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The Washington times., 1936-01-29
Committee TO Survey
Death, Disease Causes

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Jan.
2e.-President A. Bruce. Eagle, Of
chamber of commerce, today an
nounced appointment Of a special
committee of the chamber, the
Health Survey Committee, with
DR.. C. A. Thomas, public health
officer Of Berkeley county, as
chairman, and members: Miss
Ruth Wiley, registrar here for
vital statistics; President A. C.
Durham, of county court; Mayor
C. H. Daley, William N. Dunn.
Richard C. Greenland, president
of Rotary; William F. Fiery, presi'
dent of Kiwanis; Mrs. Harry
Reaves, president of Woman's
Club; E. Newton Thatcher, dairy.
man; County Schools Supt. G.
william Ropp; Daniel Miller,
chairman of T. B. seals sales or
ganization here, and Miss Blanche
Wilmington.
An extended survey of the causes
of death and of disease is planned
for the committee.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
SCHOOL BUS
K|LLSG|RL, II

GETTYSBURG, Pa, Jan. 20.
Crushed under the wheels of a
three-ton school bus, Mary Wilkin-
son, II, of Orrtanna (R. u, died
whilc being brought to the Warner
Hospital here late yesterday. She
suffered a fractured skull, crushed
chest and internal injuries.
j. Edward Spence, 80, of Orr
tanna, driver of the bus, did not
know he had run over the child
until half an hour later, when
he went to the Wilkinson home
to take the children to school.
Conscious almost to the end,
the young victim told her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilkinson,
that she slipped and fell under the
rear wheels of the machine. Sis
tiers of the child, Myrtle, II, and
Mildred, 9, witnessed the accident.
Spence was released on his own
recognizane, pending an inquest.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
OFFER
ISDECLINED

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. ga
proposal to sell the Occoquan
hydroelectric power plant site to
Alexandria for a basic unit to
supply water and electricity was
pigeonholed last night by the city
council.
Contending that the huge costs
involved in high tension wires
and rights-of-way from Occoquan
to Alexandria make the plan
impractical, Councilman Louis C.
Barley moved to Shelve the pro-
posal. Seconded by Councilman
DR.. j. T. Ashton, the motion was
unanimously carried.
WPA Grants Accepted
Tentative acceptance of sew
eral Federal grants from the
Works Progress Administration
for construction work on streets,
sewers and school grounds as
Sures continuance of the city's
improvement program.
One project will resurface,
widen and curb Russell Road
from Mount Vernon Avenue to
King Street extension. This
project involves $4,000 Of city
and $4,000 Of Federal funds.
Another project involving
nearly 100000 is for sewer con-
struction and school ground i'm
provements. The city's snare is
$101 900 and the Federal grant
$S1.
Establishment Of a board of pub
lie welfare with one representative
from each of the six wards Of the
county, and one member at large,
was also voted.
License Deadline Set
February Is was named as the
deadline for all city licenses. A
request by the Sixth Ward Citizens
Association to extend the city auto
license until the State licenses are
due in April was denied.
Other progrems approved in
cluded: To pave all street surfaces
between car tracks with macadem
or a similar material; request the
Post office Department in Wash
ington to cut side-door entrance
in the local post office building on
Prince Street, and order the city
attorney to investigate unsanitary
conditions at some of the food
stores.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
.ITzEL TO DROP
MARLBORO
PROBE

UPPER MARLBORO, Jan. 20.
With no new developments visible
in the three-month-old Corinna
Loring Staying investigation it ap-
peared likely today that the case
would rank with the Mary Baker
and the Beulah Limerick mysteries
as another unSolved murder.
Nothing new" was the terse
reply of States Attorney Alan
Bowie to questions regarding the
status of the case.
Meanwhile Lieut.. Joseph 1tzel,
ace Baltimore detective assigned
to the investigation, was back in
Baltimore clearing up some loose
ends"
Tips Still Current
Lieutenant Itzel has practically
dropped his investigation of the
case in Prince Georges county.
Last week he spent only one
day in the county, comforting
with local police anu reading mail
which still pourS in, giving anony-
nous tips, which so far have
failed to throw any light on the
battling case.
Miss Loring, Washington pub
lie stenographer, was found in a
thicket on Saddleback Ridge, four
blocks from her home in Mount
Rainier, last November, strangled
to death with a fiendishly con-
str: cted garrote at her throat.
Her body was discovered six
days after she had mySteriously
disappeared from her home, and
only a few days before she had
planned to marry Richard Tear,
st. Elizabeth Hospital attendant.
Has Air Tight Alibi
Tear was grilled several times by
Lieutenant Itzel and county po-
lice, but offered an alright alibi
to account for his movements the
night his fiancee disappeared.
Members of the family were CUES
toned at length but could give no
assistance to police.
The case was tile most publicized
murder since the unSolved Staying
of Beulah Limerick, Washington
butterfly girl" who was shot to
death in her home in the south
east section close to the District
Jail.
Despite several years of continu-
GUS investigation, police and the
Department of Justice have never
been able to solve the Limerick or
Baker cases. To date they have
been regarded as WaShington'S
perfect crimes" It seems likely
now that the Loring case will be
placed in the same categ Dry.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
URGE POLICE
TELETYPE IN
MARYLAND

ROCKVILLE, Md, Jan. 30.
Montgomery county will be linked
with other counties of the State
Of Maryland, and eight other coun-
ties in adjoining States in a po-
lice teletype communication sys-
tenn, if present plans Of the re-
Gently organized Maryland AsSo-
citation of Police Chiefs material
ize, it was learned here today.
Chief j. William Garrett, of the
county police department, elected
first vice president of the new as
ISOLATION, declared today that #
the plans of the association are
approved by the Maryland Legisla-
ture. the county police department
will have practically instant con-
nectionS "a hours day with 26
other police stations in various
sections of Maryland, as we'll as
with Washington and many near
by States.
Up to Legislature
The coming special session Of
the State legislature will be re
queSted to approve this move, and
appropriate approximately $685.
600 required for installation of
the teletype system Chief Gar
rett said.
Major Ernest Brown, superin-
tendent of the Washington police
department. and ]. Edgar Hoover,
director of the Bureau Of Investi-
cation of the Department Of
Justice, who heartily favor in
Stallation of the communication
system, were voted honorary
members of the association dur
ing a meeting held in Baltimore
this week.
Major Brown was present at
the session, while Clyde Tolson
represented the Department of
Justice, according to Chief Gar
rett.
Plans Disclosed
Present plans of the association
call for a hook-up connecting
Frostburg, Cumberland, HagerS-
town, Rockville, Frederick, West
minister. Towson, Laurel, Hyatts-
vile, Annapolis, Brandywine. Con-
owingo, Havre de Grace, Elkton,
Easton, Cambridge, Salisbury and
10 Baltimor- Stations-Baltimore
to be the focal point for messages
to and from out of State depart
mentS.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
HUGH HUMMER
ON TRIAL IN
Staying

FAIRFAX, Jan. 29.-With over
200 spectators crowded into the
historic old court room here,
Hugh Hummer, 50-year-old Falls
Church plumber, went on trial
today for the murder Of Truman
Brush, 76-year-old Falls Church
hermit, on August %.
Calm and relaxed, Hummer sat
with his three defense attorneys
while Paul E. Brown. young prose
cutor, trying his first case for the
state, outlined to jury Of IL
farmers what the Commonwealth
expects to prove.
~ Are Excluded
Excluded from the courtroom
with % other witnesses is Edwin
j. Creel, Washington criminologist
who will be called by the defense,
expected to be asked several hypo-
thetical questions.
Benjamin Hummer, 79-year-old
father of the defendant, and Bev.
erly Hummer, the defendants
brother, were also in the witness
room, where they will remain
until called to testify.
Henry Edwards, 58-year-old col
ored laborer who vest erd ay
pleaded guilty to a charge Of first
degree murder in connection with
the killing, was the second wit
ness called by the State. He took
the stand shortly after noon.
Found the Body
Harlan Wood, Judge William S.
Snow and Madison Hill, defense
counsels, will rely upon three con-
flicting statements which they al
lege we're made by Edwards before
he was indicted to break down the
credibility of the States star wit
ness, Hill told the jury in his open
ing statement.
The body of Brush, battered
with huge rocks, was found near
his isolated cabin west of Falls
Church in a path leading from his
cabin to the home of Hummer,
the defendant. Hummer reported
finding the body to police.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
TAX SETUP HIT
BY BUSINESS
LEADERS

Business mems organizations,
in a U. S. Chamber of Commerce
referendum, have voted over
whelmingly in favor Of II specific
proposals for a more equitable
tax system and curtailment OF
Federal expenditures. the cham
Der announced yesterday.
Interpreting the vote, the
chamber said:
at clearly indicated that
business men believe that the
current excessive rate of Gov
eminent spending is discOurag-
ing business recovery and re-
tarding employment.
Ninety-nine per cent Of the
votes cast urged such a re-
ductiOn in Government expendi.
lures as would, in the near
future, bring about a balanced
budget without increased taxes"
The balloting disclosed an
overwhelming demand for:
Repeal Of the Federal estate
tax and avoidance of inherit
ance taxes.
Amendment allowing capital
gains and capital losses to be
disregarded for income tax
purposes.
Raising of a substantial
portion" of Federal revenues by
excise taxes at low rates on
articles not of first neceS-
sity."
Repeal Of the capital stock
and excess profits taxes on cor
porations.
Application Of taxation at
flat rate to earnings of a cor
porate enterprise, irrespective
of size, whether composed of one
corporation or a consolidated
group Of affiliates.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
RELIEF PUZZLE
FOR COUNTY

ROCKVILLE, Md, Jan. 90.
Montgomery county officials today
were confronted by the necessity
of curtailing direct relief to the
unemployed or appropriating coun-
ty funds to carry the relief pro-
gram forward.
A decrease in the amount Of
State funds made available to the
county has created the dilemma,
which can be overcome, the county
welfare board has told the board
of county commissioners, only by
a special appropriation of county
funds.
Notified by officials of the
Board of State Aids and Charity
in Baltimore that only $7,797.98
in State funds would be avail
able for county relief work dur
ing the next two months, Miss
Dorothy A. EverSon, executive Of
the local board. declared today
this would be less than half of
what would be required.
Miss Lavinia Engle, former
head of the county welfare
agency and a member of the
present county welfare board,
pointed out to the commission
ers that the so termed direct"
relief did not only mean unem-
ployableS, but also persons able
and willing to work. who as yet
they had been unable to place on
works Progress Administration
projects.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
GIVEN RELEASE
FOR PROM

COLLEGE PARK, Md, Jan. 90.
What's a track meet compared to
leading the annual junior prom
with a pretty coed?
Coleman Headley, 20, president
Of the junior class at the Uni
versity OF Maryland was all upset
when he learned he would have to
accompany the Maryland track
squad to New York on the night
he was scheduled to lead the
prom with pretty Freddy Valid
man, freshman coed.
What to do?
Headley and his coach put their
heads together They finally de-
cided that:
Headley will attend the dance,
but only to lead the actual prom
enade. Immediately after he will
entrain for New York so as to be
on hand for the Melrose indoor
track meet the following day.
And now everybody's happy.
Everybody meaning Miss Valid
man, who lives at 2730 Chesa-
peake St., Chevy Chase. Md,
young Headley and the coach.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29

Fight U. s. Laboratory
In Residential Area

BETHESDA, Md, Jan. ga
concerted drive against erection
of a research laboratory by the
United States Public Health Serv.
ice, on land decided to the Federal
Government by Luke I. Wilson,
will be waged by adjacent prop
erty owners at a hearing in the
county building here tomorrow
night.
The tract involved is located on
the Bethesda-R Rockville Pike,
short distance from here, and in
the heart of one of the most ex-
elusive residential districts Of the
county.
Owners of large estates in this
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
SMITH SCORES
DELAN0

Continued from Local Page)
tiaI constituents 1t is important
for the committee to under
stand that the Governments
contention would deprive Airing
ton county of revenues from its
largest single taxpayers, all nom
residents and none of my con-
stituents, as far as l know.
II am told that the taxable
revenues from this small group,
including chiefly the Washing
ton Airport, the American Oil
Company and the Southern
Oxygen Company, amount to
approximately $1,000 per an
mum, which as far as / know,
no constituent of mine is in any
wise interested in the Southern
Oxygen Company, Washington
Hoover Airport or the American
Oil Company"
Representative Smith also
branded as a deliberate miSState
ment" a report carried in a loca
paper today in which it was sale
that he was directly or indirectly
interested in some of the propert!
in the area in dispute. He said:
"The property / owned near
Four Mile Run was bought and
held by me before ever came
to Congress"
Smith then went into lengthy
recitation of the fight which ha.
been waged between the park anc
planning commission and himsel.
over the territory in dispute, assert
ing that several times a veal
agreement has been reached.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29

area, including Merle Thorpe, edi-
tor of Nations Business; George
E. Hamilton, Washington attorney
and former president of the Cap
ital Traction ompany, and
Canon Peter, of the Washington
Cathedral, contend that the cree
ton of an establishment to raise
white rats, guinea pigs and rab-
bits for experimental purposes,
would tend to lower the high resi-.
Dental standards established and
so far maintained in this section,
Robert D. Hagner, member Of the
board of Montgomery county com.
miSsioners, declared today.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
Heads Game Wardens

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Jan.
&C. Tull Whitacre, of this city,
who has been supervising the
activities of game protectors in IL
counties, including those in the
Eastern Panhandle and South
Branch Valley, has been appointed
by the State game and fish com.
mission as supervisor of all dis
tricts in the State, and will soon
set up an office at either Elkins
or Charleston, 1t was learned
today.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
Seeks State Post

MARTINSBURG. w. Va, Jan.
29.-William T. Milleson yesterday
announced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for the
West Virginia house of delegates,
subject to the primary election
in May. He is a native Of Hamp-
shire county and has been farm
ing in that county since the COM
pletion Of a four-year agriculture
course at West Virginia Univer-
sitY. five wears ago.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
Dance at Gaithersburg

GAITHERSBURG, Md, Jan. 90.
A dance will be held at st. Mar
tins hall here Friday night from
9 p. n. until / a. M, under the
auspices Of Court 766, Catholic
DAUGHTERS Of America.
Evening star., 1936-08-26

FiOe boys ready today to the picket line in front
grocery street northeast the efforts OF Capt
Richard Mansfield of No. precinct mediate dispute for
"bgger and better balls for cents are unayaing The
sups The boys asked permission to picket the store portions
,pere captain agreed to mediate The boys
signs left Bobby OF 719 Fifth
street northeast Bernard Flynn H. OF S02 street
Back them to right Keith McCra H. of 02 street
northeast Ralph Paten H. 719 Fifth street northeast Robert
Staff
Evening star., 1936-08-26
FESTIVAL PLANNED
BY WOMEN'S CLUB
Proceeds Will Be Used to Install
Fire Escape at Head.
quarters.

The Women's City Club will stage
a benefit Summer festival under the
general Craftsmanship of Mrs. Har-
vey w. Wiley at the Majorie Webster
School from 2 to 10 pm. Saturday.
Proceeds will be used to install a fire
escape for the jackson place club
house.
There will be card playing in the
afternoon under direction of Mrs
Edmund s. Kochersperger and SWIM
ming events under supervision OF
Mrs. Gladys B. Middlemiss.
Supper will be served at $50 and
7:30 pm, under direction of Mrs
Edgar T. Brown. Miss Marjorie Web
ster heads the Entertainment Com.
mittee.
Entertainment will include two
pan-American dances by the Marian
Chace Dance Group: q dance BY
members Of the Lisa Gardiner Group
and the Alice Louise Hunter Group.
and the play Of "Pyramus and Thisbe.
taken from Shakespeare's "a Mid
summer Nights Dream" and played
by J. Edmond Veitch. Herman P
Riess, Kent Dyer, Paul w. Murphy
Joseph Custer and Ted Freter.
Songs by Mrs. Marie c. Deal
soprano. assisted by Mrs Elsie Har-
vey Weaver, pianist, will be feature
Of the program.
Evening star., 1936-08-26
STAGE FURIOUS ATTACK,

tCopyright, 1885, by the Associated Press.)
HENDAYE, France. August 60
Gen. Emilio Mola's Spanish rebels
battered their way toward Hun today
In the most furious assault this
Franco-Spanish frontier region yet
has seen.
By mid-afternoon, however, the at
tack has failed to achieve its goal.
Government forces still were in pos
session of the really important de-
fenses outside the city.
/, In the most definite advance, along
the Bidassda River. 1000 rebel troops
smashed their way forward 800 yards
before they could be checked.
At least go bombs were dropped on
frun, followed by f1uttering leaflets
demanding the government surrender
Or face complete destruction of the
town.
Casualties were believed heavy on
both sides, and several civilian deaths
were reported in Irun.
In the hills back of the city, where
the rebels attacked behind an advance
guard of 700 foreign Legionnaires, the
desperate government militiamen
manned machine guns, hurled dyna-
mite grenades and burned their rifles
hot with incessant volleys, all to gooc
advantage.
: The rebels, with tank, six armore6
ears and anti-aircraft guns, centered
their attack along the Bidassoa Rive
while 5000 legionnaires led advance,
IN the Oyarzun sector toward tn,
lrun-San Sebastian road.
Two thousand Loyalist militiamen
blasting roads and throwing up &
screen Of machine gun fire, checked
the advance on Irun when the rebels
still had 3 miles to 60.
The defenders held strong position,
Evening star., 1936-08-26
CANDIDATES. ASKED
TO SPARE SCENES
Roadside Council Urges
Parties to Limit Bill.
board Advertising.

A plea to political parties to refrain
from cluttering up the landscape with
billboard advertising OF candidates
was made public today by the National
Roadside Council.
Appeals urging a ban on billboard
advertising at time when State high
way departments are starting q pro-
gram of roadside planting were ad-
dressed to the Democratic, Republican
and Union party campaign heads.
The letter read: THE present politi-
cal parties. without exception, stand
for conservation of the country's
natural resources. We respectfully
urge them to unite in refusing to dis
play political advertising along our
rural highways.
Our country has no greater asset
than its natural beauty. To the great
mass Of our people this means the
beauty visible from our highways. With
the tremendous motor travel of today
the beauty Of our highways becomes
an immeasurable influence, vastly
greater than the beauty of all our art
galleries combined
Practically all Of our State highway
departments today are starting a pro-
gram of roadside development and
planting. This will be waste of public
funds unless we can check the abuse of
our highways by outdoor advertising.
mot only do the signs and billboards
ruin the beauty of our costly highways,
they also reduce highway safety py
their inSistent distraction Of attention,
especially at the danger points. which
are often the most conspicuous sites.
Moreover, the billboard industry
will cite your use of billboards as a
demonstration of your approval of
their abuse of the landscape. Indeed,
it might easily be to your advantage to
be able to announce In your other ad-
vertising: We are not advertising our
campaign on the country's landscape. ;
viii the Democratic party uphold
its platform of conservation by re-
fusing to use signs. billboards or poster
panels along our highways?"
The letter was signed by Elizabeth
B. Lawton, chairman of the National
Roadside Council. and Albert S. Bard,
counsel.
Evening star., 1936-08-26

in the hills but many wounded were
being carried back to Irun.
The battle started at am, and
ragged on for seven hours with rebels
still pressing their advance.
Mist Overhangs Hills.
Heavy mist overhung the hills as
the offensive began.
Fighting along the Bidassoa River
opposite the French village Of Biriatou
became more fierce as the mist
cleared.
While retreating militiamen blew
up roads before the Insurgents, gov
ernment airplanes bombed the rebels
and scored at least one direct hit on
an anti-aircraft battery.
The screeching Of artillery shells,
the clatter of machine guns and the
sound of bursting hand grenades
mingled in a deafening uproar.
Along the river front, rebels in
armed cars following Fascist tank
charged forward for a half mile until
a section of dynamited road exploded
before the caravan.
The tank numbered over the debris
and infantry forces followed, deploy-
ing in the hills.
Rifle and machine gun fire broke
out from behind haystacks, trees and
farm buildings barricaded by loyalist
defenders. ~ I
A group of insurgents, including
several women, piled into a hole
blasted in the road and attempted to
repair the damage. They continued
digging, although they were ready
targets Of government fire.
A loyalist plane began lombard
ment Of the rebels at 8 am. and en-
countered severe anti-aircraft FIRE.
A government truck from Irun
rushed field gun into position near
Behobia, suburb Of the city, and a
government arrnored train also took
up q position there, indicating it
would be the final line Of loyalist de-
fense.
Refugees streamed across the bor-
der into France and others huddled
in panic underneath the international
bridge connecting Irun and Hendaye.
French police forced spectators on
the French side Of the border to keep
moving.
Evening star., 1936-08-26
8 HIGH OFFICERS
|NARMY ADVANCE
Two New Major Generals
and Six Brigadier Gen.
erals Appointed.
Pv the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
The appointment, effective October
!, Of two major generals and six
brigadier generals to fill vacancies
which will be caused by retirements
September 80 was announced yester-
day by President Roosevelt.
The major generalships will be filled
sistant chief of staff at Washington,
and Brig. Gen. David L. Stone OF
Fort Smelling. MINI. They will sue
ceed Maj. Gen. Frank Parker and
Maj. Gen. Frank c. Boles, respec-
lively.
New brigadier generals will be:
Col. George P. Tyner, Field Ar
tillery, general staff at Washington
succeeding Brig. Gen. Ernest D. Scott
Col. william H. Wilson, Coast Ar
tillery, general staff at Boston, sue
ceeding Brig. Gen. Hamilton s. Haw-
kins.
Col. Robert McC. Beck. jr.. Cavalry
Fort Meade, s. OAK, succeeding Brig
Gen. James B. Gowen.
Col. Walter Kruger, Infantry, as
sistant chief of staff at Washington
succeeding Brig. Gen. Casper H. Con-
rad, jr.
Col. Asa L. Singleton, Infantry, Fort
Benning, Ga, succeeding Brig. Gen
John H. Hughes.
Col. George c. Marshall, Infantry
instructor in Chicago National Guard
succeeding Brig. Gen. David L. Stone