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Evening star., 1938-04-19
LETTERS HASTEN
CLEANUP DRIVE
Owners of Unsight|y Lots
May Get Free Help in
improvements.

Owners of unsightly city lots today
received letters from the Junior Board
of Commerce asking that they take
steps to remedy the situation and
offering free labor for the work to
those unable to pay for it.
The letter read as follows:
LAS you probably know, the Junior
Board of Commerce, with the CO.
operation OF local boys clubs. civic
associations. District Fairgrounds,
community centers and other WASH
ington social agencies. in connection
with its cleanup campaign. has
made a survey to determine how We
can beautify the city.
Unsikhtly Appearance.
In this connection our attention
has been called to the condition of
property at (blank address, which We
understand belongs to you. Possibly
yol are unaware Of the unsightly ap-
pearance of this lot. probably this
condition is due to careless neighbors,
rowing children or other factors beyond
your control
However since Washington is about
to engage in this campaign tthe cam
paign opened officially yesterday to
clean up the city and to stimulate
civic pride in the citizens and children
which will remove these causes for un-
slightly lots, any improvement you
may make will be greatly appreciated.
II you cannot do it personally, We
suggest that you can help the unem-
ployed problem by securing labor to
clean up this lot from the District
Of Columbia Employment Center, tele-
phone National $3.50.
Boys Clubs to Help.
IF you do not feel willing to do
this and cannot do the job yourself,
crew from the boys clubs, under our
supervision, is willing, With your con-
sent, to clean up the lot, and, if ad-
visable, plant grass on it or otherwise
improve it. This will give the neigh
borhood an interest in keeping the lot
tidy.
I'VE are informed that property
owner permitting trash to accumulate
on his premises is violating an ordi-
nance. The City Refuse Department,
during this campaign only, is CO.
operating to the extent of allowing
owners of vacant property to dump all
rubbish collected thereon on the fill
at Twenty-flrst and A streets NV"
Evening star., 1938-04-19
Ne~ Drops to Cut BURY Spell
after Eye Tests Are Announced
(Story on Page ALL

A new kind of drops" for paralyzing
muscles of the eye which may reduce
by as much as two-thirds the time
person is incapacitated following
thorough eye examination was de-
scribed before session of prominent
opthalmologists from all over the
United States, meeting in a post
graduate session at George Washing
ton Medical School today.
In testing eyes for glasses the prac-
tice in the past has been to paralyze
the muscles of accommodation by sue
cessive drops of atropine. The physi-
clan then could examine the eye as an
inert thing, with the personal element
entirely removed.
New Drug Less Lasting.
This, however, incapacitated the pa
tient sometimes for as much as three
days for reading. driving an automo-
bile or anything calling for visual
discrimination. When homatrophine.
less potent drug, was used. it could
never be certain that the muscles were
entirely paralyzed.
The new method, which enables one
to have the eyes examined in the
afternoon and 60 to work the next
morning, consists in mixing with the
atropine minute amount Of benze-
drine sulfate, drug which has come
Evening star., 1938-04-19

buying beef; on the cuff.
Royal johnson, former Repre-
sentative from South Dakota-Out
of town, attending q meeting Of the
Ancient and Honorable Order Of
Exies, in Bismarck.
E. w. Goss, president Of the Gen.
eral Economic Council-Out Of
town, presiding at conference Of
manufacturers at Waterbury, Conn.
George A. Carroll, fish man-Out
Of town, in Louisville, KY, trying to
pick the winner Of the Derby.
Dan Norman. general passenger
agent of the B. g. O.-Out of town,
attending q meeting Of the Rail-
road Enthusiasts In Roanoke.
John Fugel, q salesman in his own
right-Out Of town, gone to Cham
paign, III.
Michael Monsignor Garrett, Sec
retary Of the Plumbers Union-Out
Of town, gone to Greeway Lane,
Nd, to attend meeting.
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Champion Salesman Strikes and Finds Everybody Out

oming to ride his favorite horse,
Chickie.
Joseph Robichaux. manager of
the Harris Hotel-Out of town,
down in the country.
Col. Edwin Halsey, secretary Of
the United States Senate-Out of
town, gone to deliver a lecture at
Virginia Military Institute.
Representative Mouton of Louis
iana-Out of town, looking for
antiques in Big Stone Gap, Va.
A. N. Nevius, vice president Riggs
National Bank-Out Of town, vis-
iting his properties in Virginia.
Leo Rossiter, restaurateur-Out
Of town, gone to Baltimore to buy
new fixtures.
DR.. Joseph F. Edward, X-ray ex-
pert-Out Of town, gone to Canada
to see the Dionne "quints."
Harry Whitlock, Wholesale meat
man-Out of town. In Chicago
Evening star., 1938-04-19

into wide use for many purposes dur
ing the past few years-including
popping up" students for college ex-
aminations. When it is used with
homatrophine. according to DR.. S.
Judd Beach Of Portland, Me. who
introduced the new drops about a
year ago. it has a synergistic effect
so that the weaker drug becomes as
powerful as che true atrophine.
Method Criticized.
The paralyzing effect, DR.. Beach
said, sometimes has started to wear
off within an hour. 1t also makes it
possible to complete an examination
at one sitting With the older method
it was sometimes necessary for the
patient to return several times
DR.. Beach criticized systems Of eye
examinations which can be used
without brains like turning the num-
bers on telephone dial" Such meth
DDS, he said, always fall down when
there is anything seriously wrong.
A new surgical method of opera
tions detaching the retina of the eye
was described this afternoon by Dr.
]. H. Duddington of New York. Dr.
Arthur j. Bedell Of Albany described
eye LESSONS which arise from high
blood pressure and from the common
disease Of old age. arterioschlerosis.
Evening star., 1938-04-19

Ugo Carusi, secretary to the At
torney General-Out Of town, at q
meeting of criminologists at Cleve-
land.
Representative McGehee of Mis-
sissippi-Out of town, attending a
meeting of the Woodmen of the
World in Biloxi.
Rene F. Clerc, Washington rep
resentative of the State of Louisi-
ana-Out of town. gone to cook
crawfish bisque in Baton Rouge.
A. K. Shipe, lawyer-Out of town,
in Chicago at the Manufacturing
jewelers. Convention.
James Keehan, night club oper-
ator-Out of town, gone to look
over the Broadway shows.
Bernard Rommell, pianist-Out
OF town, gone to give a concert In
Chattanooga.
Jim Moore, boxer-Out Of town,
gone 10 . "dua0 ranch" IN wy.
Evening star., 1938-04-19

M. E. Swing, coffee merchant
Out Of town, gone to Brazil to In
spect the coffee plantations.
J. r. Clevlen. manager, Cedar
Hill Cemetery-Out Of town, gone
to Minneapolis to buy dogwood
trees.
s. E. Cochran, superintendent Of
the National Academy of Stage
Training and a former bat boy Of
the Nationals-Out of town, gone
to New York to engage theatrical
talent for his summer theater at
Olney, Md.
Eddie Strohecker, real estate
man-Out Of town, gone to Freder-
lex, Nd, to sell . farm.
James J. Gallagher, salesman
Out Of town, gone to Biloxi, Miss,
to install . new system of book
keeping.
Julius Ehrhardt, merchant-out
q town, eons b et. Louis.
Evening star., 1938-04-19
DISTRICT DEATH RATE
LOWER THAN LAST YEAR
Decrease Of 17.3 Is Reported
for First 13 Weeks by
DR.. Ruhland.

The number Of deaths in the District
during the first 13 weeks Of this year
decreased 173 over the corresponding
period last year, Health Off1cer George
G. Rutland was informed yesterday by
J. B. Irvine, chief Of the Bureau Of
Vital Statistics.
Deaths from all causes amounted to
2,229 in the first l3 weeks Of this year.
as compared to 1896 in the same Pc
riod in 1887. These included deaths at
the Glenn Dale Sanitorium.
Pneumonia caused 242 deaths, q
drop Of 146 under last year, and re-
portable contagious diseases resulted
in 381 deaths, decrease of 284 over
the 1887 period. There were 165
deaths of children under year old.
Mr.. Irvine said reports to the Census
Bureau from SO major cities indicate
. reduction Of deaths from all causes
Of 12.s per cent during the period.
Evening star., 1938-04-19

on the question as to whether they
want to be free is an insult, but
strange as it may seem. the Congress
is not convinced that the inhabitants
Of the District of Columbia desire to
guide their own destinies. For that
reason the Citizens Conference on
District Suffrage and the District OF
Columbia Suffrage Association in
conjunction with city officials, with
hundreds OF organizations and with
the aid Of thousands Of individuals
and all of Washington's newspapers
and radio stations have sponsored this
city-wide plebiscite for your benefit" T"
Evening star., 1938-04-19

Edward Plohn, manager Of the
National Theater-Out of town,
gone to White Sulphur Springs for
q rest.
Cy Ellis. sea-food expert-Out Of
town, gone to Chincoteague Island,
in the Chesapeake Bay, to study
crab life.
Ralph Polio. manager of the
Mayfiover-Out of town, gone to
Texas.
So it went. Everywhere Mr..
Stevens showed up "the boss" was
out Of town.
How Gomez" he asked each Sec
retary, glancing at the names Of his
select clientele.
"Just had to co." each girl said.
P. S.-The first ball game of the
season was played yesterday at
Grif1th Stadium-and even the
President Of the United States was
not in his ONCE. A tough day for
oal0Umnn.
Evening star., 1938-04-19
Youths Fined
As Vine Runs
AtCar Wreck

The story of an automobile and
motorcycle collision in the TOO block
Of Eleventh street Sc, which fur
nished residents of that area with a
quantity of wine Saturday night, was
related before Judge John P. McMa-
hon in Police Court yesterday by two
youths who were accused of having
grabbed a bottle each.
The boys were Joseph Quigley, II,
Of $50 Eleventh street NE, who
pleaded not guilty, and William A.
Enfield, II, I'LL G street Sc, who
pleaded guilty. Policeman j. A.
Fleisehauer Of the Fifth precinct told
the court he saw the youths grab a
bottle of wine each and flee for about
800 yards, where they got into a
parked automobile. Enfield and Quig-
ley insisted. however, that only Enfield
got bottle of vine, Quigley merely
running with him. Enfield told the
court he didn't think he was doing
any harm since "a lot of people were
grabbing bottles, and putting them
under their coats"
They were fined $40 each.
Evening star., 1938-04-19
CROWD
REACHES M,566
Event Orderly and Quiet
Despite $50 Children
Getting Lost.

More than 100 White House attend
ants went to work today to clean up
the trail of broken balloons, newspa-
pers and eggshells left by the 44,566
celebrants at the annual Easter egg
rolling yesterday on the White House
lawn.
The last of the crowd struggled
through the White House gates
promptly at pm. yesterday, accom-
panied by driving rain which had
sought intermittently to dampen the
festivities. Despite the rain at least
1000 youngsters and adults were there
to hear the United States Marine
Band play The Star-Spangled Ban
ner," which heralded the general exo-
dus.
1t was a quiet Easter Monday, ac-
cording to Acting Capt John McCub-
bin, although $50 youngsters were lost
during the day and II others had to
be treated for bruised knees. fainting
spells. bee stings and headaches at
the Red Cross first aid tent on the
grounds. Aided by the Boy and Girl
Scouts and detachment of Y. w. C. A.
Girl Reserves. the lost children were
all returned to their mothers before
the day ended.
Fewer Than Last Year.
Although not as large a number as
last year, when record crowd of
53,l80 attended, the adults and young
sters this year proved harder than in
1882 when the rain kept all but 1908
from availing themselves of the White
House hospitality.
High lights of the day were Mrs.
Roosevelt's trips through the grounds
and the Presidents afternoon greeting
from the south portico of the White
House. The Presidents appearance
was greeted by prolonged cheer from
the crowd. many of whom had stood
beneath the portico for several hours
to catch glimpse of the Roosevelts.
Impromptu Entertainer.
Late in the afternoon impromptu
entertainment was furnished by TEX
as" Trenton. 66. from the United
States Soldiers Home. who won a
round of applause for his rope tricks
and rapid-fire chatter.
The older spectators at the festivi-
ties were given to "reminiscences about
earlier egg-rolling occasions. One
grandmotherly person commented:
ITS not like it, used to be. I remem-
ber when the ladies all came in hoop
skirts and spread out their picnic
luncheon and the children wore ruff
fled party dresses"
What the party lacked in pictur-
esqueness, however. it made up in en-
thusiasm. More eggs were thrown than
we're rolled. but the youngsters, many
Of them on leashes, frolicked about the
grounds and some of them could 90
home and say: Mrs. Roosevelt said
hello to me-just like was somebody
important"
Evening star., 1938-04-19
OWNERS
T0ASKROADW0R
Connecticut Avenue Group
Will Appear Today in
Baltimore.

A committee representing property
owners along Connecticut avenue was
to appear before the State Roads Com
mission in Baltimore today to urge
immediate improvement of the Mary
land section Of the thoroughfare.
Five separate steps are included in
the plan to be laid before the COM
missioners by the committee, which is
headed by Capt. Chester Wells.
The group will ask that the road be
improved and the center of the avenue
beautified from the District line to
Chevy Chase Lake, that the road be
widened from the lake to Jones Bridge
road; that widening and resurfacing
be carried out to Kensington; that
approaches to the new overpass in
Kensington be paved Immediately, and
that the avenue be extended through
to the Brookeville pike, near the
Manor Club.
Work at the overpass first was au-
thorized in 1884, according to COM
mittee members. They also said that
rights-of-way for widening the road
between Chevy Chase Lake and Jones
Bridge road are ready for dedication
to the State by owners Of abutting
property.
Washington I. Cleveland, District
manager Of the American Automobile
Association, one of the committeeman,
said the State Roads Commission had
acted unfairly In allocating Montgom-
cry County but $135,000 in adopting
its recent $4,000, 900 highway program
for 1898 and the committees proposals
should be carried out.
Other members Of the delegation are
Harold E. Doyle and Irving c. Root.
Evening star., 1938-04-19
TWO WILL SPEAK

P. S. Roller Of the Bureau of Mines
and j. w. McBurney of the National
Bureau of Standards will address q
meeting of the Philosophical Society
Of Washington Saturday at 8:15 pm.
at the Cosmos Club Auditorium. Mr..
Roller will speak on Elasticity of
Soft Amorphous Sustances," and Mr..
McBurney's topic will be Freezing
and Thawing of Bricks"
w. G. Brombacher of the Bureau of
Standards is secretary of the society.
Evening star., 1938-04-19
Traffic to Be Topic,

Capt. Milton d. Smith, head Of the
traffic division, Metropolitan Police,
will speak on the subject of an ade-
quate traffic court before the Open
Forum tomorrow at the Willard Hotel
at 8 pm. A general discussion OF
traffic control problems will follow.
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illustrated Lecture.

SILVER SPRING, Md, April 10
(SpeciaD An illustrated lecture on
water lilies will be given tonight at
o'clock in the parish hall Of the
Church of Ascension by Mrs. Helen
L. Fowler.
Evening star., 1938-04-19
BY JOHN J. DAILY.
John QUNNECK STEVENS
Of New York City, who claims

~ to be the champion salesman
OF America, arrived in WASH
ington yesterday, registered at one
Of the leading hotels, and went out
to sell his wares-something that
every man, prince or pauper, should
have. Mr.. Stevens discovered that
yesterday was the worst business
day Washington has experienced
this year. Most men-business
and professional-were out of town.
And how their secretaries went
to bat for them," said Mr.. Stevens.
when he came back from a fruit
less trek. Like all good salesmen,
he had a record of his calls. They
follow:
Robert Fleming, president of the
Riggs National Bank-Out Of town,
at . bankers' eonvsntaou.
Evening star., 1938-04-19
BAND CONCERTS

BY the Marine Band in the audi
torium at 3 pm. today. Capt. Taylor
Branson, leader; William F. Santel-
mann, assistant.
BY the Soldiers Home Band In
Stanley Hall at $50 o'clock today
John s. M. Zimmerman, bandmaster: |:
Anton Pointner, assistant.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-20
FINANCE BOARD
. STUDIES ISSUES
Fire, School Departments
Budgets N ay Feature
Meeting This Afternoon

Matters primarily concerned with
Waterbury's financial picture Of
next year will come before the board
Of finance today, some reports Of
Griffenhagen g. Associates, some
transfers recommended out of this
years appropriations. There will be
many another consideration, too,
some Of which viii be:
/. Approval Of q ruling by the
attorney general and the corporation
counsel to the effect that City Court
Clerk Irving w. Pasternak is en-
titled to fees for motor vehicle case
abstracts.
2. Calling to account the control
ler's Office for non-payment Of
truckers as 1t was claimed 1t was
being done at the meeting two weeks
ago.
3. Passing votes prepared by
Boston bond lawyers preparing for
issuance Of $4,000 In authorized but
unsold bonds.
4. Transfer Of the last of this
years budget items in some depart
ments, probably the fire department
principally, to the contingency re-
serve fund.
5. Consideration Of the Griffen-
hagen report on various depart
ments, possibly that on the school
department, where great protest
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-20

The board Of police commission
ers, in executive session with Mayor
Frank Hayes yesterday afternoon,
discussed the appointment Of SUI
pernumerary policemen to ill exist
ing vacancies, 1t was learned today
from usually reliable sources. The
city charter provides that there shall
be q maximum Of 100 supernumer-
aries, and at present there are only
about so.
Several members Of the police
board have been recently seeking
action on the appointment Of SUI
pernumeraries. There are several
hundred applications on hand for
the posts.
The mayor came unexpectedly to
the police board meeting and asked
the members to remain after the
regular session for an executive
session. He took no part In the
regular meeting.
In addition to the 40 vacancies In
the ranks OF upernumeraries, there
are only three other vacancies In the
whole department. These are the
posts of two sergeants and one
patrolman. There are no vacancies
In captaincies or lieutenancies.
It was learned that, contrary to
reports, Mayor Hayes did not bring
up the expected report on police de-
partment by Griffenhagen g. Asso-
ciates. It Is understood that the
survey Of the police department has
not yet been completed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-20

Rev. James T. Butler, formerly
Of this city, acted as celebrant al
a solemn funeral mass This morn
ing at st. Joseph's church,. Ches-
ter. for jeremiah F. Duggan, 81
brother of Right Rev. MonsignoI
Thomas s. Duggan. rector Of St
Joseph's cathedral, Hartford.
Father Butler, former assistant
pastor of st. Francis Xavier
church, Is now pastor of the Ches-
ter church. Mr., Duggan had been
a lifelong resident Of che town.
He is survived by his brother and
two sisters.
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Ruth Fitting To Permit Mrs.
Alderman To See Husband

Hollywood, Oct 20-tUP)-R Ruth
Fitting, retired radio and movie
singer, offered today to permit the
divorced wife Of her second hus-
band whom she cloves ecstatically"
to see him and try to bring about
a reconciliation. Her second hus-
band, Myrl Alderman. 80, musi-
clan, is recovering in a hospital from
a bullet wound inflicted by her first
husband. Martin Colonel Moe) Sny-
der. Alderman's second wife, Alma.
Is sueing her for Si50,000 alleging
that she alienated Alderman's af-
fections and her lawyer, S. s. Hahn,
wrote Alderman that your wife
Alma Alderman had consultation
with me and as a result we came
to the conclusion that reconciliation
between you and her Is possible.
The welfare and future Of your baby
Norma, ID is of Paramount inn
portance." Miss Etting said it was
all right for Mrs. Alderman to see
her former husband In the hospital
II she wished, but that her suit was
"just a publicity stunt" Alderman
made on comment.
A grand jury indicted Snyder
yesterday on charges Of attempted
murder and violation Of the fire.
arms law after hearing Miss Et-
ting's version Of the shooting in her
home last Saturday night. Emerg-
ing. from the grand jury room, re-
porters asked her II she was really
married to Alderman. She replied:
Well, they couldn't find any record
OF it. could they?" The reason for
this question was that Miss Fitting
and Alderman had announced after
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-20
u : Man Wrecking
|CreW Interrupted
While In Action

Police swung into action yes
terday afternoon when three
empty bottles, . dlshpan and q
heavy chandelier fell on the
sidewalk at 244 Bank street,
after being hurled from {.
third floor window. The chan
deller had narrowly missed
striking . child who was walk
ing along the street.
PatroImen Joseph Phelan and
Eugene DOherty arrested Ken
meth Hunter, 81, Of 244 Bank
street, on charges Of intOxica-
ton and breach Of the peace.
As the officers entered the
apartment, II was Allied with
gas, leaking from the pipe to
which the chandelier had been
connected.
In city court this morning
Hunter asked for leniency. After
promising TO take the pledge,
he was given q suspended jail
sentence Of four months by
Judge Edward Mascolo.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-20
Brush Fires

TWO brush fires were quelled
quickly by firemen last night. One
was on property Of the Connecti-
cut Light a. Power Co. on Jersey
street, the other on property Of
the Connecticut Railway a. Light
ing Co. at Columbia boulevard and
Pennington avenue.
A false alarm was rung In from
q box at Washington avenue and
Railroad Hill streets early last
night.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-20

the shooting that they had elopec
in July to Tiajuana, Mex. Mrs. AL
derman had obtained her divorce
decree in December and it will not
become final for one year. There
fore, the announcement caused some
surprise as Alderman was not free.
in California, to marry. Tiajuana
officials said they had no record of
the marriage there.
Snyder, the third party to the
tangled private life of radios sweet
singer was back in jail while his
attorneys tried to raise $4,000. He
was married to Miss Fitting for II
years and his love for her, his
fierce jealousy of her, had become
famous In the theatrical world. But.
as he was returned to jail, he an
nounced that he loved her no longer.
He renowned her dramatically,
jerking from his wrist the watch
she had given him when his love
burned brightly and which he had
treasured almost as life itself. He
gave 1t to friend. II am not carry
ing torch for Ruth any more" he
said. 'The ashes Of our love are
very, very cold. I hold no malice
and only hope Mr.. Alderman gets
well and they find some happiness
together" The Snyders were diyorc-
ed In Chicago last year.
The day after the shooting Snyder
had declared confidently that Miss
Etting would not testify against
him. He was mistaken. Yesterday
she testified before the grand jury
for q long while and. 1t was said
she blamed him entirely for the
shooting, declaring 1t was without
nr0Vocafion.
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over protected closing Of schools and

over projected closing Of schools and
cutting Of personnel has resulted.
There will be, zoo, like consider
alton Of the fire departments bud
get for next year, the welfare de-
partment's, should time allow. In
any event, the meeting promises to
be one Of the lengthiest Of many
extended sessions, with probability
that special meetings may be called
at frequent intervals during the next
thirty days to get the 1889 budget
into shape.