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The Washington times., 1933-04-22
The Weather

FORECASTS UNTIL p. NJ. SUNDAY
District of Columbia-Fair. slightly
cooler tonight with lowest temperature
about IS degrees, probably light frost !;
Sunday fair and cool; moderate north
erly winds.
Maryland-Fair tonight and Sunday;
cooler tonight with light to heavy frost.
VirHinia-Cloudy and cooler, possibly
rain on southeast coast tonight. light
to heavy frost in west portion if sky
clears; Sunday fair.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
YESTERDAY TODAY
4 p. m........ SO 4 a. m........ 59
p. m......... 56 a. m.......s 43
Midnight. 46 Noon ........ 90
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
Accumulated excess Of temperature
since January 1, 1933-462.
Excess of temperature since April /.
1854
Accumulated excess of precipita ton
since January l, 1933-OS9.
Excess of precipitation since April l.
1933-2.S1.
TIDE TABLES
Today-High tides, 6:23 a. m. and
6:5S p. m; low tides. 1894 a. m. and
Tomorrow-High tides, 7:O4 a. m. and
1885 p. M; low tides, 1920 a. m. and
THE SUN AND MOON
The sun rose today. S:2S a. m. and
sets, 6:51 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow. S:22 .. m.
and sets, 6:52 p. m.
The moon rose today, 4:Os a. m. and
sets. sos p. m.
The moon rises tomorrow. 4:So a.
m. and sets, sos p. m.
The Washington times., 1933-04-22
HARRISON D. K.
GASTAXBAN

Recommendations of the In
terstate Commission on Conflict
ing Taxation that the Federal
Government discontinue its tax
on gasoline and permit the States
to enjoy the tax if the latter
agree to let the Government
alone tax tobacco were substan-
TALLY approved today by Senator
Harrison (DO of Mississippi,
chairman Of the Joint Congress
Sional Committee on Internal
Revenue.
Harrison told the Commissions
delegates he favored leaving the
general sales tax field to the
States and will try to have the
Senate Finance Committee dis
approve the Federal gasoline tax
after June 80, 1884.
Another Commission recon-
mendation was that the tax on
electrical energy be reserved to
the States.
The Washington times., 1933-04-22
SNOW T|GHTENS
GRIP ON WEST

DENVER, April % GN.s).
Snow continued to fall today
over an area from Montana to
New Mexico, marking the third
day of the years heaviest snow
fall with drifts 20 feet deep in
many sections Of the Rocky
Mountain region.
Rescue parties battled immense
snowdrifts attempting to rescue
13 persons missing in Colorado
and Wyoming. Highway traffic
was at Standstill and airplanes
were kept on the ground.
Automobiles, trucks and a cat
erpillar tractor were used in an
attempt to batter an opening
through 20-foot drifts in Coal
Greek Canon, northwest of Dem
yer, to rescue six persons missing
since Wednesday.
Four persons who started from
Greeley, Colo, to Cheyenne,
Wyo., just before the storm, have
been missing. Searching parties
were sent out from Colorado
Springs to find two men who
left that city for Divide, Is miles
west, Wednesday. A Laramie
(Wyo0 man was reported miss
ing.
The Washington times., 1933-04-22
V|RG|NIANS ASK
R,F,C,LOAN

Virginia and Maryland delega-
tions, headed by Governor Pollard
of Virginia, appeared at the Re
construction Finance Corporation
yesterday to urge a loan Of $685.
900 for construction of the James
Madison Bridge over the Kappa
hammock, at Front Royal, Va.
If the loan is obtained, another
group will ask $3,O00,0O0 for con-
struction of a bridge across the
Potomac near Pope's Greek, Md.
There are legal obstacles in Vir-
ginia to toll bridges on primary
highways, but it is contended that
the highways these bridges serve
are secondary highways.
Harvey Couch and Jesse H.
Jones met the delegates, and
Couch said action on the Virginia
loan is expected shortly.
The Washington times., 1933-04-22
FEDERAL RELIEF.
BILL SOON LAW

The Administrators $500, ,000,.
900 jobless relief bill neared final
enactment today, introducing a
new policy under which the Gov
eminent becomes a partner with
States in caring for the needy.
The Wagner Costigan-La Toilette
bill had completed passage in
both House and Senate in slightly
different form.
It establishes a Federal relief
administrator to disburse the
$500, 600, 900 to be furnished by
the r. F. c. The administrator
would investigate the relief pro-
vided by States and their unit
governments and try to raise the
standards.
One half Of the fund would be
diSburSed by giving each State or
subdivision one dollar for three
dollars spent by the local govern
mentS in the preceding three
months. The remaining $3.50, 0,000,-
600 would be distributed accord
ing to need. States can obtain
funds through an application from
the governor.
EagerneSs Of House Democrats
for patronage was reflected in the
adoption of an amendment, offered
by Representative Fuller (D0 Of
Arkansas, eliminating a provision
requiring that relief employees be
hired from the Civil Service list.
The Washington times., 1933-04-22
THREAT TOFUND
IN DISMISSAL
Of WORKERS
Present Margin of Revenues
Over Cost To Be Cut by
Personnel Reduction

Compulsory retirement of Fed
eral employees after 30 years of
service will increase the total of
annuitieS and refunds paid each
year to nearly $4,000, 900, it de-
veloped today.
InaSmuch as there was in the
retirement fund, as Of June 80,
1882, only $223,588, 1862, the
payment Of annuities at this rate,
unless contributions can be main
tanned, would deplete it rapidly.
Deductions from the pay of
employees in 1892 amounted to
$31, SIT, 1858, and interest and
profit on investments to $685.
S12.85. The Government in 1892
contributed $21 ,000,000
Disbursements Will Rise
Annuities for 1892 totaled $685.
53,816.82. and the total Of an
nuities, refunds and minor items
made the total disbursements
$27, ,040, ,O75. .06.
Compulsory retirementS invoked
under the Hoover administration
are estimated to have necessi-
tated increased disbursements of
II per cent for the present fiscal
year, and to have brought the
total past $30,000,000.
Moreover, savings to the Gov
ernment by compulsory retirement
after 80 years Of 1887 more EN-
ployes viii be affected by the fact
that some 5000 or more would
have retired this year anyhow.
Luther c. Steward, president Of
the National Federation Of Fed
eral Employees, has estimated that
the 30-year provision will add $780,.
100000 a year to the annuity
cost. This is based on the fact
that more than half the employees
retired will receive the maximum
annuity, $1,000.
Revenues Threatened
This $4,000, 900, added to the
$50, 100000 or more paid this
year, will bring the total of
annuities past the $5O,000,000
mark. Meanwhile contributions
from Federal employees will de-
crease in amount by reason Of
the coming dismissals from the
service and income from invest
ments may also be reduced.
Whether continuance of Fed.
eral contributions to the fund on
$20,000,0 900 basis, approximately
the amount of such contribu-
tions since 1929, will be sufficient
to maintain the fund is prob
lematical.
The Washington times., 1933-04-22
Phone TRIPS UP
.EXT0RT|0N|ST

P-IILADELP HIA, April %
O.NSO Arrested in a cigar
store as he was telephoning his
into nded victim, Charles - We'll,
&c, unemployed bookkeeper. to-
day confessed tempted eXtor-
ton of 100000 from LeSSing j.
Rosenwald, lultimillionaire son
of the late Julius Rosenwald
and chairman Of the board OF
Sears, Roebuck and Company,
police announced.
We'll admitted threatening 30
senwald and his family with
ruthless, cruel and vicious
death" uni, ,SS the money was
paid, police said.
The Washington times., 1933-04-22
=. u. Alumni Plans
Memorial Services

Washington chapter Of the
Catholic University Alumni AS
ISOLATION will hold its annual
memorial service for the deceased
members Of the association to-
morrow morning at 9 o'clock in
Gibbons Hall Chapel Of the Uni
versity, where mass will be cele-
brated and the alumni will re-
ceive Holy Communion in a body.
Representative Augustine Loner-
gan of Connecticut will speak at
the; communion breakfast which
will follow.
The Washington times., 1933-04-22
CLERKS To ASK
D|S|N|SSALPA

Tentative plans to pay a dis
missal wage to Federal employees,
amounting to two-thirds salary for
as many months as the employe
has been in the Federal service,
are being considered by the Amer
ican Federation of Labor.
A committee has been named
to draft a bill for this purpose.
and the bill will then be pre-
sented to President Roosevelt.
Some so representatives Of
American Federation of Labor or.
ganizations, all Government en-
ployes, have participated in the
preliminary discussion on the
measure, which have been held
at the American Federation Of
Labor Building.
The Washington times., 1933-04-22
Bus Line, MOtOrist
Sued for S25,O 900

Mrs. Leola Clever, of Arling-
ton, Va, entered suit for $4,000
damages for personal injuries in
District Supreme Court yesterday
against the A. B. & w. Rapid
Transit Company, 1000 block
Pennsylvania Ave. N. W., and r.
P. Nicholson, of the Southern
Railway.
Through Attorney Harry Fried
man, she informed the court
that she was a passenger on a
bus of the company March 18,
1882, which was in collision with
an automobile operated by Mich.
olson on Highway Bridge. -
The Washington times., 1933-04-22
- Forest Corps Men
EscaDe Flood Death

LURAY, Va, April 22-Thir-
teen men were back at the re-
forestation camp today after a
narrow escape from death in
the flooded streams.
The men had left the camp
to walk into town after dark
and became lost. They finally
managed to make their way
back to safety after forming a
human chain to cross a sub
merged bridge.
The Washington times., 1933-04-22
Reconstruct Cabin
For Girl Scouts C1nlu

Reconstruction of a cabin on
the Marlow property, College Park,
and other Improvements are being
made in preparing a camp for
District No. 7, Girl Scouts.
Mrs. Henry H. Lyon is directing
Hyattsville Girl Scouts in the
planning of a garden to raise
vegetables for the needy.
The Washington times., 1933-04-22
FurlOughed Officers
To Be Giuen Half Pan

The White House announced
yesterday that Army and Navy
officers who will be furloughed
under the economy plan will not
be permanently discharged, but
will be given a status of semi
retirement on half pay.
Some officers who are taken
off the active rolls will be given
jobs with the forest camps, pre-
Sumably at their usual salaries.
The Washington times., 1933-04-22
Missionary to Talk
On Catholic Hour

The Rev. Thomas j. Coffey,
missionary preacher of the OBJ
lates of Mary Immaculte Order
Of Priests, will be guest preacher
on the Washington Catholic ra-
dio hour tomorrow at p. m.
over Station VOL. Father Cof-
fey will talk on the founder Of
the Oblate Order, Eugene de
Lazenod.
The Washington times., 1933-04-22
ARGENTINE ART EXHIBIT

A special view of prints by
Argentine artists, under the pat,
ronage of Senor DR.. Felipe A.
Espil, Argentine ambassador, will
be shown at the Corcoran Art
Gallery Thursday afternoon, from
3 to 5 o'clock,
The Washington times., 1933-04-22
PAPERS TO BE SCRAPPED

Federal executives are urged by
the Federal Coordinating Service
to get rid, as soon as possible, of
worthless and obsolete papers, in
order to make more floor space
available and to reduce fire
hazards.
The Washington times., 1933-04-22
ADVENTIST HEAD HERE

The Rev. w. e. Baxter, of San
Jose, Costa Rica, head of the
Central American Union Mission
of the Adventist Church, arrived
in Takoma Park yesterday to
confer with leaders of the church.
Evening star., 1933-09-11
THREE RENT CUTS
ORDERED IN PROBE
Utilities Commission Rules
on First Group of WASH
ington Cases.
The Public Utilities Commission today

The Public Utilities Commission today
announced its decisions in the first
group of cases developed in the study
of rental conditions here being made
under authority of the Senate. The
commission recommended that reduc-
tions in rent be effected for three
houses
The recommendations were turned
over to James Ring. rent research as
Sistant to the commission, with instruc-
tions to forward the decisions to the
interested parties. What will be done
should either party refuse to accept the
findings. could not be learned.
A reduction from $50 to SIS a month
in the rent being charged for rooming
and boarding house in the downtown
section was recommended by the COM
mission after considering petition filed
by the person operating the residence
The commission found that while the
present rental Is mot excessive" a
rental Of SIS a month was held to be
fair. and Ring was instructed to sug-
gest the cut to the owner of the prop
erty
The commission suggested a reduction
from $50 to s45 in rent being charged
for semi-detached brick dwelling in
the Northwest section.
In the third case the tenant of a
detached frame house in the Northeast
suburban section filed q petition with
the commission asking a reduction of
the present rental Of s6175. Later.
after being consulted bv the commits
sion agent, the owner offered to reduce
the rent to $3.50 a month. The COM
mission recommended that this be
accepted.
Evening star., 1933-09-11
PARK EMPLOYEES HOURS
INCREASED IN EMERGENCY
Those Planning to Aid Public to
Enjoy Leisure Must Work Long
or Without Compensation.

Workers who care for the city's parks
and public buildings, which are under
the Jurisdiction of the Interior pc
partment, have been officially notified,
it was learned today, that they must
expect much overtime work, without
compensating leave for it.
Arno B. Cammerer, director OF ma
tional parks. buildings and reserva-
tions, in letter to the affected Of
ficials, pointed 10 the increased bur,
dens thrown on that bureau. He cited
the work being done under the public
works program and in conjunction
with the Civilian Conservation Corps,
as well as other emergency measures,
all of which requires overtime work.
The paradoxical part of 1t, say the
officials, is that those who are plan
ming to aid the public in enjoying its
increased leisure time in the parks and
public Fairgrounds must themselves
work the harder.
Evening star., 1933-09-11
STREET CAR MERGER
STUDIED AT PARLEY
District Officials Review Financial
Agreement Reached by
Companies.

The agreement on the financial set-up
for the merger of the Washington Rail-
way & Electric Co. and the Capital
Traction Co. submitted by heads of the
two companies last week, was being re-
viewed today by District officials
Attending conferences were S. r,
Bowen, counsel for the W. R. g. E.: G.
Thomas Dunlop, counsel for the Capt.
tai Traction Co.; Maj. Gen Mason M.
Patrick, chairman of the Public Utili-
ties Commission; William A. Roberts of
commission counsel and Richmond B.
Keech, peoples counsel.
The merger document was to be
considered formally this afternoon at a
special session of the commission. The
agreement has been approved by the
directors and merger committees of the
two companies and before it can be
effective must be approved by the COM
mission and the majority of the stock
holders
Evening star., 1933-09-11
Search Is Continued for Man
Believed Fallen From Plane

Volunteer searchers were pushing
their way through heavily wooded areas
of the Benning and Kenilworth Sec
tions today seeking the body ora man
reported to have been seen falling from
a low-f1ying airplane at dusk yesterday.
The volunteers took up the search
after it had all but been abandoned by
eleventh precinct police, who spent the
night in woods and swampS In the ex-
treme northeast suburbs.
When the extensive police search was
halted at 8 am, however, officers on
beats In the sections were instructed to
be on the alert for any clues that might
lead to the discovery Ct the supposed
body.
Seen by Dozen.
The falling object was seen by ap-
proximately dozen persons, most Of
whom declared 1t appeared to be the
body of man.
Some would 60 no further than to
say merely that it was black object"
Others declared 1t was man with an
unopened parachute strapped to his
back. Some even went so far as to
assert the man wore khaki clothing.
All were agreed, however, that the plane
was flying at an altitude Of about 800
feet, pointing toward washington from
Baltimore and moving very fast.
IT was Sitting outside my place Of
business" said william D. Hairless, pro-
prietor Of filing station at 1850 Lane
place northeast, when q boy who works
for me called my attention to the fall
ing object. He thought it was a piece
of paper, but 1t seemed to me to be
dropping too swiftly for that. I'm con-
vtnced it was man."
Hairless thought the object must have
landed near the center Of dense woods
on the other side of Benning road
northeast, but other witnesses were
equally positive 1t fell into q marshy
area farther north.
Using powerful floodlights and spot
lights, the two fire rescue squads and
a score Of policemen searched the
marsh, but failed to find any trace Of
the object.
Other officers, working more or less
independently, hunted through other
wooded areas In the vicinity, but with
no greater success.
Hairless Among SeArchers.
Hairless was among those who took
up the search this morning. He pushed
his way through the underbfush tn the
Evening star., 1933-09-11
PLAYING WITH MATCHES
SENDS 2 TO HOSPITALS
Boy Burned as He Uses Light to
Look Into Gasoline Can-Glrl
Also Injured.

That dangerous childhood pastime-.
playing with matches-sent two chill
dren to hospitals yesterday.
Junior Hurley, I, and another boy
we're playing in an alley near the Hurley
home. i28 C street northeast, when
they discovered small can: 1t smelled
like gasoline, so Junior decided to look
into it. He lighted a match and there
was an explosion Burned about the
face and hands, he was taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital, where his condition
was listed as extremely painful, but not
serious.
Robert Gordon, 8, and his sister,
Louise, 6, were playing in the cellar of
their home, ASS H street southwest,
when Robert struck a match and its
flame came into contact with his sisters
dress, igniting it.
Their mother, Mrs. Harry Gordon.
tore of the burning dress and beat out
the flames. After receiving treatment
ct Emergency Hospital. Louise returned
49,
Evening star., 1933-09-11
DEMAND PAC|F|ST
AS DISTRICT HEAD
Opponents of War Ask Roose.
welt Not to Name Any
Military Man.

A committee of the Washington Pro-
visional Committee Against War left at
the White House today resolutions pro-
testing against appointment of any
military man as District Commissioner
or city manager. and demanding that
any one appointed to those offices
should be decidedly anti militaristic
and opposed to war.
On the committee were Edward
Irvine, 300 block of G street; DR..
Richard Lovelace, 1900 block of L
street; L. E. Sullivan, HOO block Of
Twelfth street, and Miss Florence
Playton. 400 block Of Kenyon street.
The committee did not see President
Roosevelt, but conferred with Col. Louis
M. Howe, one Of the Presidents secre-
taries, with whom the resolutions of
protest were left for presentation to the
President
Secretary Howe received another
delegation headed by William Simcns
OF New York, national secretary of the
Anti-Imperialists League of the United
States, which protested against inter
vention in Cuba and demanded that
President Roosevelt withdraw immedi-
ately American warships in Cuban
waters. The group also asked evacua-
ton OF the Guantanamo Naval Base in
Cuba and cancellation Of the Cuban
debts to Wall Street banks
In the protest left with Col. Howe 1t
was charged "warships were sent 10
Cuba in order to stop the Cuban people
from selecting a government of their
own choosing"
1t was explained to this delegation
OF behalf Of the President that the
United States has no intention or desire
for Intervention, but has taken pre-
cautiona-y measures under its treaty
rights primarily for the ourp ,se of be-
ing on hand in case of an emergency
They were told that this country rec
ognizes Cubas right to set UP its own
government.
Evening star., 1933-09-11
Man WANTED IN FLORIDA
|. is HELD BY LOCAL POLICE

Charles A. Stinson, jr, "a, who identi-
fed himself as the son Of Philadelphia
precinct police station for Florida au-
thorities who want him for unauthor-
lied use of a taxicab. police said today.
Stinson was arrested Saturday when
he went to the precinct and told Capt.
Maurice Collins he had wrecked taxi
cab near Philadelphia belonging to his
employer in Jacksonville. He left the
cab, which he was driving to see his
parents, he said, and Came here.
Capt. Collins ordered him held and
communicated with Florida police,
learning he was wanted in Jacksonville
on a warrant sworn out by the owner
of the cab
Evening star., 1933-09-11
Wants to Thank Her Rescuer

IF the modest hero who rescued s.
year-old Marjorie Payne from the
Lincoln Memorial Rejecting Pool
i will make his identity known to her
parents. they'll be only too glad to
have his suit cleaned and pressed
Marjorie fell into the pool yesterday
afternoon, while trying to retrieve a
ball. Her father, w. H. Payne, who
was playing a game of catch with her
brothers. Kay. 10, and Dean, 6, didn't
notice her plunge, and neither did her
mother, who also was nearby.
The first thing they knew, they said
a stranger jumped into the pool and
picked up Marjorie. The bottom was
slippery and he fell several times, but
each time he held her out Of the water.
Finally he brought her ashore, sat her
down and started away.
Mrs. Payne. who still didn't know the
wet little girl was hers, let him pass.
but her husband set out after him and
offered to reward him.
Jaw. forget it," said the hero, and he
was off again.
Il think the least he could have
DONE" Mrs. Payne said today, would
have been to let us have his suit fixed
up for him. He was awfully wet"
The Paynes live at 2422 Observatory
place.
Evening star., 1933-09-11

woods into which he believed the object
had dropped, while other residents of
the section secuted around in the marsh
and in other wooded areas
A check-up Of all airports in this
section failed to reveal any clue. All
planes were accounted for and none of
the pilots reported any missing pas
sengers.
About a year ago, 1t was recalled, Miss
Marjorie Fletcher leaped from a WASH
ington-Hoover Airport plane about
the pilot, Roger Scott, took searchers
into the section in which the leap was
made, the woman's body was not found
for about three weeks.
Evening star., 1933-09-11
NEW PUPILS ARE TOLD
TO REPORT THIS WEEK
BY a STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

BY a STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE. Va,
September 11.-Principal S. P Wander
slice of the Washington-Lee High
School has announced that new pupils
should report between and IL O'Clock
Thursday or Friday. bringing with them
their transfer and vaccination cards
from schools previously attended
All former pupils of the high school
were instructed by Principal Wander
slice to report Monday, September 49,
at am. Pupils promoted from the
elementary schools to the seventh
grade of junior high are to report In
the auditorium and all students are re-
quested to bring along locker deposits
Monday so assignments may be made
not later than Tuesday morning.
Evening star., 1933-09-11
RELIEF FOR ILLINOIS
UNEMPLOYED ASSURED
Hopkins Pledges Aid as Governor
Promises Extra Session of Leg
islature Next Month.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
tor TODAY assured Gov Horner and "a
other leaders of Illinois that he would
grant sufficient money to finance that
States unemployed relief, providing a
special session of the State Legislature
was called October 8.
Homer acquiesced, assuring Hopkins
he would issue the call as soon as he
returned to Springfield, and would ask
the State Assembly to pass a special
bond issue for $13 900.
Hopkins assured the Governor the re-
lief administration would do everything
reasonable to aid Illinois million and
Q quarter unemployed as long as the
State gave evidence of its good faith
He said the first allotment would be
made available tomorrow morning.