Evening Star Newspaper, October 7, 1929, Page 17

COMPROMISE SEEN IN SCHOOL DISPUTE AS OFFICIALS MEET Members Predict Transfer of 57 Pupils Will Be Settled High School Cadets| |Are Being Measured {For 1930 Uniforms New Equipment for Com- ing Year to Cost From $18 Up to $20.75. Washington's 1929-1930 High School National Capital's _streets during tne “Amicably.” INSTRUCTION SYSTEMS . MAY FIGURE IN' RULING Parents Prepared to Insist Children Should Be Taught at Park View. Indications that a ‘“‘compromise” would be reached in the Board of Edu- cation’s consideration this afternoon of the Park View “battle of the boundary,” caused when 57 children were ordered transferred from the Park View School to the Monroe School, were seen in civic and school circles today. Although declining to comment on any proposed action which might tran- spire at today’s executive session, school board members predicted “an amicable settlement.” ‘The only amicable seitlement of the situation, so far as parents of the 57 children are concérned, would be a de- cision, regardless of its ramifications, permitting the children to return to the Park View School, their leaders de- clared today. On the other hand, it appeared to observers that the 57 chil- dren will be treated in two sections in this afternoon’s discussion. . This belief is predicated on the nature and trend of questions put to 1 officials and protesting parents alike . at the regular public meeting of the Board of Education last Wednesday, when delegations from both factions in the .controversy were heard by the board. Basis for Protest Sought. At that time Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, board member, sought to es- tablish a single basis for protest against the transfer when she asked the pro- testants if they refused to accede to the transfer because of their fondness for the platoon system of education, under which the Park View School is operated, or because of sentiment for the building itself. ‘The parents responded that they favored the platoon system. In the same meeting other board members in- quired as to the number of pupils actu- ally studying under the platoon system. ‘They were told that since the platoon system embraces the third through the eighth grade, 42 of the transferred 57 boys and girls would lose schooling under the new experimental type of education, while the remaining 15 pupils of kindergarten, first and sec- ond grades would receive the same type of education in the Monroe or any other public elementary school that th%! had been getting at Park View. Hese questions and subsequent de- velopments have led to the belief that e board may rescind ' the transfer order as it affects the 42 platoon school children, but it may uphold the transfer of the remaining 15. If this is the “amicable settlement” which the school board members hope ta reach, and it was impossible today to ascertain J¢-1t la-=4t il is unlikely that parents of the transferred pupils will accede to the decision of the school au- thorities. The Park View Citizens' As- sociation, of which Pred S. Walker s | president, s on record as favoring en- rollment of any pupil residing in_the Park View community in the Park View School. At the same time the associa- tion, through its executive committee, announced its determination to assist the parents in their fight to keep their children in the Park View School. Gilligan Plea May Be Factor. The association further decided that & child of a family in which an oider child is attending Park View be per- mitted to continue in the school, on the ground that the younger pupil could be taken safely to and from school by his elder brother or sister. The plea of Henry Gilligan, board member, who at last Wednesday's ses- sion showed himself probably more in- clined to support them than any other ‘member, that parents abide the school board’s action, may aid in attaining acquiescence of the parents to the final decision. ‘Meanwhile, the majority of the parents sent their children to Park View School again this morning as they did nearly two weeks ago, only to again have them | refused admittance. The minority of | 18 or 19 pupils still were in class at the Monroe School. LEADER WILL ADDRESS CHURCH BRANCH HERE! Mrs. Annie C. Bill to Talk to Group | From Christian Science Parent Church, Mrs. Annie C. Bill, leader of the Christian Science Parent Church, will | address the annual meeting of the West- ern Hemisphere branch of the church at the La Fayette Hotel this afternoon, * " The annual meeting of the board of directors of the Western branch was in session last week at headquarters of the church here, No. 16 Jackson place. The board appointed. Mrs. Sybil Nash Chase of Chicago president of the West- ern Hemisphere division, and the fol- lowing officers, all subject to the ap- proval of the leader, Mrs. Bill: Mrs, Izetta Jewel Miller of Schenec- tady, N. ¥., and John V. Dittemore of ‘Washington, lecturers; Miss Mabel Kelly of Washington, clerk, and Hubert H:| Keller of Indianapolis, Ind., treasurer. The annual meeting of the Bastern Hemisphere division of. the church will P oK ondon as beeh appainted pres. ess Of appof pres- lldent of the Eastern Hemisphere division for the coming year. y —_— THREE-DAY RECESSES TO OCTOBER 28 LIKELY Republican House Leader Expects Continuance of Plan and Com- plefion of Committees Then. By the Associated Press. Upon his return to the Capital Rep- resentative Tilson of Connecticut, leader, said today he the present plan of three-day Tecesses to continue until October 28 and at that time other committees prob- ably would be organized. So far at the special session the ways and means, agriculture, rules and ac- have been the only committees her, He ::Em not_indicate ations, which usuaily gets an early start on the annual supply bills, and possibly the elections committee. There are sev- @epl contests o over seats pending. __ ! been despondent over the failure of her coming months, The completed uni- forms are to be ready for delivery to the cadets before November 1. ‘The price list which Washington parents are perusing today shows that the privates’ complete uniforms will cost $18, the non-commissioned of- ficers- rals and ants'—uni- forms will cost $18.15, while the com- missioned officers’ outfit will total $20.75. These prices: are .reached through the following schedule: Privates—Coats, with service stripes, $10.35; trousers, $5.90, and caps, $1.75. Non - commissioned officers — Coats, with ‘chevrons, $10.50; trousers, $5.90, and caps, with insignia, $1.75. Commissioned officers (field and staff officers) —Coats, including rank, desig- nation and shoulder loops, $11; trousers, $7.75; cap, including insignia and chin strap, $2. 8. Abrahams & Co. of Philadel] got the bid for the uniforms, worl with M. David of Washington. MAN AND WOMAN COMMIT SUIGIDE Despondency Is Reported as Cause for Two Deaths During Week End. g Til-health and unemployment yester- | day caused a woman and an elderly man to end thejr lives here. Arthur I. Welland, 66 years old. was found in his apartment at 5 Rhode Is- land avenue hanging from the door in the living room by his wife, Mrs. Alice Welland. He was pronounced dead by an ambulance surgeon from Emergency Hospital. Mrs. Lottie Clark, 33 years old, died at Emergency Hospital, after she is said to have swallowed a quantity of poison at her home on B street near Bixth street. Despondent Over Health. Welland is said to have been in ill health for some time and was despond- ent over his faflure to recover. Shortly after breakfast yesterday morning he walked into the living room of his apartment and was found hanging on the door 40 minutes later by his wife. A thin piece of cord was tied to the doorknob, slung over the top of the door and _noosed about the man’s neck. Mrs. Clark is said by police to have! husband, & painter, to get work. Ac- co-ding to police, the woman was found an unconscious condition in the bathroom of her home by her husband and died shortly after being taken to the hespital. Coroner Nevitt certified suicide in both cases. JOSEPH F. MOORE DEAD AT HOME IN MARYLAND Had Been in Charge of Building Construction for Local Firm for Many Years. Joseph F. Moore, 72 years old, for many years a resident of this ciy and superintendent of building - con- struction work for the Charles J. Cas- sidy Co., died at his home, 112 Wooten avenue, Friendship Heights, Md., yes- terday after a long illness, Funeral services will be conducted at the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Rock Creek Cemetery. Mr. Moore was a charter member of National Tent, No. 1, Knights of the Maccabees. He is survived by hl!i widow, Mrs. Clara J. Moore, and two sons, Raymond' G. and J. Francs| Moore, FIVE INSTITUTIONS | TO SHARE IN $25,000 e | Compromise Reached in Niece's! Contest of $45,000 Estate of Mrs. Mary E. Byrne. St. John's Orphanage, the Washing- ton Home for Incurables, the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, the House of Mercy and the Henry and An- nie Hurt Home for the Blind will share in a fund of about $20,000 as the result of a compromise reached today in the District Supreme Court of a contest in- volving the $45,000 estate of Mary E. Byrne, who died January 12 last. The contest was started by a niece, Fannie Mahon of Linden, Calif. ‘The caveator was represented by At- torneys Alvin L. Newmyer and mlglh A. Cusick, while the proponents of the will were represented by Attorneys Peelle, Ogilby &lksl"l g DISTRICT, APPEALS COURT FACING.HEAVY CALENDAR Tribunal Is Convened Today After Four Months—Justices Were on Vacations. With the convening of the District Court of Appeals today after- a recess ;. ., legal machin { Guns 'and Ammunition Found Hid- of four months, the the District is running at full bias ery oz i The appellate tribunal faces a heavy calendar, even with the loss of ttl;; pending 42 Sreals oy the speeial 2 3 endar of fiupmnu mmd 155 appeals on Chief Justice Martin and “Associate Justices Robb and Van Orsdel have all returned in good health from their va- cations and are prepared to speed up the work of the court. i Two_cases were still under subimis- sion. when the court took its recess, but will .not likely be decided before No- e , Railroad Ties Are Burned. A plle of railroad ties belonging to the Washington Railway & Electric Co., In the company’s property yard near the Benning viaduct northeast, caught fire shortly after 10 o'clock last night and made a bright blaze that attracted at- tention of persons at far distant points. Engine comrny 27 extinguished the biaze after damage to the amount of | ____Two specimens of the handiwork of Elizabe th Keith which were put on exhibition today. SELECT GROUP OF ORIENTAL COLOR PRINTS PUT ON DISPLAY COUNCIL T0 STUDY REPORT ON TRAFF Recommendations of Con- sulting Engineér to Be Taken Up by Group Tonight. Criticisms of the present system of | trafic control in the District and rec- ommendations for improvement of traf- fic regulations and speeding up the | flows in the congested areas of the city contained in the report just submitted by J. Rowland Bibbins, consulting en- gineer, will be considered at a meeting | of the District Traffic Council tonight | at 8 o'clock in the conference room of the American Automobile Association, Mills Building, Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania avenue. At the meeting will be representatives of the A. A. A, the Chamber of Com- merce, the Board of Trade, the Federa- tion of Citizens' Associations, the Wash- ington Automotive Trade Association, the Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ As- soclation and the Commercial Vehicle Owners’ Association. formed to act in an unofficial advisory capacity on traf- fic_matters in the Capital. Bibbins was commissioned by the council on June 18 to make a thorough study of the traffic situation in the Capital, with a view to developing the mlhtfl ures of a master signal plan 0 and tion it might reasonably assume in its recommendations to the city author- ities regarding the improvement and extensions of the present signal system. Bibbins’ report, which covers 75 pages, recommends, briefly, the adoption of a |. master signal plan and a general speed- ing up of traffic flows in the congested and semi-congested districts of the city, establishment of speed lanes on heavy traffic streets, and general education of motorists to keep up to but not over the speed limits in the lanes in which they travel, to avoid traffic tie-ups and piling up of traffic flows. He urges the establishment of an en- gineering designed traffic system in the S glul. appropriations being made avail- able year by year for continuous, de- tailed engineering studies and studies line by line of traffic, transportation and pedestrian conditions upon which facts signal designs may be safely based. MRS. LEILA CONGER DIES. Long Time Resident of Capital Is Vietim of Iliness. Mrs. Leila Edwards Conger, wife of Clarence Herbert Conger and for 27 vears:a resident of this city, died at her home,.2718 Twenty-seventh street, yes- K ter & long iliness. Mrs, Conger was a native of Butler, Mo. She is survived by her husband, a| daughter, Mrs. Lester P. Clark, of Stockton, Calif.; two sons, Clarence H. Conger, ir., and J. P. Conger, both of this city: a sister, Mrs. Lulu Horn. and two brothers, Lon Edwards and Elliott Edwards. The brothers and sister re- side in Butler, Mo. Private funeral services will be con- dscted Tuesdar afternoon at 2 o'clock. Igterment will be in Fort Lincoln Cem- Ty. PREFERS STAGE TITLE. Couple Asks Court to Legalize Name Used in Vaudeville. Permission to adopt the stage name which they used in vaudeville 15 years ago was asked of the District Supreme Court today in a petition of Joseph E. Troup' and- hi¢ wife, Margaret Troup, 1220 lth street. ey say they are still known by the stage names of John Lewis Allen ‘and Margaret Allen and wish to have these names legalized. At- tornéy Bion B. Libbey appears for the | petitioners. PRISON PLOT HINTED. _den_in Nearby' Calvert. LANSING, Kans., October 7 (®).— An extensive investigation was under way in the Kansas' State Penitentiary here today as the result of discovery by two boys of three automatic pistols and a revolver, with about 100 rounas of -ammt n, hidden in a culvert near the penitentiary. Warden M. F. Amrine said he at- tached , little importance to the fina, but instituted an investigation in an effort: to aseertain whether an escape Pershing to Return From France. Though without definite information ‘War Department offi- e impression that Gen. J. Pershing, who has been in France since last November, will return to this city within the next few weeks and resume his duties at the War De- rément as ‘chairman of the American ttle Monuments Esti- mates for. th the of and Belgium tion for next ion are in course of prepara- to .Congress at its dvise the council what posi- | Commission. - completion of the work | coming in France, England \Collection by English Marking a significant step in the re- | vival of the fine art of Japanese color | | printing, a select coliection of Oriental color prints by the English artist, Elisa- beth Keith, went on exhibition today in the division of graphic art of the Smithsonian Institution. The prints will be shown until November 3. Miss Keith, a Scotchwoman who re- ceived her art training in the academies of London, intimately has studied Ori- ental life for the past 15 years, having expressed her impressions in Japanese color printing, which, according to au- thoritative criticism, - represents the most faithful work in block printing since the decline of the art in the eighteenth century. , Rxhibited in the leading salons and academies of - rope, the work of Miss Keith consist- ently has been admired. One of the best known English women Artist Goes on Exhi- biti_on at Smithsonian Institution. in jthe Orient. Miss Keith, in seeking giehtguue subject-matter for her art, a5 been able to penetrate the most remote. and sacred regions of Eastern Asia, the scope of her travels extending from the north mountain ecountry of Japan to the Moro islands of the south- ern sess. Despie - the: variety of her contacts, the local eolor of each studied locality has been correctly depicted. Besides her artistic talent, Miss Keith also is an accredited author, her book 03 “Esstern Windows” be one of the most readable and informing hand- books on the subjects of Oriental char- acter and life. - The exhibit at the institute will pre- sent_nearly 50 block prints, all depict- ing homely and domestic scenes of the Far East. The prints are shown under the sponsorship of Mrs. Bertha E. Jacques, the American devotee and pa- tron of Miss Keith. INDIAN RULER VISITS IN CAPITAL WITH SON Maharajah of Kapurthala Calls on, Hoover—Two Are Making World Tour. The Maharaish of Kapurthala, ruler | of one of the largest states of India, ac- companied by his son, the crown prince, | are at the Mayflower Hotel as an early American stop in their- world tour. | They were recelved this morning by | Rresident Hoover at the White House and later had an appointment with Am- bassador Howard at the British em- bassy. ‘The MahZTajah is accompanied by a party of more than a dozen secrctaries and servants, some of whom are in na- tive dress. The Maharajah said that the trip was being made strictly for pleasure and that his party would leave here tonight for New York. Within a few days they plan to leave for the | Orient. {HURLEY PLANS T0 GO ON VISIT TO PANAMA! Will Make Inspection of Camal} Zone Regarding Present Administration. - | Patrick J. Hurley, Assistant Secretary | of War, is to make an official inspection of the Panama Canal Zone to obtain first-hand information I’efll‘flh'l. sev- | eral problems connected with the pres- | en_administration of affairs. 1t is reported that considerable dis- | satisfaction prevails among the local merchants there over the enforcement of .a recent order of the War Depart- ‘ment prohibiting officials of the Panama Canal and ‘the Panama’ Railroad from cern in which employes of the canal of railroad hold stock. - That order, if strictly enforced, it is alleged, will ‘concerns in which many Government employes own small blocks of stock, but tnka no active part in théir adminis- tration. - The Panama Chamber of Commerce is considering the propriety of asking the War ment to modify its order and will ask the Minister of Panama at Wi to take up the matter with the authorities in_this city. . Assistant_Secretary Hurley will sail from New York next Tuesdsy and ex- pects to spend about two weeks in ‘the Panama Canal Zone. AIR PILOT DIES IN JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Octol Frank Datim, Pittsburgh, air mail pilot between Pittsburgh and Cleveland, was injured fatally in the crash of a small plane he was stunting with in sight of silenwne Alrport at Edensburg yester- y. Datin was taking part in an air eir- cus before a crowd of 8000 and had performed several stunts successfully. Evidently misjudi his altitude,: he went into s barrell-roll only a féw | hundred feet from the ground. The plane- went into a tailspin and landed mna ’w.m?eflh." s mile from the air- port. He d in Mercy Hospital. Utah Society to Meet. Election of officers and organization t for the making purchases from any local con- = seriously curtail the business of several | .o CRASH. |in ] BANKER'S WILL FILED; WIDOW GETS ANNUITY | Charles J. Bell Leaves Bequests to Relatives,» Servants and Employes. The will-of Charles J. Bell: late chair- man’ of the board of directors of the American Security & Trust Co, who | died ‘October 1, was filed today for Dro- bate. It confirms the gift made during his lifetime to his wi{e, Grace Hubbard Bell, of his household effects, including | horses, carriages and automobiles, and | provides a life annuity of $2,083.33 monthly for her support. Cash bequests include the following: $1,000 each to his sisters, Laurie J. Kerr and Lily F. Kerr; his grandson, Charles Bell Ridley and a godchild, Rosalie 8. Pilllot; $500 to each of his grandchil- dren and $200 to each of his household servants who have been three years in his employ. Kate Cleary, his wife’s mald, is to have $1,000 and Mary Sul- livan $500 in addition to the general be- quests to servants. G. E. Anderson is given $1,000 and Mrs. Minnie L. McCarty, the banker’s secretary, a like amount. ‘The remaining estate, the value of which is not disclosed, is left to the American Security & Trust Co. in trust to pay -the life annuity of $2,083.33 monthly to the widow. At her death the company to . continue to hold the estate for the benefit of the chil- dren of the banker. TWO RESIGN FOREIGN SERVICE CAREER LIST Secretary and. Consul to Engage in Private Busi- ness. - ore career men have resigned United States foreign service v:u ‘business. They are Two m from the Tt | ited $3,500, . statoined at Stuttgart. Secretary ' Martin is a graduate of m_ntum- University and entered th servide as a clerk at Santiago in 1911. Since then he has served in the diplo- matic service at Buengs Aires, Mexico City, Havans,. Bogots, London, San Jose, San rid, Panama and La Paz, He' ‘held his present grade since February, 1935. Consul is a graduate of the State University of Iowa, as a first Jieutenant _in was 8] a consul of career, Since then he served at Halifax for sev- eral years and in. March, 1924, was to Stuttgart, where he re- romoted i ateven, o3, ik et ¢ HATRY IS-ARRAIGNED. London Financier and 3 Associates Haled in Guildhall Court. Re! | States consul, class 8, SUSPECT ARRESTED HERE NOT KID LILLY Prisoner Is Held for Gun Bat- tle With Policeman Fol- lowing Chase. ‘That William Thomas, alias James | Turner, colcred, 38 years old, who was | arrested yesterday after a running gun fight, is not the notorious “Kid Lilly” sought by Alexandria police as a slayer of a an there last June, was | | check-up of fingerprints by local | and Virginia authorities revealed the man was not the one sought in Alex- andria. ‘Thomas was taken into custody by Precinct Detective R. J. Barrett after a running gun battle through the streets of Southwest Washington yesterday. The battle and chase grew out of the at- | tempt by Barrett to place the colored Geo Price, both colored, over the head with | a_revolver at Four-and-a-Half -street and Missourl avenue southwest. The latter two suffered possible skull fractures. As Thomas was about to escape, De- tective Barrett chased the colored man for nearly a mile through the south- west section, emptying his revolver as he ran, and in turn being fired on, ac- | cording to the police, finally subduing | and capturing his prisoner at 126 Brown's court southwest. Shortly after was arrested, police acting on the suggestion that he may be the colored slayer wanted in Alexandria, began making a checkup. | Fingerprints on record at the detec- | tive bureau failed to identify Thomas | as the notorious “Kid Lilly,” and pos- itive identification was made this morn- |ing when the arrested man was brought face to face with Alexandria uthorities at the police “line-up.” ‘Kid Lilly” is also wanted in Wilson, N. C, for the killing of a policeman (there as well as for the murder of | 1 i | Rewards totaling $2,200 have been ‘ogered for the arrest of Lilly dead or alive, {FARNUM TO ADDRESS o LAW SCHOOL OPENING | | Assistant Attorney General Sched- | uled at Exercises This After- noon at Howard University. ‘The formal opening of the flowlrd: University School of Law will be ad- dressed by George R. Farnum, Assistant | Attorney General of the United States. | ‘The exercises will take place today at | 5 o'clock p.m. in the Law Building, 420 Fifth street northwest. H ‘The dean of the school, Chief Jus- tice Fenton W. Booth of the United States Court of Claims, will preside. The several members of the faculty will be introduced and President Mordecai W. Johnson of the university has been invited to attend. ‘The .exercises will mark the opening of the second year of the full-time three-year day school and the four- year afternoon-evening school. With the appointment of three full- time_ professors, numerous additions to the law library and the strengthening of the curriculum, the Howard Univer- sity Law School now meets the re. quirements for membership in the As sociation of American Law Schools. RADIO IS CREDITED IN GULF HURRICANE Ships Saved by Warnings Broad- cast by Pensacola | ¢ | checking of the addition tape with the | | Sergt. Charles McClary of Alexandria. | | diamonds,_and various securities of the | Evidence School Is Pianned for Dry - Law Officers Here for poloomen. suthofaed 1o e lor aul en- force the dry law and for agents of the enforcement out of Washington y District Attorney is planned Leo A. Rover, with his assistant, David A. Hart, in the schoolmaster. The plan to educate the prohi- bition enforcement officers is the an Judge Ralph Given of Police Court, voiced tly in connec- tion with delay and mistakes due to improperly handled evidence liquor cases. law enforcement of- will learn from "Assistant raids and how to prepare satis- factory reports of what happened when the raids were made. ‘The District attorney today denfed the reported formation of a new dry squad to halt the flow of liquor into the Capital. ‘The report, which had Assistant Distriet Attorney Harold W. Or- cutt, who handles all liquor “pad- lock” injunctions, in charge of the new squad, is unfounded, the District attorney said. ERROR N GINNIG REPORT EXPLANED Census Bureau Overstated: Volume of Georgia Cotton. Future Safeguarded. By the Associated Press. ‘The Census Bureau reported to the Senate today that additional safe- | guards would be employed hereafter to prevent a recurrence of an error in the last, ginning report which fixed rgia’s ginned cotton at 300,000 more bales than actually exists. \ The re] signed by Director | Steuart of the Census Bureau and transmitted by Secretary Lamont, ex- plained that the error occurred when & clerk placed the wrong figure on the State ginning card as read to him by n\:other clerk from the adding machine p. “To prevent a recurrence of an error of this kind,” the letter said, “instruc- tions have been issued that after a! county cards one clerk shall take the tape and the State card and enter the | amount for the State, and that the tape and the State card shall then be hand- ed to another clerk, who shall verify the transaction on the State card from | the tape. “A further safeguard will be the tabu- Jation of between report dates in prior years for each State, together | with a statement of the latest forecast | of the Department of Agriculture as to ! the current crop, these to be used for | comparative purpose: FREDERICK COUNTY PLANS SCHOOL GROUP One of Largest Construction Pro- grams in Years Announced by Superintendent. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., October 7.—One | of the largest construction programs in | recent years has been announced by G. | Lloyd Palmer,.superintendent of edu- cation. ‘The jprogram includes a senior high school Frederick, new schools at Point of ks, Mount Pleasant and Woodsboro, and additions to the East and West Brunswick Schools, the Wolfs- ville and Newmarket Schools. - An ele- | mentary school building in the west- ern section of Frederick is now under construction and be opened early January. Greatly increased enrollment in high and elementary schools throughout the city and county, together with the rapid | consolidation of and closing of rural one- room schools, school officials announced, has made the new group of buildings necessary. TWO HELD WITH BONDS BELIEVED WORTHLESS Adventurers Arrested in St. Joseph, Mo., After an Attempt to Nego- 1 tinte $1,000 Security. By the Associated Press. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., October 7.—With : many bonds believed to be worthless in their possession, Buck Finley, 32, and J. P. Harper, 33, both from California, | are under arrest here and will be turned over to Kansas City police today for questioning in connection with automo- bile thefts there. ‘The men were arrested, after Harper represented himself to St. Joseph bank- ers as a representative of Bancitaly of San Prancisco and the two men at- tem) . to purchase .an autemobile, leaving & $1,000 bond of the Metropoli- tan Railway- Co. of New York as se- curity for 60 days. - They had in their possession $34, in purported bonds, mostly of the Metropolitan Railway; high-powered rifles, revolvers, ammu- nition, marked cards and crooked dice. Bankers - _here say the bonds are worthless. Papers showed the meri had traded 50 automobiles and pawned many country. o NAVAL OFFICER RETURNS. Lieut. Comdr. Richard W. Gruelick Station. By the Aun&l;tu Press. PENSACOLA, Fla.,, October 7. radio pla; & bi in t ulf o Wl were broadcast” from the Municipal Broadcasting tion at Pensacola out of the ‘The path of m'wm Was ma out by weather observers here and eise- where, and in general terms such a rol:m of travel of the storm was sent ou ful to zn.hm hooners. ¢ A few vessels of this type leavi the mngr banks now that carry. radio. for e ot Assumes New Post Here. Lieut. (Comdr. Richard W. Gruelick. well known to numerous Washington newspaper men as the officer in charge ot the Navy 'S pressroom -lewmna&:.mhckm\dutym the National Capital today following a tour of duty in the Orient. Department. Ho d ':::nd' Na e served aboar g h in China soon the U. 8. 8. P% after leaving Washin where he had been on dul r in charge of ity press relations from 1924 to 1926. DR. H. J. ALLEN DIES. PAGE 17 EIGHT DRY RAIDS BRING 11 ARRESTS, LIQUOR SEIZURES Evidence in One Raid Disap- pears While Patroiman Bat- tles With Woman Assailant. ABSENCE OF WARRANTS BRINGS 3 DISMISSALS Officer Makes Spectacular Leap to Fleeing Car’s Running Board to Capture Two. Police made eight raids over the week end and arrested 11 persons on charges of violation of the nrohibition law, while another arrest was thwarted when the “evidence” disappeared as the arrest- ing officer was assaulted by a woman he had disregarded because he thought she was not interested in the case. As- sistant Attorney David A. Hart an- nounced that 3 of the 11 will be released, because arresting officers lack- :;l ‘warrants in entering private quar- TS, Policeman W. R. Laflin of the eighth precinct, made a spectacular leap from 8 police car to the running board of another car, forcing it to the curb, and arresting two persons. Laflin, accom- panied by two other policemen of the eighth preeinct, arrested Leo B. Curry, who gave his addess as 3100 Connecti- eut avenue, and Jack Rose of Brent- wood, Md., at Fifteenth and V streets last night, found no whisky, but brought two broken bottles to Police Court as evidence. The men will be tried on charges of possession of whisky and breaking glass in the street. Case of Whisky Found. ‘The same officers arrested Albert B. Evans, 21 years old, the 1900 block of Calvert street. He was caught in Tem- perance Court, after a spirited chase on foot, and charged with the possession of a case of whisky, which was found near his’ automobile. Herbert M. Smith, another police. man of the eighth precinct, also made a visit to Temperance court last night and was rewarded with one arrest. He said he saw two half-gallon fruit sticking out of the top of Floyd J: son’s trousers. He halted the colored man’s hurried journey and escorted him to his precinct station. rgt‘.’ O. J. Letterman said an at- tempt was made to bribe him when he raided a house in the 600 block of Cal- lan street northeast. He arrested Rob- ert and Sally Jones, colored, and found 00‘ quarts of whisky in the house, he said. Robert L. Strother and John M. John- son, both colored, of the 700 block of Fairmont street, were arrested yester- day morning when Sergt. N. O. Holmes and a squad from the tenth precinct raided the Fairmont street house and reported seizure of 116 quarts of whisky. Charges Threwn Out. Lieut. J. A. Sullivan of the sixth pre- | cinct said he was offered a drink ot { whisky during a raid on a house in the 600 biock of Sixth street. G. M. Cu tis, 26 years old, was arrested and a | pint_of alleged liquor found. Prosecu- | tor Hart threw out the case at Police Court because police had failed to ob- tain a warrant for entry. Hart also refused to make out papers against David Glover, colored. of Chris- tians court southwest, and Mary Twy- ‘man, colored, 1200 block of Union street southwest, after police had entered the two homes without warrants. Thirteen gallons of alleged whisky were seized at the first house and two at the second. Policeman P. S. O'Brien of the third precinct failed to make an arrest for violation of the prohibition law, but he made one for assault. He said he arrested a “drunk” in a lunchroom in the 1800 block of L street, took the man to the station house and returned to search for whisky. As he entered the door the second time Helen Beaney, colored, pounced on him and tore off his coat. She was pulling at his shirt when he got her under control. He said he could see that bottles were being carried out of the room, but could find no whisky when he was able to carry on the search. The Beaney wom- an forfeited $25 collateral at the third precinct. THIEVES TAKE LOCKET MOTHER GAVE “BILL” A gold locket, inscribed “From Mother to Bill” was one of several articles stolen from .the room of William Me- Kenzie, at 310 Indiana avenue, some time Saturday night. Other articles, McKenzie told the police, included & pair of gold-rimmed glasses, silver cig- i arette case, fountain pen and pair of kid gloves. He valued the stolen prop- erty at $68. r H. Poe, 525 First street south- west, told police his place of business was entered yesterday morning by fore- ing open the front door and articles of wearing apparel valued at $170 stolen. Rose Ehrlich, 1026 North Capitol street, reported her place of business was entered through a rear window be- tween 11 o'clock Saturday night and yesterday morning. She said wearing apparel, candy and paper valued at $22 ‘were stolen. Loss of a diamond ring valued at $60 was reported by Mrs. Edward B. Coun- sellor of Melville, N. J. ‘She told police the ring was taken by some one who entered her room at 101 Pennsylvania avenue with a duplicate key. Theft of a pocketbook containing $14.67 in cash and a Government check was reported by Emma Ware, 1009 New Jersey avenue southeast. The pocketbook, she stated, was stolen while she was visiting friends on New Jersey avenue southeast yester- day morning. NURSE EXAMS. NOV. 5.6 Applications Must Be Filed With Board Secretary by October 21. An examination for registration of nurses in the District of Columbia will be held November'5 and 6 at the Frank- lin School, Thirteenth and K streets, by the Nurses’ Examining Board, accord- to an announcement by the board today. Those to take the ex- amination are ired to file applica- tions not later October 21 with Bertha E. McAfee, executive secretary, Former ‘G. U. Dentistry Professor Expires in California. Dr. Harry J. Allen, former professor of dentistry at Georgetown University, died in Santa Barbara, Calif., yes to word received here. Dr. in about 1913 to engage in research work at the Unlvenlti of California. He was graduated at National University in 1895. 3 1337 K street. Colored Woman Is Wounded. Edna Washington, colored, 40 years old, of 600 Preeman court, was treated at Freedmen'’s Hospital early this morn- ing for & bullet wound in her left wrist. She is alleged to have been wounded with a shot fired from a rifle by a col- ored man with whom she had a dis- pute in her apartment. \