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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
WORK IS RESUMED
0ND. A. R. BUILDING
10 Per Cent Pay Raise Is
Granted Iron Workers,
Union Agent Says.

Steven q Son Co. Of Chicago, which
Is doing stone work on the new D. A. r.
Building and has a subcontract for
stone work on the Internal Revenue
Building. has agreed to pay structural
iron workers the 10 per cent increase
IN pay demanded by the Iron Workers
Union, and as consequence four der
ricks that had been idle since Monday
on the d. A. r. project resumed work
TINS morning, according to John A.
Locher. business agent for the union.
AT the Steven ONCE the resumption
OF work was confirmed.
Stone for the Internal Revenue Build
Ing already has begun arriving. Mr..
Locher said. Following the Steven
agreement to pay the increase to struc-
tural iron workers who man the der
ricks, Locher said his men went to work
TINS morning unloading the stone at
the yards.
ABOUT 30 iron workers were on the
Joo at the Internal Revenue Building
today and about 20 more were at the
yards rushing the work of unloading
steel. Riveting was expected to gtarf
on the steel structure today. and the
noise OF the hammers is expected to
rattle through downtown Washington
until July i, when the steel skeleton is
to be finished.
PERSISTENT runors that the agreement
between the James H. Elkins CONSTRUCT
tion Co. and the union would not give
Lne union workers on the Internal
revenue job all their raise, but that
the 10 per cent increase would be put
IN escrow In control of the union. were
denied today by Mr.. Locher.
He said the raise would be included
In the mems pay Saturday.
we consider now that we have
established our new basis of increased
wages In Washington" declared Locher
today. We have more than rs per
cent of the contractors doing orr1a-
mental and structural iron work signed
up already, and others are going to sign
up for the new pay scale"
Locher claimed that few projects
were being. held up In the city on
account of men quitting when they did
not receive the pay increase. He said
the demand for pay increase was sub
mitted last November, to be effective
April /.
On the other hand, Ross H. johnson,
manager of the Iron Contractors Asso-
citation OF Washington, who claimed
that this association was Organized 400
per cent In Washington, declared fatty
mot one of our men has signed thing
with the union, or is going to sign any
thing. Not single local contractor has
agreed to pay the increased pay scale
demanded by the structural iron
workers"
johnson said the Builders and Manu-
facturers' Exchange also was going
ahead with plans to resist any increase
in pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
FISH DENTISTS AND MASSEURS.
WITH OFFICE HOURS, DESCRIBED
Life of Marine Animals on Bottom Of Sea
OF Florida Keys Revealed In Studies
by DR.. Longley.

The gorgeously-colored sea-bottom
gardens are far from sunless. There
usually is enough light to take photo
graphs and sometimes the sunlight Is
sufficiently intense on the sea bottoms
for the fish to cast shadows. The FISH
themselves show q curious mingling Of
fear and curiosity at the presence Of
man.
DR.. Longley found the fish divided
into two broad classes, the diurnal and
the nocturnal. The former are always
active when the observer is among them
and act more as individuals. The latter
usually are found in groups, doing moth
ing
The fish have all sorts of physical
adaptations to their environment, Dr..
Longley found. Some have impregnable
defense against enemies, such as the
shell fish, This is not a mollusc or
crustacean, but a real fish covered with
bony plates. 1t can move only its lips,
gills and tail and must stand up to
feed. Among the diurnal fish are the
workers and the loafers. The former
keep busily engaged probing for food
in the sea bottoms, but they are ac-
companied by others who only wait to
catch what they dig up.
Many of the fish are gorgeouSly
colored and some have the ability to
change their color, like chameleons, in
different environments. Such crea-
ture as the hog fish becomes notified
when on broken, rocky bottom, but
white on smooth sand bottom. The
dominant colors, DR.. Longley finds, tend
to be the colors of the places where the
fishes live. Sometimes this protective
coloration extends even to the inside Of
the mouth and to the iris Of the eye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
MARCH FIRE LOSS
IN D|STR|CT.DROPS
Alarms Increase, but Report
Estimates Damage at
Only $27, 800.

A sharp decrease In the value of
property destroyed by fire in the Dis
trict ds recorded in the monthly report
of Fire Marshal Leonard ". Seib, re-
leased today. The report estimated
damage from fires during March at
1850, compared to $219,103 in Febru-
airy and $455, GIL in January. The fire
loss also shows a decrease In COMPARE
son with March, 1928 when $37, 1853
was reported as the value of property
destroyed. According to the report $22,-
$50 of the loss recorded was covered
by insurance.
Although more alarms were turned In
during the month than during Feb
ruary, the individual damages were
smaller. There were 534 alarms during
the month, an increase Of 143 over Feb
ruary. OF these ITS were box alarms
and $50 locals, that is, calls received by
the Fire Department by telephone.
OF the fires reported, $50 were in
trash, brush, leaves. or grass, 1872 in
brick buildings, SO in automobiles and
40 In frame dwellings. Thirty-one of
the alarms were false, and the Districts
apparatus responded to three alarms
outside of District limits.
The cause assigned for most of the
blazes was burning brush, trash. or
leaves, where the fires were allowed to
get out of control. This caused 17a
fires. Careless smoking caused 48 and
SCOT igniting in chimneyS, 46.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
MARCH TAX COL ELECTIONS
IN DISTRICT DECREASE

Tax collections in the District fell of
slightly during March as compared with
the same month in 1928, Tax Collector
Chatham M Towers reported today. The
receipts last month amounted to $4.-
503,976 and In March. 1928, to s4.693,-
873.14.
The amount reported received during
March Is the amount taken OF the
books on March 30, the last business
day Of the month. but the amount OF
money received was actually much
greater. Thousands Of taxpayers, maxi
ing their second deposit on real property
taxes, or paying their personal property
levy, mailed their checks In at the last
moment, and many of these letters have
not yet even been opened. AS soon as
the letters are opened the checks are
credited to the April account. and Mr..
Towers expects collections for April to
exceed Nj 900. noe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04

One of the historic theaters of Wash
ington, formerly Ford's Opera House,
and later the Bijou, located at Ninth
street and louisiana avenue, has been
purchased by the Government In its
Federal building program, it was learn
ed today.
The theater. which once was center
of the finest drama coming to the
National Capital, and the gathering
place for the social elite of the city,
later was turned into burlesque house.
and has not been operated as theater
for years. 1t Is now used for a station
for bus lines and some stores.
The property was purchased by the
Government at the price of $212,250, at
which it Is assessed by the city. The
offer was made by the Union Trust Co.
of the District Of Columbia, Edward
Stellwagen and Daniel w. O'Donoghue,
trustees. While the Treasury has &C.
cepted the offer of the trustees, final
details of the title and other matters
are being completed by the Department
of Justice. The actual ownership prob
ably viii not pass for some time yet.
Plans Are Undecided.
The block in which the theater is To-
Gated is part of the site for the Archives
Building, but as plans for this structure
are in a very uncertain stage as yet, it
is understood the Government has not
yet decided it will tear down the old
theater soon, or let 1t stand and use 1t
for storage, rents and other purposes.
AS Ford's Opera House, the theater
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
PARK POLICE ARREST
1889 DURING MARCH
Total of $1,091 in Fines and For
FIXTURES Reported to Super
intendent.

The United States Park Police Sc
cured 1901 in fines and forfeitures
from the 1s9 persons arrested during
March, Capt. p. J. Carroll reported to-
day to Capt. M. H. Parsons, superin-
tendent Of the park police.
The arrests were distributed as fol-
lows: Fast automobiles, 8; violations OF
traffic regulations, 40; drunkenness, 10;
violations of the park regulations, "a:
reckless driving, g.; disorderly conduct,
6: vagrancy, /; assault, /; violation OF
police regulation, / operating automo-
bile while intoxicated, II; statutory
charges, 3.
Twenty of those arrested were fined
$547, Capt. Carroll reported. and 13s.
forfeited collateral totaling $544. Seve
personal bonds were taken; 4 placed
probation, 5 nolle pressed, dismissed
sent to jail for 10 days, sent to ia
for 80 days, sent to jail for so days, /
sent to Jail for 80 days and sent te
jail for lao days and 7 cases were pend
ing at the end of the month. +,
Fourteen sick or injured persons were
sent to their homes or to hospitals, 81
automobile accidents reported, stolen
automobiles recovered and 2 lost chill
dren returned to their parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
C0MDR. BL0ED0RN
IS SUED BY WIFE
Maintenance Action Against Re-
tired Naval Surgeon Makes Ref
erence to Alleged Love Letter.

Mrs. May Howard Bloedorn, 2725
Thirteenth street, filed suit in Equity
Court today for adequate support and
maintenance against her husband. Wal
ter A. Bloedorn. retired naval surgeon
with the rank of commander, now re-
siding at the Army and Navy Club.
Through Attorney Enoch A. Chase
the wife tells the court that absences
Of her husband, sometimes covering sew
eral months, were explained when q
love letter addressed to him reached
her hands. Ever since their marriage
in 1910, she further tells the court, she
has endured the hardships of separation
and deprivation In order to advance her
husbands career in the Navy. They
have one daughter, now 10 years of
age.
Last July, the wife says in her COM
plant, Comdr. Bloedorn left her alone
in Washington for vacation. He told
her his mail should be forwarded to
Fort Morgan, Colo. She alleges she did
not hear from him during his absence
and did not succeed in locating him
until she learned from the Navy De-
partment that he had returned and was
stopping at the Army and Navy Club.
The letter in question arrived about 10
days after his return
The complaint sets forth that Comdr.
Bloedorn was retired for physical dis
ability last Fall and at the time was
executive officer of the Naval Medical
School In Washington. His retired SAL
airy is about $500 year, the wife tells
the court, out he receives an additional
$4,000 a year as a lecturer at Howard
University. Last January. she alleges,
he was appointed visiting surgeon at
Galinger Hospital, receiving $4,000 an
nually from that service also. His wife
seeks to discover the income from a
private practice which he conducts
when not attending to his other duties.
She asks the court to compel her
husband to make an adequate settle
ment upon her and provide also for the
expenses Of their daughters musical
education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04

was run by j. Louis Ford and John T.
Ford who moved their activities to this
location after they abandoned Fords
Theater on Tenth street, following the
assassination there of President Lincoln.
Ford's Opera House was the scene of
brilliant theatrical events of the day.
In its early days Charlotte Cushman
and her Boston company played there
in Meg Merriles," and with her sister
she presented there, Romeo and
Juliet"
Lydia Thompson and her famous
British Blondes" from England played
there week, and Tomaso Salvini, the
Italian tragedian, appeared In Shake
sperian plays.
Later Known as Bijou.
Rossi, another Italian tragedian, ap-
peared as Edmund Kean," and Othello,
the Wilbur Comic Opera Co. put on
Gilbert and Sullivan's operas and Fred
erick Warde, under management of j.
j. Collins, appeared in series of
plays. including Bulwer's 'Richelieu, y
and "Brutus."
The theater later was known as
Harris Bijou Theater. and presented
a series of popular plays of the day,
Among these were l.. J. Carriers play,
THE Fast Mail"
The theater was in the zenith of its
popularity in the seventies, when it
was the scene of many of the great
plays of that time. Here the famous
tragedians and comedians Of Europe
made their first appearance in the Ma
tional Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
Funds for Repair
OF Reflection Pool
May Be Requested

The once of Public Buildings
and Public Parks is faced with
the probability Of having to ask
Congress for funds for repairing
the rejecting pool Of the Lin
coin Memorial. Employees of the
ONCE have ascertained that the
bottom Of the pool win need re-
pairing shortly, due to the pres
sure Of marsh gas from beneath
the surface, and other causes.
The rejecting pool Is con-
structed on piles that sit In the
mud, for the area that Wash
intonians now know as one OF the
most beautiful IN the city was
but 8 few short years ago marsh
and fishing pools. Particularly in
hot weather does the marsh gas
make its presence felt, and water
must be kept In the pool contin-
uously during that period to COM.
pensate for the pressure from be-
meath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
BERT MENUS ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF 0PTIMlSTS
Other Officers of Club and Mem
bers of Board of Directors
Chosen.

Bert MENUS was elected president
Of the Optimists' Club at a luncheon
meeting in the Hotel Hamilton yester-
day. Other officers are william St.
John, first vice president; Kenneth
McRae, second vice president: Harry
Angelica, third vice president; James
Bureh, secretary treasurer; Daniel
Bowie, sergeant-at-arms; Ray Catlin.
assistant sergeant-at-arms, and Donald
Hutchinson, auditor.
The following were elected to the
board Of directors: Hugh Phillips,
chairman; Joseph Burkhart, A. Warning,
Peter Dorsch. Asa Gilbert, William
Kloman, Henry Willard, Paul Grove,
Wade Atkinson, Frank Peirce, william
Clarke and Fenton Leith.
The club voted to appropriate money
to buy loving cup for the 115-pound
Boys Club basket ball team, which
won the city championship during the
recent tournament.
DR.. Frank g. Studley, of Milwaukee,
was the speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
DEATH RATE OF MILLIONAIRES
ESTIMATED AT 8 PCT. YEARLY
Treasury Actuary Says $5,l5OOOO,OOO
Is Passed to Heirs
Annually.

By the Associated Press.
An estimate that 8 per cent of the
lnillionaires Of the country die an
,lally was made today by Joseph 8.
Il cCoy, Treasury actuary, In an article
the Internal Revenue News, in which
placed the gross value Of estates IN
his country that pass to heirs each
car at $3.50, 0O0, 900.
Mccoy estimated that approximately
100000 estates now are passing annually
and being administered within the
United States In 1927, he said, 5000
persons with estates between $4,000
and 100000 died, while some 385, 900
individuals die each year leaving smaller
estates.
"As to the mortality among Million
aires" Mccoy said, "the record shows
that 3O7 returns of net estates or Az
Of gross estates, valued In excess Of ST.
600, 900, were made during 1927. Dur
ing the last i've years prior to 1928 re-
turns were made by 1901 estates that
were taxed on the basis of more than
$1,000 900 each, while 1,777 returns were
made for gross estates valued each In
excess Of $1,000, 900.
Non-fesidents' Estates.
Mccoy said that during 1927 returns
also were filed covering the estates Of
1.347 nonresident dccedents. with o
aross value Of about s27 000. 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
AUDIENCE APPLAUDS
MARINE ORCHESTRA
Easter Week Symphonic Program
at Barracks Auditorium Is
Well Received.

The United States Marine Band Or
chestra presented its Easter week SYM
pnonic program to a capacity audience
last night in the auditorium at the
Marine Barracks.
The program opened with the Russian
Easter overture of Nicholas Rimsky-
Korsakow, La Grand Paque Russo. !"
which was effectively played by the
orchestra, particularly the brasses.
Musician Herbert w. Erisman, pianist.
soloist, gave a well received rendition
of Grieg's Concerto In A Minor" ably
supported by the orchestra in its ac-
compartment under the direction of
Capt. Taylor Brapson.
One of the most enjoyable numbers
of the program was Snetana's great
patriotic tone poem "Vitava" or THE
Moldau," musical picture Of Boi1e-
MAS river of that name.
The rendition of the feature NUM-
Der, Johannes Brahms Second Syn-
phony in p Major, Opus 49, was one
Of the best things the United States
Marine Band Orchestra has done, ali
the choirs Of the orchestra doing ex-
cellent work. with the wood winds in
the allegretto grazioso being particu-
larly pleasing.
The hall was packed for this event,
about 1900 people attending.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04

From these $755,00O in tax went to
the Federal Government, with Something
over $4,000 In death taxes paid to the
States he added.
We have q record for 1927 of the
returns Of 10.700 estates passing by
death with q gross value of about
$3,l75, 900 900, the actuary continued
Funeral and administration expenses
amounted to about $131 ,OOO.0 : :
An amount almost exactly equal to this
was left in charitable, public and similar
bequests that were exempt from taxa
ton"
Data on 1897.
Mccoy said it was probable that
about 5000 persons with gross estates
between $4,000 and 100000 died dur
ing 1927 and added, sThis would
mean, at the present time, estates val
ued at trifie less than $500, o0o, 900
pass annually by death within the
United States. To these must be adder
some 1856 900 individuals dying annual
with smaller estates, that are also ad
niinistered, valued at over 81 $3.50, 600, :
600. This means that q grand total OF
some 400, 900 estates. with q total value
Of about $5,150, 00n, 900, are now pass
ing annually BY deathAnd being admin
istered within the United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
INDOOR CIRCUS IS GIVEN
By BOYS CLUB IN GYM
Program Includes Jungle Animal
Act, Acrobatics, Dancing and
Musical Features.

Best traditions of the big top were
upheld by the Boys Club of Washing
ton last night In presenting an indoor
circus before capacity crowd in the
club gymnasium, $50 c street.
All the accessories from red lemonade
to the ringmaster were in evidence;
clowns capered and freaks held forth
in the side show, their wonders extolled
by Barry Mulligan. the barker.
The program launched by parade.
offered a jungle animal act, some as
founding feats by acrobats. as we'll as
dancers, while a musical feature was
contributed by the Boys Independent
Band.
with Theodore Tiller as ringmaster
the De Molay Tumblers and Boys Club
Balancers won popular approval. as did
the acrobatic dances Of four girl pupils
Of Miss Evelyn Davis.
The circus, planned and directed by
A. L. Patterson. Melted funds TO be ap-
piled on new equipment for the GYM
uasiuYn,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
TWO MEN ARE SENTENCED
IN SALE AND POSSESSION
Penalties Imposed by Judge One
Minute After Jury Returns
Verdict.

Convicted yesterday by Police Court
jury Of sale and possession of LIQUOR.
Eugene Thomas and Curtis Mcdowell.
both OF the first block of Fenton street.
were sentenced by Judge Gus A. Schuldt
within one minute after the jury re-
turned its verdict.
Arrested January 30, the men stood
trial yesterday before Judge Schuldt.
Deliberating for q short time, the jury
returned q verdict Of guilty and was
dismissed by the court.
Judge Schuldt sentenced Thomas to
pay O fne OF $400 or serve 80 DAYS in
jail. Mcdowell received a sentence of
six months,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
BUSINESS MEN Ell ECT.

The Northeast Business Mems Assc-
citation will hold its annual banquet an
election Of officers this evening at !.
o'clock at the Astor Restaurant, Four
tenth and II streets
II. "A. Garren is president Of the asso.
citation and John Beane, vice president
An entertainment program win be pre-
chairman Of the committee on arrange
raents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
PLAN DANCE AND PARTY.
Event Is Scheduled for Saturday
Night at willard Hotel.

An Easter dance and card party will
IL given In the willard Hotel, under the
auspices Of the Jelleh Mutual Benefit
Association, Saturday night. The ar
rangennents are being handled by the
president, Mrs. Ef1e Austin; the chair
man, Miss Eleanor Eckhardt. and the
captains, Misses S. Foster, G. O'Connell,
N. Keller, z. Feldman, Mrs A. Walters,
Mrs. 3. Parker and Mr.. Free. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
Mussolini Busy at Villa.

FORLI, Italy. April LF9.-Prennier
Mussolini, although he is protractine
his Easter holiday, is doing considerable
business at his country home, the villa
Carpena. near here. He received TODAY
the projects of Bologna and .Fori. as
well as number of other governmental
and Fascist officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
$500 FLY OVER CITY.
Four Days Records of Four Com
mercial Flying Fields Reported.

Approximately $500 aerial sightseers
have been flown over the National
Capital during the past four days from
four commercial flying fields here and
in nearby Maryland.
Unusually large numbers Of children
have been flown this year, the opera
tors at the local fields reported. III
Passengers ranged In age from few
months to more than 80 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
REPRESENTATIVE SUED.
W. j. Landlord Of Georgia Faces
4 $3.50 Action.

Suit to recover $3.50 from Representa-
was filed in. the District of Columbia
Municipal Court yesterday by Duke A.
Putney, of Richmond, vs.. The plain
TIT says that the sum is due him on an
unpaid note which Mr.. Landlord ex-
ecuted on April s, 1928.
Mr. Landlord explained today that
the note covered the premium on ar
insurance policy which had lapsed
He intends to pay it. he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04

A course for farmers In the operation
q tractors Is offered BY Idaho Univer-
sity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-08
PUZZLES OF GOVERNMENT
ILLUSTRATED BY FARMERS
Representative Mccormick Tells of Con-
ference of Agriculturists, Who We're
Ignorant of Much-DiscussedDeb

however, when there is plenty of sup
port back home for a legislative pro-
posal, as in the case of the "equaliza-
ton fee" the Washington legislator
sometimes is suspicious of popular
movements"
From most parts of the country it
is now reported to Washington that
farmers have-for the time being, at
any rate-forgotten the equalization
fee" almost as completely as they for
got free silver" Not the wisest poll
tician in Washington, nevertheless, can
tell when the passion for the "equaliza-
ton fee" might f1amingly revive.
And there is one contemporary politt-
cal fact even more puzzling to people
who expect logicality in politics. The
reports coming here from most of our
Northwestern States indicate strongly
that the President keeps the hold on