Evening Star Newspaper, July 12, 1931, Page 11

TASK OF TITLING 135,000 CARS T0 BEGIN THIS WEEK Speed Will Be Necessary to Complete Work for 1932 Registration. CIVIC GROUPS TO HELP IN EDUCATING OWNERS Applications to Be Placed in Police Precinct Stations — Require- ments of New Law Strict. ‘The gigantic task of titling 135,000 registered mot:r vehicles in the District will be started this week, it was an- nounced yesterday by William A. Van Duzer, director of the new Department of Vehicles and Traffic. Imm!dla-tely after the action of the Commissioners Friday in approving the procedure and regulations governing the titling of vehicles, Mr. Van Duzer had thousands of applicaticns for title cer- tificates printed and completed other plans in preparation for the titling work. The applications are to be placed in every police precinct station, where they may be procured. The Board of ‘Trade, the Washington Chamber of C:ommerce, the Merchants and Manu- facturers’ Association, the American Automobile Association and the Nation- al Motorists’ Association also are to assist in the distribution. Hopes to Avcid Delays. Mr. Van Duzer hopes to complete the titling of all motor vehicles before Jan- uary 1, 5o as to preclude any delay in | the issuance of the 1932 registration tags. but pointed out that thc co- cperation of District automobile owners is absolutely essential. Even then, he said. his office would have to title cars at the rate of approximately 1.000 a day in order to have certificates of title in the possession of the 135,000 regis- tered owners by January 1. Registration tags for 1932, Mr. Van Duzer explained. will not be issued un- til a vehicle is properly titled and the owner can produce a certificate of title. The penalty for failing to have a vehicle titled is a fine of $1,000. or imprison- ment for not more than a year, both. The forms for applying for a_ certifi- cate of title, when properly filled out, and sworn and subscribed to before a | notary, must be sent to Mr. Van Duzer's office, accompanied by the prescribed fee of $1. Checks or money orders made payable to the collector of taxes of the | Dis rict should be used by the applicant, Postage or currency, should not be sent. | Details Are Asked. Information necessary to procure & certificate of title includes a description of the vehicle and the source of owner- ship. In the description the applicant will be required to furnish the trade name of the vehicle, model, yvear of its manufacture. style of body, whether it is new or ‘used, the kind of motive power, the serial number. the engine number, whether it has solid or pneu- matic tires, whether it is wood, disc or wire wheel and the manufacturer's rated capacity. The data relating to the source of ownership includes from whom the car was purchased, the date of the pur- chase, the name and address of the former owner, the method of purchase (cash, cash and trade. conditional sale, etc.), the amoun: of the existing liens | and how they are secured. the date of the lien and in whose favor or to whom due the gross weight and the manufacturer’s rated capacity must be given. “Extreme care should be taken in stating the correct serial_and engine numbers.” said Mr. Van Duzer. “All motor vehicles or trailers are identified by these numbers only. Inspect the vehicie itself for this information be- fore filling out the blank. Do not con- fuse the engine number with casting date and part numbers, which are in raised figures. The engine number is usually found on the plate or stamped on the engine. The serial number is usually found on the footboard, dash or frame. . Care Ts Recommended. “If the motorist is in doubt as to the serial or engine numbers, he should have the vehicle examined at a repu- table garage, motor club or by the dealer < lling that make of car. “If a motor vehicle or trailer is pur- chas:c_new, the manufacturer’s certifi- cate must accompany the application, duly signed. If purchased in a State that has a title-law, the certificate of title from such State must accompany the application. If purchased in a State that does not have title Jaw, a receipt~ ed bill of sale, sworn to by the seller, must accompany the application. “If circumstances are such as to make it impossible to obtain a re- ceipted bill or bill of sale, then the applicant shall furnish such informa- tion under oath as the director in his discretion, may require.” The certificate of title issued by the Trafic Department will be mailed ml the applicant at the address given in the application. This will break up the practice, Mr. motorists procuring registration tags by _giving fictitious addresses. The application blanks for the cer-| will be of the week. distributed Mr. tificate of title about the middle Van Duzer said an announcement would | be made later of the definite time they may be procured at the police stations and other places. MAN’S SIDE IS INJURED BY AUTO DOOR HANDLE William Neident in Hospital After Being Knocked Down by Car. Knocked down by an automobile in the 1300 block of Eleventh street last night, Willlam Neident, 26 years old, of 1321 Eleventh street, was treated at Emergency Hospital for an injury to his_side. Neident is said to have been struck in the side by the door-handle of the automobile, operated by Joseph J. Shea- hin, 16, of 821 Eleventh street. Police were not able to find the door- handle of the automobile, following th> accident. It was torn completely off the car. Boy Stricken With Indigestion. Francis Hennign, 11-year-old son of Patrick Hennign, 1652 Avon place, was taken to Emergency Hospital in an am- bulance yesterday after stricken_with acute indigestion in La- fayette Park. The boy's condition was reported undetermined. or | In the case of commercial vehicles | Van Duzer said, of | i | toBe Replaced by ! i The conglomeration of 35,000 traffic signs scattered along the highways and byways of the District, directing mo- torists'not to do one thing or another, are to be reduced to an absolute mini- mum by Willlam A. Van Duzer, director of the rew department of vehicles and traffic. Just how many of the signs are to be removed Mr. Van Duzer was unable to estimate yesterday, but he indicated Those allowed to remain, he said, will be replacetl by signs that are uniform and more_esthetic in appearance than the big shields, the little shields and the middle sized shields, which the former traffic department used to deco- rate the highways. Moreover, under the Van Duzer | regime, there will be no more tying of traffic ' signs around tree trunks or lamp posts, or the erection of unsightly stanciMons ' around shipping entrances or private driveways. The few signs they are coming down by the hundreds. | FOR MOTORISTS ARE DOOMED iTrafhc Director Van Duzer Says Clutter | Simpler System on District Highways. that are allowed to remain will be put up in an orderly and systematic way where a motorist will know where to look when he wants to find a sign. Mr. Van Duzer intends to work out a plan for putting just one traffic sign in a block—this sign to indicate plain- ly the restrictions that prevail in the entire block. And where there are shipping entrances, taxicab stands and other special places where ordinary cars should not be parked, the motorist will be guided by a labeled and painted curbstone. In fact, Mr. Van Duzer already has {decided ‘on a curbstone painting | scheme. A red curb will designate a no-parking zome. A white curb will indicate a shipping entrance and a | yellow cutb a taxicab stand. |” What to do with the bus stop signs still remains a problem for Mr. Van Duzer. But he has just about come to the conclusion that he’ll have to 'sake of a liftle variety. POLICEMAN HELD INLIQUOR INQUIRY Mumper Arrested After Car, Turns Over and Gives | Bail in Baltimore. Arrested Policeman E. A. Mumper of the fourth precinct, arrested Friday night when his automobile overturned near Ellicott City, Md., was released on $250 bond on charges of possession and | transportation of liquor when arraigned before United States Commissioner J.! Frank Supplee, jr., in Baltimore yester- | day. | Mumper, who will be given a hearing by Commissioner Supples next Friday, is caid to have been fleeing from pro- hibition agents when his car left the road and_upset. | The officer was arrested by a sjuad headed by Deputy Prohibition Adminis- | trator Robert D. Ford, who were cruis- | ing along the Columbia pike as a result | of reports liquor runners have been | active In that section recently. | According to the agents, Mumper | was seen placing two 5-gallon tins of | alleged whisky in his machine. As he | drove away the agents pursued him, | and he is sald to have turned into a | side road, where his automobile over- | turned. | A policeman’s badge was found on Mumper, and a representative of the | Washington force was sent to Balti- more to investigate the case. | Mumper, it is understood, has a good | reputation in the Capital Police Depart- | ment. I WARNING IS ISSUED | IN PERSONAL TAX Office to Keep Longer Hours to| Accommodate Those Filing Late. Beginning Wednesday the personal tax office in the District Building will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Out of more than 40,000 persons in the District who should file personal tax returns this month on tangible and intangible property, only about 6,000 have done so up to now. announced that last year $35,000 was paid in penalties for failure to file re- turns on time. It is anticipated there will be a final rush after July 15, as there must be fore the end of the month. The bills are payable one-half in the month of September, 1931, and one-half in March, 1932. latter part of August, and the first part of September to those persons { fling personal tax returns. Returns must be made for house- hold furnishings, jewelry, stock in trade, fixtures, moneys in bank, moneys {in possession, accounts receivable, | stocks and bonds being bought on margin, mortgages, notes, or any other securities_except United States_ securi- ties or those issued by any State or | municipality. Also the stock of cor- porations_incorporated to do business wise exempt. %START OF UNDERPASS | IN TAKOMA PARK NEAR i b S | Bids for Roadway Under B. & O. on Piney Branch Road to Be Advertised This Week. | The grade crossing over the tracks + of the Metropolitan Branch of the Bal- | timore & Ohio Railroed at Chestnut | sticet, in Takoma Park, will be done away with this ‘working season. The District will advertise this week for bids on the construction of an under- pass under the tracks in the line of Piney Branch road. The latter road is now 16 feet wide, and will be widened to 40 feet. Maryland a's> is planning to build a road on the other side of the tracks to connect up with th> Colesville pike. The grade crossing elimination job is provided for in the 1932 appropriation i'act, which carries $250,000 for the | purpose. for the filing of personal tax returns. | POLICEMAN E. A. MUMPER. DESCENDING HOIST KILLS CARPENTER Henry M. Booker Is Struck While Looking Down Elevator Shaft. Struck on the head by a swiftly de- scending material hoist, Henry M. Booker, 50, of Camp Parole, Md., a car- penter employed at the Westchester Development Corporation’s new apart- ment buildings at 3900 Cathedral ave nue, was killed yesterday afternoon. His son, Charles Booker, 30, also employed as a carpenter at the building, was within a few yards of him at the time of the accident. Booker, working on the third floor of the building, was looking downward in the elevator shaft, and was unaware of the descending hoist. The impact tossed his body so that it landed on |leave these where they are fos the | B.Y.P.U. SUPPORTS WORLD COURT AND ' PROHIBITION LAW !Convention Here Adopts Resolutions Favoring Public Reforms. STRICTER MOVIE CENSOR AND TOBACCO BAN ASKED 4,500 Delegates Express Belief U. S. Adherence to World Tribunal Would Promote Peace. Resolutions favoring immediate ad- herence of the United States to the World Court, demanding rigid observ- ance and enforcement of dry laws, urging strictér censorship of motion pictures and denouncing the use of to- bacco were adopted at yesterday's ses- sion of the fortieth annual convention of the Baptist Young People’s Union of America at the Washington Auditorium. In adopting the World Court resolu- tion the convention, composed of 4,500 delegates from all parts of the Nation, expressed the opinion that “interna- tional co-operation is necessary for the promotion of world peace” and urged the “immediate adherence of the United States to the World Court and the assumption of a full measure of responsibility for its adequate function- ing and development. The prohibition resolution, sult of a two-day forum under leadership of Dr. Robert E. Corradini, executive secretary of the Alcohol In- formation Committee of New York, placed the members of the convention on record as reaffirming faith in the principles of the eighteenth amend- ment and standing in favor of strict observance and enforcement on the part of individuals and officlals in i charge. In adopting the resolution the the re- |satisfaction with the prohibition laws i |not yet been attained.” Film Sex Plays Denounced. be utilized to raise the moral standards !of youth and that pictures which “tend to ‘be questionable do not stimulate advertisements of motion pictures “which appeal to the sex side of life” as “misleading and wholly disgusting” and urged “a higher standard for our movies, a censorship of the pictures featuring gambling, drinking and di- vorce and of the advertisement of such pictures.” The resolution dealing with tobacco calls attention to “a growing tendency on the part of both boys and girls jtoward the cigarette habit” and states that “it is a recognized fact that to- bacco in all its forms is harmful to youth.” of pictures and testimonials of men and women in advertising cigarettes through publications and radio and places members of the union on record “as opposing this form of advertising and urges the membership of our {churches to refrain from the use of | tobacco and do all in their power to dizcourage its use.” In another resolution the union in- {dorsed the program of observance of the George Washington Bicentennial | next year and pledged its support to the {natlonnl commission in charge. | Ofter Crime Cure. As a means of combatting crime, the unfon, after denouncing _sensational | news_treatment of crime and criminals, | “ineffective and often unnecessarily de- layed” court action against criminals and motion pictures glorifying crime, {pledged its efforts to “create an at- ! mosphere in which democratic_thought SUNDAY the | delegates stated that much of the dis- | is due to the fact that “the ideal hag I Expressing the belief that movies can | high living,” the convention denounced ! The resolution denounces use | As a reminder | of what might be expected, the office | filed at least 34,000 more returns be- | Bills will be mailed the | in the District of Columbia are like- | the elevator platform and was carried 'and voting will be stimulated and which to the ground. Charles F. Baggett, 4028 | will promote intelligent management of K street, who was working with Booker | city, State and national affairs.” at the time, saw the descending plat-| ' Milford Johnson of Los Angeles form too late to warn his co-worker. | wag re-elected president of the union at _The man was pronounced dead by a|the annual election of officers which | doctor emploved by the "construction | also marked yesterday's business session. | company. ~His body was removed to| Curtis Wilcox of Milwaukee, Wis., | the ‘morgue, where an inquest will be {yas elected vice president for the Cen- held at 11:30 o'clock tomorrow morn-|ira] States; John Singleton of Chicago lF“’l%ih ::Irlé'::n o‘?e"ro-“g‘r- ‘_'cr"](“;:dim'i’sft 1‘2;31\\1: chosen treasurer, and Prentiss | detained at_the seventh precinct, but | bamoerton of Fredonla. kans, was ;as mc;{ rfgensed ;-hen Coroner J. | e | Ramsay Nevitt sald his appearance at| i) 2 ex of Washington, | the inquest had been guaranteed by of wceu%ign{:'m% for the Bastern States: | ficials of the construction company. | t¢ BFERCREn 108 10 R da, vice | Immediately after the accident alll i, o ¢FORRY BN HE o Four work on the Job was suspended for the | members of the Executive Committee ST, | Who were elected at the same time were e Jounger Booker iefyimmediately | Merle Lucas of Chicago, Willard Le | for Camp Parole to tell his mother of | gerie, LUCas OF TLEREC, T e Gil- | the tragedy, and other laborers left the | J800F (PRI Tugh Stefans scene. ~ Besides his widow and son, Of'0 - | Charles, Booker is survived by three °f Chicago. | other sons, 1t was said. i Convention Ends Tonight. R TR oThe fortieth annual ‘con\{;n:.ion of the Baptist Young People’s Union W FACES FIVE CHARGES be adjourned tonight following the ad- B dress of Rev. Dr. George W. Truett. George Robinson Arrested on |Pastor of the First Baptist Church of | Dallas. Dr. Truett, who recently was Trafic Violations. indjudgvd one of the 12 b:::efn;!mtfim , is wide- George Robinson, 25, colored, 1434 5}"E§2§'§ i enial - evangelistic Montello avenue nortneast, ran into | rodeos” for cowboys. His topic to- trouble when arrested by Park Police- man C. E. Rabbitt, ncar Washington Circle yesterday afternoon. ‘The following charges were placed aginst Robinson at No. 3 precinct police station: Driving so as (o crowd anothar vehicle, failing to give o pedestrian right of way, failing o keep right-hand curb, unreasonable spaed and cutting a corner. | night will be “I Will Follow Instead of formal sessions this morn- ing, the delegates to the convention will be guests of the various churches in the city. The first session of to- day will convene in Washington Audi- torfum at 2:45.-o'clock when Raymond E. Rapp will give an organ recital. Special music by _the ‘“Magnetic Chorus,” & choir of .300 voices under AT R i&e leadership of Gem;'z: P-“KbOefl;erl;- i rn of Washington al wil - Head of Buck Being Mounted. |t {"ap the afternoon session. This GRANTSVILLE, Md., July 11_(Spe- |afternoon's speakers will include Rev. clal).—Game Protector H. E. Bittner|Joseph A. Cooper and William H. several days ago procured the head of a | Rhoades. fine buck, killed by dogs near Salisbur. The closing session of the convention about 5 miles north of here. The car- | will convene at 7 o'clock tonight. cass was badly mangled, but the head | sides Dr. Truett, Mr. Rhoades will was intact. M. Bittner is having the | speak again on “Approaching God in head mounted as a specimen of deer | Worship,” Music by the chorus of horns in velvet. The horns are only| 300 and congregational singing Wwill about 5 inches in length and are en- |complete the closing program. OFFICIALS WANT TO MOVE ON CONSTITUTION AVE. cased in a short, velvety covering, S AT . CAPITAL OSTEOPATHS MORE TRAFFIC | o coNvENTION PROGRAM Dr. Chester D. Swope and Dr. ngey D. Moore to Attend Seattle Session. Other officers who were re-elected | District Authorities Fear Asphalt Will Crack Unless Used by More Vehicles. | District highway officials are ccm-,a minimum of cars now use the thor- plaining that there is one main thor- i cughfare. The result of this will prob- | oughfare in town that is attracting too ' ably be that the asphalt will crack. little traffiz. Strange as this sounds,| So if patriotic citizens would be sol they would actually like more cars to | good as to drive over this new highway | travel over it than now do $o, and for | they can enjoy one of the best level | good reasons. surfaces in town and at the same time ‘The stretch in question is Constitu- | be doing the city a great favor. ’1‘0l tion avenue (the old B street) between | make it more attractive to them, park- being | Fourteenth street and Virginia avenue. | ing is forbidden af all times on both | American This has recently been widened and | sides of the street, so that there will | paved with asphalt. The asphalt was l be the maximum of street space lvl.ll-l designed to stand heavy traffic, but only | able for moving trafic, . it Two Washington osteopathic :hyl:l- cians, Dr. Chester D. Swope and Dr. Ri D. Moore, occupy dmportant places in the forthcoming convention of the AmarltcuAl oemmu - mx';r."u?o::f . sstablished, the osteo- pathic exhibit in the National ‘Museum here, will deliver the report of the com- mittee in charge of this exhibit, of which he is chairman. tified _with the Dr. Swope is ident - Ahde. f Ost Examining Boards, which is attempting o draft uniform laws Tegulating . be mmfluflqmn i (CONDE, The Sunday Stae WASHINGTON, D. C., 'UGLY AND CONFUSING SIGNS MORNING, JULY 12, FGENERAL NEWS 1931, #% PAGE B—1 D. C. War Memorial Taking Shape ‘Workmen have nearly completed the base of the Doric temple being erected in Potomac Park as a memorial to the District's World War heroes. Punds for the edifice were raiscd by popular sub- scription. Lower: Framework of graceful dcme which will_top the temple. -—Star Stafl Photos. CHARITY NEED HITS PEAK IN FEBRUARY Seasonal Variation in Relief Found—2,200 Cases Had | Aid at Top Period. February is & month of special hard- 1 ships to local families in need of chgri- | table relief, according to figures com- piled by the Statistical Department of { the Council of Social Agencies. | The demands for aid on the five family welfare agencies—the Associated Charities, Catholic Charities, Salvation Army, American Legion and United Hebrew Relief Scciety—have reached a peak in February for the past three years. The cases under care receiving relief, excluding cases for which the agency attempts only some incidental service, | numbered 1,620 in February, 1931. For | | three agenciles, whose records ex-| tend back to 1928, the number of cases under care receiving relief was greater in_ February, 1930, than in February, 1929, by 415, or 76 per cent, and greater {in_February, 1931, than in February, 11930, by 445, or 46 per cent. If ‘nothing intervenes to forestall the | increase in demand for relief which has | | obtained for the last two years, and | granted that the agencles are as well | equipped to meet the demand as in the past, there will be approximately 2,200 | cases receiving relief in February, 1932, it is estimated. In May, the last month for which figures are available, there were 1,045 cases under care recelving relief from five agencles. This drop s not large enough to represent a real decline, but | merely meets the expected seasonal variation, as the decrease between | February and May, 1930, was practi- cally_the same—36 per cent. Taking| the figures for three agencies, the de- crease between February and May in 1929 was 26 per cent: in 1930, 39 per cent, and in 1931, 38 per cent. GEORGETOWN RAIDS RESULT IN ARRESTS Three Persons Held as Police Get Alleged Liquor and Beer in i Two Sorties. Two raids in Georgetown by mem- {bers of the, second inspection’ district { liquor squad yesterday resulted in three arrests and the seizure of a quantity | of alleged liquor and beer. | Isafah Taylor, alias James Smith, colored, 34 years old, who told police he lives in Alexandria, Va., was ar- rested in a raid at 3219 K street and charged with possession. A quart of liquor is said to have been seized at | the K street address. A purchase was said to have been made from Taylor | previous to the raid, police said. Charles William Brooks, colored, 38 years old, and Almarry Franey, col- ored, 48 years old, were both charged with poscession of intoxicating liquor | following a raid at 4815 Forty-first | street, where 5 pints of whisky and 20 bottles of beer were said to have | been seized. Both were booked at No. | 7 police station. Further charges of | sale of liquor may be placed later, police said. | The second district liquor squad is| in charge of Sergt. A. I. Bullock. De- { tectives B. F. Day, C. S. Dwyer and w. ‘Y. ‘Wrenn are members of the detail. CARS CRASHi.AS DRIVERS FLEEING POLICE LEAP OUT Machines Hit Trafic Signal and Lamp Post, Pair Failing to Put on Brakes. Fleeing from police, the drivers of two automobiles leaped to the ground and ran away last night without both- ering to apply their brakes, with the re- sult that the cars crashed into a traffic signal and a lamp post at Florida ave- nue and Ontario road, knocking them down. The drivers, it was said, began to speed when they noticed a police ma- chine following them. The officers were close upon the men when they jumped from their automobiles, it was added. One of the cars is said to be listed in the name of a man living in the 1300 block cf S street and the other in the name of a resident of the 2100 block of New York avenue. {SCHOOL RELIGION EXPERIMENT ASKED Resolution of Workers at Staun- ton Meeting Favor Director in High Schools. Special Dispatch to The Star. STAUNTON, Va., July 11.—Resolu- tions favoring the employment of a di- rector of religious education in county high schools for an experimental i of one year were adopted at a meeting i of religious workers held here. The meeting, held at the Y. M. C. A., was sponsored by the Augusta County Coun- cil of Religious Education. Present_were John East, ting Via, represent- Augusta County; J. D. ing Albemarle County, and J. A, Gar- T, representative Rockingham IR SRR G S S | PROGRESS SHOWN ON CLASSIC TEMPLE. BEE Puzzling as have been the many problems having to do with the local fauna (starlings, dogs, sheep, cock- roaches, squirrels, and so on) that have of late confronted Washington municipal authorities, they have been fortunate thus far to have escaped the bee problem, such as is now engaging | the best legal minds of our neighboring | strain defendant city of Baltimore. It seems that in Baltimore there is a | gentleman who keeps bees at his home, | 826). and his neighbors complain that a | beehive is a honey factory, and that it | |5 illegal to carry on manufacturing in | a district zoned for residential uses. A | to be legally an animal, along with such writ ei*her has been or will be served | on the gentleman to show cause why | keys. he should not be compelled either to part with his bees or elss move to an | industrial zone, and the lawyers are attention to the scientific classification, bodily economy, or habitat of a creature. | busy in the libraries of nights girding for the fray. Bees Not Mentioned. What will happen shouid a_similar problem ever arise in our own fair city is something clothed in the mists of legal uncertainty. nances do not mention bees. The Dis- trict_Code, the Police Regulations and the Police’ Manual are similarly silent on_this important subject. The potentialities for a bee problem in Washington are practically unlimit- ed. The bec culture section of the Bureau of Entomology of the Depart- ment of Agriculture estimates that | there are about 50 aplarists in the Dis- trict, tending an average of 20 colonies apiece, or a total of 1,000 colonies. colony contains from 2,000 to 5,000 > | bees, so that the lightning calculator may see at a glance that there are 2,000,000 to 5,000,000 bees buzzing | around the vicinage, and none of them paying any attention to the dividing line between residential and industrial zones. No Record of Complaints. The bureau itself maintains 90 col- | onles just across the District line from | Chevy Chase, and when the interstate | | traffic is added to the home talent the aggregate possibilities for trouble sim- ply stagger the imagination. Still there is no record of any com- plaints against the keepers of the bees in our midst. The attitude of our citi- zens seems to be that so long as the bees stick to the manufacture, whether legal or illegal, they are unobjection- able. It is only when the bees quit | these peaceful pursuits and go in for to be dry cleaned. { the warfare l‘ol’x vs";nch the}}l' are so well equi] that litigation threatens. qltpi}:eg nice question whether the bees could be zomed out of residential sec- tions. The regulaticns allow in such sections dwellings, apariments, hotels, lodging or boarding houses, private clubs and fraternity houses, educational institutions, farms, truck . gardens, nurseries, private stables and garages, under any of which there might be a plausible argument for including a bee- hive. Furthermore under paragraph 16 the Commissioners “may issue permits for the erection or alteration in the residential districts of buildings for com- merce or industry, where such buildings are incidental to residential develop- ment.” Cause of Much Litigation. The District Ccde offers no help. TIts index jumps from “bearer” to “bella- donna.” Similarly with the Police Regulations, where the jump is from “beanshooters” to “beeves,” and the Police Manual, where there is nothing between ‘“batons” and mendicants.” Nevertheless these industrious crea- tures have been the cause of much litigation, most of it being found under the ad of the law on “actionable nuisances.” For instance, where de- fendants “had maintained, and were still maintaining, a large number of hives of bees, kept in an open lot im- mediately adjoining plaintiff’s dwelling ZONING UNMENTIONED IN NUMEROUS CODES OF D. C. 'However, Officials Have Escaped Problem Which Puzzles Best Legal Minds of Baltimore. Our zoning ordi- | “baggars and | | house, and at certain seasons they wers | a source of constant annoyance and dis- | comfort to plaintiff and his family, greatly impairing the comfortable en- joyment of the property, and the bees | could be removed, without material in- jury, to a locality where the neighbors | would mnot be disturbed by them,” an injunction issued permamently to re- from keeping his bess close to plaintiff's (3 Silv. Sup. 826, 6 N. Y. S. nefarious dwelling. Legally an Animal. The bee has been declared, further, other “animals” as domestic fowls, tur- ducks, gecse, rooks, fiSh and turtles. The law, under the principle “de minimis non curat lex,” pays scant ::llh:r it is an animal, or it isn't. The es 1. This being the case, it Is subject to | classification as a wiid animal (ferae naturae) or a tame animal (domitiae naturae). The domesticated honey bee, in spite | of certatn malicious opinion to'the con- | trary, is legally a “tame animal,” and s such subject to property. If one escapes from the boundaries of its| owner’s realm, he may pursue and re- ! capture it. But the law of zoning as applied to ! bees scems to be a virgin soil, for some | new Blackstone to till. VISITOR LOSES $580 | AND $1,400 IN BONDS | Orlando, Fla., Attorney Reports i Loss of Wallet Last Noted by | | Him Thursday. \ J. C. Robinson, Orlando, Fla., attor- | | ney, stopping at the Ambassador Hotel, | | reported to police last night that he had lost $580 in cash and negotiable bonds amounting to $1,400, presumably, he believes, when he took & suit be- lieved to have contained the valuables The currency and 10 shares of United Fruit Co. bonds were contained in a bill fold which Mr. Robinson said he | |last saw on Thuisday night The at-| |torney explained to Headquarters De- | tective Howard Ogle that he took a suit |of clothes to be cleaned that night, {but it was not until this morning that | ‘he suspected he had left his wallet m a hip pocket Mr. Robinson said he carried an |extra’ pocketbook to defray his per- | sonal expenses and that he was not |aware of the loss until last night. He said it was possible his pockets may | have been picked some time Thursday. No one at the dry cleaning establish- ment had seen either Mr. Robinson's wallet or any of the valuables, employes told police. OPENS VIENNA STADIUM President of Austria Dedicates $950,000 Bowl Seating 20,000. VIENNA, July 11 (#).—President | Miklas of Austria today officially opened | the Vienna Municipal Stadium and dedicated it to the youth of the country. The stadium has a seating capacity of 20,000 and a capacity of 60,000. It cost $950,000 and is considered the most up-to-date in Europe. DECREPIT AUTO AUCTION SALE DUE TOMORROW ON 45 HULKS Lone Motor Cycle to Be Included in D. C. Disposal of “Heaps," Mos! t at §1 Each. They " are pitiful ghosts of their for- mer selves, inhabiting the “potters field” maintained by the police for abandoned automobiles, but some one probably 15 willing to claim them for a dollar or less apiece. ‘Tomorrow the decrepit hulks—flat- u;fid., weather .beaten and helpless— will be offered at auction to the high- est bidders. If there are no other bid- dmth;zwfll'ownloul’unkdum under inding bid” of $1 per car. The will seek bids on 45/ Lt automobiles and 1 motor cycle during the sale, which will be held in the police property yard at Tenth and G streets southwest, at 10 o'clock in the morning. Although most of the cars are con- sidered virtually past repair, them are of expensive make and prob- ably could be put into running order two of 18 LOSE CENSUS JOBS FOR QUITTING DESKS 70 SMIOKE Three-Day Drive to En- force Rules. VICTIMS REFUSED TO HEED WARNING Others Face Like Fate for Viola- tions—Action Termed Dis- ciplinary Measure. A total of 48 employes of the Census Bureau have lost their jobs during the past three days for absenting them- selves from their desks for “a breath of fresh air” or a “smoke,” it was learned last night. The list of those discharged was swelled to an even four dozen yesterday with the summary dismissal of six more employes caught in the act of breaking a bureau edict against leaving their desks during working hours without per- mission. Women Included. Six employes were meted the drastic punishment Thursday and 36 were ousted Priday, according’ to reliable re- ports. The victims-included women as well as men. A warning has been issued to other employes that similar punishment will be dealt any one else found guilty of violating the bureau's regulations. Ace cording to Arthur J. Hirsch, chief clerk of the bureau, the dismissed employes had received repeated warnings and had failed to heed them. It was de- cided to make an example of the habit- ual offenders, it was pointed out. Smoking Prohibited. ‘While the bureau must dispense with the services of 5800 temporary em- ployes during the next year, the present dismissals are in no way related to the general recuction program, it was said. They constitute merely a measure to enforce departmental discipline, offictals de;_ll:re% e Census Bureau does not permif smoking in its building, which 1s & war- time frame structure at Sixth and B Streets. As a result, employes have been tempted to sneak away from their desks for “a puff or two” during office hours. The dismissed employes had not only gone outside the building, but had walked to what they considered a safe distance. Willlam M. Steuart, director of the census, approved the dismissals. ALEXANDRIA REPORTS | 617 LIQUOR ARRESTS Year's Record Shows 930 Intoxi- cation Cases and 644 War- rants Issued. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, July 11.—The annual report of the activities of local police against violators of the prohibition law has been compiled by Capt. W. W. Campbell and sent to John R. Saunders, State attorney general. The report shows 617 arrests here in the period from Jjune 30, 1930, to July 1, 1931, for violations of the prohibition law. In addition 930 persons were ar- rested for being drunk. A total of 644 search warrants were executed, the re- y seized totaled 504 gallons, and in addition 130 gallons of \zfilsky were found abandoned in various places, in- cluding automobiles. A total of 804 gallons of whisky and 667 bottles of beer was destroyed, the report shows. At the present time, according to the report, local police have approximately 480 gallons of whisky and 111 bottles of | beer on hand. Three vehicles were con- fiscated during the year. i BLOOD AND TEAR GAS GIVE POLICE MYSTERY Trail Leads to Deserted Apart- ment, Where Home Brew and Fight Evidence Are Found. A trail of blood and an atmosphere laden with tear gas provided a mys- tery last night for police responding to a report of a shooting in an apart- ment house at 1909 Nineteenth street. The blood led to & second-floor apart- ment in which about 50 cases of home brew were found. The officers found the apartment vacant, and, while some of the neigh- bors said they had heard two shots, they were able to give police little aid in ‘finding the cause of the trouble. ‘Two cartridge shells were found which obyiously had eontained the gas. ‘The police reported later that no ar- rests had been made, but sald they were looking fcr the woman to whom the apartment was said to have been rented. The blood trafl ran down the front steps of the building and nearing the outside door a bloody hand had clutched at the wall in an evident attempt to support its owner. Evidence of a fight also was found, police said. The beer was confiiscated and hauled to the second precinct. FRANC RISES AS DROP HITS DOLLAR AND POUND Reichsbank Sales in Paris to Meet Berlin Demands Blamed for Fluctuations. By the Associated Press. PARIS, July 11.—A slight fall in the values of the dollar and pound on the French market today, the newspaper Le Matin explained tonight, was &fg to the sale of dollars and pounds by the Reichsbank in Paris to obtain {francs which were needec in Berlin. Calls on the Reichsbank for fore] money during the week, Le Matin said, were 60 per cent for dollars, 30 per cent for pounds and about 10 per cemt for francs, but the demand for francs increased at the close of the week. The at a small outlay. There may be a|dollar descended, the pape. noted. from few competitive bids on the two. ‘The mujmt'yn of n:; mcl;suh:nwever. are expected to go deall enler Sy 3 18 8.0475 on uly A 25.5325 to the dollar on Monday to 254725 Friday. The mark descended the gParis market from 6.602p, on "‘"—T!fi"‘