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Evening star., 1936-12-30
WILLIAM F. FITZGERALD,
MINE OWNER, is DEAD
Man Well Known Here to Friends
of Niece to Be Buried in
r>S&SA~y

VHplCdI.
william F. Fitzgerald Of Butte,
Mont, retired mine owner, died yes
terday in hospital at Rochester.
Mimi. where he had been i'll many
months.
Mr.. Fitzgerald was well known
here to friends Of his niece. Mrs. Ed
win S. Hege, 1922 Livingston street.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
AUTO LIEN LAW
PROPOSED HERE
Commissioners Hazen and
Sultan to Submit Plan
to Traffic Council.

A concerted effort to put on the
statute books a law requiring COM
pulsory registration of automobile
liens with the District TRAFFIC De-
partment was in prospect today, fol-
lowing action of the District Com
missioners in referring the proposal
to the Traffic Advisory Council.
At a meeting yesterday, Commis-
sioners Melvin c. Hazen and Dan I.
Sultan voted to submit the proposed
law, which is advocated by District
Traffic Director William A. Van Duzer,
to the council for further study.
George w. Offutt. head of the coun-
Gil, announced today that he would
turn the matter over to the law and
Legislative Committee, of which
Charles .. Collins is chairman.
A hearing will be asked by r. ].
Murphy. manager of the Washington
Automotive Trade Association.
Under the present law a certificate
of title is nothing more than a guar
antee that a car is not stolen" ;"
Murphy declared. IF the Traffic De-
partment can be made an Office of
record, all liens must be recorded
there, and the purchaser of a car can
tell whether there are any prior liens
outstanding before he buys. 1t is a
protection for the public against un-
scrupulous individuals and dealers"
Evening star., 1936-01-04
STADIUM PROJECT
WILL Be PUSHED
Congress to Be Asked for
Specific Authorization
for Work.

Specific authorization for construc-
ton and operation Of the projected
municipal stadium at the end of East
Capitol street will be sought imme-
diately from Congress by the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion, its secretary, Thomas S. Settle,
announced yesterday.
For some time park authorities have
doubted whether the stadium could
be built legally, even if the Public
Works Administration granted funds
for the project. The National Park
Service lacks definite law providing
for the stadium. 70 overcome this,
the commission will cooperate with
the park service in pushing the nee
esSary legislation.
The p. w A. has granted funds
for a preliminary survey for the
stadium.
The Planning Commission will back
vigorously the Washington Board OF
Trade program to obtain funds for
improvement of the Washington Chan
mel water front and deepening the
Anacostia and Potomac Rivers for
navigational purposes, Settle declared
Another major item or the legisla-
tive program of the commission Is to
Join with the District Commissioners,
the Justice Department and the park
service in opposing the findings of
the District of Columbia Virginia
Boundary Commission. which, they
say, favors Virginia at the expense
of the United States. The report
adopted the MISUNDERSTANDING
theory. giving Virginia jurisdiction to
the low-water mark.
Settle said the commission will sup
port the measure introduced by Sena-
tor Gibson, Republican, of Vermont
to push airport development at Grav-
ely Point by dredging sand and gravel
from the bed of the Potomac River
there.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
VICTIM OF GAS
STILL UNCONSCIOUS
Mrs. Mary c. King in Serious
Condition, While Two Children
Show Improvement.

Mrs. Mary c. King, 80, who with
her two children was overcome by gas
in their home at 3625 Eighteenth
street northeast yesterday, was still
unconscious in Gallinger Hospital to-
day. Joyce King, 4. and Thomas, Is
months, we're in "much-improved'
condition at home.
Attracted by escaping gas from jets
of the kitchen range, Mrs. H. r.
Trittipoe and Mrs. Charles Boggs,
neighbors, broke into the King resi-
dence through rear door.
Finding Mrs. King and the chill
dren unconscious in bed in separate
rooms, they summoned hospital aid.
The children soon were revived. Mrs.
King, however, was transferred to the
hospital.
According to her husband William,
a mail carrier, the door to his wifes
second-floor bed room was open and
the windows closed and the door to
the children's rooms was closed and
the windows open. He said Mrs. King
had been nervous and respondent of
late and asked him prior to his going
to work to stay home that day.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
Prisoner in Alcatrdz Seeks
Custody of His Young Son
"BulIdog" Sweeney Asks
Court to Deny Child
to Mother. = .

From behind the forbidding walls Of
Alcatraz. impregnable California pris-
on, where the Nations most danger
Gus criminals are housed, came plea
today for the custody Of child.
In q penciled note addressed to the
District Supreme Court. John Elmer
(Bulldog) Sweeney. Washington gang
ster, begged that the court refrain
from awarding permanent custody Of
his young son, Allan Lee, 4. to his
wife, who Is seeking q divorce.
He asked that the question OF final
custody be kept open until such time
as I, personally, can appear before the
honorable court in my own behalf"
Convicted in two cases Of robbery
and assault with q dangerous weapon,
Sweeney Is serving a sentence of from
to 10 years in the island prison.
He wrote that he does not oppose
the petition Of his wife, Mrs. Gather
inc Rollins Sweeney, for absolute
divorce.
Mrs. Sweeney, who lives at 1928 D
street northeast, had asked to be freed
of marital bonds on the ground her
husband was convicted of q felony.
The couple was married in Howard
County, Md, in August, 1880, and sep
arated the following April The child
was born two months later.
Sweeney was captured early on the
morning of April l, 1884, during the
robbery of filling station at Ninth
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east. He surrendered after q colored
companion had been shot to death.
Policeman Watson Salkeld killed the
bandit, Clifford Young, 80, when the
Evening star., 1936-01-04
LUNACY COMMISSION
REVISION PRESSED
Proposed Changes Would Shift
Phychiatrists Several
Times q Year.

Enactment of a revised lunacy COM
mission bill to set up new method OF
handling cases now adjudged by juries
in District Supreme Court will be pro-
posed by Corporation Counsel E Bar
rett Prettyman, with the support OF
civic workers, lawyers and physicians
One of the principal changes pro-
posed would provide that the two
psychiatrists on the commission would
be selected from a panel Of eight. and
they would hold ofiice for not longer
than three months. The original bill
provided for their appointments for
terms of six years. The third member
would be a lawyer. Appointments
would be by District Supreme Court.
The changes were agreed on at q
conference late yesterday between
Prettyman, Assistant Corporation
Counsel Thomas Gillespie Walsh and
Leo Fee; President Thomas e. Lodge
and George E. Sullivan Of the Feder-
alton of Citizens Associations; Boil
itha Laws and Jo ". Morgan Of the
District Bar Association, and DR.. r,
A. McLendon and other members Of
the District Medical Society.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
ITEMS
ARE SENT HOUSE
D. c. Estimates Are $751;
275, Reduction of $5,417
From Third Bill.

Deficiency estimates calling for ap-
preparations totaling $50 e,317,9lS to re-
place the third deficiency bill, which
was fllibustered to death by the late
Senator Long during the closing days
of the last session Of Congress. were
sent to the House late yesterday by
President Roosevelt.
District items in the estimates total
S158,275, a reduction of $5,417 under
the figure in the third deficiency bill.
The estimate for old-age pensions was
raised from $100, 900 to $l20. 900, how
ever, while the request for needy blind
pensions was reduced s2,500 to s22, 500.
The only other important change
was elimination of an item of $4,000
to help finance the Shriners' and Elks'
conventions last Summer. The re-
manning District items will provide
funds for administration of the smoke
regulations enacted at the last session
and for payment of judgments and
settlement of claims.
The original third deficiency bill
proposed s62, ,125, 900 for carrying out
provisions of the social security act.
Under recommendations made to the
Speaker this amount would be reduced
to s34,910.00o. This item apparently
was not figured into the total new
estimates.
A reduction of s27,916. 900 was rec
commended for the independent Offices
appropriation from the original OF
s67,158, 900 to $39,242 900.
Other recommendations included:
Agriculture Department reduced from
$4,000 900 to sl0.567 900. Labor De-
partment from s6,8S1 ,804 to $3,815,554,
Treasury from $7,30s,S1s to $4,o66,87S
Evening star., 1936-01-04
"Keep the Buck"
Says Defendant
In Traffic Court
Bench Amased as She
Walks Out-Clerk Has
Extra Bookkeeping.

Jaw, keep the buck!"
Judge Isaac r. Hit and other ON
eials were amazed in Traffic Court
today when this retort was flung at
the bench by Miss Claire Bloomberg
after she had been fined 81 for park
ing on a restricted street.
The young woman had posted IS
collateral and was supposed to have
waited until a bailif could take her
to the financial clerk to get the dol
lar change. Instead she went out the
door.
Regaining his composure. Judge
Hit dispatched q bailiff after Miss
Bloomberg and she was returned be-
fore the Judge. He informed her she
had q dollar coming to her.
With q wave of her hand she re-
peated her previous statement and
f1ounced from the room. Now the
financial clerk must carry the dollsr
on his books for two Years before it
can be turned into the Treasury
Evening star., 1936-01-04
INQUEST WILL SET
TRAFFIC TOLL TOTAL
Investigation of Miss Nellie
Dashiell's Death May Deter.
mine 113th Fatality.

The total number of 1885 traffic
casualties in the District will be de-
termined Monday at a coroner's in
quest into the death of Miss Nellie
Dashiell, 81, writer and lecturer, who
died Tuesday in Washington Sani-
tarium, Takoma Park, Md Investiga-
ton of what may prove to be Wash
ington 113th trafic fatality during
the past year was continued yesterday
because of lack of witnesses.
The name of Clarence Courtney, 81,
Of Rosslyn, Va, who was killed by a
truck Tuesday, was the ll3th on the
casualty list until a coroner's jury
issued a verdict of suicide. Funeral
services fol Courtney were held yes
terday in Berkeley Springs, w. Va.
where his wife was buried several
months ago. Courtney's suicide was
said to have been prompted by de-
spondency over the death of his wife.
First trafnc victim for 1896 was
Donald Miller, z, Of 5232 Macomb
street, whose sled coasted into
Potomac Heights street car at Sherrier
and Manning places Thursday. His
death was declared accidental after an
inquest yesterday.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
ANDREW DORSEY DIES;
RITES TO BE TUESDAY
lifelong Georgetown Resident
Was One of Oldest Members
of Bricklayers' Union.

Andrew Dorsey, 30. retired brick
layer and one of the Oldest members
of the Bricklayers' Union, died yester-
day at his home, 1916 Thirty-sixth
street. He had been in failing health
for several years and seriously i'll for
the past five weeks.
Mr.. Dorsey was q lifelong resident
of GEORGETOWN and q member Of Holy
Name Society Of Holy Trinity Catholic
Church.
He is survived by three daughters,
Mrs. Anne G. Findley, Mrs. Victor l..
Woodbridge and Mrs. Raymond p.
Ehrmantraut, all Of this city, and
seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
am. Tuesday In Holy Trinity Catholic
Church. Burial will be in Holy Rood
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
BILL ASKS REMOVAL
OF CAPITOL TRACKS
Street Car Rerouting Sought te
Shift Rails on East and
South Sides.

A bill designed to force the Capital
Transit Co. to remove all car tracks on
the east and south sides of the Capitol
was introduced late yesterday by Rep
resentative Snyder, Democrat, of
Pennsylvania.
A rerouting plan which would place
the tracks several blocks away from
the Capitol is outlined in the measure.
The changes would have to be COM
pleted by January /, 1887.
The bill stipulates that if the transit
company fails to obey the mandate of
Congress, the District government
would be required to do the rerouting
and assess the cost against the COM
pany.
Evening star., 1936-01-04

The will Of DR.. Albert s. Hitchcock.
leading authority On. grasses, who died
on board ship In mid-Atlantic Decem-
Der 16, was filed for probate in Dis
trict Supreme Court today.
BY its terms his botanical library,
described as the most complete Of Its
kind in the world, was left to the
Smithsonian Institution, where DR.
Hitchcock had his ofnces although an
employe Of the Department Of Agri-
culture. He was IN charge Of the
United States National Herbarium
The library was valued ut 5000 and
was owned jointly, by Or. Hitchcock
and his associate, Mrs Agnes Chase,
who conturred IL his disposition Of It.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
C.. e.. C.. Youth at Beltsrille
May Qualify for Annapolis
IL. Year Old Redhead
Ranks High in
Competition.
FetU Barriers Remain for.
Entrance-Retused
Scholarship.

Blaine Edward Eader, red-headed.
17-year-old Civilian Conservation
Corps worker, is sloshing around In
the mud at the Beltsville, Md, Gov
eminent farm today. but before the
end of the year he may be marching
in dress parade at the Naval Academy.
The Hagerstown, Md, youth. it was
revealed today, has been appointed
to Annapolis by Representative Lewis,
Democrat, Of Maryland.
Before joining the c. c. c. in Oc-
tober Blaine took a competitive ex-
animation for the Naval Academy at
the Frederick. Md, post Office. Then
he went to Fort Meade for "condi-
tioning tests" for service in the con-
servation army. On October % he
was sent to Beltsville. C. c. c. Com
pany No. 1901.
A few weeks ago he got letter
from his father, Lewis Eader, whom
he had been helping on the farm
before he joined the c. c. c. The
letter told him he had made the
highest grade of the 10 candidates
for the two Annapolis appointments
allotted Representative Lewis. He
ranked fourth highest among candi-
dates who took Naval or Military
Academy competitive examinations.
All that stands between Blaine and
midshipman's uniform is English
and mathematics entrance examina-
tions and the academy physical ex-
animation. These should be easy for
him, he believes. He won . scholar
ship to washington and Lee Uni
versity when he was graduated from
the Frederick High School in 1884,
but declined it. His work on his
fathers farm and with the c. c. C.
has kept him healthy enough vir-
tually to insure his success in the
phySical department.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
CONVICTION OF DRIVER
PROVED TO BE ERROR
Department of Vehicles and Traf-
fic Admits Mistake in Prose-
cutting Woman.

A mistake by the Department Of
Vehicles and TRAFFIC, which resulted
In conviction of Miss Margaret Har-
rison, 1902 Seventh street, on . charge
of giving the wrong address in Sc
curing q duplicate registration card,
was to be rectified today, with dis
missal of the case.
When arrested by Policeman H. O.
Tut, Miss Harrison was found to
have q registration card bearing an
address other than the one at which
she lives. She said in Trafnc Court
yesterday she had given her correct
address in applying for the duplicate.
She was convicted by Judge Isaac r.
Hit, however, and released on her
personal bond.
Shortly after court recessed, the
traffic division sent word that Miss
Harrison's correct address had been
shown on the original card and the
error was not hers, 4i, : n
Evening star., 1936-01-04
BREAK IN L0R|NG
CASE IS PREDICTED
BY ACE DETECTIVE
Itzel, On Return to Marlboro,
Hirts Solution Within
Week.
GOES INTO CONFERENCE
WITH STATES ATTORNEY
Girls Garroted Body Was Found
November 8 in Woods Near
Her Home.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
On night OF November 4, Corinna
Loring, rs, public stenogrupher,
disappeared from her Mount Rain
Ter home: t,uo days later she ,Das to
hare lUed Richard Tear, attendant
at St. Elisabeth's Hospital.
On afternoon OF November 9 a
hunter discouered garroted body of
Miss Loring in woods near home.
Three police forces Investigated,
finally placed case in hands OF
Lieut.. Itzel, Baltimore detective.
Tear ,uas held for questioning, re-
leased, recalled Seperal times.
Girls mother, last person knotDn
to haze seen her aliDe, also has been
questioned Seperdl times, as haze
seDeral former suitors. Thus far,
hoUeper, not euen notipe for kill
ing has been made kno,On by po-
lice.
Early solution of the Corinna Lor
Ing murder mystery was indicated b!
Lieut. Joseph Itzel late yesterday, tw'
months after the 26-year-old bride
elect disappeared from her home il
Mount Rainier, Md
The veteran Baltimore detective
limited to reporters at Upper Marlboro
that he expects a break" in tn,
battling case within week. Itzel re
turned to headquarters of the investi
cation at Upper Marlboro after /,
two weeks absence in Baltimore.
The detective was immediatel.
closeted with States Attorney Alar
Bowie, who is cooperating with Itze
and Sergt. Leo Vogelsang, also of tn
Baltimore force, in conducting the in
Quiry.
Richard Tear, 90, attendant at s.
Elizabeth's Hospital and fiance of tn
murdered girl, was released by orde
of Lieut.. Itzel early in the investiga
tion after he had been arrested 70
questioning by Mount Rainier police
At the request of detectives. he ha
gone to Upper Marlboro many time
for questioning.
The girls garroted and beaten bod
was found November 9 in a lionel
clump of pines about a quarter of
mile from her home. She disappeare
on Monday, November 4, after maxim
plans to marry Tear the followin
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
Grass Expert Leaves Library
ToSmithsoniar,, Rest to Wido,U

The remainder of his estate, valued
at slightly less than $4,000, was left
to his widow, Mrs. RAMA B, Hitch
cock, who was with him when he died.
It included their home at 1867 Park
road.
DR.. Hitchcock was returning from
Europe at the time Of his death. He
had represented q number of scientific
organisations at the International Bo-
tanical Congress in Amsterdam. AT
the close of the congress he made an
extensive tour Of Europe. studying
grasses and grass culture there.
The Hamilton National Bank, which
was named In the will as executor. was
represented by Attorney Erskine Cor
oons ...s...-..--. ---
Evening star., 1936-01-04
Fatal Virginia Fire Probed.

GALAX, Va, January 4 R.-Gray-
son County authorities began an in
vestigation today of the fire which de-
stroyed the Bride Greek home of Mrs.
Bena Bryant, 10, and in which she
lost her life. Mrs. Bryant's charred
body was found a few feet from her
bed in the ruins Of the dwelling yester-
day.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
SMALL THEATER FIRE

Little Damage Is Done In Office
Of Strand.
Only minor damage resulted when
IRE broke out this morning In the
ONCE Of the Strand Theater, Ninth
and D streets.
The IRE started In pile Of papers
and was eXtinguished before it could
spread TO De walls. The ONCE Is on
the second tloor of the building.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
RITES TO BE HERE

Widow of Admiral w. H. Everett
Dies in Boston.
Mrs. Bessie Bell Hacker Everett, r.
widow of Rear Admiral william
Henry Everett, died Thursday in
Massachusetts, General Hospital. Bos-
ton. Mrs. Everett had been a resi-
dent of Newport, r. l., since the
death of Admiral Everett in 1912.
Funeral services will be held at II
am. Monday in the Almus r. Speare
funeral home, 1923 Connecticut ave-
nue.. Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
BUILDING TO BE RAZED
Structure on Site of Recreation
Center Development.

c. Marshall Finnan, superintendent
of the National Capital parks, today
recommended to Secretary Ickes that
q contract be given the State Con-
struction g. Landscape Co. of Balti-
more for razing an old brick structure
on the south side of Euclid street. be-
tween Georgia avenue and Ninth
street. This is part of the Banneker
Recreation Center development.
Under the terms of the prospective
contract, the firm would pay the Fed
eral Government $3.50 and, in addi-
ton, clean brick, which could be used
later In the park system. Expansion
of the recreation center is made pos
sible under the w. P. A. program.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-12
DEAD MAN COMES BACK TO 7
TALE
so Contented' He Regrets Return 10
Land Of Living Heart Stops
During Operations

Arely, England = England tonight
had the word OF John Puckerlng, VINO
liked being dead so well he's sorry they
brought him back to lite. that everybody
Is Supremacy happy'0 in the world to
come.
chickering's picture of the hereafter.
IS he saw it during four and one-half
minutes his heart was stopped while
Le lay OF an tperation table, was painted
IL these woros:
During those five mir utes or so, |
vas worried and disturbed Suddenly
erything Gle cared anu was filed with
lat content.
Il knew was dead because saw
many villagers CT Arley (where the
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-12

tee and member of several other com
mittees, sailed with his family yester-
day on the Columbian liner Haiti for a
combined blsipess and pleasure trip to
Haiti and Puerto Rico. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. King and their children,
Eleanor and Donald.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-12

resurrected" gardener Iives) | knew
before they died. They were all happy,
and was happy. too"
''TEers were hundreds of smiling faces
10 bank of hazy, shining Clouds Puck
ering asserted.
DR.. G. Percival Mills whose massage
of chickering's heart gave the gardener
his UNUSUAL opportunity to bear witness
to the life after death. insisted There
was nothing out of the ordinary" about
the matter.
Admits Case Unusual
He added, reluctantly:
Yes. ii is unusual for mans heart
to stop and for the man to come back
to life."
If Err. Mills had his way, his name
would not have been mentioned 10 the
affair at all. The British Medical Journal
however, printed an account of the mat
ter
Assured by his physician that he is
doing WE'LL" PICKERING today was go
ing about his market gardening just as
he lid before the threequarteT hour oper
alton that resulted in his temporary
death.
The thousands of happy people he saw
among whom were old acquaintaoces.
all sea med to be in a big hail with pill
lars of cloud and al mixed up 10 sort
of hazy light" he said.
4 was drifting towards them when
suddenly everything went back. They
had brought me back to lite."
Real As Own Garden
Il was never extraordinarily reli
gious," Puckeliog continued, NOR had
ever any active interest in spiritualism.
Bul now I'm convince there IS another
world. flr what | saw was as realistic
as my own back garden.
What | saw duriog my brief spell of
death has made me regret that ever
came bacE. | was surrounded by thou
sands ofpeoplr,ail sup enely happy They
nodded and smiled. so happily that | was
overJ Eyed TO be dead.
"Ihe grave has 20 terrors for me now.
realize that earthly life, sorrowful as
it can De, is just training ground fer
something fuller and better"
The gardener was firm in hisstatement
thai he should have preferred to stav
dead. with mis- friends who have passed
from this world. Sci.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-08-12

A group If citizens who will act as the
committee of sponsors for the troop of
American Boy Scouts of America in this
town will meet at the Steeple Building to-
night.