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Evening star., 1935-02-07
committee NAMED
ON SCHOOL HEALTH
New Department Program to Be
Worked Out by Four
Groups.

Four committees were set up by the
Board of Education yesterday upon
recommendation of Dr. Frank w. Bal
lou, superintendent of schools, to work
out q complete program for the new
and enlarged department OF health
and physical education.
DR.. Ballou reported that eight men
now in the District school system and
81 outside the service have applied for
the position as head Of the new de-
partment. Ten women now employed
here and six from the outside have
asked for the job as first assistant.
He deferred recommendations, how
ever, to an indefinite future date.
The committees to work out the
curricula for the reorganized depart
ment are composed Of the following:
Senior high schools-Dr. Stephen E.
Kramer, Garnet C. Wilkinson, DR..
Harvey A. Smith. G. David Houston,
Lynn G. Woodwork, DR.. E. B. Hen
derson, Miss C. B. Meyers and Mrs. T..
L. Robinson.
Junior high schools-Dr. Kramer,
Mr.. Wilkinson, Chester w. Holmes, H.
A. Haynes, L. A. Holmes, Mrs. H. E.
Marshall and Miss E. w. Plimpton.
Vocational schools-Dr. Kramer, Mr..
Wilkinson, w. F. Smith. Miss Mary
Lackey, E. D. Reed, F. E. Parks, jr.;
Mrs. L. c. Randolph, Albert Nathan
son and Mrs. L. M. Atkins.
Elementary schools-RobertL L. Hay
cock, A. Kiger Savoy, Miss Elizabeth
A. Hummer, L. L. Perry, Miss M. K.
Steinle, Mrs. A. B. Bishop, Mrs. E. D.
Fraser, Miss Augusta Kriener, B. j.
Henley and Miss A. J. Turner.
Evening star., 1935-02-07
''Best Audience'' at Henderson
Auction Buys Items Rapidly

A steady rhythm of high, frenzied
bidding featured the fifth session of
the current auction at Henderson
Castle. 1t was the best audience"
from the standpoint Of prices brought,
since the beginning of the sale.
Operations got of to a good start
when the first item, "a handsome
English silver gilt service plates"
cra~led in $3.50 and S. bids to a
knockdown at $37 apiece. The rather
faint voice of Mrs. George Burnham
of the Mayfower Hotel, announcing
that she would purchase the lot at
that price, drew chorus of buzz and
comment from the crowd.
Packed in both wings off the art
gallery, where the sale is in progress,
the audience was large, chummy and
responsive to Auctioneer Adam Wesch-
ler,s persuasive chanting, despite the
latter's three-day siege of laryngitis.
The sale was slow only because, for
each item, there were so many COM
peting bidders. Only handful Of
men attended this morning.
Once started, the silverware, first Of
the objects offered for todays morning
session, went quickly.
The outlay of lace, feather and
satinwood fans, displayed as the next
Evening star., 1935-02-07
TOWN HALL BRINGS
LORD LYTTON HERE
British Statesman Speaks Sunday
Night on Ear Eastern Prob.
lem and Peace"

The Earl of Lytton, chairman of
the League of Nations mission to
Manchuria in 1882 and one of the
worlds outstanding statesmen, will dis
cuss "The Far Eastern Problem and
World Peace" in the town hall of
Washington at the Shoreham Hotel
Sunday night.
Lord Lytton, who succeeded his
father, Edward Bulwer Lytton, to the
title in 1891, is the grandson of the
famous novelist, Bulwer Lytton, who
gained international renown for his
Last Days of Pompeii-" The first
Earl Of Lytton wrote under the pen
name Of owen Meredith and likewise
became famous for his narrative poem,
Lucille"
Lord Lytton has had distinguished
career, having served twice as civil
lord of the admiralty, and also as un-
dersecretary of state for India, COVER
nor of Bengal, viceroy and acting
governor general of India and British
delegate to the League of Nations.
He was the first English guest OF
the League for Political Education Of
the town hall of New York to be
invited here on the Jonathan Peter
son Lectureship, which was estab-
lished ITO promote q better under
standing among the English-speaking
people"
Evening star., 1935-02-07
OPEN FORUM Is DENIED
THOMSON SCHOOL USE

Linn A. E. Gale and the Washing
ton Open Forum have temporarily
been denied the use of the Thomson
School for their weekly meetings, but
will have a definite answer at the
next meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton.
Gale applied for the use OF the
building some time ago and on Feb
ruary 4 filed letters of commentator
from Senator Royal S. Copeland OF
New York and DR.. Mordecai Ezekiel,
economic adviser to the Secretary OF
Agriculture.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintend-
ent of schools, recommended that the
request be denied under the boards
ruling that the school buildings are
not open to acrimonius discussions.
Gale asserted that the forum Is a
neutral organization and offered the
board list of future speakers, along
with their subjects.
Ballou, however, persisted in his
opposition asserting that Gales meet
ings in the past had been of such
nature as to cause embarrassment to
teachers who participated.
1.-THE Washington Open Forum" !"
Ballou said, docs not measure up to
the boards standards"
Evening star., 1935-02-07
SHIFT IN HOUSING
MAY CURBD|SEASE
Decentralization of 1000
TranSientS Planned in
Meningitis Fight.

Decentralization of the 1000 transi-
entS under public care here was being
planned today by Federal officials in
a move to combat any spread of spinal
meningitis, which provoked an order
Tuesday night for quarantine of the
men in the various buildings Wnere
they have been housed.
The plans are being made under
direction of DR.. c. E. Waller of the
Public Health Service, medical direc-
tor of the Federal Emergency Relief
Administration, and Aubrey Williams
of the F. E. R. A. staff.
Survey was being made today to
determine if an adequate number of
small lodging places could be pro-
vided so as to break down the con-
gestion of transients in their present
quarters and to determine if a large
number should be moved to Fort
Hunt. Va, or some other outlying
Federal property. Up to noon def
mite plan had not been announced.
S35.OOO Made Available.
Meanwhile, Williams, assistant to
Harry L. Hopkins. Federal relief ad-
niniStrator, made available an ad-
ditional $4,000 for the care of
transients here. Only partial grant
for relief operations was made to the
District at the opening Of this month
to carry the District through the first
10 days of February. At that time
$4,000 of the total partial grant of
100000 was assigned to transient re-
lief. The additional sum for
transients is calculated to provide for
needs through February 90
The extra sum for transientS was
not forthcoming because of the men,
nights problem, but its availability
will assure the Transient Bureau with
funds up to February 20.
One additional transient suspected
of having the disease was isolated
yesterday at Gallinger Hospital for
careful examination. There now are
five tranSientS there under treatment.
The Public Health Service has as
signed DR.. j. p Leake. senior surgeon,
as an assistant to Dr. Waller.
Gases Closely Studied.
1t was brought out To-Day that red
eral officials are studying meningitis
cases among transients at various
places in the country, to take precau-
tionary steps to prevent spread Of the
disease. The general tentative plan
is for decentralization of the housing
of transients wherever possible, be-
cause the disease develops under con-
gested housing of the men.
Richard Gebhardt, District transient
director, and Dr. Edward j. Schwartz,
acting District health officer, con-
ferred today with other District Off
cials on the meningitis problem, but
are awaiting word from Federal Off
cials before any change is made in the
quarantine Extra nurses have been
assigned to observe transients who
have contracted colds and fever, these
being symptoms of the disease. Closer
medical examinations are made in
such cases
Gebhardt reported the morale of the
transients is remaining good and extra
entertainment facilities, such as games
and radios, have been provided to ease
their confinement.
Evening star., 1935-02-07
HOUSE APPROVES
S1,5OO FUND FOR
D. c. CRIME PROBE
Accounts Committee Re-
duces $4,000 Request of
District Committee.
ALSO BARS PRIVATE
STEN0GRAPHERS' USE
Hearings to Be Resumed Tomor-
row and Burke Is Expected
to Submit Affidavits.

Without debate the House today
adopted a resolution providing an op-
preparation of $500 for the special
District Crime Investigating Com
mittee.
A $4,000 fund was sought by the
House District Committee to enable
the investigating group to employ a
special investigator. stenographers, a
clerk and to meet other incidental
expenses in connection with its work.
The House Accounts Committee. how
ever, in reporting out the resolution,
reduced the amount to $500
The House not only approved this
change, but adopted another amend
ment to the resolution requiring the
Investigating Committee to use off,
cial stenographers of the House in
stead of private stenographers as a
means of reducing expenses.
Resume Hearings.
In the meantime, the investigating
committee made preparations to re-
sumo its hearings tomorrow at 1890
am. Inspector Frank S. w. Burke,
chief of detectives, will be recalled to
the witness stand to be followed by
Lieut.. George NJ. Little, head Of the
Police Departments special gambling
and vice squad. and Sergt. George
Deyoe, his chief aide.
Burke will turn over to the COM
Der of the detective force denying that
they have failed to make true reports
of their activities in the past. These
documents are designed to answer a
charge Of Representative Schultz,
Democrat, of Indiana that some de-
tectives assigned to work in the pre-
cincts depended on their partners to
report for them while they remained
at home in bed
Lieut.. Little and Sergt. Deyoe are
to be questioned about the recent
gambling crusade. Schultz wants them
to explain the sudden closing oi
100 gambling establishments severa,
months ago when "the heat was
turned on" as a result Of civic de-
mands for action.
May Call Garnett.
The committee next week plans to
call Leslie C. Garnett. United State:
attorney for the District, and other
court attaches to discuss the jury
system and the parole and probation
law.
Judges of the various District courts
also are to be requested to testify
but the committee under the House
resolution authorizing the inquiry will
not be permitted to question them as
to their reasons for any act of ''ju-
dicial discretion.
That restriction was written into
the resolution primarily to preclude
the questioning of Judge Fay L
Bentley of Juvenile Court about her
recent action in committing two IS
year-old boys to the National Train
ing School for "joyriding" in a stolen
automobile. The boys were later
granted a new trial
Evening star., 1935-02-07
CARD PARTY PLANNED

The Ladies' Auxiliary, No. 13, to
Columbia Typographical Union, No.
101, will hold a card party tomorrow
at $50 pm. at 1919 G street to aid
in Nationwide drive for funds to
erect a home for aged members Of
auxiliaries throughout the country.
The site for the home has been
selected in Colorado Springs, near
the Union Printers Home. Member
auxiliaries are making a special effort
to raise necessary funds so that con-
struction of the home will be started
by Fall.
Evening star., 1935-02-07
Benefit Party Planned.

A card party, sponsored by the Holy
Name Society for the benefit of the
Church of the Assumption. will be
held this evening at o'clock in the
Assumption rectory, 3405 Nichols ave-
nue. southeast.
Evening star., 1935-02-07

Located between sidewalks and
curbing at important points around
the great Federal triangle in down.
town Washington, these granite
pylons and kiosks, shown above in
architects sketches, are now I'M
der preliminary construction. They
are designed by Bennett, Parsons
g. Frost, landscape architestS, TO
mark with strong accent" cer-
tain imposing entrances to Fed
eral domain in the triangle Of
monumental Government buildings,
between Pennsylvania and Consti-
tuition avenues and Fifteenth street.
Both are of reinforced concrete
bases, brick pillars, faced with
granite. The pylon at left is 27
feet high, surmounted by an eagle
and scroll, while the kiosk at right,
with lions head fountain, is IL
feet high, but wider than the pylon.
Star Staff Photo
of Architects Sketches.
Evening star., 1935-02-07

6uIleC supper, Amlty CluD, Hamilton
Hotel, 8 pm.
Dinner, meeting, the Thirteen Club
Willard Hotel, $50 pm.
Bingo party, benefit st. Peters Com
mandery, No. 1874, Knights of st. John
go M street northeast, 8 pm.
Turkey dinner, benefit Unity Chap
ter, No. %, o. E. s., AlmaS Temple
Thirteenth and K streets, S to pm
Dinner, meeting, Washington Leica
Club, Kennedy-Warren Apartments, Z
pm.
Card party. Newman Club of George
Washington University, Willard Hotel
$50 pm.
Dance, Bull Run Camp. Sons of
Confederate Veterans, Willard Hotel,
9 pm.
Dinner, National Institute of Adult
Education, Mayf1ower Hotel, 8 pm.
Entertainment, auspices Vincent B
Costello Post, No. IS, American Legion
Home for Incurables, 7:45 pm.
Card party, benefit Ladies of Char
ity, st. AIMS Orphan Asylum, 2300 K
street, $3.50 pm.
TOMORROW.
Card and bingo party, benefit I'm
maculate Conception Church, audi
toriun1, Eighth and N streets, $3.50 p m
Dance and card party, benefit Will
liam F. Hunt Chapter, o. E. S., vii.
lard Hotel, 8:30ep.m.
Dance, Georgetown University Jun.
ior Promenade, Wardman Park Hotel
10 pm.
Dinner, Washington Academy oi
Surgeons, University Club, Z pm.
Card party, benefit Women's Aux
iliary, No. 13, Columbia Typographical
Union, No. 10l, 1919 G street, $50
pm.
Ball, Catholic Students Mission
Crusade, Mayflower Hotel.
Smoker, Variety Club, Willard Hotel
8 pm.
Dance, Phi Mu Sorority, La Fayette
Hotel, 9 pm.
Dance, Alumni Association of Oxon
Hill High School, school auditorium
9 pm.
Card party, benefit H Street Chris
tian Church, go M street northeast
8 pm.
Bingo party, benefit Blessed Vir-
gins Sodality of Our Lady of Victory
Church. parish hall, Conduit and
Reservoir roads, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1935-02-07
Philippines Improve

Business in the Philippines gained
in 1884, according to sales tax re-
turns.
Evening star., 1935-02-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

4ODA4.
Buffet supper, Amity Club, Hamilton
Hotel, 8 pm.
Dinner, meeting, the Thirteen Club,
Willard Hotel, $50 pm.
Evening star., 1935-02-07

Bingo party, benefit st. Peters Com
mandery, No. 1874, knights of st. John
go M street northeast, 8 PPM.
Evening star., 1935-02-07

Turkey dinner, benefit Unity Chap
ter, No. %, o. E. s., Almas Temple,
Thirteenth and K streets, S to pm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-20
$5, ,OOO Damages In
 Unusual Suit Asked
Woodbury Man Sues Hartford Firm for Fire Destroy
 ing Building, Machinery, Tools Alleges Negligence

by the Hartford concern in Hart ford, for the purpose of raising to- bacco, potatoes and other agricul- tural products.
 On April II, described in the complaint as a very windy day, the agents of the Hartford concern were engaged in sterilizing the ground. This was done by the op- eration of a steam boiler, which generated steam and forced 1t into the ground. The boiler was located near the building in which the plaintiff kept his tools. seed, po- tatoes. machinery and other valu- able assets.
 Sparks from the fire, escaped from the chimney and were carried to the building where the plaintiff had his valuables stored and the building became ignited. The build ing was burned to the ground and the goods of the plaintiff. valued at $3,000, were destroyed.
 The defendant concern is charged with negligence in that the boiler was not equipped with a spark and flame arrester or screen; in operat- ing the boiler too close to the plaintiffs building, and in operat- ing the boiler on windy day and because the defendant failed to maintain fire fighting equipment on the premises. The plaintiffs property was destroyed, he was late in getting his crop planted and in harvesting the crop, so that he lost the profit he would have made, had he been able to plant as early as he usually did, says the complaint. In addition, he charges he had to pay extra wageS.>
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-20
Stills Valued at $5OOOO Destroyed by Federal Agents
WAITKUNAS HELD
 FOR ARRAICNMENT
East Liberty Street Boy to Be Tried Friday on
 Theft Charge

Charged with participating in the theft of more than $150 worth of metal from the Waterbury Bat tery Company, Peter Waitkunas. IF, of 1S0 East Liberty street, was ordered held for arraignment Fri day after being presented in city court this morning.
 Waitkunas was arrested yester- day afternoon by Parole Officer Walter Dworski of the Meridcn School For Boys when the latter saw Waitkunas and two others att tempting to sell more than four bags of metal to junk dealer on Railroad Hill street. The three lads ran away as they saw the par ole officer approaching in his car, and he captured Waitkunas after a chase on foot.
 More than 400 pounds of the metal, valued at 40 cents a pound, was recovered.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-20

Review No. 16, Women's Bene- fit Association are preparing to att tend the state convention of their association which is to be held in Hartford April 10. The guest or honor at the convention will be Mrs Bina West Miller, Supreme President and founder of the or ganizatiOn. Mrs Miller is coming to Hartford, from the headquarters in Port Huron, Michigan.
 The program for the day will cover a business session in the morning, presided over by Mrs Grace M. Best, state field director. During tho course of the session, Mrs Miller will address the dele gates.
 In the afternoon, competitive drills will be held, in which teams from all over the state will par ticipate. Waterbury will be repre- sented with n drill team composed of the Laughter-teen Club mcm- bers, which is the junior club of the local review.
 Mrs Norah Kelly, president of the local Review, has been chosen as delegate to the convention, with Mrs Mary Keefe as alternate. Ac- companying the representatives to the convention will be a large num- Der of the local Review members.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-20
DRIVERS HELD IN
 SILK H-JACKINC
Police Believe They Talked HOld-up-Silk May Be
 in New Haven

West Haven, March 20-(UP)--- Police, holding two Rhode Island drivers as suspects in the hi-jack- ing of their own trucks at Guil- ford, today extended their search for the cargoes after the riHed vehicles were reported found aban- doned in New. Jersey. Paul Holli- day, 30, Hoxie, and Joseph Ferrira, 28, Providence, employees of the Providence Teaming Co.,, were un- der $5000 bonds each on technical idleness charges. Charges were lodged against the men after sew eral witnesses said they saw the two trucks, containing goods of the Bradford Dyeing Co.,, Bradfords R. l., passing through West Haven at about the time sHolliday and Ferrira said they were held up by six men in two sedans 30 miles away.
 They related they were placed in one of the cars, their hands and mouths covered with adhesive tape and their eyes blindfolded. Police, receiving telephone call, found them in a woods in a sparsely set- tied section of town. Questioned separately, authorities said their stories conflicted and 1t was decided to hold them for more thorough questioning. 1t was believed the contents of the footed trucks were in storage at New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-20
KILLOUCHY SUIT
 OFF DOCKET HERE

The $15,000 damage suit of James Killoughy against the Con- necticut Go was reported settled out of the superior court to-day. It was slated to go on trial this morning but counsel announced the issue had been settled. MT Killoughy, we'll known insurance man, sued to recover for injuries suffered when he fell from one of the defendants buses at Grove and Second avenue, December IS, 1892.
 He was alighting from the bus, said the complaint, when the ma chine was suddenly started and he was thrown into the gutter, sus- tained a fracture of the bones in his left leg. Attorney William E. Fitzgerald and Attorney Thomas r. McGrath appeared for the plaintiff Carmody & Thoms ap- peared for the defendant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-20

supervising. This morning the var ious pieces of equipment were checked by MT. O'Kane and MT. Lunberg, prior to the beginning of actual destruction operations this afternoon. r
 Tax Eyadcrs
 Armed with axes, sledge ham mers, metal saws and blow.torChes. employees of the Blakeslee Go. be- gan cutting up the once valuable equipment early this afternoon while the two federal officials and other federal men looked on.
 "This destruction work" de- clared Chief Inspector, O'Kane. shows how the government re- gards illicit stills and their owner ship. We no longer have 8 boot legger; we have. instead an, alco- hol tax evader.< Every still in op- eration costs the. taxpayers money, and it is. no wonder that we longer find public sympathy wit h those who manufacturer. illicit liquor"
 The still were attacked vigor- ously by the workmen, being broken down into pieces no more than foot long. Cans" coils, plates, drip apparatus, vats = all met the same fate as the ware house yard resounded with the blows of sledgehammers and axes. Blow-torches were called into service on some of the more re- sisting pieces, but they, too were finally down to tiny pieces.
 Greatest Collections
 Chief Investigator O'Kane said that the stock being destroyed here, and few days from now in New Haven, makes up one of the most important destruction opera tions of its kind in the entire coun- try in several years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-20

A fire which destroyed the ma chinery and tools of Frank Shep- ard of Woodbury, stored in a build ing leased from the American Su- matra Tobacco Corp of East Hartford. is the basis of an unusual civil action instituted in the Wa terbury common pleas court today. Shepard in his suit, asking $5,00O damages, claims the fire was caused by the negligence of the agents of the defendant.
 The suit, prepared by Attorney Michael V. Blansfield, says Shep- ard leased 75 acres of land from the East Hartford corporation for the purpose of raising potatoes. The land is part of several thou sand acres owned and controlled
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-20

The chorus will consist of 60 members and will be mixed one with several we'll known Washing ton Hill boys and girls taking part in the show. Director Joe LeZotte will present such novelties as Mill lie Maroney, whistler, St. Patrick's double quartet and Joan Keefe juvenile entertainer.
 The dance numbers on the pro- gram will be taken care of by Kay Lucid and the dance team of Kay Darling and Genevie Phelan.
 Some of the soloists to be heard are Ray Brodeur who made his minstrel debut with the St. Pat ricks' show last week, James Cor man, Ed Cocchiolla,, Ed Sullivan, Rita Kennedy and Dot Tierney. The end men for the show will be George Barnes and Ray Grady and both have something new in the line of jokes ready for the aud fence for Friday night. Timmie Groves Colonials with James Fitz- gerald at the piano will play for the show and also for the dancing which will follow.
 Al Lawlor Is chairman of the event and with his assistants is working on the show to give the people of the Hill one of the best shows they have>witnessed in years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-20
SHORT CALENDAR
 SESSION FRIDAY

A busy short calendar session of superior court faces Judge Ar thur F. Els for this Friday morn ing. There are nearly 40 motions in civil cases and nine foreclosure cases to be heard. In addition. there are three divorce suits listed for hearings.
 One of the motions asks the court to set aside the $1,000 verdict of Mrs Margaret Kenney of this city against Mrs Margaret Hull pf Watertown, returned last week in the superior court. The plaintiff sued to recover for injuries sus- tained in an automobile collision near Young's restaurant on West Main street last summer. Harri- son & Harrison of New Haven ap- pear for the plaintiff. Judge Ed-