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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28
Commerce Department 0pin-
ion Given Grant on Memo
rial Bridge Feature.
LACK OF AIRPORT HERE
CAUSES SAFETY STEPS
Adequate Lighting Held Necessary
if Giant Pillars Are
Erected.

Proposed construction Of two giant
200-foot granite memorial columns on
Columbia Island as a part of the Ar
lington Memorial Bridge project will
constitute serious obstacle to air trans
port operations at Washington Hoover
Airport. it was stated in an informal
opinion submitted by the Commerce De-
partment aeronautics branch to Col. U
S. Grant, Sd, executive officer of the
Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission.
In submitting It's opinion, the aero
nautics branch pointed out that failure
of the Federal and District governments
to provide public airport for the Capi-
tails growing volume of air travel makes
it essential that the Government throw
all possible safeguards around civil
operations from the local commercial air
terminal, which now ranks as one of
the most active in the country.
Lighting Would Be Needed.
II the columns are erected, the aero
nautics branch reported, they should be
adequately lighted so as to prevent the
danger of collision by aircraft taking of
The Commerce Department experts
submitted alternative plans for lighting
the shafts. They should be marked by
standard red obstacle marking lights at
all times or they might be f1oodlighted
on clear nights and marked by red OBJ
struction lights on misty and foggy
nights, when the risk of collision was
greater and floodlights would be least
effective. The Commerce Department
strongly favored the continuous use Of
red obstacle lights, pointing out that
these were adopted for the Washington
Monument after exhaustive tests CT
various types.
To Be On Either Side.
The granite columns, according to
plans of the Bridge Commission, are 20
be erected on approximately the center
line of Columbia Island at points 100
feet on either side of the axis of the
Arlington Bridge
Construction of the columns and of
the proposed Navy and Marine Me-
mortal, the foundation for which has
been completed near the South end
of Columbia Island, was protested by
Col. c. E. Fauntleroy on behalf of
Federal Aviation Corporation, owners
of the local airport.
Experts previously had submitted an
opinion that the Navy and Marine Me-
mortal would be below the gliding
angle Of planes approaching the air.
port, but recommending that it De
adequately lighted to prevent danger
at night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28
CONDEMNATION SUIT
ON ISLAND HELD UP
Action Continued Pending State
ment of Plans for Analostan by
Memorial Group.

The condemnation proceeding insti-
tuted by the United States Park and
Planning Commission for acquisition of
Analostan Island was continued for two
weeks by Justice Jesse c. Adkins in
the District Supreme Court today. The
continuance was granted at the request
OF Attorney William E. Horton, who
with Attorney Wilton j. Lambert, rep
resents the Washington Gas Light Co.
owner. Assistant United States Attor-
ney General Henry H. Classic concur
red in the request.
Horton told the court the company
has arranged a sale of the property to
the Roosevelt Memorial Association for
$364,000. The Planning Commission
has received verbal statements from
the association as to the uses to which
the island IS to be put, but wants to
have resolution passed by the asso-
citation outlining the purposes of the
purchase so the commission may be
assured that its use will not interfere
with the scheme of the development
and identifying of the water front.
Prospective jurors had been sum-
moned for today, but were excused until
further notice, as the passing of the
resolution and sale of the property
probably will end the condemnation
proceeding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28
War, Say Shermans, Is
Father and Son Fight Battle OF Rates for Cleaning and
Pressing on Georgia Avenue, Resnming Hostihties
After Overnight Truce to Combat Brisk Trade.

his. And who gets the business? So
back went my signs-15 cents for spe-
cial cleaning and pressing, and such"
False Calls Irk Maxwell.
On the other hand, Maxwell was just
as sure it was his father who renewed
hostilities, which have been bitter since
Maxwell walked out of his fathers shop
and set up a rival concern six months
ago.
In addition. Maxwell complained Bit
terly today his telephone buzzes con-
tinually with false calls-his business is
mostly cash-and-carry.
What" replied his father through a
"go-between," "he says that, does he,
when only today, only this morning,
MaxwelPs own brother was called in
my delivery wagon to three-no, four
bum addresses"
Meanwhile the father was preparing
for hearing on suit to restrain his
son from using the name Sherman"
He gave me that name, didn't hep"
replied Maxwell, and limited at legal re-
taliation.
At any rate, Gen. Sherman seemed
to have been right about war-espe-
cially civil war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28
HOLLAND TO SEND
BOY ORATOR HERE
Henri van Hoof to Contest
With Entries of Six
Other Nations.

With the announcement today Of an
18-year -old Hollander as the first of
seven participants, plans were launched
for the sixth International Oratorical
Contest finals here on october "a.
Henri r. M. van Hoof, student Of
the Roman Catholic Lyceum at Overeen,
near HARLEM, in Holland, will be the
windmill country's representative in the
battle for the world oratorical cham
pionship, according to Randolph Leigh,
cir ector general of the contest. Am
bilious to be a Journalist, Henri is one
of the most prolific writers in his school,
where he has produced voluminouS es-
says and papers of various sorts, ac-
cording to A. j. SchneiderS, principal
of the Lyceum.
In his bid for the world champion
ship here, Henri van Hoof will speak
Netherlands" The board of judges.
which will determine the victor, will
be composed of multi-linguists capable
of judging each contestant in his native
tongue.
the contest in Holland its first in
conjunction with the International
Oratorial Contest which is sponsored
in Washington and vicinity by The
Evening Star, was directed by
Prof. Albert Vogel of the University
of Leyden. Prof. Vogel, who is founder
and president of the Society for the
Promotion of Oratorial Art, a Dutch
organization of importance, has advised
Mr.. Leigh here that the contest in his
country was both thorough and wide
spread.
In the finals here the young Dutch
man will compete with the best high
school orators which six other nations
were able to produce in their respective
national competitions. The American
boy will be Robert Rayburn of Newton,
Kans., who won first place in the Eighth
National Oratorial Contest here last
May. The other foreign contestants
will be announced as soon as details of
their respective selections reach con-
test headquarters in The Star Building.
The meeting will be held at 8 pm,
Saturday, october %, in Constitution
Hall The international finals are the
climax of worldwide oratorial meet
which annually is marked by colorful
audiences of prominent international
figures in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28

Gen. Sherman's definition of war was
one thing, anyhow, on which Benjamin
Sherman and Maxwell Sherman, father
and son, were willing to agree today.
They all but declared truce Satur-
day night, from their rival cleaning
establishments, at 5305 and 5000 Geor-
gia avenue, but fresh ultimatums were
posted this morning in the shape of
cut-price banners.
The lull came when the fathers Is
cent and the sons scent clean-and-
press prices brought great press of
business. Still mad. the rival STATS
hauled down their cut-rate banners and
turned in to clean up mems suits and
ladies' dresses.
Fight RACES Along Street.
But this morning. Benjamin Sherman
said. he was astonished and chagrined
to see his sons windows plastered with
new cut-rate signs
My customers" gesticulated Ben
janin, "they drive up. They stop across
the street. They look at my windows.
They look at my sons.
But they don't see the bargain signs
in my windows. They see them in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28
Steam Shovel Starts Digging
at Site of $4,5OO,OOO
!. c. c. Structure.
CONSTITUTION AVE. AREA
IS VIRTUALLY CLEARED
Operations Expected to Get Under
Way Soon on New Justice
Department Home.

Ground was broken today at Twelfth
street and Ohio avenue in an area
which will be the scene of continuous
building operations until four monu-
mental Government buildings rise on
site consisting Of about six squares
of land.
The building which Is to occupy the
place where the steam shovel began
olgging this morning will be the home
of the Interstate Commerce Connnnis-
sion. authorized by Congress to cost
$4,000, 900.
The general contractor, McCloskey a.
20. OF Philadelphia, low bidder also on
tne excavations and foundations for the
new Post ONCE Department. adjacent
on Twelfth street, will increase the
amount OF equipment through his sub
contractors until, it is understood. a
battery OF steam shovels and a huge
meet OF trucks VIII be in operation.
Another Contract to Be Let.
The first excavation and foundations
VIII stretch from Twelfth to Fourteenth
street along Constitution avenue for the
l. G. c. Building, Government Audi
forum and the Labor Department
Another contract, to be let soon. will
SSAAN CAic odIle contractor, with the
same equipment, into the adjacent site.
bounded by Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets, Pennsylvania and Ohio avenues
where the Post Office Department IA 10
The jangle of the first steam shovel
thus 1naugurated today a series of
building operations which viii not
cease until this huge group of four con-
nected buildings, costing a total of
about $2l,550.000, is completed.
Area Virtually Cleared.
The area along Constitution avenue
is now virtually cleared, and another
wrecker is rapidly clearing awav the
site for the Post Office Department,
which will be the last of the group
turned over to the contractor.
Meantime, excavation is expected tn
be started soon on the site of the new
Department of Justice Building he
tween Ninth and Tenth streets. Penn
sylvania and Constitution avenues. THE
contract has been let to the s. M
Seisal Co. of Pittsburgh. Excavation
work is rapidly progressing on the site
OF old Center Market for the new Ar
chives Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28
Oral Statements Made in
Behalf of Patrons to Run
Lines North of Avenue.
COMMISSION APPEARS
IN FAVOR OF BUS LINES
Whole Matter, Involving Extra
Congestion at 14th Street, Is
Taken Under Amusement.

Arguments in favor of allowing in
terurban street cars from nearby Viz
GINA points to cross Pennsylvania
avenue to the north at Fourteenth
street were made before the Public
Utilities Commission at an open hear
ing today, but at the close of the hear
ing Chairman Mason M. Patrick Of
the commission announced that none
of the matters introduced impressed
the commission that it was feasible to
allow the extra budren of traffic at this
point.
The case was presented by j. Will
liam May and Melvin K. Shipe for the
riders in Alexandria, and by DR.. ]. H.
Parmelee, for those in Arlington and
Fairfax Counties.
Favor Bus Lines.
The commission seemed to be i'm
pressed with a solution OF the problem
by means Of exchanging buses for the
street car service and asked many
questions on this point. The replies
were generally to the effect that the
bus service would be inconvenient and
in the case of certain sections OF the
Arlington and Fairfax line Impossible.
Some of the patrons of the latter line,
according to DR.. Parmelee, live mile
or more from unimproved county roads
and are absolutely dependent on street
car service to get them to washington
The question of financing the new
track work necessary if the cars are to
be allowed to cross Pennsylvania avenue
AvAl oil for fYl1V aYNf pf ID
south Of Water street was discussed.
and representatives of both lines said
that whatever money was necessary
would be Forthcoming.
The existence of the lines is threat
ened by the progress of the Federal
Governments building program in the
Pennsylvania avenue-Mall triangle, and
on Thursday arguments will be pre-
sented in District Supreme Court on a
petition by the street car lines to re-
strain the Federal Government from
in anywise interfering with their track
age and terminal.
Taken Under Amusement.
Representative Howard Smith, newly
elected Representative from the North
ern district of Virginia, addressed the
commission in behalf of the people of
Alexandria and Arlington and Fairfax
Counties and said that it was of the
utmost Importance that the transport
tation lines serving those sections be
protected in the interest Of the people.
Even admitting that to allow the Vir-
ginia cars to cross Pennsylvania avenue
at Fourteenth street would seriously
slow up traffic there, it would be better,
Smith said, to inconvenience a few for
the benefit of the many.
The commission took the whole mat
A. n
refused this request. and the matter is
before it on a rehearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28
BUYING TO AID IDLE
URGED BY CLIFFORD
Tells Radio Audience Public
Increases Distress by
Failure to Spend.


The public, by failure to spend its
money. is blamed by Walter S. Clifford
for much Of the unemployment distress.
Consumer buying, the man intrusted
by President Hoover with caring for the
suffering of the iobless believes. must
precede solution of the problem.
IF the public buys neither work nor
goods, 1t is the public that is indirectly
discharging men," he said last night In
a radio address over both national net
works.
He enumerated a four-point program
for coping with unemployment distress
1t concluded:
/. Appointment of Statewide COM
mittee of leading citizens by the Gov
ernor.
2. Organization of an emergency COM
mittee in needy communities.
3. Determination by this committee of
the probable unemployment load and
the development OF ways to meet 1t by
providing employment or relief.
4. Reports to the State committees on
plans of the local groups. He said $780,
900 was the estimate most generally
mentioned" for the number of unem-
ployed.
Situation Called Temporary.
Clifford said the emergencies like the
present one occur in this country 50
seldom there is not, and probably ought
not to be, permanent organization to
cope with it," He described the condi-
ton as temporary and best met by vol
untary mass efforts of the people
Employers have already to an ex-
traordinary degree spread employment
available in their own plants among
their workers" he said. Many have
gone the limit
"A high percentage of those gainfully
employed are working full time, either
on full wages and salaries or with re-
auctions no greater than the decrease
in the cost of living. They constitute
- main source Of work. They
can give work or buy things
which give work in manufacture.
Business can spread out its avail
able work but, broadly speaking,
it can't give additional work unless the
consumer buys its products. It is your
depression and mine, and when and
how we get out of it lies in each per-
sons power to some degree"
Clifford explained the total of jobs
cannot be measured accurately, but
that leach city, town or county can
know its own problem accurately
enough for practical purposes"
The worst problems are in the large
cities, he said, which happily have
the most accumulated wealth to meet
the emergency" .
There is every indication that these
great centers can and will take care of
themselves" Clifford said, adding:
THE burden due to unemployment
has undoubtedly increased greatly, but
my experience with unemployment re-
lief in New York last year led me to
believe that this country has the knowl-
edge, organization, wealth and gener-
osity to care effectively for the distress
OF this coming Winter. My five weeks
in Washington have confirmed that be-
lief"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28
WOUNDED FUGITIVE
IN CRITICAL STATE
Escaped CoIored Prisoner
Shot by Three Officers as
He Resisted Capture.
Star Staff Photo.

Dropped by fusillade of bullets from
the revolvers of three policemen when
he tried to escape arrest late yester-
day, Thomas Henry, colored, 40 years
old, wanted on murder charge in vir-
ginia and as a fugitive from the Lorton
Reformatory, was in a critical condi-
ton at Freedmen's Hospital today.
Harvey was fired upon by Detective
Sergt. Charles E. Mansfield and Police
men Michael j. Mahaney and A. D.
Mullins when he fled from house in
the $500 block of Georgia avenue as
the three officers, accompanied by De-
tective Sergt. John w. Wise, attempted
to place him under arrest. Wise did
not shoot.
The colored man, police said placed
his right hand in his hip pocket, as If
to draw gun, when the quartet APP
preached, and broke into a run. Ig-
noring a command to halt, Harvey
made break for liberty, but fell, criti-
cally wounded by bullet from one of
the officers revolvers, on the sidewalk
outside. The bullet struck him in the
back.
An anonymous tip led police to Har-
vey'S hideout, where he IS said to have
taken refuge shortly after escaping
1AoiA boA UoA OA ooAO 10, ASoO ne Hdu
been convicted here and sent to the
reformatory for HOUSEKEEPING Virginia
authorities placed a detainer against
the man shortly after he had been sent
to the institution following his indict-
ment for the murder of Nathan Hard
ing, colored, at Victoria, Va, in March,
1880.
Harvey was taken to Freedmen's Hos
pital in the Detective Bureau car in
which the four officers had responded
to the call that he was in hiding at
the Georgia avenue address. DR.. Fran
els B. j. Luke of the hospital staff
treated the wounded man and pro-
nounced his condition critical.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28

Station for years, but a sailor
who lost 500 yesterday showed
the police thing or two tc LAY.
Lavaugh Cobb, who is stationed on
the U. S. S. Asheville, at Boston, stopped
OF in washington on his way to Ala
bama, where he planned to spend his
leave. After visiting friends in the
1000 block of L street, he went to the
Union Bus Depot to continue his va
In nc terminal, he said, he was APP
preached by tall, slim stranger-later
identified as Lem Harris-who invited
him to 90 for a walk around the block.
They had strolled about a block, Cobb
said. when another stranger accosted
them and suggested they match pennies.
Starting with coppers, the trio soon
switched to quarters, then ha1-ooilars,
Cobb continued. Finally, he said, he
found himself dead broke" and the
strangers, after some argument Us to
the fairness of the game, fled through
nearby alley.
Cobb returned to the depot this morn
ing in the hope of again encountering
one or both the strangers and, sure
enough, found Harris standing outside.
$50 there you are" Cobb said, grasp
ing Harris collar. Although Harris de-
MED ever having seen him before, Cobb,
who claims to know races, TOOK MIN
into the depot and called policeman.
The officer took both men to headquar-
tiers. where Cobb told his story.
After being questioned, Harris was
taken to the third precinct station,
where he was held for investigation.
He denied having f1im-hammed Cobb
and refused to reveal the identity Of the
Penniiess, Cobb was obliged to return
the ticket he had purchased for his
trip to Alabama, and if he doesn't get
his 500 back he'll have to use the $28
ticket refund to return to Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28
THREE D. C. TRAINEES
TO BE AT AIR SCHOOL
New "West Point" of Army Corps,
Randolph Field, Tex, Will
Open November /.

Three washingtonians will be mem
bers of the first class to begin flying
training in the Army's new West Point
of the air" at Randolph Field, San An
tonic, Tex.
The huge training center, one of the
largest in the world, is a city within
an airport, devoted exclusively to the
training of the Arrny's future pilots.
The hangers and buildings of the post,
comprising a town with a maximum
population of about 5000, has been
built in the center of a great airport,
divided into four training fields for
cadets in various stages of training.
The first class will go into training
November / and viii be composed of
1913 members, about half of whom are
second lieutenants in the Regular
Army, who we're commissioned follow
ing graduation from West Point last
June. The others are enlisted men and
civilian candidates who go in with the
status of flying cadets.
The District Is represented by two
flying cadets, William w. Amorous, 1850
Harvard street, and Harry r. Renshaw,
3418 Porter street, and by Lieut.. DON
aid r. Patterson, graduate of the
Academy in June and an appointee
from the District. Lieut.. Leo w. Gather
Of the June classafepresents Winches-
ter, Va, in the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28
MAN, SHOT, GRlLLED
ON ALLEGED HOLD-UP
Gun Victim, Seriously Wounded, Is
Questioned on Charge He Tried
to Rob Store.

william Dunlop, 80. colored, who was
shot Saturday night in a grocery store
at Third and P streets. was being ques-
toned today by police who were told
by the store owner that the colored
man was attempting TO rob him.
The proprietor of the store, Abe
Rosenblatt, said he shot Dunlop in the
back after the latter entered his estab-
hshment and threatened him with a
knife. Detective Sergts F. o. Brass
and F. A. Truscott said they had been
unable to find the knife.
The colored man is in a serious con-
dition at Emergency Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28
Hurt in Car Collision.

Augusta Sampogna of 1924 New Jer-
sey avenue was slightly injured yes
terday when an automobile in which
he was riding collided at Georgia ave-
nue. and Park road with a machine
operated by Nellie T. Finch of ASIA
Perry street northeast. He was trea.
ct Garfield Hospital for cuts about the
face.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28
CONTRACTS LET
AMOUNT TO $28,O19,OOO
Virginia Public Works Projects In
clude Arlington School Re-
lief Body Reports.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Award of contracts totaling i$28, OF 8, 900
on 462 projects was reported to the
week.
The organization said today public
and semi-public works contracts
awarded since December /, 1880, total
81, AGO, 945, 900.
The contracts included the following
projects in Virginia: Arlington County,
school, SIS, 300; Lynchburg, sidewalks
and streets, $4,000; Norfolk street
paving, 100000; Langley Field, storm
sewer, $33,980, and Fort Myer, dry
cleaning plant, $15,627.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28
WOUNDED IN STRUGGLE
Man Shot in Chest While Crap
pling with Wife for Revolver.

Emmett Vanison, colored, SO, of 434
Neal street was shot in the chest and
seriously wounded yesterday while
graphing with his wife for possession
of a revolver. He is confined at Cas-
ualty Hospital, while his wife is being
held for investigation at the House of
Detention.
Police Of the second precinct were
told that Vanison fired a shot at his
wife, who then grabbed the revolver
and tried to wrest 1t from him. Dur
ing the scufhe the pisael exploded,
wounding Vanison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28
FOUNTAIN PEN THIEF
RAIDS OFFICE TWICE
Loot in Chamber of Commerce Rob-
berries Is Identical Each
Time.

The Offices OF the Washington Cham
Der of Commerce in the Homer Build
ing were ransacked last night for the
second time within week. The loot
on each occasion consisted OF a foun-
tain pen, nothing more.
Entry to the Offices was believed to
have been made with the aid of pass
key. No attempt Yves made TO force
the ONCE safe or any drawers that
were locked. The fountain pens were
the personal property Of Mrs. Maries
C. Rogers, assistant secretary of the
chamber. On the first visit the burg
lars removed a gavel in addition TO the
fountain pen, but abandoned the gavel
on the staircase leading to the street.