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@h £ . Foeni ITH SUNDAY MORNING WASHINGTON, D. C, " PUCEHOLDMAN FOR INUEST IO WOMANS DEATH Suicide or Murder Is Not De- termined Yet in Apart- ment Death. * COUPLE WHO VISITED PARTY ALSO IS SOUGHT New Version of Shooting Related in Questioning Differs Slightly From That Formerly Given. Homicide squad detectives were mak- ing an extensive investigation today to determine whether the shooting of Miss Emily Toombs, 23, found dead in an| apartment at 54 M street, was a suicide | or a murder. i Rolfe M. Leedy, 26, in whose apart- ment the shooting occurred early to- day, was arrested by second precinct ice and held for an inquest, set for 1:30 a.m. tomorrow by Acting Coro- Der A, Magruder MacDonald. At the same time, Detective Sergt. John C. and other members of the homicide squad began a search for & former policeman and & woman com- panion, said to have visited the apart- ment during & drinking party that pre- ceded the ting. Leedy told the following story of the shooting: | “Had Few Drinks.” ) “Emily had been in my apartment since about 6 o'clock last night. An-| other couple dropped in, and we had a few drinks—just some beer and a few highballs. “After the other couple left, we had | & few more highballs, then decided | to retire. Emily got up, put my bath- yobe on and said she was going to the bed room. I was about half asleep and | didn't pay much attention to her. “All of a audden.g heard a l};ut"h! Jum up and saw her standing in the d.rum r%om covering her ears with her hands. The way she was standing, I could’t see the gun in her right hand— it looked like she was just hoiding her hand over her ear. “I yelled something at her—I don't remember what—and she pulled the trigger again. She must have been holding the gun away from her head, because I saw the flash. Then she dropped to the floor, almost at my Teet.” The first shot, examination disclosed, buried itself in a bureau drawer. The sccond plerced Miss Tocmbs' right tomple. | “Ecpt Gun on Cabinet.” ' “The gun was mine—a .25-caliber su.omatic,” Leedy said. “I kept it on top of a sort of cabinet, right besidei the dressing room. Because it was in the n, right there on top, anybody who znew where it was could have picked it up without attracting my at- tion. I never even thought of the gun until T heard the first report.” This version of the shooting, told at the second precinct today, varied slight- ly from the story told by Leedy im- mediately after his arrest, according to! lice. poA! that time, police reported, Leedy declared Miss Toombs told him she was going to shoot hersclf, but he “thought she was only fooling.” “She seemed to have a sort of sui- cide complex,” Leedy said. “She often discussed suicide with me, saying the worst thing about it was that it usually ot other people into trouble. Once, I Temember, she tried to jump out of a window of my apartment. Another time she spoke of taking some kind of acid. I never took her seriously, though. Occupants of other apartments on, the first floor of the building told po- lice they had overheard snatches of conversation concerning marriage. Un- der questioning by Capt. Joseph Pier- son, second precinct commander, he ad- mitted having discussed matrimony with the young woman shortly before the shooting. Met Girl in Drug Store. Leedy, whose former wife, Mrs. Mar- garet Leedy, divorced him in Augusta, Ga., nearly a year ago, said he first met Miss Toombs about five years ago, when he was employed in a drug store at which she was a regular customer. “I ran into her again before Christ- mas,” he said,“and since then I've seen quite a bit of her.” Miss Toombs, who lived at 4822 Piney Branch road, formerly was employed as s typist in the Census Bureau. She was among the many temporary work- ers discharged some time ago. Her father, George W. Toombs, is head of an accounting firm. ! About seven years ago, Leedy, ac-! cording to police records, shot and wounded a colored man whom he 80- cused of stealing milk from the drug| store at which he was employed. Leedy had been married only four months when he spirited his bride, then only 16, away from Casualty Hospital. She had swallowed a small quantity of poison, mistaking it for cough medicine. He afterwards explained he “didn’t want to run up too big a hos- pital bill” The shooting was among half a dozen | deaths investigated by the homicide | squad during the past 24 hours. Fireman Found Dead. Bernard R. Crook, 76, a fireman at the National Cathedral School for Girls, Thirty-sixth street and Woodley road, | was found dead in a boiler room of the | institution yesterday. He Was pro- nounced dead by Dr. Joseph Bateman, 3000 block Wisconsin avenue, who at- tributed death to a heart attack. The coroner was notified. Shot during an altercation in a house in the 300 block of D street last December 31, Charles R. Brooks, 47 colored, died in Emergency Hospital last night. Police are holding David Copeland, 30, colored. Taken to Gallinger Hospital for ob-| servation, Marfe Richardson, 40, col- orad, 818 G street, southwest, died at th> institution early today. Alex Marshall, 50, colored, found ly- ing in the street at Twelfth and I streets yesterday, was taken to Casualty g;'lehlv where he was pronounced dead s Dr. G. J. Perry. FIREMEN TO MAP PLANS Executive Board of Riverdale De- partment Meets Wednesday. | to compel the performance of that duty. |BANK SUES BOYER Rolfe Leedy (right), held by police in connection with the death of Emily Toombs, who died from buliet wounds sustained in his apartment early today. Leedy is in the custody of Policeman Will liam F. Hopkins. —Star Staff Photo. DECISION AGAINST WHARF AFFIRMED Appeals Court Majority Opin-; ion in Rosslyn Case Upholds Hurley. The District Court of Appeals in & 3-to-2 decision today affirmed the ac- tion of the District Supreme Court up- holding the action of Patrick J. Hurley, Secretary of War, in refusing a permit to erect a wharf on the Virginia shore of the Potomac River, near Rosslyn, for the purpose of locating oil tanks on land owned by Lucien H. and Re-| bekah S. Greathouse. ‘The majority opinion, written by Jus- tice Josiah A. Van Orsdel, points out that the proceeding is in mandamus and that the petitioners do not show that Secretary Hurley had a mere min- isterial duty to perform or that they had a clear and unquestionable right The application for the permit was first made in the name of the Sun Oil Co., which had a contract to purchase the land - “Against Public Policy.” ‘The chief of engineers ruled that the proposed wharf would not interfere with navigation, but Secretary Hurley de- cided that the granting of the permit would be ‘against public policy, because | of the proposed George Washington Memorial Highway, which would take in the land. The issuance of a permit under the conditions, the majority opinion - de- clared, would be “an act of folly, for the reason that if it is found ultimately that the Government is not the owner of the land immediately adjacent to | the river, provision has been made for its condemnation and ample funds ap- propriated under the parking act to acquire the lands adjacent to the river for parking purposes.” 1785 Compact Renewed. In a lengthy dissenting opinion, con- curred in by Justice William Hitz, Jus- | tice D. Lawrence Groner reviews the | compact of 1785 between Maryland and | Virginia' defining the rights to the Po- tomac River €nd the ceding of the lands | forming the District of Columbia and the recession to Virginia ® its portion | and reaches the decision that the land in question belongs to Virginia and not to the United States, as claimed in the | majority opinion. The owners are en- | titled to the wharf privilege, the dis- | senters assert. The dissenting opinion points out | that the parkway is conditioned on ap- | propriations by the States of Virginia and Maryland and the land owner may not be required to hold in abeyance his riparian rights. “To say that, because at some future time,” declares Justice Groner, “the land or the water in front of it may be needed for a work of pub- lic improvement, appellants’ property rights are to be lost or must be held in abeyance, is wholly without merit.” FOR MISSING CASH $13,973.02 Sought by American National, and Attachments Issued. Federal- The Federal-American National Bank & Trust Co. today began civil proceed- | ings in the District Supreme Court against Charles D. Boyer, Clarendon, Va., former cashier, to recover a portion of the money, which Boyer is said to have admitted that he took from the bank’s funds. The money sought to be recovered in | the suit ‘totals $13,973.02. It includes $8,000 said to have been recéived by Boyer July 25, 1932, from the bank for the purchase of stocks, which he neg- lected to and appropriated to his own use; $2,500 obtained for a simi- lar purpose November 30, 1932, 2nd not in stock purchase, and $3,473.02 represented by a debit or withdrawal ticket, sald fo have been signed by Boyer December 27, 1932, without con- sent of the bank. Attachments were issued a January 16. department f Year will be mapped st s executive board Wednes- Chief Ed- avenue. - Qunp, icke, H. K. Pul- banks and brokerage houses number of g ged.lt; Attorneys Tobriner, Graham, Brez Tobriner appear for the bank. David Lawrence to Speak. ‘ David Lawrence, editor of the United PAWNBROKERS LAW VIOEATION GHARGED Operator of Jewelry Store Is Held—Three Other Warrants Issued. | A new drive on alleged violators of | the pawnbrokers' law in the District, was launched today with the arrest ofi Bernard Livingston, operator of a jewelry stcre at 601 Thirteent street, on charges of violating the small loans | act. Three warrants of a similar nature have been issued for other jewelers by Elwood Seal, special assistant Cor- poration Counsel, who is conducting the drive in cooperation with Louis Rothschild of the Bttter Business Bu- | reau. Livingston was arrested at his store this morning by Policeman L. A. Howard and J. P. Meshkoff, who have | been assigned to the Corperation Coun- | sel's office as special investigators. | The officers watched through the window while Policewomen Alice H. Parish and Marie B. Schanks of the | Woman's Bureau went separately into | Livingston's place and received a dol- | lar a plece on two watches left there, | They obtained the watches four days | later on payment of $1.25 in each case. | Livingston was taken to No. 1 pre- | cinct and later released on bond. DUKE REFUSED RIGHT T0 ASK HABEAS WRIT Counsel for Dry Law Violators Loses Appeal to U. S. Supreme Court. By the Associated Press. The Supreme Court today refused to permit Jesse C. Duke, counsel for Adolph R. Moder and others convicted of violating the national prohibition law, to file a petition for habeas corpus in_behalf of his clients. Duke cha that Justice Letts of | the District .of Columbia Supteme Court and Leo A. Rover, United States attorney, had prepared a ‘“false, in-| accurate, incomplete, deleted and di luted” bill of exceptions in the Dis- trict Court of Appeals, but ihe charges were dismissed by the Court of Ap- peals on January 3, when Duke failed z}o] appear in that court to substantiate | em. Duke in the habeas corpus petition asserted there had been a complete breakdown and failure of justice in the trial of his clients from the time of the selection of the jury. court also refused entertain & suit which Duke asked it to assume jurisdiction over the case pending in the Court of Appeals and decide the charges he had made without waiting for the Court of Appeals to act further. The attorney appealed the case to the District Court of Appeals after their conviction and that phase is now pend- lni there, with a hearing set for February 6. The court also denied Duke’s motion seeking bail, “another relief,” for his clients in the liquor case. Selected for D. A. R. Program. Mrs. Charles T. Watson, State chair- man of the Ellis Island Committee, and Mrs. Sterling Bockoven, State chair- man of Manual for Immigrants Com- mittee, will speak on the D. A. R. round table program over Station WMAL to- morrow from 4 to 4:30 p.m. Elocution Contest Friday Night. Participants in the elocution contest sponsored by the North Star Union, W. C. T. U, will be heard Friday at 7:30 p.m. at 4700 Thirteenth street. Miss Elizabeth L. Bugbee is directing the contest. An entertainment program also has been arranged. Citizens Opposed To Protection for Capital Starlings The Dupont Citizens’ Assocla- tion today appealed to the House District Committee for an amend- ment to the Palmisano bill, which provides nfictulry for wild birds and States Daily, will speak on “The Trend of the animals. ‘The association asks an amend- BELE R or Ing starlings, which the association says have become a nuisance and a menace in the District. | “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” and “The | | lighter touch than upon other men. By HIGH TRIBUTE PAID COOLIDGE AT RITES HELD IN CATHEDRAL Representatives: of 29 Na- tions Join Former Neigh- bors and Friends. MEMBERS OF CABINET AMONG LARGE THRONG Bishop Freeman Praises Rare Qual- ities of Ex-President and De- plores Strain From Criticism. Representatives of 29 foreign nations yesterday afternoon at Washington Cathedral joined with his former friends and neighbors of the National Capital in a service of tribute to the; memory of Calvin Coolidge. ‘When the services began at 4 o'clock the great choir was.crowded, but late- comers found room to stand in the transepts and choir aisles. It was esti- mated that there were more than 2,000 people present. In the front chairs sat veteran states- men who had known Mr. Coolidge per- sonally, served with him and acknowl- edged his leadership. Vice President Curtis sat with Under Secretary Wil- liam R. Castle, a member of the Cathe- | dral chapter. In the next row were Secretary of the Treasury Ogden L.! Mills and Mrs. Mills, Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams, Secretary | of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde and Mrs. Hyde, Secretary of Commerce Roy D. Chapin and Mrs. Chapin, Secretary of Labor William N. Noak and Mrs. Doak, and, a few rows further back, | Assoclate Justice Harlan F. Stone of | the Supreme Court, and Mrs. Stone. The procession from the Cathedral| crypt began promptly at 4 o'clock. In the line were Rev. Dr. ZeBarney T. Phillips, chaplain of the Senate; Rev. Dr. James Shera Montgomery, chaplain of the House of Representatives; Rev. Dr. Allen A. Stockdale, pastor of the First Congregational Church, which Mr, Coolidge attended; Rev. Dr. G. C. F. Bratenahl, dean of Washington; Rev. Dr. G. Freeland Peter, Rev. Dr. William L. De Vries, Rev. Raymond V. Wolven, Rev. J>mes W. Gummere and other clergy of the Cathedral and city. Favorite Songs Heard. Dr. Phillips read the sentences and versicles, Dr. Stockdale the lesson and Canon Wolven the creed, Lord’s prayer, collects and grace. The choir, directed by Edward Priest, sang the twenty-third Psalm, Stanford’s Nunc dimitis in B fat, Gaul's anthem, “No Shadows 5 “The Holy City”; | Strife Is O'er, the Battle Won,” com- positions for which Mr. Coolidge fre- Quently expressed preference. R&ht Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, entered the pulpit to read the new prayer for the dead and | to give the sermon of the day. Eve- ning twilight was obscuring the colored windows of the unfinished church. “To the people of the United States,” the bishop said, “the President of the Republic is the Chief Executive, whom they see and appraise from afar, but to the people of the Capital he is a friend and Tge)ghbch “The world outside is at times stern and unjust in its criticism and censure. | The burdens, all too heavy, that the Chief Executive carries are thus ' rendered more exacting and depleting. | We of America have a rare capacity for | deeds of generosity; when crises arise | we respond to the cry of distress with | prodigal expressions of sympathy. But | We are more caustic and less generous in our expressions when we appraiss the work and worth of those whom we ele- vate to our highest office. The white light that beats upon a throne leaves its scorching marks that destroy vitality and sap the reserves of the strongest. Too often our chosen leaders break un- der the strain we impose upon them. The vigor of robust manhood yields to cares of office and furrows the brow and heart with seams that deplete and render uncertain the vital springs of health. It is only when death stills the heart that we become sensitive to the inconsistencies of our judgment and regard with high praise the sacrifices of our public servants. “We mourn today a former President who but four years since moved among us, moved among us in what seemed the vigor and action of a man destined to a long period of well earned rest and refreshment. Calvin Coolidge seemed like one upon whom care rested with temperament and long practiced habits of simple living, we deemed him one to whom longevity was assured.” Cites Great Qualities. Mr. Coolidge, Bishop Freeman de- clared, held a “place of unique distinc- tion in a world made monotonous by the practices of mediocrity. He pos- sessed to a rare degree those elements that we of America esteem and appraise most highly, but in our daily habits diligently ignore. We are a quick, im- pulsive people; in part this constitutes one of our outstanding and most ap- pealing characteristics. When in such & man as Mr. Coolidge we observe the reserve, the patience, the genius for deliberative action, we bestow upon him our admiration and high praise. May it not be that he came to his exalted office when these excelling gifts were most solely needed in our life as a people?” Bishop Freeman stressed Mr. Cool- {dge’s belief in the practical value of religion in the world. He quoted a let- ter, written By the former President in 1923, in which he had said: “This work is to be commended because it repre- sents the foundation of all progress, all _goverrment and all civilization. ‘That foundation is religion. Our coun- try is not lacking in material resources and though we need more education, 1t cannot be said that to be lacking in intelligence. But certainly it has need of a greater practical application of the truths of religion. It is only in that direction that there is hope of the so- lution of our economic and social prob- lems. Whatever inspires and strength- ens the religious belief and religious ac- tivity of the people, whatever ministers to their spiritual life is of supreme im- portance. Without it all other efforts will fail. With it, there lies the only hope of success. The strength of our country is the strength of its religious convictions.” Mr. Coolidge “will grow in stature” as he recedes from us, Bishop Freeman said in closing. “Storles, incidents, legends will accumulate and be identi- fied with his name, but beyond all that men may say or write concerning him, his life and deeds will be chronk‘:led |to 79 cents per ton. UARY 16, DEALERS REPEAT PLEA FOR FREIGHT REDUCTION ON COAL I. C. C. Proposed Schedule Held Insufficient—41 to 79 Cents Per Ton Asked. BALTIMORE JOINS IN FIGHT FOR CUT Four Carriers of Anthracite From Pennsylvania Fields® Oppose Any Lower Rates. Coal dealers in Washington and vicinity today repeated their requests| before the Interstate Commerce Com-| mission for a reduction in the fmgm; rates on shipments from the anthracite flelds of Pennslyvania ranging from 41 This action was taken in a brief filed | through John T. Money, counsel, which | attacked the proposed schedule of rates recently set up by Examiner J. J. Wil- liams of the Interstate Commerce Com- mission, who likewise recommended a cut, but not to the extent sought by the coal men. The Washington dealers were joined | today by Baltimore coal interests who have appeared with them in these pro- ceedings which have been underway for more than a year. At the same time objection was filed by four coal carriers who are opposing any reduc- tion whatever. These are the Balti- more & Ohio, Pennsylvania, Reading and Lehigh Valley. Anthracite Rate Level. The general level of rates now in existence from the anthracite fields are $3.28 for a ton of 2,240 pounds of pre- pared size coal; $3.02 for pea, and $2.65 for small sizes. These rates, with some differences that are set up for various deliveries in this area, apply from the three fields— Lehigh, Wyoming and Schuylkill. The examiner's report proposed to set up corresponding rates of $3.04, $2.91 and $2.79 from the Schuylkill field. and a schedule from the other two fields that would not exceed these rates by more than 13 cents a ton. The rates the shippers are asking are $249, $2.37 and $224 for the three coal sizes in question. ‘They are also asking that the rates now in effect be considered unreason- | able as to past shipments, which would allow them to collect reparations for al-| leged overcharges for a period of two | vears. The examiner had recommended against holding the rates unreasonable in the past which would have prevented the coal men from collecting repara- tions, and to this point they also take exception in their brief. Rate Basis 30 Years. The coal men say that the present basis of rates has beem in existence 30 years. In the brief, it lists a number of other commodities, including lime, fertilizer, coke and cement whose rate it is pointed out is exceeded in some instances by 100 cent, and in other instances by nearly 100 per cent by the coal rates. The coal men say that any reduction in rates granted will be passed on to the consumers here. ‘The Baltimore coal interests are asking for rates which would be 10 cents per ton under the level for Wash- g{g:m and nearby Maryland and Vir- a. SECRETARY OF C. OF C. NAMED FIRST CITIZEN Winchester Civic Clubs and Other Organizations Term Him Out- standing in 1932. Special Dispatch to The Star. ‘WINCHESTER, Va., January 16.— Andrew Bell, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce here the last 10 years, has & been voted the outstanding citizen of ‘Winchester for 1932 by civic clubs and other organizations and Mayor C. R. Anderson. The choice was based on service to the community. Other citles | of the State are choosing their out- | standing citizen for the past year, and | their pictures and sketches will be pub- lished in the quarterly illustrated maga- zine of the State Chamber of Com- merce. Mr. Bell, it was stated in a long list of accomplishments, has been identified with virtually every community project the past year. A native of Nashville, Tenn., and son of a Confederate sol- dier, he came to Virginia in 1907, lo- cating at Charlottesville. He was first engaged in the theatrical business, but most of his life has been in chamber of commerce work, Future-Parent Account Opened. Officials of the San Antonio Com- munity Hospital, California, have de- vised a pl2n whereby prospective parents can deposit funds in “anticipation ac- counts.” Interest will be paid on the accumulating money and by the time met child is born all fees will have been met. kish Ambassador, the German Ambas- sador and Frau von Prittwitz und Gaf- fron, the Japanese Ambassador and Mme. Debuchi, the Belgian Ambassador and Mme, May, the Spanish Ambas- sador and Mme. de Cardenas, the Min- ister of Canada, the Minister of Uru- guay, the Minister of Hungary and Countess Szechenyi, the Minister of Fin- land, the Minister of Greece and Mme. Simopoulos, the Minister of Sweden, the Minister of the Netherlands and Mme. Van Royen, the Minister of Lithuania, | the Minister of the Irish Free State and Mrs. MacWhite, the Minister of Yugoslavia, the Minister of Roumania, the Minister of the Union of South Africa, the Minister of Denmark and Mme. Wadsted, the Minister of Co- lombia, the Minister of Egypt and the first secretary of the Egyptian lega- tion, the Minister of Siam and Mme. Subarn Sompati, the Minister of Bo- livia and Mme. Finot, the Secretary of the Mexican eml , and delegations of other officers from the chancellories and tions. F. D. G. Osborne, coun- selor of the British embassy, repre- sented his chief, necessarily absent. Scattered through the auditorium were many members of Congress. Sen- ators Ashurst, Austin, Coolidge, Cope- land, Hebert, Kean, Moses, Patterson. J. T. Robinson, Schall and Townsend 1933. L3 23 PRICE OF INAUGURAL TICKETS ® | PAGE B—1 e e e IS REDUCED BY SUBCOMMITTEE Group Headed by Daniel C. Roper Two Weeks Ahead of Schedule. Construction of Grandstands ,to Be Undertaken Within Few Days. A “depression” scale for grandstand tickets for the Ronsevelt inaugural wzs adopted today by the Ticket Subcom- mittee of the General Inaugural Com- mittee. The subcommittee, headed by Daniel C. Roper, at its first meeting-decided to charge from $2 to $7 for grandstand tickets, as compared with a scale of from $2 to $10 charged for tickets for the Hoover inaugural. With hundreds of requests for reserva- tions of blocks of tickets already at hand, the committee reported to Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, general in- augural chairman, that the work on the tickets is approximately two weeks ahead of the work of the corresponding committee for the Hoover inaugural, The Treasury Department clerks alone have asked for reservation of a block of 2,000 tickets and there have been other requests for large numbers of tickets. Designed as Souvenir. The :ubcommittee also announce: that the form of the ticket thl:-yeag would make it a souvenir, the stub held by the buyer bearing pictures of the gx&fit‘x’s‘l megnl v:nd President-elect an ice Pre o esident-elect It was decided not to give tick purchasing preference to 1.}151 entire lll:; of contributors to the Democratic na- tional campaign fund, because of the tremendous amount of detail work that would be required by this procedure, but letters offering preference to ap- proximately 3,000 campaign contribu- tors will be sent out. There will be & total of approximately 59,000 tickets available, and the sale will be conducted by Mr. Roper's sub- committee. No stands will be leased this year, as was the case with a few of the stands for the Hoover inaugural. Reservations may be made immedi- ately by calling the special telephone of the Ticket Committee, District 4813, or by visiting the committee’s head- quarters on the fifth floor of the Wash- ington Building. Construction Due to Start. Construction of stands for the inau- gural will be begun late this week or early next. A few details remain to be worked out by the Stands and Decora- tions Committee, headed by Waddy B. Wood, but, in the main, plans are com- plete and all that is necessary is for carpenters t6 build the structures that will seat approximately 59,000 persons, the largest accommodations ever made for an inaugural crowd. Mr. Wood and his committee have been at work since their appointment two weeks ago by Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, chairman of thre General Inaugural Committee. | \ | DANIEL C. ROPER. | Lioyd B. Wikon, president of the iC'hEupeflke and Potomac Telephone | Co., today announced that citizens of, Washington are being asked to under- | write a $100,000 fund for making this | year’s inaugural the most colorful in | the history of the Nation. | _ Mr. Wilson, chairman of the Finance Subcommittee of the General Commit- tee, announced that letters soliciting subscriptions have been sent to indi- viduals and business firms, seeking either full payment immediately or one-half now and the balance Feb- ruary 15, Repayment Planned. The money, it is announced, needed to properly carry out the pro- gram for the inaugural, much of the work requiring outlays of large amounts before any income from the sale of tickets, souvenirs, pi medals and concessions, can be computed. Mr. Wilson pointed out this income has enabled former m‘;fim’u commit- tees to repay substant: ounts of the funds guaranteed. “In order that the occasion may re- flect proper credit to the city, the sup- port of every public-spirited citizen is required,” Mr. Wilson said. Several meetings of the Finance Committee have been held and the bud- get was arrived at after a careful com- putation of the expenses of the com- mittee. A meeting of the Finance Committee is for this aftern oon. The Grandstand Ticket Committee Foenonnel wes announced today as fol- ws: Col. Edward T. Brown, vice chair- man; Melvin D. Hildreth, executive secretary; Mrs. Charles C. Hamlin, Mrs. Hamilton Lamar, Miss Etta Tag- gart, Levi David, South Trimble, jr., Rolfe H. Bolling, Brice Clagett, C. F. Jacobson, William I. , Good? D. Ellsworth, William J. Hobbs, C. B. Hurrey, B. L. Laws, Maj. Robert Miller, Mrs. L. J. Pollock, E. B. Pretty- man, Henry J. Richardson, Carl Sched- ler, Robert Scott, Willlam J. Showalter, H.'R. Strutsman, Richard E. James Trible, E. G. Walker, George S. Ward, Miss Elizabeth Wheeler and Miss Mary, Winfree. POISONING DELAYS TRIAL OF WOMAN Defendant in Liquor Case Is Said to Have Taken Potion Yesterday. The Police Court trial of Mrs. Theresa Bona, ‘Tessie Richards, which was scheduled to come up before Judge Ralph Given today, was con- tinued until January 23, when the court was informed the defendant was in Emergency Hospital suffering from poison she is said to have swallowed at her home in the 1300 block of H street yesterday. Mrs. Bona, charged with second offense possession of liquor, and main- taining a nuisance, was said by Dr. H. B. Weinberg of the hospital staff to be in serious condition. She was taken to the institution yesterday by her daughter. Josephine, and Milton Dyer of the 3800 block of New Hamp- shire avenue, a taxicab driver. According to records of the district attorney’s office in Police Court, Mrs. Bona was_arrested in a raid on her residence December 3, during which 12 gallons of liquor and 38 bottles of home brew were confiscated. Harry Summers, 27, of the same address, was also arrested. The raid, J. Schotter and G. L. Sauners, came after a police informer is said to have made | a “buy.” VOLUNTEER FIRE TRIO AND WOMAN HONORED Arlington - Fairfax Holds Memorial Services in Cherrydale. Special Dispatch to The Star. CHERRYDALE, Va., January 16— Three volunteer firemen and a woman were honored at the annual memorial service of the Arlington-Fairfax Coun- ties *Volunteer Firemen's Association, | held yesterday afternoon at the fire- house here. The work of the firemen was lauded by Rev. Perry L. Mitchell, pastor of the Clarendon Baptist Church, who was the principal speaker, ‘Those who had died during the past year were Ralph Snoots of the Arling- ton department and W. Oliver Wil- liams and Charles E. Vermillion of the Cherrydale department. The woman was Mrs. Alice Thomas Quick, who had the distifiction of being the only woman volunteer fireman in Arlington County. She was a member of the Falls Church department and mother of the Woman's Auxillary of that department. Mrs. Quick was buried at ‘the same hour as the services yesterday. HEADS TRU.ST COMPANY Martinsburg, W. Va., Attorney Is Chosen Bank President. , | Spectal Dispatch to The Star. stein, Fernandez, Fitzpatrick, Ketcham, Millard, Mary T. Norton, Edith N. Rog- ers, Willlam N. Rogers, zEmll and Ste- MARTINSBURG, W. Va., January 16.—Attorney John O. Henson was president of Peoples Trust Co. organization meeting of the board Saturday. Vice presidents named conducted by Policemen R. Birch. G. R. Waldrodt, W. A.| Association | GAS STATION SAF ROBBED IN HOLD-UP Three Bandits With Pistols Force Manager to Sur- render $500. Forced at the point of guns to open | his safe, Rudolph J. Boehs, manager of & filling station in the 2300 block Rhode Island avenue northeast, surrendered more than $500 in cash, representing two days’ receipts, to three bandits early today. Boehs told Headquarters Detective E. F. Lewis two of the men entered his station shortly after 6 am. A third re- mained outside the station in a waiting automobile. After rifling the cash register, which contained a small | amount of cash, the bandits ordered Boehs to open his safe. The hold-up trio sped away in a small green coupe, the license numbers of which Boehs obtained and turned over to police. A full description of two of the men was given by the victim. ‘The automobile used in the hold-up was stolen from the garage of the Trew Motor Co., in the 1300 block of W street, during the night, according to a report made to police this morn- ing by Thomas Tolbert, manager of the | garage. ~ Tolbert said the automobile belonged to Ernest Holledge of the 1300 block of Emerson street northeast. More than $260 worth of mer- chandise, including a large quantity of prescription liquor, was stolen from a drug store in the 6100 block of Dix street northeast yesterday by a burglar who forced his way into the establish- ment through a rear door. According to James A. Simpson, pro- prietor of the store, the loot included 21 pints of gin; 4 gallons of alcohol, 5 quarts of wine and $25 worth of cig- arettes, in addition to $12 in cash. MAROONED ON HOUSETOP Mill Run Farmer Is Ieft on Roof as Sheep Knock Ladder Down. Special Dispatch to The Star. MILL RUN, W. Va., January 16.—S. J. Bright, 65-year-qld farmer, Mill Run, climbed & 20-foot ladder to the roof of his home to make repairs. Sheep knocked the ladder down, forcing Bright |to remain on the housetop in free?nz | weather nearly half a day until one of his sons returned to the house. Births Reported. 1 s A. John 1 & Henry P. | 57 pints of whisky, 3 pints of brandy, | t! WEEK END GRASHES ARE FATALTO TWO 1 OTHERS INJURED Hit-and-Run Drivers + Blamed for Three " of Mishaps. WQSHINGTON RESIDENT FATALLY HURT NEAR T. B. Are anrly Farmer, 24, Dies When Auto I Leaves Road to Shenandoah and Overturns. Traffic ‘accidents on State highways in nearby Maryland and Virginia proved fatal to two persons and sent seven others to hospitals over the week end. Three of the mishaps. were blamed on hit-and-run givers. Injuries received in a collision on the Southern Maryland Pike near T. B, Saturday night, yesterday resulted in the death of Raymond Voorhees, 22, 1014 Kearney street northeast. Earl Smith, 24-year-old farmer of Luray, Va., died of a broken neck when his roadster ran off the Luray-Shenan- doah Highway and overturned. Lewis Shaffer, son of a deputy sheriff, dis- covered the body and a coroner’s jury termed Smith's death accidenta:. Condition Is Critical. Francis Gates, 21, 1028 Girard street northeast, who was riding in the auto- mobile with Voorhees, remained in a critical aondition in Casualty Hospital, where he is said to be suffering from a fractured skull. Herman W. Lyles, colored, 300 block jof D street southwest, driver of the car which collided with the onme in which the young men were riding, is being held pending an inquest before Justice of Peace F. M. Billingsley at T. B. Priday night. Lyles was arrested by State Trooper J. R. Buckworth. Young Voorhees was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Voorhees. Puneral sery- ices will be held from the S. H. Hines funeral home tomorrow at 3 p.m. Injured Internally. Sylvan Wurtzburger, 1800 block of Calvert street, was in an undetermined condition in Sibley Hospital, suffering from internal injuries sustaihed in an accident at Waterloo on the Baltimore Boulevard, early today. State police were investigating a report that the from the road by lwin | car 1n which he was riding was forced another machine, N. | which failed to stop. {;;r & car, believed to have rum runners, which forced a taxicab driven by Fred Peoples, 32, fl:fl block of K street, into an abutment on Cen- tral avenue, near Hall Station, early yesterday. Peoples was taken to Provi. dence Hospital by Thomas Jones of Mitchellville, & passing motorist. A pas- - Conutable Harry “Moms.ne Morris and County Policeman Elon Turner are investigat- ing the case. Suffer Minor Injuries. Two young girls mfid with minor injuries when a car which they were riding crashed into a tree after it was sideswiped by a hit-and-run auto- mobile l'g: fflaced off the Rockville Pike near eorgetown , Preparatory Sc!’llgol, m-,t Garrett Park. e injured, Miss Harriett of Garrett Fark, and. Mics - Vicsins Sudduth, 18, of Rockyille, were given first aid treatment by Dr. George Lewis %fll:ockfl.lle. 10;.:“;:) :‘h‘g bruises and Were remo Montgomery County General Hospital, at Sandy Spg.nv[fi for further attention, , 19, driver of the and a fourth occ it of the maching Carl Darby, 19-year-old Rockville High athlete, escaped unhurt. They gave police the n‘f number of the colliding machine and a radio “lookout” was wbrufim, but the car was not sighted Hflmmw«ymm TWO HURT IN COLLISION. Man and Woman Are Cut in Crash Near Shenandoah. Special Dispatch to The Star. Highway when an automobile driven by J. B. Reynolds, Shenandoah school- boy, collided with one operated by James Davis of Ingham, Page County. Mrs. Davis was cut about the head and neck, while olds was cut on the wrist and leg. Others suffered minor injuries. They were treated by Dr. J. J. Waft of Shenandoah. EARLY MORNING FOG BLANKETS WASHINGTON Downtown “Pea Soup” Phenom- enon Quickly Dispelled by Warm Sun. A typical “pea soup” London fog swept up from the Potomac and blanketed downtown Washington from 7:30 to 8:30 o'clock this morning, slowing down heblmornm‘ rush-hour traffic consid- erably, The fog, due to the early morning chill and absence of wind, seemed to stop north of M street, A warm sun quickly dispelled the fog, however, and by 9 o'clock only & trace of fog remained. Washington last night was colder than Maine and many other points to the northeast which ne register !en&penmrm many degrees below the National Capital. The dropped to 27 during the darkness, while at Eastport, Me., it was only 32 the same temperature of Augusta Macon, Ga. and Tonight will be fair and warmer, To- morrow the temperature will cantinue to rise, with cloudy skies and t rain tomorrow afternoon or night. Colder weather Wednesday is predicted. CIRCULATION OF MONEY SHOWS $28,613,398 GAIN Statement Reveals $45.34 Per Capita at End of Year. By the Assoclated Press. Circulation of money in the United States in December increased $28,613,- 398 as compared to November.