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Evening star., 1937-03-31
Oldest Grocer IN u. S. Calls
On Roosevelt at White House
Maine Tradesman Re-
calls Visit to d. E.. 63
Years Ago.

The oldest grocer in the United
States called on President Roosevelt
today. He comes from Maine, but
skirted the question Of politics and
confined his talk to description OF
the days when the grocery store was
the neighborhood meeting house and
the grocer sold 10 barrels of molasses
to one barrel of granulated sugar.
Albert A. Cole is the name Of this
patriarch of his trade. He is "a years
old and has been at the business OF
selling coffee, tea and other COM
modities for 10 years and months
in fact, ever since July 4, 1868, when
Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettys-
burg address.
Cole, who talks quietly and leisurely,
looked out Of his Willard Hotel room
before he went over to the White
House and recalled that he came to
Washington So years ago for his 2lst
birthday anniversary
Stayed right in this hotel,' he said,
although it's been changed good
bit"
He came to Washington on the
Baltimore e. Ohio Railroad from Jer-
sey City after crossing the Hudson
by ferry, the same route he used last
night.
When he made that first trip
during some miserable December
weather, he had been in the grocery
business 10 years. He went to work
for his father, Rotheus M. Cole, when
he was II, for $3.50 week. Now
he arises every day at 6 am. and
thrice weekly visits his store, half OF
which is modernized and half OF
which retains a cracker-barrel at
mosphere.
HE does all the bookkeeping, said
Hiram, his 260-pound son, who 10
years ago followed In his fathers foot
steps by serving term In the Maine
Legislature.
But I tell you," went on Hiram
the chief prop in the Cole grocery
business of the 1905, pa likes to
putter around home. He likes to mend
chairs. I tell you, we must have &C
old chairs around the house. I go out
and buy them up 50 pa can mend the
seats, and they certainly do &C.
cumulate." -..
Eyes, don't really work very hard,
said the elder Cole, "but have got
good memory"
Cole was designated as the oldest
grocer after a three-month search BY
the National Retail Grocers' Associa'
ton, which u paying his expenses O.
his travels. Tonight hR returns Il
New York with Hiram, Nwho know
Evening star., 1937-03-31
NATION INVITED
TO SEE BLOOMS
City Heads Ask Citizens to
Extend Welcome to Fete
April 8.

indicating the scope Of Washing
tons annual cherry blossom festival
April 8, the Commissioners today is
sued proclamation addressed to "the
citizens Of the United States OF Amer
ica," containing an invitation to the
Nation to attend the annual celebra-
ton.
Meanwhile, c. Marshall Finnan, Ma
tional Capital Parks superintendent
announced that continued cold
weather probably would delay the best
showing Of the single blossoms until
April H. He added, however, that the
change would not alter plans for the
festival unless unseasonably cool
weather prevails for the next week. In
long-range prediction, parks au-
thorities had originally set the height
Of the blossom season between April
4 and II.
The Commissioners proclamation
follows in part:
I'm furtherance Of this proclama-
tion, we invite the citizens of Wash
ington to extend a welcome to their
relatives and friends without Wash
ington to visit the Nations Capital
during the period Of Cherry Blossom
week. It will be quite fitting that each
Of our citizens constitute himself q
committee Of one to this end and
further manifest enthusiastic interest
by the flying of flags, the setting ur
of displays and other outward mani
festations OF welcome to our fellow
Americans, giving them assurance that
there is always welcome and ac-
commodations in plenty for the new
conner within our gates.
1T has been our further pleasure
to advise the municipal authorities OF
the City of Toxic Of this celebration
and Of our continuing happiness with
their bounty Of Japanese cherry bios
sons"
Copies of the proclamation were
sent to all trade, civic and labor Or
ganizations In the District which are
cooperating in making Cherry Bios
som week, April Ali. the most sue
cessful in its history.
The Advertising Club of Washing
ton announced today it had approved
a program Of cooperation in the festi-
val It issued suggestions to members
for window displays and Other
measures emphasizing Cherry Blossom
week.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
EMPLOYER SHOT;
GIRL, 10, IS HELD
WAGES Two Weeks Overdue,
She Tells Police After
Capture.

Accused of shooting her employer,
John s. McCauley, 32, moving COM
pany operator, through the arm in
a quarrel over back wages, Miss Hazel
Irene Tadlock, l9-year-old stenog-
rapher, is being held at the Women's
Bureau today pending the outcome OF
his injuries.
McCauley, who was shot yesterday
in his Office, at 1862 Columbia road, Is
in Garfield Hospital. Physicians said
the bone in his right arm was shat
tered by a .32-cabiler bullet, but they
do not consider his condition serious.
Police arranged to have an X-ray
examination made at Gallinger Hos
pital today to determine whether Miss
Tadlock's jaw was fractured in the
quarrel. She was treated, following
her arrest, for bruises on her jaw and
arms.
Miss Tadlock came to washington
recently from Briceville, Tenn, and
was engaged by McCauley As a Ste
nographer during the day and as q
nursemaid for his 3-year-old child
in the evening, she told Detective r..
L. Jones Of the tenth precinct.
Her salary was two weeks overdue,
she said, and when she asked Nc
Cauley to pay her yesterday, he struck
her, the girl told Jones. She grabbed
the revolver and fired one shot, she
said.
After the shooting Miss Tadlock
ned. McCauley, his arm streaming
blood, was in close pursuit, police said.
She was captured at Ontario and CO.
lumbia roads by Jones.
Mrs. McCauley was not at home
when the shooting occurred, and Jones
said he intended to question her today.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
TRIO DIE AS TOLL
Of TRAFFIC HERE
MOUNTS TO 81
Youth and Girl Victims of
Motor Cycle on Mount
Vernon Boulevard.
STREET CAR KILLS
CHEF IN NORTHEAST
Inquest Today in Death of Fire
man Richardson, Victim of
Engine-Taxi Crash.

Three Washingtonians were killed
last night as result of two traffic
accidents, one of them in the District
and the other in nearby Virginia. The
District fatality brought the traffic toll
to st.
Jack Pershing Boone, 20, of 1920
Sixth street, and Sally Jennings, II,
of 824 B street northeast, a senior
at Eastern High School, died at
Emergency Hospital soon after their
speeding motor cycle crashed head-on
into an automobile on the curve in
the Mount Vernon Boulevard at Capt.
tol Overlook.
Boone, who was one of II children,
was driving, and Miss Jennings was
riding on one of a feet of seven south
collided head-on with the automobile
driven by Franklin A. Huguley, %, of
assistant.
Connecticut Girl Hurt.
Miss Ellen Schappa, 81, of Hartford,
Conn, passenger in Huguley's car,
received minor cuts.
Huguley was exonerated at hear
ing today before United States Com
missioner John Barton Phillips in
Alexandria.
John Grassi, 40, of $50 Orleans
place, chef, died in Casualty Hos
pital a few minutes after he was
struck by street car as he crossed
the street in the middle Of the 900
block of H street northeast.
Daniel M. Crockett, SO, motorman
of the tram, was released in custody
of officials of the Capital Transit Co.
pending an inquest.
Grassi is survived by his widow,
Josephine, and two children, Orlando
and Doris.
In another mishap today, 8-year-
old Joseph Foley, l3 Sixth street
northeast, was cut severely by flying
glass when an automobile operated
by his grandmother, Mrs. Lena Mae
Holloman, so, and an Army ambu-
lance collided at Eleventh and B
streets southeast The boy was taken
to Casualty Hospital.
The ambulance, driven by Pvt. AL
bert w. Coombs of the Army Medical
Center, was en- route to Boiling Field
to pick up a patient.
An inquest into the traffic death
March of Sergt. V. C. Richardson,
80, of 28l1 Myrtle avenue northeast,
fireman attached to No. II engine
company, was being held today.
Injured in Collision.
Richardson died as a result OF in
juries received in collision between
fire engine and a taxicab at Thir-
teenth and Irving streets northeast.
The engine was speeding to answer
an alarm in the 1900 block Of Rhode
Island avenue northeast.
Bernard Brown, %, of BIOS Four
teenth street northeast, driver Of the
cab, has been free in $1,000 bond on
charges of reckless driving.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
COLUMBIA GROUP
FLAYS MEMORIAL
Jefferson Project Would Be
Mistit, Says Architec-
ture Staff.

The staff Of the School of Archi-
lecture at Columbia University today
joined critics Of plans for the projected
Thomas Jefferson Memorial, declaring
the structure as now proposed would
be a "lamentable misfit both in time
and place"
The New York architects declared
the design for the memorial should
have been selected through ma
tional competition to give the creative
genius of America an opportunity OF
expressing itself"
The letter, addressed to Charles
Moore, chairman of the Fine Arts
Commission, follows:
MY dear Mr.. Moore:
I'VE, the undersigned members OF
the staff of the School of Architecture
Columbia University, herewith register
an emphatic protest against the erec-
ton of the Jefferson Memorial in Po-
tomac Park, Washington, D. c.. &C
cording to the present proposed plans
I'VE protest especially the fact that
the design of this great monument, tc
be built with national funds for ma
tional hero, was chosen without a
Nation-wi competition or series OF
competitions. Only by a system OF
open competition can the creative
genius of America find an opportunity
Of expressing itself as to what tht
character and form of such a monu.
ment should be. Only in this way car
architects, painters and sculptors fol
this magnificent enterprise be choser
on a basis of merit and creative ability
rather than by arbitrary and restricted
preference.
I'VE protest also because We fee
that the chief objective Of any sucl
memorial is to express and to com
memorate the character Of Thoma!
jefferson, the great statesman ant
educator. who was such q powerful
and liberating influence during tn
| formative period of America, not onl,
as a liberal Democrat, but also as ,
progressive architect. We believe tina
the monument, If built as now pro
jected, would be lamentable misfi
both in time and place.
"(Signed) Leopold Arnaud, acting
dean; c. c. Briggs, Carl Feiss. Donal'
Fletcher, Talbot Hanlin, William H
Hayes. John c. B. Moore. Eugene Ras
kin. Kenneth Smith, Edgar I. Viii
liams"
Evening star., 1937-03-31

in the livery business. AS driver
OF fancy horses and rigs, he won
many prizes in the horse show rings
of those days. AS dealer, he fur
nished many handsome spans OF
horses for the social and diplomatic
set. He later engaged in the garage
business, but had been retired for
some time.
Mr.. McCaully was an active men,
ber Of the Association Of Oldest In
habitants, and one Of its vice presi-
dents.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Annie S. McCaully; son, William
H. McCaully, Winnetka, ILL.,; two
daughters, Mrs. James H. Collins,
Hollywood, Calf, and Mrs. H. M.
Krarup Of this city, and a grand
laughter, Vita Krarup.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
CHARLES SHOEMAKER, 81,
BANKERS FATHER, DIES
Services Will Be Hold at Gawler'a q
TomorroW-Buria in Oak
Hill Cemetery.

Charles Edward Shoemaker, "a, Of
4848 Wisconsin avenue, father of c..
Wendell Shoemaker, manager Of the
Potomac branch Of the Hamilton Ma
tional Bank, died yesterday in local
hospital. He had been III several
months.
A native Of Montgomery County,
Nd, Mr.. Shoemaker engaged in farm
ing until about 25 years ago, when he
retired and moved to Washington.
Besides his son he leaves his widow,
Mrs. Elizabeth Wendell Shoemaker; =
sister. Mrs. Margaret Dean, American
University Park, Md. and q brother,
William Shoemaker, residing in Mont
gomery County, near Bethesda. He
also leaves two granddaughters.
Funeral services viii be held 1T 2
pm. tomorrow In Gawler's chapel,
1850 Pennsylvania avenue, Burial will
be In Oak Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
CHURCHES ASKED
TO HELP DRIVE
FOR EMPL0YABLES
Requested to Give Support
to Citizens Mass Meet
ing Sunday.
CAMPAIGN OPENED
BY NEWBOLD MOVES
Associate Editor of The Star De.
scribes Plight of Those
Denied Relief.

Washington's churches we're asked
today to give their support to the
citizens mass meeting on behalf OF
the unemployed, to be held Sunday
at 4:3O pm. at the First Congrega-
tional Church, Tenth and G streets.
A request to bring the plight OF the
table jobless" before their congrega-
tions was contained in letters sent out
to pastors of churches of all denomi-
nations, both white and colored.
The clergy also was asked to dele
gate representatives to attend the
meeting. at which the problems of the
unemployed will, be presented in the
hope of alleviating their distress.
Acceptances Reported.
Meanwhile, it was revealed by
Canon Anson Phelps Stokes, in charge
of arrangements for the meeting, that
acceptances have been received from
at least 40 OF the Capitals leading
citizens.
They represent social agencies, busi-
ness organizations and civic groups
of all kinds. Not single person who
has been asked to sponsor the meeting
has declined.
Service groups throughout the city
are cooperating. Charles M. Fyfe laid
the plan before the Optimist Club yes
terday, and Canon Stokes will present
the situation to the Rotary Club to-
day. Clark Corliss will speak before
the Junior Board of Commerce to-
morrow, and Harry Hites will bring the
matter before the Cosmopolitan Club.
The Soroptimist and Kiwanis Clubs
will be addressed by their respective
presidents.
The campaign was opened last night
by Newbold Noyes, associate editor
of The Star, in an address over
Station WMAL on Radio Joe" Kauf-
mans program.
Plight of Jobless Told.
Mr.. Noyes told of the plight of 5000
employable men and women not eligible
for public relief and unable to obtain
work He explained how private vel
fare agencies already aiding as many
families as their limited budgets would
permit. we're compelled to turn away
these 5000 employables, who, with
their families, represent approximately
10000 persons.
The speaker described in detail the
problems of these persons-insani-
tary living conditions, with entire fam
lilies crowded into one room: their lack
of food, fuel and even clothing which
would permit their children to attend
school.
Recalling his own research work Of
several years ago, when he was presi-
dent of the Community Chest, Mr..
Noyes deplored conditions that made
some "scavenge' the citys garbage
pals for remnants of spoiled food.
He urged Washington's citizens, for
the sake of these people and for their
own sakes, to turn out for the mass
meeting and help the committee do
something to mitigate desperate sit
uation.
Chairman Coleman Jennings has
called a meeting of the entire COM
mittee at pm. today, at the Family
Service Association, when further
plans will be discussed.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
CONFESSION is CLAIMED
IN IMPORTANT THEFTS
Cases Involving Robberies Total
ing $1,000 From Fashionable
Homes Thought Solved.

Donald Ward Prendergast, %. ar
rested at his home on Sherman Cir
Gle Easter Sunday in connection with
a series of residence robberies in the
last month, last night confessed to
seven of the housebreakings, police
said, after one of his victims, Justice
William j. Graham of the United
States Court of Customs and Patent
Appeals, identified about $3.50 worth of
property stolen from his home.
Detective Sergt. Robert Bryant, one
of the officers who arrested Prender-
gast, said the youth confessed to rob-
berries totaling about $4,000 from
fashionable homes in the Northwest
section.
Police said other victims included
Henry Berliner, president Of the En-
gineering & Research Corp, 2s41 TIL
den street; John P. Morris, 5719 Kan
sas avenue, and Claude A. Smith, 1892
Park place.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
BALL is TOMORROW

Sons of Confederate Veterans In
vite DISTINGUISHED Guests.
Many distinguished guests have
been invited to the annual beneht ball
Of Camp No. 305, Sons Of Confederate
Veterans, at the Willard Hotel to-
morrow night. The dance will be the
camps twenty-ninth annual celebra-
ton.
Proceeds will go to Confederate
Memorial Hall fund and for general
relief. Those in charge OF arrange
ments include Gordon w. Wilkins,
commander Of the camp; w. F. Van
Swearingen, w. w. Price, Elton O.
Pillow, Benjamin Grady and Mrs.
Fred Louis Volland.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
sPELLERS TO GO ON AIR

Seventh and Eighth Grade Cham
pionship Saturday Night.
Launching series of spelling
matches to pick the champion SPELL
ing team of Washington and vicinity
from among seventh and eighth grade
pupils, a contest will be broadcast
over Station VOL Saturday night
from 7 to 8 o'clock.
The matches are being arranged by
E. c. Helm, president OF the Capital
City Spelling Club. Any school IS eli-
gible for participation.
The first contest will be between q
team from the Mount Rainier-Brent-
wood School Iand representatives Of
Langley Junid High School.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
3O2d Snake Bite Fatal.

John Henry Gordon, who was snake
expert at the Empire Exhibition in
johannesburg, South Africa, defled
the bite Of q snake once too often.
The other day he got his 30lst bite,
this time from speckled cobra. Still
he laughed and survived Back among
bis snakes, he was bitten again by i
Cobra. The 302d bite was fatal. y
Evening star., 1937-03-31
RETIRED H0RSEMAN,
B. F. M'CAULLY, DIES
Native of Pennsylvania, Who
Came Here as Young Man,
Well Known.

Benjamin Franklin McCaully, 81, o..
zoos Columbia road, well-known deal
er in horses here many years ago,
died early today after an illness of
about two weeks.
Funeral services will be held at 230
pm. Friday at Chambers undertak-
Evening star., 1937-03-31

ing establish
ment, Fourteenth
a n d C h a p i n
streets. Rev. w.
M. M / C h a e ! =,
C h a p | ain Of
Stansb ury Ma
sonic Lodge, of
which Mr.. Nc
Caully was a
member, will Of
fciate.
Born in Leb-
anon, Pa, Mr..
McCaully came
to Washingt O n
when = young
man and engaged
Evening star., 1937-03-31
"BIFF" JONES TO RETIRE
Will Leave Army to Become Ne
braska Athletic Director.

Maj. Lawrence McC. (Biff) Jones,
Field Artillery, will be retired from
the Army at his own request May 81,
the War Department announced to-
day.
He Is retiring to take the post Of
foot ball coach and athletic director
at the University Of Nebraska. Maj.
Jones has had 20 years Of military
service.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
TELEGRAPH PROMOTION
Bruce r. Allen Made Western
Union Superintendent,

OH1OH Pc1IHCeuUcHC.
Bruce r. Allen, for five years gen.
eral sales manager Of the Western
Union Telegraph Co., has been ap-
pointed to the newly-created Office
Of superintendent and executive rep
resentative Of the company here, it
was announced today. The appoint
ment will become effective tomorrow.
A native of Kentucky, Allen en-
tered the company service at Gin
cinnati and has served continuously
for over 20 years, with the exception
of period of service in the World
War.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
DR.. WILLIAM A. WHITE
WILL FILED IN PROBATE
Assets Valued at 50, 900 in Addi-
tion to Interest in Publish
ing House.

Or. William A. White, late superin-
tendent of st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
who died March Z, left an estate
valued at $4,000, in addition to his
interest in a New York publishing
concern, 1t was revealed in District
Court today His will, which was filed
q few days ago, designated Mrs. Lola
White. his widow, as his sole bene-
1iciary.
Through Attorney Frederick A. Fen
ming, Mrs. White told the court her
husband owned real estate in Eastern
Massachusetts, worth $4,000 and had
5000 due him from the Government
retirement fund and back pay.
She said he was partner with
Smith E. Jelliffe in a New York book
publishing business, the value Of
which was not estimated.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
Five-Year Plan to Start.

EIVE. EHT I IdH CU OCd1 U
South Africa will launch immedi-
ately a fve-year plan involving the
expenditure Of between s20,00o,Oo0
and $25, 100000 for the development OF
telegraph and telephone commun1ca-
tiors.
Evening star., 1937-03-31

Washington pretty well because he
went to school at Episcopal High
School, In Alexandria.
Evening star., 1937-03-31
HEADS LAW REVIEW
Washington Man Honored at Uni
versity of Virginia.

Vc331Cy V1 II 101sE'
William L. Williams of Washington
has been elected editor r-in-chief of the
University Of Virginia Law Review at
Charlottesville, Va. it was learned to-
day.
williams Is the son of Mrs. W. W
Williams Of the Wardman PIX Hotel
He Il . graduate q Yale Un1e brstty.
The Washington times., 1937-03-18

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Used by millions for 25 years.
Recommended by many doctors and
nurses. All druggists. In three
strengths: Regular Strength, Chill
dren's (mild), and Extra Strong.
Tested and approved by Good House
keeping Bureau, No. 1857.
The Washington times., 1937-03-18
OBSERVATORY
ISM0NUMENT

PITTSB BURGH H, March IL
I.N.SD.-A 100000 Pitt obserVa
tory today commentaries the
work begun by DR.. Samuel P. Lang
ley, father of American aVla
ton"
The University of Pittsburgh
now celebrating its 150th anniver
sary, has not forgotten the quiet
studious observatory director who
laid the principles here that helped
make possible Americas conquest
of the air.
AS part of its sesquicentennia.
celebration the University of Pitts
burgh will also celebrate the
SEVENTEEN anniversary of the
founding of Pitts Allegheny Oh.
SerVatory, which Prof. Langley
helped make famous.
Prof. Langley came to the uni
versity in 1867, after distin-
guished career at Harvard Uni
versity and Annapolis Observatory
For the next 20 years he was the
director of the univerSitys observa-
tory, one of the nations pioneer
laboratories for research in the
mysteries of the heavens.
During that time he delved in
the researches that made him and
the observatory famous. Here it
was that he began his experiments
with model airpIanes, referred to
then as flying machines" and
considered an impractical dream.
He later continued these expert
ments at Washington, and because
of his discoveries is usually cred.
tied with being the father of avi.
alton"
At the Pitt observatory Langley
also established an accurate solar
time telling system whose service
was used by 40 railroads and many
factories in Western Pennsylvania.
His measurements of the heat
given off by stars millions of miles
from the earth led to his invention
of the balometer, an instrument
widely used in astronomical physics
today.
DR.. Langley never saw the new
observatory, built after he went to
Washington, D. c., in 1887 to be-
come secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution.
But the late DR.. Langley Off
ciated at ceremonies for dedication
of the new laboratory, the small
est of whose three telescopes was
the marvellous instrument" news
paper reporters wrote about back
in the days of moustache cups and
bustles.