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Evening star., 1933-01-29
American Legion
Auxiliary

The national president. Mrs. S. Al
fred Blackburn, will speak over the Co.
lumbia network at 4:45 pm, Eastern
standard time, February 2.
A meeting of the Department Ex-
ecutive Committee was held January
10, in the w. B. A. suite of the WASH
ington Loan and Trust Building, with
the department president, Mrs. E. E.
Corwin, presiding. She reported Christ
mas greetings had been sent from this
department to other departments. Mrs.
Corwin appointed as chairman OF Child
Welfare, Mrs. Mary K. Orlando OF
George E. Killeen Unit, No. 25. She
also announced the following appoint
ments: Mrs. Amos A. Fries of Henry
c. Spengler Unit, No. -, chairman of
National Defense; Mrs. Leon Arnold of
George E. Killeen Unit, No. 25, chair
man of Resolutions, and Mrs. Mary K.
Killeen of George E. Killeen Unit, No.
%, vice chairman of Rehabilitation.
A letter from the national organiZa-
tions of the American Legion and the
American Legion Auxiliary was read,
outlining the program of the joint con-
ference on Child Welfare in Area B.
Miss Lillian Reagan, president of Henry
c. Spengler Unit, advised the commit
Ite ItSdl CIlS tIlc dppl lOAllIldIe COSI W
attend this conference and motion car
ried that a representative not be sent
from this department this year
The designations of Mrs Mildred
Eckles. chairman of Legislation, and
Mrs. Dorothy Lodge, chairman of Radio,
were accepted. Mrs. Amos A. Fries an
nounced Lincoln Post voted to form an
auxiliary unit She also gave a talk
on the National Defense Conference
Unit presidents who spoke were: Mrs
P. E. Doleman. Victory; Mrs. Julia
Brown, James Reese Europe; Mrs. Lii
liam K. Urban, Kenneth Nash; Miss
Ethel Hodges, Sergt. Jasper; Miss
Evening star., 1933-01-29
Y. M. C. A. News

The s O'Clock vespers will be held in
the lobby today, when the motion pic
ture entitled THE Unwelcome Guest"
will be presented.
The classes Of the School Of Religion
will meet from to $3.50 pm. tomorrow
DR.. j. S. Noffsinger will conduct the
class on Church School Organization !"
The Dramatic Club will hold its
weekly rehearsal at 7:45 pm. Tuesday
IN the assembly hall, the water polo
team will hold practice session in the
swimming pool and the Friendly Bible
Hour will meet at $3.50 pm.
The Glee Club will meet in the men,
bers' room Wednesday at 8:l5 pm.
There will be staff conference on
the world service program of the Y. M.
c. A. with Wilbert B. Smith of the In
ternational Committee Thursday at $3.50
am, the Y's Mems Club will meet at
1890 pm. in the University Club and
the weekly health talk will be given in
the assembly hall at 7:45 pm. by DR..
William Thornwall Davis on THE Care
of the Eyes"
Mrs. Mary Elsie Lutte. secretary of the
Social Service Exchange, will speak Fri
Gay at 8 pm. on Social Service as a
Vocation"
The international Sunday school les
son will be broadcast from WMAL Fri
day at Sis pm. by Louis B. Nichols.
The day school division of Southeastern
University will hold a dance in the as
Sembly hall at 9 o'clock The volley ball
teams will play at Harrisburg, Pa.
Evening star., 1933-01-29

Lillian Reagan, Henry g. Spengler;
Mrs. Leon Arnold, George E. Killeen;
Miss McGroarty. Stephen p. Nc
Groarty.
Miss Mabel Staub. Ways and Means
chairman, announced the department
will hold card party February 2. Mrs.
Julia Brown of James Reese Europe
Unit has been appointed vice chairman
of Ways and Means.
Mrs. Leon Arnold has been appointed
a member of the Hospitality and Hous-
ing Committee on the Inaugural Pro-
gram and she asks that members hav-
ing rooms available for guests file their
names with her.
The department president requests
that all committee chairmen have re-
ports to present at the next meeting.
The Women's Patriotic Conference
on National Defense will open with a
mass meeting tomorrow at $3.50 pm. at
the Mayflower Hotel. Registration of
delegates will begin at $3.50 am and
the first business session will convene
at 9 am. on Tuesday. All sessions will
be held at the Maylower Hotel.
The Stephen P. McGroarty Unit, No.
27. met at the Sears. Roebuck Art Gal
lery. with Miss Evangeline McGroarty,
president, presiding. The Rehabilita-
ton and Child Welfare chairman, Mrs.
Wiley Fuller; the Americanism chair
man, Miss Glenn Newell; Mrs. Edna
Th la nder, Membership chairman,
spoke.
The unit is joining the post in card
party and dance to be held at the New
Amsterdam Hotel February 4.
The following members have been
appointed as delegates for the National
Defense Conference: Mrs. Eva Nc
Groarty, Miss Evangeline McGroarty,
Miss Glenn Newell and Mrs. E. E. Cor
win
The twelfth annual birthday party
of the George E. Killeen Unit was held
Tuesday at the Anne Clarendon Club,
1640 Rhode Island avenue. The presi-
dent, Mrs. Leon Arnold, extended greet
was mistress of ceremonies. Mrs. Ar
mold presented each member of the
committee with token of her appre-
citation.
Among the distinguished guests
were Department president, Mrs.
Mary Corwin; department vice preSi-
dent Mrs. Ida Mulkey; department vice
president. Mrs. Marie Dyer; Dept.
Comdr and Mrs Norman Landreau;
National Rehabilitation Officer Capt.
Watson B. Miller and his mother, Mrs.
Daniel Miller; national chapeau. Mrs.
Dorothy B. Harper; Dept. Welfare Of
ficer Francis j. Miller; National Ex-
ecutive Committeewomen Mrs. Sue P.
Minis: Mrs. Lillian Urban, president OF
the Kenneth H. Nash Unit; Mrs. Greg
ory Cipriani, president of the Costello
Unit; Comdr. Morris Callahan of the
George E. Killeen Post Past Comdr.
Bernard Buscher of the Killeen Post;
Past Comdrs. Martin Dyer. Vincent Or
lando of the Bureau of Printing and
Engraving Post, Past. Comdr Gregory
Cipriani of the Costello Post. Past
Comdr. Charles Kohen of the Costello
Post, Past Comdr E. E. Corwin of Nc
Groarty Post, Comdr Martin Gerle of
the Printing and Engraving Post, Mrs.
Killeen represented the Gold Star
Mothers, Mrs. Gedwick. national treas
urer: Mrs. Jacobs, national membership
officer; Mrs. Della Barber, Mrs Board
man. The Department of the District
OF Columbia was also represented by
Mrs. Sallie Kohen, department treas
uIer, and Mrs Dill
Evening star., 1933-01-29

ents' Study Group last Wednesday aft
ernoon, Mrs. Atchison, first grade
teacher, spoke on why We Paint,
Hammer and Saw in School,"
Fillmore.
At an early date doctor will come
to the school to give the Schick test to
any child in the school district who is
over months old. This will be fol-
lowed by the three injections OF toxin
antitoxin at weekly intervals. Any par
ent who wishes his child to have this
diphtheria immuniZation will please fill
out a card. Enrollments are being
made by Miss OsSire, principal, and
Mrs Kleinwachter, chairman of grade
mothers.
Bryan.
Miss Anna Murray, fourth grade
teacher who has charge of the "a pa
troll boys of Bryan School, entertained
these boys at luncheon Wednesday.
Miss Murray was assisted by Mrs.
Brown, grade mother for the room.
The association is planning to treat
the children who are leaving the Bryan
this month.
Evening star., 1933-01-29
Asks Court to Get Still.

Explaining that in the circumstances
he was unable to make any liquor,
Julius Cruel, colored applied to Magis-
trate Katz in Essex Market Court, New
York City, for warrant for the arrest
OF Henry Riteberg, who. Cruel said, has
been withholding his 15-gallon copper
still. The magistrate declined to act,
suggesting Cruel communicate with
Federal authorities.
Evening star., 1933-01-29

On the grounds that football is a sea-
sonal occupation and no insurable work
was performed in the off season, Derry
t1rish Free State) Court of Referees re-
jected a claim for unemployment pen
sion, made recently by a professional
grid star.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
DEATH CLAIMS
GEN,E,L, KING

Death claimed high Army
figure well known in Washington
yesterday, when Maj. Gen. Ed
ward L. King, so, commandant Of
the Fourth Corps Area, U. S. A.,
succumbed to heart disease at
Fort Mcpherson, Ga.
General King, whose military
record extended through two wars
and who was thrice decorated,
was stricken while riding near the
Georgia Army post in drag hunt.
A famous football player during
his college days, he was graduated
from West Point in 1896. During
the Spanish-American War he
served with the cavalry, and was
chief of staff of the American
forces in the Champagne-Marne
and the Aisne-Marne defenSives in
the World War.
A native of Bridgewater, Mass,
where he was born December s.,
1873, General King is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Nancy Sumner
King, and a daughter, Mrs.
Charles L. Andrews.
The funeral will be held in
West Point, N. Y, at 2:3O p. m.
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
FEDERAL FUNDS
To AID FISH

For the first time in the history
of the Federal Government, means
have been provided for stream i'm
provement on a large scale to in
crease the fish productivity and
carrying capacity of the streams
on it's public lands, according to
a bulletin of the American Game
Association.
A grant of $127,30 has been
made to the United States Bureau
of Fisheries to survey the waters
of the national forests and ma
tional parks and for the improve
ment of streams.
The Bureau of Fisheries also re-
ceived a grant of $4,000, to i'm
prove it's fish cultural plants in
cluding "a hatcheries. and an
other grant of $150,000 for the
construction of four new game
fish hatcheries in Marion, Ala;
Rochester, Ind; Lamar, Pa, and
San Angelo, Tex. The bureaus
model experimental hatchery at
Leetown, w. Va, is to be enlarged.
An additional grant of $4,000
has been allotted to the Fisheries
Bureau for a scientific study of
stream pollution in the Middle
West to determine the effects of
pollution by domestic sewage.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
Programs of Rival Unions
Of Clerks Now Identical
appears to be virtual una

there appears to be virtual una
nimity.
Fight Pay Cut
Both organizations are cam
paigning actively for an end to
the pay cut and for extension
and preservation of the merit
system in the Government ser
vice. There are differences in
tactics, however. The A. F.. G. E.
is more insistent than its rival,
apparently, on ending the pay
cut through legislative action; at
any rate, 1t has gone to consid-
cradle lengths to sound out senti-
ment in both houses of Congress.
CWA Policy Scored
Mixture of CWA funds with
those of the regular budget, and
mingling of emergency employees
with regular employees of Federal
agencies have aroused marked
opposition on the part Of the A.
F. G. E.. which sees in these
practices a more serious threat
to the merit system, apparently,
than does its competitor organ
ization.
AS to battles in the organiza-
ton field, the two organizations
are both gaining membership
and new local units. The A. F..
G.. E. recently granted it's 101st
charter and hopes to have 200
lodges in operation b. the end
of 1894. On the other hand, the
N. F. F.. E., a considerably larger
organization. now claims nearly
500 locals and hopes to raise
the total considerably beyond
that figure.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
CENSUS CHIEFS
APPOINTED

Virginia supervisors for the
business census to be taken in
that State in the next two
months were announced today
by the Commerce Department.
The various district headquar-
ters and supervisors are as fol-
lows:
Pulaski, M. C. Bane; Roanoke,
Asa w. Howard; Charlottesville,
Stewart Ham; Alexandria. J. A.
Somerville; Danville, John w.
Carter, jr.: Petersburg, James I.
Joyner; Richmond, Ralph c.
Eaton; Norfolk, Earl White.
There will be 13 enUlmerators
for Roanoke county, % for
Goochland county and 80 for
Norfolk county, the three largest
counties in the State from the
point of view of this census.
Arlington county will have four
enumerators and Fairfax county
two.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
By DUNCAN FORSYTH

Although the differences be-
tween the National Federation Of
Federal Employees and the Ameri-
can Federation of Government
Employees are acute, and each
group is exerting every possible
effort to gain as many members
as possible, their legislative pro
grams for presentation to Con-
gress, when it convenes on Janu-
ary 2, will be practically identical.
There have been several sharp
differences of opinion on ques-
tions that have arisen during the
past year, not necessarily based
on affiliation or non-affiliation
with the American Federation of
Labor. These questions, however,
are now practically closed, and on
the vital problems that remain
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
k|DNAP Il ETTER
CONFESSED BY.
CHAUFFEUR
Man Demanded ST 300 From
Banker Under Threat of
Harm to GrandchiId

Department of Justice agents
in Richmond today reported to
Washington they had Cleaned
up" threatened kidnapping, had
the plotter under arrest and had
obtained a full confession from
him.
The victim of the kidnapping was
to have been one of the grand
children of Frederick w. Scott,
one of the best known bankers
and brokers in Richmond, J. Ed
gar Hoover, director of the Bureau
Of Investigation of the Depart
ment Of Justice. said.
Chauffeur Under Arrest
William B. Taylor, chauffeur for
Mr.. Scott's sister, is the man un-
der arrest. Mr.. Hoover said.
Mr.. Scott received letter De-
cember 20, signed Three Secret
Charity Workers" In it, $1,000
was demanded under threat of the
kidnapping of Mr.. SCOTS grand
child.
The letter directed the money
be turned over to Taylor, Mr..
Hoover said.
Instead Of complying with the
demands, Mr.. Scott turned the
letter over to Sterling Hutcheson,
newly appointed United States at
torney- for the eastern district Of
Virginia. He quickly called Mr..
Hoover and agents were sent to
Richmond.
Confession Announced
BY shadowing the chauffeur
and learning, it was said, he was
not in close contact with any
others, they decided to take him
into custody. They took him in
"for questioning" last night and
this morning announced the con-
fession, in which he is alleged to
have said he bought the station
cry, practiced until he could dis
guise his handwriting and then
sent the threatening. eXtortionist
Taylor, who is "a. was given
o hearing before Melvin Flegen-
heimer, United States Commis-
sioner, and held in $4,000 bond
for the Federal Grand Jury on
a charge of using the mails to
extort, a violation of the socalled
'Lindy law" He could not make
bond and was remanded to jail.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
z FIRE VICTIMS
RITES SET

Funeral services will be held
tomorrow for Clarence Haislip,
a., and Mrs. Virginia Hensley, 81,
asphyxiated Christmas eve when
fire broke out on the houseboat
on which they were spending the
holidays.
Haislip's services will be con-
Quoted from the w. w. Chambers
funeral chapel at 2 p. m. Burial
will be in Ivy Hill Cemetery,
Alexandria.
Henry Hensley, the woman's
husband, completed Identification
of his wife at an Alexandria
undertaking establishment last
night and made arrangements
for the body to be sent to her
mothers home in Richmond. He
is a member of the Civilian Con-
servation Corps and was in camp
at Charlottesville when notified
of his Wife's death.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
To UNITE
COUNTIES IS UP
To ASSEMBLY
Legislature Empowered to
Modernize Cumbersome
Form of Government
BY JOHN e. TAYLOR

The Virginia General Assem-
bly, has the power to make all
manner of laws, providing they
are reasonable, except such as are
forbidden by the Federal and
State constitutions.
The assembly can-and does
tax and tax and tax and, at the
forthcoming sessions, next month,
will be faced with the problem of
raising additional taxes.
The additional funds are need
ed to carry on the State and
county governments, the latter a
sore spot in the sides Of those
who want to see the cost of local
government lessened. The county
governments cost $29,O00,000 an
nually.
West Virginia Acts
West Virginia already is tax
ing steps to cut one million five
hundred thousand dollars annual
ly from her governmental eX-
penses. A bill is before the legis-
lature to consolidate the States
SIS counties into IS.
Virginia, under a plan of county
consolidation published in The
Washington Times, could reduce
it's 100 counties to 80, exclusive of
Arlington, which is practically a
city at this time and is rapidly
growing in wealth and population.
Such consolidation is calculated
to save taxpayers of Virginia
about eighteen million dollars a
year, as against the one million
five hundred thousand dollars
savings figured under the pro-
posed West Virginia consolidation.
There is growing sentiment
among the people of the State
for some such consolidation be
cause of the necessity of taking
an unbearable tax load off their
shoulders.
Demand Lower Taxes
Taxpayers in all walks of life
are bitterly criticizing their so
called political leaders because,
while the taxpayers incomes have
been decreased in the last few
years, their taxes have taken no
proportionate decline.
On the contrary, the taxes have
increased approximately tenfold.
The politicians, who are fight
ing to maintain the present an
cient, inadequate, inefficient and
wasteful form of county govern
ment, have failed to call to the
taxpayers attention section 81
of the Virginia constitution. 1t
reads:
"The general assembly may
provide for the consolidation
of existing counties on q vote
of a majority of the qualified
voters of each of such cOun-
ties voting at an election held
for that purpose"
In short, what the people OF
Virginia need is a delegate with
the courage to live up to his
oath of office and his pledge to
the voters, who will introduce a
bill at the forthcoming sessions,
consistent with this section OF
the constitution.
And they need, too. a majority
in the general assembly that
will bring this much-needed re-
form about.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28

stricted to drug A. D. Driscol
stores and then only on physicians
prescriptions. The substitute
recommendation was made BY
Mrs. A. S. Henderson. The leg
islative committee was given .
vote of thanks for its original
report.
Bureau Issues Reply
The Traffic Bureau, in res
ply to a protest from the Assoc
citation on overtime and double
parking on G st, from Seventh
to Fourteenth SITS. N. W., stated
2,068 persons had been arrested
for double parking and that 6,400
had been given tickets for park"
ing overtime. The figures were
for the period from June to Mo-
ve4.lber, the Bureau stated.
No action was taken on q
request from the Burroughs Citi-
zens' Association that the Rhode
Island group appoint a commit
tee to adjust the overlapping
boundaries of the two associa-
tions.
Bus Service Hit
Many neighborhood improve
ments have been made during the
year now ending, committee
chairmen reported.
The fight on the smoke nuiS-
ance caused by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad and open
dumps in the territory is being
continued.
The Public Utilities Commission
will be requested to change the
taxi stand at Sixteenth Street and
Rhode Island Avenue, and to inao
prove bus service on Balendsburg
Road. The irregularity of bus SER
vice on that road was scored.
Up To ID. C. Heads
In order to give an unobstructed
view to motorists of the intersec"
ton of Franklin Street and Rhode
Island Avenue, the Traffic Bureau
will place no parking signs there,
M. o. Eldridge, assistant director
(Continued on Page 10, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
JR, RO0SEVELTS
To Be FETED

Party will be given for Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, jr., and John
Roosevelt, home from Harvard
and Groton, at the White House
Saturday night.
With number of the seasons
debutantes, James Roosevelt, his
wife, Betsy, and her sister, Bar
bara Cushing, will attend. And
Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dali, who
assists her mother in most of
the White House social func-
tions, will help to see that every
body has a good time.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt
have promised to receive the
young guests. The Marine Band
Orchestra and New York dance
orchestra will supply music.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28

w. j. Brown,
ch a ir m a n Of
t h e legislative
committee, rec
m m e n d / n G
sale of liquor in
t h e ASsocia-
tons territory
be restricted to
package goods
S ol d o nj y in
gr oc cry and
drug stores.
Instead, they
voted, At to II,
to demand the
S a lie be re-
ctricted tn drug
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
SALE Of LIQUOR
CURB SOUGHT
BY CITIZENS
Rhode Island Avenue Group
Given Traffic Bureaus Re.
ply on Parking Arrests
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Association Editor

Members Of the Rhode Island
Ayer'Ie Citizens Association last
night turned down the report Of
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
U S. AGENTS THWART EXTORTION PLOT IN RICHMOND
Drunk CarOler
Gets Break
In Court

Because he sang Christmas
carols when he imbibed too
much liquor on Christmas Day,
Thomas Redmond, Of Colmar
Manor, was given light sent
ence in Hyattsville police court
yesterday.
Redmond was arrested by
Constable Howard Slater, who
testified that the man was very
much intoxicated. Judge J..
Chew Sheriff first imposed a
fine of 81, but suspended
sentence when he learned that
the man was singing Christmas
songs when taken into custody.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
1872 CWA JOBS

A total of 1872 projects, includ-
ing 16 for the city of Richmond,
have been approved by the Civil
Works Administration for Vir-
ginia. It was estimated that they
will call for an expenditure of
more than $5OO,O0O and provide
approximately 1,OO0,O 900 man-hourS
Of work.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
and Child
Club to Give Party

Circle No. 4 of Takoma Park
Mother and Children's Club will
hold its Christmas party at the
home of Mrs. Alfred Steadman,
Elm Ave-, Takoma Park, today.
There will be toys and gifts for
the young folks, and entertain
ment.
The Washington times., 1933-12-28
Smith TO Supervise
Building of School

Rathborne Smith, former town
manager of Manassas, Va, has
been appointed supervisor on the
erection of the new Alexandria
High School, work on which will
be started next week.
Mr.. Smith is the husband of
Mrs. Reba B. Smith, member of
the Alexandria civil works COM
mittee which appointed the super
visor.
The Washington times., 1933-04-13
CHAPTER XXXIII

At noon, on that first day
after his return, Mr.. Collins
came out Of his private office
and walked straight across the
outer room to Sharlie's desk.
She was getting ready to go
out to lunch and she looked up
at him above the powder puff
that she held in her hand.
How'd you like to take over
Edna's work while she's away
on her vacation?" he asked.
"Think you can manage it?"
He smiled down at her his eyes
crinkling at the corners.
IT can try. Sharlie's heart
1eaped. This was a lucky break
for her, she thought. To be in
Edna's office, day after day,
for two solid weeks, where all
she had to do, to see Mr.. Col
1ins, was to tul-. her head and
look through the doorway into
his private room. To sit at the
corner Of his desk taking dicta-
ton. To be right in the line of
his vision all day long where
he couldn't help noticing her..
And she would see to it that
he did notice her! She wasn't
going to be quiet and self
effacing, as Edna always had
been. "a bit of animated office
furniture. Not she! She was
going to make Mr.. Collins
realize right from the start
that she WIS a young and 1T
tractive woman who was half
in love with him.
That night she washed her
hair and set it in waves. deep
FURNISHED waves that looked
like satin. She did up all her
cuffs and collars so that they
were white and without a single
crease. She manicured her
nails and gave her teeth an
extra cleaning with pumice
stone.
Nothing out of the ordinary
happened the first week of
Edna'S vacation. Sharlie sat
at her desk, copying Mr.. Col
Inns letters, waiting for the
sound of his bell summoning
her into his office. She took
his dictation, called numbers
for him on tie telephone, did
all of her work as quietly as
Edna herself could have done
1t.
Too Pretty
She did not have a single
chance to do anything else. Ex-
cept for the things he had to
say to her, he seldom spoke to
her.
"I'm getting nowhere with
him." Sharlie told herself on
Friday night just before she
dropped off to sleep. "1've just
taken Edna's place in his mind.
I'm just his office slave"
The thought filled her with
sudden anger and resentment.