Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1927, Page 5

10 BE CELEBRATED Tenth Anniversary of Com- * munity Projects Will Be Marked Tomorrow. ¥ The tenth ann g of community centers trict of Columbia will be With a three-hour dive program heginni YOwW night in the C Center, Central 11 teenth and Clift, A dinner, to be attended by 200 rep- resentatives of the District Govern ment, cf organizati and trade bodies, will launch the celebration at 6:15_o'clock Commissioner P’roctor L, Dougherty will preside as toast- master. “Open House” Planned. “Open house” will be held through- out the building, with the civic, ed tional and recreational organizations ock tomor ptral Community gh School, Thir- 7 of the city collaborating in the exten- W ) i ) sive program. Arranged by the central advisory committee, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Harvey Wiley, the program will include a motion pic- ture play, a_concert by the sypho- nette of the T Army Band, under the direction of Second Leader Thomas F. Darcy: vocal selections by Julia Culbreth” Gray, ey B. Gaul and Nathaniel Dett, and songs hy the George Washington University Glee Club. A community the armory at taneously a_pro; and square dan n held in v'elock simul n of social games will be conducted in the girls' gymnasium by \irt W. Taylor. Music for the gymuasium entertainment will be provided by a trio of fiddlers and banjoists com- posed of James Davis, Frank Alex ander and Edward Hollidge. While these two features are being oonducted the Woodlothian and the Greyhounds basket ball teams will compete in the boys' gymnasium for the Community Center League trophy. The center will remain open until 11 o'clock, and throughout the cele- bration exhibits of Community Center work will he on display in the various ‘rooms. These will include chiefly Christmas toys, basketry, paper work and model making. Information booths will be set up in #he corridors and squads of Bov lance will he | assistants. The compitteemen in charge are headed by Mrs. Edith H. Hunter as chairman of the house committee. Mrs, L. W. Hardy is hospitality chair- man, assisted by Mrs. Bruce R, Cam bell, Mrs. A. F. Bogue, Mrs. A, L. 1 ing, Miss Margaret Reed, from Central Center; Jesse C. Duke, Miss Alice ‘Woodward, Mrs. Herman Hunt, from Columbia Heights Center: B. . Camp- bell, A. G. Herrmann, Mr. and Mrs. Roys, Mrs. Howard Wilson, from Southeast Center;. MiS. Zeller, Mrs. yJohn H. Hix, Mrs. M. F. Ludwig. Mrs. Emma Falwell, Mrs. Nellie Harring- n, Mrs. Beulah Harshfield, Mrs. Mat- Lsdmler. Mrs, Betty Lewis and L Emery i‘lmmom from Thomson. FIRMS ASK CHANGE IN PARKING RULES Thirteenth Street lmmul \ Urge Restorati g ' “Angle” cm [ xucunm},nf angle-parking. on “Thirteenth steéet between E and 1 prohibition against all morning and after- rged by a dele- 2!:‘ Thirteenth 's Association at today . before the anmmlulonerl‘ president of the association nmpnzxulmxrm the recent change from to parailel parking, and offered the proposal for a return to angle-parking during the non-rush hours as a compromise to the present situation. The Commissioners prom- ised to give serious consideration to the proposal. Mr. Andrews pointed out that wirtually all of the m: hants on Thir- teenth street feel that the parallel parking rule now in force has injured their business materially. As com- plaint had been made that angle park- ing interfered with the movement of traffic during the rush hours, he said the merchants would be willing to sanction the abolition of all parking during the rush hours if angle park- ing is restered. Mr. Andrews also expressed the opin- fon that real angle.parking on a 45 degree would not seriously interfere with the movement of traffic. The trouble in the past, he said, has been due to the fact that machines parked almost head in or on an angle of - about 90 degrees, which forced them to back into the center of the street in order to get out of a king space, Richard Lamb, secret: of the as- #ociation, suggested that the proposed change to abolish all parking during the rush hours and restore angle parking bhe tried as an experiment for two weeks after the holidays. Mr. Andr the delegation told the commission that the change from ancle to paraliel parking was made without consulta- tion with the merchants so vitally af- fected. Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty pointed out, however, that the action of the Board of Commis. sioners in ordering the change was taken after mature consideration, and upon the approval of the District Trafic Council, the American Auto- mobile Association and Traffic Direc- tor William H. Harland. “I want it known that the parallel parking rule was not the result of hasty action on the.part of the Com- missioners,’ said Commiccioner Dough- erty. “The change from angle to paralle] parking was recommended in October by some of the automobile agencies, and I personally gave § ous study before approving Just a made after a protest by the bur com- pany that angle parking on Thirtcenth street delaved its buces during the rush hout GIVEN 120 DAYS IN JAIL. John Ilenry Stieet, yeste was Judge Gus A, Schuldt to. serve 120 days in jail for selli four drinks and a half pint of liquos July 9 to Policeman A. D. Mansfield, No. 6 precinct The testimony:showed that Brown was conducting a pressing and tailor- ing shop at 929 Fourth street and Brown, 1224 Sixth sentenced by n Police Court, police officers visited this place for the | alleged purpose of purchasing intoxi- cating liquor. Assistant United States Attorney Raymond Neudecker repre- | gented the Government. PAID ON SAVINGS MORRIS PLAN BANK Undar Supervision U S Ireasury 3408 H ST.N. W, ersary of the found- | “Bdoufs will act as guides and general | di Ty Harpés, who was uet] gaming t » SevVenth The police raided ws and other members of | ncidence that the change was | | | ARTURO M. ELI! Mexican consul general, who told Se committee documents published i rst papers purporting to sh o's attempt to corrupt United States nators, are forgeries. INDICT THOMPSON ON MURDER CHARGE D. C. Grand Jury Also Holds | Parker on Second- Degree Count. Murder in the first degree is charged | in an indictment a inst George 1L Thompson, colored, 1 by the grand jury , in connection with the death of Elsie R. Bowen, also col- ored. Thompson is said to have shot the woman October 31 at 1010 Kenyon street. She died the same da Thomp- | son is said to have told the police he | intended to take his own life, but changed his mind after shooting the woman. William A. Parker, colored, was in- dicte¢ for murder.in the second de- gree. He is charged with slashing William H. Boyd, also colored, with a knife in front of the main entrance to Union station, November 19. The men had been fighting In the station, it was testified. Boyd died the same day. Lawrenson Tlenderson and his brother, Richard Henderson, colored, were indicted for an sault with in- tent to kill"” Policeman Harold W, Beechner of No. 4 precinct, October 16. Lyon Ts Exonerated. _The officer halted an automobile in Which the - brothers were riding at Second ‘and K streets southeast for alleged reckless driving. The men are alleged to huve attacked him with the handle of an automobile Jac Noah B. Lyon was exonerated by the grand jurors of responsibility for the death of Donald M. Waltgr when his car was in_collision with another automobile at Connecticut avenue and Albemarle street November 26. Walter uu riding in I “on’s car. “Phe grand jurors also refused to in- rged return tod e at he place October 29. They also ex- onerated Emerico* Billose of a charge of kidnaping Mela Ciatto, 17 years old, October 10. “The girl said she went willingly with the man to Baltimore and was met by his wife, Eight other persons were freed of charges by refusal of the grand jury . “to indict. They include: John Huggins, grand larceny; Daniel Chew, Robert Hall, George W. Dodson and -Robert Maddox, assault with a dangerous weapon: Alberta Kelly, robbery; Thomas E. Capers, grand larceny. and Henry Paul, receiving stolen property. ¢ Others Indictments. Others ‘indicted and the charges against them include: Milton Brown, attempted. earnal knowledge: Clyde B. Inscoe, al knowledge; William A. Lawrence and Arch les, house- aking and larceny; Charles W. Imer (two cases), Albert Sharpe, William Hopewell, Frank Johnson and Arthur 0. Hannon, grand larcen ussell Woodard, Herbert ITill, Alonzo A. Wi erguson, Alfred W, tobinson, John Patrick Steve' Mamakas and Kd- Ricker, joyriding; Mattie Brown, assault to commit mayhen William H. McDaniels, Walter Harris, Daniel Woodland and Benjamin Set- tlers, assault with dangerous weapon John Robert Keleher. William Sherman and_Louis Seltzer, non-sup- port; Julian Johnson, Odell Wagner Samuel Ball and Frank Perkins, rob: bery; Richard Daniel Jones, receiving stolen property; Anthony Cicala, car- nal knowledge and attempted carnal knowledge. Roof Worker Hurt by Fall. ‘While working on the roof of 1300 D street southeast, one of the homes damaged by the recent tornado, ahout 9 o'clock this morning, Otto Stommell, years old, 1471 F street, fell to the ground and was seriously injured. He was treated at Casualty Hospital for a possible fracture of the skull, bruises | nd_shock. Four (4) Stores CHAS SCHWARTZ & SON Perfect Diamonds 708 7th St. N.W. 709 14th St. N.W. 3123 M St. N.W. THE EVENING PROBE TO BOTTOM OF HEARST CHARGES PROM'S™" BY REED (Continued from Tirst Page) May by Page. Are you last sas. Avila testified that he talked to Hinman abolt some expenses to Mexico and not about the ments furnished to the committee. Watson then was called, but hefore fon began Avila was di Senator Reed his examin rected by not to away. “We will want you later | man explained Watson said | the documents July Jlentz, editor of *the chs he first heard about 8 last from E. It the New York | American, Watson said he saw the documents 1t the ranch of Mr. Tlearst in Cali fornia, where he met Page and Avila. Made No Inquiry. “I was pretty well convinced at first blush,” he said, “that they were gen- uine. 1 made no special inquiry into them then.”. He told how publication then was planned with an “opening smash on the Japanese treaty.” and said he in- \»c(innled the authenticity of the | papers. ‘T worked with Page,” he explained. “I don’t read Spdnish. 1 went over the background of Mexican affai with him. ‘One important thing to do, T told Page, was to get evidence 10 prove the documents correc “I concluded the hegt short cut ¥ to plant a man right in the Mexican oftice in New York City, but Avila did not get the emplovment.” Watson declared he knew there was a tendency among the Mexicans to mix up names. lle wanted Avila to an office 80 as to confirm the documents. “Didn’t it ofe 10 you that would be ask e teed a don't think so.” Confirming Avila. “Wasn't it asking a man to get other documents to prove documents he himself had produced?” Reed pressed. “Yes, but T don’t see anything wrong in that if he could get the documents.” Senator Robinson, Democrat, Arkan- sas, asked if eight out of ten of the punctuation marks in papers were er- rors, would it make Watson doubt the of the papers. He replied ad heard so much of the ig- clerks in Mexico that it sed him. was questioned tions that he lias, Mexican that a that he norance of would not ha ecalled again, ely about his declur: sked to des He di hut des gene I particulars ver; bed the office and its loc: Mixed Up on Office. Av] aid the office was in front of the elevator and later, a “lite to the left.” 1o added that he was not cer- uuhl it surprise you to learn the arply to the right of the Avila then said Ferdinand Topez Portello, former secret to Elias, but now in Los Angeles, coum confirm whether he was in Klias® office, from which he testified yesterday he had obtained some of the documents. Fi has denied ever having seen Av. Calls Them Forgeries. Consul General Elias late yvesterday afternoon told the committee that “evel one of those papers was forged,” and. to support his assertion, he declared that the symbol of hi office did mot appear on any of the papers purporting to have heen ex- tracted from the consulate files. He denied that he ever had seen Avila, until _yesterday, and also directly denied ‘one of Avila's statements that certain papers had been turned over by a “Col. Shandon,” formerly con- wanted one. any longer. Have home to enjoy then on! Come in and 1340 F St. N.W. the documents in the latter part of | certaln about it?” asked | Senator Robinson, Democrat, Arkan-' of American Protestant missions going | docu- | EVER since you heard the first Orthophonic Victrola, you've Don’t put it off marvelous instruments in your Christmas holidays—and from STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 16, 1927.° nected with the Department of Justice, to Elias, One by one. the consul general, a half brother of President Calle, leafed through the collection of Hearst docu- ments, declaring again and again that they were not on the kind of paper | used by the Mexican government, | that he never had seen them before, land that in running down telegrams and money transactions covered in the file, the committee was at liberty | to go into the records of the telegraph companies and banks with which he had_business. Thre is not a word of truth in | any of them,' he said. “They are 5. None were taken from my ver received any money . he said, for United St Lecturer Ts Paid. Iving to inquiries from Senator Johnson of California when the night session started, Ilias said he did not know what the Areds, Lid., the Soviet trade organization in London Ie testified that he knew nothing the documents relating to and Japan. d he had heen paying $600 a month to Jose Kelly, at the dircction of the Mexican department of com- merce and industry, for lectures in the interest of Mexico. “Is there any one besides Mr. Kel to whom you pay money for prosely ing and propagandizing?” ~Senator Johnson asked. “We pay Mr. Kelly $600 a month, and a Mr. Haberman $600 a month,” as replied. "I don't know what they are paid for. I am merely the fiscal agent of the government in this transaction. . Haberman is in New York and Kelly here in Washington.” The consul general denled that he had received any message from Min- ter of Foreign rs Estrad Mexico City, asking for a report on | the aniecedents ador Me row amd particn he had uy relations petroleum com panies, i nda in the from \lso y hout il with Scouts Signatures, whether the signatures on ments bearing the e ident Calles, his half-brother, thentic, Elins said like his signature, not think they are. I ean't sy he denied that the lelt Asked 1 doc but he not n of \|I‘\l declared the of President a: ven't even ature yet.' s then pointed to the signature and reiterated his denial. “Why do you say these are not the signatures of your tor Bruce, Democrat, hey do not look the same, replied. *“They are not heavy enough.” Pressed by Senator Johnson, the consul general said he did not want positively whether any of < shown him were those Once = itire W les, Chai e g looked at the | you would rather not sa Johnson inquired. “No, I am not & Clark Takes Stand. Fdward 1. Clark of San Francisco, roof the Hearst e follow- Mr. Hearst had testified th vk was among the first to re- he documents. told the committee he had been informed by an American busi- ness man living in Mexico that there were” documents available in Mexico City of vital Interest. e withheld his informant’s name, but said he had ssed the word on to Mr. Hearst and informed the man in Mexico later that Hearst was iInterested in the docu ments, Later, he said, he authorized the man to get the documents, “I cerlainly trust him,” Clark said. “I have known him for years.” The papers were turned over to Hearst, Clark said, adding: “I told Mr. Hearst I thought the letters genuine, but I did not think the money went to the Senators. “Mr. Hearst suggested I take them to’ President Coolidge in South Dakota. _ “What happened there?” Reed asked. Calls on President. Clark hesitated, but members of the committee said they saw no harm in his speaking. “I feel very sure President Coolidge would not want you to conceal any- thing,” Reed said. By appointment T called on Presi- Be sure you have your Orthophonic to suit every one of these inet. during . the g you to | marked dent Coolidge Pn his office at Rapid City and hadea short conversation,” Clark testified. “He said he did not know that he should listen té what I had to say Ambassador Sheffield was then ther He did not discuss the matter or look | at the papers. I presume he had talk. ed this over with Mr. Sheffield.” Clark said he did not take the mat- | ter up with Ambassador Sheffield, but that John Pagea Hearst newspaper man, had told him the papers pre- viously had been shown to Sheflield. Clark said he never had made an ef- fort to determine the genuineness of the documents. John Page, who wrote the articles t the documents published in the papers, then was called. Hears, of Documents. aid late last April n American resident of Me had told him that he had r to a Mexican woman 1 Mexican officinls were “grait and that had replied that “many American officials were graft ers.” and had recalled that she had seen papers purporting to show the money had heen sent by her govern ment to American offici inally, Page testified, he got in touch with Mr. Hearst through inter- mediaries to find out it he should try to get the documents. About 10.da) later, he said, he was informed Mr. Hearst had authorized him to get them. At first, Page continued, he prom- ised the woman who had disclosed existence of the decuments $1,000 to get the papers, but she failed to de- liver. ‘At the end of 10 days, we told her we were not interested in the papers.” said Page. “I suggested emploving Avila and was authorized to hire him. I had confidence in him.” Avila got in_touch with employed in the office where the papers were kept, ¥ told the con wittee, and confirmed the existence of the documents, Delivers the Papers. “The employe said he the papers for a sum,” Page con tinued. reported that he could | deliver the papers on the next day. The next day he came to us and pro duced the papers. One of the documen . by the controller ting_the payment of $1 three United States Senatc “We went immediately to Ambassa dor Sheffield,” the witness went on. “Ile said_he could not helieve them. lle asked us to take them to the counsclor of the embassy to get his opinion. “We went to the counselor's house. Tle stated the documents had ever appearance of being genuine and was excited. “We wére satisfied the documents were at least worth showing Mr. Iearst. The next we got three additional documents from Avila. We then took all of them to New York and showed them to Mr. Clark and Mr. Tlearst, “Mr. Tlearst asked us to return to ) Antonio, where we were promised additional documents. We waited about five days at Antonio. These Mexican employes arrived and de- livered them to Mr. Avila.” Read by Newspaper Man. Asked as to how he tested the authentiety of the documents, Page said they were referred to an Ameri- can friend of his who had been s newspaper man in Mexico for years, “lle obtained the signature of Presi- dent Calles and compared it to the of our papers,” recounted ‘“IThe stationery was that of in May ico City most a man he said, was geneval, re- 00,000 for Page. for Closing in the Porch Window Frames Windows—Hardware o] Paint and Sheetrock J. Frank Kelly, Inc. No Delivery Charge 2101 Gcor e N.W. BER—) FONT PAINHAID“‘AIUI for the Christmas holidays -order it foday! wide range of models—priced pocketbook. 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