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Evening star., 1938-12-11
Concerts Scheduled

Three concerts will be given by the
Marine Band and Symphony Or
chestra this week, 1t was announced
yesterday.
The schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, 2 pm, auditorium,
Marine Barracks. The Symphony
Orchestra will play the same day,
beginning At pm.
Friday, 3 pm, auditorium, Marine
Barracks.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Initial Underposs Work
To Stort This Week

Preliminary work for construction
OF the Thomas Circle vehicular un-
derpass will be started this week,
District officials announced yester-
day rs they signed. final papers for
award Of the project proper to James
Stewart & Co.
District engineer forces viii begin
making reconnections of gas and
water mains, to clear the way for
the digging Of the tunnel. which will
be In the line Of Massachusetts, ave-
nue..
The District government tomor-
row will give notice to the contractor
to proceed with construction of the
underpass. Work on the project
proper must start in 10 days.
Under the contract, the Stewart
Co. Is to be paid $483, 1850 for the
work. The award was approved No.
vember IS, but finol papers were net
signed until yesterday.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Armed Bandits Rob
Two DC. Stores
OF $400
Thefts, Purse Snotchinq
Net Underworld
$3.50 More

Armed bandits took more than
$4O0 from Washington merchants in
hold-ups last night, while other
thefts of more than $3.50 in robberies
and purse-snatchings also were re-
ported to police.
Two well-dressed white men. be-
tween Is and 80 years old, took
about 5000 from the cash drawer OF
liquor store at 1910 Fourteenth
street NV. about 10 minutes before
closing time last night Paul G.
Demonet, owner of the store, told
police that one man. armed with a
sawed-of shotgun, forced him, his
clerk and two colored helpers and q
customer into the back room while
the other bandit robbed the cash
drawer.
Mr.. Demonet said the bandits took
81 from him and wallet from his
clerk, Harper Hodges, before making
their escape in sedan bearing out
of-town license tags.
Shahbily Dressed Bandit.
1n4the. other hold-up q. shabbily
dressed bandit slipped into the Flor
ida Avenue Meat Market, 1902 Flor
ida avenue NE, about II o'clock last
night and held up the proprietor,
his wife and clerk, escaping with
about 5000.
The proprietor, A. T. Finkelstein,
his wife and the clerk, were checking
over the receipts when the bandit,
who had a revolver and wore a gray
hat and overcoat, entered. Mr.. Fin
kelstein said the robber made them
turn their backs while he took the
money from the cash register. It
was the second time the place had
been held up in about two months.
Mr.. Finkelstein described the bandit
as being about 30 years old.
Miss Gabrielle King, assistant
manager of a beauty shop at 528
Twelfth street NV, reported to
police that the shop safe had been
robbed of $3.50 in bills some time be-
tween closing time Friday night and
yesterday.
Use Duplicate Key.
Miss Killing said entrance appar-
emily had been gained through the
use of a duplicate pass key, and that
the combination appsl emily had
been worked to open the safe.
Mrs. Iris Turrity of 143l @ street
NV. reported to police that her
pocketbook was snatched by q COL
ored man last night two blocks from
where another purse had been stolen
from her three nights before. She
said she lost 81 last night when her
pocketbook was stolen at Ninth and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. md 81 m
December Z, when her purse was
taken by a colored man at Seventh
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Another purse snatching was re-
ported by Mrs. Verda Daugherty Of
1444 Belmont road NV. She said
her pocketbook. containing s. knd
personal effects, was stolen IRON her
by a colored man as she walked
along New Hampshire avenue at
Ward place NV.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Dunbar PIT. A. Elects

Mrs. Alice Anderson has been
elected president of the reorganized
Dunbar High School Parent Teach
er Association, it was announced
yesterday.
Howard Thrasher and Madison
w. Tignor are vice presidents, and
Miss Carlotta Peters is secretary.
Mrs. Ruth Houston is assistant sec
retary; Alfred F. Nixon, treasurer;
d. B. Goodloe, historian, and the
Rev. G. o. Bullock, chaplain.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Girl Town Clerk Seen Threat
To Prince Georges Politicians
Winner of Honors in
Two Schools Holds
Edmonston Post

Prince Georges County politicians
look out!
A girl who won such title as best
dressed" "prettiest' and most en-
ergetic" while in school has become q
public officeholder. and confesses
she may have political ambitions
later.
She is Miss Helen Lewis, 18, newly
appointed municipal clerk in her
home town of Edmonston. Her
friends say she is the youngest and
only woman town clerk in Prince
Georges County, perhaps in the
State. They predict she will carry
off elections like she carried off titles
in school if she decides to follow
political career.
At the Hyattsville High School, for
instance, she was chosen last year as
the prettiest girl, the best dressed,
the most energetic and the best
actress in the school. This year she
was selected as queen" Of the Wash
ington School for Secretaries, an
award based on poise, beauty. per-
-sonality and ideals typifying the
school.
The town clerk position is only q
part-time Job for Miss Lewis, how
ever. her regular job being secretary
to H. Clay Whiteford, manager Of
the Washington Suburban Gas Co.,
at Hyattsville.
Miss Lewis is the second member
of her family to hold Office in Ed
monston. Her uncle, w. w. Lewis,
is former Mayor and present men,
ber of the Council. Miss Lewis is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Carl
ton Lewis.
Miss Lewis was appointed to the
clerks post when r. Lee Baxter
resiged.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Dr.. Rutland Asks Revival
OF Anti-Noise Campaiqn

Health Ohicer George c. Ruhland
issued call yesterday for revival
Of the Districts anti-noise cam
paign and asked for help from H. p,
Somerville, who once served as
chairman of the drive to outlaw
useless noise.
DR.. Rutland called particular at
tention to sirens and street-car
qongs when he said in statement
to the press: Excessive noise is dis
turbing to the i'll as well as source
Of annoyance to the general public.
Noise helps to increase nervous ten
sion and mental unrest"
DR.. Rutland added that he hoped
that through cooperative effort
some improvement may be realized
in the noise problem here.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
200 Visits Booked, Stork Faces
Overtime at GreenbeIt

The stork will have to enlarge his
staff or put In . lot Of overtime at
Greenbelt, according to reports from
the model low-cost community In
nearby Maryland.
During the community,s first year,
October, 1887, to last October, eight
babies were born, it was stated In the
first annual report Of Mrs. Alpher.
supervisor Of tenant selection for the
Farm Security Administration and
director OF adult education and COM
munity activity 1T Greenbelt.
And, according to reports from the
town health center, some 400 babies
are scheduled for arrival In the next
few months. -
Mrs.. Apher said present eondi-
Holas 1oevo uttao doubt that many
Evening star., 1938-12-11
TwoLoseLives
In Traffic
Accidents
Capital Man Fatally
Burned When Cab
Overturns

Two men were dead and four
others injured in accidents in nearby
Maryland and Virginia late yester-
day, while the District accounted
for several less serious traffic in
juries.
A thin silver chain and religious
medal last night led to the identified
ton of the charred body of Vernon
Eskridge. jr., 25, driver for the Dia-
mond Cab Co., who was burned to
death when his machine went out
of control on the Lee highway. 2
miles north of Gainesville, Va, over
turned and caught fire.
Vernon J. Eskridge, sr., father OF
the victim and veteran member
of the Metropolitan police force.
went to Warrenton last night and
identified the body.
Richard Robinson of the Sudduth
funeral home at Warrenton, where
the body was taken after 1t was re-
moved from the wreckage by c. c. c.
enrollees from a nearby camp, said
the body was also identified by For
rest Hanback,, friend with whom
the victim had been hunting.
Mr.. Robinson said Mr.. Hanback,
had related that the victim left
to make trip to Washington and
had planned to return to their hunt
ing camp last night.
The body Is being returned to
Washington today and will be taken
to the j. Frank Murray funeral
home. Funeral arrangements will
be announced.
RescuerS Driven Back.
John j. Balm, one of the enrollees,
told Officer r. H. Lester of the Vir-
ginia State Police, and Sheriff J. p.
Kerlin of Prince William County,
he and several others had seen the
smoke from the burning car and
ran to the scene, but were unable to
render aid because of the intense
heat from the gasoline flames.
Oh1cer Lester and Sheriff Kerlin
agreed that the accident was caused
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Gideon A. Lyon Heard
In hawuiiun Broadcast

Gideon A. Lyon, associate editor
Of The Star, who left Washington
more than q month ago for q vaca-
ton in Hawaii, was heard last night
in q broadcast to the United States
from a hotel at Waikiki Beach. .
few miles outside Honolulu.
Obviously called before the micro
phone for = brief unprepared inter-
view, Mr. Lyon paid glowing trib-
ute to the scenic beauties Of the
Hawaiian Islands and said it would
take more than the columns Of The
Star to describe what he has seen.
The broadcast was carried by the
Mutual network during its weekly
Hawaii Calls" program. and broad
cast over station VOL in WASH
ington. r..
Evening star., 1938-12-11

families were deprived Of children
because Of the crowded conditions
under which they previously lived
before moving to Greenbelt.
Greenbelt, Mrs. Alpher said. has
been . cure for breaking homes.
Many families there, she said, admit
they were badly discouraged by pre-
yious subnormal living conditions
which led to dimculties between man
and wife and nearly broke up the
home.
Also included in the report was
the fact that at the end Of the school
year Of 1887 an intelligence test for
an the children in the Greenbelt
school showed an average 10 Of 40.
The school principal said there were
- easGo e retarded peoUooa
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Permit 10 Be Asked
For 11-5tory Annex
To Bowen Building
PIons Call for Rozinq
Of Two Structures;
Cost to Be $500, 900
Star Staff Photos.

Permission to erect an History
annex to the Bowen Building, 821-
823 Fifteenth street, will be sought
by the Bricklayers, Masons and Plas-
terers' International Union of Amer
lea at the next public hearing of
the Board of Zoning Adjustment, to
be held at the District Building De-
cember 21.
The plans call for the razing of
the two buildings to the south of the
Liberty National Bank Building and
the erection of the new structure,
to be used for Offices. The cost Of
the project, exclusive of the site, is
estimated at about 100000
Plans for the project were filed
several weeks ago with Col. John
w. Oehmann, District inspector of
buildings, but permit was denied
because 1t was found the building
would not allow for q rear yard, as
required in zoning regulations. The
Bowen Building was erected prior
to the adoption of the pertinent zon-
ing rule.
After this finding was made the
application was transferred to the
Board of Zoning Adjustment, one of
the duties of which is to consider
appeals for variances in such cases.
-Four other petitions to be con-
sidered by the board December II
are as follows: e
An appeal by Nina Urner for per-
mission to inclose the rear two story
porch Of the dwelling at 1888 Kearny
street NE.
Request by G. F. Mikkelson for
permission to use temporary build
ing and accessory structures for an
ONCE and construction sheds Incl
dental to the residential development
Of the Highwood subdivision, at 1858
Rittenhouse street NV.
An appeal by Bernard Mestekin
for permission to establish an auto
mobile repair shop at GOT Massachu-
sets avenue NV.
Al appeal by Lula E. Reeves for
variance to permit the erection
OF two-story addition to the dwell
ing at 324 Ninth street NE.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
R. <. A. Head to Speak

John A. Carmody, administrator
of the Rural Electrification Adminis-
tration, will discuss Rural Electri-
1lcation" at q meeting Of University
of Maryland engineering students at
11:20 am. Tuesday in the engineer
Ing auditorium at the university.
All students and faculty members
have bo1o invited p attend.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
-Four 10 Face Court
In Conspiracy
Case Tomorrow
Former Army General
Among Defendants in
Postponed TrioI

The much-postponed case involv-
ing q former Army general, two
prominent New York businessmen
and a former member Of Congress
from the Empire State-the quartet
accused of conspiracy to defraud
the United States-is scheduled to
go to trial tomorrow before Justice
James M. Proctor~in District Court.
Prosecuting the case. will be Irwin
Goldstein, special assistant to the
Attorney General and former as
sistant United States attorney, who
is now engaged in private law prac-
tice here. The defendants are
Joseph Silverman, jr, and his
brother Nathan, surplus war goods
dealers; Thomas j. Ryan, former
member of Congress from New York,
and former Brig. Gen. Alexander
E. Williams, who served at one
time as acting quartermaster gen.
eral of the Army. .....,s
y Representing Joseph = Silveruaan,
jr., will be the prominent Wash
ington attorney. William E. Leahy
while Roy st. Lewis will appear
for the other defendant, Silverman.
Mr.. Ryan, it is understood. Is to
be represented by Frank SwAcker
of New York. Former Gen. VIII
Nams was represented until recently
by j. Leonard Townsend, who has
accepted legal post with the Sc
curities and Exchange Commission.
Outcropping Of Hearing
The case is an outcropping of q
hearing before the House Military
Affairs Committee. when it was sift-
ing charges of alleged lobbying in
the War Department. Counsel for
the quartet have unsuccessfully at
tackled the indictment, but after q
number of delays, the case is finally
scheduled to get under way.
The grand jury heard charges
that Frank E. Speicher, New York
inner tube salesman, was prevented
from testifying before the House
Military Affairs Committee-thus
allegedly depriving the lawmakers
of the services Of this key witness"
in its inquiry into War Department
business practices, but he was later
located and testified.
Involved in the case, odicials said,
is an alleged plan for splitting =
SIC, 900 900 Army motor truck order
among number Of major automo-
bile manufacturers.
Woodring Expected to Testify.
Secretary Woodring is expected
to be called to the witness stand
during the course of the trial and q
large array Of witnesses has been
summoned to Criminal Court No. l,
where the case is to be called to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
Just how long the trial Is to last
has not been ofncially announced.
The Silvermans and Mr.. Ryan have
been at liberty for some time on
81 900 bail each, while the former
Army general, whom omcials recalled
yesterday, had been dismissed from
the service after . court-martial,
vas permitted to 60 free on $500
bail. Speicher allegedly loaned the
former general $4,000, which caused
his dismissal from the Army. For
mer Gen. williams had charge Of
the transportation division of the
Quartermaster Corps Of the Army
and had charge Of procurement, ON
cials said.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Citizens Meet Friday

The December meetings of the
North Woodside- Montgomery Hills
Md Citizens Association will be
held Friday at 8 pm. at the Mont
gomery Hills Junior High School.
After the business session Christ
mas carols to be sung at the light
ing ceremonies of the community
Christmas tree December - will be
1ohoaxDod. .-... .
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Christmas Dance

The Circolo di Cultura Italiana
will hold . Christmas dance ct 10
pm. Saturday, December II, in the
Carlton Hotel. The organization,
founded year and 4 half ago for
the appreciation Of Italian art and
culture, meets At pm. the first
Wednesday Of the month In the
Raleigh Hotel.
Evening star., 1938-12-11

by blowout or by skidding on the
soft shoulders of the road. The tires
as well as all the wood and uphol-
stery in the car, were burned away
However, ruts on the left and right
shoulders indicated the machine
swerved from one side of the road
to the other before it turned over
yeveral times in the middle of the
road. The accident occurred near
the top of q hill.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smithson, 1909
Pennsylvania avenue Sc, sister of
young Eskridge and wife of Officer
Thomas SmithSon, also of the Metro
.politan Police said her brother fire.
quently went hunting near Warren
ton and that he intended to make
. hunting trip yesterday.
Officials Make Identification.
The first Identification was made
oy officials of the cab company, who
said the car had been checked out
to Mr.. Eskridge yesterday morning.
Besides his father and Mrs. Smith
son, he Is survived by another sis
ICA, 44ASo xNd1N 1NCl1d EtoA1 AO6C, W11O
lived with her father and brother
at 610 Fourth street NE.
A colored man was killed and four
other. colored persons injured in a
head!on collision between a passen-
ger car and large truck-trailer at
Rhode Island avenue and Barney
street, Brentwood, Md, last night.
The passenger car caught fire after
the crash.
The driver of the auto, Ural Clin-
ton, colored, about 80, of 201 Lynn
street, Brentwood, Md, was pro-
nounced dead on arrival at Casualty
Hospital.
Attempted Left Turn.
Edward Phillips, 80, of Tamaqua,
Pa, driver of the truck-trailer, was
not injured, but was being held as
q State witness under $1,000 bond
by Judge H. L. Wolfarth, acting
coroner. An inquest will be held at
the Brentwood Town Hall at Z pm.
Friday.
The injured persons were Eliza
beth Mason, IA, OF Bladensburg,
Md, who was admitted to Casualty
Hospital with conclusion, possible
fracture of the skull and multiple
lacerations; her sister, Ophelia Ma
son, II, who received a possible
fracture of the right elbow and con-
tusions; Otis Paul Ross, 26, of Ia
koma Park, and Virginia Washing
ton, 18, Of Silver Spring, who re-
ceived slight lacerations.
Lawrence Hardy, 81, colored, OF
1924 Second street S.W., was criti-
cally injured last night when he
was struck by an automobile while
he was walking on Third street
near K street S.W. He was taken
to Providence Hospital suffering
from a fractured skull and internal
injuries. Police arrested Adrian
Gutrick, 26, colored, Of 1924 Third
street S.W., as the driver of the car
and charged him with reckless
driving.
Leonard Limerick, IL, of 453 K
street NV, was struck down by an
automobile as he crossed the street
in front Of his home. He was treated
ut eibley Hospital for bruises and
ctits. The driver of the car which
struck the boy stopped and gave an
address which police said later was
fictitious. A lookout was broadcast
for the driver.
Evening star., 1938-12-11

District would correct
the regulations in the middle OF
the lights osswaks protect her. Miss Gar
the path oncomng anc
regulations consideration by the public she
violating trying in the middle the block
fatalities occurred between
Evening star., 1938-12-11

Another practice pedestrians who make habit
ignore traffic signal ghtattempting to buck vehcuar traf
weaving between two lines of moving illustrated by
Miss Gardiner This would be considered jaywalkng
under the suggested control and the voato could be
cities such pedestrian regulations
Star Staff Photos.
Evening star., 1938-12-11

THE PEDESTRIAN PROBLEM-This picture, illustrating
what might happen to the aywaker if pedestrian
troll laws adopted in the District posed yesterday
by Miss Audrey Gardiner, 2220 Perry street NE, and
Policeman c. Stover Under of two suggested reg
uations to be considered at the special public hearing
December 49, the officer would be empowered to arrest
person crossing intersection improper signal
Evening star., 1938-08-13
HOUSES WANTED TO RENT.

MODERN !FAMlLY H-ROOM HOUSE,
automatic heal. double eara&e near stores,
trau>p.: pref. ID. G. BoN lu9-J. Star. ~
SUBURBAN N-DESIRE TO RENT UNt UR-
ulSlled huua" within 20 mi. Na*l!nP ION.
port Il Ion - bedrooms. permanent. Give
all details first letter. Box ::,;-J Star. -
IN CATHEDRAL SECTION. .-ROOM
house. ;. baths. must be good neighbor-
hood 1 auliltN Who Will take e,tril,nt
care Of home: S,J maximum. Box is, H.
Star.
MODERN HOME. MINIMUM I BED
rooms. :. baths Chevy Chase Or equal
nt!r hburhoOd Reply Gul f.IiaN liot'..
RESPONSIBLE PARTY WANTS MODERN
bunR allow, Sept. -. ) room, sleCptuP
porch, luclosed yard. gAra?t. ID. c. sub
urb>: S.'u Boy lHl-J Star.
COUPLE WISHES TO RENT SMALL FUR
HishrC detached llous,'. about So, yard.
AUTOMATIC heat WI conS!n ..nlS
Evening star., 1938-08-13
APARTMENTS FUR. OR UkFvR.

2645 CONN. AVE. NV.
Near Wardman Park and
Shoreham, Apt. 2-A-Large
living room, modern kitchen,
foyer and bath. Free parking
in rear. (Maid service includ-
ed, if rented furnished.) Rea-
sonable rental, including gas,
electricity and heat. Fur
niShed, $55; unfurnished, $45.
BOSS & PHELPS,
14N K NV. Natl. $500.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
HOUSES FUR. OR uhFuR.

1914 DECATUR ST NW.-5 BEDRMS.. SIa
baths. everything modern: best neignbor-
hood: bus and car line very near. Adams
:O"l PARK RD NW-A COOL SPOT. 3
rooms. :: baths: facing Rock Greek Park.
REALTY ASSOC. Natl. l43S.
oaihs: ideal ioes1ion large ysrd: Haai private
sarase' reasonable. Call. Alex. 33S!-W
FOXALL OVERLOOKING GOVERNMENT
park rms = baths, double rear porch
es; garage. Natl 1O40 or Wis. 4aO4
ALMOST NEW CENTER R-HALl. COLONIAL,
! bedrooms tile bath. shower . lavatories,
Generai Electric oil heat, :: porches, large
nv rm. fireplace, silnroom corner lot,
landscaDed sround. old shade trees, garden;
SSU-N9U
; rms. det., screened porch built in
heated garage. elee. range and refs.,
shower bath. outdoor fireplace, auto oil
heat and hOtwater furn. free: x.,5-S6O
MRS. T. NJ. CORNER, Mclean. Va.
block In back OF post Office.
'TAKoNA PARK, II. BUFFALO AVE
Detached. : rooms and :. baths concrete
screened porch garage. .-~oil burner; on
6!l1 14th st. n.w.--6 rooms. automatic
heat. built.in earaae, porches: furnished
o. .. HOPKINS.
Dist. 1871 o. ImeE. AAo03. 1925 Vt. Ave.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
APARTMENTS SUBURBAN.

! ROOMS. KITCHEN AND BATH NEWLY
decorated. S'5 and So 30; bus. car service
l3u. Lee highway. Apt. !.
" uNFURN. OK PARTLY FURN. ROOMS
ano sarake Oh Bancroft bus line; SIS.
Box l.ii-J Star. Ia
COOL. INSULATED: 3 ROOMS. BATH.
pvt. entrance: elec. ref. oil heat, chw;
adults only. Greenwood !O!1-R IA.
| LARGE FRONT BEDROOM. KITCHEN.
pvt. bath nicely furnished Frisidaire
everything included, 81. :3iIg New.
ton st. n.e. Dupont J:tSI
BEAUTIFUL DUPLEX APARTMENT
ba ths. tiled shower: also smaller apt;
private tarden entrance. Temple I0"5
UNFURN !: ROOMS. KIT. PRIVATE
bath. refx. karage: quiet home: adults.
Forest Glen. Md Shep 33.31 IL"
Evening star., 1938-08-13

GOING TO INDIANAPOLIS ABOUT
Au<uSt III. late model D,usr TAX lWo
DaSS-nerr> Phone Lincoln 1901 ~
DRIVING To PORTLAND Me EARLY
TIM wrrk. tIke :. OF =, reasonable Phone
GretnWo ::til4-J
VACATION TRIP TO NOVA SCOTIA AND
Canada. ior Sharms car rNpens-> only;
!nau aud wife plaunins leave about AuG
:" vi Ii another LADY COM rutai uompail-
Ion. BOY lG9-J Star A..
GOING TO PORTI AND. OkE(; AVG 10:
W.. sedan: tske :: paSsengers MIR BAS-
SETT, Geo. Hul9. Share exp ~
RALEIGH AND DURHAM N C. DRIVING;
Nnnht\ ua Ssensers share eXDeuSes. Nor! N
'.:;iu. BEN ~.
Evening star., 1938-08-13
APARTMENTS WANTED.

EMPLOYED LADY DESIRES APT. / TO
s RMS; with fireplace. good bath; furn.
or uniurn. Walnut Si05. IA
UNFURN.. :: RMS KI BATH: IN IN
sulated house ny middle-axed couple;
preferably Glover PIX. or Amer. Univ.
PIX. Cleveland ai56
FUkN. LIVING ROOM BEDROOM,
kitchen and bath: elec. refs: ground or
second moor; near Porter ST.: :. adults and
small. quiet dos: not over x65. Phone
PRIVATE HOME. . UNFURNlSHED RMS
Kat Lath. I0r Ink; elderly couple; refs.
eXch.. ives, of lith st. Box 4:,3-U Star