Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1930, Page 17

[vismnerox ] Fhe Sunday Stae BLACKHAND WATER ARREST EXPECTED BY THREAT VIETIY Frank Sachs Says Man Who! Beat Him Has Been “Spotted.” NEW ANONYMOUS CALL FAILS TO REVEAL CLEW| Police Take Up All-Night Vigil| After Guard Receives Telephoned ‘Warning to Desert His Post. | ‘The man who penned black hand | notes to Frank Sachs, garage owner at/ 609 K street, and who “took him for s ride” and beat and robbed him atj pistol point on the Defense Highway several days ago, will be arrested before ‘Tuesday, Sachs declared last night. Sachs refused to divulge the name of man he said police would arrest; within the next two or three days. “They have got him spotted,” Sachs said, “but I will not give his name be- cause it would ruin the chances of po- lice to make an arrest.” Kelly Denies Developments. i Lieut. Edward Kelly, chief of the| homicide squad in charge of the inves-| tigation, said last night there were no| new developments in the case. Police| are continuing their investigation. | With the receipt of several telephone calls late today, threatening the life of | Policeman Lester Parks of the second precinct if he failed to relinquish his/! guard at Sachs' garage, police took up an all-night vigll in front of Sachs home, 906 Emerson street. Parks, whe‘ says he is getting used to threatening calls, was told to “take the air or suffer the consequences.” Police have been | unable to trace the calls. | An _anonymous telephone call at| Sachs’ home early y sent Lieut. Kelly and other members of the homi- cide squad on a wild chase to a garage one mile above the District line on_Good Hope road. The caller asked Sachs to come out to the garage to make an estimate on some repair work. Sachs said last night that he ized the voice as similar to the one which called him out to Defense highway Thursday morning. Garage Owner Questioned. The garage owner on Good Hope road ‘was qu::t.\oned about the call to Sachs’ home, but was unable to throw any light on the matter. “Don’t think I am liceman is with me. 1 = g:ch& said the publicity he was get- | t in regard to the hold-up and | x‘:b‘ery is “not hurting me at all, and | furthermore it's not worrying me. | Sachs first recei\:’!d t:\rell;eel;l:l# Bl::- when he opened a glass - :‘u; at his reg:lr shop. Each of th score of notes he has received threat- ened his life if he did not close that particular section of his garage. A number of suspects have been a vested and brought to headquarters, where samples of their handwriting were compared with that of the black | hand notes. All were released follow- ing the comparison. SEVEN YOUNG RADICALS TO BE TRIED SATURDAY Detense Counsel Granted Time to Prepare Briefs Attacking Police Regulation on Speeches. Seven young girls and boys, alleged communli?n. scheduled for trials yes- terday for making public speeches without permits, were told to come to court next Saturday, when their at- torney, Charles Ford, was allowed con- tinuances in order that he might pre- sent briefs to Police Judges Given and Schuldt ‘tm:m'm.'hebl‘;e'ul‘l“m s:!:- hibit 8] es in public unless a - mit '?l. ppewmusly secured from the major and superintendent of police. They were arrested at Seventh street and Pennsylvania avenue during the week in February. _ Prominent among them are Edith Briscoe and Soloman _ Harper, colored, alleged leaders, who were also arrested at the “red day” demonstrations in front of the White House. Miss Briscoe is under bond awaiting jury trial for as- saulting a policeman on this day. HAND CAR DERAILMENT THOUGHT TRAIN WRECK| Ambulances and Rescuers Rush to Maryland Station to Find Two Men Slightly Injured. Derailment of a small gasoline hand car on the metropolitan branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad near Terra Cotta station, Maryland, yesterday gave occasion for a flash through police headquarters that a train wreck of dis- astrous ns had occurred. . The yeport caused headquarters detectives, lice reserves, Fire Rescue Squad and x:wn‘.l ambulances to be rushed to the scene, to find there the small derailed machine and its crew of two suffering | only from minor hurts. No. 1 Rescue Squad took one of the car's crew, J. T. Oden of 824 Silver Spring avenue, Silver Spring. Md., to Casualty Hospital for treatment for an injured knee. The other man who Was on the machine when it jumped the | tracks was F. N. Oden, 902 Silver | Spring avenue, He did not requirc medical treatment. LEE IS IMPROVING. Representative | Fexas Rallies | Slightly’ From Stroke. | A slight improvernént ' was noted last night in the condition of .Representa- tive R. Q. Lee of Texas, who recently was stricken with- paralysis at his of- Priiate physicla sa10 that his patient ivate ph; 1, ‘s8] a patien Dt s gravely 1ll, but that his blood | pressure was nearer normal than it was yesterday. Mr. Lee was removed to his home | when first taken ill, but when the seriousness of his ailment became ap- nt he Tgen Hospital. Thomas L. Blanton in the House of Representatives. Son Leaves Texas by Air. FORT WORTH, Tex., March 15 (#). —Stine Lee, Fort Worth aviator, left by air today for Washington, where his father, Representative R. G. Lee, is near death. | | accidentally stepped into a building on to the second inspection. lookout. back alley. THREE TO HANDLE ARPORT MEASURE Appointment of Subcommit- tee Forecasts Early Consideration. Early consideration of the bill to establish a municipal airport for the ! District as the south end of Highway | Bridge appeared likely yesterday, when Chairman Capper of the Senate Dis- trict Committee designated Senators Vandenberg, Republican, of Michigan; Jones, Republican, of Washington, and Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland, a subcommittee to handle the measure. All three of these Senators were mem- bers of the special joint congressional commission which drew ‘'up the recom- mendations upon which Senator Bing- ham, Republican, of Connecticut, based the pending bill. They are, therefore, thoroughly familiar with the airport | situation, which was before the special commission throughout the past year. Meeting to be Closed. The subcommittee is expected to call & meeting in the near future to take up the hill, but the date had not been fized last night. Senator Vandenberg probably will be chairman of the group. | ‘The bill will go before the entire Dis- trict committee after the subcommittee has completed its work. Senator Capper acted without delay | in appointing the subcommittee, since | the bill, which was introduced Friday afternoon, did .not reach the com- mittee until yesterday. The proposed airport is to be estab- lished by acquiring Hoover Field and Washington Airport—the two private flying fields already in operation near the south end of the bridge—and com- bining them with adjacent land of the Department of Agriculture, a portion of Columbia Island and a strip of Mili- tary road $2,500,000 Loan Plan. The ariport is to be financed by a 2,500,000 loan from the Federal Treas- ury, to be repaid by the District with- out’interest. The amount spent in any fiscal year would be repaid in 10 an- nuai instalments, starting one year after the expenditure is actually made. The several pieces of Federally owned land included in the proposed site | would be turned over to the control of the District for airport purposes, and | the private fields would be purchased out of the proposed appropriation. NEW POLICE BILL DRAWN. Proposes Pay for Widows of Menl| Dying From Service. The families of policemen and fire- men whose deaths result from injures suffered, or disease contracted in the line of duty would receive an amount equal to one year’s salary, in addition to benefits they now receive, under a bil drafted yesterday by Senator Tydings, | Democrat of Maryland. The measure | was referred to the District committee for study. As the law now stands, the widow of Lee, who is employed as a pilot by ‘Texhoma Aeronautical Service, Inc., ‘was informed last night of his father's | under 18 years of age. Members of the for their eritical condition. He expects to ‘Washington early Sunday. reach a policeman or fireman recelves.$60 a month and $10 & month for each child United States Park e al 1so are in- cluded in the Tydin; 1. Center: A close-up view of the “tunnel.” raiders could be trapped or delayed in the tunnel while the patrons escaped. Below: At right, the lower door to the tunnel, showing the peephole for the After a visitor entered this door he would be required to pass up the inclosed staircase to a second door and undergo another inspection. Lower left: One of the doors provided for a quick get-a-way through the The above photographs were made yesterday afternoon after the police | Ninth street and interrupted workmen installing equipment believed intended for a gambling establishment. The top photograph gives a view of the gambling room, showing the door at the top of the stair tunnel through which those entering would have to submit With locked doors at each end, ‘GAMING FORTRESS IS FOUND B POLICE Carpenters, Busy Preparing | Stronghold Not Yet Finished, Let Officers In. The curiosity of two headquarters detectives led to the discovery yesterday afternoon of preparations for the open- ing of what police officials claim to be one of the largest and most elaborate speakeasies and gambling establish- ments that ever has attempted to operate in the District, Entering a building in the 400 block of Ninth street, Detective Sergts. Arthur T. Fihelly and Benjamin G. Kuehling found a squad of workmen busily en- gaged In hanging heavy reinforced doors, arranging tables and a bar and installing complicated electrical devices for the control of the various doors and to warn of the approach of police. Fihelly and Kuehling were walking idly along Ninth street when they came upon the entrance to a building which had twice before been raided by police, one of the raids resulting in the arrest of three prisoners and the seizure of gambling equipment. Carpenter Lets Them In. Curiosity lead the detectives to ring the door bell and they were surprised when a man, clad in carpenter's overalls, came to the coor and stood aside to let_them in. Surprised at the turn of events, but deciding to follow the workman into the building to see what was going on inside, they espied other carpenters hanging a heavy oak door, in which had been cut a “peep hole,” and which led into a reinforced stairway running to the second floor of the building and opening into a large room. On the second floor they encountered another group swinging another rein- forced door while other men were ar- ranging what appeared to be gaming tables and a heavy bar running almost the length of the room. Walking casually out so as not to create any excitement and disclose their true identity, the detectives returned to the Detective Bureau and reported their find to Inspctor Willlam S. Shelby, chief of detectives, who ordered them to fmcompmy a police photographer back to the bulldln? and get whatever pic- tures of the place they could. Make Photographs of Place. Following the same procedure of en- tering the structure, they made photo- graphs of the speakeasy and an exit opening to a stairway running into the backyard, which apparently had been calculated to afford escape to the oper- ators and patrons If the place was raided. Inspector Shelby predicted that with the announcement of the discovery of | the establishment, the owners would ! never open the place. Three men who were arrested in a raid on the same building November 7, 1929, iberty under $2,000 bond ppearance before the d jury to answer to charges of Demf:flnl gamins. OVERPASS IS HELD URGENT SOLUTION FOR CROSSING PERIL Michigan Ave. Construction Immediate Desire and Need, Says Deviny. CIVIC BODY LEADER EXPLAINS ADVANTAGES | Monroe Street Makeshift Insuf- ficient for Needs and Beauty of Capital, He Asserts. A proper solution of the Michigan | avenue grade crossing problem involved in the tracks of the metropolitan branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, near the Catholic University of America, is the immediate elimination of that menace by construction of an overpas there that will meet the best needs of city planning and engineering, in the opinion of Willlam M. Deviny, president of the Michigan Park Citizens' Associa- tion, which is waging a vigorous fight with this in view. An adequate bridge, to take care of { the problem, Mr. Deviny said, “should | ( harmonize with existing buildings and | grounds. We believe that if the people of Washington had a vote that we would | have had one some years " His | organization is insistent that the Michi- gan avenue grade crossing be eliminated now—not by a makeshift plan of put- ting a reconstructed overpass at Monroe street, a short distance away, by placing a 90-degree angle in the stream of traffic northward on Michigan avenue, | but by a suitable Michigan avenue over- | pass in a straightened thoroughfare, Mr. { Deviny asserted. Views of Citizens. Mr. Deviny's statement to The Star follows: “The citizens of Michigan Park ap- preciate the service you are rendering them in acquainting our fellow citizens ! with the many reasons why the nnde‘ { crossing at Michigan avenue northeast should not be eliminated by diverting traffic through Tenth street to a bridge ! on Monroe street and closing of Michi- | gan avenue forever. “Representing a group of home owners and speaking for many, if not | all of the institutions east of the Balti- more & Ohio Railroad, the Michigan Park Citizens’ Association throughout the many years of its existence has annually petitioned the Commissioners to eliminate the hazardous grade cross- ing by the construction of an adequate and appropriate bridge; our supplica- tions have been answered by having a | sum included in the budget, which was thrown out in the House, and on an- other occasion a study was made; this vear tangible results are apparent by some one recommending that, from his viewpoint, the most economical solution of this engineering project would be by widening a bridge hundreds of feet south of the problem. “This is neither economical legis- lation nor good engineering. Good en- gineering recommends a permanent, satisfactory soultion to an undertaking | when taxpayers’ moneys are being spent. Previous to this suggested solu- tion, we thought engineers anticipated future needs and preferred direct line methods. The economic aspects of any engineering undertaking considers total costs of maintenance and operation, the elimination of risks and hazards, sav- lng of time and effort, safeguarding public interests, insurance against dan- gers, as well as the first outlay. Esthetic Considerations. ““There are certain esthetic aspects that merit careful and conscientious consideration in the future plans of this Capital City. To citizenry who have | contributed "to the beautification of | Northwest Washington and adjoining | counties in Virginia and neighboring Maryland, we believe that our petition for the elimination of a dangerous rail- road crossing by the erection of a suit- able bridge should not be substituted by the widening of a bridge, which, upon completion, will be at best only capable of caring for present traffic; we think that future plans for the beau- tification of Washington should include one or more programs in this neighbor- i i hood. “Lack of foresight by engineers long since happily buried is shown today by the necessity of eliminating two small kinks in Michigan avenue due to demo- lition of a sturdy iron fence by the im- pact of reckless automobiles in an in- stitutional and governmentally owned property. These gentlemen who rectify engineering errors do not learn much if they want that risk transferred to a zone of school children and traffic. All ‘Washington should protest against such a wanton waste of money, should dis- miss such incompetent officials. One might conclude that the swivel chair type of administrator had returned. “In an era in which traffic engineers show a need of wider streets and a greater number of arterial highways: in jod in which & requisite of a highway is a long stretch of wide street not intercepted by cross streets, only unthinking engineers would recommend and ill-advised legislators it an arterial highway such as Mic! n ave- nue with so few cross streets to be closed forever and divert traffic into an area of homes and schools. “If the tax rate is high, if economy is necessary, might one propose that some of the plans for adjacent States or for certain areas in Northwest Wash- ington be suspended temporarily: some might wonder why money is appro- priated lavishly for an airport, not in the District, while economy crowds a a congested community into a bridge and closes permanently another street— a wider, a bigger avenue. Costs and Ad'lntl[fl.pw“ “The unreasonableness for the lon taken in closing Michigan avenue Is clear and definite if and when the total costs and the comparative advantages of the alternate rlln.! are scrutinized. The total cost of the construction of a modern bridge over Michigan avenue would be approximately $310,000 and the condemnation of property, much of which is unimproved, should not be more than $65,000. This structure could be made to harmonize with the existing buildings = and topography this would eliminate a dangerous grade crossing, and at least remove one unsightly traffic hazard. Total cost not in excess of $375,000, improvements and reduction of hagards. £ “The widening of Tenth street will convert a residential street into a dan- gerous boulevard on which there are one public school, one th school and one orphai for little cl ildren. One must admit that not many more hazards could be congested into the length of | grow two small city blocks. The diversion of traffic from Michigan avenue into Monroe street will precipitate chaos | that the proposed widening of the bridge with its approaches cannot re- lieve, Without an outlet at Michigan avenue there would be no way for fire or police to enter Brokland and adja- cent territory unlesg by the roundabout In the picture, from left to right, are: Mrs. Theodore P. Noyes, chairman of publicity; Miss Elise H. Alexander, vice chairman of the general committee in charge of arrangements; Miss Hallie Brooke, general chairman of the com- mittee on arrangements, and Miss Charlotte Childress, chairman of committee for models. JUNIOR LEAGUERS 10 WORK IN STORE Expect to Make Money for Hospital by Service in Sales Force for Day. ‘Washington’s young soclety women will become salesiadies for a day, April 8, when, through special arrangemen' with Frank R. Jelleff, the Junior League of Washington will take over the Jellefl department store, on F street, with th. members aiding in the sale of good: As a_ token for their services, the Junior League is to receive 10 per cent of the gross receipts for that day, the proceeds to be devoted to soclal woik at Children's Hospital under the direc tion of the league. Models for Gowns. ‘While the regular professional salcs force at eJlleff’s will be maintained, the Junior League members are expected to aid materially in the sale of th-~ various articles of women's wearing ap- parel. A special feature will be about eight members of the league serving a: models for some of fashion's latest gowns. Miss Charlotte Childress wiil be in general charge of the latter group as_committee chairman. Miss Hallie Brooke is general chair- man in charge of arrangements for the Junior League, with Miss Elise Alex- Mrs. Theodore P. Noyes is in charge « publicity. The Junior League is head: by Mrs. Sidney Thomas, president. Service at Hospital. ‘The Junior League, widely known for its many activities in this city of a charitable nature, or to aid a worthy cause, has been particularly interested in Children's Hospital, and with th proceeds to be derived from the sales at JellefI's in April, hopes to carry on the social-service work at the hospital in accordance with the most modern requirements. JOHNSON'S SON RESTS. Base Ball Manager’s Boy, Struck by Car, Reported Comfortable. ‘Walter Johnson, jr., 14-year-old_son of the manager of the Washington Base Ball Club, who received two fractured legs, internal injuries and a lacerated hand when knocked .down by an auto- mobile while roller-skating early Thurs- day night, passed a comparatively com- fortable day yesterday and last night was resting easily, Georgetown Univer- | sity Hospital attaches reported. The accident occurred but a block from the Johnson residence, in Bethes- da, Md., as the youth was returning home after accompanying a playmate, Betty Moore, 12 years old, to her home. Maryland police sald he was struck by an automobile operated by George Peter, 40 years old, of Rockville, Md., who was reported to have been blinded by the daszzling headlights of an ap- proaching machine. way of Rhode Island avenue. of this project calls for an apropriation of $145,000 next year, and as much will be needed in the following year, 1932, the bicentennial year; the condemna- tion of property, since some is of the permanent institutional type, and other residential, can easily be much more. Total cost, conservatively, $500,000; tem- porary in character; increased hazards to communities, traffic, fire and police; unnecessary accident and other risks to school children and orphans; erection of 90-degree bend at Tenth street; result- ants, higher cost for an inadequate bridge, no elimination of hazards; in- crease in risks; not one advantage. Avenue Delightful Drive. “Those who use Michigan avenue to get to the cities of Baltimore, Philadel- phia and elsewhere, as well as our own residents, find it a delightful drive. “Any resident of Washington can think of many reasons for having an arterial highway such as Michigan ave- nue open during the celebration of the bicentennial of Washington. “One can leave the local merchant to imagine the increased selling ex- penses that he will incur if Michigan avenue is closed forever; to him also we suggest for consideration the purchqfs- ing power of a community not totally dependent on ‘either the Federal or district governments for semi-monthly pay rolls. “This association, representing dreds of local taxpayers, believes thal are enflfl.d‘n.wwhlu mmumwt cross! construct of an T ate bridge; we think that it should harmonize with existing buildings and nds; we belleve that if the people of hun- t we the ington had a vote that we would :va-\;h h‘l': one some years ago. We ask only that the few petitions for necessary improvements merit consider- ation and we hope that there be here- after a more equitable distribution of the means by which Washington, our Capital City, will become Washington the magnificent.” ‘The cost | Cherry Blossoms Expected Before April This Year | By the Associated Press. ‘The famous Japanese cherry trees that line the Tidal Basin irk officials to fore the first are expected by bloom this year of April. Mild weather for the last few weeks has caused the trees to bud and a continuance of the Spring- like breezes, it was said, will bring the amnual touch of fairy- land to Potomac Park as early this year as last, when the blos- soms appeared just before Easter. Dependent upon the weather, the trees usually bloom between March 20 and April 10. With Easter falling so late this year, | many of the trees are expected to pass their blossom time before the end of the Lenten season. IEFICIENGY BILL 1 READY FOR REPORT = 2deral and District Projects for This Vicinity in Con- ference Measure. 7 | The conference report on the firs ficiency appropriation bill, which car- .es funds for a number of Federal and Jistrict projects of interest to Wash- ungton, is likely to be presented to the House and Senate for final action this | week, the conferees having completed | their work yesterday. | Nearly all of the local items in the ! bill were approved by both branches of | Congress in the original passage of the bill and therefore were not involved in the conference. The only important local item in conference was the $113 000 added by the Senate for the pub- lic school system. Of this sum $100,000 was to complete the acquisition of | ground for the Jefferson Junior High School, and it is understood this was agreed to by the conferees. The bala: which is for maintenance of school cilities for crippled children, is to be ;epomd by the conferees in a modified orm. The conferees are in agreement on the ! $100,000,000 appropriation recommended by the President for the Federal Farm Board to carry on its program for agri- culture. Among the local items not subject to conference, and which will be avail- able when the bill becomes law, are $550,000 to build two modern inciner- ators for disposing of city refuse, $500,- 1 000 to begin the United States Su- preme Court Building, $440,000 for a Federal warehouse in the District, $26,- 000 for local street cleaning, $65,000 for the District workhouse and several smaller items. [HOUSE DISTRICT BODY HAS BUSY SCHEDULE Committee Will Consider Bill to Convert Ford Theater Into Lincoln Museum Tomorrow. This 15 to be a busy week for the | House District committee. Tomorrow the committee is to consider the bill to convert the old Ford Theater In which Lincoln was shot into a Lincoln Museum. Tuesday morning the subcommittee | of which Representative Reid of Illi- | nois is chairman is to consider the | legislation to authorize a merger of | the street rallways and bus lines of the city. The other members of the subcommittee are Representative Bow-, man, West Virginia: Lampert, Wis- | consin; Whitehead, Virginia; Patman, | Texas, and Hall, Indiana. Wednesday there is a meeting of the full District committee. Friday the McLeod subcommittee will continue hearings on the McLeod bills—one designed to drive from the streets the reckless insolvent and judge- ment proof drivers and the other pro- posing an auto-title law similar to that in operation in Maryland. The com- mittee will also discuss the legislation authorizing the District Commissioners u':"::'!:u certain streets and parts of E 3 PLAN “LADIES’ NIGHT.” Elks Expect Visitors From Mary- land and Delaware. | An elaborate of entemln-! ment in observance of “ladies’ night” has been arranged by Washington Lodge, No. 15, B, P. O. Elks, to be presented at the Elks' Home, 919 H street, Tuesday evening. Delegations from the lodges of the State association of the order are ex- from )flryhud.m!‘khw&u ‘:fil‘ he District. e open! speaker be John Dillon Fitsgerald, exalted ruler. % tee, dealing with the pro | south end of SITE FOR ARMORY 10 BE CONSIDERED Park and Planning Commis- sion to Start Two-Day Session on Friday. Potential sites for the location of an armory for the District of Columbia Wational Guard, will be considered dur- ing the two-day meeting of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission starting Priday. ‘The staff of the commission has been conducting surveys since the last com- mission meeting, but in line with the Government’s policy of never disclosing informaton on land purchases, before necessary preliminaries are executed, no anouncement is being made of where these sites are. The commission at its recent meeting turned down a pro- 1 to purchase the Washington Auditorium for use as an armory. ‘The commission will consider the Washington Municipal Airport project and the approaches to the Arlington Memorial Bridge from the Virginia side. Maj. Brehon Somervell, District engin- eer for the War Department for the Washington area, will co-operate in consideration of the airport, as the United States Engineer Office is inter- ested in the development of this rogram. 5 The report of the recreation commit- i pro{ru'n f playgrounds -nderecu. sion of - ational facilities rn the city, will be laid before the commission, An arrange: ment of highways in the vicinity of the Patterson tract, in conjunction with the new market being undertaken there, will be studied by the commission, its vice chairman and executive officer, Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, said yesterda, Highway changes that are proposed will be taken up by the commission and minor land purchases will be considered ‘The status of pending legislation of particular interest to the commission will be deliberated during the session. AIRPORT DISPUTE IS RADIO SUBJECT Lieut. Hinton, for Washington Chamber of Commerce, Attacks Commission’s Proposal. ‘The opposition of the Washington Chamber of Commerce to the recom- mendation of the Joint Congressional Airport Commission for the devs - ment of a municipal flying fleld at Highway Bridge was voiced last night by Lieut. Walter Hin- ton, chairman of the chamber's avia- tion committee, in a radio address from | station WMAL. A far better airport in every re- spect, he declared could be constructed at a smaller cost at Gravelly Point. There, he sald, “could be developed within two an airport free from all surrounding obstructions and haz- ards, suitable for land and seaplane operation, capable of expansion and equal in size and acreage to the Wash- ington Alrport-Hoover Field-Experi- mental Farm-Columbia Island project for but $1,680,000.” It is estimated that the cost of ac- quisition and development of the recommended site would approximate RUM SEARCH WRIT GRANTED ENOS CROCE Right of Prohibition Officers With- out Warrant on Public Prem- ises to Be Settled. The right of prohibition officers with- out warrant to enter public premises ‘and conduct a search for evidence of * violations of the liquor law is to be in- | terpreted by the Court of Appeals. ‘The appellate court has granted a writ of error in the case of Enos Croce, who was arrested on charges of illegal possession following a raid on a restau- rant ducted him {n the 1300 ber. raided Croce'’s estal extended the kitchen, where, contend, a small ?um&u’ of intoxicating liquor was found. Last November 12 Croce was convicted before Police Court Judge John P. Mc- Mahon and lfilunee?.uw pay a $250 fine or serve 60 days in L Croce’s counsel, Attorney George P. quash Lemm, had filed a motion to emeneeuunllnuunMonmu that the search was and mo- tion was overruled. GENERAL NEWS PAGE B-1 350 JOBLESS SEEK LEGISLATORS' HELP FORALL OF NATION “Unemployed Conference” in Capital Draws Delegates From Over U. S. LEADERS HOPE TO MEET WITH HOOVER THIS WEEK Six-Hour Day and Five-Day Week, With 0ld-Age Pension Iaw, Are Sought by Group. Here to confer with members of Con- gress and Government officials concern- ing present unemployment conditions, approximately 350 representatives of the unemployed from all parts of the coun- try are holding an international unem- ployed conference in this city at 500 G street, under the auspices of a national committee that is in part the outgrowth of the International Brotherhood Wel- fare Association. A brief business session was held yes- terday, after which a committee called on several Senators and Representa- tives. Another session will be held at 11 o'clock this morning. Representa- tives of the conference will confer Mon- day morning with Senator Wagner of New York regarding proposed legisla- tion to help the unemployed. “Hoboes” Attend. Many so-called “hoboes,” including | Dr. James Eads How, the “millionaire hobo” of Los Angeles, are attending the conference, but it was made clear at yesterday session that this is not a “ho- boes’ convention.” There are about 50 | delegates here re the remainder of those who are at- the meetings are trades-union- ists. Some 50 of the audience yesterday were unemployed persons of this city, while the remainder were from the va- rious States. A telegram to President Hoover, ask- ing him to receive a committee of the conference, was sent by the national committee of unemployed from its head- quarters at Cincinnati Friday, but no reply has been received. The officers of the conference expect to send a dele- gation to the White House this week in the hope of mee! the President. Paul Dennie of Philadelphia was elected chairman of the conference at yesterday’s meeting and Jack Renault of Montana, secretary. Mr. Renault calls himself not merely a “hobo,” but a “migratory worker” of whom he says there are more than 70,000 doing the necessary work of harvesting grain crops, picking fruit, cutting timber in the woods and assisting in other sea- sonal occupations all over the country. Mr. Dennie said he spoke in behalf of 175,000 unemployed persons in Phila- delphia alone. Old-Age Pension Sought. Mr. Renault, who is the national or- ganizer for the International Brother- hood Welfare Association, explained last night that the conference now in session here is not afliated in any way with the Communist party, although unemployed Communists are welcome at the meetings the same as any one else who represents an unemployed group. m;fl;e mnlmm, he exvllllned. G‘: ask- or an pension law, Govern- ment eompm-a:n ployed, for the unem; day and a five-day | week, a new cabinet officer to be called the sec of unemployment, and (the immediate relief of the present situation by the pushing of Government construction work everywhere. Among these with whom the com- mittee conferred at the Capitol yester- day were Senator Wagner of New York and Senator Brookhart of Iowa. The committee consisted of Dr. How, Mr. Dennie, Mr. Renault, Willlam Hill of this city, John Kearns of Trenton, N. J., and Daniel O'Brien of New York. Rer on ‘Mondy the Selegatcs eapecs fo on Mon¢ lega t to draft a resolution setting forth their Bresent Soneibion ot DRembiorent oo of unem| ent and provide permanent relief. P The yesterday was 1 Many delegates related 'their expe: ences and told of conditions in parts of the country. A “jungle” lunch of cheese, bologna sandwiches, fruit and coffee was provided by Dr. How. The conference plans to hold an en- e e, e, 4 af eet, when, amol other lil!nll, there will be'&ld-ume ho:.bg songs and poehx, ries will told of the inside life of the ~hobo now called by the more respectable name of “migratory worker.” {CORONER’S JURY FINDS LAMKE DEATH SUICIDE Disconnected Gas Pipe Is Discov- ered in Room of Man Believed Former Dry Agent. A verdict of suicide was returned by a_coroner’s jury y in the case of Henry Lamke, 63 years old, who was found in a gas-filled room at a board- ing house in the 600 block of G street Priday morning. It was at first thought that Lamke's death was accidental, but further in- vestigation revealed that a gas pipe leading to a stove in his room had been disconnected. Police are investigating papers found on Lamke which indicated that he was a former prohibition agent and sched- uled to face charges of running liquor. Lamke's colorful storiés to other roomers that he was a liquor runner ‘:A’“l'londlne;l::::n;mndnwn by ice. Lamke n drinking prior ii to his death, police said. o | ' ORPHAN TO BE HONORED. "lnmta of V. F. W. Home to Pre- ! sent Poppy to Hoover. ‘The “buddy poppy” of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be presented this | year to President Hoover by Miss Lois | June Allen, 5 years old, an _inmate of the Home for Widows and Orphans of the Veterans of Forelgn Wars at Eaton Rapids, Mich., insf of by a son or daughter of some local veteran as in the past. The presentation will take place Wednesday, March 26 at the ‘White House. In the future it is the intention have the annual presentation to the President mad: by one ot the or- home, " wi is main- tained by contributions raised by means of the poppy sale. Miss Allen’s father was while he was a member of a machine gun company in Argonne and died a few years ago. |