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Evening star., 1933-07-02
DISTRICT TO SEEK
$170,ODO j. S. AID
Amounts to Third of Total
Spent Here for Second
Quarter.

Petition for a grant of approximately
S17O,OCO out of the $500 o,O0O,O national
emergency relief fund under the Lewis
Wagner act is expected to be forwarded
this week by the District Commission
ers to Harry L. Hopkins, Federal emer-
gency relief administrator.
This would amount to one-third OF
the sum of public money spent here for
emergency relief during the second
quarter of the current calendar year. as
provided for under terms of the legis-
latiOn.
Exact Figures Unavailable.
The exact figures on expenditures
have not been compiled, but will be in
the next day or two, it was announced
late yesterday by George S. Wilson, di-
rector of the District Board of Public
Welfare, who said the request would
run to about $4,000.
The District now is using an allot-
ment of $4,000 out Of the national
relief fund which was granted on the
basis of expenditures during the first
quarter of 1898.
Demands for relief here have in
creased in recent weeks, although 1t
had been hoped warm weather would
bring decline, principally due to low
ering of housing costs resulting from
an end of fuel bills. Whereas the week.
ly outlay for relief in earlier periods
ranged Between $4,000 and $40, 900, the
report of the week ending June II
showed an expenditure of $4,000.
10000 Families on Rolls.
There now are about 10000 families
on the District government relief rolls
and in recent weeks there have been
applications for an additional 500 cases.
Unless the second grant is made
from the national fund. it is estimated
the Districts available relief resources
will be exhausted early in January.
For the fiscal year beginning yester-
day, the District budget contained an
item of $1,3O0,000. District officials
estimate the outlay during the first
quarter of the fiscal year will amount
to 100000 and that for the. second
quarter the figure will be $3.50, 900. This
would leave but $150,000 available on
January Is next.
Evening star., 1933-07-02
FOREST SERVICE GROUP
BEING SHIFTED TODAY
Transfer to Victor Building in Pro-
cess to Hasten Presidents
Program.

The emergency that demands that
reforestation go forward today is caus-
ing the Public Buildings Commission
to work on Sunday, in moving part
Of the Forest Service of the Department
Of Agriculture from the Atlantic Build
ing, at $50 F street. around the corner
to the Victor Building, at G street and
Grant place.
Harold A. Candland, the commissions
executive secretary, announced that this
new group will form the nucleus of the
organization that will acquire for the
Government new areas to be given over
to reforestation. Due to weekday traf-
fic congestion around Ninth and F
streets, today's move was decided upo
Mr.. Candland likewise pointed to in
urgency Of the transfer. so that the
Forest Service may get to work with
out delay on this phase of the Presi-
dents recovery program.
The Government has just completed
leasing arrangements IN the Victor
Building,
Evening star., 1933-07-02

TINE depression has hit dogdom-
and what a howl the pooches
are raising about it down at the
District pound!
1t is lover the hill" to the
dog pound for many a faithful dog
whose owners find themselves unable
to buy tags or food or both for their
pets. according to Poundmaster w. h.
Smith.
Thus, the economic slump has had
the anomalous effect Of increasing busl-
ness at Mr. Smiths South Capitol
street haven for homeless hounds.
Yes, sir" declared the veteran mas
ter of the municipal pound as he ar
rived with a wagon load of yapping
purps yesterday, many dogs are feel
ing the effects of broken-up homes, sal
ary cuts and the like. Folks sadly
bring their pets to us and beg us to
find good home for them-that is. for
the dogs.
That is what we try to do in every
case Of strange dogs picked up on the
street, too. Find a good home for 'em.
Why. I'm trying to make this a dog
hospital and haven down here. rather
than slaughter house. When a dog
comes in sick I give him medicine and
treat him until he gets we'll again. I've
even put splints on broken legs-ln
cases of really fine dogs. We always
Evening star., 1933-07-02

try to save a good dog-and usually We
find home for him"
At present the pound has about II
dogs on hand. The wagon and indi-
viduals bring them in at the rate Of
about Is a day. This Is a noticeable
increase over other years, Mr.. Smith
said. but fortunately the number Of
persons desiring to adopt" dogs at the
pound also has increased, so that the
balance has been maintained.
I'VE are holding dogs longer than
We used to. in order TO give owners
more time in which to reclaim them"
the poundmaster said IF the owners
do not want them or cannot be founu.
We make every possible effort to find
another owner. Dogs can be released
by any one promising a home and
willing to pay 50 license tag fee and
the pound fee of 81"
All dog tags expired yesterday. More
than $4,000 dogs were licensed in the
District during the past fiscal year. and
unless the depression hits too severely
this number will be greater during the
new year.
Tag records show that revenues from
dog tags and pound fees have increased
from $16682 in 1919 to $45,243 during
the fiscal year Just ended
Dog licensing and dog catching has
proved to be profitable enterprise. and
If the depression keeps up real pros
perity in the pound business may be
achieved.
Evening star., 1933-07-02
Economy Cuts Out
Lighting at Night on
Memorial Highway
Officials Believe Accidents
Will Not Increase
as Result.

For the first time since it was placed
in full commission, the Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway last night was in
darkness because the Federal Govern
ment lacked sufficient funds to illum-
mate it. The appropriation for the
ONCE of Public Buildings and Public
Parks was SO slashed by Congress that
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, the retir-
ing director, decreed that the highway
be left in darkness with the start of
the new fiscal year. His successor, Col.
James A. Woodruff, has sanctioned
this policy.
This decision was reached after the
assistant chief of the park division,
Albert Clyde-Burton, was ordered to
make special inspection trip to New
York State to observe the effect Of
putting out the lights on park high
ways there. Mr.. Clyde-Burton reported
that officials of the Empire State told
him that no untoward effects were OBJ
served as a result Of cutting off il
Elimination and that accidents actually
decreased.
The authorities pointed out that at
the islands" in the Mount Vernon Me-
mortal Highway automatic reflectors
are Illuminated by motorists head
lights, illustrating the danger points.
Evening star., 1933-07-02
BATTLE EXPECTED
At GAS HEARING
Figures of Companies and
Commission Widely Apart
on Valuation.

A battle over the decision as to what
is the present value of the properties
of the Washington and Georgetown
Gas Light Cos. is expected to develop
when hearings in the case are resumed
before the Public Utilities Commission
week from tomorrow.
+ 1t was revealed late yesterday there
is wide difference between the claims
OF the gas companies and the figures
compiled by commission experts. said
to range between 100000 and So
100000
Commission officials have not made
public their latest figures, but it was
said authoritatively the total would
not vary greatly from the estimate of
$50, 100000 as of December, 1892
When the present valuation hearings
were started last March gas company
officials said they would claim a joint
valuation of about S30,000,000.
There Is said to be little difference
between company and commission ex-
perts as to facts as to costs of physical
properties. Most of the contests then
would be over various intangible value
claims.
The first commission valuation of
the gas company properties dates back
to December 81. 1914, when the value
of the Washington company was set
at S8,820,000. and that of the George
town company at s775,000 These de-
cisions were appealed and the case
never was finally settled.
second valuation proceeding was
started in 1927, but was left unfinished
because of a claim the 1914 valuation
still was in litigation.
Last December the values were fixed
at S18, ,488, 1888 for the Washington COM
pany and S2,257,4 for the George
town company by taking the former
valuation and adding allowances for
improvements and betterments of later
date
Evening star., 1933-07-02
ROOSEVELT SUPPORTS
ESPERANTO MOVEMENT
Local Chapter of Association Hears
Presidents Letter Read
at Outing.

President Roosevelt believes in en-
couraging Esperanto as an aid to in
ternational relations, the local chapter
of the Esperanto Association OF North
America was informed yesterday at its
outing in Rock Creek Park. Gerald
F. Small, the groups corresponding
secretary, read a letter from the Presi-
dent, supporting the movement. Prom
inent associations likewise sent COM
munications, which were read.
New members were initiated into the
local chapter and these included the
first president and founder Of the In
ternational Club in George Washing
ton University, c. c. Nagac; Margaret
Shea, Agatha Shea, Simon Pollock,
Dorothy Wells, Mary j. Raymond and
Mary L. Hurley.
Esperanto songs were sung and H. B.
Hastings delivered an address on the
life and career of DR.. L. L. Zamenhof,
the inventor Of the Esperanto Language,
Evening star., 1933-07-02
MUST SERVE 5 YEARS
Escaped Convict Is Captured al
Home in Capital.

Six months after he escaped from q
Georgia prison camp, William Killebrew
27, 400 block of H street, was arrested
this afternoon near his home by De-
tective Sergt. A. D. Mansfield and
turned over to United States marshals
to serve a five-year prison sentence fol
white slavery on which he had been
paroled here.
Killebrew was convicted in District
Supreme Court more than year age
for violation of the Mann act, but was
placed on parole. Later he left the
jurisdiction end shortly thereafter was
arrested in Georgia as an accomplice In
robbery there. He was sentenced to
a years Imprisonment, but escaped
after serving less than half his SEN
tence.
Conviction In Georgia automatically
Cancelled hs parole here and made him
liable for the local court senteneA
Evening star., 1933-07-02
SUBCOMMITTEE ON TAX
DUPLICATION TO MEET
Senator King Calls Conference Of
Group to Study Federal and
State Sources.

The subcommittee of the Senate
Finance Committee appointed to study
duplication of tax sources in Federal
and State revenue laws, has been called
by Chairman King to confer in execu-
tive session tomorrow morning to out
line plan of procedure to be followed
during the recess of Congress.
Senator King already has requested
the Governors and other State officials
to send the subcommittee data on State
tax laws, which the subcommittee will
compare with the Federal tax laws to
see to what extent the same sources of
revenue are being used by both the ma
tional and State governments.
Evening star., 1933-07-02
$1,901 Strong Box Stolen.

The theft of steel strong box con-
tanning sl,901 some time between Tues
day and Friday from 403 Ninth street
was reported to police last night by
George D. Horning, who conducts a
pawnshop in nearby Virginia. The
Ninth street address is used as a store
room. Police began an investigation
Immediately, but late last night had
unearthed no clues.
Evening star., 1933-07-02
GEN, FULLER GETS LEAVE
Swanson Approves Marine Chiefs
Absence for Chicago Trip.

Mai. Gen. Ben H. Fuller, commandant
of the Marine Corps, is going on two
months leave tomorrow. This has been
approved by Secretary Of the Navy
Claude A. Swanson. In the comman-
dant's absence, Brig. Gen. John H. Rus
sell will take over his duties.
Gen. and Mrs. Fuller will 60 to Chi
cago, visiting their son-in-law, who has
charge of the marine exhibit at the
Century of Progress Exposition.
Later they are to 60 to Leesburg, Va,
where, friends say, they are to reside
after the generals retirement from the
service next March I, when he reaches
the age Of 81 years,
Evening star., 1933-07-02
PARKED CARS LOOTED
Property Valued at $500 Stolen in
Capital Area.

Property valued at about $500 was
stolen from automobiles parked on the
streets yesterday afternoon.
James c. Fields of Baltimore report
ed that his car, parked near the Ar
lington Hotel, was broken into and
radio equipment valued at about $50
stolen.
The second victim was Harry Silber-
stein, Brooklyn, N. Y, who told police
o camera and pair of binoculars and
clothing valued at slightly less than
800 were taken from his car near
Einth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Evening star., 1933-07-02
Served 20 Years.
Prisoner Bites Policeman.

When Policeman James L. Rockford,
As. of the third precinct tried to arrest
William Mitchell, colored, rs, last night
at Twenty-first and M street, the COL
ored man bit the officers finger. He
was arrested and booked on charges Of
assault and intoxication. Mitchell lives
IN the 220Q block Of u street.
Evening star., 1933-07-02
Garden Club to Meet.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
VIENNA, Va, July 1.-The Ayre Hill
Garden Club of Vienna held its June
meeting at the home of Mrs. Ashley
Money at Colvin Run. Arrangements
were made to give lawn party on the
grounds of the Vienna Public Library
July 6 atsI:30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1933-07-02
Congressional Car Tags Taken.

The theft of his congressional auto
mobile tags from a car parked in front
of the Capitol Park Hotel yesterday
afternoon was reported to police by
Representative Francis H. Shoemaker
Cf Minnesota.
Evening star., 1933-07-02
MAJ. BAGLEY HERE
Engineer Will Be in Charge of In
telligence Section.

Mai. James w. Bagley, Corps Of En-
gineers. has reported for duty in the
Office of chief of Engineers, relieving
Capt. William H. Crosson, in charge OF
the intelligence service.
Since 1929, Maj. Bagley has been sta
toned at Detroit, Mich, in charge OF
the lake survey. including the Great
Lakes and the navigable waters OF the
New York canals. He has specialized
in mapping, both on land and in the
air and has supervised many important
projects for the Engineer Corps.
Mai. Bagley is 50 years old and a ma
tive Of Fayetteville, Tenn.
Evening star., 1933-07-02
NAVY YARD HOLIDAY LONG
3,7OO Employees OF Until Wednes-
day without Pay.

The 3,700 employees at the Washing
ton Navy Yard are having lengthy
Independence day holiday-from noon
yesterday until Wednesday morning
But the fly in this holiday ointment is
that those without the necessary leave
due them have the time of without
pay.
Those who have accrued leave to their
credit have the holiday time taken out
of their allowance. In any event, the
employees are paying for the time of.
Evening star., 1933-07-02
STAB WOUNDS FATAL
James Monroe, Colored, Dead

James Monroe, colored, As, 900 block
of Third street, was stabbed to death
yesterday afternoon shortly after 4
o'clock in a quarrel with another colored
man at Fourth and K streets. Police
later arrested Charles Thomas, colored.
%, first block of L street. and held
him pending coroner's inquest. They
said he admitted stabbing Monroe and
said they both had been drinking.
Evening star., 1933-07-02
Pockets Picked at Market.

James Russell. 226 Bryant street, was
robbed of $46 in cash and $40 money
order yesterday when his pocket was
picked as he shopped at Central Mar
ket, he reported to police.
Evening star., 1933-07-02
POTOMAC DRAGGED
NEAR EMPTY AUTO
OF MISSING TELLER
WiIfred {. Aiken, 81, Leaves
Note Showing Worries
Over Finances.
PERPETUAL LOAN BOOKS
APPEAR TO BE IN ORDER
Association Officials Declare Hur-
ried Examination Has Failed to
Show Anything Wrong.

Police last night were dragging the
Potomac for the body of Wilfred E.
Aiken. 81. of 6306 Eighth street, whose
car they found abandoned about half a
mile north of Key Bridge, on the Vir-
ginia side.
Aiken, a teller at the Perpetual Build
ing &, Loan Association, left note in
dicating that he was harassed by
financial worries. officials of the as
a preliminary examination showed his
accounts we're in perfect order.
The note was addressed to Helen,
his wife'S name. 1t said:
MY dearest Helen:
This looks like the easiest way out
the bank-moratorium about let
me out-Take it easy
Some one should look after you for
a year or more until you can get ad
juSted to my going on, but this is life,
honey
Make the kids think good of me.
(Signed) "WILFRED."
Suit Left in Car.
In Aiken's car police found a suit of
mems clothes and the note Police said
that they had learned that an extra
suit of clothes and suit case were
missing from Aiken's effects at home
Mrs. Aiken would not confirm this. but
emphasized she could account for all
of Aiken's shoes.
Mrs. Aiken said that the last seen of
her husband was at his home at $50
o'clock Friday night. He did not come
home Friday night nor did he report
for work at the building association
yesterday. She had no idea of what
had happened until the police notified
her yesterday that the car had been
found.
She said that prior to his disappear
ance he was in perfect good spirits, ex-
cept that perhaps he was a little
nervous. Aiken's mother, however, said
that he appeared blue" for the pre-
vious two days. She is Mrs. Lillian
Berger, 1876 r street northeast. Each
said that she knew of no reason that
would account for either his disappear
ance or his suicide. whichever it might
turn out to be.
Mother Sees Him Leave.
Mrs. Berger said she was visiting at
her sons home Friday night when he
left
He said he was going out on bust
ness and would be back in short
while" she said. He always gave Fri
Gay ana SATURDAY evenings 10 Hle anu
he said he was particularly sorry he
would have to leave them"
She said that she did not know what
had happened until yesterday morning
when Mrs Aiken telephoned to say
her husband had not come in Friday
night.
even then I was not worried" Mrs.
Berger said, because knew he was
member of the Indian Spring Country
Club and often played bridge there or
at the Manor Club until very late"
Aiken had been an empfoye OF the
bank for 10 years. He attended Nc
Kinley Technical High School for two
years and started to work when he was
IA. He joined the building associations
staff when he was 20.
Evening star., 1933-07-02
VETERANS FRIENDS
WILL AID CHILDREN
Three Left Homeless When
Blind Ex-SoIdier Takes
Own Life.

The Government and friends already
have taken steps to arrange for the
future of the three small children of
Lewis E. Hodges, So. blind veteran. who
shot himself to death at his home. 476
H street southwest, yesterday morning
while the children slept.
Ellen, 13; Louis, 9, and Robert, 8, are
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Harry
Ogle, 312 N street southwest. who for
years have been close friends of the
childrenS father and mother.
On behalf of the Government, an
application blank for a claim to be
submitted on behalf of the children has
been mailed to the Ogle home, to ia
cilitate the filing Of the claim. While
the question of how much the children
might get from the Government on &C
count of the death of their father, who
served in the Army, could not be an
Swered last night, it was predicted that
in all probability there would be some
money forthcoming to the children in
the form of monthly payments. Hodges
also was said to have had soldiers
bonus"
Child Heard Shot.
At the Catholic Charities it was said
that previous efforts had been made to
help the children in the family, and
further offers would be extended. If
there Is no other place, it was ex-
planned, there will be room for them
to be adequately cared for in Catholic
orphanages.
Ellen. the eldest, was the one to de-
scribe the tragedy. She was awakened
by shot, she said, but thought it prob
ably was q flrecracker and went back
to sleep. She was awakened by a visi-
tor, she said, and when she went to
summon her father, found him dead, a
bullet hole in his head and q pistol in
his hand. She screamed and the police
were called. DR.. A. Magruder Mac
Donald later issued certificate of sui
eide, and the body was removed to the
morgue, where it awaited last night
disposition by the family.
Hodges, according to records of Ar
lington County, was indicted by the
grand jury on a charge Of arson, q re-
suit of the burning of the Alcova
Heights home of the family. It was
said to be the second time a house at
that location had been burned since
Hodges owned the property.
Served 28 Years.
Mrs Hodges, from whom Hodges had
been divorced, rushed to their children
from the Wardman Park Hotel, where
she IS employed in the service of
family living in an apartment there.
She indicated she would expect "the
Government" to take care of her chill
dren. But up to last night no final
plans had been made.
Hodges served in the Army about 28
years, having retired December 9, 1918.
He had received retired pay check
Friday. His service included six years
in the Field Artillery, six years in the
Coast Artillery and some time in the
18th Cavalry and Engineers. He re-
tired as staff sergeant of the 2nd
Engineers He was in Cuba, the Philip
pines and overseas during the World
War.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
SUPERVISORS
CASE CAUSES
MUCH WORRY

No answers having been received
to teletypes sent to the northern
part of the state regarding the
whereabouts of William J. Best,
chairman of the county board of
supervisors, anxiety at the court
house has reached an almost fe-
yer heat.
Best, who checked out of the Cali
fornia hotel on September 8 to go
on a fishing trip in Humbolt and
De Norte counties has not been
heard from since Sept. 8. He was
supposed to have returned to Ell
Centre for a meeting of the super
visors on September 10, and his
protracted absence without any
word being sent by him to the coun-
ty led to the kilograms having been
sent yesterday.
Another wire was dispatched this
morning to Eureka and it is ru-
mored tllat should no favorable
answer to this be received this af-
ternoon group of deputies from
the sheriff's office will leave tonight
or tomorrow for the north to search
for him, should this be necessary.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
'DR|vER FINED
FOR CRUELTY

Eliminating visit to Ell Centro
while en- route to Los Angeles from
Tucson, did not save M. Houston
from arrest on charge OF cruelty
to animals as he was picked up in
Brawley at an early hour this
morning.
Quarantine officers at Yuma
called w. v. Truitt, county hu-
name officer, here at 3 O'Clock this
morning. Truitt waited several
hours at Fourth and Main streets
for the truck to reach Ell Centro
but it failed to appear.
He then telephoned Brawley and
within a short time Houston was
arrested. He pleaded guilty to the
charge and Judge Griffin imposed
a fine of $25. OF the 25 cattle
in the truck, one was dead and nine
down, Truitt said. Houston was
forced to unload the animals and
feed and water them. Since the
truck was overloaded, he was forced
to sell three before he was permit
ted to proceed.
Houston said ne did not come to
Ell Centro but went north at Holt
vile because he heard the Yuma
quarantine officer telephone Tru-
lit.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-09-27
COMPLIANCE
BOARD READY
TO FUNCTION

Under the chairmanship of Will
S. FaWcett, the local NRA compli-
ance board is now fully organized,
and as soon as detailed instructions
are received from Washington, will
be ready to pass upon all matters
for which the local boards have
been created it was announced to-
day.
Complaints of n-compliance
with the NRA codes must be made
in writing and be signed by the per-
son making the complaint. They
should be mailed to the NRA Lo-
cal Compliance board, Ell Centro, or
left at the chamber of commerce Of
flee.
Names of persons making COM
plants will be kept secret. This
phase of the work was emphasized
today by Chairman Fawcett, who
stated the board members are
pledged not to reveal the source of
complaints, and persons wishing to
make them can do so with the
knowledge that their confidence
will not be betrayed
Every person who displays the
blue eagle is supposed to be COM
plying with the presidential agree
ment until special code has been
adopted for his particular business,
the chairman explained. After such
code has been adopted, those gov
erned by it are expected to comply
with its provisions.