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Evening star., 1932-04-15
employees ASKED
TOP|Ck ECONOMIES
Bureau of Standards Work
ers to Select Method for
Reducing Expenses.

Confronted with the necessity of
economizing on salaries by virtue of
pending 25 per cent cut in his budget
for 1894. DR.. George K. Burgess, direc-
tor OF the Bureau Of Standards, has in
vited the members Of his staff to ex-
press their own preference for the kind
Of personnel economies which would
meet the reduction in funds
In letter Prom the Director to
Each Member of the staff" DR.. Burgess
put the problem squarely up to the bu-
reaus employees by submitting to them
a ballot Three specific methods are Of
fered By Dr.. Burgess to his staff. and
in his letter he asks that fhe preferred
one be checked.
Directors Proposals.
These methods are:
Il. Furlough without pay for ap-
proximateIy two months; this would be
applied to the whole staff to be divided
into groups of about 200 each and
escheloned throughout the year;
-. Necessary separation from the
service If separations are to carry the
load it will require about $50 separa-
tions;
"3. Reduction in salary which may
have to reach about 20 per cent"
A fourth query by the director asks
his staff members TO offer amy other
solution you may prefer"
In presenting this ballot to his en-
ployes, DR.. Burgess explained that in
dicationS at present are that the Bureau
of Standards appropriations would be
cat about one-quarter
S612,290 Reduction.
For the fiscal year beginning July l
1882, the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee has recommended a reduction
of $612 ,290 below the current appro-
priation,' DR.. Burgess letter points out.
"This reduction is distributed among
all the bureau appropriation items. We
may expect less sums to be transferred
from other departments and also fur
ther curtailment in the research as
sociate projects supported by industry
All of which is of great moment to
the personnel
DR.. Burgess adds that even should
Congress provide for a salary reduc-
tion Of 10 or II per cent, Supple
mentary action on the part of the bu-
reau will be necessary to balance the
budget"
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MAYOR STOPS PAY CUTS
Brands Minneapolis Councils Plan
False Economy.

MINNEAPOLIS, April IS (P)-Mayor
w. A. Anderson yesterday vetoed SAL
ary reductions fer city employees voted
by the Council last week, calling such
a move false economy"
He submitted an economy program
he said would cut municipal costs
e402 .OOO this year. The salary reduc-
tions would have saved S250,0O0.
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ONLY ONE BUILDING
REMAINS IN BLOCK
Appeal to Court HaItS Razinu
of Structure at 622 Penn
SyIvania Avenue.

The large building at 622 Pennsyl-
has been occupied by the Colonial Ice
Cream Co. is the only building in the
block bounded by Sixth and Seventh
Streets, Pennsylvania and Constitution
avenues which is not to be torn down
under the. present demolition contract.
The building has been allowed to
stand because the award of the court
in transferring this property to the
Government has been appealed. The
Government actually holds title to the
property, but will not demolish 1t until
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Latin American Program
Features Aida Daninelli.

KNIE. AIDA DONINELLI Of
Nh Guatemala, and, incidental
VA ", also of the Metropolitan
1 4 Opera Co. (she will sing
next week in Baltimore in
'I'Africana"), who was heard for
the first time last season in Wash
ington at one of Mrs. Townsend's
morning musicales, WAS the partic-
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breadth In the various movements.
Their performance gave evidence Of
their familiarity with the music and
with each others playing. showing
good training and ample rehearsals.
In fact the work of the quartet is
professional and like that of an
older and experienced group of
players.
The quartet was assisted by Helen
HoWison. soprano, who was accom-
panied by George Wilson. Miss
Howison is well known to Washing
ton music lovers, and she sang
group of exquisite French songs, her
clear high voice showing to advan-
tage particularly in her encore. and
MT Wilson played characteristically
sympathetic accompaniments.
K. B.
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Federal Commissions Building, but Con-
gress has knocked this building cut oe
the immediate public building program,
and 1t will be delayed indefinitely. The
square, however, is being cleared Of itt
old structures.
All old buildings along the south side
Of Pennsylvania avenue from Seventh
street to Third street are being demol-
iShed and will be completely cleared
away. from Third to Sixth street a
to be parkway and a new entrance foa
Constitution avenue into PennsylvaniF
avenue.
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after the appeal to the court has been

after tne appeal to the court has been
settled.
The court in condemnation proceed
ings awarded total of S28e, $40 to the
owner, David Mahon Craig, but this
included no compensation for extensive
refrigeration facilities which had been
installed in the building by the ice
cream company. The appeal is to en-
deavor to obtain compensation for the
refrigeration facilities.
The site of this building is part of
the square designated for a new public
building to be known as the Apex or
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Music and Musicians
Reviews and News of Capitals Programs.

the large hall she was singing in,
and whether she undertook the
"Ojos Tapatios," by M. Velasquez;
the Eel Ruisenor." by A. Penella,
or Horsman's The Bird Of Wilder
ness she was strictly true to ira
dition and more than satisfying in
range and in the way she handled
her voice. Splendidly endowed with
the virtues of a major operatic
singer, Nine. Doninelli delighted her
audience not only by the freshness
of her voice. but by her gracious
ness Of manner and by the way she
sang en- encore-encores being only
accorded the tra-succeSsful at one
Of these colorful affairs.
E. de S. MELCHER.
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lar star of last
nights concert
a t t h G P a n
American Union.
A large and dis
tinguisECd au-
dience, headed
by Mrs. Herbert
II 0 oV er, W a S
present at this
musical event,
which came as
t h G climax of
Pan = American
day. and which,
besides evoking
the services of
Nine. DOninel-
lis clear, lyric
voice. also pre-
cnn+aJ tho TTri+
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Fisk Jubilee Singers
Give Concert Tonight,

THE world-famous Fisk Jubilee
Il Singers will give a "Bicenten-
NAL Musica e" this evening at
$50 pm. in th2 Washington Audi
torium. In addIoion to these sing
crs. George Garner, tenor. of Chi
cago, and Warner Lawson. pianist,
Of Tennessee, will be presented.
The entertain ent given as the
Negros musical contribution to the
George Washington BicentenniaI
Celebration, is under the auspices of
the National Memorial Association,
in cooperation with the United
States and District of Columbia
George Washington Bicentennial
Commissions.
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Sylvia Meyer, harpist. was the guest

Sylvia Meyer, harpist, was the guest
soloist.
The program included songs by
Purcell, an English folksong ar
ranged by Deems Taylor, Tchai-
kovsky's when Jesus Was a Little
Child" "The Lonely Pine" by Rach-
maninoff; John Prindle SCOTS
Good Luck, Mister Fisherman" and
other notable compositions. The
chorus was in exceptionally good
voice and sang its numbers with
feeling as well as accuracy of style
and pitch. Miss Meyers harp selec-
tions were also more than fayorably
received
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Spring Concert Given by
Elizabeth Somers Glee Club.

4 LARGE audience was present at
"a the annual Spring concert given
by the Elizabeth Somers Glee
Club, under the direction of Mary
M. Burnett, last night at Barker
Hall in the Y. w. c. A. Building.
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SPLASH PARTY PLANNED

Sigma Omega Sigma to Hold An
nual Event Sunday.
Iota Chapter of Sigma Omega Sigma
Sorority will hold its annual splash
party at the Ambassador Hotel Sun
day afternoon at o'clock. The swim
ming pool at the hotel will be turned
over for the exclusive use of sorority
members and their guests.
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WHEN l was parting with S35'
w or $40 every time | bought a
suit didn't buy many. Today [
could probably get away with being
called well-dressed man-and I'm
spending less than | did before.
Personally, | can't detect any diff
ference between my BELL suit of
today and my expensive suit of
yesterday. If you found a way to
cut a SIS bill down to $3.50,
you'd think you we're great dis
coverer, too. Try it! Discover Bell
Clothes.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
V00D00 DOCTOR 900 MARCHERS
HELD GUILTY : LEAVE TRENTON

An old-fashioned negro "voodoo
doctor" was found guilty by a
Police Court jury today of fail
ing to have a license to drive
away evil spirits with luck charms
and curing the "miseries" with
strange liquid connections.
Revered by his superstitious
neighbors, the doctor" Eugene
Harvey, 81, 1000 block L st. N.
W., was arrested last August by
Detective Sergt. Robert Sanders
after he had treated three colored
women with his strange liquid
potions for the "miseries."
Assistant District Attorney Mil
ford Schwartz introduced testi-
mony from DR.. D. A. Donaldson,
police chemist, to show the parts
of the doctors" concoctions.
One was composed of quasha Of
herb, another used as a lotion
was composed of turpentine and
soap, still another had rum ex-
tract as a basis, the chemist said.
Doctor" Harvey told the jury
he had learned to cure the
"miseries'' from his ancestors Of
the old South, who in turn had
learned from Indians how to con-
coct liquids from herbs which
had great curing powers.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01

TRENTON, N. j., Dec. /
G.N.S0.-Concerned over the re-
ception awaiting them in Phila-
delphia, some Ss hunger march
ers" en- route from New York
and the New England States to-
day moved out to invade Penn
sylvanias
Leaders of the march said
Philadelphia authorities were pre-
pared to "break its backbone" "
but despite their verbal tremors,
they pushed on, hoping they will
be accorded permission to en-
camp in the Quaker City to-
night.
Sixteen truckloads of the
marchers led the trek from
Trenton, which they entered after
nightfall without attracting much
attention.
Police gave them little atten-
ton and most of them made
their way quickly to a hall rented
by leaders and curled up on
benches for a nights sleep.
Leaders today expressed belief
that stops en- route to Washing.
ton and the responsiveness Of the
cavalcade'S orators would swell
their ranks to 5000 by the time
they reach the Capital.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
FIGHTS
CHAMBERLAIN
ON REPEAL
G. o. P. Chief Raps Procedure
Which BaIks Discussion
of Hoover Program

A split in Republican ranks
today increased chances of
passage of the Democratic
outright prohibition repeal
resolution in the House on
Monday.
While the proposal of Speaker
Garner for a first day vote was
criticized by Representative Smell
of New York, Republican floor
leader, heads of the Republican
"wet bloc" supported it.
Smell said he favored early &C.
ton on prohibition repeal, but
criticized the plan to vote on it
under suspension of rules, which
would prevent Republicans from
offering resident Hoover's plan.
Wet Bloc Backs Garner
Representative Beck of Penn
sylvania and Representative La
Guardia of New York, chairman
and secretary. respectively of the
"wet bloc" backed the Garner
resolution.
LaGuardia planned to call a
meeting of the Republican "wet
bloc" Saturday or Monday to con-
slider course of action.
Speaker Garner reiterated to.
day that prospects for passage
are good" but added that "a
lot depends on our Republican
friends"
Smell is expected to make a
formal demand that Republican
members be given a chance to
offer. the Republican national
resubmission program.
Discussion Sufficient
Garner showed little patience
with the Republican suggestion
that there be further time for
discussion. He said:
''It has been under discus
sion for a good many years
and for the past six months
has been the subject of what
we might caR acute discussion"
Smell claimed Representative
Milligan CD of Missouri, assis-
tant party whip, had mo author
ity' for saying 125 Republicans
would support the repeal resolu-
ton.
The Bureau of the Budget and
Attorney General Mitchell today
urged congressional leaders to
continue this years dry enforce
ment fund despite repeal agita-
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The Washington times., 1932-12-01
INAUGURATION
PLAN WAITS
APPROVAL
Grayson Goes South to See
Roosevelt; Charity Ball
and Parade Listed

While Rear Admiral Cary T.
Grayson, retired, was en- route
today to Warm Springs. Ca,
for a consultation with Presi-
dent-elect Roosevelt about the
program for the Roosevelt in
augural next March, there
came to The Times, from
authoritative sources, details
Of the. proposed plans.
After private conferences with
other Democratic leaders of the
District, the newly appointed
chairman of the Inaugural Com
mittee, DR.. Grayson. will ask the
President-elect to approve an in
augural program.
A Charity ball. but not an
official inaugural ball. The new
President himself need not even
attend this affair, and he proba-
bly, will not, but Mrs. Roosevelt
and others of the White House
family doubtless will go.
Parade on Avenue
A parade along Pennsylvania
Avenue, to be held down to com.
paratively small units of soldiers
and sailors from Fort Myer and
the washington Navy Yard and
such members of civic organiza-
tions here who want to get into
the line of march.
3. The governors of the States
will be invited to the inaugural,
but it will be suggested that they
bring along only their official
staffs and no military units, such
as the National Guard.
Marines Not to Come
4. In keeping with the Roose-
veltian mandate for an inaugural
Of simplicity" it seemed today
that not even the United States
marines from the Quantico base
will be in the parade.
S. DR.. Grayson will propose to
the President-elect that the citi-
zens Of the District, who will
underwrite the expenses of the
inaugural, are entitled to "a run
for their money: that as this is
to be the first Democratic inaugu-
raj since that of Woodrow Wilson
in 1917, a patriotic show is coming
to the Capital and the country
so long as it doesn't cost too
much.
DR.. Grayson is going to need
a lot of help by District Demo-
Gratis, such as John F. Costello
and John B. Colpoys, to put the
inaugural over in a dignified but
comparatively inexpensive way.
DR.. Grayson hasn't the time for
the handling of all Administra-
tive details.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
8 Roosevelt 7
AIDES CHOSEN

, Little news about the next
Cabinet is coming from Warm
Springs, Ca, where President
elect Roosevelt is now on vaca-
ton, but we'll founded reports
reached Washington today that
Governor Roosevelt already has
picked his "secretarial staff"
Here is the secretarial outlook
as it stood today:
Secretary to the President, Col.
Louis M. Howe, of New York,
who has been Roosevelt's conf
Dental secretary and advisor for
the past 20 years.
Assistant Secretary Stephen T.
Early of Washington, formerly of
the staff of the Associated Press,
who is now a Capital representa-
tive of big moving picture or
ganization.
Assistant Secretary Marvin H.
Mcintyre, of Kentucky and the
District of Columbia, who for
several. years in the past was af-
filiated with The Washington
Times. Mcintyre has been Roose-
velt'S campaign secretary, d-
recting press relations, since the
nomination of Roosevelt at Chi
cago last June.
These three men are slated to
replace at the White House the
"Secretariat" which comprises for.
mer Representative Walter H.
Newton, Theodore G. Joslin and
Lawence Richey.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
MACHINE GUNS
KILL GIRL

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. l G.N.SO.
Wounded in a barrage of ma
chine gunfire that police said was
intended for her reputed gangster
companion, Miss Louise Bell, %,
died in local hospital today.
The woman was struck as she
was sitting with Jack Kennedy.
"a, alleged bootlegger, in an au-
tomobile on a downtown street.
Bullets blazed from two machine
guns operated by four men in
another machine, endangering the
lives OF pedestrians.
Police attributed the shooting
to a bootleg feud. Kennedy was
taken into custody for question
ing.
The gunmen sped away rapidly
after the shooting. They were
riding in an automobile bearing
Michigan license plates. It was
reported to have headed for De-
troit.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01

RENSSELAER,, Ind, Dec. l
e(I.N.S).-Valuable clues which
may bring to justice the kidnaper
Of Patricia Pearl Tripp were dis
covered by Sheriff Tom Kanne Of
Jasper county, he said today.
The four-year-old child was kid
naped from the home of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ham
lin Smith, who live near here, by
a swarthy man Monday after
noon.
Sheriff Kanne refused to reveal
the nature of his clues.
However, authorities said they
had not yet received the expected
ransom note from the kidnaper,
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
NOTE DEPICTS
NATIONS
PLIGHT
Mills, Stimson Join Confab at
White House; Polish, Paris
Answers Awaited
BY GEORGE R. HOLMES

Great Britain's second re-
quest for debt postponement
and collaterally reduction
of the total amount owed
reached Washington today
and was given immediate con-
sid Grafton by President
Hoover.
Within a few minutes after he
had received the communication
from Sir Ronald Lindsay, the
British ambassador, at his sub
urban home in Woodley, Secre-
tary of State Stimson carried it
to the White House.
Hoover Calls Mills
Secretary Of the Treasury Mills
was hastily summoned, and with
President Hoover they spent
nearly two hours going over it.
The note will be made avail
able late today for publication in
tomorrow mornings newspapers.
Neither Stilnson nor Mills would
comment upon the note after
leaving the White House.
The new British note is a docu
nent of some $500 words. It is
understood to set forth at con
siderable length the present fisca
condition of the British govern
ment, with emphasis upon the
great strain that will be imposed
upon the pound sterling shoulc
the United States insist upon pay
ment of the sos, 100000 due De
cember Is.
Britain Explains Plight
In his statement of last week
President Hoover gave as one o1
the reasons for insisting upon the
December payment that no evi
dence had been submitted to show
why it should not be. Taking thu
hint, the new note submits 6
wealth of such evidence, from th'
British point of view.
While the White House confer
ence was in progress, dispatches
from Paris reported a new French
note en- route to Washington or
the same subject, and presumably
in the same vein.
Poland also is dispatching an.
other note to Washington, back.
ing up the Franco-British posi-.
tion. Tytus Filipowicz, the Polish
ambassador, called at the State
Department and informed Slim.
(Continued on Page 2. Col. g.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
Ethel Barrymore Ill.,
Cancels Road Tour

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Dec. /
G.N.S0.-Tllness has forced Miss
Ethel Barrymore, noted American
actress, to cancel her engagement
in her new play, Encore in
Providence, r. l., scheduled to
open tonight, as well as the
succeeding engagement in Bos-
ton, Mass, her manager, Louis
Newman, announced today. New
man said Miss Barrymore was
suffering from possible sinus in
fection and a severe cold and
was confined to her hotel.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
Slayer
COnUicted: Gets Life

NATCHEz, Miss, Dec. l G.N.S.)
The strange case of the murder of
Jane Surget Merrill, wealthy
Spinster-recluse, apparently was
relegated to history today with
the conviction of Emily Burns.
negro, as an accessory to her
Staying. Sentence of life i'm
prisonment was imposed on the
woman by Judge r. L. Corban.
She was convicted of aiding
George Pearles, negro, who was
indicted for murder two months
after he had been killed by police
in Arkansas.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
SLAYER To DIE
TOMORROW

Carl Morris, colored, will die
In the electric chair at the District
Jail tomorrow morning for the
murder of Maggie Landon, col
ored.
Morris has been in death row
at the District Jail for some
months. Only executive clemency
will save him, and this is deemed
improbable.
Morris shot the Landon woman,
who was 80, and lived at 3114
Brickyard Hill, N. w., during an
alteration July 26. 1880, at the
bridge over the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal at Thirty-first Street
Northwest. She died on August
8, 1880.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
Cudahy DiUOrce Suit
Says Wife Is Selfish

MILWAUKEE,, Dec. / Q.N.SO.
Charging she is engrossed with
selfish personal interests" and is
not a fit person to care for their
6-year-old son, Michael F. Cudahy,
member of the wealthy packing
family, today had on file suit
for divorce against Alice Dick.
son Cudahy. They were married
in 1921 in Sault Ste Marie,
Mich~ while On q yachting trip.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
Radio Star Finder
G0e2 Next to Paris

FLORENCE, Italy, Dec. /
G.N.S).-Gloria Braggiotti, Bos'
ton society girl now touring Eu-
rope in search of radio talent,
will spend the Christmas and
New Year holidays in Paris, she
said today. Miss Braggiotti will
remain here until December Is,
when she will leave for Paris.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
German MOndrchist
Restoration Looms

BERLIN, Dec. / Q.N.S).-De-
tailed plans have been laid for
a monarchist restoration in Ger
many, to take place when Presi-
dent Won Hindenburg is forced
by age to retire from office, the
newspaper Voelkischer Beobachter,
official organ of the Hitler party,
charged today.
The Washington times., 1932-12-01
DELEGATES
UNABLE
TO SEE
CURTIS
Major Brown Confers With
Hunger Chiefs Who Promise
to Abide by Law
Pictures on Page 23)

pictures on Page 2S) -
Speaker John N. Garner this
afternoon refused leaders of the
national hunger march permit
to hold a demonstration on the
Capitol grounds Monday. The
hunger march leaders presented
the speaker a letter containing
their demands, which he said he
would consider later.
Possibility Of amicable rela-
tions between the hunger
marchers and police dawned
today following a lengthy
conference between leaders OF
the movement and police Of
ficials.
william Reynolds, chairman.
and Herbert Benjamin, secretary
of the national committee Of uns
employed councils, conferred for
nearly an hour and a half with
Major Ernest w. Brown, superin'
tendent of police.
Present at the conference were
Inspectors L. 7. II. Edwards, per"
sonnel officer, and F. S. w. Burke,
head of the crime prevention
bureau.
No Permit Asked
Major Brown said the confer
ence was every friendly" and in
dicated that the marchers agreed
to cooperate as far as possible
with local authorities. Reynolds
and Benjamin took away with
them blank applications for a per-
NIT to parade but did not file an
application.
Police will meet the marchers
Sunday afternoon at the District
line as originally planned, Major
Brown said, and will deal with
them as a traffic problem.
He added that whether or not
he will compel them to split up
into small groups depends on the
number of marcherS and where
they want to go.
Provide Own Food
The leaders were asked if they
would be able to provide food and
shelter for their followers during
their stay here and replied that
every effort to do so is being
made.
The question of parking the
vehicles in which the marcherS
will make the trip to Washington
was also discussed. While no so.
luton Of this problem was reach
ed, the police chief indicated
that; it is probable that off-street
parking spaces will be found.
Major Brown said he had not
abandoned his intention of re-
fusing the marchers permission
to parade to the Capitol unless
auth0adties on "the Hill" indicate
they Ill be permitted to enter
the grounds.
Must Obey Law
He added that, should the
marchers ask a permit to hold q
parade elsewhere in the city, he
will give it proper considera-
ton"
The police chie6 added that he
tolo the march leaders their group
will be expected to comply with
the local laws the same as any
other group.
The possibility of conflict be.
tween marchers and police was
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