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Evening star., 1937-10-21
ICkES NAMES new
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
Seven Officers, Who Will Meet
Here Next Week, Replace
81 State Heads.

Administrator Ickes today an
nounced the seven new regional di-
rectors under whom the Public Works
Administration is to function after
November / In bringing to conclu-
sion its $2,000,0o0,o0o construction
program.
These new regional officers, who will
meet in washington next week, replace
81 State directors and State engineer
inspectors, the reorganization being
made for more efficient administration.
Maryland is grouped in region No.
under Maurice e. Gilmore, with head
quarters in New York City. Eleven
Eastern States come under his 1urls-
diction. Gilmore IS now State engineer
inspector for New York.
Virginia will come under region No.
8. comprising nine Southern States.
Its new director is Howard T. Cole,
now State engineer inspector for
Georgia and Alabama. He Will nave
headquarters in Atlanta.
The other regional directors and the
location of their headquarters are: NO.
2, David r. Kennicott, Chicago; NO.
4, Robert A. Radford, Omaha; No. 5,
George M. Bull, Fort Worth, Tex, and
No. 7, Claude G. Hockey, Portland,
Oreg. A vacancy in region No. 8, with
headquarters at San Francisco, Is
being temporarily filled.
Secretary Ickes said P. w. A. per-
sonnel, both in Washington and IN
the field, would be reduced consider
ably" but could not make any esta-
mate at this time.
Evening star., 1937-10-21
DR.. R. v. B. MAYO
DIES IN BALTIMORE
Widely Known Physician
Specialized in Diagnosis
Rites Tomorrow.

DR.. r. w. B. Mayo. widely known
physician, who specialized in dag
moss, died early today in the Union
Memorial Hospital In Baltimore, ac-
cording to word received here. Al
though he had been in Ill health for
some months, he entered the hospital
only two days ago.
DR.. Mayo took his degree In medi-
cine at Johns Hopkins University In
1908, having received his A. B. degree
at the University of Maryland earlier.
At the time of his death he was medi-
cal director of the Home for Incur
ables in Baltimore and president Of
the Medical Arts Building Corp.
He had served as resident physician
of the Hospital for the Women OF
Maryland and was a member OF the
faculty of Johns Hopkins Medical
School as an instructor in clinical
medicine from 1915 to 1922. He served
as chief examiner of the American
Red Cross and as surgeon OF the
United States Army during the World
War.
Born at Fortress Monroe, Va, De-
cember %, 1888. DR.. Mayo was the
son of Rev. Charles X. S. Mayo, a
Protestant Episcopal clergyman, and
Mary Reynolds Webber Mayo.
He was a member of the American
Medical Association, the Southern
Medical Association, the medical and
chirurgical faculty of Maryland and
the Maryland tuberculosis Associa-
tion. He was a director of the Mary
land Historical Society and member
of the States Council Of the Society
of Colonial Wars. He also was a
member of the Baltimore Country
Club, the Maryland Club, the Johns
Hopkins and Gibson Island Clubs and
of Alpha Kappa Kappa Fraternity.
DR.. Mayo is survived by his widow,
who before their marriage in 1922
was Miss Florence Stabler of Balti-
more; a sister, Miss Lucy Mayo, and
a. brother, Edmund o. Mayo, both OF
Providence, r. I.
Funeral services will be in Rich
mond tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star., 1937-10-21
FORMER HOWARD U. DEAN
HURT IN SPANISH WAR
DR.. Arnold Donawa Wounded at
Port Bou During Aerial
Bombardment.

DR.. Arnold Donawa. colored, dean
of the Dental College at Howard Uni
yersity from 1929 to 1881 and more
recently a New York oral surgeon,
has been wounded at Port Bou, on the
French border, in a Spanish civil war
bombardment by insurgent planes, it
was learned here today through the
Associated Press.
DR.. Donawa is a graduate of How
ard University, having taken his D.
D. S. In 1922. He set up Offices here
for a while and then moved to New
York, returning to the Capital to head
the University Dental College in 1929.
He lived in the 1900 block of Second
street.
In New York later he became in
terested in the Spanish loyalist cause,
attending meetings and finally, against
the advice of his friends and associ-
ates, ended up by enlisting.
Evening star., 1937-10-21
FUNDS FOR EXTRA
POLICEMEN CUT
Commissioners Reported to
Have Reduced Request
for 100 to rs.

The Commissioners today prepared
to transmit the 1889 budget estimates
to the Budget Bureau, simultaneous
With disclosure that the program OF
Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown for more
than 100 additional policemen had
been drastically curtailed.. The esti-
mates, it was said, will provide sala-
ries for only 25 new officers.
The bureau will begin hearings on
the budget Monday, in an effort to
whip it into shape for the House Sub
committee on Appropriations before
November Is. The subcommittee origi-
nally planned to start its hearings on
the 1889 appropriation bill on that
date, but indications are now, in view
of the special session of Congress, there
will be a delay of week or two.
Mai. Brown requested more than
100 additional men in the 1899 fiscal
year, largely with view to re-estab-
fishing the old second precinct which
was merged with the old eighth pre-
cinct by the late Commissioner Crosby.
Definite plans have been made to re-
establish the precinct, and the 25
new officers allowed in the budget
of the Commissioners probably will be
assigned there. Maj. Brown, how
ever, will be forced to draw officers
from other precincts to make up the
precincts complete complement.
The old second precinct covered the
territory between North Capitol street
on the east, Seventh street on the west
K street on the south, and Florida
avenue on the north. Headquarters
of this precinct were located on Fifth
street between M and N streets, in q
building now occupied by the Women's
Bureau of the Police Department.
Maj. Brown already has paved the
way for re-establishing the old Sec
ond precinct by arranging to house
the Womens Bureau in the old Police
Court Building at Sixth and D streets
which is to be vacated as soon as the
new building on Judiciary Square is
completed. District officials believe the
new court building will be ready for
occupancy early in January.
Evening star., 1937-10-21
BRIDGE WINNERS
RECEIVE AWARDS
Trophies Were Offered in
Recent Annual Contract
Championship Here.

Winners and runners-up in the re-
Gently completed seventh annual con-
tract bridge championships OF the
washington Bridge League received
their trophies last night at the Shore
ham Hotel.
The recipients of the awards and
the events in which they scored follow
The Columbia Cup, symbolic OF the
women's pair championship, won by
Mrs. Van Clarke and Mrs. H. c. White
runners-up, Mrs. Frederick Van Nuys'
wife of the Indiana Senator, and Mrs
Winslow Van Devanter, niece OF 1or-
mer Justice Van Devanter.
The Capital Cup, for the mixed pair
championship: Won by Mrs. FTleoa
Hovce and Vic T. zeve; runners-up
Mrs. Harold Young and H. S. Wood
ard.
The Woodward Cup. for the open
nair championship: Won by DR.. E. b
Connolly and Thomas Hamlin; second
Mrs. James H. Lemon and Lewis n
Watson, jr.
The Eynon Bowl, for the master
team-of-four championship: Won BY
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Lemon, Mrs
M. r. West and Watson; runners-up
Mrs Clarke, Mrs. White, Roy Thurtel
and w. M. Mcintyre.
The Evening Star Trophy for th'
intermediate event-Won by MIR. ant
Mrs Bernard Rosson. Runners-up, s
c. Rowe and j. L. Wilson.
Mrs. Eugene Nolan of Washington
and George A. Neeves of Chicago ais'
received an award for winning the con
ISOLATION event.
In the two national tournament en-
trv games, which carry cash credit
toward the entry fee in the natlona
tournament to be held here Novembel
% to December S, Mrs. Pat McCarran
wife of the Nevada Senator, and MRS
L. M. Leddy won one, and Mrs. N. T
Latter. Wilmington, DEL, and s. +
Gerber of Washington carried on tol
fonors in the other.
The presentations were made b,
Comdr. w. A. Corley, U. S. NJ, retired
president of the Washington Bridg
League. The tournament last nigh
featured 24-table teana-of-fou
match.
Evening star., 1937-10-21
STOLEN CAR DRIVER
ELUDES POLICEMAN
Motor Cycle officer Puts Bullet
in Fender When Twice Men
aced by Swerving.

Police today hunted the driver OF a
stolen automobile who attempted to
run down Motor Cycle Policeman j. w.
Adams during a wild chase in the
Southeast section last night and
escaped after Adams had put bullet
through the fender Of the fleeing car.
Adams said he narrowly missed
death twice when the speeding car
swerved in an attempt to sideswipe
him as he drew alongside. He then
fell behind the automobile and started
shooting. The car was found aban-
doned later at Thirty ''e
place southeast. There was a bullet
hole in the fender.
Adams was attracted by continuous
blowing of the horn when he saw the
automobile at Eleventh and N streets
southeast. Recognizing it as ma
chine that had been reported stolen
from a parking lot on october z, ne
started pursuing It down Nichols
avenue.
Evening star., 1937-10-21
STATE PROBES SALE
OF SULFANILAMIDE
U. S. Officials Expected in Rich
mond to Trace Deadly
Elixir"
Nv the Associated Press,


RICHMOND, Va, October ALA
L. I. Winnie. secretary of the State
Board of Pharmacy, said last night
the medicinal preparation reported to
have caused the deaths of at least 13
persons in the United States recently
has been sold to drug stores here and
to physicians in various sections of
Virginia.
Two representatives of the Federal
Pure Food and Drug Administrator
Baltimore Bureau are expected here,
Whine said, to aid the State board in
seeking to prevent the deadly medicine
reaching the hands of any consumer
The reputedly deadly dose is an
elixir of sulfanilarnide.
The company which manufactured
and distributed the "elixir" has re-
called its shipments where they were
still in the hands of wholesalers.
Winnie said he had telegraphed the
manufacturing company to supply a
list of all sales in Virginia, but thus
far had received no reply.
Evening star., 1937-10-21
Destruction of Trees to Guard
Lines Asked by Power Company
Water Supply Service Jeopardised, Says
Petition Seeking Cutting Along
Projected Parkway Link.
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real estate developments. Observers
say they are not likely to sanction the
Government itself cutting down trees
for the convenience Of corporation.
particularly where the Government
in recent years, has spent many thou
sands of dollars in the National Capital
to plant new trees and shrubs.
c. Marshall Finnan. superintendent
Of the National Capital Parks, who has
Jurisdiction over the trees which the
corporation wants to have cut down,
soon will pass on the question. His
advisers are now understood to be
considering the situation.
Road to Dodge Best Trees.
Under plans for future development,
some of the trees would have to be
cut down to make way fer automobile
traffic along the palisades OF the
Potomac, downstream of the Dalecarlia
reservoir, officials said. But the au-
thorities pointed out the road would be
so laid out that the best specimens
would be preserved and that there
would not be anything like 166 trees
destroyed.
The National Park Service Of the
Interior Department. which has juris-
diction over the local parks, has long
contended for the intelligent preser-
vation of trees and has made this q
matter of national policy in the great
parks throughout the Nation.
Interested citizens are expected tt
protest to the proper Government au-
thorities, as soon as the details of tht
proposal along the palisades become
fully known. In the past. the Potomac
Electric Power Co. complains, trees
have endangered their power lines
and in order to safeguard the corpo-
ration's properly properly, there shoule
be ample clearance on all sides o.
the lines to obviate any interference
with them.
Evening star., 1937-10-21
BAND CONCERTS

BY the United States Army Band in
the band auditorium at 4:30 pm.
today. Capt. Thomas T. Darcy, leader,
conducting; Karl Hubner, assistant.
March, ION Dress Parade"
Concert piece, Meditation.
Selected pieces: 1.-THE Court Shoe"
1.-The Sandal"
Piccolo solo, "Danse Des Lutines."
Popular number, "a Study in Brown" I"
Waltz, "Over the Waves"
March, "The Charlatan."
"The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the Soldiers Home Band Orches-
ira in Stanley Hall at $50 pm. today
John S. M. Zimmerman, bandmaster;
Anton Pointner, assistant.
"The Swedish March"
Overture, "Brittanicus."
Oriental suite, From India:
1. The Bayaderes. 2. BY the Ganges.
3.The Almas. 4. Oriental Patrol
Melange. America Forever"
Popular numbers: "Alone in the Rain. u
Adorable"
Waltz suite, 1.-The Aero Travellers"
Finale, THE Caroltonian."
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1937-10-21
EDUCATION BOARD
ACTS ON LICENSES
WithdraWs. Opposition to
One, Orders ReStudy
of Second.

Reconsidering two applications for
LIQUOR licenses to which it had pre-
v:ously objected, the Board of Educa-
ton yesterday withdrew its opposition
to one and ordered restudy of the
other
School officers were ordered to re-
consider the application of Mrs. Mil
dred A. 5Tartien for retailers class
D license at 1851 Seventh street in a
motion offered by Col West Hamilton
who. with John H. Wilson, another
board member, charged the applicant
was being Disseminated against.
They asserted that other business
establishments in the vicinity of Mrs.
MARTENS already have liquor licenses,
although some Of them are closer
to school buildings.
The school officers we're asked to
report their findings back to the board.
Heilman Objection Withdrawn.
The board Withdrew its previous
objection to granting liquor license
to j. Melvin Heilman, who has ap-
piled for license for proposed liquor
store at 2700 Good Hope road south
east. Heilman had sent letter to the
board outlining certain facts IN con-
nection with his application.
For the first time since the school
year opened, enrolment has shown an
increase over the corresponding date
last year, the board was informed. II
was reported 93,047 pupils were regis
tered as of October IA, representing an
increase of 266 over last year at the
same date.
A proposed new course in effects Of
alcohol and narcotics for the Junior
high schools, which Supt. Frank w
Ballou submitted for consideration
early this month, was adopted by the
board and will be inaugurated i'm
mediately. The course was submitted
as the result of recommendation of a
special committee on this subject.
Dry Leader Charges Errors.
William B. Mahoney, secretary of
the Allied Organizations, dry group,
was present at the meeting, and in
formed the board that certain scien-
tif1c facts presented in the course of
study were in error. He said in
general, however, the course met with
approval of a special committee named
by the Allied Organizations to study
the question.
The board approved the promotion
of the following persons: Mrs. B. B.
Butcher, from principal, Smothers
School, to administrative principal,
Lovejoy School; Mrs. Edna S. Browne,
from principal, Syphax School, to ad-
ministrative principal, Bowen School;
Mrs. R. G. Savoy, from principal, class
5, Reno School, to principal, class g.
Smothers School; Mrs. E. IL. Hunton,
from teacher, Morgan-Wilson School,
to principal, class 6, Syphax School;
Mrs. B. I. Wade, from teacher. AM
ush-Smallwood School, to principal,
class S, Reno School.
The nominations for appointments
of cadet officers in the Washington
High School Cadet Corps, Divisions
l OF 9, were approved by the board.
Evening star., 1937-10-21
STAGGER
PLAN AID ASKED
U. S. Agencies Must Co.
operate to Relieve Burden,
Van Duzer Says.

Without the cooperation of the
Federal departments, Traffic Director
William A. Van Duzer predicted today
his program to alleviate rush-hour
traffic congestion by staggering the
working hours of Government en-
ployes would be a complete failure.
Van Duzer said nine Government
agencies were requested to change the
working hours of employees to relieve
the existing am. and 4;30 pm. peak
in traffic loads, and that only one
the Workers Progress Administration
had agreed to make the shift.
When Workers Report.
A recent survey, Van Duzer ex-
planned, showed q larger percentage Of
workers report for duty at am.
than at any other period. The check
UP revealed the following:
Reporting for duty at 8 am, $4,000.
Reporting for duty at BIS am, 500.
Reporting for duty at $50 am,
27,000
Reporting for duty at s:45 am, a.
500
Reporting for duty at am, $500,
Reporting for duty at 9:15 am,
1000.
Reporting for duty at $50 am,
5000.
The $50 group is made up chiefly
of department store workers.
Citing these statistics, Van Duzer
declared:
"You see the position we are in. We
have the same problem with traffic
congestion that an engineer has ir
trying to fill reservoir with water us
ing a 2-inch pipe. The Pinch pipe
might fill the reservoir in one hour
but two pipes of the same size woulo
do the work more quickly.
Hope to Relieve 9 AM. Congestion.
"All We are trying to do is to stor
trying to squeeze $500 persons
through a 2-inch pipe at am. The
plan not only would relieve the rush.
hour traffic situation, but at the same
time would save taxpayers millions
of dollars"
Van Duzer said he would continue
his efforts to get the various Govern
ment agencies whose employees now
report for duty at 9 am. to go on the
staggered hour plan. despite the re-
fusal thus far of three agencies tc
approve it. These include the interior
Department, whose head, Secretary
Ickes, condemned traffic conditions ir
Washington yesterday in letter tc
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen.
Evening star., 1937-10-21
DEFENSE ATTACKS
"CONFESS|ON" IN
TRIAL OR M 'AFFEE
AdmissibiIity of Document
Signed by Janitor Is ChaI-
Ienged by Lawyers.
HARASSED BY POLICE,
is CHARGE OF DEFENDANT
Detective Sergeant Describes In
terview Where Accused Ad-
mitted Staying Woman.

Admissibility of an alleged confess
sion by William (Major) McAffee that
he killed Mrs. Henrietta Anderson, 50,
with an iron furnace shaker last Au-
gust % was challenged by the defense
today in the 61-year-old colored mans
District Court murder trial, which be-
gan yesterday.
McAffee's attorney, Robert I. Miller,
said he would attempt to prove that
constant harassment by police on the
night following the Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Anderson was killed induced
McAffee to make the written state
ment. Miller charged that the man
was continually moved about and not
allowed to get reasonable rest.
Justice Jesse c. Adkins excused the
Jury and Assistant United States At
torneys Samuel F. Beach and Charles
B. Murray called Detective Sergt. John
c. Dalglish of the homicide squad to
the witness stand in defense of the
so-called confession.
Dalglish estimated that McAffee
got possibly five hours Sleep in a
third precinct cell. He said he first
interviewed the man about or 9 pm,
August %, but paid little attention to
what he said because the prisoner was
intoxicated BY or o'clock the
next morning, the detective declared,
McAffee had sobered and talked
freely.
Detective Sergt. Joseph w Shimon
testified that during this early morn
ing interview McAffee told of killing
Mrs. Anderson with the furnace shaker
and went with them to the scene of the
Staying, at 1888 L street, where Mrs.
Anderson had an apartment and
where McAffee was employed as jan
itor. There he pointed out the heavy
weapon.
The colored man also identified a
wet handkerchief. on which were
brown stains, as the one he had used
to wash off the shaker, Shimon said.
He testified McAffee was nervous
and shaking and begged one of the
police officers to lend him his gun so
he could shoot himself.
From the l. street address, McAffee
was taken to police headquarters,
Shimon said, and there put in writing
his previous statement. ~
Before the jury was excused COL
ored garage man, Bernard G. Mason,
testified he delivered half pint of
whisky to McAffee in the basement
of 1888 L street shortly after noon on
the day of the Staying. At that time,
he said, Mrs. Anderson was in the
basement with McAfee and requested
him to get her some whisky also. He
said he did so and delivered it to
McAffee in his basement quarters.
Mrs. Anderson was not in the base
ment at that time, he added.
topher j. Murphy that Mrs Ander-
Testimony by Deputy Coroner Chris
son was intoxicated at the time of
her death marked the yesterday after
noon session of the trial. He said
the alcoholic content of her blood
was high.
Glenn Raburn, who lived at the L
street address, testified McAffee had
boasted to him that he usually drank
eight one-half pints of whiskey a
day, but that 1t did not affect him.
The trial Is expected to continue
into Friday.
Evening star., 1937-10-21

The Potomac Electric Power Co, it
was learned today, has asked the Fed
eral Government to cut down some
l66 trees on public property, so that
power lines, leading to the Dalecarlia
reservoir on Conduit road. may be
protected against falling branches and
trunks. The trees in question are
located along the palisades OF the
Potomac River, along the area pro-
iected as a link in the George Wash
ington Memorial Parkway.
Indications today were that Gov
ernment authorities in touch with the
problem will recommend against
destruction of the trees. Interested
officials said the Potomac Electric
Power Co. can place its lines under
ground and thus solve the problem
The power company proposal, they
said, would provide the shortest and
cheapest program, but at the expense
of the taxpayers.
The company bases its case on the
contention that the water supply OF
the National Capital is dependent on
electric power for its operation. espe-
cially at the Dalecarlia reservoir, and
that Washington's water supply might
be jeopardi7ed, if there was an inter-
ruption to electrical service. The
Army engineers, who have charge OF
bringing the raw water from Great
Falls and purifying it and then turning
it over to the District for distribution
to householders and other users,
through the Water Department, gen.
crate some electricity at Dalecarlla
from surplus water.
Against Policy.
Members of the Fine Arts Commis-
sion. the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and other Gov
ernment officials have been opposed
even to private operators unnecessarily
cutting down trees to make way for
Evening star., 1937-10-21
Students at NJ. u.
Demand RenlOUal
OF Slot Machines
If Store O,uners Refuse
President Byrd Will Be
Asked to Act.
q, . STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

COLLEGE PARK, Md, october
21-Slot machines, in which students
are pouring hundreds of dollars
daily" are taboo at the University
of Maryland, student government
officers have decided.
John Muncks, 22-year-old presi-
dent of the governing body at the
institution, said operators of stores
and other gathering places around
the campus would be asked to remove
both slot machines and pin ball ma
chimes to take temptation from the
students. He said objections might
soon be heard from parents.
If stores and other business owners
refuse to cooperate, Muncks declared,
DR.. H. C. Byrd, president of the uni
versity, will be asked to take some
action.
Evening star., 1937-10-21
$932,000 ROAD LEVY
DIVERTED IN 1886
Funds Collected Here Went to
Non-Highway Purposes,
A. A. A. Official Saws.

Diversion of S932,O0 in taxes paid
by District motorists from the road
fund to non-highway expenditures in
1886 was revealed today by Washing
ton 1. Cleveland. manager of the Dis
trict Motor Club of the American
Automobile Association.
The official based his statement on
figures released to the A. A. A. by the
Bureau of Public Roads.
The Districts S932,000 in diverted
funds is a part of the $170,0O0,0OO in
motorists taxes taken from highway
development and traffic control in 35
States and the District, Cleveland as
serted.
Evening star., 1937-10-21
Seats for Play.
Declared Ne,Us
TOWhite House

A story from Baltimore to the effect
that six seats for somebody connected
with the White House" had been re-
served for the play, I'd Rather Be
Right" satire on the Roosevelt ad-
ministrasion, brought forth the ex-
planation at the White House today
that all this is news to the President.
1t was further explained that Mrs.
E. w. Startling, wife of the chief Of
the White House Secret Service, had
reserved some seats for herself and
some friends.
The play, in which George M.
Cohan is starring. is to be presented In
Baltimore next week.