Evening Star Newspaper, July 30, 1933, Page 17

KING PLANS STUDY, AS 10 USE OF D. G SURPLUS FOR' J0BS Would Determine if Budget Bureau Should Authorize Projects Now. ART OF FUNDS MEANT TO CONSTRUCT BRIDGE Difference of Opinions on Calvert Street Span Leaves Next Move to Commissioners. Chairman King of the Senate District Committee announced yesterday he would soon begin a study of the ques- tion weather the Budget Bureau should ellow the District to use at this time the gasoline tax and water fund sur- pluses which the 1934 appropriation act provides for employment-giving ’proj- ects, subject to the budget director’s ap- roval” ¥ The appropriation act in this pro- vision authorized expenditure of $1.- 500.000 of the gas tax surplus and £635.000 of Water Department surplus funds. Of the gas tax surplus. the ap- propriation act ear-marked $575,000 for making a start on the new Calvert Street Bridge, leaving nearly a million dollars for other highway Improve- ments if permission to use the fund can be obtained from the budget offi- cials. The decision of the Fine Arts Com- ‘mission favoring a multiple arch struc- ture of masonry for the Calvert Street Bridge, with which Senator King is in thorough accord, leaves the question of the next step to be taken by the Dis- ttict Commissioners. Engineer Commis: sioner Gotwals, who opposed a masonry bridge in favor of a steel span, will confer with Dr. Luther H. Reichelder- fer, president of the board, probably ‘tomorrow regarding steps to be taken in the matter. Backs Bridge Project. Senator King last weel; urged budget officials to make available funds for starting the Calvert Street Bridge, but he has not stated his viewpoint regard- ing current expenditure of the remain- 000 der of the gas tax surplus or of the water fund surplus. Without indicating what his final conclusions might be, the Senator said yesterday he intends to give careful thought to the question of the advisability of using the balance of these surplus funds. The Senator pointed out he has been devoting con- siderable time recently to consideration of the Calvert Street Bridge project, and expressed gratification over the action of the Fine Arts Commission in deciding the bridge should be a mul- tiple-arch masonry structure instead of a single-arch steel span. This decision coincided ‘with the vieW previously taken by Senator King. He reiterated yesterday his confidence that funds to start the bridge will be made available | District Manager Charles A. Jones organized volunteer staff of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation on points of the law providing relief for home owners, preparatory to opening the office tomorrow morning at 810 Fifteenth street. he Sunday Star WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1933. and his assistant, Paul J. Prizzell (both standing at right), instructing the newly —Star Staff Photo. BEATS OF EARTH LIKE CLOCK TICKS German Tells Geological Con- gress of Phenomena Giving Time Ranges. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. ‘There are “earth pulses” whose regu- lar beats can be used to determine the duration of time, Dr. Axel Born, noted German geologist, told the International Geological Congress at its closing meet- 1 ing here yesterday. One of these is Germany’s great coal and iron center, the Ruhr Valley. Born's studies show that this area in the past has been above and below sea level once on an average of every 50,- years. Another is Northern Europe in general, which has risen above and dropped below sea level approximately every 400,000 years. These elevations and submersions he designates as epeirogenic cycles. . They take place in regions where there is a special tability in the earth’s crust. ‘There probably several such places in North America, Dr. Born said. Each place where a cycle can be established serves as a clock for some geological period since the -crust of earth hardened. The Ruhr region, where his studies have been most concentrated, serves as a carboniferous clock, giving data on what -ha] while the great coal beds were being laid down. Rapid Near Mountains. ‘The rising and falling is shown by as soon as final plans are ready in|layers of rock containing sea life fos- accordance with the new decision on|sils interspersed with rocks undoubtedly design. The Commissioners on July 15 sent | said, a] to the Budget Bureau a second apgeal of land origin. These pulsations, he \ppear most rapid in the imme- diate neighborhood of great mountain for authority to use the $1,500,000° of | systems like the Alps, although they do gas tax surplus on various street and|not affect the mountains themselves. highway improvements and on July 21 ‘The times as checked by these pulsa- they sent forward an application for|tion clocks are very similar to those authority to use $501,275 of the $635,- | shown by the lead accumulations from 000 water fund surplus referred to in|the disintegration of radio-active min- the appropriation act. rector for decision. Several weel | earlier the city heads had made the original request for use of th> gas tax money. The budget. director subse- quently indicated he wanted to wait until it is determined how much will be allotted the District for public works under the industrial recovery program H%rse passing on the District surplus unds. f Represents Local Tax Money. " Both the gas tax and water fund |Surpluses represent local tax money, {fwhich do not affect Federal finances, \jpince they are separate funds and can Wonly be used for highway and water iMepartment needs. The water fund Jjamoney, if made available, would make ossible the re-employment of 466 § Water Department workers, and the gas sax program also would create em- loyment. -With respect to his meeting with Dr. ichelderfer to‘ discuss the Calvert ‘Commission. Reichelderfer Defers Comment. Dr. Reichelderfer declined to com- ent on the matter of the design, ex- pt to say that as yet he had not had n opportunity to consult with Maj. twals since the joint meeting of the &ine Arts Commission and the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Doubtiess Will Bring Delay. From all indications at the District Building, the setback received by Maj. Gotwals will result in some delay in progress of plans for the building of the new bridge, since the Fine Arts Com- mission, specifically directed by Con- the plans, has re- Jected the single-arch type. If the Commissioners elect to accept the decision by the Fine Arts Com- mission without making a further ef- fort to convince that agency of rea- sons for a singlesarch span, considerable time would have to be allowed for the preparation of plans and specifications for a new type of structure, 5 to information at the District Building. Even if the Commissioners decided to accept plans as drawn in 1917 by Maj. George Oakley Totten, jr., Washington architect, it is said, at least some time would be required for preparation of @otails in keeping with specifications sct by the District. Budget Director's O. K. Necessary. Furthermore, the entire is contingent upon appro tor Lewis the Budget of the use of $575,000 to start_construction u‘:zf !zh:xbfld‘]e out of the District’s gasoline surplus fund. y comment Dr. Relchemr&e: by Direc- old structure. 28 CHILDREN HONORED Eyon Park Junior Center Lists Them for Work. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. LYON PARK, Va, July 29—The cil of the Lyon Park has the for a motion picture for the center. The league, entirely of children, is under !m ion of an 2dvicr - e2wntil f adtulte. . | 1 'W. Douglas of the Bureau of | ;0 Both applica- | erals where they can be found in gran- ! tions are pending before the budget dk‘; ite blocks which have intruded into the sedimentary rocks. Eventually, the German geologist believes, it may’ be possible to establish the duration of | time about as accurately by this method as by uranium disintegration itself. From both methods, he said, the length of time since the crust of the earth hardened appears to be about a billion years. The cycles of these continental ris- ings and fallings, he said, apparently are entirely independent from the great cycles of mountain building, one of which extends over about 150,000,000 years, which have been egpiained be- fore the congress by other German geologists. Rythms Established. The outstanding note of the whole congress has been the establishment of various rythms for geological events, indicating that the behavior of the earth is governed by well established laws, the nature of which is unknown Approximately 100 American and foreign geologists left Washington last night for a transcontinental tour, dur- ing which they will study the structure of the North American continent as showt by its various physical features. They are going to St. Louis by special train over the B. & O., with an in- novation in railroad travel consisting of two baggage car laboratories and bath cars. This is believed to be the first time that shower baths have been provided on a moving train. The lab- oratories are fully equipped so that the geologists will be able to make rough analyses of specimens they collect from day to day. At St. Loul;mthea’ \:‘illl ;pm‘.nzntoy t‘;o parties, one going e Paci e Northern and the other by the South- ern route. Special attention will be paid to such unique geological fea- tures as the Great Salt Lake and the Grand Canyon. The party will return to Chicago, where they will break up, late in August. RECOVERY PROGRAM BACKED IN ANNAPOLIS Employers Line Up Behind Roose- velt in Signing First Agreements. * oject still | gpecial Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 20.—Annap- Roner | st 3wl suffi- | the eight Austrian projectar sive a ment in the school auA'*~~ to which ths publi: 5§ FAIR AND WARM WEATHER TO FOLLOW COLD SPELL Mercury Soars Into 90s Yesterday and Same Level Is Predicted Today and Tomorrow. ‘The mercury went into the 90's yes- terday afternoon for the first time in several days, terminating a pleasant cool spell, with the promise of more warm weather today and tomorrow, ac- companied by sunny skies. Little change in temperature was an- ticipated at the local bureau, where a high mark of 93 degrees was registered yesterday afternoon. Gentle southwest to west winds were predicted for today and tomorrow. e FIRE UNDERWRITING SLASH 1S SOUGHT Bethesda Officials to Confer With Insurance Heads Within Few Days. By a SBtaff Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md., July 29.—Officials of the Bethesda Fire Department will confer with Maryland fire underwriters | within the next. few dsys in an effort to obtain lower insurance rates for local business establishments, it was learned here tonight. The 70-odd mercantile houses located in the Beflt:axdwa have ld:ecen(;ly passed a jon_made under the supervision of Fire Chief J. Fred Imirie and every fire trap and, found existing in this section has been eliminated, according to a report made to the Bethesda Fire Board. Local fire executives are confident that a slash in the present insurance rates can obtained for Bethesda merchants as a result of the fine show- | ing made during the inspection work and will confer with the State under- writers to determine what steps are| necessary to bring about the rate cut. During the inspection work Imirie, who also serves as fire marshal, and | two aides, Assistant Chief Arthur Old- fleld and Jesse Barber, made an in-| tensive examination of every establish- | ment in this vicinity and then prepared | reports on the conditions of the various | shops in which fire hazards or fire traps were found. Letters explaining the dangerous con- ditions ‘existing in their business places end the methods of eliminating them were then mailed out to the merchants and a second tour disclosed that every fire hazard and trap reported had been | eliminated. HOURS ARE ANNOUNCED FOR PAYMENT OF TAXES | Takoma Park Treasurer and Clerk to Receive Money Tomorrow. Special Dispatch to The Star. TAKOMA PARK, Md, July 29.— Town Clerk and Treasurer J. Wilson Dodd announced today that the office in the fire house will be open Monday from 9 am. until 5:30 pm and from 7 to 94 pm. in order to give property owners an opportunity to pay their tax bills. Those who pay their taxes Monday | will receive the benefit of the 4 per cent | discount rate provided for under the new law, which became effective July . On August 1 the tax discount 1, representing $40.860, due the town, not Including special assessments. REVOLT NOW LOOMS IN'WORKERS GROUP |Civil Service Reinstatement League Members Demand Action by Their Officials. of the Civil Service Reinstatement League, formed three weeks ago under the auspices of a group of officers of |the American Federation of Govern- ment Employes to press for re-employ- |ment of the Federal workers, dropped |in_the retrenchment program., | 1Irked at the failure of the league to |meet for the past two weeks, some 20 | members, of ‘both races, headed by Miss Eleanor C. Nelson, who is employed in the Labor Department’s Women's Bu- reau, yesterday afternoon visited the | Pederation of Government Employes headquarters in the Ouray building, to seek an explanation from John P. Simpson, league chal Simpson, who is employed at the In- terstate Commerce Commission, was not present, and David R. Glass, vice presi- dent of the federation, could not clear up the matter. Conference Is Planned. ‘The upshot was appointment of a | committee of seven, headed by Miss Nelson, to wait upon Mr. Simpson at 5 |pm. tomorrow. {, “If he doesn’t call a meeting of the league for next Saturday, we will do so ourselves, and form a new organ- ization and get some action,” Miss Nel- son asserted. Simpson, who told the league at the |last meeting two weeks ago that Pres- ident Roosevelt favored, if possible, a liberalized interpretation of the marital status law that would permit re-em- ployment in the emergency agencies of men and women who have low-salaried spouses in Government service, said last night he was awaiting a decision from the Cabinet Committee on Re-employ- ment on this point before holding any more meetings. He did not know if a session would be arranged next Satur- day or not. A . Ruling Believed Pending. It is understood that Secretary of Commerce Roper has asked Attorney General Cummings for a ruling on the re-employment question. Miss Nelson has taken a vigorous part in the proceedings of the league, which has more than 200 members. Leaders headed off a resolution she sought to put through two weeks ago, calling for reinstatement of all ousted workers in the jobs they originally held, with funds to be provided from the recovery act or elsewhere. She proposed that a pa- rade be organized to present these de- mands to President Roosevelt. I LOUDOUN TO SEND GROUP TO RURAL LIFE MEETINGS Large Representation From County Is Promised by Demon- stration Agent. Special Dispatch to The Star. LEESBURG, Va., July 29.—Miss Ma- tilda Garner, Loudoun County home demonstration agent, has announced this county will have a large repre- sentation at the rural life meetings, which will be held at Virginia Poly- technic Institute August 1 to 4. These are the combined meetings of the American County Life Asscciation, the Institute of Rural Affairs, the Virginia State Farmers' Institute and Virginia ‘Homemakers' Association. Those who will atéend from Loudoun County are: Mrs. O. L. Emerick of Pur- cellville, who is Northern Virginia Homemakers’ Association, vice presi- dent; Mrs. Mrs. C. Turman, Downs, Mrs. Frank Posten, Mrs. Anna Robey, Mrs. Kate Cromer, Miss Myrtle Leonard, Mrs. H. W. Beatty, Mrs. J. S. Patterson, Mrs. James Carruthers, Mrs. Joe Rogers, Miss Janet Patterson, Miss Eliza Lunceford and Miss Matilda Garner. The party of delegates Will go by private automobiles, leaving Purcell- ville on Tuesday morning, August 1, from Mrs. O. L. Emerick’s residence at 6 o’clock. SEGREGATING FILLING STATIONS URGED IN CAPITAL BEAUTY PLEA Success in New York City, Recommending Zone Action. To stop the mushroom growth of gasoline service stations along promi- the National d A revolt is threatened in the ranks | Wi HOME LOAN OFFICE 'HERE FACES ARRAY OF APPLICATIONS | 3,000 Seek Jobs, 100 Money| in Requests That Await Opening Tomorrow. NO HIRING WILL BE DONE {IMMEDIATELY District Financial Institutions to Provide Workers to Assist Would-Be Borrowers. Three thousand applications for jobs and 100 applications for home loans will be awaiting the attention of the District office of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation when it opens up for busi- ness tomorrow at 9 a.m. in newly ac- quired quarters at 810 Fifteenth street. For the job seekers, a man will be assigned between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. to interview applicants—and for the time being no hiring will be done. For the loan seekers, a c:?u of nearly 30 volunteer workers, loaned by leading banks, trust companies and mortgage houses of the city, will be on hand to aid distressed home owners in making out applications for mortgage refinanc- ing under the law signed by President Roosevelt six weeks ago. Staff Is Assembled. ‘This is the staff that has been in the process of being assembled during the last two weeks by Charles A. Jones, District manager for the corporation. With these well trained, experienced real estate financing experts, he expects to set in operation tomorrow the neces- to save hundreds of kS being lost ugh m A flood of additional applications is expected tomorrow. Among the 100 loan applications al- ready in the hands of Jones and his assistant, Payl J. Frizzell, are perhaps a dozen urgent cases which will re- ceive immediate attention. They rep- | resent situations where foreclosure is | imminent and in some instances where homes have been temporarily saved from the auction block through the in- tercession of the District manager. ‘While declinng to consider any ap- plications until such time as his office set-up has been accomplished, Jones has in a number of cases asked mort- ‘1 gage holders to delay drastic action until his office has had opportunity to look into the merits of each with view to refinancing through the Federal !agency. The 100 applications already in hand are those which seeped in through national headquarters office of the Home Owners Loan Corporation. Not All From D. C. ‘With 600 applications for jobs already in his hands, Jones was presented with 2,500 more yesterday by the head office at the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. They represent persons both resident in Washington and in various States, he said. In connection with employment in the new agency, Jones yesterday issued the following statement: “It is fair to say that only a few t least for the present—have been allotted by the corporation for the District of Columbia set-up. In each State and in the District the personnel of the agency depends upon the busi- ness Thd:veloplng under the act. t. tion headquarters, prior to the esmonhhmznt of the Washington branch, had reeef 1\;1“ 'ma.ny ‘h}‘un;imreds n::l applications fcr ions - ul:):nl ‘headquarters here and also in the District branch. No matter how worthy the applicants, only a comparative few can be placed.” He added that all appointments made by the local office would have to meet with approval of the Home Loan Bank Board. He did not know whether the board would approve appointments on the basis of civil service status, or would take into consideration political party affiliations. Hold a Get-Together. : The first complete get-together of Jones' new organization took place yes- terday afternoon when he addressed his volunteer assistants on the scope of the home loan law and its application to District home owners who are in financial distress and facing foreclosure. He pointed out that there is no pro- vision in the act for the mere “re- financing” of mortgages mnot due or pressing, simply. to obtain the lower in- terest rate under the corporation’s plan. The loan applicant must be actually “in distress,” he said, and unable to re- finance his h:rn he‘: plr'apcnr;y through the channels of ¢ n%r{ntm“m ‘Manager Jones told his assistants, should be thoroughly dis- seminated and thus should avoid the filing of applications which may lack eligibility for consideration. Other points of the law. and proced followed in dealing with applicants, were outlined by it Manager Frizzell ’ Only Two Paid Employes. In the present staff of the agency there are only two paid employes be- Endes the key men, and both of these dation, United States Court of Claims |Special | l jure to be | many a-(TWO HURT IN ACCIDENT * Marine Band Member Drowns, Despite Friend’s Heroic Effort Hervey Clark, 25, Slips From Rescuing Grasp of 'Carl Brumback, Jr. Caught in a whirlpool in the rapids the upper Potomac near Falling ‘'Water, W. Va., late yesterday Harvey Clark, 25-year-old member of the Ma- rine Band was drowned despite heroic efforts of a Clarendon, Va., boy to rescue him. Carl Brumback, jr., 17, member of the well known nearby Virginia family, identified with real estate activities in Arlington County, was ex his struggles to save Clark, but managed to reach safely. Sobbingly he told of the.losing fight to hold anto his friend, who first slip- ped from his grasp and was caught in a scissors-lock grip of young Brum- back’s feet, only to slip again and dis- appear beneath the water. Both Good Swimmers. According to word received by tele- phone from a sister of the Brumback boy, Clark and Brumback, who had been attending a Young Peoples Conference of the Potomac District Camp, As- semblies of God, decided to get relief from the heat by a dip in the river near the camp meeting grounds. Both | young men were reported to be good swimmers, and struck out into the swift current. Clark, however, ventured far- ther than his companion, and soon was carried by the current into the suction of 8; w{ll:"lwol.ml = ou o companion for help, Clark was dzawn below the surface sev?- eral times. Brumback swam to the whirlpool and managed to grab the drowning man. The current was so| swift, however, that Brumback barely could manage to retain his grip. Finally he lost his hold and as his help- less friend started to slip away from | him, managed to throw his legs around | the upper part of Clark’s body and hold him in a viselike grip for a moment or t By this time, Brumback him- self was near exhaustion, and despite his efforts to maintain his leg hold on the drowning victim, felt the body slip away, Brumback is Revived. Brumback succeeded finally in reach- ing shore and help arrived from the camp meeting grounds and he was soon Tevived. Clark’s body was not recovered until late last night. Clark, who had peen a member of the Marine Band for sévera! years, re- sided at 612 Crystal Spring avenue, in Capitol Heights, Md. He had been ac- tive :n church work in this city and attended the camp meeting as a repre- sentative of the Sunday School of the Full Gospel Tabernacle, North Capitol and K streets. Clark was assistan superintendent of the Sunday School, and both he and young Brumback- were members of the church orchestra. Robert Clark, 103 Longfellow street, %fly from the Marine = of the drowned man. the death of his brother, by members of the Brumback familv. Rob- ert Clark went to Capitol Heights last night and broke the news to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Clark. Capt. Taylor Branson, leader of the | Marine Band, sent condolences to the | family. | Brumback lives with his parents in | ‘Thrifton, near- Clarendon. He and his | sister went to the camp meeting about | a week ago. LOANS MAY DELAY HAMILTON OPENING R. F. C. to Make New Study Before Advancing Funds for Merger. Several major developments are un- | der way. looking toward the opening | of the proposed Hamilton National Bank merger, with no definite pros- pects yet as to when the bank will open. Among the outstanding problems now is the reorganization of loans between the eight member banks and the Re- | construction Finance Corporation. A | meeting of officials on this question yes- | terday resulted in a postponement of | decision, pending a more careful study of the facts by the “Reconstruction Finance Corporation. With more than 100,000 letters in the mail from conservators to depositors in the eight member banks, with instruc- tions and official blanks, the response has been not only speedy, but in vol- ume, officials say. No one can get credit for his 50 cents on the dollar, made available in the Hamilton National Bank, until he signs the necessary doc- uments, it was ex) ed by conserva- tors. Most of the résponse to the con- servator’s letters has been by mail, but persons have been calling in per- son at the various banks. Bank officials are also working on the knotty problem of leases between the Hamilton National Bank and the mem- ber bamks. The bank buildings are to be leased, not bought. These contracts have not yet been concluded. * INVOLVING THREE CARS One Victim of Crash at North End of Anacostia Bridge Is Seriously Hurt. Two men were injured, one seriously, in an automobile "accident iuvolvirg three cars at the north end of Ana- costia Bridge last night. i ‘The injured were William Pickett, 21, of the 1200 block of B street southeast, who was cut on the scalp and shoulder, and may have a skull fracture, and William Blankensop, 20, of the 1100 block of Tenth street, who was cut on the 2 were treated at Casualty Hospital. Pickett was driving one car and a CHURCH GROUPS TO" MEET Special Dispatch to The Stas - LEESBURG, Va., July 29.—The fifty- fourth annual convention ®f the Lou- Count; schools will be Amm!,beummulom A feature of the convention will be institute by the | day. CARL BRUMBACK, Jr. HORSE EXPOSITION ISAUGUST 2AND 3 |Prince William Show and Races to Be Held Near Nokesville. Special Dispatch to The Star. MANASSAS, Va, July 20.—The Prince William horse show and races which succeeded the Prince William fair will be held this year on the grounds of the association mear Nokesville, on August 2 and 3. ‘The fair is being sponsored largely by Melvin C. Hazen, surveyor of the Dis- trict of Columbia, who is a large land- holder of the vicinity and one of the leading sportsmen of Northern Virginia, and by H. W. Herring, a stock raiser of Prince William County. The latter is president of the fair association. Prize Lists Mailed. Prize lists have been mailed by E. W. Hale of Nokesville, secretary of the fair association. Entries for the races, Mr. Hale states, close at 10:30 a.m. the day preceding the races. There will be five races on the first These are the half mile, one mile, six furlongs, steeplechase (two miles) and the mule race. They are all free for ali races. i The racing card on the second day will include the same races as on the first day except that there will be one extra race, the Mount Wesley Cup race which is open to 2-year-olds only. The others will be free for all. Show Classes. ‘The show classes include halfbreds, sucklings and yearlings, handicap jump, hack and hunter for the first day. For the second day green hunters, touch and out and hunter trial. The gates will open to the public each day at 9:30 am. {HOME DEMDN.STRATION ACTIVITIES OUTLINED Montgomery ~Agent Announces County Program for Current Week—Lawn Party Planned. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, M July 29.—Miss Edythe M. Turner, home demonstration agent for Montgomery County, has an- nounced activities for the coming week, vlJl which she will be in charge, as fol- lows: Monday, second day of a chair can- ing school, in office of home demon- stration agent, Rockville court house; Tuesday, canning demonstration at home of Mrs. Joseph Kurz, Takoma Park, and 4-H quick bread demonstra- tion at home of Mrs. George Robertson, Takoma Park; Wednesday, all day can- ning work from Community Garden, Poolesville, by Dickerson women; Thursday, 4-H clothing work at Wood- field and organization at Shady Grove of a Club; Friday, clothing work at meeting of Damascus 4-H Club at Da- mascus Public School. Miss Turner has also announced that there will be a lawn party at the Pooles- ville Public School Tuesday evening to raise funds for girls to attend 4-H Club week at College Park next month. MRS. J. R. KEYS DIES Services for Montgomery Resident, 92, to Be Held Tomorrow. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCK' PAGE B—1 UN THAT FIGURED IN SHOOTING SETS DOWN DETECTIVE Rouse Suspended on Charge of Giving Away Pistol Used in Gang Fight. THREE PERSONS SAID TO HAVE HAD WEAPON Tapponier, One of Two Wounded, Says It Was Handed Him When Battle Began. Accused of giving away a gun which later figured in the gang fight in which two men were wounded at Nineteenth and K streets early Friday, Precinct De- tective Clyde O. Rouse was suspended from the Police Department last night by Inspector Frank S. W. Burke, chief of detectives. s The .32-caliber pistol cited in the charges is said to be the one used in the gun battle by Lewis Tapponier, 26, of the 400 block of H street, who was shot in the legs during the fight. It was found about a block from the scene. Tracing the gun through its numbers, detectives discovered it had been con- fiscated by Detective Sergt. Charles E. Warfield of the clothing squad when he :;.x;ested a colored man several months A Traveling Pistol. When questioned as to how he ob- tained the pistol, Tapponier said it was handed to him by Barney Munitz, 19, of the 300 block Four-and-One-Half street southwest, when- the fighting started. Munitz, who is one of a dozen men arrested for investigation in con- nection with the fracas, in turn said he had been given the weapon by Louis Levin, 19, of the 2800 block of Thirty- third street southeast. Levin, arrested shortly after the fight Wwhen he accompanied the wounded Tapponier to Garfield Hospital, stated he had been given the gun by Rouse a few months ago. He caid the revolver was not in working order when he re- ceived it, and that it was left lying around his house until Munitz took it and had it fixed. Op Clothing Squad. Rouse is rated as a precinct detec- tive, but is assigned ‘to the clothing squad. He denied the charges when Inspector Burke questioned him last night, He will remain under suspen- sion pending further investigation and possible disciplinary action in the case, In 1929, while on duty as an elev- enth precinct patrolman, Rouse shot and killed Ottmer H. Fleming, 21, while chasing a smoke-screen equipped liquor car. He was suspended from | duty on April 24, the day of the shoot- ;ing. but was restored to duty by the District Commissioners on May 10, after the grand jury refused to act om charges against him. Busily Tracing Gun. Since the K street shooting affray in | l l | f | Which at least 10 men were known to have .participated, detectives from the third precinct and headquarters have been attempting to determine whether the gun supposedly traced to Rouse wes the one with which John “Billy” Mitch- ell, 22, of the 1800 block K street, was shot. Mitchell is in Emergency | Hospital with wounds in the back and chest. His condition still is serious. : In addition to four men arrested im- | mediately after the fight, more than |a dozen others have ben taken into icustody for investigation. Some of them since have heen released when they were able to account for_their activities Thursday night and Friday morning. Police believe the battle was the climax of a dispute over a woman and difficulties over the local liquor busi< ness. They have announced every known member of the two factions in- volved will be brought in for grilling: A l!s:n and two women who are re- garded as important factors in the cass have not yet been located. CATALANO MUST FILE WAGE AFFIDAVITS Phelps School Contractor Also Or- dered to Pledge Payment of Prevailing Rates. ‘The District Commissioners yesterday notified the Catalano Construction Co. that within 10 days it must file affi- davits stating under oath that all em- ployes on the Phelps Vocational School Jjob have been paid in cash in full the difference between prevailing wage rates and the lower rates hitherto paid by | the _corporation. The affidavits must also include a promise to pay the prevailing rates from now on. The corporation is spe- cifically ordered to make the payments to all employes underpaid, whether they file complaints or not. CENTURY OF PROGRESS MOVIE TO BE SHOWN Lecturer From Chicago Will Give Talk at Church in Ballston. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALLSTON, Va., July 29—A motion picture of the Century of Progress will feature an “Evening at the World Fair” program to be presented in the Mount Olivet Methodist -Protestant Church Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. After the showing of the picture, col- ored slides :‘reliui be used sho