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Evening star., 1937-05-16
Official in Charge of Grounds
AtCapit0l Has Roses as Hobby

the deuce to grow. I picked that one
up at nice bargain"
Other growing treasures included
Towering crab apples from South Rus
sia, with purple and pink blossoms;
broad-leafed magnolias, just about to
put on show for tourists; little pink
dogwoods that bore signs Of depreda-
tions by small boys.
The ounds are especially popular
with children on hot Summer nights
when the irrigation system is going.
Every inch Of the space can be wa
tered with the twist of lever. Thou
sands of gadgets pop open and begin
to spray.
Were rather proud of our land
scaping around the Supreme Court, "
Frederick said, calling by their proper
Latin names the six varieties of yew
that make up most of the black green
shrubbery setting for the marble edi-
flee.
'The little trees are oaks, which in
years to come will be massive to match
the building" he said.
AS to himself:
II was born and raised in . Liant
nursery, like my father before me;
It's all know"
He went to work in his fathers
green house at IS. for the National
Park Service at n, and knocked of
at ~ to study landscape design and
engineering for three years at Cornell.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
SCHOOLS MAY TRY
0CCUPAT|0NAL AID
BaIIou, Back From Tour of
Systems, Says Survey May
Be Taken Soon.

Occupational education In the Dis
trict schools and the opportunities
for its improvement may be surveyed
in the near future. DR.. Frank w.
Ballou, superintendent OF schools,
indicated yesterday.
Back from a two week tour Of eight
cities. In company with ~ other
superintendents who co-operated in
preparing report of their job study
to the National Occupational Con-
ference, DR.. Ballou said the revised
report, to be ready early in June, will
contain techniques which can be
used as the basis Of such a survey.
The occupational education pro-
gram aimed at. he said, covers skilled
counseling and guidance for every
pupil, occupational training in school
or on the job, or through supervised
apprenticeship and placement on the
job with follow-up contacts to see
that the young worker Is In the
occupation to which his abilities
are best suited.
I'VE find placement service q vital
part Of the modern school program" !"
continued the superintendent. In
some of the cities visited, the schools
operated employment Offices Of their
own; in others, the work is handled
entirely by State and Federal junior
employment offices. Still others use
a combination or cooperative plan.
We felt the cooperative plan the
best from the standpoints both Of
service and of administration because
we regard placement as essentially
an educational process"
The experience gained on the trip
was very valuable" DR.. Ballou added.
Each city visited was an example of
some particular phase in occupational
education and the party advised what
to expect by an expert who joined the
party in advance of its visit to this
city. While in Washington the school,
men observed work dealing with oc-
cupational education in the Labor and
Interior Departments.
Evening star., 1937-05-16

As the first dinner got under way,
with Edward F. Colladay president Of
the board, presiding, the diners paused
long enough to applaud as Robert w.
Davis, chairman Of the 1896 shad bake,
was introduced. Then followed the
introduction of distinguished guests,
among them Representative Ross Col
Inns, chairman of the House Subcom-
mittee on District Appropriations;
Senator Henry F. Ashurst Of Arizona,
Senator Green OF Rhode Island, Sen
ator Gillette Of Iowa and Chief JUS
tice Alfred A. Wheat Of District Court.
During the meal Leon Brusilof1's s
Orchestra played and an entertain
ment program Of dance and comedy
was presented by vaudeville artists
and a clown from Ringing Bros.
circus.
Athletic Events Held.
For the tired business man who felt
like exerting himself, the energetic
Entertainment Committee, headed by
Christian Heurich, jr, had arranged
series Of athletic events. No one
felt hardy enough to plunge into the
cold bay waters, but they found plenty
OF room for base ball, horseshoe pitch
ing, quoits, tennis, shufheboard and
boxing matches. But no scores were
kept.
In the middle of the afternoon, Gov
Harry w. Nice Of Maryland dropped
in on the festivities and chatted with
Colladay and others. He didn't ar
rive in time, however, to hear the rem
dition in the guest house Of the we'll
known "Das Schnitzelbank" by q
hastily assembled chorus which in
cluded Representative Shafer of Mich
igan, Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer, c. Melvin Sharpe, executive
assistant to the president Of the Po-
tomac Electric Power Co., and others.
Large souvenir bags filled with arti-
cles donated by members of the trade
body were distributed to all.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
NEWMAN|SSEEN
HITS SUCCESSOR
Justice Department Attor.
ney Slated to Become Pc.
lice Court Judge.

Hobart Newman, Department oi
Justice attorney, was being mentioned
In administration circles last night
as the probable choice to succeed
Judge Isaac r. Hit on the Police
Court bench.
At the same time it was learned
that Judge John P. Mcmahon, whose
term expired several months ago, has
virtually been decided upon for re-
appointment. Attorney General Cum
mings, who has been designated by
President Roosevelt to investigate the
qualifications of the 20 or more can
didates for the two posts, is understood
to be we'll satisfied with Judge Nc
Mahon's l8-year record.
Judge Hit, 1t was said was elimi-
mated from consideration because he
is Republican. Mcmahon is q Dem.
ocrat and was appointed by Presiden,
Wilson.
At one time it was thought Kar
Kindleberger. an assistant United
States attorney. led the list of eligible:
to succeed Judge Hit, but in the past
week or so Newman appears to have
forged ahead.
William L. Houston, colored, re.
Gently retired from the faculty oi
Howard University, also is considered
in the running and has strong sup.
port. He Is a native of Illinois, but
has lived in Washington for E.any
years.
Newman Is "a years old and is in the
Justice Department. claim section
He was appointed to that position las
February In 1928 he WAS named b.
United States Attorney Leo A. Rove,
as an assistant prosecutor. He re-
signed in 1928. Later, he served in ,
legal capacity at the Radio Commits
sion and in April, 1896, was appointes
special attorney in the Justice De
partment in connection with Fedora
insurance litigation.
With the return of President Roose
welt from his fishing trip a decision OF
the Police Court appointments Is ex
pected shortly.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
GoD. Harry w. Nice OF
Maryland dropped in for
QDhile.
/ 800 Guests Vote Shad Bake
Best in History of Trade Board
Distinguished Political Leaders attend
43rd annual Event at Bay Ridge.
Coz. Nice Pays Short Call.

Where cool breezes blow off Chesa-
peake Bay, the famed Potomac shad
was glorified as never before yesterday
when the Board Of Trade held its
annual Spring outing.
From the first arrivals early yester-
day morning down to the last few
remaining die-hards who held forth
into the night. it was unanimously
agreed-without record vote-that
the forty third edition of the shad
bake, held at Bay Ridge, Md, was the
most successful in the history OF the
event.
Billed as "The Coronation of Their
Chesapeake Majesties, King Shad and
Queen Roe" the affair was one con-
tinuous round Of pleasures and enter
tainments.
For the more than 1900 tired busi-
ness men and their guests-a new
record-the day started when a cara
van Of buses and cars left the District
Building at . am. From that moment
on, hundreds Of cars poured steady
osACd&1 oA VI o44S AlUO CllC Nud1 ldllO
resort. BY the time the first dinner
bell rang at 1880, nearly 1000 were
on hand.
Some ate then, others ate at 2
p.m.-but they all ate shad-l 400
pounds of it served on green oak and
hickory slabs and prepared by men,
bers of the Mayflower Hotel staff, who
had arrived earlier to prepare the pits
and charcoal.
Amount of Food Consumed.
They consumed other things, too,
such as 100 gallons of clam chowder,
40 gallons of peas, more than 700
pounds Of potatoes, so gallons of cof-
fee, 200 punches of radishes and the
same amount of Spring onions, l 1,400
bottles Of beer, so gallons of soda and
an inestimable number OF hot dogs.
The only lull in the day-if it can
be said there was q lull-came at
o'clock, when they ate again.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
William Frederick works at being
superintendent of the Capitol
Grounds; his favorite sport is grow
ing roses at home.
For 21 years he has coaxed along
the grass and trees and shrubs on
Capitol Hill. He has 100 workmen to
help do this job and maintain the
Botanic Gardens.
They have 120 acres to watch over
but Frederick can give full ac-
count Of the health, history and
habits Of every shrub.
"Now that old boy has been trying
to strangle himself to DEATH" he said
briskly, standing straight-backed, in
dicattng a George Washington elm.
He tugged his light gray hat down
almost to his horn trimmed, thick
lensed spectacles.
"See the root half way out Of the
ground there, sort of girdling the
trunk? 1t cut of circulation and
caused decay in that sector of the
tree. We had to put In a concrete
filing. You see it's healing nicely
now.
We've just fed It,"
He pointed to q newly filled ditch
circling the tree directly below the
outer branches. That, he explained,
is where the feeding roots are.
The elm is the oldest tree on the
grounds, but Frederick said it prob
ably is not old enough to support the
story that Washington sat In its
shade discussing plans for building
the Capitol. Despite its age and all
ments, he called It good for another
so or Is years.
The limbs are chained together q
couple Of feet above the point where
they spread cut from the trunk, to
keep the tree from splitting up. A
dozen all but invisible cables criss-
cross through, the boughs to brace
them against winds from any direc-
tion. @@
Nearby was sick elm dripping sap
from drainage tubes left in its side
after an operation. That, Frederick
said, was to prevent the formation Of
gas in the trunk.
"Over there are the two most per-
feet specimens Of American and Eng
lish elns I ever saw together" he
said. "The English, typically informal
and without symmetry Of growth,
makes a fine contrast with the Ameri-
can, which has a perfect vase shape !"
mo whats fine plant" Frederick
went on, calling attention to = young
Japanese maple with leaves the red
Of sunset glow. "They are hard a
Evening star., 1937-05-16
HEAR|NCSPLANNED
ON BILL REQUIRING
AUTO INSPECTIONS
announcement by Capper.
Time Will Be Fixed in
= Few Days.
JUVENILE COURT BILL
s ACTION DUE TOMORROW
enate Agrees to Consider Any
Measures That Can Receive
u Unanimous Consent.
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.


Hearings on the question of requir-
ing mechanical inspection of all mo-
tor vehicles in the District annually
W semi-annually in the interests of
safety will be held at an early date,
It was announced yesterday by Sen
Ator Capper of Kansas, chairman of
= special subcommittee on the subject
The time is expected to be fixed
within few days
Meanwhile, the Senate may act to-
morrow on the proposed new Juvenile
Court law for the District, which has
paused the House. 1t was reported
from the Senate committee week
aGo with amendments. The Senate
AAs agreed to consider tomorrow any
measures that can be taken up by
unanimous consent. The Juvenile
Court bill Is the only important local
bill ready for Senate action.
4 Believing it will help to reduce
Aocidents. Senator Capper said yes
terday he favors the principle OF au-
tomobile inspection. With two sepa-
rate plans pending, however, he re-
Trained from discussing the detailed
provisions that have been suggested
until the hearings are held.
: King, Lonergan Sponsor Bills.
One Of the inspection bills is spon-
sored by Chairman King of the
District Committee, the other by
Senator Lonergan of Connecticut.
Both have the same general objective,
but differ - to detailed requirements.
The King bill calls for semi-annual
inspection, but the fee would be COL
lected once year. at the time the
car Is registered. For the first year
1t would be 81 and thereafter 1t would
be reduced to 50 cents year. The
Commissioners would be empowered
to make any regulations necessary to
carry out the inspection system, and
to nx reasonable penalties for enforce
menk
The Lonergan plan calls for inspec-
ton annually, or whenever a car
changes ownership, and following any
accident involving personal injury or
substantial property damage. The
police make brake tests now when
ever accidents cause personal injury.
While the Lonergan bill fixes the
inspection fee at not to exceed so
cents, 1t also would direct the Com
missioners to reduce the fee whenever
the revenues from this source exceed
the cost Of the inspection service.
Junk Authority Is Sought.
Another added feature of the Lon
ergan plan provides that whenever the
inspectors find vehicle so dilapidated
as to be incapable of effective repair,
they would have authority to sell 1t
for junk, without expense to the
owner, and turn the proceeds over to
Ithe owner.
The other members of Senator Cap
per's subcommittee to consider the
subject are Senators Tydings Of Mary
land and Overton of Louisiana.
The Juvenile Court bill seeks to
bring the existing law here into line
with more modern and advanced
methods Of dealing with juvenile de-
'linquency, by giving the tribunal more
of an equity than a criminal type of
procedure Revision of the existing
law has been advocated for number
Of pears.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
DELANO BACK AT DESK
, AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Park Commission Chairman In
spects Quarters in New
Z Iuterior Building.

Frederic A. Delano, chairman ,of
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission and vice chairman
Of the National Resources Commit
tee, was back at his desk yesterday,
following q two-month absence from
Washington due to illness.
One Of the first things De1Ano
did was to inspect the newly oc-
cupied Interior Department Building
at Eighteenth and G streets, in COM
pany with John Nolen, jr., director
Of planning Of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
Delano was particularly Interested
in the planning commissions new
quarters on the top door Of the
building, along the G street side.
Delano also visited the new omces
Of the National Capital Parks and
conferred with Washinston.s park
chief, G. Marshall EnnaA
Evening star., 1937-05-16
TRIAL
READY TO START
Senate Civil Liberties Case
Against Audit Official Be.
gins Tomorrow.

Trial Of L. Douglas Rice, one Of the
six Railway Audit & Inspection Co
officials under indictment for failure tt
appear last August 81 before the La
Toilette Civil Liberties Committee oil
the Senate, will begin tomorrow before
Justice Peyton Gordon in District
Court.
All six are charged with contempt
OF the Senate, which carries a pen.
atty of $100 to ST 900 fine and i'm
prisonment from to - months. Each
has demanded separate trial, which
means that only one can be tried q
month, since there must be a new
jury for each case.
Rice is vice president and general
manager of the concern. It vas he
who applied to the District Court on
the date scheduled for appearance OF
the Railway Audit officials before the
committee for an injunction prevent
ing them answering the subpoenas.
That suit still is pending, under sn
agreement by both sides not to push
it, since the committee no longer de-
sires the testimony of the six officials.
The committees records we're
turned over to United States Attorney
Leslie c. Garnett, who obtained the
indictments last Fall.
Besides Rice. those accused Of con-
tempt are W. w. Groves, president of
j. c. Boyer, James E. Blair and
Robert S. Judge Rice is from Phila-
delphia, Judge from New York, and
the others from Pittsburgh. All are
charged in two counts, the first alleg-
ing that they failed to appear and
the second that they failed to produce
required records
They were subpoenaed in connection
with the committees investigation OF
labor espionage and coercion.
The charges against Rice will be
prosecuted by Champion Harris, for
mer law partner of Senator Black of
Alabama, who has been appointed a
special assistant to United States At
torney Garnett, and John j. Abt,
committee counsel.
Abt said yesterday the trial prob
ably will consume two or three days,
with the Government calling not more
than six witnesses
Rice will be represented by Attor-
neys Leonard Weinberg of Baltimore
and Alvin L. Newmyer Of Washington.
Newmyer said he expects to use six or
eight witnesses.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
RAMSPECK TO BE HEARD
House Rules Group to Consider
<'Marriage Clause" Bill.

tn House Rules Committee is ex-
pec4ed to give q hearing Tuesday to
Chairman Ramspeck of the House
CtSn 6ervioe Committee on the bill
to vAcate the marriage clause" the
only surviving remnant of the econ
ony act, which, it IS claimed, has
worked great hardship on many
Government workers.
4 chairman Ramspeck's bill places a
sa1AEy limitation where both husband
and wife are In the Government serv-
ice. He Is seeking privileged consid-
GRAFTON for the measure on the legis-
httpe program.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
D. c. APPROPRIATION BILL
HEARINGS OPEN TUESDAY
Officials and Civic Groups to Pre-
sent Data Before Senate
Group,

District officials and civic organi5a-
tions are preparing for the Senate
hearings on the 1898 District appro-
priation bill, which will get under
way at 10 am. Tuesday before the
District Subcommittee, headed by
Chairman Elmer Thomas Of Okla
homa.
Senator Thomas said yesterday he
hopes to expedite completion of the
hearings. but added rthat al civic
groups VIII be given opportunity 70
present their views On proposed
changes h the meaRre.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
RESERVES APPOINTED

Appointment Of three District men
as officers in the Organized Reserves
Of the Army has been announced by
the War Department. All three have
accepted the appointments, 1t was
announced.
They are Leo William Dufault, $40
South Carolina avenue southeast, ap-
pointed first lieutenant in the Med
ical Reserve; Woodrow Nelson, CAL
linger Municipal Hospital, first lieu
tenant, Medical Reserve, and Jerrell
Raymond Powell, 500 East Capitol
street, second lteutenant, Coast Ar
tillery Reserve.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
Naval Hearings to Continue.

Hearings are to be continued to-
morrow before the House Naval A.
fairs Committee on the proposed new
Navy Medical Center In Warrington.
The hsax4ng started Friday With
Rear Admiral Rooster, the surgeon
general, - ft1st wtkaess.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
ORATORY WINNER IS
Boiling Bell Of Tech Defeats Bal
Umore and Richmond Rivals.

Boiling Bell, 15-year-old Tech
High School student Of 81 K street,
won first honors last night In an
oratory contest at Baltimore for the
sixteenth district Of the Optimists
international Club. defeating boys
representing Richmond and Balti-
more.
AZ the representative Of this dis
trict, he will 60 to Cincinnati June
20 to participate; in the Optimists'
national contest there. In the Bal
timore regional contest he WAS the
representative Of the Warrington
lOptimists. a
Evening star., 1937-05-16
NEW GAUGES TRIED OUT
Strain Testers Used to Record
Vibration-Impact Effects.

Important improvements in con-
struction Of strain gauges used for
measuring vibration and impact effects
on structural materials and other ma
terials have been completed by w. M.
Bleakney Of the engineering mechanics
section, Bureau of Standards, the
Commerce Department announced yes
terday.
The improvements include q means
Of compensating defozmations in the
gauges themselves, under the pressures
generated In the tests. These deformA-
tions in the past have seriously af-
fected the reading Of the gauge and In
some cases resulted In serious errors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-13
CIO Meeting

Several questions of policy in connection with measures which were adopted at the recent na- tional convention of the Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers union will be discussed at a meeting of the gen. eral membership of the Waterbury Brass Workers union, local CIO offiliate, which will be held tomor- row night at 8 o'clock in the union hall on Spencer avenue. The dis cussions will be held in prepara- tion for the referendum vote which will be taken by the nation al membership of the Mine, Mill and Smeltef Workers union dur ing the month of October.
 President Adolph Curtis will pre- side at the session and new mem- bers will be formally initiated prior to the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-13
Voting Districts

The redistricting plan evolved by the partisan committee ap- pointed by Mayor Frank Hayes for that purpose will be submitted to the board of aldermen tonight for approval. It is problematical whether the board will act on the plan tonight.
 Tae plan was submitted to the msyor after being worked out by the committee, and will be turned over to the aldermen tonight by the mayor. It calls for the estab- lishment of g voting districts in tho city instead of the present 20. The plan will not go into effect until next years state and con- grcssional elections.
 Every ward in the city is affect ed by the proposed changes. The plan worked out by the commit teO calls for approximately. l,50O voters in each voting district.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-13
A Dud . |. But!

An ominous looking projectile designed for use in 8-inch gun caused great excitement and a call for police to the Commercial Iron & Metal Company, 40 South Fifth street, last Friday, officials of the company revealed today.
 Workmen engaged in sorting a new load of scrap suddenly stared. took a backward step, and finally dropped everything and retreated. They told officials they would not work on the pile until the un- desirable object had been remov- ed. It weighed 200 pounds.
 Detective Lieutenant John Gall win answered the officials call for assistance and lead in the ex- animation of the shell. It was found that the shell was a dud because the priming fuse was missing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-13
FOUR INJURED IN
 AUTO ACCIDENTS.
Collision on MiddIebury
 Road Sends Victims to ] | Waterbury Hospital

Four persons were given hospital treatment for superficial injuries last night following two acidents in this city.
 Three of the persons injured were riding with Joseph Kukonskis, A, of 2l Green street, whose car cole hded with that of Mrs. William J. Pape of this city and Woodbury, on the Middlebury road near the turn of to the Country club. The aci- dent ocurred shortly after 8 o'clock and resulted in the arrest of Kuk- o1skis on charge of reckless driv- ing.
 Injured and given hospital treat ment after the crash were Mrs. Mary Dambrauskas, of 12 Walnut street; Joseph Girdzijauskas, 53, of Henry street and George Dam brauskas, 45, of 384 North Main street.
 Motor Patrolman William Dwyer placed Kukoskis under arrest, and in. traflc court today he was grant, ed a continuance to September 20.
 Mrs. Al Byrnes of 681 Hawthorne avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. was slightly injured in an accident involving the car operated by Douglas Leslie, IT., or Dewberry road and that of Lou Gravat of 149 Cooke street. Mrs. Byrnes was riding with Gravat when his car was sideswiped by the Les lie machine, which was a light truck. Leslie was arrested charged with reckless driving, and operat- ing without a license. In court to- day he was granted nolle on pay ment of $1O.
 While investigating the Leslie ac. cident, Motor Patrolmen John Gull lerton and James Wagner arrested Charles Turner, g, of Sanford street, Hamden when he failed to heed warning signals and almost crashed into the already parked cars. In court today he was granted a nolle on payment of $5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-13
Appointments

Formal notification will be given out to evening school teachers 4t the board of educa- tion meeting this afternoon at Crosby high school, it was learned by The Democrat to- day. It is understood that many of the teachers who worked last year have already been informed that they will work again during the coming session but thath there are a number of new appointments to be included in the list which will be formally made public at the board meeting this af- tern0on.
 It is not expected, incident ally, that any increase in the number of teachers will be ef- fected by the board for the evening school division.