Evening Star Newspaper, May 19, 1937, Page 2

~A—2 ¥¥% SAFETY AWARDS | - GIVEN B2 DRIVERS Two Star Employes Re- warded for 7-Year Rec- i ords'and Four for 5. ' Bixty-two automobile drivers for The Star, who covered 1,214,474 miles without accident during the past 12 months, yesterday received awards #nd certificates at a meeting under the suspices of The Star and the Na- tlonal Safety Council, held in The Star Building. - Two drivers received seven-year awards and four received gold watches for driving five years without acci- dent. James William Thompson, one of the two with perfect seven-year Tecords, has covered a total of 259,094 niiles without mishap during his serv- ice with The Star, of which 42,391 miles were driven during the safety ¥ear ending April 30. ' The other seven-year award was tade to Melba Markham Puchs of The Star Medical Clinic, who has driven a total of 58,250 miles without #ccident; 8,250 miles during the past year. She is the only woman driver in the United States who has received & seven-year award of the National Bafety Council. Four Receive Watches. .The gold watch awards for five years of perfect driving were pre- sented to J. R. Thompson, Robert F. Perkins, Harry R. Bort and A. C. Chinn. These four have driven a total 6f 295,074 miles without accident, of which 57,574 miles were covered dur- ing the past year. ., Although 62 Star drivers had per- fect records during the past year, seven Were ineligible for official awards be- cause their their service did not cover the full year. These seven, however, received certificates. The 55 who re- ceived official awards drove a total of 1,181,593 miles during the past year, and all received safety medals. The presentations were made by Fleming Newbold, business manager of The Star, and congratulatory addresses were made by Frank B. Noyes. presi- dent of The Evening Star Newspaper Co., and Samuel H. Kauffmann, as- Sistant business manager. Mechanical Faults Few. The safety records on which the! awards were based show relatively few of the accidents in which Star trucks and cars were involved were due to| mechanical failures. Since The Star | Joined the National Safety Council seven years ago, its ficet has traveled | more than 10,000,000 miles, and only one report in all that time discloses a mechanical failure as the cause of an | accident. In recognition of this excel- lent maintenance record. an engraved plaque was presented to the staff of The Star garage. f Four-year medals and certificates ‘were presented to R. M. Pobst, Charles L. Perrygo, Davie Quarles, Irwin Pridgeon and Alfred Lyons. Three-year awards were received by M. P. Beard, Benjamin A. Burroughs, George C. Hesterberg, C. G. Thomas, Karl Krebs and John C. Mueller. Two-year awards were won by J. V. Padgett, J. M. Carey, O. A. Thomp~ son, O. V. Staats, Walter Tucker, J. A. Hawkins, R. L. Adams, P. W. Briscoe, J. M. Richards, D. N. Nicklason, F. Routt and C. B. Apperson. Medais Are Presented. Those awarded medals for accident- free driving during the past year are E. J. De Vore, E. Hurst, C. C. Oates, | M. A Grimm, L. H. Poland, L. L. ‘Thompson, P. Herrmann, W. A. ‘White, Roy Gray. W. T. Roache, Harry Wil- son, L. R. Hutchinson, W. J. Furmage, L. B. Ford, M. L. Deloatch, J. Spriggs, A. A. Allen, E. Thompson, J. Ander- son, Walter Henneman, James Lucas, A. S. Kinsey, C. A. McKenney, jr.; J. O. Farrell, Ted Crown and F. C. Wilkinson. Paul Chase and Gordon Brown re- ceived certificates for 11 months each of driving without accidents and letters of recognition were given the following five drivers, who established *‘no-accident” records during shorter periods of driving during the past year: T. J. White, W. L. Brocken- borough, E. L. Fox, T. W. Savoy and George Hurd. The total of 55 drivers who qualified for offictal awards during the past year is the largest number with per- fect records in a single year since the system of safety awards was estab- lished. Their total mileage during the year also was the largest in the seven years. Although other Star drivers, by reason of minor accidents, failed to qualify for medals, those who were involved in mishaps due to circum- stances beyond their control were given certificates for careful driving. Buch drivers who received ratings of “excellent” are W. E. Thompson, W. D. Grogan, C. G. Lucas, H. C. West, B. F. Lewis and J. Donohue. Batings of “very good” were awarded to G. H. Ogden, E. H. West, R. Routt, &, P. Adams, Carl Bean, V. S. Free, . A. Nace, Walter Whichard and H. L. Patten, and awards of “good” to J; H. Smith and W. W. Miller. Washington Wayside Tales Random Gbservations of Interesting Events and Things. PENITENT. ONTRITE because he heard a trafic warrant had been is- sued against him for failure to post collateral on a parking ticket, an upright young man of this city went dutifully to the Traffic Bu- reau and offered penance, total $5. The bureau clerk looked up his name, made a significant gesture to another policeman and the penitent lad found himself hauled behind the “We've been looking for you for a long time,” said the clerk in ominous tones. “There are seven warrants out for you. Leave $35 here or off to jail with you.” His protests availing nought, the young man finally sent out calls for help, mustered the necessary balil, went on his way vowing (a) never to be so conscientious again and (b) never again to lend his automobile to a friend who had been using it quite regularly of late. * ok k% PROGRESS. The houses out on Rhode Island avenue that used to advertise tourists’ accommodations by dis- play of neat white signs, iettered with black paint, are in the cate- gory of big business now, They've torn down the old-fashe ioned boards, put in mneon signs that blazon their red messages through the night. * ok ¥ % CONTACT. N ABSENT-MINDED driver pulled out from the curb at Thirteenth street and New York avenue yester- day. There was a screech of brakes, a crash. “Whereinelldyathinkyaregoin'?” roared the driver of a car that was hit. “You'll pay for——oh, hello, Howard. How are ya? Yeah, I know it wasn't vour fault. Your car hurt? O, K. Mine's not bad either. So long.” * ox % X% TANGLE. ECAUSE of the traffic congestion of H street during rush hours, parking on the north side is banned in the late afternoon. One of our friends was inching along in a particularly bad jam on that street the other day, wondering why the “No Parking” signs hadn’t solved the matter of crowded streets. He found his answer about the middle of the block, where a police derrick was trying to swing around in the middle of the street, occasionally backing into a sign post bearing the words “No U Turn.” After much Intricate twisting and turning, with directions by a foot patrolman, the truck made ifs turn, rolled off down the street dragging a small, reluctant sedan out of the for- bidden zone. * x ok x ORPHAN. SPEAKING of traffic snarls, as we often do (our nightmares about Sunday motorists never wear off until the following Friday), that trans- planted robin family down on Consti- tution avenue caused a terrific jam the other day. Trouble was started by one of the younger members, a half- baked fledging that peeked over tne side of the nest, probably looking for a worm that had stayed out all night, and promptly fell on its head (the robin’s, not the worm'’s). A passer-by witnessed this catastro- phe, picked up the bird and tossed it in the air, thinking it would flutter back to the nest. Instead the little minx made a bee line for the De- partment of Labor across the street, fell short of the mark and landed in & truck that was waiting for a traffic light to change. The driver, unaware he had picked up a stowaway, was about to move on when various bystanders plunged into the street and waved for him to stop. He was agreeable enough when the situation was explained, waited for some one to capture the bird. That accomplished, about half a dozen people walked over to attend the cere- mony of returning robin to his family tree. The senior robins took over there, saying we know not what. It sounded like a long chorus of “Yah. Yah. Smarty pants,” but maybe robins never say things like that. They would, if they knew the meaning of that long, black line of cars strung out behind the truck driver, honking like mad. * ok ok x REWARD. Always first with the bizarre in news, our own favorite newspaper reported last week that the Engi- Japan's Emperor Honors Britain's. ¢ $LONDON, May 19 (#).—King George A was given the order of the chrysan- Ahemum today at the command of Bmperor Hirohito of Japan. ‘Congress in Brief ‘i TODAY. “Binate: ¢ #Debates extension of sofl conserva- ‘Hon act. “Tommerce Committee resumes hear- ‘ings on safety-at-sea legislation. flonu: “Considers Interior Department ap- ‘Hopriation bill. Naval Affairs Committee studies ‘Pbposed accommodations for Atlantic "Ooast naval air base. “Interstate Commerce Committee offhsiders railroad retirement bill. ¥ ~Labor Subcommittee continues hear- 4figs on Ellenbogen textile bill. ¢ TOMORROW. ‘Benate: # “Program uncertain. ¥ sPrivileges and Elections Committee ‘nikets on bill relating to the corrupt Jpractices act, 10 a.m. ¢ -Interstate Commerce Subcommittee #hplds hearing on railroad pension bill, 19230 a.m. -Pistrict Appropriations Subcommit- tfi holds final hearings on local sup- Jpk¥ bill, 10 am. Hijuse: €onsiders emergency relief appro- ptlation bill, \Pmmigration and Naturalization Cemmittee considers Starnes bill, 10730 a.m. mgtl:nry Committee considers mis- ianeous bills, 10 am. v Py neers’ Club at a certain local uni- versity was going to award a “plague” to an outstanding grad- uate in the class of 1937. O. K., if they feel that way about 1, but we hope he keeps it to him- self. g * ok ko * SHOWER. GROWING gray with the years and almost unable to remember the days when we drove stolen milk wagons around New Have: and =20 believed all campus policemen should be hanged, drawn and quartered, we no longer approve of collegiate antfcs, Visiting high school students who swipe hotel towels by the dozen and stuff soap in keyholes are almost as much of a pain to our doddering sense of humor as they are to the management. We do like, however, the incident of the sportive visitors who filled a paper bag with water and dropped it out of a tenth-story hotel window. The bag landed plop on the head of 3 lady walking below, and she fainted. When she came to, she held no malice whatsoever against any one. Just before the blow fell, she had been on her way to the drug store, and when she regained consciousness she believed she had been caught in 8 shower while completing thesrrand, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, COURT BILL FOES MAP FLOOR FIGHT Predict Logan Compromise Will Prove New Battle- ground. BACKGROUND— President Roosevelt’s bill to add a mazimum of siz new justices to Supreme Court unless ‘incumbents over 70 retire has proved the most unpopular of all his recommended enactments. With the ranks of his own party hopelessly split, the bill was bombarded in open hearings before Senate Judiciary Committes and finally met with adverse 10-to= 8 vote in ezecutive session of com= mittee. By the Associated Press. Victorious Senate foes of the Roose- velt court bill turned away from in- dications of administration comprom- ise today in pursuit of a triumph on the Senate floor as decisive as the adverse vote in the Judiciary Com- mittee. Opposition leaders said the measure was dead. They forecast the com- promise advanced unsuccessfully in the committee by &enator Logan, Democrat, of Kentucky would prove the new fighting ground. Logan, a supporter of the President, suggested that one additional justice be appointed each year if any mem- bers of the Supreme Court served past 75. The number would drop back to nine when the older justices retired. The Roosevelt bill would permit an increase up to a membership of 15 if justices over 70!, did not withdraw. The court would remain permanently at the number to which it was raised. Logan Claims Support. No one qualified to speak for the administration had conceded that the battle for the President's bill had been dropped, but Logan said his com- promise was favored by Senator Rob- inson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader. This quickly led to speculation whether Robinson was backtracking from the “no compromise” edict he uttered on the White House steps after President Roosevelt's return last week, or was trying to negotiate a com- promise without committing the Chief Executive, Opposition leaders and many others were convinced the latter theory was correct. Robinson kept away from the Capitol vesterday after the committee voted 10 to 8 against the bill. Interest Is Divided. Congressional interest in the judi- ciary situation was divided almost | equally between speculation over the administration's position and candi- dates for the vacancy on the Supreme Court created by the retirement of Justice Van Devanter. Mr. Roosevelt told his press con- ference he had not yet considered a successor. Asked if the retirement would affect the court bill, he said there was no news on that point. Van Devanter's retirement increased the belief of many congressmen, how- ever, that the administration would be willing to modify the court bill. It broke up the solid minority of four Justices that has so often opposed New Deal measures and against which friends of the bill have leveled their heaviest fire, Minority Report Unseen. Indications that the administration | supporters on the Judiciary Commit- tee would submit no minority report upholding the measure increased the | compromise talk. Chairman Ashurst hinted he would not make such a report. would not lead the fight on the floor because he had been “dispossessed.” A subcommittee of three members of the committee majority set to work | drafting the adverse report. Senators King, Democrat, of Utah; McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada, and O'Mahoney, Democrat, of Wyoming, formed the group. They said they probably would be ready to report within about a week, which would start the Senate debate about June 1. No one would forecast how long that debate might last. e — GOV. NICE TO HAVE RIGHT EYE REMOVED Operation Necessitated by Fall in 1934—Recuperative Rest Also Ordered. By the Associated Press. ANNAPOLIS, May 19.—Gov. Harry W. Nice announced late yesterday, at the completion of three hours' contin- uous work signing legislative bills, that physicians have ordered him to undergo an operation and take an extended recuperative rest. Injuries to his right eye, suffered in a fall shortly before his election in 1834, have made it necessary to re- move the organ, the Governor dis- closed. He said he will wind up pressing duties here about May 28 and expects to enter a New York hospital about June 1. The operation will keep him in the hospital about two weeks, his physi- cians informed him, and another three weeks will be required before an artificial eye can be inserted. There= after, the Governor said, he plans s recuperative rest of between four and six weeks. He said he expects to take & motor trip or a cruise. SORORITY UNIT'S WORK FOR CHARITY PRAISED Group Supplies Glasses to Chil- dren Who Cannot Buy Them. Mrs. Charles Goldsmith, Washing- ton charity worker, last night applaud- ed members of the Washington Alum- nae Club of Phi Sigma Sigma Soror- ity on their work in furnishings med- ical supplies for needy school chil- dren. She spoke at a monthly meet- ing of the sorority at the home of Miss Beatrice Oxenburg, 4325 Seventeenth street. The sorority has established a trust fund to supply eyeglasses to children whose parents are unable now to ob- tain money for this purpose from the Community Chest or other agencies. ‘The fund is dedicated to the memory of Fora A. Zukor. Mrs. Philip Diatz was re-elected archon of the organimtion. Miss | Aeronautics He said he | All Amorebieta’s Civilian Men Taken in Evacuation D. C, Hundreds of children have been moved from Bilbao, scene of terrific slaughter. One of the latest contingents of child refu- By the Assoctated Press, AMOREBIETA, on the Bilbao Front, May 19.—From 500 women and chil- dren left by retreating Basque and Asturian troops, insurgent officers to- day gleaned tales of terror that cli- maxed a stubborn defense of Amore- bieta against Gen. Emilio Mola’s in- surgents. The refugees, who fled to Mola's encircling lines in search of food and sanctuary, babbled versions of the war madness that gripped the once peaceful town of 5,000 inhabitants as the Basque forces made their last stand. The women and children said the retreating soldiers took all the civilian men of Amorebieta with them in their retreat to Bilbao's last line of defense. Bilbao is only 9 miles away to the west and slightly north. The refugees said militiamen splashed gasoline on the ‘“better houses” and then set them afire with hand grenades. “Some families were trapped in the burning houses,” one woman said. “Many just perished unless they managed to escape.” Insurgent troops said they heard “terrible cries” from the village Mon- day night. The insurgents believed dynamite explosions which shook the town after the Basque evacuation had been in- tended for them—on the theory that Mola’s men would occupy it immedi- ately. The insurgents, however, waited until long after the Basques had fled before moving in. Refugees Plod in Rain. While the insurgents camped in & vast “horseshoe” about the war- seared town, the refugees plodded through the rain over rugged moun- tain terrain to seek aid from the be- slegers. One woman had a baby at ner breast. Many were in rags and wore crude wrappings on their feet. “We were a month without bread and with little water,” said one tearful refugee. “For & fortnight we WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 193 gees is shown as boys and girls, not yet in their teens, landed at Pauillac, France. have had almost no food. The reds tried to evacuate everybody, but many of us refused to leave. “Sunday we were locked in the church by militiamen who pointed pistols at us while they forced us inside. With pistols against our chests the militiamen tried to take our younger children, saying they would be sent to Russia. Some gave up their children, but most of us clung to ours, saying we would rather be shot.” Freed From Church by Carlists, ‘The women and children locked in the church were freed by a squad of Carlists, who entered Amorebieta yes- terday morning and broke open the doors. Rescuers and rescued alike fled through machine gun fire from Basque snipers who held a hill on the Bilbao side of Amorebieta. A Basque tank had remained on duty in Amore- bieta until yesterday morning and then fled with the last handful of —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. Basques from the smoking, ruined town. The insurgents found shelter in what were once Basque dugouts be- fore continuing the thrust toward Bilbao. Soldiers not on the firing line yesterday huddled in them away from the rain and the Basques’ ma- chine gun and rifle fire. 3 Lines of Trenches Taken. * The dugouts were crude affairs topped with corrugated iron and camouflaged by the branches of pine trees. To reach them, the insurgents had driven the Basques out of three lines of trenches, one a few yards behind the other, with barbed-wire entanglements 25 feet thick in front. Many of the trees bore the scars of machne gun fire. Some had even been sheared off. Asturian “dinamiteros” had left many of their grenades on the battle- field. These, their favorite weapon. were egg-shaped mechanisms with two sticks of dynamite wired to each. partly CATAPULTHELD AIRPORTS NEED Method May Be Adopted for Use With Giant New Planes. BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON, Aviation Editor of The Star. LANGLEY FIELD, Va., May 18— Aviation leaders are considering the catapulting of the giant new mrnners; of the immediate future as the only | alternative to a tremendously costly enlargement of airports along the main airlines. Problems of shooting into the air huge airplanes of up to 60,000 pounds in weight—three times the size of the largest landplanes now in operation— are being worked out under the leader- ship of Federal scientists of the Na- tional Advisory Committee for at its Langley Field laboratories. This was one of scores of outstand- ing research developments being out- lined here before the Nation's air leaders, summoned to confer with the N. A. C. A. on research work now in progress and needed in the coming months. The first of two parties of aviation leaders visited Langley Fieid yesterday and a second group will Vvisit here tomorrow, most of them leaving Washington by steamboat this evening. A majority of yesterday's visitors returned to Washington today. Catapulting is believed the only so- lution to problems resulting from in- creasing size and wing loading of transport planes, which demand larger and larger airports. Many commer- cial airports already are taxed to the limit by the take-off distance required for present airliners. Washington Airport, the National Capital's only alr terminal, is regarded as an out- standing example of an important air- port at which the limit in airplane size has been reached. “With definite trends toward larger air transports, with higher wing load- ings, and corresponding increase in take-off distance, the problem has reached a critical stage,” it was ex- plained by Dr. George W. Lewis, re- search director for the N. A. C. A. Through the use of a type of cata- pult now being considered by the N. A. C. A, the take-off of the largest transports now in immediate prospect would be held within 1,150 feet with- out danger or discomfort to passengers, it was said. For a 60,000-pound air- plane of a type now actually under construction on the West Coast the catapult must provide s thrust of 15,000 pounds. It is believed this can be obtained through use of a catapult powered by a giant motor-driven fly- wheel buried in a pit below the sur- face of the airport and free to turn into the wind. 3 ‘The layman who asks the pilot of a giant flying boat in the near future just how he manages to get the great ship off the water or land it may receive the reply: “It's done by mir- rors.” That won't be spoofing. The N. A. C. A. has developed an indicator composed of mirrors which reflect the horison on a glass graduated in de- grees. The device prevents the danger of nosing over or bouncing as a result of improper ianding angles and per- mits great improvement of take-o: technique. . Another of the important research projects is intended to increase the efficiency of airplane propellers. It was pointed out that an increase of only 1 per cent in propeller efMciency would result in added pay load and decreased fuel consumption sufficient to pay off the cost of an airplane within its lifetime. Miami U. Physicist Dies. OXFORD, Ohio, May 19 (#).—Dr. Joseph A. Culler, 79, professor emeri- tus {n Physics at Miami University and nally known for. his re- searclies’ in radium and radio, died yesterday in a hospital after fliness of & wek. Dr. Culler is listed in ‘Who's Who as the author of eight text books in physics for high achool and college use. ) Justice M’Reynolds Will Become Dean Of Supreme Court By the Assoctated Press. Justice James Clark McReynolds, who pleaded recently for ‘good sportsmanship” by those who lose in court, will become dean of the Su- preme Court when Justice Van Devanter retires next month. McReynolds, a bachelor, was Presi- dent Wilson's Attorney General when appointed to the court in 1914. Outranking him in age is Justice Brandeis, 80, who was appointed by | President Wilson in 1916. Chief Justice Hughes and Justice Suther- land, like McReynolds, are 75. Voting against one of the first New Deal laws to come before the high court, McReynolds declared: “The constitution is gone!” He has written more opinions holding laws unconsti- | tutional than any other man who ever sat on the Supreme bench. FARM T0 BE HOME FORVANDEVANTER Retiring Jurist to Pass His Remaining Days on Place Near Ellicott City. The rolling hills of his 788-acre farm in nearby Maryland beckoned today to Justice Van Devanter, who will conclude 26 years of service on the Supreme Court when he retires Tues- day, June 2. Never losing his attachment for the quiet life of the farm, the 78-year-old jurist told reporters yesterday he in- tends to pass his remaining days on the estate he purchased recently near Ellicott City. Quietly smoking his pipe, Justice Van Devanter received newspaper men in his book-lined study shortly after announcing his intention to retire in a brief letter to the President. Canadian Trip Planned. He will spend most of his time living the leisurely life of a gentleman farm- er, he explained, but may make a trip this Summer to the Seigniory Club, a gathering place for sportsmen in Canada, where he can indulge his fondness for golf, hunting and fish- ing. Justice Van Devanter wanted to resign from the bench in 1929, when he reached the age of 70, but Chief Justice Taft persuaded him to remain and give the court the benefit of his profound knowledge of procedure and the law of public lands and water rights. After Taft resigned, other members of the court induced Van Devanter to remain. It was said that Justice Brandeis, whose views of constitu- tional law differ in many respects from Van Devanter’s, took the lead in persuading him to stay on the bench. Will Get Full Pay. Incidentally, Brandeis was one of the three justices who did not issue statements yesterday expressing re- gret at his retirement. The others were Cardozo and Roberts, the latter being out of the city. Justice Van Devanter will retire under the new law which assures that his salary of $20,000 & year will con- tinue. The previous law provided for the same salary when a justice resigned, but Congress could have reduced it. The salary of Justice Holmes was 20 Teduced after he resigned in 1932 at the sge of 91. U. S. TO BUY FISH 8,000,000 Pounds to Be Distrib- uted as Aid to Industry. Federal officials announced today they would purchase about 3,000,000 more pounds of Msh. To date the Federal Surplus. Gommodities Corp. has bought 6,400,800 pounds in an COUNTY 0 PUSH STUDY OF BUDGET Montgomery Board to Meet Twice Weekly Until Levy Is Signed. BY » Btaff Correspondent of The Star. MRS TIERNAN S0BS T0SEEINJUREDSON Widow, Accused of Slaying Other Child, Collapses From Nerve Strain. LONDONANDPARIS - MAY BACK AUSTRIA Keeping of Status Quo for Peace Aim—France, Rus- sia Renew Aid Pact, BACKGROUND— Chief, perhaps, among the wor= ries of European treaty makers is the independence of Austria. So long, feel England and France, as Germany is prevented from uniting with its old ally, a balance of power in Central Europe can be preserved. Thoughts of a combined Germany and Austria, however, send war-fear shivers up the back of the rest of Europe. By the Associated Press. PARIS, May 19.—Diplomatic quar- ters reported today that France and England were considering a joint dece laration to safeguard the independence of Austria and maintain the status quo in Central Europe. The report came simultaneously with a renewed proclamation of Franco-Russian loyalty to their mu- tual assistance pact policy of collab= orating for peace. Diplomatic quarters considered the developments to be directed at any German ambitions in Central Europe or objections of the Reich to the Soviet pact as & bar to a new Locarno treaty to guarantee the peace of West« ern Europe. The Franco-Russian declaration was contained in a eommunique issued late yesterday after a conference among Premier Leon Blum, Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos and Russian Commissar of Foreign Affairs Maxim Litvinoff. Maintenance of Peace Aim. ‘The common goal of the two na- tions, the communique declared, was “the maintenance of an organization for indivisible peace in collective see curity.” Diplomats considered the expression to mean that France considered a positive accord with Russia was prefe erable to a nebulous offer of a security agreement with Germany. Delbos informed the Council of | Ministers today that his recent talks | with Russian and British statesmen | brought assurances their nations | would co-operate closely with France to maintain the present political line- up in Europe. ". 'CRUISER HITS BAR, FIVE ARE RESCUED Capital and Nearby Residents Marooned Six Hours on Sand Near Alexandria. Marooned for about six hours after a cabin cruiser went aground on a sandbar near Alexandria, five persons from Washington and nearby wers By the Associated Press. ROCKVILLE, Md, May 19—The | new budget and roads will be taken | up by the county commissioners at a special board meeting here tomormw‘ at 9 am. The board is expected to ' NEW YORK, May 19.—Sobbing violently, Mrs. Helen Tiernan, 28- year-old widow, accused of the “babes in the wood” torch-axe murder of her meet twice a week until the new levy is set next month. Commissioners were reluctant to discuss the budget in advance and to forecast whether it would be higher or lower than that of the current year. Some of the department heads are known to be asking an increase, but ./hether such requests would be cut or increased revenue would be suffi- cient to permit them could not be ascertained. Revenue from liquor taxes, for ex- ample, were estimated at $50,000 for the current year, but are expected to reach almost double that figure. Other revenues may increase over estimates made last year, but hardly in as great proportion. With the “overdraft” for county road construction and maintenance of approximately $192,000 wiped out by the bill introduced in the Legisla- ture by Senator Stedman Prescott and signed yesterday by Gov. Harry W. Nice, the commissioners are planning to resume work on county roads in the near future. Commissioner Richard H. Lansdale, Sandy Spring, announced yesterday he favored securing an opinion from the attorney general on whether the county could direct its own expendi- tures, and to request such permission from the State Roads Commission. Lansdale estimated that the 113 cents the county is entitled to as its share of the State gasoline tax would bring in about $135,000 this year, and that about $15000 remains unex- pended from the previous year, a total of $140,000. Estimating maintenance costs at $60,000, slightly more than was spent last year, would leave about $80,000 for new construction and debt retirement, he pointed out. e NATIONAL JEWISH HOME IS LAUDED BY SENATOR The National Jewish Home for Children at Denver, Colo., was de- acribed as “one of the most worthy social service projects in the United States” by Senator Johnson of Colo- rado in an address yesterday at the first annual donors’ luncheon of the home’s Washington chapter. The luncheon was h¥d at the Mayflower Hotel, with approximately 300 prom- inent Jewish women in attendance. Mrs. Albert Jacobson, president of the Washington chapter, presided. Mrs. Harry Brandt was chairman of the Luncheon Committee. Mrs. Charles Goldsmith was pre- sented by the chapter with a check for $300 to be devoted to equipment of Central Camp, fresh air refuge for underprivileged children at Chop- awamsic, Va. STATES’ 100-YEAR LOAN STILL ON BOOKS OF U. S. By the Associated Press. Officials reported yesterday the Treasury still was carrying on its books & 100-year-old loan to 26 States. ‘They added there was not much hope it ever would be collected. ‘The loan, totaling $28,101,644, was advanced to the States in Andrew Jackson's sdministration on the plea of Daniel Webster and others. Web- ster’s group said a $42,468,859 sur- plus in the Treasury was keeping too much money out of circulation. They contended part of it siould be deposited with the States %o “iv could flow out through channels of commerce and industry. p Treasury officials said no effort ‘ever effort to relieve the fishing industry of an oversupply. " The fish s distributed to States for has been made to collect the namey. They added it would be -carried :;11 Treasury ledgers as an “asset” un Congress officially relieved. the States of liability. ! ‘dauxhter Helen, 7, collapsed in the | Riverhead Jail today. Dr. Albert E. Payne, prison physi- aided in leaving the stranded crafu today by harbor police They were George Le Dane, 3500 Fourteenth street, the owner: Mr, and Mrs. George A. King, 1930 K street, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Scott of Hyattsville, Md The cruiser struck the sandbar about 3:30 am. Harbor police. notified shortly after \, | cian, administered a restorative. He { said her pulse was “extremely rapid” and that she showed signs of “deep emotional exhaustion.” Restored to consciousness, the blond alleged siayer dozed fitfully on her Jail cell cot. Earlier, a prison attendant said, Mrs. Tiernan begged for information on the condition of her son Jimmy, aged 5, whom she also assertedly sought to kill last Saturday during & picnic outing in the woods of Brookhaven, Long Island. “How is Jimmy?" she cried, ac- cording to the attendant. “I hope he's better. I hope he is taken in by some good family.” First Accuses Sweetheart. Police said the woman had confessed that she attempted to “get rid of the children” 8o she would have more room in her shabby West Side apart- ment in which to entertain her sweet- heart, George Christodulus, 29-year- old Greek restaurant worker. In one of her three alleged confes- sions, police said, Mrs. Tiernan ac- cused Christodulus of helping her in the crime, charging that he struck both of the small victims with an ax and that she then cut their throats. Later, in her third statement, she cleared Christodulus of any connection with the slaying. displaying emotion only once, when tears filled her eyes as she was being photographed and fingerprinted. At breakfast. an attendant said, she as she consumed five slices of bread, cereal with milk and coffee. Begs to See Son. District Attorney L. Barron Hill said the widowed mother begged for per- mission to see her son Jimmy, now re- covering from a slash in the neck al- legedly inflicted by her own hands. Despite Mrs. Tiernan's later denial Christodulus was arraigned before County Judge Richard W. Hawkins to- day and held as a material witness after Assistant District Attorney be set at $50,000. District Attorney Hill said Mrs. Tiernan, in asking that she be al- lowed to see her wounded son Jimmy, the child. “She asked if she could just peek in at the door when he was asleep,” | Hill said. i COURT PLAN FOUGHT BY COLONIAL DAMES Protest Sent to Roosevelt and Chairmen of House and Sen- ate Committees. By the Associated Press. ‘The Board of Managers of the Colonial Dames of America protested to President Roosevelt yesterday against his effort to reorganize the Supreme Court. In a telegram to the President, it said: “The parent society of the Colonial Dames of America, the first woman's patriotic society in the United States, strongly protests against the proposal to change the Supreme Court.” Letters and telegrams against the Roosevelt court bill were sent also to the chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary OCommittee and to in- dividusl members of Congress. Jail attendants said Mrs. 'I‘lernani appeared in a “complete daze” today, | “ate mechanically, with staring eyes.” | that he participated in the Kkilling, | Joseph 8. Arata had asked that bail | told him she was ashamed to face | 9 am. by an employe at the wharf, dispatched a launch to the scene. ! Pvts. R. C. Ault and Frank White, | who manned the police boat. said i they found King in a rowboat with | an unidentified youth, apparently try=- |ing to reach shore. The policemen brought King tc Washington where he obtained another launch, and both boats returned to the stranded cruiser. DEPARTMENTS CLOSED | Union Men Refuse to Work in Studebaker Plants. SOUTH BEND. Ind., May 19 () — | Most departments of the Studebaker | Corp., automobile manufacturers, were closed today when several thousand union workers refused to work. Pres | ence of non-union employes Was re- ported the cause. Entries for Tomorrow. HAGERSTOWN. May 19.—Clear and fast. FIRST RACE—Purse. €400 3 and 4 year olds: about 6': furlongs. | Miss Adeline (Garrect Plag Raising (Shanks) 1 Star_(Holland) Sca Dove (Machado) | Gold Token (Palumbo) | The Swagman isner) vder) (Coffman) rin) Obert ) Shell (Snvder) _ Lady Nymph (Sherry) Reigh Tetrarch (Hoiland) SECOND RACE—Purse $400. olds and up: clziming: about iz | (all entered to be claimed for $500). Stepee (Garrett) Lady Cirek (Root) Anjoe (Booker) | Red Label (Palumbo) Miss Patches (Verbus) Miss Symphony (Garrett) Barbizon (Lauch) Marge Leonard) Spear (Sherry) Big Dipper (Obert) S Lucky Turn (De Mayo) __ Prince Khavyam (Snyder) Jack Low (Palumbo) Huppy (Grady) .- THIRD RACE—Purse S400: 2-year-old maidens: claiming: about 5 {urlongs. Hydrangea (Snyder) a8chley Nurse (Lauch) Shoris (Machado) __ = Madam _Walter (Palumbo) bScout Rose (Holland) bLucre Lude (Holland) aSchley Buck (Lauch)__"__ | Incendiary (8hanks! aMrs. A. 8. Bowman and G. entry. bMiss B. Faulconer entry FOURTH RACE—Purse. $400. 3-yeare olds and up: claiming. about 8% furlons:. Small Change (Palumbo) i Heather Lassie (Garrett) Benedict T (Shanks) Helen Bab (Root) _ Roquepine (Gerrett FIFTH RACE—Hagerstown Handicap: purse. $500; 3-year-olds and up; about 5 turlongs. Erince Turler (Shanks) 0) Timber Lady (Garrett) - SIXTH RACE—Purse. $400; 3-year-olds and up: about 613 furlon Wise Money (Holland) _ Gav Lass (Lauch) xSoupcon (Cubitt) Au Foin (8nyder) __ ‘Warned Off (Coffman) (Shanks) Bright_Girl 1Cusimano) . Mint Bud (Palumbo) Cornwallis_(Laurin) June G (Snyder) Carnival (Machado) Lilteen (Polk* - Hope (De Mayo) __ | Monroe (Sherry) SEVENTH RACE—Purse. $400: 3-yeare olds ‘and up: claiming: 1. miles Little Brother (Holland) — __ Try Ki Sambo Jomes xSiempre (Cubitt) Queen Nadi (Lauch) Bandersnateh (Machado) Porphyry (Shanks) Flageolet (Palumbo) Redivivus (Hatton) Snow Coat - (Shanks) Contrite (Laurin) Dark Supinet (Grady) xApprentice allowanes ‘