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Evening star., 1933-03-25
THREE CAPITAL YOUTHS
SEIZED AT BALTIMORE
Trio Will Be Returned Here 70
Face Charge Of Taking
Auto.

Three Northeast Washington youths
were being brought back to this city
by police today after having been picked
up in Baltimore last night and admit
ting they had taken the car in which
they drove to the Maryland city with
out the owners knowledge.
They gave their names as Charles
Mcintosh, 18. 400 block Twelfth street
northeast; Dante Aquiliano, II, 1900
block of West Virginia avenue north
east, and Edgar CARMEL, II, 700 block
of c street northeast
According to Baltimore police, who
questioned the youths, they were found
wandering on Baltimore streets about
l am. The automobile, which had
been reported missing by DR.. w. D.
Kretchting, 1000 block of East Capitol
street, was later found along Washing
ton Boulevard, near Morrell Park.
Evening star., 1933-03-25
Former Congressman and
Mayor Of New York Found
in Stream by His Wife.
SON OF FAMOUS UNION
GENERAL IN CIVIL WAR
Policeman Drags Army Officer to
Safety-Condition Is "Not
Serious"

Falling and breaking his leg while
making his way across Piney Branch,
about block west Of Sixteenth street,
Col. George B. Mcclellan, one time
mayor Of New York and former Repre-
sentative from New York State, yester-
day lay in the shallow water at the
edge Of the stream until a policeman
found his wife trying frantically to
drag him to ssfety.
At Emergency Hospital today 1t was
said that his condition is mot serious" Z"
Col. Mcclellan is the son of the
famous Civil War leader. Maj. Gen.
George B. Mcclellan. who was COM
mander in chief of the Union armies
during the early years of the war and
later was the Democratic candidate for
President in 1864, being defeated by
Abraham Lincoln. Col. Mcclellan is
CT years old and lives at 2424 Cali
fornia street.
The mishap occurred when Col. Nc
Clellan slipped on the concrete bottom
Of the stream while taking his dog for
an airing. He and Mrs. Mcclellan
had gone for an afternoon drive through
Rock Greek Park, and he had left her
In their automobile, parked at Beach
drive and Piney Branch road.
Found Lying in Stream.
When her husband failed to return
began a search for him. She found
him lying in the stream, too far from
the nearest thoroughfare to be able to
attract the attention of passersby.
Unable to move her husband, Mrs.
Mcclellan was still attempting to drag
him to safety when Mounted Park
Policeman J. r. Mason passed by and
assisted her.
Mason telephoned police headquarters
and patrol and scout car were dis
patched from the tenth precinct. The
patrol took Col. Mcclellan to the
hospital.
Served Five Terms.
Col. Mcclellan, a lineal descendant
of william Bradford, first Governor of
Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth,
Fifty-seventh and Fifty-eighth Con-
crosses. He served as mayor of New
York from 1904 to 1909, previously
having been member of that citys
Board of Aldermen.
From 1917 to 1919 he was In the
Army, serving both in this country and
in France, and he still is q colonel In
the Officers Reserve Corps.
He has lived here, of and on. since
1895, but did not establish q permanent
residence until nearly eight years ago
Prior to hts retirement, he taught at
Princeton University and lectured at
numerous other educational inst-
tutions.
Evening star., 1933-03-25
breaches TOMORROW

At the Georgetown Presbyterian
Church Rev. Frank S. Niles will preach
tomorrow morning on The Praise Of
Men or the Praise of God?" There, also
will be an appropriate children's story
sermon. The evening service, at 7:30
o'clock, will be in charge Of the young
people and the leader will be Robert
Hulburt. The topic will be Is It Prac-
tical to Live Without Worry?"
Rev. Mr.. Niles will continue his
Thursday evening series on 'The Last
Days Of Jesus." -.....,.-...
Evening star., 1933-03-25
Theft INVESTIGATIONS
DETAIN 10 PERSONS
Police Hold Nine Colored Men and
One Colored Woman for
Questioning.

Nine colored men and a colored wom-
an today are being held by police fcr
investigation In connection with a
series Of hold-ups and thefts.
Three of the men and the woman
are being investi0ted, according to po-
lice, in connection with several hold
ups in past weeks in which a sawed
of shotgun was said to have been used
to hold the victims at bay.
The six other men are being tnves-
tigated In connection with thefts from
freight cars. After taking foodstufis
from the cars, the men allegedly repre-
sented themselves as wholesale dealers
and tried to sell the edibles to various
grocery and delicatessen stores.
Police expected to make extensive
investigations before placing charges
against any of those under arrest.
Evening star., 1933-03-25
OFFICIALS AWAIT
GREAT AIR MERGER
Aeronautic Branch of Com.
merce Department Seeks
Completion Reports.
Officials of the Aeronautics Branch OF

Officials Of the Aeronautics Branch Of
the Department of Commerce today are
awaiting official confirmation Of reports
from New York which indicate the
completion of the greatest aviation mer-
ger in the history of the industry, af-
fecting airlines, aircraft engine and air
craft instrument plants from coast to
coast.
Air Companies Affiliated.
The merger affects North American
Aviation, Inc, and General Aviation
Corporation and has been approved by
the boards of both these organizations.
Meetings Of the stockholders of both
companies are to be called within the
next few days to vote on final accept
ance of the plan, according to the re-
ports received here.
The National Capital is affected
chiefly through Eastern Air Transport,
which recently absorbed the Ludington
A1rlineS and which now is involved in
the merger which will combine it with
the coaSt-to-coast line of Transcond-
mental and Western Air.
The merger, If approved, is expected
to be followed by the organization of
great new operating company which
scope Co. of New York and London, the
Ford Instrument Co., both manufac-
turers of aircraft Instruments Inter-
continent Aviation, Inc. and the Cur
tiss-Wright Corporation.
National Group Seen.
The merger also will bring into the
same operating organization the New
York-Miami system of Eastern Air
Transport and the New York-Los An
geles lines of Transcontinental e. West
ern Air, resulting in one Of the worlds
largest national airline groups. It Is
believed that through this merger, sub
stantial operating economies can be ef-
fected. The new airline combination
will be controlled by North American
Aviation, Inc.
If the proposed plan Is approved BY
the stockholders, according to the re-
ports received here, North American, In
addition to complete ownership of East
ern Air and the largest single interest In
Transcontinental and Western Air, will
wholly own General Aviation Manufac-
turing Corporation and the B-J Aircraft
Corporation, both in Baltimore, and q
substantial interest in Douglas Aircraft
Co., Santa Monica, Calf. All three OF
these aircraft manufacturing companies
hold important Government contracts
for military airplanes for the Army and
Navy.
Mail and Passengers Carried.
Transcontinental and Western Air
which is to be amalgamated with East
ern Air, is composed of Transcontinental
and Western Air. operating mail and
passenger lines from New York to Los
Angeles and San Francisco and from
New York to Chicago, and Western Air
Express, operating mail and passenger
lines from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City
and from Cheyenne through Denver to
Ell Paso and Amarillo, Tex.
Evening star., 1933-03-25
PAYMENT Of TAXES
TOD. c. |MPEDEDBY
BANKING SITUATION
Large. Number of Checks Is
Being Held Up in Office
of Collector.
DELINQUENCY PENALTY
FACES THOSE AFFECTED
Substitute Remittances Must Be
Made During Next Week,
Towers Warns.

large number of checks drawn on
local banks in payment of the March
inStallment of District real and per-
sonal property taxes, it developed today.
is being help up in the office of
Chatham Towers, tax collector, because
several of the banks affected still are
not open for general business.
The number Of such check payments
runs into the hundreds. it was esti-
mated, although no tabulation has been
made.
May Be Delinquent.
Thus. unless substitute payments are
made during the next week, District
officials will have no alternative under
law but to order such taxpayers placed
on the delinquent lists, it was ex-
planned today.
1t was estimated that between $40
600 and $4,000 in tax payments by
checks which were received by the COL
lector period to March 6, could not be
sent through the clearing house be-
fore the banking holiday was declared.
These taxpayers were given receipts.
They already have been notified Of the
inability of the District to collect on
the checks and the number of such
cases daily Is being reduced as new
payments are offered.
Some Granted Delay.
Hundreds Of other taxpayers, how
ever, who submitted for tax payments
checks drawn on banks which have net
yet been opened for checking business,
have not received receipts and during
next week must proffer new payments
If they are to avoid the penalties for
delinquency. No estimate was avail
able today as to the amount SO tied up.
Under the new tax collection law,
home owners who filed requests prior
to March Is are being permitted to
make their March tax payments either
in April or in two installments in
April and in June. Those who applied
for this benefit after March Is, under
the law, cannot be granted such delay.
Evening star., 1933-03-25
AD STUDY ASKED
Buying Capacity of Newspaper
Circulation Cited.

A resolution earnestly requesting the
to make Q study Of the value
of themselves as advertising media"
with o view to basing their advertising
rates ON the buying capacity as well as
the numerical strength Of their circula-
tions, was passed at a meeting yesterday
of the Advertising Club of Washington
on the recommendation Of Joseph d.
kaufman.
The action followed q discussion Of
newspaper advertising rates, led by Mr..
kaufman and participated in by MEM
bers Of the club. Mr.. Kaufman said q
merchant must include . larger per-
centage for advertising In his budget
now than previously.
Evening star., 1933-03-25
NEW U. S. ENJOYS BEGIN
INTENSIVE STUDIES HERE
Judge Bingham and Josephus
Daniels Confer With Experts at
State Department on Vital Issues.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Judge Robert w. Bingham, the Am
bassador to Great Britain, and Josephus
Daniels, Ambassador to Mexico, are in
stalled at the State Department for d
week or so of intensive schooling in the
international problems with which they
will have to deal under the Roosevelt
administration.
Judge Bingham, Louisville newspaper
publisher and lawyer, yesterday paid his
first visit to the department since his
appointment as Ambassador was con-
flrmed. After conferring with Under
secretary Phillips, he was assigned an
Office only a. few steps from that of the
Secretary.
At the other end of the Secretary's
corridor Mr.. Daniels devoted himself
to a study Of Mexico, with the aid OF
Herschel " Johnson, chief of the Mex
ican Affairs Division.
One of the major problems in which
Judge Bingham will thoroughly inform
himself is that of war debts, as he will
probably handle some of the negotia-
tions already begun through the British
envoy here,
Evening star., 1933-03-25
PRESIDENT GIVEN CHAIR

A large American armchair, made
OF Mississippi cedar, has been presented
to President Roosevelt by F. S. Walcott
Of Port Gibson, Miss, who recently gave
the President, for good luck, the left
hind foot Of Mississippi rabbit.
The chair was taken to the White
House yesterday by Representative
Doxey Of Mississippi, who was accom-
panied by Mrs. Doxey, and members of
the District Inauguration Committee.
Evening star., 1933-03-25
D. c. JOBS CONSIDERED

. Qualifications Of those seeking Gov
eminent positions in the District were
discussed at meeting of the District
Democratic Negro Central Club, at the
club headquarters, 1907 U street,
Thursday night
Plans for Endorsement of colored ap-
plicants for District positions were dis
cussed, but no recommendations were
made. The club was organized in 1881,
and I. w. Bennett is president and
N. S. M. Maxwell, secretary and
treasurer.
Evening star., 1933-03-25
DEATH OF LAW STUDENT
IS DECLARED SUICIDE
Nelson Sokolove, %, Found Hang
ing From Belt in His Resi-
dence Here.

A certificate Of suicide was issued
by Acting Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald In the death Of Nelson Sokolove,
2s. local law student, who was found
hanging by q belt from a transom
In his home in the HOO block Of Bu-
chanan street yesterday afternoon.
The body was found by Stanley
Asreal, whose father, an uncle of Scko-
love, took the body down and called
for aid, police and the fire rescue
squad responding. Sokolove was pro-
nounced dead by q physician from
Emergency Hospital.
Dr.. Macdonald said relatives of Soko-
love told him the man had been de-
pressed for some time. His parents
1--we tn California.
Evening star., 1933-03-25
BOY FATALLY INJURED
IN MOTOR COLLISION
Woman Autoist Released in Gus
tody Of Attorney Pending
Inquest.

William Miller, 8, colored, 1900 block
OF Thirteenth street, was fatally In
jured yesterday when struck by an
automobile operated by Mrs. Carrie L.
Stamates, $500 block Of Park place,
while in the 100 block Of Vermont
avenue.
Mrs. Stamates was released in GUS
tody Of her attorney pending appear
ance at an inquest probably Monday.
Evening star., 1933-03-25
RECEIVES FLOWERS

Baskets of flowers today conveyed
the greetings of the Governor Of Mis-
souri, and the mayor of st. Louis to
President Roosevelt, on the occasion Of
the opening of the international flower
show IN st. Louis by the Florists
Telegraph Delivery Association.
Presentation of the floral greetings to
the President and to the mayors and
leaders Of the largest cities, is an an
nual event in connection with the show.
A group of Washington florists.
headed by 2. D. Blackstone, made the
presentation.
Evening star., 1933-03-25
Consumers League Meets.

The Progressive Consumer League.
Inc, held its annual dinner at the
colored Y. M. c. A., Thursday evening
March %. Officers Of the league are:
T. Duport Georges. president; Theodore
S. Bolts, vice president; S. A. Georges,
secretary; Daniel o. Aston, treasurer,
and Samuel Daniels, commercial
INVESTIGATOR.
Evening star., 1933-03-25
HEADS CLERKS UNION
Miss Correl Elected by Labor De-
partment Unit.

Miss Marie Correll was elected presi-
dent Of the Labor Department branch
of Federal Employees, Union No. at
luncheon meeting yesterday In the
Labor Department Building.
Other officers selected included G. e.
Burner, vice president; Miss Edna L.
Stone. second vice president, and Miss
Mary M. Hurley, secretary treasurer.
Delegates to the Board Of Representa-
tives Of Local No. 2 will be Miss Correll
and Miss Rose Weber.
Evening star., 1933-04-04
SECURITIES BILL
SCORED IN HEARING
Investors Representative
Tells Senate Group 1t Fails
to Give Full Protection.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Arthur H. Dean of New York, who
said he represented number of in
vestors," aSsailed the administration S
securities bill before the Senate Banking
Committee today as "a hopeless confu-
sion of nl-assorted provisions lifted
bodily out of the English marketing act
and certain blue-sky laws"
Dean said he was In sympathy with
President Roosevelts message on securi-
ties regulation, but that the bill would
not afford adequate protection to in
veStors.
Attacked Before Committee.
At about the same time the bill was
attacked before the House Commerce
Committee by william G. Breed of New
York as mot representing" the proposal
of President Roosevelt for publicity on
all issues
Breed said he represented the Ameri-
can Investment Bankers Association,
and the Investment Bankers of New
Jersey and New York.
He said the American Investment
Bankers Association was Gin accord"
with President Roosevelt's recommended
ton for securities regulatory bill, but
the pending measure did not comply
with President Roosevelt's request.
Hardships Are Admitted.
Framers of the administration bill
concede yesterday that some Of its pro-
visions would work unintentional hard
ships and changes Immediately were
proposed to apply it only to new is
sues or parts of old issues not yet Of
fered for sale.
Huston Thompson, former chairman
Of the Federal Trade Commission,
which would administer the seclIritv
sales act, suggested to the Senate Bank
ing Committee that it be amended to
exempt issues already in the hands of
investors.
Evening star., 1933-04-04

make the veterans bear the burden OF
the depression
Hope for Changes"
Under existing conditions" said the
statement issued at national headquar-
ters of the organization here, veterans
IN general can only bow to the actions
of Congress and the President, hoping
that the crisis will be but temporary
and that the new regulations may be
modified when experience reveals the
many injustices and determinations we
believe are contained therein.
"As commander in chief of the Vet
terans Of Foreign Wars Of the United
States, I speak for an organization
whose membership is composed OF those
who have fought for the flag on foreign
soil or in hostile waters and who have
fully shown their loyalty and patriot
ism.
I'm my judgment, these are the men
who deserve the first consideration ana
those among them who are disabled are
particularly deserving Of generous treat
ment. We consider the present regula-
tiops too drastic. We firmly believe
that the care of the veteran still re-
mains Federal obligation and not one
to be thrust upon the local community.
We believe in the theory of service
pension, pensions for widows and or
phans and payment Of the balance due
World War veterans on their adjusted
service certificates as quickly as pos
sible.
every Citizen Called Upon"
"Now that the veteran has been call
ed upon for further sacrifices, in ad-
dition to the services he has already
rendered, veterans as whole are glad
to know that every citizen in every
walk of life is to be called on directly
or otherwise to share in the main
tenance of the credit of the Govern
ment'
with the new regulations designed
to deprive approximately 10000 veter-
ans Of their pensions or compensation,
we hope that unemployed veterans will
be given preference in the jobs to be
created under the administrations re-
forestation plan"
Evening star., 1933-04-04
WORK IN FORESTS
| TO START IN SOUTH
First Center for Unemployed
May Be Established Near
Woodstock, Va.
By the Associated Press

, By the Associated Press.
Spots in the Nations forests where
the weather will permit the immediate
start Of work were sought today as
foresters were called to meet with the
new director Of the forest conservation
program-Robert Fechner of Massachu-
sets.
Fechner, a vice president of the In
ternational Association of Machinists,
hoped to be able to start his first con-
tingent of unemployed recruits for the
woods by April Is.
May Start in Virginia.
Climatic conditions in the South led
to the expectation that the first groups
would be put to work in that section.
There was some expectation that the
first may be established at George
Washington National Forest near Wood
stock, Va.
Registration of unemployed will be
started by the Labor Department Friday
or Saturday and the first men chosen
will spend part of the next week in
Army camps in preparation for the
forest work.
Selection of sites for the first activi-
ties was one of Fechner's initial tasks.
This work was started in conferences
Labor, Interior, War and Agriculture
Departments. Another meeting will be
held Thursday with representatives of
States to discuss the possibilities for
cooperative projects ON State and pri-
vate timber lands. lul-.isl
Confers With President.
Fechner, who was selected late yes
terday by President Roosevelt to direct
the forest conservation and unemploy-
ment relief program, will coordinate
functions Of the War, Agriculture, In
terror and Labor Departments in get
ting the movement of unemployed under
way.
Fechner, after conference with the
President, announced he will have
headquarters in the Interior Depart
ment Building. He will take part in
the Thursday conference of represent
atives of States, who will discuss
prospects for cooperative projects for
the workers on State and private tim
bered lands.
Regional national foresters also will
take part in this meeting, which is
aimed to increase the program of
projects In Eastern States, where there
is comparatively small area Of Federal
forests.
Among those who conferred here yes
terday with Fechner and will assist him
were:
William G. Howard Of the New York
State Conservation Department, C. M.
Granger, assistant chief forester: Col.
Duncan K. Major of the Army general
staff and w. Frank Parsons of the
American Public Welfare Association in
Chicago.
Evening star., 1933-04-04
CURB ON SECURITIES
ASSAILED BY TWO
Henry I. Hartman and William
G. Breed Doubt Value Of
Bill.

Objections to the administration
securities bill were on record today
from two SourceS-Henry I. Hartman,
president of the United States Cham
Der of Commerce, and William c.
Breed, counsel for the Investment
Bankers Association of New York.
Hartman said he would appoint a
committee of business men to meet
here later in the week to consider the
nnasrre. which, he asserted. would not
prevent the sale of worthless securities
as it now stands.
Breed challenged the bill as "an In
reference to honest business" and
contended that, unless amended to re-
duce some Of the liability upon di-
rectors Of corporations, it was doubt
full whether any responsible men would
be willing to retain directorships in
any Of the corporations of the country
which require the issue of any securi-
ties for future financing"
Evening star., 1933-04-04
FISH ARE PHOTOGRAPHED
FIVE MILES UNDER SEA
San Francisco Scientist Reports
: Discovery of Gigantic Species
= in Caribbean.
By the Associated Press.

+ BY the Associated Press.
: LOS ANGELES. April 4.-Discovery
OF gigantic fish hitherto unknown to
science, which were photographed by re-
mote control cameras 5 miles down in
the Caribbean Sea, was reported yester-
day by Leon F. Douglas, San Francisco
scientist.
He is returning from years research
with the johnson Smithsonian expedi-
ton into the Puerto Rico deep.
Douglas said the startling scientific
disclosures" were obtained by fashlight
photography at depths ranging to 5000
feet.
These monster fish we photographed
all are equipped with their own lighting
systems and they live in absolute dark
ness 5 miles below the surface" said
Douglas. "One little fellow we captured
mad long barb beneath his chin. on
one end Of which was a perfect tiny
electric light globe"
The expedition, headed by DR.. Paul
Bartsch of Philadelphia, used the yacht
Caroline. owned by Eldridge r. Johnson,
phonograph magnate, who was a mem
Der.
Evening star., 1933-04-04
GEN. HINES LIKELY
TO KEEP HIS POSITION
Head Of Veterans Agency Appears
10 Have Pleased Admin
istration.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Although a Coolidge appointee, Brig.
Gen. Frank T. Hines seems just as
much of a fixture as head of veterans
activities now as he has been during
the past three Republican adnlinistra-
tions.
The White House has given no off,
eaal indication of whether Hines will
be retained. Several Representatives
and Senators who had persons in
mind for the post of veterans admin
istrator are resigned, however, to see
ing the one-time Army sergeant keep
the place for some time to come.
Hines assisted in preparing the regu-
1ations which resulted in the presi-
Dental order slashing veterans COM
pensation. Those who worked with
him told President Roosevelt they
were impressed with Gen. Hines abil-
ity and efficiency. Hines long had been
an advocate of reductions in veterans
expenditures.