Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1929, Page 6

c * THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, T ¢. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1929. NEHT CLUB RADED BY VICE ShD Undercover Pohceman Acts as “Bohemia” Doorman. Women Arrested. No patron knew just what, but some- thing was wrong at the night club Bohemia last night. Customers of the colored resort near Eleventh and U gtreets stood idly about the dance floor. oppressed by the lack of gaiety. | For cne thing, the jazz band sat inert, saxaphones mute and drum sticks idle. For another, a stranger, was acting as doorman. Puzzled, pat the door. only to be t new man on the gat The Bohemia's host, acting orders, was doing his best to ¢ but the atmosphere of the pl thick with gloou At one of the table: J. Letterman of the vice sq o him were Officers Richard J. Cox George C. McCarron: the doorr an undercover colored policeman. ing a raid, the had told attendants at the club to go ahead with the en- tertainment program usual, while they awaited the arrival of a man said 10 be one of the operators of the p He failed to appear, but the police ¢ satisfied that others they wanted | were within, arrested Charles Atway Jones. 38 years old. colored. as the manager. Jones, who A the 1800 block of Vernon s was charged | with sale and possesion, since the un- | etroover man, police claim, had made two purchases. under | Buxl(‘( nd was S 800 block of Eu cnarged Wwith sale Madeline _Christi block of Ninth stree i with possession, as was Thelma Poynter, 27, of the 1800 block of Milburg strect. { Eleanore Blalock, 19, of the 1400 block | of T street, said to have resisted when | the doorman told her to join the party, | was charged with disorderly conduct All five defendants, who are colored, were booked at No. 8 precinct. Police say they found 10 one-half pint _bottles of liquor in the kitchen bread box, carefully wrapped. Conferring with Capt. H. W. Orcutt, Assistant U. S. Attorney R. F. Camili decided to attempt to indict the club | as a corporation. If successful, it will | be the first time that an organization | of this kind has been indicted for such violations Camilier said. NINE SLIGHTLY HURT | IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS' Four of Victims, Including Two ion; | 1800 Children, Injured in Collision at Fourth and H Northeast, of service in that capacity. | Nine persons sustained minor injuries | in traffic accidents yesterday afternoon and last night, four being hurt in one | collision. | Two_machines, one driven by Royce | H. McDevitt, 20 years old, of 629 Florida | avenue northeast, and the other by | Theodore Hubers, 39 years old, of 207 | Cromwell Terrance northeast, collided , OPEN BIDS TODAY | | | | Commerce Department Home | Listed as Largest Federal Structure of Record. Bids for construction of the Depart- | | ment of Commerce Building, th largest | [ structure to be crected by the Federal | | Government in the United States, were | | scheduled to be open at 3 o'olock this ! afternoon in the office of the supervising | | architect of the Treasury Department, } | Keenest interest in this great project | l| | has been aroused in the construction | FRED J. EDEN. FRED J. EDEN GIVEN BANKRUPTCY POST Fred J. Eden, Washington attorney, was appointed referee in bankruptey for the District yesterday by Chief. Justice Walter I MeCoy of the District Su- preme Court. Mr. Eden succeeds Ralph Quinter, who Tesigned as referee after 14 years Chief Jus- McCoy Teluctantly accepted his ation and in doing so referred in preciation to Mr. Quinter’s long and eflicient service to the District. The newly named referee is 33 years tice ola and is believed to be the youngest man ever to hold that office. He was graduated from the George Washinglon | | University School of Latv in 1923 with the degree of bachelor of laws and the following February was admitted to the District bar. Mr. Eden at one time was a: {to the general counsel of the A Short Line Railroad Association. 1926 he has been associated with the law firm of Brandenburg & Branden- burg, but recently opened law offices of | | his own in the International Building. Born at Pekin, Ill, Mr. Eden was | educated in the public schools in that State and at Hope College, Holland, Mich, He has been a resident of the District since 1917. When the United | States entered the World War, soon after his arrival here, he enlisted in the Army and served for a year in France. At the close of hostilties he returned to Washington with the intention of start- mg upon a legal career, Mr. Eden js married and resides at Ashton Heights, Md. since | at Fourth and H streets northeast lnstl night. ‘Rozer Wilson, 57 years old; Mrs. | Carmania Hubers, 34 years old: Alice ! Hubers, 12 years old, and Thomas ! Hubers, aged 3, all of the Cromm‘l" Terrace address and passengers in thm second car, were slightly hurt. They! delivers were given hospital treatment and thea allowed to return home. Mrs. Elizabeth Weigland, 58 years ord, of 465 Maryland avenue southwest, was struck by an automobile while crosilng Maryland avenue at Four-and-a-Half | street last night. James Smith of 409 A street southeast, the driver of the car, took her to her home where she ‘was treated by her family physician. Others slightly injured include Charles P. Farrer, colored, 24 years old, of 321 B street northeast; Arrize Station, col- ored, 20 years old, of the same addre: Alfonso Brice, colored, of 528 Twent; €ixth street, and Sarah Anderson, col- ored, 60 years old, of 1523 'Ilelflh‘ street. Skipper Luckett Only Man to Lose Job on Mayflower Capt. William E. Luckett, civilian skipper of the Mayflower, former presidential yacht, last night told the Southeast Citizens’ Association he was the only man who lost a job when the Presi- dent declded to decommission the B “Now I will have Saturda Sundays to myself, instead of being held in readiness to take a cruise every week end, whether the President goes or not.” Capt. Luckett is civilian pilot for the Navy Yard and gets paid by the job. Last year he made $775_in piloting the Mayflower for President Coolidge. He has been the Mayflowe! Potomac River pilot for 27 years. the ATWATER KENT RADIO T_flf Hrecnr Co. RADIO STORE 618 F S W. B. 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