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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
STORE FORCE GIVEN
ADVICE ON HEALTH
Employees Told to Erect Own Bar
riers Against Germ-Caused
Diseases.

The responsibility Of the average
worker for keeping we'll and efficient
rests u5on his own shoulders and in the
realm of everyday health habits he should
erect his own barriers against germ
caused diseases, DR.. Joseph A. Murphy,
chief medical inspector of the Health
Department for the public schools, told
employees of the Palais Royal depart
ment store at meeting this morning.
The average worker in this country
today loses . per cent of his working
time as result of illness, and for every
incapacitated worker there are at least
two others hobbling through the day
impaired to the extent of from 10 to so
per cent of their normal efficiency" DR..
Murphy declared.
In his talk. the second in series OF
educational health meetings arranged
for the larger department stores OF the
Capital by the Association for the Pre-
Nention OF tuberculosis, the doctor out
lined practical suggestions for the cul-
tivation of health habits, including per-
sonal cleanliness resting at least e ght
hours each night, fresh air and sun
shine and balanced diet in which
fresh vegetables fruits, cereals, pas
teuriZed milk and butter are provided
He also advised his listeners to have
dental and medical examinations made
at regular intervals as preventive
measure against illness, either by pri-
vate physician or at the Health De-
partment clinic, 512 street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
TRAM FIRMS STUDY |
BUS PASS SYSTEM
Indications Lacking That
They Will Follow Transit
Company, However.

Adoption of the weekly pass system
as one means of stimulating s:reet-car
riding has been considered by officials
of the Washington Railway & Electric
and Capital Traction Co.'S, but there
was no indication today that they would
follow the lead of the Washington Rapid
Transit Co. which has asked the Public
Utilities Commission for authority to use
passes for an experimental period.
The bus company has proposed two
kinds OF passes. One would cost 81 .25
a week and give the rider transportation
on any of the company's buses any
where in the District at any time of
day. The other to cost rs cents, would
be good all day Sunday and on Satur-
days after 8 pm. For the rest of the
week 1t would be good for rides only be-
tween am. and 4 pm. and after $50
pm.
The application of the bus company
is expected to be approved for an ex-
perimental ptrioG of IL weeks. starting
next Sunday and ending January 3 In
the meantime the car companies will
observe the results.
The weekly pass system used by car
companies in Milwaukee, Pittsburgh and
other cities already has been carefully
studied by the traction officials in Wash
ington. it was said. but they have not
been thoroughly convinced that the
plan would be a good one to try. par
ticularly at this time, with the taxicab
situation in such an uncertain status
The next move of the car companies,
1t was pointed out. probably will de-
pend on the outcome of the taxi hear
ings to be held this month by the IT'LL
tiles Commission.
Aside from offering a saving to riders
one OF the principal features of the pass
system, it was said. is the abolition of
the transfer nuisance, which is not ONLY
convenience to passengers but a saw
ing to the companies through the elimi-
nation of bookkeeping. The dual car
system III Washington, however. would
not provide the convenience that the
pass system does in other cities with
single transit company where the pass
holders may ride on any line The
difficulty in Washington would be that
holders of passes issued by the WASH
ington Railway & Electric Co. would
have to ride on the cars of this line.
The situation would be the same with
respect to passengers who purchased
passes issued by the Capital Traction
Co.
Some of the traction officials who
have studied the pass system believe its
adoption would be of benefit to the
companies, especially during tn nom
rush hours between $50 am. and 4:30
pm. Car service must be maintained
during this slack period, it was pointed
out and the cost of operation and
maintenance would be no greater If the
cars were filled with passengers riding
on cheap passes than running nearly
empty.
III addition to increasing the nom
rush period revenue, it was explained,
the pass system might have the effect
of getting the public back into the
street-car-r riding habit, While at the
same time >combating the cheaper-rate
taXicabS, which already have made
serious inroads into the rail transpor-
tation business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
STANTON PARK GROUP
SELECTS OFFICERS
William W. Keller Reelected
President of Association.
Hyde Is Speaker.

William w. Keeler was reelected
president of the Stanton Park Citizens
Association last night at meeting held
Ill the Peabody School Building.
William E. Monroe and Joseph P.
Farmer were chosen vice presidents.
with Mrs l.. II. Brown being selected
for the secletary's position for another
year. Other officers elected we're: Rob-
ert S. Bier, financial secretary; Clai-
borne Hunter. treasurer; Harry N. Stull
and A. H. Gregory, delegates to the
Federation of Citizens Associations.
An illustrated lecture on the benefits
received by local institutions from the
Community Chest was delivered by Dor
sey w. Hyde, secretary OF the Washing
ton Chamber of Commerce. The talk
was devoted particularly to the hos
pitfalls.
An investigation of the traffic situa-
ton around Stanton Park with a view
of tending suggestions to the traffic di-
rector that should make the section
safe for children of the many schools,
was decided upon. Harry N. Stull was
selected to head the committee making
the survey,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
G. 0. P. HOUSE BOLT
THREAT DENOUNCED
Wisconsin Representative Brands
Progressives Political Takers"
in Challenge.

Political takers" was the term ap-
piled today by Representative Schafer
OF Wisconsin to the Progressive Repub-
lican group which has threatened to
break away from the regulars on organi-
zation of the new House. A strict party
man, Schafer said he believed the
party should present united front in
efforts to keep control from the Demo-
Gratis.
If so-called Progressives want to
vote with the Democrats, let them as
sumo responsibility for organization OF
the House If they dare" he said.
THE regular Republicans should
neither compromise nor cowtow to the
progressives to get their votes. The in
dependents have clamored for the lib
eralization of the House rules of pro-
cedure, but they bolted the Republican
conference last February and failed to
put up fight for change"
Schafer asserted the progresSives edo
lot of talking back home, but the
Congressional Record shows they do
nothing here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
BOWIE IS ELECTED
HEAD OF REALTORS
Succeeds Arthur Carr as
President of Board-0ther
Officers Chosen.

F NJ Bowie. vice president OF the
II. l.. Rust Co., who has been active in
affairs of the Washington Real Estate
Board for several years. was elected
president Of the board last night, sue
ceeding Arthur Carr.
Claud Livingston, president OF the
William H. Saunders Co, was elected
first vice president, and William J.
Father, jr., of the office of Glover &
Father, second vice president.
Six directors elected for terms of two
years were NJ. P. Candy, Earl M.
Macintosh. John T. Meany. F. Eliot
Middleton. Percy H. RussellSand F. l.
Sandoz. The board elected Charles S.
Muir a director for one year.
Carr Receives Gavel.
Past President Carr was the recipi-
ent of a gavel, presented by w. c.
Miller, also a past president, as
token of the boards appreciation OF his
services. H. L. Rust, jr.. chairman OF
the Appraisal Committee OF the boaro'
A. H. Lawson. chairman OF the Leglsla-
tive Committee, and John A. Petty, ex-
ecutive secretary, reported at the an
nual meeting on various phases OF the
boards work.
Commenting on the question OF pro-
posed mortgage foreclosure legislation,
Mr.. Petty stated the confusion and
apprehension precipitated during the
past year by certain failures and dis
closures in the mortgage INVESTMENT
field, resulted in drafting OF several
pieces of legislation which were pro-
posed to Congress.
Urges License Law.
Some of the proposed legislation: Mr..
hoUo reached AnV
of the cases involved. The real estate
brokers' license law. which the board
has Endorsed for the last eight years,
he declared, definitely would have pre-
vented or instantly removed f1om the
field the operations of lot promoter
and the one real estate broker whose
activities were among the cases IN
vestigated by Congress.
Mr.. Petty stated the Real Estate
Board and all the major business ana
professional organizations OF wash
ington had taken the position that
there was no need here for any drastic
He declared further that
during the past two years the question
of mortgage foreclosure procedure was
not involved in any of the matters
publicly discussed and that there was
not single case involving the pro-
priety of fairness of the mortgage fore
closure procedure in Washington pub
licly presented to the Congressional
Committee.
THE Legislative Committee of the
Real Estate Board" Mr.. Petty con-
cluded. lis conscientiously endeavoring
to develop helpful suggestions for legis-
lation designed to make, as a matter
of law, the methods and practices
which for many years have been fol-
lowed by banks. building associations,
trust companies and legitimate real
estate brokers in the foreclosure of
mortgages, together with such other
constructive suggestions as its study
may reveal as desirable in furthering
protection of the public"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT
FOR '32 FETE CHORUS
Call for 2,O00 to Sing Next Year
Is Issued by Committee
for Bicentennial.

A call for 1000 volunteers to form a
vocal chorus for the Districts partici-
patton in the George Washington BIZ
centennial celebration was issued today
following an initial meeting of the
Chorus Committee of the District BIZ
centennial Commission.
Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peoples, chairman
of the committee said the call was for
unframed as we'll as trained voices. and
that the leading musical organization
of the city were cooperating with the
local commission in arranging the
chorus. The participants must be Wash
ington people, she said.
Rehearsals for the gigantic chorus,
which will take part in all major events
during the bicentennial program, are to
begin shortly in the auditorium of Gen.
trail High School, The chorus. it was
announced, may be divided into groups
to participate in smaller events
Arnold Kruckman, director of the
commission, in making known this
phase of the program, said the musical
phase of the Bicentennial celebration
should play prominent part in the
program. since music formed an out
standing social diversion in Gen. Wash
lngtonS day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
OFFICER IS BITTEN
AS TWO MEN IN CAR
ESCAPE IN PURSUIT
Fugitives Leap From Vehicle,
Letting Machine Crash
Into Filling Station.
WOUNDED POLICEMAN
LOSES GUN IN SCUFFLE
Patrolman Chasing Second Man Is
0utdistanced in Foot Race as
Others Grapple.

Pursued by police early today. two
colored men jumped from their moving
automobile. allowing 1t to crash into
a gas station at Florida avenue and
w street. and escaped after injuring one
policeman who attempted to arrest
them
Policeman S. NJ. Scott, colored, of the
second precinct, lost his service revolver
during the scuffie and was bitten so
badly on the face and hand that hospi-
tai treatment was required
The car was one reported stolen ear
1ier in the night from Tenth and u
streets, and was owned by John c.
Bentley. 1926 o street. The machine
was badly damaged in knocking down
enc gasoline pump and damaging an
other.
Chase Leads Into Alley.
Scott and E. P. Hallman. another
colored policeman of the second pre-
Cinct, were on automobile patrol in the
vicinity of Georgia avenue and w street
about 80 am. when they sighted the
car with license numbers of the auto
mobile reported stolen by Bentley.
The fugitive car doubled back and
forth through the streets north of the
second precinct station. proceeding
west on street TO Florida avenue,
north to w. west to Twelfth place.
through an alley to Twelfth street, ana
thence east On w street to Florida
avenue.
Bites Officer and Takes Gun.
Here the machine slowed down
slightly and the two men jumped out
One ran Gown an alley. pursued py
Hallman. and the ether along Florida
avenue to Georgia avenue and into
Junk yard. with Scott close oehino.
Their car crashed into the ming STA
ton.
Scott overlook his man in the junk
yard and grappled with him. His prls-
oner bit him on the cheek and then on
the hand, and finally pulled the oncers
gun from its holster and turned 1t on
him. making good his escape behind
the threatening muzZle of the gun.
Meanwhile the other man outdlS-
tanced Hallman.
Scott was taken to Freedmen's Hos
pital and a stitch was taken in his
cheek.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13

displayed. A petition is being circulated
among the citizens opposing its loan
next year.
In the meantime. the Bicentennial
Commission is receiving encouraging
responses to requests being sent TO
points all over the world for leans of
original portraits of Washington MEM
berS of his cabinet and his Supreme
Court members.
Yesterday the commission was ad-
vised by John S. Beck of 1915 Jackson
street northeast, this city, owner of a
Charles Wilson Peale portrait OF WASH
ington. that he would be glad to lend
the picture for the exhibit next year.
The work is now on display in the
United States National Museum here.
Herbert l.. Pratt, chairman OF the
board OF the Standard Oil Co. OF New
York also has advised the commission
he will be glad to lend his Wilson Peale
original portrait to the national body
for its exhibition.
Other portraits that will be in the
exhibition include Gilbert Stuart por-
trait of the first President. owned by
Andrew Mellon, Secretary of the Treas
ury: a Gilbert Stuart portrait of Chief
Justice Jay, owned by Peter Augustus
Jay; a Savage portrait of Washington.
the property of Harvard University,
and another Savage portrait owned by
the Adams Memorial Society, Quincy
Mass. Many others have been offered
for the display, in which the commits
sion hopes to assemble all of the origi-
nal portraits of Washington, of which
there are more than 100.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
VIEW WILL BE MADE
SAFE FOR SIGHTSEERS
Ban on Parking at Tip of East
Potomac Park Is Considered
by Col. Grant.

Hams Point, in East Potomac Park,
giving a good view of the sweep of wa
ter down the river, is to be made safe
for sightseers.
Lieut.. Gel. U. S. Grant. Sd. director
of Pubic Buildings and Public Parks,
disclosed today that he has under con-
sideration the banning of parking at
the tip of the park, as we'll as in the
Lincoln Memorial Grounds.
At present cars clutter up the drive
ways on both sides of Hams Point,
shutting off the view OF the river, the
colonel explained.
Now that new walk has been con-
structed all around the rim of East
Potomac Park, the colonel believes
motorists may well park their Cars back
walk down to the tip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
APARTMENT BANDITS
STILL ELUDE POLICE
Trio Who Held Up Three Men and
Escaped With $2,S50
Being Sought.

Police today are without clue to the
three gunner who yesterday help-up
three men in the Cecil Apartments,
1926 Fifteenth street, and escaped with
$3.50 in cash and jewelry.
Several men have been questioned
by police without results.
The victims of the robbery are Will
liam Melton, 33 years old, of 121
Geranium street; his brother, Fred Mel
ton of 1880 Floral street and Charles
Schwitzer of the Cecil Apartments.
The robbery occurred early Saturday
night, but was not reported to police
until late yesterday.
Melton was brought to police head
quarters yesterday and questioned by
Inspector F. S. w. Burke, chief OF
detectives. Melton said he did not re-
port the robbery because ne was con-
fined to bed from a blow on the head
delivered by one of the robbers when
he attempted to protect himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
D. C. PURCHASER BUYS
PIANOS AND FLAT CARS
Report on $4,7s7,516 Purchases
Reveals Wide Variety Of
Items Needed.

Pianos, fish, clock and a host Of other
merchandise were necessary to keep
the municipality of the District of Co
lumbia a going concern during the
1881 fiscal year, according to the re-
port of Purchasing Officer M. G. Har-
grove.
Mr.. Hargrove's list of what the Dis
trict bought when it went shopping in
cludeS such ill-assorted items as fiat
cars, sewing machines, ice, radio
towers, ballistic outfits, concrete mixers,
oil of peppermint, car tokens, vege-
tables, railroad ties, mules, fire ny
drants, enclosing. Matching eggs, ordi-
nary eggs, dynamite, modelling clay and
awnings.
In all, the District spent $4.787,-
516.12 on purchases made through his
ONCE, the largest single item being
sos, 95s.95 for construction materials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
FREE MOVIES THURSDAY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

optCIuI DISpdICl 70 The 0IHr.
FAIRFAX, Va, October 13-Moving
pictures of forests and wild life, photo
graphed in Virginia, North Carolina
and other parts of the United States,
will be shown free Thursday evening at
7:30 o'clock in the Forestville School
auditorium and Friday evening at
Fairfax School, under the auspices of
the Virginia Forest Service of the
State Commission on Conservation and
Development.
They are in charge of j. P. Andrews,
assistant forester assisted by Joseph
L.. Money, chief forest fire warden of
Fairfax County. They are shown as
part of the campaign to eradicate for
est fires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
U. S. JOB SERVICE BACKED

Secretary of Labor Doak today re-
ceived message from Vancouver. Brit
ish Columbia, that the Executive Coun-
Gil of the American Federation OF La
Dor, now in annual convention there,
had given its Endorsement to the
United States Employment Service, re-
Gently reorganized with John r. Alpine
as the supervising director.
The executive Council in its resolu-
ton of Endorsement said the reorgani-
Zation and enlargement of the Labor
Departments Employment Service,
marked the beginning OF the organiza-
ton and the establishment Of the ma
tional employment service which will be
serviceable and helpful in a most salts
factory way to every State and to every
community"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13

planned, has an overproduction of capis
tai, because during the last century
it was the policy to save every possible
dollar to build up capital. Light taxes
and other favorable consideration, he
declared developed capital at tremen-
dous rate until now We have an over
production greater than that OF any
thing else. As there is no place to
loan money by reason Of decreasing
manufacture, he said capital will go
lower and thus endanger our savings,
our investments and even our insur-
ance.
Fred Croxton, assistant director of
the Presidents organization for unem-
ployment relief, outlined the steps
taken to combat the present situation.
He also cited instances of cooperation
given Nhe organizations by newspapers,
magazines, radio and outdoor adver-
Using agsnc3s&
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
Railroad Will Pass
Dogs Guiding Blind
Free of Charges

The Pennsylvania Railroad in
the future will extend free &C
commodations to dogs which
serve as guides to blind passen-
gers. This provision, it was an
nounced, extends only to dogs
accredited by the American
Foundation for the Blind, Inc,
which issues travel permits after
it has been established that the
dog is a competent guide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13

of matters which the commission Is in
terested to see done in conjunction
with the District Commissioners.
The commissions staff will make re-
port on the suggestions recently laid
down by the Bureau of Efficiency. re-
lating to the city's recreational system.
The Recreation Committee met yester-
day, but no public announcement was
made after it had adjourned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13


NV has impelled the City of
Charleston to. protest the
lean of its treasured John
Trumbull portrait of George Washing
ton tShoWn above) to the United States
Bicentennial Commission for its eX-
hibit here next year. the commission
anXiously awaits response to its re-
quest of nearly three months ago for
the loan of the picture.
The Trumbull portrait is one OF the
many original paintings of Washing
ton which the Bicentennial Commits
sion is endeavoring to assemble for a
loan exhibit in the National Museum
here during the Bicentennial year. EX-
change of correspondence between the
City of Charleston and the national
commission has brought nothing def
mite concerning the loan of the Trum-
bull portrait, Representative Bloom of
New York. director of the commission,
admitted today.
communication received last Au-
gust-the most recent received by the
commission from CharleSton-stated
the matter would have to be approved
by the City Council. The letter also
stated new administration would come
into Office in December and it was
possible that decision on the matter
would be deferred until that time.
Reports in the Charleston Press state
representatives of the Carolina Art
Association are leading the fight against
removal of the Trumbull portrait from
the Charleston City Hall, where it is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
TO LECTURE

DR.. Williem de Sitter, Leyden, Hol-
land, Coming Here for Address.
DR.. William de Sitter, director of the
oldest observatory in the world, Sterre-
wacht, at Leyden, Holland, who believes
the universe to be empty. is coming to
Washington to lecture before the So
ciety of Sigma Xxi and the Washington
Academy of Sciences on October &c.
In the opinion of officials of the Bu-
reau of Standards, the eminence of DR..
de Sitter in the realm of astronomy lis
unsurpassed by that of any living man."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
WILL SPEAK ON RUSSIA
Frof. D. o. Kinsman of American
u, Will Address Engineers.

DR.. d. o. Kinsman, professor of eco
Monies, American University. will adj
dress the meeting of the Washington
section OF the American Institute of
Electrical Engineers at the Cosmos Club
tonight at o'clock. DR.. Kinsman will
speak on economic conditions in Rus
STA. He spent the greater part Of the
Summer Of 1880 there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
New Acquisition to Parks

ROOSEVELT ASSOCIATION PURCHASES ANALosTAN ISLAND
The Washington times., 1931-05-22
Mrs. Barrett
HOnOreda at
Luncheon

Mrs. Galen L. TAFT and Mrs.
A. B. Omwake entertained a
large party at luncheon yes
terday at the Shoreham Hotel
in compliment to Mrs. Tait's
sister, Mrs. John Barrett, of st.
Louis, who is now a house
guest in the TAFT home. The
company afterwards spent the
afternoon at bridge in the
hotel card rooms.
The guests included Mrs.
Grace Hays Riley. dean of
the Washington College of
Law; Mrs. George Eastment.
Mrs. Corbin Thompson, Mrs.
John Powell Mutchler, Mrs.
Hugh Adams, Mrs. Pearson S.
Meeks, Mrs. Mary Fitzpatrick,
of Beatrice, Neb.; Mrs. Mary
Howey, of New York; Mrs.
Frank Armstrong, Mrs. C. L..
Starkweather, Mrs. William r..
Harr, Mrs. E. V. Russell, Mrs.
Louis Stabler. Mrs. Meta Cole.
Mrs. Catherine Magle and her
sister, Miss Martha Schmidt;
Mrs. j. D. Barnhill. Mrs. Laura
Bradley, Mrs. Mary Parfet, of
Baltimore, who is also a house
guest of Mrs. Tait's; Mrs.
George Snyder and Mrs. Frank
F. J, Thiel.