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Evening star., 1933-02-12

ers the bus stations, the tourist camps,
the traction stations and the Union
station 1t necessarily has to have a
stan OF some size to handle the prob
lens Of over 100000 travellers, who come
to 1t by foot or various means of con-
Veyance during the year. 1t saves many
times over its moderate cost by return
Ing to their own homes, people who
otherwise would become dependent upon
the Washington community. One of
It's greatest services now Is its skilled
guidance and aid to thousands of wan
dering, homeless boys who are part of
a Nationwide problem
Social Hygiene Society.
Representative Holiday also COM
pletely misunderstands. apparently, the
nature of the Social Hygiene Society.
II Is not In any sense OF the word q
relief agency. 1t Is completely an edu-
cational and preventive organization
and naturally all Of this expense is for
the salaries, office rent and other in
cidental expenses for its small, but very
able staff. Most of the service of the
organization Is rendered by . group Of
very able volunteers under the direc-
tion of its executive secretary.
Representative Holiday also ap-
parently Is unaware Of the fact that
while the Community Chest gave the
Animal Rescue League about $500 last
year, the organization received con-
siderably more than that in dues from
members and In payments by people
for services rendered by the league to
their animals. The Animal Rescue
League, again, is not a relief organiza-
ton. 1t collects and cares for lost and
injured animals."
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CRITICISM DENIED
IN JOBLESS RELIEF
Wilson Tells House Group Funds
Being Managed Con-
soientiously.

Complaints over administration OF
the emergency unemployment relief
fund, filed with the House Subcommit-
tee on Appropriations, were categori-
cally denied by George 8. Wilson, direc-
tor of public welfare, during recent
hearings on the 1884 District budget, it
was disclosed today when the transcript
OF the proceedings was made public.
Representative Cannon, Democrat, OF
Missouri, chairman Of the subcommit-
tee, said 1t had been charged that the
unemployed had been estimated far
above the number actually out of work,
that many Of those granted relief were
"aoaters" who had been in the District
less than six months, that there was an
unnecessary overhead in the unemploy-
ment relief Office, that work had been
given to single men instead of to heads
of families, that work had been given
to two in the same family, and that ap-
plicants had been placed on the relief
rolls as the result of influence
Mr.. Wilson declared the relief fund
had been very conscientiously man
aged" I'VE are not claiming any om-
impotence" he said "The Lord knows
In set-up like this In an emergency,
and with the crowd we have down there,
two streets filled and policemen keep
ing them back from the doors, 1t is
far from being perfect, but very sin
cere effort Is made; and in view Of the
many responsible people who have seen
this work and testified to 1t, and the
representatives of the social agencies
from all over, I say that 1t is little bit
hard to be indicted in an anonymous
communication, with no basis given as
to where these things came from"
Mr.. Cannon said there was no In
tention on the part of the committee
to criticise the Emergency Relief Bu-
reau, but that 1t was merely seeking
Information.
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AERO LEADERS MEET
HERE FEBRUARY II
Will Review Years Accomplish
ments and Decide Winner of
Collier Trophy.

A special committee composed of the
Nations aeronautical leaders, appointed
by the National Aeronautic Association
will meet In Washington Friday, Feb
ruary II, to review the outstanding
aeronautical accomplishments of the
past year and decide the 1882 winner
of the Collier Trophy, highest award in
American aeronautics.
+. Trubee Dawson, Assistant Secre-
tary of War for Aeronautics, will serve
as chairman of the committee, members
OF which will be Charles L. Lawrence
president Of the Aeroneutical Chamber
Of Commerce; Col Harry H. Blee, d.
rector Of aeronautic development, De-
partment of Commerce; James @. Ray.
vice president of the Alitogiro Co. of
America; Frank Hitchcock, former Post
master General, Capt. Earl N. Finder
and Rear Admiral Emory s. Lind, for
mer assistant chief of the Navy Bureau
of Aeronautics.
The strophy Is awarded annually by
the National Aerouautic Association
'for the greatest achievement in aVia-
tion In America, the value Of which has
been demonstrated by actual use during
the preceding year."
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CHARGES FIJI. In OIL
PROBATION INQUIRY
Ingenious Schemes for Stealing
Uncovered, With Bribery and
Plotting Alleged.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY. February H.
As the Oil proration probe by Commit.
tee Of the Oklahorna Senate neared a
months duration, investigators and oil
men admitted proration regulations
were virtually broken down at the time
the investigation got under way.
Col. Cicero ]. Murray, in charge of
military enforcement of proration in
the Oklahoma City field, himself has
told the Investigating Committee of the
ingenious schemes for stealing oil un-
covered by his forces photographs of
mechanical devices for running the
hidden flows have been printed In
newspapers.
OH operators appearing before the
committee have stated they violated the
proration regulations for their own
protection. Independent and major
operators alike have testified proration
as administered in Oklahoma is unfair
and inequitable.
Witnesses have given testimony pur-
porting to implicate the military with
fraud, the National Guardsmen Offer
ing counter charges. Accusations Of
bribery and conspiracy have been
hurled. National Ghardsmen and oil
workers and oil company officiaIs have
clashed physically In the oil fields and
wells have been maliciously damaged.
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unit Of the new municipal group is
ready for occupancy.
The District bill provides for a 10
per cent discount on all water bills
within Is days after they are rendered,
with an estimated saving Of 5000 900 to
the taxpayers next year.
The Washington Public Library
items were increased above the budget
recommendations. OF the increase,
S2,478 Is to correct mistake made in
figuring the 8la reductions in salary
under the economy act provisions on
all salaries even those receiving only
$1,000 or less.
A legislative proviso in the bill pro-
hibits the Public Utilities Commission
from usng any funds to enforcs any
order compelling the taxicabs to install
meters. y
One of the largest increases in ap-
preparations is S49, 900 over current ap-
preparations and $12,700 over budget
estimates for widening and repaving
Constitution avenue. making the total
of this item $94.800,
One of the largest decrease In the
bill was $54S,350 under current appro-
priations and $29,286 under budget
figures for salaries for teachers, the
total written into the bill being
$5,996.414.
There is a decrease of $703, 500 in the
item for public works, cut of $274.G
under the budget recommendation,
leaving the total in the bill, 1855 900.
The largest savings under the bill are
in salary items due to the continuation
of the economy act provisions-with an
estimate total savings for the coming
fiscal year of $2.200,000.
School Outlay Limited.
Another legislative prohibition limits
the amount to be spent ON the new
Reno High School to $l,000.000. Those
who have been analyzing the bill point
out that undoubtedly high school can
be built for $l.000,000; but that the
Reno section deserves Just as good a
high school as the other important sec
tions of the District and II Reno gets
q 1000, 900 high school 1t will be the
cheapest high school built for some
time in the District. -
The District Workhouse and Re
formatory appropriations have been
cut to s702,540, which is $119,490 les5
than current appropriations and $685.
$50 below the budget recommendations
Inc subcommittee eilHtulaleQ - POSI-
tions provided for in the bill last year,
but not filled by the Public Welfare
Board, attributing it to delay In COM
pleting the walled inclosure and q con-
sequent delay in bringing long-term
prisoners from Atlanta and Leavel-
worth to the local institution, although
the building Is already up.
The Budget Recommendation of Sl73,-
900 was allowed for reclamation of the
Anacostia flats.
Under the Board OF Public Welfare
items the $625,000 for unemployment
relief is listed as not allowed and as
a reduction in that amount under
Budget recommendations, while it Ia
later carried under this new fund with
out showing in the tabulation, thus
showing q reduction In appropriations
under the Budget figures.
When the bill was before the House
late yesterday under general debate,
Mapes of Michigan, Re-
publican chairman of the special COM
mittee which presented a program o.
four additional tax bills after stud
Of the fiscal relations between the Fed
sral and District Governments, again
the District taxpayers as not
their share toward the
costs Of government.
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D. c. BILLS FACE
HOUSE TOMORROW
Part of the Day to Be De-
voted, However, to Petition
on CroWther Bill.

Tomorrow is District day" In the
House, but with part of the day auto
matically mortgaged for action ON the
petition to discharge the Ways and
Means Committee from consideration
of the Crowther bill setting up special
tariffs to offset the deprecated curren-
cies OF foreign governments.
There are "a bills ON the list pre-
pared by Chairman Norton of the House
District Committee, but only a selected
few of the most important of these
measures will be considered.
On this list is the correction of the
street railway merger measure, which
has been passed by both House and
Senate and then found to contain a
transposition of few words in en-
crossing of the bill. The Senate has
already made this correction and the
House is expected to do likewise to-
morrow.
Another bill which the District Off
cials are particularly anxious to have
passed Is that requiring notice where
suit Is to be filed against the Dis
trict as a result Of an accident, so that
the District may be able properly to
investigate the accident. This bill has
been amended SO as to take no rights
from the citizen under the statute of
limitations.
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WANTS D. c. FREED
Of zoo EXPENSES
BIanton Suggests Transfer
to Independent Offices
Appropriations.

A movement to relieve the District
government of its share of the burden
Of supporting the National Geological
Park was initiated by Representative
Blanton, Democrat, of Texas, during re-
cent hearings on the 1884 District bud
get before the House Subcommittee on
Appropriations.
The transcript Of the hearings, re-
leased today for publication, showed that
Mr. Blanton advocated transferring
items for maintenance of the Zoo from
appropriations bill He took the position
that the Zoo is distinct independent
Federal institution.
II want to see the District people
pay every dollar that they ought to
pay" Mr.. Blanton declared, "but I do
not think they ought to be charged for
something that Is wholly q govern
mental matter, and they are charged in
a way for the maintenance of this Zoo
Founded by Smithsonian.
Or. william Mann, director of the
Zoo. said he was appreciative of the
attitude Of the Commissioners toward
the Zoo, but he realized the funds of
the District are not suficient properly
to develop the institution.
I'VE belong to the Smithsonian IN
stitution." declared DIR, Mann. I'VE
were founded by the Smithsonian IN
stitution, We are scientific institu-
tion. No matter where we are put, We
should always be in close contact with
the National Museum, with which we
are In close cooperation,
Where the money should come from
I cannot say. but we should like to be
placed where we could get the money
necessary for developing the Zoo into
the national institution that it should
be-"
Or. Mann pointed out that appropria-
tions for the 90 were carried in the
Smithsonian bill until about 10 years
ago.
Crosby Is Favorable.
Commissioner Herbert B. Crosby said
he thought 1t would be "a very excel
lent thing" If the Zoo is turned over to
the Federal Government because it is
Q part of the Smithsonian Institution
DR.. Mann explained that only 48 per
cent of the automobiles that drive into
the Zoo park carry District tags, and
that most of them bring visitors from
other States.
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ID. G.. Bill in Brief
III. S. Contribution $6,5O0,OO0.|
Forces S6,260,000 Tax
Revenue Surplus

Redu6es Federal contribution to So
500. 900.
Forces District to build up surplus
of tax revenues amounting to $6,260' 600.
Increases intangible personal prop
erty tax 20 per cent, the added reve-
nues to create a special fund for un-
employment relief.
Puts out of commission two new high
temperature incinerators and Highway
Department testing laboratory In which
District invested more than 100000.
Cripples building inspection division
and Office of recorder of deeds,
Curtails highway. water and sewer
improvements seriously, projects which
would have provided work for more than
1000 unemployed.
Eliminates District pay of non-Gov-
ernment employees who attend District
militia training camps.
Allows 10 per cent discount on water
bills paid within is days after rendition.
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2, 2,454, 4,268-Callon
Daily Water Waste
Was Halted in 1892

Leaks In water mains, wasting
2,454, ,268 gallons a day were dis
covered and stopped in 1882. D.
w. Holton. superintendent of the
Water Department, revealed at
the recent hearings before the
House Subcommittee on Ap-
preparations on the 1884 District
budget.
In 1891 the Water Department
stopped leaks wasting 1871 ,020
gallons q day, Mr.. Holton said,
and combined with the work last
year, the annual saving to the
District amounts to $l2,6164S.
based en- the production cost of
$7,9a a million gallons.
The leaks were found during
a water survey authorized several
years ago when Water Department
officials reported millions of gal
Ions of water being wasted every
year through old and leaky
mains.
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DISTRICT BUILDING
PURCHASE URGED
Holiday for $5, 900, 900 Price
and Free Rent Pending
Center Readiness.

The House was called upon by
Representative William P. Holiday,
Republican, of Illinois, a member OF
the subcommittee which drafted the
District appropriation bill. in q speech
on the floor late yesterday. to prompt
ly pass a bill authorizing the Federal
Government to purchase the present
District Building at approximately
s5,00o,o0 and that the District Gov
ernment should be permitted to occupy
the building rent free until the new
Administration Building In the Mu-
nicipal Center is ready for occupancy
He insisted that the Federal Gov
ernment was responsible for forcing
the District to sink its surplus funds in
four square site removing valuable
property from taxation. far beyond the
needs of the municipality. "As against
the Commissioners project estimated
to cost $12,000,00o, the Municipal Cen
ter project required as result OF leg
islation by Congress will cost about
22,00o, ,0oo." he emphasized.
Additional Expenditure.
Representative Holiday said:
I'm order to carry out the general
Identification plan of the Capital, Con-
gress has, by authorizing the purchase
Of additional land and the expansion
of the building plans, made necessary
total appropriations for the Municipal
Center that are approximately double
the amount necessary to provide q
Municipal Center entirely adequate to
ernment. This additional expenditure
Ia entirely the creature of Congress
and was authorized by Congress in
spite of the Recommendation of the
District Commissioners to the con-
trary"
Representative Holiday reviewed the
history OF the municipal project and
said: TT must be clear that the District
y unable, without grave injury to other
Distrfct needs, to carry on the munich
pal center project out OF current reve-
nues. The first unit could be completed
without difficulty provided the District
could obtain the purchase price of about
5000 900 for the present District Build
ing. As the matter now stands, the Sec
ond unit and the several other items
would have to be financed entirely out
OF current revenues.
Stand by Secretary.
TT has been stated that the Score
tary of the Treasury viii not purchase
the present building and place the
money to the credit Of the District until
further legislation is obtained from,
Congress, which would authorize the
District to have the benefit of the entire
purchase price of the building and to
continue to use the present District
Building without rental until such time
as the new building in the municipal
center would be available for occupancy.
There appears to be no question as to
the legal right of the Secretary of the
Treasury to purchase the District
Building, but there is doubt as to
whether the District should receive any
greater amount than one-half of the
purchase price OF the building and also
doubt as to the right of the Secretary of
the Treasury to permit the District to
occupy the District Building without
payment of rent"
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priatsons, the committee wrote into the
bill legislative provision denying free
instruction TO all nonresident pupils.
The provision will not apply to pupils
enrolled In the schools a. the time of
enactment Of the bill.
II was brought out by DR.. Frank w.
Ballou, uperintendent of schools, dur
ing recent hearings on the 1884 bulge.
that there are 2,5S7 nonresident pu-
Ellis enrolled In the public schools, OF
whom only &C ere paying tuition. Mos
OF these pupils are from nearby Mary
land and Virginia, and those exempted
from tuition are children of Federal
employees.
Although the bill seriously retards the
activities CT the Water Department, it
proposes to cut down the mounting
surplus in the water fund 100000 by
allowing 10 per cent discount on bills
paid within IS days after rendition
The Appropriations Committee said Il
considered reducing the water rates. but
was informed that q study is being
made of the financial and physical con-
dition of the water service with view
to adjusting rates, but that would not
be completed for some time. so II
adopted the alternative of 10 per cent
~
as means of providing temporary re-
lief to water consumer.
Militia Funds Reduced.
The bill deals a serious blow at the
District Militia by reducing its ap-
propria ton to $3l,817, which is 26,78a
less than the current appropriation
and S22, $50 below the budget estimates
An item of $4,000 for the pay Of troops
who attend camp was completely elm
mated, which will deny District of Co.
lumbia compensation to all Nationa
Guardsmen who attend the Summer
camps, except Government employees
who suffer no loss in compensation
from their regular jobs while in train.
ing The appropriation for camp ex,
penses also was cut to $4,000. although
District Militia officials claim the cost
of operating the camp is now 25 pei
cent lower than prior to the Worle
War.
The committee allowed the Police
Department request for $1,000 fol
equipping additional automobiles with
| radio receiving sets and the installa'
| tion Of loud speakers in all police pre-,
cinct stations, but dropped an item O
| 5000 to pay the expenses of member
| of the department who attend polic'
| schools
The bill also failed to carry an item
Of $50, COO which the Budget Bureau ha,
approved for the construction of a nev
golf course for colored persons in Ana
costa Park The committee eliminate,
this recommendation, it said, becaus
Of the policy Of restricting new develop
ulent to minimum.
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control provisions and the sections de-
fining parity" between commercial and
agricultural prices be stricken from
the bill awaits action next week.
Embroiled Over Tariff.
After disposing of the question of
mittee became embroiled in tariff
dispute arising from motion to take
out of the measure proposed duty
Of cents a pound on imported
animal, vegetable and marine oils.
This tariff was written in by the
House to protect dairy products. which
went out by the committees action
today
In making known the committees de-
cision ON the commodities, McNary
said, he had no comment to make on the
letter addressed to members of his COM
mittee by O'Neal last night asserting
that bill limited to cotton and wheat
would leave large areas Of the country
almost unaided.
ONeal also opposed the other two
changes proposed by McNary, saying
that Ii acreage control features were
stricken out. the bill would merely add
to our troubles rather than relieve
them"
Would Tax Professor.
As the bill passed the House, it pro-
vided for a tax on the packer, miller or
other professor Of the seven selected
products.
In return for cutting production 20
per cent, the farmer then would be paid
out OF the proceeds of this tax an
amount sufficient to bring the price he
receives for his domestically consumed
output up to the pre-war price ratio
between agricultural and commercial
commodities.
The farm mortgage moratorium bill
sponsored by Senator Hull, Democrat,
on the ground that 1t would help the
mortgage holder more than the farmer.
Protest to Senators.
ONeals disapproval Of the way SEN
ate committees are handling the domes-
tic allotment and farm mortgage legis-
latton was followed last night by letters
OF protest to the Senators from C. o.
Moser. vice president of the American
Cotton Cooperative Association, New
Orleans, and c, G, Henry of the same
group. Henry is also chairman of the
Allied Farm Organizations Committee
on Farm Mortgages.
Meser described as Extremely un-
desirable" the limitation of the allot-
ment bill to wheat and cotton and the
elimination of the production control
features.
THE distress among the producers Of
corn, hogs, tobacco and butterfat Is
said to be as great as it Is among cotton
and and wheat growers" he wrote.
Acreage Control "Heart Of BilI.s
Describing the acreage control pro-
visions as the real heart of the BILL"
Moser said that without 1t "the tenn
porarily increased price would only
stimulate increased acreage and pro-
duction, pyramid the surplus, lower the
price and simply aggravate the problem
al the distress"
We cannot believe the committee Is
seriously considering such a step" he
added, but II so we desire to caution
you against such q course and to
enter solemn and positive protest
against it."
Henry described "the latest draft of
the Hull hill' as inadequate and un-
wise" and urged the substitution of a
provision of the emergency farm
credit" bill advocated by the farm
organizations. This would establish a
81 900 100000 Federal corporation for
direct loans TO the farmers.
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Has Largest Bed Room.

Scotty Armstrong, Fort Wayne, Ind,
a freshman at Butler University, sleeps
In the worlds largest bed room" 1t Is
q university field house comprising e.
58S 500 cubic feet. For the privilege of
sleeping there Armstrong does odd jobs
around the field house. He also does
most of his studying there,
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LION ATTACKS ATTENDANT
Man Cleaning Cage in Painted
Desert Zoo Is Injured.

GALLUP, N. Mex, February II (P).-
Attacked by mountain lion when he
started to clean the animals cage at
the Painted Desert Zoo near Holbrook,
Ariz., Frank Macy, 10, Of Chicago, an
attendant, was seriously injured. He
was brought to hospital here today
with severe lacerations of the head and
body. Fellow workers answering Nagy's
screams were unable to drive the lion
of and had to shoot 1t.
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Kin Loses Beggar's Estate. .

PALERMO, Sicily P)-A cousins ap-
plication for beggar's estate of 81 was
rejected by the civil court here which
held that since no relatives had helped
the mendicant in life. none was entitled
10 the money he left. t
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Wales Bodyguard Pensioned.

LONDON CP).-With the pensioning
OF William Palmer, detective inspector
the Prince of Wales lost the personal
bodyguard who watched over him when
ever he Travelled abroad since 1925.
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Buzzard-30,O00 Volts-Bzt!

EGREVILLE. France OP.-A large
buzzard alighting ON a high-tension
cable carrying $4,000 volts brushed a
parallel wire with an outspread wing
electrocuted himself and plunged the
whole region In sudden darkness.
Evening star., 1933-02-12

IaJ'MahaI 70 Be Reproduced.
The Taj-Mahal is to be reproduced
on an estate in Philadelphia as a bird
sanctuary.