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Evening star., 1934-02-07

accidents there. Last night the voice
Of the citizens group was added to
that Of residents of Tilden Gardens,
whose petition asking for a trafnc sig
nal at this intersection as q safety
measure was read to the meeting.
The association was reminded that
fatal accident occurred at the cor
ner just before Christmas, and that it
has been the scene Of many collisions
and narrow escapes, due to swift
moving trafic on Connecticut ave-
nue..
The association petitioned for side
walks on the north side of Tilden
street west Of Connecticut avenue so
pupils on their way to Phoebe
Hearst School will not be exposed to
the danger Of walking In the street.
It was further recommended that
civil works aid be sought for the de-
vAlopment Of the playground at jan
ney School.
Members Of the association dis
cussed the proposed old-age pension
law for the District, a measure which
the citizens group has recommended
on several occasions.
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lightweight. stream-lined passenees
train, after its completion in Chicago
next week, will make its debut" with
visit to Washington February 16
After public inspection at WASH
ington, the 110-mile-an-hour train
will be shown at Baltimore February
IT, at Pittsburgh two days later and
in Detroit on February 81. The first
public inspection in Chicago was
scheduled for the Chicago g. North
western Station on February 20 and
"a. Later the train will be shown In
numerous cities between here and
Los Angeles and at Kansas City.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
SUSAN B. ANTHONY.
TO Be EUL0C|zEDI
Senator Capper and Repre-
sentative Rogers to De.
liver Addresses.

YulogieS for Susan B. Anthony,
sponsor of the woman'S suffrage move
ment in this country, will be delivered
in the Senate and House February Is
by Sen ator Arthur Capper of Kansas
and by Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers of Massachusetts. A 114th
birthday anniversary celebration, fea-
turing the re-enactment of her trial
for voting. will be held at 8 pm. on
February IA in Pierce Hall, All Souls
Unitarian Church.
The event is arranged under the
auspices of the Susan B. Anthony
Foundation, with the cooperation of
more than dozen organizations.
Members of Committee.
Mrs. Anna E. Hendley is chairman
OF the Program Committee for the an
niversary meeting, assisted by Marie
H Heath, Ada Van Loon MacGee, Mrs.
P. M. Bailey, Lucy Cooper Shaw, Mrs.
D. P Edgerton and Mabel Van Dyke.
DR.. U. G. B. Pierce will give the invo-
cation.
The guests of honor will be Theo-
dore w. Moves, John Joy Edison, for
mer Senator Robert L. Owen, Adelaide
johnson. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey,
Judge Mary O'Toole, Judge Kathryn
Sellers, Gertrude Nelson Andrews, Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Cans. Miss Belle Sher-
win, Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, Elice
Meredith, Jeanette Rankin, Mrs. E. H.
Daniel, Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole and
Ellis Meredith
Tributes to Susan B. Anthony and
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, her successor
in the suffrage fight, will be paid by
various speakers. These include Mrs
Richard w. Hogue, president of the
District League of Women Voters:
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, president of
the District Federation of Women's s
Clubs: Dean Grace Riley, Washing
ton College of Law; Mrs. w. H. Wad-
leigh of the w. c. T. u: Anita Pol
ktzer, vice president, National Wom-
ans Party; Mrs. w K. Dove, Mary
Church Terrell, Jesse C. Suter of the
Citizens Joint Committee on National
Representation for the District and
Charles S. Baker.
Trial Scene to Be Presented.
The Trial Scene" will be given un-
der direction of Marie Moore Forrest.
Mabel Wren Wilcox will impersonate
the SuffragiSt
The principal speakers of the eve
ming will be Janet Richards and Will
liam Charles Grace, former State
Senator from Michigan. The meeting
will close with benediction by DR..
Bartlett B. James.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
PRIESTS RADIO TALK
SCORED BY BANKER
Letter Read to Senate Group Says
Speeches Were Sufficient to
1ncite Bank Run"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A memorandum from Donald N.
Sweeney. Detroit banker, saying radio
addresses by Father Charles E. Cough
lin were sufficient to incite a bank
run" was read to the Senate Bank In
vestigating Committee yesterday by
Ferdinand Pecora, its counsel.
The memorandum, sent to Pecora
IN January. 1888, added that Cough
Inns discourses showed a growing
tendency to radicaliSm"
1t also said the priest was speaking
before audiences incapable of draw
ing differentiation" and said this was
particularly true in not distinguishing
between bankers" and international
bankers"
The memorandum said the dis
courses might not seem harmful in
reading them, but when enunciated'
by Father Coughlin were sufficient to
incite bank rum"
Evening star., 1934-02-07
BUILD MODEL STORE
FOR FOOD EXHIBIT
Third Annual Show of United
Food Stores to Open on
Saturday.

Construction Of . modern grocery
store. complete in every detail, is now
going on at the Washington Audi
torium. as part Of the third annual
food show Of United Food Stores, Inc,
which opens Saturday and will con-
tinue all next week.
The store will include . plate-glas
display window, counters, shelves and
storekeepers in attendance. The stock
will include products handled by the
130 independent cooperative grocery
establishments in the Washington
trading area which are affiliated with
United.
Besides the model store. work Is now
under way on the construction of
booths to house the several exhibit.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
Ancient Savages'
<1Fireless Cookers
Found in Arizona
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
TUCSON, Ariz., February z.
-"Fireless cookers" believed to
have been built $4,000 years ago
by inhabitants of what now is
Arizona, were uncovered by a
University Of Arizona archie
ology expedition over the week
end.
DR.. Byron Cummings, who
headed the expedition to pre-
historic ruins lying northeast
of Bisbee, said the pits are cir
cular, five feet deep and five feet
in diameter.
II believe that q fire was built
in the pit and after it died down
the emberS were poked into
holes and hot rocks placed in a
layer over the entire bottom Of
the pit" DR.. Cummings said.
over these embers and rocks
were placed greens and on top
Of them was put whatever was
to be roasted. Then came an
other layer of greens and a final
covering that closed the pit"
Evening star., 1934-02-07
CITIZENS PROTEST
SCHOOL CROWD|NC
Explanation Is Asked on
Alice Deal Junior High
and Ben Murch.

Overcrowded conditions in Alice
Deal Junior High School and Ben
Murch School were protested last
night by the North Cleveland Park
Citizens Association, meeting at Wis
consin avenue and Window place. The
Board of Education will be requested
to state why the schools fail to pro-
vide adequate space for pupils Of the
vicinity.
An urgent demand for trafic
light at Tilden street and Connecti-
cut avenue will be sent the District
Commissioners. The association has
been seeking light at this corner for
two years in an effort to stop repeated
Evening star., 1934-02-07
CARS GEARED TOO FAST

PHILADELPHIA, February [4l.-
Take it from Capt. w. j. Ruch of the
State highway patrol there is nc
necessity for the modern automobile
to be geared to go more than SO miles
an hour because the average man is
not physically or mentally capable Of
driving at greater speeds"
That, says the troop commander, Is
the explanation for most accidents
Evening star., 1934-02-07

met and knew in the city of b
on the East Coast" Courtney Cooper
told Prof. Fordney.
Il dropped into a seat beside him
and asked if he was going to B.
Not me, he replied, nor any of
the other racketeers. There won't be
anything on there until after the ad-
iOurnment of the
Evening star., 1934-02-07
Iceland Has Phones.

Telephones in Iceland number 4,773.
while those in Nigeria total 1000 and
those in Belgian Congo ,420.
Evening star., 1934-02-07

sponsored by 81 merchandising con-
Germs participating in the exposition.
Contests will be q feature Of the
afternoon sessions, supplementing the
cooking school, which will be con-
Quoted Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday afternoons. The contests
will inclue a baby show, which last
year drew more than 300 contestants,
and a whistling contest.
Each day Of the exposition valuable
prizes will be given fortunate patrons
and hundreds Of baskets of food
products will be handed out. in addi-
ton to free samples to be distributed
by the exhibitors individually.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
The Heats On.
BY II. A. RIPLEY.

II FEW minutes after the
" n train left San Francisco l
II walked to the club car and
4 \ saw Jack Jaffray, the no.
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know anything about it. so Pollack
closed up everything until after the
grand jury adjourns. Things will
open up then, and I'll probably blow
in. Pollack'S the number one man
there, and when he says the heats
on-that goes
"A few hours later he left the
train" went on Copper. Il continued
on to Denver The following Monday
morning was in B and thought
I'd take look around town. Jaffray
was right; it was as tight as drum,
and the newspapers hadn't yet gotten
hold of the investigation. At O'Clock
that afternoon the grand jury fin
1shed its business, and that night all
the big gambling houses, booze joints
and speakeasies were running wide
open, and"
YES" interjected Fordney. "Al
most every one knows that some cities
are politically controlled, but the pub
lie doesn't know what your story so
forcibly points OUT"
What did Copper's story point out?
For Solution See Page Biz.
Perhaps you have a story or problem
you would like to submit to Prof. Fordney.
II SO. send it TO him in care of this pa
pr. He viii be delighted TO receive it.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
MI I MI 7 E
Gan You, ~
SOIp pN!~e

DR. Fordney is professor of criminoogy
At a famous university. His advice is
often sought bv the police of many cities
when confronted with particularly battling
cases. This problem, which has ONLY ONE
POSSIBLE SOLUTION. has been taken
from his case book covering hundreds OF
criminal investigations.
Evening star., 1934-02-07
new HIGH.SPEED TRAIN
WILL BE SHOWN HERE
Union Pacific Railway Will Place
11O-Mile-an-Hour En-
gine on Exhibition.

BY the Associated Press.
OMAHA, February Union Pa
cif,c Railroad ofiicials yesterday an
nounced the roads new high-speed,
Evening star., 1934-02-07
Hates Rocking Horse.

Jealous, pet monkey in the nursery
OF . home in Sussex, England, pulls
the name Of the children's rocking
horse.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
LOCAL F|REMAN'S
BODY RECOVERED
Mcconnell Held Victim of Ac.
Cident in Plunge in New
Hampshire.

The body of George L. Mcconnell,
81, District fireman, was found late
yesterday afternoon by Manchester,
N. H., police after they had recovered
a car in which Mcconnell plunged
over an 80-foot cliff and drowned Fri
day night in the Piscataquog River
A certificate of accidental drowning
was issued by the Manchester coroner.
Mcconnell and his sister Helen, %,
an Agricultural Adjustment Admin
istration employe, had gone to Man
chester Sunday to visit their parents.
They were expected back here this
morning to meet their brother John,
who is on his way from California
and whom they have never seen.
While visiting a friend, Herman
Nuemann, in his cottage on the banks
of the river, he got into the automo-
bile and accidentally drove it over the
cliff.
After hearing the car tearing down
the slope toward the water Nuemann
called police, who dragged the river
yesterday and raised the car and Nc
Connell's body.
Mcconnell was appointed to the Fire
Department November II, 1890, and
was rated as highly qualified fire.
man. He was attached to No. Engine
Company, where he had served only
three weeks before taking the eight
day vacation to visit his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs
Edna. Mcconnell, who lives at 1919
Owen place northeast; two small chill
dren, Bobbie, 8, and George, jr., 4
months; his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
R. j. Mcconnell of Manchester; his
sister Helen and the brother en- route
here from California.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
FOUR SHIPS WILL TAKE
OVER RESERVE TRAINING
Washington Naval Units to Be
Placed Aboard Leary for
Active Duty.

Four destroyers, now in reserve
commission at Norfolk, Va, will be
placed in active service shortly TO
assist in training Naval Reservists.
The Navy Department yesterday
declared U. s. s. Herbert, Leary, Dick
erson and Schenck will undertake this
work. The Leary, OF which Lieut..
Comdr. Vaughn Valley Is commanding
omcer, will care for the washington
Reservists and those from the Fifth
Naval District at Norfolk. Va. Lieut..
Comdr. e. c. Rogers commands the
Herbert, which will train the Philadel-
phia Reservists. Lieut. Comdr. Robert
T. Darrow commands the Dickerson,
which will train Reservists from the
Sixth and Seventh Naval Districts,
along the South Atlantic seaboard,
and the Schenck, Of which Lieut..
Comdr. l. N. Kiland is the command
ing officer, will take Reservists from
the Gulf section.
The four destroyers that have been
on this duty, the Tattnall. Badger,
Tillman and Babbitt, will be relieved
Of this service on December Is and 70
into the Rotating Reserve Division 70
at Norfolk.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
Record September
Rainfall mCapital
Vas $4,000 Tons
Area Was Deluged With
I,2I6,679,2OO Cal.
Ions of Water.

Washington was deluged with
1,216,679,200 gallons of water-enough
to supply all the needs of its inhab-
itants for nine NOTWITHSTANDING the
wettest month of its history.
September's black skies emptied on
the 10 square miles of the District
going at the calculation in another
way-a total of about 5,870,000 tons
of water.
These are some Of the figures
reached by Weather Bureau statisti-
clans in compiling Genealogical data
for a month which broke all rainfall
records and which put an otherwise
dry year three inches of precipitation
above its 60-year average
In October, however, there was an
effort to make up for this undue lib
erality, and there was barely so per
cent OF the normal rainfall. Novem-
ber, normally the dryest month of the
year, is exceptionally dry this year.
according to the records compiled to
date.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
Youth, Is, Killed in Scuffle
With Colored Boy on Stairs
Neck Broken in Fall as
Head Strikes Against
Concrete Floor.
"HO,Uard Is Sick," Story
Told by Farrell.
Autopsy Today.

Breaking his neck In fall during
a scuffle with a 16-year-old colored
youth, Howard B. Cook, 18, of 304
Maryland avenue northeast, died yes
terday upon arrival in Casualty
Hospital.
Cook, according to his employer,
LIE Roy A. Poole, dealer in empty
produce carriers. was sent with the
colored youth, Ellsworth Farrell, 428
I street, for some baskets. A few
minutes later, Poole said, Farrell re-
turned, saying, Howard is sick"
Poole stopped his work, he said
and went with the boy. On the way
he questioned him, and said the Cor
ored youth admitted playful scuffle
in which Howard had fallen, striking
his head on a concrete floor
Unable to revive Howard, Poole
called an ambulance. He said after
receiving no response for a half hour
Howard was taken to Casualty Hos
pital in a ninth precinct patrol
Evening star., 1934-11-11
Rickenbacker Planning l4-Hour
Round Trip Cotham-Miami Hop

ington at 7:20 am. and is due In
Miami at 1890 pm. The return flight
is to start at 1870 pm, with arrival
here scheduled at $40 pm. and in
New York at 8 pm.
The speed attempt will be made
with a full load Of passengers. in
cluding Mrs. Rickenbacker. L. Edwin
Gill, vice president of Eastern Air
Lines; Roy Howard, publisher; Lind:
say Hopkins, Florida capitalist, and q
group Of newspaper men.
The big plane Is one Of nine Doug
las two-engined transports which
have been acquired by Eastern Air
Lines for service on its New York
Miami, New York-New Orleans, and
Chicago miami routes. Scheduled fly
ing time between Washington and
Miami will be about six hours and
between Washington and New Or
leans about seven and one-half hours
with the new ships.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
CLUB OPEN TO BOYS
OF RELIEF FAMILIES
Plan Enables Youths to Work at
Odd Jobs in Payment for
Their Dues.

The facilities of the Boys Club of
Washington are to be made available
to boys whose parents are on relief,
according to a plan worked out by
Charles M. Fyfe, club director, and
Mrs. Florence T. Conlin, one of the
District supervisors of the Emergency
Relief Division.
Each case worker in Mrs. Conlin's
district is to be given a pad of guest
tickets admitting boys to the club. If
they are approved they may join the
club later. .'.
Boys thus admitted will be allowed
to do odd jobs around the club In pay
ment for their dues.
Evening star., 1934-11-11

Col. Edward v. Rickenbacker, in
charge of the big transport plane
which this week established a new
transcontinental air transport speed
record of IL hours and minutes, on
Tuesday will herald the opening Of
high-speed transport service through
Washington with an attempt to have
breakfastsin New York, luncheon in
Miami and supper in New York.
Flying the same airliner in which
the transcontinental record was estab-
lished, Rickenbacker and E. H. "Pete"
Parker, chief pilot Of Eastern Air
Lines, will attempt the dawn-to-dusk
round trip between New York and
Miami to blaze the trail for high
speed service which Is to be inaugu-
rated by Eastern Air Lines about
November Is.
The plane is to leave New York at
8 am, stopping at Washington Air
port at 7:05 am. It will leave Wash
Evening star., 1934-11-11
STORE AND GAS STATION
LOSE $37 TO ROBBERS
Armed Colored Men Hold Up
Grocery, Fire Shots and
Escape in Car.

Benjamin Cohen, proprietor of a
grocery store at 1901 Third street
southwest. and William M. Oliver,
night manager of gasoline station
at Second and H streets northeast,
were held up at pistol point last night
and robbed of $25 and $12, respec-
lively.
Cohen told police two colored men,
both armed with pistols, entered his
store and demanded money. Each of
the colored men fired one shot and
made their escape in an automobile,
parked nearby, which was occupied
by two other colored men.
Oliver, who lives at rs K street. re-
! ported7a colored man entered the
sAstation Office and forced him to turn
over the money in the cash register.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
D. c. OUTLAWS 100.
PROPERTY OWNERS
Building Code Violations
Are Found Uncorrected.
Face Prosecution.

Owners of more than 100 properties
in the District have been "outlawed"
for failure to obey regulations on fire
escapes and building regulations and
will face prosecution in the near
future, Capt. Hugh P. Dram, director
of inspection, announced yesterday
These owners are now blacklisted
by the District and have been re-
fused the right to make payments for
permits to operate under the license
act for refusal during the past year to
make changes under the building code
and fire escape rules.
Couldn't Act Past Year.
Capt. Dram said action could not
be taken during the past year, because
the District had accepted payments
for licenses, which are required for
certain buildings, including the larger
apartment houses, under terms of the
District license act.
There are about 5000 structures
requiring permits under the license
act. Among these are apartments,
hotels. theaters and places of public
assembly. Because considerable time
is required for making annual in
spections. the policy was adopted
of allowing owners to make license
payments in advance of inspections.
Orders were issued later for any
changes in structures deemed neces-
sary. In the past year. Dram said,
more than 100 refused to comply.
Fees Not Accepted.
These were notified this month their
fees would not be accepted until cor
rections were made About q dozen
since have complied.
The others, Capt. Dram said, will
be taken to court and may be fined.
He said prosecution would continue
until regulations were accepted.
He said it has been impossible to
make all inspections before the be-
ginning of the license year because
of the small force of inspectors and
the large number Of buildings.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
Board Seeks Careful At.
tendance Check After
Strike Rumor.
KRAMER ACTS AFTER
REQUEST BY QUINN
Student Distributing Handbills at
Roosevelt High Arouses Off,
cials-Probe Asked.

Principals of the five white high
schools were told yesterday by First
Assistant Supt. of Schools Stephen
E. Kramer, 1T would be up to them"
to deal with any student trouble
which might develop tomorrow as a
result of cancellation of the current
foot ball series.
This instruction was delivered at
the request of Henry 1. Quinn, men,
ber of the Board of Education
Quinn had said he wanted prin-
cipals held accountable for manifesto
tions of the rebellious spirit arising
among the students from the boards
refusal to void the order cancelling
the remainder of the current inter-
high school foot ball series.
Taking cogniZance of the rumors of
a student strike. Quinn said he wanted
every principal to have careful at
tendance record made tomorrow
morning and investigate thoroughly
the reason for each absence
"Laxity of Officials"
'If there is any laxity among
school officials in treating with this
student attitude, that also should be
dealt with" he declared
Quinn injected himself into the
situation as a result of the revelation
that a boy who is alleged to have
said he was Mckinley High School
student was found at Roosevelt High
School Friday afternoon distributing
handbills among students there. The
circulars urged strike Monday,
Quinn said.
The boy was discovered by Miss
May P. Bradshaw, assistant principal
of Roosevelt.
This matter should be investigated
from top to bottom and any student
involved ought to be severely dis
Ciplined' asserted Quinn.
Informed of the incident. DR.. Hay
den Johnson, president of the School
Board, joined Quinn in saying it war
ranted strong action.
Strike Seen Off.
But I don't think this strike will
materialize," he added. 1T is mostly
talk. l don't believe those kids would
be SO foolish. 49,.
With the situation as 1t is now,
feel that the principals are entirely
competent to handle it. They know
what to do"
DR.. johnson deferred until early
next week appointment of the COM
mittee of five which will study school
athletics and devise methods for
proper handling Of future athletic
contests.
The consensus of most of the board
members at the public hearing Friday
seemed to be that the inability of
police and school officials to keep
foot ball crowds under control con-
stituted the major reason for discon-
tinuing the contests
Quinn added that he was influenced
in his vote by the student demonstra-
tion against DR.. Kramer Tuesday
night when he was burned in effigy
and a brick hurled through window
of his home
DR.. Kramer said yesterday he did
not consider the foot ball contro-
: Versy a personal matter.
Evening star., 1934-11-11
ROBBERY SUSPECTS
QUIZZED IN Staying
Three Youths Held in Taxicab
Hold-Ups May Be Linked to
Wilson Case.

With the Wilson murder INQUIRY
at an impasse. Washington detectives
last night began questioning three
youths taken in custody in an investi-
CATION OF series of daring taxicab
hold-ups and robberies. Inspector
Frank S. w. Burke, chief of detec-
tiveS, admitted, however, there was
slight possibility they might be in
volved.
The youths are Karl R. Longer
beam. 18. of Bancroft, Va; Thomas J
Panopoulos. 18, of the 200 block
Ninth street northeast, and Gus WAL
lace 10, of the 700 block Allison
street. Panopoulos and Wallace were
said last night by police to have con-
fessed several taxicab hold-ups. Long
erbeam, said by police to have been
the ringleader, has refused to talk.
Inspector Burke said 80 caliber
revolver was seized in Longerbeam
home on Columbia pike, in Bancroft,
when he was arrested Friday evening
He said this would be checked with
E1ugs found near the scene of the
Staying of Allen B. Wilson. newspaper
route agent, in Takoma Park on the
morning of October %. Wilson was
killed with shotgun slugs, although a
80 caliber revolver also was fired in
the ambush.