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BONUS: SEE TWICE AS MUCH

You may go east on the
CALIFORNIAN and re-
turn by another of our Four
Scenic Routes, or vice versa,
if you choose, thus seeing
twice as much of the United
States and doubling the
pleasure and interestofy
trip, usually at no extra fare.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
100 ANSWERS Received
IN CIVIL SERVICE QUIZ

More than 100 answers have been
received thus far by Senator Ellender,
Democrat of Louisiana, to the ques-
tionnaire he sent out to Government
employees recently in search Of data
relating to alleged discrimination In
the making of promotions and trans
fers in the civil service.
approximately 800 questionnaires
have been mailed out to persons re-
questing them, and as they come back
the information is being summarized
for the use of the Civil Service Com
mittee when it meets to consider Mr..
BLENDERS resolution asking for an in
vestigation. The committee probably
will wait until the regular session In
January.
According to Senator BLENDERS
Office, most OF the complaints that
prompted preparation Of the ques-
tionnaire came from the Navy, War
and Treasury Departments.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
ILL MISSING MAN
IS FOUND HANGED
Body Of Eugene R. Colwell, So.
Discovered in Rear Of Mac
farland School.

Eugene R. Colwell, So, Of $500 Thir-
teenth street NV, who had been
missing since early yesterday, was
found dead in the rear Of Mcfarland
Junior High School today, hanging
by the neck from q clothesline tied
to an iron guard rail.
His brother, Willard, with whom
he lived, said Mr.. Colwell had been
in i'll health since he was stricken
with spinal meningitis at the age of
s. He had not worked for about eight
years. Formerly he was employed
at the production plant Of the Ma
tional Geographic Society here.
Nr. Colwell, whose body was found
b/ Kurt Wolfe, 1885 Holmead place
NV, a milkman delivering milk to
the school, was reported to police as
missing from mis- home by his sister.
Mrs. Laverne Keplinger Of the Dupont
Circle Apartments.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
HOSPITAL EXPERTS
CONFERON SURVEY
Dr.. F. c. Smith Arrives to
Conduct Study of Dis
triCt's Needs.

Dr. F. C. Smith. veteran United
States Public Health Service hos
pital expert, conferred with officials
and physicians concerned with hos
pital operations here today as he be-
gan special survey of hospital IA
cilities and needs in the District
DR.. Smith came here from Norfolk,
Va, where he is in charge of the
Public Health Service Marine Hos
pital. to conduct the hospital study
the focal point of general survey OF
District health conditions which the
Public Health Service is making at
the request of the Commissioners
Shortly after his arrival, DR.. Smith
and Asst. Surg. Gen. Robert Olesen
who has general supervision OF the
survey. conferred for more than
an hour with District Health Officer
George c. Ruhland at his Office in
the District Building.
DR.. Olesen said the conference was
designed to orient DR.. Smith to his
assignment here. He had not been
familiar with local hospital conditions
or the current controversy over short
comings of Gallinger Municipal Hos
pital. which prompted the request for
the Federal checkup.
Dr. Smith also planned to confer
with members of the Health Depart
ment's Medical Advisory Committee,
which has been conducting an inde-
pendent investigation of Gallinger,
and with Richard Mackenzie, hospital
consultant, who made special re-
port to the Budget Bureau on Gal
linger recently.
Dr. Rutland said the Medical As
visory Committee would work in close
cooperation with DR.. Smith Ito avoid
needless duplication" The commit
tee membership includes DR.. l.. s.
Christian, head of the Public Health
Service Hospital Division, and rep
resentatives of the local medical and
dental societies.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
ANNUAL Meeting HELD
BY CATHOLIC SOCIETY

The st. Vincent de Paul Society held
its annual meeting yesterday at st.
Gabriel's Church with George ].
Cleary presiding for the eleventh time.
Mass was celebrated by the Right Rev.
John NJ Mcnamara, auxiliary bishop
of Baltimore Breakfast was served
before the meeting.
Bishop McNamara welcomed the
delegates who, came from % parishes
as friends of the poor" title greatly
deserved by the members Of the society
who go about their work quietly and
efficiently"
Expenditures during the year in work
in the parish conferences totaled $685.
600 for groceries, fuel and rent for
needy families, an annual report stated.
Senator David l. Walsh of Massa-
chusetts and Representative. Louis
Rabaut OF Michigan spoke.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
FLEEING MAN is SHOT
IN FOOT BY OFFICER

Theodore Harrison, 26, colored. 400
Franklin street NV, was shot in the
bottom of the foot early today when
he attempted to run away from Second
Precinct Policeman Eugene Danielwicz
on Nine-and-a-Half street NV. as the
officer was taking him to the police
station for questioning. After being
treated at Freedman's Hospital, he was
transferred to Gallinger Hospital.
~A-HarriSon was arrested at Seventh
and o streets NV, it was reported,
when Pvt. Danielwicz stopped a cab
he was driving with his lights out and
found the colored man had no hackers
license.
Parking on the street a short dis
tance from the station house, Off1cer
Danielwicz reported, Harrison began
running. The policeman told his
superior officers he shot Harrison
when the man appeared about to
draw gun from a rear pocket.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
WORRY OF TAXES
ABOUT T0POUNCE
UPON GREENBELT
Prince Georges Assessor
Says Charter Makes Levy
Mandatory.
COUNTY OR MARYLAND
ASSESSMENT is RULE
Whether Personal Property or
Buildings to Be Object Is
Not Made Clear.
B, a Stan Correspondent OF The Star


GREENBELT. Md. Dec. 1l.-This
Sl5.000000 dream town, as conceived
by Rexford Tugwell, stands an excel
lent chance of becoming just another
town in Prince Georges County-with
an abundance of tax worries.
Publicized to the far corners of the
globe as a model community where
low-salaried workers could find relief
from high rents, taxes and the high
cost of living, its serenity soon will be
disturbed by an assessment. Against
what and whom, it has not been def
nitely decided.
Thomas Baxter. tax assessor Of
Prince Georges County, has decided,
after reading the town charter that an
assessment is mandatory.
Item Blocks Escape.
Tucked away in the town charter Is
an insignificant little paragraph
which. according to Mr.. Baxter, pre-
cludes escape. 1t specifies that the
property shall be assessed for the
benefit of the residents and that "only
the county or State assessment shall
be used"
This, perhaps, is godsend for those
who will have to pay the taxes The
Government has spent $l5.000,0O0 on
construction and purchase of land,
and the work is not yet completed.
Through assessment by the county, it
was said by the tax collector, a value
of not more than 100000 OF $5,0O0,-
600 can be placed against it.
The big come-down in valuation, it
was learned, is occasioned by the type
OF construction of the buildings and
the fact that the roads, lake and
ether Improvements cannot be taxed
No System Worked Out.
Although the town charter gives the
Mayor and Town Council the taxing
authority, no absolute system of levy
ing the tax has been worked out. 1t
was learned that officials have been
puzzled by the fact that the residents
cannot be taxed for something they
do not own. The provision granting
the taxing authority does not specify
If the assessment is to be made aginst |
the buildings or against personal prop
erty. Even the tax assessor does not |
know.
Another solution is provided in the |
charter. 1t is specified that the State |
or county may accept a fiat sum in |
lieu of taxes. but even then the as
sessment would have to be made, Mr.. |
Baxter declared.
But whether the county, State or |
town gets the revenue, Greenbelt resi-
dents soon are going to find taxation
descending on Utopia.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
MRS. ROOSEVELT.
TO SPEAK HERE
Will Address Housing SYM
postum in c. of c. Build
ing Tonight.

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will be
among the speakers in q symposium on
the housing problem to be held tonight
at 8 o'clock in the United States
Chamber of Commerce Building, 1915
H street NV, in connection with the
annual public meeting of the Wash
ington Housing Association.
Mrs. Roosevelt, honorary president
of the association, will discuss THE
Importance of Citizens Constructive
Interest in Housing" The subject of
the symposium will be What Citizens
Can Do to Improve Housing Condi-
tionS."
Other speakers will include ]. Frank
Butts, director Of the Bureau Of In
spections, District OF Columbia Health
Department, who will point out
how citizens may cooperate in
enforcing health, sanitation. build
ing, fire and safety regulation;
John Nolen, jr., director Of plan
ming, National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, who will ex-
plain the need for civic help in max
ing effective the zoning regulations
and q city planning program, and
John Ihlder, executive officer Of the
Alley Dwelling Authority for the Dis
trict, who will describe Government
participation in local housing prob
lens.
Canon Anson Phelps Stokes, presi-
dent of the Washington Housing As
sociation, will preside.
The association, at the request Of
the District Committee on Sanitation,
is drafting . housing code dealing
particularly with dwellings - their
ventilation, lighting, room arrange
ment, safety and other factors making
for healthful living. The code is to be
embodied in ar, enabling act to be in
troduced at the next session of Con-
mHA~~
Evening star., 1937-12-13
R. B. KEECH TO DIRECT
BIRTHDAY BALLS HERE
Named Executive Chairman of
Parties to Be Held for
Paralysis Fund.

Appointment Of Richmond B.
Keech as executive chairman of the
committee arranging for President
Roosevelt's birthday anniversary par
ties here January 80 was announced
yesterday by District Commissioner
Melvin C.. Hazen.
The Birthday Ball Committee Is
considering plan to issue tickets
this year calling for admittance to a
specified one Of the several parties
held at cooperating hotels, instead
Of permitting one ticket to admit the
holder to any Of the parties. The
previous procedure has caused over
crowding at some Of the hotels, it was
said. The policy this year will be de-
cided at joint meeting Of the Ticket
and Hotel Committees Wednesday
afternoon.
Commissioner HaZen said Commits
sioners George E. Allen and Daniel T.
Sultan, Admiral Cary T. Grayson
and Frederick A. Delano would be
asked to serve as honorary chairmen
on the General Committee.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
DIR. !. |. FENDR|CK
ACCEPTSD. c. CALL
Will Be Installed at Metro
poIitan Presbyterian
Church January 2.

DR.. J. Lowrey Fsndrick, jr., for
merly pastor of Presbyterian churches
in New York and Los Angeles, today
accepted call to the pastorate of
the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church.
He will succeed Dr. Freely Rohrer,
who recently retired after 20 years
service here.
DR.. Fendrick presented his creden-
tials today to the Presbytery OF WASH
ington City and was enrolled as a
member. He will be installed in his
new pastorate on January 2 at 2:30
pm.
Born in Toledo, Ohio, on March %,
1897, DR.. Fendrick studied at Salem
College, Salem, w. Va; Dubuque Uni
versity and the University OF Penn
sylvania and was graduated from the
Princeton Theological Seminary in
1928. His first pastorates were at
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, and Eliza
beth City, N. j.
Before he was 30 years old, DR..
Fendrick was called to the pastorate
OF the Central presbyterian Church,
Brooklyn, N. Y, as successor to the
late John F. Carson. In 1881 he be-
came pastor Of the Wiltshire Presby-
terian Church in Los Angeles.
For the past few months he has
occupied the chair OF speech, dramatics
and Bible at Salem College.
The Rev. B. Andrew Matzen, mod
orator of the Presbytery of Washing
ton City, will preside at the installa-
ton services. DR.. S. Orestes Bond,
president of Salem College, will de-
liver the charge to the new pastor,
and DR.. Alton B. Altfather Of Falls
Church, Va, will deliver the charge
to the congregation. The Rev. Peter
Marshall, pastor Of the New York
Avenue Church, will preach. The
prayer will be offered by DR.. Alfred
=. Barrows.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
c. c. c. WILL SUSPEND
1O4 CAMPS ON DEC, 81
Enrollees Now Assigned to Units
Will Be Sent Elsewhere,
Fechner Saws.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Robert Fechner, director of the Ci-
villain Conservation Corps, announced
yesterday suspension of 1O4 camps
effective December 81.
The suspensions leave 1,500 camps
In operation, manned by nearly q
quarter Of million men and boys be-
tween the ages of II and "a.
Fechner said approximately $4,000
vacancies will be filed to bring the
enrolment to maximum strength of
100000 for the period beginning in
January.
Enrollees now assigned to the camps
to be closed, Fechner said, will be
transferred to other camps.
The camps to be suspended include
those at Hot Springs, Church Road
and Yorktown in Virginia.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
GOLDEN RULE URGED
IN HULL PEACE PLEA
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
e Secretary of State Hull yesterday
called for a rebirth of the golden
Itlle in international relationships as
Me surest means of attaining a dur
4hle world peace.
He said in a radio address ON the
occasion of Universal Bible Sunday
that civilization Is threatened by
moral and spiritual decadence"
M Recommending closer adherence to
he teachings of the Bible, the Secre-
8ry. of State decried the drift in
&Any parts of the world toward q
eversion to system of tyranny Of
nan over man, toward an abridge-
4Aent or destruction Of human liberty,
toward Stacking Of speech and ac-
ton and even of individual thought
and conscience"
Evening star., 1937-12-13

around o'clock, Mr. King wa:
leading his wife across Tenth street
near Lawrence. when he saw the
headlights of machine bearing dowr
on them.
Knocked 10 Feet by Car.
In trying to push his wife aside
Mr.. King took the full force of the
impact. Police said he was picked up
by another motorist about 70 feet
from the scene of the crash.
At Sibley Hospital, where the hus-
band was pronounced dead on arrival,
Mrs. King was found to be suffering
from broken leg shock and multiple
cuts and bruises.
=. An hour after the accident-while
lookoutS were being flashed for a car
whose radiator emblem and headlights
were smashed-Gus Maurer, 81, of
1919 Michigan avenue NV, sur
rendered himself as the driver, police
said. He was released on $1,000 bond
to appear at an inquest.
Mr.. King, a native of Hartford
Conn, retired 10 years ago from the
Government Printing Office. where he
had been employed as a printer since
1896. Besides his son. he leaves a
daughter Harriet of North Carolina.
The fatality was the ninety-seventh
. this year, four more than for the same
period last year.
Maryland's death toll was increased
when Clifton Jones' 35, colored, Rock
vile hardware firm employe, who was
struck by hit-and-run driver while
walking along the Frederick pike near
Rockville Thursday night, died today
in the Montgomery County General
Hospital at Sandy Spring without re-
gaining consciousness.
Six Others Injured.
Other mishaps over the week end
resulted in serious injuries to three
persons and lesser hurts to three
others.
. Walter Hicks, 80, of 439 K street
NV, received fractured skull when,
according to police report, he ran
IN front of bus unloading passengers
and into the side of moving machine
NV AAAAA ~ oAAA <SadNhCAlOSS OllCCGS IN. w =.
Bertha Grover, 80, colored, 605 Cor
don avenue NE, was taken to Gal
Iinger Hospital with broken ribs. a
thigh injury and perhaps internal in
juries, after being knocked down at
First and M streets Sc
George Edward NICHOLSON, II, o.
ney, Md, former Montgomery County
sheriff, suffered severe head injuries
and shock III collision on Georgia
avenue in Silver Spring, Md. He is in
the Montgomery County General
Hospital
The other victims and their injuries
we're Joseph L. Edwards, %, of 404
Sixth street NV, conclusion; Frank
,Wynkoop, %, same address, leg injury,
and Leon Roberts, IS, 430 H street
NV, injuries to the leg and arm.
The two youths were hurt when a
motor cycle on which both were riding
collided with a police car driven by
Detective Sergt. Hugh Robey at Ninth
and F streets NV.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
SPEAKS TONIGHT
Pi Kappa Alpha Official to Address
Local Alumni Unit.

Robert M. Mcfarland, executive secs
retary of Pi Kappa Alpha College Fra
ternity, will address the Washington
Alumni Chapter of the organization at
a dinner tonight at the Imperiale Res
taurant, 1925 Connecticut avenue NV.
Charles K. Dunn. acting president
OF Gamma XII Alumni Chapter, an
nounced that the four Pi Kappa Alpha
House members will be guests of honor.
They are Representatives Clark of
North Carolina, Robertson Of Virginia,
Colmer of Mississippi and Sparkman
of Alabama.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
Holly Best in Years.

LEONARDToWN, Nd, Dec. 1a
N.-Old timers say holly of Southern
Maryland has more, bigger and better
red berries this year than for seasons
past. Truckloads go daily to markets
in Baltimore and Washington. And,
some old timers say, the brightness Of
the berries means . hard Winter
ahead.
Evening star., 1937-12-13
BAND CONCERTS

BY the United States Marine Band
at the Marine Barracks Auditorium at
3 pm. tomorrow. Capt. Taylor Bran
son, leader, and William F. Santel-
mann, second leader.
BY the Army Band at 6 pm. today
in the Army Band Auditorium; Capt.
Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant leader.
BY the Soldiers Home Band Orches-
ira at $50 pm. tomorrow in Stanley
Hall: John s. M. Zimmerman, band
master: Anton Polntner, assistant.
Evening star., 1937-12-13

vi dLl duGUillOEllS
that failed to
stop after strik-
ing them both.
The t tra 6 e d Y
occurred only a
block from the
home of the ell
derly couple, at
3412 Tenth street
NE. and even
closer to that of
their son, George
S. King.
Out for their
customary after
~ ~ u, II
Evening star., 1937-12-13
new TAX LEGISLATION
IS SEEN BY FEBRUARY !
Senator Harrison Predicts That
Congress Will Complete Pro-
gram by That Time.

Chairman Harrison of the Senate
Finance Committee predicted yester-
day that Congress would enact legis-
lation overhauling the tax structure
by February /.
He said the House Ways and Means
Committee probably would lay tax
modification program before the House
during the first week Of the regular
session, which convenes January 8.
After the House acts, he continued.
the Senate undoubtedly will work
speedily. "and we will have bill on
the Presidents desk by the first OF
February"
Evening star., 1937-12-13
HUSBAND KILLED.
SAVING BLIND WIFE
FROM H|T-RUN CAR
D. C. Man, IS and Deaf,
Tries to Push Companion
= to Safety.
SHE is BADLY INJURED;
MAN GIVES UP AS DRIVER
Three Others Are Seriously Hurt
in Week End Crashes-Year's
Toll Mounts to 81.

Sacrificing his own life to save his
blind wife, Edward J. King. rs and
deaf, was killed almost instantly last
night when he attempted to hurl
Mrs. Devera King, SIS, from the path
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
PHYSICIAN DIES
OF INJURIES IN WRECK

DIR. G. F. Duncan, Sparta physi-
clan, widely known throughout
northwestern North Carolina, died
in a hospital at Elkin Saturday night
of injuries received in an automo-
bile accident near Sparta Thursday.
He was about go years of age.
Sheriff Walter M. Irwin, who in
vestigated the accident, said that DR..
Duncan had visited patient near
Laurel Springs and was returning to
his home in an automobile driven by
Tam Bledsoe, of Sparta, when the
car struck a culvert abutment and
turned over several times.
Funeral services were held in
Sparta, Monday.
DR.. Duncan was a brother of D. G..
Duncan, prominent Allegheny bust
nessman. He was an uncle of Edwin
Duncan, Sparta banker, and DR.. c.
A. Thompson, Sparta physician. He
is survived by one daughter, Mary
Franklin Duncan, of Asheville.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
WAYS, MEANS COMMITTEE
APPROVES NEW COAL BILL

Chairman Doughton's ways and
means committee Monday approved
revised Guffey- Vinson coal control
bill deigned to stabilize the bitumi-
nous coal, industry.
Changes made in the bill by the
committee headed by the North Car
DINA Congressman included an in
crease in the so-called compliance"
tax from Is 1-2 per cent to 10 1-2.
This would be levied only on pro-
ducers who failed to comply with
the code of fair competition pre-
scribed by the proposed act.
Another change was reduction
in the excise tax to be levied on all
producers to provide administrative
expenses, from one and one-half per
cent to one-haf per cent of the sale
price of coal at the mine. The reduc-
ton would mean a saving of eight
million dollars year to the indus
try, it was asserted by informed
sources.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
FUNERAL HELD FOR MRS.
RUTH HARDY LAST WEEK

Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth
Perry Hardy were held last week
with Elder Worth Davis and Rev. r.
H. Stone officiating.
Mrs. Hardy, who was "a years old
at the time of her death, was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Per-
ry, who live across the county line
in Virginia. She was neice of A. A.
Perry, of the Whitetop community,
and a granddaughter Of Squire and
Mrs. Jonathan Perry, also of
Whitetop. She was married in 1884
to George Hardy. She was MEM
Der of the Helton Primitive Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Hardy died in a hospital in
WEIGH, w. Va.
She was a popular and beloved
young woman as was evidenced by
the lovely floral offering and the
fact that friends from more than
four states gathered to pay final re-
spects to her. Pail bearers were w.
T. Dolinger, Wade Dolinger, Paul
Weaver, Aubry Perry, Ray Wiles,
Charlie Tedder, and Gordon Tedder.
Flower girls were Marie Weaver,
Ruby Weaver, Burly Ham, Lucy
Jones, Maude Miller, Mamie Hart,
Ionic Denny, Ethel Perry, Pearl
Dolinger, and Alva Dolinger.
Besides her husband and parents,
Mrs. Hardy is survived by two sis
tiers: Clyde and Grace, and two
brothers: Charles and Claude.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-04
MRS. THELMA JACKSON
BROYLES is BROUGHT
TO ASHE FOR BURIAL

The body of Mrs. !Thelma Jackson
Broyles, who died Friday, Feb. rs, in
a hospital in WEIGH, w. Va, was
brought to the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. c. r. jackson, for buri-
al the first of the week. The body
was in charge of the Reins-Sturdi-
want Funeral Home. Funeral services
were held at the West Jefferson
Presbyterian Church Monday after
noon with Rev. r. H. Stone in
charge, assisted by Rev. John Luke.
Mr.. Stone baptised Mrs. Broyles in
1925 when she joined the Obids
Presbyterian Church, and officiated
at her marriage in 1884. At the time
of her death, she was % years, z
months, and II days old.
The beautiful floral offering was
carried by friends of the deceased,
who was very popular in West JEFF
ferson during her high school years
which she spent here, graduating
with the class Of 1888.
Flower bearers included: Mrs. Carl
Coward, Mrs. Claude Brown, Mrs.
P. D. Summey, Ora Garyson, Faye
Williams, Mable Mcmillan, Gaynelle
Houck, Georgia Gentry, Grace Tri-
vett, Mrs. Forest Mcmillan, Mrs. C..
R. Eller, Mrs. Bryce Lyle, Mrs.
George Booth, leila Lawrence. Pail
bearers were Carl and Earl Gray
beal, Clyde, Walter, and Laurence
Campbell, and James Hare.
Mrs. Broyles is survived by her
husband, Arnold Broyles, her par
ents, and the following brothers and
sisters: MesdameS J. S. Stevens,
Trade, Tenn; A. ]. Neumann, of De-
troit; Herman Hare, Coretta, VIVA;
and Nellie and Pearl Jackson, OF
West Jefferson; Carl, of Detroit;
Clayton, of New York City; and
Tom, of Los Angeles.