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Evening star., 1935-03-21
NEW DISTRICT JAIL
IS GIVEN SUPPORT
Social Agencies Committee
"Horrified" at Executions
in Mess Quarters.

Construction Of q new jail COR the
District vas approved by unanimous
vote of he Correction Committee Of
the Council of Social Agencies after
an inspection of the present Jail IA
cilities Yesterday.
The committee, composed of repre-
sentatives of civic. public and private
welfare. religious, legal and other or
ganizations, Endorsed the plans TOR a
new Jail outlined by Thomas M. Rivers,
Jail superintendent. Ray L. HUFF of
the Justice Department is chairman
Of the committee.
Chair Location "HOrrifies."
Members of the committee were
described as being particularly horri-
fed" at learning the executions Of
condemned prisoners take place in the
mess hall of the miSdemeanor wing,
in which breakfast for the occupants
of that wing -las been served just be-
fore the execution and where soon
afterward the regular noon meal must
be served. The electric chair is set
up temporarily for each execution in
the end Of the dining hall.
Miss Mary Edith Coulson, secre-
tary of the committee, reported that
members of the group made 4 thor
ough inspection and found that con-
ditions at the Jail are as bad as, if not
worse than, outlined by Supt. Rives in
recent report on the construction
Of a new Jail submitted to the Com
missioners."
The committee was also concerned,
Miss Coulson said. at learning that
first offenders are often compelled to
associate with hardened criminals be-
cause of lack of segregation facilities !;
at the crowded condition which at
times compels large numbers of pris-
oners to sleep on the floor. and at
the fact .there are no facilities for
any outdoor exercise or recreation for
prisoners confined in the jail. with
the exception of two short periods
weekly provided for trusty prisoners
on work detail
Following the meeting. it was agreed
that each member of the committee
should report back to his or her
organization. urging that it indorse
the plan for a new jail and use its
influence toward obtaining this build
ing.
Evening star., 1935-03-21
ACHENBACH RITES
TO BE HELD TODAY
Adventist Missionary Died at
Home of Brother in Ia.
koma Park.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
TAKOMA PARK, Md, March 2l.-
Funeral services for Rev. Clinton v.
Achenbach, SO, medical missionary of
the Seventh Day Adventist Church,
who died here at the home of his
brother. Rev. w. H. Branson. early
Tuesday after brief illness, will be
held at 2:3o o'clock today at the Ia
koma Park Seventh Day Adventist
Church.
The funeral sermon will be de-
livered by Rev. F. M. Wilcox. Burial
will be in Washington Memorial Gem
etery here.
Rev. Mr.. Achenbach was born in
Pennsylvania and spent 10 years as a
medical missionary in Peru and the
West Indies. He received his medical
training at Battle Greek, Mich.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Minnie Elizabeth BranSon Achenbach:
a daughter, Miss Rachael Jean Achen-
bach; his mother, Mrs. Bertha E..
Achenbach of Stroudsburg, Pa: three
sisters, Mrs. Bessie E. Bush of Shil-
lington, Pa; Mrs. Carrie M. Kick of
Wyomissing, Pa; Mrs. Elsie ".
Grounds of Kingston, Jamaica, and
a step-brother, Howard Drake of
Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1935-03-21
School Construction Program
Behind Spread of Population
In Spite of Great Distances Board Re-
quests of p. ". 4. Funds Include
but One added Grade Plant.

streets northeast: the Henry r. Blow
School. Nineteenth street and Ben
ming road northeast. and the William
D. Webb School. Fifteenth and Rose
dale streets northeast.
At present these schools house at
least IL classes of 40 or more pupils.
Each of these is regarded as too large
if the needs of the individual children
are to be cared for.
At the same time an average of
about 100 kindergarten and 100 first
grade pupils are added to the rolls
of the four schools each year. A fair
proportion of these could remain
closer to their homes If the Bladens-
burg road site could be made into a
school at once.
School Greatly Crowded.
The wheatley School is the most
crowded in the Northeast community.
Five classes there are larger than the
"safe" limit. Since 1929 the enroll
ment has increased from SAT to 748.
During the same time the Pierce
Schools enrolment jumped from l80
to 309. The Webb School has re-
manned almost static. but it has three
classes above the limit fixed by school
authorities.
The Blow School. on the other hand,
has increased from 234 to $50 and
at the same time was relieved of its
two highest grades when the Eliot
Junior High School, at Eighteenth and
B streets northeast. was opened.
There are similar needs in other
parts of the city. but none Is so
pressing as this particular locality.
In the whole new emergency program
this is the only additional elementary
school for which funds are asked.
Evening star., 1935-03-21

In spite of the construction of 25
new elementary school buildings in the
last 10 years, Washington's schools are
still so crowded and children are
forced to travel such long distances
from their homes that more build
ingS have become an imperative
demand
In asking for funds from the Public
Works Administration the Board of
Education has included a new ele-
mentary school on Bladensburg road
in the score or more of pressing con-
struction needs. For this building the
cost has been estimated at $ll5,000.
The board owns an excellent site
on BladenSburg road across the street
from Mount Olivet Cemetery, near
Mount Hamilton, and plans are ready
for the construction Of the first unit
of a model eXtensible school building.
One Floor in Original Plan.
This will be limited to the first
floor of single wing. The building
when completed will have two wings
of two floors each connected by a
third wing that will house an assembly
hall-gymnasium. But for the time
being one floor of one wing will meet
immediate demand.
AT least four schools in Northeast
Washington will benefit from this new
construction. 1t is the only new ele-
mentary school asked at present, al
though the board already recognizes
the need for other similar additions
to the school system.
The four schools to be affected
Immediately would be the Samuel G..
Wheatley School, Montello avenue and
Morse street northeast; the Franklin
Pierce School, Fourteenth and G
Evening star., 1935-03-21
D. c. and States to Get Al.
locations by Means OF
Hayden Plan.
$500, ,OO0,O 900 MAXIMUM
ALLOWED FOR MEASURE
President Can Fix Sum Up to
That Amount Under Pro.
posed Law.

Each State and the District Of
Columbia would receive a definite
share of whatever sum the President
allocates for highway construction
and elimination Of railroad grade
crossings under the pending work.
relief bill by the amendment Senator
Hayden, Democrat, of Arizona had
added to the measure in the Senate
yesterday.
The bill gives the President power
to fx the total amount to be spent
for highways and grade crossings up
to $80o,000,00O. The exact amount
each State and the District would
receive depends, therefore, on what
total the President fixes. Under the
Hayden amendment, however, what.
ever aggregate amount is allotted for
these two purposes must be appor-
toned among all jurisdictions in ac-
cordance with a definite mathe-
matlcal 10rmula.
d. C. Ratio Illustrated.
Figures furnished Senator Hayden
show that If the total for highways
was 100000 900. the Districts share
would be $487, 900, and if the total
for grade crossings was 100000, 900,
the District would be entitled to
S20l,000 1t is generally believed,
however, that larger total will be
earmarked for these two classes Of
work
II, for example, it is decided to
use 100000 for highways, the Dis
trict's/ allotment would be four times
the estimate referred to above. The
Districts share for grade crossings
also would be greater, proportion
ately, if a larger total is earmarked
for that purpose
As the bill came from committee
1t merely included highways and grade
crossings among the projects to be
carried on, without requiring any def
mite method of apportionment.
Preserves Federal Aid Principles.
The effect of Senator Hayden's
amendment is to preserve the prin-
ciples of the Federal aid highway law
of distributing these funds in ae-
cordance with population, area and
mileage of rural mail routes in each
jurisdiction, and Of allowing State
highway officials to carry on the prof.
ects after the Federal grants are
made. This method has been fol-
lowed by Congress since 1916, but it
was not until the emergency recovery
program began two years ago that
the District of Columbia was per-
mitted to share in these Federal aid
highway funds. The highway funds
in the pending bill would be grants.
A separate but somewhat similar
formula is contained in the Hayden
amendment for apportioning the
grade crossing funds, based on popu-
lation, mileage of Federal aid high
ways in each jurisdiction and railroad
mileage in each State and the Dis
trict,
Evening star., 1935-03-21

Miss Sibyl Baker. District play
ground director, has a major pool-de-
velopment program outlined in ten
tative public works plan she will sub
init as soon as Congress appropriates
new works money.
Brentwood Pool Plan.
A large pool at Brentwood, near the
Florida Avenue Market, is the first
item in the Northeast plan. There
is a great plot of ground withdrawn
from homes and residences that would
be ideal for a pool and playground" "
Miss Baker said.
Children from a wide area could
play there without ANNOYANCE to the
residents of the section"
Miss Baker also seeks large pool
for colored persons at Kingman Lake
and smaller playground pool at Taft
Recreation Center. North Dakota ave-
hue and Otis street northeast.
The playground director sees vital
need for at least four more wading
pools in the Northeast. Three of these
she would place at Sherwood, Bur-
roughs and Edgewood Fairgrounds. A
fourth, for colored, she proposes to
operate at Logan playground Third
and G streetA
Evening star., 1935-03-21
LABOR UNION ROW
HELD DEADLOCKED
Efforts Seen Under Way to
Settle Revenue Build
ing Dispute.

The jurisdictional dispute between
two labor Unions, which virtually has
stopped work on the new Internal
Revenue Bureau addition at Tenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, ap-
parently vas deadlocked today. al
though Efforts to bring about some
kind of a settlement were reported
under way. The nature of these ne
gotiations was not disclosed.
With the hoisting engineers out on
strike, the temporary hoists used in
lifting bricks, stone. wood and other
materials 20 workers on upper floors,
remained IDLE. On account of this.
about 300 workmen of several trades
were idle. for Jack of materials with
which to work.
Elevator constructors continued to
hoist their own materials in the pas
senger elevator hatch" where they
are building new elevators. 1t is this
hosting, which is claimed by the
hosting engineers, who went on strike
to get it. The only other trade at
work was the plumbers, who had some
materials On hand.
Both the hoiSting engineers and the
elevator constructors claim they are
entitled to the job of hoisting ma
terials fer construction of elevators.
Each is backed by his own interna-
tional union. The hoisting engineers
are also backed by the Building
Trades Department of the American
Federation of Labor. of which j. w.
Williams is president. The elevator
constructors also are backed by the
unofficial" Building Trades Depart
ment, of which M. J. McDonough is
president.
A suit is pending in court here to
determine the merits of the divergent
claims.
The strike is the first major. dis
pute on a public building here in
which these two rival building trade
have participated.
Reports that the strike had been
put squarely up to William Green,
president of the A. F. of L., could not
be confirmed, but it was said in some
quarters that because of the dispute
between the two building trades de-
partments Green probably would keep
hands off this local strike.
Evening star., 1935-03-21
Base Bali Season IN ID. C.. Parks
Officially Opens Tomorrow

The base ball season officially opens
tomorrow in the citys parks.
Permits for using the diamonds.
which have been reconditioned. are
now in the mail, officials said today
Altogether there are some 81 playing
fields available for the public. There
are four in the Ellipse, eight in the
Washington Monument grounds, two
in the Takoma Recreation Center,
one. a new diamond, in the Taft Rec
reation Center; one in the Langdon
Recreation Center. four in Anacostia
Park. four. two of them new. in West
Potomac Park; one in the Palisades
Playground. one in Brentwood, one in
the Turkey Thicket Recreation Gen.
ter, two in Rock Creek Park, one in
White Haven Parkway and one in
Fort Mahan
Judging from the flood of permits.
we shall have one of the greatest
base ball years in Washington said
Evening star., 1935-03-21
MORE D. c. POLICE
ASKED by HAYDEN
At BILL HEARING
Civic Groups Voice Needs
for Bridges and New
Library Branch.
ADDED BURDEN SEEN
IN MEN AT CAPITOL
Senator Declares Increase in Pro-
lection Unjust if Boost
Denied.

A plea by Senator Hayden, Demo-
crat, of Arizona, for an increase in
the size of the police force here, and
requests from civic organizations for
bridges and additional public library
needs marked today's hearing before
the Senate subcommittee on the 1896
District appropriation bill.
The necessity of detailing number
of city policemen to assist the special
force at the Capitol was cited by Sen
etor Hayden as one Of the added
burdens placed on the local depart
ment in recent years, in spite of re-
auction of 35 in the total strength of
the police force under the economy
law.
A citizens committee has asked the
Senate to provide for 140 more men,
including restoration of the 35 posi-
tlons left vacant by the economy law.
Senator Hayden pointed out there has
been no increase in the force to meet
the growth of the city since 1928.
Bridge items Discussed.
Among The bridge items discussed
by different witnesses we're: ReStora-
ton of $4,000 to draw plans for a
new Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge in
the southeast; 100000 for new
bridge over the railroad tracks at
Franklin street northeast, and a re-
quest for $4,000 to draw plans for
new Chain Bridge.
Among those who asked to be heard
on bridge items were George c. Shinn
nf hn IF A
Randle Highlands Citizens Associa-
ton; Clyde Bailey, Ellis R. King of
the American Legion, Thomas j.
Llewellyn, Federation of Citizens AS
SociationS Richard B. English, South
east Business Mems Association. and
A. E. Scheer of the Northeast Subur-
ban Conference
The House bill carried funds for the
Michigan avenue viaduct and TO widen
the Benning road viaduct, but left
out the other bridge items mentioned
above.
Library Fund Asked.
Horace ]. Phelps and Lyster H.
Dewey of the Petworth Citizens As
sociation urged including Sl50000 in
the bill for the building of Petworth
branch public library. A site near the
Roosevelt stadium is already avail
able for this building, but it was not
in the House bill
j. B. Wyckoff of the Georgetown
Public Library Association asked for
S2.625 needed to provide heat, light
and supplies for the new Georgetown
branch, expected to be ready for use
by October
Recorder of Deeds William J.
Thompklns asked the subcommittee
for additional personnel to keep up
with the increased work of the office.
1t is expected several more days
will be required to hear other civic
groups who were not reached today.
Evening star., 1935-03-21
CONTRACT BRIDGE CLASS

A class for beginners on contract
bridge will be opened at O'Clock to-
night at Roosevelt High School, un-
der the auspices OF the Community
Center Department
Regular classes in contract bridge
will continue to be held on Wednes-
day evenings and classes for advanced
players on Monday evenings Mirabel.
Aindsey pf the Community Center De-
partment is director of the courses
Evening star., 1935-03-21
CRASH PUTS OUT LIGHTS

John r. Richardson, 20, of 121 M
street southeast, was driver of an
automobile that struck and broke an
electric light pole at Water and Eighth
streets southwest shortly before last
midnight. Breaking of the pole short
circuited wires and put that section
in darkness for few minutes
Harvey F. Richardson, "a, brother
of the driver, was severely injured.
He was treated at Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1935-03-21
BEST FRESHMAN ORATOR
AT G. w. u. is SELECTED
Frank M. Whitbeck of Oklahoma
Wins by Address on amer
lean Security"

Frank NJ. Whitbeck of Oklahoma
City. speaking on THE Preservation
of American Security" won the an
nual freshman oratorical contest at
George Washington University last
night.
Melvin E. Lewis. 921 Fourth street
southwest, won second place, speaking
on ''Adolph Hitler" The two winners
will receive silver cups during COM
mencement week in June.
The contest was sponsored by Sigma
Delta Phi, women's speech arts
fraternity. The judges were Gilbert L.
Hail. Dewitt Bennett and Mrs. Frank
c. Smith. Mrs. william C. Johnstone,
jr., wife of the dean of the Junior
college, presided and introduced the
eight contestants,
Evening star., 1935-03-21
AOLD.UP REPORTED

Miss Marjorie Watson was held up
yesterday in her tenth-fioor apart
ment in the La Sale, 1923 Connecti-
cut avenue, and robbed of 81.
She told police she had just finished
a telephone conversation when the
bandit appeared and brandisned a
pistol. He then locked the apart
ment door and took the money which
had been IN her pocketbook.
Evening star., 1935-03-21
LOGAN CIRCLE VICTIM
OF AUTO SUCCUMBS
Colored Mans Death Brings 1885
Fatalities to 27, as Driver
Is Arrested.

Henry Souders, So, colored. of the
1400 block of @ street, died today in
Emergency Hospital of injuries re-
ceived late Saturday when he was
struck by an automobile at Logan
Circle.
Shortly after the death police
arrested Joseph Tillman, 81, colored
700 block of Gresham place, driver
of the car, and detained him, pending
action of the coroner.
The death brought the number of
District traffic fatalities up to a for
this year.
Evening star., 1935-03-21
Woman Injured BY Auto.

Matilda Robinson, IS, colored, 1908
Corcoyan street, was severely injured
about 8 O'Clock last night when
knocked down near Sixteenth and
Buchanan streets by an automobile
driven by Abigail Verhoff, 18, of 604
Aspen street. She was treated at
Freedmen's Hospital for an nninjury to
her skull and hip. Her condition was
reported undetermined.
Evening star., 1935-03-21
NEW DIESEL TRAIN
COMING SATURDAY
Streamliner of Burlington Rail-
road Will Be at Union Sta
ton at $50 AM.

Washington Saturday morning will
have an opportunity to see the second
of the zepher twins, streamlined,
Diesel-electric trains, which are being
put into service by the Burlington
Railroad. The train will be at Union
Station at $50 am. Saturday. re-
manning for 80 minutes before start
ing its trip to Miami.
The first of the trains was here
several weeks ago prior to its epoch
making run to New York. The train
is stresmlined throughout and is
made of stainless steel. The twin
zephers will be placed in service on
the Chicago-N fnneapolis and ~.
Paul run In April.
Evening star., 1935-03-21
RADIO STARS TO APPEAR
Will Aid in Legion Show at St.
Elizabeth's.

Talent from the National Broad
casting Co. will contribute to the
show to be given for the entertain
ment of patients at st. Elizabeth's
Hospital tonight by the Vincent B.
Costello Post, American Legion.
Entertainers who have agreed to
appear on the program include Les
Williams, Joe King, Dorothy Hagen,
Lillian Conn, the Casio Orchestra,
Raymond jackson. MarioR Meitzler,
william Kenney. Paul Thomas Perry
Carter and Haughawout and Davey.
Evening star., 1935-03-21
Subcommittee to Make Re-
port Known at D. C..
Meeting Wednesday.
GRAVELLY POINT SITE
OR RACE TRACK SEEN
Agreement Follows Two Months
and Ten Days of Inspections
and Hearings.

After two months and 10 days Of
exhaustive hearings, flrst-hand in
spection trips and detailed studies. a
subcommittee of the House District
Committee today reached a final.
secret agreement on the site for a
model airport for the District of Co.
lumbia, 1t was announced by Repre-
sentative Jennings Randolph of West
Virginia, subcommittee chairman.
The subcommittee will not make
known its decision until its report is
submitted to the House District Com
mittee at its regular meeting next
Wednesday, Chairman Randolph said.
The subcommittee recommended bill
is expected to come up for considera-
tion by the full committee at the
Wednesday meeting.
Divided at Beginning.
The choice of the subcommittee Is
believed by interested observers to lie
between Gravelly Point and the old
Benning race track, with Washington
Airport as bare possibility. The
subcommittee at the beginning Of to-
days session, it is understood, was
divided, with two members favoring
Gravelly Point. two favoring the Ben
ming race track and one holding for
Washington Airport.
The subcommittee. during the more
than two months since the introduc-
ton of the Smith Gravelly Point bill
in the House on January IL, has con-
Quoted one of the most thorough local
airport studies in the nine years since
the local airport situation became a
problem for congressional considera-
ton.
In the voluminous report which 1t
will submit to the District Committee
next week the subcommittee will re-
view the previous testimony collected
by congressional committees as well
as the results Of its own studies and
inspections.
Await Full Approval
Members of the subcommittee said
that they did not care to make pub
lie the site upon which they have
agreed until the full committee has
had an opportunity to approve or re-
ject the choice.
Immediately after the airport sub
committee had completed its executive
session on the airport bill Chairman
Randolph convened his special COM
mittee which now is studying crime in
the District and was not available for
detailed questioning on the work OF
his airport group.
He indicated, however, that so far
as he is concerned, the airport mat
ter is closed question until next
If the report is approved by the full
District Committee it still will have
to be approved by the House and then
must go through the Senate District
Committee and be passed by the Sen
ate.
The Senate District Committee now
has before 1t bill by Senator Gibson
of Vermont providing for airport con-
at Gravelly Point.
Evening star., 1935-03-21
BANQUET POSTPONED
Col. Howe's Illness Reason for De
lay of Writers Event.

IuJ OH "E1ICIS LVEHC.
At the request of President Roose.
velt, whose intimate friend and asso-
ciate, Col. Louis McHenry Howe. is
critically i'll at the White House. the
annual banquet OF the White House
Correspondents Association, which
was to have been held at the Willard
Hotel Saturday night, has been post
poned until April q.
Plans for the Presidents Today
fishing trip of the coast of Florida,
while not abandoned at this time.
may be rearranged.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-22
UNIVERSITY HEAD is
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

H. Curley Byrd, acting President of
the University of Maryland, was
slightly injured in three-car auto
mobile accident about ten o'clock last
Thursday night at the intersection
of East Church street and Poplar
Hill Avenue, Salisbury, Md, when his
car was in collision with another oper-
ated by Thomas Parsons, Naylor ST..
that city.
The College Park educator and wide
ly known former football coach sus-
tanned small but fairly deep cash
on the right side of his head, he ap-
parently having been thrown against
the mirror by the impact.
He had addressed a Tri-County
meeting of Homemakers Club at the
State Teachers College there that af-
ternoon, had attended the Rotary Club
meeting in the evening and was
scheduled for an address at the Foun-
ders Day ceremonies of the Princess
Anne Academy for colored students, a
branch of the University of Maryland.
the following afternoon.
Both drivers were summoned by
Chief of Police N. H. Holland to ap-
pear in Peoples Court on Thursday
last at 2 P. M, Byrd for failing to
give the right of way and Parsons
for reckless driving. The crash sent
one of the cars into third machine.