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FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1931 PAGE B-—1 | | TOPER CENTRETURN TOHOSPTALS FOR | ol 2o 1. 0 | (N ELECTRIC RATES ACCIDENT INJURIES, 8 " | S HIT BY CAPPER FIRST IN LINE FOR AUTO TAGS NEW SURROUNDINGS FOR CENTER MARKETMEN = — T = T0 PUBLE 1 BEEUM WITH EARLY RUSH Miss Helen Reintzell and Ed-l Licenses Must Be Bought by January 1‘7 to Avoid Penalty. . . MAN WAITS ALL NIGHT TO BUY FIRST PLATES New System Insures Only Short Wait in Line in Order to Pay Fees. The sale of 1931 automcbile tags to ‘Washington motorists started off with a rush this morning and by 11 o'clock, approximately 3,000 pairs of ,plates had been distributed. In addition to these, about 20,000 had previously been sold in large groups to Government, depart- ments and other agencies so that by the end of the day it is expected that a quarter of the entire sale, estimated at 105,000 tags, will be completed. Spends Night to Get Tag. ! The early bird who got E-1 this year was Francis_McDaniel, 31 Q street northeast. Mr. McDaniel took no chances. He said he planted himself in front of the cashier's cage at 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. In order to while away the intervening hours he had with him a portable radio set. His unexpected tactics robbed Wiiliam P. story, 2113 M street, chauffeur for Mrs. Anna La Fontaine, of the honor of being first in line, which he had held for the two previous years. He had to be content with E-2. Applicants said today the arrange- ments this year were considerably bet- ter than those last year, when it took approximately two and a half hours to first last year. Francis McDaniel, 31 Q street northeast (left), bought the first auto tag offered for public sale at the District Building today. line at 3:30 yesterday afternoon and spent the night there listening to a portable radio set which he brought with him. On the right is William P. Story, street, chauffeur for Mrs. Anna Lafontaine, who got the second tag. He took up his place in 113 M He was —Star Staff Photo. THIEVES PLY TRADE DESPITE HOLIDAY Two Armed Hold-ups Report- ed—Cash, Clothes and Jew- get a tag. Today the task required 50 minutes at the rush peak, but those who came early said they obtained their tags in 15 minutes. Officials explained this was accomplished by the'extensive sale of tags previous to the opening o public sale and by stationing four cashiers along the line to take the price of the tags and the personal tax. Deadline Set for January 17. The District. Building sale_proceeded’ at a reported speed of approximately 750 per hour, or about one every five seconds. Tags may be obtained at the Dis- trict Building until 4 o'clock each after- noon. Car owners have until. Janu- ary 17 in which to buy their tags. After that gate their cars must display 1931 tags order to avoid the penalty of arrest for driving with “dead fags.” In each case, those who comé to buy tags should be prepared to pay not only the $1 for the plates, but the personal tax on the car, which must be paid for a year in advance.. This tax is: calculated at the rate of $1.70 per $100 valuation as listed the attomobile dealers’ blue book. Auto Association Helps, James L. Meredith, 8935 Georgia ave- nue, who arose early in order to secure @ 1931 license tag with a low number, drew K-1 when ths sale of plates opened at the offices of the District of Columbia division of the American Automobile Association this morning at 8 o'clock. Mr. Meredith was in line about 6:30. Mary A. Mangan, 1637 L street, was next in line and obtained K-2, While ‘William P. Brown, 1748 Church street, who got K-3, completed the trio secur- ing the coveted low numbers, Sale of license tags to the general public at A. A. A, headquarters is a part of the program of the District Commis- sioners to facilitate the distribution of 1931 tags, and for the first time in the annual rush they may be secured “after hours.” This is made possible by the fact that the A, A. A. offices will remain open from 8 o'clock in the morning un- til 8 in the evening. KRETCHMER NAMED T0 HEAD RAIL MEN Mount Vernon Lodge of Locomo- tive Firemen and Enginemen Elects at Alexandria. By a Staft Cdrrespondent of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., January 2.—Jo- seph H. Kretchmer was elected presi- dent of Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 625, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, at the regular mecting of the lodge. Plans were also made for a banquet to be held at the George Mason Hotel January 15. Other officers elected included J. C. Crump, vice president; C. R. Leake, recording and financial secretary; W. L. Brown, chairmcn of the iocal griev- ance committee, with J. C. Crump and C. E. Carroll as members of the griev- ance committee. Also named were C. R. Leake as delegate to the annual convention; M. B. Apperson as member of the State Legislative Board; L. E. Sheads, warden; C, E. Carroll, chap- Jain; T. R. Kidd, inner guard, and Samuel Owens, outer guard. The offi- cers were installed by P. E. Hyland. Between 75 and 100 members and guests are expected at the banquet. Guests will include the Ladies’ Society of the Brotherhood. Among the speak- ers will be S. M. Brooks, division super- intendent of the Southern Railway Co.; W. T. Wilkins, trainmaster of the Washington division, and Otis Small, master mechanic. President Kretchmer will act as toastmaster. J. C. Crump is chairman of the com- mittee in charge of the banquet. Serv- ing with him are President Kretchmer, Thomas Hunter, C. R. Leake and Pat- rick E. Hyland. At the recent meeting the organization also indorsed the move now under way for establishment of a public library here. _TWO WOMEN ARE HURT IN AUTO COLLISION els Taken by Robbers. ‘Washington hold-up men plied their trade yesterday, holiday or no holiday. An unidentified colored man who brandished a pistol relieved Stewart Hearn, colored, of 1940 Second street, of $19.52 last night at PFiith and U streets. The robber was wearing a | brown overcoat and a soft hat. He was | 30 or 35 years old. | A watch and chain valued at $50 was | taken from Harry Young, colored, of | 121 Seaton place, yesterday at North | Capitol and P streets. The armed hold- up man accosted Young just after alighting from a taxicab. Pocketbook Snatched. Mrs. Rose Phillips, 208 Massachusetts avenue northeast, was the victim of a pocketbook snatcher last night at Third and B streets northeast. = A colored youth grabbed the purse and ran. It contained $13 and a gold watch. The ransacked pocketbook later was found in an alley in the rear of 432 Fourth street northeast. Theft of a suit case containing wear- ing apparel from an automobile parked in front of 2029 Connecticut avenue was reported by Henry Frost of Middle- burg, Va. Handbag Reported Stolen. ‘The loss of a handbag centaining clothes worth $175 and $15 in cash was reported by Max Taetler of Wel- come, Md. It was stolen from a side- walk in front of the home of Meyer Klamans, 645 Lamont street. ‘Three rings valued at $35 were stolen from the window of the apartment of Mrs, Elizabeth Porter, 1006 Webster street. Fifteen dollars was removed from & | cash register by burglars who forced a rear door and entered the store of Myer Band at 750 Navy place southeast. Miss Corinne Barger, 1322 Tw:lfth street, reported she was robbed of her pocketbook containing theater tickets, an automobile driver's permit and a small amount of money, about 8:45 o'clock this morning. She was passing through an alley near her home, she told police, when a colored boy snatched the pocketbook. The pocketbook, its contents missing, was found in rear of 1117 O street later. A burglar robbed the store of Nathan Freeman, 1010 Seventh street, last night ofl clothing valued at $187, police were tol d. Mrs. Blanche Snider of the Park Lane Apartments today reported to police that an armed man had attempted to hold her up on Nineteenth street near H street. She said that after she had informed the man she was without funds he fled. RUSSIAN MASK BALL PLANS BEING COMPLETED | Benefit for Orthodox Church llld1 Unemployed to Be Held January 24. Plans are being completed for the staging of the Russian concert and mask ball January 24, for the joint benefit of St. Alexander's Russian Orthodox Church here and the unem- ployed of the Capital. To be presented in the Willard Hotel, the program will include appearances of artists from the Russian Imperial Theater and the Chicago_and Metro- politan opera companies. The ball will follow the concert at 10:30 p.m. The committee in charge of the affair includes Bojidar Stolanovitch, president of the St. Alexander's Church; Mrs. Royal S. Copeland, Mrs. Robert L. Owen, Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman, Mme. N. Rimsky-Korsakoff, Mme, Sophie de Meissner, Mme. Natalie Scheffer, Mrs. William F. Notz, Mrs. George W. Dow, Mrs. Robert Shores, Princess O. Sha- kovsky, Countess M. de Zichy, Brig. Gen. William E. Horton, U. 8. A, Te- tired; R®, Ze Barney Phillips, Arch- priest Father V. Gindlin and Col. Wade H. Cooper, treasurer. + The applications for additional loans 2600 SEEK LOANS - T0 VETERANS HERE Hines Estimates $20,- 000,000 Available for Bor- rowings This Month. Approximately 2,600 men applied at the Veterans’ Bureau today for loans on their adjusted service certificates. About 600 called in person and 2,000 applications were on file to become ef- fective today. This activity at the local offices of the Veterans’ Bureau was believed to be duplicated throughout the country by former service men, who.said they were pressed by financial adversities to ob- tain the Government loans. Extensive preparations had been made by Col. George E. Ijams, Bureau di- rector, to take care of these loans, not only here, but at every regional office throug/cout the United States. Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator of veterans’ affairs, this week predicted there would be very large borrowings. He estimated there would be available for loans to veterans this year $425,000,~ 000, and that $20,000,000 could be loaned this month. Full details of the accounts in the loca? regional office were not available, as those concerned with the loans were busy taking care of applicants today. But from the early applications it was estimated that about 90 per cent of the loans were going to those who had obtained a prior loan on the same certificate. The new loan value be- came effective yesterday. showed that the veterans would prob- ably get about $30 each, according to early estimates. CONSTRUCTION PLANS NOT YET COMPLETED Identity of Purchaser of Site at Thirteenth and E Is Subject of Rumor. Construction plans for development of the property at the corners of Pennsylvania avenue, Thirteenth and E streets, recently purchesed by Riggs National Bank, as trustee, for an un- identified owner, were reported ‘not completed today, although virtually all of the tenants have moved. The United Cigar Co., which operates a store on Pennsylvania avenue and Thirteenth street, was to have vacated the premises today, but has been given a lease ci one move month, it was learned. The Sterling Hotel, at Thirteenth and E streets, is holding an auction Tues- day for the sale of equipment, and has notified its guests to relinquish their rooms Sunday. Although there have been many ru- mors concerning the identity of the pur- chaser of this property, none has been confirmed. The Pennsylvania Railroad has been the most frequently anentioned in reports concerning the purchase, but officials of the road in Philadelphia en- tered a denial. A rumor that the Washington Gas Light Co. had acquired the property from the original purchaser also was denied. CAR SKIDS, DRIVER HURT Machine Crashes Into Tree on Icy! Road Near Buffalo Gap. Special Dispatch to The Star. STAUNTON, Va, January 2.—His car skidding on the icy highway and crashing into & tree' at Buffalo Gap late yesterday, W. L. Bashaw, member of the Augusta County Board of Su- pervisors, suffered a severe head wound, numerous cuts and bruises, while his two_children escaped serious hurt, The injured man was brought to Staunton by a passing motorist. The car was badly wrecked. Husband of One Is Driver of Ma- chine in Crash With Another on Richmond Road. By a Btaft Correspondent of The St ALEXANDRIA, Va, Hybla Valley, way about 4 miles souf andria Hospital. Those injured are Mrs. N. B. Bart- Jett of Hooes, King George County, V: and Miss Eth January 2.— Two women were injured when the au- tomobile driven by the husband of one of them collided with another car at on the Richmond High- th of this city, Monday. Both were treated at the Alex- Asks Court to Permit Del i Be So By & Staff Correspondent of The Star, ALEXANDRIA, Va., January 2— Courtland H. Davis, receiver for the Bank of Del Ray, which closed almost A year age, has petitioned Judge J. R. H." Alexander of , Va., to allow him to pay off deposilors who will such a settlement by transfer- them lots in Brenton BANK RECEIVER OFFERS TO PAY DEPOSITORS WITH BRENTON LOTS Ray Institution’s Assets to Used. may, if they desire, take the lots at values placed on them by the appraisers appointed by the court when the receiv- ership was established, in return for any balance of deposit due them. If a lot is appraised at more than a de- positor has coming to him he will be required to pay the difference in cash. Since the bank closed two dividends have wn“gd. one of 33'; per cent and the of 10 per cent. When the bank closed its deposits totaled ward Christman in Se- rious Condition. . HIT-AND-RUN MOTORIST MAKES ESCAPE ON FOOT Two Cars Turn Over Twice on ‘Washington-Baltimore Boule- vard, Hurting Ten People. Accidents sent 18 persons—motorists and pedestrians—to hospitals with in- Jjuries late yesterday and last night. Two of the victims of the many mis- haps—Miss Helen Reintzell, 18 years old, of 1335 Spring road and Edward Magruder Christman, 19, of 3800 New Hampshire avenue—were reported to be | in a serious condition today. Miss Reintzell suffered a possible fracture of the skull when a sedan op- erated by Arthur K. Olsen, 22, of 6517 Eighth street was struck and overturned by a heavier car at Twelfth and W treets shortly after midnight. The driver of the second car is said to have abandoned his machine and to have fled on foot. Driver Not Apprehended. A passing motorist took the injured girl to Garfield Hospital. Police of the eighth precinct instituted an immediate search for the hit-and-run driver, but he had not been apprehended today. Christman is confined to Sibley Hos- pital with fractures of both legs and internal injuries received when his mo- tor cycle was in a collision at Kennedy street and Georgia avenue last night with a car driven by Neal Joseph Wenk, 26 years old, of 5008 Seventh street. Ten of yesterday's casualtics occurred in a pair of accidents on the Washing- ton-Baltimore boulevard. Six_persons, riding in a machine driven by Mrs. Lil- lian Snider of 5030 Eighth street, were hurt when the car ran off the road and overturned twice, while four were in- jured when an automobile operated by James M. Gray of 3704 Thirtieth street northeast figured in a similar mishap. Mrs. Snider’s husband, Louis Snider, suffered _lacerations of the scalp and a possible fracture of the skull, while the “driver, two children, Jerry and David, and Mr. and Mrs. Nat Lieber- man of 1337 Taylor street; sustained minor cuts and bruises. 17 Stitches Taken. All six persons were treated at the office of a physician nearby. Seven- teen stitches were required to close the head wounds of Snyder. Gray, Charles Holland of Branch- ville, Md., and the wives of the two men were brought to Washington for treatment after the other accident on the boulevard. All of the occupants ot the car suffered cuts and bruises. Holland sustained a possible skull frac- ture. A’ pedestrian, Mrs, Mary Egan, 57 years, old, of 2230 Massachusetts ave- nue, was removed to Emergency Hos- pital with a fractured right leg after a machine operated by Allen 1. Wat- kins of the 200 block Third street knocked her down at Dupont Circle and Connecticut avenue. An accident on the Washington-Rich- mond Highway near Quantico, Va., sent two Baltimore men, Meyer Cohen and Ray Morrison, to the Marine Base Hos- pital with minor injuries. Sol Alromitz and Julia Alromitz, who were in the machine, escaped unhurt, Mrs, Sarah Pomerantz, 33, of 300 L street, was treated at Emergency Hos- pital for minor lacerations of the head suffered in an accident at State place and Seventeenth street, while Mrs. Lu- cille Jackson, 35, of 1379 First street, was given first aid for cuts on the right hand sustained in another mishap. Lacerations of the scalp, upper lip and right knee were received by Lo- renzo James, colored, 34, of 320 McLean avenue southwest, when his car crashed head-on into a tree at South Capitol and P streets. He was treated at Emer- gency Hospital. SON OF LATE GEN. WOOD GETS NEW MEXICO POST Col. Osborne C. Woaod Named by State Governor to Serve as Adjutant General. By the Assoclated Press. SANTA FE, N. M., January 2.—Now it is Col. Osborne C. Wood, adjutant general of the State of New Mexico. ‘The son of the late Maj. Gen. Leon- ard A. Wood was so honored yester- day as the first official act of Gov. Ar- thur Seligman after receiving his oath of office. Col. Wood has Yved in New Mexico for several years and has interested himself actively in affairs of the Na- tional Guard. He was a first lieutenant in the United States Army, attained the rank of captain in the New Mexico National Guard, has served as assistant adjutant general of the State, and now takes full command of the office with title of colonel. His mother lives in New York. s. F. SHROUT IS ELECTED BALLSTON CHURCH ELDER Congregation of Christian Church Also Names Otis Jarrett Sun- day School Superintendent. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALLSTON, Va., January 2.—At the annual congregation meeting of the Ballston Christian Church S. F. Shrout was elected elder, Russell McShea, Wal- ter F. McGarity and Paul Orndorfl deacons and J. L. Bollnger, trustee. The Sunday school officers elected are Otis Jarrett, superintendent; O. P. Crickenberger, assistant superintendent; Miss Anne Calvert, secretary; Harold Harbaugh, assistant_secretary; J. L. Bollinger, treasurer; Mrs. Paul Orndorfl, pianist; Mrs. Naomi Mossburg, assistant planist, and Franklin Shrout, chorister. The annual meeting of the official board will be held Friday evening at the home of 8. F. Shrout. A quilt cor taining more than 160 namies was pre- sented to the pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. Ira P. Harbaugh, through the members of the Progressive Women's e Marriage Licenses. George E. Johnson, 29, Woodville, Va., and Marie Jackson,’ 34.” this city;’ Rev. George B Geatee O Carter; 34, and Ruth Bonds, . am D, Jarvis. 2, 0%Bh . Waton 42, and Ruth M. Carter, Rev. n 8. Y. Y AR M With Center Market gone, a majority of the dealers ousted were equipping new quarters at Convention Hall Market, The building has been remodeled and redecocated for the dealers and every stall has been leased. 1It's just like moving into a new home, though, and much adjusting has to be done. Fifth and K streets, today. RAZING OF MARKET T0 BEGIN MONDAY Many Dealers Now Adjusting Themselves to New Stalls at Convention Hall. As dealers ousted from Center Market by the Government's evacuation order, which went into effect Wednesday mid- night, proceeded today to adjust them- selves to new surroundings in other marketplaces, announcement was made that the housewreckers would take over the Center Market Building on Penn- sylvania avenue at 4 p.m. tomorrow. Demolition work, it was said, will begin Mondsy. New Sites Considered. At the same time, H. Herfurth, jr., head of the housewrecking concern, declared that as much as possible of the material from the old building would be salvaged, with the idea toward rebuilding the market on some other site in the city, if sufficient funds can be obtained. There is a possibility, Mr. Herfurth declared, that the old red brick building between Seventh and Ninth streets on the Avenue, which housed Center Market from July 2, 1872, to January 1, 1931, may be re- constructed in full or in part in either Southwest or Northeast Washington. Of the 169 dealers who operated more than 300 stalls in Center Market, a large number were established today at Cgnvention Hall Market, Fifth and K streets, while others went to other market places in various sections of the city. No farmers, however, were to be se<n retailing merchandise in the vicin- ity of Convention Hall today. Facilities for their accommodation there are not yet complete, it was stated. Some 400 retail farmers were located around the Center Market conducting business that intermingled nveniently with the trade of the the market proper. They wer by th: closing of the market, having no place to go with its passing. Traffic Shows Increase. Traffic in the vicinity of Convention Hall was considerably more active to- day as a Tesult of the establishment of many more dealers in the building. Police were giving special attention to moving vehicles parked abreast and trying to keep traffic flowing. There is no parking limit on the streets sur- rounding Convention Hall at the pres- ent_time, but police belleve a time- limit period of parking will be estab- lished in the near future. With & limited number of doors left open, a few dealers today were still moving property from their stalls in the old market building, under the eyes of Government_ inspectors and repre- sentatives of the housewrecking con- cern, the latter of whom expect to salvage sufficient from the markes building to remunerate them for their demolition labors. Rats Conspicuous by Absence. Rats, which were very much in evi- dence before the market came under Government_control, were conspicuous by their absence when counters and showcases were removed. There was a report that one was sighted some time New Year eve as he scampered from beneath one stall to the shelter of another. In 1922 poison was laid for rats, to the end that hordes of them were eradicated, and the pests have given market men little trouble since. Always .when a big clean-up or re- moval of a store or market is in progress coins that have rolled into dark crevices and inconspicuous corners are found. and the occasion of the evacuation of Center Market was no exception. Although the official regulation calling for the turning in of lost property at the superintendent’s office netted but 65 cents during the moving period, it is believed that quite an amount of coin- age was discovered. Of the amount turned in to J. W. Stewart, inspector in the market office, one coin was a Canadian quarter and another was a Spanish coin of small denomination. Disease Specimens Collected. ‘With the closing of the market more than 50 Government employes were re- leased. Mr. Stewart, who has been in the Government service for several years and who was with the Bureau of Animal Industry before he went to Center Market, will be returned to the former bureau. Supt. Charles H. Wal- leight, who has beén in charge of the | g market, will go to another branch of the Department of Agriculture. Mr. Stewart, who s a registered trained nursc, has made a specialty since he has been at the market of collecting specimens of meat diseases discovered during the careful govern- mental inspection of the market food- stuffs, He will take with him to the Bureau of Animal Industry bottles con- taining portions of meat preserved in alcohol that are typical specimens of diseases found in birds and animals. $1,250 Fire in Apartment. Damage estimated at $1.250 was Vrs k. L. Goekselh ‘Terrace. The —Star Staff Photo. LAUBER TAKES OFFICE New Fire Marshal Officially In- spects Apartments and Offices. Calvin G. Lauber, who was appointed District fire marshal, to succeed Leon- ard V. Seib, took office today and began an immediate tour of several office and apartment buildings with inspectors of his office so as to get first-hand infor- mation on the current methods of mak- ing inspections. Mr. Lauber is the first fire marshal to be appointed as a result of a civil service examination. He is a resident of New Jersey and was employed by the National Board of Fire Underwriters in New York City. He is expected to inaugurate new methods of inspection of fire hazards and has had considerable experience in training fire inspectors for the under- | writers’ laboratories. ONE ARREST MADE FOR 1980 TAG USE Montgomery Pciice Make First Case of Year on Car Marker. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md., January 2.—The first person to be arrested in Mont- gomery County during the new year was booked at the substation here yes- terday on charges of driving with ex- pired license tags on his automobile, He was Edward McCormick Willilams of Bethesda. Montgonfery County Police- man James McAuliffe took him into custody on Wisconsin avenue. ‘Thousands in Maryland still are without the new tags, according to E. Austin Baughman, commissioner of motor vehicles. Under the Maryland law no grace is accorded tardy motorists who delay securing 1931 license plates. It is re- quired that all automobiles be equipped with the new tags at 12:01 o'clock Jan- uary 1. Variance between the Maryland and District of Columbia laws created a sit- uation which caused a number of Wash- ingtonians to leave their cars at home yesterday and will keep them thers until 1931 District tags are obtained. ‘These are the persons who moved into the District from Maryland during the past year and continued to drive on Maryland tags, which are not honored by police of either jurisdiction after the first of the year. Since they may not get their 1931 District markers until today, they have not. been able to use tl;le.i_‘l‘t machines since Wednesday mid- night. FINAL RITES TOMORROW Funeral services for William Aloysius Colbert, 31 years old, former member of the District of-Columbia Fire De- partment, who died in a lochl hospital Wednesday after a long illness, will be conducted in St. Anthony's Catholic Church tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, following brief services at the home of his sister, Mrs. Joseph S. Topp, 2015 Newton street northeast. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. A native of this city, Mr. Colbert was educated in local parochial schools. He served with No. 1 Engine Company until his illness. Mr. Colbert was a nephew of Lieut. D. J. Cullinane of the eleventh pre- cinct. Besides his uncle he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Flla Colbert; a brother, Jeremiah M. Colbert, and two sisters, Mrs. Topp and Mrs. Charles Boggs, all of this city. HEARING PLANNED ON BORLAND LAW Urging of Repeal Likely. Modified Bill in Hands of D. C. Committee. | The Senate District Committee will héld a public hearing at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon on the question of what should be done with the Borland street paving assessment law, Chairman Capper announced today. The com- mittee has before it a bill drafted by the District Commissioners to modify the Borland act to meet the situation which has resulted from court decisions holding the law unconstitutional when applied to certain kinds of property. It is likely, however, that some local or- ganization will urge the repeal of the law, which has been the subject of al- most constant oppesition from local civic groups since it.was enacted a number of years ago. Property owners have been victorious in court in setting aside Borland assess- ments when applied to property on diagonal streets and avenues, because such streets divide the property into triangular and irregular shaped lots with resulting inequalities and assess- ments. With regard to triangular and irregular shaped blocks, a decision of the Court of Appeals against the Dis- trict government stands as final since the United States Supreme Court de- clined to review that type of case. There is still pending in the Court of Appeals another case involving the assessment on a rectangular lot. In this case the lower court canceled the assessment. The bill submitted by the Commis- sioners seeks to modify the Borland law to avoid inequalities in assessments. ‘The bill also provides that any prop- erty owner who agrees to buy an as- sessment may file a written protest with the Commissioners, who would have authority to make adjustments if they found the property had been assessed beyond its benefits. TELEVISION TO BE SHOWN Blair Citizens’ Association to Have Demonstration Tuesday Night. Special Dispatch to The Sta SILVER SPRING, Md., January 2.— A demonstration of television will fea- ture a meeting of the Blair Citizens” Association which will be held, next ‘Tuesday night at the Takoma-Silver Spring High School, according to an announcement by Mrs. Llyod Beers, the president. Paul H. Thomsen, who is with the Jenkins laboratories, near Wheaton, will give the demonstration, showing the pictures as transmitted from the sta- tion by the use of a home television receiver. Dr. C. PFrancis Jenkins, in- ventor of the mechanism being used at present in television, has been asked to address the gathering. The Silver Spring Chamber of Com- merce, the Lions’ Club and all other civic organizations of the community have been invited to attend the demon- stration, which will take place before the business session. Octogenarian Dead. STAUNTON., Va., January 2 (Special). —Mrs. Mary Jane Holtz, widow of Wil- liam A. Holtz, and member of a well known. Augusta County family, died at her home in Greenville, near here, aged 82 years. “UNEMPLOYED” APPLE SELLERS PRESENT NEW CENSUS PROBLEM Permanent Vendor Near Bureau Puts Up “Depression” Sign—Enumerators May Be Classed Out of Work. By the Assoclated Press. Between now and January 15, when a new unemployment census starts in 20 cities, Census Director William teuart has a puzzling question to de- cide—Should persons selling ‘“unem- ployed apples” be tabulated as unem- Pployed? F. A. Gosnell, returning today from an organization trip for the unemployed census in Chicago, Buffalo, Detroit, New York and Philadelphia, -informed the director several thousand persons would be involved in such a decision. On the assumption that the unem- ployed apples question, complicated by unemployed tangerines, chocolate bars and other street-corner wares of the emergency situation, would arise in all the other cities to be canvassed, Gos- nell asked a ruling. “In m{ investigation I learned that man good em) Would Change Calculations Basis if Excess Income Is Shown. PEOPLE’S COUNSEL ASKS UTILITIES BODY COURSE Keech Desires to Avoid Conflict in Seeking Modification of Pepco Consent Decree. Declaring he did not believe any public utility should be permitted to earn a rate of return of 10 per cent, Senator Capper of Kansas, chairman of the District Committee, indicated today it was his belief that if the present arrangement for fixing electric rates in Washington results in such a return, the basis should be changed. In approving the proposed electric rate schedule for the new year a few days ago, the Public Utilities Commis- sion announced it§ intention to seek a reconsideration of the consent decres under which electric rates have been fixed since 1924. Keech Demands Information. People’s Counsel Richmond B. Keech in a letter to the commission tcday demanded to know what modification the commission intends to-seek of the consent_decree governing rates charged by the Potomac Electric Power Co. He said that it was important to him to know this so that there may be, if possible, no conflict between the courses to be taken by him and by the com- mission with respect to modification of the decree. “I have noted with particular interest the fourth paragraph of the order (re- lating to the rates for 1931) wherein the. commission states: ‘Action should be taken immediately for the purpose of obtaining a substantial reduction on the rate of return to be earned while pre- serving the general method contained in the consent decree for the determi- nation of rates,’” Mr. Keech wrote. Cites Statement to Press. “Likewise, in your statement to the press immediately after the promulga- tion of the afors mentioned order, you state that counsel for the commission has been requested to take the appropri- ate court action immediately to secure material changes in the consent decree, which will preserve to the public the advantages of that form of regulation, which, at the same time, will lower the rate of return to be made by the com- pany and avoid prolonged litigation pre- venting or delayirg future reductions. “In order that I may know what steps to take in the interest of getting further reduction of rates and to pre- vent a continuance of unjust and un- reasonable rates, with excessive returns, I would appreciate it if you would ad- vise me just what you Ifve requested your counsel to seek in the way of modification of the decree. “I also note in the second paragraph of your statement to the press: ‘It (the commission) reserves control of the case, and fixes the rates for an in- definite period’ I would appreciate it if the commission would advice me for what purpose it has retained control over the case. Wishes to Avoid Conflict. “It is important that I be &om- pletely advised as to the anticipated action of the commission in order that there may_ be, if possible, no conflict between the courses taken by you and myself in order' that reasonable and just rates for the consumers may be obtained as soon as possible. To this end, I will not conclude as to what course I shall take until advised by you as to the questions propounded in the premises. It is for this reason that I respectfully ask that you give this matter your immediate “attention.” WOMAN GIVES BOND ON LIQUOR CHARGE Raid on Riverdale Home Unearths Still and Product, 0f- ficers Say. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. RIVERDALE, Md., January 2.—A New Year eve raid on a house here resulted in the discovery of a 20-gallon still and # quantity of liquor, and led to the ar- rest of Mrs. Kathleen Lange on charges of manufacturing and possession. County officers, ‘Claude Reese and Ralph Brown, who made the raid, said they found the still in the atti¢. In the 'ment and various closets of the house they reported finding 250 gallons of mash, 150 bottles of beer, 15 gallons of beer mash and 10 gallons of whisky. An additional charge of tapping the gas line ahead of the meter was lfiloed against the woman. Justice of the Peace H. J. Moffat released her under $1,000 bond for Police Court trial. The officers say they took Mrs. Lange into custody on similar charges about a year ago, DISMISSES BIGAMY COUNT Alexandria Judge Orders Release of Washington Man. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. DRIA, Va., January 2.— Charges of bigamy against Wililam J. Davis, 32, of 915 I street northwest, Washington, D. C., contained in a war- situation showed it would be necessary to draw a very fine dividing line on that oldest subject of contention, the a pple. While relief committees have the situation in hand in some cities, issuing apples only to the bona fide unemployed, in other places the new street corner custom is almost without supervision. Right in front of the Census Bureau Building, a fruit vender who has been selling apples to a lunch-hour trade for many months was noted as having adopted an unemployed placard to meet the competition. In some cities there were even rumors of men quitting ware- house jobs to sell apples, Gosnell alsg'raised the questi numerators who_tak oyment census should ployed or unemployed. tween two @nd three thousand enumel the last census, with pre! Yy i et of men were earning a | ato wn&:nttppl-ummun- eren to the unemployed, " ne said work "ot the | § rant sworn out here by Roxeina Louise Durgy of 1832 Ingleside terrace north- west, Washington, D. C., were dismissed by Judge William S. Snow in Police Court today. The judge announced that the plain- tiff and Commonwealth failed to make a prima facia case. Davis was arrested in Washington December 27, 1930, on charges of committing the offense Feb- ruary 8, 1926. L e et e KIWANIS CLUB INSTALLS £ SR A Ladies’ Night and Annual Dinner Attract 300 Guests. Special Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va. Jlnulr‘y 2—New officers for Martinsburg Ki- ‘wanis Club were formally installed Tues- day night at an annual dinned which was combined with “ladies’ night” at the Shenandoah Hotel, and which was tended by approximately 300 persons. Malcolm M. Brown is the new presi- dent, succeeding Harry C. Hammann. ;"pewudgre: at t.ges h-nqlmtw:t- made . H. S. White, president Shep- therd College, -5 W. va., *governor West Wirginia Kiwanis International.