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STOC PROFT PAD FORLOANAND CAR Overdraft by Banker Settled With Rest of Stock Gains, Defendant Admits. ROVER CHARGES USING OF FUNDS IN GAMBLING Note of Mrs, Haynes for $1,558 ‘Was Taken Up, Trial Reveals, ‘Witness Defends Acts. An effort to prove that Harry V. Haynes, former president of the Farm- ers & Mechanics' National Bank, used for his own purposes profits from stock transactions which he said were de- signed to reccup the fortunes of Mrs. Louise T. Chambers was made by the $prosecution today as his trial entered its fourth week in Criminal Division 11 of the District Supreme Court Concluding the cross examination of Haynes. who 4s-on -the-stand. for his third day, United States Attorney Leo A. Rover took up the last five counts of the indictment. One of these al- leges misapplication of $28.000 and two . of $33.000 each. abstraction of securities from the bank. The three misapplication items have been dove-tailed together by the de- fense. $25.000 Check Query Protested. ‘The discussion of the stock transac- tons in which these three alleged mis- applications figured was productive n([ sharp tilt between Rover and the wit- ness when Rover asked about a check for $25.000 which was.sent to the Jo- sephthal Co., a New York brokerage firm, by Haynes, .and which Rover said was no good. Prefacing his question by saying that he knew it was not matter covered in the indictment, Rover asked if his check had not been sent and never paid. “I can stand your unfairness up to a certain point, but when you ask me something I am not indicted for. I won't answer it Haynes declared. He then turned to Justice Gordon to ask if an AnSWer was necessary. “That is a fair question. You can answer it, can't you2” the court. asked. Admits Funds Lacking. “I'll answer this way, then,” Haynes | said. “The 000 was not invoived | there. because it was a check that Josephthal sent for collection. It camol into the Farmers & Mechanics' Bank rd was returned to them recalled.” The witness finally admitted there was no money to pay the check. but he | denied Rover's question that it would | have been another “cash item,” such as | the Government contends he used in| misapplying the funds of the bank.! This transaction, it was said, did not g0 through because of the crash. Auto Purchase Bared. Rover brought out that in the stock | transactions involved in these alleged misapplications a profit of more than $5.000 was split three ways by Haynes. Of this $1,558 went to take up a note of Mrs. Haynes, behind which there was collateral. = There was a payment of $1,887.95 for an overdraft of Haynes and of $1,595 for an automobile Haynes purchased. Rover was severely critical of these disbursements, but Haynes defended them as “proper under the circum- stances.” “When you took those profits,” Rover said, “and paid up Mrs. Haynes' loan 10 the bank, for which there was col- lateral, and your own overdraft, -and bought that automobile, did you do it to protect the Farmers & Mechanics' National Bank?” @ under the circumstances.” Haynes answered after an argument in which he and his counsel, H. Winship Wheatley, disputed the right of the prosecutor to ask for a yes or no answer.” Haynes Defends Transactions. Haynes had explained that these moneys later were taken care of in final settlement of the stock transac- tions, which the defense has said were to protect the bank as well as Mrs. Chambers. ‘When he finally defended these ex-| penditures, he added, “They were con- | eeived 1n the interest of the bank and | carried out, and these intermediate transactions are neither here nor there.” At another point in his testimony Haynes had repeated that these oper- | atlons were designed to keep Mrs. Cham- bers' account afloat. i “What part did that car play in keep- ing Mrs. Chambers afloat?” Rover asked, Rover Charges Gambling. He then asked Haynes in reference to those items where there was a profit, “What, would you have done had there been a loss?” ‘I am not prepared to say answered. Rover insisted then that Haynes was simply using the bank’s money to gam- | ble and was taking a chance on making | profits. “I didn't take a chance on the mar- ket,” Haynes answered. “I just used my own brains.” Rover suggested that perhaps Haynes had inside information. “I didn't play the market on tips,” the witness said. Case to Jury Wednesday. The sccond of the $33,000 items, it has previously been brought out, was paid back by Haynes with some funds | which included a loan of $6,000 from' W. W. Spaid. In his cross-examina- tion today, Rover insisted that Haynes had said that this money went to pay back the funds used out of Mrs, Cham- bers' stock transactions. The witness said, however, that the questions had confused him. The defense summoned a list of character witnesses for this afternoon’s session, and it was thought today that the case probably would reach the jury some time Wednesday. There will be no session tomorrow, when the court will be occupied in selecting juries. REAR ADMIRAL ROBISON GOES ON RETIRED LIST Rear Admiral Samuel S. Robison, wuntil recently superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, wi ghoed upon the retired list today, h: Haynes | reached the age of 64. e has had an outstanding career in the service, having been a member of the Navy General Board, military gov- ermor of Santo Domingo. commander in chief of the Battle Fleet and com- mander_in chief of the United States Fleet. He served as superintendent at Annapolis from June, 1928, until May The other two allege | WASHINGTON, ‘Three Alaskan brown bear cubs, whose mother was shot on Kodiak Is- land by Senator Frederick Hale of Maine, were given to the Washington Zoo today. Senator Hale, who was on a hunting trip in Alaska, shot the mother bear a month ago without knowing she had cubs. Discovering the little ones, he decided to bring them back and give them to the Zoo. ‘The cubs, now 5 months old, weigh about 12 pounds each. When fully grown they are the largest bears in the world and weigh from 1,000 to 1,200 pounds. Senator Hale brought the cubs to ‘Washington today on a Pennsylvania’ train and went to the Zoo to see them unpacked from their crate. He is hold- ing one of the cubs in the above photo. —Star Staff Photo. MAN HANGS SELF WITH CLOTHESLINE P Street Grocer Cut Down by Wife—Suicide Laid to Slump. With a piece of clothesline around | his neck, Morris Lipman, 43-year-old grocer, was found hanging from a rafter | in the cellar of his home, at 3528 P | street, today. The discovery was made by his wife, | Mrs. Ida Lipman, who cut him down | and notified seventh precinct police. He was pronounced dead by Dr. Ralph Calandiella of Emergency Hospital and | Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt was notified. Mrs. Lipman toid police her husband | arose about 2 a.m. to bring in the day’s supply of milk and did not return to | their bed. She found him suspended from the rafter nearly five hours later. A note written in Jewish was found near the body. Mrs. Lipman ascribed her husband's act to poor business con- ditions. There are two daughters, Sarah, 17, and Elizabeth, 15. —e COURT RULING HALTS U. S. LAND PURCHASE | Decision Protects Government in Buying Site for Munje- ipal Center. The District Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Justice Charles H. Robb, to- | day reversed a decree of the District | Supreme Court which had directed the District Commissioners to complete a | contract to buy certain property with- | in the Municipal Center, which was found to have a seven-year lease on a | portion of the property and the lessee | had not been made a party to the suit. | The court pointed out that should the | decree be affirmed without the lessee | being a party, the District would be put | to the hazard and expense of another | suit to_obtain possession of the prop- | erty. The decree was reversed to give the owner an opportunity to make the lessee a party. On September 16, 1929, the Commis- | sioners contracted to pay Michael J. Keane $62,500 for the land and he agreed to deliver the property free of | all incumbrances. Examination of title | sclosed that there was a lease which | had run only one year of a term of | seven years, but which had a provision that if the land was bought by “the Government” the lease became void. The Commissioners claimed that the pendency of the lease did not free the property of incumbrance and that the District and not the Federal Govern- ment was buying. ted. Frank M. and Loulse McAtee. boy. Avthony and Mary Norcia, gir] Kenneth F. and Gladys T. Jenks. girl. Henry and’ Lena Frese. boy. and Margaret A nd M and_Fannie C 3 R.and Gertrude E. C Jam, and Clara Botkin. boy Garland G, and Ruby E. Marshall. boy. Waiter and Allie B. White. boy. Morris. girl. ef. girl | tieth _street, TS FORVCTINS OFORONNINGS ST Miss Aimea Adkins and Boy Will Be Buried Here—Two Others Swimmers Die. Miss Almea Adkins, 23-vear-old Census Bureau clerk, one of four per- | sons drowned while seeking relief from | Castle. the heat over thee week end, will be buried tomorrow in Cedar Hill Ceme- terv. Her body was recovered from the Patuxent River yesterday. Ethelburt Millburn, 18 years old. of the Shawmut Apertments. Nineteentn street and Columbia road, who was drowned in the Potomac River near Sycamore Island while swimming with five other youths, will be burled at Rock Creek Cemetery, according to tentative plans of the family. Funeral services will be held at a local funeral parlor, it was said. Miss Adkins, who lived with her parents at 198 F street southeast, was drowned near Broome Island, Calvert County, when she slipped from the boat, in which ahe and Robert Moore of Berwyn, Md., had been rowing. Moore at the time was swimming some dis- tance away and did not see his com- panion leave the boat. Others who lost their lives in nearby waters were Robert Browning of New Baltimore, Va. drowned in Occoqua Creek, near Occoquan, Va.. and George Foster, 13 years old, colored, of Second street near B northwest, who was drowned while swimming off Riley Wharf at the foot of Water street southwest. JUDGE BAXTER RITES CONDUCTED TODAY Services for Minnesota Jurist Held at Gawler's Chapel—Body Cremated. Funeral services for Judge George Nelson Baxter, 88, retired jurist who died Saturday at his home, 2227 Twen- were held at Gawler's Chapel, 1754 Pennsylvania avenue, at 11 o'clock this morning. The body was cremated. Judge Baxter was born and educated in New York, moving to Michigan and later to Minnesota. He had law offices in St. Paul and Faribault. He was a friend of the late Ambassador Frank B. Kellogg of St. He was named district attorney and judge in Minnesota. He rotired about 20 years ago. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Eda B. Baxter, and two sons, E. Herbert and Charles Baxter, of California. e g L L COMDR. DOUGLAS SHIFTED Orders were issued today at the Navy Department detaching Comdr. Archibald H. Douglas as commanding officer of the Naval Air Station at Anacostia. He will go to the U. §. S. Saratoga, Naval aircraft carrier, as executive officer. PRISONER POSES AS DEAF MAN - ASKS FOR MONEY AND ESCAPES Talkative Cellmate Informs Him of Facts Needed for Hoax. ‘Walter De Graft, 59, who is flightly deaf, but quite loguacious, chatted in No. 2 precinet station house yesterday with his taciturn cellmate, Robert Jones, 29, of New York. Among other things, De Graft told his name, age, occupation: that he was being held for intoxication, weuld get out soon. and that he lived in the 1300 block of Seventh street. De Graft added that the station clerk who booked him had gone off duty and the new man was a stranger to him. Then he mentioned the fact the police were holding $18.90 of his 1 last year. Rear Admiral Robison is a native Jwgnuh': mn;l'vi P;;r During J;h: Worl ar he served in France as the district eommander at Brest. money. Jones showed some interest when De Graft referred to the station clerk conside: Graft and brightened #ald, when he learned 8.90. Just then Station Clerk P. A. Deanell passed the cell. Jones, who was being held on a charge of attempted larceny of an automobile, said to Deanell in a sotto voice that he wanted out. While the deaf man listened politely, Jones explained to the officer he was De Graft, that it was time for him to setkoul and that he had $18.90 at the esk. This checked with the record and Jones was liberated. De Graft's money was turned over t> him and from it he put up $10 eo{llw'rlll on the intoxica- tion charge. It was not until De Graft began to clamor for liberty that Deanell learned own pocket for the missing $18.90. They don't want Jonea for “at- tempted” larceny pow, ] TH SU! Do . | CLEAR SKY FORHOP . T HOME STATIONS Thick Weather Forces Pilots of 1st Army Air Division to Remain Here. | LOCAL FIELD CROWDED BY RECORD GROUNDING Group Demobilized After Review Over Capital by 641 Ships, Only Two Flyers Hurt. Nearly 300 pursuit, observation and transport planes of the First Alr Di- | vision were storm-bound at Bolling Field today awaiting clear weather to | cross the Alleghenies for home stations in all parts of the United States. This is the largest number ever on the ground at one tim> in the Capital. 2z unofficts fon of ithe huge air division yesterday, many | squadrons started for home from their | temporary airdromes in Virginia, Mary- | land, Delaware and Pennsylvania, and | | | | a number of them already have re- ported safe arrival. 1 At the close of the divisional review here Saturday. the final act in the life of the division, 258 headquarters and | pursuit planes were parked at Bollng | Field. This number was augmented yesterday by the 15th Observation Squadron, Scott Field, Iil, which stopped here to refuel before attemp! ing the mountain crossing. It was| ordered held here because of thick | weather ahead. Two-score giant, tri- motored transport planes, 21 of them | fiying in formation, came into Bolling Field yesterday afternoon from Middle- town, Pa. Army-Navy Field Crowded. The 15th Squadron and the transports were parked on the Navy side of the | fleld in an_unbroken line extending | from the golf course, at the north end of the field, to the Navy gate, making solid masses of planes on both’ sides of the fleld. The transports brought mechanics and supplies of the pursuit squadrons. | and the mechanics have been busy dur- | ing lulls in the rain in going over the | [ little single-seater combat planes in | preparation for the trip home. After | | the 15th Squadron had been grounded I here orders were issued to seven other | observation squadrons. which had ex- pected to stop here for refueling. to remain on the ground until the moun- tains were clear. to prevent dangerous | congestion of the local field. [ Many of the National Guard squad- rons, stationed at Bellanca Field, New- Del., started home yesterda Safe arrivals at home fields were Te- | | ported by the squadrons from Massa- chusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey. Maryland, Alabama, Pennsylvania and Missouri. The Missouri Guardsmen were forced to land at Confluence, Pa., | in the Alleghenies, for a time yesterdav. ! but took advantage of a pause in the storm to break through. They landed | at St. Louls at 9:50 o'clock last night. | Guardsman Hits Tree. | National Guard squadrons from Cali- fornia, Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee spent last night at Birmingham, Ala., | choosing the Southern course to avoid | the dangerous mountain country. One | of the New York National Guard planes | is in Washington. one at Baltimore and | three are at Wilmington. One Indiana Guardsman, attempting to force his way through a mountain storm. damaged his plane in a forced landing near Uniontown, Pa. He struck a tree on a golf course. Pillot and mechanic were slightly injured, accord- ing to reports received here. Of the Regular Army observation squadrons at Langley Field, the 15th is in Washington, the 22d is home at Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Ala., hav- | ing arrived there last night: the 9lst, | en route to Crissy Field, Calif., is down at Cumberland, Md.. and all others are on the way home except the 13th, sta- tioned at Fort Sam Houston. Tex., and the 88th, Post Field, Oklahoma. The 11th Bombardment Squadron. Rockwell Field, Calif., remained at Langley with light bombers of the 7th Bombardment Group. Planes of the 3d Attack Group, Fort Crockett, Galves- | ton, Tex,, are at Logan Field, Baltimore. | 641 Planes in Review Here. Following demobilization of the di- vision yesterday, officers of the division were able to compile reports showing the results of two weeks of activity. They revealed that of the 672 planes scheduled to assemble at Dayton, Ohio. to start the maneuvers, 11 were forced to return to home stations. Five planes required major repairs during the two weeks of grueling maneuvers and only two were marked as unrepairable. Seven plancs were given minor Te- pairs en route, continuing with the di- vision. The total number of effective planes at the time of Saturday's final review here was 641. The casualty list showed only two pllots had received any injuries. Up to the time they were disbanded, planes of the division flew a total of 31,500 hours, or a total of approximately 3.- 15,000 miles. There were 1,575,000 miles flown to each of the two casual- ties and 450,000 miles were flown for each accident resulting in damage to planes. The total personnel engaged included 720 pilots and 644 enlisted men, or a | divisional strength of 1364. There were, in_addition, 12 civilian employes. The number of newspaper men with the division averaged 40 at each main field headquarters. VENDERS TO BE BARRED Ice Cream Sellers Accused of An- noyance at Ball Diamond. Park police announced today they would enforce strictly regulations pro- hibiting_sale of ice cream around Po- tomac Park base ball diamonds, as a result of complaints that venders are annoying patrons of the recreation grounds. Four boys arrested yesterday after- noon were released after explaining that the -ice cream companies they worked for had not warned them of the regulations. D. C. GIRLS GET B. A'S. Five Washington girls and one from Chevy Chase, Md. graduated today from Goucher College, Baltimore, with bachelor of arts degrees. Three of the Washington girls, Dorothy Williamson Cook, Margaret June Robinson and er:uekt Dorothea Rupli, won Phi Beta eys. x.‘!?hpe. ozh!en were Emily Durham ek ot Washingusn and Mary Steman sel an of Washington -high DAY MORN) N | existing economic conditions in the EDITJO! fONDAY, JUNE"1, 1931, The Foening Shaf [Comen v | Drought Over, Streams Flooded Again FLOODING OF BLADENSBURG PROVES DRY SPELL IS ENDED. Broad Branch, feeder for Rock Creek. went on a rampage yesterday during the heavy rain. The above photo <! near the Washington-Baltimore 1 of the Anacostia. Before t. dreu Iy flooded over the road. B ficods scon will pass into h AIRLINE WILL LINK D. C. AND PITTSBURGH Three Round Trips With Mail and Passengers Will Be Made Daily Starting June 8. Airmall service between the Nationa! Capital and Pittsburgh is to be tnaug rated June 8, with three round tri daily. Passengers and mail will be car- ried on all flights. Under the terms of the second de ficiency appropriation bill the Post Of fice ‘Department has contracted for the mail service until July 1, when per- manent funds. will become available, as a temporary service to be flown by Pennsyivania Airlines, operators of pas- senger service between the Capital and Pittsburgh and airmail and passenger service from Pittsburgh to Cleveland. | Planes will leave Washington for Pittsburgh daily except Sunday and holidays at 9:20 a.m. and 12:10 and 5:30 pm. arriving at Pittsburgh two hours later and continuing on to Cleveland. Eastbound planes are due to arrive here at 11:10 am. and 4:55 and 7:30, p.m. daily, except Sunday and holidays."| On Sundays and holidays two trips will be flown each way, the planes leav- ing Washington at 12:10 and 5:30 p.m. and arriving here at 4:55 and 7:30 p.m. Connections will be made at Pitts- burgh with the transcontinental system of ‘Transcontinental & Western Afr | and at Cleveland with the National Air | Transport-Boeing system. ° The line will be operated locally from Washington-Hoover Airport. COURT ORDER STOPS U. S. DRUG SEIZURES National Remedy Co. Wins Point in Fight Over S8elling Products. The Naticnal Remedy Co. of Bos- ton obtained in the District Court of | Appeals today reversal of a decision | of the District Supreme Court dis- missing its application for an injunc- tion against Secretary of Agriculture Hyde and other officials of the food, drug and insecticide administration, to Drev!‘e! “multiple seizures” of the com- pany's product through libels filed in several States. 3 The company asked that all seizures be suspended until such time as one of the suits could be settled. The company complained that if the authorities were permitted to continue filing claims against it, the entire out- put of its factory and workshop could be seized and held for an indefinite time. The appellate court holds that a court of equity may enjoin a muiti- plicity of suits and under the admitted facts the company is entitled to the relief against seizures of practically all of its product. WILL MEET ON LUMBER Secretary of Commerce Lamont a nounced today that on June 10 repre- -entatives of the lumber, pulp and paper industries would meet with the Timber Conservation Board to study causes of timber industry and steps to correct them. v The board dent Hoover ditions in the forest .industries. ‘was appointed by Presi- thm-w an ht of the la e been let for d Accident Cars Both Overturn, Smashed And Left by Drivers Five minutes after two suto- mobiles collided at Tenth and O s morning, poli the scene in a ater they reported h cars overturned. virtually demol ring ‘dead hours of tag ou HOFFMAN IMPROVES FROM BULLET WOUND Victim of Woman's Gun Gains, but Is Still in Danger, Say Hospital Doctors. Although his condition has improved considerably since he was shot by Mrs. Tille Wilson, 23 years old, early Friday. Leonard Hoffman, 25 years old, is not out of danger, physicians at Emergency Hospital said today. Mrs. Wilson, the mother of a year- old son, is being held for investigation at the House of Detention, where she has been a prisoner since the shooting which occurred in a ficld near Rhode Island avenue and Fourteenth strect northeast. Mrs. Wilson, who shot Hoffman with a .38-caliber revolver belonging to Charles B. Kimbell of the twelfth pre-| cinct, is sald to have told Detective Sergt. B. H. Jones that she and Hoff- man, the father of a 3-year-old son,| attempted to enfl their lives by swal- lowing poison the day before the shoot- ing. Hoffman denied this, however, declar- ing that only Mrs. Wilson drank the poison and that she was treated at | Emergency Hospital under the name of “Sarah Young."” In a statement to Detective Sergt Thomas Sweeney of the homiclde squad | Mrs. Wilson, who lives at 300 Third street, accused Kimbell with joining her and Hoffman on a drinking party prior to the shooting. U. S. AERO ASSOCIATION TO CONVENE IN CAPITAL Anhual Session July 23 and 24 Will Be First Organization Has Ever Held Here. Though its national headquarters for many years has been located in Wash. ington, the National Aeronautic Asso- ciation will hold its first annual con- vention in the Capital July 23 and 24. In- the past, the conventions have been held in connection with the na- tional air races, conducted under the association's sanction as representative frof the Federation Aeronautique Inter- nationale. Decision to hold the convention here this year was reached by unanimous vote at a recent meeting pf the Execu- tive Committee because participation by delegates in the air races has prevented them taking active in the associa- tion meeti: and ause of the at- Capital has to offer to organtzation, SECTIONS FLOODED BY HARD SHOWERS (Heaviest Rainfall in 18 Months Recorded by Weather Bureau. Rainfall records for the last 18 menths were shattered by showers which swept this section yesterday and still were falling today, officials of the Weather Bureau announced. Although cellars were flooded in sev- | eral sections of the highways inundated hold up airmatl pilots | Only one plane was delayed. and that was for but a minute. Piloted by L. 5. Jamieson, the craft, mnorthbound, reached the Anacostia Naval Air Sta- tion safely after having battered rough frequent heavy downpours. the night reported heavy | v v points along their routes, had no great difficulty in getting | through. The clouds were low but the | visibility averaged from two to three | miles. Planes Are Shifted. ‘The presence of 10 squadrons of pur- suit_planes in the Bolling Field area, ally used by the airmail line, has orced them to go over to the Navy side until the Army field is cleared. At 9 o'clock this morning approxi- mately 2.25 inches of rain had fallen. e total for yesterday was estimated 1.50 inches, bringing the total for | up to approximately 4.70 inches. ch more than the average fig at month. Incidentally, the ion was greater than on a 1929 | mercury, which had hovered | round the 90-degree mark during most | »;! Friday and Saturday, took a decided | drop. Broad Branch Creek rose to & record height yesterday, causing about two tons | of rock to crash into Broad Branch read, between Grant road and Beach drive. The road was covered by about a foot of water. Traffic Tied Up. Until park policemen straightened things out. the rock and water tied up traffic. The policemen cleared enough of the road to permit one lane of traf- fic to pass. The remainder of the road will be cleared, they said, as soon as the waters have subsided In the northwest section, particularly along Broad Branch road and Nevada avenue, cellars were inundated. and sewers along Connecticut avenue, be- (Werer:i Porter and Ordway streets, over- T day | Approximately 50 automobiles were stuck on the Washington-Richmond highway. between Alexandria and Fred- ericksburg. The Colesville road was flooded when Sligo Creek rose about 9; MAN CAUGHT WITH RUM | FACES BRIBERY CHARGE Officer Says Colored Prisoner Of- fered $2 and Promised More to Let Him Go. Elmer Neal, colored, 18, of the 300 block of Missouri avenue, was to be arraigned in Police Court today on 8 » | liquor and attempting to bribe Officer G. E. Cooper, sixth precinct. * Cooper, who arrested Neal last night, sald the youth offered him $2 to “for- |get about” the liquor charge and promised to bring $5 more in as many minutes. Cooper said he took the money in the presence of two witnesses to make another case against Neal. WASHINGTON COAL MEN |WILL ATTEND CONVENTION Colliflower to Head Capital Delega- tlon to Baltimore Sessions of National Group. James E. Colliflower, chairman of the coal division of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association, will head delegation from the Capital to the hree-day convention of the National Retail Coal Merchants' Association be- ginning Thursday in Baltimore. Mr. gollll?ower is vice president of the na- onal 4 The official delegation from the as- sociation will include, in addition to Mr. Colliflower, Fenton Fadeley, Wash B. Willlams and A. P. Woodson. Other local dealers who plan to attend the convention include Le Roy King and W. W. Griffith, who, with Mr. Fadeley, of the national b are zatiS -t double charge of illegal possession of | BUS OWNERS FIGHT TERMINAL OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN AREA Too Much Space Is Taken in Crowded Public Places, They Are Told. BUILDING OF TERMINAL SEEN AS BEST SOLUTION Hotel Men Join With Bus Lines in Urging Most Central Location. Opposition to the location of any general interstate bus terminal outside the downtown congested area of Wash- ington 2s a means of relieving traffic was voiced today by E. D. Merrill, pres- ident and general manager of the Washington Rapid Transit Co.. and s of s testified, ated st i south of H and Fifteen Defend Bus Lines. sy | fended oy ti; 1 men because of its cheapness and conven- | ience in takihg passengers to hotels ant | other points in the dcwntown section of the city. Restriction of a terminal | outside the roughly defined congested | area, they testified. wouid undoubtedly jinjure their individual hotel trade. At | least one of the hotel men, however— | F. H. Neason, manager of the Annapolis Hotel--agreed with Richmond B. Keech, people’s counsel, that a terminal located within walking distance of the hotel |area possibly would not result in any | hardships. In a brief opening statement, Gen. [Mason M. Patrick, chairman of the Public Utilities Commission, stated that | the operation of busses in the city has | raised a problem which must be folved |in considering the congestion of traffic rtation was de- at the hearing | More than a score of witnesses were on | hand at the opening session. which will | be devoted to “all phases of the opera- jtion of interstate busses: their use of public space as terminals; the desir- ability of their providing terminals on ! private property. their equipment and | all other related subjects.” Sees Need for Study. The questio in interstate bus ope- | ration has become so important, | Chairman Patrick said. that the com- mittee feels that the various routes and the stops that are made on such routes must be definitely determined and strictly adhered to. On the other hand, he said, the question has raised doubt in the public mind as to whether these busses should be allowed to operate at all within the congested area. He in- dicated that the hearings would open up the whole question as the commis- sion desired all possible light on the | general subject. With the first phase of the hearing dealing with the problem of interstate busses to traffic conditions in Washing= ton, Jonathan Gibson, counsel for the Chester Valley & Red Eastern State Bus Lines, called Russell A. Conn, man- ager of the Hamilton Hotel, as the first of several witnesses. Other hotel men appearing were W. P. Plymale, manager of the Gordon Hatel, and Mr. Neason of the Annapolis Hotel. Question Witnesses. W. A. Roberts, assistant corporation counsel, and W. W. Bride, corporation counsel, took part in the questioning of the witnesses. . Kecch tried to bring out testi- mony to the effect that busses stand- g at the terminals had the effect of either stopping or diverting traffic, but none of the various witnesses heard this morning expressed an opinion that traffic was really inconvenienced by these conditions. The hotel men par- ticularly favored keeping bus stations where they now are located because of the easy access to the hotels. Commissioner Harleigh H. Hartman interjected with a suggestion that sev- eral of the downtown hotels had been torn, down or discontinued, and_ with the tendency to build the newer hotels outside the congested area, it was not wholly necessary for terminals to be located within the restricted area. Bus Lines Defended. Mr. Nelson, in discussing the general location of hotels, testified that the bi gest percentage was situated in the congested area, or just on its edge. Appearing as counsel for the Wash- ington Rapid Transit Co.. George B. Hoover interrogated Mr. Merrill of the company at length about the various routes operated by the company to Maryland suburban points. He developed that a check had been made which showed that the maximum passenger load of the Maryland busses was reached at Scott Circle. Approxi- mately 82 per cent of the passengers leave the bus south of G street. Mr. Merrill doubted whether the busses interfered with traffic, declaring that their use as public carriers in economizing street space ought to have a bearing on the general traffic ques- tions before the commission. BUSINESS BU.REAU MEET FOR ELECTION PLANNED Committee Appointed for Nomina- tion of Directors for Com- ing Year. ‘The annual meeting of the Washing- ton Better Business Bureau will be held this month, on a date to be set shortly, to elect a new board of di- rectors, it was announced today by Louis Rothschild, director of the bureau. Joshue Evans, jr. chairman of the board, has appointed the following committee to nominate directors for the coming year: Harold H. Levi, chairman; H. G. Hoskinson, H. L. Rust, jr.. E. C. Graham, Herbert Rich and Arthur Sundlin. ROBBER KILLS MERCHANT Negro Hold-up Also Slain by Po- lice Frustrating Burglars. ST. LOUIS, June 1 (#).—Jacob P. Davis, 53, furniture merchant, and a Negro robber were killed today when police walked in upon a store hold-up. A second robber escaped and a third Negro, suspected of being a lookout, was arrested. Davis was shot in the head by the robber who escaped and the robber was shot by policemen in a chase from the atore. was belleved to be James tanford. The store pafe was robbed of 88, |