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Evening star., 1933-12-17
BILL TO CHANGE D. c.
RULE IS PREPARED
King Sponsors Measure to
Remove Military QuaIifica-
ton for Commissioner.

Chairman King Of the Senate Dis
trict Committee yesterday requested
legislative drafting experts to prepare a
bill to do away with existing law which
requires one of the District Commits
sioners to be selected from the Engineer
Corps of the Army.
The Senator made known some time
ago his intention of advocating such a
change. He said yesterday he will in
troduce the bill when Congress meets
January 3.
In announcing the preparation of
this bill, however, Senator King again
gave assurance that he favors retain
ing the present commission form of
government with three members on the
Board of Commissioners. Under the law
as it stands the President appoints two
civilian Commissioners and assigns an
officer from the Army Engineer Corps
to be Engineer Commissioner. Under
the proposed bill the President would
continue to select three Commissioners.
the only change being removal Of the
requirement that one of them be an
Engineer Commissioner detailed from
the Army. Senator King said there
would be nothing to prevent selection
OF an engineer as one member of the
board.
1Ilt OcI1dJe DlSIlICI OOIIlUIlJlee CIldlI =
man expects to receive a report in a
few weeks, or about the time Congress
is convening, from the District officials
who have been studying the various de-
partmentS and agencies of the municipal
government with a view to reorganiZa-
ton and possible economies. The Sena-
tor reiterated yesterday that he does not
expect any change in the basic COM
mission form of government to grow out
of this study but rather that it will deal
with changes to be considered in the de-
tailed set-up of municipal bureaus and
branches.
There have been indications recently
that the reorganization report may con-
tain some recommendation seeking to
centralize more authority in the Com
missionerS over the school system, with
regard to budget estimates and sir liar
problems. Senator King said yesterday
he would not discuss this or other de-
tailed suggestions that may be put
forward until the report is submitted to
him.
The study has been going on since
Congress adjourned, under the direction
of Assistant Corporation Counsel w. A..
Roberts, District Auditor D. J. Dono-
van and F. ]. Bailey of the Budget
Bureau
Evening star., 1933-12-17
.AD WORKERS CLEAN UP
Mt DOG TICK REFUGEES
c. W. A. Employees Will At.
tack Mosquito Breeding
Places Next.

The District of Columbia may be
very nearly free of mosquitoes and dog
ticks next Summer.
With funds made available by the
Civil Works Administration, force of
80 men, directed by experts from the
Bureau of Entomology of the Depart
ment of Agriculture now is at work
cleaning the underbrush from wood
land patches about Washington where,
it is believed, the deadly adult dog tick
| finds refuge during the Winter
| The following sites are being cleaned ::
| Rays woods, bounded BY Blair road
Second, Rittenhouse and Underwood
! streets; the area bounded by Forty
second, Forty-fourth and Calvert
streets and Cathedral avenue; the area
bounded by Forty-second and Fiftieth
streets and Conduit road: the area
bounded by Good Hope road southeast
and Sherrier. Seventeenth and Twenty
fifth streets; the area bounded by
Nichols and Alabama avenues, Ninth
and Livingstone streets southeast.
Fever Is Fatal
All these patches, it is believed, har-
Dor carriers Of the Rocky Mountain
spotted fever virus which has caused
several deaths in the District since it
made its first appearance in the East
three years ago. The control scheme
Is based on a knowledge of the life
history of this tick, known as derma-
centor variabliS. as determined by the
Public Health Service
The dog tick passes through four
stages-the egg, the larva, the nymph
and the adult. The eggs. laid on the
ground in masses of about 1000. hatch
In about a month into tiny, Six-legged
Oft
small wild animals, fill themselves with
blood. drop to the ground, and change
into eight-legged brown nymphs. These
in turn, attach themselves to small wild
animals such as wood rats and squir-
rels, fill themselves with blood. and
drop off to moult into adult males and
females. These pass the Winter in
protected places and emerge in the
Spring to attack man and the larger
animals-most frequently the dog.
They crawl up low bushes and weeds
in order to drop on their victims. The
spotted fever virus is transmitted from
generation to generation.
Virus Carriers Few.
Only a small number of the ticks
in the District, it is believed, carry this
virus, but this is probably on the in
crease. 1t results in a highly dangerous
IeVer, somewhat ike typhold, but with
a higher mortality rate
The only suggestion yet made for
controlling the spread of the disease,
other than by personal precautions and
vaccination, is that of clearing away
underbrush. Ordinarily it would be q
very expensive procedure.
In the course of the brush cleaning
work rats are being trapped and caught
with the hands. They will be tested
to determine if they are carriers of
the virus.
Next week it was announced yester-
day, 56 men will be put to work clean
ing up mosquito breeding places around
the District.
The work is under the general charge
Of DR.. F. c. Bishop, chief of the divi-
sion of insects affecting man and ami
mails of the Bureau of Entomology.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
Strange Liquors
Of World Wait at
u. S. Entry Ports
SHrO,Uits, OusO, Mastiha,
Sake and BOrOtUicka
May Be AUaiLab[e.
6y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Many strange liquors are being pro-
vided by importers for Americans who
wish to revive their epicurean tastes
after prohibition abstinence
If you would like a sip of slivowitZ.
a brandy from Palestine, you soon may
have it: That is one of the many bev-
erageS for which import permission has
been asked of the Federal Alcohol Con-
| troll Administration, or maybe you would
prefer little ouzo or maStiha. They
are Greek cordialS.
On the import application lists, in
addition to the old established brands
OF wines, whisky, champagne and such,
there is everything from Mexican brandy,
aguardiente Habanero, to sake, Jap
aneSe rice wine. Thus the American
purchaser may obtain borowicka, Rus
sian gin. and vodka, of course; rice
whisky from China and Barcardi from
Cuba.
The imports are divided seven ways:
Whisky-Canadian, Scotch, Irish, etc;
brandy-principally cognac; gin-Hol-
land and other; rum-moStly Jamaica;
wine-from France, Germany and
Italy: champagne from France, and
cordials and liquors from Italy and
elsewhere
The cost? That remains to be seen.
Besides the foreign prices, and i'm
porterS' and American dealers charges
and profits, Uncle Sam exacts IS a gal
lon customs duty and, until Congress
sets new figure, sl.10 gallon internal
revenue tax
Evening star., 1933-12-17
PRESIDENT TO LEAD
.YULE TREE EVENT
Mr.. Roosevelt Will Send
Greeting to Nation From
Sherman Square.

President Roosevelt will turn on the
myriad lights of the Nations Com
munity Christmas Tree in Sherman
Square Christmas eve and speak a
merry Christmas and happy New
Year" to the people of the country
| over a coast-to-coast radio hook-up, it
was announced last night. The cere-
| mony will begin at 5 pm.
The President will be accompanied
! by Mrs. Roosevelt and members of the
White House Christmas party and es-
corted by Boy Scouts. Following the
| custom of the past several years, a
Boy Scout will speak the greetings OF
the people to the President. Similar
greetings will be delivered to Mrs.
Roosevelt by a Girl Scout Chairman
King of the Senate District Commit
tee will preside.
Again this year. the tree will sing y
There will be special device hidden
among its branches pouring forth music
throughout Christmas week.
Cabinet Is Invited.
Special invitations are being sent 80
members of the cabinet. justices of the
United States Supreme Court, members
VI TIC pS anu d llIlllItO
number of District officials to occupy
the Presidents stand. In addition
there will be 10000 Christmas greeting
cards sent to the city's hotels. clubs
and restaurants extending seasons
greetings to visitors to Washington and
inviting them to the ceremony
AS in past years, the program will be
in the hands of the American Forestry
Association, the Marine Band. the Cor
don Junior High School Carolers and
the Glee Clubs of George Washington
University
The program is sponsored by the
Community Center Department and the
Office of National Capital Parks will
have charge of arrangements at the
grounds
The glassed-in Presidents stand will
remain there the entire Christmas week
for the benefit of persons wishing to
listen to the singing Of the tree.
King Heads Committee.
The committee, headed by Senator
King, in charge of the ceremonies, in
cludes the following
George E. Allen. District Commits
sioner; DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superin-
tendent of schools; Mrs. Jonathan Bulk
ley, Garden Club of America; Arno B.
Cammerer, National Parks, Buildings
and Reservations; Senator Arthur Cap
per of Kansas: J. j. Caddigan, National
Electric League Council; Frederic A.
Delano, National Capital Park and
Planning Commission; Mrs Frederick
Edey, Girl Scouts of America; Robert
Fechner, emergency conservation work;
Col u S. Grant. Sd, Army War Col
lege; Melvin c. Hazen, District Com
missioner; Walter w. Head. Boy Scouts
of America; Harry L. Hopkins, emer-
gency relief administrator; Secretary of
Interior Ickes: Mrs. John Alexander
Jardine, National Federation of Music
Clubs; DR.. Hayden Johnson, Board of
Education; DR.. Joseph Lee, National
Recreation Association; William Mont
gomery, National Capital Civic Fund;
Chairman Norton, House District Com
mittee; Newbold Noyes, Community
Chest; Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole,
General Federation of Women's Clubs;
George D. Pratt, American Forestry
Association; Secretary of Commerce
Roper; Robert L. Vann, Department of
Justice, and James G. Yaden, Com
munity Center Council.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
MURPHY is ELECTED
HEAD OF PRESS CLUB
Philadelphia Public Ledger Cor
respondent Chosen Leader of
Newspaper Men.

William C. Murphy, jr., Washington
correspondent for the Philadelphia
Public Ledger, was elected president of
the National Press Club at a meeting
last night. He succeeds Raymond P.
Brandt, st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Other officers elected follow
Mark Foote, Booth papers Of Mich
igan. vice president; Fred W. Perkins,
Washington News, secretary; Charles A.
Hamilton, Binghampton. N. Y. Press,
treasurer, and Coleman B. Jones, New
York Herald Tribune, financial secre-
tary.
George w. Combs, Baltimore Sun,
and Charles o. Gridley, Denver Post,
were elected to three-year terms on the
board of governors, and Arthur w.
Hachten, Universal Service, to a one
year term.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
KATHARINE HEPBURN ELUDES
WAITING CROWDS At STATION

her dislike of people and the press,
hurried out of a door which a porter
had carefully opened for her as the
train came into the station. Slipping
out on the wrong side of the car, she
landed, with Producer Jed Harris, on
some empty car tracks and, running as
fast as she could to waiting taxi, dis
appeared before the crowd was aware of
her presence. Miss Hepburn, who has
consistently refused to be interviewed
in Hollywood, thus continued the tradi-
ton started by Greta Garbo on the
Coast. They are the only two screen
celebrities who have made 1t a point
to avoid both the public and the press
as frequently as possible.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
JUDGE RULES OUT STORY
OF ACCIDENTAL RIDE

Slips don't count in Judge Ralph
Given'S court.
Darlington Castor, As, colored, told
sad tale in Police Court yesterday
when he was tried for joy-riding in the
automobile of Alvin Beale, colored, 600
A street southeast. 1t ended like this:
AN Judge, your honor, I was just
Sittin' in the car, and my foot slipped
and hit the starter. An there she was
started. An that's the truth"
Beale said he saw Castor driving
away in the car and heaved volley of
bricks at him, but, aside from breaking
several windows in the car, the bricks
accomplished little else. A policeman
got Castor later.
Judge Given heard all the stories,
then sentenced Castor to four months
in Jail.
Evening star., 1933-12-17

Katharine Hepburn, screen celebrity
and former stage ingenue, played a
"Garbo" as she arrived in Washington
yesterday to fulfill a theater engage
ment at the National Theater.
Avoiding Manager Steve Cochran and
leaving a large crowd of admirers and
photographers to cool their heels on
the platform, she escaped hurriedly out
of a side door as her train arrived at
Union Station at O'Clock. She not
only managed to break away from the
crowd, but she succeeded in breaking
engagements with those who had been
promised interviews by the Jed Harris
Office.
Miss Hepburn, who Is well known for
Evening star., 1933-12-17
HELD IN SHOOTING
Rail Employe Says He Fired to

William Welsh, 33, of 1417 Ives
place southeast. an employe of the
Chesapeake Railway, is being held by
police on a charge of assault with a
dangerous weapon in connection with
the shooting yesterday of Frank L. Will
l1ams, 81, colored. 1881 Wittingham
place northeast, in the railroad yard
at Sheriff road and Minnesota avenue
northeast.
Welsh said he was walking along the
tracks and saw Williams with large
pile Of coal. He called to the colored
man. who replied by throwing coal at
nlm. He told police he then shot to
Irignten Williams, but the bullet took
effect in his back
Williams was taken to Gallinger Hos
pital, where he was said to be in O
serious condition.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
STALKER ASSETS FILED
Representative Lists Liabilities
Totaling $129, ,4S6.

Representative Gale H. Stalker Of
New York, who filed petition in bank
ruptcy in District Supreme Court sew
eral days ago, today listed his assets at
$15,235 and his liabilities at $129,486.
Among the liabilities were $4,000 in
taxes owing to the State of New York
and an unliquidated claim arising out
of suit involving the Tri-State Gas &
Electric Co., with which he was con-
nected.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
VETERAN ENDS LIFE
AT SOLDIERS HOME
Thomas Hatton, So, Retired, Leaps
to Death From Third Floor
Balcony.

Thomas Hatton, 58-year-old retired
soldier, plunged to his death last night
from third-story balcony of a build
ing at Soldiers Home. His body was
found lying on the sidewalk near the
King Building
Acting Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald issued a, certificate of suicide
Hatton. who had served in the Span
ish-American and World Wars, entered
Soldiers Home in January, 1881. He
was from Jackson, KY. but in later
years had lived in Donna, Tex. He was
married, authorities said, and has son
in the Army in Panama.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
STRUCK WITH Ak

Struck by an ak thrown from Sec
ond story window, Russell Hawkins, "a,
colored, 1900 block of Kramer street
northeast, was in Casualty Hospital last
night with deep wound in his head
and possible skull fracture.
Hawkins, according to police, was
crossing the street near his home when
the ak hit him: Police are seeking his
asSailant.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
Bible Glass President Chosen

BERWYN, Md, December 16 (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. j. G. Rofr has been elected
president of the Ladies' Bible class OF
the Baptist Church, with Mrs. M. Smith
first vice president; Mrs. j. w. Max
well, second vice president; Mrs. D. Mil.
lard, secretary; Mrs G. ]. Hunt, treas
urer. and Mrs. Walter Goode, auditor.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
Sunday School to Entertain.

BRANCHVILLE, Md, December 10
The Branchville Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school will hold its annual
Christmas entertainment December 29
at pm. in the church hall, when a
pageant will be a feature.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
BROWN is COMMENDED
ON SQUAD ROOM OFFER
Civic Leaders Praise Police Head
for Offer of Precinct Sta
tions for Meetings.

A number of civic leaders yesterday
commended Police Supt. Brown on his
plan to offer the use of squad rooms in
police precinct stations to neighborhood
citizens associations for meetings and
other purely civic functions.
The offer will be made directly to the
heads of all civic organizations by COM
manders of the precincts in which the
groups meet. Maj. Brown expects to
issue orders early this week to the po-
lice captains to call on the heads of the
organizations and explain his plan.
Evening star., 1933-12-17
Thief Gives Up Self.

After stealing a macintosh in Bristol,
England, John Graham, aged 43, gave
himself up to the police, and within an
hour after he had committed the crime
he had started to serve months i'm
priSonment.
Evening star., 1933-12-17

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-10
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Brisbane, Australia, Feb 10-(U. P)-Australia scored 25l runs for three wlckcts in the first days play of the fourth test cricket match against England to-day, while thou sands of Australians crowded the stands, sullenly resentful of Eng lands bowling methods.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-10

DISTRICT OF WATERBURY, ss. Probate Court, February 9th' A'D' ESTATE OF Thalia Elinor, Car yer, late of Waterbury, In said DIS trlct, deceased, Upon the appllcH- ton of the Colonial Trust Company as Trustee of Estate of Dwight H. Terry, a creditor of said deceased, by Robert s. Walker, Trust .Omicer' praying that letters of administra- tlon may be granted on said Estate ---as per application on hle more fully appears, 1t is
 ORDERED, That said application he heard and determined at the Probate office in Waterbury, in said District, on the 2tst day of Febru- ary AID. 1883 at 9:30 o'clock in the forenoon Standard time), and that notice be given of the pendency of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon, by pub fishing the same one time In some newspaper having n circulation in said District, also by leaving with or by mailing in registered letters, postage prepaid from Waterbury, a copy of this order to all parties tn- terested and residing without tho Probate District of Waterbury, on or before the 10th day of Febru- ary 1883.
 Attest;
 MARGUERITE M. FAHY..
 Asst. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-10
ScOvill Wins

All six players of the Scovill team of the Industrial Basketball league had n part in the scoring which defeated the "Y" Speedboys of the Intcr-Club league 41-39 last night 10 feature the "Scovill Night program. Each of the Scovillitcs counted from six 10 nine points, while O'Donnell, Briotu and Con- nell were the hlgh-pointers for the Speeders in the tight tussle. Scovlll's led 23-12 at the half
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-10
ORDER OF NOTICE
WATERBURY SAVINGS BANK, of
 Waterbury, State of Connecticut,

WATERBURY SAVINGS BANK, of Waterbury, State of Connecticut, WIDOW, HEIRS, REPREsENTA- TIVES and CREDITORS of Will liam Perkins, late of said Water- bury, .deceased; Joseph D. Cope land, Charles W. Roscoe and Will Waterbury Improvement Co., Jeannette Zakheim, Charles Ros., engarten, Mollie Madnick and William Thompson, all of said STATE oT coNNEcTIGeygT,., .,tSSw New Haven County, ss, Waterbury February 9th, AID. l933.
 said Waterbury Savings Bank pray Ing for reasons therein set forth Tor Il Judgment appointing a receiver, foreclosure of a mortgage on prop orty on North Elm Street, in sald Waterbury, possession of said prom ises, etc., made roturnable before tho Superior Court In ana Tor New held on the first Tuesday of March A. b. 1883, it appearing to and being found by tho subscribing authority that the said cetain defendants arc gone to parts unknown; therefore, ORDERED, That notice, of tho pcndency or shlu coilplhint ~ btFS' by publishing this order in tho Eve. nIng Democrat, a newspaper printed in said Waterbury, three days sue oessively, commenclng. on or before tho 18th day of February. A. D. l933, by somo proper officer or m" different person who, with his do- ings thereon indorsed. shall mako duo return. ~,
 GEORGE IT, FREEMAN,
 Cjork of tho Superior Court for
 New Haven County at
 Waterbury"
 STATE OF CONNECTICUT. County of Now Haven, ss. Waterbury February 9, 1883. , . Tho within and foregoing Is n true and attcsted copy of the original Order of Notice In my hands for publication.
 NICHOLAS M, JAMELE, 2.9 --3t Deputy Sheriff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-10
Too Many Angles For This B0zO
By DAN PARKER

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-10
DISTRICT OF WATERBURY, ss.

DISTRICT OF WATERBURY, ss, Probate Court, February 9th AID. 1893.
 ESTATE Or Matilda Popelewski, late of the Town of Waterbury, in said District, deceased. The Ad- minIstrator, having exhibited his account with said estate to this Court for allowance, 1t Is ORDERED, That the 14th day or February AID. 1883, at 9:30 o'clock, in the forenoon, Standard time, at the Probate Office In Waterbury, be and the same is, assigned for a hearing on the allowance or said account, and the Court directs the Administrator to give notice there- of, by publishing this order. fin some newspaper having circulation in said District, at least days before said day of hearing,
 Attest: .
 JOHN J. HOWARD,
 Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-10
GREBAUSKAS SCORES HEAVILY FOR PRINCETON

Johnny GrebnuskaH, former Nnugatuck High school courtoCr who will show with Princeton against Yale in tho new Payne Whitney gym Tuesday night in Now Haven, scored four field gonls md a free try Inst night ns the 10 20, at Princeton. N. j..
 In the first ten minutes of plny tho winners held a 30 to lead, Grebnuskas accounting for iiV0 polats during that blrrage Conch Crlgler then sent fin his third tonm and they finished the next two per- iodg, tho varsity being restored lh inc hnnl quarter,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-10
PETE DONAHUE SIGNS
 WITH HOLLYWOOD CLUB

Hollywood Feb 10.--(UP)- Pete Donohue, former veteran of the Cincinnati Reds hurllng staff, has been signed by Hollywood of tho Pacific Coast league, Manager Oscar Witt announced today. Dono- huo, n free aren't, comes here un- der trial. After playing 10 years with the Reds, the right handler was released and went to Boston of the American league.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-10
REGAIN OF EAGLES
 GOES TO AMERKS

Now York. Feb 10--(U. P1 - Tho Now York Americans Hockey Club announced it wns bringing BIll Rcgnn, defense player, from It's farm club, tho Now Haven Eagles, Rogan formerly played with tho Now York Rangers, He will replace Bill Phillips. rcleasod yoRtcrdny,