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Evening star., 1935-06-26

Diving overheard fully clothed, Earl
Frere. 80, of 923 D street southwest,
rescued 13-year-old colored boy
from drowning when the latter was
seized with cramsp and sank while
swimming off the old Madison Hall
dock near the foot of Ninth street
southwest.
Hampered by his clothing, Frere
managed with difficulty to swim to
safety with the boy, Paris Henderson,
jr., living in the 1000 block of Sixth
street southwest.
Following the rescue, w. p. Will
lamS. colored, of the 1900 block OF
Second street, revived the boy through
artificial respiration. The fire rescue
squad took the boy to Emergency Hos
pital for further treatment.
Frere is employed by the Transport
Lumber Co.. and was working nearby
when the boy called for help.
Evening star., 1935-06-26
in Boat,
Exceeding l5-MiIe
Limit, Is Fined $25
Penalty Suspended litter
He Is Told Not to
Do 1t Again.

Hey, buddy, pull over to the shore"
may become a familiar phrase on the
Potomac River since the law has
undertaken to stop speedboat speed
ing.
For the first time case of speed
boat speeding, exceeding Is miles an
hour, was called in Police Court this
morning. The defendant, David H.
Foster, Of 1918 M street, who was
testing his speedboat for the Atlantic
City races, was given a s25-suspended
fine by Judge Robert E. Mattingly,
when it was testified that he was
driving his boat more than IS miles
an hour in the Washington Channel
north Of the P street anchor buoy.
Judge Mattingly pointed out the
dangers of speeding in the channel
and warned Foster not to return on
a similar charge.
Evening star., 1935-06-26
BILL PROTECTS EAGLE

The Senate, confronted at times with
demands to save the Blue Eagle from
extinction, yesterday passed bill to
protect the bald eagle.
A bill by Senator Norbeck, Repub-
lican, Of South Dakota, prohibiting
destroying the great American emblem
was passed and sent to the House
without debate.
Just by way Of attempting to settle
an old controversy, committee report
on the bill said occasional stories
that the eagle attacks children are
apparently without foundation in
fact"
Evening star., 1935-06-26
FIELD EVENTS ARRANGED
FOR POLICE BOYS CLUBS
1850 Youths to Enjoy All-day
Outing to Chapel Point on
Steamer Potomac.

Track and field events, refresh
ments and entertainment will be fea-
lures of an all-day outing at Chapel
Point tomorrow for 2.500 members of
the Metropolitan Police Department
Boys Club.
The boys will meet at their respec-
tive clubhouses and at 8 am. will
march in parade formation to the
Seventh street wharves, where they
will board the steamer Potomac. The
procession will be led by the newly
organized 60-piece Police Boys Club
Band.
Sponsored by the Arlington Bottling
Co. and the Sterling Laundry, the out
ing will be in charge Of John p. Mesh
koff, director Of the Boys Club, and
his assistant, Morris Fox.
Among the guests will be Police
Supt. and Mrs. e. w. Brown, John
Carlton, former boxing coach at Har-
ward; Radio Joe" kaufman, Jim Pix
lee and Max harrington, coaches at
George Washington University, and
Jim McNamara, coach for q number
of prep schools here.
The boys will arrive back in Wash
ington at 1880 pm.
Evening star., 1935-06-26
WOMAN "POIS0N VICTIM"
HELD FOR OBSERVATION
Mrs. Martha Wise Tells Police
She Is Estranged Wife of
Prominent Local Man.

Mrs. Martha Wise, 26, of the Du-
pont Circle Apartment is in Gallinger
Hospital today for observation after
she was reported to have swallowed
poison and toilet lotion while in
the bath room of the apartment of
Carleton Moran, living in the same
building, whom she had gone to visit
a short time before.
Mrs. Wise told police she was the
wife of man of prominent local
family who is now in New York and
from whom she says she has been
estranged several months.
Physicians at Gallinger Hospital
reported no definite trace of the
poison she was supposed to have
taken was found and said she is
out of danger.
Mr.. Moran said she had locked
herself in the bath room. To police
and hospital authorities Mrs. Wise
related a story of being worried and
respondent.
Evening star., 1935-06-26
DEPOS|TORS' FIGHT.
IN HIGHEST COURT
Review Of Decision Exempt.
ing Park Savings Direc-
tors Is Sought.

Depositors and the receiver of the
Park Savings Bank today jointly car
ried to the Supreme Court of the
United States their fight to force
directors Of the bank to pay for
heavy losses in the insolvent tnstitu-
ton.
Counsel for group of depositors
and for John p. Moran, receiver of
the bank. filed in the Supreme Court
a petition for writ of certiorari Ia
review decision of the District Court
of Appeals which exempted the direc-
tors from liability for deposits COM
ing into the bank after its charter
expired. August 80, 1929.
This followed swiftly after Control
Ter Of the Currency j. F. T. O'Connor
revoked an assessment he had pre-
viously levied on the stockholders to
force them to pay 100 per cent on the
$100, 900 capital stock of the bank
Controller O'Connor withdrew the
assessment because of a court de-
ciSion in the case Of the Potomac
Savings Bank, which was held to be
precedent. In this decision the
court held that the controller could
not levy an assessment against stock
holders Of a bank chartered in a
State whose laws did not carry double
liability on bank stock.
Double Liability Lacking.
Neither the State of Virginia, in
which the Potomac Savings Bank was
chartered. nor the State of Alabama
IN which the Park Savings Bank was
chartered. carry double liability.
The new effort of the depositors and
the receiver in appealing to the Ma
tion's highest tribunal, is to force the
Park Bank directors to pay under
authority of the law of the State of
Alabama. This case has nothing what
ever to do with double liability or as
sessment on bank stock.
In their petition for a writ oi
certiorari, the depositors and receiver
claim the lower court erred on con-
stitutional grounds, and that the
directors are liable under Alabama
law not only for s4,122,7 in asset;
which came into their hands when the
charter expired, but also for assets
which came into their hands after.
ward. The bank was closed during the
bank holiday in March, 1888. and the
vice president, Robert S. Stunz, com.
mitted suicide.
Alabama Law Benefits.
The Court of Appeals held that the
benefits of Alabama law which require
directors to account as trustees may be
claimed only by depositors who were
such when the charter expired August
80. 1929. but that depositors who
placed their money in the bank sub
sequent to that cannot claim the bene-
fits of the Alabama statute and are
estopped to assert that directors of a
corporation conducting business pro-
hibited to the corporation by law are
personally liable for the Indebtedness
incurred.
Moran is represented by j. Bruce
Kremer, George B. Springston and
Herbert M. Bingham, while the de-
positors of the bank are represented
by e. Hilton Jackson and william e.
Richardson.
Evening star., 1935-06-26
148 DRUNK DRIVING
CASES 5.M0NTH MARK
Police Bureau Shows April, With
81 Arrests, Was High
Month This Year.

From the first Of January to the
last day of May, this year, 148 per-
sons were arrested in the District
of Columbia for allegedly driving
motor vehicles while under the in
fiuence Of liquor, according to figures
compiled by the Bureau Of Statistics,
Police Department, yesterday.
In January, 40 were arrested; Feb
ruary, IS; March, 20; April, 81, and
May, "a, showing steady increase.
Organized In July, 1891, the Bureau
of Statistics has been compiling fif-
ures only since that year. Its COM
plete and up-to-date record of ar
rests for driving while drunk follows,
by years:
1881, July to December, 1873; 1882.
24s; 1888, 235, and 1884, s5i,
Evening star., 1935-06-26
BANK TO PAY S27,5O0
FOR REFUSAL OF CHECK
George Fl. Price Co., Inc, Claim
ing Damage to Credit, Wins

ing Damage to Credit, Wins
d. c. Supreme Court Case.
Refusal of the Merchants Bank &
Trust Co., to honor q check resulted
yesterday in the award of sat, 500 to
the George H. Price Co., Inc. by q
District Supreme Court jury.
The verdict was returned against
Cary Hardee, receiver of the Federal
American National Bank & Trust
Co., which absorbed the Merchants
Bank several years ago.
The Price Co., through Attorney
Foster Wood, proved it sent out a
check on the Merchants bank for
$l,700, while having only $1,000 on
deposit. Before the check got back
to the bank the company deposited
additional checks to raise its bal
ance above the needed amount, but
the bank refused to pay the s1,700
check until the deposited checks had
been cleared. AS result of this
action, Wood said, the firms credit
standing was injured and it lost an
account which had paid 1t $25,000 a
year.
Evening star., 1935-06-26
RAIL CHANGE URGED
Eastman Suggests Carriers Form

Eastman Suggests Carriers Form
Central Fiscal Agency.
A central agency to handle all of
The fiscal work of American railroads
Was proposed to the carriers yesterday
by Joseph B. Eastman, Federal trans
portation co-ordinator.
& Eastnans suggestion, embraced IN
d report prepared by ]. Edward Davey
cf the co-ordinator's staff, proposes
formation of transportation fiscal
corporation and transportation trust
company.
At present, the transfer of stock
and bonds and other fiscal work of
railroads Is done by large banking
houses.
Evening star., 1935-06-26
GOLDEN DECLINES
TO HEAD \. F. v.
D. c. Commander Says
Business too Pressing.
Election Tonight.

Nathan G. Golden. District depart
ment commander. caused furry Of
excitement at the second session of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars three
day encampment here last night with
the announcement he would not be a
candidate for reelection. The meet
ing was held in the Hine Junior High
School.
Pressure Of business, Golden ex-
planned, made it impossible for him to
lend the time to the work Of the vet
erans' organizations that was needed.
Election Tonight.
"A host of friends had urged me to
run for reelection" Golden said. but
I honestly just couldn't make it"
Reports of committees was the chief
business at the session.
Election Of officers will be held to-
night at a meeting which opens at
7 o'clock.
James van Zandt. national COM
mander in chief of the v. r. w, and
Ellie Schill. national counselor and
chairman of the 1885 encampment at
New Orleans, will be guest speakers at
the closing session tonight.
Break Is Denied.
Denial of any rift between the
American Legion and the v. F. w. was
made by Golden, who said he was on
the best of terms with J. O'Connor
Roberts, American Legion commander
He said false reports the Legion did
not participate in the parade Monday
night arose from q misunderstanding.
Candidates for District commander
are Edward E. Innman of the Ma
tional Tribune and Daniel j. Leahy
of the National Capital Post. The
election will be held at the Hine
School, Seventh street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast.
Evening star., 1935-06-26
WORKMEN INJURED

Jules Petit, IL, Of 176O Lanier place,
and John r. Ragland, so, of 1921
Lawrence street northeast, were in
dured this morning while working in
the auditorium between Department
"a Labor and Interstate Commerce
Commission buildings, when a STEP
ladder slipped throwing them to the
moor. They were taken to Emergency
Hospital. It was found that Ragland,
his chest injured, was not in q SER
lous condition. Petit's wrists were
hroken and his right eye injured,
Evening star., 1935-06-26
CAT BRINGS SPEED FINE

Driver Admits Excessive Rate to
Circumvent Black Feline.
Fear of having a black cat cross his
path cost George L. Jones, ~, colored,
IS for speeding today.
Policeman Patrick J. O'Sullivan tes-
titled Jones, who lives at 1877 Twenty
third street, was driving 80 miles per
hour on Virgins avenue early today.
Jones testified he saw this black cat
ahead Of him and l.'at his wife urged
him to greater speed.
"I just couldn't let that black cat
get in front of me-" Jones said.
This seems to be your hard luck
day." Judge Given said. You're fined
s."
Evening star., 1935-06-26
TREE TO HONOR CZECH
Linden in Park to Keep Alive
Gen. stefanik's Memory.

Park authorities today granted per-
mission for the planting of a linden
tree in one Of the city's parks in mem
ory Of 0 CechoSlOvakian hero, Gen.
Milan Ratislav Stefanik, distinguished
astronomer and official of the Czecho-
slovakian government. who was killed
recently in an atrplane accident.
The request came through Repre-
sentative Somers Of New York from
the Slovak League OF America.
Evening star., 1935-06-26
ROAD ELIMINATION
URGED FOR SAFETY
Military Highway Closing
Proposed at Hearing
by House Group.

The closing of Military road across
Washington Airport as an emergency
measure to prevent the loss of life
was requested by several witnesses at
a public hearing today before the
House Military Affairs Committee.
Samuel ]. Solomon. manager of the
Washington Airport. declared that the
hazard of operating air transport
service is very great so long as Mil
itary road continues in operation and
that the danger is continually grow
ing.
Solomon said that although the
closing of the road would be def
initely harmful to the airport prop
erty from a real estate standpoint, he
believed the action should be taken
at once to prevent possible disaster.
He said that closing of the road will
entail an expense to the airport OF
$4,000 for grading, preparation of
new runways and moving of hangers
and other buildings.
Airport Maintains Road.
Solomon told the committee that
today no government agency is main
tanning Military road and that the
airport itself is filling holes in the
highway to keep the road open to
traffic.
Two representatives of the War De-
partment testified that Military road
no longer is of any use to the War
Department. At the suggestion of
Maj. NJ D. Wheeler, Quartermaster
Corps, an amendment was taken under
consideration by the committee which
would provide for immediate closing
of the portion of Military road be-
tween the airport traffic lights and
the closing of the entire length from
the Washington Richmond Highway
to the Georgetown Alexandria High
way at the southeast corner Of Ar
lington National Cemetery by Oc-
tober /. Portions of the road outside
the airport would be turned over to
the Arlington Experimental Farm, to
the State of Virginia or to any other
Government agency which might re-
quest use of the property.
Representative Howard w. Smith of
Virginia led a delegation from Ar
lington County in opposition to closing
of Military road unless a substitute
highway around the airport is pro-
vided at once.
Demands Airport Pay for Road.
Smith contended that the airport
should pay the cost of constructing
the substitute road, since it had Gre
ated the hazard which made necessary
the closing of the highway.
Solomon replied that the airport
was willing to donate a right of way
around the edge of the airport for the
substitute road, but said he did not
believe the airport should pay for con-
struction of the substitute highway.
Smith charged that Solomon had
blocked the passage of the Smith bill
providing for establishment Of model
airport at Gravelly Point.
The committee will take the bill
under consideration in executive ses-
sion with a view to making report
to the House at once.
Evening star., 1935-06-26
OWEN RITES ARRANGED
Services for N. r. A. Attorney to

Services Tor N. Il. A. Attorney to
Be Held in Columbia, Tenn.
Funeral services for Crockett Owen,
IS, supervising attorney Of the N. r.
A. litigation division, will be held in
Columbia, Tenn, his birthplace, after
cremation here. Mr.. Owen died Mon
day morning at his nome, 1923 Con-
necticut avenue, of heart attack.
Mr.. Owen, prominent st. Peters,
burg, Fla. attorney, had been in
Washington little over year. Be-
sides his widow, he is survived by two
daughters, Virginia and Margaret
Craige Owen, and q sister, Mrs.
George e. McKennon OF Columbia.
Evening star., 1935-06-26
Choir Concert Tonight.

The Petworth M. E. choir, Ardis
Atkinson, director, will give a secular
concert tonight at the church, Grant
circle and New Hampshire avenue,
at 8 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1935-06-26

Big Daffodils Found.
Daffodils 3715 inches long were re-
Gently found In Rute, Scotland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30
SEVEN FIRES IN
 MASSACHUSETTS

Boston, Dec. 30-(U.P) = Seven Massachusetts fires yesterday and early to-day killed two persons, in- jured five others, and caused more than $l40,OO0 damage. Efforts to ex- tinguish grass fire set by chum cost the life of Charles J. Picot, 6, of Bedford. Flames ignited the child's clothing and two hours later he died at 8 hospital. Walter H. Costello, 49-year-old World War veteran, was burned to death in bed at Barre. Fire officials believed he fell asleep while smoking. Three firemen were injured when they slipped on an icy roof and fell to the ground during a $25,0OO fire at the R. P. Williams Lumber yard in Dorchester.
 Fire destroyed the composing room of the Greenfield Recorder Gazette, Franklin County's only daily newspaper, while water so damaged the editorial, advertising and general offices, that damage was estimated at $50,O00 to $75, 1000. Flames did not reach the press room and publication continued to- day with local printing concerns CO., operating.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30
Frank Cim1inera
 Is Seriously M

Frank Cimlnera, one of Su- perintendent of Streets ThOm- as ,. Fleming's chief assistants, was reported i'm . serious con- ditl0n at his home on Oakland avenue today. nEr. Clminera Is suffering from pneumonia. Much concern for his c0ndi- ti0n was expressed at the street department today.
 Mir. Ciminera has been at tached to the street depart ment for the past IA years, serving under the eight years administration of ex-MayOr Francis P. Guilfoile and during the past six years of Mayor Frank Hayes administration.
 During the administration of the late President Woodrow Wilson MT. Ciminera was at- tached to the local office of the federal internal revenue de- pertinent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30

Through the efforts of the younger m smbers this popular and formerly annual affair has been revived aft CT . lapse of 12 years and a Il members and guests will be invited to help greet the New Year and send the old on its way.
 The arrangements committee con- sists of Elmer Kiessling, chairman; Alex Drapetein, Anton Ruegg, Hans Ruegg, Adolph Bender, Attorney AL bert Hummel, Jack Buonocore, Emil Hummel, Brick Schneer, William Schaeffer and Frederick F. Wiedorn.
 The supper committee is made up of Ms. Anton Ruegg, chairman; Mrs. Hans Ruegg, Mrs. John Wied- orn. Mrs, Adolph Bender and Mrs. Ludwig Kunkel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30
LIQUOR DEALERS
 ELECT OFFICERS

The Connecticut Liquor Dealers
 Hartford, Conn, Dec. 30-(UP) Association, Inc, has adopted 16- point program to be sponsored dur ing the 1887 general assembly ses- sion.
 A single license system for all per- mittees and Sunday sales in taverns were outstanding recommendations.
 D. J. Carroll, Naugatuck, was elected president at the third an- nual meeting Sunday. Other officers were Clifford Cashman, executive secretary; Max Kaminsky, Hartford, Fanelli, Hartford county; Michael treasurer; vice presidents: Frank
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30

governors, the chancellor and six justices of .the court of errors and appeals.
 As soon as all members arrived the doors of the meeting room at the State House were closed and locked.
 The first business of the court was to consider the application of 8 conditional parole for Charles Weise, serving 12 to Is years on second degree murder charge in connection with the death at Englewood Cliffs, N. J. of Emil Vyborny, gasoline sta- ton attendant.
 The Hauptmann plea was next.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30
BRISTOL YOUTH FACES CHARGES
Parent Can Be Arraigned on Several-Has Also
 Violated Parole

Should Edmund Diana, 1o, of 30 Kenyon street, continue to insist that the shooting affray in which he was wounded Friday morning was accidental" and prosecution in the local courts is impossible against Norman Parent, 9, of Bristol, the confessed gun-wielder will not be. free of worries. Chief Inspector Will liam P. Keegan of the detective bu- reau said this morning that Parent faces a charge of breaking and en- tering in Bristol, and that Cheshire reforTnatory officials also seek the Bristol youth for violation of parole.
 Chief Inspector Keegan said that Bristol police claim that the gun which wounded Diana was stolen by Parent when he broke into a private home in Bristol. Another alterna- tive that authorities have, Chief 1n- spector Keegan said, is that of charging Parent with carrying con cealed weapons and arraigning him here on that count.
 Parent is still held without, bond, while Diana is in dangerous con- dition at St. Mary's hospital. With a bullet lodged in his lung above his heart, doctors fear that Dianas wound may become infected. Parent is being held. technically, for the coroner.
 Ernest LaFontaine, 9, at whose home at 118 Meadow street the shooting took place and Albert Pet ti, p, of 43 Union street, are held by police as material witnesses. They have been under steady ques- tioning.
 Parent claims that he did not know the gun was loaded, and that the reason he dropped Diana out of his car in front of the City Hall Friday was that he thought it was Q .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30
HAUPTMANN IS
 AWAITING CALL

Trenton, N. J., Dec. 30-( (UP)- The State Board of Pardons which holds power of death over Bruno Richard Hauptmann, met here to- day to decide when it will hear his appeal.
 Hauptmann's plea to the court represents almost hsi only hope to escape electrocution the week of Jan. l3, for the staying of Charles A. Lindbergh. Jr.
 The court is composed of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30
TURNER'S OFFER
 HOLIDAY PARTY
New Years Eve Festival to Feature Turkey Din :
 ner, Entertainment

Final arrangements for the New Years eve festival of the local Turner's at their hall at 1181 North Main street tomorrow night were completed at a meeting of the fes- tivitles committee Saturday evening, it was announced by Fred Weidorn today. The program will include music and a turkey dinner, a pleas
 ing assortment of entertainment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30
SYDNEY WOMEN WIN FIGHT

Sydney, N. S. w. = UP) = Syd- ney women have won another fight in its long history, the Royal Society for recognition. For the first time of New South Wales has admitted women to membership.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-30

Laiche, New Haven county; Daniel Maloney, Fairfield county; Charles Ryan, Windham county; Alphonse Gaman, Litchfield county.
Evening star., 1935-03-31

ANOTHER RECORD
GOES TO MED|CA
Gives A0-Yard Swim Mark
Trimming in Capturing
Collegiate Title.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
)AMBRIDGE. Mass. March 80.
1 Jack Medica Of the Univer-
" sity Of Washington, America e
outstanding free style SWIM
ming hope for the 1886 Olympics,
tonight broke his second world record
in as many days while defending his
National Collegiate A. A. 440-yard
title against his keenest rival, Jimmy
Gilhula Of Southern California, in
the Harvard pool.
Medica was timed in 4:42.5, $40
seconds under the Trojan stars &C.
cepted mark.
IO0-YARD FREE STYLE FINAL-won
BY Flachmann illinois; second. Lvinss-
fourth. Cooke Yale: NTH, Bryant eohio
Statel: sixth. Lee Brown. Time-52.4 4
.oo-YARp BREAST STROKE FINAL
Won by Kalsey tMichisan) second. Bry.
State State fGgTth: f%.a1: Foster Stanford; NTH,
vardl; Time-e::ss.7 Cnew N. G. A. A.
Nv siS1.sD $:Si.s FREE STYLE S1Nsh,wen
ssiHa woodfard nefa 9os!e sta.s5 afGpnls 9enrsh:
igan); sixth. Hoyt YALE. Time-442.5
HIGH.B0ARD DIVING FINAL-won by
Fehsenfeld (Michiganl. 134 40 points Sec
ond. Busby Qowal; 1864; third. Grady
iMichisanj. iO6.5O: NTH. BuckinEhSm
tYale). 1854: sixth, Johnston ;Michigan),
96.6S.
Michigan Drysdale. Renner. Robertson.
Dalrymple); second. Yale; third, Navy:
fourth. Brown: fifth. Iowa. Time-3 :3S4