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Evening star., 1934-02-21

TASH1NC1ON AMI LEE Is
w seeking to cancel its basket
ball trip here this week. The
Generals are scheduled to meet Mary
land Friday and George Washington
Saturday but it seems that if they
make the trip they will use up their
allotted time away from the university
and may not thereafter be allowed to
90 to the Southern Conference
tournament at Raleigh next week
Maryland has given its consent to
the cancellation of the game at Col
lege Park Friday, but George Wash
ington is anxious to go through with
its game and it is possible the Gen.
erals may be able to leave Lexington
Saturday afternoon and get here In
time to play that night without losing
any time from school work.
@ATEOLIC UNIVERSITIES boxing
team is scheduled to face Loyola
at Baltimore tonight. The
Brooklanders should win a compara-
lively easy victory.
St. Johns of Annapolis recently
won from Loyola in the only ring
competition in which it has been VIC
torious in two or three years.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND'S
M Club is to meet tonight at
its annual Midwinter dinner in
the university dining hall at College
Park Alumni other than those who
have won their athletic letters also
will attend.
Maj. Ralph Sasse, former head foot
ball coach at West Point is to be the
only speaker. The remainder of the
time will be given over to various
forms Of entertainment.
Following the dinner all alumni will
be guests of the university at the
basket ball game with Johns Hopkins,
scheduled at 8 O'Clock. Maryland is
anxious TO take the measure Of Hop
kins because the game in Baltimore
about a month ago resulted in a
defeat.
"A EARYLAND will send four men
N to the Southern conference
boxing tournament to be held
Friday and Saturday at Charlottes-
vile. Walker Webb in the 135-pound
class, Lyman McAboy in the 155-
pound class, Stewart McCaw in the
l65-pound and AL Farrell In the
heavyweight will make up the Old Line
Evening star., 1934-02-21
xryAsH1NGTON AND LEE

Totals ..12 $50 Totals :. 8 g
Evening star., 1934-02-21
LEADER DESPITE
DEFEAT IN FINAL
Takes 13 Out of II Games.
Bows to Long Island U.
G. u. Is Winner.
BY H. C. BYRD.

w whatever may happen
Nh/ in the few remaining
w local college basket ball
nornnc Catholic IIni-
Evening star., 1934-03-17
UTILITY HEAD ASKS
DC. SUBWAY
Riley {. EIgen Suggests
Forming Engineer Commit.
tee to Consider Plan.

Organization of committee of en-
gineers in Government service to
study the desirability and feasibility
of development of subway system in
Washington was suggested today by
Riley E. Elgen, acting chairman of the
Public Utilities Commission.
Elgen said he would discuss the
matter Monday with Maj. John C.
Gotwals, associate member of the
commission. Elgen said he was aware
OF the difficulties involved in the
financing of a subway -or street car
transportation, but thought the time
was ripe for study of all phases of
the question.
He suggests that there be a COM
mittee of engineers from the Utilities
Commission. the Engineer Depart
ment of the District government and
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. He proposed that
engineers of the Capital Transit Co.
be invited to consult with such a
JOINT group.
Commissioner George E. Allen re-
Gently suggested informally he thought
construction of subway might be a
desirable project for employment of
hundreds of unemployed persons here,
II the financing can be arranged. Of
ficials are wondering if grant might
be obtained from the Public Works
Administration for such project.
Evening star., 1934-03-17
COLD DELAYS WORK
ON SKYLINE DRIVE
Scenic Highway May Not Be
Opened to Public Until
August.

Because inclement weather has
delayed road construction on Skyline
Drive, Shenandoah National Park, in
nearby Virginia, probably will remain
closed to the public until August.
This was made known today by
Arno B. Cammerer, director of the
National Park Service, who said pros
poets are that the highway construc-
tion will not be completed for sew
eral months. At this time only the
area between Panorama and Swift
Run Gap is being improved for
motorists
Several weeks hence, Mr. Cammerer
anticipates the State Of Virginia,
which is now acquiring the last
parcels for inclusion in the park area,
will turn the total acreage over to the
Federal Government for dedication
as a national park.
After the Old Dominion presents
the park area to the United States
the attorney general here will go into
the land titles, to make sure that
they are clear and that the national
Government will have unincumbered
ownership. Skyline Drive is being
constructed along the ridge of the
mountains in the park area so that
sweeping view of the valleys on
either hand is available. Hard sur
facing of the road is now in prog
ress to eliminate the dust nuisance
that visitors to the park last Fall
experienced. Cattle guards are being
erected.
Evening star., 1934-03-17
BIRD HUNTING ENDS
AS STARLINGS BECOME GUN-SHY

South Trimble. clerk of the House,
who popularized the starting pie
among congressional Democratic
chieftains, said today that his future
contemplated bird hunting expedi-
tions in the Capitol grounds are off.
If any more Starlings are killed,
Trimble said, somebody else will have
to kill them.
The announcement definitely ends
the plan of the House clerk to give
Capitol newspaper men the benefit Of
his starting pie. but the reporters
said they are not sorry. The news
paper boys in the House press gal
lery declare they would rather eat
chicken or SQUAD pie any day.
Trimble said the sudden cancella-
ton of his hunting plans is not due
to any conflict with the law or the
fact that it is becoming increasingly
difficult to kill enough starlings to
Audubon Society, but simply to the
make another pie.
There are still plenty of starlings
around ths Capitol" said Tfimble.
Evening star., 1934-03-17
Irish in PO,Uer
As Roper Leaves
To address Group
Commerce Department,
HOWerer, Slips Cog
on Green Paper.

Today being st. Patrick's day. Sec
retary of Commerce Roper. who
boasts of his Irish ancestry. is in Chi
cago to make an address before the
Irish Fellowship Club of that city.
In his absence. P. J. Croghan, di-
rector OF the Division of Current In
formation, and A. A. OLeary. his as
sistant, are carrying on by acquaint-
ing the public with what the Depart
ment of Commerce is doing.
1t has been a practice for some time
for the two Irishmen in the informa =
ton office to issue statements from
American consular agents on green
paper, covering economic subjects in
the countries of the world.
Today, however, the coincidence of
the green sheets, the Irish staff and
st. Patrick's day, slipped a cog.
The first release, dated March IT..
was entitled Economic Conditions in
Irish Free State Depressed in 1888"
Evening star., 1934-03-17
CHESTS EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE NAMED
Dodge Announces Personnel of
Group and Predicts In
creased Efficiency.

Clarence Phelps Dodge. recently
elected president of the Community
Chest. yesterday announced the mem
bership of the Chest Executive Com
mittee for the ensuing year.
The new committee. in addition to
Dodge, includes DR.. Charles Stanley
White. John B. Colpoys, Mrs. Wilson
Compton. William j. Father, jr.; Mrs.
Charles A. Goldsmith. E. C. Graham,
Arthur HELEN. DR.. Kelley Miller. New
bold Noyes. Mrs. John Jay OConnor,
Mrs. w. A. Roberts, Corcoran Thorn.
Lloyd B. Wilson, j. Bernard Wyckoff
and James G. Yaden.
Il feel that in the acceptance of
these members of the Executive Com
mittee We have one of the best COM
mitteeS in the history of the Chest"
Dodge said. Their varied positions
and their known interest in the work
make each and every one a power for
good in the community and We trust
this will lead to increased efficiency
and wider interest in the affairs of
the Community Chest during the
coming year."
Evening star., 1934-03-17
$1,000 GIFT
IN SYMPHONY DRIVE
Campaign Workers Reveal Total
as $s1 900, With $50, 900
as Goal.

A contribution of $1,000, bringing
the total thus far pledged to s31 900,
was reported yesterday at a meeting
of the five campaign teams seeking to
raise 100000 to sustain the National
Symphony Orchestra through its con-
certs of next season. The meeting
was held in the home of Mrs. James
Clement Dunn.
The largest amount taken in was
by the team of which Mrs. Carey H.
Brown is chairman. Other members
of the group include Mrs. Goring
Bliss, Mrs. William A. Borden, Mrs.
Franklin Ellis. Mrs. Walter Gawler,
Miss Valerie Padelford and Mrs. Ar
instead Peter.
Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe, campaign
chairman, urged the workers to more
intensive efforts, since $29, 900 remains
to be secured in two weeks.
Efforts are being made to enlist
the cooperation and support of Or
ganizations, as well as individuals.
Evening star., 1934-03-17
PARTIES WELCOME
ST. PATR|CK'S DAY
Banquets and Dances to
Follow Religious Oh.
SerVanCe.

Shamrocks bloomed on many a
lapel today as the faithful paid hom-
age to Ireland's patron saint at
solemn mass and at gay banquets and
dances.
"St. Patrick's day in the morning"
dawned bright and fair in Washing
ton, with just enough Spring in the
air to lend zest to the activities.
Solemn high mass was sung at st.
Patrick's Church, beginning at TO- 80
O'Clock. His excellency, Most Rev.
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, apostolic
delegate to the United States, pre-
sided. Rev. DR.. Lawrence ]. Sheehan,
assistant pastor of st. Patrick's, was
the celebrant. and the sermon was
delivered by DR.. W. Joyce Russell,
assistant pastor of the Church of ST.
Thomas the Apostle.
Dinner at Mayfiower. {.
The gaities of the occasion were to
be observed later today by Irish Or
carnations and Irish sympathizers
of the city. The Ancien: Order of
the Hibernians will have a dinner at
the Mayflower Hotel.
Senator Pat Harrison Of Mississippi
and Representative James w. Wads-
worth of New York were to address
the Friendly Sons of ST. Patrick at
their sixth annual banquet at the
Mayfower tonight.
At least geo dinner guests are ex-
pected and the banquet hall has been
decorated with reproductions of the
Lakes of Killarney and other scenes
native to the old country. An elabo-
rate entertainment program has been
arranged for the guests.
The Newman Club of George Wash
ington University planned a Sham
rock" dance, and the annual st. Pat
rick's day supper dance will draw
many celebrators to the National
Press Club. on the occasion of the
first large party after repeal
Johnny Slaughter's orchestra will
provide music from 10 to 2 am
Charles o. Gridley of the Denver
Post is in charge of arrangements for
the affair.
Mothers Club Party.
The Mothers Club of st. James
Catholic Church also is planning a
party. A solemn high mass was cele-
brated at the Church of the Immacu-
late Conception by Rev. Dorist
Moreau. and the musical program was
given under the direction of Prof
Harry Wheaton Howard.
The second annual st. Patrick's
dance of Rho Chapter, Beta Chi
National Sorority, will be held tonight
at the Indian Spring Country Club
Meanwhile, private celebrations
were being planned throughout the
city wherever two IriShmen got to-
gether, or wherever one Irishman
could surround himself with friends
of other Nations.
Dealers in alcoholic beverages re-
ported a brisk demand for bottles
bearing well known and ancient Irish
labels.
Evening star., 1934-03-17
ASSA|L HOSPITALS
F0RTUBERCUL0S|S:
CASES|N DISTRICT
Medical Society Also Re-
ports Health Department
Lacks Proper Equipment.
DECLARE OFFICIALS
ARE ALL OVERWORKED
Abolition Of Upshur Street Unit
Urged on Grounds It Is
Inadequate.

The District Medical Society indict-
ed hospital facilities here for the care
OF consumptive cases in a report SUBJ
mitted today to the House District
Committee. The District has the
fourth highest tuberculosis rate among
46 large cities, which is nearly twice
as high as that of either Chicago or
New York, according to this report.
The tuberculosis death rate here In
1882 was 120 out of each 1000 in
population, the report states.
The medical society also charged
that the District Health Department
is not properly equipped to control
the tuberculosis situation and that
the health officers are oyerworked and
none of them is able to devote full
time to the work.
More than dozen major changes
in the public health system are urged
in the report. One of these pro-
poses full-time health officer to
specialize in tuberculosis work.
Other changes recommended in
clude the creation of a paid advisory
board Of reputable physicians, con-
struction of tuberculosis unit at
Gallinger Hospital for care of pa
tients in the late stages of the dis
ease, and erection of an adult sani-
tarium on Defense Highway adjacent
to the present Children's tuberculosis
Sanitarium.
The report also seeks to have the
present tuberculosis Hospital, at Thir-
teenth and Upshur streets, abolished
on the grounds that it is totally in
adequate. Investigation there disclosed
that there are no recreation rooms for
convalescents and that nearly all the
patients there are in the late stages
of the disease. The physicians making
the study found that the kitchen,
dining room, store room and pantries
were. poorly ventilated and are located
in the basement of the building.
The physicians also learned that
bodies OF those dying from tuberculosis
were wheeled along a 100-foot open
pathway in full view of the patients.
The report concludes with the charge
that the District Welfare Board has
charge OF so per cent of the tuber-
culosis beds in all local hospitals and
there IS only one physician who is a
board member,
Evening star., 1934-03-17
u. S. BRINGS SUIT
TO SEIZE WHISKY
Condemnation of 1924 Cases
Sought on Ground It Is
Misbranded.

Condemnation Of 2224 cases of al
legedly misbranded whisky was sought
in District Supreme Court yesterday
the first such proceedings brought
since repeal.
Suit was begun by Assistant Unit
ed States Attorney William A. Gala
CHER against the Washington Wine
Co. to seize the liquor. described as
bearing the label of "Glenshire Scotch
Whisky" on the ground it does not
comply with the pure food and drugs
act.
The Government claims American
type whisky has been substituted for
Scotch.
According to the suit, the whisky
was shipped here March by the Her
cules Products g. Distilling Corpora
tion OF Brooklyn. Deputy marshals
are holding the whisky pending out
come of the suit.
Evening star., 1934-03-17

''but it would take a crack marksman
to kill them. When I started out the
other day didn't have much trouble,
The birds were tame and did not fly
away at the sight of a gun. But so
many people have been shooting at
them, apparently, they are gun-shy.
Those birds are smart. I'm afraid
now I couldn't kill enough to make
a pie"
.Trimble said another reason is that
he has heard so much criticism from
members of the House who were not
invited to the first startling pie party
that he might have to spend several
days in the Capitol Grounds to kill
enough birds to make pie for all those
who want to sample the newly dis
covered delicacy.
Only House leaders were guests at
the original startling pie party. These
included Speaker Rainey, Majority
Leader Byrns and Chairman Buchan-
an of the Appropriations Committee
and Summers Of the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1934-03-17
RULING DUE TODAY
IN NTRADES SD|SPUTE
Green Expected to Hand
Down Decision in Tile
Work Controversy.

A decision was expected today from
William Green, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, in the
jurisdictional dispute between three
trades over certain work IN the new
Labor Department and Interstate
Commerce Commission Buildings, but
whether the about 200 men on strike
there would return to work Monday
remained in doubt.
President Green, an arbiter, heard
arguments from the carpenters, who
have been laying the disputed mastic
I tile flooring; from the cement fin
ishers. who went on strike With affl-
ated trades because they claim the
job, and from the tile-setters, who
later also laid claim to the floors.
Decision Due Today.
Despite the rush of business involv-
ing Mr.. Green, as head of the A. F.
Of l.. in the midst of the automobile
labor controversy, it was learned he
expects to hand down his decision
today. At the A. F. Of L. it was
hoped the men would return to work
Monday.
John Locher. secretary of the
Washington Building Trades Council,
which pulled its affiliated crafts off
the job on strike in protest against
the award of the floor job to carpen-
tiers, said that when President Green's
decision is received, he will handle it
in regular order of business. Prospects
are that certain other questions pend
ing on the same buildings will have to
be considered by the council at a
meeting before the strikers will be or
dered back to work.
One of the disputed matters, Mr.
Locher said, was the disputed radia-
tor covers, installation of which was
claimed by iron workers Carpenters
had been doing this work and there
had been an agreement, Locher said,
to hold this work in abeyance until a
final settlement of the jurisdictionaI
dispute could be reached. Instead,
Locher said, business agents report
now the radiator covers have all been
installed in the meantime. and there
is no more of this work to do.
Agreed to Split Work.
1He carpenters, WHO nave Deen
laying the mastic tile floors in the
building. and have completed most of
this work. are not members either of
the Washington Building Trades
Council, nor of the Building Trades
Department of the A. F. of L., but
they are members of the A. F. of L.
itself This complicates the question
of adjudication of diSputeS-with
trades such as the cement finishers,
which are members of the local coun-
Gil and the building trades depart
ment.
The carpenters and the tile settlers,
prior to the conference with Presi-
dent Green, had agreed to a $3.50
split of the work between them. But
the claim of the cement flniShers is
for all of the work.
The next regular meeting Of the
local Building Trades Council is
scheduled for Tuesday night 1t had
not been decided early today whether
the matters still pending would be
left for that meeting, or whether an
earlier special session would be called.
Evening star., 1934-03-17
WILLIAM A. CULBERTSON
HEADS LAW FRATERNITY

The following officers were elected
Thursday night at q meeting Of the
Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity, held
at the Racquet Club:
William S. Culbertson, Justice;
Moultrie Hit, vice justice; Chaplin
Bauman, secretary, and Rufus King,
treasurer.
The fraternity plans to hold a
banquet next month in honor of its
alumni, including Justice Sutherland,
Attorney General Cummings. Sena-
tors Borah, Tydings. Fletcher and
Walsh of Massachusetts; Representa-
tive John Y. Brown, Controller of the
Currency j. F. T. O'Connor, Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue Guy T.
Helvering, Justices Adkins and O'Don-
oghue of the District Supreme Court
and many others.
Evening star., 1934-03-17
g HOSPITALS Join
MOvETOCUTFEES
T0WORKERSHERE
New Group Will Provide
Medical Care at Re-
duced Prices.
PLAN MAY BENEFIT
MEMBERS DEPENDENTS
Employees Will Be Given Chance
to Enroll First-Idea Sue
cess Elsewhere.

Nine Of Washington's largest hos
pitfalls have signed contracts with
Group disqualification. Inc, an Or
ganization Of prominent citizens set
up to provide medical and surgical
care for working persons at a nominal
rate, 1t was announced today.
The announcement was made by
Joseph G. Hines, chairman of the
board of the organization. who said
the executed contracts had been pre-
sented at a meeting last night. An
office will be established in room "a,
10l8 Vermont avenue. Monday, with
E. j. Henryson in charge. The busi-
ness of getting the organization
started will be pushed between then
and Monday, April 2, when the plan
is scheduled to be presented to the
general public.
Cooperating Hospitals.
The hospitals with which contracts
have been executed, according to Mr..
Hines, are Emergency Garfield, Provi-
dence, Georgetown, Sibley, Columbia,
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat;
George Washington and Homeopathic.
Casualty, Mr.. Hines said, has indorsed
the plan, but will not be able to take
action on it until the next meeting of
its board.
The plan. which calls for 81 days'
disqualification each year at a cost of
SO for each subscriber, will be present.
ed first to groups of employees, Mr..
Hines said. There also will be an
enrolment fee of 81.
This Is a non-profit organization, +"
Mr.. Hines declared. IF we accumulate
any surplus, it will be used only to
reduce the cost to subscribers or to
provide them with disqualification over
longer period. There Is a strong
possibility, too. that We may broaden
the scope OF the plan to permit ex-
tension OF its benefits to dependent
members OF the families of the sub
scribers. We won't know definitely
ABOUT this. however, until later on"
Start to Be Slow.
The organization plans mo whirl-
wind start" said Mr.. Hines. Instead.
he added. the plan will be pushed
along slowly, so that its success will be
"on substantial basis, with a mini
mum of lapses."
The plan was introduced here by
the Hines group several months ago.
since then it has been tried out in
other cities and there are prospects its
growth will be almost Nationwide. 1t
mas the Endorsement of both the Dis
trict Medical Society and the Amer
ican Hospital Association.
Evening star., 1934-03-17

Old 'EMyth'' of Irish Discovery
Of america Is Based on Fact
Mysterious ''IsIand of BraziE' on Pre-
Columbus Maps Indicates Explor-
ers Had Made Trips Here.

the negative evidence for the dis
covery of North America by Irishmen.
1t would have been stranger If they
had not. They were the nearest of
all Europeans to the New World.
They were skillful and daring navi-
gators, who were forerunners Of the
Norsemen in mastery of the Northern
seas. 1t is an established fact that
they discovered and colonized Ice
land. The earliest Morse settlements
there were built over the ruins of
Irish churches. AS was later the fate
OF the Vikings, boats bound for the
Northern colony must occasionally
have been caught by adverse winds
and carried westward-to Greenland,
to Newfoundland, perhaps to Cape
Cod.
If the Irish left any settlements on
the North American coast they van
lshed without any trace-yet there
would be a high probability that they
did SO. for they were essentially a
missionary people in those days and
would have neglected no opportunity
10 carry the cross to a people living
in darkness.
The claims of st. Brendan also are
disposed of in the American Geo.
graphic Society report.
Asked Secret Land.
The fifteenth century book of Lis
more, recently discovered, but COM
piled from much older sources, SAYS,
he desired to leave his land and coun-
try, his parents and his fatherland,
and earnestly besought to Lord to give
him land secret, hidden, secure, Ge-
Ightful, separated from men. Now
after he had slept on that night he
heard the voice of an angel from
Heaven, who said to him: Arise. Oh
Brendan, for God hast given thee
what thou soughtest, even the land
OF promise And he goes alone to
Slab Daische. and he saw the mighty,
turbulent ocean on either side, and
then he beheld a beautiful, noble
island, with trains of angels rising
from it."
First, according to this account, he
set sail in hide-covered boat. Fail
ing to make headway. he turned back
and soon set out again in a large,
wooden vessel with crew of so men,
He came to an island in the sea Of
darkness, where he was greeted by a
strange flgure-"all his body was full
OF bright, white feathers, and it was
almost the speech of an angel that
he had"
Now, it is concluded. sSt. Brendan
had a genesis common to folk heroes
he was the unification in one leg
endary figure of great many early
Irish missionaries and navigators
who were seeking continually new
fields for the sowing of the gospel and
III the course Of their voyages touched
upon most of the East Atlantic archi-
pelagos-the Azores. the Madieras, the
Canaries There is little doubt that
they actually made settlements on
some of these islands.