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Evening star., 1936-05-25
SUIT FOR $25,OOO
NAMES TAXI FIRM
Brig, Gen. Miles Asks SIS, 900 and
Wife $4,000 in Action
Here.

Brig. Gen. Perry L. Miles and his
wife, Mrs. Mary Scott Miles, brought
suit. for $4,000 in District Supreme
Court today against the Independent
Taxi Owners Association as an out
growth of a collision of two cabs at
Sixteenth and K streets last Novem-
ber 30.
Through Attorneys AL Philip Kane
and Charles v. Koons, Mrs. MileS
asked 5000 to compensate her for
injuries which. she said. caused her
to spend three weeks in hospital.
Gen. Miles asked for SIS 1000, claim
ing he was put to considerable ex-
pense by his wife's medical treatment,
and that he was compelled to stay
in Washington beyond the time as
signed for his transfer to another
Army station. This caused him to
lose a months leave. and cost him
the expense of maintaining a home
here, although free quarters would
have been furnished him at his new
station.
The accident occurred about / am,
while Gen. and Mrs. Miles were riding
in a cab going west on K street.
The cab of the defendant company
was proceeding north on Sixteenth
street and struck the generals taxi
at the intersection. He also named
Edmund j. Ryan, driver of the Inde-
pendent Taxi Owners cab, as de-
fendant.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
ONLY 3 SERIOUS
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Thousands on Highways, but
Few Hurt Over Week End.
Baby Hit on Busy Street.

A week end warm and clear enough
TO draw thousands of motorists to
the roads resulted in only three &C
cidents in which the victims suf-
fered serious injuries, police of Wash
ington and nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia reported today.
Scott A. Melius, So, of 1922 Bunker
Hill road, Mount Rainier, Md, pos
sibly suffering internal injuries as
well as fractures of several ribs, was
rushed to Casualty Hospital yester-
day by the Prince Georges County res
cue squad. He was found lying in
the roadway of Sheetz avenue, Brent
wood, Md, after being struck by an
unknown car.
Charles Green, 26, of BeltSville, Md,
said by police to have been the
driver of one of two cars involved in
q head-on collision on Baltimore
Boulevard, near Berwyn, Md, yester-
day, possibly suffered fractured skull.
He was taken to Casualty Hospital.
Three other persons in the two cars
escaped with minor injuries.
(, An unconducted toddle across Flor
ida avenue at First street yesterday
nearly proved fatal for l8-month-old
Lawrence Brewer. colored, 66 r street.
The baby was hit by car driven by
Frank P. Gather, 81, of Frederick,
Md, and was treated at Children's
Hospital for cuts of the body and
possibly a fractured skull.
After striking the child, Gather
drove on for a block until he was
halted by citizen, according to police.
He told police he was unaware Of the
mishap. He was charged with reck-
less driving and released in $500 bond.
A glistening new limousine said to
belong to Assistant Secretary of State
r. Walton Moore was almost demol-
1shed late Saturday night in a COL
lision with another car, an electric
light pole and tree on the Lee High
way near Willow Springs, Va.
: Police said Maughs Robertson
Moore's chauffeur, was driving, with
.ONeil Sutphin of Fairfax, Va, as pas
senger. They were treated at George
town Hospital for cuts on the head
and face.
Damage to the pole snapped off cur
rent in the vicinity for some time.
A Washington Representative-not
4zioncheck this time-had trouble with
his autnrsabile yesterday. Represents
tive Wallgren reported nit-and-run
driver damaged his car in front of the
sShoreham Hotel
Evening star., 1936-05-25

T OUSE pages put chicken In
their stomachs last night
while debating whether to
L L put wheels on their feet.
The occasion was the fourth an
nual pages dinner given at the
Shoreham Hotel by Representative
Shannon of Missouri.
The issue of roller skating divided
the boys into factions much as that
of steam rollering" divides those
they serve.
Raising the skate isue was John Nc
Cabe, who has served several years as
a page and adds that he is tired of
hearing stories of tired feet.
Page Walter Morgan of Alabama
told the dinner guests:
Skates will put more people to work
everywhere. II We fall down it will
Evening star., 1936-05-25
CHAIN BRIDGE OPENS
IN WEEK AT MOST
Workers Near Completion of Re.
pairs on Structure Damaged
by Recent Flood.

Chain Bridge, closed since the March
food. will be reopened to the public
the last of this week or the first OF
next, it was announced today by Cliff
ford r. White, District bridge engineer.
A construction repair crew is at
work, and White said such progress
Is being made that the work probably
will be done by Memorial day.
Some delay was encountered when
it was found Immediately after the
flood that special materials would
have to be fabricated to replace beams
and braces, but, with their arrival, the
work got under way.
Supplies for the job cost in the
neighborhood of $2,500.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
MRS. ANNIE TORBERT
DIES AT HOME HERE
Was D. C. Resident Since 1917.
Funeral Rites to Be To-
morrow.

Mrs. Annie Dalrymple Torbert. rs,
widow of Frank Peyton Torbert and a
resident of this city since 1917. died
yesterday of a sudden illness at her
home, 1851 Irving street.
Mrs. Torbert was a native of Prince
Frederick Md. Her husband was en-
gagged in farming in Prince Georges
County, Md, for number of years.
Mrs. Torbert is survived by four sons,
James NJ and william w. Torbert,
both of this city; Frank P. Torbert,
Metuchen, N. j., and Neville S. Tor
bert, Beltsville, Md. and four daugh.
ters, Miss Jessie D. Torbert, Miss Suda
Torbert and Miss Annie r. Torbert,
all of this city, and Mrs. Clarke Con-
way, Bethesda, Md. She also leaves
five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at q
pm. tomorrow in St. Andrews Episco-
pal Church, of which Mrs. Torbert was
a member. Burial will be in Congress.
sional Cemetery.
Evening star., 1936-05-25

wrecks of the gentlemen" he said,
"and might be indirectly responsible
for some screwy laws"
Collier w. Goodlerr, jr.. of Tennes-
see asserted skates would be strapped
to his feet only if Congress appro-
priated money enough to equip pages
with electric sirens and red flags.
AS long as we are not under civil
service" he argued. 1T would be ex-
tremely dangerous to sail through
these corridors without plenty Of warm
ing signals. can imagine no quicker
way OF separating yourself from a job
than by banging into Congressman"
Representative Shannon came out in
favor Of skates.
Senate pages" he contended, have
fine underground railway to ride on.
and these boys have to run. Let's put
them on wheels"
Evening star., 1936-05-25
National y. Student Wins
Nomination as Prosecutor
Floyd E. Harper Still
Has to Pass Bar
Examinations.
Victory in Indiana Test
Held Tar,tamOunt
to Election.

Floyd E. Harper, 24-year-old law
student at National University, is off
10 a flying start on his legal career,
having been nominated for prosecut-
ing attorney in Indiana despite the
fact he has neither finished school
nor passed the bar.
Harper, who lives at 1900 Third
street. came here in 1888 and went
to work in the Office of Senator Van
Nuys, Democrat, of Indiana. Later
he switched over to the General Ac-
counting Office. and then began study
ing law at night.
Having some spare time On his
hands last month, he secured a leave
Of absence from school and went Ia
Upton, Ind, where he decided to
run for the Democratic nomination
for prosecuting attorney of the thirty
sixth judicial district. Much To his
surprise, he was nominated by plu-
rality Of 900 votes. The district is
normally Democratic by a large ma
jority, Harper said, and the nomina-
ton is tantamount to election.
After the election Harper returned
to Washington to finish his law work
Evening star., 1936-05-25
ROOSEVELT FAVORS
MEASURE To EASE
FEDERAL lob LAW
Desires Passage of CeIIer
Bill on Marital Status,
House Body Told.
COMMITTEE TO ASK
HEARING PREFERENCE
Ramspeck Urges Passage-Coch'
ran Leader in Fight Against
Change.

President Roosevelt stands for lib
eralization of the celebrated marital
status law, the House Rules Com
mitLee was informed today by Chair
man Ramspeck of the Civil Service
Committee. He said the President
had let him know through one of his
secretaries that he favors passage Of
the Celler bill which would relax the
restrictions in regard to employment
of husband and wife as well as other
members of one family in the Gov
ernment service.
The Rules Committee expects to-
morrow TO grant special rule for
preferential consideration of this bill.
Representative RamSpeck and Repre-
sentative Celler of New York. author
of the bill, urged the special rule.
Representative Cochran. Democrat, of
Missouri, chairman Of the Committee
on Expenditures, vigorously opposed
the legislation as he has done repeat
edly on the floor of the House. He
protested with special vehemence
against allowing two Government sal
aries in one family.
The Rules Committee continued
hearings on this and three other re-
quests for special rules until tomorrow
The marital status law, which Is q
holdover from the economy act OF
1882, provides for the dismissal OF
either husband or wife in any neces-
sary reduction of force.
Ramspeck said his principal objec-
ton to it is that it acts as a curb on
marriage.
Il think Congress ought not to be on
record as opposing or thwarting nor
NAL desires for marriage" he said.
Representative Celler pointed out
that the present law sets up an addi-
tional qualification for a civil service
office. putting the stress on marriage
instead of merit. He pointed out that
out of 1903 persons affected by this
law, only 400 had left the service and
most Of those had quit of their own
accord. He emphasized that such a
qualification is not imposed in the
legislative unclassified service and
argued that it is not fair to impose
such a law on low-Salaried employees
and exempt the high-salaried group.
He stressed also that it does not apply
to all branches and that if such a law
is operative it should affect the legis-
lative and judicial services as well as
those in the departmental services.
Representative Celler reminded his
colleagues that two former Speakers
had their wives employed in their Of
fees. He pointed out also that the
purpose of this legislation was to re-
lieve unemployment and it had not
had that effect.
Representative Cochran told the
members of the Rules Committee that
the purpose of the marriage clause is
to distribute pay checks in two homes
instead of one.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
MRS. MARILLA CAPELl.
81, IS DEAD AT HOME

Mrs. Marilla Greene Capel, 81,
widow Of Charles A. Capell and for
more than SO years a resident of this
city. died yesterday at her home, 215
Rock Greek Church road. She had
been i'll about six weeks.
Mrs. Capell was a member of the
Women's Missionary Society and the
White Cross Society of Calvary Bap-
tist Church. She was a native of
Springville, NJ Y.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
Isabel c. Wright and Mrs. Loretta C.
Rabenhorst, both of this city, and a
stepson, Edward D. Capell of Has
brouck Heights, N. j. She also leaves
five grandchildren and two STEP
grandchildren. Her husband, an en-
ploye of the Government Printing Of
fee, died in 1928.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow at Hines funeral home,
2901 Fourteenth street. Burial will
be In Rock Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1936-05-25

give jobs to doctors, and If we tear our
pants tailors will have more work"
NO" countered Edmund E. Walsh
Of Washington. Just picture page
rolling down the marble corridors of
the House Ofice Building and meeting
a Representative coming out of his
door Why, the Representative would
get killed and We would get fired"
Il am for skates" sighed Aubrey
Russell of Kentucky. Suppose we
do fall down and get hurt Who wants
better excuse for staying away from
work?"
Thomas r. Dugan of Massachusetts,
declared that, as things now stand.
Representatives constantly complain
about pages making noise as they
rush about the House aisles.
Why, We would make nervous
Evening star., 1936-05-25
AWARD OF $23,167
TOPEPCO AFFIRM Ed
Company's Fight for 10 Times
Greater Price From U. S. for
Razed Substation Ended.

The United States Court of Appeals
today affirmed the verdict of a con-
demnation jury awarding the Poto-
mac Electric Power Co. $23,167 for
its substation, which was razed to
make way for the new Interior De-
partment Building, ending the COM
pany's fight for q 10 times greater
price.
The principal bone of contention
concerned expensive electrical equip
ment which the company claimed
should have been included in the con-
demnation price. The court found.
however, that the machinery had been
located IN other substations before it
was installed in the condemned plant
and could not be considered part of
the realty.
Authority of the Secretary of the
Treasury to acquire the property and
of the President to exercise the power
of eminent domain in connection with
such public works cannot successfully
be challenged, the court declared.
Henry H. Classic of the Justice De-
partment represented the Government
in the litigation.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
COURT DECISION :
HOLDS STATE
BARSASSESSMENT
Ruling May Affect Many
Holding Paper in Seventh
Street Bank.
WEST VIRGINIA ACT
CITED BY TRIBUNAL
Provides Liability Only When
Shown Debt Was Accrued After
Stock Was Acquired.

In a decision which may affect many
stockholders of the closed Seventh
Street Savings Bank. the United
that the banks stockholders may not
be assessed for debts and liabilities
which accrued before they acquired
their stock.
Following principles laid down in
preceding bank cases. the court said
the laws of the State in which the
institution was incorporated must gov
ern in deciding the question Of double
liability
The West Virginia constitution and
the banking laws of that State, in
which the Seventh Street Savings
Bank was incorporated, provide that
stockholders shall be liable to credi-
tors of banks only upon a showing
that the liabilities came into existence
while they we're stockholders.
Stakeholder Contested Suit.
The case involved a suit by Nor
man r. Hamilton, receiver for the
local banks, against Ida L. Bergling
who owned 20 shares of stock and
was assessed $4,000 by the controller
of the currency January 5, 1884.
The case went into the Court OF
Appeals on the single question OF
whether it was necessary for the re-
ceiver to prove that the debts of the
bank. on account of which the as
sessment was levied, accrued during
he ~ en-
Through her attorneys. William E
Richardson and E. Hilton Jackson,
the defendant admitted the authority
of the controller to adjudge the bank
insolvent, to close it and to collect its
assets, including stockholders liza
bility. She contended. however, thai
he had no right to impos a liability
in excess of that authorized by West
Virginia law.
Sustained by Court.
In this contention she was sustained
by the Court of Appeals, which cited
a previous decision regarding the Po-
tomac Savings Bank, which was in.
corporated under the laws of Virginia.
In that decision the court stated there
was nothing in the District statutes
which expressly created double liza
bility for shareholders in State banks
doing business here
The court pointed out that Congress
recognized this omission and cor
rected it by an act passed March 4,
1888, imposing double liability on
shareholders of every bank doing
business here, if their stock was ac-
quired after the laws passage.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
SP|ELMAN CAUGHT;
HUNTED I YEARS
Alleged Member of Stolen
Car Ring Captured by
Federal Agents.

After a 7-year search which took
them from coast to coast and North to
South, special agents Of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation today appre-
hended, in New York, Harry I. Spiel
man, one of three brothers alleged to
have operated stolen automobile ring
out of Martinsburg, w. Va, the
Justice Department announced.
Spielman's police career began with
his arrest in this city March IA, 1923,
with George, a brother on a stolen
automobile charge. They were taken
to Winchester, Va. George said the
car was his and Harry was released.
George later was released on $4,000
cash bond.
Both Immediately disappeared. In
vestigation revealed that these two
and a third brother, Wade, had been
operating stolen alitonnobflc. ring out
of Martinsburg. the Justice bepart-
ment explained They were Indicted
by Federal grand jury in Ellkins, w.
Va, June 20, 1928, for conspiracy and
violation of the national motor vehi-
Gle theft act in connection with the
theft and interstate transportation OF
80 stolen automobiles.
On November 20, 1928. another in
dictment was returned by1a Federal
grand jury at Elkins containing n
counts against the three.
George Speilman was apprehended
in California in June. 1928. He was
returned to Elkins and on November
%, 1928, was sentenced to serve, two
ane one-half years in United States
penitentiary. This term he ! has
served.
Harry and Wade have been traced
all over the country during the bast
seven years.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
TyD|NCS PROTESTS
SELECTION Of R. A.
WORKERS IN D. c.
Letter to TugWeII Hits Pro-
cedure at BerWyn Hous-
ing Project.
ASKS ADMINISTRATOR
TOLOOK INTO MATTER
Cites Previous Procedure of OBJ
tanning Workers at Hyattsville
Unemployment Office.

A protest against selection of en-
ployes from Washington instead of
Maryland to work on the Resettlement
Administration housing project at
Berwyn was made today by Senator
Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland, in a
letter to Administrator Tugwell.
You can appreciate the fact that
when the Berwyn project is completed,
1t will be our State problem to absorb
those persons who choose to live at
that project in our State" Tydings
told the reSettlement head.
II am sure it is not your intention
to deprive us of the opportunity to
take care of our unemployed by plac-
ing them on this work. understand
that in the past when we were not able
to supply the necessary personnel, then
persons we're taken from the District
of Columbia, and we have no objection,
of course, to a continuation Of that
procedure. However, we do very Sc
riously protest the change in policy
above referred to, and I request that
you kindly look into the matter and
let me hear from you at your earliest
convenience"
Tydings previously had explained
that in the past the personnel was
selected through the HyattSville re-
employment Office, or by contracting
the Baltimore and Anne Arundel
County Offices The Senator said that
he had been informed by an R. A.
representative at Berwyn that by fol-
lowing that procedude, qualified, con-
scientious, capable men have been
supplied"
Recently. for some reason unknown
to me-" the Senator continued. there
has been a change in this policy, so
that several hundred persons recently
called for were filled through the re-
employment Office in the District Of
Columbia instead Of through the re-
employment Office at Hyattsville."
Evening star., 1936-05-25
MEDALS TO BE GIVEN
SEVEN MORE PUPILS
Safety Patrol Leaders Will Get
Awards at Special Cere-
monies.

Seven safety patrol leaders from
District schools. who we're scheduled ID
receive honor medals from the Ameri-
can Automobile Associat ton at the
close of the safety patrol parade Sat.
urday, will get their awards at Q
special ceremony.
The seven boys marched IN the
honor medal division of the parade,
but when Commissioner Allen came
to present the medals only 20 were
available for the 81 candidates. Fail
ure to receive the seven names in
time to issue certificates and obtain
the medals was the cause of the diff
Guilty, A. A. A. officials explained.
The boys are Harry Mortimer. Blow
School; Harry Ray Wright, Peabody
School; Nathan Jones and Amos M
Wilson, Edmonds School, and Roger
T. Seal, Andrew Kirk and Louis
Hines, Wheatley School Richard M
Ham, safety director of the District
A. A. A. Clubs, will make the awards,
it was announced today.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
Call Freddie's Father.

LOS ANGELES, May Is R)!-
Freddie Bartholomew father was
asked today to hurry here from Lon
don to Safeguard his rights" in the
custody fight over the 12-year-old
screen star
The father, Cecil Llewelyn Bar
tholomew, has remained in England
while his wife, Mrs. Lillian Bartholo-
NEW, has been seeking to regain the
custody of her son from Miss Mylli-
cent BartholomewAthe boys aunt. He
favors the retenti6n of his sister as
the boys guardian.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
TO RENEW FIGHT

Mrs. Hilda Phelps Hammond, chair
man of the Women's Committee of
Louisiana, is returning to Washington
to renew the committees fight for the
unseating of Senator Overton of Lou
isiana. it was learned yesterday.
Mrs. Hammond is expected to seek
a conference with Vice President Gar
ner in an effort to have the charges
made against Overton by the Women's
Committee referre.. to a special SEN
ate committee for consideration and
to demand action on be connally
report In the case.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
Kentuckians Bid Roosevelt.

FRANKFORT, KY, May 25 R.-
An invitation asking President Roose-
welt to attend the Onward Kentucky
Exposition here June 5-6-7 was wired
to the White House yesterday by a
committee of Frankfort citizens head
ed by Gov. A. B. Chandler. The ex.
position will feature Kentucky-made
products.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
COOLER AND CLOUDY
FORECAST FOR CITY
Temperature of 81 Yesterday One
Point Under Seasons
High Mark.

Cooler and mostly cloudy weather
was in prospect today following a
week end of clear skies, cool breezes
and warm temperatures.
1.-THE current forecast said mostly
cloudy tonight and tomorrow. Cooler
weather tomorrow, accompanied by
moderate northerly winds"
The temperature rose to 81 degrees
yesterday afternoon, one point under
the seasons high mark set here May
u Temperatures today were slightly
lower.
Evening star., 1936-05-25

He will be graduated this June and
will then take the bar examination in
Indiana.
I'm spending all my time on the
books now," he said. IF I don't pass
the bar, somebody else will walk of
with my job"
Harper took B. S. degree at Cen
trail Normal College, Indiana. He
Board of the Capitol Hill Democratic
Club. and has made several speeches
for the Democratic National Commit
tee.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
Texan Dies in Scotland.

LONDON, May Is CP.-Alexander
Mackay, go, Texas cattle executive,
died Saturday at Glencruitten, Oban,
Scotland.
His death occurred suddenly. He
had presided oyer meeting of the
Matador Landa& Cattle Co. share
holders at Dundee on Tuesday.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
TWO HURT IN FALL
Scaffolding Collapses at Powell
Junior High School.


Junior High School.
Two laborers employed by the Dis
trict we're injured today when scaf-
folding from which they were painting
a ceiling on the first floor Of the Powell
Junior High School collapsed.
Rudolph BRO, 48, of 1902 Ely street
southeast may have a spine fracture
in addition to nose, chin and fore
head injuries, it was said at Casualty
Hospital, where he was taken. Charles
America, so, of 1924 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast cut his right leg. not
seriously enough to require hospital
treatment.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
$1s, 900 Paid Tea Labor.

Wages of tea laborers in Assam
Province of India are expected to t6tal
over $4,000, 900 this year. jSf
The Washington times., 1936-11-17
M0RGENTHAU
BACKS DOLLAR
International News Service

International News service
Treasury officials refused today
to share President Roosevelt's con-
Germ over the huge American in
vestments of foreign capital.
While admitting his department
has kept close watch on the inflow
of money from abroad, Secretary
of the Treasury Morgenthau en-
phasized that the Administration
possesses "all the tools necessary"
for maintaining stability OF the
dollar in foreign exchange.
Last week President Roosevelt
expressed anxiety over the &C.
emulation Of more than $7,000,-
100000 of foreign capital in the
United States and saw in it a
potential danger to the domestic
currency.
Morgenthau implied that the
$4,000, 100000 stabilization fund
affords ample protection for the
dollar and announced the Admins
tration will ask Congress to con-
tinue operation of the fund after
January 30.
The Presidents authority to
utilize the fund to support the
dollar in foreign exchange termi-
mates on that date unless Congress
enacts continuing legislation.
In addition, Morgenthau will re.
quest extension of the power to
devalue the dollar. This power
also expires January 80.