Evening Star Newspaper, March 24, 1935, Page 6

BADLY DAMAGED Permanent Havoc Wrought by Starlings Roosting . in Carvings. The new Archives Building, which will be completed about July 1, has been damaged by .starlings beyond a possibility of ever cleaaing it perfectly and even a superficial cleansing would cost between $10,000 and $20,000, Joseph A. Walsh, United States cca- struction engineer, stated yesterday. Favorite Roosting Place. Several attempts have been made to drive out the starlings, but they have returned in increased numbers. The carvings around the front of the new Archives ~ Building have proved to be a favorite roosting place and the bases of columns, stone work on the ceilings and the floors around the front entrance have been badly damaged. Clifford Lanham, superintendent of trees. who has had charge of the starling campaigns of the past, has been using toy balloons to scare out the starlings from the Archives Build- ing, but as soon as his terrorization campaign ended, the starlings re- turned. Walsh said the starlings had pre- sented such a problem at the new Archives Building that something would have to be done before the public is invited to visit it. Halls Near Completion. The great exhibition hall in the building is nearing completion and an jndirect lighting system will be in- stalled beginning tomorrow. It will be in this hall that the most impor- tant historical documents of the Na- tion will be kept. Plans are being drawn for the ccn- struction of an interior court building, which would about double the stack size of the entire structure. Construc- tion may start on this sometime this Summer if the plan is approved. The new inside structure would cost about “Monicker File” in Department of Justice Proves Valuable Criminals. $3,850,000. RADIO COMMENTATOR THREATENED BY MAIL 85,000 Demand on Boake Carter, Philadelphia, Under Department of Justice Investigation. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, March 23.—Boake Carter, radio news commentator, last night revealed he received four let- ters threatening kidnaping if he failed to pay $5,000. The letters are in the hands of agents of the Division of Investiga- tion, Departmentn of Justice, who have been investigating the case for several weeks. Carter said he received the first let- ter nearly two months ago. The fourth, delivered to him in his office, ordered him to change his usual clos- ing salutation in his broadcast to sig- nify his willingness to comply with the demands and gave instructions for paying the money. “I went to the appointed spot with two Federal agents,” Carter said. “I put a package of fake money under the steps of an abandoned warehouse Jjust as I was directed. Three chil- dren played around it for some time, but did not touch it.” Examining nicknames of gangsters and their “molls” has its in- teresting phases, employes of the Federal Bureau of Investigation have learned. This girl is checking the if a certain nickname of a fugitive is on file. BY REX COLLIER. ICKNAMES are clues, and be- N cause of that fact the Fed- eral Bureau of Investigation has established what is known to the underworld as a “mon- icker file,” containing more than 100,- 000 nicknames of gangsters and their women. This odd collection, from which were | discarded not long since certain index cards labeled “Pretty Boy” and “Baby Face,” has proved of value in nu- were his nickname and his general description. There was the case Brownie,” for example. “Big Brownie” was one of a gang of box-car thieves wanted for a series of freight robberies in Minnesota and Towa. He was named by a member of the gang who had been caught at Cedar Rapids in the act of stealing freight car seals. The seals were to be used in replacing broken seals on raided cars. The arrested gangster declared he had never heard “Big Brownie” called by any other “monicker.” He described of merous crime investigations in which | | the only clues to a suspect’s identity | “Big THE SUNDAY. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 24, 1935—PART ONE. ARCHIVES BULDING{ | Whass in a Nickname? Aid in Catching \\TAKE l EAsy, L BIG- BROWNIE” diverting list of “monickers” to see him as being about 50 years old, about 5 feet 8 inches in height; about 175 pounds in weight, as having dark hair streaked with gray and having a finger missing from his right hand. Not So Useless. The sheriff forwarded this infor-! mation to the Department of Justice with the comment that it "probablyI | is useless.” | Search of the “monicker file.” offi-! If you have rooms in your home that you will rent for the Shrine Convention during cially termed the *“alias nickname” file, revealed two “Big Brownies” with fingerprint records in the bureau’s identification unit. Both of these criminals fitted the general descrip- tion given by the sheriff—but only *| one of them was listed as having “in: dex finger of right hand amputated. Complete information on this man’s identity was dispatched to the sheriff and an intensive search now is under way to locate the identified fugitive. “Big Brownie’s” nickname was not descriptive of his particular racket in crime—but many of those listed in the file leave little or no; doubt as to their owners’ “line.” A certain burglar, for instance, is known as “Second Story Johnnie,” an in: cendiarist as “The Flaming Firebug, a hen house thief as “Chicken-Steal- ing Shorty,” a dope peddler as “Co- caine John.” a gambler as “Dice- Shooting Slim,” a pickpocket as “Light Fingers.” “Abie the Number Writer," “Burglar Bil,” “The _ Coatless Swindler,” “Eddie the Bahdit,” “The Open Air Bootlegger,” “Pocketbook Charlle” and “Charlie the Thief” brazenly—almost proudly—advertise their specialties. There are many varieties of ban- dits and burglars listed. There are the “Shoe String Bandi “Smiling Bandit,” “Taped Bandit,” “Hungry Bandit,” “Mad Bandit,” “Mournful Bandit,” “Taxi Bandit,” “Three Dol- lar Bandit,” “Alimony Bandit,” “Boy Bandit,” “Paper Sack Bandit” and “Pompadour Bandit.” . ‘There are the “Sleeping Burglar,” “Funeral Burglar,” “Nut Burglar,” “American Ace Burglar,” “Party Burglar,” “Match Burglar,” “Per- fumed Burglar” and “Phantom Burglar ARADEVALUES Delightfully descriptive are some of the women’s nicknames, to wit.: “Wicked Nell,” “Wild-Cat Alma, “Tiger Lil” ‘Bow-legged Bess,” “Cock-eyed Mary,” “Hooknose Rose,” “Sobbing Florence,” “Leaping Lena,” “Butcher-Knife Liz,” “Six-Shooter Madge,” “Tattooed Ruth,” “One-Eye Julia,” “Two-Gun Peggy” and “Toothless Kitty.” Many Marys Prefaced. There are lots of Marys, prefaced with such terms as “Akron,” “Dago,” “Honest,” “Gypsy,” “Salmon” and “Scarface.” The Annies, also numer- include “Big,” “Box Car,” “Dutch,” “Gold Tooth, “Pawn Ticket,” “State Street” and “Whisgy. Here are a few choice ones from the female list: “Baby Skirts,” “Babbling Bess,” “Baby Bliss,” “Boyway Sue,” “Black Mae West,” “Bob Cat Lula,’ “Broadway Babe,” “Bumfumble, “Cabbages,” “Cat-Eye Lil” “Cigar Kate,” “Cokey Rose,” “Cotton Patch Mollie,” “Country Nell,” *“Cowboy Helen,” “Ci Giggles,” “Grinning “Half-Pint,” “Highpock®ets,” “Hot and Hea: “Hot-Shot Kelly,” “Irish Queen,” “Kootsie,” “Little Mamma,” “Lonelady, Million Dollar Blond,” “Minnie the Moocher,” “The $19 Girl,” “Painted Baby Case,” “Pansy Hot-Stuff,” “The Panther,” “Pork Chops,” “Pretty *‘Snookums,” » “gSugar Bit,” “Lots ©'" Ple,” “Sweet Cakes,” “Sweet Mamma Cat,” “Three-Finger Liz,” “Tillie the Toller,” “Whiz Bang Red” and “Col- ored Kay Francls.” It might be mentioned that some of the “monickers,” especially of the ‘women, are unprintable. Physical attributes or deformities are often responsible for nicknames used by criminals, the file shows. Faclal characteristices and general body features are described in one class of “aliases.” “Flop Ear,” “Lop- Eared Bill,” “One Ear” and “Wooden Ear” are examples. The “lips” group has “Red,” “Ruby,” “Split,” “African,” “Big” “Blue” “Boot" and “Pink” specles. There are such “mouths” as these: “Bird,” “Bull,” “Slick,” “T.ght” and “Wide”; such “nosvs” as these: “Big,” “Broken,” “Cherry,” “Flat,” “Lobster,” “Shot- gun” and “Split”; such “faces” as “Scear, “Blubber “Cak “Cut,” such “heads” as “Bald” “Owl” “Bone” “Broad,” “Iron” “Button” “Calf,” “Dope” “Egg,” “Pin,” “Pudding,” “Scorpion” and “Shovel”; such “tongues” as “Soft,” “Velvet,” “Brown” and “Butt.” The “Eyes” have it in umber, with such appelations as “Angel,” “Banjo,” “Beam,” “Bullet,” “Black,” “Buck,” “Bust,” “Cataract,” “Chick- and “Rooster”; “Angle,” Among the “foots” are: “Paddle,” “Bare” “Big” “Crooked “Paper” and “Rabbit”; ‘legs"—"“Rubber, “Bird, “Silver,” “Bow,” “Peg” and “Spider”; "—“Cork” and “one”; among the “necks”—“Bull, “Big,” “Bump,” “Crane,” “Crooked,” “Dirty” and “Turtle. “Cut-throat” Represented. The inevitable “Cut-throat” is rep- resented, as well as “Knock” and “Weak Knees,” “Buck,” “Diamond,” “Fancy” and “Gold Tooth"; “Crooked ‘Toes” and “Chisel Chin.” Not to be outdone by the “Mam- mas,” the “Papas” are found to be “Aggravating,” “Tall,” ‘Littie” and “Black,” while there are a “Papa Got- to-Live,” a “Papa Nuts” a “Big Daddy,” a “Sweet Daddy” and a “Daddy Love.” “Kids” ol all kinds are representei. They are described as “Carbolic,” “Car- nation,” “Cast “Clothespin,” “ llal “Skidoo,” “Spaghetti,” “Chewing Gum,” “Dog lP\ced." “Spotted” and “Wise Crack- ng.” The “Slims” are “Diplomatic” “Handsome,” “High Stepping,” “Ce- | ment,” “Clothesline,” “Deep Water,” | “Hamburger,” “Home Brew,” “Inter-| national,” “Long-Haired,” “Slippery,” “Sundown,” “Tea Hound,” “Tomato,” “Trembling” and ‘“Lonesome.” The “Bills” appear to be more nu- merous than any other name. They are “Barefoot,” “Bad Eye" “Bar- nacle,” ‘Bet ’‘em All” iscuit,” “Blind,” “Bootlip,” “Burglar,” “Cedar Oil,” “Cider,” “Cigarette, “Conduc. tor,” “Gas House,” “Good Doing, “Mile Away.” “Peanut” ‘“Rattle- snake,” “Salesman,” “‘Scissors,” “Spee- tacle,” “Balehook,” in addition to| " “Lying Willie,” "R.aln-‘ “Switching Willie,” “Sidewalk Tested” by 37,200 People! , Floor Covering In 6 days 37,200 pedestrians passed over a piece of this floor covering placed outside our 7th Street entrance and the wear is hardly noticeable. The pat- ented extra surface of “Sanduralac” that is standard in all of this mill length Sandura floor covering was ample protection from wear and weather. Third Floor—King's Palace the week of June 10th, write at once to HOUSING COM- MITTEE, SHRINE HEAD- QUARTERS, 1315 K STREET, giving number of rooms, facilities and prices. Jordan’s, 13th & G Sts. 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Z I : 4 “Weary Wiilie,” “Blue Bird Willie” and “Whoop 'em Up Willie.” The “Joes” are a close second ih number, with such combinations as “Baker Shop.” “Bullet Eye” “Bent- up,” “Canned Heat,” “Dried Apple." “Electric Chair,” “Fifty Dollar,” “Jumping,” “Passing,” “Scald Head,” “Smoke Stack,” “Social,” “Stack 'em Up” and “Death Valley.” The “Johns” or “Johnnies”: “Coal Oil,” “Coal Cellar,” “Dressed Up,” “Garbage Can,” “Honest,” “Hostile,” “Ding Ding,” “Umbrella,” “Meat rous,” “One Punch,” ‘Saturday Night” and “Diamond Tooth,” ‘Terrible” and “Jim the Flea,” and the “Charlies”: “Pay Day, “Akron,” “Chicken Hearted,” “Coon Can,” “Charlie the Greek,” “Charlie.the Waiter,” “Charlie From the River” and “Kick-the-Door-In Charlie.” R TR T TR IR {SHIRT REPAIRING} For Real Economy Renew the wear in_ shirts by replacing collars and cuffs of fine white broadcloth. Special for Limited Time Any size, ready made and applied . % 40c Collar Bands Collars or Cuffs c. 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