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U. 5. ASKS COURT T0 REVOKE BALL OF 6 GAMBLERS Dutch Irwin and Companions Held Lacking Grounds for Appeal. ONE COMPLETES TERM IN RAID CONVICTIONS Assistant U. S. Attorney Robb Cites Ruling Federal Employes Are Eligible Jurors. ‘The Government today petitioned the United States Court of Appeals to revoke the bail of Morris E. (Dutch) Irwin and five of his associates, con- victed February 12 on gambling charges. Assistant United States Attorney Roger Robb asked the court to order immediate commitment of the six men, asserting no substantial question of law is involved in their appeal now that the Supreme Court has decided Government employes may serve on criminal juries. Arrests Last Year. Irwin and six others, one of wham did not appeal following convlcnfln.% were arrested October 23, 1935, in & gambling raid in the 1100 block of . Fourteenth street. A jury found them guilty after a three-day trial. Under a rule promulgated by the United States Supreme Court, which | requires the enlargement on bail of | appellants whose appeal involves se- rious questions of law, Irwin and five others were freed while the Court of Appeals considered their case. One of the points made in the appeal was that the trial jury included Gov- ernment employes who had been ruled ineligible by the Court of Appeals. ‘The Supreme Court decision reversed the Court of Appeals in this connec- tion last Monday. Illegal Seizure Charged. | Irwin and his associates also con- | tended in the Court of Appeals that | evidence obtained in the raid was illegally seized since the warrant de- | scribed only the first floor of the | premises while the alleged gambling establishment was on the fourth. Irwin was sentenced to from two to six years in prison. The others and their sentences were: Edward J. Gib- son, two to four years; Wilbur S. Carroll, one year to eighteen months; Leonard F. Hill, one to two years; | Prank E. Crandall, four months to a | year and a day; James MclIntyre, four | months to four months and a day, and | Morris A. Mahone, four months to four months and a day. Mahone did not appeal and has served his sen- tence. e CIVIL SERVICE BILLS T0 AWAIT SESSION Bulow Delays Plans for Consid- eration by Senate Committee. Chairmafi Bulow of the Senate Givil | Bervice Committee will wait until Congress has convened before making ny definite plans for consideration by | his committee of the various civil | service measures that are being formu- lated by some of his colleagues. The Logan bill for extension of the | eivil service and the O'Mahoney-La | Follette measure dealing with exten- sion of the merit system, and several related matters will be introduced shortly after the session gets under way. ‘The committee also will have before it early in January a report from the | Civil Service Commission on overtime work performed by Government em- ployes during the last six months, for | the purpose of determining whether | extra hours should be compensated for by additional leave, or otherwise. The preparation of the report was called for in the annual leave law passed by the last Congress. Senator Bulow said he thought it | might be advisable for the committee to inquire into how the merit system, @s it now stands, is working in the various Government departments, but he said he has no definite plans for such a study. DR. S1Z00 ELECTED BY CHURCH. GROUP Former D. C. Pastor Made Vice President of Federal Council at Biennial Meeting. Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo, former pastor of the New York Avenue Pres- byterian OChurch and now of the Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas, New York City, was elected vice presi- dent of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America at the biennial meeting of the organiza- tion, which closed yesterday at As- bury Park, N. J. Rev. Dr. Edgar De Witt Jones of Detroit was elected president. ‘The representatives of 23 Protestant denominations adopted, after long dis- cussion yesterdey, a resolution refus- ing their “moral consent” to what it said was the Government's program to spend one billion dollars on the Army and Navy, according to the Associated Press. “We cannot but describe the pres- ent-day race in armaments, both on the part of our own and other gov- ernments, as a denial of the gospel of peace to which we as Christians are committed,” the resolution said. It advocated extension of neutrality legislation to include an embargo on war materials to nations resorting to war. It also favored placing college military training on a purely volun- tary basis and called for elimination of military training in high schools. CLUB RITES TODAY Perry W. Howard will deliver the Students of a local school shown with a few of the 1,700 Christmas bags to be distributed to children by the Central Union Mission at a special sion on the morning of December 24 at the Capit ol from December 23. G_STAR, WASHINGTON [Jartv for the c Theater. Clarke, who filled some of the bags. UPDIKE CONVICTED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Jury Out Only 16 Minutes in Reckless Driving Prosecution. After deliberating only 16 minutes, | a jury of seven women and five men | | in Police Court yesterday found Ralph | E. Updike, 42-year-old former Repre- | sentative from Indiana, guilty of | reckless driving. He will be sentenced | December 19. | The charge against Updike, who Jlives at 2219 Randolph place north- east, resulted from an accident at Twenty-sixth and I streets November 13, in which two persons were inpured. Collision With Lumber Truck. According to evidence, Updike's au- tomobile collided with a lumber truck driven by William H. Richards of Hyattsville, Md., who later was treated at Emergency Hospital for lacerations of the scalp and back injuries. Arie P. Renn, 45, of 6053 Twenty-second street, North Clarendon, Va., a broth- er-in-law of Updike, also suffered in- Jjuries, he told the court. Renn, who appeared as a witness for the defense, was arrested at Wis- consin avenue and K street following the accident and charged at the sev- enth preciggt with drunkenness, ac- cording to testimony of Officers M. C. Barco and L. P. Bell. The charge was nolle prossed by the office of the corporation counsel, it was testified. Two Others Also Testify. Richards, and two other witnesses— William Ford, a colored passenger in the lumber truck, and Richard Smith, 2600 I street, also colored—testified | that Updike's car crashed into the | side of the truck after it had entered | the intersection. The truck was| thrown out of control and crashed into | a porch, and then smashed the wall of the house at 2600 I street, it was testified. Defense Attorney Robert I. Miller attempted to show, through several character witnesses, that Updike sel- dom drank and that he was not drink- ng at the time of the accident. Smith was the only witness who could point out Updike as the driver of the car at the time of the wreck. He said he saw both men in the car and pointed an accusing finger at the former Representative as the man he saw under the wheel. ‘FOOL-PROOF’ VAN ESCAPE PUZZLING | Police Seek One of Four Who Remains at Large After Mys- terious “Break.” How four prisoners escaped from the District's new “fool-proof” van while on their way to Police Court today is a question puzzling authorities. Mean- time, they are looking for one of the prisoners, the others having been ap- prehended shortly after their escape. ‘The missing man is listed as James A. Palmer, 35, colored, 2500 block of D street. He had been turned over to “Black Maria” operators by the third precinct following his arrest by park police on a charge of driving while in- toxicated. For nearly 10 years, the policemen in charge of the van, which daily gathers prisoners from the various precincts and takes them to court, feared escapes from the old van, which had been in operation since 1927. A short time ago a new vehicle was purchased and their fears subsided. ‘The rear compartment closes with a lever from the outside, which throws several pins into position, locking the doors at both the top and bottom. ‘Today the operators were proceed- ing from the third to the seventh pre- cinct when one noticed the rear doors open as they reached the vicinity of Thirty-third street and Volta place, Three men were captured and re- turned to the van. Thinking they had all of the prison- ers, the operators continued their rounds. Palmer’s loss was not discov- ered until they reached Police Court and made a check of the prisoners. OSTEOPATHS TO DINE Three Visiting Association Offi- cials to Be Guests. ‘The District Association of Osteo- pathic Physicians will give a dinner tonight at the Ambasasdor Hotel in honor of & trio of officials of the in the seaboard States to assure 100 C. Nalle, former supervisor of divi= sions 10-13 of the public school system, and former Municipal Court Clerk Robert H. Ogle. 3 per cent ‘co-operation in the social se- eurity The date of the party was changed Left to right, in the picture, are: Betty Fieser, Betty Cremen and Edith hildren ‘being aided by the mis- —Star Staff Photo. CHARITIES AIDED BY MRS. DEVINE {19 Bequests Total $53,000, With Providence Hospital Getting $15,000. Nineteen charitable bequests totaling of Mrs. M. Virginia Devine of the Dresden Apartments, it was revealed today in District Court. Mrs. Devine was the widow of John T. Devine, former owner of the old Shoreham Hotel. She died last Sunday in Rockville, Md., at 86. The court $53,000 were provided for in the wiil | received no indication of the value of ber estate, which will be estimated later in a petition for probate of the will. Providence Hospital was the largest | beneficiary, receiving $15.000 for the D. C, GASCOMPANY AGTS 10 RETIRE BONDS AND ADD STOCK New Finance Plan Sought in Step to Dissolve Foreign Control Trust. BANKERS REPORTED READY TO AID PLAN Notice of Proposal to Retire $6,600,000 Issue Filed With Utilities Commission, Retirement of $6,600,000 of bonds underlying the ownmership of the Washington Gas Light Co., as a step towards sale of additional common stock by the concern, is planned by the Washington & Suburban Cos., the ownership trust, according to no- tice given to the Public Utilities Com- mission + The new financial plan is described as a move towards the ultimate dis- solution of the trust which holds for- eign control over the Washington gas industry, now contemplated in a statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, by im- proving the financial structure of the company. Debits Top-Heavy. Company and commission officials heretofore have agreed the Wash- ington company, carried a top-heavy load of bonds and bank loans as com- pared with the amount of outstanding stock. Funds for recalling the bonds of the Washington & Suburban Cos., the commission was told, are to be provided by bankers associated | with the ownership trust. They also have agreed, it was said, to free the Washington company of a restrictive | covenant which in the past has been a bar to enlarging of the stock issue. of any additional voting stock in the | Washington company unless the own- | ership control, a Massachusetts com- mon-law trust headed by the Chase | buying enough shares to maintain its percentage of control. Loan Authority to Be Sought. Application for authority to bor- endowment of a free ward in memory of Mr. Devine and Mrs. Devine's son by a former marriage, Frank M. Rosillo. The will, which was executed last year, specified* that the ward con- |tain four or five beds. There was | codicil made in January of this year | providing for changes in regard to other bequests. | Mrs. Devine made & number of be- quests to Catholic charitable institu- | tions. Friends said most of her inter PRIVATE PENSIONS [King Will Call Committee “cfll‘;ll:::.sidue of the estate was left to { soon tO Welgh Exemption { Mrs. Devine’s two nephews, Albmn G. From Security Set-up. RALPH E. UPDIKE. She had no surviving children. | Penington of Philadelphia and Charles Randall Penington of New York City. By the Associated Press. A new drive for legislation to exempt | private pension systems from the Fed- eral pension program under the so- cial security act was announced to- day by Chairman King of the Joint Congressional Committee which has been studying the proposal. King said he would call the com- mittee together as soon as its mem- bers return. “There are 400 organizations, with several million employes, which have private pension plans, he added. “Many of them give the employes larger returns than the Federal pro- gram.” 4 Representatives of the Social Se- curity Board will be asked, King said, to give the committee their views. The board has been cool toward the propoasl from the outset. Chief sup- porters of the social security act have contended the exemption of private systems- is unworkable. Under the present law existing pri- vate pension systems can continue, but employers and employes under them have to pay the same taxes and remain as participants in the Federal plan. Most congressional authorities agreed there would be little chance for ex- emption unless the administration was ready to accept it. LATE CAR TAG RUSH SEEN BY VAN DUZER 78,000 Licenses Remain to Be Distributed in 13 Days, He Points Out. A long line of motorists stamping their feet on the Pennsylvania avenue pavement to keep warm, while they wait in line for license tags the last few days before New Year, was fore- cast today by Traffic Director William A. Van Duzer. At the rate tags are being issued now, about 9,000 motorists will be without them at the close of the day, December 31, Van Duzer es{imated to- day. According to the present sched- ule, about 140,000 should be issued by that time, and 78,000 remain to be distributed with only 13 days left. Due to the closing of the Bureau of Vehicles and Traffic from noon, De- cember 23, over the Christmas holi- days, the time is shorter this year than last and the usual last-minute rush will be heightened unless motorists apply in greater numbers next week, according to Van Duzer, TONRY AUTO UNTRACED loprmnuflv'o Reports Disap- pearance at House Office Building. The automobile ‘of Representative Tonry of New York, which was taken | yesterday when he went in for an afternoon’s work. When he came out it was gone. The vehicle carried New 1,000,000 in Nanking. Nanking, China, now has 8 pop- ulation of 1000.000, gan increase 650,000 in nine years. York tags. Cat Found Sealed in Wall. Other charitable gifts were $5,000 to | | the Ursaline Convent of St. Teresa, | New Rochelle, N. Y.; $5,000 to the ! Catholic Home for Aged Ladies of Washington, $5.000 to the House of the Good Shepherd, $5,000 to the Annie ! Hurt Home for the Blind, $2,000 to | the Washington Home for Incurables, $2.000 to the Washington City Orphan Asylum, $2,000 to Children’s Hospital, $2,000 to St. Ann's Infant Asvlum, $2,000 to the Epiphany Church Home, 182,000 to the Florence Crittenton Home, $1,000 to the Christ Child So- | ciety, $1.000 to the Association for the | Prevention of Tuberculosis, $1.000 to | the Central Union Mission, $1,000 to | Archbishop Michael J. Curley of Bal- timore to be used for the benefit of | 8t. Matthew’s Catholic Church, $500 | to the Travelers’ Aid Society, $500 to | | the Salvation Army, $500 to Trinity | College in memory of Mother Julia, its | foundress, and $500 to the Convent |of Mount de Chantle at Mount de | Chantle, W, Va. There also were 21 specific bequests | to relatives and friends ranging from $100 to $3.000. These aggregated $15,100. Mrs. Devine named the Na- tional Savings & Trust Co. executor. o | INATIONAL AVIATION DAY DESIGNATED BY VIDAL December 17, the 33d anniversary of the first airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, N. C., today was designated as National Aviation day by Eugene L. Vidal, director of air commerce, act- | ing as chairman of a national com- mittee on observance. The local observance will include & massed flight of non-military air- craft over the downtown section at 10:30 am. an exhibit and illustrated lecture in the Aeronautic Museum of the Smithsonian Institution in the afternoon, and a dinner-dance in the evening. The national committee has re- quested air lines, aircraft manufactur- ers and airplane owners and operators to observe the day. The National Aeronautic Association and its affili- ated areo clubs and chapters are planning for loca]l observances in various parts of the country. The Aero Club of Washington, in co- operation with the Washington Air Derby Association, is handling the local arrangements. Sisters to Become Brides at Wedding In Capital Today | by traffic lights hereafter, | row from the interested banks for | the retirement of the bonds likely | will be filed with the Securities and | Exchange Commission early next week, | the commission was advised late | yesterday by A. J. Stillwell of the | Continental Illinois Bank & Trust {Co. and J. D. Wittemore of the | Chase Bank. ‘The present move, the District com- mission said, “is in keeping with rep- | resentations made by the WashAington | Gas Light Co. and members of the | Public Utilities Commission at the time Congress authorized the Wash- | ington company to merge with the Georgetown Gaslight Co. and to issue | additional stock in order to better its financial structure. “Both Mr. Stillwell and Mr. Witte- more stated that the real purpose was | ultimately bring about a full distri- | bution of the stock held by the Wash- | ington & Suburban Cos. of the Wash- | ington company to the public. 'ARTERY WIDENED AT ‘BOTTLE NECK’ Work in Progress to Prevent Jams at New York Avenue and Seventeenth Street. New York avenue is being straightened at Seventeenth street by the District Highway Department to remove one of the worst “bottle necks” in the Northwest section, which has caused traffic tie-ups frequently for years during the daily rush periods. The intersection is to be controlled with an aisle to facilitate the flow of traffic taking & right-hand turn from New York avenue into Seventeenth street. The job necessitates rounding off the southwest corner of New York avenue where the Corcoran Art Gal- lery is located, to make it conform in width to the southeast corner. Two trees were removed and the widening of the avenue will necessitate slicing off & portion of the Corcoran grounds. Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, director of the District Highway Department, who is supervising the work, expects it to be completed in another week pro- viding the weather is good. New York avenue is the main traffic -artery between Constitution and Penn- sylvania avenues, and Seventeenth street feeds a steady southward and northward flow of traffic during rush hours. The “staggering” of New York avenue at the intersection has long been a source of worry to traffic offi- cials. NEWMYER TO LEAVE " WASHINGTON TIMES Will Become New York Journal Publisher, John T. Lambert Succeeding Here. Arthur G. Newmyer, publisher of the Washington Times, will leave January 1 to become publisher of the New York Journal, it was announced today by H. M. Bitner, general manager of ‘Hearst newspapers. John T. Lambert, head of the Uni- was said, will continue as associate publisher of the local paper. Mr. Newmyer joined the Hearst or- ganization two years ago, having pre- viously been part owner and associate publisher of the New Orleans Item. GIVES 1,000 BASKETS Phil Bobys Doubles Amount of Aid Donated Last Christmas. Pleased with the results of last This covenant banned the issuance | gathered here today for the first round | | Bank of New York, had the option of | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1936. Grocer Fells Second Bandit, Saving $25 Taken in Hold-Up “* Albert Catzva, 32, Scores “Perfect Batting Average.” When it comes to getting the better of & would-be bandit, Albert Catzva, 32-year-old grocer, can boast a perfect batting average. ‘Two hits in two times at bat is the record now held by Catzva after a skirmish with a youth who tried to rob him last night at his father's store at 1101 Seventh street southeast. The youth walked into the store and asked Catzva to change a $10 bill. The grocer opened the cash register and started to take out some money when the youth reached over and grabbed a $20 and $5 bill. A moment later, the would-be bandit was lying on the floor, felled by the 150-pound grocer’s fist. The youth jumped up and dashed out the door, with Catzva close behind. Four blocks away the grocer caught him and held him until police arrived. Catzva's first contact with a robber occurred eight years ago. A man ac- costed him outside the store and de- manded his money. Catzva struck the man with a lead pipe, abruptly ending that meeting. The youth captured by Catzva last night is being held at the fifth precinet | for investigation. He gave his name | as Albert Miller, 21, of the 900 block Eleventh street southeast. Paul Davis, 26, of 1428 N street, ALBERT CATZVA. collector for The Star, was robbed of $125 by two colored men at Q and Marion streets last night. Davis told | police one of the robbers was armed. | Another robbery victim, William N. Evans, 1517 C street southeast, told authorities two colored men grabbed him by the neck and arm last night and took $21 from his pockets. The | robbery occurred on Fifth street be- | tween G and H streets. WELFARE SESSION INAUGURAL PLANS 10 OPEN TODAY 44 States and 3 Canadian Provinces Represented, Speakers Announced. Conferees representing 44 States and three Canadian provinces were table conference of the American Pub- through tomorrow. Federal, State and local public wel- fare officials and administrators are to participate in the various panel discussions and round tables, concen- trating on current social service prob- lems. Speakers Announced. Among the speakers at the opening panel today are Miss Mary Irene At- | kinson, director of the Child Welfare | Division of the Children's Bureau: | Sanford Bates, director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and William Hod- son, New York City Commissioner of Public Welfare. The general subject | will be “Public Welfare Administra- tion—State and Local.” At the afternoon panel, on the sub- ject “Interpretation of Public Social Work,” delegates will hear Raymond | Clapper, newspaper columnist; Miss Lavinia Engle, associate chief of the educational division, information serv- ice, Social Security Board, and John AWAIT PRESIDENT, Arrival of Roosevelt Expect- ed to Settle Scope of Ceremonies. HAZEN PROPOSES T0 CHANGE PERMIT SUSPENSION PLAN Would Let Board Ease First- Offense Penalties, Increase Other Punishments. 22-MILE, 30-MILE ZONE DIFFERENCE TOO GREAT Asks Consideration for Minor Infractions and for Those Who Drive for Living. A new plan for suspension of op- erators’ permits for speeding, under which first offenses in minor cases could be ignored by the Board of Rev- ocation and Review, which would be given power to invoke more drastic penalties in serious cases than at pres- ent, was proposed today by Commis- sioner Melvin C. Hazen. He rejected recommendations by the Advisory Board of the District Motor Club of the A. A. A. that permits not be suspended for a speed of less than 35 miles an hour in a 22-mile zone or for a speed of less than 45 miles an hour in a 30-mile zone. Rather than agree to weakening the present plan, Hazen suggested that permits be suspended in cases where the driver is convicted of driving faster than 27 miles an hour in a 22-mile zone and of driving 35 miles or more in the 30-mile zones. Discretion Right Suggested. At the same time, to prevent undue hardship in minor cases, that is in cases where there is no evidence of recklessness or of driving at highly dangerous speeds, considering traffic conditions, he suggested the board be given the privilege of using its discre- Inauguration plans were marking time today as Rear Admiral Cary T. tion to waive suspensions in cases of first offense within a year. He said in a memorandum for lic Welfare Association, opening at the | Wardman Park Hotel and continuing | Grayson, newly appointed chairman Warded to Assistant Corporation Coun- of the Inaugural Committee, awaited 5el Edward W. Thomas, head of a return of President Roosevelt for a|committee which is studying the sus- final verdict on scope of the cele- | pension plan: Admiral Grayson, who accepted the | chairmanship yesterday upon in- | sistence of the President, is reported | to have advised White House attaches he could not serve if an elaborate program were adopted, as he must divide his time between the inaugural job and his duties as chairman of the | American Red Cross. Decision Likely Next Week. President Roosevelt has been in- | formed of the widespread demand of | his friends for a large inaugural fete here on January 20, when he takes the | | oath of office for his second term.| | Whether he will accede to this de-| mand, which is known to be con- | trary to his personal desire, prob- ably will be decided at a conference next week between the President and Admiral Grayson. | _ The President is due to arrive here Tuesday from his South American trip. It is expected the inauguration bration. | |to lift the restrictive covenant and | A. Lapp of the labor relations division | Wil be among problems accorded his of the Public Works Administration. | early consideration. Gov. Paul V. McNutt of Indiana | Work on Stand Held Up. and Victor Ridder, president of the| An indication that the President New York State Board of Public Wel- | has remained adamant in his wishes tonight at 7:30 o'clock. A. W. Laver, | is seen in the issuance of orcers post- commissioner of public welfare of ' poning further work on construction Toronto and president of the Ameri- of a reviewing stand and court of | can Public Welfare Association, will | honor en Pennsylvania avenue, in fare, will speak at a dinner meeting | for ceremonies of extreme simplicity | preside. Federal Officials Guests. Federal public welfare officials will be guests of honor, among them Miss Grace Abbott, former chief of the Children’s Bureau; Arthur Altmeyer of the Social Security Board; Frank Bane, executive director of the Social Security Board; Harry Hopkins ad- ministrator of the Works Progress Administration; Miss Katharine Len- Vincent M. Miles, Social Security Board; Dr. Thomas Parran, surgeon general, Public Health Service; Sec- retary of Labor Perkins, W. Frank Persons, director of the United States Employment Service; Miss Josephine Roche, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury; Aubrey C. Williams, Na- tional Youth Administrator; John G. Winant, chairman of the Social Se- curity Board, and Mr. Bates. —— BURNS SEEKS BOND PENDING NEW TRIAL Washington Merchant Still Held in Rockville Jail After Mis- trial in Assault Case. BY & Staff Correspondent ot The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md,, December 12.— John Henry Burns, 35, Washington merchant, whose trial on charges of criminal assault upon a young Wash- ington woman ended jn a mistrial in Circuit Court here Tuesday, was still held in the Montgomery County Jail today while Judges Charles Woodward and Arthur Willard eonsidered his latest plea for bail. Burns was freed under $10,000 bond prior to his trial under an agreement between State’s Attorney James H. Pugh and the defendant that Burns return here to stand trial without re- yesterday to admit Burns to bond pending a new trial, which would most probably be held at the March term of Circuit Court. Burns has been in jail since Tuesday. PROTECTION EXPLAINED IN CROP INSURANCE Expert Says Wallace Plan Guar- antees 50 to 75 Per Cent of Acreage Yield. By the Associated Press. An Agricultural root, chief of the Children’s Bureau; | front of the White House. The President has approved a small parade, but has tabooed an inaugural | ball. He asked Waddy B. Wood, local architect, to draw designs for a re- viewing stand embodying architectural features of Andrew Jackson'’s Nash- ville home, the Hermitage. Before actual erection of this stand is begun, iplam with the President. In the meantime work is going | ahead on the big stands at the east | front of the Capitol, under direction of David Lynn, architect of the Capitol. 'MRS. E. 6. BOERNER DIES AT AGE OF 62 Wife of Economics Bureau Mar- keting Specialist Il But Short Time. Mrs. Marie Cammon Boerner, 62, of 2813 Quarry road, died yesterday after & short illness in Sibley Hospital. Mrs. Boerner was the wife of E. G. Boerner, senior marketing spe- cialist of the grain division, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. She was born in North field, Minn.,, and later lived in Belling- ham, Wash.; Mil- nor, N. Dak., and Minneapolis. She was mar- ried to Mr. Bo- erner September 15,1906, and they Mrs. Boerner. Sis060 WIRhIig- ton in 1911. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and Twentieth Century Club. = Besides her husband, Mrs. Boerner leaves a brother, Frank W. Cammon of Minneapolis, and two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Hurtt of Los Angeles and Mrs. Elizabeth Espeland of Duluth. Funeral services are being held this afternoon at the Lee funeral home, Fourth street and Massachusetts ave- nue northeast, Burial will be at Minneapolis. U. S. CAR SALES LEAD IN SOUTHERN NATIONS BY the Associated Press. The Commerce Department dis- closed yesterday that United States au- tomobile manufacturers have virtually Chairman Grayson will go over the| expert mmy.wnr?‘mwmm. monopolized motor car sales in the surance, being prepared by a commis- | American republics south of the sion under Secrestary Wallace, would | Equator. guarantee farmers 50 to 75 per cent of | Registrations of imported automo- their average yields. biles in the chief South American The expert, working on proposals to | markets during the first nine months be submitted to Congress, said data on | of 1936, the department said, showed risks in wheat had been stressed.| the United States had 91.2 per cent of ‘Western wheat farmers hnnlkdmmm:nnmmdl&:per the t be tried on them | cent of the truck sales. that experimen s o “It seems to me there is too much difference between the 22-mile and the 30-mile zones before an operator's | permit is suspended. I suggest that the 22-mile be 27 and the 30-mile be 35 before a permit is automatically suspended after conviction in court. At these two speeds. I suggest the Revocation Board use their discretion, and that it not be mandatory, taking | especially into consideration whether it is a first offense and also whether it is reckless or a serious accident has taken place. Consideration Advocated. “I also think consideration should be given to the case where the offense is minor and the driver is depending upon his permit for a living. Now, then, when the speed reaches 5 miles more than the limit indicated in either zone, the permit should be suspended and the driver dealt with severely with no less than 30 days' suspension, increasing according to the degree of violation.” In a move to reduce the congestion of cases of appeals from suspensions in the corporation counsel's office, the Commissioner suggested it was not necessary to have a legal review in each case, unless the Commissioners call for one, since an assistant cor= poration counsel is a member of the Board of Revocation and Review. WIDOW OF FORMER BUREAU HEAD DIES |Mrs. Alastair Penrose Gordon- Cumming Lived in City Many Years. Mrs. Frances Gordon-Cumming. 83, widow of Alastair Penrose Gordon- Cumming, one-time head of the Cen- sus Bureau, died yesterday at her home, 2032 O street, after a short ill- ness. Mrs. Gordon-Cumming, before her marriage Miss Frances Campbell | Eames of this city, made her debut | here. She had lived in Washington nearly all her life, except for extended trips abroad. Her home for many years was a gathering place for diplo- mats and distinguished members of old Washington society. Her husband died more than 20 years ago. She was the daughter of Charles Eames of New Braintree, Mass., dis- tinguished lawyer and one-time Min- ister to Venezuela. He practiced here for many years before the Supreme Court. Her mother formerly was Frances Campbell, daughter of Judge James Campbell, former surrogate of New York City for 20 years. Her hus- band was a native of Altyre, Scotland. Surviving Mrs. Gordon - Cumming are Mrs, William Crawford Johnson of Frederick, Md. and Miss Maud Campbell Gouveneur of this city, her cousins and nearest relatives. Her only daughter, Margaret, died many years ago while attending school in Dresden. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Church of the Epiphany. Burial will be in Rock Creek Cemetery. S g CITED FOR LIFE SAVING ‘The Navy Department announced today Charles Edwin Greer, gunner's mate, third class, had been recom- mended for a silver life-saving medal and commended by Secretary Swan- son for saving a shipmate's life. Greer, the department said, dived from a ferry at Bremerton, Wash., last July 30, ahd swam 300 feet with & life ring to Karl L. Ruehs, gunner's mate, third class, who had fallen from the ferry. Greer's home is Sul- ligent, Ala. BAND CONCERT. By the Soldiers’ Home Band in Stanley Hall at 5:30 p.m. today. John 8. M, Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant. Program. Isthmus' --Lampe (Col. Goethals, U. 8. A) Overture, “Willlam Tell” --Rossinl Entr’acte, (a) “Whispering Flowers,” Von Blon (b) “Woodland Whispers,” Von Blon Excerpts from musical comedy, “The Waltz Dream” ......Strauss