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The Washington times., 1933-08-31
FINAL D. K. NEAR
FOR NEW BANK

Unless threatened litigation de-
feats intentions of officials of the
new Hamilton National Bank,
that institution will open its doors
for business within a fortnight,
it was learned today.
The six months holiday which
kept closed the doors of eight
Washington Banks involved in the
merger will come to an end about
the middle of September, if plans
of officials materialiZe.
Warren B. Forster, ReconStruc-
ton Finance official who has been
attached to the Hamilton Bank
since reorgani7& - plans first
began taking fi.l leaves for
Richmond tonie % spare for
the exchange O. Silau~ral be-
tween the RecSnSt. -. ion Finance
Corporation and the conServators
of the branch banks. The latter
will follow soon after and make
the actual physical transfer of
securities.
Within the next 48 hours, it is
rumored, legal representatives of
the Treasury Department will pre-
sent for District Supreme Court
approval the contracts between
conservators of the eight banks
and the Hamilton system which
will mark the final step in the
negotiations.
The only cloud on the horizon
is the threatened suit of Col.
Wade Cooper, president of the
United States Savings Bank, to
halt his banks participation in
the merger.
The Washington times., 1933-08-31
PATRICK
QU|TSP.U.C.
POSITION
Ne's Tired and Wants Rest
4 And Change of Environ
+ ment, Chairman Says

I Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick
Rendered his resignation today
rs chairman of the Public
Utilities Commission.
The resignation becomes effec'
i've September 80.
In reSigning, the Utilities Com
mission head said:
"The work of the commission
Is intensely interesting and for
more than four years have
given to it all of my time and
energy in a conscientious effort
TO servesthe best interests of all
the people Of Washington.
Nov, however, / am rather
tired, the confinement in this
office is irksOme, and therefore
I have decided to leave it.
81 have NO plans whatever
for future employment. / am
going away from Washington
The Washington times., 1933-08-31
PLAN PUTS
CITY BACK
ON 1929
LEVEL
Nearly 1000, 900 to Be Hired
Throughout Nation; Price
Clauses in Dispute

More than 5000 persons will
be reemployed in Washington
retail business if the national
code for retail trade, now being
analyzed by NRA authorities,
is put into effect.
This was an unofficial esti-
mate made today by Government
statistical experts, who stated
that the object of the retail code
was to bring back work for 900,-
900 people throughout the coun-
try.
It was said that the present
number of employees in local re-
tail trade, approximately $4,000,
would be increased by % per cent
if the Government approves the
maximum number of hours of
labor provided in the code as it
was when the hearing adjourned
recently.
Would Restore 1929 Level
This would bring the total Of
retail employees in the District to
about 41,000 persons, or approx
mately the number at work in the
boom year of 1929.
The national retail code, which
includes all retailers except those
in the food and drug industries,
is now being scrutinized by Gov
ernment authorities to determine,
it is understood, whether or not
it's provisions will put as many
people to work as is desired.
The work of analyzing the code
is in the hands of the various ex-
pertS on economics and statistics
connected with the National Re-
covery Administration.
Federal Personnel Stable
If 5000 employees are added in
Washington retail trade, it was
pointed out, the city will be close
to its normal employment figure.
There is practically no change in
the number of Government en-
ployes, about $4,000, because for
each person dropped from the
rolls there has been another
added in the various recovery
agencies, it was added.
Price-fixing Clause Urged
Representatives of general
merchandising groups are urging
the National Recovery Admins
tration to include in the redrafted
code a price-fiXing provision for
bidding the sale of articles at
less than cost plus 20 per cent,
it was disclosed today.
A series of private conferences
at NRA headquarters since the
retail code hearings concluded
last Thursday eliminated today
in submission of the flat cost-plus
20 per cent provision to Arthur
D. Whiteside, deputy administra-
tor.
Whiteside was asked to include
the provision both in the general
retail code and the master code
he is drafting for all the nations
100000 retailers.
In the original code submitted
by the six national general re-
tail trade associations, price-fix-
ing provision calling only for
cost plus 10 per cent were in
cluded. These were attacked by
cash store merchants, "outlet"
store representatives, and other
groups who advertise merchan'
disc below actual cos
The Washington times., 1933-08-31
Long Distance Mark
GiUen COdOS, ROSSi

PARIS, Aug. 81 (I.N.SO.-The
French Aero Club today officially
awarded the worlds long dis
tance flight record to Paul Codos
and Maurice Rossi. The French
man, who flew from New York
to Kayak, Syria. several weeks
ago, were officially credited with
mark of approximately 1858
miles.
The Washington times., 1933-08-31
Three Boys, Driver
Die in Truck Crash

INDIANA, Pa, Aug. 81 G.N.S0 .
Three small boys, "hitching" a
ride on a huckster'S truck, were
killed, the huckster was mortally
injured and another man was hurt
today in a collision between the
small vehicle and a gasoline truck
at a road intersection in Ernest, a
small mining town near here.
The dead were Fred Barbi, Con-
stantine Mari, and Charles
Moody, all about Q years old, and
David GalIentine. At, a huckster.
The Washington times., 1933-08-31
2 Yrs. at Hard Labor,
$4,000 Fine for Spy

CRISTOBAL, C. e., Aug. 81
U.N.SO.-Convicted as a spy Of
Communist tendencies, Corp. Rob-
ert Osman, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
was in charge of military authori-
ties at Fort Sherman today, un-
der a sentence of two years at
hard labor and an order to pay
a $4,000 fine. If the fine is not
paid, Corporal Osman will be con-
fined at Slrd labor for an addi-
kional 18 years.
The Washington times., 1933-08-31
AUTO HITS TREE;
YOUTH HURT

John Cornell, %, Of the 800
block Maple Ave-. Takoma Park,
Md, was critically injured today
when his car skidded and crash
ed into a tree near Thirteenth
and Farragut Streets Northwest.
Cornell was taken to Garfield
Hospital suffering a fractured
skull and possible internal in
jurieS.
According to witnesses Cornell
was driving south on Thirteenth
Street, and attempted to cut
around traffic. When he saw a
northbound car approaching, he
applied his brake suddenly and
skidded into the tree.
The Washington times., 1933-08-31
Sisters Bear TlUiIlS
Within Same Hour

FERROL, Spain, Aug. 81 G.N.SO
Two sisters gave birth to twins in
the same house and at the same
hour today. The sisters before
their marriages were Josefa and
Mathilde Rey. Josefa had a pair
of boys while Mathilde's babies
are daughters.
The Washington times., 1933-08-31
356 LaW Students
PCSS Examinations

A total of 356 law students
who took the bar examination
last June passed the examina-
tions, it was announced today by
John Paul Earnest, chairman of
the bar examination committee.
The number represents more
than sc per cent of the candi-
dates who took the examination.
After a personal investigation of
the successful candidates is con-
Quoted, they will be eligible for ad-
mission to the bar in October.
The Washington times., 1933-08-31
PreLate Dies on EUe
Of 64th Birthday

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 G.N.S0.
The Most Rev. John j. Dunn,
auxiliary bishop of the Roman
Catholic diocese of New York,
died today in st. Vincent's Hos
pital of a heart attack. Bishop
Dunn, who was also vicar general
of the archdiocese, would have
been 81 years old tomorrow. The
prelate, had been on a vacation at
the convent of Mt. st. Mary, New
burgh, since the latter part of
July.
Buy in September and Buy American
The Washington times., 1933-08-31
Canadian Leading
Worlds Fair ROdeO

CHICAGO, Aug. 81 G.N.S).
Pete Knight, of Calgary, Alberta,
today was leading the broncho
riders in point standing at the
Worlds Fair rodeo with a high
total of 1888 points for five days
of competition. Perry Ivory, of
Altura, Cal, last night rode Five
Minutes to Midnight, nationally
known bucking horse.
The Washington times., 1933-08-31
MARLBORO SELECTIONS

/ FOR TODAY
BY PADDOCK
FIRST RACE-Biff, Nay Nay, Ray
Wrack.
SECOND RACE-Carvel Hall, GayIy
boy, AS Always.
THIRD RACE-BOhemian Grove,
Mlear knight, Shavings.
FOURTH RACE-Grace Bunting, Rea,
FIFTH RACE-GOOd Sense, MOrdrOm,
eambO G.
SIXTH RACE-Enpassant, Walter X,
@adarOund.
SEVENTH RACE-KinE Bird, Madge's
Wel(Ww, Gunther.
best BET-King Bird.
The Washington times., 1933-08-31
Gold Mine Shares
Strong in London

LONDON, Aug. 81 G.N.SD.
Stocks were idle at the opening
of the London Exchange today.
South African gold mine shares
were strong and international
shares were steady. The Ameri-
can dollar opened at $4.5112 to
the pound sterling, Ia cent
above yesterdays close.
The Washington times., 1933-08-31
School Bells
Are Ringing

Readin'.. writin'. 'rith-
metic are the topics of
the day, for Washing
toms leading Schools,
Universities and Col
leges will soon be open
for another year. Com
plete news and an.
nouncements of t h e r
various activities for
19S3-34 are published in
a Special Educational
Number which will be
found as a feature of
this newspaper today!
The Washington times., 1933-08-31

In October for q rest and
change of environment, the date
Of my return being very indefi-
mite"
General Patrick was first ap-
pointed to the commission May
IA, 1929, and took office in June
of that year. He was reappointed
and has served continuously
since.
Spend a Dollar and Make a Job
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-20
d. C. LIQUOR PLAN
READY IN A WEEK
Commissioners to Inform Public Of
Control Favored Before Con.
gress Gets Draft.
Within a week the public Of Wash

Wltnn a week the pubic OF Wash
ington will be informed Of legislative
plan favored by District officials for
control of the sale and distribution of
hard liquor here, 1t was stated today.
Commissioners Melvin G. Hazen and
George z. Allen today both declared
it was their purpose to announce the
proposed bills publicly before the drafts
are forwarded to Congress.
They desire that the public may have
full opportunity to make @, study Of
the legislative proposals in advance of
their consideration by Congress.
Corporation Counsel William w. Bride
and his principal assistant, Vernon E.
West, now are completing the drafts
OF two types of control legislation.
These will be discussed tomorrow after
noon In conferences with represent
atives of the Anti-Saloon League of
the District.
On Wednesday, Bride and West will
restudy their bills to consider ideas
suggested by various groups with which
Board Of Trade and Federation Of Citi-
'zens' Associations committees.
Commissioner Allen and Bride will go
over the matter Thursday and on Fri
day the Board of Commissioners win
take up the bills for formal action.
Commissioner Hazen said today the
board likely would recommend one plan
to Congress, but that other suggested
bills may be sent along for the advice
of Congress.
Indications are that District officials
will favor adoption of general liquor
license plan in their recommendations
to the Commissioners. The other plan
drafted by Bride and West Is fashioned
after the Government dispensary system
OF Quebec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-20

the Hamilton National Bank, from
which the savings bank was dropped
when Col. Cooper first launched his at
tack last Summer, and also explained
the proposed plan of Col. Cooper to
reopen the bank as an independent. He
claimed the Cooper plan was superior
and that the controller should nave ap-
proved 1t. Staggers attempted to dis
credit OConnors testimony by refer
ence to two corrections which were
made In the controllers testimony. A
note for $4,000. owed by COL, Cooper
to the bank as testified to by O'Connor.
was later shown by zepp and Col.
Cooper himself ON the stand to have
been paid. O'Connor's estimate that
Cooper, under his own plan for reopen
ing the bank would contribute only
about SALT as a depositor, was later cor
rected to show the colonel would have
TO pay nearer $500.
Furthermore, Staggers explained, Col.
Cooper declined to take an Offset in
paying his $24 900 note. This offset
would have wiped out his 81 800 in the
bank, but he said Cooper paid of the
note In full, leaving his balance in the
bank. Col. Cooper, who has been con-
stantly at the elbow of his counsel in
the protracted court battle, today issued
statement In which he made an in
definite promise TO release "a good sum
Of money" II the litigation over the
bank is continued.
He said he issued the statement In
view Of several inquiries as to what he
would do IN event Justice Bailey's deci-
sion was against him.
Your inquiry reminds me-" said Col.
Cooper, "of the story in Aesops' fable
Of the big bad wolf devouring the help
less little lambs. The big bad wolf
In the Treasury Department has been
deyouring the helpless little lambs all
over the country. but this Is one time
the lamb Is going to fight to q finish.
I am confident We win win on the law
and the facts, as otherwise / would
never have started the fight, but am
working on a plan to release TO the
depositors good sum Of money If the
litigation Is prolonged
Col. Cooper declined TO explain further
what his statement meant nor what his
plan 70 yeleass this money WA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-20

tive Christianity and modern science
in one Of its most advanced branches
have entered into cordial partnership
in this strange land, over whose DESC
lation Is the glamour Of supernatural
tradition.
Aside from the monks. Mr.. Zodtner
and his family expect few human con-
facts. There are occasional pilgrims,
however, and during the Summer Be-
douin herdsmen drive their sheep and
goats I'D the mountainsides to take ad-
vantage Of the scant pasturage around
the high springs.
Observations Are Begun.
This is not the first time, it Is prob
able, that the summit Of Mount st
Katharine has been used as an astro-
nomical observatory of a sort. Arabs,
as early as the sixth century. were COLI
Quoting worship OF the ancient moon
god Sin on the SUBMITS of the Sinai
their strange affairs on the very site Of
the Smithsonian Observatory.
Mr.. Zodtner, In letters just received
at the Smithsonian, reports that his
wife and two children are comfortably
situated on the sacred mountaintop and
that he already has started to make %
servations.
Mount st. Katharine was selected al
the site Of the observatory after LONG
search over Africa and Asia for tbs
highest, dryest, accessible spot in thu
Eastern Hemisphere. 1t represented the
best combination Of those condition,
that could be found. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-20
Westinghouse Invited to
Submit Plans for Improve.
ment in Writing.
ELIMINATION OF ALLEY
DWELLINGS is PROPOSED
Frederic A. Delano Heads Commit
tee to Take Action at Meeting
This Afternoon.

John Nolen, jr., director of planning
Of the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission and executive vice
chairman Of the District Of Columbia
Advisory Committee on Housing Sites,
today issued an invitation to Washing
torians to submit in writing to the
committee suggestions for sites to be
improved under the low-cost housing
program. The Executive Committee
met this afternoon to consider a num-
Der Of sites and final recommended
ton to the committee headed by Fred
eric A. Delano, planning commission
chairman, who Is assisting In the hous-
ing program, Is in prospect this week.
Mr.. Nolen's invitation to the public
to aid In recommendations for climb
mating alley dwellings and rehabilitat-
ing blighted areas came when he an
nounced that his committee will be glad
to consider any site that any citizen
wants to suggest. He made 1t clear
that the writer's must state the exact
boundary of the areas they propose to
reclaim and set forth the reason why
they are deemed suitable. All sugges-
tons must be in writing, he said, and
addressed to Mr.. Nolen at room 1921,
Navy Building.
This afternoons meeting of the
Executive Committee, which is headed
by Commissioner Melvin G. Hazen, will
eliminate a number of suggestions made
by members of the Advisory Committee
so that exact sites may be crystallized.
Robert d. Kohn, head Of the division
of housing of the Public Works Admin
istration, proposes to do three Demon
STATIONS In housing improvement here
the elimination Of one white alley
dwelling group, the elimination of one
colored alley dwelling group and the
saving of rundown structures by re-
facilitating them without entire re-
building.
Mr.. Delano's committee viii act as
the agency through which the execution
of authorized projects will be handled
Mr.. Nolan explained, the District OF
Columbia Advisory Committee acting as
a clearing house for local co-ordina-
ton and evaluation of proposed sites
There are IS members on the Advisory
Committe, representing various activities
here. Another entirely separated COM
mittee, the allied architects group, ha.
undertaken the architectural and eco
nomic study of certain projects thar
have seemed to justify detailed consid'
After the Delano committee render.
its report. funds viii be asked Of thu
Public Works Administration to Il
ahead with building low-cost mode
homes here, as Mr.. Kohn has suggested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-20
DECISION Indefinite
ON NEWSPAPER CODE

BY the Associated Press
N. r. A. officials today were unable
to indicate how soon definite action
would be taken on the American News
paper Publishers Association code
Spokesman said it was now up TO
Hugh S. johnson or President Roosevelt
10 make decisions on principal issues
awaiting settlement. At the same time
Il was disclosed that Deputy Admins
traitor Lindsay Rodgers. who has had
charge of this and the pending codes,
is seeking to have all daily papers in
Guided under the A. N. P. A. pact, leav-
ing only weeklies under a general COM
p,ercial printing code.
This move drew strong opposition from
the National Editorial Association, which
represents large number OF dailies
outside the big centers Of population as
well as weeklies.
The N. r. A. idea is to draw diyid-
ing line between publishing plants whose
main business is newspaper productior
ard those in which the paper is sec
ondary to lob printing. while the N. E
A. is reported seeking to keep its or
ganization intact. i.
Oficials in touch with the. A. N. P. A
rode situation said final conferences ar
awaited between employer and labo
ENDORSEMENT over the wage and nour pro
Visions SO that final action might no
come for some time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-20
CONFERENCE CALLED
ON BREAD INQUIRY
Chairman King Summons Aides to
Decide on Future Ac-
Invites.

Chairman King Of the Senate District
Committee today called a conference for
4 pm. in his office TO decide whether
his committee should conduct bread
investigation.
The Utah Senator was to confer with
Assistant Corporation Counsel Robert e.
Lynch, DR.. Frederic C. Howe, con-
sumers' counsel of the Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration, and a Justice
Department agent. The conferees PLAN
ned to take up for consideration a de-
tailed report submitted to Chairman
King by Lynch, revealing the amount
OF increase in bread prices and man.
ufacturing cost analysis.
Lynch's report was ordered by SEN
ator King after bread prices jumped a
cent pound late in August. The re-
port contains analytical charts show
ing the cost of ingredients. manufac-
ture, labor, distribution and sale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-20
SURGEON GENERAL MAKES
DISSATISFACTION TRIP
Maj. Gen. Patterson Expected to
Return to Capital December 8.
Promotions to Be Made.

Maj. Gen. Robert U Patterson, sur
geon general of the Army. is touring
the Middle West and South on an in
spection Of the Medical Departments of
posts and stations in those areas. He
is expected to return to Washington
December 3.
Tel officers Of the Medical Depart
ment will have been promoted by th=
end Of this month, several already hav-
ing been advanced in rank Maj Ber-
tram r. Duckwell, Medical Corps, has
been promoted to lieutenant colone'
and the following Dental Corps major
also have been advanced a grade
Samuel j. Randall. Don G. Moore. Os-
car c. Shelton, Robert B. Tobbins and
Harry G. Peavey.
Promotions of others are due on the
following dates: Capt. Jack @. Fuller 10
major, November IS; Mai Christian w
Greenlee to lieutenant colonel, Noyem-
Der IS, and Maj. William H. Houston
to lieutenant colonel, November 81,
They are In the Veterinary Corps. Sec
ond Lieut.. Paul Z. Zuver OF the Medi-
css administrative Corps win be adj
vanced grade on November 28.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-20

Schall Of Minnesota. second; Ralph
Bangs. Chester H. Warrington, H. w.
Clapsaddle, Conrad A. Faick, j. Simon
of Baltimore, Harrison Sommerville and
James Foote. The first hound finished
In hour and 10 minutes and the last
took 2 hours. -
Taking of half hour ahead of the
hounds. Fox Steinhauer landed and left
his first clue, white cloth letter, In a
tiny field In the fork of the roads at
Wheaton, Md. His second clue was in
field at Forrestville, Md. The third,
which bafiied most of the hounds for a
long time and shook some of them off
the trail completely, was left in a little
field at Wisconsin avenue and the Dis
trict line. The final clue was pegged
down in q field on the Government Ex-
perimental Farm at Beltsville. Md.
Henry Wong, only Chinese flyer to
enter a local competitive aviation event,
was forced out Of the hunt by broken
water line in the duid-cooled engine OF
his plane.
OTimmons' leap was a part of the
entertainment program for spectators
during the absence from College Park
of the fox and hounds. AS another
feature of the program. Dick Lashua.
parachute jumper and stunt rider, drove
a motor cycle through Z burning board
fence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-20
ONE.ARMED PARACHUTE JUMPER
LANDS IN FREIGHT TRAINS PATH

Capt. Smiles" O'Timmons, one
armed sand one-legged professional
daredevil, plunged through telegraph
wires into the path of an oncoming
train after a demonstration parachute
Jump at College Park Airport during
the first local aerial fox hunt" yester-
day afternoon.
Tangled in his parachute harness
after slipping through the wires, O'Tim-
mons was barely able to roll out of
the path of freight train. He cut
his ear coming through the wires and
bumped his head on the tracks, but
otherwise was uninjured.
The aerial hunt, witnessed by more
than 5000 persons, was even more sue
cessful than the aerial treasure hunt"
held here last month. Both hunts were
under auspices Of the Washington Air
Derby Association and the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee of the WASH
ington Board Of Trade.
Fourteen pilots, flying as hounds, T"
started after the flying fox. J. Earl
Steinhauer, who succeeded in shaking
four of them OF his trail entirely, only
10 of the hounds succeeding in fol-
lowing the trail left by Steinhauer in
an area of 400 square miles. which in
cluded the District of Columbia.
Winning hounds, in the order Of theil
finishing positions, we're. Robert Mar
tin. frst; David Schan, son Of Senator