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Evening star., 1935-01-29
ADAMS SCHOOL FIRE
REPAIRS DISCUSSED
Workers Take Other 0ffices-Ex.
tent of Damages Found
Smaller.

Officials of the public school system
today wrestled with the problem of
repairing the interior of the old
Adams School, where flames routed
more than two-score employees yester-
day.
Division heads and other school
workers took up temporary quarters
in scattered school buildings, while
Supt. Of Schools Frank w. Ballou and
other officers of the system tried to
decide where the funds to replace the
damaged furniture in the Adams
School were coming from.
School appropriations are limited
and there Is some question whether
the Adams School will be occupied
again, 1t was pointed out at the
Franklin Administration Building.
Other quarters may be sought for the
administrative divisions, which were
housed in the building.
The fire marshals Office cut its
preliminary estimate of $4,000 dam
age In half after a more complete
survey OF the wreckage was made.
The blaze, which broke out about
$3.50 am. is believed to have been
caused by an overtaxed furnace.
The school has not housed children
since 1880 when the new John Quincy
Adams School was erected.
Evening star., 1935-01-29

James F. Buzz" Donovan, paroled
from the District Reformatory to work
on chicken farm near Flora, Ind,
was warned by members, of the Ku
Klux Klan there Ito get out of the
country within two days" according
to Capt. NJ M. Barnard, general super
intendent Of District penal institu-
tionS.
This statement came today from
Capt Barnard after the District Parole
Board issued a warrant for the arrest
of Donovan in order to bring him
back to the District from a temporary
job at South Bend, Ind, where he was
placed after the incident at Flora.
Publicity Held Unwise.
This illustrates very clearly" said
Capt. Barnard. how unwiSe publicity
on parole matters can wreck a parole
plan. Donovan has done nothing him
self to warrant revocation of his
parole and now he will have another
arrest charged to his record.
After Donovan had been paroled
to the chicken farm last November
there was an outcry against his re-
lease. Stories about his being a
hardened criminal were published in
Indiana and persons near Flora took
up the cry"
Information gathered by Capt Bar
nard is to the effect that Donovan,
was attending church service near
Flora when he was tapped on shoulder
and told some one wanted to see him
outside. Two men, reputedly members
of the Klan, are then said to have
warned him to get out. 1t was decided
by Indiana authorities that it would
be best to move the parolee to another
location, but the District Parole Board
disapproved the plan for work at
South Bend, because they did not
Evening star., 1935-01-29
STURM ARRAIGNED
ON BIGAMY CHARGE
Held to Grand Jury on $1,000
Bond-Accused of Threat
Against Wife.

Albert F. Sturm, who was arrested
upon his return to Washington three
weeks ago after his wife, Mrs. Elvira
Sturm, 1712 Connecticut avenue,
charged him with bigamy, today was
held for the grand jury on 81 900 bond
by Police Court Judge Gus A. Schuldt.
Sturm pleaded not guilty.
While he was being arraigned in
Police Court today Assistant District
Attorney Louis L. Whitestone asked
Mrs. Sturm whether her husband had
communicated with her after his re-
lease on $500 bond. Mrs. Sturm, who
charged in the warrant that he had
married Miss June Jones last July 8,
told the court Sturm had threatened
her.
Upon the strength of this threat,
according to Whitestone, Sturm's bond
was raised to $1,000.
The couple was married in Austria
in 1921, according to Mrs. Sturm.
Early last year Sturm left home and,
allegedly, was married to Miss Jones.
Later he left notes to both wives say
ing he was going to commit suicide,
it was testified.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
PRODUCE DEALER
STABBED IN FIGHT
Father-in-Law, GA, Held for At
tack on Suitland Man, 20,
at Store.

Andrew L. Harrison, 20, Of Suit
land. Md, a produce dealer, is recov-
ering at Providence Hospital today
from multiple cuts about the face,
head and neck, said by police to have
been inflicted Saturday night by his
father-in-law, Martin j. Deery, "a,
during a fight in Harrison's place Of
business in the 1900 block of Fifth
street northeast.
Doctors said 1t required about $50
stitches to close Harrison's wounds,
allegedly inflicted by a penknife in
Deery's hands. The elder man him.
self was treated for cuts on his right
hand before being held at Gallinger
Hospital under a charge Of assault
with q dangerous weapon.
Police said Deery had made ar
rangements for bond today. Mean
while, Harrison was believed out Of
danger, although his condition ap-
peared serious at first, due to loss Of
blood.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
THOMAS TO ADDRESS
B'NAI BIRTH LODGE
Oklahoma Senator to Speak at
Banquet for Installation of
Officers Thursday.

Senator Elmer Thomas of Okla
homa will be the principal speaker at
the banquet Thursday night at the
Willard Hotel, marking the installa-
tion of the 1885 officers of Argo Lodge
of the B'nai Birth.
Alfred L. Bennett, the new presi-
dent, will succeed Morton H. Wilmer,
under whose administration the lodge
increased its membership to more
than 800.
Besides Senator Thomas there will
be several other prominent local
speakers, including Isidore Hershheld,
who will preside as toastmaSter.
An entertainment program arranged
for the banquet will include music
by the Brusiloff ensemble, songs by
Nathan Bachrach, baritone; Sylvia
Shappirio and Mrs. Nathan Wallack,
sopranos.
Other new officers of the lodge are
Alfred Goldstein, vice president; Leon
Katz, warden; Moe Gutenberg, finan-
cial secretary; David Wiener, record
ing secretary; Morris Garfnkle,
treasurer, and Stephen Sills, guardian
The new trustees are Joseph D. Kauf-
man, Isaac LapiduS, Max Bernstein,
L. v. Freudberg and DR.. Carl Bas-
secheS.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
L0rt0n Par0Iee Is Warned
By Ku Klux Kan in Indiana
Barnard Says Action Causes Warrant
to Be Issued for "Buzz" Donovan
to Be Returned Here.

think that Donovan should be placed
in large city. and his arrest and re-
turn to Washington was ordered.
Sentenced for Robbing.
term on charge of robbery and was
released last November after serving
two years. Reformatory officials said
he had excellent records for deport-
ment at the District institution and he
was allowed to go alone to the place
of his parole at Flora, Ind.
officials said Donovan's return to
the reformatory at Lorton, Va, would
not necessarily mean he would have
to serve the remaining eight years of
his sentence. that it was possible that
a new parole plan might be developed
In recent months, considerable
criticism has been voiced against the
release on parole of several prisoners
with long police records, and since
two have been remanded to prison.
During public discussion of the parole
system. the Parole Board has adopted
a policy Of giving publicity to the
names OF those prisoners becoming
eligible for parole, as to their length
of their prison confinement.
Nineteen to Seek Parole.
Nineteen applications for parole
will be heard at the next regular
meeting of the board to be held at
the District Building Friday. Appli-
cants are as follows:
Robert Chambers, Paul A. Lehr,
John Lee Carter, James Gary, Thomas
Dixon. Raphael K. Simms, Augustus
Moody, James L. Neve-son, Alphonso
Young, John Lansdale Perry, George
Noisette, John S. Thomas, James
Wonder, James Miller, James Will
liams, Lee Purdue, Okey Jackson,
James Grace and Ernest Rich.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
DROPS.
TAX|CAb LIABILITY
Abandons Plan to Amend
Auto Bill Now Pending
for District.

E. Barrett Prettyman, corporation
counsel, has abandoned plans to have
the pending automobile liability bill
amended to make special provision
covering taxicabs and their drivers
and operators.
Prettyman called representatives of
local taxicab companies together yes
terday at the District Building in an
effort to get them together on some
plan to provide financial responsibility
but such a variety of opinions was
presented that he gave up the task
altogether.
Bill Requires Liability.
The pending proposal, sponsored by
the District Commissioners and the
American Automobile Association,
provides that drivers of all motor We
hicles must show their financial re-
sponsibility either by a cash deposit,
bond or insurance If they have been
convicted Of driving while drunk, leav-
ing the scene Of an accident without
stopping or If they fail to pay judg-
ment for damages. The law would be
imperative. however, until one of the
three conditions should arise.
Ringgold Hart, counsel for the
Diamond cabs, said the bill-which
already has passed the Senate
would be acceptable if the suspension
of drivers licenses should be discre-
tionary instead of mandatory and If
special provision should be made for
drivers who carry insurance and then
find themselves victims of insurance
companies that cannot pay claims. :
Many Raise Objections.
This was agreed to by L. H. Rover
of the Premier Cab Co., but all other
taxicab firms represented raised OBJ
jectionS.
Jack Dalton of the Blue Light Co.
and Edward c. Ostrow of the City
Cab Association saw the bill as an
opportunity to restrict the number
of cabs in Washington. Other OBJ
jections were raised by Miss j. A.
Michener of the District Cab Asso-
ciaton, D. C. Hammerry, Terminal
Taxi Association. and others. Morris
Gewirt of the National Mutuel In
surance Co. pointed out that insur-
ance companies would hesitate to
write policies for persons who had
been involved in accidents.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Acceptance Seen Likely as
Result of G. w. u.
Scheme.
UNIVERSITY WOULD
AUGMENT SALARY
Way Paved for Syracuse Doctor
to Take Position With Place
on Staff Paying $1,000.

Prediction that DR.. George C. Ruh-
land of Syracuse, N. Y, will shortly
accept the post of District health
officer was made today when it be-
came known that George Washington
University had invited him to serve
as a member of the staff of the Uni
versity Medical School
This offer of a professors status
at George Washington University Hos
pital is designed to make up for
deficiency in salary now available for
the District health officer. DR.. Ruh-
land would receive $1,000 year for
his services to the university.
Deficiency in Fund.
Shortly after the District Commits
sioners rendered the post of health
officer to DR.. Rutland, it became
known that his salary could not be
raised to the top of the grade for that
position. $500, because there is a
small deficiency in the Health Depart
ment appropriation as whole for the
current fiscal year 1t was said the
same situation would exist in the next
fiscal year unless Congress should
raise the Health Department budget
as pessed by the House.
This would mean that DR.. Rutland
would receive $500 as compared with
his present salary of $500 at Syra
cuse. DR.. Ruhland's basic salary at
Syracuse Is $4,000, but in the past
several years there have been depart
ures from that.
Method Worked Out.
Washington medical leaders, inter-
ested in obtaining the services of DR..
have been searching for
ways of pursuading him to come here
and one result was the offer by the
The offer of the univer-
sity to DR.. Rutland is being trans
mitted by DR.. Cloyd H. Marvin, uni
versity president.
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen said
today he was hopeful DR.. Rutland
would take the District post, but could
not go farther. than to say DR.. Ruh-
land was giving sympathetic study
to the offer.
DR.. Marvin issued the following
statement:
The Commissioners of the District
of Columbia have offered the position
OF health officer of the District to DR..
g. c. Rutland. The salary available
under the laws of the District did not
prove attractive enough to move DIR.
Ruhland. In order to make it pos
sible for DR.. Rutland to come to the
District the George Washington Uni
versity is offering to DR.. Rutland the
position of professor of public health
and hygiene. This part-time work will
enable the university to help supple
ment the salary of DR.. Rutland should
he see fit to accept the offer of the
Commissioners"
Evening star., 1935-01-29
COMDR. FROST BURIED
IN ARLINGTON CEMETERY
Naval Writer and Student of De-
fense Problems Died of
Meningitis.

Comdr. Holloway Halstead Frost,
outstanding naval writer and student
of national defense problems, was
buried today in Arlington National
Cemetery with full military honors.
Comdr. Frost died Saturday in Kan
sas City, Mo. of meningitis while a
student at the Command and General
Staff School of the Army at Fort
Leavenworth, Kans
Officiating at the funeral services
was Capt. Sydney <. Evans. chief of
the Navy corps of chaplains. The
honorary pallbearers were Comdrs. s..
s. Lewis, S. B. MacFarlane, P. K.
Bobottom, ]. A. Byrne, and E. r. VIII
liams, and Maj. Toilette Bradley. U. s.
Army.
Comdr. Frost was well known in
Washington, having served here as a
student at the Army War College in
1929 and later as a member OF the
faculty.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
TRADE BODY TO DISCUSS
D. C. RENT COMMISSION
Plans for Control as Set Up Dur
ing World War to Be Aired
Tomorrow.

Proposed legislation to re-establish
rent commission for the District
modelled after the rent-control body
set up here during the World War
will be discussed by the Law Commit
tee Of the washington Board Of
Trade at a luncheon meeting tomor-
row at 1890 pm. at the Harrington
Hotel. George w. Offutt is chairman
Of the group.
Since the beginning of the Roose-
velt administration there has been
such a large influx of new residents
that houses and apartments have be-
come scarce. As result there have
been numerous complaints against
higher rents. The proposed rent COM
mission would be empowered to fix
fair" rentals whenever tenants showed
they were being overcharged.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
PRINCIPALS DIFFER
|NMAK|NGRAT|NGS.
System Under Fire Declared
Not Closely Followed.
Items Criticized.

The rating system that has drawn
the fire of the District Teachers
Union is not being closely followed by
the supervising principals of the pub
lie schools, it was brought out yester-
day at the third special session of the
Board of Education to consider rat
ings and promotions of teachers.
Individual methods are being en-
ployed largely by rating officials, it
was shown. and the qualifications on
the rating sheet devised by School
Supt. Frank w Ballou are not being
given much consideration.
Dr. Ballou, however, said the rating
sheet was adopted for the purpose of
improving teaching through super
vision, and declared officers should be
left free to work out their own
methods of supervision without die
tatorship from headquarters
Sheets Items Criticized.
Stating she finds such items on the
rating sheet as personal appearance"
and creative force. difficult to Judge,
DR.. Julia Hahn, supervising principal
OF the third division, told the board
she doesn't think the present rating
sheet is as good as it might be-" She
said she is not in favor, however, of
rating teachers on the simple basis
of satisfactory or unsatisfactory"
as proposed by the Teachers Union.
DR.. Hahn said she believed there
should be more graphic scale giving
a complete picture of teachers work.
Under cross-examination by Charles
H. Houston, board member, Miss
Mineola Kirkland, supervising prin-
cipal in colored schools, admitted she
interpreted instructions from Garnet
c, Wilkinson, assistant Superintend-
ent, to revise ratings as meaning she
should mark them lower.
To Resume Hearings Monday.
Over the protest of George M. Whit
well, member of the board, it was de-
cided to resume the hearings next
Monday, at which teachers will be
given an opportunity to express them
selves When the teachers were in
vited to testify, Whitwell commented:
Il don't think Board of Education
members were appointed to come here
hour after hour to hear personal
grievances.
Henry Gilligan, another board
replied:
Il think we can learn more about
the rating system from the teachers
than the supervising principals"
A number of typical rating reports
drawn up by supervising principals
were submitted to the board by Asst.
Supt. Robert L. Haycock.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Filipino Club Elects.

Ricardo ISABELLA VS. elected presi-
dent of the Filipino Club of WASH
ington at meeting held at the Fill
pino Center, Twentieth and M
streets. Other officers elected at the
meeting are Braullo Rillon, vice presi-
dent; Rogue Silva, treasurer; Jose
Magalong, house manager, and Andy
Flores, sergeant at arms.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
TRAFFIC REPORT.

Below is the number of traffic
violations as reported by the
Traffic Safety Observers from
January 20 to January 26, 1885,
inclusive.
Weaving recklessly ....... 8
Driving reckless manner. .... 3
Too fast for safety. IL
Failed to yield right of way. S
Failed to obey stop signs. 80. Is
Failed to obey traffic signal
lights %
Turned left from wrong lane. 6
Turned right from wrong lane S
Driving through safety zone. 3
Drove or passed on wrong side
OF street ................ 3
Pulled from curb without sig
uaung
Passed street car in violation
OF regulation. ............ 2
Total .................... 86
Below Is the number of opera
tors permits reported to the
Board of Revocation and Res
toration for action during jan
uary 20 to January 26, 1885, in
elusive.
Number reported for action. 129
Number revoked or sus-
pended ................. 27
Pending action ............ 102
The following report shows the
traffic accidents occurring In the
District of Columbia during jan
uary> 20 to 26, inclusive.
Jan. 20 to rs. incl. 1884. 1895.
DcaIilS .............,.
Minor injuries ......... 10 So
Property damage only. 10 ga
Total number of acci-
dents .133 118
Difference IN total, where more
than one person was injured In
the same traffic accident.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Fire Extinguishers Stolen.

Three reports Of thefts. OF nine fire
extinguishers were being investigated
by the police today. The nine extin-
guiShers, valued at SIS, were stolen
from 400 Connecticut avenue, 933 N
street and BIT N street. A colored
man is reported to have made an un-
successful effort to. sell three OF the
extinguiShers In the 900 block Of
Florida avenue.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
POLLUTION STUDY
ORDERED BY |CKES
Ending Of Contamination of
Nations Streams Sought
by Secretary.

A report on immediate steps which
can be taken to stop pollution of the
Nations streams was ordered today by
Secretary of the Interior Ickes, chair
man of the National Resources Board.
For this purpose he has secured the
detail of H. R. Crowhurst, sanitary
engineer Of the United States Public
Health Service, who is nationally
known for his familiarity with pollu-
ton problems.
District Interested.
The District of Columbia is directly
interested in Potomac River pollution
to the amount of S4,000,000 contract
for sewage disposal plant and con-
templated expenditure of some five
million dollars, with the cooperation
of Maryland, to rid the Rock Greek
basin of pollution.
The Potomac River basin was one of
II great river basins recommended by
the National Resources Board for
projects to solve problems of pollu-
ton. The report of future planning,
ordered by Ickes, will have a bearing
on the problem In the Potomac region
affecting the District, Maryland, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and a section of
Pennsylvania.
Solution Not Simple.
In view of problems of interstate
jurisdiction, of reconciliation of public
and private expenditure, and long
delays in the execution of various
projects, Secretary Ickes declared no
simple solution to the problem has SO
far appeared. Under the study now
planned, crystallization of possible
relationships between Federal and
State agencies will be undertaken. A
suggestion for joint participation in
abatement of stream pollution will
be made a part of the findings of the
Advisory Committee to the water re-
sources section of the board.
Abel Wolman of the Maryland State
Department of Health is a member
of this committee.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
AUTHORS TO SPEAK

William F. Macy, Boston author.
lecturer and historian, will be the
guest speaker at the Optimist Club
meeting. at 1880 pm. tomorrow, at
the Hamilton Hotel. The subject of
the talk will be 1.-THE Cape Cod Coun-
try and the Early Whaling Industry .
J. B. Murphy, president Of the club,
will introduce the speaker.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Employees to Meet.

The next meeting Of the National
Association of Retired Federal EN-
ployes will be held March 2 at 2 pm.
at the Natural History Building Of
the National Museum, Tenth street
and Constitution avenue, John M.
Kline, president. announced today.
The February meeting has been can
celed.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Motorist Is Robbed.

Jumping on the running board of
his machine when he stopped to al
low another car to pass at Fifteenth
and G streets, two colored men, one
carrying a revolver, last night forced
Bruce F. Martin, 1417 Monroe street,
to drive to r street, where they robbed
him Of $40, he reported to police
today.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
RAIL CLERKS INSTALL
w. II. Payne Takes Office as Head
of Brotherhood.

w. H. Payne was installed as the
new president of the Express Di-
vision Lodge No. 2037, Brotherhood
of Railway Clerks, at its recent reg
ular meeting.
Other officers installed were C. p.
Yates. vice president; F. p. Deming,
financial secretary; J. w. Hulfish,
recording secretary; w. A. Shytle,
sergeant at arms: L. z. Flanagan,
inner guard; p. G. Devoe, chaplain,
and w. I. Fitzgerald, legal repre-
Evening star., 1935-01-29
NAL ONEY is CANDIDATE
Senator Seeks Presidency of Con-
necticut State Society.

Senator Maloney will be candidate
for election as president of the Con-
necticut State Society when that body
holds its annual election at pm.
Friday at the Willard Hotel. Mrs
George Maynard Minor of Hartford
will be a candidate for one Of the Of
fees of vice president, as will Mrs. M.
Eva Woodward of Norwich.
Plans for diversified program Of
social affairs will be discussed at the
meeting. The matter of holding a
function Of historical value in con-
nection with the celebration of the
tercentenary of Connecticut also will
be taken UP.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
J. G. Proctor to Speak.

John Clagett Proctor, well-known
local historian. will address the Ex-
change Club on "Old Streams of
Washington" at a luncheon tomorrow
at 1880 pm. in the University Club.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
POISON TABLETS TAKEN
Man Rushed From Cafe to Hos
pital-Sister Notified.

George Ivan Pulley, "a, Of 316
Eleventh street southwest, is In an
undetermined condition at Emergency
Hospital after he swallowed three
poison tablets early today In cafe Of
the 500 block of Ninth street.
Pulley told physicians he took the
poison because he despaired of OBJ
tanning employment.
A sister, Mrs. Benjamin Ellis OF
Wilmington, Del, was notified by
police.