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Evening star., 1937-02-04

Boston Race Impresses Keane.
THAT race in Boston last week was
- a remarkable thing.
TT was the most remarkable mile I
ever saw" says old Tom Keane, the
gray eagle of Syracuse. There never
was runner like that Cunningham
not in the last 80 years"
The Boston race. you may recall,
was dominated three-quarters Of the
way by that lap-hungry Hoosier,
Donald Lash, who is supposed to be
more at home over the longer routes
from 2 miles up. Lash set such q
killing pace most of the way that the
crowd expected him to finish in gale
Of loneliness.
It thought we'd never catch him,
when I saw how far away he'd got,"
said Gene Venzke. who Is young in
years. but old in indoor mileage.
when he started that third quarter
without slowing the beat, I thought
we were sunk"
first quarter in So seconds and the
third in 65, weakened In the stretch.
Cunningham ran a 60-second final
quarter to catch and pass the In
diana man by 5 yards, while Venzke,
with a burst of speed of his own, al
mast nipped Lash at the tape. 1t
was thus that the boys staged the
fastest mile ever run in New England.
indoors or out. faster even than Jack
Lovelock's Alps.
And the Boston track admittedly is
slower than the Garden boards, on
which. the boys will beat their feet
this Saturday.
IF I broke Alb in Boston in the
first race of the season." says Venzke,
IT pretty sure will beat 4:10 the
second time out. In the Garden. And
that probably goes for the other boys,
too''
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Terps Bow TO Tars.

Totals IL 226 Totals
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Rinaldi (o6l.
n W Rvash n0'

Totals -171246 Totals 426
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YEW YORK, February 4.-The
Wanamaker mile in the Mill
. rose next Saturday, perhaps Is
Y the most important mile Of the
Evening star., 1937-10-17
.AD REPORT MADE
BY U. S. CHAMBER
Extension Of Self Regulatory
Methods Rather Than More
Federal Control Advocated.

Citing the effectiveness and thor
oughness" Of voluntary efforts to i'm
prove advertising, the Distribution
Committee of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States yesterday
advocated extension of self-regulatory
methods in advertising, rather than
enactment of new Federal control leg
islation.
The committee In report reviewed
methods dealing with advertising
adopted by advertisers. advertising
agencies, publishers, better business
bureaus, merchants associations and
trade associations, and declared it was
impressed by the record made in es-
tablishing procedure in the public in
terest.
The efforts being made to improve
advertising practices and to lessen the
need for reliance upon legislative con-
trolls" it said. "are noteworthy for
their thoroughness and effectiveness.
Trade associations and commercial or
ganizations representing various To-
calities have demonstrated in a con-
vincing manner the extent to which
adherence to high standards of adver-
tising practice can be obtained through
voluntary action of business men
themselves.
These activities have materially re-
duced the amount of misleading ad-
vertising issued. with the consequence
that distinct benefits have accrued In
the public"
Evening star., 1937-10-17
RUTLAND ASSA|LS
BUILDINGS DELAY
Says School Officials Told
Him in June Pupils Would
Be Shifted.

A reported "gentleman's agreement
for the transfer Of the pupils OF the
old Jones Elementary School to other
quarters by January l was revived
yesterday as Health Officer George C.
Rutland protested against delay in
starting construction of health
center on the school site at First and
l. streets.
The Commissioners decided Friday
that construction Of the center, or
polytechnic, would have to be delayed
indefinitely when school officials ad-
vised them there was no available
space elsewhere in the area for the
300 pupils Of the Jones School.
Aroused over the sudden develop
ment, DR.. Rutland said yesterday he
planned to ask school officials why
the clear understanding he said was
reached last June could not be carried
out.
obviously, 1t would be improper for
the Commissioners to start construc-
ton of the health center If 1t is to
mean the election of 300 pupils from
their only available class rooms" said
DR.. Rutland But We were told last
June that these pupils could be housed
elsewhere. cannot understand why
we are now told this is impossible.
when they said it could be done last
June"
DR.. Rutland emphasized he hao
sought the purchase of land near First
and Pierce streets as a site for the
health center, but agreed to take the
site of the Jones School at the request
Of school officials. The agreement
that the Jones pupils could be housed
elsewhere, according to several District
building officials. is said to have beer
made with Dr. Garnet c. Wilkinson
assistant superintendent of schools for
the colored division. Dr. Wilkinson
could not be reached yesterday for a
statement.
To eliminate another possible COM
plication over the health center ap.
preparation. DR.. Rutland announced
yesterday he had withdrawn his re.
quest for an additional appropriation
of $4,000 to 100000 for construction
of third story on the proposed health
center building as new quarters FOL
the Health Department laboratories.
Advised that this would bring the
whole appropriation for the health
center at First and l. streets up fol
congressional review, DR.. Rutland sale
he had determined to postpone tn,
question Of new home for the lab.
oratories until construction of tn,
Municipal Center, for general Distric
agencies, is started.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
L0YALISTS' FRIENDS
HONOR D. C. YOUTH
Memorial Services for Sydney
Shosteck Will Be Held
Here Today.

Sydney Shosetck. Washington youth
who was killed September 4 while
fighting with the government forces
in the Spanish civil war, will be hon.
ored today at memorial services spon-
sored by the Friends Of the Abraham
Lincoln Brigade.
The name of the local group of SYM
pathizers with the Loyalist cause in
the Spanish conflict will be formally
changed at the exercises to the Sydney
Shosteck Branch of the Friends Of the
Abraham Lincoln Brigade.
Speakers at the meeting, scheduled
at pm in the Washington Hotel.
will include Phil Bard, national secre-
tary of the organization. and Bernard
Aides, who recently returned after
months of fighting with the Loyalist
army.
Aides brought word Of Shosteck's
death to his family and friends here.
The 23-year-old former student at
Eastern High School, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Shosteck, 1921 Orren
street northeast, was killed by an
insurgent sniper on the Blechite front.
He was secretary to the chief of staff
Of the 18th Loyalist Brigade at the
time.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
REHEAR|NG VOTED
ON M'NE|L PAROLE
Board Cites His Favorable
Past Record-in Granting
Application.

Benjamin N. Mcneil, former assist
ant cashier Of the now closed Park
Savings Bank, has been granted q
rehearing by the Board Of Indeter-
inmate Sentence and Parole on his
application for parole from Lorton
Reformatory, where he is serving a
sentence of from one to four years
on two charges Of conspiracy, the
board announced yesterday.
Mcneil was denied release On pa
role last January after he had been
imprisoned nine months. He was con-
victed of conspiring to embezzle $780,
600 and OF conspiring to commit grand
larceny IN the sum of s50000. Robert
S. Stuntz, executive vice president
OF the bank. who was accused with
him, committed suicide after officials
started an investigation of the bank S
account
In announcing the granting Of a
renearing. the board pointed out that
McNeil's term began on April 81, 1896,
and that he will be released in any
event on May 10, 1889, the end of
his short term" The board said it
denied the parole in January on the
ground that 1t would be unfair to the
public to release him after serving
only nine months.
The board said it has received a
number Of pleas for the release of
Mcneil from prominent citizens, in
Guiding dignitaries of the Catholic
Church, reciting McNeils favorable
past record and the fact that he had
no connection with the bank for sew
eral years prior to his conviction.
The hearing will be held at the
boards next meeting. the time of
which has not been set.
The board also announced yester-
day it has denied the parole applica-
ton of Rudolph Ponzi. alias Rudolph
Hurtado. convicted OF violating the
white slave act, but had granted parole
to several young men under 81 whose
records" it said, show that they are
not of the dangerous type"
The board reiterated the position 1t
has taken on several occasions that
Lorton is an undesirable place for
young offenders because of the mixture
OF young men with hardened GRIM
inals.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
so FIREMEN FIGHT
BLAZEIN BOX SHOP
Eight Companies Battle Several
Hours-Entire Stock Is
DESTROYED.

More than so firemen, manning en-
gines from eight companies, battled
flames and smoke for several hours
last night in a packing box shop at
1341 Half street southeast.
Theodore L. Langohr, owner Of the
shop. said his entire stock of lumber
and finished boxes had been destroyed,
and a truck loaded with trash burned
He declined to estimate the loss pend
ing a further check.
The fire was thought to have started
among pine shavings and sawdust in
the rear of partially open shed. In
fighting the blaze firemen, after hosing
the huge tumbled mass of boxes and
lumber, had to pull these apart piece
by piece to uncover hidden areas of
burning wood.
Fireman William D. Winters of No.
l3 Engine Co. was temporarily over
come by smoke and steam, returning to
the snioldering building within a few
minutes.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
MRS. STREATER SPEAKER
AT ANNIVERSARY TODAY
Masonic and Eastern Star Home
to Mark 31st Birthday
With Ceremony.

Mrs. Julia N. Streater, president of
the Masonic and Eastern Star Home,
will be the principal speaker at pm.
today at services commemorating the
thirty-first anniversary of the dedica-
ton of the home. The Association Of
Matrons and Patrons. of which Mrs.
Elizabeth w. Rhine is worthy grand
matron and DR.. Victor B. Rench
worthy grand patron, is sponsoring the
event.
DR.. John c. Palmer, grand chaplain
of the Grand Lodge. F. A. A. NJ, Of the
District, will preach the sermon and
offer benediction. Invocation will be
offered by Mrs. Rhine. and DR.. Rench
will lead the scripture reading.
Evening star., 1937-10-17

models: Henry Putnam. first; John
Lawler, second, and Robert Spindler,
third.
Senior. gliders: Harry Stovall, first;
Jack Perine, second, and John Lawler,
third.
Senior, hand-launched stick models:
Robert Spindler, first; Charles Kaman,
second, and Jack Perine, third
Gasoline model contest: John Beebe,
first; John Lawler, second, and Will
liam Draper and Carroll Carter, tied
for third.
Junior, rise-of1 -the-ground fuselage:
Matthew Smith. first; Karl Wiehle,
second, and Kenneth Ludwig. third.
Junior, gliders: Julian Showkeir,
first; Karl Wiehle, second; Albion
Smith, third.
Junior, hand-launched stick: Mat
thew Smith, first; Karl Wiehle, sec
ond; Julian Showkeir, third.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
MINIMUM WAGES
TOBEF|xED SOON
Figure Affecting 5000 Here
Is Expected to Be Set
During Week.

ablishment of a minimum wage
for Washingtons 8,o0o-odd women
and minor workers in the retail trade
industry will be adopted before the
end Of the week, if responsible officials
can compromise on wide difference
on estimated budget needs, according
to plans announced yesterday.
The final meeting of the Retail
Trade Conference of the Minimum
Wage Board is to be held Tuesday
night. While the question of part
time work is yet to be determined,
the conference group is expected to
adopt its recommendations on the
lowest legal wage for the clerks at
that time.
The three members Of the Minimum
Wage Board must approve or reject
the recommendations of the con-
ference body-which includes spokes-
men for the general public, the en-
ployers and the employes-but this
is expected to be a routine action,
barring some unexpected develop
ment. since the board officials are
members of the conference group.
That there will be a determined
contest, however, has been evidenced
by the fact that employe spokesmen
have produced testimony to show
that the minimum living cost of the
retail workers is no less than s2l.51
per week. whereas spokesmen for the
employers have insisted the budget
could be as low as s14.57 pc. week and
still allow for a decent" living stand
ard
The minimum wage fixed for re-
tail workers nearly 20 years ago by
the original Minimum Wage Board
was $3.50 per week.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
COAL COMMISSION UNIT
WILL INSTALL OFFICERS
Local Union to Induct Heads at
Organization Meeting on
Tuesday Afternoon.

Officers C the National Bituminous
Coal Commission local union, No. 26, Of
the United Federal Workers of Amer
lea will be installed at formal organ
ization meeting at 4:45 pm. Tuesday
in the U. F. w. A. national headquar-
ters, 531 Seventeenth street.
The officers are Earl L. Fortney.
president; Jonas D. Seaman, vice
president; Hubert Turner, treasurer;
Philip Eden, corresponding secretary;
John Kreh, secretary; Leonard w.
Harrington, j. E. Prizin-Zano and
Leonard w. Mosby, trustees.
Jacob Baker, national president of
the u. F.. w. A., will present the local
unions charter to the officers.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
Public School Property Costs District Taxpayers Up $O

and junior high schools. The senior
highs, because Of the valuable
equipment in their laboratories, are
provided with night watchmen, and
the destruction is, according to DR..
Smith, almost negligible"
, In the other school levels, how
ever, and particularly in schools
with adjacent Fairgrounds, gangs
of boys deliberately destroyed more
than 5000 window panes last Sum-
mer alone, Draper estimated.
The superintendents agreed the
vandalism is not confined to any
particular area but is distributed
throughout the city, although, ac-
cordins to Draper. there y more
Evening star., 1937-10-17

the mark, we don't have much
trouble" he explained "It's in lax
precincts that the vandals have
their opportunity"
Another effort to curb the de-
struction will be made in the school
curriculum by emphasizing respect
for property in the citizenship
courses, officials declared.
Children should be made to
realize that public property is
everybody's property" DR.. Harvey
A. Smith, assistant superintendent
in charge Of senior high schools, said.
Principal sufferers from the van
dal activities are the school window
panes, especially In the elementary
Evening star., 1937-10-17

writer's and stereopticon machines
have also been taken by adult in
truders from time to time, accord
ing to Haycock.
The superintendents are planning
immediate action on the problem
following a request from DR.. Frank
w. Ballou, superintendent Of
schools, that they do so. 1t was
pointed out that there is no such
dificulty in Cleveland, for example,
where school property is protected
by private insurance companies.
They also agreed that 1t would be
too costly to the taxpayers to have
. watchman In each Of the more
than ITO school buildings.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
PLANS ANNOUNCED
FOR CHESTS DRIVE
Report on Child Welfare Aid
of So Agencies Is
Made Public.

Plans for launching the Community
Chests tenth anniversary campaign
with a mass meeting at Constitution
Hall Monday, November 8, were an
nounced yesterday, along with re-
port on the Chests child welfare ac-
tivities carried on last year by SO of
the "a associated agencies.
The principal address at the mass
meeting will be delivered by DR.. Doug
las Southall Freeman, Richmond edi-
TOR, biographer of General Lee and
leading authority on Southern cul-
ture and history. Chest headquarters
reported that hundreds of requests are
being received for seats at the OPEN
ing meeting.
Other speakers on the program,
which opens at 8:15 pm, include
Robert V. Fleming, chairman of the
anniversary campaign. and Clarence
Phelps Dodge, president of the Com
munity Chest.
Ald 10 Cn1ldren.
The child welfare report showed
that during the last year 24,000 chill
dren were given medical attention,
$4,000 children enjoyed the benefits
of a Chest-promoted recreational pro-
gram, $4,000 needy children were
given assistance in their homes and
1900 others were cared for in foster
homes.
The report, released by Herbert l..
Willett, jr., director of the Chest.
revealed that sickness was unusually
prevalent this year among children
of needy families. Some $4,000 of
them required the services of visiting
nurses. 5000 others were hospitalized
and 11,2o0 children attended free
clinics.
More than 10000 children whose
sane and healthy outlook on life
was endangered by elements of home
environment were benefited by per-
sonal attention and free facilities
for sports, games and club activities
provided in 18 settlement houses.
Assistance to Others.
Runaways, lost and homeless chill
dren helped this year by the Travellers
Aid Society and the Salvation Army
reached the total of 4,575. Almost
300 unmarried mothers and their
children were given aid at the
Florence Crittenton Home and St.
Anne's Infant Asylum, the report set
forth.
Regarding the report, Mr.. Willett
said: Studies of innumerable cases
of adults who present social prob
lems-crime, dependency, chronic ILL
ness, both physical and mental
prove conclusively that most of these
problems began in chik Aood. For
this reason, the program of Chest
agencies is being directel more and
more toward work with children"
Evening star., 1937-10-17

in the outlying schools than in
those in congested areas.
1T is the children of Washing
ton as whole without respect to
race or position who are respon-
sible," DR.. Garnet G. Wilkinson,
first assistant superintendent in
charge of the colored schools, as
serted.
Approximately $1,000 worth Of
property Is stolen from the schools
each year, Draper estimated.
In the Shaw and Randall Junior
High Schools brass work and air
compression door closers have been
pried oil only recently. presumably
for their sale value. be said Type
Evening star., 1937-10-17

lection of the buildings is the un-
certainty of police Jurisdiction, ac-
cording to Dr.. Chester W. Holmes,
assistant superintendent in charge
Of junior high schools.
Property is destroyed and the
police stand around in many cases
scratching their heads, wondering
If they should intervene" he said.
"I'd just like to see how long I'd
last If I went out and started
throwing rocks through windows of
. fire house or police station"
Protection, however, varies in dn-
ferent precincts, he added.
Where the police are tough and
make the residents Of the area too
Evening star., 1937-10-17
BEAUTY SHOW SET
Glasses in Hair Styling to Be Held
in Event at Raleigh,

Glasses in Hair Styling to Be Held
in Event at Raleigh,
The fifth annual Washington Beauty
and Style Show, sponsored by the
Union Beauty Supply Co., will open at
$50 am. tomorrow in the Raleigh
Hotel. The show will last three days,
with the mornings devoted 10 classes
in hair styling, the afternoon demon
strations showing the mechanical
progress in beauty trends and the eve
rlings to entertainment.
Guest artists will include Ivan of
Fifth Avenue, New York; Fred Lang
of New York and Leon of London and
New York. Speakers will include
Harry F. Fogelman. sales expert, and
Dr. j. Howard Crum, noted plastic
surgeon. More than 1900 guests are
expected from the District, Virginia,
Maryland, West Virginia = and other
States.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
u. S. AGENCY REPORTS
DROP IN JOB SEEKERS
Increase in Placements Also Re-
vealed by Federal Employ
ment Service.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Of Labor Perkins an
nounced yesterday that the United
States Employment Service reported
an increase in placements and de-
cline in job applicants during Sep
tenber
The influx of Job seekers ,applica-
tions, she said, declined As per cent
from August to September. The en-
ployment service register now shows
4,636,744 pending applications for
work
During September, she said,. the
service found jobs in private employ
ment for 239,596 persons, an increase
Of 42.8 per cent in placements over
September Of last year. 1t was 81 per
cent better than the August record
Evening star., 1937-10-17
Highway Board to Meet.

The seventeenth annual meeting of
the Highway Research Board Of the
National Research Council will meet
here from November 80, to December
8 to provide opportunity for discus
sion of current road and Transports
ton problems.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
Advertising Club Luncheon.

The Advertising Club Of Washing
ton will give . testimonial luncheon
at 1880 pm. tomorrow in the Raleigh
Hotel for Mrs. Eleanor Medill Pat
terson, editor and publisher of the
Washington Herald and Washington
Times.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
CLASSES IN BRIDGE
First of Week to Be Held Tomor-
row in Central High School.

A class for beginners in contract
bridge, directed by Dorothy M. Johns
ton, will begin at 8 pm. tomorrow in
Central High School. A simplified
version of the Culbertson system will
be taught, with mimeographed copies
of each lesson distributed to those
enrolled.
Maxwell l.. Johnston will conduct
q practice class at the school on Thurs
day nights. The Community Center
department + sponsoring both classes.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
YANDAI.S are destroying and
! looting public school prop
erty in the District at a
cost of from ~ O00 tn x1fl-

600 year to local taxpayers, 1t
was learned yesterday.
"And what's more, the situation
is getting steadily worse instead of
better" w. A. Draper of the Dis
trict Repair Shop declared.
School officials at the Franklin
Administration Building indicated
the Commissioners will be asked to
post trespass warnings and actively
prosecute intruders on school prop
critics.
A big hindrance to proper pro-
Evening star., 1937-10-17
HURT AT PLAYGROUND

Raymond McAlwee, IA, Receives
Fractured Collar Bone.
Fourteen-year-old Raymond Meal
wee. 1923 Trinidad avenue northeast,
fractured his left collar bone yester-
day while playing foot ball at the Fair
lawn School playground. He was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1937-10-17
One US. and T,u0 Local Records
Broken at Model Plane Meet
Glider Flight of Julian Sho,okeir, Is
Sets Marks GasOIine-P POiUered
Contest attracts attention.
Local and natl

Local national records fell late yesterday model
model flying history
fights
Evening star., 1937-10-17

CONTINUED on Third Page.)
The Washington times., 1937-12-23
Army Orders

Current Army orders include the fol-
iowI-E:
&C. EXAMINING BOARD
An examining board consisting Of the
follow lg is appointed to meet at FIT
Oman u, Neb,. as the call of its presi-
Vetet nary Corps to determine their fit
ness for promotion:
lieutenant Colonels-Jesse D. Der
rick, '. C., and George ]. Rife. v. c.
Captain-Clarence A. Mcintyre, M. c.
OTHER ORDERS
LIEUTENANT COLONELs
Charles R. Finley C. A. C., rel. Ft
Lesyenworth, Kan, June so; to SD c.
a; Fl. Totten. n. =.
Va. to off OF assist. Sec. of War, Wash
tngtoh by June rs
CAPTAINS
Frank o. Dewey (Cav.). rel. @. NJ. C..
and duty at Ft. Reno, Okla, June 12;
to ltth Cav, FIT. Des Moines Iowa.
Robert H. Wooverton, Sig. c.. detailed
as assist. recorder OF court of inquiry,
hos. 7th Corps Area, Omaha, Neb.
Lloyd Shepard. c. A. C., resignation
accepted.
FIRST LIEUTENANT
Florence NJ. Bailly. nurse, N. c., rel.
Washington Jan. 4; to home, await re-
tirement.
SECOND LIEUTENANT
Emily L. Mclean. nurse, N. c., rel.
Ft. Banks, Mass, and from trtmt. at
tirement.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Brig. Gen. Walter Kruger C, S. c..
days, Dec. "a.
Lieut.. Col. Xenophon H. Price, C. OF
E., mos. Jan. 80.