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Evening star., 1933-12-11
PLAN DISTRIBUTION
: OF CHESTS FUNDS
Budget Committee Meets
Today to Discuss AIIoca-
tion of S1,5OO,OOO.

Distribution Of funds raised in the
recent Community Chest campaign will
be discussed today at meeting of the
Budget Committee of the Chest at the
Investment Building.
The relief sum, expected to total
about s1,5oo.ooO by the first of Janu-
ary. will be allocated among so relief
and welfare agencies affiliated with the
Chest. The funds must be allotted by
January /.
Joshua Evans, jr., is chairman of the
Budget Committee Members of this
group will meet late this afternoon in
Community Chest headquarters.
subcommittee of the General Budget
Committee have been holding informal
meetings and visiting the organizations
involved, in order to have the most
accurate picture possible of the work
OF the organizations and the amount
OF funds required. Each organization.
In turn, h S been making a study of
OF It's requirements for the coming year
IN oroer to effect savings and to ef-
1ect economical handling of its opera
tions during the coming year.
Five Subcommittee.
The Budget Committee, of which A.
G. Landrus Is secretary, has been di-
vlded into five subcommittee this year.
each subcommittee having a definite
group of organizations whose require
ments it studies and for which it makes
definite recommendations. The SUBJ
committees, which combine to make
up the General Committee, follow:
Group Relief and service for de-
pendent families and individuals: John
H. Hanna, chairman; Clarence Phelps
Dodge, vice chairman; Dwight Clark,
Walter Davidson, Mrs Lewis Douglas,
Mrs. Charles Goldsmith, Tars. Cary r.
Grayson, Lowell Melle:t, DR.. Frederick
W. Perkins, DR.. w. w Stockberger and
George S. Wilson.
Group Constitutional care for de-
pendent children ard adults: Mai.
EnnallS Wsggaman, chairman; Clarence
A Asp1nWal, Frank A. Birgfeld, Wal
ter E. Burnside, John w ChiIdress. Miss
agnes Hanna, Rev. A A. McCallum. C.
L McCrea, Nelson B. C'Neal, Allen
Pope and L. Corrin Strong.
Group on Hospitals.
Group 3-Hospitals: Henry w, So
non, chairman; DR.. E. A. Bocock, Her
pert D. Brown, James Browneu, DR.. H.
J. Crosson, Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr.: DR..
D. c. Howard, DR.. G. w. Leadbetter,
Lewis Merriam, w. W. MILAN, Walter
Mitchell, jr.; Ord Preston, John A. Re-
mon, DR.. Russell J. verbrycke and Capt.
Chester Wells.
Group Health organizations: Mrs.
Joseph II. Hines, chairman; Mrs.
Dwight Clark. Walter CIarkson. Rev.
russell J. Clinchy, James A. Councillor.
Rr. William De Kleine, Mrs. Reginald
Huldekoper, Lanier P. McLachlen,
Thomas P. Morgan. jr.; A. G. Neal, W.
A: Roberts: Louis Rothschild, Mrs. Sid
ney Ialiaferro. DR.. William A. White
ana MIS-. John r. Williams.
Group 5-Welfare and leisure time
agencies: j: Bernard Wyckoff, chair
man; Mrs. Harry S. Benton Col. Ed
ward Goring Bliss. Mrs. Wilson Conn
Ton. MRS. H. H. Father, DR.. John R.
hawkins, Frank R. Jelleff, D. J. Kauf-
man. Mrs. Cazenove Lee, Arthur Nav
George Hewitt Myers, Louis Ottenbers'
hugn Thrift and James G. Yaden.
Evening star., 1933-12-11
NEW PERPETUAL. TROPHY
PLANNED FOR AVIATORS
Washington Air Derby Group I'd
Make Final Arrangements at
Meeting Thursday Night.

Final plans for the first award and
presentation of the new perpetual
trophy to be awarded annually by the
Washington Air Derby Association to
the local aviator making the outstand-
ing contribution of the year ito aero
nautics will be made at meeting OF
the association at 8 pm. Thursday in
the Racquet Club.
The trophy will be awarded about
January for the calendar year 1888
and WIKI be formally presented during
Isaauary at an aviation banquet to which
leading pilots and aeronautical heads OF
the Federal Government and civil avia-
tion from all parts Of the country will
be invited.
A special Committee on Awards now
is studying number of recommends
tions submitted covering acts OF hero
ism, notably achievements and contri-
buttons to the science of aeronautics
by local pilots during the past year.
Evening star., 1933-12-11
EXTENSION OF TIME
TO FILL Job QUOTA
IS SOUGHT BY ALLEN
Plans to Confer With Hop
kins Today on 10000 Places
Offered by C. W. A.
DISTRICT HAS $1,000
ASSIGNED TO PROJECTS
Commissioner Also Will Take Up
With Federal Officials Need of
Ending "Red Tape"

Extension Of the time limit of De-
cember Is on the filling of the Districts S
quota of 10000 jobs under the civil
works employment program will be
sought by Commissioner George E.
Allen, who supervises the Districts
Civil Works Administration work.
He planned to confer this afternoon
with Harry L. Hopkins, Federal relief
administrator, who heads the Civil
Works Administration. or one of his
principal assistants.
additional Projects Mapped.
The District now has between $4,000
and $4,000 men and women assigned
to projects under the Districts c. w.
A. program. Because of the difficulty
Of organizing the huge employment
program here in so short a time. the
Commissioner will ask that the dead
line for filling the job quota of 10000
be extended for reasonable period.
Many additional projects on which the
Commissioner hopes to engage 1000
additional workers now are being
mapped out. Among these are plans
for conducting recreational activities to
provide leisure time programs for the
army of workers who are on the 30
IlOuT week pan.
This proposal calls for employment of
directors for various Fairgrounds, sing
ing and other community activities at
Federal and District recreational CEN
tiers here.
Comdr. Allen also will take up with
Federal officials the need for eliminating
red tape" involved in the assignment
of persons to c. w. A. jobs.
Under the present system all c. w. A.
workers, except those who have been on
the Districts emergency relief roll, must
be drawn from the register Of eligibles
at the District public employment CEN
ter, 480 Indiana avenue. Under this
system the assignments are made only
by the center director, David Ruml.
Inability Charged.
Complaints have been made that
the employment center has refused
to assign persons to various key Jobs" q"
as selected from the register of ELI
gibles by heads of Federal and Dis
trict agencies. Complaints also have
been made that others selected from
these lists by employment center off,
GERS have not been able to fill the re-
quirements of the jobs.
Allen said he does not seek to
change this general system, but that
he wishes to have it modified so that
when Government department officials
have interviewed men on the eligible
list, the employment center officials
would consider such requisitionS for
men. He would apply this only to
persons needed for key" positions.
Evening star., 1933-12-11
Swimming Pool to Be Built
InTakOma-Ma1lOr Park at Once
Property O,oner Whhdra,os Protest and
CiUi Works Project VIII Proceed,
Hazen and Settle announce.

Agreement to proceed at once with
construction Of a swimming pool in the
Takoma- Manor Park Recreation Center,
as civil works project, was reached
today at conference between Commis-
sioner Melvin c. Hazen and Thomas S.
Settle. secretary of the Park and Plan
ming Commission.
Work had been halted last week after
protests were received from group Of
property owners near the center, headed
by H. L. Thornton, who objected to the
closing of Fourth street within the
boundaries of the center. The pool was
being built on the line of the street.
Thornton today presented to Hazen
and Settle statement withdrawing this
protest and asking that Fourth street
be closed between Sheridan and Van
Buren streets, after a compromise had
been reached by officials to move the
site of the pool $50 feet farther south
from Van Buren street.
The substance of the protest had been
that recreation facilities. expected to
serve a large number of persons, would
cause traffic congestion and noise, which
would constitute a nuisance.
1t was announced that, as part of
the compromise. plans for the develop
ment of a skating rink had been
abandoned.
Evening star., 1933-12-11

Some time ago the Commissioners
abandoned plans for the closing OF
Fourth street in this area when protests
were filed by owners of nearby prop
erty. Since more than 80 property
owners have withdrawn formal objec-
tions and now ask that the street be
closed, the Commissioners have agreed
to make the change in the highway
plan. Formal action will be taken this
afternoon.
If the property owners had persisted
in their protests against the street clos
ing, it would have been necessary to
submit the matter to jury to deter
mine If any damages were to be
awarded to property owners, before the
pool legally could have been con-
structed. The Commissioners believe
this point has been settled by the filing
of the petition for the street closing.
The pool is part of the project of the
Park and Planning Commission for the
eventual development of senior high
school, athletic field. volley ball courts
and other recreational facilities in the
center area, between Third and Fifth
streets, Sheridan and Van Buren streets
The pool was C. w. A. project OF the
National Capital Parks Office, which is
under the Interior Department.
Evening star., 1933-12-11
j. S.PLANS AGENCY
ON FOREIGN TRADE
President Calls Conference of
Government Leaders With
George N. Peek.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt called a confer
ence of Government leaders to meet
with George N Peek late today for the
organization of a foreign trade agency.
The summoning of the parley indi-
Gated the present Agriculture Adjust
ment administrator would take over the
direction of this new Government
agency
Peek and other Department of Agri-
culture officials, headed by Guy Rexford
Tugwell, assistant secretary, have been
at odds over policy.
Representatives of the State, Treas
ury and Agricultural Departments the
R. F. C. and the Federal Alcohol Con-
troll Administration will join in the
trade talk.
The primary purpose of the meeting
was described at the White House as
the finding of markets abroad for
American surpluses in exchange for
goods which must be imported.
The dawn of repeal and the subse-
quent huge liquor importation from
overseas has brought this issue to point.
Peek has long been student OF
methods of developing the foreign
market for American farm products.
and the President asked him to take
over this assignment when differences
between him and others in the Agri-
cultural Department became hot.
Evening star., 1933-12-11
Births Reported.

Benny H. and Hazel Johnson. girl.
Relph F. and Nancy Schreiber, girl
Gilbert G. and Louise La Gorce. girl.
Brainard and Pauline Howard, girl.
Bertram s and Helen Follin. boy.
Kenneth D. and Mary Curry. boy.
Ira E. and Marjorie Black. boy,
William and Annabelle Dean. girl
Thomas and Sarah Fitzgerald, girl.
John M and Mona Harris. girl.
Ellison and Bertha Percy, girl.
James and Kate Marrs, girl.
Gregory and Elizabeth Wood, girl.
William and Ethel Wright. girl.
William and Agnes Curtis, girl
William and Josephine Moorhead boy.
George and Mary McShay, boy.
James and Francis Smith. boy.
Joseph and Sarah Williams. boy.
John II. and Dakota Spriggs, boy.
Hick and Laura Proctor. boy.
Earnest and Margaret Bell. boy.
Edward and Dora Whalen. boy.
George and Ellen johnson. boy.
Carlyle and Lola Gray. boy.
Joseph and Edith French1boy.
Evening star., 1933-12-11
"ETHER COLONEL" NAMED

In his determination to suppress radio
static In the confines of the Common
wealth of Kentucky, Gov. Ruby Laffoon
today announced the appointment of
Andrew G. Haley. assistant counsel to
the Federal Radio Commission, IS
colonel of the ether"
Haley will be in charge of the COM
monwealth's signal corps, with orders
to abolish static by armed force If
necessary.
Evening star., 1933-12-11
Capital Needy to Get Share
Ofl2,OOO, 900 Dozen Relief Eggs
District Emergency Division Preparing
for Part of Allotment Federal Sur
plus Corporation for Poor Here.

The District emergency relief divi-
sion was preparing today to give
Washington's needy their share of the
12,000,0 900 dozen eggs ordered by the
Federal Government for distribution
among poor families in all parts Of the
country.
The eggs. it was announced by Harry
L. Hopkins. president of the Federal
Surplus Relief Corporation and Federal
relief administrator, will be added to
the pork already being distributed
among the destitute.
Robert L. King, superintendent of
distribution of surplus commodities for
the District. said plans for disposing of
the eggs locally were incomplete.
Il don't even know yet how many
eggs we'll need" said King. Il just
received notice Of the action and my
plans still are somewhat nebulous.
Il can tell you this, though-nobody
is going to go hungry in the District
Evening star., 1933-12-11
WIVES TESTIMONY HELD
VALID IN LIQUOR CASES
Supreme Court Rules She May Ap-
pear in Behalf of Husband, Over
ruling Lower Courts.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Supreme Court held today that
wives OF persons charged with violation
OF Federal criminal laws can testify in
behalf of their husbands at the trial.
The question was raised in a case
brought by John S. Funk, indicted at
Rockingham, N. c., in 1929 and con-
victed on the charge of conspiracy to
violate the national prohibition law.
Funk, a Federal prohibition agent, was
alleged to have agreed to protect Gus
Dowdy and Charlie Martin in the manu.
facture and sale of illicit liquor.
The trial court refused to permit Mrs.
Funk to testify concerning statements
made by witness, holding she was
incompetent to appear as witness in
a criminal case against her husband.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
took the same view.
Evening star., 1933-12-11

this Winter, we'll see to that"
King added that he expected to have
detailed plans for distribution of the
Districts share of the eggs worked out
by Wednesday.
Purchase and distribution of the
eggs will be in charge of local relief
administrators, in all parts of the
country, according to the announce
ment by Hopkins, who also is civil
works administrator. These officials
Will work under general program out
lined by Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration authorities and officials
OF the Surplus Relief Corporation.
Already arrangements have been
made for the purchase of approx
mately 2,500,000 eggs in storage in
New York, Philadelphia and Boston.
Plans for the purchase of the eggs
were worked out by G. B. Hattersley,
commodity executive, and Lieut.. Comdr.
L. A. Odlin, Navy Supply Corps.
Evening star., 1933-12-11
FATHER M'ADAMS TELLS
OF HELP GIVEN POOR
Society of st. Vincent de Paul Ad-
dressed at Quarterly Meeting
on Service.

A distinction was drawn between
classes of the poor by Rev. Edward. B.
McAdams at the quarterly meeting of
the Society of st. Vincent de Paul
yesterday morning. Father McAdams
said that the poor who are victims of
circumstances over which they have
no control are anxious to help them
selves and afford workers like men,
bers of the st. Vincent de Paul So
ciety real pleasure in working with
them. The poor who will not be
anything but poor" manage to "tire"
those who seek to help them.
However" Father McAdams said,
I'VE should not leave these latter poor,
but we should keep trying to help them
in every way to make them realize
that they should help themselves"
A resolution thanking John Nc
Cormack, famous tenor, and Mrs.
David Elkins for their recent assist
ance to the st. Vincent de Paul So
ciety was adopted.
The conference, opened with holy
communion and mass at st. J6eph,s
Church, held its business session at
Sholl's cafe, where breakfast was
served.
Evening star., 1933-12-11
C. C. C. is PURCHASING
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
1925 to Be Bought at Total Cost
of $121, ,5O2.7O, Robert Fech-
ner Announces.

A total of 1925 fire extinguishers
for use by the Civilian Conservation
Corps is being purchased, it was an
nounced today by Robert Fechner. di-
rector of emergency conservation work
The total cost will be S121, ,502.70, which
averages approximately S75 for each
camp.
Contracts have already been let for
1852 extinguishers, while purchase of
an additional 4,123 has been authorized
Purchase of the extinguishers was
through the Quartermaster Corps of the
United States Army. The Sd Corps
Area, comprising Virginia, Maryland
Pennsylvania and the District of Co
lumbia, will receive total of 2,310 ex-
Evening star., 1933-12-11
POLICE SEEK HUSBAND
IN SHOOTING ON STREET
Mrs. Catherine Pieronchakos in
Critical Condition With Bullet
in Abdomen.

While his wife. Catherine, 40. Law in
critical condition in Casualty Hosni-
tal with bullet wound in her abdomen
SteVe PleronchakoS. sought by police
as her assailant, was still at large
today.
Pleronchakos is alleged to have shot
ms wife as she walked on Seventh street
southwest. near c street, late SATURDAY.
He has not been seen since he reported
ms act to Mrs. Carl Shelton, custodian
OF their two children, at GIT c street
ing. D'
P1eronchakos, a native of Greece
formerly was fruit huckster, but re-
Gently had been employed on a civ,
works Job. He and his wife were sep
erated. wy
Evening star., 1933-12-11
WHITE HOUSE TO MARK
AMERICAN CHEESE WEEK
Mrs. Roosevelt Announces She Will
Serve Product at Every Meal and
at Supreme Court Dinner.

BY the Associated Press
The White House is celebrating
American cheese week in a thorough
going fashion under Mrs. Roosevelt's
supervision.
''This is cheese week." she told her
press conference today, and 81 will
serve American cheese at every meal.
How to do it differently on every
menuAs something of a problem.
Luckily, it just happens that my
husband loves cheeseI"
At the Thursday night dinner to the
Supreme Court, Mrs. Roosevelt said
cream cheese probably would be served
alongside the salad.
Evening star., 1933-12-11
PAY RESTORATION
ETSNEW SUPPORT
Favored by Several on Sub
committee Starting Postal
Bill Hearings.

With several members Of the sub
committee advocating full restoration
of the basic salaries to Government en-
ployes with the expiration of the Is per
cent slash under the economy act on
July l, hearings started this afternoon
on the Treasury-Post Office appropria-
ton bill. The budget for the Post
Office Department is based on a new 10
per cent cut, allowing a restoration of
5 per cent of the cut. Chairman Bu-
chanan of the full appropriations Com
mittee has urged 5 per cent reStora-
ton as the policy for all the appropria
ton bills.
Final Action Delay.
Meanwhile the subcommittee on the
independent Office appropriation bill.
which expected to mark up" the bill
today to include the full basic salaries
adjourned until January 2, without hav-
ing taken final action. This was done
to allow time for an agreement among
administration leaders representing the
White House, the Budget Bureau and
leaders in House and Senate to decide
just what the administrations policy is
to be on the question of salary restora-
ton.
Among these on the Treasury Post
Office Subcommittee who advocate 4
full restoration of basic salaries are
Representative Clarence j. Mcleod, Re-
publican, of Michigan. and Representa-
tive John j. Boylan, Democrat, of New
York, who contend that it would be a
refutation of the entire N. r. A. pro-
gram for Congress to enact a further
salary slash since the provisions of the
economy act expire on July /. and
unless new legislation is passed the basic
salaries again are in force. How can
the Federal Government square itself
with private industry unless it sets an
example by doing the very things it is
urging private industry to do?" said
Representative Mcleod. How can the
administration expect the people to be-
lieve that the recovery program is a
success if the Federal Government de-
clares that it must further slash the
salaries of the faithful Government
workers.
Promises Full Support.
Il can see no logical argument for
continuing the Government pay cut and
1 will do my best to have the full basic
salaries put into all the appropriation
bills" concluded Mr.. Mcleod.
E. Claude Babcock, former secretary
of the Civil Service Commission and
now president of the American FEEDER
alton Of Government employees, today
had hearing before the Independent
Offices Subcommittee, of which Repre-
sentative Clifton A. Woodrum of Vir-
ginia is chairman. He urged the
restoration of the legal. basic salary,
abolition of the administrative furlough,
elimination Of the prohibition against
promotion and other efforts to build
up the purchasing power and the morale
of the Government workers.
Evening star., 1933-12-11
PAINTER TAKES OWN LIFE
Victim of Gas Leaves Long Letter
to Daughter.

Richard w. Bleynagel, 81, a painter
and interior decorator. committed sui
eide early today in his one-room apart
ment at 2819 Fourteenth street by turn
ing on the jets Of gas stove. He was
found lying on bed when members
OF the fire rescue squad broke into
the apartment in response to an alarm
OF nelghbors who smelled gas In the
building
Bleynagel left 12-page letter which
police said was addressed to a daughter
living in California. Deputy Coroner
C.. ]. MurlNy issued . certificate Of
suicide In t1ae case. r.
Evening star., 1933-12-11
RECEIVER SUES HARPER
Claims 81, 500 Due on North Capt..
tai Stock Assessment.

A suit for 81 500 was filed in District
Supreme Court today against Col. Rob-
ert N. Harper, prominent in local bank
ing circles, by John s. Bryan, receiver
for the North Capital Savings Bank,
who said the money is due on a stock
assessment
The suit filed through Attorney
Francis w. Hill, jr., alleges Col Harper
owned 200 shares of stock In the bank
and has paid only $500 of a $4,000 as
sessment made against him in Novem-
Der, 1882.
Evening star., 1933-12-11
CIVITAN CLUB ELECTS
AT DINNER TOMORROW
s. T Cameron, Retiring President,
to Preside-Dr. M. L. Townsend
to Be Honor Guest.

The Civitan Club of Washington will
elect officers for the coming year at
its annual dinner scheduled for 6
o'clock tomorrow night at the HAM
ilton Hotel. The retiring president.
S. T. Cameron, will preside, and
among guests of honor will be DR.. M.
Z. Townsend of Washington. interna-
tional president of Civitan Clubs.
T. j. Crowen and M. w. Hysong have
been placed in nomination for presi-
dent. Three vice presidents will be
selected from the following nominees:
D. r. Forbes. E. c. Gott, jr; A. L.
Leeph, F. r. Pennington and H. L.
Thornton.
Three directors will be chosen from
among A. L. Biggs. Dr. G. 8. Barn.
hart, Dr. r. C. Mccullough, T. H.
Markward, r. Jose, l. S. Taylor and
S. Zirkin.
Evening star., 1933-12-11
SEE END OF TYPHUS

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, December 1.-THE Met
chnikov Institute of Moscow has an
nounced it had succeeded in cultivating
the typhus germ after IS years of ex-
periments and expected 1t to- result in
elimination Of the typhus menace in
Russia and otheEnE Eastern countries.
Evening star., 1933-12-11
ENDS LIFE BY GAS
Hamel B. Rountree Brooded Over
Wife's Death.

Brooding over the death of his wife
three weeks ago, Hamel B. Rountree. rs,
ended his life last night by inhaling
Illuminating gas In the bath room Of his
home. 622 E street southwest.
He was found by his daughter, Mrs.
Kathleen Williams, Lyon Park. Va. Act
ing Coroner Christopher j. Murphy Is
sued q certificate of suicide.
Evening star., 1933-12-11
WILL DISCUSS TREES
Biological Society to Meet al
Cosmos Club Saturday,

Discussions of trees native to the
District of Columbia and vicinity will
feature the next meeting of the Biolog-
ical Society of Washington at O'Clock
Saturday night in the Cosmos Club.
Speakers will include Alvah Godding,
superintendent of grounds at st. Eliza
beth's Hospital, and Ross w. Davidson
of the Bureau of rlant Industry, De-
partment of Agriculture.