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Evening star., 1933-03-24
TRADE BOARD GROUPS
HOLD JOINT SESSION
Discuss Problems Relating to
Bridge and Highway Con-
struction.

Discussion of problems relating to
bridge and highway construction work
marked joint meeting Of the Commit
tee on Streets and Avenues and the
Committee On Bridges of the Washing
ton Board Of Trade at Sholls Cafe,
1919 G street, yesterday.
Speakers at the luncheon meeting in
cluded Charles w. Eliot, I'd, director
of planning for the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission;
Thomas S. Settle, secretary of the COM
mission: Capt H. c. Whitehurst, Dis
trict highway engineer, and Clifford r.
Whyte, District bridge engineer.
The meeting was called to co-ordi-
nate work of the two committees on
matters affecting interests of both.
Mr.. Eliot described plans in progress
to beautify washington. He voiced his
approval Of the co-ordinating policy
of the two committees in dealing with
District affairs
A progress report on plans for new
bridge across the Potomac where Chain
Bridge is now located, was submitted
by DR.. Llewelyn Jordon, chairman of
the subcommittee investigating this
project.
Evening star., 1933-03-24

TINE opera house and the concert
hall are rapidly giving way to
the vaudeville theater as the
L home of good music, in the
opinion of Grace Moore, who
makes her variety debut at the Fox
today.
Sooner or later" Miss Moore de-
clared yesterday, "au the famous opera
and concert stars, who wish to work
regularly. will have to turn to vaude-
vile. Mary Garden did it; the others
will have to do it, too"
As a matter of fact, Miss Moore said,
1t was Mary Garden who induced her
to take a fling at vaudeville during a
temporary lull in her career as star
cinema and the radio.
Garden and 1 have been good
friends for years" she explained. Il
saw her Immediately after her recent
vaudeville tour, and she was bubbling
over with enthusiasm. told her had
been offered a vaudeille contract. and
she urged me to take it. 1t will be the
thrill of lifetime she told me, and
I think she was right.
AT any rate, I'm thrilled to death
already-and I haven't started yet. It
gives me great deal of pleasure to
think I'm bringing high-class music to
thousands who, for economic reasons,
have never been able to enjoy it before.
After all, the majority of people can't
afford the opera and the concert; but
practically everybody can afford the
modern combination movie and vaude-
vile theater"
Evening star., 1933-03-24
GEN. JOHNSTON RITES
TO BE IN ARLINGTON
Military Honors Will Be Accorded
91st Division Leader
Tomorrow.

Maj. Gen. William H. Johnston,
U. S. A., retired. wartime commander
of the 91st Division, A. E. F., who
died recently in France, will be buried
with military honors tomorrow in Ar
lington National Cemetery. Arrange
ments are being made for a requiem
mass in the morning at Walter Reed
Hospital.
The body arrived at Jersey City yes
terday aboard the American Export
liner Exeter and was accorded military
honors. Troops of the 10th Infantry
from Governors Island formed an es-
cort at the dock and accompanied
the body to the railroad station. It
arrived here last night.
Mrs. Johnston, who was with her
husband when he died, also arrived
aboard the Exeter and is in Wash
ington.
Gen. Johnston's first assignment as q
second lieutenant in 1888 was with the
18th Infantry
He was retired from active service Oc-
tober 19. 1925. During the World War,
he was recorated with the Distinguished
Service Cross for bravery under fire
while commanding the 91st Division
and awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal for his leadership of that divi-
sion.
Evening star., 1933-03-24
BUREAU DISMISSES
TEMPORARY WORKERS
ss7 Dropped When Printing and
Engraving of Notes Is
Stopped.

With the emergency printing of Fed
eral Reserve notes stopped, the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing has dis
missed 587 temporary employees who had
been engaged to help with the rush.
it was announced by Alvin w. Hall,
director of the bureau.
Nearly 900 persons had been en-
ployed for the emergency, he said, but
the return flow of currency to the Fed
eral Reserve Banks had been SO large
since March 13 that it was found
unnecessary to print more of the
emergency issue.
The Treasury's daily statements for
March 81 showed that only S9,471 .957
of the new currency had been placed in
circulation Though larger amounts
had been. rushed to Federal Reserve
Banks, it was not issued, and on Mon
day reports to the Treasury indicated
the new currency was in circulation
only in the New York and Cleveland
districts.
Evening star., 1933-03-24
CASH AND MATERIALS
REPORTED STOLEN
Largest Single Loss Related by
Urbano Bellucci in
$500 Theft.

approximately 500 in cash and ma
terials Of nearly equal value were re-
ported stolen in the past "a hours.
The largest single loss was reported
by Urbano Bellucci, 722 Tenth street
southeast, who told police $500 in cash
had been taken from under a rug in
his home where he had hidden it.
Musical instruments, valued at $120
including banjo and guitar belonging
to Joseph F. Soresi, 2310 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, and banjo-mandolin
Of John Caponnetto, 1709 Seventeenth
street, were stolen from a parked auto
mobile at Eighth and N streets.
A radio, cigars and cigarettes, valued
at SIS, were taken from the store OF
Chris Santos, HOO block Of Thirteenth
street.
Katie Smith, 5000 block Of o street,
reported losing $40 to gypsy through
the money blessing" trick. The gypsy
was given the $40 to take to church
and bless and failed to return.
Articles of comparatively small value
in most cases ranging under $50, were
reported stolen in number Of other
housebreakings.
Evening star., 1933-03-24
FORMER HOOVER AIDE
SAYS FAREWELL
George Aubrey Hastings Calls at
White House to Bid
Good-by.

George Aubrey Hastings, former ad-
ministrative assistant to President
Hoover and later extension director Of
the White House Conference on Child
Health and Protection. who is returning
to his home in New York shortly to en-
gage in writing and public relations
work, called at the White House today
to say good-by to members Of the staff
in the executive offices.
Mr.. Hastings, as administrative as
sistant to Mr.. Hoover, devoted most OF
his time to research and literary work.
He was appointed in June, 1881, to sue
ceed the late French Strother, and
served until February. 1882, when the
President named him to the White
House conference position. The con-
ference recently ended its work.
Before coming to washington, Mr..
Hastings was assistant secretary of the
New York Charities Aid Association,
where he had been for 16 years. He
also was contributor to newspapers
and magazines.
Evening star., 1933-03-24
Court Delays Appointment
at Request of Ex-Pub-
fishers Counsel.
SEEKS CONFERENCE
WITH MRS. M'LEAN
Paper Company, Claiming Debt of
$250,000, Presses Plea for
Receivership.

last-minute intervention on behalf
OF Edward B. Mclean today prevented
the appointment of a receiver for the
Washington Post at a hearing in
District Supreme Court.
Although he had pen in his hand
ready to sign the order appointing a
receiver, Justice Joseph Cox, at the
request of counsel for Mclean, con-
tinued the hearing until tomorrow.
J. Harry Covington, counsel for the
International Paper Co., one of the
largest creditors of the Post, had asked
the court to appoint Benjamin S. Minor
as receiver to take over and operate
the paper. The Post owes the paper
company more than s25O,0O0
The court was also asked to grant an
injunction against any proceeding
through a law suit against the Post
by creditors. 1t was urged that the
receiver be given full authority to
operate the paper.
Peyser Doubts Claim.
Julius I. Peyser, representating Nc
Lean, former publisher of the Post, said
he doubted the claim of the paper
company. IF you doubt our claim"
Covington replied, Il can say that no
more print paper will be furnished the
Post by U.S."
Peyser said he wished to confer with
Mrs Evalyn Walsh Mclean, estranged
wife OF the former publisher of the
Post.
Upon receiving this information
Justice Cox agreed to the delay.
CnrFOron Thnr, - H.
American Security & Trust Co., a CO.
trustee of the estate of John R. Mclean,
said he consented to the appointment
OF a receiver.
Attorney j. S. Flannery. representing
the trust company, said the only way
to preserve the paper and to work out
plan to sell it was through the
appointment of a receiver He pointed
out that the estate has advanced more
than Sl60,000 to the Post, and that
under an order of Justice Jennings
Bailey the estate has no further way of
putting money into the Post.
Mclean Receivers Named.
Justice Peyton Gordon of the District
Supreme Court yesterday appointed
,, three receivers for Mclean to take over
and hold any property he may receive
from the estate of Mrs. Mildred Nc
Lean Dewey, widow of Admiral George
Dewey.
The receivers named by the court
are Vernon E. West. Lucien H. Vandoren
and Rudolph B. Behrend.
The order of appointment directs
the receivers to hold any property
Mclean may receive from the estate,
pending further order of the court.
It is expected that a speedy settle
ment of the estate will follow the ap-
pointment of the receivers to act for
Mclean.
Justice Gordon required the receivers
to post 100000 bond. The order
stated their appointment met with no
objection from Paul Heston and
Frederick NJ Bugher, other creditors
of the estate
The petition seeking appointment of
receivers for Mclean was filed yester-
day by the Hotel George v, Paris,
France. The hotel had filed a suit
| against Mclean contending he owed
them S7660 on two promissory notes.
The petition stated Mclean was to
receive sl75,000 under Mrs. Deweys
will
Evening star., 1933-03-24
HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER
SERIOUSLY INJURIES GIRL
Catherine Newman's Condition Un-
determined-Merio Galasso Hurt
by Another Automobile.

Police are seeking a hit-and-run
struck and seriously injured Catherine
Newman, 10, of 9lO F street northeast.
while she was at Florida avenue and
o streets northeast. She was treated
at Casualty Hospital for conclusion of
the BRAIN and bruises. X-rays were
to be taken to determine whether she
has a fractured skull.
Merio Galasso, IL, Of 1436 North
Carolina avenue northeast, received in
ternal injuries last night when knocked
from his bicycle by an automobile, at
Eleventh and c streets southeast. The
boy was treated at Casualty Hospital.
Claude Williams, IS, colored. of the 23O0
block OF Pomeroy road southeast, was
driver of the automobile which struck
him, police say.
Evening star., 1933-03-24
GARDENING PLOTS
TO BE GIVEN NEEDY
500 Will Be Available Along
Eastern Branch Next
Week.

An extensive area of Government
property along Kingman Lake, located
along the Eastern Branch between Gal
linger Hospital and Benning road, next
week will be made available to needy
Washington families for gardening
operations
This is a part of the emergency
relief program for this year, under the
direction of George S. Wilson, director
of the Board Of Public Welfare The
gardening project will be under direc-
tion of a committee of the Emergency
Relief Committee headed by Mrs. Fred
erick H. Brooke.
Starting Monday, this area, said to
constitute more than 200 acres, will
be divided into plots of 50 by 100 feet.
to be turned over to the use of members
of needy families Five hundred families
in all are. expected to benefit by the
program
Estimates placed before w. c. Cleary
Of the Job Assignment Committee of
the relief body are that as much as
$3.50 worth of produce may be raised
during the coming season on these
plots. "A
The plan calls for the erection of
small suspension bridge over storm
sewer which divides the north and
south portions Of the gardening area
and this will provide some work for
unemployed persons on the relief rolls
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Cleary expect to
go to Baltimore next week to make a
study of how the unemployed relief
program is being conducted there.
Evening star., 1933-03-24
DEMAND FOR BEER MAY BRING
SALES IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS
Grant Declares Association Operating
Stands and Cafeterias Will Decide
Policy at Close of Month.

to putting beer on sale with the meals.
I should not favor making it cause
of taking people away from their work.
1T seems to me that this question
Is not to be answered on the basis Of
whether one is for or against pro-
hibitton.
1.-The cafeterias we run are for the
purpose Of enabling Government en-
ployes to get a good meal at a reason
able price, with the least loss Of Gov
ernment time and to aid convenience.
I don't want to do anything that would
be in conflict with this"
Soft Drinks Now Sold.
The association also maintains q
number Of news stands in which soft
drinks are now sold. Cafeterias are
operated by the organization in the
Government buildings in the Mall, the
Bureau of Internal Revenue, Interior
Department, Commerce Department,
buildings D-1 and d., the old Patent
ONCE, the State, War and Navy Build
ing, the General Accounting Office, the
Treasury Department, War Department
and at Pierce Mill in Rock Greek Park
Refreshments are served on some of
the golf courses, at the tennis courts,
the boat house at the Tidal Basin and
Hams Point. In addition, during the
Summer, drinks can be obtained at the
Mckinley and Francis bathing pools.
Evening star., 1933-03-24

If there is sufficient demand for beer
and its use does not interfere with the
efficiency of the Government, 1t will
probably be sold in Federal buildings
By the Welfare and Recreational Asso-
ciatlon of Public Buildings and Grounds,
Inc, Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, direc-
tor of public buildings and public
parks, asserted today.
He explained that a meeting Of the
associations board Of trustees will be
called for the end of the month to
consider the matter in detail. Col.
Grant is president of the corporation
and the board usually meets at his call.
All the Government buildings are not
under Col. Grants jurisdiction. nor
does the association operate in each.
Postpones Decision.
"If the bill passes as it is now drawn.
I understand there Is nothing illegal
about the beer it authorizes" Col.
Grant said, referring to the District
beer bill! which has just passed the
House. THE question arises if there
is real demand for it or not. If there
is a demand. the question is if the sale
of beer would be advantageous to the
Government. These are both questions
that have not been answered vet. Only
experience will supply the solution.
LAS far as I am concerned" Col.
Grant continued. II have no objection
Evening star., 1933-03-24
BRIEF WILL DISPOSES
OF 100000 ESTATE
Bequest Written on Telegraph
Blank by L. A. Hamilton on
Day Before He Died.

Leonard A. Hamilton, who bequeathed
his estate in one of the briefest wills
on record in District Supreme Court,
left property valued at more thar
100000.
Hamilton, who died March 13, lived
at TIA Seventh street southwest. The
day before his death he wrote In pencil
on the back Of q telegraph blank:
Minnie Keyes+You have been good
to me. All is yours"
A petition for letters testamentary,
filed today by Attorney Gwynn Gardi-
ner, described the estate as follows:
Cash, $2l.836; first mortgage real
estate notes, $500; life insurance,
$500. and real estate, $60,074. Total
debts were fixed at approximately
$1,000.
In an earlier will Hamilton had left
the bulk Of his estate to several rela-
uves. who were not mentioned In his
last win.
Evening star., 1933-03-24
SAYS PRISONS FAIL
IN THEIR DETECTIVES
Former Penitentiary Chaplain in
Colorado Addresses Kiwanis
Meeting.

Rev. Don Frank Fem, former chap
lain of the Colorado State Penitentiary,
told the Kiwanis Club yesterday that
neither of the objectives for which
prisons were established-the punish
ment and reform of criminals-is being
accomplished. He suggested some rad
ical reforms in American penal in
stitutions.
Rev. Fem, now rector Of the Church
of st. Michael and All Angels, Balti-
more, advocated the establishment of
a national police force that can go
anywhere in the country and get the
criminal; urged speedy trial and rec
commended enlargement of the present
parole system, which he said should be
placed in the hands of highly trained
and well-educated social workers
Prison." said Rev. Fem, should be
a place where there is iron discipline.
where there is no play, but work. eat
and sleep. Prison should be place
where men don't want to 60 back. As
conditions are now, criminals are some
times glad to get back to prison"
Evening star., 1933-03-24
BUSINESS WOMEN PLAN
BANQUET ON TUESDAY
Local Unit Will Take Part in Ma
tion-Wide Celebration Of
y I" n

As part Of Nationwide celebra-
tion of business and professional women
associated with the Young Women'S s
Christian Association. business women
of the local unit will gather Tuesday at
$50 pm. in Barker Hall for . dinner
and entertainment program.
Similar meetings will be held In 600
Y. w. G. A. headquarters throughout
the country on the same evening.
Exchange Of greetings from foreign
countries, messages from national off,
GERS of the National Council of Business
and Professional Women Of the Y. w.
C. A., and presentation Of Alice in
Modernland" will feature the assembly
here.
The Business Womens Glee Club,
directed by Miss Mary Burnett, will
assist cast Of 23 in the dramatic Offer
ing Of the evening. Mrs. Alice Sigworth
Morse b directing the play.
Evening star., 1933-03-24
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL
FIGHTS RETURN HOME
Margaret Jackson Picked Up in
Boys Clothing by Alexandria
Police.
BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

6y Quail SOIicSpOA0CAt VI AHc oIai.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March pa
16-year -old Washington high school
girl, who ran away from her home yes
terday dressed in boys clothing, fought
two police officers when they picked her
up on the 900 block Of South Patrick
street here a few hours later with a
penknife she had in her pocket because
she did not want to be returned home.
The oficers-Capt. of Police John S.
Arnold and Detective Sergt. Edgar
Sims-finally succeeded in overcoming
the girl. She was detained at police
headquarters overnight.
After Judge William s. Snow, in Po-
lice Court, today had ordered her sent
home, the girl-Margaret Jackson, a
senior student of Roosevelt High
School, Washington-started fighting
her brother, who had come for her, be-
fore she was out of the court room. It
took three officers to hold the strug-
Cling, kicking girl and carry her to the
detention room, where she Is being held
until she agrees to return home peace
fully.
Her brother, who said that they live
at 702 D street southwest, Washington,
stated that she had run away from
home once before.
Evening star., 1933-03-24
BOYER DENIES GUILT

Charles D. Boyer, former cashier Of
the Federal-American National Bank,
entered a plea of not guilty when ar
raigned in District Supreme Court to-
day on an indictment charging him with
eiribezzling approximately $4,000 of the
banks funds. ..9z@
Boyer was indicted by the grand jury
Wednesday. It Is expected an early date
will be ret Tor his trial. He Is repre-
sented by Attorney Lucien Vandoren.
Evening star., 1933-03-24
TOBACCO MEN TO MEET

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLAGETTSVILLE, Md, March "a
The tobacco growers of Montgomery
County, it has been announced, will
hold q meeting in the hall here next
Wednesday to consider tobacco market
ing conditions. Thomas Parran and
George I. Gardiner, president and gen.
eral manager, respectively, of the Mary
land Tobacco Growers Association, will
speak, as will c. w. Wingfield, extern
sive tobacco grower Of Naruna, Va.
Evening star., 1933-03-24
AMERICAN U. DEBATERS
DEFEAT RUTGERS TEAM
Win Spirited Contest in Upholding
Negative Side of War
Debts Question.

American University's debating team
defeated Rutgers University last night
at Hurst Hall on the local campus, in
spirited contest over war debts.
The winners upheld the negatives Of
the question, Resolved, That the United
States should agree to the cancellation
OF interallied war debts" The team
consisted OF Chester Bowers, Oscar Sells
and Robert Marcus. The presiding OFF,
Ger was Walter Young, director of ath-
!etlcS: The Judges were Harry L. Jones,
Paul =. Shorb and j. Austin Stone, local
attorneys.
The American University team tonight
VIII debate Ohio Wesleyan University at
Chevy Chase School.
Evening star., 1933-03-24
SENATE AIDE DESCRIBES
WILD LIFE INQUIRIES
Committee Secretary Tells Over
Radio of Conservation
Activities.

The work of the Senate Committee
on Wild Life Resources was outlined
yesterday in a radio address by Carl
Shoemaker, secretary of the body,
speaking as the guest of Rod and
Stream of The Star.
After describing the organization Of
the committee three years ago. Mr..
Shoemaker told how members of the
body visit various sections of the eoun-
try, interviewing representatives Of
hunting and fishing groups.
"Our committee, in its first seasons
investigations, found rapidly decreas-
ing supply of wild life throughout the
Nation" he said. 1T found further
that drastic measures, in many instances
would have to be applied to continue
and replace the terrific inroads which
civilization, everlasting and over-shoot-
ing had made In the supply"
Evening star., 1933-03-24
| MOTHER OFASSISTANT
NAVY SECRETARY DIES
Mrs. Nicholas Roosevelt Expires
at Home of Daughter in
New York City.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 24.-Mrs.
Nicholas Roosevelt, mother of Henry
Latrobe Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary
of Navy, died here today at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Hoff.
Mrs Roosevelt, who was 81 years old
on February Is, had been staying with
Mrs. Hoff since last September, when
she became i'll.
She was born in New York In 1852,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
A. Dean Sixty years ago she was mar
ried to Nicholas Latrobe Roosevelt, who
was a fifth cousin of President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt. Her husband died AZ
years ago.
With Mrs. Roosevelt when she died
were her daughter, Mrs. Hof( and son,
Nicholas G. Roosevelt Of Philadelphia.
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy
was en- route here from Washington.
Funeral services will be conducted
Sunday Afternoon at Skaneateles, N. Y.
Evening star., 1933-03-24
SLx-ST0RY BUILDING
DAMAGED BY FLAMES
$500 Loss Estimated in Fire Early
Today in Upper Floors Of
029 D Street,

Fire early today damaged q six-story
building at 929 D street, the loss be-
ing estimated at $500. The blaze broke
out on the fifth floor, burning through
the flooring there and on the floor be-
low. An overheated chimney was the
cause, according to firemen.
Frank L. Bittles and Charles j.
Kramer, proprietors of Cooks Bakery,
which occupies the upper floors, dis
covered the blaze shortly after O'Clock.
Asleep In an ONCE on the second floor,
they were awakened by falling plaster
above. Three alarms were sounded
Evening star., 1933-03-24
BRIDGE LEAP AVERTED
Pedestrian Asked Policeman to
Hold His Coat.

Traffic Policeman w. D. Ballinger
was directing traffic on M street near
Key Bridge yesterday when a stranger
approached him and asked favor" "
It then developed that the stranger, a
man about 81, wanted the officer to
hold his coat while he jumped of the
bridge.
Ballinger arrested the man for mental
observation, and be was sent to Gal.
linger Hospital
Evening star., 1933-03-24
Child Cut by Glass.

John Zell, 18 months old, was treated
at Casualty Hospital yesterday for cuts
on the arm, hand and leg received from
flying glass when he pulled a pitcher
from table In bis home. lila 4 street
southeast. \
Evening star., 1933-03-24
Son Goes to New York.

Henry L. Roosevelt, Assistant Secre-
tary of Navy, was on his way to New
York today by train when his mother
died.
He had been notified early in the day
that she was critically Ill.
Mrs. Elanor Roosevelt, wife of the
Assistant Secretary, and their daughter,
Elanor, left Immediately for New York
when word Of the death wa received.