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Evening star., 1936-07-25
TAX Committee
PLACES ARE ASKED
Commissioners Told by Associa.
tion Several Private Citizens
! Should Be Named.

Request that several private citizens
be appointed to the Commissioners
Committee which is considering new
tax revenue sources was presented to
the city heads today by the Washing
ton Taxpayers Association.
Rufus S. Lusk, secretary, who pre-
sented the petition, recalled that four
private residents were made members
of a committee studying delinquencies
in tax payments. He said it was much
more important that taxpayers be
represented on the tax revenue COM
mittee.
ANY proposed new tax will hit some
harder than Others" he said PRO
tests naturally will follow. Some Of
these protests may be forestalled If
there are members on your committee
who are taxpayers"
LuSk announced that the association
later will submit recommendations for
economies in government operation.
He suggested that economies should
be made before new revenue sources
are tapped.
Evening star., 1936-07-25

important part in the winning Of the
West, had all but disappeared at the
end of the last century, but protection
in Government parks, both in the
United States and Canada, has
started him on a comeback.
biologists say the term buffalo is
incorrectly applied to the bison. A
species much similar to the American
bison once roamed most of Europe.
The family was all but exterminated,
however, and now survives in few
protected parks and in the Caucasus
Mountains.
The plains Indians fought flercely
to preserve their bison range against
the whites, for the bison meant food
and shelter to them. His hump was
a dencacy better than beef, and his
hairy hide would protect them from
freezing in the bleak northern
Winters.
Cody, like the other bison, is she'd
ding his woolly hair for the Summer
in great patches several feet square
, and an inch thick. He will keep his
beard, however, and by the time he
reaches full stature it will almost drag
the ground.
Tomorrow. The "most beauti-
tul wdrt hog in America" Uhich
is also the ugliest animal in the
uorld.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
THREE ARE SOUGHT
IN S27O H0LD-UP
Film -Flam" and Purse -Snatching-
Complaints Also Being In
Vestigated,

Three Fflipinos and two colored men
were being sought by police today in
connection with three robberies yester-
day-a hold-up, "f1im-flam" job and
a pocketbook snatching.
Honoratp Lagoy, %, of 2117 Penn
sylvania avenue reported he was rob-
bed of $270 by three armed Fflipinos
while riding in an automobile with
them. They showed him out at the
Lincoln Memorial and then drove
toward Virginia, he said
The "flim-flam" victim was william
Robinson, 1925 Eleventh street, an
automobile salesman, who said he was
tricked out of SIS by a prospective
colored customer. The man, Robinson
told police, said his boss" would lend
him $25 to make payment on a car
If Robinson had change for a $50 bill.
Robinson did, and the colored man
took the money, disappeared into
building and never returned.
Antonia Ronzio, 101 North Carolina
avenue southeast, reported her pocket
book, containing So and glasses valued
at $18, was grabbed from her hands
by a bald colored man in the 1000
block of Connecticut avenue.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
Congress Debate Perilous.

Anti-slavery days were often perilous
ones in the halls of Congress. Once, as
owen Lovejoy of Illinois was deliver
ing a speech he unconsciously kept ad-
vancing to the front as he spoke, until
a Southern Representative put hand
on his shoulder and growled, Go back
to your own side!" Immediately the
passageway was full of members, most
of them armed, the "click" of weapons
was heard and they we're all within the
bounds of armed conflict.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
E.B.L. RECOVERSS7
FOR EACH 81 SPENT
$34, ,708,815 Is Estimated
as Value of Loot Retaken
and Saving to u. S.
BY REX COLLIER.

Reviewing achievements of the past
fiscal year, the Federal Bureau OF
Investigation announced today that
for every dollar of taxpayers money
spent by the G-men in that period
there were effected recoveries and
savings totaling approximately 81.
During the year ended July l the
F. B. I. handled cases which resulted
in recovery of loot and savings to the
Government aggregating $34. .708, ,815,
j. Edgar Hoover, director, disclosed in
his annual report.
The F. B. I. agents personally
rounded up 1,089 fugitives from JUS
tice during the year, and, as result
of identifications made by fingerprint
experts of the bureau, 5,731 additional
fugitives were apprehended by police
in various parts of the country.
Conviction Rate 94.35 Pct.
More than 5000 convictions were
obtained in cases investigated by the
bureaus agents. Sentences imposed
included death, 9 life, and terms to-
falling 11,067 years.
Convictions were secured in 94.35
per cent of all cases investigated by
the F. B. I. and brought to trial.
So effective was the bureaus en-
forcement Of the new Federal bank
robbery act that insurance companies
recently announced a reduction Of 20
per cent in bank robbery insurance In
35 States. During the fiscal year there
were 73 convictions in such cases, with
one life sentence and others terms
aggregating 1,127 years.
The report said that since passage
of the Federal kidnapping statute,
known as the "Lindbergh law" the
F.. B. 7. has investigated IS cases and
secured convictions of 158 persons.
Fifteen others are awaiting trial. All
cases investigated by the bureau have
been solved. it was stated. In extor-
ton cases 86 persons were convicted
during the year, with sentences total
ing more than 401 years.
6,094,916 Sets of Prints on File.
The identification division on July
/ had 6,094, ,916 sets of fingerprints on
file. OF these 1921 ,047 were received
during the year and identifications
were effected in 52.7 per cent Of the
cases. Citizens voluntarily filed 128,-
566 prints for inclusion in the non
criminal civil Identification records.
The single-fingerprint file, reserved
for the more desperate criminals, con-
tanned prints of 1920 known kidnap-
ers, bank robbers, gangsters and
racketeers. These single prints are
used for comparison with latest i'm
pressions found at the scene OF a
crime.
The newly established stolen prop
erty file now contains more than 49,
600 index cards listing such loot as
watches, firearms, bonds, typewriters,
jewels and hundreds Of other kinds OF
stolen SoodA
Evening star., 1936-07-25
Service Leaders Named.

RIVERDALE, Md, July Is (Spe-
ciaD THE following have been Sc
lected to conduct the Sunday morning
services in the Riverdale Presbyterian
Church for the next month: Richard
D. Ames, July 26; Walter B. Wooden,
August 2; Prof. w. c. Myers, August
8; DR.. J. s. Caldwell, August Is. Rev.
Keith w. Gusts will be away during
this period.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
CLAW MACHINES
IMMUNITY IS SEEN
Prediction Results From fn-
junction Ruling on Pin
Ball Games.

The mmolested operation here Of
both pin ball and claw machines. at
least until October, was predicted to-
day following an injunction restrain
ing the district attorney and chief of
police from seizing pin ball machines,
when attorneys for a claw machine
operator filed suit to ban confiScation
of claw machines, which have been
out of operation here since last March.
After a hasty conference with
United States Attorney Leslie c. Gar
nett, his assistant. John j. Wilson,
told the claw machine attorneys: I'VE
shall file opposition to the suit. but
in view of what the court did as to
the pin ball machines, We expect
that. after five days, it will enjoin us
pending a final hearing"
Many Machines Expected Here.
What this probably will mean"
Wilson later said, lis that many OF
the machines, which have been BAN
ned recently in other towns and cities
in this vicinity, will be brought to
Washington"
Garnett said today he would accept
the injunction order as restraining
seizure of all types of pin ball ma
chimes. Although Wilson advised him
that the wording of the order did not
specifically cover games of the so-called
bowl" type, it was decided to give the
decree the broadest reasonable con-
Struction so as to avoid the chance OF
running counter to the wishes of the
court In the bowl type game, the
ball is shot into a hollow similar to the
depression of roulette wheel, where
it comes to rest in one of number
of holes.
On July 8, Garnett instructed po-
lice to impound all pin ball games
which pay off in any manner, but
the order never was enforced. being
held in allegiance pending outcome of
the friendly" equity suit.
The city was cleared of claw ma
chimes last March when police ar
rested a drug store proprietor and
seized three of the mechanisms. The
proprietor never was prosecuted, so
his attorneys sued for the return of
the machines. raising the question
whether they were gambling devices.
That action has not yet come to trial.
Tniunction Suit Filed.
AS soon as they we're sure Justice
Luhring had signed the pin ball Or
Ger. Attorneys William A. Gallagher.
Harry T. Whelan and William B.
O'Connell filed an injunction suit on
behalf of Mrs. Fred BooSalis, 1900
Park road, who owns 40 of the 800
claw machines which once operated
here.
They told the court that the 300
machines represented an original in
vestment of 100000 and kept $50 per-
sons at work Mrs. Boosalis, they
said, spent between $500 and $500 a
week replenishing her 40 machines
with merchandise.
Claw machines, the suit contended,
are games of skill and are intended
for vending purposes.
Justice Luhring announced after a
hearing last Monday that he would
sign preliminary injunction against
police seizure of pin ball games, but
it was not until late yesterday that
he was able to decide on the scope
and wording Of the formal order.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
Head Promotion List.

Head Promotion List.
Kelly, Thomas and Fowler head the
eligible list for promotion in the order
named, and while Maj. Brown has
definitely decided the one he will
recommend for advancement, he de-
clined to make his selection public
until the Commissioners act on his
recommendation. The recommended
tions will go to the District Building
in time for action at the semi-weekly
board meeting of the Commissioners
Tuesday.
The new captain probably will be
assigned to command the eighth pre-
cinct. Lieut.. H. r. Lohman has been
acting captain of this precinct since
the promotion of Capt. Maurice Col
Inns to inspector several months ago.
Three sergeants expected to be ad-
vanced to lieutenants are Walter T..
Storm, in the Traffic Bureau; Archie
Marion Winfree, eighth precinct, and
Nelson o. Holmes, second precinct.
Storm and Holmes have been acting
llcutCildlIlo AOL AIlOiC lAAoAA q JSoAs
Privates to Advance.
Three privates also are slated for
advancement. They are Charles S.
Dwyer. seventh precinct; Paul Sulli-
van, detailed in the headquarters ad-
ministration Office, and Thomas E. Ed
wards, Traffic Bureau. The last
named is the son of Inspector L. I. H.
Edwards, assistant superintendent and
personnel officer.
The so new men will be appointed
from an eligible list created as result
of a recent civil service examination.
Twenty-Five of these positions were
provided in the 1887 District appro-
priation act. The other 25 are due to
vacancies resulting from retirements,
dismissals, designations and deaths.
Lieut.. Milliken will not know of her
promotion for several weeks. She is
spending her vacation in London
studying the set-up of the woman's
unit of Englands famous Scotland
Yard.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
Town Turns on Lights.

PARAMOUNT HEIGHTS, Md, July
Is (SpeciaD Long advocated by the
local citizens association, street lights
recently installed throughout the
town were turned on at a celebration
here last night. Erection of the lights
was authorized by the mayor and
Common Council after requests by the
association, headed by D. E Brooks.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
G. 0. P. CAMPAIGN SONG
SENT SENATOR DAVIS
West Virginia Grocer Writes 13
Stanzas on "Save Our
Country"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A Hollywood composers action In
sending his Democratic campaign
song to Republican Senator James j.
Davis of Pittsburgh for criticism ap-
peared today to have started some
thing.
Explaining he had read of the Sen
ator's receipt of copy and record
ing of Gene Dabney's March On
With Roosevelt" West Virginia
grocer. R. c. Plyborn of Huntington
sent Davis a 13-stanza song for Re-
publicans, entitled Save Our Coun-
try"
Davis still is looking for Democrat
to present him with Dabney's song,
'.in the hope the words and music will
convert him to voting for Landon, y
his secretary said, adding no decision
had been reached about what to do
with the Plybon composition.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
CARE OF BABIES

The Children's Bureau of the Labor
Department today gave out some hot
weather hints on the care of babies,
directed particularly, it said, at the
drought section.
They included: Few clothes, plenty
of water, no ice cream, no change in
the feeding schedule, no travelling,
frequent sponge baths. keep out Of the
sun, all water should be boiled.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
SPONSOR SERENADED

The Police Boys Club Band last night
gave a concert honoring William B.
Oliver, retiring Representative from
Alabama, at the home of Mrs. Marie
Louise Vaughan, 1851 wyoming ave-
nue..
Representative Oliver. who has been
a sponsor Of the club, spoke briefly,
praising the organizations work and
complimenting Maj. Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent Of police, on his leader
ship.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
All Clubs Attend Course.

CULPEPER, Va, July Is (SpeciaD.
Sixteen All Club members from
this county are attending the short
course at Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute, Blacksburg. A bus load of farm
ers will leave the first Of the week for
Blacksburg for the special short course
for farmers and dairymen.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
EVENING SERVICES SET
~ a Stan Correspondent OF The Star

by Oldu IUIItSpUHueHt Oh IHe 0tdi
EAST RIVERDALE, Md, July 25.-
Evening services, to be held under
auspices of the Ericsson Memorial Bap-
tist Church at 7:45 each night
throughout the week, will open in the
tabernacle tent, Jefferson avenue near
Edmonston road here, tomorrow. Rev.
Thomas E. Boorde, pastor of the
church, will conduct services. He will
be assisted by Rev. J. c. Brown of
Street, Md.
Evening star., 1936-07-25

BY w. III. SHIPPEN, jr.
N@ODY'S" keepers will bet a
4 buffalo nickel to dime
that he soon will be boss
~ of the herd.
The unusually long, sharp horns OF
the Washington-born 2-year-old are
growing straight up from his shaggy
head and developing as fast as his
husky body.
The other bulls, including the ill
tempered old ruler of the herd, have
typical bison horns that curl inward
and are blunted from much rubbing
against trees and in the dirt.
Thus in a year or SO Cody" will
have a terrible advantage when he
launches his inevitable attack on the
aging dictator of the buffalo" yard.
Just now the larger herd consists of
IA males and females and four calves
born this Spring. There are three
other "buffaloes" in another quarter
of the Zoo.
The keepers named Cody after the
late Buffalo Bill Cody, Indian fighter,
hunter and Snowman, who many
years ago sold the Zoo it's first bison.
The herd since has received new
blood and its increasing numbers have
been kept under control by many
trades.
The bison, which played such an
Evening star., 1936-07-25

mllllAcll, LII COtu-
m a nd of the
Woman's Bureau,
will be one of
those advanced.
The other cap
taincy will go to
one Of the three
following lie u
tenants: Lloyd E.
K e lily, eleventh
precinct; Walter
H. Thomas, in
structor in charge
of the Police
Training School,
and John H. Fow-
ler, head of the
RalliSficr R1iraaii
Evening star., 1936-07-25

Top: Sea bags in hand, a
group OF the 1St Battalion,
District Naual ReServe, are
ShoUn going aboard the de-
Stroyer Ellis at the Many Yard
today for a tUo-Deek train
ing cruise in West Indian
1UdterS. They 70ill take part
in the fleet manenDerS and
target practice. returning
home August 2.
Bottom: Young Jackie RO-
settle, 1441 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast, can't go, so he
registers his disappointment
1Uhen kissed good bye by his
father, EdlDdrd L. ROSette.
Star Staff Photos.
Evening star., 1936-07-25
POLICE CHANGES
WILL BRING TWO
NEW CAP TA|NC|ES
Lieut.. Rhoda MiIIiken of
Woman's Bureau Is
to Be Elevated.
so APPOINTMENTS
AND 8 PROMOTIONS
Kelly, Thomas and Fowler Head
Eligible List for Second
Captain Vacancy.

Plans for q Midsummer readjust-
ment of the personnel of the Metro
politan Police Department, involving
the promotion of eight ranking OFF,
GERS and the appointment Of so new
men, were completed today by Supt.
Ernest w. Brown. The changes will
60 into effect August l.
Two ieutenants are to be elevated
to the rank of captain. Lieut.. Rhoda
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-09-25
MRS. MARY POWNALL

Mrs. Mary Pownall, widow of the
late ]. D. c. Pownall and former
resident of this town, died Thursday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Edna Burlington, Swarthmore, Pa,
following a long illness. She was a
daughter of the late Vincent and
Mary Stubs and was a resident of
Christiana, Pa, for many years. Her
husband conducted general store
there. He died rs years ago.
In addition to her daughter, with
whom she resided for the past sew
eral years, there survive son, Vim
cent, Swarthmore, and six grand
children. Mrs. Pownall was in her
oath year.
Services were held in Christiana
Friends Meeting House on Saturday
afternoon; interment in Salisbury
cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-09-25
FOOTBALL GETS UNDER WAY
AT WEST NOTTINGHAM

Fourteen grid hopefuls accepted
Coach Hannas invitation to pre-sea-
son practice at West Nottingham
Academy, Wednesday, September 18th.
This group, which includes five letter
men from nineteen thirty-five headed
by Captain SALESMAN, the sturdy back
from Gainesville, reported in fine con-
dition and got right down to work in
preparation for the opening tiff with
Saint Paul's School of Baltimore at
West Nottingham on Saturday, Oct g..
Dick Hallock and Morris Dickinson,
of oxford, Pa, intend to keep their
regular posts at left half-back and
right end, respectively, although a
couple of new prospects, Ralph Wheel
err of Gainesville and Lee Gemmill of
Lutherville, Md, may have something
to say about that. Jay Emrey, the
husky local boy, seems to have the in
side track for the full-back post vacat-
ed last spring by Don Mowrey, brother
of the Temple University star. Bob
coveted post as Dickinson's running
mate at left end
If the workouts for the past week
mean anything, the Maroon should
have two or three better than average
punters on display this season. Carl
Hansen, another oxford product, and a
regular tackle last year until he was
injured, looks particularly good in this
department.
Several important positions, includ-
ing center and quarter back are wide
open this year With the start of
classes this week the remainder of the
squad will report and a grand battle
for these positions is in prospect.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-09-25
CARD AND GAME PARTY

The Elkton group of the Women's
College Club of Cecil County will
hold card and game party on Satur-
day, October third at half past tvs
at The Hermitage, 255 E. Main St.,
Elkton, Md. Contract, auction, 500,
parchesi and croquet will be played.
Refreshments will be serevd and
prizes awarded. Tickets soc; the
proceeds will be used for the scholar
ship fund.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-09-25
RISING SUN SCHOOL NOTES

The annual high school chicken
and waffle supper will be held on
Friday, September 25th, from to 8
P. M, in the auditorium of the high
school. The price of the supper will
be 4Oc, with dessert 10c extra. This
supper is one of our most important
methods for raising funds for the
school treasury. We will appreciate
your patronage.
The first meeting of the Parent
Teachers Association will be held in
the auditorium on Tuesday evening,
Sept. 10th, at 500 o'clock. 1t will
be in the nature of a Social Meeting,
and all members and those wishing
to become members, are invited to
attend. A program of activities has
been arranged and refreshments will
be served. Come to this first meet
ing and have a good time.
The following have been elected to
represent their class in the Civic
Club Seniors-Catherine Keilholtz,
Bruce GRAPHICAL and Alice Carr.
Juniors-Ann Robrson, John Hind
mand and Ned Lucas. Sophomores
Mildred Reynolds and Josephine
Raglan. Freshmen-Marie Hanna and
Maxine Eldreth. The members of
the Civic Club elected the following
officers for the school year: Presi-
dent, Catherine Keilholtz; Vice
President, Ann Robertson, and Secre-
tary Alice Carr.
Miss Tomlinson, field ball coach,
and Mr.. Warren, soccer coach, will
attend a meeting of coaches at North
East today. They are engaged each
day in preparing our field ball and
soccer teams for our opening games
with Perryville at Perryville on Fri
day, October End.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-09-25
WINFIELD l.. RYAN

Winfield l.. Ryan, aged SO years,
died Friday at his home in Philadel-
phia, 1887 N. Broad st. He was a
son of the late Samuel and Sarah
Ryan, of this town, where he resided
until his early manhood, when he 10
Gated in Philadelphia, following the
trade of his father, that of carpenter
ing.
Surviving are his wife, one broth
err, w. Louis Ryan, of this town; and
two sisters, Mrs. Walter Terry, Per-
kasie, Pa, and Mrs. Edith Oliver,
Aberdeen.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday and interment made in
Laurel Hill cemetery, Philada.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-09-25
AT AUDITORIUM
BALTIMORE, WEEK OF
SEPTEMBER %

Gilbert Miller has long been known
as a producer of fine plays so it is not
surprising to learn that he is the
manager who will present "Tovarich +,
the Robert E. Sherwood adaptation of
the Jacques Deval play that has met
with such brilliant success through
Europe. The play will be presented
by Mr.. Miller at the Auditorium for
one week beginning September 2Sth.
1t will open in New York on October
14th
Mr.. Miller is not unaccustOmed to
success, having produced such hits as
Berkeley Square, Journeys End" (,
The Petrified Forests" and the reign
ing triumph of last season and this,
Victoria Regina. The international
manager has been so consistent that
the mere mention of his name in con-
nection with a play gives assurance Of
it's quality.
"Tovarich" features Marta Abba,
Celebrated European actress, and John
Halliday, who is well known to Ameri-
can audiences. 1t ran for 500 per-
formances in Paris, and played in
London for the unique and profitable
period of "a year and a day. The
play is said to deal with a pair of Rus
sian aristocratS who accept positions
as servants in the home of a well-to-
do Partisan family. The complications
that ensue are witty in Mr.. Sherwood's
best manner.
Marta Abba is making her American
debut in this play. One of the fore
most actresses on the Continent, she
has toured triumphantly through both
Europe and South America with a
repertoire including plays by Shaw,
Molnar, and Pirandello. The Italian
dramatist dedicated two of his most
successful plays to her, "Trovarsi" and
ing actress of Italy, where she has her
own company.
"Tovarich" marks something of a
turning point in the brilliant career
of lanky Robert E. Sherwood Until
he finally decided to make an English
version of Mr.. Devars play the Ameri-
can playwright had always been con-
tent to write original works; "Tova-
rich, however, made such an impress
sion on him that he felt compelled to
deviate from his hard and fast rule
about originality. During the past
few years Mr.. Sherwood has made
such contributions to the American
theatre as The Road to Rome, Re-
union in Vienna, The Petrified For
est, and idiots Delight, which won
the Pulitzer Prize last season.
The production is done in Mr.. Mil
lers best style. He has directed
Tovarich" personally, and the mana
ger has gathered a distinguished cast
to support Miss Abba. Heading the
list is the featured player, John Halli-
day, and the cast also includes Ernest
Lawford, Cecil Humphreys and Fred
erick Worlock.