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Evening star., 1935-02-14
Dunn, Berlin and Four
Others Leave Lorton
With Six Officers.
TERRY, LIFE TERMER,
TAKEN TO WEST COAST
Two Former Inmates Here In
cluded in Party at Fort
Wayne, Ind.

Two more members of the Tri-State
Gang we're headed West" for Alcatraz
today, along with four other convicts
deemed "too hard to hold" at Lor-
ton Reformatory.
The Tri-State gangSters, John
(Slim) Dunn and Samuel c. Berlin,
we're convicted here in November and
sentenced to three to six years for the
hold-up and robbery of the Heurich
Brewery. The pair was convicted
largely on the evidence OF Arthur
(Dutch) Misunas, whose testimony
helped to send Walter Legenza and
Robert Mais to the electric chair in
Richmond a fortnight ago.
Dunn and Berlin, like at least two
other members of the old mob, will be
held in Uncle Sans escape proof"
penal fortress on the bay near San
Francisco.
Life Termer Goes Along.
Another prisoner who left here last
midnight by train in custody of Capt.
M. M. Barnard, superintendent OF
District penal institutions, and five
guards, was Milton Edward Terry,
under life sentence for the hold-up
and murder November 90, 1888, of an
alleged numbers operator, George
Hatch.
A second robber got life in this kill
ing and two others 30-year sentences.
Two former Lorton inmates, James
vessila, doing three to five years for
robbery, and John Carroll, serving
two to six years for the same offense,
were picked up by the guards this
morning at Fort Wayne. Ind, where
they had been brought from the
penitentiary at Milan, Mich.
Suspected as Ringleaders.
Vessila and Carroll were sent to
Milan after they were suspected as
ringleaders in the Lorton uprising OF
last August. Their records at Milan,
however, were not of the best, and
Capt. Barnard concluded to take them
to Alcatraz, the Governments strong
e,t prison, located in San Francisco
Bay
The sixth convict was George Davis,
who was serving 10 to Is years at
Lorton for housebreaking and larceny
following his conviction in November
Of 1882.
Several groups of unruly prisoners
have been taken to Alcatraz since the
threatened mutiny at Lorton last
Summer
Evening star., 1935-02-14
BALL CLUB RECRUIT
INTRODUCED. AT "Y"
Joe Mills, at Members Party,
Given Some Fatherly Advice
by Joe Judge.

Joe Mills, local sandlot base ball
player, who will be given a tryout
with the Washington American League
Club, was introduced to the fans OF
the Y. M. c. A. last night at mem
bers' party in the gymnasium OF the
Central Y. M. c. A.
Joe Judge, veteran diamond star,
gave some "fatherly" advice to the
new recruit. He warned him against
expecting a big reception at the
Spring training camp, declaring "the
manager probably won't know you're
there for the first several days"
Mills was presented to the audience
by Shirley Povich, sports editor OF the
Washington Post.
Rev. DR.. A. A. Stockdale, pastor OF
the First Congregational Church.
spoke briefly. j. o. Martin was mas
ter of ceremonies. Leonard w. DeGast,
general secretary Of the Y. M. c. A.,
welcomed the guests.
Entertainers included Arthur God
frey, radio announcer; Mrs. Adelaide
Hibberd, dramatic reader. and Harry
Havelin, magician Dancing con-
cluded the peosraq
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Manager Solomon Says
Limit of Private Expan-
sion Has Been Reached.
DECLARES GRAVELLY
SITE IMPRACTICABLE
Profitable Operation of Both Lo.
cations Impossible, Subcom-
mittee Is Told.

Washington Airport today was Of
fered for sale to the Federal Govern
ment as a permanent governmental
airport site for Washington, at a
hearing before a subcommittee Of the
House District Committee.
Declaring the limit of private ex-
pansion at Washington Airport has
been reached, Samuel Solomon, man.
ager Of the airport, offered the site TO
the Government at price to be fixed
by condemnation. Solomon said that
in his opinion the proposed Gravelly
Point airport site is imprac:icable and
that If it is developed the profitable
operation of both Washington Airport
and Gravelly Point will be impossible.
Questioned in Detail.
Solomon. who occupied the witness
stand throughout today's session, was
questioned in great detail by members
of the committee and representatives
Of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and the Fedora
ton Of Citizens Associations as TO the
financial set-up of the present airport
Solomon declared the airport will
have gross income Of between $ll0.-
600 and $4,000 for 1885 and that its
net profits for IL months of the past
year totaled approximately $4,000.
He said it is one of the few profitable
airports in the United States.
Solomon's statement that the total
investment in Washington Airport
amounts to Sl,146,000 was questioned
by members of the committee and by
Thomas S. Settle, secretary of the
Park and Planning Commission, and
E. S. Hege of the Federation of Citi-
Zens' Associations.
Purchased at Auction.
Settle developed the fact that the
present owners of the airport had
purchased both Washington Airport
and Hoover Field at public auction in
July, 1898, for approximately $685., 900.
| and that there had been no substantial
expenditures for improvements since
LldL time.
would you be willing to sell for
$685., ,0C0, plus 10 per cent?" Settle
asked.
Solomon replied that he would not.
lie explained that the auction sale in
effect was nothing more than a paper
transaction which meant the buying
out Of debt. There was no competi-
ton and the auction sale price does
not represent the true value Of the
property, he claimed
we suggest that If the Government
wants Washington Airport it 60 to
condemnation to Ak fair price"
Solomon said.
The airport manager estimated that
the Government could operate Wash
ington Airport today at a net profit
Of $4,000 year, since it would not
have to pay real estate taxes and in
view of The fact that it is not Gus
tomary for the Government to figure
depreciation costs.
Hearings will be resumed at GAS
a m. Monday.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
ROBBED OF $7.32

Police today were seeking three col
ored men who last night robbed Robert
Hodgson. 806 e street southwest, OF
s7.32 while he was selling extra papers
in the first block Of Congress court
The men held him while taking his
money. Hodgson said.
Clothing samples valued at $2S1
were reported stolen from the auto
mobile Of Douglas Longtin Of New
York while It was parked In they 1900
block Of q street, u 4
Evening star., 1935-02-14
BOY HURT BY AUTO

Edwin Stockstill, IL, 453 N street
southwest, was in a serious condition
today at Emergency Hospital as a re-
suit of q lung puncture and cuts re-
ceived late yesterday when, according
to police, he ran into the side of an
automobile being driven by George
M. Fuller, 20, of Cherrydale, Va.
The mishap occurred In front Of the
National Museum. X-rays were to be
taken at the hospital today to see
whether the boy has rib fractures.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
DIES IN UNION STATION

Police were seeking relatives of
Frank Hessler, 81, on local emergency
relief rolls, who died early today in
Union Station after being stricken
with q heart attack while In the
smoking room.
Police also were making check to
see where the man has been staying.
Records showed man Of that name
formerly had stopped at the Munich
.pd Lodging House.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
WOMEN LAUNCH
DR|vEFOR SAFETY
Groups to Be Formed
Throughout Nation to
Curb Traffic Toll.

War against mounting traffic fatali-
ties in the Nations Capital was
opened on a new front today with
organization of the Women's Safety
Committee, composed Of outstanding
Washington civic leaders. the A. A. A.
District of Columbia Motor Club an
nounced. The first meeting of the
new safety group was held at the
Sulgrave Club.
The committee, under the chair
manship of Mrs. George c. Thorpe,
Is expected to be the nucleus for
creation of Similar groups through
the United States, Ernest N. Smith,
executive vice president of the A. A. A.,
declared.
Rational Method Sought.
He continued:
Enlistment of assistance by prom
inent women in working out a So
luton to the traffic accident problem
represents not only a new, but q
rational, method of improving safety
conditions. The number of women
drivers is increasing daily and women
1tlbL A14S4CdlIy dLC ulOIC uAOClC CoVCA AL
safety for their families and them
selves than is the average man.
Principal questions to be studied
and acted upon by the Women's
Safety Committee are development
Of the school patrol system, safety
measures upon the streets, the addi-
tional establishment Of public and
private Fairgrounds and related
matters.
Others on Committee.
Besides Mrs. Thorpe, other men,
bers of the committee are Mrs. Will
bur J. Carr, Mrs. Marian Bannister,
Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Mrs. William
c. Eustis, Mrs. George Barnett. Mrs.
Walter r. Tuckerman, Mrs. Mary E.
Stewart, Mrs. Theodore P. Noyes, Mrs.
James Curtis, Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle. Mrs Ellis A Yost. Mrs William
H. King, Mrs. Florence M. Brewer
Broeckel, Mrs. Mark L. Bristol, Mrs.
James E. Collif1ower, Mrs. John
Davidge, Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith,
Miss Anne Carter Greene, Mrs. David
Lawrence. Capt. Rhoda Milliken, Mrs.
John j. O'Connor, Mrs. D. I. Sultan,
Mrs. Merle Thorpe and Miss Stella
Aiken.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Coffee, Doughnuts and Cable
''PulI'' 1900 Fans From Beds

Coffee, doughnuts and Clark Gable
pulled" 1890 movie fans from their
beds in a rainy dawn today two
yawning hours earlier than usual.
Even before dawn, rnilkmen, char
women and voluntary daylight
dodgers rubbed their eyes at the spec
tacle of a 6 am. line before an F
street motion picture theater.
It was all too weird-hundreds
going to the movies in the rain be-
fore daylight. The daylight-dodgers
decided to 60 home and put them
selves to bed. 4
Evening star., 1935-02-14
U. S. WORKERS. LOCAL
REN0MINATES LEADER
Miss Belle Trouland Slated for
President of Woman's
Unit No. 1O5.

Miss Belle Trouland, president of
Local los, the woman's local, Ma
tional Federation of Federal Employees,
was renominated for another term.
This local, which is at the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing, also nomi-
mated the following slate with her:
Miss Mignon Miller, vice president;
Miss Gertrude McNally, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Gertrude Schellhorn,
recording secretary; Mrs. May G. Ber-
gevin, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Leo
williams, guide, and Mrs. Minnie D.
Stevens, guardian.
It was the twenty-seventh consecu-
tive year in which Miss McNally has
been nominated for an Office in the
local, of which she was one Of the
founders.
Evening star., 1935-02-14

Nevertheless, there they we're
Government stenographers, intent on
a before-of1ce thrill from a picture
entitled, logically enough, After
ONCE Hours; milkmen, charwomen,
newsboys sold out of their Haupt-
mann extras; school girls and boys
bearing books.
Before the feature went on at Z
o'clock the faithful 2,300 had con-
sumed 100 gallons of coffee, 1900
doughnuts, 5000 slices of buttered
toast, $500 sugar Jumps and Is gal.
Ions Of cream, served by ushers from
three Loew theateSs. 4
Evening star., 1935-02-14
CONCERT TO BE GIVEN
Telephone Company Glee Club on
Valentine Party Program.

The Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. Glee Club, under direction
Of Robert Davidson, will give con-
cert in connection with Valentine
party at the Rock Creek Church
parish hall tonight at $50 o'clock.
The party is sponsored by the mems
club of the church.
M. B. Reynolds will be accompanist
for the glee club, which Is composed of
Is telephone company employees.
Nell Duree Norris, dramatic reader,
will be guest artist with the glee club.
Dancing will follow the concert, start
ing at 10 pm.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
Benefit Show Tomorrow.

Brooke Johns and company Of
professional talent will present an en-
tertainment program tomorrow at
s:15 pm. at Fellowship Hall, 1906 H
street, for the benefit Of Western
Presbyterian Church's building fund.
Jack Benny, radio and stage comedian,
has been invited to appear at the
performance.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
WOMAN WHO LOST JOB
. ASKS $3.50, 900 LIBEL
Accuses immigration Commis-
sioner in Suit for Letters to
Two Senators.

Asserting she lost her job in the
immigration and Naturalization
Service as a result of libelous letters
written about her, Mrs. Lucy Jones
Harris, 208 Massachusetts, avenue
northeast, yesterday filed suit in Dis
trict Supreme Court for Sl50,O0O
damages from immigration Commis-
sioner D. W. MacCormack.
Through Attorney Robert H. Nc
Neill, the plaintiff charges the letters
were sent to Senators Alben w.
Barkley, Royal S. Copeland and
Richard Russell, resulting in her dis
missal from the service with prejudice
She charges MacCormack wrote
that she was the worst" employe In
the service and that she was con-
sidered more or less of a joke" when
stationed at Seattle, Wash.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
DEMANDS INCREASE

The number of INDECENT persons who
applied to the District for free hospital
and clinical care last month showed a
heavy increase over totals for Decem-
Der, DR.. R. F. Tobin, permit officer.
reported today to the Board Of Public
Welfare.
Applications for hospital care num-
bered 1852 in January, as against
1905 in December, he said. Applica-
tionS for dispensary care totaled 893
in January, as against SIS In De-
cember.
The report also showed admissions
to hospitals increased in like manner.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
JUDGE AU.KAM NAMED
IN INJUNCTION SUIT
Lawyer Claims Corporations Are
Practicing Before Court With
out Counsel.

Presiding Judge George G. Aukam
of the Municipal Court was named
defendant in an injunction suit filed
In District Supreme Court yester-
day by Richard A. Harman, who
claims corporations have been per-
mitted to practice law in the Munich
pal Court although not represented by
counsel.
Harman. an attorney, asked that
an injunction be issued to prevent the
American Adjustment Agency, Inc,
1881 G street; Miss Blanche Neff,
clerk Of the Municipal Court, and
Judge Aukam from continuing this
practice"
Harman cited Is instances in which
he claimed the corporation had pur-
ported to appear in proper person"
in suits against individuals to collect
claims. He asserts this is not per-
missible, it being necessary for cor
porations to appear through counsel.
Evening star., 1935-02-14
POISON DRAUGHT FATAL
Frank Upton Dies in Gallinge1
From Dose Taken Monday.

Frank Upton, As, of the 500 block
of Fifth street northeast, died today
In Gallinger Hospital, where he: had
been under treatment for poison swal-
lowed early Monday while near the
White House.
Upton, police said, walked into
Emergency Hospital about 3 am. Mon
day and told physicians there he had
swallowed poison. He was given first
Aid and later transferred to Galltnger,
The Washington times., 1935-01-29
Mother Bears
Neglect Fatal
ToZoo Cub

Born Sunday. Died four hours
later Of cold and neglect.
This obituary, if one could
write an obituary on a bear
cub, probably would be placed
on the bottle containing the
fuzzy-haired nit, who met such
an untimely end.
Head keeper of the ZOO, Will
liam Blackburn, declares it is
all Susie's fault. Susie is the
Alaskan peninsular bear who
came to the zoo six years ago,
when she was cub.
Apparently she lacks that di-
vine maternal instinct which
sentimentalists attribute to the
female of the species. She re-
fused to nurse the little
stranger, or to warm his tiny
body with her big one.
He only weighed a pound,
and his golden fuzzy coat
wasn't heavy enough to protect
him from the icy blasts which
swept through the bars Of the
cage.
The Washington times., 1935-01-29
Limiting of D.. C.. Taxis
To $500 Proposed
JAMIE A. MICHENER

Limitation of the number of
taxicabs in Washington to $500
was advocated yesterday at a
special conference called by
Corporation Counsel E. Barrett
Prettyman to determine the SEN
timent of taxicab drivers and
owners on the motorist financial
responsibility bill.
The measure, which was passed
in the Senate, will be considered
in the House shortly. Under it's
terms driving licenses would be
revoked in the case of hit and
run or drunken drivers and in
cases where if the courts declare
a driver at fault, damages are
not paid.
In the event a motorist is held
responsible for one accident, in
surance becomes mandatory under
the bill.
j. Dalton, president of the Blue
The Washington times., 1935-01-29
MYSTERY Wells
INJURY TOMAN

An elderly Washington man was
reported dying today in Emer-
gency Hospital and police have
broadcast an appeal to possible
witnesses who might be able to tell
what happened to the man before
he was found unconscious in the
middle of Massachusetts, Avenue,
in the 400 block, early Saturday
morning.
The victim was identified as Ed
ward Rosenthal, So, of the 400
block Massachusetts, Ave. N. w.
He has a fractured skull, fractured
left leg, fractured left arm and
internal injuries.
Detective H. D. Johnson, of po-
lice headquarters, said Mr.. Rosen.
than was found shortly after the
street lights were turned out about
6 a. m. Saturday, by a cab driver,
Louis M. AudreS, 100 block G st.
N. w. Andres took the man to
the hospital.
Detective johnson said that be.
cause all the injuries are on the
left side it is assumed Mr.. Rosen-
thai walked into the side of a
street car or automobile in the
darkness.
The Washington times., 1935-01-29

build on than you people have
here. The tradition of weaving
and discriminating and the like
is not SO much lost there as it
is here. You do not have a
peasant class here with which
to work, such as we have"
Madame Sikelianos left last
night for Reedsville, w. Va, to
visit the subsistence homestead
project there, after Mrs. Roosevelt
had interested her in the rehabili.
tation work which is going on
there. She will return to Wash
ington in a day or two.
Wears Grecian Robe
The Grecian woman wears the
"chiton" of ancient Greece, a
draped robe, which she weaves
herself. She has become an ex.
pert weaver and makes all the
clothes worn in the Delphic festi-
walls, which she and her husband
have sponsored in their "Delphic
movement. She also wears san.
dals of the ancient variety, and a
"fillet," which is >headband worn
by the women in the old Grecian
days.
Madame Sikelianos was a stu
dent of Greek drama in her school
days and on one of her visits to
Greece met Angelo Sikelianos and
him. She has lived in
Greece for the last 80 years.
The Washington times., 1935-01-29
Greek Glory's Return
Seen by Delphic Lady
NINE. SIKELIANOS

From Delphi, where in the days
of ancient Greece, the famous
Delphic Oracle spoke words of
wisdom and prophecy, comes
Nine. Eva Sikelianos to predict a
return of the glory of Greece.
Nine. Sikelianos is the wife of
the pioneer of the "Delphic move
ment," which is designed to make
Delphi the center of world culture
and to bring nations together in
harmonious agreement on the com.
mon problems of the world. She
has been his partner in the move.
ment since it was first organized
in 1925.
The former Miss Eva Palmer, of
New York, came to Washington at
the request of Mrs. Roosevelt, who
is interested in her experiments in
the revival of handicraft work
among the Grecian peasants.
To Visit Homestead
Mrs. Roosevelt conferred at
great length with her yesterday
on her handicraft experiments in
Greece and told her of her own
efforts to revive the crafts among
Americans. In this connection,
Nine. Sikelianos said:
1--WE, in Greece, have more to
The Washington times., 1935-01-29
KLAN'S THREATS
SEND DONOVAN
BACK To JAIL
Calls ParoIed Convict From
Church, Warning Him to
Leave Area, cor Else"

Members of the Ku Klux Klan
threatened James F. (Buzz) Dono-
van, paroled District prisoner,
forcing him to leave the Indiana
chicken farm on which he had
been working since his release
from the Lorton reformatory last
November, it was learned today
by Capt. M. M. Barnard, general
superintendent of District penal
institutions.
A warrant has been issued for
Donovan and he will be returned
to the reformatory until a more
workable parole plan is formu-
lated for him.
According to Captain Bar
nard the paroled prisoner, had
conducted himself we'll while on
the Indiana farm, but neWspa.
per accounts of his record were
printed by papers of the vi.
cinity and considerable prejudice
was shown against him.
The penal superintendent re.
vealed that Donovan was called
out from church and told by
members of the K1an that he
must leave the section. He was
told:
leave the country within
two days, or elSe!"
Donovan then left for South
Bend, Ind, but it was consid-
cred inadvisable to leave him
in a strange industrial center
without proper supervision.
Donovan, it is said, offered to
reurn voluntarily. He had served
two years of a 10-year term prior
to his parole last November.
Following criticism of the parole
system here, which resulted in a
number of revocatior1S, the board
decided to make public the names
of those eligible for parole before
they are granted their liberty.
The following eligibles were
listed today:
Robert Chambers, Paul A.
Lehr, John Lee Carter James
Gary, Thomas Dixon, Raphael
K. Simms, Augustus Moody,
James L. Neverson. Alphonso
Young, John Lansdale Perry,
George Noisette, John S.
Thomas, James Wonder, James
Miller. James Williams, Lee Pur-
due, Okey Jackson, James Grace
and Ernest Rich.
The Washington times., 1935-01-29
$4,000 Suit Filed
After Auto Crash

Suit for $4,000 damages against
M. F. Mangan, 1400 block c st.
N. w., was filed yesterday by Leslie
I. Stone, 1900 block New Hamp-
shire Ave. N. w., in District SUI
preme Court.
Mr.. Stone charged he was Sc.
verely injured when struck by an
automobile of the defendant, Oc-
tober 18, at Columbia Road and
Harvard Street Northwest. The
suit was filed through Attorneys
Godfrey L. Munter and Confer
G. Bailey.
The Washington times., 1935-01-29
MATE RESENTS
DEATH THREAT
ACCUSATION
Police Court in Confusion
When Couple Clash
Over Testimony
you're a liar"

Albert Frank Sturm, manager
of a widely-known Washington
cafe, shouted that at his first wife
as she sat on the witness stand
in Police Court during a bigamy
hearing today and charged that he
had threatened to kill her.
There was confusion in the
courtroom. as he hurled the lie at
the woman who had him arrested,
and Judge Gus A. Schuldt banged
for order.
Bond Increased
Assistant District Attorney Louis
A. Whitestone considered placing
charges of threats against life
against Sturm. This was not done,
however, but his bond was raised
from $500 to $1,000.
Mrs. Elvira Sturm, the first
wife, who was divorced "by proxy"
in Austria, charged.
"He sent word to me that 1
had had him arrested, and that
when he got out of Jail he would
kill me-"
1t was then that the restaurant
manager leaped to his feet and
hurled the lie.
Believed Dead
Sturm disappeared last october
and was believed dead until he re-
appeared several weeks ago with.
out saying where he had been.
Meanwhile the fact of the Aus
trian divorce and his remarriage
came out, and Mrs. Sturm No. /,
after consulting with the District
Attorneys office, Swore to the
bigamy warrant.
The Washington times., 1935-01-29
White House Asked
To Help Vets Meet

The Veterans rank and file
committee yesterday demanded
the White House provide quarters
in which to hold their convention,
which opens tomorrow, and Ger.
tain maintenance and privileges
during their stay.
The veterans presented their
pleas to Marvin Mcintyre, of the
presidential Secretariat. Six hun.
dred are expected to attend.
The Washington times., 1935-01-29

blight Cab Company, asked that a
section be inserted in the bill call
ing for compulsory insurance for
all taxicabS and the limitation of
their number. Representatives of
the Independent 1'axicab Owners
Association favored the passage of
the measure in its present state.
Miss jamie A. Michenor, presi.
dent of the District Cab ASSocia-
ton, which has 35 members, ad-
dressed the conference in favor of
the bill.
The Washington times., 1935-01-29
RIVER WORK O. K.
international News Service

The proposed publication prof.
ect of the Merrimack River, in
Massachusetts,, has been favor
ably reported by the Public Works
Administration, Senator Walsh
CD, of Massachusetts,, said to-
day,
The Washington times., 1935-01-29
CHURCH PLANS BINGO

A bingo party to benefit the
Holy Comforter Church building
fund will be held Friday at 8:45
p. M, at the church school audi.
torium. The Rev. Edward j. Mes
tor is chairman and Miss Pauline
Grant will be hos tess.