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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
Supper Planned Saturday
st. Mary's Church, Aspen

A chicken salad supper will be
served at st. Mary's Hall, Aspen
Saturday, June 5 from to ?. NJ
fo,. the benefit of the chapel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
HyattstOwn Christian
Church Children's Day

Gods Garden, Children's Day
pageant, will be presented by the
Rible school of the Hyattstown Chris
tian church on Sunday night, June
eth. at 8 o'clock. Cordial invitation to
prblic.
Evening star., 1937-10-12
ANDID CAMERA" fans who

s - ANDID CAMERA" fans who
want picture possibilities
and "crabs" who want
|, something to complain
about were urged to bend their talents
to the traffic safety campaign at the
formation of the second student
"trafficlub" at Woodrow Wilson High
School today.
you snapshot artists have q fine
field to concentrate on If you start
photographing accidents and traffic
violations" declared John Craigoe,
president of the Student Council, land
the crabs can have field day sending
in complaints about traffic violations
to Mr.. Van Duzer."
The "trafficlubs," instituted last
week at Western High, are in memory
OF two graduates killed last month
on their way to Dartmouth College.
Craigos explained to the Woodrow
Wilson group the activities planned
for the club. including the study of
safe driving and getting it to count
as an academic course, the use of
demonstrating devices and films, and
tours to various agencies and auto
shows. Sitting in on q coroner's
inquest was one suggestion which
proved exceedingly popular.
He concluded with the little verse
about the unfortunate Mr.. Gray who
died defending his right-of-way.
Evening star., 1937-10-12
community CENTER
REOPENING SOUGHT

A protest against the closing of the
community center in the Park View
Platoon School and a request that
the action Of closing it be reconsid-
cred was made by the Park View
Citizens Association, meeting last
night in the school.
Park View had the first COM
munity center in the city, gave the
city its first community center secre-
J tary, Miss Cecile Morton, and vas in
strumental in having legislation
passed opening the schools for use
~ community centcrs." John s.. Cole
secretary Of the citizens' association
said. I'VE do not want 10 lose our
center now"
Mrs. Charles Dalziel, member oI
=. che associations Executive Commit
tee, protested that the children would
have no place to play. Closing of the
center leaves no place for the Gin
Scouts, Boy Scouts, dramatic and
other groups OF the neighborhood tt
meet, she said.
The closing Of the center followed
school oficial' decision to eliminate
centers open only one night a week
with only the janitor fees unpro.
Nided for" Cole said, at seems to mt
that the center could be continued.
u The meeting was the first of ths
season for the association.
Evening star., 1937-10-12

the bird house, opened last Thanks
giving day; $257,0O0 house for great
apes and small mammals, opened
late last Summer; the pachyderm
house, central heating plant, a new
machine shop and garage.
Decoratives features of the air.
conditioned pachyderm house include
aluminium plaques of prehistoric an
cestors of the animals on display.
The plaques were designed by Charles
R. Knight Of New York, celebrated
artist and naturalist. and are fitted
in the walls above the display cages.
Cages Under Skylights.
The vaulted ceiling is made of acous-
tical tile to insure against sound dis
tortion, and the cages around the
walls lie under continuous skylights,
which can be raised to let in sunlight
and fresh air.
The outdoor runways, which are
separated from the public by moats,
will not be used until next Spring,
due to the approach of cold weather.
One Of the most spectacular bird
displays yet seen here will be open
to the public in few days. This
will include some 80 bright-plumaged
members of the parrot family, which
were collected in the East Indies and
Australia and which still are in quar-
antine here.
A Public Health Service expert must
inspect the lories, parrots and cock
atoes and give them a clean bill ol
health before they can be taken from
storage cages and placed on display
These latter birds include an upside
down parrot and many other rare
specimens.
Evening star., 1937-10-12
BREAK EXPECTED
IN DAVIDSON DEATH

Investigators today still expected
early developments in the murder case
of Elmer j. Davidson, So. Washington
attorney, who was stabbed and shot to
death on lonely roadside in Stafford
County. Va. fortnight ago.
The inquiry centered around GUAM
tico and Fort Belvoir, where Marines
and soldiers whose names were found
in Davidson's shorthand notes are sta
toned, according to Virginia State
police.
Sergt. E. j. McDermott of the lat
ter force, who is in charge of the in
vestigation, conferred last night with
Capt. Ira E. Keck of the Washington
Detective Bureau regarding local
angles of the strange case.
1t is believed Davidson might have
been murdered by some man he picked
up on the Washington Richmond
highway shortly prior to his death.
Davidson was seen in the vicinity Q
number Of times.
Evening star., 1937-10-12
BROTHERS FEL[ED
IN CAFE SHOOTING;
THIRD MAN SEIZED
William Harris Is Wounded
in Abdomen-James Har.
ris Shot in Hip.
BOTH ARE REPORTED
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Louis Tapponnier Held by Police
After Ninth Street Dispute
in Early Morning.

A shooting scrape in a restaurant at
6l2 Ninth street early today sent two
brothers to Casualty Hospital, where
both were reported in serious condi-
ton. A third man was arrested and
held at the first precinct station pend
ing the outcome of the others wounds.
William M. Harris, "a, of the 900
block Of Ninth street was shot in the
abdomen, the .38-caliber bullet going
through his body and lodging in the
restaurant counter. His brother,
James F. Harris, 20, Of the 1900 block
Of Eleventh street was wounded In the
hip.
Louis John Tapponnier. %, of the
400 block of F street southwest was
held by police as the man who did the
shooting.
The shooting was preceded by an
alteration in Bladensburg road bar
becue stand. The scene later shifted
to the Ninth street restaurant, how
ever, where Tapponnier suffered cuts
and bruises of the face in row with
the two brothers.
Treated at Hospital.
Shortly after am. Tapponnier
was treated at Casualty Hospital and
booked at the first precinct station.
where he was forced to deposit SIS
collateral on a disorderly charge.
On being freed, he returned to the
Ninth street restaurant in search of
his opponents, according to Detective
Sergts. Michael J. Dowd and John A.
Cation. The brothers, accompanied
by another man, who left when the
trouble began, saw him coming and
were said to have exclaimed, police
were told: Here comes that guy
let's get him again"
Tapponnier, according to M. George
Sadak. proprietor of the restaurant,
shot William Harris, the wounded
man knocking him to the floor after
the shot was fired.
He went down shooting" Sadak
said. Then I jumped on his chest
and grabbed the gun out Of his
hand"
Rushes to Scene.
Policeman Ralph A. Shoemaker of
the Traffic Division, who was directing
traffic at Ninth and G streets, rushed
to the scene and seized the three men,
along with Sadak, four restaurant en-
ployes and two customers, all of whom
witnessed the affray.
All three of the principals in the
gunplay have police records, the Har-
ris brothers having Department of JUS
tice records besides. The Harrises
were sentenced to two-year terms at
the Moundsville (W Va Penitentiary
in 1885 on charges of unlawful wound
ing and both previously served time at
Louisburg. w. Va, on robbery charges
All three have metropolitan police his
tories, recording drunk, disorderly ano
assault charges.
Evening star., 1937-10-12
Star Staff Photo.

He was right-dead right-as he
sped along, but just as dead now as if
he'd been wrong" he finished.
After speeches by Principal Norman
j. Nelson, Richard M. Ham of the
American Automobile Association and
Kitty Hickey, vice president of the
council, explaining the need for stu
dent interest in the movement and its
Nationwide scope. the pupils were
shown demonstration of the reaction
test with Kitty as the guinea pig"
Kitty did beautifully. jamming on
the brake when the red light flashed.
pressing the accelerator when the
green came on and blowing the horn
when the buzzer buzzed, until some
thing went wrong with the timing on
the machine. Like the broken record,
the red light kept flashing on con-
tinuously at quick intervals while Kitty
pumped on the brake.
Ham rushed to the rescue, explain
ing the amused and interested group
that the machine is "temperamental :"
After the meeting Ham took a group
out to survey dangerous blind inter-
section where high school driveway
runs into Nebraska avenue Using
regular surveying instruments, the idea
was to determine safe approach
speed" to the driveway.
A similar meeting will be held to-
morrow at Eastern High School, Ham
said.
Evening star., 1937-10-12
HILLCREST MAPS
LICENSE BATTLE
Citizens Group Opposes Granting
Of Liquor Permit Near
School.

The Hillcrest Citizens Association
went on record last night opposing
the issuance of a permit to sell in
toxicating beverages near Stanton
School.
Charles F. Foster, president. ex-
pressed fear that patronizing for
lunch or candy a store selling both
liquor and merchandise would prove
detrimental to the morals of school
children.
Mr.. Robert Warrell suggested that
letter be sent to the Board of Edu-
cation for representative to appear
at a future meeting of the Hillcrest
group to oppose the granting of a
license near the school.
The association appropriated $25 to
the benefit lunch fund for the school
children.
Members nominated for offices we're
as follows: President, Foster; first
vice president, George Absher; second
vice president, C. L. Scott; secretary,
H. W. Richer, and treasurer, j. j.
MacGregor. and delegates to the Fed
Grafton Of Citizens Associations, Rob-
ert Warrell and Foster. The elections
are to take place at later meeting.
New members admitted to the as
sociation are L. G. Powers, Victor G..
Farrell, A. Ruth and Mrs. M. E.
Farrell.
Evening star., 1937-10-12
REGULATION
is OPPOSED BY ALLEN
Commissioners Will. Meet Friday
Morning to Discuss Boxing
Proposals.

Opposition to the proposal of the
District Boxing Commission for au-
thority to license and regulate wres-
Ting and other sports events was
voiced today by Commission George E.
Allen.
Il think the regulation of boxing is
a proper Government activity. but I
am not in favor of broadening the field
to include other events" said the Com
missioner.
Allen and Commissioner Melvin G.
Hazen are expected to support the
proposal of the Boxing Commission
for legislation to permit showing OF
fight films in the District, but the in
dications are the Commissioners will
reject other proposals of the Boxing
Commission. The Commissioners will
discuss the proposals at II am Friday
in conference with the sports editors of
the Washington newspapers.
Evening star., 1937-10-12
$4,000 IS NEEDED
FOR.FREELUNCHES
Plans Reported Progressing
and Service Expected
to Start Monday.

With $4,000 already in the bank and
only $4,000 needed to begin the free
hot lunch service to Washington's un-
derfed school children, indications
that the service would be started next
Monday were strengthened today.
Citizens are responding so beauti-
fully that we are suie of getting the
amount we need to run the project for
the entire year" declared Mrs, John
Boyle, jr., chairman of the Citizens
Emergency Committee. The total to
be raised is s67,50O.
The service, operated jointly by
local sponsor, the Board of Education
and the Federal Works Progress Ad-
ministration funds, can be started
when $4,000 has been raised by the
community, she explained since the
w. P. A. will not write q project for
less than three months. The Federal
funds will cover the cost of the labor.
5000 Tickets Sold for Bouts.
Mrs. Boyle said police and flremen
had sold nearly 5000 tickets for the
benefit boxing bouts at Griffith Sta
dunn Monday and she expects a large
sum to be added to the fund from this
activity.
The first church to turn in contri-
button collected last Sunday which was
designated "Child's day. by many
churches, was st. Matthews, which
sent In check for S1o5 under sigma
ture of the Rev. Edward L. Buckley.
The chairman said the. American
Legion posts were cooperating and
also listed a s25 donation by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
In radio address last night Msgr.
John A. Ryan of Catholic University,
director of social action for the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare. Council. as
sailed Congress for the plight of the
5000 undernourished children.
BY reducing the w. P. A. appropri-
alton Congress has failed in its obli-
CATION to the weakest and neediest"
members of society, Msgr. Ryan de-
clared.
Ball Is Planned.
Other events planned to raise the
fund included a grand ball at the
Mayflower October 26 and week
of magic shows staged by local anna
teur magicians at a date to be an
| nounced later.
The District Congress of Parents
and Teachers is sponsoring benefit
motion picture lecture on the West
Indies October % at Central High
School. The picture will be in color
and the talk by Tommy Larkin, who
has made several visits there in, the
past year. Shows will be at and
8 pm, with matinee performance
at 4 pm.
Evening star., 1937-10-12
DUKE EL0SESF|CHT
TO ESCAPE TERM
Supreme Court Appeal Fails
for Disbarred Attorney.
Other Cases Decided.

Jesse c. Duke. disbarred Washing
ton attorney, failed yesterday in his
effort to have the Supreme Court set
aside a four-month prison. sentence
for allegedly attempting to influence
Federal grand jury.
The case arose out Of a grand jury
investigation Of charges that Duke had
planned to Conceal and harbor" for
mer Representative John H. Hoeppel
and his son, Charles ]. Hoeppel, wAQ
had been convicted of conspiring 10
sell West Point appointment. Learn
ing Of the investigation, it was al
legged, Duke handed the grand jury
foreman a petition asking that he be
heard. Out Of this grew the charge
of attempting to influence the jury.
]. Dallas Grady, owner of q house
on First street. was refused a review
Of his effort to eliminate from the
deed to the property covenant pro-
hibiting its sale or rental to colored
persons.
Triest e. Earle, Inc. contractors, who
worked on the Arlington Memorial
Bridge. we're denied review of their
efforts to collect additional compen-
sation of s4,259 from the Federal
Government.
The court also refused to set aside
sentence of one year to 18 months
imposed on DR.. Mcpherson Crichton
| after his conviction here for perform
ing an illegal operation on a woman.
The Tax Commission of Ohio won
review in its effort to collect an in
heritance tax of s44.79o on a trust es-
tate of s1,415,313 left by James Parme-
lee of Washington, who died in 1881.
The high court agreed to pass on a
| Judgment against the tax commission
by the Court of Appeals of Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Evening star., 1937-10-12
Last of Operations to Giue
Vocabulary to Little Girl

ting and sliding of the sides Of the
mouth toward the roof center and
stitching it with silver wire) Sylvia's
condition has gradually been bettered
until now the last operation will
cure her.
In asking that his name be kept out
of print, Sylvia's physician said the
willingness of the patient to cooper
ate has a great deal to do with the
success of this type Of operation.
Sylvia has become one Of the pets"
of the pediatrics ward at Gallinger
Hospital and often plays assistant
nurse" to the girls in white" She
was nrst operated on in May. 1895.
and celebrated her second birthday
anniversary last September IS.
The last, tiny hole in the roof Of
her mouth will be closed In this weeks
operation and her lip brought COM
pletely down, it was explained. Then,
in two weeks, little Sylvia can leave
the hospital for good and begin learn
ing to talk,
Evening star., 1937-10-12

After many patient months in which
she has been unusually cheerful, 2
year-old Sylvia Gerber, who was born
with no roof to her mouth and a
hare lip, is going to be able to learn
to talk like other children.
For, some time this week, one of
Washington's philanthropic physi-
clans, who desired his name withheld
from publication, is going to perform
the sixth and last grating operation,
which will give Sylvia full palate"
and healed lip.
Sylvia, daughter of Michael and
Annie Gerber, 1888 H street north
east has spent a good portion Of her
life in Gallinger Hospital, where her
parents first took her when she be-
came undernourished because of her
condition. The little, brown-eyed girl
couldn't eat or digest her food prop
erly.
BY what Is known as the sliding
graft" to the medical world (the cut
Evening star., 1937-10-12
POST TO INSTALL

Activities of the Department Of
Justice Legion Post. No. Al, Ameri-
can Legion, will open for the coming
year with dinner at pm. Saturday
IN the Willard Hotel.
Joseph B. keenan,, assistant to the
Attorney General, will be guest of
honor. He is a member of the post.
Assistant Attorney General Sam E.
Whitaker will act as toastmaster.
Formal installation of officers will
take place.
Evening star., 1937-10-12
TO CLIMAX
COLUMBUS RITES
K. of C. Members Will
March to Union Station
Plaza for Exercises.

A 13block parade tonight will cli-
max the annual Columbus day cele-
bration by the knights of Columbus.
The procession will start from the
Knights Of Columbus Club, Tenth and
K streets. at 7s3O pm. Proceeding
south on Tenth street to H street, the
parade will swing eastward into
Massachusetts, avenue, which it will
follow to the Columbus statue in
Union Station Plaza. BY the Column
bus Fountain at the plaza group of
prominent guests will occupy a re-
viewing stand.
Patrick J. Ryan, chaplain of Walter
Reed Hospital, will pronounce the in
vocation. Walter 1. Plant, State dep
uty of the Knights Of Columbus, act
ing for the Supreme Council of the
order, will place a wreath at the base
Of the statue of Columbus in the name
Of 100000 members. State Warden
William A. Mulligan will assist in the
ceremony.
At 4:45 pm. today Plant will re-
view the history of Columbus and
his explorations over radio station
WMAL.
Rover to Deliver Address.
The address will be delivered by
Past State Deputy Leo A. Rover, for
mer United States attorney. The ben
ediction will be pronounced by Rev
Aloysius Berggraf, c. S. P, of the
Paufist Mission House, Catholic Uni
versity.
The area about the statue will bt
we'll lighted, so that spectators will
have q clear view of the program.
The parade will be led by the
Knights of Columbus Band. Other
bands in the line of march will be
from Catholic University, the Elks
Boys Band, Fort Myer Mounted Cav
airy, United States Reserve Marines
and National Guard. Col. John J
Phelan is grand marshal
Will Form Honor Guard.
Members of the Fourth Degree will
form guard of honor during the
presentation of the national wreath
Thomas F. Carlin, faithful navigator
of Washington General Fourth De-
gree, is general chairman of the pro-
gram. He is being aided by thest
prominent knights:
Past State Deputies George E. Her
ring, Maurice j. McAulifte and James
A. Sullivan; District Deputies Francis
A. McCann and James P. McKeon;
Grand knights Carmine Garofalo
Charles J. Considine, Francis j. Raf-
terry, Joseph A. O'Connell and Fran
els j. Malloy; Secretary Julian T
Cromelin, State Secretary Edward L
Tucker, State Treasurer Manning j
Wilcoxon and State Advocate Alfred
A. McCarraghy.
DR.. George R. Ellis, John NJ. Con.
| nell, John A. K. Donovan, John E
Burns, John o. Allen, William A. Vo-
gelson. bands; Alfred Paul Neff, dance
and electrification; Joseph B. Nc.
Cam, decorations; Ted Moseley. flags
Charles j. Dean, invitations; JOSEPH
M. McKenna, police escort; John 3
Coyle, Ralph j. De La Verge, Robert
F. Handley. John N. Kiley. DAME
O'Connor, Roy M. Perry and Frank
A. Pearson.
Evening star., 1937-10-12
Zoo Will Mark Completion
Of $500, 900 Work Tonaorro,c
Ciraffes and Other animals to Be
added to COlIectiOn-Ne,c Pachy-
derm House to Open.

Completion of the Zoos $3.50 900
construction program will be cele-
brated tomorrow with the arrival of
four giraffes and IA other hooved
beasts from quarantine and the OPEN
ing to the public of the new pachyderm
house, one of the finest of its types in
the world.
The display of thick skinned ami
mails and long -necked giraffes in their
new quarters will be the most spec
tacular in the Zoos history. Walls OF
the big inside cages have been painted
with jungle scenery native to the vari-
Gus animals and the whole layout will
be clearly visible under direct lighting
and a high, vaulted ceiling.
The four young giraffes collected in
the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the re-
turning National Geographic Society
Smithsonian Institute expedition will
be placed in high cage occupying the
whole end of the 100000 building,
which probably will be thrown open
about noon tomorrow.
Three banded Malay tapirs, includ-
ing one young specimen, already
have been placed in the pachyderm
house, along with the hippos, the
rhino and the African and Indian
elephants. The tapirs were taken in
the East Indies by the collecting
expedition.
Two African Buffalo.
/ In the same house also will be two
African buffalo expected with the
shipment today.
The 18 hooved animals, which
have been in quarantine at Athena
N. j., since they were landed at
Staten Island from the freighter Sill
verash, include pygmy buffalo, blue
sheep, Asiatic wild cattle and a goat
antelope. The animals have been
under the care of Frank Rowe, assist
ant headkeeper, and will be unloaded
from an express car here tomorrow
morning.
The P. w. A. construction program
has been in progress for 18 months
It included a new 100000 wing te
Evening star., 1937-10-12
Judge Newman
Wins Exchange
With Prisoner

Police Judge Hobart Newman, most
recent appointee to the Police Court
bench, came out on top in an ex-
change Of wit between himself and
Z prisoner in Traffic Court yesterday.
3 The defendant, Sidney S. zlotnick,
060l Connecticut avenue, was charged
with passing q red light.
When Pvt. E. F. Hawley finished his
brief testimony Judge Newman asked
Zlotnick what he had to say about
the testimony.
you can take it for what it's
WORTH" replied the defendant.
ITS worth 49," said the judge
"Next case,"
Evening star., 1937-10-12

dollar. They'd start you of with
clans or oysters on the half shell,
consomme, a slice o. rare roast
beef big enough to me e blanket
for the baby, a wad Q mashed po-
tatoes that weighed a pound, plenty
of bread and butter, . salad Of
some kind, coffee, milk, tea or des-
sert-and . post card picture Of the
diner. s...-. 4.
Like the dollar, the meals have
dwindled-but not the quality. And
the old dollar dinner, while it sells
for ut least 4 dollar and = quar-.
ter, costs the company well over
. dollar. Then. for overhead.
Evening star., 1937-10-12

coli at what you can get for it.
mo wonder the housewives are
up in arms" Mr.. Finnegan said.
As he commutes each day from his
Long Island estate to New York
City he hears the tales Of some
husbands whose wives are up in
their arms, pleading for more
money to run the house.
mo wonder" Mr.. Finnegan re-
peated, an Irish twinkle IN his
eyes.
While the housewives have q lot
70 complain about, their lot Is
Evening star., 1937-10-12

merry one compared to ths superin-
tendents Of dining cars. And the
superintendents have all sorts of
data to prove it. Those who came
to Washington for this particular
session went all the way back to
1898 to prove their point. In that
year there was q standard dinner
sold on all railroad dining cars for
the nat sum Of 81.
= TRY and get one today for
dollar" Mr.. Finnegan remarked.
OF course, those were the days
before something happened to the
Evening star., 1937-10-12
Say Meeting Here Ills

there's the wea. and tear on the
dining car and all its furnishings,
not to mention the patience of the
steward, four chefs and six walters.
At any rate, it's an expensive busi-
ness-and the only thing of the old
days that remains is the charcoal
burner upon which all the steaks
and chops are broiled.
- "Why do you stick to charcoal?"
Mr.. Finnegan was asked.
The answer is a natural: Gas Is
out of the question. Electricity is
uncertain. And charcoal-well,
you can always get charcoal at any
youndhouse;