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The Washington times., 1935-10-11

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group, through Alfred D. Calvert,
urged new high schools at SIX
teenth Street and Rhode Island
Avenue and at Sixth and G
Southeast and a grade school at
Twelfth and D Streets Northeast.
Marvin M. Mclean, of Brookland,
urged additions to the BrookIand
and Burroughs schools, early com
pletion of the Franklin Street
Bridge and opening of Franklin
Street to North Capitol.
Eastern High Addition
The Stanton Park association,
through A. H. Gregory, requested
more claSSrooms at Eastern High
and early completion OF the Sher-
wood Fairgrounds.
John H. Thomas, of Trinidad,
urged an elementary and a junior
high in the area north of Florida
Avenue and east of Montello
Avenue. John H. Williams, presi-
dent of Dahlgren Terrace, asked
an addition to the Crosby Noyes
School and opening of Franklin
Street Northeast.
An addition to the Taft Junior
High School and completion of
Taft Recreation Center was urged
by David Babp, president of the
Burroughs association. All re-
quests will be forwarded to the
Board of Education for the 1887
budget.
James G. Yaden, president of
the Federation of Citizen Associa-
tions. urged that funds be pro-
vided to pay for third jury for
the Police Court and for the con-
struction of a new court building.
He warned that increased AL.
The Washington times., 1935-10-11

pass and four
tokens for 80
cents on all
street car and
bus lines were
among the de-
mands of rep
resentiveS of
six citizens as
soications form
ing the North
e a S t Confer
ence who met
last night at
the Twelfth po
lice precinct
station. T h e
T;noolo Dork
The Washington times., 1935-10-11
Wash. Loan & Trust
Declares Dividend

At the regular monthly board
meeting yesterday afternoon. the
directors of the washington Loan
g. Trust Company declared a
dividend of 2 per cent payable to
stockholders of record october %.
1t was announced that books
would be closed for the transfer
of stock from that date until No
vember 3.
The Washington times., 1935-10-11
COUNCIL URGES
11NEW SCHOOL
PROJECTS
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

Eleven new school projects,
for the Northeast Sec
ton. and q uniform 81 weekly
Evening star., 1935-11-02
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the participating shares Of stock would
be voted under the reorganization
plan.
The move. disclosed late yesterday,
was intrpreted as step to conform
with provisions of the new public util-
tiles holding company act. adopted by
Congress a: the past session after
storm over the so-called death SEN
tence" clause. which was included in
the act in modified form.
The registration statement filed
with the Federal agency by the North
American Co. said:
"As result Of the proposed sale by
the North American Co. of participat-
ing shares representing the 62.l97
shares Of the common stock Of the
registrant washington Railway &
Electric Coz owned by that company
on the date Of filing of this registra-
ton statement, such percentage OF
voting power will be reduced to 8.55
per cent and the North American Co.
will cease to be a parent of the regis
trant''
The North American Co. now holds
so 02 per cent of the voting power in
w. r. g. E. Co.
President Mcclellan of the w. r.,
g. E. issued this statement:
Registration statements were filed
on Thursday with the Securities and
Exchange Commission providing for
the registration of the $4,000 shares
Of outstanding common stock Of w. r.
& E. Co., and for the registration Of
1,625.0 participating shares to be
issued on the basis of rs participat-
ing shares for each share Of Wash
ington Co. common stock" against the
deposit of shares Of such common
stock with a trust company de-
positary.
THE North American Co. will de-
posit the 62,197 shares of common
stock of the Washington Co. which
it holds and receive 1,554,s25 partici-
pating shares. Owners of common
stock of the Washington Co., not
held by the North American Co. may
also deposit their common stock and
receive participating shares on the
same basis.
"Ur thc gistration statements
becoming effective the North Ameri-
can Co. proposes to have its partici-
pating s. ares publicly offered for sale
by under writer's. Upon completion of
this public sale CO -ol Of Washing
tons railway and electric company
vi pass out Of the hands of the
North American Co. to the public.
1.-THE North American Co.'S sole
investment in the Washington COM
pany will then consist Of 1887 shares
Of preferred stock, representing ga
per cent G the total voting power"
Evening star., 1935-11-02
HOMES VACATED
IN HELENA QUAKES
More Than Half of City Re-
ported Homeless, Fearing
New Shocks.
By the Associated Press.


HELENA, Mont, November 2.-More
than half the homes in this quake
shaken city were reported vacant to-
day by Chief of Police Roger Smith.
Some, he said, were empty because
Of damage wrought by death-dealing
earthquakes. The others were left
by families fleeing in fear of more
shocks like those which in three weeks
have caused seven deaths and dam
age estimated at S3,500,000.
Residents carrying bedding and pets
crowded railroad platforms yesterday
waiting for outbound trains. Women
and children predominated.
Subfreezing Weather.
The Weather Bureaus count on
earth tremors since October u was
765.
Cold north breezes and subfreezing
temperatures continued, adding to the
discomfort.
The Reconstruction Committee.
rushing its work. reported the total
homeless to be 450. but said only 235
were dependent on outside help for
shelter. The others had found tenn
porary abodes. the committee said.
Rail Coaches Refuge.
Railroad coaches. lighted and
warmed. were pressed into service
again last night for the homeless,
many Of them orphans.
j. H. Rowe, special Federal repre-
sentative. said that in addition to
funds for public repairs and relief of
deStitution. the Government stood
ready to send 100 men. equipped with
trucks, to remove hazards to public
safety.
Evening star., 1935-11-02
COL. P. A. DEL VALE
GOES TO WAR ZONE
D. C. Man, Officer in U. S. Marine
Corps, May Act as
Observer.

A Washingtonian-Li Col. Pedro
A. del Vale. United States Marine
Corps, has been quietly shifted TO
Rome, as assistant naval attache, 1t
was learned yesterday. with the in
tention OF having him go later as a
military observer to the war zone in
Ethiopia.
Col. Del Valle, who has recently
been on duty here as member of the
Marine Corps Examining Board, left
Washington about october is. This
fact was not published in the regular
course of Marine Corps orders. The
information is that he will proceed to
East Africa with the Italian forces,
unless restrictions are placed by the
Mussolini Government upon all the
naval and military attaches.
A native Of San Juan, Puerto Rico,
where he was born August %. 1898.
Col. Del Vale was appointed a mid
shipman in the Naval Academy in
June, 1911. and was graduated four
years later. His service has included
duty in Haiti. Santo Domingo and
Nicaragua.
Evening star., 1935-11-02
GRAND JURY HITS
c. 0.P. CANDIDATE
Charges Philadelphia Mayor
Nominee Used Funds
for Politics.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, November IA
grand jury report Of less than 100
words was the biggest sensation Of
Philadelphia's bitter campaign today.
for it charged that the Republican
nominee, City Controller S. Davis
Wilson, used part Of s65,000 municipal
fund for political purposes"
The jury's statement overshadowed
even the harsh words the two candi-
dates-Wilson and John B. Kelly.
Democratic nominee-have hurled at
each other in the hottest mayoralty
night the city has seen in years. The
Democrats seek to end the half-cen-
tury Republican hold on the mayors
office
The s65, 200 fund was appropriated
to Wilson, as city controller, by the
City Council for use in a revaluation
of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.
Wilson's administration of the s65.-
900 was questioned a week ago by for
mer Representative Benjamin Golden
in a political speech in which he de-
manded grand jury inquiry.
The Republican nominee immedi-
ately insisted on the investigation.
Early last night, the jury gave
Judge Raymond MacNeille a prelim-
mary report in which it referred to
"the slanderous attack on Mr.. Will
son." leading observers to believe its
decision would favor the city con-
troller.
Four hours later however. the final
statement was presented, and with it
an amendment knocking the word
"slanderous' from the preliminary
report.
The final short statement held that
there we're several cases" where the
men hired by Wilson to conduct the
retaliation work were incompetent
to do the duties" and that several of
the men were derelict in their duties. -
We also find" the jurors reported.
that some OF this money was used for
political purposes. being that several
of the men were paid for the days
they worked at the polls on registra-
ton days and primary election day"
Wilson said the men found in
competent by the grand jury were
hired on the recommendation Of
Joseph R. Burns. chief lieutenant Of
Mr.. Colder"
If these men worked at the polling
places on either registration days or
on primary election day it was without
the knowledge or consent of the con-
troller's office," Wilson stated.
Evening star., 1935-11-02

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that any information which may aid
in ascertaining the present where
abouts of Robert Lee Cohen be re-
ported to the director, Federal Bureau
of Investigation"
The notice pointed out that Cohen
left Western High School on the aft
ernoon of May % and presumably.
il. accordance with his usual custom,
proceeded to the Key Bridge, where
he endeavored to thumb a ride to his
nome in Lyon Park. Va"
mo friends saw Cohen after he
left Western High School. the bull
letin said. and no word has since
been received from him. At the time
the boy disappeared he had in his pos
session approximately $50 in cash, but
had not made any preparation or given
any indication that he intended to
leave home.
Expected to Return.
He had. in fact. informed a maid
at his residence on the morning OF
May %. when he was departing for
school, that he would return home
early in the afternoon in order to
construct a pen for a new litter OF
puppies which had Just arrived.
He had not been the subject OF
parental discipline and had been max
ing satisfactory grades in school.
There appeared to be no indication
of anv discomfort socially or schol.
astically on his part. He was not SUBJ
ject to fainting spells, dizziness on
mental lapses.'
The description gave the missing
bows height as feet 1l17 inches. his
weight as l40 pounds, his hair as light
brown and his eyes as blue-gray. He
had on his chest large incision scar
tina. was not entirely healed following
removal of tumor, and an appendec-
tony scar.
At the time Of his disappearance he
wore dark blue trousers, black shoes,
white shirt and a dark maroon pull
over sweater.
Friends of the distracted parents
interested the F. B. I. in the case
after virtually all possibilities in the
mystery had been explored vainly.
Fingerprints Unrecorded.
In the search for Cohen the c.
men are handicapped by the fact that
the boy had never had his fngerprints
recorded. If the boys prints had been
filed in the civil identification Sec
ton of the F. B. I. fingerprint collec-
ton, a check could be made on finger
prints sent IN of persons suffering
from amnesia. unidentified victims in
accidents and of others whose prints
are filed with the bureau by police Of
the country.
This case is an excellent example
Of the value of fingerprints for general
on-criminal Identification purposes"
Director Hoover informed the Cohen
family.
Evening star., 1935-11-02
MRS.HARRY HOPKINS
AUNT DIES IN FIRE.
Miss Myrta Bradley's Home at
Port Hope, Mich,
Destroyed.

BY the Associated Press.
PORT HOPE. Mich, November O.
Miss Myrta Bradley. aunt of Mrs.
Harry L. Hopkins. wife Of the works
progress administrator. burned to
Death today when fire destroyed her
home here.
Apparently. firemen said. she was
overcome by smoke as she attempted
to escape the flames,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins were ex-
pected today. to spend the week eud
at the Bradley home. Their infant
daughter and her nurse left only two
weeks ago after passing the Summer
with Miss Bradley.
Evening star., 1935-11-02

You put on spats, and, just about the
time YOU quit being self-conscious,
the weather turns warm on you.
Still. a more tolerant day is dawn
ing. Why. the first time wore spats
in Paducah I needed police protec-
ton. It was a good thing for me I
wasn't a Yankee. And on down in
the tall timber my wrist watch was
mistaken for handcuff with time
lock on it. reckon they thought I
was a fugitive from a Vassar daisy
chain.
Now. Just around every corner is
q service station. a beauty parlor or
q country club. And that, mind you,
where once, when q boy came Of age,
they had to run him down with dogs
to put pants on him.
So cheer UP. Senator. at least they
didn't nrove q monocle on you.
(CopyriRht. 1850
Evening star., 1935-11-02
Homecoming
Continued From First Page.)

merry on the Monument Grounds and
in the two blocks of Constitution ave-
nue. between Fifteenth and Seven
teenth streets.
Fireworks, huge bonfire, cheering,
singing. some speeches and finally
dancing in the street marked the 1885
homecoming celebration.
10000 Spectators Expected.
The affair was pep" meeting in
which the student body and graduates
Of G. w. worked themselves into a
pitch Of excitement that indicated
this afternoons crowd at the stadium
will probably be the largest to attend
a Washington foot ball game in years.
Approximately 10000 we're expected to
see the game
This was anticipated in spite of
threatening weather and the fact that
the Colonials will buck two all-Amer-
lea backs-Bill Wallace and John Nc
Cauley-along with q wealth OF other
stars.
In other contests on local fields
American University and Gallaudet
were to clash at Kendall Green and
Wilson Teachers played host at Cen
trail Stadium to the Millersburg (Pa.)
Teachers. All three games were to
start at 2:30 pm.
Georgetown's rising team was to
battle Richmond University in the
Virginia capital, with the Hoyas ex-
pected to get even for a 14-13 sur
prise defeat last year.
Tough Opponent for C. U.
Catholic University. protecting a
clean slate, meets a tough opponent
in De Paul University at Chicago.
Maryland is embattled with Virginia
at Charlottesville in a traditional
struggle. with the Tarrapins as strong
favorites.
American U. is expected to defeat
its traditional foe Wilson Teachers.
without a victory this year, expected
further trouble from the Millersburg
aggregation.
Rice Institute of Houston, Tex,
making its first invasion of the East,
has brought to Washington a team
rated as potential national champions.
Averaging more than 200 pounds per
man, the Texas Owls probably are the
biggest foot ball team ever to perform
here. Most of them stand well above
6 feet.
Rice has ruled at least Q 3-to-l
favorite over the Colonials. q. w.
has been dogged all season by injuries
to key men that has kept its potential
offensive from functioning properly.
Collegiate Pep" Displayed.
This unfortunate handicap has not,
however, daunted the wildly enthusi-
astic mob" that turned out last night
and planned to turn out again this
afternoon.
Old grads and students jointly dis
played real collegiate pep" at the
rally last night.
Beginning with a series OF pyro-
technic displays that were climaxed
by likeness of George Washington
in sputtering fire. the alumni and
undergraduates cheered Justify as
President Cloyd Heck Marvin, Coach
Jim Pixlee, Chairman Robert p.
Smith and their nemesis, Coach jim
my Kits. addressed them. kits par
ticularly was given an ovation.
Music from the university band con-
tinued throughout the evening and
the gaudy-unifor11D4 musicians exc
Evening star., 1935-11-02
|R.F.C.EFF0RT SEEN
TO MUzZLE PRESS|
Publisher Asks Jones to Ex.
plain Purchase of Paper
With U. S. Funds.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne hSSOCihicu fteSs.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, November O.
Col. James Hammond. publisher of
the Memphis Commercial Appeal,
asked Jesse Jones, chairman Of the
Reconstruction Finance Corp. in a
telegram yesterday whether through
you the American Government is 60
ing to muzzle editors and publishers
by use Of public funds"
Col. Hammond referred to the sale
of bonds of the Tennessee Publishing
Co., Nashville, publishers Of the Nash
vile Tennesseean, by the r. F. c., to
Paul Davis. president Of the American
National Bank OF Nashville, and a
brother of Norman H. Davis. President
Roosevelt's ambassador at large"
Col. Hammnod sent the telegram from
Hot Springs, Ark.
Hammond had sought to buy the
bonds from the liquidator of the Canal
Bank g. Trust Co., New Orleans, early
last Summer, offering 100000. The
R.F. C. announced this week that the
bonds had been sold to Davis for par,
s250.O00.
Hammond's Charges.
Hammond charged that facts OF the
sale have been obscured." declaring:
THE r. F. c. has used funds of the
United States Government to finance
the purchase of a newspaper.
Until the bonds are paid for, If
they ever are paid for. the United
States Government is in the news
paper business"
IF it is to be assumed that the
bonds will be paid for by the desig-
mated purchaser Hammond said,
the R. F. C. through domination
of his bank will be in position to
dictate the policies of his newspaper
Hammond declared that his offer to
purchase last May was rejected with
out explanation; that the r. F. C.
purchased the bonds September 20.
but that the purchase was denied by
the r. F. c. from September 20 until
October s.
Tells of Court Order.
"On October g." he continued.
when your spokesman in Washing
ton was confronted with Louisiana
court order which exposed the deal
you announced by telephone from
Texas that the deal had in fact taken
place and that the board Of directors
of the r. F. c. had authorized sale Of
the bonds to Paul NJ Davis ."
Hammond said at that time the
spokesman said Davis agreed to pay
Mr.. Davis is going to pay s250,000 for
the bonds"
You do not tell us" he said. why
the R. F. c., which was organized as
a lending agency for the purchase OF
capital assets of banks in distress,
should take the cash Of the United
States and invest it in newspaper
properties. You do not tell us by what
authority this was done
You have never answered my in
quiries concerning the ownership Of
the Knoxville. Tenn. Journal. which
g. Trust Co. Am I to assume that
your failure to give me an answer
means that you want to dominate this
newspaper as we'll as the Nashville
TenneSseean?
The American press and the Amer
ican people have right to know
whether through you the American
Government is going to muzzle editors
and publishers by Use Of public funds"
Evening star., 1935-11-02

L
- 2-There seem to be two rea-
sons why President Roosevelt
L i slips off every few months to
his Hyde Park hideaway.
The official one is always the old
-and-relaxation excuse. Mr.. Roose-
welt likes to be among the birds and
the trees. 1t gets him way from the
boil weevils who always are pester-
ing a President.
The other unaduertiSed reason
why he ducks out OF the Washing
ton spotlight occasionally is to con-
fer NTH tetD guests ,DhoSe names
he does not care to hare advertised
around the tDorld
This time. on his fourth trip Of the
year. he is supposed to be running IN
a considerable number Of Democratic
authorities from New York and nearby
Eastern States whose names will
probably never reach the public prints.
Elections Watched Closely.
The Hyde Park ground moles say
most OF the invitations were issued
by the Presidents mother and that
the significance is more social than
political. However. the moles may
not know about all the local elections
being held next Tuesday in New York,
Pennsylvania and other States, which
will be anything but social.
1t is more than feathered guess
that the President is getting line
on what to expect, and what to do,
if anything.
Evening star., 1935-11-02

Cn the previous trip a new news
man observed the absence of cheering
crowds and wrote a big story about
it for his New York newspaper. He
suggested indelicately that this is a
stanch Republican community, and
it is. 1t gave Representative Ham Fish
to the world. The President did not
carry his local precinct in the presi-
dental election.
The story caused a local uproar.
The local paper emblazoned a de-
nunciation of it on the front page
with headlines 2 feet long. As the
paper saw it, the townspeople knew
that Mr.. Roosevelt did not want them
annoying him with demonstrations,
so they usually turned over and went
back to sleep after his early morning
arrivals. An apology was demanded
from the writer, but he returned to
New York, where no one ever apollo
gizes for anything.
Another Flag Incident.
Equally disturbing to the inner
decorum OF the presidential retinue
was a charge made by another writer
that the Poughkeepsie post office did
not have an American flag up to
celebrate another of the Presidents
arrivals.
Whatever may be said against
the community at large, the post
master is Democrat Such an
accusation made his good New
Deal blood surge. HeaUy local pub
licity tOas stirred about this Incl
dent also.
1t was adjusted finally when the
postmaster took the writer out and
showed him the flag. 1t seems that
1t hangs behind a cupola and Is not
visible from the sidewalk.
They're Still Hurting.
There is a legend in the community
that the Republican ex-Secretary Of
the Treasury, Ogden Mills, never got
along with President Roosevelt as a
boy. The Mills estate Is a few miles
down the road.
The two boys are supposed to have
tossed a few large sized pebbles at
each other whenever the opportunity
offered. The only difference now is
that they use political brickbats.
toopyriElA 1880
Evening star., 1935-11-02

cuted q series Of maneuvers in the
street that will be repeated between
halves at the stadium this afternoon.
The Glee Club led the crowd in
singing to the extent that at times 1t
was completely drowned out in the
blended voices of the thousands who
took advantage of the public-speak-
ing system Of amplifiers that were left
behind for the occasion by the Greater
National Capital Committee after its
annual Halloween carnival.
Snake Dance Follows.
The bonfire followed and q snake
dance took the place Of q grand march
in inaugurating the street dancing
The party continued almost to mid
night.
After the game today the two foot
ball teams-victor and vanquished-
will share equally as guests of honor
at the annual homecoming ball Ad-
var.ce ticket sales indicate the Willard
bal room will be filled to capacity.
Alumni from as far west as Okla
llOLIld, cdSL lLOtil 4NCW L vi n, =
vania, New Jersey and New England !;
south from Virginia and the Caro-
linas, and from several other States
put in their appearance at the two
ticket Offices to see the game and at
tend the dance.
A special box has been set aside for
President and Mrs. Marvin, the deans
of the university and their wives. An
other has been reserved for officials
and teachers from Rice and members
of the Texas State Society.
At intermisison student leaders will
be tapped" for membership in the
honorary student-activities fraternity.
and at midnight a trophy will be pre-
sented the fraternity chapter whose
house Is most appropriately deco
rated for the Homecoming celebra-
ton.
G. w. U. made no effort to register
its former pupils and graduates who
are in the city for the celebration,
but. judged by the attendance at last
nights rally and this afternoon s
game. this Is rated As the best at
tended fete of its kind since the ira
ditional annual return to the campus
was begun.
A number Of special "side" parties
also have featured the week end fes-
tivities. Fraternities and sororities
welcomed their former active mem
bers; clubs have held special sessions
for old-timers back on the campus
again, and other student organizations
have given or planned special dinners.
dances and receptions.
The party" viii end with the mid
night cers Acnies at the willard.