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Evening star., 1932-03-13
Mrs. Norton Suggests Joint
Congressional Committee
to Evolve Plan.
STUDY OF GENERAL LAW
REVISION ALSO ADVISED
House Member in Radio Address
Says Thorough Research Is
Need to Solve Problem.

Creation of joint committee of the
House and Senate to work out a plan
for form of government for the Dis
trict that will meet with universal re-
Spect," was advocated last night by
Representative Mary T. Norton of New
jersey chairman of the House District
Committee, in a radio speech over
WMAL.
Mrs. Norton declared that In her
opinion sane solution" of the form
of government for the District would
not be reached until there has been a
complete and scientific study of gov
ernmental problems.
Aside from studying the problems of
the District government, Mrs. Norton
said the proposed joint committee
should consider a general revision of the
laws affecting the District and should
propose legislation more in line with
modern thought and practice"
Several Lines of Thought.
Members Of Congress who are con-
nected with the District Committee, ="
she said. ARE very familiar with the
several lines of though affecting local
| governmental administration. There are
groups which have so earnestly and
actively supported national representa-
ton; another which considers it i'm
perative that the School Board be
elected, and still others who believe a
city manager form of government, under
the direct supervision of Congress, is
ideal
Coming from a State where active
participation in both municipal, county
and Statewide matters is the right of
every citizen, sympathize thoroughly
with the desire of many here in Wash
ington for more liberal voice in their
form of government, but at the same
time l recognize that the conditions
which induced the trainers Of our Con-
stitution to give Congress absolute con-
troll over the Federal District are still
in measure in effect.
I'm my opinion, sane solution of
the problem of the form of government
for the District will not be reached
until thorough and complete study
OF the matter has been made and each
person who has expressed interest is
afforded full opportunity to present
his views on the subject.
Suggests Law Revision Study. :
81 favor the appointment of a Joint
committee of the House and Senate,
with adequate provision for a complete,
scientific study Of local governmental
problems, with the ultimate object of
proposing to Congress a form of gov
ernment for the District of Columbia
which, while it may not meet with
universal approval, is one that will
meet with universal respect.
II suggest this committee should also
consider very seriously the question of
a general revision of the laws affecting
the District of Columbia and sho' ID
propose legislation more in line win
modern thought and practice"
Mrs. Norton outlined some of the
more important District bills before her
committee, and declared she would
place at the head of the list a measure
to provide old age pensions. She said
her committee hoped to present the
street car merger bill to the House and
have it adopted at this session.
Evening star., 1932-03-13
Fisheries Chief
Gets Jaw-ache ON
New Guests Name
Scardinius Erythropthal-
mus Placed Next to
Auguilla Rostrate.

Fisheries Commissioner Henry O'Mal-
ley yesterday contracted a severe jaw
ache.
He received for the Commerce De-
partment'S aquarium a tank OF
Scardinius Erythropthalmus- rare
Scardinius Erythrophthalmus at that,
said Mr. OMalley.
After signing a receipt for the ship
ment, Mr. O'Malley notified Glenn
Leach, fish culture chief of the Bureau
of Fisheries, by telephone as follows:
"The Scardinius Erythrophthalmus
are here. Mr.. Leach, what tank do you
want them IMP"
THE what's here?" questioned Mr..
Leach.
THE Scardinius Erythrophthalmus,
you know, the Scardinius Erythroph-
thalmus promised to us by the Shedd
Aquarium in Chicago"
"Oh, the Scardinius Erythrophthal-
mus!" exclaimed Mr.. Leach. That's
fine-no aquarium is complete unless
outfltted with a tank of ScardiniuS
Erythrophthalmus Well put them
rext to the Anguilla Rostrate," he ex-
planned.
What! Put those Scardinius Fry
throphthalmus next to those Anguilla
Rostrate!" shouted Mr.. O'Malley. No
sir not in my terrazzo-floored
aquarium. Put them next to the Cypri-
MUS Carpio"
Il beg your pardon, Mr., O"Malley,
but 1 did not hear you" said the soft
spoken Mr.. Leach.
It said put those Scardinius Ery-
throphthalmus next to the CypriniuS
Carpio and nowhere near those Anguilla
Rostrate," repeated Mr.. OMalley. BY
the way. Mr.. Leach, just what are those
Scardinius Erythrophthalmus? They
sound like a flock of whales"
Whales, no. They are just pearl
roach" laughed Mr.. Leach.
well, then" ordered Mr.. O'Malley,
ANY fish with. such a name should be
next to those eels or Anguilla Rostrate
or whatever -you-call- them
there"
At l o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr..
O'Malley left the massive sandstone
edifice of the Commerce Department
holding his jaw, but pleased that his
Scardinius Erythrophthalmus had ar
rived in good shape
Evening star., 1932-03-13
KEECH PROPOSES
TAXI LAW CHANGES
Seeks to Prevent Discrimination in
Operators Financial
Responsibility.

Peoples Counsel Richmond B. Keech
transmitted to Chairman Capper OF the
Senate District Committee yesterday
several changes he believes should be
made in the pending bill to require taxi
cab operators to satisfy the Public Util-
tiles Commission of their financial re-
sponsibility in case of accident
One of his amendments would make
it mandatory for the commission to re-
quire all those who come within the
purview of the bill either to take out
insurance or give bond to indemnify
passengers and the general public
against loss due to the negligence of
operators. He said his purpose is to
prevent the possibility of the law being
held discriminatory.
The peoples counsel proposed an
other amendment to make the insurance
policies and the bonds indemnify the
passenger or the general public rather
than the company. He said that II the
policy or bond merely were to indemnify
the company. the injured parties would
be without redress In cases where the
defendant company was not in such a
position as to be responsible as well as
liable for the injury. He said he favored
the proposed legislation.
Evening star., 1932-03-13

OF such work, it was explained. the
source OF the information obtained by
canVassers was considered by the bureau
as being unreliable.
The latest figures to be made public
os oy tne bureau were for the cities of
Camden and Elizabeth, N. J. "Other
workers" in Camden number 1924, of
which l,495 are women. In Elizabeth
there are 1924 persons in the same
class, of which 965 are women.
In both cities the statistical count
included 68 occupations besides those
classed as 'other workers"
Meantime Representative Schafer,
Repuoiican, Wisconsin, told the House
Yesterday the new revenue bill levies
an extortionate tax on bootleggers."
He referred to the proposed tax Of
. cents gallon on wort.
IL can't be used for anything but
making beer" said Schafer. an ardent
-prohihitionist
representative Beam, Democrat, Il
hncis agreed with Schafer. Both ia
Vor Q taxen legalized beer.
Evening star., 1932-03-13
SUSPECT CAUGHT TRYING
TO JUMP PICKET FENCE
suspended in Air When Pants
Catch and Police Chase
Comes to End.

"A chase both on motor cycles and
aioot ended for two policemen Friday
night when their quarry, a colored man,
slipped on ice as he attempted to hurdle
a nigh picket fence and was suspended
oy the seat of his trousers until the
officers rescued him,
Tne policemen plucked the fugitive,
George Carter, colored, from the fence
post, called a patrol wagon and had
MN hauled to precinct station.
Sergt. j. e. Fondahl and Pvt. K. p.
Greenlow told Judge Gus A. Schuldt
yesterday they started chasing Carter
on Fourteenth street and caught up
with him after several blocks of dodg-
ing in and out of traffic. They led him
almost to the second precinct station,
where he jumped from the taxicab he
had been driving and ran down the
street on foot. The officers pursued on
their motor cycles. Suddenly Carter
doubled back on his trail and attempt
ed to Jump the fence.
Judge Schuldt finer Carter $40 on
charges of second offense speeding,
driving on an expired hackers license
and failing to change the address on
his operators permit.
Evening star., 1932-03-13
DEATH Of VETERAN
BLAMED 0NL|QUOR
Coundon Fatality AsCribed to
Alcoholism, After Autopsy
at Morgue.

The death Of Stephen Coundon, 35-
year-old World War veteran, whose
body was found in the rear Of the
War Veterans Shelter Home at 1926
Pennsylvania avenue yesterday after
noon, was attributed to alcoholism fol-
lowing an autopsy at the District
Morgue last night.
Police had been working on the
theory that Coundon succumbed to in
juries sustained in a brawl in which
he was understood to have been in
volved in house in the 300 block of
D street Friday. A deep cut over his
left eye was thought to have been re-
ceived during this fight.
Found on Ground Dead.
Acquaintance of the man at the
Shelter Home, where Coundon is said
to have registered about three weeks ago,
said he returned there shortly before
noon yesterday. Shortly thereafter he
was found dead on the ground in the
rear of the establishment, which is
Government-owned property.
Police who visited the room in ques-
ton on d street said they found evi-
dence Of a disturbance, including
broken furniture, and sheet on bed
bore bloodstains. Lieut.. o. Spears of
the United States Park Police is han
ding that departments inquiry.
Operated by Veterans.
The Shelter Home Is operated by a
group of ex-service men in building
turned over by Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant,
Sd, of the Office of Public Buildings
and Public Parks, for the purpose.
Efforts were being made last night
by police to communicate with the
dead mans next-of-kin, believed to be
his brother, John Coundon of Jersey
City. Coundon, it was learned at Wal
ter Reed Hospital, had been a patient
at that institution, having been dis
charged February IL.
Evening star., 1932-03-13
BARTENDER HAS NO OCCUPATION
FEDERAL STATISTICIANS DECIDE
Frank Booteggers and Speakeasy Employees DESIGNATED
Also Just "Other Workers."

The bootlegger or the good, oldfash-
ioned bartender is not man of occu-
patton, according to ruling made pub
lie yesterday by the Census Bureau
The Governments statistical organi-
zation is excluding from its occupation
statistics for cities persons engaged in
such work, an official disclosed, because
of the "disreputable character Of such
endeavors."
1t was explained that although the
bureau had received reports from its
field agents that in number of in
stances heads of families and single
men and women were engaged in such
unlawful pursuit, these persons had been
classed as 'other workers"
More than 100000 field agents were
employed by the bureau in all the
States, and in their house-to-houSe
canvass they asked the nature of the
business of those gainfully employed.
In some cases individuals frankly re-
piled that they were bootleggers or were
working in speakeasies.
Because of the disreputable character
Evening star., 1932-03-13
ANAL LYS|S Of THREE
MAPES BILLS DUE
Efficiency Bureau Report
Goes to Senate Body
Tomorrow.

The Bureau of Efficiency probably
will transmit to Chairman Capper of
the Senate District Committee tomor-
row its report on three of the Mapes
Dllls which were passed by the House as
part OF its program to increase the tax
burden OF the people Of .{he District.
The three reports, which the bureau
has virtually completed and is putting
In final shape for submission, deal with
the proposed tax on estates. the in
crease from 2 to cents q gallon on
the gasoline tax and the proposed tax
on motor vehicles by weight.
Income Levy Studied.
The bureau still is engaged in an in
tensive study of the fourth bill. which
would establish q local income tax,
After that it will submit its views on the
NTH bill in the program of the Mapes
Committee, which seeks to abolish the
substantive law establishing the 6O-4O
ratio In apportioning expenses of the
Capital.
Although the House has succeeded in
recent years in substituting an annual
lump sum Federal contribution for the
definite percentage ratio, the substan-
tive 6O-40 law never has been repealed.
The program of the House Committee,
which drafted these tax increase bills,
contemplated an effort to reduce the
Federal share for District expenses
from the present lump sum of se,5O0,-
600 to $6,50o,00O.
Hearings Due Soon.
AS soon as these five bills reached the
senate, Chairman Capper recommend
eo 70 MS committee that all Of the
measures be analyzed by the Efficiency
Bureau in advance of committee con-
With three of the reports
ready to be submitted, Senator Capper
plans to begin public hearings within
10 days or two weeks, at which District
taxpayers will have an opportunity to
voice their views.
6O-40 PLAN APpRnvrn
Evening star., 1932-03-13
TWO COLONIAL PLAYS
TO BE GIVEN in SCHOOL
Bicentennial Program to Be Pre-
sented at Chevy Chase Com
munity Center.

Two plays of the Colonial period and
early American dance numbers viii fea-
ture Bicentennial program at Chevy
Brown School, at 8 O'Clock Friday
night. The entertainment win be
staged under direction Of Mrs. r. K.
Espenschied, community secretary.
The tap-dancing class at the center
will present Yankee Doodle" a mill
tary parade skit, and q minuet win be
danced by a group Of youthful per-
formers.
One play The washingtons at
Home" will be presented by members
OF the music section OF Chevy Chase
Women's Club, and the other, Martha
Washington at Valley Forge" win be
staged by the Rebecca Dial Studio
Players. &c
Evening star., 1932-03-13
II Jobs CREATED
IN D. c. CAMPAIGN
MANA a Block" Plan Arouses
Citizens Groups to
New Efforts.

Jobs were found for 1T people in the
last week and inquiries from citizens
associations regarding the man a
block" plan were held highly encourag-
ing by Col. Z. G. Bliss, chairman Of the
Work Creation Committee of the Dis
trict of Columbia Committee on EN-
ployment. He expects increased re-
suits in the placing Of men and women
in both temporary and permanent
positions.
Literature urging the building of
garages and other contract work and
explaining how such work can be done
at a saving will be distributed again
in the churches Of the city today.
Catholic Groups Aid.
Catholic groups of the city are en-
listing the services of the st. Vincent
de Paul Society in seeking jobs for men
and women, both permanent and tenn
porary. AS the result of this solicita-
ton, one church parish reported yes
terday that IL men and IL women had
been given work in the week The
Offices of the Employment Committee
at 1000 Pennsylvania avenue, reported
Y men placed in positions and the
Chevy Chase Good Works Circle, which
last week placed So persons in positions,
reported finding jobs for % more during
the week.
Ralph H. Campbell, employment
officer of the District of Columbia De-
partment, American Legion, is visiting
all posts of the Legion, by direction of
Department Comdr. Fred G. Fraser, and
encouraging each post to align itself in
the general work creation campaign
Mr.. Campbell, who has been made a
special agent of the Department of
Labor in connection with this work, ex-
plains that the Legion's Nationwide
campaign to find work for veterans,
has been consolidated with the work
creation movement here, the Legion
finding an organization already set up
and preferring to work with that or
ganization rather than to set up an
other organization
Other Cities Use Plan.
The man a block" plan which has
been successfully worked out in other
cities, is to have the citizens of each
block under the direction Of a block
chairman, subscribe to a fund to en-
ploy one man, that man to do odd jobs
such as gardening, cleaning out cellars,
moving lawns, ETC., in that block There
are enough such jobs in each block, ac-
cording to the experience of other cities,
to keep one man busy.
Improvement in weather conditions,
which is near, should give decided i'm
petus to the work creation plan," Col.
Bliss said yesterday Spring weather
will bring all the innumerable tasks
that confront each householder at this
season and We anticipate that the COM
mittee will be called upon to furnish
a large number of men and women To
help out in these odd jobs"
Evening star., 1932-03-13
Other Cities Use Plan.

should in the near future cease until
the Fall.
"I think what will come out of it
Will be the decision that the made-work
program has been a fine demonstration
OF the possibilities of helping meet the
unemployment situation by work on
public properties. This work has had
Its value both because of direct relief
given; because of the morale which has
been preserved in those who have done
this work, and because of the perma-
nent value in improvement of property
Of the District of Columbia and of the
United States Government However,
such form of relief work is consid-
erably more expensive in actual cash
than direct relief work would have
been.
Would Mean Tapering Of.
1T is the opinion of several members
OF the committee, therefore, that when
funds are limited as they now are and
when those funds are derived from con-
trtbutions of private citizens, the relief
should be given directly through the
established charities of the commu-
nifty. Further, every endeavor should
be made to provide the largest possible
amount of public and private work to
which persons otherwise destitute
should be employed.
This would mean that the work re-
lief program now should be tapered
off; as many people as possible should
be directed to positions which will be
developed through the activities of the
Work Creation Committee of the Com
mittee on Employment, and through
the work which will be undertaken as
the season advances on the public prop
erty of the District of Columbia and of
the United States Government in the
District. All persons who cannot be
provided with work in this way and
who are actually destitute should be
handled by the established relief
agencies of the community"
Evening star., 1932-03-13
DARK HOURS PREMIERE
Many Washingtonians Expected to

Many Washingtonians will visit Bal
timore during this week to see the
world premiere of 1.-THE Dark Hours, {"
Don Marquis drama of the trial and
cruciflxion of Christ.
The play was written five years ago
and an unsuccessful attempt was made
to produce it in New York
The Dark Hours" described as "the
American Passion Play" will be pre-
sented by the University Players of
Baltimore. This group recently pre-
sented the Greek drama, "Lysitrata."
The play will be given in the Maryland
Theater. The cast will consist Of 30
players, including 0 chorus of SO.
Evening star., 1932-03-13
SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED
Good for One Year at Harvard fol
Social Student.

A scholarship of $3.50 for one year
has been offered by the Harvard Club
of Washington to a student from one
of the secondary Schools of the District
entering upon his first year of study in
Harvard College or the Harvard Engi-
neering School, it was announced
yesterday.
Applications for the scholarship for
next year should be in the hands of
the secretary of the committee, Henry
Grattan Doyle, $500 Thirty third street,
not later than May l.
Evening star., 1932-03-13
LECTURES ON "DlVING"
Navy Expert to Speak at Catholic
University.

Lieut.. Norman s. Ives, commander
Of the Deep Sea Diving School at
Washington Navy Yard, will deliver q
lecture Monday at Catholic University
on The History of Deep Sea Diving
and Modern Safety Devices"
The lecture will be given in Mcmahon
Hall auditorium and win begin at
epni.
Evening star., 1932-03-13
BARNES TO BE SPEAKER
Will Address Washington Board
of Trade at Willard.

Julius H Barnes will be the guest
of honor and principal speaker at the
March meeting of the Washington
Board of Trade to be held at 8 pm.
Tuesday in the Willard Hotel. David
Lawrence, well known journalist also
will speak.
Mr.. Barnes is chairman OF the board
of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States and president of the
Barnes-Ames Co. He also holds sew
eral other executive posts, and was
president Of the wartime United States
Grain Corporation.
Entertainment viii be furnished by
the Chevy Chase Chanter OF 20 voices.
Evening star., 1932-03-13
60-40 PLAN APPROVED.
Mount Pleasant Citizens Oppose Mapes
Tax Bills

Tax Bills.
The Mount Pleasant Citizens Asso-
clatlon last night adopted a resolution
approving the efforts or the Citizens
Joint Committee on Fiscal Relations
10 obtain adherence by the Congress
70 us former action and the restoration
OF the so-called '6O-40 PLAN"
This action was taken ar q meeting
IN the Mount Pleasant Branch of the
Public Library, Sixteenth and Lamont
StreetS- The organization also went on
record as being opposed to the four
Mapes tax bills in their present form.
me question of additional post Office
1acnltleS in the Mount Pleasant area.
often discussed at meetings of the
ASSOCIATION, was referred to the Execu-
tive Committee.
The meeting was addressed bv Boris
Baleiski, Department of Commerce
economist.
Evening star., 1932-03-13
$500 VIOLIN STOLEN
Theft of Ruggieri Product Report
ed to Police.

Theft Of an old violin valued at
$3.50 from the home of Carlton Dorsey,
1900 block of Ninth street, was reported
to police late yesterday
The violin is described as a Ruggieri
product.
Evening star., 1932-03-13
EDUCATORS WILL MEET
Conference of Vocational Teachers
Opens Here Tomorrow.

The Federal Board for Vocational
Education has called sectional con-
ference Of State supervisors and colored
teacher trainers from Maryland, North
and South Carolina, Virginia and West
Virginia to meet tomorrow and Tuesday
at the Offices of the board, 1923 L
street.
Members of the board who will ad-
dress the colored vocational leaders
include w. A. Ross, H B. Swanson.
H. o. Sergeant and A. p Williams.
Several colored educators also will
speak.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-29
Constructive Session.
Seattle Timesl

Seattle Times)
 Looking back over the record of the recent Con- gress, the obServant American will reach the con- cuslon that its accomplishments considering all the circumstances were above the average Credit is due It not only for the measures it enacted but just as much for those that failed of passage
 Major items in it's program were the Reconstruc- ton Finance Corporation law the business relief measure, the home loan bank bill and the economy act. It balanced the budget by new program of taxation arranged for additional credit through the Glass-Steagall bill, and approved the debt mora torum.
 This record of constructive work was made under unusual circumstances. The session convened during an extraordinary economic period it was troubled by the fact that the Senate was nominally Re- publican and the House Democratic; before it was concluded the national Presidential campaign was launched Despite all these handicapS it put the seal or It's approval on a number of proposals which were designed to terminate the economic as decisive agencies in speeding new era of pros perity.
 It would have been without precedent had a session held during Presidential contest year who'll ly escaped political influence; still it may be said to the credit of both the Houses that they did not permit partisanship to interfere with the program o1 legislation regular and special which demanded their attention. Commentator is due them for that reason, if for other.
 The feeling has been general that adjournment or congress would afford business an opportunity to take stock of the helpful acts approved at the session and to plan for the improved conditions con- hdently anticipated during the closing months of this year The next sixty days may determine to what extent industry, commerce and merchandising VIII be able to utilize these aids to speed an revival