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Evening star., 1934-05-23

After nine days of compulsory lei
sure at their desks, during which
Uncle Sam paid them for playing
cards, knitting or just twiddling their
thumbs, "a orphaned" employees of
the defunct justice dry unit today
were earning their salaries again.
Washed high and homeless in the
wake of the storm which abolished the
Justice unit and the Indust ial Alcohol
Bureau and created the new alcohol
tax unit of the Treasury. the two
dozen men and women were not per-
mitted to perform any office duties
while justice and Treasury officials
pondered their fate.
Transfer Discovered.
Through what was termed variously
as a misunderstanding" a mistake"
and a "blunder," the "a were trans
ferred to the Treasury ny the Justice
Department at the time of the estab-
lishment of the new alcohol unit in
the Internal Revenue Bureau. A day
or SO later, the Treasury discovered
that the group Lad been employed by
the tax and penalties section Of the
justice unit, the functions Of which
Evening star., 1934-05-23
Drivers Nap Fatal
To Mother as Car
Crashes Into Tree
Mrs. Nellie E. Buete of
BeriUin Dies; Three
Children Hurt.

Mrs. Nellie E Buete. 80, of Berwyn.
Md, was killed and three of her chill
dren slightly injured early today when
her 17-year-old son. Kermit, fell
asleep while driving and their auto
mobile crashed into a tree in the $500
block of Bladensburg road northeast.
Mrs. Buete was the wife of Charles E.
Buete.
The Buetes we're on their way home
when the accident occurred. police re-
ported Mrs. Beute died of a fractured
skull in Casualty Hospital a short time
after the accident.
The children, Kermit, Lorraine, 8,
and Audrey Catherine, 6, were also
treated at the hospital for bruises and
shock.
An investigation to acquaint Coroner
A. Magruder Macdonald with the cir
cumstances of the accident was con-
Quoted by Detective William j. Liver
man and Traffic Policemen Kenneth
o. Pratt and H B. Thomas.
Evening star., 1934-05-23
POLICE SPONSOR
DC. BOXING CARDS
Professional Show to Be in
Griffith Stadium in
September.

The Washington Chapter of the In
ternational Association of Police
Chiefs today announced its intention
Of sponsoring professional boxing in
the District.
At meeting last night at the May
flower Hotel the chapter voted to hold
boxing show Angus 81 in Griffith
Stadium to raise funds for the con-
vention of the Police Chiefs Associa-
ton here September 24-27.
According to tentative plans, local
talent will make up the card.
Clark Griffith was named chairman
Of a special Entertainment Committee
to arrange for the bouts, while Capt.
Dick Mansfield of No precinct was
appointed chairman of the Publicity
Committee.
Other committee chairmen ap-
pointed were: General Citizens Com
mittee, Albert j. Sardo; General
Police Department Committee, Assist
ant Supt. T. r. Bean; Executive Com
mittee, Robert v. Fleming; Finance
Committee, George w. Offutt; Pro-
grams, Judges and Exhibits Commit
tee, Capt. E. S. Mitchell; Entertain
ment Committee, James Eagan; The
ater Committee, John Payette; Ban
quet Committee, Fred Buchholz;
Transportation Committee, Leon Ar
mold; Reception Committee, Inspector
A. J. Headley and Inspector ]. S.
Beckett, joint chairmen; Boat Trip
Committee, Odell S. Smith; Radio
Committee, Lieut. James Kelley; Reg
istration Committee, Inspector L. I.
H. Edwards; Traffic Committee, In
spector B. A. Lamb, and Ladies En-
tertainment Committee, Mrs. Leon
Arnold
Between 1900 and 1,70O police
chiefs from all over the country are
expected to attend the convention
here.
Evening star., 1934-05-23


lastic honors. including ]. M. Will
son, Scottsburg, Ind; c.. A. Silver,
Kenosha, Wis; w. E. Baranowski of
Oshkosh, Wis; v. L. Skjonsby of
Hickson, N. OAK; C. H. Gerlach of
Marietta, Ohio; A. r. Gralla, New
York City; John ]. Waybright, Clarks-
burg, w. Va; G. C. Wells, Bowling
Green, KY; E. j. Fahy, New York
City; E. r. Tilburne, New York City;
j. P. Craft, jr., Rome, Ga; E. H.
Batcheller, Corvallis, Oreg.; M. D.
Haworth, Salina, Kans.; j. E. Halli-
gan, jr.. Boston; c. r. Nelson of
Peru, Ill; B A. Smith, Spokane,
Wash; w. A. Brockett, New London,
Conn: r. F. Kane, Holyoke, Mass;
F. L. Pinney, jr., South Manchester,
Conn.,; r. g. Akeroyd, FL Paso,
Tex. and r. r. Biard, Dallas, Tex.
Evening star., 1934-05-23
Big improvement in Business
Is Reported by Insurance Head
Railroads and Realty
Particularly Found in
Better Shape.
F. III. Ecker Stops Here
in Tour Throughout
Country.

On a tour of the United States and
Canada to confer with his organiza-
tions field representatives, Frederick
H. Ecker, president of the $4,000, ,000,-
coo Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.,
tarried in Washington today long
enough to loose refreshing wave Of
optimism anent economic conditions.
His principal business here is
meeting Of company representatives
from the Virginia, Maryland and West
Virginia districts. Mr.. Ecker never
theless took time out this morning to
receive reporters in his suite at the
Mayfiower Hotel and give them fresh
impressions gathered during recent
visits to every section of the country
except the West Coast. He expects to
complete his travels in Canada and
the West in the near future. and
seemed hopeful of finding vast i'm
provements IN business there as he
said he has everywhere else through
the Nation.
Brisk and cheerful, the insurance
company executive appeared to be
carried along buoyantly on wave OF
the upturning tide in business as he
recounted the conditions he has OBJ
served in the South, the Middle and
North West. He said the railroads are
better, the real estate situation is bet
ter. the former evil state of industry
has begun to respond to treatment.
Non-Committal on Cause.
inst what has brought about the
brighter turn of affairs, Mr.. Ecker
did not wish to say. Did he think
the policies of the new deal respon-
sible?
II report to you conditions as
have found them without drawing
conclusions" he replied.
He was equally wary of comment
on specific phases of new deal activ-
ity, or the critics who have beset the
N. R. A. recently.
OF railroads farms and urban real
estate he had more definite things to
say. The railroads are in a much
better state than they have been in
the last few years, he believes. Busi-
ness is picking up and, consequently,
the use of railroads as freight and
passenger carriers. If there existed
enough business to use the facilities
of the rails to their full extent the
transportation companies would be
on easy street once again.
Meanwhile, he regards the under
lying bonds of the companies as good
investments today. even for the con-
servative life insurance companies
This conclusion is based on the
theory the underlying securities rep
resent such a small portion Of the
values involved and are so close to
the top claim that they will always
be redeemable. He said in many re-
spects the rails have suffered by their
own failure to develop their services
to meet the competition of trucks
and passengers cars and airplanes.
Faster freight and passenger trains,
air cooled cars for comfort, and other
conveniences now being evolved to
catch the fancy Of shippers and trav-
elers will lend new strength to the
Evening star., 1934-05-23
CHILD HURT WHEN AUTO
COLLIDES WITH TROLLEY
William Hobbs, 4 Years Old,
Bruised, and Two Other Chill
dren Uninjured.

One child received bruises about the
head and two others escaped injury
this morning when an automobile in
which they were passengers collided
with a street car at Wisconsin and
Dumbarton avenues. Mrs. Jean S.
Lane, IS, of 1881 Calvert street, was
the driver of the automobile.
The three children are members of
a kindergarten school operated by
Mrs. Lane william Hobbs, 4, Of 20l0
Kalorama road, was the injured child.
First aid was administered by DR.. T. F.
Donaghue. Mrs. Lane also received
minor injuries.
Ralph Kester, 27, of 4905 Wisconsin
avenue, was the motorman of the
street car, which was turning from
Wisconsin into Dumbarton avenue
when the accident occurred.
Evening star., 1934-05-23
FRANK SMITH ELECTED
,pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SILVER SPRING, Md. May 23.--
Frank Smith was elected president Of
the Parent-Teacher Association of the
East Silver Spring School at meet
ing here. Other officers are: Vice
president, Miss Ravenel Monred; Sec
retary, Mrs. Norman Brace, and treas
urer, Mark M. Shoemaker.
The association will purchase play
ground equipment costing approxi-
mately $100. A world map for each
of the higher grades and Maryland
flag also will be purchased. An op-
eretta will be given Monday night at
the Takoma Silver Spring High School
by the upper grades of the school.
Evening star., 1934-05-23
Real Estate Admirer.

RACINE, Wis. UP.-Caught in a
vacant house, Don Mitchell, 20, a
Negro, told police this story: I've
often admired that house and I
figured I would move into it some
time, but it seemed was always too
busy to look at the inside. So as I
was passing by one night said to
myself here's the house, take look
around and I did, even If I had to
crawl through the window to do 1t.
Evening star., 1934-05-23
POLICE POWERS URGED
FOR HEALTH OFFICERS
Commissioners Send Bill Drafted
by Prettyman Proposing
Plan to Congress.

Health officers of the District would
be given police powers In connection
with their enforcement of District
health regulations, under a bill sent
to Congress late yesterday by the Dis
trict Commissioners.
The measure would give health Of
ficers power to make arrests for vio-
lations of health regulations. Under
the present system, health officers
must call upon the Police Department
to make cases against violators.
The bill was drafted by Corpora
ton Counsel E. Barrett Prettyman
upon recommendation by Health Of
ficer William c. Fowler.
Evening star., 1934-05-23
JURIST IMPROVING

Justice William Hitz of the District
Court of Appeals yesterday underwent
an operation for the removal of his
tonsils at Garfield Hospital.
The jurist went to the hospital
Monday, and is expected to be dis
charged within two or three days.
Contrary to earlier reports, the opera
ton was only. minor one and no
transfusions were required.
Evening star., 1934-05-23
INDORSES BREWER

A resolution indorsing Brooke unit"
Brewer, well known District athlete, for
the post of playground supervisor here
was adopted yesterday by Victory Post,
No. 4. of the American Legion.
A letter urging the appointment was
written to Commissioner George E.
Allen by the post commander, Oscar
G.. Jones.
Evening star., 1934-05-23
Public Will Know Figures Be-
fore Commissions Hear
ingS Are Held.
HAZEN FAVORS GIVING
ALL DATA POSSIBLE
Views of Taxpayers to Be Given
Serious Consideration by
Board.

Appropriation requests compiled by
the heads of the various District gov
ernment departments will be made
public prior to the public hearings
the Commissioners will hold next Fall
on the 1886 budget, Commissioner
Melvin C. Hazen announced today.
This decision will mean the public
will have the advantage of knowing
before the Commissioners hearings
what proposals have been outlined by
the department heads.
District officials explained today
they could not make public the pro-
posed 1885 budget as formulated and
adopted by the District Commission
ers. They say they can and will re-
veal details of what the department
heads ask to be included in the
budget.
Change in Method.
This, as well as the planned public
hearings on budget matters, will con-
stitute departure from present prac-
tice. In the past there have been no
hearings before the Commissioners on
the proposed budget and in recent
years even the estimates made by de-
partment heads have not been an
nounced.
Some years ago when the Citizens
Advisory Council was in existence, the
department heads estimates were
made public and that body, named by
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions, held open meetings on budget
matters. This practice stopped. how
ever, with dissolution of the council.
Commissioner Hazen has advocated
ever since he became Commissioner
q more democratic policy as regards
formation of the District budget. He
favors, in fact, taking the District
budget out of the hands of the Bureau
of the Budget.
Allen Concurs.
He said he believed the public
should be given all the budget infor-
nation the law allows. A similar po-
sition was taken by Commissioner
George E. Allen.
Hazen made clear the views ex-
pressed by the taxpayers would be
given serious consideration by the
Commissioners before they take action
In adopting budget: ..sss,s~--ss--.assssAsa
Commissioner Hazen also indicated
today that he will make some changes
in the Economy Committee, a body
of District officials who prepare the
proposed budget for the attention OF
the Commissioners. Further, he said,
he believed the Commissioners should
take over more detailed control over the
budget making than has been the case
in the past. Department heads may
present their arguments directly to
the Commissioners under the change
tentatively planned. In the past the
Economy Committee has held hearings
for the department heads.
Economy Committee.
The Economy Committee named last
year by the city heads consisted OF
Mai. Daniel j. Donovan, auditor and
budget official; Daniel E. Garges, sec
retary to the Commissioners; Capt H.
C. Whitehurst, director of highways;
George S. Wilson, director OF public
welfare; Stephen E. Kramer, assistant
superintendent of schools; Harold w.
Baker. director of construction, and
William P Richards, assessor.
Baker has resigned from District
service and Wilson leaves his welfare
post May 81. The new welfare director
will be Elwood Street, now director OF
the washington Community Chest.
Evening star., 1934-05-23
500 Children to Participate.

More than 500 children will parti-
,cipate in the ninth annual children's
festival to be given under the au-
spices of the Community Center De-
partment in the Central High School
Auditorium Saturday at 2:30 pm.
Dancing numbers will be shown by
community center groups from all
sections of the city.
Evening star., 1934-05-23
LOCAL BOY Is HONOR
MAN AT ANNAPOLIS
Midshipman John P. Wiley Heads
Class-Will Resign
in June.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 23.-Mid-
shipman John Preston Wiley of
Washington, D. c., was announced
today as the honor man of the gradu-
ating class at the Naval Academy
Wiley, who graduated from Gen.
trail High School, Washington. before
entering the Academy, will resign
Evening star., 1934-05-23

from the Navy
and enter the
employ of an oil
company.
M i d S h ip man
Edgar Kingsley of
Waverly, Iowa,
stood second on
the scholastic list,
with Midshipman
Frank Allen Nu-
som of Rockport,
Tex. third.
Twenty = four
members of the
graduating class
attained S t ar
Evening star., 1934-05-23
o. KS NIGHT LIFE AT 1O2

CHICAGO P.-Early to rise may
be necessary for good health. says
Miss Margaret German. 1o2 years old,
but not early to bed.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
WOMAN LOOP
TO START
TONIGHT
By GINO SINH

The bowling season is swinging
into stride.
Next week many leagues will
open pitiless fire on the head
pins.
One league, the Prince Georges
Montgomery County Women'S
League, is scheduled to get under
way tonight at 8 o'clock at the
Boulevard alleys.
Monday the Temple Minor
League will pry the lid off its
schedule at Temple with IL teams
in running. The teams are Cam
den Tavern, Engel's All7Stars,
v. I. T. O., Heil's All-Stars, Ben
ming A. c., Times-Herald, Sunrise
Bakery Juniors, Aurora, StantonS,
Princess Theater, Conger Laun-
dry and Wild Turanians
Average Raised
The eligibility limit in the Tenn
pie Minor League has been
raised to include bowlers who
averaged 108 last year.
Two franchises for teams averag-
ing better than $40 are open in
the Temple Major League which
will bowl on Wednesday nights.
The league rules permit teams to
sign two District League bowlerS.
Call Ollie Pacini, Lin. 4456.
The country's most powerful
duckpin circuit, the District
League, will spring into action on
September q, with one new team
on it's rosters, the New Recreation
replacing Beacon Sign.
ScrOth Reelected
Norman Scroth was reelected
president, Joe Pricci vice president,
and Ben McAlwee secretary-scorer.
The East Washington Church
League meets Tuesday night at
Convention Hall at 1880. Teams
seeking franchises are advised to
call Thomas H. Quantrille, 1913
Bay st. S. E., Lincoln 6346-W.
Victor Beauchamp is accepting
entries for the intercollegiate
Bowling League at 111Z OOug4aS ~.
N. E. Ten teams are already en-
tered.
Decatur Heights Duckpin
League gathers tonight at Rem
devious at o'clock to make plans
for the season. One franchise
remains open.
The Mems Federal Bowling
League will hold a confab at the
Arcadia Monday at 8 o'clock.
Federal or District government
bowling teams are requested to
send representatives.
Fraternities wishing to enter
bowling teams in the Fraternity
Duckpin League are invited to
send a representative to the cir
cults reorganization meeting
Monday at Martin Browns home,
47O6 Thirteenth st. N. w., at 8
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
A Real Polo Expert
Tells One Reason Why
The East May Win 1t

out to see the practice game
the other day and the West,
playing with the easiest sort Of
confidence began to run away
with it. Then, very suddenly,
the big voice of Old Dew which
is a near approach to the fog
horn of an ocean liner, began
booming over the field and the
animated mahogany log started
punching its shoulders and go
ing places. For a period and a
half all the ghosts of the Old
Big Four gallOped over Hitch
cock field, and Old Dew was an
international back again.
"Then there was a play di-
rectIy in front of me. The ball
came out toward the sidebOards
and Old Dew and Elmer BOeseke,
the 1O-gOaI Californian who is
better known as Big Boz headed
for it. When top goal polo
players go at full speed there is
no time to stop and ask ques-
tiOnS. They came together. Old
Dev's pony went down and
rolled on top of him. Then with
everybody in the stands sucking
wind through their teeth, they
slid across the turf into the
boards and mashed them down.
Big BO, Is yards away by this
time, reined and turned around.
His face was pale. They all like
and respect Old Dew.
"HOw are you, Dew" he called
jumping off his big pony and
running back.
Slight Lurch
"Milburn had climbed to his
feet and was walking toward
the Western goal. There was
the faintest suggestion Of q
lurch in his walk. One shoulder
seemed to hang lower than the
other. I'm fine he doomed.
But they made him sit down
and after time the doctor said
it was a broken cOllarbOne and
that he was through. So they
led him to his car and, with his
wife sitting on one side of him,
one son on the other, and the
other lad driving, they took him
home.
"None of us felt very good at
that time. Quite a little group
had gathered there at the side.
boards and it was pretty quiet
when the car started off. 1
heard a voice right near me
mutter, o. K, Dev,' and 1
looked around. One of the young
sters on this new East team
watched the car as it disap-
peared and the muscles in the
corner of his jaw were working
overtime.
"NOw, this may be, and prob
ably is, a lot of fOOliShnesS. The
West has the older and the
more experienced players, and,
by rights, which is what these
fellows that know about horses
always tell you at the track,
they ought to win. But I've
just got a kind of a hunch that
maybe it's not going to be as
easy as a lot of people seem to
think"
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
WILL co DOWN
FIGHTING

(continued from 1st. Sport Page,
have absolutely no ideas at all
about anything.
But, convinced as I am that a
know-nothing, see-nothing, hear.
nothing campaign is the logical
course, somehow or another I
can't get my mind off a little
Chicago Jew by the name OF
Barney Ross.
Favors Ross
I liked the way he took Nc
Larnin last May, and I can't
see any reason why he should
be any worse tonight. Even
though McLarnin is better to-
night than three months ago,
Ross figures to also show some
improvement, confidence and
superiority.
Besides, when fighters go over
the peak as McLarnin did a
while back, it isn't in the books
for one Of his condition of
Servitude to retrace his steps.
In the fight business, my
friends, you go a heap faster
than you come.
In signed, copyrighted, dou-
ble-Spaced and sworn-to state
mentS, each has said if he
loses, he will go down fighting.
That's all anybody wishes.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
C031aS4xTS
A SUitch From Boxing
Polo is Different, but
East and Jim Are Alike
By BILL CoRUM

NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-Just as
a switch from the boxing news
that has dominated this depart
ment for the past ten days, let
us turn our attention to that
other manly paStime
There is, of course, consid-
cradle difference between polo
players and boxers. Polo play
ers have ponies and boxers have
cauliflower ears. There are other
differences too numerous to
mention, but believe I have al
ready succeeded in proving my
point.
For all their differences, how
ever, there is a distinct Simi-
larity in the position of Jimmy
McLarnin, who will meet Barney
Ross on Long Island tonight
(weather permitting) and that
Of the East's polo team that
will meet the West on Long Is
land tomorrow. Both are seek
ing revenge for an unexpected
defeat imposed in a former
meeting, and both are attempt
ing to uphold the traditions OF
the old against the new.
In all probability you will re-
call without difficulty how -four
horsemen" rose out of the West
on to the Onwentsia polo field,
at Chicago, last year and turned
the tide of race horse croquet
westward. How they licked the
supposedly superior East in no
uncertain fashion. in other
words.
But listen to a chap (whose
name can't be revealeO who
knows the polo score:
For a couple of reasons I am
writing you. Both reasons are
columns written by you in the
recent past. One of these was
. piece about Old Man Ed
wards.
"The other piece was one writ
ten about Dew Milburn. Bold
horses and bold men, I think
you called it. The stories belong
together in way. I think that
Milburn to many must be very
much like the old Man was
to the boys Of the Twenty-sixth."
81 thought you would be inter-
ested in Old Dew because know
you met him this summer. He's
carrying an arm around in a
sling now with a queer con-
traptiOn Of some sort holding
up a broken left cOllar-bOne.
Back in 1909 when this
country first became polo
conscious, a team called the
Big Four was organized and
went across to England to win
us the cup for the first time.
At back on that team was a
black-haired gentleman who
looked as though he had been
chopped out of a log of mahOg-
any with an axe. He still looks
that way, but the mahogany
has had to stand up in some
pretty tough going for a good
many years. Milburn is now
beyond his fiftieth birthday.
''Well, there was a big crowd
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
Galley, Bethesda -:
Birds Win Races

The A. S. Galley, jr., and
Bethesda racing pigeon lofts
shared the spotlight in the D. C.
Racing Pigeon Club events yester.
day. Gatley's racer won the 150-
mile test from Lynchburg, Va.
while Bethesda birds came in one.
two in the 100-mile flight from
Charlottesville. :.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
RED SOX WIN

Totals 81 O27 8 Totals. 33 727 Is
1Batted for Berg in 8th.
2Batted for l.. Brown in 9th.
Slated for Hinkle in eighth.
Red! Red sOx '''''.''' 0000900 $-S
Observation-Disclosures Berg. Runs
Bishop (2l, Werber (2), r. johnson,
Larry, KnickerbOcker. Runs batted in
Galatzer, johnson, Porter. Werber (2),
Alamada. TwO-base Observation-Disclosures,
Bishop. Larry, Werber. Stolen base-Ga-
latter. Left on bases-BOstOn, Z; Cleve-
land. 6. Bases on balls-Off Rhodes, Ii;
off Harder, 5. Struck Out-By Rhodes.
latter (by RhOdes). Wild pitch-Har-
der. Hits-Off Harder, 8 in 1-3 in
nings. Losing pitcher-Harder. Um-
pires-Summers, Ormsby and Hildebrand.
800. Time of game-1:5 :54.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
Hidebrand- d-JohnSon
Row Being Aired
By Billy EUans

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. z.
With Billy Evans, general man.
ager of the Cleveland Indians,
standing in the neutral corner,
Manager Walter johnson and
Pitcher Oral Hildebrand were
set to trade verbal socks" to-
day. johnson suspended Hide
brand after a dispute Wednes-
day, and Evans was to decide
the case at a hearing today.