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Evening star., 1932-09-22
LIMIT PLACED ON PAY
OF RETIRED OFFICERS
Ex-Army Men in Civilian Jobs
May Draw Not Over $1,000
Total, McCarl Rules.

Retired officers drawing both retire
ment pay and civilian wage are held
to a $4,000 limit for both, even though
the civil wage is derived from fees in
stead of fixed salary, Controller Cen
eral McCarl ruled yesterday.
This Interpretation of the economy
law was furnished to the Veterans Ad-
ministration, where the question was
raised in regard to the United States
commissioner at Los Angeles, who Is a
iTetired emergency officer.
| The fees from this post, 1t was set
sout, average $2,700 annually, about
Sl,500 of which must 60 for Office ex-
penses. McCarl held no allowances can
be made for the expenses, and that the
entire amount, $2,700, must be con-
sidered as salary.
An officer, of course, has the option Of
taking either the retirement pay or the
civilian wage If the former is $4,000 or
more.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
VACANCY ON DISTRICT
COMMITTEE CAUSED
Senator Blaine, Defeated in Wis
consin Primaries, Had
Been Active.

A vacancy will occur on the Senate
District Committee after March 4 as
a result of the defeat Of Senator John
J. Blaine In his race for denomination
by the Republicans in the Wisconsin
primaries yesterday:
Senator Blaine has been an active
member Of the committee, especially In
his opposition to the street railway
session he joined Senator Capper, Re-
publican of Kansas and chairman of the
Committee, in filing minority report
after a majority of the committee had
reported favorably on the merger pro-
nosal. Blaine also headed q subcom-
nittee which several years ago drafted
bills, still pending, to regulate the sale
of securities, to license real estate deal
ers and statesmen and to control fore
closure procedure in the District.
Blaine, . progressive, lost the sena-
torial nomination to John B. Chapple,
q member Of the conservative forces.
Evening star., 1932-09-22

whose pantomimes are his own inven-
ton.
For the last 10 days Portillo has
Seen cIowning for the Hunt Circus,
llac2ever his work permitted. He ex-
p-c,S to meet the circus again in Alex
sndr!a in few days.
PCrtillo has Q rival for the honor of
being the mort experienced amateur
clown in circus circles. a Wesc Coast
bond broker. who spends every yaca-
ton under the big top, capering with
the comics.
The two are members of the Circus
Fans Association. Another incurable
circus fan in Washington is DR.. Will
liam M Mann, director Of the Zoo.
who often attends performances in and
about Washington with Portillo.
Last Spring Portillo was on his way
to his reserved seat at the Ringing
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey show,
when an old friend, the assistant ring
master. called:
Hi, Frank, want to work?"
Frank did. He played three shows
with the professionals and never got
to sit in his reserved seat.
Po.til,o Is fond Of children. and the
bggSt thF gna hs bSSny M has rs 1hel5 no
children Of his own, but several young
admirers have adopted him as a foster
parent He plays for youngsters in
hospitals about Washington and at
benefit performances in the charity
missions.
Il was a kid once myself" said Por-
tillo g-avely. "and sometimes in the
Spring when I hear circus band, I
think I never grew Up!"
Evening star., 1932-09-22
FOURTH OF DRIVERS
FAIL TO PASS TESTS
Many Have to Take Examinations
Several Times to Get Permits,
Traffic Bureau Reveals.

There was total of 1886 failures
out of 49474 examinations given dur
ing the past fiscal year for persons
seeking automobile drivers licenses for
the first time, statistics at Ine Traffic
Bureau showed today.
1t would be hard to estimate the
exact number of persons failing to OBJ
tain permits on their first examination.
it was pointed out at the bureau, due
to the fact that a number of persons
take probably two or three examina-
tions before passing. OF those turned
down on examinations the majority
failed to pass due to a lack of knowl-
edge of traffic regulations, it was said.
A small portion of them also failed to
pass due to being unable to properly
qualify as drivers.
Examinations were passed success
fully by 36,6l8.
Records at the bureau show that one
pedestrian was injured by woman
motorist while she was giving a dem
onstration to obtain her drivers per-
init. There also were several minor
collisions. but no one was injured In
any of them.
The majority Of the examinations
we're given by Examiners T. E. West,
H. L. Morningstar and R. r. Schlem-
mer. r. F. Cornett is the head ex-
aminer.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
SIX ARE ARRAIGNED
ON LIQUOR CHARGES
One Pleads Guilty and Gets $500
Fine as Result of Series Of
Prohibition Raids.

Six persons were arraigned in Police
Court today on charges Of illegal pos
session as a result of raids yesterday
in which police reported seizure OF more
than 100 gallons of liquor. Only one
case was decided, the defendant plead
ing guilty and being fined 5000.
George ". Arthur and Fred Hender-
q house in the 100 block Of H stree
on the excuse Of serving an assault
warrant and discovered nearly 100 gal.
Ions of liquor in a wall cache. Inc
officers said they understood the mar
wanted" would go through trapooo,l
in the paneling and hide IN the wal
whenever they came to the place.
When they found and pulled oper
the secret door, the discovery of the
liquor was made, but their man wa:
not there. This case was continued
until tomorrow by Assistant United
states Attorney Wilbur Baughman.
Aloysius Baker, 20, colored, was ap'
pretended when he responded to ar
order for a half gallon of liquor 1ol
which Policeman William McEwen
third precinct, had telephoned. Dis
guising his voice, McEwen had request
ed it be delivered to the apartment Of
a well known bootlegger. The Officer
waited near the apartment and wher
Baker knocked at the door he was ar
rested. The half-gallon jar Of liquol
was found in package he was carry.
ing. the officer said. Baker demanded
jury trial before Judge Gus A. Schuldt
Albert Brown, colored. 40, in whose
car police said they found six gallon:
Of LIQUOR when the man failed to halt al
a stop sign at First and r streets, plead.
ed guilty to a charge Of possession anc
was fined 5000.
Others who pleaded not guilty and
asked for Jury trials included Louis
Beres, 20, 400 block Harrison street
charged with possession of 10 gallons oi
alcohol, and Lewis Burke, 81, l40t
block r street. who is accused with pos
session of three gallons q alcohol.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
PROBES COMPLAINTS
OF MARRIED WORKERS
Civil Service Commission Affirms
Order Governing Welded
Status.

The Civil Service Commission today
served formal notice upon Government
establishments that the marital pro-
vision of the economy law will have no
bearing on transfers, promotions or
other change of status of persons al
ready in the service. 1t will, however,
be considered in connection with REIN
statements, the commission order said
and it was adeed by spokesman for
the commission, that it also would ap-
ply in cases of original appointments.
The commission order was simply an
affirmation of its decision reached about
10 days ago.
Since that time, the commission has
set out to investigate complaints that
in some instances married persons have
been Disseminated against in promo
tions. 1t has made it known that If
marital status alone was the determin-
ing factor in these cases, an adjustment
will be made to conform with the new
order, which amends former order of
the commission.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
CITY PLANNERS SEE
HISTORIC VIRGINIA,
due BACK TONIGHT.
Tour of TideWater Country
Includes Jamestown
and Wakefield.
VISIT TO SHENANDOAH
FOREST PLANNED NEXT
Delegates to Make Week End Jour-
ney-Proportional Representation
Talked at Final Sessions.

More than 100 delegates to the BIZ
centennial Conference on Planning,
Parks and Government, their business
sessions concluded, today were touring
the historic Virginia T1dewater country,
planning to return to the Capital to-
night.
The delegates left last night on the
Norfolk boat, disembarking this morn
ing at Old Point Comfort. After break
fast there they were met by buses,
which took them to jamestown, York
town and Williamsburg. where they
inspected ,the Colonial National Monu-
ment and the restoration of the famous
cid Virginia city.
This afternoon they are inspecting
Wakefield, faithful reproduction Of the
birthplace of George Washington. After
supper at Wakefield this evening they
will return to the Capital end prepare
fon a week end inspection Of the Shen-
andoah National Forest.
Final Sessions Held.
Final business sessions Of the confer
ence were held last night with a dis
cussion Of proportional representation
by members of the Proportional Repre-
sentation League at the Willard Hotel.
Maurice P. Davidson. chairman of the
Executive Committee of the Committee
OF One Thou,and, New York City, told
eminent. based upon the proportional !
representation principe, is the chief
hope Of political salvation for New York
City.
only by this system" he said, "can
We escape from the political oligarchy
which, through its highly organized
machine. its patronage and its solidar
ity in the interest Of public exploitation
has. with negligible exceptions, re-
manned in uninterrupted control Of the
resources Of the greatest city in the
world for generations"
Davidson gave his committee some of
the credit for the elimination Of Mayor
James j. Walker of New York, declar-
ing. the elimination of Mayor Walker
was, of course, merely an incident in
the program Of the New York Commit
tee of One Thousand. But it was no
child's play to bring 1t about.
Urges Drastic Reform.
.'Of course, he was not the creator,
but the creature Of the political system
which holds New York City in its VICE
like grip The solution of the problem
will be found in changing the method
Of conducting elections and the integral
constitution Of our governmental
bodies"
Another speaker at this session, Hugh
Reid, member of the Virginia Legisla-
ture from Arlington County, said there
is an excellent chance that the Virginia
Legislature in its next session will pass
a bill which would give counties the op-
ton of voting on proportional repre-
sentation. A typical election in a Vir-
ginia County, he said, Is one in which
the successful candidate is not the ma
jority choice.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
DEAL JUNIOR HIGH
SEEKS MORE ROOM
School Association and Pub.
lie Officials Unite in Re-
quest for Addition.

Public school officials and the Alice
Deal Junior High School Association
were united today in efforts to secure
for that school an addition to accom-
modate the rapidly increasing enroll
ment
At a meeting last night of the Exec
utive Committee of the association, it
was pointed out that while the Deal Ju-
nior High School was designed to "ac-
commodate 625 children, it now has an
enrolment of 801. 1t also was eX-
planned that when the mid-year promo
tions take place, the Deal school will
receive S5 new students from element
ary schools in its territory, while it will
send forward to Western High only 55
children
Request for s166,S60.
Agreeing with the associations con-
tention, DR.. Stephen E. Kramer, first
assistant superintendent of schools, TO-
day pointed out that the school author
tiles already have transmitted to the
Commissioners request for an appro-
priation of $166,86o for 10-room and
one gymnasium addition to this build
ing. This request went forward to the
District Building last month when the
school officials submitted their esti-
mates for the 1884 fiscal year.
DR.. Kramer, however, said the en-
rollment of mere students than the
building was designed to "accommo-
date" Is not quite as serious as the
figures would indicate. While the de-
signers' assigned capacity for the build
ing was 625 pupils, the school actually
can efficiently accommodate higher
number.
The figure 625, DR.. Kramer explained,
was based on the use of class rooms as
section rooms, with all the science rooms
and ether special rooms of the building
unoccupied by the sections of the student
body.
Architectural Capacity.
Illustrating his point, he showed that
not one high school in the city has
enrolled it's architectural capacity. Gen.
trail, designed fer 1900 students, now
has 2,40O, and it has had, without stag
gering its class schedules, 5000 children.
Similarly. Eastern now has 1890 chill
dren, while it was designed to house only
1900 Mckinley High School, designed
to accommodate between 1,700 and
1900, has an enrolment today of 2,400
students.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
PETITIONS HEARD
ON BUS TERMINAL
New York Avenue Location
Favored by Several
Organizations.

The application of the Greyhound
Lines. Inc. for permission to construct
an interstate bus terminal at 1903 to
141l New York avenue was taken up
by the Public Utilities Commission at
a public hearing today. Representa-
tives of the Washington Board of Trade,
the Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation and the Washington Chamber
Of Commerce appeared in favor of the
project. The Federation of Citizens
Associations also had a representative
present to testify in favor and there
was letter from Rev. Joseph r. Sizoo
of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
church indorsing the project. A letter
from the Riggs National Bank was re-
ceived in opposition and the Washing
ton Railway & Electric Co. had rep
resentative present to oppose the Pc
tition.
Limitation of Space.
The first witness at the hearing, Capt.
Walter Dunlap. of the commissions
staff. testified that of the IS feet street
width in front Of the terminal so feet
Is occupied in street car tracks, safety
zones or loading platforms and only 35
feet Is available for vehicular traffic
He said that the density of street car
traffic was greatest at the time at
which the Greyhound busses arrive and
depart under their present schedule.
The period of greatest density Is $3.50 to
9 am, when a total of "a cars passes
in both directions, and the next busiest
is from 4:30 to pm, when there are
81 street cars.
He said that the Greyhound Lines
had carried $1,000 inbound, and 10000
outbound passengers during the month
of August, which is one of their busiest
months.
Blueprints Are Shown.
L. c. Major, regional manager of
the Greyhound Lines, exhibited blue
prints showing the proposed develop
ment at the site, should the petition be
granted. It Is proposed to have two
setbacks of 20 and % feet, respectively.
at the west and east boundaries of
the lot. so as to enable buses to
turn into and out of the terminal with
out the necessity of maneuvering into
the center Of the street to make the
turn.
The case for the Greyhound Lines
Is being presented by Edward F. Col
laday and Joseph C. McGarraghy.
Previous to the filing of this petition
the commission had denied without
hearing an application for construction
Of bus terminal at the same site by
the Short Lines, Inc, and 1t Is eX-
pected they will protest the granting Of
permission to any one but themselves.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
PROBE OF SUSPECTED
SAFE-CRACKERS MADE

Police today were continuing their
investigation into the activities OF the
three alleged -cracksmen trapped
Tuesday night on the roof of the H. J.
Heinz Provision Co. plant, 2101 Fifth
street northeast.
Check of the prisoners fingerprints
disclosed, police reported, that they were
responsible for several safe robberies
perpetrated here during the last month,
in addition to the three robberies at
tempted the night of their capture.
The men under arrest are Charles
w. Bowes, IS; his brother, Arthur G..
Bowes. 80. and Marino N. Caporell!. 81,
all of Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
TR|ANGLE'S APEX
MAY NOT Be BUILT.
Government Reorganization
May Make Structure at
Eastern End Unnecessary.

The probability has arisen. The Star
learned today. that the Apex Building.
planned by the Treasury Department
as the easterly tip of the public build
ings development in the downtown tri-
angle, will not be constructed.
President Hoover has under consider
alton a program calling ror reorganiza-
ton of the Government and observers
believe that when this has taken place
there will be no need for the Apex
Building.
This structure, planned as a S3,000,-
900 edifice, would be located, under ten
tative plans, at Sixth street and Penn
sylvania avenue, just east of the Ar
chives Building, which IS now under
construction. Congress slashed the S.
100000 estimate for the Apex Building
in the last session, deciding that it
should not be constructed for the pres
ent.
May Be Eliminated.
Now the Government IS taking the
stand that. in view of reduced income
and the prospective shrinking of Gov
ernment agencies. the Apex Building
should be eliminated entirely.
Preliminary plans for the building
provided that 1t would be occupied by
the Fine Arts Commission, the National
Capital Park and Planning Commission,
the Public Buildings Commission, the
Federal Trade Commission and possibly
the Federal Power Commission.
Parks May Be Shifted.
The likelihood Is now seen by Govern
ment authorities having a hand in the
future development that the Federal
Trade Commission may become an ac-
tivity of the Department of Justice.
There has been some talk recently that
the parks of the city, which are now
under the Jurisdiction Of the Federal
Government through the Office Of Pub
lie Buildings and Public Parks, might
be transferred again to the jurisdiction
of the District government.
There also has been revival OF the
much-discussed program of merging the
United States Park Police, that are now
under the director Of public buildings
and public parks. with the Metropolitan
force.
With the prospective pairing down OF
Government activities under the pro-
jected reorganization, the units that
have been slated to occupy the Apex
Building would find future homes in
some of the other Government struc-
f,frcc
Evening star., 1932-09-22
CANADIAN LABOR
PLAN DESCRIBED
Employment Conference Told
of Program Creating Jobs
for $4,000 Workers.

How Canada is putting thousands of
her jobless to work building new roads
was described today to the convention
Of the International Association of Pub
lie Employment Services by H. c. Hud-
son Of Toronto, general superintendent
Of Canada's Employment Service.
Mr.. Hudson explained the system by
which more than $4,000 men were re-
cruited from $50 Canadian municipali-
ties and transported to construction
camps in Northern Ontario to build
most wholly by railroads.
The cities themselves selected the men
to fill their quotas The recruits were
given medical examinations to deter
mine their fitness for physical labor, out
fitted with warm, Serviceable clothes and
paid 80 cents an hour for eight-hour
days while housed and we'll fed at low
cost in comfortable and sanitary camps.
Few Machines Used.
Almost all construction work is being
done by manual labor instead Of ma
chimes, under the assumption that the
added employment compenSateS for the
greater cost.
Another speaker at the convention, IN
session at the Washington Hotel, was
Miss Claire Lewis. director of the Juve-
nile Placement Bureau, State Depart
ment of Labor, New York City.
In an informal talk to the conven-
ton yesterday Secretary of Labor Doak
assured the delegates that the Federal
employment service is doing every
thing possible for war veterans and in
terstate transient labor, but that en-
ployment service in general is largely
the responsibility of agencies main
tanned by cities and States. He urged
a closer cooperation between city,
State and Federal agencies. =
Delegates See President.
Lewis G. Hines, Pennsylvania direc-
tor of the United States Employment
Service, took Secretary Doak'S Sched-
uled place on the program yesterday,
but the Secretary later found time from
official duties to join the meeting and
add a few remarks.
The delegates were greeted at the
White House at noon today by Presi-
dent Hoover. The convention probably
will adjourn tonight instead of Friday,
due to q conflicting meeting In New
York
Evening star., 1932-09-22
Drivers Associations Pay
Charges Out of Fees
From Members.
CABMEN WILL BE GIVEN
STATUS AS CAR OWNERS
Companies Forced to Adopt Nev
Course by Police Drive-14 More
Face Traffic Court.

Fighting desperately to prevent the
Public Utilities Commission from break
ing up the rental taxicab business. some
OF the taxicab companies, traffic Off
! Gals were advised today, have adopted
plan TO escape recent regulation
designed for that purpose.
| Sergt. Thomas Mason, District hack
inspector: reported to Inspector E. w.
! Brown, IN command Of the Traffic
bureau. that the rental cab companies
nave formed associations for men driv-
ing the rented vehicles, giving them
certain benefits, in an effort to get
around the regulation legally
The regulation. promulgated August
4, oecreed that no public vehicle should
be operated except by the owner or a
bona flde employer of the owner. Under
the new arrangement adopted by the
companies. Sergt. Mason explained, the
orlVers viii have a status as owner
OF the cabs since the companies plan
| to give them the vehicles as a bonus
at the end of year. Instead of paving
s4 day as rent on the cabs the drivers
advance this sum as membership fee
In the association.
Three Drivers Convicted.
The rental companies were forced to
adopt the new plan, it was said as a re-
suit of the recent activities of the police
IN enforcing the new taxicab reglla-
tons. Three drivers were convicted in
Police Court last week for violating the
regulation. and plans had been made to
proceed against the companies operat-
ing the cabs to test the legality of the
| commissions regulation with respect to
the companies.
The plans to proceed against the
companies, however. have been held in
abeyance, due to the formation of the
associations. In the meantime, police
officials will ask William A. Roberts, as
sistant corporation counsel. to advise
them whether arrests can be made
legally Of either owners or drivers of
the rented cabs who take out member
| ships in the company associations.
Meanwhile police brought into Traffic
Court yesterday IA more drivers. They
were all charged with failing to keep
record showing the origin and destina-
tion of the trips made and fares paid.
Takes Personal Bonds.
Judge Isaac R. Hit took personal
/ bond in all of the cases
| According to Roberts, the commission
issued the regulation agains. the rented
taxicab5 especially to break *, " up the The
offered no liability protection to the
public.
The taxi rental system Roberts
declared, also is largely responsible for
the streets of Washington being clut-
tered with public vehicles. The latest
tabulation Of Wade H. CoombS superin-
tendent of licenses, showed there are
more than 5000 licensed public We
hicleS in the District.
Inspector Brown as well as Roberts
believe there are too many cabs in
operation with the result that neither
the drivers nor the old-established
companies are earning a fair return.
Inspector Brown pointed out he had
Just returned from a 2,400-mile tour,
and in no city visited did he observe
taxicab conditions as bad as those ex-
isting in Washington.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT

An unidentified colored woman about
65 years old was in serious condition
today at Freedmen's Hospital, suffering
from internal injuries received when
struck by an automobile last night at
Georgia avenue and Farragut street.
The woman became semi-conscious
for few minutes early today, hospital
authorities said, and mumbled that her
name was Lizzie" She Immediately
lapsed again into inconsistencies.
The automobile which struck the
woman was operated by Charles Wilmer,
10. Of the 700 block Of Fern street, &C.
cording to police.