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Evening star., 1936-04-18
KING CONSIDERING
TRAFFIC PROGRAM
Advice on Plan to Extend
D. c. Heads Powers Is
Asked by Thomas.

Amendments to give the Commits
sioners new traffic powers are being
studied today by Chairman King of
the Senate District Committee, as q
preliminary step to their considera-
ton next week by the subcommittee
handling the 1887 District appropria-
ton bill.
Chairman Thomas of the Appropria-
tions Subcommittee, who received the
traffic proposals yesterday afternoon
from District officials, said he wanted
the judgment Of Senator King before
taking them up with the appropria-
tons group. AS head of the District
Committee, King is an ex-off1cio men,
Der of the Appropriations Subcom-
mittee.
The amendments would limit the
number of taxicabs, authorize a con-
greSsional study Of changes in Gov
ernment office hours to spread the
periods of traffic congestion, provide
for snow removal from sidewalks, pro-
vide for regulation of parking lots and
authorize the Commissioners to install
parking meters.
The Commissioners also have Sug-
gested enactment of separate bills pre-
viously discussed in Congress to re-
quire semi-annual inspection of motor
vehicles, to set up magistrate courts
and an increased penalty for first
offense reckless driving.
Revision Of the local appropriation
bill, scheduled for today, has been
postponed until early next week, prob
ably Tuesday.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
.B,537F0R W.R. 7.
EXORB|TANT, SAYS
PEOPLES COUNSEL.
Roberts Preparing State
ment on Merger With
Capital Transit.
FIGURE UNJUSTIFIED
BY HEARINGS DATA"
Commission to Be Referred to Tes-
timony of Several Witnesses.
Hanna Reply Soon.

Peoples Counsel William A. Rob-
erts today protested as "exorbitant"
payment of as much as $478,537 for
the stock and debts of the Washington
Rapid Transit Co., by the Capital
Transit Co. The Public Utilities Com
mission said yesterday it was willing
to approve this figure.
Roberts today was busy preparing
a statement to the commission de-
nouncing the price and other features
Of an arrangement for merger of the
two concerns which the commission
said it was ready to approve.
THE proposed price of as much
as $478,537 is exorbitant and not JUS
titled by anything in the record taken
at the recent public hearings" the
peoples counsel said.
Evidence Referred To.
He recalled that several commission
witnesses had placed the real worth,
by different methods of calculation,
as considerably less than the price
the commission said it was willing to
indorse. He particularly stressed that
the commission consultant, Henry j.
Saunders, said that no more than
$4,000 should be allowed to be paid,
since no more than that sum actually
was placed in the company by its in
veStorS.
Roberts also quarreled with the
declaration of the commission that
interest on a debt of some S327,00O
owed by the w. r. T. to the North
American Co. should be reduced from
s to per cent.
If the debt is a sound one, then
there is no warrant to cut the inter-
est" Roberts argued. There was
nothing in the hearing record about
the rate of interest"
Companies Figure.
The maximum price which the COM
mission said it would approve is
S63,000 less than the Capital Transit
Co. and the w. r. T-both under the
financial control of the North Amer
lean Co.-had agreed to in contract.
The companies set the price a.
S559,623. Two years ago, the com.
panies proposed price Of $843, ,00C
and that was rejected by the com.
mission. In the early days Of the
w. r. T. operation, Harley p Wilson
then its owner Of records, proposed
that it be bought by street car inter.
ests for more than 100000. Tha
plan also died.
Whether the companies will agree t.
the commissions terms rests with j. z
Baker, w. R. T. majority stockholder
according to President John H. Hanna
of the street car company.
I'VE are satisfied to pay 81, insteat
Of $40, for w. R. T. stock" said Hanna
but that question lies with Mr.. Baker
whose stock is to be purchased" Hanna
said he hoped to be able to give tht
commission an answer by early next
week.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
ARENA PROMOTERS
TO END TESTIMONY
S. E. C. Ends its Case With Quiz
of Counsel for
Gardens.

Promoters of Washington Gardens,
Inc, had their final inning before
Examiner Reeder of the Securities
and Exchange Commission today in
their fight for registration of S1,00O.-
900 of securities to finance construc-
ton of proposed sporting arena on
Kansas avenue.
The S. E. C. virtually concluded its
case yesterday with George E Edelin,,
counsel and secretary treasurer of the
gardens, leaving his seat at the at
torney's table to take the witness
stand and submit to a barrage Of
questions from E. Forrest Tancer of
the S. E. c. legal staff. Tancer and
Edelin, have been at odds since the
hearing began Wednesday.
The Securities and Exchange Com
mission will consider Monday posi-
BILE action against Harold M. Majors,
president, and Graeme T. Smallwood.
vice president of the gardens, who
persisted in their refusal to name
persons they said were prepared to
back purchase of the land if the Sc
curities we're registered.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
BOARD OF D.A. R.
WEIGHS NOMINEES
AZ. Good Citizenship Girls
Guests-Congress Opens
Monday.

Going up in the Washington Monu-
ment early TO-DAY, AZ young high school
girls from many States officially began
their good citizenship pilgrimage
to the Nations Capital as one of the
outstanding preliminaries to the open
ing Monday of the forty-fifth conti-
mental congress of the national society
Daughters of the American Revolution
The girls, winners in the good citi-
zenship contest conducted by the D.
A. r. on a Nationwide basis, will be
guests of D. A. R. while here, and
will be presented with good citizenship
medals at the opening session Of the
congress Monday night.
President Roosevelt will be the prin-
cipal speaker Monday night. Mrs.
William A Becker, president general
of the D. A. R., will deliver her an
nual address at the same session.
1000 Expected.
Meantime, delegates were converging
on the Capital today from every State
and several foreign countries. About
1000 altogether are expected. The
sessions this year run from Monday
night to Friday night in Constitution
Hall. The Children of the American
Revolution viii hold their forty-flrst
conventions in the Red Cross Build
ing from Tuesday to Friday.
The principal business of the D. A.
r. leaders today was behind closed
doors at headquarters, where the board
of the national society was taking up
official business and planning to choose
two honorary vice presidents gen.
eral The board will nominate" and
present the selections to the congress
later in the week. Such nomination
always amounts to election. The
candidates are: Mrs. Cassius c. Cottle
Los Angeles; Mrs. Alvin Valentine
Lane, Dallas Texas; Mrs. Edmund F.
Moody, Wilmington, Del, and MIS-
William H Thompson, Lexington, KY
Mrs. Becker tonight will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the banquet of the
National Officers Club of the D. A. R
at the Carlton Hotel Tomorrow she
will have luncheon with the good
citizenship pilgrims
Officers Banquet Tonight.
A memorial service for deceased
D. A R. members will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow in Memorial Cont
mental Hall, and following the serv-
ices a pilgrimage will be made tc
Arlington and to Mount Vernon.
The AZ high school girl pilgrims
went up in the Washington Monu-
ment early this morning by special
arrangements made by Representative
Edith Nourse Rogers. The pilgrimage
grew out OF plan proposed by Mrs
Ruth Bryan Owen, Minister to Den.
mark, when she was a member OF
Congress. Girls in senior high schools
in the States competed for the prizes
of the trip to Washington, and the
winners were chosen on the basis Of
"dependability, service, leadership ano
patriotism"
Their program while in Washing
ton has been arranged by Mrs. Charles
J. Bullock, official chaperon. assisted
by Miss Ada Howard johnson of this
city and incoming State regent oi
France and member of the Benjamin
Franklin Chapter of Paris.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
INQUIRY TO START
IN TRAFFIC DEATH
Coroner's Jury to Investigate
Cause of City's 30th Fatal
ity of Year.

A coroner's jury was to investigate
today the death Thursday night of
Charles H. Eberhart, 40. of 2729 Twen-
ty-eighth street northeast, Washing
tons 30th trafnc fatality this year
Eberhart was run down in the 27OO
block of Bladensburg road and
dragged about 100 feet. Police said
the driver Of the car was Milton P.
Bauman, 43, Of Fanwood, N. j., a
travelling representative of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. Bauman
has been released on $1,000 bond
pending the inquest findings.
Meanwhile, 9-year-old Lois Mar
shall, 719 M street northeast, was in
Casualty Hospital with serious injuries
received late yesterday, when she ran
into the side of moving automobile
outside her home. She has fractured
jaw and may have internal injuries.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
BLANTON SUPPORTS
"RED RIDER" ON AIR
Texan Repeats Charges Against
DR.. Ballou and Local Board
of Education.

Repeating charges against DR.. Frank
w. Ballou. superintendent of schools,
and the Board of Education, Repre-
sentative Blanton, Democrat, Of Texas
last night broadcast an address on the
red rider" over a network of the Co
lumbia Broadcasting System.
The Texan accused DR.. Ballou Of
raising hue and cry" of academic
freedom" after the rider banning
teaching of communism had Been at
tached to the District appropriation
bill last year.
The rider, he said, prevents COM
munism from being ''indoctrinated" in
the Districts schools, but does not
prevent factual instruction.
But DR.. Ballou and the Board Of
Education want their teachers wholly
unrestricted by Congress and allowed
to teach as they please" he said.
They call the law the red rider"
Evening star., 1936-04-18
U. S. AGENTS INSPECT
GATHER CASE GUN
Seek Clues on Weapon Found
Near Scene of Gamblers
Staying.

Department of Justice agents today
were examining gun found near the
scene of the Staying of Charles
Gather, Baltimore gambler. in an
effort to determine whether it is the
weapon used in the murder.
The weapon, found on Belair road,
was of the same caliber as that used
in the Staying and the identification
numbers had been filed off. Three un-
fired cartridges we're in the chamber.
Lieut.. William B. Dorsey of the Bal
timore County Police brought the gun
here and asked the agents to compare
one of the bullets in it with a slug
taken from Gathers body. An at
tempt also will be made to bring out
the identification numbers.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
BOY BURNED AT PLAY
REPORTED IMPROVING
Clothing Ignited by Candle Dur
ing Experiments With Chemical
Set in Basement.

Alex Sheftell, 10, of 2809 Fifth
street, who was burned yesterday
when his clothing caught fire from a
candle while experimenting with a
chemical set in the basement of his
home, was reported by Garfield Hos
pital authorities to be improving to-
day. Although he suffered several
ond-degree burns, physicians said
none had covered a sufficient surface
to cause alarm, barring the possibility
of infection.
The boys father, Harry Sheftell,
said personal investigation showed the
boys clothing became ignited when he
leaned over the candle at the end of
the table on which he was working.
He explained the discovery of
burned test tube found on the table
by stating the boy had been holding
the tube over the candle before his
clothing became ignited.
Alex saved his life when he rushed
to the bath room and turned on the
shower. His parents were absent at
the time.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
FUGITIVE CAUGHT

Arrested at his home in the HOO
block of T street last night, Richard
johnson, "a, colored, was back in the
District Jail today to resume serving q
360-day jail sentence for carrying a
deadly weapon.
johnson had 239 days to serve when
he walked out of the Jail March Z. He
was trusty, on duty as cook in the
home of the jail superintendent, Capt.
Thomas M. Rives. He was arrested by
Parole ofdcer William r. Stein.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
Kitter, Has Is Toes,
Eight on Each of
Its Front Pd,Us
Only Four on Left Hind
Foot, the Only "Nor.
NAL" One.

Octavia, 25-toed kitten, owned by
Ernest Ladd, 1901 New Hampshire
avenue. is not only the marvel of the
neighbQrhood. but fine subject for
the neighborhood children to practice
their sums on.
Now three weeks old. Octavia has
four toes, like other kittens, on only
one paw, the left hind one. Her right
hind paw has five and both of her
front paws have eight toes, nine more
than her three sisters and brother.
THE children can get any number
up to 25," Ladd explained. Most OF
those who need the practice couldn't
count any higher than that and Oc-
tavia doesn't seem to mind"
Evening star., 1936-04-18
Sisson Bill Action Sure Elenbogen Rent Measure Loses
Boy Spending Day
In Bed to Make Up
For Night Out
8.Year.Old Harvey Cole
mar, Had Feared Spank.
ing for Wandering.

Eight-year-old Harvey Coleman Is
spending today in bed to make up for
the time he missed there last night.
Harvey wandered away from his
home, at 1923 Decatur street, yester-
day. Afraid of spanking when he
returned at II pm. from a journey
about town, he went to his self-made
tent in his rear yard and completed
the night there. He slept in his
clothes, covering himself with an old
blanket he had been using during play
periods.
His disappearance was reported to
police by his mother, Mrs. Elanore
Coleman, who became alarmed when
he failed to return home. Once, she
said, she looked in his tent, but he
was not there.
Haggarded and tired, the boy walked
into the house about am today.
His mother put him to bed, where,
she said, he will spend most of the
day.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
BRUSH FIRE IN PARK

Five Acres Burned in Rock Creek
Area.
About five acres in Rock Greek Park
were swept yesterday by a brush fire,
believed to have been started by some
boys. 1t burned an area between
Beech drive, Morrow road and the
tennis courts near the Sixteenth
Street Reservoir. No. % Engine Com
pany extinguished the blaze, park po-
lice said.
Another fire burned three acres Of
the Evans tract between Ridge road,
Broad Branch road and Grant road.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
100000 JUR0R-WITNESS
BILL GOES TO ROOSEVELT
Cummings Had Asked Passage in
View of Expense Increases
in Courts.

BY the Associated Press.
Both the House and Senate yester-
day passed a bill appropriating an
additional 100000 for the Justice De-
partment to meet juror and witness
costs in Federal Courts and sent 1t
to the White House.
Attorney General Cummings told
Congress that as a result of increased
business in the courts and restoration
of witnesses living expenses, there al
ready was a 100000 deficit in the
fund.
For the present fiscal year, which
ends June 80, s2,10o,000 was appro-
priated last session to which the $780,
900 would be added. The 1887 supply
bill carries $3,o0o,0oo for juror and
witness costs.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
FLOOD LOAN permitted

President Roosevelt today signed 1
bill authorizing the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. to lend up to $50, ,000, 200
for rehabilitation in food and storm
stricken areas.
Under the bill, individuals as wei as
organizations and municipalities and
political subdivisions of States would
be eligible for loans.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
CHICAGO TRAIN DELAYED
Cracked Locomotive Axle Holds
Up B. & o. Passengers.

A cracked locomotive axle held up a
Washington Chicago train of the Bal
timore e. Ohio Railroad for about two
hours west of Silver Spring last night.
Approximately 200 passengers were
aboard at the time. Another engine
was sent from Washington.
Despite the trains speed, about so
miles an hour, when the axle cracked,
there was no shock when it was
brought to stop.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
CAB PASSENGER HURT

Woman Reported Critically In
jured in Jump From Vehicle.
Mrs. Evelyn Mckee, "a, Of TIA G
street northeast, was in critical condi-
tion in Casualty Hospital today with
possibly fractured skull received, po-
lice said, when she jumped from a
taxicab at Nicholas avenue and U
street southeast late yesterday.
The cab driver took her to the hos
pital.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED

CGnLTdI buSIutsS IEu 5 ASsUCIa-
tion Names King Vice President.
Henry L. King was elected first vice
president of the Central Business
Mems Association, Inc. at a meeting
of the associations board of trustees
yesterday at the Burlington Hotel.
Other officers chosen were William
R. Whipp, second vice president; Dial
H. Elkins, treasurer; Harry c. Bates,
secretary, and j. Nelson Anderson,
general counsel. Arthur Copeland was
elected to the board of directors to fill
the vacancy created by the resignation
Of King. Other officers Of the asso-
citation were elected at meeting last
week,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-21
Title ChaSers
Clash Tonight
Steele and Lewis to Mix
on Armory Mat; Two
Other Bouts.

A match between two top rank
ing challengers for the world
heavyweight crown features the
Hercules A. C.. wrestling card to-
night at the Armory. Opponents
are Ray Steele, 900, skilled grappler
from Glendale, Cal, and Ed
(Strangler) Lewis, 235, Chicago.
Lewis, who recently announced
himself all set to launch a cam
paign to regain the championship
belt which he has held on five diff
ferent occasions, goes against a
clever and powerful husky in Steele.
Ray is rated among the first five
heavies in the game.
The Steele-LewiS encounter is
recognized as one of the most i'm
portant heavyweight tussles staged
here this season. The two stars are
at their best when the competition
gets tough and Armory patrons ex-
pect to see bout filled with action.
1t is for two falls out of three.
Abe (Half Pint Coleman, 205,
New York, and Leo Numa, 22O, Sc
attic, both nationally rated mat
men, clash in the semi windup.
Numa, a favorite with local fans,
is one of the best of the younger
heavies. The opener at $3.50 pits
Tom Marvin, 215, against Big Boy
Davis, 239, Columbus, o.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-21
De Palma to Direct Car
Driven by Henry Banks

When practice spins start for the
5O0-mile race the Speedway rail-
birds are going to see familiar
figure at the track. Ralph De
Palma, winner of the 1915 classic,
is coming back in the role of
manager.
The former speed king is to di-
rect the car entered by Louis Kim
mel of Royal Oak, Mich. Henry
Banks has been named to drive the
machine. De Palma built the racer
and sold it to Kimmel
Ralph competed in the 1911 race
and finished sixth. He missed VIC
tory in 1912 when bad luck stepped
in near the finish. First honors
came to him in 1915, and for a
dozen years he was always threat
and finished in the money several
times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-21
GreyhOunds Drub
Anderson Thinlies

Indiana Central's track squad
rolled up 10 points to outclass An
dsrson College, which counted 10
points in dual meet at the Wash
ington High School oval yesterday.
The Greyhounds captured all
events except the mile run, and
scored slam in the discus, jave-
lin and high Jump events. Wilson
was first in four events, and Byers
captured three, placed second in
two others and added third place
for % points for the Greyhounds.
Summary:
loo-Yard Dash-Byers Ic), Shepherd
(IC). Owen Al; time, :l0.5.
: Pole wilson ,Ic), Shepherd uc,
ob sRotP s: GIs{sso. 1c sysrs dc' Fet
Mile Run@Byrd al, Ellis uc), Cor
14o-Yard pash-wonnell Gc). Hoot
12o-Yard High Hurdles Wilson ucl.
Shepherd fIC). Fairweather (Al: time. III.
Discus-Byers t!Cl, Hise (Ic). Grove
saO-Yard Rgn-Youngblood t1c,. weigle
22O-Yard Dash-Byers ncl. Fairweather
(Al, Burris ICE time :23.2.
Two-Mile Run--smith (Icl, Corbin t1c).
Broad Jump&Wiison 1cl Grove Ic).
Falrweather "a distance, 1915 49,
220-Yard Low Hurdles-wilson fICl.
Price tIC), Fairweather tAl; time, PTS
,, High Jump--Crowe IICl. Byers tICl.
Half-Mile Relay-Indiana Central (Hoot,
Ellis, BurriS Wonneil: time, TAO
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-21
By Eddie Ash
LO AND OH! THE POOR INDIANS
THEY'RE TRYING, AT ANY RATE

THE next big sports fash will be broadcast when the In
dians win ball game. :. The underdogs have the fans
pulling for them They've been licked four times and
tied two games without receiving drubbng Which is
all right in The boys trying turning in fine
defensive work and doing everything to get going They
are called out in the morning and drilled in batting and field
ing they bunting the sdene get their eye the
ball and Manager Red Kiefer's red face is as red as
Hoosier tomato lin season..
One player described it exactly when he remarked that
IF Lo the poor Indian low this bunch he was be-
low level"
The Brewers captured the finale yesterday
Streets ST.
Stadium The Apostles scheduled
Sunday help purse However stop
is Louisville,
arises
the gate And has Topped the leaving
working John Kelly indianapolis. drew the blue notice
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-21
Schmeling Due as
Fight Date Is Set
By United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, April 81. Max
Schmeling, Germany's ex-heavy-
weight champion, who, many per-
sons thought, would never return
to these shores after he saw Joe
Louis knock out Pauline Uzcudun
in December, returns to America to-
day. He arrives on the S. S. Bre-
men to meet the Brown Bomber
at Yankee Stadium Thursday,
June 10.
Promoter Mike Jacobs named the
date for the bout yesterday after
the bout yesterday after dropping
all negotiations to sell" the match
to the San Diego Exposition for
$1,000 900.
Schmeling and his manager, Joe
Jacobs, will remain here several DAYS
to select a training site and then
will go to French Lick Springs. Ind.
where the German will engage in
two weeks of preliminary training
before returning here to start hard
work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-21
Mcclure in
Tilden Shoe

By United Press
CT. LOUIS, April 21.-Jjmmy
~ Mcclure of Indianapolis,
world table tennis doubles cham
pion, today was ready to sign
contract with Big Bill Tildens
professional lawn tennis troupe.
Last night Mcclure, a spectator
at Tildens pro show here, agreed
to pair with Bill in an exhibi-
ton.
Half way through the match
he was reminded that his anna
teur tennis standing might be in
jeopardy. Told by officials that
he had already forfeited it, he
continued to play when Tilden
offered to sign him as member
of his troupe.
The crowd" of III spectators
caused Tilden to remark:
Il could go out on the street
and whistle and draw more than
that"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-21

Amateur Mitt
Rulers Paired
in Hall Arena
Local Feather Champion to
Fight Lafayette Title
Holder Here.

Les Douglass, windmill-type
f1ayer who holds the Lafayette
featherweight title, is to mix with
Bud Cottey, twice-champion OF the
local division, Thursday night in one
of the four-round scraps on the Roy
Wallace amateur boxing show at
Tomlinson Hall.
In his first appearance here two
weeks ago, the Lafayette champ
scored a one-punch victory over
Chuck Miller of Terre Haute. The
battle will be Cottey's first in sew
eral months.
81 Rounds Scheduled
Three other Lafayette champions
are to appear on the program, which
calls for 81 rounds of milling. Bill
Wilson, lightweight king, is pitted
against Milton Bess, local Negro.
Bob Wallace, welterweight, is slated
for a return match with Merle Rob-
erts from whom he previously won a
close decision.
Sock Kurtz, former Purdue Uni
versity light heavyweight champion,
is to appear again.
Sluggers Matched
Two toe-to-toe sluggers, Jimmy
Gustafson and George Hoyt, who
engaged in a swatfest last week
with Hoyt, gaining a three-round
hair-line verdict, are to renew their
firing over four-round route
Thursday.
Three four-round matches and five
three-round affairs are to complete
the program. Matchmaker Wallace
is seeking an opponent for Joe Clio
vanni, Purdue middleweight.