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Evening star., 1932-11-03
COMMERCE BUILDING ACOUSTICS
HANDICAP WORK IN OFFICES
Executives Experience Trouble With Sound Waves.
Changes, Costing Thousands, Likely.

verberation of the noises Of their type
writer's was terrific.
One official was reported to have
been forced to place chair in GER
tain spot in his room in order to be
able to converse with callers He con-
tends that if the chair is removed 5
feet from the spot he would be unable
to carry on a conversation.
Officials will watch the experiment
with the sound correction material now
installed in the Office of O. P Hopkins,
an assistant director of the Bureau OF
Foreign and Domestic Commerce, and if
it proves successful, will probably draft
recommendations that this material be
installed throughout the building.
On the general supply schedule this
material is listed at 80 cents square
foot and a manufacture representative
estimated the cost would approximately
be $40 room, to equip the building.
This material is included in the
plans for the other new buildings now
in the course Of erection on the Mall.
Evening star., 1932-11-03
POLICE ARE DEF|ED
ON P|CKET|NG BAN
= 'BYLABOR DEFENSE
Demonstration Planned in
ScottsdaIe Assault Case
Despite Order.
SUPREME COURT DECISION
is EXPECTED MONDAY
Sympathizers Disclaim Response
bility for Any Trouble on
Capitol Hill.

Disclaiming responsibility for any
clash with police which might occur,
Joseph North. representative of the In
ternatiCnal Labor Defense. said today
that 200 to 300 members OF that or
ganization would picket the Capitol
Monday morning despite a prohibitory
order issued this morning by Capt
Stephen Gnash Of the Capitol Police
Force.
The demonstration is proposed on he
half of the colored men convicted in
the Scottsboro assault cases The
United States Supreme Court is sched-
uleG to render a final decision in the
case Monday.
Capt GnaSh'S decision not to permit
the demonstration was made after a
conference this morning with North.
when he was informed the international
Labor Defense intended to parade back
and forth before the Capitol with plac-
ards and banners.
Has 50 Men Available.
Il told him no picketing would be
permitted" Capt. Gnash declared and
he said his men were coming anyway
and the police would have to assume
responsibility for the consequences if
anything happened
The police official said he has not
yet formulated plans to enforce his
prohibition. But l can promise you"
he added, there will not be any picket
ing"
He said he would have SO men avail
able to repel the picketers and that he
may call on the Metropolitan police
force for help. He does not think this
will be necessary, however.
Seek Immediate Release.
The cases of the Scottsboro defend
ants were argued before the Supreme
Court by international Labor Defense
attorneys, and that organization now
plans to demand their immediate re-
lease by means of the proposed demon
stration.
The International Labor Defense is
an organization with headquarters in
New York City which recently has in
terested itself in the defense of several
colored men charged with crimes
against white persons. They recently
came to the defense Of the six colored
youths tried here for the murder of
Park Policeman Milo j. Kennedy.
Evening star., 1932-11-03
FONDAHL is NOMINATED
TO HEAD POLICE GROUP
Election of Association Will Be
Held First Tuesday
in December.

Sergt. John E. Fondahl of the Traf-
fic Bureau was nominated for presi-
dent of the Policemens Association at
their meeting in Odd Fellows Hall
Tuesday night The election will be
held the first Tuesday in December.
William H McGrath, now president,
was nominated for the office Of chair
man of the associations general board.
Others nominated for Office were:
Policeman Dewey A. Davis, for first
vice president: T. B. T. Morrow, sec
ond vice president; William j. Kerns,
recording secretary; George H. Chris
man, financial secretary; Winbern c.
Adcock, treasurer, and William j. Wag-
ner, trustees, for three years.
The association pledged its support
of Supt. of Police Ernest w. Brown
Mai. Brown spoke at the meeting
Evening star., 1932-11-03
NAVY YARD TO FURLOUGH 81 MEN
WITH WIVES EMPLOYED BY u. S.
Two Single Men Also Will Lose Jobs Slackening of
Work Causes Cut-31 of Total Are Machinists.

of work has brought about this re-
duction.
Should work warrant it. the authori-
ties asserted the men would be recalled
from furlough.
A large share of the married men
being placed on furlough earn more
than do their wives in the Government,
it was said The women have COM
planned bitterly in the past that even
if they resigned from the Government,
there was no assurance that their hus-
bands at the Washington Navy Yard
would retain their jobs Navy Yard
officials conceded that this is true, as
jobs depend upon the work load, and.
regardless Of the wives resignation, the
men would have to be furloughed, when
conditions warrant.
Evening star., 1932-11-03

Thirty-four married men, whose wives
also work for Uncle Sam will be placed
on indefinite furloughs from the Wash
ington Navy Yard shortly.
officials there today explained that
this is under tho provisions Of the
econcmv act, requiring that men with
wives also in the Government service
must be separated from their jobs be-
fore others are affected. Five mis-
cellaneous workers will go November 13
Twenty-one machinists will go on
November Is and 10 more will be
furloughed five days later. Two sheet
metal workers, not married, will be
placed on furlough, making the total
of those losing their jobs at this time
36, 81 of whom are machinists. Navy
yard officials said that the slackening
Evening star., 1932-11-03
UNIVERSITY "BOUNCER"
IS APPOINTED BY G, w,
Man With Police Powers to Attend
All Subscription Functions
Hereafter.

The 'bouncer," reminiscent of bygone
years, is to be resurrected, rechristened
university policeman" and made an
adjunct to George Washington Uni
verSity student affairs.
The University Hatchet. student pub
Lcation. announces the student council
has voted to require the presence of
some person delegated with police
powers at all subscription functions
held by a university organization"
Floyd Drury. member of the fresh
men foot ball squad, has been ap-
pointed to the post by the council,
which took the action upon a recon-
mendation by DR.. Paul William Bow
man at recent meeting of the Student
Life Committee of the faculty.
Evening star., 1932-11-03
CAPITAL NAVY OFFICER
WILL GO TO SAMOA
Lieut.. Comdr. Thomas C. Latimore
to Become Attorney General
of Islands.

Lieut.. Comdr. Thomas C. Latimore,
il. graduate of the George Wash
ington University Law School, will be-
como attorney generel of American
Samoa, taking over his duties next
May.
Urder Navy orders issued today,
Lieut.. Ccmdr. Latimore will be de-
tached from command of the U. S. S.
Zane about May 26 to become the chief
law officer in American Samoa, which
his law degree here in 1926.
Iatimore will relieve Lieut.. Comdr
Frank L. Lowe, who will take a course
at the Naval War College at Newport,
r, 7. A
Evening star., 1932-11-03

and prln clpa
speaker at tbs
November meeting
of the Washington
Board Of Trade
to be held mex:
Thursday night al
the Willard Hotel
it was announced
oday.
The subject O.
Admiral Byrd !,
ddreSs is not YET
Known. but it Is
Xpected he vii.
discuss ON {
problem or matter
If national inter-
st, according tc
Robert J. Cottrell
executive secretary
Of the trod do hnGr
Evening star., 1932-11-03
WOMAN HELD SUICIDE
Mrs. Amy Turner, 80, Found in
Room With Gas Jets Open.

A certificate of suicide was issued to-
day By Deputy Coroner Christopher j.
Murphy in the asphyXiation early to-
day of Mrs. Amy Turner, 80, of the
1900 block of Evarts street northeast.
Mrs. Turner was found in the kitchen
of her home, with the gas Jets open, by
her husband, Walter Turner. The Fire
Rescue Squad was summoned and she
was pronounced dead by private phy-
sician.
Mrs. Turner had twice been treated
for taking poison, Dr. Murphy said.
Evening star., 1932-11-03
Apartments Are Visited.

Inspector Burke pointed out that the
Police Department in any city Is hanol-
capped in suppIessing organized crime
unless it has the fullest cooperation
from victims Of the criminals.
Inspector Burke, with the Endorsement
of Mai. Brown. is carrying out plan
for the police to work with the banks
and business houses. hotels and apart
ments, in an effort to curtail robberleS.
Forty-tWo uniformed officers are making
a canvass of the various establishments
10 determine what precautionary meas
ures have been or can be taken 10
check hold-ups and robberies.
In addition II precinct detectives are
visiting apartment houses and hotels.
advising the proprie.ors or managers OF
steps that can be taken to reduce
housebreaking.
Mai. Brown said the result OF this
check-up has been surprising since II
has shown thus far that some business
men had given very little thought TO
protection.
Periodic Visits Planned.
Every means of protection will be
given the business men by the police
force, Mai Brown declared To bank
ers who request special police protec-
tion he said, uniformed officers on beats
will be ordered to make periodic visits
to the institutions throughout the day
In order to make this service eff
cient. the superintendent declared, reg
listers would be placed in the banks for
the officers to sign on every visit This
register will be sent to headquarters for
careful checking by police officials.
Evening star., 1932-11-03
SHELBURNE APARTMENT
BUILDING AUCTIONED
B. L. Cotton Buys S-Story Struc-
ture at 18th and S Streets
at Price of $146,3OO.

The eight-story apartment building
at the northeast corner of Seventeenth
and S streets, known as the Shelburne
was sold at public auction yesterday to
B. L. Cotton. representing the District
National Securities Corporation, for
$l46. 300
The sale, conducted by Vernon G.
Owen, auctioneer, was advertised by
Harry M Packard and Joseph N.
Saunders, trustees. The bid was $4,000
subject to a first trust of S144. 300. The
building was erected in 1922 by A.
Joseph Howar.
The property has a current assessed
value of $243,540 The land is assessed
at s43,540 and the building at 5000 900.
Evening star., 1932-11-03
!CURb ON SPENDING
|BY PHONE COMPANY
SOUGHT BY BOARD
Utilities Commission Fears
Expenditures Would Pre-
vent Rate Cut.
WOULD SEEK TO LIMIT
PLANT IMPROVEMENTS
Authority Over Gas and Electric
Corporations Likely to Be
Extended.

The Public Utilities Commission to-
day decided to tighten its control over
the affairs of the Chesapeake &, Potomac
Telephone Co. by compelling the COM
pany to apply for permission every time
1t wants to make major plant i'm
prOvement or put up any substantial
new construction
Under paragraph 55 of the public
utilities law, the commission now has
this power specifically with respect TO
electric and gas corporations and the
Potomac Electric Power Co., when it re-
Gently decided to build an additional
power plant at Buzzard Point. first OBJ
tanned the permission of the commits
sion.
Propriety Is Questioned
This section, however. does not men
ton telephone companies, and the
commission for sCme time has been
discussing the propriety cf issuing an
7rder which would take in the telephone
properties
During the current year. according to
reports to the commission. the telephone
company will have put in new equip
ment. principally dial exchanges and
fittings, worth about 81 100000 and viii
have retired property Of the manual
type worth pproXimately S5O000O, leav-
ing net addition to plant. and conSe-
quently TO valuation, Ct Sl500000 in
a single year
Might Block Pate Cut.
1t Was pointed out that by such large
expenditure the telephone company
might defeat any attempt at rate re-
duction, particularly as the expenditures
are made without any reference to the
commission.
The text Of the order has not been
completed, but the commits ion today
decided upon its terms in principle"
and turned It over to Assistant CorDo-
ration Counse. william A. Roberts to
draft in its final shape.
Evening star., 1932-11-03

Another speaker will be William F.
Ham. president of the Washington
Railway & Electric Co. who is ex-
pected to outline plans of the Potomac
Electric Power Co. which is owned by
the w. R. & E. Co. for the develop
ment of s5,0O0.OOO power plant in
the BuzZard Point section.
Ben T. Webster. president Of the
trade board, will preside Musical en-
tertainment has been arranged for the
session.
Evening star., 1932-11-03
STIMSON RETURNS HERE

Secretary of State Stimson returned
to the Capital by air shortly before
noon today following his latest political
speaking trip He landed at Washing
ton-Hoover Airport at 1880 am. after
flight from Pittsburgh, as an airline
passenger.
Evening star., 1932-11-03
BISHOP TO SPEAK
Will Deliver Lecture This Evening

Bishop William F. Mcdowell. formerly
resident bishop of the Washington
area, Methodist Church. will lecture to-
night ut Asbury Methodist Church,
Eleventh and K streets. The bishop is
being presented by the Ministers Wives
Association of the Washington district,
of which Rev. Robert F. Coates Is
district superintendent.
Bishop Mcdowell served for 16 years
as resident bishop Of this area.
Evening star., 1932-11-03
BYRD TO ADDRESS
BOARD OF TRADE
Famous Explorer to Be Guest
at November Meeting
Next Thursday.

Admiral Richard E. Byrd, explorer
and aviator, who led scientific expedi-
tons to both the North and South
polar regions, will be guest of honor
Evening star., 1932-11-03
Minority Bond Group Holds
s2,a0o,OOO Far Below
Actual Value.
PICTURED AS ATTEMPT
TO DEFRAUD INVESTORS
Properties Have Been Assessed as
High as Is Million, Attorney
Argues-Case Continued.

Arguments opposing confirmation oil
the public sale OF 10 Wardman prop
critics here We're heard today by Justice
F. D. Let's OF the District Supreme
Court
Attorney Leslie Garnett, representing
minority holders of first and refundine
mortgage bonds secured by the prop
critics. told the court that $1,000 OOC
purchase price was far below the real
value of the properties. He said they
mad been assessed for taxation purposes
at more than Sl5000,000. Confrma-
ton OF the sale for $4,000. COO he de-
clared, would have the effect of depriv-
ing all bondholders Of their fair equities
in the buildings.
w. B. Thomas representing another
group of minority holders, said the
auction sale was nothing more than a
step in an astute plan to defraud the
bondholders of their rights He said
,hat confirmation of the sale would
place full control of the properties in
the hands OF HalSey, Stuart & Co. sew
eral OF whose officials are now under
Indictment in the Federal Court in
Milwaukee.
Added Plea Due Tomorrow.
The sale was reported to the court
and It's confirmation recommended BY
Attorney John j. Hamilton, represent
ing the corporate trustee
Justice Let's will hear further argu-
mentS tomorrow.
Thomas said he had no criticism to
make OF the management of the prop
critics by the receivers.
officials of Halsey. Stuart & Co, is
sued statement today describing the
n n hot -
sell worthless securities at inflated val
uatlonS and by means of false repre-
sentatlons as 'preposterouS on it face -
The indictment accuses H. L. Stuart
president of the company: c. B. Stuart
and E. H. Leith. vice presidents. and
three employees Of illegal use of the
mails in connection with the sale in
1929 and 1880 of debentures of the
Wardman Realty G. Construction Co.
Fall in Values Blamed.
An indictment" the statement says.
Is. OF course. merely an accusation
and the accused are presumed to be
innocent until found guilty. Neverthe-
less, if the matter is TO b. prejudged in
any manner in advance of the judg-
ment OF the courts. it is worth while
to point out few of the salient facts
with respect to this transaction
The statement describes the plan OF
financing worked out for the 1928 re-
organization and sets forth the ap-
praisals, one by Ford. Bacon g. Davis
being as high as S28887.l46. which
formed the valuation basis for the Sc
curity issues.
The Wardman issues" the state
ment continues, were handled by Hal
sey, Stuart 6; Co, just as was any
other issue. namely, in reliance upon
independent appraisals of leading ap-
praisal companies and the reports of
nationally known accounting firms
The worthless securities were pur-
chased outright by the company Cir
culars were issued which. in our opin-
ion. were true in every respect"
The collapse Of the financing set-up
was blamed on the decline in real es-
tate values in Washington.
Evening star., 1932-11-03

~ EPARTURE ceremonies will be
held this evening at O'Clock
j for four missionaries of the
Congregation Of Holy Cross,
who are leaving for work at
Bengal, India, in the diocese of Dacca
The departing missionaries, who have
been studying mission science and
Bengal for four years at the Foreign
Mission Seminary in Washington, are
pictured above. The ceremonies will be
held at the seminary on Harewood road
The missionaries will visit Rome for
a special audience with Pope Plus XII
before Joining so other American mis-
sionaries in Bengal
The departure sermon will be deliv-
Evening star., 1932-11-03

cred by Rev. Francis Goodau. c. s. c.,
who has just returned to this country
after six years in Bengal, where he was
for time vicar general Of the Dacca
Diocese. The farewell address in behalf
Of the departing missionaries will BE-
gwen by Father Pellegrin. Following
the sermon there will be solemn bene-
diction at which Right Rev Timothy
Crowley Bishop Of Dacca, will preside,
assisted by Rev. George Mari, C. S. c.,
superior CT Foreign Mission Seminary;
Rev. Michael A. Mathis, c. S. c., di-
rector Of Mission Activities of the Con-
gregation of Holy Cross: Rev John B.
Delauney, c. s. c., editor Of the Ben
galese; Rev. John c. McGinn, C. S. c.,
and Rev. Francis Goodall. c. S. c.
Evening star., 1932-11-03
DEVELOPS
PROGRAM T0BALK
HOLD-UPS IN CITY:
Barks, Business Men, Hotels
and Apartments Urged
to Take Precautions.
TEAR GAS AND ALARM
SYSTEMS ARE URGED
Uniformed Officers Will Make
Periodic Calls Wherever Re-
quested, Police Chief Says.

In response to a suggestion Of the
Police Department. number of banks
and business establishments already
have taken definite steps to thwart
robberies and hold-ups by the installa-
ton of burglar alarm and tear gas
spraying systems. it was disclosed to-
day by Maj. Ernest w. Brown, super
irtendent.
Efforts of the Police Department to
get the cooperation OF business in
tereSts to check the activities of bandits
and robbers, Maj Brown said, have
met with remarkable success. Business
men who heretofore gave little atten-
ton to protection. he declared, are be-
coming precaution conscious.
The campaign Of the Police Depart
ment had its origin several days ago in
letter Inspccto, Frank S. w. Burke,
chief of detectives. wrote presidents OF
the banking houses. seeking their CO.
operation in stemming the tide Of hold
uDS
The Washington times., 1932-07-07
SIDELIGHTS on VETERAN AFFAIRS

sponsored the medical unit and
the airplane flight.
Two meals for all except men
doing hard work, and women and
children, was the order Of the
day at Camp Marks yesterday
Morning rations in one outfit
were coffee and stew, with
crackers.
Three wives of veterans from
Springfield, Ohio, yeste rday
roamed the streets of Camp
Marks together, seeking blankets
and tents for offspring totaling
IL in number. The trio, Mrs.
Marie Aper, Mrs. Bessie Anstine
and Mrs. Martha Dodd, came
here by motor. They are hoping
donations will help them out on
the housing and furnishing prob.
lem.
A Mrs. Belt still holds the rec
ord at Camp Marks with nine
children. There are two with six
children, one with five, and 29
running in number from two to
four.
The Washington times., 1932-07-07

Ohio, camp near Pennsylvania
Avenue yesterday. Loaded with
food and bearing sign. which
stated that mot one cent" for
its purchase had been donated
by the American Legion. .
An airplane, which arrived at
Camp Marks Tuesday night, was
roped off and guarded by B. E. F.
military policemen yesterday.
The aviators, from Los Angeles,
are D. D. Burke, veteran. and
c. D. Cooper and j. D. Taber,
sons of veterans.
The men explained they had
flown across the country by
short hops, arranging for food
and quarters for a California dele
CATION of vets en- route here,
which Is claimed to number 5000.
The plane circled the camp sew
eral times as Pilot Cooper sought
to land without endangering the
lives of thousands who ran on the
open field. believing the plane
was airing Commander-in-C Chief
Waters back from his mission to
New York.
A river swollen from floods in
Tennessee delayed the California
medical unit which is coming
here by motor for two days, the
aviatorS said. Seven nurses and
two doctors are in the unit.
,,'urther delay came from illness
OF one Of the physicians wives,
which was described as "a mild
case of pneumonia"
Taber'S father, a wealthy ex-
service man, was said to have
The Washington times., 1932-07-07

The bill of Representative Nc
W'adden Of Pennsylvania to relieve
the veterans employment Situa-
ton by creation Of a special
Army reserve met with some
favor in the ranks Of the Bonus
Expeditionary Force here. Many
Of the rank and file commented
yesterday that "at least q step in
the right direction. a suggestion
that something be DONE" had
been brought about.
r Carson, who hitch-hiked to
Camp Marks with his wife from
their home in Spokane, Wash,
said:
"They can draft me again II
they will give me my bonus. 1
don't care how they 20 about
It,"
Another veteran, who has set
up q soft-dring stand south of
Pennsylvania Northwest in the
900 block, commented:
':If we can get jobs of any
kind we won't kick 80 much
about go bonus"
Soft-drink stands and "curio"
shops are springing up in camps
In profusion. Their operators
have to have permits from B. E.
r. headquarters, but 50 far they
have not been asked to take out
business licenses by District Off
cia1S. A permit from the head
quarters is necessary before q vet
etan Is allowed to sell anything.
according to bulletins posted at
assembly points.
Showmanship is rife in the
camp between Maryland and
Pennsylvania Avenues Northwest
Just west of the old Botanical
Gardens. A sign outside a tent
Of the Richmond (Va0 delega.
ton. reads:
Hoover blew the whistle
MellOn rang the bell
Wall Street gave the signal
And the country went to
hell"
On the makeshift shack oc-
cupied by C. Roberts Of Louis
vile, Is a sign:
my Old Kentucky Home,
Under Hoover Prosperity"
His quarters also bear the
sign:
wife wanted"
A truck arrived at the Toledo,
The Washington times., 1932-07-07
Girl, z, Hit BY Auto,
Taken to Hospital

Struck by an automobile at
Seventh Street and Florida Ave
nue. Northwest, today, Mary Lee
Mackall, colored, Z, Of the 1900
block Twelfth st. N. W.. was
carried later to Freedman's Hos
pital by witnesses. She was
treated for cuts and bruises.
The Washington times., 1932-07-07

A truck arrived at the Toledo,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-16
JUNIORS TALK
PARK PROJECT

Possibilities of developing the FL
Centre park between Seventh and
Eighth streets north of the Hard
ing school were discussed by men,
bers of the FL Centro Junior Cham
ber of Commerce this morning af-
ter Jack Polzine, retiring presi-
dent, turned over the executive Of
flee to Josh Wilson, elected last
week
Assuming office with Wilson were
L. G.. Wilson as secretary and John
Kendall as treasurer.
A board of directors meeting was
called for 7:30 Monday night at the
chamber of commerce rooms. Bud
Harrigan was appointed this morn
ing to investigate a definite FRO
gram for promotion of the new city
park, and outline such a program
at the board of directors meeting.
After assuming office this morn
ing, Josh Wilson outlined a pro-
gram of activity for the coming
year including an increased attend
ance at Wednesday morning meet
ings, an interesting program at
each meeting, and civic activity by
the junior chamber of commerce.
Louis B. McManus was appoint
ed chairman to furnish a program
next Wednesday morning.