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Evening star., 1934-03-03
SILVER PURCHASE !
MEASURE READY
Bill Provides Issuance Of Money
Against Billion and a
Half Ounces.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A bill providing for purchase Of .
billion and half ounces Of silver,
against which money would be issued,
will be introduced in the House Mon
day by Representatives Murdock Of
Utah, Eesinger Of Ohio and Dies Of
Texas. The three Democrats an
nounced they hope to summon for the
measure the united support Of all
silver advocates.
Murdoch said under the bill silver
would be purchased by the Treasury
at the rate Of 25.000, 900 ounces .
month for four months, then 10000.
900 ounces month until commodity
prices were brought to the level Of
1925. After that, he said. the Treas
ury would purchase 1000. 900 ounces
Q month, but could increase its pur-
chases II commodity prices started
slumping.
Although the silver bought by the
Treasury would be obtained in the
open market at the prevailing price,
Murdock said the bill would propose
q premium Of Is per cent for silver
shipped into the country In payment
for agricultural products.
Murdock said he had conferred
with Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Of
Montana, on the proposed measure
and that the Senator indicated he IA
vored the action.
No mention VIII be made. Murdock
said. Of accepting silver In payment
Of foreign debts, ~ has been advo-
Gated BY witnesses ct House Coinage
COMMITTEES hearings.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
POOLS TO BE FINISHED
BY DISTRICT C. W. A.
Will Take Over Recreation Cen
ter Work Started by Capital
Parks Office.

The District civil works force will
complete construction of the SWIM
ming pools at the Takoma and the
Banneker recreation centers, started
by the National Capital Parks Office,
1t was announced late yesterday by
Capt. Howard F. Clark, executive of
the District c. w. A.
Clark said $25,000 would be needed
for the purchase of additional mate
rials needed for the projects and that
this would necessitate curtailment of
other c. w. A. programs because the
District has been provided with but
$3.50, 900 for c. w. A. materials be-
tween now and May 1.
Construction Of the pools would
have been stopped Monday if the Dis
trict had not assumed the projects
and about 200 men employed on the
pools would have had to be drop
ped, park omcials said. The Dis
trict promised recently to take over
the projects when orders were issued
for demobilization of certain Federal
G. w. A. forces here.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
HENRY G. N0LDA HEADS
VETERANS BUREAU BODY

Henry g. Nolda was elected presi-
dent of Veterans Administration
Branch, Local No. 2, National Fedora
ton of Federal Employees, at q meet
ing last night at headquarters, ITO
Fourteenth street. With him were
chosen:
Lewis s. Sasser, first vice president:
Esther L. Burgan, second vice presi-
dent: Mary A. Coyne, third vice presi-
dent; w. Burton Uppercue. fourth
vice president: Elizabeth Fabiny. re-
cording secretary; Ida Z. Kemp.
Bamford. sergeant at arms.
Nineteen were chosen to the board
Of representatives OF the local.
r. Z. Lowe Is the retiring pred.
dent. The installation VIII b ADrn ,.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
Permanent. Temporary

Under permanent employment the
Veterans Administration showed "a
additions and 394 separations, but
most Of the latter represent only the
bookkeeping transaction which shifted
veterans disbursing employees to the
Treasury, where the new division OF
disbursements is being established.
C. w. A. Adds to List.
In the field Treasury picked up
1l9 permanent and 1858 temporaries
the Treasury force being largely in
creased by reason Of civil works dis
bursements. War added 500 perma-
nents and dropped 6.115 temporaries
Navy added 671 permanents and ZIG
temporaries. Interior 12l permanents
and 979 temporaries. Agriculture, 627
permanents and dropped l,48o tempo
raries. Commerce dropped 219 perma-
nents and $40 temporaries and Labor
added ~ permanents and dropped
1876 temporaries.
Farm Credit dropped 1T permanents,
the T. v. A. added 537 permanents
and II temporaries: Public Works
added 1853 permanents and % tempo
raries, the N. r. A. added SO tempo
raries and the Home Owners Loan Cor
! poration added l 1.229 permanents. The
Post once Department dropped LISTS
permanents.
The Civilian Conservation Corps
reported 305,000 men enrolled and the
aggregate pay roll for the executive
agencies for the month was $75.-
942,967.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
GREEN SEEKS END
OF THREE-WAY ROW
Carpenters, Cement Finishers and
Bricklayers Want Gov.
ernment Job.

With three-cornered jurisdictional
labor dispute now centering around
installation of mastic asphalt tile
floors in the Labor Department. Inter-
state Commerce Commission buildings,
negotiations for settlement have been
realigned by William Green, president
of the American Federation of Labor.
When the cement finishers and car
penters, who have been disputing over
the work, came before Green at the
A. F. of L. late yesterday to arbitrate
the matter, the bricklayers also claim
ed the job.
Since the bricklayers, who include
tile settlers, and the carpenters have
an agreement to settle differences be-
tween themselves, President Green ad-
journed his hearing and referred the
difficulty directly back to the brick
layers and the carpenters.
When they decide among themselves
which of these two shall have the
work, Green will act as arbiter be-
tween the cement finishers and the
winning craft in the preliminary set
tlement between the bricklayers and
carpenters.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
FINALIST IN G. U. LAW
PRIZE DEBATE CHOSEN
c. Keefe Hurley of Gould Club
Adjudged Best Speaker in
Appeal Case.

Selected as the best debater in the
third public prize debate at the
Georgetown University School Of Law
yesterday afternoon, G. Kee3e Hurley
will be q participant In the finals at
the end Of the academic term. He
was the representative Of the Gould
Law Club of the school.
The debate was In the form OF q
case being heard in an appellate court
with Hurley and Arthur v. Focke Of
the Carroll Club representing the ap-
pellee. They were awarded the de-
cision and Focke was chosen as next
best speaker.
The appellant In the case was rep
resented by Roger A. Fortuna, also Of
the Gould Club. and Philip T. Sydert
Of the White Club. Judges were Jus
tice +. Dickinson Let's Of the District
Supreme Court: Repres ntattve e
Francis r. Walter Of Pennsylvania
and Cornelius II. Doherty. The lat
ter two are alumni Of the Georgetown
Law School Raymond T. Law,
chancellor Of the White Club, pre-
sids6.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
DR.. HENNIG TO SPEAK
Communion Rites at Trinity Lu.
theran Church.

Communion Rites at Trinity Lu-
theran Church.
At Trinity Lutheran Church Rev. H.
M. Henn;g has chosen for his topic
tomorrow For or Against Christ. !"
Holy communion will be celebrated in
the German service, preceded by a
preparatory service at 8:l5 am.
The annual meeting will be held at
8 pm. Monday night the Church
Council will meet. Thursday. 2:30
PM, the Ladies' Aid Society will hold
its monthly meeting in the Sunday
school rooms.
Special midweek Lenten services
every Wednesday. pm. German;
every Thursday. 8 pm. English.
At the Mount Rainier Mission,
Thirty-fourth street and Bunker Hill
road, Student-pasto Paul Schwengels
will preach at IL am. and 8 pm, and
at the special midweek Lenten service,
Thursday, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
Users of Passes /.
May Enter Cars
By Front Doors
Experiment to Expedite
Service Begins
Tomorrow.

Beginning tomorrow. the Capital
Transit Co. will experiment with per-
mitting patrons having weekly bearer
passes to enter cars at the front doors.
The new system. some officials be-
lieve, will serve to expedite street car
movement to some degree by lesseuing
the time required for stops of street
cars at loading platforms. The num-
ber of bearer passes being Used has
ranged recently around $4,000.
Only those holding bearer passes,
however, will be allowed to board the
cars at the front entrances. passeng-
ers using transfers, car tokens or cash
fares will have to board the cars as
In the past.
A similar system has been employed
successfully on street car system In
Baltimore, where passengers making
use Of transfers board the cars at
the front entrances. It was found
there that this system expedited load
ing Of passengers.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
Marriage Licenses.

Barclay craishead. 80. and Lucille Henry.
81. both Of the Plasa Hotel; Rev. Forney
Charles W. sherets. %. $500 New Hamp-
asSauinsy sa.ss fss ST. snd Re-! s.rSsrd srs:i.mD:
Preston l. Hughes. 80. 1900 9 It.. and
VETIEsns WiIIis%s AS.rnsthx s. nsxes; %'' QUO '' Hs''
wilton Z. Roper. IS. and Evelyn ?. Beares.
Ts,r e; both OF Baltimore rev. d. M.
stysrt j. Dixon. "a. and Masie v. Love-
William Dundrsnt.
william A. Herrins. %. Mission Home.
Va; Rev. n. u. Hennig.
walter 2. Johnson. 2e. snd. 1.o on.fy z.
DoSsl.; west 1879 a7ss waosr,s:: & ss
Vs.; ;;,!s Rsy. y; e; I. y narsSenn;a tena ,a.h .,A
Doris 8. Tfsvitt. St. S4ls 41st It.;
Rev. Edward o. Clark.
william a; Garter. 81, and Maybsn Crsw.
r. ". Tclsea.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
CITY HEADS UPHOLD
POLICE DISMISSAL
Two Officers Charged With Ac-
cepting Bribe From
Bootlegger.

Action of the Police Trial Board in
dismissing Ofncers Rudolph Schleichert
and H. G. Bauer, who, as members of
the headquarters liquor squad. were
accused Of accepting q bribe from q
bootlegger, was upheld yesterday by
the District Commissioners.
Schleichert and Bauer were ordered
discharged by the board despite the
fact they had been acquitted Of an
extortion charge in District Supreme
Court. The board found them guilty
Of conduct prejudicial to the good OF
the police force.
The policemen we're alleged to have
accepted Q bribe from Henry Milton
following the arrest Of Albert H.
Dudley. q liquor runner for Milton.
Dudley was arrested by Schleichert
and Bauer when he walked into q
trap they had set by telephoning him
to make . delivery.
At the board hearing and ut the
trial Milton testified he arranged
through an agent, to pay Schleichert
and Bauer $50. Acceptance Of the
money by the officers was witnessed
by police ofdcials.
The policemen appealed to the
Commissioners after their conviction
by the board in December.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
COL. LEONARD DIES
IN HOSPITAL HERE
Veteran of Spanish and World
Wars Was Found Uncon.
scious at Home.

Lieut.. Col. Thomas Leonard, IS,
Spanish and World Wars veteran,
died in Emergency Hospital yester-
day, three weeks after he had been
found unconscious in his room at 452
Indiana avenue.
Col. Leonard, q native Of Minne-
apolis, was q captain In the 18th
Minnesota Volunteers In the Span
ish-American War and was q major
IN the Quartermaster Corps during
the Great War.
He enlisted in the Army In 1892
and served continuously until retired In
April, 1925. He was given the rank
Of lieutenant colonel by . special act
Of Congress.
Col. Leonard Is not believed to have
any relatives here. Friends said he
was at one time engaged In the real
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Evening star., 1934-03-03
HUNT INTENSIFIED
.F0RACENT WANTED
IN ARMY INQUIRY
Tire Sa|eSman'S Testimony
Reported Necessary in
View Of Developments.
JUSTICE Department
AGENTS PRESS SEARCH
Rumors Placed Speicher in Cali.
fornia, Haiti, and Now in
New York.

Frank E. Speicher, missing tire
company agent, for whom the De-
partment of Justice is conducting q
Nation wide search, appears to have
become . figure of considerable i'm
portance to the grand jury investi-
CATION of War Department contracts,
due, it is said. to discovery Of new
evidence.
Court house authorities have said
all along they desired to give the
grand jury the benefit of Speicher's
testimony, but during the past week
certain papers have turned up to
convince officials that Speicher must
be found. at all costs.
Field officers of the division of in
vestigation of the Justice Department
have been notified to keep a sharp
lookout for Speicher, whose detailed
description and past history have
been studied carefully by investi-
gators.
ACAt HIVSCt AAolAhCu
The tire agent checked out Of the
jefferson Apartments here before
deputy marshals could serve him with
a subpoena to appear before the grand
jury. Apartment attaches have told
investigators Speicher packed his bags
without explanation and without leav-
ing a forwarding address.
r. c. Remick, an associate OF
Speicher in connection with efforts
of a New York tire concern to sell
eak-proof tubes and tires to the Army
for its new motor trucks, has been
questioned by United States Attorney
Leslie c. Garnett as to Speicher's
whereabouts, but Remick was unable
to throw any light on his colleagues s
disappearance.
Speicher is wanted for questioning
about q proposal alleged to have been
made to him and Remick by a man
War Department in awarding Of tire
contracts under the $4,000, 900 mo-
torization program.
This man Is reported to have limited
that he could arrange" specifications
so that the leak-proof brand Of tubes
would be included as standard equip
ment for Army trucks.
Search in California.
Speicher has been reported seen
in far-flung places during the past
week. One "clue" led to search
in California few days ago, another
rumor placed him in Haiti, and today
1t was understood the hunt was be-
ing intensified in New York.
It was in behalf Of Remick that
Chairman McSwain of the House
Military Affairs Committee wrote a
letter to Assistant Secretary OF War
woodring about a year ago-urging
that any appearance of irregularity
in Army contracts be avoided.
The grand jury was to review over
the week end the Is volumes of testi-
mony already recorded by stenog-
raphers and may question two or
more new witnesses Monday.
A final report is expected by We'd
nesday or Thursday Of next week.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
FEDERAL WORKERS
HERE INCREASED
|2,631, REPORT SAYS
Number for Entire Country
Shows Decline, Commits
| sion Reports.
50, ,8O8 HERE CLASSED
AS Permanent AIDES
Treasury Force Greatly Augment
ed by Civil Works Pay Rolls
in Relief Projects.

With personnel in the executive
agencies of the Government continu-
ing to show an increase locally, there
was q falling on for the first time in
many months in the country as q
whole, the report of the Civil Service
Commission for January showed to-
day.
In Washington the permanent en-
ployment showed q net gain Of 1855
and the temporary 976 for a total OF
1881. which made the forces here
aggregate 78,045.
In the field permanent employment
increased 1882. temporary decreased
5,525, for . net loss of 3,193, and
bringing the total to 513,068.
This made the total for the country
59l,113, which was a drop of 562, as
compared to the December figures.
Permanent Employees.
As Of January 81. there were 69, ,808
employees here classed as permanent,
which includes also those appointed
for indefinite periods. and s,237 tenn
poraries. Elsewhere there were 467,-
$40 classed as permanent and 45,490
as temporary.
In the 10 departments, and the
larger establishments, the changes
during the month were as follows:
Evening star., 1934-03-03
Missing Boy Found
Sleeping in House
Near Mouie, .Sho,O
Disappeared After Being
Punished for Going
to Pictures.

Missing for two days, s-year-old
Albert Davis, 405 Tenth street, was
found fast asleep last midnight in the
hallway Of an apartment house al
most next door to his favorite moNng
picture show.
Albert left home Thursday after
his mother had punished him for
disappearing on two occasions to at
tend the movies. The boy was sup
posed to 60 to school, but never ar
rived there.
Last night he was noticed by a ten
ant trying to make a bed down with
q blanket in the corridor of an Eighth
street apartment house. The tenant
notified policeman, who took Al
bert home.
Albert was too sleepy last night to
give an account Of his adventures be-
yond telling how he got the blanket.
He begged it from a woman tenant,
he said, explaining his father was at
work and had locked him out at home
At a late hour today. Albert was still
asleep.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
$105,%7 IS ASKED
FOR CAPITOL WORK
Purchase of So Sections of
Real Estate Involved
in Project.

David Lynn, architect of the Capt.
tol, today submitted to the House Ap-
preparations Committee a deficiency
estimate of $105,58702 to purchase
So sections of real estate, unanimously
approved by the Commission on En-
largement of the Capitol Grounds late
yesterday, to complete the important
Capitol improvement project at the
west front Of the Capitol. This will
eliminate five years of intensive ef-
fort and will complete the PennsyI-
vania-Louisiana and Constitution ave-
nues development. which have been
blocked by a valuation squabble.
There Is no doubt that the appro-
priation will be promptly approved,
because it was only the objection of
the then Speaker Garner, which pre-
vented the cleanup of the area in
time for the inaugural parade y year
ago.
Awards Exceeded Funds.
The commission which met with
Vice President Garner in approving
the purchase of the remaining So
sites at this time included Speaker
Rainey. Minority Leader Smell, Sena-
tors Tom Connally. Henry w. Keyes
and Charles L. McNary, Representa-
tives Fritz Lanham and j. Will Tay-
lor and David Lynn.
The fact that condemnation awards
by the court had been greatly in ex-
cess Of the appropriation by Congress
with Congress refusing to meet the
award, had caused a deadlock, espe-
cially with regard to the old Standard
Oil property between Constitution and
Pennsylvania avenues east of Third
street. Here the condemnation jury
fixed an award Of s2l9,850. Philip
Campbell, formerly Representative
from Kansas and few years age
one of the famous Republican ''trium-
virate" in the House while he was
chairman of the Rules Committee
acted for the oil company and is
credited with negotiating a compro-
mise through which the oil company
sacrificed s32, ,993.20 of that award
agreeing to accept $l86 6,S58.80.
win Permit Park Development.
The other So properties to be &C.
'Quired-on most of which are build
ings that must be razed-are in the
triangle bounded by First and Third
streets. Pennsylvania and Constitu-
ton avenues and along First street
on the east side between the new
Constitution and Indiana avenues.
The cleaning out of these areas
will permit of beautiful park develop
ment to the north and west Of the
Capitol grounds and open up the
entire area from Union Station to
Pennsylvania avenue and the inter-
sections of Pennsylvania. Constitution
and Indiana avenues.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
INCOME TAX OFFICES
OPEN THIS AFTERNOON
Collector Of Internal Revenue
Will Receive Payments
Until 4:3O PM.

Instead Of closing at l am. to-
day along with other Government
Offices, the Washington branch of the
once of Collector Of Internal Rev.
enue for the Maryland district, was
scheduled to remain open until 4:30
pm, to provide facilities for income
taxpayers.
Only IL days remain In which to
file returns, which must be in by mid
night March IS.
The local Office is located in Room
1902. Internal Revenue Building,
Twelfth street and Constitution ave-
nue.. The entrance is near the south
west corner Of the building.
Deputy collectors are on hand to
f.. .'sh assistance to taxpayers.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
ENGINEERS FEAR
ICE BREAK IN RIVER
MAY MENACE SPAN
Chain Bridge Is Carefully
Watched to ForestaII Any
Threat to Conduits.
RAIN is PREDICTED
FOR TOMORROW HERE
Warmer Weather in Sight-Po-
tomac Feeder Streams Near.
ing Flood Stage.

District and Arlington County engi-
neers kept a watchful and apprehen-
sive eye on the slowly rising Potomac
today, although there was no move
ment Of ice and it was believed that
possible danger from foes and floods
was at least "a hours away.
1t was believed that a hard rain
added to the rapidly melting snow
would cause a break up in river ice
that would menace Chain Bridge
which carries the water supply con-
duits for Arlington County. The en-
gineers were prepared for any even-
tuality, and had located dynamite
and men familiar with its usage in
case ice foes jam the gorge above the
bridge.
Occasional Rain Predicated.
The prospect for tonight and to-
morrow was for cloudy and warmer
weather, with occasional rains. Lowest
temperature for tonight is expected to
be about so degrees.
After two days Of thawing weather
the mercury in Washington at noon
was rising toward go degrees. The
low last night was 38. six degrees
above freezing. Southerly winds were
predicted for tonight and tomorrow.
While the Potomac had risen only
about three inches at Harpers Ferry
confluence with the Shenandoah, and
even less at Hancock, Md, feeder
streams were nearing the flood stage
in some localities.
Fear of floods when the ice breaks
was expressed at Harpers Ferry and
at points farther up the Potomac and
Shenandoah, according to word re-
ceived here. The valleys of the rivers
had heavier snowfall than the Dis
trict, while the surrounding noun
tains have been capped with white
for more than month.
Ice Could Hold Wagon. 8.
The ice attained a thickness of
inches and more on the upper rivers,
and was sufficiently strong to bear
a loaded wagon. However, there was
no break in it this morning. With
warmer weather in prospect, river men
Of the upper reaches anticipated an
early thawing.
G. l.. Kinnier, engineer for Arling-
ton County, made two trips to the
Chain Bridge area this morning and
announced that the river will be care
fully watched throughout the day and
night. He stated that while the prob
lem Of smashing any ice pack that
might form was principally a concern
Of District officials. the county Is vital
ly interested because Of possible dan
ger to water supply.
I'VE are prepared to resort to any
measures" Kinnier said, TO remove
any obstruction that might threaten
the water lines. see no cause for
alarm at the present, but there is a
grave potential danger"
Maryland State Roads Commission
officials were watching the waters in
the Northwest Branch for the posi-
bility of a flood at Bladensburg
Should one occur they are prepared
to reroute traffic.
There was no indication this morn
ing that the waters would reach flood
proportions, however, and engineers
pointed out that most of the water
from melting SHOWS appeared to be
seeping into the ground. rather than
running into the stream.
Evening star., 1934-03-03
Marlboro Licenses,

UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, March 5
Especially Marriage licenses have
been issued here to the following:
Salvation Vendemia, 10, and Bertha
Schaefer, 18, both Of Capitol Heights
Nd; George L. Wheeler. 81, and
Mildred Adele Wolf, IS, both Of Upper
Marlboro. Nd: Joseph T. Wirth, rs.
Washington, and Evelyn A. Bryant
l8, Route 4, Anacostia, D. c.: William
David Hughes, %, Washington, and
Jean Marshall Gilbert, Il. Laurel
Nd; John Emory Wilson, "A, River.
dale, Nd, and Ada Elizabeth Dineen,
IL. WaShinlton.