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Evening star., 1936-04-03
ELEVATOR CODE
BOARD APPOINTED
TO REVISE RULES
City Heads Action Fails to
Mention Blame in Re.
cent Fatality.
COL. JOHN w. 0EHMANN
COMMITTEE MEMBER
Capt. J. S. Bishop, Jr., Head of
Group-Dickinson and Thomas
Are Others Named.

A committee Of four members was
set up today by the District Commits
sioners, upon recommendation Of
Engineer Commissioner Dan 1. Sui
tan, to study and revise the Districts
elevator code as an outgrowth Of the
recent death of Harvey Crowen, l3, in
all automatic lift at 7611 Georgia
avenue.
The Commissioners said nothing
about reopening their investigation of
the boys death or any attempt to Ak
responsibility for the fatality. There
was disagreement between witnesses
at the coroner's Investigation as to
whether the Inflated elevator COM
piled with existing safety regulations.
The new committee was charged
ito make a thorough study of the
District Of Columbia elevator code
with view to clarifying the language
used throughout the code; the in
clusion Of additional definitions, and
increasing safety to life and limb, with
particular attention devoted to elm
mating the possibility Of more than
one Interpretation of its requirements"
Capt. Bishop, Chairman.
The committee is composed of Capt.
J. S. Bishop. jr., assistant engineer
commissioner, chairman; Col. John w.
Oehmann, building inspector; John A.
Dickinson of the National Bureau Of
Standards and E. w. Thomas, assist
ant corporation counsel.
Col. Oehmann, upon whose recon-
mendation the committee was created,
suggested that an elevator inspector
and qualified elevator construction
engineer" be included. Capt. Hugh P.
Dram, director of inspection, asked
that the Bureau Of Standards expert
be substituted for the engineer and
Col. Sultan named Oehmann in the
place Of the elevator inspector.
In view of the differences Of
opinion resulting from the discussion
Of the recent elevator accident"
Oehmann wrote Sultan, "and the fact
that there have undoubtedly been
many changes In elevator practice
since the adoption of our elevator code
five years ago. it is recommended that
committee be appointed to make a
thorough study Of the present CODE"
Doubt on Negligence.
Prior to the action of the Com
missioners today. Col. Sultan said
that it would be virtually impossible
for any one other than an expert
to determine whether there had been
negligence or careleSsness in the
Crowell case.
This is such highly technical
question, that I don't know and can't
say whether the inspectors were care
less or negligent, or were on the job
If the code Is subject to more than
one Interpretation, who is to deter
mine the proper meaning? frankly
don't know, and I don't believe any
one else, unless he Is a qualified ex-
pert, can know"
Evening star., 1936-04-03
CANCEL WARRANTS
IN SNOW PARKING
Decision Applies to All Ex.
cept Those Forfeiting
Collateral.

Orders to the Police Department to
turn in all warrants charging viola
ton of the emergency snow removal
no-parking regulation during Janu-
airy and February were issued today
by Vernon West, acting corporation
counsel.
The order will affect approximately
1900 tickets on which collateral Of
from 81 to SIS would have been re-
quired. Those persons who have posted
collateral and later forfeited will not
get refund.
On March 81, 81 days after the
regulation expired, Judge Gus A.
Schuldt ruled against the District in
its case against Charles E. Ford. at
torney, who had four tickets placed
on his car while he was was parked
on Sixteenth street, when no snow
was on the ground. Hundreds Of
tickets were placed on cars for viola
tion of the regulation during the two
months the case was tied up in liti-
cation.
Several hundred of the warrants
are still held by the police and others
have been held in allegiance pending
final decision in the case. Soon after
the Schuldt ruling, George D. Neil
son, assistant corporation counsel,
asked police to hasten the serving of
a warrant in order to get a ruling by
another Judge in the Police Court.
Since that time more than 100 per-
sons have been served with papers.
Two cases called in the court before
Judge John P. Mcmahon since the
Schuldt decision have been continued
and not yet brought to trial. Nelson
had hoped to get one Of the cases
quashed by Judge Mcmahon in order
that the question could be carried to
the District Court Of Appeals. A dis
missal can not be appealed.
At the same time West announced
that the Commissioners, in an effort
to overcome the blow at the regula-
tions, next year will delete the word
emergency" from the signs. The
regulation itself does not refer to an
emergency. In this way it is hoped
the regulation will stand a court test.
The order by West followed a
series of conferences between him and
Nelson and the District Commission
ers. A suggestion that the cases be
dropped first came from the Commis-
sioners, it Is understood.
Evening star., 1936-04-03
Boy, IA, Stabbed in Fight.

Neal Johnson, Il. colored, lay in
Gallinger Hospital today with severe
knife wounds in his back and side,
suffered yesterday in a fight with a
13-year-old colored boy who stabbed
him with a pocket knife, according to
police. The younger boy is being held
at the Receiving Home. pending the
outcome of Johnson's injuries. john
son lives at $50 1gwenty-third street.
Evening star., 1936-04-03
CUBAN CONSUL'S MAIL
INTERFERENCE DENIED
Treasury "Quite Sure" Customs
officials at Norfolk Had Not
Tempered With Letters.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Treasury officials said today they
were quite sure" their customs officers
at Norfolk had not been tampering
with mail addressed to the Cuban
consul there.
Cesar A. Barranco, the consul, an
nounced last night that he had pro-
tested to the Cuban Ambassador
against customs or post office ofacials
opening mail and packages addressed
to him or his family.
The Treasury will check with Its
Norfolk agents to determine whether
the customs service Is involved in the
charges. 4
Evening star., 1936-04-03
BAR ASSOCIATION HEAD
HITS U. S. PATERNALISM
Ransom Says Half Depends on
Government for Needs, Other
Half Fearful.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HAVANA. April "a warning that
Americans must soon decide whether
they want. ito go the whole distance
to a collectivist state, in which govern
ment has all the rights and the
individual has only what the govern
ment gives him" was expressed here
yesterday by william L. Ransom Of
New York, president of the American
Bar Association.
"The old instincts Of a unified
national patriotism and deep love
of liberty are being undermined"
asserted Ransom before the annual
convention of the Florida Bar Asso-
citation as he appealed for a return
of "thes old devotion to the ideals
Of America"
He said "half Of our people are
coming to depend on Government
for their creature comforts. The other
half are coming to fear rather than
love their GovernHent.'
Evening star., 1936-04-03
Will Discuss Lithuania.

Vincas Uzdavinys, q representative
of the Lithuanian government, will
give lecture on Lithuania at meet
ing Of the American Lithuanian Soci-
ETY. at 8 pm. tomorrow in the audi
torium of the Immaculate Conception
School, I'll N street.
Evening star., 1936-04-03
SIMILAR FiNGERPRINTS
THREATEN CONTROVERSY
California Identification Chief
Asks Full Records on Farm
Workers % and 27.

BY the Associated Press.
WALLA wALLA, Wash, April s.
A case Of almost identical fingerprints
that may lead to court contests over
the accepted method Of identification
was disclosed here yesterday.
Chief Of Detectives Norman Ans
pauch said William Schmitt, 81, q farm
laborer, arrested here, was taken to be
Harley Fait, 28, also farm worker,
sought for his escape from the Boise,
Idaho, State Prison recently.
Only two points Of difference were
found In their fingerprint classifice
tions in a final check. he said.
Calfornia's chief Of the Department
of Criminal identification, saying at
torneys likely will cite the case in fu-
ture, has requested complete records
Of the case.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-17

the United states, upon presentation
through the Department of State of a GER
tifcate Of election by the Governor of the
Virgin Islands. The said Resident Commits
sloner shall receive the same salary and
shall be allowed the same sum for station
cry and for the pay of necessary clerk hire
as is now allowed to members of the House
of Representatives in the United States;
and he shall be allowed the sum of 5000 as
milage for each session of the House of Re
representatives. and the franking privilege
granted members of the Congress. But no
person shall be eligible to election as resi-
dent commissioner who is not q bon fde CT
tizen of the United States, resident of the
Virgin Islands of the United states for at
least five years, and who is not less than
twenty-five years of age and who does not
read and write the English language In
case of a vacancy in the office of Resident
Commissioner by death, resignation, or 9TH
erwise, the Governor by and with the con
sent of the Municipal Councils in Joint SEES
sion shall appoint Resident Commissioner
to fill the Vacancy who shall serve until
his successor is elected and qualified.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-17

Ii shared equally, it would mean
brand new hundred dollar bill for every
man woman and child in the country.
Ii is almost one half eff the entire pub.
lie debt of the Unitel States.
1t made into = rug of D=p,r dollars
two feet wide, it would stretch from
the Speakers is in the House of Re
Sresen auves 10 within three feet Of he
Emberor's throne Adds Anaba.
A closed corporation, really one man,
has taken this vas sumSl2, 644 At 65466
to be exact from be American peool.. IN
last thirty two years.
The man is Henry Ford In anydiscussion
of wealth anywhere. anytime, the name
of Ford must be mentioned h. is held
up to comparison with the Cro9sus of
FABLE and the Niz m of Hyderanad of
the flesh The Ford Famil5, that is, Hen
~ and EdSei, is figured in the billion
dollar class.
And yet. according to WI. J. Came
ron Henry Ford is MOI a rich man Mr..
Cameron speaks as rhe personal repre-
sentatveof The Manufacturer and he re-
qulresbut TWO or three minutes 10 prove
his assertion
Every one familiar with the develop
ment of the autom )biie is familiar wi h
the theory on when Ford began and on
which be has proceeded since organlz-
ing his company in 1893 At the age Of
40 His plan was to Du Ii an automobile
within the price range-oE macy thousand
VINO otherwise could not afford one That
he lad vision aoG energy Is an acceoteu
fact. He built and sold % 336,6i6 cars be
tween June 16. 1903 and Oct1b ri Of this
Year, and he Is sui building them.
-S9l
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-17

to the dis riot court. The rules govern
ing said courts and prescribing the du-
les Of he jldg and officers of he
inferior courts. GA hs md bonds,t time
aud places OF holding such courts, the
di posi- ion Gf fines. costs, furfeilures,
enforcement of judgme IS. pr ,vidipg
for appears theretrom TO he district
c6ur aud he disposltio and treatment
of prisoners shall he as es abllshed by
Jaw or rdinanc7 ny The municipal
council Ia wing jurisdiction.
Sec. As. That appeals IN civil and cr-
minal cases from The judgm and ru-
tings Of the courts OF inferior jurs lie
ton snail he TO the district court and
shall be taken in accordances with the
laws aud ordinances OF the respective
municipalities; provided, that the right
of ppoal IN all cases. civil and criminal
shal be as established by law or ordi-
nae in force and effect in the NUM-
c paIities, or as may hereafter be estab-
lshrd by law by he municipal council
having jurisoIctIo,
Sec. 46. hat there shall be appoint
ed by the President and with the adj
vice and consent Of the Senate. judge
of the district court of the Virgin Is
lands of the United States. who shall
ho d office for the the term OF four years
unless sooner removed a the pleasure of
the President.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-17
Publication
FROM The POLICE

All owners of dogs are required to
procure from the respec i've Police Off
ces in the Jurisdiction in which thy re-
side new sign for the year 1895. for
when the amour; of 5 100 for dogs in
the towns AID LOO for dogs in the
country must De paid in accordance with
the Police Regulations for ST. Croix.
These signs can be obtained during
the month of January. after which date.
dogs for which sig IS have not 0een pro-
cured. will be caught and brought to
the Police aJion aud detained for 5
times "A hours. after which time they
viii be killed. If the owners do not ap-
pear to cain them. pay a fine of $500
for each dog, and procure the new sign.
Christiansted Police Office,
ST.. Croix V. |. D. S. A.
January Isl 1886.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-17
Henry Ford
By Edmund deLong

Twelve and a half billion dollars is
what might be called a staggering sum-
D it's colossal.
1t is more money than thel entire taxa
BILE income Of al individuals 10 the. Uni
ted States as reported fer the income
tax of 1894.
1t is the equivalent of the war debt of
the allied Powers to the United States.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-17
RESIDENT COMMISSIONER

There shall be elected to the Congress of
the United States from the Virgin Islands
one Resident Commissioner whose term of
four years from -. ..... following such
genera cleo Jon and who shall be entitled
to receive official recognition as such by all
the Depal Jments of the Government of
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-01-17
Christiansted Thea
8.45 Sunday Night
easy to Love-

Ssveralof Warner Brose aiding lars, incui
Geneveve
by nd2O
called their homework Code
his sophisticated revoutzes the
lovers oiove
Heesac I'd 70
mission susual
Metropolitan news., 1936-11-07
REHEARSE NEW
SOCIAL DRAMA

NEW YORK, Nov. 5-Rehearsal
of the sixth production under WPA
began last week at the Lafayette
theatre with eleven P. M a Soc
ial problem play written by George
McEntee, who formerly directed
the Lafayette players. In the new
cast are Lionel Monagas, Alberta
Perkins, William Brown, Dooley
Wilson, and Julian Costello.
Metropolitan news., 1936-11-07

The screen play by Commander
Frank Wead, deals with the men
of unbounded enthusiasm and cour-
age. who were pioneers in estab-
fishing transoceanic air lines and
the fights of daredevil pilots who
risked their lives in battles with
fog and storm to nose their ships
into foreign lands.
Thrill is said to follow on thrill
in this smashing romance and
drama of the air The backgrounds
are rea istic, the exteriors having
been filmed, for the most part, at
Alameda, air base of the Pan-Amer-
lean Always on the Pacific Coast
near San Francisco, where the ia
nous China Clipper hops to the
PHILIPPINE Islands.
Other exteriors were taken at
the Catalina Islands where the foil
age matches that of the tropical
countries visited by the giant air.
ship.
The story deals with the lone
fight of a war ace to establish a
transoceanic air service. Called a
visionary and a mailman, he bat
ties against innumerable obstacles
with almost fanatical determination
to put over his idea. Not even the
loss of his wife and home, she
leaving him because of neglect, can
stop him from driving for his goal
The picture ends with a smash.
ing climax in which the man OF
vision wins against almost insur
mountable odds.
Others in the cast include Joseph
King, Addison Richards, Ruth Rob.
inson, Carlyle Moore, Kenneth Har.
Ian and Anne Nagel.
Metropolitan news., 1936-11-07
"PORGY & BESS" SONG
NUMBERS ARE HEARD In
SOUTHERN COLLEGE

WINSTON SALEM, n. c., Nov. 5
=" strawberry Woman" a n d
Prayer For Bess," two songs from
the opera, "Porgy and Bess'' were
heard at the Winston Salem Teach
ers College recently when the Eva
Jessye Choir appeared in recital.
The songs were sung by Helen
Dowdy, dramatic soprano, a prin-
cipal in ''Porgy and Bess" W h n
it was on Broadway, and who also
had part in the opera, ''F Il r
Saints" in 1894.
Metropolitan news., 1936-11-07
'China Clipper At Met Sunday
Prep Talk
BY Walter McMullen

ITELLo EVERYBODY; Are you
ready? We are off to the
DISABLE campus /. Just
word to the wise: Percy Davis,
don't fall in love with J. e. because
she Just likes to say football
hero" The home fires always burn.
l.. Hill, why not give the girl
friend a break and retire early
now and then anyway.
Samuel c. should be more pious.
Give the gal another chance, fella,
she's alright. Henry Flowers, why
hang around school. l.. Johnson
still goes home by herself. A very
cute girl just came over to Du
Sable from Englewood. Keep try
ing, Tippe, there's hope yet. Well,
here we go off to Englewood.
+ #*
What is Anna J. trying to do?
Maybe throw over Harold Arnold
for Chuck? We wonder By the
way, what is Jim Branham doing
with Frank Anglin? Seems as if
there's mismatch somewhere.
Englewood will start an cd age
pension soon and James Paris will
be the first one to cash in. u.
Dickson, it was said that you were
another Robert Taylor. 8. Well,
that seems to take of e. H. S. and
so We'll make another stop ut
Hyde Park, where we hear that
p. Goodlow and her sister have a
band. We wish you success.
w1s
There seems to be an epidemic
of night fever. Anita Williams had
better get rid of hers before it
spoils her cute face. F. Harris is
using the old theme song, 81 Won't
Be Home Until 1890 in the Morn
ing" Well see you next week. Be
sure to sen in all contributions to
this column-care of the Metro
politan News.
Metropolitan news., 1936-11-07
DR.. G. C. TAYLOR DIES

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. 2 :
DR.. G. C. Taylor, pastor of Rust M.
E. Church, Oberlin, Ohio, died in
Oberlin last Sunday following a
stroke. DR.. Taylor was for fourteen
years president of Philander Smith
College here. He was buried here
last week.
Metropolitan news., 1936-11-07
Pat O'Brien Is
Ma&nificentAS
Hero Aviator

The new dramatic air thriller produced by First Nation
al Pictures China Clipper, opens at the Metropolitan
Theatre SATURDAY-FOUR DAYS-with all-star cast
including Pat OBrien, Beverly Roberts, Ross Alexander
Humphrey Bogart, Marie Wilson and Henry B. Walthal
Evening star., 1936-09-10
seo s,,. s,.s ,,.rv v..r. avn

1880. She died many years ago.
A native Of Hampton, Va, Admiral
Reynolds was the son of the late Gen.
Joseph j. Reynolds, U. s. A. He was
graduated from the Naval Academy
In 1873 and was promoted through
the various grades until he reached
the rank of rear admiral in July, 1911.
He served on the Swatara, 1888-9l,
and commanded an expedition to
Seoul Corea, to protect the United
States Minister and foreigners. Dur
inr the Spanish-American War, he
was commander of the Massasoit.
Subsequently, he was ordnance oficer
at the Navy Yard, League Island, Pa.
In August, 1912, Admiral Reynolds
was appointed by President Taft to
accompany the Secretary Of State as
naval representative to the funeral OF
the Emperor of Japan.
In 1928, he was in command Of
the Pacific Reserve Fleet. He was .
member of the Army and Navy Club
here.
Burial will be in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery. The time Of the fu-
neral and other details were to be
announced later.
Evening star., 1936-09-10
ADMR. REYNOLDS
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Naval Officer Had Distin-
quished Career, Includ-
ina Duty Here.

Rear Admiral Alfred Reynolds, 8S,
o. s. NJ, retired, who had a long and
distinguished career as naval ofdcer,
including important duty here, died
yesterday in Naval Hospital. He had
been ill about three months.
Admiral Reynolds was president OF
the Naval Examining and Retiring
Boards here from 1913 to 1915. He
was retired in 1915, but was recalled
to active duty during the World War
and served as commandant of the
naval training station at Gulfport,
Miss, after establishing the station.
He was again placed on the retired
list following the war and since had
spent the greater part Of his time at
Gulfport. He came here to enter the
hospital.
He was the brother Of Mrs. Edward
e. Hayden. 1890 N street. Besides
his sister, he Is survived by his sec
ond wife, Mrs. Josephine LeCand Rey-
nolds, to whom he was married in
October, 1921; a son, Col. John N.
Reynolds, U. S. A., now stationed in
Boston; . daughter, Mrs. William T.
Truxton, Waterbury, Conn, and five
grandchildren. The son and daughter
are children by the first wife, formerly
Louise S. Norton of Brooklyn, N. Y,
to whom he was married in April,
Evening star., 1936-09-10
COMING TO U. S.

Former Spanish Queen Expected
to Visit Ill Son.
NICE, France. September 10 R.-
Former Queen Victoria Of Spain was
expected to sail for the United States
today to visit her son. the Count OF
Covadonga, i'll in a New York hos
pical.
The former Queen booked passage
on the Italian boat Conte di Savoia,
it was learned.
CThe Count of Covadonga, her eld-
est son, Is i'll with complications from
hemophilia, hereditary disease
which causes severe bleeding from
even minor Wounds)
Evening star., 1936-09-10

operator Of . carousel IN q carnival.
The very first night he took
fancy to Anna Wanamaker who liked
to ride the hobby horses and snatch
for the brass ring.
He asked her If shes like q gold
one instead. She said, "yes."
So last night they sat side by side
on two whirling chargers. while JUS
tice Of the Peace John Hogan held .
bride to steady himself and per-
Evening star., 1936-09-10
Mar, and Maid Fall
II, Lore, We'd on, !
Merry-Go-Rol.nd
Ride on Whirling Steeds
While CarOusel Plays
Wedding Music.

BY the Associated Press.
WALDWICK, N. j., September TO-
Edward and Anna Vail began married
life today on the merry-go-round
where they met, fell in love and were
married.
Vail, q Hackettstown World War
veteran, came here ten days ago as
Evening star., 1936-09-10

Japan Spurs Silk in o. s.
Japan is raising $7So.000 fund to
promote the wider use Of japanese
silk In the United States.
Evening star., 1936-09-10

formed the marriage ceremony.
+ The carnival broke camp last night
and the newly-weds planned to follow
along. 49,. ~ --.
Evening star., 1936-09-10
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Regularly $1.39
SOC qt.
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Evening star., 1936-09-10
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