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Evening star., 1933-12-10

~ We shot my wife. If she isn't
- dead. it's not my fault Give
the kids to welfare"
Il With these words, Steve Pie
ronchakoS tossed bunch OF keys
at the custodian of his children at 63l
c street southwest late yesterday, and
fled.
A half block away, at Seventh and C
streets, his wife Catherine, a bullet
wound in her abdomen, was being picked
up from the sidewalk and assisted to
the apartment of her sister at 408
Seventh street. She was still in CaSu-
atty Hospital last night and her hlls-
band remained a fugitive.
The shooting was a dramatic climax
to the tangled domestic affairs of Pie
ronchakoS a native of Greece, and his
wife Two months Sgo, while living at
GOT c street southeast, they separated,
the wife going to hospital, and the
husband placing the two children in
the custody Of Mrs. Carl Shelton.
A month ago, Mrs Pieronchakos left
the hospital and, instead of returning
to her husband. went to live with her
sister. Mrs. Eva Grivakos at 408 Seventh
street, according to Mrs. GrivakoS.
In the meantime PieroncnakoS had
discontinued his business of operating
fruit cart and obtained employment
under the Civil Works Administration
program here. He was evicted from the
house at GOT C street for failure to pay
the rent, Mrs. Grivakos said. Since
Evening star., 1933-12-10
80 TO Be DROPPED
FROM N. R. A. STAFF.
AS WORK DECLINES
Press and Publications Sec
tion Roll Cut Due Friday,
Despite Denial. >,
EFFORT WILL BE MADE
TO ABSORB PERSONNEL
Group Has Set Record for Volume
of Work Since Starting
Last Summer.

In spite of denials by the press and
publications divisions of the National
Recovery Administrator that their
work is falling off, about so employees
of the duplicating section of the N. r.
A. will be dropped from the rolls next
Friday.
This was learned yesterday when
some OF the employees received notice
that their employment will end on that
day. The employees will be transferred
to the eligible list for Unemployment
and efforts will be made to find places
for them elsewhere in the organization,
it was explained.
Comdr. Charles w. Stevenson, chief
of the publications division of N. r. A.,
said that he had not heard of the dis
charge Of the employees and that SO far
as he knew there would be no change
in policy that would warrant a reduc-
tion In personnel.
Lawson Denies Change. 4,
The same thing was said by William
v. Lawson of the press division, who
pointed out that the volume of news
paper releases has not decreased ma
terially and that there is no present in
dication that the work will slow up
soon.
At the personnel office. however, it
was asserted that the volume of work
has already decreased materially, prob
ably as much as SO per cent during the
last two or three weeks, and as a result
the duplicating division is overstaffed
The section now employs 1877 whose
chief duties have been to turn out
handouts" growing out of the many
N. r. A. code hearings, activities Of
the Labor Board, Compliance Beard.
complaints and adjustments and other
activities of the administration. Some
thing approaching a record has been
made by the N. r. A. duplicating sec
ton in the volume of work done since
the beginning of the recovery set-up.
IS Held Virtually Idle.
Linton M. Collins. personnel officer,
said that it had been reported to his
office that during the last two or three
weeks approximately rs Of the men in
the duplicating room had been doing
virtually nothing and that the pay roll
load had become too heavy.
1T may be that we will be able to
use some Of the men elsewhere in the
recovery organization" Collins said,
land We will make every effort to place
them"
Many of those employed in the dupli-
eating section are men who were
dropped by other departments and were
taken from the Unemployment eligible
list. Those who will not be able to find
new places in the N. r. A. organization
Will be returned to that list.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
PANAMA ENVOY FAVORS
AN AMERICAN LEAGUE
Each Nation Should Have Equal
Voice and Disintegratio Pre-
vented, He Says.

Although doubtful as to the wisdom
of setting up an American League of
Nations. such as will be proposed to the
Montevideo Conference, if it is the only
means of preventing war among Ameri-
can nations. DR.. Ricardo j. Alfaro,
Minister of Panama, is heart and soul
for it, he said last night. speaking at
the closing banquet of the Conference
of International Relations Clubs meet
ington University.
If such league is set up, he said.
each nation should have an equal voice
in its decisions, and some means must
be perfected to prevent its disintegra-
ton through the withdrawal of states
dissatisfied with its decisions.
Berwyn Miller of Pennsylvania State
College, was named president of the
conference for next year.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
Mrs. Hoover Traced
By Police Seeking
ssMOved" Autoists

Mrs. Herbert Hoover. out in
Palo Alto. Calf, doesn't know it
yet, but she's victim of the
drive of traffic officials to round
up automobile owners who
moved during the year without
notifying the Traffic Department
Of a change in address.
An application for 1884 tags,
mailed to Lou Henry Hoover (as
Mrs. Hoover wrote her name on
the traffic records, addressed to
the White House, was returned
TO the Traffic Department yes
terday bearing the penciled no
tation moved" The postman
had carried out instructions on
the envelope not to forward the
application If the address was
incorrect.
Mrs. Hoover, however, is only
one of about 10000 car owners,
who, in the haste of moving, for
got to tell the Traffic Depart
ment, as the traffic regulations
require. If she ever returns to
Washington to live she will have
to pay a 50 penalty, like the
others who forgot, before receiv-
ing District tags.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
PARK SAVINGS HOURS
EXTENDED TO $50 Pm.
Receiver Moran Arranges Time for
Special Benefit of Govern
ment Worker.

The Park Savings Bank will extend
its closing hour until $50 pm. tomor-
row for the first time, for the benefit
of depositors.
Receiver John F. Moran kept the
bank open until pm. yesterday after
noon, two hours after the Government
dismissed its hordes, and beginning to-
morrow, until further notice, the bank
will be open daily until $50. especially
for the benefit of Government workers
who had found it difficult to do busi-
ness at the bank when it closed at 3
pm.
Depositcrs are filing claims, and those
who did not receive the S per cent cash
distribution, which started shortly be-
fore the bank holiday, and was resumed
last Monday. may obtain their share
of this distribution.
The period for filing claims lasts three
months.
Evening star., 1933-12-10

tons all-time base ball idol, was duly
presented to Radio joe"
Now Mr.. Kaufman is earnestly offer
ing for sale one fine fox hound, profits
of said sale to be devoted to the use of
the Community Chest. Somebody
wants that dog" Joe said yesterday,
land If I don't get rid of him by Thurs
Gay am going to auction him off on
our radio program next Thursday night.
I'll have the dog present In person and
will guarantee that he barks over the
microphone between. bids. Any person
wishing to be present at the broadcast
and to inspect the dog at first hand
will be welcome or can take my word
for what finely educated hound he is
and buy him over the air. With the
dog viii go a written promise signed
by the deg to bring home at least one
fox to his new owner during the coming
year"
Evening star., 1933-12-10
VETERAN MESSENGER
FINDS PACE TOO FAST
William Coleman, % Years With
District Commission, Retired
on Request.

For % years, William A. Coleman,
colored, has served succeeding District
Commissioners as clerk and messenger.
During that time he has worked quietly
on the sidelines sometimes while STIR
ring developments took place.
But with the advent of the energetic
now Commissioner, George E. Allen, and
the sudden organization of the civil
works program and the onrush of scores
of job seekers each day, the last vistage
of the "old days" disappeared.
Yesterday, William, as he is more IA
miliarly known told Commissioner
Allen: "The pace here Is too fast for
me-" He asked to be retired. His re-
quest will be granted.
Coleman entered District service Sep
tember 26. 1901 as per diem employe
of the electrical department at 81 a
day. He has served as a clerk In the
executive offices since 1905.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
QUITS JAIL, REARREsTED

Hard luck followed Thomas F. Walsh,
20, of the 1000 block of Park road,
yesterday.
Discharged from the District Jail
days on a drunk charge and S more
on charge of being disorderly. Walsh
was rearrested by Detective Sergt. c.. H.
Shreyer and held for authorities at
Prince Frederick, Md. Walsh is said to
be wanted at the latter place for escap-
ing jail In August, 1881, where he was
ordered to serve in default Of paying q
fine for driving while drunk.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
Unidentified Man
Dies as Ambulance
Arrives on Scene

Police last night were seeking
to identity a man who died
suddenly on the street yesterday
afternoon.
The Emergency Hospital am
bulance was responding to a call
in the 1900 block of Eighth
street to treat sick colored wom-
an when John Curtis. colored.
driver, and DR.. William Beard
saw the man fall at Eleventh
street and New York avenue.
The ambulnace was stopped,
the man placed in it and rushed
to the hospital, but he was pro-
nounced dead on arrival. His
death was believed due to heart
disease.
The body was taken to the
morgue, where the man was de-
scribed as being about go years
old, 5 feet 8 inches tail and
weighing around ITO pounds. He
was dressed in blue overalls. tan
shoes and wore heavy tan over
coat.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
CIVIL WORKS Jobs.
TO Be SPEEDED TO.
FILL 10000 QUOTA.
Commissioner Allen Would
End Kinks and "Red Tape"
for Goal Friday.
AGENCIES COMPLAIN
OF MEN UNASSIGNED
Flexible System for "Key' Sc
lections for Clerical Posts Sought.
$1,000 Steady Places Given.


More speed and some reat ;ustments
In the enrolment of the unemployed
in the civil works program will be
sought by Commissioner George E. Al
len tomorrow as efforts are made to fill
the Districts quota of 10000 Jobs be-
fore the time limit expires Friday.
The Commissioner, who has direct
supervision over the District Civil Works
Administration, said yesterday he would
take steps tomorrow seeking to iron out
some OF the kinks and some red tape"
which had developed during the past
three weeks during the hasty organiza-
ton Of the employment program.
Some District and Federal agencies
have reported they had not been as
signed the workmen they have reuuisi-
toned and several agency heads have
complained they have been denied any
part IN the selection of persons for
key positions, where special training
is required.
$4,000 Steady Jobs.
The District c. W. A. already has
placed approximately 10000 men and
women at steady jobs under either Fed
eral or District institutions here. OF
the remaining 4000-odd jobs yet to be
nlled under the present District quota.
about 5000 have been "ear-marked" for
the so-called service" projects, such
as sewing, canning. as opposed to those
OF more constructive or engineering
types
The first groups to be given civil
works jobs here, the more than 10 900
men and women formerly on the Dis
tricts emergency relief rolls. who had
been engaged in made work" actiyi-
ties.
Thereafter. additional C. w. A. pros
poets were drawn from the register of
the District Employment Center. 4S0
Indiana avenue, after they had been
interviewed as to their qualifications by
the center director. David Ruml, or his
assistants.
One or more Government agencies
have complained that the workers as
signed to them by the employment CEN
ter have not been qualified to do the
type OF special clerical work required
and have asked that their own candi-
dates among the register list be sub
stituted. District officials have been
told Ruml has declined to make such
changes.
Flexible System Sought.
Commissioner Allen indicated yester-
day he does not seek to have the gen.
eral system changed. but will seek to
obtain more flexible system for the
selection of persons for key" positions
in clerical posts and to speed up the
assignment of workers to posts where
they are needed for the new c. w. A.
projects.
Allen emphasized he had no criticism
to make of the employment center and
declared that 1t has been doing splen-
did job. considering the sudden crush
of work there since the civil works pro-
gram was started
Civil works employees. numbering be-
tween is. .000 and 10000 men and women,
yesterday received Government pay
checks for work during the past week,
the pay roll amounting to approximate
ly s139,000. This figure includes about
$4,000 paid to more than TOO women
engaged on civil works service" prof.
ects. who are paid from District
emergency relief funds.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
BANKS PREPARE
NEW PROPOSALS
U. S. Savings and Franklin
Will Submit New Plans
for Opening.

This week probably will see important
turning points in the affairs of two
closed banks-the United States Saw
ings Bank and the Franklin National
Bank.
A new plan, so far secret, is to be
presented by Col. Wade H. Cooper,
president of the United States Savings
Bank, for reopening the embattled in
stitution, which has been in litigation
for months.
The plan, designed to release to de-
positors 65 per cent of their money, will
be discussed with officials of the Treas
ury Department, as soon as final action
is concluded on the suit before JUS
lice Jennings Bailey in District Supreme
Court. Findings of fact, prepared by
counsel for the Treasury, and studied
yesterday by counsel for Col Cooper,
probably will be presented to the court
for approval tomorrow or Tuesday.
Awaits Action Of Court.
As soon as the court issues its final
and formal decree, dismissing the Coop
er bill. Cooper will lay his plan be-
fore the Treasury. The court denied
Cooper's request for a mandamus to
force the Treasury to reopen the bank
on a former Cooper plan.
Pending consideration of the new pro-
posal to reopen the bank, Col. Cooper
will withhold his plan to appeal from
Justice Bailey's decision Whether he
will appeal depends, it is understood, on
the outgrowth of negotiations with the
Treasury, expected TO start within a
few days.
Franklin Plans Waiver.
the Franklin National Bank Is pre-
pairing the form Of waiver to submit
to depositors, in connection with the
program to join the Mechanics-F Franklin
Savings Bank merger. Early this week
it is expected figures. will be ready for
insertion in the waiver form showing
depositors how much they will receive
and what remainder they will waive
into the hands of three trustees. 1t has
been indicated that depositors will re-
ceive from 65 to IS per cent, waving
the rest.
The Mechanics Franklin Savings
Bank now is three-bank merger, built
around the open Washington Mechanics
Savings Bank, of which Ezra Gould is
president He will head the new en-
larged bank, whose capital structure is
to be enlarged by total of s400, 900.
The Mount Vernon Savings Bank and
Mechanics Bank already are selling
stock in the merger at $40. including s10
par value, and $40 to surplus, while the
Franklin Bank will start selling this
same stock as soon as its waivers are
sent to depositors.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
McCARRAN is ACCUSED.
Milk Association Counsel Says Senator
Prejudged Case.
aff Correspondent Of The Star.

BY stan correspondent OF The Star.
LEESBURG, Va. Vice Chairman
Pat McCarran of the Senate Milk In
veStigating Committee was accused here
tonight by w. Gwynn Gardiner, special
counsel for the management of the
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers
Association, of ''prejudging the case"
before hearings are completed before
the committee
GARDENERS charge was made during
an address to dairy farmers in the
court house in which he delivered an
other TRADE against Warrington news
papers. which, he said, ARE trying to
ruin the farmers
Gardiner based his accusation against
McCarran en- statement he claimed
the Senator made at the outset of
hearings last August that "the pro-
ducers' association ought to be cleaned
out and all its officers gotten rid Of"
Frank Walker, the president Of the
association, reiterated challenge he
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1933-12-10
EDUCATION CRISIS TOPIC
Miss Gray and DR.. Ballou on Wed.
nesday Dinner Program.

Miss Jessie Gray. president of the
National Education Association, and DR..
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent Of
District schools, will speak on the pres
ent day crisis in education at dinner
Wednesday at Z pm. at the American
Association Of University Women club
house, 1884 street.
Miss Gray win discuss the national
aspects of the situation and DR.. Ballou
the local angle. The dinner is spon-
sored by the Education Committee OF
the association
Miss Helen Samuel will be hostess
and will introduce speakers.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
SUPPER TO AID FIREMEN

s,ecial Dispatch to The Star.
BLADENSBuRG, Md. December 9. -
The Bladensburg Volunteer Fire De-
nartment, assisted by its ladies' auxil-
iary. will hold an oyster supper in the
IRE IRE house Wednesday evening. Thu
committee in charge comprises Chief
andrew Gasch, President w. r, Beattie
clarence Gasch, George Schwab an6
C.arl Fierstein of the department, anc
Mrs Nine Merryman, president OF tht
auxiliary.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
Topics Club Will Meet.

RIVERDALE, Md, December 8 (Spe-
cial) The home life ana Christmas
customs of the people of Latin America
will be the subject of an address by
Mrs. Robert McCathran before the
Current Topics Club Thursday evening
at the home of Mrs. John Bush, with
Mrs. Jessie Lane KeeIsy assistant
hostess
Evening star., 1933-12-10
HANKOW BISHOP SPEAKS
Right Rev. Logan H. Roots Church
of Epiphany Guest.

Right Rev. Logan H. Roots, Bishop
of Hankow. China, who is here for the
United Foreign Missionary Conference,
will be the guest speaker at the IL
o'clock service this morning at the
Church of the Epiphany.
At the evening service at o'clock.
the speaker will be another conference
leader. DR.. Charles r. Watson, president
of the American University, Cairo,
Egypt. There will be special music at
both services.
There will be a round table confer
ence for ministers at the church to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock at which
DR.. E. Stanley Jones, missionary evan
gelist to Asia and leader of the confer
ence group, will be the speaker. He
will be introduced by Right Rev. James
E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington. DR..
Joseph r. Sizoo, general chairman of
the conference and pastor of New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, will pre-
side.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
PLAN ESPERANTO MEET
United Societies of District Will
Have Program Thursday.

The United Esperanto Societies of the
District will observe Zamenhof day
Thursday at 8 pm. with a program in
Powell Junior High School.
Diplomats from several of the coun-
tries where the international auxiliary
language flourishes, particularly Sweden,
will attend The World Esperanto Con-
gress will meet in the Parliament Build
ing at Stockholm next August.
On the program Thursday evening will
be the Filipino string ensemble; Flor
ence King, soprano, in Esperanto ver-
sions of Christmas carols; Rudolph
Heman, violinist, and. the Esperanto
Singing Club, led by Dean Mclaughlin,
and Emile Baker, alto.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
Lincoln Group to Give Supper.

LINCOLN, Va, December (SpeciaD. !.
The annual supper ana nazaar with
an additional feature. bridge tourna-
ment, under auspices Of the Community
League, win be given on Friday evening.
Evening star., 1933-12-10
M0T0RIST HELD UP
John Mahoney Robbed of $500 at
Point of Gun.

While seated in his automobile in the
1900 block of E street, John Mahoney.
GIT Tenth street northeast, was robbed
of $500 early last night by a man who
walked up to the machine and stuck
pistol in his side.
The robber left the scene in taxi
cab, police were told. He was said to
be about between 80 and IS years of
age, feet inches tall, to weigh
around las pounds, and wore dark
cap,
Evening star., 1933-12-10

We shot my wife If she isn't
dead. it's not my fault. Give
the kids to welfare"
ILYiti, flnacn ur0rGS SfpNR Pie.
Evening star., 1933-05-28
Primed and Eager
For Action Today and Tuesday

= ANDLOT base ball teams in tnp
D. c. area have made prepara-
\ tions for big day today and
they'll have just that unless rain
or wet grounds intervene.
The boys also are getting set for a
big Memorial day card
Twelve games are carded in the Cap
ital City League. five in the unlimited
division one in the senior group. three
in the junior section and three in the
midget division.
The loop card:
First team mentioned is home team
Unlimited Division.
Federal A. c. VS., Woltz, Rosedale,
3 pm.
Stanton A. C. VS. st. Joseph's South
Ellipse 3 pm.
Congress Heights vs. Grifiths, Con-
greSS Heights, 3 pm.
Dora vs. Colonials, Magruder Park
HyattSVille), 3 pm.
Millers VS.. Certified BARRIERS, Uni
versity of Maryland. pm.
Senior Division.
Auths VS.. De Molay.
Junior Division.
Oxon Hill VS.. Dixie Product, at Oxon
Hill. 3 pm
Clarendon vs.. Goodacres, at Claren-
don. 3 pm.
Rinaldi VS. Georgetown A. c.. West
Ellipse, 3 pm.
Midget Division.
Corbett VS.. Versis A. c., Rosedale,
II am.
Montrose vs. Potomac Fish Co., Rose
dale l pm.
Eastern A. C. VS.. Washington Maid,
East Ellipse, 3 pm.
T ANsBURGH, pace setter, engages
IL the Palais Royal nine on Monu-
ment diamond No. and the
Hecht Co. faces the S. Kann Sons
Co. team on Monument diamond No. 3,
In the Department Store League. Both
games will start at IL o'clock.
Vic Riston has been named manager
of the Kanns' nine to succeed Jack
Hyatt who was forced to resign be-
cause Of his health
Democratic and Republican pages of
the House will meet at 1890 o'clock on
the Ellipse. Representative Sol Bloom
will umpire the game, 1t has been an
nounced
Undefeated teams face at Silver
Spring. when the Silver Spring Giants,
piloted by Brooke Grubb. take on the
Federal Unicnists at O'Clock.
u EEN rivals will have it out OF Balls
N ton. as the Ballston Firemen and
Ballston A. C. mines face in the
first game OF series of five on the
FIramen's diamond, on Wilson Boule-
ward at 3 O'Clock The teams will
clash in a double-header Tuesday on
the Ballston A. c. field Dates for the
other games, should they be necessary,
will be set later.
Some other games scheduled, all listed
for 8 O'Clock. follow.
Evening star., 1933-05-28
Pitt Wins Third Year in Row
To Hang Up Record for B. c. C.
Golf Tourney; Retires Trophy

~ ALTIMORE. Md, May 27.-With
K competitive spirit supporting an
inferior game, Johnny Hoffman
tried to keep the Maryland Cup
at the Baltimore Country Club, but
one of the invited guests. Harry G. Pitt,
from the Manor Club in Washington,
made off with 1t at Five Farms today
In fact. the loss is a permanent one,
for Pitts triumph. 2 and l. was his
third in succession, and he Joins B
Warren CorkrSn and D. Clarke Corkan
as the only lfnksman able to retire a
trophy permanently since the event
was inaugurated in 1911.
Neither OF the Corkrans. however,
won their prizes in three straight cam
paigns.
Hoffman. whose smoking putter con-
sumed the hopes of Ernie Caldwell in
the forenoon semi final. twice was up
on the favorite, but Pitts sounder play
from tee to green made the result in
evitable Hoffman could not continue
to perform the feats of legerdemain
that had saved one impossible situa-
ton after another. He found far more
trouble than did Pitt, but he was far
better at recovery.
THE only occasion upon which Pitt
i fioundered resulted in pickup
hole the tenth. At that juncture
it appeared Hoffman might triumph.
He was down at the turn. but in
two successive holes he was all square,
and when Pitt three-putted the thir-
teenth, Hoffman took the lead.
Pitt had his turn to rally, though,
and ne reeled off three successive win
ming holes while Hoffman found too
much trouble to be overcome. They
went to the seventeenth with Pitt DOR
mie. and his half on that hole was
enough to win.
Recitation Of the gain and loss of
advantage does not reveal the constant