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The Washington times., 1933-02-08
McGraw and Baer

From what I read Of the din
ner rendered John McGraW oy
the New York writers, McGraW
washed no linen in public.
Rather he regaled with stories
of his first world tour with a
baseball team. But before NC
Graw spoke, he was introduced
by Bugs" Baer, who presented
the guest of honor by telling OF
how he Bugs had led an infu-
rated mob of 5000 Philadel-
phia fans to the Giant locker
room one day.
'McGraw was untieing his
shoe laceS when we entered" ="
said Bugs, "and without looking
up said, 4 can lick any one of
yOu.' And that's how I never
came to meet McGraw until
now"
McGraw told of playing in
London before the King. Some
of the native Londoners rather
resented a large wire screen
being wheeled in front of His
Majesty and no few of the
Kings retinue fretted lest it be
construed a slight.
The game started and some
Of the batters commenced hit
ting foul tips off the screen.
Every time such a tip was hit,
the King and all his party
ducked. 1t turned out to be
such a sight that the players,
instead of watching the game,
would wait for foul tips so as
to see the Royal duck"
In India, the late Sir Thomas
Upton sponsored a game and
when McGraw explained a sac
rifice, made by one of his play
ers, Sir Thomas replied:
What generous fellows you
American ball players are"
The Washington times., 1933-02-08

ayers, players ana WRITER'S.
Walter johnson, Goose Goslin
and AL Schacht will represent
the Washington contingent. Oh,
well, maybe Walter isn't still a
member of the Griffmen, but he
will be there anyway. No mat
ter what happens to johnson in
the future, he will always be
associated in the minds OF
Americans with the Washing
ton ball club, and that's that.
The Washington times., 1933-02-08
CaroHnians Expected
To Prove Stubborn
Basketball Foes
By HARRY COSTELLO

Wasngton intercollegiate athletic schedule for the week
vens up percepby tonight with three games set for de-
cision
Georgetown Catholic University and Maryland go into
basketball floor The Hoyas meet Mt ST. Mary
the Cardinals against popular Wake Forest and Maryland
clashes with Washington College,
The Washington times., 1933-02-08

Lost. or. Found? Hundreds Of ar
ticles are lost daily and the greatest
percentage of them are advertised by
the loser! lend q helping hand. If
you've found something. read the Lost
Found columns of the WANT AID
SECTION Of this newspaper
The Washington times., 1933-02-08

Rooms. some with privilege of eat
ing at the family table. can be rented
through the Rental Columns of the
WANT AID SECTION Of this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1933-02-08

FORMER Washington Times
carrier boy, is ready for action.
He's one of the four local box
ers selected to participate in an
inter-city amateur boxing tour
nament at Madison Square Gar
den tonight.
The Washington times., 1933-02-08
Hockey Results

Results Last Night
Maroons, /: Americans, 0.
Boston. ,: Rangers, 1.
Csnadiens, 2: Toronto, 0.
Evening star., 1933-11-25

For the second time In two weeks
the Aeronautics Branch Of the Com
merce Department today found itself at
odds with another agency of the Gov
ernment on whether 1t would receive
allotments of money.
The latest case is the information
that Harry Hopkins, Civil Works ad-
ministrator, knows nothing of the plan,
announced by Eugene L. Vidal, director
of the Aeronautics Branch, that the
Commerce Department. with G. w. A.
funds, would hire $4,000 men to build
1000 new aircraft landing fields In
1000 communities throughout the colln-
try.
Branch insisted, in a formal Govern
mcnt news release, that $l,5Oo,00o had
been allotted by the Public Works Ad-
ministration to build an ocean sea-
drome The Public Works Administra-
tion denied that any such allotment
had been made.
Applications Advised.
At the Civil Works Administration
today it was stated that c. w. A. Of
ficials, not Administrator Hopkins. how
ever, had told the Aeronautics Branch
to get applications for landing fields
and to submit projects. as have other
Government departments. for approval
by the administrator. But no approval
was given to any projects.
It was further stated at the Civil
Works Administration no approval was
given to any project for 1000 airports,
Evening star., 1933-11-25
TRACTION EMPLOYE
FOUND DEAD BY GAS
John R. Oliver Is Discovered in
Room With Tube From
Jet in Mouth.

John r. Oliver, a street car conductor
for the Washington Railway & Electric
Co., was found dead in the house where
he roomed in the 200 block of Eighth
street southeast shortly before loon to-
day. He was SO years cid and native
of Somerville, Va.
When the body was discovered, gas
was flowing from a tube which had
been connected to an open jet and
placed in the mans mouth. The tran
som and windows Of the room were
stuffed with paper to seal them.
The only note found by police listed
the names and addresses Of son,
Robert L. Oliver. of the Diamond Taxi
cab Co.: brother, S. j. Oliver, of the
Office of Public Buildings and Public
Parks, and a sister, Mrs. A. L. Haisllp,
of IS Takoma avenue, Takoma Park,
Md.
FRIENDS of the man said he had been
depressed over i'll health and finances
recently. He. had been an ernploye OF
the street car company from 1899 to
1914 and from 1919 to the present
at St. Elizebeth's Hospital. According
to his acquaiptances. Mr.. Oliver was
known as the man who once rebuked
President Taft, not knowing who ne
was. when a White House car got
iannmed in the street car tracks, but
members Of the family said today they
had never heard OF such an incident.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
POLLARD To JUDGE
VETERANS APPEALS
Is Members of Board to Pass on
Payments and Civil Service
Retirement.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Gov. John Garland Pollard of Vir-
ginia has been chosen by President
Roosevelt as chairman of the Veterans
Board of Appeals, the final court to
which former service men may take
compensation cases adjudicated by Vet
eranS' Administration agencies.
The appointment was announced last
night by Veterans Administrator Frank
T. Hines. who said the veterans of the
country should have every assurance Of
that high quality of consideration to
which they are entitled"
The board will have Is members, with
the vice chairman and six members
from the personnel of the Veterans Ad-
ministration. The other members are
being chosen from geographic areas
in so far as practicable, Administrator
Hines said, and will be announced soon.
The board will consider virtually all
the questions within the field of vet
erGns' relief payments, and appeals in
connection with civil service retirement.
Among its immediate tasks will be
disposition of cases coming up from the
special boards of review dealing with
benefit payments to former soldiers
whose illness or disability under old
laws was presumed to have originated in
service.
Under the economy law, the reviewing
boards decided whether veterans in this
classification should continue to receive
compensation or be taken off the rolls.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
Ciuil Works Fund Approval
For 1000 Airports Is Denied
Aeronautics Branch Again at Odds With
Supervisors of Federal Aid Allot-
neutrality-suspicious. Called For.

q $l0,00O,c 600 allotment or employment
Of $4,000 men on the job.
j. H. Geisse, an official of the Aero
nautics Branch, today said there is no
positive assurance that applications for
airport work would be received from
1000 cities. 1T might be 1,500 or it
might be more than 2,000," he de-
clared.
So far two applications for airport
work have been received by the Aero
nautics Branch.
Both Hopkins and Vidal were out
of town today, both attending the
Army-Navy game at Philadelphia.
Press Requests.
The aeronautics branch, however,
Is going ahead with its requests for
applications for the landing field work
and will present projects to the Civil
Works Administration as fast as they
come in.
Fairmont, Mimi, notified the aero
nautics branch that it has a site which
it would like to have developed as an
airport and requested that an engineer
be sent to look 1t over and pass upon
the project. Bismarck. N. OAK, re-
ported to the branch that it has an
adequate airport which requires con-
ditioning and asked to be placed on
the list for Federal aid.
A survey is being made Of all field
employees for the selection of engineers,
aviation inspectors and other qualified
men to inspect sites submitted for air
ports.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
I'LL COUPLE EWCTED
FOR OVERDUE RENT
Husband, go, Bedridden for Eight
Months, Is Removed to
Hospital.

Almost seven months behind in rent,
Alonzo L. Keefer, 60-odd years old
who has been bed-ridden with paraly-
sis for eight months, and his wife, An
nie, 85, were evicted yesterday from
the squalor Of their three rooms in the
600 block Of Indiana avenue, where
they had lived for 27 years.
Keefer was taken to Gallinger Hos
pital in an ambulance and his wife,
who also is in precarious health, re-
fused to leave the building despite as
surances from charity worker and
police that she would be cared for.
Her 53-year-old son, Thomas E..
Hayes, who works two days a week for
the Emergency Relief Committee, lived
across the hall from the aged couple
and Mrs. Keefer insisted on waiting
outside his locked door until he re-
turned from work. A friend waited
with her and assured Miss Mary L.
BauSkett. worker for the Catholic
Charities, that she would persuade Mrs.
Keefer to go to her home until some
permanent arrangements can be made
for her care
DR.. Everett M. Ellison, who has
known the couple for years, attended
Mr.. Keefer yesterday and left a note
stating that if the old people were put
on the street it probably would result
in their death and that if moved it
should be in an ambulance.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
N. R. A. PLANS DIGEST
TO AID QuESTI0NERS
Handbook Will Include Informa
tion Interesting to Industries
Involved in Codes.

A handbook on the National Recov-
cry Administration, intended to make
plain the purposes and operation of the
N. R. A. and to answer any questions
that may arise as to the meaning of the
complicated parts of codes, is being
compiled under the direction of Charles
Nicholson, press director for the N. r. A.
The book is intended for tine use of
industries affected by the recovery act.
All pertinent information regarding
general questions that have arisen and
policies that have been announced will
be contained in the compilation
interpretations of many phases of the
act made by the legal department OF
N R. A, under direction of Donald
Richberg, and labor problems handled
under supervision of Senator Wagner
of New York. are also to be included.
A part of the handbook may be de-
voted to questions and their answers.
but this detail has not yet been de-
cided Questions and answers, how
ever, will be used as a guide in gather
ing together the information needed
1--WE have had flood of questions
about the N r. A. William v. Lawson,
a member of Mr.. Michelson's staff. said
today. land this handbook is intended
in a general way to take care of such
inquiries"
The publication will be distributed to
interested individuals and business or
ganizations directly from N. R. A. head
quarters here and through the enforce
nnent authorities of the several codes.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
Liars Club BUSY
Gathering Fbs in
Championship Race
Head of Wisconsin Group
Says 80 States Haze
Been Heard From.
HY the Associated Press.


BURLINGTON, Wis, November as
The Burlington Liars Club, which was
founded some years ago by hot stove
assemblage of prevaricators, Is busily
gathering in this years crop of fibs.
On the last day Of the year, club
officials gather to confer on some story
teller the title of champion liar Of the
United States All year the lies pour
in, mostly by letter. o. c. Hulett,
president of the club, whose statements
are thoroughly unreliable, announced
that to date lies have been submitted
from "a States.
You will note" said the boss Of the
liars, "that We already have the two
thirds of the States necessary for the
repeal of all restrictions against the
gentle art OF stretching the truth" -
States not yet represented are Oregon,
Idaho New Mexico, Utah. Wyoming,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Alabama,
South Carolina, Delaware. New Hamp-
shire, Connecticut and Maine.
And there must be some corking
lies in those States" observed Hulett
as he awaited the postman.
Phil Mccarthy of Denver, who told
story of cross-eyed cat that could
see a mouse around a corner, is this
years champion. So far he hasn't
made move to defend his title.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
3,146 NEARBY Jobs
ASSUREDBYC. v. A.
Hopkins Approves Projects
Hereabouts to Cost
$1,313,910.

Jobs for 3,146 men, with total ex-
penditure of $1,313,910 for Federal civil
works projects in and near the Dis
trict, were assured with the approval
yesterday by Harry L. Hopkins, civil
works administrator.
The biggest job is one giving jobs
to 1859 men and costing 81 ,025 900 for
grading the landing field, planting and
improving the industrial area at Boiling
Field.
Another OF the projects approved yes.
terday is for clearing portion Of the
National Arboretum, the regular funds
for which were curtailed by the last
with work on tranSlating foreign books
on plant diseases and compiling data on
seeds. will give employment to "a men
The Civn works Administration ap-
proved 1s projects in the District which
had been submitted by the Bureau of
Chemistry and Soils of the Department
of Agriculture. These projects will in
clude improvement at the Arlington
Experimental Farm, improvement OF
facilities at the fertilizer laboratory at
American University and the drafting
of soil maps.
At Soldiers Home, approximately
SO, TOO will be spent to employ 43 men
repairing drives and roads, repairing
walls and resetting headstones.
At the recently expanded experiment.
al laboratory of the Bureau of Animal
| Industry, at Beltsville, Md, $150,000 will
be spent and 807 men employed to
clear and drain the property, build
roads and construct a sewage disposal
plant.
The local Office of the National En-
ployment Service will be expanded by
the addition of 25 men, for which
sc, 900 has been provided. For grading
and repairing roads. draining and
planting, $15,500 will be spent and SO
men employed at Walter Reed Hospital:
At the Army War College, work has
been provided for 120 men. building
roads, draining and improving the
grounds, at a cost of $30l20.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
ECONOMISTS UNITE
AGAINST INITIATION
Eight Educators Hold Gold
as Only Possible Inter-
national Standard.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 25-A group
of eight economists completed plans
yesterday for forming an organization
to oppose imitation and to urge a return
to the gold standard.
Prof. Edwin w. Kemmerer of Prince
ton was elected honorary chairman,
with Prof. Ray B. Websterfield of Yale,
president, and Prof. Walter E. Spahr of
New York University secretary.
A statement issued by the Executive
Committee said that while we recog-
nize that the gold standard. as it has
heretofore existed, is far from being a
perfect standard. 1t Is the best STAN
dard with which the world has had any
extended experience. and is the only
standard which offers any immediate
hope Of becoming an international STAN
dard"
Besides the officers. those present
were Prof. James w. Angel of Colum-
bia. Prof. Neil Carothers of Lehigh,
Wesley c. Mitchell and H. Parker Will
lis of Columbia. and Ernest M. Patter-
son Of the University of Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
HOLMES DESCRIBES
CONTRASTS IN JAVA
Motor Cars Whiz BY Human
Freight Trucks, Traveller
DisCIoses in Lecture.

Java has at least one type Of motor
vehicle which is unique. 1t IS the
dog cart"-although it has nothing to
co with dogs There are three wheels.
A small, motorized one in front Is
steered with bar. and two nghter
wheels behind it support covered cart
in which three or four passengers may
ride.
This and other examples of the mo-
tor age that have reached the Slsha
of Java in the Netherland East mdleS,
were described and illustrated by Bur
turer. before the National Geographic
Society in Constitution Hall last eve
ming.
Mr.. Holmes said it is now possible to
motor from one end of the busy. pic
turesque island to the other and every
where one sees striking contrasts be-
tween the old and the new. OK carts
and canal bargeS now snare with mo-
tor trucks express trains and Amerl-
can motor cars the amazing 1relgnt
and passenger traffic of this energetic
Dutch colony. Native venders still
carry their wares on shoulder poles
but they must await signals from traf-
fic officers at each corner.
Java is the most denSely populated
land in the world today, Mr.. Holmes
stated. It's 44,0OO.000 people are
crowded into an area about the size
of New York State. Java is the third
largest producer of sugar in the world.
and its tobacco, precious woods and
batik production have brought 1t pros
perity and many fine new public build
ings, hotels. railroads, air lines and
schools.
Back in the mountains however, MIR.
Holmes found the crumbling ruins OF
ancient civilizations that have -four
ished and died on the island. Many
of these cities rivaled in splendor those
of Cambodia and India. he said.
Dutch engineers and archeologlsts
have begun the restoration Of some OF
the magnificent BhuddisU temples and
shrines, and motor roads are making
these relics of the past more accessible
to the visitor. One OF The temples Wis
ited by Mr.. Holmes had more than two
miles of exquisitely carved reliefs and
scores of figures. There is q great op-
poltunity, Mr.. Holmes stated. for the
lover Of antiquity to interpret the
meaning Of these reliefS.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
BAPTIST SESSION
PROGRAM IS FIXED
Speeches and Election of
Officers to Feature Stu
derts' Union Meeting.

Two addresses, election of officers and
a discussion of a program for the COM
ing year were scheduled to open the
annual convention of the Baptist Stu
dents Union of Maryland and the Dis
trict at First Baptist Church this aft
ernoon.
The convention proper was to open
at 2:3O pm, though delegates last
night were guests at a dinner at the
church given by the Baptist Women's
Missionary Association of the District,
of which Mrs. o. E. Howe is president.
Miss Brame to Speak.
This afternoons addresses were to be
by Miss Sibyl Brame, associate Soutn-
wide student secretary, OF NaSnVllle,
whose topic was listed as Plans ana
Purpose of B. S. u" and DR.. q. u.
johnson, pastor of National BaptlSt
Memorial Church here, who was 10 taIA
on we Would See Jesus.
The symposium was to be taken part
in by 10 of the students attenong the
conference. discussing Some Features
of the 2 S. U. Program and the elec-
ton of officers was scheduled Tor pm.
Howard G. Rees was to preside at 'Ils
afternoons session, to be opened py
a devotional service led by Il. u
Hodges, Jr. =. .o
Miss Brane will speak again at TO-
nights session on Experiences IN Cove,
nant Keeping" and DR.. Henry Anoro
Porter. pastor of the First BaptlSC
Church Of Charlottesville. Va. Will ad-
dress the students on The lmperious
Can for tine Saving Few" The nlght
session will open at 7:15 at the churcn'
IL Institutions Represented.
Twelve institutions Of higher learning
in MARYLAND and the District were rep
resented ty the 200 students at the
banquet last night, and more are @ ex-
nected to have representatives at the
two-dav session to open this afternoon.
MRS. w. Dewey Moore, wife OF tne
pastor of Anacostia Baptist Chufch'
songs. cheers, school roll call and
other group entertainment was LED ny
Bruce M. Fowler of George Washington
University. ar6 addresses were given py
DR. owen C. Brown. executive secretary
Of the American Baptist Publications.
Society, Philadelphia, and Miss Brame
Evening star., 1933-11-25
EXPORTS IN OCTOBER
SHOW SHARP GAINS
Dollar Value Up $34, 600, as
Compared With September.
Imports Also Increase.
Nv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
United States exports were shown
today by Department of Commerce
figures to have gained S34 100000 in
october as compared with September.
Imports increased $4,000 900. The
excess of exports over imports for the
north was s43,0o0,OOO and for the
10 months ending October was SILL
oOoG GOo
Exports in October totaled S194, ,000,-
900 and imports were S15l 000,0
The october exports were 81 per cent
over the September figure, 81 per cent
above October, 1882, and the largest
total since October, 1891
Imports were per cent over the
September figure, and 43 per cent
greater than in October, 1882.
The advance in export value has
maintained unchanged the rate of in
crease reported for September.
The increase in exports during the
past two months has occurred while
the import movement was leveling off
after the rapid rise from May through
August.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
AVIATION FEAT OF 1925
PRAISED BY SWANSON
Secretary Commends Lieut.. Comdr.
Price, Who Landed at Night on
Clrrier Under WAY.

Lieut. Comdr. John D. Price, now
serving the Flight Division of the Navy
Bureau Of Aeronautics. who in April,
1925, was the first naval aviator to
make night landing on an aircraft
carrier under way. yesterday received a
letter of commendation from Secretary
of the Navy Swanson for this explicit
Three other naval aviators who ns da
night landings following those of Price
likewise received letters Of commenda4
ton. They were Lieut. Delbert Conley,
now attached to the U. S. S Wright:
Lieut.. Adolphus w. Gorton of ths
Naval Reserves and Lieut. Comdr.
Rossmore D. Lyon, now at T'arl Harbor,
T H
The department said these iandirgs
were made under varying lighting a. 4
weather conditions and were part y
a program to determine the necessa.s
amount of illumination for night land.
ings and to assess their military yalIe
Evening star., 1933-11-25
EQUITY AND STAGEHANDS
OFFER TO POLICE CODE
N. R. A. Told Groups Will With
draw From Theaters Where
Agreement Is Violated.

BY the Associated Press.
This is one way to secure N. r. A.
code obedience. Actors, stage hands and
musicians have proffered themselves as
a regulatory body to police theater man.
1gers and producers.
A proposal was put before Deputy
Administrator Sol A. Rosenblatt, in
charge of the legitimate theater code,
by the Actors Equity Association, Inter-
national Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Employees and American Federation of
Musicians, whereby they would withdraw
all hands from any theater where the
code was violated.
With N. r. A. opposed to strikes and
preferring volunteer compliance to force
obedience, Rosenblatt made the plan
public without comment.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
RED CROSS PUSHES
LAST MINUTE DRIVE
Only Six Days Left fer Registering,
Judge Payne Points Out
in Statement.

Encouraged by return 70 date, Chair
man John Barton Payne of the Amer
ican Red Cross pointed out today Chat
cnly six days remain CT this years Red
Cross roll call, and urged all persons
who may not yet have been contacted
by the organizations workers to Join
voluntarily.
"a number Of communities hare
notified us that they have reached the
gcal set for Them Judge Payne de-
Clared, although the roll call is not yet
ever
Enrichment OF members by chapters
ends on Thanksgiving day 1t is in
evitable that the chapter representatives
seeking members may not be able to
contact every one III the community. 1t
is my personal hope that those friends
OF the Red Cross who are not asked
personally to join, will do SO by con-
tacting the chapter either by telephone
or by mail or persCnal call
In making his appeal Judge Payne
cited the needs of the Red Cross this
year which, he said. have been made
acute by increased demands and dim
inished financial resources, spent in un-
employment and disaster relief" He
added that he hoped last years men,
bership of nearly 100000 persons will
be exceeded this year.