Evening Star Newspaper, July 6, 1931, Page 17

Washington News Che Foening Starf WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ‘WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, JULY 6, | ’ Features and Classifie ] 1931. PROBE CHURCH FIRE WHERE CHEF DD AND K WERE HURT Police Department Officials Co-operate in Visit to Scene of Virnstein’s Death. SEVERAL MEN PINNED BENEATH FALLING ROOF Blaze in 2500 Block of Nichols, Avenue Believed to Have Been Incendiary. A battalion chief was killed and six other firemen were injured yesterday when fire destroyed an abandcned church in the 2500 block of Nichols avenue southeast. The chief killed in the blaze, which is believed to have been incendiary, ‘was John H. Virnstein, with headquar- ters Engine Company No. 8. Hurt when the roof of the frame building caved in on him and the other firemen, Virnstein was taken to Casualty -Hos- pital, where he died about an hour | later. Sergeant Saves Others. Herofc action on the part of Acting Sergt. K. S. Cussler of Engine Company No. 13 saved the other firemen from possible death. When the roof collapsed Cussler, who lives at 1427 West Virginia avenue | northeast, braced himself between two pillars and supported the fallen tim- | bers on his back. | Hundreds of spectators, gathered in| front of the blazing structure, saw Cussler’s act. Although he was siightly injured when the roof struck his back, he remained on duty until this morn- ing. Aside from feeling “kind of tired,” | the only ill effect suffered by Cussler Jas what he described as “a kink in my ac Others Are Injured. The other firemen hurt were William Manual, Engine Company No. 18; Wil- liam H. Boswell, Engine Company No. 8: R. O. Russell, Truck Company No 8; C. W. Ridley. Engine Company No. 25, and John Albers, also of Engine Com- pany No. 25. All the injured men except Russell | were treated at Casualty Hospital, but only Manual was obliged to remain there. His injuries, as listed at hos- pital, consisted of cuts, bruises and shock. The other firemen suffered sim- ilar _injuri less serious na- 1l was treated at his home, at 735 Alabama avenue southeast. When Virnstein arrived at the hos- not_believed badly hurt. was suffering from serious internal in- juries, including possible fractuses of the spine and pelvis. Son at Base Ball Game. His son, Dr. John E. Virnstein, also of the New Hampshire avenue address, was attending the Washington-Phila- delphia base ball game at the time. His wife, Mrs. Carmel Virnstein, went to Griffith Stadium and had a call for him broadcast from the amplifiers there. Chief Virnstein's wife, Mrs. Rose Virnstein. was summoned from the family Summer home at Piney Point, Md. Dr. Virnstein was at his father's bedside when he died, but his mother did not reach the hospital until later. After the roof of the burning building caved in Cussler held it up while Lieut. ‘T. H. Green of engine No. 25 and Pvt. John Ihrie of truck No. 13 removed the injured men from the debris. A part of the roof about eight feet from Cussler hit Virnstein, however, and he was buried. Cussler helped Green and Ihrie pull the fallen timbers from the injured chief. Captain Escapes Injury. Capt. Jeremiah Sullivan of Truck Company No 8 also was in the struc- ture when the roof collapsed, but he escaped injury. As the cry of “the Toof's falling!” rose from the spectators several firemen ran into the blazing building in an effort, to warn those inside. ~ The warning 'came too late, howe Only the walls of the old church were left standing and they were so near collapse that eleventh precinct police roped the building off. Police and Fire Department officials are investigating the blaze in an ef- fort to learn its origin. The ruins will be_inspected today. Virnstein, who was born in Washing- ton on September 1, 1876, had a bril- liant record with the Fire Depart- ment, according to his superiors. Commended for Heroism., He was commended for bravery in both the Knickerbocker Theater ~dis- aster of 1922 and the Adams Hotel Sup- ply Co. fire of about 15 years ago. He had not missed a serious blaze in the District since 1897, and he helped fight the great Baltimore fire of 1904. Joining the Fire Department on March 5, 1897, Virnstein was detailed to Engine No. 8, where he served succes- sively as assistant foreman, foreman Chief Killed, Six Firemen Hurt in Blaze Upper: Charred ruins of the o'® Campbell A. M. E. Church, 2500 block of Nichols avenue southeast, in which Battalion Chief John H. Virnstein (right inset) lost his life yesterday, de- spite the heroic action of Fireman K. S. Cussler dleft inset). Lower: Interi-r of the wrecked build- ing, showing some of the fallen timbers, beneath which Virnstein and five other firemen were injured when the roof caved in. Cussler suffered what he termed “a kink in the back” when he supported the fallen roof on his shoul- ders, thereby saving five other firemen from possible death. As it was, they were slightly injured. —Star Staff Photos, HAZEL CHINN AGAIN INDICTED ON DEATH Criminal Operation on Girl, 19, Charged After Suspect Returns to Captial. Miss Hazel M. Chinn, 21 years old, was reindicted today by the grand jury on a charge of performing or aiding in the performance of a criminal operation which resulted in the death of Miss Thelma R. Cain, 19 years old, March 7 last. Two previous indictments—one for murder in the first degree and the other for aiding in a criminal operation—had been nolle prossed by United States Attorney Rover at the solicitation of Miss Chinn’s brother and her attornev on the representation that she would be taken out of the city rnd kept out. Rover explained today tiat a wealthy woman social worker int--ested in the case had taken Miss Chini: to New York City and cbtained a position for her there. Later the social worker boarded a boat for Europe and, Rover said, the girl, through the aid of two men, and as far as he knew without the knowl- edge of her brother and attorney, had been brought back to Washington and given a position in the Department of Commerce. Failure on the girl's part to keep faith with the office resulted in the reindictment, Rover said. Russell Named Technically. “Now she can take her chance the prosecutor, “before the court.” David LeRoy Russell, who pleaded guilty to the criminal operation charge, also is named in the new indictment. and aide to Chief Joseph Parris. Hz was promoted to the captaincy in 1908 and was transferred to Engine No.’ 16, where he remainea for about 19 vears. In 1925 he was placed in charge of the drill school, later becom- ing battalion chief and making his headquarters at Engine No. 8. Official of Relief Group. For the last 10 years he had served #s vice president of the Firemen's Relief Asscclation. Besides his widow and son, a daugh- ter, Mrs. Gertrude Towers; four, broth- ers, William, Robert, James and Ray- mond, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Raley, survive. The building in which Virmstein lost his_life was known as the Campbell A. M. E. Church, which was organized immediately after the Civil War. At that time it was an open-air congre- gation, but a building was erected a short time later. Rebuilt more than 40 years ago, the church was remodeled in 1905. Later, under the pastorate of Dr. Charles H. Wesley, professor of history at Howard ‘University and now a presiding elder of this district, a brick structure was erected beside the old frame building. The new church was completed about five years ago, when the old one was abandoned. The pastor, Rev. A. L. Crigler, has heen ill at Walter Reed Hospital for the last two weeks, and Rev. Elmore Wormley has been substituting for him. Funeral services for Chief Virnstein will be held at 10 am. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church, Sixieenth street and Park road. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemeter: ‘Will Attend Dental Congress. Col. Robert T. Oliver, Army Dental Corps, now on ¢ty at the University of Pennsylvenia, has been designated by Secretary of War Hurley as the representative of the United States Army at the Eighth International Den- tal Congress to be held at Paris, Au- gust 2-8. ; Russell is serving a term of four years in the penitentiary, and Rover explained that for technical reasons he is named in the new indictment and that there is no intention of further prosecuting him. The murder indictment was nolle prossed as to both defendants, Miss Chinn was arrested last Fri- dey on a United States commission- er's warrant and released on bond of $2,000. Lorenzo Ferguson, colored, was in- dicted for murder in the first degree in connection with the death of Frank Starling, also colored. He is sald to have struck his victim with a brick June 13 in a fight on Ninth street be- | ci; tween N and O streets. Starling died June 26. Man Indicted as Slayer. Second degree murder is charged in an indictment against Richard Wise, colored. He is accused of fatally stab- bing Willie Turner, also colored, June 25. The sallezed slaying occurred in front of 1207 Fourth street and resulted from a quarrel cver a cigarette. Eustace Bailey, colored, is indicted for arson snd housebreaking. He is zaid to have broken into the building occupled by the Action Fuel Co. 911 South Capitc! street, November 25, and to have stclen several unindorsed checks. The arson indictment alleges that he set fire to the building, which is owned by the Federal Government, to hide fingerprints of the robbery. Four Charges Ignored. ‘The grand jurors ignored two charges of false pretenses against Edward M. Colbert, a charge of assault against Harry Lucas and one of joyriding against Arthur R. Halfpap. Others indicted and the charges against them are: Margaret A. Nelson, Jrseph W. Wilkinson, George E. Bowl Harvey A. Lee, Eustace Bailey, Fred W. Lucas, Joseph E. Brown, Thcmas M. Williams, Early Shepherd, Rufus Car- tei, housebreaking and larceny; Leroy H. Weaver, George C. Humphries, Gil- bert B. Jenkins, grand larceny; Slyves- ter Gordon, Thomas M. Willlams, Earl i 5 il CLUBBING VICTIM STILL IN HOSPITAL Police Search for Trio Who Beat Hill Building Ele- vator Operator. Hardy Harris, 26 years old, of 208A Bates street, who was beaten into un- consciousness by three men yesterday afternoon when he fefus:d to admit them to an office at the Hill Building, Seventeenth and I streets, where he is employed as an eievator operator, was still in Emrgency Hospital today. ‘The elevator operator told detectives he was accosted late Saturday by a stranger, who said that he wanted to enter the office of the Commercial Credit Co., on the fifth floor. Entrance Refused. Harris refused to grant the man’s request. The stranger returned with two companions yesterday, Harris said, and told the elevator operator to take them, up to the fifth floor. While in the elevator, Harris said, he became suspicious and hid his pass keys. When the men arrived at the fifth floor they demanded that he open the office of the Commerciel Credit Co. for them and then leaped upon him when he refused. Beaten Once Before. Harris, meanwhile, pushed the ele- vator door shut with a stick and one of the trio grabbed it from his hand and beat him into unconsciousness. Hardy was revived by hospital physi- ans. Several persons who were standi outside the building told po]l:e gh:g saw three men race from the building. It was the second time Harris has been beaten under similar circum- stences. Policé said he was first as- .s“l‘.u]ted on Jui’m 27, 1930, while work- g as an elevator T Munsey Building. IR CAFE OWNER ROBBED Armed C’olcred Man Loots Cash Register and Flees With $40. An armed colored man held up O Tehaan in his lunch room “a% f:s: Seventh street last night and robbed :ch:I bce::sl"xhregmerwat $40. Tehaan de- e man 1 wn;o}}madm“' Ppolice and a lookout ice were searching today for colored men who l-mgsnurxay nltg‘m held-up Zepheniah Hayes, a hacker, of gfl: Columbia road, and robbed him —_— Shepherd and Otis Wilson, riding; John E. Green and Irving Agfims, ex:- bezzlement; Frances Stevenson, assault with & dangerous weapon; Sylvester Lyons and James Bumpes, assault to 2 Smith, vi prohibition lawe Rl SEARCH FOR BODY - OF CAPITAL HERO |Patuxent River Boats Join | Hunt for Youth Who | Saved Others. | Special Dispatch to The Star. SOLOMONS ISLAND, Md., July 6.— An attempted Tescue of & companion { who had fallen into the Patuxent River | near Point Patient yesterday resulted in the drowning of William McVearry, 20, of 309 Todd place northeast, Wash- | ington. Three other members of the party who went into the water were saved. McVearry plunged into the river when John Glascoe, 21, of Hyattsville, fell into the water from a boat which they had hired for fishing. Glascoe grabbed a life preserver that was thrown to him, but by the time other members of the party were able to throw an- other life preserver to McVearry the boat had drifted teo far for it to reach him. Gleason, 21, and his brother Ross, 19, of the 1100 block Fifth street northeast, from the boat,, the latter running a | large splinter through his arm as he slid over the gunwale. McVearry succeeded in supporting Gleason until the life preserver reached him. e was said to be a good swim- mer but is thought to have become ex- hausted. William Wiles, 24, of 320 T street northeast, threw a life preserver to McVearry, who made a futile effort to grab it before sinking from view. The engine of the boat stalled at the time of the tragedy, and when it was started again members of the party made a vain attempt to recover Mc- Vearry's body. Rivermen say that the water is about 90 feet deep at the point where McVearry Wwas wned. Efforts to recover.the body were to be renewed today. McVearry ls'vnade his home with his mother, Mrs. Florence McVearry, and two brothers, John, 23, and Walter, 18. His father lives in Texas. Mrs. Mc- Vearry who was spending the week end at o Chesapeake Bay resort, collapsed when informed of her son's death. There were 11 youths in the party that left Washington Saturday night for the fishing trip. They hired & boat from Capt. Joe Sewell. The drowning occurred at the finish of the outing. WILL SEEK' NEW BIDS Rear Admiral A. O. Parsons, chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docfi;, Navy Department, is considering call- ing for new bids for the construction of a new clock vault at the Naval g:- servatory, in which the sclentific sid- ereal clocks will be housed. - Previous bids, opened gx;gguly 1, have bzen found to b2 too L New specifications are being dnwr; with a view to reducing the price o construction, but the date for thfi em ing of new bids has not been upon. Py The swell that threw Glascoe into the | water also is said to have thrown John | DEALERS RESTORE LONG TON GOAL; NEW LAW FORECAST 2,000-Pound Unit, Instead of 2,240, Held Need to Con- form to Nearby States. [ ACTION BY CONGRESS NEXT WINTER AIMED Distributors Had Quoted Fuel on Both Bases Before McMahon Ruling. Washington coal merchants, to a large degree, at least, returned to the practice today of quoting their fuel on | the long ton of 2,240 pounds, only, abandoning the 2,000-pound unit as a measure of sale, which Judge John P. | McMahon in Police Court last week ruled contrary to law. One dealer, however, predicted that the most likely result of the outcome of the test case, brought after George M. Roberts, superintnedent of weights and measures, contested legality of the sale cf the smaller units of measure, would be an appeal to Congress next Winter for a change in the law. Bill Is Anticipated. In forecasting this movement, Fenton | M. Fadeley said that no official decision {as yet had been made by organized | local coal merchants, but that it was most likely that they would prepare a bill which would change the legal measure of a “ton” of coal from 2,240 pounds to one of 2,000, in order to make the practice here uniform with that of Maryland, Virginia, Pennsyl-( vania and some other States of the country. ‘When Pennsylvania producers of coal announced shortly before April 1 that they would bill local distributors on the | | basis of 2,000-pound units, instead of 12240 pounds, or the long ton, as| formerly, local coal dealers hastily de- | |cided to retail coal here on the same 2,000-pound basis. They also quoted coal by the long ton measure, to cus- | tomers wishing to buy on the old| system. They previously had planned | {to ask Congress next Winter to chang | the law, it was stated. | Cause of Confusion. ! | One dealer here said today that the | | sudden decision to follow the action of the producers in quoting coal by the | 2,000-pound measure undoubtedly caused | confusion and asserted that even if| | the dealers had won the test case at/ Police Court, most of them would have | reverted to the long ton measure of | sale, so as to avoid the necessity of | quoting prices both as to long ton and | | the 2,000-pound measure. | Some dealers, it is said, had decided, | i prior to the ruling handed down by | Judge McMahon, to sell by long ton! | only, awaiting for decision by Congress | {on an appeal to change the weights| and measures law, which sets 2,240 ! pounds as the measure of a ton of coal. 'SUSPECT IN MURDER TAKEN TO NASHVILLE Mrs. Moseley, Widow Arrested | Here in Reporter's Death, | Awaits Arraignment. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Moseley, attrac- tive 28-year-old widow, arrested Satur- day in her sister's apartment, at 1701 Park road, was in Nashville, Tenn., to- day awaiting arraignment on a charge of murder in connection with the death of Richard Acklen, 22-year-old Nash- ville police reporter. She left here yesterday in custody of Ted Vaughn, special investigator for the attorney general of Tennessee. Acklen, who was to have gone on trial June 14 for the murder of Mrs. Mose=- ley's husband, Hadley, was found dead shortly before the trial was to have begun. Death was ascribed to suicide, and this verdict was accepted by the youth's family. Later, however, the| body was exhumed, and it was found | the bullet had entered Acklen's head ;rmg the back and not from the fore- ead. RACE OF RUNAWAY HORSES IS THRII.LER‘ Motorists and Pedestrians at Busy| Corner Enact Scene Typical of the '90s. Motorist and pedestrian alike were chilled and thrilled this morning when an old-fashioned runaway enlivened things at the busy intersection of | Massachusetts avenue and North Capiie: street. Beating hoofs and whirring wheels were accompanied by the time-honored cry of “runaway horse” as a panic- stricken animal careened into a fire plug and automobile, broke free from the furniture wagon clattering behind and raced headlong through heavy traffic for Seventh street. affic Officer Robert Strong made a vain effort to restrain the horse, which scattered pedestrians and sent automo- biles scooting for the curb until, hedged about by street cars and motor vehicles, it came to a halt on Seventh street. Emory F. Sheffield of the Washington Airport had & narTow escape from in- jury and his automobile was_slightly damaged when the horse crashed into the running board. ‘The driver of the wagon, Lee Earl Officer Strong and booked on charges The policman asserted the run-away i S SALUTE NEARLY FATAL Patriotism almost cost the life of of 617 Jefferson street, yesterday, when from Camp Roosevelt, Scout camp on The Scouts were riding from camp to boat. Noticing the American flag on resort dock, the boys arose to salute. into the water. His misfortune was to the attention of Capt. Warren Clarke, 23, of 1149 Burton court, was taken to No. 1 precinct station by of reckless driving and cruelty to ani- mals. was caused by neglected sores on the horse’s shoulders. Joseph Wilson, 13-year-old Boy Scout he and other Scouts were returning the Chesapeake. Chesapeake Beach in a large motor the stern staff of a steamer near the Wilson lost his balance and tumbled noticed by a companion, who called it Hazard of the Scout boat, who rescued the boy. A ‘Playbill Revives Memories CAPITAL SAW FINE STAGE TALENT IN OLD DAYS. WASHINGTON. ‘OUR COUNTRY AND OUR ' LIBERTIES. " RE ® In commemoration of the Ahniversary of our INDEPENDENCE, the Theatre will he opeaed On Friday Evening, July 4, When will be resested the NATION AL PLAY, in Aers, [never proformed bere.) ealicd Nad sepeeertet wich e pwt sk d opritcs vt Mo o i A WV T i RO T s e 200 MWK o Y Pl b, nt Bobtsonm, apusr 53 Ko D W RLLL 1 e i WK BV PR B T e oy s KN SERPERSGN. By Frrcio, MRS PRANYIS Between the Play and Faree. A Sajlor's Horspipe, in character, Flr Nativnal Sonz of the Star Spangld Banter, AP DEBeaR "< LT By Miss. H. Hothsrell. By Mr. Darleg. Mrs. M. Waltack nud Mise flathicoll, G e Vonceal Foces: of OnR, Vi1 Do 0 WATHW RS Eosision e 38 o i Ry MR, und MRS. DUFF'S F . i ks ety e e rareoh UERIC.AY T e, PR A VIR, o wurih Night on Tuesday. M puct oo s e s F e ¥ 0 Ml Printcr S onth e, ey opyosse o Cmize Marpot s W, N interesting and rare item in the valuable collection of Americana owned by Canon Anson Phelps Stokes of Washington Cathe- dral 1s a time-stained play bill of the Wachington Theater of the date July 4, 1823 Tkis theater was the second of the name. It stood in Louisiana avenue near Sixth street, convenient to the two leading hotels of the town. Opened on August 8. 1821, it had a seating capacity of 700. The elder Booth made his first Washington appearance on its stage August 1, 1822. It was the custom of the time to pro- ide patriotic theatrical entertainment on the Nation's birthday anniversary. ‘There were many plays especially writ- ten for the purpose. “The Spy” was one of these, but whether its plot was iden- tical with that of James Fennimore Cooper's famous novel is unknown. Other dramas of like character were “Bunker Hill” and “Liberty or Death.” both of which were seen in the Capital. “Goodly Number Attended.” Referring to the entertainment de- scribed in Dr. Stokes' play bill, the Washington Daily National Intelligencer seid “a goodly number of persons” at- tended. Presumably many in the audi- ence had earlier in the day been present at the celebration in the Capitol Grounds, when Judge Richard Bland Lee read the Declaration of Indepen- dence and Col. Henry Ashton delivered an appropriate oration. The play bill is of especial value for the long list of players it mentions. Of :he 17 principal characters in “The Spy” nearly all were of the status of “stars.” Four members of the famous Jefferson family are included. Of these Mr. T. Jefferson presumably was Thomas Jef- ferson, eldest son of Joseph Jefferson I (1774-1832). He was a brilliant young actor, but 1 1823 was literally dying of consumption. He survived only a few monthg longer. ‘The second Jefferson to whom refer- ence is made must have been either Joseph Jefferson 1 or his son Thomas' | 7ounger brother, John. The third in the | roster, dzscribed as Mr. J. Jefferson, jr., would be Joseph Jefferson II, another ! brother of Thomas. This second Joseph was a player of ability, a painter of | still greater talent, and in later years a well known theatrical manager. In | 1831 he came into managerial control |of the Washington Theater, and so it | was that his son, the great Joseph Jef- | ferson III (1829-1905)—the beloved Rip Van Winkle Jefferson—made his debut {1n the National Capital at the age of 4 years. Noted as Writer. The Mr. Wemyss mentioned in the list | probably was Francis Courtney Wemyss, | a noted player and still more celebrated writer on the theater. Mr. Burke may bave been Thomas Burke, Irish come- n. ‘The Mrs. Duff of whom the play bill speaks as engaged to appear for a “fourth night on Tuesday” was almost certainly “the wonderful” Mary A. D. | Duff, in Willilam Winter's opinion “the greatest tragic actress who ever trod our stage.” With reference to the singing of “The Star Spangled Banner,” it is worthy of paratively new, having been written as Tecently as 1814, it had already taken its place as_the national anthem. The Capital was little better than a large village in 1823, but apparently it attracted «dramatic talent of the very highest order. The entertainment de- scribed in Dr. Stokes' poster was well worth seeing. WATER RATES GAIN S50 FORYEAR Hike of 36 Pct. in Price Fails “to Bring Expected Total. Gasoline Revenue Up. ‘The 36 per cent increase in water rates put into effect by the Commission- ers last July added $315,026 to the water revenues in the fiscal year ended June 30, according to statistics com- iled today by Chatham M. Towers, col- rechm' of taxes of the District. Water fund collections for the year totaled $1,717,300, as compared with $1,402,274 in the preceding 12-month period. The collections, however, fell short $40,374 of the amount which Dis- trict officials had estimated would be collected as & result of the higher rates. Gasoline Tax Total Rises. The rates were boosted from & mini- mum of $6.36 to $8.75 for 7,500 cubic feet of water, as a means of raising additional revenue to finance a five- year program of improvement of the distribution system. The program calls for an additional expenditure of ap- proximately $2,000,000 over the five Mr. Towers' figures also showed a substantial gain in the gasoline reve- nues produced by the 2-cents-per-gal- lon tax on motor fuel. The collec- tions in the last fiscal year amounted to $1,659,264, an increase of $181,312 over the collections for the 1930 fiscal year. ‘The gasoline tax collections for the fiscal year likewise were under the estimate made at the beginning of the year by District officials. A report prepared by Maj. Daniel J. Donovan, auditor and budget officer, placed the estimated gas tax receipts at $1,807,900, or $148,636 greater than the amount actually collected. Nevertheless, Mr. Towers believes total receipts from all sources during the year will exceed by nearly $2,000,- 000, the collections in the preceding fiscal year, which amounted to nearly $35,000,000. He is now preparing a report showlnf the District’s income in the 1931 fiscal year, and the amount of the revenue received from each revenue- producing source, Railway Agent Named. LYNCHBURG, Va., suly 6 (Special). —E. B. Loving, who formerly lived here, has been appointed agent for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway at Char- lottesville. . He succeeds W, O. Watson, agent there for 50 years. 3 PORTABLES DUE FOR SCHOOL USAGE {One-Room Frame Buildings Again to Be Class Rooms When Fall Term Starts. Thirty one-room frame portable build- ings will be used as class rooms ®hen schools reopen in September, it was announced at the Franklin Adminis- tration Building today. Three other portables, still in service as store houses for school equipment, probably will be eliminated with the opening of school houses in September. The portables which will be con- tinued in active school use next Fall follow: One at Allison street and Fort drive northeast; one at the Benning School, Anacostia road and Benning street northeast; four at the Cleveland School, Eighth and T streets: two at the Fill- more School, Thirty-fifth and S streets; six at the Garrison School, Twelfth and and R streets; two at the Giddings School, Third and G streets southeast three at the Harrison School, Thir- teenth and V streets; two at the Jeffer- son Junior High School, Sixth and D streets southwest; two at the Keene School, Blair and Rf roads; 1 at the Ketcham School, teenth and U streets southwest; .two at the Orr School, Twenty-second and Prout Streets southeast; two at the Shepherd School, Fourteenth street and Kalmia réad, and two at the Syphax School, Half and N streets southwest. The portables at the Lafayette, Mann and Noyes Schools, all now under con- struction, will be used only until those new schools are opened in September, then they will be permanently taken out of service. MAN FLEES RUM CAR Police Seize Three Cases of Whis- ky in Auto Deserted by Driver. An automobile containing three cases of seized b ard, second precinct, when they came upon the machine at Ninth street and Barry place early today. The two officers were in a police car when they saw a man leap from the automobile. The policemen gave chase, but the man escaped. When the two officers returned to the car they found the liquor stored in a Tear compartment. r notice that though the song was com- | PAGE B—1 TWO DEAD, 20 HURT INAUTO MISHAPS DURING WEEK END Man Visiting City Succumbs to Hurts When Taxicab Sideswipes Car. BROTHER ALSO VICTIM AND IS DRAGGED 30 FEET Polickman Frank Mason Suffers Broken Knee in Chase of Liquor Suspect. Two persons, one a girl. were killed and a score injured in traffic accidents over the week end. i The girl, Mildred Taylor, 17, col- jored, of 111 L street southeast, died of |a fractured skull at Freedman's Hos- pital after being struck by an automo- bile last night at New Jersey avenue and M street southeast.” Carl Henry | Ramey, 19, who lives on Ninth street | southwest near E street, was arrested | and held for grand jury action in con- | nection with the accident. Two brothers, James Suddarth, 32, and Thomas Suddarth, 28, who were visiting the city over the holiday, were | injured, one fatally, when struck by taxicab which sideswiped their auto- obile as they were preparing to de- | part for their home, in Erie, Pa. James ! Suddarth, who died this morning at Emergency Hospital, suffered severe in- ternal injuries and several fractured | ribs when he was dragged about 30 feet by the careening taxi. Thomas Sud- darth received a fractured ankle in the | collision. | Leonard Gray, 24, colored. driver of | the cab, was arrested by second pre- jcinct police pending outcome of the ;bl’olh!hl' injuries. | Policeman Is Injured. | Colliding with another automobile | ncar Twenty-ninth apd M streets while {chasing a suspected lquor runner, | Policeman Frank Masag (eceived a | fractured knee cap. and Police- | man K. G. McCo . seventh pre- { cinct, began chasing the suspected rum |runner at Wisconsin avenue and M j street. As they sped out M street, their | Police scout car crashed into a maehine | operated by Frank Shore, 3507 W place, | when it pulled out from the curb near | Twenty-ninth street. A 3-year-old child, Andrew Camp- bell, 4402 Elm street, Chevy Chase, Md., | wa$ bruised about the head when he | ran in front of an automobile operated | by Charles D. Hagen, Kensington, Md., | yesterday. No charges were filed against H:gen, as witnesses said the boy had run directly in front of the ma- i chine too suddenly for the driver to avoid hitting the youngster. Mrs. Willlam Marloy, McLean, V. was cut by flying glass in an accide | yesterday on the new East-West High- | way, near Connecticut avenue, in | Chevy Chase, Md. The car driven by i Mrs. ‘Marloy collided with one cperated jby L. M. Bartlett, 4123 Geranium street. | Striking a telephone pole while driv- ing south on the Washington-Balti- imore Boulevard, near Silver Spring, Md.. Mrs. Elsie Williams, 35, of Thir- teenth street and Spring road, suffered j contusions of the chest and abdomen. {Her ccndition was said to be not serious. | New Yorker Injured. |, Dr. Zerhan Abrahams, 40 years old, New York City, suffered lacerations of the head and left elbow yesterday when a machine in which he was riding col- {lided on upper Thirteenth street with j& car operated by Percival A. Knox, 4410 Kansas avenue. Dr. Abrahams, who was riding in an {automobile driven by his chauffeur, Dewey Green, colored, was taken to Garfield Hcspital. Neither Green nor Knox was injured. Others injured over the week end were Dorothy L. Thomsen, 8, of 415 Elm avenue, Takoma Park, and Mrs. | Elmer H. Tigg, 23, of 7237 Georgia nue, slightly hurt when their car struck another at Thirteenth and Ken- nedy streets; Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Covington, Greensboro, N. C., bruised when their automobile hit a parked car in front of 2604 Fourth Street; Mrs. Nellie Langley, 50, of 225 H street, wrenched shoulder and back, when thrown against a fare box in a Wash- ington Railway & Electric Co. bus which was forced to stop suddenly; Edward G. McDonald, 27, of 3414 Reservoir road, hurt in an accident three-miles north of Rockville, Md., on the Frederick pike; | Fred Minton, 7, injured when an auto- | mobile driven by his father, M. F. Min- fton, 14 Third street southeast, struck a street car at Third and East Capitol streets. Edmund Smithville, colored, 25, of 925 O street, was brought to George- town Hospital late yesterday after he had been struck by a car near Bull Run, Va. He was treated for lacerations and other injuries and later removed to Freedmen's Hospital. |CAPPER HOLDS FUND { FOR D. C. INADEQUATE Kansan, in (?ty;;;hent Parley, Reaffirms Stand on U. 8. Appropriation. Back in Washington today for a brief visit, Chairman Capper of the Senate District Committee reaffirmed his belief that the present lump sum of $9,500,008 as the Federal share in the expenses of the National Capital is unfair to the District. Senator Capper was not ready at this time to comment on the new forms of District taxation recommended recently { by the Mapes committee of the House, which was created to study the whole subject of fiscal relations. The Senator said, however, that he regards the pres- ent basis of appropriating for Washing- ton as unfair to the District. The House Committee has not yet formed its conclusions on the division of costs, having adjourned several weeks ago until Fall after suggesting several changes in taxation here which if adopted would require the District to raise in the neighborhood of $3,500,- 000 or $4,000,000 more annually in revenue. Senator Capper came to Washington at this time to join with Vic President Curtis in conferring with Government officials regarding the wheat situation in the West. Colored School Burned. LEONARDTOWN, Md., July 6 (Spe- cial).—The PFire Department was called yesterday morning to extinguish a blaze in the abandoned colored school here. ‘The building was destroyed, at a loss of $1,000, but firemen prevented spread of the blaze to the nearby Leonardtown Laundry. Origin of the fire is urxnown.