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The Washington times., 1938-12-22
Bids and Proposals

P.w A. PROJECT NO. D. C.-1021.F UNIT
NO: /. CoMMISSIoNERs OF THE DIS
Separate sealed bids for the construction
of an assembly-hall gymnasium addition.
including the necessary remodeling Of pres
ent building, at School Building No 1874,
Gated on north side of Newton Street. be-
tween Mt. Pleasant and 18th Streets, N.
W., Washington D. c.: will be received by
said Commissioners at Room 500. District
o'clock p. m, January 4, 1889, and then
publicly opened and read aloud. The In
structions to Bidders. Form of Bid. Form
Of ContFat sd Rand a1' and Rond
may be examined and secured at the office
of the Chief Clerk, Engineer Department,
Room 427, District Building. and copies
check, payable to the Collector Of Taxes.
D. c.. in the sum of Ten Dollars $4,000
per each set. Not more than three (3)
sets of drawings aid specifications, etc..
will be, furnished to any one ~ general
promptly and in good condition. said de-
posits will be refunded. The Commission
ers reserve the right to waive any infor-
m alities in or to reject any or all bids;
Each bidder must deposit with his bid
security in an amount equal to five per
centum t5To) of the base bid in the form
and subject to the conditions provided in
the instructions to Bidders. Attention OF
bidders is particularly called to the require
ments as to conditions of employment to
be observed and minimum wage rates to be
paid under the contract. The estimated
cost of the work to be performed under
this contract is Sixty-Seven Thousand Dol
lars 1897, 900 .ool: No bidder may with.
draw his bid within 80 days after the
actual rate Of the opening thereof. G. M.
THoRNETT. Secretary. Board Of Commits
sioners. D. c. December IS. 1888.
U. s. ENGINEER OFFICER, 1868 Navy
Building, Washington. D. C.-Sealed
proposals will be received here until IL 100
A. M, Eastern Standard Time. January
10. 1899. and then publicly opened, for
lease and operation in Potomac River.
District of Columbia, on an hourly basis,
of one or two hydraulic pipe line dredges.
each with cutterhead capable of pumping
$50 cubic yards per pumping hour in
material containing so per cent of sand.
gravel and eobble stone, with pipe line
of average length of 37OO feet and maxi
mum length of 5000 feet and lifts up
to 20 feet, and having discharge pipe
of at least % inches diameter, and pump
ing engine with a brake horsepower of at
least 1900. complete with operating per-
sonnel and attendant plant. Further in
formation on application.
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Evening star., 1938-05-19
Reich Press Joins IN Chorus
Of Der,ll1lciiati0n of An,ericd

blatt damns long list OF all sorts
and conditions of people in the United
States who, it says, are responsible
fof this dire state of affairs. Cabinet
ministers, Senators, professors and
journalists take advantage Of every
possible opportunity to spread the
poison of mistrust and public In
SUITS" the newspaper declares. The
American press conducts itself very
badly in this respect most of the
time, it goes on. So does the Amer
ican radio. So do the local govern
ments. So do the motion picture
audiences.
Germany had to withdraw from the
New York Fair because of fear Of
possible incidents, the Fremdenblatt
now says. although Hans Dieckhoff,
German Ambassador to the United
States, declared in announcing Ger
man withdrawal that the reason was
the Reich's inability to pay for its
exhibit in foreign exchange.
The immediate occasion for the
Nazis' displeasure this time is the
criticism of the authoritarian states
recently uttered by Secretary Harry
H. Woodring and Assistant Secretary
Col. Louis A. johnson of the War De-
partment. Other factors are at least
equally responsible for the Reich's
present displeasure. however.
b, calss:s lisSS'tYIsaIi; YsI,; Asss Aasss: Inc,
Evening star., 1938-05-19
INSURANCE RATES
ON WORKERS CUT.
1920 Slash Is Made in Costs
of Compensation Policies
for D. c. Employers.

A IL per cent reduction in the total
workmen's compensation insurance
premium costs in the District will go
into effect July /. in accord with new
rates established by the National
Council on Compensation. it was an
nounced today by j. Balch Moor. Dis
trict superintendent of insurance.
The new rates. which vary accord
ing to the many different classes Of
risks covered, are based on the work.
mems compensation insurance expert
ences for the years 1884 and 1885. the
latest for which the experience records
have been closed.
The effect of the new rates for the
different types of risk was calculated
to be reduction Of II per cent in
the total premium bill to be paid by
District employers. as against the total
bill paid last year.
The council is the rate-making body
for all the companies providing work.
mems compensation insurance. 1t is
said that the general basis for calcu-
lation of the premium rates is an al
lowance of 625 per cent of the total
premiums to cover losses. with an
allowance of 37.5 per cent to cover
expenses, taxes and profits.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
S1,375,0DD FUND
FROM WI A, WILL
BETTERD.C.ROADS
President Approves Cash
for Curbs, Cutters and
Grading Work.
$25,0OO BAND SHE'LL
ALSO GIVEN SANCTION
Series of Summer Symphony
Concerts Is Held Assured
by Announcement.

Otto Cass deputy administrator of
the District Works Progress Admins
tration announced today that Presi-
dent Roosevelt has approved a sl,375,-
600 fund for highway work in the
District.
At the same time. Mr.. Cass an
nounced the President approved alloca-
ton of s25 900 for construction by the
W. P. A. of band shell at the Water
Gate OF the Arlington Memorial
Bridge, thus assuring a series of sum-
mer symphony concerts.
The highway project will employ
some 1000 men for year. it was esti-
mated The money is to be spent for
construction of curbs and cutters on
streets already open, and grading
other streets and avenues.
Only ALLEGATION Awaits.
The band shell project. submitted to
Federal headquarters of the works
agency some time ago. received the
Presidents approval yesterday. Only
ALLEGATION of the fund from the con-
troller generals Office, routine proce-
dure, stands in the way of actual con-
struction of the she'll
The National Symphony Orchestra
already has announced it would pre-
sent a concert series if the shell were
provided. The orchestra has applied
to c. Marshall Flnnan. superintendent
of the National Capital parks. for a
permit to hold the summer concerts,
hot po ill
be granted
While definite plans have not been
completed by the National Symphony,
1t is understood the series would start
the early part Of July and continue
through August.
Shell to Be on Barge.
The project calls for construction of
the band shell on a barge 1t was
originally planned to build it on piles
sunk in the river. but the Fine Arts
Commission specified barge, express
ing the wish that permanent struc-
ture not be constructed at the Water
Gate.
The barge proba bly, will be borrowed
from the Navy Department. The
shell itself will be built so that at the
end Of the summer season, it can be
dismantled and stored away for later
use.
The National Symphony Orchestra
first presented series of sunset SYM
phonies" at the Water Gate in the
summer of 1885. The following year
a group Of members of the orchestra
presented a series on a cooperative
basis No concerts were presented last
summer.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
By WALLACE r. DEUEL.,

Correspondent Of Chicago Daily News Inc.
BERLIN, May 19.-The Nazi press,
which has been grumbling and NUT
tering with displeasure against the
United States for some time now,
burst into full cry today.
The American people are "strikingly
ignorant of Europe" the American
Government is Internationally de-
voted to the influence of Eastern Eu-
ropean jews" the present American
ornaments program is Of "grotesQue
proportion which cannot be justified by
any real danger" and the United
States is interfering in European af-
fairs, the Hamburg Fremdenblatt,
which often acts as mouthpiece for
the German foreign Office, roundly as
serts today in what seems to be the
livelist of the new attacks.
The Fremdenblatt also voices its
displeasure with the American plan
to hold maneuvers in the Atlantic next
year.
American interference" in Euro
pean affairs has become public dam
GER" the Fremdenblatt declares, and
"the question of relations between
America and states with authoritarian
leaderships has become public scam
dal of the first order"
With nne impartiality the Fremden-
Evening star., 1938-05-19
Tra1,sientinD.C.
81, Is Discovered
ToHaueLeprosy
Case Is Declared Mild.
Victim to Be Sent
to Louisiana.

A case of leprosy came to light here
today when DR.. James c. Cumming OF
the District Health Department re-
ported a transient who became sus-
picious of his own condition shortly
after he arrived Tuesday had been
isolated and will be sent to the Ma
tinoal Leper Home at Carville, La.
DR.. Cumming, head of the Prevent
able Disease Division. said the man,
who has spent many of his 81 years in
world travel, came to the Health De-
partment few hours after arriving in
the city and asked to be examined.
The physician said he diagnosed the
case as only moderately advanced and
only slightly contagious. In such
stages, he pointed out, the disease is
transferable only through close con-
tact over long period.
At the same time the Health De-
partment revealed the first case Of
rabies had been reported here since
1881. 1t involved 3-year-old Spitz
dog, whose owner became alarmed
when the pet frothed at the mouth
and had him taken to an animal hos
pital. where he died Monday. No one
is believed to have been bitten by the
dog.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
PLAYWRIGHTS TO DUEL
TOMORROW WITH EPEES
Quarrel Over Play Production to
Be Settled on Private
Estate in Paris.
By the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 19.-Seconds for Henry
Bernstein and Edouard Bourdet, two
of Frances most noted playwrights,
arranged today for the two to settle
a long-standing quarrel with epees
shortly after dawn tomorrow
1t was agreed the duel would be held
on private estate, the location of
which was kept secret.
Bernstein. whom the seconds recog-
nized as the offended party, chose
epees, long. pointed blades without
cutting edges, and Immediately began
practice on the roof of his apartment
house.
The quarrel was brought to head
by differences over production of Bern
stems play, Judith" Bourdet is di-
rector of the Comedie Francaise.
1t will be the first duel for Bourdet,
whose play, "The Captive" threw
Broadway into a furore several years
ago. It will be the ninth for Bern
stein.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Assc ted Press.
The Senate returned to the Banking
Committee today the administrations
proposal for emergency financial aid to
railroads.
The legislation was recommended by
unanimous consent at the request OF
Chairman Wagner of the Banking
Committee, which previously had rec
commended its enactment.
Senator Wagner said his request was
in the interest of orderly procedure"
because if the committee decided to
approve the measure again, some
amendments would be added.
The New Yorker told the Senate
that at the time the committee ap-
proved it, the committee had no no
tice of objectic S to certain provisions
which had since come to its attention.
Prospects Held Dark.
He added that at the time there was
mo discussion of a threatened wage
reduction"
Administration opposition to the
proposed wage cuts, authoritative per-
sons said, virtually destroyed prospects
for any emergency financial aid to the
carriers at this session.
These persons depicted administra-
ton officials as determined not to give
financial support to the roads unless
they back down on their proposal to
cut wages Is per cent.
They said railroad management, on
the other hand, was unwilling to fore
go the reduction to obtain new Fed
eral loans.
A Fairy Tale"
John j. Pelley, president of the
Association of American Railroads,
said yesterday the wage reduction for
employees could not be avoided by re-
ducing fixed charges of railroads. He
described as a fairy tale" the state
ments of some Senators that the
railroads financial crisis was due to an
excessive burden of debt and interest
charges.
Chairman Wheeler of the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee said
that if administration support was
withdrawn from the program for
financial aid, he would wash his
hands of it.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
bandit BULLET
| MISSES COUPLE
AIexandrian Saves $500
and JeweIry Valued
at $1,50O.

A bullet fired by a frustrated bandit
ricocheted harmlessly around the
heads Of two young people early today
as the man thwarted an $1,000 hold
up by slipping his automobile into
gear while the thug prepared to
get in.
BY the narrowest margin the slug
missed striking both the driver,
Charles Blunt, 1923 King street, Alex
andria, Va, and his companion, Miss
Katherine Wiley, 20, OF 34l9 Seventh
street NE.
The bullet, fired by light-skinned
colored man wearing overalls, passed
through a window and between the
shoulders of the couple. 1t glanced
off the middle upright of the wind
shield. off the door~frame on the
drivers side and then pierced the top.
The shooting occurred in front OF
Miss Wiley's home, where Mr.. Blunt
had stopped the car to let another
couple alight about am. Just as
Miss Wiley was getting ready to leave,
the bandit walked over to the car.
From Miss Wiley's side he reached
in and took her purse, containing
about 81, and made Mr. Blunt turn
over several dollars. With his revolver
trained on the couple, the bandit
opened the rear door and tried to
step in.
Mr.. Blunt quickly meshed the gears
and let the clutch out suddenly. caus-
ing the bandit to drop back and fire
one shot.
Police investigating the case said
Mr.. Blunt. an insurance broker, told
them he had about $500 in another
pocket and diamond stickpin and
diamond ring worth about $500.
The bandits overalls and cap were
described as similar to those worn by
railroad employees.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
Cruiser Springs
Small Leak on
Roosevelt Trip
By the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA. May l9.-The
Nays new cruiser Philadelphia, which
recently carried President Roosevelt on
a Caribbean fishing trip, is in the navy
yard for repairs.
1t Comdr w. T. Behrens said today
small leak which permitted water to
get into one of the storerooms did not
interfere with the Presidents cruise.
The senior duty officer at the yard
added that the cruiser. which cost
about 100000 and was commits
stoned last September, had been sched-
uled to return to the yard before she
took the President on the trip.
The Philadelphia will remain in the
yard until about the middle Of July.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
RAINS AND LOYALISTS
HALT DRIVE OF REBELS
1nsurgent Warplanes Grounded
And Artillery Sinks Deep
In Mountain Trails.

BY the Associated Press.
HENDAYE, France. May 19.-The
insurgent advance in Eastern Spain
begged today under driving transforms
and reinforced government resistance.
Warplanes were unable to leave
their bases, and heavy artillery being
moved to the front sank deep in
muddy mountain trails.
the only success of importance re-
ported by the insurgents was the cap
ture of lofty Penarroya Peak, east of
Teruel
A Madrid dispatch said insurgent
bombers raided Castellon de la Plana
on the coast, but caused few casualties
since most of the inhabitants fed to
air raid shelters.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
S. &. C. OFFICIAL HINTED
T.V. A. QUIZ COUNSEL
Roy Smith, Director of Utilities
Division, Mentioned for Post.
Selection Next Week.

BY the Associated Press.
c. Roy Smith, director of the util-
tiles division of the Securities Com
mission, was receiving mention today
for the post of chief counsel of the
congressional committee investigating
the Tennessee Valley Authority. The
appointment will be made next week.
Chairman Donahey, Democrat, of
Ohio went ahead, meanwhile, with
arrangements to begin public hearings
soon by taking testimony from Arthur
e. Morgan, former T. v. A. chairman.
and the present directors, David E.
Lilienthal and Harcourt Morgan.
At the request of Arthur Morgan
the investigating committee asked T..
v. A. officials to give the ousted chair
man access to the agency's records to
help him prepare his case for submis-
sion to the committee.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
Siam Kings Mother Ill.

BATAVIA, Netherlands East Indies,
May 10 F.@Sangwan Chrukamol, 81,
mother of 12-year-old King Amanda
Mahidol Of Siam, arrived today at
Soerabaya, Java, and medical as
sistance was Immediately summoned
for her She was believed to be ses!.
ollSly Ill.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
WOMAN MUST DIE

Vienna Widow Is Doomed for
Staying Of Four.
VIENNA, May 10 (P.-Martha
Marek, 44-year-old widow convicted
of four murders, was sentenced today
to DEATH
Although the prosecutor, Otto Wot-
owa, described the crippled, half
blind woman as a human cobra who
richly deserves the gallows," the SEN
tence did not indicate the method Of
execution.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
BOUT POSTPONED
Petey Sarron and Lou Gevinson
to Meet Tomorrow Night.


The 10-round boxing match between
Petey Sarron, former world feather
weight champion, and Lou Gevinson,
local lightweight, scheduled for to-
night at Griffith Stadium, has been
postponed until $50 pm. tomorrow,
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, chairman of
the District Boxing Commission, an
nounced this afternoon.
After q conference with weather Of
ficials indicated showers for tonight,
but clear night tomorrow, Maj.
Brown and Promoters Joe Turner and
Goldie Ahearn decided to postpone
The bout.
The announcement was made shortly
after the weighing in of the two fight
ers this morning. Sarron tipped the
scales at 1891 and Gevinspn at 134A
Evening star., 1938-05-19
.[ANCD0N SOUGHT
HIS AID ON AL|bL,
W|TNESSASSERTS
Former Boot|egger Testifies
About Conversation on
Morning of Staying.
BEULAH LIMERICK'S
SISTER ALSO QUIZZED
Court Hears Testimony From
Retired Officer on Alteration
of Police Records.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Beulah Limerick, 19-year-old Sec
retary OF the Skyhigh Whoopee Club,
Uas found dead in her home on the
morning of December 81, 1880. At
first, death nds believed due to
natural causes, but later a gunshot
mound Was found in the head. Later
the case developed into one of the
Capitals most battling murder mys-
teries. Former Policeman Langdon
Uds arrested early in the inuestiga-
tion. but the grand jury at that
time failed to indict him.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
RAIL LOANS PLAN
IS RECOMM|TTED
Unanimous Consent Given
Wagner Request-PossibIe
Changes Seen.
BACKGROUND


The President tuo months ago
asked Congress empower r. F. C.
to make special loans to railroads.
The roads themselves rere pushing
for IS per cent pay cut. J. J. Pei
ley, Association American Railroads
president, repeatedly told President
cut lOould be held of it loans made
available, but he mds orerruled BY
other rail men. Senator La Toilette,
Progressive, Wisconsin, led fight
against making loans if cuts were
to be taken.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
Won CRAMM APPEALS
Tirhts Sentence of Year for Moral
Delinquency.

BERLIN, May 19 R).-Baron Gott-
fried Won Cramm, Germany's top
ranking tennis star, through counsel
today lodged an appeal against the
sentence of a year in prison imposed
on him May IA for violation of
statute covering moral delinquencies.
The law allowed one week for the
appeal. .
Won Cramm, member of an aristo-
cratic German family. was found
guilty in a secret trial in grim Moabit
Criminal Court of improper relations
with q Jewish youth. Two months al
ready spent in Jail were deducted from
the sentence.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
BULLETIN.

Several members of the Senate
Banking Committee have suggested
amending the administration bill
liberalizing r. F. c. loans to rail-
roads so as to prohibit loans to
roads which force wage cuts,
Chairman Wagner said today.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
$1,000 IN CHICAGO
FACE STARVATION
IN RELIEF: CRISIS
10000 Receive Last of
Funds, Leaving $4,000
Families Wanting.
MILK NOW AVAILABLE
ONLY FOR CHILDREN
officials Look to Special Session
of Legislature Tomorrow
to Bring Assistance.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. May 19.-Food tickets
good for a limited supply OF rations
were the only protection against star
vation today for 81 900 persons caught
in Chicago's relief crisis.
Funds for May relief checks ran out
after 10000 persons had been paid,
leaving $4,000 families dependent upon
foodstuffs furnished by the Federal
Surplus Commodities Corp.
The rations, which heretofore sup
plemented cash relief, consisted OF
beans. butter. cabbage, celery. oranges
and rice. Milk was available only for
children.
All of the city's relief stations were
closed except for emergency services
because of an empty treasury. The
closing brought out pickets bearing
placards reading Soak the rich and
feed the poor" and Don't starve,
fight"
Relief officials looked to the special
session of the Legislature tomorrow
lOl dlu LII lllC lllldLlSldl SlIolS. 1 4lV
difference between the amount avail
able for relief and that needed by Chi
cago was estimated at $1,000,000
monthly.
Gov Henry Horner has recon-
mended an increase of $500000
monthly in State aid for relief pur-
poses. Chicago could expect not more
than s400 900 as its share. which would
still leave monthly deficit of at least
s6OO.0O0
The Governor suggested the city
divert or borrow from its various funds
to meet the relief emergency until ma
chinery can be set up to collect taxes
through new revenue measures. New
levies on so-called luxuries. including
cigarettes, soda water, and cosmetics,
have been suggested by some city off,
cials.
Cleveland Plight Told.
CLEVELAND. May 10 (P,.-State
legislators burrowed deeper into
welter OF municipal relief data today
after hearing from City Relief Com
missioner Frank E. Bubna that half
the heads Of destitute Cleveland FAM
lilies are unemployables
The Investigators are members Of a
House of Representatives committee
of eleven which is to report by June
l to a special relief session of the
Legislature.
The committeeman said their first
days investigation disclosed many
startling things" in the city's welfare
crisis.
While about $50 INDECENT "reliefers"
entered the third day of a sit-down
protest in the stately City Council
chamber the legislators conducted a
hearing last night at a downtown
hotel
Commissioner Bubna told the COM
mittee that of $4,000 heads of relief
families at least half are unable to
work because of physical disabilities,
chronic illness or inability to leave
small children alone at home.
Evening star., 1938-05-19
Summary of Today's Star

New autopsy demanded by Wamplers in
handy man" death. Page B-1
Evening star., 1938-05-19
WEATHER.


Occasional showers tonight and tonor-
row; not quite so cool tonight; warmer to-
morrow; gentle southeast and south winds.
Temperatures today-Highest, 81, at 2
pm: lowest, SIS, at 4 am.
Full report on page Az.
Evening star., 1938-05-19

(see LIMERICK, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-05-19

(see VOTE HEARING, Page A-4)
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