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Evening star., 1937-03-14
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Evening star., 1937-06-22
new ART GALLERY
PLANS COMPLETED
Construction Will Begin for
Building to House Mellon
Collection.

The way was cleared today for the
construction of the Mellon Art GAL
lery at Seventh street and Constitution
avenue. following final approval of
the plans yesterday by the Fine Arts
Commission, which met in New York
City.
H. P. Caemmerer. executive secre-
tary of the commission, said today. on
his return from the meeting. that con-
struction will proceed without delay
and that the National Gallery of Art.
as it is officially known is expected to
be completed in two years, making
Washington "the art center of the
world"
The commission met in the office o.
John Russell Pope, architect for the
art gallery here, and considered final
details for the building.
General approval was given by the
commission to designs submitted by
Louis Bouche of New York for mural
decorations for the auditorium of the
new Interior Department Building.
The projected paintings will portray
Western scenes. Eugene Savage, paint
er member of the commission, con-
ferred with the artist regarding details
Of the design.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
D. c. AUDITORIUM GROUP
CONSIDERS PROPOSALS
Advisory Committee to Submit
Report Later to National
Commission,

The National Capital Auditorium
Advisory Committee considered many
phases of proposals for an auditorium
here at long meeting Yesterday
afternoon at the Federal Warehouse.
The Advisory Committee, headed by
c. Marshall Finnan, superintendent
of the National Capital Parks. will
submit report later to the National
Capital Auditorium Commission, head
ed by Secretary of Interior Ickes, and
including two Senator'S and two Rep
resentatives.
At the session of more than three
hours yesterday Finnan's committee
considered preliminary plans submit
ted by Louis A. Simon, supervising
architect, procurement division. Treas
ury Department. 1t also studied
data presented by Charles A. Gable,
chief of the park operators division
of the National Park Service. Interior
Department, which he had collected
during a study of operations of audi
toriums in seven of the principal cities
of the West.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
CHEST BACKS PLAN
FOR SUBURBS AID
Nearby Areas to Be Asked
to Cooperate in United
Front Drive.

The Board Of Trustees Of the Com
munity Chest indorsed in principle
yesterday the proposal for co-opera-
ton between the suburban sections
comprising Greater Washington and
the Chest in the United Front Tenth
Anniversary Chest Campaign this Fall.
The Campaign Committee was en-
powered to formulate the plan and put
it into action.
Arlington, Fairfax, Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties and the city
OF Alexandria are included in the plan.
These sections will be named to sit in
with the Chests Campaign Committee
on general plans. This method, it is
hoped, will improve the plan of cam
paign and avoid number Of difficult
ties that occurred last year.
Randolph G. Bishop, campaign di-
rector, called attention to the oppor-
tunity given the Chest to celebrate
its tenth anniversary this year He
outlined the change in leadership from
a single chairman, as in previous
years, to Campaign Committee COM
posed of 80 Chest veterans.
Bishop said the united front of
leadership is expected to bring back
into the ranks veteran division lead
ers, team captains and workers gen.
orally. The formation of the Cam
paign Committee, with President Clar-
ence Phelps Dodge as titular chairman
and William J. Flather, jr, as vice
chairman. assured the workers OF def
mite support wherever it is needed, he
said.
The director set forth plans for
spreading the united front" idea
throughout Washington. He expects
to enlist the ministers, the business
men, heads OF various organizations,
attorneys and other select groups in
the united front" with each group
of leaders comprising its own front"
Calling attention to the SIT contri-
buttons ranging from 500 to S249 last
year, in contrast with 1888 gifts in
eAiIo eiooo IA 1900, oLollop SIlSoocu tIlc
necessity for more gifts in the middle
brackets" He cited the prosperous
state of the Capital and said it was
only reasonable to expect that there
should be 1000 gifts in this group in
the Fall.
Other reports were made by Herbert
L. Willett, jr., director of the Chest;
Flather, the first vice president: H. L.
Rust, jr.. treasurer, and J. S. Correll
OF the Budget Committee.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
F0RBUSH, BANDIT,
QUESTIONED HERE
Last of "BIaCkfaCe" Cana
May Be Linked to Chain
of Crimes.

Walter Forbush, 24-year-old rem
nant of the "blac ckface" bandit gang,
was questioned intensively today by
detectives seeking to complete chain
of evidence allegedly connecting him
with q series of robberies since he
escaped from Lorton Reformatory two
months ago.
Forbush was returned to Washing
ton from Baltimore last night after
testifying at an inquest into the death
of his companion fugitive, Martin j
Walsh, 35 who was shot by Baltimore
police when the two walked into a
trap there Sunday.
The coroner's jury highly COM
mended Policeman Walter Kleinsmith
for shooting Walsh. 1t was brought
out that Walsh was attempting tc
draw his gun when felled by the po-
liceman's bullets. Forbush said he die
not see the shooting because he was
running away. He was captured with
out resistance after a short chase
4 VA ctHAi al appeal III a a
police headquarters tonight after
questioning during the day by De-
tectlve Lieut.. John H. Fowler and
other members Of the robbery squad
Fowler said the fugitive bandit faces
at least six robbery charges, includ-
ing the Sunday morning hold-up
here from which Forbush and Walsh
fled into the Baltimore police trap
Evidence in the new cases probably
will be ready for presentation to the
grand jury by Thursday, Fowler said
District Attorney Leslie c. Garnett
promised swift prosecution officials
hope to send Forbush to the escape
proof Federal prison on Alcatraz
Island, in San Francisco Bay.
In returning Forbush police brought
here from Baltimore three pistols he
and Walsh had used. an automobile
stolen from Senator Pat Harrison anc
the Lorton guards automobile in
which the two escaped from the re-
formatory on April %.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
AUTOPSY is PLANNED
IN DEATH OF WOMAN

An autopsy to determine what
caused the death of Mrs. Anne Nj
land, ST, of ISL New Hampshire
avenue, whose body was found in
her bed room yesterday afternoon,
was planned today by Coroner A.
Magruder Macdonald
Although the elderly woman's lower
lip was swollen and her left leg
bore a small bruise, the coroner was
inclined to think she died of natural
causes.
Her body was discovered by men,
bers of family living on the floor
above, who had noticed that Mrs.
Nilands morning newspaper had not
been taken in. The body lay on the
floor. Nearby, chair had been up
set, and another chair in the kitchen
was overturned. Toilet articles on
a dresser we're disarranged.
Mrs inland was the widow of
Patrick INLAND. She leaves q sister,
Catherine Baldwin Of 5811 Colorado
avenue.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
COL0RED BANDIT
BEATS YOUTH, IS
Gas Station Attendant May
Have Skull Fracture.
Loot Totals SIT.

Severely beaten about the head by
a colored bandit. William Kline, is,
possibly suffered a fracture of the
skull early today when attacked in
the filling station in which he is
employed in the 1900 block of Ben
ming road northeast.
The bandit, Kline said. sneaked up
behind him about O'Clock and began
to beat him with some heavy instru-
ment wrapped in newspapers. After
knocking down the attendant, the
colored man robbed the cash register
of SIT and fed. A passing motorist
took Kline to the hospital.
The attendant, who lives at ll06
K street southeast, had cuts and
bruises about the head and shoulders
in addition to the skull injury. He
furnished police with q description
of his assailant.
A colored purse snatcher early to-
day knocked down Millie H. Hill, 48,
Of 218 c street, with his fist when she
refused to turn loose the pocketbook
he was trying to wrest from her.
Then the thief fed. The robbery
attempt occurred near the woman's
home. She was taken to Casualty
Hospital.
Harry Goldstein, 425 Second street,
manager Of an ice cream parlor at
1543 New Jersey avenue, was held
up last night by colored man who
had what Goldstein believed to be a
toy pistol. The robber scooped up
the days receipts into a paper bag
and started to run.
Goldstein went after the robber,
who dropped the bag as he went out
the door. The colored man, Gold
stein reported. stopped long enough
to crap up $40 from the floor before
he escaped
Burglars some time over the week
end looted the D. J. kaufman Co.
store at zoos Pennsylvania avenue of
jewelry, clothing and personal effects
valued at more than s3,771. Oscar
l. Dodek, store manager, reported the
building was entered through sky
light.
Dove Mckee, 2512 Wisconsin avenue
reported to police yesterday that be-
tween S100 and $3.50 was stolen from
his desk in the Procurement Division,
Treasury Department, at Seventh and
D streets southwest.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
NEW DOG LICENSE TAGS

Dog-hcense tags for the new fiscal
year will be placed on sale at the Dis
trict Building July /. They must be
purchased before the end of the month,
Tax Collector Chatham M. Towers
warned today.
Twenty-seven thousand new license
plates will be placed on sale. The cost
is So each. Dogs found without licenses
after July 81 will be subject to re-
moval to the pound.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
FOUR PERSONS INJURED
IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Only Minor Mishaps Are Re-
ported Here in Overnight
Traffic.

Four persons injured in overnight
traffic accidents were listed in hos
pital reports today. None was hurt
seriously.
Matte Underwood, 35, of 5000 Por-
ter street suffered a fractured right
leg when struck by an automobile as
she crossed Connecticut avenue at
Porter street last night. She was
taken to Emergency Hospital The
driver, reported by police as Winfred
K. Condiff of 1928 G street, was not
held.
Three persons were injured early
last night in a collision at South Da-
kota avenue and Otis street north
east. They were Allen E. Holt Of 444
Buchanan street, lacerations about the
face and chest; Albert M. Buckley, l8,
Of AIT Ingrahan street. cut eye and
broken nose, and Rozelle j. Bowen, 66,
of 2630 Adams Mill road, injured chest
and side.
Evening star., 1937-06-22


cruising on their motor cycles at New
Jersey avenue and M street shortly
after midnight when an automobile
containing three colored men sped past.
The officers overlook the car, demanded
to see Sims permit and ordered him to
follow them to No. precinct.
Car Nearly Overturns.
At New Jersey avenue and First
street, the officers said, Sims swung
his car away from them and sped to-
ward downtown Washington at from
40 to 80 miles an hour. The police
men said the fugitive car almost over
turned several times.
At Twelfth and F streets the fleeing
automobile crashed into the curb.
Sims, it was said, leaped from the
car and fed on foot, with Kaskeskl
chasing him on his motor cycle.
The motor cycle, it was said, col-
lided with the runner and overturned
on Kaskeski. Sims fell on top of the
policeman and the motor cycle.
Tried to Halt Flight.
After the two men got to their
feet, Sims allegedly struck Kaskeski
and fed again. Jamison, who was off
duty at the time, tried to halt Sims
and was knocked to the sidewalk
The other officers ran up and Sims
was overpowered He was taken to
No. l precinct and held for investi-
CATION. Later. police arrested two men
believed to have been in the auto
mobile with Sims and we're holding
them for investigation also.
Jamison. who lives at 1914 Monroe
street northeast, was taken to Erner-
gency Hospital. Kaskeski was treated
for cut knuckles, body bruises and
minor cuts.
Evening star., 1937-06-22

low cases, sheets and an occasional
blanket find their way back to the
Pullman company, w. S. Jones' assist
ant superintendent here, said.
Jones reminisced over his years in
the railroad business and decided the
case of an unnamed passenger who
often travelled from Cincinnati to Chi
cago was the slickest free rider of all
until he was caught.
The passenger would buy ticket
from Cincinnati to Muncie, Ind. En-
tering the train, he would sit in
smoker and by conversation and So
ciability discover passenger with a
Chicago ticket
What did your ticket oost?" was
the slicker's leading question. Given
Evening star., 1937-06-22

Other railroads, it was learned,
follow somewhat the same procedure.
Conductors, however, are not as easy
to fool these days by passengers who
try to get 9 free ride without a
ticket. Riding the rods isn't as easy
as it used to be, either.
Not all passengers who make resti-
tuition are conscience stricken. Some
of them get caught in a holiday day.
coach rush and the conductor acci-
dentally overlooks q few. Several
have forwarded their tickets with a
note attached to various railroads,
explaining this. They could, 1t Is
admitted, claim refunds for osten-
sibly not using the tickets.
Not money, but chiefly towels, pu-
Evening star., 1937-06-22
Father Divine Conversions Swell Conence Fund Of Naton Railroads

Erstwhile hoboes who joined the
fold Of Father Divine and repented
their sins were revealed today among
contributors to conscience funds" of
the Nations railroads.
Disciples of the colored evangelist,
riders of the rods" or passengers who
gypped the conductor out of railroad
ticket as far back as 1902, have be-
come conscience-stricken under the
preachments of the dusky man they
worship as god" And they are paying
back the railroads In cold cash of the
same variety that has swelled the
Divine Golfers into q state Of wealth.
The Divine contributions came to
Evening star., 1937-06-22
JURY IS SWORN
IN ASSAULT TRIAL
Four Panels Exhausted Before
Body of Men Is
Selected.

A jury was sworn shortly before
noon today in the District Court
murder trial of Alonzo Turner, 33,
and Elmer Fulk. 80, charged with
fatally injuring Mrs. Mary Maier. 36,
in a Southwest Washington woodshed
June of last year.
The trial began at 10 am. yesterday,
but difficulty in selecting a suitable
jury caused Justice F.. Dickinson Let's
at 2:30 pm. to order a recess until
this morning, when more veniremen
became available.
-Four jury panels were exhausted
yesterday. The difficulty in obtain
ing qualified jury arose out of prior
knowledge of the case obtained by
many of the prospective jurors last
week when they listened to pre-
liminary inquiry into Turner's sanity.
He was pronounced sane.
The jury finally sworn was COM
posed entirely of men.
Deputy Coroner Richard NJ Rosen-
berg, the first witness, testified Mrs.
Maier died from injuries apparently
inflicted with a stick. He said his
examination failed to disclose whether
she had been criminally assaulted as
the Government charges,
Evening star., 1937-06-22
AIRPORT IS STAGING
LIMITED USAGE
New Safety Regulations
May Prevent Larger Ships
From Landing Here.

New safety requirements may ban
regular use of the present Washing
ton Airport by modern commercial
airliners, Bureau OF Air Commerce
official said today.
The bureau is working out new
regulations that will rank the Ma
tion's commercial airports in three
classes-supertermi terminals and
limited terminals.
The superterminal rating would
qualify an airport as safe landing
and take-of field for all types of
planes, including huge new four
motored transports expected to be
put into commercial service within
the next year or two. Officials expect
there would be only Is or 20 of these
superterminals in the country, at such
points as New York, Miami, Chicago
and San Francisco.
Most OF the present transport planes
probably would be allowed to operate
from airports with a terminal rating
and the limited terminals would be
only for smaller craft.
The Washington Airport was de-
scribed as "borderline case" An
official said, ut might squeeze in on
the terminal rating, but that is very
doubtful"
Although the standards are not
fully determined, an official said the
superteminal requirements probably
would call for three runways at least
4,500 feet long. Runways of $500
are being considered for terminals,
and of $500 feet for limited termi-
mails.
The present Washington Airport has
only two runways. one 4,200 feet long
and the other 5000 feet.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
LOSS OF 100000.
FARES IS CLAIMED.
|NTRANS|T SESSION.
Passenger Drop Cited for
Period Since ST Weekly
Pass Was Abandoned.
FIGURES MAY AFFECT
PLEA FOR RATE BOOST
Firm Seeking to Raise Price of
Tokens From 4 for 80 Cents
to 4 for 35 Cents.

Evidence to show that the Capital
Transit Co. has lost approximately
100000 revenue passengers since the
81 weekly street car pass was aban-
doned January was laid before the
Public Utilities Commission today bv
the concerns chief accountant, B. NJ
Bachman.
Bachman also estimated the net
operating income of the company for
the calendar year 1887 would be ST.
65l 400, or more than double the sum
he calculated for the year ended April
30, 1887
Both these calculations are expected
to have an influence on the decision
on the concerns petition for an in
crease in its token fare from four for
80 cents to four for 35 cents.
Withdrawal of the ST pass left avail
able for use only the SIPS weekly pass,
for either street cars or busses a
change which was protested at the time
by spokesmen for the Federation of
. Citizens Associations and other groups.
During the eight months from May
to December, 1886, inclusive, the COM
pany carried an average of 10,8l7,l66
revenue passengers. During the four
months after the ST pass was dropped,
Bachman's figures revealed, the COM
pany carried an average of 9,892,0l4
passengers.
The change was Immediately noted.
In December the total passengers
we're 10,969,132, and in January the
total dropped to 9,835,291 This figure
rose to 1O,45O,7S7 in March, but de-
clined to l0.l79,464 in April.
In December the company carried
6,495,5 $50 passengers who used the
weekly pass, but when the price went
from ST to s1.25, the number dropped
to 5,043034 for January. 1t has de-
clined since.
Showing that the company did not
lose as much money as might be ex-
pected from loss of 100000 reve-
nue. passengers, the Bachman tabula-
tions showed that the number of pas
. sengers paying the token fare in
creased from 2,842, ,3e9 in December to
3,220,275. There was no radical
change in the number of riders paying
the l0-cent cash fare.
Meanwhile independent studies were
being launched into the revenue-pro-
ducing possibilities of a scent cash
fare for the District of Columbia. with
tndica tions of gathering movement
among civic interests for Government
operation of Washington's transporta-
ton system.
The scent fare studies are being
made by Fred A. Sager, chief engi-
neer of the commission, and J. E.
Heberle, vice president and controller
of the transit company. Heberle told
the commission yesterday he wished
to look into the proposal, because he
could not conceive how fare based
on cents could produce the operat-
ing revenues required by the COM
pany.
William NICK. Clayton Of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations, who
requested that Sager make the study,
said last night he is convinced a
scent cash fare would result in suf-
flcient increase in patronage to justify
the company in trying the plan.
Guy M. Carlton. a commission ac-
countant, was scheduled to follow
Bachmann on the stand today. Carl
ton will discuss working capital of the
transit company.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
MISS MADDUX is BETTER
AFTER BITE BY PET CAT
Socialite Out Of Danger After
Ten-Day Battle Wit,
1nfecfion

Miss Winlfred Maddux, Is, daughter
of Mrs. Raymond Belmont, socially
prominent sportswoman of Middle
burg. Va, was reported out of danger
at Emergency Hospital today after a
desperate struggle with an infection
resulting from the bite of pet cat.
Miss Maddux was bitten 10 days
ago. In few days her condition be-
came serious and she was taken to
the hospital, where a night-and-day
battle was waged against blood
stream infection which threatened her
life. She ran an almost fatally high
temperature for nearly week.
The young woman is the daughter
Of the late James K. Maddux, famous
sportsman. She makes her home at
the Middleburg estate with her mother.
Evening star., 1937-06-22

Il gave you my ticket to Chicago"
would be the reply. The conductor
would contradict this. They would
argue. And the slicker would wind up
with the explanation: Certainly I
gave you ticket to Chicago. The
fare was too much and figured it up
on the back of the ticket. Look
through your pocket and see If you
can't find a ticket with figuring on it.
The conductor would look. Sure
enough, there would be the ticket.
And the man got free ride from
Muncie to Chicago each tine-until
railroad detectives trapped him. He
got away with the act for over year,
Jones recalled.
Evening star., 1937-06-22
Father and Son
Arrest Same Man
In 3O-Yeur Period
And Charges Are Only
Ones Made Against
AIexandrian.

Arresting Roy L. Miller OF Alex
andria seems to run in the Osterman
family.
Policeman Joseph v. Osterman
stopped Miller Friday and charged
him with driving 40 miles an hour on
Highway Bridge.
This is the second time I've ever
been arrested" Miller remarked.
THE other time was for a trafflc
offense, too, 30 years ago.
"A rocky policeman named Oster-
man-Vincent Osterman-got me-"
Hes my father" said young Oster-
man, land he's still arresttng them
out in No. II percinct."
Taken into Police Court today, Mil
Ter was fined IS by Judge Robert E.
Mattingly on recommendation for .
light penalty by the assistant corpo-
ration counsel,
Evening star., 1937-06-22

the answer, he would exclaim: why,
the railroad must have overcharged
me; may see your ticket?" Taking
the ticket in hand he would turn it
over and figure the fare on the back
of it with pencil and say, Eyes, I've
been charged too much"
The conductor would come through
and collect the tickets. The one who
bought a ticket to Muncie but planned
to go to Chicago would surrender the
Muncie ticket. The other passenger
would give up his Chicago ticket.
Meanwhile the "gypper" would move
about the train. When it had passed
Muncie the conductor would ask for
his ticket to Chicago or any other
place up the line.
Evening star., 1937-06-22

light in survey of the conscience
funds" Of railroads entering WASH
ington.
The chief beneficiary seems to have
been the Atlantic Coast Line Usually,
said an A. c. L. spokesman, the first
step is a letter, putting the question:
What was the fare from Richmond
to Jacksonville" or other places, back
in 1902" .'-
Railroad clerks will dig through
the fare schedules OF bygone years
and answer the query. From the
writer will come the amount Of the
fare, most often in silver and cur
rency, proclaiming he has sinned and
repented and wants to even things
up,"