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Evening star., 1935-07-19

E. H. Parkins and IS from lola B.
Bryan, 4l0 Sixth street, while Miss
Coulson reported the receipt of four
contributions totaling S2182 An en-
velope was left on Miss Coulson's desk
containing $l82 in pennies. nickels
and dimes anonymously donated.
Mrs Charles Goldsmith. Westches-
ter Apartments, Thirty-ninth street
and Cathedral avenue, tod Miss Coul-
son she had raised $50 for the pool
fund from friends and would be glad
to receive other donations Mrs. Gold
smith formerly was president of the
Jewish Social Service Agency.
Three gifts totaling IS were re-
ceived at The Star today and Lerch-
Mazo Co, Inc, wholesale grocers. at
Fourth and D streets southwest, Of
fered to supply at least $40 worth of
soap and powder needed for the
scrubbings which the pool will re-
ceive daily.
DR.. Margaret Nicholson of the Chill
dren's Clinic has agreed to furnish
medical inspection of all boys and
girls who will use the pool.
Boys living in the area bounded
by the Mall, North Capitol street and
Eleventh and o streets can register
Evening star., 1935-07-19
King of Alley Cats
In Hospital After
Fight Orer Honor
seen. Pershing'' Meets
Trouble on Excursion
to Back Fence.

Washington's "rags-to-riches" king
of the alley cats. Gen. Pershing.
slipped away from it all for a nights
yowl on the old back fence some time
ago. Now he is convalescing In a
veterinary hospital because what's left
Of the alley cat in him strongly re-
sented the remark of sissy" purred
by one Of the cid school.
DR.. Joseph Miller. the seven times
blue ribbon winners special physi-
clan. reports healing, but still sore
paw. At first it was not thought the
General would survive his injuries.
The General however would have
you believe that instead of an ordi-
nary cash." the wound is a mark
Of honor-and his honor was saved.
Gen. Pershing" has walked away
with top honors at cat shows not only
here. but in Philadelphia and. last
year Atlantic City. His owner is Rex
ford L. Holmes.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
$13, 900, 900 PAID D. C.
LIFE BENEFlCIARIES
Capital Is Ranked 3Sth in 1884
Payments, Although 41st
in Population.

Life insurance companies paid bene-
ficiaries of policy holders in the Dis
trict $l3,900,000 during 1884, accord
ing to an announcement today by the
National Underwater, weekly insur-
ance newspaper. which has just COM
pleted a compilation of all such pay
mentS by States.
The District ranked thirty-eighth
among the States although in popula-
tion it ranked forty-frst. The per
capita payment in 1894 was $27.85
compared with $31 go the year before.
The largest single payment made
during the year was $126.000 to the
esctate of an unnamed Washington
business executive. The second larg-
est policy holder, also unidentified
held $71 500. There were several pay
ments above $4,000.
Total payments in the United States
and Canada In 1884 we're s3,l0l. $685.
$50.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
BY a staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd. July
ia strict ban on Sunday dancing
In Prince Georges County may be
ordered soon.
In response to requests from road
house license holders, States Attorney
Alan Bowie has ruled that dancing on
Sunday is not permitted in the county,
and warned that operators who keep
their places open after midnight Sat-
urday do so at their own risk.
State Ruling Requested.
Seeking confirmation of his inter-
probation of the law, however. the
prosecutor has asked Attorney Gen-
eral Herbert r. O'Conor for an opin-
ion. If the attorney general reaches
the same conclusion as the States
attorney, police win be ordered to
close all roadside dancing resorts
promptly on Sunday, Mr.. Bowie said.
The last Legislature amended the
road house law for the purpose OF
allowing dancing until 2 am. Sunday.
But the: amendment says dancing
Evening star., 1935-07-19
Sunday Dancing Threatened
By Ban in Prince Georges

shall be permitted until that hour
each and every day" States Attor-
ney Bowie holds that Sunday is not,
legally. day"
Day Specifically Designated.
He points out that when the Legfs-
lature clarified the law regarding sale
of beer. it specifically mentioned Sun
day rather than using the words
every day" He believes this tech
nical point clearly makes Sunday
dancing illegal in Prince Georges
The issue is becoming increasingly
important because Of the police drive
to require all places where dancing
is permitted more than one night a
week for profit to obtain road house
licenses. Several proprietors, recently
licensed, were puzzled over the ques-
tion of dancing on Sunday. After
appealing to Mr.. Bowie for an opinion,
they indicated they would abide by
his Interpretation Of the law. The
county's one country club and sew
.eral night clubs are involved.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
SPONSORS MEET
ON LINCOLN ROUTE
Intensive Drive Planned for
Montgomery Section
of Boulevard.
By a staH Correspondent of The Star.

oy n otdu VI ht oval
ROCKVILLE. Nd. July 19.-Spon-
sorS of the move TO hove a section of
the proposed Lincoln boulevard from
Washington to Gettvs burg constructed
along the route of Cne present high
way between the Nat:eral Capital and
Civic leaders fInn the communities
bordering the Suggested route we're to
meet in the fire house at 4 O'Clock
and discuss plans fer an intensive
Campaign in oehsIf of their proposal.
The meeting was arranged last night
by members of Cereral Committee
organized in Frederick to carry on a
drive to have me memorial roadway
built through that citv. but civic Off
cials from GaitherSburg, Rockville and
Bethesda are 20 attend.
Mayor Lloyd Cutler of Frederick was
to preside, according to Charles
Matthias. former president Of the
Frederick Chamber OF Commerce, who
called the conference Mayor Cutler
is chairman of TIE Frederick group.
1t Is said that the commission ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt to
study the highway proposal advocated
in joint resolution adopted by Con-
gress is to hold its first meeting in
Washington next Wednesday.
Matthias stated today that it is the
hope of the Frederick committee that
1t can coordinate its efforts with those
of Bethesda, Rockville and Gathers
burg citizens and prepare within a
short time definite recommendations
to present to the commission.
Efforts are being made by residents
in the vicinity of Silver Spring to have
the proposed highway built as an ex-
tension of Sixteenth street The route
near Silver Spring would go through
undeveloped territory in virtually a
direct line to Gettysburg.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
DISTRICT REvAMPS
ROAD PLANS FOR
GRANT Of $949,4S
400(o Of High.Grade Paving
Eliminated by Relief
Pay Curb.
D. c. HIGHWAY FUND
OF $142,406 DRAWN ON
100 to 200 Men to Be Taken From
Relief Rolls-Grade Crossing
Program to Be Drafted.
BY DON S. WARREN.

District officials today made extern
siye revisions in the roadimprovement
program planned under a Federal
grant of $949, ,496 and also revamped
the District roads program for this
year in order to meet the requirement
that not more than 81 400 per man
per year be spent on the Federal
work-relief program involving road
funds
Final adjustment of the tentative
District and Federal road programs
was made today by District officials
as to principles involved, and this will
be submitted to the District office of
the United States Bureau Of Public
Roads Specific plans for each item
later.
In order 10 bring the District within
Federal requirements for the road
program it was found necessary tn
draw upon total of S142 ,406 of the
Districts own appropriation for high
way work and to guarantee the en-
ployment from the relief rolls, for in
clusion in the road program. of q
number estimated at between l0c
and 200 men.
Much Paving Eliminated.
1t could not proceed with the tenta-
tive list of work planned for the
program here because of per man
costs limitation. The revised program
therefore provides for the elimina-
ton Of about 40 per cent of the
high-grade type of paving work and
the substitution Of projects of much
lower cost. This means the District
could not follow the regular Federal
roads set-up and had to adopt an
alternate.
District officials say nothing will be
lost by the city by reason of using
some of its own funds in connection
with the Federal program. since WORK
of the same general type would be
done out of District appropriations foi
maintenance, repairs grading and
other miscellaneous work. In fact
they say. the District is gaining, since
by revision of the two programs the
District is aole TO make use OF the
$949,0G0 grant.
20 Per Cent Direct to Labor.
Under the revised program 1t Is
estimated that 20 per cent of the cost
will go directly to labor, whereas a
normal road program here shows about
25 per cent going directly to labor on
the Job.
It was figured that the District must
employ 678 men for a year. or the
equivalent thereof. If 200 of these
men, drawn from the relief rolls, must
be paid out of District finances, it is
planned to put 100 of them into regu-
lar District forces and to employ the
other 100 in day-labor work when the
program starts.
District officials also are preparing
plans for use of a Federal grant of
s4l0,408 for grsde-crossing elimina-
ton.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
yEIGHBORHOOD swimming IA
nilitiae for a. Iaoet tuyr t,,nnt J, G

N yEIGHBORHOOD swimming ia
cilities for at least two months
~ were assured 500 children
in central Washington today
when The Stars fund for reopening
the Y. w. C. A. tank at 6l4 E street
vent over the halfway mark 10 total
nearly $500.
Liberal contributions Yesterday and
today raised the fund 10 $493.82.
About S256 more is needed to operate
the tank for four or five months.
Work began today on cleaning the
pool and its premises. and Miss M.
Edith Coulson, secretary of the Central
Neighborhood Council of the Council
OF Social Agencies. sponsors OF the
movement. promised swimming would
begin next week. The opening date
will depend on the progress of repair
and cleaning work.
The Stars initial contribution of
Sl00 was matched yesterday by the
District of Columbia Congress of Par
ents and Teachers. The money was
secured from the Phoebe Hearst Foun-
dation Fund through Mrs. Louis B.
Castel, Congress president. At the
same time The Star received SIS from
Evening star., 1935-07-19
D. c. Credit Men Report Best
Conditions Since Organisms Q

. Last year was the best in the
history of the Associated Retail Credit
Men of Washington so far as collec-
tions and credit conditions are con-
cerned
This statement was made at the
annual meeting of the association
last night by Adolph Weyl. treasurer
of Lansburgh & Bros. Weyl declared
that business conditions here have
improved greatly in the past II
months and that credit conditions are
the best since the credit managers
organized several years ago.
E. Emerson Snyder of Raleigh
Haberdasher was elected president for
the new year Other officers chosen
were A. Coonin of William Hahn &
Evening star., 1935-07-19

Co., vice president; S. H. Takes,
tary-treasurer, and Charles w.
Prettyman, assistant secretary treas
urer.
The new board of directors will be
composed Of Leo Baum, Goldenberg's;
Benjamin Blanken. Charles Schwartz
g. Son; w. G. Bullock. Philipsborn 5;
A. Coonin. Hahnis; Charles M. Keefer,
Kann's Department Store; Sylvan
King, Kings Palace; Elsie Lee. Jel-
leff's; Harry v. Ostermayer, Wood
ward & Lothrop; Herbert J. Rich, B.
Rich's Sons; Ben Stein, Grosner's: J.
W. Tallentine, Hecht's, and Martin
w. Watson. Dulin & Martin.
The annual meeting and dinner was
held at the Manos Club.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
TAXI RATE STUDIED
BY COMMISSION
Verdict on Uniform Charge
May Be Reached by
Tomorrow.

Striving to arrive at a conclusion
as to what shall be the uniform rates
and zones for all of WaShingtons
taxicahs, the Public Utilities. Com
mission met again IN long session
today, but did not anticipate a final
finding before tomorrow or possibly
later.
The commission planned 70 spend
the entire afternoon going over the
mass of evidence as to the present
rates in seeking for the best schedule
ard zone boundaries which all cab
operators must follow after the order
is put into effect.
The commission has before it strong
arguments for continuation of one Of
two rate schedules followed by most
cabs One is the 20-30-50- -70-cent
scale and the other is the 20-40-60- 80.
1t has been expected that the COM
missions rate orders would not vary
greatly from one of these, but either
system would be affected If there is
any considerable change in the
boundaries OF the several zones.
The commission has set next Mon
day as the deadline for cab operation
under the 1885 fiscal year licenses.
Beginning July l the commission
started issuance of new licenses, Civ
ing the stipulation that the operators
would abide by the uniform zone and
rate order, More than $500 of the
cabs have taken out these conditional
licenses. and officials say none has
refused so far to accept the stipulation.
Under rider on the District appro-
priation act for the new year, the
commission cannot license cabs except
for operation under uniform rates
and zones. This means the few cabs
now using meters must turn to uni
form zone rates.
Evening star., 1935-07-19

for swimming, Miss Coulson an
nounced. by applying at the Boys
Club, 230 C street. or at the Saliva
ton Army. 426 Sixth street Other
registration agencies. including those
for girls, will be announced later.
About rs children will be accom-
modated daily. Miss Coulson said
Boys and girls will swim separately and
will go in groups of 25, accompanied
by supervisors from the Boys Club,
Salvation Army or other social or
welfare agency. The supervisors will
be responsible for health conditions.
A list of contributors follows:
Previously reported ------S S307.0 90
D. c. Congress of Parents and
Teachers 10000
Mrs. Charles Goldsmith and
friends ------ 5000
E. H. Parkins ------- $500
Clarence Phelps Dodge 1000
lola B. Bryan 500
william Savin ---------- 500
Herbert. Jean and Carol Willett 500
Elmer H. Gathman- 200
Anonymous 482
IotaI ------------------- 1888 oZ
Evening star., 1935-07-19
CORNELL CLUB ELECTS

W. G. Distler, Glass of 1912, Is
Chosen by D. C. Alumni.
w. G. Distler of the George A.
Fuller Co. was elected president OF
the Cornell Alumni Cub of Washing
ton yesterday ut the groups annual
meeting in the University Club. He
is member of the 1912 class.
Other officers choSer included Au-
gust H Moran, first vice president;
John L. McElfreSh, second vice pres
ident; Fred W. Ke-iey. jr.. secretary,
and Robert A. PhilirSon, treasurer
Guest of honor at the meeting was
DR.. Sac Ke Alfred 52e Chinese Am
baSsador, who Is Cornell alumnus.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
OPENING OF INTERIOR
BUILDING BIDS DELAYED
Awarding of Contract for New
Structure. Is Postponed
Until July 20.

Bids for construction of the new
Interior Department Building, between
Eighteenth. Nineteenth, C and E
streets. which we're to have been
opened today, have been postponed
until July 26, according to the public
works branch, procurement division of
the Treasury Department.
The job has been placed for the
most part into one prospective con-
tract. to include demolition of old
buildings, excavation, foundation and
construction. The only separate bids
will be for elevators and for two
escalators.
More than $1l,000,O00 has been
allotted for the job.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
MISS DEGNAN DENIES
PLAN TO WE'D SIMPSON
Knows Nothing About Marriage
License Issued Wednesday,
She Declares.

Il know nothing about a marriage
license. and I am not planning to be
married.
Miss Elizabeth Degnan, %. of $500
Sixteenth street was most emphatic
today when asked about the license
taken out at District Supreme Court
Wednesday in her name and that OF
John Augustus Simpson, 30. of 4617
Twenty-eighth street, dairy executive
The license named Rev. Joseph NJ
Moran as the oficiating minister.
Simpson could not be reached for
O statement.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
NEW BOILING FIELD
BARRACKS SOUGHT
100000 Improvement Asked
From Works Funds-31 Other
Projects Proposed.

Boiling Field would benefit to the
extent of 100000 for improvements
If the President approves a request
made today by the War Department
Tor an allotment from works funds.
Carrying forward plans for the
greatest building program in the his
tory of the Army. the War Depart
ment requested $12.721 ,09S for work
on 80 proposed projects in the Dis
trict, Maryland and II other States.
The project proposed at Boiling
Field, which may share in other allot-
ments previously requested, is for the
construction of a new barracks for
200 men. In Maryland it is proposed
to spend $S,325 for repairs and paint
ing of harbor boats at Aberdeen, Fort
Howard and Edgewood Arsenal.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
Units to Go on Excursion.

Three locals of the National Feder-
alton of Federal Employees, Depart
mental. Standards and Treasury. to-
morrow will go to Atlantic City for
a weekend excursion. The District
Department will hold is annual ex-
cursion on the Potomac the night of
July 90,
Evening star., 1935-07-19
STUDENTS TO GET
HELP IN 1855
D. c. Schools Heads to Be
Consulted on Projects to
Expand Program.

College and university officials in
Summer by the National Youth Ad-
ministration in working out employ
ment plans for young men and women
desiring Federal aid to help put them
through school during the 1886
academic year.
A total of ,955 educational institu-
tions in the country provided work Of
various kinds for l04,673 students
Throughout the country during the
past year. Details of the forthcoming
program will be directed by DR.. Lewis
Alderman, director of education in the
newly organized relief agency. and
c. F. Klinefelter. assistant. who had
charge of this activity last year.
D. C. Program to Expand.
While officials can only hazard a
guess at the number of students which
may be aided in Washington, they ex-
pect it greatly to exceed the approxi-
mately 1000 beneficiaries during The
last semester George Washington,
Georgetown, Howard, Catholic and
Maryland Universities were the prin-
cipal participants, although other in
stitutions lent their efforts to the for
mer program.
The quota for each institution has
been fixed at IL per cent of the en-
rollment of the school as of October
Is, 1884 A student will be permitted
to earn as much as $40 month, but
each college will be allotted funds on
the basis of SIS a month for each of
IL per cent of its enrolment of full
time students.
Presidents Responsible.
Each college president will be held
responsible for the program in his
institution and work may be provided
on or off the campus The qualifica-
ton is that the work be socially de-
sirable.
Only needy students. of course. are
eligible for work under the program
They must also carry at least three
fourths of normal student program
of courses.
None of the local universities par
ticipated in last years program to
the limit of their individual quotas
Officials of the Federal Office of Edu-
cation who have helped perfect plans.
believe, however, more students than
ever will participate this Fall. BY
getting an earlier start this Summer.
it will be possible for colleges to have
their programs worked out in time for
the opening of the new semester.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
BILL ASKS U. S. DEP0RT
ALL CRIMINAL ALIENS
Smith Offers Substitute Measure
for Kerr Proposal-Claims
It "Clears Issue"
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Mandatory deportation of all Grim
inal aliens was proposed in the House
yesterday by Representative Smith.
Democrat. of Virginia. His bill was Of
fered as substitute for the Kerr
measure to give an interdepartmental
committee discretionary authority to
handle alien deportations.
Smith is member Of the House
Rules Committee. which yesterday de-
ferred action on the Kerr bill, advo-
Gated by Daniel w. MacCormack, i'm
migration commissioner
Smith said he was opposed to the
latter bill because 1t confused the
issue" His bill provides that all aliens
convicted of felonies, smuggling aliens,
narcotic addictions or of carrying con-
cealed weapons. whether or not SEN
fenced to prison, should be deported.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
INJURY IS FATAL
IN TRAFFIC CRASH
Taxi Driver and MotoriSt
Held in Mans Death.
Years Toll Is 81.

John j. Gallagher. 40. of 5l2 G
street northeast died early today from
injuries received when struck by an
automobile yesterday. raising the
number of District tlafflc fatalities
for this year to 81. Meanwhile. 3
of some 10 others injured in traffic
accidents in the past "a hours were
in serious condition today in local
hospitals Five drivers we're arrested
on charges of reckless driving and
another on a charge of operating
with dead tags in connection with
the several accidents.
Gallagher. detectives of the homi-
eide squad said today, was struck by
the automobile of Sol Hinder. %. of
Baltimore. Md. at Fourteenth street
and Rhode Island avenue after the
machine had been sideswiped by a
taxicab. Gallagher died in Emer-
gency Hospital at $50 am. Hinder
and Paul F. Brown. 26, colored, Of
the 900 block of T street, operator of
the taxicab, were arrested on charges
of reckless driving. Hinder later
was released under ST 900 bond. Both
are to appear at an inquest to be held
later.
A man identified some time after
being taken to Casualty Hospital as
James P. Colbert, 40, of no fixed
address. is in critical condition from
injuries received late last night when
struck nv an automobile in the 900
block of Bladensburg road northeast.
Joseph A Godbout, "a. of Capital
Heights, Md, driver of the car, was
charged with reckless driving.
Gerald F. Thompson, %. Of 1880
Seventeenth street suffered serious
head injuries. received. according to
police, when he ran into the side Of
an automobile while near his home.
Wallace A. Russell, 28 of 1900 Ben
ton street was charged with driving
the car with dead tags.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
SECRETARY is ELECTED
Democratic National Council
Names Miss Katherine Nicholas.

Miss Katherine Nicholas has been
elected recording secretary of the
Democratic National Council. formerly
the Women's Democratic Educational
Council. She succeeds Mrs. Alice
Deasy, who resigned.
Mrs. Robert Kirkpatrick Noble has
been appointed chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee.
A home fireside party, to raise
funds for the Democratic National
COMMITTEES, will be an early activity
of the club. Courses in parliamentary
law will be organized in September.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
Boat Ride. Is Tonight.

The Forty and Eight Society is
Fsponsoring a boat ride down the Po-
tomac River tonight at 8:45 O'Clock
on the steamer Potomac.
Evening star., 1935-07-19
One Dead, 3 Hurt.

By the Associated Press.
SALISBURY, July l9.-One man
was fatally hurt and three others. in
Guiding Corpl Minnick of the State
police, are in a hospital as the result
of a collision between an automobile
and truck early today near Eden.
Marion Dryden, II. of Marion Sta
tion, Somerset County, died two hours
after admittance to Peninsula General
Hospital. The extent of injuries sus-
tanned by Carl Marshall. jr. and Ed
ward Lee Miles, also of Marion Station,
could not be determined.
Corpl. Minnick was injured about
the head when he swerved his motor
cycle off the highway to avoid becom-
ing involved in the accident of the
car and truck
Miles was said to have been driving
the car which piled into the parked
truck
States Attorney Rex A. Taylor said
he was awaiting further investigation
by State police before deciding upon
an inquest.
The accident occurred about mile
north of Eden on the Salisbury -Prin-
cess Anne road, which gives Wicomico
County authorities jurisdiction.