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Washington News he Foening Sstar WASHINGTON. D. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1932. CHANGES IN ZONING ASKED IN TOTAL OF 10 DISTRICT CASES PRESENTED SABER New Pepco Plant at Buzzards Point and Georgetown Project Included. POWER COMPANY ASKS RULING IN SOUTHWEST University Petitions for Increase in Height of New Buildings. Pleas for changes in zoning classifi- cations to permit construction of a proposed large, new plant for the Po- tomac Electric Power Co. at Buzzards Point and new buildings for George- town University on its campus were made before the Zoning Commission &t its Summer public hearing today. Six other proposed changes in zon- ing restrictions on various properties were considered at the morning ses- sion, and this afternoon the commis sion was to hear arguments concern- al cases. appearing for the power company, urged approval of a plan to grant an industrial 90-foot D area classification to property lying be- tween V. Second. T and Water streets southwest, which now is zoned for either residential or second commer- cial use. Calls Change Necessary. The change is necessary. he pointed out, to permit erection there of the large power plant, fcr which legislation s pending before Congress, and to pro- wvide for ne>ded railroad connections and other facilities. The zoning and the, legislation both are needed to make the Gevelopment possible, he pointed out. No one appeared at the hearing to, obiect to the zoning petiticn. | Charles H. Tompkins, contractor, ap- | peared for Georgetown University to urge approval ot the petitioned increase in height for the property owned by the university north of O street and west of Thirty-seventh street. It is pro- posed to raise the height limit on the | proposed buildings from 40 to 90 feet. Plans have been drawn for erection of a new lecture and laboratory build- ing of five stories, which is to be of Gothic architecture, calling for a high- pitched roof and a tower. The plans carry the building above the existing 40-foot maximum height. Cost Placed at $500,000. ‘The proposell university structure, to | be known as the White-Grosvenor | Building, is expected to cost approxi- mately $500,000. It is a part of the projected new quadrangle building de- velopment, which also calls for erec- fon of several other buildings in fu- ture years. The commission heard arguments on petitions for zoning property on the | northeast corner of Virginia avenue and Twenty-eighth street for second commercial use; for zoning property at | 1705 Corcoran street for first commer- | cial use; and for granting a first com- | mercial use to property at 1701 Thir- | teenth street. Petitioners also asked the zoning of property at 1001 to 1015 Third street and 302 K street northeast for second commercial use; sought a second com- mercial classification for property at the southwest corner of Fifth street and | Florida avenue northeast; and an in- dustrial classification for the square between L, M, Fourteenth and Fifteenth | streets southeast. ESTHER R. LINKINS DIES AFTER FALL| STUDY U. §. LEASES Lee Memorial saber to Rush B. this year's graduating class at West Point during the graduation parade ceremony at the academy yesterday. D. C. Cadet Is Honor Man AT WEST POINT. Lincoln, jr., of this city, honor man of The presentation was made —A. P. Photo. OF ARPORT LAND Park Board Considers Plan to Settle Problem of D. C. Boundary. CADETS T0 PARADE FORGEN MOSELEY Deputy Chief of Staff to Re- view 9th Brigade After Companies’ Drill. The possibility of introducing legis- lation in Congress, under which the Federal Government would lease land to the Hoover Airport and the Wash- ington Airport authorities, to settle the vexing land problem across the Potomac River. is being studied by officials of the National Capital Park and Plan- ning Commission. This announcement was made today by Capt. E. N. Chisolm, jr., engineer of | the commission. who said that Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, executive officer, and Charles W. Eliot, 2d., director of | planning of the commission, and him- self form a special committee, which is examining the problem. The com- mittee is conferring with interested parties and hopes to make a decision shortly. If agreeable, this legislation would supersede the bill introduced by Repre- sentative Smith, Democrat, of Virginia, designed to straighten out the land | property tangle in the airport area. Mr. Eliot charged recently at a congressional hearing that Representative Smith's bill would be a direct steal of land from | the Federal Government, handing it over to the airport people. The legislation in prospect would rec- cgnize the title of the Federal Govern- ment to disputed land, as evidenced by the high-water mark, but provide for its lgasing to the airport authorities, who ay be reguired to insert a clause in the transfer deed, that the land will be | Funeral of Descendant of William Ritterhouse to Be Buried Tomorrow. Esther Rittenhouse Linkins, 86, de- scendant of William Rittenhouse, who operated the first paper mill established in the American Colonies, in Philadel- phia, died last night as the result of a fall about a week ago. Miss Linkins, the daughter of Wil- liam Linkins and Mary Ann (Woodward) Linkins, was the cldest living member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church here, and her grandfather was one of its charter members. Her grandfather, Willilam ‘Woodward, was one of the District's earliest settlers and is said to have! built the first brick house on Pennsyl- vania avenue. Her father, also William | Woodward, was connected with the National Intelligencer for many years. Survivors include the following nephews and nieces: George R. Lin- kins, Charles Linkins, William H. L kins, Esther Linkins, Luther W. Linki and Flora May Linkins. Funeral services will be held at her home, 3615 Newark street, at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow. Burial will be in Congres- sional Cemetery. “LITTLE CONGRESS” PICKS CANDIDATES Hoover and Curtis Named to Op- pose Roosevelt and Walsh of Montana. The “Little Céngress,” composed of secretaries to members of the House and Senate and attaches of offices on Capitol Hill, last night “nominated” presidential candidates for both Re- publican and Democratic parties. That portion of the group composed ©of Republicans chose to nominate the dncumbents, Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis, for President and Vice President, respectively, while the Demo- cratic ticket selected was Franklin D. Roosevelt for President and Senator Walsh of Montana for Vice President. The “Little Congress” meets every fhursday in the House of Representa- tives caucus room. . Mr. Hoover was “nominated” at the *convention” last night by Robert Davis, secretary to Representative Tay- Jor of Tennessce, while Franklin P. Gil- strat of the office of Representative Ramspeck of Georgia, placed Gov. Roosevelt's name before the group. Lawn Party Wednesday. RIVERDALE HEIGHTS, Md., June 9 (Special). —The Ladies’ Auxiliary and members of the Riverdale Heights Vol- unteer Fire Company will give a lawn arty Wednesday night here. Mrs. argaret O'Brien and H. E. Stansfleld will be in charge of the Arrangements Committee. used permanently for airport purposes. CONNALLY TO MAKE GARNER NOMINATION Chairman Rayburn of Texas Dele- gation Reveals Plans—McAdoo Also Slated for Speech. By the Associated Press. Representative Sam Rayburn, chair- man of the Texas delegation to the Democratic National Convention, an- nounced today that Senator Tom Con- nally would place Speaker John N. Garner in nomination, at the Chicago convention. When Califcrnia is reached on the roll call, it will yield toc Texes, and Connally will make the nomination. When the Texas delegation is called, it will yield to California, and William Gibbs McAdoo, former Secretary of the Treasury, speaking for California, will make a recording speech favoring Garner. Rayburn also announced a steering committee for the Garner forces at the Chicago convention. It includes John B. Elliott of California, Amon G. Carter. Fort Worth; Maury Hughes, Dallas, a member of the National Committee: | Col. Roy Miller, Corpus Christi, Tex.; Alvin Wirtz, Walter Woodul, C. N. Chambers, Fred Horton and Mrs. R. F. Lindsay, all of Texas. Rayburn will leave to take charge of Texas_headquarters at Chicago about June 20. PAYETTE ASKS $100,000 General Manager for Warner Bros. Files Suit Against Cab Company and Potomac Electric. Suit for $100,000 damages has been filed in District Supreme Court by John J. Payette, general manager here for Warner Bros., * against the Black & ‘White & Yellow Cab Co. and the Po- tomac Electric Power Co. for injuries ber 30 last when a taxicab in which he was riding collided with a truck of the power company at New Jersey avenue and H street. Payette, through Attorneys Daniel ‘Thew Wright and Philip Ershler, told the court he had been injured perma- | nently and his contract with Warner | Bros. was impaired. Camp Meeting Officers Named. WASHINGTON GROVE, Md., June 9 (Special).—At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Washington Grove Camp Meeting Association here Robert McP. Milans and Francis L. L. Hiller were re-elected president and secretary-treasurer, respectively, and Herbert L. Davis was made vice presi- All trustees were re-elected. Maj. Gen. James Van Horn Moseley, deputy chief of staff, U. S. A., will re- | view the 9th brigade of Washington High School Cadets at 4:55 o'clock this afternoon following the 40th annual company competitive drills which are under today at Griffith Stadium. Immediately after the review, Gen Moseley will present to the captain of the winning company a diamond-studded | medal. The drills began at 9 o'clock this morning, when strong, commanded by Capt. John L. Paxton, took the field. Other companies drilling this morn- ing and their respective captains were: Co. G. Dunbar, John W. Butcher: Co. C. Cardozo. John Scott: Co. B, Arm- strong, Wiiliam McNeill, and Co. D, Cardozo, Thomas V. Tibbs ‘The ccmpanies which drilled this af- ternoon were Co. E, Armstrong, Capt. | Robert E. Martin; Co. B, Dunbar, Capt. | Granville Moore: Co. D, Armstrong, Capt. Boyd Washington: Co. A, Dunbar, | | Capt. Roscoe V. Cooper: Co. F, Dunbar, Capt. Henry G. Dixon; Co. C, Arm- strong, Capt. Timothy Paulin, and Co. E, Dunbar, Capt. Angelo Portal The companies’ bids for first place | were followed by a silent drill in which | a cadet unit executed mancuvers with- out any orders, Judges of the drills were National Guard officers. ARRIVES FOR TRIAL IN PRISON BREAK Fontaine Returned to Kansas City From Canada—Accused of Leavenworth Plot. By the Assoclated Press. KANSAS CITY, Kans., June 9—In the custody of Federal officers, Harold Fontaine arrived here late yesterday from Windsor, Ontario, to face trial on a charge of smuggling into the Leaven- worth Federal penitentiary dynamite and firearms used in a break for liberty last December. Seven convicts escaped December 11, company them as a hostage. er White was wounded severely in one arm. Three of the convicts were shot to death, apparently by one of thelr num- ber, and the other four were recaptured. Fontaine, who is 36 years old, will be tried at the Fall term of Federal Court here. “I know nothing of this plot,” Fontaine said yesterday. — MAKE;PLEA TO EAGLES | Special Dispaten to The st | . HAGERSTOWN, Md, 'June 9.— Maryland Eagles in convention here were called upon by Edward Biglow, | Washington State, deputy grand worthy president, to back the stabilization bill for employment now being prepared for presentation to Congress, and not only end the present depression but raise, a barrier to future depressions. :‘h; tthree»duy convention will close to- ght. Co. A of Arm-! compelling T. B. White, warden, to gc- | PARADE. LAUNCHES ANNUAL REUNIONOF V.. W. OF DISTRICT Veterans Convene at John Burroughs School After March in Northeast. JOB’S DAUGHTERS WIN PRIZE FOR APPEARANCE Convention to Continue Through Tomorrow Night at East Gate Masonic Temple. Several hundred citizens of Northeast | Washington turned out along an ex- tensive parade route last night to view a colorful procession inaugurating the 1932 annual encampment of the Dis- | trict_of Columbia Department of the | Veterans of Foreign Wars. Immediately following the parade, the initial session of the convention took {place in the John Burroughs School, | Eighteenth and Monroe streets. The | meeting was marked by a series of talks by leaders of local veteran organizationg’| |and presentation of several handsome |cups to outstanding units of the pa- rade. The second and third sessions of the encampment will take place tonight |and tomorrow night in the East Gate Masonic Temple. The organization is | meeting in the Brookland-Woodridge community, with the Brookland-Wood- RS. LIVINGSTON ROWE SCHUYLER shown presenting the Robert E. ridge Business Association as host. Line of March. | The column of paraders formed at Michigan avenue ‘and Twelfth street rortheast, proceeding south to Rhode | Island avenue northeast, east on Rhode | Island avenue to South Dakota avene, | north on South Dakota avenue to Mon- ree street and west on Monroe street to the John Burroughs School. | " Business and civic leaders of the community reviewed the passing units from a specially constructed stand at Mills and Rhode Island avenues, where the judges of the parade also were seated. ‘Those in this group included John L. Fowler, fresident of th: Brook- land-Woodridge Business Association; Isaac Gans, George L. Gee, president of the Northeast Bicentennial Commit- | tee; M. M. McLean, president of the Brookland Citizens' Association; W. S. Finch, president of the Burroughs Citi- zens' * Association: Arthur C. Smith, president of the Federation of Business | Men's Associations: Men's Association, and H. R. King, pres- Association. Honors in the parade went to Job's Daughters. commanded by James L. Kidwell, who were awarded a cup for | the outstanding marching unit, and a jeweled tray as the best-appearing wom- en’s group in the procession. Prizes Awarded. ‘The cup for the best band in the parade went to the National Training School for Boys, while Victory Post, American Legion, received the cup for the best drum and bugle corps. Other cups went to Defense Post, Veterans of | Foreign Wars, as the best appearing Veterans of Foreign Wars post in thz parade; Langdon Lodge, No. 6, I. O. O. F., for the best float, and the Police and Firemen's Post Auxiliary as the best Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary group marching in the parade. A prize also went to the Brookland Hardware Co. for the best display window along the route of march. Judges were Col. Wallach A. McCathran, Maj. Charles Demonet and Paul Moore. Ceremonies in the Burroughs School were presided over by Department Comdr. Charles B. Jennings. Speakers included Fred Frazier, department com- mander of the American Legion: James | | Van Zance, nationil officer of the Vet- | erans of Foreign Wars, and Lee T. Tur- ner, department commander of the | Disabled American Veterans. | Each of the speakers touched briefly on the subject of the campaign of World War veterans now being waged in the Capital for payment of the ad- justed service compensation certificates. “While we did everything in our power to halt the untimely march of the veterans on the Capital,” said Mr. Jennings, “now that they are here we're going to look after them, and rather than see them starve we'll dig down into our own meager funds to help them.” E— BUS OPERATORS SUED 1’50,500 Sought From W. R. & E. Co. as Result of Accident. ‘The Washington Railway & Electric Co. has been sued for a total of $50,500 ‘dumaxes in District Supreme Court by | George H. Morrison and his wife, Rosa C. Morrison, 248 Madison street. A bus owned by the traction company is said to have struck Mrs. Morrison January 28 as she was crossing at Vermont avenue and K street. The husband sues for the loss of the services of his wife and for the ex- pense incident to her illness. Attorney Claude A. Thompson filed the suits. - P AIRMAIL RATES UP Air mail postage rates in the United States have boen raised from 5 to 8 cents for the first ounce and from 10 to 13 cents for each additional ounce, Postmaster General Brown announced yesterday. This increase will take effect July 6. The rates to Mexico, Central and South America, Porto Rico and the Virgin lsl;:ind.s will remain the same, it was sald. Capt. Frank M. Hawks, world- chusetts hospital where he has been undergoing treatment since his injury in a crash at Worcester, Mass., April 7, is having built for his use a powerful all-metal racing monoplane with which he hopes not only to regain speed rec- ords wrested from him by Maj. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, but to cstablish new speed records which will startle the world. It was learned here today that the new plane will be powered with a new type engine of 14 cylinders, which, in effect, is ® combination of two ordinary 7-cylinder radial air-cooled engines. The new motor will develop more than twice the power of that in the famous Mystery 8, in which Hawks established scores of s] records. The plane will have a cruising range of more than 2,500 miles at an average speed of FOR CRASH INJURIES| ALL-METAL PLANE IS BEING BUILT FOR HAWK’S NEW SPEED TRIALS Flyer, Recovering From Crash April 7 to Receive New 14-Cylinder Ship in September. considerably -better than 200 miles per alleged to have been received Septem- | famous speed flyer, just out of a Massa- | hour, it was indicated. All other per- formance figures were withheld. The plane is being built in California. Capt. Hawks is well on the road to recovery from his accident, in which the famous Mystery S was demolished, and is expected to take delivery of his new plane in mid-September. The new plane, according to S. S. TS, vice president of the Texas Co. r which Hawks is aeronautical adviser, “will be used in distgnce research flight at high 5] ' It is believed that one of the first serious efforts to be made by Capt. Hawks with the new plane will be a transcontinental sped flight in an ef- fort to smash the record of 11 hours 16 minutes 10 seconds established last September by Doolittle in winning the Bendix Trophy in the National Air Races, - e E. Minnoux, presi- | dent of the Georgla Avenue Business | Color bearers in the Veterans of Forelgn Wars parade last night, inaugurating the annual encampment. Society and General PAGE B—1 Veterans of Foreign Wars Parade » —Star Staff Photo. | ALLIED CHARITIES !Will Have to Suspend Relief Work August 1 Unless More Funds Come In. ! The Associated Charities, with less than $100.000 available of its appro- priations from the Community Chest will run out of relief funds by August 1 and will have to suspend its relief work at that time unless further aid is furnished, it was developed at a { meeting of the board of managers yes- terday 1n the Social Service House. | _The situation will be explained to | Federal officials. it was decided, to show |the urgent need for the provision Congress of the $600,000 relief appr iation requested by President Hoover. Reports of the society’s visitors sum- imarized by the general secretary for | ident of the Northeast Business Men's | May disclosed a total of $44.024.83, and a summary of expenditures foy the five months of 1932 ending May 31 showed a total of $231,39389, or an average of $46,278.77 per month, The fact the Employment Committec practically ceased operations April 1 has thrown many families formerly aided by work relief back upon the Associated Charities. Of the 2,412 families under care by this soclety during May, 1,452, |cr 60 per cent, were reported in need | because of unsmployment. Last month | 182 families never before known came |0 this society’ for aid. The board heard reports of the pro- ceedings of the National Conference of | Sccial Work recently held in Phila- |delphia. which was attended by 20 of | the visitors of the Associated Char: yand four volunteer workers, all of whom | pald their own expenses at this con- ference, 'MRS. OWEN APPEARS DEFEATED IN PRIMARY Referendum Candidates Lead Two Other Congressional Races in Florida. in By the Assoclated Press. JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June 9.— Mark.Wilcox, West Palm Beach attor- ney, who favors repeal of prohibition, today appeared to have defeated Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen for the fourth dis- trict Democratic nomination, and ref- erendum candidates held leads in two other congressional races in Florida's Democratic primary. With 303 of the 419 precincts of the fourth district tabulated, Wilcox had who ran on a referendum platform. The incumbent is the daughter of the great dry campaigner, the late Willlam Jennings Bryan. Sears led Mayor John T. Alsop, jr., 39,594 to 39,336, with 869 of 1,283 pre- cincts jn the State tabulated. Representative Herbert J. Drane had a good lead in the first district race with 23,676 votes to 17,785 for J. Har- din Peterson and 10,811 for Sumter L. i Lowry. The only @ to lead in the four Florida congressional races was Repre- sentative Tom Yon of the third district. In 218 of 283 precincts he had 12,360 votes to 11,874 for Millard Caldwell, referendum candidate. Meanwhile former Gov. John W. Martin remained well in front in the gubernatorial race with 52,723 votes. Dave Sholtz, with 43,788 votes, and for- mer Gov. Cary A. Hardee, with 42,672, trailed. ¥ B —— SENATE ARMY CUT SCORED BY COLLINS Mississippi Representative Says Machine Age Needs Strong Air Corps. The United States will have “one of the most backward armed forces in the world” if the Senate committee’s changes in the War Department appropriation become effective, Representative Collins, De::ocnt, of Mississippi, charged yes- terday. Collins’ particular objection to the Senate committee’s bill centered on a rmvision w}llchmhe Af'rnz:d xviuulcdo mean less money for the y Air Corps—a branch he insisted was “built up by Congress and despite the Regular Army. “The trouble with the Army is that it is conducted by men who still believe in foot soldiers. They forget we are living in a machine age. If we want an efficient Army, personnel must give way to equipment.” The Senate committee has provided for 15 per cent interchangeability of appropriations, which will mean “the Army will have something over $45,000,- 000 it can switch from the Air Corps and use for the Secretary of War's 'political airplane flights, polo ponies for c:emc“llry or anything else,” Col- lins MONEY RUNS LOW 32,728 votes to 27,611 for Mrs. Owen, | For Representative at large W. J.| Retires WOMAN WITH 32 YEARS' SERVICE HONORED. | | MRS. LILLIE B. S. GRANT, 210 S street northeast. who retired re- cently after 32 years in the Government service, was the recipient of gifts flowers and other remembrances cn leaving been in the Post Office Dep: Bureau of the Sec- ond Assistant Posimaster Gene BRUTALITY TRIAL DELAYED IN COURT Justice F. D. Letts Halts | Fihelly Case to Hear Other Pending Charges. The “third degree” trial of Arthur T. | Fihelly, suspended headquarters detec- | tive. who is charged with a simple as- | sault on Joseph W. Birch, a carpenter, of 1610 Thirty-third street, was halted temporarily today while District Su- | preme Court Justice F. D. Letts heard a number of minor cases which had | been assigned for hearing. The trial, | which Justice Letts is conducting with- out a jury, was to be resumed this after- noon. The alleged assault occurred at the old sixteenth precinct in September, 1930, while Birch was a prisoner, Fihelly on Stand. Fihelly denied on the witness stand late yestorday the charge that he had struck Birch while the man was in cus- | tody and being examined on a charge of | robbery filed against him by Wiliam Sullivan, now serving a term of impris- onment at Atlanta. The officer declared he was with the man only 20 minutes | on the Saturday evening after the ar- rest and did not see him again until | Monday afternoon, when he took him | to a book store for identification. Loot | from the robbery had been sold there. The person who had bought the books | was on vacation and no identification | could De secured. : ‘Tuesday morning, Fihelly said, he ap- plied at Police Court for & warrant to | hold Birch, which was denied and Bitch was released. Heard Character Witnesses. Justice Letts earlier had heard a num- ber of character witnesses from every walk of life, who said Fihelly was an efficient officer and bore an excellent reputation. Among the character wit- nesses were Harry King, president of the Chamber of Commerce; Proctor L. Dougherty, former District Commis- sioner; Richmond B. Keech, peoples’ counsel; Judges Isaac R. Hitt and Rob- ert E. Mattingly, Assistant United States Attorneys M. Pearl McCall and Walter M. Shea, Willlam S. Shelby, retired assistant superintendent of police; Charles Schwartz, Attorneys Austin F. Canfield, Ringgold Hart and Robert I. Miller, Martin D. McQuade, who has twice been a foreman of a grand jury, and Post Office Inspector William G. Satterfield. Assistant United States Attorney John R. Fitzpatrick is conducting the prosecution, while Attorneys William E. Leahy and Edmund Toland are defend- ing the officer. MARINE BAND TO PLAY Series of Concerts in War Memo- rial to Begin This Evening. director of Public Buildings and Public Parks, today announced that the Marine Band will start a series of Thursday evening concerts this evening, in the District of Columbia World War Me- morial. ‘The concert, under the leader- ship of Capt. Taylor Branson, leader of the band, will start at 7:30 o'clock. Lieut. Butler explained that this con- cert inaugurates a new policy, under which the Marine Band will give more Pirst Lieut. F. B. Butler, assistant | COBLENTZ REALTY FIGURES CIVEN | Pittsburgh Broker and James B. Hebbs of This City Heard at Cumberiand. Epectal Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., June 9—The defense at the trizl of State Senator Coblentz, president of the Central| Trust Co., Fredcrick, indicted on aj charge of accepting a deposit when he knew that the bank was insolvent,| vhich presented its first witnesses yes- terday afternoon, offered testimony this morning of real estate “experts as to| he values of various properties held | by the bank as securities on loans. Leonard P. Kane, Pittsburgh, licensed | realty broker, was interrogated as to the | urance Exchange, a 21-story office lding in Pittsburgh. He said he cnened the building May 1, 1929, and operated it for over a year. The gross vearly rentals when all occupled was $288.000. He testified that in the Summer of | 1929 Senator Coblentz came to Pitts- b and investigated the bullding. | n= qave $2,000,000 or $2.250,000 as & 200d figure to buv. On cross examina- ton Kane admitted four new similar buildings > erected in Pitsburgh | The Insurance Exthangel he caid was_erected by the | F. H Smith Co. of Washington. It brought in $16.000 a month rent and the operating exvenses were $80,000 a | vear. The Central T Co. holds | notes and bonds amount to approxi- | bately $978.000 in this building. James J. Durirg. the State’s real estate expert from Pittsburgh had testified the build- i s worth only $1.000,000, although ized at $2,000,000. | . r. Building ing capital CAREY. MAL FRAUD FUGITIVE, SEIZED IN BONUS APPEAL Two-Year Search for Vet- eran Indicted in New York With 10 Others Ends. EX-SOLDIER BELIEVED APPLICANT FOR CASH Alleged Associate of Easterday in Operation Here and in Gotham “Flat Broke.” What is believed to have been an attempt to cash a veteran's b-nus cer- terificate hes led to the arrest here, after nearly two years' search by postal authorities, of David William Carey, 37, who was indicted Wwith the notorious Wilen W. Easterday and nine others in New York In November, 1930. on charges of using the mails to defraud. Carey was taken before United States Commissioner Needham C. Turnage to- day, waived examinatio nd wa moved to the District Jail in def: $5.000 bond. There he wil await Te moval to New York to face the 2-year- old indictment. Carey was arrested at a hotel yester- day afiernoon by Postal Inspector C. A. Battles of New York, who has been on his trail since the 1930 indictment, ac- companied by Detective A. D. Mansfield and Postal Inspector Roy de Waard. He at first denied his {dent: Wanders on Seaboard. He has been wandering the Atlantic Seabeard since Easterday and his panions were indicted, tried and st tenced. During the two years Carey is said to have visited Lake George, Miami, New York, Hartford, Washing- ton and other citie ving requently to escape the untiring postal authori- ties. When arrested, according to police he was “flat_broke,” without a c his person. He is a World War ve: and has been entitled to $20 a m peension. He now has some $500 d him, which he was unable to collect without appearing in person Carey probably will be returned to New York tomorrow to answer charges of using the mails to defraud in con- nection with the oper: n of a New York bucket shop. Easterday, for: partner of the notorious Jules 2 Arnstein, now is serving a sentence of 31, years in Atlanta Penitentiary as a result of his conviction in c tion with the same case. Three other men also are serving sentences in At- lanta. Carey, Easterday and nine others were indicted in New York in October, 1930, on charges of using the mails to de- fraud while operating in New York as Sloane, Logan & Co., and in Washing- ton as L. A. Congdon & Co. It is said that residents of the District of Columbia lost amounts near $100,000 | through the operation of the two com- panies. Carey is sa Logan of the c ny. and Easterday used the name of Sloane. No Charges Here. The Post Office Department said to- day that there are no charges pending in the National Capital ag: t C: but that the case is being handled en tirely in New York through the office of C. H. Clarahan, inspector in charge there. to have been James B. Hobbs. James B. Hobbs. vice president of the Wardman Corporation. Washington builders and real estate brokers, was put on the stand to give values on Washington realty held by the Central Trust Co. in rebuttal to the evidence of George R. Linkins of Washington, who | testified for the State along the same line. Hobbs said had 23 years’ ex- | perience in selling, renting and ap-, praisals. | * state's Attorney James Clark asked | !him. that as a result of his optimism | on Washington realty values, if he had | not become financially involved. An ob- | jection by the defense to the question | was sustained. He was asked as to his| opinion as to the values of the prop-| erties as of September 2, 1931, and i 1928. He put the Astoria value at $120.000 | last September and at $125,000 in 1923; | ke said the apartments should bring in | 1828000 a year. He put a value of | $175.000 on the Arlington Apartments, | but_he could not say that the property | | could be sold for that and he did not; know the market value. He put a value| | of $375.000 on the Franklin Park prop- | erty as of last S-ptember and $80,000 | on the Prince Carl Apartment, or $5,000 | less than in 1928. In his opinion the Wyoming _Apartment _building was | worth $1,000,000, or $100.000 less than the value he placed for 1928. Quizzed on Deal Here, Vice President Charles McC. Mathias was interrogated about the transaction in the Investment Building, in Wash- ington, D. C., amounting to $1,200,000. | He cited at a Prederick group borrowed | money from the Central Trust Co. for a second mortgage or deed of trust and later effected a sale of the property for cash and securities,. He was asked what became of the money that Ham- bleton & Co. of Baltimore paid the Central Trust Co. He enumerated $400,000 used in an increase in capital stock, $80,000 went to surplus and the remainder was distributed in invest- ments, Mr. Mathias was then asked to enumerate from the dividend earnings | report for the five and one-half yenrsl beginning from 1925, which he did, reading from the consolidated report the amounts distributed in dividends and to the respective amounts credited to undivided profits each year, includ- ing the first six months of 1931, until July 31, when, he said, $53,456.37 was charged off to loss. Mr. Mathias made reference to bad loans and uncollectable transactions of the bank, especially during 1930 and half of 1931, and his discussions with John D. Hospelhorn of the State bank ;'ggimlulaner's office in Baltimore in DELPHIAN GROUP ELECTS Mrs. Latane Named President of Local Chapter. Mrs. H. A. Latane was elected presi dent of the National Capital Chapter, Delphian Soctety, at a meeting yester- day. Other officers include Mrs. J. M. Knowlton, vice president; Mrs. H. B. Callahan, secretary; Mrs, J. E. Kiernan, treasurer; Mrs. F. A. Casteel, chairman seminar board; Mrs. F. B. Olcott, first assistant chairman, and Mrs. H. N Dorman, second assistant. o Promoted in Park Police. Officer John C. Statts of the United States Park Police, has been promoted to sergeant, head s of the organ- ization snnoun today. His new as- signment bears the date of June 1. Carey was held incommunicado last night at the first precinct station, being booked “held for postal authorities. He has made no statement as to his connection with the case, it is said Easterday. with whom Carey is alleged to have been associated for several years, was arrested in Washington No- vember 4. 1929, in connection with for- geries which are said to have cost the Melrose Bank of New York some $13.000. Easterday figured in several cases with Nicky Arnstein and was arrested with Arnstein in 1922 in a bond rob- bery case in which securities valued at $750.000 are said to have been brought to Washington. The bonds brought here were part of loot said to have totaled $5,000,000. Arnstein, Easterday and others were convicted in connection with that case. Others indicted in New York in con- nection with the 1930 case were Charles H. Greenhaus, formerly known as the “boy wizard of Wall Street”; Harry Greenhaus, his younger brother, and Joseph Cataldo, alleged ‘strong-arm man” of the outfit. Cataldo since has died, it is said. FATAL PLUNGE PROBED Coroner to Investigate Death of Woman Held in Shoplifting. A coroner’s inquest is being held to- day into the death of Mrs. Mary C. Nicholson, colored. 29, of Laurel. Md. wno plunged thre= stories from & window of the Woman's Bureau, Sixth street and Indiana avenue, where she was being held last night in connection with a shoplifting case. The woman had been arrested ves- terday afternoon by Policewoman C. A. Clark on a charge of petty larceny from a downtown department store. Her death is the third in the last two vears at the Woman's Bureau, under similar circumstances. The bureau is to he removed Tuesday to the old seccnd pre- cinct police station on Fifth street be- tween M and N streets. The windows of its present quarters are not barred. ATTACKED BY BANDITS Night Manager of Alton Hotel Loses $12 as Three Flee. Three young men attacked and robbed William Patterson, night man- ager of the Alton Hotel, 1002 E street, early this morning. Patterson told police today that the colored porter of the hotel was the only person present when the robbers walked into the hotel and engaged him in conversation. After a few minutes one drew a gun and demanded Patter- son’s money. When the latter hesitated, one of the trio struck him with his fist and knocked him down. ‘The robbers seized Patterson’s pocket- book, containing $12, and fled, police were told. GROCERY STORE ROBBED Armed Bandits Hold Three Em- ployes and Two Customers at Bay. Three employes and two women cus- tomers were held at bay by two armed colored robbers yestercay afternoon who held up a Sanitary Grocery Store at 2634 Georgia avenue and escaped with $67. The manager of the store trailed them to a house near Second and N strcets, but they eluded him by going through the back door while he was watching the frontg