Evening Star Newspaper, August 25, 1931, Page 17

ON ADISTED 45 APPLANGES ASHED Hartman Wants to Know if Conditions Are Favorable for Winter Demand. SEEKS REPLY TO THREE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS Bays Data Failed to Show How Temporary 8-Inch Maximum Pressure JIs Affected. The incompleteness of the report of the Washington and Georgetown Gas Light companies relating to adjustments they have made in consumer appliances during the Summer caused Harleigh H. Hartman, acting chairman of the Pub- lie Utllities Commission, to ask the companies today for more detailed in- formation. The compenies reported yesterday tions. | returned to the Treasury today to take ARTIFICIAL “FEEDING” SAVES TREES IN GITY | FPour Surgeons Drill Holes in Ground to Let “Food” Reach ) i ? ] i A and the earth then This artificial feeding complished In Lincoln, Garfleld, Stan. wn',‘ Parragut, McPherson and w Parks as well as several parks and reservations. Some 17 oak trees in the center park- ing east of Eighth street southeast, Pennsylvania avenue, were lost because of the h FIVE ARE CONVICTED | FOR TAKING PAPERS Two Forfeit Bonds Posted for Vio-| lation of Honor System Racks. Pive persons were convicted and sen- | tenced for taking newspapers from honor system racks by Judge Robert E. § : ¥ i arrested on the same charge forfeited $10 collateral they had posted at the second ct. All of the men were arrested at Sev- enth and M streets yesterday through the efforts of John Marion, rack in- epector. They were taken to the second uocltm:t. where five were held over- Judge Mattingly sentenced four of men to pay $10 fines, while the was given a suspended sentence in jail. The quartet included G. Taylor, Henry ASKS $20,000 DAMAGES Florence B, Hill Files Suit Against W. B. & E. and Cab Company. t|Back From Europe, Faces WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1931, EGYPTIAN LEGATION ATTACHE IS INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT Andre Cattaui Suffers. Bruise and Shock in Auto Crash. Two Colored Women Hurt Slightly—Go to Hos- pital. Andre Cattau!, 39 years old, attache at the Egyptian legation, 2301 Massa- chusetts avenue, was injured slightly early this morning in an automobile collision at New Hampshire avenue and M street. Mr. Cattaui said his right knee was bruised and that ‘he suffered slight shock because of the accident. He re- fused medical treatment when the mis- hap occurred about 1 o'clock this morn- ing. He said the case would be settled out of court. Two colored women, occupants of the automobile which collided with Mr. Cattaul’s machine, were treated at Emergency Hospital for minor injuries. They were Salenia Dickaon, 28, of 933 N street, and Irene Edds, 20 years old, NELLON TACKLING FINANCE PROBLENS ANDRE CATTAUIL of Herndon, Va. The automobile in which the two women were riding was orm"lud by Theodore Aning, 29 years old, of Sterling, Va. Mr. Cattaul’s machine was dlmlndl to the extent of $50, while the damage to Aning's automobile was set at $150. HOOVER KEEPS 0UT Will Let Farm Board Handle U. S. Vessel Owners’ Protest. Task of Preventing New Deficit. By the Associated Press. President Hoover has Reticent as usual, Secretary Mellon i cabinet meetihg since June. 1t was expséted that President Hoover No official of the Treasury, Federal Reserve Board or State Depsartment referred MILITARY POLICEMAN TO BE BURIED ‘HERE Returning From Encamp- A ment. Marosy, 20tH Division, . Who was unday While Tesiroing I t will be buried with full mi from Tabler's funersl wflm street, at 1:30 o'clock ~comorrow nmoon. < Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemete! ry. The youth was injured in a crash at Md., ']v‘::; he a carl of equipment used at the camp. He died at Georgetown University Hospital a short time later. ‘The entire organization, l;r -::h .::e, | young man was a member, n ordered out for the rites, and his 1.!!0'/1 | non-commissioned officers of the com- | | pany will be pallbearers Two brothers, | Joseph . and Edward Marosy, are - | members of the company. s | SEEKS ‘$10,000 FOR DEATH | | Mrs. 'lu-gnret Roberts’ Daughter | Killed by Cleaners’ Truck. Mrs. Margaret Roberts, 25 L street northeast, a8 administratrix of her 4- h‘m-g:d :;:ll;lurh Doris L. Roberts, s n the District Supreme Court recover $10,000 from | the Vdue Cleaners and Dyers, 300 I | street northieast, for the child’s death. | | The mother says a truck of the defend- | ant struck and killed the baby at First |and L streets northeast, April 20 last. | Attorneys George E. McNeil and: (‘M‘u 8s E. Lodge appear for the plain- | taer. { Sl fatally injured from the honors 928 M g Cougress. Sonvenes in December convenes T for raising funds required for| expenditures. He has said | L1} iiagli : pidb il SO 2, CRASH VICTIM SUES Grant Baclé at Desk. col- | Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director | of Public Buildings and Public Parks, | was back at his desk today, following & vacation on Buzzards Bay in Massa- chusetts. and Leonard J. Ganse. 'D. C. TO ACCEPT §30 CAR FORONE | WORTH $442 LOST BY WORKER| Auto With Cheaper One. i P | and ]rut employes as she wheeled into a | small space, or would have notified them the car was outside. She said it had been common practice for em- m of the Welfare Bureau to find et cars parked near the thelr use, with keys in the switches. Florence R. Hill, Burlington Hotel, filed suit in the District Investigators to the Com- reported OF SHIPPING ROW: NARCISENFELD JURY RELEASES FARBER IN DEATH PROBE Medical Testimony Conflicts on Cause of Merchant Dying. CORONER ATTRIBUTES HEMORRHAGE TO BLOW Autopsy on Skull by Doctors Fails to Reveal Blood Clot, They ' Declare, Following conflicting medical testi- mony, a corcner’s jury this afternoon exonerated Jacob Farber, 46, 1124 1 street northeast, being held in connec- tion with the death in Emergency Hos- pital yesterday of his brother-in-law, Maurice Narcisenfeld, 42 - year - old Seventh street shoe stcre merchant. Narcisenfeld’s death followed an al- tercation August 16 with Farber, dur- ing which he was struck on the side of i : y, Farber was He said no there was i & ziEE f EEE' | Eg;z Y i 2% -3 9 man, 4524 Fourth fled that there was no b brain before the opera! Tells of Blood Clet. Contradicting these opinions, Deputy found a blood clot on §‘g§ ALEXANDRIA DEATH M. Hill, 78, Succumbs Week | After Being Hit by Auto- mobile. Special Dispatch to The Star. Hill, 76, prominent Alexandrian, who re- ceived fatal injuries when struck by an automobile at Prince and Fairfax streets last Tuesday night. will be conducted by | Dr. T. Marshall Jones, city coroner, at an ‘inquest in police headquarters this After living for almost a week after the accident, Mr. Hill died yesterday aft- ernoon at the Alexandria Hospital. He had suffered a badly broken leg, frac- tured arm and ribs and severe cuts. was Teturning | street, driver of the car which struck | Mr. Hill, is being held on $2,500 bond. | A preliminary of the case will be held in Police Court September 1. colliding | with Tt "o charge was changed to yesterday. D. C. EMPLOYE FINED $75 FOR LIQUOR POSSESSION Officers, Armed With Search War- rant, Sieze Quantity of Alleged ‘Whisky Near Cabin John. #pecial Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., August 25.—As a result of a visit to his Conduit road near Cabin John, by a squad of county officers headed by Sergt. Rodgers, Wesley Johnson, said to be an employe of the District of Co- lumbia_ filtration plant, was before WM m:n‘-m - He was found guilty and m“‘md 875 m%” costs. warrant, found | Commissioners Order Welfare Employe to Replace Stolen RADIO CURFEW IS SET FOR 11 0°CLOCK NIGHTLY Other Unnecessary Noises Banned Until 7 A M. to Allow Eight Hours Sleep. JOSEPH L. FINCHAM. 1 | CORONER PROBES FINCHAMS DEATH Strangulation, Rogers Says After Autopsy. A coroner’s began an inquiry y into the of Joseph L. Pincham, 40-year-old railway mail Camall e yesierday afternoon with y 0on and wrists slashed. street. Dennis said that while .there he slashed his left wrist with a razor blade and the wound was.dressed by his sister. WOOD TAKES RAP AT FARM BOARD | House Member Opposes “Lavish Approprization” by Next Congress. By the Associated Press. ‘Opposition to any “lavish appropria- tions” for the ¥arm Board by the next Congress was expressed today by Chair- man Wood of the House Appropriations Ecannmu in assailing the board's re- cent wheat and ocotton stabilization moves. The Indiana Republican characterized the board's failure to insert in the | Brazilian wheat-coffee exchange agree- {ment & provision insuring carriage of the cargoes in American vessels as the iter | “biggest plece of bonehead business that |t | | ers to control production.” Outing Guests VETERANS TO BE FETED AT GLEN ECHO. P. 0, MEN 0 PRESS FIVEDAY WEEK AT NATONAL PARLEY Secretary Will Report on Pro- posed Reform at Los Mr. 'Mail Clerk Was Victim of | cai % | the tank exploded with a resounding Angeles. VIGOROUS WAR AGAINST WAGE CUT IMPENDS Organization Will Also Resist Move to Raise Postal Rates. ‘Would Create More Jobs. Establishment of a five-day week in the postal service will be discussed at ! the coming convention of the National | Feceration of Post Office Clerks at Los Angeles, Calif., hl‘lflnfinl September 7. Recol for 3 STOLEN AUTOS FOUND N MAKNG OUT NEW TILES Owners of Cars Sought Upon Discovery of Thefts o= Bureau. 5,000 CERTIFICATES HAVE BEEN APPROVED New Principal SAN FRANCISCO EDUCATOR HEADS THIRD DIVISION. Van Duzer Discloses Task of List. ing District’s 125,000 Cars Progresses Slowly. Dr. Julia Habn, director of kinder- l'l:.mn and primary in the pub: e partment v et Kot investigations made in com William A. Van 3 Information furnished Who | squad of the Bureau was notified and it is making efforts to find the owners. on the the S22 PROTEST CHANGIN égé Bw gh8 i of i EE: ! s i NAVY. PICKS AIR ENVOYS { —_— Two Officials Will Represent U. ‘S. at Schneider ‘ Races. g Fropiiy, workds, Tacemmer 1 'y, W 's al in land s, a&. ¢l | Amcostia Naval Afr Sta | section, Navy Bureau Aeronautics. | They will be there in the capacity of observers. | Lieut. Ofstie cdrried the United States | colors in two Schneider races before | Ilhl-l coun! eliminated itself from th> ! race, and been present at every | Schneider contest since that time. ——— SAVES LIFE BY STEP Workman Goes to Get SoMering| Iron as Tank Explodes. ably owes life toda: *“Trionapeon Wwas preparing fo weld ‘Was prepa. weld an automobile tank ln“?.ge door of & garage at 1611 M street shortly before n . He-had drained the tank gasoline and washed it out with He had just touched it with the flame | of & blow torch when he remembered he didn't have his soldering iron and stepped away to get it. As he did so bang. 3 A. ). BUGDEN DIES Pormer D. C. Resident Succumbs to Heart Attack'in Brooklyn. Arthur J. Bugden, 39, a former resi- dent of Washington, suddenly last week, following a heart attack, accord- ing to word received in this city. At the time of his death Mr. Bugden lived in Brooklyn, N. sociated with his nm,ummpmnm&.m i ; his ts he is survived by ! I | The nited States Navy, which with- | L5 TEET 5 STOLEN SHOW HORSES & daughter, ; & son, Thomas, and a brother, Thomas D. S. Bugden. Burial was in Albany, N. Y, BABY SHOW TO BE HELD 5,000 too deprived OF MONROE SEHOOL £ 3525 Against Transfer for Colored Use. :| PHONE CO. TO SPEND $57,360 ON CABLES Directors Vote Sum for Changes Necessitated by Federal Building. B 4 5 i il k & 5 g SOUGHT BY POLICE 39 Trained Animals of 101 Circus Missing V_llm: Cars Are B i - g 3 g Ty 55355 E E ] Only Help Trade in Hand- cuffs and Coffins. William E. (“Pussyfoot” day aitacked as “absurd” horses. One of the animals stolen was valued ;! $l.?d00, Mr.ldBlml' said. The others, e _sald, would average in value some |and saloon ki $250 or $300 each. to which lt‘ln;*'!nl’em mmam 3 “!' Pl U N NIGH? POOLS TO CLOSE Decreased Popularity Blamed for |, Rangmen's rope Order Effective After Saturday. b i SUES OVER WOOD IN PIE: Night s in W ' public, pools Wil cense.for the.seson ‘ s "|Girl, Asking $5,000, Declares Se- vere Pains Resulted. Sergt. Bernard W. Thompson, «m&-:uu'& ‘The