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Evening star., 1932-10-06
TEN NEW SCHOOLS
TO Be COMPLETED
Projects Are Scheduled to Be
Ready for Occupancy
by Next September.

Ten school building projects now
under way will be completed during the
current school year and next vacation
period so they will be ready for occu-
pancy in September, the municipal
architect today informed public school
authorities in a complete construction
schedule.
One other building will be completed
by the middle of the 1933-34 school
year.
The projects now under way for COM
pletion this school year follow
Harrison School addition. constructed
at a cost of sl39,2 ,296. to be ready Febru-
airy / Giddings School addition. to cost
Sl62.411. to be completed February 25;
remodeling of old Business High School,
at a cost of $78.500, to be completed
January /; approaches to new Roosevelt
High School, to cost S36.15l, to be COM
pleted January /; and Crummell School
addition. costing s25365. to be COM
pleted May l. Foxhall Village School
for which 100000 was appropriated
and which is to be completed July 20
has not been contracted for.
Other projects contracted for COM
pletion prior to the opening of school
next year include the Taft Junior High
School. at a total cost of S338,0 096. to be
completed August 18: Bancroft School
addition, for which S105,000 was ap-
propriated to be completed August Is.
and the new Keene School, for which
s1l5,OO0 was appropriated, to be COM
pleted July 20. The lew trade school
for boys for which s315.000 has been
appropriated, has not yet been con-
tracted for.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
REV. w. A. SHELTON
SEEKING TRANSFER
Mount Vernon Place M. E. Pastor
Requests Approval of
Conference.

Rev William A. Shelton. pastor Of the
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal
Church South, central figure in SEN
sational church trial on charges OF i'm
morality, of which he was acquitted. Is
seeking a transfer out of the Methodist
Conference that includes washington
it was learned today.
Dr.. Shelton's transfer probably VIII
be approved at a meeting CT the Bai-
tjmore Conference, now being held in
Winchester, Va. members of the pas
tors church believe. They said 1t IS
rumored that DR.. Shelton will transfer
with the pastor of the church attached
to Southern Methodist University, al
Dallas. Tex, a larger charge than the
one he has now.
Members of the church also said they
expect the assistant pastor at Mount Ver-
non Place Church, Rev. H. r. Deal also
will 90 to another pastorate, but did not
know what the presiding bishops plans
for DR.. Deal are.
Dr. Shelton is in Winchester today.
Or. Shelton was exonerated OF
charges of immortality brought against
him last September by Miss Carrie A
Williams his secretary. He was given
a hearing before 13 of his church col
league and complete vindication was
given him after three days Of testt-
mony. Approximately 1000 Of his
church members gathered at his church
on the night of his vindication to ex-
press their loyalty to him.
Members Of the church said today
a resolution of confidence in DR.. Shell
ton is being drawn ana will be offered
for publication later IN the week.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
J. m. OFFLEY HANGS
SELF IN BARRACKS
Brother-in-Law of Marine Corps
Commandant Had Been
Despondent.

John NJ Offley. so, brother-i law of
Gen. Ben H. Fuller, commandant of the
Marine Corps. hanged himself today in
a closet in the generals home at the
Marine Barracks
Mr.. Of1ey, guest at the Fuller resi-
dence since coming here from his home
in Hamilton. Va, to receive treatment
at Walter Reed Hospital, was found
suspended from a cross-bar in the
closet of his bed room about am
by Jose Mercado, Filipino house
servant
According to Detective Sergt. John
c. Dalglish, who investigated the case,
Mr.. Offley had heavy piece of hemp
rope tied in a slipknot around his neck.
A certificate of suicide was issued by
Deputy Coroner C. j. Murphy.
Mr. Offley the deputy coroner said
he was told. had been respondent for
some time. He had completed the course
of treatment at the hospital and was
preparing to return home tomorrow.
Mr. Off1ey was a brother Of Gen.
Fuller's wife, Mrs. Katharine Ofiey
Fuller,
Evening star., 1932-10-06
zON|NC DECISIONS
SET FOR MONDAY
Commission to Meet in Exec
utive Session to Con-
slider Petitions.

The Zoning Commission will meet
in executive session Monday. according
to present plans, to pass judgment on
16 petitions for changing the zoning
clasSifications of properties in various
sections throughout the District. upon
which arguments were presented at the
public hearing yesterday.
At the same time. the commission
will act on two proposed amendments
to the zoning code. both designed to
reduce traffic congestion on streets by
modification of present restrictions on
erection of garages in areas in which
such structures now are permitted.
Center Of Interest.
During the latter part of the hear
ing yesterday interest was centered on
two petitions for changing from resi-
Dental to first commercial use prop
erty on the west side of Connecticut
avenue, just below Chevy Chase Circle
A contest arose over this matter, which,
in similar form. has been before the
commission several times.
The request for a commercial status
on the west side of the street. north OF
Northampton street. is associated with
plans of the District Project Board for
the opening and paving of Thirty-ninth
street in the block to the rear OF the
Connecticut avenue lots Thirty-ninth
street would be carried north from
Northampton street to approximately
the line of Oliver street and then turn
right to intersect Connecticut avenue.
Ringgold Hart, representing the pc
titioners, said the land it was proposed
to dedicate for street purposes was
worth $4,000 and probably would bring
higher sum in condemnation proceed
ings. He said the owners desired to
build a structure housing stores on
Northampton street and Connecticut
avenue and having foundations capable
of carrying an apartment house OF 60-
foot height, to be added later.
Opposed by Hege.
TIL. proposal was opposed by Edwin
S. Hege. representing the Chevy Chase
Citizens Association, and by Cyril J.
Smith of 378l Oliver street. Mr.. Hege
said his association did not want any
building of such height interrupting
the vista from Chevy Chase Circle and
said he doubted the territory could alb
sorb 295 feet of additional commercial
frontage. :.
Mr.. Smith said his house was built
% wears ago and that he had relied
on covenants in the deeds OF all con-
tiguous property limiting its use TO
residential purposes.
Evening star., 1932-10-06

animal of the deer family. which is
only about a foot long and eight inches
high. 1t is hornless. In appearance
and habits it is more like a hoofed rab-
bit than deer. 1t lives in dense grass
and underbrush, is an exceedingly fleet
runner. moves with a sort of gliding
motion, and is very secretive. Among
the East Indian natives it is noted for
its crattiness
With the approach of Winter DR..
Mann is taking the utmost precautions
to protect the Zoos large family Of
baby great apes from the repetition of
the epidemic of pneumonia that swept
through the lion house last year. Okero,
the mountain gorilla, the most valuable
animal in the collection, is being given
daily doses of cod liver oil prepara-
ton to raise his powers of resistance
He always has been a delicate animal
and last Winter survived an attack OF
pneumonia. Despite his tonic" Okero
has failed to increase in weight.
One precaution has been to put
Okero and the little chimpanzee which
has been its playmate ever since COM
ing to Washington in separate cages
Although the best of friends they never
have been entirely compatible play
mates. The chimpanZee is lively and
very playful. The gorilla. even at this
tender age. is clumsy and moroSe, lik-
ing to be left alone
Evening star., 1932-10-06
Washington News
Rare Bear Comes to Zoo
MOUSE DEER ALSO RECEIVED FROM EAST INDIES

A blue bear. the fourth ever in cap
tivity, was received at the National
Geological Park yesterday
This one is cub, about six months
old, captured by trapper on Mount
Mckinley, Alaska, and secured for the
Zoo through the Alaska Game Com
mission. This bear is one of the rarest
of all North American mammals. liv-
ing only on the mountain glaciers OF
the Mckinley National Park, never
coming out, and successfully eluding
hunters.
It is a close relative of the black
Mann, Zoo director. but is larger
in color. This is probably a color
change brought about to adapt the bear
to the blue background Of the noun
tam ice. which has become hereditary
Against the ice it is almost invisible,
which is one reason for its security
from hunters. In captivity it retains
a blueish tinge to its fur, which some
times becomes quite marked in cold
weather
The first of these bears ever brought
out of the Mount Mckinley region
came to the Zoo in 1917 and remains
the pride of the bear collection. 1t has
remained very friendly animal. with
a peculiar posture, which it assumes
for begging peanuts. The cub has been
treated as a pet for several months.
The only other blue bears outside Of
Alaska are two in the San Diego, Calf =,
Zoo.
1t is husky little beast, however
and shows peculiar repugnance to
photographers. 1t neither would pose
voluntarily for a picture this morning
nor allow itself to be held by any OF
the keepers. The camera was some
thing from outside his narrow horizon
and aroused his antagonism.
The Zoo bears. DR.. Mann says, al
ready are showing signs of the coming
Winter All of them are growing thick
er fur. but there is apparently no rela-
tion between the relative thickness Of
the fur and the probable rigor Of the
Winter. The polar bears have started
to turn from green to white, sure
sign of the changing season. All
Summer the fur of these animals is
stained by the green algae, minute wa
ter plants in their pool. The algae
are sensitive season indicators. dying
with the approaching Fall, SO that the
bear takes on its natural color again
DR.. Mann also has received, for the
first time, cheTotain, or mouse deer,
from the East Indies. where this tiniest
of the deer family is fairly common
animal. Because of its delicacy it has
seldom been brought to the United
States. This is very pretty hoofed
Evening star., 1932-10-06
DETECTIVE WHO BLOCKED ELOPERS
IS INVITED TO BE BEST MAN
Richmond Couple Go Home After Vain Attempt to Mari,
Here and Parents Give Consent.

license before the bureau received the
message.
The couple was about to enter the
home Of clergyman living on Massa,
chusetts avenue between Ninth and
Tenth streets, when Mansfield, acting
on the request of the bureau, came
along
And that was as near as they came
to getting married The near-br1de'
brother hastened to Washington and
took her back home, and the man who
just missed making her his Mrs. also
returned to Richmond.
Mansfield thought that closed the
case. but it didn't Last night, members
Of Miss Sheppsrd's family telephoned
him and announced everything is
Strengthened out" The parents had
given their approval, the detective was
made and would Sergt. Mansfield please
act as best man?
II think I'll Co." said Mansfield.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
BRIDE DEPLORES
CONF FUSION IN D. c.
Corporation Counsel Report
Cites Hazy BorderIine
of Authority.

! Corporation Counsel William w
Bride. in his annual report presented
to the Commissioners yesterday. calls
attention to the "hazy and ill-defned'
| boroer line between authority of the
/ District Commissioners and that of
] countless other Federal agencies which
help to rl:n the city.
| Such a situation" he wrote. "is not
| happy one Where such authority is
| in doubt. or where it overlaps. serious
| delay in urgent matters frequently re-
| suits and there is much work done at
1 cross-purposes. We come to it most
| often in our relations with the National
| Capital Park and Planning Comnis-
| sion and its excellent executive officer,
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant 3d."
| Give and Take" Spirit.
While he finds that so far the per-
sonnel of the various agencies had act
| ed in a spirit of give and take" he
points out that different personnel
might not be so easy to get along with
and suggests that efforts should be
made by legislation to "straighten out
| the edges Of existing law"
He recommended also the creation of
| assistant civilian commissioners. The
Engineer Commissioner has three as
| sistants. the senior of whom takes his
| place in the Engineer Commissioner
absence.
He renews his recommendation for
super investigating agency. entirely sep
arate from the Police Department. to
| handle delicate matters which he refers
to as questions that relate to District
| agencies The last recommendation for
the super investigating agency was
he. cQI nt1 two 01n IN, hn %1yt
ment itself. which was investigated by
the Department of Justice He points
out that there is small chance of get
ting an appropriation for this force
now. but renews his recommendation
SO that when happier times come. it
may not be lost sight of as mere rec
ommendation and as soon forgotten"
Other Recommendations.
Other recommendations are for a
revised police code. increase of the
powers of the District Commissioners
and requirement for timely warning
to the municipality by persons who in
, tend to sue it for damages in tort
actions.
His Office tried 56.849 cases during
the year, of which 53,l96 were in Police
Court, 2,420 in Juvenile Court. 676 in
Lunacy Court, 267 in Municipal Court,
256 in the District Supreme Court, 90
in the Court of Appeals and in the
Supreme Court Of the United States.
Police Court trials, he reported, are
strictly up to date. Any one demand
ing jury trial gets it within a week,
and the percentage convictions in jury
trials has risen from 491 in the 1891
fiscal year to CTS last year This in
spite of the added burden on the Police
Court assistants of handling all matters
relating to revocation, suspension and
restoration Of automobile operators
parrnitS
Evening star., 1932-10-06

tional Symphony Orchestra for Wash
ington school children at Central High
School Auditorium, it instructed DR..
Ballou to undertake to secure similar
concerts for the colored schools. Rev.
F. I. A. Bennett, chairman of the Spe-
cial Activities Committee, said that two
of that groups members had signed a
report recommending approval Of the
concerts at Central, but that he could
not subscribe to it. George Whitwell,
another board member, promptly asked
If the same cultural advantages pro-
vided the white schools could not be
given the colored schools.
DR.. Ballou said he would be delight
ed to have the privilege Of undertaking
to make arrangement" for the con-
certs in the colored schools. They
voted him the assignment.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
Almost four inches of rain fell in the
city in the l5-hour period ending at

Almost four inches of rain fell in the
city in the 15-hour period ending at
10 am today. The downpour was ac-
companied by drop in temperature
which sent the thermometer to within
16 degrees of freezing at O'Clock this
morning.
The Weather Bureau recorded a pre-
cipitation of 3.73 inches from pm
yesterday to 10 am. today. when it let
up slightly.
Lightning struck in the Frederick,
Md. district, plunging homes and bust
ness establishments in Northwest
Montgomery County into darkness. Auto
mobiles were stalled by the downpour
on the city's streets as we'll as on high
ways in nearby counties. The power
lines of the Potomac-Edi Co.. in the
Poolesville and Barnesville sections
were paralyzed until line crews restored
service
The temperature had hovered around
"a degrees here following humid after
noon before the rain began. BY mid
night it had dropped 81 degrees to So.
AT 6 a m. today it stood at 48.
Hardest Rain Here Since 1877.
Not since 1877 has there been SO
much precipitation in 24-hour period
during October. In that year, 398
inches fell during period Of that
length.
During the entire So days which
made up July and august this year,
only 3.79 inches fell-s.k one-hundredths
of an inch more than fell last night
A high pressure area moving in from
the southwest indicates tomorrow will
be a clear day, Weather Bureau fore
casters said. The .1rizzle which fell
today was due to stop about mid
afternoon, it was said, and the clouds
probably will disappear as the high
pressure area moves in during the night.
Along with the clearing skies, how
ever, may be expected cooler tempera-
lures, and tonight's minimum may be
as low as 40 degrees. The minimum
for the Autumn thus far is As degrees,
reached on September 80.
Aid Called for Motorists.
Police and volunteer firemen were
called cut in nearby counties last night
to assist several scores of motorists.
stalled along the main highways when
the ignition system OF their automo-
biies, drenched by the rain. refused
to function.
The Bethesda Volunteer Fire Depart
ment was engaged today in pumping
water out of number of cellars flood
ed during the storm.
Heavy snow extending to within 100
miles OF Washington. coupled with the
low clouds. heavy rains and fog, halted
most of the night airline operations
out Of the city last night. but the air
traffic was resumed this morning in the
face Of conditions still far from favor
able.
Snow fell during the greater part Of
the night over the mountains. and the
intermediate field at Buckstown, Pa,
100 miles from Washington, reported a
blanket of snow on the runWays, with
the fall continuing.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
COMMUNITY CHEST
HEADS PLEDGE AID
Boards of Various 0rganiza.
tiOnS Promise to Dis
Seminate Facts.

Cooperation of the boards of various
Community Chest organizations was
pledged for the coming campaign for
funds at meeting of the heads of the
boards with Chest campaign leaders
at the United States Chamber of Com
merce yesterday
The heads of the Chest member
boards promised TO do all in their power
to disseminate Information and other
wise further the Chest campaign from
now until the campaign is ended.
E. c. Graham, president of the Chest.
pointed out the serious situation con-
fronting the Chest this year. declaring
the task Of raising the money for Wash
ington's social-work program will not be
easy and that the organization would
need the help of every one connected
with the Chest in any way if the cam
palgn IS to be successful
Cooperation Urged.
CARNATIONS as interdependent, with the
closest cooperation necessary. and
made a plea for special attention to
the character building organizations.
which maintain and build morale in
times of stress.
Newbold Noyes. campaign chairman
expressed confidence that, while the
task might be hard, the job would be
done
Il believe" he said, that We are
going to get the money necessary to do
the job that has to be done I know
that many people are suffering from
reduced incomes salaries and wages,
but We all must be made to realize the
terrible troubles and propositions that
confront those who have lost their en-
tire income and their jobs. There are
thousands dependent upon charity this
year who never asked aid before We
must take care Of them so they will not
lose their independence and morale"
Urged to Contribute.
Clarence A. Aspinwall, chairman Of
the Special Gifts Committee. made
plea to the board presidents that they
urge every member of their boards to
contribute to the Chest
H S. Fit2. captain of the Advance
Guard the organization designed to
acquaint the public with the aims and
purposes Of the Chest through word-of-
mouth publicity, explained the nature
OF this organization and enlisted all
the board presidents in the Guard"
Mrs. John Jay OConnor, chairman
Of the speakers unit, told of the prepa-
rations made by that unit for the COM
ing campaign and urged the board
presidents to arrange for speakers be-
fore their boards whenever possible
1t was decided to hold a meeting of
all board members of all Community
Chest organizations in the Hall of Ma
tions' room in the United States Cham
Der of Commerce Building at 8 pm,
October II.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
SALESMAN is HELD
IN HI-JACkING PROBE
D. c. Police Arrest John Francis
Moore in Southern Mary
land Investigation.

John Francis Moore. 80 years old, a
salesman, living in the 500 block of
Pennsylvania avenue. Washington. was
arrested by Lieut. George Little Of the
liquor squad yesterday for investiga-
ton in connection with the hijacking
and kidnapping of four Federal agents
near Prince Frederick, Md, Septem-
ber IS.
The agents will attempt to identify
him today.
Edwin A. Mumper, former Washing
ton policeman. arrested last week in
connection with the case, was scheduled
TO be given an extradition hearing in
Criminal Court today.
Evening star., 1932-10-06

Elsie Branch Sheppard, 1S, and Frank
Richardson, 80. whose marriage was
prevented by Detective Sergt. A. D
Mansfield, when they eloped here from
Richmond earlier in the week, have In
yited the officer to act as best man at
their wedding, set for next Monday
night by their parents.
The couple ran away from their
homes in Richmond last Tuesday, plan
ming to be married here and tell Their
folks about it later. Somehow or other'
their pa-ents learned of their plans,
however. and asked Richmond police to
intervene.
Richmond authorities notified the
Marriage License Bureau here to be on
the lookout for the pair and asked that
they be refused permit on the ground
the prospective bride was Under age.
But the runaways beat their parents to
the punch, so to speak, by obtaining the
Evening star., 1932-10-06
SUICIDE VERDICT GIVEN

A certificate of suicide was issued by
Acting Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
last night in the death of Miss Margaret
Smith, IS, who swallowed two kinds of
poison early yesterday in her home, 498
G street southwest.
Miss Smith was found on the roof Of
a one-story kitchen in the rear of her
home by her father. Andrew B. Smith.
She died in Emergency Hospital short
time later.
Two poison bottles. found by police,
were turned over to Deputy Coroner c.
j. Murphy, who said he was told the
young woman had been in poor health
for some time 1T was incorrectly stated
in The Star yesterday that the bottles
we're found by Miss Smiths father.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
CAPITAL DRENCHED
BY 373 INCHES OF
RAIN IN Is HOURS
Temperature Drops to 48 at
6 A.M., is Degrees
From Freezing.
FREDERICK AREA DARK
AS LIGHTNING STRIKES
Scores of Motors Stalled in Nearby
Cosnties-Snow Halts Night
Air Traffic.
Two-Inch Snowfall,
Halts Festival in
West Virginia Hills
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ELKINS. w. Va, october g.
Two inches of snow covered the
countryside as Elkins awoke to-
day. causing postponement of the
outdoor events in connection
with West Virginia's third Noun
tain State Forest Festival.
Indoor functions will proceed
as planned. including the queens
ball and the princesses' ball, but
the woodchopping contest and
the horseback ride by dashing
knights of the hills. will be held
on Saturday, rather than today.
The snow, the committee felt
sure, would be gone by tomorrow
for the white blanket melted
rapidly after the appearance OF
the sun.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
Aviator Brock Fights Cancer.

CHICAGO, october tP.-Another
dav passed with little change in the
condition of William S. Brock. aviator,
who is staging fight against cancer
in a local hospital. According to hos.
pital attaches, Brock. who attempted
a world flight in 1927, is in no imme-
diate danger.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
CAPT. KINTNER SHIFTED
Acting Director of Navy Yards
Will Go to Norfolk.

Capt Edwin G. Kintner. Navy Con-
struction Corps. acting director of navy
yards, today was ordered detached from
the office Of Assistant Secretary .Jahncke
to become manager of the Norfolk Navy
Yard.
He has been on duty in the navy yard
division since March, 1929, and his
Washington address is 230l Connecticut
avenue.
Evening star., 1932-10-06
SCOUT OFFICIAL TO TALK
Arthur A. Schuck to Address Meet
ing at Shoreham Tomorrow.

Arthur A. Schuck of New York, di-
rector of the division of operation. Boy
Scouts of America, will speak at the
opening session of the annual meeting
of region 3 tomorrow afternoon at
the Shoreham Hotel
His topic will be, Organizing to
Meet the Nations Need" and the ad-
dress will refer to the 10-year program
of the organization.
Mr.. Schuck is co-author Of the
widely used book. Financing Social
Work"