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__2_ WASHINGTON, 1). C., MONDAY, MAY 31, 1937. . *** PAGE B—1
2 KILLED, 14 HURT
BY AUTO CRASHES
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Washington Woman Victim
of Third Fatality at
York, Pa.
MERRIFIELD MAN DIES
IN COLLISION WITH BUS
3)avidsonville Accident Fatal to
Capital Resident—Pair Hurt
by Hit-Run Drivers.
Two persons were killed and 14
Injured in traffic accidents in and
near Washington in the last 24 hours.
Two ot the injured were hit-run vic
tims.
A third fatality, Miss Ona Singles,
1632 Newton street, an employe of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., was
killed w’hen she fell from the open
door of a car at York. Pa. Police there
declared the death accidental and said
no inquest would be held.
Nicholas Natali, 35, 1356 • Florida
avenue, was killed near Davidsonville,
Md, when the car he was driving
overturned. Magistrate Joseph O.
Fowler, acting coroner, said the car
darted up a bank and rolled over
when a tire blew out. Mrs. Natali,
who was with her husband, escaped
Injury. Another passenger. Mike Pin
til, received only minor injuries.
Merrineld Man Killed.
A Merrifield, Va.. man, Carl Lesney,
S5. died in Georgetown Hospital shortly
after a head-on collision between his
car and a bus on the Lee Highway
near Falls Church. The driver of the
bus was uninjured.
The hit-run victims were Stanley
Deal, 39, Marlboro, Md., and Ludwig
Schuler, 32, 1651 Fuller street. Deal
was taken to Casualty Hospital and
treated for head injuries after being
knocked down by a car near his
home. Schuler also was treated at
Casualty, where physicians reported
he sustained a fractured pelvis and
Other injuries.
Miss Dora Palmer, 18. 1124 Fourth
street southwest, was treated at Gal
llnger Hospital for cuts about the head
and face after the car in which she
was riding was struck by another ma
chine at Pennsylvania avenue and
Branch avenue southeast. Police said
the driver of the other car was Jack
son S. Athey, 224 F street.
Miss Natalie S. Ostlund, 2002 P
street, and Mrs. Dean Reppert,
Oricksburg, Pa., were treated at
Georgetown Hospital for injuries
about the head after their automobile
collided near Bethesda.
Driver Is Charged.
Miss Margaret Thompson, 18. Silver
Spring, Md., received a possible con
t eussion of the brain and other injuries
when thrown from the tandem seat
of a motor cycle as it collided with
»n automobile at Butternut street and
Pinev Branch road. She was treated
at Walter Reed Hospital.
Mrs. Mary E. Mawson, 46, 3805 M
street, was treated at Casualty after
the car in which she was riding with
her son, William, 27, collided with
another machine on Bladensburg road.
Her son also received cuts. Maryland
police charged H. A. Towers. 239 Tenth
street, who they said was the driver
• of the other car, with reckless driving.
Ernest Stewart, 18. 501 B street north
east, suffered concussion of the brain
when his automobile overturned on
b curve near Forestville, Md. He also
received a fractured wrist and cuts.
He was taken to Casualty.
Child, 4, Injured.
Four-year-old Raymond Adams re
ceived multiple lacerations and suffered
from shock when he was struck by an
automobile as he ran into the street
in front of his home in the 700 block
of Sixth street northeast. He was
taken to Emergency.
Samuel Ishkanian, 44. 730 Fifth
Btreet, was treated at Sibley Hospital
for bruises and abrasions after being
struck by a car which police said was
driven by Tony Kline, 18, 204 Leland
•treet, Chevy Chase, Md.
Bernard Davis, 18. of 1751 P street,
end William Bayne, 23, of 2015 Nine
teenth street, w»re slightly injured
yesterday when their automobile ran
off the roed near Manassas, Va., and
turned over in a ditch. They were
treated at Emergency for cuts and
bruises and returned to their homes.
Leroy M. King, 9, colored, was
treated at Freedman's Hospital for
minor injuries after being hit by a
car in the 2200 block of Georgia ave
nue.
Paul Anders, Rockville, was cut on
the head and hands by flying class
when his truck struck and killed a
horse on River road near the Con
gressional Country Club early this
morning. His car was badly damaged,
but his injuries were said to be not
serious.
CLASS TO GRADUATE
AT BLISS SCHOOL
Dr. 0. B. Woods of A. F. to Be
Speaker at Commencement
Wednesday.
Annual commencement exercises for
the graduating class of Bliss Electrical
School will be held at 8 p.m. Wednes
day at the school in Takoma Park, it
was announced today.
Dr. George B. Woods, dean of the
College of Liberal Arts at American
University, will deliver the commence
ment address.
The class banquet will be held at
the Roosevelt Hotel tonight at 6:30
o’clock and ar> electrical demonstration
is scheduled for tomorrow at 10 a.m. in
the lecture hall by F. P. Mueller of
the faculty. At 2 p.m. athletic con
tests will be held on the campus and
at 10 p.m. the final class dance of the
year will be held. Prof, and Mrs. Bliss
will receive the class of 1937 and their
friends at their home, 209 Takoma
avenue, for two hours before the
dance.
Seven Washingtonians attended the
school this year. They are Frank E.
Burke, Robert Q. Cohen, Lewis Gold,
,. Thomas M. Pullman. Domenic T. Scu
deri, Robert J. Smith and Brother
Albert Werdein, O. F. M.
Nation’s Heroes Honored in Memorial Day Services Here
During annual Memorial day exercises yesterday in the Amphitheater in
Arlington National Cemetery. More than 100 veteran and patriotic organizations
took part.
Senator Bennett C. Clark of Mis
souri, one of the founders of the
American Legion, speaking at Ar
lington.
Placing wreaths on the 2d Division Monument. Center, left to right:
Brig. Gen. Hugh Mathews, William E. Spicer, Mrs. Horace B. Blake and J.
Kaufman. ~Star Staff and A. P. Photos.
Claude N. Burch Loses Life
After Diving From
Yacht.
Claude N. Burch, 30. of 1520 Good
Hope road southeast was drowned yes
terday while swimming with a group
of friends in the Potomac River,
near Leonardtown. Md.
Burch apparently suffered an at
tack of cramps or acute indigestion
after diving from a yacht to swim
to a nearby rowboat. Others in the
party recovered his body shortly after
he sank under the water, but efforts
to revive him failed.
A coroner’s jury returned a ver
dict of death by accidental drown
ing.
Born in Anacostia on April 25, 1907,
Burch was educated at St. Theresa's
Parochial School. He was married
when he was 21 years old, but had
not been living with his wife for
several years. He was employed by
the Packard Washington Motor Car
Co. Burch is survived by his father,
Claude Burch, sr.. a local florist; three
brothers, Russell A., Louis E. and
Richard L. Burch, and by a sister,
Elsie. His mother died five years
ago.
His father said Burch left Wash
ington with a party of friends to
spend the week end at Leonardtown.
It was his first trip to the water this
year.
Burch's body was brought to Mur
ray's funeral home in Anacostia to
await funeral arrangements.
TWO DETECTIVES HIT
BY COLORED REVELER
A colored reveler armed with a beer
bottle early yesterday split the lip of
Detective Sergt. Clyde N. Strange and
raised a lump on the head of Detective
Sergt. James Tolson, the officers re
ported.
The detectives answered a radio
order to go to the 700 block of First
street, where a fight was reported.
On arriving at the scene. Strange
said, he was questioning Wilbur Bailey,
32, 700 block of First street, when
the latter hit him in the mouth with
a beer bottle. Tolson went to the aid
of Strange and received a blow on the
head, it was said.
At Casualty Hospital it required four
stitches to close the wound in Strange's
lip. Tolson did not need hospital at
tention. Bailey was arrested and held
for investigation.
FINALD.C.TAXBILL
DRAFT DEFERRED
Special Committee Will Re
assemble Tomorrow for
Further Consideration.
Resting from ft strenuous week of
tax revision, the Commissioners' Spe
cial Committee of Revenue Advisors
declared a holiday today, planning
to reassemble tomorrow, perhaps, in
order to polish ofT at their leisure a
10-point program for submission ^o
the full House District Committee
when it meets Thursday morning.
A decision to leave to the last the
final draft of .a bill to license foreign
or non-local corporations doing busi
ness in the District, enabled the worn
out members of the r committee to
scatter to nearby resorts and golf
links. There Is ample time remaining
to allow the Commissioners to pass
formally on the tax revenue program
before it is turned over to the House
committee which has the final say on
the controversial question of the pro
posed income tax for the District.
May Await Last Minute.
"We will probably not draft the for
eign corporation licensing feature,”
Vernon E. West, assistant corporation
counsel, explained today. "There is no
controversy or question of policy in
volved in it and we can take it up
just as well before the District Com
mittee of the House next Thursday.”
The licensing feature is not designed
particularly as a revenue measure and
the amount of the fee, probably $25,
like some other rates included in the
whole program, will be left for the
determination of the House Commit
tee.
West said there has been no discus
sion of the revised tax program since
it was virtually completed late Sat
urday and the "status quo” remains
the same. Between now and Thurs
day it will be necessary only for the
lawyer members of the Commissioners'
Committee to iron out the remaining
legal kinks in the program.
Ample Revenue Seen.
As prepared, the 10 measures are
fully capable of producing sufficient
or more revenue than is actually nec
essary to meet the deficit in the next
fiscal year on which a minimum esti
mate of $6,000,000 is placed.
Actually, there are only nine tax
bills in the program, since the final
measure will be a request by the Com
missioners for authority to obtain
advances from the Treasury to meet
current bills next fiscal year. This
is necessary because collections from
the old and new taxes will not be
forthcoming immediately.
Boy Scout Jamboree Insured
Against Almost Every Hazard
Everything From Pestilence to Hurri
cane Covered in Policies Designed to
Protect Heavy Outlay.
The forthcoming Boy Scout Jam
boree has been insured against almost
every conceivable hazard—from pesti
lence to hurricanes.
With an outlay of nearly $1,000,000
involved in the gigantic enterprise,
the Boy Scouts of America has taken
out insurance policies covering pos
sible emergencies of every variety that
might interfere with success of the
project.
Similar policies taken out in 1935
saved the organization from a loss
of approximately $300,000 caused by
calling off of the jamboree that year,
due to the widespread epidemic of in
fantile paralysis.
If all the tents in the "city of
canvas” now taking shape on Co
lumbia island, across the Memorial
Bridge, should be blown into the Po
tomac River; if fire should level the
encampment, or if a plague should
descend on the 25,000 to 30,000 boys
assembled here June 30 to July 9,
the insurance companies would have
to foot ihe bill.
Huge Spread of Canvas.
The large tents which have been
raised across the bridge are but a
small portion of the huge spread of
canvas soon to cover the park areas
on the opposite shore of the river and
in the area near the Monument cm
this side of the Potomac.
Jamboree officials explain that an
early start is necessary in order to
lay the groundwork for the tented city.
The tents, incidentally, are owned
by the Government.
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Pipes are being laid to supply city
water to the encampment and to dis
pose of waste. The sanitation con
tracts alone are said to run into three
figures.
Large Ice boxes are being Installed
in the big kitchen and mess tents.
More than 200 tons of food per day
will be consumed by the hungry Scouts
during the convention. Orders are
being placed for delivery of 30,000
quarts of milk per day.
Elaborate Telephone System.
Anelaborate telephone system will
be set up, with the “nerve center” in
a large communications tent. Officials
will be able to get into Immediate
touch with every section of the camp
by telephone.
An improvised stadium, with seats
for 12,000 persons, will be arranged
on the Monument Grounds, where
colorful regional pageants will be
held during the jamboree.
There will be a great mass demon
stration and “show of strength” of the
Scouts along Constitution avenue from
the Capitol to the Ellipse on July 1,
President Roosevelt will review this
procession.
An almost continuous round of sight
seeing excursions has been planned—
the places of interest to be visited in
cluding the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier and Mount Vernon.
This will be the first jamboree of
Scouts ever held in the United States
Boys from aeveral foreign nati<4w will
participate. 8imilar demonstrations
have been held abroad in rece» years
Arlington Man Receives Degree
Via Telephone From Oklahoma
While friends look on, Eldon Sweezy, 19, is awarded B. S.
degree by telephone. His friends are (left to right) Constance,
Gregory and Paul Mcldrum. —Star Staff Photo.
LDON SWEEZEY, 19. who left
the Oklahoma Agricultural
and Mechanical College a
month ago to take a Gov
ernment job here, and who completed
his course by correspondence, today
received the first degree the college
ever conferred by telephone.
In a message from Dr. Henry G.
Bennett, president of the college, sent
direct from the platform at Stillwater,
I where Sweezy's classmates were being
handed their diplomas, Sweezy re
ceived the bachelor of science degree,
for which he had been working for
the last four years.
The message was put through from
Dr. Bennett to Sweezy at his home,
2121 Military road, Arlington, Va. At
' the same time. Sweezy's father, A. G.
Sweezy. 51. a school teacher, was re
ceiving his master's degree at the col
lege commencement exercises.
Sweezy worked his way through col
lege as a library assistant, stenogra
pher and statistician. Commencement
! was approaching when he received an
appointment last April as a $1.440-a
I year clerk-typist in the Employes'
! Compensation Commission.
Sweezy decided not to pass up the
1 opportunity. He arranged with his
instructors to continue his studies by
: mail and the college, in recognition of
his work, extended him the courtesy
of the unique graduation by telephone.
1 Sweezy's family lives at Inola. Okla.
Archbishop Cicognani Re
views Achievements in
Birthday Eulogy.
The achievements of Pope Pius XI
were praised in glowing terms yester
day by Most Rev. Almeto Giovanni
Cicognani, apostolic delegate to the
United States, in a radio address de
livered in connection with a Nation
wide ceremony celebrating the pon
tiff's 80th birthday anniversary.
The archbishop said the years of
his pontificate would “stand compari
son with those of the most illustrious
pontiffs” in the Catholic Church's 20
centuries of history.
The work of Pius XI, far from be
ing exhausted in the performance of
his exalted ministry, has been exerted
in such a variety of new projects and
undertakings as to compel general ad
miration and gratitude,” he said. As
serting "the great battle in which the
world is engaged today” is between
atheistic communism and spiritual
and moral values, the archbishop re
called that as soon as the Pope re
covered from his recent illness he ap
pealed “against the enemy.”
Solemn pontifical mass was cele
brated by Most Rev. John M. Mc
Namara, Auxiliary Bishop of Balti
more, yesterday morning in the crypt
of the National Shrine of the Immac
ulate Conception. The entire facul
ty and student body of Catholic Uni
versity, together with members of the
diplomatic corps and,high Govern
ment officials, attended.
Right Rev. Joseph M. Corrigan,
rector of the university, delivered the
sermon, calling on all Catholics to
give their "individual and collective
response to our holy father's call to
action in carrying Christ to our fel
low citizens.”
The mass was followed by a lunch
eon on the university campus, which
was attended by many of the church
dignitaries,
Taxi Drivers to Meet.
The Industrial Brotherhood of Taxi
Drivers will meet at 808 I street at 8:30
tonight. Plans for strengthening the
organization will be discussed.
Second Blaze Near Crisfield
Brings Toll for Week
to Eleven.
By the Associated Press.
CRISFIELD, Md., May 31.—Somer
set County's death toll of colored
strawberry pickers trapped in blazing
shanties stood at 11 today.
Twice during the past four days
flames leveled a shanty in which Vir
ginia colored people, brought here to
work during the berry season, were
housed. Seven of them were burned
to death late Saturday night or early
Sunday morning in a fire believed to
have started from a cigarette butt or
a coal oil stove.
Last week four were killed in a fire
which officers believe was of in
cendiary origin. That investigation
still is going on.
Six or seven families usually are
housed in the shanties, structures of
flimsy construction, which burn rap
idly.
All of the seven latest victims were
related—a father, his four children,
his brother-in-law and his sister-in
law. Delia Custis, wife of James
Custis who died, escaped only by
jumping from a second-floor window.
She held her 3-month-old baby in
her arms for the leap, and both es
caped injury. Four of her children,
ranging in age from 8 to 11, were
killed.
Stanley Custis, another of her chil
dren, also jumped from the second
story. The 14-year-old boy was so
critically • hurt he is not expected to
live.
Officers said they believed the first
fire was set following an argument
over a woman.
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Route Body Head to Quit.
LURAY, Va., May 31 (Special).—
D. F. Aleshire of Luray, president of
the Skyline Shenandoah Scenic Route
Association, announced that he ex
pects to resign his office effective im
mediately. Aleshire was elected at
the annual meeting in Luray several
months ago.
Only 918 of 2.598 Corpora
tions Had Net Incomes in
1934, Returns Reveal.
less than half the corporations in
this city reported a net inrome in
1934. while more than half reported
a deficit, according to corporation re
ports from the Bureau of Internal
Revenue.
Out of 2.598 returns filed, only 918
showed a net income; 1.428 reported
a deficit, while 252 were listed as "in
active."
The 918 corporations with net in
come reported a grass income of $305,
696 000. with deductions of $282,825.
000. and a net income of $22,871,000,
paying an income tax of $3,145,000,
and excess profits tax of $49,000.
100 Billion Gross Income.
The corporations operating at a re
ported loss showed $221 222,000 gross
Income, deductions of $243,421,000 for
a total deficit of $22,199,000, and no
tax.
For the country as a whole 528.898
filed returns, including 145.101, wdth
net income, 324,702 with no net in
come and 59.094 "inactive" corpora
tions.
The total net income amounted to
$4,275,197,000, and the deficit of cor
porations with no net income amount
ed to $4,181,027,000.
The aggregate gross income report
ed by all corporations amounted to
$100,831,253,000.
Net Income Totals $94,000,000.
The net income of corporations with
net income exceeded the deficit of cor
porations with no net income by
$94.1*1,000. The total income and
excess profits tax liability amounted
to $596,048,000.
The nearby State of Maryland re
ported 6.740 corporations, of which
2,187 reported a gross income of
$697,119,000, and net income of
$55,948,000, and income tax of $7,581,
000. Maryland showed 3,735 returns
with no net income, but a deficit of
$70,417,000, and there were 818 in
active corporations.
Virginia reported 6.893 corporations,
of which 2,542 reported gross income
of $641,816,000, net income of $54.
682.000, and income tax of $7,519,000.
Virginia had 3.794 "no net income"
corporations, and 557 inactive.
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Strangers, Bill Disappear.
SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebr. — Walter
Weddle, special police officer, dis
played a $100 bill to a group of hii
friends in a liquor store. Twc
strangers entered the store as the bill
was being passed from hand to hand
The strangers disappeared. So did
tfce $100 bill.
Blast at Court Bill Brings
Threat of Loss of Sup
porters.
Dr. Francis E. Townsend, still
clinging to his vision of old-aze pen
sions of $200 per month, was be^n?
threatened today with the complete
lass of his waning congressional in
fluence, it #as learned here.
Outspoken on many occasions in
his dislike of the Roosevelt adminis
tration, the Californian precipitated
the blow-off by a vigorous attack
through the Townsend Weekly on the
court reform plan.
His editorial denunciation of the
plan and its sponsor closed with the
blunt warning that any member of
j Congress "found so lax in his duty
| to his constituency as to vote away
! their prerogatives and privileges
granted under the Constitution will
find his term of office ended at the
next election.”
With many of the supporters of the
present Townsend bill, H. R. 4199,
also being in favor of the proposed
judiciary changes, the Steering Com
mittee handling the pension legisla
tion met last week and served notice
on the doctor's representative here
i that their support of him would be
withdrawn unless he appeared to
make satisfactory explanation of his
actions.
Scheduled to speak in Chicago
I Wednesday, the pension advocate
| may be in Washington later in the
week, it was said at offices of the
organization here. A few days ago
it was announced that the third an
nual convention of the Townsend
party would be held here late in June.
Found guilty in District Court in
February on charges of contempt
growing out of his refusal to remain
before a House investigating commit
tee last May, the doctor has been at
liberty pending disposition of an ap
peal in his behalf.
Despite a marked falling off of
strength of the Townsend movement
throughout the country and numer
ous fights with his associates, the
pension plan advocate had a bill in
j troduced in the present Congress with
a small House bloc committed to
I work for its passage.
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D. C. BOY WINS TRIP
Philemon D. Margold. 15, of 3901
Connecticut avenue was announced
yesterday one of 13 high school stu
dents of 8 States and the District
who will be given sea trips this Sum
mer by the Propellor Club of the
United States for outstanding essays
written on the importance of a strong
American Merchant Marine.
D. C. Youth, 20, Misses Death
In Crash9 Is Impatient to Fly
Unshaken in his determination to
become a transport pilot—an ambition
he has cherished for the past 13
years—James Moran. 20-year-old de
partment store stock clerk, today im
patiently awaited healing of injuries
received yesterday in a narrow escape
from death *o he can return to the
air again.
Hundreds of horrified spectators
watched Moran plunge toward what
they thought would be certain death
at Queens Chapel Airport after the
wings of his plane clipped the top
from a tall tree near the edge of
the landing field.
The plane's motor was driven back
into the front cockpit when it struck
the ground, but Moran clambered
from the rear oockpit with only minor
injuries. He was thrown against the
instrument panel when the plane
crashed. The stem of a clock was
driven into his chin and his face
was badly cut.
"I was so dazed I couldn't remem
ber what happened,” Moran related
from his bed at Sibley Hospital to
day. "I remember flying around the
field waiting for a clear runway and
then I knew I was crashing. As I
went down I remembered you were
supposed to cut the switch to keep
from burning to death, so I did that
and then we hit.”
When he was 7 years old, Moran
said, he decided to become an airplane
pilot. Through his school days his
hobby was building model planes. All
of his savings were dedicated to learn
ing to fly his own plane. He grad
uated from a flying school last year
and In February "ehippad In” with
V
JAMES MORAN,
Shown in bed in Sibley Hos
pital today.
—Star Staff Photo.
Ivan Bowman, 22, of 1823 Riggs street
northwest to purchase a $300 second
hand plane.
“Just as soon as I get out of here,”
Moran said, "I'm going up again. I
guess I'll have to start saving to buy
another plane, too.”
Moran, son of Park Policeman James
A. Moran, lives at 627 Florence street
northeast. He has 26 hours of solo
flying credited on his student’s license.
FINE ARTS BODY
WRI1ESATTACKING
SLAUGHTER BOUSE
Capital Has “Far to Go” to
Get Attractive Entrances,
Letter Says.
COMMISSION VIEWS
HOUSING PLAN THREAT
Message Sent to Chairman King.
Action Opposing Certain In
dustries Praised.
Chairman King of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, who is sponsoring
legislation aimed at control of un
desirable industrial operations within
the city, today made public a letter
from the Fine Arts Commission pro
testing against the proposal of Adolf
Gobel, Inc., to build a large slaughter
house adjacent to the Benning viaduct.
Washington has "far to go" in get
ting attractive entrances from Mary
land and Virginia, Chairman Charles
Moore reminded in pointing out the
disadvantages of a slaughter house
being erected on a greatly used high
way leading to the Anacostia region.
"It is a great satisfaction to note
that you have vigorously opposed con
struction of an abattoir near the Ben
ning road, adjoining one of the chief
entrances to Anacostia," Moore wrote.
Land Purchases Cited.
"Due to the far-sighted policy of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, very large purchases of
low-priced lands have been made in
the eastern portion of the District of
Columbia for parks and parkways.
This policy and every purchase in pur
suance of it have had the official ap
proval of the Fine Arts Commission.
"The diversified hills of this section,
commanding the finest view of the old
City of Washington, are sure to make
it one of the most attractive residence
sections of the District. This improve
ment awaits only the development of
the park lands already owned and the
opening of streets and avenues.
"To allow a slaughter house to be
built on a direct and greatly used
thoroughfare leading to the Anacostia
region will retard and impair this
most desirable development, take
value out of large areas of property,
be detrimental to Anacostia Park
and delay development of the park
lands.
Approaches to Capital.
"You will know that almost every
city in the country is affected with
ugly districts along one or more of
its approaches. Washington has still
far to go in getting attractive en
trances from Maryland and Virginia.
To permit the proposed abattoir ex
tension would be a long, long step
backward.
"It is most encouraging that you
have earnestly taken up this very
vital matter.”
Meanwhile the National Insured
Homes Corp. of New York, which
purchased a large tract of land this
month in the vicinity of the Gobel
site off the Benning road, is endeav
oring to have the property zoned as
residential.
The Star received a communication
from Myron Davy, vice president and
general manager of the New York cor
poration, who said its object in ac
quiring the land was to "build and
sell low-priced, single-family houses.”
Proposed Housing Development.
This proposed housing development
is directly in line with statements
made before the Senate District Sub
committee that the area in the vicin
ity of the Gobel site is capable of
desirable development for residential
purposes in the event the slaughter
house operations are forbidden.
About a quarter of a mile from
the Gobel site the Public Works Ad
ministration also owns a large tract
of land which it has been holding
for future housing developments.
Slaughter house operations nearby,
with stockyards filled with animals,
housing officials have repeatedly pro
tested. would make it undesirable to
go ahead with any future plans for
a low-cost housing project.
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THREE MEN ROBBED
IN TWO HOLD-UPS
Auto, Wrist Watch and $20
Taken by Pair of Colored
Armed Bandits.
A pair of colored bandits armed
with revolvers robbed three men in
two hold-ups early yesterday, taking
an automobile, a wrist watch and
some $20 in cash.
Joseph Graves. 19. 300 block of
Tenth street northeast, and James
Godfrey, 20. 1324 G street northeast,
reported they were held up at pistol
point as they sat in an automobile
parked in the first block of M street.
Graves handed over $8 50 and his
companion $12 and a wrist watch.
Two men answering the description
of the robbers a short time later
jumped on the running board of an
automobile operated by Bernard C.
Swiss, 31, of 1312 Sixteenth street, at
Fourteenth street and Rhode Island
avenue.
The bandits entered the car and
forced Swiss to drive to Ninth and C
streets. There they ordered him from
the machine and drove away.
BAND CONCERT.
By the Army Band in the audito
rium at 5 o'clock today. Capt,
Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant.
PROGRAM.
Excerpt, "Largo,” from the "New
World Symphony”_Dvorak
Sketch, "Lily of the Valley"...Haalej
Characteristic, “Violets”_Hadlej
Comet solo, “None But the Lonely
Heart” _Tschaikowskj
Albin I. Johnson, soloist.
Concert piece, “Recuerdo”_ Soro
March, "American Medley”— -Brooki
"The Star Spangled Banner.”
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