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Evening star., 1934-04-18
GEOGRAPHIC BOARDS
ABOLITION ORDERED
Roosevelt Sends Congress Order
Transferring Functions to
Interior Unit.

President Roosevelt transmitted to
Congress yesterday an executive order
abolishine the Geographic Board and
transferring its functions to the In
terror Department.
The board was created in 1890. It's
chief duty Is to settle questions regard
Evening star., 1934-04-18

Roosevelt High School student, who
was announced winner of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestras music
memory contest. The contest was held
in conjunction with the orchestra's
students concerts at Central High
School
Dr. Hans Kinder, conductor of the
orchestra, announced the winner
Young Levenson received a gold medal
Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1934-04-18
BILL RE-INTRODUCED
Embodies Proposed New Insurance
Code for District.

A bill embodying the long-proposed
new insurance code for the District,
which has been before Congress for
several years, was reintroduced late
yesterday by Chairman Norton of the
House District Committee.
A number of amendments were
made in the revised measure at the
request Of the Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
STUDIES
ALLEY BILL

At the request of directors Of
the Washington Home for Found
lings, the House District Commit
tee today favorably reported q
bill increasing the number Of di-
rectors.
It was explained the present di-
rectors, whose number is limited
to 10, have had difficulty in OBJ
tanning a quorum.
Other bills considered today at
the weekly District Committee
meeting included the Capper alley
bill and the old-age pension bill
introduced last session by Rep
Mary r. Norton (D0 Of New Jer-
sey, chairman of the committee.
Both bills were referred to sub
committees for further study. A
motion instructing the committee
to investigate unfair" rules and
regulations of the District fire
department was laid on the table
to await an expected decision Of
the District Supreme Court on a
typical case involving those reg
ulationS.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
COUNTY LEAGUE
HITS SNAG IN
TAX CUT
Reduction Campaign Meets
Foe in O. w. Phair, Head
Of Commissioner Unit

Members of the Prince Georges
Taxpayers League. campaigning
for a 81 tax rate, found their
first major opponent today in
Ormond w. Phair, chairman Of
the Board Of County Com
missioners, who reverses the ordi.
nary procedure and declares he
is not in favor of reducing the
tax for political purposes.
Such an Interpretation would
be placed on a tax cut for the
next year, he says.
The only principle he favors 4
that of laying sufficient tax to
cover the years expenses, 1t was
said.
Mr.. Phair declared he saw no
hope for a decrease, with reve-
nues depleted, cost Of welfare
work increasing, uncollected taxes
greater, and police revenue cut
through repeal. MI. Phair said
he doubted that liquor license
revenues would compensate for
election year expenses.
The taxpayers league decided
to campaign for a cut of about
ten per cent in the tax rate after
receiving assurances from govern
mental heads that the difference
could be made up in govern
mental economy rather than in
lessening the work of their de-
partmentS,
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
ROBBER JAILED
FOR 8 YEARS

HARRISONBURG, Va, Jan. IS.
James r. Henkel, 80, of Alexan-
dria, Va, was sentenced to eight
and one-half years in the Vir-
ginia State penitentiary by q
Rockingham county jury here on
q charge of HOUSEKEEPING in con-
nection with the attempted burg
larizing of the Merchants Gro
cery and Hardware Company
warehouse at Harrisonburg last
December.
The jury found Henkel guilty
after a half hours deliberation.
Ray Davis, SO, also Of Alexandria,
pleaded guilty January 4 and was
given the maximum sentence Of
10 years by Judge H. w. Bertram'
Dennis L. Smith of Washington.
D. c., the third member of the
trio, will be tried Friday.
Henkel and Davis were caught
in the building, and Smith was
arrested outside. The trio, police
said, was ready to make off with
cigarettes valued at $1,000 when
they were caught.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18

by the association on a suggestion
that car service be supplanted by
busses on the -Four and One-Haf
Street line.
In order to provide additional
transportation facilities for the
Southwest Market, the Public
Utilities Commission will be asked
for increased service on the
Eleventh Street car line.
Ask Fire Equipment
The District Commissioners will
be urged to supply modern equip
ment for the fire companies in
the southwest section.
In reporting on the new Jeffer-
son School project, President John
M. Schaffer stated he had been in
formed that the District Commits
SionerS had requested an appro-
priation of $15O,O0O to proceed
with land purchase for the build
ing.
The association was informed
by Schaffer that the Housing Cor
poration of the Public Works Ad-
ministration was considering pur-
chasing some area in the South
west section. At a recent meeting,
with 100 owners representing 500
pieces Of property in that section,
all agreed to cooperate with the
corporation in every way to i'm
prove the entire area as a resi-
Dental section.
Approve Bills
A report submitted by Harry s.
Wender, chairman of the execu-
tive committee, providing for the
Endorsement of the Copeland
Black old-age pension bill, the al.
ley-closing bill, and a bill to regu-
ate the adoption of children in the
District was approved.
The Civil Works Administration
will be requested to establish a
dental clinic in South Washing
ton.
It was voted to request Congress
and the District Commissioners to
change the name of Four-and-a-
Half Street to John Marshall Ave-
nue..
Mrs. Walter S. Ufford urged the
association to obtain additional
social service workers for CALM
ger Hospital
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
PATRIOT GROUP
READY To AID
BUY j. g.
Resolutions Against Alien De-
fauIters Due at Meet of
Women Here

Resolutions urging support OF
the Hearst campaign to BUY
American, Don't Buy From De-
faulters" will be presented to the
Women's Patriotic Conference oy
Mrs. Edythe M. O'Connor, presi-
dent of the District OF Columbia
Department, American Legion
Auxiliary. The conference will oe
in session January "a, rs, and 2S
at the Mayflower Hotel.
Speaking on behalf Of all nem-
bers of the auxiliary in the Dis
trict, Mrs. O'Connor, who already
has issued her own Endorsement
of the movement, will emphasize
that women. being the heaviest
buyers in the United States. hold
a powerful weapon to WELD against
defaulting debt nations.
False Economy Hit
False economy practice d
throughout the world is respon-
sible for many abuses, she feels.
and many of the direct evils re-
sulting from the World WaT could
be corrected If European countries
could be made to recognize their
just obligations to America.
Veterans, broken in health are
. being denied proper treatment
that could help them win back to
useful position in society, and
many hospital beds, empty because
of lack of money, would be filled
again if the debtor nations would
come through, she maintains
The patriotic conference has
been called under the sponsorship
Of the national Legion Auxiliary
principally to discuss plans for an
adequate national defense. About
1000 delegates, representing 36 ma
tional women's organizations hav-
ing a membership of one million
will attend.
Open Forum Planned
A mass meeting the night of
January "a will open the confer.
ence, with an open forum on ma.
tional defense the following after.
noon and q banquet at night
Orga tion meetings and
speeches are slated for Friday,
January 26, the final day.
The conference will hear talks
(COntinued on Page 19, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
DahIgren Citizens Oppose
Budget Proposal

Dahlgren Terrace Citizens Asso.
citation, at its meeting last night,
adopted resolutions opposing the
proposal to have the Bureau of
the Budget pass on District esti
mates and asking that District
residents be allowed to say how
money for the city should be
spent.
A liquor control vote by ballot
was declared out of order, and
action was dropped on the ques.
tion. A proposal to investigate
the fire department by Congress
was tabled.
Resolutions Adopted
Upon recommendation of the
executive committee, A. E. F.
Sheer, chairman, the following
resolutions were adopted:
To have traffic regulations
pertaining to double parking of
commercial vehicles either en-
forced or abolished.
To amend the organic act Of
the District so as to have the
office Of Engineer Commission
er selected from civilian resi-
dents of Washington.
To correct traffic congestion
at Twelfth Street and Rhode
Island Avenue by opening Mon
tana Avenue Northeast, from
CONTINUED on Page 10, Col. 2.)
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
COUNTY NURSE
EXPANDS WORK

Miss Doris Bodmer, who was
hired by the Montgomery county
chapter Of the American Red
Cross as a part time nurse some
months ago, will start February
IS as a full time nurse to work
with the Red Cross nurses in the
Public Health Department.
In her report, Miss Bodmer
showed that during the month of
November she made 26 visits to
% homes, with a total of eight
cases. OF these three were dis
missed and five carried over to
December. During December, she
made 8S calls to IS homes, with a
total of 80 cases. OF these II
were dismissed and IS carried
over to January.
During the time Miss Bodmer
has been in the service she has
collected $40 from patients,
showing that the greater part of
the work done by the Red Cross
nurses is on charity cases,
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
CULPEPER GOLD MINE SOLD TO PITTSBURGH CORPORATE
Citizens. Ask Transit
Company to Post
Car Schedules

} A vote of thanks was rendered
the newspapers of washington
for increased interest taken in
South Washington, especially in
reporting the proceedings of the
meeting of the association.
Mrs. Clara D. Neigh was ap-
pointed to report on the historical
places in South Washington. Capt.
Jere Sullivan, Lewis Levy and
Harry s. Winder were appointed a
special committee on prize awards
for those making the most inter.
esting scrapbooks from news
paper clippings.
Mr.. Wender was elected dele
gate to the Federation of Citi-
ZenS Associations to succeed Mil.
ton F. Barrett. Mr.. Wender also
was Endorsed for appointment in
the Corporation Counsel's office.
Inspector L. I. H. Edwards in
formed the association that since
No. 4 precinct had been rees
tablished crime had been greatly
reduced in the territory.
Other guests included Major
Ernest w. Brown, superintendent
of Police; Inspector Albert J.
Headley, and Capt. Jerry Sullivan
The following new members
were elected:
Mrs. B. r. Beach, Mrs. c. B
Church, j. H. Newton, r. Chene-
koff, r. E. Robinson, w. Oshin
sky, Sam Black, and Catherine
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
ADVERTISER EMIT
ANC and BST
Quickly Yield to FDR

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Millions of bottles sold. An amazing
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The Washington times., 1934-01-18
ANCIENT SHAFT
To Be WORKED
IN 10 DAYS.
Much Pay Dirt Produced Be-
fore Civil War Held
Up Operations

There's gold in Culpeper county.
Not enough to start a gold rush
or cause concern at the Treas
ury, but sufficient to lead to
the sale Of the Culpeper Gold
Mine this week to a Pittsburgh
mining corporation. Operations
will begin within 10 days.
The historic mine, unique in
the South, was originally develop
ed just 100 years ago, after its
site was purchased for $250,O00.
For years pay dirt was trundled
out of its shaft. Then came the
civil war.
Scene of Battles
The following months saw bloody
events enacted in the countryside
surrounding the mine. Time and
again, Union forces claShed with
bands Of determined Confederates.
The nearby Rappahannock was
tinged with red, and down in the
hollow by Kelly's Mill Gen. John
Pelham, of Georgia, died during a
clash with Federal cavalry.
Recently the property was part
Of $500 acres owned by 7. Fl.
Maddux. of Marshall, Va, lying
in both Fauquier and Culpeper
counties. In 1882 Maddux sold
1890 acres, including Kelly's Mill,
In small tracts, retaining 1000
acres and the old Stephens Manor.
Price Not Revealed
Negotiations for sale of the
mine tract were commenced
month ago, being concluded in
the office of L. r. Bartenstein,
Warrenton, Va, attorney. The
sale price was not revealed.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
TRUSTEE ASKED
FOR DEMOLL'S

All property Of the o. ]. De
Moll Co., Inc, Twelfth and G
Streets Northwest, one Of the
city's oldest musical instrument
shops, has been assigned to Jo-
seph A. Kaufman as trustee for
the benefit of creditors.
This was revealed today when
Kaufman filed a petition in Dis.
trict Supreme Court, requesting
that a bond be fixed for him so
that he may execute his duties.
This trust assignment authorizes
Kaufman to take over all the
property Of the company and sell
it for the purpose of paying all
reasonable expenses and debts Of
the firm.
In a schedule of assets and
liabilities filed with the petition,
The company's stock Of pianos.
victrolas, radios and other instru-
iuents. accounts receivable, equity
n assigned accounts and miscel-
!aneous assets was valued at
$4,000. The schedule also listed
lebts, which totaled $113,202.56.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
Staying PROBE
POSTPONED

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 1S.-Po'
lice Court hearing for James Fl
Winn, 80, of the Travellers Ho-
tel, who was arrested shortly after
the death of Miss Madelyn Wheel
ton in Memorial Hospital here
Monday, following the fatal wound.
ing of the young woman several
hours previously, was continued
until February.
Meanwhile police are attempt
to locate Herbert Brooks, said
to be an employe of the Club
Forest, resort near Richmond
who had been keeping company
with Miss Whelton.
Winn was released under $500
bond as q material witness. He
has admitted he was in the room
at the Travellers Hotel, where the
shooting took place.
Winn said that, as far as he
knew, he was the only one in the
room except Miss Whelton anC
Brooks when the shooting oc
Cured, but that ne did not know
who fired the pistol. He was
questioned by City Coroner James
L. Whitfield at an inquest.
Winn said he was asleep Mon
day when something, which must
have been the explosion of the
gun, awakened him. He said he
was on one Of the twin beds in
the room and Miss Whelton was
on the other, with Brooks sitting
on the bed on which Miss Wheel.
ton was lying.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
'*lndian Givers Cramp Work
Of Fingerprint Experts

Hyattsville police seem to be
he victims of Indian givers" in
the action yesterday of the Prince
Georges County Commissioners,
who took their new fingerprint
headquarters away from them.
A week ago Chief of Police
jeremiah j. Crowley was informed
hat he could use a room in .po-
lice headquarters which was oc-
;upied by the national reemploy-
;nent staff.
The lob bureau moved to an
other room.
Sergeant Ralph Brown and Po-
,iceman William Clifton, finger
print experts, moved their equip
,nent, consisting of cameras and
tripods. into the vacated room
md set them up.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
Recalls RooseveIt's use Hearts As Well As
Heads As He Takes Office As
Appeals Board Chairman

John Garland Pollard, former
Governor of Virginia, assured SYM
patheti5 treatment of veterans
seeking relief under veterans COM
pensation when he assumed office
today as chairman of the Board
Of Veterans Appeals.
Pointing out that President
Roosevelt has requested members
of the board to "use their hearts
as well as their heads" in dispos-
ing of veterans appeals, the
form r governor declared:
''It is the purpose of the board
The Washington times., 1934-01-18

fence and in
install dri k
foun tains at
Hoover recrea-
ton center.
Because of ir-
regular S tr e ct
car service, the
Capital Transit
Company will
be requested to
post schedules
of arrivals and
departures a t
each car and
bus stop in the
District. No ac-
&inn urnr knknnn
The Washington times., 1934-01-18

to deal sympathetically with all
those who look to the Board Of
Veterans .,-ppeals for relief un-
Ter the law.
"My experience i'm France and
Germany during the World War
period, I hope, serves to give
te the neet' d background to
appreciate the veterans view
point anL 1 know that the board
as organized, will give every
claim the consideration to
which it is entitled"
The Washington times., 1934-01-18

Work Of identifying prisoners
progressed rapidly after that be-
cause the police had been ham,
pered before by lack of working
space.
Yesterday the police depart
ment was informed that it must
abandon the fingerprint room to
make way for the return Of the
employment staff, who, because
Of a rush in business, are forced
to enlarge their quarters.
Just where the fingerprint out
fit can be set up is a question the
officers would like answered. Loss
of the room will retard the ef-
ficiency Of the force, it is believed.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
Negro Social Aides
Hear Economics Talk

Eugene KlncIe Jones, director
of the negro bureau of economics
of the United States Department
Of Commerce, addressed the
colored Washington Council OF
Social Workers at Phyllis Wheat
ley -. w. C. A. today.
Jones. former secretary and
director of the National Urban
League of New York, discussed
problems being studied in re.
spect to racial social relation
ships.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
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The Washington times., 1934-01-18
Park Land OuUners
Awarded S23.198

FRONT ROYAL. Va, Jan. IS.
Warren county land owners have
F>een awarded the first orders for
payments from the Shenandoah
National Park fund by the Cir
cult Court here. The payments
ordered covered 81 tracts, with
10 owners, for which $23,13S was
ordered paid.
The total in the hands of the
court for payment for SO tracts
is $56,815.08.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
SPEAKS BEFORE FORUM

Frederick L. Redefer, executive
secretary of the Progressive Edu'
cation Association, will speak be-
fore the Capital City Forum to-
morrow night at 709 G st. N. w.
His subject will be, "The Relation
of Schools to Society,""
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
HyattsUille Board
Gets LnrOer Rooms

Headquarters of the Hyattsville
office of the Prince Georges
County Welfare Board have been
moved to permit more room for
the staff of workers.
The offices are still in the
Rushe Building, but now have
four instead of two rooms.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
HAZEN CHIEF SPEAKER

Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen
will be the guest Of honor and
speaker at meeting of the Mid
City Citizens Association next
Monday night at the Thomson
Community Center, Twelfth and
L SITS. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
CURB SHORTS FEWER

The New York Curb Exchange
reports that the short position
in all securities as of December
80, 1888. totaled 17,199 shares.
This compares with 25,528 shares
as of November 20, 1893.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

South Washington citizens at
their initial meeting in No. 4 Po-
lice precinct, passed resolutions,
urging improvements in their ter.
ritory. The CWA will be re-
queSted to improve the play
grounds at the jefferson, Roselle,
and Bowen schools and erect a
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
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The Washington times., 1934-01-18

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The Washington times., 1934-01-18

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-16


wiser of the queen turns in a
masterful and touching perform
ance. Others in support of the
principals are Ian Keith, G.
Aubrey Smith, Elizabeth Young,
George Renevent, Gustav Won
Seyffertitz and Ferdinand Munier.
Queen Christina" is a Joy to
the eye as it has been skillfully
and beautifully photographed. If
you are interested in architecture,
you will find yourself lost in adj
miration in the great rooms of the
palace.
Many of the winter out-of door
shots are masterpieces. Even the
scenes in the inn have lots Of
beauty
I am glad at last that Miss
Carlo measures up to the de-
mands of a great actress. To me
she always seemed to be posing.
She never seemed to really get
down to earth. This time, she is
every bit a woman as well as a
queen. She makes you understand
her human problems and when
she leaves the straight and mar
row path. you are rather inclined
to sympathize than criticise.
Now at IOew'S Palace.