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The Washington times., 1933-04-06
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
MuIrOoney Silent On
Beer Dictatorship

NEW YORK, April 6.-Police
Commissioner Edward p. Null
rooney. asked today if he
The Washington times., 1933-04-06
WILL ROGERS Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, Cal, April Glowing aviation
like do, and believing in it like do, this Akron loss
The Washington times., 1933-04-06
WILL ROGERS

quake in California, flood in Mississippi, a t
in Ohio, or a drought in Arkansas. When
enters into it, don't criticise.
CcOUyrIShA 1854 ~ lGoD1aueAG syndIOatoS-
The Washington times., 1933-04-06
CLEARINGS

CEAtELO1'IE... 81, ,l5S ,Oz4.fU
CONDITION OF TREASURY
Treasury bala nee, $465 ,921.-
367. .85; expenditures, $10,267c
3S1.36; customs receipts, $7,351C
102.34.
Evening star., 1933-11-14
SUICIDE PLUNGES
FROM BRIDGE RAIL
Mark Koblegard, Jr., 27, Ends Life
by Leaping rs Feet to
Ground.

Mark Koblegard, jr., 81, ended his life
about o'clock this morning by leaping
from the northern end of Taft Bridge.
According to Capt. John G. Bowers,
commander Of eighth precinct police. q
taxicab driver saw Koblegard mount the
railing of the bridge and plunge to the
ground. approximately rs feet below.
Koblegard, who had been missing from
his home, 1902 Monroe street, landed
on his feet, and one of his legs plunged
several inches into the earth.
An Emergency Hospital ambulance
was summoned, and the accompanying
physician pronounced Koblegard dead.
Both of his legs had been broken and
he also had been injured internally.
The body was taken to the Morgue,
where it was unidentified until shortly
before noon. The dead mans finger
prints were taken by Detective Sergt.
A. NJ. Tolson, who compared them with
similar impressions on file at police
headquarters.
When it was found that the finger
prints matched those of Koblegard, who
had been arrested on larceny charge
about seven years ago, his parents were
notified
His father accompanied Detective
Sergt. Clyde Strange to the morgue,
where he identified the body.
The father told Tolson, the latter said,
that his son had been worried over his
inability to obtain employment for
some time Where he had been stay
ing since he left home, the father was
unable to say.
After interviewing the father, Acting
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald issued
a certificate of suicide.
Evening star., 1933-11-14
FOUR ARE INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
Two 17-Year-0Id Girls Badly
Hurt by Hit-and-R Run
Driver.

Four persons, including two 17-year-
old girlS, were injured in automobile
accidents reported to police during the
past "A hours.
Knocked down by a hit-and-run
driver as they aighted from an auto
mobile at Sixteenth and Emerson
streets late yesterday, Janet Keller and
Phyllis Brown, both II, were severely
injured.
Miss Keller, who lives at $500 New
Hampshire avenue, and Miss Brown, of
825 Emerson street, were given first aid
at Walter Reed Hospital and later were
transferred to Garfield Hospital. They
were suffering from shock and possible
conclusion.
The driver of the car Is said to have
stopped at the scene of the accident,
but drove away before revealing his
identity. A lookout has been broadcast
for him.
Norman Sylvester, IS, of the 1900
block of Massachusetts, avenue, received
head and possible internal injuries
when his automobile was in collision
with street car at Tenth and U streets
TINS morning. He was treated at Freed
mems Hospital.
In another collision between a street
car and an automobile, Lorenzo Muir
dock, 28, colored, 1000 block of Kramer
street northeast, received a sprained
shoulder, bruises and shock. He also
was treated at Freedmen,s. Murdock
was passenger in q taxicab operated
by Ralph H. Caton, first block of Min
nesota avenue northeast.
Evening star., 1933-11-14
ROOSEVELT SHOWS
KEEN INTEREST IN
EMPLOYEES PLIGHT
U. S. Workers Federation
Representatives Offer
Their Plants.
CALLERS SEEK TO GIVE
PRESIDENT REAL FACTS
Broach Three-Point Request on
Merit System, Pay Cut and
Classification.

President Roosevelt displayed a SYM
pathetic attitude toward the welfare of
Federal employees when officers of the
National Federation of Federal En-
ployes called at the White House today
10 discuss outstanding problems con-
cerning employees preparatory to the
Presidents writing of his next annual
message to Congress.
Luther G. Steward. president of the
federation, said afterward the Presi-
dent was surprisingly well informed re-
garding the Government departments
and the problems of the employees, and
1t was not difficult to explain matters
70 him.
Mr. Steward, who was accompanied
by Miss Gertrude NJ McNally, secretary
Of the federation, said the purpose of
their call was to impress upon the
President the real situation of the Fed
eral employees and to urge him to make
certain Recommendation which would
tend to improve the public service and
at the same time build up the morale
and the general efficiency OF the en-
ployes themselves.
Mr.. Steward said the first suggestion
was eAAd6 J1lc GIcSlucIlI DISCUSS IN MS
message the necessity for preservation
and extension Of the integrity of the
merit system in appointments, promo=
tions and elaSsifications.
The second important point discussed
was restoration of the old pay scale.
Aside from the, justice of the restora-
ton, It was pointed out to the Presi-
dent that it should be made permanent
10 as to establish policy and to re-
move future uncertainty regarding Fed
eral pay.
The third point involved was to ex-
tend and promote the efficiency of the
classification Of employees. particularly
In the entire Federal field service. This.
the President was told, should be made
permanent policy
It was said that the matter of the
4O-year-age Limit, which recently caused
such stir, was not discussed because
It Is now looked upon as dead issue
since the Civil Service Commission's IS
ruling has been virtually revoked.
Evening star., 1933-11-14
CONTINUANCE ASKED
In ASSAULT HEARING
Doctor Advises Mrs. Frazer Not
to Appear Against Carlin
'FOr Several Days"

Hearing in Police Court on a charge
Of assault against Keith Carlin was
postponed today because of the indis-
position of the complaining witness,
Mrs. Marue Frazer, 81, wife of Lieut..
Comdr. Hugh Carroll Frazer, u. S. N.
retired.
Carlin, 41-year-old son of Charles C.
Carlin, ST., Democratic leader of Alex
andria, was at liberty upder 81 900 bond
posted Sunday morning after his arrest
by Detective Sergt. william j. Dubusky.
Debusky booked the charge on in-
formation furnished by Mrs. Frazer.
The detective was informed this morn
ing at the Frazer residence, 1901 K
street, that her physician had advised
her against attending court for several
days yeti
Mrs. Frazer told police Carlin beat
her about the face and tore her clothing
in his apartment at 20O8 Sixteenth
street early Sunday, compelling her to
nee to the street, where she hailed A
taxicah. Mrs. Frazer said she went to
Carlin's apartment after a bridge party
to meet several of his friends who CANA
In Tor a late supper
Carlin has been an attorney in the
general counsel's Office, Internal Rev
enue Bureau, since July.
Evening star., 1933-11-14
MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY
REFLECTS PRESIDENT

Frank z. Hickey was reelected presi-
dent of the Massachusetts, Society of
Washington at the annual meeting last
night at the Shoreham Hotel. Halert
C. Shepheard was named first vice presi-
dent
Other officers are Miss Fannie Buck,
second vice president; Miss Eleanor
Carleton, third vice president; Robert
II. Kempton, secretary, and Miss Har-
riet M. Cheney, treasurer.
Trustees elected include: DR.. Henry
Grattan Doyle, Alfred Rothenberg, John
w. Mccormick, Pehr H. Holmes. Leon
Chagnon, George Roberto and Thomas
H. Dolan.
Plans were made for the society's
first entertainment and dance Of the
season. to be held at the Shoreham
Thursday night.
Evening star., 1933-11-14

drove off to the nearest store to get
shoes and woolen stockings. The two
kids were put on the counter, side by
side, and the storekeeper fitted them.
Outside the store saw a little girl and
boy, half naked. carrying food home
from the American relief kitchen. I
took them into the store, and within
few minutes word got around that "a
rich American uncle is in town, buying
shoes for poor children Before I was
through with the four children, found
the store surrounded by an army of
poor kids who needed shoes. War and
suffering had made them patient and
accustomed to cold and privation. But
it broke my heart.
Spent All His Money.
ST looked at the Latvian bank fol
and 1t was nearing exhaustion.
asked for q bank where I could change
exchange dollars for I.atvian currency
and when returned, the army of chill
dren had trebled. I was in a predica-
ment. would have loved to buy shoe:
for all of them, but nay funds were
limited I figured out, however,
could get additional funds in Berlin
and therefore decided to spend all my
balance of funds for children's shoes
and stockings.
II had the opportunity to help mil
lions of war sufferers in Europe, first
as relief director and later as recon-
struction director of three countries
but am back in my own country now
to help do something for the victims
of the depression, which has played
greater havoc in some instances than
the war. 1t is sorry spectacle that
the country that saved millions of lives
after the war should need a kind
hearted Max Stamm in the National
Capital to take care of our poor chill
dren needing shoes. Mr.. Stamm has
shown good example, and it is worthy
of being followed"
Mr.. Marcus went to Europe In 1920
and remained until the end of 1924
In that time he served in Hungary
and Poland and Russia and the Baltic
States. AT present he Is an advisor to
Gen. William I. Westervelt, director OF
the marketing and processing division
of the A A A.
Evening star., 1933-11-14
MRS. ANNIE S. DAVIS '''
DIES AT HOME HERE

Mrs. Annie S. Davis, SO, widow OF
James A. Davis, Civil War veteran, died
yesterday at her home, 1920 Seven
teenth street, after an illness Of about
o month.
Funeral services were held last night
ut Lees funeral home and the body was
sent to New Bedford, Mass, for burial
Mrs. Davis husband served In Com
pany @, Sd Massachusetts, Infantry.
She is survived by her niece, Miss Marie
De Otte, with whom she made her
home here; a nephew, Lieut.. Donald F.
De Otte. and Commodore Detlas De
Otte. United States Coast Guard, re-
tired, a distant relative.
Mrs. Davis was the daughter of the
late Samuel and Mary Ann Kempton
Dammon of New Bedford.
Evening star., 1933-11-14
HOGAN CHALLENGES.
CRITICS Of CHEST
Chairman of Campaign Com
mittee Impressed by
Personal Survey.

Frank j. Hogan. general chairman of
the Community Chest Campaign Com
mittee, challenged critics of tile Chests
methods Of meeting social welfare
problems to present better way, in a
talk before a supper meeting of the
group solicitation unit of the campaign
at the Raleigh Hotel last night.
'In the past few days" Hogan said,
II visited a number OF these institu-
tions. have seen patient women bath
ing, feeding, dressing, and supervising
the play of babies and little children.
have seen the hands Of nurses smooth
ing the fevered brows of sick and
crippled little ones, whose smiles at
tested the service they were receiving.
have seen these noble hearted nurses
trudging tearlessly into homes where
disease and squalor prevailed to give
OF their services freely and without
stint in helping to make this a better
city. I have seen men and women
giving tender care to the aged, who
through no fault of their own, face the
sunset trail without resources such as
are supplied by the Community Chest.
&ucobAUu luE NFittCs.
with this first-hand knowledge. I
tell every one of you that any person
who criticizes the use of Community
Chest funds in paying salaries to these
people should be asked the direct ques-
ton, VIII you volunteer to give up
your time "A hours a day without COM
pensation and do the work that these
men and women are doing?' | venture
to say that you will get no response"
Continuing. Mr.. Hogan instructed the
workers to drive home the fact that "a
cents out of every dollar contributed to
the Chest goes to the service of the va
rious agencies and 6 cents or less goes
to the cost Of raising and administering
the fund Throughout the year.
In the absence Of Walter B. Clarkson
chairman OF the unit, Elwood Street
presided at the meeting. George
O'Connor and Mat Horne sang q group
of songs, after which Mr.. Street intro
duced the guests at the speakers table
They were Rev. A. H. Lucas, Ben Nc
Kelway, Joseph D. kaufman, Mrs
Charles A. Goldsmith, Edward F. Cola
day, William j. Flather, jr.; Mrs. Joseph
Hines, e. c. Graham, j. A. Hanna,
Joshua Evans, jr.; Corcoran Thorn and
Herbert L. willett, jr.
$1,000 Workers.
Mr. Street said the Group Solicitation
Unit this year viii have 598 establish
ments employing 20 or more persons
with total Of $4,000 workers to solicit.
DR.. Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor Of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
delivered the principal address.
Living In city is not only a priv
ilege but also responsibility, he said.
''The black spots Of the Government
are in city life and II the campaign of
the Community Chest throughout the
country fails then democracy fails. God
alone knows how 1t will affect the Gov
ernment of our children"
Area chairmen of the unit were In
troduced as follows: s. Percy Thomp-
son. Robert B. Swope, John Saul. Rob-
ert j. Cottrell, James G. wilkes, w. w.
Everett, Charles Clagett, William Mont
gomery, John G. Rooms, Lanier p. Nc
Lachlen. Nelson p. O,Neal and Rev. Al
bert II. Lucas.
Evening star., 1933-11-14

Webster expediting service into nlav
and thing began to happen. Expediters
studied and revised plans. They visit
ca the factory shops and dropped hints
TO the sales department as to what
might happen on future orders should
the compressors not be installed on
time.
The telegraph wires buzzed with mes
Sages as the shipment was wire check
ed throughout" On Thanksgiving eve
men worked late into the night, install
ing the compressor.
Thanksgiving day dawned, and the
compressor was installed
"A Star reporter, inquiring of Mr.,
Klein later to get the details straight,
asked II the compressor was actually
used ON that day.
1t could have been used, he replied,
but 1t wasn't needed.
The commission and the companies
were shown to have used radically diff
ferent wage rates in their theoretical
reconstruction Of the properties. The
wage scales were contained in an ex-
hibit filed today and in each claSsifca-
ton the commission engineers used a
substantially lower rate A few COM
parsons are: Plasterers, s14 per day
by the companies and $40 by the COM
mission: carpenters, $l1 and So;
brtcklayers, $14 and SO; cement finish-
ers, $40 and s640: electricians. $500
and SO; common labor, $500 and So so.
The way in which such differences
show up in the final figures is made
clear by comparison Of account No.
312. buildings and structures, of the
Washington Gas Light Co. The COM
pany account shows $3,402, ,948 and the
commission. account shows $3,Il5,345.
In a report by the engineers for both
sides introduced today, it was said "the
difference in the estimated costs of re-
production new on this account, may
be summed up as follows: II the wage
scale adopted by the companies engin-
eers be applied TO the estimates Of the
engineers for the commission the re-
sultant cost OF reproduction would be
practically the same Is that OF the
C0nlpanley elgineegy and vice versa
Evening star., 1933-11-14
GAS QUIZ TOLD HOW EXPEDITERS
MADE TURKEY DINNER AVAIL4RLE

The eXpediter, q character new TO
valuation hearing in these parts, made
his appearance before the Public Utili-
ties Commission yesterday in a scene
1ull OF drama, and carrying a faint
flavor Of roast turkey, along with Just
trace OF cranberry sauce.
The expediter, the commission was
informed, Is fellow who goes around
and sees that contractors, fabricators,
shippers and such like do parts exactly
on schedule. This, it was said, is vital
In construction contracts, SO that (for
instance), when the schedule calls for
the laying of cast iron pipe, there shall
be no shortage Of pipe to lay.
August G. Klein explained the intri-
cate set-up of expediterS in his firm,
the Stone & Webster Engineering Cor
poration. They have. said he, head
expediter In Boston, with sub-expediters
at New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,
Chicago. and the West coast. Special
expediters are told off from time to
time to the various shops fabricating
goods for Stone g. Webster construction
contracts.
All Of this costs money, and his esti-
mate of the cost of reproducing the gas
company properties here is to contain
amounts appropriately aIlocated to this
service. Wnen the financial implica-
tons of the expediters began to take
shape. Acting Chairman Riley z. Elgen
asked Mr.. Klein for an example Of how
an expediter would be useful to the
washington Gas Light Co. So Mr.. Klein
related the story Of the gas compressor,
which was put in service by Thanks
giving day.
Last year, he said, the company be-
came worried about Its ability to meet
the peak load to be expected at that
time, when the roasting OF turkeys and
the extra cooking Of cranberry sauce
and what not places q great burden ON
the capacity of the gas plant. So it
ordered a gas compressor, and after q
while 1t began to look as II the COM
pressor would not be installed In time
to help take care of the load
Rather than let as much as single
customer ask for cubic foot Of gas In
vain. the company called The Stone q
Evening star., 1933-11-14
Stands With Mrs. Norton in
Pushing Drive Against
BOotIeggerS.
SAYS PROPRlETORS FEAR
LOSS OF LICENSE MOST
Bride and West Drawing Up Ten.
tative Proposals for Com
mittee Hearings.

Supt. Of Police Brown, whose depart
ment viii be charged with enforcement
of the Districts liquor control law,
gave his Endorsement today to the pro-
posal Of Chairman Norton Of the House
District Committee for a low tax on
alcoholic beverages.
Like Mrs. Norton, the police superin-
tendent fears a high tax on liquor will
make the price prohibitive to the aver
age person and result in continuation
Of the bootlegger, the speakeasy and
other evils of the prohibition era.
Mrs. Norton has taken the position
that liquor should not be taxed much
more than it was in the pre- -Volstead
period. She is opposed to high tax,
either Federal or municipal and will
fight any effort materially to increase
District revenues through liquor taxes.
Mai. Brown also is concerned over the
penalty provisions to be written into the
District liquor control code. He believes
the loss of a license will be more eff
fective than a fine for Furnishing vio-.
lators of the law.
Before the advent of the Sheppard
law, which dried up Washington in ad-
vance OF national prohibition. Maj.
Brown said, there were comparatively
few violations of the liquor regulations
because proprietors of saloons were
faced with the loss of license if caught
and convicted.
"A saloonkeeper in those days" he
declared, was more concerned about
losing his license than a fine. As a re-
suit, the majority of them were careful
not to violate the regulations. be-
lieve If such a provision is written into
the proposed new liquor control law It
will be more effective than a fine In
preventing violations"
Corporation Counsel William W. Bird
and his principal assistant, Vernon
West, are now at the formers Summer
cottage at Rehobeth Beach, Del, pre-
pairing tentative draft of propose
liquor control law for the District
Both are expected to return tomorrow
Bride and West went away the lat
ter part of last week to escape inter-
ruptions in the preparation of the draft
OF the bill. They are anxious to COM
plete II as soon as possible In view ol
the plan of Chairman King of the Sen.
ate District Committee to hold hearing
on a proposed liquor control law in ad
vance OF the conyening OF Congress.
Evening star., 1933-11-14
Economist Perseueres 81 Years
To Add to u. S. Musical Culture
Natire of Netherlands to
Hear Marines Play
March.
Began Climb to Goal
ShortIyAfter Arriu-
ing in 1888.

Thirty-seven years of perseverance as
q composer who oVercame three major
obstacles to make musical contribu-
ton to American culture, is to be re-
warded Friday afternoon by the frst
public recognition OF the efforts OF DR..
Theodore Henckles.
DR.. Henckles, an associate analytical
economist in the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce, Is to hear his
Grand March Rationale" played for
the radio by the United States Marine
Band under direction of Capt. Taylor
Branson.
DR.. Henckles is native Of the Meth
erlands and came TO America in 1888.
He could not speak English, but because
OF his literary attainments In three
European countries, he became a lee
turer at Cornell University. He ad-
dressed his classes in French, but at the
same time began his studies of the Eng
lish language.
Shortly afterward he moved on To
Harvard and later transferred to the
faculty Of Middlebury College. It was
while he was at Harvard, he said. that
ne saw an article in a Boston news
paper criticizing the American national
anthem as inadequate.
Visions New Anthem.
"I was impressed by that little
article" DR.. Henckles said, "and two
years later I saw the same thing again
In a newspaper. I had the urge then
TO try writing new national anthem
Il did not know music. I did not
know the English language. And / did
not know the history and tradition OF
America. But I loved America and ]
wanted to write an adequate national
anthem"
DR.. Henckles then-in 1896-beqan
the study Of music. and devoted his
entire leisure time to music, the
language and American history. For
IL years he kept up his musical studies
before he began writing anything. He
was by no means satisfied at first.
Often, he said, he was discouraged with
the results Of his efforts, but he never
thought Of abandoning his original aim.
Meanwhile, there were Interruptions
In 1909 he left his educational work
and entered the Government service,
becoming special agent for the Fed
eral immigration Commission, and two
years later he was transferred to the
Census Bureau as a specialist on figures
pertaining to foreign born population
A few years later he Joined the staff
Of the Carnegie Endowment for Inter-
national Peace and from there was