiibaek, Noryie; left guard, zastury; end, MeteSky; center,Is. Duncen: halfback, Dalton, halfback, N. Duncan; halfbaek, Graham: right end, M. Calo: tackle, Moss; tackle, Salvatore: end. o'Don- nell; tackle, cronin; tackle, santo- tio; guard.