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Evening star., 1936-03-28
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SECOND-OFFENsE SPEEDING.

Second SPEEDING.
Thomas L. Souder, 1727 Third street
northeast, SIS.
William E. Burroughs, 4113 Cana
road, SIS.
FIRST-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
William w. Wise, 112l New Hamp-
shire avenue, SIS.
SIS.
John T. Daily, 615 Upshur street
$40.
Thomas G. Leckenby, 1881 K
street, $40.
Thomas c. Campbell, 1884 Walter
street southeast, $40.
Carl F. Gunnell, Maryland, $40.
Russell w. Samuels, Virginia, $40
Salvin o. Olson, els Shepard street
$40.
Perciles N. Askonues, Pittsburgh
Pa, $40.
Edward McAllister, 4415 Fessenden
street, IS.
Francis I. Lee, 4s47 Wisconsin
avenue. $40.
William E. Reed, 1881 G street, $40
Curtis M. Dellinger, $500 Wisconsin
avenue, $40.
Margaret v. Shaw, Silver Spring
Md, $40
Thomas C. Rawlings, Maryland, $40
Raymond Roylston, 1904 North.
hampton street, $40.
Sam L. Wolf, 400 Twelfth street
southeast, $40.
Robert A. Dessez, 1921 Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, $40.
Joshua Matthews, Chevy Chase,
Md, $40.
William Bowman, 430 Quackenbos
street, $40.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
n. R. A. EMPLOYEES
RECEIVE Warning
Due to Be Dropped From
Service Tuesday Night,
KerIin Advises.

approximately 800 employees Of the
outlawed National Recovery Admins
tration were advised yesterday by NAL
colin Kerlin, executive assistant to
Secretary of Commerce Roper, they
will be dropped from service Tuesday
night when the act expires.
Kerlin sent around a memorandum
to acquaint them with the situation SO
no misunderstanding might be created
by reason Of President Roosevelt 5
order for the completion of summary
of N. r. A. results.
Some had hoped that the skeleton
staff might be held on for this work.
but Kerlin explained that only small
number of employees would be needed,
and these will draw only security
wage instead of the classified scale,
inasmuch as the activity will be
financed by emergency relief funds.
A delegation of three from N. r. A.
Lodge of the American Federation Of
Government Employees protested to
Kerlin today against the security
wage" Henry Rhine. vice president
of the union, told Kerlin present N.
r. A. employees should be continued
on the regular wage basis, salaries to
be commensurate with type of en-
ployment.
Rhine said the union will send a
delegation to Secretary Roper if moth
ing results from today's visit.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
GIRL, II, Will VIEW
ATTACK SUSPECT
Isolation of Nearby School Bit
terly Criticized by Parents
as Unsafe.

BY STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.
SILVER SPRING, Md, March 28.-
An 11-year-old Silver Spring school
girl who was beaten in an attempted
criminal assault yesterday will be
brought to Washington today in an
effort to identify colored man ar
rested by Capital police who believe he
answers the description Of the child's
assailant.
The man, who is %, denies any.
knowledge of the crime He claims to
have come to Washington few days
ago from Philadelphia. He is being
held at the first precinct.
She emerged from the encounter
with a black eye and bruised throat
where the man had choked her to pre-
vent an outcry. Her clothing was torn.
Aroused by the assault, citizens Of
the community were bitter in their
criticism of authorities for placing the
school, which opened this year. in the
center of wooded park area, far from
houses and with no road leading into
the school grounds. They recalled
that site was condemned when first
acquired as being too isolated for
safety of the small children who at
tend its six grades.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
TRANSPORT LINES
USE BOLL|NGF|ELD
Three of Four Operating
From Army Base Due
to Heavy Rains.

Three of the Capitals four air trans
port lines are operating from Boiling
Field today as a result of yesterdays
heavy rains, which again turned
Washington Airport into sea of mud.
The airport was drying rapidly under
today's sunshine, it was reported, and
full operations were expected to be re-
sumed there tomorrow.
The airport disappeared under last
weeks flood waters and the airlines
moved to Baltimore, returning several
days ago after accumulations of silt
and mud had been scraped from the
main runways. Of the runways, how
ever. the field remained dangerously
soft.
Soil stabilization tests to determine
the best method of treating the heavy
deposit of silt left on the airport are
being made. Whether the soft mate
rial can be treated so as to make it
safe for the landing of heavy, high
speed transport airplanes is one of
the objects of the tests.
Airport officials have had to close
all of the Old Hoover Field end of
the airport except the main runway
across Military road, because of the
silt deposits, varying from to IL
inches in depth.
Last night lines of gasoline flares
were put out to mark the outlines
of the runway and keep pilots out
of the dangerously soft silt on both
sides. 1t is probable, according to
airport officials, that no effort will be
made to grow turf on the airport to
replace that buried under the mud,
especially on the lower Hoover Field
end but that some method of treat
ment will be adopted to bind the
soil and end the difficulties with mud
in wet weather and dust in dry.
Plans for grading of the runway
across Military road are being held
up temporarily until the problem of
handling the silt has been solved.
Permanent airport legislation for
Washington. withdrawn from con-
sideration by the House three weeks
ago in the face of a storm Of op-
position, may be called up again
during the coming week. The con-
ference report, however, will not be
called up until after the return to
washington of Representative Jack
Nichols of Oklahoma, a member Of
the House Conference Committee,
probably next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
FLOOD MEASURE
DECISION SLATED
Changes Which Eliminated
D. C. Protection to Be
Weighed by Committee.
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

The omnibus flood control bill. from
which the SSH 900 project for Wash
ington was eliminated when the en-
gineers revised the measure recently,
will be taken up for decision by the
Senate Commerce Committee at an
executive meeting called for Monday
morning.
This will be the committees first
opportunity to decide whether it will
approve changes the War Department
made in redrafting the bill. The meet
ing will be presided over by Senator
Copeland, Democrat, of New York.
chairman.
AS it passed the House at the last
session, the original bill contained
three projects for the Potomac River
one for Washington, one for Cumber-
land, Md, and vicinity, and Harpers
Ferry and Mooreield, w. Va.
Provided for Levees.
The District item was intended to
protect the downtown portion of the
city, and Federal property along the
river from floods by levees, grade rais-
ing, foodgates for sewers and drains,
and raizing certain buildings.
The proposed projects near Cumber-
land to cost STAB, 400, and near Har-
pers Ferry and Moorefield to cost
$2O6,O00 were left in the revised bill.
For the country as whole, the
flood control program calls for $780,
900 1000.
Meanwhile, three Of the four local
are on the way to the House, which
has not yet acted. These are: To in
crease the penalty for first offense
reckless driving from $100 or 80 days
to $3.50 or 80 days; to make minor
changes in the local unemployment
insurance law, and to apply the uni
form sales law to Washington, defining
more clearly the rights of vendors and
vendees in business transactions. The
fourth bill which goes to the White
House for signature, is to raise the five
vocational training schools to the
status of juior high schools.
Gas Merger Postponed.
The Senate also passed and sent to
the President a House bill authorizing
purchase of % acres of additional
ground for Walter Reed Hospital, just
south of the hospital grounds.
The Senate postponed action until
a later date on the proposed authoriza-
ton for a merger of the Washington
and Georgetown Gas Light Cos, and
a House bill for the establishment Of
a new ship model basin near Washing
ton for the Navy Department.
The Senate passed, and sent to the
House, a Joint resolution by Senator
Barkley of Kentucky, authorizing the
erection in Washington of a statue of
Albert Gallatin, who was Secretary of
the Treasury from 1901 to 1914. It
would be placed at the west entrance
of the Treasury Building.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Il G. v. BUILDINGS
ARE HELD UNSAFE
City Orders Repairs or
Structure Vacated in
80 Days.

Authorities at George Washington
University were served today with
formal notice that improvements
must be made in II buildings on G,
H and Twentieth streets to make
them comply with building regula-
tions or the property must be vacated
within 80 days.
The order was approved yester-
day by the District Commissioners
after report was submitted by Col.
John w. Oehmann, building inspector,
who ordered an inspection after oc-
cupancy permits had been requested
by the university.
The Commissioners order probably
will be considered by the Board Of
Trustees of the university at a regu-
lar meeting Wednesday, it was an
nounced today by DR.. Cloyd Heck
Marvin, university president.
"The inspection was just a routine
matter" DR.. Marvin said. 1T was 10
be expected that some Of the old resi-
dences the university had purchased
or leased would not be suitable for
school or Office use without some re-
modelling"
Eleven of the buildings lack fire
escapes. Others need fire walls, larger
or new stairways, or minor repairs to
make them safe for occupants.
Included In the buildings are the
Faculty Club. 2O19 G street; Lisner
Hall, 2023 G street; the home econom-
les laboratory, 2022 G street; the pub
lications Office, 20l0-12 H street, and
number Of buildings used for class
rooms.
Six Of the buildings under criticism
are occupied by fraternities or sorori-
ties. One large group is a series Of
connected former residences In which
fire walls and wider stairways must be
built before occupancy permits will
be continued.
Among other buildings affected are
2014, 20l6 and 2026 H street; 704,
712. TIA, TIC Twentieth street, 2013,
2O33, 2o26, 2027, 1929. 2031 and 2l01
G street.
It was pointed out that none of
the buildings need major alterations
or repairs to make them safe and to
bring them into conformity with build
ing regulations.
Some of the IL lacking fire escapes,
however, will require remodelling Of
Railways leading to fire exits, in ad-
dition to the actual escape equipment.
Some of the buildings on the list
are of historic interest, chief among
them being the old residence Of Dr..
John Frederick May, founder of the
Medical Society of the District of Co
lumbia, at 2022 G street; the home of
Comdr. Easily. U. s. N, former chief
of naval construction. at 2027 G
street; the house built at 2101 G
street by Admiral David Porter of
Civil War fame, for his daughter, and
the home of Gen. Maxwell Van Zandt
Woodruff, at 2033 G street. Another
Of the buildings is old st. Roses In
dustrial School, built in 1871-72.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
WYETH EXPLAINS
NEW CENTERPLANS
FOR Commission.
Approval Rushed SO That
Construction Can Begin
When Fund Passes.
POLICECOURT BUILDING
FOCUS OF ATTENTION
House Has Voted 81, 100000 to
City Project and Senate
Expected to Favor.

Final plans for the Municipal Gen.
ter development are being considered
today by the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, with Mu-
nicipal Architect Nathan c. Wyeth
explaining details of the structures.
Attention is particularly focused on
the proposed new Police Court Build
ing, to be erected on the west side Of
Judiciary Square, near F street.
Thomas S. Settle, the commissions
secretary, explained the body is anx-
ious to have the plans approved SO
construction may proceed as soon as
Congress makes funds available.
S1,500,000 Appropriated.
The House has appropriated $780,
900 and indications are the Senate
Appropriations Committee views the
project favorably. The money Is en-
bodied in the District appropriation
bill.
DR.. Charles Moore, chairman Of the
Fine Arts Commission, said today the
plans as drawn by Wyeth will leave
an adequate square in the center and
tie in with buildings already existing.
The plans are very satisfactory to the
Fine Arts Commission" he said.
The planners propose that the site
Of the old Pension ONCE Building will
be used for future expansion Of the
District Supreme Court.
Milwaukee Delegate Urged.
Concerning the proposal made yes
terday to send the commissions di-
rector of planning. John Nolen. jr., to
Milwaukee to study methods utilized
in handling traffic there, Settle said
today the commission hopes the Dis
trict Commissioners will authorize
sending representative.
Today's session of the Planning
Commission is being devoted largely
to plans submitted by c. Marshal
Finnan, superintendent of the Ma
tional Capital Parks, for develop
ment of the Chevy Chase Recreation
Center at Broad Branch road and
Daniels road, at Rock Greek Park; the
development of Fort Mahan, further
improvement Of Anacostia Park, re-
habilitation of Rawlins Park, and ex-
pansion of Petworth Playground and
Hamilton Playground.
Yesterdays inspection trip has con-
vinced the members, Settle said to-
day, that more money is needed to
develop a number of recreation areas,
such as the Takoma Recreation
Center.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Future Wars Veterans See
LEGISLATION for Bonus Sure

Within three weeks Congress will
grant the demand of the Veterans of
Future Wars for a $1,000 bonus for
participation in the next war, in the
opinion of Thomas Riggs. jr., Prince
ton University student and treasurer
of the organization, who is In Wash
ington in the interests Of the proposed
legislation. -
Riggs, who lives at isis Massachu-
sets avenue, said today he already
has contacted" several members OF
Congress in accordance with the best
veterans organization practice" and
expects action on the move for a
81, 600 cash payment for service in the
war that is inevitable within the next
few years" and trip to Europe to visit
the battlefields for members OF the
auxiliary, designated as. the Home
Fires" department.
Organized two weeks ago at Prince
ton, the organization now has 135
branches in every State in the coun-
Evening star., 1936-03-28

her daughters, Mildred, 6, and Rosina,
8, asleep in the next room.
1--WE were scared to death, as we
didn't know what was going on Mrs.
Howell said today.
When no more shots we're fired, Mr..
and Mrs. Howell hurried back to see
the children. They found them sound
asleep and unharmed.
The shooting had its origin when
Oficer Grier was strolling along L
street near Fifth. Across the street
a colored man was carrying under his
arm a number of cardboard cartons.
which he dropped when he saw Grier
and ran
The officer gave chase. The suspect
hurried up New York avenue to Sixth
street, then turned south on Sixth to
K street. where he again turned and
ran east on K to Fifth street. In
the middle of the 900 block of Fifth
street, Grier decided to use his gun, to
the subsequent astonishment of the
Howells.
Evening star., 1936-03-28

try. 95 of them in colleges and uni
versities, Riggs said. Yearly dues are
only IS cents, which includes button
and membership card, Riggs ex-
planned. The recent floods have de-
layed shipment of the buttons. The
insignia Is Statute of Liberty with a
gold star beside it, he said.
"Our motto is, America for the
Americans and we are affiliated with
no paciflstic or militaristic group"
Riggs declared. Our demands are en-
tirely in keeping with the precedents
of the American Government
'War is inevitable and the United
States will get into it. We want our
bonus now. "A short life and a gay
one When we get it, we can pre-
pare ourselves physically and mentally
for the inevitable conflict and really
be worth shooting when the fighting
comes, and do 1t at the Government s
expense. In the last war the soldiers
had to prepare themselves at their
own expense" ~- &c.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Touches of Pink
On Cherry Trees
Hint Nice Show

Flirting with q warm March
sun the buds on the single bios
som japanese cherry trees around
Tidal Basin were showing a
touch of pink coloring today.
c. Marshall Finnan, superin-
tendent Of National Capital
Parks. and David Saunders, head
Of the horticultural division.
agreed that with favorable
weather conditions there will be
"a very nice show" of the bios
SONS a week from tomorrow,
Palm Sunday.
On Easter Sunday there still
will be showing, the park
officials said, if the weather re-
mains settled and no frosts
occur.
Evening star., 1936-03-28

"Mr. Pierce" he asked, "do you
have a congressional tag"
Pierce looked quickly at him.
Whereupon the reporter blurted:
"Mr. Pierce, did you let that fellow
Smith use your congressional tag?"
Lifelong Friend.
eyes, I did," he replied as quick
as a flash. I'm not going to lie
to you. I don't know why on earth
I did it. But I did. You know. I've
known Bob Smith all my life. I've
known all about his activities. Why,
once when he was banker could
go to his bank and borrow $4,000
without the slightest trouble.
He was in my Office one day and
he saw the tag lying there. He said,
you haven't got your car here, have
you?' and said No. and he said, Let
me use that Well, without think
ing told him to take it. He's good
fellow. But I know him. He tried to
get me to vote for the Pettingill bill,
but l paid no attention to him."
He laughed heartily and said he
was glad the reporter had found out
about the tag.
"Tell me-" the reporter pursued, 'is
this a running feud between you and
Mr.. Ekwall-you are always charging
he is a tool of the interests"
"Ho, no, I guess it is. He's fine
fellow, Ekwall is. Mrs. Pierce and !
visit with them all the time But
(and a gleam came to his eyes, he
really is a tool of the interests"
What do you mean by that, Mr..
Pierce?"
"Oh, he represents the bankers and
fellows like that"
Whereupon. the peoples champion
went chuckling away.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Star Staff Photo.

The officers action was justified to-
day by his superior, Acting Lieut..
Harry C. Lutz, whose report was
further approved by Inspector E. j.
Kelly. But the shooting was to no
avail, for the feet fugitive escaped.
Grier was SO tired by the chase that
he was forced to seek treatment for
exhaustion at Emergency Hospital
when he finally collapsed.
When the Howells sought an answer
to the shooting, they found two police
men on Fifth street who knew as lit
tie about it as they did. However,
Grier came back from the hospital
later and explained.
In the cartons dropped by the COL
ored man were two boxes Of cigars,
valued at s18, and 81 cartons of
cigarettes. They had been stolen
with other loot valued at s136.17, from
drug store at $40 K street, owned by
Leroy F. Kappelman, which had been
entered after a brick was hurled
through the glass door.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
PARALYZED MAN DIES
FROM ASPHYxIATION
Fatal Accident Results as Gas
Flame Is Put Out When
Water Boils Over.

A 65-year -old man, who was partly
paralyzed, came to his death in his
boarding house room in the 200 block
of India avenue yesterday when
water, boiling over from pot on q
small gas stove, extinguished the
flame of one of the two burners.
The elderly man, Frank Smale, was
asphyxiated by fumes from the open
burner. He was found slumped in
chair before a breakfast table in his
small third-f1oor room. A frugal meal
was on the table before him. Coroner
A. Magruder Macdonald issued q
certificate of accidental death.
Mr.. Smale was stricken with
paralysis last year, but had improved
greatly and always seemed 10 be in,
good spirits, members Of his family
said.
He is survived by his widow, two
sons and q daughter, =
Evening star., 1936-03-28
20 900 Face Starvation D. c. Aid Money Is Exhausted
Secret about Lobbyist Using
Congressional Auto Tag Out
Representative Pierce's
Conscience Clear
at Last.
BY CARLISLE BARGERON.


The skeleton in the political closet
Of Representative Pierce Of Oregon Is
out, and he is sort of glad Of 1t.
All his life, Pierce, who is nearly rs.
has been a champion Of the people"
as opposed to the Interests" not
withstanding that earlier in his life
he was engaged in banking and the
power business.
Inasmuch as the peoples" cham
pions have had their ups and down in
this country. Pierce's public service
has by no means been continuous.
He served in the State Senate for one
term, 1902 to 1906, and then had
to wait until 1916 before the peoples"
champions got another break and he
served another four years.
From 1923 to 1927, he served as Gov
ernor, then had to wait for further
public service until the people put
their champions everywhere in 1882.
That's when Pierce came to Congress.
Well, feeling as strongly for the
people as he does, it Is only natural
that he should charge on an average
of once a week that Representative
Ekwall, also of Oregon, is a tool Of
the interests" His frequent clashes
with Ekwall have provided some Of
the warmest entertainment the House
has had at this session.
Lobbyist Entertained.
A few weeks ago the Senate Lobby
Committee, taken over for the oc-
casion by Senator Schwellenbach, who
is Chairman Blacks understudy, de-
veloped that big power and railroad
lobbyist, Robert E. Smith, had been
entertaining Senate and House men,
bers and had even shared a house
with six of the latter.
Ekwal was disclosed as one of
Smiths sponsors in the Capital. This
gave Pierce many a chuckle. 1t
proved Ekwal was a tool of the in
terests," just as he had charged.
Then Pierce had a recollection
which made him stop in his tracks.
He recalled that he had let Lobbyist
Smith have his congressional auto
mobile tag. which is supposed to get
Congressman places other people can't
go. You can imagine how he felt and
how quickly he acted to get his tag
back.
It's been on his conscience ever
since. 1t haunted him. A few days
ago he had to tell some one and he
confided in friend that he was so
afraid the matter would become known
he didn't know what to do.
Thus the reporter went to see him.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
pounds in extracts from the adrenal

pounds in extracts from the adrenal
cortex
At the same meeting the possibility
of a second hormone in the adrenal
cortex, distinct from cortin, was re-
ported by Drs. Joseph M. Looney and
Mathew c. Darnell of the Worcester,
Mass, State Hospital.
They have obtained filtrate Of the
cortical substance which, when given
by mouth, causes prolonged increase
in blood pressure. The effect usually
is discernable only after an extended
period, although certain concentrated
preparations have caused marked
rise in from four to five days. When
the treatment Is stopped the blood
pressure drops slowly to normal In
from ten days to two weeks.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
Democratic League to Meet.

The District Democratic League will
hold dinner and dance tonight in
the La Fayette Hotel. Representative
aRndolph, Democrat, of West Virginia
will speak at the dinner, which starts
at 7:30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1936-03-28
GIRL, 6, HIT BY BULLET
Companion, 12, Held by Police
After Revolver Accident.

Because Of childish interest in the
workings Of a gun, John Lee Daniels.
II, colored, HOS Fiftieth place north
east, was held by police today, and
Caroline Hammond, 6, also colored, Of
the same address, carried bullet in
her right leg.
The Daniels boy was examining q
.32-caliber revolver yesterday at MS
home when the hammer fell and Caro-
line screamed she was wounded.
Daniels will remain in police custody
pending the outcome of the girls In
Jury.
Evening star., 1936-03-28

~ 30 p. HOWELL, cement
1 finisher, and his wife, Edith,
y awoke with start at 2:15
am. today when glass from
the windows, below which they were
sleeping. tinkled down on their beo
and two bullets whistled through the
room.
Outside, Oflcer Harold T. Grier,
second precinct, was firing his 49,
caliber police revolver at a fleeing
colored man who at that moment was
passing the frame house at 900 Fifth
street. where the Howells, with their
two young children, occupy the first
floor.
One bullet, missing the sleepers by
4 feet, thudded into the frame of the
dresser mirror. Another ripped through
the wall on the side of the room
opposite which Mr.. and Mrs. Howell
were sleeping.
Mrs. Howells first thought was of