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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
Willie Bullock Convicted
OF Staying Policeman

Willie Bullock, 80, colored. was
convicted of flrst-degree murder by
a jury in Criminal Court No. 3 last
night. following a full weeks trial.
in which the defendant was charged
with Staying Policeman George w.
Shinault August IA. 1882.
The case went to the Jury early
yesterday.
The prosecution maintained that
Bullock shot the policeman twice
when Shinault went to the 100 block
OF E street NV. to answer a call
involving the defendant.
Since the shooting occurred short
ly after Shinault had wounded a
member of the bonus army" in q
riot on lower Pennsylvania avenue
few days before, it was thought at
the time that his Staying might
nave been retaliatory measure
This theory was discredited subse-
Bullock was arrested in Newark
N. j., in April.
Justice James w. Morris, sworn
in last Monday, sat in with Justice
Bolitha j. Laws during presenta-
ton OF some of the testimony last
week. apparently to get the feel"
OF technical procedures connected
with his new job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
Transit Co. and Union
Agree 10 Arbitrate
Wage Dispute
Threat Of Tieup Fodes
As Firm Yields on
Closed Shop Issue

An agreement to arbitrate wage
and working condition matters in
dispute between the Street Car Men S
Union and the Capital Transit Co.
was reached yesterday afternoon,
ending the possibility of an immi-
nent tie-up Of the Capitals mass
transportation facilities.
The accord. achieved at a meeting
OF union heads with officials of the
firm. was announced by j. H. Cook
man. secretary of the labor organi-
cation, and j. H. Stephens. Capital
Transit's vice president in charge of
transportation.
Mr.. Stephens said terms of the
agreement require both sides to Sc
lect arbitrators within five days,
after which those chosen are given
10 more days in which to name two
mutually-agreeable conferees. The
transit official said the agreement
was reached after the company had
consented to continuance of the
closed shop provision in the labor
contract that expired last Friday
night.
Previously, Capital Transit nego-
tiators had refused to agree to re-
tention of this clause in any new
contract. 1t WAS the principal bar
to speedy promulgatton pf a new
pact ,.Y ,''''-'. =" <
At yesterdays meeting Mr..
Goodman acquainted officials of the
firm with the attitude of union
men as evidenced during meeting
Friday night attended by more than
1900 of the 800 streetcar operators
and bus drivers here who are men,
bers of the American Federation
OF Labor affiliate. The latter ses-
sion was punctuated by shouts of
Let's strike!" as the men made
plain their determination to with
hold the closed shop issue from
arbitration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
F Street Takes on Jungle Air
As arzun Calls Scare Crowds

Throngs of F street shoppers were
startled yesterday afternoon for a
15-minute period as weird shrieks
and yells bounced along the Capitals
main STEM"
They were unearthly sounds, skip
ping uncertainty up and down the
musical scale, cracking frequently
on the way.
Those who troubled to investigate,
however, soon found there was no
disaster on F street, no visitors from
beyond the Styx. 1t was just an
other publicity stunt, devised by a
theater press agent. in which all
Tarzanphiles were invited to initiate
the call of their jungle hero.
Coaxed by the offer of prizes Tor
the winners and passes to the cinema
house for all corners. several dozen
youngsters pressed into the theater
lobby for the broadcast competition
but the winner proved to be a
husky, mature young man who en-
tered for the fun of it. Pete Gran
ston OF 1912 Seventh street NV.
stood before the microphone, and
while the radio engineer gripped his
volume controls. loosed a fair imi-
tation of Tarzan's yell and won
himself medal, presented by
Johnny Weismuller, screen Tarzan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
Can't. H. f. Collins Named
Procurement Director
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau yesterday named Capt. H.
E. Collins, U. S. NJ, to be director
of procurement. succeeding Rear
Admiral c. j. Peoples, who has re-
turned to the Navy Department.
Capt. Collins, Sc, is a native of
Washington who served in the Navy
Supply Corps. In announcing his
appointment the Treasury said:
with the transfer of the Public
Buildings Branch of the Procure
ment Division to the new Federal
Works Agency the former supply
branch will constitute the full ac-
tivity of the division. Its work will
be considerably expanded under the
terms of a recent departmental or
der announcing that the Procure
ment Division will gradually add to
its purchasing for the Government
the needs OF field agencies of the
departments other than War and
Navy.
previously purchasing has been
confined to needs in the District
of Columbia and field establish
ments Of the emergency organiza-
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
European Airmai| Limit
Set al $2,454,400
BY the Associated Press.

=
The Civil Aeronautics Authority
yesterday set $2,454, 400 as the maxi
mum compensation to Pan-Ameri-
can Always annually for carrying
airmail to Europe.
The maximum is based on two
round trips weekly over the south
ern route to London via the Azores
with mail loads up to 1900 pounds.
The northern route is considerably
shorter than the southern route.
with mail pay decreased accord
ingly.
Actually, Pan-American's compen-
sation will be figured on trip basis
with the $2,454, 400 representing only
the ceiling beyond which yearly
total payments cannot 60.
Pan-American had asked about
$4,000, 900 annually on the basis of
two round trips weekly. The au-
thority said it regarded Pan-Ameri-
cans estimates of its revenues from
other than mail for the trans-At-
lantic service as too conservative
and that its estimates of costs were
in some respects too high.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
Judge May Grant
Five New Hearinq
In Contempt Case
Court Indicates Youths
Will Be Given. Chance
To Present Defense
B, 4 STAFF Correspondent of The Star,

B, Stan Correspondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, July 1.-The
five youths who received record
three-year sentence last month for
contempt of court after they had
wrecked their cells on the top floor
of the Montgomery County Court
house and practically halted trial
in the Circuit Court room below.
may get a review of their case.
Thomas L. Dawson, attorney for
three of the boys. who are now serv-
ing their sentence in the Maryland
House Of Correction, said the court
had indicated a hearing would be
granted the trio If they had any
thing to say in their own behalf.
At the time the contempt sentence
was given, all five youths refused
to make any statement.
Mr.. Dawson said he had visited
them since they had been removed
from the Jail here and believed some.
If not all of them, would make an
explanation in their own defense.
The date for the hearing will prob
ably be set next week after he has
had another visit with them, he said.
The boys, all of whom were being
held for grand jury action in con-
nection with an attempted burglary
of the A. & P. store at Kensington
May 6, had been in the county Jail
for more than month when they
awakened residents within a block
radius of the courthouse one night
by ripping their steel hunks off the
walls and changing them on the
cement floor.
Sheriff H. Leslie Carlin was called
out of bed at home at Boyds and
quieted the commotion. but the
youths started in again shortly after
court opened next morning. Ranged
before the bench after repeated
warnings, they said they intended to
disturb the court so they would be
sent to some other place" The
court sent them to the House of
Correction for three years.
The court here usually does not
hold sessions during the summer
months, but the grand jury is sched-
uled to convene July "a unless ad-
vised to the contrary. Mr.. Dawson
said he hoped the cases against the
youths, John Cowan, Henry Flynn,
George Railey and Harding Mattera,
all. OF Capitol Heights, and John
Shatzer of Washington, could be
taken up at that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
K Street 0verpass
Traffic Changes in
Effect Wednesday
Rock Creek and
Potomac Parkway
Will Not Be Closed

A new traffic control system at
the intersection of K street NV.
with Rock Greek and Potomac park
way goes into effect Wednesday to
permit start of construction on the
span of the K street overpass.
1t was estimated yesterday that
construction would take about two
months. At no time will the Rock
Creek and Potomac parkway be
closed to vehicular traffic, however,
Capt. P. J. Carroll of park police
said.
Traffic will continue to use the
parkway as usual, subject to the
newly designated hours when one
way traffic will be in effect. These
are 7:30 to 9:15 m. and $3.50 to $50
pm. The old to 9.15 am. and 4
to $50 pm. schedule will return in
the fall. when the Government de-
partments go back on their regular
winter hours.
The new control system has been
worked out by the District Highway
Department. the office of the traffic
director and the Office of National
Capital Parks. Persons using the
intersection were asked yesterday to
proceed with caution for the first
few days of the new system until
drivers became accustomed to its
provisions.
Adequate signs will be placed at
points entering the intersection and
three park policemen and one met
ropolitan policeman will be sta.
toned there to direct traffic.
North and south bound traffic is
to proceed as usual. East and west
bound traffic on K street, however,
is to be rerouted around by pro-
visional roadways now completed
for the purpose. Trucks will be per-
mitted on the parkway, but only as
far down as Virginia avenue. where
they must turn again onto the
regular city streets. In some cases,
it was thought yesterday, east-west
traffic might have to be shunted
in part to M street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, even though provision
Is made for traffic to move at all
times east. and west via the pro-
visional roadways.
The contractor building the over
pass has widened the parkway road
surface so that traffic lanes may
be shifted laterally with a great
degree Of f1exibility as construction
work progresses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
District Players
Approach Sweep
In Bridge Tourney
Washington Teams Toke
First and Second Places
In Annapolis Contest

1t was practically a sweepstake
game for the Washington PLAYERS
who went to Annapolis yesterday to
participate in the second annual
Carvel Hall-Annapolis Roads bridge
tournament, for they captured both
the first and second prizes in the
two matches played. These events
were womens pair match and
mvAs pair match played stimuli
taneously, which was an unusual fea-
ture for meet of this character.
In the women's pair game, where
there were 80 pairs. the leaders were
Mrs. Jack Bennett and Mrs. J. r.
Belt, who had a 68 per cent game,
winning with 283 points. Their score
fairly bristled with tops" while the
only zero that they received was on
board where their adversaries bid
a slam which could not be defeated,
while no other pair reached a similar
contract.
Second in this event were Mrs.
Tom Hamlin and Mrs. Irene Surguy.
whose total was 264. Mrs. C. A.
Woolsey and Mrs. F. j, NOVEL; of
Baltimore were third with 256 and
Mrs. Eva NJ Mulligan and Mrs. Kit
ty L. Boyle of Washington fourth
with 245.
Washington Pair Scores 148.
In the mems pair game there were
40 players, the winners being DR..
E. B. Conelly and Louis Newman
OF Washington, whose score was
148. P. E. Henninger of Arlington
and c. M. Hall were second, with
13l: Sam Groves and Wilfred de st.
Aubin, third, with 1907. 1t. L. R.
Cook OF Annapolis and F. M. Lizenby
were fourth, with 12l.
A feature of the mems game was
the play on board No. %, where
nearly ali the East and West pairs
persisted In playing the contract
at spades, generally bidding five,
while the board was a laydown for
six hearts or six diamonds. Only two
pairs, DR.. Conelly and Mr.. Newman
and Joseph Grinsfelder and Clagett
Bowie OF Baltimore, reached a small
slam IN hearts and actually made
seven because of the failure of
their opponents to take an ace of
clubs when there was an oppor-
tunity to do so.
Open-Pair Events Today.
The tournament will be continued
today with the open-pair event in
two sessions. Those who do not
qualify in the first round will be
eliminated from the finals. For these
there will be special game tonight.
Mrs. N. T. N. Robinson and Mrs,
Charles Kavanaugh are the defend
ing champions.
The Arundel County champion
ship game will also be played to-
night, at which only residents of
Arundel County and officers and
cadets of the Naval Academy and
their families will be eligible to par
ticipate.
The meet will be concluded to-
morrow with the play of the team
of-four event, in which the title de-
tenders will be Mr.. and Mrs. A. p.
Stockvis of Washington and John
r. Crawford and A. M. Hickman of
Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
Whitridge Estate
Tax Deficiency Cut
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
An agreement approved today by
the Board of Tax Appeals reduced
from $588,178 to 1908 a tax de-
f1ciency assessed against the estate
OF William H. Whitridge, Baltimore,
by the Internal Revenue Bureau.
The executors-Horatio L. Whit
ridge and Ethel Whitridge Keyser,
Stevenson, Md, and the Mercantile
Trust Co. of Baltimore-had argued
the bureau was mistaken in adding
to the taxable estate property worth
81 10000 which Mr.. Whitridge gave
to his son Horatio and his daughter
Ethel more than seven years prior
to his death November 26, 1896.
The bureau had fixed the value
OF the gross estate at s3,649,872.
The executors already have paid
1854 500 Federal estate tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
Marriage Disease Law
Ruling Is Sought
B, q Stan Correspondent of The Star.

b stan correspondent OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, July l.
Alexandria's new ordinance require
ing physicians certificate of free
dom from communicable diseases as
prerequisite for marriage has been
presented to Virginia's attorney
general, Abram P Staples, for opin-
ion of its legality, it was learned
today.
The ordinance was adopted by the
City Council Tuesday night and re-
quires that persons being married
be free from contagious diseases or
that they be in a non-infectious
stage. A certificate must be pre-
sented to the clerk issuing the license
and to the marrying oflicer or min
lister, according to the law.
The new ordinance Is intended
to become effective early next
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
Workmanship Insignia
Given to Park Police

The United States Park Police
for the first time now display marks
manship insignia.
Asa result of shooting compe-
tition held during April in the PARK
Police range at Fifteenth and G
streets NV, "A men now are wear
ing the badges. They were issued
Friday.
The insignia denote three degrees
OF proficiency. Gold revolver ex-
pert" badges went to ~ men. silver
revolver sharpshooter" badges went
to % and bronze revolver marks
man" badges went to nine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
Concerts This Week

: Monday.
200 p.m.-United States. Marine
; Band Marine Barracks.
$50 p.m.-United States Marine
Band, Barracks, dress pa
rade.
, 300 p.m.-United States Marine
! Band, bandstand, Marine
Barracks.
Tuesday.
. lis pm.-United States Marine
! Band, Monume en- t
/ Grounds.
. Wednesday.
200 pm.-United States Navy Band,
! Sail Loft. Navy Yard.
! 300 pm.-United States Marine
! Band, United States
Naval Hospital
; 7:30 p.m.-United States Navy Band.
I bandstand. Navy Yard.
800 pm-United States Marine
! Band, United States Cap
: itol.
Thursday.
200 pm-United States Army
8 Band Army Band Audi
b.. forum.
, 800 p.m.-United States Navy Band,
United States Naval Hos
, pital.
, pm.-United States Soldiers
Home Band, Soldiers
Home bandstand.%
pm.-United States Army
: Band, Mount Alto Hos
/ pm-United States Marine
Band. D. C. War Me-
: mortal.
. Friday.
pm-United States Marine
/ Band, Marine Band Au-
/, ~ ditorium.
, 800 p.m.-United States Navy Band,
. sssss Sail Loft, Navy Yard
1.30 p.m.-United States Marine
80 Band, Marine Barracks,
/ dress parade.
1880 pm.-United States Army
, Band, East front, United
States Capitol.
7:30 p.m.-5th Battalion, United
States Marine Reserves,
Montrose Park.
j Saturday.
! TOO pm.-United States Soldiers
Home Band, Soldiers
Home bandstand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
Maret School
10 Build
New Structure
Would Move to
Cleveland Avenue
And 18th Street

The Maret School, Inc, at 21ls
kalorama road NV, has appealed
to the Board Of Zoning Adjustment
Tor permission to establish its school
on a site at Cleveland avenue and
Twenty ninth street NV.
If the permission is granted II
was explained at the school, a new
building will be erected on the site,
and the institution moved to the
new and larger quarters.
The application of the Maret
School was one of IS set down YES
terday by the board for hearing
Wednesday, July IL, the largest
number of appeals ever docketed for
hearing on one day.
Variances Asked.
Others included the following:
Appeal of the Alley Dwelling
Authority for certain variances in
the coming requirements for erec-
ton of "a multi-family buildings
at East Capitol street and Ridge
road Sc. 1t was indicated these
varlances were minor, regarding side
yard requirements, and definition of
the word building"
The Mount Vernon Seminary ap-
pealed for permission to enlarge its
school at 1901 Nebraska avenue.
A. Lynn Mcdowell asked to mod
ify approved plans for a gasoline
station at 5000 Wisconsin avenue
NV.
X. Roster asked variance from
side yard requirements for erection
OF one-story rear addition at
1929 Lawrence street NE.
Rear Story Addition.
Walter Evans asked variance from
side yard requirements for a rear
second story addition of 2841 Mills
avenue NE.
l.. E. F. Prince asked variance
from rear yard requirements to erect
dwelling at 1910 Corcoran street
NV.
Ida M. .Lytle asked permission to
continue temporary use of an Office
at Sultland road and Alabamo ave-
nue. Sc, incidental to sale of resi-
dental property in the Summit
Park subdivision.
Himmelfarb Properties. Inc, asked
to extend a parking lot at Connecti-
cut avenue and Thirty-sixth street
NV.
S. D. Moses asked variance from
lot occupancy requirements, so as to
permit alteration of a three-story
building at sci Thirteenth street
NV.
w. E. Poole asked variance from
open court requirements to permit
erection Of two-story front add.
ton and one-story rear addition to
5225 Georgia avenue.
Parking Lot Extension.
The Washington Home for Incur
ables asked for permission to extend
the permitted grocery store and
parking lot use at Wisconsin avenue
and Upton street NV. a distance of
Is feet into the adjoining residential
| district.
Teeny O'Shinsky asked permission
to change non-conforming use from
an office to a showroom for an in
terror decorator on first floor of 1417
Twenty-eighth street NV.
Colonial Construction Co., Inc.
asked for certain variances on side
yards in order to erect a three-story
apartment at 2615 Fourth street NE.
M. j. Jameson asked variance
from side-yard requirements to per-
init erection of one-story rear ad-
dition at SAT Mellon street Sc,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
School Fairgrounds
To Be Open Tomorrow

Inc 81 school Fairgrounds super
vised by the Community Center De.
partment will remain open from Q
am. to pm. tomorrow to afford
local children safety from traffic
hazards, 1t was announced last
night.
school playground leaders, entitled
TO the day of according to the Presi-
dents proclamation, decided to work
IN view OF the accident possibilities
on the Government holiday. All Of
the grounds will be supervised by q.
director who has had two or more
years training In physical education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
n. O.. |. 6. Sets Record
For New Home Sales
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Home Owners Loan Corp.
said yesterday its sale of 4,159 homes
during May set new high record,
The corporation has now sold more
than $4,000 homes, Charles A. Jones,
general manager, said.
Meanwhile, the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board said home mort
cages recorded during May set q
new high monthly record for 1899
They numbered l25, 604 and totaled
4349 ,454 900.
For the first five months this year
S21 .762 mortgages totaling 81, 437,-
~, 900 were recorded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
DR.. Daniel Completes
SO Years of Service

DR.. R. A. Daniel, 1861 Newton
street NV. yesterday saw COM
pletion of so years service in the
photographic Office of the Navy
department. He has been chief en-
graver since July /, 1927.
Mr.. Daniel first entered the Of
nee on probation without pay. a
practice no longer permitted. He
has served under "a chief hydroe-
raphers. He received an M. D. De-
gree from George Washington Uni
versity tthen Columbian Collepe) in
1888 and is a 33d degree Mason.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
New Code Used
In Transmitting
Weather Data
BY the Associated Press.

oy tHe AsSOCldteu FIeSS.
Inauguration of a new code In
transmitting weather information
by telegraph and radio caused a
delay yesterday in Weather Bureau
forecasts.
The new code uses numerals in
stead of words. Officials explained
the change was made to conform
with custom in other countries with
which the United States exchanges
weather data and to make possible
transmission of more detailed in
formation in shorter messages.
AS soon as forecasters become
acquainted with the code bureau
offlcials predicted the forecasts
would be expedited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
Sidewalks Stolen

CHELSEA, Mass, July l R.-
Patrolman Charles Kennedy has a
special duty-preventipg the theft
Of the local sidewalks.
Somebody has been stealing the
walks, brick by brick, on Maverick
street and Highland avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
Auto Crank Flies Hioh

MARQUETTE, Mich, July / (P.-
BY cranking his automobile, Walter
Gartner broke window five stories
above the street.
The motor kicked" and tossed the
crank handle for bull's-eye.