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Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10

Seeley Ladies Aid had an all
day meeting Wednesday with a
bout 20 present. After enjoying
a pot luck dinner they spent the
afternoon quilting. The next meet
ing will also be an all day affair.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10

A swimming party was enjoyed
Sunday at the Roy Westmorland
ranch by the young people Of the
district.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10

Mrs. Marion Pinkston. mother of
Mrs. John Hunga, is visiting at the
Hunga home with her grandchil-
dren Alidean and Hermilee Mathes,
also J. K. Brawn, all of Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10

Mrs. F. M. Leng attended the
Home Department chairmen 5
meeting in Fl Centro, Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10

An ice cream party was held Sun
day at the A. NJ. Meaiey home. Fiji.
teen were present.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10

Mrs. D. E. Green attended the
county chairmen's meeting held in
El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-10

Mrs. ]. c. Mealey

Miss Marjorie Baum motored to
San Diego with her uncle. Fritz Al
derson of El Centre. where they
spent the weekend.
Evening star., 1936-04-04
Naturalist Keeps
Public Informed
OnCherryBlooms
Park Service Employe
Prepared to Cire
Data on Trees.

A green-uniformed naturalist from
the National Park Service was on duty
in a booth near the Tidal Basin today
to furnish information about the
cherry blossoms.
The naturalist, Donald Edward Nc
Henry. was prepared to give a wide
assortment of information on the
trees, dating from the time when the
first were planted by Mrs. William
Howard Taft and the Viscountess
Chinda, wife of the japanese Ambas-
sador here when the trees were dedi-
Gated.
McHenry is In a booth near the
Tidal Basin boat house back of the
John Paul Jones statue and will be
there daily throughout the next week.
The information service, an inno-
vation this year, should be popular
according to indications of the crowds
coming to see the annual blossom
display.
The keystone Automobile Club says
it has been receiving ''innumerable"
long distance calls inquiring about the
blooming, conditions of roads leading
to Washington, etc. Some calls have
been from points as distant as Chi
cago, the club reports.
Evening star., 1936-04-04
FREDERIC ATHERTON,
WIDELY KNOWN, DIES
"a Years a Washington Resident,
He Was Trustee for Various
Boston Funds,

Frederic Atherton, 70. for the last
"a years a resident of this city and
a familiar figure in social circles, died
early today of a heart attack at his
home, 2412 Massachusetts, avenue.
Mr.. Atherton formerly wrote extern
sively on financial subjects for news
papers in Boston and was widely
known there, where he still was trustee
for various funds for educational work.
Among such organizations Is the
Wentworth Institute of Boston, which
aids in the education of youth.
A native of Boston, Mr.. Atherton
was graduated from Phillips Acad-
emy at Andover, Mass, and graduated
from Harvard University in 1886. He
was prominent as scholar.
He is survived by his widow, who
before her marriage was Ellen Maud
Tilton, and q brother, Percy Lee
Atherton, musician and composer, Of
Boston and Washington.
Funeral services will be held early
next week at Forest Hills, Boston.
The services will be private.
Evening star., 1936-04-04
BOY, CHARGED WITH FIRE,
TO FACE JURY MONDAY

A jury in Juvenile Court Monday
will be asked to determine the fate
of the 8-year-old boy charged with
setting a $4,000 lumber yard fire at
Eleventh and M streets southeast OIL
March Z.
The boy. David Miles, son of James
Miles, w. P. A. worker, told police
he started a small fire to warm him.
self by, and that the flames later
spread to the lumber yard. He lives
at 1922 Eleventh street southeast and
is technically charged with destroy
ing private property"
Young Miles, said to be the youngest
person ever to appear in Washington
court, is represented by Vernon ".
Baker. Baker said he would plead
the child intended to do no damage
and is too young to know the con-
sequences of his act. The father, after
the arrest of David. charged that police
tricked the lad into admitting setting
the blaze by leading him to believe ne
had done something smart"
Evening star., 1936-04-04
zoo D. c, FAMILIES
|ND|RESTRA|TSAS
AID IS WITHDRAWN
Appeal to Relief Agencies
Rejected, Pleas Flood
Community Chest.
DIVERTING ALLOCATED
SUM WOULD HIT OTHERS
10000 Persons Cut of Rolls Of
Board of Public Welfare in
Congress Refusal of Money.

At least 200 District families were
desperately in need of the necessities
of life today, their appeals for help
having been rejected by local relief
agencies without money to aid them.
A check at the Community Chest
headquarters this morning showed
that appeals for help had been re-
ceived from heads Of 1876 families,
formerly on the relief rolls Of the
public assistance division Of the
Board of Public Welfare. All of them
were told no help could be given, since
the Chest funds have already been
SO allocated that any diversion of
them now would mean that some
other family, in equally dire straits,
would have to be denied financial aid
Appeals From 400 Families.
Miss Alice Hill, in charge of the
public assistance division, said her
agency had also received numerous
appeals. but that no tabulation had
been made of them as yet. She said
she could not estimate the number.
The appeals are coming from 400
families, representing approximately
10000 persons, who were cut of the
relief rolls of the public assistance
division April because Of the failure
Of Congress to grant a request for a
supplemental appropriation to finance
their requirements.
Agencies receiving appeals for help
include the Family Service Association,
Catholic Charities. Jewish Social
Service, American Legion Welfare De-
partment, Salvation Army, Bureau of
Rehabilitation and the Travellers Aid
Society.
Many Facing Eviction.
practically every one of these appli-
cants represents family of from to
10 persons" it was explained. "All are
classed as employable. Some of the
men have been assigned to Works
Progress Administration jobs. but will
draw no pay until April IS. Their last
relief check was on March 16. Still
others have not even this hope of funds
in sight.
Careful investigation shows that
every one Of these applicants is in des-
perate straits. The Community Chest
family agencies, budgeted for normal
relief needs, but not prepared for such
abnormal demands, have no funds
with which to meet this emergency
and the situation, according to some OF
the executives, promises to get worse. y
Many Paid Advance Rent.
Maj. James Asher. divisional COM
mander of the Salvation Army, yester.
day pointed out that many of these
people had paid rent on April /. in
anticipation of another relief check on
that date, and consequently, are not
yet in arrears in this particular. Un-
less something is done, he said, there
will be great increase in the number
of applications as the rents become
due and more families are evicted.
There is nothing the Community
Chest agencies can do, according to
their executives.
Evening star., 1936-04-04
BALLOU'S REPORT
GIVEN APPROVAL
Finance Committee Acts on
Building Program-Board
to Act April %,

The Finance Committee of the
Board Of Education yesterday ap-
proved construction of 16 new ele-
mentary schools, % additions to other
elementary schools and certain i'm
provements to II Others
These plans were included in Supt.
of Schools Frank w. Ballou's thir-
teenth report on the proposed five
year school-building program. The
full board will act on DR.. Ballou's
recommendations at its next meeting
April %. The board already has ap-
proved the five-year building program
for junior and senior high schools.
DR.. Ballou's report on the needs of
elementary schools anticipates trans
fer of the buildings of Miner Teach
ers' College and Wilson Teachers COL
lege to elementary school divisions 10
and II. respectively, to be used as ele-
mentary schools. The Finance Com
mittee plans to meet again some time
before the next board meeting to de-
eide on the sites for new buildings to
house the two colleges.
School officials hope to get their
program in shape for presentation at
this session of Congress.
Evening star., 1936-04-04
.D|RKSEN PROBES
PRISON DUMPING"
Investigates Report "SWeat
Shop" Clothing Is Sold
Here.
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

An undercover investigation was
started today by Representative Dirk
sen, Republican, of Illinois to deter
mine whether clothing and other arti-
cles produced in prison sweat shops"
are being sold and distributed in
Washington in competition with the
products Of free labor.
Dirksen. a member Of the House
District Committee, said information
had been given him that at least one
distributor is dumping" prison-made
clothing in Washington. He declared
if his inquiry proves that report to
be true, he will introduce a bill to
prevent the sale Of all prison-made
goods-a bill patterned after the Ilh-
nois law which protects that State
against convict-made products.
According to information in Dirk
sens possession the prison-made cloth
ing distributed in Washington is made
in reformatory in Indiana, a State
which also has placed a ban on the
sale and distribution of convict-made
articles within its own borders.
Dirksen is opposed to the sale Of
prison-made goods to the public for
two specific reasons. First, he con-
tends convict-made articles constitute
competition with free labor. Second,
he declares, such goods are manufac-
tured at low cost because the overhead
is virtually nil, and can be sold at a
price at which private industry is un-
able to compete.
1T is generally recognized" he said,
that convict-made goods are in COM
petition with free labor. That sit
uation is extremely serious at this
time with millions Of men looking
for work and the Government pouring
out millions Of dollars to keep them
and their families from starving.
Dirksen plans to call on the Central
Labor Union and representatives of
Washington's large mercantile estab-
lishments to aid him in his investiga-
ton. He said he wanted to gather
all possible data on prison-made arti-
cleS that may be coming into the
District.
Washington, Of all places" Dirk
sen said, should be spared the stain
of prison made garments. IF can
find even blemish, Ill fight to re-
move it."
Dirksen is one of the most active
members of the District Committee
and has taken a prominent part in
promoting some of the major District
legislation enacted by the Seventy
fourth Congress. In addition, he has
fought for a more liberalized liquor
control law and vigorously opposed the
Ellenbogen bill to revive the Districts
wartime Rent Commission. His latest
efforts have virtually killed the Norton
bill to legalize horse racing in the
District.
Evening star., 1936-04-04
MAN REPELLING POLICE
WITH CRUTCH is JAILED

Without the crutch he used to repel
three policemen, Sidney Hatfield, a.,
Of 900 block Of L street, sat in q first
precinct cell today charged with as
sault, disorderly conduct and drunk
enness.
He was captured yesterday by two
officers who hurried to the scene when
a bystander concluded Detective Sergt.
William Liverman would be unable to
effect the arrest himself.
Liverman had gone to the L street
house to investigate when he noticed
q crowd gathered around.
Earlier In the day man whose fin
gerprints correspond with Hatfield's
but who gave his name as Alonzo
Parker was released from District jail,
where he served five days on Q dis
orderly conduct charge.
Evening star., 1936-04-04
RACE NEWS SERVICE
BROUGHT $573,446
A. T. & 7. Leased Wire Set.up
Probe Continued by Depart.
ment of Justice.
B. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
The Justice Department today
was studying activities of the Ameri-
can Telephone g. Telegraph Co. in
leasing wires to racing news services,
a business which brought the company
$573,446 last year.
A Justice Department agent, it was
said, has been sent to the company's
New York Office, while others are
studying evidence brought out during
the investigation of the concern by
the Federal Communications Commits
sion, which has recessed its hearings
until April IA.
Declaring his concern does not want
any illegal business, President Walter
S. Clifford of American Telephone &,
Telegraph told the commission: I'VE
would like to get rid of it. It would
be great blessing If the company
could have some definite rule prevent
ing illegal use of its facilities"
Evening star., 1936-04-04
By a staf Correspondent of The Star.

BY Staf Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, April
4.-The mystery Staying of Corinna
Loring, 26-year-old Mount Rainier
bride-elect. whose body was found OH
Saddleback Ridge last November 8,
will be presented to the Prince Georges
County grand jury 'for investigation"
when that group convenes Monday,
States Attorney Alan Bowie said
today.
An indictment, however, Is not ex-
pected. since authorities say that suf-
ficient evidence to warrant prosecu-
ton is lacking at this time.
Bowie insisted that the investiga-
ton of the battling murder is still
going on. with Lieut.. Joseph H. Itzel
of the Baltimore Homicide Squad still
in charge"
The purpose of laying the case be-
fore the grand jury was to acquaint
its members with the present status of
the investigation, the States attorney
said.
Itzel is said to be making a tech
nical examination of certain evi-
dence" uncovered in the five months
probe in cooperation with Govern
ment departments. particularly the
Bureau of Standards.
Miss Loring disappeared from her
home November 4, two days before
she was to have married Richard Tear,
20, an attendant at St. Elizabeth's
Hospital. Her body was found five
days later. An autopsy showed she
had been strangled with a strand
of hemp twine. She had been dead
five days.
The last persons known to have
seen the Sunday school worker and
public stenographer were her fiance,
who left her at pm. that day, and
her mother, Mrs. Frances Loring,
Evening star., 1936-04-04
PLANS FOR HEALTH.
CAMP CHANGED.
Construction Would Be
Transferred to National
Capital Parks.

A complete change Of plans for the
Summer health camp for children at
Bald Eagle Hill is the result of con-
ference of officials late yesterday when
the formal lease of the property from
the National Capital Parks was ap-
proved.
The change embraces the transfer Of
the project to the National Capital
Parks Office for supervision Of the
construction and substitution Of a
series of small buildings for the one
large building with several wings that
already had been tentatively approved.
ElWood Street, director of public
welfare, whose board leased the prop
erty jointly with the District Tubercu-
losis Association; Mrs. Ernest r. Grant,
director of the association; William C..
Cleary. deputy w. P. A. administrator:
Ross Haworth, administrative assistant
to Commissioner George E. Allen, and
others attended the session.
S79,200 for Project.
Cleary proposed to have the parks
Office supervise the construction and
offered to supply all of the necessary
labor from the w. P. A. rolls. A large
part of the needed materials already is
on hand, but additional supplies will
have to be purchased. The w. P. A.
has authorized $4,000 for the project.
Supervision of the parks Office will
assure conformity of the new con-
struction with other plans for de-
veloping Bald Eagle Hill and adjacent
Blue Plains. This area also will be
affected by development of the Fort
Drive project.
Instead Of the single building as
tentatively approved, and for which
plans were being made,
it was decided to have a number of
cabins for the tubercular children
each cabin housing from eight to ten
children, with total capacity of 125.
In addition, there will be a central
mess hall, nurses home, recreation
room and administrative Office.
Building to Be of Logs.
All Of the buildings will be con-
structed Of logs and the landscaping
will be planned to enhance the rustic
setting.
The lease approved is for five years,
with the privilege of fve-year re-
newal at the end of that time.
Clearing began yesterday as soon as
the exact site was located and it is
expected the work will be completed
by the end of June. As soon as the
new camp is ready for occupancy, the
children formerly quartered in the
camp at Thirteenth and Upshur
streets will be sent to Bald Eagle Hill.
Evening star., 1936-04-04
More School Buildings Urged in Plea Increase d. c. Bill
LOring Case to Be Presented
Grand Jury for Investigation
Indictment Not Expected, States Attor.
ney Says-Police Declared Still
ActiUe In Mystery Murder.

who left her daughter ironing at home
when she went to church at pm.
When Mrs. Loring returned from
church she found on the door q note
from Tear. saying that he had waited
until 9:l5 and that he had to 60
to work. Corinna was not there and
her mother never saw her alive again.
What time she left the house and
with whom. is what battles the police
The Loring case is one of 43 which
Bowie will present to the grand jury.
Another case marked "for investiga-
ton" involves an attempted criminal
attack on a woman at the Chelten-
ham House Of Reformation.
An inmate is alleged to have struck
the woman in a dark room, fleeing
when she screamed. The identity Of
the assailant is not known, Bowie said.
Charge Against Mother.
Presentation of charge of crimi-
nal negligence against Mrs. Bessie
Bruckschen of Capitol Heights, whose
infant child, Dorothy, was burned TO
death when fire destroyed the Bruck-
schen home Christmas day. is to be
made, according to the States attor-
ney. She was held on a manslaugh-
ter warrant and released on bond.
Six other manslaughter charges are
to be sifted by the grand jury, all
involving deaths by traffic miShaps.
One of these was continued over
from the October jilry
On the docket for grand jury action
are the following cases: Larceny. 6;
criminal assault. /; false pretense, 3;
non-support, Z; storebreaking, 2;
housebreaking, 4: forgery. 3; bigamy,
/; embezzlement, 3; assault with in
tent to kill, 3; malicious destruction
Of property, !, and dumping, 2.
Charles E. Holmes of Riverdale Is
foreman of the grand jury.
Evening star., 1936-04-04
REAPPOINTMENT FOUGHT

The Commissioners yesterday op-
posed bill before the Senate author.
izing reappointment Of Harry G. Bauer
to the police force.
Bauer, former member Of the vice
squad, was dismissed from the depart
ment about two years ago on charges
of receiving money from a bootlegger.
When tried on the same charge in
District Supreme Court, he was &C.
quilted, but his dismissal was upheld
by the Commissioners.
Evening star., 1936-04-04
CLAGETT DENIES CHARGE
OF ASSAULT ON YOUTH
Policeman Pleads Not Guilty
When Arraigned Before
Judge Isaac Hit.

Capitol Policeman Manning Clagett,
charged with assault on 15-year- r-old
Paul Grooms, son of Pvt. w. c. Grooms
of the Metropolitan Police Department.
pleaded not guilty when arraigned be-
fore Judge Isaac r. Hit in Police
Court today The case was continued
until Tuesday for hearing.
Clagett is charged with striking
young Grooms as he and several other
boys played on the west steps of the
Capitol last Sunday. Grooms came
to the United States Attorneys Office
Monday with a blackened left eye and
said Clagett struck him with his fist
Clagett was released under 500
bond pending his appearance In court.
Evening star., 1936-04-04
"RED" FEAR SECUTED

Fears that the Nations colleges and
universities are nurturing reds" are
exaggerated, DR.. James L. McCon-
aughy of Wesleyan University told the
Wesleyan Alumni Club of Washington
at meeting last night in the Univer-
sity Club.
DR.. McConaughy said II students
are disturbed "at the situation in
which they find the world, this does
not signify that they are red nor
does it justify us of the older genera
ton, who are to some degree respon.
sible for world conditions, in denounc.
ing them"
Evening star., 1936-04-04
HEARING SCHEDULED
IN MANN ACT CASE
Man Arrested on Complaint Of
Wife Is Arraigned and Bond
Set at $4,000.

Hearing for Leo Joseph HUFF, who
was charged yesterday with violation
of the Mann act, will be held before
United States Commissioner Needham
c. Turnage on April 13. When Huff
was arraigned yesterday bond was set
at $4,000.
Huff was arrested Tuesday on COM
plant Of his wife, Mrs. Hope Williams
Huff. She charged she had been
forced into a white slave ring after
her marriage several months ago.
Two brothers of Huff. who had been
held for investigation, were released
today. Mrs. Huff is being detained
at the Woman's Bureau as q material
witness. Police are seeking two other
men.
Evening star., 1936-04-04
SMILES
ATDEA7H DECREE
Convicted T Shoppe Slayer
Tells Youthful Attorney
''Not to Worry"

With half smile on his pallid face.
Thomas Jordan, 29-year-old former
bus boy who was convicted week ago
of numbering Mrs. Lizzie S. Jaynes
during the Garden-T-Shoppe hold
up on Columbia road in 1881. heard
the death sentence imposed late yes
terday.
Turning to his youthful attorney
with friendly grasp of his arm, Jor-
dan said quietly: Don't worry about
it." He then turned and left the
court room.
Set for June 10.
Execution was set for June 10 be-
tween 10 am. and 2 pm.
Justice F. Dickinson Let's of District
Supreme Court pronounced the SEN
tence, ending with the solemn prayer,
And may God have mercy on your
soul"
The judge had overruled a motion
for new trial which was based on the
ground that one of the trial jurors
was notary public and, because of his
relation to the Government, was not
qualified to serve.
Quizzed in 1881.
Asst. United States Attorney Roger
Robb opposed the motion, arguing that
the objection should have been made
during the trial. Justice Let's sus-
tanned his position.
Although questioned Immediately
after the robbery, which occurred on
Good Friday in 1881, Jordan had
escaped further suspicion until last
May when fear or conscience impelled
him to write the district>attorney for
assurances there was no danger of
another investigation.
Arrested, he admitted his guilt in
a confession he later repudiated.
Evening star., 1936-04-04
DAMAGE CLAIM LIMIT
WOULD BE SHORTENED
Commissioners to Ask King to
Introduce Bill Making
Time 30 Days,

Chairman King Of the Senate Dis
trict Committee will be asked by the
Commissioners to introduce bill lin
iting to 80 days the length Of time in
which claimants may ask for damages
from the District government.
Senator King suggested such a
change several days ago. The present
law permits claims to be filed within
six months.
The measure, approved by the Com
missioners late yesterday, will be sent
to the Budget Bureau for approval
before being transmitted to Senator
King.
Evening star., 1936-04-04
SILENT BANDITS ROB
SOUTHWEST GROCER
Arms Pinned When H. Kartofel
Is Seized at Phone and
Cash Taken.

Two silent and unarmed bandits
this morning robbed H. Kartofel,
grocer, of 634 Second street southwest
Of between $40 and S12. One pinned
his arms to his side while the other
robbed the cash register.
Kartofel said he was taking orders
over the telephone when two colored
men entered the store. Without saying
a word one seized and held him, while
the other took the money.
Still silent. they started out Of the
store and met milkman delivering the
days supply to the store. The milk
man was unable to tell from their de-
meanor that anything was amiss and
Kartofel felt it would be safer to keep
quiet.
The grocer said the men left on foot.
He expressed the opinion they did not
have an automobile.