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Evening star., 1932-01-22
APPROACH
RUSH WORK URGED
Trade Board Tells House and
Senate Memorial Span
Project Is Needed.

An urgent request that Congress
speedily approve the measure providing
for construction of the stretch of high
way necessary to connect Arlington Me
mortal Bridge with the State highway
system of Virginia and the South Is
made by the Washington Board of
Trade in letters to members of the
House and Senate.
Placing the matter in the "laSs of
emergencies, the trade body declares:
Unless this connection is provided
there will be the worst traffic lam in
history across the river Que to the in
f1uX of millions of automobiles using the
highways during the Becentennial cele-
bration."
On the occasion of the dedics ton Of
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier the
traffic congestion was 50 great that
President Harding was delayed several
hours and was compelled TO travel over
a lengthy detour in order to return to
the White House by way of Chain
Bridge, the board points out.
THE detour that must be used until
the connection is made forces travel
miles out of the way over rough, mar
row and dangerous streets of Arlington
County with right-angle turns and
even acute-angle turns" the board eX-
plains. Inc actual loss IN QOlldFS dLO
cents due to the operation of motor We
hicles in a single year over this detour
| including the waste of time and other
items, would be in excess of the cost OF
making this connection
Many to Lose Jobs.
with completion Of the Memorial
Bridge and the Mount Vernon Boule-
| ward, a considerable number of persons
| will be thrown out of employment, un-
less the Bureau of Public Roads can be-
gin at once the construction of the
bridge approach. If, however, Congress
acts promptly, the bridge approach car
be ready for use by Midsummer"
The board points out that the project
was considered at hearing on the Sen.
ate bill about year ago, before the
Senate Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds, and that the bill wa;
passed, but too late for action by the
| House.
The highway requested would provide
a connection from the Virginia end o.
the Memorial Bridge to the Lee High
way and with the Shenandoah Nationa
/ Park.
Evening star., 1932-01-22
TRUCK OWNERS PLAN
FIGHT ON MAPES BILLS
Board Invites Other Groups to Join
in Co-ordinated Campaign
Against Tax Measures.

The Board of Governors of the Com
mercial Motor Vehicle Owners Associ-
alton will ask other groups interested
iii technical phases Of the Mapes tax
alton bills to join with them in a CO.
ordinated effort against the bills. it
was decided at a meeting Yesterday at
the United States Chamber of Com
merce
officials explained the invitation of
the other groups, If accepted, would
lead to co-ordinated attacks on the
bills, each dealing with different one
of the several proposals for Increased
taxation, such as private automobiles.
trucks and busseS, income gasoline and
others.
The group expressed itself as opposed
to the tax on motor vehicles and parts
proposed in a bill now before Con-
gress.
John w Hardell presided at the
meeting. Others present included Mark
Lansburgh, w. Spencer Brenizer. Paul
Lum, Joseph B. Trew, P. r. Bailey A.
Biederman, c. E. Fries, w. N. De Neale.
Ford Young, l.. P. Field, Charles q,
Buck, Charles P. Maloney and Francis
J. Kane.
Evening star., 1932-01-22
Dog Hunts Lions at Zoo
FOX TERRIER PUTS ANIMALS IN UPRoAR.

Although he but followed in the toot-
steps of his master, D. C. Gruver, when
he took up big game hunting, spot"
had better leave those lions and leopards
alone in the future or he may be ar
rested-again.
Some people might have supposed
Spot was only running away when he
streaked off from 1434 Shepherd street
several days ago, while, as a matter of
fact. the fox terrier. small as he was,
had undertaken big things.
He was on his way to the National
Geological Park to get a lion. But for
Intervening bars Spot would have got
ten several lions and few leopards,
or at least Spot and the lions and the
leopards would have gotten together.
If this Is your dog out here" a
keeper telephoned the Gruver residence
a little later, please come and get him
What? No, that's not poor connec-
tion. I'm telephoning from the lion
house. It's in an uproar."
The keeper had found Spot charging
the lions and leopardS, and the lions
and leopards charging Spot. Spot was
barking, the lions were roaring and the
leopards were-well. the leopards were
making an audible contribution anyhow
The keeper ldentl1led SpoC from MS tag
When the Gruvers called for Spot
they found him a captive in cubby-
hole at the lion house. and he was re-
turned home, much disappointed at the
failure of the hunt.
Yesterday. however. he set forth
again, but the lions and leopards were
saved by the traffic officer at Mount
Pleasant and Eighteenth streets, who
arrested Spot and sent him home in a
taxicab.
Curiously enough. Spot, the batter OF
lions and leopards, has a thoroughgoine
respect for members of the moose FAM
lily.
When Mr.. Gruver. local real estate
man, brought home moose ane
mounted the antlered head in the
library Spot ran wide circles abou
the trophy, although he had a lively
interest in it.
Evening star., 1932-01-22
BUREAU CHECKING
USE Of j. S. CARSBY
FEDERAL WORKERS
Representative Byrns Asks
Survey to Ascertain If
Privileges Are Abused.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
OF GOVERNMENT STUDIED
Report to Cover Types and Num-
ber of Passenger Vehicles Now
Being Operated.

With view to establishing the mini
mum number of passenger automobiles
actually needed by each department OF
the Government, a sharp inquiry Is
being made by the Bureau of Efficiency
of the use and abuse of such official
cars at the request of Chairman Byrns
Of the House Appropriations Committee
The survey is being conducted by
personal canvass of the whole Govern
ment machine by several members Of
the staff of the Bureau of Efficiency.
One of the most difficult things to as
certain, it was learned, is the abuse Of
official cars by Government employees
who use them for their own personal
convenience.
Complaints Made.
Although it apparently is against the
rules to use official cars for transpor-
tation between offices and homes, it is
known that several complaints recently
have been received by Government Off
cials> who were seen riding back and
forth from their own homes.
Among the questions asked the heads
of all departments and establishments
are the types and numbers of passenger
vehicles in use, how they are operated,
whether by a chauffeur or by the Gov
ernment employe himself, and where
the car is stored in a garage. Where
possible, the Bureau of Efficiency is OBJ
tanning the mileage of each department
and is examining the records to obtain
other information.
Asked how the survey was getting at
the facts in the abuse of official cars,
an official of the bureau said this was
q IifFo,,lt Officials c
we're replying that unofficial use of
Government automobiles was strictly
prohibited. Investigators, however, are
making effort to examine, where pos
Sible, the records of specific trips made
by Government cars outside of office
hours, where the car went to and what
was the occasion for its use.
Seen on Highways.
Disclosure of this unusual inquiry
today resulted in general discussion of
the question both in Government cir
CleS and outside, with the result that
decided opinions one way and another
already were discovered to have been
formed. For instance, one person not
connected with the Government re-
ported that he had frequently seen
Government automobiles with the Off
Cldl ldDelS DellB OElVen late III Cne eve
ming far from the National Capital,
and distance of IA or Is miles away
from the office whose name was print
ed on the car
A recent letter to a cabinet officer
from woman is known to have pro-
tested in vigorous language against the
/ practice of one of her neighbors who,
she charged, had a Government chauf-
feur come to get him in the morning
and bring him home in the evening in
an official car which was marked "for
official use only"
The survey will be concluded as soon
as possible, speed being made by the
personal canvass instead of resorting
to mailed QUESTIONABLE Chairman
Byrns, it is understood, will use the
information in connection with the ap-
preparation bills of next year, which
are now before the committee.
Evening star., 1932-01-22
A. c. SMITH ELECTED
BY BUSINESS MEN
Federation Members Discuss Mapes
Tax Measure, but Take
No Action.

Arthur Clarendon Smith, president
of the Central Business Mems Associa-
ton. was named president of the Fed
Grafton of Business Mems Associations
at meeting in the Logan Hotel, Thir-
teenth street and Logan circle, last
night.
other officers chosen were: Robert
w. Mccullough of the Northeast Busi-
ness Mems Association, first vice presi-
dent; Eugene MinouX, Georgia Avenue
Business Mems Association, second vice
president; Theodore SakS, Southeast
Business Mems Association, treasurer,
and Hubert Newsom, Northeast Busi-
ness Mems Association, secretary.
Following a discussion of the Mapes
tax bills affecting gasoline, motor vehi-
cleS and real estate the matter was
referred to a subcommittee for investi-
cation and report.
The federation urged the issuance of
interstreet car company transfers at
Seventh and G. and Fifteenth and G.
streets. Public peddling of merchan-
disc, including gasoline on city streets
was protested by the merchants group.
The next meeting will be held the
third Thursday in February in the
board room of the District Building.
Evening star., 1932-01-22
CAPT. JOSEPH A. MURPHY
DIES ON WEST COAST
Former Assistant Chief of Navy
Medical Bureau Victim of
Cerebral Hemorrhage.

Capt. Joseph A. Murphy, Medical
Corps U, S. NJ, who served here during
the war as assistant chief Of the Bureau
Of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Depart
ment died yesterday OF cerebral hemor-
rhage at the Naval Hospital at Santiago,
Calf. Naval records show his address
as 1922 P street here
For distinguished service in the line
OF his profession as assistant chief Of
the bureau he was awarded the Navy
Cross. Capt. Murphy was a native OF
Philadelphia. where he was born Janu-
AIRY II, 1876. He entered the Navy in
1900, and came on duty to Washington
in the bureau in October, 1916, being
appointed assistant chief in January
1918, and serving in that capacity un-
oil 1921. His widow, Mrs. Julia Murphy
was with the captain when he died.
Evening star., 1932-01-22
Policeman Called
When 3-Year.Old
Washes His Ears
Richard julius Spends
Hour Locked i'm Bath
Room; Door Jimmied.

If 1t was hard to get 3-year-old
Richard Julius into the bath room TO
wash his ears this morning, it was
harder still to get him out again.
Richard locked himself in on the
second floor of his home. at 723 Ritten-
house street. and then found he could
not reopen the door.
For almost an hour his mother, Mrs.
John L. Julius, and neighbors talked to
the young prisoner through the door
telling him how to turn the key.
They telephoned police when this
proved futile, and an emergency car
was dispatched from No. l3 precinct
The policeman jimmied the door a few
minutes later and found Richard none
the worse for a bad fright.
The Official report failed to say II
Richards ears were clean.
Evening star., 1932-01-22
DOOR SHUT ON BANDIT

Southeast Resident Describes
Armed Visitor to Police.
Herbert S. Webber, 81 Eighth street
southeast, knows what to do when a
bandit visits his home-he simply slams
the door in the robbers face!
Webber was in the basement shortly
after midnight when the doorbell rang.
Opening the door a few inches, he
found a strange man, who asked
Whats your name?"
AS he replied, Webber saw the
stranger draw pistol from his pocket
He slammed the door and the bandit,
after a moments hesitation, turned
and ran.
Fourth precinct police searched the
neighborhood, but found no trace o!
the robber
Evening star., 1932-01-22
MOTHER CLAIMS POLICE
PICKED UP CHILD, 6
Georgena Condola, Lost Short
While, Makes Friends of Sec
ond Precinct Officers.

Georgena Condola, 6-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Condola,
635 L street, was safe at home today
after policeman had taken her in tow
early last night when she became lost
near Fifth and M streets.
The little girl was claimed by her
mother at the Receiving Home several
hours later. Meanwhile, she had be-
come steadfast friend of Officer G.
Matheny, second precinct, who had
found her She also had good word
for a number of other policemen at the
station and attendants at the Receiving
Home, where she was taken before her
mother found her.
Evening star., 1932-01-22
Hotel Guest Is Found Dead.

Robert Lynch, about SO, of Cropley,
Md was found dead in bed today in
room in the West Washington Hotel
1896 Wisconsin avenue. A colOred
maid, Gertrude Selby made the dis
covery and notified police. Sergt. B. c.
Beach, who investigated, was told Lynch
registered at the hotel about 10 days
ago. Death was believed to have been
the result of natural causes
Evening star., 1932-01-22
Gets Cadet Appointment.

Alfred w. Brown, jr 3745 Mckinley
street, has been appointed by the Pres
ident as a cadet at large at the United
States Military Academy subject to
qualification at the entrance exam
nation at Wst Point in March.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-06
LECTURE ON FL
SALVADOR sun.
NJ o r e a u to Tell of
Revolution

NEW YORK. - The warships Of
American and other imperialists have
been sent to Salvador to suppress and
murder the workers and toiling mas
ses IN Salvador, who are revolving
against the domination and expIoita-
ZION OF the imperiaists and the native
capitalists and landlords. What is
the background of the revolutionary
movement there? What are the
tasks Of the revolution in Salvatore
What are the duties of the Ameri-
can working class towards the revolt
ing masses in Salvador? All these
questions will be discussed at the
Workers Forum this Sunday at 8 u.
m. at the School Auditorium. IS r
18th St, second floor. Workers, especi-
ally the Communist Party and Lea
que members, should attend this
vital lecture.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-06
SOVIET FILM ROAD TO LIFE"
SMASHING RECORDS AT CAMEO

smashing all house records, play
ing to absolute capacity business
Road To Life" sensational first
Russian talkie, is now in its second
week at the Cameo Theatre. This
film tells powerful story Of the
homeless waits Of Soviet Russia, who
we're transferred into socially useful
citizens by brave band of Russian
teachers.
Since opening at the Cameo, Road
To Life has been presented in many
American cities and has duplicated
its success in the other cities. The
picture is now playing in Philadel-
phla, Baltimore, Portland, Chicago
and Hollywood From AL Christie,
Hollywood producer, comes the fol-
lowing comment: There is much
Hollywood can learn from Amkinos
Road To Life Dramatically and
technically one Of the very best pic
lures Of the past year. It fairly
haunts one" And Wexford Beaton
editor Of the Film Spectator, wires:
"One of the most remarkable pic
lures I have ever seen and one that
should be viewed by all those in
America interested in the screen as
an art or thos whose pleasure is de-
rived from screen entertainment"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-06
BRONX TENANTS
WIN RENT CUT

The tenants of 1926 Bronx Park
East, under the leadership of the Up
per Bronx Unemployed Council won
victory over the landlord, who was
forced to sign the following agree
ment:
THE undersigned landlord, 1896
Bronx Park East agrees that the rent
of each apartment of the above pre-
misses now occupied is reduced begin
ming Feb. LIST, 1882, one dollar per
room on each apartment and also
agree that / will not discriminate
against any tenant.
B. JAKOBOYICH."
The tenants in this house had an
easy victory. The landlord was afraid
Of the workers in the neighborhood
and did not want to pick a fight;
gave in without a struggle.
The workers tenants at 2504-S
Olinville Ave. who are on the eve OF
their victory adopted the following
resolution:
1--WE the tenants of 2504-S Dim
vile Ave. express our appreciation OF
the work of the Unemployed Coun-
Gil and express our solidarity with
and the support of the Unemployed
Council"
Another important phase OF the
rent strikes, going on in Upper Bronx
is that the socialist landlord Osinoff
was forced to sit down to deal with
the elected committee of 665 AlIerton
Ave. and offer 4 percent reduction,
which of course was turned down by
the Committee and the strike is con-
tinuing until Mr.. Orsinof Is going
to increase the reduction.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-06
10000 Battle Cops
at Nick eespOrt, Pa,
r Meet on Feb 4

At McKeesPort, Pa, a huge mass
reported TO number 10000 mill
family fought the police who ar
rested nine and launched a vicious
clubbing against the workers, MAX
ing repeated attacks with tear gas
bombs.
This is the first demonstration
to be held in McKeesport in years.
The workers herOically defended
themselves against the steel trust
police. Thousands at the railroad
depot boOed and Missed the police.
The cops found it difficult to make
arrests.
Milas Godlick, steel worker, spoke
from the top of a telegraph pole
befre the police were able to reach
him. He was so brutality beaten
that h chad TO be taken to the
McKeesport hospital in a serious
condition.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-06
CORRECTION

A serious error crept into one
OF the subheadings in the direc-
lives on How to Prepare and Sue
ceSsfully Lead the N. Y. Dress
makers Strike" published in the
issue OF February 3. The sub
heading reads struggle Against
Strikebreaking Reformist Union"
This should have read struggle
Against Strikebreaking Leadership
OF Reformist Union The rank
and file of the reformist unions
are not strikebreakers, but are the
victims of the strikebreaking lead
ership Of these unions, Schles-
niger, Zimmerman and Co. 1t is
the function of the United Front
and the Needle Trades Workers
Industrial Union TO win over the
rank and file for militant strug-
Gle not only against The bosses
but at the same time against the
company union leaders. whose role
in the class struggle it is to be-
tray the workers and help crush
their struggles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-06
BEN STALLMAN.~
L.S.N.R. Endorses
Mass Trial of Race
Hatred This Sunday

NEW YORK.-The Gilbert Lewis
group Of the League Of Struggle for
Negro Rights last night adopted a
resolution supporting the struggle OF
the Needle Trades Industrial Union
against the poison of white chauvin-
ism within its ranks and calling on
the workers to attend the mass trial
tomorrow Of member of the union
charged with race prejudice. The
trial takes place at the New Harlem
Casino, 116th Street and Lenox Ave,
at one o'clock Sunday afternoon. The
L. S. N. R. resolution reads:
The L. S. N. r. endorses the work
ing class program of the Needle
Trades Industrial Union in sharply
combating the influence of imper-
ialism within its ranks.
White chauvinism is used by the
imperislists to divide the Negro and
white workers and prevent them
uniting in common struggle. At this
time when the working class must
fight against starvation, against
lynch terror against the imperialist
war in China and for the defense of
the Soviet Union and the Chinese
Soviet Republic any conformation of
white chauvinism would be a crime
against the working class.
In the fight against hunger and
imperialist war and for the rights Of
the Negro masses, no vacillation can
be permitted. We must close our
ranks and build the united fighting
front of white and Negro workers
against imperialism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-06
POLICE ATTACK
BREAD STRIKE.
AR R ES 7 4 0
SlugWomen, Children;
Mass Protest Meeting
Saturday in Brighton

NEW YORK. - Tammany police
came to the support of the bakery
bosses today, full force to try to
break the militant bread strike in
Brighton Beach.
Patrol wagons filled with police
from one picket line to another. The
cops sprang out swinging their clubs
and numerically attacking and beat
ing up men, women and children
without exception on the line de-
manding lower bread prices. Each
time the cops attacked the picket
lines it was Immediately reformed.
-Four times they were broken and re-
formed. About forty were piled in
to the patrols under arrest.
Mrs. Markus, one of the picketers,
was severely beaten by Captain KEEL
ly who directed the raids, when he
dragged her into Tannenbaurns bak-
cry, out of the way of the angry
workers. Her two and half year old
child who cried and screamed when
he saw his mother attacked was
mauled.
The same thing happened to Mrs,
Janick who was also pulld into Tan
nenbaum's Bakery and beaten in the
sight of her screaming child.
Workers in the crowd that flocked
to the scenes we're beaten and ar
rested when they protested the police
brutality. Both woinn were arrested.
AL those arrested are being charged
with unlawful picketing" which is
direct denial of their constitutional
rights Of the right to assemble. The
workers will be tried in 9th Street
court on Tuesday, Feb. g.
Three pickets, L. Fine, B. Horn and
Mrs. Boxer were given 2 days in Jail
This most vicious attack on workers
their wives and children must be
answered with militant mass picket
ing, with determination to win lower
bread prices against the attempts Of
the bosses and their police to stop
the movement. Eight street court
must be packed with workers when
the trial is on.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-06
CAIN STORY OF A MANS RE-
VOLT AGAINST MACHINE AGE

The dramatic story of Cain" now
playing at the Acme Theatre, t4th
Street and Union Square, tells of a
mans rebellion against the modern
machine age, and his self imposed
exile to an island where he begins
new life. Cant is an original
romantic tale of an English stoker
who works out his own problem Of
existence in natural setting OF
Nossi-Be, an island off the coast OF
Madagascar. There are only two
characters in the story, the man, and
South Sea girl who by chance Vi
sits this island. The director, Lean
Poirier, spent some nine months
around Madagascar to capture the
scenes in this part of the world
Thomy Bourdelle, we'll known actor
of the continent, plays the stoker
and his companion, Rama Tahe, is
native girl of the South Seas.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-06

Although Hoover stated tina
$1,300,0o0,0o0 was being boarded,
some Federal Reserve officials es-
timated yesterday that the amount
was near two billion dollars. This
includes over s24oOo,o0O withdrawn
last week in spite of the propaganda
carried on by Wall Street against
such withdrawal. This represents an
increase of about $1,oOO,OOO,0Oo in
money in circulation over last year
in face of the fact that the crisis in
industry has, reduced the amount Of
CONTINUED ON FACE THREE1
sGThA Iahnr movement VrfI1 rain the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-06
KNITGOODs' MECHANICS

knltgoods expert mechanics for
work In USSR, will meet Sunday.
February z, at 1920 am. at IS E.
18th ST., N.Y.C.
workers desiring to go to UssR.
ana able to prove their qualifica-
lions as mechanics of high standing
are requested to come.
Following experts needed: Ma
chlne Cutters, Rashell Mechanics
production Man, Circular MachiniSts
and l.. and L. Also Sewing Machines
Mechanics.