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Washington News he Foening Htap WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1936. FHP Society and General PAGE B—1 Hagzen, Seeing Need for More Funds, Orders Tax Study Renewed < SHOWERS LIKELY, BUTD.C. PREPARES FORGALA FOURTH Monument Fireworks to Go | On if Rain Does Not Fall at 7 P.M. OTHERWISE DISPLAY WILL BE HELD MONDAY Procession of Colors to Be Seen. Communities Plan Own Observances. The prospect of uncertain weather | eonditions today failed to deter the Capital from putting final touches to plans for tomorrow’s celebration of the 160th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. While the Weather Bureau fore- caster predicted occasional showers and moderate temperatures tonight and tomorrow, Washington citizens Jooked forward to the traditional fan- fare and oratory scheduled to be con- centrated in four community programs and a city-wide fireworks display. Exodus From Capital. A tair-sized portion of the city's population either has gone out of town for the holiday or is planning to do so. according to the railroads, automobile clubs and airlines. At Unicn Station, officials said both incoming and outgoing travel was heavy today and probably will con- tinue that way late tonight. Ex- cursions to Atlantic City and New York seemed particdlarly popular Several of the airlines reported they were “sold out” for practically all trips today. The American Automo- bile Association said it was swamped with requests for directions to resorts and scenic spots. Visitors, however, appeared to be filling the gaps left by departing Washingtonians, most of the hotels reporting they were filing up. Fitting public and private festiv- jties throughout the city will be climaxed in the flare of rockets and the sound of martial music at the Washington Monument tomorrow night. ) Officials handling the celebration announced that if it is not raining at 7 p.m.—15 minutes before the pyro- technics are due to start—the program will proceed as scheduled. In the event of rain the fireworks display will be postponed until 8:30 p.m. Mon- day. Speeches May Go by Board. Should the weather interfere with the ceremonies and delay the program until Monday, speeches and other events will be eliminated. C. Melvin Sharpe, chairman of the Fourth of July Committee, said the fireworks display will be far more elaborate and beautiful than ever be- fore, and will include a pyramid of fire, a grand cannonade, the national | salute, two flying eagles, fiery battle scenes and a variety of other pyro- technics. When the Marine Binds strikes up its first march number color bearers will assemble at Sixteenth street and Constitution avenue to prepare for the procession of flags, scheduled for 7:45 p.m. Led by the Boy Scouts, with their 13 flags. the gigantic procession, in- cluding more than 100 stands of colors supplied by patriotic and veterans’ or- ganizations, will march about the Monument Grounds for half an hour to the music of the Marine Band and the martial sound of drums and bugles, played by the Fort Stevens Band of the American Legion. Senator Radcliffe to Speak. On a stand erected in the shadow of the Monument Rev. Charles T. Warner, 4‘ rector of St. Alban's Parish, will offer the invocation, and the audience will join in a pledge to the flag. Sharpe is slated to introduce the principal speaker, Sgnator Radclifte of Maryland. Col. Edwin A. Halsey will read the Declaration of Independence. Tickets costing 25 cents each are on sale at department stores, the Wil- lard Hotel, the Washington Hotel, the American Automobile Association and other downtown agencies. . Police today were organizing squads | to handle the crowds, which are ex- pected to total more than 30,000 per- sons at the Monument Grounds alone. | The Monument Grounds will be closed to all vehicle traffic from 6 p.m. tntil the fireworks are over, with the exception of the south roadway, which will be open for the movement of west- bound traffic to the Fifteenth street roadway. Parking will be prohibited on the east side of Seventeenth street from Constitution avenue to the foot of Seventeenth street. All motorists bound for Virginia are advised to use Fourteenth street rather than Seven- teenth street, because the Tidal Basin roadway between John Paul Joncs Statue and Fourteenth street will be closed. Many Other Programs. Ambulances are to be stationed on the Fifteenth street roadway south of Constitution avenue and also at the foot of the South roadway in the Mon- ument Grounds west .of the Monu- ment. Red Cross tents will be erected near each ambulance to supply first #id and to care for lost children. Besides the general downtown cele- bration, programs have been arranged Zor earlier in the day by the Associa- tion of Oldest Inhabitants, the Ameri- can University Park Citizens’ Associa- tion, the northeast suburban Inde- pendence day celebration and the Citi- zens' Associations of Takoma Park. With William McK. Clayton as the principal speaker, the oldest inhabi- tants of the District will hold their traditional meeting at the old Union Engine House, Nineteenth and H , Bireets, at 10 am. The regular busi- Tess session will be followed by patri- otic exercises. The northeast suburbs will hold their program at the Taft Recreation Center, beginning with a parade at 10 am. Miscellaneous sports and a bese ball game between the Taft A. C. and Police Boys' Olub No. § * Who’s Who at the Zoo Meet Joe, Emperor of Lion House, Whose Ancestors Stalked About Africa. This is the first of a series of daily articles on personalities fea- tured at the National Zoological Park here. NTRODUCING Joe, King of Beasts! Joe's keepers hope he will never be called upon to defend his utle. | A stranger who once tried w0 pat | his royal pate between the bars rued 1m5 familiarity for as long as it took | six lacerations to heal. Joe is one of the most magnificent representatives in captivity of his reigning family. As a cub he was a gift to the late President Coolidge from the Mayor and citizens of Johannes- berg, South Africa. He is about 9 years old. Keepers at the lion house have to answer many questions about Joe and his ancestors of the Veldt Mysterious Extra Claw. No, the lion does not swim very well. He likes water best as a drink, lives in family groups, in caves, avoids forest and desert, stalks his prey or lies in ambush, like lesser cats. The lion has long fangs and 17 claws, four on each foot and the extra in the tuft of his tail. No, the keepers can't explain the latter claw, or nail, nor can zoologists, for that matter. The lion is a fighting fury. He bites and tears and grips in preference to striking with his foreclaws. Joe, the Emperor of the Lion House and pride of a royal family. —Star Staff Photo. He makes his kill, possibly a full- grown ox or zebra, eats his fill, and leaves the remains to the scavengers, although on occasion, with his rough | tongue, he licks the bones very clean indeed. | The early Romans caught lions for | their gruesome games in Greece, but no lions are left in Southern Europe, although there are a very few in India. ;The lion ranges all Africa except the | Sarah and densely wooded regions. Enjoys Family Life, | He follows the migration of wild herds and feeds mightily. Oddly | enough, however. game in African sanctuaries has been found to in- | crease where the lion is protected, due, probably, to tne fact that the lion selects the weak and aged for his prey. The lion lives 15 or 20 years, usually remains faithful to one mate, rears families of from one to five yearly, and seems to enjoy domestic life. Joe himself is a proud father sev- eral times over. Lion cubs, however, are something of a dreg on the market. Many persons buy them as cunning pets, only to become alarmed at their rapid growth in size and temper. ‘Thus, the lion pet goes on sale again in a few short months. Tomorrow: Hopping Harry, the mauling Marsupial, who likes his bozing. 116,857 EMPLOYED INU. 5. JOBS HERE Personnel Virtually at War- Time Peak—Field Staff Also Increased. Federal employment in the District is virtually at the war-time peak. The personnel report for May for the executive branch of the Govern- ment, issued last night by the Civil Service Commission, shows total em- ployment here at 116,857. When the armistice was signed the estimated total was 117,000 Outside of Washington, however, the force continues around 100,000 short of the war figure, the May figure being 700,999 for a District-fleld aggregate of 817,856, which was in excess of 7,000 over April. In the fleld seasonal increases in Quartermaster and Engineer Corps of the War Department brought about much of the gain, which totaled ap- proximately 5,500 employes. are on the afterhoon program. Fire- works are scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. Takoma Park Program. The Takoma Park celebration will begin at 9 am. with a parade assem- bling on Chestnut avenue near the Piney Branch subway and marching to the triangle at Denwood, Philadel- phia and Maple avenues, where the program for the rest of the day will be held. Highlight of the day will be a 10-mile marathon from a point on the Mount Vernon Boulevard over streets of Washington, with the finish at Fourth and Van Buren streets in Takoma Park. The race will begin at 1 o'clock. American University Park residenis will hold a community picnic from 2 to 6 pm. Athletic events are to be held on Fessenden street, roped off adjacent to Fort Bayard Park. Sports to Be Feature, ‘Wesley Heights, Spring Valley and Westerly will join in a celebration that will feature sporting events, a children’s costume parade and fire- works. Following » flag-raising exercises at 9 am. at the Wesley Heights Club House, the sports program, including events for both children and adults, will be run off at the American Uni- versity athletic field. Prizes will be presented by Charles H. Ruth, Com- munity Club president. The parade participants will assem- ble at 4 pm. at Forty-fifth street and Cathedral avenue, The pyro- technic display will be held at 8:15 pm. at Fordham road and Tilden street. Dean H. Rathburn will be in charge, » . HEALTH SRV GVESD.. 5198 Regulations Approved by Surgeon General Com- plied With Here. From total available funds of $8,881,859, the United States Public Health Service has marked $51,943 for use of the District Public Health Department during the fiscal year just started, it was disclosed today in a financial breakdown issued by the Treasury Department. Accompanying the financial state- ment were eight pages of mimeo- graphed regulations approved by Thomas Parran, surgeon general of the United States, which the States and the District must comply with in order to receive their quarterly allotments, Among the requirments are ap- proved plans for extentding and im- proving the local health services, budgetary and other reports, training of personnel and the matching of certain portions of the allotments. At the offices of the District Health Department it was said that all the conditions are being complied with, and that anticipation of the Federal assistance figured in plans of the department for the new year. Division of D. C. Fund. The total for the District for the year is divided as follows:+$20,182 on a basis of population; $16,500 for application to special diseases and conditions; $5,261 for training or personnel, and $10,000 on a basis of financial needs. Maryland will receive $125,433 dur- ing the new year with the division as follows: $67,632 on a basis of pop- ulation, $26,000 for special diseases and conditions, $21,692 for training personnel, and $10,109 on a basis of financial needs. Virginia is scheduled to receive $214,972, earmarked as follows: $100,- 392 on a basis of populatisr , $19,000 for special diseases and . mditions, $26,268 for training personnel, and $69,312 on a basis of financial need. Part Is Unexpended Sum. Of the total available, $8,000,000 is provided in the appropriation act of this year while the balance is unexpended from the fiscal year of 1936. New York is scheduled to receive the largest sum for health services with $659,620 available for that State. Pennsylvania is down $500,988, while both Ilinois and/ Texas will receive more than $400,000 each. Delaware will receive the smallest sum, $31,024. Alaska is down for $35291, with Nevada slated for only $38471. Hawaii 18 to receive more than the District, $53,688. NEW CHAIN BRIDGE 1S DUE TO BE PLAIN STEEL STRUGTURE Given Ornamentation, Sultan Says. ACTUAL WORK MAY + BEGIN NEXT SPRING Engineer Commissioner Favors Two-Lane Span—Approach to Be Improved. The proposed new Chain Bridge, authorized at the last session of Con- gress, in all probability will be a plain steel span with little consideration given to ornamentation, it was re- vealed yesterday by Col. Dan I. Sul- tan, Engineer Commissioner. Plans have not yet been drawn for the new bridge, but much preliminary work has been done. Clifford R. Whyte, District bridge engineer, ex- plained, however, that plans will not be ready for several months and that actual work of replacing the present 62-year-old structure probably will not be undertaken until next March or April, Congress authorized a total expen- diture of $350,000 for the new bridge, but only $250,000 of this amount was made available, Whyte said no ef- fort to let a contract will be made until the whole sum is made avail- | assured of completing the job once | it is undertaken. To Raise Roadway. | Present tentative plans call for | replacement of the existing bridge | with another much the same type. | The roadway level, however, will be raised about 8 feet on the Virginia ishore and about 5 feet on the District end in order to make the span level. It 1s probable the roadway will be 24 feet wide and that a 5-foot walk- way will be added, either inside the structural steel or as a balcony ex- | tended from the bridge proper. These details, however, have not been worked out. | Col. Sultan favors the 24-foot | width. He explained that unless a | four-lane roadway can be constructed ‘nble, so that the contractor may be ! < | Little Consideration to Be) | a two-lane pavement will be better | than a three-lane bridge. With only two lanes, the Commissioner said, mo- | torists will not be tempted to pass | other cars, whereas a third lane prob- ably would work out to be a traffic | hazard. Money Considered Sufficient. Col. Sultan regards the money ap- | made secondary to actual strength. | He believes. too, that the existing piers, constructed in 1874. found to be ‘m good condition after the flood of | last March. will serve many more | vears with no hint of danger. ‘The approach on the District end of the span will be rebuilt so as to | eliminate the present sharp angle “the bridge will be a good safe struc- ture, which it may be subjected.” ONE DEAD, 3 HURT Fairfax County Farmer Crushed When Car Pins Him Underneath. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. FAIRFAX, Va, July 3—A Fairfax County farmer was killed and three New York men injured in automobile accidents in Fairfax and Prince Wil- liam Counties last night. Philip Lee, 52, Chantilly farmer, met instant death when crushed beneath an overturned automobile which was in collision with another machine on a dirt road near Chantilly off Route 50. Lee was thrown from the car in which he was riding and killed when the machine landed on him after over- turning twice, Sheriff E. P. Kirby re- ported He was riding with Richard Payne, 21, colored, of Chantilly. Payne's machine and a car operated by Linnie Harris, colored, also of Chantilly, collided head-on on a curve of the dirt road, the sheriff reported. Kirby arrested Payne on an investiga- tion charge and summoned Harris to appear at an inquest, which Dr. C. A. Ransom, county coroner, said he will hold today. Neither of the colored men was hurt. Another accident between two trucks on the Richmond Highway, two miles south of Woodbridge, sent three New York men to the Alexandria Hospital with severe head lacerations. Two of the men were retained overnight at the institution. They were listed as Charles Econo- mas, Twenty-eighth street, New York City; George Alleck, same address, and Nicholas Angelides, the Bronx, N. Y. Dr. William P. Caton of Accotink took the men to the hospital, — CELEBRATORS WARNED Red Cross Cites Holiday Hazards for Public. The Red Cross today warned Fourth of July celebrators against the quintu- plets of Independence day accident hazards. Beware, said the Red Cross, of pow- der burns from fireworks, of drown- ing at beaches, of traffic accidents on crowded holiday roads, of ivy poison- ing on picnic expeditions and of sun- burn. “Many illnesses from snake-bite oc- cur each Fourth,” the Red Cross re- calls, in urging caution upon persons spending the day in outing at remote places. IN AUTO ACCIDENTS propriated as ample to construct an | Catholic | excellent bridge, if ornamentation is | Schrieber, about 25, of Chicago, and | turn, Col. Sultan said, and altogether | ample to carry any load to| Cheers Greet Playground Eguipment The arrival of new equipment, including base balls, bats, basket balls, quoits and various other sports supplies, at the Wheatley Playground yesterday nearly started a riot. Mrs. Rosemary Clarkson (standing), director, and Kinsey Jones (kneeling), assistant director, are shown as they were besieged by youngsters when the playthings were opened. Similar demonstrations took place at 53 other Summer playgrounds. BODIES OF 20.C. STUDENTS SOUGHT Theological Scholars Miss- ing—Capsized Canoe Found Floating in Lake. ‘The bodies of two Washington the- ological students, believed to have drowned when their canoe capsized, | were being sought today in the waters | of Deep Creek Lake near the West Virginia-Maryland boundary. The missing men., both members of the Holy Cross Congregation at the House of Studies, connected with Alfred Schrieber. University, Francis Rdzok. were Alfred Francis Rdzok, about 24, of St. Paul, Minn. They are graduates of Notre Dame University. Searchers were spurred by the find- ing of two pairs of trousers in the | lake last night Identified as be- longing to the students, the clothing apparently had been discarded to fa- cilitate swimming. Schrieber and Rdzok were students at a Summer camp maintained on the lake by the Holy Cross Congregation. They left the camp in a canoe about 4 pm. Wednesday. Both wore heavy clothes and neither was an expert swimmer. When the students failed to return for supper, Father Kenna, camp di- rector, sent out a searching party. The searchers found the capsized canoe floating in an inlet about 2 miles from camp. Both paddles were on the sur- face of the water nearby. There was nothing to show what had caused the canoe to upset. There was no wind during the afternoon, the lake was calm and the weather clear. Menmbers of the Oakland (Md.) Fire Department searched for the bodies all Wednesday night and throughout yesterday. Volunteers joined in the attempts to find the bodies and yes- terday the Cumberland (Md.) rescue boat was dispatched to the scene with a crew of firemen with grapnels. State police also are aiding in the search. Schrieber was a third-year theolog- ical student at Holy Cross College in Brookland, while Rdzok was a second- year student at the same institution. College officials said in event the bodies are found they will be sent to Notre Dame for burial, WILLIAM E. EVANS, 70, BURIED IN TANEYTOWN Funeral Held for Locomotive En- gineer Who Died After Fall From Cherry Tree. Funeral services for William E. Evans, 70, of 3734 Kanawha street, re- tired locomotive engineer of the Balti- more & Ohio Railroad, were held to- day at the V. L. Speare Co., under- takers, 1009 H street. The remains were taken to Taneytown, Md, for burial this afternoon. Mr. Evans, who during more than 40 years of rallroading never had a serious accident, died Wednesday in Montgomery County Geuneral Hospital of injuries received 10 days ago in a fall from a cherry tree. He had climbed the tree for cherries while visiting his daughter, Mrs. Evelyn E. McIntyre at Silver Spring, Md. He was formerly an engineer on the Capital Limited. He had worked for the B. & O: continuously from 1891 uatil retired four years ago. Trio Steals One Suit. Three men entered the Harry Kaufman Department Store near closing time yesterday and tried on several hats and suits. When they had finished, they grabbed a tan suit, size 38, and fled. Clerks said they were in an automobile with Pennsyl- vania license plates. | to lose control | were cut and bruised and had t- | treated at Walter Reed Hospital. Duke ~Star Staff Photo. Pup Disappears After Leap Causes Auto to Hit Tree Miss Jane Reese and ! Owen C. Dunne Are Treated at Hospital. Frightened, jolted and confused Duke, a 4-mouth-old Scotch terrier, was wandering in the rain today some- where in the upper reaches of the northern Sixteenth street vicinity, where yesterday he caused an automo- bile accident that injured two persons Duke was riding in the rear seat of a car driven by Miss Jane E. Reese, 19, of 3232 Military road, sister of his mistress. Suddenly he plumped him- self into Miss Reese's lap, causing her of the car. They smashed into a tree. Miss Reese and Owen C. Dunne, 23, of 3301 N street be vanished. ! The car belongs to Maj. James R. | Lusby, District disbursing officer, who | is Miss Reese’s uncle. 'ZONING HEARINGS | TOBE HELD JULY 16 : Commission to Consider Three | Proposed Amendments to Code. A public hearing was called today by the District Zoning Commission on three proposed amendments to the zoning code. The hearing will be held at the District Building on the morn- ing of July 16. Consent provisions of the code were modified this week by the commission, primarily as a curb on further filling | stations in areas where they are not | wanted. One of the proposed changes would require that before any station may be established or enlarged 15 days’ notice will be required, to give adjacent | property owners & chance to make any objections they desire. The second amendment includes “flats,” with apartment and tenement houses in the restrictions placed on the size of lots each may cover. ‘The last is merely a technical modi- fication of the present code to make uniform the size of inclosed courts in two areas of the city in which there is at present a discrepancy. NEW GROUP PLANS FOR CHURCH HERE | Presbyterian Dissenters Send Representative to District. Pland are under way for organizing a Presbyterian Cr h of America in the National Capital Rev. Leslie W. Sloat n said he is former pastor of the First Presby- terian Church of the United States of America at Ridgeway, N. J., has been sent here with the idea of estab- lishing the new church The Presbyterian Church of Am ica, Rev. Mr. Sloat said, was foun June 11 in Philadelphia at a meet- ing of forces breaking away from the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America. Dr. J. Gresham Machen, leader of the Constitutional Covenant Union, which dissolved itself to permit the w rganization of the new group, was’ o elected the first mederator. The as- sembly adopted a declaration of faith, subscription to which was made mandatory on ministers, elders and eacons. It is set forth by the or- ganizers of the new church “the Scriptures of the Old and New Testa- ments are the word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice.” This group, it was explained at the Philadelphia session, said it sought “to continue what we believe to be the true spiritual concession of terian Church of the United States of America, which we h been abandoned by the present or- ganization of that body. and to make clear to all the world that we have no connection with the organization bear- ing that name.” Dr. Machen and seven others were ordered by the Philadelphia Presby- tery to renounce their affiliation with the Independent Board of Foreign Missions. Their refusal was held as insubordination by the Presbytery, and this ruling was upheld by the General Assembly meeting at Syracuse, N. Y. Rev. Mr. Sloat said a meeting will be called here about August 1, if there is sufficlent interest for the establish- ing of the new church. He will con- duct services under the new church plans Sunday, at 4 p.m., at the Bible Institute of Washington, 1316 Ver- mont avenue. Services will be contin- ued thereafter each Sunday at the same time. Young Washington Seven-year-old Charles Kain of the 1-B grade of the Pet- worth School appears to be studying a new tenpin game, He ezxplained, however, he is building a tower. Charles is the son of , Mrs. Ethel Kain, 4001 New Hampshire avenue. Tomorrow: Pearl Pollicove, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Pollicove, and Virginia Walsh, Webb School. , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walsh, of the —=Star Staff Photo, f DECLINES T0 MAKE ESTIMATE OF SUM |Expansion of D. C. Affairs in "38 Anticipated by Official. DONOVAN COMMITTEE WORKING ON PROBLEM Suggestion Heard Gasoline Levy Revenues Use Be Broadened in Future. Although declining to make any esti- | mates, Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen believes the District will have to raise more revenue for the fiscal year of 1938, and as a result has instructed the Special Committee on Taxation to continue its studies to fg new | sources of income | He instructed Maj. Daniel J. Dono- | van, District auditor and chairman of | the committee, to call the | ether and renew the studies begun | about a year ago under the chairman ship of E. Barrett Prettymen, former | corporation counsel. “Normal expansion of the Dist lbu.su-.cs," Hazen said, “will ma | ditional revenue nec W | fallen behind in recent years in capi- ! tal mvestments and some of these will have to be made up. | Federal Share Cut, “At the same Congress | cu wn the F hare to tk point that we will to seek addi- tional money from some other source unless the cial study to be made this Summer and Fall convinces Con- gress the United States must con- tribute more “I don't know just where the mcaey 'is coming from and that's the task I have given Maj. Donovan’s committee, “I do know that when the next bud- get figures are submitted for 1928 there bt ly to be a demand for expendi- tures in excess of our revenue, sad the gap must be filled in some way. The Special Committee on Taxae tion made a preliminary report to the Commissioners several months ago in which four possible sources of revenue | were outlined. The committee did not draw any conclusions, however, and made no specific recommendations. Proposed New Sources. ‘The proposed new sources were an increase in the gasoline tax, a weight tax on automobiles, an inheritance tax and new forms of taxation of pube lic utilities. The committee also con=- sidered and eliminated a possible in- come tax. | Hazen would not commit himself to |any of the suggested additional as- | sessments, but he did say that suge | gestions have been made that the use | of gasoline tgx revenues be broadened. | At present all such revenue is used for construction and maintenance of highways, but the suggestion ouf by the Commissioner would permit th money to be used to keep up traffic signal lights and highway sigus, to pay a part of the expense of patr the highway d several other it directly affecting traffic conditions. Savings Possible. Sufficient allied items could be found, he said, to save about $625.000 | annually from the general fua | whereas a 1-cent increase in the gas: | line tax would net a return of $1,000,- 1000 a year over present income Hazen hopes the committee will make some definite recommendaticns | by the time the 1938 budget has to be submitted to Congress next Winter. Serving on the committee with Maj, Donovan are Vernon West, acting cor= poration counsel, who succeeded Prettyman; Richmond B. Keech, vice chairman of the Public Utilities Com- mission; Willlam A. Robert’s people’s counsel; C. M. Towers, tax collector, and Fred D. Allen, tax assessor. M’NAMARA IS GIVEN MAXIMUM SENTENCE “Jury Extended More Sympathy Than You Deserved,” Judge Tells Youth. William Martin McNamara, g Petersburg, Va., who was found guilty last week of manslaughter, was sen- tenced late yesterday to from 3 to 15 years imprisonment by Justice Daniel W. O'Donoghue of District Court, who said the youth already had been accorded too much symse pathy. The sentence was the maxie mum allowed by law. McNamara was convicted of killing John Mikedis, chef at a K street cafe, March 14. The Government. whici charged him with first degree murder, contended he accidentally shot Mikedis while attempting to kill his own wife, Ruth, a waitress Obviously impressed with the story of unrequited love told by the youth from the witness stand, the jury brought in the manslaughter verdict. “The jury extended more sympathy to you than you were entitled to" eaid the judge to the pale youth. “This was a first degree case and the verdict should have been first or cer taily nothing less than second.” McNamara received the sentence without show of emotion. He was represented by Attorneys Frank J. and E. Russell Kelly, LIBRARIES TO CLOSE ‘The central building and all branches of the Public Library will be closed all day tomorrow, July 4, and Sunday. The central building was to close at 1 p.m. as usual today, but the major branches will remain open until 9 p.m. The art division at the central building will close at 6 p.m. daily un- til after September 12. The Library of Congress will be closed all day tomorrow, it was an- nounced today. This is one of the two days of the year that the building i§ closed all day, the other day being Christmas,