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The Sunday Star WASH TON, D. C; SUNDA TMIDRVERHELD S5 OVERNIGHT IN JAL INLIMERICK PROBE Detective Sergeant Says He Believes Edwin Mcintyre Ignorant of Crime. GRAND JURY TO BE GIVEN EVIDENCE IN CASE JAN. 26 Assistant U. S. Attorney Collins Relieved of Prosecution Because of Other Business. Edwin McIntyre, taxi driver, who voluntarily returned to Washington yesterday for questioning in connection with the death of Beulah Limerick, was detained overnight in the twelfth pre- cinet station house after being grilled by police during the afternoon. Detective Sergt. Joseph Waldron, who questioned the youth at the fifth house before he was station m‘l‘:‘mfl to the twelfth, said, how-|p, ever, that he did not believe he had any connection with the crime. “He seems like a clean-cut young- " dron said, “and I believe he oy w.lme truth in saying that he B e thing of Beulah's death.” Was Member of Club. It was explained that McIniyre was the station house overnight for | &, questioning today by Detective . George Darnell. cIn was & member of the Sky High pee Club, of which Beulah was secretary before she met her death ber 30. time after she was shot to the city 1;1 lel;lt"hng; « work, despite a warning from frie that pouge might want to interview him. He went to Southern Maryland and returned of his own accord when he learned through a sister that police had been searching for him. also learned yesterday that evidence gathered by police against men now under arrest in connec- the case will be presented to jury on January 26 by nt United States Attorney Julian Richards. 4 Collins is Relieved. Assistant _United States Attorney jam H. Collins, who has been han- ing the Government's side of the case, relieved yesterday by his chief, Leo Rover, because of the pressure of dutles. Collins has to commence of an important bankruptcy case w and it was feared this might his handling of the the case would be jury January 26 be- given he did not think 1t fair to kee) i g 8 f party. held because they were be- have “guilty nowledge.” —e | B o KNIGHTS TEMPLAR DRILL SCHEDULED More Spectacular Maneuvers Than Last Year to Feature Competi- tion February 8. annual drill and The sohedule for the of oo ‘Pempae ot tna. Diaiic Columbia, wvr held February 3 in ‘Washington Auditorium, was announced day by the commitee in charge. e e i thar outhned 1 ult than e ears program snd calls for the more spectacular ‘The order in which l“l'; competing feams will appear is as follows: Washington Commandery, Edward Poynton, captain, first: Columbia Com- mandery, Raymond P. Boesch, captain, second; Orient Commandery, Otto B. Roepke, captain, third: De Molay Com- mandery, J. Fred . Huber, captain, fourth; Potomac Commandery, Walter in, fifth. and Brightwood g::mgmn 6. Boyd, eaptain, sixth. ts Templar, in the days of the L 3 mp mounted organiza- end many commanderies in the Unifed States have charters granting this equipage. De Molay Command- ery, however, is the only one here with such a charter. In present-day func- tions all of the drill teams execute their maneuvers on foot. ‘The officers of the tion. nif various teams are men who have seen | tary service, some of whom were I‘:“unvucwn overseas -during the World War. The inspection will be in gen- eral charge of Inspector General Ed- win P. Hazleton. - Assisting will be a consisting of Oliver Phelps, Arthur Poynton, Edwin B. Hesse, J McDuffie and S. L. John. POLICE INVESTIGATE STRUGGLE IN MACHINE Man Reported to Have Brandished Revolver in Tussle on Road Near Washington. Twelfth precinct police last night in- gestigated a report that a man and a ‘were “mfl" in an automo- P bile in s da on the Bladens- hn.um-d. gfimfil‘..fttunm. Was Brandishing a revelver and the woman ‘was screaming. The report was made by an uniden- tified man, who sald he witnessed the machine bore Maryland license tags, it was sald, and the number was found to have at the man’s home losed left about 7:45 o'clock to ster_roast on the outskirts MOR G, JANUARY ROLLER SKATER, 12, RESCUES CHILD FROM PATH OF TWO CARS Albert Fishman Unimpressed by Own Heroism in Saving Life of Baby. Daring Incident Treated as| Matter of Course by Modest Boy. Twelve-year-old Albert Pishman of 523 F-andz]ph street rolled right into the halls of herolsm yesterday—on his roller skates. | Albert wasn't intending to skate there when he started gyrating over the side- walk near the home of a friend at Thir- | teenth and Shepherd streets. Nor had | he such a destination in mind when he | chanced to glimpse a tiny form dart into the path of two rapidly moving automobiles running abreast down Thir- teenth street. Darts Into -Street. ‘The chill which ran up Albert's spine would have banished all thoughts of anything else from his active mind, anyway. There was just one thought | that gripped Albert’s brain, and it auto- matically and instantaneously started those legs of his moving and those rol- ler skates rolling. Albert is something of a skater, if he |° does say so himself. He had those skates doing a ski jump off the curb before on- looke! horror stricken by the lg; inevitable tragedy, could realize | what was taking place. A car was approaching from the op- | posite direction, and Policeman H. J. | Martin of the thirteenth precinct hap-: pened to be the driver. He swerved to crash his machine into the oncoming | cars in an effort to knock them aside. Before he could do so Albert, a streak on wheels, shot in front of him, scooped e baby almost from the bumpers of | the cars and was on the opposite side- walk in one grand leap. Unaware of Heroism. Albert said, “Whew!” Policeman Mar- tin wiped the beads from his forehead, and Mrs. Emmanuel Vidos, mother of the rescued child, Constantino Vidos, grabbed him to her breast with a sigh %br:fltief and a profusion of thanks for Then Albert proceeded with his skat- ing—unaware that he had, skated his way to fame. So unaware of it was Al- Above: ALBERT FISHMAN. Below: CONSTANTINO VIDOS. —Star Staff Photos. bert, in fact, that when & reporter for The Star sought him out later at his home and commented on his bravery, hekensruuhed his head reflectively and asked: “How do you get that way?” MOTIVE SOUGHT FORWESSON'S ACT Son of Army Officer Reported Recovering From Police- man’s Bullet. ‘While 23-year-old Charles M. Wesson, 3d, son of Lieut. Col. C. M. Wesson, U. 8. A, appeared to be recovering Garfield Hospital last night from & bullet wound in the chest, police sought vainly for the motive which sent on a wild taxicab ride Priday night, which ended when he was shot by a n at Con- necticut avenue and Kalorama road. Although physicians held hope for his recovery, the youth's condition last night was so serious that police could not question him to determine why he commandeered a taxicab and set out to “shoot up” the town. Fired Through Windshild. Wesson engaged the cab of John R. Jenson, 528 ninth street, southwest, on upper Pennsylvania enue, and instructed him to drive to the Wash- ington Airport, where Wesson was employed by the Eastern Air Trans- port Co. As they were crossing Highway Bridge on’ the return trip, Jenson told police, his passenger said, “Watch me plug it.” and fired two shots through the windshield. ‘Wesson, brandishing the revolver, then forced Jenson to take him on & wild drive through the city, firing his weapon occasionally. At Florida and Connecticut avenues he stopped the cab and got out. After forcing the driver to obey several un- Wesson fired three ‘The sound of these attracted police in mlnu car, who had already been by s watch- 'man. Hearing the siren on the police car, Wesson ordered his driver to speed away. Driver Wrecks Cab. After a wild ride, they reached Con- necticut avenue and Kalorama road, where the cab driver deliberately wrecked his machine. The police car drew alongside and Detective M. F. Mahaney of the eighth precinct, think- ing the youth was threatening him with his pistol, fired one shot, the bullet taking effect below the heart. Wesson was removed to the hospital and placed under police guard. Police said he had a .38-caliber pistol. The young man’s father, who lives at 1406 Thirty-fourth street, refused to comment on the incident. Young Wes- son was recently married after an elopement to Rockville with Miss Cath- erine Lawrence of Philadelphia. BERKELEY COUNTY JURORS| DRAWN FOR FEBRUARY | Specia! Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va, January 17.—Jurors have been drawn for the Pebruary term of Circult Court for Berkeley County, meeting here, as fol- lows: Grand (to report February 17.).— George H. Eubanks, John W. Dean, J. G. Debaugh, S. 5. Harrison, William Rooney, Allen Cushwa, Charles LeDane, T. L. Zumbro, L. H. Caskey, M. A. Little, Boyd Turner, Harry §. Miller, R. A. Jacques, Brady Avey, Stewart Sherrard, W. O. Tice. Petit (lo report February 24).— Charles L: Seibert, R. E. Hardt, C. A. Linton, Charles Shaull, Port Linton, W. W. Kibler, George Rutherford, A. 8. Mason, J. L. Dillon, L. P. Busey, J. D. Carey, W. C. Couchman, C. M. Lamar, A. J. Grubb, William Jacques, Clyde Lewis, James Showers, C. W, Ambrose, Mervil Lamp, C. W. Kisner, C. E. Ellis, John W. Bowers, H. B. Boden, Fred P. Spillman, D. P. Talbott, H. L. Proctor, ‘Wade Jones, Harry Hull, J. S. Lemaster. | COUPLE SEEK TO REWED By a Staff Correspondent of The Btar. RIA, Vd., Janu 17—~ Prank Lukste, 5380f Essex, Md., and his divorced wife, Mary A. Luksie, 49, of the same town, took out a license to here toda T y. m is employed at the t office Baltimore. The couple indicated on t that they would be ASK COMPLETON OF MURCH SEADOL Home and Sch&ol Association PAY RAISE FIGHT IS EXPECTED T0 BE RENEWEDTHISWEEK Treasury-Post Office Bill to Bring Question Before Con- ferees on Tuesday. QUESTION RELATES , TO ALL DEPARTMENTS Both Branches of Congress to Act on Decision Affecting Under- average Groups. The controversy between the two branches of Congress over whether the appropriation bills for next year should carry the first installment of funds needed to promote Government em- ployes in ‘the underaverage salary | Eroups i expected fo become & live ue again this week. Although the question relates to all of the departmental supply bills, it is generally understood that the decision one way or another will come on the ‘Treasury-Post Office measure. The conferees on this bill probably will meet ‘Tuesday, it was indicated yesterday by Senator Phipps, Republican of Colo- rado, one of the Senate conferees. Amendment Knocked Out. Before the Christmas holidays the conferees made a report, knocking out the Wood amendment, which would have prevented use of any funds next year for increases within grades, but also eliminated the specific sums the Senate had approved for beginning a| program of systematic _increases in underaverage positions. The knocking out of the Wood amendment would have permitted some increases, by making avallable unexpended balances of aj propriations, but not as many creases as the Senate had recom- mended. The Senate, standing by its original action, rejected this report and sent the bill back for further confer- ences with the House. ‘The money allowed by the Senate for salary increases was in accord with the budget recommendation that 30 per cent of the underaverage requirements be met in the coming year, as the be- ginning of a three-year program of promotions, House Expression Favored. At the time the Senate rejected the original report of the conference, it was rolnud out by Senator Jones of Wash- ington, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, that the membership of the House should be given a chance to ex- press itself on the recommendation for 30 per cent of the underaverage pro- Criticizes Board of Educa- tion in Petition. An appeal for the early completion of the Ben W. Murch School, the first eight-room unit of which was opened last year, has been placed befor: Repre- sentative Robert G. Simmons’ subcom- mittee on appropriations by the home and school association of that school. In its petition the association criticized the Board of Education’s plan of building a new school in the vicinity of Thirty-ninth and Garrison streets, four blocks from the Murch building. ‘The association also contended that while the plan of the Murch School is admirable in many respects, it needs & play room and a lunch room. Copy Sent to D. C. Heads. ‘The petition, which was a copy of & request addressed to the District Com- missioners, was presented by Mrs. Leslie B. Wright, chairman of the association’s Building Committee. It was signed also by the other members of the commit- tee, including Mrs. Ethel B. Abbe, presi- dent; Mrs. Gerald P. Nye, Mrs. Jefl Busby, Mrs. Lelia King, Mrs. Lester Boykin and Mrs. Harold Stimson. In its argument for th: construction of the remaining units of the Murch School, the association pointed out that although the school was filled as soon as it was opened, its enrollment was doubled during its first year. To meet . V. Brown School, more than a mile distant. The petition also cited the association’s disappointment in finding that its well equipped projection booth in its audi- torium could not be used for motion pictures because the auditorium did not ?mply with the fire marshal's regula- lons. “Children Struggle in Dark.” “Our children struggled in dark, in- sanitary portables for years,” the peti- tion read in conclusion. “It is not fair to them to never, in all their graded school life, have adequate facilities, such as full-time classes, manual train- ing rooms, etc. The Deal Junior High School, if ever completed, will not re- lieve the situation. The apartment houses are springing up lik> mushrooms, bringing hundreds of new familles to our school. “We therefore most respectfully urge that you support us in our request for the appropriation to finish our school. We have the support of the Forest Hill Citizens' Association in our plea.” PISTOL MATCH PLANNED | Trafic Bureau and Precinct Team - to Compete Friday. Marksmen of the Traffic Bureau | will compete with the second team of No. 7 precinct in a pistol match on ‘tihe Georgetown University range Fri- ay. Sergt. F. E. Fondahl, Pvts. H. H. Hartman, M. I. Bridges, Z. M. Zameneck, Anthony Richitt and George B. Moore will represent the Traffic Bureau. ‘The second team of the No. 7 pre- cinct is of Pvts. M. E. Wat- son, R. M. A der, Charles Clay, Jr.; E. C. Darby, Byron McClure and George M. Stewart. Church Vases Stolen. ‘Two silver-plated vases, valued at $10, were stolen at noon yesterday from the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, 1518 M street, according to a report made to police of the third precinct. The rob- bery was discovered when the sexton, Columbus Everett, 786 Morton street, returned from lunch. ¢ Purse Snatcher Escapes. Beizing the ‘ketbooks of two women on Seventh street near E street, yesterday afternoon, a colored man out- ran several pedestri: and escaped with ir lpgllulkm married by Rev. E. R. Spenser of this city. They were divorced in Maryland was $10 and & number of valuable papers. d H'il victims were Mrs. He‘len )lzd.m::: born of Prince Georges County, Md. Ean;mahm motions. Whatever decision the conferees reach in the new conferences about to start will be submitted to both branches of Congress for final action. Whatever is finally done regarding the salary in- creases on this bill is expected to be gfi’]:wed on other appropriation FIRE LOSS INCREASE REPORTED IN CAPITAL Chief Watson's Fignres Show $1,232,247 Damage; Gain in Alarms Also Revealed. ‘The District showed a slight increase in loss from fires last year, figures re- leased by Chief Engineer George S. ‘Watson of the Pire Department showed. ‘This was contrary to the experience of the past few years, when fire losses showed an annual decline. During 1930 the loss from fire was $1,232,247, while in 1929 the loss had amounted to $1,155,256. ‘This increase in loss was accompanied by increases in the number of both genuine and false fire alarms. The total alarms sounded in 1930 was 4,175, as compared with 3,419 in 1932. Of these alarms, 426 were false, as com- pared with 385 in 1929, NATIONAL PRESS CLUB TO FETE SETH PARKER Radio Entertainer to Be Guest on Visit Here to Aid Central Union Mission. Phillips H. Lord, known to radio fans throughout the country as “Seth Park- " "of Sunday’ night prayer meeting lame, and the “Uncle Abe"” of Skowhe- gan, Me., will be entertained by the National Press Club February 16, when he comes to the Capital to participate in the Central Union Mission’s annual benefit. program. Arrangements for Mr. Lord’s visit to the Press Club were made yesterday with Mrs. John S. Bennett of the mis- slon, under whose direction the per- former's trip to Washington is to be made. He is coming here primarily to appear on the concert program of the mission in Constitution Hall with Homer Rhodeheaver, song leader. “A Night With Seth Parker and Homer Rodeheaver,” as the program is en- titled, s for_the benefit of the mission’s Emergency Home for Children. GIRL, 19, UNDER ARREST ON POSSESSION CHARGE Police Seek Man Who Sold In- former Rum in Apartment, but Who Escaped Raid. A 19-year-old girl, Alice Duffy, 1115 Ninth street, was brought into Police Court yesterday for alleged possession of liquor following a police rald yes- terday on an apartment. which she was occupying. Miss Duffy demanded jury trial be- fore Judge Gus A. Schuldt and was subsequently released under $500 bond. Police sald that several days ago an informer made a “buy” from a man in the apartment. A search warrant was obtained, and yesterday members of the vice squad raided. A gallon of liguor was reported seized, and the Duffy girl, the only person in the apartment, was arrested. David A. Hart, assistant district at- torney, declared that a warrant will m{lnuea for the man from whom the former alleged purchase, and in the event he is apprehended Miss Duffy probably will be cleared of the charge. e s Boys Held in Rum Robbery. Four boys were arrested yesterday in connection with the theft of $1,000 worth of bottled-in-bond whisky, said to have been taken from the R. A. Ridgway Members of the Convention Committee of District the World War, meeting in annual conference at the Raleigh Hotel. Chapter, No. 5; Logan J. Purcell, Rea Chapter, Edith Nourse GENERAL NEWS 18, 1931 of Left to No. 5; E. Claude _PAGE_B-1 Columbia Department of Disabled American Veterans of right: Ralph N. Werner, commander of Babcock, District commander; SENATE GROUP MAY AGT THIS WEEK ON PAVING COST BILL Decision Probably Will Dis- pose of Amendment Cancel- Ing Levies for 3 Years. PROVISION WOULD ADJUST BORLAND LAW PAYMENTS Next Committee Meeting Set for Tuesday on Powers of Utilities ~ Commission. The Senate District Committee may decide sometime this week what action it will take on the new street paving assessment measure, including the latest amendment advanced by the Commis- sioners yesterday to cancel all assess- Joseph A. Ashie, commander of Ace-Rasmussen Chapter, and Charles A. Halpin, commander of National Capital Chapter, | Ments made during the past three years —Star Staff Photo. BIG RUM SFIZURES MADE IN DISTRICT 403 Gallons of Alleged Wines, Whisky and Alcohol Taken; Two Arrested. Dog Hero’s Picture, Missing Five Years, Found by Veteran “Stubby” Is Recognized and Former Master is Informed of Discovery. By the Assoclated Press. Approximately 403 gallons of alleged whisky, wines and alcohol were seized yesterday by police. Raiding a home at 1309 C street, last night, members of Inspector T. R.| Bean's special vice detall arrested a man and woman on charges of illegal posses- | sion and seized 110 gallons of alleged wine, five quarts of alleged alcohol and | six gallons of alleged whisky. ‘The squad, armed with a search war- rant, entered house and arrested | Mrs. Maggie Delriccki, 55 years old, and | Angelo M. Azzocchi, 37 years old, after | finding the contraband ‘in a cellar. | ‘The ralding officers sald they discov- ered the wine stored in five barrels, while whisky, they declared, was packed in glass containers. Mrs. Delricckli and Azzocchi were | booked at the first precinct. The raid | was led by Sergt. N. O. Holmes with the | ald of Detectives T. M. McVerry, W. C. | Wrenn, E. C. O'Meara and J. M. Auf- fenberg. . Investigating what appeared to be a robbery, Lieut. Frank Varney and De- tectives James A. Mostyn and A. Dowell Mansfleld of the first police precinct confiscated 100 gallons of alcohol and three cases of u-ue'!led whisky in a men's clothing store in the 900 block of Penn- sylvania avenue. A street watchman, William Young, found the front door of the store forcibly opened about 5 o'clock yester- d'ly ‘mom.\n[ and notified the first pre- cinct. ‘The policemen entered the store and came upon the liquid stored in cans. There were no signs that any stock of the establishment had been taken, the officers declared. TEAR GAS aJN SENDS DEITZ TO GRAND JURY | Assault With Weapon on Taxi Driver Charged, and Bond Fixed at $2,000. Arrested after he issaid to have fired {a tear gas cartridge into a taxi drivers face culminating an argument over a 10-cent difference in fare, Willlam Deitz, Commodore Hotel, was remanded to the grand jury under $2,000 bond in Police Court today on a charge of assault with & deadly weapon. Two charges of “carrying concealed ‘weapons” placed against Deitz in con- nection with the alleged finding of a pistol and tear gas gun after Deitz is said to have placed them in the lobby of a hotel, be tried in court next week. Stephen Kendricks, 638 I street north- east, was the cab driver. Policeman Harry C. Blackman, sixth precinct, found the pistol and gas gun, it was said. BILL PROVID EXCHANGE IN ROSSLYN Relocating Tracks of Railroad in Vicinity of Memorial Bridge Prepared For. ‘The Secretary of War would be au- thorized to make any exchanges of land between the Government and the Ros- lyn Connecting Railroad Co. as may be found necessary in relocat'ng tracks of the company in the vicinity of the Virginia approaches to the Arlington Memorial Bridge, under a bill intro- duced yesterday afternoon by Senator Keyes, Republican, of New Hampshire. ‘The bill was referred to the Public Buildings and Grounds Committee, of which Senator Keyes is chairman. Any such exchanges of lands would be made by the Secretary of War in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission. ASKS SLAVE PENSION West Virginian Proposes Bill Be- fore House. Pensions of $25 a month to persons who once were slaves would be allowed by & bill introduced yesterday by Rep- resentative Hogg, Republican, West Virginia. Hogg would allow the administrator of veterans’ affairs to pay that sum to any one who could prove he was held in~ bondage before adoption of the thirteenth amendment. ———e MAN ROBBED OF $17 Two Bandits Use Pistols in Hold- |§ale Fire up on M Street Held up by two young white men near Second and M streets, early last night, Alvin A. Beckwith of 1120 G street southeast was robbed of $17, he report~ ed to the police. Beckwith told police he was con- fronted by the two men, both brandish- ing pistols, at & dark section of M street, and after him of his money the men The picture of be-medaled Stubby, famous war dog, painted by Charles | Ayres Whipple, former artist at the | Capitol, came to light yesterday in a second-hand shop. A World War veteran who recalled Stubby's career with the 26th Division and his four major campaigns, recog- nized the portrait and advised J. Rob- ert Conroy of Washington, the dog's former master. The picture had been lost five years. It showed the dog resplendent in his chamois coat, made by the women of Chauteau Thierry, and bearing eight medals, one pinned there by Gen. Pershing; three service stripes and one wound stripe. The dog saw active serv- ice in the Champagne Marne, Aisne Marne, St. Mihiel and Meuse Argonne. Among Stubby’s honors were a life membership in the Red Cross, the Young Men'’s Christian Association ywith provision for “a place to sleep and three bones a day,” and membership in the American Legion. Stubby, a Boston bull from New the permanent war memorial exhibit of the Red Cross. WAR CONFERENCE OPENS TOMORROW Delegates From 44 States Expected to Attend Sixth Cause and Cure Parley. Delegates from 44 States, representa- tives of 11 national woman's organiza- tions, will take part in the Sixth Con- | ference on the Cause and Cure of War, |to open tomorrow afternoon at the | Washington Hotel. The conference will continue through Thursday in its de- liberations designed to “arrive more clearly at an understanding of the sit- uations surrounding disarmament.” Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, who will preside, and other officials have already arrived in the city for preliminary com- mittee meetings today, with tion of delegates scheduled to begin at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. The recent London Naval Conference will have a prominent place on the program. ‘Tomorrow’s session will be opened by Mrs. tt, who will review the commit- tee's “Five Years of Education.” Other speakers _tomorrow include Senator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania, Ameri- can delegate to the London Conference; James G. McDonald, chairman of the Foreign Policy Association; Miss Jane Addams of Chicago and Paul Kellogg, editor of Survey. Other speakers to appear during the conference include Admiral Willlam V. Pratt, chief of naval operations; Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, president of the Navy General Board; Gen. John F. O'Ryan, commander of the 27th Division in the World War; Edward P. Warner, former Assistant Secretary in Charge of Aeronautics, Department of Commerce; Willlam C. Redfield, for- mer Secretary of Commerce; Vicente Bunuan of Washington, director of the Philippine Press Bureau; Dr. Bruno Roselli, formerly attached to the Italian embassy here, and others. Organizations sending delegates to this year's conference are the Ameri- can Association of University Women, Council of Women for Home Missions, Federation of Woman's Boards of For- eign Missions, General Federation of Women's Clubs, National Board of Y. W. C. A, National Council of Jewish Women, National Federation of Busi- ness and_ Professional Women’s Clubs, National League of Women Voters, Na- tional Woman's Christian Temperance Union, National Women’s Conference of American Ethical Union and Nation+ al Women’s Trade Union League. A'}:oug 600 delegates are expected to attend. FIRE DEPARTMENT DRIVE IN RIVERDALE SUCCESS More Than $600 Is Raised—In- creased Membership Is Now Being Sought. Spectal Dispatch to The St; RIVERDALE, Md., January 17— ‘The second annual drive of the River- mcrt.mcn:, 8] mgred by '.hla e :r.ru-nen 3 to a su ful close. Owing to the fact that the official year of the auxillary does not close until June, it is ible to make a full financial statement until that time, but it is announced that the net pro- ceeds of the drive are $624.94, bringing the cash total of the general fund now on hand to $1,236.21. A drive i§ Haven, Conn., now stands, stuffed, in- ope the aux- |32 102.000D. C. AUTO . TAGS DISTRIBUTED Syperintendent of Licenses Estimates 3,000 Cars Still Lack 1931 Issue. Approximately 102,000 pairs of 1931 automobile tags had been distributed to the public at the close of business yesterday, according to Superintendent of Licenses Wade H. Coombs. Mr. | Coombs estimated that the number of vehicles in the District is about 105,000 | so that about 3,000 cars are still equipped with 1930 tags, and all of these are subject to a penalty for hav- | ing dead tags. The ie for the se- | curing of the 1931 plates expired at midnight last night. Last year, during the initial period | for the sale of 1930 tags, 95700 pairs | were distributed. This indicates an in- | crease of approximately six thousand | motor vehicles in the District during | the course of the year. About 6,000 pairs of tags were sold yesterday and 5,650 pairs the day before. Mr. Coombs also made public a com- pilation of figures showing the number of tags sold during 1930, classified among the various types of tags sold. This showed the sale of a total of 171,888 pairs of tags, as follows: Pas- senger cars, 146,946; light delivery, 8,887; heavy trucks, 7,087; dealers, 1,759: hackers, 3,345; livery, 1,328 rental, 220; electric T cars, 38; electric commercial vehicles, 358; mo- tor cycles, 918. . In no case do the figures for sale of tags coincide with the number of motor vehicles in that class, since each vehicle must be reg- 1ste‘:"ed anew with each change in own- ership. CHINESE LAUNDRYP_MN IS BEATEN AND ROBBED Charley Shing Tells Police Three Colored Men Held Him Up at Point of Pistol. Charley Shing, proprietor of a laundry in the 700 block of G street | southeast, was beaten while three col- ored men robbed his cash drawer of $50 last night, according to a report | made to police. Shing said the men entered his store, one holding a pistol | on him while another beat him on the head with a bottle. He said they drag- ged him into a back room of the laun- dry before leaving. The victim of the robbery was taken to Providence Hospital in the fifth pre- cmunml wagon. He was treated for ip lacerations and other injuries, which were sald not to be serious, - 1931 BAL BOHEME PLANS ARE TO BE DISCUSSED Amazing Decorative Scheme Ex- pected for Court of King Looney XIII on February 2. Plans for the 1931 Bal Boheme of the Arts Club will be discussed this afternoon and evening at the club, to be followed by an Executive Committee conference called by Willlam F. Baker, chairman of the event. The Bal Bo. heme is to be held Monday night, Feb- ruary 2, at the Willard Hatel. The decorative scheme for the af- fair is expected to be the most amazing ever presented in a local ball room. Felix Mahony and assisting artists are designing the decorations, which will represent the court of King Looney XIII, where people will “look up and see down.” Judges of the costumes will be chosen X!r&l? among the leading artists of the Rehearsals of the “big stunt,” which has been written by J. Milnor Dorey, under the direction of William F. Baker, chairman of the 1931 Bal Boheme, are now reported under way. CRUSADERS FILE PROTEST AGAINST HOWELL BILL Washington Organization Declares Measure Is Invasion of Con- stitutional Rights. The Washington Crusaders vesterday sent to Vice President Curtis, as presid- ing officer of the Senate, a petition o] posing enactment of the Howell prohi. bition bill for the District. ‘The petition stated that “we consider this bill to be an invasion of the con- stitutional rights of the citizens and a outrage upon the voteless population of the city.” The message was signed by F. Dryden, Robert C. Jones and iton King, commander: —_— BOY SKATER HIT BY AUTO George Blum, 12, Buffers Co: pound Fracture of Arm. George Blum, 12 years old, of 2114 Pennsylvania avenue, suffered a com- pound fractupe of the lei R yester- day afternoon when an autegobile ted Mrs. Ruth Estelle Good of Riverdale, Md., stguck he was roller skating in'th L % under the original Borland law and re- assess those cases according to the new system to be established by the pending bill The old Borland law, under which these past assessments were made, placed half the cost of a street project, up to a certain width, against the abutting owners. The pending bill places a serles of limitations on the amount that may be levied against & plece of property, considering the shape of the lot, the value of the property, the area and similar factors, the ab- sence of which in the old law resulted in injustices. The effect of the amendment sub-- mitted yesterday would be to adjust all assessments during the past three years by refunding to property owners the difference between the sum they under the old law and the amount they would have been required to pay under the methods of assessment prescribed in the pending bill. Many Claims Pending. This proposal is designed as a solution of the pnroblem which has arisen by reason of the fact that the courts have held the present law inapplicable to many classes of property, including lots of irregular, triangular and rectangular shape, and that the District Building has before it bundreds of claims for refunds 1{?111;: other pm'geny owners who paid their assessments. lnp:‘ddmun to this plan for adjust~ ing assessments of the past three years, the Commissioners also recommends several new provisions to the y_as follows: that if myt pa.rtl.' of the proposed new assessmen! should be held unconstitutional by the courts, it would not affect the act as & whole or any portion other than the part declared invalid. A provision reduc from 8 per cent to 6 per cent a year the rate of interest to be charged on deferred payments of paving assessments, provided, = ever, that when installments are not paid within the required time the de- linquent amount would bear interest at 12 per cent a year. Next Meeting Tuesday. Senator Capper, chairman of the Dis- trict Committee. plans to lay the whole questicn before his committee for de- cision as soon as coples of the hearing held 10 days ago are available to the other committee members. The next meeting of the committee, at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday, is decision on the Borland law. ‘Whether the measure is enacted at this session will depend largely on whether any controversy re'ardins it develops on the Senate floor. The leg- islative program is such that there will not be much time to devote to any measures on the calendar which be- come controversial. The essential feature of the proposed new Borland law is the section which places the following restrictions on assessments in_an effort to meet the objections which developed against the present law in the courts: “The maximum linear front foot as- sessment levied hereunder shall not ex- ceed $3.50 per linear front foot. The total assessment levied hereunder against any abutting property shall not exceed the number of square feet of area of said property multiplied by one-tenth of 1 per centum of the assessment per linear front foot, and shall not exceed 20 per centum of the value of the said abutting property, exclusive of im- provements thereon, as assessed for the purpose of taxation at the time of the paving or repaving of the street, avenus, or road for which said assessmemd is levied. In computing assessments here- under against unsubdivided land by the square foot or according to the assessed valuation, there shall be excluded from the computation land lying back more than 100 feet from the street, ave- nue, or road being improved where the depth is even; where the depth is un- even, the average depth shall be taken }n tcompuuuon, but not to exceed 100 Appeal Provision Made. There are other provisions to pro- vide for equalizing assessments where property faces two or more streets and retention of the clause in the present law that no property on which one as- sessment has deen levied shall be as- sessed again for future replacements of the street. The bill as introduced would allow property owners who felt they had been unfairly assessed to appeal to the Com- missioners for reconsideration. T(g Federation of Citizens' Associations bas an amendment pending with the Sen- ate to create a board of private prop- erty owners to hear these appeals. The text of the amendment sug- gelud by the Commissioners yesterday for the reassessing of all cases during the past three years, follows: “The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby directed to canceal all assessments for improve- ments completed within three years prior to the date of approval of this act, levied under the authority of the acts of July 21, 1914, 38 Stat, 524, and September 1, 1916, relating to sessments for the paving of streets, ave~ nues and roads, or under the act of August 7, 1894, and the loners are further to the cost of such improvements the abutting in accordance with the provisions act, which as- sessments shall become a lien upon the abutting property and be collected in the manner herein. Where assessments ich its have been pald in whole or in part within three rs from the date of approval of act the Commissioners shall refund, within the limits of ap- propriations of Conj therefor, to the p’snon- :'cyin -m': the g cess, if any, such payments over amounts of the reassessments levied hereunder.” N