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Evening star., 1935-08-06
John 10Y EDISON
ESTATE SA1,0OO
Daughter Is Principal Bene-
ficiary Under Will of Late
Financier.

The late John Joy Edison, philan-
thropist and f1nancier, who died here
several weeks ago, left an estate valued
at $541 900, it was revealed today in a
petition for probate of his will filed in
District Supreme Court.
Mrs. Elizabeth Edison, his daughter,
was named in the will, filed last
week. as the principal beneficiary.
The estate consists of three pieces
of real estate, including his late resi-
dence, valued at $174,000, and per-
sonal property amounting to an ad-
ditional 1857, 900.
Petition to probate the will was
placed before the court by the Wash
ington Loan g. Trust Co., executor
and trustee, which was headed by the
dead banker from 1894 to 1917. After
his retirement as president Edison
continued as chairman of the Board
of Directors until his death.
The will, dated July, 1922, leaves
the residence at 1924 Sixteenth street
to Edson's daughter. After providing
for cash bequests of $4,000 to each of
the children of his deceased son, John
Joy Edison, Sd, and $4,000 to the
Associated Charities, the remainder
of the estate is placed in trust for
the daughter.
Evening star., 1935-08-06
TEXTILE ACT is DUE
IN HOUSE THIS WEEK
Final Draft Near Completion.
Interests Chafe at Delay
in Study Findings.

BY the Associated Press.
While textile interests chafed
against delay in completion of the
Cabinet Textile Committees findings,
a final draft of national textile act,
somewhat similar to the Guffey coal
bill. neared completion and probably
will be introduced in the House this
week.
Members of the cabinet groups sub
committee were in session again yes
terday, but their best assurance was
that they hoped" to present their
findings to the four Secretaries-Hull,
Wallace, Perkins and Roper-some-
time this week. Another week at least
Is expected to elapse before the Secre-
taries can make their recommended
tions and forward them to the Presi"
dent.
Meanwhile, the committee was ac-
cused by Representative Rogers, Re
publican, Of Massachusetts, of delay.
ing the report for political reasons.
when we see the tax bill and other
measures rushed through with unwar-
ranted haste and without proper study,
and then observe the intolerable pro-
crastination in submitting the textile
report, nothing but politics can be at
the root of it," she said.
Evening star., 1935-08-06
D. C. WOMEN INHERIT
new YORK ESTATE
Mrs. Olive Mitchell Dwight and
Daughter Legatees of Estate
of John H. Dwight.

Mrs. Olive Mitchell Dwight. 2lOl
Connecticut avenue. and her daugh-
ter Mary were named the legaJees of
the estate of the late John H. Dwight.
formerly of Washington, whose will
was Aled for probate yesterday in
Surrogate's Court in New York.
The New York holdings Of the
estate were valued at $500, ,368.24
Taxes. direct disbursements to lega-
tees. decrease in value of assets sold.
settlement Of claims and funeral ex-
penses reduced the net estate to
s207, ,4740l, which is to be held in
trust, the income to go to Mrs. Dwight
until the daughter reaches the age
of 81, when she will inherit one
quarter of the property.
On the death OF Mrs Dwight the
resiouary estate will be held in trust
for the daughter, who will receive the
income for life.
Evening star., 1935-08-06
u. S. LAND BANKS
GIVE CASH LOANS
Gov. Myers Announces Use of
Mortgage Corporation Bonds
Will Be Discontinued.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Gov. w. I. Myers Of the Farm
Credit Administration said today
that Federal Land Banks are going on
cash loan basis Immediately for
the first time Gin many months"
The cash, he said. will be given
instead of Federal farm mortgage
corporation bonds.
I'VE hope before long the land
banks will discontinue the use OF
Federal farm mortgage corporation
bonds to secure cash." he said, and
that they will obtain their loanable
funds through the sale of their own
consolidated, tax-exempt bonds"
Speaking to representatives Of the
II Federal Land Banks, here to dis
cuss farm sales, he expressed the
opinion the outlook for agriculture Is
better than it has been for several
years.
He warned against a farm real es-
tate boom and said the influence of
the Land Banks Should be in the in
terest of normal recovery"
Land Banks, he said, have been
lending on normal values Of land
and will continue this policy rather
than following prices which might
be above normal.
Evening star., 1935-08-06
RAMBLING PLAYERS
GIVE TWO SHOWS TODAY
"Taming of the Shrew" to Be
Seen in Stanton Square and
Lincoln Park.

After two performances yesterday
afternoon, the Junior players of the
Rambling Theater today continue
their series of public programs with
presentations of Shakespeare's Tam
ing of the Shrew," at PM in STAN
ten Square and at pm. in Lincoln
Park.
The juvenile actors, under auspices
of the Community Center Depart
ment and the National Capital Parks,
yesterday played to audiences of sew
eral hundred persons each in Mont
lose Park and in Franklin Park. They
sre scheduled for performances to-
morrow at 4 pm. in Marion Park
and at pm. at the Friendship Set
tlement House. ...-.
The troupers of the Rambling
Theater have been travelling from
park to park on a truck loaned by
the National Capital Parks Office
Aided by a corps of technicians, it is
converted into stage for each per-
formance.
Evening star., 1935-08-06
Pennsylvania Bridge Debates
Delay House Leare Bill Vote

Joint resolution to amend another
Joint resolution that will allowed the
United States to participate in the
Texas Centennial and attendant cele-
brations in 1856, Representative
Taber, Republican, of New York,
made a point of no quorum. Sure
enough, there wasn't.
Representative O'Connor, Democrat,
of New York, chairman of the Rules
Committee, moved adjournment, and
at 4:42 pm. the House called it a
day.
Private Calendar Today.
Today the House is taking up the
private calendar and tomorrow is
calendar Wednesday, with the Post
Office Committee having the call.
Yesterday morning, when pros
poets for quick passage of the leave
bills were promising Speaker Byrns
said that if anything held them up
he had been assured by O'Connor
that the two special rules providing
for their immediate consideration
would be brought up Thursday.
Evening star., 1935-08-06
DEFICIENCY BILL
REPORT APPROVED
Senate Sends Measure Back
to House for Early
Action.

Approved by the Senate late yes
terday, the conference report on the
S273 100000 second deficiency bill,
containing the important $45,000 fund
for the Health Department and other
District items, goes to the House for
consideration today or tomorrow.
The report which the Senate adopted
represents an agreement with House
conferees on nearly all differences. but
there are several amendments still in
technical disagreement. They will be
laid before the House for separate
action on proposed changes. These
few items would have to be brought
back to the Senate again If the House
amends them. In this category is the
Senate proposal for the condition
ing of the Capitol and the House and
Senate Office Buildings at an esti-
mated cost of $2,550000. At present
only the House and Senate Chambers
and few committee rooms are air.
cooled
Health Fund Compromise.
The District health item, which the
House conferees agreed to, is COM
promise, since the Senate originally
asked for S59.120. 1t will enable
Health Officer George c. Rutland to
make a start, however, on his program
for a more effective battle against
contagious diseases, particularly tuber-
culosis, by building up public health
nursing service and extending the
scope of school health inspection.
Another important item is the
100000 for continuing the National
Capital park development program,
the funds to be advanced from the
Treasury and paid back later by Dis
trict taxpayers.
Amendments Eliminated.
Among Senate amendments elini-
mated from the bill in conference
were:
$4,000 for the mother of the late
Senator Cutting of New Mexico.
$4,000 for the Washington-Linc
Memorial, Gettysburg, Pa, battlefield
boulevard.
$4,000 for typographical survey of
Everglades National Park in Florida.
s1,500,000 for acquisition of land
at United States Military Academy.
The conferees also cut 500, 900 from
the 100000 added by the Senate for
the Petroleum Administration, leaving
the total at S500,000.
Evening star., 1935-08-06
FOUNTAIN BILL OFFERED

When the Senate District Committee
holds its next meeting it will have be-
fore it the bill introduced yesterday
by Senator Moore, Democrat. of New
Jersey to allow children to wade in
all fountains in public parks in the
District.
Senator Moore's bill would make
wading permissible for children in all
fountains or pools, except those main
tanned especially for fish, birds or
animals.
Evening star., 1935-08-06

General Pershing" never clung to
his nine lives with more tenacity than
does a woman admirer to the belief
that he is her pet, and, therefore,
should be buried by her now that
death has ended the Generals" long
career.
The black cat was deposited in a
secret grave by his owner, Rexford
Holmes, local advertising man, to pre-
vent the woman from taking the body.
The woman, whose name Holmes does
not know, has insisted the cat was
the one which escaped from her car
in Philadelphia years ago.
General Pershing" came to the
residents of Holmes in Crittenden
street four years ago and shortly aft
erward a neighbor gave Holmes
mate for his new pet, also coal black
and named Midnight.
Holmes began to exhibit the pair IN
various shows. and they never failed
to win blue ribbons both in Washing
ton and other cities throughout the
East. The woman was attracted to
the cat by the publicity and never
lost her belief that the General was
really Baby.
Evening star., 1935-08-06
WEEKS ACCIDENTS
SHOW INCREASE
Hazen Order for Continu-
ance of Campaign Sent
to Precinct Heads.

Washington's traffic safety cam
paign, now in its eighteenth day, was
given new impetus today as copies Of
Commissioner Hazen's letter to Police
Supt. Ernest w. Brown urging that
there be no let-up in the drive were
forwarded to all precinct command
erS.
Meanwhile, arrests of traffic law
violators continued as the number of
accidents for the past week showed
sharp increase over the number dur
ing the corresponding week of last
year. Only five persons were injured,
however. in a total of 10 accidents.
during the 24-hour period ending at
am. today. Only one Of these may
prove serious.
John Barr, 80, Kenesaw Apart
ments, is in Garfield Hospital suffer-
ing from cuts about the head and
hands suffered last night when he is
| reported to have walked into the
front of street car at Mount Pleas
ant and Harvard streets. He is under
observation at the hospital to de-
termlne whether he has a brain con-
cussion.
Hurt Near BerryvilIe.
Clyde Douthat, SO, Portland Hotel.
is under X-ray examination today in
a Winchester, Va, hospital to deter
mine the extent of injuries received
yesterday in a head-on collision near
Berryville, Va. Douthat was severely
cut and bruised and may have several
fractures, it is said.
Russell L. Linthicum, IS, of Clarke
County, who was fatally injured in the
same collision, leaves wife and
three children, and his mother, Mrs.
A. B.. Linthicum of 223 c street
northeast.
Traffic records here show 81 persons
hurt in 159 accidents for the week
ending at sam. today. During the
corresponding period last year Sc were
injured in lis accidents.
Only One Death Reported.
Traffic officials, however, point out
with satisfaction that few serious acci-
dents have resulted during the safety
campaign. There has been only one
death since the drive started and only
five or six injuries which might be
classed as serious.
Arrests for the 24-hour period today
totaled 295. OF these 81 were for
speeding, II for passing red lights
and / for reckless driving. The total
arrests for the II days Of the cam
paign, including up to 8 am. today,
| were 5,026.
Evening star., 1935-08-06
U. S. Enters Realty Business
Here H.O.L.C. Foreclosure
First ActiOn of Its Kind in District, but
4OOtKer Loans Are in ArredrS-Next
Sale Set for August IL.

go days to redeem the property, In ac-
cordance with the home loan law, but
if at the end of that time the H. o.
L. C. still holds the dwelling. 1t will
paint the exterior, tar the roof, cut
the grass, mend the plumbing. repair
the garages and stick up a sign on the
grass:
For Sale or Rent-U. S. Govt,
Owner"
Next Sale August II.
The next H. o. L. C. foreclosure
sale in the District will take place
August II at 4:30 pm The property
is a two-story brick building at 721
Second street.
Because the loans we're made to
distressed properties in the first place,
the percentage of delinquencies on
H. o. L. c. advances is said to be
slightly higher than the percentage
on mortage loans made by private,
commercial lenders, although no sta
tistical comparison is available.
However. where distress still exists
the Loan Corporation Is not taking
advantage of its right to foreclose and
proceeds with the sale only where
the borrower shows an obstinate re-
fusal to pay. the property has been
abandoned. the borrower has died or
where legal complications concerning
the title develop.
752 Actions Pending.
The total number of foreclosed
properties throughout the country up
to yesterday was 158, with 752 others
pending. This total of 910 includes
$40 for wilful refusal to pay, 39S
abandoned properties, ia where the
borrower has died and So where legal
complications cropped up.
. OF S2,693, 500, 900 lent, the delin-
quencies amount to 1891 ,955.
No more applications for H. o. L. c
loans are being accepted, but the
District Office is mulling over 24C
applications received during the 80
days ending June 81. According tc
Paul Frizzell, manager of the Dis
trict office. a large percentage OF
these applications will be rejected.
Evening star., 1935-08-06

Halted yesterday on the banks of
the Monongahela, Allegheny and
Youghiogheny Rivers in Allegheny
County, Pa, the Federal employe
leave bills were high and dry in the
House again today, awaiting pro-
missed vote Thursday.
The measures to restore annual
leave to 80 days, establish uniform
sick leave of Is days and make both
cumulative to 100 days were due ON
the consent calendar yesterday So
much time was consumed IN deciding
whether proposed bridges across the
Pennsylvania streams are to be free
or toll that the House just never got
around to the leave question.
Bridges to Be Toll.
Incidentally, the structures, when
and if built, will be toll bridges, so far
as the House is concerned.
Eventually, along in the shank OF
the evening, after the Pennsylvania
bridges and some other matters had
been disposed Of and the Speaker
had announced his signature to q
Evening star., 1935-08-06
AUTOPARK|NGB BAN
EXTENDED ) FEET
At INTERSECTIONS
Cars Must Be rs Feet
Away From Curb Lines,
Says Rule.
BOULEVARD HIGHWAY
CLEARANCE is As FEET
Commissioners Decline to Follow
Van Duzer Recommendation
for Even Greater Space.

Extension Of the ban on parking of
automobiles near street intersections
to point 25 feet back of curb lines
was ordered today by the Commission
ers. who at the same time called for
strict enforcement" of the rule in the
interest of safety.
The present restricted zones at in
terSectionS are 20 feet from the curb
lines. In adopting the new restric-
ton the Commissioners rejected rec
ommendation by Traffic Director Van
Duzer that the zones be extended to
As feet back of intersections
Van Duzer had championed a pro-
posal for the 45-foot limit that came
from the Womens Safety Committee
of the American Automobile Associa-
tion. That proposal met with strong
opposition from the Advisory Board
of the Keystone Automobile Club.
The new rule is to go into effect 10
days after the Commissioners have
given legal advertisement to the
change.
The change will mean that cars
may not be parked within As feet of
boulevard highways since the stop
signs are posted 20 feet back of street
intersections.
To Enforce Rule.
Commissioners Hazen and Sultan
announced emphatically they would
insist on rigid enforcement of the
new rule. The traffic director had re-
ported survey showed 1000 cars now
are being regularly parked within 20
feet of intersections in violation of
the present rule.
| Extension of the ban at intersec-
tons was based primarily on the argu-
ment that cars parked near intersec-
tions obstruct vision of drivers and
( cause accidents.
Questions Accident.
! The Keystone Club. in contesting
! the proposal, questioned whether ac-
cident records showed accidents hav-
/ ing that cause. The club also pro-
! tested the 45-foot proposed rule would
/ take away parking spaces for a great
number of cars.
Van Duzer was disappointed In re-
fuSal Of the Commissioners to approve
his plan for the 45-foot ban. The
25-foot rule is that fostered by the
National Conference on Street and
Highway Safety. Van Duzer fought
against that small, a limit when the
plan was considered by the national
body.
Evening star., 1935-08-06
WASHINGTON KEPT
COOL BY BREEZES
More Hot Weather in Prospect
Tomorrow, However-5S &,
Mornings Minimum.

Cooling breezes. famed Washing
ton today and kept the temperature
at comfortable level, although more
hot weather is in prospect tomorrow.
The mercury was expected to stop
this Afternoon well under yesterdays
maximum of SO degrees and this
mornings minimum was only So at 8
o'clock.
Light winds which relieved the
humidity here yesterday are expected
to continue this afternoon.
The forecast is for fair tonight and
probably tomorrow; somewhat warm
er tomorrow. Light, northerly winds
are expected to shift into the South
tomorrow.
The mercury around noon today
was In the low sos, the Weather
Bureau reported.
Evening star., 1935-08-06

The Government now is in the real
estate business here, ready to sell or
rent two-story yellow frame house,
which it will paint. repair and i'm
prove. at 3402 Nineteenth street.
Uncle Sam entered the business late
yesterday when the Home Owners
Loan Corp. bought the building. with
a front lawn. back yard and nine
garages facing an l8-foot alley in the
rear, for $4,000 and the stipulation
the United States pay the District of
Columbia one years unpaid taxes.
1t was taking money from one
pocket and putting it into another,
however, for in December, 1888, the
H. o. L. C. had lent Mrs. L. E. Sand
ford, then the owner-occupant of the
home, $7,400 TO prevent foreclosure by
a private mortgage concern. When
Mrs. Sandford, who has since become
Mrs. j. o. Thomas of Rittenhouse
street, Chevy Chase, Md, failed to
satisfy the H. o. L. c. loan, the
corporation, established in 1888 to pre-
vent foreclosures, foreclosed.
Moved Away Year Ago.
When Mrs. Sandford married Mr..
Thomas she moved away from the
mortgaged dwelling. This was year
ago, and its sole occupant since then
has been a man on relief. who with
his wife and seven children spent the
Winter shivering without heat under
its protection. They left in March.
The sale yesterday, conducted
briskly by Auctioneer Vernon Owen,
was the first foreclosure ordered by
the Home Owners Loan Corp. in the
District, although there are 40 other
loans on which payments are in ar
rearS.
The Sc 900 bid was made by Harvey
Jacobs, counsel of the District Office
Of the H. o. L. C.. He stood alone in
the center of the green lawn, while
from the side lines newspaper men,
neighbors and their children and two
other H o. L. C. officials, Charles
Jones and Paul Frizzell. watched.
Mrs. Sandford Thomas will be given
Evening star., 1935-08-06
FINE ARTS GROUP
APPROVES PLANS
FOR NEW STADIUM
Tentative Consideration Is
. Given at Meeting Held
in New York.
STRUCTURE WOULD SEAT
OVER 100000 PEOPLE
Armory and Public Municipal
Auditorium May Be Included
in Plant.

Tentative approval has been given
by the Fine Arts Commission to the
proposed new national stadium and
athletic field to be erected at the foot
of East Capitol street on the west
bank of the Anacostia River, it was
announced today.
The preliminary plans and design
were presented to the commission yes
terday at a session held in New York
F. P. Sullivan of the architectural firm
Of Wyeth g. Sullivan, 726 jackson
place, submitted the drawings.
The tentative plan calls for sta
dium with seating capacity in excess
Of 100000 to cover a tract of lanC
between 300 and 500 acres in size Nc
estimate has been made yet of the
cost of the proposed structure, mol
has the interior plan of the stadium
been given final approval.
NAV Include Armory.
The structure probably will include
a National Guard and Marine Re-
serve armory and the Washington
Board of Trade is planning to ask
that a public municipal auditorium
larger than any now existing in the
Capital be included in the plans. A
Trade Board committee headed by
Arthur B. Heaton, also an architect
is studying the suggestion now anc
probably will submit its plans to the
commission and to c. Marshall Fin
nan, superintendent of National Capt.
tai Parks. under whose jurisdiction
the proposed structure would be built
Finnan also is in New York with
Sullivan and is expected to return tc
Washington tomorrow. Ground plans
for the stadium have been given the
tentative approval of the parks Off
cials.
At the same meeting the Fine Arts
Commission also approved plans fol
the Federal Reserve Building an.
nounced some time ago BY A. c. Mil.
Ter. member of the board Miller
appeared with the architect, DR.. Pau
Cret, who also submitted a model TO
sculpture on the Calvert Street Bridge
Proposed improvements to Meridian
Hill Park also we're placed before tn
| commission by John L. Nagle, engi
neer for the parks service.
Other Proposals Presented.
Other proposals presented to tn
commission, but not finally approved
were:
! A design for fountain to be erect
ed at the new east entrance to Airing
ton National Cemetery, drawn b
McKim, Mead and White, Washington
| architects.
A design for a national memorial o
monument to Grover Cleveland, au
thorized by Congress for erection il
! Washington.
A design for a new park polio
/ station in Rock Greek Park.
Plans for a bridge in the Grea
Smoky Mountains National Park.
! Proposed murals to be done b
! George Biddle, New York artist. i
the new Department of Justice Build
ing.
Evening star., 1935-08-06
WOULD BAR MUSICIANS

Restriction of the entry Of alien
musical artists, including operate and
concert singers and orchestral con-
ductors, was proposed in the House
yesterday by Representative Hoeppel,
Democrat, of California.
His bill, for a 10-year period, would
prohibit admission of all such artists
unless it was shown there was no
artist among the American unem-
ployed of the desired class and ability
and, that arrangements have been
made to give American artists similar
occupation in the native country of
the alien.