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Evening star., 1933-03-28
RED CROSS CLASS
OF 22 GRADUATED
Miss Mabel T. Boardman Presents
Certificates and Pins to Young
Women.

Twenty-Five young women, compris-
ing the 1888 class of staff assistants of
the District of Columbia Chapter Of
the American Red Cross, were gradu-
ated this morning at exercises held in
the National Red Cross auditorium.
Gen. F. r. Keefer. chairman of the
District of Columbia Chapter, welcomed
the gradu:Ss who are debutantes of
last year, arc the Army Band furnished
the music. DR.. Thoraas E. Green. di-
rector of the Speakers Bureau. National
Red Cross, addressed Siem, after which
Miss Mabel T. Boardk1an presented the
certificates and pins
The graduates are Peggy Barker,
Elizabeth Brainard. Katherine Brotman.
Ida L. Clagett, Gertrude w. Faust. Sydia
Lane Foster, Florence Bennett Harris.
Mrs. r. w. Dickinson Jewett Ruth
Kent, Jean Kingman, Helen S. Mark.
Margaret c. Nixon, Mary Louise Reif-
snider, Josephine R. Rice, Alicia
Rodgers, Virginia Russell. Marion
Shouse. Margreta c. Swenson. Nal
Sykes, Harriet S. Todd. Priscilla Watson
and Elizabeth K Willis.
Evening star., 1933-03-28
STABILIZED COAL
INDUSTRY SOUGHT
Union Leaders and Cabinet
Members Confer With
Roosevelt on Plan.
BY the Associated PreSS

BY the Associated Press.
way to stabilize the coal industry
is being sought by President Roosevelt.
While an administrations sponsored
conference looking to improvement of
the oil industry was in progress yester-
day, the President called in leaders OF
the United Mine Workers and two cabi-
net members to see what could be done
about coal
After the conference the White House
issued this statement:
There was a general discussion of
the coal industry and mining condi-
tlons throughout the country with a
view to finding the best means for i'm
proving these conditions. Further con-
ferences with the President will be
held"
John L. Lewis, president OF the
miners union, made no comment The
belief is held by some, however, that
the union leaders hope to get Mr.. Roose-
welt behind new stabiliZation legislation
along the lines of the Davis-Kelly bill
That bill would allow operators to form
marketing combines under Federal
regulation and permit miners to or
ganlze in non-union fields.
Evening star., 1933-03-28
METERS FOR CABS
UP TO CONGRESS
Commissions Order Cannot
Be Enforced Without Lea.
isIative Approval.

The question of whether the Public
Utilities Commission may be permit
ted to enforce an order requiring in
stallation of meters on the taxicabs Of
Washington is tied into the new Dis
trict fund bill as sent late yesterday to
Congress by the Budget Bureau.
It was revealed in a study Of the
measure tdoay at the District Building
that the bureau proposal would leave
with Congress final determination Of
the question of metering the cabs, but
that the proposed measure does not
carry an absolute prohibition against
meters such as exists in the apprOpria-
ton act for the current fiscal year.
Requires Congress Approval.
The present law prohibits the use of
any District funds for the enforcement
Of an order by the Public Utilities Com
mission requiring cabs to install and
operate under the meter system, rather
than on the existing zone rates Of fare.
The bill sent to Congress yesterday
by the Budget Bureau carries a pro-
vision that an order by the Commission
ordering metering of the cabs shall not
be enforced unless and until such order
has been approved by Congress, it is
explained.
Strong opposition to metering Of the
cabs developed during consideration of
the former 1884 budget estimates by
committees in the past session of Con-
gress.
Pends in Court of Appeals.
Should the new Budget Bureau pro-
vision be enacted. however, and should
the decision of the new Congress be
that some proposal for metering Of the
cabs be adopted, the commission would
be left with the possibility Of proposing
to Congress metering plan.
An order issued by the commission a
year or more ago required installation
of meters. The case, however was taken
to court. When the commission was
sustained in the lower court the case
was carried to the Court Of Appeals
where it now is pending.
Evening star., 1933-03-28
HIGHWAY PROGRAM
FACING DISRUPTION
Pruning Administered by
Budget Bureau Would End
Hundreds of Jobs.

The heavy pruning administered to
estimates for the District Highway De-
partment by the Budget Bureau would
block most of the new construction
which would be possible under available
funds, wipe out the opportunities Of
employment for hundreds of workmen
not on District pay rolls and disrupt
the highway development program, 1t
Is revealed.
Perhaps one of the heaviest cuts
made in items Of the estimates was a
slashing of request for miscellaneous
street repairs from $780, 900 to $25,0
This item provides for street extern
sions which are provided for out Of
general revenue funds, but which are
subject to condemnation awards and
assessment of benefits which brings
District Treasury.
Reduction Of this item to $25,000
will deprive large number Of highway
workmen of employment.
Many Would Lose Jobs.
The slash made in the proposed ex-
penditureS under the gasoline tax
revenues, however, would deprive a
much greater number of workmen Of
employment over a period of months,
as well as to halt virtually all but main
tenance operations under this class Of
appropriations, it is explained.
The budget report calls for appropria-
tions for street work out Of the gasoline
tax revenues to the extent of 81 ,237 400,
as compared with an earlier request for
s2,277,850
Since the requested larger amount
CT ha 1of n
Treasury large amount Of gasoline tax
funds, and since by law these revenue
funds cannot be expended for any pur-
pose other than highway Improvements,
the further proposed reduction would
serve only to pile up greater unused
balance in the Treasury.
A check of the gasoline tax items in
the budget report indicates that not
much work under this class of appro-
priations can be done except main
tenance operations and an amount Of
resurfacing projects.
Another blow to the hopes Of District
officials and informed taxpayers was
the elimination OF an item. to be met
out Of the gasoline tax funds, Of S575,-
600 for the beginning Of construction
Of a new Calvert street bridge, over
Rock Creek, which would carry the
street car tracks there.
Requested Several Years
An item for this project has been
requested for the past several years
but each time has been eliminatd Ex-
pert testimony before congressional
committees has shown that this old
structure is none too sturdy and should
be replaced.
The proposed budget does contain
an item of S148500 for completion of
the Benning Bridge. which now has
been carried to an advanced stage of
construction, and for which the Dis
trict Government is subject to a con-
tract for payment Of the remaining
work
One of the important street prof.
ects under the gasoline tax items which
was eliminated by the Budget Bureau
is the widening and repaving of Con-
stitution avenue. from Delaware avenue
to Second street and from Pennsyl-
vania avenue to Sixth street at q cost
Of s1380O0.
One important effect of the heavy
reduction proposed In new street and
highway construction appropriations Is
that much greater call would have
Evening star., 1933-03-28
LOCAL APPOINTMENTS
ASKED FOR D. C. HEADS
Georgetown Citizens Association
Instruct Secretary to Write
President Roosevelt.

Although refusing to indorse any
particular candidate for the Office of
District Commissioner, the Georgetown
Citizens Association, at a meeting last
night in St. Johns Parish Hall, instruct
ed the secretary. John Paul Jones, to
write a letter to President Roosevelt,
asking him to appoint local men to
the positions.
The letter of the law requires an ap-
pointee shall have been a resident of
the District for the three years next
before his assumption of Office and that
he shall not have claimed residence in
any other State during that period, the
association points out.
In explaining its refusal to advocate
an especial candidate for the commits
sionership. the association asserted it
traditionally has not proposed candi-
dates for public Office In the absence
of the president, B. Agee Bowles. the
presiding officer last night was Frank
Ieetch
Evening star., 1933-03-28
DISTRICT FUND BILL LEAVES
CALVERT BRIDGE UNREPLACED
$5z5,000 for New Span Agreed to by Con-
ferees in Last Session Was Left Out by
Budget Bureau in New Measure.
Approval by Congress Of the District

Approval by Congress Of the District
fund bill for the next fiscal year as it
was reported by the Bureau Of the
Budget yesterday would leave on the
hands of the District the problem Of
the old structure now serving as the
Calvert Street Bridge over Rock Creek
which since 1928 the city officials have
asked be replaced.
An item of $575, 900 for the starting
Of the building of a new span there was
agreed to by House and Senate con-
ferees in the closing days Of the past
session Of Congress, but was left out of
the new bill by the Budget Bureau,
though there are available funds for
the work in the gasoline tax revenues
The need for the replacement of the
bridge was clearly shown in hearings
before the Senate Committee during
the last session.
The existing bridge was built back
in 1891 and is regarded by engineers
Evening star., 1933-03-28
be made on funds for maintenance

to be made on funds for maintenance
work.
In other words, when a street is to
be resurfaced or repaved in a definite
ly scheduled program, it Is possible TO
make only emergency repairs for sew
eral months prior to laying of the new
paving. But with SO large a portion
OF new street construction eliminated
much more repair and retaining work
must be done out Of maintenance funds.
1t Is explained.
S500,0O0 Gives 1000 Jobs.
Just how far the proposed slashes
In estimates will serve to increase un-
employment Is seen in a calculation
that each $500000 expended on con-
tract highway work let by the District
provides employment for 900 men for
a period OF three months.
1t has been estimated roughly that
the work planned by District officials
would have provided employment for as
many as 5000 men for from five to six
months. In addition. it would have
kept at work about 700 per diem en-
ployes on the District rolls.
The reduced budget, of course. will
mean a reduction in the personnel Of
the highway department as well as a
lack of work for private workmen.
Evening star., 1933-03-28
TAKOMA PARK WELFARE
SOCIETY is ORGANIZED
Will Meet Needs of Seventh Day
Adventist Members and Com
munity at Large.

A welfare society to meet the needs
OF the membership of the Church of
Seventh Day Adventists at Takoma
Park and of the community at large has
been organized by the church, it was
announced today
The Executive Committee of the or
ganization is composed of R. W. Con-
ard and William C. Young, directors;
Mrs. j. W. Mace and Kathryn Jensen,
associates. and Mrs. Julian Howe, sec
retary-treaSurer.
The Washington Council of Social
Agencies is extending to the group the
clearing house" facilities it affords
other welfare and relief organizations
in the District and headquarters have
been set up in the basement of the
cafeteria building of the Review and
Herald Publishing Association of Ia
koma Park.
Clothing also has been supplied by
the American Red Cross.
Evening star., 1933-03-28

as being Of the old "Tin-can" type
Congress was told.
Maj. John C. Gotwals, when testify
ing last Winter before the Senate COM
mittee, said:
This bridge excited attention as long
as % years ago. There has been q
good deal Of comment about it. dc
not want to Say anything alarming, but
the bridge certainly needs replacement
That was indicated very clearly in the
replacement of q similar bridge on Kin
gle road. When we replaced that bridge
our views were verified that it needed
it very badly.
"We have had designs made by ex-
pert engineers. All the ingredients are
called for. everything. The amount OF
the authorization would have no effect
at all on the contract price. That is
already set, whatever 1t would be- The
primary thing is that this bridge may
be replaced, which is very badly
needed"
Evening star., 1933-03-28
SIS R. F. C. WORKERS
END SHORT STRIKE
Stete Welfare Department An.
ncunces % 1-2-Cent Wage Scale
to Remain.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
WHEELING. w. Va, March 23.-In-
formed by the State Welfare Depart
ment that there will be no deviation
from the new wage schedule of 22l 2
cents an hour, SIS R. F. C. workers last
night decided to return to work
Gerald Coffey project officer of the
Ohio County. w. Va, Welfare Board
announced that the men agreed to re-
sumo work today
The men, employed on welfare jobs
in the county, launched a strike yester-
day. protesting against recent ruling
by the Unemployment Relief Association
of Charleston-which has jurisdiction
over R. F.. c. funds-in reducing the
hourly wage rate from 80 to 22la cents.
Coffey addressed mass meeting of the
strikers last night, outlining the welfare
departments stand and announcing
that if they would return to work at
once they would be compensated for the
time lost yesterday.
Evening star., 1933-03-28
FISHERY BUILDINGS BURN

CONNEAUT, Ohio. March 28 (R.-
Fire last night destroyed four fishery
buildings containing more than 100
trap nets. fishing and packing equip
ment, and caused damage estimated by
the owners at from $50, 900 to 100000.
Two of the buildings were owned by
the Conneaut Fisheries Co., OF which
c. F. Mischler of Sandusky is the head,
and two by M. j. Grow. Another
building belonging to the Conneaut
Fisheries Co. was saved by f1remen.
Evening star., 1933-03-28
SKELETON is "JAILED"
Found by Man Seated at His Side
on Park Bench.

NEW YORK. March 20 (P.-It didn't
help James G. Lern's peace of mind any
to find a skeleton, with its legs crossed
suddenly sitting beside him on bench
in Central Park yesterday.
Lern hurried away to Patrolman Pins
ker, who took the skeleton to a police
station. An assistant medical examiner
said it had probably been placed on
the bench by a medical student. 1t
was taken to the Bellevue morgue.
Evening star., 1933-03-28
PLOT THEFT CHARGED
Court Asked to Prevent Showing of
Film Gabriel" Here.

Claiming the plot Of the motion
picture. Gabriel Over the White
House. had been taken from a copy
righted book he wrote. Albert Small,
1920 Vermont avenue, today asked the
District Supreme Court to prevent the
showing Of the picture at local theater
next week. He also asked the court to
enjoin the Washington Herald from
publishing the story of the play.
Small said he is the author and copy
right owner of a book entitled LAS Is"
from which. according to his petition,
the idea and characters FOR the picture
were taken
Evening star., 1933-03-28
SEARCH FOR PLANE
TIVE American Flyers Believed
Cost in Nicaraguan Jungles.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March %
R.-The Government Instituted a
search late yesterday for W. A. Flowers
of Dallas, Tex, and Harry Scott Of New
Orleans. who left here in a single
motored plane for Puerto Cabezas early
Sunday, and who are believed to have
been forced down In the dense jungles
Of eastern Nicaragua.
The plane carried only sufficient gaso-
line for five-hour flight.
Scott Is an official of the Bragmann
Bluff Lumber Co. of New Orleans.
The plane was said to have passed
over TERRA Azul early Sunday
afternoon
Evening star., 1933-03-28
Taxes as High as Ever.

Granting the needs of economy, can
the Federal Government, in fairness or
equity to the unrepresented taxpayers
OF washington. arbitrarily decrease its
own contribution and decline to extend
the same privilege to other taxpayers?
Every time the Federal Government
decreases its contribution, the decrease
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that a spe-
cial election will be held in the
School District No. II of Pine County,
at School House in Askov, Minnesota
on the 18th day of June, 1888, from
s o'clock p. m. to 9:15 p. m. for the
purpose of voting on the proposition
of issuing to the State of Minnesota
the bonds of said municipality in the
aggregate sum of $500, bearing in
terest at the rate of four and one
quarter per cent per annum, the pro-
ceeds thereof to be used for the, fol-
lowing purpose: Taking up outstand-
ing warrants of said district and to
be numbered and to mature as set
forth in the resolution now on file in
the office of the clerk.
Dated May 20, 1888.
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
NO. II.
A. w. Conaway, Clerk.
(June 1-S)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08
ASKOV LUMBER YARD
GET CAR NEW LUMBER

T. N. Thomson plans on being a
step ahead of the apparent upward
trend in prices and has during the
past month added to his stock of
lumber 10000 feet of new 4-square
dimension material, siding, ceiling
and other kinds for labor-saving con-
struction of a new building or the
repair of an old one. This lumber
is all squared and of the exact length
that you buy-12 footers are IL foot
ers, etc. Mr.. Thomson is enthusi-
astic over his new stock and right
fully so since it is seen that the
tedious job of squaring up boards be-
fore mailing them to their positions
will be eliminated and this feature
alone will save many hours on the
construction of building. Then too,
the new kind of color blend shingles
are just it and T. N. has display of
these.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that a spe-
cial election will be held in the town
ship of Kettle River, Pine county, at
village hall, Willow River, on the 18th
day of June, 1888, from o'clock a. m.
to O'Clock p. m, for the purpose of
voting on the proposition of issuing
to the State of Minnesota the bonds
of said municipality in the aggregate
sum of $4,000, bearing interest at
the rate of four and one-quarter per
cent per annum, the proceeds thereof
to be used for the following purpose:
To retire the outstanding warrants of
said township of Kettle River, and to
be numbered and to mature as set
forth in the resolution now on file in
the office of the clerk.
Dated June 9Th, 1888.
1t R. T. ADDINGTON, Town Clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08
CATTLE PRICES
SAG AT START
Trade Weak to CSC Lower When Gen.
eraI Receipts Expand; Hogs on
Decline, But Lambs Advance.

(By U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco.
nomics and Minnesota Department of
Agriculture.)
South st. Paul, Mimi, June 5, 1888:
Cattle prices sagged at this weeks
opening when general receipts eX-
banded to unusually liberal proper
tions. Trade here was weak to 25c
lower on killing classes, bulk steers
and yearlings selling at $500 to $5.75,
one load of heavy steers $500, some
held higher, palmer grades $500 to
$4.75, beef cows $500 to 1913 or bet
ter, butcher heifers mostly 1915 to
$500, some yearlings $3.50 to $5.S5,
thin cows 1925 to $2.75, bulls mostly
$500 and down, better vealers $500
to $3.50.
Hog prices also dropped back, bulk
better lights and butchers selling at
$3.50 to S4.45, top $3.50, packing ,sows
mostly $500 to $4.2O, light lights
s4.25 to $4.45, pigs mostly $500 to
$4.25.
Lamb prices advanced, good to
choice natives selling at $7.25 to $3.50,
bucks at $1.00 less, bulk good to
choice shorn yearlings 1925 to $3.50,
slaughter ewes $1.00 to $3.50.
Feeders and Suckers.
Trade proved moderately active on
feeders and stockers at the weeks
opening, bulk steers selling at $3.50
to $3.50, odd lots better grades $500
to $3.50. Desirable stock pigs sold
at $500 to $4.35 out of first hands.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08
MORTGAGE DECREASE
is SHOWN BY HOME
LOAN BANK FIGURES

Real estate, foreclosures in Mime
sofa have declined during March and
| April of this year as compared to
March and April Of. 1882. Figures
from the Division of Research and
| Statistics of the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board show the number of
foreclosures in March 1892 to be 1856
to 213 during this March. In April,
1882, there were 295 and in April
this year the figure was 173. 1t may
be that Governor Olson's moratorium
affected the figures in Minnesota
somewhat in April.
Reports from $50 representative
communities in the As states, COM
prising 44.9 per cent Of the total pop
ulation, show a total of 13,431 fore
closures during the month of April,
1888. This is drop of 1852 compared
with the figures for March of this
year, 1883 and of 1,1S1 compared
with the January total of 1852 fore
closures. These figures include farms
and commercial properties as we'll as
homes.
This decline in foreclosures i'm the
trary to the trend for the same period
in previous years, the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board report shows. In
1882 there were 1926 more foreclos-
ures in April than in January and
even in the pre-depression days of
1926, foreclosures increased in April
by 627 over the January figure.
The surprising results of this sur
vey show the Roadway that is being
made to relieve distress in the mort
gage field. Federal Home Loan Banks
whose active lending operations be-
gan about the middle of January, 1888,
already have authorized loans amount
ing to S43,944, 1880 to member insti-
buttons for home financing purposes.
Honorable VIM. F. Stevenson, chair
man of the Federal Home Loan Bank
Board, said today that home financ-
ing institutions have undoubtedly been
influenced to refrain from foreclos-
ures through anticipation of the in
creased availability of funds by the
extension of the Home Loan Bank
system, as its membership increases
and loans mount Encouragement in
spired by the legislative measures for
home relief now pending has also con-
tributed largely toward more opti-
mistic feeling on home mortgage
problems.
In Pine county the number of fore
closures for the first five months of
1888, January to May inclusive, were
as follows: January Z; February 5;
March 6; April ,, and May 10, making
a total of 81. This averages about one
per week and the reason for the large
in May is apparent since that
is when Governor Olson's moratorium
period expired. the postponed sales
were held in May instead of April as
scheduled. During the five months
period above mentioned there was one