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Evening star., 1935-07-27
CoyIe Is Ranked
Best Announcer
In Radio Contest
Young Broadcaster Will
Be A,Uarded Cup
at Luncheon.

washington's first radio announcing
contest, among approximately 80 staff
men Of the local stations, has been
won by William E. Coyle, one of the
youngest in the business, 1t was an
nounced yesterday.
The contest was conducted by the
Henry j.. kaufman Advertising Agency
and Coyle will be awarded a cup at
a luncheon In the Carlton Hotel Tues
day. He was judged for diction, sin
cerity and voice quality.
Judges, who listened in on all an
nouncers during the past month, were
the radio editors of the five daily
newspapers; Z. H. Reitzke, president
Of the Capital Radio Engineering In
stitute; Martin Codel, radio writer,
and DR.. Dow Boutwell, Of the Educa-
ton Ofi1ce, Interior Department.
The judges listened in and made
their decision on the basis of COM
mercial broadcasting by announcers
unaware they were being judged.
Coyle, who Is "a, has been broad
casting sports and commercial pro-
grams at WMAL for two years, COM
ing here from wPIC at Hartford.
Conn. where he had a years ex-
periencAs
Evening star., 1935-07-27
JOHN FLETT WINS
.SW|MM|NGHON0RS
Times.HeraId Newsboys
Take First Place in
City.Wide Meet.

Led by John Flett, II, a freckle-
faced youth who lives at 250l Four
teenth street. the Times-Herald news
boys today scored 26 points to win first
place in city-wide swimming meet at
the Maryland Club Gardens.
Flett, competing against 80 other
swimmers who survived the elimina-
ton meets held by each of the news
papers in the District. won first places
in the 40-yard free style. the 40-yard
back stroke and the high board diving
events. He also was a member of the
TimeS-Herald team which won the
80-yard relay race.
Wins Second Honors.
Second for individual honors was
William Riedel, II. Post newsboy. who
won the low-board diving competition
with an exhibition which lifeguards
at the pool declared was "as pretty
as any youngster has ever given
here"
Closely pressing the Times Herald
newsboys for team honors, the Post
swimmers scored % points. The team
of The Evening Star carriers placed
third, with points.
The winners of the low-board div
ing contest were awarded medals at
the pool. Other winners will receive
similar recognition next week, ac-
cording to George A. McKanzie. di-
rector of the meet.
The summaries:
4O-yard breaststroke - First. Matera
(Post); second. HOLDEN (Star); third.
Powell CTimes-Herald).
4O-yard free styie-First, Flett Times
Herald; second, Cook (PosD; third, Mil
ler Times-Herald.
4O-yard backstroke-First. Fiett Times
Herald: second Miller CTimes-Eerald);
Low-board diving-First. Riedel tPost, !;
second. Wsldeman Posp; third. HOLDEN
High-board divins-First, FIett CT1mes-
Herald; second. Riedel (Post); third,
Lechlieder (Times-Herald).
S0-yard relay - First, Times Herald
Powell second. Post
(McGehee- Neutrality-suspicious. third,
Star Becker -Nevius- Reed -OrcutD.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
BASE BALL FEATURES
MASONIC FIELD DAY
Sam Rice to Don Uniform and
Play in Shrine-Grotto
Game.

The Shrine -Grotto base ball game
will feature the annual Masonic field
day this afternoon at Griffith Sta
dium.
Sam Rice. former Washington out
fielder. will don Shrine uniform and
cavort in right field. 1t will be Rice's
first appearance here as a ball player
since he was given his release by the
Cleveland Indians last season.
Scheduled to get under way at 2
o'clock, the program will be preceded
by 45-mirute concert by the KALI
polls Grotto Band. The festivities
Will be opened with a parade led by
Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries and will be
followed by f1ag-raising ceremonies ir
centerfield.
The field day is sponsored jointly
by the Association Of Worshipful Mas
ters, 1885, and the 1885 Matrons and
Patrons Association. The proceeds
will be used to operate the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home.
Robert S. Regar, grand master of
Masons in the District, who is OFF,
cial head Of the As Masonic Lodges
here. and Mrs. Helen L. Brashears.
worthy grand matron, Grand Chap
ter. o. E. S., will participate In the
flag-raising exercises.
Clark Grifnth will present a cup
to the winning base ball team and
another trophy will be given to the
Eastern Star Chapter selling the most
feld-day tickets.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
INTERIOR BUILDING
BID OF FULLER Low
Firm Submits s9,284,000
Quotation on Departments
New Structure.

The George A. Fuller Co. OF this
city and New York, which has erected
several important governmental and
private structures here in Washington,
submitted the low bid of s9,284.000 for
construction of the new Interior De-
partment Building, Eighteenth and
Nineteenth. C and E streets.
Otter bids for this big job, which
were opened yesterday by the Public
Works Branch, Procurement Division,
Treasury Department, we're as follows:
Consolidated Engineering Co., Inc,
Baltimore, S9,370,000; Cauldwell-Win-
gate Co.. New York City. s9.461, 900;
McCloskey & Co., Philadelphia. So
47s,000; John McShain. Inc. Phila-
delphia, s9,728 900; John Griffiths &
Son, Chicago. Sl0, ,498 900. and Carleton
Co.. Inc, New York City. sl0,696, l9l.
The bids will go before the Board of
Award of the Public Works Branch
for formal examination, to determine
whether there Is sufficient money
available out of the ALLEGATION made
by the P. w. A. for this building.
Purchase of the site was paid for out
Of the ALLEGATION of s11,110.o0o.
The Fuller Co, which without ques-
ton will be awarded the contract as
soon as necessary prelimjnaries are
taken care of, started its Washington
building work with construction Of
The Evening Star Building at Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue in 1898.
Outstanding among public buildings
since erected by it here are the Lin
coin Memorial, Arlington Ampitheater,
Supreme Court of the United States,
Archives Building and Department of
Justice. This company also built the
Freer Art Gallery and many other
structures.
The contract for the Interior Build
ing will include demolition of all re-
manning buildings on the site, excava-
ton, foundations and superstructure,
with the exception Of elevators, eSca-
lators and partitions.
Otis Elevator Co. submitted low bid
for the elevators, with s528, 8,496, as
Westinghouse Electric Elevator Co.
was second with $541,1o0. The low
bid on escalators was submitted by
Westinghouse at $93.10O with Otis
Elevator second, at 1888
Evening star., 1935-07-27
ALBANIAN IS NAMED
AS ALBANIAN ENVOY
Nomination of Hugh Grant,
Blacks Former Secretary,
Sent to Senate.

By the Associated Press.
The nomination of Hugh G. Grant
Of Birmingham, Ala. to be Minister
to Albania was sent to the Senate
yesterday by President Roosevelt
Senate confirmation will make him
the first Alabaman to serve as Min
lister in the foreign service since Han
mis- Taylor was Minister to Spain AZ
years ago.
Albania has been independent since
1912 and now is kingdom, ruled by
King Zog.
4. Grant, a native of Birmingham,
has been q newswriter, teacher, SEN
atorial secretary and State Depart
ment employe. He is president Of the
Alabama Society of Washington. He
first came to Washington in 1927 as
secretary to Senator Black Of Ala
bama and entered the State Depart
ment in 1888. He holds degrees from
Howard College, Birmingham; Har-
ward University and George Wash
ington University.
Before leaving for Albania the new
Minister will take a months special
course required by the State Depart
ment of all appointees te important
foreign posts. He will be accompanied
abroad by Mrs. Grant and their
daughter, Louise.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
AUTO LOSES WHEEL.
TIEING UP TRAFFIC
Senator Schall Undisturbed When
Machine Wedges on Loading
Platform.

The loss of a wheel from an auto
mobile in which Thomas B. Schall
blind Senator from Minnesota, was
riding to the Capitol yesterday
landed the automobile on a street
car loading platform at Tenth and
streets and resulted in the retarding
of traffic for approximately a half
hour pending the arrival of a wreck
ing crane.
Senator Schall, who regarded the
incident as humorous, explained he
was riding in an automobile belong
ing to Mrs. James F. Coupal, widow OF
DR.. Coupal, personal physician to
President Coolidge. Mrs. Coupal is
a guest in Senator Schall's home, and
the Senator said Miss Sally Krump
his cook. made an appointment down
town and offered to drive him to his
office in Mrs. Coupal's car.
No difficulty was experienced until
the wheel came OF and the ca,
lodged so tightly on the platform
that it was impossible to use a hand
jack to lift the vehicle. The Senator
remained in the car while necessary
repairs were made.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
WEEK END TRAFFIC
WATCHED CLOSELY
Injury to CoIored Child Is
Second Serious Accident
During Campaign.

Police were ordered today by Supt.
Ernest W. Brown to concentrate on
weekend traffic in and out of the
District-to keep down the number
of traffic accidents and violations of
regulations.
The order further instructed the
various commanding officers tc see
that their men follow closely the seven
other special orders issued by Mai.
Brown during the week of the traffic
safety campaign here which began
last Saturday.
Meanwhile. the second serious ac-
cident during the campaign occurred
late yesterday. sending Norman West,
8. colored. 1900 block of r street, to
Emergency Hospital with possible
skull fracture The boy, police say,
ran into the front fender of taxi
cab near his home His condition is
said to be serious.
Lyndon Rives, %, of 2700 Thir-
teenth street, the taxicab driver. was
detained by police and later released
in custody of his attorney, pending
the outcome of the boys condition.
The only other serious injury oc-
curing during the week was when
another colored child was hurt last
Tuesday.
Maj. Brown again expressed salts
faction today over the progress of the
campaign. From personal observa-
ton and reports, he said, it has done
much good.
Declaring himself a "22-mile-an-
hour" driver, Maj. Brown said, They
don't try to pass me any more and
don't blow their horns for me to get
out of the way"
Police records for the "a hours,
ending at am, showed a total Of
eight persons injured in "a accidents,
three of them being children. The
colored boy, however, was the only
one whose injuries were serious.
There was a total of 315 arrests in
the 24-hour period, Is more than on
the previous day. OF these 81 were
for speeding and for passing a red
light.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
Senate Finally Ends
MAY l3' Discussions
By an Adjournment

The Senate finally caught up
with the rest of the world last
night by adjourning instead Of
recessing, and thereby ending the
Legislative day of May l3."
As long as the Senate recesses
the same date continues, from a
legislative standpoint. That
branch of Congress frequently
goes along for a week or two
without adjourning, because a
recess in the evening expedites
progress of the pending measure
the next day. Following an ad-
journment. the first two hours
the next day are set aside for
routine bills, thus delaying what
ever major measure is pending
as unfinished business.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
SHARE THE WEALTH
LETTERS BANNED
Allen Acts on Hurja's Com
plant on Activity in
Veterans Home.

Commissioner George E. Allen today
dismissed as matter of no great mo-
ment" charges that number Of let
ters espousing the "share-the- wealth
political philosophy Of Senator Long
Of Louisiana had been mailed out by
veterans lodged at the Temporary
Home for Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines.
An affidavit alleging such activities
was forwarded to Allen recently by
Emil Hurja, assistant to Chairman
Farley of the Democratic National
Committee. Allen today sent letter
to Hurja, agreeing 1t would be wrong
to use the home as an office" for dis
semination of any propaganda. Or
ders have been issued to prevent any
such happenings in the future.
Debate Ban Looked Into.
While insisting that a few letters
telling of Longs Share-the wealth pro-
gram did not constitute "a matter OF
any tremendous international impor-
tance," Allen did take somewhat seri-
GUS note Of a warning posted at the
home of Capt. Thomas Hudlow. super
intendent, banning argument about
anything political.
Allen was informed that after a
wealth letters had been forwarded to
ludlow, he posted a sign at the insti-
tuition, at 921 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. which stated that any one
hearing any occupant of the home
making any derogatory remarks about
the President, members OF Congress
or Federal or District officials should
report back Immediately to the super
intendent, and that any argument
political, racial or factional-also
should be reported, together with the
names of those making the argument.
Inquiries as to Rule.
"That is wrong" Allen told report
ers today. IF you want to provoke
argument about share-the-wealth or
the bonus. that is a sure way to
start it."
He Immediately asked Welfare Di-
rector Elwood Street to determine II
the managers of the home had any
such definite rule. He was told there
was no such rule, but that the warn
ing had been posted after Hurja COM
planned about the share-the wealth
letters being mailed from the institu-
ton.
The affidavit regarding the letters
was attributed to Charles Francis
Barrett, World War veteran. Welfare
officials reported Barrett was dismissed
from the home April 10, on charges by
Supt. ludlow that the man had re-
manned away from the institution for
three days and otherwise had violated
the rules. Ohicials said Hudlow also
had charged that Barrett had come
home late one night and that an
assistant had reported he had smelled
the odor of beer on the mans breath.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
BIGGS RULED LIABLE
TO LOSE TRUST JOB
Former Solicitor General Is Sub
ject to Removal by
I. G.. C, Order.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
j. Crawford Biggs, who resigned as
solicitor general in March and be-
came trustee of the New York, Chi
cago & st. Louis Railroads holdings
of Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
shares, today was made subject to re-
moval from his trusteeship in an In
terstate Commerce Commission order.
The commission approved modifl-
cation of the trust agreement, by
which he could be replaced by ma
jority vote of holders of certificates
on deposits of the stock.
It was reported the action was
taken at the request Of the Recon-
struction Finance Corp, to which is
pledged all holdings of the New York,
Chicago & st. Louis-known as the
Nickle Plate-in Wheeling stock as
collateral for a loan.
At the time of his resignation as
solicitor general, Biggs indicated 1t
was a move to mend his private for
tune
As railroad trustee he is paid $l0,-
600 a year, r. F. C. sources said. He
also has been named as a special as
sistant to Attorney General Cummings
in a Government land title case at
$1,000 a year, 5000 less than he made
as solicitor general.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
TIDAL BASIN VICTIM
IDENTIFIED BY PRINTS
Certificate of Accidental Death
Entered for Fred Lynch.
Served Term in Jail.

The man who drowned Wednesday
night in the Tidal Basin has beer
identified by fingerprints as Fred
Lynch, As, of the 1000 block of Mas.
sachusetts avenue.
A certificate of accidental death was
issued by Coroner A. Magruder Nc
Donald.
An investigation of records at the
Federal Bureau of Identification re-
vealed Lynch had been arrested Oc-
tober 6, 1880, on charge of intoxi-
cation and was given q To-day SEN
tence.
According to park police, the man
was intoxicated before going into the
water, apparently on D lark. He is
said to have offered a drink to q
bystander shortly before.
Lynch. police said. has an aunt. Mrs.
w. J. Renner. living at Covington, Va.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
WORKS PROGRAM
TO FORGE AHEAD
Allen to Begin D. C. Jobs
Thursday Even if Treasury
Delays Plans.

Commissioner George E. Allen was
completing arrangements today 10
start the District works program next
Thursday. even if the Treasury De-
partment has not completed the pay
roll machinery by that time.
He planned to pay the men to be
engaged in the first of the continuing
series of work programs out of the
Districts relief allotments if the
Treasury payroll mechanism was not
put into operation in time.
At least. this was Aliens idea today,
as he indicated a determination to
take the bull by the horns" in ref
erence TO the lengthy trail of regula-
tions as to how pay rolls are to be set
up and how the men are to receive
security wages.
Five highway projects. forwarded to
the Works Progress Administration
weeks ago. have been approved and at
the beginning of this week. officials of
the Treasury Department in charge of
works fund disbursements advised the
Commissioners an allotment of ST.
236,713 was available for use.
While details of the pay roll plan has
not been completed. Allen is convinced
he now has authority to start the pro-
gram. He said he still might be
stopped by some legal ruling or other,
but believed he could pay the men out
of relief funds should Treasury pay
roll machinery be not set in motion
next week.
The five highway projects are de-
signed to employ about $500 men.
These projects would scatter improve
ments of wide variety over a long
list of Washington highways. They
range in type from repairs TO streets
and construction of shoulders to roads
TO roadside Identification and similar
work.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
LAUNDRY FIRM ADMITS
BREACH OF LABOR CODE
Guilty Plea Made to- Charge of
Working Women Long Hours.
Fine Is $40.

The Arcade Sunshine Co., through
its president, Harry Viner. 713 Lamont
street, today entered a plea of guilty
before Judge Robert E. Mattingly in
Police Court on charge Of violating
the female eight-hour labor law. The
company was fined $40 on recon-
mendation of the corporation counsel's
Office.
The company pleaded guilty on
three counts, first, that it employed
four women longer than eight hours;
second, that the women were en-
ployed longer than provided in the
printed schedule, and, third, that the
company failed to keep time record
of the hours put in by employees.
Viner informed the court the COM
pany had employed the women longer
than usual due to the large number
of light Summer suits for which own
ers were demanding their return.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
FEDERAL AMERICAN
SUIT REVIEW ASKED
Receiver and Controller of Cur.
rency Appeal on $2,273 Judg.
ment to American Security.

The United States Supreme Court
has been asked to review a decision
OF the District Court of Appeals re-
curing the receiver of the Federal
American National Bank and Trust
Co. to reimburse the American Sc
curity and Trust Co. for $2,273 in
taxes paid on an apartment house,
formerly owned by the Federal-Amer-
ican, but which later became the
property Of the American Security
and Trust Co. in January, 1884.
Cary A. Hardee, receiver of the
Federal-American National Bank and
Trust Co., and J. F. T. O'Connor, con-
troller Of the currency, filed the petit
tion asking for the review. The court
has not yet acted.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
HELD ON CHECK CHARGE
William Moffat of Washington
Arrested in New York.

William Moffat, 46, described as a
Washington broker, who. police rec
ords show, Is a paroled prisoner from
the District penal institution ct Lor-
ton, Va, has been arrested in New
York on a charge Of passing a $500
worthless check at hotel there, ac-
cording to an Associated Press dis
patch.
Records here show a william Moffat
was paroled In 1888 after serving ap-
proximately two and a quarter years
of an eight-year term for embezzle-
ment and false pretenses. At the
time of his arrest in New York he
was out on bail there on q grand
larceny charge. 10
Evening star., 1935-07-27
POLICEMAN FACES TRIAL
c. d. Cunningham to Be Tried on
Misconduct Charge.

Policeman Clarence D. Cunningham,
No. 2, precinct, is to be hailed before
the Police Trial Board as the result
of complaints Of alleged misconduct
with an unidentified woman and
abusive language to citizen who re-
monstrated with him.
He was ordered placed under slis-
pension last night by Inspector L. I.
H. Edwards, assistant superintendent
of police. Cunningham was OF duty
at the time of the alleged misconduct
several days ago near the National
Arboretum.
He is to be charged with conduct
prejudicial to the good order. reputa-
ton and discipline of the force, In
spector Edwards said.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
WOMAN JUST RELEASED
ADMITS CHECK FORGERY
Accused of Writing Another's
Name So Pair Could Take Trip
- Do on;Go C4ac%
to Pacific Coast.


Released from Jail only a short
time ago, Mrs. Elvina Howells, SO. Of
the 1900 block of Clifton street, plead
ed guilty to forgery before Judge Rob-
ert E. Mattingly in Police Court yes
terday, and was held under $4,000
bond for action of the grand jury.
Police claim Mrs. Howells forged
the name of Mrs. Frances Banta. re-
tired high school teacher, on check
for $46753 to finance a trip to the
Pacific Coast for Misses Edith Cor
Nelson and Josephine Canavan of
the 1400 block of Belmont street,
where Mrs. Howells has been resid-
ing since the departure of the young
women. Her arrest took place there
yesterday.
Police records show Mrs. Howells
was convicted on a fraud charge and
sentenced to four years and six
months in Jail for having staged a
similar trip to Ireland for two young
women six years ago. The women be-
came stranded in Ireland and expert
enced considerable difficulty in get
ting back home.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
BURGLAR ALARM FALSE
Rusted Wire Breaks in Coal Bin
in Home of Justice Hughes.

A burglar alarm was set on today
in the home Of Chief Justice Charles
Evans Hughes when rusted wire In
q coal bin broke.
Police hurried to the home at 1928
r street and an investigation by the
burglar alarm company disclosed the
trouble. The Chief Justice Is vaca-
toning In New England.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
Street Carnival to Continue.

The Holy Comforter Church win
continue its street carnival through
out next week, with nightly band con-
certs by the 54-piece Holy Comforter
Boys Band. it was announced today.
The carnival is being staged at Ff-
teenth and East Capitol streets.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
GIRL, IS, HURT IN FALL
Seriously Injured as Porch Rail
ing Breaks.

Fitteen-year-old Doris Boeger was
seriously injured last night when she
tel through the railing on the back
porch of her home at 900 H street
northeast.
She was taken to Casualty Hospital
where she was said to have a possible
broken shoulder and an undetermined
back injury.
The railing broke unGer the girls
weight, police reported, while she was
partially supporting herself on a
clothes line
Evening star., 1935-07-27
SO TAGS BLACK, YELLOW
Colors Used Last Year Selected
for ID. C. Licenses.

washington's 1896 automobile tags
will have black letters and numerals
on a chrome yellow background, the
identical coloring of the 1884 tags, it
was learned today.
Maryland's new tags will reverse the
coloring of present Virginia tags. hav-
ing white letters on q black back
ground, and Virginia tags will have
orange lettering and a blue back
ground.
Evening star., 1935-07-27
MISHAP DELAYS TRIP
OF PANGBORN PLANE
Ship Brushes Wings With One
Parked Next to It-Woodring
Among Passengers.


Apparently misjudging the clear
ance between his new high-speed
monoplane, built for a flight around
the world, and a Department of Com
merce plane beside which it was
parked on the line at Boiling Field,
Clyde Pangborn yesterday afternoon
brushed wing-tips Of the two ships
as he began to taxi away from the
parking line with Assistant Secretary
of War Woodring and a congressional
party aboard.
Only slight damage was done to the
wings Of the two planes, but as q
safety precaution, Pangborn's passen-
gers were transferred to two Army
planes for their fight to Fort Knox,
KY. where an inspection tour was
planned. Pangborn later new his
plane without passengers.