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The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Allen Miller Braved Death to Hunt Lost Mine,
Fought and Killed Vicious Rather
Barehanded and All Alone

Government clerks peeking
slyly into lurid wild Western
story magazines ought to know
Allen w. Miller, a clerk in the
office of Secretary of Interior
Harold L. Ickes.
Six-shooters, rattlesnakes, In
dian bandits and scorching desert
sands are as familiar to Miller as
letter files, appointment pads,
and shorthand books are to his
fellow employees.
Today he is short, slightly
bleached by city life and not
particularly rugged, but four years
ago he was as rough and ready
an Arizonian deputy sheriff as
any Westerner could wish.
Had Job in Tucson
Leaving his Government work
for three years he took a job in
Tucson. He didn't wait for ad-
venture. he went looking for it..
In 1929 he Joined up with Capt.
Donald w. Page, University of
Arizona geologist, and hit a trail
from which few ever returned
toward Superstition Mountain,
lair Of bandits and guardian of
the fabulously rich Lost Dutch
man Mine.
Scores of prospectors have ven
tured across the arid desert to
reach the mountain only to die
mysteriously or at the hands Of
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
DIFFERENCES STILL HAMPER MERGER OF CLERK GROU
Civil War Vet
Who Enlisted
At IL, Dies

PITTSBURGH, Sept. %.
John Nixon, 81, Civil War vet
eran and long considered "the
youngest man in the Union
Army" having enlisted at the
age of IL, died at his home,
in Bellevue. He served as a JUS
tice Of the peace for IL years.
It was in 1861, at Salineville,
Ohio, that the 12-year-old John
Nixon packed some clothes, in
tending to run away with a
passing regiment.
His mother, however, caught
him, and rather than have him
join a strange group of SOL
diers, consented to his enlist
ment in care of an officer who
was a friend Of the family.
He served with the 143d Ohio
Regiment.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Navy Orders

Lieut.. Ralph T. Zinn to home,
relieved all active duty.
Lieut.. q. g. Edward s. Addi-
son to U. S. S. Hovey.
Lieut.. Comdr. Frederick w.
Mitchell (D.C) to home, relieved
all active duty.
Capt. Royal E. Ingersoll to c.
+. o. U. S. S. San Francisco and
in command when commissioned.
Capt. Chester w. Nimitz to
command U. S. S. Augusta.
Comdr. Francis E. M. Whiting,
to U. S. S. Augusta as 1st lieut..
and damage control officer.
Lieut.. Walter E. Andrews to
duty Navy Yard, Mare Island,
Calf. Desp. orders 10 June re-
voked.
Lieut.. q. g. Emmanuel T.
Goyette to U. S. S. Nokomis.
Ensign Enrique D. HaskinS to
duty U. s. S. Chester.
Comdr. John B. Pollard (M.C)
to instr. U. of Pa. Grad. School
of Med, Phila., Pa.
Lieut.. Comdr. Walter M. An
derson (M.C) to instr. U. Of Pa.
Grad. School of Med, Phila., Pa.
Lieut.. d. g. Paul Peterson
(M.CD to Rec. Ship at San
Francisco.
Lieut.. Alfred Dinsmore (D.C0
to Nav. Academy.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

hostile Yaqui bandits. That Is
where Adolf Ruth of washington
disappeared, and others.
Spent Two Days There
Miller and Page spent two days
on the mountain, one Of them
without a drop of water in a
temperature of 1870 degrees.
Failing to find the mine, they
barely made their way back to
civilization after having to shoot
one of their two burros and see
ing the other torn to pieces by
a mountain lion.
Their tongues fevered and Swol-
len, they plodded across eight
miles of burning desert, fighting
off sun madness, rattlers and scor-
pions, to where their parked car
had water in its radiator.
Battled Deadly RattIer
Another time Miller tackled a
five-foot desert rattler barehand-
ed. Attempting to put it in a
sack, the reptile suddenly wrapped
it's length around his leg. In the
ensuing struggle Miller loosened
his grip on the rattler's head, and
it stabbed its fangs into his hand.
Miller shows two things today
with pride-the faint scar left by
his jackknife in the wound and a
close up snapshot of the snake just
before the battle,
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
.HeadsAsk Public
Fire Prevention Aid

A proclamation calling on citi-
zens Of the District of Columbia
to observe Fire Prevention Week"
beginning October was issued
yesterday by the Commissioners.
During 1882 fire losses in the
United States amounted to $4OO,-
000,00N while many lives were
lost. The District heads declared:
''The Commissioners earnestly
appeal to all citizens for their
cooperation in the interest of
preventing fires and bringing
the subject to the attention of
the public by the press, the pull
pit, the various civic, business
and other public-spirited organ
izatiOnS in the District of CO.
lumbia."
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
b|[LER HOPEFUL
FOR CLERKS

Ulrey J. Biller, seventh vice
president of the National Fedora
ton of Federal Employees, told the
District of Columbia Federation
at its meeting this week that the
earnestness of the delegates at
the Kansas City convention was,
in his opinion, a most hopeful
sign for the progress of the or
ganiZation and the achievement
of its aims.
Mr.. Biller said four Washington
delegates were made committee
chairmen at the convention, Miss
Belle Trouland, of the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing; Louis
A. Rosafsky, of the Adjutant
Generals Office; DR.. j. Franklin
Meyer, Of the Bureau of Stand
ards, and himself. He empha-
sized strongly the value of the
research and educational work of
the organization, since congress
Sional committees are eager for
concrete information on debatable
points.
A resolution was adopted ap-
proving the choice of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission as an aid
in reducing rents, and a commit
tee was named to look into re-
ports that rent increases have
been threatened here this fall.
New officers for the District
federation will be elected in Oc-
tober.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Sailors to SlUiV11
For Roosevelt Gun

Swimmers on United States
battleships again will compete
for the cup which President
Roosevelt first put in competition
when he was Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy.
Because it was for ships of the
Atlantic Fleet, term which has
not been used in recent years, the
cup was retired from circulation.
But at the suggestion of Rear Ad-
miral William D. Leahy. chief.
Bureau of NavigationS, rules were
changed to include all ships.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
j. 8. WORKERS
RAP MARRIED
CLAUSE"
Federation to Seek Removal
Of Ban on Husband and
Wife Working

The coming session of Congress
is likely to witness vigorous agi-
tation for repeal of Section 213 of
the economy act. generally known
as the married persons" clause.
Miss Anita Pollitzer, Of the Ma
tional Woman's Party, and Miss
Esther Penn, newly elected secre.
tary-treasurer of the American
Federation of Government EN-
ployeS, have made it clear within
the last week that their organiza-
tions will strongly oppose any sex
discrimination in the Federal SER
vice, or any discrimination against
marriage.
Views Changed
There has apparently been a
change of front on the part of
many Federal employees lately with
respect to the married persons
clause. When it was enacted into
law, Government workers were d.
vided, many holding that there
should not be two jobs in one
family.
Apparently, thSre has developed
against that the feeling that the
question is larger than that of the
welfare of individual families, and,
now that the Federal personnel is
expanding again, the economic is
sue is not as strongly to the fore.
Held AntagOniStic
It is indicated now that the mar
ried persons clause is looked upon
as a discrimination against mar.
riage, as antagonistic to the prin-
ciple Of the merit system and as
serving to divide Federal workers
against themselves.
The records of groups chosen at
random in the Civil Service have
shown that in many instances
married persons subject to dis
missal under the economy act had
the highest efficiency ratings.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
MERCER LOOMS
FOR EDUCATION
BOARDS
Sec. Ickes Admits Planning
Consolidation; May Be
Known Next Week

Warned the Office Of Educa-
ton is to be moved Immediately
to the Hurley-Wright Building.
1900 H st. N. w., where the
Board of Vocational Education
is now located, and that Sec
retary of Interior Ickes has
prom ised IAN important an
nouncement" concerning the two
offices next week, employees Of
both educational bureaus are to-
day, to put it mildly, apprehen-
sive.
Following a recent conference
too, with Secretary of Labor
Perkins and Henry A. Wallace.
secretary of agriculture, both ex-
officio members of the Federal
Board of Vocational Education.
Ickes admitted consolidation of
the two offices was contemplated.
Studying Their Jobs
Employees of both offices, con-
vinced the merger is but a mat
ter Of days, are studying their
jobs to discover where their
duties overlap.
The Office of Education was eS-
tablished in 1887 and added to the
Interior Department two years
later. It's personnel consists main
ly of specialists in research and
editorial work, since the principal
function of the office is to dis
seminate data on education.
The Federal Board of Voca-
tional Education was created by
Congress in 1917 and transferred
to the Interior Department by
Executive order last August 10.
Duties TwofOld
The duties Of the vocational
board are twofold. On one hand,
it is expected to cooperate with
State boards for vocational edu-
cation in arranging vocational
programs, and on the other to act
as a research agency in helping
States make studies of vocational
problems.
Under the civilian vocational
rehabilitation act Of 1920, the
board is also required to aid
States in obtaining employment
for persons disabled in industry.
George F. Zook, of the $500
block of Klingle Rd. N. W., is
commissioner of the Board of
Education, and j. c. Wright, Of
the $500 block of Western Ave-.
Chevy Chase, Md, is director Of
the vocational board.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
BUREAU
IS PLANNED
BY ROPER =,
Agency Will Study Economic
Problems and Status
Of CoIored People

An agency in the Department
of Commerce devoted to the well
fare Of the colored people OF
this country will be set up
shortly, under the direction Of a
man Of the colored race.
This plan, developed from the
recent conference held by Sec
retary of Commerce Daniel c.
Roper with leaders of Negro Or
ganizations, is now pretty well
worked out, and was announced
to a radio audience last evening
over the Columbia Broadcasting
System in an address by the Sec
retary. A large meeting in Con-
vention Hall, Philadelphia, which
had gathered to observe the 10th
anniversary of Negro emancipa-
ton. received the speech via
radio.
Plan Explained
Announcing the project, Roper
said:
II invited q committee Of
capable and experienced col
Ored leaders to confer with me
on the best methods of solving
problems bearing on Negro
business conditions. 1t is my
thought that this committee
will serve as a clearing house
ON matters relating to your
problems, and shall, with the
committees assistance, select
man of your race who will be
located in the Department of
Commerce.
"He will be charged with the
responsibility of making busi-
; ness and commercial studies
concerning the Negroes eco
nOmic problems and their rela-
tiOnship to our national eco.
nOmic program. Through this
new Set.up we hope to develop
plans to help the cOlOred busi-
ness man to better understand
and accept the highest Amer .
lean standards and practices
OF business ana commerce..
Progress Cited
Roper cited the progress of Ne
groes eliminating illiteracy, and
the growth of educational insti-
tutions for the race. He also said
that there are, in IS cities, $500
retail stores operated by colored
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
High Mass to Mark
Catholic u. Openinq

Solemn high mass marking
opening of the academic year at
Catholic University will be cele-
brated tomorrow at 1890 a. m.
by the Most Rev. James H. Ryan,
university rector and bishop-elect
of Modra, in the crypt Of the Ma
tional Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception.
A sermon will be offered by DR..
Fulton Sheen, of the university
department of philosophy. Music
will be provided by the university
choir, directed by DR.. Leo Beh-
rendt. Frank j. Brennan will play
the organ.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
to Benefit
Three-FOLd by PWA

Public schools will receive three
fold benefits from activities Of
the Public Works Administration,
Alice Barrows, of the Office of
Education, states in the current
issue of School Life.
New buildings for public schools,
State universities and colleges will
be built with funds from the PWA,
increase of employment will have
direct effect upon purchasing
power and benefit school pro-
grams, and school executives will
be given an example of long-range
planning adaptable to advance
planning of school construction
work, she said.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
G. u. Head to Greet
Freshmen at Mixer:

Cloyd Heck Marvin, president
of George Washington University,
will greet freshmen at a mixer"
sponsored by Omicron Delta
Kappa, honorary activities fra
ternity, in Corcoran Hall to-
night.
Other speakers will include
William Allen Wilbur, provost: /:
Henry Grattan Doyle. dean; DR..
Robert H. Harmon, glee club di.
rector; DR.. Elmer Louis Kay
ser and James E. Pixlee, foot
ball coach. Samuel Detwiler,
Joseph Danzansky and Walter
Rinehart are in charge of ar.
rangementS,
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
D. C.. Student to Make
Sd TriD With Burd

E. ]. Demas, 26, of 1906 Irv-
ing st. N. w., will sail Monday on
his third trip to the Antarctic
with Admiral Richard E. Byrd,
his friends here learned yester-
day.
Demas, graduate of Mckinley
Technical High School, has been
attending the Massachusetts, In
stitute of Technology on a scholar
ship given him by the Ahepa So
ciety for meritorious work on a
former Byrd expedition. Two
other Washingtonians, William c..
Haines and John Grimminger,
will accompany him.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Fund Will Be Used
For Gen. Lee Home

The interior of the Lee Man
sion in Arlington National Gene.
terry shortly will be placed as it
was in the days when Gen.
Robert E. Lee occupied it, it was
announced by officials here to
day.
They have received a grant of
$12,470 from the Public Works
Administration to be used for
this work. Original furniture as
far as possible will be used with
replicas where the original is
missing.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Firen1en to Take
First Aid Course

A first aid course, in which in
struction will be furnished by a
representative of the American
Cross, is being planned by mem
bers Of the Rescue Squad of the
Gaithersburg- Washington Grove
Volunteer Fire Department.
The plan has been heartily in
dorsed by the Women's Auxiliary
and prominent citizens through
out the community.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Mrs. Crack Named
Bu Fire Auxiliary

Mrs. Bessie Crack has been
elected president of the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Ballston Volun-
teer Fire Department, it was an
nounced today.
Other officers Of the auxiliary
are Mrs. Mary Pape. vice preSi-
Diet; Mrs. Hermine Reichert, Sec
retary, and Mrs. Margaret Nc.
Carthy. treasurer,
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
ReU. Harvey Baker
To Be Clubs Guest

At Tuesdays luncheon Of the
Columbia Business Mems Associa-
ton, the Rev. Harvey Baker Smith
will be guest of honor.
The luncheon will be held at
1915 p. m. at the Garden T
Shoppe, Fourteenth and Monroe
Streets Northwest.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
SOrOptin1ist Chief
Will Sneak on WRC

Miss Nora Hoffman, president
of the Soroptimist Club of WASH
ington, will be Community Forum
speaker over radio station WRC
at 2:15 o'clock tonight. She will
be introduced by Elwood Street,
director of the Community Chest.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
MASSES FOR SPANISH

A mass will be celebrated ex-
clusively for the Spanish,speak-
ing Catholics of Washington at
10 o'clock every Sunday morning,
beginning tomorrow, in the chapel
of Perpetual Alteration Convent,
14l9 V st, N, w.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
3 OF c. WIS., GRID
!. CONTESTS At HOME
North Dakota to Be Played
at Grand F0rks-Auburn,
Tennessee Featured.
NINE-GAME foot bali sches

A NINE-GAME foot bali sched-
~ ule calling for eight home en-
n gagements for George Wash
ington University was an
nounced yesterday by Athletic Director
James E. Pixlee.
North Dakota University, the team
which tied G. w. by score OF. 6-6 here
on Thanksgiving day, 1881, is the only
one the Colonials will oppose on foreign
soil. This game, negotiations for which
were closed yesterday in a telegram
from Coach c. A. West of the Nodaks
to Pixlee, will be played on Friday night,
October 6, at Grand Fork, N. OAK. A
return game will be played here in 1884.
TAKEN as a whole the George Wash
i ington schedule for next Fall is
the most difficult ever attempted
by Capital college eleven. In addition
to North Dakoea u. the Colonials will
meet such nationally known teams as
Auburn and Tennessee, co-hclders OF the
Southern Conference championship for
1882; Washington and Jefferson. Tulsa
and North Carolina State. The schedule
is rounded out with games with Catawba
ginia Wesleyan
As for the last two years, George
Washington will stage a large part of
its gridiron entertainment at night at
Griff1th Stadium, where last Fall it drew
an attendance of more than 10000 in
seven contests to establish a local record
for a seasons play. Clemson, West Vir-
ginia Wesleyan, Washington and JET
ferson and Tulsa will be met in noe
turnal games.
4 UBURN and Tennessee, neither of
IA which was defeated last Fall, will
occupy the feature spots en- the
schedule, both coming here for Satur-
day afternoon contests. Auburn will
visit on October 81 and Tennessee, No
vember 4. North Carolina State, which
enjoyed its best campaign in years last
season. will provide the opposition in
the final game on Thanksgiving aft
ernoon.
Catawba, listed as the opening game
rival, and Tulsa are the only 1882 foes
re-scheduled. The others excepting
leyan have never been dated by G. w.
on the gridiron.
Following is the complete schedule:
day afternoon).
October 6-North Dakota University (Fri-
day night at Grand Forks. N. Oak.
October 13-Clemson collese Friday
october 21-Auburn (saturday after
noon).
October 27-West Virginia Wesleyan (Fri-
November 4LTennessee (saturday after
noon)
November .10-washington and Jefferson
(Friday night.
November 17-Tulsa FRIDAY night
November 30-North Carolina State
THANKSGIVING day.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
CARNIVAL AT BUTLER
IS ATTRACTING STARS
Meet, Meant to Replace Illinois
Games, Is Highly Pleasing
to Midwest Talent.

BY the Associated Press.
DUTLER UNIVERSITY is preparing
- to play host to some of the finest
collegiate track talent in the
Middle West.
Designed to replace the discontinued
Illinois Relays, the first annual Butler
Relays will be held in the big field
house at Indianapolis March IS. A
program of four relay races in the uni
versity class, three in the college class
and five open dash and field events has
been arranged.
Early entrants include four Western
Conference schools-Michigan. Chicago,
Indiana and Purdue-as well as Mar
quette, Loyola Of Chicago, Miami,
Washington University of st. Louis,
Michigan Normal, Western State Of
Kalamazoo, Kansas State, Illinois Wes-
leyan and Pittsburg, Kans, Teachers.
Ralph Metcalfe, MarQuette's great
Negro sprinter, Is expected to race in
the 60-yard dash. Anchoring Indiana
University's relay teams will be two
Olympic runners, Charles Hornbostel.
whose speciality is 800 meters, and Ivan
Ftqua, member Of the United States
team which raced to q new world record
in the 1,6O0-meter relay last Summer.
Mai. John L. Grifith. Western Con-
ference commissioner, will be referee
and starter.
Butler ofiicials will have only one
week to prepare the field house for the
advent of the track talent. On March
18 the structure will be packed to the
doors by $4,000 fans cheering their
fayorites In the finals Of the Indiana
State high school basket ball tourna-
ment.
Playing floor and bleachers will be
removed to make way for the relays
and spectators at the track events will
take to the balconies.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
H0YAS BEAT SK|b0S
IN BASKET THRILLER
End Season With 43.41 Win.
Break Even in League
Hargaden Shines.

TN as dramatic and thrilling con-
test as ever was produced from
Doc Naismith's gift to sport, George
town University last night closed
the Districts 1928 basket ball cam
paign by nosing out Carnegie Tech. 43
to Al, in an Eastern intercollegiate
League fray on the Tech High floor.
Hundreds Of the faithful crowded to
the court lines during the closing min
utes to witness Georgetown's revenge
for a previous defeat suffered in Pitts
burgh by 80 to 70.
The victory was Georgetown's seventh
in II starts this season and brought
the Hoyas' league percentage to 500
for eight games. The Hilltoppers nm
ished fourth.
Georgetown was prepared to stop
Bob Smith. Carnegie's forward. who was
trailing only Red Rcsan of Temple
and Ed Hargaden of Georgetown in
scoring in the league, but 1t wasn't
Smith at all who nearly caused the
Hilltop quint's best effort Of the sea-
son to count for naught The real fly
in Georgetown's ointment was q Gu
cumber- cool red head named Fergus,
who missed only three Of II shots, foul
and from the field, all evening. He
scored 23 points.
IN fact, Fergus stole the show from
i Hargaden, who was out to score %
points and beat out Rosan for the
scoring title. Hargaden came close with
IT, and while the loser on total points.
will show a higher percentage in that
he played one less game than Rosan.
Carnegie, thanks to Fergus, who pot
ted" baskets without a miss in the first
half. held q 22-to-19 lead A George
town rally, however, put the local COL
legians in front. The Skibos also
spurted, and neck-and-neck the smart
playing quints battled in the home
stretch Fergus sank one from mid
floor with two minutes to 60. The score
stood Al to 20 In favor Of Georgetown.
Hargaden sneaked in . snowbird to put
Georgetown three points ahead, but
Jegnow sank foul to put the Plaid
within reach again.
Then, with five seconds to 70, Jagnow
tried a near-forward pass. 1t missed
only by inches.
Summary:
Evening star., 1933-03-12
125COL0N|ALSSEE
DIAMOND, GRID Jobs.
G. WIS First Ball Team in 80
Years Attracts 70-Foot
Ball on Wednesday.
QASE BALL and foot ball practice
~ will occupy the time of moro than

DASE BALL and foot ball practice
- will occupy the time of more than
125 George Washington University
youths from now until the end of May,
LIarking the busiest period Of, the
Colonials' academic year with respect
to athletic activity.
Nearly 70 base ball candidates. hoping
to win positions on the first inter-
collegiate nine to represent G. w. in 80
years, are working out under Coach
E. K. Morris. For the present the
Colonial diamond aspirants are re-
S.ricted to gymnasium workouts because
OF the cold weather.
THE George Washington base ball
i team will play all of its games in
Griffith Stadium at night and will
turn over all profits to the National
Capital Civic Fund to help finance
city-wide civic celebrations. Night
base ball <neVer has been attempted
heretofore By eny Eastern college and
the novelty of it, together with the
fact that the games will be staged in
a big league atmosphere as provided
by Griffith Stadium, is largely re-
spcnsible for the current enthusiasm Of
Coach Morris big squad
AS yet Morris hes not had sufiicient
time to cut the squad to wieldy proper
tions, but he hopes to do this within
the next 10 days, and at the same time
gain a true line on the relative merits
of the candidates. Thus far he has
detected dearth of pitching talent.
LOOT BALL players will commence
l. Spring practice Wednesday on one
of the Tidal Basin fields, where
drills will be held daily for a period
of five weeks. A regulation game be-
tween squad members will be held as
the wind-up feature.
Coaches Pixlee and Walsh will use
the full five weeks to teach and perfect
execution of fundamentals rather than
to fashion team plays. They also will
be watching closely to uncover replace
ments for 10 graduating players, namely
Fenlon, Kriemelmeyer and Carter,
backs, and Chalmers, Mulvey. Galloway,
Slaird, Nielsen, Wilson and Blackstone,
Inemen.