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The Washington times., 1935-02-15
HUI GE PROJECT
STUDIED BY
PARK UNIT
Committee Meets Today for
Further Study; Would
Seek National Contests

Capitalization of all public
sports activities here on the 14O-
acre site of the proposed gigantic
National Stadium is being studied
by the special stadium committee
of the National Capital Parks Of
flee.
Scheduled to meet late today to
discuss their plans further, the
committee announced through it's
chairman, C. Marshall Finnan,
superintendent of National Capt.
tai Parks, that the stadium plan
now being most seriously conSid-
cred includes facilities for nearly
every form of outdoor and indoor
sport.
National Events
Not only does the committee
hope to center all local sports
programs at the proposed arena,
but to bring to the Capital many
national sports contests.
MIR. Finnan also revealed that
his committee has definitely de-
cided on a platter type" sta
dium, the seating capacity of
which probably will overshadow
any other structure of it's kind in
the world.
No estimate of the cost of such
an arena has been made, it was
said today, but unofficial figures
place the expenditure at approx
mately $$1$0,O00,000. The money,
II the project meets the approval
OF Federal officials, will probably
come from the Public Works Ad.
ministration.
The committee still has $4,000
OF the $4,000 allotted for the study
tleft, 1t was said today. This sum
probably will be used to hire en-
g1neers and architects for making
preliminary designs.
Owned by u. S.
The 14O-acre tract. at the end
OF East Capital Street, is already
owned By the Government and
Army engineers have been at work
there for many months making
studies of the ground strength,
The stadium proper would require
10 or II acres.
Besides the many sports facil-
tiles that will be provided for on
the site, the new District National
Guard armony would be situated
there.
The Washington times., 1935-02-15
Western High Gets
New Amplifiers

A new amplifier system has
beer installed in Western High
School,, presented to the school
by the western Home and School
Association. The system cost
$500 to install. Sound film
equipment will be put in the
school next year by the associa.
ton.
The Washington times., 1935-02-15
License Revoked
For Illegal Sales

The liquor license held by Fred
j. Neam, at 100 Seventeenth St
N. w., was revoked yesterday by
the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board for violations of the law.
The accusations were selling
liquor on Sunday, sale by a minor,
and failure to have properly can
celled stamps on the liquor sold
and on hand.
The Washington times., 1935-02-15
President Studies
FOOdLaW Changes

President Roosevelt yesterday
discussed legislation to modify
the pure food and drugs act
with Undersecretary of Agricul-
ture Tugwell and Chairman Davis
of the Tariff Commission.
The Washington times., 1935-02-15
STUDENT ROBBED

j. Lawn Thompson, jr., of the
1900 block of Twentieth st. N. w.
a student at the George Wash
ington University Medical School
reported the theft of his overcoat
hat and gloves, valued at $95, al
the school today.
The Washington times., 1935-02-15
DR.. Malone Names
Great Americans

DR.. Dumas Malone, editor of
the Dictionary of American Bi,
ography, spoke at yesterdays
luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis
Club on Great Americans, Past
and Present." DR.. Malone told
the group Washington, Lincoln,
Jefferson. Franklin and Woodrow
Wilson have been the greatest
Americans in their field.
The Washington times., 1935-02-15
POLICE HUNT FOR CLOCK

Time flies. tits said, but Deputy
Public Printer John Greene re-
fuses to believe large wall clock
could take to wings.
Police today are searching for
the electric clock, reported miss
inb by Mr.. Greene from the eighth
floor of the Government Printing
Office several days ago. Value is
placed at $40.
The Washington times., 1935-02-15
Boy Injuries Head
In School Fall

Oddist Matthews, 13-year-old
student at the Van Ness School, is
in an undetermined condition in
Casualty Hospital today, suffering
injuries of fall in the basement
of the school yesterday.
The yOungSter, who lives in the
500 block of A st. S. E., was play
ing with other children when he
fell, striking his head against
bench. Physicians said he might
have a fractured skull.
The Washington times., 1935-02-15

DR.. Paul Howe, who is an au.
thority on nutrition in the De.
partment of Agriculture. is a
genius of a cook. Not only does
he make his dishes look we'll and
taste well, but he conceals un.
der their appearance and flavor
the proper vitamins for the
making of a stalwart citizen.
DR.. Howe has visited Federal
prisons and charitable institu.
tionS practically everywhere in
the United States, and has
planned nutritious and appetiz.
ing menus on the same budget
previously spent for monoton-
Gus meals.
The Washington times., 1935-02-15
NOW
Capital Lacks
Sex Appeal
HEAVY HATING
BY HELEN ESSARY

BY HELEN ESSARY
AND now we hear that Sena-
tor McAdoo is about to take
himself a third bride-a South
ern woman.
Evening star., 1935-08-18
RAz|NG CREW ENDS'
SHOW EXPERIMENT
Parking Lot to CcGupv Site
Meant for Theater of
Unusual Build.

Shattering blows from 2,000-pound
chunk of iron yesterday marked the
end of a novel theatrical experiment
which has given way to new parking
lot.
Back in 1920, Thomas F. Moore, now
reopening the Rialto, conceived an
unusual idea for a new theater to be
built on a lot bordered by Kenyon
street and Park road, Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets.
To start with, he built two rows of
small stores along Kenyon street and
Park road. They were of unusually
heavy construction, for they were in
tended to serve as side walls for the
proposed theater and possibly as a
base for apartments above.
A permit for the theater was issued,
but it was never built, because Mr..
Moore could not get the necessary
signatures of the other property own
ers in the block. Two of them, he
said, held out and demanded that he
buy their property, which he could
not afford to do.
The result was that he was left
with the stores on his hands They
were well rented for a while, but be-
cause of their unusual construction,
including a double roof, did not bring
in enough to meet the carrying
charges.
Rentals gradually fell off until, sew
eral months ago. the II stores were
sold to Max Goldberg. who operates
string of parking lots. Wrecking
work started last week, and at that
time only one of the stores had a
tenant.
Under direction of M P. Shipp the
shops are being razed by a gang of
workmen, and the 2,000-pound drop
hammer, which is rapidly reducing
the fine construction work to a mass
of battered steel and brick. The. job,
according to Mr.. Shipp, should be fin
ished this week.
Evening star., 1935-08-18

q clerk for the House District Com
mittee, who has been appointed to
assist Corporation Counsel E. Bar
rett Prettyman in preparation of
District legislation. He will take
the oath for his new duties tomor-
row at am. Fee, 26 years old,
Is a native of San Francisco and
holds law degree from George
Washington University. He has
been connected with the District
Committee for the last two years
and has devoted his time prin-
cipally to aiding Chairman Norton
with the various District bills.
Evening star., 1935-08-18
LANSBUR
Shop
OPENS TOMORROW

Our young and stimulating College Board (see their
pictures on this page-they from leading colleges
all over the country practically selected all the clothes
that went into the Shop They insisted on casual don't
bother, things for class and campus. They were
determined about clothes with allure for those important
dates and week ends They saw to it that prices stayed
we'll within the average collegiate budget. They have
helped Lansburghs create Shop that will send self
conscious freshmen and self-con6dent seniors of to
school with complete clothes assurance.
Evening star., 1935-08-18
FEDERAL employees
TO ATTEND MEETING
Delegates From $50 Unions Plan
to Go to Yellowstone Park
Convention.

Representatives from nearly all the
$50 individual unions in the National
Federation of Federal Employees are
expected to attend the thirteenth BIZ
ennial convention of the organization
at Yellowstone National Park Septem-
ber 2, according to Luther c. Steward.
federation president
OF primary Importance at the meet
Ing will be discussions on the liberal
ization of existing retirement specifica-
tions and of plans for classification in
connection with the personnel service.
Specific measures urged by the Ma
tional Federation would permit op-
tional retirement after 80 years of
service at the age of 60 and would
permit the extension of retirement to
a second period specified by the
employe
The largest number of delegates and
visitors in the history of the National
Federation conventions is expected to
attend the meeting in September.
Representatives are to be present from
every State in the Union, foreign de-
partments, insular posse ssions and
Territories owned by the Government.
Evening star., 1935-08-18

AT Vassa Brooks sweater sets are much part Of things
as entrance exams Al Duke fur coat preferably spnt
is essential Goucher likes big, bundly-lookins. heavy
eames hair coats Sweet Bsr is very particular about
tes-time dresses Hood has penehant for very dressY
clothes Smith sticks severely TO very sports things exesp.
weekends American University is very partial TO the
three piece swasser suit Girls at Randoph-Maeon say
two evening dresses, at least, are musss At George
Washington University sports skirts are sydy collected
Trinity wears wool socks over silk stockings And Maryland
University goes for ounsins robes that manaorsd
and flannel Don't ask US why-s collegiate. that's oil.
Evening star., 1935-08-18

Lansburghs College Shop opens. That's music in
major key to girls who are setting out for college. If
you are interested in the youngest smares fashions
if you want campus clothes the classic, casual trad
ton (the kind you hunt and hunt for and sometimes
never 6nd)-if you want slim allowance to make you
look like million dollars-if you want clothes that
eliminate freshmen mistakes and have senior smooth
ness-Lansburgh's College Shop is the place for you.
There is no guesswork about the clothes in Lansburghs
College Shop.
Evening star., 1935-12-12
NJ. VAN SWER|NGEN
DIES Of INFLUENZA
Younger Brother of Rail En-
pire Magnates Rose From
Obscure Poverty.
BY the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, December H.
Mantis J. Van Sweringen, who with
his elder brother, Oris p, rose from
obscure poverty to build a great rail
empire, died in a hospital here today
after several months illness.
Physicians said cause of death was
general exhaustion brought on by
mental and emotional strain" He
was 81 years old.
The first intimation that Mr.. Van
Sweringen was Ill came during q
hearing several weeks ago over reor-
ganization of the Missouri Pacific,
which Is controlled by the Van Swerin-
gen brothers.
Van Sweringen failed to appear.
His brother made a brief statement
that he was i'll in a hospital with
influenza.
Oris declined to elaborate on the
nature of the illness.
The hospital refused any state
ments.
John j. Bernet, executive president
of the Van Sweringen railroads, who
aided the brothers IN building up their
railroad empire, died only a few
months ago
Partners in every enterprise from
Office boy days up. Mantis and oris
(see VAN sWERINGEN, Page 81
Evening star., 1935-12-12
Toy Receiving Station Proues
Wonderland for Prying Eyes
Workers Hustling to Bring Christmas
Cheer to Boys and Girls Who Might
Otherwise Escape Santa's attention.

ping lively to make little boys and
girls happy this Christmas. Nothing
is sold at this store. Everything will
be given away.
On Saturday morning, according to
the. plan outlined, the charitable peo-
pie of Washington will make their
way to the II Warner Brothers thea
ters. taking with them toys for the
poor children Of the city.
A toy Is the price Of admission to
these shows. Already, little boys and
girls in hundreds Of poor homes are
writing letters to Santa Claus, asking
that the old gentleman bring them
tSee TOY CAMPAIGN, Page A. !.
Evening star., 1935-12-12
METHODISTS BARE
MERGER DETAILS
Way Is Held Clear to Unite
5000, 900 Persons After
10O-Year Cleavage.

Complete details of a program for
uniting 5000, 900 MethodiSts under one
church after more than 100 years Of
separation were announced today for
the first time.
The way seemed clear, in the opin-
ion of the cooperating planners. for
a great consolidation Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, the Methodist
Episcopal Church South and the
Methodist Protestant Church.
This prospect was hailed today by
DR.. Harry E. Woolever, secretary Of
the Joint Commission on Methodist
Union, as the most epochal event in
American church life and in all
protestantism since the Reformation. "
One of the most important features
of the plan is establishment of a ju-
dicial council with power to rule on
the constitutionality Of church con-
ference actions This function would
be somewhat similar to that Of the
United States Supreme Court.
New Name Would Be Taken.
Plans to bring the three divisions
together under a new name-the
Methodist Church-were ratified re-
Gently in Cincinnati by representatives
of the three groups. Today's an
nouncement was made by DR.. Wool
ever.
The plan of union must be approved
t,,, tho oaparol nor farapras of tha three
denominations, two of which meet
next May, with the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South meeting two years
later. After this action local churches
must ratify through annual confer
ences.
Despite this essential delay. all rep
resentatives at the Cincinnati confer
ence, DR.. Woolever said, expressed
the belief that, after 70 years,of nego-
tiation, commencing soon after the
close of the Civil War, the steps were
about consummated to make a new
church for the people called Metho-
dist under the title, the Methodist
Church
30,0oO,O0 Are Affected.
The plan embraces one-half Of the
worlds communicate MethodistS, along
with a Sunday school enrolment of
5000 900 and a constituency" of over
80 900, 900.
The general conference of the merged
church would meet every four years.
The United States would be divided
into six areas, in each of which juris-
dictional conferences would be held
(see METHODIST, Page I4.)
Evening star., 1935-12-12
MOUNTAIN GIRL
DENIED NEW TRIAL
Edith Maxwell Breaks Into
Tears as Judge Skeen
Rejects Plea.
Rx the Associated Press.


WISE, Va. December 12.-Judge
H. A. w. Skeen today denied new
trial for Edith Maxwell. 2l-year-old
school teacher. sentenced to IS years
for the murder of her father.
The court granted a 60-day sus-
pension of sentence in order to permit
the defense to file its application for
a writ of error to the Supreme Court
Miss Maxwell broke into tears when
Judge Skeen announced his oral de-
cision after more than three hours Of
argument by attorneys.
There is evidence upon which this
verdict can stand" Judge Skeen said.
Therefore overrule the motion Of the
defense for a new trial.
81 rule that the verdict of the jury
be carried out as provided by law"
Defense attorneys announced prior
to the arguments that if overruled
they would carry the appeal to the
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
Failed to Prove Guilt.
In asking a new trial for Miss
Maxwell Defense Attorney A. A.
Skeen asserted the prosecution had
failed utterly in its contention that
the young woman ''murderouSly
butchered her father" Trigg Maxwell.
He argued that the jury verdict
of first-degree murder and the pre-
scribed punishment of 25 years in
the penitentiary, we're not justified
by the evidence.
There was no evidence, Skeen said,
to contradict the 2l-year-old girls
story that she hit her father with
shoe when he tried to whip her for
staying out late at night.
The jury was not justified" he
added, lin saying that at the same
time she struck the blows she in
tended to take his life"
Failed to Disprove Story.
Setting forth that all defense testi-
mony not contradicted by witnesses
or circumstances must be accepted as
true" Skeen told the court the prose-
cution had failed to disprove Edith's
story of Self~defenSe, and he pointed
out that a shoe would be an unusual
weapon with which to commit a pre-
conceived murder.
Commenting on the testimony of
witnesses that the girl
had on numerous occasions threatened
(See MAXWELL, Page 81
Evening star., 1935-12-12
BY JOHN H. CLINE,
STAFF Correspondent of Tie Star.

stan correspondent Ol Lac 0ld4
ROCKVILLE. Md. December 12.-
The first-degree murder charge placed
against Mrs. Lillian Maddox after she
shot and killed her lover, Edward "
Killeen, Washington gambling leader,
was stricken from the records today
and Mrs. Maddox went free under
$1,000 bond to await trial on man
slaughter charges.
Judge Harold Smith of the Rock
vile Police Court said he was satisfied
the States evidence under no cir
cumstances justified me in believing a
trial jury would hold her guilty Of any
greater offense than manslaughter."
He then announced he would release
Mrs. Maddox. who has been in jail
since the shooting November %, on
the posting of $1,000 bond to await
grand jury action. Mrs. Maddox said
she had no comment to make at this
time. although she was noticeably
pleased with the decision.
Going TO an ante-room after the
ruling, Mrs. Maddox tainted and COL
lapsed in the arms of her attorneys,
A doctor was called and revived her
with restoratives. She then went to
the clerks Office and signed her bond
before leaving the court house.
She said she intended to stay with
relatives in Washington until the grand
jury acts in her case.
Although Mrs. Maddox did not
testify, her attorneys, State Senator
Stedman Prescott and Harry Whelan
of Washington. had presented shock
ing story of brutalities suffered by her
at Killeen's hands during the 1S
months they had lived together after
her release from Jail on narcotics
charges.
Former EmplOye Witness.
The principal defense witness was
Mrs. Hannah Edwards, who said she
had worked for Mrs. Maddox when the
latter was living at 2519 Third street
northeast. Mrs. Edwards described
several beatings which Mrs. Maddox
received from Killeen and told of one
occasion when the gambler threatened
to kill his paramour unless she per-
mitted him to shoot lighted cigarette
from between her fingers
Last Christmas eve," the witness
said. Mrs. Maddox asked Killeen if
she could take some presents to her
relatives in Georgetown. Killeen be-
came enraged, tore the clothes from
her back. knocked her down and
kicked her. Then he cursed her vio-
lently and told her to get out of the
apartment. She put on another dress,
but he tore that off, too, and kicked
her all around the bed room floor"
About a week prior to that. Mrs.
Edwards continued, Mrs. Maddox was
(See MADDOX. Page 81
Evening star., 1935-12-12
Income Spending
Surrey Planned
As u. S. Project
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
That family problem-what becomes
Of fathers income?-will be investi-
gated by the Government.
Secretary Perkins said today sur
vey Of spending Observation-Disclosures
the income be derived from wage en-
velopes or clipping bond coupons
would be made as a work-relief project
She said demands from both business
and labor prompted the move.
The project will employ $500 per-
sons. taken from relief rolls, and will
require about $500 man-years Of
relief work. The cost has not been de-
termined.
Among the questions which the sur
vey will answer were listed:
How do spending habits differ, in
families Of the same makeup and the
same income, in different sized COM
munities or In different parts of the
country?
At what income levels are various
luxuries customarily purchased?
Should the advertising Of marked
down sales be directed to persons OF
one income group rather than an
other?
The department already has a sur
vey under way of the spending habits
OF low Income families.
THE present study will be the first
to cover families in all income groups, -
Miss Perkins said 1T will be the first
adequate study Of the distribution of
expenditures by families with incomes
Of more than $4,000"
Headquarters for the survey are to
be established in Providence, r. l.;
Columbus. Ohio; Atlanta, Ga; Denver
and Portland, Greg.
Evening star., 1935-12-12
Cummings appeals
To Court to Halt
Utilities Gases
Makes Personal Appear
ance, Says Companies
Haze Blocked Tests.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Attorney General Cummings today
asked District Supreme Court "for
practical and legal reasons" to delay
action on constitutional challenges of
the New Deals utility law b. seven
holding companies.
He appeared before the court as
"chief law officer Of the Government.
1t was his first appearance as Attor-
ney General before any tribunal but
the United States Supreme Court.
Citing the suit already brought by
the Government against the Electric
Bond & Share Co. in New York, the
Attorney General argued that further
litigation Is unnecessary at this time
because:
Steps taken by the Attorney Cen
eral, the Postmaster General and the
(see CUMMINGS, Page 2)
Evening star., 1935-12-12
Young Washington

Today's young Washington"
will be found on page B-1 Of this
edition--0ne Of the series being
published each week in The Star.
The pictures show the Capitals
young generation at school, at
play and at work, the boys and
girls being snapped at random
throughout the city.
Watch for your friends and
relatives.
Evening star., 1935-12-12
REVOLT STIRS LEAGUE.
Opposition Grows to Peace Bribe for
Mussolini.

By the Associated Press.
A tide of rebellion surged against
the Franco British proposals for peace
between Italy and Ethiopia in East
Africa today.
Rumblings of a League of Nations
bolt became distinctly audible among
delegates today at the opening of the
Sanctions Committee of 1875 session In
Geneva.
At Dessye, according to Havas, En-
peror Halle Selassie, formally rejected
the Franco British proposals for peace
between Italy and Ethiopia
Bound to Defend Soil"
The King of Kings asserted:
1.-The Ethiopian government cites It's
previous declarations, notably that Of
October 8, to show that Ethiopia never
wished and does not wish war But
today we are bound to defend our soil
which Italy has violated.
Ethiopia agreed at the time Of the
Paris conference and the meeting of
the League Of Nations Committee of
Five to all concessions compatible to
its dignity to avoid Italian aggression,
but that aggression has been COM
mitted
I'VE cannot submit to force which
we never provoked, because that
would be rewarding violence"
League circles said Downing Street
Is anxious to re-establish quickly the
damaged united front" erected by
italy, France and Great Britain at
the Stresa conference.
French sources today even raised
the possibility that sanctions against
Italy might be abandoned as the
result of Emperor Halle Selassies re-
lection Of the Franco British peace
plan. officials indicated France and
Great Britain would seek to persuade
the monarch to accept negotiations
on the lines presented.
Many states represented on the
Leagues Sanctions Committee OF 18,