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Evening star., 1934-06-08
GAS FRIeHTENs CITY
Plumber Borrows Mask to Stop
Leak in Tank.

LAUREL. Miss, June 8 (R.-Con-
sternation prevailed yesterday as office
workers fed from buildings In the
business section here before an ad-
vancing cloud of chlorine gas which
escaped from a tank at the Young
Women's Christian Association.
The assistant fire chief and a hre-
man were overcome attempting to
close broken valve on the tank. Two
colored employees Of the wv. G. A.
also were overcome.
A plumber finally borrowed gas
mask from the Mississippi Gas Co.
and repaired the leak.
Evening star., 1934-06-08
Nothing Changed
But the Price r..
Big DODGE SIX III"

Big DODGE SIX III"
ceupe S645
Rumble Seat Coupe $3.50
Two. Door Sedan .. s6s5
Feur- Door Sedan S745
Convertible Coupe .. M
De LUXE MODELS III"
ceupe :, S665
Rumble Seat ceups ..~H15
rxs-Doer Sedan SITS
-Four. Door Sedan S765
Convertible ceups ,.. S765
SPECIAL MODELS III"
Broushan SS4S
Convertible Sedan =. Ss7s
All Prices r. o. B. Factory, Detroit.
Subject to Change Without Notice
Evening star., 1934-06-08

airwheel tires, that assure quiet, easy
riding.
For twenty years the name Dodge has
= been synonymous with sterling quality
in the motor industry. Dodge has
made history by offering outstanding,
honest motor car value year after
year. Dependability is always linked
with the name Dodge by the 1,226,542
Dodge owners and other millions of
Dodge friends. Dodge is proud of this
record. Dodge policies are maintained
to perpetuate it.
Dodge dealers are now holding special
exhibits at these amazing new low
prices, the big 117-inch wheel base
Dodge sets an entirely new standard
of motor car value-"America's great.
est value car"
As in the past, you will be given the
opportunity to compare motor car
values by the Showdown" Plan
Dodge's unbiased answer to competi.
tive claims.
Dodge Brothers Corporation Division
of Chrysler motors.
Evening star., 1934-06-08
Cohn Picture Successes
Making a Big Producer
Certainty of Profit, Quality of Product and
New Faces Secret of Unusual Studio
Performances.
Perform anceS s.
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

HOLLYWOOD Calif June (NAN.A-There are all sorts
of why interview with producer Harry Cohn is
| | bound to be interesting
foremost he always makes profit, even in
when other studios in the red Second he made
that have Of Hollywood in the last
years Third bringing whole flock of faces into
agreed what
naodS
Evening star., 1934-04-25
DAUGHTERS OF 1872
CHOOSE OFFICERS
New President Being Elected at
at Closing Convention
Session.

Approximately 200 members Of the
National Society of United States
Daughters Of 1872 we're voting to
elect new president today as their
forty-second associate council meet
ing drew to close after a three-day
session at the Willard Hotel.
The convention was to be ad-
journed late today, after installa-
tion of new officers.
Balloting concluded after noon,
with Mrs. John Francis Weinmann
Of Arkansas and Mrs. j. Harris
Baughman Of Louisiana as candi-
dates for national president. Dele
gates also were to elect a librarian
and at least one new vice president.
Ofhcers elected yesterday included
four honorary vice presidents ma
tional-Mrs. E. P. Moody of Della
wart, Mrs. Robert Woodrow Of Ken
lucky, Mrs. Adele Sadler of Mary
land and Mrs. Clarence J. Chandler
Of New Hampshire.
Mrs. William Kelsey of the District
was elected registrar national, while
other officers were Mrs. William Smith
Shaw Of Maine, curator national; Mrs.
Nathan Cole. jr, of California, his
torian national; Mrs. Charles Lutz of
New Jersey and Mrs. Charles Allen of
Missouri, vice presidents; Mrs. Harper
D. Shepherd Of Pennsylvania, chap-
lain national; Sarah Mead Webb, re-
cord1ng secretary national: Mrs.
Arthur ]. O'Neal Of Illinois, treasurer
national, and Mrs. B. J. Taylor of
Virginia, flag custodian.
The business sessions today con-
sisted Of reports from committee
chairmen. 4
Evening star., 1934-04-25
Out,Uits Thieves
BY Turning Off
Gas Tank of Car
auto Found Where Fuel
in CarburetOr Became
Exhausted.

James H. Montgomery Of Blue
Plains, D. c., had a theory that he
could outwit automobile thieves by
turning off the petcock under the
vacuum tank-and it worked success
fully today-enabling a United States
Park policeman to recover the ma
chine quickly.
Montgomery parked his car in the
900 block of Thirteenth street last
night and it was stolen between 9
pm. and midnight. About 6:15
O'Clock this morning Montgomery re-
ported the theft, asking the assistance
Of Sergt. Carroll T. Gillespie and
Officer w. J. McFeeley of the United
States Park Police.
Montgomery said he had shut off
the petcock under the vacuum tank
Officer McFeeley knew that the ma
chine could not go over half a mile
on the gas in the carburetor, so he
cruised around the neighborhocd. fol-
lowing the two most logical routes.
The stolen machine was found at
Eleventh street and New York avenue.
Evening star., 1934-04-25
Engel, Griff Scout, Indicted
Here on Non-Support Count
Wife Charges She Is
Forced to Obtain Liz.
ing From Mother.
accused Man Recently
Married Second Time
in Tennessee.

Married again only last week in
Chattanooga, Tenn, Joseph w. Engel
Washington base ball scout and presi-
denC cf the Chattanooga ball club,
was indicted here today, charged with
support of his first wife. Mrs
Mary P. Engel, l400 New Hampshire
avenue.
He already is facing 15-day con-
tempt sentence imposed March l tor
failure to pay alimony under an inter-
locutory decree obtained here in 1928
by his wife. Engel later was granted
an absolute divorce in Tennessee.
Engel'S alimony originally was fixed
by the District Supreme Court at 5000
a month, but later was reduced to
$275 and then, when the son of the
couple was killed in an automobile
accident, to $225. His wife alleges
she has received nothing from him
since August /. 1888.
Since that time, Mrs Engel told the
Evening star., 1934-04-25
KELSO APPROVAL
FOR POST AWAITED
Federal Officials to Be Con-
suited on Availability
for D. c. Job.

Federal officials will be consulted
before the Commissioners act on the
nomination by the District Board of
Public Welfare of Robert Wilson
Kelso as director of the board.
Kelso has been engaged in public
welfare work for more than 20 years
and now is field director for the Fed
eral Emergency Relief Administration
and the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration for Massachusetts,.
Whether the Commissioners will ap-
prove Kelso's appointment apparently
rests upon the attitude of Harry L.
Hopkins, Federal relief administrator,
and possibly other Federal officers, it
was indicated today.
Allen Reserves Comment.
COMMISSIONS George E. Allen de-
clined to make any direct statement
on the subject, but indicated the Com
missioners would inquire carefully to
determine whether Kelso was avail
able.
Unless Federal officers are entirely
in agreement on the appointment,
it is believed the matter of the sue
cessor to George S. Wilson will be
thrown at once back into the lap of
the Board Of Public Welfare.
One difficulty said to be faced by
the Commissioners is that the We'll
fare Board recommended that the
appointment of Kelso be effective
June l. Commissioner Allen has
been anxious to hasten the appoint
ment of the new director so he could
proceed with revamping methods of
some of the welfare agencies, par
ticularly emergency relief, and pos
sibly some changes in personnel. He
wished to have the advice of the new
director on these matters.
While Allen declined to make any
statement, it was made clear he is not
content to wait until June l for the
new director to start work.
Barnard May Be Retired.
AS to reorganization, the Commits
sioners are planning the appointment
of a new superintendent of penal in
stitutions. to succeed Capt. M. M.
Barnard, the 72-year-old veteran
penal head, who may be retired at
any time since he has passed the au-
tomato retirement age and is serving
under an extension of service.
Commissioner Allen, it is known,
also plans to appoint business ex-
ecutive to take charge Of business
phases of the emergency relief opera
tiops. He also has planned to divide
the agencies under the Welfare Board
Evening star., 1934-04-25
FROST PREDICTED FOR TONIGHT,
WITH MERCURY FAILING TO 80

Light to heavy frost" is expected
tonight in the wake of thunderstorm
which dropped lightning bolt on the
United States Weather Bureau Build
ing yesterday, and delayed the OPEN
ing ball game here for more than an
hour
The frost should do little damage
to Spring gardens and foliage. since it
probably will be accompanied by tenn
peratures not lower than SO degrees.
The freak lightning bolt yesterday
afternoon knocked several brick from
above an open window beside which
we're standing Willis Ray Gregg, chief
of the United States Weather Bureau,
and his secretary, Vernon Wolf.
Only nominal damage was done and
neither man received shock. It was
the first time in the memory Of
veteran employees that lightning had
struck the 50-year-old building, which
is only two stories high.
The brief blow which a5sended the
Evening star., 1934-04-25

storm tore off the roof and caved in
the wall of a hangar at Beacon Field,
about 8 miles south Of Alexandria,
slightly damaging five airplanes. The
planes belonged to Arthur Godfrey,
radio announcer; Ralph Bangs, Earl
Mays, Gilbert Randolph and Reginald
Shrader, all Of Washington. Damage
was estimated at $4,000.
Men at the field said gusts at times
reached a 65-mile velocity.
The seasons first thunderstorm re-
suited in only quarter Of an inch
precipitation, although enough to
drench thousands of fans at the open
ing game.
Yesterdays rainfall was predicted
by the Weather Bureau in Mondays
local forecast, although the forecast
yesterday was for fair and cooler"
weather.
The forecaster expects tomorrow to
be fair with rising temperatures
throughout the day.
Evening star., 1934-04-25
PARKED CAR HIT;
TWO ARE INJURED
Richard L. Saunders and
William UIrich Victims of
Legation Auto Crash.

Crashing into the parked car of
Baron Johan Beck-Friis, counselor of
the Swedish legation, at Thirty-fou
and Massachusetts, avenue, two men
were injured early today and the
driver of the automobile was charged
with reckless driving.
Richard L. Saunders, 80, of 1920
Twenty-first street, passenger in the
machine driven by William Ulrich, "a,
of 631 Park road, was the more seri-
ously hurt. He suffered severe cuts
on his head. a badly lacerated knee,
eye injuries and a possible broken
collar bone.
Ulrich, who was arrested by seventh
precinct police and released on 1000
bond on the reckless driving charge,
was cut about the right eye and scalp.
Both men were treated at Emergency
Hospital. Saunders was admitted, but
Ulrich was released to police after
first aid.
Crash at Early Hour
Baron Beck-Friis' car was parked
on Massachusetts, avenue, not far from
the noblemans home at 2804 Thirty
fourth street, when Ulrich came hurt
ling along about 2:30 o'clock this
morning. His car crashed into the
rear of the Swedish counselor'S ma
chine, careened into a lamp post and
virtually was demolished. Both men
were thrown into the windshield.
Three other persons were injured In
accidents late yesterday and last night.
Brig. Gen. Perry L. Miles, 81, COM
mander of the Army brigade in this
vicinity, was severely injured yester-
day afternoon when the brakes OF his
automobile locked and he was thrown
into the windshield. He was taken to
Emergency Hospital. given first aid
and removed to Walter Reed.
Mrs. Violetta Norman, 81. Land
over. Md, was seriously injured short
ly after pm, when the car In which
she was riding collided with another
car at Maryland avenue and Sixth
street southwest. She was treated at
Emergency Hospital, where it was said
she may have a skull fracture.
Colored Driver Held.
Mrs. Herman was riding in the car
of John w. Davis, jr., also of Land
over, which was going east on Mary
land avenue when it collided with a
machine driven by william T. Carter,
colored, 48, of the 800 block T street,
going south on Sixth street. Garter
was charged with reckless driving.
William Treadway, 19, Of 612 Four
teenth street northeast, standing in a
safety zone in the 1900 block of Four
teenth street about $50 last night,
was knocked down by an automobile,
severely shocked and his left shoulder
hurt. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital.
Charles H. Clark, AZ, of 4122 Fifth
street, said to have been the driver
Of the car, was arrested by police Of
the second precinct and charged with
leaving the scene of the accident
without having made his identity
known. He furnished bond Of 81 900
for his appearance.
Evening star., 1934-04-25
PRESIDENT SEEKS
LARGER OFFICES
FavOrS Construction of WING
on South Side of Pres
ent Structure.

Although definite plans for enlarg-
ing the executive offices, at the ex-
treme west wing of the White House,
have not yet been approved, President
Roosevelt personally favors building
an addition on the south side of the
present office.
Mr.. Roosevelt made this known to-
day, and there is every reason to feel
that when the blue prints for this
project finally are adopted they will
conform to this idea.
No definite estimate has been made
of the cost, but the plan favored by
the President, according to his rough
estimates. will not exceed $125,000.
will be requested to appropriate the
money and the construction work
would be started without delay.
According to the Presidents plan,
his own private Office and the cabinet
room as well as the room of one of his
secretaries will be in the new wing.
This wing is expected to extend some
distance into the rear grounds and
will reach to West Executive avenue
on the west. How far it will extend
on the east side has not been worked
out. At any rate, the hope is to afford
nearly twice the office space of the
present Executive Office.
While discussing the subject today,
the President said he personally did
not like adding more buildings to the
White House properties, but that the
time has come when there must be
more room provided for the greatly
increased business of the Executive.
He said the cramped conditions of
the Executive office clerks are in
tolerable and he considered it wrong
to concentrate so many in so small a
space. He also dislikes the idea of
having to occupy several rooms in the
State-War Building for White House
clerks, as has been the case for more
than half a year.
Evening star., 1934-04-25
Mother Who Aided
Son in Jail Dies
As He Is Released

A grief-stricken son today prepared
to bury his mother, who died lust as
he was being released from jail yes.
terday after she had interceded for
him.
The mother, Mrs. Nora Busbee, So,
of Raleigh. N. c., had come here to
help her son, Joseph, 20, who had
been jailed on bad-check charge.
She was with members of the Police
Department bad-check squad when
she suffered heart attack. They
rushed her to Emergency Hospital and
she died there just as Judge Ralph
Given in Police Court was releasing
her son on six months probation.
Busbee took the body of his mother
to Raleigh this morning for the
funeral.
Evening star., 1934-04-25
POLICE ASKED TO HUNT
FOR MISSING TELLER

Police have been asked to help
locate Preston Ellis. %, teller at the
National Savings & Trust Co., who
has been missing from his home, 6305
Ninth street, since Friday.
There are absolutely no discrep-
ancies in the accounts of Mr.. Ellis, -
William D. Hoover, president OF the
bank, said yesterday.
Ellis, who had been suffering from
sinus trouble, left home early Friday
to 60 either to his physicians Office
or to the Episcopal Eye, Ear and
Throat Hospital. He failed to appear
at either place and has not been heard
Of since.
Evening star., 1934-04-25

into three separate units, one for hos
pitaliZation, one for administration
and case work and one for penal in
stitutions.
Officials of the Welfare Board spent
more than month in surveying the
field of possible candidates for the
welfare post, and say they have found
the very best available man. Ap-
pointment of Kelso has the indorse-
ment of Sanford Bates, director of the
Bureau of Prisons, Department OF
Justice, and Roscoe Pound of the
Harvard Law School. Both paid high
tribute to Kelso's ability and char
acter.
Backed by Committee.
The Welfare Board in nominating
Kelso acted upon Recommendation OF
committee consisting Of Sidney F.
Taliaferro. former Commissioner and
head of the Relief Committee Of the
Welfare Board; w. w. MILAN, chair
man of the Welfare Board, and Fred
erick w. McReynolds.
Taliaferro yesterday asked the Com
missioners that he be relieved at once
Of his service as a member of the
Welfare Board. Commissioner Allen
said today his resignation would be
accepted. Taliaferro resigned more
than a month ago over a disagreement
with the Commissioners as to the
policy Of emergency relief, but was
prevailed upon to continue for an in
definite period.
Kelso was born August 81, 1880, al
Washington, Ill. He Is of Scotch an
cestry and Protestant. He obtained
degrees of A. B. and LII. B. at Har-
ward and attended that university
while Franklin D. Roosevelt was q
student there.
Some years ago Kelso was listed in
who's Who" as a Republican, but
it Is said he Is not active in politics
and mas the support Of numerous
Democrats as well as professional
people. In fact, the three members
of the Nominating Committee of the
Welfare Board are Democrats.
Held State Position.
Kelso practiced law from 1907 to
1910, and then served for 10 years
as secretary of the Massachusetts,
State Board of Charity and as COM
missioner of public welfare for Massa-
:husetts. From 1920 to 1929 he served
as executive secretary Of the Boston
Council Of Social Agencies. Since
1892 he has been affiliated with the
Federal Emergency Relief Administra-
ton and the r. F. C. During the
same period he served as director of
the st. Louis Community Fund and
the st. Louis Community Council.
He served as president Of the Ma
tional Conference of Social Work In
1922. He is the author of a number
of publications on various phases of
relief work and has served as a lee
turer at various educational institu-
tions, including Harvard.
In recommending Kelso's appoint
ment the Welfare Board took occasion
to pay q high tribute to the service
rendered over long period Of years
by Wilson, who recently applied for
retirement when he reached the age
of IS.
Evening star., 1934-04-25
Seaman Flies to Hospital.

7 MIAMI, Fla, April 25 R.-Basil
Fore, seaman of the bull freighter
Arlyan, was recovering in a hospital
last night from an emergency eye
l-operation. He was flown here from
the Arlyan at Key West by the Coast
Guard plane Arcturus. Fore gave bis
home as Baltimore, Md.
Evening star., 1934-04-25
SHOEMAKER GETS DELAY
Assault Case Continued to May z
at His Request.

The assault case against Represent
ative Francis Shoemaker, Minnesota
Farmer-Laborite, scheduled to be
heard in Police Court today. was con-
tinued to May at the legislators
request.
Shoemaker, who is charged with
assaulting Charles Newman, diminu-
tive taxicab driver, during an argu-
ment over trafflc signals, is on bond,
after q jury disagreement last month,
when the case tieyt went to trial.
Evening star., 1934-04-25

grand jurors, sne has been living with
her mother.
If it were not for my mother, !
would have to get the local charities
to help me-" she asserted in formal
statement. She also stated she is
i'll and unable to work.
The couple were married about ID
years ago. Engel is part owner as well
as president of the Chattanooga base
ball club. He is now in Tennessee.
Evening star., 1934-04-25

1884; Henry Anderson, carnal knowl-
edge; Schley Brown, forging and ut
tering a check on the Treasurer of
the United States, and Thomas Har-
rington, forging and uttering check
on the Treasurer Of the United States.
Evening star., 1934-04-25
EXETER ALUMNI TO DINE
Annual Banquet Will Be Held

AnnuaI Banquet VIII Be Held
Tomorrow at Army, Navy Club.
The annual banquet of Phillips
Exeter Academy Southern Alumni As
sociation will be held tomorrow at
Z pm. at the Army and Navy Club.
Howe Totten, president, will preside.
James A. Tufts, professor emeritus:
Prof Frank Cushwa, and George L.
Richardson, director of admissions OF
the New Hampshire preparatory
school, will be guests of honor and
principal speakers.
Constant Southworth, 1000 Cathe-
dral avenue, is acting secretary.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-09-14
Grebe Best Known Bird
of Colymbidae Famil,

The grebe, which is probably bet
ter known to more people of the
western hemisphere than Is any
other member of the Colymbidae
family, Is known locally by various
names such as dabchick. didapper.
water witch and hell diver, accord.
ing to T. Gilbert Pearson, writing
on Birds That Cruise the Ameri-
can Coast and Inland Waters"
The grebe breeds locally from
British Columbia and Nova Scotia
south to Florida and Mexico. In
the winter it remains throughout
much of its summer range. If the
lakes do not freeze, although many
move southwark. some going to
Cuba.
So quickly can the grebe disap-
pear when alarmed that it occa.
sions comment wherever II is
known. 1t Is a common remark
among country boys that no one can
shoot didapper when it is watch
ing.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-09-14

through James Nelson's tired head
for hours Margaret. thinking him
asleep. lay very stlll. pondering
many thlngs-Naney mostly. This
change was going 10 be hard for
the girl. Louise had said they were
spelling her. and perhaps they had I:
but she was the only daughter No
knowing what life would bring her
later on. and they'd so wanted her
10 have a happy youth--a carefree
youth. Parties. Gaiety. Coed times.
And Nancy wss pretty-astonishlnE
ly pretty. Somehow she seemed
made for just that life. Already
row OF new and lovely gowns
hung in her closet awaiting the
thrilling days ahead. Moving eau
tiously. the girls mother wiped
away a tear.
In the room above Louise Nelson
lay staring at patch OF brightness
on the ceiling. drifting In from a
street light far below. She, too,
was thinking about Nancy. III only
they'd taught her to be something
besides q butterfly" she told her
self, this blow wouldn't come 80
hard. Not that the child hasn't got
good courage. though. IL showed
this evening when she kept a stlfY
upper lip while her house OF cards
tumbled 10 pieces before her eyes.
That's the pioneer spirit my father
used to talk about. showing up In
q softer generation, dare say. But
she can't do thing TO help. No
training whatever. Not that she'd
have had much time for training at
her age; but I doubt II the girl has
ever made q bedI"
Across the room Aunt Judy was
fighting homesickness. She adored
her family. II was hard for her TO
leave them even for a weekend;
and here she was destined to spend
six months Ia Europe with those
"crzzy" Spear girls. II was all
settled. In her relief at the suE.
gestion Mrs Spear had almost
cheered over the telephone.
Il suppose" Aunt Judy scolded
herself. that anyone would say
was In luck. A trip abroad and
4 good salary just when it's need
ed. But the truth is. I'd rather
be at Edgemere cooking for the
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-09-14
Chick Piling Means Big
Loss to the Poultryman

The piling OF chicks frequently
causes heavy losses. This habit IL
common with chicks ranging In age
from two to four months, but is
most disastrous with chicks Just at
the time heat is discontinued, saws
the Missouri Farmer. To avoid
these losses often taxes the In
genuity of the poultryman. The
danger ceases as soon as the chicks
take to the roosts. To encourage
early roosting. roosts should be in
stalled at least by the time the
chicks are six weeks old. These
should be placed in the rear Of the
house only a few inches above the
floor.
The losses from piling are due to
the chicks on the bottom of the
pile smothering or sweating" which
saps their vitality. Some poultry
men avoid plllng by installing wire
frames. For instance. a frame two
feet wide running the entire length
OF the north side of the house fire.
quently solves the problem. This
frame, covered with wire netting,
Is sloped up so that the back edge
Is about ten inches above the floor.
AS the chicks crowd toward the
corners they are elevated Off the
floor. This dlscourages piling, and
II the frames are provided with
couple Of 11z-lnch strips. they WIN
serve as roosts.