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The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Northeast Boys Club
Has Membership Gain

Bruce Baird, president Of the
Northeast Boys Club, yesterday,
in his annual report, told Of a
marked growth in membership Of
the club in the last winter.
Five volunteer workers have
assisted the regular staff. They
are: Miss Eva Colbert, Glee Club
director; Billy Reed, boxing
coach: Malcolm Woods and Hope
well Darneille, and Elvin ShankS
and James Anderson, publisher
and editor Of the Northeast Boys
Club News, printed by boys Of
the club.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
R|VERMAN DIES,
INQUEST DUE

An inquest was to be held to-
day into the death of George w.
Reeber, 10, well-known river front
character, who died yesterday in
Gallinger Hospital.
Mr.. Reeber, who lived at Greg
ory's boat house on Water Street,
was knocked down on January Is
by a taxicab police said was
driven by Fred C. Butt, So, the
140O block Spring Rd. N. w.,
while he was crossing Ninth and
E Streets Northwest.
The following day he left Emer-
gency Hospital after being treated
for injuries thought to be slight.
He was admitted to Gallinger
March % for treatment for heart
trouble. An autopsy was to be
held and Butt was arrested pend
ing the inquest.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Progressive Citizens
ODDOSe Left Turn

Abolition of left-hand turn at
busy downtown intersections was
demanded by Progressive Citizens
Association of Georgetown at a
meeting at Curtis School last
night.
The association charged that
lives of pedestrians are endan.
gered under the present system,
citing Wisconsin Ave. and M ST..
N. w. as a particularly danger
Gus intersection.
Asserting the need for recrea-
tion and social activities is un-
usually urgent the association
protested curtailment of funds
for community center activities.
Mrs. Mary Moore Forrest pre-
sided.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
30-YEAR RETIRE
RIDER FACES
A DELAY
House Tied Up With Initiation
Bill, May Cancel Debate;
Buchanan Undecided

Because the House will be busy
today on the initiation bill, debate
on the Independent Offices sup
ply bill and its legislative rider,
including a provision for 30-year
retirement of Federal workers, WILL
Of necessity, be postponed.
Representative James P. Bu-
chanan, Democratic chairman OF
the House Appropriations Com
mittee, was undecided early today
whether he would introduce the
measure when the House meets
or wait until after the initiation
bill is out of the way.
will Seek Rule
He was positive, however, that
the full committee would be given
an opportunity today to approve
the measure as 1t came out Of the
deficiency Subcommittee's hands.
He also was prepared to go be.
fore the Rules Committee and
seek a special rule which will give
the legislative rider preferred
status.
Under ordinary House rules leg
islation on an appropriation bill
is subject to elimination under a
point-of order motion.
The bill as it will be intro
duced in the House will be at
least $468, ,4O7 900 under the total
carried in the measure which
passed the last session Of Con-
greSs, but which was pocket We
teod by former President Hoover.
Veterans Cut
The bulk Of the cut is directed
at the Veterans Administration,
where a $400,000,000 reduction
has been made.
The legislative rider in addi-
ton to providing for selective and
optional retirement of Federal
employees who have served 30
years, also gives the President the
right to cancel air and ocean
mail contracts, furlough Army Of
ficers and reduce air corps flying
pay.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Capital Et-MGriNe
GiUen TlUO Medals

Silver Star and Purple Heart
medals have been awarded to
Francis William Watson. of Wash.
ington, former Marine, it was an
nounced yesterday. While in
France, Watson was awarded the
French Croix de Guerre with stars
for distinguished and exceptional
gallantry."
Watson attended Eastern High
School and Southeastern Univer-
sity here. He is now a special
disbursing agent in the National
Park Service and is stationed at
Yellowstone National Park.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Life Eternal

Finally contribution from science DR.. Arthur Comp
ton, winner of the Nobel prize in physics, has said,
"Biologicay speaking, life is essentially immortal The
apple may decay, but the seed grows into new tree
which flowers and begets new seeds It is because we
concentrate our attention upon the tree that say that
the end of life is DEATH Le whether it be of apple
seed the germ cells of men, is essentially continuous
and eternal.
quote from Major Mysteries of Science" by H. Cor
don Garbedan, most of which is direct and prac-
tica ranging from the problems of the machine age
those of cosmc radiation. It is fascinating work and
happily does not that the reader has mastered all
of Einsten Eddngton, and Jeans It is nearly clear
as highland full of problems. (Covici-F -Friede)
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
MARCH THREAT.
CALLED MYTH

William Conley, Of Los An
geles, National Commander Of
the Disabled American Veterans,
in Washington to confer with
leaders, today decried claims that
$4,000 men are coming here in q
new "B. e. F." movement. He
said:
washington is unduIy
alarmed. 1t is said leaders
can send $4,000 here on q
bonus march. What leaders?
Get any or all Of them to
give you names and addresses
Of the camps and posts
throughout the country, try to
locate these groups and the
myth is exploded"
Conley, who travels extensively
throughout the country in the
interests of the D. A. ", and is
said to be in close touch with the
veterans, claims officials here are
being misled by wild statements
of self-styled spokesmen of the
men.
Backing Conley's sentiments
are those of Representative Wright
Patman, Of Texas, who introduced
the cash bonus bill. He warns
veterans not to be misled by the
rash statements being made by
those who are trying to muster
in a new bonus army for a march
on Washington. He says:
II have no hestitancy in de.
claring that / can prove the
inspiration of the present march
is the child Of the COmmunis-
tic Party"
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
G.. w. LUuU ReUieUU
BnnOuets at Year End

The editorial staff Of the George
Washington University Law Re
view were banqueted last night at
the Racquet Club. marking the
completion of the first year of
publication.
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, presi-
dent of G. W.; DR.. Arnold Bennett
Hall, director of Government re-
search of the Brookings Institute
and former president of the Uni
verSity of Oregon: Prof. John AL
bert McIntire, editor of the Law
Review, and Leland Chapman,
member of the student editorial
board, spoke.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Campaign to Reduce
Traffic Fatalities

A seven-month campaign to re-
duce the number of traffic acci-
dents and fatalities will be
started at once, it was announced
today by w. A. Van Duzer. direc-
tor of vehicles and traffic for
the District.
Van Duzer pointed out that
last year there were 1913 deaths
and 1908 injured in traffic acci-
dents and he hopes that through
the campaign safer driving will
result.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
The Longest Journey

D. H. Lawrence obsessed, as sick man and as
poet with the thought of DEATH and his Last Poems has
whole series which Richard Abingdon who edited the
volume believes was meant to be single poem, "The
Ship of Death For Lawrence death is the most dark
oblivion Lawrence too wrote of flowers and beasts
except for Padriac Colum know modern poet who
wrote so knowingly about animals but whatever grows
and lives is separated from us by DEATH as Lawrence
thinks of it, calling to build your ship of death for
you will need it, for the longest Journey over the last
Of seas. -"
Dozens of books about Lawrence being written and
some even published. Some of them throw light one
of the great genuses of tme but the essential books
will remain his works: "Sons and Lovers" "The
Rainbow many of his short stories his poes and his
superb distressing inspiring Letters" He great
man and sometimes wish he had lived before the of
memoirs and publicity (Vking)
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Roosevelt "FOXnd'
Birthplace of Lee

President Roosevelt was the &C
tual discoverer Of Stratford, birth
place of Robert E. Lee.
Mrs. Roosevelt recalls that
many years ago her husband,
making a trip on the Sylph,
stopped at an old landing wharf
in Virginia and was entertained
at the tumbling old ruins in
which the Southern hero was
born. Later he took his family
to visit the place which had fas-
cinated him.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Glee Club of G.W.U.
In Concert Tonight

The George Washington Uni
versity Glee Clubs annual spring
concert will be held tonight at
a:3O at the Willard Hotel. Nils
Falkman, Swedish tenor, will be
guest soloist.
The concert will be produced
under the sponsorship Of the Cen
nrai Alumni Association. DR.. Rob-
ert Howe Harmon, director of the
C3iee Club, will conduct, while
Grace Rubie Harmon, vocal coach
and accompanist, will be at the
SoiaYio,
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Miss Maude E.. Alton
To Talk on Schools

Miss Maude Alton, principal Of
the Washington Americanization
School, will be speaker at public
meeting Of the D. c. Public School
Association tomorrow night at s
o'clock in the District Building.
"Americanization of Schools" will
be the topic lectured on and con-
sidered by the association. Herbert
S. Wood will preside. -
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Sons and Daughters
Of Libertu MeetiH1Q

More than 200 delegates are
attending the fifth annual conven-
ton Of state councils Of the Sons
and Daughters of Liberty at the
Continental Hotel today.
Opening exercises were held
at $3.50 a. m. Officers will be
elected at a business session, fol-
lowed by the installation, at which
Mrs. Sarah Brubbs, of Richmond,
national councillor, will preside.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Y. ". C.. A. to ShOIU
C0111ping Exhibits

More than a dozen exhibits will
be staged next Friday and Satur
day under the auspices of the
recreation committee of the
Council Of Social Agencies in
Barker Hall of the Y. w. C. A
building, Seventeenth and K
Streets Northwest.
The exhibit, known as Washing:
tons first camp exposition, will
show camp equipment and recrea.
ton facilities.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
DR.. CALIVER TO SPEAK

DR.. Ambrose Caliver, specialist
in negro education, United States
Bureau of Education, will address
the Twelfth Street Branch,
Y. M. C. A., forum tonight at 8
o'clock. DR.. Calver was formerly
dean of the school Of education
at Fisk University.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02

and 1918 to a high leVel Oh 1nCerHa-
tional respect when a moderate
socialist and democratic regime
proved that Germany wished to be
at peace with the world.
Much of the change was due to
the work of the "revisionists," in
Guiding many American historians
who first disputed and then de-
stroyed "the myth of guilty ma
tion"-the idea that Germany, and
Germany alone, was responsible
for the outbreak of the war. AS
that idea was made fundamental
in the treaty, and as reparations
were based upon it, the revision of
our prejudice was a work of capi-
tai Importance which might have
had practical results.
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
True to Type
Problems of War, Life and Death,
In New Books
-Bv GILBERT SELDES

pEFORE the coming Of Hitler made it difficult 1or
ID far-minded people to think calmly about Ger
many that country had progressed steadily In the es
nation of the world from the low point between 1914
The Washington times., 1933-05-02
Noble Death

The war made us familiar with death, although it
did not in those days that to die Bacon says
is as natural to be born; indeed, it seemed more
heroic. Yet in spite of all the fine phrases, doubt
whether private greed drowned in public
pride, and returned to queter days, the ever
lasting problem of the death of those loved resumed
all its hold upon us.
"A small book-it hardly be called novel, and it
is called "a romance the jacket-makes the reader
think of death because it series of letters written by
a woman to her dead husband. 1t is called The Midst
of Lfe and written by Nina Curtiss with extraord
nary beauty. You Think of the woman, writing her let
ter resoutey determined to set death aside keeping her
life with her husband by sharing again with him their
experiences making him the sharer too of her present
life Dogs and horses and flowers and country people
seen with particular vsion and something of the nature
of love between and is expressed with great
power. It is very moving book delicate and strong.
(Houghton, Mfflin)
The Washington times., 1933-05-02

Unfortunately it is made easy for those who
want to, to believe in Germany's exclusive guilt and
the only corrective is dig deeper into history It is
not only fascinating study but matter of life and
the last war, the capable may be to prevent
the next one. For that reason recommend Begin
ming the Twentieth Century," by Joseph Ward Swain,
which is "a history of the generation that made the
war"
The story begins far back of 1914 and goes on be-
yond 1918 to the present It contains material which
is not usually found in histories studies Of ntrgues
and studies in national character that the back
ground of each countrys national life related to it's
international ambitions. The approaches with
trampling feet-but you hear them in the distance,
and have the dreadful feeling of wanting at each turn
of events to cry to the maniacs stop. (Norton
Evening star., 1933-07-07
City Heads Approve Probe of
Scale Paid at New Voca-
tionaI School.
COMPANY ASKED TO FILE
AFFIDAVIT ON WAGES
Complaint Reveals Contractor Had
Two Brothers of District In
spector on Pay Roll.

The District Commissioners today ap-
proved the recommend. ton of Corpora
ton Counsel William w. Bride to hold
a public hearing to air charges that
the Catalano Construction Co. has paid
less than the legal wage scale in build
ing a new vocational school here. Al
though the date for the hearing has
not been set, it is understood it will
take place within a week.
Final decision has not been reached
on the question of whether the con-
tract held by the company would be
declared forfeited if the investigation
showed conclusive evidence the concern
had violated the wage scale provisions
of the Bacon-Davis law.
Bride said yesterday, however, this
step was under consideration.
Wage Affidavit Asked.
Meanwhile Harold W. Baker, District
director of construction. disclosed that
the Baltimore headquarters of the Cata-
lano Construction Co. had been asked
officially by the District to state in
writing and under oath the rate OF
wages paid to mechanics on the JOB.
Baker said the school building had
been inspected by Chief Inspec OF Nc
Grew of the municipal architects Office
and that with the exception of one or
two broken sills the construction work
apparently had been properly done.
Inspectors Brothers Employed.
One complaint brought to light by
the wage charges was that two brothers
of Roland Nichols, an inspector on the
job for the District, were employed By
the contractor. Nichols has told Baker
the brothers would cease work on the
project This was in reply to dsmand
from District officials that Nichols
would be let cut if his brothers con-
tinued work on the construction he was
charged with inspecting.
Evening star., 1933-07-07

France at the University of Aix-Mar-
seille and University of Lyon.
During the World War he was with
the 42d (Rainbow) Division. participat-
ing in five major engagements and be-
ing badly wounded. He is past ma
tional commander of the Disabled Amer
ican Veterans.
For three years after the war Mr.
Babcock practiced in Lyon. He also
has been admitted to the District bar.
His organization affiliations include
the Federal Bar Association, American
Bar Association and Federal Club. He
was a director of the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home from 1929-31, and
of the Community Chest from 1928 80.
In behalf of the latter, Babcock has
been particularly active.
DR.. Edison, well known in scientific
circles, was Coolidge appointee, COM
ing to the commission in 1927 from the
Department of Agriculture, where he
was senior plant pathologist. He en-
tered the department in 1910, after two
years as an instructor in the University
Of Vermont. Prior to the passage of
the Redistribution act, Dr. Edison was
member of the Classification Board
charged with ALLEGATION of scientific
posts in the Government. He also was
associated with the Joint Congressional
Committee on Classification.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
MOTORIST LOSES $25
IN HALT AT STOP SIGN
Robert W. Inskeep Held Up and
Robbed at Fifth and Quincy
Streets.

Held up at the point Of pistol when
he halted his automobile for q stop
sign at Fifth and Quincy street this
morning, Robert w. Inskeep, GIT Rock
Greek Church road, was robbed of S25.
It was one Of three hold-ups reported
to police which netted the robbers the
small sum of $50.
Inskeep told the officers that the BAN
dit, a colored man, boarded his ma
chine and poked his gun menacingly at
him, while a companion waited In car
parked nearby.
Albert Dingas Of Whitehouse, Fla,
and Lee w. Tracy, 119 Pennsylvania
avenue, were the other victims. Dingas
was attacked and robbed of 260 by five
colored men, he told police, while Tracy
was forced to give up similar amount
to two white men.
In addition, police today were investi-
eating the theft Of wearing apparel,
linens and cash valued at $3.50. The
loss was reported to them by a number
Of persons.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
PUBLIC WORKS FORCE
NOT SUBJECT TO CUT
McCarl Rules They Were Chosen
Without Regard to Civil Serv-
ice Laws and Classification.

Conforming to his opinion relative to
employees of other emergency agencies,
chosen without regard to the classifica-
ton or civil service laws, Controller
General McCarl held today that the
members of the staff of the admins
traitor of public works would not be sub
ject to the is per cent pay cut Of the
economy act
The Controller General repeated that
there was no basis against which this cut
could be made on the day the public
works measure was enacted. He en-
phasized, however, that this exemption
Is not to apply Ito personnel Of other
Federal agencies, who may be employed
directly or indirectly in connection with
the public works program, and whose
compensation may be paid out Of funds
allotted from the public works appro-
priation."
Evening star., 1933-07-07
PROGRAM TO BE GIVEN
AT LEXINGTON CENTER
Concert by Boys Independent
Band Will Open Program in
Stadium Tonight.

A series of out-of door events will be
presented tonight at the lexington Rec
reation Center which is among the
many community centers here, opening
this week for the months of July and
August.
At Z o'clock in the stadium. the Wash
ington Boys Independent Band, con-
Quoted by Maj. c. J. Brown, will be
heard in a concert. This will be fol-
lowed at o'clock with movies and a
play. At 9 o'clock there will be COM
munity dance Also tonight the Eek
ington Community Players will meet
with Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest for re-
hearsal, and the Lester Shafer- Marian
Chace Dance Group will hold a re-
hearsal in preparation for its forth
coming Sylvan Theater festival, July 19.
Among the other centers opening this
week are the Central, East Washington
end Southeast Community Centers.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
WEINBERG ESTATE
WILLED TO WIDOW
Papers Filed for Probate Dispose of
Holdings in Excess of
100000.

Two wills were filed for probate in
District Supreme Court today one dis
posing of an estate valued at more tnen
100000.
John G. Weinberg, a baker, who died
June q, bequeathed the bulk of his
$500, 300 estate to his widow, Mrs. Eliza
beth B. Weinberg. and his daughter,
Mrs Agnes V. Mergner. The estate
consisted of 100000 in personal prop
erty and real estate at 808 and $40 D
street southeast, which was appraised
at s2O,3O9. The will was filed through
attorneys Brandenburg g. Brandenburg.
The greater part of the $36,564
estate of Thomas Mulqueen, who died
June "a, was left to st. AIMS Infant
Asylum and the Home for the Aged Of
the Little Sisters of the Poor. Hannah
Daley, a step-sister. of Waterbury,
Conn, was given $1,000; Katherine G..
Spaight of Washington, cousin,
$1,000; T. Blackwell Smith Of Wash
ington, 1000. and st. Thomas Literary
Society, $1,000. The will was filed by
Attorney James O'D. Moran.
Evening star., 1933-07-07
RENOv|ZING WORK
INCREASED IN June
Exposition Opening Monday at K
Street and House on Penn
sylvania Avenue.

Property improvement work in the
District during June reached the high
est point since July, 1882, the Renovize
Washington Campaign Committee an
nounced today, at the same time max
ing known final plans for the opening
Monday OF the Renovize Washington
Exposition at 1435-37 K street and the
remodeled house at Fourteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue.
Statistics at the District building in
spector's Office revealed that a total of
Sl66,670 was spent on repair work
which required permits during June,
Arthur B. Heaton, general chairman of
the campaign, said. This, however, did
not represent the entire scope of renov-
1zing work for the period, since it in
cluded only that type of repairing for
which the District requires permits.
Plans for the opening of the exposi-
ton Monday night are being rushed to
completion under the supervision of E.
H. Rosengarten, chairman of the Ex-
position Committee.
Louis Justement, chairman Of the
Renowned House Committee, announced
this display dwelling will be thrown
open for inspection Monday night also,
although 1t will not have been entirely
completed. It Is expected to exhibit it
for two or three hours each day until
it is finished, after which it will be
open all day. -
Evening star., 1933-07-07
WILLIAM H. BROWN.
Star Staff Photo.

inal people figure he piled up another
131 400.
Native of Bowie.
Hence, since he has been engineering
on the Washington Terminal Bill"
Brown has driven just about 48l 800
miles. and allowing another l 100 miles
ought to look something like 482 900
miles. And that was run between
Union Station and the engine shops
less than 2 miles down the track in the
round houses!'
Mr.. Brown, who is native Of Bowie
Md, lives now at 718 F. street north
east. He says he hasn't any exact idea
what he'll do with his new leisure, but
Of one thing he is certain:
When I do this" and he doffed
his cap in salute, Il am through with
railroading!"
Particular About Shiny Brass.
Some changes. of course, have taken
place in railroading since Mr. Brown
began engineering, and those which
seem to make the greatest impression
on him and not those with which train
passengers might be expected to be con-
cerned, but the things that are right
under his eyes in his cab. First, there S
that brasswork
Why, if your engine looked like
this" waving his hand toward the
mass of gauges, dials, pipes and gadgets.
IF it looked all dirty like this a man
would lose his job. 1t was up to the
fireman then to keep all this bright
work polished, but now that's changed
and any cleaning that's done is done in
the shop. The brotherhood fixed that"
Then there are the brakes. When
Mr.. Brown started out the freight cars
had no air brakes and they had to be
manned by crew of brakemen swing
ing on cartops and tugging on hand
brakes. Now all trains have air brakes.