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Evening star., 1934-11-18
ALLEN CALLSFOR
DONOVAN PAROLE
DISPUTE REPORT
Request Is Made From New
York Regarding Release
Last Week.
COMMISSIONER DELAYS
ACTION UNTIL RETURN
Refuses to Heed Demand That
He Order Board to Make Pub
lie Record in Case.

Commissioner George E. Allen re-
quested District officials yesterdac tc
prepare a report on the parole from
prison of James (BuzZ) Donovan
sentenced to 10 years for robbery, who
was paroled from the District Re
folmatory last week.
The request was made by telephone
from New York, where the Comnis-
sioner has been attending conven-
ton Of hotel men. after being in
formed of a controversy stirred up
over Donovan's release by the Dis
trict Parole Board.
Allen, however, refused to act in
the matter until his return to this
city tomorrow, and asked that the
report be prepared for his informa-
ton. Demands have been made that
Allen order the Parole Board to make
public the entire record in the par
ole case. This he refused 10 90 with
out careful investigation.
Won't Be Stampeded.
Officials close to the Commissioner
said he had refused to be stampeded
into hasty action" on any phase OF
the matter.
An official of the Parole Board said
he would willingly comply with a re-
quest for information on the case
Allen also asked that Corporation
Counsel E. Barrett Prettyman 1ende,
an opinion as to whether the full
record in a parole case should be
made public.
Allen let it be known that he was
aware of the reasons of the policy of
the Parole Board not to broadcast
the confidential record in parole cases.
This includes the names of sponsors of
prisoners seeking parole, plans for
handling the parolee after his release,
confidential information as to the
mental and physical condition OF the
applicant and other data. Officials
say they would not be able to obtain
much valuable information regarding
a prisoner if all the record in the
cases we're published.
For his own information, however,
the Commissioner asked the Parole
Board and the Board of Public We'll
fare for reports in the case. Donovan
has long police record and once be-
fore was released on parole, only to
run counter to law and to be arrested
on a robbery charge, on which he was
given the 10-year sentence.
Freed on Barnard O. X.
He was released on recommendation
by Capt. M. M. Barnard, general
superintendent of District penal in
stitutions. Capt. Barnard said he
found Donovan trustworthy to the
extent that he was the only prisoner
allowed to sleep outside the prison
walls. Donovan. while in confne-
ment here, operated chicken farm
near the reformatory.
He has been paroled in care of a
relative of Capt. Barnard, living in
Indiana. He is to be arrested on
sight, if he is found more than 20
miles from this farm. The parole of
the man has been strongly defended by
Wilbur La Roe, jr., member of the
Parole Board.
Evening star., 1934-11-18
PRETTYMANT
BILL TO REGULATE
SMALL LOAN FIRMS
Plan to Invoke Limit by L.
cense Act Dropped, at
Least for Time:
CONFERENCE SLATED
WITH SENATOR KING
Corporation Counsel Threatens
to Use 1918 Law if Measure to
Curb Interest Fails.

The plan to regulate the small loan
business of the District by invoking
the license act to place limit on
charges made by lenders and pro-
curers Of loans has been abandoned
by Corporation Counsel E. Barrett
Prettyman, it was announced yester-
day.
Prettyman, in a report to Commits
sioner Hazen, suggested instead that
Congress be urged to pass a bill early
in the forthcoming session which
would empower the superintendent OF
insurance to regulate rates charged by
the companies and to change them
from time to time as conditions war
rant.
Prettyman informed Hazen that he
could not find any support from law
yers for the suggestion that the pro-
visions of the 1918 small loan act be
strengthened by bringing into play
provisions of the broad District
license act.
Wields Club.
He suggested. in the event Congress
would turn down the proposal that the
insurance department be empowered
to regulate small loans, that a drive
be made to force small loan companies
to take out licenses under the 1918
act, or to force them out of business.
Prettyman said he planned to re-
view the matter soon with Senator
William H. King Of Utah. chairman
of the Senate District Committee. He
said he had been assured that if the
regulations under the license
ace we're adopted, the action would be
contested by the firms which make
loans with automobiles as collateral.
This indicated that court appeals
would be made against such regula-
tions.
I'VE have been unable to secure the
supporting opinion of any attorneys
on the question of whether these regu-
iations would be valid and enforce
able under existing statute" he said.
Representative of the Bar Associa-
ton, attorneys for the finance COM
panies, attorneys having large prac-
tice among borrowers, all apparently
agree that the statute prevents this
method of procedure"
Says 35 Per Cent Too High.
The corporation counsel told the
Commissioners he believes it is entirely
possible for finance companies to do
business here at a profit at much less
than 35 per cent month. On the
other hand, he said, "it is impossible
for any small loan company to remain
in business at 1 per cent a month -
This Is the limit set in the 1913 act.
This act the District has made no
attempt to enforce in many years. In
the 81 years of its existence only cne
license has been obtained under its
provisions.
The regulations recently proposed
by Prettyman accepted the provisions
of the old small loan act. This limits
charges for fees and interest to not
more than 1 per cent month. Under
the supplementary regulations, pro-
posed under authority Of the license
act, procurers would have been
allowed additional interest and fee
charges. Fees would have ranged
from 81 to So for initial loans and
interest would have been limited to
not more than per cent per month
on unpaid balances for both lender
and procurer.
Evening star., 1934-11-18
U. S. Surveyors Seek to Fix
Monuments Exact Location

Already stations" have been or are
being established on the Department
of Commerce Building, the Capitol, St.
Elizabeth's Hospital in Anacostia, the
Arlington wireless towers, the water
tank at Reno in Chevy Chase, and the
tower at Soldiers Home.
The work here is part Of the
surveys regular geodetic control work,
on which the accuracy of other sur
veys is based. BY making the neces-
sary triangulations here, it was ex-
planned, the cost of future surveys will
be reduced.
When the triangulation is completed
here, the results will be added to SINH
lar surveys recently made in all parts
of the country, which will form a net
work by which boundaries of all
States, counties, townships and munic-
ipalities may be determined with
exact accuracy.
Evening star., 1934-11-18
PLANT
TOBE CONSIDERED
D. C. and U. S. Officials
Meet Tomorrow to Weigh
Changes

District and Federal officials will
meet tomorrow at IL o'clock to con-
slider complaints voiced by disgruntled
transients against conditions exist
ing under the administration of the
Transient Relief Bureau of the Dis
trict.
In announcing this session, Elwood
Street, director of public welfare, said
yesterday he had full confidence in
Arthur S. Rosichan. head of the
Transient Bureau
Street said those who would at
tend the meeting tomorrow morning
would include himself, Commissioner
George E. Allen, relief administrator
for the District; Miss M. Alice Hill,
emergency relief director; RoSichan
and Col. George D. Babcock, who has
conducted an investigation of COM
plants for the F. E. r. A.
Admits Crowding.
Street declared the bureau now Is
doing the "beSt possible job" under
the circumstances and the amount
of available funds. He admitted there
is ground for complaint against
crowded conditions and said this was
caused to large degree by the clos
ing of a transient lodge at 4709 c
street He said the building was
abandoned because the District build
ing inspector had found the structure
unfit for occupancy.
Street reported that negotiations
were under way for the use of ware
house building on South Capitol
street for transient purposes.
Hopkins Hears Complaint.
Demands for the removal of Rosi-
chan were presented yesterday to
Harry L. Hopkins, Federal emergency
relief administrator, by body of 100
transients.
Hopkins told the group he would
announce tomorrow or Tuesday
whether he would ask the removal of
the director. The delegation was
promised their complaints would be
given serious and immediate atten-
ton.
Il think you have perfect right to
kick about anything you want to, any
time you want to-" he said.
Insisting upon shake-up of the
Transient Bureau. the removal of
Rosichan and all his subordinates, the
group also asked for an audit of the
bureau books. They had charged
there was graft in the management.
Evening star., 1934-11-18

1t may appear to be an unusual
quest, but a group of Government ex-
perts expects to find out tomorrow
just where the Washington Monument
is located.
They already have a pretty good
idea it is just south of Constitution
avenue between Fifteenth and Seven
teenth streets, but they are not salts
fed with such broad description.
The experts are specialists from the
United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey, under Lieut.. John Bowie, jr.,
who will take advantage of the huge
pile of scaffolding to place their sur
veying instruments atop the historic
obeliSk.
According to Capt r. S. Patton,
director of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey, the monument will be one of
six other stations" in and around
the Capital, established SO as to fix
their precise geographic positions.
Evening star., 1934-11-18
FILIPINOS TO DEBATE
Trade With U. S. Topic of Dis
cussion Tonight.

The first annual debate between the
Filipino Club, Inc, and the Visayan
Circle will take place tonight at $3.50
In the Y M. c. A. Auditorium.
The subject to be discussed is Free
Trade Between the Philippines and
the United States During the Transi-
ton Period is Advantageous to Both
Countries" The Visayan Circle rep
presenting the affirmative, will be rep
resented by Eduardo Balonon, Os-
monde Reynante, and Diosdade Yap.
The Filipino Club. on the negative,
will be represented by Manuel Argel,
Ricardo ISABELLA and Juan r. Quijano,
The judges will be DR.. Lee Shaven of
the Agriculture Department. and
Prof. Charles Hill and Henry Rob-
exs, both of George Washington Uni
vksity.
Evening star., 1934-11-18

The one bit Of authority it retains
is that of withdrawing one of its
officers from detail, il his conduct
there is unsatisfactory. This, however,
in no way contributes to the building
up of centralized medical authority
in Washington, because the man can
resign and be reappointed by the local
authorities if they desire. They can
get rid of him at any time and appoint
whoever they please to succeed him.
Usually such details are from two to
four years, and are to reorganize a
State department along the most ap-
proved modern lines. AS a rule the
men return to washington and are
assigned elsewhere when a detail is
over. They form an experienced group,
from which State and city health
officers frequently are drawn. While
on detail, one of such a mans chief
jobs is to train other men to succeed
him.
There has been an increasing move
ment all over the country, it is pointed
out at the Public Health Service. to
remove the Office of health commits
sioner from politics, since efficient ad-
ministration demands specialized tech
nical skill upon which the voters are
not competent to pass and which is
beyond the scope of the general
physician.
May Volunteer Aid.
In addition to these specific details
as State and city health officers, Public
Health Service experts have been called
in to direct or help the fight against
all of the major epidemics of the last
20 years. They have, however. no au-
thority to go in without invitation,
even when the epidemic threatens to
sweep over State lines. This was a
situa ton undreamed of when the Con-
stitution was adopted. 1t is usually
the practice, however, for the surgeon
general to offer the assistance of his
department as soon as an epidemic is
reported and in every case there has
been perfect harmony between the
States and the Federal bureau.
The practice of assigning Public
Health Service career men" to State
and city governments is expected to
increase in the future. A similar prac-
tice is followed in most European and
Latin n-American countries. There is
a growing tendency everywhere, it is
pointed out. to take the question of
public health entirely out of local
politics and place it in the hands of
experts. The practice, it is pointed
out. is quite similar to that of assigning
engineer officers by the Army. except
that there is not the same degree of
authority.
Evening star., 1934-11-18
S2,0OO,OOO SPENT
ON HOMES HERE
Chairman LittIepage of Bet
ter Housing Program
Quotes Loans.
Nearly s2,ooo,OOo has been spent for

Nearly $4,000, 900 has been spent for
modernization of buildings in the Dis
trict since the beginning, last August,
of the Federal Housing Administra-
ton campaign, Thomas P. Littlepage,
general chairman of the Washington
Better Housing Program, announced
yesterday.
Littlepage based his estimate on re-
ports of actual loans for repairs and
improvements to homes and CONNER
cial property made by local banks and
building and loan associations in the
last rs days. The chairman said he
figured conservatively that for every
dollar borrowed for modernization,
two dollars are used for the same
purpose but secured in some other
way.
Reports of 20 Banks.
The 20 banks granting the insured
"moderniZation" loans of the F. H. A.
reported through Frederick P H Sid
dons, president of the District Bank
ers Association, that 521 property
owners have borrowed s28O,OOO for
renovizing work
Carl J. Bergman, president of the
District Building and Loan League,
stated that financial institutions un-
der his jurisdiction have made $50
Of the loans since the drive started
The total amount of the loans is
1924 900. So the money applied to
modernization which can he traced
easily is s574,000. A conservative
estimate of the total amount spent
for repairs to existing buildings dur
ing the campaign. Mr.. Littlepage said
would be three times that figure.
Average Loans Large.
It was pointed out by the program
chairman that the average loan
granted in the Capital has been much
larger than for the rest of the country
In Washington. property owners SCI
cured an average of $685. while else
where the figure is $426, according to
the F. H. A.
Meanwhile, plans are being COM
pleted for the Better Housing Exposi-
ton which will open for a two-week
period in the Bus Center of washin-
gton, Sixth and Pennsylvania avenue,
November 26.
Evening star., 1934-11-18
BETTER INFORMED
TEACHERSURGED.
Miss SChneiderman Says
They Must Recognize
Changing Order.
Teachers were sharply criticized

Teachers were sharply criticized
yesterday at the annual luncheon of
the District Teachers Union by Miss
Rose Schneiderman. member of the
Labor Advisory Board, who said they
too often stand aloof from the chang
ing social order.
Children have suffered because
their teachers refuse TO take a part
in what is going on around them, "
she said. "A child whose father is
on a strike will hear his teacher say
that strikes are wrong and will be-
come ashamed of his parents. Often
the teacher has not taken the trouble
to find out what the strike is about
and doesn't know that the father may
be fighting in the only way open to
him for a livelihood for himself and
his family"
She urged the teachers to learn cur
rent issues and to discuss them as open
questions, not propaganda.
Miss Schneiderman asked the teach
ers to study such problems as un-
employment insurance, old age pen
sion and widows pensions.
Rev. Mr.. Grady Speaks.
Rev. John L. Grady, dean of the
School of Social Science at Catholic
University, said
so long as disciplinary individual
ism exists, teachers can't exercise So
cial- -mindedness. 1t is impossible to
reconcile these two extremes"
He said he did not see how un-
employment and old-age insurance
can work if administered by States.
He urged a Federal Set-up.
Edward F. McGrady, Assistant Sec
retary of Labor, predicted that old
age and unemployment insurance will
become law this Winter and that
health insurance soon will follow.
The economic crisis is far from over,
he said, adding that 1--WE have got
to do some things that might be
called pretty revolutionary to get out
of it."
Right to Organize.
The right of teachers to organize
and join unions was defended by the
labor official.
If it had not been for the teachers,
this country would have had bloody
revolution long before this, Augustus
Thomas, secretary of the General
World Federation of Education As
sociations, declared.
Miss Mary c. Dent, president, pre-
sided and said the union is complet-
ing the best year of its existence.
Judge Fay Bentley of the Juvenile
Court spoke.
Evening star., 1934-11-18
MRS. STEIN, DIVORCED,
WEDS TOM MENEFEE
Couple Plans to Sail for Europe
for Honeymoon After Vir-
ginia Visit.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November ia day
after her divorce from L. Montefiore
Stein, Mrs. Florence E. Stein, niece
of the late Julius Rosenwald, eloped
to Waukegan with Tom Menefee, son
of Mrs. Walter Elliot Fruit of Hous-
ton. Tex. The newlywcds left almost
Immediately for the East, whence
they will sail to Europe for years
honeymoon.
The Stems were parents of twin
sons, now 20, who are in school in
Virginia. Mr.. and Mrs. Menefee will
visit them en- route East.
Under an agreement in the divorce
action, the former Mrs. Stein received
a Chicago home, valued at 100000.
and stock valued at $4,000. She is
the daughter of Sigmund Eisendrath,
the architect.
The divorce was granted Thursday.
Mrs. Stein and Menefee were married
Friday night. b
Evening star., 1934-11-18
MAN SHOT IN FIGHT
WITH HOME BURGLAR
Carpenter Awakened by Flash.
light in Face-Wife's Screams
Brighten Intruder.

Awakened by a f1ashlight shining
in his face, Wesley o. Moger, 34-ycar-
old carpenter, was shot in the face
and hand as he grappled with a col
ored burglar in the bedroom OF his
home at 65 New York avenue north
east late last night.
The burglar was frightened off by
the screams of Moger's wife, Kathleen
who. with her 11-month-old baby,
KAY, and two other children, was
asleep in the same room.
Moger was taken to Casualty Hospi-
tai where his condition was said to be
undetermined.
Evening star., 1934-11-18
COL. w. R. DAVIS DIES

Body of Former Chief Flight Sur
geon to Be Buried Here.
CLEARWATER, Fla, November II
R.-Col. w. Robert Davis, 81, who
established the first leper colony in
the Philippines and who was chief
flight surgeon of the Army at the time
of his retirement in 1927, died at his
home in Dunedin today.
The body will be sent to Washing
ton for services and interment at
Arlington National Cemetery Tuesday.
Colonel Davis is survived by his
widow and one brother, James Davis
of Bristol, Va.
Evening star., 1934-11-18
ENGINEERS TO TOUR
Trip Arranged to Inspect New
Central Heat ting Plant.

The first of a series of educational
tours by the National Association of
Power Engineers will take place to-
morrow evening when a trip will be
made to inspect the new Central Heat
ing Plant of the Government at
Twelfth and C streets.
F. A. Jacobs, State deputy president
of the association, announced that the
engineers would assemble first at 8:l5
pm, in Junior Mechanics Hall, 80
Eye street. All persons interested in
heating are invited to attend the
meeting and visit the Federal power
plant. A number of other tours to
various power plants In the city will
be arranged during the Winter.
Evening star., 1934-11-18
COL. DODGE TO SPEAK
ON MT. VERNON SHRINE
Sons of American Revolution to
Hear Superintendent Tell of
so Years at Estate.

Col Harrison H. Dodge, superinten-
dent of Mount Vernon, will deliver an
illustrated lecture telling of his so
years spent at the Washington shrine
before the District of Columbia So
ciety of the Sons of the American Rev.
olution, who will meet in the Italian
Garden of the Mayflower Hotel Tues
day evening. .
Among other entertainment fea-
lures will be number of solos by w.
Homer Carroll, baritone, accompanied
by Robert Jacoby, organist and choir
master of the Silver Spring Episcopal
Church
A buffet supper will be served.
Evening star., 1934-11-18
Middleburg Bazaar Friday

MIDDIEBURG, Va, November II
(SpeciaD The Women's Guild of
Emmanuel Episcopal Church here will
hold its annual bazaar and supper in
the Middleburg School on Friday. 4
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-23
John Lawlor Rites
Held Here To-day
Rev Thomas r. Lawlor, Brother Of Deceased, Cele-
brates Requiem Mass This Morning

The funeral OF John J. Lawior,
assistant superintendent Of tho
Short Line Bus company, was
largely attended from the home Of
his mother, ~ Pemborton street,
this morning OF S:l6 o'clock 70 the
immaculate Conception church
where a solemn mass OF requiem
was celebrated ut 10 o'clock by
REV THONGS Lawlor OF New. Bril-
tain, brother or Tho docensed, as
sisted by Rev Walter A. McCrAnn
OF South Manchester, deacon; Rev
John Donahue or New Britain, SUB
deacon; Rev Francis O'shea OF this
city, master OF ceremonies, and
Rev Fralcis J. Bratton, thurifer.
The acoiytes were: Row James
Brophy OF New Britain and Rev
John Malley OF New Britain.
A special program OF music was
rendered urder the direction %
Professor frederick y. Harmon. AZ
the PROFESSIONAL the immaculate
Conception quartet consisting OF
Mrs Mario Bauby Buckley, Mrs
Helen Cuddy, James German and
Robert Callahan rendered "The
Beatitudes'. Schmldt's REQUIEM
Mass was sung. At the offertory
Mrs Marie Bauby Buckley rem.
dered, "Panis Angeiicus' ana
James German rendered, my
T'aith in Thee. The quartet sang,
any Faith In Thee" at the recess
seated In tho sanctuary were:
Reverends w. y. Balfe. NJ. b, OF
Aitamont, N. X, Joseph McCuen,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-23

washington, May 30 - (uP)
- Professor Raymond Moloy, chief
OF tho original Brain Trustors.
urged today In his long delayed
crime report that tho totally In
Adeuuaten field forces Of the de-
partinent OF justice DO strength.
Sned.
The report, which had beer. In
preparation since Moloy resigned al
undevsecretary Of state last Sep.
tombor ana which once was report.
% 10 "vanlshed" by Attorney Gen.
passage % . lengthy list OF anti
six Of tks measures already have
been made law by tho signature Of
President Roosevelt.
MoIey explained that because OF
his heavy duties since no has 70.
turned 10 private Ito, preparation
OF the report has been retarded
ana that, In fact, Il still ID not
com pieted. There will be two
more instaiiments, no said IN Q
abatement issued through the jue-
tlce department, which recently
hRs concentrated on search for the
fugitive John Diilinger.
Urging that congresg pass still
another measure extending. fcderal
poiico facilities, Moioy said that tho
department Of Justice had done ~.
niarkabiy well recently with its
iiraited number OF oporatives. :.
"Tho high ratio OF results" he
sald, "hav0 done much 70 restore
tho prestige OF federal justice AFTER
the miserable failures registered by
the prohibition division during the
past is years."
at would DO folly, however, TO
expect 10 secure comparable sue.
cess with the proposed crime bills
lniess Immediate provision 10 made
FOR substantial Increases IN the M.
rnerieai strength OF the division OF
InvestIsn tion,' Moley said.
"At the present time, tho heid
Investigating force totals 307 spe-
cIai agents. This ID totally made.
auate. II In my judgment that {
the proposed legislation 10 adopted.