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Evening star., 1935-10-28
SOLUTION TO BUS
TANG[E At CIRCLE
SOUGHT AT PARLEY
Transit Co. Officials Meet
With Maryland Public
Service Commission.
SEEK TO OFFSET RULING
BY STATES ATTORNEY
Company Estimates Compliance
Will Cost $4,000 a Year to
Make Loop.
BY a staff Correspondent of The Star.


BALTIMORE, october 28.-Capital
Transit Co. officials came to Balti-
more today for a conference with
the Maryland Public Service Commits
sion in an effort to work out a solu-
ton to the puzzling bus problem at
Chevy Chase Circle.
John H. Hanna, president Of the
transit company, hoped to convince
the commission Of the necessity of
taking some action to offset the recent
ruling of States Attorney James H.
Pugh of Montgomery County that all
busses entering Maryland must pro-
cure the proper license tags and per-
mits required by State laws-a step
which the transit company estimates
will cost it an additional $4,000
year for the buses that loop around
the circle.
Company officials point out that 70
busses use the circle merely as a
turning point. 1t is estimated it would
cost 5000 for each bus to comply with
the license and permit laws Of Mary
land in obedience to Pugh's decision.
The conference, originally scheduled
for 10 o'clock this morning, was post
poned until 2:30 o'clock this after
noon. Transit company officials who
are to attend include President Hanna
and two of his assistants, w. B. Ben
nett and c. Melvin Sharpe.
Pugh has warned the transit COM
pany it must procure the necessary
tags and permits by tomorrow or sub
ject its drivers to arrest.
The plans Of the transit company
will depend entirely on the outcome of
the conference. Bennett said sew
eral days ago the company would seek
some means of eliminating the Mary
land portion of the bus loop if such
action could be taken without leopard
izing the service for patrons living in
the vicinity of the circle.
The situation, however. does not eff
feet busses operating over the COM
pany's Maryland line which have been
equipped with proper tags and licenses.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
CONDEMNATION SUIT
FOR OVERPASS BEGUN
Right of Way Sought to Elimi-
nate Michigan Avenue Grade
Crossing.

Condemnation proceedings to ac-
ouire land for the overpass eliminat-
ing the Michigan avenue grade cross
ing were begun before Justice Jen-
nings Bailey in District Supreme Court
today. Trial of the case is expected
to take several days.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Wal
ter L. Fowler represented the District.
He was opposed by battery of at
torneys employed by the various prop
erty holders.
Right of way on the overpass. which
will carry the tracks of the Baltimore
e. Ohio Railroad. will be go feet wide,
running from Michigan avenue and
Monroe street northeast to Michigan
avenue and Tenth street northeast.
The plans call for elimination of a
bend in the highway. Some of the
needed land already has been ac-
quired.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
CHEVY CHASE PIT.
ACTIVITIES BEGIN
Dr.. Booker of Education As
sociation on Brilliant Pro-
qram Tomorrow.
BY Stan Correspondent OF The Star.

DS n tdI VI bc Ctdls
CHEVY CHASE, Md. October %
The Parent Teacher Association Of
Chevy Chase Elementary School will
inaugurate its activities OF the new
term tomorrow night with a brilliant
program featuring an address py DR..
Ivan A. Booker of the National Edu-
cation Association.
In addition a group of l3 of Wash
ington'S foremost vocalists have con-
sented to sing during the program.
which is to be held at 7:45 o'clock
in the new auditorium of the school.
DR.. Booker, who is assistant director
of the National Education ASsocia-
tons Research Division, will deliver
an address designed particularly for
fathers of school children. His sub
ject is to be Chips Of the Old Block. >
The vocalists who are to appear are
Miss Helen Bowison. Thomas Bradany,
Edwin c. Steffe. George H. O'Connor,
Matt Horne, George H. Wilson. Ber-
nard Fitzgerald, William F. Raymond,
Harry Summerville. w. B. Shanahan,
Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, Arthur
Pierce and Fred East.
Mrs. Raymond Clapper and Mrs.
Paul Appleby arranged the program
for tomorroW's meeting. Members will
be received by Mrs. T. w. Perry and
Mrs E. G. Latch. while refreshments
are to be served by a committee COM
posed of Mrs F. K. MetZger. Mrs Jo-
A,-tI.,
son and Mrs, Walter Miller. Mrs. Cur
It's Walker. president of the associa-
ton, is to preside.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
FORCE CUT DENIED
BY TRANSIT FIRM
Admits Southeast Will Get
More 0ne-Man Cars.
Men to Move.

Representatives of the Capital
Transit CO. today denied charges
made yesterday BY Southeast Wash
ington business and civic leaders that
number of transit COMPANY en-
ployes were to be laid off under a
proposed change of operation in that
area.
Southeast citizens were informed
about so street Car operators would
lose their jobs because Of an increased
one-man car service in that section.
Men to Be Transferred.
The company also refuted state
ments they were planning to nail
together all the old cars it can find
and send them into the Southeast
section as one-man cars"
Transit officials said that while an
increase Of one-man cars was planned
for the area some 80 men to be taken
from the lines in that territory by
this move would not be laid Off" but
would be transferred to other street
car or bus lines.
Leaders of civic and business groups
of Southeast Washington. including
william A. Maio, president of the
Southeast Council. representing some
10 associations. were present at the
meeting. Others were Orrin j. Davy,
Richard B. English, c. c. jenkins,
Alex Berlin. Clarence Donohoe, Louis
Frick and Vernis Absher.
Slower Service Expected.
The citizens complained one-man
trolleys would "slow-up' service in the
area and increase congestion in the
section. They also declared the
change would bring about a loss Of
100000 year in purchasing power
for the territory involved.
Maio said today the Southeast Citi-
zens' Association would formally pro-
test the change in the street car sys-
tenn at a meeting tomorrow night.
Protesting kilograms were voted sent
the Public Utilities Commission at yes
terday's meeting.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
Purdlln, Reveals
Secret of Why He
Che,os His Cigar
Postal Official Declares
Practice Keeps Back
Foolish Words.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The secret of why Smith w.
C"Turn Out the = Lights"D Purdum
chews his cigars. but never smokes
them, came out today.
Purdum, a Marylander from Hy-
attsville, is Fourth Assistant Post
master General and is famous
throughout the postal service for his
admonitions to employees to save
money by turning out the electric
lights when they are through with
them.
He is economical also with words
Especially harsh ones) and that. it
seems, is why he always has a cigar
in his mouth although he doesn't like
to smoke.
Sometimes people say things to you
that might make you mad and blurt
out something foolish" Purdum said
today. by the time I take this cigar
out of my mouth, by the time lay
it down and put it back again, !
don't say thing!"
Purdum has served under 13 differ
ent Postmasters General and rose from
the job of railway mail clerk. When
Postmaster General Farley came into
office Purdum got permission to send
monthly warnings about those electric
lights to all postmasters. The result,
associates said, was $l90,000 saving
Evening star., 1935-10-28
FISHER ASKS PAROLE

Joseph Fisher of New Orleans. for
mer Huey Long associate convicted Of
income-tax evasion. has applied for
parole from his l8-month sentence.
The Justice Department said today
Fishers parole application was "con-
tinued" by the Board of Parole meet
ing in Washington September 26. and
no date has been set for acting further
on it.
Fisher was sentenced TO Atlanta
Penitentiary on April 26.
Evening star., 1935-10-28

A u..ique Bible, printed on silk and
just presented to the Library of Con-
gress, was placed on exhibition in the
rare book division today for an in
dec.-lite period.
It is the gift of its designer and
producer, Bruce Rogers c. Indiana.
ard 60 of his friends, and is single
COPY made as a gift to the American
people. 1t represents probably the
finest typographical work of the CEN
tury.
The genesis of the work dates back
to 1928 when King George v, wish
ing to make present Of Bible to an
English cathedral. instructed the royal
librarian at Windsor to locate copy
worthy of being royal gift. 1t was
found, to the surprise of both King
and librarian, that no really fine typo
graphical copy of the Bible had been
produced in England since the Basker-
Vile edition of 1853.
This inspired the oxford Univer-
sity Press to remedy the deficiency,
and the aid of Rogers, probably the
greatest authority on printing in the
Evening star., 1935-10-28
Rare Bible, Printed on Silk,
Sh0,vn IN Library of Con gress

English-speaking world. was sought.
He designed special type face and
worked for six years on the commits
sion, which has just been completed.
At the same time, Rogers decided
to produce unique copy for his own
country. In examining specimens Of
paper in British mills, he had seen
one small batch produced entirely for
experimental purposes and made
wholly from the pulp Of japanese
silk. There was Just enough Of this
paper to print one copy, and it was
purchased for the American work.
It is in two volumes. bound in
cream colored pigskin. hand fooled
with the design of the lectern eagle
intended as symbol Of the Deity.
The Bible will remain on exhibi-
ton for an indefinite period, accord
ing to Volta Parma, custodian of the
rare book room. 1t is considered as
an appropriate closing Of the series of
Bibles starting with the Gutenberg,
now on exhibition in another part Of
t building as part Of the celebra-
ton of the 400th anniversary Of the
translation Of the Bible into English.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
OIL SW|NDLE RING
PROBED BY JURORS
Mail Fraud Indictments Ex-
peCted-25 Witnesses
Are Summoned.

The far-fiung operations OF a ring
of alleged swindlers dealing in Oil
ROYALTIES were paraded before the Dis
trict grand jury today at the opening
of an investigation expected to re-
quire at least four days.
twenty-five witnesses from Texas,
Oklahoma. Philadelphia. New York
and New Hampshire. as we'll as the
District, were on hand, and Assistant
United States Attorney Henry
Schweinhaut said he expected their
testimony would show activities Of the
ring have been even more widespread
than indicated by facts now in the
possession of the Government.
An indictment charging conspiracy
to use the mails to defraud is expect
ed to result from the inquiry. OF the
IA persons thought to be involved, six
live and do business here, three are
in Oklahoma City and five in New
York.
The Postal Inspection Service has
been working on the case for about a
year with the cooperation of the
Justice Department. TWO OF the
principal witnesses will be Inspectors
Maurice Foster and Leo Love of Okla
homa City. Horace H Hagen, Okla
homa City attorney. has been named
special assistant to the Attorney
General for the prosecution.
Although the identity Of the persons
under suspicion have been closely
guarded, it was learned the alleged
head Of the ring, local man. has
had trouble with authorities over his
dealings several times over a long
period of years. The group now under
investigation is said to have been
operating since 1882.
Among the alleged victims is a
washington man, said to have lost
100000, and an Ellicott City. Md,
woman allegedly defrauded of $4,000.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
MRS. HOOVER RITES
TO BE HELD TODAY
Burial Will Be in Oak Hill Gene.
terry After Funeral Services in
Home at 4 PM.

Mrs Alice Buckley Hoover, member
of a prominent Georgetown family.
will be buried this afternoon in Oak
Hill Cemetery after funeral services
at pm at her home, 2915 Q street.
Mrs. Hoover died Saturday after an
illness Of six months. She was IS
years old.
A native of Georgetown, Mrs. Hoo
yer was the daughter Of the late
Charles A. Buckley, Georgetown mer-
chant. and was the widow of William
Bartlett Hoover. an employe of the
American Security g. Trust Co.
She is survived by a brother. Msgr
E. L. Buckley of st. Matthews Roman
Catholic Church; three sisters, Miss
Anne Buckley, Mrs. Myddelton Wood
vile and Mrs. William F. Gurley, and
a daughter, Miss Bessie B. Hoover, an
employe of the Treasury Department.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
TELLER CONTINUES
STORY AS COOPER
TRIAL IS RESUMED
Identifies Paper Covering
Bank Transactions Al
legged Improper.
RECEIVERS EXPECTED
TO TESTIFY SOON
Case May Go to Jury Friday, if
Defense Completes Pres
entation.

The trial of Col. Wade H. Cooper
on charges of misapplying funds of
the old Commercial National Bank
was resumed today before jury in
the court Of Justice Daniel w.
ODonoghue, District Supreme Court.
Frederick w. Pimper, once head
note teller of the Commercial Bank,
continued testimony begun last week
concerning numerous financial trans
actions, which the Government al
leges were involved in illegal ma
nipulations, engineered by Cooper,
then president of the bank
Pimper identified for Assistant
United States Attorney Irving Gold
stein various ledger sheets, checks,
loan tickets and other documents
covering the allegedly improper trans.
actions.
The prosecution is endeavoring to
prove that Cooper, as head of Com
mercial, made certain loans from the
Commercial Bank to the now defunct
Continental Trust Co. in order to per-
nit the latter to pay dividends at a
time when all of Continentals assets
were pledged to Commercial, under
an afiliation agreement. Such divi-
dend payments, the Government
claims, were improper.
Cooper, seated behind his attorneys,
William E. Leahy and John w. Stag
gers. held whispered conferences fire.
ouently with his counsel during Plm-
per's testimony. The defense raised
no serious objections to introduction
of the teller's testimony.
Receivers for the Commercial and
Continental Banks are to follow Pim-
per on the stand for the Government,
The prosecution is expected to COM
plete its case tomorrow.
Indications are the defense will
complete presentation of its side of
the case by Friday, when the jury
may retire to consider its verdict.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
MRS. SERENA (. COOPER
DIES OF LONG ILLNESS

Mrs. Serena E. Cooper, A, of Rock
vile. Md. died yesterday at George
town Hospital after long illness. She
was brought here two months ago
from her home, where she had been
confined by illness for more than a
year
Funeral services will be held at 2:30
pm. tomorrow at the S. H. Hines fu-
neral home, 2901 l4th street, fol-
lowed by burial in Rock Greek Gene
terry.
Mrs Cooper is survived by her hus-
band, William E. Cooper; her mother,
Mrs. Martha Mullican Of Washington,
and three sisters, Miss Mary Mullican
Mrs. Boone Andrews and Mrs. Tyler
Case of Washington.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
SCHALL CHARGES FARLEY
HOLDS RELIEF CONTROL
Colossal Spoils System Created
and Government Tammanyized,
Senator Asserts.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Schall, Republican. of Min
nesota, charged yesterday that Post
master General Farley, as political
fund adviser for all relief agencies
and geographical subsidy distribution, -
holds virtual control of $4,000 900
unexpended emergency and relief
funds for 1896.
In a statement terming Joseph
Stain, Soviet leader, as Farley's "polit-
ical forerunner," Schall said the Post
master General holds almost as many
jobs as Mussolini. Stain or Chancel-
lor Hitler. though somewhat differ
ent in character"
Listing the Federal and political
Offices held by Farley, the Minnesotan
said:
Thus the entire Government has
been Tammanyized and Farleyized
into the most colossal political spolls
system in world history-enough to
make Boss Tweed blush and admit
himself a secondhand piker'
Evening star., 1935-10-28
479 ALIEN CONVICTS
DEPORTED IN YEAR
Government Saves $500 a Day
on Prisoners, Bates
Reports.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Sanford Bates, director of prisons,
said today his bureau shipped 479
alien-convicts to their homelands in
the year ended last July l.
The Government saves more than
$500 day on the deported prisoners,
Bates estimated. The Prison Bureau
figures that each prisoner cost 81 05
a day to keep.
A mass deportation of 149 alien
criminals, which started August /, has
since cleared the Federal prison roles
Of all aliens who may be deported.
OF last years crop, 159 were granted
paroles on condition that they leave
the country and 800 we're deported
when their minimum prison terms
had expired.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
SHIP is DISPATCHED

The Navy ordered the U. S. s.
Woodcock, station ship for the naval
base at Guantanamo. Cuba, to proceed
today to Port au Prince, Haiti, to re-
pair the communications system dam
aged by last weeks hurricane.
The Navy was told by the Haitian
government supplies and medical as
sistance were not needed. The Wood
cock will reach Port au Prince at
daylight tomorrow.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
MAN BEATS LAW TWICE
BY COMMITTING SUICIDE
Cabinetmaker Hunted by Police
for Alleged Pistol Threat
Poisons Self.

Joseph Albert Clark. 35year-old
cabinetmaker, beat the law twice yes
terday when he committed suicide by
swallowing poison at 2:30 am. in an
alley in the rear of his home in the
900 block of c street. He died an hour
later in Gallinger Hospital.
Clark had been scheduled t1 appear
in court tomorrow on a charge of
assaulting his wife. filed against him
three weeks ago Saturday night, po-
lice say, he went home and snapped
pistol at his wife three times, but
the weapon failed to fire. Police were
searching for him in connection with
the latter affair when he was found in
the alley.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald is
sued q certificate of suicide.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
TWO D. c. MEN JAILED
IN VIRGINIA ACCIDENT
State Policeman Felled by Hit
and-Run Taxi, Allegedly Driven
by Clarence Garzowa.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENTON, Va. october 28.-
State Policeman Thomas Stafford was
recovering at his home here today
from injuries received yesterday when
struck by a taxicab which, police say.
failed to stop.
Clarence j. Garzowa. 80, 300 block
of New Jersey avenue, Washington.
alleged driver of the cab. and John
Menotti, 14OO block of K street, WASH
ington, said to have been a passenger
in it, were arrested about miles from
the scene by Town Police Sergt. S. S.
Hall.
He charged Garzowa with leaving
after colliding, and Menotti with in
toxication. The men we're jailed here
to await hearing after Officer STAFF
ford RECEIVERS. Sergt. Hall said the
State trooper was hit Just after he
alighted from his automobile.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
ADDED PERSONNEL
AT GALLINGER ASKED
Southeast Citizens Council Sends
Request to Budget
Bureau.

A plea for additional personnel at
Gallinger Municipal Hospital has been
forwarded to the Budget Bureau BY
the Southeast Council of Citizens
Associations, through its secretary. Or
rim Davy. Whether the budget Off
cials are including the necessary funds
in estimates for the next fiscal year
will not be known until the budget is
completed and sent to Congress.
The question of increasing the staff
at Gallinger was submitted to the
Southeast Council by the Congress
Heights Association recently and will
come up again at meeting of the
Southeast Citizens Association tomor-
row night.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
RECEIVES PROMOTION
John o'Dea Is Appointed Assist.
ant Corporation Counsel.

John O'Dea, assistant inspector of
claims in the corporation counsels
ofice, today was made an assistant
corporation counsel by the Commis-
sioners and assigned to Police Court.
The appointment is sequel to
changes in assignment last week. in
which Miss Mae Helm. assistant cor
poration counsel at Juvenile Court,
was transferred to the main offices of
the corporation counsel, and Edward
M. Welliver, who has been prosecuting
cases at Police Court, was designated
to succeed Miss Helm at Juvenile
Court.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
STORE LOOT $1,000
Fountain Pens and Mechanical
Pencils Taken by Thieves.

Entering through the skylight tram
som, thieves last night broke into the
M. s. CHM & Co. stationery store at
920 Fourteenth street and escaped
with fountain pens and mechanical
pencils valued at $4,000.
Lowering themselves into the store
by means of rope. the thieves found
the keys to the showcases in the cash
register. They escaped through
rear door.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
Candidates to Speak.

ARLINGTON, Va, october % (Spe-
cial)-The Arlington Citizens Asso-
ciation will meet tomorrow night at
8 O'Clock in Community Hall on Co.
lumbia Pike, Arlington. Candidates
for public ONCE, other than for men,
Der Of the County Board, will address
the meeting.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
Liner Sinks Fishing Smack.

NEW YORK. October % (P.-The
Panama Pacific liner Pennsylvania,
incoming from San Francisco, report
ed today it had sunk the fishing
smack Barracuda IL miles north OF
Barnegat lightship, but had rescued
its crew of three men.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
FALLS CAUSE 2 DEATHS
Navy Yard Machinist Victim of
Accident at Home.

Two men died yesterday of injuries
received Saturday night in falls down
stairs in their homes
They are Joseph R. Bridges. SO,
Navy Yard machinist, who fell down
basement steps at 1918 Kennedy
street, and Dominick Gasparro, 38,
huckster, 521 K street northeast, who
fell from the second to the third floor.
Bridges died at his home and Gas
parro in Casualty Hospital. Certifi-
Gates Of accidental death were issued
by Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
G. W. TO HEAR HIRST
Eminent British Political Econ
omist to Speak.

omist to Speak.
Francis w. Hirst, eminent British
political economist, will lecture at
Corcoran Hall, George Washington
University, tomorrow at 11:l5 am.
on "The Value of Liberty"
Hirst is the author Of many out
standing works on subjects relating
to political economy and Is q former
editor of the Economist, leading Pc
riodical in that field.
The address will be open to the pub
lie. DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president
of G. W. u, will introduce the speaker.
Evening star., 1935-10-28
10 KILLED IN VIRGINIA.
Accident Death Toll in State for Year
Reaches 554.

RICHMOND. October % R-Au-
tomobile accidents in Virginia this
past week end brought death to 10
more Virginians, increasing the list
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-21
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| MAY 81 is the 54th birthday Of
lvA the American National Red
Cross. Organized in 1881 under
the leadership of Clara BarSsn
this society has grown fast. until
today 1t has more than 37O0
chapters throughout the United
States and its possessions. with .
membership of nearly 1000 900
The inadequacy of army medi.
cal STATS in early wars led to orr
ganization of the Red Cross The
international society was formed
In 1864 and almost Immediately
nations agreed to respect neutral.
ity of the Red Cross workers in
battle The United States joined
this agreement a year after the
American Red Cross was formed.
In 1881. the United States is-
sued a stamp concentrating the
5Oth anniversary OF this society
It illustrated 1.-THE Greatest
Mother in the World" from q
Red Cross poster painted by Laur.
ence Wilbur