Evening Star Newspaper, July 3, 1931, Page 13

'} o ~ pany him to Colonial Beach. Washington News ¢ Fhening WITH SUNDAY MOR! ‘WASHINGTON, D NING EDITION RIDAY, JULY 3, PARALYSIS FACES GIRL, 14, SHOT BY ENRAGED SUITOR Elsie Bryant Near Death With Spine Severed by Bullet. CONDITION QF SISTER WOUNDED NOT CRITICAL Wife of Dredge Captain Knew of Affair—Sticks by Her Husband. Elsie Bryant, 14, who was shot four { times yesterday by, a 70-year-old suitor, | . will be paralyzed for the remainder of | her life if she recovers from her wounds, | physiclans at Emergency Hospital de- clared today. The girl is on the verge of death, the doctors said. One of the .32-caliber bullets fired by Elsie's suitor, Willlams Owens, & | dredge captain, plerced her chest and severed her spine, they explained. The others struck her thighs and chin, they added. Sister Not Critical. Her sister. Mrs. Gertrude Campbell, 17, also shot by Owens, is at Casualty Hospital with three wounds in her ' arms. Her condition is not critical, physicians at the institution said. The shooting occurred at Mrs. Campbell’s epartment at 456 M street southwest. Owens, whose wife, Mrs. Maggie Owens, 67 years old, was in an adjoin- ing room at the time of the shooting, is being held at the fourth precinct police station pending the outcorge of the young women’s wounds. Mrs. Owens, who told police that she and her husband went to Elsie's home to discuss the disappearance of a box of morey from their Capitol Heights resi- dence, was released after being listed as a witness. Shortly after her release she was struck by an automobile at Delaware avenue angd G street southwest, suffer- ing from cuts about the head and legs. She was treated at Providence Hospital. The car, according to fourth precinct police, was driven by Abraham Brisker, 36 years old, of 130 C street southwest. Money, Sccreted, Lost. When several young men and women visited her home the other night, Mrs. Owens told police, her husband removed the money from the box and secreted it elsewhere in the house. After the group left, she said, he was unable to find it. At the time of the shooting she was | conversing with James Wilmer, 16, of | 210 Thirteenth street southwest, whom | she described =2s Elsie's latest “boy | friend.” Owens, according to his wife, | had been “going around with the girl for several months,” having met her in Alexandria, where he and her father | ‘worked together. About a month ago, Mrs. Owens said, her husband gave Elsie the use of his machine. In addition, she said, he had been “spending all the money he could | get” on the girl. Recently, Mrs. Owens continued, Elsie began “keeping company” with Wilmer. This infuri- ated Owens, who is sald to have ac- cused the girl of “paying too much at- tention to other fellows.” Shot After Refusal. When Owens arrived at the M street apartment, he asked Mrs. Campbell if he could see her sister. Going into Elsie's room, he invited her to accom- When she refused, he drew a revolver and opened fire. Mrs. Campbell ducked behind & ra-| diator as her sister fell. The radiator was too small to fully protect her, however. After_the shooting, Owens surrender- ed to Policeman W. A. Link of the fourth precinct. Elsie decided to sever her friendship with Owens when she learned that he was married, her sister said. Since then, she added, Mrs. Owens had called al the M street apartment several times {o wam Elsie her husband might kill er. A few moments before the shooting, Mrs. Campbell said, Owens offered her sister $10,000 “to go away with him.” Mrs. Owens declared that she will “stick by” her husband. She became his wife 41 years ago, and they have one child, a daughter, TWO ARRESTED IN RAID ON CANAL ROAD PLACE Second Inspection District Squad Seizes Alleged Whisky and Five Bottles of Home Brew. ‘The second inspection district’s raid- Ing squad made its first raid today at 5201 Canal road, arresting Harry Reed, 29, and Alvin Clark, 24, on charges of possessing liquor. Led by Sergt. A. I. Bullock, the squad scrved a warrant on Jieed and seized three pints of alleged whisky and five bottles of home brew, they said. The police said that liquor had been purchased by undercover men at the Canal road address prior to the raid. ‘The two men are being held at the sev- enth precinct station. MRS. JAMES B. DILLARD DIES AT CLEVELAND News of De:\Th—B_eceived by Friends Here—Daughter of Late Col. James Loring Lusk. Mrs. James B. Dillard, daughter of the late Lieut. Col. James Loring Lusk, who was active in District of Columbia aflairs many years ago, died yesterday at her home in Cleveland, Ohio, ac- cording to word received by {friends here. Mrs. Dillard was the wife of Col. Dillard, who was graduated from West Point in 1904. She spent most of her girlhood in Washington while her fa- ther, Col. Lusk was on duty in the office of the chief of engineers and as assistant to the District Engineer Commissioner. Mrs Dillard attended Friend’s School and the Holton Arms Schools. She is sirvived by her. mother, Mrs. Lusk; her husband and a daughter, Miss Mary L. H. Dillard, who was graduated this year from Wilson College, A Flight End s on Roof Washington-Hoover Airport last Mrs. Kathleen Shirazi, landed plane in the center of the “O” roof of hangar 2 slope of the roof, stopping on the removed by field officials, suffering fro with scratches and bruises. Field at cld Hoover Field. PILOT AND WIFE UNHURT IN CRASH. PROPOSED flight from Washington to Persia ended with a dull thud au night when Ali Shirazi and his wife, in their little two-place open-cockpit in the word “visitors” painted on the The plane skidded down the from ‘which point the visitors were m_remorse and regret. They escaped officials, deducing from the actions of the little plane prior to the unusual landing that there was going to be some excitement, had the field fire truck out and waiting, a first aid kit on hand and INDEPENDENCE DAY IN SAFE, SANE WAY President Hoover and Most of Cabinet Officers Will Be Out of City. CLEAR, WARM WEATHER FORECAST FOR TOMORROW Plan. Celebrations Featured by Parades, Games, Music and Fireworks. Communities While thousands of Washingtonians, including President Hoover and most of his cabinet officers, will begin a general exodus from the city tomorrow for th Fourth of July weck end, those who elect to remain in the Capital will join {in & city-wide observance of Independ- ence day, with emphasis placed on the safeness and saneness of the celebration. Beginning with the sun-rise salute of guns every large community in the city will hold its individual patriotic program, the observance culminating at night with the official ceremonies and grand | fireworks display on the Washington | Monument Grounds. Secking relief and relaxation at his morrow to his camp on the Rapidan. CAPITAL TO 0BSERVE favorite fishing haunts, Mr. Hoover is | planning to go either late today or to- | even a ladder ready when the plane struck the roof. | of the Department of Commerce acronautics branch is conducting an inves | gaticn to determine why Shirazi landed on the roof instead of on the airport. | Clear Weather Forecast. Inspector Harry P. Biss: —Star Staff Photo. BLOW FOR METERS Diamond Operators Believed Planning Cut to Restore 0ld System. Dissatisfaction over the meterless cab system is believed responsible for a pro- posal made at a recent meeting of the Independent Taxicab Owners Associa- tion, operators of Diamond Cabs, to reduce the “city proper” cab fare from 35 cents to 20 cents as an attempt to cause a return to the old method. No announcement has been forth- coming concerning the proposition from the management of the Diamond Cab Co. However, the Star learned yester- day through the local Chauffeurs’ Union that the change in rates is be- ing considered and may be put into effect within 10 days. It is understood to he the belicf of the operators that by cutting the fare to 20 cents for the “city proper” and to 40 cents and 60 cents for the first and second zones, respectively, they can enlist the aid of tie local traction com- panies in forcing a return to the meter cab system. Like the 35-cent cabs, the strect cars also are subject to compe- tition from independent operators com- ing into the taxi field with 25-cent “city proper” rates. At the recent meeting of the cab as- sociation, the group decided to table | the motion until a subsequent session | in order to give complete consideration | to the matter. The reduction would | place the flat rate fare at the lowest level since the meterless cab was per- mitted here, and it is doubtful if drivers could reap a worthy margin of profit under the plan. | i | 140 WASHINGTON BOYS | BEGIN ARMY DRILLS Citizens' Military Camps Open at| Forts Myer, Eustis, Meade and Hoyle Today. More than 140 Washington boys were aroused by reveille today for their first | day of drilling in citizens' military training camps at four Army posts in Maryland and Virginia. ‘The Washington youths were dis- tributed among Forts Myer, Eustis, Meade and Hcyle. The largest repre- sentation of the District was at Fort Eustis, where 70 local boys began a course of Infantry training. Some 25 Washingtonians were as- signed to Cavalry training at Fort Myer. Thirty-five local youngsters un- dertook infantry and other training at Fort Hoyle. Eleven others enrolled in | the field artillery at Fort Hoyle. Special Fourth of July exercises have | been arranged for most of the camps. JDCENT TAXI FARE STE0000000 TOBE. SPENTON BULDING Treasury Department Ex- pects Huge Outlay in Nation During Coming Year. The Government's huge construction program is swinging into the new fiscal year with prospects that the Treasury Department will spend more than $100,000,000 for this purpose during the next 12 months. For the District of Columbia, it was announced recently by Assistant Sec- retary of the Treasury Heath. that during the present calendar year the Treasury plans to begin operations on 12 additional projects involving an ul- timate expenditure of $70,000,000. $90,000,000 Available. There is already available $90.000,000 to be spent for Federal structures throughout the country and Congress is expected to appropriate additional funds needed to meet the program ex- panded to alleviate unemployment and to take advantage of low material prices. Of the amount on hand, $85.000,000 will go for construction and sites out- side of the District of Columbia and $5,000,000 for acquisition of sites in Washington. The expanded program was carried on &t a cost of approximately $72,000.- 000 in the fiscal year just closed. Out- side the District the Government spent $60,000,000 for sites and construction, while in Washington it spent $12 000,000 Plan 173 Buildings. As the year ended. the Treasury had completed 113 buildings at a cost of $36.897.362, had let 170 contracts for other buildings which will cost $99.- 000,000, and had paid $23,000,000 for its Washington projects. It had called for bids on projects which will cost $68,000,000. Sites have been selected and dra ing of plans started for 173 other build- ings which will cost the Government about $178,000,000. Besides these proj- ects there are pending about 150 others in which sites for new buildings have not been selected. The Joint Commit- tee of the Treasury and Post Office has been meeting nearly every day recent- ly. examining proposals, submitting sites, checking costs, reviewing reports of agents and making the final selec- tion. The building program is expected to | be concluded in about six years. The ‘Thunder showers predicted for today will pass by tomorrow and be followed, clear, warm day suitable for celebrating the Fourth in an old-fashioned way Bearing in mind the approach of the George Washington Bicentennial year, the Citizens' Committes in charge of ar- pendence day in the National Capital ihas urged that the American flag be displayed from every business house | and office building in the city. | Only three members of the Presi- | dent’s cabinet will remain in Wash- ington over the week end. The others 1 will be scattered far and wide, includ- | ing Vice President Curtis. who is to | Mooseheart, IIl. His sister, Mrs. Dolly | Gann, will remain here. and Attorney General Mitchell are the in Washington. Mr. Doak, the only one of the three to deliver an addres: { will speak tomorrow night in the Na | tional Radio Forum. Hurley at Philadelphia. Secretary of War Hurley will deliver the oration at the historic observance held in_Independence Hall at Philadel- | phia. With Secretary of State Stim- son abroad, involved in the debt mora- | torium negotiations, Assistant Secretary of State James Grafton Rogers will be | the official speaker at the ceremonies tomorrow night at the Sylvan Theater, on the Monument Grounds, at which members of the diplomatic _corps, prominent Government officials and | civic leaders will be among the guests | Two cabinet members, Secretary of | Agriculture Hyde and Secretary of the | Interior Wilbur, will be aboard trains | speeding Westward on Independence | day. Mr. Hyde will meet his wife on | her return from the Orient on July 20 land Mr. Wilbur is California bound. | Neither will be a speaker. Secretary of |the Navy Adams will spend the day quietly with his family at their Sum-| mer home, Fair Haven Hill, Concord, Mass., and Secretary of the Treasury Mellon is the other cabinet officer, who is abroad on the debt negctiations. General Exodus From City. With tomorrow a national holiday, | thousands of Governm:nt employes | were joining late today in the general | exodus from the city by automobile, | train, steamboat and even by airplane. | Nearby beach resorts, offering t-mpo- | rary Telief from the heat. will attract | great crowds of week enders. At the same time, the National Cap- | !ital will be th magnet that will lure | | thousands of other excursionists into the | city for the patriotic observance and a | week end of sightseeing. Hotels were | reported filling to capacity. { and patriotism of $he Fourth of July by | fiying the American Flag in the Capital City of the Nation,” was the appeal sent | out today by the Independence Da | Committee. 1t is proposed to have the business and residential districts gaily decorated with the National colors by !{omorrow on a scale never attempted be- or=. munities of the District, athletic pro- will feature the plans of a “safe and | sane” ol Maj. | according to the Weather Bureau, by a | ranging for the celebration of Inde-! | deliver the Fourth of July oration at| Secretary of | Labor Doak, Postmaster General Brown | three cabinet officers who will remain | “Let every citizen add to the beauty ! Street parades in the principal com- | grams, music and fireworks at night. | entire public building program as now outlined contemplates the expenditure of approximately $700,000,000. Pratt, sup<rintendent of police, has or- dered strict enforcement of the regu- lations against dangerous explosives and needless noice. Offenders will be hauled into Police Court, it was said, and in the case of youthful offenders, these Golfers’ Auto Burns. Fire breaking out in the automobile of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Langford, 1750 F street, almost totally destroyed the car while Mr. and Mrs. Langford were playing golf at Potomac Park late yes- | terday Firemen estimated the loss at $1,000. The car was parked at Twenty- sixth and D streets. SKIPPER OF OLD IRONSIDES WILL RECEIVE TARDY HOMAGE Body of Capt. John Gwinn, Found in Forgotten Grave, May Be Reburied in Arlington. Capt. John Gwinn, one of the last| skippers of Old Ironsides, whose body has lain for 90 years in a weed-covered grave in Philadelphia, finally is to re- ceive the proper tribute of a grateful but forgetful Nation. ‘The War Department today received a request from the Veterans of For- eign Wars in Philadelphia for approval of plans for removal of the mariner's body to Arlington National Cemetery. The request was referred to the quar- termaster general, whose office super- vises military interments. ‘The expense of disinterring the body from it8 meglected site in a corner of an abandoned cemetery and of send- ing it, in & new casket, to Arlington will be borne by the veterans' organ- ization, according to an Associated Press dispatch from the Pennsylvania city. ‘The belated honors for Capt. Gwinn come simultaneously with the resurrec- tion of the venerable frigate which he once commanded on the high seas. The Constitution, restored to its former splendor, has begun a patriotic tour of Eastern ports. Capt. Gwinn died in Palermo, Ifaly, in 1840. The body was interred at Philadelphia under a simple head- stone bearing the words, “He served his_ccuntry for 40 years.,. | | Discovery of the sea captain’s grave was made when work was started re- cently on removing bodies from the abandoned graveyard. Capt. Gwinn's grave was found during a final survey of the cemetery. The War Department will check on Capt. Gwinn'’s service record before giv- ing formal approval to the reinterment plans. War Department regulations require that a veteran must have been honcrably discharged to become eligible for burial in Arlington. The arrange- ments must await completion of the department’s investigation. FOG DELAYS CONSTITUTION. Historic Frigate Forced to Anchor Near Gloucester, Mass, GLOUCESTER, Mass., July 3 () —The Uniited States frigate Constlu‘x‘?mn, in tow of the mine sweeper Grebe, lay at anchor, fogbound, off Gloucester today. ‘The Constitution left Boston yester- day for Portsmouth, N. H., the first of 17 ports she will visit on a cruise along the Atlantic coast. She put in at Gloucester late yesterday when a heavy fog settled down along the New Eng- land coast. The navy yard was advised today that the thick weather was clearing and that she expected to get under way again by noon. =~ will be turned over to their parents for disciplining. With every precaution pos- sible. the police hoped that the Fourth would pass with a minimum of ‘cas- ualties.” ’ Concert by Marine Band. A brief concert of patrjotic music by open the formal official ceremonies at the Sylvan Theater at 6:55 p.m. to- morrow. At 7:10 o'clock, the pic- turesque “Massing of the Colors” will start. Several hundred colors of vet- eran organizations, patriotic and citi- zens' clubs will take part in this in- spiring procession, under the direction of Dr. B. C. McNeil and his commit- tee. The organizations will form at the base of the Monument at 6:45 o'clock. Thomas P. Littlepage, executive chair- man of the Independence day celebra- tion in the Capital, will preside at the Sylvan Theater program and_ introduce Assistant Secretary of State Rogers. Dr. W. Hayes Yeager, professor of public speaking at George Washington University, will read the Declaration of Independence, which will be followed by the thousands in the audience tak- ing the oath of allegiance to the flag. “The Star Spangled Banner,” followed by the recissional of the flags, will mark the close of the patriotic program. The fireworks display will immediate- ly follow the Sylvan Theater exercises. The display will be visible from high points in Maryland and Virginia and along the shores of the Potomac. Celebration to Start Early. The celebration in the city, however, will start early in the day. In co- operation with the Citizens Committee which i5 represented by Winfree E. Johnson,) a city-wide schedule of ath- letic events, including swimming, tennis, base ball, golf, a canoe regatta and other sports, will begin as early as 10 o'clock in the morning, continuing throughout the day and early evening. The sale of seats for the fireworks display will continue all day and these tickets also may b;lp:{chued on the morrow . uro’l"‘l:‘ed!A':socifltlnn cf Oldest Inhnbi- tants, whose Indegendence day pro- grams always savor of early - the United States Marine Band wil| Star 1931. I’-Features and Classified | New Plans for Federal Structures Here‘ DRIVE FOR J0BS D. C. Committee Announces Prize of $20 for Best Cam- paign Slogan. during the slack season will be inaug- urated July 20, according to a state- ment today by George J. Adams, jr., chairman of the District of Columbia Committee on Employment. The cam- paign will run until August 15. Mr. Adams is secking a slogan for the campaign and will give a $20 gold | piece to tie person submitting the most itable slogdn before July 20. Slogans | should be sent to room 24, District | Building. A report issued by Mr. Adams showed the committee between November 20, {1930, and May 31, 1931, provided 21,398 hours of work, divided among 314 men. | An average daily wage of $3.96 was paid. The committee spent $12.493.76, 84 per cent on the pay roll. Mr. Adams serves without pay. During the same | | period the committee from its own funds gave €4,487.50 to the United | States “Public Employment Service, $3,000 to the Junior League temporary employment service and $300 to the Y. M. C. A. Employment Bureau. A balance of approximately $6.000 re- | mains in the committee’s treasury. | | Warehouse Man Sees Suspect Put Sugar Into Truck and Holds Him Until Police Arrive. | ©. s. Stout, 65-year-old warehouse- i man employed by H. M. Wagner & Co., |at Twelfth and D' streets southwest, | doesn't believe everything that is told him. | " Péople have been missing things from the vicinity of the warehouse. This morning Stout saw a colored man place | two 100-pound bags of sugar in a truck, | He stouted, the sugar was dumped | without_ceremony, and the man made | a dash for the wheel. Stout beat him to it. “You can't hold me; you're no officer,” the captive said. But Stout did_and so did the police, and William S. Wyatt, 43 years old, of | the 200 block of Third street southwest | was charged with larceny, i | | censes, will meet tomorrow at Western Presbyterian Church at 10:30 o'clock for patriotic exercises. Dr. James Shera Montgomery, chaplain of 4he House of Representatives, will be the orator. The Society of Natives of the District of Columbia will be represent- ed by an official committee at the | Sylvan_ Theater cxercises, udge Robert E. Mattin nicipal Court. They also will attend the ceremonies conduc by the As- sociation of Oldest Inhabitants during the morning. The most elaborate of the individual community celebrations will be held | at Takoma Park, the Taft Recreation- | al_Center and Wesley Heights, heaced by of the Mu- program at the | starting at 1 tion will sponsor a alisades celebration, o’clock. Parade at Takoma Park. ‘The parade at Takoma Park will start at 10 o'clock, with hundreds of citizens, veterans of the Civil War ard others taking part. At | 10:30 o'clock patriotic exercises will be | held on_the grounds of the Takoma | Trinity Episcopal Church. Mayor Ben | G. Davis will preside and the orator will be Lieut. Col. Thomas J. Dickson, retired Army chaplain. Athletic events will follow and ‘at 8:30 o'clock the | fireworks display will " start on tke | school grounds, on Philadelphia and | | Cedar avenues, Takoma Park, Md. The | Taft Recreational Park ceremonies will be sponsored by the Brookland, Bur- roughs, Dahlgren Terrace, Michigan | Park and Rhode Island Avenue Citi- zens’ Associations. Raymond J. Gilbert is the general chairman. | ‘There will be addresses by Lieut. Col. | buildings and parks: Edward F. Colio- | day, Republican National Committee- | ! man from the District; William Weber | and Miss Sybil Baker. At Wesley Heights the eighth annual celebration in that community will open at the club house at 9:30 o'clock with a flag raising. Athletic events will take place on the campus of the Ameri- can University and at 4 p.m. there will be a children's costume parade. The exercises will close with a dance at the club house. ~ All the amusement parks in the vi- cinity of Washington, including Mar- shall Hall down the Potomac, are plan- ning to take care of great crowds to- morrow. At Colonial Beach and Chapel Point there will be special fireworks. ‘The Wilson Line steamer City of Wash- ington will make the trip. Parents Warned To Bar Fireworks Among Children Take fireworks out of the hands of children! This is the Fourth of July admonition of the Children’s Bu- reau. Miss Katherine Lenroot, act- ing chief, asked communities to) do the celebrating, and appealed to parents “absolutely to forbid” young children to handle the ex- plosives and to supervise older children closely. Prompt calling of a physician and administering of tetanus anti-toxin in case of deep wounds frem firecrackers and cap pistols ‘was advocated, 10 START JULY 20 A midsummer employment campaign | The Conduit Road Citizens' Associa- | PoArds maintained by reputable com: U. S. Grant, 3d, director of public duired considerable time and effort. DESIGNS CHANGED FOR ARCHIVES AND AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS. HE monumental new Archives | tion was completed last year at a cost Building (below), which will | of nearly $2,000,000. One-third of the rise soon on the site of old annex groyp south of B street is n:w Center Market. In this archi- | nearing completion, and the remaining | tectural gem will be hcused in- | two-thirds will be well under way in valuable documents of the Government, | the next two years. One-half of the including the records of soldiers of all | annex site is now owned by the Gov- wars. This view is seen from the | ernment and the remaining half will Mall. The huge Department of Ag‘n-i be acquired this year. The entire culture development (above) is shown | group, costing $12,000,000, will be ready by this “study” for several buildings| for occupancy in 1933. Final plans to be connected over B street scuth-|for Archives and the studies for Agri- vest by bridges. The central portion | culture were approved by the Fine Arts of the front building for administra-' Commission this week. T 70 FIRMS ABANDON WO FACE CHARGES SALL ROAD SIGNS AFTER LIOUOR RAD {MAN, 6>5,'HAL.TS FLIGHT Work of Removing Unsightly_Pair Taken From E"Iaborate‘ OF ALLEGED THIEF, 43 Advertisements Completed . in Maryland. | [ | Speakeasy by First Dis- trict Vice Squad. As maintenarice inspectors of the State Roads Commission and their crews traveled over the highways of the State | during the past few days, removing small or “snipe” signs, they carried a list of 20 firms that will do no more advertising in Maryland on their own posters, banners or boards, it was re- vealed today by Maj. E. Brooke Lee, member of the Roads Commission. The firms on the list, according to Maj. Lee, are Endless Caverns, Carvel Hall Hotel, Gayety Theater, Goldman many residents in that section. & Freeman, Larus & Cro Co., Carver The men were taken into custody, Furniture Co., S. G. Frederick of Man- when the raiders battered in the rein- chester, Md.; Try-me Bottling Co., | forced frcnt door with heavy sledges Wright Furniture Stores, Old Gold and | and discovered 69 bottles of alleged beer Beech-Nut canvas banners, Shenandoah | and 5 gallons of would-be gin, rye and Caverns, Montgomery County Motor | Scotch whisky. Oo., Gude Bros. Morton Salt canvas| The raid marked the debut of the advertisements, Ward Bros., Chevrolet | first district’s squad, ccmposed of Sergt. Dealers of Laurel, Lucky Strike and | R. A. Johnscn, commander; Detectives | Two men arrested by a vice squad in a raid on an elaborately furnished speakeasy at 1817 Adams Mill road yes- terday afternoon were arraigned on liquor charges in Police Court today. They were ordered held for the grand jury on $1,000 bond on charges of sale and possession of liquor and maintain- ing a nuisance. The men are Shelby I. Campbell, 25, 1811 Adams Mill road, and William Lewis, colored, 28, of 926 F street scuth- west. alleged operators of the speakeasy. Cremo (American Tobacco), Wolf Head | C. D. Schamp, G. E. Thornton, W. A. | Oil and Piney Point Shores and Cedar- Schiotter and Harry' G. Baur, 'in th hurst. : ambling dens and speakeasies. Two Companies Quit. & police say the cache In which the In addition to the above concerns, | Whisky and beer was found was con- two billboard companies have advised | cealed in a paneled wall with the door the Roads Commission they have gone SWung on _electrically-cperated hinges out of business and will maintain no | contrlled by a switch hidden beneath more signs in Maryland. They are the & nail hole in the moulding. B SR M N SUFFERS HURTS AS TRUCKS COLLIDE more of their signs remain. Driver in Hospital After Crash Some of the concerns, such as Lucky Strike Cigarettes and Morton Salt, will With Fort Myer Post Exchange Car. continue to advertise on large’ bill- | panies, it was said. In deciding not to advertise on small | signs, however, the concerns on the| list carried by the maintenance men evidenced an appreciation of the grow- ing unpopularity of small unsightly roadside advertising and a desire to co- | orld War, | OPerate in the movement to safeguard | and beautify Maryland's highways. Hotels Abandon Signs. | ‘Their action is in line with that of One man was injured and three others escaped unhurt when two trucks collided, then bounced against a lamp which police say catered to the trade of | | police department's campaign’ against | numerous other companies and organi- zations, including the Maryland Hotel Men’s Association, which recently agreed to abandon advertising on billboards. Members of the Legislature and civic leaders who sponsored the new State | post and knocked off the top, at Second and I streets southwest this morning. | Abe Snyder, 19, of 1629 Webster street. one of the drivers, was taken to | Emergency Hospital. His condition is }not thought serious. The other truck by any of his superiors. billboard law said other companies may be expected to adopt similar policies. The work of removing the “snipe” signs was scheduled to end yesterday. In addition to taking down the illegal small signs, the maintenance crews were required to list all remaining ad- vertisements, and this work also re- | was from the post exchange at Fort | Myer, and was driven by Fred L. Walker, 28, a civilian- who was accom- panied by Albert Atkins, 27, a soldier, and an unidentified man to whom & “1ift” had been given. Other traffic victims on police reports today were William H. Stevenson, col- ored, 25, 1305 E street: Maggie Owens, 56, Capitol Heights; David Sloan, col- ored, 3. 1125 Third street southwest; John W. Roberts, 75, 706 Ninth street southeast, and_ Richard Summers, col- ored, 46, Fort Humphreys. Their reports do not have to be sub- | mitted to the State Roads Commission until Monday. Definite figures con- cerning the number of signs removed will not be available until next week. CLERK, BORN AS SLAVE, | RETIRED BY DISTRICT| Sam Jones, 70, Served 21 Years as Messenger in Office of Com- missioner Robb. HELD AS PISTOL-TOTER John Bracey, 35, a barber, of 306 E street, was ariested early today in a lunch room at Pennsylvania avenue and | Sixth street after another customer in the restaurant noticed him carrying a heavy-caliber Spanish type pistol. Patrolmen H. J. Peterson and H. L. Anderson were summoned when they Sam Jones, colored, who was born in | Passed in a scout car, slavery in Southern Maryland 70 years | Bracey is being held at the first pre- ago, was retired from the District yerv. | cinct station pending an investigation. ice ‘yesterday. He was a messenger in | the office of Assistant Engineer Com- | missioner H. L. Robb, having held that post 21 years. Not once in that time had he been late or had he ever been reprimanded Dr. Havenner Lacks Golf Knowledge, but Will Join Foursome Jones was given a purse by fellow em- ployes, and high tribute was paid him by Maj. Robb at a little ceremony at which Prancis Wells, veteran clerk in the office of the secretary of the Com- | missioners, acted as master of cere- monies, HELD FOR MILK THEFT Accused of stealing two ‘quarts of milk from a dairy wagon, James Louis Clark, colored, 22, of 525 Twenty-third street, was arrested early today and booked at third precinct station cn a charge of petty larceny. Clark, who was taken Into custody by Policem: R. B. Rector, is said to| thefty : £ Dr. George C. Havenner, presi- dent of the Federation of Citi- zens' Associations, has never held a golf stick in his hands. He doesn't know the difference be- tween a green, a tee or a fairway. Neither does he know the rules of the ancient and honorable game of golf. Yet the Welfare Association of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks has invited him to join in the official foursome that tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock is to formally open the ntw 18-hole golf course in Ana- costia Park. And Dr. Havenner has accepted the invitation, have admitied the PAGE LABOR WILL FIGHT | GAS C0. CONTRACT ON NON-UNION JoB Action of Central Council Due Mongay Unless Terms Are Modified. B—1 ‘URGE SKILLED WORKERS OF DISTRICT BE USED Capital Union Heads Strongly Op- posed to Hiring Laborers Im- ported From Other Cities. A controversy between the Washing- ton Gas Light Co. and organized labor jof the District appeared imminent to- day as the result of the recent action {of the Public Utility Corporation in jawarding a contract to a Baltimore firm for the construction of a new gas- holder at its Southeast plant at a cost { of $265,000. Already protests have been filed with the gas company by John B. Colpoys, editor of the Trades Unionist, and Charles E. Young, executive secretary of the Washington Building Trades Council, and unless the contract fs modified in the interest of organized workers in the District the Central La- | bor Union is to be urged to take action at its regular meeting Monday night The labor union represents all of the |organized workers in the District. Want Money Spent Here. | Colpoys and Young both pointed out that organized labor is not opposing the |award to the Baltimore firm, realizing that its specialty is the construction | of gas storage tanks, but it coes object {to this firm employing non-union men to do the work while scores of compe- {tent and skilled mechanics and boiler- | makers in the District are looking for employment. The gas company, Young said. gets the major portion of its revenue in the | District and should spend it here when- ever possibl” to aid employment. In- stead, the company, he declared, gave |the work to an out-of-town firm em- ploying non-union workers and paying wages below the scale prevailing in Washington. Colpoys_explained that the Potomac Electric Power Co. awarded the con- tract for its new building at Tenth and E streets, to a firm which employed Washington union labor exclusively, and had thereby supported the em- ployment relief campaign, although the ultimate cost of the project was per- haps greater than it would have been if non-unfon workers from other sec- tions had been employed. Praises Former Management. The gas company, under its former management, he deciared, was favorable to_organized labor of the District. Every effort will be made, Colpoys | said, to avert a break in the relations | between union labor and the gas com- ipany. Conferences to this end have | been ‘arranged with officials of the util- iity concern. “We are not threatening or intimi- dating,” declared M. Colpoys. ~We don't do that sort of thing. But we | want to know who are our friends and who are our enemics, We want a big | public utility that makes light, to see the light.” PLAN OF REGISTERING AUTO TITLES FAVORED | Chamber of Commerce Committee Gives Van Duzer Proposal Full Backing. ‘The Transportation Committee of the Washington Chamber of Commerce yesterday went on record as whole- heartedly in favor of the plan of Wil- {liam_A. Van Duzer, new director of | the Department of Vehicles and Traf- fic, for registration of all automobile titles in the District. At a luncheon meeting in the Raleigh Hotel, presided over by George E. Keneipp, committee chairman, the group adopted a resolution strongly approving the regulation and urged District motorists to co-operate with the new traffic director in the securing of title to their machines before Janu- ary 1, 1932. The law becomes effective that date and new license tags cannot be cbtained unless documents showing title to the cars are presented. Bills of sale or affidavits of ownership will be accepted, it is understood. i Mr. Van Duzer accepted an invita- tion of the committee to speak over Station WMAL during the weckly Chamber of Commerce hour next week. Besides the new traffic director. In- spector E. W. Brown, in charge of the Traffic Bureau, also was a guest of the ccmmittee yesterday. CHOOL CONTRACT AWARDED Goldsboro, N. C., Firm, Whose Em- ployes Were Barred in Collapse, to Build Addition. ‘The District Commissioners today awarded to the W. P. Rcse Co., Inc., of Goldsboro, N. C., a contract for con- struction of an addition to the Wood- ridge School at Carltcn and Central avenues northeast. The Rose concern put in the low bid of $71,050. This is the same concern whose building oper- ations at the Stuart Junior High addi- tion job resulted in collapse of wooden molds for concrete work and later in the collapse of a wooden runway. which killed one man and injured another. ‘Two of the ccmpany’s employes were barred from further work on District projects by order of the Engineer Com- missioner as a result of the second accident. POLICE SEEK SLASHER Man Sitting in Park Is Wounded by Unidentified Person. An unidentified man who slashed John R. Adams, 29 years old, of 1741 Lanier place, four times across the chest and stomach because he refused to par- take of a bottle of bay rum last night was being sought by police today. Adams was sitting on a bench in front of the National Museum when, he said, a tall, light-haired man walked up and asked him to have a drink. “I don't like bay rum,” Adams told lice, d I told him so. One word led to another and he finally drew a knife and gut me.” The wounded man was admitted to George Washington University Hospital. His 1s reparted not serious,