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Evening star., 1936-01-12
SKINNER SLAYERS
REMAIN UNNAMED
Seven CoIored Men and One
Woman Held in Police
Investigation.

The slayers of Roland p. Skinner,
filling station owner, were still un-
named last night as homicide squad
detectives continued to investigate the
attempted hold-up Friday night that
resulted in the murder.
Seven colored men and q woman,
arrested in Southwest Washington,
are being held at No. precinct while
their possible connection with the
shooting Is investigated.
They were taken into custody after
a taxi driver told police he picked
up two colored men near the filling
station at Florida avenue and P
street northeast, and took them to
Second and Canal streets southwest.
The men appeared to have been
running when they hailed his cab
shortly after the hold-up, the hacker
said.
Only a meager description of the
slayers was given police. Alfred Will
liam, colored watchman at q ware
house near the filing station, who
witnessed the shooting from distance
said SINNERS assailants wore over
coats and gray hats. |
Skinner. who put up a battle to
save $50 he had in his overaIls pocket,
was shot through the heart and ab-
domen. He was dead on arrival at
Sibley Hospital. The filling station
owners 80 caliber pistol, unfired, and
q bent grease gun, presumably dam
aged in the fight, were found near his
body. The colored men fed without
taking SINNERS money.
Meanwhile, Steve Shelton, former
George Washington University foot
ball player, who was seriously
wounded In q similar shooting Mon
day night, appeared on the way to re-
covery at Providence Hospital. He
was shot in the abdomen when he
resisted three colored men who robbed
him Of $50 at q Maryland avenue fill-
ing station. @
The three men were arrested shortly
after the shooting.
Evening star., 1936-01-12
DISTRICT BANKS
ASSETS GROWING
Hopes for Dividend This
Year Seen in Receiv.
er's Report.

Hope for a dividend some time this
year for depositors of the District
National Bank, closed since 1888, was
seen in the quarterly report of Re-
ceiver Norman r. Hamilton, made
public yesterday.
Although a suit still is pending by
certain stockholders, seeking to pre-
vent collection Of assessment against
stockholders, the receivership is max
ing good progress in liquidating the
institution, the report shows, with re-
manning assets now estimated at s2,-
POI ,958.72.
Collections from stockholders. listed
as cash collected by receiver and held
as trustee for owners" total $780,
80202.
The bank owed the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. a total of s1,l93,4S
but has paid back s90l ,287, and thus
owes less than 100000 on assets
valued at a much higher figure.
$567,186 Cash on Hand.
Cash in the hands of the receiver
has reached $567, 1861.
When another dividend may be
payable to depositors Is a question
which cannot be answered at this
time by the receiver, but the figures
speak for themselves. Distribution
may not be made, it Is understood,
however, until the stockholders suit
Is settled.
TJpdar O dividard - En v,er oan%
paid in September, 1888, depositors
had received up to the end of 1885
total of 1890, ,331.22.
Reports Of several other receivers
Of insolvent banks were filed also yes
terday, disclosing the condition of
these institutions at the close of 1885.
Delayed by Litigation.
The Federal American National
Bank & Trust Co., Of which Cary A
Hardee is receiver, has remaining as
sets estimated at $3,029, ,3S9.66. but
pending litigation apparently has de-
layed indefinitely possibility of q divi-
dend to depositors. Stockholders have
paid in total Of $1,005,l8 on q
stock assessment of $4,000, 900.
Cash in hand was listed at ST.
090, ,923.89, and nquidating account
included s114,815.8S.
Out of a total loan from the r. r.
c. amounting to $2,348,425.s7 there
has been paid back 81, ,090, ,923.80.
Depositors Of this bank have re-
ceived one dividend OF so per cent,
which up to the end Of the year had
been paid out In the total Of $4,162,-
4e6.21.
Reports Of Other Banks.
Reports on five other banks were
made public.
Among those, four were in the hands
Of Receiver Hamilton, and had re-
naming assets as follows: Potomac
Savings. $751;, ,162.09; Seventh Street
Savings, $377,78225; Northeast Saw
ings, $221, ,26o.ss; Washington Savings,
$1s2, ,402.33.
The Chevy Chase Savings Bank,
which has paid out 80 per cent and
probably will pay 100 per cent to its
depositors eventually, was reported by
Receiver Hardee to have total remain
ing assets amounting to $so,557.ss.
Evening star., 1936-01-12
MOOR MAY GET
INSURANCE POST
Texan Is Expected to Be
Choice as Successor to
John A. Marshall.

J. Balch Moor, a native Of Bonham.
Tex, with Is years experience in the
insurance business in the Southwest,
is being favorably considered by the
Commissioners for appointment as the
new District superintendent of insur-
ance, it was reported yesterday. Moor
has been with the National Recovery
Administration for the past year.
Final decision has not been made,
but action is expected soon, since the
present insurance superintendent,
John A. Marshall, has been designated
director of unemployment compensa-
ton and next month will be collecting
the first pay roll assessments under
that plan.
Seven Applications Filed.
Seven formal applications for ap-
pointment have been filed to date.
Most of the candidates are said to
have Endorsements from members Of
Congress and other officials.
Others seeking the job are John P.
Lynch, a native of the District, past
president of the Life Insurance Club
of Washington and of the District of
Columbia Life Underwriters Associa-
ton, who is a member of the Wash
ington Office of the New York Life In
suranoe Co.; Joseph J. McDermott. for
IL years attached to the District In
surance Department; Howard M. Star
ling, for the past six years field rep
resentative of the Association of Cas-
ualty and Surety Executives of New
York City, with his headquarters here;
Charles E. Conner, present deputy
District superintendent of insurance;
Thomas M. Baldwin, past District su-
perintendent of insurance; and Her.
bert L. Davis, past superintendent, who
was transferred to the assessors office
when Marshall was appointed.
Has Wide Experience.
Moor conducted a general insurance
business in Bonham, Tex, from 1908
to 1916 and then became agency su-
pervisor for the Southeastern Life In
surance Co. for South Texas, with
headquarters at San Antonio, from
1916 to 1921. He served as State agent
in Dallas for the northern half of
Texas in 1921 and 1922, then returned
to private insurance business for the
next five years.
Later he was associated with the
United Fidelity Life Insurance Co.,
Dallas, and with the Planet Corp. of
Fort Worth. He was with the Gulf
States Security Life Insurance Co.,
Dallas, in 1888 and 1884
With the N. r. A. here he served as
assistant deputy administrator in
charge Of six codes, it is said.
Evening star., 1936-01-12

A visit yesterday by two Govern
ment physicians to the hospital bedside
Of John Cooke Grayson. who is sched-
uled to 60 on trial tomorrow In Dis
trict Supreme Court on conspiracy
charges, remained shrouded In mys-
terry last night.
United States Attorney Leslie G.
Garrett denied yesterday he had
ordered Grayson examined, but last
night both doctors said that was the
purpose of their visit to the University
Of Virginia Hospital at Charlottesville
Grayson is the brother of Admiral
Cary T. Grayson.
Meanwhile, it was learned that At
torney William E. Leahy. who repre-
sents the defendant, had Grayson ex-
amined yesterday by three physicians
Leahy said last night they reported
that If Grayson is brought to Wash
ington tomorrow 1t may cause his
death.
Prosecution Delayed 20 Years.
Similar reports have been furnished
the court on previous occasions during
the two and half years during which
prosecution of Grayson has been de-
layed. However, Justice Daniel w
O'Donoghue ordered a month age
that the trial must 60 on tomorrow
At the time of his ruling, Justice
O'Donoghue said prosecution Of Gray
soy should take precedence over any
other engagement Of the District at
torney or defense counsel.
The Government physicians re-
tanned to examine Grayson were DR..
John E. Lind, well-known psychiatrist
of st. Elizabeth's Hospital, and DR..
James Alexander Lyon, prominent
Evening star., 1936-01-12
Miss Sin,o,,s Din,ed
In Tribute to So
Years as Teacher
Associates, School Off:
ciols and Former Pupils
at Farewell.

Miss Sarah Z. Simons. who ended
30 years service as q teacher and
officer In the Washington schools De-
cember 81. was honored by her asso-
ciates, school officials and former
pupils at farewell banquet at the
Carlton Hotel last night.
Miss Simons retired at the end of
the year as head of the English de-
partment In the white schools.
She had entered the service here
as second grade teacher in 1884,
and later became English teacher at
Central High School. In 1905 she
was promoted to the position she held
until her retirement.
During this time she helped to es-
tablish the Board Of Examiners, and
was q member Of the board for many
years
Tribute to Miss Simons and her
work here was paid last night by DR..
Frank w. Ballou. superintendent OF
schools. and several of her former
pupils. Addresses also were made By
old associates and members of the
Board Of Education.
As q farewell token Miss Simons
was presented with Q jeweled pin.
Evening star., 1936-01-12
NJ N. Axsoc,ated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Oriental charm. Southern chivalry
and q boast about American ingenuity
brought Vice President Garner back
from his trip to China without his
watch.
The timepiece changed ownership
with Garner's full consent while the
Vice President was at dinner in his
honor in Shanghai.
Next to the bushy- y-browed Uvaldean
was the beautiful and wealthy wife
Of q Chinese diplomat.
Conversation skipped from one sub
ject to another until Garner looked
at his watch. The Chinese woman
admired.
do you like that?" Garner said.
"well, you know. that watch Is one
thing we can make In America and
sell cheap that you folks over here
can't compete with. And they guar
Evening star., 1936-01-12

publication of the council to a friend
in Chattanooga and Daniel F. Craig,
jr., 1851 Columbia road, an intimate
friend of her son. Craig's mother
said her son and Ashworth had plan
ned to lunch together yesterday and
attend the Fort Myer pageant. They
had oeen planning trip to Mexico
next Summer.
Ashworth, a graduate of Dewitt
School to which he transferred from
the Tome School, Port Deposit, Md,
three years ago. was a candidate for
the swimming team at George WASH
ington. Mrs. Craig said he had plan
ned 10 study for the diplomatic serv-
ice
Evening star., 1936-01-12
Conspiracy Case Up Tomorrow,
Doctors Examine ]. c. Grayson
Visit of u. S. Physicians to Virginia U.
Hospital at Charlottesville Shrouded
in Mystery-2 Charges Pend.

heart specialist. Both said they were
employed by the Government to ex-
anime Grayson. but refused to divulge
the result OF their examination, say
ing they had been asked not to dis
cuss the matter.
Leahy said he employed Drs. Walter
A. Bloedorn, Frank Leech and James
w. Esler to examine his client. They
found that Grayson's blood pressure
was 240 and increased to ass under
the excitement Of the examination,
Leahy declared.
Efforts to reach Garnett last night
were unsuccessful.
Leahy refused to state definitely
whether he would produce Grayson
in court tomorrow morning.
II may know something definitely
by noon tomorrow, the attorney as
serted
Under Two Indictments.
GraySon is under two conspiracy
indictments. One charges he con-
spired with Robert S. Stunz, late exec
utive vice president of the defunct
Park Savings Bank. to steal and en-
bezzle $4,000 from the bank. The
other alleged he and Stunz, who later
committed suicide, conspired to de-
fraud the Government by tipping
of the banker of prospective visits by
bank examiners.
The prosecutors, Assistant United
States Attorneys John J. Wilson and
John w. Fihelly, said yesterday their
case Is prepared and they are ready
for the trial to begin tomorrow.
The Government plans to introduce
the testimony Of 23 witnesses, besides
a large quantity of documentary evil
dence.
Evening star., 1936-01-12
Knights Templars to Dine.

Senator M. M. Nicely, Democrat, of
West Virginia will be the principal
speaker at the dinner celebrating the
1l1th birthday anniversary of the
washington Commandery, Knights
Templar, to be held att pm. Tuesday
at the Willard Hotel. Comdr. z. A.
Poynton. son Of Grand Comdr. Ar
thur NJ Poynton, will preside. Grand
Secretary j.. Claude KEEPER win be
master Of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1936-01-12
Payne to Speak at Harvard.

Federal Communications Commis-
sioner George Henry Payne will speak
tomorrow at Harvard University on the
work of the commission. He has al
ready discussed r. G. G. activities In
addresses ut Cornell University, Co.
lumbia University and the University
Of Syracuse.
Evening star., 1936-01-12
J. @. Adams PIT. A. to Meet.

Birch Bayh. director Of the Depart
ment Of Health and Physical Educa.i
ton Of the District Public Schoois
will speak on Health and Recreation
for Children and Parents" at the
meeting Of the Parent -Teach-
er Association ct John Quincy Adams
School Tuesday night at Q pm. D
half-hour social period will precede the
regular meeting.
Evening star., 1936-01-12

Lie over until the following day, or
even later, ut Police Court.
Persons arrested for trafi1c offenses,
disorderly conduct. or other types Of
cases. could be taken directly to the
magistrate for trial, since case could
be brought on accusation by police
ofacer without Q review Of the case by
an assistant corporation counsel.
The plan d modelled somewhat after
the magistrate court system In Balti-
more and other Eastsrn cities.
Evening star., 1936-01-12
Engineers to Roast OYSTERS.

The Institute of Mining and Metal
lurgical Engineers announced yester-
day it will hold its annual oyster roast
at the Capitol Yacht Club Thursday,
January %. Election of officers for
the coming year will be held.
Evening star., 1936-01-12
LEGISLATORS TO SPEAK
Ford and Randolph Will Address
Colored Democrats.

Representatives Thomas r. Ford Of
California and Jennings Randolph of
West Virginia will be guest speakers at
. dinner Of the Allied Colored Demo.
cratic Clubs, Inc, at 8 pm. Wednes-
day. The affair will be at the jungle
Inn. 1211 U street.
Harry B. Fleharty, special assistant
to the Attorney General also will
speak. The meeting is open to the
public.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-09
City Lutherans
Are to Attend
Synod Meeting
Six Ministers, Two Lay
Delegates to Go to
Evansville.

Six local Lutheran ministers and
two lay delegates are to attend the
eighty-eighth annual convention of
of the Indiana Synod, United Luz
theran Church in America, to be
held in st. Marks Lutheran Church,
Evansville, Monday through Thurs
day.
They are the Revs. j. S. Albert,
Of Gesthemane Lutheran Church,
pastor and Wittenberg College di-
rector; R. H. Benting, st. Marks
Church, pastor and examining COM
mittee chairman; Clarence E. Gard
ner, First Church pastor and a
Wittenberg College director; Ken
meth Hartman, Ebenezer Church
pastor; j. Luther Seng, Bethany
Church pastor, and Allen K. Trout,
Bethlehem Church pastor and
Brotherhood Auxiliary Board chair
man. The lay delegates are o. G. C.
Fetta Brotherhood of Indiana Sy-
nod President, and John S. Spiegel,
Wittenberg director.
Addresses by two nationally
known United Lutheran clergymen
are to feature the program. On
Tuesday night the Rev. Henry D.
Dagger, president of the Pittsburgh
Synod, one of the largest in the de-
nomination. and board of education
vice president, is to speak at
fellowship banquet and synodical
mass rally.
The Rev w. H. Greever, secre-
tary of the United Lutheran Church
and former Southern Theological
Seminary faculty member, is. to
speak on Deepening the Spiritual
Life" at service Wednesday night.
Others to Speak
Other churchmen scheduled to
speak are the Rev. r. E. Tulloss,
Wittenberg College president,
Springfield; the Rev. L. H. Larimer,
HANNA Divinity School president,
Springfield, and the Rev. L. Frank
lin Gruber, Chicago Lutheran Sem
mary president, and authorized
turer.
Torrey H Walker, Philadelphia
church extension and finance secre-
tary, and Harry Hodges, also Of
Philadelphia, ministerial pensions
board executive secretary, are to
address the convention.
Delegates are to hear the report
Of a commission which has been
studying the ACCESSIBILITY of employ
ing a full-time salaried synod pres
ident. The report is to advise es-
Enlistment of such an office at the
close of the 1886 convention.
The Rev. Paul M. Brosy of Gosh
en- is to serve as synod chaplain and
is to deliver a series of meditations
on the theme, With God in the
Solitude"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-09

tors are Philip Adler Jr., Joseph M.
Bloch, Rabbi Elias Charry, Ernest
Cohn, G.. A. Efroymson, Robert
Efroymson, julius Falender, DIR.
Philip Falender, Isidore F'eibleman
Rabbi M. M. Feuerlicht, Mrs. Sam
uels 7Frommer, Abe H. Goldstein,
Mrs. j. A. Goodman, L. L. Good
man, Jack Harding, DR.. A. S. Jaeger,
Edgar Joseph, S. Carroll Kahn, Mrs.
I. &. Kahn, Edward A. Kahn, Leo
Kaminsky, Municipal Judge Charles
j. Karabell, Mrs. Edgar F. Kiser,
Samuel Mantel, Mrs. Isaac Marks,
Miss Frances Mazur, Jacob L. Muel-
Ter, Julius Medals, David Sablosky,
DR.. Louis Segar, Milton Sternberger,
S. j. Sternberger, L. A. Strauss, Leo
Traugott, Jacob Weiss, Mrs. Louis
Wolf, H. Joseph Hyman and Mr.
Bloom.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-09
Five Choirs TO
Combine Voices
Festival Groups to Sing at
Roberts Park Church.

A concert in preparation for Tues
days church choir festival is to oe
given in the Roberts Park Methodist
Church tomorrow night.
Choirs of Third Christian, First
United Lutheran, Central Avenue
Methodist and Roberts Park
churches and the Burroughs Jack
son College are to take part. The
concert is to begin at 7.
First part of the program is to
be presented by individual choirs,
while the latter portion will con-
sist Of Tuesday nights festival num-
bers, with Ralph w. Wright con-
Quoting.
Individual choir numbers are To
be-
20 Be Joyful ..s,.s.t,.A. ...Schaeh g :
Roberts Park Choir
Mrs. Jane johnson Burroughs. director
Third Christian Choir
Arthur w. Mason, director
20 Morn OF Beauty" ,......... Sibelius
First United Lutheran Choir
Mrs. Pauline RoeS, director
20 Holy Lord" acknowledgements. Dett
Burrougs- College Choir
Mrs Burroughs. director
''There Shall Ee No Night There" Wood
Central Avenue Methodist Choir
Ralph W. Wright director
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-09

W speak Oh 1ouCn F1ndmg the
Trail in Modern Life" S. j.
Sternberger, association president,
is to preside.
Organized in 1926, the association
has carried on the work previously
sponsored by the Jewish Fedora
ton.
Opened First 0 House in 1908 std
The federation opened the first
community house in 1908. In 1914.
larger quarters were taken in the
Communal Building, and recres-
tional facilities were added four
years later.
A bequeSt by Raphael KirShbaum
in memory of his wife, Flora, made
possible the establishment of the
second community center on Merid-
ian-St in 1925. Allan Bloom is di-
rector Of both centers.
The association also sponsors the
Indianapolis Open Forum, which
brings six outstanding speakers an
nually to Klshbaum Center. The
CenCerS are supported chiefly by
membership dues and subscriptions
from the association, which, in turn.
is supported by the Indianapolis
Community Fund.
SO Directors in Charge
The work of the association is
under SO directors. The paid staff
includes girls and boys workers
educational director, secretaries,
athletic directors, librarian, and de-
partmental assistants.
Other officers are: Mrs. Sarah
Wolf Goodman, vice president; Mrs,
Marjorie F. Kahn, secretary, and
Leonard A. Strauss, treasurer.
Members of the board of direc-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-09
PRESBYTERIAN,

theological, psychological ana Sclentlflc
| Message on Sim" both sermons by Oscar
| B. Lyon, lawyer-evangeliSt. Revival Serv-
| ices every night
PRESBYTERIAN
First-The Rev. George Arthur Frantz,
pastor. Morning, Anxious for Nothing" +;
| night Finally
Irvington-The Rev. John B. Ferguson,
pastor. Morning, Mothers Day; night,
Ray Holcomb of the Holcomb & Hoke Co.
Fairview-The Rev Virgil D. Raglan, pas
| tor. Morning, "A Mothers Day Medita-
ton; night. young peoples meeting.
Meridian Heights-The Rev. Sidney
Blair, Harry, pastor. Morning. "A Com
mand and Promise; night young peo-
pies meeting.
First United--The Rev. Joseph A. Mears.
pastor. Morning. Five Wise, Five Fool
pastor. Morning, ~ THE Mother Spirit
night, address to young people by Prof.
Craig of Lawrence.
Troub Memorial-The Rev. Lien Lem I;
Women and Mary"
Washington Street.-The Rev. T J.
Simpson, pastor Morning, Gratitude, /"
MotherS Day SERVICE night Union service
mon by the Rev. L. H. Kendall.
Notwithstanding Rev. H. T. Graham,
pastor. Morning. Mothers Day service.
TabernacIe-The Rev. j. Ambrose Dun
KEEL pastor. Morning. What God and
Mother Do for the Sour: night, "The
Way to Perfect Day"
Woodruff Avenue United-The Rev. Will
liam G. Ball pastor. Morning, Headline
Hunters; night, DRY Zones Rattle"
UNITARIAN
All souIs-The Rev. F. s. C. wicks pas
tor. Morning, "Belated Manhood
UNITED BRETHREN
First-The Rev George F. Snyder. pas
tor. Morning: Mothers Day sermon DR..
Stanley B. Williams, Dayton. O., guest
speaker: night, The Magnetic Power Of
Sacrifice
University Heights-The Rev. Roy H.
Turley. pastor Morning Home and
Mother: night, Pagan VS. Christian
play presented by the G. E. Groups.
UNIVERSALIST
Central--Oscar vogt moderator Morn
ing Mother" Mrs. Sidney Esten of But
Ter University, speaker; vocal duet by
Misses Rosamond and Ruth Schlaegel.