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Evening star., 1935-10-06
SAFETY CAMPAIGN
RESULTS HAILED
Traffic NoticeabIy Better
Since Drive Began,
ReaItor Thinks.

There has been q noticeable i'm
provement in the movement OF traf11c
In Washington since the beginning OF
the Star safety campaign, In the
opinion Of Percy H. Russell. presi-
dent of Percy II. Russell Co, realtors.
1871 K street.
In letter to The Star Safety Coun-
Gil, Mr.. Russell pointed out that there
Is = great difference In the last few
days. both as to speed and courtesy"
His letter Ii one Of hundreds received
by The Star council dealing with all
phases Of the local trafIic situation.
Excerpts from Mr.. Russells letter and
others received by the council follow:
"As . resident Of Warrington for
many years and having driven one OF
the hrst cars In Washington. wish
to. commend most highly your safety
drive in this city. I think 1t Is one
Of the best movements started In this
city for some time. and I am conf
dent II will result In saving thousands
Of lives, to say nothing of property
damage. It will doubtless take .
little time to educate both the pedes-
trian and the automobile driver, as
there must be hearty cooperation be-
tween these two classes in order to
be successful.
II drive down Massachusetts, ave-
nue. every morning from my home to
once and have been impressed in
the last few mornings with the DIFF.
ference in driving. Heretofore auto
mobiles would come rushing by at .
reckless speed, endangering the lives
Of others; whereas the last few morn
ings every one seemed TO be moving
ut Q moderate rate Of speed. conscious
of the fact that they should do their
part to prevent accidents.
Personally. have noticed . great
difference In the last few days. both
as TO speed and courtesy. and ! even
notice an improvement In the taxi
drivers. which Is saying q great deal.
II, therefore. feel it my duty as .
citizen Of Washington to write and
commend most highly your movement.
became . member some time ago,
and wish you every success"
Percy H. Russell.
"Our organization Is heartily in ac-
cord with your campaign and We wish
10 express our sincere hope for its
success"
c. W. L. Briscoe,
Supervisor. Washington area, Shell
Eastern Petroleum Product, Inc.
This company desires to 80 on rec
ord to the effect that We are 100 per
cent heartily in accord with the safety
campaign drive your paper Is follow
ing at this time.
In doing our part for this wonder
full cause we are, effective this date,
nationally sending to every new Gus
toner placed on our books the inclosed
pamphlet entitled 49, and Sudden
Death" We feel confident that II this
pamphlet Is read once and digested
thoroughly 1t will assure careful
driving Of all motorists.
(The Star republished 49, and
Sudden Death" several weeks ago in
connection with the safety campaign.
Editors note)
r. ]. Penn, Once Manager,
Commercial Credit Co.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
CHIEF: OF STREETS
To RETIRE OCT. 81
Frank B. Couch Entered Depart.
ment as Clerk in I906-Was
on Draft Board.

Frank B. Couch, superintendent Of
streets, District Engineer Department,
who has been In the municipal service
for 81 years, will be retired October 81.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
Navy More Popular.

Attendance at England's Navy week
celebrations this year totaled 333,0o7,
or $4,000 above the previous high rec.
ord.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
Oregon Shipbuilder Dies.

PORTLAND. ores., October 5 Lc.-
James =. Clarkson. IS. nationally
known railroad contractor and ship
builder, died here today.
Evening star., 1935-10-06
QUILT SHOW PLANNED
Hamline NJ. Z. Church Circle
Sponsors Event.

Dorcas Circle, No. ., ct Hamline
M. Z. Church will hold . quilt exhibit
from 2 to 10 pm. "wednesday In the
church at Sixteenth and Allison streets.
Persons having quilts or any other
interesting articles TO exhibit have
been asked to get IN touch with Mrs.
Z. r. Rochester. chairman Of the show
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
Dublin Lord Mayor
Due in D. G.. Today

Continuing his swing about the
larger Eastern cities, the Honor
able Alfred Byrne, lord mayor of
Dublin, Ireland, will arrive in
Washington late today for a
visit with Irish officials. He was
in New York to witness the
demonstrations on st. Patrick's
Day, March II.
He will be met at the Union
Station by Michael McWhite. the
minister of the Irish Free State,
and other members of the lega.
tion staff. The legation was un-
able to say no wlong the lord
mayor would remain here. The
latter will stay at the Mayflower
Hotel.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
IVA DIRECTOR
ASKS CHANGE
IN LAW
David E. LiEienthaI Requests
Legislation to Prevent
Constitutional Battles

Directors Of the Tennessee Val.
Authority today asked Congress
to amend the law to protect Its
200-million.dollar power program
from attack on the ground Of un-
corNitutionality.
Confronted by an unfavorable
decision by Federal Judge w. I.
Grubb, of Alabama, David E.
Lilienthal, IVA director, outlined
to- the House Military Affairs
Committee the proposed amend
ment to the McSwain bill.
Although he voiced confidence
that the Supreme Court will hold
the iva act as now written con-
stitutional, Mr.. Lilienthal asserted
that the amendments will re-
move all shadow of doubt"
Approves Extension
At the same time. Chairman
Arthur E. Morgan Of IVA ap-
proved the bill Of Senator Logan
CD Of Kentucky, extending iva
authority to include the Cumber-
land River in Tennessee and Ken
tucky.
Mr.. Lilienthal urged Congress
to write the language Of the
Builder Dam decision by the
Supreme Court into the law to
make certain the power Of the
IVA to retail surplus electricity
by water power.
He also proposed that additional
standards be laid down by Con-
gress. that the iva be directed to
MAINTAIN a nine-foot channel on
the Tennessee River from Knox
Vile to its mouth, require the
iva to keep detailed record of
cost of power. and direct it to
make a unified development Of
the Tennessee Valley area.
Raps Baker Ruling -
He criticised former Secretary
OF War Newton D. Baker, who
recently gave an opinion to the
Edison Electric Institute. holding
the iva unconstitutional. He
asserted that Mr.. Baker, while
Secretary of War and previously,
took a different view.
M. Iilienthal also quoted for
mer Secretary of State Henry l..
Stimson as having given an opin-
ion 20 years ago as Secretary Of
war. which, in effect, upholds
the IVA law.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
Changes Urged
To Speed Justice

IS. E. He inferred that he SuS
pected Detective Watson Salkeld
as the tipster. The detective de
MED the charge.
Inspector Bean submitted list
of questions to Captain Morgan tc
be answered and returned and
talked with Detective Salkeld.
The inspector stated before he
finishes his inquiry, which will
take several weeks, he intends to
interview each of the "a police
men in the precinct.
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen
and Major Ernest W. Brown, SUI
perintendent Of police, assigned
Inspector Bean to make the in
veStigation after the developments
before the subcommittee.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
POLAND RULED
BY P|LSUDSk|
(Continued from Page y

" FTVU NSS =
party, and in 1914 he took part In
the original Pilsudski campaign.
He was arrested by the German
military authorities in 1917 and
interned for a period.
Slawek served as prime minister
in 1880 after two years as a par
liamentary deputy. He has recent
ly held the post Of chairman Of
the so-called non-partisan bloc in
the Sejm.
Among Europe's dictators Pill
sudski alone is professional sol
dier. AS a soldier he demands dis
cipline and subordination every.
wherein barracks. on battle
fields, in parliament.
But he is a good soldier, and so
applies discipline and subordina.
tion to himself. Pilsudski rules
the nation, but he subordinates
his own desires to the needs of the
state.
Twice in his. career he has
struck-in 1925, when he made his
revolution and saved Poland from
chaos under party rule, and in
1880, when he ordered opposition
leaders imprisoned.
Yet Pilsudski has not been VIC.
lently opposed on individual rights
and he has sought to maintain
them when they do not conflict
with or handicap development Of
his plans for the state.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
MUSICIAN HELD,
|. POLICE PROBE
4 HOLDUPS
2 Youths Also Being Held in
Connection With an At
tempted Robbery

Four holdups and an at
tempted holdup we're reported to
police last night.
Salvatore Segetti, 1900 block
of D st. S. E., was held up by
two white men in a liquor store
in the first block L st. N. e.
The men took 5000 from the
cash register, then selected .
quart of whiskey and escaped.
Musician Arrested
Bernard M. Harper, As, 1900
block New Hampshire Ave. N.
w., well known in sporting circles,
told police last night he was
held up by two white men March
is and robbed of $687 in cash,
1925 in jewelry and a revolver:
Detectives arrested Frank H.
Acton, "a, a musician. 900 block
Seventh st. S. w., who they said,
was identified by Harper as one
of the holdup pair.
Walter D. Addison, of Roanoke,
Va, told police he was forced into
an automobile in the 2100 block
Leroy PlaCe N. w. Dy CnEee Wu4GS
men, who drove him to Eastern
Avenue and Bunker Hill Road
Northeast and then robbed him
of $34.
Two Youths Held
Two colored men held up Joseph
S. Block in his grocery store in
the 1900 block G st. N. w. last
night and escaped with $1S.
Ninth precinct police are hold
ing James F. Yates, 10, and John
J. Evans, 10, both of the 100 block
c st. N. E., in connection with
an attempted holdup early today
of Gus Vincent, 40, 800 block
Tenth st. N. E.
Mr.. Vincent told police he was
accosted by two young men in a
comfort station at Fifth and c
Streets Northeast. He said one
of them brandished q knife, but
both fled without taking anything
from him.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
Today in
Congress
SENATE

$50 AMIN ter tate Com.
merce subcommittee, port bills,
open.
1000 A.M-Finance, NRA in
vestigation, open.
1000 A.M.-Munitions, Bernard
M. Baruch, witness, open.
1000 A.M.-Education and La
Dor, Wagner labor dispute bill,
open.
1000 AM.-Agriculture, closed.
1890 A.M.-Appropriation sub
committee, District bill, closed.
1890 A.M.-Banking and Cur,
rency subcommittee, housing and
home owners loan bill, open.
1900 A.M.-Irigation and
Reclamation, closed.
800 PM.-District Of Colum
bia, small courts bill and nomina
ton Of Riley Elgen, open.
HOUSE
1000 AM. - Military Affairs
on tennessee valley.
1000 A.M.-Labor. labor dis
putes bill.
1000 AM. - Indian Affairs
subcommittee on Administration
bill.
1000 A.M-Post Office, bill tx
prohibit soliciting Of insurance
through the mails.
1000 AM.-Irrigation, morato
rum bill.
1000 AM.-Pubnc Lands, vari
Gus bills.
1000 A.M.-Education, bill tc
meet the immediate crisis il
public education.
1890 A.M.-RiverS and Har
borS, Florida canal.
1890 A.M.-Agriculture, AAA
amendments.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
Home Talent Night
Planned by PIT. A.

One hundred members of the
Wheatley Parent Teacher Asso-
citation will participate in q
Home Talent Night" program
at 8 p. m. in the Wheatley
School auditorium, Montello Ave
nue. and Neal Street Northeast.
The program, featuring a min"
strel show, dancing and speciality
acts, is under the direction OF
Miss K. E. Bresnahan, chairman
of the associations dramaticS.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
DUKE, DUCHESS
PAY CALL ON
PRESIDENT
Royal Pair Visit Astor's Yacht
As Chief Executive ReIaxes
On Cruise Off Florida

MIAMI, March 28. d.N.S.)
President Roosevelt today had re
sumed the informal routine oi
cruising and fishing aboard thu
Vincent Astor yach Nourmaha,
after q brief call in the Bahamas
where he received the Duke oi
Kent, younger son Of the Kinr
and Queen Of England, with his
bride, the former Princess Marina
Of Greece.
The royal honeymooners went
aboard the Nourmahal at Cat Cay
in the Bahamas. after President
Roosevelt transferred to the big
craft from the destroyer Farragut
on which he left Jacksonville late
Tuesday.
Receives Duke, Duchess
Word Of the visit. and Of the
transfer to the yacht was received
late Tuesday in a radio message
from the Nourmahal.
Escorted by the u. s. 8.
Claxton, dropped anchor Cat
Cay 10 this morning. Yacht
NourmahaI already there. At
noon Governor Of Bahamas, Sir
Bede Clifford and Lady Cliff
ford, accompanied by their
guests, the Duke and Duchess
of Kent, and by Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Wasey, Of New York, who
own Cat Cay, called on the
President. The Farragut and
NOurmahal expect to proceed
southwark this afternoon. Clax-
ton returning to Miami. Beau
tiful weather, smooth sea.
Roosevelt, U. S. S. Farragut."
The Claxton, referred to in the
message, is the second U. S. Navy
destroyer in the Nourmahaps Of
ficial convoy. The Duke of Kent
and his party were received by
the President on the quarter.
deck of the Nourmahal. They
had more than an hours infor-
NAL conversation before going
ashore.
Hopkins Stays On
President Roosevelt, while dis
patching on the one official re-
port of his activities, is not
entirely without official business.
Harry L. Hopkins, FERA head,
who first announced he would
return at once to washington, is
remaining at Miami temporarily
instead.
Strong indications point to
Hopkins as the key man in the
new relief setup planned for
administering the new Public
Works appropriation when it be-
comes available.
The Presidents secretary, Mar
vim H. Mcintyre, is ashore with
Hopkins, and acts as a link with
Washington in all official mat
ters. The Nournahal was headed
southwark to the vicinity of Gun
Cay, once a landing point for
pirates, now known for the fight
ing game fish in its surrounding
waters.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
High Police Officials
Face Physical Tests

With retirement rumors ram
pant following revelations before
the House Crime Subcommittee,
members of the Police Depart
ment's high command will be sub
jected to medical examination
beginning next Tuesday to weed
out the physically unfit.
Major Ernest w. Brown. super
intendent of police, stated today
that the examination is an annual
routine matter for all members
of the force over SIS years of age.
He said any member of the force
placed in Glass C" would be
ordered before the retirement
board for a hearing of medical
testimony.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
Will Rogers
Says:

VERIFY HILLS, CAL,
March 28.-Have you been read.
ing this college women argu-
ment? Secretary Perkins spoke
to California University. But q
Miss IjamS objected about two
columns worth. She held out
for Mae West instead. She
can't see a Democrat, even II it
was Jane Adams.
Then, through some curious
turn of events, Mrs. Roosevelt
got into it. Well, I was going
to remain neutral. But today,
according to her mother. Miss
Ijams sleeps till afternoon.
Well, 1 can readily see how
women like Miss Perkins and
Mrs. Roosevelt (whO get up
with the .birdS) would get in
Ijams hair. So IjamS has either
got to get her husband or an
alarm clock to catch those two.
Copyright. 1895. by McNaught
.-p Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
(Continued from Page y

ney's office, he said the highest
number of jury cases actually tried
iE one week is nine.
Even if that maximum were at
tanned each week, he said, it
would be impossible to keep up
with jury trials.
One of the defects of the pres
ent system is that there are not
enough judges to handle the
cases.
At present there are pending two
measures before Congress to in.
crease the jurisdiction of the po'
lice court. These will make more
work for these courts, he added,
Urges Direct Trial
In his opinion, he said, there Is
no reason why most of the minor
crimes should not be tried directly
upon the police information, in.
stead of compelling the corpora
ton counsels office to go over
the information and sign it. He
said this takes a great deal Of the
time of the assistant corporation
counsel.
If some method could be ar
ranged for bringing jury cases
to trial quickly he told the COM
mittee, there would not be so
many jury trials demanded.
In Baltimore, he explained,
there are no jury trials allowed
in the lower courts on many
minor criminal charges. The con-
Stitutional right of an accused
person to jury trial, he added, is
gotten around" by permitting
the accused to appeal to the
next higher court with jury trial.
It Is found, however, he said,
that under the Baltimore system
comparatively few appeals are
made, one reason being that
when the appellant is convicted
in both the higher and lower
courts, the judge in the higher
court imposes heavy sentences.
Because of the cumbersome sys.
tenn here, he said, the prosecutor
often permits himself to nolle
PROSE- the cases or arrive at some
agreement so that he is not tied
up in court any longer than
necessary.
Suggests Remedies
Among the remedies recon-
mended by Mr.. Prettyman were:
!. Elimination Of require
ments for information by the
assistant corporation counsel in
minor cases.
2. Require charges by police
officers to be automatically
transferred to the docket book
at the police court and require
disposition by the judges.
3. Establish precinct magis.
trate courts to try minor cases
and hold over under bond or
bail in major cases.
4. Eliminate the right to a
jury trial in certain classes Of
cases.
Under the magistrate system
he advocated that the magistrate
be not paid more than 81 a veal
and make the sole attraction civic
pride and civic power.
The inquiry will enter {
new prase today also when In
Spector Benjamin A. Lamb of the
Traffic Bureau will bare to the
committee the names of all per
sons who had traffic violation
tickets fixed" last year, together
with the names of the EfixerS."
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
Bean Launches
"Tip-Off" Inquiry

While the House subcommittee
continued its crime investigation,
Inspector Thaddeus r. Bean to-
day began an investigation into
the "tip-off" scandal of the Fifth
precinct.
The scandal was brought to
light several days ago when Capt.
Joseph Morgan, of the Fifth pre-
Cinct, testified he believed a "tip-
off" was responsible for the futil-
ity Of a raid on a gambling eStab-
liShment in the 100 block B st.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
KOhler Union Wins
Labor Board Rule
international News Service

IMteFnAtlOnAl NEW SeFVICO
The National Labor Relations
Board ruled today that the Kohler
Company, of Kohler, Wis, will
deal exclusively in collective bar
gaining wit hthe Kohler Workers
Association on all matters involv'
ing wages, hours and conditions
of employment. A protest filed by
Federal Labor Union No. 18545
against the result of an election
held September q last, was ne
MED by the board. The Federal
union lost the election.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
Gov. Cross VetOes
Horse Racing Bill

HARTFORD, Conn, March %
GN.S).-Horse racing in Connec,
ticut was dealt a death blow TO-
day jointly by Governor Cross
stinging veto and a 235-to-16 roll
call vote in the Republican-con,
trolled house of representatives
sustaining his veto.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
Horses on Farms
Decline by 10000

Farmers and stock breeders are
raising more colts to make up for
the decline in the number OF
horses, the Government reported
today. The number of horses on
farms January / was 1897 900,
a decline of 1856 900 from 1884. The
number of mules also decreased
10000 to 4,495 900 head. The de-
cline started in 1918.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
CHILDREN IN PERIL

Spring means skating and bi.
cycling to thousands of boys and
girls in Washington, who are
listed as a traffic hazard by the
Keystone Automobile Club.
Yesterday the safety bureau of
the club issued a warning to its
members to look out for the boys
and girls on roller skates.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
CLOSER UNION
WITH BRITAIN
IS SOUGHT
Sir John Simon Expected
To Give Commons Report
Today on Berlin Farley ::

(continued from Page y
munique of February 3 brought
under discussions.
considerable divergence OF
opinion between the two cOun'
tries was revealed but the RE
suit of the meeting Is un"
dOubtedly valuable, aS both
sides are able clearly to under"
stand their respective view.
points, process indispensable
to any further progress"
Hitler ImmOvable
But the somber facts about
that reSultlesS Berlin jaunt, laid
before gloomy emergency meet
ing of the cabinet yesterday,
confirmed that Hitler had been
immovable in his demands for
armed forces and in his rejection
of all the major points in the
Anglo,French plan for a coordi-
mated peace system.
An authoritative recapitulation
of what Sir John Simon told the
cabinet includes these points:
/. Germany has an air force
equal to Britain's.
2. Germany must have .
navy sufficient for protection
against Soviet Russia, and Is
determined to 90 ahead with
plans for an army Of 80
divisions until the other powers
are ready to reduce their
military forces.
DEMANDS COLONIES
3. Germany wants her former
colonies returned.
4. The reich will not partici-
pate in a muIti-lateral eastern
European security pact or an
Austrian assistance pact that
might involve French or italian
interference in Austria.
Hitler conceded almost nothing,
but left the matter Of diSarma-
ment up to the western powers.
In preliminary diplomatic con-
versations now going on with
France and Italy, the British
foreign office aimed to lay the
groundwork for a concrete re-
vised peace program to present
to Germany, with the alternative
of a new alliance against her.
Aroused by anti-Lithuanian
demonstrations in Germany over
death sentences pronounced on
four Nazis, the Lithuanian gov
ernment today decided to call
upon the guarantors Of the Memel
statute to enforce its provisions,
Reuters reported from Kovno.
Influence Asked
Lithuania will ask the signato-
ries to exercise their influence to
induce Germany to refrain from
doing anything that will disturb
the functioning Of the statute,
said the dispatch.
Britain, France, italy and Japan
are the signatories Of the Memel
pact, which gave that former Ger.
man territory to Lithuania for q
seaport, but provided for partial
autonomy and protection of Ger
mans living there.
The four NaziS were sentenced
to die for a murder committed in
connection with an alleged plot
to seize Memel for Germany.
Other conSpirators were sentenced
to prison. The death sentences,
it was understood, will be COM
muted to life Imprisonment.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
GERMANY

BERLIN, March % U.SO.
Frieda Whitman, 25-year-old Ger.
man girl, was convicted Of "be-
traying military secrets" and SEN
fenced to II years Imprisonment
by the Peoples Court,
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
MEXICO CITY

Mexico CITY, March %
Q.N.SD Partial paralysis Of this
city's transportation facilities was
imminent as 5000 employees of the
Mexico City street railway pre-
pared to strike today.
The Washington times., 1935-03-28
World News
ITALY
SAMUEL DE LIsI

ROME, March % (US).-Pope
Plus XI's second summer sojourn
at Castel Gandolfo will begin in
June. Last year, on his first vaca.
ton from Vatican City, he did not
leave until August.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
NOW READ ON
CHAPTER VIII

Lucen clapped the silent Stuart warmly on the back
you're over, boy!''
Thanks, old You've done this"
Not me You're just getting your break and you sure
deserve it, Then he dropped his arm hestating growing
sober and anxiously scanning stuart haggard face q
saw in the paper this morning"
"Yesi" quietly. "What in itf'
"Oh.. Did I step Off I supposed you'd seen it"
"SharleneH Was her engagement announcedfn