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The Washington times., 1930-12-17
HOOVER FORCES
WAR ON ALIEN
MEASURE
Dickerson Sees No Real Help
In Move to Relieve JobIess;
Senate Group Scans Plan

The johnson bill to slash i'm
migration as a means Of minimiz-
ing unemployment today faced O
bitter fight should 1t reach the
floor Of the House. 49,.
The Administration, 1t Is under
stood, is opposed to the plan,
and Representative Dickstein (D.l
of New York promised to lead
q fight against 1t on behalf OF
q minority of the House 1mmt-
grafton Committee.
Quotas Cut I'm Half
The bill, generally called q
two-year suspension Of immigra-
ton, actually cuts present quotas
so per cent, excludes Filipinos
and restricts entry Of Canadians
and Mexicans to the exempted
classes.
The exempted classes include
close relatives of American ctt1.
zens and wives and children OF
resident aliens, but they are ad-
mitted only to half the present
quota for each country.
This would result, Dickstein
charged, in a restriction on
entrance of wives and children
from every country except Great
Britain. He estimated about Is
European countries would be
frozen out"
g.. Effect Is Doubted
He said:
"Tf this were o real honest.
tO-gOOdness measure to help nm.
employment I would be more
than happy to support 1t, but
there il great suspicion I'm my
mind, and I'm the minds OF
others, that this bill will not
do what It is represented o
do"
The Washington times., 1930-12-17
W|LDA Bennett.
WEDS AGAIN

ASBURY PARK. N. j., Dec. II
G.NS0.-Wilda Bennett, former
musical comedy star, has married
for the third time.
She became the bride last night
of Anthony Weltach, a horse
fancier and polo player, who mann
tains a riding academy at West
field N. j. They were married
In West Long Branch by Mayor
Baker.
The newlyweds will make their
home in Deal, N. j.
The Washington times., 1930-12-17
MOrrOlU Gives Chair
To Amherst College

AMHERST, Mass, Dec. II.
The successful completion Of the
appeal of Amherst College for
six professional foundations,
amounting to about $1,000, 900,
was announced to the faculty by
President Arthur 8. Pease.
The first foundation OF $780,
600, for the department Of his
tory, was given by Senator
Dwight w. Morrow, '95, and
named in honor of his teacher OF
history, Anson Daniel Morse.
The Washington times., 1930-12-17
REFUND DENIED
v, R. T. CO.

UPPER MARLBORO. Md, Dec.
1.-THE board of county COM
missioners will not consider any
refund of taxes to the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Com
pany, it was decided yesterday
when the group discussed a letter
from william Clark, the COM
pany's counsel, seeking a refund
on certain properties which he
claimed the company does not
own. The letter stated that the
railway company had paid county
levies on this property from 1901
to 1880.
1t was pointed out at the meet
ing that former board of COM
missioners had agreed to allow
the claim Of the company that it
cid not own the land If no refund
would be sought.
Several petitions requesting the
board to indorse many projected
roads for the State Roads Com.
mission to begin work on were
presented, but action was de-
ferred until after a conference
between the board and the COM
mission. .-
Permission to zone lots /, 2 and
3 in Capitol Heights from resi-
dental to commercial was grant
ed Joseph Smith. Patrick Digges
was permitted to change lots SO
and so in Fairmont Heights to
commercial, and lots II and IS
in Tuxedo viii be changed from
residential to commercial at the
request of L. G. Berry.
Shop Early for Christmas and Avoid
the Rush! A timely Christmas Gift
A. IA
The Washington times., 1930-12-17
Pupils Preparing
Christmas Boxes

HYATTSVILLE, Md, Dec. IT.
Pupils in the public schools of
Prince Georges county who have
enrolled in the Junior Red Cross
Club will pack Christmas boxes
for some Of the county's, needy
families, Miss Maude A. Gibbs,
chapter chairman, announced re-
Gently.
About 80 per ent of the white
elementary schools have enrolled
in the club this year, Miss Gibbs
said.
The Washington times., 1930-12-17
Sorority Girls NotU Become
Good FellouUs

by The Washington Times. on
Christmas Eve.
A mighty sad appeal came in
today. It was from a man who
for years has been a Good Eel
low. He did good work for the
organization last year. Since then
his wife and daughter died. He
lost all Of his money in a Balti-
more bank which recently failed.
Then he lost his job and has no
prospects Of getting another. He
is in need. Surely there Is some.
one who will adopt" that former
Good Fellow. He will be one
again some day If a Good Fellow
helps him now. ;
The Washington times., 1930-12-17
PLAN CHRISTMAS PARTY
Times Staff Photos
Mr.. HAYBERGER

The State committee Of the
Sons and Daughters Of the Re
public have announced Christ
mas party to children who are
members of Peck Chapel and
Friendship House at the Peck
Chapel on Friday afternoon as
$50 o'clock. -
The Washington times., 1930-12-17
Mrs. Pollard Receives
Plants For Garden

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. II.
Mrs. John Garland Pollard. is re-
ceiving numerous offers Of plants
and shrubs from historic Vir-
ginia homes for planting In the
colonial garden planned for the
rear Of the Governors mansion.
State landscape engineers are
drawing plans for the garden to
be completed during Governor
PolIard's administration.
The Washington times., 1930-12-17
Bombs From Plane
Break Bio Ice Jam
staff Photo

MILES CITY, Mont, Dec. II.
Another practical service to hui
manity was rendered when ex-
plosives were dropped from a
plane onto the ice.choked Yellow
stone river to prevent q serious
ice jam.
The Washington times., 1930-12-17

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Christmas? Fill out this form and insure your own
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The Washington times., 1930-12-17
WALKER HAS COLD

NEW YORK, Dec. II Q.N.sO. =.
Mayor James J.. Walker was Ill
today with O cold. It was an
nounced his condition was not
serious.
The Washington times., 1930-12-17
N.Y.U. Adds Faculty
Members: Staff. 473

NEW YORK, Dec, 17.-One
hundred and nine new members
have been added to the faculty Of
New York University, Chancellor
Elmer Ellsworth Brown an
nounced.
The action follows the most re-
cent meeting Of the executive COM
mittee of the university council.
This brings this years total up
to 473.
The Washington times., 1930-12-17

Year tin,e. is valuable. Save II when
searching far Christmas Gifts by shop
Ping FIRST through the Christmas
Gifts SusgestiOns" published In tOday's
Classified AAs.
The Washington times., 1930-12-17
Times Staff Photos


STUDENTS STATUE OF HERO
South
in
O
of E.
The Washington times., 1930-12-17

Shop Early for Christmas and Avoid
the Rush! A timely Christmas Gift
suggestion feature to aid you aDs
pears in t0day's Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1930-12-17

Solid steel, and guaranteed
for so years. The best grave
vault that money can buy.
Only $500. We match. our
vaults and caskets against
any i'm the world. All national
makes.
The Washington times., 1930-12-17

This neat gray cloth casket,
plain and dignified, with the
whole funeral. Cars, hearse
and all. only 500. The same
service as the higher priced
funerals, with no extra charge
for chapel. All music, II de-
sired, by our pipe organ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21

of PENNSYLVANIA avenue and will house
the administrative activities of the Dis
trict OF Columbia. 1t will be seen that
there is under way in Washington a
magnificent and costly development,
originally planned and devised by Len
FAINT. While the general building pro-
gram of the Government in the country
at large contemplates the expenditure
Of more than $375, 000, 900, which sum
will take care of the very pressing needs
of the Government over the next 10
wears in all probability as the years
pass by it will be deemed advisable and
necessary to augment this sum by sew
eral hundred million dollars to properly
care for Government activities through
out the land.
Difficulties to Be Met.
eff the people of the country can
realize the enormous program under
way, they will appreciate not only the
dificulties of the departments having
the work in charge but also the diff
culties of their representatives in Gen.
gress in attempting to obtain action in
their local communities. The work is
being pushed as rapidly as Is humanity
possible when consideration is given to
the legal limits of expenditure for each
year.
while Secretary OF commerce, RreSl-
dent Hoover took the keenest interest
in the Nations building problem, as has
Secretary Mellon. In the Presidents
| inaugural address the attention Of Con-
gress was called to the needs of the
country, and at the time of the threat
ened business reaction last Fall an en-
larged program was urged. not only in
order to meet our present governmental
needs but to assist labor throughout the
| land. The House of Representatives
has already passed the Reyes Elliott
bill, and If it IS passed by the Senate a
Nationwide survey will be undertaken
this Summer to determine the increased
requirements.
During the 10 years. program more
than 1900 beautiful and adequate
buildings will be constructed. The bill
will allow speeding up of the work all
along the line, and 1t is hoped that a
few years will find governmental activi-
ties in dignified and effective struc-
lures. both in Washington, where all
activities center, and in the country at
large, where the facilities are so badly
needed. In the years to come the occu-
pants of the modest fiivver or the great
national parades will start from the
plaza of the Capitol, flanked as it will
be by the Supreme Court Building, the
Library of Congress, the enlarged Sen
ate once Building and the House Once
Building, with its new annex, sweer
down new Pennsylvania avenue past
one OF the most beautiful architectural
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21

ascertain the bearing capacity of the
soil.
After this information Is obtained
the project is studied in all its aspects,
involving outline, proportion, relation to
adjoining buildings, and in the case of
an institution, such as a hospital, suit
able grouping of the various buildings.
In a building of importance a great
many Government activities have to be
provided for, and the interrelation be
tween these activities has to be taken
into account in laying out the various
floor plans. This involves voluminous
correspondence, and not infrequently
personal conferences. 1t is not unusual
to prepare three and four sets of sketch
plans, and in one case it was necessary
to prepare eight such sets of a many
stored building before all the. occupants
expressed themselves as satisfied.
Architects Kept Busy.
"All this is preliminary to the taking
up Of the working drawings. which are
the instruments on which the contract
for construction is based. The develop
ment of the working drawings for a
building of q large size, say, costing
$5 900, 900, consumes the time of IS
architects, engineers and craftsmen for
from six to eight months, and in many
cases more than 100 individual draw
ingS are required, comprising architec-
tural, structural and mechanical engi-
neering layout. AS all these must be
In conformity, the close cooperation of
several divisions is involved.
THE architectural drawings, of
course, are started first, and when these
are about 40 per cent completed the
structural engineers obtain prints, make
the necessary computations for loads for
the various floors carried down from
column to column, finally determining
the size of the footings proportioned to
the bearing capacity of the SOIL They
design the columns, Orders, floor con-
struction and all other structural de-
tails. The mechanical engineers lay
out the various facilities, comprising
plumbing, heating, water supply, venti-
! lation, electrical work, elevators and
! telephone systems.
| After the completion of the draw
ings, the specifications are prepared
which is individual work and can be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21

performed only by two engineers stimuli
taneouSly, one for construction and one
for mechanical equipment. The writ
ing of specifications for large building
and the duplicating by the mimeo-
graphing process usually consumes from
four to five weeks. During the mimeo-
graphing process the drawings are du-
plicated by blue printing, and for a
large building now under construction
it was necessary to prepare more than
40, 900 prints.
THE time allowed contractors to pre-
pare proposals varies from four to six
weeks, depending upon the size of the
building. Usually there is keen compe-
ton, with from Is to Is bids, and in
case the lowest bid is submitted by a
responsible contractor the award is in
variably made to that contractor.
From this description it will be seen
that large amount of preliminary work
is required before a building can be
struction is started the work of the
architect and the engineer does not
cease. Full size drawings have to be
prepared, shop drawings checked and
samples of great number of materials
| passed upon.
Engineer Is Detailed.
During the erection construction
engineer is detailed to supervise the
work of the structure, and in buildings
of magnitude, such. for instance, as the
| buildings now being erected in Wash
ington, the construction engineer has
several assistants. The building for the
Department of Commerce is the largest
governmental building now under con-
struction, being more than 1000 feet ir
length and $50 feet in depth involving
cost of $4,000 900. It takes Two anC
a half years to construct such a build.
/ ing, and it provides employment for &
great number of men, not only on the
/ job but for an even greater number in
producing and fabricating plants at va.
rious places, and few statistics Of the
amount of material required for such
building should be of interest.
"As to the Department of Commerce
Building, at the present time on al
average of 800 mechanics and laborer
are employed daily, and it is expected
that no less than 1000 will be employs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21

compositions to be found anywhere In
the world. including the Archives, De-
partment of Justice, the Internal Rev
enue Bureau, the Post once Depart
ment, the great plaza, with its Depart
ment Of Commerce, Labor Department
and Department of Interstate Com
merce; past the old Treasury, the Wnlte
Hor and Monument, the rehabilitated
State Department, and on to the Lin
coin Memorial, the great new Memorial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21

Bridge across the Potomac, and to Ar
lington and the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier. The Mall, dominated by the
Capitol at its head hanked by magnifi-
cent governmental groups, cut by tree
shaded drives. with gardens, fountains,
rejecting pools. cascades and terraces,
will form picture that will be en-
shrined in the heart of every justly
proud American, the symbol OF America
the Capital of our country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21
How Capital Originated.

VERY early one beautiful morning in
mid-October, 1870, lone horseman left
the inn in Georgetown and disap-
peared into the forest. On his return
that night the location of the Capital
of q great Nation had been decided.
The horseman was the first President
of the United States of America. and
the Capital was later named Washing
ton. Two other great Americans, Thomas
Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, had
been responsible for placing the Capital
near the Potomac. They did this by
obtaining an agreement in Congress that
If the Capital was so located the fund
ing bill would be passed, placing the
credit Il all the States back of the
revolutionary War debts.
The plans these men then made,
4ar-feaching as they were, are being
carried forward beyond the founders
widest dreams by the present occupant
of the White House, President Hoover
and his Secretary of the Treasury. An
drew w. Mellon. Mai. LEnfant, a
brilliant French engineer, who was a
friend of George Washington and q
solder of the Revolutionary War, wa
chosen to lay out the plan for the new
Federal City, anc, drawing on his
knowledge of the great capitals of Eu-
rope, he devised the beautiful scheme Of
cry which is now so rapidly nearing
realization. Time prevents discussion
of the viciSsitudes of the L'Enfant plan
Sbut,s neglected and abandoned, 1t wal
finally rescued by the Mcmillan Com
mission IN 1901, later aided by thu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21
MISCELLANEOUS

BLACK TUXEDO VESTS-For stout men only; sizes
So 40. A. a. (An Stouts) Were $780, Now. $500
i VESI-Back and white checked flannel Size s. Was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21

Crsticizing present Federal housing
conditions because of huge payment Of
rents for totally inadequate quarters"
and because of working conditions that
'7n many instances are a disgrace to
the Nation" Ferry K. Heath, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury. last night
predicted in the National Radio Forum
that If the pending Keyes-Elliott bill
Is enacted a Nationwide survey will be
undertaken this coming Summer to de-
termine increased requirements, and
that during the 10 years building pro-
gram more than 1900 beautiful and
adequate buildings will be constructed"
In this city and throughout the United
States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-11
MEXICO TRIP
QUOTA REACHED
126 Checks Are Received
With 81 Matamoros
Reservations

A total Of approximately 80 Is
now in view for the Brownsville
goodwill trip to Monterrey. set for
Sept. %, q and %, those IN charge
or arrangements state.
The special train which Is 70
convey the party will be ordered
Friday, and the list will remain
open until that time. The total
Thursday morning was 1875. and a
number of others are expected TO
sign up Friday.
a list Of 81 Matamoros residents
has already been printed. The adj
ditional roll from Brownsville in
cludes:
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve Tandy. Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Rusteburg. u. w.
Campbell, Bert Cromack, Tacy
Boorye. Nj. a. Bansback, Sam
Hughston, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. L.
WEIGH, Manuel Cisneros, Mr.. and
Mrs. ROLAND r. Friedman. III. B.
Anc-eas. III. Richardson. MIR. and
Mrs. VIM. Fl. Rasco, VIM. D.. Van
Siclen, Dorothy Ragan, MIR. and
Mrs. w. <. McDavitt. Zone Tag
Sh4ts WI d440 MIC OdAARANaf NA
and Mrs. VIM. Egan. r.. ID. Howard,
w. z. Heaner. w. F. McCroskey
S. w. Mckenzie, Lower Valley Sc
curities Co. Robt. Ernst, Judge
VIM. s. West, II. G.. II. Weinert
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben W. Proctor. j. T.
Bogus. Ira Webster, George White
VIM. Aldridge, Mr.. and Mrs. 70
Mockbee. Z. "A. Monsees, Lee Ad-
amson, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Gotke
Robin Pate, Mr.. and Mrs. III. ID
Seago, Winship Hodge. Mr.. anc
c.. Nance. Leon Perl. Mr.. and Mrs
G. G. Henderson. Drew Patteson
w. o. Washington, E. Manautou
Mr.. and Mrs. w. @. Parkinson, @
j. Holcomb, j. j. Sweeney, Rio
Grand Valley Trust CO. two), A
"A. Hargrove, Conrad Broden. Ar
thur Hipp, Merchants Nationa.
bank Ctwo). MI. and Mrs. VIM
Richter. I. M. Club, Mr.. and Mrs
J.. A. Muckleroy, DR.. Geo. j. Toll
and, "A. Wayne Wood, Jesse Den
nett, L. A. Boory. Mr.. and Mrs. G
A. Rel, Alfred Putegnat, George
Desha.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-11
EMMETT ECLY
GIVEN HOPE
OF RECOVERY
Brownsville Victim
OF Bullet Still
In Matamoros

Emmett Egly, Brownsville service
car driver who was wounded near
the heart In Matamoros Wednes-
day afternoon, was resting easily at
the Cantu home Thursday noon.
and physicians said he had q good
chance to recover.
Unless complications set in"
the attending physician said, "Egly
wiz more than likely recover" IL
was at first feared that the bullet
would prove fatal to the local man.
Members Of the Egly family were
at the wounded mans bedside dur
ing the night. II Is not likely that
Egly will be brought here until he
is out Of danger from the pistol
wound.
Several conflicting stories were
current IN Brow lsville concerning
the shooting. but Matamoros Of
ficials gave out no details Of the
affair.
Egly was wounded In the FL Jar
din bar which Is located on the
plaza near the police station. Of
ficers rushed tc the scene OF the
shooting. and according to informa-
ton received, took Adolpho ATraz
into custody. Agraz Is a well known
Matamoros business man md has
large property holdings outside OF
the city.
Egly has numerous relatives liv-
ing both in Brownsville and Mata-
| mOrOS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-11
FATHER STAYS
ENTIRE FAMILY

Ell PASO, Sept. l1AP-George
w. Cook. 50. business man, shot
and killed his wife, fatally wound
ed his seven-year-old son, and
killed himself here today.
Cook. head Of an electrical COM
pany. shot his wife to death while
she lay asleep in bed and then
turned the gun on his little SON
George Wilton, who was sleeping
with a great aunt. He fired three
shots into his own body and died
almost instantly.
His son died two hours after he
was wounded.
He used a pistol TO shoot his
wife and son but fired into his
own body with a rifle. Mrs. Cook
was shot through her head
Mrs. Margaret Lowe, with whom
the boy was sleeping, was awaken
ed by the first shot fired into his
body. She pleaded with Cook not
to shoot again, but he fired another
bullet.
Betty Jane, 1S-month-old adopt
ed daughter. also sleeping With
Mrs. Lowe was unframed.
Mrs. Lowe rushed TO Mrs. Cooks
room and found her dead. Cook
had gone to another Dom to shoot
himself, he said.
Officers said they could not &C
count for the tragedy. Cook had
been active In business here for
many years. A former wife and
two sons reside in Los Angeles
Calf.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-11

Congressman Jose Byrnes OF Ten
nessee. chairman OF the democratic
congressional committee.
Tentative plans call for a speak
ing tour for Congressman Garner
through Illinois. Ohio. Indiana,
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts,.
possibly into New Jersey and doubt
full districts Of other states.
In a telegram to Shouse, Con-
gresham Garner announced deli
nitely that he would place his SER
vices at the disposal of the demo-
cratic organization for the remain
ing weeks of the campaign.
Il am confident the American
voters will, In the coming congress
sional elections. indicate by the
only means at their command their
diSapproval Of the policies, or rath-
er lack of policies Of the present adj
ministration." Garner said. "Presi-
dent Hoover and the republican
controlled congress have made nc
effort to enact legislation to meet
changing conditions, and a nation
wide business depression Is the log
ical result. With overwhelming ma
jorities in both houses, President
Hoover and the republican leaders
have had the opportunity TO for
mulate and apply legislative RENE
dies to meet the new conditions.
The record OF the Hoover admins
tration has been one Of failure to
meet the responsibilities Of govern
ment OF TO provide solutions for
the problems created by economic
and industrial changes.
II believe the American voters
are aware that the present econ
omic and Industrial conditions may
be attributed in no small degree
to the fact that the republican
party. having a surfeit OF power, Is
today SO d-isorganized and therefore
SO incompetent that 1t Is impossible
for that party to solve the prob
lens which have been created by
the numerous worldwide changes
Of the past decade. The legisla-
ton OF recent years. for which that
party Is directly responsible, The
Generalization within its organiza-
ton, the lack Of constructive lead
ership. and above all, the failure of
the titular head Of the party, Mr..
Hoover, to assume the RESPONSE
bilities of his high office. are all
factors that will contribute toward
democratic success in the coming
congressional elections"