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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
URGE Washington
MUSEUM FOR CITY
Oldest inhabitants Favor Site
Associated With First
Presidents Life.

establishment of George Washing
ton museum in the National Capital on
pre- rty associated with the life Of
washington was recommended last
night by the AE5ociation of Oldest In
habitants, TO be made part of the
Washington bicsntennisi celebration IN
1882.
The association adopted a resolution
b. James r. Duhamel asking the BIZ
centennial commission to eSt..blish such
q memorial. The cities of Alexandria
and Fredericksburg. Va. have already
begun centers for the collection Of
N.ashingtoniana. Mr.. Duhamel said, and
he thought that such a museum in the
National Capital would soon become a
great national shrine.
Mr.. Duhamel suggested in his resolu-
ton four places actuan associated with
the life of Washington here-square 20,
between E and r streets, Twenty nth
and Twenty-sixth streets northwest,
where Washington proposed to build a
city residence; the Peter house, on X
street near Twenty-sixth; the Law
house, at the corner of Sixth and N
streets southwest, and his Eastern
Branch lots, at the foot of Half street
southwest.
The resolution, which also was sent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04

on 70 the Federation Of Citizens Assoc
Citations for approval, urges the Con-
gressional Bicentennial Committee Ito
acquire or build on one of the vacant
properties or use any such buildings
thereon as q George Washington mu-
scum. to contain relics, furniture or
articles in some ay connected with the
first President. the same to be in
trusted to the care OF some reliable
and traditions"
The old steam fire engine which was
drawn In the Labor day parade by the
last of the old fire horses OF the city,
Barney, Gene and Tom, was asked for
an exhibit in the old Union Engine
House of the Association of Oldest In
habitants, at Nineteenth and H str is,
in another resolution by Mr.. Duhamel
adopted by the organization. This old
e zine, Mr.. Duhamel pointed out, is the
last remaining horSe-drawn steam fire
engine" The resolution asked the Dis
trict Commissioners to give "for storage
and exhibition" purposes the old FIRE
engine and hal IIeSs for the horses. Fire
Chief Watson would undoubtedly give
his consent, Mr.. Duhamel said. ex-
planning he understood the Con mis-
sioners were about to dispose OF the [ d
engine in some fashion.
The National Capt. Park and Plan
ming Commission was requested by the
association to name one of the roads in
Rock Greek Park the Max We'll Drive,
as tribute to "Washington's most cele-
brated landscape painter, who portrayed
many of the beauties of the park and
was devoted to its charms"
Three m -mbers of the association re-
ceived the oficial congratulations of the
organization upon their long and useful
service in the Government, from which
last month they were retired They are
J Eliot Wright of the War Department,
who is secretary-treasurer of the asso-
citation: Henry L. Bryan of the State
Department, vice president OF the
association, and Christian Hansen OF
the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Tiber Creek formed the subject of an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
D. c. COMMITTEE
READY FOR WORK
Legislative Tasks Await First
Session of Senate Body
Tomorrow.

With all vacancies filled. the Senate
District committee tomorrow will be in
position to meet as body to consider
legislation regulating District affairs.
The membership of the committee
was completed yesterday when the re-
port Of the Republican conference COM
mittee assigning Senators David A..
Baird, ir., OF New Jersey, and John NJ.
Robson of Kentucky. to the group was
approved by the Senate.
Railway Merger Up.
The proposed street railway merger
is among the subjects awaiting the
committees study. Consideration prob
ably will be deferred until report has
been received from DR.. Milo r. Maltbie,
an expert engaged by the committee a
year ago to study the plan the last
Congress did not act on.
An investigation Of police AFFAIRS In
Washington is in order for the police
subcommittee Reports are that Sena-
tor Vandenberg of Michigan is being
considered as chairman of the group to
succeed former Senator Sackett of Ken
lucky, who during the holidays was ap-
pointed Ambassador to Germany. The
Michigan Senator Is said to be reluctant
TO take over the assignment because OF
his duties as chairman of the subcom-
mittee on streets and highways.
Robson Takes Oath.
Senator Robson, who was appointed
by the governor of Kentucky to succeed
Mr.. Sackett, had been a member of the
House since the SiXty-sixth Congress
He took the oath yesterday.
The committee faces the necessity OF
obtaining another member, for at the
conclusion of the London Disarmament
Conference, Dwight w. Morrow, dele
gate, is to succeed Senator Baird, who
was appointed only recently TO succeed
former Senator Edge. now Ambassador
to Paris. 1t is regarded as unlikely that
Mr. Morrow. who until recently was
Ambassador TO Mexico, will be assigned
to the committee.
Baird is filling the committee place
formerly held by Senator Hastings Of
Delaware, who was transferred to mem
bership on the interstate commerce
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
SIMMONS SEES TAX
BOOST TOPAY RAISE
Asks Citizens Opinions on
Proposals That Would
Increase Expenses.

Citing the proposal to increase the
pay of firemen and police as an example,
Chairman Simmons of the House sub
committee on District appropriations
asked yesterday that it be put up to"
the various groups Of citizens who are
continually indorsing some project that
will cost a large amount of money"
whether at the same time they are
willing to pay increased taxes to meet
the bill.
Mr., Simmons said that at present his
subcommittee has before it proposals
generously Endorsed by various groups,
the cost of which would run up to S25,-
100000.
Mr.. Simmons said that additional
taxes amounting to $90000 year, with
an estimated increase in the tax rate of
cents to meet the cost Of the proposed
pay increase for police and firemen,
would be necessary. The increase has
been indorSed by the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations, the Chamber of Com
merce, Washington Board Of Trade,
Merchants & Manufacturers Associa-
ton and various other large groups.
Not only must the people in indorsing
such proposals, Mr. Simons said, figure
whether these are meritorious, but also
whether they are Immediately meritori-
Gus and whether on top Of that, there
are other municipal expenditures which
must be displaced or further increase
in taxes made necessary.
He declared that in the last few years
there has been progressive legislation"
for the relief of the police and firemen.
He said that report prepared by the
Bureau of Efficiency will show that the
police and f1remen in the District are
paid about as well as generally through
out the country
If the people want the pay of the
police and flremen to be increased and
insist upon its being increased, they
must be prepared to pay the bill, said
Mr.. Simmons.
The District budget now und< con-
sideration for the fiscal year 1881 pro-
vides for 1855 policemen and 884 fire.
men, total of 2,149 to be covered by
the proposed salary increase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
GLASS WOULD AMEND
RESERVE BOARD LAW
Senator Suggests Possibility of
Separating Treasury Head From
Chief Place.

Legislation to amend the Federal
Reserve act, removing the Secretary OF
the Treasury as ex-officio chairman of
the Federal Reserve Board. is under
consideration by Senator Glass, Demo
crat. Virginia, a co-author of this act.
Senator Glass, who was a former Sec
rotary of the Treasury. said yesterday,
off the floor, that he has felt for some
time that the Treasury has become the
dominating influence in the Federal
Reserve Board, which never was In
tended"
The Virginian offered this comment
In response to the suggestion made
Friday by the United States Chamber
of Commerce that the Secretary Of the
Treasury be separated from the chair
manship Of the Reserve Board. How
ever, in view of other legislation he has
in mind, Senator Glass is uncertain
whether he will propose such an
amendment now.
II have observed, as a general propo-
sition' said the Senator, that the
Treasury overshadowed the board. I
don't think 1t ever was intended to be
so, and don't think it should be the
case"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
PROGRESS REPORTED
ON MEMORIAL ROUTE
Rip Rap Stone Foundation Wall
Between Columbia Island
and Rail Bridge Built.

The Bureau of Public Roads of the
Department of Agriculture announced
yesterday that the rip-rap stone foun-
dation wall between Columbia Island
and the Railroad Bridge on the route
of the Mount Vernon Memorial High
way and construction of a cofferdam
at the Virginia end of the Highway
Bridge have been completed.
About Is per cent of the work on the
hydraulic fill, being carried forward by
the United States Engineer once. under
the direction of Maj. Brehon Somer-
veil, at Gravelly Point and Reaches
Run, at Four-Mile Run and in the
basin formed by the rip-rap wall. has
been completed, the bureau announced.
The rip-rap forms a seawall for the
fill, over which the highway will run,
and the cofferdam is erected at pier 2
of the Highway Bridge, where a new
abutment will be built after the first
two spans of the bridge are removed
to make the necessary connections be-
tween the Memorial Highway and the
Alexandria road the bureau explained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
AIR LEGION AWARDS
PLANE RIDE TICKETS
Local Flying Club Has Card Party
and Dance to Pay for
Parachutes.

Tickets for airplane rides were givel:
as prizes at parachute" dance and
card party given by the D. c: Air
Legion, local flying club, last night in
the Hamilton Hotel Proceeds of the
affair are to go toward the purchase OF
parachutes to be used by student
pilots in dual and solo instruction
flights.
The tickets were for 10. 20 and 80
minute flights in the training planes
used by the legion at its Hybla Valley
training field, near Alexandria, Va.
No parachutes have been used by
students or instructors. Anticipating
that the Department Of Commerce soon
will pass regulations requiring the use
of parachutes for student instruction,
however, the legion members decided
to meet the requirements before they
become effective.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12

ed for 100 large cities in expenditures
for the control of communicable dis
eases, tuberculosis, venereal diseases and
maternal and child hygiene.
At present, II Is pointed out, only
three diseases-diphtheria scarlet fever
and smallpox-are regularly placarded
and ordinarily no action Is taken in
cases Of measles, whooping cough,
chicken poX and other communicable
diseases except mailing to the families
copies of the laws and regulations con-
corning these diseases "a procedure OF
doubtful value"
In recommending immediate steps to
provide more suitable and adequate
facilities for the isolation and treat
ment Of patients suffering from COM
municable diseases" says the report,
consideration should be given to the
addition Of an adequate unit to the
present municipal hospital. now ad-
ministered by the Board of Public We'll
fare. Responsibility for the control of
communicable diseases is logically a
function OF the Health Department"
Plan to Study Schools.
In the section devoted to tuberculosis
care and control in the District the re-
port urges an intensive study of the
present plan of health schools" pro-
vided by the, Board OF Education for
| children excluded from the regular
schools because of tuberculosis to be
made jointly by the school and health
authorities. Further studies also are
urged to establish the need for more
special open-window classes and pre-
| ventorium care"
In urging additional natal clinics
| il is pointed out that only approximate
ly 40 per cent of expectant mothers ir
Washington receive any prenatal care
and Of this only per cent is furnishso
by the Health Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
PARK EXECUTIVES
TO ADDRESS C. OF C.
Col Grant and Charles ". Eliot
Speakers at Special Luncheon
Tomorrow.

Col. q. S. Grant. Sd executive off,
Ger. and Charles w. Eliot, I'd, city
planner of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, will be
speakers at a special luncheon meeting
of the Washington Chamber of Com
merce, devoted to the Park System Of
the National Capital to be held in the
City Club at noon tomorrow.
Plans for the meeting were made by
the chambers committee on parks.
Fairgrounds, highways and bridges, of
which Elwood Street, director of the
Community Chest. is chairman. 1t Is
the first of series of four luncheon
meetings planned by this committee,
the object of which is to afford an &C
curate perspective of each of the four
major subjects falling within the scope
Of the committee. p
At the first luncheon meeting tomor-
row Col. Grant will present the pres
ent plans Of the commission for the
development, coordination and extern
sion OF the park and playground system
of the National Capital, with reference
in particular to recent and proposed
legislation and changes necessary to
promote the proper and adequate
growth of the park and playground
system In both Washington and adj
jacent States. Maps and diagrams IL
Illustrating past progress and future
plans will be displayed and explained
by Mr.. Eliot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
PUBLIC QUESTIONS
TO Be DISCUSSED
Citizens Associations Plan
Consideration of Wide
Range of Topics.

Eleven Of Washington's citizens as
sociations will meet tomorrow night to
discuss local public questions ranging
from national representation to legisla-
ton pending in Congress to authorize
a merger Of the street railway COM
panies. Other subjects scheduled fol-
discussion include traffic, the 1880 Com
munity Chest campaign, and legislation
providing increased pay for members
of the District police and fire depart
ments.
TRAFFIC conditions will be the principal
topic of discussion at two Of the meet
ings, those of the Kalorama and STAN
ton Park Associations. Roland Bibbins
nationally known engineer and trafhc
Kalorama Association. Traffic Director
William H. Harland will speak at the
Stanton Park Association meeting.
The Northeast Washington Assocta'
ton Will discuss Ave bills affecting thu
District pending in Congress. These
measures provide increased pay fol
police and firemen, abolition of capita
punishment. authorization for q merger
of the car lines, compulsory automobile
insurance and the regulation Of the
type of buildings erected near Govern
ment buildings and parks.
The Brookland Association will dedi-
cate its meeting to the Community
Chest campaign. Addresses will be
made by L. w. DeGast, secretary of the
Community Chest: j. z. ,Colliflower,
regional director Of the Community
Chest. and the captains in the Brook
land district.
National representation for the Dis
trict will be the chief subject of dis
cussion at the meeting Of the Hillcrest
Association Other associations to meet
tomorrow night are the Takoma Park,
Piney Branch, Congress Heights, East
Washington, Edgewood and Lanier
Heights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
WEST is HONOR GUEST
OF ACACIA FRATERNITY
Grand Master of Masons Is Prin.
cipal Speaker at G. w. U.
Dinner.

James A. West. grand master of
Masons of the District Of Columbia, was
honor guest and principal speaker last
night at a formal dinner given by the
George Washington University Chapter
of the Acacia Fraternity, 1907 Massa-
chusetts avenue.
other speakers included DR.. 'Cloyd H
Marvin, president of George Washing.
ton University; DR.. c. Butte, special
assistant to the Attorney General; j.
Claude KEEPER grand secretary OF
Masons of the District of Columbia, and
James r. kirkland assistant United
States attorney, who served as toast
master
Some so active members of the chap
ter. alumni and guests were seated
other guests we're Harold Teegarden
special assistant to the Attorney Gen.
eral; John r. Eapham, dean of George
Washington's School of Engineering; A
Yeager Depew, professor of public
speaking at George Washington; Prof
Arthur F. johnson, and L. H. Dishman
president of the George Washington
University Masonic Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
BILL TO REGULATE
SALE OF GASOLINE
IS BEING FRAMED
Roberts Begins Draft of
Measure for Submission
to Congress.
TWO-F0LD PROTECTION
PURPOSE OF AUTHOR
Legislation Would Prove Guaran.
tee to Buyer and Reputable
Dealer.

George M. Roberts. superintendent
of weights. measures and markets, be-
gan the draft Of a bill yesterday to
regulate the quality of gasoline sold in
the District.
The proposed legislation, according
to Mr.. Roberts, will have a two-folc
purpose-to protect motorists from in
ferior grades of fuel and prevent un.
fair competition among dealers. SIM
lar laws, he pointed out already are
on the statute books of a number of
States, but no attempt has ever been
made in the District to regulate the
quality of motor fuel.
Will Outline Gas Standards.
Mr.. Roberts plans to write into the
bill minimum specifications for various
grades of gasoline, such as straight,
high test and the blended varieties de-
signed to preclude motor knocking and
the oil companies and the dealers to
meet these standards. Assistance Of
experts on motor fuels at the Bureau
of Standards will be sought in the
preparation of the specifications.
Congress will be asked to enact the
bill as an amendment to the weights,
measures and market law. In framing
1t Mr.. Roberts intends to use the
North Dakota law as a model, with
certain notifications to meet local con-
ditions.
Gasoline pumps under the proposed
legislation would be required to carry,
in addition to the trade name Of the
fuel, signs indicating whether the fuel
dispensed Is straight, high test or
blended with chemical ingredients to
prevent motor carboniZing and knock
ing. Tests would be made from time
to time by inspectors of the weights,
measures and markets department to
determine whether the fuels dispensed
from these pumps comply with the
specifications.
Will Protect Makers and Buyers.
Mr.. Roberts explained that his pro-
posed legislation will assure motorists
of high-grade fuel at all times, while
at the same time protect the interests
Of the reputable oil companies which
zealously guard the quality of their
products. The District at present, be
combat an INSCRIPTIONS dealer or dis
| tributor who might put the lower
price straight gasoline in high-test
tanks and sell it at the higher price.
While there have been no complaints
of this practice, according to Mr..
Roberts, 1t can be done without the
knowledge of an unsuspecting motorist.
The bill he Is drafting, however. will
make 1t possible to detect such frauds,
as the inspectors would make purchases
and have the fuel analysed to deter
mine whether it complied with the
specifications for highest gasoline.
Mr.. Roberts hopes to complete the
draft of the bill this week and will
submit 1t to the Commissioners for ap-
prevail and transmission to Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
CAFRITZ ADOPTS FIVE.DAY WEEK
FOR WORK ON NEW STRUCTURES
Local Construction Company Puts Policy Into Effect for
Building Trades. ..r

to make the local building trades work.
ers happier and more contented.
The Cafritz organization now Is erect
ing a large apartment hotel on Fiji
tenth street and Rhode Island avenue
and has several other operations. It is
planning to start shortly a number of
dwelling operations, where about 100
houses will be erected, Mr.. Cafritz said.
Other projects also are contemplated.
1t has not been decided yet, he said.
whether under the new system the men
would work eight or nine hours.
With the five-day plan In effect, Mr.
Cafritz said he was convinced work.
men would be happier with the extra
day off duty, and that as a result just
as much work would be accomplished
as under the present. five-and-a half
day schedule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
REVENUE BUILDING
80 PCT. COMPLETE
Courts Will Be Embellished With
Artistic Fountains and Stone
Seats.

Artistic fountains of polished pink
granite surrounded by greenSWard, paths
and stone seats will be among the, en-
bellishments of the four large courts OF
the Internal Revenue Building, into
which thousands of Government work.
court yard is to be for service, to admit
trucks and automobiles. An under
ground garage has capcity for about
100 cars
The building itself is now estimated
by Neal A. Melick. United States
construction engineer. in charge for the
Government, as about 80 per cent COM
plete.
The principal rooms of the building
are located and finished as follows:
The Office of the commissioner OF in
ternal revenue will be on the third floor,
southwest corner. trimmed in mahog-
any. and the only room in the building
with a wooden floor. which will be cut
In parquetry style. Virtually all OF the
other floors are of concrete, covered
over with yielding substance known
as "mastic." which will be colored
brown.
Quarters for the Board of Tax APP
peals, which is now located in the Earle
Building, are on the second floor, where
eight large hearing rooms are being
finished. They will be paneled in ma
hogany and with wainscot Of black
marble The ceilings are treated with
so-called acoustic plaster of rough
ened surface to provide better acoustic
properties.
The Court of Customs and Patent
Appeals. which is now located in the
National Savings e. Trust Building at
Fifteenth and New York avenue, will
have commodious and imposing quar-
tiers on the seventh floor, with highly
vaulted ceiling, also of acoustic plaster
On this floor will also be quarters for
the judges, officers of the court and the
library.
An interesting feature in equipment
will be the system of electric clocks,
which are all to be run by electric mo-
tors and set by electricity. There will
be 875 of these clocks, said to be the
largest installation of these clocks any
where under one roof, connected into
one system.