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Evening star., 1934-07-25
D. c. TRAFFIC DRIVE.
GAINS MOMENTUM.
More Orderly Driving Held
Due to Existence of
Secret Spoilers.

The drive on traffic violators by the
secret 100" is gaining momentum
after slow start, reports received
today at police headquarters indi-
Gated.
Sergt. Walter H. Thomas, in charge
Of the safety campaign, believes the
presence on the streets of the volun-
teer traffic violation spoilers already
Is reflected in more orderly driving by
Washington motorists. His office has
been flooded with telephone calls by
citizens warm in their praise. Among
them was Traffic Director william A.
Van Duzer, who said he thought the
mere idea that they might be watched
was causing motorists to drive more
carefully.
Eighteen Violations Reported.
Eighteen violations were reported
by the citizen observers this morning,
covering the previous "a hours.
Among them we're three cases of reck-
less driving. One of the observers re-
ported ne saw a motorist. weaving
recklessly along Connecticut avenue
at a high speed. run through two
safety zones.
Previous violations reported had
totaled 18, being turned over to the
police Monday and Is yesterday.
Sergt. Thomas Office promptly got
out letters to the violators, warning
them that their violations had been
noted.
Apparently the drive is causing no
hard feeling" Thomas said today.
I'VE have not received single kick
back from any of those to whom let
ters were sent"
The Voice Of Conscience" which
will provide the fireworks of the cam
paign, was due to arrive here today
from Detroit, but nothing had been
heard Of it at noon. The Voice" is a
white automobile, which will be
equipped with loud speaker. Manned
by policemen, it will cruise the streets
and traffic offenders will hear its
warning.
A telegram was sent to Detroit to-
day to ascertain when the car will be
delivered, but no reply had been re-
ceived. 1t is not expected the car
will be put in operation before Mon
day.
Other Offenses Reported.
Besides the cases of reckless driv-
ing. this mornings reports included
the following offenses: Passing a stop
sign, failing to park to the curb,
failure to give right of way, driving on
the wrong side of the street, parking
double, passing on the left side of
street car, making a left turn without
signaling, failure to obey a traffic
light, speeding and Swerving out of
the proper lane.
Sergt. Thomas plans to prepare a
graph which will show the weekly
progress of the safety drive. Already
he has compiled a chart showing
deaths, injuries and accidents for each
month this year.
His figures, covering the period UP
to July l. indicate there were 66
deaths, 1855 minor injuries and 3,724
accidents.
That police are not privileged per-
sons in the eyes of the secret 100 was
proven yesterday. when an observer
reported a police car for running
through a street car loading zone.
Evening star., 1934-07-25
0WENSAGAlN PLEADS
INSANITY IN SLAYING
Seventy-Year-0ld Man Faces An
other Lunacy Hearing After
Being Adjudged Sane.

William Owens, 7o-year-old accused
slayer. was back in District Supreme
Court today with an insanity plea
after having been adjudged sane at
his own request several months ago.
The former barge captain. who is
charged with killing Elsie Bryant.
young girl, in jealous rage several
years ago. was brought TO trial for
murder shortly after the killing, but
was found 10 be of unsound mind by
the jury. Owens had not pleaded in
sanity, but his actions in the court
room led to the verdict.
He was committed to St Elizabeth'S s
Hospital, but last Spring fled writ
Of habeaS corpus asking his release
on the ground he had recovered his
sanity. He said at the time he would
rather stand trial for murder than
remain in the institution. Justice
Jennings Bailey. who heard the case.
found Owens to be of sound mind and
ordered him committed to the District
Jail to await trial.
The action today win result In an
other lunacy inquiry a week from
Friday, after which Owens will be
brought to trial or returned to the
hospital.
Evening star., 1934-07-25

T r AIRY GIVEN, retired circus
- clown, is having almost as
much fun today as all TOO
l. Il Of the city's orphans who are
guests of the Elks' Club at
Glen Echo Park.
For more than 10 years. the tradi-
tional all-day outing which the Elks
give the orphans has been a red
letter day" for Harry. On that day
he dons the groteSque costume Of his
calling and entertains the boys and
girls with the capers and nonsense he
learned under the big top.
The Elks today were treating the
orphans to every concession on the
lot and supplying them with huge
amounts of ice cream and pink lem
onade But in spite of this competi-
ton, Harry remained the most popu-
lar attraction.
In addition to his tricks, Harry Is
the organizer and conductor of the
Elks' Clown Band. They were making
music at the outing today to the huge
enjoyment of the young guests.
Harry, at the age Of So, is still
uIlOeT Tie SPtl VI Tile DlS LOp 11C
can't resist the call of the caliiope,
especially in the Spring.
Only a few months ago Harry was
visiting old friends in their tents at
the circus here 1t waS the final
stand, and Harry saw the caravan
depart without surrendering to his
impulse to trail along.
Harry heard the voice Of duty and
went home. But when he started to
hang up his coat it seemed heavy.
He dipped a hand into the pockets
and brought out fist-full of saw
dust from the big arena. A friend
had played a trick on him.
Harry toyed with the stuff for
while and shifted the familiar resin
odor. He had been a clown since
he was z years old, and nostalgia
overcame him. Harry caught the
next train for the new circus stand
and remained with his friends until
they took to the road again.
But next to the circus, Harry likes
orphans. He Is a veteran member of
the Elks Club and spends much time
each year planning for their enter
tainment.
Once a clown" said Harry, "and
you never recover"
Evening star., 1934-07-25
Proposal for Development
Still in Tentative State,
Pynchon Asserts.
$780, 900 ALLEGATION
SUGGESTED IN SCHEME
Would Furnish Homes for Work
ers at Federal and Univer.
sity Crop Stations.

Plans for establishment Of model
subsistence homestead project in con-
nection with the Government expert
mental farm at Beltsville. Md. are
being studied by Inferior Department
officials, it was learned today.
According to Charles z. Pynchon,
managing director Of the Subsistence
Homestead Division, the plans are
merely in a tentative state and the
project lacks definite assurance it will
be approved. He explained, however,
that original plans were worked out
on the basis of possible ALLEGATION
of around s500,0oo."
The site at Beltsville was selected
because Of its proximity TO the De-
partment Of Agriculture's expert
mental farm and the agriculture sta
ton at the University of Maryland, a
few miles distant.
Many Problems Faced.
Pynchon said the plans involved a
subsistence homestead project to pro-
vide homes for employees of the Belts
vile station and those of the uni
otatAoA1s PAAS %
few additional outside families.
A great many problems still remain
to be worked out, he said, and with
the whole scheme on a tentative basis
the extent of the project has not
been revealed.
For every subsistence homestead
project for which an allotment Is
made, it was explained at the division,
some 20 or more plans for projects
in various sections are considered
Pynchon said he did not know
whether the undertaking would cost
more or less than 100000, and there
is no certainty at all that allotments
for it would be approved.
Largest Experiments. Farm.
The site at Beltsville is being de-
veloped as the largest Government
experimental farm in the country. A
great deal of P. w. A. money has
been expended on it with a view to
centering at Beltsville many widely
scattered experimental activities for
the Agricultural Department as a
measure of economy and convenience.
officials believe the Beltsville site
would be ideal for a subsistence home
stead project, to demonstrate to wage
earners and low-salaried people how
to get their living from the soil as
well as their jobs. Expert agricultural
advice would be Immediately at hand
and the project, If carried out, could
be developed under the eyes of officials
In Washington.
Evening star., 1934-07-25
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

Upon s0e acres Of brush. scrub pine
and worn-cut fields along Beaver Dam
Creek. near BeltSville. Nd. bit Of the
forest primeval is TO be restored and
preserved.
II is 10 be a refuge and study center
for the native wild life OF this part OF
the country. such as Capt. John Smith
must have encountered when he first
sailed up the Potomac three centuries
ago.
A committee OF the Biological Sur
vey rapidly is maturing its plans for
the establishment Of this wild life pre-
serve as a model for other areas Of
marginal land throughout the East
which cannot be farmed profltably
and which IL is proposed to give back
% the beaver, muskrats, rabbits. game
birds. squirrels. and the original vege-
tation Laboratories are to be built
and equipped and administration
building erected. Two small artificial
lakes will be constructed by means of
dams. Roads and woodland vistas are
to be made. The native plants and
animals which have disappeared win
be restored. 1t is proposed to make
the preserve one of the permanent
centers of attraction around Washing
ton. and a national center for biologi-
cal studies.
The wild life now on the preserve
viii be left undisturbed. There are
few foxes, opossums and raccoons,
together with rabbits, squirrels and
several varieties of field and wood
mice. A survey Just completed shows
about SO varieties of birds. There are
few quail. 1t will be necessary to
introduce most of the upland game
birds which originally abounded there
and for which the area is ideally
adapted. but which mostly have dis
appeared.
1t also will be necessary to make
paintings which will give the animals
a food supply, although as few as pos
sible exotic plants will be introduced.
Paintings have been made of red
cedar, bayberry, red mulberry, noun
tain ash, dogwood, purple berry and
elder, all OF which once grew there.
Two ponds for waterfowl are to be
created by building dams about a mile
apart. Each will cover about 18 acres.
The area will include units for the
production of fur animals in cap
tivity.
Creek TO Be Stocked
With Beaver.
Beaver soon viii be gnawing down
trees, building dams and log houses
and rearing families there.
The creek is to be stocked with
Evening star., 1934-07-25
NYE OFFERS TO TALK
IN LANCER INQUIRY
Subpoena Not Necessary to Make
Him Tell of Conditions,
He Says.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota, said yesterday he would be
glad to appear without a subpoena
before committee of the North Da-
kota Legislature to tell what he knew
Of conditions under deposed Gov
LANCER If the committee were legally
constituted.
LANCER has asked the Legislature
to subpoena Nye for questioning on
charges the Senator was alleged to
have made against the Governors
administration.
Nye praised Gov. Ole Olson, who
assumed Office after the State Su-
preme Court found Langer's convic-
ton of felony made him ineligible
to serve further.
Nye said the meeting of the North
Dakota Legislature was a "rump"
session and questioned its legality.
Evening star., 1934-07-25
WOMAN ENDS LIFE;
NOTE WARNS OTHERS
"Look Out for Cas-" Writes Mrs,
Ruby A. Cornett, "a, Dead
by Own Hand.
Look out for gas !"


The solicitation of Mrs. Ruby A.
Cornett. "a. for the safety of her
little family led her to pin this note
on the door of the Cornett home. at
1888 Jackson street, northeast. before
she committed suicide early today.
Mrs. Cornett had taken her daugh-
Ger, 8, and son, IL, to spend the night
with her grandparents. Her husband
Robert F. Cornett, was on night duty
et the traffic department
Cornett found the sign when he
came home about 2;30 O'Clock this
morning. Mrs. Cornett's body was in
the gas-filled bath room of her home
She apparently had inhaled the
fumes through tube connected with
O heater.
Mrs. Cornett left notes to her two
children and to her husband in which
she expressed regret for her act and
said she could not stand it any
longer" Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald, who issued a certificate of
suicide, was informed Mrs. Cornett
has been respondent for some time.
On finding the body, Cornett called
the fire rescue squad and Dr. Charles
j. Bovine, 200l Rhode Island avenue
northeast. Efforts to revive Mrs.
Cornett proved futile and she was
pronounced dead by DR.. Bovine.
Evening star., 1934-07-25
66 BOYS GO TO CAMP
ON WICOMICO RIVER
Guests of Junior Board of Com
merce Financed by Sale of
Fight Tickets.

Sixty-six boys, guests of the Junior
Board of Commerce. left this morning
on the Potomac Line for Chapel Point,
where they will transfer to busses and
go to Camp Reeder. the Boys Club
camp on the Wicomico River.
The Junior Board of Commerce has
supplied several scholarship" for
underprivileged boys at the camp.
They have arranged to finance the
Summer vacations by working with
Joe Turner, local fight promoter, and
will sell tickets for an all-star card
planned by Turner at Griffith Sta
dunn on the night of August 13.
The Junior Board expects 70 raise
$1,000 or more through the co-opera-
ton Of Turner.
Evening star., 1934-07-25
Discusses Situation With
Street, Miss Hill and
Leroy HaIbert.
MORE SPENDING URGED
TO SPUR EMPLOYMENT
Welfare Director Says Unused
Money Is Piling Up in
Banks Here.

Commissioner George E. Allen. fresh
from his f1rst-hand experiences with
the unemployment problem in other
cities, today started on campaign for
opening up Jobs for the unemployed
In the District. He announced an
open meeting Of leaders in business
and other fields would be summoned
early next week, perhaps Monday or
Tuesday. 10 get the campaign under
way.
This morning he discussed the stt-
uation with Elwood Street, director OF
public welfare, and Miss Alice Mary
Hill and Leroy HaIbert OF the Emer-
Rency Relief Division.
The drive to be launched next week
will center around the task OF persuad-
ing Washingtonians to spend more
money in three raain channels: More
buying of the products of industry,
more building and repairing OF prop
erty and more employment Of do
mestic servants.
Cites Salary Increase.
Acting Els spokesman after the
meeting. MIR. Street said:
I'VE know unused money is piling
up in our banks, that closed banks
are paying off their depositors and
last week the Government put per
cent more money into all of its pay
envelopes. There is no question that
the money is there TO be spent and
we want to persuade Washingtonians
TO spend 1t and show their confidence
In the new deal
Money spent on relief is not pro-
who are now on the relief rolls off
and into jobs in private industry
where the money they receive will be
productive"
Various Groups Invited.
Street said representatives would
be invited from the District Bankers
Association, Federation of Women's
Clubs, Protestant, Jewish and Catho-
lie faiths, Board Of Trade, Merchants
and Manufacturers Association, or
ganized labor, the Federation of
Citizens Associations, the Federation
OF Civic Associations, the Federal
Housing Administration, the WASH
ington Committee on Housing, the
Federal Emergency Relief Admin
istration, the District and Federal
employment services and officials of
the District Emergency Relief Divi-
sion.
Commissioner Allen previously had
planned to leave tonight for the con-
ference of State Governors at Macki-
nae Island, Mich. He cancelled his
plans today, however, and decided to
stay here to take charge of the drive
In person.
Evening star., 1934-07-25
DONOVAN HEARING
SET FOR AUGUST G
National Labor Relations
Board May Decide Dis
miSSaI Cause.

John L. Donovan, discharged pres
ident of N. r. A. Lodge. No. 81, Amer
ican Federation of Government En-
ployes, will be given a public hearing
by the National Labor Relations
Board on August 6.
The board will attempt to decide
whether Donovan was dismissed by
Gen. Hugh S. johnson for ineficiency
and insubordination, or whether he
was dropped because of activities in
behalf of the N. r. A. Union.
Sends Babcock Letters.
Lloyd K. Garrison. chairman of the
board, sent identical letters yesterday
to E. Claude Babcock, president of
the A. F. G.. E., and Edward Tracey,
deputy N. r. A. administrator, rep
resenting Gen. johnson.
The letter announced the date of
the hearing and stipulated there
would be an equal division of time
between the two parties concerned;
that the case would be continued un-
der conditions agreeable to both sides,
and that a stenographic transcript of
the case will be made available to
both parties.
The board also stipulated that Gen
johnson must accept its finds as
final, and, although no announce
ment of the attitude of the N. r. A.
chief has been made, he is expected
to accept the boards decision. Gen.
johnson has announced previously
that he would welcome public airing
of the case.
Finerty to BE Counsel.
John Finerty will appear as coun-
sci for Donovan and the federation
and Garrett Scott will act as attorney
for Gen. johnson and the N. r. A.
At the same time it was announced
that Mrs. John Boyle, jr., chairman
of a citizens committee that has
been picketing Gen. JohnSon'S Office
has agreed to halt the picketing at
the request of Babcock, for fear of
injuring Donovan's case.
Evening star., 1934-07-25
EXTRA FLYING PAY
PROBE EXPECTED
Baker Committee Proposed
More Equitable Scale
for Junior Ranks.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The question of extra flying pay
amounting to one-half the base pay
Of the rank-paid to Army, Navy, Ma
rine and Coast Guard flyers because
Of the special hazards they encounter,
is expected to be investigated as a
result Of the report of the Special
Army Aviation Committee, headed by
Newton D. Baker. Secretary of War
during the Wilson administration.
The Baker Committee, after a sur
vey Of the question as it relates to
Army flyers, recommended that since
flyers in other services were involved,
an inter departmental commission
should make a thorough study of the
problem with definite recommenda-
tions for changes to effect a more
equitable distribution Of the extra pay
TO junior officers.
so Per Cent Under Present Law.
Under the present law, all flyers
who make regular and frequent flights
are, because of the extra danger, given
fat SO per cent increase.
The Baker Committee found that
system was unfair to the officers of
the different services who actually do
the flying day and night.
The committee offered two suggest
ed plans to replace the present sys-
tenn. one based on additional insur-
ance at low rates, and the other on
extra pay on a sliding scale which
would benefit lower ranking officers,
who do most of the flying, and reduce
extra compensation to generals and
colonies who do little actual flying
outside the four hours month neces-
sary to obtain flying pay.
Urged Extra Pay in Peace.
The Morrow Board. which made
previous study of the same question,
recommended the principle of extra
pay for hazardous flying be made per-
manent in peace time and also sug-
geSted provision for adequate insur-
ance for aviatorS killed in service.
AS flying pay in peace time is based
on the extra hazard of flying" the
Baker Committee reported. sit is
equitable that the amount paid should
bear direct relation to the risk as
sumed, while at the same time pro-
viding adequate insurance coverage to
assure suitable maintenance for fam
lilies of those killed in the proper per-
formance of flying duty"
One substitute suggested would give
generals, colonels and lieutenant col
onelS $500 extra flying pay majors
and captains $1,000 and heutenants,
$1,000.
Sliding Scale Proposed.
Another suggested plan would give
officers the following percentages of
their basic pay: Major general. 10;
brigadier general and colonel, 1875:
lieutenant colonel, is 4-l0; major,
25 6-l0; captain, so. and lieutenant. so.
In the British Army all flyers re-
ceive a fiat increase of II per cent.
In the Japanese Army a sliding
scale gives generals 10.9 per cent and
second heutenantS S47 per cent in
creaSes. The French Army gives gen.
erals II per cent and second heuten-
ants 90 per cent increases. and in the
Italian Army generals get 10 per cent
and second neutenants 20 per cent.
Evening star., 1934-07-25
NEW NAVAL BUILDINGS
AT ANNAPOLIS STUDIED
Navy Department Considers Plans
Suggested Recently by
Board of Visitors.

. New buildings for the Naval Acad-
emy. as suggested recently by the
Board of Visitors, are under consid-
Grafton by the Navy Department, Sec
retary Swanson revealed today. The
Secretary declared the proposal Is be-
ing investigated to determine If the
buildings can fit in with the Navy's
budget plan for the coming fiscal year.
The 1886 budget is now being made up
by the department so as to be ready for
Congress early in the January session.
The buildings contemplated would
provide for the Graduate School
at Annapolis and give other needed
facilities at the cramped Naval Acad-
emy.
Evening star., 1934-07-25
MAN, So, HURT IN FALL
Drops 35 Feet on Stage at Minor
Teachers College.

Jesse H. Dunnevant, So, of the 900
block of Ninth street northeast, was
seriously injured today when he fell
IS feet to the stage in the auditorium
of the Minor Teachers College. A
broken plank is said to have caused
the fall.
Dunnevant was taken to Emergency
Hospital, where he was treated for
back injuries and a wrist fracture.
X-rays were to be taken to determine
whether he had a fracture of the
spine.
Dunnevant was doing some repair
work in preparation for hanging the
stage curtain when the mishap oc-
Cured,
Evening star., 1934-07-25
81 WORKERS DISMISSED
IN RELIEF ORGANIZATION
Part of Public Welfare Depart
ment to Cut Down Division
Clerical staff.

Fifty-four employees Of the disburs-
ing office of the Emergency Relief Di-
vision Of the District Government were
dismissed yesterday in the current
drive of the Public Welfare Depart
ment to cut down the clerical staff Of
its relief division.
The work formerly done by this
division will be transferred to the
Office of Maj. James r. Lusby, dis
bursing officer of the District. A
skeleton force of 10 men remains in
the E. r. d. disbursing office for
emergency work.
Elwood Street, director of public
welfare, recently said the relief forces
would be cut by about $50 persons.
Evening star., 1934-07-25
POSTS TO BE GUESTS

Members of all American Legion
posts of the District have been in
vited to be guests of Jewish War
Veterans Post, No. So, at its annual
field day and exclusion at Marshall
Hall Park Sunday. Many posts are
expected to attend in units.
Sports and athletic contests have
been arranged, in addition to dane
ing. The City Of Washington will
make three sailings from her Seventh
street pier, carrying the excursion
ists-leaving at 10 am, 2 and pm.
Maj. Ivy Pelzman, post commander,
and Nat Silverberg are in charge of
arrangements,