Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1929, Page 17

Washington News * ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION The Foen ny Star. Society and General WASHINGTON, D. C., JUNE 4, 1929, TEAR GAS BOMBS USED T0 CAPTURE AN FIRING GUNS Man, Said to Be Former In- mate of St. Elizabeth’s, Dashes Back Into House. SHOOTING AT RANDOM FROM WINDOW OF HOME Police, Afiected by Fumes, Forced to Re-Enter Building to Recap- ture Prisoner. Heavily armed and barricaded on the second floor of his residence, at 927 ‘Twenty-sixth street, George Edward Logan, 31 years old, held police at bay for three hours yesterday afternoon by desultory firing through windows and was subdued only after tear bombs had been used by officers who went to ar- rest him on a charge of discharging firearms. When_ they finally brought the man outside the officers themselves were so strongly affected by the tear fumes they unwittingly released Logan, who dashed back into the house and had to be_captured a second time. Logan, described as a former inmate of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, was then booked at the third precinct on the arresting charge and removed to Gal- linger Hospital for mental observation. Neighbors Call Police. Neighbors summoned police to the residence early yesterday afternoon, complaining that a man had been fir- ing at random from the second-floor windows of the house, a two-story frame dwelling. Everything was quiet, however, when the policeman on the beat, W. T. Griffin, arrived with his companions, Officers R. Morrow and J. Moeller, all of No. 3 precinct. They entered the ground floor of the dwelling, but an elderly woman, who told them she was Logan's aunt, in- sisted that other relatives of Logan be called to remonstrate with the man, saying he was armed and dangerous. At this time Logan was behind a door that opened from the head of the stairs, and which, police ascertained, was bolted from within. Going outside, officers found that the windows of the room where Logan had retired were smeared with whitewash, effectively concealing his movements from watch- ers below. They called to Logan, inviting him out for a conference, but silence greeted this effort. Use Tear Bombs. Since the offense alleged by neigh- bors of discharging firearms was only a misdemeanor, the officers called the precinct for instructions. Meanwhile a lnrge crowd had begun to form in the street outside, finding points of vantage behind objects solid enough to deflect bullets. When the night shift reported to the precinct at 4 ovclock, Lieut. W. Holmes and Detectives R. F. McCarty and S. F. Gravely went to the scene, armed with tear gas bombs. Logan, peering through a keyhole, is supposed to have watched the officers enter the premises, because he flung ‘up a window and shouted to the crowd in the street that “burglars” were plundering his home. Gravely and his companions hastened outside, quickly took advantage of the opened window and flung in tear bomb after tear bomb—five in all. This ma- neuver was followed by silence, and they entered the place again, went up the staircase and broke in the door. Three Guns Found. Logan, his eyes smarting from the fumes, consented readily enough to come 'to the street, but once outside wrenched free from the officers, who also were effected by the gas, and fled back upstairs, He was captured a sec- ond time and lodged in the patrol. Officers said n had been under treatment at Gallingher Hospital, as weil as St. Elizabeth's. In his room, according to the police Teport, was found two loaded revolvers and & loaded rifle of a 45.70 caliber ®sed in big game hunting. Logan is expected to be given a sanity hearing today. MORE CARE IS URGED T0 BEAUTIFY NATION Greater Time and Efforts Are Ad- vised by Secretary Wilbur in Radio Address. Greater care toward beautification of America was urged by Secretary of the Interior Wilbur in a radio address over Station WRC last night. “We can afford to spend some time and effort in making things look bet- ter” the Secretary declared, adding: “Why not stop living so much in the midst of bewildering signs, tawdry buildings, weeds, waste paper and old cans? “Trees are in the nurseries ready to plant, flower seeds are cheap, exercise with a hoe is just as healthful as golf, and your neighbor can enjoy your gar- den with you if your hedge is not too high.” The Secretary declared that in many places there is great charm, but that the “buildings and other things near the highways block the vision.” “It is like having a cinder in your eye,” he said. “America is so beautiful, but man has done so many things to it that it often looks its best after a fresh fall of six inches of snow. We have been in too big & hurry to cut things down and cut them up, to build with- out much thought and to make money with a rush. We now have settled up the whole country from shore to shore and can now quietly go about the task of making the most of what we have left and of building for the future.” Capital Officials New Utility Members. John H. Hanna and George E. Ham- ilton, respectively president and chair- man of the board of the Capital Tra tion Co., called on Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick and Mr. Harleigh H. Hart- man, newly appointed members of the Public Utilities Commission, today to pay their respects. The presence of the two traction men was at first thought to have been due to their prospective pe- tition for an increase in fares on the lines of their company, but both Gen. Patrick and Mr. Hartman said that the visit was purely social, and that fares mere 2qt B g Y Traction Greet HELD ON MAN BELIEV. DRINK Treated for Minor Cut Afterl Being. Hit by Auto, Then Jailed. Wakes Hours Later to Find! { | | Indications of Broken Leg and Shoulder. The thing that's puzzling Joseph G Stringer most today is how he could | have been knocked down by an auto- mobile, sustaining what are possibly | fractures of the left shoulder and right | leg, last night and not remember any- | thing about it this morning. | Stringer, who is 45 years old, lives | at 207 Pennsylvania avenue. He re-| members taking quite a few drinks | around dinner time yesterday and he | remembers waking up in the sixth pre- cinct station house about 3 o'clock this morning. ‘The unfortunate part of it is that tI events of the intervening hours, which by all odds were the most exciting of his life, are a total blank to him. Record of Events. A lot of things went on during the evening, however, with Stringer as the central actor, and they have all been | written down in chronological order on the record book at the sixth precinct. The police are planning to tell Stringer all about it when he gets out of Cas- ualty Hospital. The first entry on the police blotter is timed 8:45 pm. That was when Stringer started across Pennsylvania avenue at Second street and walked into the side of an automobile driven by Paul V. Murray of the 1100 block of F street. Stringer was knocked down and rolled over into the gutter, but he doesn’t remember it. Then the police came onto the stage and_Officer M. A. Kelly took Stringer to Emergency Hospital in the patrol wagon. At the hospital they put Stringer in a wheel chair and Dr. H. M. Lowden was called in The doctor painted a cut on Stringer's ED BADLY HURT| ING CHARGE. | STRINGER. —Star Staff Photo. JOSEPH G. ear with an antiseptic, shook his legs and arms to see if there were any broken bones, and eventually decided that there were none. According to Dr. Lowden, Stringer talked and laughed & great deal while this was going on, but if this is true, Stringer has forgotten it. After the ear had been dressed, Stringer was taken back to the station house, charged with being drunk, and placed in a cell. He went to sleep on the floor. Several hours later he w awakened by pain in his leg and shoul- der. He made inquiry of the police and was told he had been struck by an automobile. On hearing this surprising news, | Stringer examined his leg and found it was swollen nearly twice its normal size. He called the attention of the police to the swelling and the officers called an ambulence from Casualty Hospital. An examination at the ho: pital disclosed indications of bone frac- tures in the leg and in the shoulder. and he was ordered to bed. X-rays will be taken today to determine the full | extent of the injuries. 3,500 HAUL MADE ING STREET STORE Thieves Enter Through Tran- som and Escape With Quantity of Clothing. Entering through the transom over the front door of Breslau's women's | ‘wear store, at 1307-9 G street, about an hour after daybreak this morning, thieves thoroughly ransacked the place and then escaped with clothing valued at $3,500, leaving behind them caught in_the transom a plece of lingerie. The clothing taken includes 75 coats and 200 dresses. A quantity of under- wear was also stolen. The front door was defaced as if the burglars had attempted to open it from the inside after they had made their haul and were Teady to leave. They were finally forced to depart as they entered, however. Police say the burglars probably car- ried & ladder with them, as they had no other means of reaching the aper- ture over the door, which is fully 12 feet from the floor. The glass of the transom was broken and the catch un- fastened. To leave the place the rob- bers placed a table next to a showcase and by this means climbed up to the transom. ‘Manager Discovers Robbery. The time of the theft was fixed by information obtained from a window washer. He told Abe Sachs, the man- ager, that he was at the store 15 min- utes before 5 o'clock this morning, and he noticed nothing wrong at that time. Sachs discovered the robbery when he opened the store for business this morning. His attention was first a tracted by the underclothes fluttering in the transom. The police were im- mediately summoned. “No clue other than numerous fingerprints was found. Safe Robbed of $130. A safe in the offices of the Stevens & French Tile Co., 2473 Sherman ave- hue, was broken open by burglars last night and $130 in cash stolen. ‘The combination of another safe in the same room was knocked off, but the door could not be opened. The theft was discovered this morn- ing by Edward Stevens of 1606 Var- num street, manager. He telephoned police headquarters and Detective Thomas Sweeney was sent to investi- gate. He found numerous fingerprints and it is hoped by this means to identify the robbers. Entrance was gained by forcing the rear door. MRS. HOOVER SEND BOUQUET TO GRADUATE Martha Perrill, the daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Harlan P, Perrill of the Navy, fornterly of this city, who entered Goucher College in Baltimore four years ago with a recommendation written by Mrs, Herbert Hoover among the re- quired letters attesting to her desir- ability as a student, was graduated from that institution yesterday with honors, receiving, among her other con- gratulatory gifts, a beautiful bouquet of roses from Mrs. Hoover. Before going to Goucher Miss Perrill attended Western High School of this city. During her sophomore year at college_her father was ordered to the West, Coast and Martha was forced to continue her studies at a Western col- lege. So strong were the ties of her alma mater, however, that she arranged to enter Goucher again as a junior, completing her course there. Capt. Perrill now is stationed at Nor- folk. Miss Perrill came to Washington last night for a brief visit with friends. LAW COMISSION 10 LEASE OFFICES Will Move to Permanent| Quarters in Tower Build- ing Soon. The Hoover Commission on Law En- forcement, now located in the Depart- ment of Justice Building, will move shortly into_spacious permanent quar- ters in the Tower Building, the monu- mental new office structure at the northwest corner of Fourteenth and K streets, according to negotiations now being consummated, it was announced today. Agreement has been reached for the leasing of 1.700 square feet of space on the tenth floor of the new building for & term of one year. Additional space might be needed by the commissicn | when it has swung into full activity in | its deliberations on the weighty study, | according to representations made by Max Lowenthal, secretary to the com- mission. Hope to Locate Thursday. The quarters were selected by agents of the Public Buildings Commission, which must pass on all leasing of prop- erty by the Government. It was said the Hoover commission hoped to move to the new location Thursday after the closing of final negotiations and com- pletion of minor _alterations in the quarters. The H. L. Rust Co. acted in the agreement for the owners of the building, a _syndicate represented by | Maj. W. L. Browning. The amount of the lease was not | made public. The commission has a | fund of $250,000 for expenses other | than salaries, the members of the body now serving without pay. The new quarters consist of nine rooms at the southeast corner of the building, on the topmost typical floor of the building, just below the setbacks and the tower ‘which crowns the struc- ture. Two of these rooms are to be made into one, for use as a hearing Toom, it was stated by the Rust Co. Suitable for Hearings. This room_will be approximately 25 by 15 feet. While such a room would not accommodate a large throng at a hearing, it has been stated that the commission likely would hold hearings | in other cities as well as at the head- | quarters here in the National Capital. The new quarters include a reception Toom 11 feet by 35 feet. There are 11 members of the com- mission, a secretary, a statistician and a large clerical staff to be provided for in the new quarters. The clerical staff has not vet been appointed. The commission now is in a short | recess, with members at their respec- | tive homes to settle up private affairs | preparatory to tackling their big job. Work was o be started today on pre- paring the new quarters for the com- mission. which plans to reconvene here Thursday. HOLD BLIND PEDDLER. Man Arraigned for Intoxication | Sent to Hospital for Observation. Daniel Lowe, a blind newspaper ped-| dler, was committeed to Gallinger Hos- pital today for mental observation fol- lowing his arraignment in Police Court | on a charge of intoxication. Lowe, who sells his papers at Four-| teenth and G streets, was arrested Ly Policeman J. H. Landon, who said that the man was extremely drunk and: suffering from the effects of bay rum. When arrested, Landon said, Lowe| was attempting to defend passing wom- ! en from a man whom he saw in his/ hallucinations. and believed was mak- | ing improper remarks. Lack of Auto Registration Card Lands Bootleg Suspect in Dry Squad’s N Acting upon a tip that the occupant of a house in the 300 block of Rock Creek Church road was mixed up in the liquor traffic, Sergt. George M. Little and Pvts. T. O. Montgomery, Leo Murray and George C. Deyoe, members of Maj. Pratt’s liquor squad, yester- day afternoon took a position there and watched for the suspected man to ap- pear. ‘They saw Walter Benjamin Cham- bers leaving his home, He boarded his automobile and drove away, not carrying a package, 50 far as the police saw, Chambers was stopped at New Hamp- shire avenue and Shepherd street and Gwis CRR Rl e < {which he did. He was with-ut "'s registration card, however, and nem- | bers of the squad detecting th~ odor of alcohol, took him to a police station | It developed that Chambers had neglected to report a change of address to the police in order that his proper | address would appear on his driver's | | permit, police alleged, and two charge of traffic vioksion were preferred against him, Leaving the police station. of the squad went to Chamb and conducted a search that 56 quarts of alcohol, 54’ quaris of | colored liquor, 30%; quarts of gin, labels of numerous brands of whisky, color- ing fluid and a quantity of corks, “ en, DISTRCT LEADERS SHIL ON BOOSTER TRP THS WEE Merchants and Manufactur- ers to Take Maryland and Virginia Junket. TWENTIETH EXCURSION CONTINUES OVER SUNDAY Itinerary Includes Points on Bay and Potomac and Pataps- co Rivers, Washington business leaders, nearly 200 strong, will relegate private matters to limbo Friday afternoon and fare forth to advertise the District of Co- lumbia up and down the Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay and the Patapsco River to remind Virginia and Maryland com- munities once again of the tremendous business possibilities of the National Capital. It will be the twentieth annual boost- er outing of the Merchants and Manu- facturers’ Association and once again will be held on the S. S. Southland, which has been specially chartered. ‘The completed itinerary and enter- tainment program for the 1929 voyage, announced today by Edward D. Shaw, secretary of the merchants' organiza: tion, reveals that the boosters will con- tact with Annapolis, Hampton Roads, Old Point Comfort, Norfolk, Ocean view and Virginia Beach. Plan Sports Events. There will be time between calls at ports for leisurely lounging about and recreation under what is hoped will be smiling skies and no rough weather, and aside from letting Virginians and Mary- landers know of how Washington is growing numerous sports events are planned aboard ship and ashore. The Southland is scheduled to slip from its moorings at the Seventh street wharf at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon and will steam leisurely down the Po- tomac. Dinner will be served from 6 to 8 pm. The boosters are to make their first stop at Annapolis Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock, where it will tie up for two hours to enable the boost- ers to regain landlubber legs and take a look at the Naval Academy and the quaint Maryland capital. Leaving Annapolis at 11:30 the steamer will cruise up the Patapsco near to, but not reaching, Baltimore, then will turn her nose downstream and head into the bay for Hampton Roads, where it will anchor at 2 am. It will proceed later to Old Point Comfort, ar- riving there at 6:30 am., and tie u long enough for the boosters to golf, fish or attend church. Arrange Side Trips. The party will leave for Norfolk at noon, arriving there at 1:30, and side trips are plapned by bus to Ocean View and Virginia Beach for an afternoon of boating, bathing and fishing. ‘The boosters then will embark at 6 pm. Sunday for Old Point, where dinner will be served aboard ship— following which the return trip to Washington will be started. The steamer is scheduled to arrive back home at 6:30 am. Monday. Gov. Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia and Gov. Albert Ritchie of Maryland, Senator Capper of Kansas and Repre- sentative Zihlman of Maryland, chair- men of the Senate and House District committees, respectively; the three Dis- trict Commissioners and other city officials and heads of local trade bodies have been invited to make the cruise as special guests. BOARD CONSIDERS STREET CAR SPEED Public Utilities Commission Fails to Act on P Street Report. The first of the important problems to confront the new personnel of the Public Utilities Commission at its ini- tial business meeting yesterday was the speed of street cars across bridges. The question occupied the attention of the commission for upwards of an _hour, but the discussion was inconclusive. The matter will be taken up again at the commission’s meeting Thursday. Specifically, the discussion was about a report of H. R. Howser, assistant bridge engineer of the District, that strect cars of the Washington Rallway & Electric Co. cross the P street bridge in Georgetown at excessive rates of speed, such as it would be “criminal” to allow to continue, Tnis brought up the question of the respective _jurisdictions of the Public Utilities Commission and the District Commissioners. Corporation Counsel William W. Bride advised the commis- sion that it had exclusive control over the speed of street cars, under the act of Congress creating the commission. Mr. Howser suggested one solution of the problem, that without making any speed regulations, “stop” zones might be installed at each end of the bridge. This was cne of the solutions consid- ered. While the bridge itself is in good con- dition, according to Mr. Howser, the danger of speeding across it lfes in pos- sible derailment of the cars. The tracks on the bridge have no flanges or guard rails. RAID HEARI Frark Slhore Presents Witnesses to NG LENGTHY. Cenur-vert Search Warrant. \cre, occupant of a tire shop olock of New York avenue deral agents on May 3, &) United States Commis- hiem C. Turnage yesterday 181 sione at co; tes “op and prc 1gst i 3 L «he search warrant. Lengthy 9i witnesses for the defense ution caused the hearing to nore than five hours. scilied that the raid on May ) est of a man who is emerged from the tire- t.vo jars of reputed liquor, vhen the streets were filled Jocrs, and a large crowd was o nilcted Assistant District At- torney Haiold S. Orcutt is conducting the Government's case, while Attorney Willlam E. Leahy represents the de- DAY WILL RECEIVE SAME TREATMENT AS OTHERINMITES Duties Will Depend on Quali- fications and Circumstances, Says Maj. Peake. | | | | | NOT EXPECTED TO START SENTENCE FOR A MONTH Superintendent Does Not Intend to Discuss Day Matter With Sinclair. What happens to Henry Mason Day, associate of Harry F. Sinclair, when he starts serving his four months' sentence at the District jail, depends both on his qualifications and circumstances in the meantime. Maj. Willlam L. Peake, jail superin- tendent, explained this morning that he does not expect Day to start serving his sentence for another month and in the meantime he is not considering where to place him. He does not intend to discuss Day with Sinclair, but will de- | termine his qualifications just as he | would those of any other prisoner. i Will Not Go to Occoquan. Day will serve his sentence at the jail instead of being sent to the work- house at Occoquan in accordance with the traditional policy with contempt cases. The theory behind this is some- what obscure, but Maj. Peake explains that it was adopted years ago to be on the safe side after a former superin- tendant had been sued for damages by | a contempt prisoner sent to Occoquan. Also it is a traditional policy never to make “trusties” of contempt prison- ers. These are the prisoners assigned to the yard and greenhouses of the jall itself and to the daily detail of 45 who work in the wards and on the farm of | Gallinger Hospital. The latter have no_guards over them. This, Maj. Peake said, is no reflection on the trustworthiness of men sentenced for contempt, but is based on the as- sumption that the sentence in such a case means just what it says—that the man shall actually serve in prison. If a trusy in prison for some common of- fense escapes it is taken as a matter of course, the man is recaptured and | nobody notices it. But if a man of some prominence sentenced for contempt should escape the jail administration | would be subjected to no end of criti- clsm. | | | Stenographer Is Needed. There is usually a place for men with educational qualifications at the jail outside the common labor details, but these vary from time to time. Just at present & stenographer is needed badly, and it may not be pos- sible to fill the place before Day starts serving his sentence. In that case, provided he is & qualified stenographer, he will probably get the job. But it will not be held open for him. The first qualified stenographer who comes along gets the job, provided the crime is not of such a nature as to make it inadvisable to trust him in the office. A man with a fair education who can run & typewriter, sentenced for any considerable period, is likely to get of- fice work of some kind eventually. Qualified typists are rare in the groups of prisoners that pass through the jail. Maj. Peak explained that it is against the policy to make any in- quiries as to & prisoner’s qualifications before he actually has started serving his sentence. But there are few lines of ordinary human activity which have | not some place in a jail community, it the right sort of prisoners can fe found. EXAMINERS MANED " FOR CHROPRACT Limited Definition of Term Adopted by Commission Ex- pected to Be Criticized. ‘The board to examine chiropractors applying for a license in the District of Columbia was appointed yesterday by the Commission on Licensure to Prac- tice the Healing Art, and the com- mission adopted a limited definition of the term “chiropractic,” which at the District Building was expected to cause adverse comment among mem- bers of the chiropractic fraternity. Dr. Victor Meyers, president of the District of Columbia Chiropractic So- clety, today expressed the belief that the definition will not place any addi- tional limit on the regular practice of chiropractors. Dr. Meyers said he does not believe any of the chiropractors will object to the definition, unless they misunderstand the general text. The system was defined as the system of palpating, analyzing and adjusting the articulation of the human spinal column by hand. This definition, it is explained, would not prevent a chiro- practor from massaging other parts of the human body, as massage is specifi- cally exempted from control of the medical practice act, passed at the last session of Congress, under which the new commission is functioning. ‘The commission will shortly be called upon to define other healing arts such as neturopathy and the like. The board of chiropractic examiners appointed consists of Dr. H. D. Norton, for three years; Dr. Hubert N. Roberts, for two years, and Dr. Marguerite C. Dunnigan, for one year. DISTRICT TO SUPERVISE POTOMAC BASS FISHING The sovereign State of Maryland is being advised that hereafter the Dis- trict of Columbja will afford police protection to black bass. Replying to a complaint from the State game warden of Maryland relative to the takirg of black bass with snag hook from the Potomac_River, referred to the Metro- politan Police Department by Repre- sentative Zihlman of Marylal Maj. Pratt, superintendent of police, today advised Representative ~Zihlman as follows “I have had the matter investigated and find that during the months of April and May men with snag hooks tens of an airplane to a ground station. will be used in the experiments. Inset: be used in the tests. He is a pilot apd will fly it himself. C. Francis Jenkins, inventor of television, has obtained an airplane for tests of his new device to send back radio pictures of images in a photographic Above: Mr. Jenkins with the apparatus. Below: Towers on the new radio station for television, near Brodkeville, Md., which Mr. Jenkins with the plane which will —Star Staff Photos PLANE ARRVES | | | | Laboratory Being Prepared | for Experiments. The “flying television laboratory” in | which C. Francis Jenkins, local inven- tor, plans to test his “aerial eye” for broadcasting panoramic views from a | plane to the ground, has arrived here | from the manufacturers and is being put_through preliminary practice. ‘The “laboratory” is a Stinson-Junior cabin monoplane of special design, seat- ing four passengers and providing space for the intricate television broadcasting apparatus soon to be installed by Mr. Jenkins. Section of Floor to Be Cut Away. A section of the floor of the cabin will be cut away to serve as a scanning aperature for the “eye,”” which the in- ventor believes can be developed to rev- olutionize aerial mapping and war communications. With such a device, front line warfare could be made visi- ble at “G. H. Q" miles away, it is pointed out. It is known that Government cfficials are watching with interest preparations for the experiments soon to begin. The tests will be made from the p.ane as it flies over Washington, the visual scenes below being transmitted by radio to Mr. Jenkins' new 5,000-watt television sta- tion, nearing completion on the Brooke- ville' pike in Maryland. ‘The powerful station will be known as W3XK, the same call letters assigned the small laboratory station now at the inventor’s headquarters, at 1519 Con- necticut avenue. Two 128-foot towers have been erected and broadcasting apparatus now is being installed in a house which has been converted into a studio and laboratory. ‘Will Broadcast Pictures. In addition to carrying on the aerial experiments, the new station will broad- cast a daily program of radio movies in silhouette, for entertainment and edu- cational purposes. It is estimated that about 20,000 amateur television fans are now receiv- ing the Jenkins picture broadcasts from the present weak station, and he expects this number to be multiplied many times when the larger station is opened. Mr. Jenkins is piloting the “flying lab- oratory” himself in the practice flights now under way, and he will handle the plane during the actual experiments. He was an experienced seaplane pilot, prior to purchasing the Stinson plane, but had to pass a series of Federal tests before he could obtain a license to operate the land plane. SUES BANK FOR $10,000. ‘Woman Charges Two of Her Checks Improperly Dishonored. Alleging dishonor of two checks which she had given to merchants, which re- ted, she says, in affecting her credit and otherwise injuring her, Mrs. Anna | J. Callahan, 51 U street, has filed suit | to recorer $10,000 damages from the Lincoln National Bank. She tells the court that although she had sufficient frequent the section referred to for the purpose of snagging herrings, and’ sometimes a bass is snagged by acci- dent, but very seldom. However, an officer of the harbor precinct has been assigned to patrol this part of the river, with strict orders to enforce ¢/l laws relative to fis] = ticularly vhe use A funds on deposit the bank refused March 27 to pay two checks, one for $1.75 and the other for $1.90, which she had given to two merchants. She is represented by Attorney Richard E. ‘Wellford. Practically every large city In South | woman was she would have a pauper’s AERIAL EETEST 110,706 ARRESTED IN DISTRT N AY Jenking’ “Flying Television” 12,049 Charges Filed, but|pessiuis.” Nearly 2,000 Taken Were “Repeaters.” During May, 10,706 persons in the Distriet were arrested. Since several of them were “repeaters” however, the total of arrests for tl month were 12,049. The statistics were drawn up by Lieut. L. I. H. Edwards, the depart- ment’s personnel officer, and represent a departure in statistics gathering. Heretofore the only figures available have been those relating to the num- ber of arrests made, and it has been impossible to tell how many persons had fallen into the toils. Of the arrests, 435 were for felonies, 2,252 for misdemeanors, 427 for viola- tions of the Volstead act, 1,128 for in- toxication and 16 for other violations of the Sheppard law. For violations of the traffic laws and regulations, during the first month un- der which the new collateral system was in effect, 6969 arrests were made, an increase over the 5369 the month before and 4,082 in the corresponding month in 1928. For violation of the speed law there were 686 arrests, for reckless driving, 146; driving while drunk, 23, and collid- ing’and failing to stop 31. A sign of Spring was detected in the dry statistics relating to seizures under the Volstead act. Seizures of beer leaped from 398 bottles in April to 4,141 in May. Other seizures included 9,680 gallons of mash and 2372 gal- lons of wines and spirits, including 8,906 quarts of whisky. Ten deaths and 284 injuries were listed as the traffic toll. LAW STUDENT FREED IN WOMAN’S DEATH U. S. Attorney's Office Finds No Basis for Holding Abe Segal Longer. The United States attorney's office could find nothing in the facts pr sented to them by police this morning of the relation between Abe R. Segal, | 32-year-old George Washington Uni- | versity law student, and Mrs. Nellie Jackson, 24 years old, who fatally wounded herself Friday, to justify the | continued holding of the man. It was sald at police headquarters that Segal would probably be released some time this afternoon. The identity of Mrs. Jackson, con- cealed for two days, was made known by Segal yesterday. He said that he was afraid if he did not tell who the | burial. He admitted knowing her for ATIORNEY URGES PUBLCATIN OF LFT RECULATIONS ;Sees Printing as Necessary | Make Present Laws Effective. |ACT RECENTLY RULED VOID BY JUDGE SCHULDT Corporation Counsel Bride Also Recommends Change in Exist- ing Measure. Corporation Counsel Willlam W. Bride today reported to the Commis- sioners that certani District regulations applying to elevator contruction and | operation, made January 14, 1927, had never been properly advertised. and therefore were not binding. He recome mended that the regulations be adver- tised forthwith in daily newspapers. Lack of publication of these regulations was one of the guiding causes that led Judge Gus Schuldt of Police Court to find the Wardman Park Hotel “not guilty” of alleged violations of the reg- ulations May 23, since which time there has been some doubt at the District Building as to whether any of the local elevator regulations could be en- forced. No recommendation is made as to what procedure to follow after proper advertising of the regulations. Mr. Bride said that had the regulation been prop- erly advertised he would have recom- mended that another prosecution, with identical facts alleged, be started, and Judge Schuldt asked to quash the in- | formation so that the case could be taken to the Court of Appeals for a test of the validity of the regulations. No |appeal can be taken by the District from a finding of “not guilty.” Since Mr. | Bride agrees with Judge Schuldt’s opin= ion that the regulations were not prop- erly advertised, however, he states that he does not recommend such a course in the present case. Contemplates Appeal. Evidently some appeal is in contem- plation, however, since Mr. Bride states in no uncertain terms that he does not agree with Judge Schuldt’s other main reason for the finding of “not guilty.” This was that the regulations are dis- | criminatory. On this point Mr. Bride said: “I find nothing in the elevator act or the regulations promulgated un- der authority thereof which discrimi- nates between Government owned and privately owned buildings in which ele- vators are located. The elevator act is silent on the subject, but, on the other hand, said elevator act not only au- thorizes but expressly directs the Com- missioners to make and publish such orders as may be necessary to regulate the construction, repair and operation {of all elevators in the District of Co~ jlumbia. The regulations themselves do not exclude elevators in Government buildings. I believe they are amenable to the regulations.” After speaking of { successful _prosecutions in analogous | cases, Mr. Bride said, “I repeat, there- | fore, that T believe Judge Schuldt wrong {in that portion of his opinion which | declared the instant regulations to be | discriminatory.” | Another esction of the regulations, | however, was found faulty by the cor- | poration’ counsel, and amendment was Under the heading “Re= the regulations provide: Responsibility for Damages. “It shall be the duty of the owner of the property upon which an elevator is or may be installed to specify in any lease which he may execute the party responsible for the care and mainte- nance of the elevator. This person | shall be a resident of the District of | Columbia.” Mr. Bride agreed with the contention | that "this provision would prevent a non-resident who is engaged in the business of managing or controlling real estate in the District from man- aging or controlling any buildings in which an elevator is located, and was beyond the power of the Commission- ers. This particular regulation, he said, should be amended so as to place the responsibility for and compliance with elevator regulations upon the owner and also the party having beneficlat use of the building and the elevator. Either or both could be prosecuted. ‘The opinion was written by Assistant Corporation Counsels Ringgold Hart and E. H. Thomas, but Mr. Bride, in ! forwarding it to the Commissioners, stated that it was so well prepared, and so thoroughly represented his own views on the subject, that he presented It | without alteration. Mr. Thomas was the prosecutor of the elevator case in Police Court. TWO WOMEN SEEK T0 ADOPT FOUNDLING Baby Abandone® fm Quadboard Box Is Named Mary Moses by Nurses. { | { Two women applied at Children's Hospital yesterday to adopt the thre | day-old baby who was found ab { doned in a cardboard box in a shall stream near Nevada avenue and Chap: | road Sunday morning. Thaey were told { however, that the infant would first have to be turned over to the Board of | Public Welfare. which could authorize | its adoption. Both women promised t | try again at the proper time to gain possession of the infant. Meanwhile the child is gaining strength and Is as well as if it had never been cruelly exposed. When found it { was entirely unclothed. Nurses at the | hospital waited expectantly all day for the arrival of 13-year-old Clyde Stevens of 3711 Huntington street, who first heard the wail of the infant and who was to have the honor of naming her. But yesterday evening, when the boy did not appear, the nurses took mat- ters in their own hands and decided on the name of Mary Moses, since the child, like the Moses of the Bible, was found on the edge of a stream. The foundling will remain at th Hospital for several weeks and the will be turned over to the Board ci Public Welfare. some time and told police that the pis- tol the woman used in taking her life belonged to him. Inspector William S. Shelby yesterday wired the chief of p lice of Moorehead, Minn., to notify A. P. Jackson, the young woman's hus- band, of his wife's suicide. | Mrs. Jackson is thought by friends | to have killed herself because of the refusal of the man she loved to marry her. Bids Asked for Roofing. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, directc of the Office of Public Buildings ar Public Parks, today invited bids fre: contractors to construct a new roof f the men's and women's wings of ti field house. located in East Potom: Park. Bids will be opened on June 1 Segal was arrested yesterday when he refused to answer questions concerning o # . 1R Yomag’ Nearly 21,000 wheel tractors we:r sent from this country to Canada las: