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Evening star., 1937-04-10
HOSPITALS PLAN
TAGDAY ON MAY
TO RAISE $4,000
Expect to Get $45, 900 Addi-
tionaI From Private
Contributions.
LADIES' BOARD HEADS
WILL AID CAMPAIGN
Health Crusade" Sum Set to Meet
Pressing Needs, Drayton
Says.

Tag day." scheduled for May I
on which it Is hoped $4,000 for the
health crusades" of the United Hos
pitals OF Washington will be raised
was announced yesterday at a meet
ing Of Columbia Hospitals Ladies
Board by Charles D. Drayton, presi-
dent OF Children's Hospital and
chairman OF the Hospital Presidents
Committee.
We are pointing in this drive for
$120,000 to cover only the pressing
needs OF the nine hospitals involved
The sum will not be adequate TO pay
Oh any of the deficits incurred at
hospitals during the past few years,
Drayton said.
One reason we are holding tag
day on May l is because that date
happens to be national child health
day." he added. "At that time picked
canvaSsers will station themselves al
strategic points with collection boxes
and buttons inscribed Help hospitals
help health"
I1NASr SODHID0tbOnS.
"The remaining a45, 900 called for
In the drive will be raised through
private contributions, he said. many
persons averse to contributing to
such a large-scope proposition as the
Community Chest being expected to
give"
In officially proclaiming May as
Child Health day, President Roosevelt
yesterday called upon the Nation ito
consider and appraise child health
conditions and the community Or
gsnization for child health and to plan
for health protection for every child
during the coming year" Issuance
of the proclamation was coincident
with the twenty-fifth anniversary of
the founding Of the Children's Bureau.
Drayton reiterated his statement
made previously at committee
luncheon at the Mayflower, that the
health drive" here is in no way in
imical to the Community Chest. nor
is it intended to suggest that the Chest
has fallen down on its job"
AS the greater part of the burden
OF the drive will fall on the Ladies
Boards of the hospitals, Drayton said
meeting OF the nine presidents of
the boards has been scheduled for
Tuesday morning at the Mayflower
Movie "Trailers'' Planned.
He also announced that two-min-
ute sound movie "trailers" are sched-
uled TO be made at the various hos
pitals and will be shown at local
theaters. Commissioner George AL
len, he said, had promised co-opera-
ton in gaining consent OF the theater
managers
Drayton concluded by enlisting the
aid OF the Columbia Hospitals Ladies
Board is carrying out the campaign
designed TO alleviate pressure on hos
pital budgets Of unpaid thousands
OF dollars spent in care of the needy
$3.50 days care for patients certified
by the Central Admitting Bureau
and 10000 prenatal syphilis and
other clinic visits during the first
two months Of the current year left
uncovered by funds.
Evening star., 1937-04-10
wide Open Spaces Closing Up
As Reforestation Progresses

The wide open spaces" hewn
out by the axes of pioneers who
rumbled westward in covered wagons,
and perpetuated in memory by the
writer's Of Western stories, won't be
so wide in the next Is or IS years
The process of reforestation Is
closing up the open spaces here
and there in the United States and
gradually is bringing the tall trees
closer to the centers Of population.
David T. Mason of Portland, Greg.
consulting forester and a director Of
the National Lumber Manufacturers
Association, visualized today the
forests comeback to greater contri-
buttons toward national recreation
and to balance of the growth and
utilization of lumber.
Mason was executive officer of the
Lumber Code Authority under the
national recovery act. He is here
attending the Forest Conservation
Conference at the United States
Chamber of Commerce.
Forests are increasing he said
through the natural reversion of
submarginal agricultural lands, better
protection of more or less wild land
that fire has run over for years in the
past, and through planting of sub
marginal and other suitable soil
Wooded areas are expanding in
the East, South and Middle West.
If you leave out the Great Plains and
Evening star., 1937-04-10

Fyfe. Eliot Junior High School, was
police chief for the day.
The Districts Junior and senior
officials were guests Of the Parade
Committee at luncheon at the Will
lard Hotel before assembling in the
reviewing stand on Constitution ave-
nue., between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets.
Before the parade got under way,
youthful couriers brought messages
Of greetings from President Roosevelt,
Governors OF the States and cabinet
members to the junior officials in the
reviewing stand.
William Q. keenan,, 15-year-old son
Of Joseph B. keenan,, assistant to the
Attorney General, called at the White
House for the Presidents message.
Numerous floats have been entered
in the parade which will move up
Constitution avenue to the music of
seven boys bands and drum corps.
Parade prizes will be awarded next
Friday night in the board room of
the District Building.
Miss Sybil Baker, supervisor of the
District Playground Department, is
general chairman of the Parade Com
Eittee.
Evening star., 1937-04-10
EDUCATION BOARD
OBJECTS TO FUND
Opposes Inclusion of Money for
Public Library in School
Budget.

Vigorous objection to inclusion of
funds for a public library in the
school budget was expressed today by
the Board of Education
Meeting in special session at the
Franklin Building to consider the
school budget as approved by the
House, the members objected strongly
to the provision that part of the
100000 allowed for the new Thomas
Jefferson Memorial School and Lii
brary should go to a library to be
under the trustees of the Public Lii
brary and not the school officials.
In accordance with this sentiment.
the board will ask the Senate District
Committee that 100000 be added to
the Public Library appropriation to
be given as that units share in the
new Jefferson Library construction
cost. The officials felt this might per-
nit possible transfer of an identical
amount to care for items recommended
by the school and budget officials, but
not allowed by the House.
Evening star., 1937-04-10
D. c. PIANIST WINS
VIRGINIA CONTEST
Leah Effenback Now Eligible to
Compete for Honors at Ma
tional Convention.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PETERSBURG, Va, April 10.-Con-
testants from Baltimore and WASH
ington won the capital district COM
petition for young artists yesterday
and the right to compete for national
honors at the National Federation OF
Music Clubs convention in Indian
apolis April 1929.
The winners were Mary Ida Bowen
of Baltimore, voice; Betty Hooker, Bal
timore, opera voice, and Leah Efen-
back, Washington, pianist.
Virginia divided honors with Balti-
more in the student musicians con-
test, another event held yesterday in
connection with the annual conven-
ton of the Virginia Federation of
Music Clubs and the Virginia Music
Teachers Association.
Charles Caldwell of Radford, pianist;
Florence Hyselop, Portsmouth, voice,
and Milton Wohl, Baltimore, violinist,
received the highest ratings. Student
musicians do not compete at the ma
tional convention.
FOurteen young contestants were
entered from Virginia, West Virginia,
Maryland, District of Columbia and
Delaware. Mrs. T. M johnson OF
Princeton, w. Va, district president,
presided.
Judges of the contest were Kath-
crime Bacon, Walter Golde and Frank
Kneisel of New York, and Mrs. Roberta
Frank of Baltimore.
Bristol was selected as the 1888 con-
vention city at the closing business
session of the joint convention.
Mrs. Vincent Ober of Norfolk, was
chosen as Virginia's nominee for the
National Federation Board, with the
State president, Mrs. L. A. Dunlap Of
Pulaski, the second nominee If Vir-
einia is eligible to another place on
the board.
Evening star., 1937-04-10
CHALLENGES D. G..
AUTO PROSECUTION.
Motorist' S Claim May Upset Pol
Court Branch of Counsels
Office,

Practical abolition of the Poa
Court branch of the corpora &
counSels office would be threaten
if motion to quash an informa i
charging a second offense of recke
driving. argued yesterday by Attorn
T. E. O'Connell before Traffic Jud
Walter j. Casey, should be suSta,us
O'Connell holds such cases can
tried only by the district attorn
or one of his aides.
The case in question is thai
Byron Meyer. the first person ey
convicted in the District for opera
ing street car reckleSsly. DuTH
the first part of this week he "
charged with a second offenSe
reckless driving in connection VII
a police chase of his automobile.
Pointing to section 932 of the COO
O'Connell said only cases csrrviI
maximum penalty of a fine or in
prisonment can be tried by the co
poration counsels office. All OH
u IiliIlLdI IdStS, "IISIG poJl llllt q
Imprisonment are possible, must
tried by the district attorneys off7c
according to the quotation from Il
CODE
Assistant Corporation CounS
George D. Nelson called the court
attention to the fact his Office
given power under the traffic act
try all traffic cases.
To this O'Connell replied Cod
gress had no right to leglSlaI
such authority without amending a
general code to make it conform
Expressing interest in the quesio
Judge Casey gave both sides 10 dsj
in which to file briefs.
A decision adverse to the trs I
act would remove all major trail
and liquor tax cases from the Office
the District prosecutor to the Until
States attorneys Office.
Evening star., 1937-04-10
W.P. A. LISTS Jobs
COMPLETED HERE
inventories Show Extent of
Work Relief Labor
Projects in u. S.

With pressure being brought to
bear on President Roosevelt to curtall
work relief expenditures for the next
fiscal year to avoid additional taxes,
the Works Progress Administration
today started back-fire by issuing
inventories showing the extent of its
improvement projects throughout the
country.
The te-by-State inventory, en-
phasizing those projects calling for
minimum Of materials and a maxi
mum of labor, were released as the
President was putting the final
touches 10 the relief message he will
forward to Congress in a few days.
The w. P. A. projects, covering
periods from II to l3 months. gained
In significance in view of the New
Deals decision to divert future Fed
eral spending from the durable goods
industry into channels that would
more directly benefit labor and con-
sumer goods.
For the District of Columbia a l3-
month period of operations up to
September is, 1896, was used to show
vast amount of local improvement
actually accomplished by work relief
labor. Only major projects were
cited.
New Highways Built.
Attention was directed to 80 miles
Of new highways and streets built
and miles repaired. 20 miles of
sidewalks and curbs laid on miles
OF streets and the landscaping of "a
miles of streets and highways.
A total Of 1,73l cubic yards of food
and erosion control, l4,50O square
yards of new terraces and improve
ments along 1873 miles of stream beds
also were mentioned.
w. P. A. work in promoting local
recreational facilities was empha-
sized in the survey. 1t accounted
for new construction work on % ath-
letic fields and Fairgrounds, 80 small
parks and l swimming pool -Four
acres of school and recreat ational areas
were incloSed by fences and So acres
lollOSCdpt0, TOI GS -OllS dCTSS we're
planted in trees, while 11,O53 trees
were treated and sprayed
Repairs on Public Buildings
Other completed work accounted
for 308 acres of drainage bitches, IT
miles of storm sewers and new
pumping stations with a combined
daily capacity of 81, 300 gallons.
Repairs were made on 81 public
buildings.
Direct relief activities included the
distribution of 33l 900 garments and
2,625 tons Of foodstuffs for the needy
and sewing rooms produced 36O.327
articles OF clothing for relief clients.
Nearly 100000 free lunches were
served to needy school children; med
ical and dental assistance given to
1913, 125 others.
Other activities cited in the in
ventory included the repair of 1868
books and the cataloguing of 1881
volumes for District schools and
libraries.
Evening star., 1937-04-10
DRIVE LAUNCHED
ON LOAN SHARKS
BY D. c. OFFICIALS
Many Complain of Violation
OF Law Enacted
in 1918.
THREE UNDER ARREST
FOR INVESTIGATION
Auto Financer, Pharmacist an,
Clothing Store Operator
Accused.

With three men awaiting trial and
scores of complaints of eXorbitant IN
terest charges being made in the Dis
trict, Corporation Counsel ElWoOd Seal
has launched a campaign against loan
sharks"
Policeman Lester A. Howard has bee0
assigned TO the corporation counsel &
office as special investigator, anG
Assistant Corporation Counsel MAJ.
Mahorner, jr., has been assigned the
task of compiling evidence agains,
loan sharks" Assistant Corporation
Counsel Chester Gray has been placed
in charge OF the campaign.
We do not intend to make sensa =
tional drive" Gray said, but we d
intend to investigate the COMPLAIN
we receive and TO prosecute all vlo-
latorS of the 1913 loan shark law"
A number of the complaints beng
investigated, Gray revealed. involve
automobile financing companies which
specialize in refinancing cars of mo-
torists who are hard pressed for Immr-
diate cash.
Three Under Arrest.
Those already arrested for alleged
violations of the loan shark law, Grav
said. are Ben Haber. head of an auto
mobile finance company in the 1OOn
block of I street; Sol Molock, l00
block of Seventh street. and DR.. JACK
Schneider, a pharmacist, of the 1000
block of Seventh street.
An additional charge OF violating
postal rules. involving contents Of
letters sent to persons who owed hun
money, were placed against Mollock
by postal inspectors.
Haber also is charged with selling
insurance without a license and prn-
curing marine insurance for a person
from a company not authorized 10 Go
business in the District.
Gray cited the following case as
typical Of the excessive charges be-
ing made by some automobile fnanc-
ing companies:
An employe Of the Government
Printing Office whose child had been
operated on needed S25. He owned
an automobile which cost S1.I95 and
on which payments amounting to
S387.20 were outstanding The car
was refinanced, the man received S25
and then learned that he owed 1921
plus interest at s per cent. instead Of
the original lien Of S3672O against his
car
Insurance, Fee. Interest.
The man was charged $50 for in
surance, So for notary fee, S32 IN
tereSt in addition to the 6 per cent
charge. The insurance covered only
the company the man learned later
when his car was in an accident.
The complaints We are receiving :"
Gray said, come from people who
turn to us as a last resort. In most
cases the compliments earn small
salaries and the amounts involved are
not large before the interest charges
begin to accumulate
Mollock. Gray said. operates a
clothing store and. according to aft
davitS made against him, lent money
as a side line
Complaints again DR.. SChneider
were made, Gray said. by employees Of
the Washington Terminal Co, Whh
alleged he charged them 25 cents in
terest on dollar loaned for u
weeks or less.
Evening star., 1937-04-10
FORFEIT NUMBERS BOND

Six of the seven men arrested by
the third precinct police in q num-
bers raid at Twenty-third and M
streets Thursday forfeited IS bond
in Police Court yesterday. The sew
enth, Barney Susser, 38, of HOO block
Of Twenty-third street, alleged pro-
prietor Of the establishment, forfeited
$25.
Evening star., 1937-04-10
KENNEDY MOVES
TO BEGIN D. c. TAX
STUDY TUESDAY
Confers With Collins on New
Measures Proposed
in House.
REAL ESTATE LEVIES
DUE TO REMAIN SAME
Appropriations Head Reported
Willing Not to Press for En-.
actment of All Bills.

Chairman Kennedy of the special
subcommittee of the House District
committee in charge of the new tax
bills announced today he would make
another effort Tuesday to begin the
once postponed study of the measures.
The announcement followed a pro-
longed conference between Kennedy
and the sponsor of the bills, Rep
fesentatlye Collins, Democrat, of Mis-
slssippL chairman of the Subcom-
m1ttee on Appropriations, which
framed the 1888 District supply bill.
The initial attempt to start the
study of the tax program failed
Thursday because only one member
OF his subcommittee, Representative
Allen, Democrat, of Delaware, ap-
peared at the meeting Kennedy called
10 map out program of procedure.
Kennedy and Collins discussed the
tax bills for more than an hour late
yesterday in what vas said to be a
spirit OF harmonious cooperation, !"
which indicated there is no i'll feeling
between Collins and the District Leg
1slative Committee, which succeeded
in removing II legislative riders from
the appropriation bill a week ago.
Suggests Analysis for Bills.
Collins is understood to have sug-
eested various methods for Kennedv's
subcommittee to analyze his bills and
TO have explained he would not press
for enactment of all of the eight he
has introduced at the current session
OF Congress.
Kennedy and Collins are reported
TO have agreed that real estate taxes
should not be raised to offset the
revenue deficit in the coming fiscal
year Collins has held that view for
some time and even wrote into the
appropriation bill a legislative pro-
Vlso which would have prevented the
commissioners from raising the levy.
This provision was removed in the
House, however, on a point of order.
Rental Control Idea.
Kennedy, it is understood, also
reiterated his view during the con-
ference that an excess profits tax
should be placed on real estate in
Vestors to control rentals. He takes
the position that real estate owners
beneflting from high rentals are not
bearing their "proportionate share"
OF the tax burden.
Collins pointed out his purpose in
introducing the new tax bills was to
broaden the tax base to relieve the
burden on real estate, and particularly
on the small home owner.
AS soon as the subcommittee begins
hearings on the tax bills business and
civic leaders are to be invited to
testify. In the meantime Kennedy
plans to have a tax expert make a
brief analysis of the bills for the
information of the subcommittee
members
Kennedy also announced he
planned to have another conference
with Collins next week, and that he
had invited him to appear before the
subcommittee and explain his views
on District taxation.
Evening star., 1937-04-10
SPANISH ENVOY TO TAI

founQlnS OF hepuDllc 10
Marked Here.
Don Fernando Los Rios. Span
Ambassador, will speak next Wedn
day at meeting commemorative
founding of the Republic of Sp
on April IA, 1881. The meeting
be held in the National Press q
auditorium.
Other speakers will be Mard
Childs, correspondent of the st. Id
Post-Dispatch, and Ernesto Gall
co-editor of the Photo History Nal
zine and formerly research assist
OF the Foreign Policy Association
Evening star., 1937-04-10
Walks 100000 Miles.

W. D. Tyre, 57-year-old mail car
rier OF Elkins, w. Va, estimates he
has walked more than 100000 miles
delivering mail the last 80 years.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-02-25
By PETER B. KYNE
Copyright by Bell Syndicate
WNU Service

San Quentin, and that somebody should
be p. Flynn.
He went to San Jose that day and
interviewed the officials of the bank,
who. when he flashed his shield. gave
him all the information they pos
sessed. Dan Mcnamara had artfully
destroyed all the girls police photo
graphs. but If she had secured pass
port, Flynn argued TO himself. she had
left two of her passport photographs
with the passport office. ard Flynn
knew he could borrow one OF them.
Flynn's shield was an open sesame
TO the man In charge of the passport
office. Two minutes after his arrival
he knew Nance Belden had secured a
passport.
Employing identlcally the same
means Mcnamara had employed. he
traced Penelope Gatlln to Paris within
three days. But he had now to prove
that Penelope Gatlin and Nance Bel
den were one and the same person, so
he interviewed the United States mar
shall, who secured for him one of the
girls passport photographs. Armed
with this. Flynn crossed the bay to San
Quentin.
as that Nance Beldenl" he asked
the matron.
THAT is Nance Belden," was the
reply.
From the ferry he went Mt once 10
| the home of Mrs Rudolph Merton. He
stuck the photograph under her nose
and asked gruffly. rs that Penelope
| Gatlins'
tremor ran over Mrs Merton's
face. 1t seemed to Flynn that she was
frightened, disturbed.
@Well?' he demanded. 4You cam
expect The police to find your missing
daughter If you don't help. Is this hel
picture or isn't it,"
IL don't know. have never hear(
Of her before"
"Never heard of herl Why, she'l
your daughter !"
Il haven't any daughter"
why, you called on the captain o
| detectives and asked him to find you
daughter. What do you mean by tell
Ing me you've never heard Of herr"
u can't remember. don't know
Oh. please. please don't ask mel Some
think terrible will happen. Il"
You refuse TO identify this pilot
as that Of Penelope Gatlln?" Flynn
was growing irritated.
Finally she had Mysteries and a mai
came In and asked +. Flynn to leav
the house.
Flynn was profoundly irritated. Fl
knew Penelope Gatiin was at 27 Ru
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st. Honore, Paris. but he did not know
that Nance Belden was Back AT cen
-trai office, he compared the passport
photograph with the substitute photo
graph Dan Mcnamara had pasted on
Nance Bedens fake police record card
and knew 1t for a fake.
Suddenly Ii occurred TO Flynn that
he had had an official interview with
everybody connected with this mystic
rious case, except Or. Stephen Burt
you're a long time getting around
To see me, Sergeant" stephen charged.
and indicated large. comfortable arm.
chair.
Il called on you once. Doctor, but
you didn't know it. That was the
night after Nance Belden escaped from
San Quentin. Me an my partner
trailed you to the chiefs house"
I've always thought You and the
excellent Angelloti didn't make the
best of your opportunities" Stephen
mnrmured. still. suppose you were
playing with dynamite
I'VE were" said Flynn. but no
more. The CHIEFS one Of the biggest
hearted men in the world. but a picnic
egg II you rub him the wrong way. So
we pussy-fonted.
No iair man could deny the ex-
cellence of your pussy-footing. know
all about It, How about wee Dock
an Doris?" Stephen suggested
There's an Idea for YOU. Doctor"
Stephen summoned the butler and
ordered the drink. Flynn. with great
delberatlon, produced penelope's pho.
tograph.
"Do you know the lady?' lie queried.
y think do, Sergeant" a
WHO is she?"
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GOLDEN DAWN


Theodore Gatiin adopts baby. Pc
nelope.'' In an effort to solve his matri-
monal troubles. But his wife mas
never wanted her. and their affairs end
in the divorce court. At a baseball
game q ball strikes ten-year-old Pc
nelope on the nose. Mrs Gatlin spirits
the child to Europe. Gatlin Wills Pc
nelope all his money, and is about to
begin a search for her when motor
accident ends his life. Some ten years
later in San Francisco. Stephen Burt
rising young psychiatrst. Is presented
by Dan Mcnamara. chief OF police, with
n new patient-Nance Belden. girl
with a dual personality. for which her
saddle nose" lis in part responsible.
Mcnamara does not think she Is
criminal and obtains Burt's testimony
in court. Linny. the doctors ONCE
nurse. is also won over. Eanee's Grim
inal record outweighs Doctor Burts
explanation of her case and she Is sent
TO San Quentin penitentiary. Nance
escapes. although shot, and goes to
Lanny's apartment. From one OF the
men In the boat on which the girl
escaped Mcnamara learns that Nance 8
real name is Penelope Gatiin. He also
discovers that she is .heiress to $780,
00e. Fearful Of Mcnamara. in his Of
fetal capacity. Nance fees Lanny finds
her In her apartment. asleep. Then she
disappears, and Mcnamara learns that
she is living In Paris. He also discovers
he is in love with Lanny.