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Evening star., 1934-04-27
CODE PREPARATION
DETAILS DESCRIBED
Pat J. Taft, Deputy N. R. A. Ad.
ministrator, Addresses Catholic
Social Service School.

Rendering a detailed account of
how codes of fair competition are
worked out between industry and
labor, Pat J. Taft, deputy admins
traitor Of the N. r. A., told an au-
dience at the National Catholic School
of Social Service last night that every
precaution is being taken to prevent
favoritism to any special group or
interests.
Deputy Taft was the second speaker
in a series of five weekly lectures
sponsored by the Auxiliary Board of
the school dealing with present eco
nomic and social problems. The next
lecture will be delivered May by
Thomas F. Woodlock, editor of the
Wall Street Journal. and former
member of the Federal Trade Com
mission.
The deputy administrator took as
his topic, THE N. r. A., What 1t Is
and What 1t Is For" and took the
audience into his confidence in ex-
planning the detailed framing of a
typical code from its incipiency to the
final stage when it is submitted to the
President for signing.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
SCHOOLS FOR NEEDY
WOMEN ARE SOUGHT
Conference at White House Mon
day Will Be Attended by
Many Leaders.

A conference on resident and camp
schools for needy and unemployed
women will be held at II am. Monday
at the White House, Harry L. Hopkins,
Federal Relief Administrator, an
nounced yesterday.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will be
present and is expected to take part
in the conference. Some 80 of the
foremost social service workers, Gov
ernment officials, educators and
others. mostly women, have signifed
their intention of attending.
There has been much interest
among leaders in welfare work re-
garding the need of proper housing
and camp facilities for unemployed
women, Hopkins explained, especially
where opportunity for educational
and vocational guidance could be
provided. g. 1t was hoped that some
definite plan for resident and camp
schools would develop from the
conference.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
STREET IS URGED
AS WELFARE HEAD
Allen Favors Community
Chest Director for Post.
Ke|So Out.

Having laid aside the nomination
Of Robert Wilson Kelso as director of
public welfare for the District, Com
missioner George E. Allen today sug-
gested to the Welfare Board the ap-
pointment of Elwood Street, now
director of the Washington Com
munity Chest.
1t appeared today that the Com
missioners will await new recon-
mendation from the Welfare Board.
Under the law, the appointment of
welfare director is to be made by
the Commissioners upon nomination
by the Board Of Public Welfare. Allen
let 1t be known some time ago that
nominations might be rejected until
man the city heads believe the most
available and best qualified has been
proposed.
Street has been among the half
dozen welfare authorities given most
serious consideration by. the Welfare
Board, but the board nominated Kelso
Kelso has been serving as field repre-
sentative for Massachusetts, for the
Federal Emergency Relief Administra-
tion.
1t also appeared likely today the
Commissioners may let the matter rest
until the House acts on the bill, al
ready passed by the Senate, to trans
form the Welfare Beard from an ad-
ministrative to mere advisory body.
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen said
he would 60 along with Commissioner
Allen on the welfare director question.
1t is expected formal action will be
taken in the next day or two setting
aside the Kelso nomination.
Street has served with the Chest
here for five years and previously was
director Of the Community Fund and
the Community Council at St. Louis.
Prior to that. while in welfare work
at Louisville. KY, he made the
acquaintanceship of Allen, then asso-
ciated with Louisville trade organi-
Zation.
Allen revealed his intention OF
disapproving the Kelso nomination
late yesterday after a conference with
Harry L. Hopkins. Federal relief ad-
ministrator. He said the matter was
discussed with Hopkins and that the
Federal official had said he was not
interested in the local appointment.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
AUTO RECOVERED

An automobile belonging to Miss
Rose Walker Page. daughter Of
Thomas w. Page. vice chairman of
the Federal Tariff Commission. re-
covered late yesterday shortly after
it had been removed from Fifteenth
street parking lot by Joseph Dean,
Is. of the 900 block New York ave-
nue., who was charged with unau-
thorized use of an automobile and
driving while drunk.
Ohicers w. H. Bell and c. w.
Richmond of the Trafic Bureau re-
ported they found Dean in the car
at New York avenue and Eleventh
street and arrested him before Miss
Page knew her automobile had been
taken. The officers said Dean had
intended to take "joyride" to Bal
timore. Dean had travelling bag
in the car packed with personal
belongings, as if he contemplated an
extended trip.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
ONE DEAD, 3HURT
IN AUTO CRASHES
axicab Driver and Passen.
ger Injured and Vehicle
Bursts Into Flames.

One death and three severe in
juries resulted from traffic crashes
yesterday and last night The most
spectacular accident occurred at New
York avenue and Fenwick street
northeast. about 9 pm, when a taxi
cab caught fire after a violent COL
lision.
The accident which resulted fatally
for David Fitzgerald. 80, colored, of
11o3 Pierce street court, occurred at
New Jersey avenue and L street dur
ing the afternoon. Machines op-
Grated by Silas D. Hales. q, of 913
N street. and John E. Carter. 43, of
1913 S street, both colored, collided,
and the latter car rolled over on the
sidewalk. striking Fitzgerald. He was
removed to Freedmen's Hospital, dying
there last night.
Taxicab Catches Fire.
Those injured in the New York ave-
nue. crash were Miss Mary Langue,
%. of 1121 Twenty-fourth street, a
taxicab passenger. and Lloyd T. Mar
tin, "a, of the 300 block of Eleventh
street southeast. driver of the cab.
The latter vehicle caught fire follow
ing the collision with a roadster
operated by william Richardson, 80,
colored. of ITO Hobart street.
The impact fractured Miss Langue's
jawbone and cut her about the face.
In addition, she was painfully burned
while trying to recover her pocket
book from the flaming, partially
wrecked cab. Martin received a bro
ken nose, cuts about the face and
shock Richardson escaped injury.
Driver Sent to GaIlinger.
Miss Iangue and Martin were
treated at Casualty Hospital. Martin
later was booked by police on a
charge of reckless driving and trans
ferred to Gallinger Hospital. Fire
men extinguished the flames which
enveloped the taxicab.
Traffic was delayed on the street
for almost an hour while the wreckage
was being cleared away.
Herbert K. Holcomb. 81, a master
sergeant stationed at the Army War
College, received fracture of the
skull yesterday when his automobile
struck an electric light pole at North
Carolina avenue and Seventh street
southeast. The accident occurred,
police were told, when Sergt. Hol-
combe was forced to swerve suddenly
to avoid another machine. The in
jured man was taken to Casualty Hos
pital.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
GENEVA ASSOCIATION
TO HOLD ANNUAL BALL
Thirtieth Charity Event Will Be
Held Sunday for Benefit of
Colorado Home.

The thirtieth annual charity ball of
the Washington branch, International
Geneva Association of Eotel and Res
taurant Executives and Employees, will
be held Sunday at the Mayfower
Hotel. Proceeds will 60 toward main
tenance of the associations Geneva
National Home at Littleton, Colo.
Ralph L. Polio, manager of the
Mayflower. is chairman of the Hon.
orary Ball Committee, which also in
cludes Arthur J. Harnett, A. Gumpert,
Fred j. Kyttle, Leon Kost, Fred VIE
singer, Robert Kehl, August Moeller,
William C. Hank and Charles Lucas.
The Ball Committee Is headed by
Anders H. Jacobson. and includes
Theodore E. Boyer. Siegfried Nelson.
Alfred Pazoska, William F. Birner.
Rudolph Marshall, Henry Nurnberg,
Nick Radivo, Alois Schlachter, Ernest
Picchio and Joseph Ottone.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
MORE STRINGENT
TAXI INSURANCE
BILL REQUESTED
Commissioners and Utilities
Body Send Amendments
to Congress.
WOULD AVOID LOOPHOLE
AS TO ASSOCIATIONS
Power of District to Pass or
Liability Question Also Sought
in Proposals.

The District Commissioners and the
Public Utilities Commission today
jointly asked Congress to enact a more
stringent law To require financial re-
sponsibility by taxicab owners and
operators than the terms of the bill
reported by the Senate District Com.
mittee
Corporation Counsel E Barrett Pret-
lyman took to the Senate and House
copies of the proposed amendment to
the Senate bill at the request of the
Principal New Features.
The two principal new features OF
the proposed law are that the Dis
trict superintendent of insurance be
vested with power to pass upon liza
bility insurance written by insurance
companies and restatement of pro-
visions of the bill to avoid the loophole
surrounding the operation of taxicat
associations.
In the latter case the responsibility
for carrying a liability bond or in
surance policy would be placed def
SAiC patty Va RdAbASo AAOAA-
ing title to the taxicab. In other
words. if a member Of a taxicab as
sociatior holds title to his cab, he.
and not the association, would have
to post the liability bond or policy
The association would have to do it
if the association held title to the
cabs.
Question of Responsibility.
This clause was written into the
amended bill to deal with a question
which has plagued District officials
for years, that being whether the
association or member of the asso-
citation was responsible in cases of
accidents to passengers or property
damage.
The superintendent of insurance,
District officials decided, should be
vested with power to pass upon the
responsibility of the insurer.
Hope is held by officials that Con-
gress may pass the bill at this session,
Evening star., 1934-04-27
FUNERAL TO BE HELD
FOR CHARLES F. NESBIT

Funeral services for Charles Francis
Nesbit, 66, commissioner of military
and naval insurance of the War Risk
Bureau in the Wilson administration,
who died Wednesday, were to be held
this afternoon at the Church of the
Covenant. 1t was Mr.. Nesbit who
conceived the idea of having soldiers
and sailors insured during the World
War. He lived at the Westchester
Apartments. Burial was to be in Rock
Greek Cemetery.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs. Clara
Ford Nesbit, and son, Frank Nesbit,
Washington attorney.
Honorary pallbearers were to be
Prof. Louis d. Bliss, John ]. King,
George w. Lnkins, ]. M. Bugniaget,
w. w. Everett and Howard s. Gott.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
Baker Proposed
As Chairman of
Boxing Board
Former Director of Mint
May Be Urged to
Accept Place.

Raymond T. Baker. former direc-
tor of the United States mint and
socially prominent in Washington.
was put forward today by some of
his friends as the proper selection
for chairman of the newly created
Boxing Commission for the District Of
Columbia
Whether Mr.. Baker could be pre-
vailed upon to accept appointment
as a member of the Boxing Commits
sion is another matter. However. il
likely will be put up to him, and If
he is willing to serve. he probably will
be appointed. Another possible ap-
pcintee is reported to be w. W.
Spaid, but he said today he had de-
clined the post.
There have been in the neighbor-
hood Of 100 candidates for appoint
ment to the new Boxing Commission
Some of the candidates and their
friends have been very active in the
campaign for these appointments.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
Invisible World BOnbardment
Is Discussed by Scientists
american Physical Society Hears of
Bullets of Heavy Hydrogen Shot
From MHIiOn.BOIt Tubes.
born atom Of ordinary hydrogen
elected with an energy of more tina
two million volts.
Contamination Blamed.

born atom Of ordinary hydrogen Is
elected with an energy Of more than
two million volts.
Contamination Blamed.
Finding that their results on the
atomic disintegration Of six selected
targets were inconsistent with those
announced from other laboratories,
the Carnegie investigators decided
that some elusive contamination was
responsible for the apparent disinte-
grations observed with their solid
carbon and quartz targets.
They devised a special arrange
ment for bombarding pure gasses
which could be pumped through the
exposure chamber to prevent the
accumulation of unknown contain
nations. They then found that the
chemical elements Of carbon, nitro
gen, oxygen and ordinary hydrogen
gave no signs of disintegration. Then,
introducing into the chamber q sam
pie of heavy hydrogen they instantly
recorded enormous numbers Of par
ticles identical with those which have
been disturbing physicists working in
the same field for the past year.
Volcanoes and Weather.
The effect of volcanic explosion on
weather and meteorological phenomena
in general was reported by DR.. William
J. Humphreys of the United States
Weather Bureau before the American
Geographic Unien.
The upper atmosphere Is filled with
volcanic dust. resulting in peculiar
rings or halos around the sun due to
ray scattering by the tiny dust par
ticles. These are roughly less than
a ten-thousandth of an inch in
diameter 1t is even conceivable. DIR
Humphreys said, that succession of
volcanic explosions over many years
might bring about frozen earth with
conditions much the same as those
of the great ice ages.
G. r. Wait and A. G. McNish OF
the Carnegie Institution of Washing
ton reported that thunder showers
contain considerable amounts of ra-
dium brought up originally from the
earth itself. Although extremely
minute. the radium of the Summer
rain is sufficient to do a good deal
Of damage and create far-reaching
changes in natural phenomena If it
could be concentrated in one place.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
HENRY SCHNEIDER, 80,
DIES AT VIRGINIA HOME
Retired Contractor Had Been
Resident of District for
40 Years.

Henry Schneider, ST., 80, former con-
tractor and builder here, died at his
home in Round Hill, Va, last Tues
day. Mr.. Schneider resided here for
40 years. moving to Round Hill fol-
lowing his retirement.
He was a native of Westphalia
Germany, havirg come to this country
when about Is.
Rev. DR.. Enders of the Concordia
Lutheran Church officiated at the
funeral services yesterday. Mr..
Schneider was buried in Glenwood
Cemetery, with four nephews as pail
bearers. He is survived by his widow,
four daughters and two sons.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
BY THOMAS R. HENRY.

Bombarding the invisible world with
bullets OF heavy hydrogen shot from
million-volt tubes, the creation of new
forms of matter may have been ac-
complished by American physicists.
1t was much in issue before the
American Physical Society. meeting
here today. First is the report of
Drs. H. r. Crane and c. c. Lauristen
of the California Institute of Tech
nology, presented to the society by
Prof. Robert A. Millikan. BY the
bombardment of boron and carbon
atoms with these heavy hydrogen par
ticles and scoring about one hit in a
billion, they have succeeded in pro-
ducing an effect that appears to be
that of a new and very active radio
active gas The boron product has a
half life span of 20 minutes and the
carbon products one of 10 minutes.
Crane and Lau-iStan appear to have
produced a substance hitherto un-
known in nature and with very re-
markable properties.
Other Experiments.
On the other hand were reported
the experiments with similarly power
full apparatus of Drs. M A. Tuve. L..
r. HafStad, Otto Dahl and c. F..
Brown of the terrestrial magnetism
laboratory of the Carnegie Institution
Of Washington. They 90 not disprove
the California results, but point the
way to another explanation of them.
Tuve and his associates have been
unable to get the same results. They
have, on the other hand, succeeded
in tracking down outlaw atoms"
which play havoc with the results Of
atom splitting investigations.
These renegade atoms, they claim,
give rise TO pseudo o-transmutations
of carbon, oxygen and other elements
when they are bombarded by high
speed atoms of heavy hydrogen They
are, Tuve and his associates found,
the atoms of heavy hydrogen itself,
sticking in the pores of the solid
targets. The collision of one heavy
hydrogen atom against another. when
the first one is moving at the tre-
mendous speed produced by a vac
uum tube operated at more than a
million volts. causes an atomic trans
mutation. and as one result a new
Evening star., 1934-04-27
Splash Party Planned.

The Women's Club and Pi Kappa
Epsilon Fraternity Of Wilson Teach
ers' College will hold splash party
at the Shoreham pool tonight. En-
tertainment has been arranged by
John Rroaddus Of the fraternity and
Mary Barnes of the club, and will in
clude several races and diving and
fancy swimming exhibitions.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
FIRE RAZES' HOUSE
Firemen Lay Half Mile of Hose
in Battling Blaze.

Firemen had to lay almost half a
mile Of hose in battling flames which
consumed a vacant frame house at
Rock Greek Church and Bates roads
northeast, shortly before daylight this
morning.
Several companies responded to the
alarm, but were unable to prevent
the total destruction of the double
house, The building was owned by
the Cafritz Co.. and police estimated
the loss at $4,000. Tramps are sup.
posed to have started the fire.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
INSTALLATION is HELD
E. J. Jutz Inducted as President
of Employees Lodge.

E. j. Jutz has been installed as
president of Commerce Department
Branch, Local No. 2, National Fedora
tion of Federal Employees. Other Of
f1cers installed are Samuel j. Snyder,
vice president, and r. w. Newland,
secretary-treasurer.
Snyder. who is chairman Of the
Membership Committee, announced
the local plans to hold a party the
first part of next month.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
HUNT D. c. GUNMEN
AS WOMAN IS SHOT
Police Search for Gangster
AsSaiIantS of Mrs.
Mary Fontaine.

Operations of a gang of Washington
gunmen were being checked by police
today in an effort to unearth some
clue to the hideout of the two men
wanted for the shooting of Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Fontaine. 81, in an Upper
Darby, Pa, apartment early yester-
day.
While two Capital detectives were
in the Philadelphia suburb, working
with the town police and agents of
the Department of Justice, investiga-
tion of the activities of the mob" was
being pushed here.
Armed with the name of the ''trig-
ger man" in the shooting, all known
haunts of the underworld were being
kept under constant surveillance by
police of Washington, Philadelphia
and Upper Darby.
Declares She Was Kidnapped.
The name of the man who did the
shooting was given to Investigators
by Mrs. Fontaine, who declared she
was kidnapped from the Capital in
order to prevent her from revealing
the activities of the gang. She de-
scribed herself as the sweetheart of
William B. Phillips, %. an escaped
District Reformatory prisoner and a
member of the gang, who was killed
in gun battle with Policeman John
A. Cation at Adams Mill road and
nr,fn nrt0
Lying critically wounded in an Up
per Darby hospital, Mrs. Fontaine, an
attractive brunette, at first insisted
she had shot herself. Under question
ing, however. she said the trigger
man" was one of the two gangsters
who abducted her from Washington
Although a warrant was issued for
her assailant, police refused to di-
vuige his identity. The warrant
charged assault with intent to kill.
The hospital was under guard to-
day, but Mrs. Fontaine told police: It's
no use to save me- They'll get me
anyway. They'd even come in here
and do it,
Identified as Companion.
At the time of the Adams Mill road
gun battle, William Davis, 38, an
other District reformatory fugitive
was identified as one of Phillips two
companions. Witnesses picked him as
the man who attempted to fire on
Cation with a submachine gun. At
tempts to establish the identity of the
other man failed, however, police de-
clared
Immediately on receipt of news of
the shooting of Mrs. Fontaine, In
spector Frank S. w. Burke. chief of
detectives, sent Sergts. Floyd Truscott
and Elmer Lewis to Upper Darby to
join in the investigation there. A
detailed report was expected from
them today.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
CLAW MACHINES LEGAL
Garnett Drops Fight to Ban Them
From District.

Defeated in his attempt to ban
"claw" machines from the District,
United States Attorney Leslie c. Gar
nett announced today the machines
could be put back in operation imme-
diately.
His announcement followed action
of Police Court jury yesterday hold
ing the machines are legal games Of
skill" not gambling apparatus.
Evening star., 1934-04-27
ELECTION BILL OFFERED
Measure Would Modify Choice Of
D. C.. Convention DELEGATES.

MtdSuIe WUUIU MUUIIy OHUICe Oh
D. C. Convention Delegates.
A bill to regulate the election Of
delegates from the District to national
political conventions was introduced
In the House today by Chairman Nor
ton of the District Committee. Under
the measure. nominees must have
lived in the District for not less than
five years, and nominations would re-
quire the Endorsement of IS voting
members of their own party.
Voting members must have been
residents of the District for not less
than three years, and during that Pc
riod must not have enjoyed voting
privileges In the States.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
$4,000 PROPERTY
LEFT HERE BY POU.
Petition Asks Court Order to
Close Out Representa-
tive'S Affairs.

The late Representative Edward
William Pou of North Carolina left
property here valued at approximately
$4,000. according to a petition filed
today in District Supreme Court.
Mr.. Pou, whose home was in Ra-
leigh. N c., also left property there.
The petition, filed through the law
firm of King & Nordlinger, asked per-
mission of the court to close out his
affairs here. Mr.. Pou died April l.
A petition for letters of collection in
the estate of the late Mrs. Virginia
Long Speare, filed through Attorney
w. w. Milan disclosed she left per-
sonal property worth about S75 1000
Mrs. Speare. who died May II. also
left real estate. including her under
taking business at 1909 H street, which
was not appraised in the petition.
Her will, filed recently, left large be-
quests to relatives. friends and chari-
table and religious institutions.
Herman Schrot, who died MAY 49,
left II pieces of real estate worth
about $4,000. and personal property
valued at approximately $4,000. ac-
cording to a petition for letters of
administration filed by Attorney J. B.
Stein.
The personal property consisted of
his stock of merchandise at 6l7-19
Indiana avenue and 624 D street,
notes, etc.
According to the petition, he is sur
vlved by two brothers and two sisters,
Charles Schrot of Washington, Nor
rlS Schrot of Philadelphia, Ilene
Schrot of Philadelphia and Mrs. Sadie
Meyers of El Paso, Tex.
Evening star., 1934-05-30
GOVERNOR ASKS STATE
TO REPAY A KINDNESS
Arkansans Who Once Benefited
by South Dakota Generosity
Urged to Reciprocate.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. May 30
Gov. Futrell yesterday called upon
Arkansans to prove that they never
forget a friend" by contributing hay
and food supplies to drought-stricken
South Dakota,
During the most destructive
drought Arkansas ever had. the Gov
ernor said, "the good people of South
Dakota. having a surplus of food
stuffs, gave generously to the people
of Arkansas.
AT this time" he continued, those
same people are in great need, having
suffered from like drought Graft
tude calls upon the people of Arkansas
who are able to do so. to show their
appreciation. and to show that they
never forget a friend"
Evening star., 1934-05-30

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