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Evening star., 1936-05-20
CADET COMPANIES
IN FINALS TODAY
Competition Will Be CIi-
NAKED With Brigade
Review at 5 PM.

Hoping for better treatment from
the weather than was nleted out the
past two days, 1900 Washington high
school cadets today awaited the de-
cision of three Regular Army officers
to learn the winner of the forty
ninth annual drill competition.
The decision will be announced
after the entire brigade Of 80 COM
panies is in formation for the annual
review at Griffith Stadium. 1t is ex-
pected at about pm
Postponement of the parade and
award of prizes yesterday afternoon
forced the Board Of Education to
modify its plans for the regular
business session this afternoon Most
Of the members planned to attend
the ceremony, but the usual schedule
interfered. Consequently, at the sug-
gestion of Mrs. Marion Wade Doyle,
president. the meeting was advanced
80 minutes to 8 pm, and an agree
ment was reached to adjourn within
an hour.
Ceremonies Postponed.
Col. Wallace M. Craigie, U. S. A.,
retired, commardant. delayed as long
as he could yesterday before calling
of the parade, but was finally in
fluenced by the condition of the field
at Griffith Stadium. Shortly after
ward the sun came out, but not
enough to dry the ground properly.
During the morning yesterday Col.
Craigie speeded up the drill so that
two companies, delayed Monday, were
able to finish their part of the con-
test along with nine others. In order
to do this company was marched
on the field to the same music that
escorted its predecessor of.
Six Units to Be Judged.
Only six companies remained today
to be graded. They are the so-called
selected" companies, chosen by lot,
to give an exhibition preceding the
review. They are F of Eastern, A of
Central, c of Mckinley G of Western.
B Of Woodrow Wilson and e of Roose-
welt. The first company was to take
the field at 2 pm.
Final grading was to be completed
while the units were taking the field
this afternoon. The judges are First
Lieuts. Howell H. Jordan and Robert
H. Chard and Second Lieut.. D. Muir
ray Cheston, Sd, all of the 34th In
fantry. Fort George G. Meade.
Brig. Gen. c. D. Roberts, acting
commanding general of the Sd Corps
Area, will review the cadets.
If clear weather continues tomor-
row the 9th Brigade of colored cadets
will hold their competitive drill at
Grif1th Stadium. Thirteen companies,
from Dunbar, Armstrong and Cardozo
High Schools will participate. In
command will be Cadet Col. william
Bullock. Last years winner was Com
pany A of Cardo2o. Tomorrow's drill
will start at $3.50 am.
Evening star., 1936-05-20
SUIT THREATENED
ONBUS REROUT|NG
Peoples Counsel Would
Force Action in Monroe
Street Controversy.

Peoples Counsel William A. Roberts
/ today threatened to bring suit in Dis
trict Supreme Court to compel the
Public Utilities Commission to order a
change in routing of busses on Monroe
street northeast, which the commission
has twice rejected since March 10.
Commission members, when in
formed of Roberts threatened action.
said it was the privilege of the peoples
counsel or others to seek court relief If
he or they saw fit. Vice Chairman
Richmond B. Keech, after checking
the record of the case, however. in
sisted that Roberts was wrong on his
legal grounds.
Roberts announced his intention to
"take the commission to court" after
the commission yesterday, in third
action on the case, rejected a petition
by Roberts for reconsideration Of its
action.
Residents Ask Change.
Monroe street residents had asked
that west-bound buses be routed over
either Lawrence or Newton streets
because of the amount of traffic now
carried by Monroe street.
The commission on March 10 turned
down the suggestion. 1t reported that
studies by Traffic Director William A.
Van Duzer showed mo undue traffic
hazard" On reconsideration re-
queSted by Monroe street residents
the commission reaffirmed its recision
March 23 On Monday of this week
the commission rejected Roberts re-
quest for another reconsideration.
In his petition, Roberts charged that
a public hearing held by the commits
sion in the case did not conform to
legal requirements. In its reply yes
terday the commission charged that,
among other things" Roberts petit
tion did not meet legal requirements.
Change Debated in 1881.
The contest about Monroe street bus
operation is an old one. Citizens asso-
Citations in the Northeast section de-
bated the problem as far back as 1881.
A petition signed by long list of
Monroe street residents was filed with
the peoples counsel last July 20, ask
ing that some of the busses be taken
off Monroe street. On August % Rob-
erts forwarded the petition to the COM
mission. A public hearing was held
last October, in which Roberts ap-
peared as counsel for Monroe street
residents. At the request of Monroe
street petitioners, stenographer hired
by them made stenographic trans
script of testimony, in addition to
notes taken by the commission secre-
tary. This is all part Of the record.
The testimony shows that while
Monroe street residents suggested that
westbound busses be routed over Law
renee or Newton streets, residents
there objected to having buses run
along those streets.
Under terms of the new District
utilities appeal act, petitions for re-
hearing must be filed with the COM
mission within 80 days after the COM
missions decision. The petition was
rejected March 10 and in a second
action the decision was affirmed March
%. Roberts petition for rehearing or
reconsideration was filed May 12. the
commission record shows.
Evening star., 1936-05-20
COLLATERAL FORFEITED
IN BREAD LABEL CASE

Tommy Baker, operator of Peoples
Bakery, 910 Fourth street southwest,
forfeited $40 collateral in Police Court
today when he failed to appear to
answer charges Of failing to put
label on a loaf of bread stating its
correct weight. Judge Walter F. Casey
was on the bench.
In another short-weight case before
Judge John p. Mcmahon yesterday the
result was fines aggregating $400 or
240 days in jail for Frank A. Mtezger
Of Sunbury, Pa. who was convicted
last Friday on two charges of selling
coal at short weight and two charges
of failure to give ticket specifying
the weight of the coal sold.
Judge Mcmahon sentenced Metzger
after he overruled q motion for q
new trial argued by Saul Lichtenberg-
er, attorney for Metzger.
Evening star., 1936-05-20
transatlantic Air Service
In 40-Ton Flying Boats Seen
Igor Sikorsky Makes Prediction. Before
Engineers, With Capital as
Possible Terminal.

Development of transatlantic air
transport service. with giant flying
boats of 40 tons displacement or
greater. flying daily on "a to 80 hour
schedules. probably from a terminal
in Washington, was forecast by Igor
Sikorsky, famous builder of giant sea-
planes, at luncheon meeting Of the
Aero Club of Washington yesterday at
the Mayflower Hotel
Speaking before an overflow gather
ing of the Nations aviation leaders,
assembled for the annual engineering
conference Of the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics, Sikorsky
expressed the opinion that 160-ton fly
ing boats are perfectly practical-not
right now, for financial reasons, but
say in two decades"
The Acton clippers. he predicted,
will be a reality within two years
Daily service between the United
States and Europe can be established
with ships of this size at cost of be-
tween s4.500,000 and s5,000,0 900, he
estimated.
Flying Boat Logical Craft.
Although Sikorsky paid tribute to
German airship designers, builders and
crews who have made possible the
present Hindenburg service between
Germany and the United States, he
expressed the opinion that the large
flying boat is the logical craft for
ocean flying. because of its greater
speed and efficiency and its greater
independence of operation in bad
weather.
In an interview following the meet
ing. Sikorsky said that he is favorably
impressed by the advantages of Wash
ington as the American terminal.
Terminals north of Washington are
subject to interruption during the
Winter months because of ice condi-
tions, while the Potomac is not often
completely frozen over, he said.
Flying boats Of the large size could
land in the Potomac of Washington
"99 times out of 100," Sikorsky said.
Only conditions of extreme fog might
prevent landings here. and in this case
landings could be made in the Chesa-
peake Bay within 40 miles of the
Washington terminal.
Gravelly Point Favored.
Establishment of a trans Atlantic
base here would necessitate the building
of terminal facilities, probably at the
Gravelly Point site, which frequently
has been proposed as the local airport
site. Flying boat and land plane ia
cilities could be provided at this site
alone Of all those available in the
vicinity of Washington, it was pointed
out.
Sikorsky, who built the clipper ships
Evening star., 1936-05-20

used by Pan American Airways in
blazing trans-Pacific service and now
in use along the South American coasts
and through the East Indies. is said to
be we'll along with the designs and pre-
liminary engineering data for Acton
clipper. This ship is expected to meet
what he outlined as the requirements
for the transoceanic flying boat of the
immediate future. This ship. he said,
must have a nonstop range of 4,500
TO 4,800 miles to provide at least 1000
miles reserve for overcoming storm
conditions, and speed enough to bridge
the Atlantic in "a hours. 1t should
carry at least 80 passengers and two
crews of five each. Four to six engines
will be used and larger number later
as sizes increase, he said. All vital
parts of airplane and power plants
must be accessible from inside the ship
for routine maintenance and repairs
while in flight. The Acton ship. he
said. will make possible passenger
quarters mot so good as ocean steam
ship accommodations, but far better
than those of the best railroad trains
entirely adequate for 24-hour service"
Certificates Presented.
Federation Aerorautique Interna-
tionale certificates attesting new world
aviation records were presented by
Chester H. Warrington, president of
the Aero Club. to Capt. Albert H
Stevens. commander of the Army Air
Corps s-National Geographic Society
stratosphere balloon: Lient. Comdr
Knefler McGinnis, commander of the
Navy seaplane which established both
airline distance and broken line dis
tance records last October; Maj. Alex
ander P. de Seversky, for maximum
speed for amphibions; Benjamin King,
local sportsman pilot, who has estab-
lished eight world records for light air.
planes and seaplanes during the past
year, and Miss Helen Richey for fem
inine speed record for fourth category
light airplanes.
Among the guests of the club, in
addition to many leaders of American
aviation, were DR. Gilbert S. Grosvenor,
president, and John Oliver La Gorge,
vice president Of the National Geo
praphic Society; Maj. Lester Gardner,
head Of the Institute of Aeronautical
Sciences; DR.. George w, Lewis, who
last week was awarded the Guggen-
helm Medal for aeronautical research;
Rear Admiral Ernest j. King, retiring
chief Of the Navy Bureau of Aero
nautics; Eugene L. Vidal, director of
the Bureau of Air Commerce; Jack
Harding of the Army round-the- world
flight, and Walter Hinton of the NC-4
crew which first crossed the Atlantic.
Evening star., 1936-05-20
PROGRAM AT LAUREL
Children at District Training
School Engage in Field Day.

Children at the District Training
School, at Laurel. Md. today engaged
in field day and May day program,
witnessed by number of District well
fare officials.
Judges of athletic events were DR..
James Lewald, superintendent; DR..
Eugene Alexander. assistant superin-
tendent; j. Earle Brown, farm super
visor, and Brother John Fidelis of
Catholic University.
Evening star., 1936-05-20
HEROES BILL SIGNED

Several Score Service Men to Re-
ceive Foreign Decorations.
A bill authorizing several score Of
flcers and enlisted men Of the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps to accept
decorations from foreign governments
was signed today by President Roose-
welt.
Evening star., 1936-05-20
FLOWER. SHOW PLANNED
,y a Stan Correspondent OF The Star

By Stan Correspondent OF The Star
HYATTSvILLE, Md. May 2o.-A
record number of entries is antici-
pated at the Spring flower show Of
the Hyattsville Horticultural Society
In the Horticultural Building Of the
University of Maryland, Friday and
Saturday.
The show will be open from 8 to IL
pm. Friday and from 5 to 8 pm
Saturday. Six classes are listed. Rib,
bons, children's and sweepstakes prizes
will be given.
Evening star., 1936-05-20

W odltltIiOlC WAtA1
the circus.
Or perhaps 1t
was an equally
inherent fear of
the dentist which
persuaded the boy
to leave his home,
3070 Thayer street
northeast, yester-
day morning.
Young Railey
had never seen q
circus. His moth
er, Mrs. Fannie
Railey, said she,
thinks. he m ay
have wandered
Evening star., 1936-05-20
MAN LEAPS TO DEATH
Eastern Airlines Clerk Pens Note
to DESTROY Letters.

to Destroy Letters.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May 20 R,.
&C. L. Palmer, 28. of Charleston. S.
c., reservation clerk for Eastern Air
lines, jumped from twelfth-floor hall
window of the Greenlead Building here
today and was killed instantly.
Palmer left note to a friend here
asking him to destroy letters and per-
sonal effects. He was a dispatch clerk
for Eastern Airlines at Charleston
three years.
Evening star., 1936-05-20
Mother Thinks Missing Boy
Nav Haze Gone With Circus

The lure of the sawdust trail and
the big top" universal source Of
youngsters romantic dreams, may
have carried 10-year-old Royce Railey
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-11-19
BOAT MAY Get
AWAY,SEATTLE
FIRST OF week
Gibson Is Flying West to
Complete Arrangements
for Vessel Charter

Continued from Page One)
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taneously and may be loss if
not unloaded soon.
ISL SHIPS TIED UP


SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Nov. 49,
The number of coast strikebouno
vessels reached 181 here today a:
the strike remained unbroken. The
Matson Navigation Company sale
it would attempt to move 500 travel
ers on the steamship Monterey
bound from Australia to Honolulu
Monday by anchoring three miles
offshore and picking up the pas
sengers, meeting the ship in pine
apple barges. Three hundred 9TH
ers sail tomorrow aboard the Can
adian-Australian liner Niagara,
both vessels coming here.
Grace line officials announced the
liner Elina, due in San Pedro Sun
day night with LOT passengers from
New York, would stop at Ensenada,
Mexico, and discharge into motor
buses and return to the east coast
with ITO passengers taken to Ensen-
ada by automobile.
The Dollar liner President Cool
idge locked here with SIS passeng-
ers from the Orient and tied up.
She had eliminated the usual Homo
lulu stop.
Thomas G. Plant, Chairman of
the Pacific Coast Committee of
shipowners, today charged union
spokesman had misrepresented oc-
currences of the fruitless Tuesday
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UNION CREWS

The Seattle joint strike commit
tee. meanwhile, announced 1t await
ed detailed information from the
Interior Department before decld-
ing whether to furnish crews OF
shoreside workers for vessels to be
chartered by the government to re-
lieye food shortages in Alaska. A
spokesman said the committee was
not opposed to relieving the Alaska
situation without jeopardizing their
own situation.
I'VE don't want anyone to go hum
qrv in Alaska but we want to know
more of the details so we can know
how it affects us first" the spokes-
man said.
Government agencies said that
no Army or Navy or Shipping
Board vessels are available here
and the Interior Department would
have to obtain private ships.
Col. Gibson conferred by tele-
phone here last night with James
Engstrom. Strike Committee Secre-
tary. Engstrom after a Labor Coun-
Gil meeting last night in which a
resolution was adopted, said you
must remember if the Government
charters ships, there are very few
vessels which could qualify to carry
mail, passengers and general cargo
That means the Alaska Steamship
Company line which we are strik-
ing against could supply ships for
charter. Think of the significance
and the operators would make
money. MAY be they want TINS
ARRANGEMENT. There are a lot Of
angles to this but what you en-
dorsed in a resolution is all right
Agents of the British steamship
Barrhill which is tied up by TIT
strike since November 2 said
contains 7,100 tons of corn which
was due here. They said some Q
it was beginning to heat spon
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Nelson, Juneau longshoreman,
Tuesday evening. Nelson is report
ed recovering.
Investigation by the District At
torney and Deputy Marshals reveal
ed, they said today, that Nelson
contends to have shot himself while
Mrs. Osborne says she shot him.
The two were in an argument rela-
tive to the maritime strike, the Off
GERS learned. The Osborne woman
says she shot when Nelson called
her vile names and referred in
similar manner to her son. She
said, the officers reported, that Neil
son had a butcher knife in his hand
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INVESTIGATION POSTPONED

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. = The
Maritime Commission has decided
to postpone its planned general in
quiry into the maritime labor con-
ditions until the strike is ended.
The decision was reached after
the other members of the Commits
sion talked two hours with Rear
Admiral Harry Hamlet, who spent
several weeks in San Francisco.
Normal conditions of the industry
will not be obtained until the strike
is over, the spokesman said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-11-19

The Coast Guarders Tallapoosa
and Morris were to leave Seward
for Juneau today, according to a
message received here shortly past
noon today by Postmaster Albert
Vile.
The message was from George
Marchand, chief railway mail clerk
at Seward.
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GOVERNOR RECEIVES WORD

Advising that additional informa-
ton relative to the Governments
operating ships to Alaska would be
radioed as rapidly as plans devel-
oped, DR.. Ernest Henry Gruening,
Director of the Division of Terri
tories and Insular Possessions, rad
ioed the following to Governor John
W. Troy today: Under Executive
orders signed by the President No
vember IT, the Alaska Railroad is
now organizing emergency shipping
service for the Territory. Additional
details will be radioed as plans
develop"
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HIGHWAY WOMEN
ORGANIZE CHURCH
CLUB LAST NIGHT

Women out on the Glacier High
way met for the first time last night
in the Chapel by the Lake in the
interest of forming club in con-
junction with the new community
church which is being organized.
Mrs. D. F.. Willard was chosen
president, and Mrs. Virgil Newell,
secretary The women plan to meet
every Wednesday night at the home
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Ohlson, Manager of the Alaska
Railroad, was leaving Washington,
D. c., today by airplane for Seat
tie to arrange for vessels and man
ming them. Gibson was quoted as
saving he would ask for bids to
charter private ships as soon as he
arrives here and added that he was
in touch with the Labor Department
in regard to striking longshoremen
and seamen to load and man them.
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of some member, and are planning
Christmas exercises for children OF
the Sunday school
Mrs. James Drake has offered her
home on Fritz Cove for the meeting
next Wednesday night.
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SNOW AT ANCHORAGE

There are Is inches of snow at
Anchorage according to a supple
mental report received this after
noon by the Juneau Weather Bu-
reau office.
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CHARGE WOMAN
WITH ASSAULT
IN SHOOTING

Charge of assault with intent to
kill was filed today by District At
torney VILLA m A. Holzheimer
against Amanda Osborne, negress
who is alleged to have shot o. j..
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-11-19
when she fired the shots.

when she fired the shots.
Nelson in statement to the au-
thorities said he shot himself while
examining the rs calibre pistol
while sitting at the kitchen table
The pistol was later found in Mrs.
Osborne's pocket.
Nelson and the woman have
known each other 81 years, their
statements said, and Nelson had
been boarding and rooming in her
house at 563 South Franklin. She
is a domestic and laundress.
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Lode and placer location notices
for sale at The Empire office.
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ROTARY CLUB NEWS

The new board of directors met
and organized last Friday night by
electing Virden Macklin, president; ;
DR.. w. Blaine Atkins, vice-president
John J. Williams. sergeant-at-arms ;
and r. C. Hill, secretary and trea-
surer. These officers will take their
places in June.
r. C. Hill, chairman of the pro-
gram Friday evening, was very for
tunate to have George S. Williams
who is the present president of the
club. to give an interesting and in
structive talk on safety. Mr.. Will
liams said that the heavy Highway
toll is not due to the roads, nor to
the cars, but to the one behind the
wheel Speed. he said. fis the
greatest fault Of the drivers" More
accidents occur at night than during
the day. Straight highways account
for more mishaps than those that
are curved. He pointed out that
with all the safety campaigns,
pledges. etc. Delaware's toll is great
er this year than last. Courtesy. a
word which seems to have been dis
carded, should be brought out Of its
hiding place-the dictionary II and
put into practice" In closing Mr.
Williams added a warning against
the unseen passenger -Death-who
IS always riding on the front seat
eager 20 get at the wheel
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-24
STAYTONSVILLE
Church Notes

Church Notes
sunday School at Staytonsville
Community Church every Sunday at
2 b. M. superintendent, Miss Kathryn
Donovan. Let's all be in our classes
to learn the beautiful lesson on
How Jesus Looks at Wealth and
Poverty" The rich and the poor
meet together; the Lord is the maker
OF them all. Proverbs 22:2.
Preaching at p. m, by a guest
preacher.
Remember the church needs you,
and you need the church. Everyone
is always warmly welcomed here in
our Fathers House"
The Easter program which was
given Monday evening. April 18th
at Staytonsville Church was very
well attended. The beautiful story
OF Easter was well rendered by the
young folks. Many thanks goes to
an who brought flowers and helped
to decorate the church so beautifully