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4 N APPARENT misunderstand-

A N APPARENT misunderstand-
~ ing, attributing delay in the
~ construction Of the proposed
4 \ new Naval Hospital and medi-
cal center to uncertainty as to
the site, was cleared up today when it
was learned definitely that the only OBJ
stacle now is the appropriation of funds
to start building on the present site Of
the hospital.
This was made clear by Rear Ad-
miral Perceval Rossiter, U. S. NJ. chief
of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
and surgeon general of the Navy. He
pointed to the fact that in the act of
February 25, 1881. Congress had au-
thorized the establishment Of the new
medical center on the present site at
Constitution avenue and Twenty-third
street, which the Navy has occupied
for nearly century. In addition, he
reminded, the Public Buildings Com
mission and the Fine Arts Commission
had combined in approving the plans.
Only Funds Lacking.
THE only thing lacking to carry cut
these plans" said Admiral Rossiter, "is
to get the necessary appropriation from
Congress or to obtain the allotment of
funds from the Public Works Admins
tration."
1t is intended to build on the present
tract new Naval Hospital, Naval
Medical School and Naval Dispensary
to provide for the many needs of the
Navy for such a center for medical
care.
Congress had been asked to appro-
pirate s3,200,000 to carry out the prof.
ect. but at the time had made avail
able only 100000 for the preparation
of plans and specifications. The plans
have been drawn and approved by the
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DEFENSE PAR[EY
TO0PEN TONIGHT
Four Speakers on Program
of First Session of Pa
triotic Conference.

The ninth Women's Patriotic Confer
ence on National Defense will open to-
night with a mass meeting in the
Mayfower Hotel, which will be addressed
by four speakers on the subject of
national defense. More than 1000 per-
sons ere expected to be present, repre-
senting practically every State and 81
national women's organizations.
Lieut.. Col U. S. Grant, 3d. will be
the first speaker. He will talk on
patriotism as factor in national de-
fense. Following him will be Edward A.
Hayes. national commander of the
American Legion, who will speak on
the future defense of the country from
the viewpoint of the World War veteran.
Preceded by Concert.
An accounting of the Nays position
as the country's first line of defense
will be given by Admiral w. H. Standley,
chief of naval operations. The price Of
peace will be the subject of the closing
address by Senator David A. Reed of
Pennsylvania.
The meeting will be preceded by a
half-hour concert by the United States
Navy Band. Flags Of 81 participating
organizations will be displayed in a
of Catholic University, national chap
lain of the American Legion, will give
the invocation.
The purposes of the conference will
be outlined in brief welcoming ad-
Philadelphia. president of the American
Legion Auxiliary and conference chair
man.
Program Tomorrow.
Brig. Gen. Henry j. Reilly, Rear Ad-
miral E. j. King. Senator Park Tram
nell of Florida and Harry H. Wood
ring. Assistant Secretary Of War. will
speak at tomorrow mornings session.
The speakers at the afternoon session,
which will be an open forum, will in
clude Maj Gen. Amos A. Fries. Maj.
Gen. George S. Simonds, Rear Admiral
c. H. Woodward, Brig. Gen. c. H.
Lyman and Princess Cantacuzene-
Speransky.
There will be a dinner at the May
flower tomorrow night, with Repre-
sentative James M. Beck of Pennsyl-
vania as speaker.
At the concluding session Friday
morning addresses will be heard from
Representative j. j. McSwain, chair
man of the House Committee on Mill
tary Affairs; Maj. Gen. Hugh Drum
and Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Henry L. Roosevelt. Mrs. G. L. H.
Brosseau will present the report Of the
Resolutions Committee.
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YOUTH IS INDICTED
IN THEFT OF BONDS
Grand Jury Clears Grocer of
Blame in Death of
Woman.

William K. Van Kleek. 19-year-old
former elevator operator, was indicted
today by the District grand jury on a
charge of stealing bonds valued at
$1,000 from an office in the Earle
Building.
Police charge the youth was respon-
sible for several thefts in that building,
using pass key to enter Offices. The
bonds allegedly were stolen from the
office of John S. Barker. Van Kleek,
who lives at Alp Third street northeast,
was arrested last week.
Jacob B. Spund, well-known local
grocer, was cleared Of blame by the
Jury in connection with the death Of
Mrs Virginia Pfieger, %. of 30O2 Rod
mon street, who was fatally injured
when struck by an automobile near
her home last December 20. After in
vestigation, coroner's jury ordered
Spund held for grand jury action.
Colanell Stephen, colored was charged
with flrst-degree murder in connection
with fatal beating administered to
William Hunter, also colored, last No
vember. William w. Mcdonald. al
legged to have perpetrated a fraudulent
stock transaction involving s2l0, was
indicted on a charge of embezzlement.
Other Indictments.
Others indicted. with the charges
against them, are:
William Edward Stewart. Philip Hof-
berg and Samuel Mathew Kersey, non
support; Anderson Davis. Herman E.
Kenney, Howard P. Libbey. Charles E..
Leapley and Melvin c. Garner, joy
riding; Howard Heffron and Amos
Zimmerman. ioyriding and grand
larceny: John H. Young James Miller
and John C. Johnson, HOUSEKEEPING;
Walter Logan, Claude D. .Pannette,
Walter Sinms. John Davis, Melville
Green, HOUSEKEEPING and larceny;
Melville Green, assault with intent to
commit rape; Robert Lee Martin and
Clarence Stone. assault with intent to
commit carnal knowledge; John Killgo,
carnal knowledge; George Thomas,
Joseph N. Ferri and Thomas Russell,
robbery; Clarence Leath. John Beverly,
Francis Dorsey and William A. Coates,
assault with dangerous weapon;
Harold Roland, forgery and uttering,
and William Cissell, manslaughter.
The following were cleared of the
charges Indicated
George E. Comstock, non-support: (:
Sidney M. Stokes and David Booker.
joyriding; W. Everett Rogers, grand
larceny; Ellsworth Dutch, assault with
a dangerous weapon. and Ralph Wesley
Stevenson and Preston Willis, homi-
eide
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that no funds had been sought for
construction, pending a settlement of
policy as to whether the center should
be built on the present Naval Hospital
site or elsewhere.
No Site Uncertainty.
Admiral Rossiter said today his COL
leagues had been misunderstood by the
committee and that there was no un-
certainty as to the site, the only thing
delaying construction was the lack of
appropriation. If Congress will not ap-
propriate the necessary So, 100, 900, he de-
clared, efforts will be made to obtain a
grant from the Public Works Admins
tration.
The United States Public Health
Service is as interested as the Navy
in developing the present site, since the
two institutions make cooperative use
of their laboratories. A year ago when
the question Of the site was in dis
pute, Surgeon General Hugh S. Cum
ming joined with Rear Admiral
Charles E. Riggs, the surgeon general
of the Navy in vigorously opposing
any change in site.
Center Held Urgent Need.
Admiral Rossiter. who took Office last
March. was emphatic today in stressing
the urgent need of developing the Naval
Medical Center without delay.
The present buildings are entirely
unsuitable for modern hospital and lab
oratory usage" he said. Many Of
them are of frame construction that
are regular fire-traps."
The hospital is much too small, he
said, and it has been necessary to
abandon some of the oldest buildings as
unfit for use There are at present ac-
commodations for $50 patients in brick
buildings, he explained, but these are
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NINE ARE ARRESTED
|NNARCOT|C RAIDS
Police and Federal Agents
Continue Drive on Al.
legged Ring.

Continuing their drive on an alleged
narcotic ring operating here, local
police and Federal narcotic agents
raided an apartment in the HOO block
OF Thirteenth street this morning. ar
resting woman and three men. Three
other women and two men arrested last
night also are being held pending ar
raignment this afternoon before United
States Commissioner Needham C..
Turnage.
One of the men seized this morning
is said by the officers to be a leader of
The officers also arrested his wife, Mrs.
Fannie r. Maggie, 27; Joseph S. Cohen
80, and James E. Snow, 81. They said
they found about 500 worth of drugs
and needles for administering them.
Snow was said to have been found
in closet at the apartment. All are
charged with violation of the Harrison
narcotic act. This mornings raid was
made by Detective Sergts. D. H. Jones
and C. E. Mansfield and Federal Agent
T. F. Maxwell.
Those arrested last night were taken
in series of three raids by the same
officers. Armed with warrants based
on series of purchases of opium and
otner drugs, they nrst visited house
in the 900 block Of New York avenue
and arrested John Edward Histon and
May Lee. Their next stop was in the
5000 block of Military road, where Lor-
raine Horner and John c. Bates, who
gave his address as the Baltimore Ho-
tel, were arrested. A raid In the 1900
block Of N street resulted in the arrest
Of Sophie Perrin.
Eleven charges of violation of the
Harrison narcotic act were placed
against Mrs. Horner Besides charges
of violation of the same law, Miss Per-
rim was charged with violating the
Jones-Miller law, forbidding importat-
ton and expectation of drugs. The
others were booked under the Harrison
act.
Histon and Bates asked for hospital
treatment and were taken to Gallinger
Hospital,
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WANTS LONGER LEAVE

Senator Reynolds. Democrat, OF
North Carolina, one of the newer men,
bers of the District Committee, is pre-
pairing to make an effort at this ses-
sion of Congress to liberalize those
sections of the economy law which af-
feet policemen and firemen in the Dis
trict.
Senator Reynolds will make special
effort to have the annual leave of these
uniformed forces put back to 20 days.
Under the economy law annual leave
is cut down to Is days.
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Federal Employees
Ought to Walk to
Work, kean Asserts

Government employees should
walk to work, instead Of riding
automobiles, in the opinion Of
Senator Kean, Republican, OF
New Jersey.
The Senator offered his views
at the open forum held by
Chairman King of the District
Committee at the Capitol today.
D. E. McQuearry, president Of
the Association for Adequate
Parking Facilities for Govern
ment Employees, had urged the
committee to consider plans for
parking places. Senator Kean
broke in:
Let them walk. It's good exer-
else. What right has a car to
park on the street any more than
a COW?
The COW is the better of the
two-the COW will feed you, and
the car won't"
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EASTERN HIGH INSTRUCTOR WEDS
GERMAN BARONESS At ROCKVILLE

for a honeymoon in New York. after
which they plan to reside in Washing
ton.
The bride. who is 30, is the divorced
wife of Baron Poellnitz, and came here
shortly before Christmas to marry Gill,
"a, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
L. Gill of 7 West Thornapple street,
Chevy Chase, Md. She has been a
guest at the home of Gill's parents since
arriving here.
Gill, a graduate Of Business High
School in 1917, later was associate pro-
fessor in the School of Commerce and
Administration at Washington and Lee
University. Lexington, Va, where he
was graduated with high honors in
1923.
He left the university staff in 1929
and become a commercial attache in
Africa.
Gill is now temporary member of
the faculty at Eastern High.
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limit, in preference to lower age limit
by some groups.
Protest Armory Here.

SuSBtSltu ny SOllIc SAOuPo.
Protest Armory Here.
Henry Quinn, member of the Board
of Education, urged the committee to
initiate legislation to consolidate the
Community Center Department OF the
District with the Playground Depart
ment of the public schools, because, he
said, education and recreation must
go hand in hand
A protest against erection of new
National Guard armory and stadium,
which was described as monument
of war;" was laid before the committee
by w. Bradford Bayliss, representing
the Youths Peace Council. He urged
the committee divert funds from the
armory to some other project which
would look toward peace and away from
war.
Support for the old-age pension bill
and a demand for very early hearing
by the District Committee was voiced
by William H. Hogue.
Mrs. Charles H. Bair urged the COM
rnittee to initiate legislation appropriate
ing 100000 to enlarge the Roosevelt
High School. Lawrence Thurston,
young newspaper boy, asked for an
amendment to the District regulations
prohibiting newsboys from selling maga-
zines. His request was supported by
Wallace GFamlich, who said he had
paid his first years tuition in college by
selling newspapers, and Jesse E. Rogers.
a cripple who said it was his only means
of livelihood.
Advocate New High School.
G. L. Gammell, Lincoln Park Citi-
zens' Association, advocated erection OF
new high school in that section. and
was told by Chairman King to present
the matter before the Appropriations
Committee when it considers the Dis
trict appropriation bill. King said 1--WE
need more schools and should have
them"
j. T. Irwin of the Marine Corps Re
serve protested against efforts Of the
Police Department to have the 9Th Ma
rine Regiment removed from its pres
ent headquarters on Indiana avenue
Chairman King said he would bring the
matter personally to the attention Of
the District Commissioners.
Mrs. c. c. Mulaney urged the speed
ing up of plans to build new Junior
high school in Anacostia. Sanford
Bates, Federal prison director, repre-
Senting the Monday Evening Club, sup
ported the alley clearance bill and the
proposal to redraft the law pertaining
to illegitimacy. He also spoke on be-
half of the erection of new Jail for
the District of Columbia.
Charles Spencer, representing the
Communist party. indorsed the move
ment for national representation in the
District. .--..---~
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Baroness Elfriede Won w. Poellnitz of
Berlin and Carl E. L. Gill, an instructor
at Eastern High School, were married
in Rockville. Md, today in quiet cere-
mony, performed at the home of Rev.
Henry K Pasma, pastor of the Rock
vile Presbyterian Church.
The wedding ,climaxed a romance
which began when Gill, a former COM
mercial attache for the United States,
on the East coast of Africa, met the
baroness in Berlin while touring Eu-
rope.
The ceremony was performed in the
parsonage Of the church, with Mr.. and
Mrs. James c. Wilkes, the former
Washington attorney. as the only wit
nesses. Gill returned to his classes at
Eastern after a wedding breakfast. given
for the bridal couple at the Wilkes
residence, 1645 Jonquil street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gill will leave tonight
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DENTAL SOCIETY NAMES
COMMITTEE ON ETHICS

Dr. Henry A. Swanson. chairman; DR..
John r. Hogan and DR.. Edwin. S. Smith
were named members of the Ethics.
Committee Of the District Dental So
ciety at its regular meeting last night.
DR.. w. w. Wyman, president, an
nounced the committee members.
DR.. Stephen c. Hopkins, chairman Of
the Clinic Committee. announced that
plans for the five-State clinic to be held
her by the society March 10. 20 and 81
are progressing rapidly. The clinic, to
bring some Of the outstanding essayists
and clinicians in the country to the
Capital, will be held at the Shoreham
Hotel. ..-.-.----..---.
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KILLS SIX AND SELF

CHARLEROI, Belgium, January "a
R.-Edmond Gray killed his entire
family of wife and five children with
hatchet and then hanged himself in
nearby Berzee today.
Among the children was 7-month-
old baby.
Gray, who formerly lived In Argen-
tina, was believed to have been driven
insaneAby business worries.
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week. It was stated that the Florida
corporation had no connection with
The Home Life Insurance Co. of New
York
According to records in the files Of
Supt. Davis, the Our Home Life Insur-
ance Co. has policies outstanding total
ing about 100000 of which some
thing more than $1,900.000 have been
written hece.
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Opposed by Two Members.

The amendment raising the age limit
from so to IS years was offered by
Representative O'Brien, Democrat, of
Illinois, and chairman of the subcom-
mittee on public health, hospitals and
charities. His group held a public
hearing on the bill yesterday, together
with bill to eliminate alley dwellings
in the District. The committee. how
ever, did not reach consideration Of the
alley measure.
The age limitation amendment was
adopted by a vote Of 5 to ?, with Repre-
sentative Ellenbogan, Democrat. of
Pennsylvania, and Dirksen, Republican,
of Illinois. dissenting. Representatives
Patman. Randolph Of West Virginia,
Carpenter Of Kansas, Palmisano and
O'Brien, voted for the amendment.
Representative Monaghan of Mon
tana, author of national old-age pen
sion bill, appealed TO the committee to
recommend to the House model old
age pension system for the District.
He exhibited a voluminous mass Of let
tiers indorsing his measure which he
said were chuck full OF pathos and
human interest
The heart throb Of the Nation" he
declared, beats in universal demand to
prevent men from tramping the streets
III OlO age NAciI tIley S44Ou1O Ue pIOf4OeQ
for by legislation"
Magnusson Gives Figures.
Leifur Magnusson, chairman of the
Citizens Committee on Old Age Sc
curity for the District, submitted pre-
liminary report on the result of a
survey Of the extent Of old age indigency
in the District. The survey was made
in four representative sections of Wash
ington and Magnusson, said covered
an actual sample of per cent of those
IS years of age and over. 1t showed
that "a persons out of total of 1,109
interviewed were being supported by
friends upon whom they had no claims,
or by private and public relief, at the
time of the survey.
Applying this ratio OF dependency to
the population of the District, Magnus-
son declared there would be dependent
1,006 persons-374 white and 632 COL
ored. However, 10 per cent Of whites
covered in the survey according to
Magnusson, did not meet the residence
requirements This makes 1t necessary,
he said to deduct 80. plus 81, respec-
lively, from the total, leaving 915 per-
sons in the District, 65 years of age
and over, entitled to old-age pensions
under any law having a 65-year age
limit, a 10-year residence requirement.
and absolute indigency as conditions
precedent for the receipt of old-age as
SiStance.
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Amendment Approved to
Change Provisions From
60 to 65 Years.
BILL DELAYED TO AWAIT
COMMISSIONERS ACTION
Chairman Norton Predicts Favor
able Recommendation at
Next Meeting.

The House District Committee today
postponed final action on the Capper-
Norton old age pension bill for the Dis
trict after agreeing to an amendment
to increase the pensionable age limit
from 60 to 65 years Approval Of the
measure had been recommended by the
subcommittee on Public Health, Hos
pitfalls and Charities.
The delay in action was suggested by
Repre resentative Palmisano, Democrat, Of
Maryland, to give the new board of
District Commissioners an opportunity
to report on the bill
The meeting was marked by a pro-
loneed discussion over the age limita-
tfon and a suggestion of Representative
Patman. Democrat, Of Texas, that a
provision be written into the measure
to make children financially able legally
responsible for the care of INDECENT
parents. Despite the delay, Chairman
Norton predicted that the bill would
be favorably reported to the House after
the next meeting of the committee
Milford chronicle., 1934-12-14
ROxANA

Vaughn Lynch's house was de-
trOyed by fire Friday morning of
last week about one O'Clock. The fire
originated about the chimney. Mr..
Lynch was aroused by the smoke in
his room. The Selbyville and Frank
ford Fire Companies were called
and responded promptly, but too
late to save the house. Only a part
of the household goods were saved
II was partly covered by insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Shockley of
Snow Hill, NJ, spent Thursday with
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Wilgus.
Walter Marvel has returned home
after visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Milton Marvel at Norfolk,
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Derrickson
and son James of Philadelphia spent
the weekend with their mother,
Mrs. Angie Derrickson.
Vaughn Lynch, daughter Grace
and son Evans are making their
home with Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Nc
Milford chronicle., 1934-12-14
SUGAR HILL
Near WiIIiamsViiIe)

Services at Sound NJ +. Church
Sunday School at $50 sharp. Preach
iHs services at IL Il. M. conducted
by the pastor, Rev. Mckee. Prayer
meeting every Friday evening.
All who desire to take part in
Christmas entertainment please come
out and report.
The Ladies' Aid met at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Grey and all
enjoyed a pleasant evening.
George Walker injured his leg a
couple of weeks ago while working
with a team and although still very
painful is able to perform his duties
at the light house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Eashem had
slight fire at their home last week;
by good fortune ii was confined TO
the. kitchen. The property was in-
sured but not the furniture. Mr..
Eashem was slightly burned about
the face and it, proved quite a shock
for his wife who has not had very
good health lately. We are thank
full it wasn't any worse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Derrickson and
son James were recent visitors at
Laurel. Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonah Lewis were
dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
McCabe of Roxana, on Thanksgiv-
ing day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Hudson are
back from New York and staying
with the latter's parents here.
Miss Anna Keen has gone TO
Philadelphia where she had a po-
siticn waiting for her.
Mrs. Harold Derrickson was a re- !
cent visitor at I.archm0nt, Pa.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Dave Derrickson en-
tertained their children and families |
on Thanksgiving day.
Mrs. BERTHE Long. Mrs. Ethel Keen /
and daughter Elizabeth. made trip
to Easton and New Hope. Pa, and
were accompanied home by Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Keen.
Mr.. and Mrs Wilfred Adkins have
moved into their new home here.
We wish them much luck in their
new home.
The ladies appointed tn collect
for the Methodist Hospital last week
had very good luck as everyone was A
very generous with their locations.
Milford chronicle., 1934-12-14
SLAUGHTER NECK

A very pretty wedding took place
at ten O'Clock, Thursday morning,
December at Slaughter Neck NJ. L.
Church, when Miss Margaret Far
ems, only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. a. Farens, became the bride Of
George Adams, son of Rev. and Mrs.
Harvey Adams Of Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. ArgO and
Elwood Argo spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. William ArgO and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Argo. near Will
mington.
vinal Bennett spent Saturday in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Higman en-
tertained the formers brother, viii
liam Higman of Cedar Neck. on Sun
day.
Miss Nellie Dickerson of Milford
Neck spent Wednesday and Thurs
day with Miss Doris Argo.
Jacob Stormer is confined to his
home with very bad case of quin-
sy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Willims we're
Sunday guests of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry PTettyman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Carey enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Reedy Rogers
and sons to dinner on Sunday.
Miss Mary Rogers spent part of
last week visiting friends at Dover.
Miss Roberta Collins spent the
weekend with Miss Ellen Deputy Of
Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. ATgO and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Finity are visit
ing relatives at Wildwood. N. j., this
week.
Cottage prayer meeting was held
at the home of William Lawson on
Wednesday night.
Services Sunday morning as fol-
lows: Sunday school 10 a. M. and
at IL a. m.
Milford chronicle., 1934-12-14
BURRSVILLE

1t seems a surprise that Christ
mas is 50 close at hand: only ten
days and Santa Claus with the joys
OF Christian holiday is here. Just
two days from today the dedication
services Of the new Wesley NJ. f.
Church at Burrsville. Md. will be
held; Sunday, Dec. 10th. 1884. The
district superintendent, E. c. Hall
man will preach at 1870 a. m. and
2.3O p. m. Rev. Roy T. Thawley of
Centerville, Nd. will preach. There
will be special music at each of
these services. Everyone cordially
invited.