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Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-15

NEW YORK, NOV. ID. iuEI-
Jesse II. Iiyermore. jr. whose
mother shot him during a Thanks
giving day party in California two
years ago. brought his bride here
today to receive his fathers bIeG-
ing.
Young Livermore and the former
Mrs. Evelyn Bletzer Sullivan Of
Baltimore were married secretly
yesterday afternoon at Marylands
Gretna Green in Bel Air. The
brides mother. Mrs. Dorothea Liv-
ermore Longcope witnessed The
ceremony which was performed by
the Rev. G.. A. Ogg
Jesse H. Livermore Sr, famous
stock broker, was made legal guard
ian of his son after the shooting
incident in 1885. The Livermores
have been divorced several years.
1t was believed that Livermore
Sr., was not aware of his sons
plan to marry. At the Rev. Ogg's
home last night it was revealed
that he had called by telephone
to obtain details of the wedding
Young Livermore's mother gave
her written consent so that mar
riage license could be issued.
He gave his age as 20 and the
bride said she was 20.
The bride was divorced from her
former husband, Graham Sullivan,
some years ago. She is the daughter
of the late II. l.. Bletzer. Before
his death last May he was we'll
known in Baltimore sporting cir
cles.
Young Livermore figured promi-
nently in the news two years ago
when he contracted pneumonia
from the lung wound inflicted by
his mother. For more than a
month he was close to death.
During his convalescence his
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-15

bWO ONtl.
The exhibition convinced some
that Montague is really a golfer.
He smacked powerful drives and
long second shots. He's deadly
with his approaches and puts ac-
curately. That's all any golf star
has to do He might have done
more If it hadn't been for the
crowd.
The crowd will go down in golf
ing history as one of the most
fantastic ever put together. Pro-
badly not more than one out of
every six in that crowd had ever
seen a golf shot made, even from
apublic driving range.
All of the shots were made thru
narrow lanes of spectators. Some
times the gallery moved in 50 close
that the players couldn't take
complete backswings On the sixth
hole Montague hit a spectator
while making a long approach. On
his next effort he barked the shins
of another while addressing the
ball. So he picked up.
Best shot of the day was made
by Mrs. Annenberg, q tee shot on
the 1873 yard, three par fourth. The
ball stopped within two inches of
the pin.
Merit best shot was Monty's
chip onto the first green, 20 foot
nihlick which was an inch wide
Of a birdie three.
Babe DidrickSon was the long
est driver. She was a good 275
yards out at the first and was
consistently long. Monty's best
drive came at the 383 yard third
where he cut across two out of
bound lines marking dog leg TO
lie within few yards of the green.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-15
FORD PLANT AT
K.C. REOPENED

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Nov. Is. UP)
The office force and employees in
the service parts department of the
Ford Motor company assembly plant
resumed work today after a six
week seasonal shutdown that was
accompanied by labor trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-15
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MOTHER, MARRIEsS SECRETLY

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-14
A. F. JORSS ESTATE
VALUED AT $291,O07
Widow and Two Children Are
Named Principal Bene-
ficiaries.

Disposing of an estate valued at
1921 GOT, the will of Amandus F.
Jorss, who died March is, was filed
for probate in District Court today.
Mr.. Jorss was the principal stock
holder in the A. F. Jorss ronworks,
Inc.
His widow, Mrs. Katie Jorss, 1921
Seventeenth street; a son, Karl Jorss,
1926 Thirty-fir street, and his
daughter, Mrs. Elsie Jorss Kelley, also
Of the Seventeenth street address, are
the principal beneficiaries.
Specific requests Of $1,000 each
were made to the German Orphan
Asylum and the Rupert Home.
The residue of the estate was left in
trust, with the son as trustee, for the
benefit Of Mrs. Jorss and with the
provision that Mrs. Kelley will receive
the income from 100000 of the sum
during her mothers life
After Mrs. Jorss' death, the princi-
pal will be divided between the two
children, but the daughters share will
remain in trust until her death, when
it will be turned over to her children.
Attorney Harry A. L. Barker rep
resented the estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-14
D. c. PRIVATE JOB
PLACEMENTS RISE
Up 400 in First Quarter Over
Last Year, Work Center
Reports.

Job placements in private induStr,
in Washington increased 40 per cen
in the first three months of this yea
over a corresponding period in 1886
the District Public Employment Cen
ter reported today to Secretary o
Labor Perkins
Last month the center found job
outside the Government for 1850 mel
and women, the second highest mum
Der placed in any one month since th
agency was established in 1888 Il
March, 1886, jobs in private industr
were found for l,755 persons, it wa
pointed out.
Indicating sharp tapering off O
w. P. A. jobs, the center reported tina
it's placements in Government publ
works decreased 81 per cent during tn
first three months of this year. OnE
1856 Government jobs were filled by tn
center, as compared with 2,480 in tn
first quarter of 1886.
Predicting steady increase in tn
number Of private placements it viii
secure during the remainder Of thi
year, the center reported that its prog
ress can be attributed to "the rise il
business activity, which is creating
work opportunities, and the increasing
number Of employers who are obtain
ing all their employees through thi
Office because of efficient selection an
referral of applications qualified to fl
Job orders"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-14
TRANSIT HEARING
D|SCL0SES SPLIT
Commission and Company
Experts Begin Valuation
Dispute.

Opposing lines were sharply drawn
at today's hearing on a valuation on
Capital Transit Co.'S properties when
Fred A. Sager, chief engineer for the
Public Utilities Commission, knocked
s10,324,434 from the estimated cost
Of reproduction previously given by
traction company experts.
The S10,000,00O difference repre-
sents roughly the amount over which
rival experts will wrangle in order for
the commission to determine even
tually reasonable valuation base for
the purpose of rate making. The COM
mission has given notice that it will
hold hearing on the application Of
the Capital Transit Co. for higher
rate of fare 10 days after it deter
mines valuation base.
Based on reproduction costs as Of
December 81, 1885, Sager placed a
value of s42, 1852, 403 on the total prop
critics of the Capital Transit Co. used
and not in use for railway operation"
in both the District and in Maryland.
Total Valuation.
His estimate, however, excluded land
and working capital, which were COW
cred in the s54,2O6,262 total valu-
alton placed on its properties by the
traction company.
The difference of $10,324, 434, which
Immediately becomes a bone of con-
tention, was arrived at by making al
lowance for the deduction of these land
and working capital figures.
Sager was placed on the stand at
the resumption of the hearing this
morning with other Public Utilities
Commission experts to follow in pre-
senting counter evidence in an effort
to white down the company's own
valuation estimates.
Commission Experts Total.
The commission expert placed the
total valuation at s36,819,434 on the
company's properties used for railway
purposes. All of this amount except
s670,804 represented District proper
ties.
In comparison the transit company
had similarly valued properties in the
| WV Jul LooiIliOllS dI ofO,Ol 4tS.
With respect to properties not in use
for operations, the Public Utilities
Commission placed a value of s5,342,-
| 969.
In responses to questioning by Hin
man D. Folsom, attorney for the Pub
lie Utilities Commission, the witness
explained that these figures con-
tanned certain underground tracks
which are not used and which we
believe will never be used" AS ex-
amples he cited underground lines in
Anacostia and on Ninth street.
Sager said the labor costs used in
arriving at his valuation estimates
were based mainly on the prevailing
wages as of December 81, 1885, which
date is being used under agreement
between the Public Utilities Commits
sion and the transit company as a
starting point in determining val
| uatiOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-14
CHEVY CHASE VIEW
CITIZENS ORGANIZE
Three Elected to Governing Body
of Village as New Associa-
ton Is Formed.

p, Stat Correspondent of The Star.
CHEVY CHASE VIEW, Md, April
14.-Residents of Chevy Chase View,
State-chartered village, last night or
ganized citizens association at a
meeting at the Log Cabin, on the
Kensington Playground.
The organization meeting followed
the annual citizens session to elect
village officers. DR.. Arnold H. Scott
was elected temporary president of
the citizens association and Lawrence
R. Smoot temporary secretary. DR..
Scott appointed an Organization
Committee to draft a constitution and
bylaws for submission to the May IL
meeting. The committee is composed
of Ralph E. Engel, William W. Meyer,
George Crossette, K. w. Simpson,
Joseph Richards, jr.; John c. Mullenix
and Joseph NJ Mcmahon.
The Citizens Committee of the vii
lage, which is the governing body
under the State charter, is composed
of six members holding Office for two
years each. Arthur B. Miller, John w.
Self and LIE Roy Rogers were re-elect-
ed. George F. Ashworth was elected
to succeed DR.. Scott, who was retired
from the committee to head the new
citizens association. Hold-over men,
bers of the committee, not up for cleo
ton, are Harry M. Martin and E. w.
Shepard.
The new citizens association is de-
signed to supplement the work of the
Citizens Committee. 1t was indicated
that one of the first detectives will be
street improvements. The village
streets more than a year ago were
turned over to the Maryland State
Roads Commission for maintenance
and little work has been done on the
streets since that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-14
DAPPER BURGLAR
FACES 81 YEARS
25-Year-OId Cuban Is Con-
Victed on 3 Cases in
ID Minutes.

Possible prison terms aggregating
81 years are faced by George Garcia,
25-year-old "fuu-dress burglar" who
was convicted late yesterday in three
cases of HOUSEKEEPING and larceny
by District Court jury which delib-
Grated only IA minutes
Twenty-four other HOUSEKEEPING
and larceny idictments still are pend
ing against the dapper young Cuban,
who also is charged in two additional
cases with HOUSEKEEPING alone and
in one with larceny. Whether he
will be tried on these true bills was
considered problematical.
BY the verdict of the jury yester-
day Garcia was found guilty of enter
ing the apartments of Public Printer
Augustus E. Giegengack in the Ward
man Park Hotel; Temple W. Hilliard
2807 Connecticut avenue, and Alfred
Lindstrom, 1909 Belmont road.
Uses CelluIoid Jimmy.
Police said he used a strip of Gel
luloid to Jimmy" the locks. When
arrested January he had two such
instruments in his clothing.
In all three cases Garcia was found
guilty of HOUSEKEEPING, while in one
of them he was said by the jury to
have committed grand larceny and
in the other petit larceny.
Garcia's attorneys put on no de.
Tense, bending their entire efforts tc
an attempt to create a doubt in the
jurys minds concerning the identifi-
cation of the defendant and of the
recovered loot.
Testifies on Confession.
Detective Sergt. Joseph Shimon was
the principal Government witness
testifying that Garcia talked freely
about his burglaries and even showed
police the apartments he had entered
Authorities said he preyed on well.
TODD apartment house dwellers fol-
six months. All three cases in which
he was convicted occurred shortly
after last Christmas.
Assistant United States Attorne,
Samuel F. Beach was the prosecutor
and Justice F. Dickinson Let's pre-
sided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-14
HOSPITAL APPEAL
TO FANS PLANNED
Nurses to Collect Funds at
Griffith Stadium in Prelude
to Drive.

Twelve nurses in gray wells carry
ing contribution boxes and help
health, help hospitals badges will
stand at entrances to Griffith Stadium
on the opening day of the base ball
season next Monday in behalf of the
united hospital appeal, it was an
nounced today by Clark G. Dimond,
chairman of badge day."
Clark Griffith, owner of the Wash
lngton Nationals, said today he would
cooperate 100 per cent" with the
hospitals in raising money for their
pressing needs.
The campaign is intended to sup
plement badge day. on May when
teams, organized by ladies' boards of
the nine hospitals. will occupy
strategic points in the city in selling
crusade buttons.
At a meeting yesterday of hospital
ladies board presidents at the May
flower Hotel, headquarters of the
drive, Charles D. Drayton, chairman
OF the Hospital Presidents Com
mlttee, outlined plans for the drive.
1000 in Drive.
On badge day." 1000 nurses and
members Of ladies' boards will locate
themselves on busy corners from 10
am. to 6 pm, wearing gray wells and
bearing contribution boxes and but
tons. A team of four horses will
draw through the streets a wagon
bearing a sign appeal to citizens, hi
said
During the drive, which opens
Thursday, 2-minute movie trailers
completed yesterday, will be showr
throughout the city. Eye treatment
at Episcopal Hospital, ambulance
trips at Emergency and clinic scenes
from Columbia and Children's Hos.
pitfalls are among subjects to be shown
Arrangements are to be made by
hospital presidents for exhibition win.
dows in department stores, Draytor
said. Model operating rooms, bah,
clinics. laboratories, X-ray machines
Drinker respirators, incubators anc
oxygen tents will be on display.
Chest Co-operates.
Private contributions, he said, will
be solicited chiefly with the aid Of the
ladies boards. The Community Ches1
has provided the hospitals with list!
of those designating hospitals on theil
chest cards. Children's Hospital ha.
already received its share of the
cards and the other eight will bt
supplied with lists at board meeting.
| within the next week
Mrs. L. B. Norris, president o.
Georgetown Hospitals Ladies' Board
has arranged benefit production
of Galsworthy's Loyalty" by thu
Georgetown University Mask ane
Bauble Club. for $50 tonight ane
tomorrow night at CASTOR Hall
Georgetown University. Proceeds will
60 to the united fund and not II
Georgetown Hospital
Other ladies' board presidents or
ganizing for the drive are Mrs. Cliff
ford Bangs, Mrs. Frederick Brooke
Mrs. Clarence Dodge, Mrs. D. Law
renee Groner, Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor
Mrs. j. L. B. Murray, Mrs. George P
Scriven and Mrs. Mary H. Semmes.
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r VOW he won an old-age pension
IL of $50 month by establishing
his birthday with a lace baby

L 4 cap he wore in his infancy
WAS related to reporters today by Will
liam Miles of 1872 Fifth street north
east.
About year ago Miles applied for
pension authorized by the District
under terms of the social security act.
He was sure he was at least 10 years
old, but could think of no proof.
The law required he must prove he
was at least IS years old, had been a
resident Of the District for the last five
years and was an American citizen to
be eligible for a pension.
Miles told his story this morning
in the office of Elwood Street, di-
rector Of public welfare. The account
was substantiated by Miss Elizabeth
Miller, attached to the northeast Office
of the Public Assistant Division, 1858
Florida avenue northeast.
When Miles applied for pension
the caseworker to whom his request
was assigned found it difficult to
prove his age. She could find no mar
riage record, no birth certificate and
no other records.
The investigator, however, was not
discouraged. She went with Miles
to his home and searched an old trunk
containing 'valuables" and odds and
ends which had accumulated through
the years
In the trunk the social worker
found dainty lace cap, yellowed with
age. Miles then recalled that the cap
was made by his grandmother and
given to his mother when he, an only
child, was born. The mother died
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several days later. Miles grandmoth-
er died soon after.
The family had lived at Pooles-
vile, Md. Miles father married
again. Miles step-mother, in re-
membrance of his mother, saved his
lace baby cap and pinned in it a slip
Of paper on which was written in ink
the date of Miles birth, March S,
1866
Miles left home at the age Of 10
and got a job in Washington He
married when he was 40 and MS wife
died years ago. The investigation
showed that Miles had never owned
property, that he had no bank ac-
count, that he carried no insurance
policy and that he had no relatives
able to assist him.
Yet for more than 40 years Miles
was employed in Washington. He was
yard superintendent of several fire.
proofing companies and later took
work as carpenters helper. For the
last six years, or since he was IS
years old, he has been unemployed.
Miles said today he had two sons.
one of whom was at sea ON a mer-
chant vessel. The other, he said,
lived in Washington, but was unable
to contribute to his support
The pension law provides that pen
sioners must be in need, and that the
District can sue children or grand
children of the pensioners to recover
sums spent on persons who might have
been supported by children or grand
children.
Miles occupies room in the home
OF friendly family. He does his own
cooking.
Social service workers said that
Miles case is typical Of many now up
for solution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-14
TAX BILL MERIT
STUDY TO BEGIN
House Group Also Will Weigh
Organization of Municipal
Government.

Investigation of the merits of the
Collins tax bills as well as the eff
cheney of the present administrative
organization of the municipal gov
eminent will be started without delay,
it was announced today by Rep
resentative Kennedy, Democrat, Of
Maryland, chairman Of special sub
committee of the House District Com
mittee assigned to make the study.
Fears had been expressed that an
impending controversy over whether
$4,000 or more should be appropriated
to employ an adviser to assist the
subcommittee might delay the in
quiry.
Kennedy said his subcommittee
would meet this afternoon at 2 o'clock
to map out program of procedure
and fix a date for beginning hear
ings. He indicated hearings on the
tax bills probably would start next
week, with the Commissioners and
Maj. Daniel ]. Donovan, auditor and
budget officer, as the first witnesses.
Kennedy said study of the tax
bills could be started without the aid
OF an adviser, but he believed one
should be available when the sub
committee undertakes survey of the
District government to determine
whether reorganization would result
in increased efficiency and economy.
He has urged that $4,000 be appro-
priated to pay the adviser and his
staff.
Chairman Norton of the District
Committee has taken the position,
however, that officials OF the munich
pal government are available to as
sist Kennedy's subcommittee and that
$4,000 would be adequate to hire a
clerical staff that may be needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-14
DOG-TRAPPING DISPUTE
ENDS IN POLICE COURT
Assistant Counsel Hooe Persuades
Principals Not to Take Case
Before Judge.

A peaceful settlement of Chevy
Chase's "dog-trapping" controversy
was reached in Police Court today
when Assistant Corporation Counsel
Rice Hooe convinced the principals
there was no need for court action.
The result was that George w.
Wells, 1921 Jenifer street, who is al
legged to have set three rat traps on
his lawn to discourage canine tres
passers during the Spring planting
season, agreed to resort to harmless
but disagreeable chemical.
Taking part in the truce" meeting
was Christopher w. Duffy, 3215 Jeni-
fer street, dog owner, who last Mon
day complained to the corporation
counsels Office about the alleged
trapping"
Several other residents Of the sec
ton in which Duffy and Wells live
also appeared at court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-14
CLEARED OF CHARGE

Theodore G. Ecconomou, %, Of 606
Fifth street was acquitted by
Police Court jury yesterday on negli-
gent homicide charge growing out Of
the death on January % Of Jerome c.
Ellicott, 70, of 1873 Sixth street. The
verdict was returned in less than
minute.
Testimony was to the effect the
weather was cloudy and dark and the
street lights on the corner had gone
of just before Ecconomou struck
Ellicott with his truck As the latter
was attempting to cross ut Sixth and
H streets ON January as.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-14

and can not be made more simple.
Carter said the new plan is not needed
and If any necessity had existed it was
met by the present policy of having
lawyer at the court to give free
legal assistance.
Several of the lawyers favoring the
bill suggested fixing the jurisdiction
Of the new branch ut $50 instead of
500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-14
NICE MAY OFFER
SALES TAX PLAN
Relief Bill With "Bookie"
Clause to Be Vetoed and
Special Session Called.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ely the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, April 14.-Gov. Nice
said today he is preparing an adj
ministration relief measure to be sub
mitted to the General Assembly which
meets in special session in the near
future.
The Governor declined to discuss
the measure in any respect. Sources
close to him, however, indicated he is
considering general sales tax as one
Of several possible levies which might
be considered to support relief.
Date for the special session has not
yet been decided, Nice said An an
nouncement is expected within a few
days.
Neither would Nice say whether he
planned to ask any particular group
or groups to make a study of the re-
lief problem prior to the special ses-
sion. He did say he presumed leaders
Of the Democratic party and of the
Republican party would confer with
legislators of their particular parties
prior to the session.
S7,0I4 Available for Session.
The controllers Office records
showed today that a total of S7,Ol473
remains of the 100000 set up in 1885
for special sessions. The 30-day ses-
sion in March, 1886, had an appro-
prlation of $4,000 and spent all but
s275. The flve-day special session Of
last December had an appropriation
of $4,000 and spent all but s6,739 73.
One of the heaviest single items of
expense connected with Legislature
is that of mileage for the members.
The same mileage is paid for a one
day session as would be paid for 90
day session and amounts to s6,674.
Therefore, after mileage is paid
from the balance of s7,014,73, little
| will be left for pay for members at
SIS a day and other expenses. The
Legislature, however, does have power
to appropriate other funds for such
| expenses.
The Governor ended days OF debate
over the bill last night by announcing
he would veto it on the ground pro-
| posed legalization of bookmaking was
contrary to the moral standards of
the State and because the tax measure
would not produce the money experts
have said is needed for social welfare.
Although he set no date for conven-
ing the extraordinary session, sources
here indicated it would probably meet
some time next week.
Admits Error.
The bookmaking clause in the re-
| lief bill, a bone Of contention ever
since the Assembly adjourned last
Tuesday, would legalize race track
bookmaking and tax "bookies" for re-
lief purposes.
The Governor, in a formal state
ment recalled that he had included
legalized bookmaking as possible
revenue source, in the budget message
he sent to the Legislature in January.
I'm so doing" his statement said
II was wrong"
His decision to call a special session
was reached, he explained, after close
study of the relief bill and upon the
advice of the most competent sources
available to me-" including w. P
Walker and DR.. S. N. De Vault, Univer-
sity of Maryland economists.