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Evening star., 1940-03-17
HoIdup TurnsOut
Poorly rNeotIy
Dressed Bandit

A tall and neatly dressed young
holdup man made . good beginning
tast night when he attempted to
rob two women and q girl in the 200
block OF Ingraham street N.W-but
o poor ending.
He boldly flashed a nickel-plated
revolver at Mrs. George P. Grap, jr.,
Mrs. Mary Schulz, and 13-year-old
Patricia Schulz demanding their
money just as they stepped out of
Mrs. Schulzs automobile in front
Of their homes. *.
Mrs. Grau quickly tossed him her
pocketbook - which she later said
contained only = few cents in
change, since she had been shop
ping on Fourteenth street.
Then she ran screaming for her
front door. Her husband thought
she was only playing, she told re-
porters, 80 1t was some time before
she was let In.
Taking advantage Of this COM
motion, Mrs. Schulz tipped. her
pocketbook unnoticed behind the
hedge Of her yard.
The holdup man, getting nervous,
made q grab at what he though was
young Miss Patricia's, purse. She
wouldn't let 60, 80 he ran. After
viewing his flight she said. to
friends:
ut wasn't my pockstbook anyway.
II wss my hat
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Senate D. {. Committee
To Meet Tomorrow

The Senate District Committee is
scheduled to meet at l0:30 am.
tomorrow to take UP the House.
approved bill to regulate the mini
mum resale price of >trade-marked
commodities.
Senator Reynolds, Democrat, OF
North Carolina indicated yester-
day the special subcommittee Of
which he Is chairman also may be
ready to report tomorrow to the
fun committee on the bill to au-
thorize race tracks in the District.
The price-maintenance measure,
sponsored IN the Senate hy Sen
ators Tydingsasof Maryland, would
authorize rnanufacturers Of trade
marked goods to enter into con-
tracts with distributors TO deter
mine the minimum resale price OF
such products.
Evening star., 1940-03-17

me all over. I never get anyplace
until after everything has hap
pened.":
Then, too, he Is an admirer of
Gen. Robert e. Lee, along with Nk.
ing almost everything else Ameri-
can.
Though he is the only member
Of his family In this country, has no
wife or other relative who might
want to cling to the old name, Mr..
Afford -Shatford has had his
troubles. =:
I'm going through q temporary
period Of adjustment" he sighed,
when my friends use both names.
I let them 60 on using the old name
but every once In while ! just drop
the new one into the conversation. I
don't expect this phase TO last long
just 4 month Or two"
Then there4 his mail box. He
puts both names ON that. And he's
sent. q notice to the switchboard
operators at his apartment, the
Trinity Towers. It was one Of these
operators who, asked BY . friend
what to call him, said With some
pride, "It's Mr.. Afford now
AN right ~. Afford.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Probe Continued in Fatal
Plunge by D. t.. Woman

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
last night continued his investiea-
tion Of the death of Mrs. Martin G.
Gordon. 81, killed yesterday in a
plunge from bathroom window on
the seventh floor Of the Broadmoor
Apartments, 1901 Connecticut ave-
nue NV.
Members Of her family who said
Mrs. Gordon had been in Ill health
Tor some time expressed the convic-
ton that she died accidentally.
Her body landed on the roof Of a
garage In the basement Of the build
Ing. and she was pronounced dead
on the scene by DR.. Elizabeth Chick
ering. house physician at the
Broadmoor.
Mrs. Gordon entered the bathroom
OF her apartment while her nurse.
Miss Marie Maloney of 141l Oak
street NV, went to the kitchen to
prepare breakfast. Miss Maloney
told police she heard q thud As If
some one had fallen out of bed. and
on finding Mrs. Gordon missing from
the apartment, looked out Of the
bathroom window to discover her
body on the garage roof.
Mrs. Gordon's husband Is q real
estate broker here. Their son, Har-
Old. lS. Is = student ct GEORGETOWN
University,
While police were In the apart
ment questioning members Of the
family . short time after Mrs. Cor
dons death, . delivery boy arrived
with . box Of candy Mr.. Gordon had
cent his wife Is q st. Patricks
Day gift.
Members of the family said they
believed Mrs. Gordon fell white at
tempting to open the bathroom
Evening star., 1940-03-17

by the local Police Court, only nine
were convicted, and of these, two
had entered guilty pleas, making a
formal trial. unnecessary. Fifteen
defendants received directed ver-
diets of not guilty and II were
found not guilty. .',
OF Is similar cases tried In the
Detroit TrAlne Court. however, 10
Sdefendaptg4were convicted and only
two were acquitted. Three cases
were dismissed at preliminary ex-
aminations. In Detroit no. directed
verdicts of not guilty were granted
b A further comparison for 1890
is not feasible since figures for that
year as regards Detroit are not
complete. since. Of a negligent hon.
icide cases. only 13 actually have
been disposed of. But, even of that
relatively small number, six defend
ants were convicted, three were
found not guilty and four were
dismissed at preliminary examina-
tions, with IA cases still pending.
disposition IN U1StrfCt.
This compares with the following
disposition Of 81 such cases handled
by the District Police Court during
1889: Two convictions, IL directed
verdicts Of not guilty and eight
acquittals.
The low number of convictions in
negligent homicide cases in WASH
ington as compared with the prompt
punishment of three e-fourths Of the
motorists tried under q similar
charge In Detroit cannot be blamed
on the law itself, since in both
cities, the law is the same.
In fact, the crime of negligent
homicide inMichigan law is punish
able by more stringent penalties
than it Is in the District. In Mich
igan a conviction carries with it q
prison sentence of not more than
five years or a fine Of not more than
s., 500. While In the District, the
maximum prison sentence Is one
year and the maximum fine $1,000
But the definition Of the offense is
the same in both Michigan and
Washington.
Moreover, in Michigan, drivers
considered at fault in traffic fatali-
ties may be tried for involuntary
manslaughter, for leaving the scene
of an accident or for negligent
homicide. Negligent homicide is
considered the least of these three
offenses and carries the lghtest pen
atty.
Burden Of Proof Differs.
Under the negligent homicide law
1t Is only necessary to prove want
Of reasonable care or failure OF
duty which q person Of ordinary
prudence should exercise" Rollin D.
Shull, assistant prosecuting attor-
ney in Wayne County, declared.
In the District, however, it has
been charged in some quarters that
Police Court judges censtrue the law
to mean that wanton negligence
must be proved in order to obtain
a conviction.
An illustration Of the extent to
which juries In the Detroit Trafnc
Court will 60 In bringing in guilty
verdicts is the following case, tried
recently:
The only negligence Of the driver,
who struck and killed pedestrian,
consisted in the fact that the brakes
Of his car were weak. The driver
testified that he Knew. the brakes
were weak. There Mss no testi-
(see HOMICIDE, Page B-4.)
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Court Battle Near
In AIbemar|e Street
zoning Dispute
Homeowners to Fight
Construction by
Seors, Roebuck & Co.

The battle of homeowners resid-
ing in the vicinity of Wisconsin
avenue and Albemarle street NV.
to block construction of Sears,
Roebuck e. Co. store in their neigh
borhood will be taken to court, a
spokesman for the group announced
last night.
Five attorneys have been studying
the rezoning case involving a por-
ton of the area bounded by Albe-
marie street, Wisconsin avenue and
River and Murdock Mill roads, it
was said
The District Zoning Commission
recently denied petition for a re-
hearing on the application Of the
department store Arms for rezoning
of the tract to- permit building Of
the store. The commission pre-
viously had approved the change.
Rehearing Is Denied.
At the instance of the delegation
from the neighborhood, Chairman
Randolph Of the House District
Committee suggested that a rehear-
ing be granted. but the commission
refused, pointing out residents had
q recourse to the courts.
Meanwhile citizens protesting the
rezoning as a blow to residential
property values and as presaging a
new traffic hazard which will i'm
peril school children, were continu-
ing to circulate copies of a letter
warning" prospective home buyers
against investing in property in the
District. A total of 400 signatures,
many of them those Of persons
dwelling in other parts of the city,
already had been obtained, it was
announced.
Sears, Roebuck e. Co. is a grand
store" the letter said, in part, ''but
any large corporation soliciting busi-
ness from a radius of so or more
miles will definitely lower the tone
of a residential district"
See Decline in Values.
Contending property values would
decline, it continued:
Many families will continue for q
number Of years their payments on
homes bought at higher price be-
cause of the restricted neighborhood.
There is nothing to prevent this (the
rezoning) from happening anywhere
IN the District, where the sentiment
of people matters nothing to its
protectors. But your. homes in Vir-
ginia or Maryland! Only where you
have a vote will you feel that your
roots are secure"
The letter was signed "A District
taxpayer with home for SALE" but
volunteers collecting signatures said
1t had been indorsed by many per-
sons not vigorous proponents OF local
suffrage who realize that the senti-
ment expressed In this letter Is grow
ing rapidly in Washington"
Evening star., 1940-03-17

- SpU0 cO ny RuUuC OR1AlUlA tAldI
Is determined to make the streets
safe for the average citizen and
ably supported by q special squad
of police trained in accident pre-
vention work, the Detroit Trafilc
Court has found its negligent homi-
eide law an invaluable instrument
in eftciently dealing out swift
punishment to the.yest mA5cxity Of
motorists charged WITH viohting thS
measure.
Chief reason for this facility IN
obtaining convictions public
opinion, according to Judge Thomas
r. Maher, one of the two Detroit
Traffic Court judges who Try only
traf1c cases and who do not rotate
with other judges.
VT people in general thought
traf1lc laws too stiff or not worth
enforcing, the juries would reflect
this attitude by acquitting defend
ants" the jurist pointed out.
1T is public opinion which made
the trafic laws, public opinion that
determines how the laws should be
enforced and public opinion that
guides Judge George T. Murphy
(the other TRAFFIC Court judge) and
men in our work."
Train Personnel for Trials.
Detroit also has an Accident Pre-
vention Bureau in the Police De-
partment, whose personnel have
special training in the prepara-
ton of cases for court trials and
who assist the prosecuting attorneys
in presenting the evidence. The
Metropolitan Police Department
here does not have such a setup.
Selecting 1898 as a typical year,
as a basis Of comparison, of IS
negligent homicide cases handled
Evening star., 1940-03-17
It's Lee Afford Now, He Tells
Friends in Changing Name
Convention Breaker,
Tired Of 'Shutford,
Sends Out Cords

Friends, business acquaintances
and just strangers, like city desks of
newspapers, had correspondence
yesterday from the Henry Stafford
that was.
Printed on a neat card the size
Of q wedding announcement was
this legend:
Henry Shatford takes pleasure in
announcing that he has legally
changed his name to Lee Afford and
at the same time has qualified as
an American citizen"
Mr.. Afford, or should we say
Stafford, feels the change of name
and change of country are bound
together somehow. Born 4 Briton
80 years ago, he wrestled with con-
vention, tried life in India and the
Malay states, and finally came to
America where he took out his first
papers in 1887.
It was then that he decided to
break with convention entirely and
change his name.
IF people will accept changes like
this name changing" he declared,
'it gives you hope that life isn't 20
conventional after all"
II have nothing much against the
old name," he said, "but it just isn't
streamlned. Then, ! like to get
away from harsh sounds. never
have liked that hiss In my name.
And people were always getting It
wrong so I thought I'd get name
they couldn't monkey with"
!. He confided that he. never could
understand why some keep the
names they've got. It's just lack Of
courage, he. believes, cowardice in
the face Of conventions.
"Some women" he pursued. make
names quite . considerAf3oQ when
they choose . husband.
An accountant by trade, Mr..
Afford. .Shatford has made q hobby
Of words, sounds and meanings. He
didn't realize that the new name
he'd concocted had meaning until
he wrote Il down and studied II.
"a 1ee'. he expounded, "is .
qlast plaoe cut of ths van4 ThatAg
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Chorus to Give Concert
BY NELSON M. SHEPARD.

A concert Of sacred music will be
presented by the Westminster (Md.)
Theological Seminary Chorus Tues
day night in the Walker Chapel
Methodist Church. Arlington, va.
DR.. G. E. Forlines, president Of the
seminary, Is to- speak briefly. The
concert will be directed by the Rev.
James A. Richards, and Prof. Doug
las r. Chandler will be the accom-
PIANIST, ....
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Plaque Honoring
Dr.. Rodriguez
Is Dedicated
Dentists Pay Tribute
To Service Rendered
By Army Officer

In memory of DR.. Fernando Rod
riguez, a major in the Army Dental
Corps, q plaque was dedicated yes
terday in Sternberg Auditorium,
Walter Reed Hospital. by the Amer
ican College Of Dentists.
Headed by DR.. c. Willard CANA
her, chairman of the Washington
section, a large group paid tribute
to the distinguished service rem
dered in research in dental dis
eases" by DR.. Rodriguez.
DR.. Rodriguez, who died in Walter
Reed Hospital in 1882, is considered
one of the first scientists of the
Army Dental Corps. He tssted and
experimental on the local causes
Of tooth decay. His theories and
examinations, in later years, were
proved by other investigators.
Dr.. Marion Falls, president of the
District of Columbia Dental Society
reviewed the activities of DR.. Rod
riguez here when he was q member
Of the local group. From 1921 to
1925 he was a dental bacteriologist
and instructor at the Army's Med
ical Center. After a tour of duty
in Boston he returned to Washing
ton and later was assigned to the
Holabird Quartermaster Depot, Bal
timore.
He was graduated from George
town University in 1918 and in 1924
received his B. s. degree from that
school.
The invocation was given by the
Rev. Arthur OLeary, S. j., president
Of Georgetown University. Speak
ers were DR.. Harry Kaplan, chair
man of the local chapter Of the In
ternational Association for Dental
Research; Brig. Gen. Leigh c. Fair
bank Of the Army Dental Corps,
DR.. John R. Mcintyre, president of
the Georgetown Alumni Association:
Assistant Secretary of Interior Oscar
L. Chapman and Miss Liberda Lyle
sias, a representative of the Puerto
Rican resident commissioner.
The actual dedication and pres
entation of the plaque was made BY
DR.. A. w. Bryan, president of the
American College Of Dentists. The
acceptance was made by 1t. Col.
T. p. Bull, director of the Army
Dental School. Musical selections
were played by the Army Band Or
chestra.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Lawyers Club Honors
Paul {. Lesh

The Lawyers Club Of Washingten
yesterday presented Paul =. Leeh,
Its recently elected president and
former secretary for II years, with
q gold wrist watch as q token Of
the club members friendship.
Presentation of the w9tcif Nh
made by Frank Hogan ct 81 club
luncheon yesterday st the dayflower
Hotel.
The Lawyers Club was organized
80 years ago and is membership for
many years consisted exclusively Of
members Of the District bar. On
Gers now describe Il - . social rath.
e thAa spgoeeDutoaal club.
Evening star., 1940-03-17

AAAs OASOssOAASs xCO A6hV 0o
Bladensburg road and Thirtieth
street NE.
Mr.. Gladstone, with six perfora-
tions in the intestines, remained In
q critical condition at Sibley Hos
pital last night while of1icers sought
eye-witnesses, searched the city for
suspects and asked Maryland and
Virginia police to look out for the
battered, light sedan In which the
bandits escaped.
Meanwhile, patrolmen and de-
tectives coping with wave Of lesser
banditry were heartened by the cap
ture of an armed robber by grocery
clerks who dubbed the intruder on
the head, disarmed him, recovered
the money he had stolen and held
him until the officers arrived.
Blood TRANSMISSION Given.
Mr.. Gladstone underwent an op-
Grafton yesterday afternoon but
doctors were unable, it was said, to
remove the bullet. His son, Leroy,
gave blood for a TRANSMISSION in an
euOrC TO save MS ule.
It was the second time Mr.. Glad
stone had been robbed in q year
and the second time quick-shooting
bandits had struck here in recent
weeks. On February Is, Herman
Sirkis, Northeast liquor dealer, was
shot to death by a robber.
Mr.. Gladstone was shot, it was
said, after he had been forced to
surrender his money. He was wait
ing for the red light to change
when a man jumped from a car be-
hind him and quickly slid into the
drivers seat. The robber pressed
. gun against Mr.. Gladstone's body
and ordered him to. drive on.
The other car, the license plates
of which had been covered with
road maps, followed as Mr.. Glad
stone turned right at the next cor
ner. proceeding along Twenty
eighth street.
Pushes Pistol Away.
Mr.. Gladstone had driven only q
short distance when he was ordered
to stop and hand over the money.
The collector obeyed with the
words:
Here, I'll give you the money,
but take that gun away"
Mr.. Gladstone, it was said, pushed
the pistol away from his side with
his right hand. The bandit fired
once before jumping out of the ear
and entering the machine behind.
Mr. Gladstone was able to drive
his car to the nearby store of a
friend, James Stevens, at 2725 Blad-
ensburg road. There he staggered
from his car with the cry 1--WE
been shot!"
Mr.. Stevens drove the injured man
to Sibley Hospital. Mr.. Gladstone
was able to give police q description
of the man who shot him. He was
about feet, 4 inches tall, appeared
to be about rs years old, and was
dressed in a dirty gray coat and an
old brown hat. The driver of the
bandit car was described as about
the same age. but slightly taller and
dressed in a blue suit.
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent of police, early this morning
announced a reward of 5000 for in
formation leading to the apprehen-
sion of the bandits who shot Mr..
Gladstone. - -.--
Held Up Last Year. ~.
Mr.. Gladstone, who lives at 6115
Fifth street NV. with his wife and
son, has been employed by the Try
Me Bottling Co. for the last Il years
On March IA, 1889, Mr.. Gladstone
was held up at Twelfth. and v
streets NV. by two colored gunmen
who escaped with $545. This robbery
also occurred In the daylight.
The search for Mr.. Gladstone's
Evening star., 1940-03-17
D. C.'sNegIigent Homicide Law
Works Well in Detroit
Four Out Of Five Convicted There
Compared to One Out Of Five Here

Only of five motorists charged with violating the Dis
Negligent Homicide convicted
Detroit Mich after which the local modelled
ticay word approximately of FIVE,
comparative study convictions obtained under
two cities revealed
sharp poor negligent
homicide Police Court here convictions Detroit have
averaged well 70 cent during the 10
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Reports on Milk suIes

I In his first monthly report on
the operation OF the Washington
milk marketing agreement, G. I.
Dunn, the administrator. announced
yesterday that the dairieS selling
milk nj Washington bought 1885,
S41 pounds Of milk n February from,
ths faxmees tsirplytng His aSse.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Bandits Sought
After SHOOTING
In $500 Ho|dup
Son Gives Blood in
Effort to Save Life
Of Wounded Man

Police pressed vigorous hunt last
night for the hair-trigger bandits
who shot and gravely wounded VIII
liam e. Gladstone after the 4l-year-
old collector for a beverage arm
handed over 500 In cash and
checks yesterday afternoon.
Evening star., 1940-03-17

i uC xuvI14Coo
nature Of the
crime spurred
detectives and
police In their
search for clues,
admittedly few.
Mr.. Gladstone
W as S h o t
through the alb
domen by "a
b a n dit W h o
pressed q gun
against his body
q after entering
his car as 1t
stopped for D.. a
red light at
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Naturalist to Speuk

DR.. D. E. McHenry, naturalist With
the United States Park Service, win
speak at the meeting Of the East
Silver Spring Parent Teacher AS
sociation at the school tomorrow et.
. pm 50
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Nellie Custis PIT. A.

The Nellie Gusts Parent Teacher
Association, near Arlington, Va,
viii hold its March meeting at 8 pm
tomorrow ct the school, It was an
noumced BY A. N. Bowen, assocta.
Hoo ,paahi3e4tv chairman.
Evening star., 1940-03-17

(see CRIME. Page BAD
Evening star., 1940-03-17

(see HOMICIDE, Page B-4.)
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-19
Newark Hi

What band-what band! What loot
ball fan wouldn't be inspired, what par
ent's heart wouldn't burst with pride after
witnessing the beautiful spectacle present
ed at White field under the lights FRIDAY
night, as a group of youngsters, snapplly
decked out in red and white uniforms, pa
raded up and down in front of the stadium
We say that no other high school In the
state can boast of a finer musical organlza-
ton than the Newark high school band, un-
der the capable leadership of Dwight Camp
bell. Correct in dress, and trained In pre-
cision movement, these young musicians
were indeed a sight to behold.
The people of Newark, and all those who
contributed of their time and money, that
the uniforms might be purchased, must feel
proud they had some small part in making
this beautiful presentation possible.
There will be many functions during the
school year when the band will add mate
rally to the pleasure of the citizens OF this
community. A good musical organization
goes long way to providing the necessary
pep, and maintaining, not only school splr-
it, but the interest of fathers and mothers
as well.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-19
Cruelty To Animals

The efforts of Animal Protective Leagues
and Societies for the Prevention OF Cruelty
to Animals have put a stop to obvious cruel
ties, such as beating and starving dumb
domestic beasts, but thousands of people
are guilty of minor cruelty and neglect
Great numbers of dogs and cats are own
ed by dwelers in apartment houses and no.
tells in large cities With the best of inten-
tions, they inflict suffering on their pets.
They leave them for days, nights, and even
week-ends, chained in the kitchen where
they go nearly wild from lonesomeness and
lack of exercise.
Owners sometimes pay small fees to jan
itors and bell boys to feed and walk their
dogs, but the service is frequently perform
ed indifferently.
Why own animals that cannot be kindly
treated? Kindness here is used in broad
sense. It means more than petting dog in
the morning and evening. It means prop
er feeding at regular hours, healthy outdoor
exercise, and companionship the better part
of the day.
This editorial, it is hoped will awaken a
number of Newark pet owners, to their re-
sponsibility. A number of instances can be
recalled where dogs-good ones, are chain.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-09-19
Citizenship Classes

At ST. Francis de Sales school, since 1880,
the Federal Government has provided
means of education for aliens in Licking
county, that they might acquire their cltl-
zenship papers.
These citizenship classes are free. They
have been the direct avenue through which
over 200 foreign-born have been enabled to
become citizens of their adopted country.
Friday of this week, % more will receive
their final papers.
The statistics show that there are still
$50 foreign born in Licking county who
have not made application for their natural
ization papers. Here is an opportunity
to show respect and appreciation OF the
country in which they live. They are urged
to register and attend these classes. In
fact, it is their duty to do so that they may
play an active and integral part in the sup
port of the country which has offered them
an opportunity which they could not have
enjoyed in any other part of the world.