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Evening star., 1937-01-01

IOHN w. HUNEFEID. vetera n
house painter. arrived at the
White House today at 9:0l a m.
after cross-city dash from his
home in Northeast Washington and
breathed a big sigh Of relief as he
learned that his l0-year record Of be-
ing first on the scene st the Executive
Mansion on New Year day was intact.
Hunefeld could have taken his time.
as a mstter of fact. tor he found the
White House grounds entirely deserted
except for policeman and two news
paper photographers. President Roose-
welt has not held a public reception
on New Year day SINE taking office.
but this fails TO daunt Hunefeld. He
has become the last of the first-in-line
contenders. line or no line
The White House police and the
photographers were expecting Hume
field earlier, but apparently he is
willing to take risks with his record in
view of the lack of competition.
He breezed up to the door Of the
executive Offices with a broad smile
and a CHEEKY New Year greeting to
Evening star., 1937-01-01

Of the war President on those oc.
cssions. He also went ahead of Presi-
dent Roosevelt when the present oc-
cupant of the White House iourneyed
to Honolulu during the first part of
this administration.
Morning. noon and night Chief
Moran was chief of the Secret Service.
He had no other diversion 1t was
golf to him, thester, horse racing.
night club life and high Jinks-and all
the other things that the tired busi-
ness man likes to believe buoys him
over the cares Of the day. Even though
the United States was not q member
of the League of Nations and there
fore not interested in what the League
did, in sn ofiicial way, Chief Moran
made 1t his duty to 60 to Geneva where
he attended special sessions con-
Quoted under the auspices of the
League for the purpose of establishing
. central system for the suppression
Of counterfeiting throughout the
world. Not present in any official
capacity, Chief Moran went as an un-
official observer-and helped draft .
system. That was merely because the
Secret Service happened to be inter-
ested in this work. He would 20 to
the ends Of the earth for the Secret
Service.
Now. Chief Moran's work is all over,
and the chief Is free to do whatever
he wants to do. According to those
who know him best, he leaves ONCE
with only one deep regret and that is
that Uncle Sam does not see fit to
take care Of the old retired secret
service men. the boys who veritably
laid down their lives for their country.
As one who put in 81 years at the
same old stand, Chief Moran retires
with $500 pay. 1t Is his 1irm belief
that men who risk their lives for the
protection of the American people
from fraud and swindle deserve q
better fate than this, because some
Of the old-timers will not get this
much. They probably saved Uncle
Sam millions.
Evening star., 1937-01-01
BY JOHN JAY DAILY.

For the first time in 81 years
William Herman Moran. former chief
Of the United States Secret Service.
who retired at midnight last night
today was without an office in the
Treasury Building.
It was on the first day of December
in 1882 that Moran. then an 18-year
old boy went to the Treasury Depart
ment to take over his duties as mes
senger in the Office of James Brooks
then chief of the Secret Service Chie1
Brooks had been young Moran's Sun
dav school teacher, liked the lad
and started him on his career--a
career that was destined to brcas
records in Government employ. So
far as the records disclose. no other
man ever worked for Uncle Sam 81
long as william Herman Moran.
When Chief Moran reached his 10th
birth anniversary. President Roose-
velt extended the period Of his service
two years When that period ran
out it was extended again-so that
Chief Moran. when he closed his desk
1ol UIIC ldSb UliuC yCotCIody uitChhocla
and took down his favorite pictures
from the wall, left behind him "a
years crowded with memories. He can
boast of being older than the Secret
Service itself. which was established
on July /, 1865, a year after William
Herman Moran was born. in Hyatts-
vile. Md, March 28, 1864.
Father Was Government Clerk.
From the time he was q base ball
pitcher on a sand-lot team in Hyatts-
vile, until that memorable morning
when he got his first job with the
Secret Service. young William H.
Moran knew he was going to spend
his life as servant of Uncle Sam.
His father before him was with the
Government, as clerk in the War
Department-and these two records,
by the bye, constitute a service of
107 years with the Government.
From messenger boy. the future
chief ran the gantlet He became a
clerk. On the side he was an as
sistant operative. This taught him
the tricks Of the trade Then, on De-
cember Is, 1897, they made him chief
clerk In 10 years time he had be-
come assistant chief of the service.
That was July /. 1907. Eleven years
later he hit the heights. became chief
Of the Secret Service-January 2, 1918.
Fame World Wide.
For 18 years the man who went out
OF Office yesterday was known the
world over as chief of the United
States Secret Service. The tenth man
to hold the post since the service was
established under william p. Wood,
Chief Moran lived his role "A hours
day all during those Is years. L,
recounting his activities yesterday the
old hands at the game recalled that
the Secret Service was the actual life
blood Of Chief Moran. They claim Lac
ate. drank. and slept Secret Service.
Some of the oldtimers-Joe Mr.
ply. assistant chief; Jim Sloan, for
years with the White House detail, and
Julian Baber, executive oficer-were
sitting around headquarters talking
over past glories and especially the
influence exerted on the Secret Service
by the retiring chief.
"He was the embodiment of the
Secret Service" said Joe Murphy.
He knew what the word secret
Evening star., 1937-01-01

the cameramen and to Lieut.. Larry
Seaman OF the White House police
force.
We've been looking for you" Lieut..
Seaman said as he shook hands with
his old acquaintance. Some OF the
newspaper boys were beginning to fear
you were not going to show up this
year"
Hunefeld seemed panied that any
one should entertain any doubts as to
his dependa bility on New Year day.
Il wouldn't miss keeping my record
clear for the world" he told the news
men.
Hunefeld said proudly his 10-year
record, begun January !, 1926, now is
complete.
There is only one cloud on that
record, he commented. Back in 1880
a woman pushed ahead Of him in the
reception line and succeeded in main
tanning her front position over Hume
fields indignant protests to police.
The woman insisted she was a re-
porter.
1T was just trick" he asserted.
Evening star., 1937-01-01
0NE-MAN CARSU|T
IS HIT IN REPLY
Motion to Dismiss Appeal
Filed by Attorneys OF
Utilities Body.

Attorneys for the Public Utilities
Commission today expressed the hope
that the District Court will decide on
its merits the appeal by the Fedora
tion of Citizens Associations and the
Central Labor Union from the COM
missions refusal to reconsider its au-
thorizat ton of 40 additional one-man
street cars.
Announcement that alleged techni-
cal defects in the bill of complaint will
not be pressed was made by Assistant
Corporation Counsel Hinman D. Fol-
som after filing a formal answer to
the appeal late yesterday.
For purposes of the record, however.
the municipal attorneys incorporated
In the commissions answer a motion
10 dismiss the appeal. pointing out
various technical points which they
said rendered the bill deficient.
Allegations that petition for a
one.man car rehearing was not given
sufiicient consideration were emphati-
cally denied
The court was told that the dis
was improperly incorporated in the
appeal because the discontinuance oc-
CURED after the issuance of the order
objected to. In addition. it was point
ed out. the effect on the finances OF
the Capital Transit Co. OF the with
drawal of the pass is more or less
specula tive The appellants had
claimed that abolition of the pass
would boost revenues.
In the motion to dismiss the COM
mission contended that the two ap-
pellants have no corporate entity and
can sue only through their members.
that they failed to show sufficient in
terest in the controversy, and that
the Capital Transit Co. is an indls.
pensable party to the litigation.
Evening star., 1937-01-01
Moran Cut Adrift From Vital
Part of His Life by Retirement
Secret Serrice Chief Permitted No
Hobby or Interest to Share His
Lore in 54-Yenr Career.

means" said Jim Sloan "and service. d"
He was deeply beloved by all mis-
men," said Julian Baber particularly
the older ones who knew him better
than the Others They all regarded
the Secret Service as q sort Of big
family, Chief Moran, father of tie
flock. so to speak"
Right you are" came a chorus Of
hard boiled old Secret Service men
who rarely express an emotion-never
Of fear, and seldom Of love-but thev
ell admired the old chief. the chiel-
tain on the way out. Gone.
Chief Was Strict Boss.
The old chief had been q stri:t
boss. OF him 1t was first said, so
the oldtimers claim. He saw his duty
and he did it." That was why ONLY
the Secret Service entered his life
outside the confines of his home. Ee
belonged to no clubs. no fraternal
organizations: had no hobby-only
the Secret Service.
Like Sherlock Holmes Chief Moran
was an inveterate cigar and pipe
smoker-snd the nearest approach he
ever came to having q hobby was
when. several years ago he started
q collection Of pipes. That Is all any
one in the service can remember him
bestowing his affections upon. aside
from his family and the Secret Service
"a hundred-odd pipes.
Because he was boy when he broke
into the service. Chief Moran in lis
early days took over the habit of tie
old-time Washingtonians. He walked
to work each morning. and he walked
back home at night. That was in the
horse buggy days. As he became
an established family man. the chief
made his home on Biltmore stree,
and each morning he Joined the down.
town promenaders. They were from
all walks of life; Secretaries of State
War and Navy-Government clerks,
newspaper men, merchants, mechan-
les, insurance agents-diplomats too,
from all the world-a polyglot lot. For
more than quarter of q century Will
liam Herman Moran kept step with
them. Until the fashion changed and
Washing gtonians took to faster means
of transport-but even up to last year
he occasionally walked to the ONCE.
Has Photographic Eye"
Some Of the boys in the service
refer to Chief Moran as "the man
with the Photographic eye" Once
he sees an object-person. place or
thing-it makes an indelible print on
his mind Also, the old chief has
the memory of an elephant. He never
forgets. They tell Of the time when
he was riding in an automobile ahead
Of q President of the United States,
In Far western city. Along the side.
walk stood q man wanted BY the
Secret Service-a man they had been
after some 10 years. The chief
spotted him. Immediately the file
system in back of the chiefs mind
went to work. and he told one of tn.
operatives: There's so and SO back
there in front of that drug store. Get
himi"
And they got him. All because of
that camera eye. It stood the chief
in good store over his 81 years in
harness He had use for 1t on two oc-
casions when he went In advance Of
the late President Woodrow Wilson 70
Europe. Moran made all the ar
ransements for safeguarding the life
Evening star., 1937-01-01
Festivities
CONTINUED From First Pase.)

fant-this one four months old-wss
awakened from a deep sleep In .
punch bowl by the blowing Of horns
at midnight in q Miami hotel.
Miami. incidentally. did itself proud
as a celebration point with so night
spots operating full blast At prices
which yielded nothing to New York.
The little island of Manhattan was
packed for the night with perhaps az
many millions rs 1t accommodates
every business day.
From tranquil old Trinity Church
with its watch night service and
thousands grouped outside singing
Aud Lang Syne," to Harlem and ,ts
jam" banos, the celebration flowed
Liquor flowed, too. in the same ratio
as the crowds. but while there wss
plenty of drunkenness. there were oniy
few dozen acute alcoholic cases re-
ported At hospitals, as compared with
the hundreds every New Year day
during prohibition.
Twins in Different Years.
An unusual birthday anniversary
was celebrated by two men in Flora.
Ontario. They were born in different
days, different months and different
years. but they are the Connors twins
Joseph and Patrick-now rs years
old. Joseph was born shortly before
midnight, December 81. 1860: Patrick
was born a few minutes later on
January /, 1861.
After 20 years in which high jinks
were frowned upon. Soviet Russia cut
loose in pre-revolutionary gaiety. The
prices in Moscow's hot spots We're
enough to make q Broadway nigh.
club operator green with admiration
and Moscow reported the hot spots
filled.
1t was lonely New Year day for
the Duke Of Windsor in his Austrian
exile However, he talked on the long
distance telephone with Mrs. Wallis
Warfield Simpson in Cannes at mid
night.
King George issued to the British
Empire q New Year greeting in which
he spoke of his brother whose bril-
liant qualities gave promise of another
historic reign-a reign cut short in
circumstances upon which. from their
very sadness. none of US would wish
to dwell"
Reichsfuehrer Hitler in his New
Evening star., 1937-01-01
New Year
CONTINUED From First Paee.)

Maj. Ernest w. Brown to give New
! Year celebrators q break" when pos
sible. found it necessary to arrest so
revelers who let their enthusia SIN get
out OF hand. Thirty-five arrests were
made in the f1rst precinct alone. Last
year only ~ drunks were taken into
custody.
White House Feres0es Reception.
Today the traditional free-for-all
White House reception, standardized
in the PATTERN of 100 years. was sbsn-
doned again. President Roosevelt is
limiting his New Year day observsnc
to q quiet family gathering. Else
where there we're New Year calls and
receptions and the business of
catching up on back sleep lost in the
joviality of & post depression Yuletide.
Night clubs, hotels and theaters
were jsmmed last nigth in the face
Of prices ranging up TO $3.50. There
were countless private parties in
homes, many of which broke into a
din of pan beating and horn blowing
at midnight
The Capital Transit Co. operated
street cars and busses on late
schedule TO handle the early morning
transportation problem which devel-
oped after midnight. when the citi-
zenry finally decided the new year
had been received properly and it
now was time to go home to bed.
Ira fflc lights were kept in operation
all night in most sections of the
city, and special police details were on
duty during the night to encourage
safe driving. The local automobile
clubs had issue warnings to local mo-
torists to use caution IN driving home
after the celebration.
One of the outsta anding church
programs was q testimonial watch
night service in honor of DR.. John
Compton Ball at the Metropolitan
Baptist Church. where he has been
pastor "a years. The church was
jammed as q number of fellow clergy
men extended fluctuations to the vet
eran pastor.
Associate Editor Talks.
Gideon A. Lyon, associate editor Of
The Star, gave an illustrated talk on
The Chalice OF Antioch" at services
in the Chevy Chase Baptist Church.
after which Rev. Edward o. CLARK.
pastor, prea ched q devotional watch.
night sermon.
The challenge presented by the new
year and its multitude of national
and world problems was the theme
of sermons in Q number of churches.
For the Federal and District govern
ment employees, department store
workers, bank employees and others
today is q holiday. Although business
will be resumed tomorrow in the
shopping district, the Government Of.
fees will not reopen until Monday.
The central building of the Public
Library and most of its branches are
closed today and will remain closed
until Monday. The sub-branches at
Chevy Chase. Conduit road, Tenley
and Woodbridge are to be open today
from 2 to pm. and the Eastern
High School branch from 1890 to
pm.
All the community centers are closed
today and will not reopen until Mon-
day. There will be 4 dance at Lang.
ley Junior High School. First and T
streets northeast. at $50 tonight.
Although 1895 automobile tags ex-
pired ofncially at midnight. police
were given instructions not to begin
making arrests for dead tags until 9
an. today.
Evening star., 1937-01-01

cry at McAdoo. told the coroner's Jury
stranger several years ago toured
this district with a strong man"
act. left his paraphernalia with Stano-
vich as security for a loan four years
ago
Stanovich said he brought the ap-
paratus TO Lebanon last Summer and
stored 1t in shack on property Of
his uncle. which burned Tuesday
night.
Evening star., 1937-01-01

Year message said Germany In the
future will be more and more q
bulwark of European culture and
civilization against the Bolshevist
enemy Of mankind" Michael Car.
dinal Won Faulhaber in Munich de.
plored the alienation Of Germany's
youth from the church."
Nicaragua began the new year with
the Inauguration OF q new President,
Gen. Anastasio Somoza, who last year
operthrew President Juan b. Sacasa
In . coup d'etat.
The observance was noisy but con.
trolled throughout the Philippines.
Commonwealth President Manuel
Quezon extended executive clemency
to los insular prisoners.
Evening star., 1937-01-01
LOST.

LOST.
BRACELET diamond and platinum. con-
tanning about 35 diamoEds plain clasp.
about Oct. IL. between 34th and Porter
sts NV. National Theater and A. & w
Conn. Ave. Hot Shoppe. Reward Young
4 Simon. Mr.. Cumberland. $40 Woodward
CARTON. containing United States postal
cards: between District Bldg and John
EYEGLASSES. Bethesda Post once. Dec.
%. Phone Rockville 23O l.
LoST-1934 Tudor Ford. Nd. TAGS 22s-
414. near d. Z. line. in vicinity of Wiscon-
sin ave. on Christmas mornine Reward
Phone Wisconsin 1929 l.
PoCKETBOOK - Lady's brown. with
money and check. Please return to 9O1
Florida ave. NV. Reward
PocKETBooK. black leather: Hecht's
Dept. Store. Tuesday. Dec. 20. Containing
glasses; keys; compact, So change. Reward.
PUPPY. small. months, white with tan:
vicinity 18th and Jackson ne. Dec. %.
PUPPIES t2). small mos old. in North
Takoma Park: black Scottie named ''Kiltie :"
bun cocker spaniel named ''Bufi.'' Reward
Shepherd 2314.
PURSE. small. black. money and keys.
Eye. Reward. west OO76 Apt. S03.
WRIST WATCH. lady's. yellow gold with
chain bracelet: Conn. ave. between X and
n. Reward. 1927 Conn. ave. Met. O2OO.
Branch l.
Evening star., 1937-01-01
SPECIAL NOTICES.

DAILY TRIPS MOVING LOADS AND PART
sst loads to vsau and from Balto; Phtla; and New
Tas PAHi6S9N fRASspER 'nsi sToRael ssc
esds RiIss EIArhs nsuTsa SI kas ANP f4 i4a
vans: Local moving Hi also. isi7 I'm N. T. u"ae ave-
WILL SELL FOR UNPAID CHARGES,
cHAREY sSex HSNEs siShs sERv1dE ssEs r. sTAoa 2tas
1908 Georgia ave. NV.
WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
GE ey oas ssis gut n csn
! WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
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ls91la5; Studebaker sedan. motor No.
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THE FOLLOWING CARS TO BE SOLD FOR
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Hbs4fe left RosSins sfasn fIsmoutn moser se
dan. motor P. r. 51817. left by Thos. H.
kornegay: Chevrolet truck. motor 3643306
left BY G. B. Biggs Beverage Co.
CALL CARL. INC.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders Of the Lincoln National Bank Of
day y.nSsry 1s; 1887. ss IL o!eleet noon. noon
NV for % e. eession Of aaG Directors s'rssss sns
such other business as 4ay properly come
hsf2rs the & meetips Polls open from u Il
transfer of stock viii be closed from De-
sember n, 1895. to January IL. 1887.
JAMES A. soPER. Cashier.
THE ANNUAL MLETING OF THE STOCK
H0LDERS OF THE HOME BUILDING
the Association. 2006 Pc. Ave. NV. On
Tuesday. January 12. 1887. at 7:30 o'clock
n.m.. for the election of oficers and di.
rectors for the ensuing year and for the
Transaction OF such other business as may
properly come before the meeting
JAMES M. WOODWARD.
Secretary
Evening star., 1937-01-01
SKELETON DECLARED
COLLATERAL FOR DEBT
Report Strong Man Left Bones
Found in Blazing Shack
Eliminates Murder.

By the Associated Press.
LEBANON, Pa. January 1.-Testi-
mony that a womans skeleton. found
in a blazing shack, was part of a
professional strong mans collateral
for a 5000 debt pretty we'll satisfied"
District Attorney Atkins yesterday
that county ofhcials had no murder
mystery on their hands.
After an inquest. Atkins said in
vestigstors still had some minor points
to clear up definitely, but that the
case was about closed
Milo Stanovich. who operates a bak-
Evening star., 1937-01-01
Insurance Leader Dies.

LOS ANGELES, January l (P.-
Robert j. Giles. 63, chairman of the
board Of directors OF the Occidental
Life Insurance Co.. died yesterday at
his home after a long illness. Giles
was widely known in insurance and
business circles.
Evening star., 1937-01-01

China Unifes Currency.
For the frst time China has
.hieved q unified currency.
Evening star., 1937-01-01
THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia-Rain begin.
ming late tonight or tomorrow; some
water colder tomorrow: lowest tenn
persture tonight about 36 degrees:
gentle TO moderate northeast and east
winds.
Msryland-Rsin beginning late to-
night or tomorrow: slightly colder to-
morrow.
Virginis-Rain tonight and tomor-
row; slightly colder tomorrow and in
southeast portion tonight.
West Virginia-Rain beginning late
tonight or tomorrow: slightly warmer
tonight.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
slightly muddy today.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1937-01-01
The Sun and Moon.
PreeinitAtiOu.

Monthly precipitation In inches In
Ca pitRl ,current month to dateI.
Evening star., 1937-01-01

Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geooetic Surveyb
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UntineIy and Sudden Death of Jean Harlow
Releases a Flow of Sweet Memories
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CLOCK

CAPT TOL-Robert Montgomery
Rosalind Russell, might Must
FALL" 1890 a. m, 1:19, 4:08,
6:57, Gas p. m. Stage, 1890,
800, 6:10, 8 p. m.
LIT T L E-Diana Wynyard, Give
Brook, "Cavalcade," II a. m.
1:O5, 3:19, 5:33, 1889, 9:51 p. m.
RKO-KEITH'S-Gene Raymond,
Ann Sothern, There Goes My
Girl" 1927 a. M, 1:13, 1859,
4:45, 6:31, 8:17, 1908 p. m.
PALACE-Barbara Stanwyck, Rob.
ert Taylor, '"This Is My Affair, "
1915, 2:25, 1850. 7:1O. $3.50 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Loretta Young, Ty-
rome Power, "Cafe Metropole, -
1923 a. M, 1870. 1885. 5:35. 7:40.
9:45 p. m.
METROPOLITAN - Ricardo Cor
tez, Gail Patrick. "Her Husband
Lies" 11:4O a. M. 1:40. $40,
$40, 7:40, $40 p. m.
BELASCO-"Ecstasy," 1905, 2:05,
4:05, sos, 8:O5. 1905 PM.
EARLE-Bette Davis, Edward G.
Robinson, kid Galahad," 1850
a. M. 2:25, 5. 7:35, 1905 p. m.
Stage, Benny Goodman, 11:05
a. m, 1:40, Ais, $50, 9:25 p. m.
RIALTO-Walter Huston, "Abra-
ham Lincoln" 1:47, 1855, 1928
p. M: Clark Gable, "Call Of the
IS minutes. 10 a. m. to IL p m.
TRANS-LUX-ContinuouS shows
Wild" 3::25, gal, 9:58 p. m.
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HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP


Instead Of making them stand
out in a group" he said, cit does
Just the opposite, and pushes them
definitely into the BACKGROUND,
leaving the dress they are wearing
literally hanging in mid-air, with
no personality to back it up"
There's q new Coincidence on
the horizon, Vivienne Osborne,
who gets the second feminine lead
in Paramount's Accidents WIN
Happen" Her race to fame was
accelerated by her role in Chan.
payne Waltz" ~,
Luis Alberni, noted character
actor and a native Of Barcelona.
Spain, has had little time to worry
over the fate Of friends In his
home city. After successive roles
in Mr.. Dodds Takes the Air''
and First Lady," he Is going to
work Immediately in ''The Great
Garrick."