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Evening star., 1937-08-08
GUNMEN DISABLE
/ CRUISER, ESCAPE
Baltimore Police, Pistols
Empty, Held at Bay
: After Battle.
W. the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, August Three gun
Enen who disabled police cruiser car
with bullets held two officers at bay
with drawn guns and sped away in a
fast coupe and eluded police dragnet
sonight.
Neither OF sthe two officers, Joseph
Eergat and Fred Fleischmann, whose
Ammunition was exhausted when their
car stopped, was injured One Of the
three gunmen was believed wounded
In the arm.
More than 100 shots were fired in
Hls chase through Baltimore City and
County Two bullets cracked through
the police car windshield and others
plowed into its motor.
The shooting began when the officers
followed sedan and a coupe into a
side road on the theory one of the cars
pss stolen.
g The gunner opened fire shortly
sfter the police car turned into the
side road Hergat and Fleischmann
returned the fire. several of their bull
lets striking the rear of the sedan and
blowing out tire.
The two officers. their guns empty,
bumped out of their car as bullets
stopped its motor.
, The lone occupant of the sedan and
khe two men in the coupe jumped to
tle road, held the police at pistol
point, then sped of in the coupe.
: Hergst and Fleischmsnn comman-
6eered passing car but soon were
putdistanced.
A Sawed-off shotgun, several re-
volvers, two automatics and TOO rounds
OF ammunition we're found in the
sbandoned sedan.
Evening star., 1937-08-08

We can. But We do want to see the
boy regularly"
The Regans will be able to see the
baby two or three times a year" Mrs.
Horst promised. Donald will have
everything he wants"
DR.. L. Morris Black, chief of staff
at the orphanage, ordered Donald con-
fined to bed in a single room and
barred all visitors, Ito forestall any
undue excitement which would result
in rise in temperature.
Another figure in the case, Fred
Ewert, driver of the abduction car,
was questioned, but Assistant Prose-
cutor Wilbert Crowley said no charge
would be placed against him.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Mi
chael Rosini said Or. John A. Rose,
who delivered Donald, was expected to
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he had been kidnapped but the Regsns
told Assistant Prosecutor Crowley the
next day they had snatched the young
ster because they were his natural par
ents and they had just learned his
whereabouts.
The child was sent to the orphanage
pending disposition Of the case.
After the conference in Johnson's
Office today Regsn said:
We believe that Donald will have
a better home where he is going"
Yes, " Miss Nelson interposed, 'the
Horsts can give him much more than
Evening star., 1937-08-08

been circulated in La Sale street
for several days. The street heard
Cord had decided to quit after he
met difficulties in efforts TO obtain
S. E. c. approval of a public offer
ing Of Checker Cab stock. A registra-
ton statement fled with S. z. C. re-
mains unapproved.
Manning had no comment on the
transaction by which he succeeded
his chief, but a spokesman for the
company said, There will be more
developments.
Evening star., 1937-08-08

Joining or nearby circuit will be in
Vlted to temporary service in a dis
trlct where business has accumulated.
In bringing up the bill. Senator Nc
Carran described it briefly and offered
an agreed upon minor amendment
making 1t mandatory on a Federal
court to notify the Attorney General
in case the constitutionality of an act
OF Congress were at stake in a pri-
Vate suit
Senator McCarrsn paid tribute to
Senator Austin, Republican, of YER
mont for his part in drafting the bill
and the latter discussed the measure
briefly.
Declared Unconstitutional.
Senator Lewis attacked the bill as
being unconstitutional because in
Junctlye relief would be denied a citi-
zen pending assembly of the three
Judge court in constitutional case
Evening star., 1937-08-08
BUSINESS MEMS OUTING
Columbia Heights Group to Cruise
to Marshall Hall.

The annual outing of the Colum-
bla Heights Business Mems Associ-
alton will be held Wednesday after
noon at Marshall Hall, on the Po-
tomac, Commissioner Melvin &C.
Hazen is to be a guest.
Most stores Of the locality will close
at pm. and az automobile caravan
will carry the members to their boat
at the Seventh Street Wharf.
Evening star., 1937-08-08
ROGERS BILL PASSES
White House Gets Measure Ia

White House Gets Measure to
Provide Memorial TO Humorist.
BY the Associated Press,
The Senate passed and sent to the
White House yesterday a bill TO
authorize 100000 Federal outlay
for a permanent memorial TO Will
Rogers. the humorist, at Claremore,
Okla. his home town.
1t called for establishment of a
commission of three, including Mrs.
Rogers. She is to give the site for
the memorial.
Evening star., 1937-08-08
RETIREMENT PLAN WINS
Measure Designed to Improve
Coast Guard Goes TO House.

Coast Guard Goes 20 HOUSE.
The Senate passed yesterday and
sent to the House bill setting up
a selective retirement system for Coast
Guard officers. intended to weed out
the least efficient men from the
service.
1t would require the Secretary OF
the Treasury TO assemble three-man
Personnel Board each year to select
officers to be retired or placed out
Of the line of promotion.
Evening star., 1937-08-08

appear voluntarily for questioning
Monday concerning the filing of a
birth certificate naming the Horsts as
the natural parents of the baby.
Evening star., 1937-08-08

investments in Aviation Corp. of
America, Auburn Automobile, New
York Shipbuilding, Checker Cab Man.
ufacturing, Lycoming Manufacturing
and Columbia Axle Cos.
Markin will remain president Of
Checker Cab. but the name of the
Cord Corp, the statement said, would
be changed
In the S. E Cs bill of COM
plant, 1t was contended Cord and
Markin manipulated markets to give
the appearance of active trading and
cause imitation of values for stock
in Checker Cab. Parmelee Transporta-
ton and Checker Yellow Cab Cos.
Cord. in addition, was charged with
similar manipulation of Auburn Auto
mobile stocks.
Artificial Rises Claimed.
S, e. c. contended these activities
resulted in an artificial rise in Checker
Cab stock from 81 share on No
vember I, 1885, to $685. on July 81,
1886 and then from s36 on Septem-
Der IA, 1885, to $62 on October %,
1886. Auburn stock, quoted at 1880
December rs, 1885, rose to s51 on
March %, 1896.
The rises, the commission said, en-
abled Cord and Markin to sell 5000
shares of Checker Cab. which had
cost them 81 per share, for more than
$50 per share.
Reports OF Cords retirement had
Evening star., 1937-05-04
F|DEL|TY'S ASSETS
WILL Be SOUGHT
Organizers of New AssoCia-
tion, Named Directors, Set
to Make offer.

Taking further steps toward organ
izing the First Federal Savings &
Loan Association of Washington, the
seven organizers have been elected
directors and have begun preparation
Of an offer to purchase the assets of
the closed Fidelity Building & Loan
Association.
This was learned today from the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board,
which is supervising the establish
ment of the new First Federal as part
of the Federal Home Loan Bank sys-
TEN.
The offer to purchase will go to the
controller of the currency, j. F. T.
O'Connor The controller, under
agreement already reached, will have
his receiver in charge Of Fidelity pre-
pare an offer to sell the assets of
Fidelity. This offer must be approved
by the court before it can be carried
out.
When the new institution takes over
the old one, it will make available to
the shareholders Of Fidelity IS cents
on the dollar. This they may have in
cash or reinvest in the new institu-
ton, which in each account will be
insured up to $4,000 by the Federal
Savings and Loan Insurance Corp.
The seven men who are the first di-
rectors of the new First Federal are
Harry P. Somerville, manager of the
Willard Hotel; William D. Jameson,
attorney, Edwin Jacobson, real estate:
Maj George L. Berry, Federal CO.
ordinator for industrial relations:
DR.. Carl Henning, physician; Thomas
Somerville, jr., treasurer of the
Ihomas Somerville Co., plumbing sup
plies, and P. J. Schardt, Southern
Railway executive.
Evening star., 1937-05-04
JUVENILE COURT
DECISION IS NEAR
Senate D. C. Committee
Also May Act on Claims
Unit in Municipal Court.

The Senate District Committee may
reach a decision this afternoon on
the new Juvenile Court bill and the
measure for establishment of a small
claims and conciliation branch in
Municipal Court
Hearings have been concluded on
both. The Juvenile Court measure
has passed the House, but the small
claims plan originated in the Sem
ate committee. The meeting today
was scheduled for o'clock.
Chairman King said the committee
also would consider any other pend
ing bills on which the District Com
mlssioners have submitted reports.
The chairman introduced in the
Senate yesterday, by request, bill
to reorganize the Board of Public
Welfare along lines similar to a meas
ure proposed in the House recently.
but on this bill he will wait for a
report from the Commissioners. The
Senator said his own position on the
bill would be determined largely
by the views of the Commissioners.
The bill would substitute paid
board Of three members for the pres
ent larger non-salaried board. One
member would be chosen from labor,
one from business and the third from
civic groups. The positions of direc-
tor and assistant director of well
fare would be abolished, and the new
board empowered to appoint a secre-
tary. The new board members would
receive $1,000 year. and the secre-
tary not to exceed $4,000 a year.
Evening star., 1937-05-04

HERE is no doubt now that
Washington is big city! The
circus says so!
Ringing Bros and Barnum
& Bailey combined super show-star-
studded, galaxy-gilded, thrill-throb-
bing and more stupendous than any
thing ever dreamed of-has decided
to spend three days here this year
That is "a hours more than ever
before, gesture of recognition by
men interested solely in business that
the Capitals population has become
impressive
Last year so many people tramped
out to the circus lot, at Fifth street
and Florida avenue northeast, that
the Ringlings had to put seats on top
Of the elephants.
THE elephants did not like it,"
Edward A. johnson, who came to
town today to announce the arrival
of the circus May II, said. TOO
many little boys spilled ice cream
cones on their backbones."
Only two other cities in the country
can boast the circus stays with them
three days-Detroit, population 1880
1,568,662, and ST. Louis, population
1880 32l,960. Washington's 1880
population was 486,869.
New York City's Madison Square
Garden has the longest run, "a days.
Philadelphia and Chicago rate nine
days. The Boston Garden houses the
circus six days.
Evening star., 1937-05-04

Brooklyn entertains the camels and
the clowns for week, but not because
Flatbush is the most circus loving
city in the world.
Brooklyn is the place where the
tents go up for the first time. It is
more an assembly point than show
town. There the big top is made
ready for the road. Before the Ring
ling troupe reaches Brooklyn, it travels
in 40 train cars. Afterward it moves
in "a.
Los Angeles is five-day stand. Ex-
cept for the eight cities above, no spot
gets the circus more than two days,
not even San Francisco, although the
Ringlings move across the Bay to Oak
land for one day after 48 hours at the
edge of the Golden Gate.
In the spectacle which this year
will launch Washington as three-day
city are some almost incredible acts.
One of them, by some oversight on the
part of the Ringing scouts, has a
name easily pronounced by the habit
ual speaker of English-Torrence
Dolores. But try to say these into the
telephone and get what you asked for:
Naittos, Yacopis. Uyenos, Yom Kams,
Cannestrellis, Walkmirs, Antaleks,
Rieffenachs, Maysy- -Brach or the Mas
chinos.
Altogether the circus brings with it
1000 persons, so elephants, 1909
menagerie animals and 700 horses.
Evening star., 1937-05-04
Mules Kick Sends
Weight Guesser's
Son to Hospital
Child Injured While
Playing around
Carnival Lot.

Kicked in the head by . former
Clown act" mule while playing about
the Johnny j. Jones Exposition lot
last night, Edgar Sullivan, 8, son
Of Frank Sullivan, the carnival weight
guesser, was reported in critical con-
dition today in Casualty Hospital. He
was being treated for a compound
skull fracture.
Edgar has sister, Carolyn, 6, and
a brother, Donald, g. This is the
first serious accident that has hap
pened to any Of the family.
Edgar's father has been in the show
business an his life. His mother,
Mr. Verna Sullivan, formerly was
m iron jaw" entertainer for P. T.
BarnuR
Evening star., 1937-05-04
FIGHT OVER CRASH
ENDS IN FATALITY
One of Pair Involved in Traffic
Accident Dispute Dies
in Hospital.

A fight between two colored men
after their cars had collided Friday
on Fourteenth street ended fatally yes
terday with the death Of Albert Smith,
81, colored, 1882 Kingman place.
Smith died in Gallinger Hospital
OF fracture at the base of his skull.
Second precinct police arrested James
Robert Griffin. jr., 25, colored, 81l T
street, and held him for action of
the coroner.
AS police reconstructed the Incl
dent, Smith was driving on Fourteenth
between R and Corcoran streets when
his car collided with that of Griffin,
who was backing into the curb. Smith
continued on, police said, and Griffin
followed him short distance, swing
Ing IN front to block Smiths car.
Griffin is alleged to have struck
Smith with his fist while the latter
was still In his car. Smith then ran to
the sidewalk in the 1900 block of Four
teenth, where Griffin struck him again,
knocking him unconscious, police said.
Smith was removed to his home
and Saturday was taken to Emergency
Hospital for treatment. Later he was
transferred to Gallinger.
Evening star., 1937-05-04
HEARINGS ON TRAILER
REGULATIONS PLANNED
Thomas Indicates Committee
Likely Will Recommend
Strict Control Here.

hearing on proposed regulations
governing use of automobile trailers
in the District will be called within
10 days, probabl next week, Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Edward w.
Thomas announced today. He is
chairman Of special committee
named by the Commissioners to con-
slider control Of trailers.
Thomas indicated the committee
likely will recommend strict regula-
tion OF the trailers when series of
conferences are concluded. Thomas
has been gathering data on methods
OF control adopted in other jurisdic-
ttons
The hearing is planned because Of
an application for permission to es-
tablish trailer camp in the 1000
block Of Wisconsin avenue.
In addition to Thomas, members of
the committee are Police Supt. E. w.
Brown, Welfare Director Elwood
Street, Health Officer George c. Ruh-
land, Traffic Director William A. Van
Du7er and c. Marshall Finnan, SUPER
intendent of National Capital Parks.
Evening star., 1937-05-04
Honduras Shark
Fin Shipment Is
Cause of Alarm,
Inform 1atiOn Bureau
Head Fears Gas Mask
May Be Necessary.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Miss Harriet Root, director of the
Federal Information Bureau, is await
ing with apprehension the arrival Of
some sample shark fins from Hon.
duras
II have a suspicion" she said to-
day, shark inns shipped that far
would have to be approached with q
gas mask"
Her Office, which takes charge Of
the flood Of letters directed to Uncle
SAM" "The Government" and the
like. received one saying the writer
had discovered q process guaranteed
to revolutionize the shark-fin in
dustry. She said he was sending some
fms under separate cover.
It will be Miss Roots duty to turn
them over to the proper department.
If any.
Since the bureau was established
in 1884, Miss Root said, 1t has handled
a half million letters asking informa-
ton.
Sample requests on her desk today
included:
What to do about "rats that avoid
traps" how to prove you are IS and
eligible for an old-age pension II you
have no birth certificate, how to
budget household expenses, how to re-
deem the ashes OF $40 in currency.
Evening star., 1937-05-04
SEVEN ARE HURT
IN AUTO MISHAPS
Woman, Learning to Drive, Loses
Control of Car. Hits
Three Youths.

Three youths, knocked down when a
young woman learning to drive lost
control Of her car, and four children
were listed today among the victims
OF yesterdays traffic accidents in the
District. Three adults also were hurt
Anthony Burdine, 10, of l4O6 North
Capitol street, was pushing his coaster
wagon near his home when he was hit
by a truck operated by John G. Phil
lips, 81, of 294 Ninth street southeast.
The lad was treated at Sibley Hos
pital for brush burns to the leg and
later was sent home. Police said Phil
lips had been stalled in line of traf-
nc and was moving up only a short
distance when his truck hit the boy.
The other child victims were WV
ian Hill, 8, of 1907 Bay street south
east, treated at Casualty Hospital for
cuts to the head and possible concus-
sion; Vernon S. Phieer, 8, colored, 1920
First street southwest, under observa-
ton at Gallinger Hospital, although
doctors found no injuries. and Lillian
Craig, TO- colored 2574 Sherman ave-
nue., treated at Freedmen's Hospital
for head bruises.
Three colored youths were knocked
down and bruised when Rose Fried
man, Is, Of 624 Princeton place. who
was learning to drive under learners
permit, lost control of a car on the
north side OF Mcmillan Park. Police
said the car bowled over a drinking
fountain before hitting Clifford
Busey, is, of 1906 Sixth street; John
Holmes, IA, Of 507 street, and Booker
T. Hardy, IS, of sos T street. all COL
ored. They were treated at Freed
mems for bruises. The driver was
being instructed by Thomas WASH
ington, 1S, colored, 314 v street.
Evening star., 1937-05-04

chel Palmer, national w. G. r. q.
director Of alcohol education.
Mrs. Ella A. Boole OF Brooklyn,
president. will give her annual mes
sage at the opening session. Tribute
will be paid to Frances Willard tn
services June 3 in Statuary Hall of the
Capitol.
A convention dinner in the Willard
Hotel and reception in Constitution
Hall are scheduled June S. A world
peace meeting in Sylvan Theater has
been arranged for June 6.
Souls Courageous" a pageant de-
picting the temperance movement,
will be held June under the direc-
ton of Marie Moore Forrest.
Evening star., 1937-05-04
BEARD AIDES GET
PAROLE HEARINGS
Twelve Appear Before Board
Today to Seek Release
From lorton,

Twelve men who were convicted
with Sam Beard on a charge of con-
spiracy to violate the gambling laws
Of the District were to appear before
the Parole Board today on petitions
for release from the Lorton Reforma-
tory.
Beard himself is not yet eligible
for parole hearing under the terms
OF the Districts indeterminate SEN
tence law. He is confined in a Fed
eral penitentiary.
The II men, who began their terms
last April, were sentenced from one
to three years, and having served
more than one year are eligible for
parole hearing
They are William Carroll, James T.
Gallagher, Fred H. Heck, George E.
Hutchlns. Melville G. Jacobs, Sidney
Caplan, Lewis L. Levy, Fred j. Meese,
Timothy H. Noel Joseph A. O'CallaR-
nan, John j. Sortori and William G.
Smith.
The men were sentenced in Nav,
1888, but were cut on bond pending an
appeal until they began their terms
last April. Defense counsel had sought
a new trial. claiming that wire tapping
had been improperly admitted as evi-
dence, but a new trial was denied.
Beard, who had long been regarded
as one OF the king pins" of Wash
lngton's gambling world, was sentenced
to serve from two to six years.
The Parole Board scheduled hearings
for 26 prisoners in all. The first is the
case of Mary Sherman, who was SEN
fenced to term OF from 4 to 10
months upon conviction on a charge
OF conspiracy to violate the white
slavery laws.
Evening star., 1937-05-04
BYRNES TOLD WORKERS
FEAR REDUCTION IN PAY

e. Claude Babcock, president of the
United Civil Service Employees, yes
terday urged Senator Byrncs of
South Carolina to assure Govern
ment employees that salary slashes
and furloughs would not result from
his proposal to reduce all appropria-
ton bills 10 per cent
In the past, furloughs and unpaid
overtime have been used to meet just
the situation which would result from
your proposal" Babcock wrote Sen
ator Byrnes. They will again result
unless salary exemption provision is
included in your proposal, or such
furloughs are made illegal, or the
overtime is compensated.
Government employees are highly
perturbed," Babcock said, by the
probabilities of new pay slash.
Evening star., 1937-05-04
AUTHOR TO SPEAK

Fred Taylor Wilson, author, will be
presented by the T. Arthur Smith
Bureau in a talk at the Wardman
Park Hotel Theater at $50 pm.
Thursday.
The subject Of his speech, Our
Constitution and Its Makers" is the
title Of his newest book, published last
year.
Evening star., 1937-05-04
1000 WILL ATTEND
w. CT. u. CONVENTION
World Conference Opens Here
June 3-Frances Willard
Will Be Honored.

-Four thousand delegates from all
parts Of the world will attend the
world conference of the w. c. T. u,
opening June 3 in Constitution Hall,
national headquarters yesterday ad-
vised Curtis Hodges, executive direc-
tor of the Greater National Capital
Committee of the Board of Trade.
The convention will continue through
June 8.
Preceding the convention there
will b . three-day alcohol educa-
ton conference in the Hotel Wash
ington conducted by Miss Bertha Ra-
Evening star., 1937-05-04
MANY ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
q. S. Public Now Has Choice of
217,O25 Beverages.

w. S. Alexander, Federal alconCl
administrator, estimated today that
the American public, which couldn't
buy a drink legally four years ago
without prescription, now has its
choice of 2l7,025 alcoholic beverages.
At least, that is the number of
liquor, wine and beer labels acted upon
by the Alcohol Administration since
repeal Of the eighteenth amendment
December S, 1898.
Evening star., 1937-05-04
TO OPEN POLO SEASON

The polo season will be officially
launched at pm. tomorrow on the
field in West Potomac Park A So
called round robin" will be played,
with all players Of the Army Polo
Association represented
The public is invited, and the park
police will make special arrangements
for parking automobiles.
Evening star., 1937-05-04
Canoe Discovered
By Policeman on
Twelfth Street Call

A flood in the 1900 block of
Twelfth street?
At any rate, Policeman j. w.
Hanrahan. who usually gets his
man, got e canoe instead last
night when he answered a call
there. For a brief moment Han
rahan and the patrol wagon driver
probably thought of searching
for flood refugees instead of crimi-
mails.
The canoe was carted OF to the
second precinct.
Evening star., 1937-05-04
Hoover to Aid Exposition.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 4 R.-
Golden Gate international Exposition
oncials announced today former
President Hoover will aid in PLAN
ming . mining industry exhibit for
the 1899 exposition.
Evening star., 1937-05-04
3 CONGRESS VACANCIES
California Election Brings Roster
to Record Low.

Election in California today of a
successor to the late Representative
Stubbs, Democrat, will leave two va
cancies in the House and one in the
Senate.
That Is low number, said clerks.
who estimated the average in one
session Is about 20. Seldom, they
said. can Congress muster its full
strength Of 435 Representatives and
SO Senators because Of deaths and
designations.
Evening star., 1937-04-17
ROOSEVELT TO DRIVE
INTOCOUNTRY TODAY
Confers With Morgenthau and
Bell in His Study During
Mnrnino
Morning.

President Roosevelt planned to
abandon his desk this afternoon and
motor for a couple Of hours in the
nearby countryside.
During the forenoon in his study
he conferred with Secretary Of Treas
ury Morgenthau and Director of the
Budget Bell on Government receipts
and expenditures. The President ex-
poets the assessment to be in COM
pleted form Monday At that time he
will put everything else aside and
begin writing his revised budget mes
sage and relief plans to be transmitted
to Congress.
The President also talked today with
Joseph E. Davies, Ambassador to
Russia, who returned to this country
for brief vacation about a week ago;
John Winant, former head of the
Social Security Commission, who has
been presiding over the textile con-
ference here, and Ha,.'old Butler, Eng
lish director of the international Labor
Office, who has been attending the
textile conference.