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Evening star., 1936-03-12
CIVIC GROUP ASKS
FULL SUM FOR D. c.
American University Park
Appeals to Congress for
Appropriations.

Urging greater contribution by the
Federal Government toward District
operating expenses, the American Uni
versity Park Citizens Association last
night requested Congress to restore the
District appropriation bill to the status
recommended by the Budget Bureau.
In a resolution proposed by Thomas
z. Lodge, chairman Of the associations
Legal Committee and president Of the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
the American University Park group
resolved ito urge the Senate to REIN
state in the District Of Columbia ap-
preparation bill the items recommended
by the Budget Bureau. particularly the
lump sum item payable by the Federal
Government toward maintenance Of
the District" The measure was ap-
proved unanimously.
Copies for Congress.
Copies Of the resolution will be sent
to leaders in Congress, the House and
Senate District COMMITTEES and the
two subcommittee on appropriations.
Heated discussions over the ''red
rider" in the District appropriation
bill an the possibility of re routing
buses to the American University
Park area also marked last nights S
meeting.
Calling the red rider" an "intoler-
able nuisance" w. G. Eliot, Sd, chair
man of the Education Committee,
asked the association to adopt reso-
luton demanding repeal Of the anti.
communism measure and expressing
confidence in the personnel of the
teaching force, the superintendent OF
schools and the Board of Education.
Eliot's motion was seconded, but was
withdrawn after Lodge urged the cit
izens to pospone formal action or
the red rider" measure.
Confidence Vote Asked.
Lodge later introduced resolution
expressing confidence in the personnel
Of the teaching force but deliberately
emitting reference to the superintend-
ent OF schools and the Board Of Edu-
cation.
There is no allegation that teacher.
are guilty Of advocating communism,
Lodge asserted, but We need protec'
tion against propaganda and innuendc
from outside" The motion was tabled
Action on the matter Of reroutine
buses was delayed until later meet
ing.
In an entertainment program, Will
liam r. Manning gave an illustrated
lecture on Mexico; Mrs. Manning sans
several songs, accompanied by Mrs
Warren H. Boyer, and William B
Rodier played two violin solos. William
Belts presided.
Evening star., 1936-03-12
MRS. EMILY M0RAN'S
BODYGUARD CLEARED
Z. M. Colbert Was Accused Of
Operating as Private
Z Detective

Edward M. Colbert was cleared in
Police Court yesterday of q charge Of
operating as a private detective with
out a license.
Judge Isaac r. Hit ruled Colbert
acted as bodyguard when Mrs. Emily
Moran, Stoneleigh Court Apartments,
engaged him in December to accom-
pany her on walks.
Colbert testified also he spent sew
eral evenings in the apartment Of
Mrs. Moran, estranged wife Of How
ard Moran, vice president of the
American Security Co., when she be-
came suspicious her telephone wires
were being tapped.
The bodyguard, who is said to have
been in the menage Of the late Sem
ator Long. received $50 from Mrs.
Moran for protecting her for two
weeks.
Evening star., 1936-03-12

been o resident Of the neighborhood
for 81 years, objected not to the club
but to the selling Of foods. His COM
plant was based on purchases OF q
sandwich and coffee made there Feb
ruary IS by Policeman G. J. Lippert
Of the third precinct.
Merry replied that the "club" sold
only sandwiches made on the premises
and soft drinks. He admitted 1t had
no license to operate as q lunch room.
but said permission had been obtained
in 1927 to operate the establishment
as q club, replacing cafeteria. The
club is patronized by daily average
Of 900 persons, he reported.
Counsel for the university at the
hearing was Col. Walter G. Clephane.
Lauderdale said he would take the
complaint under advisement and de-
eide Saturday whether the place shall
be closed under coming laws.
Evening star., 1936-03-12
! CLUB TO TAKE IN rs
Alliance Membership Ceremony
Arranged for Tonight.

twenty-five new members of the
Alliance Club will be indicted at to-
nights club meeting in the Hamilton
Hotel gold room.
Moe Lounsbury, president Of the
club. composed of Washington Jewish
business and professional men, an
nonuces that club meetings hence
forth will be held the second and
fourth Thursdays Of each month at
the Hamilton.
Evening star., 1936-03-12
G. W. U. SANDWICH
SHOP is PROTESTED
Complaint Of Resident Of Neigh.
borhood Asks Club Be
Closed. 4.

Closing Of o club and sandwich shop
operated by George Washington Uni
versity on It's campus in the neigh
borhood Of Twentieth and G streets
Is asked in O complaint brought be-
fore Assistant Corporation Counsel
James w. Lauderdale yesterday by G.
E.. Brooks, 2028 G street.
c. z. Merry, assistant university
controller, defended the establish
ment as o place Ito keep students OF
the streets" 1t is essentially for social
gatherings and not o lunch room. he
said.
The complainant, who said he had
Evening star., 1936-03-12
Cell Used as Police Office.

When Slough, England, was plunged
into darkness because Of o breakdown
Of the power station, @ cell In the
police station. which has gaslight. was
used as an office. ~ a
Evening star., 1936-03-12

Skiing Sways Japan.
Japan has q skiing craze.
Evening star., 1936-03-12

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1936-05-31
TWO DEAD, IL HURT
IN BUILDING CRASH
Nine Colored Workmen and Three
White Persons Injured in
Memphis, Tenn.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 30.-Two
colored workmen were killed when a
North Main street building collapsed
today injuring nine colored and three
white persons.
A few hours after police and firemen
had found the body of Jim Horton, 27,
who had been crushed to death under
tons of falling wreckage, they uncov-
cred the body of the second colored
man, Mack Atkins, 43. The two were
said to have been working side by side.
A sudden roar and crash of tumbling
bricks interrupted the work Of razing
the two four STORY buildings at 241-243
North Main. and ripped the south wall
of the Thompson Grocery Co., at 247
North Main, and threw the section into
confusion.
Ambulance attendants, firemen, Do
licemen, city engineers and volun-
teers plunged into the splintered lum-
Der and broken brick, and began pull.
ing men from the wreekage. t
Evening star., 1936-05-31
ROBERTS ASSA|LS
DC. REVENUELOSS
$4,000, 900 in Dividends Ia
ken From City Last Year,
Says Counsel.
BY DON S. WARREN.

Assailing foreign control of Wash
ington's major utility firm as viola
ton of the La Toilette anti-merger law,
Peoples Counsel William A. Roberts
yesterday reported that holding con-
Germs last year took out of the city
S4,500,000 in dividends and interest.
and consequently deprived the District
of needed tax revenues on these profits.
He advocated adoption of a pro-
posal advanced last year by a special
committee of District officials for i'm
position Of heavy tax on dividends
paid by operating concerns to their
parent companies and a revision of
the existing gross receipts taxes now
paid here
Roberts made a survey of the 1885
dividends to out-of-town holding
companies by local utilities because
of plans announced by the Potomac
Electric Power Co. for fiotation of a
sl5,000,000 bond issue.
Bond Sale Hearing Urged.
Protest will be made, he said, against
sale Of the bonds only in New York,
which would minimize the opportunity
of District investors to buy them at
their original offer. He said he would
ask the Public Utilities Commission
to hold public hearing on details
of the bond sale plan and would raise
the question of the control of the
power company by the North Ameri-
can Co.
His study showed. Roberts said. that
holding interests which control the
washington power. mass transporta-
tion, telephone and gas companies
here last year took from the city s4,-
3l0.440 in dividends and that with
payment of interest on debts the total
would be about $4,500,000. He pointed
also to millions of dollars in surplus
funds. available for distribution as
dividends, which have accumulated
in the accounts of the companies here.
Were the financial interests ana
control over the utilities centered
here, he suggested, the District would
receive additional tax revenues through
taxes on intangibles.
Service Cost S40,0O0,0oO.
All together, he said. the people of
Washington and the surrounding ter
ritory pay more than $4,000, 900 per
year for the services of these foreign
owned utilities.
The La Toilette anti-merger act of
1913" he said. in a prepared state
ment, was adopted for the express
purpose of preventing the foreign
ownership Of control Of local public
utilities. Nevertheless. by one means
or another, all of the major utilities
OF the District are now controlled by
holding companies and are largely
owned by foreign capital.
There are three major foreign in
terests. The North American Co.
controls transportation and electric
tSee ROBERTS, Page A-l2)
Evening star., 1936-05-31
Girls, 10, Flee 'sLife in Jail''
For Destroying Cashed Checks

Two 10-year-old' girls who sought
to escape the consequences of what
they feared was terrible crime
tearing UP $4,000 in Cancelled checks
were back home last night after
five hours of hide-and-se with police
and their frantic parents.
The girls-Julia Ann Scrivener,
434-A Warner street. and June Gwin,
436-A Warner street-told a breath
taking story Of their flight which was
exceeded only by their actual expert
ences for the hours between $3.50 and
$3.50 pm.
As soon as they returned home they
locked themselves in the bath room
of the Gwin home and talked things
over" Mrs. Gwin. however, listened
at the door and overheard the discus
sion.
Evening star., 1936-05-31
SOuiet BOudOir Train Tested,
Has Nursery, Baths, Radios

fers, the steward will install a port
able phonograph beside the passen-
gers chair and fetch whatever records
are desired.
Each of the chairs can be sepa-
rated from the others by curtains.
providing perfect solitude for those
who like It.
Women may obtain needles, thread
and yarns with which to while away
the time, merely for the asking.
A tailor shop is ready for business
at all hours, so no one need arrive
at the end Of the journey in wrinkled
or soiled clothing.
And the trainmen don parade"
uniforms with white shirts and stiff
collars before the train pulls into any
large cities.
The boudoir train left Moscow TO-
day for its initial run to Sochi. the
Summer resort n the CrimeA.
Evening star., 1936-05-31
ROOSEVELT YIELDS
AIR WAVES TOG.0.P.
Broadcasters Asked Not to
Give Speeches Precedence
Over Convention.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

President Roosevelt has decided to
let the Republican National Conven-
ton at Cleveland have radio prece-
dence over the speeches he will be
making at the same time in the South
west, 1t was learned yesterday.
Under no circumstances does the
President want the broadcaSting of
his speeches on this Southwestern
trip to compete or conflict with the
broadcasting Of the G. o. P. pro-
ceedings.
The managers of the two principal
broadcasting systems in Washington
yesterday received a letter to this ef-
feet, signed by Stephen Early, one Of
the Presidents secretaries.
Three Speeches Slated.
In other words, the two broad
casting companies will not be called
on to switch their radio broadcasting
from the Cleveland convention hall to
broadcast the speeches the President
will be making in Little Rock. Ark,
at pm. on June 10 and the one at
Dallas, Tex, about 1890 am. on
June IL.
The third major speech of the
President will be in Vincennes, Ind.
on Sunday, June IA and the Cleve-
land convention in all probability
will have adjourned by that time.
There has been considerable spec
ulation whether the President will
run away with the Republican Cleve-
land show" when he embarks on this
Southern speaking trip. Some even
insinuated Mr.. Roosevelt, with his
usual political cleverness," had de-
liberately timed his Southwestern trip
with its accompanying speeches so as
lCan POncEIrrY n nnnn AZ
Evening star., 1936-05-31
KILL 60
ON MEMORIAL DAY
Seven Die Near Richmond
as Car Crashes
Into Truck.
BY the Associated Press.

A mounting list of dead marred
the Nations holiday last night. with
motor. train and plane accidents
claiming at least 60 lives. Drown
ing added its grim quota of Memorial
day victims
Automobile accidents on highways
in more than 16 States brought death
to A persons. Airplane crashes in
Illinois and Massachusetts, added
three dead to the list. and there were
six drowned and two more missing
in waters.
Near Guthrie. Okla. the baggage
car of Santa Fe passenger train
plunged 35 feet into a river, and
the bodies of two men drowned were
recovered.
Car Hit by Train.
Three persons met death near
Youngstown. Ohio, when a passenger
train met an automobile at a cross
ing.
Scores were injured throughout
the country as families observed the
patriotic holiday.
One of the worst tragedies Of the
day occurred near Richmond. Va.
where seven of eight riders in an
automobile were impaled on lumber
from a truck their car smashed into.
All seven died.
Two women were burned to death
after a motor collision at Indianapolis.
Two Lost in Flood.
Flood waters of the Republican
River carried off two persons in
Colorado, one of whom was given up
for dead. Two Missouri boys drowned,
one in a swimming pool and another
in a fall into cistern.
Reported motor accidents by States:
California, Q; Colorado. /; Illinois,
3; Indiana, Q; Iowa and kansas, l
each; Michigan, 4; Minnesota, /; Ne
braska, 8; New Jersey, /; New York,
6; Ohio, 4: Oklahoma, l; Pennsyl-
vania, 8; Virginia, 8; New England, 3.
SEVEN DIE IN CRASH.
Evening star., 1936-05-31
Readers Guide
PART ONE.
Main Ne11S Section,

Main Ne1ps Section.
General News-Pages Al, B-5.
Washington Wayside-A-2.
Lost and Found-A-3.
Death Notices-A-12.
ReSortS-B-5.
Sports Section-Pages B-6, Bill.
Boating and Fishing News-B-11.
PART TWO.
Editorial Section.
Editorial Articles Pages d.,
D-3.
Editorials and Editorial Fea-
tures-D-2.
Civic News and Comment-D-4.
Veterans Organizations, Ma
tional Guard, Organized
ReServes-D-5, D-6.
Women's Clubs, Parent Teacher
ActivitieS-D-6.
Crossword PuzZle-D-7.
PART THREE.
Society Section.
Society News and Comment
Pages Ell, E-8.
Well-Known Folk--E-8.
Barbara Bell Pattern-E-7.
PART FOUR.
Feature Section.
News Features-Pages FL, F-4.
John Clagett Proctor's Article on
Old Washington, F-2.
"Those Were the Happy Days" /"
by Dick Mansfield-F-2.
Radio News and Programs-F-3.
Stage and Screen-F-5.
AutomobileS-F-6.
Aviation-F-6.
Children's Page-F-7.
HighlightS of History-F-7.
StampS-F-8.
PART FIVE.
Financial, Classified.
Financial News and Comment,
Stock, Bond and Curb
Summaries - Pages G-1,
GA.
Educational-G-5.
Public Library-G-5.
Contract-G-5.
CLASSIFIED Advertising - Pages
G-5, .G-12.
Evening star., 1936-05-31

Here is the story they decided on:
"A colored man picked us up in
car. He had gun and pointed it at
us and made us get in his car. As
soon as we got in he pointed the gun
at us again and made us lie down on
the floor so nobody could see us. He
took us over in Virginia and police
car chased us. When the colored man
saw the cops he made us get out and
we ran into the bushes. The police
man chased us and caught us and
brought us back to the Washington
Monument and left U.S."
The two children decided to leave
home. they later told a reporter who
bribed them with an ice cream cone to
tell ALL" because they were afraid
they were going to be put in "jail
(See GIRIS, Page A.2.)
Evening star., 1936-05-31
LANDON BACKERS
CONFIDENT WITH
CONVENTION NEAR
Chance of Successful Move
to Halt Kansan Is
Held Remote.
.FlRST.BALLOT VOTE
MAY EXCEED 400
Borah's Fight on "0ld Guard
Seen Bearing Fruit-Hoover
Wish Granted.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


The Republican National Conven-
ton Is almost at hand-and 1t looks
like Landon!
Delegates to the convention will
begin assembling in Cleveland this
week. The Kansas delegation Is to
arrive in the convention city Friday.
There is lot of spadework to be done
for their candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination, hundreds OF unin-
structed delegates to be taken into
camp finally.
John Hamilton, campaign manager
for the Kansas Governor, and desig-
mated by Landon to make the speech
at the convention placing his name
in nomination, last night expressed
his confidence in a Landon victory.
He said:
Gov. Landon's strength is in
creasing daily as the uninstructed
delegates from many States accept
him as the logical and strongest cam
didate seeking the Republican nomi-
nation for President. There is no
doubt in my mind that he will be
nominated"
First Ballot Prospects.
Hamilton would make no prediction
regarding the Landon strength on the
first ballot. The expectations are. how
ever. that 1t will be well over 800, and
possibly over the 400 mark.
Although talk of stopping" Landon
continues, the nearer the convention
approaches. the less likely a scuccess-
full alliance against the Kansan ap-
pear possible. And yet there will be
a tremendous majority of the dele
gates attending the convention with
no instructions" whatever. Those
who have been formally instructed"
or pledged to any candidate are in a
small minority.
Landon. for example, has pledged or
instructed for him the Arkansas dele
CATION, IL in number; Florida, 3 dele
gates; Kansas, l8; Kentucky. 18; Mis-
souri,, 26; New Jersey. %; New Mex
leo. 6; Oklahoma. 81: South Dakota,
8; Tennessee, IS; Virginia, z: West
Virginia, Is: total of 157 delegates.
Borah-instructed delegates are:
Idaho, 8: Illinois. 26; New Jersey, 4;
Ohio, S: Oregon, 10: West Virginia, /;
Wisconsin, 81; total, rs delegates.
Strength Of Knox.
Knox-instructed delegates are: Illi-
nois. 81; Maine. 10; New Hampshire,
IL, a total Of SO delegates.
"Favorite son" candidates have dele
gates pledged or promised as follows:
Taft OF Ohio. Al; Meekins of North
Carolina. %; Nice of Maryland, is;
Vandenberg of Michigan, SO, and
Dickinson of Iowa, %.
Senator Borah was the sole entry
in the Republican presidential pri-
mary in several States, but this did
not necessarily instruct or pledge the
delegates to him under the State pri-
mary laws In Pennsylvania, how
ever. score or more of the delegates
who won had announced they would
consider themselves bound by the re-
suits of the preference primary. and
they are expected to vote for Borah
on the first ballot at least. He was
the sole entry, too, In the Nebraska
primary. The delegates elected there,
however. are nearly all Landon sup
porters. and how many will regard the
(See LANDON. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1936-05-31
STRIKERS
GIVE UP FACTORIES
Evacuation Is Announced After
Agreements Are Reached
With Employers.
Py the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 30.-The government
announced tonight that $4,000 strikers
who had been occupying French fac
tories had evacuated them after in-
dependent agreements had been
reached with their employers.
The strikers meanwhile were given
the unanimous backing Of Leon Blum's
Socialist party.
The party opened its thirty-third
congress and a resolution was read
which greeted "the magnificent move-
ment of the French metal trade work.
ers, solidly lined up in defense Of
their freedom"
Blum, prospective premier, did not
appear at the opening meeting Of
the party. Instead, he attended a
gathering of the Socialist parlia-
mentary group. Of which he was
elected president.
A coincident strike in large Paris
restaurant also led to unconfirmed
reports q general walkout of wait.
ers and cooks was imminent.
The strikers want higher wages and
q shorter work week.
Evening star., 1936-05-31
Sheep Herder Finds Stark's
Plane, but No Trace of Flyer
AIexandrian's Suit Cases
and Maps Were Still
in Ship.

A Utah sheepherder yesterday found
the airplane in which Howard Stark
of Alexandria, Va, internationally
known air navigation expert, disap-
peared last January l6.
The ship had turned over and one
wheel was broken. but it was other
wise undamaged. and Stark's two suit
cases and maps were still intact.
There was no trace of the flyer The
herder. Fred Weyland. made his way
last night to Devils Slide, Utah, Is
miles west Of the spot, and reported
his find to the Bureau of Air Com
merce. He brought one Of Stark's
maps. through which the identity of
the ship was established.
Weyland said the plane struck
tSee STARK. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1936-05-31
MEYER IS VICTOR
IN AUTO CLASSIC
First to Win Third Time, He
Breaks Speed Mark for
500-MiIe Race.
BY the Associated Press.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 30
Accomplishing what no other driver
before has done, Louis Meyer of
Huntington Park, Calf. roared to his
third glorious victory in the 500-mile
automobile race over the indianapolis
motor speedway today in record
breaking time and with a record
smashing crowd triumphantly cheer
ing him.
Meyer drove his 4-cylinder special
the. full 500 miles without relief and
made only two quick stops He
covered the distance in ABS :03.39 to
average 100 1859 miles an hour, break
ing the previous record of 1O6. .240
miles per hour hung up by Kelly
Petillo, colorful Italian of Huntington
Park, Calf, in winning Americas s
speed classic last year. Meyer won
before in 1928 and 1888.
Another Californian, 27-year-old
Ted Horn of Los Angeles, finished
second, nearly three miles behind
Meyer. with Mauri Rose of Dayton,
Ohio. third. 712 miles back. George
DOC" Mackenzie of Eddington, Pa,
was fourth. Petillo, driving the last
125 miles as relief. piloted the car
over the finish line. Che Miller of
Detroit was fifth and Ray Pixley of
Fullerton, Calf, was sixth.
Evening star., 1936-05-31
BY the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, May 30.-A Soviet bou-
doir train, which makes the luxury
trains of other European nations look
like stage coaches, started on an ex-
perimental run today.
The least Of its appointments is a
barber shop-capitalistic trains have
those.
It also carries nursery car with
toys, complete bath compartments,
individual radios and q train crew
dressed in the manner of Broadway
doormen.
Passengers may rent pajamas and
slippers aboard the train in order to
travel in all the comforts of their
own boudoirs.
Each passenger Is provided with
radio earphones. II he or she pre-
Evening star., 1936-05-31
Mcmahon Wins Star Marathon
And Becomes Olympic Choice
Sets Mark as He Gains
A.A.U. CrOtUn-Kelley
Close Second.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

BY w. X. McCALLUM.
~ INNING sturdily across the
- finish line, skinny little VIII
N liam T. Mcmahon, an unem-
L y ployed nickel-plater from
Worcester. Mass, yesterday won the
National Ameteur Athletic Union mar
athon championship. sponsored by The
Evening Star, and with it q place on
the United States Olympic team,
which will go to Berlin a few weeks
hence.
The 26-year-old mechanic from
Massachusetts, finished 800 yards in
front of Johnny Kelley of Arlington,
Mass, in record time. breaking the
existing A. A. U. record by more than
five minutes.
Fifteen thousand persons, gathered
at the finish line at the Zero Mile
stone south of the White House, saw
the 119-pound winner dash up a rope
lined lane and finish like a man who
has just run dash, instead of a
grueling marathon of more than 26
miles.
Other thousands, grouped along the
route of the race from its start at
Mount Vernon, witnessed thrilling
duel for victory between Mcmahon,
Kelley and Pat Dengis of Baltimore,
last years winner.
Borne on flying heels that enabled
him to shatter the record, Mcmahon
walked calmly from the finish line to
Red Cross tent. where he dropped
on cot to rest a few moments be-
fore being called to the microphone,
where he told the world what happy
| man he was. A few minutes later he
received the big gold trophy from the
hands of DR.. Hans Luther. German
Ambassador to the United States, who
| nm mana & rol1rp1r
Evening star., 1936-05-31
Clothing Merchant Dies.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, May 80 (P).-
Simon Goldstein. IS. retired clothing
merchant of Baltimore, Md, died in
Miami Beach hospital today follow
ing heart attack. Goldstein came
here six months ago. The body will
be sent to Baltimore tomorrow for
burial.