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Evening star., 1934-10-30
BIG AID FOR CHEST
FROM NAVY IS seen
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
Presides Over Meeting Plan.
ming Drive.

Predicting the Navy Department
will rank well toward the head of the
list under the Governmental Unit in
the forthcoming Community Chest
campaign, Assistant Secretary Henry
L. Roosevelt yesterday afternoon pre-
sided at a mass meeting of division
chairmen and key men at the de-
partment to lay plans for the drive.
The Nays assistant chief intro
duced Maj. Gen. Frederick w. Cole
man, chairman Of the Governmental
Unit.
There is no reason why the Govern
mental Unit should not raise its quota
by the opening day Of the campaign,
Gen. Coleman told his audience.
Leading men in every department are
taking an interest in the Community
Chest drive this year, he declared
This is a war against poverty, disease
and crime, he said, and it is the duty
of the division chairmen and key men
to gather the munitions-the dollars
with which community organizations
fight these foes.
The duties of division chairmen and
key men were outlined by John Nor
ton johnson. The work Of the Com
munity Chest was explained briefly py
Michael D. Schaefer, former president
Of the American Federation Of Gov
ernment Employees, An employe Of the
Navy Department.
Evening star., 1934-10-30
CONSTITUTION HALL
TAX MOVE SOUGHT
William P. Richards Urges Com
missioners to Call Hearing on
D. A. r. Levy.

William p Richards, District tax
assessor, today urged the Commission
ers to call public hearing as soon
as possible on his move to require the
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton to pay taxes on Constitution
Hall on finding that it has been
rented on commercial basis.
Just recently Richards placed an
assessment of s20,908.38 against the
D. A. r. as taxes to be paid on Con-
stitution Hall for the past fiscal year,
ending June 80 last. Richards found
the assessed value of the Constitution
Hall property totaled s1,393,S
Spokesman for the D. A. R. pro-
tested the assessment, claiming the
D. A. R. property was by law tax ex-
empt. Richards agreed this would be
so except for the fact that rents were
collected last year from persons using
the hall. He urged the holding of a
public hearing before the case goes to
court, since this is a technicality re-
quired by law. Commissioners are ex-
pected to approve the request.
Evening star., 1934-10-30

Twelve-year Mary Ellen Is a
heroine, for it was she who grabbed
Johnny by the neck Of his sweater
and hauled him from the path of the
street car.
Questioned about the incident,
which occurred last week. Mary Ellen,
a seventh-grade pupil at Calvert. mod
estly revealed that Johnny got out
of line little and was about to beat
the street car at the intersection.
After a little pumping" Mary Ellen
admitted that Johnny had one. foot
on the tracks when she reached out
and pulled him back.
Mary Ellen, who is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Galope, 1897 P
street, at 2 pm. today received a
medal from the American Automobile
Association. She is the first member
of schoolgirl patrol to save a life.
Johnny. who is in the fourth grade
at the parochial school, is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Gibbons.
2007 o street.
Evening star., 1934-10-30
SCHOOL PLANS CHANGED.

Plans for a colored senior high
school in Northeast Washington, bad
ly needed to care for the growing
population in that section, have been
crowded from the Board of Educa-
tion's budget estimates for the next
fiscal year by congestion in colored
elementary schools.
An item for $4,000 to pay for
preparation of plans and speciflca-
tionS for the high school originally
was included in this years estimates,
DR.. Garnet c. Wilkinson, first assist
ant superintendent of schools, dis
closed today.
This was stricken out, however,
when surveys showed greater need
for more classroom space and teach
There has been great increase
In Washington's colored population
during the last three or four years, -
DR.. wilkinson said Families from
all sections Of the country have come
here during the depression. This in
f1ux is most strongly reflected in our
elementary Institutions"
Although the colored schools nor
mally represent but approximately
one-third numerically of the local
school system, the increase this year
over last year in colored elementary
school attendance almost equals that
in the white schools. There were
1,l48 more colored children in ele-
mentary schools on october II this
year than last, as against an increase
of 1,l67 in the white schools.
Evening star., 1934-10-30
RAIL PENSION ACT
vO|DED BY DECREE
Chief Justice Declines to
Delay Case Pending
U. S. Appeal.

A formal decree permanently en-
joining the Government from enforc-
ing any provisions of the railroad
pension act was signed in District
Supreme Court today by Chief Justice
Alfred A. Wheat, who recently de-
clared the act unconstitutional.
Hammond E. Chaffetz, special as
sistant to the Attorney General, asked
the court to stay enforcement Of its
decree pending appes,, but the chief
justice declined, saying he did not
feel he had authority to do this.
Chaffetz announced in open court
the Government would take an appeal.
The decree permanently restrains
and enjoins the Railroad Retirement
Board from making any order or TAX
ing any steps toward instituting any
actions designed to compel the plain
tiffs to make advance payments into
the pension fund or from requiring
them to furnish any information con-
corning its employees, which the board
would need in enforcing the act.
The act, passed at the last session
Of Congress, would have required the
railroads to deduct 2 per cent Of their
pay rolls and pay the money into the
pension fund. Then the railroads
would have been required to con-
tribute twice this amount from their
own resources. It was estimated these
two sums would have amounted to
500 600 0O0 a wear for the first several
years. The suit attacking the consti
tutionality of the act was brought by
1874 of the Nations leading railroads.
Evening star., 1934-10-30
Students Protesting Teachers
Dismissal Under Economy Act

not affect night school teachers since
they were per diem employees and not
in the classified service.
Mrs. Pinto's class circulated petit
ton for her reinstatement and sent it
to the Board Of Education today. The
petition stated in part: 1--WE have
found that Mrs. Pinto's knowledge of
the course, and her remarkable char
acter and disposition make her most
efficient teacher"
Mr.. Lockwood, when informed of the
petition agreed that Mrs. Pinto was
an unusually able teacher. but said
that her place already had been filled.
The new teacher in the class is Miss
Rhoda Watkins. who also teaches dur
ing the day at Mckinley High School.
Lockwood said Mrs Pinto would be
taken back as a night school teacher
when the first vacancy occurred. He
said he could not at this time, how
ever, give assurance that she would be
placed In the class from which she
was taken and which wants her back.
Evening star., 1934-10-30
PICTURE OF BRIDE GIVEN
DISTRICT BY DELTA CHI
An enlarged photograph Of William

An enlarged photograph Of William
W. Bride. former corporation counsel,
was presented to the District this
afternoon by Delta Chi Fraternity.
The picture was accepted in the
name of the District by E. Barrett
Prettyman, the new corporation coun-
sell 1t will be hung in the Offices Of
the law department.
The presentation was made by DR.
Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of
George Washington University. in the
name of the fraternity, which has
chapter at Georgetown University.
Bride was corporation counsel here
for about six years. He resigned last
Spring to return to private practice.
Evening star., 1934-10-30
PrOuUlers Seized
By Hotel Worker
Using Toy Pistol
Suspicious Actions of
Trio Result in Their
Capture.

A toy pistol can be used as effec-
lively as any other weapon, believes
J. D. Gleichman, a hotel clerk, who
last night captured three suspicious
looking colored youths prowling about
the rear door Of the Frazee- Potomac
Laundry branch office at 1345 Nine
teenth street and forced them to
reach for the moon" until police
arrived.
At number three precinct the men
gave their names as Robert Banks, II,
HOO block Of Nineteenth street: Ellis
worth Ellis, II, 2100 block of Belmont
avenue. and James Boyd. II, 1900
block Of Nineteenth street. They
were booked for investigation.
Gleichman, who is % years old and
clerk in the Dupont Circle Apart
ment Hotel, told police that when he
noticed the boys acting suspiciously in
the alley. he whipped out his toy
pistol. lined them up against the wall
and told them that if they attempted
to move he would ''let 'em have it."
At the station house the colored
youths told police they never sus-
pected the gun was q fake. They
said:
When he told US to reach for the
moon'-we reached"
Evening star., 1934-10-30
PAIR HELD IN BOND
IN MEDICINE CASE
Extradition Hearing Continued
for Two Indicted on Cali.
fornia Mail Charge.

Bonds in the sum of $4,000 each
were set today by United States Com
missioner Needham C. Turnage pend
ing continuation of an extradition
hearing for the return from California
of a man and woman, described as
Navajo Indians, who are under in
dictment there in connection with the
sending through the mails of fake
remedies described as intended to be
used in the cure. prevention and nliti-
CATION of disease of man."
The two, Yosmite Nabona. IS, and
Rucoss Nabona, "a, said to be his
daughter were arrested last night on
q Federal warrant near their residence
in the 400 block of H street southwest.
The indictments against them charge
violation of the pure food and drug
act. The pair had failed to furnish
the required bond up to several hours
after the initial hearing and were
still being held
The man and woman are said to
have sent out "miSbranded packages"
through the mails from Long Beach,
where they are said to have claimed
ito represent company dispensing the
alleged medicine.
The preparation is said to have con-
sisted Of extracts from 'cut and dried
herbs, elder flowers, colts foot and
mints." Authorities claim, however,
the concoctions are worthless for the
many cures claimed.
Evening star., 1934-10-30
MOVE TO DISMISS
N.R.A. SUIT HEARD
Justice Bailey Considers Ap.
peal of Roberts Firm
in Code Action.

A motion to dismiss an injunction
suit brought by the Federal Govern
ment against the W. F. Roberts Co.,
local printing and engraving concern,
was taken under aovisement in Dis
trict Supreme Court today by Justice
Jennings Bailey
The suit charged the company with
violating the N. r. A. graphic arts
code by working its employees an ex-
cessive number Of hours, paying some
Of them less than the minimum wage
scale and in failing to post a copy
Of the code provisions in its work.
shop.
The motion to dismiss, argued by
Attorneys F. Regis Noel and Harry
A. Grant, contended Congress acted
unconstitutionally in passing the ma
tional industrial recovery act and
that this particular code abridges the
Roberts company's constitutional right
to contract with its employees. .
The Government, through Assistant
United States Attorneys David A. Pine
and John j. Wilson. argued in support
OF the cOnStltutlonallty OF the act and
asserted the Roberts Co. had violated
the code provisions.
Pine argued the legislation is valid
because Of the emergency conditions
prevailing throughout the country.
Congress, he declared, has greater
powers in times Of national emergency
than during normal periods.
He also pointed out statistics show
critical economic conditions still pre-
vail throughout the country and that
any improvement which may exist is
due to activities Of the Federal Gov
ernment.
After Justice Bailey rules on the
motiol to dismiss, a hearing will be
held en- the Governments application
for an injunction.
Evening star., 1934-10-30

Sparks flew from hot rails as the
street car came to a grinding halt.
The motorman grimaced and the
passengers groaned. A moment later
everybody heaved long sigh Of relief
The little boy in the brown sweater,
who was about to cross the tracks
where the street car halted, had been
jerked to safety.
"Jerked' is the word, because it
was just in that manner that John
Gibbons, 10, was saved from being
manned, or, more likely, crushed to
death.
1t was so sudden that Johnny
doesn't remember much about it, but
sisters at the Calvert Parochial School,
1925 N street, finally pieced the story
together after hearing the versions
of group of their pupils who were
being led across Connecticut avenue at
N street by Mary Ellen Galope. mem
Der of the institutions Schoolgirl Pa
troll.
Evening star., 1934-10-30

Dismissal Of q teacher in the Gen.
tral Night School under an economy
act provision less than a month before
a reinterpretation Of the provision by
the Board Of Education which would
have permitted her retention was dis
closed today when the adult students
of her class petitioned the Board Of
Education for her reinstatement.
The teacher Is Mrs. Winifred Keith
Pinto. who taught the $50 class of
business English and public speaking
at Central. She had served efficiently
in the night schools for three years,
E. j. Lockwood, director, said today.
Soon after the beginning of this
years term, however, her husband Sc
cured Government job. She was
dismissed under the provision Of the
economy act which prohibits mar
ried woman, whose husband Is en-
ployed in the Government, working
for . Federal or District agency.
At meeting shortly thereafter the
Board Of Education ruled that. this did
Evening star., 1934-10-30
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR HALLOWEEN
Parade and Dancing Will Be
Held on Constitution
Avenue.

With the reviewing stands in readi-
ness and preparations made to powder
Constitution avenue with hundreds of
pounds Of meal and soap. the Capital
today marked time until tomorrow
night, when the city's second annual
Halloween celebration will be held.
A dance will anti-climax a parade
up Constitution avenue, at the head
of which will ride Miss Betty Gray,
Queen Halloween II, and Brooke
Johns, King of Revelry.
To facilitate dancing 800 pounds
Of cornmeal and 100 pounds of soap
will be spread over Constitution ave-
nue. between Fifteenth and Seven
teenth streets. Music in the form
of phonograph records will be pro-
vided through loud speakers.
Seats for 1000.
There will be seats for 1900 per-
sons in stands along the course of
the parade. The stands will be di-
vided into three sections. with dis
tinguished guests being seated in the
center section. Among the more
prominent guests will be officers Of
the Federal and municipal govern
ments. business and civic leaders.
Brig. Gen. William E. Horton will be
in charge of this section and will act
as host. He will be assisted by E. T.
Burdette, Ray Dawson, Granville
Guide, Murray McGlue, w. J. Nc
Manus and r. E. Graham.
The parade will move up Constitu-
ton avenue from Sixth street at 7:30
o'clock, and will disband at Seven
teenth street.
The queen and her court and the
king were to rehearse their roles to-
night at 7:30 o'clock on Constitution
avenue, under the direction of A.
Clyde Burton, assistant superintendent
Of National Capital Parks, who is in
charge of the reviewing stands.
Judges for Parade.
Judges for the parade, in connection
with which some 13 silver cups are to
be awarded prize winners in various
classifications, will be as follows: Hol-
lis B. Fritts, Henry Owens, w. r. La
mar, Harry Grove. Harry Dean, Louis
Lowe. Genevieve Hendricks, James e.
Collifiower. DR.. and Mrs. Joseph
Rogers Young, Miss Eta L. Taggart,
Col. E. L. Mattice, H. H. Burroughs,
Mrs. Leona Gilbert, John F. Webster,
Robert Davis. Thomas P Littlepage,
D. B. Groh and Capt. r. E. S. Boss.
Evening star., 1934-10-30
CHARGES AGAINST
POLICEMAN HEARD
MaItreatment Alleged by
Motorist Stopped by
Sergt. McDuffie.

A police trial board heard testimony
today in charges against Sergt. Will
liam F. McDuffie Of No. precinct for
alleged maltreatment Of an innocent
person and unnecessary violence in
attempting to stop A. B. Curtiss. 26,
Of 1901 Minnesota avenue southeast
after an alleged traffic violation on
September 19.
Evidence was produced before the
Trial Board, Of which Inspector w. G.
Stott was chairman, to show that
Curtiss was driving home at 1890 am.
on September 10 when he noticed a
car following him at Railroad avenue
and Twenty-second street.
At Prout and Twenty-second streets,
Curtiss testified, Of1cer McDufhe
pulled up beside him and threatened
to shoot his tires. Because the officer
did not make himself known and was
not driving ponce autoInoplle Suf-
tiss said he did not recognize him as
q policeman and did not stop.
At Twenty-second and Minnesota
avenue. Curtiss told the board he
stopped and McDufie got out and
slapped him, jerked his drivers permit
from his hand and used unnecessary
violence upon him.
Questioned by Assistant Corporation
Counsel Edward NJ Welliver why he
wanted Curtiss to stop and if he had
violated any traffic regulations, Sergt.
McDufie declared that no traffic rules
had been broken. but that he merely
wanted to warn Curtiss about driving
more carefully.
Attorney James A. O'Shea was
counsel for McDuffie. No verdict had
been delivered early this afternoon by
the Police Trial Board.
Evening star., 1934-10-30
Hopes to Get Money From
Hopkins for Latest Re-
lief Project.
DIVIDENDS IN HEALTH
WILL JUSTIFY ACTION
Plan for Volunteer Sale of Milk
at 10 Cents a Quart
Collapses.

Children Of relief families will be
furnished milk to be paid for by the
District Government as soon as Com
missioner Allen can find money to
finance this latest relief project.
Alien said yesterday he hoped to
get money from Federal Relief Ad-
ministrator Harry L. Hopkins, but how
soon he could not predict.
However, he said he Is determined
that needy children shall have more
milk. Although 1t will increase the
Districts relief budget. Allen contend
ed it would pay big dividends in the
health of the coming generation.
i am not interested in how much
milk adults on relief drink" he said.
Il am anxious to see that the children
get enough milk. That is good in
vestment which will bear fruit In fu-
ture generations and save money for
taxpayers in the long run"
Sale Plan Collapses.
Collapse Of the plan for volunteey
sale of milk to relief families at ID
cents quart was admitted yesterday
by officials of Embassy and Chestnut
Farms-Chevy Chase dairies. James j.
Ward and Edward L. Koepnick, sec
retary and treasurer. respectively. Of
Embassy, told Assistant Corporation
Counsel Elwood H Seal. SO per cent
Of the families visited had said they
had no money to buy milk. no matter
how cheaply it was offered them.
Henry N Brawner, jr., president of
Chestnut Farms Chevy Chase, made
the same statement to Allen. Oficials
of both dairies expressed the belief
the District should pay for the milk
and let the dairy companies dis
tribute it.
Method Undecided.
If the District follows Aliens pres
ent plan, it will mark the first de-
parture from the policy of giving cash
relief. Whether the District will buy
tickets from the dairy companies and
distribute them to the relief families,
or print its own tickets and redeem
them from the dairy companies, has
not yet been worked out according to
Seal.
Allen indicated late yesterday he
might seek further reduction in the
price of milk for relief families. He
said the experience of the two diaries
proves conclusively any increase in
consumption among relief families
would nave no effect on basic farm
sales Of milk. Frank S. Walker. pres
ident Of the Maryland and Virginia
Milk Producers Association, had con-
tended the 10-cent milk plan would
reduce the farmers income by cutting
into his sales of basic or fluid milk,
for which he receives the greatest
amount of money. Allen indicated he
might attempt to have the farm price
reduced from "a to 16 cents in order
to place it in the home Of the needy
at 8 instead of 10 cents a quart.
Evening star., 1934-10-30
SAlT0 IN WASHINGTON
AFTER VISIT TO JAPAN
Ambassador Silent on Naval Con-
versation and Stringent Oil
Regulations.

By the Associated Press.
Hirosi Saito, Japanese Ambassador,
returned to Washington this morning
after a three-month trip to Japan.
He also visited Manchoukuo.
Saito declined comment on the pre-
liminary naval conversations now in
progress IN London. He explained
he had been out Of close touch with
the situation.
The Ambassador also declined to
discuss the diplomatic controversy in
volving Japan, the United States,
Great Britain and the Netherlands
over Japan's stringent oil control laws
and the proposed Manchoukuan oil
monopoly.
Accompanied by his wife and two
small daughters, Saito was greeted
by K. Fukii, charge d'affaires. and
members of the embassy staff.
Evening star., 1934-10-30

ed, but she could not be reached. The
city and telephone directories do not
carry the names of any O'Neills or
Fishers living on Pennsylvania avenue
or Oates street.
The only Jack" Gardiner on Fiji
teenth street could not be located.
Meanwhile word comes from An
napolis that there is Santa Claus
and w. w. Davis, enlisted storekeeper
on the U. S. S. Reina Mercedes, sta
ton ship, is willing to testify to it.
Davis received a cablegram today
from operators Of the Irish Sweep
stakes that he had won a consolation
prize Of 100 English pounds. This is
the fifth year he has bought tickets.
It is the first time he won anything.
He plans to obtain seven days leave
and visit his home In Louisville, KY,
during the Christmas holidays.
Evening star., 1934-10-30
Capital Sweepstakes Winners
Hard to Find by Addresses

Judging from the manner in which
they signed their tickets, several Of
the five Washingtonians who won con-
ISOLATION prizes on the Irish Sweep
stakes wanted to make it as hard as
possible to find them. To positively
identify the winners, an attempt was
made to communicate with the
quintet today, but only one Of them
could be located.
She is Miss Marion Cashel. 2l22
Decatur place, an employe of the
publicity division of the American Red
Cross. Her prize is $500.
The other four, who also win $500,
signed themselves as follows:
Adela Goodwin, Dumbarton avenue.
O'Neil, Pennsylvania avenue.
Fisher, Oates street northeast.
Jack Gardiner. Fifteenth street.
There Is q Mrs. Adela Goodwin list