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Evening star., 1933-10-30
Brown Wants Boys Club in Every Precinct
PRESENTS

a II Al. ERNEST w. BROWN, su-
..Nn perintendent of police, revealed
Vv today he planned to recon-
1 / mend to the District Comnis-
sioners the establishment of
neighborhood clubs for boys in police
precinct stations where gymnasium
facilities are available.
Maj. Brown believes the plan will
solve the problem of how to keep boys
OF the streets at night and remove them
from the temptations of crime that
breeds In corner gangs"
The first club probably will be estab-
hshed in the fourth precinct station at
Fifth and E streets southeast, which
has in its basement one of the best
equipped gymnasiums in the Police De-
partment. Maj. Brown Is anxious to
establish the initial clur there because
Of the scarcity of club activities for boys
in the Southeast.
Three other precinct stations, accord
ing to Maj Brown, could be made avail
able for neighborhood boys clubs-No.
at Forty-second and Albermarle
streets, No. at Fourteenth and Nichol-
son streets and No. 10 on Park road
between Sherman and Georgia avenues
Plans Experiment.
The NO. Precinct CluD, however,
would serve as an experiment. If sue
cessful, steps would be taken to estab-
lish similar clubs in the three other
precinct stations.
Supervision of the clubs would be
placed under police athletic directors
and citizens who are interested in boys
activities.
Maj Brown pointed out that within
the department are number of ath-
leteS who could assist in interesting and
training boys in athletics activities. The
department. he said, also has a number
of men specially trained in other lines
who could aid in developing latent
talent in the boys. He mentioned spe-
Evening star., 1933-10-30
TROLLEY COLLISION
DELAYS TRAFFIC
Mishap With Fire Apparatus
Causes Connecticut Avenue
Congestion.

Midmorning traffic along Connecti-
cut avenue was held up almost half
hour today as the result of the collision
of street car and a piece of fire apara-
tus which was answering an alarm at
1918 Twenty-second street.
Private p. w. Graves. who was rid
ing beside the driver of the fire pumper,
was injured, and Fire Department off,
cials said he may lose finger which
was smashed.
The pumper. operated by Pvt c. w.
Smith, was going west on Florida ave-
nue. from No. 9 Engine company's quar-
ters in the 1900 block of U street. 1t
was several hundred yards behind pieces
which had gone before, as some trouble
had been experienced in starting the
motor before the pumper left the engine
house.
Smith said the intersection appeared
to be clear when he entered it, and that
the street car, going north on Connec-
ticut avenue, apparently had slowed to
let him by, according to Chief Engineer
Watson. The siren on tn epumper was
going full blast. but, according to Wat
son, William H. Lambert, motorman,
1540 D street southeast, said he heard
it but family. The street car had a
green light signal for crossing at the
time.
Damage to apparatus and street car
was slight, and damage from the fire,
1t was said, almost negligible.
Evening star., 1933-10-30
MAN
|SK|LLEDBY AUTO
Milton Clark Hurled to Street
by Collision at Sixth
and D Northeast.

Milton Clark, 48. of Hyattsville, Md,
was killed in a collision between his
car and a machine driven by Walter
j. Bosse. 26. of 272 Kentucky avenue
southeast, at Sixth and D streets
northeast, early this morning.
Clarks car and that of Bosse COL
lided just at the intersection. the
Maryland mans machine being hurled
by the impact against the curb, break
ing down a light standard and turning
over.
Clarks body was thrown clear of
his machine and he landed on his head.
His body also was severely cut, appar-
entity by glass. A passing motorist
rushed Clark to Casualty Hospital,
where he was pronounced dead on
arrival
Bosse Is being held by police pending
a coroner's inquest into Clark's death.
Bosse was shaken up but not seriously
injured in the collision.
Surviving Mr.. Clark are his widow
and four children. The children are
Mrs. Dorothy vetters and Mrs. Cath
ryn Boetler of Edmonston and Mrs
Margaret Breerwood and Mrs. Ella Lee
Of Brentwood. He had long been q
resident of Edmonston and was men,
Der of the Town Council from the first
ward He was active in Masonic circles
and was a member of Mount Hermon
Lodge, No. 179, F. A. and A. NJ, and
Of Ruth Chapter, No. T. Order Of the
Eastern Star, both of Hyattsville. He
also was active in the Tall Cedars of
Lebanon, playing in band Of that
organization. He was a prominent
member of the First Baptist Church Of
Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1933-10-30
LIQUOR CONVICTION
REVERSED BY COURT
Appeal Ruling Aids Marshall
Toney on Previous Ruling of
Illegal Possession.

The Court of Appeals today reversed
a Police Court conviction of Marshall
Toney on charges of illegal possession
of liquor growing out of raid IN the
5000 block of Adams Mill road.
At the trial in Police Court 1t was
shown police had been watching the
premises for some time and had fol-
lowed several cars which left the house
one of which overturned while being
pursued. The driver escaped, but a
quantity of liquor was found in the
machine. which was registered in the
name of James Toney, first block OF U
street.
The policemen returned to the house
and subsequently arrested the defendant
when he drove up in an automobile. A
search warrant was secured and guam
titv of liquor found In the house. Al
though other evidence showed the house
was maintained in the name OF another
man, Toney was tried on charge that
he was the possessor of the liquor found
in the house.
His attorneys, Harry T. Whelan and
William B. O'Connell, moved for a d.
rected verdict of not guilty at the con-
clusion of the Governments case on the
grounds no evidence had been produced
to show the defendant was the owner OF
the house or that he had assisted IN It's
maintenance. The motion was denied
The Court of Appeals ruled that the
lower court should have granted the
motion for a directed verdict, since to
allow the jury to determine whether
Toney aided in the maintenance OF the
house on the evidence presented WOULD
have been pure speculation
Evening star., 1933-10-30
Blanton and Babcock Argue
Each Others Pay in Telegra1ns
Verbal Dispute Carried on in Exchange
of Lengthy Messages, With Telegraph
Company Only Beneficiary.

Shortly after Representative Blanton
got around to reading his mail in abb
lene, Tex. the Sabbath calm was pune
tuated by an exchange of kilograms be-
tween Abilene and the local headquar-
ters Of the American Federation of Gov
ernment Employees. At the end Of the
day. as near as can be figured out. the
principal beneficiary was the telegraph
service.
Presumably spurred by letter he had
received from e. Claude Babcock,
federation president, in response to a
185-word telegram from Blanton stat
ing that he opposed restoration of the
Government pay, the Texan started of
yesterday with the following telegram
kindly wire me today. collect,
whether you are the same Babcock
who has been acting secretary Of Civil
Service Commission, whether you have
Government position now. and If so,
what, and salary now received and
when did you first enter Government
service and the first Government salary
you received when entering"
Entered as Soldier in 1917.
Babcock answered:
Entered Government service as SOL
dier, $50 month. April 10. 1917. Ten
years in civil service, starting at sl,l00
year. Was secretary Civil Service Com
mission. Resigned service last month.
Now hold no Federal position When
did you enter Government service and
at what salary"
Then Blanton bounced back with this:
Congratulate you on splendid record
Please wire me. collect. the salary you
received as secretary of civil service.
also present salary you now receive as
president Federation Government En-
ployes. I am earnestly studying prob
lem you presented me. Seeking solution
just alike to employees and public. For
Evening star., 1933-10-30
HYDE REAPPOINTED
C. OF C. SECRETARY
Walter c. Balderston Named Gen.
eral Counsel and Ernest E.
Herrell Treasurer.

Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., was reappointed
executive secretary of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce at the first meet
ing Of its newly elected board of d.
rectors at the organizations headquar-
tiers IN the Homer Building today.
Walter c. Balderston was named gen.
eral counsel; Ernest E. Herrell was
elected treasurer succeeding Martin A.
LeeSe, and Mrs. Marie C. Rogers was re.
named assistant secretary.
The newly elected Executive Commit
tee OF the chamber is composed of Mr.
Leese, its president; w. C. Miller. G. E.
Keneipp. Mr. Balderston. Thomas p.
Littlepage, c. w. Fulton, Harry King,
Edward C. Baltz. R. B. Swope, r. H
Dalglish, A. Lee Thompson and Frank
r. Jelleff.
The officers of the trade body will be
guests of its Membership Committee at
a luncheon meeting Thursday at Sholl's
Cafe.
Evening star., 1933-10-30
HOLY NAME PLEDGE.
REPEATED BY 5000.
Hundreds See Ceremonies at
National Shrine of Immac-
uIate Conception.

Five thousand Catholic men raised
their voices in a Deep -throated intona-
ton in the National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception late yesterday
when they pledged themselves against
profanity and their support of all law
full civil and religious authority
The men, assembled under the ban
ner Of the Washington section of the
Baltimore Archdiocesan Union of Holy
Name Societies, sounded their senti-
ments when they repeated after Right
Rev. Msgr. Eugene J. Connolly the
pledge of the Holy Name Society:
Il pledge myself against perjury. bias
phemy. profanity and obscene speech,
and to the God-given principles Of free
dom, justice and happiness for which
1t stands.
Hundreds See Ceremonies.
Il pledge my support in honor of
His divine name to all lawful authority.
both civil and religious I dedicate nv
manhood to the honor of the sacred
name of Jesus and beg that He will
keep me faithful to these pledges until
death"
The solemn ceremonies. which en-
braced benediction of the blessed sac
rament and a sermon by Rev. Edward
Fitzgerald, professor of theology at the
university, we're witnessed by hundreds
of women and children who had been
invited by Most Rev Michael j. Cur
ley. Archbishop of Baltimore The vast
congregation also included many non
Catholics who likewise had been well
coined by Archbishop Curley.
Music was sung by the Catholic Uni
versity Choir under direction of DR..
Leo Behrendt, its regular leader. Fran
els j. Brennan of Pottsville, Pa, was
organist.
Bishops Tomb Visited.
At benediction Rev. DR.. Edward H.
Roach of st. Matthews Church was
the celebrant. Rev. John w. Dowling,
pastor of the Church Of the Holy Name,
was deacon, and Rev. Edward F. Reilly,
pastor Of st. AIMS Church. was sub
deacon. Rev Edward Rocker Of the
Catholic University was master of cere-
monies
Following benediction an informal
pilgrimage was made t. the tomb of
Bishop Thomas Shahan, former rector
of the university. Bishop Shahan is
buried in sculptored tomb in the un-
finished portion Of the National Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception. not far
from the crypt in which yesterdays
services were held. 1t was Bishop
Shahan who founded the shrine by in
augurating its construction.
Evening star., 1933-10-30
CLUB OWNER HELD UP
AT APARTMENT DOOR
Zebbie Goldsmith Met by Bandits
as He Leaves Elevator, Robbed
of $500 in Cash and Checks.

Three young men held up and robbed
Zebbie Goldsmith night club proprietor,
early this morning as he was on his
way to his apartment, SIS Woodley Park
Towers. Their loot amounted to about
$500 in cash and checks, a watch, and
other personal effects.
Goldsmith reported to police that as
he was returning early this morning
from his club, carrying the cash re-
ceipts, he stepped out of the elevator
on the fifth floor of the apartment
building and found himself confronted
by three youths, two of them with
drawn guns, one with knife. They
took him to an automatically operated
elevator in the rear of the building,
covered his mouth and eyes with ad-
heSive tape, and bound his hands and
feet. Relieving him of all of his cash
and valuables. they departed
Goldsmith worked himself loose from
his bonds and called the police, to whom
he gave descriptions of his attackers.
Evening star., 1933-10-30
K CORNER GANG" CRIMES.

fishing and operating the clubs, be-
cause he does not want to draw too
heavily en- the time OF the police for
these extra activities. He is ready,
however, to go ahead with the plan
without citizen aid.
1t Is Maj. Browns idea to turn the
gymnasiums in the police stations over
to the boys for certain hours each day
and add to the athletic equipment
books. magazines and games that would
interest boys. In other words, he wants
to make the clubs an attractive place
for the boys to spend their leisure time
At the outset, the clubs probably
would be open from to pm. each
day, and membership restricted to boys
between certain ages. These details
have not yet been worked out.
Most of the boys clubs in Wash
ington, Maj. Brown said, are too far
removed from the homes Of boys who
do not live In the Central Northwest
section. He cited the Boys Club oi
Washington and the Y. M. c. A, both
in the Central Northwest section, which
he said, are too far away from boys in
the Southwest, Southeast and Upper
Northwest sections to attend without
inconvenience and the expense of trans
portation.
Maj Brown said he conceived the idea
Of the police precinct boys clubs as a
means of filling a long-felt need ir
Washington. These clubs" he de-
clared, will keep the boys off the streets
at night, train them to be better citizens
and establish closer relationship be-
tween the boys and the police"
The only other Police Department ir
the country known to Maj. Brown tc
be doing a similar work for boys is ir
Detroit. There only newsboys are ad-
mitted to membership. Tile clubs ir
Washington, however, would be oper
to both employed and unemployed boy:
who desire to enroll.
Evening star., 1933-10-30
POLICE CARS FIGURE
IN TRAFFIC MISHAPS
Four Persons Slightly Hurt Yes.
terday in Two Sets of
Collisions.

Two police automobiles figured in
collisions yesterday in which four per-
sons were slightly injured.
The headquarters car was almost de-
molished when it was in collision at
Tenth street and Massachusetts, avenue
with machine driven by Francis M.
Padgett. l740 Eighteenth street. The
police machine careened against
parked car after hitting the first ma
chine. 1t was driven by Policeman w.
G. Shipman, and Detective Sergt. w. S.
Beck was passenger All three men
were taken to the hospital and treated
for minor injuries.
Policeman Fred E. Patnode OF the
ninth precinct was injured when the
radio scout car in which he was riding
was overturned by collision with an
other car at Twelfth and H streets
northeast. The second car was driven
by William A. Fiefield, 1854 Penn street
northeast. The police car was operated
by Charles L. Langley, who escaped in
jury. Patnode was treated at Casualty
Hospital for contusions and a possible
fracture of his right elbow.
Evening star., 1933-10-30

eight years I held court In five big
counties as circuit judge with salary Of
only $4,000. Then entered Government
service as Congressman, salary, $500.
Thank you for prompt reply"
The exchange was terminated with
Babcock's telegram as follows:
Salary as secretary of civil service
was $500. Present salary as president
American Federation Government EN-
ployes is $4,000"
80 Reported Favorable.
Babcock did not take advantage of
Blanton's offer to send his kilograms
collect He hopes the Congress member
followed the same principle before send
ing the 185-word message The first
of the month will determine.
At federation headquarters today it
was reported that 80 members Of the
Senate and House have replied they
favor restoration of Government pay
in the poll now being taken. Those
who are favorable. but not pledged tc
seek remedial legislation, total IA; 9
are non-commital and are against.
New supporters whose names were
made public today are. Senators La
Toilette. Wisconsin: Nicely. West Vir-
ginia: vandenberg. Michigan: Robin
son, Indiana, and White. Maine; Rep
resentatives Connery, Massachusetts,
De Rouen, Louisiana; Douglass, Massa-
chusetts: Dunn. Pennsylvania: Millard
New York: Ramspeck. Georgia: Smell
New York; Strong. Texas: Swick, Penn
sylvania. and Ludlow. Indiana
Senators Capper of Kansas, Duffy OF
Wisconsin and CouzenS Of Michigan
and Representative Marshall of Ohio
are inclined to favor restoration of the
pay schedules but are not pledging their
vote, while Representa- tives Kleberg,
Texas; Moynihan, Illinois. and Robert
son. Virginia. are non-committal.
Evening star., 1933-10-30
MONTE ALBAN ART GOES
ON DISPLAY TOMORROW
Collection Will Remain on Exhibi-
tion at Pan-American Union
Through Friday.

The Monte Alban art treasures, one
of the richest archaeological finds ever
made in the Western Hemisphere, will
be on exhibition at the PanAmerican
Union beginning tomorrow and con-
tinuing through Friday They were
discovered in Mexico last year and have
been shown at the Century of Progress
Exposition.
The collection reveals high degree
of civilization which was developed on
the American continent among the
Miztec Indians before the coming of
the white man. The treasures are
being brought here at the combined in
vitation of the Carnegie Institution
and George Washington University
and under the patronage of DR.. Luis
Padilla-Nervo, Mexican charge DAFT
faireS.
The exhibit includes gold and silver
ornaments and objects, pearls, objects
of jade and turquoise, beads, mosaic
and other tokens. In the collection is a
rock crystal bowl, the largest ever
found on this continent and one of the
rarest objects found in the tomb.
Evening star., 1933-10-30
WAR VETERAN DENIES
COURT WEAPON CHARGE
George w. Walker Asks for Jury
Trial When Arraigned for
Concealed Pistols.

George w. Walker, World War vet
eran, pleaded not guilty to charges OF
carrying two large automatic pistols,
one of which he brought back from
France, and will be tried by jury on
Armistice day on a charge OF carrying
a concealed weapon.
Walker, who lives in the 1900 block
of Ames place northeast. was arrested
Saturday when Policeman E. E. Thomp-
son. first precinct, saw the butt OF a
As automatic sticking from his pocket.
He searched Walker and found another
large automatic of German make IN
another pocket. He said the veteran
had been drinking.
Judge John p Mcmahon, after Walk
er had expressed his desire Of receiving
a Jury trial. set the trial for November
II, which was an open date on the
court docket. walker, 1t was said,
served several months in France.
Evening star., 1933-10-30
ALBIN0 BULLFROG GETS
PLACE IN CAPITAL zoo
Woman Presents Specimen Which
She Obtained From Metamor-
phosis of White Tadpole.

An albino bullfrog, one of the few
known to science, was presented to the
National Geological Park today by Mrs.
]. Jerome Lightfoot, ASST Wisconsin
avenue. who obtained it from the meta
morphosis of white tadpole purchased
from a local dealer.
This frog is lemon-yellow with pink
eyes. Its color, according to DR.. Will
liam M. Mann, Zoo director, obviously
Is the result of albinism, of which there
seems to be a recessive strain in the
frog race.
The frog is about one-third grown.
Or. Mann has placed it in exhibition in
the Zoo reptile house The last lemon
yellow bull frog seen IN Washington was
at the National Museum about six years
ago
The presence of this albinistic strain
among bull frogs. DR. Mann said, makes
IT possible that some day there will be
a race Of yellow bull frogs developed in
nature. It might even be possible to
develop such race in captivity - as
white rabbits, white rats and white deer
have been developed from albinistic
strains over many generations.
Evening star., 1933-10-30
GIRL SCOUTS PLAN
HANDICRAFT EXHIBITION

Girl Scouts will demonstrate various
forms of handicraft on the fourth floor
of Garfinckel's department store from
4 to 6 pm. tomorrow IS feature OF
"handicraft" day in national Girl Scout
week.
The exhibit will include quilts, bam-
boo shepard's pipes. hand puppets,
hammocks, chip carving and mendhg.
Mrs. o. G. Hankins will be IN charge
of the group, assisted by Misses Vir-
ginia Hammerly and Esther Pick.
The Brownies, little sisters OF Girl
Scouts, will share in a party to be held
tomorrow at the Little House In honor
of the birthday anniversary of Juliette
Low, founder Of the Girl Scout organ
ization. Two representatives from each
of Washington's eight Brownie packs
will be present at the party IN their
uniforms.
Evening star., 1933-10-30
GAS VALUATION
QUIZ DELAYED DAY
Commission to Rule on Move
for Indefinite Postpone.
ment Tomorrow.

The valuation case of the Washington
& Georgetown Gas Light companies was
postponed again after a few prelim-
mary skirmishes today to allow Wilton
j. Lambert, gas company lawyer, to
complete case which he is trying in
District Supreme Court The hearings
will be resumed at 80 O'Clock to-
morrow.
During the short session this morning
William NICK. Clayton, counsel for the
Federation of Citizens Associations, en-
tered a motion to continue the case
indefinitely, or until a court of last
resort can settle the legality of the
ownership of large majority of the
stock of the Washington Gas Light Co.
About 38 per cent of the stock was
bought in 1929 by outside interests. who
placed it in the hands of a common
law trust. Clayton contends this vio-
lates the La Toilette anti-merger act.
Pending Case Involves Point.
There is at present in the District
Supreme Court case involving this
legality. but it is resting on the basis
OF consent decree whereby the COM
mission will take no further steps if
the ownership set up does not change
materially.
Clayton pointed out that the COM
mission had similar case before it in
1923 when the North American Co..
purchased the Washington Rapid Tran
sit Co. from Leon Arnold. Shortly
after this purchase the bus company
applied to the commission for an in
crease In fare and the commission at
that time sustained Clayton's motion to
continue the case indefinitely because
the stock ownership violated the anti
merger act. Later the North American
Co. transferred its stock to Harley P.
Wilson and the case was taken up once
more.
Ruling Due Tomorrow.
The commission did not rule on Clay
tons motion, but will do so when the
case comes up tomorrow. Stoddard M.
Stevens, jr., another lawyer for the gas
companies, estimated it would take him
more than two weeks to get his case for
the company ready.
Clayton also filed an objection to
conferences which have been taking
place since last January between engi-
neerS for the commission and the COM
panies, at which efforts have been made
to reduce the issues between them to
narrower scope. He objected to the
introduction Of any evidence prepared
at these conferences on the ground it
was a novel method for this commits
sion and that valuation cases ought to
be decided In the light of the fullest
publicity. There was no ruling made
on this point either.