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Evening star., 1934-03-18

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Evening star., 1934-08-26
SULTAN LEAVES COAT
BEHIND FOR MEETING
Work Wins Over Formality
Where New Commissioner
Is Concerned.

He may be the new Engineer Com
missioner, but he still is more con-
cerned with work than formality,
Lieut.. Col. Dan Sultan demonstrated
yesterday.
Requested to attend a conference
with three European housing experts
and numerous District officials in the
board room of the District Building
Col. Sultan appeared promptly there
minus his coat, which he had shed
over some work back on his desk.
Other city executives present were
garbed in the usual business regalia,
including coats.
Apparently not the least nom
plussed, the coatleSs colonel made his
bows to the visitors and gave heed to
discussions of how housing problems
are met abroad.
When Col. Sultan took over his
duties here Wednesday, one of his
first remarks to the press was that
desk work was all right, but what I
like TO see Is the dirt flying"
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Pittsburgh Mayor
Looks for Custer
Before Term Ends
Tells St. Louis Chief
Executive He Vas a
Political accident.
By the Associated Press.


ST. LOUIS, August 25.-Mayor Will
liam M. McNair Of Pittsburgh told
Mayor Bernard Dickmann here today
that he, McNair, was just a political
accident and they'll probably have
me out before my term ends"
McNair, the only Democrat ever
elected mayor Of Pittsburgh, on a
visit to the city hall here, complained
good humoredly that he had an un-
friendly city council of nine Repub-
licanS.
II came into Office last January
with a $4,000 city deficit to over
come" he said. $50 the council passed
a $21 ,000, 900 budget with an antici-
pated revenue Of only $4,000, 900, and
now the deficit probably will be $4,-
600, 900 at the end Of my first year.
Then the city solicitor, Repub-
hcan, wouldn't cooperate. So I fired
him and acted as my own solicitor.
But the controller Is also a Repub-
hcan and he refuses to honor city
requisitions because I sign them as
solicitor"
McNair said he went into Office with
q campaign promise to tax $21 ,000,-
900 In utility buildings which have
heretofore been exempt, but the
council now refuses TO meet to con-
slider such a bill.
He was guest of honor at a luncheon
attended by Mayor Dickmann and
city department heads.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
L0VESICK MAIDENS'
HYSTERIA is HALTED
Hardware Swallowed by Inmates
of Hungarian Reform School
in Protest.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUDAPEST, Hungary, August as
Love, that mighty emotion, led 70
young Hungarian girls, victims of
mass hysteria, to swallow one of the
strangest assortments of hardware
physicians at City Hospital ever saw.
Denied the right to see their sweet
hearts, the young girls-inmates of
the Girls Reform School at Rakospa-
lota-forced shoe horns, toothbrushes,
hairpins, teaspoons and similar OBJ
jects down their throats in protest.
Some Of them hoped for death, they
indicated, while others merely wanted
to be sent to hospitals where their
sweethearts, Army officers and enlisted
men for the most part, might visit
them and bring them flowers.
They kept ambulances busy for two
days, these IL to 18 year old misses,
but doctors tonight believed the wave
Of nysteria had been checked.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
SULTAN TO INSPECT
LORTON TOMORROW
First-Hand knowledge of Con-
ditions and Building Needs
to Be Observed.

Lieut.. Col. Dan Sultan, the new
Engineer Commissioner, will make a
personal inspection of the District
Reformatory at Lorton, Va, tomorrow
to gain first hand knowledge of con-
struction work held urgently needed
there to make the honor system"
institution safe.
Col. Sultan already has declared he
believes the walled group" should be
completed at the earliest date pos
Sible to place Lorton guards in a posi-
ton to prevent attempted breaks such
as was thwarted last Monday.
He has a general understanding of
the matter from his former periods
Of residence here, but seeks details of
the present conditions.
Under authority of the District
public works act, the Commissioners
have petitioned the Public Works
Administration for a loan of some
$360,000 for completing the prison
wall and cell buildings within the
wall Word has been passed out,
however, there is slight chance of this
request being granted.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
ROBBERY BELIEVED
MOTIVE IN ATTACK
Persian Minister Says Attaches
Cries Frightened Away
Assailants.

An investigation into the mysterious
attack Friday on Hussien K. Navab,
secretary of the Persian legation, was
under way yesterday in charge of
Lieut.. John H. Fowler of the Detective
Bureau, who said he did not believe
the attache had been struck with a
weapon.
Navab told police Friday that WHEN
he answered knock at the door of
his apartment at 1000 Cathedral ave-
nue., two well-dressed men attacked
him. One of them struck him with
a blackjack, he said.
The attache was treated for a minor
head injury and was able to return to
his work yesterday in the legation. He
was unable to give any reason for the
assault, police said.
Minister Djalal said he believed rob-
berry had been the motive for the
attack, and that the cries of Navab
had frightened away the assailants.
Navab is 81 years old and has been
connected with the legation for about
six months.
Lieut.. Fowler declined to discuss
further details Of the case.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Federal Officials
Get Only Ducking
In Airplane Crash
Florida F. E. II. 4. Chief
and Three Con, ,paniOrs
Drop in BiScayne Bay.
nv the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, August 25.-CraShlng
into Biscayne Bay in one airplane,
Julius F. Stone, jr., Florida F. E. r. A.
administrator, calmly waded ashore,
climbed into another plane and few
to Key West today to keep an ap-
pointment.
With Stone were Pilot A. B. McMul-
len. head of the Florida F. E. r. A.
aviation department; F. P. Bartlett,
assistant to Rexford G. Tugwell; Un-
der Secretary Of Agriculture, and Nels
Anderson, in charge of labor rela-
tions Of the national F. e. r. A.
The only thing they suffered was
q good ducking. Their plane landed
in a few feet Of water and will be
salvaged.
The party took off from an air
port on an island in Biscayne Bay
for a trip to Key West. After gain
ing considerable altitude. the engine
apparently quit.
maneuvered the plane to shallow wa
ter and set it down without injury
to the occupants,
The coolness and courage Of Nc
Mullen was deserving of commenda-
ton" said Stone, after he got ashore
possessed. While we were gradually
settling. he gave us instructions what
to do when we struck the water"
Evening star., 1934-08-26
RECEIVING HOME
AIDS 342 CHILDREN
July Operation Cost Shows Aver
age Outlay $2.05 Per Day
Per Person.

The Receiving Home for Children
cared for 342 children during July,
the total cost of operation being
$2,996. Grady Leonard, superin-
tendent, reported yesterday to the
Board of Public Welfare.
The average cost per inmate per
day was $2.05. The cost of food per
meal averaged $5.71 as compared with
$3.50 for the same month of last year.
Approximately one-twelfth of the
months expenditure went for repair
ing or purchasing clothing for the
children.
Jobs were found for Is persons being
housed last month at the Municipal
Lodging House, Supt. Henry A. Koch
reported. Thirty-five were lodged
there at the opening of the month
and 18 new residents were admitted
during July. The average cost per
person per day was SO cents. The
average cost of food per person per
day was "a cents.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
BANDITS GET $50
IN STORE HOLD-UP
Two Armed With Shotgun and
Pistol Rob Proprietors of
Delicatessan.

Two men, one armed with a sawed
of shotgun and the other with a re-
volver, shortly after last midnight held
up a delicatessen at 1928 G street
and escaped with $50 in cash taken
from the pockets of the operators and
the cash drawer.
Each of the thugs picked up bottle
of wine in making a nonchalant exit.
The proprietors, George and Mike
Nichols, said they were standing in
their store when one man came in
and told them to stick 'em up
George Nichols said he laughed,
thinking it was a joke, until the man
with the shotgun entered and repeated
the admonition.
The Nichols brothers complied, and
after being thoroughly searched were
made to lie down behind the counter
while the bandits walked away.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
F. H. A. WILL FORM
LOCAL COMMITTEE;
CHAIRMAN NAMED
District Organization to Be
Set Up During First Part
of Week.
ADVISORY GROUP ALSO
WILL BE ORGANIZED
Leaders in Civic, Commercial,
Financial and Other Bodies
to Be Members.

The District of Columbia organi-
Eation under the Federal Housing
Administration is expected to be set
up early this week, it was learned al
r. H. A. headquarters yesterday.
Oficials are understood to have
chosen the chairman, who will be in
charge of all cooperating organi-
cations in the District, but until the
complete set-up is ready to move nc
announcements are to be made
The committee of which he will be
chairman will consist of a compact
workable group of officers, commit
tee chairmen and field campaign
managers charged with actual direc-
tion of the campaign, under the
model set-up proposed by the housing
agency,
Advisory Group Planned.
Under this committee, probably to
be known as the Executive Commit
tee, an advisory group will be set up.
This will include leaders of civic,
commercial, financial, industrial,
labor, home owner, social and other
organizations.
This group is to have general super
vision of the program, and every inn
portant element in the city probably
will be represented. In addition to
these two, finance, loans, publicity,
building industry, general industry,
women's, planning and consultation
committees are expected to be
named.
These committees are suggested in
the plan for community campaigns
sent out last week by the F. H. A.
Since that time officials of the or
ganization have said they hope the
Washington campaign will be
model.
AS soon as the announcement of
his appointment is made the general
chairman is expected to- call an or
ganization meeting to select the COM
n1ittee members, field campaign
manager and residential division
managers.
Real Estate Man Mentioned.
While officials would give no def
mite information. it was understood
the chairman for the District will be
prominent real estate dealer and
Wen known throughout the city.
It is the purpose of the community
campaign, similar to those to be set
up in cities all over the country, to
stimulate all types of business
through aiding the building trades,
reduce relief expenditures and i'm
prove the value and appearance of
real property.
The publicity and educational
campaign for home modernization
which the F. Fl. A. committee will
carry on will be similar to that which
The Stars 1000 Better Homes Con-
test has sponsored since April Is.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
VOICE OF SAFETY AUTO
GROWS SET OF TEETH
Motorists Who Receive Words of
Caution With "Ha, Ha,"
Receiving Tickets.

Sometimes action speaks lounder
than words broadcast by the Trafhc
Bureaus voice of safety" automobile.
Flagrant violators in the downtown
noon rush yesterday were receiving
tickets as well as words of warning
from the crew of the vocal motor car.
Sometimes" policeman said,
that's the only way to make a fellow
believe we mean it when we tell him
to move on"
Now and then a motorist thinks
it's all big joke. He just sits behind
the wheel and gives us the Iha, ha.
when we say, No double parking over
there"
The Traffic Bureau, at any rate. has
determined to put o modified set Of
teeth in the voice of safety courtesy
car"
Evening star., 1934-08-26
MOVE IN GAS CASE
DEBATED BY ELGEN
Commission Head to Rule
on Roberts Plea for
> More Time.

The question of whether he should
rescind his order that the record in
the gas valuation case must be COM
pleted by tomorrow will be faced by
Riley E. Elgen, chairman of the Pub
/ lie Utilities Commission, when he re-
turns from vacation early in Sep
tember.
A definite issue over the time limit
set for the filing of briefs in the
valuation of the Washington and
Georgetown Gas Light Co.'S has been
raised between William A Roberts,
peoples counsel, and commission
members. Roberts, who conducted ex-
animation of witnesses at hearings
for the commission, has protested in
sufficient time was allowed and asked
for an extension.
This request, filed day or two ago,
has not so far been approved by
Richmond B. Keech and the new
Engineer Commissioner, Lieut. Col.
Dan I. Sultan. When hearings on
evidence were concluded June rs,
Commissioner Elgen allowed two
months for preparation of briefs and
warned counsel for both sides no
postponement would be granted.
Brief Unprepared.
Roberts has not completed his brief
and declined to submit what argu-
ment he had prepared. A day or two
ago he left Washington to attend a
convention at Milwaukee.
The commission has two alternatives
~, %Ia al m cff tho oYict-
ing record to arrive at decision or to
grant an extension of time.
The case has been postponed numer-
Gus times since the Summer of 1882,
when engineers first started an ex-
animation of the properties of the
companies as the basis for the valua-
ton proceedings. Hearings were
started a year ago last February, but
were postponed several times, the TAX
ing of evidence actually being started
last October. Chairman Elgen then
hoped to complete the case by
Thanksgiving day." but testimony
was not ended until last June 26.
Exhibits In Brief.
Restive under the length of the case,
Elgen ordered the filing Of briefs with
in two months.
Roberts declared he could not COM
plete the briefing of the 1000 pages
of testimony in that time. There are
scores of exhibits in addition to the
testimony.
Appointment of the new Engineer
Commissioner has further complicated
the issue since Maj. John c. GotwalS,
who sat with Elgen in hearing the
evidence, now canont act in rendering
a decision. Col. Sultan will take his
place, reaching his decision on the
written record.
Keech, formerly peoples counsel, is
not sitting in the gas case, since he
appeared in its early stages as an
advocate.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
PETROLEUM GROUP
due TO MAKE NEXT
MOVE IN GAS WAR
Prices Hold Low Level as
Committee Prepares
to Meet.
FURTHER PROBE SEEN
IN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
Evidence of Bad Faith on Part of
Dealers Is Charged by
Chairman.

The next move in the current
Washington gasoline price war prob
ably will come from the District OF
/ Columbia Petroleum Committee
scheduled to meet tomorrow for the
announced purpose Of deciding
! whether to continue its peace nego-
tiationS.
Meanwhile, prices were expected tc
remain at their present low level ovel
the week end, with major distributor:
selling at IL cents a gallon and cut
rate independent dealers sticking tc
their 10-cent quotation.
If the Petroleum Committee decide;
to continue its efforts to end the cut
throat competition, it will delve deeper
into the intricacies of the situation
before attempting to reach bash
for peace, L. S. Scott, committee
chairman, said. He added:
"It appears that the present Low
price of gasoline will continue for ar
indefinite period of time"
Evidence of Bad Faith.
Scott said that in negotiations tC
date there has been evidence of ba6
faith on the part of some dealers, anc
as a result certain suppliers of brand.
! ed fuels have withdrawn their sup.
port from any compromise settlement
| until such time as an agreement car
be reached which will insure q per
manent solution Of the price situa-
ton" He added:
1.-THE charge has been made that
I have beclouded the issue by bring
ing into the controversy the question
| of gasoline tax evasion and othel
charges against some of the thirc
grade dealers. I am not becloudin(
the issue when I read from the rec.
ord that warrant was recently is.
sued against one Of these dealers fol
failure to pay gasoline taxes due TIN
District, and that this same deale
is being prosecuted in Police Cour
for failure to carry compensation in
surance for his employees, and tina
this same dealer has been prosecutet
in Police Court for failing to compl.
with fire regulations, and that thi
same dealer has been charged will
violating the labor provisions Of tn
petroleum code by working his meI
from so to 10 hours week and pay
ing these men a dollar a day, which
| violation is now in the hands Of tn.
district attorney for prosecution. i
is this type of dealer that is respon'
sible for the present demoralized prict
structure, because the legitimate in
dependent branded dealer Is unable
to compete against cut-price dealer
of this class"
Further Cut RumOred.
The rumor persisted last night thai
some of the major distributors may
reduce their price to IL cents. NJ
! definite announcement was made
! however.
! Scott expects to meet tax official!
of Virginia and Maryland and the
District Commissioners Tuesday to LAY
plans for suppressing the bootleggins
Of gasoline into the District and the
evasion of taxes by dealers here. Au-
| thorities of both neighboring State.
have agreed to have officers patro
highways leading TO. and from the
! District as q check to smugglers.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
WILLIAM N. HAIRGR0VE
SEEKS RAINEY'S SEAT
Delegate to Democratic Conven-
tion and Roosevelt Man"
Enters Race.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE, H., August 25-
william N. Hairgrove, 68, prominent
Downstate Democrat and "pre-con-
vention" supporter Of President Roose-
welt, today announced his candidacy
for the vacancy on the Democratic
ticket caused by the death of Speaker
Henry T. Rainey.
Hairgrove, who has practiced law
here As years, was delegate to the
Democratic convention that nomi-
mated Roosevelt and was elected on a
Roosevelt platform.
During the convention he refused
to cast complimentary vote for Sen
ator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois,
stating he was for Roosevelt first,
last and all the time"
Evening star., 1934-08-26
EDGE HOME ENTERED

House of Former Senator Ran
sacked, Secretary Reports.
The home of former Senator Edge
of New Jersey at 1920 Eighteenth
street was broken into within the
past few days and ransacked, accord
ing to a report made by Robert c..
Brooks, Mr.. Edges secretary, of Silver
Spring, Md, to police.
1t was not determined last night
whether anything had been taken
from the home. Senator Edge is visit
ing in Europe and Mrs Edge is living
at her home in New England.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
CONFLICTING SPEED SIGNS STOP
TRAFFIC POLICE At PARK PLACE

police department has been in daze
over the conflicting traffic signs be-
ing assigned recently to the section of
the city where the street is situated.
Traffic Bureau officials laughingly
admitted that the situation did exist,
but explained that it was due to the
fact that the wall around the Sol
diers' Home extended along the side
of the street where the 30-mile regu-
lation existed, and that there were
residences and cross streets on the
side where the 22-mile limit was
posted
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Church IS PER|LED
BY ROUTING PLANS
FOR STREET CARS
New York Avenue Presby-
terian Against Line on
H Street.
"NOISE AND CONFUSION"
HELD CERTAIN RESULT
Utilities Commission to Give Ear
to Protest From Board of
Trustees.

To operate street cars through H
street between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets would be fatal to the
continued occupancy of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, Walter
C. Clephane, president of the Board
of Trustees of the church, declares
in protest filed yesterday with the
Public Utilities Commission.
Proposals for the building of street
car tracks in H street are contained in
plans for street car re-routing drawn
by both John A. Beeler, consultant,
and Fred A. Sager, chief engineer of
the commission. Other plans also were
suggested for relieving traffic conges-
ton on Fourteenth street between New
York avenue and H street.
One Alternative Fought.
One of the alternative plans is to
build tracks in Fifteenth street, from
New York avenue to H street, for the
use of some of H street cars which
now turn into the congested point on
Fourteenth street. That plan was op-
posed last week by spokesmen for
financial houses in Fifteenth street.
The historic church, where Abraham
Lincoln worShiped, fronts on both
New York avenue and H street.
Clephane protests that there are al
ready car lines operating along New
York avenue and on nearby Four
teenth street.
ITO have this noise and confusion
augmented by the operation Of cars
on H street, which Is a narrow street,
would probably treble the difaculties
to which we are now subject" the
church leader said. ITO establish
tracks on H street, Immediately under
the windows of the church, with as
many cars as would be operated along
that street, would make it impossible
TO continue the use of the church
edifiCe.
Need For Church.
"The church has been established
in its present location for the bet
ter part of a century. 1t has been
, deliberately determined by the con-
gregation Of the church that its con-
tinued existence as downtown
| church Is necessary for the best In
| terests of the people. The religious
needs Of the floating population OF
Washington which Is centered very
largely downtown must be cared for,
and this church Is doing its part in
that regard.
I'VE realize that your board has a
serious problem confronting it which
is not easy of solution. However, we
cannot believe that you will drive from
the downtown section a church that
is catering to the needs of the city's
population as this church is doing.
To locate the tracks as has been sug-
gested along H street would, so far
as we can now foresee the result,
have no other effect"
Richmond B. Keech, commission
member, said the protest would be
given careful consideration.
Evening star., 1934-08-26

Even police officers have been baf-
fled by the traffic signs along Park
gan avenue and Rock Creek Church
road, adjacent to the Soldiers Home.
Going one way along the street traf-
fic signs warn motorists that the
speed limit is % miles per hour, while
going in the opposite direction motor
lists are allowed to speed up to 80
miles an hour.
Ray V. Sinclair, high-point man
for traffic arrests in the District 5
Evening star., 1934-08-26
WIFE ASKS ANNUL MENT
Laytonsville Woman Says She
Thought Husband Divorced.

InougnC HuSDand divorced.
Special Dispatch to The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, August 25.-Mrs
Adele M. Goodman of Laytonsville has
instituted proceedings in the Circuit
Court here for ennulment of her mar
riage to William C. Goodman, which
occurred at Clarksville, Md, November
rs. 1882.
She represents in her petition that
when she married Goodman she was
under the impression that her former
husband, George E. Parker, to whom
she was married in Washington
January 10, 1925, and from whom she
separated May Is, 1929, had obtained
divorce, but has since learned that
such was not the case, although he
did obtain divorce In Virginia last
year.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
C. C. C.. Worker browns.

SEBRING, Fla, August Is CP.-
Albert Olivia of New York City, mem
Der Of the Civilian Conservation Corps
here. drowned yesterday at the camp
site on Lake SebrinR.