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Evening star., 1936-09-30
Established Film Stars
Resent Being "Crowded"
Miss Gaynor Refuses to Sign New Contract
When Informed She Will Be
"Co-Starred."
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.

oLYWooD September 80 NANA)-The practice Of examining
films with
terne hono
Janet at
Twentieth
Evening star., 1936-09-30
Georgian For Bette Davis
In the Role of Scarlett|
"Gone With the Wind" Role Of Rhett Butler
Favored for Ronald Coleman by
Mrs. Charles johnson.
BY e. de S. MELCHER.

IS GEORGIAN writes in the
" which the of Gone With the S dyou
~ know who I'd like
4 a I'll tell that
she bel I'm positive she'd
no)
Evening star., 1936-09-30

The Barnard Club of Washington will reception for Helen ahasan
the Woman University Club
TO Friday
Evening star., 1936-09-30
Guard Unit to Organize.

COLUMBIA, 8. c.. September 80 [p).
Brig. Gen. James G. Dozier, State
adjutant general, said yesterday offi-
cials OF the South Carolina National
Guard would organize another Guard
unit at Graniteville, in Aiken County,
Monday.
The new group will be designated as
Company B, 105th QuartermAster Reg
inent.
Evening star., 1936-09-30

OA WIG eAounio tiLoe 1Ao SbatcLlcuI W
the press giving the co-starring infor-
nation was intended to damage her
reputation.
Miss Gaynor's forthcoming picture,
Evening star., 1936-03-27
S129, 500 Street Contract Let.

The Commissioners today awarded
to the firm Of Corson & Gruman a
contract to resurface Connecticut ave-
nue. from Fessenden street to Chevy
Chase Circle. The contract price Is
$l29,500
Evening star., 1936-03-27
Fake Police Call Scranbles
Dice Game and Man Is Hurt

Summing up the results of a fake
shooting call, police today found an
innocent bystander suffering from q
broken arm, a once thriving fruit busi-
ness in ruins and at least a dozen COL
ored men nursing bruised feet and
other minor injuries.
Ernest Bennett, colored, GIT Florida
avenue, was standing in the 800 block
Of T street yesterday afternoon. think
ing of Spring and at peace with the
world. Another colored man dropped
on Bennett's head. knocking him to
the gutter and breaking his right arm
A few feet away q third colored man
landed in the middle of a fruit
vendors cart. Oranges, pears, apples
and bananas were crushed and scat
tered.
Other colored men were dropping all
around. 1t seemed very mysterious,
but investigation by police disclosed
the following facts:
Evening star., 1936-03-27
S[UM CLEARANCE
PAYMENT REFUSED
Agent Should Have Known
of Projects DoubtfuIness,
McCarI Rules.

Refusing to pay Edward c. Knouse,
1927 street, s5,400 for obtaining op-
tions for slum clearance land in
Southwest Washington because the
activity was abandoned. Controller
General McCarl said Kentucky court
decision should have warned him Of
the possible nconstitutionality of the
project.
The decision was rendered to public
works. Knouse had been engaged to
get options In the so-called War Col
lege tract, for which he was to be re-
imbursed at the rate Of per cent Of
appraised value for each parcel Of
land obtained. The Government aban-
doned the proposed development after
Justice Let's Of the District Supreme
Court held that land could not be
condemned. For the work he had
actually done Knouse was entitled to
more than $500. but he offered to
settle for SIS, 400 for nine months work
and Office expenses
McCarl said there was no liability
in the Government because Knouse's
work did not result in any benefit. He
added that ut is not to be overlooked
that Knouse, had accepted the con-
tract after the decision of the United
States District Court for the western
district of Kentucky in the Louisville
housing case was affirmed by the
Circuit Court of Appeals.
That is to say" he explained, "Mr.
Knouse was presumably as familiar
with the possible legal obstacles to
completion of the project at the time
the contract was entered into as were
of1cials of the United States"
In another decision today the con-
troller general refused to approve a
voucher for s10 demanded by the
State Of Indiana as a fee to qualify
the Electric Home and Farm Au-
thority as foreign corporation to
transact business with the State. II
Indiana continues to demand the
money, "the matter should be re-
ported to the Attorney General of the
United States for appropriate action"
McCarl said.
Evening star., 1936-03-27
Police Open Drive
On Ball Machines
With T,UO Arrests
Assistant U. S. Attorney
Rules. Their Use
Violates La,r.

Police today began a concerted drive
against the new so-called ball ma
Chimes" after Assistant United States
Attorney Karl Kindleberger had ruled
that their use constituted clear vio-
latlon of the gambling laws.
The machines have been placed in
numerous restaurants throughout the
city. In most of them 10 chances are
given, and if the contestant runs up
sufficient score, he is given a ticket
emitting him to a quantity Of mer-
chandise without charge.
The drive, in charge of Lieut.. George
M. Little. head of the vice squad, re-
suited in the confscation Of several
machines and the arrest of two men
who were charged with permitting
gaming They identified themselves as
James D. Bland of IA Fourteenth street
northeast and Carl Barlow, 6l0 Ninth
street. Police said some of the ma
chimes were found in restaurants oper-
ated by the two men.
According to police, a man repre-
senting the company putting out the
machines, drove up in truck just after
they reached BANDS establishment.
We'll" they quoted him as saying,
II see you beat me to it."
Evening star., 1936-03-27

A colored youth, not too skilled in
the handling of dice, felt he had been
too easily separated from his money
in a craps game on the second floor
Of an establishment in the 900 block
Of T street. Seeking revenge, he went
outside, called police and told them
there had been . shooting in the es-
tablishment.
The police broadcast this informa-
ton to scout car, but there was q
short-wave radio in the room where
the game was still in progress.
The dozen or so participants, all
colored, were not interested in meet
ing the police. so they made dive for
the windows and jumped out. Un-
fortunately, two Of them did not look
hrst. so Bennett. who is SO, Is in
Freedmen's Hospital, and the fruit
vendor, whose name was not obtained,
Is looking for . new cart.
Evening star., 1936-03-27
DRIVER FACES QUIZ.
IN FATAL CRASH.
Coroner Probes Death of
Mrs. Edith Scott in
SWAY Smash.

A coroner's jury was to conduct an
inquest at 1880 am. today into the
death of Mrs. Edith Scott, Al, of 1348
Kenyon street, who died in Providence
Hospital after a three-way traffic
smash at Connecticut avenue and
@ street Wednesday. Mrs. Scott was
the twenty-second District highway
victim of the year.
The crash involved two automobiles
and a street car. Fred Belden Smith
wick, %, of 204 Eleventh street south
east. driver of one of the cars. was
held for the coroner after being freed
under $1,000 bond.
Another Death Accidental.
A verdict of accidental death was
returned by coroner's jury yester-
day in the case of Emanuel Evans,
36. colored, of 426 K street, who was
fatally injured Tuesday when he
walked into the side of moving auto
1IlObAIC az SCOA SAd dfSiAC d4AA Oil a
gut street.
Miss Louise c. Buckingham, 38, of
1925 Twenty-ninth street, driver of
the car, was exonerated automatically
by the verdict. Evans was hurrying
across Georgia avenue, apparently to
catch street car. when he ran into
the machine, the jury was told.
One Killed by Bandit.
A verdict of death at the hands of
an unknown person was returned by
the coroner's jury in the case of Will
liam r. Edmunds, 81, colored, who
was killed February % when struck
on the head by a bandit during a
grocery store hold-up.
Edmunds entered Sanitary gro
cery store at 1929 Ninth street just
after two colored men and a woman
had beaten and robbed Gilbert j.
Cronise, 80, manager. During a
struggle with one of the bandits, Ed
munds was struck with blunt weapon,
fracturing his skull and killing him
instantly. Cronise, who lives at 1884
Tenth street, Is still in Casualty Hos
pital with a fractured skull.
The bandits have not been appre-
hended or identified. A $500 reward
has been offered for their arrest and
conviction.
Evening star., 1936-03-27
EaS TRAFFIC
U~ CONVICTIONS
LEAVING AFTER CoLLIDING.

LEAVING AFTER COLLIDING.
Johnnie Dickerson, 1853 Union
street southwest, As days.
RECKLESS DRIVING.
Charles Linwood Pagan, 922 G street
southwest, $25.
THIRD-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Arthur E. Green, 4417 Jay street
northeast, SIS.
SECOND-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Lyman w. Keefe, 3516 Connecticut
avenue, SIS.
FIRST-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Thomas L. Kane. Maryland. $40.
(Two first offenses within few hours.
Fines $40 and $50
Irving C. Simmons, 3l2 Ninth street
southeast, SIS.
William Bssinger. 4815 Conduit
road, $40.
Bertram o. wissman, 41o7 Third
street, S..
Mary L. Carter. 1925 Geranium
street, IS.
Henry W. Draper, 1921 Thirty-fifth
street, IS.
Mallery o. Wooster. Maryland, $40.
Lewis G. Odom, North Carolina, $40.
Joseph Chasen, Maryland, $40.
st. Clair Street, 2l12 F street, $40.
Edmund F. Burke, Maryland. $40.
Irene v. Talley, 1889 I street, $40.
SUSPENDED PERMITS.
Charles M. Randel, 1910 c street
southeast, Is days.
Louis B. Rector, jr, 1909 Connecticut
avenue, IS days.
Albert c. Reed, 3545 Hartford place,
Is days.
Bruce D. Sanders, 634 Thirty-first
street southeast. 80 days.
Raymond Schweke, 631 Lamont
street, IS days.
Morris Slavery. sol Tenth street
northeast, second offense. 30 days.
Charles p. Smith, s18 Evart street,
IS days.
Allen C. Speight, 1l04 Forty-second
street northeast, 80 days.
william P. Sutton, 208 Cedar street,
u days.
Evening star., 1936-03-27
SENATE APPROVES
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
Power OF President to Cancel
Ocean Mail Contracts Ex.
tended Two Months.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Senate voted today to extend
for two months the time in which
President Roosevelt may cancel exist
Ing ocean mail subsidy contracts.
Without the extension, urged to al
low additional time for consideration
OF ship subsidy legislation, the Presi.
dents power would expire March 81.
The Senate action followed within a
few minutes of approval of the extern
sion by the Post Office Committee.
The bill now goes to the House.
BY its action, the Senate sought to
wipe out one of the many complexities
OF the subsidy program recommended
by President Roosevelt more than a
year ago.
He proposed a direct subsidy to re-
place the present ocean mail subsidy.
Several such bills have been intro
duced. One, sponsored by Chairman
Copeland of the Commerce Committee,
was reported early this week after
committee battle.
Evening star., 1936-03-27
PLANNERS URGE
TRAFFIC STUDY
Express Willingness to Send
Representative to Mil
Waukee for Purpose.

A first-hand study of the methods
of coping with the traffic problem
in Milwaukee, considered one of the
model traffic cities of the Nation,
was urged today by the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion to aid in solving Washington's S
safety troubles.
Chairman King of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, an ex-oficio member
of the commission. revealed he has
written the District Commissioners.
suggesting they send representative
to Milwaukee to learn lessons that
could be applied here. -
The commission expressed its will
ingness to have its director OF plan
ming, John Nolen, jr., 60 to the
Wisconsin city with representative
of the District government
The consensus at today's meeting
was that the traffic situation in the
Capital is growing steadily worse" :"
Immediate remedial measures were
advocated.
Col. Dnaiel I. Sultan, Engineer
Commissioner of the District, another
ex-oficio member of the commission,
indicated he Endorsed the plan to
send representatives to Milwaukee.
The commission reiterated its stand
in favor of development of an airport
at Gravelly Point. That site, the
commission contended, has been en-
hanced by the recent flood, which put
Washington-H Hoover Airport out Of
commission for some time.
The advisability of Immediately pur-
chasing property for the George Wash
ington Memorial Parkway, on both
sides of the Potomac River, down.
stream of Great Falls, was brought to
the commissions attention by Nolen.
All the land necessary for the de-
velopment of Palisades playground
near Weaver place, on the Chesapeake
g. Ohio Canal, has been acquired by
the Government, the commissions
land purchasing officer, Normal C.
Brown, reported.
A progress report on legislation in
which the commission is interested was
given by Thomas Settle, commission
secretary.
Evening star., 1936-03-27
$39O,0|)OD. C.FUND
TO LAST TO JULY |
TOB CONSIDERED.
Children to Get Special A.
tention Under New Form
of Set-up.
INDECENT MINORS AND
UNEMPLOYABLES LISTED
Staff Rushes Records of Those
Eligible for Family Subsidy
of $50 Month.

With $350,000 made available by
Congress for relief in the District to
the end Of June, the Board of Public
Welfare called an emergency meeting
at the District Building this afternoon
to determine Just how the money is
to be distributed
AS a result of the Senate's action
yesterday in passing the special reso-
luton appropriating the S350,000 for
District relief purposes, only President
Roosevelt's signature now is needed to
send the money into relief channels.
Before the meeting Elwood Street.
director of public welfare, explained
children would be given first consid-
Grafton.
In fact, s250.0O0, the sum approved
by the Budget Bureau when s608,000
was requested, has been earmarked
for the 4,l00 cases of unemployables,
including the blind. crippled and
otherwise handicapped.
The additional 100000 written into
the bill by Congress, Street said, prob
ably will take care of the families in
which there are dependent children.
Under the social security act the Fed
eral Government can reimburse the
District for one-third of the money
spent to care for such minors. Here
tofore they have been carried along
with adults on the relief and W. P. A.
rolls, so the Board of Public Welfare
does not know just how many such
cases there are.
Staff Compiling Record.
Miss NJ Alice Hill, relief director,
and her staff now are compiling a
list Of persons eligible for old-age
assistance and aid for the needy
blind.
Whether the 100000 will be sufi-
cient to care for dependent children,
Street said, has not yet been deter
mined. He estimates, however, that
1000 such families can receive $50
per month each to the end of the
fiscal year. He believes there are
possibly more such families included
in 1890 cases of employables now
being cared for.
Street believes also that the num-
Der of unemployable cases can be re-
duced by speedy transfer of the aged
and the needy blind to social security
agencies provided for them. He is
speeding this work as rapidly as pos
sible and said some of them will be
transferred from his rolls within a
few days.
10000 to Be Dropped.
1t is also possible. Street said. that
Congress will be called on for the
additional S258,0O0 denied in the sup
Elemental request. Under the present
appropriation all the 4,800 employable
cases, embracing nearly 10000 in
dividuals. will be dropped Their
names probably will be removed from
the rolls next week.
Street pointed out that the Districts
situation is unlike that of the States.
He explained that they can call on
their own Legislatures for additional
funds when the Federal contribution
for relief is insufficient. Here, how
ever, only Congress can authorize the
expenditure of the Districts money
We will do all we can with the
funds Congress has allowed U.S." he
said. But We can't care for all the
persons who need our assistance"
After the first Of April-next We'd
nesday-only 10000 individuals, ex-
cluding needy children, will be cared
for by relief money.
Evening star., 1936-03-27

Has Mrs. NOrtOn's
Personal Interest
"DOomed" by Tubercu.
lOsis at Age of I3, She
Tells Physicians.

Chairman Mary T. Norton of the
House District Committee doesn't need
to be convinced of the need of more
funds to combat tuberculosis.
In a frank admission of why she
knows all about it." she confided to
a group of physicians last night that
at the age of 13 she was doomed by
tuberculosis
Several physicians were called in
and they gave me up as lost" she ex-
planned. But in one year Of care~
full dieting, came back from ITO
pounds OF 160 pounds
Evening star., 1936-03-27
POLICE HEAD ASKS
48 ADDITIONAL MEN
Fire Chief Also Requests 80 More
Firemen Because of Increase
in Leave.

Maj. Ernest w. Brown. superinten-
dent of police, formerly notified the
Commissioners today 48 additional
privates are needed because of the
recent increase in annual leave au-
thorized for the Police and Fire De-
partments. He estimated the addi-
tional cost In salaries and equipment
at S94,80
Fire Chief Charles E. Schrom said
80 additional firemen also will have
to be employed. He estimated salaries
and uniforms for the additional men
would cost 100000 per year.
The recommendations were made
as q result of the recent increase in
annual leave from Is to rs days.
Evening star., 1936-03-27
MAN is INJURED HERE
WHEN HIT BY TRUCK
George Shlorb Sent Home After
Receiving Treatment at Emer-
gency Hospital.

Hit by a truck while crossing the
intersection of Tenth and E streets
southwest, George E. Shlorb, rs. of
Seat Pleasant. Md, was slightly in
jured early today. He was sent home
after receiving treatment at Emerg-
ency Hospital.
Police said the truck was driven
by Morgan G. Thomas, jr., 26, of 2421
Pennsylvania avenue.
The only other traffic accident re-
ported overnight involved the injury
of Frank Moroney. 10. of 1927 w
street, southeast, who was cut and
bruised when struck by bus as he
ran from between parked cars near
his home. He was not sent to hos
pital.
Evening star., 1936-03-27
Costa Rica Scouts Formed.

Costa Rica IS the forty-eighth coun-
try to join the International Associa-
ton Of Boy Scouts.
Evening star., 1936-03-27

Here's future editor trying his skill as reporter by inter-
taoo girls the Street Neps Lett right
6sI4 Ridgewood auenue oy Belt daughter Of
Belt Meadou Lane both students at Leland Junior
High school and George Finch son Of Mr. ard Mrs George
Eldon Akeey h OF Mr. and Mrs Edon Akerley
at the Grant School. Star Stat Photo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22
W|LLK|E SCORES
j. S. POWER GIFTS
Commonwealth & Southern
Declares Taxpayers Pay
Electric Bills.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 22-Wendell L.
Willkie, president of Commonwealth &
Southern Corp. stated in his annual
report to stockholders covering 1885
that taxpayers all over the United
States help pay the electric bill of a
citizen in Tupelo, Miss, every time
the electric switch is turned on.
THE country is gradually beginning
to realize" Willkie stated, that the
low electric rates charged in the lin
tied area in which the Tennessee VAL
ley Authority is operating are made
possible only by additional taxes paid
by people in all parts of the country.
Cost Paid by Nation.
whenever citizen of Tupelo turns
on the electric switch, everybody in
the United States helps pay his electric
bill. This extraordinary situation be-
comes the more difficult to understand
when it is realized that our operating
companies in that area could lower
their rate at least Is per cent below
the T. v. A rates if they were given
the same gifts from the Federal Treas
ury as are given to the T. v. A."
Willkie stated that the Common
wealth & Southern. which operates
companies in IL States in the Midwest
and South. adopted a policy of pro
gressively declining promotional rates
years prior to the existence of the
T. v. A." and its customers were
among the highest average users of
residential electricity "at rates which
are among the lowest in the country,
regardless of size of the community
served"
Business Increases.
He told shareholders that the cor
poration had shown material in
creases in its business" but warned
them not to be ''misled' by increases
stimulated in part "by almost limit
less spending of public money"
AS previously reported, the corpo-
ration had consolidated net income in
1895 of $9.406, 1913, equal to $627
share on the preferred stock, compared
with $7,443,777, or $4.e6 a preferred
share in 1884.
Discussing refunding operations,
Willkie stated that the corporation
sold during the past year and a half
a total of 1852 1882 900 bonds Of North
ern subsidiary companies at interest
rates ranging from 31z to 4H per cent,
proceeds from which were used to re-
tire higher Understanding securities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK.
Associated Press Financial Writer.


NEW YORK, MAY 22.-Stocks
climbed quietly in today's market,
many leading issues recovering frac-
tons to 2 points, with few holding
wider advances.
More cognizance apparently was
taken of satisfactory corporate state
ments, dividends and general eco
nomic news. There was a little late
profit taking. but the close was FIRM.
Transfers Appropriated $4,000
shares.
Only the continued smallness Of the
trading volume chilled the spirits of
brokerage quarters. Many Of the
usually active commission house GUS
toners were said to be still waiting
for definite trend to assert itself.
The utilities pointed the upward way
for shares and steel. farm implement,
merchandising and rail equities fol-
lowed.
Among the best performers Of the
session were American Telephone,
Consolidated Edison. American Water
Works. United States Steel, Bethlehem,
]. I. Case. Continental Can. Deere,
International Harvester. Chrysler.
Standard Oil of New Jersey, Phillips
Petroleum, Sears-Roebuck. Montgom-
cry Ward, Philip Morris. Westinghouse,
Zenith Radio, Santa Fe. New York
Central and Southern Pacific.
Carrier stocks made a belated re-
spouse to the official freight car load
ings report for last week showing the
total up more than seasonally to the
best level since October. 1885.
Bonds and foreign currencies we're
narrowly mixed Wheat was K to /,
cent a bushel improved and corn was
down y to 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, May 22.-The follow
ing is today's summary of corporation
news prepared by Standard Statistics
Co., Inc, New York:
Raybestos-M Manhattan, Inc.-March
quarter common share earnings were
So cents VS.. 40 cents.
Zenith Radio Corp.-Following the
convention, at which they were shown
the 1897 models, Zenith Radio dis
tributors placed initial orders total
ing s4,187,634: in 1885 distributors
placed initial orders of s1.200,000.
Fairbanks, Morse g. Cot was said
this company is expected to sell in
the near future s6,000,00C of per cent
sinking fund debentures and use the
proceeds to redeem on August !, 1886,
SIS, 438, 500 of the outstanding per
cent debentures, due February !, 1912.
Consolidated Oil Corp.-Net income
of company in first fou months was
around $4,500,000.
Swiss Oil Corp.-Common share
earnings, four months ended April 80,
were 20 cents VS.. 8 cents.
Loblaw Groceterias Co., Ltd.-Net
profit, 48 weeks ended May 2, was
$751 800 VS.. $3.50, 257 in 48 weeks ended
May 4, 1895; net sales In like 48 weeks
period showed an increase of 40 per
cent over like 1885 period.
Electric Power 81 Light Corp.-Kilo-
watt system input of subsidiaries for
the week ended May IA increased 2l.3
per cent over like 1885 period: in pre-
ceding week gain was 22.6 per cent.
National Power & Light Co.-Kilo-
watt system input of subsidiaries for
the week ended May IA increased 12.6
per cent over like 1885 period; in pre-
ceding week gain was 1874 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22
Auto Production
Down to l1O,845
Level for Week
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, May Edwards Re-
ports, Inc, estimated today that pro-
duction of automotive plants for the
current week totaled 1l0.s45 cars and
trucks, compared with 1885 for the
preceding week.
Wards attributes the decline largely
to the reduction of operations in the
Ford plants. which it says have re-
turned to four-day schedules.
Grams Reports place this weeks
output at 1o9821 units. compared with
117,156 it estimated for last week and
100. 705 for the corresponding week of
1885. Grams said the outlook for next
week was for total about equal or
little lower than that of the current
week,