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Evening star., 1934-09-20
MISS K. P. JOHNSON,
BAR MEMBER, DIES
Native of Indiana Was q Grad.
uate Of Washington Co.
lege of Law.

Miss Kate p. johnson, prominent
member Of the District bar, died early
yesterday at George Washington Uni
versity Hospital after brief illness.
A native Of Indiana, Miss johnson
was a graduate of the Washington
College of Law and had practiced here
many years. She was pioneer men,
ber of the Women's Bar Association.
Miss johnson was a charter mem
Der Of the Women's City Club and an
active member Of the Mount Pleasant
Citizens Association She belonged
to the Gunton-TempleM Memorial Pres
byterian Church.
She is survived by a brother, George
L. johnson, and three sisters, Mrs.
Sadie Ritchie, Miss Elizabeth and Miss
Mary johnson, all of Washington.
Funeral services will be held tomor..
row at / pm. at Hysong's chapel.
Burial will be in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1934-09-20
MRS. |. W. YELLOH
DIES AT GARFIELD
Was Daughter Of Representative
in y. S. and Confederate
Congresses.

Mrs. Lillian w. Yellott, West
Kirke street, Chevy Chase, died Mon
day at Garfield Hospital. Mrs. Yellott
lived most Of her life here. though
born in Columbia, Tenn. Her father
was Judge John Vines Wright, Rep
resentative from Tennessee to both
the United States and Confederate
Congresses.
Surviving are her husband, Robert
L. Yellot; q son, Robert w. Of Phil
adelphia; a daughter, Mrs. Richard E.
Wiley of Alexandria, and three sisters,
Mrs. Ziba Bennett, Mrs. Blossom W.
Craig and Mrs. Frank Lyon, all OF
Washington.
Funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon, with burial in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1934-09-20
| THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair and
somewhat warmer tonight and tomor-
row; gentle variable winds.
Maryland-Fair tonight and tomor-
row; somewhat warmer in the interior
tomorrow.
Enthusiastically fair tonight and
tomorrow; somewhat warmer in north
west portion tonight and in central
portion tomorrow
West Virginia-Fair and somewhat
warmer tonight; tomorrow increasing
cloudiness, followed by rain tomorrow
night and possibly in extreme west
portion in the afternoon; warmer in
extreme east portion tomorrow, cooler
tomorrow night.
Report for Last "a Hours.
Evening star., 1934-09-20
lCKES WILL INSPECT
FOR SLUM CLEARANCE
Secretary Expects to Go to At
lanta, Where Government
Program Will Be Launched.

Secretary Ickes expects to go to At
lanta, Ga, September 20, to witness
the actual commencement of work on
the Governments first slum clear
ance program.
This program consists Of two P. W.
A. projects, one costing $2,7O0, 900, for
white families, and the other costing
$2,lO0,000 for colored families. They
were the first projects launched by
the Government and in order to Sc
cure title to the land, the Justice
Department has to resort to condem-
nation proceedings.
Teachwoods, as the white settlement
Is named, is in the vicinity in the
Georgia School of Technology. The
colored project will provide homes at
low cost for families in the vicinity
of colored university.
Evening star., 1934-09-20
COLORED YOUTH KILLED.:
FRIEND ON HUNT HELD
Shot to Death in Front Of Home
Following Quarrel Over
Gun Shells.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
ARDWICK, Nd, September 20.-
Carlton Wright, colored, II, was shot
to death in front of his home here
yesterday at the conclusion Of a
squirrel hunting trip with James
Turner, colored, IS, of Ardmore.
A coroner's jury, under Justice of
Peace Henry ONeil, held Turner for
the action Of the grand jury on a
charge of murder. County Policemen
Claude ReeEe and Albert Anderson
said the shooting followed a quarrel
between the two boys over who should
get the shells that remained after
their days hunt.
Evening star., 1934-09-20
FUNERAL RITES SET

Special Dispatch to The Star
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Septem-
Der 20.-Rites will be conducted Sat-
urday afternoon at Paynes Chapel
near Bunker Hill, for Adam Berk.
heimer Speck, 80. who died yesterday
at his home
He was born near Dillsburg, Pa.
but spent nearly all his life in the
neighborhood of Stephensons Depot
near Winchester, Va.
Evening star., 1934-09-20
Aims HOUSE STUDIED
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, September
20.-A committee to investigate the
needs Of the Prince Georges County
aims house has been appointed by the
Associated Charities Of Hyattsville and
vicinity. 1t includes Mrs. K. ]. Morris
head OF the charities body, chairman
Mrs. Ida Jump, Mrs. Harry Hall and
Mrs. Smith w. Brookhart.
Naming of the committee followed
talks before the organization by Mrs
Arthur w. Hepburn on the aims house
and by Miss Miller, nurse at the in
stitution.
Evening star., 1934-09-20
YOUNG. GEoRGIANA ELIZABETH.

Tuesday. September IS. 1894. at her
resiosnce: 636 st. Sc. GEORGIANA
Frank Young Sophia. Austin. Rufus
Young and Mamie Diggs. She also
children. IA great-grandchldren and
other relatives and friends; Remains
Il st. ne. until Thursday morning. Sep
tember 20: thereafter at her late resi-
dence. Funeral Friday, September 81.
4th and D sts. sc. Interment Camp
Springs. Md. 20
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Dratha.

ANDERSON. WILLIAM T. On wednesday.
MIEPaM ls lNpEssos 6sfa .;.d as0 ss e.
derson and father Of Horace L. Anderson.
Sssss %. ;4ss n Sssssss
stn5d ssaqda ysi s5a e. e. Services sG ma
fOrestyille Church at 2 pm Friends
tember is. 1854. SOPHIA 81 Ms0hseexE soxfEY seo Of
1929 9th st. NV. the devoted mother
Of Ruth ;, b johnson and ;.3 Madaline Box
and Lille Ford Of Atlantic City. Notice
of funeral hereafter.
BROWN. ANNIE GARRETT. Departed
hS s aossss aSNG IL eAs s
their loss a devoted husband sylvester
Brothers. James and William Garrett,
friends. Remains at Campbell's funeral
home. 423 4th st. s.w. Notice Of fu-
BYRN; ISABELLA. On, Wednesday. Sep
Yaob !empeT ,lst IL s 1924; at her resiaenss; 7ls
Ee Of Tx GaSTeh as hdTara Ta w. y9a an
mother Of Mrs. Isabella B: Bryant. Mrs.
Herbert A, Church. Miss Hester K Byrn.
Mrs, William W. Curtiss and Mr.. Ed
at her late residence Friday. September
q. at pm. Interment Rock Greek
Les s IS55 S5s 1SRz SR SHasE nee o
beloved mother of Kenneth F. Chase
and Mrs G. C. Gray and sister of Mrs.
the W, W. Chambers Co, Southeast fu-
neral home. 517 18th st. Sc. on Fri
DAY, September 2l. at 2 pm, Relatives
Congressional Cemetery.
CLINTON runMAS I'm uadnasd,v
September 10. 1884. at the RESIDENCE Of
his dsuRh1sr Msre 6N 4RSs1 1f 5.icDad %Oed
husband Of the the late Mary G. 6. Clinton
tnee Beinkampen). Funeral will be held
ssas e. isyed xsSs
ton National Cemetery.
CLINTON. THOMAS L. Members Of
Federal Post; No. S24. Y. F. W..
!; ::ji=: E;.: i !:
Arnstoa 5nmSsf Rational eae seTvises at at
COLLINS. BERNARD J. Brotherhood OF
Bookbinders informs you of the death
q Brother BERNARD J; COLLINS. who
Union services Thursday. September 90,
begs bsst ss,s a. Pm. 14Ib "a at Tsltavun funeral
SOLLiNo, bbhNhhD j. Ofl wednesday.
University Hospital. BERNARD j.. de-
voted husband of Margaret M. Collins.
Remains resting at w Warren Talta-
wills funeral home. 14th st. and Spring
I'd. NV. Funeral from the above fu-
neral home on Friday September 2I. at
$50 am. REQUIEM mass at the Shrine
tives and friends invited. Interment
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
DAY. MARY SHEPHERD WRIGHT On
Mednesday; september l9, 1894 At
WRIGHT DAY; widow Of James H. Day
D. ". Hopper Miss Eunice Wright. Mrs.
L. B. Smith. John P. Wright and Harry
S; Wright, Funeral from the S. H.
NV. on Saturday. September 22. at 10
eemeterE Gem; JnteFment Arlington National S1
FLETCHER; EMILY NIL, s. On TUESDAY Sep,
Bernard Collins cousin Of Mrs. Bessie
Brown of Germantown. Pa. and Mrs
Beatrice Fitzhugh of 2125 P st. NV
Funeral Friday. September q. at
Pm; from Frazier's funeral home. 3s9
Paynes Cemetery.
HIAWATHA, NINE. ELLA C.. On Tuesday.
1912 Que st. NV. Nine. ELLA C.
hIAWATHA, the devoted mother OF
Maurice Banks and Eleanora Holmes.
sister, Of John Johnson and devoted
AZ her late residence after. pm
Thursday Funeral Saturday. September
30, at > pm from the W. Ernest Jarvis
funeral church. 1882 You st. NV. In.
terment Harmony Cemetery. 21
Evening star., 1934-09-20

EDUCATOR DIES
N. M. Curtis, Aged 76, Retired

M. N. Curtis, Aged 76, Retired
Philosophy Dean, Expires.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, September 20
N.-Matton M. Curtis, rs, former
head Of the department of philosophy
at Western Reserve University, died
yesterday ut his home here.
Born in Rome. N. Y, he was grad
uated from Hamilton College and
Union Theological Seminary before
becoming pastor of the Presbyterian
Church In Hastings -on-Hudson in
1883. Two years later be was made
pastor Of Beckwith Memorial Church,
in Cleveland, and in 1891 began teach
ing at Reserve. He retired in 1926.
Evening star., 1934-09-20
I'm Mrnturtattt.

KAY, MARY ANNIE. In loving memory
OF our dear wife and mother MARY
ANNIE KAY. who died September 20.
HER HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER,
ERNEST AND ANNIE KAY
WHEELER. CHARLES W. A tribute of
love to the memory of my dearest
friend. CHARLES w WHEELER. who
passed away September 20. 1922
To that brightest of all meetings
Bring us. Jesus Christ at last:
TO Thy cross. through death and juds.
ment
Holding fast ELIZABETH
Evening star., 1934-09-20

m6D members Of Henry W Lavton
Camp Of Spanish War Veterans
are requested to meet at Joseph
n Gawlers Sons chapel 1855
Pa. ave NV. on Friday. Sep
tember 21. 1884. at pm to
attend the funefal of their
Evening star., 1934-09-20

late comrade. CREIGHTON EDWARD
MARSHALL.
(signedJ JAMES R. HENKEL. comdr.
MATTERN. ADOLPH. On Wednesday
September 10. 1884. at his residence. II
west Irving ST.. Chevy Chase. Nd,
ADOLPH; aged Sc years. beloved hus-
band of Elizabeth E Mattern Funeral
services at the above address on Friday
September 81. at . pm. Relatives and
fria ip,yi TOD
Evening star., 1934-09-20
Uarn nf UhankH.

HOLIDAY. CLARA. I wish to thank my
relatives and dear friends for their
kindness and beautiful floral tributes
at the death Of my beloved wife. CLARA
MARENCE HOLIDAY
Evening star., 1934-09-20
FOUND.
LOST.

pOG. large white. brown spots ears and
paGk: snort hair; Owner or good home
Evening star., 1934-03-11
PLANTING Of TWO
YULE TREES URGED
Fine Arts Commission in
Favor of Evergreens in
Lafayette Park.

fThe Fine Arts Commission now
favors planting two evergreens as
national Christmas trees in the vi
cinity of Jackson Statue in Lafayette
Park, it developed yesterday.
c. Marshall Finnan. superintendent
of the National Capital parks. had
urged before the commission Friday
that action be taken without delay.
Previously. park authorities and civic
leaders favored the planting of two
blue spruces in Lafayette Square, The
commission, however, disapproved
this idea.
H. P. Caemmerer, the commissions
executive secretary. said his organi-
zation wants the two Christmas trees
planted near the Jackson Memorial.
One would be 18 feet west and the
other l8 feet east Of the monument.
While the species of trees has not yet
been finally decided upon. Caemmerer
ventured the opinion that they might
be fir trees. They should be 20 feet
in height when planted. he said, and
would be used in alternate years.
Hitherto. the national Christmas
tree has been situated in Sherman
Square. just east of the White House.
Because of the weight of electrical
and other ornamentation and the
heat from the bulbs, the single tree
has suffered through use in success
sive years. Due to this, park au-
thorities favor two trees, to be utilized
alternately.
With the Endorsement of the Fine
Arts Commission now at hand. the
National Capital Parks probably will
call for bids for supplying the desired
trees early in the Spring. 1t is known
that they have been looking for likely
specimens for some time.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
JURY DISAGREES

LOS ANGELES, March 10 R.-
Unable to reach a verdict, the jury
trying Mrs. Alta Lessert, an actress,
on a charge of numbering her sweet
heart, Tom Bay, film cowboy, was dis
missed today The jury reported it
stood six for conviction and six for
acquittal
The jury had deliberated approx
mately eight hours.
Mrs. Lessert testified Bay had
beaten and abused her on numerous
occasions and the day of the shoot
ing announced he was going to kill
her. She said she seized the pistol
which was lying on table and shot
him first.
The district attorney contended the
shooting was the result Of lovers
quarrel. Bay was shot to death in
his home at Burbank October II. 1893
Evening star., 1934-03-11
LIBRARY BUDGET
WILL Be STUDIED
Dr.. G. F. BoWerman and
Other Witnesses to Be
Called Tomorrow.

When hearings on the 1885 District
budget are resumed tomorrow morn
ing before the subcommittee of the
House Appropriations Committee. at
tention will be devoted to items for
the Washington Public Library. Dr.
George F. Bowerman. public librarian,
and other officials Of the library have
been called as witnesses.
Representative Blanton Of Texas
has announced he is favorable to the
library's program for extension of the
branch library facilities in George
town. Petworth and other sections.
Representative Cannon of Missouri,
chairman of the subcommittee, said
full opportunity would be accorded
representatives of citizens associa-
tions and other groups to present
statements on any phase of the re-
quested appropriations. Members of
the committee, however, hope to COM
plete the hearings this week
A hearing will be held Wednesday
before the House District Committee
on the Black bill to permit horse rae
ing in the District and the proposed
amendments to the District liquor
law offered by Representatives Weide-
man, Democrat, Of Michigan. and
Dirksen, Republican, Of Michigan.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
HUGHES ENDORSES
NEW ARTS HOME
Chief Justice Points to
Present Unsuitable Con-
ditions at Smithsonian.

Chief Justice Charles Evans
Hughes. speaking as the chancellor
of the Smithsonian Institution, has
given his Endorsement to the move
ment for an adequate National Mu-
scum of Fine Arts. Pointing to the
crowded conditions and unsuitable
character" of the building in which
the collections of the Smithsonian are
housed, the Chief Justice said that ac-
cretions to its collections have prac-
tically ceased.
Many collections of rare import
ance and great value" he said, now
in the hands of private American COL
lectors would undoubtedly be speedily
added to those already in the custody
of the institution, should a suitable
building be provided in which they
may be appropriately shown.
In this way the Nation may hope
in time to gather collection of art
treasures second to none.
The regents (of the Smithsonian
Institution) have attempted at vari-
GUS tunes 10 OBTAIN suitable Du1ld-
ing for the National Gallery of Art.
and have had plans for such build
ing prepared by Mr. Charles A. Platt,
the eminent New York architect, who
designed the Freer Art Gallery. The
funds for its erection have not been
forthcoming. Mr.. Platt made an ex-
tensive study of European art galleries
in order to embody in his plans their
best features.
Congress in the act establishing
the Smithsonian Institution August
10. l846, provided that 1t should,
among other features, have a gallery
of art.
In consequence of its distinctive
standing, there have come to the
Smithsonian Institution in the past
important art collections. IN addition
to the great Freer Art Gallery, valued
at many millions of dollars, but,
owing to the crowded conditions and
unsuitable character of the build
ing in which they are housed, these
accretions have practically ceased"
Evening star., 1934-03-11
AUTOMOTIVE EXPORT
REACHES new HIGH
January Totals $11,239,962,
Greatest Registered Since
August, 1881.

Exports of automobiles and auto
motive products from the United
States in January. totaling S11 ,239,-
962, registered the highest valuation
recorded since August. 1881, when
shipments to foreign countries were
valued at $11,754, 1859. according to a
report compiled by P. R. Mattix Of
the Commerce Departments automo-
tive -aeronautics trade division.
The increase was reported in all
the leading divisions of automotive
products, passenger cars, trucks and
miscellaneous products. The January
figure was l6 per cent higher than
the figure for December and 81 per
cent higher than the total in Janu-
ary. 1888
Passenger cars exported represented
3,601 units, valued at $2,446,051, an
increase in both number and value
over December
Trucks exported represented 1858
units, valued at S3,297, ,232, also a gain
in both number and value over
the preceding month. Miscellaneous
products were valued at $5,496,679.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
Citizens Group Hears At
tendants Work Up to IS
Hours Weekly.
PROPOSED TRUST DEED
CHANGES VOTED DOWN
Board of Education Commended
for Fight to Protect Children
From Liquor Temptation.

The Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations, learning last night Of long
hours of nurses and male attendants
in Gallinger Hospital, adopted reso-
luton asking an increase in the hos
pital staff. so the equation of one
employe for one patient may be pre-
served.
The federation had before it let
ter from DR.. Edgar A. Bocock. hos
pital superintendent. in which he
showed male attendants on night
duty work rs hours per week. Those
on day duty work 68 hours, nurses on
night duty work SO hours and on day
duty SIS hours. he said.
The letter said, in part:
THE inequity of requiring these
groups of employees, numbering about
20 graduate nurses and 60 male at
tendants, to work longer than the
usual business day of eight hours is
thoroughly appreciated, but under
existing circumstances and with hun
dreds of sick patients on hand to be
treated, there has been no other
course to follow than that which is
now in effect
661 Patients.
He pointed out that the hospital
population had grown from 271 in
in 1929 to SIT last month. There
are 4l6 employees. With these fig
ures as a background, Mrs. Clara
Wright Smith, chairman of the Fed
eration's Committee on Public Welfare,
offered the resolution calling for an
increase in staff. 1t was unanimously
adopted.
BY a vote of 27-l4, the federation
opposed the bill drafted by the cor
poration counsel and introduced by
Chairman King of the Senate District
Committee, compelling an additional
90-day period of grace for the debtor
on the deed of trust This bill was
extensively debated
Those opposed TO it pointed to the
easy negotiability of first deeds of
trust in Washington, as contrasted
with the more restricted marketability
OF mortgages in the States. and said
trustees customarily allow much long
er periods to the debtors for payments
then called for by the letter of the
law. They feared that a change in
the law would make it harder to OBJ
tain first trust money for home build
ing.
Notice Time Protested.
Those in favor claimed the pres
ent law does not provide for enough
notice to the affected debtors, and
that it puts too much power in the
| hands of the trustees
| In a group of resolutions on liquor
questions, the federation asked two
new kinds of licenses be evolved, lin
iting the licensees to the sale of 80
beer on sale and of sale; opposed
the Wiedman bill allowing the is
suance Of liquor licenses in residen-
tial-use districts, and commended the
Board of Education and the superin-
tendent of schools on their efforts
to protect the welfare of school chill
dren in the District of Columbia and
to defeat the attempts Of persons to
obtain liquor permits which are
deemed to be inimical to the best
interests Of school children"
The Highway Departments six-year
highway improvement program was
brought up for discussion by the Com
mittee on Highways, Parks and Wa
terways. but it was decided to defer
consideration of the plan until il
could be mimeographed and circu-
lated to all of the federation's men,
Der bodies.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
DOUBLE PARKING
DRIVE WILL BEGIN
Police Bureau to Be Or.
dered to Stop Viola
tions Here.

Orders will be issued to the Police
Traffic Bureau to make special Efforts
to stop the double parking of auto
mobiles, particularly on the more I'M
portant traffic arteries, Commissioner
Melvin C. Hazen announced yester-
day. in a move designed to facilitate
movement of street cars.
At the same time, he said he would
call upon William A. Van Duzer to
make a technical study of the use
of Eighteenth street from Columbia
road to Constitution avenue as
one-Way traffic artery during rush
hours-southbound in the morning
and northbound in the evening
The new plans are a result of the
request of the Public Utilities Com
mission that the Commissioners study
means of improving the Washington
traffic situation and Hazen's promise
to cooperate.
Commissioner Hazen said he had
observed not only double parking Of
cars on busy streets, but also triple
parking He said he would instruct
the traffic bureau officers to pay par
ticular attention to these and ether
traffic rules in the hope of expediting
traffic. Parking rules are difficult
of enforcement, he admitted. A po-
liceman would be required for every
block, he said, to assure real otedl-
ence to the rules. He believes. how
ever, improvement can be accom-
plished.
The Commissioner said use of Thir-
teenth street as a one-way traffic
artery mornings and evenings had
proved a success. The street now is
carrying more traffic one way than
it formerly carried both north and
south, he said.
Rumors were circulated again yes
terday at the District Building that
Van Duzer was to be replaced as
traffic director, but Commissioner
Hazen declined to say definitely
whether the official would stay or 60.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
I.2OO C.. W. n. PAY CHECKS AWAIT
OWNERS CLAIMS At TREASURY

While on one end of the relief scale
there are persons who encounter dif-
f1culty getting money, on the other
end there are those who are paid
money but never take it. There are, it
was learned yesterday, approximately
1900 c. w. A. pay checks at the Treas
ury Department, waiting for their
owners to claim them. Some Of them
have been there for weeks. Most Of
the checks are for $10.80.- There Is
one, probably the highest, for $3.50.
Some Of these pay checks are there
because the workers lost their identi-
flcation cards, and have not yet been
enabled to establish their identity to
the satisfaction of the eagle-eyed
Treasury Department and District
auditor. In some cases, however, 1t
was learned, the workers got other
jobs and abandoned their checks.
When q c. w. A. worker gets q job
(this refers particularly to those who
are paid OF at the Woodyar0 b y
Evening star., 1934-03-11

given a green card to identify him. BY
this card the paymaster knows him,
and without it he cannot get his
money. Should he lose the card. even
If the paymaster knows him by his
first name, he is not allowed to pay
the check over.
Should q worker find himself in this
predicament, there Is a procedure for
him to follow In reclaiming his check,
but it Is so complicated 1t takes about
two weeks. His check Is retained by
the paymaster who returns it to the
Treasury Department.
There all of the unclaimed checks
are allowed to remain for few weeks.
and then the C. w. A. administrative
staff sends out form letters in an ef-
fort to identify the owners who have
not received their checks. A few are
located in this manner. When this
fails, however, the check is finally
Cancelled and the money It represented
released to the G. W. A. account
Evening star., 1934-03-11
ROSE SOCIETY OFFICER
TALKS HERE THURSDAY
Spring Planted to Be Topic of
G. A. Stevens to Local
Group.

G. A. Stevens, secretary of the Amer
ican Rose Society, is scheduled to ad-
dress the monthly meeting of the
Potomac Rose Society, Thursday at
8 pm at Barker Hall, Y. w. c. A..
Seventeenth and K streets. His topic
will be Selections of Varieties of
Roses for Spring Planting"
Other speakers and their subjects
will be: Mrs. Lillian Smith, BLACK
Spot Control and Feeding of Roses:
Neils Hanson, Hazards in Buying
Roses" and DR.. David Lumsden,
Question Box
Reports will be made on the prog
ress Of membership drive now being
conducted by the organization.
The meeting will be presided over
by Paul F. Brandstedt, president.