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WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1938.
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Roberts Urges
3-Point Fight
For D. C. Vote
Series of Debates
Approved by
Two Groups
A call to "stir up” the people of
the District on the question of suf
frage so as to "stir up” Congress
and guide it along specific lines of
suffrage legislation was made by
former People’s Counsel William A.
Roberts at a joint meeting last
night of the Executive Committee
of the Campaign Council and the
Resolutions Committee of the Citi
zens’ Conference at 1317 H street
N.W.
Urging an intense publicity cam
paign in the District, Mr. Roberts
proposed a three-point program of
debates and meetings throughout
the city "ending up by an insistent
and unified demand for suffrage.”
His suggestions were as follows:
1. Set up specific questions con
cerning details of local suffrage
and national representation. Have
the questions formulated by a five
man committee to be appointed by
the chairman of the Citizens Con
ference on District Suffrage.
2. Have a series of well-publicized
meetings and debates in which all
questions on suffrage may be thor
oughly discussed.
3. Finally, send Congress a defi
nite program derived from the de
bates on all aspects of suffrage
and get a bill on the question before
Congress about the middle of Feb
ruary.
United Front Urged.
These suggestions touched off
arguments concerning the advisabil
ity of showing divisions of opinion
within the conference to hostile
groups. Harry; N. Stull insisted
that the organization must present
a united front on the suffrage ques
tion and that such debates would
bring into public view differences
of opinion within a supposedly uni
fied group. “Publicize the fact that
we're in agreement on the principal
things in our program. Don't fur
nish ammunition to our opponents,”
he declared.
Agreeing with Mr. Stull, William
Mondell indicated that better re
sults might be obtained by having
the District residents elect, a council
to draft a bill. He stated that such
an elective body would command
more attention as an expression of
public opinion. He suggested “work
ing from the sidelines” and per
mitting Congressmen favorable to
suffrage work for it.
However, in furtherance of Mr.
Roberts' proposals, the suffrage units
approved a motion offered by Harry
S. Wender that a series of debates
be held over a period of four months
beginning in January, and that they
be localized as well as city-wide.
Topics Suggested.
The following subjects were sug
gested as topics at the meetings:
1. Is a city manager form of gov
• ernment more suitable for the Dis
trict than the present commissioner
type?
2. Can the District government
incur debt without Federal ap
proval?
3 Shall the General Accounting
Office pass on ail District govern
ment expenses?
Mr. Roberts emphasized that the
meeting would not decide on specific
language of a bill, but rather on
statements or general principles of
suffrage.
In furtherance of its campaign,
the group proposed to send letters
to Representatives urging District
suffrage.
The local chapter of the Ameri
can Association of Social Workers
was accepted into membership in
the conference.
Outlining the work of the con
ference Publicity Committee in
drawing up, publishing and distrib
ing pamphlets, planning mass meet
ings, etc., Charles A. Franklin, as
sistant chairman, asked for the help
and co-operation of the members in
continuing its duties.
Horticultural Society
Awards Prizes
Prizes were awarded to seven ex
hibitors at yesterday's meeting of
the American Horticultural Society
. at the Washington Club. Colorful
patterns in Christmas wreaths and
table decorations formed the back
ground of the exhibit.
Blue ribbons were awarded dis
plays by Mrs. P. G. Nutting of the
D. C.-Chevy Chase Club; Mrs.
Lloyd Shippen, Georgetown Garden
Club; Mrs. Frank H. Schultz, Chevy
Chase Garden Club; Mrs. Robert
Cahill, Trowel Club; Mrs. H. A.
Latane. Washington Garden Club;
, Mrs. M. O. Stabler, Sandy Spring,
(Md.l Garden Club, and Mrs.
Charles Dallett, Bethesda Garden
Club.
Mrs. Nutting also was awarded a
ribbon for the best arrangement of
the show. B. Y. Morrison, president
of the society, gave a talk on “Ever
greens.” The show was arranged by
Mrs. R. Fay Jackson, chairman of
the Local Affairs Committee, and
directed by Mrs. Bion Scott Birney,
exhibit chairman.
Congressmen Attend
Fiesta at Tampa
B> the Associated Press.
TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 7.—Congress
men and business leaders touring
Florida as guests of the State Cham
ber of Commerce stopped off here
last night for a Spanish fiesta and
banquet.
Earlier yesterday the party visited
Florida's rich sugar cane producing
region in the Everglades section
and the lake and ridge districts.
Before leaving Tampa today, the
Tisitors will inspect the city's cigar
manufacturing plants and other in
dustrial centers. On the way North,
stops are planned at Lakeland and j
Orlando.
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TO SPEAK—Dr. Paul Van Zee
land. former Prime Minister of
Belgium, will speak on ’How
Can International Disorgani
zation Be Remedied” at the
next Town Hall meeting in the
Shoreham Hotel Sunday night.
$750,000 Libel Suit
Is Filed Against
Secretary Ickes
Former Aide Charges
Press Release Issued
To Destroy Standing
Secretary of Interior Ickes was
named defendant in a $750,000 libel
suit filed in District Court today by
a former chief investigator of the
Federal Petroleum Agency No. 1 of
the Department of Interior.
The plaintiff, John D. Glass, a
lawyer, of Tyler, Tex., said he was
libeled in a press release on No
vember 23 issued by Secretary Ickes.
He denied he had done anything
“contrary to, or in violation of any
regulation” issued by the Secretary
of the Interior.
Mr. Glass asked $250,000 actual
damages and $500,000 punitive dam
ages. He said he resigned his Gov
ernment position in September, 1937,
and returned to Tyler to practice law.
He said the release was “an at
tempt to destroy his professional
status as an attorney and member
of the bar” in Texas.
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Junior High Teachers
Will Meet Friday
The Junior High School Teachers’
Association of the District will hold
its annual meeting Friday at 7
p.m. at 2400 Sixteenth street N.W.
As this is the 20th year of the
existence of junior high schools
in Washington, the dinner will be
in the nature of a celebration and
former presidents will attend.
Thomas Ferry, president, will pre
side.
Honor guests will include Supt.
Frank W. Ballou and Mrs. Ballou,
Assistant Supt. and Mrs. Chester W.
Holmes. Dean Henry Grattan Doyle
of Columbian College at George
Washington University, and Mrs.
Doyle, president of the Board of
Education.
The program will consist of musi
cal selections by a group of junior
high school teachers, a humorous
recital by Joseph Botkin and com
munity singing, led by Miss Hannah
Bonnell.
Other teachers handling arrange
ments are Mrs. Marguerite Kellogg,
Miss Ada Entwisle. Mrs. Wilhelmina
Sands, Mrs. Ruth Trundle, Miss
Pearle Thurber and Theodore Robb.
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Lions Club President
To Be Feted Here
Dr. Walter F. Dexter of Sacra
mento, Calif., president of the In
ternational Association of Lions
Clubs, will be entertained here to
morrow on an official visit to Dis
trict 22 of Lions International, which
includes Washington, Maryland and
Delaware.
A buffet supper and program will
be held at the Mayflower Hotel at
which Dr. Dexter will greet rep
resentatives of the 42 clubs in the
district which have a membership
of 1.753. Dr. Dexter, a former presi
dent of Whittier College, is now
superintendent of public instruction
of California.
Band Concerts
By the Marine Band Symphony
Orchestra in the auditorium at the
Marine Barracks at 8 o'clock to
night. Capt. Taylor Branson, lead
er: William F. Santelmann, assist
ant.
PROGRAM.
“March of the Janizaries” .Hosmer
Overture, “A Life for the Czar,”
Glinka
“Chanson d Amour”_Suk
Excerpts from “The Singing Girl,”
Herbert
Concerto for violoncello and
orchestra __—- Lalo
Soloist, Musician Ralph Lanning.
Waltz, “Roses From the South,”
Strauss
Characteristic "Butterfly and
Roses,” __Benkman
“Hungarian Rhapsody,” No. 9 (Pes
ter Carnival) .. Liszt
“The Marines’ Hymn.”
“The Star Spangled Banner.”
A concert \vill be presented at 2:30
p.m. today in the auditorium at the
Marine Barracks.
By the Army Band in the audi
torium at the Army War College at
3 p.m. tomorrow. Capt. Thomas F.
Darcy, Jr„ leader; Karl Hubner, as
sistant.
PROGRAM.
March, “Flag of Truce”_Laurendeau
Tone picture, “Reve Angelique,”
Rubinstein
Cornet Trio, “Flirtations”_Clarke
John J. Kahler, Charles W.
Barnes and Victor A. Christen
sen, soloists.
Suite, “The Crown of India”..Elgar
a. Introduction and dance of
Nautch Girls.
b. Menuetto.
c. Intermezzo.
March, “The Call of the Wild,”
Losey
“The Star Spangled Banner.”
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Injuries Fatal
To Man Hurt
In Auto Crash
Infection Develops
In Cut Near Eye;
Sergt. Hite Hurt
Complications which developed
after he was hurt in an automobile
accident proved fatal yesterday to
Byman Bryant, colored, 40, of the
900 block of Fourth street S.E. Mr.
Bryant was cut about the eye on
November 24 in an accident in near
by Prince Georges County.
He was first treated at St. Eliza
beth’s Hospital. Several days later
he was admitted to Gallinger Hos
pital, where he died as the result of
infection, police were told. It was
said Bryant was injured when the
car in which he was riding ran off
the highway.
Thrown From Cycle.
Sergt. J. O. Hite of the Traffic
Bureau suffered a sprained back
and leg yesterday afternoon when
hurled from his motor cycle on
Twelfth at H streets N.W., while
clearing rush-hour traffic ahead of
fire apparatus.
The firemen were en route to a
small blaze in the roof of a building
at 1332 G street N.W. Damage from
the flames was slight.
Sergt. Hite was thrown from his
motor cycle by a bump in the pave
ment. The machine continued on
for half a block before hitting a
parked car. The sergeant was
treated at Emergency Hospital. His
injuries were not thought to be
serious.
George Allen, colored, 31, of 1323
Ninth street N.W.. received a broken
jaw last night in a collision on
Seventh street, near S street N.W.,
between a car in which he was rid
ing and a street car. He was
treated at Freedmen's Hospital.
Accident Near Lanham.
Herman Pettingill, 35, of 3539 Al
ton place N.W. and Murle Miller,
25, of 1223 M street N.W. were
treated at Casualty Hospital early
today for injuries sustained in an
automobile atcident near Lanham,
Md. The former suffered scalp
cuts and a possible skull fracture,
and the latter lacerations about
the face.
Hit by an automobile at Georgia
avenue and Decatur street N.W.
last night, William F. Sinnott, 80,
of 915 Delafleld place N.W., suf
fered a broken leg and severe head
injuries. He was taken to Walter
Reed Hospital.
The driver of the car, police re
ported, was John C. Aukward, 18,
of 1222 Ingraham street N.W.
Two persons were injured, one
seriously, when the automobile in
which they were riding skidded off
the Defense highway near the Ard
more road and struck a tree early
this morning. Miss Merrill Miller,
25, 1223 M street N.W., was treated
for lacerations at Casualty Hospital.
Herman Pettengill, 40, 3539 Alton
place N.W., was reported in unde
termined condition at Casualty.
George Perrone, 27, 616 G street N.E.,
who police said was driving the car,
was held on a charge of reckless
driving by Justice of the Peace H.
H. O’Neill.
Dr. Mann Fears Germs
More Than Beasts
On his jungle expeditions. Dr.
William M. Mann would rather en
counter wild beast than malarial
mosquitoes.
The Zoo director said last night
he has experienced more harm from
germs which lurk unseen than from
any of the beasts and reptiles he
collects for the local park.
Addressing the Smith-Reed-Rus
sell Society of George Washington
University’s Medical School. Dr.
Mann gave the medical profession
credit for saving his life on more
than one occasion during his travels
in Asia, Africa, South America and
the East Indies.
Other speakers were Dr. Cloyd
Heck Marvin, president of the uni
versity, and Dr. Walter H. Bloedorn,
acting dean of the medical school.
The society, meeting at the Army
Navy Club, conferred honorary mem
bership on Rear Admiral Edward
R. Stitt, former surgeon general of
the Navy; Dr. Ralph W. Barris, as
sistant professor of anatomy, and
Dr. James W. Watts, associate pro
fessor of neuro-surgery at the school.
Blueprints Are Stolen
From Flyer's Car
Airplane blueprints and other
possessions of Clarence Chamberlin,
trans-Atlantic flyer, were stolen yes
terday by a thief who broke into
his automobile parked near Union
Station.
The missing articles included four
watches, some flat silverware and a
quantity of clothing valued at $245.
Mr. Chamberlin told police the blue
prints were of little value. The thief
had pried open a window of his car,
the flyer said.
A colored bandit last night ob
tained $20 in a hold-up of a filling
station at 1700 Benning road N£.
An employe, Lewis Colbert of 941 M
street N.W., was forced to hand over
the money at pistol point.
WORK BEGUN ON NEW AIRPORT—A U. S. Army engineering
dredge and pontoons are shown in place along the Potomac
shoreline as work gets under way on Washington’s new airport
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at Gravelly Point. A derrick barge and other equipment may
be seen In the background.
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Grand Jury Returns
Murder Indictment
Against Three
All Are Held in Slaying
Of Colored Man Shot
Last October
The District Court grand jury to
day returned a first-degree murder
indictment against Henry Hancock,
32; Henry Rogers, 33, and Hardge
Davis, 29, all colored, for allegedly
killing James E. Floyd, 31, colored,
1117 First street N.W.
The grand jury said that Floyd
was shot with a pistol on October 16
in an alley near the first block of L
street N.W., and that he died from
his wounds on October 20.
A Chinese, George Moy Way, 2210
Rhode Island avenue N.E.. was in
dicted on charges of violating the
Harrison Narcotic Act and the Nar
cotic Drugs Import and Export Act.
He was accused of having caused to
be mailed in Detroit, and addressed
to him here, 92 grains of a poisonous
non-mailable drug—a derivative of
opium—known as yen shi and yen
pocks, on October 21.
Arrested by Federal Agents.
He was arrested by agents on Oc
tober 24. The grand jury was told
that the man. suffering from asthma,
allegedly used the drug to alleviate
his condition.
James W. Hoffman, 24. and Ran
dall R. Wilson. 30, both colored,
were indicted on a robbery charge
for allegedly having taken $480
from Fred A. Ellis, colored. 102
Massachusetts avenue N.W., on No
vember 29, when he was thrown to
the ground after one of the men
had come up behind him and
pinioned his arms.
In all, 36 indictments were hand
ed up to Justice James M. Proctor,
while the grand jury ignored four
cases.
Others Indicted.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: John A. Evans,
Otway B. Armstrong, William A.
Smith, Rudolph R. Fisher and James
Hockaday, joyriding; Ellsworth E.
Powell, Samuel L. Porter and Homer
Furr, jcriding and grand larceny;
Arthur Dahl, grand larceny; Conrad
F. Jennings, forgery and uttering, as
well as six cases of housebreaking
and larceny against him; John J.
Jones, Charles H. Price, Odell C.
Leftwich and George Savoy, house
breaking and larceny; Garfield
Mitchell, Carrie Payne, James W.
Holman and Randall R. Wilson, rob
bery; Aaron Phillips,Edward Coupe.
Henry Lynch, John A. Boone. Robert
E. Delay and Raymond Jones, viola
tion of the gambling laws; Viola
Carter and John Lee Butler, viola
tion of the Liquor Taxing Act of
1934: Charles W. Edwards, Sellers B.
Norris, Bud Jenkins, Beatrice Jen
kins, John D. Kanada, Arthur Pan
nell and Robert R. Contee, assault
with a dangerous weapon; Robert I.
Cummings and Edward Dorsey, rape.
The grand jury ignored charges
against these: James L. Madigan,
homicide; Charlie Austen, assault
with dangerous weapon; Ann Smith
and Edna Spencer, robbery, and
Inez Waddy, larceny after trust.
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Hampshire Heights Civic
Association Elects
Holding its first meeting since its
organization one month ago, the
Hampshire Heights Citizens’ Asso
ciation last night unanimously
elected Harold D. Johnson presi
dent. The group met in the Barnard
School at Fifth and Decatur streets
N.W.
Other officers follow: J. Leon
Bord, vice president; George W.
Fessenden, secretary, and Mrs. Doris
C. Leizear, treasurer.
Nomination of two delegates to
the Federation of Citizens’ Associa
tion and one delegate to the ad
joining citizens’ association was held
over until the January meeting.
Mrs. Doris C. Leizear was appoint
ed chairman of the Membership
Committee.
Mr. Johnson announced that
meetings would be held every fourth
Tuesday of the month and that
committees would be formed at the
January meeting.
Mrs. Estelle Franklin, Mrs. Leona
Brill, Mrs. Florence Snelling were
admitted as members.
Business was devoted to the adop
tion of a constitution and by-laws.
Willard Beavers and Thomas Sisson are shown weighting down the pipe through which the
dredge pumps rock and clay to make the fill-in. —Star Staff Photos.
Employes to Get Day Off
Before Yule, New Year
Government employes in the Dis
trict will get holidays the Saturdays
before Christmas and New Year's,
under an executive order signed by
the President late yesterday.
The holiday order covers the regu
lar executive departments, inde
pendent establishments and other
governmental agencies here, includ
ing the Government Printing Office,
the Navy Yard and naval stations.
Reservation is made for certain
classes “who may for special pub
lic reasons be excluded from the
provisions of this order by the heads
of their respective departments,
establishments, or agencies, or those
whose absence from duty would be
inconsistent with the provisions of
existing law.”
However, the. order will give prac
tically all Government employes
here the extra half day off on Sat
urday, making the vacation a full
three days, as the Monday after both
holidays also will be observed.
The National Emergency Council
previously had informed Govern
ment agencies that the holidays were
contemplated.
Pvt. Burton Is Elected
To Head Police Unit
Pvt. Ralph E. Burton of No. 11
precinct was named president yes
terday of the District Policemen’s
Association in an election partici
pated in by 1,300 Metropolitan,
United States park and White House
police. Pvt. Burton defeated Lt.
Frank A. Varney, who was up for
re-election.
Ballots collected from boxes in all
precincts and headquarters were
counted last night. Other officers
were Park Policeman Raymond F.
Selby, first vice president; George H.
Redlick, second vice president;
Joseph S. Davis, recording secretary;
Harden N. Lancaster, financial sec
retary; Edgar S. Waller, treasurer,
and William J. Wagner, trustee.
Sergt. Harp' Blackman, Frank Ach
and Detective Sergt. Henry Jett were
named to the Legislative Committee.
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Baptist Student Dinner
To Be Held Friday
The annual Maryland and Dis
trict of Columbia Baptist student
banquet will be held Friday at 7
p.m. at the National Baptist Me
morial Church. The theme will be
“Comrades of the Christ.”
Students from American Universi
ty, George Washington University,
Maryland University, Strayer's Bus
iness College, Wilson Teachers’ Col
lege and several local hospitals will
be the guests of the Baptist Wom
en’s Missionary Society of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
William Hall Preston, associate
Southwide Baptist student secretary,
will speak. A view of the interna
tional situation will be given by
Mrs. Frances J. Nichols, prominent
Christian and world traveler.
Special music will be supplied by
the college quartet, composed of
James Carlton, John Miller, Addi
son Clay and Wilmer Bennet.
Early Risers Want
Calm, Not Pep,
Radio Man Finds
Radio Announcer Jim McGrath
of the National Broadcasting Co.
learned a lot about human nature
the other day when he asked his
listeners to vote on their choice'be
tween morning setting-up exercises
and symphony music.
When Mr. McGrath was new in
radio, 12 years ago. a sure-fire hit
was a strenuous, peppy program of
setting-up exercises. Recently he
began experimenting with soothing
music.
When he asked his audience to
choose between the two, the re
sponse was immediate. Exactly
2.884 letters poured in the first
three days. The responses included
everything from threats to fervent
pleas.
The vote totaled 2.807 for the
music and 77 for the exercises.
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Grand Jury Hears Two
Milwaukee Physicians
Two physicians from Milwaukee.
Wis., which has been a center of
medical controversy for months, ap
peared today before the special
grand jury investigating organized
medicine.
They were Dr. J. E. Rueth and Dr.
A. L. Curtin of the Milwaukee Medi
cal Center. Another witness today
was Dr. Charles Stanley White of
this city.
In the meantime it was learned
the American Medical Association
plans to submit on December 12
records demanded by the subpoena
recently upheld by Justice James M.
Proctor in District Court. The A.
M. A. had moved to quash the sub
poena, which was defended by the
Justice Department.
George P. Hoover, attorney repre
senting the District Medical Society,
plans to ask Justice Proctor soon
to call in the grand jury and in
struct it concerning application
of the Sheriman Anti-Trust Act In
the case.-*
The Medical Society and the A.
M. A. contend that the medical pro
fession cannot be classed as a
“trade” under the meaning of the
act and therefore do not come
within the jurisdiction of the law.
The Justice Department is seeking
indictment of both the A. M. A. and
Medical Society for alleged "re
straint of trade” against Group
Halth Association, Inc., of this city.
Corn Loans Announced
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Dec. 7 UP).
—Maryland farmers will be eligible
for loans of 57 cents a bushel on
com, C. Z. Keller, executive officer
of the A. A. A. in the State, an
nounced today. Outside of commer
cial corn areas on 1938 crops loans
will be 43 cents a bushel to farm
ers whose crops did not exceed their
total soil depleting acreage allot
ments.
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Drawl and Quid Free Georgian of Drunk Charge
A deep Georgia drawl can be
mistaken for the mutterings of a
drunken man and a quid of chew
ing tobacco can make the breath
smell like intoxicants.
At least this is the decision of a
Police Court jury which freed a 32
year-old man of a charge of driving
while drunk. The case, heard last
week with only a handful of spec
tators in the courtroom, came to
light today.
William Claude Burgamy, the de
fendant, a native Georgian, had
been 'possum hunting in Virginia
the entire night of October 15. Re
turning to his home—which, inci
dentally, is on North Carolina ave
nue S.E.—Mr. Burgamy had a col
lision with the Rev. George Graham
t
in the early morning hours of Octo
ber 16.
Appopriately enough, the mishap
occurred on Louisiana avenue N.E.
near Union Station. The Rev. Mr.
Graham lives on Maryland avenue
S.W.
The accident, which was a slight
one, nevertheless deserved the at
tention of the police. Pvts. M. O.
Myers and Arthur Micholson were
summoned. To keep the South in
the saddle in the case, Mr. Nichol
son once attended Georgia Tech.
Subsequently, Mr. Burgamy was
charged with driving while drunk.
The case was continued once, but
finally came to trial.
Mr. Burgamy went to the stand in
his own defense and did consider
i.
able talking, naturally. He denied
emphatically that he was drunk,
but did admit having a drink several
hours before his arrest. It was, In
fact, he said, even before he started
out ’possum hunting. The jury
listened patiently to the smooth
drawl.
The defendant was asked if he
had been chewing tobacco, k He
had—a tobacco that was champagne
flavored. Then let the jury smell
for itself, Defense Attorney Frank
Kelly decided in a masterful stroke
of strategy. The witness pulled a
wad from his pocket and it was
passed around to the 11 men and 1
woman. Each took a sniff and gazed
into space to compare it with their
memory of what Intoxicants smelled
like.
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Then Corporation Counsel John
CDea put Pvt. Nicholson on the
stand.
"Officer, you went to Georgia
Tech?” the prosecutor asked.
"I did.”
"And you heard Georgians talk?”
"I have.”
"Have you heard drunken Geor
gians as well as sober ones?”
"I have.”
"And how would you classify the
defendant in the early morning
hours of October 16?”
“As one of the drunken Geor
gians,” Mr. Nicholson replied.
The jury took the case and was
back In only a few minutes. The
verdict was, "Not guilty.”
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Zoners Deny Appeal
To Complete Work
On Structure
Declare Addition to
Residence Adversely
Affects Nearby Houses
The appeal by Mrs. Madeline M.
: Savage, wife of Sergt. William Sav
age of No. 11 precinct, for a vari
j ance in the zoning regulation to
allow completion of a rear two
i story addition to the dwelling at
j 1402 Massachusetts avenue S.E.
| was denied today by the Board of
i Zoning Adjustment.
In turning down the request, the
; board declared that the addition,
which already is 90 per cent com
plete. adversely affeqts the light and
air of nearby dwellings.
The board said that the only
hardship to the owner of the prop
erty “has been of her own making.”
It was pointed out that the build
ing overoccupies the lot on which
it stands by 14.6 per cent, and that
adjacent buildings to the east and
west meet the lot occupancy re
quirements of the building regula
tions.
Say They Were Misinformed.
The original permit granted for
the construction of the addition on
October 26. 1937, was approved by
the Commissioners because of erro
neous information submitted by the
appellant, the Adjustment Board
members asserted in unanimously
denying the application.
The board's ruling declared that
Mrs. Savage “willfully” proceeded
with construction after a survey by
the District surveyor and notifica
tion from the building inspector to
, stop work.
The board also turned down an
appeal by the Combined Congrega
tional Orthodox Jewish Synagogues
of the District for a variance to per
mit erection of a one-story rear ad
dition to the building at 2916 Eighth
street N.W., to be used as a ritual
baptising house.
The board said the appellant
failed to prove an extraordinary or
exceptional situation or that undue
hardship would result if the con
struction was not permitted. It was
shown, the board asserted, that the
baptising house could be established
elsewhere in the city.
Appeal Partially Granted.
Acting on an appeal by Arthur
Ramsay for use of the buildings at
2107-09-11 S street N.W. as a room
and boarding house, the Adjustment
Board granted the use of 2107 and
2109, but denied the use of the 2111
premises for the purpcr.c. The board
said further that the use of 2109 S
street for room and boarding pur
poses would be subject to the brick
ing up of walls between 2109 and
2111 S street.
In other sections the board grant
ed an appeal by Joseph Walker for a
variance to permit construction of a
one-story rear addition to the build
ing at 1224 S street N.W. and de
nied an appeal by John W. Lyles for
a variance to permit establishment
of a gasoline service station on the
southwest comer of Third and Sher
idan streets N.W. In acting on the
latter appeal the board said the pro
posed site is in a small, commer
cially zoned district, only one block
in length, intended primarily for
i use by the local residential com
munity.
Citizens' Federation
To Meet Saturday
L. A. Carruthers, president of the
Federation of Citizens’ Associations,
has called a special meeting of the
organization to complete its tax
program for the District.
The meeting will be held at 8 pm.
Saturday in the board room of the
District Building, Mr. Carruthers
announced today.
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Police Follow
'Cold' Leads
In Kidnaping
Neighbor of Browns
Sees Possibility His
Daughter Escaped
Following numerous leads, one of
which is that the abduction of Mary
Brown may have been a case of mis
taken identity, Maryland State Po
lice today continued their investi
gation of the mysterious week-old
kidnaping.
However, there were no new de
velopments in the case and no indi
cations that a solution is near, ac
cording to Maj. Elmer F. Mun
shower, superintendent of the Mary
land Police.
"We have just a lot of reports.”
Maj. Munshower said, "but there is
nothing definite.”
One of the leads was the sugges
tion of Dr. Victor Birckner, a
chemist, at the National Health
Institute and neighbor of the Brown
family, that the kidnapers may have
mistaken Mary Brown for his
daughter, Alma, who usually tra
verses the Box road where the kid
naping took place on her way home
from school in Anacostia. Dr.
Birckner said he could think of sev
eral reasons why persons might
want to obtain revenge on him
through his daughter. He declined
to say what these reasons are.
It was pointed out that Dr. Birck
ner's daughter is only 14 years old,
while Mary Brown is 18. However,
Mary was accompanied at the time
of the abduction by her 15-year-old
sister Lucy, who fled across a field
to her home and gave the alarm.
Another lead which is being in
vestigated, Maj. Munshower said, is
an anonymous letter purporting to
give some clues as to the identity of
the kidnapers. Eflorts are being
made to locate the author of the
letter.
Maj. Munshower visited the
Browns' homo yesterday, but did not
question Mary, wTho is still confined
to bed suffering from exposure and
shock she experienced during the 30
hours she was held by her kidnap
ers. He said he talked with the
girls father, William B. Brown, an
employe of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, but nothing new was
developed in the case.
Meanwhile, Prince Georges County
police continued their investigation
of the kidnaping but delayed ques
tioning Mary, as they had planned
to do this morning, bt-cause the at
tending physician said she was run
ning a slight temperature.
County police said there was no
connection between the kidnaping
case and Elwood Day, 15, who was
arrested by Officer Arnold Naylor
of the county police late last night
on the Southern Maryland pike.
Officer Naylor said the arrest was
on the complaint of Day's sisters.
Mrs. Edith Fellner, 30, who told
police her young brother had
knocked her down and taken her
car and pistol. The officer said
charges of assault with attempt to
kill and larceny of an automobile
and pistol had been placed against
the youth. Mrs. Fellner lives only a
few miles from the Brown home.
Day is being held at the Marlboro
Jail under $1,000 bond.
'The Other Wise Man'
Rehearsals to Start
The first rehearsal of the ensem
ble for “The Other Wise Man.” to be
given Christmas week at Luther
Place Memorial Church, Fourteenth
and N streets N.W.. will be held in
the church auditorium tonight at
7:30 o’clock.
At this session the new members
of the cast will meet last year’s
group and begin work on the two
episodes. “For the Sake of a Little
Child," and “A Pearl of Great
Price.” Bess Davis Schreiner will
direct.
Denis E. Connell will again appear
in the role of Artaban the Median.
This will be the fourteenth year the
Van Dyke Christmas legend has
been staged as part of Washington's
Christmas program and Mr. Connell
has had the lead role during a ma
jority of these occasions.
Members of all denominations are
invited to participate in the play,
which requires about 75 persons for
the six episodes into which it is
divided. It will be shown December
26-29, at 8:30 p.m. Harold Howland
is chairman of arrangements.
Heat Wave Strikes
California Towns
By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7.—Christ
mas shoppers donned summer cloth
ing today and looked longingly at
snow scenes in department store
windows as a wave of hot, dry air
from the desert sent temperatures
to record highs in various parts of
Southern California.
San Bernardino reported a 70
year December high of 93.
Nearby Riverside had 90 degrees
for the second successive day, while
Los Angeles’ maximum of 88 was 20
degrees above normal.
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Wrestling Bouts
To Retain Grunts
And Groans
The Commissioners have discard*
ed a proposal to ask Congress to
place local wrestling shows under
Jurisdiction of the District Boxing
Commission. They feel such a move
would take the grunting and teeth
gnashing out of the sport.
At least, that’s how Commissioner
Melvin C. Hazen feels about it. A
bill proposing the change came be
fore the Board of Commissioners
yesterday for the second time this
year.
In disapproving it Mr. Hazen said
he believed wrestling fans want
their grunts and growls along with
their wrestling, and that these ac
tivities wouldn’t continue as part of
the sport under Boxing Commission
rule.