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Evening star., 1934-01-02
FALSIFYING CHARGE
is DENIED BY ROVER
U. S. Attorney Terms Duke Allie
cations False in Disbar.
ment Trial.

Charges that he and Justice F. D.
Let's had prepared a false bill of eX-
ceptions in a liquor conspiracy case
were branded as untrue" and "un-
founded" by United States Attorney Leo
: A. Rover in diSbarment proceedings
against Attorney Jesse c. Duke in Dis
trict Supreme Court today.
The disbarment proceedings were in
stituted against Duke after he had
charged Justice Let's and Rover with
falsifying the record in the liquor case
, Duke said he expected to prove Rover
had ''hushed up a graft scandal by
refusing to seek an indictment on graft
| charges against a prohibition agent,
| although more than 100 witnesses were
prepared to testify against the agent
before the grand jury. Duke said the
agent was witness in the liquor con-
! Spiracy case involving the bill Of ex-
! ceptions he has declared to be false.
The court. however ruled out this line
! of questioning.
Rover, who has been testifying for
, two days. Is expected to be followed
on the stand this afternoon by Justice
Let's
Evening star., 1934-01-02
FEDERAL WORKERS
NOW TOTAL 588,035,
NEAR PEAK Of 1921
Increasing Figure Excludes
Those Being Paid From
Emergency Funds.
CIVIL SERVICE LISTS
73,131 IN WASHINGTON
Public Works Shows Greatest Cain
Among Permanent U, S.
Employees.

The Federal establishment continues
to expand, reports of the Civil Service
Commission as of November 80 today
showing a total of 73,l31 employees here
and 514 ,904 in the field or a total of
688O35
This approaches closely the total of
697, ,482 at the end Of July, 1921, while
the great war machine was being dis
mantled.
These figures are for the executive
branches of the Government and do not
include judicial and legislative employees.
Nor do they take into account any
workers whose activities are financed by
OF these specific agencies.
OF the local employees, 65,830 are
permanent and 1901 are temporary.
During the month the perna nent en-
ployes. including those under indefinite
employment in the new agencies. in
creased by SS5 and the temporary by
el5. Public Works showed the great
est permanent increase with 43o addi-
tons. Others include the following:
26S; N. R. A., 2l4; Emergency Relief
Administration, l22; Treasury. 100, and
a scattering of others below so.
separations from the permanent role
here included 442 in Agriculture. 95 in
Public Works, 81 in the Treasury, II
at Navy, SO at Interior and some
smaller ones
Temporary employment was led for
the month by Interior with 252, Farm
Credit was next with 242: War. 216:
Government Printing Office, ia; R.
F c., 1872; Agriculture. 146. Separa-
tions included Agriculture, 100: Inte-
rtor, 80; Farm Credit, At; Navy, 81,
and Treasury, 80. In the field the
permanent workers totaled 1899 and
the temporary, Sd 939.
There the Post Office Department
showed the greatest net decrease dur
ing the month among permanent en-
ployes with a net loss of 1884. repre-
senting the difference between IT'S ad-
ditions and 1929 separations. AS
usual, large shifts were in evidence in
both War and Interior Departments,
Que to their engineering activities
where employment f1uctuates contin-
Ually The largest increase in the per-
manent establishment in the field was
Navy. with 873, and Agriculture, with
go.
Evening star., 1934-01-02
Professor Without a Country
10 Years Becomes u. s. Citizen
DR.. LeOnid StrakhOUsk,
of Georgetown Ciren
Final Papers.
Fled BOlsheuik Prison.
Where He Was Held
for Execution.

After 16 years in the melancholy role
of a man without country, DR.. Leonid
Strakhovsky of Georgetown University,
scion of an old Russian family. who es-
capped a BolShevik prison under SEN
tence of death during the revolution,
today became a full-fledged American
citizen. He was the first Russian in
Washington to receive his final citizen
ship papers in the District Supreme
Court, following the recent recognition
of the government he steadfastly re-
fused to claim as his own.
DR.. Strak lovSky never quite aban-
doned hope that the old order would
be restored in Russia until few years
ago, when he decided to apply for citi-
zenship in the land of his adoption.
He was brought to this country about
six years ago by Dr. Edmund A. Walsh,
S j., who sought his aid in the prepa-
ration Of data bearing on conditions IN
Russia. Since then the young Rus
sian has been on the faculty OF the
School of Foreign Service at George
town, teaching the political and diplo-
matte history OF Europe.
Decorated for Bravery.
Wounded five times and decorated
for bravery during the World War by
the Car with the cross of the Military
Order of st. George. DR.. Strakhovsky
has had a melodramatic career. As the
son of a Russian governor. he was sin
gled out for arrest by the Bolsheviks at
the outbreak of the revolution in 1917,
sentenced TO death and confined await
ing execution. He escaped and fled to
Murmansk- From 1918 to 1920 he
fought with the French Foreign Legion
and the Russian Field Artillery against
the BolSheyikS in North Russia on the
Archangel and Murmansk fronts.
Evening star., 1934-01-02
Utilities Commission ConSid-
ers Creation of Repre-
sentative Unit.
BUSINESS AND CITIZENS
WOULD BE INCLUDED
Elgen Expresses Desire to Have
Public Represented in Merger
Proposals.

Creation Of an advisory committee,
representing business and citizens or
ganizations, to participate in general
plans for routing and other service
arrangements of the Capital Transit Co.
is being considered by the Public Util-
ities Commission. it was announced to-
day by Riley E. Elgen, acting chairman.
I'VE wish to have the public def
nitely represented in the consideration
of a more or less permanent plan for
mass transportation in the District" :"
Mr.. Elgen said Il believe the naming
of such an advisory committee may
promote public consideration OF the
subject and prove helpful to the COM
mission and the company in the draft
ing Of these plans"
Names Proposed List.
Commissioner Elgen said he had in
mind an advisory committee in WHICH
represented, The Board Of Trade,
Chamber of Commerce Merchants and
Manufa cturers' Association, the Fedora
Grafton of Civic Associations, the Traffic
Advisory Council IA body appointed by
the District Commissioners, and the
National Capital PARK ana Plannlng
Commission.
Mr.. Elgen said the commission would
reach decision soon on this and other
matters related to the merger of the
Washington Railway & Electric Co. and
the Capital Traction Co. into the new
Capital Transit Co.
Transfer Hearing Set.
The commission will hold a public
hearing February on the temporary
transfer arrangements between street
cars and buses.
The commission, looking further to
the future, also is considering plans for
a thorough survey of traffic movements,
routing of the street car and bus lines
and other matters related to mass trans
portation here. Involved in this is a
question of the employment of an en-
glneering firm TO make a survey.
Mr.. Elgen indicated he may suggest
to the commission that the survey be
made by members of the commission
staff. to be guided by an expert con-
sultant. Such a plan, he said, would
greatly reduce the cost. The company,
under this plan. would be billed for the
expenses of hiring the necessary COM
mission staff to make the study.
Evening star., 1934-01-02
J.. 5. SAVINGS BANK
OFFER IS REJECTED
Col. Cooper Hopes for Fur
ther Negotiations With
Treasury.
The latest offer of Col. Wade H.

The latest offer of Col Wade H.
Cooper to reopen the United States Saw
ings Bank. of which he is president.
was understood to have been rejected
today by the Treasury Department.
Further negotiations were understood
to be hoped for by both the Treasury
and Col. Cooper. but Cooper said after
the conference that his counsel today
was working on the appeal to the Dis
trict Court of Appeals in the Savings
Bank case.
Cooper's counsel is taking to the
higher court the case in which Justice
Jennings Bailey in District Supreme
Court rejected Col. Cooper's request for
a mandamus to force the Treasury to
reopen the bank on the Cooper plan.
Amendment Proposed.
The latest proposal by Col Cooper,
formally presented at a conference at
the Treasury Department today, was
understood to have been in the nature
Of an amendment to his original plan
which the Treasury rejected. Cooper, it
was understood, offered to put up
certain sum in cash to recreate the
surplus Of the bank claiming that as
matter Of fact the capital stock was
unimpaired
The Treasury was said to have re-
jected Col. Cooper'S amended offer and
will so inform the bank president in
writing.
Pending any new turn in the nego-
tiations, however, Col; Cooper plans
be advanced on the calendar of the
Court of Appeals. His counsel today
was preparing the bill Of exceptions for
appeal.
The position of the Treasury De-
partment was not officially disclosed
but it was recalled that during the
court trial Treasury representatives
said that it would be necessary to re-
create the entire capital structure
which had been wiped out.
Franklin Bank Proposal.
Meantime negotiations were also
under way to straighten out more de-
tails in the proposed MechanicS-Fran
lin Bank merger of three institutions.
Bank officials were in conference with
Treasury officials over the matter, but
whatever progress was made remained
undisclosed
Gibbs Lyons, deputy controller of the
currency, is heading the negotiations
for the Treasury Department for both
of these banks, and in the case of the
United States Savings is assisted by
George P. Barse, attorney, who handled
the court case.
At the conference on the United
States Bank this morning Mr. Lyons
presided, assisted by Mr. Barse Col
Cooper was present without consel, and
the Depositors' Committee of the bank
was represented by its chairman, T. S.
Grape; A Lee Thompson and j. E.
Smith.
Chairman Grape had no statement to
make after the conference except to
say that the Depositors' Committee pre-
sented a plan for reopening the bank
at this time.
Evening star., 1934-01-02
WIDER ART APPLICATION
IN INDUSTRY PREDICTED
Axe1 H. Oxholm Sees Permanent
Occupation of Thousands of
Nations Artists.

Wider application of art in industry
with resultant permanent occupation
for thousands OF the Nations artists,
artisans and skilled craftsmen, was
predicted by AXel H. Oxholm, forest
products chief. Department of Com
merce, addressing the Arts Group Of
Washington today.
The Governments establishment of
subsistence homesteads throughout the
country recognizes the soundness OF
this theory, Oxholm stated, and is lay
ing the foundation for decentralized
industry creating better opportunities
for craftsmen and artisans.
The principal opportunities, Oxholm
said, lie in artistically designed and
executed articles of everyday consump-
tion, representing a combination of
mass production and artistry. He
pointed out a number of successful
products Of this nature Of European
origin and with a world -widesmarket.
Oxholm is devoting his time to the
industrial development of the sub
sistence homesteads, enlisting the CO.
operation of private enterprise in the
locating of factories in the subsistence
homestead developments.
Evening star., 1934-01-02
FLAGS Train to Saue Liues
Of TUO Men in Wrecked Truck
RirerddIe Fire Captain
Grabs Lantern and Flare
From WatcIlman.
Crack Express Is Halted
100 Feet From Over.
turned Vehicle.

By Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
RIVERDALE, Md, January 2.-The
quick wit and nimble feet of John w
Heinicke, captain of the Riverdale VOL
unteer Fire Department, was credited
last night with saving the lives of two
of his fellow townSmen who were
trapped in the cab of an automobile
truck which overturned in front OF a
mile-a-minute express.
Heinicke was standing in front of a
store a block away when the truck
ran over the embankment at the dead
end" of Jefferson avenue. plunged
across one track and overturned on the
other.
A moment later he heard the whistle
of the Columbian, crack Baltimore q
Ohio flyer from New York to Wash
ington. Running to the tracks he
grabbed a red lantern and flare from
the watchman at the Madison avenue
crossing and sped up the rails toward
the approaching express.
The watchman also set of fare
as he lowered the gates. Noticing the
danger signals, the engineer jammed
on his brakes and the train came to
a grinding halt within hundred feet
of the overturned truck.
Meanwhile Andrew Davis, 700 block
Of Jefferson avenue, and his brother
in-law, Ralph Stevens, of the same ad-
dress, had extricated themselves from
the wreckage.
Evening star., 1934-01-02
UTILITIES COMMISSION
TO RESUME HEARINGS
Washington and Georgetown Gas
Light Company Case Up
Tomorrow.

Valuation hearings will be resumed
before the Public Utilities Commission
tomorrow in the case of the Washington
and Georgetown Gas Light Cos.
The first of the main issues in the
case. depreciation, is expected to be
reached during the day The COM
panies have submitted a preliminary
estimate of S715,000 as depreciation.
whereas. the commission will seek to
deduct $3.50 194.32 on this account
Stuart F. Rosters, company expert
on original cost, will be the first wit
ness for few questions on redirect
examination. He is expected to be
followed by August Klein, on deprecia-
ton study.
Evening star., 1934-01-02
1,4OO NEEDY PUPILS
GET HOT LUNCHES
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Rolls and Rich Soup DeIiv-
cred Quickly to 38 Build
ings in City.
EXTENSION OF SERVICE
is PLANNED NEXT WEEK
Women Employed Under Civil
Works to Relieve Parents
and Teachers.

approximately 400 needy Washing
ton pupils in 38 school bui' 'dings were
served free hot lunches at noon today
in the launching of the city-wide lunch
program made possible by the District
Of Columbia Emergency Relief Admins
tration and the Civil Works Administra-
ticn
Prepared at centrally located rest9u-
rant, the hot lunch. embracing a thick
soup of rich stock, was packed in steril-
lied milk cans and taken by motor
truck to the 38 school buildings. The
last delivery was made half an hour
before noon. In each of the school
buildings mothers had volunteered to
serve the lunches. and as the soup cans
reached the schools they were placed on
gas stoves and kept piping hot until
lunch time.
Checks Up Service.
Miss Emma Jacobs, director of home
economics in The white schools and A
Committee. made speedv Iou9r round offf,l of f6a
schools to check on the service and food
provided for the children. Miss Jacobs
expressed satisfaction with the begin.
ming Of the program. BY tomorrow. she
said. the menu of rolls and hot soup
will be augmented with a bottle of milk
for each child. The menu will be
changed daily, with macaroni, stew and
other soups. alternating to give the
children a change in diet.
BY next week the lunch service will
be extended to 33 more buildings. bring.
ing the total to IL. Robert l. Haycock,
assistant superintendent of schools and
chairman Of the Lunch Committee, an
nOunced.
Will Use Sterlizers.
Pipe filters this weel, are setting I'D
gas connections in the buildings not now
provided with adequate outlets. so the
gas fire sterilizers, which have been
obtained, can be put into operation in
time for the extension of the lunches.
In order to guarantee efficient de-
livery OF the lunches today, the restau-
rateur who was given the contract for
preparation and servicing Of the
lunches yesterday had his men cover
the route. The calls we're timed and
today's schedule was set up on the
basis Of the experiment.
Besides extending the lunch service
to nearly twice the number of schools
be employed by the c. w. A to serve
the food. This will relieve the Parent
Teacher Association members. The
mothers, however. expect to be on
hand daily to "humanize" the lunch
service so the children will not feel
they are lin the public breadline."
Evening star., 1934-01-02
VETERANS BOARDS
OK. 1PER CENT Of
.BORDER-[|NE CASES
District Examiners Report on
Disabilities Found Serv-
ice Connected.
CAPITAL PERCENTAGE
;, BELOW THAT OF U. S.
Reviewers Allow 21,955 Claims of
51,2l3 Presented Throughout
Country.
Thirty per cent Of the border line

Thirty per cent Of the border line
cases Of war veterans presumptive
service disabilities examined here in the
local regional Office Of the Veterans
Administration were found to be service
connected, it was announced by Gen.
veterans affairs.
This was shown in the consolidated
report of the 1913 boards which met in
SIS regional areas, including all of the
States and the District of Columbia.
The percentage of veterans cases
which were found service connected
OF the country, which was found to be
42.87 per cent, but 1t was higher than
several OF the other regions some OF
which went as low as % and "a per
cent. The highest was IA So per cent
for the Charlotte. N G. area
For the country a whole, there
were 5l2l3 cases reviewed, Of which
2l.955 or 1927 per cent we're found to
be service connected
Three Boards Here.
For this citys regional Office there
we're three boards Of review. which
examined ~ cases. ana found 220
service connected. or 3o.6s per cent
These boards disallowed 4e7 cases here.
or 69'32 per cent, as not service
connected
Gen. Hines emphasized the fact that
every veteran whose disability has been
denied service connection by the special
review boards has the right of appeal
to the final Board of Veterans Appeals.
recently appointed by the Presidens
Either personally or through his prop
erly designated representative the vet
eran will receive a full hearing. Under
the instructions all obtainable evidence
pertaining to each claim must be de-
Veloped and made part of the claim,
said Gen. Hines, before final determina-
ton is reached.
At the central Office located here.
reviewing cases of veterans resident
ABROAD and veterans who are employed
BY the Veterans Administration. there
were six boards. examining 1859 vet
erans. to find 346 or 221e per cent
service connected. ard 57.13 per cent
not service connected.
Allowed 49, Richmond Cases.
At Richmond, Va. two boards exam
ined 668 cases. allowed 1e7. or 2e49
per cent. and disallowed 7o.5 per cent
At Baltimore two boards examined 500
cases, allowed 32l. or 52.7l per cent.
and disallowed 4729 per cent. Gen
Hines reported that so per cent of the
war veterans resident in MARYLAND
served overseas and abnormal per
centages of overseas veterans were
found to have been located in West
virginia. North Carolina, Ohio Texas.
Colorado, Kentucky and Oregon.
Those found to be service connected
remain on the compensation rolls
while those not service connected are
disallowed.
Evening star., 1934-01-02

After the collapse Of the White
armies he made another dash for his
life, covering 800 miles on skis across
snow and ice to Finland. In July, 1920,
he reached England and lated joined
the army of Gen. Wrangel in the Cri-
mea. AS a result of Wrangers decisive
defeat, Strakhovsky during the next
three years occupied himself with po-
litical and anti-Bolshevik activities in
Europe.
Honored by Belgium.
DR.. Strakhovsky has had distin-
guished record as a scholar. He re-
ceived q degree of doctor of historical
science from the famous University of
Louvain, his earlier education having
been received in Russian universities.
Three years ago the Belgian govern
ment conferred upon him the decora-
ton of the Order of Leopold II for his
services in promoting cultural relations
He speaks English, French and German
fluently and also knows the Italian,
Chinese and japanese languages He
IS a nephew of Prof Michael RoStonef,
who has made notable record al Yale
and is probably the most eminent his
torian on matters concerning the an
cient world
Evening star., 1934-01-02
TWO INJURED MOTORISTS
HELD FOR INVESTIGATION
One of Victims of Crash at Falls
Church Is in Serious Condi-
tion at Hospital.
BY a staff Correspondent Of The Star.

by othH Correspondent OF Inc star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, January O.
Taken to Georgetown Hospital, Wash
ington, early this morning after the
automobile in which they were riding
was demolished in collision with a
tree in West End, two Washington men
were being held by seventh precinct
police today pending an investigation
as to the ownership OF the car.
The men gave their names as How
ard Heffron, 27, and Amos Zimmerman,
80, both of the 500 block street The
former is being held at the station
house, but Zimmerman was so seriously
injured that he has been placed under
guard in the hospital. Zimmerman
suffered possible fracture of the skull,
severe cuts to the face and other in
juries. Heffron escaped with minor
injuries.
Town Sergt. Alton p Shumate. who
took the men to the hospital, said he
was informed by residents Of the West
End section that they were awakened
by the roar of the motor as the auto
mobile sped toward Washington. The
wreck occurred when the machine went
over the railroad elevation. It skidded
for some distance before striking The
tree. Shumate said. sEa.A.
Evening star., 1934-01-02
CREDIT MEN SEEK ACTION
ON LANDLORD CLAIMS
National Association Files Brief
in Court Against Future
Rent Collections.
Bv the Associated Press.

By ths Associated Press.
The National Association of Credit
Men filed in the Supreme Court today
a brief urging that landlords be pro-
hibited from asserting claims for future
rent or damages against bankrupt con-
Germs.
The brief was filed in two cases set
for oral argument on January 8, in
which owners of property seek to re-
cover from the trustee in bankruptcy
losses which they claimed they would
suffer through the breaking of leases.
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals
ruled against the landlords.
The credit association insisted the
landlords should not receive the same
dividends out of bankrupt estates on
such claims as merchandise and other
unsecured creditors.
Evening star., 1934-01-02
SUBSISTENCE FAMILIES
TO MOVE IN FEBRUARY |
Mrs. Roosevelt Announces Plans
for Homesteaders Around
Morgantown, w. Va.

BY the Associated Press.
Families that have been chosen to
move into the subsistence homesteads
near Morgantown, w. Va, will moe in
around February l, Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt said today.
She has been particularly interested
in the project to return destitute
mountain and mining town families to
some form of self-support through the
homestead projects under the public
works program.
There had been some thought of
occupying the homes sooner, but Mrs.
Roosevelt said the plan is now to have
them entirely completed before the
families move in. thereby delaying the
event little.
Evening star., 1934-01-02
STORES DESTROYED
IN STAUNTON FIRE
Nearby Cities Rush Engines as
Blaze Threatens Business
Section.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va, January "A rag
ing fire, which broke out about $50
am. here today threatened for a time
to sweep the main business section of
the city. Local fire companies were
unable to cope with the intense con-
1agration. which destroyed the Witt
Building on the main business street
of the city. The fire, officials said to-
dav started in the basement, and raced
from floor to floor before fire COM
panies could check it.
Many nearby buildings were threat
ened. and calls for aid we're sent out
to Harrisonburg. Waynesboro and other
nearby Virginia towns. Waynesboro
was the first to respond and their
trucks were aiding in subduing the
flames and protecting nearby buildings
from becoming ignited
Shortly before noon the confiagra-
ton was under control. However, Off
cials said, there was still great danger
from falling debris. No explosions had
occurred during the fire. and it was
damage If they burst under the intense
heat.
At noon a black pail OF smoke had
settled over the city. rising in huge bill
lowing clouds at times, but hanging low
like fog.
Huge crowds jammed and thronged
the city as police tried to control traf-
flc. From nearby villages and farms
the pail OF smoke was visible, and
farmers and their families hurried to
the city.
Origin of the fire was unknown, al
though it is believed to have started
from a furnace in the basement. The
Palais Royal, a store for women, and
the Merit Shoe Store, both occupants
of the ground floor of the building,
lost their entire stocks in the fire.
Old residents said 1t was the worst
fire in the history Of the city for
many years.