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Evening star., 1934-07-14
FRIENDLY ACT DRINK
MAY COST LICENSE.
A. B. C.. Board to Decide Wheth-
er Delicatessen Should
Lose Permit.

Whether the off-sale beer license
held by the Peoples Delicatessen, 2028
Rhode Island avenue northeast, should
be revoked because the proprietor
opened a bottle and gave drink to
some men ''just as a friendly act, "
according to testimony is being con-
sidered today by the Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Board.
The callers proved to be policemen
who were introduced to the proprietor,
George Matosian, by former employe
at the place, the board was told at
a hearing yesterday afternoon.
An attorney pleading the case for
Matosian said the proprietor violated
this rule against consumption of beer
at an off-sale beer retail place just
as a friendly act and not as a busi-
ness transaction. Matosian, he said,
is "a man who can't say no" to a
request for a favor.
George w. Offutt, chairman OF the
board, then asked: IF he is as weak
as you say he is. do you think he
ought TO have a liquor hcense?"
Decision will be reached by the
board probably early next week.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
Sales Exhibition to Be Held
in Corcoran Gallery of Art
in November.
DISTRICT, MARYLAND
AND VIRGINIA IN SHOW
All Work Must Bear Title, Price,
Name and Address of
Owner.

The Government is going to help
artists Of the Public Works OF Art
project dispose Of their paintings at a
public sales exhibition in the Corco-
ran Gallery Of Art.
The p. w. A. P. Committee for re-
gion four, including Maryland, Vir-
ginia and District of Columbia, an
nounced today that trustees of the
gallery have offered limited space for
the sale. which will be held from No
vember to December 2.
ITO Reflect Credit"
An exhibition that will reflect
credit on the gallery and on the
artists of the region" is promised by
the committee. members of which are
Duncan Phillips. chairman; c. Powell
Minnigerode. Charles Bittinger. c.
Law watkins and Olin Dows. The
show is open to all artists who have
worked for the P. w. A. P. in this
region.
THE purpose of the exhibition is
to make sales" the committee stated.
The policy of the Regional Commit
tee, which will pass on the admission
of all work. will be to show the best
work possible. Artists are urged to
submit groups or series of paintings,
water colors, prints. small sketches
and drawings. Also studies for
murals.
We suggest that some useful OBJ
jects such as screens, decorative
hangings or panels. radiator caps and
book ends be submitted; that the
framing be as simple as possible:
that especially prints, water colorS
and drawings be matted in cream or
white and framed with plain square
half or three-quarter or inch ma
tural gumwood (more or less homo
genous framing will make a more
handsome show. and, finally, that
prices be kept low. These sugges-
tions, of course, are not compulsory.
Receiving Places.
Works by Maryland artists should
be delivered to the Baltimore Mu-
scum of Art and works by Virginia
artists to the Richmond Academy
of Art during the first week in Oc-
tober. Works by District artists should
be delivered to the Corcoran Gallery
during the second week in October.
Artists must prepay any shipping
charges"
All work entered is submitted at the
risk of the owner. it was said. Each
work will bear title, price and name
and address of the artist.
The success of this exhibition de-
perds on the quality of the work and
on each individual exhibiting" the
announcement said. I'VE confidently
believe we can put on a first-class
/ exhibition that will more than justify
the effort involved.
Evening star., 1934-07-14

who advocates. instead. general
adoption of reduction in the power Of
the lamps.
The street lights are now much
more powerful than they need be and
this is so even with the single light
standards, he argued. He described
these as much too glaring.
Bridge Lights Cut.
On Arlington Memorial Bridge, he
said, the light strength has been cut
in half, through reduction OF the cur
rent. The District could save money
throughout the city If this practice
were followed, he contended.
Any change from the present de-
sign of the lights should be submitted
to the Fine Arts Commission, which
advised on the original designing Of
the standards, Caemmerer said.
Director Kern disagrees with Caem-
merer's plan TO reduce the candle
power Of all street lights. Some lights
are of such low power that to reduce
the strength OF the illumination
would make them practically useless,
he said Further, he insisted, the
lighting in many sections now is not
sufficient to provide proper safeguard
against law breakers and traffic acct
dents.
Removal Of the globes and bulbs
from the lights which are discon-
tinued will graphically picture the
result of the economy cut ordered by
Congress and serve as mute evidence
Of the need for restoration Of the APP
preparation, District officials believe.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
TRACKAGE REMOVAL
PROGRAM URGED
Five, Ten or Fifteen Years sug-
gested to Public Utilities Com
mission for Clearing City.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A 5, 10 or is year program for rid
ding Washington of all street car
tracks has been suggested TO the Pub
lie Utilities Commission by Chauncey
p. Carter. Washington attorney.
As a start. Carter said Yesterday.
the commission might well consider
eliminating tracks on Wisconsin ave-
nue. north OF Massachusetts, avenue.
Condemning street car operation as
noisy, preudicial to property values
and a hindrance to automobile trafic.
Carter said, with reference to Wis
consin ave:
with vehicle parking permitted on
both sides Of this thoroughfare and
with double street car tracks center
poles and loading zones there is only
one clear northbound lane and one
clear southbound lane for vehicle
trafic. This makes for daily con-
gestion and results in many accidents,
particularly in rush hours"
Evening star., 1934-07-14
BANDITS THROW
MAN OVER CLIFF
AFTER ROBBERY
HoId-up Pair Take $50 and
Watch Before Attack
ing Attendant.
SPINE MAY BE HURT
IN FALL OF so FEET
Telephone Call to Filling Station
Preceded Visit by Men
in Automobile.

Julian r. May, 30, attendant
at filling station at Connec-
ticut avenue and Yuma street,
was in a serious condition in Emer-
gency Hospital today. the victim Of
bandits who threw him so feet down
a rock -strewn embankment after rob-
bing him of $50 and his watch.
Police believe the two robbers knew
the habits OF employees OF the filling
station. because an hour before May
was held up, he received a telephone
call asking that he deliver some gaso-
line several blocks away.
May said he told the caller II was
not the policy Of the station TO make
deliveries. although he told police
that in special cases where he or his
helper. William Coleman Of Rock
vile. knew who was calling. gas was
carried TO stalled automobiles.
Money. Watch Taken.
After the call two men drove up to
the station. Coleman was across the
street at the time. The men got out
of the car. approached May. and
while one OF them covered him with a
revolver. the other took his money
and watch.
Then both men picked May up, car
ried him to a 4-foot fence and
tossed him over. He landed on his
back and rolled down to a small
stream at the foot Of the cliff.
Cries for Help.
Unable to arise, he cried for help,
and his shouts attracted Coleman,
who summoned aid.
At the hospital 1t was said Mays
spine may be injured, and that his
body Is covered with cuts and bruises.
Neither Coleman nor May could
furnish police with the license num-
bers OF the bandits automobile, but
May described the two men, for whom
police have spread a dragnet.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
Pennsylvania Avenue Span
Project to Be Pushed
Before Congress.
SOUTHEAST NEGLECT
GIVEN RECOGNITION
Sympathetic Consideration Will
Be Given by Commissioners to
Other Projects Of Section.

The Commissioners will make an
active fight during the next session
Of Congress for funds for construction
OF a new Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge
over the Anacostia River, partly as
a result Of the campaign OF South
east Washington leaders for more i'm
provements for their area.
Replacement of the old Pennsyl-
vania Avenue Bridge already is on the
tentative bridge program Of the Dis
trict. but as a result OF the demands
by the Southeast Washington Citi-
zens' Association and the Southeast
Business Mems Association the city
heads will give special impetus to this
project.
Item for Drafting Plans.
The program already drafted by the
engineer department proposes an item
for the drafting Of plans for the new
span. to be provided in the 1896 bud
get. which will be developed in the
Fall. and requests for construction
money in the 1887 District budget.
The bridge is one of the major prof.
ects for which the Southeast groups
are campaigning.
Commissioner Allen said today he
was convinced the Southeast section
has been neglected in the past and
that he proposed to seek better treat
ment for that area.
Other Requests Considered.
Outside of the bridge proposal, nei-
ther Allen nor Engineer Commissioner
Gotwals is definitely committed to the
series Of Improvements sought by the
Southeast group. However, they have
promised sympathetic consideration
of all requests Allen said he wanted
to see improvements to parks, play
grounds and other facilities now
existing in the Southeast.
Both Allen and Maj. Gotwals, at the
public hearing granted Southeast
citizens yesterday, commended the
leaders of the two groups for making
their fight for improvements they be-
lieve should be made.
Evening star., 1934-07-14

|O PLACE in effect the $86,700
reduction in the Districts
street lighting bill, ordered by
l. Congress, work costing possibly
as much as $4,000 may have
to be done by the Potomac Electric
Power Co, District officials were in
formed today.
The cost is incident to the cutting
of of ,208 street lamps, the reduction
of the candle power of 4,610 other
lamps. and removal Of the glass
globes and bulbs from lights which
are being discontinued These were
ordered by Walter E. Kern, District
electrical department head, after the
congressional action.
Officials Mystified.
Oficials of the power company said
they were mystified over the aSsump-
ton that they should pay the cost
Of the work of cutting of or reducing
the power of lights, and more par
ticularly, the work of taking of the
unused globes and bulbs They
promise, however, TO cooperate In
working the problem out.
Even If the company pays the bill
for the work, the cost eventually will
fall on the public. for the bill would
go on the books as operating expense,
paid out of receipts from customers,
one oficial explained.
The plan to shut of one of the two
lights on the twin light standards, as
a part Of the economy ordered by
Congress, brought a protest today
from H. p. Caemmerer, executive sec
retary Of the Fine Arts Commission,
Evening star., 1934-07-14

~ ESPITE popular beliefs to the
contrary. there are only four
venomous snakes in the
~ United States, out of the
more than 500 known vsrie-
ties of American serpents, according
to J. s. c. Boswell, Jefferson Park,
Va. who has just been employed by
the United States to clear the Fort
Foote area of snakes in preparation
for establishment there Of District
welfare camp.
There are more false notions and
wild stories about snakes than any
other fauna in nature" Boswell ex-
planned. Although we always have
had snakes with us there actually
is more misinformation current about
them than almost any other phase of
nature"
Boswell, in clearing out the Fort
Foote area, found but one venomous
snake. a 20-inch copperhead, beauti-
fully marked, which he took alive and
which is destined to go to the zoo
logical park at San Diego, Calf.
Captures Hundreds.
Making a profession of capturing
snakes for geological parks and other
collections, Boswell has caught hun
dreds of snakes of all kinds in the
Eastern and Southern United States,
South America and on every island
in the south Atlantic.
The only venemous American
snakes, Boswell said, are known pop
ularly as the coral snake, common
to Florida; the rattlesnake, which oc-
ours in several varieties in all parts
of the United States; the copper
head, known by other names in vari-
ous localities. and the true water
moccasin. or cotton mouth"
He gave a clean bill of health to
the wiper" or puff adder" or hog
nose" snake, all of which are the same,
which is commonly rated as poison
and which is a local resident: the
local water snake and other varieties
commonly believed to be deadly.
In handling hundreds of venomous
snakes, Boswell never has been struck
by one of them, he said, though he
has captured and handled them under
all sorts of conditions. His favorite
weapon for catching snakes is half
Evening star., 1934-07-14
RETIRED TEACHER SUES
BANK FOR BOND LOSSES
Roberta E. Wilson, Charging She
Was Badly Advised, Asks
$4,000 Damages.

Claiming she was given worthless
bonds by the cashier Of the Mount
Vernon Savings Bank after he had
recommended them as a safe invest
ment, Roberta E. Wilson, retired
school teacher of 1868 Columbia road.
today filed suit against the bank for
$1,000 in District Supreme Court.
The plaintiff, through Attorneys s.
j. Aquino and William B. O'Connell.
said she had $1,000 on deposit in the
bank in June. 1928, and. desiring to
make a safe investment. consulted the
cashier. Shortly thereafter, she says,
she received five first-mortgage bonds,
secured on a Philadelphia apartment
and issued through the F. H. Smith
Co. In October, 1882, she charges, the
property was forecloSed and she then
learned the bonds were worthless.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
FULL-TIME SCHEDULES
GIVEN NURSERY CENTERS
10 Schools Aided Under New Au-
thority Conferred by Federal
Emergency Relief.

The 10 nursery school centers oper-
ated by the District have been placed
again on a full-time schedule under
new authority conferred by the Fed
eral Emergency Relief Administra-
ton, it was announced today by FL
wood Street, director Of public well
fare.
The centers have been operated on
part-time basis recently because Of
the limitation of money, although
Federal authorities some time ago
authorized continuation of operation
during the Summer. The schools will
now operate six hours a day and six
days a week under an allotment OF
50, 900 a month just granted.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
FAREWELL RECEPTION
IS HELD FOR PASTOR
Rev. Lawrence 3. Rice Is Hon
ored by Potomac Heights
Community Church.

Rev. Lawrence B. Rice, retiring
minister of the Potomac Heights Com
munity Church, was given q farewell
reception hst night and presented
with q purse Of gold.
He resigned after serving four years
at the church while studying at
American University, from which he
won a scholarship to the Drew
Seminary. East Orange, N. j.
Mrs. Edward Doig headed the Re-
ception Committee. which was COM
posed OF Mrs. w. Craigue and Mrs.
Fred Thring.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Generally
fair tonight and tomorrow except
probably local thundershowers tomor-
row afternoon; not much change in
temperature; light variable winds.
Maryland-Generally fair tonight
and tomorrow, except probably local
thundershowers tomorrow afternoon;
not much change in temperature.
Virginia-Generally fair tonight
and tomorrow, except probably local
thundershowers tomorrow afternoon;
not much change in temperature.
West Virginia-Local Thunderstorm
ers probably tonight and tomorrow:
not much change in temperature.
Report for Last "a Hours.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
TWO PERSONS ATTACKED
BY UNMUZZLED DOGS
Woman Is Bitten by Neighbours
Pet, While Boy Suffers Knee
Laceration.

Two cases of persons attacked by
unmuzzled dogs were reported yes
terday to the police.
Mrs. Mary G. Fur, Sc. of II Seaton
place, was bitten on the leg by dog
reported by police to belong to w. r.
Graham. a neighbor Of Mrs. Furr.
The dog attacked Mrs. Furr on the
street opposite her home.
Nine-year-old Alonzo Grigsby. col
ored, 1911 Tenth street, was bitten
on the knee by a stray dog while
playing in an alley near his home
last night. He was given first aid at
Children's Hospital.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
Ladies Auxiliary Planned.

Plans for the formation of a ladies
auxiliary to participate in the inter-
national convention OF the Recipro-
city Clubs here Next May. will be
discussed at a meeting of the WASH
ington club at O'Clock tonight at the
home Of Arthur Clarendon Smith,
7e4e Macomh street, Mr. Smith is the
International nrSt vice president
Evening star., 1934-07-14
CART PUSHER HURT
Driver of Car to Face Bad Brakes
Charge.

Edgar w. Boyd. 2l00 block of P
street, was to appear in Police Court
today on a charge Of driving with bad
brakes. Boyd. according TO police. was
driving the car which yesterday struck
Joe Brown. 62-year-old colored rag
and old paper man, infiicting broken
leg and other painful injuries.
II was the first time Brown had
been in an accident in more than 20
years of pushing his cart about the
streets.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
Policeman Is Injured.

Policeman A. D. Clark Of the Traffie
Bureau suffered a leg injury late yes
terday when his motorcycle skidded
as he chased a speeding motorist
across Key Bridge He was treated
at Georgetown University Hospital.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
ELKS BAND TO PLAY
Boys Organization to Play at
Church Carnival.

A special program will be presented
tonight by the Elks' Boys Band OF
Washington at the st. Gabriers Cath
olic Church Carnival.
Gardiner Schrode. IL year old
trombonist, will render severslf solo
selections, and william Vogelson,
trombonist: Louis Soule, baritone. and
Harry Allen, cornetist, win also enter
tain,
Evening star., 1934-07-14
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
CFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. 81. at 2:s0 pm. yesterday;
year ago, "A.
Lowest, 70, at am. today; year
ago, so.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. l0l. on June 90.
Lowest, -612, on February 9.
Humidity for Last "a Hours
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, SO per cent. at am. today
Lowest, 81 per cent, at pm. yes
terday.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and GeOdetic SURVEY \
Evening star., 1934-07-14

Monthly precipitation in inches in
the Capital (current month to date) /:
Evening star., 1934-07-14
River Report.
Precipitation.

Potomac and Shenandoah clear thi.
morning.
Evening star., 1934-07-14
Tide Tables.

FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic SuryeyO
Evening star., 1934-07-14

/, ESPITE popular beliefs to the
\ contrary. there are only four
\ venomous snakes in the
United States, out of the
more than 500 known vsrie-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-25
Times Adventure Club

wishes to enroll herself and her
friends. She writes:
II am 10 years old, birthday
July 81, and wish to join the
club. 1 have asked several Of
my friends to sign up for the
club. They are Hubert Carpen.
ter, age 10, birthday May 10, OF
ia Cherry Valley; Ruth Kyt.
age 7, birthday December %, Of
1873 Cherry Valley, and Warren
ROLAND, age 6, birthday April
8, of BallStOn, Va"
We thank you for this list OF
members, and we will apprecl-
ate you sending us another list
at your convenience.
Another little Miss, Minnie
Mestesky, of $40 Irving St. N.
W., writes for a membership
card. She is 10 years old, birth
day anniversary August 20. BY
the way, we sent a membership
card to her on her birthday
whenever she celebrates her
birthday from now on, she will
be celebrating her enrolment
anniversary to The Times Ad'
venture Club.
The town of Hyattsville, is be-
coming a very noted place in the
club. We have a note from
Madeline GonSalves, Of 70 Oak
wood Rd., Of Hyattsville. Md.
Kindly enroll my brothers
and myself in your club. They
are Joe, age 4: Donald, age IN,
and Arthur, age IN. I am six
years old, and will start to
school in September" Nv Q
wish you would send us your
birthday dateS-welcome to the
club
Dorothy Cameron, of 1880 G
st. N. E., member of The
Times Adventure Club, writes:
"SOFry / have not written
to you sooner, but have been on
my vacation In the Blue Ridge
Mountains.
II have q girl friend who
wishes to Join the club. Her
name Is Helen Petit, Of 1926
G St. N. E. She will celebrate
her ninth birthday anniversary
January 81. Helen attends the
Pierce School and Il In the
third grade.
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WAA4SA1 WuO dVVCAAOCO Wy uId4Ay VI
his young friends. We wish
you a lot Of future happiness.
A veteran member is Barbara
Ann Beasley, of 1927 Varnum
st. N. w., who writes us Q
short letter to let us know
she is still a club member. She
says:
II have not written for a
long time. Please excuse me. /
have been away.
81 have q new member for
you. His name Is Irving Morris,
of 1431 Varnum st. N. w. He
was born on st. Patrick'S Day,
March II, and is now eight
years old. He attends the D.
b. Powell School. He is in the
BIB grade. Send him . mem.
bership card and If you do not
mind send me one too"
We have received the names
Of several new members for the
Times Adventure Club from
Clarendon, Va. We have a large
group Of members from Seat
Pleasant, Md; Takoma Park,
Md; Baltimore, Nd; and now
Clarendon, Va. OF course, we
have, as you know, members
from all parts Of the country.
Boys and girls, aren't you proud
of the way the Adventure Club
Is growing?
Isabelle c. James. of ll6
Cherry SYalley, Clarendon, Va.
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BEST WISHES

Members Of the club ceIebrat-
ing their birthday anniversaries
today include jena ]. Markham,
1885 Eleventh st. N. w.; Tai
madge Thorn pSOn, Silver
Spring, Nd: Matt West, 1880
Massachusetts Ave. N. W.:
Harry williams, CharleStown,
w. Va; Virginia Drinkard and
Paul Adams, both Of Indian
Head, Md: Charles Swan. GAS B
st. 8. W.; James Thompson, 300
Tenth st. S. E.: Ethel CotsOni,
3O5 G ST. N. w., and Elizabeth
Nellie Drew, LAG Sixth Sc. N. w.
Good luck.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-25

Baby Metry Jack Yesbek, of
GAS Morton Pl. N. E., who re-
Gently joined the club, cele-
brated his third birthday ami.
versary September IA. We
understand Jack had a party,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-25

which was attended by many Of
his young friends. We wish
you a lot of future happiness.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-22
YOUNG ANTI-WAR
FIGHTERS FREED

Seattle, Wn., May 15-Seeing a
courtroom crowded with support
ers, city attorney McDougal did
not press charges of disorderly
conduct against the six young
poster pastors in police court today,
and the young students and work
ers were acquitted.
The six, Caryl Cockey, Irene Bor-
owski, Mike Smith, Ray Leonard,
James Cour and Merwin Cole, We're
arrested April 10 for putting up
posters in the University district
announcing the all University Con-
ference Against Warand Fascism
held in Eagleson Hall near the
campus last month.
A sympathizer was arrested for
contempt of court during the trial,
but the Internatial Labor Defense
compelled his release along with
the others.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-22
New Soviet Movie
Makes N. w. Tour

War Against the Centuries" an
Amkino film now being shown
throughout the Northwest by the
Voice of Action is a telling por-
trayal OF the economic and cultural
progress being effected under the
system of state planning. 1t shows
the development Of industry where
many Of the largest. plants in Eu-
rope are being built and a modern
industrialized nation being hewn
out of one of the most backward
agrarian lands in Europe. In ag-
riculture one may see ON the screen
the organization of huge state and
collective farms which have made
more progress in the past years
than in the preceding 200 years.
Even the conservative New York
Evening Post says, =. 1t is an
enlightening film, bristling with
facts and figures fairly eXuding the
hot breath of achievement. AS an
illustrated document of Russia's in
dustrial revolution the film has an
unacceptable value to the layman
as well as to him whose business
it is to keep abreast of changing
world conditions. . 1t will repay
every intelligent person to see what
Russias objective is and how she
is striving for it,"