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The Washington times., 1939-01-27

was reported making excellent
progress"
The mother, Mrs. Margaret Car
ney. died of kidney ailment. At
Physicians Hospital here, she
whispered to a nurse:
It don't think I'll live to see
my baby"
Those were her last words.
A nurse hastily summoned DR..
Samuel Berman, resident obstet-
rician, and DR.. Louis Perillo, resi-
dent surgeon at the hospital.
Success in an operation Of this
kind is rare, but working with
speed, DR.. Berman delivered the
baby from the dead mother. Slim
ulants were given the infant and
a reSuScitator was pressed into
service.
Now, physicians say, the baby
has as good a chance to survive
as any infant. He ls being fed
with an eye dropper.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
CARS ORDERED
BY TRANSIT co.

Purchase Of 80 new streamlined
street cars and 81 new buSses has
been authorized by the Capital
Transit Company's board of direc-
tors.
Company executives said the
street cars would cost $4,000 each
or a Uotal OF $646,0U0 and the
busses would cost about $545, 900.
Delivery is expected late in the
spring.
The firm has been gradually
adding to its equipment. Once the
new sLreetcars are llaced in SerV
ice the local fleet will include 153
streetcars of the straamlir ed type
which cost about $2,700.000.
Assignment Of the new rolling
stock to replace or supplement old
equipment will be announced after
the lines to benefit have been Sc
lected.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Builder Ring Going
To Yale Conference

Gustave Ring, Washington
builder who sponsored Colonial
Village and who now is undertak-
ing another low-rent development
to be called Arlington Village, will
be one of the 100 nationally
known authorities on housing to
attend the conference at Yale Uni
versity Tuesday and Wednesday.
Specialists in the various phases
of housing will hold round-table
conferences during the two days.
Ring will take part in the discus
sion on several phases of housing
problems.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
AUDITORIUM'S
SITE SELECTED
ON E. CAPITOL
Approval by Congress
Seen at This Session

Washington was step nearer
realizing its ambitious project for
a sports center. auditorium and
National Guard armory today with
the selection of site on the south
side of East Capitol Street near
the Anacostia River.
The location of auditorium and
stadium, the latter to seat 100000
persons, was decided yesterday by
members of the National Park
and Planning Commission.
HIGHWAY PLAN
Also provided at the commits
sion's meeting were two new high
way approaches to Washington,
originating in Arlington county.
The highways are to start from a
circle at a corner of Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery just south of Co
lumbia Pike and Arlington Ridge
Road, and approach Washington
via Memorial and Highway
bridges.
All the proposals approved by
the commission are in anticipa-
ton of legislation which the COM
mission expects Congress to pass
this session.
This proposed stadium and
sports field would be located in
o 30-acre park on land near the
Anacostia Park development.
PARK IMPROVEMENT
Oxon Fun Parkway development,
between Camp Sims and the Dis
trict Line at Anacostia was ap-
proved by the commission yeSter-
day. along with condemnation
proceed. lgs which will permit
construction of a park, storm
sewer and a connecting link with
the Bald Eagle Park development.
A number of temporary build
ings in the District Tourist Camp
will be replaced in an improve
ment plan approved by the COM
mission. Four sites for Alley
Dwelling Authority low-cost hous-
ing units also were approved.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Soil Wafer Storage
Plan Held Harmful!

SACRAMENTO, Calf. Jan. 81
GN.SO. Vegetation maintained
on mountain watersheds to in
crease water storage capacity OF
the soil for flood control pur-
poses defeats its very purpose, ac-
cording to DR.. Frank j. Veihmeyer,
director of the University Of Cali
fornia Division Of Irrigation In
vestigations and Practice at the
College of Agriculture at Davis.
From a recent study, the sci
enlist concluded that addition OF
organic matter fails to materially
change the water holding capacity
of the soil, but does tend to cause
evaporation of stored water.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
MURPHY GETS
new PAROLE
PLAN FOR D. C.
Change in Sentencing
System Sought

Attorney General Frank Murphy
took under consideration today
proposal submitted by the District
Commissioners to liberalize and
strengthen the parole system
here.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Vernon E. West drew the measure,
while Murphy, at the request of
President Roosevelt, announced
a national council of governors
and other State officers will meet
here April II and 18 to study
standards and procedures of
parole administration.
SPECIAL FUNDS ASKED
Under Vests bill, the parole
board would operate under it's
own budget so that most of its
employees would not have to de-
pend as now on funds earmarked
for Lorton Reformatory.
The bill would also provide the
minimum sentence meted by local
judges could not amount to more
than one-third Of the actual maxi.
mum. Since many sentences now
range from two and half to three
years, West explained, the prisoner
must serve the full minimum be-
fore he becomes eligible for parole.
In this way, he said, there is little
time left for freedom in such
cases.
MORE TO BE ELIGIBLE
West said he expected enact
ment of his bill would result in
more sentences for three-to-nine-
year period and more prisoners
would become eligible for parole.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
IA Million Asked
For Western Dam

Administrator ]. D. Ross, of the
Bonneville Hydro-Electric Power
Project, yesterday urged q House
Appropriations subcommittee to
vote $14, 100000 for operating the
dam during the next fiscal year.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Born after Mothers
Death, Boy viii Lice
1WOn'tLive tOSee
Baby Prophetic
Last Words

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Doctors
today were winning fight to save
a five-pound boy, only day old,
who was born eight minutes after
death took his mother.
Delivered by means of a Caesar
can operation, the lusty youngSter
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

Strange secrets of the African jun
gle. Brian O'Brlen, famous explorer,
reveals for the first time mysteries
of the dark continent learned by him
In years of exploration. Do not miss
this double page feature illustrated in
color in The American Weekly, the
magazine distributed with next Sun
DAVIS Washington Herald.Times.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Refugee Aid 10 Be Pledged
Al Meetinq Today

Accompanied by their parents,
members of the Young Americans
Committee to Aid Refugees from
Europe will meet at 6 pm. today
at the home of Mrs. Anna Lans-
.burgh, 2240 Cathedral avenue NV,
to read letters and look at pictures
of refugee children and their
parents whom committee members
hope to bring to Washington.
Several refugees have already been
selected by families who assume the
responsibility of aiding the refugees
in establishing themselves here. The
fathers and mothers of the commit
tee members, who range from 10
months to Is years of age, supply
affldavits in which they promise to
the best of their ability that the
refugees shall not become public
Gharges. These affidavitS are sent
to the refugees who present them to
consular officers to obtain immigra-
ton visas.
Many of the refugees will bring
with them new trades or phases of
a particular trade. Among those
who have been already chosen in
clude a Hamburg University pro-
fessor, plastic surgeon. a manu-
facturer of airplane and waterproof
silk and a tanner, all of whom the
committee members and their
parents will aid in establishing in
their respective fields.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
District Officials Revive
Subway Discussion

District officials today revived
discussions of whether it would
be feasible to build a system of sub
ways to speed Washington's mass
transportation, but no action was
taken.
Chairman Riley E. Elgen OF the
Public Utilities Commission said if
public agitation was renewed for
subways, he would suggest an ap-
preparation Of some $4,000 to make
detailed engineering survey of
the possibilities and cost. He en-
phasized this would be a necessary
first step.
Mr.. Elgen made clear that he
did not propose to champion such
an appropriation, since Congress
ignored such a suggestion, made
several years ago by the Utilities
Commission and District Commis-
sioners. in response to a demand
by William A. Roberts, then People
Counsel, and others for funds for
subway construction.
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen,
when asked his views on subway.
said: The first thing I want i
know is how subWays could tc
financed-in view of the fact tn
rough estimates range from S200g,-
900 to s8,000,000 per mile"
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Three Youths Held
In Sanitary HoIdups

Three youths who allegedly loot
ed four Sanitary Grocery Stores
and a market during the last week
were held for grand jury action
under bonds totaling $4,000 when
arraigned in Police Court today. The
trio entered pleas of not guilty to
the three charges of housebreaking
lodged against them today.
Evidence in other charges will be
laid before the grand jury, police
said.
The three gave their names as
Roy T. Minton, 18, Cincinnati; Gar
land c. Click, 21, Bridgewater, Va,
and Bernard c. Vasco, 25, of WASH
ington. Minton and Click were held
under $4,000 bonds each and Vasco
under $4,000 bond.
Police said approximately $500
worth of groceries were stolen from
the stores, entered between January
and last Sunday. Two of the
stores were entered twice, officers
reported.
Two of the defendants were ar
rested, police said, as they attempted
to enter store at 1905 Wisconsin
avenue NV. Sunday night. The
other was arrested later on a de-
scription, officers said.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Man Held as Drunk
Found Dead in Cell
BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Jan. 18.-
Herman Webber, %, of 4O7 North
Royal street, who was arrested last
night on drunk charge, was found
dead in his cell at the city police
station early today, hanging by his
belt from the frame of the iron bunk
above him.
DR.. Lewellyn Powell, city coroner,
said he would issue a certificate of
suicide by hanging.
Corpl. w. S. Shoots arrested him
after he had been treated at the
Alexandria Hospital for cuts and
bruises on the head suffered in
fall. He was placed in a cell at
police headquarters. His death was
discovered about 2 am, when Desk
Clerk Robert A. Brenner made the
rounds.
None of the prisoners in adjoining
cells heard any unusual sounds,
police said. He was the only occu-
pant of the cell. DR.. Powell said
that death was due to strangulation.
Mr.. Webber was formerly truck
driver for a dairy company near
here, but had not been employed for
several weeks, police were told.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Program 10 Discover
Hearing Defects Listed

Early discovery of defective hear
ing among Washingtons school
children will be part of the pro-
gram which Miss Elizabeth Brand,
newly executive secretary
of the Washington Society for the
Hard of Hearing, will help to direct
as an officer of the Community
Chest agency.
MANY a child considered slow, or
even stupid, in school is a victim
of defective hearing of which no one
k aware, the child the least of ALL"
she said.
Miss Brand, who took over her
new duties yesterday, comes here
from Dayton, Ohio, where she was
executive secretary of the Dayton
League for the Hard of Hearing.
She also held similar posts in To-
ledo and Pittsburgh, having organ
lied the League for the Hard of
Hearing in Pittsburgh.
On February II the Washington
group will celebrate its 18th ami
versary at a reception in honor of
Miss Brand.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Hotel Clerk Robbed
Of $50 al $50 Am.
By Co|ored Bandit
Pair Who Got Lift From
Driver Take Pocketbook
And Automobile

Kenneth Hill, night clerk at the
Fairfax Hotel, 210O Massachusetts,
avenue NV, early today was held
up and robbed of $50 in a robbery
following several that took place
last night.
Mr.. Hill said a light colored man
entered the hotel about $3.50 o'clock,
pulled out blue steel automatic
and said, Its a holdup. I want
your money" The clerk handed
him $50 in bills and change and
then the holdup man backed out.
warning, Don't cry out or I'll
shoot"
In another robbery, Richard H.
Allen, A, of 1922 Thirteenth street
NV, lost his pocketbook, contain
ing SO, and his automobile.
Mr.. Allen reported to sixth pre-
cinct police that he picked up
man about 1890 last night on
TWenty-third street Sc. and little
later picked up another man. He
said they suddenly attacked and
robbed him.
Clothing Store Robbed.
Another robbery reported was that
of the clothing store at 701 Twenty
second street NV, the proprietor
David Margolis, saying thieves took
80 suits and IL topcoats valued at
S753. This robbery occurred yester-
day morning
A yacht owned by Clarence T.
Huffman of 3112 K street NV. and
moored at the foot of Thirtieth
street was broken into. Mr.. Huffman
reported that clothing valued at $40,
wrist watch and a pocket watch
we're stolen.
Meanwhile, police last night
pressed their drive to clear the city
of undesirables who may be COM
mitting some of the petty robberies
here. The pickup squad, under the
direction of 1t. Joe Shimon, in four
raids arrested IS persons, seized 100
gallons of whisky, a quantity of
narcotics and numerous articles
listed as possibly stolen.
Suspects will be placed in a lineup
for Identification and fingerprinted.
Identified as Bandits.
Identified last night by IS wit
nesses were two young men known
as the shotgun bandits" who have
confessed to a series of holdups, in
cluding five in the District and two
in Arlington, Va.
Proprietors and clerks in number
of liquor stores in the District and
two clerks in the Pcrshing Drug
Store in Arlington we're among those
who identified the pair.
1t. John Fowler, chief OF the rob-
berry squad. last night revealed that
the two young men had also con-
fcs8cd TO plot to XIII the leader of
their gang. who Is htlll at large. The
officer said they told him they be-
licvcd their leader was not splitting
the loot fairly with them and that
they intended "Lo bump him off"
! after their last Job
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Man Posing as Army Colonel
Leaves Luxury for Court

A 6O-year-old man who treated
himself to a week of luxury at the
Mayf1ower Hotel by posing as a COL
onel in the United States Army to-
day was jolted from his dream castle
and landed in Police Court.
Registering at the hotel on jan
uary as Col. R. Stokes, the de-
fendant, who was identified IN court
as Clarence Michael Levine, was
said to have run up bill OF $155 Tor
expensive meals, whisky and trim
mings that go with living the life
Of Riley"
Levine was said by Detective r.
E. Blick to be wanted in Montgom-
cry, Ala. to complete a five-year
sentence for forgery after a parole
violation.
In court today Levine told story
or how he came to get the title of
colonel while fighting with the
Nicaraguan forces years ago. Heavy
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Report Is Due
Soon on D. T..
Merger Plan
Randolph Tells
Roosevelt About
Progress Of Study

Spurred by President Roosevelt's
reported interest in a reorganiza-
ton Of the District government,
E. o. Griffenhagen, Chicago mu-
nicipal engineer employed by the
House and Senate District Commit
tees last summer to recommend
changes that would increase eff
cheney and economy, announced to-
day his report would be completed
the first week in February.
Progress of the reorganization SUR
vey was outlined to the President
yesterday by Representative Jen-
nings Randolph, Democrat, of West
Virginia, new chairman of the House
District Committee.
MIR. Griffenhagen, who has just
returned to Washington to apply
finishing touches to the report, said
there are number of problems that
have not been solved These in
volve chiefly the proper reallocation
of certain bureaus and agencies he
regards as "border-line cases."
The reorganization plan, it is re-
ported, will call for consolidation
of various bureaus and agencies
whose services now overlap and the
shifting of others under new de-
partments that would be created
as a result of the proposed shake
up.
Mr.. Griffenhagen appeared to be
amused over recent reports he
would recommend single admin
istrator" to replace the present
board of three Commissioners.
Somebody did some guessing" was
his only comment.
In fact, Mr.. Griffenhagen dis
closed his reorganization plan would
not deal principally with the top
organization" of the municipal gov
ernment but with the agencies and
bureaus where consultations can be
made in the interest of both eff
Evening star., 1939-01-18

set, with an iron-gray mustache and
disheveled hair, Levine showed the
effects of four days in Jail since he
posed as the spic-and-span Army
officer.
IT got the title in Nicaragua" the
defendant said in response to a
question from Assistant United
States Attorney David A. Hart. II
was fighting with them back in the
early part of the century, and you
know they give you title for the
asking down there. 1t doesn't mat
ter what you call yourself"
Levine pleaded not guilty to the
seven charges of false pretenses and
claimed that he was going to pay
for the sojourn with money to be
received from his sister.
Judge Newman ordered the case
continued and Levine will be sent to
Gallinger Hospital while officers are
waiting for additional information
from Alabama authorities.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Day in Court Weekly
Proposed for Police

A system under which policemen
would be required to appear in court
only once a week to testify against
persons charged with traffic offenses
was recommended last night by the
Advisory Board of the Keystone
Automobile Club.
George Keneipp. manager of the
club and secretary of the board, said
that such a plan is in successful
operation in Baltimore. He said
that officers relieved from waiting
in court almost daily for their cases
to be called could occupy their time
on duty in the streets.
The board also recommended that
all signs on street car loading plat
forms directing motorists to drive
to the right be removed except where
the loading platforms are opposite
each other.
Evening star., 1939-01-18

few words over the air as the cash
register marked up their dimes.
Shortly after the broadcast, 25
motorcycles with sidecars drew up
to the stand. From them stepped
so members of the Ramblers Motor
cycle Club who filed by the track
depositing their dimes.
Ticket Sale Launched.
The sale of tickets in Government
departments for the Presidents
Birthday Balls was launched yes
terday when approximately 100
representatives of Federal agencies
met in Harding Hall of the Govern
ment Printing Office.
Public Printer A. E. Giegengack,
chairman of tickets in the Govern
ment units, presided at the meeting,
streSsing the two-fold purpose of
the celebration January 80, that of
paying honor to the President and
of raising funds to assist in stamping
out infantile paralysis.
He explained that one-half of the
money raised in the District will be
used locally while the other half
will be sent to the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis, to con-
duct an educational campaign to
combat the disease, to organize a
program to cope with infantile
paralysis epidemics, and to continue
scientific research to determine the
cause and cure of the disease.
Those indorsing and aiding the
campaign included Maj Gen. Robert
M. Beck, jr., assistant chief of staff
of G-3 at the War Department
Operations and training); members
of the general staff. officers and civil
ian personnel of the department.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Grand Jury |ndicts
Driver in Death Of
Transit Emp|oye
CoIored Man Is Churqed
With Taking Letters
Addressed to Doctors

The District Court grand jury, re-
turning 35 indictments today
charged William E. Hopkins, % with
mansiaughter in the death of Aubrey
D. Small, %, Capital Transit Co.
employe who was fatally hurt De-
cember l8 when struck by an auto
mobile.
The grand jury contended that
Mr.. Hopkins was speeding As miles
an hour in his automobile when he
struck Mr.. Small, who was thrown
against a street car and his chest
and abdomen crushed. He died at
Georgetown Hospital a short time
later.
Indicted on Mails Charge.
John M. Nelson, colored, 18 years
old, was indicted on a charge of
interfering with the United States
mails. The grand jury said that on
December % he took a letter from
mail depository at 1921 Connecti-
cut avenue NV. A number of
doctors in the building at that ad-
dress had been complaining that
they had been missing remittances
from their patients. Postal inspec-
tors said Nelson confessed to them
and said he had burned the letters.
Frank E. Lewis, colored, %; Chris
tophe- =. Brown, colored. 20. and
John B. Robinson, colored, 81, were
indicted on charges of robbery for
allegedly having taken Sl,521 from
John Michaelson on the street in
front of 512 Randolph street NV
on December 18.
Julian H. Menefee, 36, agent of the
Federal Acceptance Corp, a private
corporation, was indicted on a
charge of embezzlement for allegedly
having taken check for S54625
drawn by the Gulf Oil Corp. of
Philadelphia, and secreted it.
Gaming Operations Charged.
James V. Buendo was indicted on
a charge of setting up a gaming
table in the 500 block of Ninth street
NV.
John Camfeld Tear and Edwin H
Clarke were jointly indicted on a
charge of setting up a gaming table
in the 1900 block of Fourth street
NE.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Julius Saunders
joyriding; James Braswell, joyriding
and grand larceny; William H
Hamilton, John P. Williams, Eugene
G. Warren and Henry Mehaffey
grand larceny; James Grace, Lonnie
Jackson and Marcellus Glascoe
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny; Joseph
T. Jones, Raymond B. Hines, Will
liam Wilson, York C. Mills, James
j. Durrett, James Quander. robbery;
Samuel Walker. Waverly J. Sellers
John A. Marshall, James A. Jackson
Miner Lacey, William E. Boiling
and Julius N. McLendon, gaming
laws violations, involving the num-
bers game, Samuel johnson. Colcy
B. Williams and John H. Claggett
assault with dangerous weapon.