Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1923, Page 12

Th2 2 KILLED AS AUTO | GRASHES IN BRIDGE Baltimore Man and Woman Dead—Accident Happens Near Middletown. DRIVER FACES CHARGES | Declares He Did Not Notice That Road Entered Bridge at an Angle. | to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., March 15.— Ernest Hammersla, the driver of the nutomobile which crashed through = bridge near Middletown last night and killed two, was exonerated at an inquest today. The verdict was that the accident was unavoldable. He and Misx Anna Pench, who were injured, have suficiently re- covered to return to their homes, in Baltimore. Kpecial Dispatch 1o The Star. BALTIMORE, Md, Maych 15—A man and woman were killed and two others seriously injured last night when the machine in which they were riding struck a bridge over Middle creek, one mile from Middletown, crashed into a stone wall and was smashed in two, The Two Dead. The dead are: Miss Bessie Peach, twenty-eight, of Baltimore, daughter of William' J. Peach, register of wills of Baltimore county. Bert Cellls, thirty, of Baltimore. The injured are: Miss Anna Peach, twenty-one, s of the dead girl. and ‘rnest Hammersla, twenty-five, son of former Detective Harry Hammersla of Baltimore. iammersla, who was driving th. «utomobile, has been charged with speeding, reckless driving and op- crating an utomibile without a driver's licen & hearing th afternoon. Driver Describes Accident. Hammersla. in describing the ac- cident, sald that he suw the bridge, which is covered. and thought it was in alignment with the road. But just before he entered the tunnel he dis- covered that the bridge ran at an angle with the road. He declares tkat he jaumined on the brakes, but that they refused to function prop- erly and the machine crashed into the inside wall, careened through the passage and struck a six-inch wall at the other end of the bridge, drove through the masonry and two, ong the roadway was de- hours until the cared layed fo Wreckage was SUBURBS ROTEST CUTING CARLIE Mass Meeting Held in River- dale Against Intention of W. R. & E. Bpecisl Dispateh 10 Tie Star. RIVERDALE, Md. March 15—At a maes meeting Tuesday evening held under the auspices of the East River- dale Citizens' Association protests were made against the proposed abandonment policy of the Washing- ton Btreet Rallw Company. The and to pavement ipany ple void costs ng its share of r it would substitute a bus line from 15th and H streets northeast to the District line and then itinue the operation of street cars from the District line to ast Riverdale. Many Citizens Attend. At the mass .meeting representative cltizens from every community along the affected line were present. The speakers were most vigorous in their protests and fear was expressed that the company eventually will abandon all attempts to serve this section. It was recalled that the company has dis- continued all service from East River- dale to Berwyn and citizens who have homes in that area are without trans- portation. The territory from Bladensburg to Kast Riverdale is extensive, the pop- ulation is growing rapidly and the need for efficient street car service is as urgent as in any section of the District and Maryland, speakers at the meeting declared. A committes of five was appointed to confer with the company as to its in- tentions in the matter, the results of which will form the base of future ac- tlon. _Citizens along the line also will attend the meeting of the Public Utili- ties Commission in the District bulld- ing on March 19, when the proposed abandonment will be up for hearing. FILES SUIT FOR $50,000 UPON BIRTH OF CHILD ‘Gharles F. Miller, Bethesda Coal » Merchant, Defendant in Action Brought by Girl. 1 Dispatch to The Star. % ROCKVILLE, Md., March 15.—Fol- Jowing the birth of a child—a daugh- Jer—at a sanitarium near Rockville ‘yesterday morning., Miss Jeanette “Frances Decker, daughter of Elmer G. Decker of Washington, filed suit in circuit court here yesterday aft- ernoon for $50,000 damages against Charles F. Miller, Bethesda coal mer- “‘ehant . The suit was filed for Miss Decker, who was eighteen years of age March 4. by her father, through Counsel John A. Garrett. It was the second rsuit against Mr. Miller in the same _connection, Miss Decker’s father hav- ing sued for $100,000 last week. —_— PRESS ASSISTANTS GET INCREASE IN BASE PAY 830 for 44-Hour-Week Set as Minimum for Cylinder-Press Helpers. James Wilmeth, former director of the bureau of printing and engraving, today awarded cylinder press assist- ants an increase of salary, which makes their minimum wage in Wash- ington $30 for w forty-four-hour week. Flat press assistants were at the same time given an increase, bringing their minimum wage up to $19 for a forty-four-hour week. The decision_was given in the case hetween the Washington Press As- sistants’ Union, No. 42, and the Wash- ington Typothatae, Inc. Mr. Wilmeth was selected to arbitrate the dispute in January, 1922, and the case had heen pending since. A final hearing was held March 8 and the decision was announced today. Tha Increase amounts to 5% P cent He is held pending | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 29-Day Fast May | The World at Its Worst. Find Sacco Too Weak for Court By the Associated Press. DEDHAM, Mass!, March 16.—The hunger strike of Nicola Sacco, now in its twenty-ninth day, has so far sapped his strength that he will have to be helped i he at- tends the hearing here .tomorrow on a motion for a new trial foy himself and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. They were convicted of killing a paymaster and his guard three years ago. Sacco may decide not to attend the hearing, Dr. A. M. Worthing- ton, the jail physician said today, his attitude in recent days having been one of expectance of death from his fast, to which he has de- clared himseif reconciled. Sacco spends his days on his cell cot, but when visited by his wife walks to the guardroom door. He shows no signs of tottering in his walk, according to Dr. Worthington, but his _condition is so weak that he could not go up even u short flight of steps without assistance. REFERENDUM BILL | PASSED BY HOUSE Puts Question of Financing Virginia State Highways I Up to Voters. ASSEMBLY NOT AT END Sessions Likely to Continue Next | Week—Members to Inspect i Liner Leviathan. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., March 15.— The house of delegates of the Virginia seneral assembly late vesterday passed the Brown-Horsley referen- dum bill submitting the question of the state’s highway financing policy to a vote of the people. The vote was 66 to 23, The measure simply provides for the submission to the electorate at the general election fn November the question of whether the road system of the state shall be financed on the Ay-as-you- plan or through the { issuance of bonds. i Sension Prolonged. Efforts of Delegate R. Holman Wil- {lis of Roanoke to amend the bill so as to make the referendum state- wide instead of by senatorial and house districts met with failure. The last hope of final adjournment jof the extraordinary session by the {end ot this week was dushed upon he rocks when the senate adopted a resolution tting the highway sures as the special and ntinuing order The resalution cax 10 vote on the me: grecment s not earlier than noon nor later ¥ night than to Be Inspected. The legislature recesses from Friday to Monday and will make a trip to New- port News us guests of the chamber of commerce and the shiprards to inspect the Leviathan. Opponents of the bond issue scheme of financing the highway system wanted 10 vote on ‘he measures by Friday night of this week, but the bond advocates sisted on taking up the bills Monday. The “antis" finaily agreed and the reso- lution was adopted. Money Measure Passed. By a vote of 36 to 0 the senate passed the measure authorizing the governor to borrow money in anticipation of the Mill tax for highway purposes. The senate also passed motion picture cen- sorship bill, eone of the measures recommended to the special session of {the general assembly by Gov. Trinkle, salary of censors from $2,400 to i The bill was passed by’ the house several days ago. BUNK, FIRST POLIE PURP IS ON HAND Detective Scrivener Is Own- er of Dog Who Will Help Hunt Criminals. *“Bunk,” Washington's first police dog to be connected with official life, made an auspicious entry into the {police department today. He Is to be the property of Detec- tive Arthur Serivener. He has been delayed in transit to this city for more than ten days. During this in- |terim detectives at headquarters oc: cupied their spare time by “spoofing’ Scrivener about buying a collar and leash for the non-arriving dog. This morning Scrivener reached the climax and borrowed a police dog to show the men, under the spuridus olaim that it was his puppy which had ar- rived. At 1 o'clock Scrivener got an as- signment to go to the Raleigh Hotel immediately. A crazy man was rais- ing Cain in Room 336. Scrivener re- sponded. Accompanied by the house detective at the hotel, with his hand on the butt of his revolver, ready for action and sparkling for violence, he entered the room at 1:03 to subdu. the maniac. . He found @ police puppy. sitting quietly in the middle of the room, licking his pink chops_and looking his prettiest with a St. Patrick’s rib. bon tied ebout his neck. It was Bunk. The room was oc- upied by C. W. Rose of Ithaca, N. Y., trainer of police dogs, from whom Serivener obtained his DUpDY. Rose was hidden in a_clothes closet when Scrivener entered. Proudly, young Scrivener walked up to the dog, who rather strangely growled _at. him. Within fifteen minutes he had convinced the pup of his friendship and paraded him to police. headquarters. In the head. quarters’ squadroom in a few days christening ceremonies for the puppy will take place. This is the true story of the arrival of the first police dog to be attached to headquarters, Bunk has the posi tion of being the first canine sleuth- in-the-making to come under the wing of Inspector Grant's force. Births Reported. Thie following births have been reported to the health department in the last twenty-four Xours: Joseph T. and Alice Carroll, girl. Whitney 'B. and Ruby Read, boy. Willlam H. and Zeta A. Degger. boy. Karl 8, and Nora C. Cussler, girl Milton H., and Phoebe Thawley, zirl. Daniel 0."and Elizabeth G. Lyebrand, girl. ills and Jane R. Kitchin, girl. rd B. aod Laura Dunford, girl. lbur and Regina Mason, girl. Elmer and Frances Alexander. girl. Fdward and Berthn Fisher. girl. Bobert €. and lrese Dyson, gick after it had been amended to Increase | a REALIZES THERRIS LONG GHANGE SUDDENLY LINE BERIND AND THAT ~ BRCOMES GLUED TO S A GOOD TIME T© C —By GLUYAS WILLIAMS. COUNTER. BE QUICK ON MURMUR OF M— ABANDONS THE PECK PATIENCE TROM ’DRUPS ~THEM AGAN ° TOR THE SCOOP CHANCE (770 SYSTEM' $COOPS MOST OF AFTER. MUCH PECKING 6ETB TWO PIECKS IN- TO_ KIS HAND, AND DECIDES ™ (T WnL BE™ TLGOR MONEY WELL SPENT. ™ HE LETS,(T.STAY® THERE PICKING UP CHANGE IN A HURRY ™(C) Wheeler Sys. Ine. From the 5:80 Edition of Yesterday's Star. PERIURY INDICTMENTS RETURNED AGAINST TWO Formal indictments charging per- jury in connection With the return of income taxes were reported yvesterday afternoon by the grand jury against Willlam E. McRevnolds and Joseph McReynolds, brothers, well known business men. Presentments on_this charge were filed last week against the brothers. Willlam E. McReynolds is alleged to have made a return of -his income for the year 1919, to which he swore and in which he showed a net income of $2,500. The indictment alleges that his in- come was greatly in excess of that amount. Joseph McReynolds is alleged to have sworn falsely when he made his income return for the year 1919. He also reported a net income of $2,560, when the Indictment alleges his tn- come greatly exceeded that figuré. The. brothers were indicted last week, one for failing to make a re- turn for 1921 and the other for mak- ing an alleged false return in 1920. Others indicted yesterday include Le- roy C. Barron, stealing from the mails; John L, Hayes, jov riding: Danlel Moody, assault with dangerous wea- pon; Elijah Edmonson, housebreak- ing; Howard L. Cooper. grand lar- ceny, and William W. Fickling, non- support. William E. McReynolds and Joseph McReynolds gave bail of $5,000 each in the Criminal Division of the Dis- trict Supreme Court today. Robert McReynolds, father of the accused, qualified as surety on the bonds. No date was _set for the arraignment. Attorney Wilton J. Lambert appear- ed for the accused. MRS. SHANNON, NOTED IN SHAKESPEARE, DIES Actress for Many Years, Formerly of Missouri and Texas—Sur- vived by Relatives Here. Mrs. Gertrude Abigail Shannon, for many years a noted Shakesperean actress, died Saturday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John J. P. Mullane, at 1018 North Capitol street. Funeral services were held at the residence Sunday afternoon. Rev. Dr. David Covell officiated. The body was cremated. Born in Platt City, Mo., Mrs. Shan- non was taken to Texas by her par- ents, Judge and Mrs. Everts, where ghe Iived for a considerable time under the three flags of the state. During her _stage career Mrs. Shannon played leading Shakespearean roles. One of her most noted successes was in the first benefit performance for the Lit- tle Church Around the Corner, in New York city. Besldes Mrs. Mullane, her daughter, Mrs. Shannon is survived by a son, Everts Fdson, and a granddaughter, Mrs. Couret Nelson. LIEUT. GILMARTIN DIES OF PNEUMONIA ATTACK Retired Naval Officer Laid to Rest in Arlington National Cemetery. Lieut. Michael W. Gilmartin, U. S. N., retired, died Tuesdagr at the Naval Hospital in this city following an ill- ness of pneumonia, aged fifty-six vears. The funeral. with solemn r quiem mass, was held from St. Paul's Church, 15th and V streets northwest, at 9 o'clock this morning. Interment was in Arlington national cemetery with naval honors. The pallbearers were officers of the Navy. Lieut, Gilmartin was a native of New York city, where he was born September 18, 1867. He entered the Navy in 1900 and in 1918 was made a lleutenant. He saw over seven yea sea duty and twelve years’ shore duty. He was a widower and is sur- vived by two sons, one of them an officer of the Army, and one daughter. JAMES McCONVILLE DIES. ‘Was Resident of District for Twen- ty Years. James McConville, for the past twenty years a resident of this city, djed Tuesday at his apartments in the Rochambeau, aged seventy-five years. The funeral will be held from St. Patrick's Church tomorrow morn- ing, with requiem mass at 9 o'clock. The Interment will be in Mount Olivet cemetery. Mr. McConville was a native of Ire- land, where he was born in 1848, coming to this country with his pa ents when one year old, and settling at Steubenville, Ohio. Twenty years ago he came to Washington. —_— Forests of cork trces are to be found In many parts of southern Eu- rope and aiso in Asia ca, but it is in Spain that ¢ h%wny of tommercjal cork is obtains THE WEATHER District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginta—Raln and warmer tonight and tomorrow, increasing southeast winds. West Virginia—Rain and tonight and tomorrow. Records for Twenty-Four Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 47; 8 p.m., 12 midnight, 35; 4 am., 34; 8 am noon, 41. Barometer—4é p.m.. 30.44; 30.53; 12 midnight, 30.61; 4 a 8 am, 30.72; noon, 30. Higliest temperature, at 2:30 pm. yesterday. perature, 31, occurred at today. Temperature same date Highest, 52; lowest, 317. Condition of the Water. ‘Temperature and condition of the water at 8 am—Great Falls: Tem- perature, 36; condition, very muddy. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States coast and geodetio survey.) Low tide, 12:56 am. high tide, 6:48 a.m. warmer s pm. 48, occurred Lowest tem- last year— and 7 pm. and p.m. morrow—Low tide, 1:40 a.m. p.m.; high tide, 7:32 am. p.m. The Sun and Moon Sun rose 6:21 am.; and and sun sets Tomorrow—Sun rises 6:20 am.; sets 6:15 p.m. Moon rises sun am.; sets 4:41 p.m. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- thlt hour after sunset. ‘Weather in Varfous Cities. Allliene, Tex 29.72 Albany 30.78 Atlantie Gity 80.74 Baltimore .. 80.74 Birmingham. 30.26 Blsmarck Boston . Buffalo . Charleston. Chicago Clucinnat Cleveland . Denver Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Ciear Cloudy Clear Rain Clear Rain Pt.cloudy Clear Clear Oloudy Clear Pittsburgh. . 30. Portland. Me. 80, T Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Cloudy Snow Cloady Prelondy P¥.clouds 323REILARILIIRIIRLLLURRSSRIER 22 Spokane ? WASH., D.C. 30. a3 s 48 FOREIGN. (8 a.m., Greengich time, todas.) openhagen, Denmark Stockholm, ‘Sweden Gibraltar, ' Spain. Horta (Fayal), Atores. Hamilton, *Bermud Clear Part cloud: .m., 30.61; ! 8:30 am. | WA~ \Sl-'-l"fl From the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star. PRESIDENT SETS RECORD IN"FILING TAX RETURN Other U. S. Officials Declare In- comes—Executive to Pay $17,990. | COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 14.—The first full year income tax return ever filed by a President of the ted States was in the local internal reve- nue office today—President Harding's report for 1922. An amendment to the | income tax law making the Prest- fdent's salary taxable went into effect when Harding took office. However, his return last year covered only nine months of his salary. Other govern- ment offictals who filed returns today included Attorney General Daugherty, United States Senator Willis, D. R. Crissinger, controller of the currency, and the President's secretary, George B. Christian, jr. Statisticlans In° the revenue office here figured Mr. Harding will pay a tax of $17,990 on his presidential sal- ary of $75000 a year. However, Collector Miller pofnted out that no information on what the Prestdent’s total income tax is will be given out: no such Information as that is ‘made public, he said. He pointed out that any one can figure the rate on the governmental salary of $75,000. e MRS. E. L. EVANS SUES. |Seeks to Set Aside Transfer of Real Estate to Husband. Mrs. Edna Boyd Evans today filed in the District Supreme Court to set aside conveyances of real es- tate made last August to her hus- band, Elmer L. Evans. | . The plaintift says she was persuaded ! by her husband to transfer to him her joint interest in their home, 4607 15th street northwest, on his alleged vepresentation that the bank whers he was arranging a loan required the title to be in his name alone. Attors { neys Archer, Chamberlin & Smith fand Godfrey I. Munter appear for the wife. FURNACE CAUSES BLAZE. An overheated furnace caused & slight fire_in the basement home of Mrs. John Orville {1219 16th “street northwest. i da afternoon. One engine and a itruck company responded to a tele- {phone call. The damage was sHght. ! FOREST TOUR PLANNED. The Senate reforestation committes {will begin its tour of Investigation Sunday, when it will leave Washing- ton for Jacksonville. Fla. Senatoras Couzens, Michigan: Fletoher, Florida, and Harrison. Mississippi, are ex- pected to accompany Chairman Me- ary, Oregen, on the trip. —_— Gen. Sir Robert Baden-Powel mous as the founder of the Boy movement, usually rises every ing before Tock. It’s the first law of nature, you know— and reduced to plain parlance means to pro- vide for the future out of the plenty of the present. In other words, and thus be sure o(?aving money when you en a Savings Account want it for any purpose—to bridge over an em may be. , for an investment, or whatever it In our Savings Department we pay 3% interest, figured on daily Today and Temerrow All Depart balances. ments of the Bank Are Open Until 5:30 P. M. MARRINGTON MILLS, Jml B. REYNOLDS, Viee President. ¥ JAMES H. BADEN, V. Pres. and Cashier. LAURENCE A. Viee ., THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1923. From the 5:30 Edition of Yesterdsy's Star. BOY ADMITS SALES: OF BOOTLEG LIQUOR Officials Suspect Employment of Other Juveniles in Hiicit Traffic. ‘A case tn Juvenile Court yesterday re- vealed the fact that there is a prac- tice—although not organized, as far as known—of bootleggers employing boys to act as “runners” or salesmen in Washington, In the belief that the law cannot touch the original pro- vider of illlcit spirits even if a sale is discovered. Morris J, Canter, sixteen years old, of 652 I street southeast, allegedly sold a pint of corn whisky to a revenue agent, believing the agent was a friend of Canter's brother. In Juve- e i nile Court vesterday, before Judge Kathryne Seliers, the hoy admitted his in the transaction, but declared he could not identify the man from whom he procured the liquor, although he said he would point out the store wherc he got it. Because of his age, Judge Sellers ordered that a plea of not guilty be entered in the case. It was stated that the boy had not lost a dav's| work in two vears and that his mother was ill, whereupon Judge Sellers released him to appear in court March 23. This is about the sixth case of its kind to come into juvenile court in six months, Chief Probation Officer Joseph W. Sanford said today. “I have no doubt that the practice of using boys as runners exists among bootleggers in Washington,” Sanford sald, “although I do not be- lieve it is an organized one. FREED OF LARCENY. * Justice Bafley in Criminal Division 2 yesterday directed the aocquittal of Ralph D. Reeves, lawyer and real estate operator, who was charged with larceny after trust. The in- dictment alleged that Reoves received $600 from Hilllard Berry to be ap- plied_on the purchase of property and that he converted the-money to his own use. Two weeks ago Justice Stafford took similar - action in a| similar indictment against Reeves The acused was represented hy At- torney Foster Wood. | after the boilers in HERMIT DEAD ON FARM: $16,000 HIDDEN IN BED 64-Year-0ld Recluse Found by Neighbors—Undertaker Dis- covers Money. By the Associated Press. TOLEDO, Ohio, March 14.-—Carl Jenson, sixty-four, who lived as a hermit on his elghty-acre farm near Clay Center, ten miles east of here, was found dead In his bed, in which he had concealed $16,000 in cur- rency. Near the bed were several clubs which Jenson had fitted up with spike and loaded with lead, and a gun was at hand, apparently for use in care of attempted robbery. Nelghbors found the man with his hoots on clothed, lying i bed. an, Genoa unde care for the body. in suck in the b 5,000 in o alled an_old h had the bills. i &1 w 3 f10 ——— Mary McAuliffe, + Pittshurah public school, is the only licens.i woman engineer in that city. 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