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Evening star., 1935-06-02
FARLEY IS HELPLESS
AGAINST TALMADGE
Appointment to Party's National
Committee Held Not Subject
to Acceptance.

BY the Associated Press.
Regardless Of how Chairman Farley
and other Democratic National Com
mittee members may feel about hav-
ing in their midst Gov. Talmadge Of
Georgia, q bitter Rooseveltian critic.
there apparently is little they can do
about it.
With Talmadges credentials Is ma
tional committeeman from Georgia
now en- route to Washington, Repre-
sentative Cannon, Democrat, OF Mis-
souri,, author Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee Convention Manual,
said:
"A States choice to I'LL o vacancy on
the National Committee, caused by
death or resignation, is not subject
to acceptance by the committee chair
man or the committee itself. A MEM
ber 50 selected to I'LL an unexpired
term will serve through the next ma
tional convention, until the last con-
vention day, when he viii be named
for another four-year term or some
one else seated
Talmadge was named by the Georgia
Democratic Executive Committee to
MI the unexpired term Of the late
Maj. John 8. Cohen, Atlanta journal
ist, who was vice chairman Of the
National Committee.
Evening star., 1935-06-02
PARKS ASSOCIATION
SELECTS WHARTON
Successor to DR.. Cloyd H. Marvin
as President Was Elected at
Recent Dinner.

William P. Wharton has been elect
ed president of the National Parks
Association for the coming year. sue
ceeding DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin.
Elections were held at dinner and
meeting recently at the Cosmos Club.
Others elected are Frederick v. CO.
vile. vice president: Henry Baldwin
Ward, vice president; Robert Sterling
Yard, editor of publications; Joshua
Evans, jr., treasurer; Albert w. At
wood, secretary, and James Z. Gillis,
assistant secretary-treasurer
National parks projects now being
contemplated were described to the
meeting by DR.. Arno B. Cammerer,
director of the National Parks Service,
the guest of honor. During the meet
ing a review was made of all national
parks legislation now before Congress
and the various projects were ana
lyzed on the basis Of standards set by
the association.
Printing and distribution of q book
let to be written by DR.. John c. Mer-
riam on preservation of the Primi.
tive" was authorized.
Evening star., 1935-06-02
SOLUTION is SOUGHT
FOR CIRCLE HAZARD
Reflector Buttons Are Placed to
Guide Motorists on Mount
Vernon Highway.

The National Capital Parks moved
yesterday to effect a solution of the
trafiic problem at the Memorial Cir
Gle, near Alexandria. Va. on the
Mount Vernon Memorial highway by
placing q series of reflector buttons
to warn motorists.
c. Marshall Finnan. park superin-
tendent, made 1t clear that this is
not considered q final solution. but
merely another step in an effort to
determine If the present layout can be
made safe. It may be that the Mem
orial Circle will have to be taken out
altogether, but If this is decided upon,
Finnan said, it would not be done
during the busy Summer season.
Hailed as 'the perfect highway"
the Mount Vernon boulevard was con-
structed by the Bureau Of Public
Roads, but motorists do not appreci-
ate the ideas Of the engineers, for
periodically drivers have crashed into
Memorial Circle. Large reflector but
tons were put In place on the large
tree trunks that protect the rim. of
the circle, but motorists continued to
come head-on to these. Some OBJ
servers believe that the curves are too
sharp, not giving the motorists sum-
cient leeway to negotiate the turns.
The reflector buttons Just placed by
George E. Clark. assistant park super
intendent, are designed to show up
the Memorial Circle more clearly at
night.
Evening star., 1935-06-02
HEARING ON GAS
RATES TO START
Determined Contests Over
Issues Expected by
Commission.

Public hearings on rates to be
charged in the future by the Washing
ton and Georgetown Gas Light Cos.
will be started at 10 am. tomorrow
before the Public Utilities Commission
Expectations of a big permanent
cut in charges to consumers were set
up in March when the commission
fixed the valuation on the two COM
panies for rate-making purposes at
SIG, ,s93, 900. At the start Of the long
valuation proceedings the companies
had claimed they would prove q value
Of $4,000, 900.
Determined contests are expected by
members of the commission stan over
numerous points at issue. There will
be the questions Of ALLEGATION OF costs
Of operation as between the District
and the suburban communities IN
Maryland and Virginia, the price paid
by the local companies to associated
Arms from which natural gas is pur-
chased, and changes in prices of labor
and materials, as well as past profits
and expenses of the companies.
Just last week Peoples Counsel Will
liam A. Roberts raised another ques-
ton when he charged the commission
ers had made Illegal reductions in
wholesale rates they charge their sub
sidiary companies. This Is scheduled
for consideration at the hearings. The
point will be made that wholesale rate
cuts affect operating revenues OF the
Washington and Georgetown compa-
nies and therefore the amount Of
profits.
Company experts are scheduled to
take the stand first and commission
witnesses win tolleW.
Evening star., 1935-06-02
Magicialls Vanish but Wonder
Of Tricks Seen Here Lin gers
Performance at Wdrdman Theater,
Ending Conference, Battles Audience
and Brings Many to Edg &c of Chairs.

manner. to as many chains 1ooped
from hooks in row. The clocks then
set up The Chimes Of Normandy"
Housekeepers Worried.
An act billed as Hold Your Breath"
Juggling affair with china plates.
was put on by Leo Rullman. deputy
collector Of the New York Port Au-
thority. Rullman, veteran amateur
that he was, burned a paper cone he
balance on his nose and did things
with the plates which brought the
housekeepers in the audience to the
edge of their seats.
The master Of ceremonies was Al
Baker. a vaudeville ventriloquist, who
presented bewildered small boy with
a magic fiy trap which emerged.
paper ladder 10 feet long, from an
innocent packet the boy held in his
hands.
Baker loosened rung in the ladder
and explained to his young assistant
that the flies would tumble of and
break their necks.
Others on the bill were Herman L.
Weber. Silent Mora" Tom Osborne,
John Mulholland. the scholarly magi-
clan. and Walter A. Schwartz, the
talkative trickster.
Meet Next in Bay State.
The next session of the magicians
will be in Springfield. Mass.
Officers elected yesterday afternoon
for the coming year include Julian
Proskaur of New York. president;
Comdr. c. c. Slayton. U. S. N. of
Washington. whose specially Is bill
lard ball and card tricks, first vice
president; DR.. I. r. Calkins. an ex-
pert with flower tricks. second vice
president: Royal v. Heath, a member
of the New York Stock Exchange,
treasurer; Royal L. Villas. secretary,
and Phil Thomas of Baltimore, editor
of NJ. U. NJ. the periodical issued by
the society.
Evening star., 1935-06-02
CHANGES LOOMING.
IN SCHOOL BOARD.
Two Members Resign Posts
and Terms OF Two More to
Expire This Month.

The District Supreme Court JUS
tices are expected to select two new
members of the Board of Education
within the month and also decide
whether to continue on the board two
other. members whose terms expire
June 30.
DR.. Hayden johnson. president for
the past three years, announced yes
terday he will retire when his tenure
Of ONCE ends with the fiscal year. At
the same time, Charles H. Houston.
dean of the Howard University Law
School. made known he intends to re-
sign to accept position in New York
City.
The two other members whose
terms end June 80 are Henry Gilligan
and Mrs. Mary A. McNeill. They
either must be reappointed or other
persons named to fill their places.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou. superin-
tendent of schools, also comes up for
reelection. The superintendent is
chosen by the board, ana II Is eX-
pected Ballou will be continued in the
office he has held for the past IS
years.
Following announcement Of DR..
Johnson's imminent retirement. spec
ulation was rife as to his successor
as president. II Mrs Henry Grattan
Doyle, now vice president, is elected
to that post. she will be the first
woman to head the School Board.
One Of the new members to be
chosen by the justices must be colored,
to preserve the ratio of three colored
and six white members. Before the
present board came into being. it had
been usual to have Jewish member,
and it was said in some quarters
person of that race might be ap-
pointed in DR.. Johnson's place. Rabbi
Abram Simon, who retired from the
board two years ago. was the last
Jewish member. Instead of appoint
ing another Jew. the justices named
Henry I. Quinn to replace him.
Evening star., 1935-06-02
2-ALARM BLAZE
KEPT FROM TANKS
Fire on Third Story Of Bottling
Works Is Extinguished.
Began on Stairs.

Quick action of firemen in checking
q third-story blaze at the Rock Creek
Ginger Ale Co. bottling works plant,
215 Seventh street southwest, last
night prevented spread Of the fire
to about so carbonated gas tanks
stored in another section of the
building. Two alarms were sounded.
The fire originated in the stairway
section of the building, f1remen said,
with most Of the damage confined to
the running Of sugar, sirup and ex-
tracts both by fire and water. Total
amount of the damage was unknown.
No one was injured.
Apparently q passerby noticed the
blaze and turned in the alarm. Near
ly two dozen trucks were rushed from
the building by employees. L. p. Raw
ley, 5501 Rock Greek ford road, is
manager Of the plant.
Evening star., 1935-06-02
RELIEF DIRECTION
COSTS 144 PCT.
D. c. Outlay in 4 Months
Totals $3,7e7,634.88,
Report Shows.

For all kinds Of relief operations
here during the first four months Of
this year the District spent $3.787.-
63468 and Of this total, S544.1l3.73.
or 144 per cent was expended on
administration and service to clients,
Relief Research Director L. A. Hal
bert reported yesterday.
Halbert defended the amount of ad-
ministrative costs on the grounds
that adequate case investigation has
served to prevent giving larger sums
that warranted under relief policies
or giving relief to those not needing
Government aid.
"Other cities are spending much
more per capita for relief because
they cannot control the number Of
cases on relief or the amount spent
for relief as well as Washington can
with its lower case load per case
worker" Halbert said.
The District has engaged enough
case workers to cut the number of
cases each Is responsible for down
to about 100. Other cities have not
seen the necessity Of this. Halbert
said. He predicted that If the Dis
trict cut the case load for each So
cial worker down to IS there would
be a reduction in total relief costs,
although administration expenses
would rise.
Transient relief administrative costs
were found to be the highest of any
class Of relief operations here For
the first four months transient re-
lief totaled $261 ,699 and administra-
ton costs. including rent for lodging,
food, accounting supervision and So
cial service. amounted to $77,788 or
nearly 80 per cent.
Work-relief costs totaled 81 1,377,574
and direct relief $1,135,26l or q total
of $2,472.836 for the two. In addi-
ton. s5O8,98 was spent for spe-
cial projects, such as adult educa-
ton. the unemployment census and
nursery schools. Jumping direct and
work relief together. Halbert found
that administration costs were 1856, e.
324. or 1875 per cent of the total ex-
penditure of $3.448.146. Taken alone,
social service administration costs were
found to be slightly more than 10 per
cent Of total relief expenditures.
Evening star., 1935-06-02
Baby Car Rider
Causes Parents
Anxious Moments

Little 211 -year-old Bobby Clay
probably had the time of his life
yesterday afternoon, but he
caused his parents plenty OF
worry for two hours.
Bobby, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. M.
C. Clay, 1915 Kenyon street.
tired of his toys about 3 o'clock.
wandered over to Mount Pleasant
street and boarded a street car.
When the car reached the end
Of the line at Thirteenth and D
streets northeast the lad stayed
.on. The obliging conductor and
motorman brought him back to
the Mount Pleasant area and took
him to No. 10 precinct. There his
relieved parents claimed him.
Evening star., 1935-06-02
TRAIN HITS AUTO;
MAN NEAR DEATH
Agent of Star Rushed to
Hospital After Accident
at Woytych Station.
By STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

By staff Correspondent of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, June Ivan
johnson. 81. rural route manager
of The Washington Star. was near
death at Emergency Hospital here to-
night as the result of injuries received
this afternoon when his automobile
was struck by a Washington, Balti-
more a. Annapolic electric train at
Woytych Station. near here.
Removed to the hospital in an un-
conscious condition, johnson was
found to have sustained critical in
ternal injuries and a severe scalp
wound. An operation was performed
tonight in an effort to save his life.
johnson was driving toward An
napolis after having left the home
of a customer on the General high
way when the accident occurred. He
was rushed to the hospital in the
West Annapolis Fire Department am
bulance.
The accident was investigated by
Officers E. w. Reith, T. w. Maya
and Charles Gates.
johnson is married and lives at 422
Hamilton street, Washington.
Evening star., 1935-06-02
BOY, IS, is INJURED
IN CYCLE ACCIDENT
Sustains Severe Hurts in Col
liding with Auto-Girl, 4,
Struck by Car.

John @. Giannikin, Is, OF 1916 Z
street southeast, suffered q possible
fracture Of the skull and jaw, as well
as body injuries, yesterday afternoon
when his bicycle struck the side OF
an automobile driven by George E.
Gross, So, of Clifton. KY. The &C
cident occurred at Constitution and
Pennsylvania avenues.
Jean Rawlings. 4-year-old daughter
of r. p. Rawlings, jr., manager OF
the Medical Dental Service Bureau.
suffered q fractured colarbone and
painful body injuries yesterday when
she was struck near Fourteenth and
Taylor streets by an automobile driven
by Raymond Beckwith, ~, colored,
1880 Sixth street. The child was
treated at Children's Hospital and
then taken to her home at 1928 Tay-
lor street, where her condition was
said last night to be not serious.
Beckwith was being held by police
q Q charge q reckless dI1yinG.
Evening star., 1935-06-02

More than 100 magicians were
spiriting themselves out Of town this
morning after three days of fun and
fellowship at their seventh annusl
conference In Wardman Park Hotel.
The amateur and professional
members of the Society of American
Magicians climaxed their stay here
with a sleight-of performance
which drew capacity house at
Wardman Theater last night.
They pulled laughs or big hands
out of the crowd like rabbits out OF
a hat, and no one seemed to enjoy
the show more than the magicians,
who returned to the audience as fast
as their acts were completed to catch
those Of fellow entertainers.
Get this one said the late Harry
Houdini's brother, Harden Houdini.
leaning forward in his seat. This
Shadowgraphs Amuse.
The great Houdini's brother, it
seemed, knew an act when he saw
one. He referred to Max Holden and
his comedy shadowgraphs, weird,
fantastic and amusing silhouettes
which Holden creates with his ex-
pressive. plant hands.
Holden has retired from professional
vaudeville. He now runs magic
shop" in New York. but his hands still
retain their skill. With them he Gre
ated an animated cartoon. a spinster
at her dressing table, two monkeys
scratching fleas in tree, a youth
smoking. doubling and discarding his
first cigar, two lovers in a canoe.
When it came Houdini's time to take
the stage, he exhibited, among other
tricks, the last one perfected by his
famous brother the week before he
died, in 1926. THE Flight Of Time
it was called-eight alarm clocks
tossed all the way across the stage,
to afix themselves, in some incredible
Evening star., 1935-06-02
Police Hunt Missing Man.

George A. McGrath, 23, Of the 200
block Of First street southeast, was
being sought by police last night fol-
lowing his disappearance Friday. He
had been employed by Anheuser-
Busch. Inc. So e street southwest, Is
Q elerk,
Evening star., 1935-06-02
NORMANDIE DELAYED
Picks Up Speed Again as Broken
Condenser Is Repaired.

ABOARD THE s. s. NORMANDIE,
AT SEA, June / R).-The Normandie
stepped up her speed to her normal
rate of 80 knots tonight after repairs
7 were made on a broken condenser
which cut her speed to 28 knots for
IL hours.
Racing for the blue ribbon emblem
attic of the swiftest Atlantic crossing.
sthe giant French vessel was we'll past
the halfway mark on her maiden
voyage to New York, apparently des-
tined also to be q record run.
Evening star., 1935-06-02
PAINTINGS SHOWN

Landscape Oils by Jex on Exhibit
at Silver Spring.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
SILVER SPRING, Nd, June L.
An exhibit of landscape paintings In
oil by Garnet w. Jex, well-known
Washington artist, will be held all
this month at the Silver Spring Pub
Lie Library.
The public Is invited to the exhibit.
composed Of a painttnGs.
Evening star., 1935-06-02
GOVERNOR BEFORE JURY
Iowan Doubts Slot Machine Graft
Can Be Uncovered.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, June l R.-
Gov. Clyde L. Herring testified before
the Sioux City graft grand jury for
three hours today. He emerged from
the session smiling.
Herring said before he entered the
grand jury rooms:
"As I understand 1t, they (the ju-
rors) are attempting to connect some
alleged pay-of in slot-machine oper-
ations with some State ofhcials. I
don't believe they can do 1t. At least,
! never could"
Evening star., 1935-06-02
EDITOR TO SPEAK
Mrs. Enochs to Address Graduates
Wednesday.
spatch to The Stsr.

Special Dispatch to The Stsr.
ACCOTINK, Va, June MRS
Elizabeth Shirley Enochs of Mt. Air.
associate editor Of the Children's Bu-
reau, United States Department Of
Labor, will deliver the commencement
address for the graduating class Of
st. Agnes School on next Wednesday
morning at l0:3o. >sx>a.-
Evening star., 1935-06-02

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-03
INSURANCE AIDS
CITED IN REPORT
Survey Shows Families
Have More Money in Bank
Than in 1888.

The average insured family has 80
per cent more cash in the bank today
than it had in 1888 and has reduced
the mortgage on its home by 10 per
cent in the same two-year period. &C
cording to a survey of 10000 policy
holder families by national life in
surance company.
An average reserve of 1856 per
family of cash on hand and in banks
was reported as of the Spring of 1888
in response to the insurance COM
pany's QUESTIONABLE; this compares
with S464 per family at the present
time, an increase of s1o8 or 80 per
cent.
A reduction in the size of the av-
erage mortgage from $3,464 in 1888
to $3,110 in 1885 was shown in the
reports. Approximately 40 per cent
of the policy holders investigated were
home owners; the average home
valuation was s5,301. Half Of the
homes were owned clear of encum-
brance; the remaining so per cent
were mortgaged.
The average amount of life insur-
ance owned per family was s7,7l0 in
1888 and $3.50 in 1885, an increase
of 6.3 per cent.
The average net worth Of each fam
lily. including equity in home but
exclusive of life insurance. was s2,953
in the Spring of 1888 and had risen
to S3,440 two years later, the survey
showed an increase in average wealth
of Is per cent. The 10000 families
were selected at random from policy
holder lists.
A special survey of. urban housing
conducted In 81 cities by the United
States Bureau of Foreign and Do
nestle Commerce showed q reduction
in the average mortgage on owner
occupied homes of 1929 per cent from
1888 to 1884. The fact that the re-
duction for the two years from '33
to '35 totaled 1922 per cent in the
insurance company's survey would
seem to indicate that the average
family is paying off its obligations at
an increasingly rapid rate, the report
concludes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-03
MOTOR COMPANY
TAKES LONG LEASE
Acquires Possession of Large
Modern Garage on New
York Avenue.

The Sullivan Motor Co has leased
for a long period of years the large
modern garage building at 400 New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-03

August building opened strongly this
week when permits were issued for
a long list of work to cost $407, 1888.
Plans for construction Of AZ private
dwellings and one $65,000 apartment
were approved.
New work was approved as follows:
D. c. Developing Co., Inc, owners
and builders; NJ Mesrobian, architect;
to erect one 4-story brick-and-
crete apartment, 1440 Chaplin street;
to cost $65,000.
Claude G. Johnson, owner and
builder; Harvey P Baxter, architect;
to erect three 2-story brick-and-tile
dwellings, 6315, 6319 and 1923 Utah
avenue; to cost S24,75o.
H. G. Smithy Co., owners and build
ers; C. B. White, designer; to erect
two 2-story brick-and-t dwellings,
1905 and 1909 Kalmia road; to cost
$4,000 each. (Note-Original permits
18o057 and 180052 canceled)
Guy T. Steuart, owner; John r.
Cadle, designer; John r. Cadle, Inc,
builders: to erect four 2-story brick
dwellings, 1900 to 1906 Burke street
southeast: TO cost $4,000
j. M Chesser, owner and builder;
F. G. Wilcox. designer; to erect two
2-sCory brick dwellings, 1916 and $3.50
Thirty-first place; to cost 5000.
Biron Bros, Inc, owners and build
ers; George T. Santmyers, architect;
to erect one 2-story brick apartment,
1901 and 1903 Euclid street; to cost
$4,000.
Raphael Sherry, owner; o. G. Krem-
kau, designer; w. c. Kremkau, builder;
to erect one 2-story brick and tile
dwelling, 4201 Seventeenth street; to
cost $1,000.
, c. S. Stevenson, owner; o. G.
Kremkau, designer; w. C. Kremkau,
builder; to erect one 2-story brick and
tile dwelling, 1924 Upshur street; to
cost $4,000.
j. B. Sweeney, owner; F. H. Brooke,
architect; Davis. Wick, Rosengarten
g Co., builders; to repair and make
alterations, 1913 Connecticut avenue;
to cost $4,000
ers; G. j. Van Lennep, designer; to
erect one 3-Story brick dwelling, 3345
@ street; to cost $4,000.
w. L. Moore, owner and builder;
George T. Santmyers, architect; to
erect two 2-story brick flats, 1922 and
1926 V street southeast; to cost
$4,000
Schwinn, Inc, owners and builders:
Leon Chatelain, jr., architect: to erect
one 2-story brick-and- concrete block
dwelling, 3oo1 legation street; to
cost $4,000.
Schwinn, Inc, owners and builders;
Leon Chatelain, jr., architect; to erect
one 2-story brick-and-concrete-b block
dwelling, $40 Thirtieth street; to
cost $4,000.
Schwinn. Inc, owner and builders;
Leon Chatelain, tr., architect; to erect
one 2-story brick-and- concrete block
dwelling, 1894 Thirtieth street; to
. cost $6,400.
Schwinn, Inc, owners and builders;
Leon Chatelain, jr., architect; to erect
one 2-story brick-and- concrete block
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-03
ANNAPOLIS HOME
is REPORTED SOLD
Acton, Residence of w. M. Hol-
laday, Purchased by Mrs.
Ellen Byrd Smith.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. August SAC
ton, the home Of w. Meade Holla-
day for the past II years, was sold
this week to Mrs. Ellen Byrd Smith,
wife of Capt. w. Taylor Smith, U. S.
NJ, according to announcement by Mr.
Holiday. The sale was made through
the realty firm Of Bernard J. Wiegard.
The price was $4,000, according to
Mr.. Holiday. Capt. and Mrs. Smith
are both from Fredericksburg, the
former home of Mr.. Holiday, and they
have been frequent visitors to the old
house.
Acton was built in 1745 and up
until 1890 the property contained
nearly 200 acres, and comprised prac-
tically all of what is now Murray
Hill section. The grounds Of the house
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