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Evening star., 1932-11-20
PLANS EXPLAINED
FOR ELIMINATION
OF ALLEY HOMES
Better Housing Need Exam
ined at Closing Session of
Planning Board.
FIGURES ARE PRESENTED
! ON POPULATION SHIFT
Architect Institute Committee
Sponsors Proposed Legislation to
Improve Conditions.

washington's problems bearing on
elimination of alley dwellings, popula-
ton shifts here and the need for bet
ter housing for certain sections Of So
ciety were examined at the closing
session yesterday of the National Cap
itaI Park and Planning Commission.
The members again went on record as
favoring sympathetic treatment, after
listening to a spokesman for the
American Institute of Architects and
hearing statements of various phases
Of the problems, presented by its stan
and its special conSultant on housing.
Louis Justement, chairman Of the
special housing committee of the
Washington Chapter Of the American
Institute of Architects, explained his
groups program for introducing legis-
lation in Congress designed to bring
about improved housing conditions
here. One of the major achievements
the architects hope to attain Is the
abolition of alley dwellings, so that the
tenants may move into more healthful
surroundings. In detail, Mr. Justement
went into the proposed bill drawn up
and replied to questions by members
of the commission during the discus
sion that followed. Frank Sullivan,
president of the chapter. was present
at the meeting. The commission has
long been desirous of eliminating
washington's alley dwellings and went
into the whole subject exhaustively
with its special consultant.
The commission heard report by
its own expert, John Ihlder, on housing
conditions here Most Of Mr.. 1hlder S
report has been previously published,
the salient points having been en-
bodied in the commissions published
reports.
John Nolen, city planner of the COM
mission, reported on the growth OF
population in various sections Of the
city, as reflected in figures prepared by
the Bureau of the Census. He showed
the percentage of white, foreign-born
and colored people living in different
areas of the National Capital. This
report was not made public, the COM
mission desiring to give 1t further ex'
animation, In an effort to lay proper
plans fer future DEVELOPMENTS here.
Evening star., 1932-11-20
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

LII over washington uepI IcSSiOIl
" flowers" are budding and bloom
"a As if by incantations of q
magician, dead, black stones
are being transformed into large, vari-
colored blossoms. Many OF them are
objects of exquisite beauty.
Here is how the trick Is worked. "A
lump of coal-soft coal preferably
placed in a bowl. 1t is washed and Its
base surrounded by water. Then over
the top of the coal is poured thin
film Of liquid bluing. Over this Is
sprinkled thin layer of table salt. The
final step Is to splotch this salt with
various dyes which can be found about
the house-such as red mercurochrome
and the various vegetable dyes used for
coloring cakes.
The reaction is quite rapid. Within a
half hour the lump OF coal has begun
to blossom-that Is, soft, brittle, petal
like excresences have started TO spring
from it. These will continue to grow
for several days, the colors depending
on the dyes used.
Where the practice started nobocy
knows. At any event, as explained al
the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils ol
the Dersrtment of Agriculture, 1t In
wolves physical and chemical principles
that lay close to some of the basic prin-
ciples Of life itself.
Osmosis Essential Source.
The essential force at work Is that
of osmosis, the tendency Of solution
to absorb water. It is as mysterious q
force as gravitation, electricity or life. The
lump of coal absorbs water, but ordt-
narily would continue to do SO only
~, ~ ife cot,Irati0n ID0int
The film of bluing over the top o1
coal acts as-in the language OF the
physical chemist-a semi-permeaole
membrane" Water can get through
it at certain points. The bluing-chem-
tcally ferrio- fero- cyanide-is very close
In structure to some of the most per-
feet semi -permeable membranes known
to science.
Salt, in turn, acts as q powerful agent
for increasing osmotic pressure.
tends to pull I'D the water. 1t Is this
same quality Of salt, in part at least
that is responsible for the thirst which
follows a salty meal. 1t has pulled the
water out of the system into the
stomach. The salt continues to pull
the water after the lump Of coal has
reached its saturation point The pun
is very powerful, indeed. the Depart
ment Of Agriculture chemists explain
Under this pull, a column OF water
first causes bulge in the blulng mem.
brane, which actually is a colloidial
suspension of minute solid particles ir
a liquid. Finally the column breaks
through the bluing at the point OF the
bulge. Then the film Is reformed over
the broken spot, before the bulged walls
have a chance to collapse. Almost
Immediately the water breaks through
the same point again. It is now-ano
will continue to be-the weak point
In the semi-permeable membrane. Thus
the process continues until the water
is exhausted-the bulge ever growing
higher and higher.
Evening star., 1932-11-20
HOLIDAY SAVINGS
TOTAL &,76,675
100000 Washington Resi-
dents to Receive Checks
Early Next Month.

An army of Washington bank clerks
has nearly completed the huge task of
drawing checks for 100000 local resi-
dents in connection with the payment Of
Christmas Savings Club funds totaling
over s8,50o.ooo.
These Christmas funds, 1t was an
nounced yesterday, will all be In the
hands of the club members early In
December. They will be sent out IN
time to give Yuletide shoppers ample
opportunity to take advantage OF COM
plete stocks of Christmas goods before
they have been picked over. In recent
years the banks have moved up the
date of distribution so that most OF the
,, thrifty club members have the cash in
their hands late in November.
The sum to be distributed this year
is the largest ever accumulated in
Washington The average per member
is nearly $50, while the average for the
whole country is but $3.50. The num-
Der of club members, who receive from
S25 to $1,000, is also the largest on
record.
Half Goes to Stores.
Banks report that all this money is
not used for Christmas gifts, although
the merchants get the bulk of it. Christ
mas club funds are used to meet large
insurance premiums, reduce or pay of
mortgages, the purchase of automobiles
or or-saving devices in the home, and
for permanent savings in the banks. 1t
is estimated, however, that more than
half the total sum flows into the shop
ping district to boost Christmas trade
Accordingly, more than 100000 will
this year find its way into the Capitals
! large and small stores.
The Christmas savings club plan was
generally adopted in Washington in
, 1924 Its growth has been astonishing
| Records for the past nine years show
the following surprising gains in both
members and the amounts subscribed:
Amount
Evening star., 1932-11-20
PLAY TOURNAMENT
APPLICATION READY
Copy of Rules and Scene-Plot Form
Available at Commun-
ity Center.

The Community Center Department
announced yesterday that application
forms for its 1888 one-act play tourna-
ment, together with copy of the rules
and scene-plot form, are ready Tor
distribution to the drama groups OF
the city. Registration for the tourna-
ment will close January IS.
The tournament preliminarieS viii
commence during the week of Febru-
ary IS, and will continue until Febru-
airy 25, with the finals March l. Not
more than "a clubs will be admitted
to the tournament, and these will be
accepted in the order of their applica-
ton and registration.
Plays will be judged on the follow
ing basis: Choice of play, 20 per cent;
directing. 20 per cent; acting, 40 per
cent; voice. 10 per cent, and stagecralS
10 per cent. No elaborate stage sets
will be allowed
Two serious and two lighter plays
will be chosen for the finals, which
will take place in the Mckinley High
School Auditorium. The preliminary
contests will be held at the East Wash
ington Community Center and the
Roosevelt Community Center
Evening star., 1932-11-20

The hunters take turns flying their
hawks at game, else the birds sometimes
pounce on each other. Rabbits or suit
able birds are started from covert and
the hawks strike them in fight, either
on the ground or in the air.
Frank and John, who are students at
Western High School, read every avail
able reference on falconry, a sport still
followed by nomad tribes of Central
Asia and popular in China almost 1000
years ago. 1t was prevalent in England
during the Middle Ages, and a few fall
coners still train birds, both abroad
and in the United States.
In Europe, the birds of prey usually
are hooded or trained in dark rooms
until they become accustomed to hu-
man presence. The Craighead boys,
however, found they could train their
hawks without hoods.
They followed European custom to
the extent of sending to Holland, where
the sport is comparatively well known,
for tiny globular bells to attach to the
hawks feet. These help to locate the
birds when they become lost in covertS
during the pursuit of quarry.
And how the quarry does hunt cover,
added Frank!
Evening star., 1932-11-20
HOWELL HEADS LEGION
Stephen P. McGroarty Post Installs
New officers.

Frank G. Howell was installed as COM
mander of Stephen P. McGroarty Post,
No. 81, American Legion. at a meeting
Friday night. Other officers of the post
are Axel P. Engen, first vice COM
mander; Alfred Simon, second vice COM
mander; Wiley M. Fuller, adjutant; !;
Oslin l. Bush, finance officer; David
w. Close, quartermaster; DR.. ]. Ches-
ter Brady, surgeon; Lewis H. Gnen-
ther, chaplain; Edward P. Davenport,
sergeant and Egbert E. Cor
win, historian.
Evening star., 1932-11-20
FOOD GIVEN TO NEEDY

The store members of S. Kann Sons
Co., through the Kann's Girls Club
have donated large supply Of food IN
response to the clubs Thanksgiving ap-
peal for the aid of needy District fami-
lies, Mrs. Violet Darnell reported last
night.
Distribution of the eatables is to be
made to families known to the club, OF
which Miss Martha Shiyerdecker Is
president.
Evening star., 1932-11-20
NINE LIQUOR PRISONERS
FINED TOTAL OF ST, ,O50
Five Get Suspended Sentences and
One Case Is Sent to Grand Jury
on Not Guilty Plea.

Fourteen liquor cases involving ap-
proximately 225 gallons of liquor, were
settled in Police Court yesterday.
Nine of the persons were fined a total
of S1,050, and five received suspended
sentences and we're places on proba-
tion. One man arrested yesterday for
transportation entered plea of not
guilty and was held for grand jury ac-
ton.
In this last case, police said they
stopped an automobile on Lincoln road
northeast, near Michigan avenue. Two
men jumped from the machine and ran.
While one escaped, Prohibition Agent c.
B. Thomas overhauled Guy T. Thorn
ton, 38, 900 block of street. Thirty
six gallons of whisky were found in the
car, they reported.
In connection with this case the Of
flcers subsequently raided house in
the 200 block of Bryant street and
found 1913 more gallons of liquor.
All the persons sentenced and placed
on probation were arraigned before
Judge Isaac r. Hit.
Evening star., 1932-11-20

L 7 a II S pOThIlOn
night" meeting of
t he Washington
Chamber of Com
merce in the May
flower Hotel Tues
day, December 13,
it was announced
y e S t erd ay by
Thomas P. Little
page, president Of
the local group.
In announcing
Mr. Harriman's
acceptance of the
invitation to ad-
dress the Wash
ington chamber
Mr.. little pal e
said: THE Wash
Evening star., 1932-11-20
Reunited After so Years.

After 52-year search for each other,
Julius and Fred Bleier, trothers, were
reunited in Milwaukee, Wis, when
Julius discovered the name of Fred's
son Harold In the city directory.
Evening star., 1932-11-20
CHAIRMEN ARE NAMED
Appointments Made by Northeast
Citizens Association.

Citizens Association.
Northeast Washington Citizens As
sociation announced last night appoint-
rflent of the following members as chair
men of standing committees:
President Evan H. Tucker, executive
and legislative; John F. Callan, mem
bership; M F. Painter police and FIRE;
Roscoe jenkins; public utilities; DR..
Harry z. Miner, public health; Bruce
Casteel. colleges and schools; John F.
Jameson, parks and spaces; Mrs. Mary
A Bowen. assessments; John F. Broad
foot, water, lights and sewers; Joseph
Notes, publicity and mail service, end
E. C. Worden, streets, avenues and
alleys. -
Evening star., 1932-11-20
CIVIC GATHERING
OHEAR HARTMAN
Will Speak at "Transporta-
ton Night" Meeting of
Chamber of Commerce.

President Henry l. Hartman of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States will be guest of honor and prin-
cipal speaker at specially arranged
Evening star., 1932-10-03
D. C. APPEALS COURT
OPENS OCTOBER TERM
Docket Of 220 Cases Awaits Bench
Justice Josiah A. Van Orsdel
Absent.

The District Court of Appeals con-
vened today for the October term, with
Chief Justice George E. Martin presid-
ing. Justices Charles H. Robb, William
Hitz and D. Lawrence Groner also were
present, but Justice Josiah A. van Ors-
del was unable to attend the opening
session
A docket of 22o cases awaits the court
This is decline Of 10 per cent from the
list Of cases ready at the opening of the
October term last year.
The District Supreme Court will con-
vene tomorrow for the Fall term. New
petit jurors and a new grand jury will
be 1mpaneled by Chief Justice Alfred A.
Wheat, who will preside in Criminal Di-
vision /. Naturalizations will be heard
by Justice Peyton Gordon. The other
justices will hear motions that have ac-
cumulated during the Summer recess.
Motions will be heard again Wednesday
and the regular sessions of the criminal
divisions will be resumed Jury trials
in the circuit divisions will start Thurs
day.
The dockets Of this court contain 294
criminal cases ready for trial, 1882 Law
cases and 759 equity proceedings.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
WATCHMAN HELD
IN DEATH OF BOY
Inquest Sends Lumber Yard
Shooting Case to Grand
Jury for Probe.
Raymcnd Koerner. IS, was held for

Raymond Koerner, IS, was held for
grand jury action by a coroner's jury
today following an inquest into the
death of Mitchell Bolts, Is, colored,
found shot to death Saturday morning
in lumber yard at Minnesota avenue
and Sheriff road northeast.
Nd told Detective Sergt George Dar-
nall. the latter testified, the boy was
shot accidentally, his shotgun discharg-
ing itself when he tripped while inves-
tigating noises in the lumber yard,
where he is employed as a watchman.
At the moment, he stated, according
to Darnall, he was surrounded by half
a dozen colored men or boys, including
Bolts.
Fred L. Watkins, proprietor Of the
lumber yard, testified Koerner came to
his home in Seat Pleasant shortly after
9 o'clock Friday night and told him he
thought he had just shot somebody"
After notifying police, Watkins and
Koerner, the former said, went to the
lumber yard. When they found no
policemen there, Watkins said, they re-
turned to his home and again tele-
phoned. This was about an hour later.
Next morning. however. Watkins made
search OF the lumber yard and found
the boys body in ditch. Detective
Sergt. H. K. Wilson. chief Of the
homicide squad, testified the boy ap-
parently had staggered some distance
after he was shot
Although Watkins said the shooting
occurred about pm. and Koerner con-
CURED in his statement to Darnall,
Cuthbert Peterson, colored. 909 Forty
third place northeast, testified he heard
the report of gun between 7:30 and 8
pm. Similar testimony was offered by
his sister, Josephine Wilson, colored
Their home is about a block from the
lumber yard.
Deputy Coroner c. J. Murphy, who
performed an autopsy on the boys body,
testified he was shot at close range.
Maurice M. Deakins, policeman, tes
titled he and another officer reached
the lumber yard less than 2 minutes
after the call was received. He said
they searched the yard twice without
finding any indication there had been
a shooting.
Bolts lived at sls Forty-third place
northeast.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
TREASURY DEFICIT
IS &O1,%7,0D0
Figures for First Quarter Of
Fiscal Year Show Only
S437,151,000 Collected.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Government ended the first
quarter of its 1888 fiscal year with a
deficit Of $4o1, ,947, 900. having spent
ss3s s,0ss,0 900 and collected s437151 900.
The only increase in any bracket Of
taxes was shown in miscellaneous in
ternal revenue, where the first return
from the billion dollar tax bill made
the total $16s, ,727, ,s77, compared with
$l43, 3,099, ,S41 in the first quarter Of last
year.
Income taxes dropped from s313,837,-
100 in the first quarter of last year to
174140,500 and customs duties de-
clined from S108,2l9,949 to s68,927, ,329.
General Expenditures.
General expenditures, through oper-
ations of the economy act, declined
from $739, 9,761, ,485 in the first quarter
OF last year to S595, ,832, ,022.
The gross public debt on September
30 amounted to S2o.6l1 241, ,804, as COM
pared with $20,067, ,179,521 on August
81 and s17,32o, ,6o6, ,657 on September 80,
1881.
The statement showed national banks
had availed themselves of the privileges
under the home loan banking law to
use Government bonds bearing not
moro than 33s per cent interest to back
currency to the extent of $4,000, 600.
Increased Circulation.
When the law became effective July
81, there was in circulation $701 000, 900
Of national bank notes. The Treasury
statement for September 30 showed
/, such circulation had increased to $814,-
829 900.
The statement showed that in the
three months Of the fiscal year the
Treasury had sold s2,778,570,264 Of Sc
curities and had retired $1,654, $3.50, ,903.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
HISTORIC MILITARY
|. GROUP DUE HERE
Artillery Company to Arrive
Tomorrow for Tour
of Capital.

The National Capital will be hos
tomorrow to the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company Of Massachusetts,
one Of the Nations best known mill
tary organizations A drill and review
will be held by the company at Fort
Myer. Va; visit will be paid to Mount
Vernon and the outfit is to be received
at the White House by President Hoo
yer in the afternoon.
The Artillery organization will be
met at the District line between $50
and 10 o'clock by a composite group OF
Metropolitan Police and United States
Park Police and escorted during their
stay here
The Artillery Company sailed from
Boston Saturday aboard the steamship
Fairfax and was scheduled to dock at
Baltimore this morning.
Motor busses will take the Artillery
company from the ships side tomorrow
morning and bring them to washington
by way of Laurel and Hyattsville. En-
tering the National Capital by way of
Maryland avenue. led by its police
escort, the Artillery organization will
pass the Capitol and then tour the city,
making a trip through Rock Creek Park
and the National Geological Park and
later crossing the Key Bridge to Fort
Myer.
At the Regular Army post, drill and
review will take place and following
this. official ceremonies will be held at
the Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier. The
visitors will then view the George
Washington National Masonic Memorial
at Alexandria, Va, and subsequently
proceed to Mount Vernon.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
STEEL RISING RAPIDLY
FOR JUSTICE BUILDING
First Tier Of. $12, 900, 900 Structure
Virtually Completed as Work
ers Speed Project.

Structural steel Is now fast rising. for
the new $12.000,000 Department Of JUS
tice Building between Ninth and Tenth
streets, Pennsylvania and Constitution
avenues.
On the south half of the site steel for
the first tier has virtually been COM
pleted, nearly all the columns in the
second tier are now in place, with
beams being set in this second tier.
About 100 men are employed on the
job by the George A. Fuller Construc-
tion Co., general contractors, but it is
expected there will be more later, as
more concrete work gets under way. A
few cement workers are on the job, and
it is expected that pouring of the first
floor will start before long.
The Department Of Justice will be
one Of the large buildings in the Fed
eral triangle, and in size will be about
81 per cent of the largest single struc-
ture, the Department Of Commerce,
which cost about $l7,500000.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
MEDICINAL WHISKY
TO Be AUTHORIZED
Government Limits New Sup.
ply to 1000, 900 Gallons.
Five Years for Aging.

A new order OF about 100000 gal
Ions Of medicinal whisky probably will
be authorized by the Government to be
manufactured this Fall and Winter.
This was indicated today by DR..
James M. Doran, commissioner of in
dustrial alcohol, who is expected to
issue permits within few days for the
manufacture.
Applications for permits have been
filed by the concentration warehouses
holding the present supply of medicinal
liquor, with explanations that the new
crop will be necessary this year in or
der to have 1t properly aged in time to
meet the future demand when the pres
ent supply will be running low.
Ready for Use in 1886.
The new liquor to be made under the
1928 crop will not be ready for use
until the year 1867, as. under the
regulations, it must be aged five years
Only two real crops Of medicinal
whisky have been made since prohibi-
ton. The first was manufactured IN
1929 and the second in 1881
The new supply will consist Of about
two-thirds bourbon, made in the Ken
lucky district. and one-third rye, made
In the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. area. Dr.
Doran explained. It will be turned out
in the seven or eight distilleries con-
nected with the concentration ware
houses.
Down to 10000, 900 Gallons.
Less than 100000 gallons now are
in storage to meet the demand for the
next five years, 1t was explained, with
Withdrawals averaging about one-and-
a-half million gallons year. Much.
however, is lost by evaporation. Some
Of the whisky in the concentration
warehouses. has been in the wood since
prior to 1917, 1t was said, and some
of 1t tastes quite woody" There has
been a large amount of evaporation in
the whisky which has not been bottled,
but which Is still in the wood.
Demand for medicinal liquor has
dropped of perceptibly during the last
year, DR.. Doran explained. saying that
the decrease was about 25 or 30 per
cent. The only logical reason he could
advance for this decrease, Dr.. Doran
said, was the depression.
Evening star., 1932-10-03
ASSAILANTS SOUGHT
IN SHOOTING CASE
Son of DR.. J. F. Wallace Struck on
Finger When He Bars En-
trance to Home.

Police today were continuing their in
vestigation of the shooting early yes
terday Of Joseph James Wallace, 10,
son OF DR.. j. F. Wallace, 3031 Sedge-
wick street. who was fired Upon by two
unknown men after he sought to bar
them from his home.
The youth was struck on the middle
finger of his left hand and received
medical attention at Mount Alto Hos
pital.
Young Wallace told police two men
he had never seen knocked on the
door of his apartment about $40 am.
yesterday. When he responded, they
asked to see Mr.. Graham. When in
formed no one by that name lived
there, one of the men attempted to
force his way in.
Wallace shut the door and as he did
80 one of the men pulled out revolver
and fired a single shot through the door.
Wallace and members of his family
said they did not know the identity
of the young mans assailants and
could suggest no motive for the attack
other than robbery.