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PASTORS WILL EXCHAN GE

Rev Walter NJ. Michael, pastor of the
Brightwood Park Methodist Chlrcl. and
Rev. G. e. Hawthorne of he Wallace
Memorial Presbyterian Church, viii ex-
change pulpits tomorrow
At 8 pm. the pastor of Brightwood
Park Church will preach on Spiritual
Caution" The Epworth League will
meet at Gas pm. and the oxford
League at z pm.
A Church Loyalty Campaign was re-
Gently launched by 80 teams of two
members each. Midweek Lenten serv-
ice Thursday evening at o'clock
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CLASS TO HEAR SEEGER

"The Personality of the Devil and
How to Beat Him" will be the subject
tomorrow at IL am. in Georgetown
Lutheran Church, Rev. Harold E. Beatty,
pastor. Sunday school at $3.50 am.
Prof. Raymond Seeger of George Wash
ington University will address the
Mems Bible Glass. Senior Christian
Endeavor Society, pm, William A.
Pettis, leader.
At the pm. service the subject
will be what Is 1t That Makes a
Church PROMINENT" Committees for
the every member canvass will meet
after the morning service for the assign
ment of pledge cards and the allott-
ment of territory. The Women's Mis-
stonary Society will meet Tuesday at
8 pm. at the home of Mrs. Helen Al
bert, 1924 Dumbarton avenue.
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Young Peoples Society

The Eighth Provincial Congress of
the Episcopal Young Peoples Society
will meet in Baltimore, Md, May /,
and 3.
A national corporate communion Of
the society will be held May "a.
An executive meeting of the diocesan
Y. P. S., Jimmie Kirkland, president.
has been called for next Tuesday in
the Diocesan House.
Coleman Jennings, president Of the
Associated Charities, will be the guest
speaker at the Sunday meeting Of the
st. Stephens Society.
The Wednesday evening service of the
st. Stephens and Incarnation Church.
sponsored by the society. F. L. Carter,
president, will have as its guest min
lister Rev. Alvin Lamar Wills, associate
minister of the Church of the Epiphany.
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VISITORS WILL PREACH
TO BETHANY BAPTISTS

DR. Albert Perry Brigham, professor
emeritus Of geography and geology at
Colgate University, will be the special
preacher tomorrow morning at Bethany
Baptist Church during the absence of
the pastor, DR.. Hugh Stevenson, who is
attending an Executive Committee
meeting of the Southern Baptist Con-
yention at Nashville, Tenn.
At the evening service DR.. William H.
Allison, professor emeritus Of Colgate
Rochester Divinity School, will preach
on Religion, Reality"
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DR.. BARRoWS' TALK

s'Building the Temple" will be the
subject of Or. A. z. Barrows tomorrow
morning at Eastern Presbyterian Church
and in the evening THE Mansion"
The womaa's Bible class will meet
sr4iesday afternoon at the residence
Of Mrs. r. j. Henning, 4O6 Seventh
street northeast; n the evening
meet in the primary room and elect
Officers. The Ladies' Aid Society will
meet wednesday evening and elect Of
ficers. The Westminster Society will
also meet and hear about THE New
Caribbean Thursday evening, will be
4 church meeting and roll cali launch
to the eYery-member canvass.
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SECOND BAPTIST PASTOR
TALKS ON PRODIGAL SON

Rev. H. M. B. Jones. paster Of the
Second Baptist Church, will speak
tomorrow morning on the subject,
Standing Alone" in continuation
of series of sermons on "The Prod
igal Son."
The pastors cabinet meets Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. r. H.
Alexander, 1928 Massachusetts, avenue
southeast. The Janson Bible Clas will
meet the same evening at the home
Of its president. Robert F. Glenn, 1437
Ives place, southeast.
The members of the Young Peoples
Union will go to Baltimore with the
District of Columbia Federation of
B. Y. p. U. Tuesday evening to be
guests of the Baltimore organization.
The Aid Society and Catherine
Moore Mission Circle will hold their
monthly all-day meeting Wednesday
at the church. The Business Women's
Mission Society will meet Friday
evening.
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FOUNDRY M. (. SERVICES
FOR TOMORROW LISTED

Or. Frederick Brown Harris. pastor
Of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church.
will preach tomorrow morning on the
ming service his subject will be Beyond
Our Fences"
The all-day meeting of the Women's
Societies will be held Tuesday at
10:45 am.
The senior department Of the church
school will present THE Rock" Friday
evening.
A church clinic" will be conducted
BY DR.. Luther z. Loyejoy Of the steward
ship department Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church March 20 TO %.
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SERMON ON DEAD SEA"

1.-THE Dead Sea" will be the subject
of the sermon at the Cleveland Park
Congregational Church by Rev. George
Farnham, pastor.
The church will have charge of the
communion service at the Congrega-
tional Home, Thirteenth and Crittenden
streets, tomorrow at $3.50 O'Clock. The
evening service is at $50 O'Clock. Fol-
lowing this meeting the pastor and
his wife will be at home to the menu
bers and friends at 2943 Macomb
street.
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LUTHER LEAGUE

No Luther League services are held
in st. Marks Lutheran Church during
Lent, but each Wednesday evening at
8 O'Clock a Lenten service is in charge
of the pastor, Dr. H. bennington Hayes,
or some visiting pastor
The devotional service of st. Pauls
Luther League tomorrow evening at Z
o'clock will be conducted by George
Monk.
At a recent business meeting the fol-
lowing officers were elected i'll Atone
ment's League: Aagot Nordby, presi-
dent; William Whiting, vice president;
Mary Louise, Snyder, secretary; Mar
garet Entenmann, treasurer. Robert j.
Volland, educational secretary of the
Luther League Central of the District
of Columbia, will conduct the devo-
tional service tomorrow evening at Z
O'clock
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LEXINGTON PRESBYTERIAN

The communion service will be OBJ
served at the lexington Presbyterian
Church, North Capitol street at Florida
avenue. tomorrow morning. New mem
bers will be received. In the evening at
O'Clock the pastor, Rev. Henry B.
Wooding. will speak on the subject,
sweet Simplicities Of Life" The
young people will be the guests of the
Elbrook Methodist Episcopal young peo-
pie at 6 o'clock.
The monthly meeting of the Mission
airy Society will be held Wednesday at
noon in the Sunday school house. The
members of the Fidelity Bible Glass will
meet At the home Of Miss Sims and
Mrs Joyce, 1888 Longfellow street, We'd
nesday evening.
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TALK ON "DIRT CHASER"

1.-THE Dirt Chaser" will be the sub
ject OF the sermonette tomorrow
morning by Rev w. z. La Rue, paster
of Takoma Park Baptist Church,
followed by the regular sermon on
Does God Collect?" Sunday school
meets at $3.50 am. and b. X. p. u. at
1880 pm. At the evening service the SER
mon topic Is Can We Really Know
God?"
The annual banquet of the James
Bible Glass for men will be held March
10. DR.. Mark Depp, pastor OF Calvary
NJ. r. Church, win be the speaker.
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Gunton Temnle PresbYterian.

DR.. Bernard Braskamp will continue
tomorrow morning his series of Lenten
season sermons, taking as his special
subject, Experiencing the Transfgu-
ration"
The Women's Missionary Society will
meet Wednesday at IL O'Clock in the
chapel, and the program will consist
of ECHOES From the Field" The an
nual meeting of the members of the
church will be held Thursday evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-07

Arrangements have been made for
all the superintendent of the Episco-
pal Sunday schools in the Diocese of
Washington to meet Bishop James E.
Freeman in the Cathedral Library
Monday night at o'clock in connec-
ton with matters concerning the De-
partment of Religious Education. The
meeting Is called in order that those
interested in the church schools in the
various parishes may consult regarding
their work.
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DR.. MONTGOMERY'S TALK

DR.. James Shera Montgomery will
conduct the Sunday morning services
for the congregation of Metropolitan
Memorial Church at the Mount Vernon
Seminary Chapel, Massachusetts, and
Nebraska avenues He will speak on the
subject, THE Vision of Life"
In the Woman'S Hall, American Uni
versity vesper services will be held at
$50 o'clock. DR.. Montgomery will de-
liver ar address on 1.-The Poet as an
Interpreter Of Life"
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CHURCH BUILDING GUILD
MEETING ARRANGED

At Rhode Island Avenue NJ. p. Church
tomorrow morning the pastor, Rev. r.
Y. Nicholson, will speak on Jesus and
the Common People" and Sunday eve
ming on God as Paymaster."
The building guild will meet Monday
evening with President Mrs. H. L.
Strang, 2022 First street.
The official board will meet Tuesday
evening in the church Office.
Wednesday at IL am. the Washington,
Virginia branch of the Missionary So
ciety will hold its quarterly meeting in
this church under the direction Of its
president, Mrs. w. F. Bulls.
A special Lenten service Thursday
evening at in The auditorium OF the
church.
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WORKERS TO BE GUESTS

The Vaughn class Of Calvary Baptist
morrow morning man employees Of
woodward & Lothrop's store. They win
be headed by w. w. Everett, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the store
and past president Of the class, who viii
preside.
DR.. Homer j.. Councillor, general
superintendent of the Sunday school,
will extend the greeting and William
Knowles Cooper will teach the lesson.
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Mount Zion M. +.

Mems day will be observed tomorrow.
At IL am. the sermon will be Dy DR.. S.
H. Sweeney. field representative Of the
Board of Pensions and Relief of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. At $50
pm. addresses by DR.. T. /. Brown. Pro-
lessor, Miner College, and at 8 q M,
address by Prof. T. j. Anderson OF
Howard University. DR.. j. n. Dodson
will preside at the 8 pm. service, while
the pastor, Rev. j. S. Carroll, am George
T. Beason will preside at the IL am.
and $3.50 pm services.
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Western PRESBYTERIAN.

The pastor, Rev. j. H. Durham. will
address the elders and deacons of the
church tomorrow morning. The newly
elected elders are George Ralston, Clyde
w. Conger and Duncan Davenport The
newly elected deacons are James A.
williams, Peter z. Bilkert, DeloS Booth
and w. e. Longfellow.
The subject of the evening sermon
will be How Does God Forgive Sin?"
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Fort MYer SerYices.

The following services will be held to-
morrow, Post Chapel: 9 am, Catholic
mass; 10 am, Post Sunday school: ii
IN, Post Lenten service. Sermon by
Chaplain Ralph c. Deibert Recreation
Building, 7:30 pm, home hour service.
Address by Chaplain Deibert
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BUNDLES HEADS CLASS

The Mems Bible class If Eastern
Presbyterian Church elected the follow
ing officers: Teacher, George Fl Wins
low (21st year,; president, j. @. Run
Adams; second vice president, Earl J..
Bush; secretary, r e. West: assistant
secretary Beverly NJ Leache. treasurer,
J. p. Hunnicutt; assistant treasurer. j..
c. Kaufman; social secretary, d. j.
Roberts.
The class voted to become an asso-
ciate member of the Gidean Society.
The class win attend the joint services
to be held at the Calvary Methodist
Church tomorrow evening.
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Waugh NJ. Z.

The District superintendent, DR.. Ben
jamin w. Meeks, will preach tomorrow
morning. In the evening the pastor,
rev Allan F. Poore, will preach on
THE Unwearied God"
The leader of the Epworth League
meeting, Orville Plat, will speak on
Human Kindness The Epworth
League will hold its monthly business
meeting Wednesday evening.
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Third Baptist.

Rev. Leon S. Wormley, pastor of Zion
Baptist Church, DeanWood, D. c., will
preach at both morning and night serv-
ices. Sunday morning prayer meeting,
$50 to 1880 am; Bible school, els
am: Junior c. E. Society, 4 pm; I. G.
E. Society. S pm; Senior c. E. Society,
G pm: prayer meeting Tuesday, to
16 pm; Y. P. prayer meeting, Thurs
day & to pm
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Memorial United Brethren.

The minister, DR. S. B. DaugEerty,
viii preach tomorrow morning on I'm
worthy Quests" a message appropriate
to the Lenten season. In the e.ening at
8 o'clock the first sermon in the series
on Looking Into the Hereafter" will be
delivered, the theme being Where Are
the Departed?" The Sunday school
and Christian Endeavor Societies win
present special features.
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Masonic Services.

The William r. Singleton Lodge OF
Masons will attend divine service at st.
Columba's Episcopal Church, Forty-sec-
ond and Albemarle streets, this eve
ming. The subject of Rev. Mr.. Le-
MONIES sermon will be Polishing the
Rough Ashlar."
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Friendshin Baptist.

'Reconciled to Cod viii be the sub
ject Of Rev. B. H. Whiting tomorrow at
IL am. Rev. William Perryman will
speak at 8 pm; Sunday school, 10 am;
B. Y. p. u, SPIN; prayer and praise
service, Tuesday, pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-07

At IL am. tomorrow the pastor, Itev.
william Herbert King, will speak on
the subject, THE Sacrament of Sim
pie Facts the second in q series Of
Lenten sermons on Savings of Jesus. :"
and at pm. on The Divine illus
tration." Holy communion will be
celebrated morning and evening.
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Fifth BAPTIST.

DR.. John E. Briggs will preach at
Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow at ii
am. on After Jerusalem What?" and
at TAO pm. on ITO the Broken
Hearted" March IS has been n med
as Gideon Enrolment day. Pre-Easter
meetings viii be held March 26 and
April 5.
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Lenten Service.

At the Chevy Chase Union Lenten
service Thursday evening DR.. Charles
Reynolds Brown, formerly dean Of the
Yale Divinity School, will preach. The
service convenes at O'Clock In the AL
Ssints' Episcopal Church. Chevy Chase
circle. The Protestant churches OF the
Chevy Chase community promote these
union services during the Lenten sea-
sen
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Congress Street Methodist Protestant

The Harrison Bible class will meet
tomorrow at GAS o'clock in the audi
torium of the church, 1898 Thirty-first
street. Representative La Fayette L.
Patterson of Alabama will address the
class on Jesus, the Worlds Teacher"
F. M. Dondna will have charge Of the
lesson and give a short talk on it.
DR.. Hirl A. Kester, the pastor, will
preach at IL am. on 1.-The Seven Words
From the Cross" and at pm. on
Jesus Facing Hungry Crowd" The
Christian Endeavor Society will meet in
the Sunday school room at z pm.
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Second Baptist.

The pastor Rev. ]. L. S. Holloman,
will preach tomorrow at IL am. on
THE Revelation of God in Christ
Jesus" Communion service and re-
ception to new members will be held
at $3.50 pm. At the evening service
the pastor will preach on "a Biblical
Example of Applied Religion" Bible
school, $50 am; B. Y. P. u, pm.
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PassIon PLAY Lecture.

An illustrated lecture on the Passion
Play at Oberammergau will be given
at Concordia Church, Twentieth and
G streets, tomorrow at 8 pm. by Page
M. Etchison, religious work director of
the Young Mems Christian Association.
The public is invited.
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Tabor Presbyterian.

Rev. r. A. Farley will speak tomor-
row at IL am. on "God-given Tall
the interest OF the building repair
fund will be held. Rev. Hampton T.
Gaskins pastor o. Liberty Baptist
Church, is the speaker. Church school.
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Healing Service.

Rev. Clyde Brown, rector Of St.
Mathews Episcopal Church, AIyattsyille,
will conduct the Christian healing
service at the Church of st. Stephen
and the Incarnation. Sixteenth and
Newton streets, Tuesday evening.
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Liberty Rantist.

Rev. Hampton T. Gaskins will preach
tomorrow at IL am. on THE Unseen
Way" and at pm on God First"
Sunrise prayer service, 6 to 7:30 am;
Sunday school, $3.50 am; B. Y. p. u,
$40 I'M
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Friends Forum.

DR.. Harnell Hart, professor of social
economy at Bryn Mawr College, will
speak on "The Family" tomorrow at 8.
pm. at the Friends Meeting House, 1911
/ street.
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Ministers Meeting.

The presbytery of Washington City
xill hold It's monthly meeting in tn. New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church Mon
Gay at 10 am.
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Langdon M. E.

DR.. w. L. Darby. executive secretary
of the washington Federation OF
Churches, will preach tomorrow morn
ing, his subject being Church Co
operation in Washington"
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New Bethel Baptist.

Rev. William D. Jarvis will preach to-
morrow at IL o'clock on Fighting Gil
gantic Foes in the Name of the Lord.
Bible school, $50 am; Christian En-
deavor, $50 pm.
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Howard University.

J. A. C. r. Auer. professor Of theology
in Harvard University, will speak at the
religious services tomorrow at IL o'clock.
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PeopIe,s CongregationaI.

Continuing his series of Lenten mes
sages on the general theme What the
Modern Man Believes" Rev. A. F: Elmes
will preach on the theme II Believe In
God" tomorrow morning. Young peo-
pies service, $50 pm, midweek prayer
service. Thursday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-07

THE GOOD SAMARITAN.
Luke, x.25-37.
Golden text--"Thou shalt love
thy neighbor as thyself." -Levit-
icus, xix.18.
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Activities in Local Churches
church Schools Meetinr.

$50 am; prayer service, Thursday,
pm,
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Chnrch Leader 10 Speak.

Mrs. Annie G. Bill, leader OF the
Church Of the Universal Design, with
headquarters in London and New YORK
City, will deliver an address at the sun
day morning service of Washington
Branch in the La Fayette Hotel at II
o'clock.
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EYEWITNESS TELLS
OF BUCKLEY SHOOTING
Three Men Ran Through Lobby Of
Detroit Hotel Firing Pistols,
He Testifes.

BY the Associated Press
DETROIT, March 16.-An account of
how three men ran through the lobby
of the La Sale Hotel early on the
morning of july % and fired pistols
IS they ran was given in Recorders
Court today by Cleveland jeweler,
called by the prosecution in the trial
of three men indicted for the assassi-
nation of Gerald E. Buckley.
The witness was Julius Eisenberg.
His story of what happened in the no.
tel that morning constituted the first
eyewitness account of the Staying thus
far offered.
Eisenberg said he was standing with
group near the cigar counter when
the shooting started Among this group
was Angelo Livecchi, who, with Joe
Bommarito and Ted PiZZino, is on trial
for the Staying. Anotho member of the
group was Edward Rosenberg, State
witness, who testified last week.
The witness said he looked around at
the sound of the shots and saw three
men running and shooting as they ran.
One man was near the cigar counter.
another at a nearby fern stand and a
third between these two and slightly to
the rear. Eisenberg said he did not
see the faces of the gunner, but noted
that "the center fellow wore white
pants"
Other State witnesses have testified
the gunner wore brown suits.
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WIDOW, 90, BURNED
TO DEATH IN HOME
Clothing of Mrs. Mile Linn
eriCk Believed Ignited by
Match at Stove.

Mrs. Mile Limerick, 80-year-old
widow, was burned to death this morn
ing in her home, 2018 Portner place.
There were no witnesses, but the sur
rounding circumstances indicated that
her clothing caught fire as she was
lighting a gas stove to prepare break
fast.
James M. Ryan, who occupies room
in the house, was slightly burned when
he went to Mrs. Limerick's assistance.
Ryan was on the second floor when
he heard Mrs. Limerick screaming
about 8 o'clock. He fastened down.
stairs to find the dining room in flames,
while Mrs. Limerick, her dress afiame,
was in a smoke-filled kitchen.
He attempted to extinguish the fire
in her clothing while neighbors, at
tracted to the scene, were Summoning
fire apparatus and physician. Mrs.
Limerick was dead when doctor ar
rived from Emergency Hospital. The
blaze in the room was extinguished
with small damage.
Mrs Limerick had laid out her break
fast dishes on the kitchen table, while
coffee pot was on the stove which
had not been lighted Sergt. Joseph d.
Harrington of the eighth preciHet, who
investigated, was Of the opinion that
the elderly woman had just lighted a
match and that when her clothing
caught fire, became confused and ran
into the dining room, starting the fire
there, as there was no trace of fire in
the kitchen.
Mrs. Limerick was the widow Of Sid
ney Limerick who died several years
ago. She is survived by a daughter.
Miss Carrie Limerick and two sons,
Julian and Howard Limerick.
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EMPLOYMENT GAIN
SHOWN BY WOODS
All Sections of Country Slowly
Getting Back to Normal,
Weeks Reports Indicate.

BY the Associated Press.
improvement in the employment situ-
alton was seen today by Chairman
Woods of the Hoover Emergency Com
mittee in weekly reports from field
agents.
There is a widespread and main
tanned disposition for employment con-
ditions to improve" he said, adding it
was proceeding slowly
1.-THE unemployment situation is
rapidly easing in this territory with the
opening of Spring weather" Harold P.
Pagan wired from Salt Lake as to the
Rocky Mountain territory.
Railroad maintenance and public con-
Struction were among the avenues OF
occupation described as opening.
Thad Holt telegraphed from Birming-
ham, that 1.-The president of the largest
Southern steel plant reports operations
now proceeding at 10 per cent OF ca
pacity as compared with 80 per cent
operation during December"
A speeding up of State highway oper-
ations in Mississippi was in prospect,
he said Adoption by farming areas in
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Mississippi of programs to diversity
crops for the purpose of local food pro-
duction during the coming season also
was noted.
William Phillips, committee repre-
sentative at Boston, said there was IAN
improved employment condition in
Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massa-
chusettS."
Phillips said silk production could be
considered at normal, cotton textile
fabrication was 20 per cent below nor
NAL, metal working 25 per cent below
normal with no change in wooden mill
ing. These percentages. he added, in
dicated a betterment from the condi-
tionS of last Fall.
Public works contracts let in the
United States last week had a total
value, the committee said, of SIS, 465,-
600, the $48 100000 Boulder Dam prof.
ect being the largest.