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Evening star., 1937-04-24
HUNT TLORT0NPA|R
/. IN HOLD::UPS HERE
Fugitives Believed by Police
to Have Been "BlaCk-
face Gang"

Two bandits, believed by police to
have been the "blackface gang" mem
bers who escaped from the Lorton Re-
formatory Thursday, eluded capture
early today after robbing two liquor
store proprietors Of 1923.
Edward B. Smith, proprietor of a
liquor store at 500 Eleventh street
southwest, emptied his gun at the rob-
bers as they fed in a gray-bodied sedan
after taking 1923, two boxes of cigars,
an adding machine and two quarts of
wine from his store
One of the bandits slumped in the
car while he was firing, Smith told
police. A watch on all hospitals was
kept during the early morning in ex-
pectation that the bandit had been
wounded and would seek treatment.
Twenty minutes before they robbed
Smith, the robbers held up Alex Ster-
ling, proprietor of a liquor store at
429 Fifteenth street northeast and
| escaped with $500. Both men were
armed, but neither fired a shot, their
| victims said.
Descriptions of the bandits dove
tailed with those of Martin J. Walsh,
36, and Walter Forbush, %, who fled
the reformatory in a guards auto
mobile which they had been repair
ing. The men, both Of whom have
long criminal records, victimized Dis
trlct merchants in series of hold
ups last year.
Evening star., 1937-04-24
BEACH BACKS PLAN
Of HOMES FOR j. s.
RETIRED WORKERS
Disabled Employees Also
Would Get New Form
of Security.
ALCORN ADDS APPROVAL
OF CONGRESS MEASURE
Contributions From Pay, as Well
as Subsistence Payments,
Would Be Used.
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

Establishment Of homes for dis
abled or retired Government employees
in various parts Of the country, as q
new form Of social security for Fed
eral workers, won the Endorsement to-
day Of John S. Beach, former chief
OF the Retirement Division of the Pen
sion Bureau.
Discussing the bill introduced in
Congress recently to carry out the
plan, Beach explained it would, If en-
acted, be financed by small contribu-
tions from employees, plus subsistence
payments by those who make use Of
the homes.
Robert H. Alcorn, chairman of the
Joint Conference on Retirement of
Civil Service Employees. joined in ex-
pressing approval Of the proposal. He
said he believed it would serve a real
purpose
The employe contribution called for
in the bill would amount to 81 a year
for each $1,000 Of salary. On the
basis OF present pay rolls, Beach esti-
mated this would produce nearly
sl,0oO,o00 annually.
Experience Will Solve Question.
1T is within the realm of possibil-
ity," Beach said, that in the not dis
tant future, when initial costs have
been paid, the rate OF contributions
or OF subsistence payments, or both,
may be reduced. Experience alone
would solve this question"
If Congress should pass the bill, he
said, the first step would be for the
agency designated to carry it out to
purchase tracts of land in widely
separated parts of the country. He
suggested that one should be near
Washington, and that others might
be located in northern New England,
In the South, on the Pacific Coast
and on the Atlantic Coast. He sug-
gested the cottage type of develop
ment rather than institutional type,
except for the hospital facilities that
would be required. The theory of the
plan is that employees could go to
these homes for recuperation or va
cation, but the primary object would
be to offer relief to disabled workers,
annuitants or dependent relatives Of
annuitants.
Objections Foreseen.
Commenting on the possibility that
some employees may object to being
taxed on the ground that they may
never become beneficiaries of the
plan. Beach said:
Not every person who takes out
fire insurance has a fire. but every
prudent owner of insurable property
should insure, and most do. Further.
more, We are just now living in an
age when social security, social insur-
ance and care for the aged and needy
are marching forward in great strides.
The Government employees should be
in the vanguard and insure for them
selves an added measure of relief in
case of incapacity to carry on"
The pending bill was introduced by
Representative Randolph OF West Vir-
ginia, by request, and is awaiting COM
mittee consideration. The bill desig-
mates the Civil Service Commission to
administer the plan.
Evening star., 1937-04-24

habits and development of wood ticks,
because of the relation to Rocky
Mountain spotted fever, and studies on
certain kinds Of mosquitoes suspected
of carrying encephalomyelitis, seri-
Gus disease
On the other side of the aisle in
the departments penthouse are row
upon row of experimental pots, each
to hold specially treated soil. Phos-
pilates may have been added to one
arsenates to another, or selenium
compounds to another. Corresponding
Soils filled with untreated soil, serve
as checks.
Seeds of plant selected for the
tests are placed in each pot. The be-
havior of plants in soils both with
and without added toxic substances
points the way to overcome natural
deficiencies Of soils or to nuliify the
influence Of toxic substances like
selenium that may occur naturally,
or like arsenates that may be added by
spraying or busting plants for in
sect control.
Second on South Building.
The bug and soil greenhouse is the
second to be placed atop the south
building. The first, complete last Fall
is used as an experimental laboratory
by plants specialists, to supplement
research in laboratories at Arlington
Farms and the Beltsville, Md, research
| farm.
1t is 300 feet long and 26 feet wide
| consisting of IA units. Studies ir
plant physiology, breeding and disease
resistance which need constant at
tention Of investigators are carried
on there.
Building such laboratories high UP
in the air is cheaper than placing
them on the ground near enough tc
the department to make them prac-
tical, the department holds. Land
value in the neighborhood of Four
teenth and B streets southwest is very
! high.
Evening star., 1937-04-24
LARGE A|RL|NERS
MAY Be EXCLUDED
FROM FIELD HERE
U. S. Bureau Is CONSIDERING
Tentative Terms for
Rating Regulations.
21-PASSENGER TYPES.
NOW USED, FACE BARS
Three Classifcations of Airports
Would Be Established by
Proposed Rules.

Operation of the larger types Of
modern airliners at Washington Air
port may be prohibited under the
terms Of tentative airport rating regu.
lations now being considered by off,
cials of the Bureau of Air Commerce,
it was learned today These regula-
tons, if approved, are expected TO 90
into effect in the Fall.
Two airlines operating through
Washington now are using 2l-pas-
senger types of airliners which may
be barred from the local field if the
regulations go into effect as they now
are being considered
Under the proposed regulations,
definite minimum standards will be
set up for airline terminals but each
airport will be considered and rated
individually in accordance with the
type of operations it handles.
Classifications Considered.
The classiflcations being considered
are those Of "superterminal," re-
quirement for which will be runWays
of at least 1000 feet minimum length,
giving landings and take-offs in at
least four directions; terminal" with
a minimum runway length of $500
feet, and limited" with a runway
length of at least 1900 feet.
Under the proposed regulations, air.
ports will be certified for use only if
suitable for the type of equipment
normally operating there For ex-
ample, smaller airports may be certi-
fed for the operation of small single
engined airplanes with low landing
speeds and good performance char
acteristics, but closed to transport
airplanes. Others may be open for
smaller types of transports but closed
to large, high-Speed types.
In each case, however, it is said
by officials of the bureau, the poorest
performance of airplane and pilot
observed at the field, rather than
the average, will be the basis of de-
termining the type of rating given
the airport.
Work May Begin at Once.
II it is decided to promulgate the
regulations, the work of establishing
individual airport ratings may begin
at once, even though the rules will
not become effective until Fall
Surveys which may be used as q
basis for the rating of Washington
Airport already have been UNDER
| taken. The Bureau of Air Commerce,
using special photo-electric equip
ment, has conducted a series of OBJ
servations to determine the exact
requirements for all types of aircraft
operating from Washington Airport
under various conditions of weather
and loading.
On the basis of these experimental
observations, the Bureau of Air Com.
merce has pointed out the desirability
OF clearing emergency landing areas
at the ends of existing runways in
case of engine failure on take-offs
and is studying the need for airport
zoning regulations requiring the clear
ing of emergency areas around the
main airline terminals.
Evening star., 1937-04-24

There will be changes, however. and
new time tables are being issued.
While the Capital is running an hour
behind time as far as New York, Phila-
delphia and some other Eastern cities
are concerned, there seems to be
movement afoot to restore daylight
saving here.
No concerted attempt to bring back
daylight saving has been made in
Washington since it was discontinued
nationally in 1920.
Reason for Change.
Designed as a conservation measure,
which advocates said would result in
. great saving Of coal and enable the
public to work their gardens after
ofnce and factory hours and thus
increase the food supply tor the Allies,
Evening star., 1937-04-24
.EMPLOYE POLICY
UPSET BY ELLIOTT
Method of Civil Service Unit in
Fixing Per Diem Workers
Service Overturned.

The policy followed by the Civil
Service Commission in fixing length
of service for per diem employees in
the administration of the retirement
act was upset by a ruling of Acting
Controller General Elliott, made
publicc today
1t is thought the commission will
seek a reopening of the question.
The commission has held previ-
ously that employees regularly ap-
pointed are employees of the Govern
ment during the entire period their
names are carried on the rolls, al
though paid only when actually en-
ployed"
Elliott says, however, that "only
the actual periods of service of en-
ployes appointed and paid on the
basis of when actually employed
who are otherwise entitled to retire
ment benefits, may be included in
length Of service for the purpose
OF computing retirement annuity.
He added that it would not be
necessary to recompute the annui-
ties Of employees previously retired.
The ruling applies principally to
intermittent employees in the field
service.
Evening star., 1937-04-24
Horses Rights
Still Projected,
Mot0rist Finds
He's Fined 50 for Park.
ing Too Close to
Water Trough.

Automobiles have taken almost COM
plete control Of the city's streets, but
the horse still has his rights-as can
be attested by Walter S. Stamford.
who was fined 81 by Traffic Judge
Isaac R. Hit today on a charge of
parking within five feet of an ami
NAL drinking fountain"
Stamford was arrested by Pvt.
T. r. Beckwith for parking too near
a watering trough on New Jersey
avenue.
Said Stamford when arranged to-
day, Il thought that was an old
fashioned bathtub. I have seen it
regularly for the past two years, and 1
often wondered why they left it there
If had known, your honor, I wouldn't
have thought of depriving any horse
of his drink of water"
Evening star., 1937-04-24

the daylight saving law was effected
in 1918.
1t was continued in 1919, for the
usual seven-month period from the
last Sunday in March to the last Sun
day in October, but in June of that
year Congress voted to repeal the law
And it was repealed over President
Wilson's veto.
Although the American Federation
Of Labor went on record against con-
tinuation Of the law, with one Of the
leaders maintaining that daylight
should take care of itself; let labor
devote its efforts to getting = six-hour
day." the principal opponents were
the farmers.
They claimed 1t wa impossible for
Evening star., 1937-04-24

the District, subject to congressional
action.
If daylight saving ever returns here
q problem that developed among own
ers of valuable timepieces at the end
OF the first Saving period probably
will crop UP again. At that time
those possessing heirlooms and ex-
pensive watches worried about the in
JURORS effects that might result from
turning back the hands
Jewellers and watchmakers flew at
each others throats. One faction held
1t did not harm watch to set back
the hands an hour, while the other
side said it was better to turn the
hands forward II hours.
Finally it was decided the best solu-
ton was for . person to let his watch
run down and stop for an hour.
Evening star., 1937-04-24
G. P. o. DINNER TONIGHT
TO,HAVE 900 PRESENT

More than 1000 persons will sit
down at the annual banquet of off,
cials and employees of the Govern
ment Printing Office at the Willard
Hotel tonight-and they won't have
to listen to speeches.
The dinner starts at 720, and there
will be floor show and dancing.
August j. Giegengack, public
printer, will welcome the guests, who
will include the members Of the
Joint Committe on Printing, and
Representative Lambeth, Democrat,
of North Carolina, chairman of the
committee, will bring greetings from
his associates.
DR.. George c. Havenner Is chair
man of the Banquet Committee.
Evening star., 1937-04-24
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Soldiers Home Band in
Stanley Hall at $50 pm. today. John
S. NJ Zimmerman; ban6master,
Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, "Radetzy" Strauss
Overture, THE Pearl of Korea"
Hadley
A Southern rhapsodie, Virginia"
Hayden-Wood
Grand scenes from the opera,
Faust" Gounod
Fox trots, Gypsy Blues" Blake
"Fashionette" requested) Glogau
xylophone solo by Musician Kieffer.
Vasette, Lovely Lucerne" Godin
Finale, Navy Blue" Zimmerman
THE Star spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1937-04-24

some of the local features have had to
be dropped.
And they fear the consequences, too,
because they expect a repetition OF
what occurred last year when it took
the public week or 10 days to become
accustomed to the change, and the
studio switchboards were swamped
with calls from persons who wanted
to know:
What happened to Jack Benny?
Aren't you going to broadcast Paul
Whiteman's program tonight? Where
is Fred Allen?"
Railroads Don't Worry.
The railroads probably aren't worry
ing 80 much, because they operate on
standard time and Yevamping their
schedules isn't quite - dimcult.
Evening star., 1937-04-24

them to start work an hour earlier
because the crops were then wet with
dew.
ONCE workers and merchants
seemed to be generally in favor OF
cheating on the sum-" since it gave
them more time for recreation, even
though it meant getting up an hour
earlier.
Sentiment here appears to be the
same as when the law was repealed,
if the action of the Board OF Trade
and the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association can be taken as an
indication
Both of these bodies have informed
Representative Sacks, Democrat, OF
Pennsylvania they are in favor of
his bill to revive daylight saving In
Evening star., 1937-04-24
PARK TOUR TOMORROW

c. Marshall Finnan, superintendent
OF National Capital Parks, announced
today that Park Naturalist Donald
Edward McHenry will conduct tour
for the public over the Rock Creek
Park Nature Trail from 2:3o to
pm. tomorrow.
McHenry will meet the hikers at
picnic grove 10, Beech and Bingham
drives, in upper Rock Greek Park, At
2:30 pm.
Evening star., 1937-04-24
JEWELRY JAILS BOY

Youth, Is, Turned Over to Brook
lyn, N. Y, Police by D. C. Officials.
Sol Kleindorf,. 16,, was turned over
to Brooklyn, N. Y, police yesterday
after Washington detective report
ed finding jewelry worth $1,000 in
the boys possession.
The youngster, missing from his
Brooklyn home since Thursday, was
arrested by Sergt. David Fletcher fol-
lowing receipt Of tip that he was
trying To sell the jewelry to local
dealer, The jewelry, police said, had
been reported stolen by the boys STEP
brother, Abraham Silberberg.
Evening star., 1937-04-24

cOllectlVe toes tomorrow,
somebody is going to miss his
~ favorite radio program and
perhaps be late for a train.
For at 2 am. 10 States will give
away an hour, not to be recaptured
until September 26, and thereby go
on daylight saving time
Although the Capital is not tamper-
ing with its timepieces, it will be af-
fected just the same.
Programs Change.
The programs on the coast-to-coast
networks are moving up an hour and
the local programs also will differ
Program directors in Washington
broadcasting studios have done lot
Of Juggling, but despite their efforts
Evening star., 1937-04-24
Traffic Signs Case Continued.

Arguments on briefs in the case Of
Cornelius H. Doherty, an attorney,
who has contested all traffic signs
erected on streets other than those
designated by an act of Congress, were
continued for the third time today in
Judge John p. McMahons branch Of
Police Court. The case was continued
until next Saturday.
Evening star., 1937-04-24
Money in Egg.

DEBORAH, Iowa R.-Hulda Moen,
an egg candler, altered the story about
the oyster and the pearl.
One egg she was examining showed
black spot. Miss Moen became
curious, cracked open the egg and
found . shiny quarter.
Evening star., 1937-04-24
Mountain Gable to Be Fast.

A new mountain cable railway, to
be the fastest in the world, is being
built by Austria from st. Anton, in
the Arlberg, to the summit Of Galzig,
$500 feet high.
Evening star., 1937-04-24
HUNT PURSE-SNATCHERS

Police Seek Four Who Robbed
Woman on Dunn barton Bridge.
-Four schoolboys who snatched
purse from Miss Isabelle Stone, 1902
@ street as she crossed Dumbarton
Bridge near her home last night are
being sought by police today.
The boys, who were about II. fled
into Rock Creek Park, Miss Stone told
police. Her purse she said, contained
only so cents.
Evening star., 1937-04-24
Unless Washington is On its

collective toes tomorrow,
somebody is going to miss his
70 vorife - I{o ~,a~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-09
ROAMINGTHE AIR WAVES
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-09

nehe Ruth, q tho Red aax, end HhsFFpA Smith Qf the pQAeeFS ell- gegsa iR the gFpatest WoFld series ANel ever Rlsyed, Reaton WlAAing a to ! iA the Aftsenth iAnlAg, aiteg beth slues had heeR tied l-l siRea the tAiFd,
 Myers hit Q homer in the ASsk, after which not anathar podger scored, Babe RAying them nnly live hlaM l auE'ns FAe Asxt MlFtesR MR" Scott opsneA the third with a tEiple, enc pt the seven hts aM "SheTry.H Themes NTpllnAAd out, QNtshaw ta paUhert, Scott halding thiFd, Ruth b0NnAed anptheF te Cutshaw, end this tlyRe Ac0tt aeoFed the tying rNp as Ruth vaa being thrown Glt,
 Relieving this, Ruth end smith kent all pNteAtisl FDAs Awey frNEn home pletA inhing 0fteF inning, Nll- til 1t began tl l0pk Rs | deTkness would halt fNEther prN0eed dinGR, fifteenth,
 Lewis sacrifice HHobhyu to seGend. CaTrigan sent Gamer ia to bat fer Gardner. Gamer then singled to left, and Ruth had won the GfeateSt exy tra inning duel in world series his tory.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-09
YALE FAVORED \. 10 DEFEAT PENN
Eh Eleven Slight FayeFite
 Teday-Millef to Right ,,g End Position
Ry WELAIAM D, CLARK

lpnlteA RFeag stRM CNFFesnanNent)
 New Haven, Conn, Oct. -iuPl -The odds slightly faVorea Yale eyer PennsvlvaIaia today as the two colleges met n the bowl tor their l7th game in ke years,
 During that span Fale won l6 and rolled up 'S6S points, while Pennsylvania won one same by a field goal margin in 1925 and ac- counted for only e2 points.
 Penn pEesented Q yetersn forward Wall but its haekfeld mostly Was new. The team arrived here late yesterday with every member il good shape except Bill Koapsell.
 'The boys are quite anxious to avenge last years defeat" said Coach Harvey Harmap,
 Coach "Duclky" Pond has made . couple of changes in the Hi line which started against Maine Q week ago. Johnny Miller, eTstwhile right end, has been shifted to left end, and Flick Hoxton has gone to the right side of the line.
 Jack Castle was placed at right guard in preference te Charlie Mil- Ter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-09
FIGHTING FAMILY

Louis Dundee, l8-year-old anna teur featherwegiht hoxer, is the son of Joe Dundee, former world wel- terweight champion, and Q nephew of Vince Dundee, former middle weight titleholder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-09
HoTBED OF POLO

There are ten pole fields ct the Meadow HFepk club on Long Island, One pf them, Cochran field, was built at 2 cost of sl0o,OO0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-09
The Adeste Fideles leur, under

The Adeste Fideles hour, under tho direction of Father Lawrence Bracken, will dramatize the Life of St. Christopher, patron saint of the great discoyerer, over WYNN on Sun day, October 10, from 5:So to 6 p. m. The program will be in honar of Columbus day. Born in Greece about 800 4. D., Christopher was Q giant of extraordinary strength, He worked his way around the world leaking for the King of Kings, who in his mind, would be a man strong CT than Christopher himself. When he found such king he would place his great strength at his dispos9l, While in Egypt, g small man com manded an elephant to raise Chris topher from the ground. phEtst9. pter was amazed that this could be done, and 1t caused him to dis- trust his own strength and lose con- fidence in himself. He began to drift aimlessly about the cnuntSy and one day stopped before the hut of Babylas, 8 religious. hermit, whp lived Q secluded life serving Gna. From Babylas Christonher learned about the true King of Kings and what he could do to serve Him. Because of his great strength, Chris- topher chose to aid travellers cross 8 swift moving stream. St, phrs- topheF is represented In pictures as carrying the Christ chila across the stream.