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The Washington times., 1934-11-06
COUNTY VOTERS
TAKE DUTY
LE|SURELY

Prince Georges county went
1eisurely to the polls today.
Rural sections, where early ris-
ing is prevalent. reported
heavier percentage of votes than
the metropolitan areas where resi-
dents were in a rush to get to
the office. rather than vote.
Their morning rush Ito the Of.
flee" will mean a rush to the
polls after p. M, when election
officials will be Swamped with
persons who want to select their
candidates before the polls close
at Z o'clock.
d. C. Residents Vote
The early returns showed that
at Capitol Heights 104 votes had
been cast out of 1,042 registered;
Forestville, 118 out of 778;
Meadows, ia out of 1896; Upper
Marlboro, 325 out Of 978.
Many residents of the District
who have a vote in the county
were being transported to the
voting places by bus early today.
Word went down the line from
both Republican and Democratic
leaders to tighten the reins
when word was spread that num-
erous individual workers we're Sug-
costing split tickets.
Officials Face Big Job
The As sets Of election officials
sitting throughout the county
we're in no such hurry, however,
facing the prospect of an all
right session of counting votes.
Some of the larger precincts will
not finish tabulating votes until
tomorrow night.
Public schools closed, the day
being legal holiday throughout
the State. Banks and public Of
fees also closed. Private bust
ness Establishments remained open,
however.
Workers in both parties had
400 automobiles carrying voters
to the polls, while all county
police were on duty in case Of
personal disputes at voting places
Liquor Stores Close
All liquor stores were closed
the law requiring that they be
closed so that liquor might not
interfere with sober voting"
Because the campaign has been
comparatively quiet, leaders do
not expect record vote" but
feel that the vote will be larger
than four years ago when $4,000
cast ballots.
The Washington times., 1934-11-06
Victim of Crash,
Student Buried

Dressed in his r. o. T. C. uni.
form, Frank Claveloux, University
Of Maryland student, who was
killed Friday in an automobile
accident near College Park. Md,
was buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery
yesterday, following funeral serv-
ices in st. Anthony's Catholic
Church here.
Two boys who were with the
youth at the time of the accident
are recovering. They are Alexan-
der Sadie, 400 block Randolph St.
N. w.. and Robert Weiss, $500
block Seventh st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-11-06

will be held at the Upper
Marlboro courthouse November
10, sponsored by the Maryland
tuberculosis Association.
The Washington times., 1934-11-06

ceeded after six years Of expert.
ments in growing cotton with
colored tintS. He exhibited speci.
mems of green and tan, and de.
clared any color desired may be
The Washington times., 1934-11-06

produced. But pending investh
cation of possible commercial
value Of his brain child" he
declines to reveal his method.
The Washington times., 1934-11-06
CoLoRED COTTON

BEEBE, Ark. QNSO.-Shades
of Luther Burbank! C. L. Beebe,
farmer west Of Beebe, has sue
The Washington times., 1934-11-06
CLINIC ANNOUNCED

DR.. A. B. Hooton, Prince
Georges county health officer,
announced that a chest clinic
Evening star., 1934-08-01
TRADE BOARD GROUP
INSPECTS PRISONS
Forty Members of Committee
Visit Lorton and 0ccoquan in
Campaign for $500,000.

Approximately 40 members Of the
Public Order Committee of the Wash
ington Board of Trade left this morn
ing on an inspection tour of Lorton
Reformatory and the workhouse at
OccoQuan, Va.
Accompanying the party was FL
wood Street. director of public welfare,
and police and District officials. Capt.
NJ NJ. Barnard, superintendent OF Dis
trict penal institutions, was TO be host
to the committee at a luncheon at
Lorton
The committee is actively campaign
ing for a S500,000 Public Works Ad-
ministration appropriation for the
construction of a brick wall TO sur
round the cell block at Lorton. Capt.
Barnard has expressed himself as be-
ing gravely concerned over conditions
at the jail. originally designed as a
reformatory for Short-term prisoners,
but now conflning "lifers" and other
desperate criminals.
Odell Smith. chairman of the Public
Order Committee, led the visiting
party.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
FOREIGNER SOUGHT
IN HOUSE ROBBERY
Man Gets $500, but Over
looks S700 Locked in
Post Office Safe.

Postal inspectors and police today
sought broken-noSed foreigner who
late yesterday poked an automatic in
the ribs of a clerk in the House Office
Building post Office and robbed the
cash drawer of $500.
Donald Stuckey was alone in the
Office when the bandit entered,
though Capitol guards were on duty
only a few yards away in the main
lobby Stucky heard a door slam and
turned to face a flat-nosed, Swarthy
man of about 35. who demanded the
receipts in the cash drawer and the
money in the safe.
Saves Government 500.
Stuckey handed over the contents
of the cash drawer, but denied there
was any money in the safe. His
denial saved the Government $700.
After pocketing the money the rob-
ber motioned Stuckey behind a
screen, ordered him to remain five
minutes and walked out of the Office
AS soon as he had gone Stuckey
reached for telephone, but the
wires had been cut.
He summoned a guard and police
and a lookout for the bandit was
broadcast over the police radio sys-
TEN. The man was described as dark
complexioned, feet inches tall
weighing about $50
Seen by No One Else.
Apparently no one except Stuckey
saw him enter or leave the post Office
although the robbery was perpetrated
in what would have been the full
view of any one who might have
stepped into the alcove of the main
lobby in the new building.
Two other armed hold-ups were re-
ported to police, one this morning
and the other last night. Milford B
Evans, 1000 block Fifth street, col
ored cab driver, was shot in the left
arm and robbed of SIS by a passenger
whom he had carried from New Jer-
sey avenue and N street to the vicinity
of Mount Olivet Cemetery.
william A. Ballard, 800 block W
street northeast, told police he was
robbed of "a cents while waiting for
a bus at Fourteenth and Monroe
streets.
Loot of comparative small value
was taken in several burglaries of
stores and homes.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
TRIANGLE BLAMED
IN SHOOTING HERE
Julian Kay Surrenders After Roy
Phillips Is Wounded
in Arm.

One man is nursing a bullet wound
in his arm today and another is be-
ing held by tenth precinct police as
his assailant. as a result. police say,
of a domestic triangle which reached
a elimination last night with gun
play.
The man shot is A Roy Phillips,
35 a taxicab driver, who lives in the
l400 block of Clifton street. Julian G..
Kay. "a, of the 4l00 block of Illinois
avenue, is under arrest and is said TO
have admitted shooting him.
According to police, Phillips. his
wife and Kay formerly lived in the
400 block of Newton street. Phillips
became jealous, police said. and left.
Last night he returned to the vicinity
of the Newton street house and was
observed by Kay, who told police he
shot when he saw Phillips reach for
his back pocket.
The husband was arrested several
months ago. according to Detective
Robert J. Barrett, tenth precinct, on
a charge of poisoning Kay, but the
charge was not pressed
Following the shooting, Kay went
Immediately to the police station and
surrendered.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
MRS. {. S. SMITH
DIES AT HOME HERE
Lifelong Resident Succumbs to
Illness-Funeral to Be
Tomorrow.

Mrs. EmmonS Stockwell Smith. a
lifelong resident of this city. died
yesterday at her home, 240I Calvert
street, after a long illness.
Before her marriage, she was Miss
Isabel Quigley. Her husband, the late
Emmons Stockwell Smith. was well
known here in real estate and banking
circles.
Mr., Smith was director of the
Union Trust Co., and at one time
president of the Columbia Country
Club.
Mrs. Smith is survived by a son.
EmmonS Smith, lr, and two sisters.
Mrs. Frederick Price and Mrs. Charles
Grace, all of Washington.
Private funeral services will be held
at the residence at 9 am. tomorrow
TO be followed by requiem mass at
St. Thomas Apostle Church which
friends may attend. Rev. Joyce Rus
sell will officiate Burial will be in
the family plot at Rock Greek Gene
terry.
Honorary pallbearerS will be Dr.
Sinclair Bowen, DR.. Matthew White
Perry, Frank P. WaterhouSe. Henry
Sheridan, John NJ. Williams. Fred
erick Price. S. A. Reeves and Thomas
z. Oeram. Active panbearers will be
Chester Lockwood. A. McCook Dun
lop. Robert Stead, jr.. Reber Little
hales. Lieut.. Comdr. William Thomas
and William Jasper Du Bose.
Evening star., 1934-08-01

Henry Lewis, Lewis Holmes, Gordon
A. Scofleld, Earl Howard and Garlan
E. Hefiin, HOUSEKEEPING and larceny;
Charles Jackson, John Bailey, James
A. Lyles, Gurney Taylor, Patrick Keli-
her, Samuel Johnson and Wierd Glib
son, robbery; Reggie Lewis. Scott Bee
ton, Clarence w. Green and Regina
Day, assault with dangerous weapon;
Alice Carter, Robert Lancaster, Sam
uel heines and Thomas William Hall,
receiving stolen property.
Willie Brown, George Perry. Fran
els Thomas and Robert Watson, vio-
lation of section S67 District of Co
lumbia code; Thomas Hogan, Alfred
Beese, George Koustenis, Alfred
Frank Helmes, Albert v. Trevathan,
Clyde D. Anderson and Pauline Evans,
forgery and uttering; Leslie E. Wal
lace, violating section 317, title 18,
United States code, and forgery and
uttering; Marvin Greenway, Arlette
James, Bertha Williams, Herbert T.
Smart, James A. Tyler and David
Sanders, violating liquor act of 1884.
The grand jury cleared the follow
ing of the charges indicated
Leon Harris, housebreaking and
larceny; Prentiss Hutchinson, grand
larceny: Horatious Drayton, Samuel
c. Berlin and Edward Johnson, rob-
berry; Elsie Garner. Wilbert Wiley,
Samuel Blakeney and Walter Blake
ney, assault with a dangerous weapon,
and Sarah M. Kager, assault with a
weapon.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
WAGE RATES FIXED
FOR CITY BUILDING
Commissioners Issue Order to
Prevent Confusion Under
Amendments.

The Board Of Commissioners yes.
terday promulgated an order fixing
wage rates In the building trades
which must he observed by contrae-
tors with municipal contracts for
construction.
The order was issued primarily to
clear up possible antiquities caused
by several amendments to the original
order issued last year, made necessary
by changes In union hour and wages
among the various building crafts.
The wage scale and the union scales
are identical, it is said, wherever
there is q union.
Common labor is to be paid 40 TO
As cents per hour. This was based
on the minimum In the construction
industry code of 40 cents. and the
P. W. A. minimum of As cents.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
BALL HITS WINDSHIELD;
TWO ARE SLIGHTLY HURT
Claude N. Richmond and IL
Month-old Daughter Cut by
Flying Glass.

Claude M. Richmond of Cherrydale,
Va, and his 14-month-old daughter
were slightly hurt yesterday afternoon
when base ball crashed through the
windshield of Richmond's car as he
was passing a diamond near Consti-
tuition avenue and Fifteenth street.
Richmond's hand was cut and the
child's arm scratched.
The ball was a foul, hit out during
o game between the Junior Y. M
C. A. and the Peck Memorial team
of Georgetown. Managers of both
teams assured United States park po-
lice they would buy the motorist q
new windshield.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
ALLEY AUTHORITY
PLAN IS AWAITED
Presidents Committee Goes
Into Final Session on
Procedure Here.

A three-man board, its members
serving terms of three, four and five
years, will be recommended to the
Chief Executive by the PAsident's
Committee on the alley dwelling act,
to constitute the authority to super
wise the wiping out of Washington's
alley dwellings.
This was indicated today as the
committee started its final session and
prepared to pass on the final draft of
a proposed executive order which will
be transmitted to President Roosevelt
upon his return to Washington.
Details withheld.
While no details were officially made
public, it is believed the authority"
will have the advice of the District
Commissioners, the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission and
the Washington Committee on Hous-
ing. The executive order does not
propose to set forth the names of in
dividuals, the committee feeling that
President Roosevelt should insert the
names of his nominees, if he follows
the committees advice.
Today's meeting was set for $3.50
O'Clock, and odds and ends of the
problem were to be discussed.
Capt. Howard F. Clark. Assistant
Engineer Commissioner, yesterday pre-
sented a report showing the number
of agencies dealing with the problem
of housing and declaring there are
great possibilities for cooperation
with the authority" from these
agencies.
United States Groups May Help
Renovating and loan groups of the
Government particularly, Capt. Clark
said, will be able to assist in improving
the general character of blocks in
which alley dwellings are located.
He enumerated the Housing Admin
iStration of the P. w. A., the Home
Owners Loan Corporation and the
Federal Housing Administration as
among the groups which may assist.
No official mention was made of the
housing program on which Commis-
sioner Allen is at work.
A letter of tranSmittal embodying
recommendation of the committee, is
being prepared by Canon Anson Phelps
Stokes, the chairman, and Thomas S.
Settle, secretary.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
RAIL RETIREMENT
BOARD IS SET UP
Three Man Body Begins to
Function, With Roads
Attack Awaited.
Nv The Associated PrAss

by tIc hooOClhtcu FECSo
Facing a fight by the larger rail-
roads over constitutionality OF the law
creating it, the Railroad Retirement
Board came into existence today to
handle Nationwide plan for pen
sioning railroad workers.
Headed by Murray Latimer Of New
York, as the Governments representa-
tive, the board opened headquarters in
the Office of Joseph B. Eastman, Fed
eral co-ordinator Of transportation.
John T. Williamson of Chicago is the
railroad representative on the board.
Lee M. Eddy Of st. Louis represents
labor.
Fund Is Joint Affair.
The board is to administer a fund
created by assessment of per cent on
the salaries Of the employees, with the
railroads supplying an additional 4
per cent.
The first pensions will be granted on
February ! next year unless the courts
interfere.
The railroads, however, are plan
ming a bitter fight to prevent the law
finally becoming effective. A COM
mittee composed of general counsel
and vice presidents of the larger
roads has been meeting in New York
and Washington studying methods Of
attack on the statute. r. v. Fletcher,
general counsel Of the Association of
Railway Executives, heads the COM
mittee.
Battle Details in Doubt.
Fletcher was unprepared today TO
say just what line the attack would
take or when suit would be filed. 1t
was regarded as probable, however,
that the battle would get underway
when the retirement board calls on
the railroads for the first assessment.
Some of the larger roads which al
ready have pension systems, it was
understood here today, are facing a
dilemma because they have hundreds
OF workers on pension rolls who are
drawing larger pensions than would
be provided under the new Set-up.
1t was believed, however, that these
pensions would be continued, although
the roads could switch these men to
the care Of the Federal board
Evening star., 1934-08-01
SHOOTING VICTIM
FACES NEW GRILL
Diehn Improving at Calm
ger HospitaI-Reuben c.
Rose Released.

Recovering at Gallinger Hospital
from bullet wounds in the back and
thigh, Sidney Diehn, 30-year-old ex-
convict, was to be questioned again
today in an effort to determine II the
shooting was linked with white slave
activities here. A gunman shot Diehn
Monday night in front of the Annap-
oils Hotel.
Two acquaintance Of Diehn's
we're arrested for questioning yester-
day. Reuben C. Rose, 43, and Betty
Soloff. "a, both of an address near
Eighth and G streets. Police said
they were able to throw little light
on the case. and Rose was released.
The woman was held for further
questioning.
Doctors at the hospital, where
Diehn was under police guard, said
he appeared well on the road to re-
covery. No charges have been placed
against Diehn, who has maintained
he neither knows the identity or the
motive of his assailant.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
Fall From Roof Fatal.

Hugh Bundy, 50, colored. GIT p
street, died in Casualty Hospital yes
teriay afternoon as result of in
Juries received earlier in the day
when he fell from the roof of a
house in the 900 block of o street.
where he was working. Coroner A.
Magruder Macdonald gave a certifi-
cate OF accidental death.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
BODY FOUND IN BASIN

The body of an unidentified coiored
man was found floating this morning
In the Tidal Basin near the outlet
bridge. It was taken to the Morgue
by harbor police.
Park Policemen J. w. Sheedy and
p. e. Allen said the man apparently
had been dead about three days.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
HEATED W4TERMELONS SPURT
STEAM AFTER COLD RAINS

cold rains, according to reports re-
ceived here
The terrific heat which has scared
st. Marys County for the past three
weeks heated the melons to a high
temperature and set the stage for the
destruction which followed.
Overheated melons. pelted by the
cold rains. popped with the sudden
change of temperature and liberated
the pent-up steam.
While the rains laid waste to many
melons. other garden produce was re-
freshed and a successful late vege-
table crop Is expected.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
Pinioned Under Car.

A slipping automobile jack brought
serious injury yesterday 10 Harrison
Herlinger. a. of Chcrrydale. Va. q
mechanic. who was pinioned when
car fell on him. He was treated at
Providence Hospital for head and
internal injuries.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEONARDTOwN, Nd, August L.
Watermelons are regarded as a re-
freshing warm weather dehcacy in
most areas, but Leonardtown residents
are not SO certain of this since the
steam-heated variety was discovered
here.
Truck gardeners found their melon
crop virtually destroyed, with hun
dreds of bursted melons belching
forth hot steam following the recent
Evening star., 1934-08-01
DRIVES THROUGH CIRCLE

Washington Man Injured on
Mount Vernon Boulevard.
A man who identified himself as
Richard Phillips, 80. of the 1400 block
of X street, received injuries about
the head and two fractured ribs early
today when his automobile ran
through Memorial Circle on the
Mount Vernon Boulevard IN Alexsn-
dria. He was taken to Alexandria
Hospital BY passing motorist. George
Hardy. 700 block Of King street
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1934-08-01
J. A. M'LEAN ADVANCED
Becomes Superintendent of Plate

Making Division of G. P. o.
appointment OF John A. Mclean,
for IS years an employe of the Gov
ernment Printing Office, as superin-
tendent of the plate-making division
was announced today by A. E. Gle
gengack. public printer.
Mclean, who resides at 4523 Kan
sas avenue, succeeds Edward G. Whal,
retired. He has been assistant fore
man Of the finiShin& section.
Evening star., 1934-01-10
TAX CUTS SOUGHT
FOR SMALL FIRMS
Luce Wants Corporations
and Partnerships Put
on Same Basis.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Tax relief for the small corporation
was recommended to the House Ways
and Means Committee today by Repre-
sentative Luce, Republican, Of Massa-
chusetts, at hearings on the $270, ,ooo,-
900 general revenue bill.
ut Is undesirable" he contended,
that the little fellows In this country
should be mulcted of one fourth its In
come for taxes"
Claiming he represented one of more
than 100000 small corporations, Luce
said his own company would save one
fourth its taxes If it returned to part
nership organization. He explained the
corporation Of under $4,000 or $50, 900
income was at a disadvantage compared
with the partnership, while corpora
tions above that point were at an ad-
vantage because Of the fiat rate on
corporations and graduated levy on in
dividual incomes
He asked that the corporation and
partnership be put on the same basis.
Chairman Hill of the subcommittee
which adopted the tax bill under con-
sideration pointed out 1t had recon-
mended that partnership income be
taxed to the individual partner, but
that net loss could not be 50 appor.
toned. Hill said this would reduce
some OF the partnership advantages, but
Luce said 1t did not 60 far enough.
A plea for graduated tax on cigarettes
to keep the lower-priced brands from
being driven from the field was made
by former Representative Maurice H.
Thatcher Of Kentucky.
He said the cigarette was the highest
taxed article in United States commerce,
and Representative Vinson, Democrat,
OF Kentucky, interpolated that 1t was
the only levy that had not been reduced
from wartime levels
Evening star., 1934-01-10
AIR ADVISORY BODY
FUND RECOMM MENDED
House Committee Gives 0. K. After
Hearing Ames Tell of
Boards Service.

By the Associated Press
The National Advisory Committee
for Aeronautics has done so much for
aviation that the House Appropriations
Committee today recommended that 1t
be given a grant Of the s7o7.7s2 it
asked to continue its work in the 1888
fiscal year
DR. Joseph S. Ames. N. A. c. A. chair
man. testified before the committee
that his agency had been responsible
for numerous developments toward
making aviation safer and faster.
Many of these developments, he said,
are given only to the Army and Navy
for a year or so, allowing them an ad-
vantage Other nations DR.. Arnes tes-
titled, already are copying the NJ A.
tenn Of setting engines in line with
wings.
He predicted military and CONNER
cial airplane speeds for extended
flights will be increased next year to
27o miles, adding that the N. A. c. A.
now is working on the problem Of elm
mating "air fiutter"-vibration-
Army and Navy planes which reach
speeds in excess of 400 miles an hour
in vertical dives of 5000 to 5000 feet
toward targets to be bombed.
Disappearing ailerons and flaps,
making slow landing speeds possible ,she
said, will increase top speeds and mean
that the speed of all types Of military
airplanes" will be raised.
Evening star., 1934-01-10
FRANCE Chief SOURCE
OF LIQUOR IMPORTS
Figures for November Disclose
Spain Second IN $S90,OOO
Shipments to U. S.

France was shown by Commerce De-
partment figures yesterday to be the
chief source of the s8sO,000 worth Of
wines and liquors imported into the
United States during November. This
Nas the first compilation Of liquor i'm
ports by the department in several
years.
Imports during November amounted
10 80, 2,494 proof gallons Of spirits. cor
dials and liquors, valued at s208,642;
champagnes and other sparkling wines
totaled 4O,263 gallons, valued at $316,-
245, while receipts of still wines
amounted to 1928 gallons, valued at
$363,242 Imports of malt liquors dur
ing November were negligible.
officials said apparently the imports
were made in anticipation of repeal.
Spain ranked after France as a source
Of liquors and, along with Italy, was
also an important source Of still wines
Largest imports of malt liquors were
from Japan. for a total of 2,475 gallons
Spirituous liquors were imported from
Netherlands, the United Kingdom and
Canada, as well as from France and
Spain.