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Evening star., 1938-01-04
$l,92l Collateral
Is Forfeited in
Parking Cases

An all-time record for collateral
posted and forfeited on old parking
warrants was set in Police Court yes
terday, when 1921 was received by
the financial clerk from 458 cases.
These figures do not include yester-
days collections for convictions in
court or forfeitures in new cases.
Approximately all Of the 458 per-
sons who posted 81 1921 did so in order
that their cars might be released from
liens which were holding up the is
suance Of license tags.
The collateral on these cases was
collected at the trafdc division and
among the precincts during Friday,
Saturday and Sunday.
Court officials said it was the first
time in the history Of the Police Court
that as many persons posted so much
collateral on old cases during q Like
period Of time,
Evening star., 1938-01-04
COUNTERFEIT $50 BILL g..
IS FOUND ON SLAIN MAN
Taken Off Body of Victim Stabbed
to Death Christmas Eve
at "Social Club"

The Treasury Department was noti-
fled yesterday by Detective sergt. Au-
brey M. Tolson Of the homicide squad
that a counterfeit $40 bill was found
on the body Of Joshua w. Collins, q,
colored. 100 block of Thirteenth
street NV, who was stabbed to death
Christmas Eve at a social club" in
the 1900 block Of Seventh street NV.
sergt. Tolson also reported a coun-
terfeit IS bill was found In the pockets
OF Carroll c. Brown, 81, colored, 900
block Of I street Sc, who was arrested
IN connection with Collins death.
Brown told police he had obtained the
bill from Collins.
Both bills, Sergt. Tolson stated,
mad been stamped counterfeit in large
red letters, but the letters were erased
partially, he said.
Evening star., 1938-01-04
PROTEST OF D. c.
ACCOUNTING MET
Hazen Says Legislation and
$4,000 Item Anticipated
Protest on System.

Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen said
today that pending legislative pro-
gram and $4,000 item in the Dis
trict budget provided the answer ne
cessary to charges against the Dis
tracts system of accounting made by
Acting Controller General Richard N.
Elliott.
We've beat him to it this time" :"
Mr.. Hazen remarked by way of ex-
planning that similar charges of ''ir-
regularities" had been made by the
controller generals Office for the last
10 years.
Auditor Daniel j. Donovan had no
comment. He said he preferred to
leave comment to the Commissioners.
AS result of last years report by
the controller general committee
of citizens and Mr.. Donovan and
Chatham Towers, collector of taxes,
was appointed to recommend ways of
improving the accounting system
Their recommendations were turned
over to the corporation counsel, FL
wood H. Seal.
The program involved certain
measures to correct minor defects
and the administration OF overdue
taxes, etc. A $4,000 estimate was
included in the budget for the pur-
chase of necessary equipment in the
offices of the collector and assessor
OF taxes, and third point involved
legislation intended to introduce ef-
f1ciency measures in the two tax
Offices.
Mr.. Hazen explained that in years
past various recommendations made
by the controller generals Office had
been adopted and put into practice.
Some others were ignored because
there seemed to be no need for them,"
he added.
Evening star., 1938-01-04

Staff meetings for an interchange OF
ideas, the obtaining of instructions,
general discussion and report are ex-
pected to be held at frequent inter-
walls.
In respect Of the much-criticized
local bail bond procedure, Mr.. Pine
directed that no bonds set by the
Police Court or the United States
commissioner are to be changed, and
that applications for bond reductions
must be submitted to the District
Court. This has been the practice for
the past several weeks, he declared.
Nolle Presses Channelized.
Other high lights decided upon in
clude:
Coordination in the matter of nolle
presses, with single assistant re-
Quired to approve all that are entered,
except those taken in open court.
Recordation of all continuances,
with the reasons for each.
Creation of a special cases" group
to handle cases requiring special prep
aration.
Close coordination Of the work in
the different criminal divisions Of the
court.
Assignment of assistants for regular
work in the three divisions was an
nounced. Cecil Heflin will be in charge
OF criminal division No. l. and will
be assisted by John Jackson; George
E. Mcneil will be in charge of No. 2,
assisted by Arthur B. Caldwell, and
Charles B. Murray will be in charge
OF No. 3, assisted by William Hitz.
Mr.. Mcneil also will be the co-ordi-
mater OF the work of regular court
staff.
The special cases" group will con-
slst OF John j. Wilson, John w.
Flhelly, Samuel F. Beach and Roger
Robb, with Mr.. Wilson acting as CO.
ordinator between the regular and the
special cases" groups.
Howard Boyd and Allen J. Krouse
were assigned to utility duty in addi-
ton to their work in civil cases. Eu-
gene Carusi will handle the grand
jury.
Evening star., 1938-01-04
Pine Outlines Ne,o Program
TOSpeed Criminal Court Cases
Acting U. S. Attorney Puts in Effect
Plan to Increase Efficiency by Use of
Ne,v Facilities Allowed by Judiciary.

A general administrative tighten
ing-up, based on several months of
study and aimed at a speedier and
more efficient handling OF criminal
prosecution of all kinds, was effected
today by Acting United States At
torney David A. Pine.
All felony cases now awaiting trial
some SIS in number-were reviewed
this morning at conference between
Mr.. Pine and his assistants, and each
assistant was allotted his proportion
ate share Of the total. The assistants
were instructed to study the cases to-
day and tonight and be prepared to
report tomorrow afternoon on the ap-
proximate length of time they would
require for preparation for trial.
Mr.. Pine made it clear he was not
attempting any long-range planning,
but desired to take fullest advantage
of the additional facility of third
criminal division Of District Court,
which was created by order of the
court effective today. Justice Daniel
w. ODonoghue will preside.
These ideas which we intend to
put into effect Immediately are not
wholly new. but the result of study
and frequent consultation with Mr..
Garnett during the last few months
and determined upon before his resig-
nation" the chief prosecutor ex-
planned.
Leslie c. Garnett retired from
Office last Friday and Mr.. Pine was
designated by the justices Of the
District Court to act as United States
attorney pending nomination by
President Roosevelt for the post.
STAFF Hears Plans.
Details of the projected admins
trative plan were announced and
mulled over at a staff conference of
Mr.. Pine and his assistants late yes
terday.
Responsibility of each assistant for
the cases assigned to him will be
emphasized
Each case, as an indictment is
returned. will be assigned to an as
sistant who will remain in charge of
that case" Mr.. Pine asserted.
Evening star., 1938-01-04
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Soldiers Home Band Orches-
ira, today at $50 pm. in Stanley
Hall; John 8. M. Zimmerman, band
master; Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, Worlds Peace" Zamecnik
Overture Hungarian, "nka"- Roppler
Duet for trombone and cornet, "A
Night in Venice" ------Lucantoni
!. Musicians Robert E. Clark and
Z Frank Bernard.
Selection, "Ziegfeld's Follies Of 1921
h. Victor Herbert
Popular numbers:
AFTER My Laughter Came Tears, II
Il Turk
because You're Irish" Van Alstyne
Waltz suite, "Imortellen" Gungl
Finale, when Everything Is Har-
mony" -Wenrich
THE Star spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1938-01-04
COLLINS T0PR0BE
UTILITY CHARGES
Car Fares and Phone and
Fire Insurance Rates
Face Scrutiny.

Ignoring the 1899 District budget
estimates temporarily, q House sub
committee on appropriations planned
today to delve into the reasonable
ness of street car fares. telephone
and fire insurance rates.
Car fares and telephone rates are
to be discussed when members of
the Public Utilities Commission ap-
pear before the subcommittee to de-
fend 1899 budget estimates. J. Balch
Moor, superintendent Of insurance, is
to be questioned about fire insurance
rates when he takes the witness stand
for the same purpose.
Chairman Collins of the subcom-
mittee whose ire was aroused in No
vember when the commission granted
the Capital Transit Co. an increase
in token fares, plans to ask about
the justification for the higher fares.
He also intends to inquire about tele-
phone rates-a subject he went into
during the budget hearings year ago.
Excessive Fire Rates Charged.
Representative Engle, Republican, of
Michigan will take the lead In inter-
rogating Mr.. Moor about fire insur-
ance rates. At the hearings last year
he charged that District fire insur-
ance rates were excessive and that
policyholders were being overcharged
nearly 100000 year.
The subcommittee spent most of its
initial hearings yesterday considering
the financial situation of the District
and methods Of raising sufficient reve-
nue. in the coming fiscal year to
meet an anticipated deficit, estimated
to range from $4,000,0O0 to $4,000, 900.
In addition, 1t considered 1899 budget
estimates of the tax assessors ofice,
the Office of the collector Of taxes.
the corporation counsers office and
the coroner's Office.
Higher Gas Tax Proposed.
Although the subcommittee has no
authority to write new tax legisla-
ton, Chairman Collins suggested that
the budget deficit could be met In the
coming fiscal year by q 1-cent in
SACdoc AL VIC ShoOlAAC tdA dAO SUA.
tinuing the present SITS tax on real
estate and personal property. The
real and personal property levy is
slated to return to $l50 at the close
Of the current fiscal year.
Mr.. Collins also indicated his ap-
proval of a Budget Bureau recon-
mendation to transfer an item Of
$765,000 for street lighting in the new
fiscal year from the gasoline tax
fund to the general revenues. Such
transfer, he said, would not con-
stitute diversion Of the gas tax reve-
nues, nor would it jeopardize a pro-
spective allotment to the District of
Federal highway aid funds.
Il know Of no valid reason why
motorists should not pay for street
lights" said Mr.. Collins. Every bit
of testimony have heard shows the
lights are necessary to safety"
Even with the transfer, Mr.. COL
lins explained, the District would
have $l,000,000 more for highway
improvements in the coming fiscal
year than it did for the current fiscal
year.
Evening star., 1938-01-04
MODERNlZATION DRIVES
HELD AID TO JOBLESS
James W. Follin Outlines Value
Before Meeting of D. c.
Building Congress.

The great assistance drive to mod
ernie homes and commercial prop
erty can furnish in alleviating unem-
ployment among construction workers
in q community was outlined before
members of the Washington Building
Congress yesterday by James w. Follin
of the Federal Home Loan Bank
Board. The congress held its regular
monthly luncheon meeting at the
lafayette Hotel.
Mr.. Follin, who conducted success
f,l "renovize" campaigns in Philadel-
phia and Rhode Island, declared that
such q drive would be of great help
here during the current business
slump. He also suggested holding q
campaign each winter to furnish en-
ployment when under normal condi-
tions building construction has its sea-
sonal drop.
Theodore I. Coe, prominent architect
and president of the congress, intro
duced the speaker at the luncheon,
which brought out nearly half hum
dred members of the organization.
Evening star., 1938-01-04
$4,000 IN JEWELRY
SENT HERE FOR EXHIBIT

Approximately 100000 worth Of
jewelry is scheduled to arrive here
from New York today for exhibition at
the fashion show forming part Of the
entertainment at the Velvet Ball,
Thursday night, at the Mayhower, for
the benefit Of the school children's
lunch fund.
The jewels, colorful display of
diamonds. emeralds and rubies, are
being loaned by New York jewelry
firm for the exhibition and will be
shown the following day at local
downtown jewelers. where they will
be kept until the exhibition at the
MayfloWer.
Evening star., 1938-01-04
.D|RKSEN IS BARRED
AT TRANSIT PROBE
Palmlsano Turns Deaf Ear
to Proposal to Let Him
Finish Work.

Representative Dirksen, Republican,
Of Illinois, vigorous foe of high street
car fares and one-man car operations,
was definitely barred today by Chair
man Palmisano of the House District
Committee from taking an active part
in the impending renewal of the in
vestigation Of the Capital Transit Co.
Mr.. Palmisano announced that the
inquiry which Mr.. Dirksen initiated
at the last regular session of Con-
greSs would have to be included by
the newly created standing Commit
tee on Public Utilities. The investi-
CATION was started by a special sub
committee Of which Mr.. Dirksen was
member. However. the ulinoisan
was not appointed to the Utilities
Subcommittee.
Representative Randolph, Democrat,
OF West Virginia, who headed the spe-
cial transit investigating subcommit-
tee, and was named chairman of the
new Utilities Subcommittee, had hoped
Mr.. Palmisano would permit the for
mer group to complete its work, so Mr.
Dirksen could make use of q mass OF
data he has collected about the trans
portation situation. Mr.. Palmisano
however, turned deaf ears to the pro-
posal.
Mr.. Dirksen also took an active part
in the last regular session of Congress
in writing the current tax increase
program, but he was not appointed to
the Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee which
will frame the new tax increase legis-
lation for the coming fiscal year.
Il did not slight Mr.. Dirksen," de-
clared Mr.. Palmisano. Il merely placed
members in the same position they
held on standing subcommittee before
they were abolished by former Chair
man Norton. Mr.. Dirksen was not q
member Of the old Public Utilities Sub
committee or the old Fiscal Affairs
Committee"
As ranking minority member of the
District Committee, Mr.. Dirksen had
planned to make an issue Of Mr.. Pal
misanos appointments at q meeting
Of the full committee tomorrow. He
said today, however, . speaking en-.
gagement would prevent him from at
tending the meeting.
Evening star., 1938-01-04
TAXI ASSOCIATION SUED
FOR 100000 DAMAGES
Passenger Declares Beating by
Driver Caused LOSS of
Sight in One Eve.

Charging taxicab driver struck
him in the eye with a hammer, causing
him to become blind in one eye. James
H. Ashurst, jr., 1850 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV, filed suit in District Court
today against the Independent Taxi
Owners Association, Inc, for 500, 900
damages.
Through Attorneys Alvin L. New
myer and Buford A. Lynch, Mr..
Ashurst told the court the alterca-
ton occurred about midnight No.
vember Is while he was q passenger
in the cab. It allegedly was preceded
by dispute over the amount of the
fare.
Abner T. Rowe, 2518 Seventeenth
street NV, owner of the cab, also
was named defendant. Another man
was driving the cab at the time of
the occurrence.
Evening star., 1938-01-04
PAYMENT
CLAIMS CHECKED
More Than $500 Crowd
Employment Service in
Single Day.

The District Unemployment Com
pensation Board today began the task
Of determining who among the thou
sands Of jobless workers filing appli-
cation for jobless insurance payments
will actually be eligible to receive bene-
fits when the first checks become due
January 81.
The District Employment Service
meanwhile carried on its job of inter-
viewing unemployed workers at tenn
porary Office at 928 Fifth street NV,
where more than $500 called yester-
day to file claims for benefits and to
register for new jobs.
Since it was impossible for the staff
of 40 interviewers to talk with all the
applicants concerning their qualifca-
tions for new jobs and their claims for
benefits. only about 900 were inter-
viewed during the first day. The others
made appointments for today and later
in the week. About $500 were ex-
pected to be accommodated today.
Papers to Be Checked.
The completed applications were
sent to the Compensation Board Of
fees, where they will be checked
against the records compiled since the
Unemployment Compensation Act wen
into effect two years ago.
If the workers applying for compen-
sation are included under the act,
these records will show where they
have worked in the District during the
last two years, number Of weeks of
employment, wages, etc. From this
will be determined the amount of the
compensation check each worker will
be entitled to, and how long the bene-
fits can be collected. The maximum
amount paid is SIS week, and nc
benefits can be collected for more
than is weeks during the year.
Waiting Period Mandatory.
The unemployed who are applying
for compensation and new jobs today
will not receive their checks for al
least four weeks. The law requires q
waiting period" of three weeks. and
the first compensate week would no,
begin until the end of the waiting pc.
riod. Thus the first checks will be
due January 81.
Director John A. Marshall of the
local Compensation Board said al
those whose applications are received
this week will be considered as having
filed their claims yesterday. Because
Of the rush yesterday each applicant
instead of being forced to wait in line
was handed an envelope containing
instructions and applications for bene-
fits and new jobs. Each envelope
specified at what time the jobless
worker should return to file formal
application and be interviewed.
Benefit checks will be payable at the
end of the waiting period only to those
who have been unable to find new
work. The Employment Services
function will be to locate jobs and as
soon as q worker is re-employed the
compensation checks are stopped
Evening star., 1938-01-04
Badimnton Match Tonight.

A badminton match between four
experienced District, players will fea-
ture an open house" for adults pro-
gram tonight at All Souls Recreation
Center. The players are David Ian
ders,. Miss Margaret Graham. George
Heckert and Miss Eleanor EiShbum.
Evening star., 1938-01-04

the 1900 block Of
Fourteenth street
NV.
They were
Richard Hender-
son, IL, of 3218
Georgia avenue
NV, and DOM
inic Panzone, IA,
Of Sic Irving
street NV. At
Garfield Hospital
it was said Rich
ard may have q
fractured skull
and that Dominic
suffered q minor
Evening star., 1938-01-04
TWO. BOYS ARE INJURED
INSTREET CAR MISHAP
One May Have Fractured Skull,
Other Suffers Minor
Log Hurt.

Two boys were injured, one perhaps
seriously, when they were struck by a
street car yesterday while crossing in
Evening star., 1938-01-04

Police said the street car was op-
Grated by Edward Widmeyer, So, Of
l349 Hamilton street NV.
Evening star., 1938-01-04
JOBLESS AID TOPIC
DR.. Louis Levine to Address Jew
ish Community Center.

1oH 00113131 0axVy 0O0tS1s
The weekly institute at the Jewish
Community Center will hear the prob
lens Of paying benefits to the unem-
ployed discussed by DR.. Louis Levine,
Social Security Board economist, at
$40 pm. tomorrow at the center.
DR.. Levine, in addition to his gov
ernmental service, is an instructor in
labor and social security problems at
the American University and the Uni
versity of Maryland.
Evening star., 1938-03-25

afternoon
For example is declared
establishment
the
Greek
the T. v. A.
Again he accused OF hauing
the ethics
but little
giona investigators of T. " Of ethics
T. " A. staff
their at the bottom somewhat
formally
desirable practices all their dealings
II this document in Of
Morgans enemies described
the oued chairman ridiculs
GMlioer
bers inUntno methods
dates them and fruits
Arthur Moreans in
the August 1888 meeting of the
activities roughly departmenaized
occurred after his
The effort T.
colleagues distinctly
Of
Technology authorities
describe highly
and the rebelious meeting took thereafter
From that meeting be dated
T. " A. Mesas Llienthal and
NTH Arthur Morgan
until the OF 1886
but there all squabbles
One concerned Arthur Morgans
Evening star., 1938-03-25
Headline Folk
and What
They Do
George Rubfee Specialist
in International
Law Snar1s.
BY LEMUEL r. PARTON.

TN CASES of international oil troll
BILE George Rublee is apt to be
called in as consultant. II is
4 reported that he may be sent to
Mexico City. as an unofficial envoy Of
the State Department, to study and
report on the appropriation OF foreign
oil properties.
1t Is also reported that England Is
exerting strong pressure to induce the
U. S. A. to act firmly in her behalf.
with hint that Secretary Hull's trade
negotiations might be advanced by
such action. In the meantime, Japan
starts dickering for the Mexican oil,
and there is an opening for an en-
inent international lawyer OF Mr..
Rublee's talents.
In a somewhat similar. but less
tickish clash of oil and diplomacy in
1890. Mr.. Rublee was sent to Colombia
as an arbiter. He spent several months
hearing arguments and then returned
decision for Colombia against the
foreign. 1t was accepted and
the adjustment has continued. He
helped the late Dwight w. Morrow set
tie number of big oil and banking
arguments in Mexico, and represented
last years International Banking
Committee. of which Thomas w. La
mont was president He was for sew
eral years counsel for the United
States Embassy in Mexico City He
has been member of number Of in
ternational committees, councils and
commissions.
In 1915 President Wilson appointed
him TO the Federal Trade Commission
as a Progressive Republican. The sp-
pointment was challenged in the Sen
ate on the ground that he was A
Wilson Democrat and not a Repub-
lican. He served few months with
out pay and withdrew voluntarily, AL
though President Wilson continued to
press his confirmation.
A native of Madison. Wis, he at
tended Harvard Law School, practiced
law IN Chicago and became an ally
and supporter Of Senator La Toilette.
Evening star., 1938-03-25

advantage
About the thing with
end OF May-and possibly earlier.
What UM happen after aliansb
soidy
to be But this certainly
extremely
While of the
Chancellor Schuschng
Czernin. formerly Princess
Schuschngg wife
killed automobile accident
months of
ideas He told her. however that he
Hitler helped him.
former Chancellor
kept preventive custody by the