Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1926, Page 5

JAIL ENDS GAREER OF ‘BARON' KRuPP Youthful Importer, Who Fool- ed Ford and Others, Held on Bad-Check Charge. By the Associated Press. ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex., August 26.—The American tour bf a young man giving the name of Baron ¥red- eriuk E£. von Krupp and claiming to be the son of the head of the German arms works, has been interrupted by the arrest of the “baron” here on a charge of writing worthless checks. The youth has been touring various parts of the country, visiting large manufacturing plants- where he has been entertained as the son of the German manufacturer. When ar- rested he was traveling in a small automobile given him by Henry Ford when the youth visited Ford's plant at Detroit. 4 The *“baron” was arrested here last night on complaint of John R. Drobac, assistant manager of a Denver automobile agency, who de- clared a §100 check given by the youth had been returned by a New York bank. Another check for $50, drawn on another motor-car agency in Colorado Springs, also has been returned, Captain of Detectives Bert Clark of Denver sald. Cashed Check in East. ‘While in the East the youth visit- ed the General Electric works at Schenectady, N. Y., where he was entertained, and cashed a check for a small amount, which one of his hosts said had not been honored. , The vouth, who was held in jail here, declared last night he would waive extradition and willingly go to Denver to face the charge. He de- nied having issued checks to 21y automobile agency anywhere. He admitted he had written checks for some $300 within the last few weeks to others. Speaking with pronounced German accent the youth, who is about 21, eaid he was at a loss to explain how a bad check charge could have heen brought againet him unless his father had withdrawn money placed to his account in a New York bank. He said he had received a gletter recently while he was at Grand Can- von from his father, notifying him his allowance had been cut to §25 a week until he decided to return to Germany and enter the Leipsig Mili- tary Academy. He suggested this as the only possible explanation in case any of his checks had not been honored. He visited Denver August 7 and 8§ and from there went to Los Angeles, where public notice first centered®ip- on him after he was reported to have declared that the great Krupp fac- tories would never again manufacture implements of war, as he was to be- come their proprietor and he ‘did not beifeve {n war.” Made Friends With Ford. He talks freely of being acquainted with such men as Russell Firestone, Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, Thomas Edi- son, Gov. Al Smith and Harry Chand- ler, owner of the Los Angeles Times. He ‘said Henry Ford had given him the automobile while he was inspect- ing the Detroit plant. A young man accompanying ' him hers last night gave the name of Charles Taetsch of Newark, N. J., and claimed to be a student at Brown University. while the “baron’ sald he attended Farvard University for two years before the last school year. The Krupp secretariat in Berlin re- cently categorically denied that any mem!| of the family is touring America. As the name of the head of the Krupp works is Raron Gustay Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, it explained the name “Frederick von Krupp” would be incorrect. The Krupps have a son. Alfred. 20 years old. who is now in Germany with his family. INSPECTORS .ARE GIVEN BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE Pratt and Brown Presented With Silver Cigarette Case and Flowers, Respectively. Tnspector Henry G. Pratt. chief of detectives, and Inspector Errest W. Brown, in chage of the Trafiic Bureau, the former 53 vears old yvesterday, and the latter 52 years old today, were re- membered by members of their re- spective commands today. Yesterday Inspector Pratt was guest at a birthday anniversary celebration tendered him by his sister, Mrs, Charles Bevan, at her home in Phar salla, King George County, Va., ex- plaining the delay on the part -of members of his command in present- Ing him an Initialed silver cigarette case. Detective Patrick O'Brien made the prasentation speech. De:k Sergt. John R. Currier of the Traffic Bureeu was spokesman at the presentation of a basket of flowers for Inspector Brown and a floral spray to be placed on his mother's grave, his mother having died only a few months ago Both inspectors expressed deep ap. preciation of the remembrances. Youth Is Arrested. Stanley G. Gray, 20, 1511 Thirty- fourth street, was arrested today by policoe of *he seventh precinct and turned over to the Rockville authord- ties for investigation in connection with a statutory offense against & 15- yearold girl. Five men were ar- restad for investigation earlier in the fay, but later were released. A Fatal Breather. From Everrbods's Magazine . “Mark Twain hated a gloomy man.” cald a New York editor. “Once, at a banquet. a very gloomy man sat op- posite him. This man wouldn't smile t amusing jokes recounted. € the matter with you? Twalin. *“The stories are good. Why don’t you laugh?’ " Ah. sir,’ said the gloomy man, with a sigh, ‘how can I laugh when I remember that every time I breathe a soul passes into the great beyond?" * ‘Good gracious!” sald the humorist. “Did vou ever try cloves?' " . SR Under some conditions 2 man can make more noise in the world by keeping his mouth shut than in any other way. Try a Star Want Ad For Office Help " . 1f confronted with an unex- pected vacancy in vour office, a Help Wanted advertisement in The Star, stating special quali- fications needed for the particu- lar position, will soon find the proper party. Many office positions are filled dally through the medium of Star Help advertisements. Some Mushroom! Pvt. Hastings, 13th Engineers found a four-pound mushroom on the parade ground at Fort Humphreys, Va., the other day after some 900 men had been marching over the ground. The mushroom made soup for the com- pany mess. GUN-RUNNING VESSEL ESCAPES U. S. AIRMEN Lands Cargo in Nicaraguan Port. Navy Doubts Own Planes Involved. By the Assoclated Press. : MANAGUA, Nicaragua, August 26. —An unsuccessfu! airplane attack by American flyers was made yesterday on a gun-running vessel fiying the Mexican flag. Arms and men were landed by the vessel northwest of Corinto, Nicara- gua’s chief seaport on the Pacific Ocean. . ‘The government has sent 800 troops to capture the smugglers and the arms. Officials here were somewhat at a to account for the newspaper ad- Vi from Managua telling of an at- tack by American aviators on a fili- tt;umnm; ship flying the Mexican ag. The only explanation available here was that they might be private Ameri- can fliers in the employ of the Nicara- guan government. Although the Navy has ordered warships to Nicagaguan waters to protect American interests, gun running by the Mexicans, it was said, would not_in itself warrant an attack by the Navy forces on such vessels. Records available here show no Navy planes attached to Rear Admiral Latimer’'s special service squadron in “entral American waters, which pro- led the two warships ordered to Nicaraguan waters. The nearest Navy aircraft are in the Panama Canal Zone. Girl Wife Seeks Annulment. Mrs. Raye Danenhower Clark, 19 years old, through her father, John ‘W. Danenhower, today asked the Dis- trict Supreme Court for the annul- ment of her marriage to C. Abner Clark, 627 Harvard street. The cere- mony took place at Rockville Octo- be 9, 1923. The plaintiff says her age was given to the marriage license clerk as 18, when she was only 16, and that Clark also misrepresented his own age. She did not have the con- sent of her parents, she states. There are no children. Attorney Henry M. Fowler appears for the petitioner. Hame of the THE EVENING (From the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star.) JUDIGIARY SQUAR PLAYGROUNDASKED Wading Pools in All Recrea- tion Tracts Urged in Su- pervisor’s Report. i Recommendation that Congress be asked to transter a.part of Judiclary Square to the Commissioners for de- velopment as a playground and that all of the playgrounds be provided with branch libraries and wading pools are the outstanding proposals in the annual report of Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, supervisor of play- grounds, submitted to the Commis- sioners yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Rhodes suggests the portion of Judiciary Square bounded by E land F, Fourth and Fifth streets as desirable for a play center if Con- gress will give its approval. The supervisor says = every playground should have a wading pool for small children and that bathing pools should be constructed at all of the larger playgrounds. Other recom- mendations contained in the report are: That in the opening of new sub- divisions in the city, one-tenth of the ground, exclusive of streets, be set aside as /playgrounds. That every playground be provided with a field house large enough for indoor recreation in extreme hot or cold weather. That public-spirited citizens be re- minded that there s no gift that can be made to the city of greater use and enjoyment, with more lasting honor to the donor, than the gift of land for a public playground. Extension Need Cl.tod “In conclusion,” said Mrs. Rhodes, “I wish to emphasize the need of con- tinual improvement of the municipal playgrounds by enlarging the areas and increasing the facllities for active recreation. It has been found that little children will not go more than one-fourth of a mile to a playground, while children from 8 to 10 years will go onehalf mile. Older children, of course, go much farther to athletic fields.” Thé supervisor said that this Sum- meg demonstrated the great need of the playground department for more swimming pools. At present there are two pools for white children, at Georgetown and at Rosedale, and one for colored at Howard playground. All three had overflow crowds nearly every day of the Summer months. The five wading pools for small children are used to capacity, but the depart- feels there should be one on ground, in addition to pools for larger children where the area of the playground will permit. ‘The National Capital Park and Plan- ning Cominission a week ago took the first step toward providing a chain of bathing pools for grown-ups by select- ing nine locations scattered in all parts of the District. The funds for several of thess pools will be sought from Congress in December. Mrs. Rhodes reported that while it is now possible to give play facilities to most sections of the city, the goal of having a recreation ground within walking distance for all the children of the District has not yet been reached. Three new playground areas were acquired during the past year by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission—one in Chevy Chase, at Forty-first and Livington streets; one in Takoba Park, and one in Anacostia. The Soldier Clipper asserts that a Ford never makes so much noise as after midnight when its driver is try- ing to slip home quietly. 2-Pants Suits Charge Accounts Invited Saturday Store Hours, 8 A.M. to 2 B.M, Talk O’ The Town ) FOI‘ NOW or For FALL Thirty-Five Dollar WOOLEN Nk CTTICIIEY N N or Tropical —Men's ——Young Men's —All Cuts No Alteration Charge—DEPOSIT ACCEPTED 1,200 15¢ White Hand'fs Money's Worth 1005 Pa. Ave. (& each 3 for 25¢ or Money Back. 1724 D.J.Kaufmany'%. Inc. o L STAR, WASHINGTON, Thumb Broken Off Lincoln Statue by Youthful Vandals late the statue of Abraham Lincoln in front of the courthouse. A few weeks ago it was noticed that the index finger on the right hand of the marble statue had been broken off, and today United States Marshal Snyder was handed the thumb from the same hand of the statue. Marshal Snyder has communicated with the office of Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, in charge of public parks and buildings, and re- quested that the park policeman ‘watch out for the vandals. D. C. OFFICIALS BUSY ON FINAL ESTIMATES Preparing Figures for Submission to Ggn. Lord by September 1. Details to Be Shown. Young vandals continue to muti- ' Following receipt of a list of in- structions from Auditor Danfel J. Donovan, all depar¢ment heads of the District government today are busy putting their estimates for the next fiscal year in final shape for trans- mission to the Budget Bureau on Sep- tember 1. Heretofore, the Commissioners have been considering the total require- ments of each department and the larger specific items, and have de- clded wiere the eliminations should be made in reducing the budget from the tentative total of more than $42,- 000,000 to the limitation fixed by Gen. Lord of approximately $38,500,000. ‘The department heads now are en- gaged in preparing the final tabula- tions showing in detail how the amounis allotted to their respective departments will be spent. e S MAN WITH SQUEAKY AUTO HORN DENIES RUM CHARGE Burke, Arrested by Federal Agents, Demands Jury Trial and Is Released on Bail Charles Burke of 4728 Ninth street, who was arrested Tuesday in the rear of the Embassy Apartments, 1613 Harvard street, by Federal Agents Brewer, Stott and Luckey, was ar- ralgned in United States bfanch of Police Court today. He pleaded not gullty to charges of sale, possession and transportation of intoxicants ana demanded a jJurv trial. Burke, who was represented by At- torney Harry T. Whelan, was re- leased under $1,500 bail pending trial. The enforcement agents report they wmade a “buy” from Burke and later called him by phone and ordered a quantity of liquor brought to the rear of the Harvard street apartment house. Burke agreed to bring the liquor, the agents say, and told them they would recognize him by means of the peculiar squeak of the automo. bile horn. Walting till they heard the peculiar squeak, the agents say, they arrested Burke and confiscated his machine and a quantity of alleged intoxicants. Cruelty Charges Denied. Willam F. Miller, who conducts a stand in Center Market and a storeg at Eighth and M streets, today filed an auswer to the suit for a limited | divorce brought by Leena M. Miller, | 614 Fourth street northeast. e de- | nies her charges of cruelty and drunk- | ennesy, and asks that her suit be dis- i the parking place, on August 7, there +| his reputation missed. Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert | and Rudolph H. Yeatman represent | the husband. | 2 in room. 50% more. Rooms like THURSDAY. AUGUST 26, 1926. D. C. FENNING PARKING CASE. DISMISSED Decision Declared to Make Future Enforcement of Rules More Difficult. Establishment of a somewhat new and more difficult method of enforc- ing automobile parking regulations, in the opinion of court attaches, must be the result of a ruling yesterday by Assistant Corporation Counsel Frank Madigan in dismissing two charges of parking violations brought against Frederick A. Fenning, former District Commissioner, on the ground that the prosecution witnesses could not testify that the defendant owner of the car had, himself, parked his machine in the fllegal position in which it was found. Briefly, Mr. Madigan’s ruling in the Fenning case means that, in the face of a denlal by the defendant. the officer or other witness must testify that they saw the defendant park illegally before Mr. Madigan will order the driver held for trial. Past Procedure Simple. In the past, motorists have been tried for violations of the parking regulations, and many convicted, in cases where no one witnessed the actual act of the defendant parking his car fllegally, it was pointed out today. “In the future,” the assistant cor- poration counsel announced, “T in- tend to nolle pros cases of this kind when the defendant convincingly de- nies guilt and when the officer cannot say he saw the defendant actually do the parking. The fact that a car is parked illegally does not establish a prima. facle case against the driver or owner of the car. It is possible that some one else moved the car, as in the case of Mr. Fenning's machine.” If the new procedure is widely ap- plied, it was pointed out, it will call for the employment of many more traffic officers in order to get the same percentage of convictions. Mr. Fenning was charged with hav- ing parked his machine in front of 1800 K- street in such a way that it partly blocked a. private driveway and was closer than 3 feet to anol parked car. Denies Parking Tllegally. At the preliminary hearing held before Mr. Madigan, Mr. Fenning ad- mitted that his car probably had been found as charged by the prosecution witnesses, but denied that he had left it so. He said that when he arrived at was not room for his machine, so he enlisted the aid of a passerby and pushed one of the parked machines ahead, making sufficient space for all to be parked legally. The blame for the parking violation thus was placed upon an unknown party. Mrs. William W. Smith of 2514 Q street and Lafayette Mavsitt, colored, 18, switchboard operator at 1800 K street, testified that they later found Mr. Fenning's car partly blocking the driveway and jammed against the rear of Mrs. Smith’s machine. Officer Orville Staples of the third precinct was called to extricate the machines. He left a summons for Mr. Fenning's car, later obtaining a warrant for his arrest. “In’view of Mr. Fenning's dental | that he was responsible for the posi- | tion of his machine, and in view of | and standing in the | community, I think this case is not | one to go to trial,” Mr. Madigan an- nounced. He directed that the charge he nolle_prossed. Hotel Inn 604-610 9th St. N.W. Daily, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 | .. $7 rooms. $6 weekly: $10.50 rooms, £14 ' with toilet. shower and lavatory, s other's il A\ No. 55 Description Sizes as follows: Boys’ Wool Suits, 2 pairs of knickers BOYS CLOTHING Were ..$12.75 to $30 Were 18 2 000 11 1 3] P K E I B 3 27.50 | 25.00 3 Lo o ENUE ki L Tomorrow—a Final Clearance of ODD LOTYS No Mail, Phone ODD LOTS e 119 Palm Beach Suits.. 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