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Evening star., 1940-04-09
Miss Patricia Donovan
Killed When Auto
Crashes Into Tree
CIV. u. Senior Dies
After Wreck Near
Fredericksburg

Miss Patricia Donovan, attractive
22-year-old daughter of COL William
j. Donovan, Washington and New
York attorney who was a World
War hero with the Fighting 69th"
and later Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral during the Coolidge adminis-
tration, was fatally injured yester-
day in a traffic accident near Fred
ericksburg, Va.
Miss Donovan. senior at George
Washington University, died in
Mary Washington Hospital, Fred
ericksburg, five hours after her auto
mobile crashed into a tree on U. S.
Route l, south of Fredericksburg.
She was alone and en- route to
Washington. where she lived with
her parents at 1647 Thirtieth
street NV, after visiting Miss
Dorothy Wiprud at Duke University,
Durham. N. c., when the accident
occurred. Miss Wiprud is the daugh-
ter of Theodore Wiprud, secretary
Of the District Medical Society.
A passing motorist found her un-
conscious on the highway after her
automobile skidded from the wet
highway and struck the tree. Miss
Donovan was thrown from the auto
mobile.
Never Regained Consciousness.
Hospital attaches said she suf-
fered shock, exposure ard internal
injuries and died without regaining
consciousness.
Her brother, David Donovan,
hastened from Washington and
reached the bedside before Miss
Donovan died. A Quantico clergy
man administered the last rites of
the Catholic Church.
Col. Donovan, who was in New
York, came to the Capital by train
when the weather grounded air
craft, and continued on to Fred
ericksburg by automobile. The girls
mother is on a cruise aboard the
Yankee en- route from Honolulu to
Samoa.
Known as the daughter of the
Fighting .69th," Miss Donovan was
born In Buffalo, N. Y, on the day
her father, who later became known
as "Col. wild Bill" Donovan, Joined
the famous New York regiment.
She was baptized at Camp Mills
by the famed Father Duffy, chap
lain of the regiment, just before her
father sailed with his regiment for
France.
Made Debut in New York.
Her father was the only soldier
to receive all three of the highest
military honors for American heroes
the Congressional Medal of Honor,
Distinguished Service Cross and
Distinguished Service Medal.
Miss Donovan made her debut in
New York City three years ago.
Before entering George Washington
University, Miss Donovan attended
Potomac School, Rosemary Hall and
Wellesley College.
A popular and brilliant student,
who would have received her B. A.
degree in June, she was q member
Of Pi Beta Phi Sorority.
Funeral services for Miss Dono-
van will be held at 10:30 am. tomor-
row in st. Matthew's Church, with
private burial following in Arlington
National Cemetery. The Rev. Vim
cent Donovan, o. P, of New York,
an uncle Of Miss Donovan, will con-
duct the services.
Evening star., 1940-04-09
Liquor Store
Bandits Linked
To 4 HoIdups
Trio Captured
After Chose and
Gun Bottle

Police said today the three young,
colored men captured last night
after an automobile chase and gun
fight IN Northeast Washington have.
been connected with at least four
local armed robberIes recently. {;
The three were apprehended after
colored delivery boy took the IL
cense number Of their automobile as
they left liquor store at 1921 Deanes
avenue NE, where Herman Sirkis,.
former Baltimore policeman, was IA,
tally wounded by bandits during q
1928 holdup February 26. ' ]
When two of the bandits walked,
In the store shortly after 10'
o'clock last night, Max and Thomas
1siko1 Of Baltimore, brothers in law,
OF MIR. Sirkis, were taking inventory
A clerk, Sam Pinerman, and the coll.
ored delivery boy, Rudolph Thorn.
ton, %, of 1910 Hayes street Me-
also were on duty.
Bandits Believed Testing.
Persons in the store at first
thought that they were jesting when
one pulled out a pistol and said,
This is a holdup: hands up!"
Pinerman, ordered to take the
money from the cash register,
laughed and replied, How can I get
the money out with my hands up?"
The armed intruder then thrust
the pistol in Pinerman's back and
the clerk handed over 1928.
The bandits left. warning those
inside the store to "give us plenty
Of time to get away and don't try
any funny stuff" They walked to
a car parked outside. An accom-
| plice sat at the steering whele.
Thornton looked out a window,
took the cars license number and
gave it to police after the automo-
bile drove away.
Trap Set for Men.
A half hour later car bearing
this number was reported parked
at Forty-fourth and Jay streets NE.
Swiftly three police patrol cars went
to Benning road and Twenty-eighth
street NE. and a trap was set for
the bandits. The police cars pulled
of the main streets and waited in
the darkness with motors running.
When the bandit car sped by, po-
lice cars raced in pursuit.
The four automobiles roared down
Benning road. Policemen shot sew
eral times at the tires of the fleeing
automobile. The fugitives are be-
lieved to have fired back at least
once. The chase turned down Mary
land avenue toward the Capitol.
Cars stopped for a red traffic light
at Fourteenth street blocked the
bandits escape. Abandoning the
auto, the fugitives continued their
fight on foot, running in different
directions.
One Caught After Foot Race.
Detective Irving Lubore overlook
one of the men after a foot race.
The other two got away at this
Evening star., 1940-04-09
Holy Names Senior Goes
To OrutoricoI Finals

Mary Ann Reynolds, II, senior at
Holy Names School tn Silver Spring
Md, last night won a semifinal OF
the eighth annual oratorical con-
test among students of the Catholic
schools in the Washington-Balti-
more dioceses.
Her victory, at st. Patrick's Acad-
emy, entities her to enter the WASH
1ngton finals at Sacred Heart
School at $50 pm. Sunday. Other
finalists are Gloria Regan of I'm
maculate Conception High School
and Elizabeth Hassett of st. Ce-
celia's.
Evening star., 1940-04-09

the positions subject to action, the
apportionment base, of course
would be raised by just that much
and the States would be entitled tc
a corresponding increase In thei,
allotments. At this point, the trou.
ble-and injustice-starts.
There would be no question about
the positions coming under civil
service, but the puzzle that i'm.
mediately would be raised is how
far employees could benefit. The
District, Maryland and Virginia
would be barred automatically. In
volved with them would be the
undetermined number of other
States, which are likely to remain
In their present over-quota status.
Sample Situations.
Situations like this then would
arise.
Certain States are near quota
unquestionably if all their citizens
working here were to be brought
under civil service they would b<
over-quota. That is prohibited
however, so only a portion of then
could get civil service. The Civi
Service Commission has no ides
where or how the line could bt
drawn to bring some in and leave
the rest out.
Here is another problem foreseer
by administrators:
The President makes q position
subject to civil service and, subse.
quently, it becomes vacant and must
be filled from civil service register
1t is possible that the eligibles al
would come from over-quota States
and consequently their appointment
would be prohibited. The only
course left then would be to 90 tc
the expense of a new examination
Even worse are the transfer and
promotion prohibitions, for they
simply discard all semblance OF
merit and make geography the de-
termining factor. No matter how
worthy employees might be. promo
tions would be out Of their reach
If they came from the wrong
State.
Oncials agree that this could
only result In lowered efficiency and
destruction of morale.
Evening star., 1940-04-09
O Street Blaze
Laid 10 Defect
In Chimney
Louber Questioned
By Macdonald
At Inquest

The chimney In the White Court
Apartments, at 2131 o street NV,
was defective and was the most
probable cause of the fire which took
three lives on April l, Fire Marshal
Calvin q. LAUDER told . coroner's
jury today.
Mr.. LAUDER said, In answer to q
question put by Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald:
"1ne first must have started in
the northeast corner of the building
in the vicinity Of the chimney. AS a
result of our investigation we found
that the chimney was defective and
was the most probable cause.
zone of my assistants found a
brick out of the chimney at the
first floor. We discovered crack
in the chimney which ran from
the first floor to the roof"
Under questioning, Mr.. LAUDER
expressed the opinion that poor
construction" was responsible for
defects in the chimney.
Fire Chief Testifies.
Before he took the stand, the
Jury had heard testimony from
Fire Chief Stephen T. Porter, police
men and residents OF the building.
Chief Porter told of entering the
smoldering building as soon as the
blaze which ragged through the
second and third floors had been
brought under control.
: my aide and myself were going
up the second floor hall when we
stumbled on something" he said.
AT first we though 1t was a beam
and we threw a flashlight on it..
1t was a human body"
The first witnesses called included
residents OF the apartment, who de-
scribed the terror which followed
discovery of the blaze which spread
rapidly through the large old build
ing.
The three who died in the fire
were Michael Jones, Mrs. Dorothy
E. Haislip and Miss Carrie E. Duna-
hue. The first two witnesses were
the Emergency Hospital internes
who treated Mr.. Jones for injuries
he received when he fell three
stories trying to escape the flames.
Tells of Discovering Fire.
Then John Applet, an Internal
Revenue Bureau employe, took the
stand to tell how he had discovered
the fire and turned in the alarm.
Mrs. Applet, his wife, followed him
to the stand and testified by the
time her husband had discovered
the fire. turned in the alarm and
returned to awaken her, flames had
blocked completely escape down the
two fire stairways in the rear of the
building. She had to 60 down the
front stairs, she said.
Subpoenas were issued yesterday
to a large group that included Build
ing Inspector John w. Oehmann
and Fire Marshal Calvin LAUDER.
Fire Chief Subpoenaed.
Others summoned include Fire
Chief Stephen T. Porter, Capt. o. A.
Becker Of No. 6 Truck Company,
Sergt. Raymond Porter, an in
spector in the fire marshal's office,
and c. G. Achstetter, deputy fire
marshal.
Also Deputy Building inspectors
George A. Knott. James B. Daley,
Thomas F. Roche and Jessie j.
Kimball; H. K. Kugel of the smoke
inspection service and Simon H.
Ingberg of the Bureau of Standards.
Evening star., 1940-04-09
Park View Citizens
Indorse Appointment

The Parkview Citizens Association
last night approved the appointment
of John Russell Young as District
Commissioner. The motion was in
troduced by r. S. Williams.
Acting on Harry H Moore's reso-
luton, the association also Endorsed
The Stars traffic safety campaign
and analysis of fatal motor accidents
in Washington.
Property covenants were discussed.
The meeting, held in the Parkview
School, was presided over by Fred
S. Walker In the absence Of the
president, B. J. Kroser.
Evening star., 1940-04-09
Dr.. Cohen to Speak

DR.. Jacob x. Cohen of the Amer
ican Jewish Congress, will speak at
a joint meeting of the Washington
branch OF the congress and the Jew
ish Community Center institutes a
$3.50 pm. tomorrow at the center,
Sixteenth and Q streets NV. Eco
nomic discrimination In the United
States will be the theme Of the
meeting.
Evening star., 1940-04-09
Band Concert

BY the United States Army Band,
Capt. Thomas F. Darcy. leader;
Karl Hubner, assistant leader. In
the Army Band Auditorium at 2:30
pm.
March, "The Gallant Seventh"
Sousa
Overture to ''Masaniello"----A -Auber
Air . danser, la Pirouette." Hosmer
Aria, Hymn to the Sum-" Korsakow
From the opera lie Coz dor"
Poetic mural, "Sevilla"- .Albenis
From the "suite Espanola
6arch, The Minute Mar" Wlnbsru
Evening star., 1940-04-09
House Roll Call
Delays Report
On Liquor Probe
Another Attempt at
Droft Is Expected
luter in Week
By JAMES E. CHINN.

Preparation of report was de-
layed today by the special House
committee which recently COM
pleted an investigation of the Dis
trict liquor situation.
A roll call in the House forced
the committee to adjourn abruptly
shortly after it met in executive ses-
sion. Chairman Eberharter said
none OF the important questions he
wanted the committee to consider
had been discussed. j..
The committee, according to Mr..
Eberharter, will make another at
tempt later in the week, probably
Friday, to begin drafting a report.
Meanwhile, committee members will
prepare memoranda containing
their own recommendations for
consideration at the next meeting.
The principal question to be de-
cided is whether to recommend sub
stitution of so-called dispensary
system for the present private retail
system for the sale of liquor by the
bottle. Adoption of that plan would
force 400 retail liquor dealers out of
business.
Representative Eberharter de-
clined-to make any prediction as
to the action the committee might
take with respect to a dispensary
system.
District Would Own Stores.
There are several influential mem
bers on the committee, however, who
are known to favor the dispensary
system. Under that plan the District
government itself would own and
operate all places that sell liquor
by the bottle.
Adoption of the dispensary system
has been urged by several witnesses
who testified before the committee
during the recent series of public
hearings. The leading proponent
was Representative Sheppard, Demo-
crat. of California, who has a reso-
luton pending before the House
Rules Committee which would re-
quire the District Committee to in
vestigate and determine the merits
OF a private license system as COM
pared with dispensary system.
One of the principal opponents of
o dispensary system is Mrs. Agnes
K. Mason, vice chairman of the Dis
trict Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board. She testified last week the
dispensary plan would put several
hundred employees OF liquor stores
out Of work and deprive the NUM-
cipal government of revenue it now
collects from liquor dealers in real
estate and personal property taxes.
Other Proposals to Be Studied.
The committee also plans to con-
slider a number of other proposals
made during its recent series of pub
lie hearings. These include:
l. Sale Of hard liquor" on Sun
days in restaurants, night clubs,
hotels and other places that have q
license to sell liquor by the drink.
2. Legalized permission for q man
to stand up and drink at a bar in
stead of sitting down at a table as
now required.
8. Prohibition against the two
hour opening of bars in night clubs,
restaurants, etc., from midnight to
2 I'm. Monday morning.
4. Permission for bars in night
clubs, hotels and restaurants to re-
main open until 3 am. Sunday.
Existing law requires these bars to
shut down at II O'Clock midnight
Saturday.
Evening star., 1940-04-09
Traffic Record

The traf1ic record, as revealed
at police headquarters for a.
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 80.
Motorists injured, 4.
Motorists arrested, 296.
Pedestrians injured, 4.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation Of pedestrian control reg
ulations, 3.
Evening star., 1940-04-09
Scout Shoots Python

Boy Scout Derek Pooley Of Mes
sina, South Africa, hunted single
handed and shot q 10-foot python
| which he heard while camping.
Evening star., 1940-04-09
'Apportionment' Proviso Threat
To Major Aim of Romspeck Bill
Injustices Loom, With Transfer Curb Certoin
To Lower Efficiency and Harm Morale

This is the last OF series of articles the application
OF the principle to the Raspeck
ciui seruice extension
The major aim Of the Ramspeck civil
be frustrated the apporonment poviso by
House finally the awaits Senate
action
Ramspeck Of the being taken
to make employ
men BY its terms President Roosevelt would able his
discretion to bring under civil service approximately 800
positions, many of which eight years.
The ncumbents then could qualify for civil
passing competitive examinations they months
satisfactory service. ses,f
Evening star., 1940-04-07

on him, the look in his eyes of those accus-
toned to horizons far wider than common
men can know about. He swayed up the
veranda steps, his big -knuckled hands hang
ing loosely at his sides with unused strength.
And there was Captain Jess, coming to his
feet at once from his rocker in the shade of
the ancient elms.
Its John!'' he cried. by Harry! You've
grown. Lord love us, you were twenty-five
last month"; John Claybourne grinned.
And second mate of the Paraval besides"
CRAMp eyed him sharply, the way old sail
ors do to sound youngsters worth. well,
he growled. "How does it go? And what do
you think on it now?"
The grin went swiftly from Johns lips;
there was a sternness on him now instead.
He said fatty: "Gramp, you lied"
Did II"
"Yes You did. Oh, remember all your
high, fine talk. But now know. You lied!"
A thin curl slipped along Johns lips "Ad-
venture! Lure of distant places and the fever
of the sea! What joke! You knew better.
So do now. It's wet salt water sogging
up your bunk. It's icy gales to freeze your
bones and tear your eyes out in the lookouts
place. It's bitter cold and burning heat and
Evening star., 1940-04-07

the ocean bnbling 50 serenely while the
moon made shining road for the dipping
bows.
And do remember how the dawn came
flaming from the East to make red and pur
pie jewel out of Dondra Head The sea is
purple there, like purple silk" He stopped
suddenly, looking sharply at her. He saw how
her eyes were shining at him, and he knew
that his were, too. by Heavens" He was
amazed at what had slipped between his lips
while he was off his guard. That's what
Gramp always - ought to tell him, Nellie!
He
But she was too close, too lovely, and their
need was very great. So they went into each
others arms instead But old Gramp heard;
he knew. seeing them through the open win
dow where he stood. And the hard, stern line
began to leave his mouth. The fellow'd be
sailor
He'd 20 back No doubt Mans got to
move away from all the trees to see the
woods, Gramp thought. Mans got to move
away from the spouting surf pace to see
the oceans goodness and its breadth.
That's the way the sea is, lad," Captain
Jess was mumbling to himself before he
turned away.
Evening star., 1940-04-07

sweat and labor all your days
for nothing but a poor mans
pay. Gramp, you lied!"
did II" Captain Jess's lips
were smiling, but his eyes were
blazing hot. What did you
think adventure ought to be?
Small cakes an tea an pale
brown ale?" He snorted with
disdain. Go tell that to our
Nellie who's been waiting all
these years to heart"
He went inside and John
turned round, to see Nellie run
ming to him up the walk. Her
brown hair whipped as she ran;
her cheek was red, her eyes afire
as she stopped before him, all
out of breath, looking up eagerly
the way he dreamed she would.
The Redwood gazette., 1940-01-18

School District No. 81
Total Tax Rate sos Mills.
Pelzel, A. ]. .........-.. 240 -. H.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Safe From Financial
Worry, Armstrong
Soon 10 Retire
Will Fight Thrice More,
Then Give Attention
To His Hobbies
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Despite
the innumerable touches and
"bites" put on Henry Armstrong IS
bankroll by the less fortunate mem
bers of the flstic fraternity, the
steaks and French fries are "in-
sured" for the betting buzz-saw and
his family as long as he lives.
So, his financial house in order,
Henry is looking ahead to just three
more fights before he turns for keeps
from the gentle art of scrambling
ears to writing poetry.
His campaign is Cd to whip Pedro
Montanez in defense Of his welter-
weight. championship in Madison
Square Garden next Wednesday
night, i2) to follow that up with an
other successful defense Of the l47-
pound laurels against Al Davis in an
outdoor show, and 60 then to abdi-
cate his throne to try for a crack at
the half of the middleweight title
owned by Ceferino Garcia.
"It's not that I'm fed up with
fighting" the little Negro said, but
I get awful tired bouncing around
the country to make matches.
There's no time to just sit some
place and relax. I like to write and
I like music, but right now there's
no time for either"
Now that he has the "coconuts, !"
Hennery the Hammer figures he can
do the things he wants. He has
spent his spare time in the last
21s years writing his biography,
"The Glory Road" but he's going
to hold up its publication until he
has hung up the gloves.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Kelly, Pitt, Steinen1
To Retain Maryland
Golf Offices

Three Washington men will be re-
elected officers of the Maryland
State Golf Association at the an
nual meeting OF the State links
body in Baltimore tonight. The
meeting will be held at the Mary
land Club and several delegates
from Washington will attend.
DR.. r. A. Keilty of Congressional
and Harry G. Pitt Of Manor are
slated to be reelected vice presi-
dents for the Washington area.
Albert e. Steinem of Woodmont
will be chosen general counsel
again.
The solons of the State associa-
ton like to keep the presidency in
Baltimore. They'll do it again this
year for Francis M. Barker of Green
Spring Valley Hunt Club will sue
ceed Harry P. Gallagher of Balti-
more Country Club IN the presi-
dency.
A dinner at the Maryland Club
will precede the annual meeting.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Rangers Top League
In Time Spent in
Penalty Coop

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-The New
York Rangers, for q league lead
Ing, record-wrecking crew, have
one record to their credit that they
gladly would trade or give away.
The Rangers victory streak is
well known, and their National
League record of 10 consecutive
games without defeat has been pub
licized, but the amount Of their
time in the penalty box Is not so
well known.
The Rangers have spent some
306 minutes in the box behind the
little white fence. That's more than
an hour and a quarter more than
their nearest rivals have stayed
there.
In spite Of that they are tied
again for first place with the Bos-
ton Bruins, although they had to
sneak up ON the idle Bruins last
night by knocking over the Mont
real Canadiens, ! to O.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Cabbages, Not Salary,
Interesting Bonuia-
In Off Season
Zeke, Proud Of His Crop,
Feels He Will Talk
Giunts Out Of Cut
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 19.-Zeke
Bonura, equally at home in q base
ball park, ballroom or a cabbage
patch, declared today he would get
that salary business Strengthened
out as soon as he talked to Presi-
dent Horace c. Stoneham of the
New York Giants.
The big first baseman, a sensa-
ton a couple of weeks ago when he
reigned over a Mardi Gras ball in
costume of rhinestones and satin,
scoffed at the idea he could take
his troubles to Baseball Commis-
sioner K. M. Lands.
That's all news to me-" said
Bonura as he checked off crates of
apples being carried from the ware
house Of j. Bonura &. Son to a wait
ing truck. "You can't take anything
like that to the judge. I wouldn't t
think of it.
Listen, everything's going to be
all right. They haven't talked con-
tract to me yet. They tried to cut
me bad-I won't say how much, but
it was bad. But just as soon as Mr..
Stoneham and I sit down and talk
things over it will all be straight
ened out"
Zeke opened a crate Of cabbages
to check their condition.
II raised these cabbages myself,
on our farm" he boasted. They're
the best tn Louisiana"