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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-21
Indefinite.

''For paving, repaving, and grading,
under the gaSoline-taX road and street
fund the committee has eliminated two
improvements which were contained in
the estimates when they were examined.
These items are the paving of Western
Avenue, from FOrty-first Street to
Chevy Chase Circle, $2l 900; and the
paving of Admiral Barney Circle Sc,
$31 900. The committee, as is its Gus
tom, made the usual automobile trip
over all street improvements contem-
plated In this bill and were unanimously
of the opinion that from the present
fair condition of these two projects
they could very properly be postponed
for awhile.
1.-THE supplemental estimate Of $780,
600 proposes the reconstruction of the
floor system and handrail of the Ana
costa River Bridge. This bridge was
built in 1908 and consists of six steel
arch spans and a draw span. The road
way, 35 feet wide with two 6.5-foot
sidewalks, carries two street car tracks
The asphalt surface of the floor has
rolled so that in places the curb height
is reduced to / inch. This is a very
inadequate protection to vehicular
traffic, and the railing is not of SUM-
Gent strength safely to Withstand the
| impact of modern traffic. The entire
| floor system is in need of replacement
| at lower level to privide an increased
| height of curb.
1.-The Budget estimate Of $1,451 900
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"Schol siteS-For the purchase of
sites for proposed new schools there is
| included in the bill $407 900, which
contemplates the purchase of land, or
portions of land, for eight new projects,
the exact location of which is as yet
undetermined
Police Department.
'"The bill carries a total amount for
the police department of the District
of Columbia of $3,083,95O, which is a
| decrease of $57 ,595 under the amount
| for this year and net reduction of
| $45 ,240 under the estimates contained
in the Budget. THE figures first pre-
sented to the committee included an
amount Of $36.300 involving the addi-
ton of Is new privates at $1,000, 8
SergeantS at $4,000, / lieutenant at
81, 700, and 1 captain at $4,000 The
committee has disallowed all of these
10 additional men for the force. 1t
based its action upon the number of
men now on the force, believing it to
be amply sufficient properly and eff
GENTLY to patrol the city. The District
| force, under its present number. COM
pareS most favorably with other metro
politan cities. A report, made recently
by the United States Bureau of Eff
| cheney. states:
Washington has greater number
of policemen per capita, regardless Of
| the fact that it has no large foreign
born population and that it is neither
an industrial center nor seaport, than
the cities of Chicago, Philadelphia. De-
troit, Cleveland st. Louis, Baltimore,
Pittsburgh. Buffalo, Milwaukee, Mime
apoliS, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Kansas
City, Mo-; Indianapolis and Toledo. It's
per capita is only exceeded by New
York City, Boston and Newark
This report does not take into con-
Sideration an additional force of II
park police maintained under the
| Superintendent of Public Buildings and
Grounds, the police force at the Capitol,
| House and Senate Office Buildings, and
the numerous guards stationed at all
Federal buildings If this additional
police protection were taken into con-
Sideration no city in the United States
could compare with the number of
| policemen per capita. The committee
has also inserted provision reducing
the amount for extra compensation to
members Of the force who may be
mounted on horses from $3.50 to $3.50
per annum those mounted on bicycles
from $40 to $50 per annum; and extra
compensation for motor vehicles from
$480 to 1912, being of the opinion that
the amount authorized under current
law to be excessive. In reducing the
estimate by Is positions correspond
ing reduction of $3.50 was made in
the fund for uniforms.
House Of Detention Cut $4,000.
"A reduction of $4,000 in the
estimate for the house of detention
| has also been made because in the
original estimate for this service an
ALLEGATION of $4,000 was made for
rental, whereas recently the house OF
detention has been able to obtain quar-
| tiers at rate for the next fiscal year
| totaling $11 900 per annum.
Last year there was appropriated a
sum Of $4,000 for the erection of a
building to be known as the fifteenth
police precinct station house. No con-
| Structiona has as yet started in the
|
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| for the different activities of the sewer
service in the District has been in
creased by the committee $4,000 to
provide for continuing the construction
of the Stickfoot Branch storm water
sewer project according to testimony
submitted by interested citizens in that
locality, is quite desirable. The other
funds remain approximately the same
and propose the same amount of work
for next year as Is called for by the
present program. The item for assess
ment and permit work shows an APP
parent reduction of $40 1000, but this is
balances of the current appropriation
available for 1890
THE total amount recommended for
the public schools, their maintenance,
personal services, and buildings and
grounds. for the next fiscal year is
$11 ,846, 900, which includes supple
mental estimate of $494,000 for addi-
tional schools and school sites. The
recommendations represent reduc-
ton of $304,530 under the current year
and $241 $50 under the Budget eSti-
mates. This reduction, however, is
merely poStponement to future date
of several school projects until certain
elements incident to their construction
are worked out.
personal services OF administrative
and advisory O1icers.-The committee
has added $4,000 over the Budget esti-
mate for the appointment of what is to
be known as business manager for
the school department. During the
hearings last year 1t was developed that
there was lacking in the system an
administrative business manager to
supervise only the business administra-
ton and expenditures. A joint hear
ing was had between the House SUBJ
committee on Appropriations and the
Senate Subcommittee on Appropriations
handling District appropriations, with
school officials and the school board,
at that time. They were asked to
study the suggestion Of the creation of
such position and to report back this
year. At the conclusion OF the hearings
this year 1t was decided to 60 ahead
with the appointment of such a man
ager. to be chosen by the District Com
missioners, the school board, and the
superintendent of schools, the man
ager to be preferably, one with an engi-
neerS qualifications. BY following out
this proposal, 1t will relieve the SUPER
lntendent OF many matters of a BUSH
ness nature which he has to deter
mine at the present time and concen-
trate under one proper supervision the
manifold construction, engineering. and
mechanical questions which naturally
arise in carrying out the school-expan-
sion program.
"TeGcheTs.-The estimates examined
by the committee proposed SO new
teacher positions. as follows: 8, class
IA, at $l.400; 4, class "a, at 81 800:
8, class &c, at $4,000; and Is, class ga,
at $4,000. OF the number of teachers
requested $3.50 the committee has
recommended in the accompanying bill
10, or net reduction OF 10. Those
included in the bill are: /, class la. at
81 400; T. class "a, at $1,000; 3, class
&c, at $4,000; and z, class ga, at $4,000
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School.
Amount

tions warrant its erection, and reap
propriated and transferred the remain
ing $4,000 to another item in the bill.
1.-The committee has reduced the es-
innate presented to it for the fire de-
partment SALTS, under the current
year and $37, $50 under the estimate
contained in the Budget, making
total amount available for the depart
ment for next year of $2.17l, 100. This
reduction includes the elimination of Is
new firemen for six months, totaling
$4,000; some new fire gear amounting
to 1000, and the uniform appropria-
ton by $3.50. The committee SUBJ
Stimulates ITS action as follows Last
year, when the bill was before the COM
mittee for its consideration an amount
was recommended for site and for the
erection and furnishing of a building
for an engine company to be located in
the vicinity of Sixteenth Street and
Colorado Avenue. Injunction proceed
ings precluded the District ofhcialS from
proceeding with this program, and the
matter Is still in the courts. Eighteen
additional men and the requisite fire
gear were recommended in the amounts
carried in the bill for this new fire
house. Despite the fact that there has
been no fire house at which to station
these men, they were appointed shortly
after the money became available. In
the estimates originally submitted to
the committee, as has been stated, there
were Is new men included for manning
a proposed fire house at Connecticut
and Nebraska Avenues which is recon-
mended in the bill. The committee has
eliminated these new positions and the
apparatus and expects the department
to use at this latter station the per-
sonnet and apparatus granted last year
for the station, the construction of
which is held up temporarily pending
the outcome Of litigation.
Health Department.
"The bill carries total amount of
$427 $50 for the health department of
the District, which is an increase of
$28,135 over the current year. All of
this increase is absorbed by salary re-
adjustments under the WEIGH pay act.
The committee has increased the APP
preparation for maintaining a child
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Those eliminated are Z. class IA. at
81, 400; S, class &c, at $4,000; and 6,
class ga, at 1900 Those additional
teachers recommended by the commit
tee represent positions necessary in the
establishment Of new classes. Those
additional teachers requested that were
eliminated by the committee repre-
sented teachers that were not for new
classes but in addition to their regular
stan presumably because of diversified
classes. The committee in making the
reduction has followed the same policy
That It adopted last year in following
the recommendations contained in the
school report Of the United States
Bureau of Efficiency at which time it
was quite apparent that there were
ample teachers to take care of class
room needs. The situation presented
to the committee this year indicates
nothing to change this policy, except
the appointment of teachers to new
claSSroomS.
New School Building.
"The total amount for public works
(Which includes both the building of
new schools. additions to existing
schools, and the purchase of new sites
for proposed future schools) which is
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us. TO CONTINUELUM SUM
CONTRIBUTION OF $4,000, 1000
Present Real Estate Tax of $l.7O and
Same Tangible Personal Property
Levy Retained in Measure.

of permanent public Improvements in
the District. This the District Com
miSsionerS failed to 10.
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recommended for the school program
for the next fiscal year is $2,242, 900.
This amount includes a supplemental
estimate of $494,000.
For the erection of school additions
and building new schools there will
be available for 1880 a total of
$1,835 900. This amount covers 10
actual projects as follows:
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favorable"
Start of Municipal Center Promised.
Promise of appropriations commit
tee support for the new municipal CEN
ter legislation and the related project
of a new police court are given in the
report, .ogether with approval of the
supplemental estimates for important
public Improvements aggregating ST.
674,000. The report says:
1.-THE original estimates submitted to
the committee for its consideration
amounted to S36883l22. which repre-
sented reduction Of 1854, 1876 under
the current appropriations The esti-
mates as they first appeared for exami-
nation were lacking in many important
items Of a forward looking character
for improvement and development pur-
poses. Investigation by the committee
showed that, exclusive of a reserve
cash working balance Of S4,000,000 anC
q reserve Of 81 600 900 to Offset item:
under new law and possible deflciencie:
IN current or prior year appropriations
there would still be a net cash surplus
of revenues to the credit of the Distric
of Columbia approXimating $5,000,000
The commissioners, upon invitation b!
the Bureau of the Budget, had sub.
mitted to the bureau after the Bulge
of S36883ll2 had been approved
supplementary estimates which Wer'
not approved because of the type of {
number OF the items submitted. amonl
them being provision for additional pc
sitions and salary increases. After hi
refusal, the Bureau of the Budget 6ug
Rested that an alternative ST iple
IyYnentary list be submitted, which wa
80 -tuchlde items more in the .naturi
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proposed station, and in the conduct of
the hearings this year officials Of the
police department failed to impress the
immediate need for such station
house. Accordingly, the committee
has made available $4,000 of the APP
preparation for this purpose for the
acquisition of additional land for the
final site for this house when condi-
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Project

S-room addition and combination gymnasium and
assembly hall
Combination gymnasium and assembly hall.
Junior high school building tmit of cost $500 0O0l
Completing E. A. Paul Junior High School
and combination gymnasium and assembly hall.
Junior high school building (imit Of COST $500000J
Rev Business High School (limit Of cost, $i5oooooj
Addition to Park View School
4-room addition. including combination gymnasium
and assembly hail.
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Table of Items Suggested
To Absorb Surplus Revenues


Public buildings and public parks ....,...
Street and road improvement and repair:
Highways department and shops
HAlfeft StTSet
Anaeqstia River Bridge trepairs, ;..,............
Industrial Home School for colored children
Increases in salaries OF employees
Police Court Building
National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Free Public Library.
Supreme Court District OF Columbia
Gallinger Municipal Hospital.
sewers
New Britain herald., 1929-04-15

mately $4,O3o. .O00,O0W and an esti- mated revenue of fS12.497.0O0 (ap- proximately $4.O6O. 100000
 MT. Churchill entered the house at 3:15 D. m., to the cheers of the con- servatiye benches and three min- utes later arose to begin his speech. Just previously the Prince Of Wales arrived and took his usual gallery seat over the house clock.
 The usual question period opening the session was a perfunctory OQe. with less than usual attention paid to the answers, many of which were inaudible because of the hum of con- versation. When Premier Baldwin entered he received hearty cheer from the ministerial benches.
 The chancellor beginning his ad- dress, said that despite the injury 10 the national life from the 1926 general strike period. a respectable solid budget surplus had been realiz- ed this year. Material prosperity had maintained a steady advance.
 It was a good sign, he said, that there had been record consump- tion of tea and also a notable de. cline in the consumption of alco- holic liquor accompanied by pro- gressive diminution of drunkenness.
 The governments greatest econo- mics had been in amounts upon which savings of f7.500,000 (about 37,000.ooo) had been made since the conservatives took over the gov ernment from the labC rites in 1924.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-15
COUNTER CLAIM FILED
 IN BASEBALL ACIlGE
President of Bankrupt Bridgeport Club Asserts Plaintiffs ill Original
 suit Owe Money to Him

Bridgeport April l. P- Fral- cricN J. Noos. Jr. president of ,ac Bridgeport Baseball club in th, Eastern league, today filed in the superior court an ausw,. and a counter claim m the suit brought against him by Walter r Anderson. Fritz Musanto. Joseph Musantc, and Howard Ricke1. all of this city.
 The plaintufs seek s1o,ooo dara- ages and an accounting Of the finances of tho local club, which shortly before the suit was filed, went into bankruptcy.
 They also ask for an accounting Of the proceeds Of the sale Of the franchise to the New York EXhibj- ton company, owner of the New York Giants.
 The answer is a general denial Of the specific claims Of tho plaintiffs, and the defendant declares that after all the finances were paid in and the club sold 10 the Giants for s246o0, there remained obligatio1s Of slightly over $%,oo1 and that i!e was forced 10 eNDend s@.c2A.
 Tn his counter claim. Noos as&s damages of the amount j." spoat. declaring ttat each of th" plaintiffs should pay onc-6fth Of the amount
New Britain herald., 1929-04-15
NEW BRITAIN IN NEED
 OF RELIGION IN 1875
Book Published by Catholic Sisters speaks of the Towns
 PoculiaritieS.

In q book, sisters of Mercy in inc United States recently published for Sister Mary Eulaiia Heron, a chapter. devoted 10 the Hartford dio- case states that half century ago. New Britain had 'perflaps more need Of religious instructions and Christian education" than any other community in the state. This seem- ing reflection on the morals of inc Hardware City is explained by stat ing that New Britain was q busy industrial center where religion and Christian education are necessary controlling tdctors'
 ! complete history of the work of tho sisters i'll Connecticut is col- tain"d in tn" chapter. Sister Eu Ia3ia starts with the foundation made by Providence nuns in Hartford in Sl. Patrick's parish on May II. 1852. with six sisters.
 Il vas on August 1 ;. 1875 that the first nuns appeared in New Britain Eight Sisters of Mercy with Sister Mary DeSsles as superiors came here 10 teach in the Old Town school.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-15
EXPOSITION OPENS \
 AT ARENA TONIGHT
Baby Parade to Prtcede Knights
 Of Columbus Exhibit

With prospects Of every record for attendance for an indoor affair ever held in this city 10 be broken, the Knights Of Columbus Parents Exposition will open tonight at the Stanley Arena. The event will be of six days duration with matinee performances daily beginning tonor- TOW.
 The exposition will be inaugurated with a baby parade and pageant which will start from the campaign headquarters at 5Vo Main street pro- ceeding down Main around Central park and down Church street 10 the Arena. Al least l 50 decorated floats are expected in the line Of march and they will range ir size from baby walkers to huge platforms built 10 represent the deck Of bat tleship. one hundred floats are al- ready lined up al headquarters hay- ing hceu brought rom Us far al Hartford with many more expected today.
 The parade will start promptly at 7.So ?. m. led by color guard of 75 men. A drum corps, a troop of Boy Scouts and representative number of members Of the local counci! will preccde the floats to the Arena.
 Prizes Of loving cups and other gifts to the number ot -o will be awarded to the best floats and to youngsters in the fancivst and Lest period costumes. Immediately upon arrival at the Arena, the floats will be arranged on the stage and floor space to be judged by the judges and reviewed by the audience. Lack of space will prevent march in review as is usually made in events ot this kind. Az soon as this part Of the program k finished the an- nouncements Of the health ratings of the 3g7 eligible babies will begin and each mother will receive her childs health chart and diploma. Six loving cups will be awarded in each Of three divisions. male and female 10 the babies with tfe hichnst rating. Immediately after the awards 10 the babies are made which Is always the first part Of the performances that the young ones can be returned to their homes early, the amusement part Of the program will begin.
 An introductory speech by Mayor paonessa will start the program proper, A musical program. intro- duction Of exhibitors and stage show of entertaining acts will 20 to make up the balance of the evening.
 Floor space permitting dancing by the public will he indulgtd in after Il ?. m.
 4 matinee performance will be given tomorrow afternoon featuring the selection or the three most hand some baby boys Of the contest. A special stage performance will bs given for the younger generation.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-15
'EGAN WILL RESUME DEFENSE TUESDAY
Counsel Undecided On Calling
 Judge YeomanS to Testify

Hartford, April Is R4-WilIiam
 E. Egan. attorney. will resume the
 witness stand tomorrow to defend
 himself on charges by the state that he acted in the conspiracy with
 Roger W. Watkins in stock specula- tions to undergo further cross ex-
 animation by States Attorney Hugh
 of Egan started Friday morning and
 will probably finish during court session tomorrow
 Defense counsel were not decided Friday after court adjournment, whether or not they would call
 Frank HeaIy, Egan's law partner to
 the stand. Egan had mentioned his name several times in connection with the note for s200,0 which
 was held as one of the assets of the N. \. l.
 According to Egan, Healy had
 knowledge of the making of the
 note and had given his approval Of it after Watkins had endorsed it. Defense counsel were also unde- ciaed whether or not to call Judge Edward NJ. Yeomans, who has been
 mentioned by the defense and by ! the state. According to Watkins testimony, Egan had told him 1'lat
 he had fixed" things with Yeomans
 and he tWatkins) did not need to
 worry. The state, in Detective Hick-
 ey's testimony, brought out that warrant for the arrest of Mrs. Wat kins. who was held in Santa Fe.
 N. M, on the ground that he was
 in hurry to catch a train.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-15
PROFESSOR ENDS LIFE
John F. CraWford of lafayette Col legc sends Bullet Into Head Fencing Injury Affects Brain.

taston, Pa, April 15 LP--John F. Crawford. head of the depart ment Of Latin and Greek and li- brarian Of Lafayette college. was found dead in hls office in the col lege library today. There was d bull let wound in his head and q re- Nolver was found on the floor,
 Apout year ago Professor Crawford lost an eye in a fencing match and the injury is believed to have affected his brain.
 Professor Crowford was 43 and a son Of Dr. William Henry Craw- ford. president emeritus Of Ale eheny college. He was a graduate of Allegheny and received his 4. NJ. and Ph. D. degrees al Harvard. He also studied abroad. He was lieu tenant in the infantry during the World war.