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Evening star., 1935-03-20
WITNESS ARRESTED
FOR CARRYING GUN
Father of Child in Attack Case
Appears Armed at Harding
Trial.

Lorenzo Del Re, SO, of 1924 Kenyon
street. was taken into custody by police
this morning when he showed up at
District Supreme Court armed with a
loaded pistol.
Del Re had been called as wit
ness against Francis H. Harding,
charged with criminally attacking Del
Res 6-year-old daughter The wit
ness told police he armed himself
after-Harding threatened him.
The father was called to testify
after his wife had told the jury she
refrained from telling her husband
all the details of the case for fear
he might kill the colored man.
AS Del Re stepped into the room,
he was stopped by Deputy Marshal
George Killeen, who asked the pro-
Spective witness if he was carrying a
gun. When Del Re admitted he had
gun in his pocket, Kileen disarmed
him and turned him over to police.
Several years ago Harding was con-
victed Of attacking q white woman
in a local hotel. He was sentenced
to serve year and a day and released
after serving seven months.
Evening star., 1935-03-20
20 More Pools for Wading
And Summing Held Urgent

Northwest Washington, most crowd
ed and populous area in the District
urgently needs 20 more public SWIM
ming and wading pools.
Commissioner Allen yesterday said
he was hopeful several of the tanks
could be built with money due to
come to the District from the s4,800.-
10000 appropriation over which the
Senate is still wrangling.
The pool program of Miss Sybil
Baker, supervisor of District play
grounds, lists the requirements fol
Northwest thus:
One large pool, such as exists at
Takoma Park;
Two additional playground pools;
Seventeen new wading pools;
Remodeling Georgetown and Rose
dale Playground pools at cost Of
$4,000.
Northwest Facilities.
Existing swimming facilities in
Northwest include three playground
pools, one of them for colored; three
large pools under the National Capital
Parks Commission, two colored, and
seven wading pools.
Children living near the water are
bound to go swimming" Miss Baker
saws. "and If you don't want to lose
any youngsters, they must swim ir
pools"
Evening star., 1935-03-20

and North Brookland are served by
the Bunker Hill School. Both of
these are growing communities and
the old school, formerly used for COL
ored children, is not suited for eXten-
SionS and the addition Of anneXes.
The Board of Education has asked
the District Commissioners to seek
from the Public Works Administra-
ton Sll5,000 to erect one wing of a
modern. extensible type building. 1t
would be the first unit of structure
that eventually could be doubled in
capacity and equipped with an as
sembly hall and gymnasium when de-
mand of the community warranted
such extension.
Four Rooms Sought.
At present. however, the board is
asking only for four completed class
rooms. Unfinished space for four
! more also would be constructed to
take care of the first required addi-
tion to the building Such plan has
been used frequently in recent years
in the construction of new elementary
schools and the policy has been found
to be both practical and economical.
Bunker Hill Schools two rooms
J quartered 83 pupils in 1929. In 1888
Evening star., 1935-03-20

She seeks playground tank at La
fayette Park on Broad Branch or at
the edge of Rock Greek Park near the
projected Lafayette site. AS a step
toward the solution of the colored
delinquency problem, Miss Baker
proposes a colored pool at New Jersey
and New York avenues, hub of the
worst delinquency area in the Dis
trict.
For Large Reno Pool.
She urges opening of a large pool
at Reno, where a large recreation
center already exists.
Miss Bakers extensive wading pool
development seeks to put these three
foot water havens for very young
children in every section of the North
west area.
At these tiny tanks, contends Miss
Baker, the youngsters learn the rudi-
ments of swimming that enables them
to feel independent and secure in the
water when they are 10 or IL years old
District pools under Miss Bakers
department last year attracted 1S3,44s
swimmers. Georgetown drew $4,000
municipal 60,Ss1, and Rosedale. for
colored, 47.411.
The National Capital Parks Takoma
pool, where varying admission from
10 cents to Is cents Is charged, drew
s3,6ss bathers.
Evening star., 1935-03-20
ACTION ON GAMING
BILL IS PLEDGED
House Crime Committee to
Push for Passage as Stop.
Gap Statute.

Early action on the anti-gambling
bill designed especially to stop the
numbers racket" is promised by men,
bers of the Special Crime Investigating
Committee of the House District Com
mittee as "stop-gap legislation"
Chairman Palmisano of the sub
committee to which the District Com
missioners' bill on this subject was re-
ferred, today reiterated his determine
ton not to take any action on the
anti-gambling bill until the crime sub
committee, headed by Representative
Randolph, of West Virginia, has made
a report with the recommendations to
the full District Committee Palmisano
expressed the opinion that he would
then probably arrange for hearings in
spite of the fact that the need for such
legislation has been emphatically
shown.
However, an increasing number of
members of the Crime Investigating
Subcommittee realize that action must
be taken on this bill.
Representative Werner. Dmocrat, of
South Dakota expressed the opinion
that our subcommittee will probably
take early action towards strengthen
ing the laws against gambling, so as
to strengthen the hands of the police
and the courts in wiping out the
numbers game and other forms of
gambling"
THE need for such legislation has
been well shown and there is a strong
sentiment in our subcommittee that
this is a distinct proposition that
should be taken care of. instead of
having it blocked behind more gen.
eral hearing and broad plans for
stamping out crime in the Capital.
I feel very sure" Werner said, that
before long our committee will act
favorably on trying to get.s such bill
reported from the fun District Com
mittee and passed by the House"
Werner said he has found strong
sentiment among the more active
members of the Crime Subcommittee
to report favorably the anti-gambling
bill before the committee drafts
more comprehensive report covering
other phases of crime in the District.
Evening star., 1935-03-20
ELLENB0GEN ASKS
SCALING OF TAXES
/. TO PAY PENSIONS
Favors Merit System to Re-
ward Employers Who
Stabilize Work.
OPPOSED TO REVISION
FAVORING SMALL FIRMS
Would Assess All Having Four
or More Workers-Report
Due Soon.
A merit system by which employers

A merit system by which employers
who attain an effective degree OF
stabilization in their business would
be taxed less for unemployment in
surance. is being proposed by Repre-
sentative Ellenbogen, Democrat OF
Pennsylvania, in the form of an
amendment to his pending unemploy-
ment insurance law for the District of
Columbia.
The merit rating would be operative
after three-year period, during which
employers could attempt to stabilize
their businesses. Since. under the
pending measure. contributions would
begin on January /, 1886, and pay
ments would start on January l, 1887,
Representative Ellenbogen said the
merit differential would not become
effective until January l, 1910.
Opposed to Exemption.
Coincident with announcement Of
the concession to employers. however,
Ellenbogen said today he did not look
with favor upon changing the en-
ployer-employe ratio so that only those
employing 10 or more would be tax
able. Under his present bill, District
employers hiring four or more en-
ployes are called upon to contribute
to the insurance pool. In the reWrlt-
ten national measure, however, en-
ployers who do not have at least 10
employees have been exempted.
The national and local legisla-
ton cannot be placed entirely in the
same basket" Ellenbogen said. Per
Sonally, am against eXempting en-
ployers hiring more than four persons
because I think it cuts of too many
contributors and would decrease the
fund or increase the burden on others
correspondingly. am watching the
form of the national legislation. OF
course. and some conforming changes
will be made in the District bill.
Would Not Change Total.
"As for the merit system proposal.
was very much impressed by several
witnesses who urged this innovation
I think it will add greatly to the in
centiVe for stabilization of employ
ment I would like to make it clear
though, that the amount of the fund
will not change, total contributions
must continue to equal 3 per cent OF
private taxable pay rolls unless ad-
ministrators of the program find some
other amount advisable.
Those who succeed in stabilizine
their operations would be allowed tC
contribute as little as 10 per cent
others would contribute varying
amounts. The three-year period would
be necessary to produce any accurate
evidence of stabiliZation.
Il haven't submitted my amend
ment to the full committee. but I be-
lieve they will approve of it. I expect
to propose some other changes soor
and I believe the committee will be
ready to report the bill by next week.
Evening star., 1935-03-20
AIRPORT MATTER
AGAIN IS DELAYED
House District Committee
May Act at Next Reg.
uIar Meeting.

The Washington airport problem
again failed to reach the House Dis
trict Committee today and the COM
mittee adjourned after a brief ses-
sion without any definite plans for
consideration of the matter. 1t had
definite assurance, however. that the
airport question will be ready for its
action at the next regular meeting
Immediately after the meeting of the
full committee, an executive session
of the Subcommittee on Parks and
Fairgrounds was held for considera-
ton of the airport problem, which has
been before the subcommittee more
than a month. No decision was
reached and the subcommittee ad-
journed at noon to meet again at $50
am. tomorrow.
The subcommittee will be asked to
make a definite recommendation as
to a site for a governmental air term
inal for washington and is prepared
to submit a voluminous report COW
ering its month of hearings, airport
inspection trips and studies. This re-
port had been virtually completed
today and is awaiting final commit
tee action on the site.
While members of the subcommit-
tee, headed by Representative Jennings
Randolph of West Virginia, had no
comment to make in advance of their
final decision, it is understood that a
surprise" report Is likely.
Some of the subcommittee members
are said to consider there is hope
less deadlock between the Gravelly
Point and Washington Airport sites,
and that the only way out is the Sc
lection of an entirely new site. More
than a dozen other proposed airport
tracts in Maryland, Virginia and the
District have been inspected by men,
bers of the subcommittee.
The subcommittee had before it sew
eral letters from Government officials
containing final arguments in behalf
of Gravelly Point as it met today.
Among them was one from Assistant
Secretary of Commerce Ewing Y.
Mitchell, sent to the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
Mitchell was the sponsor of proposal
to locate an airport in East Potomac
Park. This plan met with a storm OF
opposition, but was partially instru-
mental in speeding up action on the
local airport problem. Another, from
Frederic A. Delano, chairman of the
Planning Commission, listed number
of arguments in favor of Gravelly
Point and objections to other proposed
sites, including Washington Airport.
Evening star., 1935-03-20
APPEAL
COST IS UPHELD
Justice Martin Confirms As
sessments Against
Companies.

The right of the Public Utilities
Commission to assess the cost of
litigation against public utilities
concern which appeals to court from
a commission decision has been up
held by the District Court of Appeals
in an opinion by Chief Justice Martin
The issue was raised in an attempt
by the old Washington Railway &
Electric Co. and the Capital Traction
Co.. now merged as the Capital Tran
sit Co., to avoid paying bill of
81, $50 each because of the printing
of the record and briefs of the COM
mission in the issue of 1881 over fix
ing the street car fares at 10 cents
cash.
Would Drop Legislation.
District officials today regarded the
decision as strengthening the hand
of the commission in meeting con-
tests raised by utilities against its
orders. There now are pending in
Congress proposed amendments to
the District utilities act, which. among
other things, would clearly grant the
right to assess court costs against the
utilities. Peoples Counsel William A.
Roberts said today that he believes it
now will be possible to drop this fea-
ture from the proposed amendment
and thereby enhance the prospects
of enactment of the remainder of the
bill.
The decision of Justice Martin Is
regarded by District officials as being
all the more important because the
commission in the 10-ccnt car fare
case, during the contest. withdrew its
| opposition to that change in fare when
economic conditions changed, with the
revenues of the company steadily de-
| clining. Even so, Justice Martin found
the commission was correct in requir-
ing the companies to pay the cost OF
the record and brief in that case, con-
firning the previous decision reached
in District Supreme Court.
Cites 1927 Amendment.
While the decision was on the ques-
ton of the cost of printing and filing
the record in the so-called $1,000
cases, Justice Martin cited a 1927
amendment to the District utilities act
which reads in part:
THAT the expenses of any investi-
cation, valuation, revaluation, or pro-
ceedings of any nature made by the
Public Utilities Commission of any
public utility operating in the District
of Columbia, shall be borne by the
public utility investigated, valued. re-
valued or otherwise, as a special fran
chise tax in addition to all other taxes
imposed by law, and such expenses
with 6 percentum interest, may be
charged to operating expenses and
amortized over such period as the
Public Utilities Commission shall
deem proper and be allowed for in
the rates to be charged by such utili-
ties"
Roberts, therefore, believes threat
of appeal" from the decision yester-
day of the commission fixing the
value of the gas companies has been
rendered less likely by the decision ot
the Court of Appeals.
Evening star., 1935-03-20
MRS. +. c. BAIRD DIES;
FUNERAL TOMORROW

Mrs. Frederick C. Baird. formerly
Miss Mary Hume, died yesterday after
an illness of several weeks. Funeral
services will be held at 360l Macomb
street tomorrow at 2 pm.
Mrs Baird had a wide circle of
friends in Washington. She was the
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas L, Hume. For a number of
years she made her home in Pitts
burgh with her husband. More re-
Gently they moved to Washington.
Evening star., 1935-03-20
BARON SILVERCRUYS'
MOTHER SUCCUMBS
Baroness Was Wife of Recently
Retired Chief Justice of
Belgium.

Baroness Silvercruys, mother of
Baron Robert Silvercruys, for many
years counselor of the Belgian En-
bassy here. died recently in Brussels
of pneumonia, 1t was learned here to-
day. She was the wife of Baron Franz
Silvercruys. recently retired chief JUS
tice of Belgium.
She also leaves a daughter. Nine.
Suzanne Silvercruys-Farnam. Ameri-
can sculptor. lecturer and author, who
was with her when she died. Baron
Robert Silvercruys, now counselor OF
the embassy at London, was also in
BrusselS
Evening star., 1935-03-20
FARM DEBTS ADJUSTED

Debts amounting to 100000, 900 on
10000 farms have been adjusted by
the Farm Credit Administration dur
ing the past year, the agency an
nounced today.
Most of these adjustments have
been voluntary on the part of the
creditors In the A States participat-
ing in the debt-reduction program.
Evening star., 1935-03-20

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nineteenth century in its
more or less modern public
school system.
In the Bunker Hill School at
Michigan avenue and Twelfth street
northeast. the Capital has a relic Of
the days when more than one grade
was housed in single room under
the supervision of one teacher.
To Bunker Hills credit, however,
it can be said it is not a one-room
school house. 1t has two rooms.
Space Partitioned.
Improvisation has given it even
more. Erected with enormous hall
space and huge entrance, the space
just inside the front door has been
partitioned to provide rooms for the
kindergarten classes.
In one of its rooms are the first
and second grades and in the other
are the third and fourth grades.
There are no facilities whatever for
the fifth and sixth grades, and these
pupils are forced to travel longer dis
tsnces to find room in other schools.
The Michigan Park neighborhood
Evening star., 1935-03-20
SLOGAN DEADLINE TODAY
More Than 1900 Already Pre-

sented in Shrine Contest.
Midnight tonight is the deadline for
submitting slogans in the Shrine
slogan contest.
More than l,500 entries have been
received in competition for the prize
winning slogan to be used in connec-
ton with the imperial Shrine con-
vention here in June. No slogans
posted after midnight will be con-
sidered,
Evening star., 1935-03-20

T IKE bolt from the blue,
200-pound colored charWoman
dropped through a skylight
IL shortly before noon today and
fell squarely upon the back of
stenographer seated at her desk in
the Keystone Automobile Club, 1923
Connecticut avenue.
Amid stunned silence and tinkle
of falling glass, the stenographer, Miss
GuSSie SWartZ, was picked up and laid
upon a divan, while the charwoman
sat on the floor. surrounded by the
litter of the broken desk.
For at least minute the score of
employees of the motor club were too
astonished to speak. Then the char
woman, Lillian Lockwood, 33. picked
herself up and perched on a solid desk
nearby.
We'll. I swami" she exclaimed,
blinking her eyes.
Meanwhile, an ambulance was called
for Miss Swartz. A diminutive woman
of about 35, she seemed half fainting
from the shock and was removed to
Emergency Hospital where X-rays will
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-16
Prosperity at the Grass Roots

Il has often been said that real prosperity must
begin at the grass roots"-that is, on the farm.
Statistics support that belief. The great bulk OF
our population depends for its living on agriculture
and depression has tended to send more people back
to the farm, because Of the impossibility OF finding
jobs in industry. The American farmer still provides
the greatest single market for consuming the products
that our factories produce.
AS a result, no citizen can afford to think that he
has no personal interest in the ups and downs OF
agriculture. Good times for agriculture help make good
times for all businesses, all workers-precisel as de-
pressed agriculture hits US all.
Foresighted citizens, as a result, are throwing
their weight strongly behind any movement whose
purpose is to advance the farmers social and economic
status. The farm cooperative movement, among others
has been given the genuine support OF industrialists,
economists and others who have no connection with
farming, but who know that prosperity at the grass
roots is essential to national wen-beng.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-16
DO YOU REMEMBER
Hsws Nams TAken from FNas
The F0Ayweod Hsrah 4
10 A AGO

DR.. r. Z. G~ustafson, Jim Armand, Frank Smith ana
Frank Fishbeck motored to Glasgow In the latter's
car Wednesday, to look over prospects Of filing for
land.
H. 0. Stenehjem has received word from the state
railway commission that Antelope Is to have a depot.
The building. according to the letter, Will be COM
pleted by June l.
Westby Is preparing to celebrate the 18th of May.
Sports and music will furnish the entertainment for
the many visitors expected there that day. Several
band.
May Both will be celebrated In a unique manner
in Plentywood. An extensive musical program rendered
by singers from all over the county will be the fea-
close Of the Civil War.
Black Bill Long of Saco was shot and instantly
killed Tuesday by George Ball on the latters ranch
north Of Saco. The men had been on the outs over an
argument of possession of range land and the fatal
shooting illuminated the argument
Peter Marion is building a beautiful new resi-.
nice a home as there is in the country. Work was
started ON excavation for the new home to be erected
south of the track by F. G. a ishbeck.
Delegates from five local farmers clubs in this
day afternoon and perfected the organizatiouW the
Federated Farmers Club OF Sheridan county. Officers
were elected for the coming two years.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-16
Washington NEWS
FOR j. 5. Farmers
WHEAT GROWERS TO VOTE
APRIL RAINS RELIEVE

Wheat farmers on the 25th of this
month will express themselves on a
% wheat production agreement to
take the place Of the present one
which expires with this years crop.
While the voting In some sections
may be q week earlier most OF the
growers will have the opportunity to
express themselves next week. Prep
arations for the referendum have
been about completed and many
meetings are being held to explain,
discuss and debate the present pro-
gram.
1t Is pointed out that the normal
yield OF the potential acreage In this
country Is far above the domestic
needs and that, in recent years. In
spite OF low prices, foreign tariffs,
quotas and other bars to export,
there has not been a sufficient de-
mnnd for anything like normal pro-
duction. Experts estimate that II
we decide to give UP our foreign
wheat markets entirely we will have
to retire 100000 acres of wheat
land permanently.
Moreover. advocates OF the present
system point out that the processing
tax Is to do for wheat growers what
our tariff laws do for manufacturers,
allow them to get more for their pro-
duct from domestic consumers.
The present outlook is that the
growers will favor a new program by
a considerable majority. There Is op-
position, of course. Some Is political
and some Is from the processing and
distributing middlemen, who want
volume above all else. Moreover,
there are ~disgruntled wheat growers,
dissatisfied with some detail of the
present program, who feel that while
the program may be fair in principle,
they have been Disseminated
against.
The month of April brought plenti-
fun rains to the northern Great Plains
including Wyoming and northern Col
orado although the drouth still per-
sisted at the end of the month from
southwestern Kansas and southeast
ern Colorado to Texas and New Mex
leo, according to the Weather Bureau
map.
More rain Is needed, however, In
Montana and western North Dakota
and In parts Of Oklahoma, Texas and
Kansas, where some rain fell.
Generally, the Great Plains States
are In far better shape than at the
end OF April in 1884, 1882, and 1881,
although more rainfall is needed to
replenish subsoil moisture.
In other parts OF the nation there
was about normal rainfall, with
enough rain falling to break a dry
spell which threatened to cause
drouth conditions along the Gulf and
South Atlantic coast.