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Evening star., 1933-09-22
LAB0RER CHARGES
PAY UNDER SCALE
Worker on Archives Building
Also Complains of
Long Hours. =.

Charges that common laborers on the
Archives Building are being paid less
than the prevailing wage rate author
ized under the Bacon-Davis act were
filed with the Treasury Department to-
day by John Thomas Of Berwyn, Nd
who claimed he was paid 80 cents an
hour.
An affidavit by Thomas, declaring he
had been worked longer than eight
hours a day, also was filed at the
Treasury and will be sent to the JUS
tice Department for investigation to de-
termine whether the eight-hour Law
was violated
Representatives of the contracting
company for the building explained that
on this job, labor is being paid on a
sliding scale-30 cents, 40 cents, so
cents and 60 cents an hour, depending
on the quality of the work. The con-
tractor said that SO far as he knows
he has never been notified of any de-
cision by the Labor Department of a
prevailing wage rate here for common
labor.
Recent Decision Made.
A decision was rendered some time
ago by the Labor Department for the
District Commissioners, fixing the pre-
vailing wage for common labor at from
35 to 40 cents an hour The Commits
sioners. in specific case, fixed the
minimum at 35 cents This figure, it
was learned today, is being paid by con-
tractors for the District government
and by many under the Federal Gov
eminent.
Concerning Thomas claim that he
was worked overtime on September IL
it was said for the contractors that he
had reported for work in the morning
before his work was actually ready.
When he did start, the contractors
said. he worked actually eight hours,
until late in the afternoon, but was
paid for nine hours work.
A difference of opinion over applt-
cation of the N. r. A. unemployment
code has caused some disagreement on
the Archives job between plumbers and
contractors. but this has been settled
and work resumed.
Object to Seven Hour Day.
Under the code. contractors started
to work men seven hours a day, pay
ing them the regular wage per hour,
but the plumbers object on the ground
this would decrease the weekly pay.
The hours we're restored to eight a
day, however, and conditions are now
satisfactory to both plumbers and con-
tractors. pending the plumbers code.
Meantime, negotiations looking TO-
ward settlement of the jurisdictional
labor edispute on the big building to
mission, the Labor Department and
the Government Auditorium marked
time today while conference was
awaiting word from the international
Evening star., 1933-09-22
H0[D-UP At HOTEL
NETS TRIO $37.7O
Tie Up Everett BeI|boy, Rifle
Register and Rob Assist.
ant Manager.

In one of five hold-ups last night
three robbers tied up a colored bell boy
at the Everett Hotel, 1920 H street
robbed him, rifled the cash register. and
then robbed the assistant manager when
they found him in the room into which
they forced the bell boy.
The trio entered the hotel shortly
after midnight. They approached the
bell boy, Eugene Willis. asked him if a
certain man lived at the hotel and then
seized him before he could reply. They
took s340 from his pockets. SIS from
the cash register and then relieved
William E. Wilde, the assistant man
ager. of 1890 while making him lie
on his face across bed.
A local newspaper clipping describing
two machine-gun hold-ups of hotels in
Indianapolis dropped from the pocket
Of one of the robbers as he pulled out
the rope used to tie Willis. 1t was left
lying on the floor.
Among the hold-up victims were
Charles Chinis. 1000 block of Fifteenth
street, porter of a kodak company, who
reported being robbed of kodak and
films valued at $71 when he went to
the room of man in downtown hotel
to deliver them; Earl H. Mcdonald, 100
block of w street, who told police he
was robbed of between $50 and $50 by
three colored men as he walked into
the apartment building where he lives
George B. Douglas, 1900 block Of B
street southeast. who told police he was
assaulted and robbed of a small amount
of change and keys at Delaware avenue
and F street southwest, and Roger J.
Seaman. staying at a downtown hotel,
who reported being robbed Of between
$50 and $50 by two colored women In
Southwest Washington.
Clyde E. Henderson of New York re-
ported the $1,000 worth of travellers
checks had been stolen from his room
in a local hotel.
Evening star., 1933-09-22
|MRS.NORT0N SEEKS
|PUBL|C WORKS SUM
|FOR LOCAL COURTS
House DC. Committee Chair
man Announces Support of
First City Center Unit.
NEED STRESSED IN NOTE
| SENT SECRETARY ICKES
New Building Would Include Po-
lice, Municipal and Juvenile
Branches.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Representative Mary T. Norton of
| New Jersey, chairman of the House
District Committee. today announced
that she is actively supporting a drive
to have the Public Works Adrninistra-
ton include in its program a District
courts building as the first unit in the
| new municipal group. She holds this
is an outstanding need. well recognized
| for many years, which Congress has
approved
This building would include the PC
| lice. municipal and juvenile courts, the
| recorder of deeds and registrar of wills
| Offices and headquarters for the police
department and the traffic director Now
quarters for all Of these agencies have
long been recognized by Congress and
| welfare workers as an important con-
struction job that must soon be under
I taken. Congress has definitely author
lied the erection Of such a building
for their joint use as soon as funds are
available
To spur the adoption of this project
in the unemployment relief program Of
, the Public Works Administration. Chair
man Norton today wrote to Secretary
Ickes emphasizing that the present
police court building lis disgrace to
our Government" and assuring him
that she voices the sentiments of the
people Of the District in urging the
new structure
She asked the administrator to con-
! slider it as lone of the projects of ma
jor importance to be considered at this
time" Mrs. Nortons letter is as fol-
| lows:
| 1t has come to my attention that
the Public Works Administration is
considering in its program the erection
Of courts building in the District Of
Columbia
| Il certainly hope that your consid-
Grafton of this subject will lead you to
believe, as those of us who have been
working for the welfare of the District
for many years past believe. that there
Is not more important project to be
| considered at this time
| "AS chairman of the House District
Committee I have frequently called at
tention to the deplorable courts build
ing in the Capital City of the Nation.
I feel that in bringing this to your at
/, tention I am voicing the sentiments of
the people of the District Of Columbia
Ycu will agree with me when You have
inspected this building that it is a
disgrace to our government. I feel
certain that with your record of pro-
gressive service you will join those of
us in the District who are anxious to
secure this building by placing it as
one Of the projects of major importance
to be considered at this time
Evening star., 1933-09-22
Vaccination Storm
Center FOrfeits So
on Traffic Charge

H. H. Entz. perpetual thorn in
the side of the School Board, was
ready to do battle in Police Court
today on a traffic violation charge.
but decided to forfeit 50 collateral
when he learned another charge
was pending against him.
Entz. a guard at the Treasury,
was brought into court on a
charge of parking overtime on
Madison place, near the Treasury.
Armed with photographs pur-
porting to show there were no
signs on the street prohibiting
parking. Entz learned that if he
appeared to fight the charge, he
would be accused of failing to
have the address on his driving
license changed.
Therefore, he forfeited the So
and decided to have the address
corrected.
For a year Entz has been try
ing to get his two children ad-
mitted to District public schools
without meeting vaccination re-
quirements, according to school
officials.
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PROBE OF SHOOTING
IS WITHOUT CLUES
Investigation of Death Of Saliva
tore Fusco Virtually at
Standstill.

Investigation of the shooting OF Sal,
yatore Fusco, So, whose body was 1ouno
in Pattersons woods in the northeast
section yesterday, was virtually at
standstill today. with homicide squao
detectives admittedly without a clue
on which to work.
so far as we've been able to learn
said Detective Sergt. George Z. par
nall, acting chief of the squad. tnere
was no reason why anybody should
have wanted to murder F1lSco. f.oobery
Couldn't have been the motive. because
he had been out of work for some Time
and had no money. Moreover, ne was
an honest. hardworking man, Win no
underworld connections.
only the day before his body was
found, he went out to see about loD
as car washer. but ne failed to get It,
Fusco. according to Detective SeTgt.
John c. Dalgish owned pistol OF either
.32 or .38-caliber but the weapon could
not be found in any of its usual places
of safekeeping. in his home in the GU
block of A street southwest. An autopsy
indicated. Acting Coroner A. Magrudef
Macdonald said, that Fusco was shot
with either 80 or a .38.
Evening star., 1933-09-22
FOWLER TAKES WEST
BEER BOARD PLACE
Beverage Permits Work Held Mo-
nopoizing Assistant Coun-
sells Time.

The District Commissioners today re-
lieved Vernon L. West. principal As
sistant Corporation Counsel, of his
extra duty as chairman of the Bev-
erage Permits Board and appointed in
his stead another Assistant Corporation
Counsel, Walter L. Fowler
The change was made in approving
pleas of Corporation Counsel w. w
Bride. who told the Commissioners re-
Gently that Vests work in connection
with the licensing of beer dealers vir-
tually monopolized all his time since
beer was legalized here.
It is expected that Fower will be-
come the new chairman of the board.
although this was not decided finally
today
Other members of the board are In
spector L I. H. Edwards. assistant
superintendent of police; Capt. Hugh
P. Dram. director of inspection. and
Wade H. Coombs, superintendent of
licenses
Capt Dram also has expressed de-
sire to be relieved of this extra duty.
Evening star., 1933-09-22

where the family goes every Summer.
They would be envious, too, he thought
Orr has only completed the fourth
grade, and he is schoolboy patrol
man. One of his principal worries is
whether he will get back this valued
position.
The injury to the foot was received
when an older boy threw a heavy
stone, aiming at a mud puddle and
intending to splash him. The throw
went wide and struck Orr between the
ankle and foot
Orr's father is Frederick A. Louden,
an aeronautical engineer in the Navy
Department. and lives in Sedgewick
Gardens.
Evening star., 1933-09-22
PEAK rendered DINNER
ON EVE OF DEPARTURE
Friends Honor New Lorton Re
formatory Head at
Jail Party.

A farewell dinner for Col. William L..
Peak. newly appointed superintendent
of Lorton Reformatory, was given by a
group of friends last night in the Dis
trict Jail
Col. Peak served for IA years as super
intendent of the Jail before receiving
his appointment to the post at Lorton:
Speakers at the dinner included Chief
Justice Alfred A Wheat of District
Supreme Court. Judges Isaac Hit and
Robert E Mattingly, of the Police and
Municipal Courts; United States Attor-
ney Leo A Rover Capt. M. M. Barnard,
Chief of Police Ernest w. Brown and
ATTORNEY William E. Leahy. United
States Marshal Edgar c. Snyder acted
as tOaStmaSter.
Evening star., 1933-09-22
Boy Wants Fair Competition
Code for Hospital Patients
Orr L0uden, 9, Is Jealous
Because Injured N. r. A.
Witness Is Photographed.
Gets Camera Man to Take
His Picture So Other
Kids Would Be EnUiOus.

CODE of fair competition among
" hospital patients, at least so far
~ as newspaper photographs are
concerned, apparently is the
goal of a 9-year-old boy at
Emergency Hospital
It began when a news photographer
went there to take picture OF Ralph
Whitehead who came here week ago
for the N. R. A. hearing on the
actors code, only to fall and dislocate
a hip, forcing him to provide his testl-
mony from a hospital bed.
But in the next room was Orr
Louder. 9, who had been in the hos
pital with an infected ankle four times
as long as Whitehead.
Its not fair" he told the photog-
rapher. I've been here four weeks
They ought to use my picture" So the
cameraman took picture OF Orr.
Orr doesn't look sick. Neither does
the tray of food look like the fare OF a
sick boy. But there is deep wound
on his right foot which became infected
and the infection reached the bone.
But Orr isn't complaining, unless ITS
about this business Of pictures. His
mother stays with him much of the
time and many schoolmates from the
Hearst School come to see him.
One friend was very sympathetic
Orr brushed aside his sympathy. Jaw
a fellows got to get hurt sometimes, VI
he said.
His principal hope now is that he will
be home by October 8. which is his
10th birthday anniversary, but doctors
are doubtful whether he will be out
within less than two or three months.
But Orr isn't at all sorry for him.
self He just wanted his picture In the
paper SO the other kids could see it
and be envious.
He also wanted to send 1t to rela-
tives back home In Saginaw, Mich,
Evening star., 1933-09-22
TRACTION MERGER PLAN
GOES TO STOCKHOLDERS
Share Owners Will Vote to Ap-
prove or Disapprove at Meet
ing Tuesday.

Stockholders of the Washington Rail-
Nay & Electric and Capital Traction
companies will vote Tuesday on the
merger plan for the two street car sys-
TENS, already given approval by the
Public Utilities Commission.
The stockholders will not be allowed
to change any of the features OF the
plan, but must vote either to approve
or disapprove it. A vote OF approval Is
confidently expected.
The fact that John H Hanna pre-
sented the case of the merged COM
panv before the Utilities Commission
when there were public hearings on the
plan has strengthened the report that
he will head the new company. He is
now president of the Capital Trac-
tion Co.
Evening star., 1933-09-22
CrOnin Turns Down
Contract for Booking
On Vaudeville Loop

Although he has faced the
spotlight Of the base ball world
all season. Joe Cronin, manager
of the Nationals, has no desire
to capitalize on his fame before
the footlights.
A recent offer to play at lead
ing theaters throughout the coun-
try on the LoeW's circuit was
turned down by the youthful
manager, Carter Barron, Wash
ington manager for Loew's, Inc,
revealed today.
A weekly contract understood to
run into four figures and a IL
or Is weeks booking did not ap-
peal to Cronin. Barron said.
After thanking him for the Of
fer, Barron said. Cronin smil-
ingly stated: I'm a ball player,
not an actor"
Evening star., 1933-09-22
Lorton Al Club to Meet.

LORTON, Va. September % (Spe-
ciaD The Lorton All Club will meet
tomorrow morning at the home Of the
club leader, Mrs. Laverne Dolph. The
club plans to reorganize at this meet
ing and to formulate plans for carry
ing on the club work outside of school
hours.
Evening star., 1933-09-22
presidents of the two crafts involved

presidents Of the two crafts involved,
carpenters and iron workers.
A conference held yesterday at the
Labor Department. presided over by
Hugh Kerwin. was to be called to-
gether again when word was received
from these international presidents.
in the West At the conference there
were represented not only the Labor
Department and the trades which
claim the work of placing radiator
covers, but also contractors and sheet
metal workers,
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establishment Of an Indian museum. the germ
of the New York Historical Society," In 1909
It cullected and gave suitable burial to the
boncs uf the Revolutionary victims Of the prison
ships q Wallabout Bay In the War Of 1917
1t furnished three generals to the United States
Army and 200 men from its own membership
for the construction of defenses about New
York City. In 1917 it brought back from Canada
and inferred with fitting ceremony the body
Of Gen. Richard Montgomery, killed at the
siege Of Quebec. In 1926, after years Of effort,
1t secured full manhood suffrage in the State
Of New York, and in 1881 it procured the aboli-
ticn OF imprisonment for debt In New York
City. In 1861 1t raised from its membership,
equipped, and sent to the 'front.' under its own
grand sachem as colonel, the 42d New York
Infantry Regiment.
'The original New York organization still sur
wives the other branches having long passed out
Of existence, but of late years it has devoted
its energies chiefly to the control of local
politics. It's central executive body is known
IS Tammany Hall. theoretically the society
and the hall are two distinct bodies, the one
representing the social and fraternal functions,
the other the political machine: but as their
o1ncership Is largely identical, their meetings
held In the same 'wigwam,' and the names
similar, the distinction IS Of minor importance"
OGthde of New York Tammany has little
power. while the Republicans hold the reigns
Of government. but it Is surely welding .
powerful influence there these days.
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SPEAKEASY
Continued from Second Page.

toners are shocked and hurt by the change
and complain of the light like moles who have
been dug up out Of their little tunnels in the
earth They demand that Jack draw the cur
tains, 50 that passersby may not look I'm
and see them at their beers. The signs have
come down, advocating the use of strong drinks
and behind the bar are many electric lights
and hundreds Of bottles Of delightful and legal
beer. The only familiar objects from the old
regime are the cat and the telephone Even
the old wall pictures are gone Corbett Is out
and Man O'War is in the ash can and the
Uptown Grill. in its art phase. IS given over
to eight studies of nude lady in positions on
q rug.
Running expenses are now rent, light gas,
salaries and reasonable matters The income
is not nearly as great as it was for many OF
the customers have shifted over to places with
BUYERS, but, on the other hand, there is no $3.50
A high responsibility settles over the Uptown
Grill and the sitters on the stools refer to the
day barn1an as Father Frank, because of his
kindly manner and the fact that when a lady
has enough beer Frank sends her home
The eight gangsters have ceased to come in
for their weekly dinner, and old Mack the
bartender Of the smoky days, has been dis
charged because he often smelled of brandy,
and In the new and refurnished grill persons
can smell only Of beer, which is light. LEGAL
and good for the human digestion.
Copyright 1889
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had he not succeeded, owing to the victor's
great exhaustion, In extricating himself, and
escaping over into New York, where he was
Hospitality received by the natives, and has ever
since continued to make his home"
THE Tammany Society OF New York was
founded in 1856 by William Mooney. a
Revolutionary veteran and former leader of the
Sens Of Liberty" and was regularly organized
with a constitution in 1889, within fortnight
of the first Inauguration of President Washing
ton and, so far as known. is the oldest self
constituted political association in the world It
is not Of New York origin. and prcbably does
not even trace its beginning to the Revolution
airy War, for, in 1772 we find the Red Men"
organizing as society bearing the name Of
Sons Of King Tammany" This was Phila-
delphia organization with strongly loyalistic
tendency OF course the st. Tt mmany order
founded during the War for Independence took
an entirely different slant, but the idea Itself
came from the City of Brotherly Love
The first members of the New York society
were Revolutionary soldiers, and the original
object OF the organization was to guard the
independence, the popular liberty. and the
Federal union of the country" in opposition to
the Efforts Of the aristccratic element, as repre-
sented by Hamilton and the Federalists, to
make the new government practically .
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SKIING
Continued from Third Page.

Continued from Third Page
tory, hit an icy spot, and down I went In
grand spill.
The steepness Of the slope made me spin
almost Immediately until was rapidly slipping
down hill head first, on my back In this
pleasant position I finally came to stop on q
slanting rock by clutching some alpine shrub
berry with an insane grip. There hung, my
head one yard from a precipice my feet and
skis high up, my hands twisted, holding on
for my life.
Slowly, cautiously shifted my position. until
after seemingly endless minutes I had my feet
and skis below and could unbuckle my bindings
But even then it took some time and trouble
to extricate myself from the rock on which I
had stranded. It had been the closest shave
Of my life
Later ON my skis carried me over the slopes
on the north side Of Mount Rainier and once
more from Camp Muir. the halfway cabin on
the south side to Paradise Valley.
And then on the 10th of July, as the
climax and glorious finish Of Summers skiing.
my skis ratified over ise and swished over soft
snow down from the summit of Mount Adams
U2,307 feet). the second highest peak Of Wash
ington. They were the first skis to ever con-
quer that mighty mountain More than 5000
feet altitude difference melted away under my
skis In no time at all
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~ USUGHHtOV, lO%7"1O%Ss wv stCUt VI s'SC
Tammany Society. 1909.
. sort Of Indian job we are told. and upon
one occasion 1.-The bad spirit appeared unto
him bodily, and subjected him to many severe
temptations and perils. The adversary frst
sought, by means Of fair words. to gain share
In the administration Of his kingdom. Tam
many. however, was proof against his cajoleries,
and resolutely refused any commerce with him.
The enemy then resorted to strategy. He
managed to bring upon the good chieftain and
his people many grievous afnicticns, and while
his limbs were sore and his heart was heavy, at
tempted to steal an entrance into the country
of which he was the protector. Here he was
again bafded by Tammany, who comprehended
and checkmated all the devils sinful games
At last. completely losing his temper, the evil
one boldly assaulted the great sachem, and
endeavored t. overbear and destroy him by main
force. Then trsnspired one Of the most
tremendous conflicts Of which any record has
ever been made. The battle ragged for many
moons, and in the struggles Of the combatants
whole forests were broken down, and the ground
70 effectually trampled under foot that 1t has
remained prairie land ever since. Finally Tam
many. watching his opportunity, and tripping
his adversary. hurled him to the earth, and
would then and there have taken his scalp
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monarchy with . life tenure for President and
Senate and a restricted property suffrage. Its
two main purposes were declared to be: Cd
"The perpetuity Of republican institutions"
and (2) The care Of Revolutionary soldiers,
their widows and orphans and Of others who
might be proper objects of charity"
IN forming the society traditional Indian names
and customs were adopted The meeting
place was called the "wigwam"; there were
Is tribes" CT branches corresponding to the 13
original States. the New York parent organization
being the Eagle Tribe" New Hampshire the
"Otter Tribe" Delaware the Tiger Tribe"
whence we are told 1.-The famous Temmany
tiger originated. Mr.. Mooney, the grand
sachem held that office for more than 20 years.
For the first 30 years Of its existence" it
Is said, and until the close Of the War Ct 1872,
nearly the whole effort Of the society was di-
rected to securing and broadening the founda-
lions of the young Republic, and it is possible
that without Tammany's constant vigilance
the National Government could not have sur
vived the open and secret attacks Of powerful
foes both within and without. In 1890 it was
chiefly instrumental in the negotiation Of q
treaty with the Creek Indians, by which the
peace Of the southern border was secured.
About the same time it took steps fer the
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