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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-27
APARTMENT BLAZE.
ROUTS 13FAM|L|ES;
TWO ARE INJURED
Fireman and Transit Co.
Worker Are Hurt in En- e.
erson Street Fire.
I'LL WOMAN is CARRIED
SAFELY FROM BUILDING
Flames, Starting in Basement,
Spread Rapidly-Trafic
Is Tied Up.

Two persons were injured and IS
families forced from an apartment
building at $50 Emerson street shortly
before noon today by a three-alarm
fire, which started in the basement.
The flames burned through the floor
of several of the first-f1oor apartments
and sent smoke through the section
of the building fronting on Emerson
street
The building, a tw0-Story structure,
is on the southeast corner of Emerson
street and Georgia avenue, but the
apartment section in which the fire
occurred is divided from the portion
of the building on Georgia avenue.
Many children and a sick woman
were helped from the building by oc-
cupants. The woman, Mrs. Ida Field
man. 40. occupying second-hoor
apartment. was carried part way down
the steps by her daughter, Mrs. Tessle
Jaffe.
Fireman Is Injured.
Fireman E. G. Eslin of No. II Truck
Co. received head injuries when struck
by a piece of flooring cut loose by an
other fireman on the first floor. He
was taken to Emergency Hospital, and
sent home after first-aid treatment
for cuts and bruises.
William Cusack, 48, Hyattsville,
Nd, an employe of the Capital Tran
sit Co., was stunned when struck by
a pole which had been used to lift
the fire hose over the street car tracks
NIicoPy ~
ned beneath the pole while taking
down the hose. He recovered quickly
and returned to the scene after treat
ment at Walter Reed Hospital.
Mrs. Helen Cheri, who occupies an
apartment on the first floor mmedi-
ately over the section of the base
ment where the fire started, rushed
from the structure with her two CHI
dren, Helen, 4, and Raymond, 3.
Janitor Discovers Fire.
The fire was discovered by Dell
Dawson, %, colored janitor. He said
a tenant had gone to the basement to
get something out of locker and
about half an hour later he saw smoke
coming from the locker and called to
one of the apartment occupants to
telephone for flremen.
Detective Sergt Thomas Nally,
who was investigating a case in the
neighborhood, saw smoke in the base
ment and turned in a box alarm.
Two other alarms followed in rapid
succession.
Street car traffic along Georgia
avenue was tied up for some time
until firemen we're able to raise hose
over the tracks.
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|PUbL|C UTILITIES
HIGHER TAX AGAIN
SOUGHT BY cAPPER
Bill Advocated for Several
Years to Be Reintroduced
Tomorrow.
RATES NOT UNIFORM
UNDER PRESENT LAW
Existing Estimates Probably to
Be Urged When D. C. Commit.
tee Considers Measure.

The bill to increase taxation on
public utility companies here. advocat-
ed for several years by Senator Capper
Republican, of Kansas, will be re-
introduced in the Senate by the
KanSan tomorrow. The measure also
modifies details of the existing law
relating to taxation of banks, but does
not change the rates affecting banks.
When the bill was presented two
years ago. estimates were it would
add about 81 900 900 year to District
revenues Present-day estimates prob
ably will be sought by the District
Committee when 1t considers the bill
Rates Not Uniform.
Under the present law, the utility
tax rates are not uniform. For some
utilities the law fixes 4 per cent on
gross earnings, for others per cent
on gross earnings. while still others
including street railways-are taxed
per cent on gross receipts.
The Capper bill would establish a
uniform gross receipts tax of 4 per
cent for all street railway, gas, electric
and telephone companies, together
with a new tax of 6 per cent on net
receipts.
The bill also would require steam
railroads entering Washington to pay
a license tax based on the value OF
their property within the District
This Is intended to remove the provi-
sion which has been held to exempt
railroads from taxation on such struc-
lures as tunnels, bridges and viaducts
Action Begun in 1882.
Senator Capper first put forward his
public utility tax plan in 1882, just
after the movement had been started
by the Mapes Committee in the House
to place new income, inheritance and
automobile taxes on District residents.
Senator Capper concluded at that time
that utilities were not being taxed suf-
ficiently here.
When Senator Capper was studying
the subject in 1888, he said he found
my a survey that District banks were
paying taxes considerably above the
average for representative banks in
the Federal Reserve system. The bill
does not change the present rates of
6 per cent on gross earnings of ma
tional banks, incorporated banks and
trust companies and of per cent on
incorporated savings banks. The bill
changes existing law to the extent OF
restricting deductions to interest paid
on bona fide savings accounts, as dis
tinguished from other types Of &C
counts.
The bill died in committee at the
close of the last Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-27

United States, but also is one Of the
most dangerous because of the Mil
itary road.
Crossing Held Hazard.
"The Government should have
feeling of responsibility for the haz-
ards at the Military Road airport
crossing" Vidal said. THAT is con-
slant hazard and it Is possible that
any day an accident may occur there
involving a large transport plane.
ut not only is very serious situa-
ton, but it is most humiliating that
Washington Is the only Capital Of q
large country which has no adequate
airport"
Chairman Randolph Of West Vir-
ginia said he would allow two days
for the filing of briefs by witnesses
who have not been heard. The COM
mittee probably will begin consider
alton Of airport q tslation before the
end Of the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-27
SMOKE
BILL IS STUDIED
Peoples Counse'S Measure
Confers Powers on City
Heads.

A proposed smoke control law for
the District, introduced in both
Houses of Congress yesterday in the
form of draft by Peoples Counsel
William A. Roberts. was being studied
today by the District Engineer De-
partment.
The Commissioners months ago
named a committee headed by Capt.
Howard F. Clark, assistant Engineer
Commissioner, to draft a new smoke
law with teeth" in it. This draft is
not yet ready for action by the Com
nljsSionerS. The tentative draft pro-
vides for detailed piece of legisla-
ton, whereas the Roberts bill simply
confers broad general powers on the
city heads.
The committee was caught map
ping" by the surprise move by Rob-
erts, but Engineer Commissioner Sui
tan indicated his only objective was
to gain legislation that effectively
would meet the problem. He directed
Clark to examine Roberts bill and to
prepare amendments if any were
found necessary.
Favors Regulation Method.
Col. Sultan further said he favored
a short type of bill, leaving the de-
tails of control machinery to be set
up by the Commissioners as regula-
lions instead of incorporating them
in Jaw. which might have to be
changed in a year or two.
Roberts said he was asked to draft
the bill for several women's organi-
cations which have started a cam
paign for an effective law. He said
a petition signed by 1900 women has
been fled with congressional COM
mittees. urging enactment of the. new
bill.
Heading this group is Mrs Mahlon
Pitney, wife of the late Justice Pit
suey of the United States Supreme
Court. The Women's City Club, the
Women's University Club, the District
of Columbia League of Women Voters
and several citizens associations, in
Guiding the Dupont Circle Association,
Roberts said, are active in the move
ment.
Provides for Fines.
The Roberts bill simply declares
that unnecessary" smoke, noxious
gases, cinders and dust is unlawful;
directs the Commissioners to make
reasonable regulations; holds the
Commissioners Responsible for en-
forcement Of the law and provides for
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|HOuseCrin,ePrOber
Reports Car Theft;
Is Second Victim,
Machine Found Hour
Later Near Office
Building.

For the second time in two weeks,
member of the Special Crime In
vestigating Committee Of the House
has complained to police about thieves
tampering with his automobile.
Representative Randolph, Democrat,
of West Virginia, chairman of the
committee. reported his car stolen
yesterday from in front Of 1903 First
street southeast, near the House Office
Building. He said he had parked the
car about $50 pm. and when he re-
turned a short time later it was gone.
Randolph searched up and down
the block for the car, then reported
its theft at the fifth precinct station.
An hour later he found the machine
parked In front Of 300 First street.
only three doors from where he said
he had parked it. The engine was
still warm.
Representative Schultz, Democrat,
Of Indiana, also a member Of the
Crime Investigating Committee. told
police about two weeks ago his car
had been tampererd with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-27
CHINESE TRADE SEEN
HAMPERED BY OPIUM

China. one of the worlds largest
potential markets, is being greatly
hampered in its growth, Stuart Fuller,
assistant chief of the Far Eastern Di-
vision of the State Department, yes
terday told a meeting Of the Women's
City Club.
Speaking at the current events dis
cusSion, held every Tuesday at the
club, Fuller said traffic In opium and
narcotics in China has increased. II
it could be curbed, he explained, mil
lions Of dollars would be saved an
nually and China would emerge az
one of the worlds leaders in inter-
national economic recovery.
The State Departments narcotics
expert asserted that only interna.
tional cooperation could control the
greedy and unprincipled trafickers
in human misery pandering to drug
addicts."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-27

fines up to $500 in Police Court for
violations.
The Clark committee. which includ-
ed representatives of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association and
the Board of Trade, had planned a
bill which provided for regulation and
inspection of steam boilers, smoke
nuisances caused by private residences
and railroad engines.
1t would set up elaborate machinery
and place in the law statements of the
types of tests to be used for gauging
a smoke nuisance.
Roberts contends these engineering
matters should be handled by regula-
ton and not included in the law, and
argues that boiler inspection matters
should be cared for in separate legis-
lation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-27
SAMPLE Thief JAILED
Gets $40 Days for Stealing From
Parked Car.

Martin Boland of the 900 block of
E street was sentenced to serve 240
days in jail by Judge John P. Mac
Mahon in Police Court today on a
charge Of having stolen quantity of
merchandise samples from an auto
mobile belonging to Charles E. Shott,
3114 Wisconsin avenue, while the car
was parked in front of Sill Tenth
street.
Boland had been charged jointly
with Benjamin F. Prince, 10, of the
same address, but the former told the
court that Prince had not been i'm
plicated and Prince was released.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-27
OFFICER HURT At FIRE
Policeman Is Injured by Falling
Glass.

Policeman John F. McLarney, first
precinct, was cut on the hand early
today by q piece Of glass knocked
from a third STORY window at SOB H
street by water from a firehose while
firemen were putting out q small fire
in q third floor room.
McLarney was on the sidewalk keep
ing back q crowd when the glass
struck him. He was treated at Casu-
atty Hospital for the cut. The fire.
of unknown origin, did d. page esti-
mated ut 5000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-27
Rail Worker Injured.

William H. Aydelotte, 40, of 414 A
street southeast, an employe Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. suffered a
fractured right ankle and received rib
injuries when he fell early today from
a freight car in the company's Ben
ming station. He was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-27
AID VALUES STRESSED
Joseph Katz Urges Straight
forward Advertising.

The value Of straightforward adver-
Using in selling merchandise was
stressed yesterday by Joseph Katz,
head of the Joseph KATE Advertising
Agency of Baltimore and New York,
in an address before the Advertising
Club of Washington in the National
Press Club auditorium.
Good advertising consists of telling
the story of merchandise in believable
fashion, he said. The speaker was
introduced by Norman Kal, president
OF the club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-27
Conference on Saturday.

Miss Bernardette Dore. chairman Of
education Of the District Chapter of
the International Federation of Cath
Ollie Alumnae, announced today that
the Sisters Conference will be held at
st. Cecilia's Academy Library, Satur-
day, at ais pm. Elementa1H school
problems will be discussed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-27

ton Memorial Bridge, using routes
north and south Of the cemetery.
Extension Of the parkway from
Mount Vernon to Fort Belvoir, Va, as
the former Fort Humphrey is called
is also on the commissions program.
An additional study has been made
in cooperation with the Army D.
neer. i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-27

Further progress for development Of
Fort drive, in the vicinity Of the Paul
Junior High School, Eighth street
north of Concord avenue, is being dis
cussed by the commission during its
two-day session.
The commissions attention is being
directed to the Lee Boulevard plans on
the north side of Arlington National
Cemetery. The Fine Arts Commission
! 1t its meeting last week considered
plans for the approaches to the Arling-
Evening star., 1935-08-28
5000, 900 for Social Work.

Asking that the money be spent on
social work, Jinichiro Takamura, q
Seoul rice dealer. has donated S200, 900
to the government Of Korea.
Evening star., 1935-08-28
Sunday Ban Lifted.

Stonehaven, Scotland, swimming
pool. formerly closed during church
services, Is to open all day Sundays.
Evening star., 1935-08-28

!. 1nterjection.
5. Sacred song.
10. Kind Of perfume.
il. Revolving chimney cover.
Is. Shakespearean character.
IS. Formerly.
II. Liberal.
1s. Mountain near Jerusalem.
20. The root Of a word.
il. Born.
a.. The counter tenor.
e3. Slide.
e5. Inlet.
rs. Spurious.
30. Chosen again.
s5. Footless.
s6. Move restlessly.
81. Period preceding night.
Ss. Abrogated.
90. Order Of birds, including farm
fowls. pheasants, etc:
q. Native metal.
43. Wanted.
Is. Humid.
IS. Genus Of bulbous Towering plants.
48. Zones.
40. Fruit of certain trees.
so. Eastern continent.
81. A mast.
81. Mountain pass.
IS. Native of Spanish America Of Eu-
ropean descent.
81. Pursue game.
81. Creator.
81. Curves.
IS. Pertaining to birth.
e6. Pigeon calls.
Evening star., 1935-08-28
Preliminaries to an Informal Evening

oH-r DOESN'T NrreR. noU DoNr
HAVE To PRERARE A bAkovEI., GNE
EN- ANYTIME 7aGrs NJ THE House.
SURE Tov CAN. DON'T MAKE SUCH
AFuSs. 6MeR PEOPLE DON'T
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-12
DOYLE 6-5CHOICE
TO BEAT B. BAER
AT LONG ISLAND

New York, ug. 12-With the
fight almost two weeks away the
betting gentry have installed Jack
Buddy Baer, in six scheduled
rounds, at the Madison Square
Garden Long Islanl Bowl, Thurs
day evening, ugust %. The Irish
heavyweight champion is quoted 6
to 5.
When the Irish, or Doyle's fol-
lowers, get around to it, they'll un-
loosen their bankrolls. They are
sold on the Thrush.
Tom McGovern, of the famous
Brooklyn McGoverns. who manages
Doyle, has made sporting pro-
position to Ancil Hoffman, who
guides the pugilistic destinies of
Max's kid brother.
"I'm willing to bet Doylee purse
and Hoffman can take it or leave
it," to quote Tom. Before the
match they said Buddy would win
by a kayo. Now since reports have
been trickling in from Kingston,
N. Y. where Jack is in hard train
ing that my lad looks like the
goods the lads have changed their
minds. If knock out is scored
Doyle will turn the trick"
Over tn week. end both embyro
heavyweight champs enthused
large crowds at their respective
camps. Doyle spared six rounds
two each with Heinz Kornhaus,
Willie MCGEE and Mickey McAvoy.
At Long Branch, N. j., Buddy box
ed as many heats against Lou Scoz-
"a, Babe Hunt and Jack Redman,
respectively.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-12
DONKEY BASEBALL
OUTFITS TOUASH
ATPARK TONIGHT
Red SculIy to Lead Rabid
Reporters Against
Keenan, KIOWnS

Donkey baseball will make its
debut tonight in Waterbury at
Hamilton park when the Reporters
Stars with the donkey baseball
title for the city at stake. Both
of these outfits were victorious in
their engagements at Naugatuck a
few weeks ago and as result q
great deal of interest is being TAX
en- for tonight's contest.
Ray Come In) Fitzpatrick re-
turned to work this morning after
a two weeks vacation and was i'm
mediately signed up by Ambrose
Scully who will be in charge of the
Reporters tonight. The scheduled
practice which was to be held yes
terday morning at o'clock was
called off due to the rain but it
failed to bring the odds down on
the game. At press time today the
odds were still 10 to on the Re-
porters with plenty Of betting being
done:
Quite a Treat
Fans who missed their Sunday
baseball at Hamilton park are ex-
pected to flock to the East End
diamond tonight to see the fine at
traction which has been arranged
by George Casey. Eddie Keenan,
announced this morning that he
had signed up Tony the Barber,
Washington Hills outstanding soft
ball player, for the game and
along with Bill CLASSIFY, Razor
Doran, Cliff McHale, Happy Shea
and Pirky Sheehan and several
other well known ball players in
an endeavor to hand the Report
ers their first defeat in any. sport
in the last three years.
The Reporters will keep their
lineup intact despite the fact that
Keenan, has even gone out of town
to strengthen his lineup and will
show George Dillon, John Wrenn,
John Quincy, Joe Evans, Jimmie
Calvin, Red Gladney, Mike Dono-
van, Fill Moriarty, Neil Maloney,
Red Scully, Eddie Bowling and
Hobbies" Howard, if they can To-
cate him at game time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-12
RAIN PILES UP
CHASE PARK net
SCHEDULE TODAY

Heavy rainfall prevented the
playoff of nine second round
matches in tho Chase Park senior
net tourney yesterday. Yesterdays
delay leaves IL second round
matches to be played to-day. Those
players who have not as yet set
dates for their encounter are asked
to contact their opponent and Bill
Guilfoile Immediately. The finals
Of the. tourney are set for Sat-
urday despite the delay due to
the rain.
Second round pairings are as
follows:
p. m.--Court 2, Ding Leary W
Joe Grisha.
4:30 p. m.--Court /, John Stol.
lar VS. Jack Lawlor: court 2, Al
Smith VS. Charlie Lee; court 8,
Johnny Tata W. sid 'Luria.
$3.50 p. m.-Court /, Ed Carser-,
inc VS. c. w. Hulse; court Q, Hen.
ry Cieslewski VS. Fred Tabshey;
court 3. Joe zemaitis w Miles
McNiff.
$3.50 p. m.--Court /, Marty Tier
ney VS. Joe Whelan; court 2,
George Backman We Ray Jhan-
euf; court 8, Cliff Balloon vs Herb
Pinter.
John Weiss W. Joe DAILY and
Frank Phelan VS. Frank Shaknai-
tbs to be arranged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-12
ED WINSTON And
WARJACKS FINISH
TRAINING HERE
Heavyweights to Taper
OF at OakvilleSalvas
Meets Mignault

Jack Petruzio's (Walloping
Wop) outdoor oakville training
camp will be getting q heavy play
from fighters and fans this week,
starting today, when Unknown
Winston, the Holyoke hitter VINO
boxes Frank Warjacks Of Utica, n.
Y, in the main ten round bout AZ
Lakewood Arena Thursday night
was expected to arrive shortly after
noon today, and wind up his train
ing for the Utica slugger at oak
Vile. Warjacks has been working
indoors at the Pioneer gym in New
York ana may get to waterbury
tomorrow or Wednesday. IL he
gets in earlier, both he and Win.
ston will work out at Oakvilles to-
day and tomorrow, at separated
hours, OF course, which will give
fans a chance to see both OF them
in action before their actual night
on Thursday.
| Hogan Back
| Another interesting angle to the
Thursday show, is the possible ar.
rival Of Eddie Hogan, decision win.
ner over Winston two weeks ago.
Hogan is billed to box Ford Smith
in Coney Island soon, and may
work out with Marjacks, the man
who helped him prepare for Win
ston, Hogan aiming to tune up his
sparring partner for the Winston
scrap and give Frank the benefit
of his experience against the col
ored fighter.
Looks Good
In signing Leo Salvas Of Chico.
pee Falls for Bud Mignault OF
Brockton, Matchmaker Mulligan
feels he has a real scrap Of bar
room caliber that should keep the
fans on edge for eight rounds or
less in the semi-final 60. Both Of
these fighters look bad against box
ers, but against each other should
be right at home. Salvas, a
Frenchie, 8 feet . inches tall and
from 1876 to 40 pounds In weight
has a record of Al knockouts in OIL
fights and that is something to
think about. Among his knockout
victims Is Norman Conrad, Tony
Benioto, Tiger Morrison, Billy Sims
and others. Conrad is the New
Hampshire slugger who showed
here a couple of seasons ago. and
was going great guns for many
months. Mignault, loser to Tony
Shucco Of Boston Saturday night
at Walnut Beach in a boxing exhi-
bition, will be Just what Salvas
needs to make him fight from start
to finish. Salvas is billed as ''ths
greatest two-fistsd fighter Of his
weight. while Mignault is no
cream-puff tosser either. all Of
which should make the battle one
for the books.
Grady o. *.
Young Grady Of Chicopee Falls,
a sensation of last weeks North
Adams card will come here Thurs
day for six round 60, possibly
against Phil Baker of South Nor.
walk, while Joe Arnold and YounA
Doyle of New Haven open the show
in a four round leathering, while
Wade Lumpkin of Philadelphia and
Eddie Jessup Of Torrington will
meet in a skier scheduled to please
everyone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-12
LOCAL SOFTBALL
CROWN SETTLED
LATE this WEEK

Revision of the schedule in the
City Softball league has been made
necessary in order. that the Soft
ball association can be informed
before August 18th as to which
team will represent the local dis
trict. AS the league now stands
SITS. Peter and Paul's, the Miller,
the N. E. Hillies and the South
Ends are in a position to take the
honor of representation; therefore
one of these clubs will be chosen
to 60 to Norwalk after an elm
ination takes place this week. The
league will continue to function
and atrophy will be awarded the
mean the club representative at the
tournament. President Eddie O'Don-
nell has announced the following
schedule for this evening, the
games to be played at the Hope
Vile stadium, as the City league
has given permission to George
Casey to use the Hamilton park
diamond for the donkey softball
contest. The Millers will take on
AL La Portals South Ends at $3.50
while at Gao Ralph Santopietro's
N. e. Hillies will try to knock of
the SITS. Peter and Paul entry. Fri
day nights games to be played al
Hamilton park will be announced
later in the week.
Due to the above games being
played at Hopeville, the Hopeville
Twilight baseball game scheduled
for $3.50 p. m. between the Tavern
nine and the Feds has been post.
poned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-12
TEAM OF WILLIAMS
AND BRAINARD COP
STATE GOLF HONOR
Best Ball of 1874 Won PEA
PrO-Amateur Title i'm
Connecticut

Wethersfield. Conn, Aug "a
(UP).-Clipping six strokes from
Brainard Of the New Haven Coun-
par, Jack Williams and Spencer
try club, won the Connecticut p. G.
A., pro-amateur golf championship
with card of 134 here Sunday.
They played the outward nine
in SIS and returned in 50 and led
their nearest competitors by two
strokes.
There were two ties for second
place. Herb. Armstrong, Hartford.
and Holly Mandy, Jr., New Eng
land acateur champion, and Carl
Anderson, Plymouth Meadow and
Hermann Wilke, Wethersfield,
evened at 1856.
Tied also were created for
fourth and fifth place when Willie
Hunter and Dow Ahern, Whitman
tic, and Henry Gerard and Ted
Schorer, Wethersfield, carded totals
of 13S. az
Winner of the low pro-ball was
Willie Whalen, Tumble Brook, with
73-72-75.