Evening Star Newspaper, October 24, 1930, Page 6

IN AUTU CRASHES Pohceman s Son Among Those Held as Reckless Drivers. Twelve persons were injured and three motorists were arrested by police of the fourteenth and tenth precincts for reckless driving as the result of & series of traffic accidents late yes- terday afternoon and last night. Four were reported seriously hurt. . One of the drivers under arre:t is John T. Owens, 35, of 401 Cummings lane, Chevy Chase, Md., son of Po- liceman Frank B. Owens of No. 14 Station, who is reported to have struck Miss Laura Davis, 31, of 3000 Rodman street at Connecticut avenue and Rod- man street early last night. She was removed to Emergency Hospital. Willlam B. Pryor, 37, of 2000 Six- teenth street also was taken into cus- tody by fourteenth preeirftt police after his car hit Charles Tucker, 54, of 4232 Thirty-ninth street at Thirty- ninth and Veasey streets. Boy's Skull Crushed. Tucker was taken to Georgetown University Hospital. His condition is said to be serious. Both Owens and Pryor were re- lessed shexly after tnder $500 nonds. A fractured skull and a broken right leg were received by Jack Burke, 11, of 1442 Foxhall road, last night at the intersection of Forty-fourth and Q streets when an automobile driven by Elmer R. Shepherd of 1509 Forty-first street struck him., The boy was taken to_Georgetown Hospital. Police of the Traffic Bureau tested the brakes of Shepherd's car and found them in satisfactory condition. The driver was exonerated of any blame in the accident as a result. Miss Gertrude Yoelson of 1787 Lanier place, a sister of Al Jolson, famous stage and film comedian, and four other entertainers were badly shaken up last night while riding in a taxicab to a performance given by the Jewish Welfare Board at Walter Reed Hos- ital. They refused hospital treatment, wever, continuing on to their show. Triple Auto Collision. ‘The performers’ cab figured in & triple collision at Sixteenth street and Perry place with automobiles driven by Allen M. Willilams, 38, 1857 Mintwood street, and Frank L. Durr of 3701 Six- teenth street. The cab was operated by _Kenneth A. Schroger, 1620 R street. Williams was arrested by police of No. 10 station on a charge of reckleu aigned in Dr. Albert !" Erb, 82, of Clarence, N. Y., a delegate to the Disciples of Christ Convention; Mrs. Christine Mil- ler, 84, of 1739 Eighth street: Jerry Pord, 67, of the 500 block Thirteenth street, and Frank Mayhew, 16, of 266 Fifteenth street, a bicyclist, were other traffic victims. ‘The Mayhew youth's leg was pinned beneath a taxicab driven by Stephen 'W. Kendricks of 638 I street, when the cab overturned after a collision with the auto of the Rev. Willlam D. Beall of Camp Springs, Md. Kendricks es- caped with bruises and lacerations. ————————— $65,000 SALARY BOOSTS DISCOVERED IN BUDGET Unannounced Increases, Affecting High Officials, Omitted From Pub- le Discussion in New York. ihe accidents| Farm house near Lawrenceville, N i J., where Col. Charles Lindbergh, his wife and son will live until a new home is built on the 150-acre tract recently purchased near there. —A. P. Photo. AMERICAN GANGSTER STORIES GROW IN FRENCH POPULARITY Organized Lawlessness Unknown—Law Enforcement Sys- tem Violated Only by Crimes of Passion. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, October 24.—Stories of or- ganized crime in the United States are attracting ‘considerable attention in France. Newspapers and magazines, specially those which \can use big layouts of photographs, are giving much space to American lawlessness. In order to be on safe ground, where contradiction can have no effect, statements are ac- companied by excerpts from speeches or writings by responsible persons, President Hoover is the most often cited, specially his address of April 22, 1929, {n which he is quoted as saying that “life and property are certainly | more menaced in the United States than in any other civilized country.” Gang warfare and shootings on battle scales are unknown in France. The country has its port cities which have their black quarters, but they are pa- trolled to an extent that crime is sup- ressed. ‘The apache district is about the only underworld quarter Paris has, but out- side of so-called passion crimes there is little lawlessness among these peopie. As a stop-gap against crime, the | ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT | Granddaughter of Oil Company Founder to Wed Next June. NEW YORK, October 24 (#).—The engagement of . Miss Eleanor Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Irving Pratt, one of the founders of the Standard Oil Co., and James Ramsay Hunt, jr. of New York, was announced yesterday. Mr, and: Mrs. Harlod Irving Pratt, parents of the bride-to-be, said the | marriage would take place next June. Mr. Hunt is the son of Dr. and Mrs. | James Ramsay Hunt of New York. ‘Surete Generale,” French Scotland Yard, has its fingers in every port, whether sea or inland. This organiza- tion functions directly under the min- ister of the interior, at present Andre Tardleu, who is alse premier. Crimes of passion occur frequently and are committed quite often under extraordinary circumstances. The eter- nal triangle brings on heated discus- sions and jealousy which ends in mur- der or the ik The Weather Man Was Right— Special Night Phones For Delivery Tomorrow Phone Us Tonight Nat’l 3068 Met. 4500 !to 11 P.M. 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The Vice President reiterated his statements at Dodge City and Pueblo earlier in the week that “hard times” would not last long, and that the United States would be the first to recover from a world-wide business depresshm AR EILEEN PERCY DIVORCED Former Film Star Granted $50 Monthly for Child's Support. LOS ANGELES, October 24 (#).— Eileen Percy, star of the silent movies several years ago, was granted a divorce yesterday from Ulrich B. Bush, film location manager. She said they lived apart in the same house for 18 months before they sepa- rated and he kept late hours and re- fused to tell her where he had been. They were married July 7, 1919, “and Bush was or- dered to pay Miss Percy $50 a month LESS TUBES SOLD COMPLETE ‘112.50 WITH TUBES UNIVERSITY IS ASKED TO AID IN DRY SURVEY Federal Prohibition Head Requests Wisconsin Institution to Help in Gathering Statistics. By the Associated Press. 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