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Evening star., 1933-08-03
POLICE 3D-DEGREE
CHARGES UP TODAY
Shimon and Christian Hear.
ing Scheduled to Be Held
Before Schwartz.

Third-degree charges against third
precinct Detectives Joseph w. Shimon
and William v. Christian were sched-
uled to be aired today before Assistant
United States Attorney Milford S.
Schwartz. Eliza T. Ford, crippled So
year-old colored janitor, said he would
apply then for assault warrants against
the two men.
Inspector Traddeus r. Bean. appoint
ed by Acting Police Supt. L. I. H. Ed
wards to investigate Ford's charges,
said he would present the result Of his
inquiry to Schwartz. Bean said he
would bring with him to the conference
at Police Court w. H. Tinsman of the
Frazee Potomac Laundry Co., whom
Ford claims was present when he was
attacked by Christian Capt. Edward j.
Kelly, precinct commander: Detectives
r. E. Talbot and j. F. Phelps and Pa
trolmen j. j. Fitzpatrick. station clerk,
and E. F. Lowery, patrol driver, who
locked Ford in cell after the alleged
assault.
Kelly in Office at Time.
Capt. Kelly told newspaper men he was
in his Office at the time Ford was being
questioned in an adjoining room by
Shimon and Christian about the theft
of a laundry package from the Marion
Apartment. 1000 H street, of which the
complainant is ta1Iitor.
Ford never complained to me Of
being struck" said Capt. Kelly. and Il
saw him at least three or four times
that day (Thursday, July 20) AS a
matter of fact, looked into the room
while he was being questioned and
everything was quiet"
Both Inspector Bean and Capt. Kelly
said Lowery, to whom Ford said he
complained of the attack, denied the
incident and neither he nor Fitzpatrick,
the station clerk, had any knowledge
of the alleged assault.
The two officers said the first they
knew of the incident was when In
spector Edwards referred to them q
statement by Archie Rice. writer, who
said he was president Of the Leland
Stamford class of which former Presi-
dent Hoover was a member, IN wnlcn
he charged Ford had been struck IN the
Saw Attorney First.
Asked today why he had not com
planned Of the alleged attack to Capt.
kelly, Ford said he had thought it bet
ter to take the matter up first with
his attorney, Edward O'Connen. He
claimed the arrest cost him altogether
s54. S35 for the teeth, SIS for lawyers
fees and "a in loss of wages
Last Monday Thomas B. washington, q,
"a. colored, claimed Shimon and Chris
tian attacked him with their fHts, put
the charges were ignored when ne de-
clined to prosecute. The detectives were
Suspended as a result of Washington's S
charges and will continue in that
status until the outcome of the Ford
case.
Evening star., 1933-08-03

The radio chimes had just sounded
the 5:45 station break yesterday after
noon when Samuel H. Kaufman,
fatigued from the heat Of day at the
Office, entered his home IN q fashion,
able section of the city. His family
was away, the servants were on leave
and he was alone.
The emptiness and loneliness Of the
house. seemed to him, to be as depress-
ing as the heat. So he whistled and
hummed as lonely individuals some
times will do.
Upstairs. a few minutes later, Mr..
Kaufman went to dyess for dinner
engagement. In the bed room an open
closet door greeted his eyes. The light
was burning in the closet. His clothes
were strewn about the bed. There was
strange feeling IN his throat-a feeling
that comes to a man In distress.
Sees Unknown Coat.
Unconsciously, he walked to the bed,
and In the heap Of clothes, he discerned
a black alpaca coat, coat he did not
remember having ever eve ,t,,;tsd owned; TT to1S
him he was not alone in the room.
To the bedside telephone he went
instinctively "Give me the police,
quick" he told the operator. Quickly
the connection was put through to
the third precinct.
There's someone in my house, send
I'D an officer" he nervously shouted to
the desk clerk at No. 8.
Where to-" came the response from
the desk clerk.
"The address is 2442"-
Before he could name the street. how
ever, something bumped his leg from
under the very bed on which he was
sitting. A moment later, q human form
rolled out from under the bed. He
jumped to his feet. the telephone went
flying on the bed.
Evening star., 1933-08-03
Senator Copeland Declares
Next Congress Should Try
to Fix Fair Basis.
FAVORS SURPRISES USE
FOR PROVIDING WORK
Funds Belong to Capital and Should
Be Made Available, He Says.
Thomas Urges Fiscal Rule.

Hearings for the purpose Of trying to
work out a more equitable method of
apportioning the expenses of the Ma
tional Capital between the Federal and
District governments will be held some
time in October or November, it was
indicated today by Senator Copeland,
Democrat, of New York. chairman of a
special subcommittee on District taxa
ton for the Senate District Commit
tee
The New York Senator believes the
next session of Congress should try to
arrive at some fair basis for determin-
ing the obligations of the United States
and the local community in the upkeep
of the Federal city, that would avoid
the controversy which arises annually
between the House and Senate under
the present practice of appropriating
an arbitrary lump sum each year as
the Federal share Of the District sup
ply bill. During the past two years the
House has succeeded in bringing about
heavy reductions in the Federal lump
sum.
Senator Copeland, who is in the
city for a few days on national prob
lens, said he intends to take up the
fiscal relations questions in the Fall.
The New Yorker also came to the sup
port yesterday of the District Commis-
sioners in their application to the
Budget Bureau for authority to use
Sl,500,000 of surplus gas tax money
and $500 600 of the water fund sur
plus on work projects%
Senator Copeland was especially en-
phatic in declaring that the money to
start the Calvert street Bridge, which
would come from the gas tax fund, be
made available. Under the 1884 ap-
preparation act, the Budget Director
Is given the power of deciding whether
these surplus funds can be spent.
The surplus funds belong entirely
to the District, cannot be used for any
other purpose and should be made
available" Senator Copeland declared.
Definite Ratio Favored.
Senator Copeland's belief that an ef-
fort should be made to reach some
EQUITABLE solution of the fiscal rela-
tions problem is shared by Senator
Thomas, Democrat. of Oklahoma. who
heads the subcommittee in charge OF
District appropriations bills for the
Appropriations Committee. Senator
Thomas declared few weeks ago that
he would favor some definite ratio
rule. He suggested at that time that
as soon as new District Commissioners
are named by the President, one OF
their first duties should be to study the
fiscal relations issue.
Evening star., 1933-08-03
VICTIM OF CEMETERY
FIGHT STILL IN COMA
Michael Hockstfa's Skull Frac-
tured in Dispute Over Anti
War Literature.

With . fractured skull, Michael
Hockstra, 81, of 525 fwenty-third
street. remained semi-conscious at Gal
linger Hospital today after he was
struck by q guard who sought to pre-
vent him from distributing handbills
among emergency relief workers on
made" Jobs in Arlington National
Cemetery Tuesday.
IN an afidavit, the guard, Edgar Bea-
yer, said: He assaulted me and struck
him once with my hand" Hockstra, .
former laborer at the cemetery, had
gone there to distribute international
Anti-War day" handbills. He was said
to have resisted when ordered to stop
disturbing the workers. and received q
blow which knocked him to the pave
ment.
Hockstra's condition was described
today - critical Cemetery omcials
said Beaver was "only doing his duty"
The injured man was given first aid
at Fort Myer Hospital before being sent
to 0allinger.
Evening star., 1933-08-03
HOME BORROWERS
GIVEN ASSURANCES
Loan Authorities Say Re-
quests for Federal Aid
Are Confidential.

Possibility that some home owners
in distress have been holding of"
applying to the Home Owners Loan
Corporation for Federal aid In refinanc-
ing their mortgage, due to embarrass-
ment, today led the local Office to stress
that there should be no more hesitancy
about applying for a loan from this
agency than was shown by banks and
other institutions in applying for loans
from the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration."
Paul J. FrizzeIl, assistant manager of
the District Office, who has charge of
relations with the public. said instances
had come to his attention where home
owners have expressed chagrin at
having to come to the agency to outline
their financial affairs.
Treated In Confidence.
These matters are treated in the
strictest confidence by U.s." Frizzell said,
"and no home buyer in difficulties
should hesitate about taking advantage
of Federal aid in order to save his
home"
The stream Of prospective borrowers
to file into the Office lessened somewhat
today, and the work of appraising
properties of early applicants was about
to begin.
While some cases of lack Of willing
ness on the part of mortgages to ac-
cept bonds of the Home Owners Loan
Corporation In exchange for mortgages
have come to the attention Of the local
Office, there is a pronounced change in
attitude by mortgage holders in this
regard, Charles A. Jones, District man
ager, said.
Marked Effect Shown.
Announcement that the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation would accept
the bonds as collateral security on loans
at 80 per cent of their par value, and
that the Treasury would accept the
bonds at par as collateral security
against deposits of public monies with
repositories designated by it, has had
marked effect In favor Of the bonds
Jones said.
In certain cases, mortgages who at
first declined to aid Q distressed home
owner by accepting the corporation's
bonds have reconsidered and offered to
do so, the District manager said.
Evening star., 1933-08-03
Standard COlOrs for Auto Tags
Sought to Auoid Implications
States Asked by Va1,
Duzer to York Out
Scheme.

Motor vehicle commissioners Of the
country, at the suggestion OF William A.
Van Duzer, Washington's traffic director,
are planning to get together to work out
q standard color combination for license
tags to eliminate the confusing duplica-
tions that now exist
Van Duzer has found, after an ex-
haustive study. that too many States
in close proximity to one another are
using identical color combinations-a
condition which makes 1t difiicult to
identify a car, especially when 1t Is
speeding along highway.
For instance, black figures on white
background is the combination used this
year by four States IN the eastern part
of the country-Virginia Rhode Island,
South Carolina and Michigan. These
States are all in touring range Of one
another
Seven States are using the color COM
bination, white figures on a green back
ground Kentucky, Mis-
sissippi, North Dakota, Montana, Wash
ington and Nevada. Three Of these
States, Washington, Montana and North
Dakota. adjoin one another.
Figures Aren't All Plain.
A combination Of white figures on a
blue background Is used by eight States
Vermont, South Carolina, Georgia,
Maryland, Alabama. Illinois, Iowa and
Kansas
The Districts color combination Of
chrome, yellow and black is used by
three States-West Virginia Oregon and
Oklahoma.
The only distinctive combination red
letters on a black background, rs used
by New Jersey. Van Du5er. however,
claims this is decidedly poor combina-
tion for visibility.
Van Duzer also found that the design
of the letters and figures on the tags
of a number of States is not the best in
many instances. Certain figures, he
said. are difficult to distinguish even
under daylight conditions. In general,
he pointed out, dark letters and figures
on light background are more readily
visible and legible than light colored
letters and figures on dark background.
Van Duzers proposal to solve the
problem would involve a color-zone
system. He would divide the United
States into four or five geographical
areas, and In each assign a color COM
bination that would not overlap in any
of the States in the zone. Under this
plan. he explained, only four or five
widely scattered States would be using
the same color combination. The black
and white combination, for instance, he
Evening star., 1933-08-03
Trapeze Safe for 58-Year-Old
Once Bull Fighter in Spain
Circus Performer Pleases
Wife by Changing
Jobs.

His last job was too dangerous to suit
his wife, so Enrico Diaz, at So, is court
ing health and longevity by somer-
saulting from flying trapeze, probably
the oldest aerialist in circus life.
1t was 80 years back. as Diaz recalled
Yesterday. when the wife strongly urged
him to change jobs. Diaz, then a mata-
dor Of old Seville, turned more fips
off a mad bulls horns than he ever did
from a trapeze.
That bull tossed Diaz into hospital
and the impetus, coupled with such as
his wife could add, was enough to send
him all the way across the Atlantic.
Since then Diaz has played safe, he
said, spinning from circus high wires.
Yesterday his agile grace and pre-
cision at the performances Of Hagen
beck-Wallace Circus won as much
applause as that of many younger
entertainer.
Between shows DiaZ chatted with a
newspaper man backstage while clowns
and elephants, trained ponies and per-
formers in their gaudy paraphernalia
filed by the dressing tent to and from
the arena.
Few indeed are the trapeze artists
still going on twice day at his age.
But Diaz was born to the slife, son OF
the owner of a large European cir
Gus and grandson Of one of the Cont
nents most famous clowns.
1t was his training as a child, Diaz
felt, which enables him to carry on
while younger men fall out.
See that?" said DiaZ, pointing to
a quirt in the hand of a passing rider.
When I needed it, my father gave
it to me! II do the trick wrong, I
get the beating! Fair enough, what?
They don't train performers that way
these days. not like my father trained
me, and his father trained him.
I've children of my own, boy
and two girls. But my wife and I,
we're not SO stern. So the girls, they
grow up to the business work,
they did, in vaudeville, but they marry
and quit.
"As for me, it's the only life know,
or ever have; that's why I've stuck so
long AS far back as can remember,
I knew how to clown, tumble, do
trapeze work
"If get of the routine now for just
a few weeks I get sick. My head, she
Evening star., 1933-08-03

hurts and I'm all upset. Back at work
I'm all right again.
Il never thought I'd leave the bull
ring. But I didn't know those bulls,
although I had killed plenty-three or
four hundred.
You Americans don't know what
bulls they have in Spain. You have
lady bulls, cows, in this country. Over
there their necks are so big" D1az
flexed his arms in huge circle, they
have horns so sharp, and they run so
fast.
II know. You should see the scars
on my legs and body. Three times
that bull gored me before they could
get him away"
Diaz never breaks training, he said.
Just before the night performance he
allows himself cigarette, sometimes
two, II it is a special occasion. He
rarely drinks; half a glass of wine,
perhaps, but no more.
Its no good for the nerves." he
said "You need steady nerves on the
trapeze, but in the bull ring man
must be all ice. He gets excite. jumps
about, one slip :" With sweep
ing gesture, Diaz showed what befell
nervous matadors
The show will have two performances.
at and pm. today, before moving
on to Richmond for a one-day stand
in the Virginia capital tomorrow.
Evening star., 1933-08-03
MARRIED TEACHERS.
!. MAY Be RETAINED,
Board Seeks Plan Which
Would Keep Efficient Work.
ers in School System.
Concerned over the loss Of excep

Concerned over the loss Of exceptional
teachers who have been obliged to
resign in order to protect their huS-
bands positions under the marriage
clause in the economy program, the
Board of Education in special session
late yesterday agreed to undertake to
reinstate its married teachers.
Henry l. Quinn, new member, who
was attending his second board meeting
revealed himself the champion Of the
really efficient married teachers when
he told the board he would make .
thorough study Of the legislation and
rules governing the employment of hus-
bands and wives in the Government
service with view to returning to the
board some plan by which the teachers
Others Back Program.
In this stand, Quinn was allied with
Mrs Henry Grattan Doyle, vice presi-
dent of the board, and Henry Gilligan,
chairman of the boards Legislative
Committee.
Citing the case of Mrs. Page Kirk,
teacher of mechanical drawing at
Western High School, who resigned be-
cause her husband is employed In the
Geological Survey, board members flrst
were inclined to request her reinstate-
ment by executive order OF President
Roosevelt. A group Of 48 Of Mrs. KIRK S
students had addressed q petition Tor
her reinstatement to the President re-
Gently and this petition was referred
by the White House to the District
Commissioners who, in turn, passed 1t
on to the Board of Education.
At the suggestion of DR.. Hayden
johnson. president of the board, how
ever, the board withheld action on the
ground reinstatement of Mrs. Kirk in
her school position might place Dr.
Kinks position in the Geological Sur
very in jeopardy. Dr. Johnson pointed
out, that since Mrs. Kirk herself had
made no request for reinstatement. he
was of the opinion the board on its
own initiative should not undertake
measures which in the final analysis
might work to the disadvantage Of
the couple involved.
Action Is Deferred.
The board members agreed and with
held action.
Further discussion showed some
teachers who are forced now to resign
probably would not be eligible for re-
instatement if the marriage clause later
is relaxed 1t developed that some of
the married women who have quit the
service do not have the academic de-
gree now required for teachers, and
others are As years old or more, while
some are confronted with both these
hazards. The school boards rules now
require a candidate for teaching po-
sition to have an academic degree and
to be less than As at the time OF ap-
pointment.
It was when this point was brought
out that Mr. Quinn announced his de-
termination to study the whole question
of laws and board rules with view to
evolving plan for the return to the
service of the really good teachers"
who have been obliged to leave. Mr..
Quinn, Mr. Gilligan and President
Johnson are lawyers.
Evening star., 1933-08-03
K, OF c. TO HOLD PRAYER
SERVICE FOR O. J. LE BEAU
Former Employe of Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing Died
Tuesday.

Oliver J. LIE Beau, former employe OF
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
and later partner in the National Shoe
Finding House, died Tuesday at Prov1-
dence Hospital.
The washington Council Of the
knights of Columbus will hold spe-
cial prayer service for him tonight AZ
the home Of his sister, Mrs. John G.
Shaw. 4808 Seventeenth street. Tine
funeral will be held tomorrow from Mrs.
Shaw's residence at $50 am, with
requiem mass at st. Patrick's Church.
Burial will be in Mount Olivet Gene
terry.
Mr.. LIE Beau came here about 80 years
ago. He had been q members OF the
knights Of Columbus and an usher at
St. Patrick's since. He is survived by
his sister, Mrs. Shaw. His wife died
some years ago. --. !.
Evening star., 1933-08-03
OLD NAVAL COMMISSION
IS GIVEN COAST GUARD
Document, Bearing Washington's
Signature, Was First Awarded
U. S. officer Afoat.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Bearing George Washington's sigma
ture, the first commission issued by the
first President to an officer afloat has
been presented to the United States
Coast Guard by Miss Mary Yeaton OF
Germantown, Pa.
The commission was issued March 81,
1871, to Hopley Yeaton of New Hamp-
shire, as master Of coast guard (then
revenue) cutter. The Coast Guard was
then the only armed force of the United
States, the Continental Navy having
been diSbanded.
The Coast Guard had been searching
for years for the document when Miss
Yeaton, a great granddaughter Of q
Capt Yeaton. recently wrote the Presi-
dent inquiring whether the United
States Coast Guard T. edemy at New
London. Conn, would not be an appro-
pirate home for the commission.
Evening star., 1933-08-03

a message to all its members urging
cooperation with the President.
The A. B. A. communication, after
explaining the recommendations, said:
YOU will observe that. under the
terms CT the agreement. the American
Bankers Association may file with the
national recovery administration a
mocified code, which, upon approval
by the President of the United States.
will supersede this amended agreement
Notifications, if any of this code, will
be submitted to the membership Of our
association at its forthcoming conven-
ton to be held in Chicago September
Al, 1885,"
Evening star., 1933-08-03
John Gilbert a Father.

HOLLYWOOD, August R.-A
daughter was born to John Gilbert,
movie actor, and Virginia Bruce Gill
bert at a hospital here last night. She
weighed seven pounds five ounces.
Il am the happiest man in the
world" Gilbert said. Miss Bruce gave
up her movie career q year ago to
marry him.
Evening star., 1933-08-03
DELEGATES SELECTED
Fredericksburg Elks Appoint 10
for Lynchburg Convention.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, August 3
(SpeciaD Ten delegates, to represent
the lodge at the annual convention in
Lynchburg August Z and 8. were named
by the Fredericksburg Elks last night.
They were:
Harry N. Sager, Lemuel w. Houston,
Robert S. Garrett, Fred A. Payne, w. w.
els B. Gouldman, Leon w. McWane and
Burley Payne.
Evening star., 1933-08-03
Church Trustees to Meet.

FALLS CHURCH, Va, August 3
Especially AThe Board of Trustees Of
the Presbyterian Church will = y to-
night at the home of its chat nan, D.
Kemper Grille of Falls Church.
Evening star., 1933-08-03

Bankers Issue Message.
The Washington bankers acted at
the same time that the Administrative
Committee of the American Bankers
Association was issuing late yesterday
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-18
GRAZING LAND
To Be OPENED

WASHINGTON, July l8. W.P) =
Hundreds of thousands of acres Of
the public domain in Arizona and
New Mexico, illegally fenced in for
many years by large cattle inter
ests, were ordered thrown open to
public grazing by Secretary of In
terror IckeS today.
Ickes' order revoked rulings by
two of his predecessors. 1t means
that many miles of fences, illegally
erected, must be torn down.
A law passed in 1885 made con-
struction and maintenance of such
fences a criminal offense, punish
able by fine or imprisonment as
well as a civil offense.
In 1917, however it was decided
10 let such fences remain on the
grounds that they were essential
because of a shortage of men to
herd cattle due to the World war.
Former Secretary Work in 1925
issued instructions to suspend ac-
ton against violators of the 1885
law, but issued further order that
fences erected subsequent to June
3, 1925, be removed. This action
permitted those who had violated
the law for years to continue to
have exclusive hundreds of thous-
ands of acres of public land.
Former Secretary Wilbur in 1881
directed that the orders issued By
Work should continue in force and
no instructions to the contrary
have been issued until today. Ickes'
instruction given to Louis R. CLAWS.
director OF investigation for the de-
partment were as follows:
You will, accordingly direct the
acting special agents in charge at
Santa Fe, New Mexico, to take ac-
ton in accordance with the regu-
lations looking to the removal of
all unlawful fences in these states.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-18

NEW YORK, July 18. U.P)-Jo-
seph w. Hartman, banker missing
since yesterday morning, reappear-
ed mysteriously late today. and a
United States marshal was ordered
to arrest him and take him into
federal court at once.
Hartman, his clothes dripping
wet, was deposited by a taXicab at
the door OF the Regent nursing
home, from which he escaped" yes
terday, late in the afternoon.
The driver said he picked Harri-
man up at list Street and the Hud-
son river
Il ust got out of the river" he
said Hartman toiG nm.
1t had been reported that Har-
riman made several attempts yes
terday to jump overheard from fer
ry boats.
When the banker, who has been
undergoing a sanity hearing as a
prelude TO trial on an Indictment
charging him with making false
entries in the books of the Harri-
man National bank, failed to ap-
pear in federal court yesterday and
again this morning, Federal Judge
Francis Caffey issued a bench war
rant for him. 1t was on this war
rant that his arrest was ordered this
afternoon.