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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27

(ContiDucd from Page L) T0yIor is familiar with the terri. tory surrounding, and it Is believed that tho two went t0 a secret hide- out Of Crows.
 Taylor yestorday entered doep into the forest in Il singie.hGnded hunt fOr the mad killer. A sweep. Ing search of the donseiy wooded section surrounding W0icOtt, whore Crow, slayer Of two men is believed 10 Dc hiding will be made earIy tonight by state police, village DO. lice and volunteers,
 More Troopers Coming
 More than a Bc0re Of troopers arc on their way tO Waterbury from Hartford, TiidgsHcid and t50a- con Falls to tAko part iD m tnten' siyo effort to find the fugitive her- init. Should to nights search prove unayaiIing in locating Crow dead or alive, tt is unofficiaiiy re- Of ths woods Wjii be made tosmor. row.
 Jf this plan is decided upon, authorities will cali for volunteers, and q systematic search will start, probably in the vicinity Of tho murdereFB shack.
 North to Cedar Lake and Cedar swamp, from which vicinity mys- teriOu8 shots have been heard. If this should prove likewise unsuc. cessfuI, the field will Dc widencd gradually until the entire area in. ciuding WOicOtt, HOuthIngtOn, Trlg- t0I, Bucks IliI, Plymouth and Ters FyvIIIG has been covered, Man Hunters bpreAd TOnIEbt's hunt will Dc the first iD which the manshuHters have been spread out, Troopers and deputies Will Do stationed at reg UI6r intervals and regular com BIuBicatiOns kept up ell along the line, ns the kilIer.se6kers work theIr way slowly into the woods. LieuteDant William Hb6tzmGn who viii direct the hunt is exs peeted back in WoIc0tt tonight, He left early this morning to testify in the liquor raid trails iD New Hay. on, There have been only eight troopers in WOIcOtt 1it day. but inc augmented forces were sum- WODed tfls afternoon,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
 MILTON (. WORK MASTER OF CARD GAMES IS DEAD
Considered an Expert on Whist, Auction, and
 Contract Bridge

Philadelphia, June 27,--(Up)~- Milton C. Work, celebrated master of whist and auction and contract bridge, died in Landkenau bOsDj. tnI carly today. He had been jIl week Of heart disease. He WaA G9.
 Work WIS Americans oldest bridge expert both In age 8nd length of tenure jn the public eye. Until nc WAS surpassed by the young md GOJOrfnI Ely CUlberts0n hs was the best known Of the men who changed B1tlOH Of poker players 10 the moro eHete and fD- V0jVGd g1me Of bridge,
 Ji6 began his exporting back in 1881 with whist, then the game Of s0ciGty and the upper crust E6Der- ally. He survived 6s aH expert when whist WaS modified into aycs ton bridge md when auction merged into contract
 Works benItb first became jDs paired during H bridge tOuTn1 mont 0t ItcndiBg, pd, last October when be suffered n heart att6ek, He h1d n reInDHe lost week hDd WAS taken tO tbe hospital,
 IJe is survived by his wife, Mrs Margaret HGzjehUrst Work, and two stepGhiIdrcn, Mrs William w.. aBrbor, Jr, Of South BOrOUgh, Mass. and Henry H Patton, Phil adGIphla.
 In 1881 while A student at the University Of Pcnngyly1Dia, Work got together eight friends and formed a team N challenge the city'8 original whilst club, the HAt. urday Elgbt6r& The youngsters won deGislveIy.
 Aftor graduation Work prac. UcG1 law for 90 ye1rs but kept abreast Of whist 0nd finally gave ID law t0 devote himself tO bridge,
 Ills first book WIS "Whjst Of T0f6y," published ID 1892, IJe wrote 22 bO0ks jH aII and hls works on auction and contract bridge hove had M large s0iG throughout the world.
 Work W6e originator of the "OGiclGI By8tem" Of contract bridge, which W tbotWO club fore. ing convention,
 Ue was 1B officer Of the United BtntH8 Bridge GssOGiatlOB, hB Ors g0blz1tlDn formed by CUjbsrtBOh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
Americans Playing
 Nicely h England
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No, {, turned back Don TurnbDII Of Australia, Gel, 6s4, G'3, n I third round match, mems singles
 Mno. Rene Matbieu Of France No, z IH the wOmcD's singles breezed to 4 GO, Gsz, victory Oyot Miss r. L. thompson, unraDked English player. Mrs Fe0rbley Wbjttlngst1II of England, ljsO 1d' VaDGsd 10 the third round by cIln' mating hor cOUBtryWOnan, Miss Y. <, Scott, g-D, 6-7, g'1,
 Frnncjs x, Shields Of Now York, American champion hDd Hhin' stay of the Davis Cup team part Deged with Sharpe Of England 70 do feat the Dutch Tandem, J. H' KDOttsBboIt and q. JsembrDGg6n, jD f. first round match Of the mems doubles, They WO g.4, 60, 6"2
 FrnulejB CijIy ADSscm of Ger. many, B6eded seventh, e1lmIDated Mrs IL M, urnbujI Of England, 60, 6s1, -
 At [ D, t1,, h benvy rain drench' cd tbs cOuytg, iHterTuptiDg play, When play WOs resumed, Mrs Uijdn gpGrIIDg Of Denmark, tbo former Fy9ujojD KrahwInke1 Of 0opTu1Dy, def00te1 Mrs M ChhDi' bsrjajD Of England, g.4, SsG Mrs HDerJlDg ls seeded fourth,
 Hsrab pnjfrey, of Br0Okline. M6sg, Amerlcag No ranking Dj | @yey, advanced without the sj)ghtest difficult into the third round by smashing her way to victory over Evelyn DcartD0n Of England, 6-3, 6.2
 Alna IlnIEaEU huftAA niuU uHVEPHt tIOes tO wipe her f1cs aDd hands, GnJDDsDs1 by n heavy dTtzzje which StaFf6d Co fall soon after tOdhyb matches began,
 From the start she don,nated Mjyg UsnrmaD, Tho EBgIisbwOs man WDs beWjIdhrsd by the ferOs city Of the AmerIchn'B 6ttdcb, bo' tnbjy tD short court
 The first American casualty WAS Virginia Rice Of BOet0D who VII before Mrs Hurry HopDa0, Wlte Of the former Australian llay,S eUppep, The BcOre W6s 6s4, lO's,
 Meantime, on h nearby court, JOpmaB eliminated Andre Merlin of FpaBGe, 7.b, g-2, 6.2.
 Another victory W1B score1 W the Australian contingent when Adrian nuiet eliminated j.yttjetOn itOgeTs Of DFe6t Britain, To, 6'l, 7.5,
 Miss peggy BcrjVeB Of Gre1t Britain, ojjmjD0ted ber country W0maD, Mrs J. 4. Kirk, with MjD' ImDm difficulty Tho sc0re wds 60, G-t,
 Another British victory w1S scored at the expense Of another British elimination when Mss Dorothy Round, one Of the toD' ranking DI1Yevs Of her country. swept Mrs v, U MODtg0nery Of the court by tbe score Of 60, Gel
 J0nk Crawford Of Australia, dc. lending champion and seeded No, 1 jH the m0Bs singles, Was forced 10 four gets iB beating j6D Collins m UBvaBko6 BcOtGb pj1ysr Crawford won 4sg, g.z, 6s6, G.,
 Crawford showed none 0f the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
LIGHTNING WAS
 PHOTOGRAPHED
High Speed Camera Has Dispr0ved Some of the
 Old FallacieS

Pittsheld, Mass, June ?7--(UP) - A new hiRh-specd camera, n which film whirls at tho rate of q mile a minute, has disproved tho adage, Lightning never strikes twice in the same place"
 Lightning struck 10 times in the snme place in rapid succession n during n recent thunder storm here it was revealed by photo. graphs taken by General Electric Engineers. And after cach mt tho lightning nnshed back to strike tho "mother cloud"
 At the snme time the engineers, supplementlng tho pl0neor work of Ben Franklin and his kite, gave now meaning to the expression, fast ns lightning" They digcov. cred that in one ono.milllonth 0f n second lightning travels from ia to 3s feet toward enrth, while iD the snme inhnitesimal period the return stroke travels 73 to is0 feet from enrth. Too, it was lonrn. cd that only the first stroke lH forkcd, subsequent strokes fol. lowing the main path 0f tho biz. gest branch of tho first flash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
Prices Became Shaky And Very Irregular
Volume Shrank Down to Lowest Levels-0Old and
 Silver Mining Issues Were Best Features

American Sugar made . new i.SA top and then lost the Eain. other sugars followed it. Packing issues were higher Pullman made good gain ln the railroad equip. ments. Motors and chemicals were easier. Rails slipped back late In tho day. Utilities behaved better than most groups.
 A slxeable list of copper and sil. yer shares were we'll up in the most heavily traded list.
 Steel common reached % S-A, and then eased to go 1.2, where it closed with loss of la point for the day, Bethlehem closed at 3a, or l.2, and Republic 1e leg. unchanged,
 Commodities were narrow with grain practically unchanged, cot. ton off efw points and small gains In silver, rubber. silk and copper,
 Sales today approximated 630,- 900 shares against 62O,O0O shares yesterday. Curb sales were t7a,. 900 shares against i42.000 shares yesterday.
 Dow Jones preliminary closing averages, industrial 9e.D4, or 0.29, railroad 4t,47, off 0.l0 utility ?t,il up 0.0l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
BYRD PLANS NEW
 EXPLORATIONS
Four Expeditions Are to 0O Over His Ice Gov.
 cred Home

Little America AntaTctica, Juno zg--(yln M0cKay ttadi0)--UP)-- 4 program GDVlshgIng four m1jOs expeditions into the antarctic wGstes by dog sI6d, tractor 6Bd nir' plane WAS completed today by Hshi Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Isolated iD a little hut f23 miles out on tht blizzard swept ROSS jCe barrier Byrd perfected the plan in wireless consultation with Dr ThOtdnH C Pouitsr, in command of the btis' here.
 The expeditions will be;
 f--COmmanded by Byrd. 4 long flight eastward over tho iGG cdpl of the mountain range which Byrd shw in 1929 and B1med after Ed. sei Ford. Byrd hopes Co keep on tt ths unknown platGnU behind tbi mountains,
 g-COrnInanded by Paul BiDIe, Oi Erie, Pc. senior biologist, 4 b00' mile Journey of 100 days by 6Oa sled C. the eastward, Four mGH,
 3---Commhnded by Capt lbBe' Tayi0r. 4 dog sled and tractor tnt s0nthWard Co ths polar pl1t61U, C last 50 days, Four men,
 4--.COmmandsd by UDlD A Blackburn. 4 dog sIsd and tf6ct0i party will split of from No z sx petition and 70 eastward, Jhfe' men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
Weary Trooper
 Gets Good NetUs

Thle business Of manbnnt. ing hns many hHYd parts Co It. Hs fAF as state police nFc concerned. One lD particular TpOOpcF leo MuICahy. cnn tell anyone aIi about tIIat.
 Trooper MuIcaby bns been out OD duty. On various cnscs since Friday. and hGs not been home since ti.at flnSc. Sunday afternoon hc wRs called to tIiIs section Co aid In the hunt for Crow aDd hns bccn Co WOlcOtt since snntclIlnV nn hOUp OF twO OT sleep ttcPc and tIIcFc.
 Yesterday bc Icagncd that IIls wife, ln New IlavcH. I,ad given bIrfb Co C bHbS girl and that both Hpc doing nicely, Hence tbc fond faticT js anxiOus for ibc search Co end.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
EDWARD COER AT
 GRANGE MEETING
State Deputy Inspects Books - Historical
 Program Given
MIDDl .EBURY MFs JOiiD tDct1Dey-- i'tHHpe 4sH7%S

Ths regular meeting Of Di1dje' bury Grange aA hold 6t tb6 town hail TUeB16y eVenjDH Jt W0s iD' sDeetl0n night and Edward C0ef, NSts deputy, W6s present d00 iD,, spsot6d the grange books abd grange work. 4 short bisfOrlraI pf0gr8m W9s given jB keeping WltI' ibs approaching holiday Ho0g, AmerIGa Inc BD1DUfUii DebiSFf' ton of Independence, DernlIs C. Hthynns; vocal solo, Timothy Nolan; history Of grange, Marvin Woty' song, Ameflo6. Tbe Gext meeting Wllj bs Music Old 61d New"
 Tine final rebes rsajs for tbA ebjldreBb minstrel are being held Tb6 program VII bs presented ai tbe town b9jj FrIdSy evening af z,tS,
 4, H Neg0r Of tbe state rOad ls vsmOdsJJDDE his home W0rk "A progressing rapidly OD it
 Tbs members Of ths CDngfsHas i)OHsl Sunday school Of Nauss 2 tuck bsl6 picnic at Lake QUas, sspaUs Tuesday, Boating swim. mglg. games aB1 sports Wers en- J0ter greatly by tbs children
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
By ELMER 2. wALxER

v
 New York, June 27.-(UP)- The stock market lost its snap in late trading today. Prlcos turned irregular with volume shrinking to 1924 levels after early strength mad slightly more active turnover.
 Thoro was nothing to account for tho decline.
 Some traders asorlbed tho late seiloff to rumors Ferdinand Pecora, counsel for tho stock exchange in. ve6tlgRting committee, would Do a member of tho commission of i've to administer the securities cx. change act of l034, the stock mar. ket regulation bill.
 Gold and silver mining issues were the widest gathers in tho carly trading. Homestnke lnndo . new record high at 4iO up 3 7.s points In light trading; tho stock yesterday gained lb points, Dome made U. s. Smelling, American Smelling and Cerro Do Pnsco, They wcro not held.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
WATERBURYDID
 NOT SHIRK DUTY


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 eb6rEG Of the Connecticut eSDv0s8 WHt6rbury'H qUJtn W1s only 1i,6Ol aDd approximately tz,S00 W0s col IeGtod,
 John Y. HObI6eOD, president oi the local ItO08oVejt- Cf0s8 club and atsO Dr6MdoBt Of the newly formed New U6VeB County YODBH D0j1O. cratic GJUbs, W6s trG0BUr6F Of thf committee and delivered the cbock tO Dr DOI6D, who WAS St0te cb0jr. nHB Of tho drive fOrcGs,
 Therefore, Waterbury W0s not rt. feFrod W by Ur DOI8D when b' UhfH his assertion b0fOfb tb' gGtb0rjBH Of women Jt B under stood tbUt Hartford and either NeN Haven or Bridgeport "fsjj down on the job,
 Interviewed by h reporter 6Nej the gathering, Or DOj6B refused fd tHII what two cities be W6H bjtttBl Gt Uo mjd tb1t tho democrats jH the two cities jB question know tbot0s seIVOg, who shITked, UOWGy6g rsHOT6S Of tbN drive prove tb1l Waterbury dId not sb)gk bot, jD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
OBITUARY

MAsTHOpIEfIsO -.- lDfsDt soD of Nr sDd Mfs John MsstfepjetrO Of f)akelIIs dled tbDs noon At fbe Wa4sr,,Bft bgepltaL fine b01y Was removed fO fife l,ApOffB funeral h0ms from wbsge the funeral af, faDasBlsnis viii bs sHDOgDesd falefs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27

form tb0t distinguishes A cham pl0n during the early Bt1ges of his
 match with Collins which was halted three times by rnIn. Col. IIng, playing with G lame leg rcsult- ing from fl recent automobile AccI. dent, completely 0utcj1ssed tho acc from down under" ln the first set. Tn the second session, Crawford took off his sboes to avoid slipping and lifted hI1 Eamo. He breozod through the third and fourth sets.
 George M. Lott of Chicago and Logtcr H Bt0fen of Los Angeles, U. <. Davis Cup players, advanced to the second round mons doubles by eliminating Robert TjBkIer and Charles TDckey of England, 0.4, g-2, 40, gs2.
 The English tandom put ID T. much better fight than was ex. Docted HgaIBst the Americans, who, nt the time tho Davis Cup selec. tons were made, were considered as G possible cup combination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
SCHOOL ROUNDUP
 SLATED TONIGHT
Children Intending to Reg. ister in Fail Asked
 tO Attend
CHESHIRE NEWS COrrpesDDdeHt--tjusiAv C1tUCct
 IsItODe BtO

The annual roundup Of the ebjIdreB of pro-scbOoI age will be hold tonight iH Miss Bruger's of. Acc in JjumjstOD school All chji' dreD who expect tO enter school this fail are required t0 attend and Dc examined.
 Miss Barbara WejtOn Of Main street intended the wedding of Miss Shirley Elizabeth Wood, daugbtor Of Mr and Mrs Richard 4. Wood, of Waterbury, to Edward Graham White, s0n Of Mir and Mra Edward White Of Waterbury which took place in tbs chapel Of ttt Second COngpegatiOnhI church Waterbury, B6tUr1Hy afternoon ni z o'clock. Upon tb0lr return from tbojr wedding trip Mr and MT, White will live on BuDBeiI street Cbcssbjrs,
 TbOmas Pearsail, who has jUsi returned from Washington, D. C.. where he and several others repre-. s6Btsd Connecticut at the National 5.H club meetings and visited mhDy interesting places on hli trip,
 Tho following officers were elect. ed Ht inc meeting Of l.. A, yh0mn, J.O1gs held MODd1y ight in the odd Follows h1ij, noble grand, Uarvej
 
 DDcbj1Ddi recording secretary ThOm0s Smith; treasurer, Eyereti J. pardee, The appointed onicer wljI be filled 1t inc jDsf1IIati0f meeting which js take place JuIj 9th,
 Miss Dorothy Morgan Of Wood bury has taken fl position AZ book keeper with the Cheshire Orhlf and JDmbeT company, Mitchell avenue, She began her 1utic' MOBdSy
 Miss HOso Davis Of Main street left today f0rC2mD MnrW0Od U6DcOck, Y, r., where she wi act as councillor
 TuD Afnietjrb OHfshteN tDs bOutF ends, tj t0 { i0st night OB MeT wins 6eId,
 4 large bOard meeting Of IAdj FeDwiek Chapter, D. A. IL wnl held Monday afternoon in tb. home Of Mrs Louise W, HuxIey Committees for the coming yea were nominated and many pI1pl formulated for future meetings
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
OsIY Ss isII.I.s LEFT

WashIHstOD, June z7 - Wpt = President Roosevelt has only fg bills awaiting eetiOB, be revealed iO1ns. 4 total Of I5e measures wae eIe9red ffOm fbe president 4 desk last nigbt aBa thie n5oFBlDs,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
gTRAUs COMING HOME

Paris, June 27 --- Up)--Jssse IsI1Or btraus, American ambassas dor, left for the United Btates e. day on fhs liner lie be Ffance Co consult President Roosevelt or waF debts and other FreDch.AmericaH nr0tyfeme,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
WOOL MARKET.

fsost0B, JaDe 27--(Up)--Des. bite tbe very guiet trade tn the Boston wool market \ more hope fDJ undertOne N noted in conn ments of members Of the trade, according to t0day's report of the q. \. agriculture department
 Reports indicate that goods are receiving slightly better cali, Some Boston dealers aFs reported fO bs purcbssing twelve months w00Is iD Texes fs estimated prices in tIpe raBge eg.70 eeHts, secured basis, landed Boston, for aveFaEe w0eIs, aDd 70s73 cents f0r choice clips.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
g,Ttmss1, rgllNTssst NAngED

WaHIInGtOTl, June gT - fUPJ.- President Roosevelt today appOlnts s6 August E. utsaaneack public pFiDfeV fo bead tue e0verDiHsnl printing office. sIis I50me is % Rockville CeHteE L f.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27

stead, exoeedn1 jfs quota jD tbt drive 10 wipe ODt the debt Of tbt DDljOD0t gE0DjHaijOD,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27

HOME LOAN BONDS Homo owners Loan
 4s 1851 ..,i00 28.3g 100 2o.3s Homo Ownors' l.Onn 3'B iDb2 ..,i00 iG-32 100 ?0.3S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
STATE TROOPERS
 GIVEN HOT TIP

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Evening star., 1934-04-26
D. c. FOOD PRICES
SOAR Upper CENT.
Labor Statistics Bureau
Cites 27 Per Cent Increase
in Philadelphia.

In one year food prices in Wash
ington have increased l9 per cent, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics disclosed
today
This compares with a 81 per cent
increase in Philadelphia, the highest
gain, and a 10 per cent jump in San
Francisco, the smallest advance.
However, from March 81 to April 10,
food prices here dropped six-tenths of
per cent, exactly the same decline
as was shown in the average for the
whole country, the bureau announced.
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Lubin said the change is largely due
to decrease in prices of 13 of the AZ
commodities in the retail price index"
Fifteen articles in the index showed
an increase and IA registered no
change in price over the two-week
period"
Items showing decreases we're, Cab
bage, 5.4 per cent; butter, 4.6 per
cent: potatoes. 3.6 per cent; canned
pork and beans. 20 per cent; eggs, 2 a
per cent, and onions, 2.2 per cent.
Prices used in building the weighted
index numbers of the bureau are
based on reports from all types of
retail food dealers in 81 cities. Indices
are based on the average 1918 price,
which is given the figure 100.
Evening star., 1934-04-26
AIR DERBY PROGRAM
NEARS COMPLETION
Association Sponsoring College
Park Event to Make Final
Plans Tomorrow.

Final plans for the Langley day air
meet to be held Sunday, May 6. at
College Park Airport, College Park.
Md, will be made at meeting of
the Washington Air Derby Associa-
ton, sponsoring the event. at 8 pm.
tomorrow at the Racquet Club.
Eighteen entries from points as far
distant as Long Island, N. Y, and
Hampton, Va, have been received al
ready for the meet, which Is expected
to be the largest in local aviation his
tory. Entries will not close until Sat-
urday, May S.
Members Of the Pylon Club of Phil
adelphia are expected to fly here in q
body for the meet, as are members Of
other similar flying clubs in nearby
cities.
Miss Johanna Busse, only woman
division chief at the Bureau of Stand
ards, first woman pilot to enter, has
made application for entry in eight Of
the II flying events, all for which her
plane is eligible.
Construction Of grandstands and
fences at the airport is being COM
pleted and reserve seats will 20 on
sale Saturday as the office of G. H.
Warrington, president of the Derby
Association. 2035 Seventeenth street.
Evening star., 1934-04-26
LICENSE TO RETAIL
LIQUOR GRANTED 10
Wholesale Permit Also Is Issued
by Alcoholic Control
Board.

Nineteen retail licenses were issued
Yesterday by the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board. They were issued to
the following:
Foxhall Drug Store, 1911 Foxhall
road; Parks Ellsworth Stout and w.
E. Ball, 629 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast; Hamburger Grill, 1211 U
street; John Doonis, l9l412 Four
teenth street: Jacobson's Market, Inc,
4716 Fourteenth street; Mrs. Bertha
O'Neill, 1901 Twelfth street northeast;
Stouffer's Buffet, S24 Fourteenth
street, and Ebers Grill, 1885 Wiscon-
sin avenue.
Clarence M. Brown, 4421 Sheriff
road northeast: Max Rubenstein, 100
Third street northeast; West Virginia
Avenue Market, l725 West Virginia
avenue northeast; Merchants Lunch,
521 Eleventh street; Western Lunch,
GAL Ninth street and 1100 Eighth
street southeast; Charles E. Springer,
637 E street; Peoples Drug Stores, Inc,
2946 Fourteenth street; Pops Lunch,
1857 U Street; G. Paul Monck, 221
Upshur street. and Louis Macina, 1909
E street.
A wholesale license to deal in bot
tied spirits, wine and beer was issued
to w. G. Bond. Inc, for room 2l5
Woodward Building.
Evening star., 1934-04-26
S[UM CLEARANCE
PROGRAM HELDUP
BYLACK OF TITLES
Commencement on Low
Cost Housing Projects
Is Delayed.
ACQUIRING OF LAND
BY FALL DOUBTFUL
A,0OO,000 of Federal Funds
Earmarked for White and
Colored Building.

The District Of Columbia's slum
clearance program is in such a nebu-
lous state. public works officials said
today, there is no telling when work
can be started on proposed low-cost
housing projects for washington's
white and colored populations.
While $4,000,000 of Federal funds
are ear-marked for these two projects.
for expenditure under the Emergency
Housing Corporation, the Government
has not yet been able to acquire title
to a single lot. In view of the long
delays encountered in the similar
project at Atlanta, Ga, where some
Land already has been bought, it is
doubtful if the land needed for carry
ing cut the Districts program can be
acquired before next Fall.
Action Taken in Atlanta.
In Atlanta, the Federal Government
filed a condemnation suit to accelerate
land purchases in connection with
two low-cost housing projects. 1t will
take at least so DAYS to get a deci-
sion on the suits. In the District 1t
was said that much difficulty is being
encountered because Of reports that
the Government will resort to condem-
nation proceedings wherever neces-
sary to accelerate its slum- clearance
projects over the country. Property
owners in Washington, it was said.
figure it is no use to give the Govern
ment options on their land If it is 60
ing to be condemned anyway
Despite efforts and investigations,
it was said, no actual start has been
made on the local projects. The
Government will endeavor first to
obtain the necessary options and If
this is found impossible, then it will
be forced to resort to condemnation
proceedings. This always involves
delay, but is short cut In the end.
Independent Projects.
The two projects listed in the
report Of the Public Works Admin
istration to the Senate. made some
time ago, will be constructed inde-
pendently of the slum and alley
clearance authorized under the $780,
600 Capper- Norton bill being reported
out of committee today. The project
for white people will involve around
$2.500,000, while the cost of the
housing program for colored is esti-
mated at about s1,500,0 The
projects will be paid for out of the
s123, 100000 fund now available to
the Emergency Housing Corporation.