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Evening star., 1932-02-02
Vanderbilt's Dog
Back With Master:
Missing for Week
Found in Temple Heights
Area, Animal Is Placed
in Hospital.

Nip. German police dog valued at
$4,000 by his owner, Cornelius Van
derbilt, jr., wealthy New Yorker, is safe
in his masters custody again.
The dog, which broke away from
Vanderbilt's automobile here early Sun
day morning week ago, was recovered
Monday after police broadcast a look
out. The animal was placed in the
veterinary hospital of Dr. William p.
Collins, 213O P street, until Vanderbilt
could return to claim it.
A resident of Temple Heights road.
who read in the newspapers of the loss
of the dog, notified the MayfioWer Hotel
that an animal answering the descrlp-
ton was at large in that neighbor-
hood. J. r. Simpson, chief house Of
ficer at the hotel, went to the scene
and placed the dog in safe keeping.
Vanderbilt reported to police here
that two valuable overcoatS were stolen
from his machine the same night the
dog was lost.
He told hotel attaches. however, that
he would rather lose all his overcoats
than Nip.
Evening star., 1932-02-02
EXAMINER FLYNN
BACKS RAILROADS
Liberalization of Regulation
Needed, He Tells Senate
Committee.

Some liberalization" of the regula-
tions under which railroads operate
to enable them more adequately to
meet the competition of commercial
motor vehicles, was advocated today
before the Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee by Leo j. Flynn, attorney
examiner of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Flynn was concluding testimony
that he started yesterday as the first
witness before the committee on bill
by Senator Couzens. Republican, Of
Michigan. its chairman, to regulate bus
and truck operation.
Answers Couzens.
His view on rail regulation was
prompted by query of Chairman
Couzens as to whether it would be ad-
v.sable to release railroads from rate
regulation in view of the argument ad-
vanced that they cannot compete with
the highway carriers under present con-
ditions.
Flynn said that this would not be in
the public interest He added, Il think
there should be some liberalization OF
regulation to enable railroads to meet
competition more readily"
Flynn pointed to the growing inroads
which trucks are making into rail traf-
fic and said that if it continued the
railroads would have to raise rates on
the commodities left to them in order
to make a fair return" on their in
veStment.
IF we could squeeze the watered val
uation out Of the railroads, then they
could compete very well" Senator
Brookhart, Republican OF Iowa, inter-
jected.
No Truck Complaint.
In the course of the testimony Sena-
tor Wheeler Democrat, of Montana
said that there had been no COM
plants from shippers as to the truck
rates, and no demand from them for
regulating truck traffic. Later this point
was raised again and Flynn said: 1t
seems to me it is not so much question
Of public demand as of public need
Senator FesS. Republican OF Ohio,
asked the witness if he believed motor
vehicles could make such inroadS into
rail traffic as to make operation OF the
rail lines impossible economically. Flynn
said Il don't think there is the slight
est chance in the world of this hap
pening 1 think that when this truck
and bus situation is Strengthened out
the railroads will be N better shape
than ever before"
Evening star., 1932-02-02
Births Reported.

James F. and Jewel A. Messinese, boy.
Alfred M and Carrie A. Purdy; BOY
Stewart D. and Mary A. LaShley' ooy'
John A. and Louisa N. Karr, boy.
Alvin M. and Rebecca Parker, boy.
Porter F. and Edith S. McKeever, ooy.
Wilbur H and Frances Friedman ooy'
Roy ]. and Ethel A. Long, boy.
Cecil D. and Mary E. Clayton, girl.
Edmund and Elanor Davis, girl
George S. and Lillian Lands, girl.
John S. and Mary Dunning. girl
Robert P and Mary c. Butler, girl.
William j. and Annie NJ. Helmuth. girl,
RAYMOND F. and Martha V. Curtlce' atrI
Edward L. and Elizabeth H. Cannon, sirl
George T and Mary BaSSett. girl.
Grier L. and Ethel M. Dennis, girl.
James o. and Edna M. Sutton. girl
Hampton L. and Nellie Thompson, girl.
Albert E. and Frances Beck, girl.
Charles S. and Alice Gritfth, boy.
Theodore and Mary Gibson, boy.
Elisha and Dora Rolling, boy.
Ralph and Jacqueline Green, boy.
Cepers and Eva Rivers. ~'"'.
Charles ard Lee Eta -, girl.
Joseph and Dorothy Girl.
william S and Mar 'eS, girl
Edgar and Madelin
SilaS and Dorothy
John II. and Mary boy.
William and Ada l. boy.
Francis and Annie eirl.
William and Neomi Ric,, a. ds. 4, girl.
Willnm and Sarah Bell girl.
oscar B. and Corinne A. JacksoS, glrl.
Evening star., 1932-02-02
WESTERN TO TEACH
PHYSICAL TRAINING
Experiment to Determine In
CIusion of Course in Per-
manent Schedule.

Physical training will be taught as a
major subject experimentally during the
current semester at Western High
Schoo,, it was announced today by
Stephen E. Kramer first assistant su-
perintendent Of schools in charge OF
high schools.
Some 80 or 40 girls at Western, Mr..
Kramer said. are anxious to take an in
tenSive course in physical training, and
the subject will be allowed full major
credit this term as test of the adviSa-
bility Of making physical training a
major subject on the permanent Sched-
ule
This" Mr.. Kramer said. "is the first
step of what I hope will be the estab-
liShment of physical training as q re-
quired four-year subject. 1t is my con-
viction that every boy and girl in high
school should be obliged to pay as much
attention to their physical wellbeing as
their mental development.
Under the current SemesterS expert
ment. the initial class of girls at West
ern will be permitted to take the major
physical training course for any one of
the elective major subjects. including a
foreign language. advanced mathe-
science. The physical training course
will include both lecturers and gym
nasium and field work The girls will
be taught not only physical culture, but
personal hygiene, first aid demonstra-
tions and elementary athletic coach
ing. Through this course, Mr.. Kramer
said today. it is hoped the high school
student will be given an appreciation
of healthful living, physical exercise,
and a correction of minor body defects
which will last through life.
The major physical training course
at Western is being given by Miss Clara
Belle Meyers. instructor of physical
training at that school. The test Is
being conducted at the inStigation of
Miss Meyers and follows suggestions
made publicly by Mr. Kramer year
ago that physical training be made a
required major subject throughout the
four-year high school course.
Evening star., 1932-02-02

TIME same old spirit that enabled
the American doughboy to stand
IN mud over his Shoe-topS and
grin through a stubble of beard
while he annoyed his own per-
sonal and private collection of coolies,
is suffiCing to hit unemployment hard
wallop in Washington today.
Out of it has grown the War Vet
erans' Shelter Home at 480 Pennsyl-
vania avenue. In operation little more
than three weeks, it is daily feeding and
sheltering nearly 200 eX-serYlce men
who are unemployed and homeless, and
it is preparing to move this week to
larger quarters at 1926 Pennsylvania ave
nue., where 300 or more can be accom-
modated.'
Refuses Cash Donations.
1t has a cash capital of exactly moth
ing and started with the same bank
balance; it refuses cash donations; 1t
has IL Army cots and last night l87
men slept at the place it doesn't know
today where the materials for tomor-
rows "slum" are coming from; but 1t
is getting by" and carrying out the
plan of its founders for keeping the
honorably discharged soldier from beg
ging or the streets.
Back of it is military discipline and
very considerable amount OF determlna-
ton on the part of three World War
veterans who came to Washington to
urge Congress to pass new bonus legis-
lation, and who remained to do what
they could to take care of their buddleS.
To Charles BoWk of Seattle, Clarence E.
Norman of New York and c. J. Yer
schelelen belong the credit of conceiV-
ing and carrying out the plan and OF
keeping the home alive during the
three weeks it has been in operation.
Run on military lines from the c. 0. S
office to the kitchen police detail, the
only ticket of admission the veteran
needs is his certificate Of discharge.
After that the home is his as long as
he wants to stay-and so long as he
abides by the general orders of Com
manding Officer Bowk and his staff.
But if he doesn't want to do that-the
street is waiting and he can be sure
that that is where he is going. The
home hasn't many rules, but those it
has are enforced.
Once Bowk. Norman and Verschelelen
got the idea started, it went along of
its own momentum. Lieut.. Col. U. S.
Grant. Sd. director of public buildings
and parks, secured the building on
PENNSYLVANIA avenue from the Federal
Government and gave them the key.
And with a tool kit consisting of one
monkey wrench, they put it in liyable
Evening star., 1932-02-02
MRS. BRIDGET BROWN
DIES AFTER ILLNESS
Wife of Taxicab Official, Native of
Ireland, Resided Here for
As Years.

Mrs Bridget Mary Brown, 63, wife of
William A. Brown and mother of Will
liam j. Brown, officials of the Black and
White and yellow taXicab and sight
seeing interests of Washington. died
yesterday at her home, 1912 Sixteenth
street, after a short illness.
Mrs. Brown, who had been resident
of this city for about As years, was born
in Ireland. AS a young girl she moved
with her parents to Quebec, Canada,
and later to Washington.
She is survived by her husband, thres
sons. William J.. Philip D. and Joseph
A. Brown. and a daughter, Mrs. w. c.
Dexter. all of Washington.
Funeral services will be held at tH
home Thursday morning at $50 o'clocS
followed by mass at the Church OF Z
Nativity at 9 o'clock. Burial Will be
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1932-02-02
Question of u. S. Liability ID
Track Abandonment
Is Raised.
RESOLUTION IN SENATE
FOR SETTLEMENT PENDS
Clear Definition of D. C. Portion IN
Compensation Is Lacking, Says
Attorney General.

The resolution impending in Congress
seeking to settle whatever claim the
Mount Vernon, Alexandria & Washing
ton Railway Co. may have in connec-
ton with abandonment of its tracks in
the Federal building area south OF
Pennsylvania avenue needs ClariflcatlOn,
Attorney General Mitchell suggested in
report to Chairman Capper OF the
Senate District Committee today.
The resolution would authorize the
District Supreme Court to ascertain the
damages. if any, accruing to the rail-
way company by reason Of revocation
of its franchise and abandonment Of its
tracks
Doubtful on Liability.
"I am in doubt" the Attorney Cen
eral wrote whether the resolution
should be construed to admit liability,
and leave to the court only the question
of the amount of damage. or whether it
| is intended that the court shall pass on
| the question of liability as we'll as the
amount of damage. 1t seems to me that
| it would be unfortunate if there is any
uncertainty on this point and the reso-
! luton ought to be so worded as to
! leave no uncertainty. If it is proposed
! by the resolution to COncede liability
and pay whatever damage the court
may ascertain to have resulted from the
repeal, the resolution should so state.
| On the other hand, if it is the intention
| that the court shall examine into the
question of the rights of the street rail-
way company and the rights reserved to
! the United States under the terms Of
| the original franchise. the resolution
| should clearly state this
J Il am not suggesting that the ques-
| tion Of liability should be lltigated 1t
may we'll be that although the reserved
right of repeal gave Congress the right
to repeal the franchise without liabll-
ity to pay compensation, your commit
| tee may be of the opinion that justice
requires payment of compensation
No Definite Formula.
The Attorney General also suggested
that the resolution does not lay down
| definite formula to be followed by the
| court in determining what portion if
any of the compensation should be
charged to the District of Columbia
In this connection, Treasury Depart
ment officials have indicated to the
Senate Committee that they would not
object to an amendment leaving out
the District Government on the ques-
ton of damages.
The Government has been anxious to
| settle the question with the railway in
order to go forward with the building
program west of Twelfth street.
Evening star., 1932-02-02
Marriage Licenses.

Hezekiaho E, Frazier. s 81 oiad 1gd Agnes M
irving Dixon, ls. and Maryline Greenwich
III ossnb Rsy NJ MlIam 4agoT. a. 2s and Camille I Mayo
80: Rev. Alonzo J. Olds; ,,.,.., r,on,
William A. Haley, 52 New HapeH pen Genry f1tItr,
D. Sullivan. ,, Can
page: Rev George w. Dow;
William F Eustace, %, Catlett, Va and and
Margaret / johnson, %, this city; Rev. Her
man Mckay. 49, H.. .5 ,,orv1
Lloyd 23, Redoak, Iowa Rev. R. Y. NlchoL-
sosi stipart p Williamson, %. and Anita B.
Wright, IS; both of Richmond Va Rev.
MAJ Msx schlain. 81 Norfolk, Va, and Edith
r. Sherman, 20, this city; Rev, G. Silver
S'SHd: Nathaniel Brice. 27. and Ruth Lyles' II;
KEY r Thnrmont RI HS Lee Hedgepeth. % Alexandria,
Va. and Alma p. Woodson. lS, Richmond
Garnet L. Count, 2I. and Elizabeth Chris
tian, l8; Rev. Georse W. W. Taylod5 vivian p
Brighte, 90; Rev. Ernest E. Smith.
Evening star., 1932-02-02

The naval policy Of secrecy, establish
ed to prevent leakage Of facts concern
ing new combat planes brought to the
Anacostia Naval Air Station for testing,
has resulted in transfer Of some OF the
vital portions of the tests to the Navy
Proving Ground at Dahlgren, Va.
In the future all dive and spinning
demonstrations, through which all new
planes must go, are to be performed at
Dahlgren instead of at Anacostla, as IN
the past.
The dive and spin demonstrations are
the most hazardous of all the routine
performance trials One Of the reasons
announced by the Navy for the trans
fer was ito prevent possible personnel
and property damage in the event OF
crash"
Several serious crashes have resulted
from such tests at Anacostia during the
past few years. Two pilots, Lieut..
George Cuddihy and Paul Hovgaard,
were killed at Anacostia when their
planes tore apart during dives and two
others have joined the Caterpillar Club,
descending safely in their parachutes
after ripping the wings off their ships
in dives.
The last two of these crashes result
ed in difficulties betWee1 reporters and
photographers and nava officers intent
Evening star., 1932-02-02
Senate Is Stumped
Over Pronunciation
Of Diseases Name

One word stopped the Senate
yesterday and no one ever did
succeed in pronouncing it.
Senator La Toilette ran across
the word xerophthalmia -
which is the name of an eye dis
ease, while reading report
from physician on health con-
ditionS during the business de-
preston.
The Senator made no attempt
to pronounce it, simply giving
the spelling.
Il will have to have the help
of DR.. Copeland" he said.
The New York Senator wasn't
in the Senate just then, but Sem
ator Hatfield of West Virginia,
another physician, went to La
Follette'S side. They put their
heads together and Hatfield
whispered, but La Toilette pro-
ceeded with the explanation
We will refer this to the sub
committee"
Evening star., 1932-02-02
D. A. R. PLAY TOMORROW

Plans have been completed for the
D. A. r. Colonial play and style show
to be presented tomorrow night at
Memorial Continental Hall, 1t was an
nounced today.
The performance will begin at 8:15
o'clock. THE Return of Washington,
by Mrs. Tonnis ]. HolZberg, will con-
stitute the dramatic portion of the
program. One-dollar ticlieY are on
sale at the Willard Hotel. No tickets
will be obtRinable at the door.
Evening star., 1932-02-02
i. s. TRANSFERS SECRET PLANE
EXPERIMENTS TO VIRGINIA FIELD
Tests in Future Will Be Made at Dahlgren, Navy
Department Announces.

upon preserving the secrets of the ships
involved, even though partially de-
stroyed by the crashes, and the trans
fer of these tests to Dahlgren, it is be-
lieved, will eliminate such difficulties.
The first of the dive tests at Dahl
gren was carried out a day or two ago
with diving bomber and was followed
by diving and spinning demonstrations
on the new fighter. Representatives OF
the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, men,
bers of the flight test section at the
Anacostia station and representatives
of the manufacturers were flown to
Dahlgren to witness the tests.
Complete Photographic records are to
be made of the tests at Dahlgren, 1t
was announced. Cameras will be placed
at widely separated points so the planes
may be covered at all times during
demonstrations.
This, in the opinion of flight test Off
GERS, will give a permanent record and
one which will be more accurate than
the varying opinions of eye-witnesses.
The Navy flying field at Dahlgren. on
the Virginia shore of the Potomac below
the Marine base at Quantico, is an
isolated and lonely field Access is
difficult except by air, and there are
few visitors. The Navy also maintains
a proving range for its guns there, the
firing range extending down the Po-
tomac past Colonial Beach.
Evening star., 1932-02-02
.SEEK TO IDENTIFY
THREE IN RUNNER
land BANK HOLD-UPS
Police to Have Employees and
SIugging Victim View
Suspects.
PLOTTING TO "PULL JOBS"
is CONFESSED BY PAIR
Conspiracy Is Corroborated by Two
Witnesses-Trio Is Held
for Investigation.

Efforts to identify three men, who
police said had admitted conSpiracieS
to hold up two suburban banks and a
woman collector for Washington res
taurant chain, as members of the quar-
tet of bandits who two weeks ago held
up and robbed the Ninth and East
Capitol streets branch of the Washing
ton Mechanics Savings Bank, were be-
ing made today by police.
The three, arrested yesterday, were
said by police TO have been identified
today by two witnesses. who said they
plotted against banks at Del Ray, Va,
confronted by Paul Clarke, 20-year old
runner for the Federal American Ma
tional Bank, who was slugged and
robbed Saturday of $1,000 in nom
negotiable checks
Held for Investigation.
The men, booked for investigation"
at police headquarters, gave their
Eames as Chester F. Foote, 90, Of 100
block Florida avenue northeast; Harry
E Hamilton, 81, of Sharpsburg, Md.
and Hilton E. Grove, 27, also Of Sharps-
burg. They were identified in a signed
statement by Leonard William Beatley,
400 block of Massachusetts avenue, who
said he was a "huckster's assistant" to
Foote who gave his occupation as
"huckster
Photographs of thu" men were taken
| to the Mechanics Bank branch this
afternoon by Detective Sergt. Larry
| O'Dea, who, with Detective SergtS, Carl
| ton Taley, John w Wise and Howard
Smith. made the arrests yesterday after
noon Later, employees Of the bank were
scheduled to view the men in lineup
I hna effort
! identify them as members of the gang
which pulled the daring daylight hold
! up two weeks ago and escaped with
! $4,000.
| Detectives planned to take young
| Clarke to the third precinct where two
! of the men are lodged, and there, with
! the driver of the Brookland bus on
which the runner was robbed and a
woman passenger confront the trio.
Arrested on Tip"
After their arrest yesterday, which
| detectives said was made on conf
! dental tip" the two Sharpsburg men
! were said by police to have accused
! Foote of inducing them to come to
Washington to plan the robberies. They
! said Foote had written them recently
/ to come here, offering them jobs sell
ing poultry" but that after they arrived
! he suggested they pull several Jobs
| Later. when the three were brought
! together, each denied he was involved
| accusing the other two.
Beatley in his statement, police said
corroborated their statements in SO far
as pulling jobs was concerned. The
"hucksters assistant" said he "ac-
companied Foote" to two pawn shops
on D street. where they attempted to
! buy guns, but did not because the price
was regarded as too high. Later, he
! stated. he obtained gun from friend
He stated he had not seen the three
men since last Sunday.
No charges had been placed against
the men up until noon today How
ever. Capt Bernard Thompson, assist
ant chief of detectives. said conspiracy
charges are likely to be lodged against
them If nothing more serious develops.
Evening star., 1932-02-02
CAR AT AUTO SHOW
WON BY SALESMAN
Different Make Machine to Be
Awarded Each Day While
Exhibition Lasts.

Paul G. Mills, salesman, of 1880
Rhode Island avenue northeast. was
awarded an automobile yesterday at
the twelfth annual automobile show Of
the Automotive Trade Association,
Dick Murphy, manager of the show, an
nounced TO-DAY. He received Ply
mouth coach.
A different make car is given each
day Of the show to some person who
attends. The show opened Saturday
night and will continue through next
Saturday
Evening star., 1932-02-02
FALLS THREE FLOORS

Narrowly escaping more serious in
iurv Frances, 3-year-old daughter of
Mrs FANNIE Worsham, 1l0 A street
southeast, was in Children's Hospital
with a fractured leg today after falling
from a third-story window at her home.
Physicians said that the child might
have suffered internal injuries, put her
condition is not regarded as serious.
THE child who had been playing near
the window, fell against the pane, shat
tering the glass and falling to the frozen
ground below.
Evening star., 1932-02-02
Adams Says Disarmament
Is Practicable Only if
World DiSarmS.
ALL NATIONS MUST SHARE
IN MOVE, SAYS PAYNE
Gen. Ely Charges the Losses in
Past Wars to a Lack
of Preparedness.

With world interests Centered upon
the Disarmament Conference which
opened this week in Geneva, representa-
tiveS Of the Army and Navy in ad-
dresses delivered this morning at the
seventh Women'S Patriotic Conference
on National Defense agreed that dis
armament and world peace were the
aspirations of mankind generally, but
that national disarmament should be
advocated only if world disarmament
were achieved.
Declaring that Navy men are the last
ones to desire war, to suffer the hard
ships of war and all that it implies,
Secretary Of the Navy Adams in the
opening address, said:
They don't want war They do not
seek that thing. They seek to make
you and your country safe. They are
glad if other methods besides arma-
mentS can be found. They are glad
to have their numbers and their ships
reduced if other countries will do SO
propOrtiOnately. We hope as eagerly
as you that the Geneva Conference will
produce results which will make peace
easier and Surer, but if the conference
should fail-if the hope of peace that
way fails. we hope we may have an
orderly program Of defense
Payne Agrees.
Following the Navy Secretary. As
sistant Secretary Of War Frederick H.
Payne agreed that disarmament is de-
sired by all, but only if it is shared by
the nations of the world.
That lack of preparedness was re-
sponSible for greater losses in past wars
than should have been suffered and
that adequate armament is a guarantOr
of peace was the contention of Gen.
Hanson f. Ely, U. S. Army, retired, in
an address on the Maintenance of
World Peace and National Defense"
immigration legislation was the
subject of an address by Representative
Thomas A. Jenkins of Ohio, while Brig
Gen. Henry J. Reilly, o. R. c., dis-
CuESed the success or failure of inter
national peace treaties as eXemplifed
by world conditions today.
Discusses Communism.
The menace of Russian Communism
was discussed by Norman SommerVille,
Kings consul of Toronto, Canada, who
brought about the apprehension and
Imprisonment Of eight Communist
leaders last Fall in Canada.
At the afternoon session, which con-
vened at > o'clock, Mai. Gen. James E.
FeChct. former chief of the Army Avia-
ton Corps, spoke on national defense
Military education in the schools
and colleges was to be the subject OF
an address by Lieut.. Col Orwell John
son. executive secretary, r. o. T. C.
Association of the United States.
Dr.. A. F. Woods of the United
States Department of Agriculture and
Representative Carl G. Bachmann were
other speakers.
This evening the conference dinner
will be held at the Willard Hotel
Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, chair
man Of the conference. will preside and
Mai John v Bouvier, jr, president
general of the Sons of the American
Revolution. will be guest speaker Of
the evening.