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Evening star., 1938-03-18
MAURER CASE SENT
TO POLICE COURT
Enters Plea of Not Guilty on
Negligent Homicide Count
in Auto Death.

Gus M. Maurer, q, of 1919 Mich.
igan avenue NE, was arraiened be-
fore Judge Edward M. Curran in
Police Court today on a charge of
negligent homicide resulting from the
death last December IL of Edward ]
King. IS, of 3412 Tenth street NE,
The defendant pleaded not guilty and
was held under $1,000 bond for a
jury trial.
The District grand jury heard
charges against Maurer yesterday, but
decided to send the case to Police
Court for trial on the negligent homi-
eide charge instead of holding him for
trial in District Court on a man.
slaughter charge.
Maurer was held for the grand jury
by coroner's jury last December 80,
but 1t was impossible to present his
case before yesterday because Mrs. De-
vera King. wife of the man who was
killed, had been unable to appear be-
cause Of injuries suffered by her when
she was struck by the same car. She
was taken before the grand jury yes
terday on a stretcher.
. The couple was struck at Tenth and
Lawrence streets NE. as they were at
tempting to cross the street. Mr.. King
was pronounced dead upon arrival at
Sibley Hospital.
Evening star., 1938-03-18
HOUSE IS WARNED
OF HOME SCANDAL
Mitchell Says It Will Not Be
Possible to Prepare for
Transfer by July /.

Apprehensive that "a national
scandal may result, Representative
Mitchell. Democrat, of Illinois. only
colored member of Congress, warned
the House today that adequate facili-
ties cannot be provided before July /,
when more than so colored girls are to
be transferred from the National
Training School for Girls to the over
crowded Industrial Home School for
Colored Children, at Blue Plains.
He urged that an effort should be
made to give all the inmates the best
possible care. treatment and training.
The most that can be done at this
time" he added, lis to engage in a
vigorous effort to make temporary ar
rangements so that there will be
sleeping quarters, dining room facili-
ties, bathing facilities, medical and
clinical facilities for treating the dis
eases with which many of these people
are infested, and to prepare some sort
OF temporary workshops and recrea-
tional facilities so that the work can
60 on.
I do not think it is difficult for any
well-meahing person to see the utter
lmpossibility Of making ample prep
arations within the time set for the
transfer of these girls. -
With the addition of so or more
girls in an institution designed and
equipped solely for boys, it would be
impossible to do any effective work and
it will not surprise me If the whole
thing should result in a national
scandal"
Evening star., 1938-03-18
Pulls alarms,
Phones Police
TORep0rtFun

Pull 'em and run IS the accepted
technique Of those whose sense of
humor runs to tuning In false fire
alarms. A new angle bobbed up in
that outdoor sport last night, when
somebody pulled four boxes along
Connecticut avenue, then called up
police and told them how much fun
he was having.
After engines had made runs to four
different addresses in the eighth and
third precincts along the avenue the
telephone rang 1T the third precinct
station. Policeman Daniel B. Ken
nedy picked up. the receiver.
Hello" said . voice. II been
turning in fire alarms fast as I can.
Never had 20 much fun"
Omcer Kennedy said he did not be-
lieve the man was intoxicated. add
ing that he spoke with foreign &C
cent. The call was traced to . pay
station. but it was empty when police
arrived.
Evening star., 1938-03-18
H|T-RUN CAR KILLS
MAN ON HIGHWAY
Victim Expires in Hospital
Here After Being Found
at BerWyn, Md.

Apparently the victim of a hit-and-
run motorist, Rankin B. Brawley, IS.
OF Cleveland, N. c., was found fatally
injured early today at the side of the
Baltimore boulevard at Berwyn, Md.
The Biadensburg rescue squad took
Mr.. Brawley to Casualty Hospital,
where he died about three hours later
Of fractured skull and other injuries.
Justice Of the Peace George S. Phillips
OF Berwyn, acting coroner. and DR.. w.
Allen Griffith. also of Berwyn, coroner's
physician. were to examine the body
later in the day in the District Morgue.
Mr.. Brawley had lived for five days
IN a lodging house at 40 Sixth street
NV. He left there about IL am. yes
terday after telling the landlady, Mrs.
lola B. Bryan. that he was leaving the
city in search of employment.
Stephen Lane, %, of the l4O0 block
OF T street NV. was at liberty on
bond today on charges of reckless driv-
ing IN connection with a collision at
Connecticut avenue and Tilden street
NV. last night as he was driving a
youth and two young women to
Emergency Hospital from the scene of
an accident at Kensington, Md.
Mr.. Lanes automobile collided with
taxicab. The injured were taken to
the hospital in another car and later
returned to their homes. They are
Richard Carlton. 20. of 1919 Thir-
teenth street NV: Helen Freeman,
10. of 3ll9 Seventh street NE and
Mildred Orton, 81. of 1929 Columbia
road NV.
Other traffic victims last night were
Joseph Tennell, %, of 1915 Park road
NV. struck by an automobile in the
4oo block of Indiana avenue NV, and
Louis Chem, %, Chinese, 918 G place
NV, hit as he crossed at Tenth and
G streets NV.
Mr. Tennell was treated at Casualty
and Mr.. Chem at Emergency.
Evening star., 1938-03-18
TOBACCO GROWING
REPORT DUE TODAY
Officials Expect to Learn to What
Extent Farmers Will Cooperate
With Program.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Agricultural Adjustment Admins
tration officials expected a crop report
due today to give them some indica-
ton as to the degree tobacco growers
plan to cooperate with the new farm
program this year.
The report, scheduled for release at
3 pm. will give the Federal Crop
Reporting Boards estimate on the
acreage growers intend to plant to
tobacco and several other crops.
The tobacco planting goal under the
new farm program has been set at
between ], 1,557 900 and 1922, 900 acres.
compared with last years acreage of
1,706,000
OmciaB said that If the report
should show q tobacco acreage in ex-
cess Of the goal it would be logical to
assume that some growers planned to
plant In excess of their individual
acreage allotments. Maximum benefit
payments will be available only to
growers who plant within their allot-
ments.
The report will not give an estimate
on the intended cotton acreage. It
Will give estimates on prospective acre
ages OF rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes,
peanuts. corn, soy beans, cowpeas and
several other minor crops.
Evening star., 1938-03-18
Electric Steed
Coolidge Rode
Coming toD.C.

Calvin Coolidge's famous electric
hobby horse is coming back to WASH
ington-but not to the White House,
The mechanical steed has been
purchased by Edward o. Peterson, a
physical culturist, for the use of tired
business men working out in his
Woodward Building health club"
Mr.. Peterson purchased the horse in
New York recently, and it was to
have been ready for use here today.
but the truck on which it was being
brought from New York "broke down
or something" according to the physi-
cal culturist. It is expected to arrive
some time tomorrow, however.
Il know it's the right horse" Mr..
Peterson said, because I made the
people bought it from show me its
pedigree bill of sale showing that
1t originally belonged to former Presi-
dent Coolidge"
Mr.. Coolidge's hobby horse came to
public attention in February, 1925,
when 1t was learned he was exercising
with it at least three times q day-on
arising, after lunch and at bedtime.
Headless and tailless. it had four mo-
tions-a gallop. q trot, a pace and
q canter-all controlled by push
buttonA
Evening star., 1938-03-18
CLYDE-BURTON NAMED
REGATTA PIT MANAGER
Park Recreation Chief Will Aid
in Presidents Cup Event
in September.

Albert Clyde Burton, in charge of
recreation in the Washington parks
system, has been appointed by the
Racing Commission of the American
Power Boat Association to act as pit
manager for the Presidents Cup Re-
gatta, to be held here September %
rs. Word of the appointment was
contained in q letter from C. F.
Chapman Of New York City.
Mr.. Clyde-Burton has been identi-
fed with the regatta ever since 1t was
launched, number of years ago. and
he has taken a prominent part in the
program.
His duties this year will consist OF
supervising the servicing of the power
boats, having charge of the gas and
oil supplies, weighing and measuring
the craft and seeing that they get
away on time.
Evening star., 1938-03-18
D. c. BILL ACTION
BY HOUSE SLATED
!. EARLYNEXT WEEK
Senate Approval Granted
After Discussing Needs
at Ga|Iinger.
AUSTIN is SKEPTICAI
ON STAFF INCREASE
Thomas Says Conferees Agreed
Hospital Should Have
More Doctors.

Approved by the Senate late yester-
day, the conference report on the
$47. 7.250,000 District supply bill for the
next fiscal year awaits ratification by
the House, probably early next week.
Only brief discussion of the rela-
tive need for more nurses or doctors
at Gallinger Hospital marked consid-
GRAFTON of the report in the Senate.
Before passing the bill last week the
Senate had knocked out House pro-
vision for employment of six resident
physicians, and, instead, earmarked
$4,000 of the Gallinger appropriation
for additional nurses. In conference,
however, the House item was restored.
Raises Question Of Need.
Senator Austin, Republican, Of Ver-
mont asked Senator Thomas, Demo-
crat, OF Oklahoma in charge of the
bill. if the conferees had considered
whether there was sufficient evidence
Of the need for the doctors. The
Senator from Vermont indicated he
did not believe the need had been
shown. Senator Thomas said the con-
ferees reached the conclusion the resi-
dent physicians are needed to aug
ment the staff of tnternes.
No questions were asked regarding
any other features of the report and
it was agreed to. In the House a
number of amendments must be taken
up for separate action, including the
Senate proposal to try out automobile
parking meters here.
$3,700,000 in New Taxes.
The bill places the city's deficit. to
be met by new taxation, at about So
700, 900, which makes allowance for
a shrinkage in the estimated yield
from this years business privilege tax.
Shortly after the bill is signed an
outside expert will be selected by Sena-
tor Thomas and Representative Collins
OF Mississippi, to make the unemploy-
ment relief survey provided for in the
conference report, but the conclusions
of the expert would not have to be
presented until August /, by which
time Congress probably will have ad-
]ourned. This is regarded as post
poning until January any proposal
that may be recommended to increase
the 100000 relief fund in the pend
ing bill.
Evening star., 1938-03-18
MAN DIES IN CHAIR
FOR KILLING WOMAN
Robinson Was Convicted as
Slayer of Lodging House
Proprietress in 1896.

Norman w. Robinson, %, colored,
died in the electric chair in District
Jail today for the murder Is months
ago OF Mrs. Florence Goodwin, AZ.
proprietress of lodging house at 1l02
Sixteenth street NV. The current
was turned on at 1904 am. and Rob-
inson was pronounced dead three and
q half minutes later.
After stumbling slightly as he came
down the steps leading to the death
chamber, Robinson, tight-lipped and
composed, walked steadily to the
chair. He did not speak from the
time he entered the death chamber.
Mrs. Goodwin was found beaten to
death with an iron furnace shaker
early on the morning of September
Is, 1896, while the roomers in her
establishment were still asleep. Rob-
inson, janitor of the house, first de-
MED his guilt, but later admitted 1t
in q signed statement in which he
said robbery was his motive. Later
he repudiated the confession, but SEN
tence was imposed.
He had had nine stays Of execution.
Evening star., 1938-03-18

The old family photograph album
may prove his right to millions, but
Detective Sergt. Larry O'Dea. after 40
years on the police force, is no Wild
eyed optimist.
It seems that the late Michael F.
ODea left some 100000 in real
estate when he died in California sew
eral years ago and the lawyers for the
estate can't find the will.
II the will fails to turn up the prop
erty will revert to the nearest relatives.
Several weeks ago Detective ODea's
son Joseph. a resident Of Glendale,
Calf. saw . story OF the missing will
in the papers and wrote to his father
to ask about his relatives.
Evening star., 1938-03-18
D. c. HEADS ADOPT
PRETTYMANP PLANS
Nine Of Major Proposals
Embodied in Letter
to King.

Nine of the ior recommendations
OF the Citizens Efficiency Committee
for reorganization of the District gov
ernment. including civil service for the
principal establishments and freedom
from the Federal Budget Bureau were
approved today by the Commissioners.
After several months of study of the
report of the committee headed by E.
Barrett Prettyman, former corpora
ton counsel. the Commissioners ap-
proved letter to Chairman King of
the Senate District Committee de-
failing their own recommendations.
They are:
l.. Establishment of full-f1edged
civil service system for the District, to
be operated by and under the United
States Civil Service Commission, with
job preference to be given to resi-
dents of the District and of a terri
tory within II miles of the District.
2. Transfer of explicit control over
the ZOO to the Smithsonian Institu-
ton. with the District government to
bear not more than so per cent of
the cost of operation.
Transfer Of Parks.
3. Transfer of the maintenance and
operation of all parks, except Rock
Greek Park. East and West Potomac
Park, the Mall and Anacostia Park.
from the Nation Park System to the
District.
4. Merger of the park police with
the Metropolitan Police.
5. To free the District budget es-
Inmates and legislation from the iur-
lsdlction of the Budget Bureau.
8. Transfer of the office of the
recorder of deeds to some department
of the District.
Separate Traffic Court.
7. Establishment of a separate
Traffic Court and the appointment of
one additional judge for Police Court.
held to be needed to handle the con-
gestion OF jury trial cases.
8. Transfer of the Jurisdiction over
all streets. sidewalks and alleys to the
District in places where the Federal
Government now maintains control.
9. To give the District government
representation on the board of man.
ayers of Freedmen's Hospital. half of
the cost Of the operation of which to
oe borne by the District.
Evening star., 1938-03-18
EMBASSY PICKET
RULING DUE SOON
Defense Attorney Scatters
Handful of Tiny Flags
at Hearing.

The 80 men and women under ar
rest for picketing the German EN-
bassy and Austrian Legation today
awaited an opinion by Judge Edward
M. Curran as to whether the law
they allegedly violated is unconstitu-
tional. Judge Curran took the mat
ter under advisement in Police Court
yesterday and announced he would
rule within few days.
The court hearing on the demurrer
f1led in behalf of the 80 supposed
plcketers by the American Civil Lib
critics Union through Howard West
wood, its attorney, ended on a humor-
GUS note when Col. Julius Peyser, as
sociated with Mr.. Westwood in the
defense, tluttered before the bench a
handful of tiny flags.
The law under attack would en-
power policeman to arrest the per-
son who waved those tiny flags within
500 feet Of an embassy or q legation,
Col. Peyser said, and he pointed out
that among them was the banner used
by the Continentals here during 1777
and 1778, with its device OF a divided
snake and the legend Don't tread
on me-"
The demurrer maintains that the
law against picketing or demonstrate
ing by diplomatic headquarters Is in
valid in its delegation of power to
the superintendent of police here
who is given the discretion of whether
or not to grant a permit to demon
strate. The law was passed by Con-
gress in February In the form of q
joint resolution, and this IS its first
test. Those under arrest have been
in custody since Monday.
David Hart, assistant district attor-
ney, held in the court hearing that
the fact that foreign governments are
involved cloaks the delegation with
constitutionality. Judge Curran in
terposed that in his view the involve
ment of foreign governments had little
to do with the strict constitutional
question. and he asked:
rs 1t your belief that Congress can
delegate power without setting any
policy for the administrator of the
power to follow"
If the demurrer is overruled the at
torneys intend to appeal the question
to . higher court.
Evening star., 1938-03-18
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Army Band at the Army
Band auditorium at 1880 am. to-
morrow. Capt. Thomas r. Darcy,
leader; Karl Hubner, assistant leader.
Program.
March, "Sons Of Veterans" King
Rhapsody, "Espagnole" Ferroni
Solo, "SunSpots' Trumbauer
Nicholas L. King, saxophonist.
Popular, "Our Anniversary Waltz"
Schaefer and Stock
Descriptive, March and Procession
of Bacchus," from the ballet
Sylvia" Delibes
March song. "The Infantry Hanson
Waltz, Artists Life" Strauss
March, est. Julien" Hughes
THE Star SpanglAd Banner"
Evening star., 1938-03-18
LONG-SH0RT HAUL
CLAUSE DEFENDED
Southern Traffic Spokesman Tes-
tify Against Repeater as
Sectional Weapon.

BY the Associated Press.
Two Southern trafic representa-
tives testified before Senate COM
mittee yesterday against the Petten-
gill bill to repeal the long-and-short-
haul clause Of the Interstate Com
merce Act.
The clause prohibits railroads from
charging a lower rate for long haul
than for shorter haul over the same
route in the same direction.
]. R. Bachman, director Of the
Atlanta Freight Bureau, asserted rail
lines in the past had shown shame
less favoritism" to certain sections
severely handicapping other areas.
Repeal of the clause, he said, would
mean q return of that condition.
P. H. Johansen, representing the
North Carolina Traffic League, said
transportation monopolies had been
taken away from the railroads by
means of the long-and-short-haul
clause. The roads now are asking.
he said, for an advantage over other
carriers-"a right to raid"
Evening star., 1938-03-18
D. C. Detective, Possible Heir
To Millions, Not Too Excited

Sergt. ODea wrote back that his
father, who lived in New York, had
four brothers, Lawrence. Patrick,
Nicholas and Mike, the last of whom
went to California years ago. Then
the detective wrote relatives in New
York for family pictures.
Yesterday q photograph Of sergt.
O'Dea's father and four brothers ar
rived here, and the detective sent it on
to his son in California. Meanwhile,
he received . telegram from represen-
tatives of the estate asking for possible
proofs of identification.
1T makes = good story" sergt.
O'Dea admitted. "but I'm not too ex-
cited about tt don't believe anything
until see it,"
Evening star., 1938-03-18
COMMISSIONERS ADOPT
PLANS FOR YACHT BASIN
Anchorage for Pleasure Craft
in Anacostia River to
Accommodate 1000.

The Commissioners today approved
plans Of the District Engineer of the
War Department for the establish
ment Of an anchorage basin for
yachts and other pleasure vessels in
the Anacostia River between the
Eleventh Street Bridge and the Penn
sylvania Avenue Bridge.
District officials said the basin
would afford anchorage facilities for
1000 pleasure vessels. The Commits
sioners designated the harbor master
Of the Police Department to maintain
the anchorage area.
Evening star., 1938-03-18
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Underworld sources reported today
a general state OF alarm among rack
eteers banking the numbers game over
assurance that Congress soon will
complete enactment of the drastic
District bill aimed particularly at this
thriving enterprise
Some persons concerned in the
racket confided to acquaintances en-
gagged in law enforcement q firm in
tention to seek other fields of gainful
employment.
One of these, a writer with . high
class numbers clientele, was quoted
by veteran officer of the Police De-
partment as follows:
Say, I'm getting out. see! This
new law is the bunk. I don't want to
spend half my time in jail. Let some
body else take the rap. It's been o. K.
so far. without too much risk, but
from now on I'm picking something
easier"
House Approval Slated.
The law which the House District
Committee reported out Wednesday
and which long ago passed the Sen
ate is slated for early approval by the
House, mere formality. probably
1t makes any one taking part in
operation of the racket liable to a Jail
term up to six months. with those
found guilty of Setting up lottery"
in other words, of backing or run
ming the game-facing on conviction
a maximum Of three years in the peni-
tentiary.
What burns the talent up." to quote
again the police authority. is that the
new law. as amended by United States
Attorney David A. Pine. will make
possession of the original tickets. or
any written fecord of numbers bet,
evidence Of violating the District lot
terry statute.
Under the old law the only lottery
ticket concerned in the numbers
game, the courts have held, was the
carbon copy OF the bet, the one re-
tanned by the customer. The record
which the writer" kept and for
warded to headquarters through the
runner was not. according to legal in
depreciation, lottery ticket
But the new law will change all
that. Mr.. Pine was afraid the bill as
passed by the Senate was inadvert-
emily worded so that the law would
Evening star., 1938-03-18
Numbers Racketeers Alarmed
By Prospect of Drastic Bill
Some Writer'S Planning to Quit Rather
Than Risk Stiff Penalties IL,
Proposed LIE gislntiOn.

hit the player and not the racketeer,
and 80 he put more teeth In the
amended act.
Writers Abandon Receipts.
The lottery-ticket interpretat ton Of
the present law is not of much use
anyway, officials point out. because
most writer's have quit giving their
customers receipts. The customers
simply trust those who take their
wagers. But the writer's are bound to
keep written records Of these bets.
and whether they are on the standard
triplicate numbers books long used
by the racket or simply rows of figures
written on wrapping papers, they will
be competent evidence If the prose-
cutor can prove they actually are
records of 4 numbers bet.
Thus the writer caught with such
records or the runner trapped con-
veying them to headquarters or the
banker" caught receiving them all
will be liable to conviction under the
more drastic lottery act. There will be
no need. as now, for An undercover
detective to prove q sale" of . slip
The records, If the court and jury are
convinced they were used to carry on
q numbers business, will be evidence
enough.
While the police expect q certain
number Of racketeers to quit volun-
tarily, they are under no illusion.
They expect most of those profiting
heavily from the game to stay in until
blasted out. and they realize they have
q tough job ahead enforcing the REIN
forced statute.
Powerful Weapon.
A hacker netting a couple Of hum
dred thousand a year will not yield
this easy means of riches without a
battle, the law realizes.
But the authorities will have q new
and powerful weapon. There must be
a record of all bets, even If taken over
the phone. they point out. While wire
tapping is under the ban, If they can
search such headquarters and find
provable numbers records they'll be
able to send the hackers to prison.
The so-called numbers bill probably
will be reported to the House and
passed at the next District day, March
g. If the Pine amendment Is accepted
by the Senate-and no opposition 10
it is anticipated-the measure will 60
to the President.