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THE SUN. BALTIMORE, MONDAY- MORNING, OCTOBER 1. 1928 20 TWO ARTISTS HELD "Tommy's" Wedding Great IAN ARRESTED Event For City's Little Italy HELD FOR STEALING $150 RING OF HOST Waitress Accused Of Running prom Restaurant With Trinket WALTER HAGEN OFF HIS GAME IN TEST MATCH ASSESSMENTS DOWN TOWN TO BE FILED TODAY Marriage Of Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro, 24, Youngest State Delegate, To Miss Annunciata M.

Lombard), 19, Occasion Of Great Celebration GOLDSBOROUGH CRITICIZED FOR HIS INACTIVITY Western Maryland Leaders Urge Candidate To Boost Campaign WILL LAG BEHIND HOOVER, IS FEAR his bride, he took time out to cry: "I feel like I've crowned it all. I feel like the Mayor of Little Italy." And he could have been elected unanimously he headed such a ticket. Early in the morning the festivities began. As the bridegroom and his best man, Frank J. Dailey, and Guy Lombardi, Joseph Serin, Frank Bruno and Ijiuis Cnvaliero, ushers, were getting into striped trousers and morning coats, tlie Rev.

Giovanni Battista IScnidcttl, pastor of St. Leo's Catholic Church, and two priests as assistants were donning their vestments in the parish for the solemn high mass at 10.30 A. M. llrlde AnnlK Munnl Meanwhile Miss in white sntiu and lace veil, and her assistants, Miss Ida Lombardi, Miss Ahertn Pop-piano, Miss Jessie Poppiauo and Miss Vera Serra, were awaiting the signal to leave her home, 204 Albemarle street, for the church. As the bridegroom and Mr.

Dailey left the former's home, 233 Albemarle street, "Tommy" received his first surprise. The baud and members of the IN HIT-RUNCASE; SECOND SOUGHT Albert Jennings Accused In Fatality Of Boy, 8, Stryck By Truck MAN, 57, SUCCUMBS AFTER ACCIDENT Another Accused Of Failing To Stop 2 Held As Drunken Drivers Closely following the arrest of Albert JcnuinRS, 41, 2500 block Iio.vd street, nllcKPcl driver of the truck that fatally injured William Mendelsohn, 8. Saturday night, the police started a search for the driver of a second machine that failed to stop after striking Course H. Filling. 57, 200 block South Scott street, at Mcllenry and Scott streets, Saturday night.

Mr. Filling died nt his home yesterday morning. Two other alleged hit-and-run cases were reported by the police during the day. No serious damage or injury was riported ill cither, however. Struck Ily Tonrlnu Jnr F.dwnrd Webster.

700 block Mc llenry street, told Western district police that us Mr. Filling was crossing from the northeast corner of Scott nnd Mcllenry streets he was struck by large touring enr that turned south on Scott street following the accident. Jennings, when arrested at his home, is said to have ndmitted that he was the driver of the machine that struck the Mendelsohn boy, who lived in t'ielIR UNDER BLUE LAWS To He Heard Today On Charge Of Painting Signs In Downtown Office Charged with violating the blue laws by painting signs, two men, who said they were artists, were arrested yesterday by Patrolman Harry Holler, Western district. The men rave their names as Har old Decker, 20, 3000 block Belvedere avenue, and William Letmate, 38, BOO block IjouiIou avenue. They were working in the oflices of the U.

F. 'Litsingcr Sign Cuiiipuny at (1 South Liberty street when arrested. Each was released on collateral for a hear ing this morning before Magistrate Joseph Ranft. IMMIGRANT BOY, 15, GIVEN SCHOLARSHIP Hugo Weisgal Awarded Har mony Course At Peabody Conservatory NEW TERM OPENS TODAY Enrollment Largeest In School's History Nearly All States Represented Hugo Weisgal, 15-ycar-old immi grant boy, who came to this country eight years ago with his father from their home in Austria, has been awarded the Boise memorial har mony scholarship at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, according to an announcement yesterday by Otto Ort- mnnn, director of the school. Weisgal is it student in the senior class at the Baltimore City College and is studying Hebrew at the Baltimore Hebrew College, taking this course as a supplement to his general education.

His father is the cantor at the temple of the Chizuk Amuno Congregation, Eutaw Place and Chauncey avenue. Cover Three Ycnra Study The scholarship is for three years' study at the school. Scholarships for three years in piano study were awarded to Miss Dorothea Ortmann, of this city, and Lloyd Mitchell, of Sioux City, Iowa. Two awards of scholarships for a year's study of violin were given Law rence Fish and Charles Granovsky, both of Baltimore. William H.

Fiegc, and Earl B. Lippy, both of Mary land, were awarded vocal scholarships entitling the winners to a year each of free tuition. The three-year Peabody scholarship for organ was awarded to Sidney Bow-Bel. Examinations for the scholarships were held last Thursday and Friday. Fall Terra Open Today The Peabody will open its fall term today with the largest enrollment in the history of the school.

Students will represent nearly every State in the country as well as the Philippine Islands and Austria. The Peabody String Quartet will be reorganized this year and Mr. Ort mann is arranging a list of soloists for the series of Friday afternoon re citals. Negotiations are under way for the appearance of Heinrich Schlusnus, German lieder singer, who has never been heard here, and Elsa Alsen, Wagnerian soprano. Efforts also are being made to sign contracts with Ernest Hutcheson, pinnist, and Gitta Cradova, who was heard here several years ago with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

Says MichiganClubivomen Seek Apology From Legion Mr. Sippet Aaxerts She Wa Mis quoted On Statement Objected To By Veteran Discussing the report of her speech Friday to the Michigan Federation of Women's Clubs, Mrs. John F. Sippel, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, said yesterday she had been misquoted and that the club women of Michigan were seeking an apology from the American Legion Post of Sault Ste. Marie.

Mrs. Sippel has returned to her home at 307 St. Dunstan's road. "The Legion should have come to the source to ascertain the statement and not relied solely upon the news paper report," Mrs. Sippel declared, "Vi hat I said was that from the earliest time we have had stories, myths, ballads and legends about hero soldiers, pirates and bandits.

The fine arts department of the federation now is attempting to secure those per taining to industry. Mrs. Sippol, who is touring the country, will be the guest Friday of the Hathaway Shakespeare Club of Philadelphia. The Legion took exception to the phrase, "Soldiers, pirates and bandits," according to dispatches from Sault Ste Marie. TO ANSWER MBS.

SZUIE ROSS Mr. JVtcholnon To Speak Again! Smith At Easton Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson, president of the Woman's National Democratic Law Enforcement League, announced yesterday that she plans to answer Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Koss, former Gov ernor of Wyoming, in an address, to be given at 8 V.

M. October It) at Easton, Md. Mrs. Boss traveled over the Eastern Shore and spoke in behalf of Governor Smith as President. Mrs.

Nicholson's address will be given unuer auspices of the Anti-Smith Democrats of the Eastern Shore. A 2(i-year-old waitress is churgedj at the Cunt nil Police Station with stealing a diamond ring valued at $150 from a 73-year-old man while eating with hjin one night lust week in a crowded downtown restaurant. John Federer, 1900 block Madison avenue, told the police he met the girl, a former acquaintance, at a racetrack and asked her to dinner. While they were in the restaurant, he said, she admired his ring. He handed it to her for examination, but she refused to return it and ran from the place withont her hat or coat when he demanded it, he asserted.

Miss Claire Geisser, 20, 1500 block Malstcr uveuuc, is accused. Intraclub Polo Contest Canceled, Due To Rain Round Ilobln To He Played TomorrowFort Hoyle And Maryland Four To Meet The intruclub polo game scheduled for yesterday afternoon between the White and Blue teams of the Mary land Polo Club was canceled because of ruin. Two hard practice sessions will be held this week in preparation for two games with the four of the Sixth Field Artillery from Fort Hoyle Friday and Sunday. Tomorrow a round robbin between the White, Blue and Yellow teams will be played nnd on Thurs day the White nnd Yellow fours will meet in another practice match. The match contest on Friday will be called at 4 P.

M. and will bring together the soldiers and the club's Blue, or second four. On Sunday the White team will meet the Fort Hoyle quartet in what is predicted will be a fast and exciting contest. This game will be the third meeting of the season between the two teams, in the two previ ous contests the Marylauders having been defeated. Cars Rerouted To Aid Annapolis Traffic Pact Provide For Closing West Street Station To Vie Short Line Depot Charles M.

Smith, Mayor of Anna polis, yesterday announced an effective agreement had been reached whereby cars of the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Railway Company will be removed from Main, West nnd Randall streets. Due to congestion of automobile traffic on those streets, need has been felt for some time for some measure which would relieve it. Harry P. Connoly, manager of the railway, informed Mayor Smith that the West station would be abandoned and after January 1, 1029, cars now passing over Main, West and Randall streets will be diverted to the Bladen, or Short Line, station. They will pass over the Cedar Park and Graveyard Creek Bridge branch.

Trains routed to the Claiborae-Annapolis will pass through the Bladen street station and over a track to College avenue and down King George street to the ferry wharf. Officials of Annapolis are preparing to pave the streets left free by the removal of the car tracks as soon as the trains are rerouted. PAIR ROBBED IN PARKED CAR Bandit Take Valuable On Cold Spring Lane, I'olice Told While parked in an automobile at Cold Spring lane and Green Spring avenue lust night George Roberts, of North Linthicum, and Miss Cornelia Lake, 100 block VUf st Franklin street, were held up by two men with pistols and robbed, Mr. Roberts reported to Northern district police. The bandits obtained $10 in cash, a watch and a ring.

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4m, Champion Golf "Pro" Takes 82 In Exhibition At Five Farms GALLERY CENTERS ATTENTION ON HIM Rut Billy Burke, His Partner, Turns In Rest Score Walter Hageii, the Grand Khan of the professional golf world, made his bow yesterday at the Five Farms course of the Baltimore Country Club, but he did not do so well. The best score he could make was an approximate 82 approximate because on one hole he omitted to play out after hit ting a poor shot off the tee. For a Grand Khan, the spectators were agreed this was mediocre playing, and he himself after the match bad a good deal to say about it. The gist of his statement was that Five Farms as course may eventually be all right, but is not much good for a Trofessionul Golfers' Association tournament in 1928. He found the course poison.

Others, however, thought it excellent. The advertised match of Hagen, Sarazen, Armour nnd MacFarlune did not materialize, and at 2.15 I. M. Hagen teed off with Billy Burke, of New Vork, as a partner against John Golden and Wild Bill Mehlhorn, the golfer with the prize fighter's shoulders. The crowd did not seem to mind the change.

Hagen was that they wanted to watch and the chief subject of speculation in the clubhouse wus whether he would turn up (a) at nil, (b) o-i time, or reasonably on time and (c) how would he turn up? They Talk Of liueen Three-quarters of an hour before the advertised starting time of the mutch the Hagen "legend" had niaile itself manifest. Gray-haired men in plus fours discussed tales they had heard about him as they lounged in easy chairs. For instance, the time when he was said to have kept Abe Mitchell, the British ace, waiting half an hour. Or was it an hour? Then there was the incident in the clubhouse at Dallas before the P. G.

A. tournament of last year when the Grand Khan breezed in and said, "Well, who is going to be second?" Other tales followed, tales of aggressiveness, of self-confidence, of recoveries and putts truly laid in greens in two hemispheres. Officials appeared relieved when Hagen arrived a few minutes before time in a big limousine, sitting beside the driver. It had been variously sug gested before that he might come by airplane, airship, motor cycle or some other means of locomotion. The lounge of the club became trans formed quickly.

Some shouted "How's the boy, Walt?" and shook his hand, Others whispered sto each other There's Hagen." If the course itself was poison to him, he certainly was! the impresario in the clubhouse. OOO Follow Play Some 600 persons a rough esti mate braved the chilly weather to tramp round the long fairways for this, the prologue to the tournament. All were well wrapped up, and in their raincoats and sweaters they appeared barely distinguishable from a distance against the hillsides. The drab colors of winter clothes merged into autum nal browns and dark greens of the Green Spring Valley countryside. Dottiug peaks and hillocks here and there -were policemen standing like sentinels.

Sometimes they blew whistles and sometimes waved printed signs with the word "stop" on them The gallery was mainly a silent one, much of its ardor chilled by the tem perature and the muddy ground under foot. For Hagen it was his first experience of the course on which he is (Continued on Page 11, Columns) SPECIAL NOTICES Archbishop Curley Urire All Catholic to use iue Alauual of Prayers. John Murpny Part ave. Clav TTpiiiI quarters for Church Goods and Candles. Buckwheat Coal Orate and Blower for furnaces.

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Hecht, member of the court. These assessments will represent the final ruling ot the court. If prop erty owners still object to the new assessment figures, their only recourse will be an appeal to the State Tax Commission. Aiipoul Is Due That such an appeal will be taken merchants are dissatisfied with the final figures was indicated yesterday by Randolph Barton, counsel for the Fair Tax Association, an organization representing a large number of dowutown merchants uud other owners, which was formed ten days ago for the purpose of fighting the new assessments on downtown property as tentatively evaluated by city assessors. "After the Appeal Tax Court hands down its final decisions we are allowed thirty days in which' to prepare and file an appeal to the State Tax Com mission," Sir.

Barton explained. Adverse DecfMion Expected Members of the Fair Tax Associa tion were warned by Mr. Barton sev eral days ago that they should expect an adverse decision from the court and must be prepared to carry their cases to the commission. The association, which includes most of the large retail merchants and many smaller ones, is prepared to continue its fight if necessary. The court heard a number of the complaints last Wednesday at a stormy session.

Figure Called lixeesslve Merchants complained that the re vised assessments were far in excess of the veal values of properties. Mr. Barton stressed at the hearing the manner of determining the assess ments, which, he said, was by means of the rent paid. This method, he claimed, led to erroneous results, as many of the properties were leased in years when real estate values were higher than they are now. Theaters have joined the retail mer chants and other owners in the fight against assessments, declaring that the new figures threaten to "ruin" the show business in Baltimore.

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THE 11. STUOUEI, fO E. Lexington St YX7 8B7S THE SUMMIT OPEN Yesterday was merely Sunday for some folk but to hundreds of persons living in East Itnltimore mid tV entire population of the city's Little Italy it was "Tommy V' wedding day, a memorable day in the colony's his tory, according to the oldest residents who said they never had seen anything like it. From early morning until after mid night they joined in a carnival of merrymaking, singing, dancing and a li'iig-distancc contest in eating and music in honor of the nuptials or Thomas L. J.

D'Alesandro, until yes terday the youngest bachelor member of the Ilouce of Delegates, and his school sweetheart. Miss Aniiunciata Mary Lombardi. lie is 24 and she l'J years old. Itonmnce Ileliiiil In School The wedding was the culmination of a bo.v-and-girl romance that began years ago. when both were students nt St.

Leo's Parochial School, and long before "Tommy," as he is called by all who know him. thought of a politicnl career. Last night, surrounded by a crushing throng which jostled anil elbowed its way through Lclimnnn Ilnll to congratulate Mr. D'Alesandro audi PERJURY CHARGED AGAINST COUPLE Man And Girl Said To Have Given Incorrect Ages On Marriage License FOUND HERE Thelma, Brown, 16, Who Married Leslie E. Bowen September 23, Was Feared Kidnapped Charges of perjury growing out of the ages they are alleged to have given in obtaining tueir marriage license have been placed against Leslie E.

Bowen, 20, and his wife, who was Miss Thelma Marie-Brown, 16. Police had been searching for the girl, a stu dent at Seton High School, fo-- more than a week. They were found yesterday in the 1900 block Herbert street, where Bowen lives, and were turned over to the Ellicott City authorities, who made the perjury charge. The couple were married there last Sunday. Doth Pnrtle Are Released Thelma was released in the care of her mother, Mrs.

Margaret Brown, 2200 block North Monroe street. Bowen was released in $500 bail. The girl was reported missing when she failed to return homo after her mother had left her at a moving-pic ture theater on North avenue. The fact that she had no money led her parents to fear she had been kidnapped. Itrlde'a Story Doubted According to Wiliner Brown, 17, brother of the missing girl, he saw his sister last Sunday night and she told him at that time she was married and offered to kiss him good-by.

This incident was discredited at the time. Presidential Candidate Of Radical Group Speaks Verne L. Reynold, Of Socialist Labor Party, Sets Unemployed At 8,000,000 Verne L. Reynolds, Socialist Labor party candidate for President, spoke yesterday in behalf of his enndidacy at B'rith Sholoni Hall, 1012 East Baltimore street. He was introduced by Adolph Silver, member of the national executive committee of the party, of New York, who said that the Socialist Labor party is one of revolution and not of reform.

In the course of his address Mr. Reynolds stated there are now more than 8,000,000 unemployed in the country, and asserted that the capital istic economic system has almost reached the breaking point. FAIR AND "WARMER FORECAST Same Prediction By Weather 11 rean For Tomorrow iair and somewhat warmer today was the prediction of the Weather Bu reau last night. Tomorrow also is ex pected to be fair and warmer. Gentle north and northeast winds today, be coming southerly and increasing to morrow, were forecast.

The highest temperature recorded jsesterday was 55 degrees at 4, 5 and 6 P. M. The lowest was 52 degrees, re corded at 1 A. M. and 10 P.

M. The mean temperature ci4 uegrees was 10 below normal. Correction In The Sdn's analysis yesterday of rae political situation in Frederick county two errors appeared. Due to a mistake telegraphic transmission the story pointed out that in a recent straw vote held in that county Her bert Hoover received 547 votes and Governor Smith 106. The Democratic nominee actually received 370 votes in the poll.

The second statement asserted that a Catholic priest of Frederick, a life long Republican, intended to vote for Governor Smith. According to a re port widespread in Frederick count the priest in question plans to cast his ballot for Mr. Hoover. The Sun regrets the errors. Bruce Draws Comment From Democrats For "Talking Too Much" Ry FHAXKLYX WALTMA.V, Jll.

Western Maryland Republican leaders ore dissatisfied with the manner in whic Phillips Lee Goldsborough is conducting his campaign for election to the Senate, a survey in the counties of that section last week revealed. These party leaders have urged the Republican Senatorial nominee to make an active campaign, speaking at least once-in each county in Western Maryland. They believe he is jeopardizing his chances of election by remaining silent and failing to reveal his attitude on the various issues of the campaign. KcKnrdeil With lOiithiiKlnxiii These lenders like Mr. Goiilsborough and they express enthusiasm in speaking of him.

They further believe they have in him a candidate who will attract not only the votes of members of his pnrty but many from the Demo cratic ranks; in short, the strongest Senatorial candidate they have had in more than a decade. But, they believe, he must show himself to the voters of the district and speak out on the issues of the instead of making what they call a "neutral campaign." Word to this effect has been sent to Mr. Goldsbor-ough, it was said. Value Of Rallies Cited Without Mr. Goldsborough's active purticipntion, it is impossible to hold Republican rallies such as the Democrats have been staging in various counties and planned for all of them.

These rallies, it is contended, keep pnrty workers "warmed up" and enthusiastic about the candidates. Thus the Goldsborough inactivity, it Is argued, may also affect the vote that Herbert Hoover will receive. The well-informed Republicans of the district, however, expect that Mr. Hoover will receive many votes from Democrats who are crusading against Governor Smith of his religion. These Democrats, except in a few cases, will not carry their prejudice down the ticket, but will vote 'or Senator William Cabell Bruce and David J.

Lewis, the Democratic Congressional candidate. For this reason it is clear, these politicians assert, that Mr. Golds-borough, unless he wages an aggressive campnign, will run behind Mr. Hoover. Up to date, Representative Frederick X.

Zihlman, the Republican candidate for reelection, also has failed to make any campaign, but he is well known to the' people of the Sixth district, whereas Mr. Golds-borough is known only by the older generation, it is argued. Democrnt Dissatisfied The Democratic lenders of the district also are dissatisfied with Senator Bruce's campaign, but for reasons opposite from those which are dissatisfying the Republican leaders. Senator Bruce, members of his own party assert, is talking too much. The Senator's speech at Westminster a week ngo last night, when he quoted Clarence Darrow to the effect that Mr.

Hoover drinks and asserted that Senator Charles Curtis was seen at Pimlico with a whisky bottle in his pocket, has had an adverse effect in this section of Maryland, according to the reports of Democratic leaders. These leaders contend that one of the most effective appeals they are able to make for Senator Bruce's election is that he has been a high-grade, independent and courageous thinker in his actions in the Senate and that he has no interest in petty political tricks or motives. His attack on Mr. Hoover and Senator Curtis has been described in those counties as both "petty" and "political." Due To Lose Many Votes Senator Bruce will not receive the support in the Sixth district that he did in 1922. This is undisputed by Democratic leaders.

In that year he was running against Dr. Joseph I. 1 ranee, who had just come through a bitter primary fight and had the enmity of most of the Western Maryland leaders. Then, again, the wet views of Sena tor Bruce are better and more widely known now than they were six years ago. In Baltimore and other wet com munities this will bring him his strong est support, but in counties as dry as Washington and Frederick it will lose him many votes.

31 nny Admire lllm Some of this defection will be off- sot by Republicans who will vote for Senator Bruce. There are many per sons in the opposition party who are ardent admirers of the Democratic nominee and they are quietly working for him among their friends. On the whole, Senator Bruce should do better in the Sixth district than Governor Smith, in the view of the Democratic managers there. The Republicans are anxious to make the fight in the district between Senator Bruce and Mr. Goldsborough on the prohibition issue.

They believe that the district has an overwhplmin (Continued on Page 3, Column 2) Continued on nafte Column U) EARLE PREDICTS OYSTER SHORTAGE Conservation Commissioner Confirms Reports Of Loss Due To Rain WOULD LEARN EXTENT Maryland And Virginia To Cooperate In Planting Shells In Potomac Explaining that the excessive rains of the past summer have proved more harmful to oyster beds in Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries than any weather conditions since 1021, Swep-son Earle, State Conservation Commissioner, yesterday predicted there would be a shortage of oysters this winter in Baltimore markets. Mr. Earle said that he could not estimate the extent of the shortage until dredging and tonging operations began and until several surveys which had been instituted by the commission were completed. The shortage in the supply of bivalves Mr. Earle blamed almost entirely on the adverse weather conditions of the past summer, but he added that last season's depletion of the Potomnc river beds and this Bouaon'g increased demands for oysters would affect the market.

Comments On Ileports The conservation commissioner made his statements in commenting on reports made by members of the Tri-State Sea-Food Association at a monthly meeting held in Salisbury last Friday. The packers regarded the outlook for the oyster season in the Chesapeake Bay country as "extremely poor." Mr. Earle agreed in general with the association and said that the heavy inroads of frqjm water had killed many oysters at the head of the bay and in the upper ends of many tributaries. Private beds were probably badly hit, he said, but he indicnted that many of the areas upon which the State had planted shells were thriving. In this he disagreed with the packers, who held that reports from such areas were not nterpreted as encouraging.

Cites Results Of Surveys Surveys taken recently indicated, he said, that oysters in the Tea Table area Tolchestcr had suffered a fifty per cent, mortality during the summer. In the Snake Rib beds off Gibson Island, thirty-five per cent, of the were killed by fresh water and off Sandy Point about one quarter of the shells are empty, he estimated. Below Sandy roint very ittlc damage was done in the bay it self, he said. The Potomac river above the Wi comico suffered heavy mortality, lie believed, and private beds in other tributaries were affected. No detailed reports have been revived from the Manokin or Wicomico rivers.

Surveys taken of other localities near the mouth of the rivers showed some slight mortality, but did not show that all the oysters are dead, Mr. i-arle asserted. Tells Of Planting Operations He explained that the State had exhausted available appropriations last season for removing oysters from the upper end of the bay to other localities. Two hundred and thirtv- three thousand bushels were -sold to Maryland planters and another 000 bushels were renin ntml hv tli State, he explained. Some of these newly planted areas will be ready for dredging next year, the commissioner said.

Beginniug November 1, Virginia and Maryland will make a survey of the Potomac river and will 'cooperate in placing shells there, Mr. Enrle said. The main shortage last year was due to the depletion of the Potomac river beds. Some Beds Replanted Some of these beds have already been replanted, and In various other localities the State has planted 500,000 oushels of shells and seed oysters. With good weather conditions next summer, the oyster supply should be improved in 1029-30.

because at that time many of the newly planted oysters will have grown to maturity. -ir. explained 400 block Loudon nvemie. Later he was docketed at the Southwestern Police Station on a charge of assaulting and causing the death of the 8-j-car-old boy, but was released by Dr. Charles II.

Brooke, coroner, pending an inquest Wednesday night. Driver Saiil To Have Stopped According to of the ncci-dent, the truck knocked the boy to the pavement and the wheels passed over his body. The driver stopped, according to reports, got out to see what had occurred, and then drove away. The boy was pronounced dead at the Franklin Square Hospital, where he was taken by his father, Maurice II. lsohn.

Jennings was arrested after license numbers had been given the police by witnesses. Another I Arretted Another alleged hit-and-run driver was arrested Inst night by Patrolman J. Thomas Gatch, Central district. Michael Tuna, 200 block South Bond street, was charged with failing to stop after an accident and reckless driving, after his machine is said to have been in collision with a car driven by John J. Pascueei, 2400 block Shirley avenue.

The accident occurred on Baltimore street near Front street, and Tana's car, nccording to the police, did not stop after the crash. Neither driver was hurt, although both cirs were slightly damaged. Tnkcn To Traffic Court After an automobile driven by him is alleged to have struck a second machine and collided 'with a mail box, where it was abandoned, Allen Wis-licr, 3-1, 3400 block Itamsay street, was arrested by the Western district police last night and taken to the Traffic Court, where he was charged with failing tc give the right of way at an intersection and failing to stop after mi accident. The accident is said to have oc curred at Pratt and Paca streets. Wis-ucr, the police said, was driving north on I'aea street when his car collided with an automobile driven west on Pratt street by Richard Williams, Negro, GOO block Greene street.

Tito Held Ah Drunken Driver Two men were arrested on drunken driving charges. One was Thomas J. O'Dca, 1700 block Aliceanna street, who was arrested by Patrolman William Hightower, Eastern district. The other was William Jones, 200 block East Franklin street, who was taken to the Traffic Court after his machine struck a parked car in the 500 block North Gay street. Jones, according to the police, ran his car into the automobile of Arthur 1.

Loony, 500 block Ensor street, and knocked it on the pavement and into the side of a house. No one was hurt. Girl. Seriously Hurt Mary Gerber, 7, 2220 Booth street received a fractured skull when she ran oft! the sidewalk at the intersection of Pratt and Pulaski streets into an auto mobile driven by George Richwein, 20!) Harrison street. The accident occurred late Saturday night.

The girl was taken to St. Agnes' Hospital, where she was treated by Dr. J. L. Lynch.

Hospital attendants reported she was resting easily. Patrolman Herbert C. Glover, of the Southwestern district, arrested Kichwein and charged him with as sault. He was released by Coroner for appearance at an -inquest to be held October 10. Woman, IO, Hit By Street Car Mrs.

lkdia Hayes, GO, 115 South Sciiroedrr street, was struck yesterday by a street car at Gilmor and Hollins streets. She was taken to Franklin Square Hospital, where she was treat--il for cuts on the head and a strained left shoulder. Charles Jackson, 7. 3500 ulock Itwuly nvemie, was treated at the St. Josi'iiir Hospital for broken leg, licQ he is said to have received when tt ontinoed on Paife 7, Column a.