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Evening star., 1933-11-02
POLICE HEAD HITS
VAN NDUzER'S TESTS
Superintendent Believe S
Courts Would Refuse Blood
Examination Evidence.

Mai. Ernest w. Brown, superintendent
of police threatened today to block
Trafflc Director Van DuZer's proposal
for a blood test of suspected intoxi-
Gated automobile drivers until the
legality of the plan is definitely estab-
lished by the courts.
The Police Department. Maj. Brown
declared, is the agency responsible for
enforcing the traffic regulations, and if
the blood test Is adopted, it would be
incumbent on police officers to get con-
victionS in the courts on evidence he
does not believe would be acceptable.
Seeks Test Legality.
"I am not satisfied that the proposed
blood test would be acceptable as evi-
dence In court" Maj Brown declared,
"and I will make no attempt to adopt
such a plan until its legality is de-
termined beyond any question of doubt. -
Maj. Brown fears the breaking of a
persons skin and the removal Of blood
for analysis would be construed by the
courts as an assault. He also sees In
the plan number of other possible
legal complications, particularly the
abrogation of constitutional rights by
making a person testify against himself.
Van Duzer has invited Maj. Brown
to the conference in his office Tuesday
at 10 am. at which plans will be dis
cussed for adoption Of the blood test.
A number of prominent scientists and
psychological experts also have been in
vited to this meeting.
In the meantime, the corporation
counsels Office at the District Building
is awaiting request from the CommlS-
sioners for a formal ruling on the le-
gality of Van Duzer's plan.
New Laws Needed.
Informally, legal experts at the Dis
.rict Building have expressed an opinion
that the proposed blood test would not
constitute an assault any more than
the taking of persons f1ngerprints,
but they believe the plan cannot be
adopted without specific legislation. The
traffic act, 1t was said, does not impose
in the Commissioners authority to pro-
mulgate regulation requiring drivers
arrested on suspicion Of being intoxi-
Gated to submit to blood test.
Adoption of the plan by the time the
eighteenth amendment is repealed had
been Van Duzer's hope. He fears there
may be an increase In drunken driving
cases when legal liquor returns and
wants to give the Police Department a
fair and scientific gauge for determin-
ing the degree of intoxication Of q
suspected drunken driver.
Evening star., 1933-11-02
Studies Report on Econom
Submitted by Officials
of Park Unit.
DOUGLAS AND ROOSEVELT
APPROVAL STILL NEEDED
New Problem Is Presented il
Status of 1856 Transferred From
Agriculture Department.

Secretary Of Interior Ickes today was
considering an economy report submit
ted by park officials which, if approved
by Director of the Budget Douglas and
President Roosevelt, will place 5000
employees Of the Office Of National
Parks, Buildings and Reservations back
on the permanent pay roll.
They were placed on a temporary
status October l, when Douglas was
dissatisfied with savings made when
parks officials eliminated 81 Jobs not
only in the old National Park Service
but also in the Office of Public Build
ings and Public Parks and new agencies
under the reorganization. Employees
with temporary status are entitled to no
annual and no sick leave.
Problem Over 1856.
A new problem arose today in the
Interior Department, relating to the
status of 386 former Department of
Agriculture employees. who yesterday
were transferred to jurisdiction of the
buildings branch, a subdivision of the
park group, under President Roosevelt's
reorganization order, directing the
office of National Parks, Buildings and
peculiarly needed for a particular
function. With the custody and clean
ing Of these buildings in Washington
came the 1856 employees The problem
now before the Interior Department
is whether these are permanent or
whether they join their colleagues as
temporary workers.
Reports Being Compiled.
Arno B. Cammerer, director Of Ma
tional Parks, Buildings and Reserva-
tions, and his associates, for the last
month have been busy compiling the
economy report, which is now in the
hands of Secretary Ickes. The cabinet
officer is expected to send it shortly 10
the Budget Bureau and later to the
White House. Another executive order
from President Roosevelt, placing the
park employees on permanent basis
providing the new economies effected
are satisfactory-is anticipated.
Interior Department officials today
declined to make public the latest park
economy report, explaining that it Is in
the nature OF a communication 10 the
President, BY way of the Budget Bu-
reau.
Evening star., 1933-11-02

American artillery In the rear was still
dropping shells on the hill.
Looking for Safety.
I'm telling you, went up over the
side of that block house because I
thought that the safest place on the
hill was inside it. A small Spanish
storm flag was mounted on the roof,
slanting from bamboo staff partially
severed by shell.
Il reached along the staff and bent
the flag toward the ground below. A
fellow named Corinsky was down there.
and holding the staff under my arm.
kept shouting to him:
"'Grab the flag! Grab the flag!
But Corinsky wasn't grabbing anything.
I looked down and saw he was dead.
Evening star., 1933-11-02
GAS COMPANY LAND
VALUE CONSIDERED
Doyle, on Stand at Hearing,
Testifies of Worth of Tracts
Owned by Firm.

Cross-examination of witnesses on
land values occupied all of the morn
ing session of the valuation case of
the Washington and Georgetown Gas
Light Companies before the Pubic
Utilities Commission today. Harold E.
Doyle was on the stand and William
A. Roberts. counsel for the commission,
was doing the questioning.
Mr.. Doyle had previously placed the
holdings at S3,289, ,628, and Mr. Roberts
parcels owned, taking up particularly
those comprising the company's west
station at Twenty-sixth and 6 streets.
The Rock Greek and Potomac Park
way borders this station. and part Of
the land used by the company is actu-
ally within the boundaries of the park
way. The questions were principally as
to the value of this land if 1t were
put to some other use, such as the
construction of apartment buildings
hotels or filling stations.
Cost of reproduction new OF the
Washington and Georgetown Gas Light
Companies was estimated at S22, ,358. 1888
in schedules Of property introduced by
the companies attorneys yesterday.
The companies witnesses testified THAI
the value of their land holdings was S.
289.764, according to one estimate, or
So. .289 ,628, according to another.
The commissions estimate of cost of
reproduction new was S2l ,3l5 ,667, or
$1,043,l66 lower than the companies
estimate. There are other elements Of
value in addition to reproduction cost
and land values, as to which testimony
will be received later in the case.
Yesterdays session was given over
to direct testimony by Harold E. Doyle
and Charles A. Jones, appraisers for
the companies. on land values. Each
testified in detail as to his estimate
of each individual parcel of the COM
panies' holdings. stating the reasons
actuatinp their estimates in each case
Evening star., 1933-11-02
WOMAN'S PARTY NAMES
EQUAL RIGHTS DELEGATES
81 Will Represent Washington at
Emergency Convention to Be
Held in Wilmington, Del.

Names of the 81 delegates who have
been selected to represent washington
at the emergency convention OF the
acknowledgements Party in Whining
ton, DEL, this week end, called to dis
cuss determinations against women and
to formulate plans for a campaign In
the interest of the equal rights amend
ment, we're made public today. They
are:
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley. Miss Anita
Pollitzer, Miss Laura Berrien, Mrs.
Lucien Greathouse, Mrs. Burnita Shell
ton Matthews, Miss. Nina Allender, Miss
Maud Younger Mrs. Merritt o. Chance,
Miss Faith Binkley, Mrs. Carl w.
Greene, Miss Carrie Harrison, Miss
Mary Schuman, Mrs Mary Maginniss,
Mrs. E. B. Scheele, Miss Sara Wood
ward, Miss Genevieve Sheldon, Mrs.
John e. HUM, Mrs. Rose E. Snodgrass.
Mrs. Gertrude Payne, Edwtna Avery,
Lillian Niccum, Emmy Nunan, Rosalie
Taylor, Abbie Owen, Gladys Whalley,
Evelyn Cornick, Margaret Shumac,
Grace Cochran. Evelyn Dixon, Edith
Forster and Emma Shaw.
Evening star., 1933-11-02

Meeting Edmonds Post. Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, Hamilton Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Alpa Beta Phi Legal Fra
ternity, Roosevelt Hotel. 9 pm
Meeting, Amity Club, Hamilton Hotel,
pm.
Card party Ladies of Charity. St..
AIMS Infant Asylum, 1900 x street,
8 pm.
Esperanto Glass, Powell Junior High
School, Lamont street and Hiatt place,
7p.m.
Meeting, Leica Club, Kennedy-war-
rem, pm.
Turkey dinner, Chapter No a, o. E.
S.. Almas Temple. 1915 K street,
Chicken dinner, benefit st. Stephens
Church, auditorium, Twenty-fourth and
K streets, to pm.
Dinner, Thirteen Club, Willard Hotel,
$50 pm.
Board meeting, Soroptimist Club, Will
lard Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting. Public Buildings and Public
Parks Lodge, No. IL, Navy Building,
pm.
Meeting. District Society, Danes of
the Loyal Legion, Mayhower Hotel,
2:30 pm.
TOMORROW.
Luncheon, Lions Club, Mayfower
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon. Phi Delta Phi Fraternity,
University Club, pm.
Luncheon, Columbia Club, University
Club, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Round Table, University
Club, 1880 pm.
Luncheon, Congressional Country Club
Committee. University Club, 1890 pm
Card party and style show, D. G.
Federation Of women's Clubs, Shore
ham Hotel, 2 pm.
Evening star., 1933-11-02

he played Biography" with another
washingtonian-Ina Clair Before that
he was a less known actor, collegiate,
traveller and newspaper man. He was
associated for a year with Cornelius
Vanderbilt on Mr.. Vanderbilt's short
lived Florida newspaper.
But at heart he has always been an
actor. Even at Central High School in
Washington Mr.. Shayne was active in
amateur dramatics. When he left. one
of his dramatic instructors predicted a
great future for him. He never played
a dramatic engagement here again. 1t
took the motion picture industry to
bring him back.
Yesterday. at his hotel. he seemed
very pleased about it. Over the phone
he said to friend: We'll, the pictures
got me, brother. It's great. Sure"
Mr.. Shayne, however. spoke with
pleasure of his newsboy days. DO The
Star newsboys still sell calendars at
Christmas time?" he asked. They do.
Evening star., 1933-11-02
WOUNDED MAN FOUND
UNCONSCIOUS IN DITCH
Jim Copperthite, 50, Reputed by
Wife to Have Been Acting
Strangely of Late.

With a bullet wound in his head and
.38-caliber revolver living nearby. Jim
Copperthite. 54. proprietor of a boat
house at 1910 Canal road, was found
unconscious today in a ditch beside
Reservoir road, near the Cabin John
street car line.
Seventh precinct police took Copper
thite to Georgetown Hospital, where his
condition was said to be serious.
His wife, Mrs. Josephine Copperthite,
said he had been acting strangely for
some time. Earlier in the week, she
said, he disappeared for more than "a
hours. Since his return, she added, he
had threatened her several times, but
she did not know he had a gun.
Evening star., 1933-11-02
HALLOWEEN SLASHINC VICTIM
HURT BY TEMPORARY STATUS

The ruling of Budget Director Douglas
placing members Of the United States
Park Police on q temporary status,
served today to deny sick leave with
pay to Omcer Samuel Millhouser who
was slashed with q razor during the
Halloween celebration Tuesday night
near Sixteenth street and Constitution
avenue.
Millhouser is the second victim Of
Douglas ruling. Officer Jerome B. Law
ler, jr., found himself in the same
predicament last month until President
Roosevelt ordered him placed on. per-
mauent status so he would be paid while
Evening star., 1933-11-02
Hero of San Juan to Be HOnOred After IS Years
PULLED BLOCK HOUSE

brought the flag down and we took 1t
into the blockhouse with US.
I'VE laid In that blockhouse three
days, without food and under fire most
of the time. One OF the men who had
the nag was killed and another wounded
in the leg.
"'It's a Jorah,' one of the boys said.
We better get rid of it, So we tore
them to tie our blanket rolls. Later, I
understand, the bits were gathered from
the men, sewed together by woman's
patriotic organization back at Long
Island. Anyhow, IT'S the same flag
which Is now in the museum here"
Officer Is Shocked.
Agnew said he was apprehensive
when he was called into the command
ing officers tent to explain what be-
came of the flag. When he told his
story about the Jonah idea, the off,
Ger exclaimed:
my God, man, you've torn up a
flag worth 81 900 an inch!" The bits
of the flag later were collected from
the men, Agnew said.
Agnew went unwounded through the
war, but came down with typhoid the
day before he left Cuba for Long Is
land with his regiment. He spent the
next four months in the hospital, he
said, and never fully regained his
health.
Agnew, for many years after the war
was a trouble shooter" for a telephone
company at Berkeley. Calf, coming tc
the Soldiers Home two years ago.
He encountered Richard Harding
Davis while serving as a guard at an
exposition in Buffalo, and the writer
turned out several columns on Agnew's
experiences.
Agnew will receive the decoration, he
was notified two days ago by the War
Department. The time for the presen-
tation has not been set. Brig. Gen
Perry L. Miles, commanding the Four
teenth Infantry Brigade, with head
quarters in Washington, is arranging
the ceremony.
The medal will replace a certificate
of merit given Agnew shortly after the
war
Evening star., 1933-11-02
CLOTHING LACKING,
Iii MISS SCHOOLS
BaIIou Reports Need to
Board of Education-Chest
Aid Is Advocated.

A known total of 211 Washington
school children are unable to attend
classes because they lack necessary
clothing, the Board Of Education was
advised late yesterday by DR.. Frank w.
Ballou, superintendent Of schools. in a
report from the Department Of School
Attendance and Work Permits which he
forwarded to the board.
At the suggestion of Mrs. Henry Grat-
tan Doyle, vice president Of the board,
the School Board asked Miss Fay Bent
ley, director of school attendance and
work permits, for complete report on
the progress made in alleviating needs
of children.
When he reported the situation to the
board, DR.. Ballou said efforts were be-
ing considered to obtain Federal relief
for the needy children.
Mrs. Doyle, however. contended the
problem was the Districts own.
I'VE have here in Washington our own
Community Chest which we are asked
to contribute to and we should take
care of our own needy children" Mrs:
DOYLE declared. Added Federal relief
simply means higher taxes for us to pay
and we might just as well make up our
minds to that"
Mrs. Doyle said also that if the 2l1
known cases of non-attendance are
those reported by teachers, it Is prob
ably that there are other similar cases
which are not yet reported to school
HEADQUARTERS. She asked for a com.
plete report on these also. The boaro
was advised by DR.. Ballou that tne
known cases already had been turned
over to the various welfare agencies, ano
the board asked for an immediate re-
port on the completeness with winch
these agencies provided relief.
The boxing question, which last veal
produced acrimony throughout thu
school system, was brought up agar
at Yesterdays meeting. when Columbus
University, for the second time. petl'
toned the board for permission Z
;; stage its intercollegiate boxing bouts II
the Mckinley High School gymnasium
John r. Fitzpatrick, dean OF the uni.
versity, who year ago bitterly scored
the public school officials for failure Il
| accede to his demands, made the nev
request. At the suggestion OF Georg.
| Whitwell, member Of the School Board
decision was delayed so that various
civic organizations might express the1
sentiments on the subject. Last yea
many such bodies opposed the staginl
of boxing bouts, even by outsid
agencies, in the public school facilities
while others expressed approval Of tn
sport as Columbus University promised
! to conduct it,
The School Board yesterday author
lied DR.. Ballou to carry on negotiation
with Dr. George Zook, United State
commissioner Of education. to provid
relief for unemployed teachers here
DR.. Ballou indicated that a plan nigh
be evolved by which unemployed teach
ers, paid out Of relief funds, could b.
assigned to special classes of illiterate.
and others in need of instruction no
now regularly provided.
Evening star., 1933-11-02

recovering from an accident in Rock
Greek Park.
Millhouser has been on the sick list
since he was cut attempting to disarm
colored man who Is alleged to have
brandished two razors in the gay
Halloween crowd. Twenty stitches were
taken In his hand to close the wound.
Even though the President came to
Lavler's aid, Government red tape.
exactly when his appointment became
permanent, has held up his pay check.
Disbursing officials claim they are un-
certain whether Lawler's permanent ap-
Der 81 or October 26. -
Evening star., 1933-11-02

THE age Of IL Robert Shayne
~ Dave, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
~ Grosvenor Dave of 3341 Eight
eenth street, was Star news
paper carrier, delivering his papers with
such promptness that, according to his
mother he was the joy of his neigh
borhood."
Today Robert Shayne is film star.
He came to Washington, unheralded,
week ago with the R-K-O company
which is filming Rodney at Fort Myer.
It, is his first film. But in it he has
what the picture world generally calls
the romantic lead'-playing opposite
Frances Dee
Mr. Shayne is probably the only young
film star who has not been to Holly
wood. He is also one of the few actors
who has played a lead" as his first as
signment. A season ago he was on
Broadway in the Maxwell Anderson sue
cess, Both Your Houses" Before that
Evening star., 1933-11-02
GEN, EDWARD M. MARKHAM
HON0RED AT LUNCHEON
New Chief of Engineers of Army
Is Remembered by Group Of
District officials.

Gen. Edward NJ Markham. newly
appointed chief Of Engineers OF the
United States Army, today was guest
of honor at a luncheon at the Occi-
dental Hotel given by a group OF Dis
trict officials who had served with Gen.
Markham In former years.
Gen. Markham served as Assistant
Engineer Commissioner Of the District
from August IA. 1907, to August 20,
1912 He had the rank Of captain In
the Army at that time.
Among those attending the testi-
monial luncheon were Melvin @. Hazen.
John Blake Gordon, Capt. II. G. White
hurst, Capt. Hugh p. Dram, Daniel =.
GargeS, Clifford H, Lanhan, A. h.
McGonegal, W. B. Hadley, G. B. Hunt,
Thomas Costigan, William p. Richards.
Mai. Daniel j. Donovan, Col. John
Bardroff, L. s. Johnston, Robert Brad
shaw and Maj. Carey Brown.
Evening star., 1933-11-02

A GOLD LINK to q past once
n chronicled by Richard Harding
II Davis Is to be awarded to Ar
1 a thur Agnew, IS years after he
wrested Spanish nag from the
block house on San Juan Hill.
Many men who made that day have
vanished like the battle smoke, and
Agnew himself Is past his 60th year,
failing in health and an inmate Of the
Soldiers Home here.
Yet Agnew's memory OF the exploit,
which Is to bring him the Distinguished
Service Medal, is as clear as the day
in 1901 when he described 1t to Davis,
then writing for a newspaper.
When Agnew first saw San Juan Hill
he was a Regular Army private in Com
pany H, 18th Infantry. I'VE moved
up within range Of the block house"
Agnew recalled this morning, land lay
in high grass under the hill. to prevent
the Spaniards from sending reinforce
ments to sector which Roosevelt and
hts Rough Riders were about to attack.
Regiments in Reserve.
"It was Just q bluff. No immediate
attack was planned. Our regiments
were In reserve. The grass was about
18 inches high, almost enough to hide
a man, but the Spanish sharpshooters
in the hill we're getting our range.
Bullets kept swishing down the hill
through the grass. We could see them
coming parting the grass in long
vicious channels. Men began to be hit
Our orders were to cease firing, but we
started to shoot lack after the Spanish
guns laid out man here and there.
II don't think any one ordered the
charge up that hill. 1t was just the
unanimous reaction Of the men in the
ranks A wave ran forward and dropped
on their stomachs, and another dashed
q little higher up and dropped again,
firing as they lay.
1T might have been 5 or 80 minutes
I don't know, but 1t was only a quarter
of a mile to the top and when we
ran we ran.
The bullets had dropped almost every
officer in our company when we reached
the block house. The Spaniards had
retreated toward Santiago and the
Evening star., 1933-11-02
CARD Benefit SET

A benefit card party will be held to.
morrow afternoon at the Shoreham
Hotel by the Columbia Federation of
Women's Clubs. Following it will be
q style show. Mrs. Grace Morrison
Poole, president Of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, will be guest Of
honor.
The following committee chairmen
are in charge Of the affair. Mrs.
Frank M. Shortall, Mrs. Lloyd w. Bid
die Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt. Mrs r. E.
Holm. Mrs Augustin 3. McManus. Mrs.
Henry Fe>-r Savtelle and Mrs. Ruth
Evening star., 1933-11-02
GETS 80 DAYS IN THEFT
Colored Man Sentenced After TAX
ing Papers From Racks.

ing Papers From Racks.
Thomas E. ,Oakes. colored. who told
officers he was from Baltimore and
Chicago was sentenced to 80 days in
Jail by Judge John P. Mcmahon in
Police Court today on charges of steal
ing papers from newsracks. Police
man S. F. Smith Of the first precinct
said he saw the man take a handful
of copies Of The Star and the Times
from a rack at the southeast corner
of Seventh and H street about 2 o'clock
this morning and run down the street
shouting, Extra paper!"
Smith chased him, and when he
caught him found a piece of glass in
one Of his pockets. Asked what that
was for, the policeman said, Oakes re-
piled: ITO cut the throats of police
men like you"
Evening star., 1933-11-02
.EX.U. S. MARSHAL SUIC!'
Lewis F. Nichols Found by v
in Garage, Shot Twice.

Lewis F. Nichols, 81, q former Un
States deputy marshal here, died !!
night in Emergency Hospital from
self inflicted bullet wounds. He S.
himself In the chest and head Mono;
afternoon while in a garage in rear
his home in the 21o0 block of Pennsy
vania avenue. A certificate of sufcit
was issued by Acting Coroner A. M;
gruder Macdonald.
Nichols left several notes, in one o
them stating he WIS tired of it all
Nichols wife found him lying in th'
garage. s,s
Evening star., 1933-11-02
PARTY TO AID LIBRARY

Leland Woman's Democratic Club
to Sponsor Event.
Special Dispatch TO the Star.
CHEVY CHASE, Md, November a.
The Woman's Democratic Club of Le-
land, Chevy Chase, Md, will sponsor
card party tomorrow night at the b
thesda-Chevy Chase High School
the benefit of the Newcomb Club-T
thesda Public Library.
Evening star., 1933-11-02
U. S. Ready to Buy
Gold but Unable
To Say What Price
BY the Associated Press.

The Government was in the
unusual situation today Of offer
ing to buy all the gold exported
to this country but not ready as
yet to say what price it would
pay.
Jesse H. Jones, Reconstruction
Finance Corporation chairman,
was expected to clear this point
up by late afternoon, however.
Unofficial suggestions were to
the effect that the figure set for
Government purchases of newly
mined domestic gold would be
paid for the imported metal.
Evening star., 1933-11-02
League Session Called.

The Young Peoples League, B'nai
Israel, will meet at $50 pm today in
the synagogue at Fourteenth ana
Emerson streets. Entertainment Is
scheduled.
Evening star., 1933-11-02
Luncheon Confessional Country Club

Card party and style show, D. g.
Federation of women's Clubs, Shore
ham Hotel 2 pm.
Evening star., 1933-11-02

In another case, the report said, the
man Of the house Is living apart from
his family, but Is receiving relief which
should go to his family. Ha1bert said
this statement is not in accord with the
facts, as the man is receiving no relief
whatever, although his family Is recelv.
ing $7.20 q week in addition to rent.
A third family was alleged in the re-
port to be receiving special favors IN
CONTINUED on Page S. Column 81
Evening star., 1933-11-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

Meeting. Edmonds Post. Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, Hamilton Hotel, 8 pm.