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Evening star., 1933-03-23

other machines were on order. There
were many orders already at the brew
cry from retailers anxious to be taken
care of" on the first day Of the new dis
pensation.
The 80 per cent beer by weight au-
thorized by the act works out at about
4 per cent by volume, which Is approx
mately the same percentage beer sold
here before prohibition.
The new industry legalized will
put into legitimate circulation large
sums Of money, If the expectations OF
the brewers are met. In the Abner-
Drury establishment alone, according to
an estimate Of Abner Drury, vice presi-
dent in active charge, the pay roll will
be Immediately expanded from SIS, 900
to $150,000 per annum.
Mr.. Drury predicted today the beer
will sell In the District for 10 cents q
glass or two bottles for IS cents.
The Drury Co. Is expecting 20 begin
the bottling of beer Immediately upon
receipt Of its official permit, which, In
turn, will be issued as soon as pos lble
after the District beer bill becomes law.
The company, which is the only one
manufacturing near-beer here now, has
applied for preliminary permit.
The passage of the act was the signal
at this brewery for an order for 10000
bushels Of malt (48 carloads; price,
approximately $92, 400; $4,000 pounds
hops, $4,000; machinery, bottling,
washing, crowning and labelling ma
Evening star., 1933-03-23
SELECT AMARYLLIS
BLOOMS ON DISPLAY
Bulbs Were Sent to Agriculture
Department From Italy
by Mrs. Wallace.

There is q new feature on exhibition
today at the twentieth annual Amaryllis
Show of the United States Department
public is indebted to Mrs. Henry Wal
lace, wife Of the Secretary of Agricul-
ture. When she was in Italy few years
ago she was much impressed by the
amaryllis formossima, obtaining five Sc
lect bulbs which she had sent to the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture. Two of these bulbs are now in
bloom in the show. They are Of . dou-
BILE formation and resemble an orchid
in shape. They are OF deep rich red
color.
There was q record breaking one-day
attendance yesterday. In spite of the in
clement weather the attendance on each
Of the four days the show has been open
have been unexpectedly large. Today
Senators and House members are enter
tanning their special guests at the show.
More than half the members Of Con-
gress have been visitors already.
There were IL bus loads Of young
women yesterday from the college and
academies around the Capital, and 10
more bus loads are scheduled for today.
Garden Club members from Maryland
and Virginia are to make Sunday excur-
sions to the show. Saturday has been
assigned particularly to school children,
and nearly 80 teachers have advised the
department that they intend to bring
their classes to the show. There Is no
admission charge.
Evening star., 1933-03-23
THOMAS SEES D. C.
AS federal CITY,
New Chairman of Senate Subcom-
mittee Says He Has No Pre-
conceived Policies.

Senator Elmer Thomas, Democrat, Of
Oklahoma, newly appointed chairman
of the Subcommittee on District Appro-
priations in the Senate, will enter upon
his new duties without any precon-
ceived policies, but with a feeling that,
since this is the Federal City, Congress
should see that its needs are properly
met, he said today.
II have no antipathy toward the peo-
pie of the District, and approach the
work of chairman with no precon-
ceived plans" he said. II have always
looked upon Washington as the Ma
tion's Capital rather than as an inde-
pendent city, and have felt that, in
view of the fact it is the Federal City,
it IS the responsibility of Congress to see
that it IS properly cared for"
Senator Thomas will find his new as
signment an active one In the near fu-
ture. as the District appropriation bill
for the fiscal year beginning July Is
one Of the problems that must be taken
up at this special session. The District
measure and the independent offices bill
were the only appropriation bills that
did not become laws at the last session.
Evening star., 1933-03-23

A SSUMING that the bill legaliing
~ beer in the District will be
~ 4assed Immediately, the 80 per
4 4 cent brew will be on the way to
retailers here Immediately after
midnight on April 6, as provided by
the Cullen bill.
The day of the return Of beer has
long been foreseen by brewers and they
have prepared for 1t.
Part Of the secret lies In the breweries
which have continued to manufacture
near-beer during prohibition days. The
first step in the manufacture Of near
beer Is the production Of real beer. The
real beer is then de-alcoholized to
bring it within the old Volstead limit
act Of less than one-half of per cent
by volume" These same breweries can,
therefore, turn out real beer at mo-
ment's notice by simply leaving out the
de-alcoholizing process.
A visit to the Abner-Drury Brewery,
at Twenty fifth and G streets, recently,
showed preparations In full swing to
take advantage Of the change Of laws.
Large storage tanks Of 220-barrel ca
pacity were full Of foaming amber
liquid, cooling and aging and settling.
Workmen had put in a new condenser
and were busy insulating room for q
Government warehouse, where the kegs
Of beer are placed for excise tax pay
ments before being shipped out.
New bottling, washing, Gaping and
Evening star., 1933-03-23
D. c. HEADS TO Be
| CHOSEN BY APR. 8
No Indication of Personnel
Considered Given
by Farley.

Two civilian District Commissioners
will be designated before the terms Of
the incumbents expire April 9, but other
than that, there is nothing definite as
to when action may be expected.
This was made known yesterday
afternoon by Postmaster General Far
ley, in response to q question as to
prospective appointments.
Meanwhile, there Is nothing to in
dicate where the choice Of the ad-
ministration will lie finally. There IS
certain to be one vacancy, as the reSg-
nation of Commissioner Crosby al
ready has been accepted. Friends Of
Commissioner Reichelderfer are press
ing for his reappointment.
A new element has been injected
into the situation by Senator King,
Democrat, OF Utah, new chairman Of
the Senate District Committee, who IS
contemplating proposal to change the
law to provide for three civilian Com
missioners, thus eliminating the Engi-
neer Commissioner appointed from the
Army.
while in favor of such a set-up.
Chairman King has not decided If he
will seek legislation to this end and
will hold of until he has discussed the
matter with other members Of the
committee.
Senator King does not like the idea
Of placing Army officers in civilian
positions. Explaining that he always
has opposed the appointment Of out
siders to positions Of authority in the
territories and tnsulaf possessions, he
emphasizes he feels the same way about
the situation locally. The Utah Senator
believes that the men appointed to
direct the municipal government here
should be local residents definitely
identified with the life Of the city.
Evening star., 1933-03-23

derfer, president Of the Board Of Com
missioners, and by traffic officials and
members Of the Traffic Advisory Coun-
ell.
The signs are to be placed on lamp
posts. where possible, and otherwise will
be set on sturdy metal posts. All are
to be raised to a uniform height Of
about eight feet from the ground. This
system will eliminate the past expedi-
ent of placing the thin signs, In many
places, on trees or other makeshift
places.
Also, the new system will set up for
the first time in the District definite
United States route signs, so that vsit-
ors may follow road guide books direc-
tions as to route numbers in travelling
through the city.
The speed signs will have black let
ters on white background. Such signs
as Quiet, Hospital Zone" and SLOW"
will be on yellow signs with black let
tering. mo Parking" signs will be red
and white.
The Lorton factory is engaged about
seven months of the year In manufac-
ture for the District government Of the
automobile license tags. During the
other five months work the prisoners
there will be able to turn out the nee
eSsary amount of traffic signs.
Evening star., 1933-03-23
BUDGET REFORMS
URGED IN DISTRICT
Mrs. Norton Would Eliminate
DraWn-0ut Process Before
Federal Bureau.

A change in budget making for the
District, designed to eliminate consid-
Grafton Of the estimates of the Com
missioners by the Bureau of the
Budget, was advocated today by Mrs.
Mary T. Norton, Democrat of New Jer-
sey, chairman of the House District
Committee.
Mrs. Norton said she believes the
present long drawn out budget-making
procedure is needless, and not only
wastes considerable time, but takes
from the Commissioners the authority
they should have to deal directly with
Congress on fiscal matters.
The Commissioners, she pointed out,
now spend several months in the Sum-
mer preparing estimates, and then sew
era1 weeks more before the Budget
Bureau defending their recommends
tions. When Congress receives the
budget, she declared, the Commission
erS are then called before two congress
sional committees to again defend these
same estimates.
The time of the Budget Bureau, in
Mrs. Norton's opinion, should be de-
voted entirely to national fiscal prob
lens which are sufficiently pressing to
take its entire time. Moreover, she de-
clared, the Appropriations Committees
Of the House and Senate could exert
any control that might be necessary
to prevent extravagent expenditures on
the part of the Commissioners.
Mrs. Norton Is strongly in favor Of
granting increased powers to the Com
missioners to relieve Congress Of many
Of the minor municipal duties 1t is re-
quired to perform. 1T is ridiculous,
she said, ito take up the time of Con-
gess In enacting legislation to pro-
vide for the installation of . pipe line
or some other minor project IN the
District"
Evening star., 1933-03-23
GILLETTE IS MADE
GRANTS ASSISTANT
Three Other Engineer Off,
GERS Detailed to Duty
in Washington.

Mai. Douglas H. Gillette, engineer
officer who has been assigned to the
Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission
since March 25, 1880, was detailed as
assistant to Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd,
director of public buildings and public
parks, under War Department orders
today. He will continue his duties on
the bridge commission.
At the same time, three other engi-
neer officers on duty now in various
sections of the country were detailed
to duty In washington.
Served Here Before.
One of these, Maj. Frank S. Besson,
now at Nashville, served as assistant to
the District engineer commissioner
from January, 1919, through March in
that same year. He is to report for
duty August in the Office Of the chief
of engineers at the War Department.
Mai. Bessen, who graduated from
West Point in 1914, also Is a graduate
of the Command and General Stah
School and the War College here. He
has been district engineer at Nashville
since 1929.
Mai. Gillette was assistant military
attache at London in 1920, and was de-
tailed on the Arlington Memorial Bridge
Commission after a three-year service
as chief engineer Of the Alaska Road
Commission. His father was Maj. Cas-
sius E. Gillette, well known Army Of
flcer.
Others Coming Here.
War Department orders detailed
Mai. Milo P. Fox, now on duty as Dis
trict Engineer at Galveston, Tex, as a
resident member of the Board of Engi-
neers for Rivers and Haybors in Wash
ington.~ He will assume his new duties
about July /.
Mai. Fox served four years in the
office Of the Chief of Engineers at the
War Department following the World
War, and is q graduate Of the Command
and General Staff School. He was
awarded a Silver Star for his services
in the A. E. F. during the war. During
the past four years he has been at
Galveston.
Capt. Elliott Vandevanter, is to report
for duty June IS, as an assistant to
the resident Board Of Engineers for
Rivers and Harbors. He has been on
duty for nearly four years as executive
officer in the Pittsburgh Procurement
District.
Evening star., 1933-03-23
NORRIS SHOALS BILL
APPROVAL EXPECTED
Nebraska Senator Believes Con.
gress Will Vote for Fed
eral Operation.
BY the Associated Press


Favorable action at this session Of
Congress on the bill for Government
operation Of the Mucle Shoals power
and nitrate plant was forecast yester-
day by Senator Norris, Republican. Of
Nebraska, who has taken an active part
IN consideration Of legislation ON this
subject for number Of years.
Senator Norris conferred with Presi-
dent Roosevelt yesterday and left at the
White House copy of his Mucle
Shoals measure. It IS believed the
President Is working on q recommenda-
ton to be made to Congress on It.
The NebraSkan expressed the view
that 1000 men could be put to work
within 80 days after enactment Of the
measure, at Muscle Shoals, and in con-
struction Of the Cove Creek dam in the
Clinch River in Tennessee.
The Cove Greek dam would be an
auxiliary of the Muscle Shoals plant,
and also would be employed for flood
control purposes.
The Norris bill would establish q
Government corporation for operation
and control Of the gigantic Muscle
Shoals project which has been virtually
idle since the war, as Congress and
Presidents have disagreed over its dis
position.
Evening star., 1933-03-23
HARSTIA FAMILY CONTINUES TRIP
AFTER BEING UNITED AT FREDERICK
Police of Maryland Town Make Possible Meeting There
of Husband and Wife Separated Here.

Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Harsha, their
children, grandson and police dog were
en- route to New York today, happily
reunited after a frantic search for each
other here.
The Harsha party arrived In Wash
ington Tuesday. from Milburn, Fla. Mr..
Harsha driving truck and Mrs. Harsha
the family roadster.
They became separated, Mr.. Harsha
with two young children and Mrs.
Harsha with her grandson and daugh-
ter and the police dog. Husband and
wife appealed to police Of separate
precincts to help bring thso together.
Evening star., 1933-03-23
D. c. BOY Commended
FOR ACT OF HEROISM
Body of Child. Recovered From I'm
der Ice at New London, Conn.,,
by George. Lehman.

A washington boy, serving at the
New London, Conn, Submarine Base,
who attempted to save the life of Q
child that had fallen through the ice
there on Christmas eve last, was COM
mended offlcially yesterday by Secre-
tary Of the Navy Claude A. Swanson.
The cabinet officer addressed a let
ter to George A. Lehman, electricians
mate, first class, whose home is at 80
K street here, praising his conduct.
Naval records show Lehman, on De-
cember "a, last, went with a rescue
party to the scene of the accident.
Buddy Daniels, son of E F. Daniels,
machinist's mate, first class, had fallen
through the ice of Crystal Lake, ad-
jacent to the submarine base. Leh-
mann ran out on the thin ice, dived
into the hole made by the stricken
child, and swan under the ice, 70.
covering N body. -
Evening star., 1933-03-23

Police arranged q meeting place on
Wisconsin avenue at the District line.
Husband and wife went there, but at
different hours. Mr.. Harsha at length
solved the problem by renting q room
at 5508 Wisconsin avenue.
Mrs. Harsha drove on into Maryland
and at Frederick brought the police Of
that jurisdiction into the search. They
communicated with Washington,
learned Mr.. Harsha's temporary address.
and told him to come on to Frederick
late yesterday.
There the meeting was brought about
last night. and today the family was
on It's way again.
Evening star., 1933-03-23
MODEL OF TABERNACLE
WILL BE EXHIBITED
Reproduction Is Of First Jewish
Temple Built After Receiving
Ten Commandments.

A model Of the first tabernacle con-
structed by the Jews by Divine tnstruc-
ton when the Ten Commandments were
received, will be exhibited in connection
with lectures given tonight and tomor-
row night at O'Clock by Mrs. Annie
Carpenter Otto, at st. Stephens Epis-
copal Church, Sixteenth and Newton
streets.
Mrs. Otto, who resides with her
brother, Col w. r. Carpenter at 1928
Courtland place, inherited the model
from her aunt, Mrs. Adda Carpenter
Ulen Of Laramie, Wyo It required seven
years to complete, and an hour is neces-
sary to assemble 1t.
Evening star., 1933-03-23
ARRIVAL OF SPRING
WEATHER DELAYED
Higher Temperatures Not to Pre-
vail Here for Several Days,
Says q. s. Bureau.

Although Spring Is here officially, no
Spring weather is foreseen by the
Weather Bureau for at least three or
The city's early risers awoke today
to the tattoo OF sleet on the roofs, al
though only a trace" of precipitation
was recorded at the Bureau. More light
rain or snow is anticipated this after
noon, but clearing weather is due over
night, and tomorrow probably will be
clear, but somewhat colder.
Another disturbance is coming this
way from the West, promising more
cloudy weather Saturday and over the
week end. Tonight's low temperature
probably will be around 80 degrees.
Evening star., 1933-03-23
old Resident Held
On Charge That He
Broke Into d. C.. Jail

Edward F. Morris IS an old
resident Of the District Jail, but
today was the first time he has
ever been there because he
broke In.
From testimony offered before
Judge Ralph Given In Police
Court, it appears that Morris
broke into the jail March 2. The
next day an overcoat was miss
Ing from the jail store room.
Today Judge Given ordered
Morris returned to jail on q
charge Of "housebreaking," In de-
fault Of $500 bond to bind him
over the grand jury.
Evening star., 1933-03-23
BUS LINE EXTENDED
AND TWO OTHERS
ORDERED MERGED.
Improved Service fol: City
and Suburban Northeast
Points Provided.
COMMISSION DIRECTS
CHANGES ON APRIL is
Burleith- Trinidad Route to Be
Lengthened a Number Of
Blocks North.

Improved transportation service for
patrons OF bus lines serving Washing
ton areas and suburban Northeast
points was provided today in orders
adopted by the Public Utilities Com
mission directing the extension Of one
line and consolidation OF two other
lines.
The changes will 60 into effect April
16. The Burleith- Trinidad line Of the
Washington Railway e. Electric Co. Is
to be extended a number Of blocks to
the north Of its present terminus at
Trinidad avenue and Oats street. The
dad avenue to Mount Olivet road,
then west to Montello avenue and then
south to X street.
Consolidation Ordered.
The commission directed that the
lines of the Washington-In -Interurban
Railroad and the Ivy City route be con-
solidated. This will provide a direct
connection in bus service from Eleventh
and M streets southeast to such sub
urban points as Hyattsville
The consolidated line will be operated
by the Washington -Interurban Rail-
road, which Is owned by the Washington
Railway & Electric Co. From the
suburban points these buses will travel
south on Bladensburg road, west on Neal
street to Trinidad avenue, south on this
avenue to Thirteenth street to B street
northeast, east to Seventeenth street.
south to East Capitol street, east to
southeast, west to Fourteenth street,
south to South Carolina avenue, west
to Twelfth street, south to G street,
west to Eleventh street and then north
on Eleventh to South Carolina avenue
southeast.
, The Utilities Commission today also
directed that the bus stop on the east
side of Eleventh street. Just north Of
Pennsylvania avenue, be moved to a
point 10 feet north Of the fire plug
there. The new stop will extend SO
feet to the north.
New Tracks Authorized
This bus stop is used by the WASH
ington, Marlboro & Annapolis Bus Co.
A few days ago protests against the
stop. which has been alongside q fire
plug, were lodged with the Utilities
Commission after fire apparatus an
swering a call to the point was unable
bus had stopped there.
The washington Railway & Electric
Co. today was authorized by the Public
Utilities Commission to lay new street
car tracks along Georgia avenue be-
tween Fairmont street and New Hamp-
shire avenue. The work Is to be done
at this time because Of plans for the
repaving of that stretch of the avenue
The street car company also was au-
thorized to eliminate two switches in
the street car tracks at Eleventh and
F streets. The street Is to be repaved
from Ninth to Fourteenth streets.
Evening star., 1933-03-23

chimes, condensers and coolers. $50 1000;
10000 gross bottles Q20 carloads), $780,
600 cases, $155, 900. and IL to Is trucks,
$4,000.
This plant alone expects to pay taxes
to the Federal Government Of $400 900
per annum and $4,000 to the District
government. Licensees who retail the
beer, from this or other breweries, will
add another $125, 900.
Mr.. Drury estimated that, based on
prohibition barrelage and without
taking into account any increase in
population, the brewing industry in
Washington will yield $1,000, 900 In Fed
eral and $228,000 In District taxes per
annum when production Is running
smoothly. He expects that about 80 per
cent Of the business will be in bottled
beer and 20 per cent in keg beer Be-
fore prohibition the output was divided
about 60 per cent keg and 40 per cent
bottled beer.
The Cooking Process.
Karl Egolf, who served his appren-
ticeship as a brewer in Baden, Germany,
Is brewmaster at the Abner-Drury plant.
He was there when it was founded in
1896. Under his direction, malt is
ground, mixed with the proper hops and
other ingredients and placed in a tank
with hot water. This mixture is then
piped into mash tank, where it is me-
chanically agitated by rotating paddles.
The clear liquid Is then separated from
the sediment and piped into a large,
brightly FURNISHED copper kettle" and
allowed to cook" overnight.
The kettle can hold 290 barrels Of
nquid-31 gallons to a barrel. Thence
the beer goes to the fermentfng cellar,
where it stays in wooden tanks seven
days. During the fermentation process
the beer gives of quantities of gas.
This IS trapped. stored and used to car
Donate the beer later in the process.
From the fermenting cellar the beer
Is pumped into storage tanks, where it
Is allowed to settle and age for 80 days.
Then 1t Is put into kegs or bottles and
sold.
After the cooking process" the tenn
perature Of the beer Is regulated During
its entire life at the brewery. The tenn
perature must not exceed 40 degrees
This is maintained by a maze Of re-
fHgerating pipes. During the manu-
facture. the beer Is filtered three times.
These precautions. 1t is said, are what
distinguish brewery beer from home
brew-the latter gets sour and the
former Is not allowed a chance.
Sale Banned in 1917.
The Sheppard act, which brought an
end to legal liquor traffic in the District
OF Columbia, became effective March 8,
1917, on the fourteenth anniversary of
the prohibition Of sale Of liquors in the
Capitol Building.
The act which dried up the Capitol
was enacted on March 3, 1908, as q
rider to an act to regulate the immi-
grafton Of aliens into the United States,
Evening star., 1933-03-23
BANQUET IS PLANNED
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RIVERDALE, Md, March 23.-Plans
were made for . father-son banquet, to
be held at the Presbyterian Church in
April, at q meeting Of the Brotherhood
here last evening, with President A. +.
Vierheiler presiding.
Those in charge Of the affair are
Prof. w. c. Myers, James II. Rilhmer,
Walter B. Woodin, John Williams, Earl
Biesecker, Robert B. Bierly, A. H. Sci
denspinner, George r. Montgomery, A.
=. vierheller 81 Aubrey Knowles,
Evening star., 1933-03-23
new 7. N. c. A. MEMBERS
ARE WELCOMED AT FETE
Senior Secretary in Egypt, Guest
OF Association Here, Tells of
Organizations Growth.

A group OF members recently enrolled
In the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion was welcomed into the organization
at an entertainment last night at the
Central Y. M. c. A.
Wilbert Smith, senior Y. M. C. A.
secretary in Egypt. who is guest of the
local association this week, described
the growth Of the Y. M. C. A. in Egypt
and Palestine. Non-Christians are ad-
mitted to the "Y" in the Near East, he
said.
Motion pictures of the last Olympic
games were shown. The Y. M. c. A.
Glee Club. under leadership of j. Nelson
Anderson, sang several selections.
Leonard w. DeGast, general secretary
II the association, greeted the new mem
bers on behalf Of the organization, and
other members Of the secretarial staff
were introduced. DR.. Carson p. Frailey,
member Of the membership promotion
committee. presided.