Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1935, Page 21

- Washington News THONAS OPPOSES RENEWAL OF BAN ON“RED" TEACHING Schools Should Give All Data on Subject, Senator Says. TEXT BOOK REPORT WILL BE READY SOON Maurer Confers With Officials After Study of Volumes and Periodicals. Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Okla- | homa, in charge of District appropria- | tions in the Senate, will oppose 1e- newal of the rider prohibiting the | “teaching or advocating of Com- | munism in the public schools, he| declared today. Meanwhile, a formal report on text books now used in the schools was | being prepared by Robert A. Maurer, | chafrman of a special committee | named to make a study of the volumes which are under fire by the Executive Committee of the Federation of Citi- zens' Associations. The report will be submitted to the Board of Education ‘Wednesday. Although making it clear he would be opposed to advocating either | Communism or Pascism in the schools, | Senator Thomas took the view that to tell children they could not be: giveh information on the subject would merely increase their interest. | “What are schools for?” the Okla- | homan inquired. “They are to teach history, science, literature and allied subjects. One of the purposes of an | education is to develop the mind, so that students may think and draw | condlusions from facts. That is why they are taught higher ms!hflmau(‘a‘ and languages. It i§ not so much because these subjects will arise in| everyday life, but to discipline the mind. “Students Should Have Data.” “Communism is a theory of gov- ernment, a theory based on .equal ownership of all property, and that property is held in common for the benefit of all. I am not advocating Communism, but explaining the the- ory. Why should not students have an opportunity to know what the theory is? As long as the philosophy | is concealed, someé might go off ‘on | & Communistic tangent. But knowing what it is, they will be able to eppraise it along with other forms of govern- ment and reach conclusions. Com- munism, fascism and democracy are facts. Unless students are familiar with them, they are unable to judge.” Senator Thomas said he did not think any one should be required to | sign ‘pledges against giving instruc- tion on the subject. After the ban had been written into the current appropriation act in its final stages of enactment;, Corporation Counsel Prettyman’s office took the view that teachers could give instruction in the subject as long as they did not advo- cate it. When the question went be- fore the controller general’s office, however, it was held that under the language of the proviso teachers and all other school employes would have to sign written pledges that they had not taught or advocated communism before they could be paid. At pres- | ent the school employes are required to sign these papers for every semi- monthly salary payment. Maurer Sees Officials, ‘The books under study by Maurer were objected to on the ground they “teach or advocate” communism. Maurer conferred with other school officials at the Franklin Administra- tion Building today preparatory to making his report. In addition to a small number of books specifically cited by the federa- tion the committee has gone over many other volumes used in the high schools in classes in which communism | may be mentioned A study also has been made of periodicals purchased for use in the schools, Last week Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent, submitted a series of four reports to the Maurer committee in which he accepted responsibility for approval of the books after they had been selected in a routine method by the standing text book committees. After his own approval, however, he said the books also were approved by the Board of Education. Associated with Maurer on the spe- cial committee are Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith and Dr. J. Hayden Johnson. Each made independent investigations before the whole committee acted as & unit, It is the result of the joint action that Maurer will submit Wednesday. It is not expected that the board will take immediate action, but that the report will be held for study until some subsequent meeting. CLEAR WEATHER HERE IS OFFICIAL FORECAST Clear weather, with little ¢hange in temperature, was predicted for today and tomorrow by the Weather Bureau, Possibly by Wednesday, bureau offi- cials said, rain might return to Wash- ington. Tonight the mercury will near the freezing mark. Snow flurries in the mountainous regions near here were frequent yes- terday. ‘Woman Shot in Head. Evelyn Dougl s, 30, colored, 110 L street, was found shot in the head yesterday and ‘aken to Sibley Hos- pital in a serious condition. She was transferred later to Gallinger Hos- pital. She refused to givgopolwe any information, but a lookout for a suspect was broadcast, Mining Engineers to Meet. The American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers and the Woman’s Auxiliary will give a dinner dance at the Shoreham Hotel tomor- row at 7 pam. in honor of H. A. Buehler, president, and A. B. Par- sons, secretary of the national organi- !flfln. P throughout the- city, Crasher .of Gridiron Dinner @The Zu WASHINGTON, D. C, Is Open to Other Offers Now <« Former G. W. Student Serves Subpoenas on Doherty. Did His Job, but Grew Nervous at Proximity to Famous. Gerald W. Sickler, former George V/ashington University student and amateur actor, who established a repu- tation as a process server Saturday night by “crashing the gate” at the Gridiron Club dinner to serve Henry L. Doherty, oil magnate, with 14 sub- poenas, is open to another offer. At the suggestion of a friend, Lowell Bradford, &n atforney in the office of Alvin L. Newmyer, who represents several plaintiffis in suits against Doherty, Sickler sauntered into the party—past a delegation of secret service operatives on guard at the door—and thrust the papers in the astonished oil man's hands. Delivery of the subpoenas climaxed a week’s | search for Doherty. Sickler is not sure he would care to make a permanent career of process serving despite the success of his first attempt. He said, however, he is not employed at present, and is “open for offers.” The Cross of Sigma Chi. Sickler attributes his success to being a member of Sigma Chi Praternity. Bradford, who accompanied him to the tenth floor of the Willard Hotel, where the banquet was held, was in a business suit and easily spotted by the secret service men at the door. Sickler, nonchalant in top hat, white tie and tails, pretended not to know Bradford, and passed on. Just as he was beginning to feel slightly uneasy among all the famous folk, he saw Patrick J. Hurley, former Secretary of War, who, he remem- bered, was a fraternity brother. He introduced himself. “Sickler's my name, Mr. Hurley, Epsilon chapter” He gave the for- mer Secretary the Sigma Chi grip. Although Hurley had never met Sickler, he said: CALVERT PARADE ORDER REVEALED New Entries Received for Celébration to Open Street Bridge. Many new entries have been re- ceived for the parade, which is to precede formal opening of the Cal- vert Street Bridge Thursday night. Col. John W. Oehmann, commander of the District National Guard, will be grand marshal of the procession, which will start from Eighteenth street and Florida avenue at 7 p.m. Final plans for the dedication cere- monies were discussed by the general committee in charge of arrangements at a luncheon meting at the Har- rington Hotel today George E. Keneir ,, chairman of the Parade Committee, announced the following units to take part in the demonstration: Motor cycle escort of police, with | Capt. Milton D. Smith in charge, and Maj. Ernest W. Brown, superintendent of police. Autos Carry Honorees, Automobiles carrying honor guests and members of the Dedication Com- mittee, with Claude Owen in charge. District National Guard, headed by Col. Oehmann. American Legion representation, in- cluding detachment of drum and bugle corps, Sons of American Legion, Sons of American Legion Drum Corps, Fort Stevents Squadron, No. 32; Gov- ernment Printing Office, No. 33, Band; Veterans of Foreign Wars Overseas Band and Drum Corps, Vincent B. Costello Post, No. 15, Drum and Bugle Corps; Fort Stevens Post No. 32 Drum and Bugle Corps, Columbia Post No. 34 Drum and Bugle Corps, James Reese Europe Post No. 5 Drum and Bugle Corps. In addition to the mu- sical units, there will be a guard of honor of more than 40 men from the American Legion, and a marching delegation of members of the 32 American Legion posts, as well as a smaller marching unit from the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars. Joseph J. Malloy will head this group. Uptown Merchants’ Association, 15 decorated trucks. ‘Women Follow Boy Scouts. Boy Scouts of America. District of Coumbia Federation of Women’s Clubs, with more than 25 marchers, Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley in charge. Building Trades Council, with 12 floats, John Locher in charge. School Boy Patrol, one decorated car, Richard Ham, American Automobile Association, in charge. Company of Central High School Cadets, Lieut. Paul Door in charge. Federation of Citizens’ Associations, seven decorated automobiles, Thomas J. Llewellyn in charge. Democratic Women’s National Coun- cil, Mrs. Clara W. Smith in charge. The following bands will participate in the parade and ceremonies: Amer- ican Legion, Army Band, Metropoli- tan Police Department Boys' Club Band, Washington High School Ca- dets’ Band and Washington Gas Light Co. Band. SEAL BOOTHS SET UP IN COLORED THEATERS Special sales booths have been es- tablished in colored theaters and will be in operation all this week to fur- ther the sales of Christmas seals in the District, it was announced to- day by the Tuberculosis Association. Colored theaters at which the booths have been set up, under the leadership of Mrs. M. S. Thompson, include the Republic, Lincoln, Booker T., Broadway and Raphael. Booths also are in operation in all the larger department stores down- town and in bank lobbies, hotels, Federal buildings and drug -stores ’ GERALD W. SICKLER. —Star Staff Photo. “Well, Sickler, it's a long time since we've seen each other. How've you been?” Tracks Down His Man. From then on Sickler's course was smooth. Borrowing a seating chart from one of the legitimate guests, he located his quarry's seat. Strolling over in as leisurely a manner as he could assume, he tapped Doherty on the shoulder, introduced himself—this time without giving the grip—and placed the subpoenas in the distin- guished guest's hands. Doherty ac- cepted the papers good-naturedly. By that time nervousness was be- ginning to get the ascendancy over nonchalance, so Sickler decided he had better depart. He did—but now he wishes he had stayed. So far as he knows, he is the only one who ever “crashed the gate” at a Gridiron din- ner and got paid for doing it. The 14 complaints seek recovery of sums paid for $50,000 worth of stock in the Indian Territory Iluminating Oil Co. Before Sickler was deputized three weeks ago by Justice Jennings Bailey of the District Supreme Court deputy marshals had tried in vain to | find the oil and utilities magnate, at- torneys said. Boy Leads Police To House Yielding Nearly $300 Loot Girl Quoted as Saying He Helped Her Take Cash and Gems. An 8-year-old colored boy last pight led police to a house in the 1000 block of Sixth street southeast, where almost $300 in stolen cash and jewelry was recovered. Policeman W. B. Edwards, No. § precinct, followed the boy to the house and arrested Teresa Williams, col- ored, 20, on suspicion of having stolen $242 and $50 worth of jewelry from the home of James Oliver Brown, col- ored, at 913 Fifth street southeast. ‘The Williams girl was said to have admitted persuading the small boy to help her take the loot. Norman Kuff, taxi driver, 520 Seventh street northeast, told police he was beaten and robbed of $4.50 yesterday by six men, three of whom employed him at Third and G streets and were joined by three others at Second and E streets. A young man entered Lawman's store, 3412 Fourteenth street, last night and ordered a pint of ice cream. Selma Cottingham, clerk, alone in the store, went to get it and returned to find the customer gone and $40 stolen from the cash drawer. Other robberies included $40 stolen from a bread box in the Black and Gold Restaurant, 435 Ninth street, by thieves who entered a rear window. FACES GO UNWASHED WHEN MAIN BURSTS Residents in 900 Block of B Street Southeast Inconven- ienced by Accident. Residents of the 900 block of B street southeast came to work this morning without washing their faces due to the bursting of a water main, which forced the District Water De- partment to cut off the water supply from that block. A six-inch main broke, tearing up a 20-foot stretch of sidewalk and flooding the street before Water De- partment officiels could be notified and send an emergency crew to the scene. Breaks are frequent at this time of year, according to Frank B. Haskell of the emergency service department. They are caused by the change in the temperature of the water contracting the pipes. The break was repaired before noon, REPORTS ROBBERY Miss May Ronsaville Reveals Loss to San Francisco Police. Miss May Ronsaville of Washing- ton, who for 12 years was secretary to former Senator Shortridge of Califor- nia, reported to police in San Fran- cisco today that her hotel apartment there had been looted of jewelry val- ued at $3,500, according to the Asso- ciated Press, Miss Ronsaville, who for years made her home at Wardman Park Hotel, went to the West Coast several months ago. —_—— ALUMNI TO MEET High ranking Government officials holding membership in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Praternity will gather at the Hay-Adams House at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow in a luncheon of the Wash= ington Alumni Association of the fra- ternity. Offiers of the organization who are expected to be present include Wayne C. Williams, special assistant to the Attorney General, president of the assoclation; Walter M. Bauman, vice president, and Dwight C. Bracken, L [ ening Star WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1935. B5)W.P. A, CLERKS REGEVE NOTICE OF JAN. T DISMISSAL First Sizable Reduction Is Ordered in Staff in Washington. ADDITIONAL FORCE CUT IS DUE AFTER NEW YEAR Projects Control Division Bears Brunt of Drive as Work Is Slackened. An order was issued today for the first sizable reduction in the Wash- ington staff of the Works Progress Administration. Notices were being sent out to 450 clerks in the Projects Control Di- vision, notifying them their services would no longer be required after January 1. Other Reductions Planned. Other reductions will be gradually made after the New Year. The ap- proximately 1400 employes of the projects control division were en- gaged on a temporary basis and were warned at the time that they entered the service that their jobs would end after the major part of their work had been completed. The names of the 450 clerks sched- uled as the first to leave will be filed with H. A. Crain, chief of the Re- placement Division, who said today he would do everything he could to get them jobs in other emergency agencies. Between September 28 and Decem- bér 1, Crain said he placed about 400 clerks in various agencies who other- wise would no longer remain on the Government rolls. Former N. R. A. Employes. | The Replacement Division receives applications from temporary employes on emergency funds and places them in openings as they occur. Most of the 400 were former N. R. A. employes. The Projects Control Division, which has borne the brunt of the W. P. A. drive, is scheduled for further reductions in personnel as its work slackens. Nothing was said today about any other division of W. P. A. being immediately affected. CROUNSE LEAVES $700,000 ESTATE Widow of Trade Association Rep- resentative Receives Bulk of Property. Disposing of an estate valued at ap- proximately $700,000, the will of Wil- liam L. Crounse, 2419 Wyoming ave- nue, representative of national trade associations, was filed for probate in District Supreme Court today. Mr. Crounse died November 21. His widow, Mrs. Lola M. Crounse, was designated principal beneficiary. She and the National Metropolitan Bank were named executors. Mr. Crounse stated in the will that he wished his business turned over to his secretary, Frank J. Waggoner, to whom he also left $1,000. A chauf- feur, Frederick D. Collins, was be- queathed $500 and each domestic serv- employ a year or more was left $100. Attorney R. P. Hollingsworth. NEW TAGS APPEAR 1936 Yellow-and-Black Car Plates Become Legal. The District’s new yellow-and-black automobile tags for 1936 made their first “legal” appearance on the streets of Washington today. Al- though a few auto owners placed their tags on their cars last week, the new tags did not become legal until midnight last night. Several thousand owners have not yet obtained their new tags, but they have until January 1. After that date it will be against the law for cars to appear on the streets with 1935 tags. ant who had been in Mr. Crounse's | The petition for probate was filed by | Young Washington . As Transit Complaints Were Aired Upper: Fred A. Sager, chief engi« neer of the Public Utilities Com- mission, shown as he described transit inadequacies as the come mission opened hearings today. Lower: Chairman Riley E. Elgen of the commission looks over a stack of 333 written complaints already received. ~Star Staff Photos, DRIVEROF DEATH TRUCK 15 HELD |Coroner’s Jury Renders | Verdict in Fatality to Mrs. Alice A. Johnson. A coroner's jury today held Edward A. Brooks, 34, colored, 1316 Sixth street, responsible for the traffic death Saturday of Mrs. Alice A. Johnson, 65, 1012 Spring road. Brooks was ordered held for grand jury action. Mrs. Johnson died in Emergency Hospital shortly after being run over by a backing coal truck driven by Brooks at Thirteenth and Otis streets. | She sustained multiple fractures and a crushed chest. She was a retired Government Printing Office employe. Vision Held Obstructed. Police officers investigating the ac- cident testified vision through the | rear view mirror of Brooks' truck | was obstructed by loaded co%. It was } brought out, however, that the driver | had seen the woman standing on the | curb near the intersection before he | started backing. Brooks had been involved in an- other fatal accident more than a year | ago when his truck collided with a | street car at Connecticut avenue and Ellicott street. The mishap Friday was one of nine reported in Washington over the week end. The others resulted only in minor injuries, however, acccrding to reports made to police. Other Accident Victims. Victims of the other week-end mis- haps were: Ganana Richards, 27, of 1209 Sixth street southwest, hurt when the car i which he was riding was struck by a hit-and-run _ automobile at Ninth street and North Carolina avenue southeast; Florence Green, 20, col- ored, 520 First street, also a hit-run victim; George Wolfe, 13, of 317 B street northeast; Ernest Gibson, 15, colored, 1236 Third street southwest; | William Woolfarth, 18, of 3605 South Dakota avenue northeast; Mrs. J. A. Tomlin, 47, Alexandria; Florence C.| Tripp, 51, of 3717 Jocelyn street and Mrs. Jean Dworski, 12 Decatur street. Other traffic victims were Wesley Davis, 30, of 324 B street southeast, hurt in an accident near Hyattsville, and Violet Brown, 35, colored, injured near Laurel. Dorothy Rogge, 127 Sixth street northeast, and Billy Ramsay, 118 Sixth street, take their music lesson at Wallach School. Dorothy, who is 7, 15 the daughter of Mrs. Mary Rogge, while Billy, 7, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Ramsay. Tomorrow—Lols Totten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Everett Totten, at the Rfln%l!! Highlands School. Photo. — D.C.TOINTERVENE IN RAILWAY CASE Roberts Indicates City Will| Oppose East Washing- ton Project. The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion today gave the District Commis- sioners permission to intervene in pro- ceedings instituted by the newly or- ganized East Washington Railway Co. to take over about 3 miles of the old Chesapeake Beach Railway from Seat Pleasant to Benning. More than 2 miles of tracks lie in- side the District limits, ana, although the District Commissioners have not defined their attitude regarding the plan, People’s Counsel W. A. Roberts indicated it would be unfavorable. Abandonment of the tracks is de- sired by the Commissioners, it was in- dicated, because of what is described as the “grade-crossing hazard” and the further fact that operation is a bar- rier to highway plans in the area. The same contention was raised by the Federation of Civic Associations, in whose behalf Roberts appeared. Board to Deside Policy. The Commissioners are expected to set their course tomorrow, and will be allowed to come in after that, Cesar Alello, counsel for East Washington, argued that if the Commissioners wanted to get rid of the grade cross- ings they have a remedy under the law—by bearing half of the elimina- tion cost. He said they had no right to move for abandonment of the track. R. R. Molster, one of the two ex- aminers conducting the case, said the Commissioners have the same status as the Governor of a State and may present their side. Rail Sét-up Outlined. The principal witness was John M. Rector, vice president and general manager of East Washington, who has been acting in the same capacity for the receiver of Chesapeake Beach. Under questioning by Examiner H. C. Howard, he outlined operating data and the financial set-up. ‘This short stretch of road was con- tinued in operation after the remain- der of the Chesapeake Beach road had been abandoned some months ago, as it furnished a switching service, from a Baltimore & Ohio connection, for industries in that area. SAFETY EMBLEMS URGED To stimulate safe driving, the Key- stone Automobile Club, through George E. Keneipp, secretary, has suggested to the Commissioners that drivers who obey all traffic rules be given permits of a special color or & star to be, pasted on the permit. Keneipp said he feels such recog- nition will serve as an incentive to drivers to keep without the bounds of safety. ~ Society and General PAGE B—1 DE PASS PLEADS 102INDICTMENTS €riminal Operation Charges“ Followed Slaying of R. 0. Conrad. David L. De Pass pledded guilty be- fore Justice Daniel W. O'Donoghue | in District Supreme Court today to | two indictments growing out of crim- | inal operations. At the same time,| Assistant United States Attorney Irving Goldstein announced he would nolle prosse a first degree murder charge pending against De Pass, and illegal operation charges against his wife, Mrs. Grace G. De Pass, and Corliss H. Bowen. Justice O'Donoghue ordered De Pass committeed to jail and allowed Mrs. De Pass and Bowen to remain at lib- erty under bond. The charges against them probably will be dropped when: De Pass is sentenced. The three were indicted after Ray- | mond O. Conrad was shot to death August 31 in an altercation. at the De Pass home, 4753 Reservoir road. | Conrad allegedly went to the house | to take home a young woman friend | on whom De Pass had performed a | criminal operation. A dispute as to whether she should leave the place ensued, culminating in Conrad attack- ing De Pass, who shot him. By his plea of guilty, De Pass sub- jected himself to the possibility of a 10-year prison sentence. “DISTRICT NIGHT” LAUDED BY HAZEN Board of Trade Hogt Tonight to| D. C. Government Depart- ment Heads. The idea behind “District night,” to be held by the Washington Board of Trade tonight at the Willard Hotel, with heads of all executive depart- ments and members of the judiciary as guests, was Praised today by Com- missioner Melvin C. Hazen as “a fine thing for the District.” Fifty-one officials, department heads, court justices and judges will be re- ceived at the Willard at 7:30 p.m, half an hour before the general mem- bership of the board wil! assemble. Officers of the board, the directors and chairmen, of committees will be hosts at the reception. The general meeting will begin at 8 o'clock and a number of officials will discuss present problems of the Distriet’ government. The meeting will close with a buffet supper, Boys Tour Africa. Forty Australian schoolboys recently made a tour of Sguth Africa. THREE OF 8 TAKEN IN RAID NEAR HILL PLEAD TO GAMING Four Others Ask Jury Trial, Which Is Begun Imme- diately. MISSING MAN’S $2,000 BOND IS FORFEITED 55 Were Seized in Raid on B Street Place, Inspired by Blan- ton Last February. Pleas of guilty were entered today in District Supreme Court by three of the eight men arrested in a raid last February in an alleged gambling estab= lishment at 113 B street southeast, which Representative Blanton of Tex- as told the House Crime Committee was running full blast not a stone's throw from the Capitol Four others elected to stand trial, which was begun immediately before Justice F. Dickinson Letts. Those who admitted tifeir guilt wers Charles Turner, 45, who, the Govern= ment claims, was the proprietor of the place; Kenneth Tolson Pumphrey, 29, and Frank Gray Lynn, 51, Bail Denied. Disregarding the request of their attorney, James A. O'Shea, that they be admitted to bail to avoid a Christe mas in jail, Justice Letts ordered the three committed. Informed by Assistant United States Attorney Roger Robb that one of the defendants, John M. Cornell, 31, who was at liberty under $2,000 bond, could not be located, Justice Letts or- dered the bond forfeited and issued a bench warrant for the man's arrest. The four who decided to place their fate in the hands of jury were Edgar Julius Behrle, 39; Fred Albert Still~ man, 42; John Edward Goetz, 36, and Wilmer Milton Long, 28. 55 Taken in Raid. The raiding squad, headed by Liuet. George M. Little, broke into the strongly barricaded establishment Feb- ruary 6, after having found the place deserted on several previous visits. Fifty-five men were herded into patrol wagons and taken to the police stae tion. All but eight later were released. Shortly thereafter, the grand jury returned indictments charging them with setting up a gaming table, pos« session of lottery tickets and accepting bets on horse races. By arrangement with the Govern= ment Turner, Pumphrey and Lynn pleaded guilty only to the gaming table charge, the others being nolle prossed. A jury to try the four pleading not guilty was selected speedily with neither Robb nor O’'Shea challenging masny prospective jurors. Y. M. C. A. WILL ELECT NEW OFFICERS TONIGHT Annual Meeting to Be Held With Dinner—Departments to Dise cuss Programs. ‘The annual meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association will be held today at 6 pm. at the Central Y. M. C. A, Eighteenth and G streets. Officers and directors for the ensuing year will be elected after a dinner. Nominations will be presented by a committee of which George A. Lewis is chairman. James P. Schick will preside and submit his annual report. Leonard W. DeGast, general secre= tary, will outline activities of the as- sociation. The Board of Managers of the Y, M. C. A. will hold a preliminary cone ference at 5 p.m. After the election, the various departmental committees of the association will hold simul- taneous meetings for discussion of departmental programs. 'WOODCOCK ASSAILED j IN COLLEGE PAPER | Government Activity of President of St. John's Is Criti- cized. | By the Associated Press. ANNAPOLIS, December 16.—The St. John's Collegian, weekly publica= | tion of St. John's College, today care ried in its open forum a letter severes 1y criticizing Col. Amos W. W. Wood« cock, president, for absences from the college “to aid in a New Deal Gove ernment.” Col. Woodcock, since he assumed the presidency of the college, has acted as special assistant to the At torney General of the United States in cases which took him to Louisiana and Michigan. The letter signed “The Critic,” points out that “throughout the hise tory of mankind” there has been & maxim that no man can. hold two jobs at the same time and do justice to both. HORSE-THEFT CASE FIRST IN 38 YEARS By the Associated Press. BEL AIR, Md., December 16.—For the first time since 1897 Harford County has a horse-stealing case. Roy Berry, colored, is awaiting hear= ing on the charge. Berry was arrested in Baltimore after Willlam R. Bay of Shawsville reported to Sheriff Granville C. Boyle a valuable black horse had been stolen from his barn. The sheriff located the horse at a Baltimore auction mart and, aided by Baltimore police, soon located Berry. Boyle said Berry ade mitted the theft. The 1897 horse-stealing case was that of Adolph Hoon, who was sen= tenced to 15 years in the State Peni- tentiary after a bitter court battle. Excitement ran high before the trial and Hoon tried to escape from jail. Hoon was so fat, hcwever, that he could not wriggle through a hole scooped in the :‘.u wall.