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Evening star., 1934-12-08
SALVAGE PROGRAM
EFFECTS SAV|NC|
Thousands o. Dollars Saved
Taxpayers by National
Capital Parks.

Thousands Of dollars have been
saved the taxpayers through salvaging
operations of the National Capital
Parks, the superintendent, c. Marshall
Finnan, announced yesterday.
All the surplus planting in Union
Square has been removed, most of it
to the Takoma and Banneker Recrea-
ton Centers. Red brick, being taken
from an old house in the Rock Creek
and Potomac Parkway. south of P
street, is being salvaged to construct
a field house at the Palisades play
ground. Brick from a demolished
building at the Banneker Recreation
Center has been utilized to remodel
and enlarge the shops and garage OF
the National Capital Parks.
Salvaged Material Used.
Mr.. Finnan pointed out that mate
rial from the abandoned Mall road
has come in useful for a new parking
area road around Reaches Run on the
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway.
Flagging and blocks have been used
to pave the sidewalks in some Of the
smaller parks and to construct long
path in Montrose Park down toward
Lovers Lane. Some of the salvaged
road material is being used as sub
grade on the fort drive at Fort Reno
near the Alice Deal Junior High
School, where objectional floods have
occurred.
When the old Norton reduction plant.
which was of re-enforced concrete,
was torn down recently by the Civil
Ian Conservation Corps. the material
was used as a rip-rap wall along the
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway on
the Virginia side, to keep the Potomac
River from undermining the roadway.
Cinders from the old heating plant
at Nineteenth street and Virginia ave-
nue. are being placed at various parts
of the park system for roads and trails.
Make Picnic Benches.
As the Civilian Conservation Corps
salvages all uSable timber, this is con-
structed into picnic benches and guard
rails. These are being placed in Rock
Creek Park, on Columbia Island and in
Fort Dupont.
Thousands of cubic yards Of earth
were donated TO the Federal Govern
ment by contractors working here and
this material was hauled. dumped and
spread without cost to Uncle Sam.
This was placed mostly near lower
Fourteenth street, just north OF the
railroad tracks so as to raise the grade
and give proper drainage to that Sec
ton of Potomac Park.
Through the cooperation Of the
Botanic Gardens, surplus nursery
stock has been given the National
Capital Parks and this has saved
money under the Fall planting pro-
gram Some of this material is going
into Dupont Circle. Out of Union
Square and from the Washington
Monument Ground is coming salvaged
material being used at the Sylvan
Theater for planting. Near the Monu-
ment forsythia and mock-orange are
being moved, this representing the re-
mains of a planting program that was
discontinued after the widening of
Fifteenth street through the Mall.
Evening star., 1934-12-08
MRS. ELSIE SMALL
RITES TO BE TODAY
Wife of Member of Star Editorial
Staff Died Thursday in
Garfield Hospital.

Funeral services for Mrs Elsie Web
ster Small, wife of Albert Small Of the
editorial staff of The Star. who died
Thursday afternoon at Garfield Hos
pital. were TO be held at pm. today
al the Hines funeral chapel, 290l
Fourteenth street.
Mrs. Small had been i'll for about
two weeks. Tuesday her condition be-
came desperate and she passed away
as surgeons were about to operate.
Perltonltis was the immediate cause
of death.
Born near Osgood. Ind, August 27,
1892. Miss Elsie Webster married Mr.
Small here in 1910. She is survived by
her husband and one son, Albert w.
Small, residents Of the Burlington
Hotel.
Evening star., 1934-12-08
DC. LEADERS UN|TE|
FOR FISCAL EQUITY
Pledge Vigorous Effort at
Annual Banquet of Oldest
inhabitants.

Vigorous cooperation with the Dis
trict Commissioners in their new move
for fiscal equity for this city was
pledged last night by distinguished
group of civic leaders.
Speaking at the siXty-ninth annual
banquet of the Association of Oldest
Inhabitants at the Raleigh Hotel, rep
resentatives of organized business,
banking. labor and civic life voiced
their determination to put shoulders
to the wheel, and expressed the hope
that something tangible soon may be
forthcoming to establish more equl-
table fiscal relations between the Fed
eral and District governments.
Melvin c. Hazen, president of the
Board of Commissioners, backed by the
two other Commissioners, who were
also present. laid down the keynote
of the claims OF this city when he
declared
There can be no intelligent and
Just opposition to the conclusion that
the United States is morally bound to
meet its fair share of local expenses y
Outlines Request.
He outlined the municipalities pend
ing contentlon that the Federal con-
tribution to upkeep of this city should
be substantially increased.
The symposium on fiscal equity
for Washington" was conducted by
Theodore w Moves. president of the
Association OF Oldest Inhabitants. who
urgently appealed TO both the Presl-
dent and to Congress for speedy JUS
tice"
Among the other speakers. VINO
pledged cooperation in the move for
increased Federal payments for up
building the Capital were District
Commissioners George E. Allen and
Dan l. Sultan; Robert V. Fleming
president of the Board of Trade;
James G. Yaden, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations, +,
E. F. Colladay. chairman of the Cltl-
7ens' Joint Committee on District Of
Columbia Fiscal Relations; L. A.
Carruthers. vice president of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations; John
Locher, president Of the Central Labor
Union; Henry Harding Burroughs,
president of the Society of Natives;
Evan H Tucker, president OF the
Northeast Citizens Association. and
Jesse c. Suter, honorary president OF
the Society of Natives.
A note Of new hope rang through
the speeches, especially IN view OF
Evening star., 1934-12-08
Life Seen Possible on Planets
No,v Hidden by Vast Distances

BY the Associated Press.
PASADENA, Calf, December g.
A possibility that life as We know
1t may we'll exist" on numerous other
planets outside our solar system was
seen yesterday by DR.. GuStaf Strom-
berg. Mount Wilson astronomer.
Mars has been regarded as the only
other planet in the solar system suit
able tor human life and DR.. Walter
S. Adams. director of the Carnegie
Institutions Mount Wilson Observa-
tory, recently found there was not
enough oxygen on Mars TO sustain
life.
But even in the milky way galaxy
there are countless stars similar 10
the sun. Astronomers have been un-
able to determine with telescopes now
in use whether these other suns have
planetary systems.
Evening star., 1934-12-08

DR.. Stromberg advanced a theory
that the whole university was once
a mass of 'primordlal gas so great
as to tax the Inauguration.
According to his theory huge gas
balls were set in slow rotation by
their mutual attractions. and the
planets were formed at much greater
distances from the sun than they are
now.
Planetary systems with satellites
moving about the planets then would
be a normal occurrence among the
stars, said Dr. Strombere.
so. after all We DO not have to
feel so lonely IN the universe. Even
if the other planets in the solar sys-
TEN are not suitable for human habi-
tation. there may be lnnumerable
other suns with planets where life
as we know IL may we'll exist"
Evening star., 1934-12-08
MILK REFUND ORDERED

Milk producers in the Detroit area
will receive refunds totaling 100000
from the Farm Administration.
The sum was collected from distri-
butors in compliance with the old
milk marketing license for Detroit
and will be given only to those pro-
ducers supplying milk to distributors
who complied with provisions of the
license.
Approximately 10000 producers will
receive the money before Christmas
Evening star., 1934-12-08
New Roofs, General Roof
Repairs.

WILLIAM P CAVANAUGH. West o44e.
716 22nd ST. NV
ELECTRICAL REpA1Rs RlTn9 sleetSlo aND
Shop on Wheels Inc. have shops all over
town TO serve YOU. See your Telephone Di.
rectory for branch nearest you or call wiz
eonsin 1921. No Job too small or too large
Evening star., 1934-12-08
Wee PreSldent and CASHIER.

THE NATIONAL METROPOLITAN BANK
OF WASHINGTON D C. December 5th. 1884
The annual meeting of the shareholders of
this bank. for the election OF directors and
the transaction of such other business a s
may properly come before the meeting. will
be held a the banking house on Tuesday.
January Sth 1885 at l. m Polls to re-
will be closed from December Both. 1884.
to January eth. 1885. both. dates INCLUDED.
c. P. JACOBSEN.
Evening star., 1934-12-08

NoTICE-THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEET
ing OF stockholders of First National Bank
of Sandy sprIne. Nd. for election of dIrec-
tors. will be held at > o'clock pm, on
house Poll open at l O'Clock. F. L.
THOMAS Pre-
Evening star., 1934-12-08
STAG ROOFS

Proper application and best materials are
essential for a really worthwhile Job. We
make a specially of this work and assure
absolute reliability. Call US up
KnONC Roofing 933 v st. NV.
AON<A w COmpanv North llo3
Evening star., 1934-12-08

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Stock
holders Of the Columbia Title Insurance
Company OF the District of Columbia, for
the company for the ensuing year. will be
held at the Office of the company. No SOB
at ! o'clock p m.
The polls will be open between the hours
of = and 3 o'clock pm. Transfer books
will be closed from December :. 1894, to
December II. 1894 both dates inclusive.
CHARLES Z. MARSH.
Evening star., 1934-12-08

2 1. JdSIIIFT.
CONNECTICUT PIE CO-THE ANNUAL
meeting Of the stockholders for the election
OF the directors OF this company Will be held
q the companys Office. Wisconsin ave and
o St. NV, on Wednesday. January o 1888.
Polls open from to =" pm Books for
the transfer of stock closed from December
9th. 1884. to January "th. 1885. inclusive.
R. B. BEHREND President.
Evening star., 1934-12-08

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHARE
WashluGt0r Wi! be held III the board room
ct the Nam OfFce at 81" l4th st. NV. at
twelve clock. noon. on Tues day, the eighth
day of January 1873. for the purpose OF
electlnG directors for the ensuing year.
the consideration OF an amendment 10
Secticn , OF the Articles OF ASSOCIATION
fixing the number Of directors. and any
other business that may properly be brought
before the meeting. Polls Will be open
from - ,Ou noon to ! 'On m.
" j WALLER
Evening star., 1934-12-08

NOTICE.--THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
the shareholders of the Second National
Bank of Washington. Washington D. G..
for the election of directors for the ensu-
ing year. and for the transaction of such
other business may be properly brought
before the meeting VIII be held at the
bank at - O'Clock noon on Tuesday. Janu
ary 3. 1884. Polls viii be open between
the hours of T. noon and " O'Clock pm
VICTOR B. DEYBER.
Evening star., 1934-12-08

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
annual meeting Of the shareholders of the
National Bank of WASHINGTON. of Washing
ton, D C. for the election Of directors
and the transaction OF such other business
may come before the meeting. Will be
held at the banking house Seventh St
corner OF C s. and Indiana ave. NV.
on Tuesday. January :. 1879. at =! o'clock
noon The polls viii remain open until
] O'clock D N j FRANK WHITE Cashier.
Evening star., 1934-12-08

I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBT
contracted by any one other than myself.
c. j. CONNER. 9O2 independence ave. s.w.
Evening star., 1934-12-08

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders of The Raleigh Hotel Company for
the election OF directors for the ensuing
year. Will be held on Wednesday. January
8, 1898: at the hotel PENNSYLVANIA avenue
and 18th st. NV. at 300 O'Clock o m.
The stock transfer books will be closed
January ) and .. 1875
Evening star., 1934-12-08

THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING OF
Bank of Washington. will be held Tuesday
January S. 1873. al its banking house. all
F st. n W. WASHINGTON. d C. for the cleo
ton of directors and such other business
as may properly come before the meeting.
Polls open from l. noon until clock m.
ROBERT Il LACEY Cashier
Evening star., 1934-12-08

THE NATIONAL CAPITOL BANK OF
WASHINGTON. d c.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the National Capital Bank OF Washing
ton. D. C.. for the election of directors and
the transaction of any other business that
may be brought before the meeting will be
held on Tuesday January $ 1898 at the
bank between the hours of - O'Clock noon
sAd , o clock p m.
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
HITCH HIKE GIRL
FOUND SLAIN.

HEARNE, Tex, June 13 I.N.S0
Police today sought a youth in
connection with the Staying of a
girl hitch-hiker, whose body was
placed on the railroad tracks near
here after a bullet had killed her
The body of the girl, identified
as Helen Dexter, of Central City
KY, was found Tuesday.
She was last seen alive Monday
night talking to a young man
near the railroad station. The
two were engaged in a quarrel
They were told by police tc
move on"
Upon discovery of the body, her
companion was taken into custody
for questioning, but police, believ'
ing the girl had been killed by
a train, released him. When it
was found that the girl had been
shot, police again sought the
youth.
Motive for the Staying remained
a mystery.
The girl, dressed in overalls'
was about .16 years Of age.
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
GENERAL BUILDING STRIKE LOOMS IN D. c
Mrs. DiOnne
Stricken As
BdbiesGain

CALLANDER. Ontario, June 13
QNSD.-Mrs. Dionne, 25-year-old
mother Of the famed 16-day-old
quintuplet daughters, suffered a
serious relapse today when she de-
veloped a fever and fainting spells.
Olivia Dionne, father of the
quintupletS, believing his wife to
be in critical condition, rushed
to the home of DR.. A. r. Dafoe,
the attending physician.
DR.. Dafoe hurried to the Dionne
home and, following an examina-
ton of the mother, said:
Mrs. DiOnne's condition Is Seri-
iOuS, but 1 would not say that
it is critical. She is rundown,
and will be kept in bed for COM
plete rest"
The condition of the babies was
reported as being satisfactory. All
showed substantial increases in
weight today.
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
17MenAdriH
AtSeaAher
ShipBurns

NEW YORK, June 13 QN.S0,
Seventeen Of the crew Of the
Norwegian steamer Knut HamSun.
which burned and sank Sunday
100 miles off the coast of Hon
duras, have been adrift ever
since in an open boat under burn
ing tropical sun, it was learned
today. Capt. George Mcbride,
skipper Of the United Fruit liner
Zacatac, today radioed first news
of the marine disaster. declaring
he had rescued the captain Of the
lost ship and Is of his men as
they drifted aimlessly over CLASSY
seas under a flaming sky.
The terSe radio message gave
no details of the sinking of the
ship. It reads:
"At 6 a. M, June 13, picked
up Captain Frick and Is men
from Norwegian steamer Knut
HamSun As miles west of Quita
SuenO Bank. Ship was loaded
with nitrate proceeding from
Iquique, Chile, to Jacksonville.
Ship burned and sank Sunday
night. Chief officer and 16
men in another boat still miss
ing"
The Quita Sueno Bank is 120
miles east of Bradman's Bluff,
Honduras, and 300 miles north
of Colon, Panama,
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
TUGWELL SURE
Of APPROVAL
By EUGENE. ]. CADOU
International News Service

Prof. Rexford G. Tugwell today
was sure of overwhelming con
firmation by the Senate as Under
secretary of Agriculture.
An International News Service
poll indicated nearly so Senators
would vote for DR.. Tugwell and
only about 80 against him. The
rest were doubtful" or out OF
town.
Nearly all Democrats will line
up for the Agricultural official
while he will receive the backing
of practically every Republican
inSurgent.
"Old Guard, Oppose
Only a handful of Democrats
and the "Old Guard Republicans
have taken a stand against him
The Senate late today will start
consideration of the report on Tug
we'll presented by its Agriculture
Committee. After strenuous
public hearing, at which DR.. Tug
well was Exhibit A." the commit
tee voted Is to 2 to recommend
confirmation.
Even Senator Huey P. Long
CD of Louisiana, who often
votes with the Republic an S
against White House policies, said
he would support Tugwell.
Senator Schall (R0 of Mime
sofa, vitriolic critic of the Admin
istration, opened the floor battle
against the purported arch brain
truster" yesterday.
Norris, Wheeler to Aid
Other G. o. P. anti-Tugwellites,
however, were less eager for de-
bate today. Senator Robinson OF
Indiana said he may forego his
intended speech against confirma-
ton and "let the Democrats fight
it out among themselves"
Senator Smith (DO of South
Carolina is expected to deliver a
fiery speech against the professor.
He believes Tugwell is not enough
Of a dirt farmer" to be promoted
from Assistant Secretary OF
Agriculture to the niger post with
salary increase of $4,000 a
year.
Senators Byrd of Virginia and
Bailey of North Carolina, both
Democrats, likewise were expected
to aSSail confirmation while Sen
atorS Norris CR) of Nebraska and
Wheeler CD of Montana are
ready to defend him.
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
MexicQnS Due Here
On Good Will Tour

NEW YORK, June 13.-Senor
Rafael Perez Taylor, chief of the
tourist division of the Department
Of National Economy of Mexico,
with a group of 80 Mexican busi.
ness leaders and two representa-.
tiveS Of the Central Congress on
a five-day goodwill tour. Visits to
the fleet and an official call on
Mayor LaGuardia will be made by
the group before they leave Satur-
day for Washington, where tenta-
tive plans have been made for
their reception by President Roose
welt,
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
PRESIDENT ASKS
LABOR BOARDS
BY International News Service

By International News Service
President Roosevelt privately
submitted to congressional leaders
today a proposed Administration
bill authorizing him to appoint
Federal conciliation boards to
avert labor strikes and industrial
warfare this summer.
Submission of the proposed leg
iSlation came on the eve of a
threatened general steel strike on
which a convention of union dele
gates will vote at Pittsburgh to-
morrow.
The bill would authorize crea-
ton Of a conciliation board for
each industry threatened by labor
strife. Labor and management
would be given equal voices with
the public on these proposed
boards. ..~
The bill also carried provisions
rewriting in Stronger language the
labor-protectihg guarantees of Sec
ton IA in the National Recovery
Act. Penalty clauses were added to
punish either labor or manage
ment for violation of the new bill.
The bill appeared to make
some concession to organized
labor. One section would give
the proposed conciliation boards
authority to supervise all labor
elections in the various indus
tries. 1t further would provide
that the representatives, elected
by majority of the workers in
any industry, would have the
right to speak in behalf of all
the workers in that industry.
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
PLANE BLAST
SUSPICION
PROBED
Tragedy That Cost Seven Lives
May Have Been Due to
Bader'S Chemicals
BY RAYMOND C. BAKER
International News Service staff
Correspondent

LIB ERTY, N. Y. June 13
ON.S0.-Federal authorities in
jected themselves into the seven.
fold tragedy atop Dunmead noun
tain today. which probably will
cause postponement Of the in
quest Of the plane crash.
The Federal men appeared on
the scene shortly after it was dis
covered that william B. Bader,
Of Buffalo, a chemist for the
Summit Solvay Company Of New
York. had naval papers contain
ing secret formulae Of the Gov.
ernment in his possession.
Explosives Found
Bader was one Of the four pas
sengers and a crew Of three who
were killed when the American
air liner crashed into the summit
of Dunmead mountain Saturday
night during a dense fog.
Three vials containing pow
der which DR.. Victor G.. Bourke,
coroner of Sullivan county, bes-
Geves may be explosives, also
were found in Mr.. Bader's lug
gage.
Although it is strongly denied
by American Air Line officials
and aviation experts, DR.. Bourke
has advanced the theory that
an explosive Mr.. Bader was
carrying may have blown the
ship apart and that it was not
wrecked by a crash into the
mountainSide. DR.. Bourke said:
Developments of the last few
hours may cause pOStpOnement
of the inquest.
SCENE GUARDED
'T am going into conference
with District Attorney William
Deckleman and Federal agents
Immediately. I may have an
important announcement after
this conference.
"The papers found at the
scene Of the tragedy may be of
tremendous importance. I have
sent them to a local vault.
81 have also ordered a detail
Of State police under command
Of Sergeant Thomas Mangan
to guard the scene of the
tragedy so that no minute piece
Of evidence may be removed
and also to search the noun
tainside for a portfolio which
is missing and which I am sure
Mr.. Bader carried aboard the
: plane.
"ThiS new development may
be so startling as to make the
crash Of secondary importance"
DR.. Bourke said that he had
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
AMENDMENT 7
LIFTS RULE
On BEER
House Vote Permits Sale
In Residential Districts
Despite Rankin

Launching a bitter attack
against alleged laxity in the en-
forcement of District liquor laws
Representative John E. Rankin
DO Of Mississippi today charged
that saloons are built opposite
schools and that the morality OF
children here is threatened by
local stage shows.
Mr.. Rankin's speech was made
during consideration of ar
amendment to the District liquor
law which permits beer to be
sold in residential zones.
Despite his attack the amend
ment was passed.
Wants to Know Policy
Naming an alleged instance,
Representative Rankin said:
"A saloon is being operated
opposite the Peabody primary
school on Maryland Avenue. /
want to know if it's going to be
the policy here to stick saloons
in front of schools.
people abuse their rights un-
der the law by doing that just
as others do by permitting pic
ture shows which breed immOr-
atty"
Fathers and mothers are not
going to stand for such abuses
he continued, nor are they going
to continue to corrupt the morals
of young school girls by permit
ting stage shows which should
justify sending certain producers
to the penitentiary. Reverting to
the school situation, he added:
"The principal Of the Pea,
body School has appealed to
Congress to remove saloons
from the vicinity of little chill
dren.
CITES EARLIER PROMISE
1--WE were promised before
the District law was passed
that such conditions as this
would not happen. 1t is time
Congress woke up and did its
duty to the District of COlum-
bia."
BY passing the amendment the
House concurred with it in the
same form as it passed the
Senate.
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
Rep. West to File
For denomination

Representative Charles West
DO of Ohio, who is being
doomed for the senatorial nomi-
nation, was expected to file his
petition as candidate for re.
nomination to Congress from the
Seventeenth district at Mansfield
today. While this action would
not prevent Representative West
from jumping into the hot sena-
torial primary race in Ohio, his
close friends believed he would
seek to continue in the House,
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
r. G. .Kirtley Found
Dead in Bed at Home

Found dead in bed in his home
in the 1900 block Harvard st. N,
w. today, the body of Floyd G,
Kirtley was ordered removed to
the District morgue for an au'
topSy.
Mr.. Kirtley was found dead in
bed by his brother, who summoned
an ambulance. Coroner A. Ma.
gruder Macdonald ordered the au'
topSy.
The Washington times., 1934-06-13
Man IL, Bond Theft
Arrested 80 Times

NEW YORK, June 13.-When
Harry ("The Monk'D Frank, 81
years old, appeared yesterday in
West Side Court on a charge Of
stealing $1,1OO in bonds, his record
revealed 38 arrests dating to 1898.
Benjamin Strauss testified that
Frank took the bonds from his
pocket on a Sixth Avenue elevated
train at Seventy-second Street;
that he felt the tug, raised an
outcry and caused Franks arrest.
Frank, whose first arrest 35
years ago was for juvenile de.
linouency, insisted he had found
the bonds in the train. He was
held for the grand jury.