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Evening star., 1935-04-06
ACTION DELAYED
ON hidden BARS"
Change in House Legislative
Program Will Deprive
District of Day.

House action on the Dirksen bill
designed to abolish Washington's So
called hidden bars" will be delayed
until April % as a result of a change
in the legislative program which will
deprive the District of its regular day
Monday.
No effort will be made by Repre-
sentative Palmisano. Democrat, of
Maryland. acting chairman of the
District Committee, to have another
day set aside next week for consid-
Grafton of District legislation. He
said the Dirksen measure is only one
of the two District bills on the House
calendar and. he knew of no reason
for hasty action. April % Is regularly
scheduled as the second District day
of the month.
Instead of District legislation, the
House plans to consider the omnibus
rivers and harbors bill which includes
provision authorizing appropriations
to improve the Washington water
front along the Washington channel
and to improve the harbor facilities
by dredging the Potomac and Ana
costa Rivers.
As carried in the bill, the authorized
cost of the Washington channel i'm
Irovement is $1,650,00 which would
be divided equally between the Fed
eral and District Governments. The
dredging item of 1925 900 would be
paid by the United States.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
COL. MARK BROOKE,
ENGINEER, EXPIRES.
Retired Army Officer Held
D. c. PoSt-RiteS to Be
Tuesday.

Col Mark Brooke, U. S. A, re-
tired, former assistant to the District
Engineer Commissioner. died today in
Walter Reed Hospital He had lived
at the Kennedy Warren Apartments
here since his retirement in 1882.
Col Brooke was in Washington from
1922 to 1926. first as student officer
at the Army War College and later
on the general staff of the War De-
partment. Since then he had served
as district engineer at Jacksonville,
Fla, and as division engineer of the
Gulf of Mexico division at New Or
leans until retired for disability in
line of duty.
Born in Columbia, S. c., he en-
tered the Military Academy from
Pennsylvania in 1898. His first post
was Washington Barracks. from Oc-
tober. 1902. to April, 1908, when he
was sent to Panama. He was an
assistant instructor in practical mill
tary engineering at West Point from
1907 to 1910, when he became assist
ant to the Engineer Commissioner
here, serving until 1914.
During the World War Col. Brooke
served at Brest, France, in command
of a regiment and in charge of con-
struction of wharves, railroads, ETC.,
for the base section. The French
government conferred on him the rank
of officer in the Legion of Honor.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Marie F. Brooke, and daughter. Mrs.
John Slidell of Washington.
Funeral services will be held at the
Fort Myer Chapel Tuesday at 3 pm,
followed by burial in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
WATRES is ELECTED
HEAD OF DE MOLAY
President of George Washington
Masonic Memorial Made Grand
Master of Order.

Col. Louis A. Watres last night was
elected grand master of Grand Coun-
Gil of the Order of De Molay at the
fifteenth annual conclave being held
at the Mayflower Hotel. Secretary of
War Dern was elected deputy grand
master. The convention will close
tonight with a banquet at the hotel
Watres. president of the George
Washington Masonic Memorial Asso-
citation. succeeds Jesse VI. Whited of
California as head of the order. Sec
retary Dern has been associated with
the order almost since its organiza-
ton in 1919 at Kansas City. De
Molay now numbers about 100000
young men in its ranks.
Maj. Gen. M. w. Ireland was elected
grand senior councillor. Other officers
elected are Chandler c. Cohegan,
grand junior councillor, and Frank S.
Land of Kansas City. founder of the
order. will continue as secretary
general.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
SACRIFICE OF ACTOR
IN PLAY REVEALED
Lang Held Arm in Painful Posi-.
tion as Christus at 0ber.
ammergau.

Members of the National Geo.
graphic Society were taken behind the
scenes of the Oberammergau Passion
Play in lecture by Anton Lang, jr,
last night in Constitution Hall.
DR.. Lang, an instructor at George
town University, revealed an incident
that the audience missed entirely. a
little unscheduled drama in which his
father, Anton Lang, the famous actor,
played the principal role.
The elder Lang was portraying
Christus and was to be bound by
flesh-colored ribbons to the arms of
the cross. Unknown to the audience,
one of the ribbons had been lost, and
since there was not time enough to
get another. the actor was placed on
the cross with one arm not supported.
Spectators were unaware of Langs
painful predicament as he held his
arm in position throughout the cru
cidxion scene.
DR.. Lang's wife, the former Klara
Mayr, who played Mary Magdalene
In the 1884 cast, saw her own image
in the motion pictures and colored
slides used to illustrate her husbands
lecture Some Of the films we're
shown for the first time in this coun-
try.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
Wife BIar,,es Cats
And Strong Drink
II, Suing Fireman,

Fireman Wilson Sauls, according to
his wife, has a weakness for the lower
animals while under the influence of
strong drink. So she sued him for di-
vorce today because he came home
drunk at O'Clock one morning with a
stray cat and two rabbits.
The cat and rabbits were bad enough
in their normal state, Mrs. Sauls told
the District Supreme Court, but the
situation became unbearable when he
insisted on quartering the cat in their
apartment, where 1t howled all night
and kept her awake.
She also accused her husband of
beating her on numerous occasions,
once when he came home from work
and couldn't find the cat, and again
when he brought the apartment house
elevator boy in for drink and found
no beer In the ice box
The wife, Mrs. Gertrude Sauls, 1135
New Hampshire avenue, asked the
court for limited divorce. Her suit,
filed through Attorney Ralph H. Gu
sick, left the ultimate fate of the cat
and rabbits UP In the air.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
ROOSEVELT SIGNS
Three D. C. BILLS
Sanitary Cost, Building Removal
and Name Change Measures
Included.

Three District bills recently passed
by Congress have been signed by
President Roosevelt during his present
cruise in Florida waters, it was an
nounced at the White House today.
The bills are:
An act amending an act of 1906
so as to compel the owner Of property
condemned because of insanitary con-
ditions to stand the cost instead of
the District of Columbia, as was the
case before the act was amended.
A bill amending an act authorizing
the District Commissioners to remove
dangerous and unsafe buildings and
parts thereof and for other purposes.
An act changing the designation
of Leffler place to Second place.
Evening star., 1935-04-06

Maj RAYMOND is directing mis- fight
at the law under which New York
State demands the lives of four men
IN return for that of one.
Law Basis Held Lacking.
This so-called law violates every
definition of every dictionary and
every encyclopedia; it is in direct vio-
latior of the basic principle of COM
mon law: and most horrible of all, 1t
outrageouslv violates the fundamental
law of God, as applied at the dawn
If civil government, and set forth in
the Scriptures.
Jesus said He that is without sin
among you, let him first cast stone.
Society and Government will do well
to consider more merciful and prac-
tical method of dealing with crime,
especially in the young"
Concerning their plans, Maj. Ray
mond concluded:
The case is in the process Of
appeal, but with little hope of a re-
versal We do hope and expect. how
ever. that at the proper time the
Governor will patiently consider the
whole matter and especially the ap-
plication of this unjust law: and will
feel justified in using his right and
power to hinder its operation not only
against these three boys, but against
many other boys who like these are
not murderers in any degree; and we
trust that the good citizens every
where will study and consider the
questions raised. and demand the re-
peal of this and other unjust laws"
Evening star., 1935-04-06
CHILD DELINQUENCY
CAUSES DESCRIBED
Director of Social Service in Juve-
nile Court Cites $4,000 Chill.
dren in Relief Families.

Existence of $4,000 boys and girls
in Washington under 16 whose fam
lilies are on relief rolls is major con-
tributing factor to the juvenile de-
linquency cases that reach Juvenile
Court. Miss Louise MCGUIRE, the
courts director of social service, told
the Institute on Delinquency and
Health for Volunteer Workers at the
United States Chamber Of Commerce
yesterday.
At present. Miss MCGUIRE said,
there are 1000 children's cases on the
courts docket.
Many of these youngsters who
come into court" she said, ARE there
because of the very qualities that We
usually admire in boy They have
ingenuity. courage and self-reliance to
a marked degree"
Miss MCGUIRE pleaded for volunteer
workers in all agencies that contact
such cases. The court, she said maps
out a program for handling the de-
linquent boys and girls. but existing
workers to carry out the program are
too limited and much help is needed.
Miss MCGUIRE also pleaded for es-
tablishment of activity centers to at
tract such children.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
JUBILEE TO BE MARKED

A great religious service at Wash
ington Cathedral will be part of the
American aspect of the international
celebration of the silver jubilee of
King George v.
Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington, yesterday an
nounced: "On Monday, May 6, at II
am, a notable service will be held
in the Great Choir of Washington
Cathedral to commemorate the twen-
ty-flfth anniversary of the accession
of King George. The music and or
der of this service will be the same
as that to be used in st. Paul's Cathe-
dral, London, on the same day. All
members of the diplomatic corps will
be invited to attend, together with the
leaders Of the Federal Government.
Provision also will be made for the
public"
King George succeeded his father,
Edward WI. May 9, 1910.
Evening star., 1935-04-06

officer, neighbor, permitted him to
go home. Later, as he regained his
health. he again went to war, this
time with Gen. Harris and the 18th
Mississippi Brigade. He stayed in this
unit until the end of the war. becom-
ing lieutenant, and later acting as
captain of battalion of sharpshooters
when he was only l6.
25 Of s25 Survived.
He told of the fight near Fort Grigg.
on April l, just week before the end
of the war, when, after the smoke
and firing of battle had cleared, Gen.
Atkinson found only 25 of his 1925
sharpshooters had survived Two of
his best friends we're killed beside him
in that fight.
The old soldier broke down and
Wept, for moment, as he told this
story.
After the war Gen. Atkinson tried
the grocery business. working for a
tobacco concern in New York, navi-
eating on a vessel bound for South
America. becoming master of clipper
ship hauling coffee up from Java.
Finally he became master of a steam
ship, coaStWise trader.
Back on land, he went into the lum-
ber business in New York, made and
lost fortune and returned to the sea
as member OF the crew on a sea-going
tug. With little money saved, he
entered the lumber business once more
and built up a second fortune in that
and real estate Then he retired.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
boy, Z, CRUSHED
.H|TCH|NG ON TRUCK
Thomas Lansburgh Killed
While Skating Home
From School.

An inquest was held this morn
ing into the death of 12-year-old
Thomas Lansburgh. son of Mark Lans-
burgh, department store owner and
civic leader, who was crushed be-
meath the wheels of a huge tank truck
onto the side of which he was holding
as he skated home from the Gordon
Junior High School yesterday after
noon.
The truck driver, Morris E. Gaver.
"a. of Frederick. Md, was questioned
by police, but later released in Gus
tody of his attorney, John r. White
ford. Witnesses said Gaver was not
aware the boy was hanging to his
truck and did not even know the ac-
cident had occurred until motorist
overlook him and told him what had
happened. Gaver was exonerated at
the inquest, verdict of accidental
death being returned.
One skate was still dangling from
the boys foot when he arrived at
Georgetown Hospital in private au-
tomobile. Physicians said he prob
ably died a minute or so after the
accident.
Police learned from witnesses
Thomas was skating up the hill in the
2100 block of Wisconsin avenue on the
way home from school. when a Chest
nut Farms Dairy milk truck-a six
wheel affair, surmounted with a tank
He dashed out from the
curb and grasped the side. Almost at
once, one skate seemed to come un-
fastened and he fell beneath the
vehicle. His body was dragged about
100 feet.
The family was informed of the ac-
cident and both mother and father
went at once to the hospital The
Lansburghs live at Bill Idaho avenue.
There are two other sons.
Funeral services will be held at the
Idaho avenue residence tomorrow at
l0:l5 am. Interment will be in the
Washington Hebrew Cemetery.
The death. of the Lansburgh boy
brought the total number of fatali-
ties from automobile mishaps this
year to SO.
In another accident yesterday
Joseph Bush, 40. living at the Saliva
tion Army Home at First and F.
streets. received serious head injuries
while near the home when he walked
against the side of a taxicab driven
o. John T. Walters. 40, of 921 New
Hampshire avenue Bush was ad-
mitted to Casualty Hospital after an
examination of his injuries.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
MRS. GILBERT P. RITTER
DIES IN HOSPITAL HERE
Wife of Patent Attorney Was
Former Miss Evelyn Knight.
Ill Two Months,

Mrs. Evelyn K. Ritter, wife of Gill
bert p. Ritter, Washington patent at
torney Of 2757 Brandywine street, died
today in Emergency Hospital after
two-month illness.
Mrs. Ritter was the daughter of the
late Capt. Henry T. and Mrs. Virginia
Knight. She is survived, besides her
husband. by two daughters, Misses
Fredericka G. and Emily K. Ritter
and three sisters, Mrs. M. F. Thomp-
son, Mrs. Dora K. Muir and Mrs. w. r.
Schmucker, all of Washington. Her
brother. DR.. Carlyle p Knight, is with
the Public Health Service at Calves
nounced later.
Funeral arrangements will be an
ton, Tex.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
Deaths Reported.

Kate NJ. Byrant. s5. 1900 Connecticut
Jacob Kehler. SO. st. Elizabeth's Hos
Ca.rerine Callan. so, 1915 o st.
Lillian F. Bulloch. rs. Chevy Chase sani-
Edward r. Peat. 20. 700 ogeIthorpe st.
Katherine B. Hunter. 6S. 1400 oregon
william s. Logan. ST.. 81. 1927 Kansas
Baron. G. Holtz. SO. Walter Reed Hos
Charles. r. Hoffman. 90, tuberculosis
Charles thompson. so. st. Elizabeth's
Luther I: Smith; 40; Garfield Hospital.
Carmelia P. Asero. 80 National Homeo-
pathic Hospital.
Robert King SO. Gallinger. Hospital
INTENT; Rudolph Jackson. Gallinser Hos
Infant, Francis Alfred. children's Hos
p9tsi.'
Evening star., 1935-04-06
L|QU0RPOCKET|NG
RESULTS IN FINES
PoIiceman's Story Brings
Sentence on Three
Charges.

Convicted by jury of having placed
a pint of liquor In the pocket of
Policeman r. E. Blick of the vice
squad, Irwin Brand, who allegedly
conducts liquor sales on the streets.
was sentenced by Judge Gus A. Schuldt
in Police Court today. He must pay
a fine of $l00 or serve 80 days for
selling liquor on Sunday; serve 80 days
straight for unlicensed sale on the
street, and pay another fine of s100
or serve an additional 80 Gays for
keeping liquor for sale without a
license.
Brand and Herman Cominsky were
convicted by juries during the week,
the latter being sentenced today to
pay 500 or serve 60 days for sale
without a license A like sentence
was imposed for illegal possession
Bhck testified Brand slid pint of
liquor in the formers pocket on a
street corner, stating this will cost
you SIPS"
Two other defendants were ar
raigned in Police Court today for
alleged liquor law violations. Eunice
Jones, colored, was held for action Of
the grand jury by Judge Ralph Given
in the United States branch. In
the District of Columbia branch she
demanded jury trial on charges of
selling without a license, keeping
liquor for sale. and having in her
possession an unlicensed still. The
still. according to members of the
- To-
The other defendant was Rose An
de-son. also colored, who demanded
jury trial on charges of selling with
out a license. and keeping for sale
without a license. Both were ar
rested yesterday in houses on Fort
drive northeast.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
DR.. WALSH DISCUSSES
U. S. SPENDING ORGY
Declares Effort to Bring About
Recovery Has Only Retarded
Enemy.

Discussing the psychology of the
administrations huge spending pro-
gram to bring about national recov-
cry, DR.. Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., vice
president of Georgetown University,
said last night in his weekly lecture
that it constitutes "a race between
the Treasury and catastrophe"
THE battalions of public dollars
that have been modified in the path
OF advancing disaster have served,
not to turn the advance of the
enemy, merely to retard its prog
ress." he said. This process will
continue just so long as the dol
lars hold out" he said in referring
to the $4,000, 100000 public debt of
the country.
Nevertheless. DR.. Walsh said there
was still a period of grace before
the country. "The superhuman efforts
already expended furnish grounds for
believing" he said. that we are cap
able of averting the ultimate possi-
bility and bending that curve in a
safe direction"
Evening star., 1935-04-06
Inspector Reported Unable
to Find Evidence of
Incident.
STATEMENTS MADE
BY ALL MEN IN PRECINCT
Result of Investigation of Condi-
tions Will Be Presented to
Commissioners Tuesday.

Inspector Thsddeus r. Bean filed
with Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown
today a voluminous report on the re-
suit of his investigation of conditions
in the fifth precinct growing out OF
the reported "tip-off" to a suspected
gambling establishment near the
Capitol
The reported "tip-off" was brought
TO light during the recent hearings
before the special Crime Investigating
Committee of the House. At that
time the committee questioned Capt.
Joseph E. Morgan, in command of
the NTH precinct, and Inspector Al
pert j. Headley, the administrative
officer, and Hugh Fred, proprietor Of
tea tavern at lis B street southeast.
who is supposed to have had informa-
ton about the "tip-off."
Maj. Brown said the report WOULD
be transmitted to the Commissioner,
before being made public. It is un-
derstood, however. Bean did not have
any more success than the Crime
Committee in determining whether
there actually had been a "tip-of.'
Criticized at Hearing.
Bean not only inquired into the
"tlp-off" report, but procured from
Inspector Headley and Capt. Morgan
an explanation for their failure to
investigate the incident. Both Nor
gan and Headley were criticized be-
fore the Crime Committee for falling
to make such an investigation.
Beans report contains written state
ments from all members of the Fifth
Precinct as to their knowledge of con-
dltlons in that precinct and certain
recommendations for improvements.
Bean was directed to make the in
vestigation by the Commissioners on
recommendation of Mai. Brown. The
Commissioners are expected to act on
his report at their semi-weekly board
meeting Tuesday.
Changes in Law Asked.
About the time Bean turned his re-
port over to Mai Brown. Commits
sioner Melvin C. Hazen sent to Chair
man Norton of the House District
Committee the draft of a proposed
amendment to the District fire and
police salary act to permit the Police
Department to assign precinct detec-
tives to duties in the Detective Bureau
without giving them the compensa-
ton of detective sergeants.
commissioner HaZen explained that
under the salary act officers assigned
to the Detective Bureau draw $500 a
year extra. while precinct detectives
receive S240 year additional. II a
precinct detective should be trans
ferred to headquarters his compensa-
ton must at the present time be in
creased by $500 a year.
Maj. Brown recommended this
change in his last annual report to
the Commissioners.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
MARINE MUSICIAN
ACCUSED IN CRASH
Frank Wiblitzhouser Charged
With Hit-Run Driving and
Drunkenness.

Frank Wiblitzhouser, A, of 349
Kentucky avenue southeast, member
of the United States Marine Band,
was arrested early today on charges
of hlt-and-run driving and driving
while under the influence of liquor
after an accident at Fourth street and
Pennsylvania avenue in which William
Wilson, SO, of 1850 Fourth street
southwest was injured.
Wilson was an occupant in a car
driven by James c. Park, 1853 w
street southeast. Richard P. Roger,
2300 K street, overlook Wiblitzhouser
after he had driven three blocks from
the scene. police said.
Wiblitzhouser posted $1,000 bond.
Wilson was treated at Emergency
Hospital
Evening star., 1935-04-06
Pair of Political Crusaders
Fight to Sare Son From Chair
Organizers of Standard
Party Say Ne,U York
La,U Is Unjust.
HOpes Governor viii Use
Office to Saue 3 of 4
Condemned.

Drawing upon the Scriptures for
their strength and faith, mother
and father today are fighting their
most determined battle in a career
Of crusading.
Mai. Newman Hall Raymond and
his wife, Esther Amalia Raymond
for many years have been spreading
a doctrine Of Christian philosophy
applied to government and industry"
AS a vehicle for their campaign, they
organized the American Standard
Party, adopted as a motto. BE not
overcome of evil, but overcome evil
with good" and pronounced as their
slogan, I'VE must elect the next
President" Headquarters of the party
were established in Washington.
But the Fates decreed that the
greatest crusading objective of the
Raymonds was not to be political
one. but rather a fight to save their
son from the electric chair. Member
of a quartet attempting to hold up a
New York grocery store. Newman
Raymond, jr., %. stands convicted OF
aiding in the murder of policeman
who foiled the attempted robbery. At
Sing Sing, he awaits the outcome OF
efforts of his counsel and his parents
to save him from the long walk to
the electric chair during the week
of May 13.
Statement Issued.
This morning. his father issued a
formal statement of the plans, a re-
view of the case and the boys back
ground. He told how young Newman
had gone to Miami to work last VIM
ter, had met Ray Orley, who has con-
fessed to the actual shooting. had
driven an unnamed man to New York
and rejoined Orley there, how he had
been persuaded to join the hold-up
gang and had been present when the
murder occurred.
The father quoted a letter received
from Orley, admitting the crime. and
adding God saved the thief on the
cross next to Him, and hope and
pray that He will forgive me-
Commending the lawyers and the
juGge for their conduct of the trial,
Evening star., 1935-04-06
BRIDGE PLANS APPROVED

The War Department has approved
plans for a temporary bridge across
Little River, a small back channel. of
the Potomac, in order to provide access
to Theodore Roosevelt Island for men
of the Civilian Conservation Corps
who work on this island.
The proposed structure provides
ample clearance for all present and
prospective navigation. Application
was made by the National Park
Service.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
Births Reported.

Willard and Alberta Ryan, boy.
Richard and Sarah jenkins. boy.
Arthur and Anna Robinson. boy.
Mason and Mary Smith. boy.
Clifford and Lillian Abb. boy.
Noble and Marie Hunter, girl
James and Julia Miller. girl.
Joseph and Dorothy Miller. girl. ,
Marcellina and Rita Del Vecchio, girl
Rolfe and Bedelia Kennard. boy.
Joseph and Ada Freeman. boy.
Walter and Daisy Page. boy.
Conney and Virginia Garner. boy.
James and Cora Thorpe. boy
Vesse and Annie Williams. boy.
Canton and Edythe Brent, girl
Grayson and Nellie Talley. girl.
wfl1isk and Mary Kemp. gdrl.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
RADIO CRIME PROGRAMS
CONDEMNED BY PIT. A.
District Congress Urges Air Sta
tions to Keep Childrens
Broadcasts Quieter.

Stories Of crime and violence in
radio programs for children were con-
demned yesterday by the board Of
managers of the District Congress Of
Parents and Teachers.
Subjects which tend to frighten or
increase the nervous reaction Of radio
listeners are unfit for children, Mrs.
S. B. Castell, president of the cbn-
gress, declared.
She said the congress will appeal
to radio station managers to keep
children's programs quieter. n