Evening Star Newspaper, November 24, 1936, Page 23

Washington News ZONE LAW CHANGE URGED 70 CONTROL OFFENSIVE PLANTS Alteration of Regulations Is Explained Before Commission. ACTION IS NOT TAKEN ON “TIGHTENING” LAW Some Witnesses Protest Amend- ments Went Too Far and Were Confusing. Changes in regulations to bring the | construction of abattoirs and 29 other | “noxious or offensive” industries under the control of the District Zoning Commission, that body was told to-' day at a public hearing, were designed to bring obsolete local regulations in conformity with restrictions in other cities. The Zoning Commission took no im- | mediate action on the suggested changes, recommended for “tighten-| ing” the existing law in view of the controversy over the application of | Adolf Gobel, Inc, to re-establish a slaughter house and meat rendering business at the Benning viaduct. They were proposed by a committee of Dis- trict officials, appointed to investigate the abattoir matter, which is now pending in the United States District Court. While the Washingion Board of ‘Trade generally supported the sugges- tions for more rigid control over nuis- ance industries, objections were made by several individual witnesses that the changes went too far and were confusing. Appeals were made for further consideration on these grounds. Law Drawn 16 Years Ago. John Nolen, jr., director of planning | for the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, which is charged under the law with advising in zoning matters, explained the regu- | lations as necessary in view of the fact that the District zoning law was drawn up 16 years ago. He cited regulations against “noxious industries” in Balti- | more, Louisville, Chicago, Alexandria, Va., and Montgomery County, Md., and said there were “many more cities” that imposed the same restrictions sought here. Washington is rather more fortunate than other cities requiring ehanges by town ordinances, Nolen pointed out, as manufacturers could arrange meetings of the Zoning Commission at short . hotice. | “The Washington regulations,” he said, “were drawn up to represent the application of experiences in these other cities.” Nolen suggested, furthermore, that the procedure set up in Washington, |are received from the Commissioners | was far simpler than in most cities. At the outset of the hearing, David Babp appeared on behalf of the Fed- eration of Citizens’ Associations. He said the question of the abattoir came up “so quickly” the federation has not had a chance to act on it and there- fore asked to have its rights reserved. Committee Concurs in Changes, The Zoning Committee of . the ‘Washington Board of Trade “con- curred with the proposed changes,” a letter read at the hearing stated, “and does so in the confidence that the Zoning Commission will appreciate the problems which arise therein, in a spirit of equity and justice.” The Board of Trade will continue its efforts to assist in the development of Washington as a beautiful capital, it pointed out, as well as support the promotion of every progressive move- ment along these lines. “The Zoning Committee, however,” the letter continued, “desires to call attention to the fact that the progress and development must not be built on injustice to property holders or man- datory action — the unfairness of which would be unusually emphasized when dealing with citizens of the community from whom even the or- dinary rights of citizenship, both local and national, have been excluded. “Certainly we do not approve of lit- igation which might result in defeat- ing the proper and laudable purposes of the Zoning Commission, and we hope that citizens, as a whole, can work hand in hand with the authori- ties toward the establishment of a beautiful city not only from an es- thetic standpoint, but in the ability to provide for the citizens therein, the services and accommodations which are necessary to a great metropolis.” James E. Schwab, Bates Warren, representative of Barber & Ross, and David B. Peebles, a chemist, suggested clarifying of the “outlawed” indus- tries, so as to permit property owners to know where they stand in view of the Testrictions. Several uses hereto- fore permitted in a “second commer- cial” zone are specifcally banned in the proposed changes, they contended. ‘There is confusion also, they pointed out, in the restriction of “uses similar to those uses enumerated” in the sec- tion affecting second commercial| mONes. The Washington Real Estate Board, which made no other objec- tions to tightening up the regula- tions, urged that a clause be added with reference to “similar uses” per- mitting the establishment of such in- “Fixed Ticket” The Foening Stap WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1936. Washingtonians Survive Fatal Lands One Couple Registers Third Escape From Natural Disaster. A third escape from disaster in little more than a decade was believed registered today by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Day, relatives of a Chevy Chase (Md.) family and residents, during their married life, of two climatic extremes of the North American continent. After leaving Juneau, Alaska, in 1925, the Days spent six years in Miami, Fla. They survived two hur- ricanes. The cool Alaskan Summer called them in 1931 and they returned to Juneau. Absence of their names from casualty lists indicated today they were unharmed in yesterday's lancslide, which killed more than 30 people. Others Believed Safe. The Days were married in Juneau. Day is m the printing business. His wife is the former Miss Anne Dona- hey, sister of Mrs. Eugene McLachlan, 108 Raymond street, Chevy Chase. Mr:. McLachlen concluded today that no news is good news. She has not vet heard from them. Meanwhle, two other relatives of | families n the Washington area were either accounted for or believed safe in Juneau. John A. Remon, vice president of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., was advised that his daughter, Mrs. John George Wenzel, 25, escaped injury. She was married last April in Seattle, and she and her husband, a Treasury Department accountant, continued to Juneau, his home. The apartment house in which they live was not damaged. lide -at Juneau | MRS. JOHN GEORGE ! WENZEL. | *They are perfectly all right,” Re- mon sald today. “Naturally, we are very happy at the news.” Couple Teach in Alaska. Mrs. J. S. Barrows, 47 Carroll ave- nue, Takoma Park, Md., noted in the | casualty lists the absence of the name of her niece, Mrs. Everett Watrous, ‘Iormerly Miss Myrtle Brown, and the | latter’s husband. Both are teachers for the United States Bureau of Edu. cation in Alaska. Mrs. Watrous w graduated from the Washington Mis- sionary College of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church at Takoma Park. | Mr. and Mrs. Watrous have been married eight years. They went to Juneau more than a year ago. after | having spent two years in this country. MORE BOYS' CLLB CASHISKING'S AIM Senator Urges Increase to $25,000 in Community Center Fund. the appropriation for community cen- ters next year to be used to develop | bounded by Washingion, Baltimore | boys' clubs was advocated today by Chairman King of the Senate District Committee. Just back from Utah, the Senator began the series of conferences with District officials on various local needs he believes should be considered at the coming session. In the near future he plans to comfer .with¥school au- | CAmMPaign will be’ underiaken at once | thorities over school building require- ments. He will not have the complete or definite program of District legisla- | tion, however, until recommendations | nearer the convening of Congress. He | also indicated he will wait for the “Presldent‘s special Fiscal Relations Committee to file its report before commenting on that important ques- | tion. In addition to making known his | views on the value of encouraging the National Training School Girls, for which Congress appro- | priated $100,000 at the last session. The Senator said he was informed ',that two fairly large cottages probe {ably would be built in preference to the group of smaller ones. Better housing accommodations for | police headquarters was another sub- | | ject he said he would look into at this | session. He suggested the possibility |of remodeling the present Police | Court as the department’s headquar- ters when the new building on Fifth | street is completed. | Senator King declared the furnish- recreational facilities for boys’ clubs would go & long way toward prevent- ing juvenile delinquency. The Police Department has been encouraging the | development of neighborhood boys' | | clubs for several years. ’ POWER LINE REMOVAL | TO START. AT AIRPORT | Removal of nearly 1,000 feet of over- head power and telephone line from | the eastern boundary of the Washing- | ton Airport will begin this week, it was announced today by airport officials. i’I‘his will eliminate the last of the | dangerous obstacles which have ex- isted for many years along the eastern boundary. Some tall trees along the Pennsylvania Railroad embankment west of the airport also are being re- moved. dustries on approval of the Zoning Commission. Col. Dan I Sultan, chairman of the | commission, on several occasions in- tervened to suggest in answer to | protests that it is advisable to allow some discretion to remain with the Zoning Commission. The Fine Arts Commission requested that no action be taken on the regu- lations until it had been given an op- portunity to file a report. Irks Autoist; Wanis Others to Pay With Him The motorist, Teunis ¥. Collier, 3001 Dent place, was given & ticket |’ Feeling that he did not deserve the ticket, Collier complained to Capt. John “After an investigation, Capt. Bow- ers ordered the ticket canceled, but Collier went to Simmons and de- | ing of adequate gymnasiums and other | BOWIESITE URGED AS AR TERMNAL {Aero Club Will Launch Cam- paign to Interest Dr. Hugo | Eckener. airship terminal in the !and Annapolis was advocated by the ITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION PROPERTY VALUED AT §2180000 PUT OND.C.TAXLISTS Two Large Assessments Are Discovered in Drive Against Delinquents. 1,600 NEW ACCOUNTS ALREADY ARE ADDED Check Against Internal Revenue Bureau Records Reveals Potential Revenue. Two huge new assessments for per- sonal property holdings, totaling § 180,000, were aaded to the District’s tax lists today as the result of the drive against _delinquents through checking returns to the city against those filed with the Internal Revenue | Bureau. | Thousands of nmew small accounts are being added to the rolls, but | | Charles A, Russell, deputy assessor, | !in charge of personal property ac- | counts, was startled at the size of the two returns he received today. The tax bills for the two alone will | amount to nearly $11,000. This sum includes a 20 per cent penalty to be added for delinquency in filing the | returns. There will also be added 1| per cent per month for failure to | make tax payments on time. The bills | were due before the end of Sepiember. Property Valued at $1,400,000. | The larger of the two big returns re- ceived today stated the property owner ‘ hed taxable persopal property valued at $1,400,000. Most of these holdings were in stocks and bonds. To this |sum Tax Assessor Fred D. Allen is adding a valuation of $280,000 for the 20 per cent penalty for lateness in filing the return, bringing the total to $1,680,000. The tax on the re-| sulting sum will be $8,403. | The other big account showed a property owner had reported he held | stocks and bonds and other intangible personal properties valued at slightly more than $500,000. In that case| a An increase of $25,000 or more in| Establishment of an international | the property owner included a check | triangle | for $2,500 Evidence of failure of property own- ers to make proper accounting of their | Aero Club of Washington at a meet- | Personal property holdings is being ‘mz last night in the headquarters of | the National Aeronautical Associa- | tion, Dupont Circle. | The local club has been assured of | the support of the Baltimore Flying | Club, it was announced, and a joint |to interest Dr. Hugo Eckener and | American associates in a suggested site not far from Bowie, Md. | venient reach of all three cities and |such a site, it was said, probably | would meet | Eckener and his associates, who have | indicated a preference for a site near Washington. i Usge New Armory. Selection of a site between Wash- | ington and Baltimore, it was stated, | 1,600 new accounts had been found. would put the terminal within con- ge figured that the District would with the approval of Dr. ! [ | The \ero Club also adopted a reso- | | boys’ clubs work, King asked Dis- | lution requesting the construction of | | trict officials what arrangements were | a suitable National Guard armory for | | being made for the improvements at| the District, with a view to ultimate | | ing of the Guard but for the holding e jof natjonal aircraft shows and sim- tlar events. The club members voted to co- operate with the Washington Air | aeronautical groups in the holding of a large scale celebration of Wright day on December 17, the thirty-third anniversary of the first airplane flight. Efforts will be made to arrange a mass flight over the city of all air- planes in the District and vicinity at 10:30 a.m.; afternoon ceremonies of a civic nature and an evening dinner and dance. Delegates Are Elected. The club elected delegates and al- ternates to attend the annual conven- | tion of the National Aeronautic As- sociation, opening November 20 in Chicago. Delegates are Louis R. In- wood of the airmail section of the Interstate Commerce Commission; Joseph T. Shumate. Bureau of Air Commerce, and Richard Boutelle. Bu- reau of Air Commerce; alternates are Willlam R. Enyart, secretary of the Contest Committee of the National Aeronautic Association; Wayne Par- rish, editor of the National Aeronautic Magazine, and Maj. Roy S. White- head, chief of the medical section, Bureau of Air Commerce and com- manding officer of the local Army Air Corps Reserve Squadron. Actress Hurt in Fall. LONDON, November 24 (#).—June Clyde, American film actress, was fall from a trapeze during the making of a circus picture near London yes- terday. To make sure that there ington this Christmas, the joined forces with The E; Broadcasting Co. and ti vide food and tains of police bruised and badly shaken in a 20-foot | for | use of the building not only for train- | | | [thnt only 2,600 names on the Internal Derby Association and other local | D00Sted from $§23,581 to more than | | sity, meeting in the Washington Hotel taken by District agents from the “greer. sheet” duplicates which were filed with the Internal Revenue Bureau last March when income tax returns were made to the Federal Govern- ment. 1,600 New Accounts Found. Last Thursday, Russell reported Revenue lists had been checked up to that time, but that from that list collect $23,581 additional taxes as a Tesult. At that time the District agents had gone through only those names be- ginning with A, B and C, but the assessors will continue down through the entire alphabet. The District, however, promptly started making up assessments for the prospective new accounts, warn- ing property owners to file returns. Today, Russell made a new calcula- tion and reported he now has 2,200 | accounts, as against 1,600 of last | Thursday, and figured that the | amount of additional taxes to be col- | lected from the delinquents had been | $40,000. Personal property returns for the new year were due during the month of July. Early in August, Russell calculated the tax to be collected, on the basis of returns which had been made on time, would be in excess of $1,000,000 for tangible property and in excess of $2,000,000 for intangible. GEORGETOWN ALUMNI OF CAPITAL ORGANIZE Club Sets Membership Goal at 500 This Year—Will Hold Meetings Monthly. Sixty alumni of Gzorgetown Univer- | last night, organized the Georgetown | University Alumni Club of Washing- ton and elected Rufus S. Lusk, class of 1917, as president. Planning to hold monthly meetings throughout the Winter, the club set its membership goal for this year at 500. Other officers are Dr. Leon Martell, John C. Kelly and Robert H. Hunter. Members of the Executive Committee are William J. Rowan, Al Phillip Kane, DeWitt Coffman, James O'Donnell and Dr. J. Brison Norris. Rev. John E. Gratton, 8. J., dean of the college, representing Dr. Arthur A. O'Leary, S. J., president of George- town University, made a short address. Police to Identify Needy ill be no forgotten child in Wash- ¢tropoman, Police Department has ening Star, Warner Bros., the National Parent-Teacher Association Jor needy Washis ind girls. ¢=: glm.or ly Wasi ny'cvoamna to A Society and General okl o Watch the Wallet, Commissioner! “The Golddiggers of 1937,” with all the tricks of their trade, here are seen going to work on Commissioner Hazen, as they were welcomed to the city at the District Building. They may be ms to like it, “* | “Golddiggers,” but Hazen see GOVERNMENTBUYS APARTMENT HOUSE Headquarters Company Will Move to Site on C —Star Staff Photo. Allen Is Greeted With Kiss ‘ By One “Gold Digger of 19377 ButlIrs All‘kighrt:M ember of Publicity Troupe Turns Out to Be Com- missioner’s “Niece.” Street. Commissioner Allen stole the show The “Gold Diggers” had arrived at today when the “Golddiggers of 1937 | Washington Airport a half hour The Pederal government has pur-| arrived at the District Building for | late—delayed by a party in Pitts- chased the Mayfair Apartments, at| their official welcome to Washington. | burgh last night, which had every one 2115 C street, and the Headquarters| As the line of police-escorted cars | in the troupe in an oversleeping mood Company, 16th Brigade, U. S, A, soon | bringing the famed Hollywood dancing | this morning. PAGE B—1 COURT REFUSES TOREMOVEGUARD FROM WITNESSES Harry Behrle and W. R, Car- will move into the structure from its | troupe present quarters at Eighteenth street| where they nd Virginia avenue. the Potomac Park Apartments, which ago and which now accommodates the Housing Division of the Public Works Administration. The | the Government purchased some time | Government | bought the property from the Inter- | record holder. Site to Become Park. Secretary Ickes has long been anxious to have the temporary war- time structure, now housing the Army group, torn down. The land it occu- pies will be turned into a park. Gov- ernment plans call for the demolition of the Navy and Munitions Buildings, which would give an imposing view of Potomac Park. Tenants in the Mayfair will get 30 days’ notice to vacate starting Fri- day. . Plans for Building. Ultimate plans call for erection of a 81,000,000 building for the Head- | national Bank, 726 Jackson place. ' | Austin C. Waller was the trustee or quarters Company and other Army | units in this section in the vicinity of the Naval Hospital. Both the Po- tomac Park and Mayfair Apartments are loc: in the Northwest Rectan- gle, in which it is proposed to place the new War and Navy Department buildings when funds are available. Ickes also is studying recommenda- tions made by the National Park Serv- ice for the use of the old Interior De- partment Building, when the bulk of the department moves to its new quarters, just to the southward, at Eighteenth and C streets, in January. ‘The P. W. A. is slated to move out of the Potomac Park Apartments at Twenty-first and C streets. Under present plans the Social Security Board will move into that building. The Division of Government Space Control of the National Park Service is unable at this time to supply ad- ditional space for which the board has asked. The P. W. A. group will find & new home in the old Interior Department, under the current pro- gram. The new Interior Department is expected to be ready around the new year and then the trek to the new quarters will start, with the National Capital Parks office, which for years has been in the Navy Department Building, at Eighteenth street and Constitution avenue, moving in undyg the roof of the new structure, with its companion units, including the buildings branch of the National Parks Service. —e Married at Charles Town. CHARLES TOWN, W. Va.,, Novem- ber 24 (Special).—Miss Virginia Polly Walker of Front Royal, Va, and Lutheran Martin Ramey of Benton- ville, Va., were married here today, from Washington Airport, had arrived at 11:30, the steps and planted a kiss on the mouth of the Commissioner—much to the delight of the crowd and to the chagrin of all the photographers pres- ent, who weren't expecting anything and missed a picture. The girl was Lois Lindsay, the “niece” of the Commissioner. She isn’t actually his niece, but is a long- time fi of the daughter of Com- missioner ‘Allefi’s sister, both lof whom hail from Gulfport, Miss. The “Golddiggers” were greeted by Commissioners Hazen, Allen and Sw- tan. Included in the party also were David Lynn, architect of the Capitol, and Arno B. Cammerer of the National Capital Parks Office. Hearing Just Concluded. ‘The five officials had just concluded a public hearing, held by the Zoning Commission, and by agreement made | dramatic critics of the local news- | an executive session of the party, so all five of the officials could be on|an afternoon of press interviews, an- | hand to smile a welcome to the Gold- diggers. The greeting was staged on the steps to the north entrance to the building, where N. B. C. had set up a portable microphone, and the Commissioners and the girls took turns saying things to their “public” at the beck of Gor- don Hittenmark, announcer. | They shivered while they posed for photographers outside the huge new | pulled to a stop in front of the District | transport ship which has carried them The Mayfair is located just west of | Building, one of the girls dashed up | from Hollywood. And the crowd shiv- | ered in the brisk wind blowing across the airport, as Senator Henry F. As- hurst of Arizona formally welcomed | the girls to Washington. Every one, /in fact, shivered except the Sena- tor. who admitted over the public address system, while posing for pie- tures midst a bevy of the movie eapi- tal's choicest red-heads. blonds and brunettes, that he “wasn't a bit cold.” | It's a Publicity Stunt. ! From the airport, the “Golddiggers,” trim i bright blue and gray military | style uniforms, and Jeanne Madden, | Rosalind Marquis and Fred Lawrence, | the three Warner Bros. featured play- | ers with the group, went to the Dis- | trict Building to be greeted by the | Commissioners. | From there they were scheduled for |lunch at the Washington Hotel with | papers. Then their schedule included tmher radio broadcast and two stage | appearances at the Earle Theater. The girls leave in the morning for a short hop in their de luxe airliner to Philadelphia. They have 7,000 more miles to fly before they return to the Coast from their 28-day tour of 26 cities. Already they have covered 4,000 | miles in their air jaunt in the big ship. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN HURT IN CRASH DIES 78th Traffic Fatality of Year Occurs When She Is Struck by Taxicab. TAXI DRIVER HELD ON ASSAULT COUNT Montgomery Authorities File Charges Against Suspect Arrested Here. An unidentified colored wmnAn.‘ Lewis W. Vasitadiotes, 28-year-old about 24 years old who was injured in a traffic accident last night at Sixth and M streets, died today in Gal- linger Hospital. It was Washington's Seventy-eighth traffic fatality this year, ‘The woman was struck by a taxicab | operated by C. B. Oliff, 25, of 150 T street northeast, who took her to George Washington University Hos- pital. She was removed to Gallinger Hospital for an operation early today, but died about 6 am. of a fractured skull, s BAND CONCERT. By the Soldiers’ Home Band in Stanley Hall at 5:30 p.m. today. John 8. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; An- ton Pointner, assistant. By the Navy Band Symphony Or- chestra in the sail loft at the Navy Yard at 8 pm. today. Lieut. Charles Benter, conductor; Alexander Morris, assistant. for Christmas Campaign y about families on their beats, so that names might be submitted taxicab driver, was being held today by local police for Montgomery County authorities, who have charged him with assault on a 19-year-old Wash- ington girl. Police arrested the driver here after | the girl had complained that she was abducted early yesterday when she hired the driver to take her home from seeing a friend off at Union Station. gating the girl's story, with a view to determining if other charges should be placed against the prisoner, who de- nies the crime. According to the girl's story to po- e, the driver refused to stop at her home in the 1700 block of Massachu- setts avenue when the cab arrived there, continuing out Massachusetts avenue extended into Maryland. There, she asserted, the driver at- tempted to assault her, holding her a prisoner for more than two hours. Pinally, she said, she induced her assailant to drive her back to her home, whereupon she notified police. The girl was taken to the woman's Bureau and questioned. Inspector Bernard W. Thompson, chief of detectives, said he has re- ceived a warrant from Maryland au- | thorities, charging Vasitadiotes with the attack. Russians Honor Actor. Russia’s theatrical world recently honor to I M. Moskvin on his fortieth anniversary as an actor. Headquarters detectives are investi- | penter to Testify on 0’Brien Shooting. DECLARE SURVEILLANCE THREATENS BUSINESS Policeman Watches Men Because of Alleged Threat Made on Lives. Justice Daniel W. O'Donoghue of District Court today refused to en- | Join the Police Department from maintaining a 24-hour-a-day guard over Harry (Spike) Behrle and Wil- liam R. Carpenter, Government wit- | nesses to a shooting, whose lives al- legedly have been threatened. The two men were said to be wit- nesses in the assault made last July 21 on Joseph E. O'Brien, which, As- sistant United States Attorney David A. Pine said today, had “ail the ele- ments of gangland welfare.” Two detectives sat in the court room near Behrle and Carpenter while at- torneys for the men sought to persuade | Justice O'Donoghue to free them from | the unwelcome and ‘“embarrassing” protection. Action for Damages Open. The judge held there was no prece- | dent for bringing such a suit in | equity and suggested that if Behrle and Carpenter felt that if the pro- tection amounted to virtual arrest, they might bring a legal action against the detectives for damages. ‘The guard over Behrle and Car- penter was instituted November 10, after police received information that a price had been put on their heads 30 as to prevent them from testifying at the trial of six men now under indictment for shooting O'Brien. Since that time, a policeman has been with them every hour of the day, the men complained, and the constant surveillance is threatening to ruin their health and business, they charged. Justice O'Donoghue pointed out to them today that the President of the United States also has a guard with him all the time, and doesn't com- plain. O'Brien allegedly was “put on the spot” by three carloads of men in the 200 block of Second street southe east. Both he and Behrle refused to testify before the grand jury, but finally answered questions under die rect orders from the court. Trial Date Set. | Assistant United States Attorney ! Irvin 1. Goldstein informed the court today that trial of the six charged with the shooting has been set for December 7. Pine said Behrle and Carpenter will be protected by a cone tinuous police guard until after the trial. Attorneys F. Joseph Donohue and Myron G. Ehrlich contended that there was no threat to assassinate Behrle and Carpenter, as the police al- leged, but that was merely the excuse used to watch them so as to be sure of their presence in court when their testimony is needed. The attorneys | suggested that the guard be with- drawn and the men put under bond, if necessary, to insure their appearance. Justice O'Donoghue declared this a | matter within the discretion of the superintendent of police. He indicated that his mind was made up on all points in the case and that he was willing to rule at once on a motion to dismiss the suit, which was filed on behalf of the Police De- | partment. However, he gave Donohue and Ehrlich five days in which to file their answer to the motion before it ,wnu be acted upon. G. C. BENSINGER, 51, DIES AFTER ILLNESS Gilbert Coblens Bensinger, $1, proprietor of an automobile truck sales business in the 3200 block of | Prospect avenue, died Saturday after a long illness in Garfield Hospital. Funeral services were held yesterday at his late home, 4205 Thirty-eighth street. Burial was in the Wash- ington Hebrew Congregation Ceme- tery. Mr. Bensinger was the son of the late Samuel Bensinger, who many years ago was proprietor of the old “Horse Bazaar” on Louisiana avenue, where horses were sold at auction. Mr. Bensinger went in busines# with his father and two brothers and con- | tinued in business for himself follow- ing their deaths. The horse sales business grew to a combination of horse and motor vehicle sales. In recent years, Mr. Bensinger had dealt only in motor trucks. Active in a number of organiza- tions, Mr. Bensinger was a Mason, a | member of Almas Temple of the Shrine, the Washington Board of Trade and the Washington Lodge of Elks Surviving him are his widow, Mrs, Miriam Bensinger; a son, Gilbert C, jr, and a sister, Mrs. Camille B, Nordlinger. Two Boys Prove Marksmanship On Street Lights, But Rue It Shooting street lights may be grand fun, but this, like any other diversion, can be overdone, as two Northwest youngsters learned to their sorrow Sunday night. The two boys, 11 and 12, armed themselves with air rifles and, before an admiring gallery of youthful asso- ciates, proceeded to demonstrate their ‘marksmanship - by shooting out 83 lights along Upshur street and Colo- rado avenue. ‘When the target practice was over a check-up revealed 70 broken street lamps and 9 shattered globes, repre- for the sizth annual Star-Warner Bros.-N. B. C. Christmas toy |senting a loss of some $70 to the Po- campaign and the tains met ‘i: the o] %'c center, among Santa 4 e Christmas party. Inspectors and cap- of Maj. E W.Brm.mW 47&:“( . Brown is seated at his desk, in lg&n District government $14. tomac Electric Power Co., and four broken fire alarm globes, which cast were ap- |w=hended when a repairman was sent out to replace one of the broken globes. Pinding several lights out, he proceeded to replace them all, but discovered, to his consternation, that as fast as he replaced a globe it came crashing to the sidewalk. Suspecting this was not due to nate ural causes, he called & policeman, who took the boys into custody. Their parents were notified, and the younger, at least, was suitably dis- ciplined and had his air rifle dee stroyed. Police did not know what punishment was meted out to his companion. Tt was understood there will be no prosecution, since the fathers have indicated their desire to pay for the i