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Evening star., 1932-05-16
GOVERNMENT LETS
S5,380,0DO WORK
Construction of Five More
Wings for ExtensibIe Build
ing Awarded.

Completion Of the extensible build
ing for the Department of Agriculture
by addition of five more wings to the
two already standing was assured to-
day when Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury Ferry K. Heath signed con-
tract for construction Of the fve new
wings within q period Of about TWO
years.
The two wings now standing are 10
Gated between Thirteenth street and
Linworth place, B and G streets south
west. The completed structure Will
stretch between B and G streets south
west from Twelfth to Fourteenth street,
a distance Of three city blocks.
The contract went to Aronberg- Fried
Co., Inc, of New York City, which was
given 720 calendar days to finish the
work. The amount is $3.50 900, the
low bid for construction Of the build
ing out of reinforced steel, brick, terra
Gotta, limestone and granite.
The first of the five new wings to be
erected will be along Twelfth street be-
tween B and G streets and will be
known as wing No. /. The wings are
all numbered from east to west, from
No. l to No. z, the one now completed
being Nos. and 5.
After No. / is completed, the contract
calls for construction Of Nos. 6 and z,
which will be in the block between Lin
worth place and Fourteenth street. The
last two wings to 60 up will be Nos.
2 and 3.
While many details remain to be ar
ranged before construction work can be
started, it was predicted generally that
work on the first wing on Twelfth street
may get under way about June l..
Signing of the construction contract
cleared the way for the Department of
Agriculture to move its personnel and
equipment into the two new wings, Nos.
4 and 5.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
-FOUR QUESTIONED
IN ROBBERY SERIES
Five HoId-ups Yesterday and
Today Are Reported
to Police.

Police were questioning four men to-
day in connection with robberies of
chain stores, gasoline stations and tele-
phone pay boxes in which a total OF
more than $1,000 in money or property
was lost.
Two of the men, John Henry Shee-
han, 81, and Clifford E. Lee, rs. were
taken into custody late Saturday by De-
tective Sergt. j. ]. Tolson and Precinct
Detective John F. Boxwell. Informa-
ton gained from them led to the ar
rest yesterday of Robert P. Davis, q,
and Charles Murray, 36. All are said
to reside In the 300 block Of D street.
A total of $3.50 was taken in f1ve
holdups late yesterday and early today.
John William Brown; 2l00 block OF
First street, reported he lost $27.5O;
Israel Furr, proprietor Of delicatessen
in the 1900 block of I street, said ne
was robbed of $9.85 by an armed col
ored man; Henry Hight, colored, OF the
500 block of @ street, told police eight
other colored men, armed with knives
and iron bars, robbed him of So; Martin
Healy, %, of the 300 block OF F street
northeast, was robbed Of S3.75 by five
colored men, one of whom was armed
with a pistol, police were told, and Lii
liam Poindexter, colored, Of the 1900
block of r street, said she was robbed
of So by two colored men in Browns
court southwest.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
DECREE IS MODIFIED
IN VOLLBEHR CASE
New York Attorney Is Saved
$40, 500 by Decision of D. C.
Supreme Court.

Otto M. Stanfield, New York lawyer,
was saved $40, 500 today when the Dis
trict Supreme Court Of Appeals modi-
fed decree of the District Supreme
Court granting damages of $17,840
against him because he fruitlessly held
up by Injunction the payment Of ST.
100000 by the United States to Otto
II. r. Vollbehr for the purchase Of the
1atter's collection of books. including
the Gutenberg Bible.
The sum of $10,500 was allowed by
the lower court as counsel fees, but JUS
tice D. Lawrence Groner held such al
lowance should not be made when the
suit is based on a contract.
Stanfield sought to collect a COM
mission of 10 per cent for the sale Of
the collection and the trial justice con-
cluded the sale was not secured through
his efforts and ruled against him. The
fund had been tied up under an in
junction bond and damages were sought
on the bond.
The appellate court affirmed the de-
cision of the lower court on all other
points
Evening star., 1932-05-16
ARCHITECT TESTS
GUN AND THEN ENDS
LIFE IN APARTMENT
Wife Looks on HeIpIessIy as
Joseph Younger Fires Bull
let Into Heart.
HAD MET FINANCIAL
REVERSES, PROBER TOLD
Prominent Washingtonian Designed
Many Buildings Here, Includ-
: in the Kennedy-Warren.

After firing two bullets into the wall
Younger, prominent architect, shot
himself through the heart early today
In his apartment in the Tilden Gardens.
While his wife, Mrs. Ethel Younger,
watched helplesSly from her bed,
few moments, then fell to the floor dead
His 7-year-old son, Bruce, was in an
adjoining room. He ran into his
parents bed room when he heard the
first shot, but his mother, fearing one
of the slugs might strike him, sent him
out.
Acting Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald, upon completion of his mves-
tigation sereval hours later, issued
certificate of suicide. The acting coro-
ner said he was told Mr.. Younger had
experienced series of financial re-
verses recently.
Shot Startles Wife.
Mrs. Younger had just retired when
her husband emerged from the bath
room. pointed to his chest and said,
''Well, I've washed the spot"
A moment later she was startled by
the first two shots, fired in rapid sue
cession. Looking up, she saw her hus-
band standing near the center of the
room, the gun in his hand.
II Just wanted to make sure it was
working right" he explained
Meanwhile Bruce, awakened by the
first shot, had entered the room. His
mother shouted to him to leave inme-
diately, and he went into another room.
Then, turning the pistol toward his
chest, Mr.. Younger pulled the trigger
again. He collapsed beneath a bench
he used for drawing architectural de-
signs. On top Of the bench, on an OBJ
long piece of paper, was a typewriter
quotation from the Bible. 1t said:
Because to every purpose there is
time and judgment, therefore the misery
Of man Is great"
Designs Won Commendation.
Mr.. Younger, who was 81, designed
many buildings here, including the re-
Gently opened Kennedy Warren Apart
ments Among the others planned by
him are the Sixth Presbyterian Church,
Sixteenth and Kennedy streets; the
Wardman Park Saddle Club, Rock
Greek Park; the Blackstone Hotel and
Riziks r street store.
His work ON the church won him an
award from the Board of Trade, and
his designs for some Of the other struc-
lures were commended by the Archi-
tects' Advisory Council.
Besides his wife and son, he is sur
vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. c.
G. Younger, 1430 Perry place; q sister,
Mrs. Raymond Davis, 1922 Perry place,
and q brother living In Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1932-05-16

Married women in danger Of losing
their Government jobs here through
the husband or wife" clause in the
to have organized mysterious Steer
ing Committee Of Twelve" to direct
their fight against the proposal.
The husband or wife" clause pro-
yides that where a married couple works
for the same branch Of the Govern
ment, one of the two would be first
considered for dismissal and last con-
sidered for employment.
Under the direction Of the Steering
Committee, married women are report
ed to be figuring out q legal separa-
ton contract" that would last for the
period of the financial emergency and
protect their job and those Of their
spouseS.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
UNION TO MAKE FIGHT
ON NIGHT SCALE CUT
Printers to Oppose Proposed Aboli-
tion Of 15 Per Cent Extra
Pay Rate.

The Columbia Typographical Union
has taken strong stand against the
provision of the House economy bill
which would abolish extra pay for night
work in the Government Printing Office.
In letter to be sent to all members
Of the Senate, Clyde M. Mills, president
Of the union, pointed out that the bill
passed by the House would take $37.02
from the printer rated at $l.10 per
hour, and, II he works at night, the
loss Of the extra pay would add s411.84
to his reduction.
The Presidents plan would result in
a total reduction of s962.74, Mr.. Mills
declared.
In view Of the fact that night work
is necessary in the Government Print
ing Ofice," he continued, ION account
Of congressional work, the union does
not believe it Is fair to penalize the
men who are employed on this work
during the night hours. All industries
recognize the justice Of extra pay for
night and overtime work. and this ap-
plies particularly to the printing trade" ."
1t was emphasized that printers en-
ployed at night do not work other
hours. At present they receive Is per
cent additional pay for the night work.
Evening star., 1932-05-16

All-Souls' Unitarian Church, which left
the Capital shortly after 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon, were first missed
when Armstead Wharton of 48l2 Thir-
teenth street, in charge of the group.
called roll at 7:30 o'clock last night.
An alarm was sounded and a search
ing party. composed of Montgomery
County police, volunteer firemen from
Gaithersburg and Rockville and nearly
100 residents Of the community joined
the mixers in the hunt for the missing
pair.
Austin B. j. Clark. brother Of Ann,
and the Brundage girls father rushed
to the scene and aided in the search
otter being notified by telephone.
Policeman Howard and his three
companions were walking along the
banks of the old Chesapeake g. Ohio
Canal six hours later, shouting at reg
ular intervals in an effort to attract
the girls attention when their calls
were answered.
The quartet found the girls. suffer-
ing from the cold, damp night air and
worn out by their vain efforts to
reioin the hiking party, resting be-
meath q tree.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
MINER HEAD URGES
U. S. COAL CONTROL
Research Director Favors Davis
Kelly Bill at Senate
Hearing.
BY the Associated Press.


K. C. Adams of Indianapolis, re-
search director of the United Mine
Workers of America, told a Senate
committee today the bituminous oper-
ators have "sinned away" their oppor-
tunity to run without strong Federal
regulation.
Urging the Davis-Kelly bill for Fed
eral control, Adams said "the industry
is the only one buttressed by and that
is protected by Federal and State in
functions to maintain feudal system
Of forced laber."
THE uneconomic wage rates now
being paid bituminous miners" he
added, "are the direct result Of the
uneconomic practices which have pre-
vailed in the industry for more than
10 years.
"The miners have played losing
game with the operators and suffered
all the poverty known to mankind for
all these many years, and they know
full well that the industry Of its own
accord cannot set its house in order"
Adams said that in Tennessee, recent
ly, the Southeast Coal Co, managed
by John L. Boyd, 'underbid the Ten
nessee State convict mine 20 cents ton
to secure a contract"
Evening star., 1932-05-16
TARIFF CHANGES URGED
TO EQUALIZE CURRENCIES
Unfair Foreign Competition in Sar-
dine and Pulpwood Industries
Laid to Money Evils.
NV the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Legislation to compensate through
tariff adjustments for depreciations in
foreign currency was urged before the
House Ways and Means Committee to-
day by Representative Nelson. Repub-
aican, Of Maine on behalf Of the pulp
wood and sardine industries OF his
State.
Imports of pulpwood increased 27
per cent In the first six months after
Canada went of the gold standard -
Nelson said THE wood pulp industry
in Maine is facing absolute extinction.
Mills now are operating at only so per
cent of capacity and are losing thou
sands of dollars each month.
Conditions are growing worse. The
foreign price here is from SO to $40 a
ton less than the domestic cost Of pro-
duction.
THE industry cannot wait for an
Improvement In currency conditions" :"
Evening star., 1932-05-16
WIVES MAP SEPARATION PLAN
TO PROTECT GOVERNMENT JOBS
Organize Mysterious Steering Committee of Twelve"
Threaten to Break Up Homes.

The group also Is said to be prepar-
ing to argue against the suggested pro-
hibition If the Senate grants hearings
on the legislation which already has
passed the House.
1t was brought out at meeting OF
the National Woman's Party recently
that a number of married couples have
said that separation would be the only
solution to their economic problem II
their jobs were to be endangered.
Today Miss Muna Lee, director OF ma
tional activities for the party, said that
at least IS or 40 married women had
advanced this same contention in visits
to party headquarters to urge support
in the fight against the legislation. The
National woman's Party Is compaign-
ing against the measure as discrimina-
tory.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
ESCAPED PRISONER TAKEN
Man Who Fled Moving Train in
Potomac Yards Is Recantured

Charles A. Tosh, 81, who escaped
from Occoquan Work House guards by
leaping from moving train May 8,
j. Dowd.
Another man, found in rooming
house in the 1900 block Of H street
with Tosh, also was arrested. He gave
his name as Wallace o. Hickox, 40.
Tosh made his break for freedom
while being transferred from Deco
guam to Montgomery County, where he
was wanted on traffic charges. He
had completed a term In the work
house for passing bad checks. The
train was going through the Potomac
Evening star., 1932-05-16
ARMY BALLOON TEAM
SELECTED FOR RACES

Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois, chief
Of the Air Corps, today selected the
Arry's team for the national elimina-
ton balloon races at Omaha May 30.
Capt w. j. Flood Of this city was
designated pilot, with Lieut.. Haynie
Mccormick Of Fort Sill, Okla, as aide
for $4,000 cubic capacity free balloon.
tional races in the United States and
participated In the international races
in Belgium.
Capt. Floods home is at 1922 Massa-
chusetts avenue. Lieut.. Mccormick Is
from Hutto, Tex.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
ACACIA NAME CHANGED

President Hoover today signed bill
authorizing the Acacia Mutual Life As
sociation OF this city to change its name
to the Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co.
and to expand its business. which Is
now confined to writing insurance for
Master Masons.
In the future the company win be
permitted to write insurapce for any
one.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
FATAL BUS COLLISION
PROBED BY GRAND JURY
Opening of Inquiry Into Pettus
Death Brings Passengers as
Witnesses.

The grand jury today began an in
quiry into the death of Benjamin
Pettus, law partner of Edward F. Col
laday, who was killed April when
de luxe bus of the Capital Traction Co.
was in collision with a bus of the
Washington Railway g. Electric Co. at
Seventeenth street and Rhode Island
avenue. Three other persons were
killed and IL hurt.
Among the witnesses summoned are
Judge Ralph Given Of Police Court and
Attorney P. j. j. Nicolaides, both of
whom were among the injured. Other
passengers on the Capital Traction bus
were present to testify.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
VINSON WON'T PRESS
VOTE ON TREATY NAVY
Committee Head Says Too Much
Other Work Remains on Legis-
lative Program.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Vinson of the House Naval
Committee indicated to newspapermen
today he would not press for vote
this session on legislation to build the
Navy up to treaty strength.
Asked whether he contemplated any
action on the Hale bill passed recently
by the Senate, TO give blanket authori-
zation for a treaty Navy, the Georgia
Democrat remarked:
We've got too much other work to
do to bother about building few little
dreadnaughts. Congress Is going to
adjourn shortly and we need to spend
our time on other things"
Evening star., 1932-05-16
FLOWER CHECK is BAD
Mothers Day Purchase Defrauds
Shop of $12.

A Mothers day purchase of flowers
at the Flower Shop, 3415 Connecticut
avenue, was paid with a worthless
check, according to a report to police
today.
The purchaser, described as being
about IS and having two small cuts
on the left side of his face, Is said to
check for $12 and receiving $3.50
change.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
WOMAN OF 80 BURNED
WHEN DRESS IGNITES
Mrs. Josephine Robinson, Colored,
in Serious Condition After
Firemen Save Home.

Mrs. Josephine Robinson, about 90,
colored, 784 Morton street. was severely
burned today when an oil stove ignited
her clothing.
Flames from her clothes leaped to
furnishings In her third-foor room, but
we're prevented from spreading further
by firemen, who were summoned by
other occupants of the house.
After receiving first aid from the fire
rescue squad the burned woman was
taken TO Freedmen's Hospital, where her
enudition was said to be serious.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
FACES BIGAMY CHARGE
Former Circus Clown Is Returned
Here From Baltimore.

Thomas B. Sanger, 40, q former circus
clown, was returned from Baltimore to-
day by Headquarters Detective r. S.
Mccarthy to face q charge Of bigamy.
He was arrested there In his apartment.
Sanger, who has frequently walked
on high stilts in the downtown section
there, Is said to have married Bernardine
Fereri Of Baltimore on June 20, 1925.
when he vAs already married to Anna
McShc-ry B-oo....;s Of Washington.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
KIDNAPPING BILL DELAYED
Senate Committee Action Blocked
by Press of Business.

The press of Senate business pre-
vented the Judiciary Committee from
considering today bill to make inter-
state kidnapping Federal offense
punishable by death.
With the Senate meeting earlier than
usual to debate the tax bill, the COM
mittee session was abbreviated to Is
minutes and the kidnapping bill spon-
sored by Senator Patterson, Republican,
Missouri, was not taken up. 1t Is
expected to come up at an early
Evening star., 1932-05-16
CAPITAL YOUTH FOUND
BLIND IN NEW YORK
William Ware Taken to Hospital
Suffering From Alcoholism Aft
er Cropping Way on Street.

William Ware, 19-year-old son Of Will
liam Harry Ware, 223 F street north
east, was found creeping his way along q
New York sidewalk about 5 O'Clock this
morning by police.
After questioning, he was taken to
Harlem Hospital, when an ambulance
surgeon reported he was suffering from
alcoholism and blindness.
The youth told police he attended a
party at . Broadway hotel last
night.
Ware furnished the name and address
of his father and a brother living at
TIC @ street northeast. The father Is
a fireman in local pant.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
STATUE is UNVEILED
De Amicis Honored With Coins
From School Children.

ROME, May 16 P.-A hfe-size
bronze statue Of the author Edmondo
de Arnicis, cast from 100000 coins
contributed by school children in Italy,
Argentina and the United States. was
unveiled here yesterday by Miss Emily
Carrow, sister-in-law of the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
De Amicis' work, "Cuore"-heart-
has been translated into Is languages
for school text books. The school de-
partment of Chicago recently adopted 1t.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
Pupils March Out During Fire.

Children of the Corcoran School,
near Twenty eighth and M streets,
marched from the building today after
a janitor discovered a fire in q base
mentetrssh can. Firemen quickly ex-
tinguished the blaze.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
TWO CUNTS REACH
FINALS IN TOURNEY
Saks Defeats &c" Club and
st. Johns Victors Gust
Northern Preps.

q AXIS CLOTHIERS conquered &C"
CLUB tossers of Central High. 25
- to %. to gain the final in the
unlimited section, and st. Johns
Victors overcame Northern Props, l6
to Is, to reach the last round in the
l3o-pound division in the District A.
A. U. basket ball tournament last
night at Tech High
Saks Tuesday night will face the
winner of tomorrow nights game be-
tween Maroon Scholastics and Della
ware 81 Hudson, which is scheduled
for 9 O'Clock. and st. Johns Victors
tomorrow night will meet st. Stephens
in the title-deciGing game in the 130-
pound group at 8 O'Clock.
1t was through a dramatic rally in
the last five minutes that Saks con-
quered &C" Club. After Jack Moulton
in the final FIVE minutes had sunk a
snowbird TO put Central ahead, 81 to
20, Bill Noonan Of Saks counted foul
to tie the score and Tommy Hook then
potted one to put the Clothiers ahead.
They managed to cling to scant lead
the last few minutes, during which
they froze the ball.
St. Johns Victors. after trailing for
more than half the game. gained the
lead for the first time in the third
quarter on Johnny Breen's sensational
one hand shot. Fred Scheele, limping
from an injured ankle, played the hero
role. entering the game in the final
quarter and sinking a shot from mid
floor st. Johns four foul tosSeS out
of eight tries. against one out of II
Tor Northerns, told.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
D. c. SCHOOL MINES
. TUSSLE THIS WEEK
Central Plays Four Games in
Virginia-St. Adams Has
Tilt Here.
~CHooLBoY base ballers of the

HCHOOLBOY base ballers of the
District area will celebrate the
Easter holidays this week by start
ing competitive action. Central,
Business, st. Adams and Episcopal are
the mines listed to get going. Eastern.
defending public high school champion;
Western and Gonzaga are to make their
debutS next week.
Central will be the first team to play.
1t Will strike deep into the Old Domir-
ion for, four games. Leaving Rere
Wednesday morning in tow OF its new
coach, Jackie Ray, formerly Of Eastern.
Central will head for Petersburg, where
that afternoon it will engage the high
school nine. The squad will move over
to Lexington to meet Washington and
Lee Freshmen Thursday and the V. M.
1. yearlings Friday and will end its
foray with a stand against Fredericks-
burg High at Fredericksburg Saturday.
Business and Episcopal have an en-
gagement Saturday at Alexandria, while
ST. Adams that day will appear IN the
first school game of the season on a
District fisld. engaging Mercersburg
Academy toSSers at home
Central with veteran battery mate
rial available and talent of proved
worth in several other positions is look
ing TO the season with optimism.
Business and st. Adams also have
capable material on the job and figure
to show we'll
Evening star., 1932-03-27
GYMNASTiC EXPERTS
IN ANNAPOLIS MEET
Leaders of East and Midwest to
Compete in Championships
at Naval Academy.

A NNAPOLIS, Md, March 26.-EX-
n pert gymnasts OF the Naval Acad-
envy champions of the Eastern Inter-
collegiate League. New York University,
Temple Dartmouth. Massachusetts,
Tech, Springfield, Princeton, Chicago,
Nebraska and Minnesota will compete
here on Friday in individual cham
pionships. which are expected to have
a decided bearing on the United States
Olympic team.
For the past 20 years the Navy has
had the outstanding gymnasium team
in the country and this year was not
any exception. Louis N. Marg is the
Navy coach.
There are seven events on the pro-
gram-horiZontal bars, side horse, rope
climb, parallel bars. flying rings, tum-
bling and the all-around.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
CADET TRACK TEAM
STARTS WITH DUKE
Dual Meet on April 2 at Durham.
Eight Letter Men Report.
Schedule Announced.

BY the Associated Press.
EXTINCTION. Va, March 26-The
~ Cadets of Virginia Military Insti-
tute will open their 1892 track
season in dual meeting against Duke
at Durham on April 2.
Eight letter men. headed by Capt
Harry WanSer, have reported TO Coach
H. M. Read. Wanger will compete in
the l0O-yard event and low hurdles;
Bob Brown and Roy Dunn again will
enter in the broad jump; John Heald
will double up in the high hurdles and
the discus; Rudy Bumgardner will be
the 2-mile entry; Joe Phillips will spe-
cialize in the high jump: Buck Wright
will defend his Big Four" title in the
javelin throw, and ElWin Phillips will
compete in the dashes.
Promising sophomores will replace
Ham Smith. Jack Bond, Henry Wise
and Duke Romm.
The leaders are: 440. Harrison Fin
layson and Phil Butschow; $50. Hill
Wexford and Marshall Milton: mile.
Walter Turner and Bill Burruss: iave-
lin, Bill Smith, and high jump, Allan
wills.
The schedule:
April Duke at Durham
April 6-Riehmond.
April 9--Virginia at Charlottes-
vile.
April 16-Maryland at College
Park
April 23-Davidson.
April 30-V. P.I
May State meet at Charlottes-
vile.