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Evening star., 1933-10-12
HIT-AND-RUN DEATH
BLAMED ON DRIVER
Silver Spring Man to Face Grand
Jury as Result of Accident
Fatal to Woman.

Martin D. McInturff, 26, of Silver
Spring yesterday was held for grand
Jury action by coroner's jury inveSti-
eating the death of Mrs. Marie Berko-
Witz. 81, struck by hit-and-run truck
while walking in the $500 block OF
Georgia avenue Monday. Robert Free
man, colored, and his brother John.
said to have been riding with McIn-
turf, also were held.
Detective Sergt. William j. Liverman
testified McInturff told him he was so
drunk at the time of the accident he
remembered nothing of it. In a state
ment signed at police headquarters,
however McInturf declared, according
to Liverman, that he had engaged a
man. known to him only as Fred to
drive the truck home for him.
Other witnesses said the truck was
speeding and that when overtaken, NC
Inturff was behind the wheel.
While being booked at the tenth pre-
cinct, McInturf suddenly broke loose
and dashed through the door. Police
man Earl Rhue, on duty as station
clerk, seized sleeve Of his sweater. but
was thrown against a parked automo-
BILE, suffering a severe injury to his arm
"a Policeman Edward w. Condor, Traf-
&c Bureau, testified he tested the trucks
brakes shortly after the accident anc
found them faulty. The jury also wa;
told McInturff's permit was revoked
here some time ago after he had beer
convicted of drunken driving.
Evening star., 1933-10-12
POLICE ARE READY
FOR NEEDY PARADE
Will Escort 1900 Marchers
Tomorrow on Way to De-
mand More Relief.

With one eye on the invading khaki
shirts, the police department used the
other today TO keep check on the
Washington Unemployed Council, which
has arranged to stage parade and
demonstration tomorrow in the interest
of increased relief for the jobless.
Leaders of the demonstration have
told police officials 1000 men and Wom-
en- will march to the District Emerg-
ency Relief headquarters at John Mar
shall place and c street, and demand
more relief and the right to live"
Leroy A. Halbert, director of unem-
ployment relief, has informed police Of
ficials he will receive a committee OF
five representatives Of the marchers
and allow them IS minutes to present
their demands.
A permit for the parade has been is.
sued by the Police Department. II
will form in two sections, one at Twen.
ty-fifth and streets and the other al
Eighth street and Rhode Island avenue
The sections will unite and march ovel
a circuitous route to the relief head
ouarters-a route prescribed by the Po.
lice Department and one which die
not meet the approval of the marcf
leaders. who wanted to go through the
business section. -.
The united groups of marchers viii
start from Eighth street and Rhode
Island avenue between 10 and 10:3(
am. and proceed to the Relief Com
mittee headquarters via @ street. New
Jersey avenue, Fourth street and Joh1
Marshall place. A special detail OF po
lice will accompany the marchers.
Evening star., 1933-10-12
CLEMSON CADETS
ARRIVE FOR GAME.
Youths Start Three-Day
Program With Sightseeing
and Hotel Dance.

Coming 600 miles to cheer their foot
ball team in its game here tomorrow
night with George Washington Uni
versity, almost 600 cadets from Glenn
son College in South Carolina arrived
in Washington this morning. They
began a three-day schedule which will
Arthur, chief of staff, and possibly by
Secretary of War Dern, as well as sight
seeing trips and educational tours
through the Government departments.
Representative Mcmillan, South Caro-
lima Democrat arranged the reviews,
inviting President Roosevelt to Inspect
the cadets on their parade through
downtown Washington tomorrow.
Commanded by Col R. John West.
commandant. the grey uniformed
youths organized at the tourist camp,
where they are to stay during their
visit. and at l pm. were scheduled to
start their first sightseeing tour This
was to include the placing of wreath
on the Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier
in Arlington as well as the grave there
Of Lieut.. James McHugh, q. S. M. c..
q graduate Of the school, who was killed
In Nicaragua.
In addition to the corps, a large num-
are expected here for the game.
The schedule of events, after this
afternoons tour, will open with a dance
at the Shoreham at 9 pm, sponsored
by the South Carolina Society. To-
morrow at 10 am. the corps, which
represents about half the school, will
parade from the tourist camp to the
War. State and Navy Building, down
Pennsylvania avenue to the Capitol and
through the Capitol to the Library of
Congress. Tomorrow afternoon they
Will visit the Bureau Of Standards and
the Department Of Agriculture.
Before tomorrow nights game under
Grifhth Stadium's floodlights, the corps
Will march on the field Between halves
me senior platoons will give exhibition
drills and q fireworks display will be
presented by the Washington Chapter
OF Clemson College alumni, of which
Edgar Morris Is chairman. Saturday
Will be taken up with sightseeing, and
the men will leave for the South at
$50 pm.
Evening star., 1933-10-12
MISS TYTUS NEAR
DEATH IN CRASH
Society Woman Found Be.
side Auto Had Apartment
on @ Street Here.

Miss Mildred NJ TStus, 29-year-old
wealthy and well known society woman,
lay close to death at WesSon Hospital,
Springfield, Mass. today, suffering from
a fractured skull and other serious in
juries, the result of an automobile &C
cident on the Boston Post road yester-
day.
Blood transfusions and an emergency
operation were resorted to this morning
In an effort to save her life, but little
hope was held out by physicians for her
recovery.
Miss Tytus, daughter of the late Robb
DePeyster Tytus, internationally famous
Egyptologist, was found unconscious on
the Post road by passing bus driver.
Her wrecked automobile. which had
crashed into a tree. was IL feet away.
Police. puzzled at how the accident
occurred, as the road at that point
presents no traffic hadards, began an
immediate investigation. No one ap-
parently had seen the accident.
A member of the Berkshire Summer
colony, Miss Tytus owns an estate at
Tyringham. Mass. She also maintains
an apartment here at 1900 @ street
She Is sister Of the socially prom
inent Mrs. Lawrence M. Coolidge OF
Boston. Miss Tytus was born in Egypt
Evening star., 1933-10-12
PROBE SLATED IN SCHOOL MSHAP
WHICH CAUSED GIRL TO LOSE Arm

Dr.. Luther H. Reichelderfer, presi-
dent of the Board of Commissioners,
has ordered an investigation by the
agencies involved in an accident at the
Bancroft School playground october 8
as q result of which 9-year-old Mildred
Dunn lost her left arm.
The little girl was swinging In one
of the playground swings when the
S-shaped piece of steel which connects
the chains holding the seat to the
upright from which it swings broke,
throwing her to the ground.
Her left arm was broken nnear the
wrist. The playground supervisor tr1
charge took her to her home imme-
diately in an automobile, and the
child's parents then took her to Gar.
field Hospital. The break was set, but
infection set in later and 1t became
necessary to amputate the LETT arm
close to the shoulder. The child Is
given an even chance to recover.
The equipment at the school ground
is in charge Of the school authorities,
although the playground supervisor is
supplied by the Fairgrounds depart
ment
Jere J. Crane, business manager OF
the schools, said today that every effort
is made to inspect the equipment daily,
and that the swings are usually taken
down each night and inspected before
being set up the following morning.
Sometimes, however. he said. days 60
by when the inspection Is overlooked:
I'VE have great deal Of trouble" he
said. with acts OF vandalism On the
Evening star., 1933-10-12
Marriage Licenses.

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Evening star., 1933-10-12

THIS is a story of how one of the
Nations 3,500,000 families whose
breadWinner is unemployed Is
i meeting the problems of the de-
preston.
The head of the family is William r.
Sturdivant. He is a union carpenter,
for many months without employment
except an occasional odd job. When
dire necessity forced him on to the re-
lief rolls, the Emergency Relief decided
the best it could do for him was pay
ment of $8.40 every two weeks, in ex-
change for which he works three days a
week at the woodward. On this he must
exc out an existence for his wife and
their Az -year-old son, Dudley Kent.
The Sturdivants took up one OF the
garden plots assigned to the unem-
ployed on waste land behind Nineteenth
and a streets southeast, In an effort
to solve the rent problem and be near
his garden patch at the same time,
Sturdivant has built himself two-room
cottage on land adjoining the gardens.
It is made out of second hand material,
some of it from the woodward. and the
rest of it from any where 1t could be
found, including the dumps. He has
even contrived a hardwood floor, from
second hand materials and very cred
itably fashioned. A porch, the length
Of the house. is now being added.
Chimney Symbolizes Effort.
Dividing the kitchen and the bed
room is a chimney, which tells story
of almost desperate persistence and the
will to overcome obstacles. Every day
when he comes home from work
Sturdivant brings a brick or two in
his hands. When he has a small
pile, he adds them to the chimney. It
has now nearly, but not quite. reached
the roof.
Since he is the only resident" OF
Evening star., 1933-10-12
Van Duzer Issues Warning
as October Fatalities Top
Other Months.
JUDGE HIT TO AID FIGHT
BY MAXIMUM SENTENCES
Most of 10 Fatalities in October
Held Absolutely Un-
called For"

Calling attention to the fact more
people have been killed in traffic ac-
cidents> during the first 10 days OF
October than in any entire month
this year, Traffic Director Van Duzer
today issued a warning against reck-
less driving and jay-walking, which
he said had been responsible for the
increase in fatalities.
Meanwhile, Judge Isaac R. Hit in
Traffic Court announced he will CO.
operate with the director of traffic
In his fight against careless driving
by imposing maximum sentences when
cases involving negligence are brought
before him.
Severe Penalties Promised.
Judge Hit said he would mete out
especially severe penalties where motor
lists are found guilty of driving through
traffic signals or violating the new
right way regulation.
Declaring most of the fatal acci-
dents this month have been "abso-
lutely uncalled for" Mr.. Van DuZer
said the increase had been partially
due to the fact motorists have grown
careless from Summer driving over
country roads and pedestrians accus-
TONED TO the open country curing tHe
hot months are not as cautious as
they should be. He added there usually
are more accidents in October here
than in any other month.
Four of the seven persons killed IN
traffic accidents this month were Pc
destrians and, according to the direc-
tor. in every instance they were struck
while crossing the street in the middle
of a block.
More Care Needed.
with a little more care" Mr.. Van
Duzer continued. "all Of the accidents
could have been avoided. One of the
drivers who struck a pedestrian had
lived in the District six months, and
was still driving on foreign tags and
had not taken an examination on Dis
trict traffic regulations. Two other fatal
accidents involved hit and run drivers,
one of whom was intoxicated. The
other has never been apprehended. A
careful study Of these accidents lndi-
Gates that they were all caused by
careless or reckless driving, or negi-
gent walking, or both"
Evening star., 1933-10-12

part Of half-grown boys who get into
Fairgrounds not protected by high
fences. There used to be q fence
around this playground but part Of it
was taken down when the addition to
the school was being built. This Is the
first case, however, which has come to
my notice where heavy metal piece
has broken. It Is most unusual &C
cident."
He said that the playground surface
is supposed to consist of cinders, sand
and clay, with the clay at the top,
but that hard use Of the grounds five
days week often wears the surface
down to the cinders, which Is the con-
dition at the Bancroft School grounds
today. The cinders are believed re-
sponsible for the introduction of the
infection into the child's arm.
Playground department officials said
given a first-aid course and equipped
normal cuts and bruises which would
result from fall into the cinders. In
the present case, however, the super
visor on the job Immediately took the
child home, as a compound fracture Is
beyond mere first-aid treatment.
Swingle & Swingle, attorneys for the
child's father, Edward v. Dunn Of
3510 Center street, have filed q claim
with the District OF Columbia for COM
pensation. no specific sum being men
toned. The claim has been turned over
to the Claims Department Of the Cor
poration Counsel's ONCE for separate
investigation and report. .-..-
Evening star., 1933-10-12
BANDITS TAKE TRUCK
AFTER ROBBlNG GROCER
Three Colored Men Abandon Ma.
chine After Robbery With
out Displaying Arms.

Without displaying a weapon of any
kind, three colored men held up Joseph
Shankman, a grocer, in Soldiers Home
grounds early today, and, after reliev-
ing him of $161, drove of in his delivery
truck
Shankman, who conducts a store at
400 Kennedy street. was on his way to
a market, to purchase Supplies for the
days business, when the men drove
up beside his truck and ordered him
to stop.
When he halted his truck, he said,
the men demanded his money. Uncon-
vinced by his declaration he was
BROKE" they ordered him from his
truck, took the money from his pockets
and drove away, taking both his truck
and their car The truck was found
abandoned a short time later.
Two other colored bandits held up q
lunch room at 100 L street last night,
and, after ordering the proprietor, John
Aravanis, and two customers into the
kitchen, fled with approximately $50
from the cash register.
Evening star., 1933-10-12
Schroeder and BouteIIe Are
Named Inspector Chief and
Development Expert.
80 FURLOUGHED HERE
TO KEEP WITHIN BUDGET
Director Establishes New 0perat-
ing Structure for Air Regu-
lation Division.

Reorganization Of the aeronautics
branch Of the Department of Commerce
was completed today with the appoint
ment Of Maj. r. w. Schroeder Of
Chicago as chief of the airline inspec-
ton service and Richard S. Boutelle of
Nashville. Tenn, as aeronautic develop
ment expert for the branch.
The appointments were announced
today by Eugene L. Vidal, director of
aeronautics, who also revealed that 80
Washington Office employees have been
furloughed to bring the branch within
its budget allotment for the remainder
Of this fiscal year.
Includes Three Subdivisions.
Carrying out the reorganization plan
for the aeronautics branch as an
nounced by Secretary Roper last month.
Vidal has established new operating
structure for the air regulation division,
which will include three major subdivi-
sions. These are air line inspection
service headed by Maj Schroeder; gen.
eral inspection service, headed by
George E. Gardner, former chief Of the
| inspection service, and manufacturing
inspection service, headed by John H.
Geisse, former supervising aeronautical
inspector.
Maj J. Carroll Cone is the assistant
director in charge of the air regulation
| division.
The air navigation division has been
divided into the maintenance and de-
velopment offices. The maintenance
subdivision includes the six airways
maintenance districts into which the
United States is divided, and the de-
velopment subdivision includes engi-
neering and construction, communica-
tionS services, radio equipment, research
and airways mapping section.
A third unit. the air survey section,
will serve both maintenance and de-
velopment and will be directly under
Rex Martin, the assistant director in
charge Of air navigation.
L. H. Harris, who has been serving
as chief Of airline maintenance in
spection since his appointment several
months ago, has been designated tempo
rarily as a special assistant to the
director.
| Both Transport Pilots.
Maj. Schroeder and Boutelle are both
transport pilots and have been identi-
! fed with aviation for several years
Schroeder began his air career in 1910.
serving as mechanic for many Of Amer
ica's flying pioneers. He entered the
old Army Signal Corps as a sergeant
in 1916 and the following year was
commissioned as second lieutenant
in the aviation section of the CORPS.
In December of 1917 he was sent to
Ellington Field, Tex, and established
the first school Of night flying. In 1918
he became test pilot at McCook Field,
Ohio, and while there conducted the
first blind flying tests made by the
Army.
He resigned from the Army in 1920
and has since been identified with COM
mercial aviation.
Boutelle has been flying since 1917
when he entered the aviation service
of the Army He formerly was a direc-
tor of aeronautics for the State of
Tennessee and is the retiring president
of the National Association of State
| Aviation Officials.
Evening star., 1933-10-12
DIRT SLIDE BURIES
TWO IN EXCAVATION
Injured Laborers Taken to Hospital
After Passing Truck
Causes Cave-in.

Two laborers were injured this morn
ing, one seriously, when slide of soft
dirt loosened by a passing truck buried
them In an excavation alongside Mich
igan avenue at First street northeast.
Pete Santors, A. Of 727 Fourth street
northeast was completely covered by
the dirt which fell from a bank into
the six-foot ditch where he was work.
ing. Fellow laborers quickly dug away
the dirt with their hands, then shoveled
it away from his body and removed him
to Freedmen's Hospital.
Another workman, Mervin Jones OF
21O c street, was partly buried in the
cavein. Less seriously injured, he was
taken to Sibley Hospital and admitted
for observation and treatment of shock.
The men were employed in widening
Michigan avenue and were making ex-
cavations for retainer wall on the
reservation of the Mcmillan Park filter
ing plant, which borders Michigan
avenue.
Police closed the section of Michigan
avenue until the excavation progresses
beyond the danger stage.
Evening star., 1933-10-12

the garden plots, he serves in his
spare time as an overseer of all the
other gardeners and checks in and
out the tools which are loaned to them
by the emergency relief.
In spite of the food. which ruined
much of their garden, the 'Sturdivants
have made the most of their land.
Mrs. Sturdivant, during the Summer,
has canned IA dozen Jars of vege-
tables from this lot. It is only SO 5y
100 feet in size. <Some of the product
of her toll Is shown in the picture
In the glass jars are beans. squash,
Swiss chard. onions. tomatoes. corn.
carrots, beets and cucumberS, to men
tion only few.
Child Has Playthings.
The scene, whose tragic implications
might otherwise lend it somber tone
is enlivened by the bright smile of the
youngster. He is in overalls, and his
feet stick far out of shoes which will
not hold together. He has no ch1lo
companions But he has a sandbox
made by his resourceful father. and
some one who understands these things
has given him dog. He explained the
dog very carefully to the visiting re-
porter.
"He Is brown, see?" he said, "but his
whiskers are black and his nose is
black"
Mrs. Margaret S. Snead, case worker
for the emergency relief, who has beer
in charge of the Sturdivant "case.
takes pardonable pride in her charges
Some of the people on the relief
rolls" she said, will make no effort for
themselves so long as a few dollars
of relief money is coming in. But there
are some people who never give up. 1t
takes more than depression to beat
them"
Evening star., 1933-10-12
THREE SOLDIERS HURT
IN RE.ENACTING BATTLE
One Trooper Seriously Injured In
Engagement" at Fred
erick Fair,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md, October H.
Three soldiers were injured, one seri-
ously, as the Battle of Cantigny was
refought before the largest crowd ever
to throng the county fair grounds here
last night, with units of the 1st Mary
land Regiment. Maryland National
Guard. four tanks from Camp George
g. Meade, and plane from the Mary
land Aero Squadron, participating.
The injured: Sergt. William Steele,
IS. Glen Burnie, on duty with the U. s.
Army, badly lacerated and shattered
hand, caused when bomb exploded pre-
maturely. He also suffered abdominal
injuries. He was moved to Walter
Reed Hospital, Washington, In an am
oulance last night.
Pvt Howard Carr, 81, Company H.
Westminster, struck in back with a
missile. Treated at the Frederick City
Hospital, but condition not serious.
Expected to be at the hospital for only
q few days.
Corpl. Boyd Hamilton, 81. Fort
George q. Meade, ON duty with tanks.
bruised and cut, while tank was IN
operation, Given serum to prevent
lockjaw. N
Evening star., 1933-10-12
FACES JURY IN SLAYING
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, October 12.-At q
preliminary hearing before Judge DON
aid A. De Lashmutt in Police Court
here yesterday, John Arthur Minor, COL
ored, temporary resident of Chevy
Chase. was held for action of the No
vember grand jury on a charge OF
fatally stabbing John Pelham, colored
also Of Chevy Chase.
It was shown that during a fight last
week between Minor and Pelham in the
servants quarters Of q Chevy Chase
home where Pelham was employed, the
fatal injury was inflicted, Pelham dy-
ing soon afterward In q Washington
hospital
Evening star., 1933-10-12
SEEK BUS IMPROVEMENT
Garfield Citizens Want Better
Service in Merger.

An attempt will be made to secure
improvement of bus service in the COM
munity when the street railway merger
goes into effect, the Garfield Citizens
Association decided last night.
Residents Of the section want the day
service extended until midnight. In
addition the groul will seek to have the
sewer now being installed beyond Gar
field Heights tended to accommodate
the entire section Of Garfield.
The annual election of officers will
be held at the next meeting of the as
sociation, the second Wednesday in No.
vember.
Evening star., 1933-10-12
ROTARY HEARS C. A. JONES
Home Loan Corporation Functions
Described in Talk.

Charles A. Jones of the Home owners
Loan Corporation addressed the Rotary
Club at it's weekly meeting yesterday
and gave description Of the creative
legislation and functions OF the corpora
ton.
President Harrison E. Rowe presided
and introduced visiting Rotarlans, IN
Guiding Charles Bretscher Of Bern.
Switzerland, and Eckhardt Lufft OF
Braunschweig, Germany. A resolution
Of sorrow at the death Of Past Presi-
dent Charles ]. O'Neiu was passed
Evening star., 1933-10-12
Alumni to Hold Dance.

GAITHERSBURG, October IL (spe.
ciaD D.-The Alumni Association Of the
Gaithersburg High School will hold Q
benefit dance tn tho school tomorrow
evening.