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The Washington times., 1934-02-14
2 HURT BY FALL
ON STREETS

Two more persons were added
today to the already long list Of
casualties caused by falls and
minor mishaps on icy streets in
Washington.
While walking along Twenty
eighth Street near Olive Ave.
N. w. yesterday, Miss Blanche
Decham, 81, Of the 2700 block
N st. N. W., slipped on the ice
and suffered a fractured spine.
She was taken to her home by
a passing motorist and treated
by DR.. Chester j. Brady. Later
Miss Decham, who is principal Of
the Corcoran School, in the 1900
block Twenty-eighth st. N. w.,
was taken to Georgetown Hos
pital, where her condition is un-
determined.
While pulling out a hose at a
small fire in the $500 block Of
Thirty sixth st. N. W., Private
Aldan M. Wilbur, 20, Of No. 20
engine company, fell on the ice
and dislocated his shoulder.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
MERGERS
ARE RUSHED

Work Of merging the Mt. Yer
non Savings and the Franklin Ma
tional Bank, both closed since the
local banking holiday, with the
Washington Mechanics Savings
Bank to form the Mechanics
Franklin Savings Bank, was being
rushed today following the action
of the House Monday in passing
the bill exempting stockholders
from double liability.
The Senate already has passed
the measure.
c. F. Burton, executive vice
president of the Washington Me
chanics, said work of whipping the
closed banks into shape for the
consolidation was going forward
on the assumption the bill would
receive the Chief Executives ap-
proval.
According to Mr.. Burton the
merger will release $3,000,0 900 in
frozen deposits among more than
10, 900 depositorS.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
CHANNEL PLANS
ARE SHELvED

After postponing action Of the
washington channel improvement
project from day to day, the
House Rivers and Harbors Com
mittee has shelved it indefinitely
pending the launching Of a vast
national waterways program.
The committees decision to
drop the project although hear
ingS have already been held and
the project generally approved
was made, it is understood, by
word from the White House a
rivers and harbors bill should
not be reported out this session.
Or at least not include such i'm
provement projects as the COM
mittee has recently been con-
sidering.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
Fire House Rules
Will Be Clarified

Misunderstanding, which have
risen in regards to the house rules
Of the Takoma Park Volunteer
Fire Department Building and
gymnasium, will be ironed out at
the departments regular meeting
tonight, in the fire hall.
There has been some discussion
over the young people Of Takoma
Park using the gymnasium for
basketball practice, and other
sports on Sunday. An attempt
will be made to put a stop to this
practice.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
Falls Church Scans
Plan for Gymnasium

Falls Church, Va, council today
is scanning a proposal that ap.
plication be made for a CwA
loan for construction of a munici,
pal gymnasium. The proposal
was handed them last night by
Harry A. Fellows and Charles
Fenwick, leaders of a group seek
ing the building.
1t is estimated the structure
would cost between $1,000 and
$4,000.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
FoodExpOsitiOn
offers Novel
Attractions

Non-commercial exhibits in
the third annual food exposition
of the United Food Stores, In
corporated, at the washington
Auditorium are commanding the
major interest of visitors, show
officials declared To-Day
Officials pointed to the exhibit
sponsored by the United States
Depa a rtment of Agriculture,
which portrayS the essentials of
q "well-balanced meal" as one
of the most attractive Of the ex-
position.
Another exhibit, sponsored by
the Columbia Polytechnic Insti-
tute for the Blind, in which
sightless workers demonstrate
tasks they practice in their
workshops, also is attracting
interest.
Tonight's program at the ex-
position has been designated as
"the largest family night"
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
AdUentiSts to Send
Literature to CCC

Plans are being made by the
Home Missionary department Of
the Seventh-Day Adventists to
place 100000 copies Of the de-
nominational book, "steps to
Christ" by Mrs. E. G. Wight, in
the CCC camps all over the
United States, according to E. F.
Hickman, who has just returned
from a Home Missionary depart
ment conference in Mt. View,
Calf.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
Boy Scout Troop
Will Get Charter

Boy Scout Troop No. 525 will
be presented its charter at eX-
erciseS in the auditorium Of the
Twelfth Street branch Y. M. C.. A.
ct 8 o'clock tonight. The presen-
eation will be made by Leon Rich
@rdson, deputy commissioner.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
asO,OOO,OOo SPINSTERS

There are 380,000,000 spinsters
in the world, six million in Great
Britain, eight million in France,
IL million in the United States
and 16 million in Germany.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14

Want to buy Q business Of your Owne
Follow the many unusual Business Op-
pOrtunitles advertised daily in the
WANT AID SECTION Of this Newspaper.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
SEARCH IS CONCEALED.
Secrecy Marks Efforts to Solve Gang
Shooting.

Search for the gunner who shot
and critically wounded Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Fontaine in Upper Darby,
Pa. last Thur sday was being con-
tinued here today, hut police shroud-
ed their movements in the utmost
secrecy.
Anything we might say now would
only handicap our efforts" said In
spector Frank S. W. Burke, chief
of detectives.
From other sources, however. it was
learned police expect a cleanup of
the case within the next few days.
The identity of the attractive 81
year-old brunette's assailants is known
to police. it was said, and there is
reason to believe they may be in
hiding here.
Indication that the investigation has
reached crucial point was given by
the fact Detective Sergt. Floyd Trus-
colt was not sent to Massachusetts,,
where he is an important witness in
the case against the Millen brothers,
alleged murderers and bank robbers.
Mrs Fontaine, who is still in a
serious condition in Upper Darby Hos
pital, is understood to have given
police detailed information regarding
the activities of the gang to which
her assailants belong She was the
sweetheart of the leader of the gang,
William B. Phillips, who was killed
in a gun battle with Policeman John
Cation at Adams Mill road and On
tario place April H.
Rumors that an armored automo-
bile would be used to bring Mrs. Fon-
taine here for further questioning,
after she is discharged from the hos
pital, were denied BY Burke.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
.LE FOE TEST|F|ES
|NEXTORT|ONCA CASE
Accused Policeman Says
He Was Expecting Gift
of Cigars.

Policeman John R. LIE Foe, on trial
in District Supreme Court with
Policeman Henry L. Woods on ex-
tortion charges, testified today he
was expecting a gift of cigars when
handed two marked IS bills by a
colored motorist.
The Government charges the two
policemen demanded the $40 from
the motorist, Wayne B. King, after
they had arrested him on speeding
charge
LIE Foe told the jury King ap-
preached them several nights after
the arrest and said: You boys
thought I'd forgotten what you did
for me the other night. Well.
haven't. I'm going to buy you some
cigars"
The policeman said they told him
to forget about it, but that King in
sisted and that finally Woods said
to LIE Foe: John, you go with him
and get the cigars. I'll meet you
later"
LIE Foe said he went with the COL
ored man to store on Georgia ave-
nue.. On arriving, according to the
policeman, King said he was in a
hurry and left after tucking some
ing in the policemans glove. At
that moment, according to LIE Foe, a
motorist came speeding down Georgia
Avenue and he followed in pursuit.
1t wasn't until he arrived at the
precinct with this speeder and was
questioned by superior officers. who
had witnessed the passing of the
money, that he realized he had the
marked bills in his possession, LIE
Foe declared.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
SLAY|NGS Barred
BY YMRS.FONTA|NE
Wounded Woman'S Story
May Lead to Many Ar
rests in Crimes.
BY the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, May 3-Informa-
ton given by a woman, wounded in
a gangland shooting, may lead to the
roundup of a gang alleged to be
connected with three Slayings, Vir-
ginia bank robbery, an attempted kid
naping and several hold-up and truck
robberieS, authorities said today.
The woman is Lenora Gosselyn
Fontaine, 30, who was snoU IN sub
urban Upper Darby last Thursday
after two men brought her from
Washington to prevent her telling of
the Staying of a friend there, police
say.
Authorities have been questioning
her since she was found on a door
step near the apartment house in
which she was alleged to have been
held.
The information she has given, au-
thorities say. may lead to the stage
where we can make wholesale ar
rests"
One police official said Miss Fon-
tame does not realize the Importance
Of the information, and that ques-
tioning has been slow work because
of her condition. Miss Fontaine was
shot in the chest.
/. She was brought from Washington,
police say. to prevent her telling what
she knows of the killing of George
Phillips in the National Capital about
month ago.
SEARCH Is CONCFAIEn
Evening star., 1934-05-03

lem of arranging for the moving of
the telephone cables attached to the
structure without interruption to the
service.
In order that no interruption to
telephone service will occur and that
sufficient clearance be allowed for
carrying on the building operations.
the telephone company is installing
temporary cables which are being run
from manholes on Calvert street some
distance back from each end of the
present bridge abutments, down to the
point to which the old bridge is to
be moved and back up to the present
position of the bridge.
Then as the old bridge is moved to
its new location the slack in the tenn
porary cables will be pulled back in
a great arc, leaving large area clear
for the construction of the new bridge.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
CALVERT STREET BRIDGE
MOVING Is POSTPONED
Delayed Indefinitely Because of
Carpenters Strike, Capt.
Whitehurst Says.

The moving of the old Calvert street
bridge, which had been expected early
next week, has been postponed in
definitely because of the carpenters
strike. H. c. Whitehurst, director of
highways, said today.
Whitehurst said that the strike has
already caused two days delay and
that four full days of carpenters work
remains to be done, so that appar-
emily the bridge cannot be moved
until at least four days after the strike
is settled.
The carpenters work to be done
consists of the making of false-work
of timber on which the bridge rests
as it moves along on steel rollers to its
new location, 80 feet south of its pres
ent line.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
8.4OO PHONE WIRES TO BE MOVED
WITH CALVERT STREET BRIDGE

When the Calvert Street Bridge
takes its famous ride of 80 feet down
Rock Creek Park shortly, it will
carry with it on the trip four large
telephone cables, in which are in
closed more than 8,400 telephone
wires For many years these cables
running under Calvert street have
crossed over the park by way OF the
bridge. They serve telephone sub
scribers as far north along ConneCti-
cut avenue as the Klingle Bridge, and
they also carry many trunk lines con-
Meeting the Columbia Adams and the
Cleveland-Em central offices.
When 1t was decided to move the
old bridge and continue street car
service over it pending the erection
of the new bridge. telephone engi-
neers were confronted with the prob
Evening star., 1934-05-03
"COL." JIMMY LAKE WITHDRAWS
FROM RACE FOR BOXING BOARD

gratitude for the Endorsements of
members Of Congress.
He sent this dispatch to Allen:
Honorable Commissioner: Will you
kindly withdraw my application for
Boxing Commissioner and permit me
also TO express my deep gratitude for
the wonderful support that I have re-
ceived through Mr.. South Trimble
(clerk of the House, and the men,
bers of Congress and all others con-
cerned. Believe me, I am grateful
Most Respectfully,
JIMMY LAKE"
One position on the commission re-
mains to be filled. Fred Buchholz,
proprietor of the Occidental Hotel,
yesterday accepted appointment. The
first appointment went to Maj. Ernest
w. Brown. superintendent Of police.
Appointment of the second civilian
member is expected soon.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
NAVAL HOSPITAL WORK
EXPLAINED TO JAPANESE
Medical officer From Toxic Is
Granted Special Permission
to Observe Methods.

A Japanese naval medical officer
today made a tour of the United
States Naval Medical School and
Naval Hospital here and obtained an
insight into American methods and
teaching
The Navy Department permitted
the foreign officer to make the in
spection after his request. At 10 am.
today, Surgeon Comdr. K. Kaburaki
of the imperial japanese navy began
his visit to the Naval Medical School.
American naval medical officers ex-
planned the curriculum there and
later he was taken through the hos
pital by Capt. William H. Bell, COM
manding the school.
The Navy Department has arranged
for Comdr. Kaburaki to visit the
Naval Hospital at Brooklyn. N. Y,
on Monday. Plans were made in CO.
operation with Capt. Masashi Ko-
bayashi, the Japanese Naval Attache
here
Evening star., 1934-05-03
M'CARL H|TSARMY
PLANE PURCHASES
Rogers Says Committee
Feels Woodring Was
Not to Blame.

Controller General McCarl has
loosed another blast of criticism at the
War Department in connection with
military purchases-this time aiming
his guns at the Army's procedure in
recent effort to buy s7,5o0o00 worth
of airplanes.
The latest attack was disclosed by
Chairman Rogers of the House Mill
tary Affairs Subcommittee, investigat-
ing War Department expenditures. In
making public McCarl's diSapproval
of the airplane venture, Rogers made
it plain his committee feels Assistant
Secretary Of War Woodring, in charge
of purchases, was not to blame fol
conditions criticized by the controller
general.
In a few days, Rogers added, the
subcommittee will complete a special
report on the s7,500,000 public works
allotment for Army airplanes. That
report. not yet made public, holds
Woodring's actions in the airplane
transaction to be above reproach, but
adds Air Corps officers acted lin vio-
lation of the law"
Admits He Lacks Control.
McCarl's decision said he recog-
niZed he had no jurisdiction over
Army and Navy airplane contracts
since they were in special class rec
ognized by Congress in the 1926 air.
craft act. But his advisory memo
randum to the Rogers committee said
IF this office had - jurisdiction
'"' I would not feel justified in ap-
proving any charges against appro-
priation funds on the basis of the
specifications here in question"
Pointing out the specifications on
which bids had been asked said that
only airplanes heretofore tested and
approved by the War or Navy Depart
ments would be accepted, McCarl
said:
If the Air Service of the United
States is to continue to improve
to keep abreast of the highest de-
velopments in the arts-and if the
Government is to obtain the best air
planes obtainable, measured by speed
safety and endurance, it is not un-
derstood why these specifications
should have limited competition tc
types Of airplanes which had beer
tested and approved by the War and
Navy Departments prior to the dates
of the respective advertisements.
Attacks Restrictions.
Through means of such restric-
tions on competition, possibly other
manufacturers were precluded from
submitting bids ..
THE fact there may have beer
approved by the War or Navy De-
partment an airplane of a general
type does not establish that other
airplanes of the same general type
will have the same speed, endurance
and safety as the tested and approved
ones.
Each machine should be tested
prior to acceptance of delivery as tc
safety, speed, and somewhat as to en-
durance. and no useful end could be
served by requirement in the speci-
fcations that the airplanes be tested
and approved by the War or Navy
Department prior to the dates Of the
respective specifcations-unleSS it be
the purpose to eliminate certain
manufacturers of airplanes from COM
petition"
Evening star., 1934-05-03

"Col." Jimmy Lake, the Ninth street
theater impresario, who admitted the
other day he would make good
member of the District Boxing Com
mission, has taken himself out of the
running for the appointment, it was
disclosed today.
Jimmy, whose candidacy has won
the unprecedented support of Al
chairmen of House committees as well
as Speaker Rainey and Majority
Leader Byrns, today kicked his hat
out of the ring with a telegram Of re-
nunciation to Commissioner George E.
Allen.
Lake, who Is a colonel" of the
Kentucky variety, made no explana-
ton of his reasons for withdrawing
from the boxing commission race. but
did take the opportunity to express
Evening star., 1934-05-03
S16S A DAY COST
Of SCHOOL MILK
District Figures Given by
Dr.. Howe, Consumers
Counsel of a. A. A.

Distribution of free milk in District
public schools costs the Government
an average og Sl6803 day, according
to statement given out today at the
office of DR.. Fred C. Howe, consumers
counsel of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration.
The statement was accompanied by
partial report of survey conducted
by committee headed by Mrs. Har-
Vey Wiley, in cooperation with the
Board of Education. DR.. Howe said a
detailed report on the survey would
be made as soon as Agriculture De-
partment experts have completed an
analysis of its results.
The survey was made in 173
schools, with total enrolment of
l87,163 pupils. In 124 of these
schools, it was said, 7O,349 children
are given free lunches, and, out of
4,63934 quarts of milk used daily
1,750A quarts are free.
In making the survey, the committee
concentrated on three typical" schools
one in a low-income district, one
in a medium-income district and an
other in a higher-income district. In
the loW-income school. it was shown,
1876 out of 500 pupils we're given free
lunches, including milk
The medium income school, on the
other hand, had SIG pupils but only
IA of them were given free lunches
In the higher-i income school, 20 out of
S95 pupils were given free lunches, and
seven more got free milk. Part of
the cost, it was explained, was paid
by the Parent Teacher Association.
In the higher income school, the
report stated, consumption of milk
averaged two glasses Zone pint a day
for each pupil, while in the other
schools the average was half that
amount
IF the returns from the surveys
of milk consumption among school
children in other cities are as thor
ough and well tabulated as those
collected in Washington" said DR..
Howe, I'VE will undoubtedly have new
data which ought to help point the
way toward easing the dairy farmers
problem
Associated with Mrs. Wiley in max
ing the survey were Mrs. Howe War
ner of the American Association Of
University Women, Mrs. Bernard
Hearn of the League of Women
Voters and Mrs. Lucian Jordan of
the Congress of Parents and Teachers.
The free milk, it was explained, was
paid for out of relief funds.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Mothers 25-Yem Search
For Her Son Seems Ended

TINE 25-year search of a mother
for the son from whom she was
parted when he was only a
L year old appeared close
today.
The young man, recognized by the
mother from a picture published
yesterday as her son, has been en-
gagged in remarkable search for his
mother during the last nine years,
search which has taken him a dis
tance of $1,000 miles since last
November.
The mother, Mrs. James E. Kid
well, 108 Clements avenue, Ballst,N.
Va, is convinced that her missing son
is going under the name of Gene
Hugenschmidt" and that he is the
man who arrived in Washington Tues
day in the course of his search for
his mother.
Police Aid Search.
Hugenschmidt's picture was pub
lished yesterday and Mrs Kidwell
walked into police headquarters today
and announced her belief that the
picture is that of her missing son.
Soon afterward they were reunited.
The son claimed yesterday that he
had learned from birth records here
for the first time that he had been
born in Washington. The birth
records showed, he said, that his first
name was William, but the mother
said that his first name was Frank,
although he may have had the middle
name of William.
With tears streaming down her
face, Mrs. Kidwell said that her
former husband, from who she was
separated, had left Washington in
1909 taking with him their three
children, while she was i'll in a hos
pital. Ever since then, she has been
seeking to locate him, and police
records show that Albert Schmidt,
who she says was her husband, had
been sought on an indictment, charg-
ing abduction of the three children.
The son, who came here in search
of his mother, also had learned that
his surname was Schmidt, but claims
he was raised by his fathers brother
under the name of Hugenschmidt.
The father. it was said, had merely
used the surname Schmidt.
Seeks Other Children.
AS soon as she sees her son here,
Mrs Kidwell hopes to learn from him
the addresses of her other son and
daughter.
Her first husband and father of the
children, is said to have died in
Quincy. Ill. in 1925. After learning
of the death of the father Gene"
began the search for his mother.
While anxiously awaiting today the
moment to clasp her son in her arms,
Mrs. Kidwell said she was preparing
to have the fatted calf for him I
told my husband to go out, buy a
large steak, and have everything in
Evening star., 1934-05-03
C0L0RED MAN is SHOT
SIX TIMES DURING DUEL
Policeman F. H. Hoffman Dis
arms Colored Men and Sends
Them to Casualty Hospital.

Two colored men engaged in a pis-
tol duel on Third street between F
and G streets northeast late yester-
day. one being seriously wounded
Price Williams. 26, Of the 600 block
of Gordon avenue northeast, was in
critical condition at Casualty Hos
pital today, suffering from six bullet
wounds received in the conflict. while
James Ward, 38. of the 800 block of
Second street northeast, had a bullet
wound in the abdomen. Two of the
six shots entered Williams abdomen
and four his back
The conflict was said by police to
have started over a small sum of
money and a girl. After airing their
differences at a private conference,
Ward borrowed a gun from a friend
and went looking for Williams, po-
lice said
Pvt. F. H Hoffman of the Ninth
precinct, standing near the shooting
scene. disarmed the men and ordered
them sent to Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
KEECH TO BE INDUCTED
Utilities Board Member Will
Take Office Tomorrow.

Richmond B. Keech will be indicted
into office tomorrow as a member of
the Public Utilities Commission. The
ceremony will be held at $50 am.
at the Offices OF the utilities commits
sion. The oath of Office is to be ad-
ministered by Frank E. Cunningham,
clerk of District Supreme Court.
The commission today received no.
tice from the White House OF the con-
firmation of the appointment by the
Senate.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

readiness when I arrive home with
my son." she said.
Mrs. Kidwei! revealed today that
three years ago, she had suffered
from an illness which doctors said
probably would prove fatal, but added:
II knew 1 would live to see my
children"
Mrs. Kidwell further related that
she had planned yesterday to go to
Winchester, Va, but had remained
at home. feeling that something was
going to happen. thank God" she
added.
Mrs. Kidwell said she was married
to Mr.. Schmidt in 1900.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Self-Defense Plea Wins.

FAIRFAX, Va, May 8 tSpeciaD -
Dave Lewis, colored, Of Lewinsville,
who has been held by local authorities
on charge of murder growing out of
the fatal shooting April % of Solo
mon Jackson, also colored of Lewins-
vile, was ordered freed today by
Judge Paul e. Brown in County Trial
Justice Court on the ground that he
shot in self-defense.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

sioners might have to extend the
parking ban to a much larger area OF
downtown Washington.
Support for the trial also came from
C. Melvin Sharpe, executive assistant
to the president of the Capital
Transit Co., and E. D. Merrill, presi-
dent Of the Washington Rapid Tran
sit Co.