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Evening star., 1935-02-07
DOUGLAS VOLK, 70,
PAINTER, IS DEAD
Famous American Artist
Noted for Portraits
of Lincoln.
BY thA Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FRYEBURG, Me, February T.
Stephen A. Douglas Volk, 70, noted
American portrait painter, died at his
home here early today.
Famed for three portraits OF
Abraham Lincoln, Volk was working
on a fourth until his health grew
feeble recently
The unfinished portrait would have
portrayed an early scene in Volk's
life, when his father, Leonard Volk
made a bust of the Great Emancipator
Lincoln posed with Douglas, then
years old, sitting on his lap.
Painted King Albert.
Volk also was noted for portraits of
King Albert of Belgium. David Lloyd
George, wartime premier of Great
Britain, and Gen. John j. Pershing
The late King Albert decorated the
artist with the Cross of the Order of
Leopold II.
A Summer resident Of Maine 40
years, Volk in recent years spent the
Winters here, too.
A widower, the artist leaves a
daughter, Mrs. Marion Bridges, wife Of
DR.. Ezra Bridges Of Rochester, N. Y,
and two sons, Capt. Wendall Volk, U.
S. A., stationed at Fort Williams, Cape
Elizabeth, Me-, and Jerome Volk of
Lowell, Me.
Although a native of Pittsfield,
Mass, Volk spent most of his early
life in Illinois,
Named for LincoIn's Rival.
Named by and for Lincoln's rival,
Volk generally was known simply as
Douglas Volk. Steven A. Douglas was
his mothers cousin. He studied in
Paris under Gerome from 1870 to 1873.
From 1886-1893 he was director Of the
Minneapolis School of Fine Arts.
Holder of many exposition medals
and prizes, Volk was a member of the
Royal Academy, the National Acad-
emy, the Society Of American Artists
and the National Society of Mural
Painters. aH'
DR.. Earl P. Gregory said today that
Volk's death could be attributed only
to old age.
Funeral services will be held at 10
am, Saturday, probably at a local
funeral home.
Evening star., 1935-02-07
STUDENT WINS HONOR

Awarded Third Place in National
Editorial Contest.
Arthur Branscombe, an associate
editor of the Roosevelt Reporter, stu
dent publication of Roosevelt High
School, won third place among stu
dents in the Southeastern States for
the best editorial entered in the first
national group contest of the Quill
and Scroll International Journalistic
Society, it was announced today.
Millicent Kepler of Eastern High
School won honorable mention in the
same contest.
In a similar contest for the best
current news story, Patricia Davis Of
Roosevelt High School and Gene
Moulton Of Mckinley High won hon.
orable mention.
Evening star., 1935-02-07
FLYING BANDIT FOUND
WITH BODY IN AUTO
ON 1000 MILE TRIP

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Sheriff Charles w. Struble of Kala-
mazoo. had a hunch Brown had been
killed
The officers guess was based on q
telegram from Nevada and signed
Robert" asking the contractor S
father. Roy Brown, to telegraph $50
in care of Sacramento Hotel. The
sheriff telegraphed Sacramento police.
Body Found in Trunk.
The highway patrol station near
Truckee, through which all automo-
biles entering California on that road
must pass, was Immediately notified.
While Frechette underwent the
routine border inspection, Highway
Patrolman Frank Carson lifted the lid
on the trunk.
young Brown, shot twice through the
head. Carson snapped the trunk shut.
Walking back into the patrol station,
he covered Frechette with revolver.
In his asserted confession Frechette
cleared his three passengers of any
connection with the crime, or knowl-
edge of the gruesome cargo the ma
chine carried.
Hit Aviator With Hammer.
Frechette became known as "the
flying bandit" seven years ago when
he was convicted Of slugging his flying
instructor. Harry w. Anderson, with a
hammer during a flight from Pontiac.
Blake said Frechette said he struck
Anderson because Anderson had
frozen to the controls. Testimony at
his trial showed Frechette went
through Anderson's and the planes
pockets for valuables after bringing
the plane down on its nose. He was
paroled after serving the minimum Of
a 6-to-10-year sentence.
Evening star., 1935-02-07
Y.W.C.A. REFLECTS HEAD

Mrs. Albert w. Atwood CONTINUES
as President of D. c. Unit.
Mrs. Albert w. Atwood was re-
elected president of the District Y. w.
C. A. yesterday.
Other officers elected were Mrs.
Fred E. Wright, first vice president;
Mrs. Herbert E. Day, second vice
president; Miss Louise A. Davidson.
recording secretary; Miss Margaret r.
Fox, treasurer; Miss Mary Jane Win
free, assistant treasurer, and Mrs.
William K. Cooper, corresponding Sec
retary.
Evening star., 1935-02-07
NAVY BILL IN SENATE
Promotions for 1900 Officers
Provided in Measure.

A bill to provide for the promotion
of $500 Navy officers was introduced
in the Senate yesterday by Senator
Walsh, Democrat of Massachusetts,.
Under the plan, warrant officers
would be promoted to ensigns after
four years service, ensigns to Junior
grade lieutenants after three years
and junior lieutenants to heutenants
after four years.
LieutenantS would be eligible for
promotion to lieutenant commanders
after Is years service as ieutenants.
Evening star., 1935-02-07
BREMER SUSPECT
SLUGS D. J. AGENT
AS HE SIPS BEER

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Evening star., 1935-02-07

An exceptional selection of very
fine o'coats. Particularly large group
of the larger sizes to choose from
Evening star., 1935-02-07

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Evening star., 1935-12-15
PERMANENT SET-UP
FOR D. c. RELIEF HIT
Taxpayers Association
Warns Proposal Would Cost
$6,500,0 900 Yearly.

A warning that a permanent relief
set-up in the District of Columbia
would cost taxpayers about $6,500,000
annually was issued last night by the
Washington Taxpayers Association.
Renewing its fight to close down on
all local relief June 30, 1886. as the as
sociation proposed at the Commits
toner's hearing on the budget asst Au-
gust, the statement commended Com
missioner George E. Allen for insist
ing that the relief staff be cut in pro-
portion to the relief cases transferred
to w. P. A. jobs"
Despite repeated explanations that
Washington has the second lowest re-
lief load of any large city. the Tax
payers Association contended, the fact
is that the number receiving relief to-
day has dropped less than 10 per cent
during the last year.
"There are now about 10,500 relief
is nothing but relief in more ex-
pensive FORM" the association stated.
"This makes the case load 20.309,
compared with 22,301 last December.
The District is now supporting, without
Federal help, those on straight relief,
and w. P. A. workers get their checks
from the Federal Treasury"
\ The association said its statement
was prompted by the fact that pro-
fessional relief executives admit they
want permanent relief department in
the District government. Allowing
$50 a month case and reducing the
monthly case load to $4,000. it was
claimed the cost would approximate
$6,500,0 900, or one-half the total school
burden, equal to the price paid for fire
and police protection.
"In terms of the real estate tax, a
permanent relief set-up could jump the
rate from $150 to ST. the aSsocia-
ton warned.
Further reasons against a per-
manent set-up was based on the fact
that Washington, unlike other cities,
has no prospects for new fields OF
industrial or commercial employment.
There's no local business to revive
it's already revived" the statement
said.
Evening star., 1935-12-15
CUT IN W. P. A. STAFF
is BELIEVED NEAR
Officials Refuse to Confirm Rumor
Reduction Will Be Ordered
Tomorrow.

Reports that q sizeable reduction in
the staff of the Works Progress Ad-
ministration here may be ordered to-
morrow lacked official confirmation
yesterday, but neither were they di-
rectly denied.
So far as could be learned, no of1-
cial order has been prepared for any
large reduction in the clerical forces.
but officials said a gradual reduction
of the staff in the projects division
no doubt will take place soon.
Several hundreds Of these clerks
were engaged with the distinct under
standing that the work was temporary
and when it was over they would be
released" one of the w. P. A. officials
explained.
With the major portion OF the
rush" work of the projects division
ended-today being the deadline set by
President Roosevelt for the awarding
of contracts-clerks are expected to
be dropped from the rolls as the
work slackens. There is still sufficient
work, officials said. to warrant the
services of most of these temporary
clerks,
Evening star., 1935-12-15

particular form the bills should take,
but contended there should be another
opportunity for all sides to be heard.
He said one of the things he wants
to find out is what effect the meas
ures would have on the various Gov
ernment departments.
Passed by House.
The bills already have passed the
House and will be pending on the
Senate calendar when Congress re-
convenes January 3. One measure
restores annual leave from the l5-day
limit, to which it was reduced by the
economy act, to 80 days, as it existed
for many years prior to the economy
program. The other bill would reduce
sick leave from 80 to Is days.
One of the grounds on which Nc
Kellar opposed Senate action just be-
fore adjournment was that the bills
would include certain groups of work.
ers who have been placed on five
day week. He said at the last session
he had received request from officials
of the Navy Department for further
study of the leave bills in that con-
nection.
Praises Farm Program.
Senator McKellar came back prais-
ing the results of the administrators
farm program, the main feature of
which-the A. A. Ais now facing a
Supreme Court test The Tennessean
said he thought the A. A. A. and the
auxiliary acts for agriculture "have
probably been the most helpful of ell
the legislation" enacted in the effort
to restore prosperity. The new bank
ing laws, he said, come next in i'm
portance.
McKellar said he hoped soldiers
bonus measure satisfactory to all sides
will be worked out at this session. He
has supported bonus bills in the past.
Asked what further neutrality bills
might be considered this Winter, he
said that, regardless of whether addi-
tional legislation on that subject is
passed, he is confident there is no dan
ger of this country taking part in any
foreign war.
He expressed a hope additional re-
lief appropriations would not be
needed, but indicated that question
could be better answered later on.
Evening star., 1935-12-15
FIVE ARE SEEKING
INSURANCE POST
Marshall to VaCate lmpor-
tant Position Soon-Suc-
Cessor in Doubt.

Campaigns for appointment to the
post of District superintendent of in
Surance, to be vacated soon by John
A. Marshall, have been started in
earnest by friends of a number Of
candidates.
To date, there are five candidates,
some of whom have political support
Others are Endorsed by groups in the
insurance fraternity.
So far, the Commissioners have
given no intimation of what direction
their appointment might 60. They
have been surprised in past weeks that
there has not been more campaign
ing, but casual observers have attrib-
uted this to the congressional off,
season.
Supt. Marshall has been selected as
the director for the District Unem-
ployment Compensation Board and
will take that ONCE as soon as funds
are provided for its administration.
Meantime, he is continuing in charge
of the Insurance Department.
There was a suggestion that Mar
shall be allowed to hold both jobs, at
the salary fixed for the jobless in
surance post, but that was found to
be impossible under legal restrictions.
One of the five candidates known
to have filed an official application
for appointment Is John p. Lynch,
Washington representative of the New
York Life Insurance Co., who has
been indorsed by officers and directors
Of the District Underwriters Associa-
ton.
J. Balch Moor, formerly associated
with a number of insurance organi-
cations. now in Washington with the
National Recovery Administration. is
listed as another candidate. He is
understood to have the support OF
members of the Texas congressional
delegation. He is native of Bonham.
Tex.
A third candidate is Charles e. Con-
ner. present deputy District insurance
superintendent and a fourth is Her.
bert L. Davis, formerly District in
surance superintendent, who now Is
assistant District assessor. Davis was
transferred to the post In the as
sessor's Office when Marshall was made
insurance superintendent in his stead
some senatorial backing.
Evening star., 1935-12-15
Called on False
Alarm, Firemen
Are Stuck in Lift

With recollections of the Post ONCE
Department fire fresh in their minds.
a large force of firemen hurried to the
District Building yesterday afternoon
in response to call by an unidentified
informant.
They discovered they had been
tricked. They also found the build
ing's elevators are antic as well as an
tique One of the wobbly old lifts,
crowded to capacity with f1remen.
stuck below the basement level and
refused to bulge. It was some time
before the nettled firemen escaped
their prison.
The false alarm was answered by
Fire Chief Charles Schrom, four en-
gine and two truck companies. rescue
squad and two battalion chief engi-
neerS.
Evening star., 1935-12-15
NaUy Department
Protests Against
High Food Prices
20 Per Cent Increase in
Year Held Due to
Crop Control.

Mutiny over the lack of bounty
broke out on the ship of state yes
terday, with tina Navy Department
blaming the Agriculture Department
for the high cost of feeding sailors.
Food prices have increased about 20
per cent since last year and 'it is
anticipated (they) will continue to
advance due to Federal action In cur.
failing the production of certain
commodities" said the Nays pay
master general in an annual report
signed by Rear Admiral c. J. Peoples,
head of the Treasury's Procurement
Division.
Admiral Peoples said the market,
crop conditions and packing seasons
were watched closely so beans and
other irems of seamen's fare could be
obtained at the most favorable prices.
ut IS the present practice" he
wrote, to buy a years requirements
Of items of a seasonal nature at one
! time AMI thus eliminate the extra
storage charges that inevitably appear
In the cost when such purchases are
made out Of season."
Evening star., 1935-12-15
POLICE OFFICIALS
SUBMIT REPORTS
Recommendations by Inspec.
tors and Captains Would
Cost Million Dollars.

Police administrative officials anc
commanding officers who have beer
trying to aid Supt Ernest w. Brown
determine the urgent needs of the de-
partment, submitted to him yesterday
a list of Improvements that would take
million dollars or more TO provide.
Everything from new equipment tc
modern station houses were included
in the recommendations. Some of the
officers also urged new laws designed
to give the police better control over
crime and vice.
Maj. Brown called on the officials
more than a month ago for recon-
mendations which he could embody in
hve-year improvement program he
is working up for the department
He gave the officers until December II
to submit reports.
Will Study Proposals.
Various proposals are contained in
the reports. Maj. Brown, however
said he has not yet had time to an.
alyze the recommendations but would
take the reports home this week and
give them serious consideration.
The reports were submitted by al
inspectors and the captain of every
precinct. On one point, all of these
officers agreed-that there should be a
substantial increase in the uniformed
personnel, especially the traffic force
Aside from additional man power
and new equipment, some of the off,
cials expressed belief the effectiveness
and efficiency Of the department could
be strengthened by a reduction in the
size Of some of the precincts. No. II
was mentioned particularly. This is
the largest precinct in the District,
covering AnacoStia, Congress Heights
and sections of Northeast Washington
on the east side Of the Anacostia
River.
Maj. Brown indicated he would
strongly support that recommendation
because he is convinced the territory
now patroled by No. II is entirely too
large for one precinct He would like
to split it in half by the creation of a
new precinct.
Two-Way Radio Suggested.
Another recommendation called for
establishment of a two-way commune
cation system for the departments
radio service. At present officers as
signed to radio-equipped patrol and
scout cars have no way to communi-
cate with headquarters, except over
the patrol box system. Maj. Brown
said he liked that suggestion.
The Womans Bureau of the de-
partment also made certain recon-
mendations, Lieut.. Rhoda j. Milliken,
in command of that bureau, said she
needed at least 10 more policemen,
and, in addition, suggested certain
changes in existing social laws.
There are now % members on the
staff Of the Woman,s Bureau. Maj.
Brown, in his appropriation estimates
for the coming fiscal year, approved
an increase of 10 members, but it is
understood the Commissioners re-
duced the figures.
Maj. Brown will draw up his FIVE
year improvement program after
studying the recommendations Of the
various administrative officers. He
hopes to be able to get sufficient sup
port to have the Commissioners and
Congress approve the program, so his
department will be able to maintain
its efficiency despite an increase in
population and an ever-growing traffic
problem.
Evening star., 1935-12-15
BRIDGE Ceremony
PROGRAM READY
Parade and Elaborate CeIe-
bration to Mark Calvert
Span Opening.

Plans have been completed for
parade and elaborate community
celebration Thursday night to mark
the completion Of the $l,l75.000 CAL
vert Street Bridge.
The occasion will climax the long
campaign waged by civic leaders to
obtain a modern masonry span over
the ravine Of Rock Greek Park at
point connecting important thorough
fares.
The move for replacement Of the
old steel bridge was begun before the
World War and carried on in the face
Of repeated disappointments and de-
lays.
The exercises Thursday night have
been worked out in great detail. The
parade will form on Florida avenue
between Sixteenth and Eighteenth
streets, moving at o'clock. The
column will consist of commercial
floats, marching units, bands and many
costumed groups representing various
civic and patriotic organizations.
OEuCAdI OpcAhhSs
The line of march will be along
Eighteenth street to Calvert street
and thence to the bridge. where two
little girls will cut ribbon Signalling
the Official opening of the great span.
The parade will move across the new
bridge to Connecticut avenue, and
along Woodley road and Cathedral
avenue to a natural ampitheater in
Rock Creek Park Immediately under
the bridge.
Here the principal address will be
delivered by Senator Thomas, Demo-
crat, of Oklahoma. Capt. H. c. White
hurst, director of highways for the
District, will formally present the new
bridge to the District Commissioners.
Special searchlights will be installed
on nearby Taft Bridge to illuminate
the ceremonies. After the brief ad-
dresses, costume dances will be given
by children of Neighborhood House
and the Christ Child Society. A con-
cert will be given by the Army Band.
Red Flares to Add Color.
A series of red flares will add to the
spectacle, according to the plans of
George G. Shnn, chairman of the
civic committee appointed by the
Commissioners to arrange for the eel
ebration.
Among organizations which will
participate in the parade are several
American Legion units, including a
drum and bugle corps; Boy and Girl
Scouts, schoolboy traffic patrol units.
representatives of the Federation of
Civic Associations, the Federation of
women's Clubs, the Uptown Mer-
chants Association and the High
School Cadet Corps Band.
The new Calvert Street Bridge is
one of the most beautiful and expen-
sive in Washington. 1t consists of
reinforced concrete arches faced with
Indiana limestone
Each of the three arches is 146 feet
across. One span crosses Cathedral
avenue, another the park drive lead
ing to the Zoo and the third Rock
Greek.
The bridge is designed to handle a
heavy volume of traffic. One engi-
neering feat of the construction work
was moving the old steel bridge 80
feet south to permit traffic to cross
Rock Greek Park at that important
point while the new bridge Was being
bui1t.
Evening star., 1935-12-15

A private car was scheduled to leave
Union Station at 10 am. today bearing
26 guests to the wedding in New York
this afternoon of Joseph E. Davies,
Washington lawyer and one-time
chairman of the Federal Trade Com
mission, to Mrs. Marjorie Post Hutton.
wealthy philanthropist and aunt-in-
law of the former Barbara Hutton.
Both bride and groom obtained di-
vorces in Reno last September.
In New York it was said "only a
few and close friends" will be present
at the simple ceremony in Mrs. Hut
toms 70-room triplex penthouse apart
ment on East Ninety-second street, of
Fifth avenue.
Davies has been living at the Ward
man Park Hotel while his first wife.
the former Emlen knight, occupies
the mansion ut 2s41 Massachusetts
Evening star., 1935-12-15
BOARD TO DECIDE
METHOD OF FILING
PAY ROLL RETURNS
Unemployment Insurance
Plan May Save Expen.
sive Details.
5000 EMPLOYERS
ARE SUBJECT TO LAW
Proposal That Regular Forces Be
Recorded Monthly as to Wage
and Number Only.

Methods to be followed by some
$4,000 District employers in filing
monthly pay roll returns as required
under the District unemployment
compensation insurance act are
scheduled for action by the directing
board at meeting Thursday morning.
Members will have before them a
proposal that employers be not re-
quired to file each month detailed pay
roll record reports concerning steady
employees, but submit for this class of
workers only statements as to their
number and total wages paid, on
be figured.
Details Of the class of employment,
hours worked, wages paid, and other
information as to individual workers,
however, would have to be submitted
by the employers for the casual or
temporary employees. under this sug-
geStion.
Saving of Labor.
Commissioner George E. Allen has
sponsored this suggestion, which is
calculated to reduce greatly the neces-
sity of establishing and maintaining,
from month to month, massive card
index system on details of the state
of employment Of some 10000 workers.
The law forbids public dissemina-
ton Of facts of reports as to en-
ployers, but does not carry the same
ban as to facts concerning the en-
ployes, Allen has been informed. He
has given this as one reason for OBJ
jecting to maintenance of the huge
card index system.
A proposed final draft of rules of
administration Is to be submitted for
the Thursday meeting by John A.
Marshall, director of the board, and
Corporation Counsel E. Barrett Pretty
man. Members of the board, in ad-
dition to Commissioners Allen, Melvin
C. Hazen and Daniel I. Sultan, are
Daniel J. Callahan, employer repre-
sentative, and John Locher, employe
representative. ..
Division Of Reports.
The board is expected to adopt a
system calling for a division of re-
ports as between steady and casual
employees as proposed, although
Marshall has been somewhat doubtful
as to whether such a program would
fill the needs. At the last meeting
the board reported it had been ia
vorably impressed" with the plan.
The board also is expected to con-
slider what steps should be taken as to
the initial registration of employers
and their employees, which has been
| set for early January.
The District has no funds for ad-
miniStration of its act. Should Con-
gress fail early in January to provide
funds for the Federal unemployment
compensation act, from which the
District administration would draw its
share, complications may arise.
First employer pay roll contribu-
tions are due on or before February
Is. Officials are becoming concerned
over provisions for an earlier registra-
ton of the estimated $4,000 employers
and their estimated $4,000 workers.