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Evening star., 1933-12-09
WASHINGTON POLICE
SYSTEM IS STUDIED
Boston Commissioner Checks Rec.
ords and Communications
Methods of Department.

A study of the Metropolitan Police
Departments communication and records
systems was made yesterday by Eugene
c. Huffman, police and fire commits
sioner Of Boston.
Huffman came to Washington to urge
the Federal Radio Commission to grant
a license to the Boston Police Depart
ment to install two-way radio COM
munication system, which will enable
officers in scout cars and officials at
headquarters to exchange messages. All
other police departments using radio
have adopted the one-way systemS which
permits headquarters to communicate
with scout cars, but does not provide
for the officers in the vehicles to COM
municate with them.
Boston's Police Department, according
to Huffman, has an obsolete telephone
communication system, which has no
central switchboard, with the result
that policemen on their beats cannot
call headquarters over the patrol box
system. He is planning to give the de-
partment the most modern communities
tion system, and an up-to-date system
Of keeping statistical records.
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superintendent
Of police, explained in detail his depart
ment's system of keeping statistical
records, which was developed by In
spector L. I. H. Edwards, assistant
superintendent. He also accompanied
the visiting police ofncial to the polio.
departments broadcasting station In
the tenth precinct station.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
MILK INVESTIGATION
TO BE RESUMED SOON
District Committee Hearings Await
Return of Senator McCarran
From West.

Hearings in the Senate District Com
mittee's milk investigation will be re-
sumed early next week upon the re-
turn of Senator McCarran of Nevada,
from the West.
The Senator, who has been on a
speaking tour on behalf of the NJ r. A.
is due back in Washington tomorrow
or Monday, according to his offlce. and
he will confer Immediately with Inves-
tigator Elwood H. Seal to set a date for
resumption of the hearings.
Seal said today it would take him
only about two more days to complete
presentation Of evidence which he had
gathered in the six-month inquiry into
the Washington milk situation.
Witnesses he intends TO call include
Thomas H. McInerney, president of the
National Dairy Products Corporation;
A. A. Stickler, treasurer of the dairy
combine. and Henry NJ Woolman, di-
rector of the corporation.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
BRIDGE At WRECK
SCENE IS PLANNED
Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany Submits Draft to-
Army Engineer.

The Pennsylvania Railroad has sub
mitted plans to Maj. Joseph D. Arthur,
jr.. War Department district Engineer
for this area, for a permit to rebuild
It's Magruder Bridge across the Ana
costa River. which was damaged in
the storm of a few months ago and
was the scene of fatal train wreck.
The new plans propose a greater
opening. both vertically and horizon
tally than the existing bridge, and are
calculated to reduce the hazard from
floods, by permitting freshets to flow
past it more rapidly. Engineers de-
scribed it as higher and safer than
the existing bridge.
E. A. Schmitt, engineer in Mai.
Arthur's Office, said the plans propose
to utilize concrete piers, with through
steel girder spans.
The bridge plans will be submitted
to the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission and the Fine Arts
Commission for their official comment
At present trains are operating over
the repaired bridge, which, the engi-
neers said, is utilizing temporary pile
piers, with the old steel girders. En-
gineers have orders to slow down their
trains when approaching the present
bridge and to negotiate it carefully.
Two persons were killed last Summer
when the Crescent Limited was wrecked
there
Evening star., 1933-12-09
ROOSEVELT MAY ASK
FOR MORE BUILDINGS
Confers With Ickes and Fine Arts
Chairman Preparatory to
Seeking Funds.

President Roosevelt at his press con-
ference yesterday confirmed previous
reports that he is considering a re-
quest to Congress for funds with which
to develop further the Governments
building program in the Capital. The
Chief Executive conferred Thursday
with Secretary Ickes. who now has
charge of housing the Government
agencies here, and DR.. Charles Moore.
chairman of the Fine Arts Commission.
regarding the future extension of
Washington.
The President said the Government
would be able to agree with the Fine
Arts Commission about the location of
the new War, Navy and State Depart
ment buildings, he felt sure. He indi-
Gated that any modification of the Nc
MILAN plan of 1901 for the develop
ment Of Washington that might be nee
essary to meet changed conditions will
be undertaken.
A quick survey" of the number of
Federal employees and the amount of
cubic feet of office space now avail
able and that becoming available in
the near future with the completion
of the new Government buildings in
the triangle, is being made, said Mr..
Roosevelt. This is due to the increas-
ing pressure for Office space brought
about by the expanding activities of
the Federal Government here.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
LIQUOR ORDINANCE
PRESENTS PROBLEM
Augusta Seeks to License Retailers
in Dry State of
Georgia.

A city ordinance passed by Augusta,
in bone-dry Georgia, to license liquor
retailers represents problem for State,
rather than Federal, enforcement off,
GERS.
The Associated Press was told by a
Justice Department official yesterday
that the Government would exercise
no jurisdiction where cities in "dry"
States "legalize" sale of alcoholic bever-
ages.
Augustus defiance of the State dry
law followed up its recent action on
beer. The city, like several others In
the State, licensed beer dealers. Ar
rests followed, but juries acquitted.
The Federal Government is taking
no hand in either case. but continues
to concentrate its efforts on stopping
the now of spirits from wet to dry
States.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
RYE SUPPLY INADEQUATE.
Montgomery Liquor Sales Are Reported
Brick.
taft Correspondent of The Star.

By STAFF Correspondent of The Star
SILVER SPRING, Md, December g.
Montgomery County liquor dispensarjes
continued to do a rushing business yes
terday and this morning with a
plentiful supply and a fair assortment
OF brands on hand.
Last night, just few minutes before
Q o'clock closing time, the liquor store
here ran out of rye whisky but a ship
ment of upward of 100 cases was on
the way from Baltimore and Phila-
delphia this morning. The stocks of
the Bethesda and Rockville stores held
out until the closing hour, with enough
on hand to begin today.
The greatest crowds were at the Silver
Spring and Bethesda stores, most of
the customers being drawn from
Washington. The Rockville store did
county trade and, although the sale
was brisk, purchasers experienced no
difficulty in being served.
The first portion of the huge New
York order put in by John @. Walker,
head Of the county dispensary system,
arrived yesterday-about4812 cases, and
Mr.. Walker expects 900 more cases from
that source within the next two or three
days
This morning the Montgomery dis
pensaries had no bonded whisky for
sale, but the New York shipment is ex-
pected to contain the bonded variety
as well as blended whisky, Scotch,
wines, gins and cordials.
A carload of 4.3 per cent beer is due
to arrive from Milwaukee by Tuesday.
For the time being. Mr. Walker said,
the new repeal beer will be sold at
the dispensaries.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
LOFTS MUST MAKE
Up 4 WEEKS PAY
Chain Faces Loss of Eagle
Again Unless 1t Complies
With Order.

Lofts, Inc. first concern in this vicin-
ity to be ordered to surrender its Blue
Eagle, which later was returned, now
must pay the mattresses in its five
Washington candy and eating shops the
difference between 27 cents and 14l2
cents an hour for four weeks back If it
is to keep the recovery emblem. it de-
veloped yesterday at an N. r. A. open
hearing.
This decision represents a compro-
mise from the first order of the N R. A.
that required reimbursement of en-
ployes for six weeks work during which
they had been paid little more than
half the wages required under the Pres
ident's unemployment agreement.
The dispute between Lofts and N. r.
A. arose over the question of counting
in tips when computing minimum
wages. The chain of stores was ad-
judged to have violated the re-employ-
ment agreement in this regard in its
Washington shops, and Gen. johnson.
recovery administrator, ordered the
Blue Eagle surrendered. Lofts imme-
diately agreed to pay the required 27-
cent hourly rate and the Blue Eagle
was returned the next day.
The concern protested, however, pay
ing back wages.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
SAVINGS BANK STAYS
OPEN IN AFTERNOONS
Longer Hours at Park Institution
Will Benefit De- >
positors.

Longer hours at the Park Savings
Bank for the benefit of depositors who
wish to file claims or obtain the per
cent cash distribution. started today,
it was announced by John F. Moran,
receiver.
Instead of closing at pm. as is Gus
tomary on Saturdays, the bank planned
to remain open until 3 pm, two hours
after the dismissal of Government
workers.
Beginning Monday. until further no.
tice, the bank will be open until $50
pm. daily, instead of 3. to give further
opportunity for depositors who have
been unable heretofore to get to the
bank before the regular closing hour.
Filing of claims and payment OF the
per cent cash distribution was start
ed last Monday.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
CLEANERS WARNED
OF SPECIAL RATES
N. R. A. Says New Service
Charges Are Violations
of Law.

Washington cleaners and dyers have
been notified by the National Recovery
Administration that so-called special
service" minimum charges proposed by
their code authority have not been
given official sanction and are there
fore violations Of the law.
Circulars announcing the new special
service charges were sent to members
of the local cleaning association and
approval of the schedule was claimed
The charges were to be made to Gus
toners who desired their work done
in a limited period of time. Similar
special charges are now made by laun-
dries and the cleaners had planned to
follow that example.
Minimum prices as approved by the
N r. A. code are 95 cents for cleaning
mems suits or women's plain dresses; ;
for pressing alone the charge is to be
so cents. For cleaning under the spe-
cial service plan, the price was to be
raised to Sl.20 with no special charge
for pressing only.
N. R. A. officials said today only the
minimum charges have been given off,
cial approval and unless the new sched-
ule is submitted for approval by the
N. r. A. any such charge will leave the
cleaners liable to prosecution.
A hearing will be held Monday to
which l60 alleged violators of the cfean-
ing and dying trade code have been
summoned. They will be called upon
to explain charges below the minimum
rates approved by the code authority.
At this hearing, the subject of special
charges in the Washington area may
be brought up and passed upon.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
Many "Brain Trust''
Names Are Lacking
In Social Register
NeiU Washington Edition
Lists Huey Long but
On,its Cen. Johnson.

Washington's social register has come
out without the benefit of numerous i'm
portant official names in the new ad-
ministration and graced with long
roster of additions.
The new cabinet put in its appear
ance in full force, but many members
of the Roosevelt brain trust" were not
included. Some of them are still listed
in the registers of their native cities
others are not listed at all.
None of the Presidents three secre-
taries, Marvin Mcintyre, Louis McHenry
Howe and Stephen Early, Is registered
locally. Senator Huey Long, whose So
cial proclivities include fight which
got him q sock in the eye at Long
Island club, still is included. So is
Senator Overton, whose election Is now
under investigation in his native State
Of Louisiana.
Ex-senator Smith w. Brookhart and
Senator Kenneth McKellar, however,
have been dropped from the roster
where both their names appeared last
year.
Gen. Hugh S. johnson is not in,
George Peek, agricultural adjustment
administrator; Prof. George F. Warren,
monetary expert, and Harry Hopkins,
civil works administrator, are not given
in the Washington book MIR. Hopkins
customarily is listed in New York.
The Secretary Of Labor, Miss Frances
Perkins, Is listed twice. Once under
the name Miss Frances Perkins, again
under her married name Of Wilson.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
Dark Before Da,Ur,
Aids T,CO Bandits
In Grocery Hold-Up
Joseph Barr Robbed OF
$IIO Just after Street
Lights Are Turned off.

knowing the city lights would be
extinguished before daylight, two
colored bandits took advantage of the
darkness this morning to rob Joseph
Barr. who operates grocery at 207
Fifteenth street northeast, of s110 at
pistol point.
Barr and his wife, Mrs. Anna Barr,
reached the store shortly after the
city lights were turned of at $50 am.
Barr had unlocked his door, and was
about to enter when the armed men
accosted him.
Don't turn on the lights and stick
'em up!" one of them ordered Barr
handed over S100 from his pockets
and then was forced to open the
grocery cash register and hand the
men an additional $40.
Police have received numerous COM
plants in the past about the city lights
being turned of before daylight. The
time for extinguishing them, however, is
set by Congress at As minutes before
sunrise. Thus on cloudy mornings
there often is almost an hour of total
darkness on the streets. District officials
last year proposed that the lights be
turned of half an hour later in the
morning. and prepared a bill to that
effect, but it was withheld from Con-
gress as an economy measure when it
was explained the added time would
cost the District some $40, 900 year.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
None Fired From C. W. n. Jobs
Here Despite Exacting Bosses
Most of Thousands Hired on Projects
Make Good Though Fe,c,, Unqualified
for HeaUy Tasks, Are Forced to Quit.

Despite Civil Works Administrator
Harry L. Hopkins recent warning that
bosses Of G. w. A. crews would be hard
boiled in exacting '.man-sized Jobs"
from al under them, none Of the thou
sands of men and women given en-
ployment during the last couple Of
weeks has been discharged, according
to the best information obtainable
yesterday
From an authoritative source, it was
learned, however. that nearly dozen
G. w. A. workers have quit after their
first few days work-either because they
obtained better jobs or else because they
couldn't take it."
Visits to several of the C. w. A.
projects under way In the District failed
to reveal even one supervisor willing to
acknowledge use Of any hard-boiled
tactics In his dealings with those under
him.
Virtually all the men who have quit,
SO far as could be learned, were pick
and-shovel workers. Some of them
lasted only the first day. others man.
sged to stick it out for several days.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
So, 500, 900 Frankln, Waiuers
To Be Ready Early Next Week
Counsel for Bank Preparing Agreement
to Make More Than Half of
Tied-Up Funds AuaiIable.

The form of waiver agreement by
which depositors will release about $2,-
500 900 In cash from the Franklin Ma
tional Bank under its new plan for a
merger. was being prepared today by
william F. Kelly. counsel for the bank.
This agreement, together with a let
ter to depositors, is being prepared In
conjunction with Treasury officials and
the details are expected to be known
early next week.
Kelly conferred with Government Of
ficials today and said that. according
to present prospects. the terms prob
ably could be divulged about Tues
day, as well as the percentage of de-
posits to be made available to deposi-
tors!
1t is believed the agreement will
provide for the depositors to receive
between IS and rs per cent of their
funds, waving the remainder into the
hands of three trustees, already ap-
pointed to take charge.
The amount to be- released is not
Evening star., 1933-12-09

In the mad scramble to get the
G. w. A. program under way, officials
readily admit many men were placed
In jobs for which they were not fitted.
Men who had spent their working lives
In stores and Offices, In many instances,
were so anxious to earn q living that
they put themselves down for laboring
work knowing full well that they would
be lucky to last until the first pay day.
Now, however, things are different.
According to David Ruml, head Of the
District Public Employment Center.
through which all the local G. w. A.
workers are hired, there Is little likeli-
hood Of anybody getting one Of those
round peg g-in-square-hole jobs.
Ruml has staff Of trained personnel
workers, and, now that the first rush
is over. they are interviewing all ap-
plicants for work with painstaking care.
The army Of civil works employees
receives its third pay this morning and
it is estimated that some 1880 men
and women will receive checks ex-
pected to total about $144,0 900. Last
week 1900 workers received $137. 900.
Evening star., 1933-12-09

known, either in percentage or total
amount of dollars, but officials Of the
bank, the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration and the Treasury Department
have been hard at work on the general
plan leading to final determination
of this important figure
The plan will thus be ready to swing
into action some time next week, so
that the Franklin bank can reopen
early in 1884 as part of the new
Mechanics Franklin Savings Bank.
As soon, as the waiver is mailed to
depositors, the Franklin also will launch
campaign to sell stock in the new
merger in the sum of about 5000, 900,
including surplus.
The Mount Vernon Savings Bank is
making steady progress both in the
return Of waivers from depositors and
in the sale of stock to join the same
Mechanics Franklin merger. The mer-
ger centers around the Washington
Mechanics Savings Bank, whose presi-
dent. Ezra Gould. will be president Of
the Mechanics Savings Franklin Bank.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
ANACOST|A PARK y
WORKERS WILL Be
INCREASED TO 1000
Force Grading and Filling Will
Be Doubled, Maj. Arthur
Announces.
CIVIC WORKS PAY ROLL
is GREATLY INCREASED
Engineer Is Named to Take Charge
of Little Wicomico River
Project. a

One thousand Civil Works Admins
tration employees will be at work in
Anacostia Park next week.
Up to the present time, 500 men
have been working daily in the park
but Maj. Joseph D. Arthur. jr., War
Department district engineer for this
locality. will have double this number
starting Monday, under present plans
The men will be engaged in grading
filling, filling in earth behind the sea
walls, smoothing down beaches and
generally clearing the area. which is to
be utilized as pretentious park, when
completed. The engineers concede
that the use of c. w. A. men in build
ing the park is more costly than when
machinery is used. but since it Is the
administrators desire to give work to
as many as possible, hand labor is being
employed.
River Project Planned.
Phillip c. Dorr, engineer in Mai.
Arthur's Office, today was designated
by the major as supervising engineer
on $6,500 c. w. A. job at the mouth
OF the Little Wicomico River, in Virginia,
near the mouth of the Potomac River
This task, which is expected to take
month and half, will consist in re-
pairing recent storm damage, closing
up two mouths of the waterway with
embankments, and constructing jetties
to protect the remaining mouth. Three
or four hundred families are dependent
upon the river facilities in that region,
so that they may carry forward fish
ing. oystering and Grabbing activities.
Mr.. Dorr lives in Mount Rainier. Md.
Meanwhile the civil works employees
in the District today received pay for
their third week of work, their pay
checks having total of more than
S139, 900.
several disbursing points to between
$4,000 and $4,000 men and women.
Pay Roll Is Increased.
The pay roll total was greater than
that for the two preceding weeks. The
amount last week was Sl37 900 and for
the first week SOL 900.
The men were paid of at the District
wood yard, near Sixth street and Con-
stitution avenue, and the women at the
President Theater, Eleventh and Penn
sylvania avenue. In addition to these
persons still on the Districts emergency
relief rolls received amounts totaling
1852 80.
AhSiuoeu Ai tic ~. w. a. pay Ioil
were more than TOO women who had
been given the classification of civil
works service employees, who received
about $4,000 in all. The money for
this class of workers is drawn from
District relief funds.
The Treasury Department was to re-
main open this afternoon until O'Clock
to cash the checks of the c. w. A
employees. This was ordered to break
up a racket whereby the workers were
assessed 25-cent charge for having
their checks caShed.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
24PERM|TSIS ISSUED
FOR LIQUOR SALES
|NPR|NCE GEORGES
Nine Are Licenses to Sell
Rum by the Drink-15 Do
Package Trade.
FIRST NIGHT PURCHASES
ARE REPORTED APATHETlC
Applications From Residents of
Four Communities Are Refused
on Officials Request.
b. staff Correspondent of The Star.

By Staff Correspondent of The Star
UPPER MARLBORO, Md December
e.-Legal liquor flowed from "a places
in Prince Georges County today fol-
lowing sudden decision of the county
control board to issue licenses, and
the cost to consumers was quoted as
less than charged in neighboring
counties.
Nine of the liquor places have been
licensed to do business by the drink,
with the remaining Is rated as of sale
stores.
Last nights sales, after the board
decided to license places that had re-
ceived their unofficial endorsement, were
apathetic. chiefly because the public
was totally unprepared for the OPEN
ing The control board had said earlier
that no permits would be issued until
Monday.
Applicants in Mount Rainier. Hyatts-
vile. Riverdale and Laurel were re-
fused licenses at the request of their
respective mayors and councils who
wish the opportunity to sound out
public sentiment before permitting the
sale of whisky within their limits.
These representatives expect to obtain
the will Of their citizens Immediately
and have been ordered to appear be-
fore the board on Monday.
Mount Rainier Leads Parade.
Due to its proximity to Washington,
more applications have been received
from Mount Rainier than any other
town in the county. A mass meeting
will be held there tomorrow afternoon
to debate the question as to whether
there should be liquor stores there.
In lively hearing marked by sharp
verbal tiltS in which women as well
as men engaged, majority of some 80
citizens of Hyattsville appearing before
a special session of the mayor and
council last night went on record as
in favor of asking the county Board
of License Commissioners to refrain
from issuing licenses for applicants in
the town until a better gauge of popu-
lar sentiment can be obtained.
When a vote was taken, 54 persons
made it known they were against the
opening of a liquor store in the town.
while those favorirg licensing refused
to vote, protesting that the gathering
was not representative of the town.
Move to Masonic Hall.
The citizens first assembled in the
Municipal Building, but when it ap
peared the room was inadequate to ac-
commodate the gathering, they moved
drys was led by Mrs James Severe,
Rev. George G. Oliver, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church. DR..
B. P. Robertson, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, and others, while the
chief exponent of the wet cause was
Max Horenstein. who yesterday became
the first to ask for license from the
town. Mrs. Bert Hellman. Mrs. Eleanor
Driscoll and others Joined with Horen-
stein.
Corporation Counsel H. Winship
Wheatley, jr., explained that the mat
ter of issuing licenses in the town was
entirely within the discretion of the
board of control, and that both sides
should present their cases at the hear
ing Monday.
Evening star., 1933-12-09
Seeks Special Rates
From Attorney for
Yuletide Services

At least one Washingtonian is
leaving no stone unturned in his
preparations for yuletide festivi-
ties.
A post card received at Police
Court this morning addressed
simply to Lawyer Moore. care of
Police Court, City," read:
LAS I expect to get drunk
Christmas, I want you to be on
hand If I get locked up. You got
my brother off and he says you
got several of his friends off. I
only hope you won't increase
your rates during the holidays"
The card, which was signed by
Lawrence johnson, who gave no
address but the post office box,
was turned over to Attorney G..
G. Moore. He said he had no
plan for special holidays rates.