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detectives hustled the gangster through
the station. A woman and her daugh-
ter, curious by the appearance of pho
tographers, followed the detectives.
Thinking they were friends of Dunn,
q reported asked the woman If she
knew the man in the sheepskin coat.
Eyes, he's Father Coughlin."
Transfer Secretly Planned.
Great secrecy surrounded the plans
for Dunn's transfer to the jail here
yesterday. it being believed that the
gangster would be taken of the train
at some point outside the Capital and
whisked to the jail under heavy police
guard. ' liF
The precautions we're reported due
to fear of leak that might lead
gangsters to free Dunn or to slay him
to prevent disclosure of any informa.
ton he might have concerning the
Wilson killing.
Wilson was killed when gangsters
lying in ambush outside the home of
Mickey" Mcdonald mistook him for
the Washington gambler and opened
fire.
Dunn's wife was one of the wit
nesses who appeared before the spe-
cial grand jury which indicted Dunn
at Rockville last month, and it Is said
that she will be called upon to testify
for the State when the case goes to
trial.
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Handcuffed to a detective, Albert
McDermott, alias John slim" Dunn,
former tri-State gangster indicted in
the murder of Allen B. Wilson, arrived
in the Capital shortly before o'clock
this morning after an uneventful train
ride from Alcatraz Prison.
He is to stand trial at Rockville
in the mistaken identity" Staying of
the Washington newspaper route
agent at Takoma Park, Md, on Oc-
tober %. 1884.
Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown and
Detective Chief Bernard w. Thompson
were on hand to raeet Detectives e.
P. Hartman and Flnyd Truscott when
they alighted with Dunn
Hatless and wearing a short sheep
skin jacket, Dunn was hustled through
the station to waiting room where
the group stayed until a police car
arrived to take them to the District
Jail.
Dunn attempted to shield his face
with his arm as photographers took
his picture.
Hartman and Truscott declined to
comment on the trip, except to say
that their prisoner behaved" They
left from Alcatraz, of the Coast Of
California. Friday. coming to the Cap
ital by way Of Chicago.
A humorous incident occurred as the
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BOILER INSPECTION
MEASURE iNDORSED
House Subcommittee for Elimi-
mating Last Fee Office Holder
in District.

A new boiler inspection service bill
which would eliminate the last fee
office holder In the District govern
ment-the lone boiler inspector-was
indorsed today by District officials
at q hearing before the Judiciary Sub
committee Of the House District Com
mittee.
Capt. Hugh Dram, construction d.
rector for the District, and Corpora
tion Counsel E. Barrett Prettyman told
the subcommittee the proposed legis-
lation would result In Improvement
in the boiler inspection service. Un-
der existing law, they said, the boiler
inspector examines each boiler under
his Jurisdiction once q year and
charges fee Of S., which he keeps.
Several amendments to the pro-
posed bill were recommended by w. I.
Green, representing Local Union No.
102, International Union of Operating
Engineers. He also urged that the
bill contain schedule Of salaries OF
the employees Of the new boiler in
spection service.
The measure, as now drawn, gives
the Commissioners authority to AK
the fees to be charged, out Of which
would be paid salaries of the en-
ployes in the boiler itepection service.
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partly made up Of soldiers from the
surrounding Army posts, will be avail
able for fiood-control work here.

partly made up Of soldiers from the
surrounding Army posts, will be avail
able for f1ood-control work here.
Attending yesterday afternoons
meeting were Maj. Guyer, Lieut.. Mat
teson, E. A. Schmitt, senior engineer,
and w. j. Yarnoff, assistant engineer,
all from the United States Engineer
office: J. B. Gordon, sanitary engineer
of the District; L. D. Smoot, District
of Columbia Highway Department; c.
Marshall Finnan, superintendent Of
the National Capital Parks, and his
assistants, Frank GartSide and George
Clark; Charles A. Peters, assistant di-
rector of the National Park Service, in
charge of public buildings here; w.
F. Haiber, National Capital Parks en-
gineer, who has specialized in flood
control; Maj. Ernest w. Brown, su-
perintendent of District of Columbia
police; Col. John w. Oehmann, COM
manding the District Of Columbia Ma
tional Guard, and his assistants. Col.
J. K. Pastello and Lieut. Col. P. G..
Nevitt; Inspector L. I. H. Edwards,
District Of Columbia police; Lieut.. Col.
D. s. Wilson, executive officer of the
10th Brigade, and its adjutant, Capt.
H. B. Smith; Montrose w. Hayes, chief
Of the river and food division of the
Weather Bureau; A. H. Horton, Dis
trict engineer of the United States
Geological Survey, Interior Depart
ment. and Capt. Frank r. Bowman of
the Beach Erosion Board.
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CITY FLOOD MAPS
SEEN At MEETING
Defense Plans Projected,
With Each Unit Told
Emergency Duty.

Washington today is better able to
cope with flood. as a result of a
meeting held yesterday afternoon in
the Office of Maj. Robert @. Guyer,
District engineer for the War Depart
ment for the Washington area, at
which defensive plans were projected
and each unit thoroughly advised Of
the part it is expected to play in the
event Of an emergency. y
Weather conditions, with a lower
temperature in the upper reaches Of
the Potomac River basin. apparently
were staving of the threat of a flood
from "a to 36 hours, the authorities
believe.
Maps showing the various sectors
of the city and the different units in
command were distributed yesterday
by Maj. Guyer and detailed plans were
studied by District government and
Federal officials.
Should a food come, the sectors and
their administering agencies have been
set up as follows: /, Georgetown,
United States Engineer Office: 2, Po-
tomac Park, National Capital Parks;
3, Washington Channel, District of
Columbia Sewer Department; 4, Army
War College, commandant; S. p street
southwest, District of Columbia High
way Department; 6, Navy Yard, COM
mandant; z. Boiling Field, command
ing officer, and, 8, United States De-
partment of Agriculture Experimental
Farm at Arlington, Va, superin-
tendent.
First Lieut.. w. j. Matteson, assistant
to Maj. Guyer, explained that yes
terday's parley reviewed the possi-
bilities Of a major food here and
made arrangements to salvage ma
terial and prevent sabotage. He en-
phasized that the United States en-
gineer office Is acting purely in q
volunteer capacity as a co-ordinating
agency. He explained that the Corps
of Engineers for many years has been
associated with flood control work
and that its members have studied
this problem in the Potomac Valley.
They protect Federal property under
their own jurisdiction and feel
moral obligation to aid other agencies.
Concerted Action Assured.
Concerted action has been assured
by yesterdays meeting, Lieut.. Matte,
son said, and 1--WE feel that we can
protect Federal property
In the downtown area"
A voluntary army Of someS2, 900 men,
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too absorbed in applying palliatives. "
Hogue questioned the right of the
Supreme Court to invalidate acts Of
the legislative and executive branches
Of the Government. pointing out that
no specific authorization Of that ma
ture exists in the Constitution. In
addition, he said, the people have
adequate safeguards against unwise
lawmaking through the requirement
of majority votes In both branches Of
Congress, the power of presidential
veto and finally the power of the
ballot.
Everett Cites Achievement.
About 200 persons attended the din
ner last night in the auditorium of
the Y. w. G. A. Ray H. Everett, presi-
dent, introduced both speakers, in
addition to skimming briefly over some
of the achievements and objectives of
the club.
Referring to the social welfare OBJ
jectives, Everett prepared the follow
ing summary of the latest approved
program:
I'D child welfare, CID health, Gid
housing and slum clearance, QV) gen.
eral social welfare.
Under the last title are included:
~ Old-age security. ca a small-loan
bill. CD extension Of public library IA
cilities, 90 coordination of public
recreational facilities, (5) q modern
commitment law for the mentally i'll,
CO.. further development of the Dis
trio Training School for the Feeble
Minded, % a single Probation Bureau
for all adult offenders, (8) adequate
appropriation for the Parole Board,
fs) support Of the League Of Women
Voters in advocacy Of q revised eight
hour law for women, (1O unemploy-
ment insurance or reserves, QD a
modern municipal lodging house, (12)
bureau for the homeless under the
Board of Public Welfare, (13) q re-
search department in the Board of
Public Welfare.
mos. /. 4, 10 and 13 are now
covered In whole or in part by recent
social action, usually involving ia
vorable legislation. The objectives of
Nos. Q and 5 are now incorporated
in legislation before Congress, ap-
proved by the corporation counsel and
the Board of Commissioners. No. 3
Is always with us. The remainder are
under discussion, except for II, which
must await the development Of q civic
center. No. IL is suspended between
heaven and earth by the withdrawal Of
Federal care Of transients."
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D, C. SENTENCE Law
REVIEW IS REFUSED
Supreme Court Will Not Con-
slider Indeterminate Terms
Constitutionality.

The Supreme Court yesterday re-
fused to grant request for review Of
the constitutionality OF the DISTRICTS
indeterminate sentence law.
A review was sought by Henry
Charles oDell, given an indeterminate
sentence IN 1888, when he pleaded
guilty to two charges Of burglary.
Acting as his own attorney. he hoped
70 have the law under which he was
sentenced declared void. The court,
however, refused to review the case.
The indeterminate sentence law
nrovides that instead of q fixed term,
defendants shall be sentenced to a
ma aximum term and minimum not
to exceed one-fifth of the maximum.
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NICHOLS SPURNS
REYNOLDS PLAN
FOR D. c. AIRPORT
Senate Subcommittee Will
Meet Today With Other
ProberS.
BILL TO GET TOUCHES
REQUESTED BY ARMY
North Carolinian Intends to Rush
Measure to Floor Tomorrow
if Changes Are Made.

A Senate subcommittee attempted
solution of the Washington Airport
problem was lightly dismissed today
by a member of the House group
which year ago held three month
hearing on the landing field question.
Representative Nichols, Democrat, of
Oklahoma said:
"The Senate's bill doesn't mean any
thing. It doesn't do anything. I just
don't pay any attention to it."
Senator Reynolds. Democrat, of
North Carolina is chairman of the
Senate Military Affairs Subcommittee
which drafted the proposal scorned
by Nichols, who will consult this aft
ernoon with other members OF the
Investigating Committee.
Subcommittee to Meet.
Unperturbed, Reynolds subcommit-
tee announced its intention to meet
at 2 o'clock to put finishing touches
requested by the War Department
on the bill providing for Army policing
of Military road, which transverses
the airport.
The Department of Justice yester-
day notified the subcommittee Con-
gress has the right to order military
guardianship of the thoroughfare
which. was patroled formerly merely
at the request of airport authorities.
The War Department declared this
morning notifications asked in the
measure In no way affect the sub
committees decision to keep the road
open. The amendments are merely
administrative.
Reynolds intends to rush the bill
to the floor tomorrow if his colleagues
approve the changes at today's
meeting.
Fears New Airport Delay.
Nichols based his objection to the
Senate action on the ground its bill
would delay for several years con-
struction of a new airport through the
stipulation requiring the proposed air.
port commission to report its findings
back to Congress for further action.
Nichols said he would give the COM
mission carte blanche to take all nee
essary steps to acquire whatever site
1t found most suitable.
The House member further criti-
cised absence from the Senate bill of
any authorization for an appropria-
ton for construction of the new port
after the proposed commission has
agreed on a site Nichols advocates a
$4,000, 900 authorization.
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koS TRAFFIC
Nv CONVICTIONS
SECOND-OFFENsE SPEEDING.

SECOND -OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Arthur J. Sweeney, 1017 Seventh
street, 81 miles, So
Joseph F. Harney, 906 D street
southwest, IS miles, $40.
FIRST-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Lyle r. Barnes, 900 Ninth street
southeast, 80 miles, $40.
George Elmendorf, GAL M street, AZ
miles, SIS.
Benjamin F. Coard, 1873 F street,
80 miles. SIS.
Leroy B. Landmark, s34 E street,
81 miles, IS.
Nathaniel Washington, 221S Fort
place southeast, 80 miles, IS.
James w. King, 1119 S street, 80
miles, IS.
Herman Hawkins, 32012 Second
street southwest, SO miles, $40.
Alfred D. CODY, 1928 Sixth street,
40 miles, $40.
Gordon A. Weaver, $50 Ninth street
southwest. "a miles, IS.
Joseph G. Lima, 1860 Pleasant street
southeast. 80 miles. IS.
Henry Berman. 311 Quincy street,
81 miles. $40.
Gustav T. Schwarzman, 35l8 Ma
comb street, IS miles, $5.
Elizabeth Shelton, Soldiers Home,
30 miles, S.
william E. Hicks, no address, 80
miles, IS.
Thornton j. Simmons, Freedman's
Hospital. SO miles, IS.
- Lee G. Miller, Virginia, "a miles, S..
Julius Lubbes, 1925 Otis street
northeast, 40 miles, $40.
Mathew r Molloy, 1872 Kenyon
street. 40 miles, $40.
Milton M. Dimmette, 1901 Sixteenth
street, SO miles, $40.
Jerry J. Berde. 931 G place. 81
miles, $40.
Robert Brown, 237 Elm street, SO
miles, $40.
Horace M. Clark, 1888 Ishewood
street northeast, 80 miles, S..
Arthur A. Brooks, 1915 Fifth street.
80 miles, $40.
John v. Tutching, 911s Colesville
road, Md, 40 miles, $40.
SUSPENDED PERMITS.
Frederick A. Albert, 4456 Conduit
road, 90 miles, 80 days.
George w. Amato, 11o7 c street
northeast, SO miles, Is days.
Vincent Arnoroso, 1881 Illinois ave-
nue., 40 miles, 80 days.
Moe M. Berstein, 1440 Meridian
,,lo ra "a miles davs
BENJAMIN Board, 1881 Connecticut
avenue, As miles, 80 days.
Norman z. Browning, 227 Anacostia
road northeast, A miles, As days.
David Davenport, 413 A street
northeast. 80 miles, Is days
. Ray Davis, 1911 Euclid street, AZ
miles. 30 days.
William B. Edelblut 1907 South
Dak6ta, avenue northeast, 80 miles, /
80 days.
Morgan K. Evans. 1856 Ogden
stteet, a miles, IS days.
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M0NDAYC[UBT0[D
SOCIAL LAW NEED
DR.. Pribram Recommends
Health Insurance to
Guard Nation.

Prodding the vested interests" the
organized minorities and the tax
payers who fear too much the possi-
bility of an increased burden upon
them, DR.. Karl Pribram of the Brook
ings Institution, speaking last night
at the 40th anniversary dinner Of
the Monday Evening Club, urged sup
port for more sweeping social legis-
lation in America.
so negligible is, as a rule" DR..
Pribram said, "the consideration of
those who have for the social con-
dition of have-nots' that far the
strongest argument which has, rather
frequently, succeeded in enforcing the
adoption and execution of large scale
social action has been the fear Of
social disturbances and of revolt on
the part of those crushed by economic
Distress"
Urges Health Insurance.
Placing major emphasis on the de-
STABILITY Of health insurance as part
Of any general program of social Sc
curity, the speaker continued:
II thoroughly believe that the in
PRODUCTION of some sort of compulsory
sickness insurance would be highly
helpful in combating many, especially
infectious, diseases, in raising the
general standards of health and In
securing all over the country an ade-
quate distribution of well-equipped
hospitals and of efficient medical aid
and attendance"
Recognizing the obstacle of the
Constitution, DR.. Pribram reminded
guests of the club that the Nations
history Is full of instances where the
constitutional obstacle has been over
come.
"The Constitution can be modified
and adjusted to changing conditions
either by outright amendment or by
changing interpretation" he said.
Hits Townsend Plan. s
In closing, DR.. Pribram took occa-
sion to label the Townsend plan as
absurd because Of the absurdity Of
methods proposed for financing and
operating"
Further verbal support for more
sweeping social legislation was adj
vanced by Richard w. Hogue of the
Independent Legislation Bureau.
I'VE are victims Of conception, I"
Hogue declared, that should long ago
have been cast of. namely, that If
,,orco,o1 and hafrirocc o,,fovv,,-iee 49,
allowed free play social security would
be assured. 8
we fail to recognize that under.
motives Of personal profit and cor
porate power there exists no guarantee
81 social well being. We have been
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BURIED MINERS SAVED

GCRLOvKA, U. s. S. R., February
10 R).-Fourteen miners entombed
in the Yakir Coal Mine by caye-in
were rescued this morning after 40
hours imprisonment.
They had been fed through g.
inch pipe ordinarily used for COM
pressed air for dri3ers.
Evening star., 1936-02-18
D. C. HEADS REGRET
PRETTYMAN QUITTING
Commissioners Accept Resigna-
tion Of Corporation Counsel, to
Be Effective in March.

The Commissioners today accepted,
with regret, the resignation Of z. Bar.
rett Prettyman as corporation counsel
for the District, submitted last week.
Whether the resignation will be made
effective March Is or March 81 has
not been determined. Prettyman has
not taken accumulated annual leave.
and the Commissioners would prefer to
make the resignation effective March
81 instead Of March Is. as Prettyman
decides.
A number Of lawyers are candidates
to succeed Prettyman and have gained
support on Capitol Hill and elsewhere.
Commissioners said they had not yet
determined what selection they may
make.
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MISSING GIRL FOUND
Dorothy Pinkney Held by Ba1ti-
more Police for Relatives.

Dorothy Elizabeth Pinkney, 16. who
disappeared Saturday from her home
at 6581z Morton place northeast, was
held by Baltimore police today for
relatives or the Washington police
after she had been found hitch-hiking
last night on the Washington Boule-
ward going into Baltimore.
The girl said she left the home Of
her mother, Mrs. Mary Pinkney. to
stay with friends in Washington until
yesterday afternoon, when she set out
for Baltimore in the hope Of locating
her father, Benjamin Pinkney, whom
she believed to be with relatives.
Evening star., 1936-02-18
NEW ROSENBERG BILL
Alexandria Delegate Would

Alexandria Delegate Would
Change Assessors Appointments.
NJ star Correspondent of The star.
RICHMOND. February ls.-Dele-
gate Maurice D. Rosenberg of Alex
andria introduced bill yesterday CIV
ing to the governing bodies Of cities
the right to select assessors.
Under the present law all assessors
In cities or counties must be selected by
circuit or corporation court judges.
Evening star., 1936-02-18
Dramatist Dies at so.

BoURNEMoUTH. Hants, England,
February 10 eF1s-Mrs. Oscar Beringer.
so. American-born dramatist and au-
thor, died here yesterday. X
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Work Described to Jury.

+ N. Z. FuIClidSc VI Ilic SllcIIlcE MOtUT
Co., identified Montgomery, Smith,
George F. Tear and John Manoi as the
men who employed his establishment
to remodel various trucks. Installa-
ton of overload springs" and tear
ing out of partitions so the trucks
would hold more we're described to the
jury. Purchase testified he was in
structed to charge the work to 81. S.
Bond but that it was his impress
sion" that Montgomery actually paid
the bills.
Joseph Samuel Bond, one Of the
principal defendants in the case. who
was out on bond, was arrested last
night on nine traffic charges and held
in cell until this morning when he
was brought into Police Court, where
Judge Walter Casey continued the
hearing to allow his appearance in
the conspiracy trial.
The arresting officers. Patrick ].
O'Sullivan and w. B. Sparks, both of
the Traffic Bureau, placed the follow
ing charges against him: Second
of1ense speeding, driving on the wrong
side Of the street, no rear light, fail
ure to exhibit registration card, fall
ure to show permit, two charges of
failure to give hand signal, failure
to give notification of change in ad-
dress and operating with dirty tags.
Arrests of three of the defendants
as they allegedly returned to Wash
ington with truckloads of alcohol were
described to the jury late yesterday.
Howard R. Hunsicker and ]. r.
McCandles, agents of the Alcohol Tax
Unit, testified they arrested Laurence
j. Swami and Cornelius Carter on
April ~. 1884, with 800 gallons of al
cohol aboard their truck. The two
men had 500 in their possession. the
agents declared. ana 500 of it was in
silver coins.
William Davidson, jr, Delaware
State policeman, said he arrested
Manoi March Z. 1884, when he was
transporting 800 gallons of alcohol.
He testified Manoi had a .38-caliber
revolver and Is cartridges hidden in
the drivers cab of the truck.
Montgomery was brought into the
case in the testimony Of William KEEL
lum, who conducted an automobile
repair shop In the rear of 1921 P
street. Kellum and Montgomery paid
bills for the repair of trucks and auto
mobiles driven by Bond, Belford R.
Longnecker, Tea, Andrew jackson and
Clarence E Ross, alleged to be "trip
pers," names applied to the men who
allegedly brought the alcohol to Wash
ington from Trenton, N. ].
Telegraph Orders Described.
Arthur Bartolozzi of Trenton, alleged
by the Government to have furnished
about 5000 gallons of alcohol a week
to the Washington distributing organ
ization, received numerous telegraph
money orders from Washington. Miss
Charlotte Mulrey, Trenton telegraph
company employe, testified.
Trucks purchased in the names OF
Bond, and Assistant United States At
torney Henry A. Schweinhaut said 1t
corresponds to the Mount Rainier
home of Funk, proprietor OF the q
street legitimate liquor store.
Evening star., 1936-02-18
ONE SERIOUSLY HURT
Single Bad Traffic Accident Il Re
=. ported in "a Hours.

IS Only one serious injury resulted
from trafic accident has occurred
~ washington during the past "a
hours. according to police records to-
day.
Mary L. Morris, 10, Of 400 @ street
northeast. was severely bruised and
suffered two fractured ribs when she
was struck by car at Fourth and H
streets northeast last night She was
taken home for treatment. Police
listed the driver Of the car Is Richard
M. Schimmel, 40, l2o6 Quincy greet.
Evening star., 1936-02-18
CAR ALTERATIONS
AREDESCR|BED TO
CONSPIRACY Jury
Montgomery Is Pictured as
Man Who Paid Bills for
Organization.
Defendant ARRESTED
ON 9 TRAFFIC COUNTS
Installing Of Overload Springs"
and Removal of Partitions
Are Revealed.

witnesses in the District Supreme
Court liquor conspiracy trial of 81 al
legged bootleggers told the jury of re-
modelling numerous trucks and auto
mobiles, presumably to enable them
to carry larger loads Of the Illicit
spirits.
Samuel Sloan Montgomery, charged
BY the Government with being the
central figure in operation of a huge
ring which allegedly supplied WASH
ington with 10000 gallons of boot
legged liquor, was pictured as the man
who paid the bills for members Of
his organization.
Herbert B. Swartout of the JEFF
ferson Spring Co. of Georgetown testi-
fed Albert H. Smith and Earl q.
Funk, two of the defendants, brought
trucks and automobiles into his shop
to have extra leaves" inserted in the
springs so as to carry heavier loads.
When he inquired about paying for
his work, Swartout said, he was told
to call a certain telephone number
and ask for Monty" The number
given was that for the alleged head
r,ia rtere of the ring