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Evening star., 1935-09-15
FIVE HURT AS FIRE
PAN|CS STREET CAR
Motorman and q PasSen.
gers Injured as Result
of Short Circuit.

A street car motorman and four
passengers were injured last night
when the car caught fire at New Jer-
sey avenue and P street from a short
circuit in the control box and threw
the passengers into a panic.
The passengers suffered sprains,
cuts and bruises during a stampede to
the rear door as flames shot out from
the control box.
The injured passengers we're:
Mrs. Sadie Hardey, 40, of Tilden
Gardens, 5000 Connecticut avenue.
who received a cut and bruised lip:
her two daughters, Miss Mary Hardey,
81, and Miss Rena Hardey. Is, who
suffered bruises and shock. and Miss
Dorothy Bryant, %, colored, 2300
block Of Champlain street. who re-
ceived a sprained ankle and back as
she tainted and fell to the street while
alighting from the car.
The motorman, Redmond E. Hood.
%, of % Seventh street northeast, was
burned on the hand.
Miss Mary Hardey was knocked to
the floor and stepped on during the
stampede and lost her pocketbook
containing about $l4.
Firemen summoned to the scene by
box alarm soon had the blaze under
control, confining it to the front end
OF the car. Police tentatively esu-
mated $100 damage to the street car.
Evening star., 1935-09-15

Seven thousand seven hundred en-
rloyes under Secretary Ickes' jurisdic-
ton in Washington will set back their
alarm clocks an hour, getting in that
much more sleep before starting work
tomorrow. They will work corre-
spending length of time at the end Of
the day for the Fall and Winter.
Oficials yesterday announced the
Interior Department and P. w. A. will
work from am. to 4:30 pm. from to-
morrow on. Since April Is. the en-
ployes have been coming to work at
8 am. and officially getting of at $3.50
pm. Secretary Ickes had this sched-
ule in force to give the employees Of
his office extra daylight time for rec
reation and also to aid in solving the
traffic problem.
Navy Department officials said the
Ickes order will make no change In
their schedule of 8:45 am. to AIS pm.
which has prevailed since Traffic Di-
rector william A. Van Duzer per-
suaded the Government departments
Evening star., 1935-09-15
Miseries of Auto Victims
Heartaches and Snferings Of Two Injured and
Mother of Boy, ;, Killed by Truck, Barred
in Radio Broadcast.
in Radio Broadcast.

Reporter-Were you in the hospi-
tai long?
Mrs. Mellett-Nine days. We paid
$68 to the hospital for the cheapest
accommodations. The doctors bill
was $135. An injection of anti-tetanus
serum cost IS.
Reporter-Did you feel pretty well
when you left the hospital?
Mrs. Mellett-I should say not. For
six weeks I went to the doctor and
the dentist. I had to have a tempo
rary plate made for $35, and per-
manent one is going to cost $3.50.
Reporter-It upset your whole ex-
istence, didn't it?
Mrs. Mellett-Oh, yes. My face was
| hideously swollen for some time. The
bills mounted. could do little around
the house. became awfully nervous.
Reporter-It all seems too tragic.
From what you say the whole accident
was totally unnecessary.
Mrs. Mellett-It was unnecessary.
I'd never have been hurt If I'd stiffened
myself before the crash. But I never
dreamed that other car had no brakes.
Evening star., 1935-09-15

did the accident happen?
Mrs. Mellett-It was last February
NV husband and I had gone TO q
drug store at about 10 o'clock in the
evening and we're driving home.
Reporter-Were you driving fast?
Mrs. Mellett-No, we were travel
| ing very carefully.
/ Reporter-How was the road?
! Mrs. Mellett-It was wide, three
lanes. We were in the middle lane.
The night was clear and the boule-
ward was well marked.
Reporter-Then what?
Mrs. Mellett-Way off in the dis
tance coming toward us We could see
the very dim lights of another car.
Reporter-Did it seem to be moving
fast?
Mrs. Mellett-Not especially. At
first it was barely discernible, ara
even when it got right on top of us
We could hardly see it, Its lights were
so low.
Car on Wrong Side Of Road.
Reporter-How did 1t come to hit
you?
Mrs. Mellett-Well, it was travelling
down the wrong side of the highway
to the right Of us.
Reporter-Didn't it make any ef-
fort to move over7
Mrs. Mellett-No, it came straight
for us. There was nothing my hus-
band could do. He couldn't go to the
right or to the left. The other car
had us in a pocket.
Reporter-Did you realize it was
going to hit you?
Mrs. Mellett-No, I kept thinking
its driver would put on his brakes.
Reporter-What did you do when
the crash came?
Mrs. Mellett-I didn't know any
thing about it. 1t was minutes later
when I came to.
Reporter-Were you badly hurt?
Mrs Mellett-My head struck the
dash board. 1t ached. I screamed.
My teeth are gone!" Then II must
have moaned. My husband caught me
in his arms.
Reporter-Then what?
Mrs. Mellett-My mouth was bleed
ing 1t dripped on my dress and coat
even on my shoes. My chin was
split open. 1 begged my husband to
take me to hospital.
Reporter-Were all your teeth gone?
Mrs. Mellett-Five were gone. I
pulled another out later on. One
was driven into my chin. Two were
jammed in my gums up under my
nose. Two we're found later on the
floor Of the car.
Reporter-How about the people in
the Car that struck yours?
Mrs. Mellett-I didn't know at the
time. I could hear cries from chill
dren. I didn't know how badly they
were hurt
Reporter-Where did you go after
the smash?
Mrs. Mellett-My husband rushed
me to a hospital. A dentist there
pulled the teeth jammed into my nose.
20 Stitches in Chin.
Reporter-Was there any other
surgery?
Mrs. Mellett-Oh, yes. A doctor took
% stitches in my chin. Every day
dentist came and clipped my gums.
They were torn open in the crash.
Evening star., 1935-09-15

What happens in the home OF a
3-year-old boy, phose death is
recorded in t,Do inches OF netUs-
paper type under hecdhne
Crushed to Death by Truck?
How about the months OF suffering
in hospitals to sdue the spltntered
arm OF youth tossed doion a toggy
road in q head-on collision?
To bring home some OF these
heartaches The Star, in its tratic
safety campaign, last night as
signed three reporters to intervte,o
two accident uictims and the
mother OF dead child. Their
stories Uere broadcast oDer Station
WJSV BY special arrangement NTH
the Columbia Broadcdstino Co.
They tollot0::
Evening star., 1935-09-15
Author to Speak Here.

Miss Ella Enslow, author of
"Schoolhouse in the Foothills" recent
book describing experiences among
underprivileged children in the Appa-
lachian Mountains. will address the
technical staff Of the ONCE of Edu-
cation and guests at $3.50 pm. tomor-
row in the ball room of the Powhatan
Hotel. Miss Enslow is in Washington
in connection with the Save the
Children Fund" movement.
Evening star., 1935-09-15
ZOO Who Work Under Ickes
To Go TO Office Hour Earlier

to stagger their hours to alleviate traf-
flc conditionts. 1t is believed the other
departments will remain as they are.
The new schedule of the Interior
Department will affect workers of the
National Capital Parks and Buildings
Branch, officials said. Such institu-
tions as st. Elizabeth's Hospital. which
is under Jurisdiction Of the Interior
Department, will not be affected, nor
will the charwomen.
Evening star., 1935-09-15
SPEEDER FINED $50 .
FOR THIRD OFFENSE
IA Traffic Case Defendants Lock-
ed Up, 80 Freed on Bond Ap-
near IN Answer in Court

William Richards, 1748 Taylor
street, was fined $50 by Judge Isaac
r. Hit in Traffic Court yesterday on
q third-offense speeding charge.
Fourteen persons were locked up
Friday and last night for appearance
in Traffic Court yesterday. Thirty
persons, released on posting collateral,
appeared to answer "a charges. Eleven
were speeding cases.
william F. knight was fined $25
on q charge of lending his drivers
permit.
For driving without permit, James
z. Washington, colored, OF the first
block OF Fenton street northeast, was
fined $25.
The Police Departments strict en-
forcement of traffic regulations during
recent weeks has shown noted drop
In the number of traffic violations.
Evening star., 1935-09-15
Philip H. Love,
Cottage City, Md.

Reporter-Mr. Love. ! see you still
have your arm in sling.
Love-Yes, haven't been able to
use that arm for more than year. I
may never be able to use 1t again.
Evening star., 1935-09-15
DETECTIVE GETS $500

S Per Cent of Tri-State Reward,
However, Goes to Police Fund.
For his part in the capture of
members of the notorious Tri-State
gang. Precinct Detective John A. Ca
ton has been granted a reward of
$500 by the Post Office Department,
the District Commissioners announced
yesterday.
Cation actually will receive S475. In
adopting a rule yesterday permitting
acceptance of the reward, the Com
missioners ordered deduction of per
cent for the clothing and helmet
fund of the Police Department. This
is the established rule for acceptance
of rewards.
Recently a reward of $1,000, less
S per cent, was given to Lieut.. Floyd
Truscott.
Evening star., 1935-09-15

SlLlVe. ana n Jag
ged scar across
my chin is a re-
suit of that acci-
dent.
Reporter Did
you lose much
money because OF
it?
Mrs. Mellett--I
should say. Doc
tors, hospitals,
dentists. W e r e
far from rich. 1t
cost more than
$500.
Renorter=HoW
Evening star., 1935-09-15
Mrs. Nellie Mellett,
l73l Twentieth street.

Reporter-Mrs. Mellett. you were
injured in an automobile accident
seven months ago. Does it still affect
you?
Mrs. Mellett-Indeed it does. can't
bear to ride in a car at night. The
very thought of it makes me nervous
Reporter-Did this accident cause
you any permanent injury?
Mrs. Mellett-Yes. I lost six teeth
and those have left are highly SEN
Evening star., 1935-09-15

! shoes
Reporter-What happened to your
arm?
Love-It was crushed as though it
had been under a steam roller. The
bone was split down the center in one
place. In another it was broken cross
wise in four or five places about a
half inch apart. The elbow was en-
trely Clipped off. My shoulder blade
and collar bone were fractured.
Reporter-Does it pain you now?
Love-No, not now, but it does every
time undergo an operation.
Reporter-How many operations
have you had?
Love-Three. but I've got another
serious one to face. As soon as my arm
heals sufficiently, the doctors are 60
ing to try to put on an improvised
elbow. But that will be some time
yet. ~
Reporter-How long were you in the
hospital?
Spent IL Weeks in Hospital.
Love-Altogether, I've spent about
II weeks in the hospital. Ever since
I've been out, though, I've had to see
the doctor every other day. My arm
was wired together in several places.
Just two weeks ago the last of the
wires were removed and the bone
scraped.
Reporter-How long were you in the
hospital Immediately after the acci-
dent?
Love-Nine weeks on the fiat of my
back. lying on a fracture board with
my arm suspended in the air with II
pounds Of weight hanging on 1t. /
thought at one time I'd have to lose
it.
Reporter-You have a wife and
daughter to support? You've been un-
able to work for more than a year
now. wonder if you'd care to tell us
what your expenses have been?
Love-Not nickle under 81 500. OF
course, that includes everything-hos-
pital bills, doctors and nurses fees. If
my employers had not paid the bills
and my salary we would have been up
against it.
Reporter-You told us you had to
see the doctor every other day. What
other trouble do you have as result
Of the injury?
Love-I have to have my hand mas
saged every day to keep my fingers
from becoming stiff. For three months
had to go to the Takoma Park sani-
tarium every day for that.
Reporter-I suppose you get a little
nervous every time you get into an
automobile?
Gives Details of Crash.
Love-Theres no doubt about that.
OF course, I can't drive any more,
but when I'm out riding with some
one else, it looks like every car on
the street Is trying to run into US.
Reporter-Tell me about the acci-
dent.
Love-It happened August l3, 1884,
on the Washington Richmond High
way near Accotink, Va. 1t was about
! o'clock in the morning. The fog
was dense. The car in which / was
riding was going about 80 miles an
hour. 1t might have been less tnan
IC.. TyT(1TI -
Evening star., 1935-09-15

1ne DeSL ! can
hope for, the
doctors tell me, is
partial use.
r e p ort er-
You're a young
man. The chances
are you will be
handicapped f or
life.
Love - Yes. It
looks that way. I
am n arly as
helpless now as
an invalid. ! can't
even tie a tie, or
the laces on my
Evening star., 1935-09-15
19 PLEAS FOR PAROLE
SET FOR CONSIDERATION
Board Will Meet Tomorrow at
Lorton to Consider Applica-
tions of Groups.

Applications for parole of 10 prison.
ers will be heard tomorrow by the
Board of Indeterminate Sentence and
Parole, meeting at the District Re-
formatory at Lorton. Va.
The following list of eligibles will
be considered. it was reported yester-
day by Hugh F. Rivers, secretary to
the board:
Mary McNair, Henry j. Bonepart,
William Hastin. Lawrence w. Parran,
John Beverly. Claude Penn. Christo-
pher C. Evans. Thomas j. Wright,
Carl Haygood, Walter Logan, John
Bell, Winston H. Andrews. Charlie
Gross, William Diggs, George Payson,
James Seay, Thomas jenkins, Thomas
Hogan and Roosevelt Baker.
Evening star., 1935-09-15

(See VICTIMS, Page 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-06

specialists will tell you that poor cate" Is often
a child with poor or slow digestion. The stomach
doesn't empty soon enough to produce the feeling
of hunger for the next meal. That's why he shuns
his regular food, such as vegetables and milk
But once appetite is stimulated In scientific way
the old objection to everyday foods gradually
dsappears-snd weight is often added at sur
prisingy rapid rate
For the sake of your child. try Ovaltine. You can
get it at any drug, grocery or department store
and results may surprise you. (Note the special
offer of Little Orphan Annie Mug to Ovaltine
users. Clip the coupon at the right
Evening star., 1935-12-26
BY BARBARA BELL.

|HERE is never a time, Summer,
Spring or Fall, when a new
housedreSs isn't a pretty vel
u come addition to any woman's
wardrobe. And it is surprising how
hard nice ones are to find.
This is combination of apron and
housedress, built on the lines of an
overall apron. Something you can
slip into with the greatest Of ease, tie
together in a iiffy and answer the
doorbell in two. It crosses over in
the back, ties at the side and the
front has a panel from shoulders to
hem to take the curse of its apron
like appearance. Furthermore, there
are little ruffles outlining the panel
above the waistline, and more on the
simply huge pockets. No sleeves, just
short caps, part of the blouse! A v
neck and a belt to keep the whole
thing in place.
You know the materials that are
suitable-percale. lawn, calico and
loads of the cotton novelties. But
have you seen the new cottons with
dark backgrounds and bright little
flowers scattered over them? The
blues, the dubonnets, hunters green
and cocoa brown? And have you seen
the India prints? Or the muslin
sheeting dyed in lovely colors? You
may like the ruf1es in organdie or
swiss, to add a bright note.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1623-B is
Evening star., 1935-12-26
Pedicure Is
Fine Beauty
Investment
Tired Feet Main Cause
of WEAKNESS and
"Face Fatigue"
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

"A MOTHER challenge from q reader.
why Is it that columns like
yours always stress the fact that rest
must precede any other beauty treat
ment If one is to look ones best-and
then the emphasis is placed on facial
rejuvenating treatments. In other
words, rest and beauty 60 hand in
hand Ito which theory I subscribe),
but it's facial rest that seems to be at
stake. Now agree that fatigue, more
than anything else, robs a woman of
her good looks and am sure that the
three little words woman hates to
hear are You look tired But to nv
mind foot fatigue can do more damage
to looks-in fact, foot fatigue invari-
ably causes face fatigue and a general
let-doWn appearance. A beauty salon
in my vicinity has recognized this fact
and launched a pedicure special dur
ing the shopping season, and I must
say that the women coming out after
a pedicure look as lovely as if they
had had facials. What do you think?
IN. S. c.,
Agreed-and I thank you, M. S. G,
But on any number of occasions this
column has warned that feet and faces
are very closely related and that to
abuse the former is to abuse the latter.
1t is very true that painful feet are
directly responsible for a painful ex-
preston, which. in turn, means wrin-
kleS and scowling and even eye hol.
lows.
During the shopping season feet get
more than their share of use and
abuse, and, as a result. there Is plenty
Of what M. S. G. calls foot fatigue"
The first thing to do is 10 get of your
feet"-rest. A preliminary alcohol
rub, soaking them in an epson salts
solution or massage with a foot cream
or jelly will help to soothe the feet and
relieve the burning sensation. Then
lie down, with the feet in a slightly
raised position.
There are any number Of prepara-
tions on the market for coddling tho
feet and they should be listed as wrin-
kle eliminators, so soothing are they.
A salon pedicure is worthy invest
ment, indeed, because 1t is relief
and a rejuvenater in one, to say Moth
ing of the nail tinting and beautifying
job. I am very glad that pedicures
have become a year round service 1t
has given women a saner. more atten-
tive attitude to their feet. And, the
tinted toes we've seen peeping from
evening sandals were nice enough to
be in the picture of the beauty en-
semble.
You can give yourself pedicure at
home. My bulletin giving detailed in
structions will be sent to you on re-
ceipt Of a self-addressed, stamped
(3-cent) envelope.
Evening star., 1935-12-26

and pockets. These pockets are some
thing to talk about, too, for they are
diagonal slaShes in the front of the
jacket which serve as muff when the
hands are slipped In at each side.
This design was in recent showing
Of fashions of interest to college girls
and proved very popular.
THE separate plaid jackets are most
attractive, some with notched
collars and both chest and hip pockets,
while others pull on over the head,
with a ribbed turtle neck like the
large checked jacket sketched. This
one buttons from waist to hem in
order to secure a snug fit about the
hips. 1t is $8.95 and looks well in a
combination of orange, brown and
green, worn with brown trousers and
a brown cap with green yarn pompon.
A shorter jacket that is just as
smart as can be is navy blue with
white collar and wide blue lapels. but
toned over in double breasted fashion
with clever red pockets outlined with
heavy rolls of white. The sleeves have
white cuffs and the jacket is lined
with plaid gingham. This is an i'm
ported idea and the jacket alone is
$685.. The same model comes in
green with red pockets bound in
brown to match the brown collar.
Heavy sweaters in plain colors, such
as maize, yellow, bright green and
white can usually be matched with
caps and mittens, and we found one
heavy sweater with its own hood COL
lar that can be pulled up snugly
around the face and tied. Caps, socks
and mittens come in sets at 1895,
striped in bright colors.
For information concerning items
mentioned in this column call Ma
tiOnal 5000, extension 1896, between 10
and IL am.
Evening star., 1935-12-26


- very much infatuated with
her. After knowing her only two
weeks asked her to marry me. She
accepted.
Times were so bad that we could not
be married Immediately and in six
months I was tired of her and told
her I did not want to keep company
with her any more. She threatened to
kill herself if left her. That fright
ened me so it broke down my resist
ance and I kept on going to see her.
A number of times since I have tried
to break off with her and when I do
she always makes scenes and says she
will take her life if I give her up.
My mother, father and the whole
family know how I feel toward this
girl. They call me a fool and an
idiot for consenting to marry her when
actually dislike her. Yet I can't bear
to think that I will break her heart
and be the means of her death If I
refuse to do so. Shall I marry this
girl and sacrifice my life in order to
secure her happiness? ALBERT.
Answer-You will be all that your
family calls you, and then some, If
you let this girl force you into marry
ing her against your will. II you
knew anything about women you
would know that there are million
chances to one that her threat OF kill
ing herself is nothing but bluff and
that she has no idea whatever Of even
injuring a hair Of her head.
TEARS and threats Of suicide are
the towards weapons that women
have used on men since time imme-
mortal and before which men have
surrendered even to this day. Millions
of men have been floated to the altar
on the tears of women they did not
want to marry. Millions of men have
been terrorized into marrying women
they loathed by the women f1ourishing
revolvers or reaching for the poison
bottle when the poor dub male tries to
make q getaway.
1t Is only masculine vanity that
causes a man to believe that it will
break woman's heart to lose him and
that without him life will be so value
less that she will throw it away. Most
women's hearts are constructed Of
rubber instead Of glass and stand a
deal of punishment. The proportion
of girls who die for love is SO negligible
that there is no cause for worry over
any tragedy resulting from your back
ing out Of an engagement you should
never have gone into.
OF all. the terrible mistakes and use
less sacrifices that men and women
eyer make the greatest u that Of mar