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Evening star., 1932-04-02
PIED PIPER STAGED
BY GIRL RESERVES
0reretta Presented Last Night at
Y. W. C. A. Hall to Be Re-
peated Today.

The Girl Reserves of the Young
Women's Christian Association last night
presented their version of Robert Brown
ing's fascinating story of the Pied
Piper of Hamelin" in Barker Hall. Sew
enteenth and K streets
Marking the second time this par
ticular group has presented the operetta,
last nights performance was enthusiast
tically received.
Colorful and attractive setting and
costumes contributed to the impressive
ness of the presentation as more than
70 high school girls gave a performance
that was a credit to themselves and
their coaches. The roles of the Pied
Piper, played by 10 Carter: the mayor.
by Barbara Davis, and Maxwell Gallo
way as the dream lady were outstanding
Impressive performances were also
done by Morfudd Thomas as the lonely
lame boy, Helen Foley as Night Wind,
Margaret Hedgcock, playing Mother
Goose, and by those cast in the assort-
ment of characters from the Mother
Goose book.
The entire cast will repeat the per-
formance today for the special benefit
of children. 1t will be the annual chill
drens Easter week matinee CT the ssso-
citation.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
FIGHT IS SP[ANNED
ON PATR|CK'S PAY
BIanton Admits Effort viii Be
Made to End Salary in
Cab Meter Dispute.

Effort is to be made In the House
when the District appropriation bill is
under consideration to cut off the
salary of Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chair
man of the Public Utilities Commission,
for what he has done in ignoring the
instructions by Congress not to enforce
his order compelling meters to be in
stalled in taxicabs and abolishing the
zone system" Representative Thomas
L. Blanton admitted today.
1t was on motion of Representative
Blanton some weeks ago that the House
adopted a resolution ask
ing the Public Utilities Commission to
revoke its order Since he finds Gen.
Patrick 'defying" this mandate" of
Congress, Representative Blanton, who
Is member of the subcommittee draft
ing the District appropriation bill. is
determined to have Gen. Patrick's SAL
ary cut off.
IF the chairman of the Public Utili-
Ties Commission has no more regard
Tor the unanimous expression of oppos-
ing return to meters" said Mr.. Blan-
toIi .ooaJ' VAiSA VIII carry Ine mat
ter back to the House and offer an
amendment to cut off his salary"
Representative Blanton's statement
follows close upon action by the House
District Committee, on motion of Rep
Black of New York, calling
upon Gen. Patrick to make an explana-
ton of what is back of this zeal to
have meters installed in all taxicabs."
Also, Representative Celler, Democrat,
Of New York, issued statement carry
ing a scathing denunciation of a tire
lobby which is pressing for
the meter system and emphasizing that
The District would be the extreme loser
in many ways"
Evening star., 1932-04-02
GAS HUCKSTERS
ARE BANNED AFTER
FIGHT. OF MONTHS
Commissioners Adopt Rule
Against Sale on Streets,
Except in Emergency.
NEW POLICE REGULATIONS
RESULT OF HEARING
Sidewalks and Alleys in Scope of
Order Affecting Supply Of All
Motor Vehicles.

The District Commissioners today
adopted a police regulation forbidding
the sale of gasoline on any public street
except in case of emergency. The reg
gulation reads mo motor vehicle shall
be supplied or permitted to be sup
piled with gasoline on the roadway,
sidewalk or parking of any street, ave-
nue. or road, or in or on any alley OF
public driveway, except in case CT
emergency" -
This regulation is expected to def
tnitely end huckstering of gasoline on
the streets. Several months ago a reg
ulation was adopted similar to the
present, forbidding street sales Of gas
oline.
Public Hearing Held.
The gasoline vendors protested that
they had a vested right in the con-
duct of their business which was con-
Quoted under licenses issued by the
District of Columbia, and the Com
tr!issioners suspended the regulation
and held a public hearing on the sub
5ect.
AS a result of the public hearing the
first regulation was Cancelled and q
new one drawn UP, permitting gasoline
hucksters the same rights as those
permitted to hucksters of other varieties.
This regulation allowed the tank trucks
of the kuckstek to stay for 80 min
utes in any one block for the purpose
of making sales, so long as the trucks
kept out of the congested section and
kept off bouleYards and arterial high
ways.
Station Owners Protest.
The filling station owners, represented
by Attorneys Ringgold Hart and Percy
Marshall, protested against this regu-
lation, and the whole question was
turned over to a committee under Cor
poration Counsel William w. Bride and
Director of Highways Herbert G.
Whitehurst for study.
The committee found that the sale OF
gasoline on the street was potential
fire hazard and that the Commissioners
had the power to prohibit it.
Accordingly, the Commissioners today
adopted the regulation outlined above.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
JUAN TOMADELLI,

remarked. This is like going to watch
Houdini"
Tomadelh sat down, set up a small
piece of canvas before him, took up his
palette. The paints were dry. He tried
to loosen them. Baron Dobelhoff sug-
geSted some new paint.
What for?" said Todadelli. Some
body turn on the radio"
Go back to your own business" said
a voice over the loud speaker
The paints got softer. A reporter
took out his watch and stared at the
second hand. II will sit over here and be
the inspiration" said Dobelhoff, rushing
the sofa. Tomadelli made a few pre-
lmtnary passes at the canvas. Then
he began. 1t was 1:25. The brush flew
across the board.
What are you painting?" a juror
asked
How should I know" said Toma-
delli in all seriousness.
Then how will it get to be any
thing?"'
You just paint. You watch. 1t will
be something-maybe.
Tomadell1 painted. Once the board
slipped. He asked for time out. The
referee agreed. Every one relaxed and
listened to a waltz groaning out from
the radio The artist took up his job
again. Blues yellow, white. touch
of cobalt. He began at the sky and
worked down Realistically Then the
browns came into action. A bold tree
stood in the foreground
Let there be house." said Toma-
delli. and there was a house-a small,
innocent looking cottage. The jury was
diSarmed already More brown, yellow,
whites tn tighten the effect. A few
dasFeS of green and grove of poplars
sprang into being
VOLTA said TomadelH 1t was 1:39
IA minutes. The artist called for a
frame Five minutes later the work
was ready to join the exhibition down.
stairs.
You see?" said Tomadelli.
Jurors, reporters and the cameraman
nodded enthusiastically.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

as Ohio and Michigan, to house the
new and growing congregations of de-
veloping epoch"
The third quarter of the nineteenth
century, Dean Meeks described as "a
sadder one, sadder architecturally,"
marked by series of Gothic churches,
many of them naive, unknowing and
ugly; some of them good Thus" he
continued, medieval architecture was
completely revived in a form which We
have come to call Victorian Gothic :"
The next step. he explained, was the
revival of the earlier of the romantic
or medieval styles, the Romanesque.
But this time" he said. the re-
vival is to be started by veritable
genius, Henry Hobson Richardson, ar
chitect of several well known houses
here in Washington"
The influence of the Worlds Colum-
bia Exposition in Chicago, with its
glorious groups of classical buildings"
and the coming of "eclecticiSm" were
discussed by the speaker, who then
branched into a consideration of the
'modernized type of design"
"Out of the confusion of eclecticism,"
he said younger radical designers are
trying to develop style which shall be
truly expressive not only of twentieth
century building methods, but of the
modern conception of living as well
The movement is young, and style crys-
tallizes slowly" In continental Europe,
he said the modernistic movement has
gone ahead in a manner decidedly
startling"
But in America" said Dean Meeks,
I'VE have clung to precedent perhaps
more strongly in our churches than in
any other form of building Still in
the state of mind therefore of looking
to the past for inspiration in design,
particularly when it comes to the
church, we turn naturally to that
period in architecture in which the
church and its rite found the most
poignant the most complete, the most
magnificent expression; the medieval;
and to that epoch in medieval &C.
clesiastical art when architecture reach
ed toward perfection, the Gothic. So
that by far the greater number of i'm
portant modern churches are in that
style, and the two great cathedrals now
under construction, that of st. John the
Divine In New York and the splendid
cathedral here in Washington are mag
nifcent examples of it."
Evening star., 1932-04-02
Policeman Catches
Rum Car Driver by
Throwing His Baton
ClubHurled ThroughWin-
dow of Machine Strikes
Fleeing Chauffeur.

Policeman H. M Hildrup needs
neither an automobile nor a gun to
capture alleged liquor runners. Just
give him a chance to hurl his baton
and he'll do the job.
At least. he did it yesterday, when
he caught an alleged liquor runner who
had eluded three eleventh precinct
patrol cars in long chase. Hildrup,
who had seen part of the chase from his
beat at Fifteenth and East Capitol
streets, threw his baton through the
window of the alleged liquor car as it
sped past hitting the driver on the
head.
The driver lost control of the car and
it overturned. Hildrup captured him
after a short chase afoot and took him
to the eleventh precinct, where he was
charged with possession and transporta-
ton of Huror, possession of a smoke
screen and driving without a permit
He gave his name as Charles Williams,
81. colored. Hildrup said he found 27
gallons of liquor in Williams car.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
NAVY AND FRATERNAL
DAY TO BE OCTOBER 27
Joint Celebration Will Be Held as
Part of Districts Washington
Bicentennial Program.

DR.. George c. Havenner, executive
vice president of the District Bicen-
tennial Commission, announced today
that October 27 has been set as the
date for the celebration of Fraternal
day as part of the Districts George
Washington Bicentennial program.
The date also will be observed as
Navy day, DR.. Havenner stated and
will be marked by monster parade of
fraternal bodies during the morning
and the annual functions at the WASH
ington Navy Yard in the afternoon.
The Naval Gun Factory will be open 70
the public for this event.
President Hoover will be invited to
review the Fraternal day parade, the
Blcentennial Commission stated.
In sketching plans for the october 81
event, representatives of several frater-
nal groups of the Capital, at a meet
ing in the commission headquarters
yesterday. agreed to eliminate CONNER
cial floats from the parade.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
VICTIM OF AUTO DIES

Laura Taylor, colored, 72 years old, Of
the 100 block T street, died a. 'Emer-
gency Hospital last night from internal
injuries suffered when she was knocked
down by an automobile at New Hamp-
shire avenue and T street Wednesday
night.
Malcolm Gibbs, "a, 5000 block Thir-
teenth street, driver of the car, was ar
rested by police of the third precinct
and is being held for action of the
coroner's jury.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
TRUCK VICTIM IDENTIFIED
Elderly Colored Man Was Inmate
of Home for Poor.

The body of an elderly colored man
who was killed in a traffic accident
Thursday was identified by officials of
the Home Of the Little Sisters of the
Poor. at the District Morgue last night,
as that OF John jackson, SIS, an in
mate.
Jackson's prolonged absence, fol-
lowed by a check-up with police. led
to the discovery. He died at Casualty
Hospital shortly after being struck by
a truck driven by Adolph r. Dietz. as
$500 Twenty-third street southeast.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
CRACKSMEN TAKE $25
FROM INSURANCE SAFE
Robbers Get Cash From Strongbox
of United Life & Accident
Company.

Using a heavy crowbar, cracksmen
pried open a strongbox in the Office of
the United Life & Accident Insurance
Co, on the the third floor of the Ma
tional Union Fire Insurance Building,
918 F street. last night, and escaped
with SIS in cash
Police say the robbers admitted them
selves with a duplicate key. Samuel
Kilt, assistant manager of the insur-
ance branch found the safe broken
open when he came to work this
morning
A preliminary check-up revealed moth
ing but cash missing. The robbers used
crowbar large enough to bend the
safe door, and carried their tools off
with them.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia - Occasional
rain. warmer tonight; minimum tenn
perature about So degrees; tomorrow
cloudy and colder; moderate to fresh
southwest winds shifting to northwest
tomorrow.
Maryland - Occasional rain, slightly
warmer tonight; tomorrow cloudy and
colder with rain changing to snow in
the mountains.
Virginia-Cloudy and warmer, pos
siplv ram in north and extreme west
portions tonight: tomorrow cloudy, pos
sibly rain on the coast; colder in north
and west portions.
West Virginia-Rain. colder in north
west portion tonight; tomorrow cloudy
and colder, possibly light rain or snow
in north portion.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

YUAN TOMADELLI found Wash
ington a doubtful arena for per-
forming miracles
~ In fact, so many insinuations,
doubts. canards and winks were
tossed about after the opening OF his
art exhibition at the Shoreham Hotel
yesterday that the amiabIe overnight
artist obligingly decided to have his
miracles documented by a cynical
public.
More than one citizen who viewed
Tomadellis f1amboyant paintings in
sisted he could not have created IS
of them in six weeks, starting from
scratch-that is, without past expert
ence in the fine art of blending colors
and canvas. Some of them expressed
their views to newspapers. The papers
we're curious.
Tomadelli explained he began his
meteoric career as a muitlcolor Whistler
because he thought he could do be-
ter" than some famed works he saw
in a local gallery. The fact that he
promptly gave his entire output to the
Thrift Shop to be sold for charity still
did not convince a few of the doubling
Thomases.
Gathers Jury of Friends.
Tomadelli assembled a jury at the
Shoreham to bear witness to his
talent. His friend Baron Dobelhoff, a
portrait painter of renown, was called.
Walking through the lobby of the hotel,
Tomadelli met Lawrence E. de, s. Hoo
ver
MY friend Hoover" said Tomadelli.
You serve on the jury"
Hoover was automatically impaneled.
Gardner Moore, manager of the hotel
George Ryall and Mrs. A. E. Neeley
completed the group of five good jurors
and true. Two newspaper reporters, a
cameraman and the radio were unofi-
cial spectators.
Tomadeli marched the entire crew
to his suite. They struggled in, amused
and bit self-oonscious at the business
of proving man honest. Some one
Evening star., 1932-04-02
d. c. COMMISSION
HOLDS UP REPLY ON
POLICE IN RED RIOT
ReicheIderfer and Crosby Dis.
approve Letter Released
Yesterday to Press.
STATEMENT ADDRESSED
TO CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
Text Said Newspaper Accounts Of
Disorders Had Been I'm.
mensely Exaggerated"

The District Commissioners yester-
day held up their reply to letter from
the American Civil Liberties Union
criticizing the way in which District
police quelled a demonstration in front
of the japanese embassy last Saturday.
A letter had been prepared by Sec
retary Daniel E. Garges Of the COM
mission, and the text of this had been
given out by him late Thursday eve
ming According to this draft, news
described as immensely exaggerated"
and some of the specific statements in
the newspaper reports were categori-
cally denied. 1t was denied that any
one was knocked down. The only per-
son who fell to the ground, according
to the letter, was woman on whom
policeman fell when he was attacked
by another rioter."
Asked Glassford Report.
1t was explained that DR.. Luther H.
Reichelderfer, president of the board
of commissioners, had received a let
ter from the American Civil Liberties
Union and had turned it over to Mr..
Garges to secure a report from Brig.
Gen Pelham D. GlaSSford, Superin-
tendent of police, and send reply.
Gen. Glassford sent up a carbon
copy of a two-page letter addressed to
the Civil Liberties Union, containing
all the statements incorporated in Mr..
Garges' draft of the reply. The Civil
Liberties Union had sent copies of their
letter to Gen Glassford and to Sem
ator Arthur Capper of Kansas, chair
man of the Senate District Committee.
Whether Gen. Glassford had mailed his
reply direct to the Civil Liberties Union
is not known.
At the meeting yesterday, Police Com
missioner Herbert B. Crosby said that
he had not seen the draft of the Com
miSSioners' reply until it appeared in
the newspapers, and that he would not
have approved of the sending of such
a letter to the Civil Liberties Union.
DR.. Reichelderfer said that he, too,
would not approve Of sending such .
reply.
May Not Make Reply.
The Commissioners then were asked
what reply would be cent and they re-
pl1CQ IIISy IldU ilOt IlilQ6
whether the letter called for reply. It
was pointed out that the letter con-
fined itself to criticizing 1.-The u1e of ex-
cessive violence" and such incidents as
the beating of a young gill into IN
5ensibility. the violent telling of nine
combatents and the indiscrimins te ar
rest of number of participant" The
letter charged that the police appeared
to have been at least as gully OF diT-
orderly and riotous conduct as these
suppress "
Gen. GlasSford is out OF town or a
tour which will take him to Newark, -
New York, Boston, Providence and
other cities on a study of police meth
DDS in those places, and was not avail
able for questioning.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
Visitor Robbed of $17.2O.

Overpowered by two colored footpads,
Frank Miller of Toledo, Ohio, stopping
here in the 500 block Of C street, was
robbed of Sl7.20 in the rear Of the 500
block of New Jersey avenue last night,
according to a report made to FIRST
precinct police.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Lodge, Chapter No. 27, o. e s., 60 M
street northeast, 8 pm.
Entertainment and dance, Oklahoma
State Society, United States Chamber
of Commerce, $50 pm.
Card party, benefit Barbara Fritchie
Council, Daughters of America, 2107
Rhode Island avenue northeast,
8:20 pm.
Leap Year dance, Reunion Commit
tee, Junior o. U. A M, Masonic Tenn
ple Fourteenth and U streets south
east, 8 pm.
Dinner, Federal Schoolmen's Club
Hamilton Hotel, 7 pm.
Bridge party, Dental Assistants Asso-
citation, Hamilton Hotel, pm.
One-hour tour of eighteenth century
Georgetown, benefit st. Johns Church
of Georgetown. buSSeS start from Peck
Memorial Chapel, Twenty eighth and
NJ streets half-hour intervals from 80
pm.
Card party, Women's Committee,
American Institute of Banking, Willard
Hotel, pm.
Card party and dance, Acacia Chap
ter. o. E. s., Shrine Temple, 1915 K
street, $50 pm.
Card party, Auxiliary Home Board,
Martha Chapter, No. 4, Naval Lodge
Hall, Fourth street and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, pm.
Meeting. League for the Larger Life,
400 New Hampshire avenue, 8 pm. c.
A. Eidhammer, speaker.
FUTURE.
Hike, Fed Triangle Outing Club.
Meet Thirty-siXth and M streets, to-
morrow. 2:30 pm. ...
Oyster roast, Gardenia Circle, No. 596,
P. H c. Meet Seventeenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, 10 am.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
Former Ohio Woman Dies.

PARIS, April 2 lP).-Princess Michel
Murat, who was the former Helen Mac
Donald Stallo of Cincinnati, Ohio, died
yesterday at her home here after q short
illness. She was 80 years old.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Card party, Temple Committee, Joppa
Lodge, Chapter No. 81, o. e. S., so M
street northeast, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Card party Columbia Review
w. B. A, Washington Loan & Trust
Building, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

Card party, benefit ST. Francis
Xavier's Church Building fund, North
east Masonic Temple, Eighth and F
streets northeast, $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
Record for Last "A Hours.
Tide Tables.

Highest, so, noon today. Year ago, 40.
Lowest, Al, 800 am. today. Year
ago, AZ.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Dinner, Woodward e. Lothrop's
Twenty-Year Club, Raleigh Hotel,
pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

of Commerce, 80 pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic SlIrVavl
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Monthly rainfall in inches in the Cap
ital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Card party, benefit Barbara Fritchie
Council, Daughters of America, 2107
Rhode Island avenue northeast,
800 pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Leap Year dance, Reunion Commit
tee, Junior o. U. A M, Masonic Tenn
ple Fourteenth and U streets south
east, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-02
The Sun and Moon.
Rainfall.

Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Hike. Red Triangle Outing Club.
Meet Thirty-sixth and M streets, to-
morrow, 2:30 pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Meeting. League for the Larger Life,
400 New Hampshire avenue, 8 pm. c.
A. Eidhammer, speaker
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Card party, Auxiliary Home Board,
Martha Chapter, No. 4, Naval Lodge
Hall, Fourth street and Pennsylvania
| avenue southeast, pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

Dinner, Federal Schoolmen's Club,
Hamilton Hotel, pm.
Evening star., 1932-04-02

p. H. c. Meet Seventeenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, 10 am.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-26
Tulare County
Burglars Taken

Visiting officers found nothing
to complain about yesterday after
noon in the efficiency of the sher-
ifs office and customs border pa
troll service, combined in the per-
sons of Fred Elliott, deputy sher-
if, and Bud Bump, customs in
spector.
Less than two hours after Off
GERS Ensign and CaSsel of Tulare
county arrived in El Centro on a
search for two suspected burglars
wanted at Visalia for more than a
month, the suspects were in the
Imperial county Jail awaiting the
pleasure of the visitors in trans
porting them to Visalia.
James Paige, 26, and John
zarin, "a, were the prisoners ar
rested at Calexico by Elliott and
Bump shortly after the arrival of
the Tulare county deputies at Ell
Centre. The prisoners were turned
over to the outside officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-26
Editorial Page
and
Features
PROPOSITIONS ON BALLOT

THIS is the final article in series dis
cussing the 20 propositions to be vot-
ed on at the general election on Novem-
ber 8. The first 10 propositions have
been discussed in previous issues of The
Press.
No. 16-TaX Liens, an assembly con-
stitutional amendment. Provides that a
limit of 80 years be placed on tax liens
and that they shall be presumed to have
been paid at the end of that time This
measure passed both houses of the 1881
legislature without dissenting vote and
is placed before the voters to make legal
a statute of limitations bill passed by
the same legislature, or to permit the
legislature to pass constitutional act
next year. A vote of "Yes" is urged.
No. 17-City Charters, an assembly
constitutional amendment. Requires
board of freeholders if elected to pre-
pare city charter within one year
and makes provisions for submit
ting same to voters 1t does not compel
a city charter but merely provides the
means for obtaining one if desired. A
vote of ''Yes" is urged.
No. 1S-Authorizing Board of Super
visors To Draft County Charter-This
measure would substitute the board of
supervisors for board of freeholders as
the proper body for drawing up a coun-
ty charter. As the purpose of charter
is often to curb political aspects exist
ing in connection with the supervisorial
form of government, such change