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Evening star., 1936-09-10
Paint Specials
Floor Lamp Bases "a off

A few bronze finished and wooden bases
that have been used as floor samples.
Some are slightly marred. Were $4.98 to
$685. Friday to 1882
Boudoir Shades and Bedlites; silk and rayon
shades, pastel bedlites. Slightly soiled but good
Lamps -. Fifth Floor.
Evening star., 1936-09-10
Part.wOol Blankets,
Regularly $3.50

Extra-large size, 72x84 inches, in rich block
plaid designs; green white, blue-and-
white, rose -and-white and orchid-and-
white, bound with three inches of sateen.
Wool Filled Comforts; 72xS4 inches Covered with
figured sateen on top, plain sateen on back. At
tractive designs. Friday only----.---------$4.45
Is Imported Linen Damask Sets, consisting OF
52x67-inc cloth and matching napkins. Col
ored borders, hemmed ready for use. Regularly
$25o Friday
1900 Turkish Bath Towels. 18x36 inches. Double
thread construction, neatly hemmed borders.
Regularly 19c each Friday. for--------- CSC
Fine Linen Dish Towels, absorbing and lintless;
17x32 inches Regularly 22c. Friday
Linens and Domeshcs i. . Second Floor.
Evening star., 1936-12-04
BOETTIGERS TACKLE
SEATTLE PROBLEMS
Presidents Daughter to Work
as Partner" With Husband
on Hearst Newspaper.
Ev the Associated Press.

Ev the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, December 4.-President
Roosevelt's son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boettiger, tackled
the problems today of running the
Hearst daily, Post-Intelligencer, re-
opened recently after being closed by
q strike over the dismissal of two staff
members
Mrs. Boettiger, the former Anna
Eleanor Roosevelt, who will write for
the newspaper, "is my partner in every
sense of the word" Boettiger told
more than $50 Western Washington
leaders at q welcoming dinner given
by Mayor John F. Dore of Seattle
last night.
The new publisher said he had been
given q free hand by William RAN
dolph Hearst. who criticized the Presi-
dents policies In the recent election
campaign.
Boettiger referred briefly to the
strike, called by the American News
paper Guild and settled by q read
justment of wages and working con-
ditions.
Seeing in his position a real oppor-
tunity. he added, II assumed that
there was greater difflculty there
than just that of the newspaper men
who had walked OUT
Evening star., 1936-12-04
IS WOMAN BESIEGERS.

PLEASANTVILLE, N. j., December
I R.-City Council members an
swered. Let EN- sit, let 'em picket,
when informed last night that ss be.
Sieging women would occupy ths
Council chamber and picket gam.
bling" houses until their w. p. A
tewing projects were resumed.
Informed by Mrs. Anna McArdle
one Of the woman leaders, that they
had been advised to stay put and
make them carry you out" Mayor
Thomas Doc) Crawford answered
from behind his drug store counter
I'VE are not going to bother them
Is long as they behave themselves.
but they had better not get my
dander up!"
The women, whose w. p. A. jobs
were ended when the city announced
It could not pay its share of the
project, strengthened picket lines be-
fore what they termed horse joints
and card houses" throughout the city.
The Mayor and council members, all
Republicans. and Mayor-elect Scott
M Long, q Democrat, scoffed at the
pickets.
I'VE don't know of any gambling
houses" they said.
Mayor Crawford's interview was
Terminated by his employer, Mrs. An
ME Livingston, who said Crawford had
fallen behind in his prescription work
because all the customers stopped to
chat about the siege.
Evening star., 1936-12-04
RETURN OF FORMS
. ON PENSIONS LAGS
Less Than so Per Cent oil
Expected $500, 900
Blanks Received.

The Government today was insti-
tuting a check of employers who have
failed to file old-age benefit applica-
tions under the social security act.
With but approximately l.500, 900 in
hand, out of an estimated total Of
3,500,000 due, the Social Security Board
late yesterday called on postal Of
ficials over the country for a list of
the laggards.
The board gave no inkling of what
action would be taken against recalci-
trants. Both employers and en-
ployes who fail to file the necessary
information on which benefit pay
ments eventually will be based, are
subject to a $4,000 fine and a years
imprisonment. Internal Revenue Of
f1ciaS. who are charged with collec-
ton Of the tax, presumably would be
responsible for starting prosecutions,
but apparently no course has yet been
mapped. Earlier it was said at the
Internal Revenue Bureau that specific
instances Of failure to comply with
the law would be awaited before a de-
cision is reached as to action.
The forms from the employers are
those which describe their businesses
and give information as to the number
Of employees for whom to make pro-
vision for registration.
The slack seems to be in the smaller
communities, for in metropolitan
areas the return from employers has
been estimated at more than 80 per
cent, while the average for the country
as a whole is under so.
In Washington this 90 per cent
figure holds, and there have been no
cases reported where employers have
fatty refused to comply.
The forms from employers were due
back on November "a, and some are
continuing to trickle in, but from all
appearances. the bulk movement is
over.
In Brooklyn, N. Y, it was said at
the Social Security Board, there were
10000 delinquencies reported right at
the outset, but an implied threat of
punitive action stirred up the laggards,
Meanwhile, returns from employees
also were coming in slowly, although
tomorrow marks the deadline for these,
The Social Security Board yesterday
called on its regional and field Offices
to help counteract the impression that
large numbers of workers are to be
hired. The board is being swamped
with applications for employment, and
members Of Congress are having the
same experience.
The board repeated that, with few
exceptions in specialized classes, all
employees are coming from civil service
registers.
Evening star., 1936-12-04
|DOLL HOUSE OPENS
HERE TOMORROW
Parade to Feature Event.
Gifts Will Bring Free
Ride.

Shirley Temples by the dozen and
quintuplets by the five are expected at
the dedication of Gordon Kitten.
marks Doll House at 9 o'clock tomor-
row morning at the corner of Four.
teenth and F streets.
A taxicab parade and music by the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club Har.
monica Band will be features, all
broadcast over Station WRC in con-
nection with The Star-Warner Bros.
N. B. c. Christmas toy campaign.
The Doll House is the collection
center for dolls to be delivered the
day before Christmas to the Metropoli-
tan Police so that they may distribute
them at their sixteenth annual Christ
mas party. Doll donors will be adj
mitted to membership in the Good
Fellows Club, an organization formed
for the campaign, when they make
their presentations.
Tomorrow morning is only the be-
ginning-the Doll House will be open
from $50 am. until pm. daily, with
Gordon Hittenmark, Your Time
keeper" Of WRC, on the air from that
spot from $50 unth 9 o'clock each
morning.
The key to the Doll House will be
turned by Maj. Ernest w. Brown, su-
perintendent of police, who will open
this temple of Joy officially.
The taxicab parade is something
any one may enter. If you want
free ride to the dedication call Metro
politan o400 today, giving your name
and address. A Union Taxicab Asso-
citation car will pick you up at your
home around $3.50 am. Saturday, II
you have a doll with you or a cash
donation of not less than 81 for the
poor.
Your. driver will take you to the
north side Of Florida avenue, west Of
Sixteenth street. where the parade
will proceed downtown, dolls pro-
jecting from every window, under po-
lice escort Those who wish to drive
their own cars in the procession are
invited to join the procession at the
starting place-with a doll along. Of
course. Every one is urged to leave
names and addresses as they file by
the Doll House at $50 o'clock They
will then receive a surprise in the
mail from the Union Taxicab folk,
according to Glenn Elliott of that
company.
Finishing touches are being put on
the Doll House structure itself today.
1t was donated by Louis Brueninger
and is being decorated by George
Ford, president of the Capitol Heights
Business Mems Association. Members
of the Alpha Beta Zeta Sorority, di-
rected by Elsie Ramby, will be on
duty at the Doll House daily. The
convenient location of the structure
this year is made possible by Harry
Summerville, manager Of the Willard
Hotel.
Evening star., 1936-12-04

escaped unhurt were George Decatur,
469 I street, and Wallace Kirtley, 523
Eleventh street. They caught hold of
a cable as the heavy crossbeam started
to fall, jerking with it three con-
Meeting beams, each weighing about
500 pounds.
Il was right in the middle of the
BEAM" said Kirtley. 1T started fall
ing so fast We hardly had time to do
anything. But We leaped and caught
hold Of cable attached to the crane,
and swung ourselves out of the way
of the falling beam"
There was some evidence that the
crossbeams had come loose at the
point where brackets from the main
beam were attached to it, because the
brackets were still attached to the
main beam after the crossbeam fell.
John H. Claggett, who operates the
crane, said he believed the bolts on
the south end (beam runs north and
south) were sheared on somehow or
other, and that end swung down first.
The job of Hanley, on the ground
with Mcdonald, was to attach the
crane cable to the beams. One beam
had just been put up and the crane
was idle ut the time. The girders be-
ing put up were the last ones in that
particular section Of the viaduct.
Freight Traffic Held Up.
The viaduct Is situated next to the
Pennsylvania freight station ut Ben
ming and the crash held up freight
trafic for some time. The falling
beams pulled down overhead trolley
wires. Street car service to Kenil-
worth and the District line also was
interrupted.
Mcdonald was q native Of Canada,
but had lived in Washington more
than 30 years, having come here from
Boston. For many years he was SUI
perintendent for the George A. Fuller
Co. construction firm and had charge
of erection Of the Munsey Building,
Raleigh Hotel and many other large
jobs.
Later he started In business under
the name Of Mcdonald Steel Con-
struction Co., which had the steel
contracts for the Standard OH Co.
Building. the Hall Of Science, the
Evening star., 1936-12-04
v. ]. NOLAN CASE
GOES TO JURORS
Auto Dealer, Charged With
Bribing Witnesses, Soon
to Know Fate.

Charges that William j. Nolan, local
automobile dealer, bribed two wit
nesses in his wifes divorce case were
submitted to q jury in District Court
today.
Trial Justice James NJ Proctor gave
the case to the jurors after instruct
ing them not to draw any unfavor-
able inferences from the fact that
Nolan did not take the witness stand
in his own defense. AS q matter OF
law. Judge Proctor said, defend.
ant in q criminal case need not tes-
tify since the Government must prove
its charges beyond a reasonable
doubt.
In his closing argument for the
Government, Assistant United States
Attorney John w. Fihelly asked the
jurors to convict Nolan. contending
that he was the only one who could
have benefited by the alleged bribery
of the witnesses. 1t was testified in
the case that the witnesses. Charles
and Matte Young, colored. who were
supposed to testify for Mrs. Alice M.
Nolan in her divorce suit, were given
$50 and two automobile tires by
Francis M. Kearney to leave the
District two days before the divorce
case was scheduled for trial.
kearney, formerly one Of Nolan's
business associates, testified that No
Ian gave him the $50 to turn over to
Young and authorized him to let ths
colored man have the automobile tires.
On this statement of facts, Fihelly
argued, the jury reasonably could draw
draw the conclusion that Nolan, and
not Kearney, was the instigator of the
alleged bribery.
In conclusion, Fihelly said:
They have admitted a bribe was
given. BY whom? 1t was not Kear-
neys divorce case, and the only per-
son interested in the outcome was
Nolan"
Kearney, at the opening Of the trial,
entered q plea of nolo contendere
which, in effect. is plea of guilty. He
had been indicted with Nolan.
Defense Attorney Rudolph Yeatman
said in his closing argument that no
evidence had been introduced tending
to show that Nolan participated in or
knew of the alleged bribery Of the
Youngs.
IF you members of the jury review
the evidence impartially," he said.
you must reach the conclusion that
there is nothing in the case to justify
you in returning a verdict against this
defendant"
Evening star., 1936-12-04

Department of Justice Building, the
new House Once Building, the Ar
chives Building, additions to the Sem
ate ONCE Building and the H. o. L. c,
and Union Trust Co. Buildings and
many others.
Last March he organized the Fed
eral Steel Erecting Co. and was its
president. John T. Talman is vice
president, but not active in the man
treasurer. The ofice is at $50 L street
/ southwest
Besides his widow, Mrs. Mary Nc
Donald, he is survived by several sis
ters. none living in Washington. A
brother, Joseph, died several years
| ago.
Was Well Known In Field.
Mcdonald was widely known here in
the construction field and a member
of several associations of contractors.
He was also a member Of the ElkS.
Employees at his Office today said he
had always been actively in charge of
jobs on which he had the contracts
and usually spent most of his time su-
pervising the work. The job on which
he was killed was about three-fourths
| finished.
Hanley. who apparently saw the
beam falling and attempted to jump
out of the way. was struck only a
glancing blow on the back.
A native of Washington, he has
been a steel worker for many years.
He started on his present job about
three weeks ago, refusing one which
would have taken him out Of the city
and away from his family. He Is
married and has a daughter, Kath-
crime. IA
His wife. i'll for several days, was
not advised Immediately of the seri-
business of her husbands injuries. A
few days ago, she told members Of the
family, she had dream in which her
husband suffered an injury. Neigh
bors related that when a friend came
to the house this morning to tell Of the
accident she was in the hall outside
her room asking what happened to
her husband almost as soon as the
door bell rang.
Hanley Worked in France.
Hanley had been employed as a
steel worker on several large Federal
buildings here and worked on con-
struction jobs for the Government in
France during the World War.
Roberts, who has lived in Washington
for five years or more. was unmarried.
Police were attempting to notify
brother, who is also a steel worker.
believed to be in Detroit. Roberts
lived at the home of the foreman of
the job, J. T. Mooney, at the K street
address.
Coroner Macdonald, after q pre-
liminary investigation, said he had no
opinion on the cause Of the accident,
but added he understood the bolts
usually are not tightened when the
beam is first put into place on such
jobs.
Evening star., 1936-12-04
S|T-DOWN STRIKE
IS DECLARED OFF
w. P. A. Workers March Out
Of Building Singing the
/: InternationaIe.
Is the Associated Press.

sNEW YORK, December "A group
Of striking w. p. A. employees, their
number reduced by IS to 125. ended q
ohe-day sit-down strike today and
marched out of the ONCE building
where they had camped, singing the
'3nternationale."
SAT the same time. Orrick Johns, di-
f2ctor of the local Federal Writer'S
Foject, resigned as protest against
tie lay-off program which brought
9bout the strike.
THE original striking group num-
Tered $50, but Is left their posts dur
Log the night.
sThe workers took possession Of the
charters yesterday after they heard re-
ports Of sharp reductions in w. P. A.
employment rolls.
An emergency squad Of 40 policemen
and IS w. P. A. guards made inefiec-
tual efforts to oust them. w. p. A.
ofncials then announced they could
remain, but no food could be brought
In and those who left the building
would not be allowed to return.
Efforts Twice Foiled.
Twice the police and guards foiled
efforts to get food to the workers. The
sandwich hoist, supplied with food
given by picketing workers outside,
also collapsed later when police cut the
rope.
Two hundred and nineteen persons,
arrested in a riot at w. p. A. art prof.
ect headquarters Tuesday night, were
arraigned on disorderly conduct charges
and the hearing was continued to to-
day after a judge commented on the
long boards worn by some Of the de-
PENDANTS.
The sit-down strike followed upon
Q conference between . delegation OF
u workers and q project official at
which they complained about sched-
uled lay-off Of 73 persons from the
1928 on the writer's project and were
told local officials merely were carry
ing out orders from Washington.
At a mass meeting the musicians
adopted a resolution condemning w
p. A. officials for proposed stan cuts
and voted to demonstrate today noon
at w. P. A. headquarters on West
Tifty-fourth street.
Proceedings Transferred.
Arraignment Of those arrested at
the riot was postponed because Of the
6mall size of the Yorkville court room
where 1t was originally scheduled
Magistrate Henry Curran ordered the
proceedings transferred to the Wash
tngton Heights Magistrates Court.
More than 500 persons crowded the
court room and heard the superin-
tntendent Of the Art Project Once
Building identify several of the de-
PENDANTS as rioters and police oficer
testify similarly.
Most Of those who have been
identified 50 far" Curran commented,
shave worn long boards. ! hope that
between now and the time this case
Is disposed Of they will not shave OF
their boards"
Evening star., 1936-12-04

The birds were unhurt, stayet
around only long enough to gathel
their wits or whatever pigeons use fol
wits, then flew back In the direction
from which they came.
Il
VITAMINS.
The mistress OF one OF the nicer
homes on Twentp- fourth street got
a double shock from her cook the
other day.
The first came 1Uhen the cook,
and a good one she Is, failed to re-.
port for duty; the second when she
explained:
~ had an accident. I am sorry
not to report for duty cause the
doctor told me that had done
something to my Dtamins."
Evening star., 1936-12-04

began her career as saleswoman for
Lansburgh e. Bro. but retired when
she was married to James F. Brooks.
After his death she again became a
buyer of women's clothing.
Twenty-Five years ago she opened
her first store on @ street. later erect
ing her own building at 1109 G street.
A number of years after the death of
her first husband she was married to
the late Lewis M. Reitz of Baltimore.
Surviving Mrs. Reitz are her moth
er, Mrs. Bernard j. Mcmahon; q
daughter, Mrs. James @. Rowe of
Montclair, N. j., widow Of James G.
Rowe, II. famous race horse trainer;
four sisters, Mrs. Harry H. Bixler,
Mrs. Frank M. Wall and Mrs. Roy M.
Perry Of this city and Mrs. John F.
Bowden of Staten Island, N. Y, and
five grandchildren.
Evening star., 1936-12-04
PATHETIC LETTERS
BEG YULE CHEER
Modest Wishes of Poor
People Sent to Police, Who
Try to Help.

This Christmas story needs the
genius Of q Charles Dickens. 1t Is .
story that would melt the heart Of .
thousand unreformed Scrooges. .
story of the modest wishes Of poor
people for q crumb Of happiness dur
ing a season of universal rejoicing.
The authors are the mothers and
children of Washington who must re-
ceive aims at Christmas time If their
faith In human kindness Is te persist.
Your response to their appeals will
strain none Of mercy's qualities.
The story Is contained in letters to
Capt. Joseph c. Morgan, chairman
of the Metropolitan Police Christmas
party. which seeks annually to aid
the city's neediest families at the time
when charity is most poignant.
Here are some samples Of the cap
tain's daily mail, an ever-growing
collection Of anxious petitions:
An M street mother Of five boys
and five girls, ranging in age from
to Is, writes that her husband Is
jobless and cant find anything to
do" Can the police plea&e give them
q basket of food for Christmas?
Otherwise
Toys for Grandchildren.
II am a widow, 72 years old, and
my sole support is my daughter. also
q widow and the mother of boy, O..
and a girl. 7. My daughter makes
s36 month. All the help I get is the
little my daughter makes" The writer
hopes there will be food for Christ
mas dinner and q few toys for her
grandchildren.
I'VE would appreciate very much
some clothing and = little food for
Christmas" writes q mother Of seven.
aged 6 months to IL years. I'VE are
In very bad circumstances"
From . sick and jobless woman on
. basket Of food.
There are scores. hundreds Of others.
A letter comes from q paralyzed
woman who must care for six children.
She has no money for house rent:
none for food. This case was an
emergency. A policeman was sent to
investigate. He found conditions even
worse than described. Food coal.
shoes for the children were supplied
Immediately, and other gifts will be
brought on Christmas.
Policies Annual Party.
II these families, large and small,
old couples. young children are to
know some Joy on that day Of all days
when it Is more blessed to give than
to receive, families more fortunate
must give generously Of food or
clothing or toys or cash to the annual
Christmas charity conducted by the
police this year in cooperation with
The Star Warner Bros.-N. B. c.
Christmas toy campaign.
A call to Metropolitan 100, to the
nearest police station or to Capt.
Morgan at the fifth precinct will bring
a policeman to collect your gift.
Headquarters for gift collection for
the police party have been established
in the old National Hotel. Three
Lenox School girls are working with
Mrs. Ada M. Minnix. in charge Of
this center. They have volunteered
their services and are typing letters
to be sent to former and prospective
contributors. These girls are Marion
Mortimer, Doris Hudson and Anna
Logue.
Evening star., 1936-12-04
W. P. A. LODGE URGES
PROTECTION OF JOBS

Creation Of special projects to care
for any Of the stan of the Works
Progress Administration losing jobs
here IN the weeding-out process that
has been under way for some time was
called for last night by w. P. A. Lodge
OF the American Federation Of Gov
ernment Employees, meeting at the
Hamilton Hotel.
The lodge also asked civil service
status for the entire force so addt-
tional openings might be available In
Federal service.
The w. p. A. stan now Is down to
about 1000 persons, and further cuts
are in prospect. t*
. The projects the lodge wants set up
are research studies Of various kind.
Evening star., 1936-12-04
CHILDREN QUESTIONED

Six colored boys and q colored girl
were arrested by fifth precinct police
yesterday for questioning in connec-
tion with q series of housebreakings
during the last six or eight months
They were released later in the Gus
tody Of their parents pending Juvenile
Court action.
The children, whose ages range be-
tween Q and IS years, were said to
have participated in Is housebreak-
ings. Police would not make an esti-
mate of the amount of property stolen,
but 1t was understood to be small.