davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1938-10-28

touching record of the times during
the past year when lack of funds made
it necessary for Community Chest
agencies to turn away applicants, when
the burden of appeals became more
than they could possibly answer with
the funds and the personnel at their
command.
Should Not Ignore Calls.
Sick people who need the services
Of visiting nurse within their homes,
children who have the right to the
normal environment provided by foster
homes, girls and boys who require
more facilities for leisure time train
ing than agencies can possibly offer,
families that can be kept from break
up by timely and understanding help
these are calls that the Community
Chest and Greater Washington cannot
afford to ignore"
A great effort has been made to
keep the 1888 campaign goal within
the limits of what can be realistically"
expected of the citizens of Washing
ton and the suburban communities,
Mr.. Gorrell said
The recommendations on the total
amount of $2127O0O and on the sepa-
rate amounts to be allotted to the
agencies are based on the problem
of meeting the human needs of WASH
ington and yet keeping the goal a
reasonable one, possible of attainment,
the committee feels. Some requests
for increases could not be granted,
because their inclusion would put the
Community Chest goal beyond the
giving limits of the community.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
THEFT AND ASSAULT
net TODAY TERM
Man Is Sentenced in Watch
Robbery and Attack on
LAWYER in Office.

Charged with stealing a wrist watch
from John O. Stigall and with assault
ing ]. Preston Shealy, both local at
torneys, a 26-year-old man today was
given a total of 12o days in prison on
both counts by Police Court Judge
Walter j. Casey.
The defendant, Robert Roden, of
the 100 block of Columbia road NV,
was arrested yesterday after a strug-
gle with Mr.. Shealy in his Office in
the Colorado Building when the lat
ter refused him money.
Mr.. Shealy told the court today he
had sent Roden away when he asked
for money. but that the defendant
returned a few minutes later with an
open pocketknife in his hand. After
a struggle Mr.. Shealy managed to
free himself and call the police.
In the meantime, Frank Fraser, q
janitor in the building, heard the COM
motion and went to the Office where
he subdued Roden and took the knife
away from him.
After his arrest, Detective William
A. Schotter told the court, Roden was
identified as the person who took a
S45 wrist watch from the Office of
Mr.. Stigall in the National Press
Building on Tuesday. It was learned,
the officer said, that Roden had sold
the watch to an Army officer for S36.
from whom it was recovered.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
Liberal VOTERS
ORGAN|zELEAGUE
Mrs. Raymond G. CIapper Is
Named President of
ORGANIZATION.

With "perpetuation of the liberal
policies of the Democratic party" as
its aim, Liberal Voters League has
been organized in Montgomery County
with Mrs. Raymond G. Clapper as its
first president.
Leaders in the organization sup
ported Representative David ]. Lewis
in his unsuccessful primary race
against Senator Millard E. Tydings
Mrs. Clapper was co-chairman of the
Lewis-for-Senate Club of Montgomery
County prior to the primaries.
Besides Mrs. Ciapper. officers of the
league are: Eugene Casey, first vice
president; Harry Martin. second vice
president; T. Ormonde Nichols, sec
retary, and George w Davis, treasurer
The principal objectives of the
league, it was announced, will be selec-
ton of delegates to the 1910 Demo-
cratic National Convention who will
support and work for the nomination
of a liberal for President and the
nomination and election of a liberal
to the United States Senate from
Maryland in 1910.
Mr.. Nichols said membership in the
league is growing rapidly and that ap-
plications are being received from ali
parts of the State and the District o1
Columbia. He said the formation o1
similar units in other parts of the
State is expected.
The first rally of the new organiza-
ton will be held at Rockville No.
cember 81.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
WOMAN CONVICTED
IN AUTO FATALITY
Mrs. Susan J. Gelder Is Found
Guilty of Negligent Homicide.
Man Is Acquitted.

Mrs Susan j. Gelder, %, of 1925
Fifteenth street NV. was found guilty
of negligent homicide, and John w.
Everett, 26, of 618 Rittenhouse street
NV. was acquitted Of the same charge
late yesterday by Police Court jury
which deliberated hours and 40
minutes.
The two were charged in connec-
ton with the traffic death July 8 of
Vincent j. Casey, 27, who lived in
the same apartment house as Mrs.
Gelder.
Mr.. Casey was a passenger in Mrs.
Gelder's car when her vehicle came
into collision with one driven by Mr..
Everett at Georgia avenue NV, Long
fellow street and Illinois avenue in
the early morning of July Z. Testi-
mony was offered that Mrs. Gelder
was driving south on Georgia avenue,
and Mr.. Everett entered the inter-
section from Illinois avenue and at
tempted to make a left turn into
Longfellow street.
Judge John P. Mcmahon set next
Thursday for sentencing. The trial
lasted three days.
Assistant United States Attorney
David A Hart prosecuted the case for
the Government. Martin F. ODon-
oghue and Wilbert I. Mc1nerney were
counsel for Mrs. Gelder and Sidney
Johnson was counsel for Mr.. Everett
Evening star., 1938-10-28

then, and these same managers were
appointed by the Mayor = = for the
purpose of agreeing on a scheme Of q
lottery and managing the same in
order to raise fund for building and
establishing two public schools, a peni-
tentiary and city hall. Before pro-
ceeding to dispose Of the tickets the
managers are required to give bond in
the sum of $4,000 for the faithful per-
formance of their duty. - They
receive a compensation Of 50 each for
every day they are employed, provided
the whole expense Of drawing any one
scheme shall not exceed an average Of
81 1,00O."
Chimney sweeps received 10 cents
per story for each fiue swept. Hay
weighers got so cents for each wagon
load weighed and Is cents for each
CARLOAD.
With . population Of ls,247. Wash
ineton ranked seventh In size. Phila-
Evening star., 1938-10-28
OLD D. c. BUILDINGS
TO BE RAZED SOON
Hechinger Corp. Awarded Job of
Wrecking Structures in
Municipal Center.

Razing of number of the old
buildings in the Municipal Center
site along Indiana evenue and John
Marshall place. north of c street. will
be started within two weeks, under
an order issued today by the Commis-
sioners.
The Hechinger Engineering Corp.
was awarded the wrecking job. 1t
will pay the District Government ST.
$50 for the privilege. this being the
highest bid received by the District.
Tenants have been ordered to va
cate by next Tuesday. The Vehicles
and Traffic Department will lose its
quarters for the storage of signs
and within month the Police Depart
ment must give up lot used for the
storage of impounded cars. The Public
Employment Center already has moved
to new quarters.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
zee Served Purpose of P. W. A. in National Capital

automatically at the time-Great
Britain, Mexico, France and Sweden.
The American Colonization Society's S
officers included Bushrod Washington
as president and Francis s. Key as one
of the managers.
Mr.. Delano headed his publication
as THE Washington Directory, show
ing the name, occupation and resi-
dence Of each head of a family and
person in business, the names Of men,
bers Of Congress and where they board,
together with other useful informa-
tion." It was printed by William Dun
can, Twelfth street west.
On his second page Mr.. Delano ex-
planned THE first general directory
for the City Of Washington Is herewith
presented to the public, in the hope
that 1t will be found, what the COM
piler has spared no pains in endeavor-
ing to make 1t, worthy Of their patron
age"
Evening star., 1938-10-28

delphia was first with 137,097 resi-
dents, and New York, Baltimore Bos-
ton, New Orleans, Charleston and
Washington followed in that order.
There was no Chicago and James,
town, Vas 3.161 population was more
than twice that of Detroit. st. Louis
had only l0,049, and Buffalo had the
staggering total of zoos.
President Listed in Ms.
Listed down in the middle of the
Ms in the roster of residents was
Monroe, James, President of the
United States, at the President 3
house"
Right below the Presidents name
was another James Monroe-"engineer
at Dyer's steam mill, Sc (Third street
east) near the Eastern Branch"
The taxes were terrific. For male
slaves, between rs and IS, owned by
residents. the levy was 81 . year: tor
Evening star., 1938-10-28

female slaves, 81. It cost SIS per
annum to own coach, $l2 to own q
chariot, post chariot or post chaise.
"Phaeton, and coachee with panel work
in upper part" SO.
There's no further explanation, but
if YOU were a resident and owned wag-
ons, it cost S. in taxes, and if you
were a nonresident and still owned
wagons, the fee was SIS.
The tax on real or personal prop
erty was "one-half of / per cent per
annum, on the estimated value there
Of"
Hackney carriage operators received
Is cents for such trips as from the
Capitol Square to the Navy Yard or
Presidents Square. For any inter-
vening point, 1914 cents.
One Solomon Drew gave notice In
an advertisement about his "colum-
bian Tavern 1t Seventh street near the
Evening star., 1938-10-28

Center Market" that gentlemen trav-
elers can be accommodated with good
beds and boarding and with variety
of liquors.
Dinners dressed at the shortest
notice." the ad said.
The literary and benevolent institu-
tions were listed as Columbian College
Georgetown College, washington Cath
olic Seminary, American Colonization
Society, the Orphan Asylum, the Edu-
cation Society, the Female Cent So
ciety, the Washington Library and st.
Johns Church Sunday School.
In q list of omissions, corrections
and removals, front page of the direc-
tory warns that the license for selling
porter. ale, beer and cider "is erro-
neously stated to be two dollars per
ar,num; it should be thirty"
Only Four Diplomats
Only four countries were repreeepted
Evening star., 1938-10-28
PRESIDENT DELAYS
AIRPORT SITE VISIT
Roosevelt Wants Secretary Ickes
With Him on Trip to
Gravelly Point.

President Roosevelt's contemplated
inspection trip to the Gravelly Point
airport site tomorrow has been post
poned until some time next week.
1t was explained at the White House
today that the President desires to
have Secretary of Interior Ickes with
him when he visits the site. Secretary
1ckes is not in the Capital and is not
expected back before next week.
The President tomorrow will inspect
the Army and Navy aviation bases at
Boiling Field and Anacostia. Some
time after luncheon tomorrow the
President will motor to these fields in
company with some high-ranking Off
GERS. He will be shown, among other
things, the latest types of planes used
by the Army and Navy.
The Presidents visit to the Grayelly
Point airport site will be arranged a.
the official signal to 60 ahead with
construction of the airport, which he
hopes will not only be adequate fo,
the needs of the National Capital fol
years to come, but will surpass any
airport of its kind in the world.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
NAVAL SPY CASE
DATAF0RWARDE:D
Dispositions in FarnsWorth
Habeas Corpus Effort
Completed Here.

Dispositions taken here in the habeas
corpus effort by former 1t. Comdr
John s. Farnsworth to obtain release
from Atlanta Penitentiary, where he
is serving term on espionage charges.
will be presented in Federal Court at
Atlanta next Friday.
More than dozen affidavits are
being forwarded to the court by Lloyd
L. Harkins, notary, who completed
the deposition taking yesterday in the
office of Dice & Hart. court reporters,
in the Columbian Building.
Included are statements by Justice
James NJ Proctor of District Court,
who sentenced Farnsworth to from
4 to IL years upon his plea of mo
defense; former United States At
torney Leslie c. Garnett, former AS
sistant United States Attorney Sam
uel F. Beach, Deputy United States
Marshal Robert F. Bonham, Attor-
neys William E. Leahy and William
j. Hughes, jr.. who represented Farms
worth when he made his plea, and
newspaper men who covered the case
Attorney George S. Hawke, who in
stituted the habeas corpus proceed
ings for Farnsworth, left Washington
last night confident that Farnsworth
will be freed by the Atlanta court.
He said he received assurance from
United States Attorney David A. Pine
that in the event the writ is granted
the Government will mot delay in
deciding on its course of action
Farnsworth. the lawyer said, could
either be tried on the original charge
that he sold naval secrets to Japan
or could be set free by nolle pressing
of the indictment.
Farnsworth is claiming he was CO.
creed by his family, by friends and
by his former attorneys into plead
ing "nolo contendere," which had the
effect of a plea of guilty.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
G. CITIES ENACT
PEDESTRIAN LAWS
Report by A. A. A. Reveals
D. c. Lags in Safety
Principle.

The question of pedestrian control,
which will be the subject of a special
public hearing to be held soon by the
District Commissioners, isn't ques,
ton in dozens of large cities all over
the country. It's an established fact.
No less than 81 cities. a study by
the American Automobile Association
showed today. have some form of
pcdestrian-control regulations. The
District of Columbia. apparently, is
tagging far behind in this phase of
traffic control.
The study reveals that these 81
cities have either laws forbidding Jay
walking or laws requiring pedestrian
observance Of stop-and-go signals, or
both. They are located in States
from coast to coast.
Public Support Reported.
While a number of the cities have
no actual enforcement of these regu-
lations. the A. A. A. said, they are
favored with good observance and pub
lie support.
There are 35 cities whose traffic
regulations now include a strict law
against jaywalking. BY States they
are:
Alabama, Birmingham: Arizona,
Phoenix; Arkansas, Little Rock; Cali
fornia, Berkeley. Los Angeles. San
Diego; Colorado. Denver; Florida, Mi
ami and Tampa; Illinois, Decatur and
Evanston: Indiana, Gary and South
Bend; Iowa, Sioux City: Kansas. Kan
sas City and Wichita; Michigan,
Jackson; Minnesota. Duluth; Nebras-
ka, Lincoln: New Jersey, Jersey City;
New York. Binghamton and Syracuse;
Ohio, Lakewood: Oklahoma, Okla
homa City; Oregon, Portland; Tennes-
see. Nashville; Texas. Dallas. Fort
Worth and Houston; Utah, Salt Lake
City; Virginia, Richmond; Washing
ton, Spokane and Tacoma; West Vir-
ginia. Huntington, and Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Stop-and- Go Cities.
Cities having laws requiring pedes-
trian observance of stop-and-go sig
nails are:
Birmingham, Ala; Phoenix, Ariz;
Little Rock, Ark: Berkeley, Fresno
Los Angeles. Sacramento and San
Diego, Calf: Denver and Pueblo
Colo; Hartford and Waterbury, Conn
Wilmington, Del: Jacksonville, Miami
and Tampa. Fla; Chicago, Decatur
Evanston, Rockford and Springfield
ILL.,: Gary. Hammond and Terre Haute
Ind; Sioux City, Iowa; Kansas City
and Wichita. Kans. Louisville, KY.
Pittsfield, Mass; Grand Rapids. Ham
tramck and Jackson, Mich: Duluth
Mimi; Kansas City and st. Joseph
Mo- Lincoln and Omaha, Nebr ;
Jersey City. Passaic and Union City
N. j.; Albany, Buffalo, Rochester
Syracuse and Utica. N. Y; Greens.
boro. N c.; Cincinnati and Lake.
wood. Ohio: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Portland, Oreg; Lancaster and Pitts.
burgh, Pa; Nashville, Tenn; Austin
Dallas, Ell Paso, Fort Worth ane
Houston. Tex; Salt Lake City, Utah
Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma, Wash.
Huntington, w. Va, and Milwaukee
Wis.
Many local civic leaders who have
strongly indorsed pedestrian contro
for Washington have commented or
the success of the operation of such
regulations in large cities, such a.
Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
CHEST SETS GOAL
OF $2,127,0(lD FOR
MINIMUM NEEDS
Budget Group Compromises
Between Giving Limits
and Appeals.
ESSENTIAL INCREASES
GIVEN SOME AGENCIES
Committee Chairman Points Out
Washington Cannot Afford
to Ignore Calls.

Washington's minimum needs for
human salvage, social welfare and
character building in 1899 was set
today at l27,OO0-the goal at which
the November campaign of the Com
munity Chest will be aimed
After hearing the community's most
urgent needs presented at a series of
20 conferences extending over six
weeks, the Budget Committee arrived
at the figure, Chairman j. S. Gorrell
announced.
The essential requirements of the
Chest agencies, if they are to continue
to perform vital services to the desti-
tute and the underprivileged. have
been gone over with meticulous care,
Mr.. Gorrell explained.
Increases Necessary.
1--WE must recognize-and the COM
munity must recognize-that increases
are absolutely necessary in some
cases." he said.
I'VE have heard dramatic and
Evening star., 1938-10-28

You probably don't remember, but
once upon a time Washington was in
the lottery business. It's little far
back to recall offhand-1l6 years to be
exact.
We wouldn't have thought about it
either but for the fact R. L. Polk &
Co., 9O2 F street NV, which has been
publishing Washington city directories
ior 50 years, has just printed repro
ductlon OF the Capitals first directory
a little number that makes interesting
reading, to say the least.
compiled, edited and published in
lS22 by one Judah Delano, the direc-
tory delved into the Corporation of
the City OF Washington" to show that
the Districts pay roll included not only
Boards of Aldermen and Common
Council and Mayor, but wood cord
ers, hay weighers, chimney sweeps,
scavengers and-of all things-"man.
ayers OF the city's lotteries"
Evidently there was no p. W. A.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
YOUTH IS KILLED,
SIX ARE INJURED
IN AUTO M|SHAPS
MarNander, Hit Walking
Along Highway, Dies on
Way to Hospital.
APPROACHING LIGHTS
BLIND CAR DRIVE.
Boy, 6, Walks Into Side of Moving
Vehicle-Three Men Suffer
Injuries in Traffic.

A l6-year-old Maryland youth, VIC
tim of an accident on a nearby high
way, died while being brought to a
Washington hospital last night. Two
other boys and one woman were seri-
ously injured in traffic mishaps during
the past "a hours.
The fatally injured youth, Remus
Hungerford Of Gaithersburg, suffered
a fractured skull and other injuries
when he was struck while walking
near his home with three other boys,
including his brother, Dorsey. IS.
He was rushed to Georgetown Hos
pital by the Gaithersburg Rescue
Squad, but was dead on arrival.
Montgomery County Policeman L.
B. Thompson said the driver of the
car, Rodney Keith, %. Boyds, Md,
told him headlights of an approach
ing machine blinded him and pre-
vented him from seeing the boys until
he hit Remus.
The woman seriously hurt was
Lucille MacCalun. IS, OF Greystone
Terrace. Winchester, Va, who suffered
possible fracture of the back and
conclusion of the brain when the car
in which she was riding skidded on
Lee highway and crashed into a tele-
phone pole in the 1900 block this
morning.
She was brought to Georgetown
Hospital in the Clarendon ambulance.
The other occupants of the car.
Beatrice OConner. "a, and Mary
Heath, 60, both of the Winchester
address, escaped with minor cuts and
bruises.
Two Boys Hurt.
The seriously injured youths were
Joseph Edmonds, 6, of 233 Twelfth
place NE. and Joseph Frederick, l3.
colored, 38 Myrtle street NE.
/ Young Edmonds was taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital with head injuries after
Evening star., 1938-10-28

A mystery witness, Miss Stuart was
understood to be one of the principals
in the early controversy between the
Medical Society and G. H. A. 1t was
believed her testimony would be care
fully guarded by the grand jury and
might be of a highly confidential
nature.
Another witness was DR.. Mario
Scandif1io, child specialist of Group
Health Association. whose custer from
the Medical Society of the District OF
Columbia has been appealed to the
Judicial Council of the American Med
ical Association.
Miss Stuart. a striking blond, is a
graduate nurse and an expert tech
nician in the laboratory, making many
of the important clinical tests for
G. H. A.
The other two witnesses yesterday
we're Dr. Louis R. Marshall, an eye, ear
nose and throat specialist of the Vet
erans' Administration Hospital al
Batavia, N. Y, and DR.. j. Keithe,
Cromer of this city.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
MINIMUM WAGE
HEARING SLATED
Board Holds First Hearing
on Office Workers.
Pay Friday.

The Minimum Wage Board today set
next Friday as the date for beginning
public hearings to determine a basic
weekly wage for thousands of women
Office workers in Washington.
Miss Gwen Geach. executive secre-
tary of the board, at the same time
announced the selection Of members
OF the minimum wage conference and
the appointment Of John E. Laskey
former United States Attorney, as
chairman of the conference.
U. S. Workers Exempt.
Miss Geach explained that District
and Federal Office workers will not bt
affected by the conference, but tina,
the scope of the present study will
embrace women workers in all type.
OF Offices not already covered in othel
basic wage orders
Mr.. Laskey will be one of the three
representatives of the public. Tht
other two are Mrs. Charles P. Keyser
an officer of the Federation o.
Women's Clubs. and Mrs. H. L. Park.
inson, member of the Commissioner
Committee for Revision of the TAI
Laws.
Others on Board
The three employe members named
to the conference were Miss Ros,
D'Abrosio. 228 First street S.W.; Mrs
Janet Gaines, 1924 H street NV. ane
Miss Lily McAlinden, 4015 Thire
street NV.
Morton J. Luchs. 2844 Connecticut
avenue NV: Walter c. Clephane
5000 Connecticut avenue NV. anc
John K. Althaus, 5805 Nevada avenue
were selected as the employer
members.
The initial public hearing will be
held in the old Police Court Building
where the Minimum Wage Board now
is quartered.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
Halloween Revelers
Warned Police Will
Seize Vandal Spooks

The Halloween gayety Of spooks
and witches and other revelers
will be kept within bounds Mon
day night. according to plans an
nounced yesterday by Police Chief
Ernest w. Brown, who declared
that vandalism will not be
tolerated"
Maj. Brown said the citys full
force Of patrolmen will be on
duty Monday night, with orders
to protect private property and
the citys street lights.
The police also will protect in
nocent funsters from annoyance
by the more boisterous celebrants,
it was said.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
New Thought Alliance Elects.

Succeeding James A. Edgerton of
Washington, the Rev. Erma w. Wells
of Spokane, Wash. was named presi-
dent OF the International New
Thought Alliance at the closing ses-
sions OF the groups 25th congress at
the Raleigh Hotel yesterday. Mr..
Edgerton was elected president emeri-
tus. Other officers elected include
Miss Florence E. Frisbie, secretary, and
DR.. Gertrude v. Sheckells, treasurer
both OF Washington; Miss Eleanor
Mel, first vice president, and Paul La
Prade, auditor, both of Boston, Mass,
Evening star., 1938-10-28
CLOUDS TO CLEAR
AFTER COOL NIGHT
Slow Rise in Temperature L
Expected Tomorrow-Low
This Morning 48.

Overcast skies were keeping the
temperature dow ntoday. but the fore
caster says they are expected to clear
tomorrow, bringing a slow rise in the
mercury.
Tonight is due to be slightly cooler,
with an overnight minimum of about
AZ degrees, according to the Weather
Bureau.
Yesterdays "high" was 81. at 2:30
pm, and this mornings "low," 49,
at S o'clock
The reading at 10 am, So, was
Z degrees lower than for the same
hour yesterday.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
TRANSIT TAX PAID

The Capital Transit Co. today paid
the District government $95,258.28,
representing the estimated bus mileage
tax on bus mileage operation for the
new tax year beginning November l.
The tax was computed on an esti-
mate that the bus mileage for both
regular and charter buses for the CON-
pany for the new IL months would
total II, ,907, ,2S5 miles During the year
ended September 30 the actual mileage
run was ll.S98,73l. The tax IL ct the
rate Of 3 mills per year per mile.