Evening Star Newspaper, October 7, 1935, Page 21

~ Washington News he Fpening Star WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1935. NEARBY TRAFFIC FATALITIES TOTAL 4 FOR WEEK END District Has Comparatively Safe Sunday With One Person Hurt. BALTIMORE MAN, 62, IS KILLED IN VIRGINIA Auto That Struck Robert C. Schnibbe at Amosville Driven by H. F. Fox of Fort Myer. TThree additional deaths yesterday, two in Virginia accidents and one in Maryland, raised the number of traf- fic fatalities to four in the nearby area over the week end. The District en- joyed one of its safest Sundays, with only one person—a colored man— receiving injuries which may prove serious. Three other persons were injured today. Robert C. Schnibbe, 62, of Baltimore was killed instantly yesterday after- noon at Amosville, Va., 10 miles west of Warrenton on the Lee Highway, when struck by an automobile as he | stepped from his car. H. F. Fox, Fort Myer, Va., was driver of the 01hgr machine, police said. Schnibbe’s wife and two other women were in the parked car, which had been stopped preparatory to a picnic lunch, police were told. Lionel George Walker, 61, of Wood- side, Md., former golf professional at the Army and Navy and Bannockburn clubs, was instantly killed early yes- terday in an accident only a block from his home. The other death was that of Berkley Read, 25, of Warren- ton, Va., killed when an automobile ran into a parked car in which he was seated near Manassas, Va. Crash After Midnight. Walker was driving home shortly after midnight when his car was struck, police said, by a machine op- erated by Louis Clagett of Kensing- ton, Md. The collision occurred at Becond avenue and Glenross road. The impact, officers said, whirled Walker's machine around and hurled him through the door. Physicians at the Washington Sanitarium and Hos- pital in Takoma Park said death was due to a fractured skull. Montgomery County police arested Clagett on a charge of manslaughter and released him under $1,000 bond for appearance in County Police Court October 22. Walker, a native of London, has no relatives living in this eountry, police were told. He has made his home for the last 36 years years with | Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Barnhardt of Woodside. For the last two years he had been employed as professional at a practice course in Silver Spring. The body was removed to the funeral home of Warner E. Pumphrey, Silver Spring, where funeral services are to be held tomorrow at 10 am. Two Taken to Hospital. In the Manassas accident Joseph Haley and Harry Campbell, both of Warrenton, who were in the parked car with Read, were taken to the War- renton Hospital, where it was said Haley was suffering from a possible fracture of the skull and Campbell a fractured leg. ‘Three of the four occupants of the other machine were injured, none seriously. They were Belmont Aubrey, 22, of Rosslyn, Va. driver, who was cut about the scalp; George Smith, 21, of Nokesville, Va., and Mrs. Madge Jarmans, 35, of Manassas, both of whom received collarbone fractures. David Judd, 26, colored, of the 2700 block of Dumbarton avenue, was re- ported in a critical condition today in Gallinger Hospital, suffering from injuries received early yesterday when his automobile skidded and ran into a tree in the 2400 block of P street. He received serious head injuries and X-rays were to be taken to see whether he has a skull fracture. Those hurt in traffic today, were: Mrs. Elizabeth R. Dayton, 45, of 6531 Sixth street, suffered injuries to the chest and head when the auto- mobile in which she was riding with her husband, Joseph E. Dayton, 47, collided with another automobile at Fifth and T streets. Dayton and Henry H. Hartsock, 22, of Legore, Md., were charged with colliding. Marshall Miller, 63, of 1413 Wiscon- sin avenue, received cuts to his scalp and hip injuries when hit by an auto- mobile being backed by George M. Marshall, 20, colored, 1724 T street, in the 3000 block of M street. Marshall was charged with having bad hand brakes. Claude T. Huff, 43, of 1218 North Capitol street, received a cut wrist when his automobile overturned after a collision at Bladensburg road and Neal street northeast. George Eves of Reading, Pa., was driver of the other car, police said. Suffers Back Injuries, Clyde Manuel, 32, of Front Royal, Va., was treated at Emergency Hospi- tal yesterday for back injuries re- ceived when the automobile in which he was a passenger was in collision with another car at Seventh street and Constitution avenue. More than 10 others were injured in accidents in nearby Maryland and Virginia in the past 24 hours. Charles Buscher, 18, of Four Corners, Md., suffered scalp wounds and cuts on the arms and hands when an auto- mobile he was driving overturned early today on the old Bladensburg road, between Four Corners and Seeks Corner, Md. A collision near Hughesville, Md., late yesterday resulted in leg fractures to Robert Harrison, 19, son of Ferguson Harrison of 4712 Morgan drive, Chevy Chase, Md., a member of the Wash- Ington Suburban Sanitary Commis- sion, and in similar injuries to Thomas Harrison, 65, his uncle. Both are in Emergency Hospital. Driver Not Identified. The identity of the driver of the ear which collided with the Harrison machine has not been learned. Police are investigating. William Fanning, 19, of 1356 Spring road, and Virginia Young, 15, of 3018 Georgia ~avenue, injured Saturday night when their automobile was in collision with an alleged hit-and-run car near Berwyn, Md., were reported ’ Justice Stephens Sworn In flower-banked chambers shortly after ‘The oath of office was administered in J. Edgar Hoover, director of the the oath of office today. SEASON' COLDEST WEATHER STRKES vCapitaI ‘Nipped by 35-De- gree Temperature at 6 0’Clock This Morning. The season's coldest weather nipped the Capital this morning when the| temperature dropped to 35 degrees at 6 o'clock. The Weather Bureau pre- dicted continued cold tonight with a minimum temperature of 38 degrees. “Fair and warmer” is forecast for to- morrow, Meanwhile snowfalls were reported in nearby Maryland and Virginia. | Snow, heavy enough to spread a white | blanket over trees and cover streets | | and highways, fell at Frostburg, Md., | the Associated Press reported. Blue- | field, Va., got its first snow of the | season, but flakes melted as rapidly as they struck the ground, soaked by | a Saturday night rain. Points as far west as Uniontown, Pa., reported snow | to the depth of one inch. 40 Degrees at Richmond. In Richmond, where the temperature | bounced arcund the low 40s all day yesterday, reaching 40 at ®p.m., the general unpleasantness was increased by a slow drizzle. The mercury read- ing was far below normal, a reading of 58 being recorded for the same day last year. Norfolk reported the cold- est day of the season with a low of | 43. Roanoke had a minimum temper- ature of 40. The Capital's lowest temperature yesterday was 40 degrees, and the highest, 45. 9 The cold, drizzly weather brought | with it a lot more work for the Fire Department and nearly caused two deaths. Between 8 am. Saturday and 8 a.m. today the fire fighters respond- ed to 65 alarms. Several of the blazes | were reported due to overheated or | defective flues. Escape Coal Gas. Mrs. Bessie Bowersox awoke just in time last night to save herself and | her daughter Lois, 26, from being| killed by coal gas escaping from the kitchen stove of their home at 1116 D street southeast. A fire rescue squad found both women unconscious. Mrs. Bowersox collapsed, after waking to find herself being suffocated and dragging her unconscious daughter to a hallway. The rescue squad applied oxygen for about 20 minutes before the two were revived. They were taken to Casualty Hospital, where their condition today was said to be improved. A furnace exploded in the base- ment of the home of Paul J. Niner, 219 Underwood street, causing esti- | mated damage of $500 on the first | floor. An oil stove exploded in the apartment of George Harrison, 729 Ninth street. A defective flue was blamed for a fire which damaged $300 worth of materials in a store at 924 M street. A fire believed to have been caused by faulty wiring broke out in the Nationa} Museum yesterday just a few | minutes after the last visitor had left. The blaze was in a dumb-waiter shaft and caused but slight damage. —_ 1,187 BOYS IN CLUB Charles M. Fyfe, director of the Boys' Club of Washington, announced today that in the fiscal year ended September 30, 1,187 boys under 18 had been registered in the organization. This was an increase of 211 above the figure last Fall, and at this rate, Fyfe declared, the club would have its fa- cilities used to capacity within a year. Registrations for the Fall are being taken prior to the program that is underway in the gymnasium and games room and the library. Classes in public speaking, woodwork and print and art shops will be held starting next Monday, it was announced. | improved today in local hospitals. Both received leg fractures. Young Fanning is in Casualty Hospital and the girl in Emergency. Prince Georges County police were still seeking the operator of the al- leged hit-and-run car which they the first to congratulate the new judge. as the assistant to the Attorney General became effective when he took said they believed was being driven by bootleggers. 3 ) < D. C. HEADS URGE YADEN 10 OFFER FACTS ON “GRAFT" Commissioners Ask Citizens’ Federation Head to Sup- port Charges. Associate Justice Harold M. Stephens of the United States Court of Appeals for the District and Mrs. Stephens posed for photographers in his he was sworn in at 9:30 a.m. today. the court room by Henry W. Hodges, veteran clerk of the court, in the presence of several hundred persons, in- cluding most of the judges of the local courts. Bureau of Investigation, was one of Justice Stephens' resignation —Star Staff Photo. DOMESTIC STRIFE ADVISERS DEBATED Bar Group Seeks United Stand on Commission to Avoid Divorce. The District Bar Association, long split concerning establishment of a domestic relations conciliation com- mission here, will attempt to achieve & united front on this issue at its first Fall meeting tomorrow evening in the Mayflower Hotel. For more than a year, the member- ship of the bar has vigorously debated this question in association meetings | and out, but has been unable to rec- oncile the divergent views of fits members. The proposal is to authorize ap- pointment of a commission or com- missioner to which all domestic litiga- tion would be referred in an effort to reconcile estranged couples. Although functioning under court order, commission would be without judicial authority. Would Advise With Court. After investigation of the personal histories and backgrounds of unhappy coules, it would make recommenda- tions to the court as to the possibility of reconciliation. Some of those supporting the pro- posal also would have it suggest appro- priate alimony and recommend which party should have custody of children. Interest in the matter has been stimulated recently by the sudden increase in the divorce rate here with the passage of the District’s liberal- ized divorce law. Four times as many suits have been begun since the new law became effective in August as in any similar period before that time. Furds One Problem. It is argued on behalf of the pro- posal that many couples could be brought together by a conciliator and the court saved much work. The ethical duty of a lawyer is to avoid litigation wherever possible, proponents of the proposed system say. On the other side, it is pointed out, that operation of a conciliation com- mission would involve too great an amount of detailed work and that no funds to finance it are available. The commission would be virtually ineffective in many separation and desertion cases, which comprise the majority of the suits, because the whereabouts of one of the parties often is unknown. CITIZENS TO MEET | Kalorama Association Will Hold Session Next Monday. The Kalorama Citizens’ Associa= tion will hold its first Fall meeting Monday, instead of tonight, as er- roneously stated in The Sunday Star, Anna Kelton Wiley, president, an- nounces. The speakers at next week’s meeting will be Richard M. Ham, director of public safety of the American Auto- mobile Association, who will address members on the proposed diversion of gas tax revenues to the general fund. Dr. Stuart Foster of the District Med- ical Society will discuss Health Offi- cer George C. Ruhland’s campaign against tuberculosis and Willlam F. Seals, secretary of the Washington Criminal Justice Commission, who will speak on “Crime in the District of Columbia and How to Combat It.” —_———— DIES OF FALL INJURIES Dennis McCullough, 19, of Jackson- ville, Fla., died in Emergency Hospital yesterday of injuries received Septem« ber 30 in a fall from the railroad bridge spanning the Potomac River from East Potomac Park to the Vir- ginia shore. Police expressed the opinion Mc- Cullough either accidentally fell through the trestle while walking over the bridge or attempted to board the train and slipped, striking his head be- fore falling 20 feet to the ground. He was the son of Mrs. L. E. Mc- Cullough of the Flerida city. the | CITES IRREGULARITIES AT DISTRICT BUILDING Hazen Declares He Is Convinced Washington Is Free From Usual Crookedness. The Commissioners today called on James G. Yaden, president of the Federation of Citizens’ Association, to present to them any information he may have as to “graft” within the District government. After a conference between Com- missioners Melvin C. Hazen and Dan 1. Sultan the former directed Roland M. Brennan, secretary to the Com- missioners, to write to Yaden asking him to state any facts he may have and also to identify the source of his information. Charges Made in Address. 7'he action was In response to charges made by Yaden Friday night in an address before members of the Burroughs Citizens’ Association. In that talk Yaden did not men- tion any specific cases and declared he had been informed “at the District Building” the municipal government was “not free from graft.” He was quoted as stating: “There are cases now before the courts that never will be brought to trial, but per- mitted to drag along until finally for- gotten.” Hazen said he remembered actions in the past concerning several cases of petty graft, but did not know to what Yaden referred. “I am convinced that the District is more free from graft than any other city in the country,” he declared. “In a large organization it is to be ex- | pected there will be occasionally an | isolated case of petty graft, but so far as I know the District government has been remarkably free even of such cases.” Previous Complaints Made. Several complaints of petty graft have been made in the past several years. Some months ago a clerk han- dling bills for water service was ac- cused of arranging a $5 payment to himself in turn for waiving a bill for penalties for delinquency in & pay- ment to the District. The taxpayer carried a protest to People’s Counsel Willlam A. Roberts, who initiated a police investigation in consultation with Assistant Engineer Commissioner Robert E. York. The man was indicted. Later the case was again taken before the grand jury. Shortly thereafter, it was recalled, | the people’s counsel wrote to Repre- sentative Randolph, chairman of the | House Crime Investigating Committee, been called as a prosecution witness in the second grand jury hearing. Rob- erts had been called as a witness in the first grand jury hearing on the i case. D. C. SUPREME COURT CLOSES 141 CASES | 3-Day Spurt Moves on Goal for Clearing Docket Quickly. Setting an unusually rapid pace, the nine justices of the District Supreme Court disposed of 141 cases in three days last week. Thirty-three of these were on the criminal side and included 15 pleas {of guilty. There were 74 law cases and 34 equity suits written off the books. Since the court is faced by about 500 equity cases, the rate at which it has functioned so far prom- ises an early clearing of the equity docket. Law cases take longer to dis- i pose of and 1,600 are pending. It is the aim of the justices even- tually to cut down the docket so that equity cases may be terminated with- in a month after filing and law cases within a three-month period. | Court convened Tuesday with seven fustices hearing motions which had accumulated over the Summer recess. More than 200 of these were disposed of the first day and many more on | succeeding days. DEDICATION FRIDAY New quarters of the Robert H. Ter- rell School of Law, 1922 Thirteenth street, will be dedicated Friday at 7:30 pm. when Chief Justice Fenton W. Booth of the United States Court of Claims will deliver the principal ad- dress. Judge Armond W. Scott is chairman of the committee arranging the cere- mony and associated with him are Benjamin L. Gaskins, member of the Board of Education; Nathan A. Dob- bins, Louis R. Mehlinger and Emory B. Smith. ’ Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, widow of the late Judge Terrell, will present his portrait to the school. Reichelt Letter As Will Following Suicide A letter left by Victor A. Reichelt, an assistant examiner at the Patent Office, when he committed suicide last Thursday was ruled not acceptable as a will by Justice Joseph W. Cox in District Supreme Court today. The letter, unsigned, was addressed to Reichelt’s nephew, Carl J. Reichelt of Ansonia, Conn., and bequeathed about $650 in property to the ad- dressee. It was filed as a will by At- torney Godfrey L. Munter. In refusing it, Justice Cox declared such documents were not admissible as wills, even though in the writer's own handwriting. The District law requires at least two witnesses to & will and that it shall be signed. Reichelt took poison while sitting L) | protesting that he (Roberts) had not | Thousands to Gather at Lee Birthplace Society and General PAGE B—1 4§ NEW POLICEMEN 10 BE ADDED 10 FORCE OCTOBER 16 Increase Is Largest Here During Maj. Brown’s Administration. — The famous mansion and elaborate 1,100-acre estate of Stratford Hall, Westmoreland C Gen. Robert E. Lee and five patriots of the Revolution were born, will be dedicated Saturd: Lee Memorial Foundation, Inc, as a national shrine. The gardens as they v, Va., where by the Robert E. existed 100 years ego have been re- produced by the Garden Club of Virginia so the thousands expected to gather around the home for the exercises will have a clear view of the Potomac River. The dedication address will be given by Dr. Douglas Southall Freeman, author of the P Other prominent figures in the ceremony will include Rev. viving member of Gen. Lee's staff; Gov. George Peery of Virginia and Gen. B. F. Che are the mansion and a view of the gardens, bought by the foundation for $240,000. graphy, “R. E. Lee.” er Prize bio- 9 Giles B. Cooke U —Star FIRE PREVENTION DRIVE LAUNCHED Co-operation of Citizens| Urged to Lessen Dangers in Washington. District and Pederal officials today launched Fire Prevention week activi- ties in an effort to impress the public | with the importance of preventive measures, emphasizing the three-fold effects of a good record. They are saving of life, saving of property and the reaction on fire insurance rates. | The Fire Department is co-operat- ing with the Federal Housing Admin- istration in the program. Calvin G. Lauber, fire marshal, was to speak at noon today at the Raleigh Hotel be- fore members of the Graphic Arts Association. Tomorrow he will give a talk, to be broadcast over station| WJSV at 11:30 am. Co-operation Is Urged. “We can depend heavily on inspec- tions and enforcement of regulations to care for fire hazards in business and public places,” said the fire marshal, “but we must depend on education and co-operation in the case of private home owners. They, too, should learn that fire insurance rates, as well as life and property, are involved in the city’s fire record.” President Roosevelt has proclaimed this week for special observance of fire-prevention programs in the hope of reducing needless waste caused by fires. The Commissioners have called | on the public to co-operate. Twenty-five fires yesterday ushered in the special week. This was not an unexpected number, since furnaces and stoves were being fired, in many instances, for the first time. From Saturday morning to this morning there were 65 alarms and 40 fires. Year’s Fire Loss $341,434. ‘The total fire loss in the past fiscal year, ended June 30, was reported by Fire Chief Charles E. Schrom to be $341,434, an increase of $46,045 over the previous year, but the average loss per fire was $100.10 and the per capita loss 69 cents, which were substantially lower than in the preceding year. The per capita loss figures was less than half the total that is regarded nation- ally as “very low.” CREDIT TALK SLATED Col. E. G. Bliss to Address Bureau on Telephone as a Factor. Col. E. G. Bliss, authority oa credit management, will address a luncheon meeting of the District Credit Bureau tomorrow at the Harrington Hotel. In his talk, “The Increasing Use of the Telephone in Credit Work,” Col. Bliss will present the findings of an extensive survey he has recently completed on the relation between telephone service and credit. Rejected in the office of David A. Coe, a physio- therapist, 1601 O street. He died in an Emergency Hosffital ambulance. Acquaintances said he had been de- spondent for some time over domes- tic difficulties. His wife, Hjerdis, whom he married only last June 22, sailed for her home in Voss, Norway, the day before he killed himself. In the letter to his nephew Reichelt wrote, “Some go East (Herdis, for example) and some West. Be sure to take the wedding ring from my finger and keep it as a sort of family piece.” The spelling of his wife’s name is Reichelt’s. Reichelt lived at the Cairo Hotel and was appointed to the Patent Of- fice in 1927, L3 Body Found MISS ALICE DAVIS. COMMUNITY CENTER OPENS MUSIC CLASSES Work for All Grades of School System Starts This Week at Various Buildings. Community Center music classes will open their fourteenth season this week under supervision of Dr. Edwin N. C. Barnes, director of the music department of the public schools, and Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peeples, director of the Community Center Department. Classes will be organized for all | grades in the school system, including | the night schools, and will be held daily in the various school buildings after 3 pm. and on Saturdays from 9 am. to noon. Among the teachers are: Piano— Mrs. Harriet T. Crandall, Mrs. L. H. David, Miss Margaret Gilligan, Mrs. Amelia Grimes, Mrs. Naomi S. Harris, | Miss Margery League, Miss Elizabeth | Winston, Mrs. Amy C. Young, Mrs. Lois Abernathy, Miss Kathryn Lati- mer and Mrs. Bernice Moore. Violin— Miss Eugenia Botkins and Mrs. Maria Martins. All other instruments— Ralph Fox, Edward S. McGrath, Horace Butterworth, jr.; Louis Malkus, Don P. McAdoo, Paul Garrett, Herman B0 OF SUEZE " LISV Miss Alice Davis, Waitress, Had Been Seen Struggling in Water. A certificate of suicide was issued ‘ today in the death of Miss Alice Davis, attractive waitress whose body was | found early yesterday fleating in the shallows of the Tidal Basin. The girl, who was 25, was seen si lently struggling on the surface of t | Basin just off the sea wall Saturday | night by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hodge, 1121 New Hampshire avenue. The | Hodges hailed a passing motorist and | hastened to help, but when they re- turned a few minutes later the girl | had disappeared. Passerby Sees Body. Hodge directed police to the spot as best he could in the darkness. The officers dragged from the sea wall, but were unable to locate the body. Sun- day morning a passerby saw it float- ing near the shore. When Miss Davis left her room in the 1700 olock of Seventeenth street about dusk Saturday, Mrs. Beulah Garbis, in whose home she lived, called after her “Aren’t you going to wear your | coat? It's cold outside.” “No, thank you,” Miss Davis replied as she went out, “I won't need it.” Identifies Body. The body lay unidentified at the | Morgue for several hours until Mrs. Garbis began an inquiry. She was told a girl answering Miss Davis’ de- scription had been drowned. Going to the Morgue, she confirmed the identi- fication. Mrs. Garbis said the girl, a waitress in a lunch room at Fourteenth and R streets, who had a part-time job in a dance hall in the Earle Building, had never talked about herself in the year she lived at the Garbis home. Police yesterday notified the girl's father, Alonzo Davis, 704 I street southeast, and her brother, Henry Davis of 655 Maryland avenue south- west. 'DIRT TURNED ON SITE OF CATHOLIC CHURC ;Excnvation Starts After Nearly 300 See Ground-Breaking at St. Francis Xavier. ‘Workmen today began excavation for foundations of the new St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Twenty- eighth street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Despite & steady downpour, nearly 300 persons yesterday attended ground- breaking exercises, led by Rev. Joseph V. Buckley, founder of the parish. The structure, designed to accomo- date about 1,300 persons, will cost $80,000. A stage for dramatic pre- rooms are included in the structural design. Father Buckley was formerly as- in Anacostia. The Rev. Denis C. Keenan, pastor of St. Teresa's Church. which been mother church to the new par- ish, also was active in yesterday's ceremonies. At Father Buckley’s invi- tation several members of the parish came forth to turn, as he did, several bits of the ground he had blessed. e $28,474 Paving Job Awarded. TAKOMA PARK, Md., October 7 (Special) —L. R. Colbert of Fred- ericksburg, Va., has been awarded a contract for paving Chestnut avenue von Bernewitz, jr., and George Mc- | Auley, 5 L and work is expected to start at an early date. The bid was $28,474.20. s sentations and committee and board | sistant pastor of St. Teresa's Church | has | |35 REPRESENT INCREASE 'ALLOWED BY CONGRESS | Superintendent Sets Precedent by Personally Interviewing Eack of Candidates. BY JAMES E. CHINN. Police Supt. Ernest W. Brown made preparations today to add 48 men to | his force—the largest number ever appointed at one time during his ad- ministration. | The appointments will become ef- | fective October 16, at which time the 48 rookies will be assigned to the police | trai t nsive threes month co signed to fit them for patrol and traffic duty Thirty-five of the a | represent the increase | gress for the current other 13 will fi due to retirem death. | Sought 140 New Men. Maj. Brown fought vigorously | 140 additional men this year, & ceeded in having the Comm: the Budget Bureau and Cong | prove an increase of 35. The Commis- sioners, however, have promised to | write into the budget for the coming | fiscal year provisions for a substantial increase in the force due to the grow= n e officers to con- vacancies tions and for ing the 48 new men Maj. Brown has established a precedent k dates for appointme ed through civil and whose names hav e Department. the police su- containing tk F 1 be appointed. ‘ Some Not Desirable, Already i some of t sonal inte character investigation made by the Civil Service Commission of the ape plicants for appointment to the force, he has found that some of them are | not desirable because of certain views they have regarding law enforcement. Maj. Brown said it was his inten- tion to appoint only the best men on the eligible list—men with outstanding | character who are in complete sym- pathy with the laws and police regue lations. It is his aim to give Wash- ington the best police force in the country. He thinks it ranks in that position now. but he also believes there is room for improvement 60 Appointed in 1930. Not since 1930 h e been such wholesale appointment of new ear 60 appointments Due to Demo- y since that t'me, the force was reduced, and 35 of the 48 new men who go on the department | pay roll will merely replace the officers | lost in the budget-slashing periods Maj. Brown would like to add 140 more men to his force next year, and so recommended in his budget estie mates. The Commissioners, however, are not expected to approve that nume- ber, although they have told him they proposed to give him more men. Maj. Brown pointed out that traf conditions and the increase in auto- mobile registrations make a sube stantial increase in his force impera« tive. He would like to assign a number of additional men to traffic d force motorists to drive careful rid the highways of death. NEW CHARITY DRIVE T0 BEGIN TOMORROW Campaign for Goodwill Indus- | tries Will Seek $15,520—E. H. | Daniels in Charge. | Washington’s newest charity cam- | paign will get into active operation | tomorrow at 12:45 p.m. at a luncheon ‘mcwng of the campaign committee | at the National Press Club. Ernest H. Daniel, general chairman of the drive to raise $15.520 for Good- will Industries. Inc., will preside and give final instructions to the active workers. The bulk of the money to be raised will go for necessary mae chines and tools to equip the Good- | will shop at 924 Fifth street, and | judged by the experience of the ine dustries in 96 other American cities, it is estimated that from $50.000 to $60.000 1n wages will be the return from the investment. The wages will be paid to the handie capped and elderly or others now ree garded as unemployable in industry. | Chairman Daniel said today the meeting tomorrow will also lay stress on the distribution of Goodwill bags. The bags will be placed in homes for llhe collection of discarded clothing, | bedding, furniture, toys and other cast-offs and will be collected later by a Goodwill truck. Although Goodwill Industries is but a few months old in° Washington, it already has outgrown its original quarters and now the Fifth street shop is becoming too small and larger quarters are being sought by a come | mittee headed by James C. Dulin, jr., | treasurer. APPLE SALES HEAVY | Special Dispatch to The Star. FRONT ROYAL, Va. October 7.— | Shipment of apples from Warren and' Rappahannock Counties through Front Roval this season greatly exceeds the product of last season. To date 168 carloads have gone to various markets and the shipping sea- | son will extend until about Novembsr 15. Last season the total number of carloads billed from Front Royal was 179. 1