Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1931, Page 4

T A—4 xx LASHING PRISONER RELEASED ON BOND Attack on Legality of Ta- | koma Court Sentence Awaits Decision. BY HOWARD M. BAGGETT, Sta? Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md, December 19 Joseph C. Carlton, 36-year-old Takoma Park carpenter, sentenced to 10 lashes and 10 days in jail by Judge A. L. Wilson of the Takoma Park Police Court, following charges brought by Carlton’s wife that he beat her, was released from the Rockville jail on a writ of habeas corpus yesterday as Judge Robert B. Peter of the Circuit Court took under advisement another action which attacked the validity of all of the acts of the Takoma Pari court. Attorneys for Reuben D. Day, con- victed by Judge Wilson of a motor vehicle law violation and senterced to 280 days in jail. who has also been re- leased on a habeas cory it, yost day sought to have Judge Peter decl the act of the creating the cou a hearing on tk cuit Court. At t entation of arg taken under advisement by the c but a prompt decision was promised. due to the seriousness of the matter. t Charged as Wife Beater, Ca sed on $300 provided by a friend. His att announced that should the Court render them an unfavor cision in their attack on th: Park Court through the Day they will take up the Carlton c the further grounds that he w specifically charged by his wife being a “wife beater,” but th Warrant Was sworn out mere simple assault and that Judge Wilson had no right to sentence him to the whipping post on such charges Judge Peter also announced toda con ional_in before the C bond ey cistons of Judge Wilson which a pending should be postponed decision is rendered in t action. If the Takom: declared unconstitutional the case will automatic e Court of Appeals under ns of the State L Five points w 1 Justice stitutional, 4 the Marylan: that jud only in t cuit Cour Justices Juvenile cour courts for Bal first_were named which _was not Judge Wilson. Method of Appointing Attacked. Secondly, Al the act limited ernor in appoint koma Park cc such a judge be mendation of of the town. Th of appoil nent tha tk provided the Goye: thereunder given the ap with_the * Senate.” Even_th strue the ac power to name . of the peace contended, he had n as he refused to q It of the Legi the Mo that there sh Montgomery C on criminal ca: stituted Polic council of the such justices exist exclusi Wilson The action was defended by Statc's Attorney Sted Prescott, who con- tended that was the intent ture to create the Takoma ibunal of on was or and appointed by the act was legal. MINISTER USES HORSE Bays Animal Is Better Friend of Railroads Than Motors. BRISBANE, Aus Believing h December 19 A bitier than ister for ra to Parliament on a hanc This is o feature between automobiles a in Australia. Ti gay their compe s of fodder. 50 Years’ Service On Capitol Hill larked by Page enue from ship; New Office as Special Clerk of Minority Scene of Many Tributes. By the Associated Press. ‘Today is the golden anniversa: for William day Tyler Page, long clerk of the House, now special clerk of the ority. It is also another 19th—his birthdey is October 19, and the clerk- ship job he held 12 years came to him May 19, 1919. In gray frock coat striped shirt and was a distinguisk pin striped, blue blue necktie, Page d figure as he recelved gratulations in his new s office. But the $5.000 annual salary he draws with that office is proof that Democrats as well as Republicans value his long refused to let him go when | shifted ttle pa he came to th apitol 50 years ago, and he has been working here, the year around, ever since. Many and varied have been his jobs. He tutors new members in the intrica- cies of parliamentary procedure. He convened Congress. One blizzardy day years ago, he even served as pinch- hitter for the chaplain, and opened the’ House with prayer. His first big basket of anniversary flowers were red carnations. and the signature on the card was “Your Tele- phone Girls.” Under Republican regime, Tyler Page trained the switchboard personnel in the special service required at the Capi- tol, striving always to imbue them with a high morale. With history at his tongue-tip, Page is never lacking in inspirational ex- essions. His mosaic of phrases from mmortal patriotic speeches which he titled “The American’s Creed” won a 81,000, prize before it became mfemory mattet to the schoolboy, 3 | P s |clear as concerns payment of the tax boy from Maryland, | WILL FIGHT MAPES INCOME TAX BILL Montgomery Civic Federation Committee Is Studying Procedu: e for Action. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md., December 19.—De- | ciding to take steps to protest and | oppose in any way possible the passage |of the Mapes District of Columbia in- | come tax bill in so far as it applies to | income of non-residents of Washington, the Committee on Public Finance and Budget of the Montgomery County Civic Federation last night moved to de- termine the proper procedure to take in the matter before taking further | action. | The committee, which met with | { Stephen James. chairman. decided to | k first an informal audience with Senators Tydings and Goldsboro and | Representative David J. Lewis of Mary- | land, who represent Maryiand and the | congressional district of which Mont- | gomery County is a part. At this| meeting a policy is expected to be | formulated which, it was decided, will be taken before the Executive and Ad- visory Committces of the federation and if it receives the approval of these committees will be laid before the Senate District Committee. Before Senate Committee. ‘The Mapes bill, which has already passed the House of Representatives, 15 now fore the Senate Committee. As a feature of the measure, there is provided a tax on all incomes earned e District of Columbia whether ose receiving the incomes are resi- dents of Washington or not, and it | is this clause that is being attacked | y_residents of the suburbs. | i The bill, it has been pointed out, re- peals the intangible personal property tax in the District of Columbia, but cannot afford relief to residents of Acarby Maryland and Virginia receiving their income in Washington and who | in Maryland will still pay the State in- tangible personal property tax and in Virginia, with the exception of Federal aploves, pay & Virginia State income X in addition to a State intangible nal property tax. The language of the bill | is quite | by Mr. James stated, to determining the in- d with Representative ephone yesterday aft- it I ta on the tel Talks With Mapes. Mapes told me,” Mr. James at if the language of the bill t clear to scek to have it clari- patter now rests.” meeting of the Committee > and Budget of the be called for Wednesday Mr. James has unced s to find out approximately how of Montgomery pay under the in the meanwhile, hile no figures on obtainable, Mr r estimated the tax which would e other w been N s $150,000. | VIRGINIANS FIGHT BILL. Arlington Civie Group to Ask Glass' and Swanson's Aid. k | B3« stam corresp CLARENDON William D, Va., Medley e Star December 19 the | n County Ci . is ta head a committee that will, | Monday. call upon Senators Glass and Swanson of Virginia to ask | opposition to the M; The request for the oppe based upon the fac bill pro- for the pay ome taxes ients who earn their ict of Columbia. Many per- ding Government emploves, live in the county would be re- ed to pay triple taxes. one to the her to the State and x t of Columbia, if the bill passes the Senate TWO GRADING CONTRACTS LET BY COMMISSIONERS ¢ of the | | District Commissioners yesterda: awarded three minor contracts as fo atimer & Maloney Constructing ding of east approaches to Piney h underpass, $2.860. | ott Co., Inc., 60,000 rds of grading on eight streets, > United States Gysum Co. of Chi- 11, furnishing and installing ac- tical tile in the Assembly Hall, D. C. rmatory, Lorton, Va., $732. streets to be graded under the contract are Macomb street, avenue to Massachusetts avenue; ¢ street, Macomb street to Weaver Pomeroy road southeast, Sheri- | dan to Stanton roads; Stanton road theast, Sheridan road to Sheridan Sheridan road southeast, Nich- avenue to Stanton road; Southern | avenue southeast, Beck street to Barker Southern avenue, and East Capitol | street, Fifty-elghth to Sixty-first streets. \ESCAPE IN SMOKE-SCREEN | Two Suspected Rum Cars Chased Through Northwest Section. Two suspected Tum cars escaped | through the use of smoke screens after | a chase through the Northwest section | of the city early last night by Pvt. E. G. Mower of the thirteenth precinct. Mower reported that two colored men occupied each machine. An investiga- tion to locate the automobiles on the description furnished by Mower is be- ing conducted. c | c Th second 1d ! the floor | along better witt THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1931. “Pirates” Take Old Ironsides BOARD FAMOUS SHIP AT BRUNSWICK HARBOR, GA. AY young pirates rushed aboard Old Ironsides when she docked in Brunswick Harbor, near St. Simons Island, Ga., where the timbers for her hull were hewn in 1794, and did what the Barbary Pirates were unable to do in Old Ironsides’ first encounter in the War with Tripolt. NUS MARCHERS FA PRESENTED Committee of Promised Efforts for Re- lief by Patman. A committee of four World War vet- erans, representing the 26 Philadelphia “bonus mar rived here yes- sentative Patman g to present their te cash pay- ted compensa- tion certific T a plea read by t thr togethe g to get what we need who have all the mone ol the newspapers. But we o truth of this thing before t The Texas Representative promised he would “tr to read the petition on of the House” by next nday or Tuesday Beer Not Mentioned. No mention was made in the petition of modification of the Volstead law to legalize beer. It was originally reported the marchers would ask this meas- to relieve unemployme ary after five of steady ) tween Phila- the band of t lap of their with a_police from the city Army emer- They were st night, despite rday Ma). Asher, e Dis army. an zation could get constant influx ners e agent for the group. was not in evidence at the lodg- ing this morning. The marchers had & revresentative committee, d of Willlam O'Brien, Paul M. Jack Ludwig and Howard W. The committee said Alfieri, was supposed to arrange everything rehand for them, seemed to have arranged ncthing. them ation C street e limits to gency lodaing Roused and fed { the fact that i commander of th nour that b c Schell, Meet Gen. Coxey. Proceeding to the House Office Build- ing the official marchers' representa- tives went straight to Patman’s office By coincidence, Gen. Jacob Coxey was there on business. Gen. Coxey, who has been campaigning for one thing and another since his famous ‘“Coxey’s Army” march several decades ago, lis- tened with interest as Patman wel- comed the delegation and heard its petition When the committee had finished talking with Patman, Gen. Coxey pre- sented Schell h a copy of a speech made on_ adjusted compensation cer- tificates before the Ways and Means Committee. After leaving Patman, the commit- | tee visited the office of Representatiie Connolly of Pennsylvania, but found that he was out of town. Senator James J. Davis, with whom they also wished an audience, likewise was not in the cit ttee wants {o call on Presi- to present their petition, but arrangements had not been com- pleted late this morning. As soon as they feel they have ac- complished_their purpose, the men will return to Philadelphia. They are anx- ious to be home by Christmas, they explained. Representative Patman gave the four a letter to Mayj. Glassford. It is understood they will ask him to assist thom in obtaining transportation back to Philadelphia. Third of Three-Year Term in District Jail Has Been Completed. Government Refuses to Dis- cuss Matter, Since No Ap- plication Received. John H. Edwards, jr., a vice presi- dent of the F. H. Smith Co., now serv- ing a three-year sentence in the Dis- | trict Jail, becomes eligible for parole | Wednesday, when one-third of his term will have been completed, but no one, not even Edwards himself, would give any intimation as to whether he will seck his liberty or what reception his application for parole would meet. Interviewed at the jail this morning, Edwards stated that he could not say at this time whether he will apply for parole. Assistant Attorney General Nugent Dodds, who prosecuted the Smith com- pany case, sald he could not discuss the \ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE WEDNESDAY EDWARDS OF SMITH CO. SILENT it JOHN H. EDWARDS, JR. matter since no application for parole from Edwards was before him. Edwards was sentenced by Justice William Hitz in District: Supreme Court December 23, 1930. At that time Jus- tice Hitz said that Edwards would be- come eligible for parole when one-third of his term had expired.y Edwards is classed as a “trusty” at Jail and is assigned to clerical work. Veterans Pelham D, | “Sea-Going” Poker Bows to Supremacy Of “Klondyke” Type Betting"em-High System Is 22-Chip Winner in 150 Hands. r Associated Pre TTLE. December 19 variety poker will tall h R The “Klon- dyke any old sour- 1§ s going” In 150 hand with the last board of George Broom’s stack, “the Klon- dike” variety triumphed by 22 chips | E sailmaker, and Jack Mc- ponent, finished “test- 1 two systems last night 1y won out when McEachern faltering Carl Weber, the er, who found the going ce of those tense 50-hand said the strain was too He ch for him st hand decided it. Broom held two pairs, kings and 10s. He bet his stack on them, after he failed to better them on the draw But McEachern's winning streak ed it out. He drew to a pair of 6s, and caught three 8s TEXAN GUARANTEES DEPOSITORS’ MONEY Edgar B. Davis, 0il Operator, Offers to Make Good Losses of Bank. By the Associated Press BROCKTON, Mass. December 19.— Edgar B. Davis, wealthy oil operator of Texas and a stockholder of the Plym- outh County Trust Co. of Brockton yesterday notified directors of the bank he would sce that no depositor would lose money from the bank’s closing ‘The bank closed Thursday before the usual closing hour after a considerable run had caused directors to call in Deputy Bank Commissioner Frederick Bonner. Davis telephoned his representative on the board of directors, Carlton R. | White, that after the condition of the bank had been determined and he had been given time to raise the necessary cash, each depositor would be paid 100 cents on the dollar. Davis’ connection with the bank was not known generally, but directors said he had an interest in the bank and at one time owned controlling interest The oil operator is widely known for his benevolences and for his part in backing the Broadway play “The Lad- der” during its long run in New York. (MIAMI COACH AND 16| HURT IN BUS CRASH | | Tommy McCann, Believed to Have | Broken Back, Found Only | Slightly Injured. By the Associated Press, | | CORAL GABLES, Fla, December 19 | —Seventeen persons, including Head Coach Tommy McCann cf the Univer- | sity of Miami foot ball team, were in- | jured Thursday in a collision between [ McCann’s automobile and a Coral Ga- bles municipal passenger bus, Physicians at first believed McCann probably had received a broken back, | but an X-ray disclosed the injury was not_serious. | . Bus passengers who received minor injuries were: John Codington, Mrs. C | H. Owen. Sevmour Goldweaver, Miss Harrie Flichman, W. W. Blount, Miss | Aliene Viecle, five colored persons | and George Warner, Miami, bus driver, | Four persons riding with McCann who | received minor injuries were: E. Max Goldstein, assistant foot ball coach at the university; Cliff Courtney, fresh- | man coach; Bob Fogg, member of the | freshman foot ball team, and Jimmy | Abrahas. BURIED IN WELL, DIES Former Found Smothered After Rescuers Work All Night. CASTLEBERRY, Ala., December 19 (P)—Buried at the bottom of a well that caved in on him yesterday, Ernest | Mellinger, a farmer, was found dead yesterday by neighbors, who worked all night to rescue him. He was smothered by sand that cov- ered him after he removed a piece of plank curbing in repairing the well. Regular Delivery Over 100,000 families read The Star ever day. The great ma- Jority have the paper delivered regularly every evening and Sun- day morning at a cost of 11 cents daily and 5 cents Sunday. It you are not taking advane tage of this regular service &3 this low rate, telephone National 5000 now and service ‘Wil start tomorrow. — ALCOHOL HEARINGS HELD N SECRECY Indicted Firms Give Pleas for Permits Behind Closed Doors. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE. December 19.—Meet- ing here secretely closed doors boa from the Bureau of du w gton con- ducted hea here t the renewal of Governm; the United States Indus Co., Maryland division. and ary the United States Indus cal Co, a Ing Expected to Continue. The sessions are expected t several davs longer and neit of the company nor of the Gover will discuss ar the detail headquarters of this divis alcohol company located TEAHOUSEMURDE JRY NANES 2 N Coroner’s Panel at Bladens- burg Merely Says Sus- pects Identified. | By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BLADENSBURG, Md., December 19, | Failing to prefer any charges against | | suspects in the Old Colonial Tea House ! hold-up and murder, a coroner’s jury | last night merely quoted evidence | against two men now being held by police, The verdict said: “That Grover Amick (who was killed in the shooting) came to his death | from bullets that entered his body as a | result of a shooting during a_hold-up of the Colonial Tea House in Bladl‘n\-‘ burg on the morning of November 23, | in which five or six men participated | . "And, according to the evidence of | Mrs. Verne Edwards, she identified two | of the men omas Simone and | Peter Abbott.” Verdict Considered Sufficient. Both Abbott and Simone are being held by police on charges of murder, atement of the coroner’s jury considered sufficient to held them for the action of the grand jury | The jury’s verdict was returned after | two hours of deliberation and signed by | Hedley Gasch, foreman Ten witne including six women, testified at the inquest last night. Mrs. | Edwards, star witness for the State, re- peated made to police e were as Tl 1 | | | block of Capi- > was in th entered and it m “at least a thousand’ 1 Couldn't Identify Pictures. Norman Garey of Baltimore, charged with being an accessory to the murder, sald he had been in the house only 10 | minutes when the holdup men entcred. | Neither he nor any of the other wit- nesses except Mrs. Edwards could identify pictures of suspects, Others called to the stand who were unable to throw much light on the shooting, were Raymond Sisler, Samuel <ushner, Marg ner, Marie | <on, Mae Dix, Susan Reynolds and | Gordon. 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Electric ¥2 l-groomed man will like, Norrons, ArsLe 21, Prst FLoor, VETERAN AID PASSED Christmas stockings will be filled for veterans if the Senate approves a §200, 000,000 appropriation of loans on bor certificates, which was unanimou: passed in the House. Fe * k KX K Kk Kk k Kk red marriage as a sa that binds two hearts vows of eternal lote. dith Denning had F her husband one 1 1 4] monti ¢ ed romance to the day. How was she to know she was [ /.‘zul.!‘m/* he could give her hich being newer that < any ) \(/I’?'J to has a right ask of her husband—loze. Lead this thrilling serral by ANNE Beginning but that only ad l The resolution will bring the total amount appropriated for loans under the 50 per cent valuation of $1,710,- 000.000 on the certificates to $1,35: | 000,000. “The 3,500,000 veterans hold- certificates already have been 00,000 and the Veterans 5 exhausted, ams of Marriage— BUT feor ream of r Few CComing a ] MONDAY December 28 m The Shar