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Evening star., 1939-08-28
8 Held for QUESTIONING
In Beating Of Man, so

Police today were holding five
men and three women for oues-
tioning in the serious injury of j. J..
Purcell, so, of Mount Rainier, Md,
who was found beaten on the head
and unconscious early yesterday in
the second floor of a house in the
400 block of G street NV.
Police from No. l precinct, re-
spending to a telephone call that
a man had been injured, found Mr..
Purcell was cut on the head and
had suffered possible skull frac-
ture. He was removed to Casualty
Hospital, where his condition was
described as serious.
Purcell has not regained con-
sciousness long enough to tell police
what happened. The investigators
said they were looking today for
a 28-year-old man believed to have
beaten Purcell. The men and wom-
en- are being held as witnesses, 1t
was said.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
D. T.. Man Dies
0fCrash injury;
11Hurtin Traffic
Painter Thrown From
Car in Virginia
Accident

A Washingtonian died yesterday
rs the result of an automobile acci-
dent in Prince William County, Va,
and II other persons were injured
In or near Washington, at least two
seriously.
Milton Burgess, SIS, painter, 910
Ninth street NE, died at hospital
In Warrenton yesterday after he was
Injured Saturday night when thrown
from an automobile in a collision
on Lee highway near Nokesville.
Mr.. Burgess skull was fractured.
Police arrested the other driver, An
thony Mozynski, 1910 Twentieth
street NV, on a charge of man.
slaughter. He was released in $500
bail for preliminary hearing in
Manassas September II, police said.
Woman's Skull Fractured.
Mary Miles, 81, colored, of 2702
N street NV was in a serious con-
dition at Garfield Hospital today
with a fractured skull received in
Evening star., 1939-08-28
D. c. Man Again Heads
Order of Ahepu

v. I. Chebithes of Washington
was reelected yesterday president
of the Order of Ahepa at the con-
cluding session of the 10th annual
national convention in Providence,
r. l., according to the Associated
Press.
He defeated Harris .Booras of Bos-
ton by vote of 103 to IS, after two
ballots, following the elimination of
Constantine Tsagadas of Detroit
and John Drossos of Houston, Tex,
after the first ballot.
The convention adopted resolu-
tion congratulating President Roose-
welt on his latest peace message and
con his stand to keep world peace
In these days of international
strife"
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Capital Parks Budget
Estimates for 1910
howS13,000 Drop
Reduction Is Effected
In Equipment Needs;
Few SoIories Raised

The Office of National Capital
Parks has submitted to the Com
missioners 194l budget estimates
totaiing $934,642 or about $4,000
less than those for 1910, it was re-
vealed today,
At the same time. Ahe National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission filed requests for s348 $40
for l94l, which is nearly 5000. 900
less than the estimates for the
present year.
With the exception of few salary
increases for members of the park
police, the National Capital Parks
budget is nearly identical with this
years. the reduction being effected
in equipment needs.
Parks officials explained that next
year funds will not be needed to
erect lamp standards along Con-
stltution avenue, for which a $13,-
600 appropriation is carried in the
current budget. The current esti-
mates also carry small item to re-
locate traffic lights at Seventeenth,
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets
and Constitution avenue NV.
These non-recurring items, balanced
against the slight salary increases,
account for the lower estimates.
The parks system covered by
this budget takes in 722 park areas
totaling slightly less than 5000
acres.
In the Park and Planning Com
mission estimates, the reduction is
accomplished in the 100000 esti-
mate to reimburse the Federal gov
ernment under an act of 1880. This
year $500.000 item is carried. A
few salary increases bring the total
reduction to slightly less than the
100000 figure, however. No new
personnel were sought.
The repayment is made annually
to the Federal Government under
an act Of May %, 1880, which made
available s16,OO0,OoO for land ac-
QUESTION in the District. The law
originally specified a $1,000, 900
annual repayment, but was later
amended to allow not less than
100000, which is the amount the
commission is asking. Thus far,
under the act, slightly more than
s7,0OO.000 has been appropriated
and more than s5,000,00O repaid.
An item of $1,000 is asked to
purchase small areas around the
boundary stones between the Dis
trict and Maryland for park pur-
poses. This has been sought for
several years under an act of 1924,
which authorizes acquisition of such
land by purchase or condemnation
proceedings. Planning officials said
that real estate activity in the
neighborhood of the boundary
stones makes purchase necessary
to preserve the markers.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Bond Concert

BY the United States Army Band
this evening at 7:30 o'clock in the
District. of Columbia World War
Memorial. Capt. Thomas F. Darcy,
leader; Karl Hubner, assistant
leader.
March, "The Military Maestro"
Becker
Overture, "Sakuntala" Goldmark
Scene. Entry of the Little Fauns,"
from "Cydalise and the Satyr."
Pierne
Trombone solo, "Slippin' Around"
Clarence E. Hurrel, soloist Mole
Ballet, "Coppelia" Delibes
Rhythm classic, Tango Medley"
Yoder
Mosaic, Nautical Fantasia" Tobani
Novelty solo. ''E- Fer's Holiday"
Raymond M. Meyer, "E fiat" clar-
met soloist Yoder
Tone poem, Dreams of Love-" Llszt
Finale. "Festal March" -Cadman
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1939-08-28

an automobile accident at Ninth and
s streets NV. early yesterday. The
car, police said, was driven by Will
liam H. Collins. colored, Al, of 113l
Columbia road NV.
Another serious injury befell
Frank Jackson. colored, IS, of Ma
nassas, Va, yesterday when his car
left the highway and struck a
telephone pole near Manassas. He
was brought to Emergency Hospital
and treated for brain conclusion,
a fractured cheek bone and cuts
on the face.
Three members of a Uniontown
PS., family, including two young
children, were slightly injured yes
terday afternoon in an automobile
accident at Seventh street and
Massachusetts, avenue NV They
are Janet, 4, and Norma Jean
Yowler, 3. and Mrs. Mary Ellen
Yowler, %. All were treated for
cuts and bruises. Their car was
operated by Charles E. Yowler, So,
who escaped injury.
Maryland Man Hurt.
Truman Boswell So, of West
Wood, Md, was brought to Casualty
Hospital yesterday from an automo-
bile accident near his home and
treated for possible conclusion of
the brain and cuts on the face and
chest.
Three colorec women were slightly
injured yesterday in an automobile
collision at Sixth and E streets
NV. They were Vera CASTOR. %,
OF the 1900 block of L street NV.
Florence Budd, 26, of 1922 Fifteenth
street NV, and Gladys Belts, 27,
of 1923 Hamline street NE.
Raymond Ogden, 81, of 3542
Thirteenth street NV, and Peggy
Fairfax, "a, of 2122 H street NV,
were slightly injured yesterday in
an automobile accident on Lee
highway near Falls Church. They
were brought to Georgetown Hos
pital. Ogden was treated for cuts
and Miss Fairfax for head injuries.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Frederick Man
Held in Death
0fCab Driver
Roadside Fight With
BuItimoreun Denied
By Prisoner

Charles H. Jones, jr.. %. Frederick
steam shovel operator, was charged
with murder at Rockville today BY
Montgomery County police investi.
eating the death of Stephen Da
broski, 26, Baltimore taxicab driv.
er, near Brookeville, Md, yester-
day.
Mr.. Dabroski, police say, was IA
tally injured in a roadside fight
witnessed by his fiance, Mrs. Mar
garet Sadler, of Baltimore, and
friends of the two men. He was
pronounced dead on arrival at Mont
gomery County General Hospital,
Sandy Spring.
The prisoner, held in the Rock
vile Jail pending a Police Court
hearing September 5, denied he had
fought with the taxi driver. and
declared, police stated, the Balti.
more man may have been injured in
a fall from his automobile.
Meet in Brookeville.
A few minutes before the reported
alteration Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Da-
broskl left the home of Lewis Yinger
in Brookeville, where they met by
chance during visit with the Yinger
family, and started in their cars
for their homes in Frederick and
Baltimore, police reported.
In the machines, police asserted.
were Mrs. Sadler, Elsie Yinger and
Lewis Yinger, jr., all of Baltimore.
Margaret Yinger of Frederick and
the elder Yinger.
Ihey had gone short distance
when the Jones car stopped because
OF mechanical trouble and Mr.. Da-
broski parked to assist the Frederick
man.
Started Working on Motor.
Policeman James Burdette and ].
B. Day said witnesses told them the
men were working on the motor
when an argument started. They
began to fight, police said they we're
told, and Mr.. Dabroski suddenly
slumped to the ground.
He was driven to the hospital by
Mrs. Sadler.
Police said Mr.. Jones denied the
stories of witnesses and explained
that when Mr.. Dabroski halted his
machine he opened the door and
fell out.
They further said the prisoner
stated he grabbed Mr.. Dabroski in
an attempt to break the latter's fall
and then lifted him back into the
car.
Died of Cerebral Hemorrhage.
DR.. c. E. Hawks of Rockville,
Montgomery County coroner, per-
formed an autopsy last night and
declared it revealed the man had
died from cerebral hemorrhage.
The autopsy further disclosed. he
said, broken cartilege in the neck
and several bruises of the knees
and forehead.
The physician added that "it did
not appear the man had been badly
beaten"
Mr.. DabroSki lived in Baltimore
with his sister and brother-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Paskowitz.
and it was learned there that the
cab driver left Baltimore several
days ago for vacation.
Relatives said he and Mrs. Sadler
planned to be married in the near
future.
Evening star., 1939-08-28

They had heavily shackled
prisoner at police headquarters to-
day, but they couldn't hold him. In
fact, he escaped in 2 minutes S
seconds. although he was guarded
by at least 20 cops.
But nobody cared. In fact, they
were pulling for him to get away,
for he was none other than "Mys-
tini," who in private life is Harry
Myers, one-time pupil of the late
Harry Houdini
In the presence of a score of high
officers of the department, detectives
and plain patrolmen, "Mystini'
slipped out of six pairs of hand
cuffs-flve holding his wrists to-
gether and the other his ankles-in
less than three minutes and while
his diminutive form was incased in
a sack, which in turn was locked
with handouts and tied with a rope.
No Fake About 1t.
The stunt was ballyhoo for the
field day which the police and fire.
men will hold at Griffith Stadium
on Labor Day. But there was no
fake about it-"Mystini" was STEEL
cuffed as securely as any desperate
prisoner could have been. Such vet
eran officers as Inspector Edward
Kelly and 1t. John Agnew saw to
that. And nobody could explain how
Mr.. Myers got out.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Luxembourg Princes
To See Mount Vernon:
Lunch al White House
RoyoI Visitors Leave
Today to View Fair
In New York

Prince Consort Felix of Luxem-
burg and his 18-year-old son, Crown
Prince John, overnight guests of
President Roosevelt at the White
House, planned to visit Mount
Vernon and Arlington National
Cemetery today before going to New
York to see the Worlds Fair.
The royal visitors arrived in Wash
ington late yesterday and were es-
corted by group of officials and a
troop of cavalry to the White House,
where they were entertained at din
ner and at private motion picture.
They were honored at a White
House luncheon at 1:30 pm. today
and were scheduled to leave for New
York from Union Station at 8
o'clock. This morning they made
trip to Mount Vernon and placed
wreath on the tomb of George
Washington.
The guest list for the luncheon
follows:
The President; Felix, the Prince of
Luxembourg; Crown Prince John, 1t.
Konsbruck, aide e-camp of the Wis
iting royalty; the Belgian Ambas-
sador, the Secretary of State, the
Minister of the Netherlands, Repre-
sentative Sol Bloom, chairman of the
House Foreign Affairs Committee;
Under Secretary of State Sumner
Welles, Joseph E. Davies, American
Minister to Belgium; Norman H.
Davis, Rear Admiral Ross T. NC
Intire, George T. Summerlin, Will
liam H. Hamilton, Brig. Gen. Ed
win M. Watson. Col. Charles B.
Elliott, Capt. Daniel J. Callaghan
and Capt. Dewitt c. Ramsey.
This was the fourth time this sum-
mer for President Roosevelt to be
host to royalty. The other royal
visitors have been King George and
Queen Elizabeth Of England, Crown
Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Ingrid of Denmark and Crown
Prince Olav and Crown Princess
Martha of Norway. Only the British
monarchs stayed at the White House.
The Luxembourg Princes were
greeted at the station yesterday
afternoon by Secretary of State Hull
and other high-ranking Government
ofhcials, attired in top hats and cut
aways. A marine drum and bugle
corps saluted the visitors as they
stepped out Of the presidential re-
ception room at the station.
The Prince Consort and his son,
who looked younger than his 1s
years, both were dressed In formal
afternoon attire.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
DC. Police Hunt Kidnapers
0fM. j. Student

Washington police were on the
lookout today for a blue sedan
Maryland license 68854, comman-
deered by two men wanted in Balti-
more for kidnapping and holdup of
a 21-year-old Junior at the Univer-
sity of Maryland.
According to the report of Balti-
more police T. Nelson Hasse of Balti-
more entered a parking lot on
Howard street near Center street to
get his car. A young man climbed
in with him and said that friend
wanted to see Mr.. Hasse down the
street. An older man with a pistol
got in the car as it was leaving.
The two men told Mr.. Hasse to
drive them to Haverford, Pa, and
said that he wouldn't be hurt if he
kept quiet. The men took $4 from
Hasse to buy gasoline.
Mr.. Hasse drove to Haverford and
was ordered to stop the car. He
was told to walk five blocks "and
then he would find his car" He did
as he was ordered and waited but
was unable to find his car.
Unhurt Mr.. Hasse notified police
Police are looking for the two men.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Gravel Concern
Rejects Truce Plan
OF u. ). Conci|iator
Men Urged to Go Back to
Work Pending CoIvin's
Purley With Smoot

An effort by Labor Department
Conciliator Colvin to settle the two
week-old sand and gravel workers
strike, that has stalemated mil
lions of dollars worth of construc-
ton in the District, failed today
when representatives of the Smoot
Sand & Gravel Co. rejected pro-
posals Mr.. Colvin submitted at a
conference of union and company
leaders.
Mr.. Colvin suggested that:
l. Sand and Gravel Workers
Union No. 22O75 call off their strike
Immediately.
2. The union local be recognized
by the company as the exclusive
bargaining agency for all employees
except supervisory and Office workers.
8. The company agree to enter ne
gotiations with the union within 30
days through representatives au-
thorized to speak for and bind the
company.
Mr.. Colvin stated that the COM
pany suggested that the strikers re-
turn to work, pending a conference
later with Lewis E. Smoot, chairman
of the company's Board of Directors.
This the union declined to accept,
Mr.. Colvin said, on the grounds that
there was no assurance as to when
such a conference would be held and
that the union had attempted un-
successfully several times within the
past few weeks to obtain confer
ence with Mr.. Smoot. Mr.. Smoot,
according to reports, is i'll at his an
cestral home near Colonial Beach,
Va
AS the strike entered its third
week today, Mr.. Colvin estimated
that more than 5000 construction
workers in the Washington area
are idle because of the lack of sand
and gravel. The number thrown
out of employment indirectly by the
strike of the some 200 employees of
the Smoot concern has mounted
steadily in the past few days and
promises to increase still more, Mr..
Colvin added. -
Evening star., 1939-08-28
President to Present
Medal to YurneII

President Roosevelt this afternoon
Will present to Admiral Harry E..
Yarnell the Distinguished Service
Medal voted him by Congress in
recognition of his record as COM
mander of the Asiatic fleet during
the past three years.
Admiral Yarnell recently returned
to Washington after serving in Far
Eastern waters during the troubled
period following the Japanese in
vasion OF China. He took command
OF the Asiatic fleet in October,
1886. Upon his return he was sue
ceeded by Admiral Thomas Hart.
Admiral Yarnell graduated from the
Naval Academy in the class of 1897.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Man Stabbed in Fiqht
In Restaurant

Suffering from stab wounds of the
chest and stomach, Ralph Petty of
Lightfoot, Va, was under treatment
today at the Washington Sanitarium
and Hospital in Takoma Park, Md.
Prince Georges County police
charged the man was stabbed by Earl
Tinsley, 26, of Riggs road, Hyatts-
vile, during an alteration in a res
taurant in Chillum, and said the
latter Is being held on a charge OF
assault with intent to kill.
Mr.. Petty was treated by DR.. Nor
man c. Shoemaker in Silver Spring
and was taken to the hospital by the
Silver Spring Rescue Squad.
Evening star., 1939-08-28

lree mlnuteS.-Star Staff Photo.
When the sack was tied and locked
there was considerable thrashing
around for a couple of minutes, and
muffled voice said: Its hot in
here, boys No doubt it was. But
before you could tell scout cruiser
No. 20 to pick up a suspicious char
acter the rope came united, the cuffs
fastening the sack parted and out
popped Maestro Mystini.
AT the ball park on Labor Day
will he try to get out of a steel
burial vault in which he will be
placed shackled and sacked as he
was today?
"You Can't Hold Me-"
w. w. Chambers, the mortician,
who proffered the vault, asked
"Mystini" at the close of today's
demonstration whether he would be
willing to have the springs removed.
The magician said to go right ahead.
But you won't have a chance if
you can't somehow get hold of a
spring. Mr. Chambers retorted.
That might be what Mr.. Chambers
thought, said Mystini, adding:
But you can't hold me. I'll be
out of that vault in five minutes"
Go to it," said Mr.. Chambers.
Il disclaim all responsibility for
what may happen to you"
Or what may happen to your
vault?' suggested the escape artist.
Or what may happen to my vault" {"
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Mothers Urge
Home Teaching
Of Shut-|ns
PIeud With School
Board for Renewal
Of Instruction

Bearing petitions with more than
800 signatures, six mothers faced
School Board officials across a con-
ference table today to plead for re-
establishment of the w. P. A. home
instruction project for shut-in chill
dren.
With the mothers came Mrs. Nina
Church Bran, volunteer assistant in
occupational therapy at Childrens
Hospital, who has worked with many
of the children for whom home
teaching is being sought.
The mothers listened to the half
formal explanation of the situation
by Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, presi-
dent OF the Board of Education,
and Robert Haycock, first assistant
superintendent of schools.
Up to Federal Officials.
The project was worth while last
year, they were told. Many childlN n
benefited who otherwise would have
been without schooling. 1t remains
Tor the Federal authorities to decide
whether it feels the project could
be re-established. The Board of
Education can only express its will
lngness to act as sponsor for the
project.
All we can do is say we are
ready to initiate the project this
year II funds can be raised" Mrs.
Doyle told them.
Then the mothers started asking
questions. They wanted to know
who had the final say. Was it Con-
gress. Was it the Commissioners?
Mr.. Haycock explained the project
Is under the w. P A., that the Board
OF Education would only be the spon-
Sor.
Told Of Needy Cases.
The mothers told about children
whose parents weren't even able to
speak English. They don't even
know the alphabet, one of the
mothers said desperately.
My boy is l5," said another
mother. He'll be in the hospital for
long time. You can't stop his ed
ucation now. He needs a teacher"
Then one of the mothers, self -ap-
pointed spokesman for the group.
made little speech and presented
the petitions.
We present these petitions she
said, with the hope that you'll
find it worthwhile to use whatever
means you can to have the project
continued until it can be taken
over by the Board of Education"
Savoys Return Awaited.
Mrs. Doyle explained that the
board has for four years requested
that home instruction be made
permanent part of the school sys-
tenn. The request is in the current
budget estimate, she said, with
provision for 16 teachers.
Finally, the mothers had to be
satisfied with the assurance of Mr..
Haycock that as soon as A. K.
Savoy. assistant superintendent of
schools, returns from his vacation
the matter will be taken up with
the Federal authorities. The petit
tions, he said, will be presented
to w. P. A. officials and also will
be brought up at the September
meeting of the Board of Education.
Before the meeting broke up, Mrs.
Doyle read the mothers a carefully
penciled note from Sarah M.
Prince. l2-year-old shut-in who
lives at 765 Girard street NV. The
little girl, addressing herself directly
to Mrs. Doyle. said she was great
full" to the w. P. A. and the Board
OF Education for giving her a
teacher at home last year, and con-
cluded May God take a liking to
you"
Evening star., 1939-08-28
State Commission Hears
Aufo-Rai|er Protest
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 28.-A
delegation headed by William F.
Morian, chairman of the Fairfax
Commuters League, appeared be-
fore the State Corporation Commits
sion today in opposition to pro-
posed abandonment of the auto
railer line of the Arlington q Fair
fax Auto Railroad Co.
Members of the delegation said
that while they were not satisfied
altogether with present service, the
auto railway line furnished neces-
sary transportation for many school
children and persons committing to
and from work.
The line runs between Rosslyn
and Fairfax. It formerly was an
electric railway, but was changed a
few years ago to an auto railway.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
D. T.. Western Union
Employees May Take
Vote on Strike
Mass Meeting Called
For Tonight in Dispute
Over Wages and Hours

A strike vote affecting all Western
Union employees in the District may
be considered at a mass meeting
tonight at the Hamilton Hotel called
by officials of Local "a of the Com
mercial Telegraphers' Union.
Hugh McKenny. associate counsel
for the union. an American Fedora
ton of Labor affiliate, claims the
company has refused to submit to
an arbitration board union demands
for a 40-hour 5-day week, wage in
creases among the lowest-paid en-
ploye group and 'preferred shop"
Bruce Allen. superintendent of
the Western Unions offices here,
declined to comment other than
to say that the company is "op-
Grating under the Fair Labor Stand
ards Act in regard to the hours
and wages question" He said he
would probably issue a formal state
ment during the day.
AT tonight's meeting, Mr.. Nc
Kenny said, the union membership
may be asked to give its Conference
Committee power to call a walkout
vote should the committee be unable
to make any progress in its negotia-
tions.
Mr.. McKenny said the company's
700 employees here work on a six
day, 4627a-hour basis a week. The
union, he added, represents ap-
proximately IS per cent of the en-
ployes. He said the union seeks to
arbitrate the dispute through board
comprised of one representative from
each group and third disinterested
party.
Presidents of the unions three
divisions include G. c. Gerhold,
commercial; J.,W. Reynolds, trafflc,
and Joseph Bowes, messengers.
Evening star., 1939-08-28
Traffic Record

The traffic record as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending 8 am. yes
terday.
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 38.
Motorists injured, 6.
Motorists arrested, 300.
Pedestrians injured, 3.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrial control reg
ulations, II.
The traffice record for the
24-hour period ending at 8
am. today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 81.
Motorists injured, 6.
Motorists arrested, Ill.
Pedestrians injured, l.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control
regulations, 8.