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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18
AIRPORT EXPECTED
TO Be CONTINUED
IN SPITE OF SALE.
Identity of Purchasers of
Washington Field Still
UndiscIosed.
SAME GROUP BELIEVED
AFTER HOOVER SITE.
Aviation Combine Is Thought to
Include One or More Local
Residents.

Confident that Washington Airport
and possibly Washington Hoover Air
port will be continued in operation as
an air terminal was expressed In avia-
ton circles here today despite the fact
no announcement has been made Of the
identity of the purchasers at public auc-
ton yesterday of Washington Airport.
Rumors are being circulated that the
purchasers are a group Of persons hav-
ing aviation interests here and In other
cities. and including one or more local
residents. It also was rumored the Ma
tional Aviation Corporation Of New
York, q holding company was inter-
ested in the purchase, but this could
not be confirmed.
May Bid at Hoover Field.
It was indicated the group which
bought Washington Airport through
Edward B. Burling, local attorney, will
be a bidder for Hoover Field when that
property Is offered for sale at public
auction at 2:30 pm. on July 81. For
this reason 1t Is not believed that the
identity of the purchasers or any def
mite announcement Of the plans will be
made prior to the sale Of the second
half of the airport property.
Hope that the two airport properties
will fall into the control of a single
party was expressed in aviation circles.
This would remove serious barrier to
the closing of the section Of Military
road between the two properties and
would make possible the development Of
both tracts as a single airport. The fact
that closing Of the road In the past
would have cut of Hoover Field from
public access and destroyed much Of
the value Of the property has been an
obstacle to such development in the
past.
Approval in Danger.
Should the merger Of the properties
fail. 1t was indicated there may be seri-
GUS risk of the Department Of Com
merce aeronautics branch failing to ap-
prove the continued operation Of the
airport. With the advent Of the new
high-speed transport planes it IS feared
that the area of the Washington Sec
ton Of the airport in itself may be in
sufficient for safe landings and takeoffs.
Washington Airport was purchased
for $432, 900, plus accrued taxes since
January /, last, and this amount in full
Is to be paid within 10 days from the
time of sale at noon yesterday. The
same terms are to be required IN the
case Of the Hoover Field sale, q cash
deposit Of $4,000 being required at the
time Of sale, the balance to be paid
within 10 days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18

dome, to house the 40-inch Ritchey-
Chretien aplanatic Photographic tele-
scope now being built by Prof. George
w. Ritchey, constructor Of the 100-inch
Mount Wilson telescope and also Of the
60-inch Yerkes telescope, and another
new dome, which will house the new
15-inch wide-angle Photographic tele-
scope. Into these new buildings numer-
GUS new ideas have been embodied. The
domes are revolved by electricity and
are nearing completion.
The District assessor said that his
office has a valuation Of 81, 442 400. He
explained that this Is valued upon the
basis of $4,000 an acre for the. u
acres. He added that his Office values
the buildings and Improvements on the
observatory property at 100000.
The Mount Weather tract comprises
nearly 100 acres on the mountain very
close by what Is known as Smokers Gap.
The Weather Bureau built an observa-
ton station there nearly 40 years ago,
and abandoned 1t nearly 20 years ago.
Since then 1t has been unused. Upon
the property are several buildings, In
Guiding two fairly good stone houses
and a frame cottage and other minor
buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18

lishment here on Observatory Hill. in
the opinion Of naval authorities. Fur
ther, these officials assert, the buildings
could not be constructed for the same
money, In view Of the fact that costs
are rising.
Buildings Being Completed.
The Navy Is just completing three
new scientific buildings at the Naval
Observatory. This, more than ever.
initiates against moving the establish
ment, in view Of the delays that would
be occasioned by a shift to Mount
Weather, with the Government deprived
of the use Of the new buildings, for
which 1t has Just paid a great many
thousands Of dollars. A new clock vault
has recently been completed, under
which the temperature is kept con-
slant, so that the exact time may be
flashed by radio and telegraph all over
the United States.
In Capt. Hellweg's report, he listed q
number Of disadvantages at Mount
Weather. Prominent among these is
the lack Of proper electrical facilities.
The Government would have to build
its own power plant up the mountain
or do what the farmers have been un-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18
FIRST OF WIDENING
SUITS IS DECIDED
Compensation Il Given for Land
Taken for Work on Wis
consin Avenue.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, July 18.-The first
of 10 condemnation suits instituted by
the County Commissioners to acquire
property on the west side Of Wisconsin
avenue needed to widen and improve
that thoroughfare from the District Of
Columbia line to Bradley lane was de-
cided in the Circuit Court here yes
terday afternoon, when q jury awarded
Joseph w. Trimble and Lucille Trimble
s677.80 for a strip of land approx
mately IL feet wide and containing
1852 square feet Of land. $451.87 being
apportioned to Mr.. Trimble and $225.93
to Mrs. Trimble. The property Is at
the corner of Wisconsin avenue and
Davidson drive.
The amount allowed represented 40
cents square foot for the land and
$25 for hedge on the property. It
was explained that the commissioners
and owners we're unable to agree upon
price and that condemnation proceed
tngs were, therefore, necessary.
Immediately after the verdict was
rendered, jury to try the case Of the
commissioners against Apharetta Davis
and others was inpaneled. The jury
visited the property and thus paved
the way for beginning the testimony at
$3.50 o'clock this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18
HELD FOR KILLING
Her SWEETHEART
Frances Allen, Accused of Shoot
ing Colored Man, Must
Face Trial.

Frances c. Allen, 20. was held for
grand Jury action IN the fatal shooting
of her colored sweetheart, Albert
Fletcher. "a, yesterday. by coroners
Jury.
dict was read by Deputy Coroner
Christopher J. Murphy, who, with Act
ing Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald,
presided at the inquest. Policewomen
had to give her restoratives before she
could be taken to the District jail.
The verdict was announced after
two hours testimony, mostly by rela-
tives and friends Of the dead man.
They told the jury Miss Allen had
known Fletcher was colored for some
time, but insisted his race made no
difference"
This was denied, however, by Miss
Allen, who voluntarily told q detailed
story Of her relations with Fletcher.
Describing the shooting, which oc-
Cured early Friday, Miss Allen said
she purchased the 32-caliber pistol
with the Intention Of killing herself,
after she learned her sweetheart was
colored. She left her apartmnt with
the gun with the intention Of ending
hef lie, she SalQ, Wueu FIetCneI oIoSc
up. She bad the gun under her coat,
she said, but he pulled her arm out and
tried to take the weapon away from her.
During the scufie, she added, the pis-
toll was discharged, the bullet piercing
Fletcher's chest and embedding Itself
near his spine. He died In Emergency
Hospital short time later, refusing,
according to the testimony Of other wit
nesses, to give an account Of the shoot
ing.
Miss Fletcher told reporters after the
inquest she disappeared from lion
N. Y, before she came to Washington,
and her parents did not know her
whereabouts until after her arrest.
They have arranged to employ counsel
for her, abe said. and some Of her
relatives are expected 70 come hsso
within HI nan 1e1 daQA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18

Loyalty and determination are be-
hind q petition which Western High
School students are preparing to carry
to the White House this afternoon for
the reinstatement Of their mechanical
drawing teacher.
Personal loyalty to Mrs. Page Kirk,
who resigned at conclusion Of the reg
ular term because her husband, DR..
Edwin Kirk, Is employed In the Geo.
logical Survey, played 8 large part
In the action Of the students Is did
their resolve TO continue the study
Of mechanical drawing under favorable
conditions.
After ~ years Of teaching in the
public schools, Mrs. Kirk was obliged
TO resign under economy rulings with
regard to husband and wife In Gov
eminent employ. without the knowl-
edge Of Mrs. Kirk, her pupils called q
meeting and drew up . petition OF
protest which q boys signed. The
Tier resignation YIN leavs the me-
chanieal drawing department. without
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18
newman IS NAMED
FINANCIAL ADVISER
Former D. C. Commissioner
Accepts Position With
Dominican Republic.

Oliver P. Newman, former District
Commissioner and for many years q
newspaper man in Washington, has
been appointed financial and economic
adviser to the Dominican Republic.
Mr. Newman will leave Washington
to take up his duties within the next
two or three weeks. He has just recently
returned from Santo Domingo, where
he discussed the offer of this highly i'm
portant position with President Rafael
L. Trujillo. The President had rendered
the offer of this confidential post to
Mr.. Newman some weeks ago, and be-
fore the latter sailed for the United
States he accepted, with the promise he
would return.
Approval Forthcoming.
In the meantime the approval of the
State Department, which is necessary
because of treaty between the United
States and Santo Domingo, drawn up
with view to protecting the interest OF
American bond and property holders
was forthcoming.
Mr.. Newman, who IS q native OF
Iowa. came to Washington as q news
paper man more than 20 years ago. He
was appointed by President Wilson as
member OF the Board OF District Com
missioners in 1913, and was reappointed
for another term. He only served one
year of the latter, however, when he
resigned to 60 to the officers training
camp at Fort Myer, from which he was
graduated and was commissioned In the
Field Artillery.
Public Relations Counsel
At the end of the World War he went
back to civilian life with the rank of
major. For the last several years Mr.
Newman has been engaged as a public
relations counsel with headquarters In
this city and New York He became q
close friend of President Roosevelt
when the latter was Assistant Secretary
of the Navy, and IS close friend OF
Secretary Of State Hull, with whom he
served as assistant when the latter was
chairman Of the National Democratic
Committee,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18
Anew Deal" Is Inaugurated
By New Keeper of D.. C. Morgue
Complete Transcripts of
Testimony at Inquests
Is Recorded.
TINE District Morgue is putting on
q new deal of its own.

TINE District Morgue is putting on
q new deal Of its own.
Under its new master, ]. Brad
i ley Mccoy, who has been given
the official title, chief clerk Of
the coroner's Office" the morgue, for
the first time In its history. is keeping
complete transcripts Of the testimony
at all inquests.
Mccoy, for the past three years
clerk in the street division of the High
way Department, was placed In charge
Of the morgue following the recent re-
tirement of William Schoneberger, mas
ter Of the morgue for more than 40
years.
An expert stenographer and ONCE
worker, Mccoy, who took charge Of the
morgue only couple Of weeks ago.
already has installed q new and more
up-to-date filing system, In addition to
inaugurating the new transcript policy.
Unlike his predecessor, who was on
duty virtually all the time, Mccoy keeps
regular ONCE hours-from $50 am. to
$50 p.m.-but he does it seven days q
week His assistants, william Estes
and Joseph Small, each spend every
other night at the morgue, however.
thus keeping the place on q 24-hour
basis.
Mccoy came to Warrington In 1929
from Cincinnati, where he conducted an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18
MRS.N0RT0N URGES.
.F|VE-CENT BUS FARE.
Asks Commission to Provide
Lower Cost for Short
HauIs in City.

Representative Norton Of New jersey,
chairman Of the House District Com
mittee. urged the adoption Of q s.
cent fare on q short-haul bus service
for Government employees in south
west washington In q letter received
today by the Public Utilities Com
mission.
The commission also has before It
lengthy briefs from the Washington
Railway & Electric Co. and the Capital
Traction Co. vigorously opposing grant,
ing the petition Of two suburban bus
companies to render such service, claim
ing it would be unfair competition to
street car companies
The debate centers around petitions
of the Alexandria Bancroft Washington
Fairfax Motor Transportation Co. to be
permitted to serve passengers at points
along their routes in the District, be-
tween Highway Bridge and their ter
minal at Tenth and D streets. They
now are permitted to pick up passengers
only at the Tourist Camp.
Agree to Give Service.
Heads of both these suburban COM
panies at the hearing before the COM
mission recently agreed to render the
local service at 5 cents, without trans
fer privileges. They previously had
rendered such service until the COM
mission threatened prosecution for vio-
lation Of q commission order against 1t.
The petitions for the service are sup
ported by Richmond B. Keech, peoples
counsel, who sees good opportunity to
try out a Scent fare for q short haul,
which he has advocated several times.
-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18
EDUCATION committee
OF 'Y ADDS MEMBERS
DR.. Walton c. John and II. Ran
do1ph Barbee Appointed by
DR.. Arthur c. Christie.

DR.. Walton G. John, senior specialist
in higher education, United States
ONCE of Education, and H. Randolph
Barbee, local business executive, have
been added to the committee on educa-
ton Of the Washington Young Mems
Christian Association
The committee, of which George A.
Lewis is chairman, superviseS educa-
tional policies of the Y. M. c. A., which
conducts Southeastern University, the
Washington Preparatory School and the
Woodward School for Boys. The In
situations are directed by DR.. James A.
Bell, Y. M. c. A. director Of education.
DR.. John has been engaged in edu-
cational research for the Government
for q number of years. He has long
shown an active interest in the Y. M.
c. A. educational program. Mr.. Bar
bee Is secretary Of the Federal Storage
Co. The new members will serve one
year terms.
The appointments were made by DR..
Arthur c. Christie, president Of the
Y. M. G. A. and ex-oficio of the board
Of trustees Of Southeastern Univer-
sity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18
STUDY OF MEAT PRICES
ASKED FOR TAX BASIS

With view to levying . conversion
tax ON live stock, farm administrator
have requested the Bureau Of Agricul-
tural Economics to make . study Of
meat prices.
The survey which supplements others
under way into products upon which .
processing tax already has been ordered,
will be made to prevent pyramiding Of
the levy and profiteering In general.
Experts Of the bureau are seeking TO
determine whether increased meat
prices have been In exact proportions
to the movement Of live stock prices
and to learn whether the anticipation
of o tax by the meat industries has
any tendency to boost prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18
POLICE JOIN SEARCH
FOR five MISSING BOYS

Police today were aiding In q search
for i've boys reported missing from their
homes.
Three Of them, Junior spivey. IS, 22s
Bryant street northeast: George Snyder,
Is, Of 208 Cromwell Terrace northeast.
and Stanley Mills, ~, of 2401 Third
street northeast, are thought to be to-
gether, perhaps ON their way to In
diana, police were told. Police aid was
asked by relatives shortly after they dis
appeared last night.
Raymond Anderson, II, Of 33l4 M
street, was thought to be camping with
another boy along the Potomac River
either In the District or nearby Mary
land, It Is said. The other boy reported
missing Is George Thamaks, 6, 1915
Fourteenth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18
NAVY SEEKS FUNDS
/. FOR TESTING BASIN
Admiral Parsons Includes
Project in Public Works
Recommendations.

Naval officials exject to secure funds,
under the public works program, for
construction Of . new experimental
ship model testing basin hese. to re-
place the present facilities at the WASH
ington Navy Yard that are considered
obsolete.
Rear Amiral A. L. Parsons, chief Of
the Bureau Of Yards and Docks. has
included this project In his recommen-
dations to the Public Works Admins
tration. 1t was learned today. Under
the Nays shore station building pro-
gram, If the money Is given for the
new testing basin, it will be constructed
In Maryland beyond the District line.
of Conduit road. as recommended by
the National Capital Park and Planning
Commission. Borings we're taken at
that locality, after several other sites
were explored, and It was established
that the rock foundations there are
such that they will not permit the water
to seep through.
Inasmuch as the Navy u about to
launch forth on q 32-ship building
program, for which funds have already
been allocated, 1t Is considered desir-
able that q modern model basin estab-
nshment, with several basins and with
working space for carrying on more
than one project simultaneously be
set up without delay. Bids for build
ing the ships will be opened ON July Is.
Naval officials point out that at the
Washington Navy Yard, "the present
basin not only is too small for high
speed, friction and maneuvering trials,
but 1t has to be used for these and
for all other work" With the present
inadequate facilities they say, "a large
amount of work cannot be accom-
plished with any reasonable degree Of
satisfaction"
Of1cials Of the Bureau Of Con-
struction and Repair assert that they
consider "the project of building the
new basin Of the greatest national i'm
portance in view Of its bearing ON mer-
chant ship building as well as ON naval
work"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18
YOUTHS TO PETITION PRESIDENT
TO REINSTATE DRAWING TEACHER
Show Loyalty to Western High Instructor Out Under
Marriage Clause of Economy Act.

any instructor and will make 1t i'm
possible for large body Of students to
continue their course Of instruction"
Mrs. kirk founded the mechanical
drawing department at the school, Of
fering instruction which the students
feel Is indispensable IN their prepara-
ton for their lie work. Many Of the
boys hope to enter either Annapolis,
West Point, o. engineering colleges.
A meeting at which the petition was
framed assembled ct the call Of Walter
r. Hendricks, IT,. 2326 Thirty seventh
street, honor student and member Of
Westerns Mechanical Drawing Club.
Mrs. Kirk, speakers pointed out. Is
widely known as an authority On the
subject Of mechanical drawing.
It was unanimously decided to send
. student delegation to the White
House later today, asking for an execu-
tive order for the reinstatement Of Mrs.
Kirk without disturbing the status Of
her husband. . scientist with the
Geological oHveH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18
KING WOULD PUT
|ALL PARKS UNDER
D. c. COMMISSIONER
Tells Douglas Control Could
Be Given Engineer Head
Temporarily.
CITES REORGANIZATION
OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Does Not Want Purely District
Functions Administered by
Minor Interior Official.

The letter Chairman King of the
Senate District Committee wrote to
Budget Director Douglas yesterday
urging transfer to the District govern
ment Of he park and recreational
functions Of the Office Of Public Build
ings and Public Parks, contained sug-
gestion that this park control could be
Engineer Commissioner of the District
pending further study of the problem.
This became known today when the
text Of the letter was made available.
Under the Presidents general reor-
ganization plan of June 10, the func-
tons of the Once Of Public Buildings
and Public Parks would go to the In
terror Department Senator Kings
letter reminds the budget director that
his office and the Senate District Com
mittee Is studying possible reor-
ganization Of the District government,
and I believe it would be unfortunate
II anything were done with the park
and recreational system of the District
Of Columbia which would handicap OF
embarrass logical administrative pro-
gram when the final conclusions as to
the form and divisions of the District
Of Columbia government are reached"
Duplicated Commissioner Duties.
Senator King began the letter by
stating that the Office Of Public Build
ings and Public Parks has by accre-
ton acquired jurisdiction over the con-
struction, maintenance and operation
Of the municipal park areas in the Dis
trio. Of Columbia" In its present form,
he said, 1t duplicated in many particu-
lars the duties of the District Commits
SionerS.
The Senator next pointed out that
the District Of Columbia appropriation
act carries appropriations for personal
services, general expenses and main
tenance work under the ONCE Of Public
Buildings and Public Parks and for the
Park Police Force.
las a member ex-oficio Of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission. cannot see the advantage of
this separation Of activities ard duph-
cation Of staff. am firmly convinced
that by Executive order a transfer of
relating particularly to the District of
Columbia and its people may be made
appropriately and officially to the Or
gained departments Of the District
government.
Difficult to Justify.
IF the executive order were so
drafted as to provide that temporarily
at least the Engineer Commissioner Of
the District Of Columbia should assume
all duties Of the director Of the Office
Of Public Buildings and Public Parks,
with the exception Of those relating to
the care Of Federal buildings and mon
uments and the areas Immediately sur
rounding them, 1t would require but a
short time to clarity the line of division
between functions purely local and
those Federal In scope.
THE control and disbursements Of
District Of Columbia appropriations by
the director of q minor Office of the
Department of Interior Is not only diff
cult to justify as an administrative
principle, but is conducive Of further
duplication in administrative STATS"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18
Race ExterminatOr
Is Arrested Making
Speech on Corner
COlOred Man Tells Police
He Was Sent to Do
Wholesale Killing.

Frank Jordan. colored, was outlining
quite an extensive program this morn
ing when police arrested him a. he
grated on the corner Of Fifteenth street
and Florida avenue.
Jordan was telling the assembly
which had grown to such proportions 1t
was interfering with workmen In the
street near the intersection-that the
Lord had sent him to kill all people and
particularly policemen.
Omcer r. C. Cunningham Of the
Trafnc Bureau took Jordan, who Is
about so and gave no address, to the
second precinct for booking, then to
0allinger, where he Is undergoing mem
tai observation. He was hatlesA coat
les and tieleaa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18
10TH BABY IS NAMED ELEANOR,
AS JOBLESS FATHER FINDS WORK
42-Year-Old Mother Shows Gratitude for Better Times
by Selecting First Lady's Name

at. home, were hard put to tito make
ends meet during the - jobless months.
Consequently, the arrival Of q baby
girl was occasion for q dual celebra-
ton, which will be fittingly climaxed as
soon at the formal christening.
zanelotti, q cement f1nisher and q
native of Italy, and Mrs. Zanelotti were
married "a years ago. One Of their
children lives in Italy and two others
are married and have homes Of their
own. The children's ages range from
3 days to "a years.
The mother, now only "a years old,
reared most q them IN WashinStoR