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CHANGES IN ZONING
ASKED IN TOTAL OF
10 DISTRICT CASES
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
et Us 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
ing 10 additional cases.
S. R. Bowen, 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.
Tire change is necessary, he pointed
out, to permit erection there of the
large power plant, fer which legislation
Is pending before Congress, and to pro
vide for needed railroad connections and i
other facilities. The zoning and the.
legislation both are needed to make the j
development possible, he pointed out. .
No one appeared at the hearing to
obiect to the zoning petition. I
Charles H. Tompkins, contractor, ap
peared for Georgetown University to
urge approval ct 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
pUched roof and a tower. The plans
carry the building above the existing
40-foot maximum height.
Cost Placed at $500,000.
The proposed university structure, to
be known as the Whlte-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
lon 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.
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ESTHER R. LINKINS
DIES AFTER FALL
funeral of Descendant of William
Rittenhouse 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 oldest living member
of St. Paul's Lutheran Church here, and
her grandfather was one of its charter
members. Her grandfather, William
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 j
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. Lin
kins, Esther Linkins, Luther W. Linkins
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.
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“LITTLE CONGRESS”
PICKS CANDIDATES
Hoover and Curtis Named to Op
pose Roosevelt and Walsh
of Montana.
The "Little Congress,” composed of
secretaries to members of the House
nnd 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 cho.se to nominate the
Incumbents, Herbert Hoover and
Charles CurtLs, 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
^Thursday in the House of Representa
tives caucus room.
Mr. Hoover was "nominated” at the
“convention” last night by Robert
Davis, secretary to Representative Tay
lor of Tennessee, while Franklin P. Gil
fitrat of the office of Representative
Ramspeck of Georgia, placed Gov.
Roosevelt's name before the group.
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lawn Party Wednesday.
RIVERDALE HEIGHTS. Md.. June
5 (Special).—The Ladies’ Auxiliary and
members of the Riverdale Heights Vol
unteer Fire Company will give a lawn
party Wednesday night here. Mrs.
Margaret O'Brien and H. E. Stansfleld
Will be in charge of the Arrangements
Committee.
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D. C. Cadet Is Honor Man
PRESENTED SABER AT WEST POINT.
MRS. LIVINGSTON ROWE SCHUYLER shown presenting the Robert E.
Lee Memorial saber to Rush B. Lincoln, jr., of this city, honor man of
this year's graduating class at West Point. The presentation was made
during the graduation parade ceremony at the academy yesterday.
—A. P. Photo.
STUDY U. S. LEASES
OE AIRPORT LAND
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Park Board Considers Plan
to Settle Problem of
D. C. Boundary.
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
ognize the title of the Federal Govern
ment to disputed land, as evidenced by
the high-water mark, but provide for its
losing to the airport authorities, who
may be required to insert a clause in
the transfer deed, that the land will be
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 ot 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 California is reached on the
roll call, it will yield to 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 Gamer 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
FOR CRASH INJURIES
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
alleged to have been received Septem
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 W’rlght and Philip Ershler, told
the court he had been Injured perma
nently and his contract with Warner
Bros, was impaired.
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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
dent. All trustees were re«-elected.
FOR GEN. MOSELEY
Deputy Chief of Staff to Re
view 9th Brigade After
Companies’ Drill.
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 way 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 Co. A of Arm
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. William McNeill, and Co. D,
Cardozo, Thomas V. Tibbs.
The companies 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, Durbar,
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 whieh
a cadet unit executed maneuvers 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 Associated 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,
compelling T. B. White, warden, to ac
company them as a hostage. Lfter
White was wounded severely in one arm.
Three of the convicts were shot to
death, apparently by one of their 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.
MAKES PLEA TO EAGLES
Special Dispatch to The Star.
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.
The three-day convention will close to
night.
PARADE LAUNCHES
V. F. t DF 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 organization^
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
ridge Business Association as host.
Line of March.
The column of paraders formed at
Michigan avenue and Twelfth street
northeast, proceeding south to Rhode
Island avenue northeast, east on Rhode
Island avenue to South Dakota avene,
north on South Dakota avenue to Mon
roe 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, president of the Brook
land-Wootiridge 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; E. Minnoux. presi
dent of the Georgia Avenue Business
Men's Association, and H. R. King, pres
ident of the Northeast Business Men's
Association.
Honors in the parade went to Job’s
Daughters, commanded by James L.
Kldwell. 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.
Priies 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 the
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 MrCathran, 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, national 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.”
BUS OPERATORS SUED
$50,500 Sought From W. It. & E.
Co. as Result of Accident.
The Washington Railway <& Electric
Co. has been sued for a total of $50,500
damages 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.
AIRMAIL RATES UP
Air mail postage rates in the United
States have been 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
Islands will remain the same, it was
said.
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.
Capt. Frank M. Hawks, world
famous speed flyer, just out of a Massa
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 establish
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 a 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 S, in which Hawks established
scores of speed records. The plane will
have a cruising range of more than
2,500 miles at an average speed of
considerably -better than 200 miles per
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. Rodgers, vice
president of the Texas Co., for which
Hawks is aeronautical adviser, “will be
used in distance research flight at high
speed."
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. ,f-.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Parade
Color bearers In the Veterans of Foreign Wars parade last night, Inaugurating the annual encampment.
Clnr TVU ~ I
Will Have to Suspend Relief
Work August 1 Unless
More Funds Come In.
The Associated Charities, with less
than SI00.000 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 in the Social Service House.
The situation will be explained to
Federal ofliciaL'. it was decided, to show
the urgent need for the provision by
Congress of the $600,000 relief appro
priation requested by President Hoover.
Reports of the society's visitors sum
marized by the general secretary for
May disclosed a total of $44 024 83, and
a summary of expenditures fcg the five
months of 1932 ending May 31 showed
a total of $231,393.89. or an average
of $46,278.77 per month.
The fact the Employment Committee
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 society during May. 1.452.
cr 60 per cent, were reported in need
because of unemployment. Last month
182 families never before known came
to this society for aid.
The board heard reports of the pro
ceedings of the National Conference of
Social Work recently held in Phila
delphia. which was attended by 20 of
the visitors of the Associated Charities
and four volunteer workers, all of whom
paid their own expenses at this con
ference.
MRS. OWEN APPEARS
DEFEATED IN PRIMARY
Referendum Candidates Lead in
Two Other Congressional
Races in Florida.
By the Associated 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
32.728 votes to 27.611 for Mrs. Owen,
who ran on a referendum platform.
The incumbent is the daughter of the
gTeat dry campaigner, the late William
Jennings Bryan.
For Representative at large W. J.
Sears led Mayor John T. Alsop jr,
39.594 to 39.336. with 869 of 1,283 pre
cincts ip 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
Lowry.
The only <jry 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.
SENATE ARMY CUT
SCORED BY COLLINS
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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.
Democrat, of Mississippi, charged yes
terday.
Collins’ particular objection to the
Senate committee's bill centered on a
provision which he said would mean
less money for the Army 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 the Cavalry or anything else," Col
lins said.
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. She has been in the Pest
Office Department. Bureau of the Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General.
BRUTALITY TRIAL
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 heaTd
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 yesterday 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 William
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 robber}' had been sold there.
The person who had bought the books
was on vacation and no identification
could be secured.
Tuesday morning, Fihelly said, he ap
plied at Police Court for a warrant to
hold Birch, which was denied and Birch
was released.
Heard Character Witnesses.
Justice Letts earlier had heard a num
ber of character witnesses from every
walk of life, who said Fihellf 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, William S. Shelby,
retired assistant superintendent of
police; Charles Schwartz. Attorneys
Austin P. 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.
First Lieut. P. B. Butler, assistant
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
concerts than gt first arranged.
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COBLENTZ REALTY
Pittsburgh Broker and James
B. Hobbs of This City Heard
at Cumberland.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md., June 9—The
defense at the trial of State Senator
Coblentz. president of the Central
Trust Co.. Frederick, indicted on a
charge of accepting a deposit when he
knew that the bank was insolvent,
v hich presented its first witnesses yes
terday afternoon, offered testimony this
morning of real estate experts as to
the values oi various properties held
by the bank as securities on loans.
Leonard P. Kane. Pittsburgh, licensed
-rally broker, was interrogated as to the
Insurance Exchange, a 21-story office
building in Pittsburgh. He said he
cnened the building May 1, 1929. and
operated it for over a year. The gross
vearly rentals when all occupied was
$288,000.
He testified that In the Summer of
1929 Senator Coblentz came to Pitts
burgh and investigated the building.
Kane gave $2,000,000 or $2,250,000 as a
good figure to buv. On cross examina
tion Kane admitted four new similar
buildings were erected in Pitsburgh
iha‘ 'ear. The Insurance Exchange
Buildine he said was erected by the
P. LI Smith Co. of Washington. It
brought in $16,000 a month rent and
the operating expenses were $80,000 a
year. The Central Trust Co. holds 1
notes and bonds amounting to approxi
bately S97S.OOO in this building. James
J. During, the Slate's real estate expert!
from Pittsburgh had testified the build- !
ing was worth only $1,000,000, although
capitalized at $2,000,000.
James B. Hobbs.
James B. Hobbs, vice president of the
Wardman Corporation. Washington
builders and real estate brokers, was
nut, 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. Hobhs said he had 23 years' ex
perience in selling, renting and ap- j
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- i
ertles as of September 2, 1931, and in
1928.
He put the Astoria value at $120,000
last September and at $125,000 in 1923;
he said the apartments should bring in
$28,000 a year. He put a value of \
$175,000 on the Arlington Apartments. |
but he could not say that the property j
could be sold for that and he did not j
know the market value. He put a value!
of $375,000 on the Franklin Park prop
erty as of last September and $80,000
on the Prince Carl Apartment, or $5,000
less than in 1928. In his opinion the
Wyoming Apartment building was1
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 Frederick group borrowed
money from the Central Trust Co. for
a second mortgage or deed of trust and
later effected a sale of the property 1
lor 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 years
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 I
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
commissioner’s office In Baltimore in
1931.
DELPHIAN GROUP ELECTS
Mrs. Latane Named President of
Local Chapter.
Mrs. H. A. Latane was elected presi
dent of the National Capital Chapter,
Delphian Society, at a meeting yester
day. Other officers Include Mrs. J. M.
Knowlton, vice president: Mrs. H. B.
Callahan, secretary; Mrs. J. E. Kieman,
treasurer: Mrs. F. A. Casteel, chairman
seminar board: Mrs. F. B. Olcott, first
assistant chairman, and Mrs. H. N.
Dorman, second assistant.
Promoted in Park Police.
Officer John C. Statts of the United
States Park Police, has been promoted
to sergeant, headquarters of the organ
ization announced today. His new as
signment bears the date of June 1.
CAR MAIL FRAUD
FUGITIVE, SEIZED
IN BONUS APPEAL
Two-Year Search for Vet
eran Indicted in New York
With 10 Others En'ds.
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 r.us cer
terifleate has led to the arrest here,
after nearly two years’ search by postal
authorities, of David William Carey, 37,
who was indicted with the notorious
Wilen W. Easterday and nine others in
New York in November, 1930. on charge*
of using the mails to defraud.
Carey was taken before United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turnage to
day, waived examination and was re
moved to the District Jail in default of
$5,000 bond. There he will await re
moval to New York to face the 2-year
old indictment.
Carey was arrested at a hotel yester
day afternoon by Postal inspt-ctor C. A.
Eattles 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 Identity.
Wanders on Seaboard.
He has been wandering the Atlantic
Seaboard since Easterday and his com
panions were indicted, tried and sen
tenced. During the two years Carey
is said to have visited Lake George.
Miami, New York. Hartford. Washing
ton and other cities, moving frequently
to escape the untiring postal authori
ties.
When arrested, according to police,
he was "flat broke," without a cent on
his person. He is a World War veteran
and has been entitled to $20 a month
peension. He now- has some $500 due
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 operation of a New
York bucket shop. Easterdav, former
partner of the notorious Jules "Nicky"
Arnstein, now is serving a sentence of
312 years in Atlanta Penitentiary as
a result of his conviction in connec
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 said to have been the
Logan of the company, 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 against Carey,
but that the case Is being handled en
tirely in New York through the office
of C. H. Clarahar, inspector in charge
there.
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 w hom 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. Marv C.
Nicholson, colored. 29, of Laurel, Md,
who plunged three stories from a
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 yes
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 years
at the Woman’s Bureau, under similar
circumstances. The bureau is to be
removed Tuesday to the old second 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
Xoses $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 yesterday 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 streets,
but they eluded him by going through
the back door while he was watching
the frontf