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The Washington times., 1931-03-21
WALKER MAKES
HISTORY QUIZ

Winslow M. Walker has been
appointed associate anthropologist
of the Bureau of American eth.
nology, Smithsonian Institution,
where he will be in charge of
Investigations into early Ameri-
can history.
Among the recent studies in
which Mr.. Walker has engaged
were investigations of the mound
region Of central Illinois and the
Jordan Valley in Palestine. Sev-
eral years ago. he went to Homo
lulu as assistant ethnologist for
the Bernice P. Bishop Museum
to make an archaeological survey
Of the island of Maui.
Mr.. Walker is a native of
Illinois and studied at Williams
College, the University of Arizona,
University Of California. and
made post graduate studies at
the University of Chicago.
The Washington times., 1931-03-21
JOHN E. GRAF
Standardized LeaUe' Bill
Vital to u. S. Workers

One Of the most vital pieces of
legislation affecting Government
workers to- be considered at the
next session Of Congress will be
the so-called standardized leave"
bill, introduced in the recent Ses-
sion by Representative Smith
(RO of Idaho, with the backing
of the Federation of Federal En-
ployes.
This measure is aimed to end
the present irregular and. rather
confused conditions in the
Federal establishment relating to
the "leave" situation, which are
certain to increase, unless re-
medied, by reason of the passage
of the recent Saturday half-holi-
day bill.
Equity Is Feature
It's sponsors say it will elm
mate favoritism in the granting
of leave to workers. It will place
all employees on an equal footing
so far as the taking Of time
Oh" is concerned.
It's main sections, in summa-
rized form, are:
"The heads of departments
shall grant, in any one leace
year, 30 days of annual leave
of absence of each emplOye,
exclusive of Sundays and legal
holidays.
"These heads also are au-
thOriZed to grant to employees
whose official station is beyond
the continental limits of the
United States, an additional
leave of absence of 30 days,
once in any two consecutive
leave years"
Sick Leave Provided
An important change in the
present law with reference to
sick leave is carried in the mea-
sure. 1t follows:
"HeadS of departments are
authorized to grant to any en-
plOye, on account of personal
illness, or on account of ex-
pOSure to a contagious disease,
sick leave of absence, with pay,
at the rate of Is days a year,
the unused portion of such
sick leave to be cumulative not
to exceed 12O days: provided,
that during the first year of
the operation of this act not
The Washington times., 1931-03-21
Alfalfa Laboratory
Established by u. s.

A new laboratory for the study
OF alfalfa meal and fodder has
been equipped by the Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics, Depart
ment Of Agriculture. Microscopic
work will be done on the first
floor Of the building at 211 Lin
wood Pl. S. w., while a mechan.
ical laboratory for preparing the
specimens for study has been set
up at 800 Linwood Pl. S. w.
The microscopic portion of the
work will be directed by w. L.
Hall associate marketing special.
list. w. H Hostermal. associate
marketing specialist. will super
wise the mechanical laboratory
work.
The Washington times., 1931-03-21
REVENUE STAFF.
HOLDS LOAN
RECORD
1000 Benefit; $4,000 Put in
Circulation by Welfare Unit
Within Past Year and Half

Lending thousands Of dollars
over a period Of a year and
half without a single loss is the
record of the Welfare Assoria-
ton of the Bureau of Internal
Revenue which is keeping the
1000 employees of the bureau out
Of the hands Of the loan sharks.
Amounts ranging from 500 to
5000 are lent bureau workers
without interest, to meet emer.
gencies arising from sickness or
other needs.
There is no set time at which
the money must be repaid,
though payments are made
monthly and Semi-mOnthly and
the entire amount usually is re-
paid within q year.
$4,000 Aids Many
Since its organization a year
and a half ago. the association
has lent more than $4,000 and,
according to H. B. Robinson,
president, has established a rec
ord that would be the envy Of
any loan organization.
Federal employees, he declares,
have shown that they keep their
promises to the letter and in only
a few instances have monthly
payments been omitted and then
only because of the inability Of
the employees to meet them.
Money Used for Illness
The Welfare Association has no
dues, but raises its funds by re-
ceiving a percentage from the
operation of the bureau cafeteria,
holding an annual get-together
function and a boat ride.
The majority of the lOanss are
made to assist employees who Icust
undergo emergency operations or
to meet unforeseen obligations
created by sudden illness.
Several loans have been made
to workers who need funds to as
sist relatives.
Loans will not be made merely
to discharge an existing indebted
ness.
Maintains Advisors
The association also maintains
q corps of cOunselOrs, who assist
newcomers and younger employees
to become located or otherwise
solve their personal problems.
Commissioner Burnett was one of
the incOrpOratOrS.
F. F. Toomey is vice president
of the association; Cora A. Geiger,
secretary, and I. Y. Balm, treas
urer.
The board of trustees comprises
H. F. Mires, Lesley Gillis, Charles
A. Drake, Floyd Toomey. H. B.
Robinson, j. L. McGrew, D. S
Bliss, H. K. Melcher, G. G. Davis
and v. H. South.
Officers are elected by group
Of active members, formerly five,
but now seven from each of the
five major units of the bureau.
The Washington times., 1931-03-21
Boxer Aids HOOUer's
Social Trend Studu

DR.. o. E. Baker, division of
land economics Of the Agriculture
Department, is assisting the Presi.
dents Committee on Recent Social
Changes. He is. associated with
DR.. S. G. Tryon, Bureau of Mines,
Commerce Department. in pre-
pairing report on natural re-
sources.
DR.. Bakers portion of the work
relates to land or agricultural
resources. He will be assisted by
Miss Edith M. Fitton as research
assistant. ~
The Washington times., 1931-03-21
=. PHONE YOUR DEALER TO-DAY
PHONE YOUR DEALER TO-DAY

DISTRIBUTOR
There's a Reliable oakland-Pontac Dealer Near You
Jesse M. Cue, Waldorf Sales Co.,. Inc,
Damascus Maryland Waldorf, Md.
Dick {. Weaver, Central Garage
Culpeper Va. La Plata, Md.
W. Lawson King, Carpenter Motor Co..
Gaithersburg Nd Madison. Va.
Pence Motor Co. Carpenter Motor Co.,
Manassas. Va WarrentOn, Va.
Prince Frederick Motor Co., Paris Auto Service, Inc
Prince Frederick, Nd. Quantieo. Va.
The Washington times., 1931-03-21
to exceed 30 days Of additional
sick leave may be granted"

to exceed 30 days Of additional
sick leave may be granted"
Temporary Worker Benefited
Provision is also made for tenn
porary employees, who are to be
granted annual leave at the rate
of two and one-half days per
month of service and sick leave
at the rate of one and one-quarter
days per month of service.
Miss Gertrude M. McNally
secretary of the Federation of
Federal Employees, said today:
''Next to the field classified
tiOn bill, 1 regard this stan
dardiZed leave measure as the
most important affecting Gov
ernment workers that will come
up in the coming Congress.
We have assurance of its early
consideration and are hopeful
that it will be passed without
serious difficulty"
The Washington times., 1931-03-21
BehrOn Named Head
Of Recreation Club

New officers have been elected
by the Recreation Club of the
Bureau of Mines, a social
organization of employees of that
bureau. Elmer w. Behron was
elected president to succeed John
D. Secrest.
Other officers are: Alden H.
Emery, vice president; Florence
Hall, secretary, and Robert H.
Ridgway, treasurer. Leone E.
Geyer, Mildred J. Schautrumpf,
H. Herbert Hughes, Jack l..
Carter, and Mr.. SecreSt were
chosen members of the board
of directors.
The Washington times., 1931-03-21
Federal Employees
Are Chess ErDertS

The Department of Agriculture
includes in its personnel a chess
team that is believed to be of
championship caliber. In a tour
nament held this week, the de-
partment's chess experts were
winners ov@' teams from the
Bureau of Standards, George
Washington University, chevy
Chase, Friendship Heights, Mt.
Pleasant and Falls Church, Va.
The Washington times., 1931-03-21
US. UNION NO.2
OBSERVES 10TH
BIRTHDAY
InterdepartmentaI Group Will
Have Big Dinner Monday;
Leading Speakers There

Leading Speakers mere
Local Union No. 2, of the Ma
tional Federation Of Federal EN-
ployees, the interdepartmental
union comprising $500 employees
of seven departments and 16 in
dependent Government establish
ments, will celebrate its fifteenth
anniversary with a dinner at
Pierce Hall of All Souls Unitarian
Church Monday.
The union was organized March
3, 1916, at a mass meeting held
at the Old Rifles ArmOry, G
Street, near Ninth, Northwest. 1t
was then directly affiliated to the
American Federation Of Labor
and the meeting was addressed
by the late Samuel GOmpers,
president of the A. F. of L.; Frank
Morrison, who still holds the
office of A. F. of L. secretary, and
other noted labor leaders of that
day.
Speakers Are Many
Speakers at the dinner will in
clude Luther C. Steward, presi-
dent, and Miss Gertrude M. Nc
Nally, secretary, of the National
Federation of Federal Employees,
and DR.. w. Carson Ryan, direc-
tor of education for the Bureau
of Indian Affairs.
John L. Bateman of the general
accounting office, chairman of the
arrangements committee, will be
postmaster.
Among the guests will be John
w. Ginder, president, and William
S. Kinney, vice president, of the
District Federation of Federal En-
ployes, and the following preSi-
dents of the Washington unions:
Belle A. Trouland, Local No.
105, women's union at the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing; John
R. Newman, Local No. 249, mems
union at the bureau; Mrs. I. A..
Letcher, Local No. II, composed
of colored federal workers; Har-
vey Lynch, Local No. $50, Navy
Yard; DR.. j. Franklin Meyer, Lo-
cal No. 260, Bureau of Standards;
Elmer H. Bailey, Local No. 261,
War Department; J. o. Burnham,
Local No. 262, Treasury Depart
ment, and Harvey Graham, Local
No. 372, adjutant generals office
Has Special Guests
The union will have also as its
guests National Organizer A. J.
Oliver, jeremiah Connolly and
Frank M. Barnes, retired, and
Robert J. Quinn, who resigned
from the Government service.
Officers of the union are Jo-
seph Stansfield, Interstate Com
merce Commission, president;
Harlow Bacon. Commerce Depart
ment, first vice president; Mrs.
Sophie j. Bergner, Tariff Com
mission, second vice president; j.
Ernest Brault, General Account
ing Office, third vice president;
Miss Helen C. Mccarthy, Navy
Department, fourth vice president;
Henry G. Nolda, Veterans Bu-
reau, Secretary-treasurer; Albert
M. Reising, Interior Department,
recorder; Elmer Thompson, Agri-
culture Department, guardian.
The Washington times., 1931-03-21
w. W. BROWN APPOINTED

William w. Brown, technical
adviser in the immigration Ser
vice, has been appointed assistant
chairman of the immigration
Board of Review of the Depart
ment of Labor,
The Washington times., 1931-03-21

DISTRIBUTOR
There's Reliable Oakland Pontiac Dealer Near You
General Auto Truck Co., Inc, H. R. King,
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WA'hington' u -. WashingtOn D. c.
Coast In Auto Works Inc,
A"NsoS.;s $500 Nish0E; Is ave" Warner Motor Co.,
Southern Maryland Garage Annapolis Nd
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Temple Motor Co., blytheS uarage'
Alexandria. Va. Lanham, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-13
PEDESTRIAN DIES
FROM CAR INJURIES
Witnesses Declare Victim Stag
gered and Fell in Front
of Auto.

Injuries received more than two
months ago when truck ran him down
in front of his home proved fatal last
night for August Raeder, rs years old,
of 1912 Twelfth street. He died of a
fractured skull at Sibley Memorial Hos
pital.
Clarence Gross, colored, So years old
of 1927 v street, said to have been driv-
ing the van, was arrested by second
precinct police following the mans
death, but was released in custody of
his attorney short time later for ap-
pearance at the coroner'S inquest.
Raeder was crossing the street on No.
vember when he staggered and fell
in front of Gross truck, witnesses told
police. He was treated at Emergency
Hospital for alcoholism and a fracture
of the skull, officers said, and later was
removed to Sibley Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at the
w. w. Chambers Co. funeral home, 1902
Chaplin street, tomorrow afternoon at
2:3G o'clock and burial will follow in
Prospect Hill Cemetery. The inquest
has not been definitely scheduled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-13
HOLDS PET CFIIMPANZEE MORE
INTELLIGENT THAN LIBERIANS
Dr. Howard F. Smith Says Animal Picked
Up Some of Teachings Humans S purned.
Expected to Sail Today

A chimpanzee that was willing to
pick up some of the intelligence"
which humans in Liberia spurned dur
ing his stay of year in the African
country is being brought to this coun-
try by DR.. Howard F. Smith, public
health surgeon.
Dr. Smith is returning to this coun-
try because he writes a personal friend
here, the authorities of Liberia gave
him little cooperation in sanitation
work against yellow fever.
The chimpanZee, female, was saved
by DR.. Smith after a Liberian hunter
had shot its mother and sent bullet
into the face of the baby animal. He
has named her "Fif1,' and, in his let
ter, speaks highly of the intelligence of
his psf in contrast to human residents
of Liberia
Expected to Sail Today.
DR.. Smith was expected to sail from
Liberia with Fiji today for England.
thence to embark for the United
States.
He writes:
"At present she sits up to the table
and drinks from glass, eats with q
spoon, unlaces my shoes at night and
takes them OF. brings me my slippers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-13
INQUEST ORDERED
IN VETERANS DEATH
Arthur A. Prayer, so, Found
LifeIeSs at Foot of Stair
way Early Today.

A coroner's inquest will be held either
tomorrow or Thursday into the death
of 50-year-old Arthur A. Prayer, a
resident of the Soldiers Home, who
was found early today in concrete
areaway near the Sherman Building
at a point which indicated he had
fallen from the top of flight of steps
some seven feet above the floor of the
areaway.
Prayer had been dead for some time
when his body was discovered, about
1880 o'clock, by another occupant Of
the home, Charles Van Allstine. Dr.
E. ]. Kallus, Soldiers Home physician,
pronounced Prayer dead Of fractured
skull.
Seen Last Night.
The veteran was last seen alive about
1890 o'clock last night by Sergt. Rob-
bert H Holt, a special officer attached
to the home. At that time Prayer
was in the radio room and he pre-
sumably left some time later to re-
turn to his room, on the second floor
of the Sherman Building.
ETaBer was a veteran OF the Rnllp-
pine instruction in which he lost the
sight of one eye. His vision in the other
eye was impaired, officials at the home
said. They believe he did not see the
steps and toppled headfirst into the
areaway.
A watch found in the dead mans
pocket had stopped at 2:30 O'Clock. Of
ficers at the home said 1t was possible
also that Prayer had been unable to
sleep and rose during the night to walk
about the grounds. This would explain
the hour at which a jolt stopped the
watch.
Came from Ithaca, N. Y.
After the body was viewed by the
it was removed to the Morgue
for the inquest. Prayer had been resi-
dent at the home for the past six years,
coming here from his home, in Ithaca,
N. Y.
Prayer was without a hat or coat
when found. A broken bottle lay beside
the body, but authorities were unable
to learn what sort of liquid it had con-
tanned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-13
Co-ordinating Committee Fa-
vorS Law to Confer Power
on D. C. Commissioners.
PINEY BRANCH ROAD
WIDENING is BACKED
Immediate Action Is Urged to Al
low Elimination of Chestnut
Street Grade Crossing.

Prompt enactment of the proposed
general legislation that would author
ize the District Commissioners to close
certain streets, rather than accomplish
this in individual cases by separate bills,
was favored today by the Co-ordinat-
ing Committee, comprising interested
Federal and District governmental
agencies. The committee expressed
sympathy with the proposed closing of
certain streets in Anacostia for the de-
velopment of the Anacostia Junior High
School.
Owing to its urgency, to eliminate a
traffic, hazard, the committee went on
record in favor of the proposed bill to
authorize the widening of Piney Branch
road from Butternut street to the Bal
timore g. Ohio Railroad tracks, so that
an underpass might be constructed and
the Chestnut street grade crossing elm
mated. The legislation would direct
the construction Of 90-foot highway.
Favor Relocation of Streets.
While a number of land purchases
e1lC AlNOANCO al EAOSA dlll, Ji1C COtll-
mittee disclosed that it favored the re-
location of Aspen street and Thirty
fifth street northwest.
The committee approved in principle
the proposed dedication of Texas avenue
from Twenty-eighth to Thirtieth street
At present this avenue is dedicated as
far as Twenty eighth street, and as park
property is in the vicinity, designed to
form part of the Fort Drive, the Dis
trict officials brought the question to
the attention of the co-ordinating COM
mittee, which found no objection to the
dedication.
Underpass Is Preferred.
The proposal to connect Michigan
avenue with Harvard street as a meas
ure of lettering traffic conditions, re-
ceived the Endorsement of the COM
mittee
Looking to the expansion in Anacostia
Park, the committee expressed a pref
erence for an underpSss at Benning
bridge rather than a "cloverleaf" ar
raneement for distributing traffic to the
two levels
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-13
NATURE OF CONTEST
ON JUDGES UNKNOWN
Opposition to Groner and Hitz APP
pointment Likely to Show in
Subcommittee Session.

The nature of the opposition to Judge
ID. Laurence Groner and Justice Will
liam Hitz for appointment TO the Dis
trict Court of Appeals, which was re-
ported yesterday as having come to the
attention of the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee, is not expected to become known
until the subcommittee handling the
nominations has meeting. The sub
committee also has before 1t list of
Endorsements in support of both APP
pointments
With regard TO Judge Groner. who
has served for a number Of years as a
judge in the Federal Court for the East
ern District of Virginia, it was reported
today that some members of the Senate
are making a study of decision he
rendered in a case growing out of the
sale of surplus war material
In reference to Justice Hitz. who is
on the bench of the District Supreme
Court at the present time. it has been
indicated that the protest which came
TO the committee was known to the
Department of Justice before the ap-
pointment was made and may not lead
to any serious opposition. The sub
committee has not yet called another
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-13

and does a number of other interesting
things.
II am trying to get her intelligence
co-efficient up to mark where she
can pass the Binet test. If succeed,
I shall, in all probability get Liberian
passport for her and endeavor to get
her into the United States under the
Liberian quota.
"Darned Valuable Animal"
'It should not be difficult task as
she already admits and recognizes in
me some one who can teach her a bit,
which is more than any Liberian will
admit"
She should be a darned valuable
animal when one considers the amount
of salary I'm drawing" he said. But
it hardly seems fair to me to have me
sit here at the expense of the service
and twiddle my thumbs because they
do not see fit to keep their agreement
Had been able to carry on with the
work along the lines of the memoran-
cum agreement 1 would surely have
enjoyed the year here"
DR.. Smiths letters also pictured po-
litical and slavery conditions similar
to those described by the State Depart
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-13
BOYD Is IMPROVED
Shot Self to Avoid Capture After
Alleged Store Theft.

john Boyd, who shot himself through
the head in an effort to avoid capture
Saturday after he is alleged to have
robbed chain grocery at Tenth, and
c streets southeast, was reported in an
improved condition today at Casualty
Hospital
MRS. Frances Walker, 1900 block New
Hampshire avenue. yesterday failed to
identity Boyd's companion in the hold
up, Theodore Roosevelt Brewer. as the
man who entered her apartment last
Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-13
JENNINGS HEADS
CHARITIES GROUP
Reelected President at An
nuaI Meeting-PayS Trib-
ute to Community Chest.

Coleman Jennings was reelected
president of the Associated Charities
for the ensuing year at the forty ninth
annual meeting of the organization in
Barker Hall, Y. w. c. A. Building, last
night. Corcoran Thorn was elected
first vice president. Other officers
elected were John B. Larner, treasurer,
and Herbert A. Poole, assistant treas
urer.
The meeting last night was opened
by Mr.. Jennings with an appeal for
volunteers, a plea for better distribu-
ton of responsibility for the relief and
prevention of distress between private
and public welfare agencies and high
tribute to the work of the Community
Chest.
Mr.. Jennings cited the expected in
creased demands on the Community
Chest incident to the depressing in
dustrial conditions through the past
year. I'VE face the new year with abb
solute dependence on the good will of
the people of Washington toward their
social agencies"
A report of the years activities was
submitted by Walter S. Ufford, general
secretary. Talks were also made by
Misses Helen Story and Louise o. Beall,
members of the organizations staff
and by Linton B. Swift, executive secre-
tary of the Family Welfare Association
of America.
Speaking on the subject Present
Trends in Family Welfare Work" Mr..
Swift declared that the eventual sue
cess of welfare work should be meas
ured by the extent of its benefit to the
entire community and not by mere
temporary assistance to individuals.
ANY relief program" he said, ''ulti-
fa1u defeats
not made a part of larger remedial
social program directed at these under
lying conditions. In other words, in a
large sense, relief must be used only
as a tool of community social action"
To accomplish effective community
welfare work. however, Mr.. Swift de-
clared it is paramount that the indi-
vidual family must be helped as an
individual problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-13
HELEN KELLER, SPEAKER

An address will be delivered by Helen
Keller, noted leader of women, Friday
night at 8 O'Clock in the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. She will
speak Under the auspices of the Ameri-
can Foundation for the Blind.
The speaker recently was rated by
Prof. Walter B. Pitkin of Columbia Uni
versity, in a magazine article, as one Of
the four living Americans who have
achieved the most. The others honored
by the educator were Thomas A. Edi-
son, Orville Wright and Edward
Acheson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-13
MRS. TAYLOR HONORED
Elected Head of Riverdale Heights
Fire Auxiliary.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
RIUEPnAI.E uEIGuTS

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
RIVERDALE HEIGHTS, Md, Janu-
airy 13.-Mrs. G. o. Taylor was elected
president of the Ladies Auxiliary of
the Riverdale Heights Volunteer Fire
Department at the annual meeting last
night.
Other officers chosen were: Mrs. r.
L. Kohlmer, vice president, and Mrs.
Genevieve Stewart, secretary treasurer
Mrs. Stewart was also named chairman
of the Entertainment Committee, which
is arranging a card party for the benefit
Of the firemen, to be held in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanfeld Saturday
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-13
DR.. R. M. Jones to Speak.

Dr. Rufus M. Jones, professor of
philosophy at Haverford College, and
one of the outstanding college speakers
of the country, will address meeting
at the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock,
on Religion for the Thinking Man Of
Today"