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Evening star., 1934-06-13
FIGHT FOR CENTER
URGED ON LAWYERS
Littlepage Asks Bar Association
Support of New Municipal
Project.

Washington attorneys were urged at
q District Bar Association meeting last
night to fight for reinstatement of the
$9250.000 item for beginning con-
struction on the proposed new Munich
pal Center in the bill authorizing the
Commissioners to apply for a P. w. A.
loan.
This item, included in the original
Senate measure, was cut out of the
bill by the House District Committee
The entire sum the Commissioners
want authority to borrow is $780,
600, 900.
Thomas P. Littlepage, chairman of
the associations Legislative Commit
tee, said the hands of the District
Commissioners are tied because of the
Tear that any Intervention on their
part Will jeopardize the $10,750, 900
covered in the bill as it now stands.
That sum would provide for erection
OF a tuberculosis hospital, additional
sewage facilities and other items.
Corporation Counsel E. Barrett
Prettyman assured the association that
the Municipal Center project has the
hearty support of the District Com
miSsioners.
Evening star., 1934-06-13
SENATORSDELAY
MAYFL0WER QUIZ
Reynolds Absence Is Cause.
FosecIosure Sale Also
Hits Snag.

Resumption of the Senate District
subcommittee investigation of the
financing and proposed reorganization
of the Mayf1ower Hotel was postponed
today due to the absence of Senator
Reynolds, who has not returned from
his home in North Carolina. The in
quiry, however, is scheduled to get
under way again tomorrow at 1890
am.
1t had been planned to recall Paul
E. Lesh, counsel for the majority
Bondholders' Committee seeking to
force a foreclosure sale of the hotel.
Elwood H Seal, assistant corporation
counsel, who is serving as special
counsel for the subcommittee, told
Chairman Kean Senator Reynolds
wanted to question Lesh. Kean then
ordered a 24-hour postponernent.
Foreclosure Hits Snag.
In the meantime, plans for the
foreclosure sale scheduled next Tues
day struck a snag in the District Su-
preme Court when Justice Jesse C..
Adkins ordered a postponement until
the Court of Appeals has passed on
an appeal taken from his order for
the sale by group Of Second-mort-
gage bondholders.
1t was expected the courts order
would delay the sale until the Fall,
since the Appellate Court has not yet
heard arguments on the attempt to
set aside the original decree of sale.
In ordering the postponement.
Justice Adkins made it clear he was
not acceding to the request OF the
Senate Subcommittee.
Distribution Delayed.
Justice Adkins also deferred until
after a decision from the Court of
Appeals a motion by the receivers to
distribute accumulated funds. In
passing upon a request by Julius
Manger, New York hotel man, that
the terms of the sale be changed so
he might be better enabled to submit
a bid for the property, Justice Adkins
held he had no right to change the
terms pending the appeal.
Manger, through former Represen-
tative c. Wallace Dempsey of New
York, said he was prepared to bid
approximately 100000 more than
the minimum price of $780, 900 fixed
by the court, provided he could pay
ST 900 900 down and take care of the
balance in a mortgage to run from
10 to Is years with annual principal
curtailments of from 2 to per cent.
Evening star., 1934-06-13
Washington Trade and Civic
Bodies Due to Act Soon
on Proposal.
PROHIBITIVE RESOLUTION
INTRODUCED BY BRITTEN
Forbids Utilities Commission to
Act Favorably Until House
Approves Move.

While opposition developed in the
House to the proposal of the Capital
Transit Co. that it be permitted to
reroute its Connecticut avenue car
line over the Taft Bridge, action on
the suggested plan by Washington's
trade and civic bodies is expected
shortly
The Capitol Hill opposition came
first in the form of a resolution in
troduced in the House yesterday by
Representative Britten, Republican,
of Illinois designed to block the
transit company's plan.
FOrbids Favorable Action.
Specifically, the resolution forbids
the Public Utilities Commission to act
favorably on the companys applica-
ton for a change in the routing un-
til the move is approved by the
House. BY rerouting the cars over
the so-called Million Dollar Bridge" :"
the resolution says, one of Washing
tons most beautiful landmarks would
be divested of Its present fine archi-
tectural and aesthetic proportions"
and make the already over -congested
roadway the most dangerous traffic
center in Washington.
The resolution further declared there
is no passenger or mechanical demand
to Justify this attack on the rights
and sensibilities Of the people of
Washington"
Meanwhile, workmen were rushing
to completion the laying of concrete
slab roadway connections at either
end of the temporary Calvert Street
Bridge, with the hope of providing
a lane for automobile traffic before
the end of the week
After the bridge was moved to a line
80 feet south of it's old location to
make way for construction of the new
bridge on the line of Calvert street,
street car track connections were made
at once, but the carpenters strike
delayed completion of the roadway
connections necessary for. vehicular
traffic. A change in plans was de-
cided upon by the John w Cowper
Co., the contractor, whereby the road
ways would be built of concrete
poured into metal forms.
Connections Near Completion.
All but a few feet of such concrete
roadway connections had been COM
pleted today and tests show these to
be in good shape. The District may
permit vehicular traffic to cross the
old bridge by Friday or Saturday. 1t
was said only few hours would be
required to finish the laying of con-
crete road connections at the west
side. The east roadway has been
finished.
Provision still is to be made for
pedestrian traffic over the bridge,
but District officials said today If
the concrete roadways prove salts
factory, some plan likely would be
worked out shortly for the handling
of pedestrian traffic.
District officials have received nu-
merous complaints from residents
and business interests of the COM
munity because of the lack Of provi-
sion for vehicular and pedestrian use
of the old bridge.
Evening star., 1934-06-13
DISTRICT PROJECTS
DISCUSSED BY HYDE
Barry Farm Citizens Association
Also Hears of Proposed Sew
age Disposal Plant.

Development of number of District
projects. embracing the growth of the
public libraries, schools and public
buildings, was outlined last night by
Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., secretary OF the
Washington Chamber of Commerce, in
an address before the Barry Farm
Citizens Association.
Mr. Hyde also spoke on the proposed
installation of a sewage system de-
signed to relieve pollution of the Po-
tomac River. Comparisons of local
conditions with those of other large
cities also we're made.
Approval of the reduction in assess
ments for water and sewage in the
Barry Farm section was voiced by
many Of the associations members
The reduction was made in the Dis
trict bill, recently signed by President
Roosevelt. The District Commissioners,
Senator Thomas. Representative Nor
ton and Maj. John c. Gotwals, Engi-
neef Commissioner, were praised for
their efforts.
Miss Emma v. Smith and Mrs Anna
Murray were Endorsed by the associa-
tion for membership On the Board of
Public Welfare
Announcement was made that the
association will be guests of the Po-
tomac Electric Power Co., Friday eve
ming on tour of inspection of its
new plant at Buzzard Point
E. S. Hoffman, president of the as
sociation, was honored at buffet sup
per after the meeting by Mr.. and Mrs.
Levi Brown, at whose home the meet
ing was held. Honor guests were Mrs.
Ida Garret. John E. Syphax, principal
of the Birney School, and Jere Adams
The association adjourned for the
season.
Evening star., 1934-06-13
INJUNCTION RIGHTS
ARE WAIVED BY WIFE
Mrs. Jane Catherine Martin Will
Take 40 Per Cent of Husbands
Income Instead.

Mrs. Jane Catherine Martin has
waived the rights she secured re-
Gently, under an injunction, from her
husband, Samuel K Martin, and will
accept 40 per cent of her husbands
income instead, it was revealed in
supplemental bill filed yesterday in
her suit for separate maintenance
pending in Chicago
Martin is said to be living at pres
ent on his estate in Montgomery
County. He is the grandson of the
late Otto Young, pioneer Chicago mer-
chant and millionaire. Martins share
of the estate is said to bring an in
come of $4,000 annually.
Mrs. Martin also will have custody
of their son, Samuel K, 4th, now 8
years old The suit is slated for trial
on Monday.
Evening star., 1934-06-13
$4,000 POUNDS PORK
DISTRIBUTED IN CITY
Federal Emergency Relief Work
Summarized by Administrator
Hopkins.

Sixty thousand pounds of smoked
pork were distributed last month to
needy unemployed in the District,
Harry L. Hopkins, Federal emergency
relief administrator, disclosed yester.
day in summarizing the work Of the
corporation.
This was part Of 31,174,421 pounds
of foodstuffs distributed to destitute
and needy families in the United
States and Virgin Islands through
local relief administrators under the
the State relief administrations.
In addition to the pork, $50 tons
of coal were made available to Dis
trict unemployed in May. Other sec.
tions of the country got flour, lard
butter. bags of citrus fruit, cereal food,
sirup and blankets. but none of these
were distributed here.
The corporation authorized $4,000
gallons of sirup, 1889 bags of citrus
fruit, 32,180 tons of coal and 1000
blankets, Mr.. Hopkins said.
For Virginia, 100000 pounds OF
smoked pork we're distributed, 43,12o
pounds of -four and so tons of coal.
For Maryland, 120,477 pounds OF
smoked pork and 80 tons of coal were
distributed to the poor Of the Free
State.
Evening star., 1934-06-13
SALARY FOR D. C. CADET
INSTRUCTOR APPROVED
Senate Passes Bill to Authorize
Paying Retired Officer for
High Schools.

The Senate today passed and sent
to the House a bill authorizing the
War Department, to resume payment
OF salary to retired Army officer to
be assigned to active duty as military
instructor for the local high school
cadets. The economy act required
the War Department to discontinue
payment of salaries to retired officers
assigned to military instruction in
schools throughout the country.
The Senate Committee report points
out that Lieut.. Col. Wallace NJ.
Craigie, retired, was for several years
detailed to active duty as instructor
in the District high schools. that he
was relieved from active duty in Au-
gust, 1882, but has continued to serve
without pay in that capacity.
Evening star., 1934-06-13
Liquors Banned
At Park Picnics
Under Ne,U Rule
Fine and Sentence Pro-
uided for VioIat0rs of
District LatU.

Henceforth, picnics in the Districts
park system must be dry.
This was decreed today by officials
OF the National Capital Parks, who
ordeded that in future permits for
the use of picnic groves. paragraph
be inserted announcing to the public
that infraction of this rule may bring
500 fine and 80 days Imprisonment.
The new section reads:
"The act of Congress approved
January "a, 1884, prohibits the drink
ing of any beverage containing more
than one-haf of l per cent Of alco-
hol by volume within the parks or
in any place to which the public is
invited and for which license has
not been issued.
'-PermIttees hereunder are notified
that the violation of the provision Of
the above mentioned within the park
system shall be punished by fine Of
not more than $l00 or by imprison-
ment for not more than 80 days or
both, such fine and Imprisonment at
the discretion of the court"
Evening star., 1934-06-13
RETIRED EMPLOYE
OF TREASURY DIES
William Schellenberg, 67, Served
in Cuba During Spanish War.
Funeral Friday.

William Schellenberg, 81, Spanish
American War veteran. died yester-
day at his home, 626 Farragut street.
after a four months illness. He had
been employed In Government serv-
ice for A years.
Mr.. Schellenberg was a sergeant
during the Cuban offensive and served
in the Battles of El Caney and San
tiago. He was present at the sur
render at Santiago.
Employed at the Navy Yard and
Treasury Department after his dis
charge, Mr.. Schellenberg was retired
in April of this year.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Mary A. Schellenberg; three sons,
John c., william H. and Wilton A..
all of this city, and grandson, John
w. Schellenberg.
Funeral services will be held at
the home Friday at 10:30 am. Burial
will be in Arlington National Gene
tery.
Evening star., 1934-06-13
"SATLOR BEWARE" PASSES TEST
OF GARNETTS ESTHETIC SENSE

with laughter continuously. After
ward he said:
"I don't see any reason to close the
show. It's not obscene. Anyway, it's
well done; very well done indeed. !
enjoyed it.
And the boys tell me that some Of
the Objectionable parts have been
cut out"
The order to close the show was
countermanded by Garnett yesterday
afternoon after Manager Steve Coch-
ran had pleaded he would lose large
investment. The district attorney
consented to view the farce and pass
on it personally, provided some of the
so-called obscene lines were elimi-
mated.
Evening star., 1934-06-13
SCHOOL TO SERVE
AS SANATOR|UM
100 Children Suffering With
tuberculosis to Be Housed
in Building.

The Allison Health School will be
placed at the disposal of the District
tuberculosis Association June % for
use as a Summer sanatorium for
Washington youngsters suffering from
the white plague. Approximately 100
white children will be quartered in
the building, at Thirteenth and Allison
streets.
Announcement of the date on which
the school will be turned over to the
association was made at a meeting
of the Board of Education yesterday.
Supt of Schools Frank w. Ballou said
ne and Mrs. Ernest r. Grant, executive
secretary of the society, had been
working together to prepare the build
ing tor use as health camp.
Mrs. Grant simultaneously an
nounced that colored children would
be cared for at the regular open-air
camp. situated between the school
building and the tuberculosis Hos
pital.
She expressed concern over the
mounting number of applications for
admission to the camp this Summer.
Already 238 applications are on file,
with more expected.
At the board meeting. DR.. Ballou
also named eight of the 10 district
schools in which the character edu-
cation program, adopted by the board
last week, will be inaugurated. They
are:
Mckinley High School for white
and Armstrong for colored, Eliot
Junior High School for white and
Randall for colored, the Abbot and
Margaret Murray Washington Voca-
tional Schools and the H. D. Cooke
and Morgan Elementary Schools.
Two night high schools will be
named later.
Evening star., 1934-06-13
YOUTHS WIN PRIZES
FOR BIBLE STORIES
Warner and Spencer Get Two
Week Vacation Periods
at Camp.

Colorful versions of the stirring ad-
ventures of Noah and Daniel, Biblical
heroes. won for William Warner. IL
and William Spencer, IT, first prizes
in the annual Bible story telling con-
test of the Y. M c. A. Monday night.
Both boys we're awarded two-week
vacations at Camp Let's, the Y. M
c. A. shore haven for boys on the
Rhode River, near Annapolis, which
opens June %. Young Warner. repre-
senting Hamline M. E. Church, was
entered in the junior competition. and
Spencer of Calvary Baptist Church,
took part in the senior contest.
Kenneth Mcclure of Sherwood
Presbyterian Church, speaking on
THE Fall of Jericho" won second
senior prize, one week at Camp Let's
and James Arentson. jr., of Silver
Spring Baptist Church, speaking on
Samson, third senior prize, free
trip to the Young Peoples Conference
at Western Maryland College, West
minister, Md. June 22-24.
Joseph Gulick of Chevy Chase Bap-
tist Church, discoursing on David
and Goliath" took second honors In
the junior division, winning a weeks
vacation at Camp Let's.
Other contestants in the senior
group were William Dagger of Calvary
Baptist Church, Ernest A. Cole of
Metropolitan Baptist Church, Ray
mond Brockman of Bethany Baptist
Church and Howerton Gravatt of
Ninth Street Christian Church. Harry
Broderick of st. Paul's Presbyterian
Church was another contestant in the
senior group.
Judges included Leonard w. DeGast
general secretary of the Y. M. C. A.;
DR.. James A. Bell, director of educa-
tion of. the Y. M. c. A., and W. j
Lireback. Page NICK. Etchison. Y.
M c. A. religious work director, pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1934-06-13
VIRGINIAN BOUND OVER
Pleads Guilty to HOUSEKEEPING
in Alleged 1925 Theft.

Anthony F. Joannette of Leeway,
Va. was held for action of the grand
jury yesterday after he pleaded guilty
TO charge of housebreaking before
Police Court Judge John P. Mcmahon.
Joannette is alleged to have taken
$225 from the home of Eugene Smith,
Evening Star route manager. in the
600 block Of Jefferson street. after
Smith had refused to lend him $500.
Joannette is said to have been a
former roomer at the Smith home.
Evening star., 1934-06-13
DRIVER IS INDICTED.
IN W0MAN'S DEATH.
MansIaughter Is Charged.
"a Persons Accused in
Grand Jury Report.

A manslaughter indictment was re-
turned by the District grand jury to-
day against Pee Jay Vrandenburg, 81.
of the 140o block of Massachusetts,
avenue, whose automobile is alleged
to have fatally injured Lula Hines,
colored, A, of 1928 Georgia avenue
May 81.
The jurors were told by police that
Vrandenburg, allegedly the driver of
the car which struck the woman on
Georgia avenue near her home, failed
to stop and render assistance. The
machine later was found abandoned
in Petworth. Vrandenburg's arrest
followed check-up which showed
that a door handle broken off the
striking car exactly fitted the one
found abandoned.
"a Are Indicted.
Twenty-four persons were indicted
in the grand jury's report.
Among them was Bernard L. Work
man, alias Harry Roberts. who was
charged with housebreaking. larceny
and assault with a dangerous weapon
on Louis r. Winemiller, l437 Rhode
Island avenue.
Winemiller is said to have returned
home with his wife about $50 pm,
May 20, and found a light burning in
his apartment. His suspicious aroused,
he entered the building through the
rear just in time to see man leav-
ing the apartment, which had been
ranSacked.
He caught the man when he reached
the street and forced him to return
to the apartment building. While his
wife was telephoning for the police,
the man, alleged to be Workman,
tried to esppe, and when Winemiller
threw his arms about his neck to
hold him, drew revolver and fired
three shots which missed their mark
He fed and was arrested the next day.
Other Persons Indicted.
Others indicted, and the charges,
we're John Henry Murray. non-support
of minor children: Lester Blackwell.
Albert Lee, Joseph B. LowellyneAlbert
B. King. Gilbert e. Kee and Edwin ].
Wise, joy-riding; Alfonso Vonderheidt
and Alfred F. Nelson, grand larceny:
Henry M. Carter and Charles Corney,
robbery; James c. Stathis, alias
Jimmy Zite, HOUSEKEEPING and lar
ceny; Avell Woodson, assault with a
dangerous weapon; Katherine E. Al
ford, receiving stolen property; Ethel
Bassil, Gene Burdine and Raymond
Price, alias Checkers, violation of the
District gaming laws: Katherine v.
Clark, James Cs>sH and Joseph Fran
els Nesline, violation of the liquor
taxing act; Rex Farmer, false pre-
lenses, and Thomas La Rose, forgery
of an Endorsement on money order.
Cases against IL persons were ig-
nored. They were:
Tillman Klines, joy-riding; Emmett
Waller, Henry j. Arnedes, Charles e.
Leapley, John s. Dunning and James
Abbott Riggsbee, alias James L. Reggs-
bee, robbery; Theodore Manikas, as
sault with dangerous weapon; VIII
liam Winfield Jones, violation of the
liquor taxing act; Samuel F. Lane,
embezzlement and grand larceny; Ma
thaniel Pannell, grand larceny, and
Leroy Davis, homicide.
Evening star., 1934-06-13
WIDOW TO RECEIVE
JENKINS ESTATE
Inventors Property Consists
Mainly of Scientific Equip
ment and Library.

The will of c. Francis jenkins. in
ventor of television, who died here
June 6, was filed for probate in Dis
trict Supreme Court today. His entire
estate is left to his widow, Mrs. Grace
L. Jenkins.
No indication of the extent of his
property is given in the will. Julian
C. Hammack, the attorney who filed
the will, said, however, his holdings
were confined principally to scientific
equipment, his library and "trinkets."
Lewis T. Breuinger, Ruth B. Sickle,
Atwood L. Jenkins and Alfred w. Jen-
kins are named as executors.
Mr.. jenkins lived at $500 Sixteenth
street.
Evening star., 1934-06-13
TULIP HILL TO. BE OPEN

Historic Tulip Hill in Anne Arundel
County, Md, will be thrown open to
the public Saturday from to pm.
for the benefit of the local Girl Scout
camp scholarship fund through the
courtesy of the owners, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry H. Flather Admission tickets
can be purchased at the Mayflower
Hotel and at the entrance to the es-
tate at so cents for adults and Is
cents for children.
Tulip Hill was built in 1745 and
has an interesting history. The Girl
Scout benefit fund will enable needy
members to enjoy two weeks of camp
lite which otherwise would have been
denied to thenA
Evening star., 1934-06-13

"It's still a little raw, but"
Thus did United States Attorney
Leslie C. Garnett pass on Sailor. Be-
ware!" last night at the National
Theater.
Garnett sat as a sort of one-man
fury in Judgment on the comedy hit,
which his two assistants, Karl Kindle-
berger and David A. Hart, had called
obscene and ordered closed.
True, some Of the language had
been deleted. but the farce had lost
none of its appeal.
Garnett himself enjoyed the show
thoroughly. Flanked by Hart, Kindle-
berger and Police Capt. William
Holmes, the district attorney shook
Evening star., 1934-06-13
ARCHIVES BILL PASSED

The Senate today passed, with
amendments, House bill providing
for an organization to take charge
of the National Archives Building.
which is nearing completion in the
Pennsylvania avenue-Mall triangle.
The measure, which goes back to
the House for amendments. creates
the position of national archivist. 9TH
er necessary personnel and outlines
the procedure for selecting the Gov
ernment. documents that, are to be
transferred to the Archives Building.
IL
Evening star., 1934-06-13
TWENTY ENTRANTS EXPECTED FOR MATCH JU

and at Washington Airport, Hybla
Valley, Va; Beacon Field, Va; Capt.
tol Airport. near Kenilworth; Con-
gressional Airport, Halpine. Md. and
Intermediate Field 57-B, near Bowie.
Md.
Each pilot will carry one passenger
Of the opposite sex. who will act
either as golfer or scorer. depending
upon whether the pilot himself elects
to shoot" as well as fly In playing
the game, each team will take-off,
Evening star., 1934-06-13

A PPROXIMATELY 20 ayiators
" are expected to take part in
~ Washingtons first aerial golf
match, to be played Sunday,
June "a. under auspices of the
Air Derby Association.
They will play nine holes at six or
seven airports in the local area
The match will start at College Park
Airport, and holes will be played there
Evening star., 1934-06-13

bomb" the first hole with golf ball
attached to small parachute, land,
and play the ball to the hole from
where it lies. The operation is re-
peated for each of the nine holes The
ball must be dropped from minimum
altitude Of 300 feet and the game
calls for a combination of flying skill,
accurate bombing" and good golfing.
The team with the lowest number of
strokes for the nine holes wins Three
prizes will be offered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-05
BY ELMER G. WALLER
United Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK, March 5.-The stock
market opened irregular today with
price changes narrow. Trading was
fairly active.
Some hesitance to enter trading
was manifest until after President
Roosevelt speaks before the NRA in
Washington this morning. Many
traders hoped for some indication
in this speech which would serve as
a market barometer.
Most of the opening price changes
were held to small fractions. Some
oils flrmed up Standard Oil of New
Jersey was Il stronger at AIS,
SocCny Vacuum was unchanged at
17l4, as was Phillips.
Among the leading industrials,
United States Steel was unchanged
at 557s, Du Pont was off Z at 9912,
Chrysler was off y at 561s, while
Mcintyre Porcupines was Is of a
point higher at 1925.
Aircraft issued were mixed, while
some of the utilities showed frac-
tional gains. Rails also were mixed.
After the opening, trading turned
extremely dull. Tickers barely were
operating. Prices held at about the
opening quotations.