Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1933, Page 17

NEW BANK PLANS MEETING APPROVAL OF STOCKHOLDERS Conference Due Tomorrow on-Proposal for Potomac National. STOCK SELLING RAPIDLY, SAYS CITIZENS’ CHAIRMAN Possible Reopening of Other Dis- trict Banks Await Treasury Decision, Plans to reorganize the Potomac Savings Bank into the proposed new Potomac National Bank, are expected to be approved at a meeting tomorrow of stockholders of the former. The meeting will be held at 1 pm. at the office of the company, at 111 South Fairfax street, Alexandria, which is maintained as the legal headquarters of the bank, as a Virginia corporation. Fully 75 per cent of the stockholders of the Potomac Savings Bank already have signified their approval of the plan, according to William H. Clark, chairman of the Citizens' Committee formed to organize the new national bank, Stock Selling Rapidly. Meantime stock in the new bank is selling rapidly. according to Mr. Clark, at $50 a share, $30 of which goes to capital, and $20 to surplus. The new bank is to have $500,000 stock, of which $300,000 is to be capital and $200,000 surplus. Application already has been ‘filed With the controller of the currency for a national bank charter, and as soon as this is granted it is planned to elect officers and open the new institution at the same location, Wisconsin avenue and M street, in Georgetown, probably sometime next week, Reports concerning the possible re- opening of other banks in the District which have not yet received their li- censes to operi on an tnrestricted basis continued to circulate, but there was no definite information available as to ‘when any of them will open their doors for resumption of business. Officlals of the banks continued to work on Rlans for reopening, but had not yet eard from the Treasury Department concerning a final approval. Trust Accounts Authorized. The Franklin National Bank today re- ceived authority from the Controller of the Currency to open new trust ac- counts for depositors to use as check- ing accounts. Deposits in this fund are to be subject to checking without re- striction and are to be segregated from other funds in the bank. The deposits will be kept either in cash, in the Fed- eral Reserve Bapk or in Government securities, under authority of the emer- gency bank law. This bank recently was turned over by the national bank examiner _in charge as_conservator to ‘Thomas P. Hickman, vice president of the bank as conservator. John E. Dwyer, attorney, has written to Controller of the Currency Awalt protesting against the move under way by Col. Wade H. Cooper, president of the Commercial National Bank, to re- organize the bank. Mr. Dwyer in his letter said: “Pursuant to my conversation with your office on the 2Ist instant, please be advised that having received nu- merous protests from many depositors of the Commercial National Bank of this city regarding the transfer of the ‘books and records of said’ bank to one ‘Wade H. Cooper, a formal objection of any such transfer is hereby submitted. “Those depositors who have voiced their disapproval of any action taken or to be taken by Mr. Cooper, or any one acting for him, have assured me of their personal support in thwarting any move on the part of the officials of this bank to force or propose any plan for reorganization of this institution without the written consent of a ma- jority of said depositors. “Trusting that any action which you ‘may take in this matter will be for the benefit of the depositors, I remain, “JOHN E. DWYER.” R. F. C. Examines Banks. Meanwhile scores of closed or re- stricted banks throughout the country are being carefully examined by em- ployes of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation with a view to purchase of preferred stock by that Government agency so the institutions may be re- opened. ‘The corporation is empowered under the banking act passed March 9 to go into partnership with bankers through purchase of preferred stock, thus sup- plying capital for reopening. In some instances, where banks still have first- class collateral, loans are being made @s in the past. ‘The purchase of the stock, however, §s being hedged about with every safe- guard. Officials have taken the atti- tude that corporation stockholding is equivalent to a selective guarantee of bank deposits in the institutions it takes hold of and that it must be care- ful to see to it that the institution is in such shape that there will be no dan- ger of its closing again. For this rea- son, as one man put it, the corpora- top “wants to know a lot about any Traffic Sign s Inspected. NEW UNIFORM MARKERS CONSIDERED HERE. NIFORM types of new traffic signs soon are to replace the present unsatisfactory mark- the District with uniformity of placement or of form. First samples of the new signs, which generally are larger in area and bear larger and more distinct lettering, were forwarded to the District Building to- day by Capt. M. M. Barnard, superin- tendent of the reformatory at Lorton, Va. ‘The Commissioners, as soon as they approve the new signs, are expected to order their installation, which will be carried forward gradually as the fac- tory at Lorton turns them out and in keeping with a prepared program for replacement of the old signs. The new signs are more weather- proof and more durable, as well as be- ing uniform as to the various types. They are made of .22-gauge steel which has been given a galvanizing process to make t,her aluminum paint more weatherproof. The ;gvelupmenl of uniform signs was one of the favorite objectives of Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, police commis- sioner, who was warmly supported in the matter by Dr. Luther H. Reichel- Miss Dorothy King, a secretary in the office of Daniel E. Garges, secretary to the Commissioners, holding illustrations of the new traffic signs. —Star Staff Photo. derfer, president of the Board of Com- missioners, and by traffic officials and members of the Traffic Advisory Coun- ers now scattered throughout | cil. The signs are to be placed on lunr posts, where possible, and otherwise will be set on sturdy metal posts. All are to be raised to a;uniform height of about eight feet from the ground. This system will eliminate the past expedi- ent of placing the thin signs, in many places, on trees or other makeshift places. Also, the new system will set up for the first time in the District definite United States route signs, so that vsit- ors may follow road guide books’ direc- tions as to route numbers in traveling through the city. The speed signs will have black let- ters on white background. Such signs as “Quiet, Hospital Zone,” and “Slow” will be on yellow signs with black let- tering. “No Parking” signs will be red and white. The Lorton factory is engaged about stven months of the year in manufac- ture for the District government of the automobile license tags. During the. other five months’ work the prisoners there will be able to turn out the nec- essary amount of traffic signs. GILLETTE IS MADE GRANT'S ASSISTANT Three Other Engineer Offi- cers Detailed to Duty in Washington. Maj, Douglas H. Gillette, engineer officer who has been assigned to the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission :incegtlanrch 25, 1930, was detailed as assistant to Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of public buildings and public parks, under War Department orders today. He will continue his dutles on the bridge commission. At tl:le‘esame time, three other engi- neer officers on duty now in various sections of the country were detailed to duty in Washington. Served Here Before. One of these, Maj. Frank S. Besson, now at Nashville, served as assistant to the District engineer commissioner from January, 1919, through March in that same year. He is to report for duty August 1 in the office of the chief of engineers at the War Department. Maj. Bessen, who graduated from ‘West Point in 1914, also is a graduate of the Command and General Stafl School and the War College here. He has been district engineer at Nashville since 1929. Maj. Gillette was assistant military attache at London in 1920, and was de- tailed on the Arlington Memorial meem Commission after a three-year servi as chief engineer of the Alaska Road Commission. His father was Maj. Cas- stus E. Gillette, well known Army of- ficer. Others Coming Here. War Department orders detailed Maj. Milo P. Fox, now on duty as Dis- trict Engineer at Galveston, Tex., as a resident member of the Board of Engi- neers for Rivers and H: rs in Wash- ington.. He will assume new duties about July 1. Maj. Fox served four years in the office of the Chief of Engineers at the War Department following the World War, and is a graduate of the Command and General Staff School. He was awarded a Silver Star for his services in the A. E. F. during the war. During the past four years he has been at Galveston. Capt, Elliott Vandevanter,is to report bank” in which it becomes a “partner.” Many Ask for Help. The only larger purchase of such stock thus far made was in the new Detroit bank. Quite a number of banks in Louisiana, Arkansas, Ohio and other States have asked for help, and, as a result, the examining force of the corporation is flooded with work. Examiners also are busy in Cleveland going over the books of closed banks in that section. Several weeks will be necessary to complete the examinations. So many banks are asking aid that it is impos- sible to handle them except in rota- tion. Three Sacramento, Calif,, citizens have been expected here for the last two days to discuss with Treasury and Reconstruction officials plans for re- opening the California National Bank in that civ. They have not yet ar- xived, however. for duty June 15, as an gassistant to the resident Board of eers for Rivers and Harbors. He has been on duty for nearly four years as executive officer in the Pittsburgh Procurement District. Man Revived From Gas. Dallas Bell, 25, was revived today by |the fire rescue squad after being over- come by illuminating gas, said to have escaped from .a defective burner in a house in the 800 block of Sixth street. After being revived, he was removed to Gallinger Hospital for further treat- ment. ARRIVAL OF SPRING WEATHER DELAYED Higher Temperatures Not to Pre. vail Here for Several Days, Says U. S. Bureau. Although Spring is here officially, no Spring weather is foreseen by the Weather Bureau for at least three or four days, it was said today. The city's early risers awoke today to the tattoo of sleet on the roofs, al- though only a “trace” of precipitation was recorded at the Bureau. More light rain or snow is anticipated this after- noon, but clearing weather is due over- night, and tomorrow probably wjll be clear, but somewhat colder. Another disturbance is coming this way from the West, promising more cloudy weather Saturday and over the week end. Tonight's low temperature probably will be around 32 degrees. THOMAS SEES D. C. AS “FEDERAL CITY” New Chairman of Senate Subcom- mittee Says He Has No Pre- conceived Policies. Senator Elmer Thomas, Democrat, of Oklahoma, newly appointed chairman of the Subcommittee on District Appro- riations in the Senate, will enter upon is new duties without any precon- ceived policies, but with a feeling that, since this is the Federal City, Congress should see that its needs are properly met, he said today. “I have no antipathy toward the peo- ple of the District, and I approach the work of chairman with no precon- ceived plans,” he said. “I'have always looked upon Washington as the Na- tion’s Capital rather than as an inde- pendent city, and I have felt that, in it is the responsibility of Congress to see that it is properly cared for.” i Senator Thomas will find his new as- signment an active one in the near fu- ture, as the District appropriation bill for the fiscal year 1is fone of the problems that must be taken up at this special session. The District measure and the independent offices bill were the only appropriation bills that did not become laws at the last session. COPELAND HEADS GROUP Named Chairman of Subcommittee to Study D. C. Taxes. Senator Copeland, Democrat, New York, will be chairman of the special subcommittee named yesterday Chalrman King of the Senate District Committee to make a study of the tax laws of the District to determine whethey they should be revised. Senator Copeland said he has made no plans yet for a meeting of the subcommitteey The other two members will be Senator Aus- tin, Republican, Vermont, and Senator Kean, Republican, New Jersey. 'HARSHA FAMILY CONTINUES TRIP |AFTER BEING UNITED AT FREDERICK view of the fact it is the Federal City, |y, BUS LIE EXTENDED AND THO OTHERS RDERED MERCED Improved Service for, City and Suburban Northeast Points Provided. COMMISSION DIRECTS CHANGES ON APRIL 16 Burleith-Trinidad Route to Be Lengthened a Number of Blocks North. ]Ilmpmt;d b unpommuon Vll-llll-h!:.r trons us lines E and surburban Northeast provided today in orders the Public Utilities ing the of The chinges into effect April 16. The Burleith-Trinidad line orAp the Wi n Rallway & Electric Co. to be extended a number of blocks to the north of its present terminus at Trinidad avenue and Oats street. The busses will be routed north on Trini- dad avenue to Mount Olivet road, then west to Montello avenue and then south to K street. Consolidation Ordered. ‘The commission directed that the lines of the Washington-Interurban Railroad and the Ivy:City route be con- solidated. This will provide a direct connection in bus service from Eleventh and M streets southeast to such sub- urban points as Hyattsville. ‘The consolidated line will be operated by the Washington-Interurban Rail- road, which is owned by the Washington Rallway & Electric Co. From the suburban points these busses will travel south on Bladensburg road, west on Neal street to Trinidad avenue, south on this avenue to Thirteenth street to B street northeast, east to Seventeenth street, two other will go south to East Capitol street, east to Eighteenth street, south to A street southeast, west to Fourteenth street, south to South Carolina avenue, west to Twelfth street, south to G street, west to Eleventh street and then north on Elevenh to South Carolina avenue southeast. ‘The Utilities Commission today also directed that the bus stop on the east side of Eleventh street, just north of Pennsylvania avenue, be moved to a point 10 feet north of the fire plug there. The new stop will extend 88 feet to the north. New Tracks Authorized. ‘This bus stop is used by the Wash- ington, Marlboro & Annapolis Bus Co. A few days ago protests against the stop, which has been alongside a fire lodged with the Utilities jon after fire apparatus an- swering a call to the point was unable to draw up. alongside the plug because a bus had stopped there. ‘The Washington Railway & Electric Co. today was authorized by the Public Utilitles Commission to lay new street car tracks along Georgia tween Fairmont street and New Hamp- shire avenue. The work is to be done at this time because of plans for the repaving of that stretch of the avenue. “The street car company also was au- thorized to eliminate two switches in the street car tracks at Eleventh and F streets. The street is to be repaved from Ninth to Fourteenth streets. SELECT AMARYLLIS BLOOMS ON DISPLAY Bulbs Were Sent to Agriculture Department From Italy by Mrs. Wallace. ivenue be- ‘There is & new feature on exhibition today at the twentieth annual Amaryllis Show of the United States Department of Agriculture, and one for which the public is indebted to Mrs. Henry Wal- lace, wife of the Secretary of Agricul- ture, en she was in Italy a few years ago she was much impressed by the amaryllis f , obtaining five se- et T ekt e e There was a record-breaking one-day attendance yesterday. In spite of the in- clement weather the attendance on each of the four days the show has been open ive been unexpectedly large. Today Saintng thel special pacets ot the shiow: af oW, More than half the members of Con- of young ‘women yesterday from the college and academies atound the Capital, and 10 more bus loads are scheduled for today. Garden Club members from Maryland and Virginia are to make Sunday excur- sions to the lhw.lyat:tmlh:s been assigned particular] children, and nearly 30 mm hun‘ve advtl:ed the department t! ey intend bring their classes to the There is no admission charge. MODEL OF TABERNACLE WILL BE EXHIBITED Reproduction Is of First Jewish Temple Built After Receiving Ten Commandments. A model of the first tabernacle structed by the Jews by Divine tion when tbe ‘Commant given tonigl night at 8 o'clock Mrs. Annie urpenier Obio, ot Bt Staphen’s Epis- emlucnmh Sixteenth and Newton stree WILL DISCUSS LIGHTING |Police of Maryland Town Make Possible Meeting There | Oourtisnd of Husband and Wife Separated Here. ¥. A. Woodhead to Outline Prog- ress Since 1620 at Bethesda. #pecial Dispatch to The Star. BETHESDA, Md, March 23.—Arti- ficial illumination in this country from the landing of the Colonists in 1620 to the introduction of kerosene and manufactured gas about 1860, will be discussed by F. A. d at St. John's Church March 29, at 8:30 p.m. Mr. Woodhead will illustrate his lec- ture with samples of the old devices and equipment used for lighting. Funds derived from a silver offering to be taken at the meeting will bc sdded to the treasury of the Women's Guild of St. John's, under whose aus- Ppices the lecture is to be given, Mr. and Mrs, Davis Hersha, their children, grandson and police dog were en route to New York today, happily Police arranged a me Wisconsin avenue at the Husband reunited after a frantic search for each | solved the other here. The Harsha party arrived kl"l- Wl‘l;!r- ington Tuesday, from Milburn, ., Mr. Harsha driving & truck and Mrs. Harsha the family roadster. They became separated, Mr. Harsha with two young children and, Mrs. Harsha with her grandson and dhugh- ter and the police dog. Husband and e e v o i, ‘Behaviorism and Paychology” Tmmmmb%otmnlecmndm learned Mr. Harsha’s temporary 3 and told him to come on-to Frederick s the et bréught about m ‘Was Al the family was last , and m&%m | e DISCUSSES PSYCHOLOGY Dr. Thomas Verner Moore Talks in Benefit Series. Child at the Carlton is morning by Dr. ‘Thomas Verner psychology pro- fessor at Catholic University. ~ The lecture was the third of a being given for the benefit of St. trude’s School of and Crafts, an in- stitution for stria, series Ger. fing 4 mn;nué:hu Staf WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1933. FE% barrels of beer (upper left). “kettle” in wh!cgpe (upper right). SSUMING that the bill legalizing beer in the District will be @assed immediately, the 3.2 per cent brew will be on the way to retailers here immediately after midnight on April 6, as provided by the Cullen bill. The day of the return of beer has long been foreseen by brewers and they have prepared for it. Part of the secret lies in the brewerles which have continued to manufacture near-beer during prohibition days. The first step in the manufacture of near- beer is the production of real beer. The real beer is then de-alcoholized to bring it within the old Volstead limit act of “less than one-half of 1 per cent by volume.” These same breweries can, therefore, turn out real beer at a mo- ment’s notice by simply leaving out the de-alcoholizing process. A visit to the Abner-Drury Brewery, at Twenty-fifth and G streets, recently, shofled preparations in full swing to take advantage of the change of laws. Large storage tanks of 220-barrel ca- pacity were full of foaming am! liquid, cooling and aging and settling. ‘Workmen had put in a new condenser and were busy insulating a room for & Government warehouse, where the kegs of beer are placed for excise tax pay- ments before being shipped out. New bottling, washing, capping and Ready to Start Beer Flowing ABNER DRURY, LOCAL BREWER, PREDICTS 10 CENTS A GLASS. HARRIS 15 BACKED ON MURDER ALIBI BY TWO WITNESSES Brooklyn Woman and Bronx Merchant Testify in Henry Slaying. FORMER SAYS DEFENDANT WAS FOND OF READING Third Person Is Flying From New York to Present Testimony for Defense. An alibi for Charles Harris, now on triel charged with first-degree murder B e Y S slaying of Milton W. (Milsie) These scenes, at the Abner Drury Brewery, Twenty-fifth and G streets, indi- cate the readiness of the brewers to start the flow of beer when the District beer bill is signed. Karl Egolf, brewmaster of the firm since it was founded in 1896, is making a menial note of the number of kegs in one of the storehouses {lower). Farley Jenkins is half way up a ladder to inspect a storage tank filled with 220 Richard Schmidt takes a the beer is heated before the k into the large copper ermenting process starts —=Star Staff Photos. other machines were on order. were many orders already at the brew- ery from retailers anxious to be “taken care of” on the first day of the new dis- pensation. ‘The 3.2 per cent beer by weight au- thorized by the act works out at about 4 per cent by volume, which is approxi- mately the same percentage beer sold here before prohibition. The new industry legalized put into legitimate circulation large sums of money, if the expectations of the brewers are met. In the Abner- Drury establishment alone, according to an estimate of Abner Drury, vice presi- dent in active charge, the pay roll will be immediately expanded from $25,000 to $150,000 per annum. Mr. Drury predicted today the beer will sell in the District for 10 cents a glass or two bottles for 25 cents. The Drury Co. is expecting io begin the bottling of beer immediately upon receipt of its official permit, which, in turn, will be issued as soon as posible after the District beer bill becomes law. | The company, which is the only one manufacturing near-beer here now, has applied for a preliminary permit. The passage of the act was the signal at this brewery for an order for 120,000 bushels of malt (48 carloads); price, approximately $92,400; 60,000 pounds hops, $24,000; machinery, _bottling, washing, crowning and labeling ma- chines, condensers and coolers, $60,000; 30,000 gross bottles (120 carloads), 180,- % cases, $155,000, and 12 to 15 trucks, ,000. ‘This plant alone expects to pay taxes to the Federal Government of $400,000 per annum and $96,000 to the District government. Licensees who retail the beer, from this or other breweries, will add ‘another $125,000. Mr. Drury estimated that, based on pre-prohibition barrelage and without taking into account any increase in population, the brewing industry Washington will yield $1,200,000 in Fed- eral and $228,000 in District taxes per annum when production is running smoothly. He expects that about 80 per cent of the business will be in bottled beer and 20 per cent in keg beer. Be- fore prohibition the output was divided about 60 per cent keg and 40 per cent bottled beer. The Cooking Process. Karl Egolf, who served his appren- ticeship as a brewer in Baden, Germany, is brewmaster at the Abner-Drury plant. He was there when it was founded in 1896. Under his direction, malt is ground, mixed with the proper hops and other ingredients and placed in a tank with hot water. This mixture is then piped into a mash tank, where it is me- chanically agitated by rotating paddles. The clear liquid is then separated from | beca the sediment and piped into a large, brightly burnished copper “kettle” and allowed to “cook” overnight. The kettle can hold 290 barrels of | ginning liquid—31 gallons to a barrel. Thence the beer goes to the fermenting cellar, where it stays in wooden tanks seven days. During the fermentation process the beer gives off quantities of gas. This is trapped, stored and used to car- bonate the beer later in the process. From the fermenting cellar the beer is pumped into storage tanks, where it Will | is allowed to settle and age for 30 days. Thlgn it is put into kegs or bottles and sold. After the “cooking process,” tem- perature of the beer is regulated ;:':!ntlre ].u‘e“:: the brewery. The tem- ure mn not exceed 40 degrees. This is maintained by a maze of re- {rigerating pipes. During the manu- facture, the beer is filtered three times. These precautions, it is said, are what distinguish brewery beer from home brew—the latter gets sour and the former is not allowed a chance. Sale Banned in 1917, The Sheppard act, which brought an end to legal liquor traffic in the District of Columbia, became effective March 3, 1917, on the fourteenth anniversary of the prohibition of sale of liquors in'the Capitol B z ‘The act which dried up the Capitol was enacted on March 3, 1903, as a rider to an act to regulate the immi- gration of allens into the United States. 0., EADS TOBE GHOSEN Y APR. 9 No Indication of Personnel Considered Given by Farley. ‘Two civilian District Commissioners will be designated before the terms of the incumbents expire April 9, but other than that, there is nothing definite as to when action may be expected. This was made known yesterday afternoon by Postmaster General Far- ley, in response to a question as to prospective appomunfim. Meanwhile, n there othing to in- dicate where the choice of the ad- ad- ministration will lie finally. There is certain to be one vacancy, as the resig- nation of Commissioner Crosby al- ready has Friends of proposal to change the law to provide for three civilian Com- missioners, thus eliminating the Engi- neer Commissioner appointed from the Army. 5 While in fador ‘of such a set-up, Chairman King has not decided if he will seek legislation to this end and will hold off until he has discussed the m with other members of the Senator King does not like the idea of placing Army officers in civiian that he always Ty R of auf territories and mswal he emphasizes he feels the same way about the situation locally. The Utah Senator bel!vum:hlt the men lwnlnt:d to direct ‘the municipal government here should be local residents identified with the life of the city. TWO MEN ARE ROBBED - Pair Lose $16, Watch and Pen in Hold-ups Last Night. ‘Old Resident’ Held On Charge That He Broke Into D. C. Jail definitely | kol Edward F. Morris is an old Tesident of the District Jail, but tods; has ever been broke in. offered before Judge Ralph Given in Police Court, it that next day an overcoat was miss- o '?ed]“eu at d y_ Ju iven Mortls retumed to qu charge 3 de- fault of $500 bond to bind him over the grand jury. NORRIS SHOALS BILL APPROVAL EXPECTED Nebraska Senator Believes Con- gress Will Vote for Fed- eral Operation. By the Associated Press. Favorable action at this session of Congress on the bill for Government operation of the Mucle Shoals power and nitrate plant was forecast yester- day by Senator Norris, Republican, of Eehruh. wh‘? bl.stukm an active part consideration of legislation on this subject for & number of years. itor Norris conferred with Presi- dent Roosevelt yesterday and left at the ‘White House a yho! President is working on & recommenda. tion to be made to Congress on The Nebraskan expressed the that 2,000 men could be put to work within 30 days after enactment of ‘the megsure, at Muscle Shoals, and in con- struction of the Cove Creek dam in the Clinch’ River in Tennessee. The Cove Creek would be an auxiliary of the Muscle Shoals plant, and also would employed for flood purposes. Norris bill would eftablith & BUDGET REFORMS URGED IN DISTRICT Mrs. Norton Would Eliminate Drawn-Out Process Before Federal Bureau. A change in budget making for the District, designed to eliminate consid- eration of the estimates of the Com- missioners by the Bureau of the Budget, was advocated today by Mrs. Mary T. Norton, Democrat of New Jer- sey, chairman of the House District Committee. Mrs. Norton said she believes the present long drawn out budget-making procedure is needless, and not only The Commissioners, she pointed out, now spend several months in the Sum- mer preparing , and then sev- eral weeks more before the Bu Bureau defending their recommenda- tions. When Teceives the budget, decl the Commission- ers are then called before two congres- sional committees to again defend these Henry on April 21, 1932, was presented in District Supreme Court this morn- ing by two witnesses and early this’ afternoon another witness was flying to Washington from New York to strengthen the defense. The first witness, Mrs. Frank Bren- ser, Brooklyn, N. Y., with whom Harris and his wife are said to have made their home, testified the defendant was 8 home-loving man who scarcely ever went out at night, but stayed home with in | his wife and played cribbage and read books. She said Mr. and Mrs, Harris, known to her as Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berman, were great book-lovers and visited the public library almost every day. Police, when they arrested Har- ris, had alleged he was connected with racketeers. Before the Government rested its case yesterday Assistant United States Attorney Julian Richards presented two witnesses, one of whom identified Harris as the man who ran away from the scene of the killing at Brown and Meridian streets with a sawed- off shotgun in his hand. Another wite ness had testified he saw Harris sit- ting in a car on several occasions the afternoon of April 20. The shooting occurred about 5:40 am. on April 21. Remembers Date. Mrs. Brenser said Harris came home about 7 o'clock in the evening of April 20. She said she remembered the date use she was expecting a visit from her brother from Canada, whom she had not seen for years, and also be- cause it was the day before the be- of the Jewish Passover. He brought with him, she testified, a_din- ner guest, who had a small bulldog, which further impressed the occasion on her, she said, since she is a dog lover. The defendant left home after din- ner that evening, she said, and returned about 11 p.m., presumably spending the night at home. She saw him the next evening, Mrs. Brenser testified. Abraham Landau, a Bronx shoe store proprietor, said Harris was in his store at 10:30 a.m. on April 21. Landau said Harris frequently visited his store to see his brother, Aaron Bernstein. In his opening statement to the jury Defense Attorney Arthur Sager of New York said the defendant’s real name was Charles Bernstein. When the case began Tuesday Prosecutor Richards read eight aliases for the defendant to the jury. The defendant's brother sat E;idem};.\; nfimmeyhln court this morn- ughout the eximine i eximingtion of Favorably Impressed. During her testimony, Mrs. Brenser said Mr. and Mrs. Harris came to her apartment to live with her and her husband in October, 1931, in Tesponse to an ad in a New York paper. She sald she selected them from several ap- plicants because she was favorably im- pressed by their appearance. out cross-examination Mrs. Was positive in her statements, and ap- parent attempts by the prosecutor to ;{llpndhell;l up fl:fleg. hBe!ore leaving the e sald she had never been court before in her life. . Sager attempted to obtain a post- ponement for an hour of the trial, after Mrs. Brenser's testimony, in order to permit the arrival of the witness he was expecting from New York. The expect- ed witness, Sager said, would testify he had had an appointment with Harris in the Bronx for 9 a.m. on April 21. Under cross- gh he had been ac- mitted that althou quainted wifh the defendant for a long knew he literary time he never tastes and had never seen him read a book or play cards. NEW Y. M. C. A. MEMBERS ARE WELCOMED AT FETE Senior Secretary in Egypt, Guest of Association Here, Tells of Organization’s Growth. A group of members recently enrolled in the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion was welcomed mto the organization 8t an entertainment last night at the Central Y. M. C. A. Wilbert Smith, senior Y. M. C. A. secretary in Egypt, who is a guest of the local association this week, described the growth of the Y. M. C. A. in and Palestine. Non-Christians are ad- mitted to the “Y” in the Near East, he t | said. Motion pictures of the last Olympic games were shown. The Y. M. C. A. Glee Club, under leadership of J. Nelson Anderson, sang several selections. ‘W. DeGast, general secretary 2f the association, greeted the new mem- bers on behalf of the organization, and other members of the secretarial staff were introduced. Dr. Carson P. Frailey, 0| member of the membership promoti committee, presided. v g WOMAN DIES AT 103 Body Discovered at Residence in Boutheast Section. 8E sggg. B b D. C. BOY COMMENDED FOR ACT OF HEROISM Body of Child, Recovered From Fn- der Ice at New London, Conn., by George, Lehmann. A Washington boy, serving at the New London, Conu., Submarine Base, who attempted to save the life of & Daniels, son of E F. Daniels, machinist’s m‘: ofllrx(t: class, had fallen out on the thin ice, dived hole made by the stricken under