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Evening star., 1934-07-01
VERDICT
|SDUE TOMORROW
Doubt Cast on Payment
Now by United States
Savings Bank.

With about a million dollars ready
to be paid out to long-waiting de-
poSitors of the United States Savings
Bank, announcement will be made to-
morrow morning by the Treasury De-
partment whether the 65 per cent div
idend will be paid now.
Officials were in extended confer
ence yesterday. but last night it was
said that Controller j. F. T. O'Con-
nor would have no announcement un-
til tomorrow.
Delay has been caused by Col. Wade
H. Cooper, former president of the
bank, who last week filed another suit
against the Treasury in his long battle
to get back control Of the bank.
There was great doubt expressed in
some quarters as to whether the Gov
ernment would be justified in paying
out the dividend now, in the face of
the new suit.
The last previous suit of Col.
Cooper, which he lost in both the Dis
trict Supreme Court and in the United
States Court of Appeals. will now be
appealed to the United States Su-
preme Court. Col. Cooper asked his
lawyers to ask for a writ of certiorari
to carry the case up Meantime. his
counsel, w. Bissell Thomas and John
w. Staggers, have asked for a stay of
mandate from the Court of Appeals.
The new Cooper suit claims the
bank is now solvent and should be in
operation. He asks the court for an
injunction to prevent the receiver. Car
ter B. Keene, and the Treasury De-
partment from interfering with the
officers in the operation of the bank
Evening star., 1934-07-01
STORES CURTA|[.
HOURS SATURDAY
Some Close All Day Until
August 25-0thers Open
Half Day.

Saturday schedules of business
hours will take effect in Washington
retail establishments next Saturday,
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association announced yesterday. The
curtailed hours will be in effect
through Saturday. August 25.
Stores closing all day Saturday will
be Brewood's, M. Brooks and Co..
Capital Awning Co., Dulin & Martin
Co., Erlebacher Inc; Gait & Bro,
General Outdoor Advertising Co.,
Goldenberg Co. beginning July 14,
Jos. r. Harris Co., S. KannS Sons
Co, Lansburgh g. Bro, The Hecht
Co.. Frank R. Jelleff, Inc; Geo. P.
Killian Co., Milton r. Ney. Inc;
PalaiS Royal, Inc; NJ Phillipsborn &
Co., Raleigh Haberdasher, B. Rich's
Sons beginning July 14, Rizik Bros,
W. & J. Sloane and Woodward &
Lothrop.
Stores which will be open only half
Co.. Franklin & Co., Goldheim's S,
Harris g. Ewing (alSo September, E.
Morrison Paper Co., National Elec-
trical Supply Co (all year,. Potomac
Electric Power Co., Charles G.. Stott
& Co. Go September 1O, Washington
Gas Light Co.
Beckers Leather Goods Co., the
Model Shop and D. j. kaufman, Inc,
will close at 2 pm, the latter be-
ginning July a. Most of the MEM
bers of the. jewelers. division of the
association will close at o'clock each
Saturday during July and August.
Coal yards remained closed all day
Saturday from June l to September l.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
DRUG STORE LIQUOR
RULES TIGHTENED.
Virginia Physicians Must Give
Prescriptions in Own Hand
writing.
sneciGl Oispa tch to The Star.


RICHMOND. Va, June 30.-Claim-
ing general abuses of the alcoholic
beverages control act by druggists,
especially where no State diSpenSarieS
have been established. the Alcoholic
Beverages Control Board has adopted
rigid regulations with respect to the
filling of prescriptions for liquor.
Not only must a prescription be
signed by a licensed physician under
the new regulations, but the order
must be made out in the physicians
own handwriting, must be without alb
breviation or signs, must be dated the
day on which written and must show
the names and addresses of both the
patient and physician.
Such prescriptions can be filled not
later than 10 days from the date OF
issuance, the druggist must, upon fill
ing the prescription. date it and show
the name of the brand and quantity
used in filling it, and only the original
containers in which the liquor is bot
tied can be used in filling prescrip-
tions. Containers shall be delivered
with the seals or stamps unbroken.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
TWO POLICEMEN GET
MERIT PROMOTIONS
Officer Who Killed Tri-State
Gang Member Is Made
Detective.

Policemen John A. Cation, tenth
precinct, and Watson Salkeld, fifth
precinct, were rewarded yesterday for
'meritorious service" by being pro-
NOTED to precinct detectives.
Cation is the officer who shot and
killed William B. Phillips at Adams
Mill road and Ontario place on April
IL, when he was suddenly confronted
by three men armed with machine
guns while standing guard over an
automobile which was thought to be
used by hi-jackers.
Phillips, it developed later, was a
member of the "Tri-State" gang and
was being sought by Department of
Justice agents. Justice agents, who
had arranged for the plant" on the
car, were in the neighborhood at the
time
Salkeld shot and killed Clifton
Young, colored, early in April when
police surprised Young and several
others during the hold-up of filling
station at Ninth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
Realty Tax Rate
Probably VIII Be
Fixed Tomorrow

The tax rate on real estate for the
new fiscal year beginning today prob
ably will be fixed by the Board of
Commissioners tomorrow.
At that time. Maj Daniel ]. Dono-
van, District auditor is scheduled to
place before the city heads a COM
prehensive report on the financial sit
uatior during the new year. balanc-
ing approved expenditures against ex-
pected revenues
The report was to have been COM
pleted yesterday, but drafting of the
document could not be finished in
time to be acted upon by the Com
missioners.
Donovan has declined to indicate
whether he believes a tax rise will be
required to meet the budget. He said
it all would depend upon a final check
of a long series of figures on expected
revenues. but that every effort would
be made to keep the rate at its pres
ent level.
The present tax rate is $3.50 for
each 500 of assessed value.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
Pageant to Be Given.

Takoma Park Md, will have a gals
Fourth, with a pageant and parade
depicting "Tercentenary of Maryland
and It's History" The celebrations
will continue throughout the day. The
parade with its many colorful floats
will be led by the Army Band.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
MAN WHO BRANDISHED LOADED
GUN IN HOUSE WINS SHOOT
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DlSpdICii " oval
CAMP RITCHIE, Md, June 30
Marlin r. Kemmerer of Allentown,
Pa, and William B. Woodring of
Bethlehem, Pa, today won gold and
silver medals, respectively, in the So
yard individual championship iron
sight match, the opening event of the
thirteenth annual Eastern small-bore
rifle tournament.
Both marksmen not only put all 20
shots in the .89-inch bullseye, but
scored l3 shots in the inner .33-inch
X-ring, the tie being broken in Kem-
merer's favor because his poorest
target of 10 shots had in the X-ring.
against for Woodring. Bradford
Wiles of Chicago took the bronze
medal.
DR.. Walter R. Stokes, National Cap
ital Rifle Club, who was twice world
free rifle champion, won sixth place
and cash prize. Two other local
riflemen finished In the money, Staff
Sergt. Alex j. Thill. Ordnance Depart
ment, State Staff, District of Columbia
National Guard, and Thaddeus A.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
BUSES PREDICTED.
TO D|SP[ACE CARS.
EIgen Sees Growing Popu-
Iarity as Rerouting Is
Pressed.

A forecast of the day when long
hauls by street cars will be abandoned
in favor of bus lines, with the Chevy
Chase line of the Capital Transit Co.
serving as an example, was ventured
yesterday by Chairman Riley E. Elgen
of the Public Utilities Commission, as
he discussed the forthcoming rerout-
ing of the city'S entire transit system.
Elgen expects the notice of a public
hearing on the rerouting will go out
this week. Twenty days must elapse
before the hearing, which, therefore,
can not be expected before the end of
July. The act permitting merger of
the street car companies was passed
in January. 1888, they merged in De-
cember. and ever since both the COM
mission and the company have had
engineering forces at work on rerout-
ing. rescheduling and other arrange
ments designed to integrate the three
old competing systems.
Express Buses Contemplated.
One of the commissions plans. still
in the tentative stage, is the installa-
ton of an express BUS service from
Chevy Chase Circle to the downtown
section At first this would not mean
abandonment of any street car service.
But" said Elgen. "the bus service
probably will prove more popular and
the patrons will desert the street cars
for the bus line. On very long haulS
street cars often are stopped on their
tracks by the heavy traffic conditions
beyond their control. Stoppage of one
car means stoppage of all cars behind
it. I believe fast and efficient bus
service would be much more popular
than the street car line, and eventu-
ally win away so much OF the patron
age that the street car line could be
abandoned, say from the Bureau OF
Standards on out.
There is pending before the COM
mission a request for permission to
install loop for the Fourteenth street
cars on Federal property near the Bu-
reau of Engraving, but this is not re-
garded as a part of the general re-
routing plans. 1t is being pressed
now as an emergency matter.
Studying Details First.
The two engineering staffs have ap-
preached their work, not with a gen.
eral plan in mind, but to be achieved
by working out details. They are
studying the details first, and taking
the various lines with their problems
and trying to work them out as eff
GENTLY as possible. There are few
details which have leaked out as to
some sore spots on which everybody
is agreed. For instance, the 2 turn.
around which the Georgia avenue cars
have to meander at the ball park will
go. 1t has no friends, and is a relic
of the competitive days. But with
a few such exceptions, all of the pres
ent schemes are tentative.
The commission will keep an open
mind until after the public hearings.
Not only the ideas of the company and
of the commission experts will be ex-
planned. but any interested citizen will
have his chance to object to the plans
offered and to submit schemes Of his
own. In fact. the commission has
written all citizens associations in
town asking for their ideas.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
WORKERS DROPPED.
UNDER FUND CUT
Utilities Body DiSmiSSes ID
and A. B. c. Board
Loses Nine.

Fourteen employees of the Public
Utilities Commission and nine on the
stall of the Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board were dropped yesterday be-
cause of economy slaSheS made by
Congress in appropriations for the
two units for the fiscal year beginning
today.
The net results are that the Utilities
Commission now must conduct It's
work with but II regular employees,
three less than it had when first set
I'D q years ago, and enforcement OF
the liquor law and regulations must
be turned over to the metropolitan
police since the A. B. c. Board, be
ginning tomorrow, will have the serv-
ices of but two inspectors.
Some Secure Jobs.
Some of the former employees Of the
Utilities Commission have obtained
positions elsewhere, some at higher
and others at lower pay. Several Of
the former A. B. c. Board workers
have been placed elsewhere in District
service.
The A. B. c. Board yesterday dis
missed six of its eight inspectors and
two stenographers and one book
keeper. The six inspectors are David
Robb, Paul Collins, Jefferson Brooks
Elroy La Cross, John o. Evans and
Edward Towers.
Some phases of the work of the
Utilities Commission will be crippled
by the loss of the IA employees.
Those Losing Posts.
Those dropped are J. D. Murray
valuation accountant, who was paid
So 300 a year; Hubert B. Steele, senior
accountant and auditor, S3,50O;
George H. Wilson, accountant, $4,000;
Wharton J. Bruce. accountant, $4,000;
w. w. Morrison, assistant inspector,
Si,74O; Harry L. Browning. assistant
inspector, $1,620; H. D. Scantlin,
valuation engineer, $4,000; Walter H.
Dunlop, engineer, $4,000; H. v.
Hoysradt, inspector of electrical
meters. s2,7OO; ]. J. brennan, inspec-
tor, 81 800; John M. Nicholson, who
was research assistant to the peoples
counsel, $4,000, and two stenographers
and one messenger.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
CAPITAL HOUSING
PLAN ADVANCED
King to Refer Program to
Gore Committee on
Reorganization.

Chairman King of the Senate Dis
trict Committee has decided to refer
to the Gore Subcommittee on District
Government Reorganization number
Of suggestions for improving housing
conditions which grew out of the re-
cent report of the Public Utilities
Commission on housing and rental
problems.
James Ring. who directed the sur
vey on which the Utilities Commission
housing report was based. submitted
to Senator King a few days ago a
number of suggested steps that could
be taken during the recess of Con-
gress.
Suggests Draft of Law.
One of the conclusions reached by
the commission in its report was that
Congress consider a comprehensive
housing law for the District, and. in
line with that recommendation, Ring
suggested the appointment by the
Commissioners of committee to draft
such a proposed law. Ring told the
Senator such law would not COM
prehend the establishment of a
rent commission. but would endeavor
to reconcile the demand of the public
for certain types of housing with the
supply or prospective supply of such
housing"
Other suggestions made by Ring in
cluded: Assignment of an employe of
the Public Welfare Department to the
landlord-tenant branch of Municipal
Court, to make such investigations as
may be requested by the presiding
judge of that branch: assignment of
an assistant corporation counsel to ad-
wise landlords and tenants regarding
their legal rights and obligations; that
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission be asked to carry on
studies of complete housing plan for
the District.
Capper Suggestion Backed.
The list of suggestions also included
one made several weeks ago by Sena-
tor Capper, Kansas, namely, that the
Commissioners consider whether the
rental business could be regulated un-
der the general license law of 1882
especially in regard to alley dwellings
pending the time when these dwellings
could be acquired and eliminated un-
der the alley improvement law.
Senator King said he plans to for
ward the suggestions to Senator Gore
of Oklahoma,
Evening star., 1934-07-01
ONLY ONE CANDIDATE
OFFERS FOR EACH POST
North Brentwood Will Fill Two
Seats in Town Council
Tomorrow.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NORTH BRENTWOOD. June 60
A tame town election looms here Mon
day. there being only one candidate
each for the two seats on the council
to be filled. Councilman Frank
Holmes, second ward. aspires to sue
ceed himself. and Martin w. B. Miller
is the candidate for the third ward
seat now held bv William H. Thomas.
The latter is not a candidate for
reelection.
Both councilmen are to be elected
for two-year terms. Mayor Julius
Wheeler. Town Treasurer Mrs. Sadie
j. P. Ingram and Councilman James
Wallace, first ward. each has another
year to serve. The judges for the
election. to be held in the Firemen's
Hall, from / to 7:3O pm. will be
Clarence A Quander, Robert A. Wash
ington and Mrs. Helen Harris, the
latter serving as clerk.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
Riley, National Capital Rifle Club,
winning eleventh; and twelfth prizes,
respectively
ONCE SCARED HOUSE.
Mas Calm Words Disarmed Kem-
merer at Session.

Mas Calm Words Disarmed Kem-
merer at Session.
It was recalled here with consider
able interest that Marlin r. Kemmerer
once threw scare into the House of
Representatives by brandishing a re-
volver from the gallery and demanding
the right to make talk. The Incl
dent occurred December 13, 1882.
Former Representative Melvin j.
Mas of Minnesota, one-time cowboy
and later chief of st. Paul's air police
force. walked to a place on the floor
of the House Immediately beneath
Kemmerer and called:
Go ahead and talk, son, but throw
down that gun to me-"
Kemmerer complied and Represent
ative Mas said the gun was cooked.
loaded and minus a safety catch when
1t dropped into his hands. f.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
Auxiliary to Plan Dance.

HERNDON Va. June 80 Especially.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Hern-
don Volunteer Fire Department will
meet Monday night at 8 o'clock in
the fire engine building. Mrs Powell
Summers. president, will preside.
Plans will be discussed to hold bene-
fit dance in JuN.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
VETERINARIAN NAMED
Gaithersburg Man to Test Cattle
n Montgomery.
co--ssnondent of The Star.

BY a staff Correspondent of The Star
/ ROCKVILLE, Md, June 30.-Dr. W..
j. Gross of Gaithersburg has been
appointed bv the Board of Mont
gomery County Commissioners to
serve as veterinarian for the tuber-
culin testing Of cattle in the county
Evening star., 1934-07-01
Chicken Supper Planned.

COLESvILLE, Md, June 80 (Spe-
ciaD The Ladies' Aid Of Colesville
will hold their annual chicken supper
on Wednesday at pm. in the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union Hall
here. -
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-16
Steel for Paper.
Cincinnati Enquirer.0

The paper navy created by the Vinson bill, and which many persons expected would remain navy only paper, is suddenly showing signs of vitality To the tune of S400O0000, it is to be changed from paper to steel in coming months This does not mean that the half billion dollar program envsioned in the Vinson bill is to take shape
 immediately. It does indicate that the Adminstra- tion is determined to proceed with actual con- struction in accordance with the provisions of the measure, however slowly.
 The Vinson bill, if taken seriously represents an outlay for naval vessels beyond the probable requirements of the country and exceeding the sum which the country reasonably spend in view of other pressing needs for funds Nevertheless, it was passed and stands the statute books as an authorization to proceed with naval construction whenever the Executive finds it desirable and when ever Congress appropriates funds The bill matters little save warning to foreign competitors. But the decision to move rapidly in naval building Tor postpone it is very important
 Fundamentally, the question of naval construc- tion rests on a political decision, not technical considerations of national defense Our needs re- lspectng defense factor of political foreign policy If going to play the quiescent role in world politics that we have played since MT. Stmson left the State Department we need no more navy than we have today. If, on the other hand, I've are going to challenge the dominance of Japan in China, if going to intervene actively in the European situation we shall need much
 more powerful navy to make our position valid. 1 Out of the welter of conflicting consideration 1 we can rely on two generalizatons. First, our naval construction policy must depend our
 political decision regarding Japans claim to dom- finance in China. Second a close understanding with
 London is less costly and quicker than to build the
 navy up to certain preponderance Japanese forces.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-16
AUTO OUTPUT ROOMS.

Despite temporary setbacks from labor difficulties in industries upon which it depends for equipment and materials, the automobile industry achieved a new high for the month of April Reports to the members meetings of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce revealed mounting production and strong spring buying of the industrys products
 April shipping reports for members indicate ap- proximatey 569 and trucks the largest out put of any month since August 1929. It passed the March figures and was an increase of 92 per cent over April of last year Figures for the first four months of this year showed 814697 cars and trucks, an increase of 3S1 84 or 88 per cent the same period of 1883.
 Reports from the field, especially in those places favored by Spring weather travel continue to show retail sales far in excess of last year If the Roosevelt Administrations program is handicappng business it certainly does not show in the records of the automotive industry.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-16
Gains in Employment.
(NeW York Times.)

In report published yesterday the National Industrial Conference Board estimated that more than 5,000,000 men and women have gone back to work during the last twelve months This figure includes, it properly should, comparatively small number who employed on building projects financed with the aid of the Public Works Ad- ministration. But it does not include the much larger number carried the rolls of the Finer gency Conservation Corps, the Civil Works Admin istration and other agencies whose function is to provide makeshft jobs in lieu of direct relief The estimated gain of 5,000,000 means, therefore, bona fide unemployment and not merely a juggling of relief figures.
 The largest increase of employment, both num- ericaly and proportionately, has been made in the manufacturing and mechanical industries. Here the Conference Board estimates that more than 3.800000 have gone back to work About 100000 more have found unemployment in trade. Smaller gains in the mining industries, transportation, domestic and per- sonal service and miscellaneous work have tributed 3oOO0O additional jobs. The survey no change in agriculture, fishing and forestry, Government and professional service. The total number unemployed in March of this year is esti- mated at 8O21 0O0-compared with 13203,000 in the same month last year.
 These figures optimistic than others which have been published recently. The American Federation of Labor concurs in the estimate of more than 1300O000 unemployed year ago Gts figure is 13,689 O00) but believes that last month 1O 905 900 were still out of work Nevertheless inherent fact lends plausibility to the figures of the Conference Board. It estimates the total in- crease of employment since March, 1883, at 39.2 per cent This corresponds closely with the official Labor Department estimate of a 374 per cent increase in the manufacturing trades alone.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-16
FORMER JUNEAU HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND
 WIFE HERE FOR VISIT

On purely vacation trip, MT. and Mrs. John A. Richards of Kimberly, Nevada, arrived in Ju- neau last evening on the Princess Norah, and will remain here for about a week before returning south.
 MT. Richards, now superinten- dent of the Consolidated Copper mines at Kimberley, is revisiting the scenes of his school days, as he spent many years in Juneau and attended the Juneau Grade and High Schools, graduating from the latter.
 Before going to Kimberley, MT. Richards was chief engineer for the Kennecott Copper mine at La touche for several years and last left Alaska in 1923. Both his de- sire to visit his old friends and Mrs. Richards wish to see the country of which she has heard so much during the ten years since they were married, prompted the couple to make the vacation trip north, MT. Richards said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-16
SHOULD BE GOOD SALMON SEE ASON
 SAYS HANS FLOE

"All indications are that this will be a good season for the salmon canning industry and that there will be large pack. There was a good escapement two years ago which points to big run this summer" declared Hans Floe Superintendent of the Hawk Inlet cannery of the P E. Harris Com pany, who came to Juneau Monday evening on the tender Fairweather. He said he expected a pack of be- tween 75,O00 and 100000 cases this year.
 MT. Floe is in Juneau to secure seine boats and seine fishermen for the Hawk Inlet cannery and take care of other business for the cannery A preliminary crew of SO is now at Hawk Inlet and MT Floe has already engage d about 40 Indian seiners and can- nery workers for the coming sea- son. He expects to leave here to- night or early tomorrow to return to Hawk Inlet on the Fairweather.