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Evening star., 1934-08-28
BUILDING LABOR
ASKS PAY RAISE
Union Warns Contractors 60-Cent
Rate Is Effective Sep
tember 10.

The Building Laborers' Local "a
today filed notice with all Govern
ment private contractors that on con-
struction work started after Septem-
Der 10 union workers will not work
for less than 60 cents per hour.
There is no contract rate for build
ing labor now in force, but the P. w
A. makes contractors pay a minimum
of AS cents per hour.
Larry Kelly, business agent of the
union, said today the demand for the
60-cent rate would not affect any con-
struction work now in progress, even
if it lasts after September 10. There
are several important construction
jobs which will be begun in the near
future, however, among them the
Superstructure for the Internal Rey-
enue Building, tuberculosis saaa-
tarium at Glenn Dale, Md, an addi-
ton to the Library of Congress, the
new Interior Department Building
and the new sewage disposal plant.
Kelly said that the demand has the
support of the Building Trades Coun-
Gil, of which the laborers union is a
member.
In letter to Public Works Admin
istrator Ickes asking for the 60-cent
rate, the union said: In a large
percentage of cases the laborer on P
w. A. projects in this district does
not average over $40 per week, SO
naturally and necessarily these labor
ers must go to relief agencies to OBJ
tain additional funds with which to
keep themselves and families
Evening star., 1934-08-28
Forest Workers Turning
Virginia Tract Into Park
"Wayside" for Tourists One of Ma
tiOnaI Chain to Be Under Interior
Department Supervision.

Down on the Richmond highway
about a mile this side of Stafford
Court House, they're developing what
is expected to become the first of a
Nationwide chain of "waysides," or
parks, for motorists-au to be under
supervision of the Interior Depart
ment.
The work, started only short time
ago, is being done by the Civilian
Conservation Corps as part OF a
program being mapped out by the
national park service of the Interior
Department.
Already 35 C. c. c. workers are
welding picks and Shovels on every
clear day. The tract under develop
ment, comprising approximately %
acres, lies between two one-Way dlW-
sions of the highway.
At present, the area is virtually a
Wilderness Superduous trees and
underbrush, however, are rapidly CIV
ing way to the daily onslaughtS OF
Uncle Sans forestry workers, and it
is expected the ''wayside" will be
ready for use by the motoring public
by next Spring.
Already Being Used.
Even though in a still compare
lively primitive state, the park already
is being used by some touristS-if only
as a convenient place to fix a fiat
tire.
So far as is known, the first and
only traveller to use the way side" as
an overnight haven was r. Craig
Heartgrove, a World War veteran, who
pedaled a bicycle from his home in
Shelby, N. c., to the Worlds Fair, in
Evening star., 1934-08-28
IitlLD-UP VICTIMS
IDENTIFY CONVICT
Flu; tive From Lorton Is Viewed
by Many in Police
Lineup.

c arence Back, 22-year-old escaped
Ior on convict, who was arrested early
Sur lay in Anacostia, along with six
oh suspects, was identified at the
pol, e lineup last night by two VIC
tim of recent hold-ups. More than
q GRE of persons robbed in recent
wee y we're brought to the lineup.
T ;ck was pointed out as the man
who 1eld up a desk clerk at the Plaza
Iot ! on Friday and robbed him of
$40 He also was tentatively identi-
fec by the proprietor of a delicateSsen
at II c street northeast, who handed
owe s125 to two hold-up men August
13. Back escaped from Lorton August
IL long with two other prisoners.
G le of three men arrested with
Bac for questioning early Sunday,
Har Lee Berry, soldier, stationed
a. 'ort Meade, Md, was released.
P)l' also liberated three women ar
rtst at the same time, Myrtle E.
NoJ "a; Marie F. Burke, %, both
o. ] altimore, and Thelma CASH 25,
o, he 1900 block of Talbert street
stu' east.
P ice today were holding for fur
thel questioning Alfred M. Ciuffreda,
o.. aid to rent the apartment at
Tall ert street and Nichols avenue
sout least, where the suspects were
rtu led up, and John Ciccione, rs. of
Bro klyn, N. Y.
T ey also continued an intensive
s. al h for the two prisoners who es-
c;.p i from Lorton with Back.
Evening star., 1934-08-28

BY the Associated Press.
OBERAMMERGAU, Germany, Au-
gust 28-The Mary Magdalen of OBJ
eranmergau was married today to DR..
Anton Lang, jr., son of the famous
Christus of the Passion Play.
Klara Mayr acted her role for the
last time yesterday, then turned her
face toward a new life in faraway
America.
Most of her fellow villagers and COL
leagues of the Passion Play came to
the church to wish her well and God
speed on her trip to America. They
came in formal attire-the boards and
Biblical haircutS of the disciples con-
trasting with the wing collars and
stiff shirts of their evening clothes.
The little angels of the Passion Play
looked more like children dressed for
Sunday School.
The bride wore a white silk gown
with a veil and myrtle wreath.
Twelve trunks full of Oberammer-
gau handicraft including a madonna
and a crucifix carved by the brides
father, will go with the couple to the
United States.
The new Mary Magdalen of Ober-
ammergau is Rita Kosch.
DR.. Anton Lang, jr., is professor
at Georgetown University, and the
couple will make their home in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1934-08-28
SELF-HELP PROJECT
LEADERS TO MEET
Plans on Rehabilitation Call for
Sewing Rooms and Major
Enterprises.

Trustees of the District Rehabilita
ton Corp, formed some weeks ago to
direct "Gelf-help' projects for the ben
eft of unemployable persons on the
District relief rolls. will hold their
first meeting next week, it was an
nounced today.
Present plans call for development
of two sewing rooms and large prof.
ect to involve several enterprises, un-
der arrangements with a new group,
known as the National Capital New
Deal Corp.
Elwood Street, director Of public
welfare, emphasized today that it had
been planned to start the "sef-help"
programs slowly to guard against mis-
takes. He said the first plan was dis
approved by District officials, because
it was regarded as visionary, and that
a second, regarded as extremely con-
Servative, was awaiting action by the
Federal Emergency Relief Administra-
ton.
Evening star., 1934-08-28

Chicago, and back Heartgrove, who
on the return trip, made it from Chi
cago to Washington in only nine days
spent a night beside stream which
runs through the "wayside."
When completed, "wayside" will hf
conducted by Virginia State officials
Service, with Conrad l.. Wirth in di-
rect charge.
Many Features Planned.
If present plans are carried out
there will be one or two rest rooms
scenic pool, three or four wading
pools, several old-fashioned wilder
ness" trails, at least one shelter and
an extensive picnic ground. There
will be no facilities for overnight
camping, however.
The area is about. a mile and a
half in length, and its width ranges
from a few feet to a block or more
The stream traverses virtually its en-
tire length, emptying into historic
Austin Run, which crosses its nolth-
ern tip.
This particular area happens to be
owned by the State of Virginia, hut
all the other "waysides" are to be
developed on submarginal land, which
the Federal Government is purchasing
from farmers at $40 an acre, through
out the country.
The C.. C. C. workers are tnken to
the area daily from their SpottsylVania
County Camp, dozen or so miles be-
yond Fredericksburg. Their lealer is
son of Fred A. Parmenti, who was
killed by Sacco and Vanzetti during
$4,000 shoe factory hold-up in
South Braintree, Mass, in 1920.
Evening star., 1934-08-28
Other CoIored Companion
Also Arrested Following
Auto Crash.
VICTIM OF GUN WOUND
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
Two Maryland Men Injured
When Cars Crash After
Chase.

One of two colored youths fleeing
the Industrial Home School at Blue
Plains in a stolen automobile was
shot and critically wounded by a
policeman early today after he at
tempted to run from the scene of
collision at North Capitol and T
: streets, in which two motorists had
been seriously injured. The crash
followed a spectacular chase, during
which police sought to shoot the tires
of the fugitive automobile.
The youth shot was identified as
Robert Strange, II, of the 5700 block
of Dix street northeast. He was shot
once through the back near the spine
by Policeman G. E. Kimmel of No. 2
precinct, who reported that Strange
disregarded his order to Halt, or I'll
shoot" after the crash and darted be-
hind the wrecked automobiles.
Maryland Men Hurt.
Those injured in the other car,
which was going south on North Capt.
tol street, we're Louis Ratio, Al, of
Seat Pleasant, Md, and Frank
Manlanaro, 35, of Capitol Heights,
Md. Ratio was treated for possible
fracture of the skull and cuts about
the legs, head and body, while
Manlanaro received a possible frac-
ture of the back and scalp wounds.
Policeman Kimmel and his COM
panion, Officer J. D. Wood, were cruiS-
! ing in a scout car from No. precinct
| when they saw a sedan operated by
Strange pass Second and Bryant
streets at high rate of speed about
$40 am.
The policemen gave pursuit. The
/ fugitives sped down Second to T street
and turned the wrong way into this
one-way thoroughfare, the officers re-
ported. While moving along T street
at from so to go miles an nour,
Strange tried to crowd the police car
against parked automobiles, it was
charged
Fired Four Shots.
Kimmel drew his service pistol and
fired four shots at the tires and gaSo-
line tank of the fugitive automobile.
All the shots went wild.
The officers reported the sedan
Strange was driving was going almost
so miles an hour when it came to the
North Capitol intersection. The re-
sulting crash threw Ratios car across
the street and over the curb.
Kimmel reported that the two col
ored youths leaped from their wrecked
machine and started to flee. He said
he leaped out as the polio car drew
up and shouted:
''I'll shoot if you make false move
halt, or I'll shoot" He said he
fired when Strange disregarded this
order and started to dart behind the
automobiles.
The two injured motorists and
Strange were taken to Casualty Hos
pital. There the condition of Strange
was reported as critical this morning,
while that of the motorists was un-
determined
Strange was accompanied by Herbert
johnson, IT, who surrendered after
the crash. They escaped from the
Blue Plains institution about 1880
pm. along with Lawrence Brooks, II,
of 1400 block of Church street, and
John Parker, 16, of the 1900 block of
Eighth street Parker has since been
captured, although Brooks is at large.
The automobile in which Strange
was riding was stolen from c. H.
Mullinix of 2401 Edmonston street,
Baltimore. while parked on Nichols
avenue southeast.
Evening star., 1934-08-28
WIFE SUES D. C. MAN
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, August %
Mrs. Daisy NJ Poore of Great Falls,
Md, has filed suit in Circuit Court
here for an absolute divorce from
Eugene L. Poore of Washington. She
charges deSertion.
Judge Charles w. Woodward has
signed decree in the Circuit Court
here granting to Stewart Abel of
Bethesda an absolute divorce from
Elsie v. Abel of Washington, formerly
of Takoma Park
Evening star., 1934-08-28
sc HOOL'S 100000
LOAN APPROVED
lie :andria City Manager An
ounces Additional P. W. A.
Fund for New High.
xyt staff Correspondent of The Star.

xyt staff Correspondent of The Star.
A EXANDRIA, Va, August 28.-An
Id ional loan of 100000 for the new
tle. andria High School has been ap-
Fro ID by the Public Works Admin
i.tr ticn. according to an announce
ntel received yesterday by City Man
age Wallace Lawrence from Col
Jan es A. Anderson, Virginia engineer
for he administration.
A lplication for the additional loan
vas made after it was discovered
t1a the cost of the building under
/. Y. A. requirements would be far
il excess of the S250,000 originally
sst mated. The original loan for
sch rol purposes was $500, 900, of which
CSC 900 was to be used for a new
col, red school to supplement the
Ire ent Parker Gray School A con-
sid rable saving was affected on the
lat n item, however, since building
40, used as an auxiliary school was
,,u chased for $4,000 and is to be
ter odeled.
Evening star., 1934-08-28
Hilbert Proposes District
tfork for Standard Rents
and Conditions.
CONSIDERATION OF PLAN
PROMISED BY STREET
rr, oosal Is 0utgrowth of Find
il IS in Survey of Dwellings of
5000 on Relief Rolls.

4 proposal that movement be
sta: ed by the District to organize
Ian lords who are willing to adopt
s,al lard policies for the housing OF
per ons on the relief list, the policies
to cal with both rents and the con-
diti MS of rented property, was made
tod by Leroy A. Halbert, director
of -esearch, Emergency Relief Ad-
MIR stration.
Il albert also suggested an organi-
Eitl n of tenants to use its influence
to ,aforce better standards generally
for The rents.
Plan to Be Considered.
r .ese suggestions were placed by
Hal .ert before Elwood Street, direc-
tor Of public welfare, who said the
pro. osals would be taken up with the
Wa aington Committee on Housing,
of nich John Ihlder, housing expert,
is cretary. The committee is inter-
este in the alley clearance program
for which sum of $500,000 has been
ma. available.
r lbert's proposals are an out
gro tn of the findings in the survey
o. 1 e housing of nearly 5000 Wash
iflgt n relief clients, now being pub
lish 4, showing in hundreds of cases
''IIn lstifiable rents are being charged
for 'eally uninhabitable dwellings"
Fl .lbert said:
a. would like to suggest that a
NOV Ament should be organized to
star iardize the policies of private in
lixTt gto1c aYd Grv1a fhaf f1irT4ic h
iI.g housing accommodations to the
low paid people of Washington and
tp organize the proprietorS who
Won be willing to maintain prices
ane standards on their own initiative
viii h would be comparable with
tho which are maintained in the
pro- critics of the Sanitary Improve
neI Co., the limited dividend cor
por. ton so well known in Wash
f!gl IN.
Would Maintain Standards.
''t UGH an organization doubtless
cr)u receive the Endorsement of the
Cou lcil of Social Agencies and perhaps
OF le Board of Public Welfare and an
incs ,asing number of proprietors could
be acruited who would maintain rec
oyr sed standards.
." hey could introduce some of the
met lods of educating their tenants
sic: as are used by the Social Rent
Col ctors.
=" a this connection, list or organ
1zat IN of tenants might be established
who would educate its numbers to CO.
ooe ate in the proper care of houses
and use its influence to enforce better
sta, 1ards generally for the renters.
Thi would not involve the organizing
O.! ny stock company, but it might
s2r1 to secure the cooperation of the
oEr ,rS and renters"
Evening star., 1934-08-28
SIX LOCAL RESERVISTS
ENTER NAVAL ACADEMY
Successful in Passing Competitive
Examinations for Midship-
man Appointments.

Six Washington youths are among
Is Navy and Marine Corps Reservists
who have just entered the United
States Naval Academy as result OF
passing recent competitive examina-
tions for appointment as midshipmen
They were recommended by their va
riouS commanding officers.
Four members of the 9Th Marine
Reserve Brigade in Washington who
are now entering upon Navy careers
are Raymond w. Alexander, 1909 East
Capitol street; John W. Chambers,
1922 Thirty-ninth street; Wilson H.
Crawford. 73 Rhode Island avenue
northeast, and Joseph R. Tucker, SIS
Eighth street southwest.
The Naval Reservists appointed
were Vernon r. Hayes, 5171 Conduit
road, who was a member of the Sd
Fleet Division, and Major w. Robb,
1906 Farragut street, a member of
the I'd Division, 1st Battalion.
Evening star., 1934-08-28
GAS WAR BREAK
SEEN TOMORROW
Scott Calls Conference, With
Restoration of Prices as
Goal of Agreement.

Suggestions were made to Commits
sioner Melvin c. Hazen today for the
prevention of evasion of gasoline taxes
by District dealers by L. S. Scott,
chairman Of the District of Columbia
Petroleum Committee, who said after
the conference that he expected a
definite break" in the gas price war
tomorrow.
Scott told newspaper men there
would be a conference of all interested
dealers in the Petroleum Committee
headquarters in the Tower Building
tomorrow at which he expected an
agreement to be reached for the res
toration of prices to the level of three
weeks ago when the war" broke out.
This would mean that standard
brands of gasoline would sell for 1873
cents gallon for regular grades,
1873 for high test and 1873 for the So
called unbranded third-grade gas.
Scott declined to reveal just what
suggestions were made to Commis-
SlOIlcI I1dZCIl Will ICoPCOG w IktC pic
vention of gas-tax evasion. He did
say however that he had asked for
closer cooperation between tax Off
cials of the District and those Of
Maryland and Virginia. Apparently
he believed this would result in less
bootlegging of gas and hence more
revenue for the District and the two
States.
He secuted newspaper reports, car
ried this morning, that any inde-
pendents had announced an increase
in prices to take effect at pm. to-
morrow.
G. w. Boyer, secretary of the Pc
troleum Committee, said in a state
ment issued today that mo change in
the present price is contemplated
within the next 48 hours" and the
situation remains the same as it has
been in the past several days"
Evening star., 1934-08-28
rowing BANDITS
MAKE 3 HAU[S
Pair in Stolen Auto Blamed
for Baltimore, RiverdaIe,
Alexandria Jobs.

Two rowing bandits in a stolen
auto early today robbed a street car
conductor in Baltimore, filling sta
ton attendant in Riverdale, and fill
ing station attendant in Alexandria,
Va.
Shortly after midnight Baltimore
police broadcast a lookout. A street
car conductor had been robbed of S14
by two men who fed in car bear
ing a District tag number. Around
$50 O'Clock pair believed to be the
same men robbed the Gulf service
station at Riverdale and forced the
attendant to take a short ride with
them About 5 o'clock the same tao
tics were employed on William Paul
cite, night manager of station at
Washington and Mount Vernon ave-
nues, Alexandria.
After handing over $50, Paulette
was forced to enter the bandits car
They drove him along Glebe road to
the Arlington County line, and there
ordered him out. They turned back
toward Alexandria.
The victim at Riverdale said the
bandit car bore Maryland tags, but
the holdup men may have switched
license plates, police said. The tag
number furnished from Baltimore and
Alexandria was listed to Benjamin
Oscar of 3543 Holmead place. Detec-
tive Sergt. James Collins went to the
address about 5 O'Clock this morning
and aroused Oscar. Where's your
automobile?" Collins asked Its
parked out front" Oscar replied He
was amazed to learn it had been taken
The automobile stolen from Oscar
was found abandoned this afternoon
at Twentieth and H streets. Police
took it to headquarters to search for
fingerprints or other marks of identi-
fication.
Sunday night robbers got SGT in a
hold-up of Disney's service station, Just
above Laurel; Saturday night, $50 in
hold-up at College Park, and last
Tuesday night $50 in a hold-up OF
Thomas Mcconnell, Berwyn service
station.
Evening star., 1934-08-28
TWO UNSOLVED
MURDERSL|STED
Inspector Burke Submits
Annual Report for De-
teCtiVe Bureau.

The Detective Bureau closed the
last fiscal year, June 80, with only
two unsolved murders on its records
according to the annual report OF In
spector Frank S. w. Burke, chief OF
detectives, submitted today to Police
Supt. Brown
? The two cases still in the mystery
class were the murder of MaryN E
Sheads, retired school teacher, who
was found strangled to death in heI
apartment at 1000 Sixteenth street
May "a, and the Staying of Andrew
Paul White, whose body was found
IN ravine beside the Baltimore &;
Ohio Railroad tracks south of K street
southeast May 90
81 Murders in Year.
Altogether there were 80 murders
committed during the year, and in
addition to the unsolved two, six are
carried on the records as mot cleared" "
since the persons believed to be re-
sponsible, although under indictment.
have not been arrested.
Inspector Burke devoted a major
portion of his report to the activities
of the various squads under his direc-
ton and paid each of them tribute
for handling and clearing many diff
cult cases"
The homicide squad, Burke pointed
out, investigated 1,460 cases, includ-
ing the 80 murders, and cleared all
of them with the exception of 10.
The automobile squad recovered 1866
automobiles, or 937 per cent of the
$3.50 cars reported stolen.
Robberies Decrease.
Burke also reported a decrease of
8.8 per cent in the rumber of rob-
berries and a decrease of 81 per cent
in safe burglaries. The -obberies to-
tailed 6l3 for the year and per cent
more of them were cleared than in
the preceding fiscal year.
The bureau during the year received
1892 crime reports, an increase of
416 over the preceding fiscal year,
and made 1854 arrests, a decrease of
81 under the former year.
The value of all property reported
stolen during the 12-month period
amounted to $2,542, ,349, all of which
was recovered with the exception of
$218,542.
Inspector Burke called particular
attention to the fact that members
of the Detective Bureau had been
forced to undertake many hours of
extra duty and that his bureau went
through the year with little, if any.
criticism" from the press or public
Evening star., 1934-08-28
TREES SPRAYED AGAIN
TO KILL CATERPILLARS

Numerous trees ip the northeast
and southeast sections of the city are
being given a second spraying of
poison by horticultural workers of the
Division of Trees and Parkings be-
cause of the unexpected development
of tussock moths, commonly known
as caterpillars.
According to Clifford Lanham. su-
perintendent of the department, the
moths can do no real harm to the
trees during the remainder of this
season. except to eat more leaves, but
the second spraying was ordered in
the hopes of killing some of the moths.
Evening star., 1934-08-28
COAL MEN ASK T. v. A.
FOR EFFECT ON MINES
Contend Hydroelectric "Social
Regeneration" May Be Out
weighed by Joblessness.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The National Coal Association made
public today letter calling upon the
Tennessee Valley Authority to make
"a fair study and statement of all of
the economic facts involved in the
T. " A. program in relation to coal" 4"
This was the associations answer to
q letter from Arthur E. Morgan, T. "
A. chairman, inviting it to participate
actively with the Authority in research
into ways of expanding the uses of BIZ
luminous coal.
C. E. BocksS, president of the asso-
citation, wrote Morgan, 1T seems clear
to us" that unemployment brought
about in the coal industry by the in
crease in hydro-electric energy would
outweigh any social regeneration"
planned by the T. v. A.
Evening star., 1934-08-28
THREE CHILDREN HURT
All Are Treated at Hospitals
After Traffic Accidents.

Three children were injured in
traffic accidents yesterday. Five-year-
old Charles Shea was struck by an
automobile while on the street in
front of his home in the first block
of Bates street and his right leg
fractured. He was given surgical aid
at Sibley Hospital.
Another victim was Kenneth Le-
bone, 7, of 3218 Wisconsin avenue
He received an injury to his left ear
when the automobile in which he was
passenger collided with taxicab
at Thirteenth and M streets. He was
taken to Georgetown University Hos
pital.
The third victim was Charles
Greenfield, IL, colored, 1886 Eighth
street, who sustained injuries to his
face and head as a result of an auto
mobile knocking him down on V be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
Surgeons at Freedmen's Hospital gave
first aid.
Evening star., 1934-08-28
Marriage License Issued.

ROCKVILLE, Md, August Is (Spe-
ciaD "A license was issued here yes
terday for the marriage of James
Theron Morehead, 81, of Washington,
and Esta Mildred Arnold, 10, Of Mount
Rainier, Md.