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Evening star., 1933-01-22
LIFE INSURANCE MEN
Will MEET THURSDAY
D. c. and Maryland Congress to
Hold 0ne-Day Session Here.
Virginians Invited.

A one-day session of the fifteenth
annual District Of Columbia and Mary
land Congress Of Life Underwriters will
be held Thursday at the Shoreham
Hotel. An invitation has been extended
to members of the Virginia Association
OF Life Underwriters to attend by
Thomas P. Morgan, jr., general chair
man of the congress.
Prominent men in the insurance
business who will address the educa-
tional meeting are Griffin NJ Lovelace,
vice president, New York Life Insurance
Co and former dean of the Life Insur-
ance School at New York University;
Robert B. Coolidge of Cleveland, Ohio,
president Of the Cleveland Life Under
writer's Association; Frank ]. Donnelly
Of Newcastle, Pa; Holgar j. johnson Of
Pittsburgh, Pa, and Louis q Roth Of
Buffalo, N. Y.
Another feature will be 5-minute
talks by the following Baltimore
and Washington insurance Salemen: i:
Thomas W. Harrison. jr.: Carl e. Hecht
and Abram N. Sengman of Baltimore,
and Joseph B. Cleland and Paul H.
Prim of Washington.
Local men, chairmen of the commit
tees IN charge Of arrangements for the
congress are Thomas P. Morgan, jr.,
Executive Committee; H. Lawrence
Choate, Speakers Committee; Herbert
o. Mclean, Registration Committee;
Paul H. Prim, Music Committee; j. E.
McCombs, Lunch Committee; Paul D.
Sleeper, Publicity Committee; George B.
Farquhar, Finance Committee, and Dan
Harrison, Transportation Committee.
Evening star., 1933-01-22
DEMAND PROTECTION
IN GAS FIRMS MERGER
Takoma Park Citizens Association
Insists on Special Clauses in
Consolidation Agreement.

Opposition to the proposed merger
of the Washington and Georgetown
Gas LIZ 1t Companies unless there are
certain protective clauses is expressed
In . resolution adopted by the Takoma
Park Citizens Association and trans
mitted to the House District Committee.
The citizens association adopted the
resolution against the gas companies
mercer without express stipulation, ac-
cepted by the companies, altogether ex-
Guiding from consideration in the rate
base either franchise or going concern
values.
The Takoma Park citizens also urged
that the period for redemption of real
estate from tax sales should BE- extended
from two to three years on all future
unAk
Evening star., 1933-01-22
GLASSF0RD TO GIVE
VIEWS ON JOBLESS
Former Police Head Will Tes.
tfy at Senate Hearing on
Cutting Bill.

Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford
former superintendent Of police in the
District, will be one Of several wit
neSses heard tomorrow by subcommit-
tee of the Senate Manufacturers Com
mittee. considering the Cutting bill to
aid the States in caring for the transi-
ent unemployed.
Since leaving the post of police chief.
Gen. Glassford has been making a
study of this problem.
Others scheduled to be heard on the
bill are: Miss Grace Abbott. chief of
the Children's Bureau, Department of
Labor; Miss Bertha Mccall, director of
the National Association Of Travellers
Aid Societies; Mrs. Margaret Ford,
executive secretary Of the Travellers
Aid; A. W McMiIen, Of the University
OF Chicago. and Thomas Mitchell, chief
special agent Of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad. The hearing will open at
10 am. in the Senate Office Building
The bill, introduced by Senator Cut
ting, Republican. of New Mexico, would
authorize the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation to make available SIS 5,OOO,-
600 to the States and Territories "in
which the number of unemployed and
needy transientS is excessive, to be used
in furnishing relief and In maintaining
work and training programs for indi-
vidualS who have no legal claim on the
State or local community for such as
siStance"
The bill sets forth in detail the con-
ditons under which the funds would
be advanced.
The term territory as used in the
bill IS defined as including the District
OF Columbia within its provisions.
Evening star., 1933-01-22
Plea for Old Shoes
For Needy Is Made
By Relief Agency
''Old Woman in q ShOe''
Is Unable to Meet
Requests.

The Old Woman Who Lives in q
Shoe and Old Mother Hubbard Of nur-
sery rhyme fame are in the same fix
the cupboard is bare.
The Old Woman Who Lives in q
Shoe, an agency for distributing foot
wear to needy persons, is being over
whelmed with requests for shoes and
is unable to fill all the orders. An
appeal for contributions Of old shoes
has been made.
Since its inception December IS,
1882, the organization has had 10000
applications, one-hah Of which were
taken care Of.
Men and children are turned away
| ennpty-handed in most Of the untitled
applications. Thus far in the cam
paign, the donors Of shoes have been
80 per cent women, with only 20 per
cent of the shoes for men and children.
Headquarters announced yesterday
that 144 pairs of large mems shoes
were sent up from Lorton, Va. Hahn's
Shoe Store also reported they are re-
pairing on the average of 60 pairs
daily. Carroll's Laundry says its trucks
will call for and deliver shoes to the
agency for any donor.
So great is the demand and so in
! adequate is the supply, the agency
| hardly has time to unpack the shoes
before they are being fitted to some
man, woman or child.
Evening star., 1933-01-22
POLICE SALE FIGURES
GIVEN FOR 3 YEARS
81, ,149 in 1880, 81 ,652 in 1881 and
$2,360 in 1882 Shown for Relief
Fund From Property Disposal.

Corporation Counsel w. w. Bride has
submitted to Chairman Norton of the
House District Committee a report for
the past three years showing funds ac-
crued to the police and flrements relief
fund through sale Of unclaimed property
that has been seized by the police.
When a bill was being considered in
the District Committee last Wednesday
which would authorize the property
clerk to dispose of this property after
three months instead of six months,
thus avoiding an accumulation in linn
1ted quarters, Representative Patman,
Democrat of Texas, asked for a report
on the amount Of such property.
The corporation counsels report lists
the revenue as follows: 1930-autos.
$1,027.34; miscellaneous, $3,122 40;
totai, $4,l4s.H. 1931-autos, $432.24; |;
miscellaneous, 81 ,220. .02; total, 81 .652 .26.
1932-autos, $49883; miscellaueoes.
$1,861.74: total, $2,S6O.57,
Evening star., 1933-01-22
Toothache Brings
Four Fire Engines;
Culprit Arrested

Four fire engines and q bat
talon chief roared from their
stations yesterday afternoon and
headed toward the fire box at
Third and @ streets southwest
in response to an alarm.
When they reached the spot
they could find no fire or excite
ment. A man was standing near
the alarm box.
where's the fire?" asked .
fireman.
mo fire." said the man. But
a friend Of mine is sick in here.
He ought to go to the hospital"
Firemen followed him into q
nearby house, where they found
the friend" sitting in q chair
looking disconsolate.
What's the matter?" they
asked.
II got a toothache," said the
man.
Police arrested Albert Lee
Barnes, colored, Of the 800 block
OF Third street southwest on q
charge Of turning In q false
alarm.
Evening star., 1933-01-22
HEARING ON CUPO[A
SOUGHT BY CITIZENS
Burroughs Association Also
Calls on Commissioners to
Discharge "Duty."

The Burroughs Citizens Association
sought yesterday to obtain q hearing
before the District Subcommittee of the
House Appropriations Committee on
the cupola for the William Howard
Taft Junior High School. At the same
time the group called on the District
Commissioners to discharge their plain
duty under the law" and order con-
struction of this much discussed item
of the original design approved by the
Fine Arts Commission.
The citisens had thought they had
won their battls for retention Of the
cupola IN the construction q the school
until the subject was reopened before
the House group during its hearings On
the 1894 budget.
Cupola Held "UnwaManted."
The subcommittee decided the cupola
was entirely unwarranted," and as a
result the District Commissioners
changed their minds and decided to
drop it from plans for the school. Last
year the Commissioners had decided
to eliminate the cupola, a feature ap-
proved by the Fine Arts Commission,
and then had reversed this decision
following vigorous protests by the Bur
roughs and Rhode Island Avenue Citi-
zens' Associations and other civic
groups.
The ples for a Congressional hearing
was received yesterday by Chairman
Cannon of the District Subcommittee
It stated the request was made "in view
Of the broad principles involved and Of
the important bearing which It has
upon the architectural appearance Of
all public buildings tn the District Of
Columbia in the future"
The letter to the Commissioners re-
fers to letter received by the citizens
from Daniel Garges, secretary to the
Board o. Commissioners, informing of
the change of plans.
Letter Reads In Part.
It reads in part: "The reasons stated
In your letter do not, in our opinion,
present any new considerations which
would justify you in revising the action
taken by you in consequence of our
hearing before you last October. There
are no Legislative restrictions tmpinging
upon the appropriation for the build
ing which did not exist at that time.
We therefore deem it our duty to in
form you that We shall expect the dis
charge Of your plain duty under the
law to construct this building in ac-
cordance with the original design as
approved by the Fine Arts Commission. !"
Both letters are signed by Raymond
L. Gilbert, chairman of the associa-
items Cupola Committee.
Money for construction of the school
has already been appropriated and, the
citizens point out, is adequate for the
school with the cupola even If the
cupola costs $4,000 additional. as was
stated to be the case by Mr.. Garges.
Evening star., 1933-01-22
Meets Ex-Justice Holmes
. NINE sCHw1AnHR WAS sUBJECr OF FAMOUS DISSENT

BY the Associated Press.
Nine. Rosika Schwimmer, subject Of
one Of the most famous dissenting
opinions" Of the former Supreme Court
Justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes, today
made his personal acquaintance, and
asked him If he wouldn't like to meet
her friend, Einstein.
Justice Holmes said he would be de-
lighted to know him." Nine. Schwim-
mer beamed. II shall try to arrange It
perhaps at Inauguration time"
Only by some great honor in the Ma
tional Capital, Mime. Schwimmer thinks,
can Einstein achieve Justice" for what
she terms "the State DEPARTMENT.
blunder" In quizzing the scientist before
granting him q passport. She thinks a
special invitation to the Inauguration
would be the appropriate thing.
Felt to Be Duty.
She feels It her duty to further such
course, because her own case was
cited as an argument against Einstein
IN the petition Of the Woman Patriot
Organization protesting his entry.
In a book that Einstein wrote, he
said Nine. Schwimmer should not
have been denied citizenship because of
her refusal In repeating the oath of
allegiance, to promise to take up arms.
Justice Holmes, on the supreme bench,
handed down the same sort of opinion,
written into a mastery piece Of ntera-
ture. Nine. Schwimmer wants her
Il have had the time of my life!"
exclaimed Nine. Schwimmer, when
she returned to her hotel from visiting
Holmes. Il had. seen him, Of course,
in court, but did not know how de-
lightful he would be In conversation.
"A private lift led to his floor in
that charming home of his, everywhere
expressive Of culture. He was sitting
in a deep armchair in his own little
study, of a larger study where his sec
retary sat.
His complexion was ruddy and
althy.looking. He talked much of
being 90.
Nov that I am retired, I take
things leisurely,' he told me. MY sec
retary reads to me. We take little
drives. He is reading to me now this
book, 'Microbe Hunters Biographies Of
Pasteur and Other Scientists
You enjoy it?' asked.
Fonder Of Murder tSories.
Ills DIue eyes tWlnkled, Oh, so mer-
rily. I blush to say that nowadays I
don't care to read improving matter
he answered. I'd rather read murder
stories
He laughed until he shook when I
told him the same kind Of objections
were being raised to Bernard Shaw
coming into this country as had been
raised about Einstein. He would not
believe 1t. He called the attempt to
exclude Einstein an 'abominable affair
and said should be proud to know so
great scientist.
"I don't know much about mathe-
matics. but know he is a great man.
he said. his eyes shining.
When I went to go I said I hoped
to visit him again
If I live was his answer.
"'Oh, do not speak that way. you
are younger than SO per cent Of others,
said to him.
We'll. am 90 per cent he
laughed"
Evening star., 1933-01-22
LOSS OF TEETH BY PRISONERS
FOUND MERE MATTER OF RECORD
Check-Up at Workhouse and Reformatory Shows Dentist
Was Given Credit for Too Many Extractions.

The General Accounting Once has
just solved the mystery involving some
Of the prisoners at the District Work
house and Reformatory who were
found to have more teeth than they
were supposed to have in accordance
with official records.
An inquiry developed that once
week the prison dentist would conduct
a special clinic for the extraction Of
aching molars. For each extraction
he was paid 81 by the Government.
the General Accounting Once, account
ants scratched their heads and decided
that there were entirely too many
dching teeth at NJ penal &tttuaoc
Evening star., 1933-01-22

CUT IN GAS RATES
Montgomery Group to Take
Steps at Valuation Hear.
ing February 27.
BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

By q STAFF Correspondent Of The Star,
BETHESDA, Md, January 2l.-A de-
termined bid for a permanent reduction
in gas rates charged In Montgomery
County will be made by the Public Util-
tiles Committee Of the Montgomery
County Civic Federation at the valua-
tion hearing on the properties Of the
Washington Gas Light Co. and its sub
sidiaries which is to be held In the
Capital February a..
j. Harry WEIGH, committee chairman,
said tonight that his group will attend
Public Utilities Commission of the Dis
trict Of Columbia and the Public Serv-
ice Commission Of Maryland, and press
the federation's plea for a rate uniform
with that being charged consumers of
the firm in Washington.
Plans to Be Laid.
Plans for its appearance before the
joint session will be formulated by the
committee at a special meeting which
has been called for the County Building
here Monday night at o'clock, Welch
declared.
Ilc 1lSllt lOE d SldSIl III gas IdL6S Qdl
its inception last Summer when the
civic federation and the Bethesda
Chamber of Commerce, trked by the
company's failure to reduce the county
rates Of the Georgetown Gas Light Co.,
its subsidiary here, when It lowered
those charged its consumers In the
Capital, appealed to the Public Service
Commission Of Maryland.
Although that body did not act to
permanently reduce the rates, it issued
a temporary order lowering them to a
level comparable with the new scale in
the District of Columbia until January
81, when it was expected that the work
OF evaluating the gas company's prop
critics could be completed and the ap-
peal for the permanent cut considered.
Resolution Forwarded.
A second resolution asking that the
temporary order be continued until the
request for the permanent reduction Is
disposed Of has been forwarded to the
Public Service Commission, and favor
able action ON the measure is antici-
pated here.
Individuals and civic bodies support
ing. the move for the rate slash con-
tend that the county consumers are
served over the same lines as residents
of Washington and declare there is no
reason why there should be a differen-
tiation in the rates charged in the two
communities.
Evening star., 1933-01-22

for economy sake, or else mistake
had been made In the records. So an
investigator was sent to the workhouse
and reformatory to examine the mouths
Of some Of the prisoners who recently
had lost q few teeth.
In the mouth Of one prisoner who,
the records showed, had lost two teeth,
the investigator found only one missing.
A further check-up revealed several
other similar cases.
But 1t did not take the investigator
long to clear up the mystery. He
learned that q prisoner had been keep
ing the records Of extractions and
.SS s:s|'|)|E Ple Ssqts sf ss2sI:t x
Evening star., 1933-01-22

six weeks away, the Senate still has all
OF the nine regular appropriation bills
and the second deficiency bill still to
consider. The House has passed
Treasury-Post Office, Interior and Ag-
riculture; is now working on the War
Department bill and has Just re-
ported State, Justice, Commerce and
Labor from the House committee.
The Treasury-Post. Office measure will
be the first Of these to come before the
Senate, to be followed closely by Inte-
rior. The only supply bill that has
s sssR se92,ssS Ss 81 aHa jeSt e tae sss''-
Evening star., 1933-01-22
BROKEN STREET LIGHTS
START AIR RIFLE DRIVE
Police Declare War on Youthful
sharpshooters, Placing Ban
on Weapons.

An unusually large number Of broken
street lights in the outlying districts
has prompted police Of No. 6 precinct
to declare a closed season on youthful
sharpshooters armed with Christmas
gift air rifles.
First offenders are escorted home 10
their parents when found on the
streets with air rifles, and second Of
tenders must surrender their rifles to
police and go to Juvenile Court.
The regulation banning air rifles
from the streets or other public prop
erty also includes firearms of all sorts,
bean shooters and sling Shots
Evening star., 1933-01-22
HARVARD CLUB ELECTS
Frederic A. Delano Chosen Presi.
dent of Washington Branch.

Frederic A. Delano has been elected
president Of the Harvard Club Of Wash
ington. Mr.. Delano was a member OF
the class Of 1885. Walter l. Mccoy,
former Chief Justice of District Su-
preme Court, of the class of 1882, was
named president emeritus for life.
Other officers Of the club are: First
vice president, Undersecretary of State
William R. Castle, jr., 1900; second vice
president, George Warren, '89; third
vice president, George T. Weitzel, "a;
fourth vice president, John H. Gray,
81: secretary, Ralph H. Hallett, '04,
and treasurer, DR.. Percival Hall, '92.
Evening star., 1933-01-22
PRISONER ATTEMPTS
SUICIDE IN STATION
Taken to Gallinger With Wrists
Cut After Trying to Choke Self
With Ahoestring.

John P. Conway. ~, . prisoner at the
first precinct station, was taken to Gal
unger Hospital yesterday after police
said he slashed his wrists with . razor
blade and attempted 10 choke himself
with Q shoestring.
Shortly after noon Conway CON-
planned Of illness, police said, and q
Casualty Hospital physician was called
in. The man refused medicine, how
ever, it was said.
About an hour later he was discov-
cred on the floor of his cell with blood
flowing from cuts on his wrists and
q shoelace knotted around his neck.
Evening star., 1933-01-22
Flyer to Address Reserves.

Capt. J. G. Kenney, Army Air CORPS
now on duty at the Army War College,
will deliver another Of q series Of lee
tures on attack aviation at Q meeting
Of local Air Corps Reserve officers at
pm. Tuesday In the Air Corps projec-
ton room, Munitions Building, Twen-
tieth street and Constitution avenue.
Evening star., 1933-01-22
1000 PAID CARSON
BRINGS HOUSE INQUIRY
Labor Department Investieator,s
Status to Be Discussed
With Doak.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press,
The $9,000-a-year salary of Murray
w. Carson as Labor Department. in
vestigator aroused inquiries when the
departmental bill was before the House
Appropriations Committee, but the
measure reported yesterday for action
made no change in the situation.
Chairman Oliver Of the House sub
committee that handled the Labor bill
told newspaper men he was going to
talk with Doak about Garsson's salary.
I'VE might bring in an amendment
when the bill reaches the floor to limit
that salary" he said. "Or the Secre-
ta1y might voluntarily reduce 1t. At
any EaS w know that sttE Nsxcb 4
t6at shG VA n = SptMed
Evening star., 1933-01-22
W0MEN'S CLUBS TO MEET
Mrs. Ellis Logan in Charge OF
January Program.

Mrs. Ellis Logan, chairman of the
department Of fine arts, will be in
charge Of the program at the January
meeting Of the District Federation Of
Women's Clubs, to be held at 1890 am.
tomorrow In Barker Hall. Y. ". G. A.
NJ HaErs1 W. Wzay. prserk &ln
Evening star., 1933-01-22
NAMED BY HOOVER
Son OF Navy Commander to Take
West Point Examinations.

Philip Catch Lauman, jr., of WASH
lngton, son of Comdr. Lauman of the
Navy, was one of the young men ap-
pointed by President Hoover yesterday
to take examinations with a view to
admission to the United States Military
academy July l. Comdr. Iauman re-
sides at 1911 Cleveland avenue.
Three candidates from the fifth Vir-
ginia district designated to take the
examinations are Woodrow Wilson Os-
borne, Elk Greek, and John ]. Crews,
SAKE, and Frank James Bennett, Gret-
ma, alternates. =
Evening star., 1933-01-22
LECTURES WEDNESDAY
DR.. E. w. Brown Of Yale q. to De.
liver Second in Arthur Series.

The second Arthur lecture of the
Smithsonian Institution will be deliver
ed Wednesday evening at the New Ma
tional Museum Auditorium by DR.. Err
nest w. Brown, professor Of mathe-
mattcs at Yale University, on "GraU-
tation in the Solar System"
The Arthur lectures, one Of which is
delivered each year, are planned as dis
tinct contributions to science and DR..
Brown IS considered one of the FORE
most living authorities on mechanics OF
the great cosmic machine consisting OF
the sun, its planets, and their satel-
liteS.
Evening star., 1933-01-22
BILL TO AID INDIANS
Authorizes Purchase Of Tribal Al.
1otments Of Dead.

. Authorization for the Secretary of
the Interior to buy for selling to other
Indians the. tribal allotments and trust
funds Of dead Indians was asked yes
terday in q bill by Chairman Frazier,
Republican, of North Dakota, Of the
Senate Indian Committee.
Appropriations as necessary to carry
out the provisions of the bill were
sought. It would provide that Indians
buying the allotments could have up to
2. 2 yssss ;s...I,,x Y xhiie e pas aes tAsR ~,
Evening star., 1933-01-22
Memorial Aid to Meet.

The Army and Navy Memorial Aid,
formerly the National Memorial Foun-
dation, will hold q business meeting
Thursday at 8 pm. at the apartment
Of Mrs. Frank Anderson in the Wyo-
ming.
Evening star., 1933-01-22
DISTRICT DAY DELAYED
Rainey Promises IA Bills Will Have
Ample Consideration.

Necessity for immediate consideration
Of appropriation bills led House Leader
Rainey yesterday to postpone tomor-
rom's regular District day. He promised
Chairman Norton Of the District Com
mittee, however, that ample time would
be given for consideration of the IA
bills already awaiting action on the
calendar and any other meritorious
measures that her committee might
report. The next regular District day
Is February 13.
Evening star., 1933-01-01
D. C. LEGISLATION
SHOWS HEADWAY
DURING IL MONTHS

Continued From Third Page)
submitted District estimates for the
fiscal year beginning next July, amount
ing to S39, ,743, ,270. a reduction of S4,-
4a7. .622 under the current appropria-
ton act. AS prepared by the District
Commissioners the estimates amounted
to s44,915,230, based on S9,500, ,00O
Federal contribution. AS submitted to
Congress by the Budget Bureau the to-
tai recommended was reduced and was
based on a continuation of the s7,775,-
600 Federal contribution fixed for the
current year.
These estimates Of appropriation are
to be cor sidered during hearings to be
started within two weeks by the House
subcommittee on the District bill, in
which bill it is proposed to include an ad-
ditional S625, 900 for relief work during
the last six months of the coming CAL
endar year which Is the first six months
Of the fiscal year 1884.
The Senate District Committee held
hearings during the year on four of the
Mapes bills, which seek t. establish
new and increased taxes on District res
idents as part of the program of the
Mapes Committee and an increase in
the Districts share Of the annual ex-