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Evening star., 1931-10-07
DISTRICTS RELIEF
COMMITTEE TO MEET
Winter Program on Combating I'm
employment TO Be Dis
cussed.

A Winter program will be formulated
and plans for raising funds to carry 1t
out will be discussed at the first Fall
meeting of the District Committee on
Employment, to be held at 4:30 pm.
Friday in the board room Of the District
Building Other business will include
presentation of a report of the COM
mittee's work during the Summer and
statement of its finances.
The group, called together last No
vember by the District Commissioners
at the suggestion of the Monday Eve
ming Club, consists of l64 citizens, rep
resenting every phase OF business. edu-
cational,, social and governmental ac-
tivity, in addition to the professions,
trades and various labor unions. The
committees purpose is to combat the
unemployment problem here.
Officers are Frederic A. Delano. chair
man: E. c. Graham, vice chairman. and
George j. Adams, executive secretary.
The group has offices IN the District
Building, but also maintains branch
Offices in the old st. James Hotel Build
ing. Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth
street, and Harvey's Restaurant Build
ing Pennsylvania avenue and Eleventh
street.
Evening star., 1931-10-07
1OOOPPOSE STORES
IN 18TH ST. DISTRICT
Residents Appear Before
Zoning Commission to
Protest Change.

Renewed efforts made today before
The District Zoning Commission to OBJ
tain permission for additional stores
near the corner of Mount Pleasant.
Harvard and Sixteenth streets brought
an avalanche of protests from approx
mately 100 residents of the section.
After James G. Wilkes, representing
the owners of the Embassy Apartments
and two adjoining properties pleaded
the adviSability of A change in 2oning
there. nearly 100 protestants arose TO
their feet in a body when Maj. Donald
A. DAWSON acting chairman of the
commission. called for a showing of
the opposition.
Mr. Wilkes. former assistant corpo-
ration counsel of the District, declared
there was need for more stores at this
location and pointed cut the owners of
three nearby apartments approved the
petitioned change from residential to
first commercial use.
The large group Of property owners
protesting the change argued that addi-
tional commercial frontage in their sec
ton was not needed and more stores
there would damage the value of their
properties for residential use
Protests also came from spokesmen
ACI lIlt MAUI IIdI N1GlllOI ia bdDIISl
Church and the All Souls Unitarian
Church, on nearby Sixteenth street.
Twenty-siX other proposed changes in
zoning cleSsifications were to be heard
today by the Coming Commission, which
later in the week will act on the petit
ticns, in executive session.
One of the most important of the
proposed changes to be heard this aft
ernoon was a request that a large
tract of land lying between Conduit
road and the S pring Valley section be
zoned to permit its use as an airplane
landing field and the building of a
club hotel and golf course
The property affected is bounded by
Loughboro road, Little Falls road, the
proposed unnamed street lying east of
Weaver terrace. Cathedral avenue,
Weaver terrace. Klingle street, Macomb
street and Conduit road
Owned by Lake & Donaldson, the
new development is designed for use
of members of the District Air Legion
The private air club-golf course project
would cost about $l,500,0OO, it is
reported.
Several citizens associations were to
have representatives at the hearing to-
day to protest against coming changes
which would permit construction of ad-
ditional apartment buildings or row
houses.
Evening star., 1931-10-07
FEDERAL CONTROL
OF EDUCATION HIT
Catholic Women Hold 1t
Would Be Contrary to Amer
lean Tradition.

Resolutions opposing proposed Fed
eral control of education were adopted
today at the closing session of the Ma
tional Council of Catholic Women Con-
ventiCn in the Mayflower Hotel.
The women voted such control would
be contrary to the spirit of the Consti-
tuition and to the traditions of the
American people. They declared Fed
ment of a Department of Education
with a Secretary of Education in the
Presidents cabinet.
Message From Pope.
A message of congratulations was re-
ceived from Pope Plus XI. 1t read:
Holy Father gratified with pledge
of fidelity to his instructions, heartily
grants implored apostolic benediction on
National Council Catholic Women on
occasion of meeting in convention en-
tire and on its work
The delegates promptly adopted reso-
lutions thanking the Pope for his bless
ing and pledging anew their loyalty Ito
the entire program of Catholic action
as enunciated in the epoch-making
series of encylicalS issued by his holi-
ness to his children and to the world"
Other resolutions deplOred the fact
that large number of Catholic youths
We're attending schools and colleges in
which they could not receive inStruc-
tions in their religion. The organization
pledged its aid in remedying this situ-
alton.
Another educational resolution read
Resolved. That the National Council
of Catholic Women pledges itself anew
to the defense and propagation of the
principles Of sound education expressed
in the great encyclical of our holy
father on the Christian education Of
youth.
Convinced of the necessity of re-
ligious training for the children as well
as upon the fundamental rights of the
family and the church in the matter of
education, we resolve to make the best
possible contribution toward the sur
vival of the fundamental principles so
national stability and security
Plans also were discussed for extern
sion of religious instruction in public
and non-sectarian orphangeS, hospitals,
sanitariums and reformatories. Atten-
ton also was given to extension of
night school, vacation school and i'm
migration school activities throughout
the country
Mrs. NJ. j. O'Fallon of Denver, chair
man of the Committee on Immigration,
reported some phase of the work was
being carried en- in every diocese in the
country She added every effort was
being made to make real Americans out
of aliens and stressed the importance
of obtaining trained workers.
Evening star., 1931-10-07
BLIND PENCIL PEDDLER'S AUTO
DEAL MAY BE TAKEN TO COURT
''UncIe Billy" Minder Charges
He Was Cheated in
Purchase.
Bought Car as '28 Model
and Finds 1t a '26, He
Complains.

Blind Uncle Billy" Mi6der, who sells
pencils from a hat on F street, is in
quest of a lawyer.
Minder, who is a familiar figure on
the downtown sidewalks, said today he
feels that only lawyer can straighten
out the mess that has grown out of
his purchase of a 1923" automobile for
$500 and which, 1T develops, is cnly a
1926 model.
Hence, he points out, he was offered
but a paltry portion of the sum he
paid for it when he attempted to trade
it in on newer car recently.
Although he feels the matter should
not be too widely publicized, Uncle Billy
is rot reluctant TO tell the story of how
he came by the 1928 model that was a
1926 model.
Tells of Deal.
Interviewed amid a busy throng near
Thirteenth and F. streets this morning.
MIR Minder revealed that a member of
his home which is a third floor apart
ment at 629 D street, pointed out an
advertisement in the used car column
of Sunday newspaper last July II.
Il called up the place and asked about
the car" he said. They told M all
about tired upholstery and everything.
and ! said I'd be up to look at it next
day. / had an old machine, and 1 went
up III IL.
His interviewer interrupted to ask:
And who drives your car for you?
Your wife?"
No. She's almost blind too; she's
across the street there now. No 1
have young fellow to drive me-" re-
piled Uncle Billy
DO you pay him?"
Chauffeurs Are Volunteers.
"Ah. no How could I afford 10 pay
for chauffeur? l don't have the same
one all the time and those l have always
volunteer their services"
Going back to his trip to the auto
mobile dealers. Uncle Billy said at first
he found himself in the wrong store
but finally came TO the place where the
1928 automobile was advertised for sale
Il went over the car, listened to the
motor. and asked how much with nv
old car in trade. I was told $3.50 cash
and the old machine. We made deal
Brakes Burn Out.
The car was registered for me and
the registration card had it down as a
1923 model" he continued. Il had lots
OF trouble with the machine right along
Evening star., 1931-10-07

First it was the motor, then the brakes,
ard one of my boys was warned by
policeman about bad brakes. They
fixed the brakes and then one day we
were on our way 10 fair in Maryland
when the brakes burned out"
His inquisitor stayed him. ''On your
way to a fair?"
Yes. You see I sell a. line of toilet
goods and 1 generally attend the fairs.
Some times my wife goes with me-
Other times, well-other times another
party might go along"
A pasSer-by dropped a quarter in
Uncle Billy'S hat and he interrupted TO
state his thanks.
Il took the case up to the Better
Business Bureau" he went on. "and
they made an investigation. but they
said they could do no more than that
1 went up to A. A. A
Are YOU member of the A. A. A,
Mr.. Minder?'
"Ah. yes; I wouldn't be without it."
Then. but they didn't feel they could
prosecute the case and so In going to
find lawyer. Can you recommend
good lawyer?"
Evening star., 1931-10-07
CAR HITS oCY SKATER,
DRIVER HELD BY POLICE

Milton Hunter, Is years old, of II
Eighth street northeast, sustained cuts
about the face and a possible fracture
of the collar bone last night when
felled by an automobile while roller
skating in West Virginia avenue and
Neal street northeast. The boy was
treated at Casualty Hospital
Earl Parker. colored. 33 years old. of
1910 New Hampshire avenue, who was
the driver of the machine. was taken
into custody by police of the ninth
precinct station and booked on charge
of operating an automobile with bad
brakes.
A fractured leg and severe body
bruises were suffered by Emma Penni-
field. 1919 Foxhall road. when a car
operated by Harry Stouffer, 38, of
Bethesda, Md, felled her at FoXhall and
Conduit roads. She was treated at
home by her family physician. Seventh
precinct police arrested Stouffer for
Ssckless driving.
Evening star., 1931-10-07
CURB ON BEGGARS
SOUGHT BY c. OF c.
Directors Condemn Evasion
of Law by Those PeddIing
Small Articles.

The beard of directors of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce at a
meeting last night took action designe !
to curb the influx of sidewalk beggars
in Washington. The board. in con-
demning the practice as being one
which the Community Chest was es-
tabliShed to eliminate, designated its
Committee on Charities to conduct an
investigation into the situation and
make a formal report.
1t was pointed out by Col William O.
Tufts. a member of the beard. the local
ordinances prohibit street begging. but
the mendicants evade the law by vend-
ing such trifles as pencils and wash
cloths and such, which is permitted un-
less the persons so doing interfere with
traffic"
Many Ignore Chest.
It was charged also that many of the
persons who make their living at the
practice are inclined to ignore the Com
munity Chest. which claims it has ade-
Quate provision for destitute persons, so
that there is no real necessity for beg
ging on the sidewalks.
The board indorsed the action of the
Committee on Retail Trade, of which
Isaac Cans is chairman, in opposing
Cne NenOng OF gaSOllne from trucks
parked at curbs. The board held the
practice to be fire hazard and traffic
menace and in addition a source of
unfair competition to established busi-
neSses.
The board heard a report by Thomas
P. Littlepage, chairman of the cham
bers Bicentennial Committee, stating
progress on the film to be produced by
Warner Bros. in the Capital as that
firms contribution to the 1882 celebra-
ton of George WaShington's birth an
niversary.
Reports on Halloween.
William A. Roberts. chairman OF the
general committee of citizens planning
the 1881 Halloween celebration here,
addressed the board on the arrange
ments being made for this event. The
chamber has two delegates on the Cen
eral Committee.
George A. G. Wood. chairman of the
Committee on the Industrial EXPOSE
ton. reported to the board that salts
factory progress is being made in con-
nection with this event, which will be
held the latter part of this month.
Evening star., 1931-10-07
YEARBOOK PRAISED
inecial Disnatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va, october An
nouncement was made here today that
the 1891 Blue and Gold. Staunton Mill
tarv Annual Yearbook, has been credit
ed with the "All-American honor
rating-superior," by the National
Scholastic Press Association. which has
headquarters in Minneapolis, Mimi.
This means that the Staunton publi-
cation stood first in its class among
preparatory schools in the United
States Out of a possible 1000 points,
the book scored 910.
Evening star., 1931-10-07
LOCKED SCHOOL HOUSE BLOCKS
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION SESSION
Columbia Park Residents Unable to Find Principal or
Engineer With Key.

chatted, while hasty but futile efforts
were made to locate either the principal
or the engineer.
Eugene j. Machett. association secre-
tary, explained both school officials were
new at Trusedell School and some slip
up must have occurred in notifying
them of the intended meeting.
The members will meet at the usual
time next month.
Evening star., 1931-10-07

Although a quorum of the Columbia
Park Citizens Association collected out
side Trusedell School last night, bent
upon determining several questions of
community interest the meeting was
never called to order because the school
building was locked and no one could
find key.
A number of members collected at
the darkened school building and
Evening star., 1931-10-07
ALCOHOLISM is FATAL

Percy M Whitney, So years old. q
World War veteran, formerly attached
to Fort Meyer and recently a patient
at Walter Reed Hospital, was pro-
nounced dead by DR.. Thomas Bradley
of Emergency Hospital shortly after 9
o'clock this morning. after the man had
been discovered lying on the floor OF
his room at SIT L street, where he was
a boarder.
DR.. Joseph Rogers, District coroner,
issued a certificate of death from acute
alcoholism
Whitney is survived by widow and
one child. neither of whom lived with
him,
Evening star., 1931-10-07
MEMORIAL DELAYED
BY FLYING PROTESTS

The architectural firm supervising
construction of the Navy and Marine
Memorial. on Columbia Island. which
brought objections from aviation in
terests, agreed today to defer the plac-
ing of the casting. which is an essential
part of the monument.
Aviators contended the memorial
would interfere with flying activities at
the nearby airport. The memorial will
feature seagullS on the crest of wave
w. H. MacMurray of the firm of Cor
bett. Harrison MacMurray. New York.
wrote First Lieut.. F.. B. Butler, assistant
director of Public Buildings and Publis
Parks. that the architects would be glad
to cooperate. by agreeing to defer plac-
ing the casting until your Office and
all others concerned are ready"
Evening star., 1931-10-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.


Dinner and bazaar, Bethany Chapter,
No "a. o. E. S., Pierce Hail. All Souls
Church, Sixteenth and Harvard streets,
5 pm.
Meeting. Young Democrats, Women's
National Democratic Club, 8l5 pm.
Meeting. Washington Society of En-
gineers, Cosmos Club. BIS pm.
Card party, benefit Washington Re-
view, No. 4, w. B. A., Washington Loan
g. Trust Building, room 418, 8:15 pm.
Meeting. Women's Auxiliary, District
of Columbia Medical Society. 1718 M
street. BIS pm.
House Committee dinner meeting,
Women's City Club, 1856 Jackson place,
6 pm.
Business meeting, Women's City Club,
736 Jackson place, 8 pm.
Meeting. Parent Teacher Association,
Orr School, 3 pm.
Meeting, Washington Philatelic So
ciety, 1918 K street, 8 pm.
FUTURE.
Meeting. Danes of the Loyal Legion,
Willard Hotel, tomorrow, 3:15 pm.
Dinner and bazaar, benefit Ways and
Means Committee, Joseph H. Milans
Lodge Chapter, No. Al. o. E. S., North
east Masonic Temple. Eighth ana F
streets northeast. tomorrow. pm.
Evening star., 1931-10-07
Annapolis Resident Dies.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, OctoDer 7 (Spe-
ciaD Mrs Thomas E. Strange, SIS, one
of the best known residents of this city.
died early today at her home here after
an illness of several years.
Evening star., 1931-10-07

Meeting. Danes of the Loyal Legion,
Willard Hotel, tomorrow, BIS pm.
Evening star., 1931-10-07
FUTURE.

Meeting, Washington Philatelic So
ciety, 1918 K street. 8 pm.
The Washington times., 1931-05-25
REBELS RETIRE
IN HONDURAS

TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras, May
25 G.N.SO.-Collapse OF the
Sanguinary revolt in Northern
Honduras led by Gen. Gregorio
Ferrera appeared imminent today
as his battered force nursed its
wounds and once again retired
to it's mountain stronghold.
The rebel column, which has
been terrorizing the country for
the past month, suffered crush
ing defeat at the hands of a
Federal army in battle that
lasted practically all day Satur-
day.
The government forces reached
Las Palmas only after a forced
march. Had the rebels reached
their objective and taken the
city. they would have been in a
position to strike at the cities of
Truxillo and Ceiba,
Although no list of casualties
reached the capitol, the govern,
ment reported the field of battle
was covered with rebel dead, and
the revOIutiOnarieS were forced to
abandon a large amount of war
materials, including 80 horses.
The Washington times., 1931-05-25
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The Washington times., 1931-05-25
100000 URGE
BEER, WINE

Petitions of the Congressional
Districts Modification League for
modification of the Volstead act
to allow beer and wine have been
signed by nearly 1000, 900 per,
sons, the organization disclosed
yesterday.
Modification of the Volstead
act affords short cut to remedy.
ing crime conditions due to the
attempt at absolute prohibition,
the league said, contending:
Repeal of the Eighteenth
Amendment can mot be Sc
cured for 10 years at least, for
the reason that the first requi-
site is affirmative action on
the part of twO-thirds of the
membership of both House and
Senate, followed by ratifica-
tiOn of such proposal by two
thirds of the States.
But any law may be mOdi-
fled easily during one session
of Congress, provided, of course,
that a majority of both Houses
is favorable to that mOdifica-
tiOn."
The Washington times., 1931-05-25
District ROtGriGnS
To Elect Officers

Election of officers of the
washington Rotary Club will be
held Wednesday night at the
Willard Hotel at the annual
meeting. The election will in
clude a president, vice-president
and three members Of the board
of directors.
Fifteen Washington RotarianS
will attend the annual meeting OF
the Rotary International at
Vienna, Austria, next month.
They include:
John Dolf, Alfred Gawler,
George Harris, John Hulse, Fred
Jorss, Howard Norton, Samuel
Prescott, James Sharp, John
Weaver, Howard wilkins, Wilfred
Putnam, Fred Mackenzie and
Adam WeSchler and members OF
their families.
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The Washington times., 1931-05-25
HELD
LIKE SLAVES,
LEAGUE TOLD
Committee Reports State of
Debt Bondage, Resulting in
Life of Servitude on Islands

GENEVA, May 25.-Debt bond
age, described as condition
analogous to slavery, exists today
in the Philippine Islands, accord
ing to a comprehensive report on
slavery issued by the Geneva re.
search information committee. a
private organization supported
by. American money The report
says. in part:
"MOsC people in the Western
world consider the subject OF
slavery as a question of past
history. Few people realize that
slave-Owning, Slave-trading, peOn-
age and forced labor is still
a condition which affects mil
lions of human beings.
Cruelty Appalling
"In Africa and in Asia there
Is clear and indiSputaHle evi-
dence that some. Of the most
appalling and horrible types of
slavery exist which the cruelty
of man can devise.
"And in certain states of
Central and South America
and in the Philippine Islands
peOnage or debt bondage touches
the lives of thousands of peO-
ple."
Natives bound to a master as
payment of a debt are exploited
and subjected to intolerable con
ditions barely distinguished from
slavery, it is pointed out.
Slaves For Life
The poems are virtual slaves
as is attested by the inquiry OF
the League of Nations temporary
slavery commission:
ct often happens that the
creditor SO arranges that his
debtors get more and more into
debt, with the result that what
was in the beginning only IN
apparently equitable contract is
transformed finally into slavery
. for ife."
The Washington times., 1931-05-25
10000 To- SEE
CADET DRILL

Maj. Gen. Van Horn Moseley,
deputy chief of staff of the Army,
will review the brigade at the
competitive drill of high school
cadets Thursday at Griffith
Stadium.
More than 10000 persons are
expected to attend and admission
charge for adults will be made
to support the effort to provide
lunches for undernourished chill.
dren.
The judges are Capt. Clinton j.
Peterson, New York National
Guard; Lieut.. Thomas H. Chat
mon, Maryland National Guard;
Lieut.. Sylvester Blackwell, of this
city, and Lieut.. Harry E. Dorsey,
Maryland National Guard.
The Washington times., 1931-05-25
WOODRUM SEES
SOUTH GAINING

A prediction that Democratic
success in the 1882 presidential
campaign will 60 far toward
eliminating sectionalism and re
storing to the South its political
influence was voiced in a radio
address last night by Representa-
tive Clifton A. Woodrum CD
Virginia.
Replying to Representative M
Lankford, Virginia Republican,
who recently urged the young vot.
ers of the South to affiliate them
selves with the Republican party
Mr.. Woodrum declared:
with the advent Of a Demo.
cratic administration the South
will again come into political
prestige and have a voice and
influence in national affairs
equal to any it has had in days
gone by"
The Washington times., 1931-05-25

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The Washington times., 1931-05-25
24O Golfers Appeal
For Right to Play
Own Course

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, May
25.-Justice George H. Taylor's
part of Supreme Court here
was filled with disheartened
golf club members who declared
that although they belonged to
a golf club, they we're not per-
mitted to play on its course.
The legal occasion was the al
gument of a motion to oust
Edward H. Cranwell as receiver
for the Sunset Hills Golf Club
in a foreclosure proceeding
brought by Goodson Oglesby,
former Representative in Con-
greSS.
Counsel for the deposed golf
ers said about 240 members Of
the club had been banned from
its use by Cranwell to favor 80
members of the Kitchewan
Country Club, a new club using
the same premises. formed af-
ter appointment of the receiver.
The Washington times., 1931-05-25
STRICKEN IN ALLEY

William Otto, SO, died yester.
day at Gallinger Hospital after
he had been found lying in an
alley near his home at Linger
Court Northwest. Death was
ascribed to apoplexy.
The Washington times., 1931-05-25
ORCHESTRA MAN EL0PES

CHICAGO, May 25.-The elope-
ment of Dell Coon, noted orches-
ira leader, and Miss Florence
Quigley to Waukegan has just
been learned.