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Evening star., 1933-11-26
With d. G. Civic Organizations
Sewer Construction Bond Issue Strikes Blow at River
Pollution-Thomas Urges Percentage Method
for District Appropriations.

$100, and other pledges were made
aggregating $500. 1t was reported
that Wilton J. Lambert and Robert
v. Fleming have signified their will
lingness to serve respectively as
chairman and treasurer OF any Or
ganization which may be formed to
further this movement.
Community Center
For Montgomery County.
CREATION of public system Of
" supervised recreation and lei
sure hour activities modelled
after the District of Columbia Com
munity Center, is the subject Of
study by a special committee of the
Montgomery County Civic Federation
Use of the county school facilities
for various forms of recreation and
civic activities has grown to such an
extent that the federation believes 1t
should now be put upon a we'll
organized and systematic basis.
Attempt to Include
Entire Metropolitan Area.
THE INTERPRETATION Confer
i ence is undertaking to extend
It's benefits to and receive help
from the civic organizations in the
City of Alexandria and Fairfax
County, Virginia, and Prince Georges
County, Maryland. This can be
brought about through the affiliation
Of federated bodies of these three
jurisdictions with the conference.
In Prince Georges County the
Community League, composed of 35
organizations, may be able to serve
as such naison body. In Alexandria
a movement is under way to form
federation and the conference Is
rendering its aid in perfecting such
organization. The civic organization
status of Fairfax County has not yet
been learned by the conference, but
every possible aid will be given.
To thus cover the entire National
Capital area is one of the original
plans of the Inter- Federation Con-
ference.
Evening star., 1933-11-26
TO DISCUSS SALES TAX
Logan-Thomas Circle Association
to Study Old-Age Pensions.

The sales tax and an old age pension
act for the District will be discussed at
a meeting of the Logan Thomas Circle
Citizens Association Tuesday at pm.
in the Northminster Church, Eleventh
street and Rhode Island avenue.
A speaker from the Community
Chest is scheduled to address the
meeting. Mrs. Ella M. Thompson,
president, will preside.
Evening star., 1933-11-26
Trinidad Group to Meet.

The Trinidad Citizens Association
will hold its regular monthly meeting
tomorrow at pm. in the library of the
Wheatley School, Montello avenue and
Neal street northeast, President George
J. Cleary has announced.
Evening star., 1933-11-26

apply its essential and adaptable
principles to civic programs. Civic
leaders would do well to study the
possibilities Of operating under such
a code.
After all what is really needed in
this voteless and unrepresented
community Is an eXempliflcation Of
the idea of "one for all and all for
one" and all for the District. If
any community ever needed just
such united effort in its behalf it is
this very place. Pride of authorship
and fear of being tied to the tail Of
another's kite should have no place
in our civic affairs.
Effective Blow
At River Pollution.
TN decisively voting last week to
i authorize a S2,5O0,0O0 bond issue
for sewer construction and sew
age disposal, Arlington County pro-
poses to make a very practical con-
tribution toward helping clean up
the Potomac at the National Capital.
The money is to be secured from
the Public Works Administration on
the basis of a loan of 10 per cent
and a grant of 80 per cent. 1t is
the hope Of civic leaders that the
engineering survey, for which an
allotment of $4,000 was made, will
be pushed as rapidly as thorough
technical study will permit in order
that an early start may be made on
an adequate and up-to-date sewage
disposal system for the District.
River pollution Is a national
menace. There is frequently an at
tempt to do something here as
model for the rest of the country.
Why shouldn't Uncle Sam put in
a model sewage disposal plant here
in his own Capital and at his own
expense? Here is real opportunity
for Uncle Sam to show just how
these polluted rivers can be cleaned
up, health conditions improved and
normal fish life restored.
Evening star., 1933-11-26

Wagner Widow Stages Play.
COLOGNE, Germany R).-winifred
Wagner. widow Of Siegfried Wagner,
has authorized the city thester here to
present Der Heidenkoenig.r 6 three-act
play By her late husband. =
Evening star., 1933-11-26
RAIL CAR SPEEDED UP
Seaplane Float Type Made With
Strea mines

LONDON (P).-Britain's first stream
lined rail car has made its appearance.
Resembling huge seaplane float, it
has been designed after wind tunnel
tests for use in suburban services be-
tween Reading and Slough.
The makers calculate that the effect
of the stream-lining has been to reduce
wind resistance to one-fifth Of that en-
countered by similar square-ended
car.
Evening star., 1933-11-26
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

w YITH the air full of codes,
M why shouldn't organized
v v civic Washington formu-
late and go under a civic
code? They might not
logically be able to use the Blue
Eagle, but another emblem Of local
significance might be improviSed.
Evening star., 1933-11-26
MEMBER DRIVE TO END
Committee to Report at Meeting

Committee to Report at Meetlng
Wednesday Night.
The meeting Wednesday night OF the
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens Assocla-
ton will mark the end Of the groups
annual Fall membership drive.
The Membership Committee Will re-
port at the meeting, which Will be held
at 8 o'clock in the Sherwood Presoy-
terian Church, TWenty.second street
and Rhode Island avenue.
Evening star., 1933-11-26
100 600 Letters Sent Out.

mittee of the Washington Board of
Trade has sent out more than 100000
letters to build up attendance at con-
ventions in Washington, Curtis Hodges,
director. has announced.
Building up attendance at Wash
tngton conventions is an important
part of our work" Hodges said. 1t Is
not difficult to see that if we can build
I'D convention with normal at
tendance of 900 to 1900, we have done
what is the equivalent of getting an
other convention of 300 for Washing
ton. We believe these attendance
building efforts may easily result in the
expenditure of an additional million
dollars of outside money in Washing
ton in the course Of year"
Estimates Money Spent Here.
Hodges estimates the annual total
of outside money spent in Washington
In conventions is between S9,0OO,OOO
and S11OOO,000.
In addition to sending out letters
to hundreds Of members of organlZa-
tions, we supply these organizations
with cuts and Specially prepared feature
releases for any publications they may
issue. It may or may not be COM
mentary on these efforts that conven-
tions that have met in Washington
in the last year or two have enjoyed
unusually satisfactory attendance
The latest conventions scheduled by
the committee are the National Asso-
citation Of Marketing Officials, which
will meet here December 18 to 20, with
an attendance of approximately SOO,
and the National Rifle Association,
with an attendance of 100, listed to
convene here February next.
Plan Early Yule Displays.
Washington retailers, acting through
the Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation, announced yesterday that ar
rangements had been completed to
make Christmas shopping possible in
this community earlier this year than
ever before.
Washington stores will open tomor-
row. they announced, in complete read1-
ness to meet every need of the 1888
Christmas shopper.
All the larger stores, and most of the
small ones. are now working on plans
for elaborate Christmas windows, winch
will be unveiled for public inspection
within the next few days. These will
show many of the newest and most
beautiful gift suggestions which have
been developed for this years Christmas
shoppers.
Concerted action by Washington mer-
chants to make an earlier showing OF
their complete Christmas lines was de-
cided upon months ago. The Christmas
season, being the busiest retailing period
of the year, requires ordering of mer-
chandise for Yuletide buyers as early
as the Spring.
Sees Favorable Public Reaction.
Sylvan King, chairman Of the "Shop
Early-Mail Early" Committee OF the
Merchants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton. said his committee, after care
full study Of last years Christmas mer-
chandising. reached the decision that
washington shoppers are eager and
anxious to make their Christmas pur-
chases we'll in advance Of the busy
shopping season, if the stores nave
available at this time their complete
Christmas gift lines"
Action taken by the merchants OF
this city is in line with that being
taken by merchants associations in the
more progressive shopping centers
throughout the country, Edward D.
Shaw secretary, said.
Evening star., 1933-11-26
Campaign Gains
For Bridge Removal.

Campaign Gains
For Bridge Removal.
THE Progressive Citizens Asso-
citation Of Georgetown has
gained new allies In its cam
paign for removal of the old
Aqueduct Bridge Last week the
Inter-Federation Conference unan-
imously voted to lend active support
to the movement. A special COM
mittee was created, with Mrs. Eliza
beth Sullivan as chairman, to vigor-
ously push the matter with local
and Federal officials, more par
ticularly the Public Works Admins
tration. Mrs. Sullivan is a delegate
to the conference from the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations, of
which she is a vice president and
Is delegate to the federation from
the Georgetown Progressives. The
conference believes that this is q
proper project for q public works
grant. ,,.
Evening star., 1933-11-26
Prospective Plans
For New GOyernnae

Prospective Plans
For New Government.
q 4 COMMITTEE of the Petworth
n Citizens Association is formu-
lating plans for a new govern
ment for the District of Columbia.
This committee is headed by Joe L.
Carr, a former president of the aSso-
citation. A report is expected to be
made at the December meeting. The
Burroughs plan is under considera-
ton and will probably be followed
to some extent. The Petworth asso-
citation has ventured into this field
before. During the administration
of Theodore Roosevelt there was
considerable discussion Of a change
Of government for the District. A
number of citizens associations met
in convention in the old Riggs House
and worked out a plan. Some asso-
Citations dissented, but IA joined
in memorial to Congress in sup
port of the plan. Petworth was
among the IA. It provided for
Governor appointed by the Presi-
dent, an elected board of five Com
missioners and an elected, voteless
delegate to Congress.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-01
FUNDS GRAN TED
FOR 50 JOBS

More than $4,000, 900 was al
loted today to SO non Federal pro-
jects, including two in Maryland,
by the public works administra-
ton.
Baltimore was given $4,000 for
construction Of a fireproof addi-
ton to State tobacco warehouse.
The allotment was an outright
grant and represents 80 per cent
Of the cost Of labor and material.
The addition will cost 1872, 200.
Work can start at once and give
employment to IS men for six
months.
Maryland received also an out
right grant of $4,000 to aid in
the construction Of a training
school dormitory at Owings Mills.
The dormitory will cost $138, $50,
and give work to IS men for 10
months. The other allotmentS
were distributed among 81 other
States for waterworks, hospitals,
sewers, power plants, roads, and
schools.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-01
MORTGAGE SUIT
BAN FOUGHT

Dismissal Of the suit brougl,
by. Mrs. Hazel C. KoontZ, Of tt
5000 block Franklin st. N. E., to
defeat sale of her home, was asked
Of District Supreme Court today
by Lawrence j. Mangan, holder Of
a mortgage on the property, who
denied he had forecloSed arbitrar.
lily on the property and declined
to accept Home Owners Loan
Corporation bonds in place Of the
mortgage.
Mangan supported his conten.
ton with a copy Of a letter from
Paul ]. Frizzell, District manager
Of the corporation, which stated
Mrs. Koontz had not carried out
an agreement. to secure a quit
claim deed from joint owners OF
the property and that Mangan'S
arrangement to accept bonds in
lieu of the mortgage had expired.
The mortgage holders answer
also stated he had permitted the
mortgage to run II months IN ar
rears and had paid the taxes on
the property out of his own funds
before foreclosing. The answer
was filed through Attorney Phil.
lin M. OBrien. Mrs. Koontz suit
asked the court to restrain sale or
the home, claiming Mangan had
declined to accept the bonds IN q
refinancing plan for the property.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-01

Announcement that the Mt.
Vernon Savings Bark will pay 40
per cent of it's depositors' claims
Ia cash Immediately was made in
the first waivers sent out by that
institution today as initial steps
were taken to merge with the
washington Mechanics and Saw.
ingS Bank.
While the staff Of the closed
hank was sending out the waivers
to its 10000 depoSitorS, Treasury
officials were exerting pressure to
force the Franklin National Bank
into the merger, as a result Of
conferences late yesterday.
approximately 100000 will be
paid out to depoSitorS immedi.
ately when the Mt. Vernon Bank
merger Is completed.
While the international AsSo-
citation Of MachiniStS has contrib
uted materially already to keep
intact the capital structure Of the
Mt. Vernon Bank, which 1t con-
trolled, it was revealed today that
the organization has come for
ward 100 per cent in subScrip-
lions to stock In the Washington
Mechanics and Savings Bank.
which is required under terms Of
the merger to increase its capital
Structq by 5000, 900.
Asset sOf the Mt. Vernon Bank
not take over in the merger viii
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-01
CAS- PROPERTY
VALUES FIXED

Value Of the two principal real
estate holdings of the Washington
Gas Light Company was placed at
a total Of $2,538,00O in testimony
before the Public Utilities Com
mission today.
The properties involved are the
west station, valued at $3.50 900,
and the east station, valued at
81, 1873, 900. The testimony on the
values was given by Harold E.
Doyle, a real estate expert for the
companies.
Other values to which Doyle
testified included the main offices
of the company, 400 block Tenth
st. N. w., which he appraised at
1896, 76O; a garage and lot on
Pennsylvania Avenue at Rock
Greek Bridge, 1852, ESQ; property
at Canal and K Streets S. w.,
ST., 800; the Benning Road holder,
$500, and the Takoma holder,
$4,000. .~..,.-
The testimony on the land
values marked the second day Of
the hearing on valuation Of prop
critics Of the Washington and
Georgetown Gas Light companies.
The companies expect to eStab-
lish a total valuation Of approx
mately $4,000, 600 for all their
holdings, while commission ex'
perts will attempt to shave this
figure down to $22, O0O, 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-01
CLUB TO HEAR
DIR. MAYO

DR.. Bernard Mayo, dean of the
school of economics and govern
ment of National University, will
be the principal speaker at q
"study group" meeting Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia division Of the
Young Democratic Clubs Of Amer
lea, to be held tonight in the
headquarters Of the Women'S
National Democratic Party, 1925
New Hampshire Ave. N. w.
The subject of Mr.. Mayo's talk
will be 1.-THE History and Works
of Thomas Jefferson" Mrs. Well
han, District representative Of
the Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Foundation, will also speak. Ar
rangementS for the meeting have
been made by Albert Vault, chair
man Of the program committee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-01
MAN RUNS W|[D,.
CARVESF|VE

Charged with cutting four boys
and a park policeman with a
razor last night, James Williams,
80, colored, pleaded not guilty to-
day in Judge John P. McMahon's
court and was held in $4,000 bail
for Grand Jury action.
williams said he lived in the
1000 block E st. N. w. Two of the
witnesses appeared in court with
their arms in sings, the result,
they asserted, of wounds inflicted
by Williams.
The prisoner is said to have run
amuck about the EllipSe after in
Sulting O white woman.
The injured are Park Policeman
Samuel Millhouzer, Charles Arm
old, H., and. his brother, Francis,
16, both Of the 500 block l. st.
N. W.; George Vakas, 16, of the
400 block c st. s. w., and James
Calico, 10, Of the TOO block Fifth
st. N, w,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-01
Held Job So Years,
Chief Clerk RetireS

Having reached 70 years Of age
last Friday. Bertis B. Thompson,
chief clerk and legal counsellor
In the office Of the Surgeon Gen
eral Of the War Department,
retired from active duty yester-
day after more than So years Of
continued Government service.
The Surgeon General, Robert
U. Patterson, presented gifts in
behalf Of the office and paid
warm tribute to the exceptional
qualities the energy, sound judg-
ment and loyalty Of the retiring
chief clerk, who had served under
IS surgeon generals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-01
RECEIVERS GET
ASSETS Of 8
SHUT BANKS
Comptroller Shifts Task of
Setting Up Affairs From
Local Conservators

Cary A. Hardee, Florida ex-
governor and banker, and Norman
r. Hamilton, Portsmouth (Va.)
published and former Customs
Collector, were designated by the
Comptroller Of the Currency today
as receivers Of the assets Of the
eight closed District banks now
operated by conservators.
The banks involved are Chevy
Chase Savings, Federal American
National, District National, North
east Savings, Seventh Street Saw
ings, Washington Savings, Wood
ridge-Langdon Savings, and Com
mercial and Potomac Savings.
Under present plans Of the
Comptroller, Receiver Hardee will
be in charge of liquidation Of the
assets Of the Federal American
and Chevy Chase Savings banks,
while Receiver Hamilton will take
over the remainder.
Hardee Takes Charge
Mr.. Hardee entered upon his
duties today, visiting the office Of
John Poole, conservator Of the
Federal American National Bank.
Hamilton is not expected to arrive
in the city until November 8.
The, receivers are expected to
take over the assets of one bank
at time. According to this plan,
the dual receivership will not be
in full swing for several weeks as
it will take a week or more for
the checking-in process in the
case of each bank.
Approximately IS per cent Of
the assets Of the Chevy Chase Saw
ings Bank we're taken over by the
Riggs National Bank in q "Spo-
kane" purchase several months
ago while so per cent Of the assets
of the other seven banks were
taken over by the Hamilton Ma
tional Bank.
Moue for Economy
Replacement Of the eight con-
SENATORS by two receivers, Comp
troller j. F. r. O'Connor eX-
planned, was in the interest Of
economy. Six salaries and high
bond premiums will be eliminated
in the new system.
Assets Of the Mt. Vernon Bank
While it has been the uni
form policy Of the Treasury to
make q survey Of the condition
of a bank as soon as it is placed
in receiverShip and prepare a
schedule Of stock assessments
commensurate with the uncol-
lectible amount Of assets, there
was no indication Of the Treas
ury's policy in the case q the
eight banks involved in the pres
ent receiverships.
Four conSerVators replaced I'm.
der the new system have been
acting without pay since the Ham
ilton Bank opening as they had
accepted positions with the new
bank. They are Joshua Evans,
jr., District National; George F.
Hoover, Northeast Savings Bank:
r. A. SiSson, washington Saw.
ings Bank, and e. L. Norris,
Woodridge-L angdon.
The others are John Poole,
Federal-American: George w. or
futt, Potomac Savings, and John
D. Howard, Seventh Street Say
ingS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-01
Was Clay a Cigar Maker?

Young Frenchman met recently spoke of the Franco
Prssian War (Which his father too to serve n
and of the Commune which followed he had been there
himself He seemed Of the history OF his country not
as something written down in books but something which
had made him what he wasFrench Engshmen with their
tenacious memories speak of Dsraei and Gladstone of
living forces Who America thinks that the dispute be-
Clay Webster and Calhoun had any effect
todayi A.sa
Among writer's however, there has been interest in
past largely the influence of Van Wyck Brooks and
this interest has almost always angry People dssat
fled with the way living began to feel that ism
enough m0ke fun Of Rabbits you have to dshonor the
grave Of General Grant From that wholesale attack
everything that went in America since 1850: morals
music politics. manners, architecture painting, novels all
bad Worst of all the ugness and the duness Of
American life.
A Bad Time
What these critics forgot that the full century of
Americas existence just at the time that the whole
world fell under the spell Of machinery and the Anglo
Saxon world fell under the spell of victoriansm They
forgot that when they went to Venice Vienna to Lon
don Berlin Paris the admirable things they were
almost without exception created long before America was
nation and had any society to speak Of. The in
Paris is nineteenth century work and is as unsghy as
the opy house in American city of the fourth size
The modern hotels in London not attractive
colonial inn Of New Hampshire
Life must have been dull enough in America eighty
years ago. New York Ia sophisticated city in those days
with wide variety Of nterests people used to take their
lunches to Barnums Of freaks and spend entire
day there having nothing else in the world to do After
the Civil War the "brown decades as Lewis Mumford
calls them in; the excitement in building railroads.
making money and learning how to spend gliding
A Book, Today ...
No have Photographic record of the years between
the Civil War and 1917, in the form of 'The American
Procession assembled by Agnes Rogers and accompanied
1y explanatory remarks by Frederick Lewis Allen, who
wrote Only Yesterday At the beginning have dead
men the field of Gettysburg, but before you know it,
you have the stars Of the and the The Black
Crook the first monograph the Vanderbilt house. the fire
engine pulled by three great horses the Forodora sexte
and linen busters to go with early motor cars
The book lacks the drive of such collection as The
First World War;; it has to be pointess where the war
book has point Nor it. within its limitations be COM
not set to prove anything about America only to say
that America existed long 80 and it indl
dsordered brain of mad Jove but and changed and
developed It amusing and welmade book and there
Is law against letting yourself have few thoughts while
you look at it.