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Evening star., 1933-10-29
ELEVENTH PRECINCT POLICE AID
FAMILY LYING ON OATMEAL DIET

Since then, he went back to work and
found his place taken.
So Davis and James Bennett passed
the hat" at the station house. and went
around to neighborhood grocers always
willing to contribute to needy Anacostia
families. In a short while they had
stocked the Sansbury larder with
enough groceries, including the woe
fully needed green vegetables. to last
until the regular relief is forthcoming
The Sansburys occupy the three
rooms which constitute the second floor
of small frame house. They are three
months behind in their rent, at $3.50
a month. Their landlord, who occu-
pies the lower floor, rents the house
and sublets the upper floor. Sansbury
says that he is not pressing for the
rent, but fears that ii Sansbury does
not pay they will both be evicted.
Sansbury has sold his mechanics
tools to buy food and said he had been
on the lookout for any kind of work
from common labor up, but has not
been able to find any. The Emergency
Relief is expected to take care Of the
case tomorrow.
The name Of the family Is withheld
as there are children In school.
Evening star., 1933-10-29
CHAIN STORES RATE
OF RETURN DECLINES
Trade Commission Finds Tendency
of Falling Incomes in H.
Year Study.

BY the Associated Press.
The Trade Commission said last
night in a report on chain stores that
the tendency for most of them ap-
peared to be in the direction of declin-
ing average sales per store.
The report. one of a long series made
to the Senate, added the tendency also
was toward decreasing business income
per store. decreasing turnover Of busi-
ness investment and declining rates Of
return investment
This, it said. was notwithstanding
the general growth of chain-store busi-
ness as a whole and the increase in
size and great success of many indi-
vidual chains"
The report covered 1887 chain-stor
systems for the years 1913, 1919, 1922,
1925 and 1927 to 1880, inclusive.
Evening star., 1933-10-29
SHIP CRASH WITNESSES
BARE DELAY IN ORDER
Four or Five Minutes Required to
Reverse Diesels of British
Freighter.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. October 28-Or-
ders to throw the British freiehter Sill
verpalm's engines in reverse came too
late to prevent 1t from colliding with
the United States Navy cruiser Chicago
in a fog Tuesday, witnesses told Navy
board Of inquiry today.
Ellis Stanley, third oficer Of the
freighter, and Geoffrey Newhouse. junior
engineer said the reverse signal from
Capt. B. T. Cox came just 80 seconds
before the crash.
Newhouse testified the Silverpalm had
no tail clutch" to check the whirl OF
the propellers and that it required from
four to five minutes to swing the crafts
Diesel engines from full speed ahead to
full speed astern.
Three Navy men were killed and a
fourth was injured in the crash. The
inquiry will be resumed Monday.
Evening star., 1933-10-29

through the camp grounds. bowling
over everything in sight and spreading
general terror among the campers.
Fortunately, no casualties were in
flicted in the melee.
Lieut.. Quesada has been assigned to
regular duty now at Boiling Field,
while Mr. and Mrs. Dawson are in New
York, awaiting the opening Of the
museum African wing they helped to
complete.
Evening star., 1933-10-29
FEDERAL ROAD WORK
BIDS RUNNING LOWER
Decline of 10 to Is Per Cent Is
Noted by Engineer Commission
er John c. Gotwals.

Bids from contractors for Federal
road improvements here, which are
financed out Of the grant to the Dis
trict from the Public Works Admini-
tration of $l,918,000, are running from
10 to IS per cent below early Govern
ment estimates Of COST Engineer Com
missioner John c. Gotwals said yester-
day.
For this reason, he said, it may be
possible to include a number of pro-
jects under the program, additional to
the % listed in the general plan al
ready having approval of the United
States Bureau of Public Roads.
This will be done if there is money
left after approved projects all are
placed under contract. The grant was
made in blanket fashion. Later the
Public Works Administration approved
the road program as a whole, work to
be started after the Bureau of Public
Roads had approved specifications for
individual items.
Evening star., 1933-10-29

had to be bagged. The search was en-
tirely successful in that respect.
Whatever he did not learn about
elephants during the shooting, Lieut.
Quesada knew by heart after a wild
night in the camp when Mr.. and Mrs.
Dawson were down country on a hunt.
A large herd of the pachyderms hap
pened to pass nearby and scenting the
presence of humans, became panicky.
Trumpeting loudly, they charged
Evening star., 1933-10-29
HOME INNATE DIES

Charles Fogelman 81. inmate Of He
brew Home for Aged. 1125 Spring road.
died yesterday of pneumonia that had
developed while he was recovering from
a broken hip and several fractured ribs.
received in a fall at the home.
Coroner A Magrudcr Macdonald was
notified of the death by attendants at
Gallinger Hospital, where Fogelman had
been since October 23
Evening star., 1933-10-29
RODEO VICTIM HONORED

NEW YORK, October % R.-The
body Of Doc Lucas, 20-year-o!d cowboy,
fatally injured at the Madison Square
Garden Ro6eo, was started toward his
home at Bolton, Tex, today. Funeral
services were held at the Garden at
midnight last night.
The cofin was placed in the center
of the arena not more than Is feet
from the spot at which Lucas was
thrown from the bare back Of steer.
Lights were dimmed. Spotlights were
played on the CONN. A quartet sang
"The Last Roundup"
Evening star., 1933-10-29
E. B. BALDWIN FUNERAL
TO BE HELD HERE TODAY
Body of Explorer, Killed by Auto,
Will Be Sent to Kansas Home
for Burial.

Funeral services arranged b. the Sons
of the American Revolution will be held
for EVELYN B Baldwin, Arctic explorer,
who was killed by an automobile We'd
nesday night, from Hysong's chapel,
1900 N street, at 2:30 pm. today. 1t Is
expected that officials Of the Navy De-
partment and other Government units
will attend the services.
The body will be sent to Mr.. Bald
wins former home in Oswego, Kans..
for burial after the services.
Mr.. Baldwin, who was II, was killed
when struck by an automobile driven
by Edmund H. Lloyd, 20. 3736 Kanawha
street. Lloyd was ordered held for
grand jury action following an inquest
Friday.
Evening star., 1933-10-29
FUR BELIEVED STOLEN
AS ROCK BREAKS WINDOW
Agents Rush to Store on Twelfth
Street as Alarm Sounds. Bandits.
Escape.

Throwing a rock through q plate
glass window of Saks Fur Co., at 6l0
Twelfth street, shortly after l o'clock
this morning, bandits were believed by
police to have made away with a fur
piece from the window display.
Breaking of the window, however,
set off a commercial burglar alarm,
whose agents rushed to the scene. So
far as could be learned no one saw
the bandits. A fngerprint was obtained
from . piece Of broken glass.
Evening star., 1933-10-29
Income viii Be Less.

The personal property tax on motor
about $3.50, 900. Under the lower tax
rate the income next year is estimated
to be less, although the higher valua-
tions will serve to Offset what would
have been a marked reduction in
revenue
Mr.. Russell predicted the District
will collect personal property taxes in
1884 on approximately 10000 motor
vehicles. The lowest tax to be paid on
any Of these will be 81.
Taxes on the cars musI be paid be-
fore 1884 license tags are issued.
William A. Van Duzer, director OF the
Department of Vehicles and Traffic. is
preparing to start issuance of 1884
tags November 27. to give car owners
time TO procure the new plates before
December 81, when the 1888 tags eX-
plre. Tags for commercial vehicles and
buses, he said. may be distributed be-
fore November 81.
Applications to Be Mailed.
All applications for tags will be
mailed as in the last several years
None will be forwarded TO car owners
who moved without notifying Mr.. Van
Duzer's department, as required by
traffic regulations
Since Mr.. Van DuZer announced Sc =
eral weeks ago that 1881 tags would
not be ISSUED to any car owner whC-e
correct address is not on the record
of his department. more than 3,C02
have notified him of changes in az
dress. He believes there are 5000 c.
1000 others whose addresses are r0t
correct on the departments files.
Evening star., 1933-10-29
STUDY OF JEFFERSON
TO BE INAUGURATED
Young Democratic Clubs to Hear
DR.. Mayo and Others We'd
nesday Night.

Members Of the Young Democratic
Clubs of America will inaugurate q
Htical philosophy Wednesday night at
the Woman's National Democratic Club,
1926 New Hampshire avenue.
The meeting will be the first Of five
at which DR.. Bernard J. Mayo, pro-
fessor of American history at National
University, will discuss Jefferson and
his career. After DR.. Mayo's lectures,
members Of the club will conduct o
general discussion Of the subject.
Miss Clara e. Wellham. district chair
man of the Thomas Jefferson Founda.
ton, also viii address the meetings.
Evening star., 1933-10-29
D. {. FOOD PRICES
CONTINUE TO GAIN
Fiuures for Two Weeks 7qo
Higher Than for Same
Period Last Year.

Retail food prices in Washington
continued on the upgrade during the
two weeks ended October 10, according
to figures made public yesterday by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Labor
Department.
While Washington prices were rising
prices generally throughout the coun-
try showed a slight decline.
An increase of 0.4 per cent was re-
corded in the average price OF AZ
articles and foods studied by the Labor
Department in Washington. although
there were decreases in the average
price of 10 of these AZ items through
out the country including fresh
vegetables, fresh fruits, fresh beef, leg
of lamb, hams, lard, corn meal and
navy beans.
Per Cent Above 1892
Retail food prices in Washington were
nearly per cent above the price year
ago according to the figures.
For the country the index on retail
food prices was 1913. the year 1913
being the 100 basis for the index
This 10 per cent above the low point
on retail food prices was reached April
IS. 1893. when the index number regist
cred 904. Since that time retail food
prices have steadily increased, with only
few minor losses being recorded for
the country as a whole the decrease
reported for October 10. and a tenn
porary halt in the upward trend report
ed in August
Retail Movements Small.
Movements in retail prices were. in
the main. small. Eggs rose 7,3 per cent
during the period for the largest price
increase, while potatoes we're more than
10 per cent cheaper.
White bread rose l.3 per cent. while
butter rose 1T. while hens and leg Of
lamb dropped 19 and IA, respectively.
Beef prices declined with sirloin steak,
selling IT less. round steak 1.8 less,
rib roast 05 per cent less and chuck
n
Evening star., 1933-10-29
HEARINGS ON GAS
REOPEN TOMORROW
Commission Attempts to Fix
Property Values, Which
Affect Rates.

Formal public hearings on the pres
ent value of the properties of the
Washington and the Georgetown Gas
Light Co.'S, over which there is a dif-
ference OF millions of dollars in esti-
mates, will be resumed before the Pub
lie Utilities Commission at the District
Building tomorrow morning.
The resulting decision will have
bearing on charges TO gas company Gus
toners in the future since rates are
based on the rate of return on the
value of the utility property.
The hearings will be conducted by
Riley E. Elgen. acting chairman of the
commission, who announced yesterday
he plans to complete the case by
Thanksgiving day and would hold night
sessions If necessary. The hearings
started last March but were postponed
a number of times for various causes.
The latest delay was ordered IN the
hope that President Roosevelt might
name q successor to MAJ. Gen. Mason
M. Patrick. former chairman. who re-
signed, effective September 80, before
the case was resumed.
Chase Bank Interested.
In a decision which caused a post
mer, the commission ruled the foreign"
ownership interests parties to the case.
This brings into the matter the Wash
ington g. Suburban Cos, q MaSsachu-
setts common-law trust, which holds
title to the local companies.
The Chase National Bank OF New
York is q large holder of shares OF
beneficial interest in the Washington
g. Suburban Co.'S
When the hearings first started,
spokesmen for the companies an
nounced they would claim a joint
valuation Of about 100000, 900. 1t has
been stated the commissions experts
arrived at a figure of between s22, ,000,-
000 and s23,000,000.
Realty Value Disputed.
The first subject scheduled is the
value of the real estate holdings OF
the gas companies. Considerable de-
bate is anticipated on this phase. The
companies will have as witnesses Harold
E. Doyle. Washington real estate oper-
ator, and Charles A. Jones, formerly
a local realtor, who now Is an ofncial
O. the Federal Home Owners Loan
Corporation.
Stoddard M Stevens, jr., of the New
York firm of Sullivan & Cromwell, and
Wilton ]. Lambert of this city, will be
counsel for the companies whose wit
nesses will include A. c. Klein and S.
F. Rosters, engineers.
william A. Roberts will appear as
counsel for the commission. Richmond
B. Keech, peoples counsel. will partici-
nate in the case Sitting with Commits.
sioner Elgen will be Maj. John G. Got
walls. Engineer Commissioner, now the
only other member Of the utilities body.
Evening star., 1933-10-29
Owners to Pay About Same,
However, Owing to Rate
Reduction.
DISTRICT TO TAKE CUT
ON AUTO LEVY INCOME
Van Duzer Is Preparing to Begin
Issuance of Tags November q.
Applications to Be Mailed.

Valuations for 1894 personal property
taxes on automobiles will be 10 to IS
per cent higher in 1884 than this year.
but the actual tax paid by car owners
Will be about the same because of a
reduction in the tax rate from sl.7O
to s150.
The higher valuations will be re-
hected in assessments in connection
with the issuance of the 1884 automo-
bile tags TO be mailed out within the
next week by the Department Of We
hicles and Traffic. The work of noting
the assessment on the applications Will
be started Tuesday.
Charles A. Russell, assistant District
tax assessor, explained that the assess
merts are based on valuations recorded
in the National Used Car Market Re.
port The latest edition of this report
to be used for assessments, he said,
show valuations ranging from 10 TO l5
per cent higher than those in the re-
port last year. probably due to the Ma
tioraa1 Recovery Administration code
Evening star., 1933-10-29
Halloween Party Tomorrow.

POTOMAC, Nd, October % (Src-
ciaD The Potomac School PIT. A.
will hold Q Halloween party Monday
night at 3 o'clock In the school audi
torium.
Evening star., 1933-10-29
Present Department Store
Prices Well Above Former

articles
chants indicating trends prices There differences in prices
Evening star., 1933-09-06

"Father Of Mary Sawyer Permitted
to See His Daughter Late Yesterday
Afternoon"
So Mansfield Sawyer was in Holly
wood.
The nurse could see that her patient
was highly excited. She glared at the
chief of police. But Powell paid 40
attention to her.
Curt read on silently. Then sud-
denly he stared unbelievingly at the
printed page. There came to him al
most as great shock as the one he
had received the day 20 years before
when he had come home to fipd man
in his home with his wife The words
burned into his fevered brain:
Thomas Curtis Smith, jr. son OF
Mrs. Gloria Smith of Millstream,
va"
With a cry Curt hurled the paper
from him. Nurse Hanv;n made an at
tempt to quiet him as he grabbed the
amazed chief of police and shook him
by the shoulders with all the strength
his weakened condition would allow.
Bring that boy to me. Release him
and bring him to me this minute-or
I'll break your fool neck!"
Curt was sleeping when DR.. May
nard arrived When the nurse told
him what had happened he ordered
briskly:
Keep the police out of here III
let you know when he is ready to be
questioned. Have Powell thrown out
if he comes back-the idiot"
Curt slept for three hours. The first
natural sleep he'd had in days. He
awakened with a start. There was
Evening star., 1933-09-06

something he had to do. Oh, yes-see
that boy. Miss Hanvin could see that
he was waking in an excited state. She
hoped to avoid another session such as
she had gone through in the afternoon.
But she was worried when Curt raised
on an elbow and asked feverishly:
"Is-is that boy here yet?"
Miss Hanvin thought fast. Surely
DR.. Maynard wouldn't object to Curt
Little's seeing the old doctor friend
that had haunted the hospital for days
-brokenly begging information as to
whether Mr.. Little would live.
She smiled appeasingly:
"No-Mr Little, the young man isn't
here yet-there's a little delay, guess.
But there's a DR.. Sawyer out in the
lobby who has been waiting for several
days to see you. He says he's an old
friend of your family"
Curtis head swan dizzily. DR.. Saw
yer-at last. He said slowly:
"Yes-I'll see him. Privately, please"
Miss Hanvin went out. There was
only one thing that mattered. He must
find out who Thomas Curtis Smith, Jr.,
was. Even at the price of seeing the
man he hated with every breath.
A moment later Curt Little saw
through a red haze Mansfield Sawyer
framed in the doorway. The same
handsome DR. Sawyer, little stockier
and slightly stopped with age.
But there were the same pigeon-gray
eyes. and the black hair that was
touched bit with white. 1t was Saw
yer who spoke first.
well, Tom-we meet at last"
(To be continuedD
Evening star., 1933-09-06
INsTALLMENT XIV.

INSTALLMENT AAlN.
"HE paper swan before DR.. saw
ver's ewes. There on the front
page was a picture of his daugh-
ter, A striking likeness OF
Mary's head that biazed out at
him almost life size. Underneath was
a smaller pose of Tommy. He knew
then he'd been too late. DR.. Sawyer
aged 10 years as he read the story :,
Mary Mansfield Sawyer 6eautiiui I
18-year-old daughter of DR.. Mansfield
SAWYER of MillStream, Va, after an
all-night grilling by the authorities
stuck to her story that the fall which
Curt Little, millionaire movie mogul,
met in his airplane yesterday after
noon was accidental. Little, badly in
jured is believed dying in Jannings
Hospital.
Held with Miss Sawyer is Thomas
Smith, 10. also of MillStream, who until
a few weeks ago was engaged to MISS
Sawyer He admits fight took place
in Little's airplane yesterday When ne
rushed to the Little estate to try to
prevent his former fiancee eloping with
the multimillionaire to Mexico, but
denies intended murder.
Fulton Slater, pilot, was in his cabin,
but denies having heard the fight. He
covery of the movie promoter.
An effort will be made to question
'Freckle' Bryan, movie comedienne,
with whom Miss Sawyer lived, today
Miss Bryan underwent a serious opera
ton in Jannings Hospital last night
and is said to be in a serious condi-
ton"
There were several stories. but DR..
Sawyer had learned enough. The world,
he felt, had tumbled about his ears.
Broken, with a great fear tearing at
his heart. DR.. Sawyer got off the train
at Los Angeles and took taxi to
police headquarters. Hours later he
was still pleading for the chance to
a dozen Offices, dazed, incompetent, an
old man who was so frantic no one
paid any attention to him.
Late in the afternoon he had almost
given up hope of ever seeing his child.
But he had to find out who Curt Little
was-and if he would live. So, feverish-
ly, he searched for street car that
would take him to the JanningS Hos
pital.
1t was small private hospital There
was competent-loCking older nurse at
the information desk DR.. Sawyer ap-
preached her timidly.
Madame" he said in his gentle
Southern drawl, "if you'd be so kind
I'd like to see Mr.. Curt Little"
The nurse shook her head.
I'm sorry-the doctor has left orders
that no one is to see Mr.. Little. He is
still unconscious"
Couldn't l." his voice broke, couldn't
Just take little look at him. nurse?
1'm-I'm a doctor myself. An old
friend of his from home I used to be
his family physician. I must let his
family know how he is
The nurse mistook Dr. SaWyer's
broken manner for interest in an old
friend whom he believed dying. She
smiled and got up.
Il really shouldn't do this, but since
you were his family physician and know
his family, I'll let you step just inside
the door"
She led him down the corridor and
opened a door softly:
BE very quiet, please"
Evening star., 1933-09-06

know what to say. II she told him his
fiancee was in jail under arrest he
might get worse. She thought quickly
Miss Sawyer? Oh-I-she's been
calling to find out how you are, be-
lieve. But the doctor hasn't allowed
any visitors"
In q few seconds the head nurse ap-
peared at the door. She motioned to
Nurse Hanvin:
Chief of Police Powell is here and
insists upon seeing the patient Do
you think he's strong enough to answer
questions?"
Miss Hanvin shrugged:
Il couldn't say, really. But you know
how much difference that makes to
Powell, don't you The law doesn't
wait"
In a moment Powell's huge blue
coated figure loomed importantly in the
door. Miss Hanvin gave him q pleading
look:
Please be careful, Chief Powell. You
really should have waited until DR.
MAYNARD gave you permission to see
Mr.. Little
The officer patted her arm. familiarly.
Don't worry, little girl. I know my
/ stuff"
Miss Hanvin stood over by the door
Chief Powell bent over Curt solicitously
He had ambition to be mayor some day
and Little was man of power
Good afternoon, Mr.. Little-how
goes it?" the chief inquired Justify.
Curt looked up weakly.
I'm all right, chief. What are you
doing here?"
I'm taking matters into my own
hands-making this my personal Job. n
Powell sat down Importantly. st came
Evening star., 1933-09-06

had"
Curt closed his eyes wearily. He was
still very dizzy
I'm afraid don't know much about
it."
We've got the boy and the girl
locked up-waiting your orders" Powell
smiled unctiouSly. They'll get the
limit. Feel like telling me how it hap
pened?"
Curt half rose on his elbow. The
nurse hurriedly crossed the room and
begged him to lie down. He said,
angrily:
up?"
"Sure-why not?" Powell shrugged.
"She and the boy both What were
they trying to do? Make a getaway
with some of your dough. Was 1t q
little blackmail party?"
That's ridiculous! Has there been
anything in the papers about this
mess?"
Plenty" the chief admitted, dumbly,
| and Miss Hanvin gave him a disguised
look
Chief Powell pulled a paper from his
pocket. Curt took 1t from his hand.
At first he could not see. But in a
little while a part of the dizziness
| passed away and he looked at the
headline:
millionaire Slightly Improved in
Hospital; Former Ffancee and Suitor
| Still Held"
A little farther down he saw a
smaller head that sent his mind reel
| ing:
Evening star., 1933-09-06
PUPPY LOVE
hAlmo Sioux scmbery

A private nurse sat beside the bed OF
a man with his head swathed in band
ages. DR.. Sawyer studied the pain,
racked face a moment in stunned
silence.
1t was his old enemy.
X * x
Two days later Curt Little opened his
eyes. At first he could not remember
where he was. The room swan around
in circles When he was able to focus
his eyes he saw there was a nurse
bending over him.
He asked weakly:
Twelve been ill?"
yves, Mr.. Little" the nurse said
soothingly. You we're injured. Lie
quiet I must call your doctor"
The nurse went to the door and sig
nailed a probationer.
Tell Dr. Maynard Mr.. Little has re-
covered consciousness"
She went back and felt Curtis pulse.
1t had grown stronger. He closed his
eyes again and tried to remember. Sud-
denly it all came to him. He opened
his eyes again.
"Is-this a hospital?"
Eyes, Mr.. Little. You are in the jan
nings Hospital"
"Where-where is Miss Sawyer?"
The nurse was nonpulSed. She didn't
The Washington times., 1933-04-13
White House Gets
Clear Field For
Egg Rolling

Because members found that
everyone interested in egg roll
ing would rather attend the an
nual White House affair, the
Takoma Park Volunteer Fire
Department decided to drop its
plans for a contest this year at
a meeting last night.
The department voted to sup
port Chief Eugene Rainey of
Kensington for Maryland presi-
dent at the annual State con-
Vention at Westminster in June
and received an invitation to at
tend the Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia joint meeting May
10. Members voted to purchase
several new gas masks when 1t
was found in tests that the
masks given them were un-
uSable.