Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1934, Page 19

§25,10 AWARDED FOR ROCK CREEK POLLUTION STUDY Ickes Allots Fund in Pro- gram to Clean Up Po- tomac River. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EXPECTED TO RESULT Stream Is Said to Be Contami- nated by 25 Maryland Commu- nities in 75-Mile Area. ‘The Public Works Administration, which recently made a loan and grant of $4.000.000 for construction of & sewage disposal plant to improve the insanita condition of the Po- tomac River, announced today it had made provision for a study with a view to eliminating the pollution of Rock Creek in Maryland and the District of Columbia An allotment of $25.000 was made for the study which will be under- taken by the National Park Service of the Interior Department. From this study, recommendations will be made to Secretary Ickes for a com- prehensive plan to solve the problem which has vexed District officials for many years. Communities on Creek. Rock Creek drains an area of 75 square miles in the District end nearby Maryland. It was said that 25 Maryland communities contribute ! to the pollution of the creek which enters into the Potomac River at a point oppo: Theodore Roos2velt Memorial Island. For many years District officials have made efforts to do something in the way of purifying the waters of Rock Creek. but owing to lack of control over the source, no headway had been made. Deemed Advisable. Secretary Ickes, in making the an- | nouncement toda emphasized the advisability of taking action to elim- inate Rock Creek contamination simultaneously with the general plan for improving conditions of the | Potomac. The operation of the District’s sew- age disposal plant, which will not be completed for several years, will do much toward improving this con- dition in the Potomac, but Secretary Ickes has emphasized the need of co-operation by Maryland and Vir- ginia sanitary officials if the river is to be purified to any great extent. CITY HEADS TO VIEW PARKING BAN PLAN Night Restriction on 58 Miles of | District Streets to Be Con- sidered Friday. | The proposal of the Traffic Advisory Council that night parking on 58 miles of District highways be banned during the Winter will be taken up! by the Commissioners for considera- tion Priday morning. They will dis- cuss the matter with a group of civic | leaders who have been asked to give their opinions on the proposal. Those invited to the conference in- clude the editors of the five Washing- ton newspapers and representatives of the Board of Trade, Federation of Citizens’ Associations, Federation of Civic Associations and Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association. The Van Duzer proposal was in- tended to prevent traffic tie-ups such as have occurred during heavy snow- 1all in the past. Van Duzer proposed that parking be banned between 2} am. and 9:30 am. from December 15 to March 1 on 32 specified highways, over a stretch of 58 miles. POLICE ASSOCIATION HEADS BEING PICKED Lively Contests for Offices Are Ex- pected to Draw Large Election Vote. Lively contests for most offices at stake was expected to draw a large vote as the police today cast their bal- | lots for officers of the Policemen’s As- sociation for the coming year. Ballot- ing is taking place at headquarters and all precinets Candidates for president are Sergt. W. H. Thomas of the Traffic Bureau and F. L. Ach of the tenth precinct. Other candidates are as follows: First vice president, R. A. Burton of the fourth precinct and H. M. Jett of the Detective Bureau; second vice president, W. A. Schotter of the first precinct and J. W. Sheedy of the park police; financial secretary, G. H. Chrisman of the Detective Bureau and Bergt. B. C. Beach of the seventh pre- cinct; recording secretary, W. J. Kerns of headquarters and T. O. Thoman of the second precinct; treasurer, W. H. McGrath of Police Court and C. R. Blick of the tenth precinct, and trus- tee, D. A. Davis of the second pre- cinct and E. C. Rhue of the tenth pre- cinet. JOBLESS MAN FOUND DEAD OF GAS IN ROOM | Police Find Body After Breaking Down Door—Believed to Have Been Despondent. Richard H. Eva, 47, was found dead of illuminating gas in a third floor room of a boarding house at 420 Sixth street early this morning by police after they had broken down the door. Eva, who had been unemployed for some time. was believed to have been despondent over his failure to obtain ‘work. Mrs. Jennie Underwood, proprietor of the rooming house, said she de- tected the odor of gas early today and called police. The body was removed to the District Morgue, where an in- quest will be held. Downtown Auto Fatalities Few; Survey Reveals Motorists From Other States Involved in 'Many Mishaps. A very small percentage of the Dis- trict’s traffic fatalities has resulted from accidents in the crowded down- town section, it was disclosed today in a survey of the 118 deaths from mis- haps so far this year. Only three persons have been fa- tally injured in accidents in the “first zone,” as the downtown area is known, it was pointed out by Capt. Milton D. Smith of the Traffic Bu- reau. In the “second zone,” just beyond the busy area, eight persons were killed, while the remaining 107 died as the result of accidents in the out- lying sections. Actively Patrolled. The few fatalities in the “first zone” is attributed to the fact this territory is more actively patrolled than other districts. Most of the deaths in the first and | second zones were due to the care- | lessness of pedestrians, reports show, and in all instances the drivers of the | vehicles involved were exonerated. In a traffic report by Director Wil- liam A. Van Duzer it was shown that | Maryland and Virginia motorists were | involved in about 24 per cent of last| year's traffic accidents here. Mary- land drivers contributed to 888 crashes and Virginia 510. Motorists from a number of other States also were in- volved in mishaps, bringing the total in which out-of-town drivers partici- pated to 1.810. Urges Tag Applications. Van Duzer also urged District mo- | torists who have received 1935 license plate applications to act immediately | to obtain new tags i Capt. Smith reported that 146 per-| sons have had to post collateral for | failure to give notification of address' changes. This procedure must be fol- | lowed before new tags are issued the | offenders. Capt. Smith also informed traffic| department officials that 318 motorists have been required to post collateral for warrants which were issued against them during the year for traffic violations. D.C. PRIMARY LAW SEEN PROPER STEP “Long”Measure Favored in Set-up Looking to Na- tional Voice. A public hearing yesterday on three proposed primary laws for the Dis- trict developed the view that setting up of officially controlled election ma- chinery would be a stepping stone to national representation. The hearing was held in the office of Corporation Counsel E. Barrett Prettyman to crvstalize public senti- ment as a basis of future recommen- dations by the District Commissioners to Congr The bills considered were the measure drawn by John P. Mullen, local attorney, which was introduced in the last Congress by Representative Norton, chairman of | the House District Committee, and the so-called “long” and “short” bills, both prepared in the office of the corporation counsel. Three Plans Discussed. | The Mullen bill would put the first | primary election in the hands of an| election board chosen by the District | Commissionrs, but would allow sub- sequent primaries to be run by the secretary-treasurer of each party. The “short” bill would put conduct of the primaries almost entirely in the hands of the local party organizations, while the “long” bill would set up a regular official machinery, controlled by the Commissioners, which would function in every primary. The question of national repre- sentation was brought up by quota- tion of a remark credited to Senator King of Utah, chairman of the Senate District Committee. A. S. Dulin, an interested citizen, said Senator King had told him “he was afraid of the Mullen bill because it might prove a stepping stone to local suffrage.” Mullen, author of the measure, im- mediately replied that it would be a stepping stone to siffrage by giving citizens of the District a chance to show they can exercise the ballot properly. “Other Purposes” Seen. William A. Roberts, peoples’ coun- sel, said the most important feature of the “long” bill is that it would set up machinery which later might be used for *“other political purposes.” “I am one of the many who want to see the ballot box set up in the District,” said William McK Clayton, veteran civic leader. ‘“Congress would be glad to be guided in many of its decisions on local legislative matters by the opinion of the District’s people, | expressed through referenda.” Raymond J. Walter, local N. R. A, compliance official, said: “If you don’t have national representation in mind, you might as well shelve the whole matter.” “Long” Bill Favored. ‘The hearing ended in a vote by the witnesses to favor the essentials of the “long” bill. A central election board was said to be the best method of primary control. It was decided this board and its employes should be supported by a poll tax, and that a five-year residence rule be enforced for both candidates and voters. The “short” bill was generally con- demned as permitting a continuance of the allegedly autocratic rule of the present party organizations. Prettyman opposed the Mullen bill also on this ground, saying it would result in a shake-up at the first elec- tion, but that future primary votes could be controlled by the secretary- treasurer of each party. He asked those present to think of the confusion which would result from the secretary- treasurer of the various parties naming different precincts for each group. » 1 500-foot level 'RESTAURATEUR HELD| | cafeteria luncheon served to the public @he Foen WASHINGTON, SKIRT SUGGESTED 10 AID MONUMENT KEEP (1S BEAUTY Engineer Says Shaft Is Safe Despite Sub-Base Layers of Clay. VIBRATIONS OF COLUMN DECLARED NOT GREAT Earthquake Cadence Differs Enough Not to Carry De- structive Force. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. Placing a skirt on the Washington | Monument_is proposed by Jacob J. Creskoff, Philadelphia engineer, in a | report just issued in the Journal of the Franklin Institute, based on a study of | the stability of the 88,416,000-pound ! shaft with layers of sand and clay be- | tween its base and bed rock. Mr. Creskoff concludes that the ! Monument is safe, even in the event of a major earthquake. There has ! been some question of this since the report of workmen in 1884 that at the | they had felt severe ! tremors shortly after a moderate earthquake in Ohio. Vibrates Like Organ. Like a great organ pipe, the monu- | ment 1s vibrating, and Coast and Geo- | detic Survey engineers have deter- mined its vibration times—1.81 seconds for the fundamental and six-tenths of a second for the first harmonic. Destruction of structures in earth tremors is due, it has been determined, not so much to the actual shaking or uplifting of the foundations, but to the relation between the vibratory rate of the earthquake wave and the rate of the structure itself. The “wave length” of the tremor must be such as to reinforce the natural rate of the building in order to cause a stress sufficient to break it up. Most destructive earthquakes, Mr. Creskoff points out, have rates of from 1 to 1.5 seconds, and the relationship is such that they would have little ef- fect on the monument as a whole. If a destructive stress was produced, he points out, the danger spot would be at approximately the 417-foot level. This is the weak point. A destructive quake might conceivably decapitate the monument, leaving everything be- low undamaged. At other levels the unit stresses, he finds, are all of al- | lowable values. Here there is an ap- | proach to the ultimate for cement. | Wind Vibration Small. The monument, he points out, is' continually vibrating from the im- pacts of gusts of wind, but its hori- | zontal displacement in this vibration is only about 2,000th of an inch. | This constitutes practically no strain at all. Below the 150-foot level, Mr. | Creskofl believes, it is responsible for the “spalling” or chipping at the Jointures, which, in spite of all clean- | ing operations, are bound to be con- tinuous and injure the beauty of the! shaft at close view. | The only way permanently to im-! prove this, he maintains, is to equip ' the monument with a skirt of stain- less stec! or marble up to this point The spalling will continue, but the skirt will hide it The foundation of the monument. | he points out, was placed on what | seemed to be a compact bed of sand | and gravel resting upon bed rock, but | it was found to be settling at the rate | of one-fortieth of an inch a year. This is due to a clay layer upon the rock, but mathematical analysis shows that it does not constitute a source of danger. ON NUMBERS CHARGE Vice Squad Members Declare They Saw Him Accept Bet in Lunch Room. ‘Two vice squad detectives early this morning arrested the proprietor of a lunch room at Fifth and L streets and charged him with accepting bets on the “numbers game” and sale of beer before “hours.” The District law pro- | hibits the sale of beer or liquors from | 2 am. to 8 am. daily. ! The officers, who had gone to the ' lunch room about 6:30 a.m., said they | were served beer by James Kaltopoulas, | the proprietor, and that a colored man came in while they were there and played 50 cents on the number “450.” | The detectives, Paul F. Little, son of | Lieut. George M. Little, head of the vice squad, and W. C. Fawsett, de- scribed the arrest as a case of “the | early bird getting the worm.” YULE BAZAAR TO OPEN Also Drama and Luncheon. The annual Christmas bazaar of the ‘Women'’s Society of the First Congre- gational Church, Tenth and G streets, will be held tomorrow. In addition to gift tables and booths, where Christmas presents of all sorts | can be purchased, there will be a Churchwomen Sponsor from 11:30 am. to 2 pm. Dinner will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. A three-act comedy drama, “Hot Copy,” the scene of which is laid in a newspaper office, will be presented by the Drama Glee Club at 8 p.m. in connection with the bazaar. SAVING CLAIM HIT H. 0. L. C. Chairman Disapproves ’ Brokerage House Plan. Brokerage houses that offer to save 2 per cent on the monthly installments to be paid by borrowers from the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation are not au- thorized agents of the H. O. L. C,, John H. Fahey, chairman, declared today. Fahey said that in some cities and communities brokers have advertised such a service for mortgagors indebted to the corporation. While such a prac- tice is not fraudulent, he pointed out, the borrower has the opportunity of saving close to 4 per cent by acting directly with the corporation, | George E. Allen, to pay carpenters o WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION i TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, ny Staf 1934, Society and General The *“Toothpick Burglar’s” Loot Pile of loot recovered by police with the arrest of Lonnie Lewis Still- well, described by police as tne “toothpick burglar.” Left to right: De- tectives Curtis Trammel, Thomas Thomas Sweeney. Sullivan, Michael Mahaney and —Star Staff Photo. ALLEGED ROBBER PAROLE UNIT SETS AND LOOT SEIZED i Colored Man, Arrested by Fate of Yudelevit and Sut- Police, Is Described as “Toothpick Burglar.” Lonnie Lewis Stillwell, 29, colored, described by police as a university student, of 1014 Euclid street, was ar- rested last night and charged by po- lice with being the *toothpick bur- glar” who has been operating in the District for many months, preving on evening. Stillwell's room was searched and a nuge quantity of clothing, jewe! and numerous odds and ends recov- ered, police reported. A large num- ber of persons, victims of recent rob- | beries, are expected to be at head- quarters during the day to identify | property recovered in Stillwell’s | rooms. | The “toothpick burglar” entered by | a rear window and stuffed the kevhole | |of the front door with toothpicks in order to delay the returning family in the event he was interrupted in ransacking the house. Three automobile loads of property were recovered. The alleged burglar is said by police to have operated in the Takoma Park, Chevy Chase and other Northwest sections of the city | since 1932, when the first robbery identified with the stuffed keyhole was reported. CARPENTERS WIN BUILDING STRIKE Return to Internal Revenue Job at Wage Asked, $1.25 an Hour. ‘The carpenters’ strike on the In- ternal Revenue Bureau addiiion at Tenth street and Pennsylvania avenue ended this morning when the men went back to work at the rate they had demanded—$1.25 an hour. About 25 carpenters and many la- borers who had joined in a sympathy strike, were off* the job for only one day and full operation was resumed today. The contractor, John McShain Co., Inc., agreed to pay the $1.25 an hour, instead of $1.10, retroactive to No- vember 15. The dispute had revolved around this difference of 15 cents an hour, or 90 cents a day. and when the contractor agreed to pay the higher rate, the strike was called off. The carpenters said agreement had been reached last Summer through mediation of District Commissioner $1.25 an hour on all new work, but that old work underway at the time would be completed at $1.10 an hour. The contractor claimed that in his contract with the Government, it provided he should pay the wage pre- vailing in April, 1933, provided it was not less than $1.10, so McShain had been paying men at the rate of $1.10 an hour until they went on strike. November 15, to which the raised pay is retroactive, is the day on which McClosky & Co., another contractor, began paying carpenters $1.25 an hour for work on an extra floor for the Interior Department Building. | with participating in | responsibility DATE OF HEARINGS ton Will Be Decided Saturday. The fate of Harry Yudelevit and Albert S. Sutton. racketeers who are alleged to have violated the terms of their parole. will be decided by the Parole Board Saturday. Chairman Wilbur La Rce, jr., announced today. Their cases came before the board vesterday and will be continued Sat- urday, La Roe said. Sutton, charged the gambling racket, was cross-examined for three hours after a number of witnesses had appeared against him. i Yudelevit was arrested a week ago| on a warrant signed by La Roe, who said that though the board had no| definite evidence against him. it sus- | pected him of violating the terms of | his parole. Recently he has been | working in a liquor store. Hearing of the Sutton case will start at 1 pm. Saturday, with the Yudelevit case scheduled for 3 o'clock. TAXI RESPONSIBILITY SOUGHT IN CONGRESS Public Utilities Commission to Seek Passenger Protection at Coming Session. Enactment of a measure to require taxicab operators to establish financial for the protection of their passengers will be sought at the coming session of Congress by the Public Utilities Commission. The final form of such a measure has not yvet been determined, but it will be substantially the same in pur- pose as that submitted to the past Congress, it was said today by Rich- mond B. Keech, vice chairman of the Utilities Commission. The bill is be- ing studied by officials of the commis- sion, Corporation Counsel E. Barrett Prettyman and People's Counsel Wil- liam A. Roberts. The commission also is expected to sponsor a bill to amend the utilities act to limit the kind of appeals which may be taken by utility concerns to the courts from decisions of the Pub- lic Utilities Commission. Such a bill would leave the Utilities Commission in the position of being the judge of facts in a case where the commission has substantial evidence to support its findings. The purpose of the measure is to end the past practice under which the courts have, in effect, been placed in the position of rehearing practically the entire case decided by the Utili- ties Commission. Such a bill was introduced last session, but failed of passage. e AWARD TO BE MADE The Chi Omega national achieve- ment award will be presented tonight to Miss Prances Perkins, Labor Secre- tary, at a White House dinner. The award is given annually to the woman whose work is considered out- standing. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will en- tertain the award committee and Miss Perkins. City Reopens War on Starlings Tonight With 60 Men in Action ‘The zero hour for resumption of the District’s war against the invading swarms of starlings has been set for 6:30 p.m. today, it was learned today by The Star from a source close to commanders of the descending forces. At that hour 60 highly-trained em- ployes of the Emergency Works Di- vision of the District will go over the top under the leadership of Clifford Lanham, superintendent of trees and parkage, veteran in the annual battle with the birds. ‘The force of 60, armed with tin cans containing rocks, will climb into tree tops along Pennsylvania avenue, favorite starling roosting place, and attempt to drive the birds away by creating a racket by shaking the tin cans. Some success was achieved by this method last year. If this fails, Lanham’s forces will execute a flanking movement by using captive toy balloons, which they will let fly to tree tops and building cornices to harass the birds. This plan of campaign, according to Com- missioner Melvin C. Hazen, worked exceedingly well last Winter. Plans of campaign have been mapped out over a period of weeks and the drive will be continued until the starling menace has been dissipated, Comdr. Lanham declared. | Washington. Defendant Nearly Talks Way Into Jail as Bigamist | “Which Wife?”” He Asks | When Questioned on Alimony in Court. Otho N. Cox, who is being sued fqr divorce by his wife Anra, set out to be his own lawyer in District Supreme | Court today and almost talked himself into jail. | Cox. who is colored, was making a | spirited argument against his wife's claim for alimony. One of his con- tentions was that the wife is thor- | oughly capable of making enough to | support herself. “How much does your wife make?” | Justice Peyton Gordon inquired. “Which one, judge?” asked Cox. “Which one?” exclaimed the court. “How many do you have?” “I've got two, judge.” Cox replied. instead of $10 a going to jail for bigamy contempt. Pay this wife month.” SCHWARTZ TO ACT AS HEALTH HEAD Designated by Commission- ers Pending New Ap- pointment. Steps to reorganize the District Health Department will be taken by the Commissioners after the question of a successor to Dr. William C. Fow- ler as health officer has been set- tled, Commissioner George E. Allen said today. Meanwhile, Dr. Edward J, Schwartz, | who has been Dr. Fowler’s assistant, was designated by the Commissioners today to act as health officer pending the appointment of a successor to Dr. Fowler. More than a week ago Dr. Schwartz submitted his resignation, effective December 15. However, to meet the | emergency Dr. Schwartz has agreed to stay on until a new health officer takes up his duties. Canvassing Lists. A committee of District medical | authorities, headed by Dr. William | Gerry Morgan, now is at work can- vassing a long list of candidates for this position. The names of from one to three candidates are to be recom- mended to the Commissioners by this committee, probably within 10 days. Health authorities at points through- out the United States and Canada are to be questioned about available can- didates. When the new health officer has been named, he will be appointed a member of a new Advisory Commit- tee to suggest changes in the Health Department organization, Allen said. Seek Fowler’s Policy. Commissioner Allen had before him today a request from a number of milk producers of Virginia that the new health officer be one who would carry out the policies of Dr. Fowler to assure production of milk of high quality. Allen was told that under Fowler's regime rules were adopted requiring producers to establish many facilities in the interest of the health of milk consumers, many of these be- ing set up at considerable cost. 'Revision | hibiting the appearances of Ruth Slen- ! |ing to Supt. | Prettyman ruling tomorrow. | been told the facts presented to him | in the cases of the girl pianist and the | played January 22 and the choir was | criticized the | holding | istrative impossibility. | Tows: Commissioner Allen forwarded the request to the committee which is to recommend the new health officer. G. U. HONORS SALB Classes at the Georgetown Univer- sity School of Foreign Service were suspended today out of respect for its late secretary, Charles F. Salb, while many of the students and offi- cials attended the requiem mass said for him at St. Anthony’s Church. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mr. Salb died suddenly Thursday when he was stricken and his body was found two days later in his auto- mobile near his home in Northeast EDUCATORS SCAN (HILD LABOR LAW of Prettyman’s; Ruling Against Paid Tal- ent May Be Sought. The Board of Education is expected | to thrash out at its next meeting. De- cember 12, controversial issues regard- ing administration of the District child | labor law which arose with the recent | submission of an opinion by Corpora- tion Counsel E. Ba: Prettyman concerning the appearances here of certain child artists. Meanwhile, Prettyman’s ruling pro- | czynski, 9-year-old pianist, and the Vienna Boys’ Chior in Constitution Hall next month, still stands. accord- of Schools Frank W. Ballou. The four lawyers on the School | Board will submit opinions on the! Then, | if the board so votes, an attempt may be made to persuade the corporation | counsel to change his mind. Prettvman said yesterday he had | boys’ choir were not entirely correct. He said he might change bhis ruling if a different set of facts is placed before him by school authorities. Regular Fees Cited. The 9-year-old girl was to have | to have sung January 20. Prettyman's ' ruling was presented to the Board of | Education at its meeting about two weeks ago. It permitted the appear- | ance of 1l-year-old Gloria Perkins, violin soloist, with the National Sym- phony Orchestra November 25 The corporation counsel held that | little Gloria was only pursuing her education, while Ruth Slenczynski and the Boys' Choir were traveling concertists receiving regular fees. When it was presented Dr. Ballou Prettyman opinion, that it required a pre- determination by the work permit officer of the psychological effect on the child of the proposed employ- ment, and therefore set up an admin- Gist of First Ruling. Prettyman's opinion, constituted the | first official interpretation of the | present child labor statute. He ex- | pressed the gist of his stand as fol- “The test would seem to be (1) the purpose of the exertion, (2) the regularity of its repetition, (3) the effect upon the child. If the purpose | be educational or recreational, then that one factor tends to show the; exertion is not ‘work’ If the act| be repeated at regular times and a benefit flows to some one else, either | parent or some other adult, that | factor tends to show that the child is working. If the effect upon the child be not to increase his happi- ness or his mental or physical well- being, that factor tends to demon- strate work and not play or educa- tion. “If the purpose of the extertion be the fulfillment of a normal childish desire, undictated by any compelling authority, occurring only upon occa- sion, and its effect the betterment of the child’s mental or physical well- being, such exertion is not ‘work’ within the meaning of this statute. If the purpose be the exploitation of the child for some one’s benefit, at regularly dictated times, with a re- stricting effect upon the natural and normal development of his life, such exertion must be deemed to be ‘work’ and prohibited by this act. “We think that the same rule which applies to the boy with the hammer and saw applies to the child prodigy with his violin or piano.” RELEASE IS GRANTED The case of Frank S. Bernard, 42, arrested yesterday and later charged with selling and keeping for sale cer- tain alcoholic beverages, was released H on $600 bond by Judge Isaac R. Hitt in Police Court today, pending trial on | December 11. Bernard, who was arrested after the seizure of a truck load of liquor worth $2,300 Saturday, billed on a memo- randum of sale to a dealer in Ken- tucky, was represented in court by | Attorney Emory L. Milford. TAXFRAUD CHARGE STUDY BEING MADE FOR GRAND JURY Evidence in “Fixing” Cases Expected to Be Pre- sented Tomorrow. INDICTMENT OF SIX LIKELY TO BE ASKED U. S. Attorney Garnett and In- ternal Revenue Bureau Are Con- ducting Investigation. Representatives of United States At- torney Leslie C. Garnett and of the Internal Revenue Bureau today were reviewing evidence to be presented shortly to the District grand jury in connection with an alleged conspiracy to “fix” income-tax cases on & 20 per cent commission basis. Thomas N. McCarter, New Jersey utilities magnate, revealed by The Star yesterday as the “public-spirited” citi- zen who frustrated the alleged plot by informing Secretary of the Treas- ury Morgenthau of a proposal made to him, is holding himself in readi- ness to appear as the Government's chief witness. May Go to Jury Tomorrow. At the office of United States At- torney Garnett, it was said today, pre- liminary evidence in the “shakedown” case may be in shape for presentation to the grand jury tomorrow. Assistant United States Attorney George McNeil is in charge of the prosecution plans. Indictment of two and possibly six persons will be asked by the Government. Two responsible employes of the Internal Revenue Bureau at head- quarters here have been dismissed as a result of the disclosures. and two revenue agents in the New York area also are slated to go. Two tax con- sultants in New York City have been placed on the Treasury “black list.” Story to Be Repeated. McCarter will be asked to repeat to the grand jury the story he gave Sec- retary Morgenthau about a “proposi- tion” made to him by the New York tax consultants. The proposal, Mor- ganthau was advised, was to settle a $150,000 tax case on the commission plan, the implication being that the matter could be “arranged” through inside contacts at the Internal Reve- nue Bureau. Morganthau ordered an immediate investigation, preliminary findings of which led to the dismissals and plans for grand jury proceedings. The in- vestigation will continue until all tax cases handled in past years by the suspected employes have been ex- amined. TOWN HALL BANNED FROM U. S. CHAMBER | Sponsors Receive Notice That Aunditorium Is Closed to Future Meetings. Sponsors of the recently organized Town Hall of Washington began today to look elsewhere for a place to hold their meetings, upon receiving notice from the Chamber of Commerce of the United States that future meetings will not be permitted in its auditorium. The notice, it was learned, was de- livered formally to Mrs. Richard V. Oulahan, director, and Miss Grace Roper, associate director, by John M. Redpath, executive manager of the chamber, on Friday. The Town Hall, however, was permitted to hold its meeting there last Sunday night be- cause of the short period of time re- maining to make new arrangements. Redpath said the meetings were can- celed because of rules of the chamber’s board of trustees that prohibits the use of its building for any commercial purpose. “We have no objection what- ever to any of the speakers,” Redpath said. “We may be accused of taking action because Norman Thomas. for example, is scheduled to talk. While we don’t agree with Mr. Thomas’ views, his appearance here has nothing what- ever to do with the order canceling the future engagements of the Town Hall.” Redpath said the auditorium here- tofore had been limited to the use of the chamber itself, groups of its mem- bers or to charitable or benevolent or- ganizations that did not charge admis- sion to their meetings. Huston Thomp- son, president of the Town Hall's board ot trustees, said a formal statement on the situation would be issued by the Town Hall later. The necessity of choosing another meeting place, he said, would not interfere with the re- mainder of the program. ORGANISTS’ GUILD ELECTS GIRL, 13 Dorothy Cook Becomes Young- est Member—Is Honor Student. ‘Thirteen-year-old Dorothy W. Cook, 1355 Montague street, yesterday was elected to membership in the D. C. Chapter of the American Guild of Or- ganists. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ar- thur E. Cook, Dor- othy is the young- est person ever to become a member of the guild. In addition to her accomplish- ments on the piano and pipe organ, Dorothy is an hon- or student at Paul Junior High School, president of the graduating class and a member of the editorial staff of the school paper. Her father, an attorney, is an or- ganist by hobby and belongs to the guild. Dorothy Cook.