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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15

are of medium size. Occasionally he makes one
of larger dimension; and in one instance he
shows in this exhibition tiny plate of An1iens
scracely larger than a postage stamp. Included
in the collection is just small etched head,
exquisitely rendered. And there are three
Autographs, one of them larger head of
old bearded man. In two instances different
states of the same plate are shown which helps
to increase understanding. Among all of these
delightful etchings none perhaps is more inter-
esting better known than the doorway,
'Notre Dame des Andelys," which is rarely
beautiful
Such an exhibition is both a revelation and
a delight.
PAINTINGS by Eben F. Comns of this city
occupy the whole first floor Of the Arts
Club, 2017 1 street, at this time and during the
coming week. finding placement on the walls
of the auditorium, the drawing room and the
dining room. Mr.. Comins is nothing if not
versatile and the present collection embraces
paintings in oil and in fresco, figures portraits
landscapes, flowers and satrical genre.
Mr.. Comins has his own way of working. and
it is way quite different from that of Others
Almost invariably he creates a decorative de-
sign and holds his composition in simphhed
form within its lines. He is an excellent drafts
man, and whether he paints in tempera or in
oil, places his color in large, fiat masses. In
the matter of portralture he runs the gamut
4loiA lcolAodn W dAlLOSI pure design, the 1OImer
examplifed by his portraits of Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes, the latter by the 1.-TWO Sis
ters," He is almost invariably interested in
unusual color schemes, as for example, the
portrait Of Mrs. Alice L. L. Ferguson member
of the Society of Washington Artists and the
Washington Water Color Club and at present
chairman Of the Exhibition Committee of the
Arts Club. This portrait, which has been given
one Of the places of honor in the auditorium,
is q three-quarter length and shows Mrs.
Ferguson wearing a red dress of shade espe-
cially popular this seasOn-a warm red The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
Calendar of Exhibitions

CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART. Seven
feenth street and Ne1O York GUenue.
Water co!orS By members Royal Society
OF British Artists, February to %.
Wood grGUureS by Mdco1Din Tuttle.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY, 1899
TtOenty- first street northwest. Modern
Art and Its Sources. Second series OF
seasons exhibitions.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Tenth
and streets northwest. Permanent
collection Fortieth Annual Exhibition,
Society OF Washington Artists, Febru-
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. Tenth
and streets southwest. Etchings by
Herman A. Webster, February to
March T.
FREER GALLERY OF ART, TtUeItth and
streets Southwest. Permanent Col
lection Recent Acquisitions.
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM,
ARTS AND INDUSTRIES BUILDING,
Ninth and streets southwest. Pictorial
photographs By members OF the Net1
YorE. Camera Club February 1 to 70.
ARTS CLUB OF WASHINGTON. 2O17
street. Paintings by Eben F. Comins,
February to %.
nortWeSt. Rugs, Tapestries and other
TEXTILES of the Near and Far East. Open
Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays,
to o'clock Admission By card. OBJ
tainabIe at the Office of G. II. Myers,
1903 H street northwest.
PUBLIC LIBRARY, Eighth and K streets
northwest. Art Department. Group o.
Gallery. Autographs By J. II. Hir17net-
heber OF Our Washington
HOWARD UNIVERSITY, Sirth street
and Hop0rd place. Paintings By mem
bers of the Landscape Club OF Wash
ington, February 5 to is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15

WORK OF ART speaks for itself, but
N understanding and interest are almost
IN invariably increased by knowledge OF
the artist and his way OF working.
a. N ITO appreciate a mans work at the
Evening star., 1931-06-24
NAVY CLASSIFYING
OFFICE PERSONNEL
Board Starts Task of Listing
$500 Clerical Workers
at U. S. Stations.

The Navy Departments Classification
Board Is preparing to plunge into q
mass OF work that will take all Sum-
mer to classify some 1900 white
collar" workers in the services navy
yards and stations throughout the
The departments appointment d.
vision has been struggling with this
extra work in the preliminary stages,
involving the analysis Of the recon-
mendations Of the boards OF naval Of
flcers at each shore station over the
country and the recommendations OF
the various commandantS and COM
manding officers. This has meant
studying statements of duties performed
by the once groups and the findings
in their cases. The Navy Department S
Classification Board will examine the
cases and make final ALLEGATION to serv-
ice and grade In its report to Secretary
Adams.
Industrial workers in the Navy's great
shops at the various yards are not m
cluded in this classification, as they
are cared for by the wage boards. The
present classification OF clerical field
workers was made necessary because of
ruling last November by Controller
General j. r. McCarl.
The senior member of the Navy De-
partment'S Classification Board Is its
chief clerk, F. S. Curtis. Other members
are: william D. Bergman, chief Of
the appointment division; Clyde Reed,
special assistant to the PaymaSter Gen
eral; G. A. Chadwick, chief craftsman
of the bureau Of Ordnance; P. K.
Thurston, chief craftsman Of the Bu-
reau of Engineering; w. D. Clark; chief
craftsman Of the Bureau Of Aeronautics;
L. w. Bates electrical engineer in the
Bureau Of Yards and Docks, and J. w.
Clary, naval architect In the Bureau Of
Construction and Repair.
The assistant Secretary of the Navy,
Ernest Lee Jahncke, in answering criti-
cismS Of field workers saying they had
been rated by naval officers, pointed out
that civilians in the Navy Department
will recommend their final rating to
Secretary Adams. Representatives Of
the workers are scheduled to meet here
tomorrow to confer with leaders of the
National Federation Of Federal EN-
ployes and draw up Q petition to sub
NIT to Secretary Adams, urging that
ratings given them by the naval ON
GERS be increased.
Evening star., 1931-06-24

to give the Navy, 90 far. as aviation
Is concerned its proper development as
compared with other powers In accord
ance with the 5-5-3 ratio OF the con-
ference on limitation Of naval arma-
ment.
Latest to arrive for trials at the Ana
costa station Is q tri.motored Martin
patrol boat on which initial work was
begun today.
Il is an advanced type Of the long
range plane being given great attention
by the Navy and is said to incorporate
new features which will be held secret
until tests have been completed.
One other experimental plane, q Ber-
liner-Joyee fighter, stands for further
trials, while In q hangar are more than
q dozen new aircraft on which tests
have been run and at least preliminary
reports filed.
The craft include every type from
q tiny submarine plane with folding
wings to the windmill auto
giro. The collection numbers one of
the swiftest fighters the Navy has ever
obtained, patrol boats, observation, tor
pedo, bombing and transport types and
amphibians.
Evening star., 1931-06-24
|NAVY'S AIRCRAFT
PROGRAM NEAR END
Tests Rushed Preparatory to
Completing Five. Year
Schedule.
BY the Associated Press.

Busy days at the Anacostia Naval
Air Station presage the end on Tues
day Of the ave-year aircraft program.
Six pilots Of the flight test section
and corps Of enlisted men are rush
ing to completion trials on expert
mental planes which must be accepted
within the remaining week II existing
funds are to be utilized.
The end Of the five-year program
means the Navy will have 1000 useful
airplaneS on hand or on order after
crash and obsolete wastages have been
deducted.
The program was authorized in 1926
Evening star., 1931-06-24
BroadcIo+h Shorts. SIC

Long-wearing broadc1oth in plain pastels
and fancy stripes; also white. Many from
higher-priced lines. Sizes % to AZ.
Evening star., 1931-06-24
BOY CYCLIST HURT
when HIT BY TRUCK
William Dicken, Is, Sustains Frac.
tured Leg in Connecticut
Avenue Accident.
BY a stan Correspondent of The star.

By Btan C0ffeBponuent OF 1MG SINFs
CHEVY CHASE, Md, June "a
While bicycling to Chevy Chase Lake
for . swim, William Dicken, is years
old, of 801 Longfellow street. Washing
ton, was struck by truck at Connec-
ticut avenue and Raymond street. His
leg was fractured and he was badly
bruised about the body.
Daniel Stevinson, colored, 1418 Dun
con street northeast, Washington, driver
of the truck, told Sergt. Leroy Rodgers
of the Montgomery County police that
he sounded his horn before attempting
to pass. He was not held. The boy
was treated by DR.. Thomas X. Conrad
Of Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1931-06-24
CHURCH GROUP TO OPEN
GEORGETOWN SCHOOL
Fourth Season Of Summer Glasses
Will Be Started in Chapel
Tomorrow.

The Georgetown Vacation Church
School will open Its fourth season to-
morrow In the Cissel Chapel Of George
town Presbyterian Church under the
direction Of Mrs. Frank 7. Israel. The
committee In charge includes Rev.
Frank s. Niles, MRS. Wallace Radcliffe,
Miss Katharine Dougal, Miss w. L.
Rorby. Robert e. Auld, DR.. Frank M.
McChesney and John Henry Rick.
Children from to is years old are
eligible to attend the school. which will
close on July "a. The schools hours are
from 8 to IL each morning on school
days.
The primary and kindergarten de.
partments are In charge of MIS-. Alfred
w. Booth. with Mrs. Richard w. Thrush,
Miss Juliet Weitzel, Helen Field, Ma
rietta Booth. Louise McKirdy and Lewis
Lilge as assistants. Eleanor Hulburt Is
pianist and Gertrude T. Wei1el regis
trar.
Evening star., 1931-06-24
BOY AT HAGERST0WN
REPORTS ABDUCTION
16.Year.0ld Youth Alleges Four
Men Crowded Him in Car,
Rifed Clothing.
apecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN. June "a Robert,
16-year-old son Of Robert B. Fleigh,
prominent business man of this city,
reported he was abducted by four men,
strangers to the boy, last night. He
was tossed into an automobile, hauled
miles from the city, his clothing
rifled and his shoes taken from him.
He was then tossed from the ear and
had to walk home in his stocking feet.
The authorities are investigating.
Evening star., 1931-06-24
Renamed to School Board.

LYNCHBuR0, Va. June a. (spe.
cial) Mrs. J: I. Hamaker, r. w. Nc
wane and r. d. Christian have been
reelected members Of the school board
for the three-year term, beginning
Evening star., 1931-06-24
Mems Union Suits, 70c

Double crotch, athletic style suits of
checked nainsook "a timely offer for
extremely hot weather. Get set for the
Summer with half dozen right now! Sizes
"a to 81! Three for $225.
Evening star., 1931-06-24
stenoeraphic Quiz Date Set.

UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, June "a
Especially An examination for Junior
stenographer in the local district engi-
neer's once viii be held in the Marl-
boro High School June n, starting at
10:30 am
Evening star., 1931-06-24

Another special in the Mems Wear Shop
full-cut, well made pajamas of soft broad
cloth in neat striped effects! Frog-trimmed
coat style or MILDLY slip-over styles. Sizes
A, B, c, D.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
10000 VETERANS
GET EMPLOYMENT
Employment Service Report
Says Industrial Situation
Has Little Change.

The United States Employment
Service, through its supervising di-
rector, John R. Alpine, said today it
had obtained employment for 10000
service connected disabled war veterans
in various sections of the country. Ap-
proximately $4,000 other veterans were
reported to be seeking work.
At the same time the service issued
bulletin that automobile factories and
plants producing automobile accessories
stepped up production and increased
their forces during November as work
was started on new models
From statistics gathered in principal
cities in the 48 States. the service re-
ported that little change in the indus
trial employment situation was noted
during the past month. Besides the
automobile industry. the Christmas
trade was responsible for keeping en-
ployment almost at the same level as
that reported in October.
While the major manufacturing
establishments were in operation during
the month, the report said a large per-
centage Of the workers were employed
on part-time schedule Conditions in
the iron and steel industry generally
remained unsatisfactory, the report
said.
Influx Of both men and women into
Washington from other sections of the
country. the report pointed out, caused
the surplus of skilled and unskilled
labor to increase here Because of the
large Government building program
however, there was a demand for sheet
metal workers, lathers, plumbers and
painters
Employment for disabled war vet
Grams was obtained by the service
through the cooperation with the three
veterans organizations.
Evening star., 1931-12-25

The duck hawk which last year
wrought havoc among the f1ocks of
pigeons that inhabit the Post Office
terror again reigns among the feath-
cred denizens Of that lofty rooSt.
Daily one or more pigeons fall prey
to the marauder and evidences of his
repastS have been found about the roof
of the building and once even on the
sidewalk of Pennsylvania avenue.
The bird appears to be the identical
hawk which fed on the pigeons for
three weeks about this time last year.
According to Assistant Chief Clerk
Charles Warren, who learned of the
presence Of the bird today, the hawk
last year was light brown in color and
was definitely identified as belonging
to the duck hawk species. 1t was so
bold. he said, it even would sWoop
down on hapless pigeon sitting on a
window ledge of an occupied Office and
carry 1t eff.
Finally the hawk disappeared and
the pigeons led peaceful lives until sew
eral days ago. when he reappeared and
again commenced his depredations.
About IS years ago Mr.. Warren re-
lated there was another hawk which
preyed on the Post Office pigeons So
many pigeons were killed that guard
armed with gun was stationed to
wait for the bird The hawk finally
was shot and his stuffed hide now
graces a pedestal in the National
Museum.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
DOPE RAID CLEARS
CITY OF PEDDLERS
Twelve Taken in Roundup
Rids District of Type,
AnsIinger Says.

The roundup of II alleged mar
cotlc pcddlcrs has virtually cleaned up
the city of this type of viOlator, ac-
Cording to Harry w Anslinger, COM
missioner of narcotics. Those arrested,
including one woman, have been ar
raigned before United States Com
missioner Needham c. Turnage and
their cases set for hearing during the
first week in January.
The roundup resulted from orders
by Commissioner Ansllnger who con-
centrated here several out-of-toWn
agents These men were instructed to
clear the city of narcotic traffickers
before the opening of the Washington
Bicentennlal.
Given a short time to complete their
Investigations the agents worked day
and night around the hauntS Of Wash
ington's underworld, and developed
their cases Commissioner Anslinger
then ordered the roundup.
In cooperation with police, squads
headed by L. B. Connell. assistant mar
cotic agent in charge OF the Washington
division. and Detective Sergt. Robert
Saunders of the police force started the
drive Monday noon.
The situation was found to be better
than formerly, according to Commis-
siOner Anslinger. because Of the scarcity
of morphine in the country by reason Of
the bureaus activities in breaking up
organized international and interstate
rings and the seizure last year of over
three tons of illicit narcotic drugs.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
.BLOODHOUNDS HUNT
WOMAN'S ASSAILANT
Sen Beaten, but North Carolina
Victims Condition Not Serious,
Say Doctors.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WARSAW, N. c.. December 25.-
Search for Negro alleged to have as
saulted Mrs. Lille Jenkins. 40. and at
tackled her 15-year-old son when he
attempted to defend his mother was
intensified yesterday as officers with
bloOdhoundS continued to search the
woods near here
The search was started in the morning
after the woman told town and county
police the story of the attack mile
from here on highway.
Physicians who examined Mrs.
Jenkins said she had suffered no injury
except from shock. The son. Ma ior
Lee, received numerous bruises and
decorations about the head.
A travelling man brought Mrs Jenkins
here. where she told police the Negro
sprang upon them from ditch, beat
Major Lee with a stick, assaulted her
and escaped in the darkness.
The posses efforts had proved fruit
less late last night.
Welfare agencies here co-operated in
sending Mrs. jenkins and her sons to
their old home near Pink Hill late yes
terday.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
CRASH SOUNDS LIKE
White HOUSE SANTA
But Its Only Auto Hitting Pole in
Executive Avenue and Not
Kris Kringle.

1t was O'Clock this morning, and
the Hoover grandchildren-Pegg Ann
and Herbert, 3d-were still on the look
out for Santa Claus Their ears, like
those of millions of other children. had
been alert for the slightest sound
throughout the night, but they had
heard nothing to indicate Kris Kringle
had paid his annual visit to the White
House
Suddenly there was a crash. 1t was
so loud that it could have been heard
for at least a block. The youngsters
must have decided st. Nicholas had
come at last
But the crash was-well just a crash.
An automobile had struck the granite
posts in the middle of West Executive
avenue at the corner of PENNSYLVANIA,
Although the car was demolished its
four occupants were so little hurt that
they were able to climb from the wreck
age and walk away.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
NEW AIR FIELD OPENED
ON ROUTE TO NEW YORK
Fully Equipped Emergency Port
Near Bowie Completed by
Commerce Department.

A new intermediate landing field,
compete with airways beacon. flasher
code beacon, boundary lights and ob-
stacle and approach lights, was the
Christmas gift of the Commerce De-
partment TO airmail pilots on the run
through Washington. The field was
fully lighted for the first time last
night, according to word brought into
Bowling Field
Eliot Larry Pabst, ex-Marine. brought
in the first word of the new field.
Landing at Boiling with the first south
bound mail. Pabst said Santa Claus
dropped US a new landing field about
eight miles up the line It's all lighted
up like Christmas tree"
The field. near Bowie Md, is a unit
in the reconstructed Washington-New
York AirWay now one Of the busiest in
the world. All night mail planes last
night were loaded to capacity with be-
lated Christmas mail and the pilots re-
ported a gala night. with magnificent
weather all up and down the coast and
full moon, which made flying as easy
as by full daylight.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
PARTY FUNDS ARE SPENT
FOR 35 NEEDY FAMILIES
Employees of Capital Garage Fore
go Celebration to Aid
City's Poor.

Seventy-five employees of the Capital
Garage yesterday distributed to 35
needy families of Washington baskets
OF Christmas food and toys, which
they purchased with funds usually
spent for a Christmas party for mem
bers of their organization.
Recently a group of the employees
proposed that instead of spending a
donation from the owners of the prop
erty tor the usual Christmas party,
they take this sum and. with funds
which they wished to contribute. fill
Christmas baskets for some of Wash
ington's less fortunate families.
A committee of the garage men was
formed and the plan was carried out
through cooperation of the ownership
corporation and the Associated Chari-
ties. which provided list of names of
families to receive the packages
Evening star., 1931-12-25
CARNEGIE INSTITUTE AIDS
RARE DISEASE RESEARCH

BUFFALO. N. Y, December 25 LP.-
Chancellor Samuel P Capen of the
University of Buffalo announced yes
terday that the Carnegie Institute of
Washington had donated $4,000 for
further experiments and research work
in 1882 with cortin. discovered by DR..
Frank A. Hartman Of the university.
Cortin is a hormone extracted from
the corteX of the andreal gland of
cattle, and is used for the treatment of
Addison's disease. Its discovery was
first announced by Dr. Hartman in
1927. Previous to the discovery Addi-
sons disease had been considered hope
less and incurable, but several cases in
Buffalo hospitals have responded favor
ably to cortin treatments and equally
successful results have been obtained
through cortin treatments in other
cities, the university authorities claim.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
Pair Celebrate
COUPLE MARRIED 50 YEARS
AGO ON CHRISTMAS.

With reunion of five Of their chill
rem and two grandchildren, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Marion Smithson of 1920
Longfellow street are celebrating today
the fiftieth anniversary of their mar
riage in the Luther Place Memorial
Church. The couple were married by
Rev. j. G. Butler Christmas day, 1881,
when the bridegroom was l8 years old
and the bride was only Is.
Mr.. Smithson has been employed in
the Washington Navy Yard for 81 years
and he now is working under his sec
ond extension of time prior to retire
ment. Mrs. Smithson was Miss Olivia
Joachim. Both are natives of the
Capital.
The children attending the reunion
with them today are G. Leon Smithson,
Laura o. Smithson. Mrs. Madolin S.
Hodgson, Capt. Charles Earle Smithson
and Mrs. Lila Hipsley.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
ENGLAND MAY GET
STOCK SALE SUSPECT
John Factor, Accused in 81,
100000 Deal, Charged With
False U. S. Entry.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 25.-Murray
W. Carson, alien investigator for the
Secretary of Labor, said today that
John Factor, accused of making s7.O0O,-
900 fake stock sales in Great Britain
may have to return to England to face
the charges whether he wishes or not
Carson made his report after ques-
tioning Factor several hours as to how
he entered the country.
Factor. the officer said, entered the
United States from Mexico December
3. $780, on form "a" visa, which en-
ables the husband of a citizen to enter
as an immigrant. Mrs. Factor is a
citizen.
In answering the QUESTIONABLE. pre-
paratory to being admitted, Factor
said he had never been arrested. sig
nif1cant point in the quiz, Carson said
Records held by the Government show
that Factor has been indicted by the
Government and has been arrested by
the police in the United States, Carson
said.
Carson said that Factor faces
charges of "falselv having entered" the
United States. which makes him SUBJ
ject to deportation.
Great Britain has sought to obtain
Factors custody since May II. Since
that time his status has been argued
before Federal authorities.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
YOUTH BADLY INJURED
IN PLUNGE FROM TREE
Henry G. Wallace, IA, Falls rs
Feet From Platform as Board
Gives Way Under Him.

Henry George Wallace, a. son of
Capt and Mrs. H G.. Wallace of 2O29
Connecticut avenue, was seriously in
iured Yesterday when he fell IS feet from
a platform built in tree near Klingle
road and Courtland place.
The youth, who is an honor pupil at
Western High School and member Of
the school cadet corps, was taken to
Mount Alto Hospital suffering from
fractured skull, fractured wrists and
shock Physicians reported his condition
as critical.
The platform in the tree had been
built by a group of children, including
the Wallace boy. The youth fell when
one of the boards in the platform gave
way Branches of the tree broke the
force of the fall and probably averted
instant death, police say.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
Old Woman in Shoe
Wants More Help
For Capitals Poor

The Old Woman Who Lives
in Shoe and gives away $500
pairs of them every week, has
broadcast plea for more old
shoes to be distributed to TIE
p1Gr OF Washington. Gifts have
been licking IN sufficient GUAM
tity 10 take care CT the needs of
the Ggoncy, it is reported.
Pog-ors with Old shoes to give
away are requested to send them
to the headquarters in the Will
kinS Building, 1914 H street.
Joseph P. Tumulty, formerly Sec
retary to President Wilson, will
deliver a radio speech on behalf
of the Old Woman Christmas
day at 6 pm. The plea will be
broadcast over WRC.