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—16 % MAN ADMITS IDEA OF §7.000 HOSPITAL WAGE HOLD-UP HIS International Search for| W. 0. Jones Ends in Califor- nia—Is Returned Here. PRISONER DENIES BEING | AT SCENE OF ROBBERY! ‘Woman Aide of Children's Institu- tion Identified Suspect as Assailant. | i | i Declaring that the Children’s Hos- pital pay roll robbery of July 31, 1930, was his idea but that he was not on | the scene at the time of the hold-up, | Walter Oglesby Jones, 30 years old, spoke frecly with reporters this morn- ing on his return, under heavy guard, from San Diego, Calif, where he was arrested February 19 on a commission- er's warrant sworn out after his indict- ment by a District grand jury. Jones was captured at his home in San Diego after an international search had been conducted for him. San Diego police, working from an illustrated cir- cular sent from Washington, identified and arrested the man. Went to San Diego. ‘While awaiting questioning by detec- Alves this morning, the man said he had left Washington shortly after the commission_of the crime, establishing | a home in San Diego with his wife and two children, one 5 years old and the other 9 months old. He said that he had lived in Fairfax, Va. and that at the time of the robbery he was living at 1307 P street. He formerly was & general utility man at the Children's Hospital, he said. Brought here by a number of deputy United States marshals from California, the man was turned over to Deputy Marshal Gus Cerimele, Detective Sergt. Van Doran Hughes and Pvt. H. H. Carper, for questioning. ‘Woman Was Victim. Miss Eleanor Page, assistant treas- urer of the hospital. who was the vic- tim of the robbers, identified Jones some time ago from a Department of Justice circular, as the man who seized her from behind, threw her to the sidewalk, grabbed the pay-roll bag containing $7,000, and fled as she screamed for aid. The young woman had just re- turned from the Riggs National Bank, and was about to enter the hospital on W street. She was_ accompanied by Miss Margaret Ansdale. ‘The automobile in which the robber left the scene, driven by an accomplice, ‘was found abandened in the 2300 block of Champlairi street. It had been stolen from a patient at Walter Reed Hospital. A drivers’ permit found in the machine bore Jones’ name and led to his capture. An eye-witness had taken the Heense number of the car at the scene of the robbery and was able to identify e car, Both Jones and Earl C. Roberts were indicted for the robbery several months ago by a District grand jury. Police | were unable to determine whether a third man ipated in the hold-up. Jones waived extradition from Cali- ia. COLORED DEFENDANT IN DEATH HELD INSANE | Hurst G. Neal, Whose Attack Was | Fatal to James Stewart, Also Colored, Ordered to Hospital. Hurst G. Neal, ‘colored, recently in- dicted for murder in the first degree in connection with the death of James Stewart, also colored, in the ment of an apartment house at 208 Massa- chusetts avenue northeast, was adjudged insane yesterday by a jury before Jus- tice Oscar R. Luhring in Criminal Di- vision 3. He will be sent to St. Eliza- beth’s Hospital. Neal went to the apartment house ‘where Stewart was employed January 17 lJast and a quarrel ensued. Neal, knocked Stewart down with his fists/ and then stamped on him, causing in-| é“lflfl:ds which proved fatal, it was te’s- Attorney James F. Reilly, for the ac- cused, asked for a lunacy inquisition, and testimony was heard yesterday, re- sulting in the finding that the man is| insane. Assistant United States At-| torney James F. Hughes represented the ‘Government at the hearing. BODY OF MRS. NOURSE REMOVED FOR BURIAL ! Mother of Woman Representative Will Be Interred at i Cambridge. ‘The body of Mrs. Edith Prances| Nourse, 78 years old, who died here yes- | terday, was taken to Lowell, Mass. for burial 'today. Funeral services wiil be held at St. Ann's Episcopal Church there at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. In- terment will be in Mount Auburn Ceme- tery, Cambridge, Mass. Mrs. Nourse is the mother of Rep- resentative Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusctis, with whom she had made her home in Washington for about seven years. Besides Mrs. Rog- ( ers, she is survived by a son, Franklin Nourse of San Franci Calif. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Banquet and dance, Reciprocity Club, Mayflower Hotel, 8 p.m. Dance and card party, Gavel Chap-| ter, O. E. S., Mayflower Hotel, 9 pm. | Dinner and reception, Phi Gamma, Mayflower Hotel, 7:30 p.m. Meeting, League for the Lar ger Life, 1336 I street, 8:15 p.m. ’ Banquet, Rainbow Club, Winston Ho- | tel, First street and Pennsylvania ave- nue, 7 p.m. Delta | ESIADA. | include Planned Theft ADMITS PAY ROLL ROBBERY HIS IDEA. | l WALTER OGLESBY JONES, | Thirty years old, who was arrested in |San Diego and brought to Washington today to stand trial in connection with the pay roll robbery at the Children's Hospital here last July, declared to re- porters today that he had no part in the robbery aside from planning the crime. DENISON IS FREED OF LIQUOR CHARGE Jurors Congratulate Ex- House Member on Verdict in Possession Count. Acquitted of a charge of ‘possessing liquor by a District Supreme Court jury yesterday, Edward E. Denison, former Representative from Illinois, today was free of litigation for the first time in more than two years. The jury returned its not guilty ver- dict after deliberating exactly an hour. ‘The eight men and four women then filed by the former solon and tendered their ‘congratulations. One member predicted Mr. Denison never would be superstitious in the future, because the case went to the jury at 2:13 o'clock on Friday the 13th. Mr. Denison went on trial Wednes- day under an indictment resulting from the seizure of a liquor-laden trunk in |Pr! House his rooms in the Office Building on January 19, 1929. The Government contended the dry-voting lawmaker had purchased the whisky while on an trip in Panama as a m of the |[nterstate and Foreign Com- merce Committee of the House. Defense attorneys maintained Mr. Denison had cked his trunk with dishes intended as a gift to a relative and that his baggage had been shifted with that of someon: else on a New York dock through the carelessness of express company employes. They in- sisted the defendant did not drink and had no use for liquor. ‘The defendant was pictured as a man of sol habits and the highest integrity by more than a dozen character wit- aeuesi.lncludmudsemwn, mfi::u- ives, lawyers and newspaper publishers of both major political es. Mr. Denison was represent:d by Wil- liam E. Leahy, E. Hilton Jackson and Everett W. Sanders. The prosecution was handled by Irvin Goldstein and John J. Sirica, United State attorneys. MRS. ANNA M. SMEDLEY RITES TO BE ON MONDAY The funeral of Mrs. Anna Mary Smediey, 84 years old, who died at her home, 2750 Fourteenth street yesterday after a short illness, will be conducted at St. Paul's Catholic Church Monday morning at 8 o'clock. The body will be taken to Columbia, Pa., for burial. Mrs. S ley came here from Brook- Iyn, N. Y., in 1917. She formerly had made her home at Columbia, Pa. Mrs. Smedley was the widow of David L. Smedley. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Mary A. French and Miss Agnes L. Smedley, both of this city, and Mrs. John R. Henry of Cam- den, N. J., and a son, William L. Smed- ley, of Camden. D. C. Squirrels Held Wild Animals as Man AsksPay on Damage Bride Consults Blackstone After Furry Tribe Uses House for Burials. ‘The District Commissioners yesterday settled one of their many zoological problems by deciding that they are not responsible for damage done to resi- dents by squirrels. The squirrel introduced a new note into the municipal field by the thought- less selection by some members of the tribe of the dwelling place of Dr. Ed- win M. Hasbrouck, 4909 Fourteenth street, as a burial ground. The resuit. ing odors caused Dr. Hasbrouck to ex- pend $80 on tinners, who closed up the avenues of entrance and barred the| #uirrels from the house forever. Dr. asbrouck then asked the Ccmmhslon-i ers to refund the $80. ! ‘The Commissioners, wearied with struggles against the starling and the cockroach, turned for help to Corpora- tion Counsel Willlam W. Bride. Mr. Bride consuited several learned works, including Sir Willlam Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Common Law of | On ge 391 of Volume II of this work he discovered that, for the purpose of imposing or relieving against liability, animals are classified as wild animals and tame animals. Held Wild Animals. “Animals domitae naturae,” Mr. Bride reported, “the domestic animals, those which are tamed by lm THE EVENING PHYSICAL COURSE INSCHOOLS MAY BE MAIOR SUBECT Authorities Consider Requir- ing High Students to Make “Fair Average.” TEACHER APPLICANTS’ HEALTH GRADES LOW Kramer Sees Need of Public Awak- ening for Hardier Capital Children. Establishment of physical training as a major subject, which would be given the same importance as mathematics, English or a foreign language, loomed today in public school circles as & means of combating ‘“physical illit- eracy,” as shown by the most recent physical examination of candidates for lentl‘lnte to the Wilson Teachers’ Col- ege. ‘The examination, made of high school girls who were planning to take the teacher-training course, showed that 37 per cent had bad teeth, 35 per cent were underweight and 28 per cent were e victims of abnormal blood pressure. Other physical defects revealed in the examination which headed the list were impaired eyesight and tonsil disorders. Nineteen per cent of the examined girls suffered from the former, while 18 per cent were victims of the latter. As explained by Stephen E. Kramer, first assistant superintendent in charge of high schools, the school authorities now are considering the advisability of requiring every high school student to take at least three hours of physical education each week under the same rigid discipline as he essays his aca- demic subjects. The authorities are considering further the advisability of requiring a fairly high average in a STAR, WASHINGTO | GEOGRAPHIC MEDAL Discoverer of Dinosaur Eggs in Mongolia Honored by Society Here. WILL RETURN SHORTLY TO RESUME RESEARCH Tribute to Achievements Paid by Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor at Wash- ington Auditorium. Dr. Roy Chapman Andrews, world- famous explorer, whose expeditions have ranged from a quest of whales in icy Antarctic waters to his years of search for mankind's earliest habitation in the parched Gobi Desert of Mongolia, last evening was awarded the Hubbard Gold Medal of the National Geographic So- clety at the Washington Auditorium. Presentation of the medal on behalf of the soclety was made by its presi- dent, Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, who said: “As evidence of the society's esteem for Roy Chapman Andrews’ important con- tributions to the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge, the board of trustees, on the recommendation of the Committee on Research, have awarded its highest honor, the Hubbard Medal, granted by the society only eight times in 43 years.” Dr. Grosvenor then read the citation on the medal. which is—"The Hubbard Medal Awarded by the National Geo- graphic Society to Roy Chapman An- drews for Extraordinary Geographic Discoveries in Central Asia.” ‘Will Resume Search. The long series of Asiatic expeditions have unearthed fossils of prehictoric physical examination for actual grad- uation. Attention Given Games. Another subject to which the school officers are glving their attention is the kind of athletic games being played by high school teams. Mr. Kramer #aid that it seemed to him too much attention is being centered on games which are strictly activities of school life and which are not played after graduation. The foremost among these, he cited, is foot ball. Citing golf and tennis, Mr. Kramer said in his opinion the mes played almost throughout life are being slighted. In its consideration of the whole ogram of physical literacy the official school staff is using as a basis a reso- lution adopted this year at Indianapolis the Americanism Commission and ational Executive Committee of the National American Legion. This resolu- tion favored “a minimum program of physical education in the public schools which will require at least one hour per day for three days a week, or its equivalent, and that this program be developed along the lines of organized play and recreation applicable to the various age groups in the public schools, under trained Ieldershlr in the field of work,” At present only two hours a week during the high school course are required in the physical training fleld, and the addition of another hour as a minimum, Mr. Kramer believes, would go far toward providing the physical exercise and instruction to correct most of the physical defects of public school children. By further placing the physi- cal education on a par with other ma- jor subjects in the school curriculum. Mr. Kramer is convinced, great physical improvement could be attained in the youth of Washington. Reaction Is Awaited. “Whether we are going to be able to expand our physical education pro- gram,” he said, “will depend to a great extent on the reactions of parents and teachers to our proposals. Without that support we can do nothing. Yet, I be- lieve, if the public were informed as to the kind and extent of physical defects among our children it would quickly respond in favoring a more extensive physical education schedule for our schools.” ‘The examination of . approximately 100 girls who are planning to under- take training for the teaching profes- sion, Mr. Kramer added, is the only existing standard by which we can judge the physical “condition of our children. Besides the five most com- mon defects already named, other ail- ments and the percentage of each fol- low: Thyroid, 6 per cent; one shoulder higher n other, 5 per cent; pulse difficulties, 9 per cent; defective posture, 4 per cent; flat feet, 5 per cent; nasal obstructions, 3 per cent; defective heart, 2 per cent; overweight, 2 per cent, and cervical gland trouble, one arm smaller than other, crying spells, round shoulders, prolonged respiration, de- fective hearing and digestive disturb- ances, 1 per cent each. flcclx‘llzfln( the value which this ex- amination has, Mr. Kramer believes complete examinations in the senior and junior high schools, as well as in the elementary schools, would be of un- told value in reavealing defects earlier so that they could be corrected with greater ease. A further difficulty in this connection, however, he said, would be the necessity of having an increased medical staff for the work. — FORMER CIRCUS WORKER ASKS TWINS’ CUSTODY Unable to Find Other Employment, Says W. 8. Everhart, Answering Divorce Proceedings. Declaring that he had worked in past years as a circus man with Ringling Brothers, traveling from city to city, only because he could not secure other employment and not with any intention of avoiding his marital duties, William 8 Everhart, now employed at the Du- pont Garage Co., 2020 M street, yester- day filed answer to a divorce proceeding brought against him by his wife. Evelyn M. Everhart, 504 L street northeast. ‘Through Attornev Godfrey L. Munter the husband denies the charges of in- toxication, and asked the court to award him the custody of his 7-year-old twin girls, charging that his wife neg- lects them and associates with unde- sirable people. He also says his mother- | nature, or from time immemorial have Card party, Good Will Chapter, No, ' been accustomed to the association of 36, O. E. 8., Northeast Masonic Temple, | an, or by his industry have been sub- Eighth and F streets northeast, 8:30 p.m. . jected to his will and have no disposi- ook tion to escape his dominion. “Animals ferae naturae, or wild animals, comprehend those wild by | nature, which, because of habit, mode of living, or natural instinct, are in- capable of being completely domesti- cated and require the exercise of art, force or skill to keep them in subjec- ition. It is my opinion that squirrels {may properly be classified under the o Liability Denied. FUTURE. ‘The is well settled that there can Hike, Red Triangle Outing Club, be no liability for damage done by wild meet Seventeenth street and Pennsyl- | animals unless it be shown ihat the an- vania avenue, tomorrow, 2:30 p.m, | imals were reduced to possession. In the instant case the District of Colum: bia, while maintaining a form of trus- teeship over all wild animals within its squirrel to possession ty might result to the municipality for injuries caused by that animal. “Upon consideration of the foregoing I am of opinion that the municioality is nm'!hbhlnfl the claim should be Banquet and dance, Alpha Chapter, Beta Gamma Phi, Hamilton Hotel, 8:30 pm. Meeting, Benjamin Franklin Uni- versity Women's Club, Arlington Hotel, 8 pm. Lecture, Raoul Dawn, Church of the Mystic Rose, 1734 K strect, tomorrow, 11 am, Lecture, Marx Lewis, Playhouse, 1814 N street, tomorrow, 3 p.m. Hike, Wanderluster Club, meet 'hleflth street and Pensylvania avenue, w, 2:30 pm. ‘ in-law partly responsible for his marital troubles. —— TWO MEN ARE ARRESTED IN GAMBLING SQUAD RAID Alleged Betting Found in House Near Govern- ment Printing Office. Raiding a house on G street opposite the Government Printing Office, De- tective P. O. Brass and members of his police gambling squad yestreday aft- ernoon arrested {wo men anti seized & quantity of alleged gambling para- phernalia. Joseph N. Boulad, 44, over whose store the raid was made, was arrested on a charge of permitting gaming, while a similar charge was made against Prederick K. Jawish, 34 years old Police said that prior to the arrest they had placed several bets with the lat- ter and that he was making telephonic inquiries about the outcome of races when they entered. o Paraphernalia 4 animal life ranging from tiny mosjuito skeletons to the huge dinosaur eggs found a few years ago. Traces of man'’s origin have not yet been found, but the lines along which this quest is to be continued, and for which Dr. Andrews again is sailing for the Far East next week, were indicated in his address when he said: “We have always been hoping to find strata which would yield some evi- dence of man’s origin, which we believe to have taken place in Central Asia. During_the past eight years we sought for such strata in vain in Central and Western Mongolia. It was not until 1930 that we discovered an enormous extent of Pliocene strata in Eastern Mongolia. This is the period just pre- ceding the Ice Age. “It is in this formation that we might hope to find the remains of primitive man, if he lived in Central Asia. The possible ultimate success of this part of our work depends upon an extensive in- vestigation of this area.” First Address Recalled. In presenting the medal to Dr. An drews, Dr. Grosvenor recalled that his first address before the National Gec- graphic Society in Washington had been made just 20 years ago. “In ensuing years,” Dr. Grosvenor continued, “he has often returned to present to National Geographic Society members fascinating reports upon some new line of investigation. “But we all associate Roy Chapman Andrews’ name most vividly with the long series of American Museum of Natural History Expeditions which, be: ginning in 1916, he organized and led to Central Asia. “By patient, inductive reasoning, a rarely gifted ' exploring instinct and keen observation, with splendid courage and resourcefulness, he has achieved discoveries in the heart of Asia that have pushed back the horizons of life upon the earth and filled in gaps in the great ancestral tree of all that breathes.” Summary of Work. Dr. Grosvenor summarized the Asiatic work of Dr. Andrews' expeditions as follows: “On the Central Asian plateau he has discovered many geological strata pre: ously unknown; he has found and un- covered some of the richest fossil fields known in the world. Here he discov- ered the first dinosaur eggs known skeletons of the oldest known mam- mals and of the largest known mammal and extensive evidence of primitive human_ life. “His explorations have proved that this region was one of the chief centers of origin and distribution of the reptilian and mammalian life of our globe.” It also was pointed out by Dr. Gros- | venor that Dr. Andrews carried a survey | base line for 1,500 miles from the Kal- | gan Rallway, through the heart of the Gobl Desert, mapping many thousands of square miles for the first time. Dr. Andrews Replies. In accepting the medal Dr. Andrews said: “The fact that our work has been stamped with the approval of this Na- tional Geographic Society, which exerts such a profound influence upon geo- graphic science and education through- out the world, will send us all back into the desert with new enthusiasm to meet the problems of further exploration. “Exploration has, of necessity, entered a new phase. The great pioneer lines ot discovery have been tbrown across the continents in every direction; now only a few comparatively small areas of the earth’s surface remain unknown. The task of the future is to fill in the blank spaces on the world’s map and to study intensively the little known regions of which there are many.” Ten Years in Desert. Dr. Andrews then gave an illustrated address, summ: ing the results, in seven fields of science, of his 10 years’ work in the Gobi Desert. He dealt sspecially with the important discoveries of the recent expedition which found 40 mastodon remains in a bog where these prehistoric animals had mired. . “Press reports have emphasized paleontology because the fossil animals iscovered stirred the interest and imag- ination of the public,” he continued. “But the expedition has mapped more accurately than ever was done before a great part of the Gobi Desert. It bas brought back some 10,000 specimens of living mammalian fauna. Its col- lection of fish, reptiles and amphibians is the largest ever taken out of Asia. It has identifiled and correlated many new geologic formations. It has dis- covered evidence of hitherto unknown primitive human cultures, and studies of botany have helped give a picture of the climate and physical condition of Asla during the successive geological ages before man appeared upon the earth.” CHARGES FRAUD TO WIFE Percy H. Davis, Jr., Wed Last Au- gust, Sues for Annulment. Alleging that his wife perpetrated & fraud on him by concealing an “affair,” Percy H. Davis, jr., 707 East Capitol street, yesterday asked the District Su- preme Court to annul his marriage to Marylynn L. Davis, 223 Indiana avenue. ‘The marriage took place at Annapolis, Md., August 18, 1930, and the couple separated January 5 last after the hus- band had heard of his wife’s conduct previous to the marriage, the court is told. Abtorney Hallock P. Long ap- pears for the husband. | | game. D. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1931 OFFICERS SORRY NOTHING BY REX COLLIER. PARTLY _curtained automobile, long and powerful, glided slow- ly along the Southwest water front section. Beside the chauffeur sat a| man huddled in a heavy overcoat, with | collar up to his ears and felt hat over his eyes. The curtains at the front were down, and the passenger gazed casually through the nocturnal gloom at a few passing automobiles and one or two pedestrians, As the car passed a street lamp, the form of another man could be dlscernedi through the celluloid window at the| Tear. | Suddenly, although none in the car | moved his lips, & deep voice, apparently emanating from nowhere, runibled an | electrifying order* I “Cruiser No. 1—Go to one-three-O- nine G, as in George street, northwest— a burglar alarm!” Before the order was completed, the big car began to accelerate and the weird whine of a siren pierced the night with blood-curdling crescendo. Dashes By Red Light. An automobile just ahead swung sharply to the curb and stopped. A pedestrian stood watching—trans- fixed, bewildered. Under the railroad viaduct and round the corner into Fourtenth street veered the rakish automobile with the mysterious trio, A moment ago this car was a quiet, unobtrusive ~ thing, whose passengers seemed bent on no particular mission. Now the car was a veritable screaming streak of blackness, trailed by a shower of sparks from a 10aring muffler. A traffic signal light guarding an in- tersection near the Department of Ag- riculture flaunted its warning red. The | siren of the specding car shricked its derision as the car dashed by. A block ahead at Fourteenth streeti and Pennsylvania avenue, another red signal glowed, and a stream of traffic flowed menacingly. The officer on duty heard the familiar wail of the siren, however, and jumped into action. The red light changed to green and the ofi- cer was in the middle of the intersec- tion waving his white-gloved hand and | blowing sharp blasts on the whistle | gripped between his teeth. An opening appeared in the line of cars almost at the instant a collision | seemed inevitable. The car, momen-| tarily slowed down by its apprehensive driver, shot forward through the breach, missing bumpers aimost by | inches, | Pedestrians Brushed By. | ‘There remained the hazards of F| street and G street at theater time. The | car swung to the car tracks as it passed | the Willard, to the left of the safety zone, and, motioned onward by the F| street traffic officer, crossed the street without an appreciable slackening of | velocity. | Fortunately, the green light showed at G street, and the car swerved around the corner -with a discord of grinding! brakes, screeching tires and dying notes of the siren. ‘The destination, 1309 G street, was on the left side, near the middle of the block. The car headed diagonally to the wrong side of the street, and skidded to a stop in front of a fashionable dress shop. The two passengers jumped out and| ran to the store, brushing aside sur- prised passersby. There was no indig- nation when it was seen that one of | the men was a policeman in uniform. | Simultaneously more policemen arrived | from various directions. They came in a conventional patrol wagon, in another large touring car and in brand-new “flivvers.” “There’s some one in there,” one of the policemen whispered, as he peered through the plate-glass door. The in- truder could be seen coming boldly to- ward the front entrance. Hands were tightened on pistols and nightsticks, but the grips concertedly were relaxed when the approaching figure was di closed as a uniformed private detective. The man inside turned the bolt and opened the door. He nodded familiarly to several of the horde of officers who trooped in. Short Circuit Blamed. “Fing anything?” he was asked. “Nothing so far, but I just got here and haven't yet looked the place over completely,” he replied. The policemen and detectives de- ployed, some going to the bafe- ment, ‘some to_the second floor and others poking flashlights into corners, closets and wardrobes filled with femi- nine finery. Windows and doors were seutinized closely. Nothing was found disturbed and after 5 or 10 minutes of search it was agreed that short-cir- cuited wires had set the alarm off. The policemen began to file out of the store, to find a growing circle of curious spectators gathered on the sidewalk. The detective in the slouch hat and his uniformed companion pushed their way unceremoniously to their incorrectly parked car and climbed in “False alarm?” who had remained at the wheel. “Ye) the detective responded. “Crossed wires again. alarms are too sensitive. They go off every time a street car passes.” “Oh, well, maybe something better will come along to break the monot- ony,” the policeman remarked. Monotony? The men who ride in the city's new radio police cars may call it that, but a reporter of The Star who was priv- ileged to take a four-hour cruise in the Detective Bureau's “Cruiser No. 1" the other night found thrills a-plenty. No Wires Visible. At the wheel was a veteran driver, Policeman Robert J. Tompkins, who learned about driving in the taxicab Beside him sat Headquarters Detective Jim Tolson, in plain clothes. In the rear seat, hidden by the cur- tains, were Policeman G. E. Van Mater of No. 1 precinct and the reporter. A box just back of the front seat concealed the radio receiving equip- ment, with exception of the loud speak- | er, which was a microphonelike gadget | attached to the top of the car. No | wires of any kind were visible, inside or cut of the car. ‘The Detective Bureau has two radio- equipped “cruisers,” one operating east of Seventh street and the other west of that line. Each of the precincts also has a radio car. The receiving sets are tuned to a fixed short wave, keyed to receive messages from the | central transmitter, in the tenth pre- cinet police station, on Park road, in charge of Policeman James L. Kelley, radio engineer. Cruiser No. 1, with the reporter as a guest, started out from headquar- ters at 7 o'clock. During the first hour things were rather quiet and the group in the car passed away the time by chatting about Amos and Andy (which can’t be tuned in on the police sets) and listening to police broadcasts from other cities, which are on the same wave band as the local station. The queried the driver, tenth precinct tragemiiter is 50 pow- ‘Those darned | DR. ANDREWS GETS || Cruising With D. C. Police HAPPENED DESPITE CALLS. erful, however, that outside inter- ference is drowned out. Driver Tompkins cruised over an aim. less itinerary, drifting along the Ave- nue, down into the wharf section, out to Georgetown, north to Mount Pleas- ant. The local station spoke but twice during that period, except for the reg- ular 15-minute test calls. The extra broadcasts were “lookouts” for stolen automobiles. Detective Tolson jotted 'g:; tag numbers down in a small note- Gets Another Call, The vigilance car was moving east on Euclid street near:Seventeenth when the loud speaker rumbled again. “Cruiser No. 1—Go to fourteen- twelve Chapin _street—one-four-one- two Chapin street. Some one has been cu Here was a plece of luck. The ad- dress given was but four blocks away, and the car was headed in the right direction! The siren again lifted its tremulous voice and Tompkins stepped on the gas. The yellow light was turning to red at Sixteenth street, but traffic re- mained stationary in deference to the warning howl of the emergency car. Around the corner at Fifteenth street on two wheels. No speed lost there to speak of. Another swing in the op- posite direction at Chapin street. Down the hill full tilt to a sliding stop in front of an apartment house near Fourteenth street. A precinct car pulled up & second or so later. The augmented force rushed into the building, to be met by a white-coated elevator operator and several fright- ened tenants. It’s all over,” the elevator man an- nounced. “Just a little argument up- stairs between a man and his wife. He's gone now.” ‘'Where's the wife? “On the fourth floor, rear.” The group jammed into the elevator and went to the fourth floor. A ten- ant, poking his head through a door. pointed to a door down the hallway. ‘The bell of the indicated apartment was rung. A matronly woman opened the door. Her face was flushed as she in- vited the officers in. Husband Fled. “She's in the kitchen—back there, the woman said, showing the way. In the kitchen was a frail young, ena, any particular uinal woul She |at a different time every year. woman, pale and uncomfortable. was standing beside a table. The story was a brief one. The girl was separated from® her husband. He came to get her—by force, if necessary. When she stepped in the corridof fo speak to him, he drew a knife. He stuck it in the woodwork to show it was_real. “Did you hear about the woman who was murdered by her husband to- night?” he asked. The girl screamed and the man fled. Some one called the police. “There’s nothing we can do unless you swear out a warrant for him,’ the ner- vous young women was advised, She said she would get the warrant the next morning, and one of the police- men voluntcered to meet her at the court house and “show her the ropes. Back to the cruiser again, after a telephoned report to headquarters from the corner patrol box. The loud-speaker entertained with a radio report from Youngstown about a tick-up” at a gasoline station, a broad- cast from Detroit regarding a collision and several other out-of-town raports. Then came the roar of the local sta- tion going on the air, followed by the voice of the announcer: fourteen “Cruiser No. 1—Go to | twenty-one Twelfth street, Apartment 8 —A polson case. Barely Missed Collision. The driver opened the siren wide and headed down Eleventh street, switched along Vermont avenue to Twelfth street and down Twelfth. with the speedom- eter figures steadily climbing. A red light again, this time at Rhode Island avenue. The siren rose to a higher pitch. The way scemed clear, out at the last moment a car moved across the path. Its driver hopelessly confused, the car choked right in the center of the intersection. The police car’s brakes took hold with | a complaining screech. There was just | room to squeeze behind the stalled ma- chine by quick and expert manipulation of the steering wheel. Tompkins cleared the obstacle and everybody heaved sighs of relief. The car rolled on to its des- tination—an apartment house. As the officers entered the front door, a woman's groans guided them to a | first-floor apartment, the door of which was open. A circle of anxious men and ‘women was outside the doorway On a bed inside lay a girl, writhing in agony. Her husband, partly dressed, was bent over her. Another man had a bottle in his hand. “She drank this,” he said excitedly. It was a brown bottle with a skull and crosed bones label. The odor of a household disinfectant permeated the room. As Detective Tolson took the bottle, Policeman Van Meter went to the kitchen with the husband and returned quickly with an egg, which he broke in a glass. He forced the raw egg into the blistered mouth of the groaning woman. She protested feebly, but man- aged to swallow it. Then he made her drink some milk. Sorry Nothing Happened. As he was taking the glass from her lips a white-uniformed physician from Emergency Hospital broke into the room. He felt the girl’s pulse, lcoked at the bottle and called for the stretcher. Groaning and calling for “George,” her husband, the suffering woman was carried away. “George” left for the hospital after explaining to police that he and his wife had quarreled. Detective Tolson and Policeman Van Meter returned to the waiting car and theéun;nerAl‘ooked at his watch. “Gee! imost 11 o'clock—quittin time,” he ejaculated. e Radio cruiser No. 1 headed toward police headquarters, where a relief crew waited. “Sorry nothing happened tonight,” ‘Tolson remarked in bidding the reporter good-by. “Try it again some time and we'll see if we can't dig you up a story.” Bm;ported. The following births have been report the Henlth Depariment 1 the Tast 58 Hoars Emory M. and Sadie Ellis. boy. Bernard and Mamie Bottomley, girl. Baul B and Mary Rosenberger. eirl, Paul L and Lucile Harding, girl. Dennis J, and Joanna Corbett, girl. Alvin B:"and Anna Kerns, girl, Tubal G, and Dorothy ROs Raymond and Helen Saunders, ppo snd Jantina Nigsi. girl aniel and Vivian C n and Sarah As eirl. nzton, girl. adle Tracey, $irl. | SCIENGE MASTERS | CHINESE SLASHED ITRGATEHAYAN MACHIEOF T Vigesimal System of Arith- metic Used in Wheel Calen- dar Since 3113 B.C. ASTRONOMY A‘IES TO COMPLICATIONS Dr. John E. Teeple of Carnegie In- stitution Explains Strange Mechanics. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. ‘The mechanics of the strange “time machine” of the Maya Indians, consid- ered the supreme intellectual achieve- ment of aboriginal American civiliza- tion, has been worked out in part by scientists of the Carnegle Institution of ‘Washington. This “time machine” was the Maya calendar. It was not an actual ma- chine, but an abstract idea which, the Carnegle astronomers say, can best be pictured as an extremely complicated arrangement of wheels within wheels of revolving time, clicking off the years and days since approximately August 12, 3113 B.C. This date seems arbitrarily to have been fixed as the beginning by the builders of Yucatar cities. The key to the machine, it is reported by Dr. Jobn E. Teeple, is the “vigesimal system” of arithmetic evolved by the Maya priests. The basls of modern arithmetic is the decimal system, which was only introduced into Europe through Arabia in the Middle Ages, For at least 1,000 years before this the Mayas had been. using a very similar system, calculating in twenties rather than tens. ‘There can be no doubt, Dr. Teeple says, that it was a purely native invention, and while the priests had evolved this extremely advanced abstract idea, they had no concept of such a simple device as the wheel. Year Was Called “Tun.” With this as a basis, the “time ma- chine” was constructed. The first unit was the day, the period between sunrise and sunrise. Twenty days made one uinal. Then 18 uinals, or 360 days, made one tun or year. Twenty tuns made one katun and 20 katuns one bak- tun. This constitutes the outer wheel. Every day had a name and also a number. While there were 20 days, there were only 13 numbers. So there was another time division of 13 days. There were 20 of these divisions, con- stituting a sort of year within a year— the tzolkin, This is a second revolving wheel. In addition to this there was the “vague year,” consisting of 365 days, or 20 uinals and five extra days. Each ;uinal had a name. just as do months. i Because the calendar up to this point 'was not based on astronomical phenom- ld occur So a complete Maya date would have to give the day name and number, the month name and its position in that particular year, the trun, the katun and the bak- tun. The Maya could figure out for himself from this data the position of the day in the tzolkin. Outside these circles of time stalked the- mysterious “lords of the night.” There were nine of .them, pictured by grotesque figures. ' This makes still an- other time division of nine days, one night for each of the nine lords in un- ending succession. Arbitrary for While. Up to this point, Dr. Teeples reports, the “time machine” has been purely an arbitrary contrivance in the mind of the Maya priest. As he expresses it: “The sun rises, anotHer day is done and recorded and everything goes forward one point. The long count has added one day to the 360 in a tun, the day number has advanved to the next of the 13, the day name advances to the next of the 20, and the position in the year advances to the next of the 65— of seasons, moons or planet: But so perfect is the mathematical system of the time meter that, given the first figure, it is possible to deduce all the others. If put in mechanical form, as described by Dr. Teeple, it would be somewhat like a combination of the speedometer of an automobile and a watch with hour, minute and second hands. The likeness to the speedom- eter is due to the fact that the Maya always counted from zero instead of one. In the Christian calendar time is calculated from the first day of Janu- ary of the year one. These would all be zeros in the Maya calendar and the {ur one would be the Christian year Wo. Prediction of Eclipses. Having built up this elaborate mecha- nism in his own mind, the Maya then proceeded to throw it into gear with astronomical phenomena, especially with the progress of the moon and of the planet Venus by adding at inter- vals signs showing the exact positions of these heavenly bodies at a particular date. Here the calculations become too complicated to be followed by any one but a specialist. Agair there are re- volving circles within circles but, Dr. Teeples reports, by his system the Maya was able to arrive at the correct length of the tropical year, determined by the progress of the sun, closer than was achieved by either the Julian or tie Gregorian calendars in Europe and w'chin seconds of the calculations of present day astronomers. Besides the priests evidently were able to predict moon eclipses with considerable accur- acy and had developed a system of mathematical astronomy superior to anything known to the white race of that period. This, Dr. Teeples points out, must have involved a very long series of ob- servations of the heavens. How the Maya priest made them is a complete mysbery. DAUGHTERS FILE PLEA Letters of Administration Asked on Estate of Mrs. Margaret Stewart. Mary E. Stewart and Helen S. Devore yesterday asked the District Supreme Court to grant them letters of admin- istration on the estate of their mother, Mrs. Margaret G. Stewart, who died February 6. They tell the court they have been unable to find any will of their mother and express convic- tion that she left none. Mrs. Stewart owned real estate as- sessed at $162,097 and had securities and other personal property valued at $615,000, the daughters say. The .ical estate included premises 2200 Massa- chusetts avenue, assessed at $125,00 premises 2002 Massachusetts avenue, sessed at $30,218, and a garage, asse: at $6,839. Attorneys Hamilton & Hamilton rep- resent the daughte: CLOWNS ON PROGRAM Will Pantomine Chicago Fight at Shrine Circus. A burlesque of the “long count” Dempsey-Tunney fight, pantomined by Geen and Gaby, internationally known clowns, b g the high-ranking woking les which wiil mirth mark the opening of thé\ghrine Circus ‘Washington Auditor rcus is being sponsor at ‘The Teic. A‘ O.N. M. S. ‘ssed | Invited _guests include the ondny. INHATCHET MAN" ATTACK MAY DIE Second Victim’s Condition Also Critical—Accused Man Is Denied Bond. PRISONER HAD RECORD | OF ARRESTS, SAY POLICE | Tong Leader Asked to Prevent Out- break of Feud as Result of Brothers’ Clash. Hacked with a meat cleaver by thel brother, who accused them of L‘fln; sold him and his wife into slavery in {China, Lem Ben Lee, 37 years old, and Tom Bow Sing, 23 years old, remained in conditions termed critical today in Casualty Hospital. Meanwhile the brother who is said to nave done the hacking—Lee New Young, 35 years old, an alleged “boo how doy” —or hatchet man—was held without bond for action of the grand jury by Judge Isaac R. H t in United States branch of Police Court today. He is charged with assault with a deadly weapon, but if either of his brothers dies he will be charged with murder. Assistant United States Attorney Michael F. Keogh informed Judge Hitt that one of the men is not expected to live. Was Arrested Before, Young was arraigned as Chin Moy ‘Weng, alias Lee Quen. He also is said to be known as Chin Moy Din, Chin O. Yen and Chin Moy Ten. Records at police headquarters show that he has been arrested twice in connection with murders—once in 1924, when several Chinese were killed in a tong outbreak on Pennsylvania avenue, and again in 1929, when Lee King, a Chinese nar- cotic informer, was shot to death at Eleventh and L streets. Lee and Sing were attacked yester- day while they slept in a room in rear of the former's laundry at 3127 Rhode 1sland avenue northeast. Young tiptoed into their room, they told police, and, furiously wislding the cleaver, pounced upon them. ‘The battle was still in progress when police, summoned after Lee had darted to a tel?hone and asked the operator to call for ald, reached the laundry. Lee and Sing were taken to Casualty Hospital, where they were found to be sufering from compound skull frac- tures and severe cuts. Physicians said both men are in critical condition, but Lee's conditlea is more than that of his brother’s. Slavery Sale Charged. Young was taken to the twelfth pre- cinct police station, where he was ques- tioned by Detective Sergts. Thomas W. Sweeney and Carlton Talley of the homicide squad. He told them, they said, that Lee and Sing were his brothers and that they had sold him and his wife as slaves several years ago. He explained the difference in names by saying he and his broth adopted different names to gain en- trance to this country. From their beds in the hospital Lee and Sing are said to have admitted that Young is their brother, but denied his charge that they had sold him and his wife into slavery. Thinking the attack might have had some connection with an imj tong outbreak, police asked George Wen, leader of the On Leongs, to aid them in ‘their investigation. Young, it was learned, is a Hip Sing, while Lee and Sing are On Leongs. MAN IS GIVEN 120 DAYS FOR ATTACKING OFFICER Prisoner Convicted on Three Charges After Policeman Is Slightly Injured. Convicted on a charge of assault growing out of an attack on Policeman Anthony Richitt of the Traffic Bureau ‘Wednesday, and on charges of driving without a permit and operating with faulty lights, George Baker, alias Rich- ard Savoy, 24 years old, colored, was sentenced to serve a total of 120 days in jail by Judge Isaac R. Hitt in Police Court yesterday. The alleged assault on Richitt took place after the officer had attempted to arrest Baker on the traffic charges. A crowd of several calored persons which joined in the argument was dis- persed by the approach of a police car. Richitt sustained minor injuries. Baker was sentenced to 90 days on the assault charge, 25 days on the no permit charge and five days on the light charge. BIDS SOUGHT FOR BORING FOR MUNICIPAL CENTER Bids will be opened on March 24 for a contract to make test borings in the area to be covered by the first unit of the new Municipal Center. The borings are made to determine the contour of the bedrock so that foundations for the building may be properly designed. ‘The first unit of the new Municipal Center will cover an area ‘bounded by John Marshall place, Pennsylvania ave- nue, Judiciary square and the alley east of John Marshall place. The test bor- ings will be made in back yards and other convenient spots where the holes can be dug without too much damage to the existing property. SORORITY TO DINE A prominent list of guests has been invited to a dinner of the Delta Gamma Sorority in celebration of ‘“Founders’ day” at the Hay-Adams House tonight. Mrs. Merle Thorps will be toastmistress. ‘The guests of honor include Miss Grace Abbott, head of the Children’s Bureau, Department of Labor: Ruth Bryan Owen, Representative from Florida, and Mrs. Richard Van Valke enberg, wife of the Michigan Senator. Speakers wili be Miss Helen Dyer, Miss Lois Niswonger, -Mrs. Phyllis Jacobs, Miss Julia Porter, Mrs. Willlam Erwin Lee and Mrs. George Clark. LUNCHEON TO BE GIVEN The Pan-Hellenic Association of George Washington University will hold its annual scholarship luncheon in the Hay-Adams House this n. The ‘Thighest graded sorority members P ities in the uynlven.lty. SR oroc Mrs. Joshua Evans and A. Wilbur, wife of ts Mrs. W‘flli:hfl; college, will be gues! g the dean of honor. Marriage Licenses. Morris Mmm’% and Helen Himelfarb, 5o St tein, 29, Astoria, N. this cl&];"mn Al Ele Eleanor' Gross, 24, im Melvil g 'fi.:h‘ {lle,C. Everett, 40, and Christine 8. Rev. Edward 3 2PBEd R :éhfi 24, and Ethel Wilson, Robert & Bighan e Chesteen Smi Rev. Crouch, 3 S Y Rev. J. Harvey rinnhnk"‘ apd Nettie M. Wil- 8 ater &