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Evening star., 1938-08-18
YANKEES LEADING
MATS, SO, IN SIXTH
Crosetti Gets Home Run, but
Lewis Three Errors Figure
for Champions.
Nv FRANCIS E. STAN.
LINEUP.

BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
The New York Yankees were lead"
ing the Nationals at Grifith Stadium
this afternoon in the first game OF q
double -header, in the sixth inning.
The score was to 8.
FIRST INNING.
NEW YORK-Crosetti walked and
was picked of first base, Leonard to
Bonura. Rolfe popped to Myer.
Heinrich fouled to Giuliani. No runs.
WASHINGTON -Ferrell was booed
Is he went to the box for New York.
Case slapped q grounder to Rolfe. The
ball took bad bounce and struck him
over the right eye. Case got two
bases on the freak hit and Rolfe was
led OF the field with blood pouring
from q cut over the eye. Rolfe was
treated in the Yankee dugout and he
returned to the game after q few min
utes with piece Of adhesive tope over
his right eye. Lewis singled to right,
scoring Case. Simmons flied to Hen.
rich. Bonura lined to Di Maggie.
Travis fouled to Rolfe. One run.
Washington, 1; New York. o.
SECOND INNING.
NEW YORK-Di Maggie fouled to
Giuliani. Gehrig doubled of tho
right-field fence. Dickey walked. Sci.
kirk took . third strike. Gordou
1see BASEBALL. Page A-2.) 49,
Evening star., 1938-08-18
Mothers Tip Traps Youths
arrested in Sanford Death
Police Return T,UO From,
Richn,0nd-2 Others
Are Sought.

Two youths arrested on a tip to
Washington police by the mother OF
one Of them were questioned at head
quarters this afternoon in connection
with the Staying of George Sanford.
20. of the 1900 block OF K street Sc,
whose body was left at Children's Hos
pital early Saturday.
Leroy Evans, 10, of the 900 block OF
L street NV, and George Malloy, 1s,
of the 100 block of North Capitol
street, were brought here early today
from Richmond by Detective Sergts.
John Wise and Dewey Guest. They
were arrested In the Virginia capital
last night.
Mrs. ]. Frank Collins, mother of
Malloy. furnished the information
leading to the boys arrest. Inspector
Bernard Thompson, chief of detectives,
said. She conferred at some length
last night with 1t. George Darnell OF
the homicide squad before Inspector
Thompson communicated with Rich
mond police, who found the youths In
telegraph ONCE.
Police ut once began q search for q
middle-aged white man who was said
to have been sitting at the wheel OF
the car used by the two youths who
took Sanford to the hospital, and for
colored man who is supposed to
know in detail the events leading up
to Sanford's shooting. Sanford was
wounded fatally in the chest.
Evans Wound Treated.
Malloy was locked up in the NTH
precinct station Immediately on his
arrival here. Evans was put In q cell
block in an unidentified precinct sta
ton this afternoon after he was treat
ed for an infected gunshot wound in
the hand. He received an injection
Of anti-tetanus serum at Gallinger.
A third youth who 41as been held at
the NTH precinct station for three
days was questioned with Malloy and
Evans this afternoon.
Inspector Thompson said Evans and
Malloy made statements about the
shooting to Wise and Guest during the
trip from Richmond. The colored mar
supposedly was mentioned in the
statement.
Sanford was left at Children's Hos
pital early Saturday by two youths,
one Of whom was suffering from a
fresh gunshot wound in the hand.
Sanford had been fatally shot through
the chest. The two told . nurse he
was the victim of a bandit. The boys
left their dead companion in the
hospital operating room and fied. de-
parting in an automobile driven by q
fourth person.
In WASHINGTON Sunday.
Malloy and Evans arrived in Rich
mond early Tuesday, they told police.
They said they were in Philadelphia
late Saturday and in Washington
Sunday. They began to hitch-hike
toward Richmond Sunday night and
were given ride in o truck, with
which they stayed as far as Wake
Forest, N. C.
They were identified by Richmond
detectives through tattoo mark on
Malloy's arm. Although Sergts. Wise
and Guest had no warrants for the
youths arrests, they came without
protest.
Inspector Thompson paid high
credit to 1t. Darnell for his work on
the Sanford case to date.
HE has slept hardly an hour since
Saturday." the inspector said.
Evening star., 1938-08-18
BROWNS TRYING
TO SAVE FRIEND
Artist Apparently Did Not
Know Companion Had
SWum to Safety.
Pictures on Page A-3.)

Alfred w. Manning, 80, commercial
artist and descendant OF an old Co
lonial family, plunged to his death
early today in the rocky waters Of
the Potomac River above Key Bridge
apparently In q needless effort to
rescue . companion who already had
swum to safety.
The tragedy occurred about am,
shortly after Mr.. Manning and Pat
rick H. Casey. 20, Agriculture De-
partment employe. had been thrown
into the water OF Three Sisters Is
land when their canoe capsized.
The two managed to swim to q
small island nearby. pushing the canoe
before them. According to Mr.. Casey,
his companion climbed to the rocks
at the edge Of the water.
Mr.. Casey said he called out to see
If Mr.. Manning was all right and then
heard q splash in the water several
feet away. He said Mr.. Manning ap-
parently thought he was in trouble
and dived into the water to aid.
Received No Answer.
Mr.. Casey then climbed to the rocks
and called to his friend, but received
no answer. His cries we're heard on
the shore. approximately 800 feet
away, by Miss Bertha Duncan, 4128
K street NV, and James W. Pizza-
relic, 4l32 K street NV, who hurried
to the island in motor boat.
Mr.. Casey was still calling to his
companion when they arrived to take
him of the rocks. Harbor police were
notified and they began searching for
Mr.. Manning's body.
Mr.. Manning, free-lance car
toonist, was the son of Mrs. Catherine
Manning, philatelic curator of the
Smithsonian Institution He lived with
his aunts, Mrs. Estelle Thompson and
Mrs. Fraude Manning, at 1880 Co.
lumbia road NV.
Two Men Rented Canoe.
The two men rented q canoe late
yesterday afternoon from Thomas
Cole, who operates a boathouse above
Key Bridge.
Mr.. Casey, who lives at 3l10 Mount
Pleasant street NV, said they padded
across to the Virginia shore to meet
some friends. They were returning
shortly after midnight when their
canoe upset in the middle OF the river.
Among other survivors Of Mr.. Man
ming are his father, William T.
Manning; a daughter. Marcia Man
ming. 10; two sisters, Estelle Manning
of Trinity Towers Apartments and
Marie Wright. 1901 Taylor street NV,
and half-sister, Dolores Manning.
Relatives said Mr.. Manning was q
direct descendant of Stephen A.
Hampstead, the last man to see Nathan
Hale before the Revolutionary War
hero was captured and hanged by the
British. It was Hampstead who de-
livered the dispatches left in Hale's
care to Gen. George Washington.
Evening star., 1938-08-18
News for Lawyers

The simpfed rules Of procedure in civil practice in the
District Court the District Of Columbia which
become effective the District Of Columbia September 49,
published in full Pages 1913 Of today's Star
The abolish distinction between law and equity and
conform to the sped rules adopted by the United States
Supreme Court for Federal Courts.
Star will print these rules in pamphlet form and they
will available within few days lawyers who desire them
in this FORM
To obtain copy of the rales in pamphlet form,
,vrite to "Coart Reporter. The Epenns STAR ncosine
cents POSTAGE call the in The Star lobby
first floor, nest aveek.
Evening star., 1938-08-18
Horrors of War Held Unseen
By-Products of Sciences Work
British Snuuz,ts Are Told That Use of
Discoveries for Killing Is Undrean'ed
of by Finders.

past few days with officials Of the
American group. including DR.. f. r.
Moulton Of Washington, permanent
secretary Of the association.
While science has undoubtedly con-
tributed to making war more terrible,
Lord Rayleigh said, the application of
fundamental discoveries to war pur-
poses is always too remote for it to
De possible to control such discoveries
at the source. Almost never except
in actual wartime, he said, has the
scientist worked deliberately with mil
itary objectives.
Some Discoveries Inevitable.
Thus, he explained, "in the course
of systematic study Of the chemistry
of carbon compounds it was inevitable
that the action Of nitric acid on sub
stances like benzene, toluene, glycertn.
(see HENRY. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1938-08-18
NEGROES ABUSED
BY IVA. BOSSES,
W|TNESSCHARGES
Committee Orders Report
on Comp|aints-Workers
Will Be Heard.
DIRECTOR LILIENTHAL'S
TESTIMONY DELAYED
Preacher Tells Hearing Of Sales
Talk'-Informed Landowners
Berry Was Interested.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
After failing to reach agreement
tDith Senator Berry on mineral and
marble claims, T. v. A. sued to
condemn holdings. Subsequently
Federal commission held they had
no commercial palue. The Senator
,pas accused OF fraud. He denied
charge. Congressional committee
has been delWn1 into this and
other phases OF T. v. A. activities.
BY the Associated Press.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 1s.-Ne.
gro workers on the T. v. AS Chicka.
mauga Dam have been kicked, curset
and treated "brutally" by their fore.
men and walking bosses, q witnes.
charged today before a congressional
committee investigating the Tennessee
Valley Authority.
The appearance of T. v. A. Director
David E. Lilienthal to testify in the
Berry marble case was delayed while
the committee listened to q detailed
account of alleged abuse from Charles
H. Houston, colored, special counse
for the National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People.
(Mr. Houston, formerly acting dear
of Howard University Law School
practices law in Washington with hi.
father, William L. Houston. The elder
Houston is a special assistant to At.
torney General Cummings.)
The committee considered the situa.
ton serious enough to warrant investi.
CATION. and ordered T. v. A. Personne
Director Gordon r. Clapp to prepare
a report on complaints.
After studying Mr.. Clapp's report
the committee will hear testimony
from Negro workers allegedly abused
and "coerced" to prevent their joinins
q union.
Preacher Testifies.
The committee has spent seven day.
in hearing testimony regarding the
Authosity,ss handing Of mineral and
marble claims fled by Senator George
L. Berry, Democrat, Of Tennessee and
his associates.
The authority agreed in 1896 k
conciliate the Berry claim, but no basi,
Of settlement was ever reached.
In March, 1887, the authority filed
suit to condemn the holdings. A
Federal commission subsequently held
they had no commercial value.
Verlin H. Graves, East Tennessee
preacher and notary public, testified
yesterday he told some landowners
in the Norris Dam basin that mineral
leases on their lands would increase
in value II flooded by a Government
project.
The preacher, who said he obtained
about 200 leases" told Representative
Charles Wolverton, Republican, ot
New Jersey that as part of q sales
talk" he informed landowners Senator
Berry was interested in the proposition
and would aid in obtaining settle
ments.
Evening star., 1938-08-18
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

Dy ShSAGC e. SuATNNs
Between 1900 and LOO American
boys are virtual prisoners" in the
Spanish armies. the special House
Committee Investigating Un-American
Activities was told today by Abraham
Sobel, a 23-year-old Boston law stu
dent, who fought with the Loyalist
forces.
Mr.. Sobel was placed on the witness
stand after the committee had made
futile efforts to link Harry Bridges,
West Coast c. I. o. maritime leader.
with the Communist party.
Every one Of the American boys in
the Spanish armies would return to the
United States if they would get re.
leased, Mr.. Sobel testified in answer to
questions by Chairman Dies.
Would those boys make good Amer.
ican citizens?" asked Representative
Mason, Republican, Of Illinois, a COM
mittee member.
Il would say 999 out of very 1000
Of them would" he replied
Had to Be Appointed BY Reds.
Mr.. Sobel testified that All Ameri-
cans recruited for the loyllist army
had to be approved by the Communist
party. - u
Mr.. Sobel told the committee Com
munist Endorsement is necessary be-
fore recruits could get their travel ex-
penses to Spain.
"The Communist party and its afii-
ates." he declared, ARE largely re-
sponsible for the American boys going
over"
He said he joined the loyalist fc-ces
at Uranian club In Boston and
procured his permit after being in
structed by recruiting agent to tell
officials he would not go to Spain, but
to Australia
Mr.. Sobel gave the committee q
hair-raising description of his ad-
ventures on the way to Spain He
said the ship on which he sailed from
Marseille for Spain was torpedoed of
the coast Of France, and that he
escaped by swimming to a seaplane
which had been conveying the ship.
One hundred and fifty-eight pas
sengers and crew, however, he said,
perished
Band of Dirty, Rotten Crooks
Later Chairman Dies read into the
Record letter Mr.. Sobel had written
from Paris, describing his experiences
to his family. In this letter the wit
ness admitted he had some very
foolish ideas about Communism be-
fore he left the United States.
In the letter, Mr. Sobel also said
(See UN-AMERICAN, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1938-08-18
President Sure
Court WMO.K.
His Ne,U Degree
By the Associated Press.

BY the AsSoclateQ SIeSS.
KINGSTON, Ontario, Aug. 49,
President Roosevelt told Canadians
today he didn't think the Supreme
Court would mind If he accepted an
honorary degree from Queens Univer-
Bity here.
Receiving a doctor of laws degree,
che Chief Executive said:
IAN American President is pre-
cluded by our Constitution from ac-
cepting any title from foreign prince,
potentate or power. Queens Univer-
sity is not prince or potentate, but
1t is a power.
yet can say without constitutional
reserve that the acceptance Of the title
which you confer on me today would
raise no qualms In the august breast
Of our own Supreme Court"
Evening star., 1938-08-18
POLICY YPR|SONERS'
DISCHARGE IS TOLD
az Captured in Raid on
Bank in Harlem, Hines
Trial Informed.
BACKGROUND-

BACKGROUND
District Attorney Thomas E.
Dewey OF Ne,o York was appointed
last year to clean up racketeering
in Ne,o York City. He turned his
attention to the numbers or policy"
games which were dominated by
the late Dutch Schultz He ac-
cused almost q score OF men OF
aiding in the control of the games
and obtained indictments for about
Dozen A Tnmndny Hall political
leader, James J. Hines, he accused
OF being political protector. Hines
Dent on trial this Ueek
Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-The name
of New York City magistrate, now
dead, who was listed by District At
torney. Thomas e. Dewey as having
been @."intimidated, Influenced OF
bribed" in connection with the multi
million dollar Harlem policy racket
was injected today into the conspiracy
OAtdl Va OauiCo y. 4AAAACo
Tammany political chieftain.
Six-year-old records Of nearing
before the magistrate, Francis Erwin
were introduced to show that Erwin
peremptorily discharged . group Of a
prisoners captured in q raid on a
Harlem policy bank" conducted by
Joe Joe" Ison and his brother, Masjc
or Little Joe"
Magistrate Erwin himself conducted
the examination of the arresting OH
GERS, it was shown, leaving ]. Rich
ard Dixie" Davis, the kid mouth
piece" of the notorious Dutch Schultz
mob, who defended them, in a silent
role.
The records disclosed that Magis-
trate Erwin-one Of three city officials
named by Dewey as having been
fixed" by Hines-dismissed the
charges after learning that none OF
the arresting officers had seen the de-
PENDANTS hands actually touching the
policy slips, heaped on a table in front
of them when the raiders broke in.
Policy Slips Seized.
Evidence at the hearing, seized by
the raiding officers, included three
mail sacks and a valise filled with pol
icy slips, as well as policy bank tabu-
lating machines.
One OF the defendants at the hear
ing, Wilfred Brunder, 43, a West In
dies colored man, State witness in
the current trial, said that after Mag
istrate Erwin discharged them I'VE
went right back to the same work.
operating the policy bank"
Earlier, Brunder, a one-time 81, ,0O0,-
000-a-year policy banker, told the Hines
jury how his partner. Fred McLaugh-
lin, was threatened with death by a
carload of Schultz mobsters when hl
refused to turn over his small inde-
pendent policy business to the Schultz
combine.
Il was quitting the racket" Brunder
said, land told the mob that what
was left belonged to Fred McLaugh-
lin.
I'VE are coming out of a shop when
a car rolls up with Abe Landau, Louis
Schneck and Little Able" he said, re-
ferring to Schultz gangsters.
He said Abe Landau, also known as
/~-- yyrNyy,r 1o>
Evening star., 1938-08-18
12O on Tin Roof.

PENN YAM, N. Y, Aug. 18 R.-It
was hot on the tin roof which Charles
Schultz was repairing.
He got thermometer to ond out
Just how hot 1t was. It broke at 120
degrees. Schultz went home.
Evening star., 1938-08-18

Secretary Of State Hull rejected
today Germany's offer of a trade
arrangement founded on the Ger
man trade system, but expressed
willingness to negotiate on the Am
erican basis Of multilateral COM
merce.
Earlier story on page A-6.)
Evening star., 1938-08-18
ATLANTIC HOP BALKED
French Flying Boat Turns Back
to Base at Bordeaux.

BORDEAUX, France, Aug. 18 R.-
The big French flying boat 1t. de
Vaisseau Paris returned to her base
today 10 minutes after taking of on
the first leg of a transatlantic flight
to New York,
Evening star., 1938-08-18
DIES GROUP TOLD
80
1,7OOU. s. YOUTHS
Ea
ARE KEPT IN SPAIN
All Are Virtual Prisoners
of Loyalists, Says One
Who Fought There.
COMMUNISTS APPROVE
RECRUITS, UNIT HEARS
Futile Effort Is Made to Link
Bridges to Reds-Probe Is
Hit as Persecution
BULLETIN.

bOLL6 lin.
An indirect charge that Senate
Civil Liberties Committee investi-
gators might be tipping OF" wit
nesses sought by the Special House
Committee investigating un-Ameri-
can activities was made this after
noon by Representative Mosier.
Democrat. Of Ohio. Mr.. Mosier
made this charge after Repre-
sentative Thomas, Republican, Of
New Jersey, told Of difficulty met
by the committee in locating wit
nesses because. he said, they seemed
to have quickly" gone on vaca-
ton.
One Of these witnesses, Mr..
Thomas said, is Mrs. Katherine
Hallock. who, he said, is in charge
Of 1900 Federal Writers Project
workers, and whose husband, he
said he was informed, is publicity
man for the Soviet Embassy in
Washington.
Evening star., 1938-08-18

FOREIGN.
Japan disables vital Chinese railway
line. Page Az
Loyalists claim rebel offensive re-
pulsed In east. Page Az
Little Entente to offer pact to Hun
gary. Page Al
Reich drafts civilians to rush western
defenses. Page As
NATIONAL.
1,70o U. s. youths prisoners in Spain,
probers told. Page Al
George given edge in Georgia pri-
mary. Page Al
Roosevelt gives Canada promise Of aid
If needed. Page Al
Threats of death marked Schultg rise,
court is told. Page Al
O'Mahoney predicts monopoly restric-
tions will aid business. Page Ais
Rules Committee control at stake in
O'Connor purge. Page B-S
WASHINGTON AND NEARBY.
Artist drowned in effort to rescue
friend already safe. Page Al
Former policeman questioned In num-
bers game 'hi-jacking." Page A-9
Boy killed BY playmate IN freak &C.
cident. Page HI
Evening star., 1938-08-18
M'ADOO GIVES VIEWS
Says Roosevelt Will Not Run If
He Can Find Good Liberal.

He Can Find Good Liberal.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1s R).-Sen-
ator William G. McAdoo, California
Democrat, says President Roosevelt
will not run in 1910 If he can find
q good liberal to be a candidate"
Senator McAdoo's view concerning
third-term talk was expressed at a
campaign meeting here last night in
behalf of his own candidacy for re-
election to the Senate.
Evening star., 1938-08-18
Summary Of Today's Star

Water Department asks sl.s32,57o
for 1910. Page B-1
EDITORIAL AND COMMENT.
Editorials. Page A-10
This and That. Page A-1O
Answers to Questions. Page A-10
Letters to The Star. Page A-10
David Lawrence. Page Ali
Capital Parade. Page ALL
G. Gould Lincoln. Page ALL
Constantine Brown. Page ALL
Della Pynchon. Page ALI
SPORTS.
Ambers' hackers score Armstrong, de-
mand return 60. Page C-1
Henry not rated as ring immortal;
knockdowns net edge. Page C-1
Fair share Of grid stars make good In
baseball. Page c.
Irwin, Karamatic top bidders for
Battles job says Flaherty. Page c.
sprinters set pace as U. s. trackmen
win over Germans. Page C-2
Grand American trapshoot strangest
of sports events. Page C-3
Australians seen as u. 8. Davis Cup
tennis foes. Page C-3
MISCELLANY.
After Dark. Page Bio
Vital Statistics. Page C-5
Service Orders. Page C-5
Natures Children. Page C-5
Crossword Puzzle. Page C-S
Bedtime story. Page C-8
fetter-Out. Page C-S
Winning Contract. Page CD
Evening star., 1938-08-18
ROOSEVELT
FIRMS IN us. MAY
RULE WATERWAY
They May Gain Monopoly
on st. Lawrence, He
Warns Canada.
MAKES PLEA FOR PACT
TO DEVELOP PROJECT
Address Follows Talk at Kingston
Pledging Aid Of America
if Neighbor Needs It.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
President RooseDelt's Trip to
Canada to receive an honorary de-
gree and to dedicate the Thousand
Islands International Bridge is a
celebration marking 100 years OF
peace between the United States
and Canada. Not since the border
Uartare OF 1888 has gunfre broken
the peace OF the 3,000-n1ile boun-
ddry.
fText OF Presidents addresses
on Page B-4.)
Evening star., 1938-08-18

(See HINES, Page A-16.)
Evening star., 1938-08-18
BULLETIN

(See GEORGE, Page A-9.)
Evening star., 1938-08-18

tSee ROOSEVELT, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1938-08-18

Water Department asks $1,932,570
for 1910. Page B-1
Evening star., 1938-08-18

Earlier story on page A-6.)
Evening star., 1938-08-18
WEATHER.

Fair and continued cool tonight: tomor.
row fair with slowly rising temperature;
gentle north and northwest winds. Tenn
peratures today-Highest. II, at 2 pm:
lowest, 10. at $50 am.
Full report on page Az.
Evening star., 1938-03-18
FRED j. ICENHOWER and WILLIAM X.
Bldg. iO2 9th st. NV.

United States for the District of CO.
lumbia.-Nina Louise Ernst. 500 Park
Road NV. Plaintiff. VS.. Robert Bernard
The object of this suit is to procure
a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from
on the ground of desertion as by statute
made and provided.-On motion OF the
plaintiff, it is this 18th day of March,
Bernard Ernst, cause his. appearance to
be entered herein on or before the fortieth
Holidays % oecurrns after ot the day na of eSs he
hrst publication of this order; otherwise
the cause will be proceeded with as in case
be published once week for three sue
eessive weeks in the Washington Law
day. JENNINGS BAILEY. Justice. (seal1
Attest: CHARLES Z. STEWART Clerk.
BY HARRY M. HULL, Assistant Clerk.
Evening star., 1938-03-18

SAMUEL W. mozart, Atty.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Cn!tsd States for the District of CO.
lpmb!s Holding an Equity court.-EpNA
IHoMAs DAVIS; ct al; Detendants.--
I Hommedieu ,,, and Samuel W. Mccart;
in Square 21O4, improved BY brick prem.
ites, and known as laos Crittenden Street
trict Of Columbia, for the sum Of SS, 400 90
cash and not, being, subject to real
estate commission. all Adjustments to be
made as OF the date Of transfer, it is. BY
the Court this 18th day. Of March. 1885,
ORDERED: That said sale be ratified and
contrary be shown on or before the 3Isl
day OF March. 1898. provided copy oi
this order be published once in the Wash.
ington Law Reporter and once in The
Evering Star, at least ten 1O) days before
said date, JENNINGS BAILEY. Justice
(Seall A true. copy. Test: CHARLES z
STEWART Clerk. BY H. B. DERTZBAUGH
Evening star., 1938-03-18
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

EOCkNE 1888 4-door sedan. A sturdy.
ui,epenoanle i,s car that is priced far below
shopisns!u,a sis iaGsuai value At this price you
Inc. New York and Florida aves. ne.
STUDEBAKER 1884 President trunk ...
gan: VIII give many thousands of miles Of
Saa SSaaeares Transportation. for only 1915.
Ion Motor Car Co, 24th M and N stS "
Nepuohc ol45. Open evenings
W1LLYS 1887 de luxe sedan Al co,di,io.
= real Dargain: only S435 STANDARD Motnr
safes. 1908 14th st. NV. North 22gs'