Evening Star Newspaper, December 30, 1930, Page 17

LUCAS MAKES PLEA * OF NOT GULTY 10 LARCENY OF §4,500 Star Photographer Attacked| by Complainant’s Lawyer. Camera Smashed. ORGANIST IS FREED ON BOND OF $5,000! Statement Says He Was Business Partner of Complainant in Real Estate Deal. Immediately after T. Guy Lucas, 42- year-old organist and choirmaster of St. John's Church, Sixteenth and H streets, had waived Police Court hear- ing and had been remanded to the grand jury on a charge of larceny of $4,500 from Mrs. Edith L. Townshend, Harry F. Kennedy, her attorney, with offices in the Columbian Bufldlnx,u:s tacked Gustave L. Chinn, a photog- rapher for The Star and smashed camera. was maneuvering to get a pic- mgng;n Mrs, Townshend neas the Court House when Kennedy walked up, snatched the camera from his hands and broke it. Chinn was violently shoved into a parked automobile and his hand injured by the impact. Policeman W. C. Grooms, who wit- nessed the affair, took Kennedy into custody and escorted him before John R. Pitzpatrick, assistant district attor- ney. The prosecutor refused to issue a warrant against the attorney. The photographer had taken pictures and was preparing to ask Mrs. Townshend to pose when Kennedy intervened. Lucas, who pleaded not guilty be! Judge Ralph Given, was released under $5,000 bond. The case was immediately taken to the grand jury, but the investi- gation by the inquisitorial body was postponed to January 6, when a new Jury will be impaneled. Lucas Arrested Yesterday. vas arrested yesterday on a W.I;,u:; :h.lsl'mlm with larceny of $4,500, after it been intrusted to him by Mrs. Townshend, who lives in tial apartments, Sixteenth lained to Assist- Michael Keogh $4,500 of lD,ale which she had given him to bank his account. shem said that she received the money as ion for sale of real estate, and, fearing that it might be taken from her through suit, she in the keeping of Lucas, & close friend. Mrs. Townshend sued Lucas for the money, the suit being filed in the Dis- trict Supreme Court on Christmas eve. Two days later, she obtained a writ of evin, and the United States mar- reple 's office took every movable object ;g' the Lucas’' apartment in serving the writ. Defendant Issues Statement. g: Lucas issued the following statement | through his attorney lest night: | “Mrs. Townshend and I have been| friends for about a year. the past Summer she had an ovpanunlty} ©of making a real estate deal and sought | my assistance in the matter and agreed that we would share whatever net com- mission came from it. The commission to hase the real estate was from pnrmc in New York City. The egwp- erty was m“fid byTt.he jom:fl ‘am of m rs. Townshe: rom mln Maryland and_consisted of arm and timber land. sion resulting from the sale aggrega $0,300—1less certain deductions for ex- penses—one-half of which I was_en- Titled to and one-half of which Mrs. Townshend was entitled to. At her re- quest, all of the money was deposited in my account, and from time to time 1 paid out to her sundry sums of money. | “A correct and accurate statement | of the account was kept in my books | and from time to time the state of the account was gone over by me with Mrs. ‘Townshend and she was !uranshed a full statement of all items and & copy of the account ondber request. seve:: weeks demand was made upon by hz.l:r’rmm of all the money. She now claims that I had no right to any part of the commission on the real estate deal. I insisted that Mrs. Town- shend carry out the agreement. She became very angry and indignant and last week attached the furniture in my apartment and filed suit, in which she issued several garnishments and tried in every way to embarrass me, and fin- ally had me arrested on the charge of larceny after trust. “I am prepared to meet Mrs. Town- shend’s charges against me with ample proof and, while I am deeply humiliated and distressed at the turn things have taken, I feel sure I can establish my innocence and also that my dealings ‘with Mrs. Townshend have been fair and just in all respects.” U. S. MAKES ADDITIONAL | BUILDING SITE PURCHASES Five Louisiana Avenue Premises Acquired, as Well as Lots and Dwellings on Canal Street. Among_the recent purchases made by the United States within the area south of Pennsylvania avenue as sites for Federal bulldings are premises 1209~ 1211 C street, $44,000: 920 Louisiana The steam plant of the 1,500-gallon still captured by 933 H street sonthwest early today. police in a raid on —sStar Staff Photo. 15 CRASHES INJURE 3; MIDSHIPMAN HELD Student’s Arrest Follows Col- ored Man’s Death After Accident. ‘Three persons were hurt slightly and a midshipman at the Naval Academy must face a coroner’s jury in the death of another as a result of traffic acci- dents here. Harry Edward Seidel, jr., 22-year-old student at the Naval Academy, was re- leased in the custody of his attorney, Daniel 8. Ring, following his arrest in connection with the death yesterday of James Ackis, colored, 1814 Twentieth street, from injuries said to have been recelved when a machine driven by Seidel struck him. The accident, police reported, occurred Christmas morning at Seventeenth street and U street while Seidel and two other midshipmen were returning from midnight mass at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart. Seidel lives ltd 128 Maple avenue, Takoma Park, Md. Mrs, Marle Gravely, wife of Police- man Spottswood Gravely of the First Precinct, received minor injuries when an_automobile driven by the officer collided with a truck at Twelfth and D streets southwest. Mrs. Gravely was | treated by her family physician for bruises and shock. The driver of the truck, Roy Perry of Baltimore, was arrested on a reck- less driving charge. Gravely’s machine, h;ocslid, was damaged to the extent of Miss Marguerite Anita Cortez, 22 years old, of the 2000 block of K street, sald to be one of the first woman cab drivers in the city, was hurt slightly when the taxi she was operating col- lided with another taxi at Delaware avenue near L street last night. The second taxi was operated by Walter Yancy of the 700 block of L street. James Craig, 26 years old, of 1738 D street southeast, was cut and bruised following a collision at Seventeenth street and C street southeast. His ma- chine, police say, collided with another driven by Willlam Anderson of the 1300 block of C street northeast, who took Craig to Casualty Hospital. avenue, $67,000; 944-46 Louisiana ave-| * nue, $98,100; 936-38 Louisiana avenue, $121,000; 948-50 Louisiana avenue, $89,900, and premises 925 Louisiana avenue, $38,000. | ‘The Government has also bought lots 37, 38 and 39, square 578, !mgroved by! ¢ dwellings on Canal street southwest, for $8,475, and lots 36 and 37, square 4052, for $3.919.65. Attorney Maurice D. Rosenberg rep- resented the owners in all these trans- actions. Y BUS EXTENSION A proposal for extension of bus serv- jce of the Washington Rapid Transit Co. from Grant Circle to North Capitol street and New Hampshire avenue was denjed yesterday by the Public Utilities on. The commission ruled the population of the section failed to warrant addi- DEN tional expenditures on equipment. The t had been requested by the Mhhu Citizens’ Association. LIQUOR TERM COMMUTED President Hoover today commuted the sentence of Robert ., former ghiet of police of Old Forge, Pa., who was serving & year in jail for possessing and selling liquor. His release is effective at once. H has been in jail seven months. Rogo’s health was the reason given for > DPresident’s action. i MRS. EDITH T. TOWNSHEND. INSPECT PROPOSED WAR-NAVY SITES Chairman Smoot Announces Commission Will Confer Again After Tour. After another meeting today devoted to discussion of where to locate the new War and Navy Buildings, members of the Senate Office Building shortly before noon to make a touf of inspection of the various proposed sites. Senator Smoot of Utah, chairman, said the commission would go into con- ference again following the inspection, either this afternoon or tomorrow morn- ing. No indication was given, however, as to how near the commission is to a decision. The discussion is centering around three areas: On the south side of the Mall, be- tween Maryland and Virginia avenues, known as the Southwest site, and two separate areas west of the White House. ‘Ten days ago indications were that the Southwest site was the one most likely to be chosen, but there have been recent reports of a trend toward one of the other localities. Members | of the commissicn are remaining non- committal until a decision is reached. One of the sites west of the White House, understood to have the backing of officials of the Fine Arts Commis- sion, i the area in front of the Inte- rior Department Building, between Eighteenth, Nineteenth, P streets and Pennsylvania avenue, for the War De- partment, and the opposite side of Pennsylvania avenue to I street, be- tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, for the Navy Building. Another suggested area is in the same neighborhood, but extending south from the Inwrlgr lchurr.ment and west hteenth street. o‘lfiigthe discussions that have taken place, one of the arguments raised against the southwest site is that it would necessitate relocation of the rail- road tracks further south at an esti- mated cost of $7,000,000. BROOKE IS RENAMED ON DISTRICT BODY President of Architects’ Examiners and Registrars Group Accepts Another One-Year Term. Reappointment of Frederick H. Brooke to the Board of Examiners and - trars of Architects of the District for a one-year term was voted today by the District Commissioners. The action was taken on the recom- mendation of other members of the board, He has been a member of the body for six years, first as treasurer and later as president. He accepted the re- appointment at the request of Daniel E. Garges, secretary of the board of Commissioners. The reccmmendation of Maj. H. L. Robb, Assistant Engineer Commissioner, calling for purchase by the District of a house needed as the site for a pro- posed addition to the Harrison School, Thirteenth and W streets, was approved today by the District Commissioners. The Commissioners voted to purchase the property from Eliza Ford for $4,300. In suggestion that an offer of the owner to seil at this figure be accepted, Maj. Robb reported several other struc- tures in the same neizhborhood have been purchased recently at prices rang- ing from $4,200 to $4,500. | ASSAULT ON NEWSBOY DENIED BY DEFENDANT newsboy at nth and F streets rday, Lawscen P. 1300 block of L street, gullty in Police Court today leased under $300 bond for a jury trial. Gouldman is said to have struck and kicked George Boswell, 22 years old, of the 1200 block of E street northeast, who is suffering from a paralyzed arm. A crowd gathered and threatened violence, but Gouldman was taken by police to the first precinct station. dman, according to police, be- came enraged when the newsboy £hook —Star Stafl Photo. the paper i fro@t of his face. the Public Buildings CTommission left | also Charged with assaulting & crippled | Thirtee) L g O ‘CORN ODOR LEADS | OFFICERS 10 STILL; | THREE MEN SEIZED One of Largest Plants Ever Captured Here Found in Southwest. OPERATORS BELIEVED DIGGING TOWARD SEWER Fumes Then Would Have Been Diverted Underground—Equip- ment Is Elaborate. Recognizing the unmistakable odor of corn whisky early this morning, two fourth precinct policemen trailed it to its source a block away and captured one of the largest stills ever found in Washington. Three men were arrested as operators. Policeman J. W. A. McKimmie was standing at the corner of Ninth and G streets southwest, when the odor reach: ed his nostrils. He turned to his part- ner, Policeman M. P. Creel, and they sniffed together. “No doubt about it,” they agreed, “that is mash.” S the heavily laden breeze as they went, the two policemen traced the odor to the second floor of 933 H street southwest. Break Through Door. In complete darkness they charged up the stairs and broke through a door. Officer Creel heard a noise in one cor- ner and leaped on John Wesley Wil- liams of Waldorf, Md., who was trying to crawl under a canvas cot. Officer McKimmie heard the sound of running feet and started in pursuit. He came to a sudden and unexpected halt, however, as he ran headlong into a 1,500-gallon still. Dodging through vats, each containtng 1,000 gallons mash, other two operators They were captured this morning in a nearby lumber yard and identified themselves as Harry Price, 30 years old, and Willlam Brown, colored, 27, both of Waldorf. When found this morning Price was in shirt sleeves and Brown was without shoes. Charges will be placed against them later. Still Is Elsborate. ‘When_ Lieut. S. J. Marks and Sergt. G. M. Little reached the scene with Pvt. W. A. Pennington they found a still of eleborate proportions. ‘The huge copper still and coils were :ncased in timbers. The mash vats, new- ly made, were built of one-inch boards, reinforced. A dozen laundry tubs were handy to receive the flow of liquor. ‘The steam boiler was on the lower floor, its condition bearing out the operators’ story that but one batch of mash had been run off. Something new in safety devices was discovered on the lower floor. A hole, located directly over a sewer, had been sunk to a depth of several feet. It was believed the men in charge of the still had planned to dig through to the sewer so they might install a system of blowers to carry the telltale fumes out through this exit. Living quarters, an ample supply of food, a stove and extra clothing had been provided for the operators. MAN WANTED ON CHECK CHARGE BROUGHT HERE Wanted in this city to answer sev- eral charges of having passed forged checks for sums totaling more than $100, Raymond A. Stribling, who said he was a graduate of Georgia Tech, was returned here last night from Lex- ington, Ky., by Detective Eugene Davis of the check squad. The prisoner, said by the police to have admitted passing the checks two years ago, when he is alleged to have represented himself to be in the employ of an airport company as field super- visor, is alleged by the police to have escaped from the State Prison in Milledgeville prior to coming here. Since leaving this city the young man is said to have been married, his wife residing in Cincinnati, Ohio. He will be arraigned in Police Court to- morrow. FINAL SHOWI.NG TONIGHT OF ‘THE OTHER WISE MAN’ The fourth and final presentation for this year of “The Other Wise Man” will be given tonight at 8:30 oclock in Luther Place Memorial | Church, on Thomas circle. In order to accommodate the public and to aid the crowds, as far as pos- sible, in getting into the church to- night the two main doors, one at Four- teenth and N and the other at Ver- mont avenue and N, be open at 7:15 o'clock, and should the weather prove exceptionally cold or stormy, at 7 o'clock. When the auditorium is filled to capacity it will be necessary to_close the doors. It is estimated that not less than 3,500 persons have witnessed the three presentations given this year, begin- ning on Sunday afterncon and even- ing, and that as many as 1,800 to 2,000 others have had to be turned away. Births _R-eported. Geoffrey M. and Helen Thornett, girl. | Elis 0’ and Lucy Briggs. girl. " J. William and Helen Vollmer, girl. Margaret Houfl,' girl. Lionel L. Elizabeth William P. and Lula N. Cai Earl 'R and Teresia M. Lew John W. an ma N, Clyde A and Gertrude Selleck, boy. Wilber C. and Musa Pickett, boy. Douglass V. and Beatrice Cornweli, boy. Willfam 8. ‘and prusilla Saul, boy. and. Bendette M. boy. g“:’d"lng llzfldreg %‘s\z’g‘\yt‘ll“ ::;. ary E. K gekr e, lna Emma B. Trainum. boy. boy. Tho Dous! H Alvin and Vi Richard and Deaths Reported. Mary Beuprier, 87, 915 Maryland ave. 5.W. Hirem m!'u(, 85, 1007 D st. Elizabeth Fairall, 84, Sibley He Pembroke Shipley, 75, 216 8th Qlotilda irginia_Greensbury, b Cora Coleman, giri. e. . 73, 2107 Wyoming ave. ons 80, 8. Hilsaneti's HosPItAL. itie M. Davenport “lnolnll of Cephan and Elizabeth Thom: 0'G 8t 8w Infant of Lillie Conklin, Gallinger Hospital ary Miller, g‘l. 5131 “l;‘n S st George Waligh, st. William Taylor, 8¢, Gallinger Hospital. Luey Gunn, 52, 1922 Capitol st. n.e. Lillle E. Skinner, 51, Gallinger Hospital. Carrie B. Overball, 49, 1513 Corcoran st. lelen Phiffer, 24, 115 Thomas st. fanley Gales, 2. Garfleld Hospital. Linwood Ward, 3311 N st. L fent ot Tobert and Dorothy Werd, 321 st. s.w. @he Toening Star WASHINGTO L LG Features and Classified TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1930. This view of the so-called “extensible building” for the Department of Agriculture, taken from the roof of the Administration Building of the department, looking south, shows progress being made on two wings of the mew struc- ture as the steel framework takes shape. The huge extensible building eventually is to cover three squares, from B to street, Twelfth to Fourteenth &treet, southwest. This first unit is going up in the middle square, between Thirteenth street and Thirteeen-and-a-half street, which is also known as Linworth place. —Star Staff Photo. THREE WIVES FILE ' SUITS FOR DIVORCE Husbands Accused of Failure to Take to Movies, Among Other Charges. Failure to be taken to the movies, conspiracy of parents to ill-treat and inability of a husband to contract a | valid marriage were among the grounds given in three bills for divorce filed to- day in District Supreme Court. “Go ahead, I'll be glad to get rid of you” was the response of her husband when she threatened to separate from him after he had remained out all night on two occasions, Mrs. Elizabeth Caro- line Kuffner tells the court in an ap- plication for a limited divorce from Frederick Henry Kuffner, 3217 Walnut street. ‘They were married August 19, 1925, the wife says, and have one child, whose custody the wife seeks. She declares her husband has beaten her severely on numerous occasions and has taken her to a movie only once since 1927. She is employed as a stenographer in the Government service and declares that her husband, a printer, making good money, has been negligent in con- tributing to her support. Asks an Injunction. ‘Through Attorneys James B. Flynn and S. J. L'Hommedieu the wife seeks an injunction to prevent the husband from entering their home, which is owned jointly. Accusing her husband and his parents of conspiring to ill treat, humiliate and abuse her, Mrs. Kathleen F. Stoops of 2335 Third street northeast filed suit for divorce from Milford E. Stoops, to whom she was married on April 9, 1925. Mrs. Stoops, represented by Attorneys Raymond Neudecker and Jean M. Boardman, informs the court than on several occasions her husband struck her and twisted her arm, refused to speak with her for long periods, and prior to their separation, on December 20 last, was away from home every night. = The wife clalms that Stoops refused to allow her to accompany him to any place of amusement and that he stated to her that he was tired of her and insisted on her leaving him. Numerous acts of misconduct are charged against Stoops and the wife advises the court that she is unable to take care of herself on account of physical {llness. She requests the court to award her either an absolute or limited divorce with alimony. Attacks Marriage Validity. Asserting the inability of her hus- band to contract a valid marriage with her, Mrs. Carolyn L. Manson, 5315 Nebraska avenue northwest, filed suit against Philip R. Manson for annul- ment of their marriage. The ceremony took place December 17, 1928, accord- ing to the wife’s bill. Mrs. Manson, represented by Attor- ney Raymond Neudecker, claims that Manson was formerly married in this city and on May 11, 1925, his former wife obtained a decree of divorce from him on the ground of misconduct. Sh. charges that Manson, while still a resident of the District, went to Alex- andria, Va., and there married her in violation of the law of the District of Columbia, which provides that only the innocent party in an absolute divorce proceeding may remarry, Mrs. Manson No. 2 claims that she did not learn that her husband had been adjudged guilty of misconduct in a divorce proceeding until after the ceremony. She further caims that since her marriage she has been harassed and annoyed by Manson, who has made threats against her and mémbers of her family. According to the wife's bill the parties separated May 15, 1929. She avers that at the time of the ceremony of mar- riage in Alexandria and for a long time prior thereto, she and her husband were actual residents of the District of Co- lumbia. AUTOIST AGREES T0 $2,000 SETTLEMENT IN SUIT Raymond P. Leizear, 1320 Randolph street, has agreed to a settlement of $2,000 in a suit for $10,000 damages brought against him by Mrs. Edmona P. Wright, administratrix of the estaf of Leland O. Wri who was Kkille October 5 when struck by his automo- bile. Mrs. Wright was represented by Attorney Emmett L. Sheehan. ‘Wright died at Emergency Hospital of a fractured skull a few hours after the accident, which occurred on Rock Creek Church road near the Soldiers’ Home. Leizear, police reported, was driving the machine which ran him down. Wright lived at that time at 3686 Bates road northeast. Minor Asks $10,000 for Injuries. Louis Stea, a minor, through his mother, Mrs. Elilia Stea, 4019 Marlboro place, has filed suit in the District Su- preme Court to recover $10,000 damages from Henry Cheri, 7101 Georgia avenue, for alleged personal injuries. The boy was riding a bicycle March 14 at Four- teenth and Irving streets which was in collision with an automobile of the de- fendant. Attorney Hyman Goldstein ap- pears for the boy, Clerk Ends Labors After20Years,Then | | Is Willed $631,480 By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, December 30— “Cheer up,” Willlam A. Rowley's friends used to tell him as he poured over figures representing other folks’ money as a clerk at the City Hall, “prosperity is just | around the corner.” “Oh well, anything can hap- pen,” invariably would be his re- ply. But he labored for more than 20 years before retiring from his clerkship and nothing much happened. until yesterday, when word was received that an aunt had left him property worth $631,480. (COL. GRAVES GIVES TALKTOFORESTERS {Dean of Yale School Princi-| |pal Speaker Today—Society to Adjourn Tomorrow. Col. H. 8. Graves, dean of the Yale Forestry School, was the principal speaker at today's session of the Society of American Foresters, which is holding its thirteenth annual meeting at the Wardman Park Hotel. About 300 delegates to the session were disappointed yesterday afternoon when both Secretary of Agriculture Hyde and Secretary of the Interior Wilbur, slated as speakers, failed to make their appearance. Secretary Hyde was incapacitated by a bad cold, but sent a message to the conference when he found he was unable to leave his home. Business in New York called Secretary Wilbur there last Sunday. The two cabinet members had expected to discuss the Government's policy with respect to the 190,000,000 acres of public domain. Sessions to End Tomorrow. ‘The sessions of the conference will close tomorrow afternoon. In addition to Col. Graves, speakers at today’s meeting included C. P. Wilbur, New Jersey State forester; R. E. Marsh, United States Forest Service; Prof. Henry R. Francis, New York State Col- lege of Agriculture; David G. White, trade extension manager of the Appa- lachian Hardwood Club, and Aldo Leopold, a representative of sporting arms and munition manufacturers, A symposium will be conducted this afternoon on matters connected with the affairs of the society. S. T. Dana of the University of Michigan was chairman at the morning session, and Paul G. Redington, president of the society, will preside this afternoon. Pinchot Toastmaster at Banquet. ‘The thirteenth anniversary banquet was held last night, with Gov. Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania as toastmaster. Guests of honor included charter members and past presidents of the society. Greet- ings from the Canadian Society of Forest Engineers were given by Ellwood Wilson, head forester of the Canadian Power & Paper Corporation, and from the Society of British Foresters by W. E. Hiley of the Imperial Forestry Insti- tute, Oxford, England. |SCARLET FEVER CASES IN DISTRICT TOTAL 80 Health Officer Reports Four Pa- tients Added to List Today. Epidemic Not Feared. With the addition of four new cases | today, District health authorities an- nounced a total of 80 persons had been reported suffering from scarlet fever in ‘Washington within the last three weeks. Officials declared, however, that the disease apparently was in no danger of spreading to epidemic proportions. The public was warned to summon & physi- cian immediately with the approach of | night tomorxe GENTER MARKET'S DEALERS MOVING Must Vacate Old Building Before Midnight Tomor- row—Some to Retire. As the time approaches for the evacuation of Center Market at mid- .provision merchants, produce dealers and green grocers in the famous old market place are pre- paring today to either move to new headquarters in other sections of the city or retire from business. Last efforts of the attorneys for the Center Market Dealers’ Association to obtain an extension of the time limit for the dealers in the building on the couth side of Pennsylvania avenue be- tween Seventh and Ninth streets hav- ing failed, the retailers are forced to comply with the Government’s order of more than six months ago, “to evacuate by January 1, 1931.” While additional space for many of the dealers has been provided in the Cenventicn Hall, at Fifth and K streets, which has been extensively remodeled and equipped to accommodate more market stalls, the closing of Center Market finds the many merchants who gnve nfmde this market their business ome for many years separating and scattering - to dlfl’gunt ‘market %llca all over the city. The majority of the dealers continu- ing in business have acquired space at Convention Hall, a canvass of the stalls at Center Market today shows. Oth- :rs will go to Western Market, at Twen- ty-first and K streets; to the Arcade Market, at Fourteenth street and Park road; Park View Market, Georgia ave- nue and Park road, and the Riggs ket, at Fourteenth and P streets. A number of fish dealers are planning to street. Some Will Retire. A few dealers are retiring from busi- ness altogether, some partly because they failed to obtain satisfactory loca- tion elsewhere and others because the closing of the market affords them an opportunity to retire from business in- conspicuously after having “been at it long enough.” There appeared to be little concern among the dealers this morning as to how much of the equipment connected with their respective stails they were entitled to. Meat cutting machines, scales, cash registers, and the like, they plan to take away with them. Such of the glass show cases as are not a fixed part of the equipment of the stands they also plan to remove. All other material, such as marble gounters, benches, etc., regarded as anent fixtures, must remain for the salvagers. Fairfax Oyster, vice president of the Center Market Dealers’ Association, who maintains a stall at Center Market, ex- pressed objection today at the evacua- tion order’s affecting the dealers and not the operation of the cold storage plant at the market. He said the plant would be turned over to the wrecking company on January 1, and that it was his understanding the salvagers would be permitted to continue operating it. He said some o fthe dealers had been offered cold storage facilities from this plant for two or three months if they located in the immediate vicinity of Center Market. Subject of Much Debate. The original governmental order for the evacuation of Center Market was to become effective July 1 last. Later legislation enacted by Congress, how- ever, provided an extension of time for the stay of the dealers in the market, until January 1, at which time it would be closed and demolition proceedings begun. The market, which is in the path of the giant Federal building proj- ect on the south side of Pennsylvania avenue, has been the subject of much debate among civic organizations and trade institutions in Washington. The Center Market has been operated as a Government institution for many years, under the direct supervision of the Department of Agriculture. It was purchased from private interests and has provided the Government with a medium through which to keep in con- stant contact with foodstuff prices and symptoms such as the sore throat, ac- companied by nausea. to follow the fluctuations of the produce market. : “MODEST FORTUNES” ARE LOST By the Associated Press. Modest fortunes littered the hallways and rooms of the great Federal build- ings in Washington during the year. Hundreds of dollars in cash, dczens of watches, of nickel, gold and platinum, stickpins worth from 15 cents to as many hundreds of dollars, and umbrellas al- most by the carload strayed awly from their owners. A rich harvest was reaped by the clean-up forces of the buildings, because of the genercsity of the owners.| Few attempls were made by the mop ‘and 9 ’ ‘ IN YEAR BY CARELESS VISITORS Cash, Watches, Stickpins and Umbrellas Gathered From the Litter in Federal Departments. move to new headquarters on Water | bonds. NEW RECORD MADE BY GOURT HANDLING 2,826 CASES IN YEAR D. C. Supreme Bench Dis- posed of 1,940 Criminal Charges, Leaving 283. THREE JUSTICES ADDED TO TRIBUNAL DURING 1930 Acquittal of Doheny and Smith Company Trial Among Out- standing Hearings. ‘The District Supreme Court estab- lished a new record in 1930 through the disposition of 1,940 criminal cases, 597 lawsuits and 289 equity proceed- ings. Of the criminal cases 40 were homicides. With the addition of three justices during the year, raising the number to nine, the court is equipped to make even greater inroads into the congested condition of the law and equity calen- dars in the coming year. The unprece- dented activity in the criminal branches has left only 283 cases ready for trial. The third criminal division will be de- voted during January to the hearing of about 40 padlock cases under the national prohibition law which have ‘ccumulated. Justices Jesse C. Adkins, Oscar R. Luhring and Joseph W. Cox were ap- pointed during the year, and Alfred A. Wheat, a former associate justice, was advanced to the office of chief justice. Outstanding Cases. Among the outstanding cases of the year were the acquittal of Edward L. Doheny of Los Angeles of a charge of bribery in connection with $100,000 loaned by him to Albert B. Fall, former Secretary of the Interior; the conviction of three officers of the F. H. Smith Co. on a_ charge of conspiracy to embezzle $1,100,000 of the funds of the company; the trial and acquittal of Herbert M. Campbell of Arlington County, Va., in connection with the death of Mary Baker, and the application of two of the big tg:ckmg concerns for a modification of consent decree of 1920 not to en- gage in unallied industries, which is un- der consideration by Justice Bailey. Indictments to the number of 1,461 ‘were the grand jury in 1930. Pleas of guilty were received from 973; verdicts of guilty, 200; verdicts of not guilty, 129, and nolie prosses, 638. New litigation started in 1930 in- c};‘xd:d s 1,597 equity suits and 1,510 law- . The clerk of the court also re- ceived 582 docketed judgments from the Municipal Court, 856 mechanics’ liens, 181 petitions in bankruptcy, 62 condemnation cases and 52 adoptions. Declarations of intention to become citi- zens totaled 236, while 355 petitions for nati ition were received. New citi- Zens to the number of 389 were passed and 48 applications denied. Marriage licenses showed a decline in 1930 from the res of the preceding year. Dur- ing past year 5,550 licenses were issued, as compared with 5,748 in 1929. ‘Theodore Cogswell, Register of Wills, announced that during the year estates valued at $26,533,712.10 were appraised by his office in 459 appraisals. There were filed for probate 1,244 wills, 1,588 petitions for letters of administration and probate, and 191 applications for guardianship. His office force made certified copies of 6,08¢ pages, stated 2,436 accounts and prepared 1,813 . _Photostatic coples were made of 45,823 pages. Amos A. Steele, probation officer, re- ported that he investigated 652 crimi- nal cases in 1930, of which 404 were placed on probation, including 35 for non-support, making a total on proba- tion at this time of 686, of which 105 are for non-support. The court re- voked 22 probations during the year. Steele collected about $28,000 in non- support cases, which he handled as trustee and distributed among about 100 families. BLOW PROVES FATAL; SUSPECT ARRESTED H. R. Hight Seized on Charge of Causing Death of George Stephens in Fight. Herbert R. Hight, 48 years old, of 222 Third street, was arrested by head- quarters detectives following the death at Gallinger Hospital this morning of George Stephens, 52 years old, of 416 Sixth street, from _injuries received, police say, during a fight with Stephens two days ago at the latter’s home. According to police reports Stephens was struck on the jaw by Hight two days ago. No report was mads %o police until Stephens was taken to Gallinger Hospital. Hight was arrested by Sergt. John Dalgish. The detective said Hight ad- mitted there had been drinking at the party. Hight, Dalgish reports, admitted he struck Stephens. Physiclans at Gallinger reported Stephens died from an infection which spread over his face, resulting from the cut on his jaw. An inquest probably will be held sometime today. Ul gl DISTRICT DRY BILL TO BE CONSIDERED Howell Measure Will Come Up in Senate in Present Session, Leaders Indicate. ‘The Senate will be given an oppor- broom wielders and other workers to cket their finds, say the guards in e various buildings. The Interior, Agri merce Departm iest volume of * usiness.” These three total of losses by employes. tunity some time during the remainder of the present session to consider the Howell prohibition bill for the District of Columbia, it was indicated following a conference yesterday of Senate leaders. The conference was an informal one for discussion of the probable program to be followed by the Senate during the next two months, and no definite an- nouncement was made as to the order of business. It was indicated, however, that the Howell bill was one of a num- ber of measures considered as likely to be taken up between now and March 4. ‘The conference yesterday included Senator Watson of Indiana, Republican floor leader; Senator McNary of Ore- gon, assistant leader, and Senator Goff draw the most vi d, as largest. depnrmmmv;"nfig\ln:m the Amounts ranging from § more than $100 have been pocketbooks @nd purses. Employes I pay checks often to find them again al their desks where they were sent after being “swept up.”