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Evening star., 1934-07-22

Edith c. Smith. matron of Congress
Lodge Chapter, announces that mem
berS will take part in the services on
Temple Heights today.
A picnic will be held at Marshall
Hall. July 25 and a moonlight ex-
cursion the same date. A meeting Of
the officers was held at the home of
evening.
Evening star., 1934-07-22

Matron Iva H. Toone Of st. Johns
Lodge Chapters. requests members TO
participate in the services at Temple
Heights this afternoon.
Plans are complete for the picnic
excursion to Marshall Hall during the
dav and the moonlight excursion,
July IS.
Evening star., 1934-07-22

RILLS Of the feet divisions
of the First Battalion, United
States Naval Reserves of the
District Of Columbia, now
are being directed largely
Evening star., 1934-03-05
REVISION OF CODES
IS RECOMM MENDED
Consumer Advisory Board Urges
Greater Protection to the
Public.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Consumer Advisory Board yes
terday recommended to Gen. Hugh S.
Johnson that existing codes of fair
competition be revised to furnish
greater protection to the public. The
recommendations were made on the
eve of the code authority assembly.
Declaring at the outset that N. R A.
has succeeded thus far in its major
objectives to increase consumers pur-
chasing power" the board neverthe-
less held that further increases in
wholesale prices soon will be felt by
the public, and that only decided
changes in the standards of wages
and hours will further increase pur-
chasing power.
The board proposed total elimina-
tion of price fixing, radical change in
open price systems to provide that
the price data be filed with a conf
Dental Government reporting agency
instead OF the industry's code author
ity, governmental definition and su-
pervision of cost-accounting formulas
used to establish minimum prices.
supervision by the Government only
of all methods for limiting produc-
tion and limitation, If not prohibition,
of "basing point" price arrangements.
Further, the board maintained that
N. R. A. must take up seriously the
establishment in codes of quality
standards for goods as a further con-
troll over prices and for protection of
the public. 1t also asked that in ar
ranging for consumer advisers on code
authority, enough money be made
available to secure able persons.
Evening star., 1934-03-05
MISSING CHILDREN
RETURN TO HOMES
Five of IL, However, Are Still
Absent-Husband Reports
Wife Unheard From.

Seven out of IL children missing
from their homes were reported as
having returned today.
Mrs. Lucille Bethea, 38, of 1145
Third street northeast, was reported
missing last night by her husband,
Lonnie, an employe of the navy yard.
She was said to have been last seen
in the Union Station, where she pur-
chased ticket for Baltimore, which
she later returned. She was described
as being feet inches tall, weighing
125 pounds, and wearing a tweed suit
with fur collar.
The five missing youths are George
Winston, 16, of 906 L street; Harry
Elmer Thorne, II, of 43 G street
northeast: Joseph Smith, IA, colored.
of Hyattsville; Billy Osborne, 9, of
Alb Second street, and his playmate,
Charles Sundquist, 8, of 125 D street
Police here have been asked to look
out for Walter l.. HENDERSON, %, Of this
city, by his brother. L. HENDERSON Of
62l Columbia road. The brother
wished to inform him Of the death Of
a relative, it was reported.
Police were also asked to look out
for William Cooper and Herbert Pin
tard, both II, of Kingston, Pa, who
were said to be travelling South by
auto.
Evening star., 1934-03-05
ONE DIES IN AUTO
ACCIDENT, 7HURT
CoIored Man KiIIed-Mud
Makes Streets Slick as
Snow MeItS.

One death and seven injuries re-
suited from a series Of traffic acci-
dents yesterday in the rain and fog.
The streets were especially slippery
from mud left by melting snow.
Rogers Eason, coIored, 1900 block
Of L street southeast, was fatally in
jured when run down by an automo-
bile operated by Ernest Leo Tesreau,
30. an enlisted man at the Naval Air
Station. The accident occurred near
Eleventh and NJ streets southeast.
Tesreau's automobile was found in
good condition, and he was released
for appearance at a coroner's inquest.
Daniel w. Martin. 40. of 1911 N
street, was injured about the head
and left leg when his automobile
skidded into a tree in the 1000 block
OF Rhode Island avenue Martin was
taken to Emergency Hospital The
accident occurred shortly before mid
night.
Knocked Down by Car.
Knocked down by an automobile at
Rhode Island avenue and v street
early today. John Stanley, 40. of IA
w street, was taken to Sibley Hospital
and treated for painful injuries. The
machine was operated by Edward L.
Degener, 1882 Euclid street.
Frank Harrison, 80, of 1890
Fourth street northeast, was injured
about the head shortly before mid
night when struck by an automobile
at Fifth and K streets northeast.
He was given first aid at Casualty
Hospital.
Theodore Anderson. %, a taxicab
driver of 1924 D street southeast. and
William E. Jones, %, 1900 block of
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, were
bruised and shocked when the taxi
cab Anderson was operating skidded
against tree at Pennsylvania ave-
nue and Sixth street yesterday aft
ernoon. They were treated at Provi-
dence Hospital
Auto Fails to Halt.
A skidding automobile which failed
to halt knocked down and slightly
injured Andrew Geromini, AZ, of the
300 block Of First street, near First
and K streets yesterday afternoon.
The automobile sideswiped a fire plug
before moving away from the scene.
Geromini was treated at Emergency
Hospital.
A charge of driving while drunk
was placed against Charles Rufus
Brown, colored, 81, of 1924 Thirty
third street southeast, after his car
was in collision with two other ma
chimes on Pennsylvania Avenue
Bridge last night. All three cars were
damaged
Brown was treated for cuts about
the head and leg at Gallinger Hospital
and released under $500 bond.
Evening star., 1934-03-05
WILLARD EMPLOYE
HELD FOR THEFT.
Clarence P. Gray, Former
Paymaster, Charged With
Stealing $4,000.

Clarence P Gray, 40. former pay
master at the Willard Hotel, was held
by police today on warrant charging
him with stealing approximately
$4,000 from the hostelry's safe.
Gray, a former Treasury Depart
ment employe, surrendered to de-
tectives yesterday. shortly after his
return from a trip which. he said,
took him to Baltimore, Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati. New CLEANS and Atlanta.
In each one of these cities. he de-
clared, he thought of surrendering to
police. but finally decided it would
be better to give himself up here.
Tells "Fanciful" Story.
According to detectives. Gray, father
of a 12-year-old child. told "fanci-
full" story of the theft. He was ar
rested at Fifteenth and E streets by
Detective Sergts. H. E. Brodie, Leo
Murray. Michael j. Dowd and John
c. Daglish, after he had telephoned
M c. Ireton, hotel auditor, and ar
ranged meeting at the corner. His
story. as outlined by the detectives,
follows:
He relinquished his Treasury posi-
ton in accordance with the married
worker provisions of the economy act,
his wife being an employe of the Post
Office Department. On February %,
a short time after he had taken the
job at the Willard, he took 81 400
from the safe and went to bank at
Fifteenth street and New York avenue,
where he had it exchanged for larger
bills for use in making up the hotel
pay roll.
On his way back from the bank,
two men walked up behind him and
one of them jammed a gun into his
back, ordering him to 60 with them.
They took him to a restaurant near
Fourteenth street and New York ave-
nue., where they forced him to hand
over the money as he sat at table
with them.
Took Another S1,400.
"Too dumbfounded to think" he
said he returned to the hotel, took
another 81 400 from the safe and then
went to a notorious gambling resort
on Bladensburg road. just across the
District line, where he made a futile
attempt to recoup. He lost all but
$50, however.
Next day, he went back to the hotel,
took another 5000. and, deserting his
wife and child, left for Baltimore.
Theft of the money was discovered
by hotel officials after Gray left, &C
cording to Capt. Bernard w. Thomp-
son, assistant chief of detectives, and
they swore out the warrant, charging
grand larceny.
After telling his story at police
headquarters, Gray was locked up at
the first precinct. pending arraign-
ment in Police Court
Evening star., 1934-03-05
FREED ON CHARGE OF SELLING
RJRLE LITERATURE ON SUNDAY

De Lashmutt that they were distrib-
uting the pamphlets as a means Of
disseminating a doctrine to which
they belong and for no financial profit.
The money they collected, they
stated, was not sufficient to pay for
publication, and was forwarded to
the Watch Tower Bible and Tract
Society of Brooklyn. N Y.
In finding them not guilty the
court remarked that engaging in such
work on the Sabbath constituted a
nuisance and that there was ample
law to relieve such cases. He did not
think, however, that they had vio-
lated the law under which they were
arrested.
Evening star., 1934-03-05
GUESTS OF POLICE

The Public Order Committee Of the
Washington Board of Trade will meet
tonight in the old fifth precinct sta
ton house, Fifth and E streets south
east, as guests of the Metropolitan
Police Department. Odell Smith,
chairman of the committee. an
nounced the District Commissioners,
Police Chief Brown and other officials
have been invited to attend.
A discussion of the boys club move.
ment here will be the principal matter
on the program, 1t was announced.
Evening star., 1934-03-05
Washington News
Ex.Representative Now Guide

HARLES ROBLEY EVANS,
who from 1919 to 1921 repre-
\ sented Nevada in the House,
came back to the Capitol to.


I who from 1919 to 1921 repre-
" sented Nevada in the House,
came back to the Capitol to-
day with an appointment as
member of the guide force "and
mighty glad to get it,"
A picturesque career has been
crowded into his 6S years. At the
age of 6 the Evans family moved
frcm Illinois to Yorktown, Nebr., in
three covered wagons to homestead.
There were then six boys and later
four girls were born on the home
stead.
Much of Mr.. Evans life has been
devoted to gold, silver and copper
mining-at Lead and Deadwood, S.
Oak; Tucson, Ariz.: Manhattan and
Goldield, New. He lost a fortune
specializing In grain in Chicago and
went selling automobiles there. He
followed the Grand Circuit races for
years and sold trotting and pacing
horses. He ran an apartment horse
in Miami and hotels in various other
cities.
He was delegate to the Demo-
cratic National Convention at Den
yer in 1908 and was a supporter of
William Jennings Bryan.
Recently he has been doing moth
ing" because the mining business
has been all shot" in Nevada. He
was born in Breckenridge, Sangamon
County, ILL.,, August 9, 1866. He lives
in Washington at 3l1 New Jersey
avenue southeast.
Evening star., 1934-03-05
Mt. VERNON BANK,
OPENED, PAYS 4O%5
100000 Is Made Avail
able in New Mechanics
Savings Branch.

The Mount Vernon Savings Bank
reopened today as headquarters of the
Washington Mechanics Savings Bank
at Ninth street and Massachusetts
avenue, making available to Mount
Vernon depOsltOrs 40 per cent Of their
accounts, totaling about 100000
Clarence F. Burton, newly elected
president of the Mechanics Bank
personally greeted the first depositor
to come into the bank. Mrs G. W.
PhySioc of the 900 block of I street
She had been a depositor in the
Mount Vernon Savings Bank several
years. and made arrangements to
continue her account in the Me-
chanicS.
Many Continue Accounts.
Early groups of depositors coming
to the bank were small for the most
part, but grew in size during the
morning Arrangements had been
made by the management to have
four windows available. so that the
depositors were divided into four al
phabetical groups Lines formed at
these windows and the lobby was COM
fortably filled at times, but up TO
noon it was at no time crowded. Some
depositors were taking out their 40
per cent, while many were continu-
ing their accounts in the bank.
1t was the first time the Mount
Vernon Bank had done an -unre-
stricted business since the Presidents
holiday, about a year ago. when the
Mount Vernon Savings Bank was re-
fused a license to reopen. Due to the
merger, by which the Washington
Mechanics Savings Bank absorbed
the Mount Vernon. the same banking
facilities formerly used by the Mount
Vernon. now become headquarters for
the enlarged Mechanics, giving the
Mechanics a new headquarters, and
four branches.
Receives Congratulations.
Congratulations poured in upon
President Burton, and other officers
of the enlarged bank, with him at
headquarters, busy with the rushing
business of reopening the bank, were
A Scott Offutt. vice president; Frank
w. Lee. vice president, who was form
er president Of the Mount vernon
Savings Bank; T. Edwin Norris, as
Sistant cashier, and others.
officials of other banks and friends
of Mr.. Burton and Mr.. Lee, from the
financial district, sent congratulations
and flowers. Many elaborate baskets
of flowers had arrived long before
noon, from friends and admirers.
Among the early arrivals was Rob-
ert c. Jones of Robert C. Jones &, Co.,
investment bankers, who called to
congratulate Mr.. Burton, and to make
deposit in the bank
The Washington Mechanics Savings
Bank, which absorbed the Mount Yer
non, was established in 1906, and has
| never been restricted. Mr.. Burton be-
came its new president. succeeding
Ezra Gould, Saturday, by election at
meeting of the board of directors.
Evening star., 1934-03-05
AIDS REICHELDERFER

The rescue squad yesterday donned
gas masks to repair a leaking refrig-
orator connection that filled the
apartment Of former Commissioner
Luther H. Reichelderfer, 1861 Cres-
cent place, with fumes.
Dr.. Reichelderfer, who has been
confined to his apartment by Illness.
was not affected BY the fumes. He
had thrown all the windows open
pgioe 70 sunauanning tl1e squad
Evening star., 1934-03-05
Commissioners Expected to
Withdraw Supplemental
Item From Budget.
PUBLIC WORKS GRANT
MAY REVIVE PROJECT
Work on Schools Sought in Other
Funds Requested-Action
Expected Soon.

Because of need for increased I'M
employed relief appropriations, the
District Commissioners are expected
to abandon their plan to ask Congress
for approval Of a supplemental item
to start construction of the first unit
of the proposed Municipal Center dur
ing the fiscal year beginning July /,
it became apparent today.
While none of the Commissioners
would state definitely they had de-
cided not to ask for an appropriation
of 100000 to start the center build
ing, Commissioners Hazen and Allen
said there was serious doubt as to
whether they could proceed with
their recently announced plan. Formal
action is expected to be taken during
the week
A few days ago the Commissioners
forwarded to the Budget Bureau a
supplemental estimate. of S2,700,000
for emergency relief purposes during
the year beginning July l. The regu-
lar 1885 budget, now before Congress.
carries proposed appropriation of
81 300 900. This would make the to-
tai District appropriation for relief
for the next fiscal year $4,000 900.
Commissioner Allen has estimated
about S8,000000 will be required in
all. He is counting on grants from
the Federal Emergency Relief Admin
istration. and further unemployment
relief through grants from the Pub
lie Works Administration for con-
Struction programs here.
S4,059,536 Supplemental
All told. the District now has sent
to the bureau of the budget supple
mental appropriation requests total
ling S4059,536 Maj Daniel ]. DON
ovan, District auditor. estimated re-
Gently there would be a surplus of
District revenues at the end Of the
next fiscal year of something more
than s5,000,000. Financial officers Of
there must be some leeway allowed to
take care of needs which may rise
Unexpectedly.
The Commissioners expect to receive
call from the Budget Bureau within
the next day or two for hearings on
the supplemental items.
Supplemental Items.
In addition to the s2.7oO.OOo emer-
gency relief request. the Commission
ers have sent to the Budget Bureau
the following supplemental items:
For expansion of child hygiene.
health service and medical and dental
work among school children, Sl12,-
1856; construction of the Georgetown
branch library, s150,000; drafting of
plans for new Chain Bridge.
$4,000: for completion of construc-
ton Of the Anacostia Junior High
School, s205,000' a four-story addi-
ton to the Phelps School, s65, 900;
an addition to the Deal Junior High
School, S166000; additions to Arm
strong Junior High School. $4,000;
purchase of additional land for a new
building at the Phelps School,
$4,000; purchase of additional land
needed for the jefferson Junior High
School, s1500O0, and for construction
of buildings at the Lorton Reforma-
tory. $360.0o0
The Commissioner are pinning hope
on a grant from the Public Works
Administration to start construction
of the municipal center building, 1t
was stated. For months a request for
s4.900000 has been before P. w. A.
officials for this purpose.
Evening star., 1934-03-05
SEEKS BETTER DRINKS
League Formed to Combat I'm
pure Beverages Here.

Organized for the purpose of "com-
batting impure beverages" the Better
Beverage League was formed here last
week with DR.. F. w. Buck as prest-
dent and H. c. johnson as secretary
treasurer. Rice Hooe will be CHEF
counsel and DR.. o. N. Hilton will be
in charge of the chemical department
Voluntary regulation of the brewers
DR.. Buck said, Is the only means OF
purifying beer and other products as
there Is no law governing ingredients
Of brewers and distillers' products. A
fight also will be waged by the league
to lower taxes and decrease the prtcea
Of uQuorA
Evening star., 1934-03-05
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, March Sam
uel Sapourn and his wife. Katherine.
of 24oo block Eighteenth street, Wash
ington, and M. j. Lampiris OF l4Oo
block r street, Washington, who were
arrested yesterday by Sergt. Guy l..
Jones and Pvt. Ralph Howard. on
charges of breaking the Sabbath by
selling religious literature in the Sill
yer Spring neighborhood, were ad-
Judged not guilty by Judge Donald A.
de Lashmutt In Police Court this
morning.
The trio were members Of the sect
known q Ruthelitiss, and told Judge
Evening star., 1934-03-05
Republican Women to Meet

CLARENDON, Va, March 5 (Spe-
ciaD "A meeting of the League of
Republican Women of Arlington
County is announced for tonight. at
8 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. B. H.
Gilman, 18 South Woodstock street,
this place.
Evening star., 1934-03-05
Urge Midnight Service.

w. r. Giles, Of the Garfield Citizens
Association, and ]. M. Harrison, pastor
of the Allen A. M. E. Church, . both
complained about the Congress
Heights-Anacostia bus line. They
said it only runs from to am. and
from 3 to pm. on week days and
from to 7:30 pm Sundays. Resi-
dents of that section must get home
early, or walk, they said. They sug-
gested all-day service continued until
midnight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-30
Putnam Club Wins

The Putnam County Sporting
Club, Greencastle, took the lead in
the state conservation departments
crow-k killing contest during the Sec
ond week of competition, Kenneth
M. Kunkel, director of the fish and
game division of the department, an
nounced yesterday.
The Putnam County Club sent in
1923 pairs of crows feet.
The Rocklane Gun Club, johnson
county, was second with 1916 pairs
of crows feet and the Better Fishing
and Hunting Club, Shelby county,
was third with score of 1,066.
Feet of $3.50 crows have been re-
ceived from competing clubs, Mr..
Kunkel said.
Other standings included: San
born Conservation Club, Knox
county, 1853; Wabash Gun Club,
Wabash county, 253; Albany Con-
servation league Delaware county,
1865; Henry County Fish and Game
Association, 70; Izaak Walton league,
East Chicago, 81: Porter County
Fish and Game Association, VAL
paraiso, So, and Franklin Gun Club,
Franklin, so.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-30
State Press Association
to Meet Here Feb. 1917
Prominent Speakers Will
Address HooSier News
paper Men.

The first winter meeting of the
new HooSier State Press Association,
comprising the Indiana Weekly
Press Association and many daily
associations, will be held at the
Spink-Arms Feb. Is, 16 and II.
Wray E. Fleming, president of the
Hoosier State Press Association; j.
Frank McDermond Jr., vice-presi-
dent; Fred Naeter, Cape Girardeau,
Mo, past president of the Missouri
Associated Dailies, and Walter D.
Allen, president of the national Edi-
torial Association, are among the
prominent newspaper men who will
be speakers at the three-day con-
vention.
Sectional conferences, round table
discussions and tour of Inspector
of Indiana university medical center
are scheduled.
The annual banquet will be held
Friday. Feb. 16, in the convention
room at the Spink-Arms, Mr.. Flem-
ing presiding. The Indianapolis
Advertising Club and the Indiana
university department of journalism
are cooperating in the program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-30
YOUTH HELD AS THIEF;
VEGETABLES RECOVERED
Grocery Operator Charged With
Receiving Stolen Goods.

Sixty bags of onions and 500
pounds of cabbage were recovered
last night by police, who arrested
two men. Jack Russell, 10, New
Jersey and South streets, is charged
with grand larceny and vagrancy,
and Pasquale Oliver, So, operator of
a grocery at 403 West Washington
street, charged with receiving stolen
goods.
The vegetables were reported
stolen from the rear of 500 Virginia
avenue, a garage. Police say that
Russell admitted theft of the pro-
duce and said that he sold it to
Oliver. Police allege that the pro-
duce, valued at SIS, was found in
divers store.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-30
Gas Provides Mystery
BIZ Times Special

By tmes special
MUNCIE, Jan. 3O.-State and
Muncie health authorities are en-
deavoring to find source of gas
which escapes into a house here,
causing occupants to become i'll and
ending the lives Of cats and dogs
which had been in the basement.
DR.. j. w. Jackson, state health
board epidenliologist, inspected the
house following death of six guinea
pigs he placed in the basement as
a test.
Ora Richardson, owner of the
house, called attention of health
authorities to the gas after dog
owned by tenants had died. Later
he and Mrs. Richardson spent a
night in the house as a test, and
he became i'll.
The gas is believed to be carbon
monoxide. All efforts to find its
source have failed so far.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-30
Son RobS Father, rs
By Times Special

BIZ Times Special
MUNCIE, Jan. 30.-Entering a
plea of guilty to robbing his TO-
year-old father, Monte Miller, on
agreement that a more serious charge
would not be pressed, George Miller,
30, Redkey, was to be sentenced to-
day by Circuit Judge L. A. Guth-
RE.
The son may be sentenced to pris-
on for from ten to twenty-five years
in the robbery case. Had he been
convicted of the more serious Of
Tense, inflicting wounds in COM
mission of a robbery, a life term
was possible.
Armed with a coupling pin, the
son robbed his father Of SIPS the
aged man had earned as civil
works administration worker. The
father for a time was in a critical
condition as a result of wounds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-30
PAGE 9

rate also showed a decline with
$1,000 infants born in 1888 as COM
pared with SPOTS in 1882.
There were thirty-four less hon1i-
cides last year, but forty-seven more
suicides. In automobile accidents,
1.l03 persons lost their lives as COM
pared to $50 in the preceding
period
Alcoholism caused the death of
l2l people in the year that saw the
repeal Of prohibition and only
ninety-four the year before.
Both diphtheria and tuberculosis
are on the decline, If statistics serve
as a criterion. The tuberculosis
death rate has fallen in years
time from 500 deaths out of a
hundred thousand to $50. The diph-
liberia mortality has dropped from
So to As in the same period
There were 2.675 deaths of infants
in 1888 and 1900 in 1882. Deaths by
cancer and smallpox also showed a
slight decrease in that period.