Evening Star Newspaper, September 3, 1929, Page 17

WOMAN SUSPECTED| | N SHORTAGE OF S50 AT BANK Ex-Second National Employe Under Surveillance While Audit Is Made. ARRESTS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN A FEW DAYS System Known in Banking Circles as “Snowballing” Declared Employed. A woman, for nearly 20 years an im- portant and trusted cog in the human machinery of the Second National Bank, 809 Beventh street, has been under eonstant surveillance of Department of Justice operatives for the past fortnight while bank examiners struggle with an audit of the bank’s accounts which is to show a shortage of approxi- mately’$16,000, Victor B. Deyber, presi- dent of the bank sald today. . At District Attorney Leo A. Rover's office this morning it was intimated t.l;:t :m man also may be implicated in the shortage. The investigation of the shortage began when a Treasury Department bank examiner discovered discrepancies in the bank’s accounts, which caused him to turn the case over to the De- partment of Justice for investigation. Two accountants for the district at- torney's office and an accountant for the bonding company by which the bank’s employes are protected, still are working on the audit. Expect Arrests Soon. Arrests in the case are expectgd with- in the next "wt" thr:tdnyhs‘.ml‘n,e‘r tHe completion of the audit w] ex- poehpd to reveal what is regarded by #he bankers as an amazingly simple System of peculation covering a period ©f three years. ( Puzled by the cleverness of the thefts, which consisted chiefly of pocket- ing small deposits and crediting the ac- counts with . money. taken from the Jarger depositors, the bank officials have proceeded warily in thefr investigation. ‘Mr. Deyber said this morning that the exact amount of the e is not vet known, and that until the case is fully worked up, no actien will be taken to apprehend the persons under suspicion. A close check op the former ‘woman employe's movements is ‘being maintained, however. is fully protected in the shortage by bonds many times the esti- ‘mated amount of the shortage. . Wemsn Resigns Post. A mistake in her accounts early in June, regarded at the time as simply a letting down in her efficlency, caused the tendering of the resignation of the ‘woman 'under t.:i.pmm' Her resigna- accepted. as this mistake, one guarded by of innocent appearance, that led to the discovery of the in the accounts. Just what ‘mistake wag #s ot disclosed by the bank. A compl checking over of the accounts revealed discrepancies in several of the larger depositors’ de- he bank books of the in checked. 4y ‘Then the bank officials gave the De- partment of Justice agents the name of the woman at whom the finger of suspicion was pointed and a careful check of her movements was started. ‘This has gone on while auditors were working to trace the shortage down to the Jast penny. Sysiom Termed “Snowballing.” Mr. Deyber today called the system | tsed to obtain the money “snowballing.” Like a rolling snowball, the money tak- en. from the smaller accounts and and carefully Ecliwl"l bank nd the theft is not revealed unless there is an overdraft in one of the ac- counts s0 led. The clever thief is careful to take his “cut” from the ac- count which is never overdrawn, the sceount which maintains a balance which would permit the theft to go L for months, maybe years. Aceording to Mr. Deyber, the thefts ‘were small and infrequent, when they atarted three years ago. As time went on, however, and the system worked, the peculations became larger, and the greater portion of the missing money is ‘believed to have been taken in the two ar three months preceding the resigna- tion of the woman under suspicion. ‘Washington police have been kept entirely out of the closely guarded setret of the bank's shortage, Inspector Wil- liam 8. Shelby of the detective bureau declaring today. that he had received no Intimation of a shortage at the bank, and that he had not been asked to make any arrests in any such case, FILES SUIT TO ENJOIN FORECLOSURE ORDER E. V. Perry & Co. Procures Rule for Hearing in Proceedings Involving Apartment House Title. ®. V. Perry & Co.. 1008 Vermont avenue, today flled suit for an injunc- tion the District Supreme Court against B. Francis Saul and William P. Benson, trustees, and Herman W. Van Senden, holder of the note, to pre- vent the foreclosure of a second trust Jowed to proceed under the terms as ad- ”. A Milton Strasburger and Issdors H. Minovitz appear for the plaintifr. ok PRS- TUN S SSaETY County Agent Resigns. . JURG, W. Va, September W. Eckhati 3, (Special).—Joseph dt, 3 Sericultural agent here for the announced Jessle Gumn, Potomac Park. ll at Children's Hospital, with baby found abandoned in r Sta POLICEMAN FINDS INFANT N PARK {Unidentified Girl Baby Is Now Being Cared For at Children’s Hospital. The unidentified baby girl found last night near the Tidal Basin by a park policeman, swathed in a blue and white blanket that offered no clue to her identity, was drinking her milk and taking her naps at the Children's Hos- pital today, apparently none the worse for having lain abandoned some six or eight hours. Badly undernéurished, but voicing no test, the infant of eight weeks was lying at the base of a tree, beside a nursing bottle half full of curdied milk. The condition of the mHk indicated the child had spent most of the afternoon there. Park Policeman W, J. Hammond was passing near the John Paul Jones monument, some 40 feet: from the east- ern shore of the , about 8:40 o'clock, when he noticed the bundle a few feet from the drive. He took the child to she was Ia t 5 Neither the white nightgown in which the foundling was dressed .por the striped blanket boe possible marks of identification. ‘When weighed in at the hospital, the infant tipped the scales at only 6 pounds and 5 ounces. She is respond- ing nicely to her new diet and routine, however, and doctors say she probably will be & normal baby in a few weeks. It is usual for the Children's Hospita! to turn foundlings over to the Board of Public Welfare after they have been re- stored to health, for disposal either to some institution here or to a fosier mother whom the board may designate. o CLAIM THEY CHANGE ELEMENTS T0.GOLD| New Zealand Chemists Bare Success After 15 Years of Dan- gerous Research, By the Associated Press. WELLINGTON, New Zealand. Sep- tember 3.— Alchemy, the immature chemical Tesearch by which medieval students in the Old World sought to transmute baser metals into gold, has been advanced to a hitherto unattained efficacy by two chemists of the an- tipodes. After 15 years of exacting and dan- gerous research in their laboratory, two Christ Church workers—G. F. Aston and H. W. Atack—clatm that by use of an electromagnetic process i have succeeded in_transmuting ele- ments into gold. The results of their research are re- ported to be under the closest observa- tion of the New Zealarid and British governments. A very important feature of their work is said to be the discovery by Aston of a new force, given the name of “chromadyne,” W] is claimed to be 10 times more powerful than elec- tricity. i3 . & AP NSO 5 AL D 11 Duce Again Is a Father. FORLI, Italy, September 3 (#).—The Duce is & father for the fifth time. A dat , who will be named Anna Maria, was born to Signora here-today, and both mother and baby | of ‘Mussolini | tion were reported to be doing well. ZI0NGROUPVOTES TOAD SFFERRS Plans to Recruit Colonists for Palestine Is Also Discussed by Society. Plans for speeding up the of recruiting colonists for g: Land to take ‘the places of & through Arab massacres were la! night at the closing session of the an- nusl convention of the Young Poslé ‘s place were left to the newly executive committee of the o - Due to the grief among Jewry over the death of many members of their race. it Arab forays in Palestine, the annual banquet which wx‘x‘l’ closes conventions was omitted last night. ‘The young Jews voted to take part in the drive for funds for the relief of those stricken in Palestine.- ~ portion of last night's to a memorial and H. Silver. Elected to the executive committee were Solomon Katz, national secretary; B. Coder, I. Schneider, B. Silverberg. M. Palotnick and the Misses R. Krupski and Yetta Pickman. ¥ COLUMBUS CHOSEN FOR AD CLUB POST| Former Secretary of M. & M. As- sociation Named to Serve as Managing Director. Oharles J. Columbus, former secre- tary of the Merchants and Manufac- turers’ Association, where he held the post. 12 years, has been selected as man- of the Advertising Club by the bosrd of tors, Mrnest 8. Johnson, president, an- nounced today. Simultaneously the club offices in room 1244 of the National ton is preparing to serve the National Capital and the in- terests of its members,” announced President Johnson in a statement. “It was the unanimous judgment of the board of directors of the club that Charles J. Columbus was the one man whose background of business and ‘civic and trade experience was of such a wide range of civic endeavor as to make the realization of our aspirations a prac- tioal success.”" MOSS GETS ALBANY JO0B. Is Appointed Dry Law Official at ' New York Capital. WASHINGTON, - C. , | out its program. district been assistant Prohjbition Admin- istrator ctmpb:g in New York City. | on INDIAN'S ‘DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY" FAILS TO PREVENT HIS ARR Officer Removes Liquor Suspect From Cuban "Jurisdiction” After He Had " Dived Into Passing Auto. His status of diplomatic immunity being rather technical, it availed nothing for Fred Muam. an American Indian, who was suspected of possessing “fire water.” o Guban g A Vernme a t & in"?llel‘unl'!‘we!nh that time Acting Sergt. As the squad arrived Murtina and M! way of Twelfth street. As Martina_ caught his ' stride, he found himself moving abreast of a light sedan. Little suspecting the juris- ‘“m diction he was about to place himself e et vt the that Tomas Gonzales, Oubsn Ambassador, was ‘was surprised to shouts of rather breathlessly, under the colored man called Maxwell Mif B e street, 900 block. Leo itchell de Murray and his liquor 3 parted. They went on foot by "“Stop” from behind, carrying a note of authority, Gonzalez pulled over to the irb.. Before he his per- TR he Foening Sar. REAL ESTATE LAW TOBEREADY SOON, BLAINE INDICATES Senafé Subcommittee Head Sees Action by Distriet Body in December. FINANCE PROCEDURE TO BE CONSIDERED Wisconsin: Legislator's Gronp to Work on Problem During .lpuiélr Seasion. Recommentitions for new laws re- lating to real estate financing procedure in Washington prebably will be worked out during the rémafnder of the special session of the Senate and be ready for consideration - by the S8enate District committee in December, it was indi- cated - T, ‘of Wlonsin,chairmar of” the subcommittes on banks and Senator Blaine, who sul together at an early date, probably within a week or two, to map Believes Leng Hearings Unneeded. ‘The Wisconsin Senator still is of the opinion that extended ‘will not be necessary. The resolu ‘which the Senate adopted several months ago mthofln.r‘fi the subcommittee to take up the ject included an outline of the main defects which members be- }I:ud should be. corrected in \ws. ‘The preamble of the dtelue% that adequate and sale of and other estate or otherwise.” Feoreclosure to Be Covered. y"l:'mm m until the regular session rianise MISSION COLLEGE T0 OPEN TONIGHT Opening Program Will Be Held, With Address by Presi- dent Hamilton. ‘With s record ton twenty: 'h year tonight. assembly of the Fall semester will con- vene on the cam in Columbia Hall at 8 o'clock, with President Hamilton tm,lb fit.hzr speakers on the . by President. iton, the g atu- dents will be welcomed by Dr. A. W. ‘Trueman, director of the Sanitarium and Hospital; Robbins, president - of Unlon Conference; treasurer of the General complete Tenovation and !lvrv.h“n , the ™ The Tacuty Jor the new & aculty- for new ented by the -v%fi? new professors and instructors. Amr;l rmm lr‘tm W. R for- merly of Emmanuel Missionary Coll Berrien { o missions and Greek; .H. A. Miller, in- eV direc- | structor in piano and theory and com- | :uler. who nulu'rrom Mount Vernon today opened | the - NEW LIGHTS READY: Trafic Signals to Be Put Into’ Operation Tomorrow. Two new sets of eleciric traffic aig- nals, which have been recent! ly installed, :gcnm at 10 o'clock tomorrow. The lights are installed on has | & gtreet between Seventh street nortin | Will ‘Twelfth street northeast - Fourteenth streets northeast. The switch putting the lights into order will be thrown J. St B A , president of the Mideity Citi- | t0 cens' Association. l Gets Ad Club Post I ‘Lonisianan Wil Be Minister to TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, ! FOR HELGOPTER Indoor. Mode! Type Stays Up; 15 Seconds Longer Than | District Mark. | Clayton Pish, 15 years.eld, known in | model piane circles as the “Little Flying Fish,” established & new record for in- doer helicopter type planes this morn- | ing in the first phase of the District ! model aireraft tournament, at Macfar- | Jand Junior High School, when his trim | craft stayed aloft for 56 3-5 ; besting zve present. by, “Thl meet. began promptly at' at’ 9:30 o'clock, with the helicopter contest held | for seven classes. | In the “Ace” class, Otho Williams was | victor when his ship circled the audi- torium for 53, 4-5 seconds, and Schmidt was second with 42 1-5 see- onds' duration. Robert Towles was third with 39 4-5 seconds. Other results were: Joo Galliher Winner. ; second place, Frank 3 .3, and third place, Ernest Stout, 45.4. Ciass B—First place, Clayton Fish, Class C—] place, Bernwitz, 42.2; second place, Harry Mc- Ginnis, 184, and third piace, Sam | Walker, 17 seconds. | Class D—First place, James Murray, | 34.4; mna , R. Pinger, 15 sec- m, place, Blair Bennett, Class E—First piace, Charles Ricker, 27.1; second piace, Richard Washing- third place, Bayard | ton, 21 seconds, and Underwood, 14 seconds. Class F—Pirst place, Walter Podrog, | 23.1; place, Forester Wilkinson. | 19.4, and place, William Fletcher, | whose time was 18.3 seconds. The heliocopter models are propelled | fmm'hoth ends of flhl_l plane, and fly are the | and | Outdoor Event Tomorrow. Olass A—Pirst place, Jos Galiiher. | & The outdoor event of the tournament be W morning, 9:30 national playground miniature aircraft mulglmmt at Louisville, Ky., October 8-10. The national committee will collect from the nation-wide list the five best records sent in for eath event in junior and senior classes, both indoor and out- door events, 3 L5 'SUMMERLIN APPOINTED. Venesuela, Succeeding Cook. ere are the winners in the various classes of and James Marray. ARLINGTON DAVIS, JR., Fourteem-year-old son of Mrs. Betty J. Davis u:nu-. Kans., and a distant Back row, left SCHOOL OPENING) ¢ Superintendent Holds Fill'st Meeting of New Year With Staff Today. The first definite step in the opening | of the District of Columbia public schools for the 1929-30 academic year were taken this' morning when Dr. i PAGE 17 lTHREE APPOINTED NEW NENBERS U GALLNGER STAF !_)rs. Fossey, Floyd and Lupoli Are Named to- Fill Vacanecies. JUDGE SELLER;REPLIES TO" INQUIRY COMMITTEE Intimates She Has No Further In- formation to Place Be- _fore Board. Appointment of three new members of the staff- of Gallinger Hospital was announced by Dr. Edgar A. Bocock, supérintendent, today. The new ap- pointees are Dr. H. L. Fossey of the University of Wisconsin, to take the place of Dr. Samuel Kahn, resigned: .. ¥, Floyd of the Cleveland Medical Hospital, Boston, who was taken on as an interne following the end of the term of Dr. John T. Gernon, which expired August 31. “l::.mmmkmm "'G'.,fi? Gay, & resi- , resi on account of the {nvo iliness of his father. . Floyd will become resident psychiatrist of hte haspital, Dr. Kahn having taxen » position as psychiatrist at the New York Shg Penitentiary, at Oe- Kathryn Sellers.of the Juvenile ied to the commi f . | ing canditions a hospital, in answer to its invitation to testify in the investi- gation. It was Judge Sellers’ criticism of the treatment of certain patients at %Mfld that Jed to the investiga- It was learned today that the invi- tation Sellers to_receive the ittee, ral than a) committee, that fore the 3 ufionnhgmwdnfvr‘uplyby A meeting will morrow, it is understeod, but nmnfc- ments have not yet been made for it. |0IL MAN INVITED TO PROVE CHARGES {Senators Want Data of Alleged Prank W. Ballou, supérintendent of 1 who refurned from his mdm SETS 97 RECORD L. Ha) Temperature May @Go Higher: To- day, Weather Bureaun Indioates. ‘Washington, almost unawares, experi- | Ballou enced the hottest day of the year yes- | terday, and the temperature may go higher teday. Due to the low humidity, the 97.3 de- grees of yesterday afternoon did not in- fiiet as much punishment on the oIty | yogsion. as on previous oceasions this season. The nearest approach to this high mark: was on July 28, when the mer- C. cury hit 97.2. At that time, however, the humidity was: particularly oppres- | returned sive, No break in the present run of hot. clear weather is seen by the bureau here. m!mnll“‘llhnndeon Wind Up Summer Affairs. ‘The chief business at tomorrow's ses- of Summer the Summer actually were con- cided early last month, the routine of the and must be exe- ‘higher tions that the temperature would g0 | with the slightly above 97 by midafternoon. Mechanic Shot in Back. (Lnlc;um‘tu‘ g-.,uh Bile mechanic of Ri To Move Courthouse Lincoln Onece Used By the Associated Press. ; i i ;;; E_Eg z il g a i géfgfizi; i g i H £ - Io,;l. Estate, luofil;m E % A % AR i i i B sl si.%’;z it 5! -3 iy i 3¢ 53 <28 % T Ak Texas Move to Control Officials. B o o the. formal winding-up e, j=u] the school affairs, Although | Charges DOCTOR DEFINES STAND IN GALLINGER INQUIRY Was Placed in Wrong Light by Report of Testimony, Says William ¥. Hamler. TR i R = BOND RING ARRESTED. icago Polide Mold Five for Ped-’ "llint'Ancw_d ‘Worthless Paper.