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Evening star., 1935-06-08
CITY HEADS AWARD
STREET CONTRACTS
Total of $s5s, 1886 Is Involved in
Work Let in Program Of
Improvement.

Eight contracts to speed the Dis
trict's street and alley improvement
program were awarded yesterday BY
the District Commissioners. A total
of $856, 1886 was involved.
Work on the street improvements is
contingent upon the President signing
the 1886 District appropriation bill.
The Highway Department Is ready to
start soon after the bill is signed BY
Mr.. Roosevelt.
The Highway Department Is pre-
pared to rush the program through.
The improvements affect practically
every section of the city and outlying
districts. The firms to do the work
and the amounts involved In each
accepted bid are as follows:
The w. F. Brenizer Co., $118,205
for repairs to concrete surface streets:
Alfred J. Wise, $11, 800 for grading
certain streets, roads, avenues and
alleys: the Union Paving Co.. $109, ,8b5
for reservicing various roadways by
the replacement method; Corson e.
Gruman, $265, ,842 for repaving sheet
asphalt pavements, bituminous, COZ
crete and macadam roadways: w. r.
Brenizer Co., ss7,550 for improving
streets with reinforced cement con.
crete; the Robert Paving Co. of Sails.
bury, Md, s62,122.50 for cement con-
crete in alleys and sidewalks, and the
Wilmoth Paving Co., $114,952 for
cement, concrete, curbs and; cutters
and laying asphaltic surfaces.
In each case the Board Of Commits.
sioners approved the lowest bid.
Evening star., 1935-06-08
ENGINEERS OFFICE
REPLIES TO CRITICS
Hodgson Declares Attack Un-
founded in Answering Criti-
cism Of School Board.

Criticism Of the District Engineer
Department by the Board of Educa-
tion for failing to complete the new
Woodrow Wilson Senior High School
and the Anacostia Junior Senior High
School in time for the scheduled Fall
opening Of the school year was de-
clared "unfounded" yesterday by Maj.
P. A. Hodgson. assistant District engi-
neer commissioner.
He said the schools officials were
unnecessarily alarmed over the situa-
ton and expressed the belief both
schools would be completed In time
to cause minimum of inconvenience.
Bad weather conditions last Winter
which retarded the progress Of con-
struction and not lack of concern on
the part of the Engineer Department,
as charged, were blamed by Maj.
Hodgson for delays encountered.
Despite conditions over which they
had no control, he said the Wilson
High School should be ready to turn
over to the School Board by the
middle of August, nearly three months
ahead of the contract date. which
called for completion by November 30.
The Anacostia school, Maj. Hodgson
explained, Is about two months behind
schedule, but he said he hoped to
make UP" at least one month In
that event, the school would be COM
pleted by September is, unless un-
foreseen complications arise.
Evening star., 1935-06-08
BAN ON COMMUNIST
TEACHING EXPLAINED
Gen. Fries Says Amendment Is
Needed to Protect
Schools.

The conference amendment to the
District appropriation bill providing
in general terms that no money is to
, be available to pay persons who teach
or advocate communism was made
necessary by the presence in the Dis
trict schools as character education
consultant Of an adviser of Com
munist college in a foreign country u
Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries declared In
q formal statement last night
He referred to Dr.. w. w. Charters
of the University of Ohio. whose con-
nection with the University of Moscow
already has been approved by the
Board of Education.
"Of course, parents want COM
inunism taught to their children, u
Gen. Fries declared. "But they want
1t taught by 100 per cent Americans
who hate communism.
1.-The subject of communism should
be handled exactly as we handle the
subject Of crime. sin, murder or high
way robbery. We want our children
taught about those things, but we
don't want them taught by murderers,
highway robbers. sinners or people
in sympathy with them. And we don't
want our children taught anything
by Communists or by anybody In
sympathy with or working in any
way whatever with Communists OF
communism"
DR.. Charters Is employed by the
District schools as an expert con.
sultan in the local character educa.
tion experiment and does not teach
here.
Evening star., 1935-06-08
SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL
IS HON0RED AT PARTY
Parents and Teachers Of Bancroft
School Are Hosts to
Fifty-one.

Parents and teachers Of Bancroft
School children gave party yester-
day for 81 members Of the schools
safety patrol.
Billy Graves, captain Of the patrol.
was presented with box Of candy
and Miss e. Moore, who had been
teacher In charge Of the trafnc safety
work for the past year, was given an
autograph album bearing the sigma
lures Of all the patrol members.
Mrs. B. Harrison was chairman Of
the. AFFAIR. Guests OF honor included
Miss A. Grace Lind, principal; Miss
Helen Winter and Miss =. Holzberg,
teachers: Mrs. BENJAMIN McKelway,
president of the bancroft Parent
Teacher Association. and Policeman
Frank L. Acf, the officer In charge Of
the school boy patrol work at Ban
croft.
Evening star., 1935-06-08
Lyman Slated for Promotion
To Major General of Marines
Selected BY Roosevelt
to Succeed Late
Gen. Harry Lee.
Rose From, Ranks to Vii,
Commission in 1899.
Natire Of Ohio.

A FORMER enlisted man In the
n District National Guard. Brig.
~ Gen. Charles H. Lyman, has
4 a been selected by President
Roosevelt as the new major
general of the Marine Corps, it was
disclosed today.
Gen. Lyman. who commands the
Fleet Marine Force, now based at
Quantico. Va, viii I'LL the vacancy
created by the death Of Mai. Gen.
Harry Lee, late commanding ofIicer OF
the Marine Barracks at Quantico.
The selection was made by q board
of admirals, whose recommendation
was transmitted to the President by
Secretary Swanson.
Recently Gen. Lyman, with men,
bers of his staff, has been with the
feet during the war games in the Pa
ciflc. President Roosevelt soon will
forward the nomination for the ad-
vanced rank to the Senate for con-
f1rmation.
With SO years Of active duty as an
officer of the Marine Corps, Gen.
Lyman is graduate of both the Army
and the Naval War Colleges. He
served during the Spanish-American
War as an enlisted man in the District
National Guard and on July /, 1899,
was commissioned first lieutenant In
the Marine Corps.
Rear Admiral Frank H. Clark,
chairman of the General Board Of
the Navy Department, was president
Evening star., 1935-06-08
RANDOLPH PUSHES
FIGHT TO ANSWER
BLANTON ATTACK
lawmakers Separated on
House Floor After Row
III Over Speech.
CRITICISM OF CRIME
% REPORT is RESENTED
Texan Objects to Unanimous Con.
sent for Reply Unless He
4 Gets Time, Too.

s Representative Randolph, Democrat,
Of West Virginia, chairman of the
special Crime Investigating Committee
. of the House, announced today he
would make another attempt Monday
to reply to the attack on him by
Representative Blanton, Democrat, of
Texas.
Three times yesterday, Randolph
made futile efforts to get the floor
for 10 minutes to answer Blanton.
Twice Blanton blocked his move by
aobjecting to a unanimous; consent re-
quest unless he, too, was granted three
minutes.
Blanton's objections finally aroused
Randolph's ire and few minutes be-
fore the House adjourned he walked
toward the Texan with clenched fists.
Chairman McSwain of the Military
Affairs Committee, standing behind
Blanton, threw out his arm and sepa-
rated them.
Severe Critic Of Report.
Blanton has been one of the severest
critics of the Crime Committees re-
/, port which contains a recommendation
for removal of United States Attorney
Leslie c. Garnett and his Police Court
assistant, Karl Kindleberger. He also
has been critical of Randolph, and in
his recent attack he criticized the
Crime Committee chairman for ap-
pearing in the District Supreme Court
as q character witness for a con-
Stituent.
The last brush between Blanton and
Randolph on the House floor came
when the West Virginian renewed his
request for 10 minutes time.
II am perfectly willing to give the
gentleman from Texas as much time
as he may DESIRE" he said.
II object unless can answer the
gentleman for three minutes" said
Blanton.
= "The gentleman can have an hour
so far as am personally concerned"
declared Randolph.
Others To Reply.
II am going to take an hour when
ever you attack a United States Dis
trict Attorney appointed by your
President" said Blanton.
Two other members OF the Crime
Committee-Representatives Schultz,
Democrat of Indiana, and Reed, Re-
publican, of Illinois-plan to join
Randolph when he replies to Blan-
ton.
! The crime report. approved by the
full District Committee Wednesday,
latter a slight revision to eliminate
Police Superintendent Ernest w.
Brown and Inspectors Thaddeus r..
bean and Albert j. Headley from a
Recommendation for retirement, is to
sbe filed with the House early next
week. At the same time a minority
report Is to be filed by Representa-
tive Werner, Democrat, of South Da-
kota.
Both reports are to be placed on
the House calendar, but no further
action Is expected.
Evening star., 1935-06-08
CAMPAIGN
WILL Be SPEEDED
Bethesda c. of C. Commit.
tee to Reorganize on Wis
consin Project.
BY JACK ALLEN,
Stan Correspondent of The Star.

BETHESDA, Md, June 8.-The
general committee conducting the
Bethesda Chamber of Commerce's 8
drive for the paving of the entire
surface Of Wisconsin avenue from old
Georgetown road to the District line
Is to be reorganized over the week
end and groups assigned to various
phases Of the campaign.
Three subcommittee will be formed
to confer with the State Roads Com
mission and Gov. Nice, to solicit the
county commissioners Endorsement Of
the plan and to support the Capital
Transit Co.'S petition for permission
to abandon the Rockville trolley line
in favor Of modern bus service.
Petition Being Drafted.
Attorneys for the traction firm are
now engaged in drafting the petition
for presentation to the Maryland Pub
lie Service COMMISSIONS move vol
unfairly made by the company to
open the way for paving the center
of the avenue which it now uses for
q right-of-way.
3dNA1k WO1A DCl4i6 SdAlkCa OAA AN
the highway commission along the
dual trafic lanes bordering the right
of-way is leaving the company's
tracks in q dangerous ditch running
the length of Wisconsin avenue from
Washington through Bethesda. For
nation of this ditch incited the
chambers drive. ..-
The general committee met last
night and authorized william Buck
ley, president of the trade body, to
appoint the three subcommittee.
His appointments will be made known
at the chambers meeting scheduled
for O'Clock Monday night in the
County Building.
wnl Urge Original Plan.
One of the committees will urge
the State Roads Commission to carry
out its original plan to improve the
avenue to a width of IS feet by paw
ing over the right of way when it is
abandoned. The same group Is to
confer with Gov. Nice and escort the
executive when he comes here this
month to view the ditch.
The second committee Is to work
with a similar group from the Rock
vile Chamber of Commerce In an
effort to obtain the county commits
sioners' Endorsement Of the proposed
paving project, while the third will
implore the Public Service Commis-
sion to approve the traction COM
pany's petition.
It was announced at last nights
meeting by Samuel E. Stonebraker that
railway officials have agreed to re-
move both the tracks and unsightly
wooden trolley poles If the petition is
approved. He further said he had
learned that the Potomac Electric
Power Co. will place its light and
power lines in underground condutts
when the poles are removed from the
center Of the avenue.
Evening star., 1935-06-08
SIewfO0t Issues
Parking Tickets
And Goes to Jail
Hoax Barred With Arrest
of Hnirdresser Caught
Tagging Cars.

Motorists who recently have re-
ceived parking or other trafic tickets
from Policeman j. p. Slewfoot," may
disregard them. No warrants win be
issued and no collateral Is required.
For 'Slewfoot" was entirely self
appointed and the only arrest made
In connection with the tickets was Of
s,Slewfoot" f1imself-who Is identified
as Dominic Alouisi, 20, hairdresser,
of the 1000 block Of Alabama avenue
southeast.
Alouisi, said to have obtained the
tickets while on visit to the Trafiic
Bureau, decided, as . practical joke.
10 place q number of them on auto
mobiles and signed the name Slew
foot"
Caught In the act last night by
Detective Seret. A. D.. Mansfield,
Alouisi was arrested and charged
with having stolen the tickets from
the District Government. He was re-
leased under $500 bond. pending ap-
pearance- IN Police Court.
Evening star., 1935-06-08
$50 WASHINGT0NIANS
TO GO ON PILGRIMAGE
Motorcade Will Go to jamestown
and williamsburg-Bishop
Freeman Leader.

A notorcade carrying $50 Wash.
tngtonians viii leave washington this
afternoon for . pilgrimage to VIII
liamsburg and jamestown. where the
first communion held In this country
In 1907 win be commemorated on the
island where the first settlers gath.
cred for their religious worship. The
pilgrimage will be led by Right Rev.
James =. Freeman, Bishop Of Wash
ington.
The washington contingent win be
Joined ct Williamsburg BY about 400
other visitors for the service. The
pilgrims win Be the guests Of William
and Mary College at the invitation Of
DR.. John Stewart Bryan, president.
The service, which Ii sponsored by the
brotherhood Of st. Andrew, viii be
held tomorrow, the date when the
flrst communion was held 326 years
-. - !
Evening star., 1935-06-08
CITY TO SEEK END
OF DUMPING SITES
Alexandria Plans to Aid Scheme
to Remove Eyesores
to Tourists.
BY a star Correspondent of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June g.
Elimination Of the city dumping
grounds on North Washington street,
held to be an eyesore for the thou
sands of tourists who pass along the
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
will be attempted by Alexandria under
its large work-relief program for
which funds already have been asked
from the Federal Government Mayor
e. G. Dawson said today.
The task Of closing this dumping
area is contingent upon the installa-
ton Of new trunk line sewer on
Queen street, needed to drain the Sec
tion in which trash now is being
deposited, Dawson said. He esti-
mated the cost of the new sewer oil
s50.0o0.s
SinceI ordering renewed enforce
ment several weeks ago Of the law
prohibiting the burning of dumps In
Alexandria, city officials have re-
ceived no further complaints from
citizens living In the vicinity Of the
Four Mile Run dump who complained
to City Council of smoke and odor
nuisances.
The present Alexandria law does
not prohibit dumping on the two
specified grounds, but specifically for
bids burning Of trash on these dumps
and the depositing Of garbage on
them.
The North Washington street dump
Is located at the north entrauce to
the Memorial Highway into Alex
andria. Its elimination viii require
either the location Of another dump
in Q different section Of the city or
the construction OF an incinsrator
plant. . project city ofhcials nave not
considered to date.
Evening star., 1935-06-08
Two Shrine Leaders Become
Riuals in Staging Sho,os Here

Spirited rivalry has cropped up be-
tween Robert p. Smith, now potentate
Of Almas and director general Of the
Shrine Convention, and Leonard p.
steuart, who was potentate of Almas
In the previous convention in 1923,
and who now is about to be elevated
to the post of imperial potentate.,
Each Is joshing the other about
which one can put on the best show
for the visiting Shriners.
When Steuart was potentate In 1923.
he called the gorgeously decorated
court before the White House. the
Garden of Allah" but now Bob"
Smith has chosen to call the same
place, under different decoration, "The
Pavilion of Omar"
THE Pavilion of Omar" this year.
which was designed and executed
under the direction of Porter and
Locke, architects Of this city. is
rapidly nearing completion. Huge
sphinxes and camels with Arabian
riders rising high into the air have
just been placed In position, attract
ing fresh attention from the public.
The sphinxes, typifying Egypt and
the desert, mark entrance and exits
of THE Pavilion of Omar" while
camels and riders at the East and
Evening star., 1935-06-08
ALUMNAE HYGlENISTS
TO INSTALL OFFICERS
Miss Marguerite Currau, New
President, to Be Greeted
at Ship Banquet.

Miss Marguerite Currau. newly
elected president of the Georgetown
University Dental Hygienists' Alum
nae Association, together with other
officers, viii be installed offlcially at
q banquet and dance this evening
aboard the ship Constellation.
Miss Eleanor Dodd, winner of the
gold medal for the highest scholastic
standing in this years graduating
class In dental hygiene at George
town. will be greeted oficially at the
ceremony and receive the congratula-
tions Of the association.
Other officers are: Mrs. Maurice
Kraisel, first vice president; Miss
Martha Quinn, second vice president;
Miss Catherine Edelblut, recording
secretary; Miss Helen Terwisse, cor
responding secretary; Miss Catherine
Hickey, treasurer; Miss Inez Lambert,
sergeant at arms, and Miss Edith
Martin, executive board member.
Evening star., 1935-06-08


Of the selection board which recon-
mended his promotion.
Gen. Lyman was born, In Ravenne,
Ohio. September %; 1878. During
the Boxer uprising In 1900 he served
aboard the Monocacy and performed
outstanding duty.
In 1908 he participated In the
Marine expedition to Panama. He
served here in 1910. as aide to the
major general commandant at Marine
Corps headquarters. He returned in
June, 1917, and served until Novem.
ber,, 1918. in the adjutant and in
spector's department at Marine head
quarters.
Gen. Lyman has been at Quantico
since April, 1892. In September,
1888, he was promoted to the rank Of
brigadier general. ...
At present there are only two
major generals in the Marine Corps
John H. Russell, the commandant,
and James c. Breckenridge.
Evening star., 1935-06-08
MISS HYDE WEEDS
Daughter of Former Secretary
Marries Harvester Employe.

TRENTON, Mo-, June (F.-Miss
Caroline Hyde. daughter of Arthur
M. Hyde, Secretary Of Agriculture
In the Hoover cabinet, was married
yesterday at her parents home 10
James p. Kelly, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathan Kelly, Pleasant Hill, Mo. The
couple win live In Quincy. H., where
the bridegroom Is employed by the
International Harvester Co.
The brides father also Is for
mer Governor of Missouri.
Evening star., 1935-06-08
DESCENDANT OF MAHAN
TO SPONSOR DESTROYER
Great-Granddaughter of Famous
Naval oMcer Il Chosen by
Secretary Swanson.

The 4h.year-old great-grand-
daughter of . famous naval ofhcer.
the late Rear Admiral Alfred T.
Mahan. was chosen yesterday by Sec
retary Swanson to be sponsor for one
Of the Navy's new destroyers to be
christened Mahan.
The little girl Is Kathleen Hamilton
Mahan, who lives at Orangeburgh,
Roclrland County, N. Y.
No DEFINITE date has been set for
the launching Of the Mahar, which Is
under construction at the plant Of the
United States shipbuilding and Dry
dock Corp, New York City. She is
scheduled for completion late. this
year and b Q vessel Of 1880 tons
Evening star., 1935-06-08

West Executive avenues typify the
Arab and his favorite steed.
Massive columns So feet high and
feet in diameter. marking the East
and West Executive avenues, are purest
Egyptian.
Intabliture connecting each pair of
columns bears the royal scarab, which
is the symbol of eternity. Hero
glyphics on the columns depict various
scenes Of Muslin, domestic life and
the buds at the bases portray the
growth that Is eternal. The royal fans
of Cleopatra. probably the most out
standing motif in the immediate pavil-
ion, are symbolic Of the peacock, the
Oriental bird of great splendor.
While Porter has devoted most of
his time to the execution of the
work in the Court of Honor-"Pavilion
Of Omar"-and while his creative
genius is shown in the well-balanced
scheme, 1t is Locke who receives the
credit for research into Egyptology,
which has made this remarkable
pavilion architecturally correct. -
Omar. for whom the pavilion was
named. reigned over Islam from 634
to GA AID, and saw the transforma-
ton of Islam from religious sect to
an imperial power.
Evening star., 1935-06-08
BRIGGS ELECTED
BY WEIGHTS GROUP
Bureau of Standards Chief
Named Head of National
Conference.

DR.. Lyman J. Briggs. director of the
Bureau of Standards, was elected
president OF the National Conference
on Weights and Measures at the clos
ing session of its twenty fifth annual
meeting late yesterday at the WASH
ington Hotel
DR.. Briggs fills vacancy that has
existed for nearly three years due to
the fact business conditions forced the
cancellation Of the regular meetings
since 1882.
John P. Mcbride Of Boston was
named first vice president; c. D.
Baucom, Raleigh, N. c., second vice
president; Martin L. Lang, Indiana
polls, third vice president, and j. C..
Tinkey, Columbus, Ohio, fourth vice
president.
HolbroOk Reelected Secretary.
s. F. Holbrook of the Bureau Of
Standards was reelected secretary,
and George F. Austin. jr, of Detroit
was named for another term as treas
urer.
Among the last papers read to the
conference was one by George M.
Roberts, superintendent of weights,
measures and markets for the Dis
trict, who told the delegates the meat
dealer no longer weighs his hand"
but the Vaccinations now resorted
to frequently represent a high degree
of efficiency or schemes planned by
so-called efficiency engineers. Some
such schemes, when finally uncovered,
are amazing in their simplicity.
Every we'll organized weights and
measures department" Roberts said,
should maintain Q staff of keen
minded investigators and undercover
buyers"
Gasoline Cheating Found.
Roberts explained that as a result
of using such q staff, q chain of
filling stations in Washington was
discovered giving short measure Of
gasoline % times in 50 purchases.
Similar cases were found among gro
GERS, many Of whom were selling to
persons on relief rolls.
The superintendent lamented the
fact his office is understaf1ed be-
allowed by Congress.
From 100000 to 100000 tons Of
coal are sold annually by "coal boot
leggers" in the Eastern part Of the
United States, s. T. Grifhth, chief of
the weights and measures division Of
Baltimore, told the conference.
The bootleg" coal industry, Gri1hth
said, employs close to 100000 persons
who illegally mine and market fuel
valued in excess of $35 ZOO, 600 q year.
The mushroom growth Of the industry
was traced by Grifith to the depres-
sion. with thousands Of unemployed
miners and their families taking coal
from land they do not own and truck
ing 1t directly to consumers.
The source Of almost all the boot
leg" coal sold In the country, he said,
comes from the anthracite fields of
Eastern Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1935-06-08
THREE HURT HERE
IN AUTO M|SHAPS
Pedestrians Struck Down.
Two Children Injured in
Bicycle Accidents.

Three pedestrians, one a small boy
were seriously injured in traffic acci-
dents during the past "a hours. Two
other children were hurt in accidents
involving bicycles.
Jackie Conrad, Z, of ga Virginia
avenue southwest, suffered a brain
concussion when struck by an auto
mobile in the 200 block of Tenth
street southwest. At Emergency Hos-
pital, X-rays were to be taken to de.
termine whether he has a skull frac-
ture. Lillian E. Waldron, Is, of GIG
Otis place, was driving the car, police
said.
Bernard Carly. 80. of 300 G street
northeast, received serious head in
juries when hit by an automobile
near Pennsylvania avenue and Sec
ond street southeast. He was treated
at Providence Hospital, where 1t was
said he may have a skull fracture.
w. v. Doyle, Greater Capitol Heights,
Nd, was the driver, according to
police.
The other person seriously hurt was
John Colbert, 3S, colored, 500 block
OF H street southwest, who was struck
by an automobile operated by Patri-
cia Martin. II. Of Clarendon, Va,
while IN the 34o0 block of M street.
He was treated at Georgetown Hos
pital.
The other children injured were
Margaret Lay. 10, 1882 Emerson
street northeast, whose leg was frac-
tured when struck in front of her
home by bicycle ridden by Samuel
Shea, IL, of 1889 r, street northeast,
and Leon Iatelman. u, Of 745 Elev-
enth street southeast, who received
minor injuries when his bicycle was
in collision with an automobile at
Nichols avenue and Goodhope road
southeast.