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Evening star., 1935-02-24
TOWN HALL SESSION
TO CONSIDER GOLD
Prof. Z. w Kemmerer of Prince
ton to Be Speaker
Tonight.

The United States Supreme Courts
recent decision on the gold clauses
and the plea of former President
Hoover that the United States return
to the gold standard will be linked
with discussion at the Town Hall
of Washington tonight in the Shore
ham Hotel. Prof. Edwin w. KEN
merer, professor of international
finance at Princeton and author OF
several books on money, will be the
speaker.
The questioning panel will include
Senator Connally, Democrat, OF Texas
and member of the Senate Finance
Committee; Representative John b
Hollister, Republican, of Ohio and
ranking minority member on the
House Banking and Currency Com
mittee; Assistant Secretary Of Com
merce John Dickinson and Earl B.
Schwulst, a director of the Commodity
Credit Corp. and special assistant
r. r. G.
The meeting will start at 8 o'clock
Evening star., 1935-02-24
Children Tlrong Hospital,
Due to Rigors of Weather

washington's bad weather conditions
of the past month have been respon-
sible for the greatest overcrowding Of
Children's Hospital in the history of
the institution, according to Miss
Matte Gibson, superintendent.
Due to colds, influenza, grippe and
complications resulting from respira-
tory infections of all kinds, the attend
ance for several days last week
reached a record high level of 1876. as
compared with a maximum total of
1863 patients on the highest previous
day in the history of the hospital.
Children's Hospital, with a normal
maximum capacity of 1876 beds, has
had 100 or more patients many times
during the month. The warm weather
of the last few days has had a bene-
fetal effect, and last night there were
only 172 children under treatment in
the hospital, Miss Gibson said.
"Children's Hospital is crowded be-
yond capacity at the present time, "
Miss Gibson said in report to the
Community Chest made public last
night. For the last few weeks, in
Evening star., 1935-02-24
Boys Zoo Cires Family Great
Variety of Creeping Anxieties

chores Instead Of going in for movies
and other forms Of amusement, he
began dealing in chickens. But this
palled after a while and that's when
the combination zoo-aviary-aquarium,
etc. was born.
When he got the two wildcats.
Tommy" and "Bandi' Carl decided
to branch out as an animal trainer.
He bandaged his own scratches and
decided that, after all. it might be
Just as well to do the training with
the goats. Visitors always are warned
if that is necessary, to stay at least
2 feet from the cage of the cats.
Big Boy" and "Chita" are prima
donnas, and each takes violent ex-
ception to any attention paid the 9TH
er. Consequently, they are never al
lowed to get close together.
The family didn't break into tears
when this past Summer ended and
Carl sent his % snakes out to the Zoo
here to keep warm. In fact. they'd
probably like to see him devote more
time to the secretaryship Of the Ben
ming Citizens Association, which he
has held two years-even it it did
interfere with his plans to become a
snake charmer when Spring comes.
Evening star., 1935-02-24

cluding January, the largest number OF
patients in the history of the hospital
have been treated, and this includes
the still highest figure for the first
two weeks in February.
I'VE have been compelled to bring
old beds out of storage and to set
them up in various places because our
daily average of patients is now 1876.
This has created overcrowding in the
wards, and only the seriously i'll chill
dren are being admitted until this
situation is cleared up"
The hospital treated 524 children
for total of 4,901 hospital days dur
ing January, Miss Gibson reported.
This was an increase of 1874 patients
and 1888 hospital days over the fig
ures for the same month last year.
The report shows there were 1874
visits to the dispensary and the So
cial Service Department was called on
for 654 visits to the homes of chill
dren brought to the dispensary. In
spite Of the increase in the volume Of
work done, Miss Gibson said the rec
ord showed a smaller number Of
deaths than for January, 1884.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
CEREMONY AT LABOR
BUILDING TOMORROW
Secretary Perkins and President
Green of A. F. of L. Principal
Speakers at Dedication.

The new Labor Department Build
ing. with one of the finest auditoriums
in the country. will be dedicated to-
morrow at pm.
Secretary of Labor Frances M
Perkins and William Green, president
of the American Federation of Labor
will make the principal addresses.
The huge auditorium, with its gold
leafed columns, will be the scene OF
the gathering which will be attended
by members of the cabinet, the diplo-
matte corps and leaders in Congress,
including the members of the two
labor committees. State Labor COM
missionerS also have been invited.
Edward M. McGrady, Assistant
Secretary. is to preside. Organized
labor will furnish music for the oc-
casion. The United Mine Workers
Band of West Virginia and the Gov
ernment Printing Office Orchestra are
to take part in the program.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
WORK INSURANCE
MANDATORY IN BILL
Proposed Michigan Measure Has
Endorsement of Emergency
Relief Officials.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LANSING, Mich, February 23.-
State Representative Harry Glass, jr.,
Democrat, will introduce a bill in the
Michigan Legislature Monday calling
for mandatory unemployment insur-
ance in the State. The measure has
the Endorsement of emergency relief
officials and was drafted in collabora-
ton with William Haber, State well
fare administrator.
The bill sets a maximum benefit
of SIS week, for not more than 20
weeks year. Workers receiving more
than $4,000 a year, "caSuals" and
strikers would be ineligible.
The payments would be from a
State administered fund, to which
employers would contribute annually
not less than ! nor more than 31a
per cent of their pay roll and en-
ployes l per cent of their weekly wage
In a declaration of policy the bill
said: "The lack of voluntary provi-
sion by business, corporations and in
dividuals for the eventuality of un-
employment has resulted in shifting
the burden to the taxpayers"
Evening star., 1935-02-24
U. OF M. DEBATETEAM
WILL MEET STANFORD
By stafI Correspondent; Of The Star.

By STAFF Correspondent; of The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, February
23.-The University of Maryland and
Stanford University will meet wednes-
day in debating contest at which
members Of national and State law
making bodies are expected to be
judges. The question will be, Re
solved, That all collective bargaining
should be negotiated through non
company unions safeguarded by law.
In addition to members Of the
Washington Alumni Association,
many other Washingtonians are ex-
pected to attend. In the judges seats
will be United States Senators George
L. Radcliffe and Joseph I. France Of
Maryland, Representative Virgil Chap
man of Kentucky. State Senator Harry
T. Phoebus and Capt. Louis B. Mont
ford.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
CAR HITS WOMAN

Struck by a street car last night
while crossing the street in the 14o0
block of New York avenue, Bertha M.
Arnold, 40, of 802 Twentieth street,
was treated at Emergency Hospital
for q possible skull fracture.
F. A. Burk, A, Of 3017 Otis street
northeast, the operator Of the street
car, was released by police pending
outcome Of the woman's injuries.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
LAWMAKERS WAIT.
MARCH 4 HEARING
ON BUS TERMINALS
Otter Studies Plans to
Alleviate Traffic Prob
lem Here.
SITES FOR OFF-STREET
DEP0TS LEFT TO LINES
Commission, However, Will Assist
in Choosing New Routes to
Points Selected.

Representative Otter, Republican,
of Pennsylvania, and several other
members of the House, who have
shown keen interest in Washington's
traffic problems, are planning to at
tend a hearing before the Public
Utilities Commission March 4. on a
proposal to require motor buSSeS to
provide off-street terminal facilities.
Interstate motor busSes already are
required to lay over in off-street
terminals. and the hearing will be de-
voted to the class B and class C busses
serving Washington and the so-called
metropolitan area. The class B busSeS
are those operating into nearby Mary
land and Virginia. Buses which oper-
ate in the District exclusively are in
class c.
Otter Asked for Study.
The commission believes the re-
moval of all busses from curbstone
terminals not only will increase park
ing facilities, but at the same time
will alleviate the traffic situation gen.
orally.
Otter, several weeks ago, was re-
quested to study the bus and taxicab
parking situation because of his inter-
est in all public utility problems in
the District. His attention was called
particularly to the situation on Tenth
and Eleventh streets between D and
streets, where four bus lines termi-
nate.
The commission, according to Rich
ard B. Keech, vice chairman, does not
propose to go into the problem of
finding off-street terminals for the
bus lines, leaving this to the bus own
ers. 1t will, however, cooperate with
the owners in rerouting the lines to
the points selected by the operators if
warrants.
Tentative Sites Considered.
Keech said the bus owners that
would be affected by an off-street
terminal order now have several ter
minal points under consideration, and
others are hoping to escape the plan
by abolishing stop-over periods in the
District.
One of the terminal points under
consideration is the new bus depot on
Pennsylvania avenue near Sixth
street, the Washington headquarters
of large interstate line Another is
the Washington, Baltimore g. An
rapolis electric line station at
Twelfth street and New York avenue.
Some of the business men on
lower Seventh street are understood
to be urging the bus operators to
select the Sixth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue site in order to provide
service for customers from Virginia
None of the Virginia buses, it is
pointed out, go beyond Tenth street,
whereas a continuation of the route
to Sixth street would provide addi-
tional service and take the vehicles
out of the seriously congested business
section while on a ay-over.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
AIRPORT HEARINGS
WILL Be RESUMED
Subcommittee Again Will
Take Up Bill for GraveIIy
Point Site.

Hearings on the Smith bill to estab-
lish model airport for Washington
on the Gravelly Point site will be re-
sumed by subcommittee of the House
District Committee at $50 am. to-
morrow. with representatives of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission as chief witnesses in sup
port of the measure.
Hearings Interrupted.
The hearings began three weeks ago
but, owing to pressure of other busi-
ness, including the crime investiga-
ton, members of the subcommittee
have heard no witnesses since last
Monday. By starting early, Repre-
sentative Randolph of West Virginia,
chairman of the subcommittee, hopes
to conclude the hearings tomorrow.
Samuel Solomon, manager of Wash
ington Airport, will conclude the pres
entation of testimony in support of the
proposed improvement of the present
airport as a permanent air terminal
for Washington.
Several witnesses are to be heard
in favor of other sites in and near
washington. Since Congress first be-
gan consideration of the local air.
port problem nearly nine years ago,
a total of 48 different sites have been
proposed for the local airport. Mem
bers of the present subcommittee are
believed to have narrowed these sites
down to two-the present Washington
Airport and Gravelly Point.
Two Bills Presented.
The committee has before it two
bills, the original Smith bill and a
more comprehensive bill also prepared
by Representative Smith of Virginia
to meet objections of the District
Commissioners and other witnesses.
The new bill contains many of the
provisions Of the bill introduced in the
Senate by Senator Gibson of Vermont
upon which hearings may be under
taken soon by the Senate District
Committee.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
COUNSELOR TO SPEAK
Mexican Diplomat to Talk il
Bethesda Church.

BY Staff Corresponds : of The Star.
BETHESDA, Md, February 23.-
DR.. Louis Quintanilla, new counselor
at the Mexican Embassy, will speak
on Mexico at the Central NJ E. Church
here Friday night at 8 o'clock, when
the church holds the second of its
series of international good will
meetings.
The address will be the first made in
this country by the new counselor.
Mrs. John H. Werner will preside.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
Musicale Planned.

ROUND HILL, Va, February %
(SpeciaD AT a meeting Of the Round
Hill Community League plans were
made to hold q benflt musicale In the
school March Is at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
Two Bills Presented.
Thieves Take Church Carpet.

JOPPA, Md, February % (P.-
Those who attend Trinity Lutheran
Church here tomorrow will have to
tread lightly, for thieves stole the
plush carpet off the floor. George
Harmeyer, sexton, found broom, a
mop and dishes also missing.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
AUTOPSY TO BE HELD
Woman Is Found Dead With
Head Near Gas Jets.

An autopsy was to be held today
in the case of Mrs. Lucille Buerhle,
26, who died yesterday after being
overcome by gas in the kitchen of her
home at 1880 v street. Her husband,
Paul Buerhle, found her with her
head resting on a gas stove whose
three burners were open.
The fire rescue squad attempted to
revive her, but its efforts were m-
successful. Two hours later she was
pronounced dead by an Emergency
Hospital physician.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
Wildcats and Monkeys Features of Benning BACKYARD Zoo

1-Carl Beale and keeper of the Benning "back
yard Soon holding the stick h hic he tanned the
1gidcats oetore hmmIomy ara Band No. 2EAgnes Beale
tail cinnamon monkey purchased from importer in Ne York.
No. 3-rS Earnest Beale CarlS mother holds the
rUals OF the The parrot Ooud be going after apple
Chta doing he hadn't heard the caneranan.. No. 4-Ear
BeGe CarS brother holding Bill and JoetUO that
haze prominent place among the exhibits.
Star Staff
Evening star., 1935-02-24

WIEN SdII btdlS SGdI lSO
dealing in chickens in a
wv small way a few years ago
' his felix's couldn't possibly
have visioned what it was
leading to.
Now it's just a question of how
much longer the home at 223 Mime
sofa avenue northeast is going to be
large enough to accommodate the
family, and collection of birds, beasts
and reptiles that just grows and
grows and grows.
There's "Chita," ringtail CHINA
mon monkey, that drinks beer; Big
Boy" South American parrot, given
to saying Hi. CARL" and things not
so printable; two Southern Maryland
goats, now able to go through a reg
ular routine of tricks, and having a
more utilitarian value when hitched
to wagon built especially for them;
two wildcats, on which Carl practices
animal training; 81 canaries; dogs,
an alligator, fish in profusion, a
lizard-and this is only a croSs-sec-
ton. j
1t seems that when Carl, who now
IS %, was in short trousers he used
to earn his spending money by home
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-26
PEACE GROUP
 WOULD EXTEND
 ED. R. POWERS
National Conference Pro- poses Renewing Author
 ity, Enlarging Scope

NEW YORK, Dec. 26-The Ma tional Peace Conference, an or ganization of 30 groups, meeting here, has proposed revision of the Neutrality Act, extending the Presi- dents power to proclaim embargoes on arms and shipments to warning nations, and tentative draft of the measure is expected to be plac- ed before Congress for considera- ton.
 The plan proposes to renew and extend the Presidents present man. datory duty to proclaim the exist ence of a state of war between two or more nations, prohibits export of arms to belligerent States and to allow the President to enter into discussions with all powers which have signed the Kellogg Briand peace pact with a view of conclud- ing a supplementary treaty to set- tie all international disputes by pacific means.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-26
ITALIANS ROUTE ETHIOPIAN OUTPOSTs
HUBBARD PARTY
 RETURNS NORTH NEXT JANUARY
Famous Explorer Will Study King Island Eskimos
 Dog Katmai Dead

SAN JOSE, Cal. Dec. 26.-Mem- bers of the family of Ed Levin, Alas kan explorer, said he is enroute home from New York, aIter making plans with Father Bernard R. Hubbard, Glacier Priest" for l4-month ex- ploration trip to King Island, Alas ka, next month.
 The party will study a practically extinct race of ESkimos.
 A born-to-order dog team was Father Hubbard's Christmas present from Akutan and Wolf, two of the glacier priests pack dogs. Seven pups, all males. were born recently to Aku- tan at the home of Ed Levin, who has accompanied Hubbard on his last six Alaskan expeditions.
 l. is declared that within two years Rev Hubbard should have the first team of brother dogs in mushing his- tory.
 'Katmai, another of Hubbard's fa- nous pack, was killed recently by a hunter who mistook him for a wild animal at Lake Tahoe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-26
CONVICT THREE ON HUGE NAIL
 FRAUD CHARGES
Twelve Acquitted on Trial for Violating National
 Securities Act

SEATTLE, Dec. 26.-Three de- fendants were convicted and twelve acquitted in the $625 900 Coplin mail fraud trial on charges of violating the National Securities Act of 1883.
 Those convicted on one count each were Alexander Coplin, former Se- attle broker; Benjamin F. Serlis, of Los Angeles; and Joseph Konwiser of New York City.
 The government charges were bas- ed on sales of 300 1000 shares of Ari- zona- Comstock Mining Company of Nevada.
 The government alleged misrepre- ,entation by mail and telephone. The jury deliberated 72 hours.
 Notice of appeal was given by those convicted.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-26
52LIvESLOST IN ACCIDENTS
 FIRE, EXPOSURE
Biting Zero Temperatures Hit States, Leaving
 Scores Dead
ICY HIGHWAYS PROVE
 ESPECIALLY MENACING
Middle West and Parts of East Caught in Holiday
 Wi nter Storm

CHICAGO, Dec 26 = Fifty-two known deaths were attributed to ex- posture, fire and traffic accidents over the Christmas holidays as bit ter near zero temperatures and snow swept south over the middle west and other sections of the east and south.
 Three died of exposure in Illinois, four in Ohio and two each in Wis consin, West Virginia. Pennsylvania and North Dakota. Single deaths were reported in South Dakota, Mis- souri, New Jersey, Indiana, Tennes- see and Montana.
 Icy highways claimed nine lives in Ohio, four in Maryland, two in Mich igan and one each in Illinois and North Dakota while fires took other lives throughout the nation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-26
AUTO ACCIDENTS
 TAKE LIVES IN STATE OF WASH.
Five Deaths Reported in Tragedies on Christ
 mas Day

SEATTLE, Dec. 26.-Traffic acci- dents took toll of lives Christ mas Day in the State of Wash ington.
 Mrs. Ida Gollofon, aged 53, oi Kirkland. was killed in an auto collision.
 Ray Aror, aged 35, died an hour after being struck by an automo- bile.
 Mrs. Blanche Williams, school teacher, died shortly after she had been injured in collision of automobiles.
 Chauncey Canning, aged 53, died at Gle Elum after being struck by a hit-and-run driver.
 Fritz Horgan, aged IS. of Cen tralia. was fatally injured when his automobile overturned.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-26
WINTER IN SOUTHLAND

tHlCAGO, H., Dec. 26.--Winter descended on the southland today af- ter covering the northern half of the nation with snow and zero cold weather. A bowling wind whipped snow across Kentucky. Tennessee and Maryland, smashing store windows in Louisville as it swept toward the Dixie Highway.
 Travel was perilous in Kentucky and Maryland. With the state blank eted in white, Virginia shivered in zero cold.
 Frigid Levels
 The mercury dropped to frigid lev els in the Carolinas and Georgia. A Florida storm from the northwest ripped across Hampton Roads and blew three scows and derrick aground near Norfolk. Va.
 The cold wave left Is known dead from exposure from Montana to Tennessee. Three died in Illinois. two each in Iowa, North Dakota and Wisconsin. Single deaths were re- ported in Missouri, New Jersey, Ari- zona, Indiana. Tennessee, and Mon tana.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-26
HUNT CONVICT
 FOR SHOOTING
 OF POLICEMAN
Former Prison Inmate Kills Two, Wounds Others
 Tn Butte

BUTTE, Montana, Dec. 26.-Henry Knight. former convict, is hunted to- day for the fatal shooting of police officer and another man and the wounding of two others.
 The dead are Policeman Tom O'Neill, aged 37, killed instantly, and Frank Walsh, aged 24, who died later.
 Those wounded are Policeman James Mooney, shot in the right shoulder and both arms, who is ex- pected to recover, and Mrs. Florence Benvenue, who has a minor wound in the neck.
 The officers were shot attempting to arrest Knight after shooting the woman in an apartment house.
 Knight has been named by Jean Miller, his companion, who was caught. as the slayer of Deputy Sher- if Thomas Meehan on November 13.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-26
SUDDEN DEATH MARS HOLIDAY
 CELEBRATIONS
Many Killed in Dom stic Tragedies, Traffic Acci-
 dents, Here, Abroad

CHICAGO, III, Dec. 26.-Sudder death in domestic tragedies and traf fife accidents marred Christmas Eve in many homes here and abroad
 Twenty persons were killed and eight injured in train crash in Germany. A head-on motor car col lision near Freeport, Ill, killed five holiday celebrants.
 A train-automobile crash near Newell, N. C., killed four. A Missouri farm couple died in similar acei- dent near Atchison, Kans. Two men died in Houston, Tex, after a truck hit a bridge and caught fire. Two small girls were burned to death near Ringwood. Okla
 Phillip Leo. 39, and two sons, died in New York fire. Two men, wom : an. and small boy were killed in an airplane crash near Lima. Peru. John w. Rogers. Philadelphia, killed his estranged wife. two children and his wife's mother, critically wounded third child in crib, and ended his own life.
 Freeze To Death
 Two Manitowoc, Wis, farm girls were found frozen to death. A Fort Smith, Ark. miner was injured when he bit torpedo. thinking it candy and a Norphlet, Ark, miner was hurt in the same kind of accident shortly afterWard.
 Near Sutherland, Neb., Dorothy Metcalf gave her life trying to save her mother She pushed her mother to safety but she was struck by an automobile.
 The crushed body of L. c. Haze was found in the wreckage of car near Nowata, Okla. and Christmas Eve traffic accident near Clayton, Okla. claimed two lives. Lawrence Maytea. P, was killed when an automobile collided with a train at Stedward Neb, as he was returning from a Christmas morning church commun- ion service.
 Several fatalities are reported in Illinois.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-26
HUNDREDS DIE
 IN EARTHQUAKE

CHENGTU. Province of Szechuan. China, Dec. 26.-Reports reaching here said great number of persons. possibly running into the thousands, were killed by an earthquake Decem- Der IS in the southern part of the Province It is impossible to dsterm- inc the true extent because of the ,remoteness and inaceessibility of the area. Tribes of Lob. in the noun tains, are believed to be the chief sufferers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-26
ONE DEAD AS
 THEATRE FIRE
 WRECKS HOTEL
Three Missing, Four Others Injured-Damage Esti-
 mated $2O0,000

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Dec. 26.- Three persons are reported missing and four others injured in damage estimated at s2O0O00 dollars caused as fire swept the Princess Theatre
 One unidentified body has been re- moved from the ruins.
 A small frame hotel at the rear of the theatre was wrecked when the walls of the show house crumbled.
 Three of the missing persons oc- cupied rooms in the hotel. Three of the injured were hurt leaping from it's second floor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-26
ROOSEVELT TO
 DRAFT ANNUAL
 CONGRESS TALK
Message to Concentrate on State of Budget, Inter-
 national Situation

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Presi : dent Roosevelt got down to serious work today on recommendations to Congress, which meets January 3.
 He is concentrating on drafting his annual message on the state of the budget figures for the financial year beginning July l.
 Much of the message is expected to be devoted to the international situation. Recommendation for neu- trality legislation are anticipated. It is expected the message will be brief.