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Evening star., 1937-07-02
'DOn'ts' Are Issued
By First-Aid Head
For July 4 Safety
Anchoring of Rugs in
Home Urged to Cut
accidents.

In list of "don'ts" issued today
for those who will be too busy to be
safe over the Fourth Harold F. En-
lows, national director of Red Cross
first aid and life saving, advocated
anchoring rugs in homes.
Last year home accidents caused
more fatalities than motor vehicle
accidents Elbows statement said.
Fails are the greatest hazard and
care should be taken to anchor rugs
and provide adequate railing and
lighting for stairs"
For those who will take to the
highways in autos Elbows reminded
that National Safety Council reports
show most mishaps occur during the
day when weather conditions are ideal
and the cars involved are going
straight.
do not run your car while the
garage doors are shut to check the
motor" he added. For carbon-mon-
oxide gas is odorless, tasteless-and
deadly"
In another statement urging care
fulness over the Fourth the Keystone
Automobile Club predicted that "the
period from July to July this year
will see more motorists on the high
ways than ever before in the annals
of motoring"
Evening star., 1937-07-02
inexpensive 2.Week Vacation,
Costing Only $40, Is Outlined

Only $40 bill and two weeks leisure
are necessary for Washingtonians to
enjoy good vacation by utilizing the
facilities Of the local park system,
Edward Kelly, administrative assistant
to c. Marshall Finnan, superintendent
of the National Capital Parks, declared
today.
A new program has just been ar
ranged with this in view, Kelly said,
but it applies only for people who live
at home, and the cost does not include
meals and transportation.
Washington enjoys many free
facilities through the park system.
Kelly pointed out. Golf courses are
maintained, there are half a dozen
modern swimming pools, 60 miles OF
bridal paths and 100 tennis courts for
day and night play, as we'll as facili-
ties for boating, fishing in the Tidal
Basin and the Potomac and Anacostia
Rivers, and an opportunity to see polo
games free, Kelly said.
Minor Sports Available.
In addition, there are minor sports
in which local vacationists might in
dulge, including croquet, shut1e board,
badminton and horseshoe pitching,
he said. Three Of the Nations best
bands-those Of the Army, the Navy
and the Marine Corps-givs band con-
Evening star., 1937-07-02

certs in the parks on Monday, Tues
day and Thursday evenings, Kelly ex-
planned, and street dancing is open to
the public on the South Ellipse road,
Just south of the White House, on
Monday evenings
At the Sylvan Theater programs are
given on Tuesday and Friday evenings
in the shadow Of the Washington
Monument. Kelly continued. while on
Friday evenings in Rock Creek Park
campfire programs are free to the
public. There are many picnic groves
throughout the Washington park
system. with facilities for cooking
outdoor meals.
Historical Tours Scheduled.
Historical tours are given under the
auspices of park officials, and hiking
and bicycle riding, as well as nature
hikes are available. Kelly said.
For the $40 two-week vacationist,
Kelly said. there is an opportunity
to view any of the 400 soft ball teams
and 100 base ball teams in action.
Kelly added that mimeographed de-
tails Of the $40 two week vacation will
be available next week, and these may
be procured by writing to &C. Marshall
Finnan, superintendent, National
Capital Parks, Interior Department
Building, Eighteenth and G Streets"
Evening star., 1937-07-02
MAN GETS 40 YEARS
IN WOODSHED KILLING

A 40-year prison term was imposed
late yesterday by Justice F. Dickinson
Let's of District Court on Alonzo
Turner, 33, who pleaded guilty to sec
ond-degree murder in connection with
the Staying June 6, 1886, of Mrs Mary
Maier in Southwest Washington
Woodshed.
Turner and Elmer Fulk, 80, were in
dicted on charges of first-degree MUIR
der and criminal assault, and went
on trial last week facing those accusa-
tions. After three days, however,
Turner was allowed to plead guilty to
second degree murder and Fulk to as
sault with intent to commit criminal
assault. The latter was sentenced to
from 3 to IS years in prison.
The attack on the woman occurred
in the 500 block of independence ave
nue. southwest, where both she and
Fulk lived.
Evening star., 1937-07-02
GROUP
HOLDING MEETING
Study Makes Foreign Lam
guages Easier, Congress
Is Told.

A preliminary study of Esperanto
makes it much easier for a student
to learn foreign language, DR.. Leh-
man Wendell, instructor of Esperanto
at the University of Minnesota, said
today at the thirtieth annual congress
of the Esperanto Association of North
America.
"As soon as educators in general
throughout the world realize that
Esperanto is the ideal introduction to
foreign language study, they will not
be slow in cooperating to teach it in
schools" he said.
knowledge of Esperanto, invented
as universal auxiliary language, gives
one the fundamentals of all national
languages, Dr. Wendell explained. He
said that is because all root words in
Esperanto are found in at least three
and often more national languages,
and the simplified grammar of Esper-
anto gives student basis for learn
ing other grammars. Esperanto can
be learned in about one-tenth the
time necessary for a national Ian
guage, he said.
Esperanto might make possible the
abolition of stenographers, Hugh
Stafford, local spokesman for the
Esperantists, said. Esperanto is abso-
lutely phonetic" he explained.
Therefore an automatic stencil could
pick up the sound waves and transfer
them to an automatic printing ma
chine, eliminating the need for
stenography."
A simple, direct method of teaching
Esperanto will be demonstrated at q
public meeting of the association at
the Hamilton Hotel tonight by Miss
Roam U. Orlof of Boston. No text
books are used with her method.
The convention will adjourn to-
morrow night after banquet follow
ing election Of officers at q morning
business session.
Evening star., 1937-07-02
Lone d. C.. Mo1,ntie
Viii Patrol Park
On q Rented Horse

Washington's mounted police force
has new horse
Park Policeman Leslie Mason, who
maintains decorum in Rock Creek
Park as the sole remaining mounted
policeman, will ride the bride paths
tomorrow on Rio Rita, a handsome
chestnut mare. obtained for him from
Marty Gallagher, District heavy
weight boxer and proprietor of a rid
ing stable near Twenty-sixth and H
streets.
Marty is providing the mare, a
s-year-old, weighing 1880 pounds
and l612 hands high, for $50 month.
Oficer Mason called for his new
mount at the stables yesterday. but
was told the mare was indisposed
and would not be ready until tomor-
row.
Rio sprained It's shoulder last
week when rider attempted to take
her over high jump" Gallagher
explained.
Evening star., 1937-07-02
Aquatic Carnival of Thrills
Held to Aid Underpriuileged
Stars Perform in Liuely Sports Pro.
gran-Ambassador Water Polo
Team Victor.

officials for the carnival were Earle
Weeks. president of the District A. A.
U: Dick Newly, District A. A. U.
chairman, and Jim Sprigman. S. G.
Loeffler manager of the pool, CO.
operated in staging the affair.
Summary of Events.
The summary follows:
Water polo-Ambassador II. WASH
ington Canoe Club 3. Goals-Palmer
Ambassador, 3 touches for points,
and Turner, Ambassador, thrown goal;
Turner, w. c. c., points on foul
shots.
Canoe tilting-Bill Havens, jr.. won
over Jed Florence, first on 3 fouls and
then on push overheard.
Girls 50-meter free stroke-Anne
Bono. Shoreham, first; Anne Arnson,
Ambassador, second: Elizabeth White,
Shoreham, third Time-36l seconds
Mems l00-meter back stroke-Ernie
Boggs, Y. M. C. A., first; Paul Wilson,
~" second. Time-l:23
Girls 50-meter back stroke-Anne
Bono, first; June Booth. Shoreham
second; Anne Arnson. third Miss
Booth gave opponents handicap. Time
AIS seconds.
Mems 100-meter free stroke: Bob
Jordon, Ambassador, first; Albert
Hamm. "Y," second; Max Rote, Shore
ham. third. Time-1:l4:06.
Girls 50-meter breast stroke-Mar-
garet Hoffman. 1882 national cham
pion. first; Elizabeth White, second
Time-46.2 seconds.
Man life guards rescue race: Joe
LaSalle, Takoma Park pool, first
Robert Shaw, Mckinley pool. second
Milton Flocks, Takoma pool, third
Diving xhibiticns-Ernest Crone
II, Goldsboro, N. c., State High Schoo
champion, Midget N. c. and S. C
champion in A. A. U. competition anc
Middle Atlantic A. A. U. champion
Joan Trainer. 9. second-year diver
Jude Helmick, Shoreham: Anne Arm
son and John Marshall, "Y"
Boy Scout 50-meter swim-Jin
Hurst, Jacksonville, Fla. first; Ceci
Hall, Jacksonville. second, and james
Turner, Griffin. Ga. third.
Dallas Shirley, "Y" swimming in
structor, announced the swimming
contest events. and Elmer Hipsley
chief OF guards in District Welfare
Department pools, the life guare
events.
Evening star., 1937-07-02
GAS FIRM BIDS
BUILDING
Park Savings Structure May
Be Razed for Filling
Station.

The Gulf Oil Co. has made a cash
offer of s92 500 for the building of the
closed Park Savings Bank, at the
corner of Fourteenth and Kenyon
streets, with view to razing the
structure and erecting a gasoline flll-
ing station there, it was learned today
The offer, however, is conditioned
on the issuance of permit by the
District Commissioners to erect the
filling station under zoning law.
The Gulf Oil Co. acted through its
vice president, H. NJ Rogers of Bos-
ton, Mass, whose offer has been sub
mltted to the court, and published
through advertising, to determine
whether the banks receiver. John F.
Moran. can get a higher offer for the
property. If the receiver gets no
higher offers by noon. July 10. the
contract can be executed. provided the
oil company receives the construction
permit for filling station. request for
which has been filed at the District
Building. If the permit is refused
there will be mo sale under the oil
company offer.
The Park Savings Bank. which was
closed in 1888, has paid its depositors
IS per cent and has cleared all its
debts on secured claims. according
to Moran. But the receiver explained
that, even if the building is sold for
s92, 500 cash, further liquidation would
be necessary before a further divi-
dend could be declared to depositors.
If the building is taken over by
the oil company Moran would move
his office to another vacant bank
building, belonging TO one of the
other banks which he is liquidating
These include. besides the Park Saw
ings Bank, the Continental Trust Co.,
the North Capitol Savings Bank, the
Industrial Savings Bank, which was
reorganized and is now operating as
the Industrial Bank of Washington
at Eleventh and U streets, and the
Prudential Bank, which had been
taken over by the Industrial Savings
Bank.
Evening star., 1937-07-02
THREATEN.T0 SEND.
LAUNDRY OUTSIDE.
Neighborhood TaiIors Make
Clear Position Pending
Own Cleaning Plant.

Unless the strike called by members
of the Laundry Workers, Cleaners
and Dyers' Union here is speedily
settled, Washington's neighborhood
tailors will send their work out of
the city until they can open their
own wholesale cleaning plant, Morris
Kuppersmith. chairman of the Retail
Tailors' Association, declared today.
Kuppersmith said he will present
the ultimatum of the retail tailors
to Samuel Rubenstein, chairman Of
the Wholesale Cleaners Shop Owners
Committee.
I'VE don't want to take work away
from local firms. or establish our own
plant. but our members feel they
should not do business with firms
where the workers are on strike" Kup-
persmith said.
Decision of the retail tailors to
boycott the plants involved was
reached at a meeting in Pythian Tenn
pie last night. Kuppersmith said $50
of the city's approximately 900 neigh
bornood tailors are represented by the
association.
I'VE had not been active for some
time until this strike occurred" Kup-
persmith said. We feel confident
most of the 900 tailors will return to
the active rolls as they usually do
when something like this occurs"
Meanwhile, the wholesale cleaners
went ahead with plans to resume op-
erations in several of the IL plants
which shut down several days ago
when the strike was called.
The union is demanding a 40-hour
week, an sl8 minimum weekly wage
ime-and-a-half for overtime and
and union recognition.
The shop owners committee has Of
fered to esta blish SIS weekly mini
mum wage and 48-hour week i'm
mediately and negotiate the other de-
mands. The union fatty rejected that
offer.
Calvin Sousens, chairman Of the
Washington local of the union, plans
to ask the District Commissioners to.
day to reverse the stand Of the Boarc
of Public Welfare that the families
of the strikers are not entitled tc
relief. Welfare Director Elvooc
Street told a union delegation yes
terday that local relief regulations
forbid granting relief to employa bic
persons or their families.
Evening star., 1937-07-02
FORMER TELLERS
UNDER|ND|CTMENT
IN TWO SHORTAGES.
Interpretations in Banks
Charged to Pair in Sep
arate Cases.
ANOTHER BILL ACCUSES
MAN, 48, OF ASSAULT
Three Youths Accused Under Lit
tle.Used Section of Code After
Alleged Abduction.

Two former bank tellers, arrested
some time ago. were indicted by the
District grand jury today on embez-
Element charges. They are Charles
Benjamin Hagan, Kensington, Md,
formerly with the National Metro
politan Bank, and William Newman
Dorsett, 1900 block of Columbia road
formerly head teller of the American
Security & Trust Co.
Hagan was charged with misap-
propriating $1,000, principally by forg-
ing withdrawal slips on the account
Of Mrs. Martha B. Parks, 22O5 Cali
fornia street. The shortage was dis
covered when Mrs. Parks sought to
transfer her account March l8. On
that date her pass book showed
s5,665.20 on deposit, but the bank
records indicated only S97.76.
The teller had been employed at
the bank from 1920 until 1886, when
he was discharged When the Short
age was aScertained Hagan was work.
Ing as a laundry wagon driver. He
Is married and has one child.
Dorsett at Bank 10 Years.
Dorset. As, had been employed by
the American Security & Trust Co. for
about 10 years, and is married and has
two children. He was charged with
embezzling Sl,256 and misapplying
1859 during 1886 The alleged mis-
application represented only irreg-
ularities in accounts, rather than
shortages.
Dorset was arrested last November
when an apparently ineXplicable over
draft developed in the account of the
Church of the Nativity. Although he
denies any guilt. Federal investigators
say the bank records indicate at least
10 instances OF failure to credit de-
posts.
In another embezzlement indictment
Lawrence G. Murray, 48, was charged
with fleeing Charles w. Taylor, 36l6
Van Ness street, of $4,000 through
bogus sale of oil stock during the
Summer of 1896.
hsSduIt IHuiCIHent Returned.
William Carroll Kirby, 48, was in
dicted on charge Of criminally as
saulting Miss Ethel Schanholtz, 81,
OF the $500 block Of Ninth street. The
attack is alleged to have occurred June
II on Roosevelt Island in the Potomac
River after they had gone canoeing.
Three youths held by police as the
sbductors of Karl R. Miner, prominent
New York lawyer, May S, were in
d1cted under little-uSed section of
the code making it sn offense to bring
into the District property obtained
illegally in another jurisdiction
Joseph F. Champion, 23,: Henry J.
McCrae, %, and John C. White. a.
were named by the grand jury. They
are said to have met Miner in an M
street beer garden, forced him into
m automobile, which was then driven
out Conduit road into Maryland
where the elderly man was pushed
down an embankment. He said a
pocketbook containing $40 was taken
from him, police reported.
Evening star., 1937-07-02

the evidence for two days. Justice
O'Donoghue said: "These two do not
wish to live together, but the charges
they have brought are not serious.
-" However, it is best that the chill
dren live in house where there is
peace"
Declaring that the law Of nature
DEGREES that the mother, if she be q
fit person, be the custodian Of the chill
dren, the jurist awarded them to Mrs.
Murray and directed Murray, who is
taxicab driver, to pay her $50
monthly for their maintenance.
Murray. who did not ask that the
contempt sentence be enforced, told
newspaper men he was "dumfounded
ct the decision" and would appeal.
Evening star., 1937-07-02
BASSETT FUNERAL RITE
is HELD AT FORT MYER

Funeral services for Maj. Charles
Chester Bassett, IS, former Govern
ment employe here for many years,
who died Tuesday in Veterans Hos
pital at Perry Point, Md, were held
today in Fort Myer Chapel. Burial
was in Arlington National Cemetery,
with full military honors.
Maj. Bassett served in the World
War as major of Engineers. For
many years he was photographer for
the Geological Survey and later the
Bureau of Soils, Department of Agri-
culture.
He was a native Of this city, was
charter member Of the George
Washington Post of the American
Legion and 4 former member Of the
Association of Oldest Inhabitants of
the District of Columbia.
Evening star., 1937-07-02
SKELETON LINKED
TO TAXI DRIVER
Laundry Marks in Trousers
Strengthen Murder
Theory.

Clothing which covered the skeleton
found Monday in the woods near
Greenbelt Md, has been positively
identified as belonging to Charles L.
Miller, A, taxicab driver of 300s
Twentieth street northeast, who mys-
teriously disappeared last July g.
Detective Sergt. John Dalglish of the
Homicide Squad revealed today.
Two laundry marks stamped on a
pair of Summer trousers were traced
to the Palace and Pioneer Laundries
and records revealed that the marks
were listed beside Miller's name, Dalg-
lish said
Identification Of the clothing
strengthened the theory that Miller
had been murdered by two colored
men who abandoned his taxicab at
Tenth street and Rhode Island avenue
northeast on the night he disappeared
In an effort to corroborate the iden-
tiflcation of the skeleton, SerRt. Ralph
Brown Of the Prince Georges County
Police plans to search today for the
dentist who filled Miller's teeth. The
dentist viii be asked to examine the
teeth Of the skeleton.
While physicians have been unable
to establish the cause of Miller's death.
Brown pointed out that If the case
is officially listed as murder he will
confer with Washington police to de-
termine who will assume jurisdiction.
I'VE will have to determine whether
Miller was murdered. II he was muir
dered, in the District or in Prince
Georges County" Brown said
The murder theory was strength
ened by the fact that no money or
Identification cards we're found in
Miller's pockets. He is known to
have received several fares on the
night he vanished.
The skeleton was found by David
Sampson, BerWyn, Md, who was en-
ployed in clearing a thicket across the
road from the Resettlement Admins
tration's housing project. Some parts
of the skeleton were scattered over
30-foot area.
Mrs Miller, wife Of the missing cab
driver, was unable to identify the
clothing found with the skeleton
Police adopted the murder theory
soon after Miller disappeared. and
joined with posse of Boy Scouts in
searching the wooded areas near
Catholic University for his body
Soon after his father vanished,
Miller's l0-year-old son made a touch
ing appeal through the newspapers
asking for his Daddy" to come home
for his 10th birthday party If he was
still alive.
Evening star., 1937-07-02
T1UO Bandits Play
To O"Crandstnnd,'' -
But Get No Encore
audience Turns Out to
Be POlicemen-"Ac.
tOrs' Retire.

Two white men staged a hold-up
Ast night before an audience of two,
and as result found themselves in
Jail this morning. being investigated
As the cab driver" robbers of the
past week.
The two spectators were Policemen
M. M. Welch and c. r. Sidnor, No. II
precinct, who drove by in scout car,
they said, just as cab driver was
being held up at Massachusetts ave-
nue and Anacostia road southeast.
The two policemen appreciated the
drama Of the situation when they
saw the gun pointed at the driver and
4 moment later they broke up the
show.
The bandits, 20 and % years old,
are being held at No. 5 and No. IL
precinct stations. respectively, while
police seek to link them with the re-
cent series of cab robberies.
Evening star., 1937-07-02
Court-Defying Mother Wins
Diuorce, Children's Custody

Mrs. Matilda Murray. 28-year -old
mother, who defied court order for
her commitment to jail, in order to
come to Washington and fight her
husbands divorce suit, was on her
way back to her West Haven, Conn.,,
home today, after an announcement
late yesterday by Justice Daniel w.
O'Donoghue that he would grant her
limited divorce.
With her were her two children,
Lucille, 8, and Wylie, 4, who were
the innocent causes of her difficulties
with the court. She had refused to
obey an order to turn them over to
their father, Raymond c. Murray.
Both husband and wife charged the
other with cruelty. After listening to
Evening star., 1937-07-02

Safety and rescue work that Boy
Scouts learn in boatcraft. the thrills
and duckings of water polo. life guard
work and swimming contests with out
standing contenders featured a varied
program last night in the aquatic car
nival staged at East Potomac Park
under auspices of the District Congress
of Parents and Teachers.
The individual stars of the evening
were Frank Palmer, who scored 3 touch
goals and 9 points in the Ambassa-
dor water polo teams 11-3 victory
over the Washington Canoe Club. l2-
year-old Ernest Crone, Goldsboro. N.
c.. champion diver, and Bill Havens,
jr., national canoe fitting titlist.
Havens dumped the veteran Jed
Florence after about Is minutes. After
three fouls had been called on Florence,
pushed overheard.
Several present and former District
and national swimming champions
were among contenders in the swim
ming contests. Boy Scouts and Scout
executives attending the iamboree
staged one contest and one life saw
ing demonstration.
To Aid Underprivileged.
About 200 spectators. whose admis-
sions will be used by the Council of
Social Agencies to send more under
privileged children to their Summer
camp at Chapawimsic. Va. were given
a comprehensive exhibition of safety
and rescue work by William E. Law
renee and Lewis w Hall, Boy Scouts Of
America safety directors. Capt Fred
Mills, national director of Health and
Sanitation, Boy Scouts, was the an
nouncer.
Lawrence in canoe and Hall in
scull demonstrated how the craft
are accidentally overturned and filled
with water and then emptied by man
who was thrown overheard One of
the rescues was staged when the
canoeist dived overheard to rescue a
drowning man." with the rope tied
around his ankle and also to the canoe
to keep the craft in tow.
Red Cross life saving methods were
used by District Welfare Department
life guards in contests for man and
woman guards As team members,
they are training for the national
life guard tournament at Miami Beach,
Fla, in August.
Evening star., 1937-07-02
DOG OWNERS IGNORE
NEED OF NEW TAGS

Washington dog owners again this
year are showing the same slowness
in going to the tax collectors office
in the District Building to buy identi-
fication plates for their pets.
The 1888 fiscal year tags-27 900 OF
them-were placed on sale yesterday,
but only 692 were sold. Tax Col
lector Chatham NJ Towers expects
however some 10000 will be sold be-
fore the end Of the month.
Dogs not bearing tags after July
81 may be carried of to the dog
pound.
Evening star., 1937-07-02
BAND CONCERTS,

BY the Army Band at the Capitol
At 7:3o tonight. Capt Thomas F.
Darcy, leader; Karl Hunner, assist
ant.
BY the Army band in the auditorium
it 1890 am. tomorrow. Capt,
Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant.
Evening star., 1937-07-02
TO URGE LIBRARY

Chairman Collins of the House SUBJ
committee on the District appropri-
alton bill is to appear next Wednes-
day before the House District Com
mittee to urge favorable action on his
bill to authorize a $2,500,000 public
libary building for the National Capt.
tai.
Chairman Palmisano of the District
Legislative Committee said he antici-
pates that his committee will act
promptly after hearing Representa-
tive Collins.