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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14

Speedy action on two bills designed
to discourage crime in Washington
will be sought by Representative Reed,
Republican, of Illinois when the
House District Committee meets
Wednesday to clear its calendar of
all important pending legislation.
The measures were drafted by Cor
poration Counsel E. Barrett Pretty
man at the request of the Special
House Crime Investigating Commit
tee, of which Reed was a member.
One defines and fixes punishment for
bribery Of District officials or en-
ployes and the other sets up increased
penalties for habitual criminals.
Predicting enactment of both bills
before adjournment, Reed pointed out
that at present the District has no
statute making bribery crime, nor
law which imposes severe punishment
on repeater criminals"
The penalty provided in the bribery
bill is from six months to five years
imprisonment with no alternative
fine The definition of bribery was
broadened to include any, attempt at
bribery as well as the actual exchange
of funds.
Penalties Increased.
The bill for Furnishing habitual
criminals provides that any person
convicted for the second time of COM
uniting a felony shall be sentenced
to the maximum term permissible in
the first sentencing. In other words,
If man is sentenced to only two
years for the first offense, where the
statute allows a sentence of from one
to 10 years, the second time he is con-
victed he would be sentenced for the
full 10 years, regardless of whether
the felony was of the same type as
the first.
For the third conviction of felony
the court could not sentence the Of
fender to less than Is years regard
less of the offenSe.
Reed believes the two bills will aid
materially in driving the habitual
criminal out of the District. He has
had several years experience as a
prosecutor in Illinois, and assisted in
a revision of the States criminal stat
utes.
These two bills are included in a
group that were drafted and intro
duced on recommendation of the
Crime Committee. Four of them, all
intended to improve the Police Court
jury system, already are on the House
calendar, and are expected to pass
on the next District day.
The next regular District day is
July %, but there is slim probability
the House may grant special 4Ay
this week to make up for loss of the
last scheduled District day, July 8,
when the utility holding company bill
was given the right of way. Speaker
Byrns said he is willing to give the
District a special day if the House
disposes of national legislation ex-
pected to come up this week.
There are now IA District bills on
(See CRIME, Page B-3D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14
D. c. MEN IN FIRST CLASS
AT NAVAL AIR STATION
Group of IS Candidates Will Take
Flight Training for
Fleet Duty.

Three Washingtonians are num-
bered in the first class of IS members
which will assemble at the Naval Air
Station at Pensacola, Fla, July 20
for the Nays prescribed course of
aviation training. They are j. M.
Mcqueen, jr.. 1880 Chesapeake street;
J. r. Vensel, 1887 sherwood street
northeast, and Edward L Parke, 4208
Eighth street.
Forty members of the class were
chosen from the first class of candi-
dates who were given months elm
nation and preliminary aviation train
ing at various Naval Reserve aviation
bases, the Navy Department explained
yesterday. Fifteen are members of
the Naval Reserve who qualified last
wear. but due to lack Of funds, they
were not given flight training.
The Navy Department said cadets
who qualify as naval aviators will be
ordered for three years active duty
eth the feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14
TWO HURT AS AUTO,
TROLLEY COLLIDE
Roadster Carried 35 Feet
in Brookmont Crash-In-
quiry Starts.

A man and his wife were injured
late last night, when their automobile
was in collision with Districtbound
street car at Maryland drive and
Broad street, Brookmont, few miles
east of Cabin John.
Cecil Holsinger, 20, house painter, of
1843 Massachusetts, avenue southeast,
suffered a fractured hip, broken col
lar bone and severe cuts of the face
and head.
Mrs. Ruth Holsinger, 81, a book
keeper at Kann's, escaped with pos
sible fracture of the ribs. Both were
taken to Georgetown Hospital.
Bethesda police at once opened an
investigation of the accident.
The Holsingers were returning home
from visit to friends in Brookmont.
When their car reached the unmarked
tracks at the bottom of a gully, it and
the trolley collided. The roadster was
carried IS feet along the tracks.
Motorman F. S. Nicholson, los
Fifteenth street southeast, was I'M
able to continue operation of the troll
ley because of nervous shock, and Con-
ductor Charles Brant of Forest Glen,
Md, brought it into Washington.
Two other persons were injured in
accidents last night.
Roland johnson, 10, colored, of 2732
Sherman avenue, suffered conclusion
of the brain and serious body injuries
when struck nv an automobile in the
2700 block Of Eleventh street.
Margaret Pivarnick, "a, Children's
Hospital nurse, suffered a fractured
rib, leg Commissions and body bruises
when struck at Fourteenth and w
streets by an automobile driven by
Russell Maggie, 10, of 1909 Shepherd
street. Maggie was charged at No. 2
precinct with reckless driving and re-
leased under $500 bond. Miss Pivar-
nick was treated at Children's Hos
pital. Her condition was 1ot serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14
p. W. 4. Grants 81 100000
For Park improvement Here
Tree Surgeons viii Inaugurate Pro-
gram in Rock Creek Area,
Starting Tomorrow.

Park Service, with a view to acquaint-
ing the landscape architects and the
engineers with the latest developments
in the 81 900 900 program. He urged
upon them the necessity for speed and
the putting of men to work without
delay.
The ALLEGATION of $4,000 has been
made for tree surgery, plant disease
control and reforestation. Improve
ment of the Mall sidewalks, sprinkler
system and lights will cost $4,000.
Improvement to the small parks, in
Guiding Franklin, Folger, Lafayette,
Marian, Mount Vernon, Montrose and
the numerous triangleS throughout the
city, will cost 100000.
Designing Playground.
The branch of plans and design
is now at work on details for the
Palisades playground and park, for
landscaping, grading. construction of
small field houses and recreational ia
cilities-a job that will cost $4,000
Revised plans are expected to be laid
before the Fine Arts Commission and
the National Capital Park and Plan
(See PARKS, Page B-3)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14
TAX|FARE ORDER
LIKELY THIS WEEK
Utilities Commission Pains
taking in Determining
Rate-Z0ne Issue.

Decision BIZ the Public Utilities
and zones for all Washington taxicabs
is expected to be announced this week,
to be made effective day or two
after it is promulgated.
1t had been planned to issue the
order tomorrow, but officials said yes
terday the oroer would not be ready
by that time.
The commission is taking consider
able pains in drafting its order and
deciding on the rates and zones be-
cause of the order of a former COM
mission calling for use of taxi meters
in which it was declared: mo sched-
ule of zone taXicab fares can be de-
vised for this city which will make
the charge commensurate with the
service rendered" and that "the zone
fare unduly favors certain riders and
unduly diScriminates against Others"
Order Ineffective.
At that time the commission sought
to banlsh the zone system and require
all cabs to use meters, charging Is
cents for the first two miles, or frac-
ton thereof, and cents for each
additional third mile.
That order was made ineffective by
rider" attached by Congress to the
District appropriation bill, forbidding
use of commission funds for enforce
ment of the order.
To correct the resulting lack of any
regulation of taxicab charges, the
commission this year suggested a
change permitting uniform zones
should Congress continue to refuse to
allow metered operation. This was
done. This will be the basis of the
commissions order upsetting the find
ings of fact of the former commission
Different Commissioners.
None of the present utility commits
sioners was member of the regula-
tory body wher the 1882 meter or
der was issued. At the same time
care is being exercised in drafting the
uniform rates and zones order because
of the history of the commission s
position on taxicab regulation.
To prepare the way for the forth
coming order the commission yester-
day rescinded the 1882 order so fal
as it applied to requirement of use Of
meters and the prescribed meter rates
The commission to date has not re-
vealed what 1t has in mind as to uni
form zone rates. but some followers Of
the hearings on the subject believe
the rates will not be radically differ.
ent from the cC-30-50-70 scale or the
40 40 60-80 system. Some changes ir
Zones are ANTICIPATED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14
Man Takes Night
Plunge Into Rirer
From Key Bridge
Police Find Him Holding
Onto Pier-BGck Is
Slightly Strained.

William Randolph Mathers, 90, Of
Park Lane, Va, took a midnight
plunge off Key Bridge into the Po-
tomac last night, but his only worry
now is that he may have strained his
back slightly.
Mathers apparently had too much
liquor under his belt, according to
police, when he decided to take his
dive. John Register, Rosslyn, Va, saw
him as he leaped from the bridge and
summoned seventh precinct police
men.
officers M. B. Moore and n. II.
Britton Communicated a row boat
and went to the rescue. Mathers was
found clinging to the bottom of a
pier-a far more sober man. He was
taken to Georgetown Hospital for ex-
animation when he complained his
back was strained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14
LOAN BEING PAID
BY CLOSED BANK
Report on Payments to R.
F. C. Made by Commercial
National Receiver.

The closed Commercial National
Bank is making good progress in pay
ing off its big loan to the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp, according to the
quarterly report of condition of this
institution by its receiver, Robert c.
Baldwin.
Of a total loan of s3,327, 400. Re-
ceiver Baldwin has paid back ST.
0,400 in cash.
The quarterly report discloses also
that the secured deposits which the
receiver is endeavoring to recspture
from certain quaSi-governmental
agencies, under a recent court deci-
sion, constitute only part of the
total of secured and preferred liza
bilities paid back 100 per cent.
The court suit shows the amount
sought from these certain agencies is
about ST. 300, 900, or so per cent of that
paid to them from the bank Other
unsecured creditors, including deposit
tors, have received so per cent Of
their deposits so the receiver is at
tempting to recover only the other
half. The total amount of secured
and preferred liabilities paid in cash.
however, amounts to $685., 36623
Many of these were secured under
special acts of Congress, not ques-
toned in court.
Cash on Hand.
Commercial now has cash on hand
of $154,803.46. Collections from stock
assessments amount to $3.50, 444. AZ out
of a total assessment of 100000
Remaining assets are estimated by
the receiver to be worth S2,334, 765 .l9.
Col. Wade H. Cooper was President of
the Commercial Bank.
Another bank. of which Col Cooper
was president, the United States Saw
ings Bank, has remaining assets now
estimated at 1904, 81027. after pay
ing IS per cent dividend amounting
to 81 ,032 5000 to depositors, accord
ing to the quarterly condition report
by Carter B. Keene, receiver. Cash
on hand amounts to $56,875.57.
Cash Paid to r. F. C.
The receiver has paid back $1,068,-
1892 on a loan from the r. F. c..
amounting to $1,449,293.12.
No assessment has been levied
against stockholders of the United
States Savings Bank. Col. Cooper
still has pending court fight to force
the Treasury to reopen the bank.
The International Exchange Bank,
which went into receivership in July,
1892, and has paid 3125 per cent divi-
dends to depositors amounting to
$113,288.14, has remaining assets es-
timated at $159,59422, according to
the quarterly report of Receiver Fred
erick J. Young This bank has repaid
$1,000 on a $22, 100 f. F. c. loan.
Collections. from stock assessment
total $22, 372.77.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14
c. c. c. SHIFTS ORDERED
Fort Dupont Personnel Will Move
to New Jersey.

On July 25. the Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps personnel in the Fort Du-
pont camp here, with the exception
of local enrollees, will be shifted to
New Jersey. Officials of the National
Capital Parks yesterday explained
that a new company will be sent to
Washington from the Sd Corps Area
of the Army, which has headquarters
ct Baltimore, Md. The Fort Dupont
site will be maintained, officials said,
as there IS still much work to be done
in that section Of the city.
The Fort Dupont c. c. G. camp was
the first to be established In Wash
ington. the boys coming here from
the Far WeSk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14
LAWN FETE THIS WEEK
Hyattsville Catholic Church
Plans Annual Event.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EVANSVILLE, Md, July 13.-St.
Jerome's Catholic Church will hold its
annual lawn fete next Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights
on the church grounds. Vincent Shee-
ny, jr., is general chairman Of ar
rangements. Wednesday will be Holy
Name night. Thursday, when q sup
per will be served in the Masonic Hall
from $50 to 8 o'clock, will be parish
toner's night; Friday will be sodality
night and Saturday night 8 per cent
of the proceeds will be turned over
to the parish's CHARITY fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14
D. c. CRIME BILL
ACTION PRESSED
Reed Predicts Bribery and
Repeater Penalty Meas
ureS Will Pass.
BY JAMES E. CHM.
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

For q digest of all bills affect
ing the District introduced at
this session of CongresS-thoSe
enacted and the status OF those
still pending-See Page B-F.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14
Firemen to Plan Field Day.

ARLINGTON, Va, July Is (Spe-
ciaD The Arlington-Fairfax Coun-
ties Firemen's Association will meet
Tuesday night in the Virginia High
land fire house to complete plans for
their annual field Way, August "a.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-07
DAY OF PRAYER
IN CHURCHES
Churches of Smyrna Will OBJ
serve Day Set Apart by
World Missions
HISTORY AND PROGRESS

The Day of Prayer for Foreign
Missions viii be observed by the
Churches of Smyrna on Friday
March 8th. The services will be
held in the Chapel of the First
Presbyterian Church at 200 P. M
AS far back as 1887, Presbyterian
women in the U. S. A. came to-
gether at the suggestion of Mrs.
Darwin r. James, President of the
Women's Board of Home Missions
of the Presbyterian Church to pray
for Home Missions. Interest in
this Day of Prayer increased and
through the efforts Of Mrs. Henry
w. Peabody and Mrs. Helen Bar
rett Montgomery, the Foreign Mis-
sion forces chose a day for united
prayer in the early nineties, and in
1920, both in Canada and the Unit
ed States, church women of all de
nominations united in prayer, the
first Friday in Lent being selected
for the DAY of Prayer for Mis-
Sions"
In numberless places around the
world, from missionaries returning
from the homeland, the thought of
a day of prayer spread until at the
request of many far-away friends,
a World Day Of Prayer was first
observed in 1927. In 1884 more
than fifty countries kept the day
together.
The program, written last year
by Mrs. ]. w. L. Hofmeyer of
South Africa, and this year by the
Baroness van Boetzelaer van Dub
beldam of Holland, is assembled,
mimeographed and sent out by the
Secretaries of the Council and For
eign Missions Conference in New
Smyrna times., 1935-03-07
Father Stays His Girl
to Halt s'Life of Sin"

New York.-Chifdish accusation
succeeded where police grilling had
failed when John Santapaelo. under
taker, confessed he slew his mar
ried daughter and seriously wound
ed her man friend.
Stoically withstanding repeated
police crOss-questioning, Santapaelo
broke down and confessed when
seven-year-Old Joseph CincOtta point
ed an accusing finger and said:
You killed my mother, grandpa q"
Santapaelo's shoulders sagged. He
grabbed Joseph and his three-year-
old brother John in his arms and
caressed them. Tears streamed down
his cheeks as he sObbed:
'Yes. | killed her. She was a
scarlet woman. | killed her because
she was living a life of sin. I killed
her to protect these two innocent
boys from seeing what a mother
they had"
Smyrna times., 1935-03-07
LOCAL YOUTHS
CAN QUALIFY
Supt.Schantz Announces That
DIR. c. G. HarmOnsOn Will
Give Examinations
CAMP is A V ALL A B L E

Supt. c. w. w. Schantz of the
Smyrna Schools in Smyrna, has
accepted the Craftsmanship of the
Kent County committee to assist
local youths to qualify for this
Summers Citizens Military Train
ing Camps, it was announced last
week. The county chairman made
public that public spirited physic-
ians of the county have again vol
unteered their services to the Gov
eminent and will give free physical
examinations to candidates for the
training camps. Young men of
this county eshould apply for these
examinations to DR.. c. G. Harmon
son, Smyrna. Declaring that camp
vacancies are greatly limited this
year, the county chairman stated
that youths between IL and "a
years are eligible to apply The
Government pays such necessary
expenses as transportation to camp
some food, uniforms, laundry ser
vice, and athletic equipment. The
camps run for thirty days and at
tendance does not obligate the
candidates for future military ser
vice of any kind. The annual en-
rollment for the Citizens Military
Training Camps began Friday,
March 1, with vacancies available
for 1,915 young residents of New
York, New Jersey, and Delaware,
it was announced at headquarters
of the Second Corps Area, U. S.
Army, on Governors Island. AL
ready many volunteers between the
ages of II and 224 years have re-
quested application blanks, but
places in this Summers camps will
Smyrna times., 1935-03-07

be assigned strictly in the order
applications are fled Outdoor life
for thirty days, with hikes, citizen
ship studies, shooting, drills, and
athletics featured, is offered free t.
the student at the c. NJ. T. Can1ps
each Summer. The Government
pays the expense Of travelling 70
camp and return and provides
wholesome food, uniforms, equip
ment, laundry service, medical at
tention, and other necessary ac-
comodations. No obligation for
future military service of any kind
is incurred by those beginning c.
M. t. c. training.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-07

York to the far corners of the
world. Copies are sent by the de-
nominational Mission Boards to the
missionaries under their Boards.
They are translated into some fifty
different languages and vernacu-
lars and made available for Christ
ian women the world around.
The Day begins in New Zealand
and the Fiji Islands, and as the day
progresses, new groups in city,
town, countryside and hamlet, join
in praise and prayer until in the
course of some forty hours the
Day ends in Hawaii with evening
services for young people; all these
groups praying that we may be one
in our service for Jesus Christ
that barriers of race and class may
be broken down-that we may
truly learn to follow Him whose
way is the way of life for all men
that we may be faithful witness
es of His love and His life-giving
power and that men may find the
way by which individuals and ma
tions can live together in peace and
understanding.
As you are going to bed on
March z, will you not visualize the
candles of peace which are being
lighted in New Zealand and the
Fiji Islands, and see them as they
spread westward through Aus
tralia and the Philippine Islands,
Japan, China, Manchuria, Tibet,
India, Persia, Arabia, Liberia,
South Africa, Congo, CAMERON,
Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia, Ger
many, Italy, France, Norway,
Sweden, Denmark, The Neither
lands, British Isles, Cuba, Porto
Rico, Brazil, the Argentine, Chile,
Mexico, Central America, and our
own United States and Canada
still westward across the Pacific to
Honolulu and the Hawaiian Islands.
Think of the light and the warm
tn and the glow Of those candles of
peace. May they show us the light
of a new day and guide US in the
footpaths of peace.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-07
Hotel Man Finds March
Leading Month for Births

New York.-There are more Amer
leans born during March than any
other month, reports Ralph Hitz, ma
tionally known hotel man. Hitz,
who sends each guest registered at
his hotel here a birthday card, dis
closed that. of the $4,000 cards sent
out during 1894 about II per cent
were mailed during March In con-
trast to this. more guests celebrated
their birthdays on May 16 than any
other single day.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-07

Shorts and Miss Mollie Urian, both
of this county.
Yetter-Humblott - At the house
of the bride, 319 Stella Avenue,
Harrisburg, Pa, February 18th, by
the Rev. Mr.. Marr, Eugene H. Yet
ter, son of Samuel l.. Yetter, Esq,
of Middletown, Pa, and Mary l..
Humboldt, step-daughter Of James
Haslam of Philadelphia.
James c. Lasseu & Co., sold all
their sieighs last week, such was
the demand during the three or
four days while the sleighing last
ed. The Winter had passed all to
the last week, and they began to
think them dead stock for another
year. 1t is not necessary to say
the past week was highly enjoyed
sleigh riding always is-and this
more especially, because as three
months had already nearly passed
it locker very much as if they
would have to wait another Win
ter.
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION
The municipal election which
came off on Monday was unattend-
ed by any local issue and hence a
small vote, 81 was polled. The old
board of commissioners with one
exception was reelected. There
were three tickets in the field. The
successful one was as follows:
Commissioners:
John HI. Hoffecker
George w. Taylor
John VanGasken
William A. FAIRIES
Samuel Taylor
John B. Cooper
DR.. r. S. w. Hirons
Treasurer:
John p. Hoffecker
Alderman:
Henry G. Budd
Assessor:
George D. Stevenson
A BRILLIANT CHURCH
WEDDING
Vandever-Hoffecke
The marriage of Aubrey Vande-
yer of the Superintendents Office,
Delaware Division at Clayton, and
Miss Addie S. Hoffecker, daughter
(Con+;nuad on Pace TbraaA
Smyrna times., 1935-03-07
STATE SAFFT1
COUNCIL M
Automobile Accido,. ]
Stopped Wba, u, /
Enough
W. II. CAMERON /

Automobile acoi5,.. I
stopped when ,elusnts ~ \
Automobile accident. 'ass are {
reduced and are ,4s4.s hs;. can
IN many sections, throTss $
put On neglected factors q I,
ern, scientific way" hi. n {
ncallenge Of William H u
managinfi Mana Director Of tb. \
fan Safety Council, Chicago y u
lore h51t the the Fourth Annual al :.
bile Safety Rally held n Il
ton Sunday afternon, Mar"J
der the auspices Of t5s s'IS1 Il
Safety Council. .Yor u
Delaware " Mr Cameron ~ n
You have persistently All
ny Kept Up your safety car
you keep abreast of The \
tional experience" AltogsSs
date, automobiles have I'll
400 lives in the United +
states, while fatalities and J
increased alarmingIy IN +
said. Part of the 1884 i
was due to more traya /
consumption Of gasoline. M
fectiVe, old cars On the M
and to some other causes 4
from the sphere Of accide1
vention. IT, the speaker +
ued, the 24.85O,OOO automos
the U. s. A. were carefully !,
ed and kept in maximum !,
then our accidents would n
possibly Is per cent. Satetv
and the stronger constucta
automobile bodies have \
about increased safety to 1
and passengers, but the acd
have reached such scandalou
portions there is now almost
CONTINUED on Page Thrssy
Smyrna times., 1935-03-07
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF 50 YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF MARCH 4, 1885

Taken from our old files OF
corresponding week, as near
date Of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
tion.
Smyrna times., 1935-03-07

$500 Fines Paid by Book Users
Borrowers who keep books over
time from the Croydon (England)
public libraries pay, on an average,
over $500 q month in fines.