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Evening star., 1934-12-31

gan with a few simple words already
in existence. This was about
Chaucer's time. Literature then went
from simple words to phrases, from
phrases to sentences and from sem
tences to paragraphs but more Of
the paragraphs later.
Throughout the lecture, Miss STEMS
faithful companion and secretary,
Alice Toklas, sat leaning forward in a
front seat, giving Miss Stein her undi-
vided attention.
Americans, as compared with the
English, Miss Stein continued, have
no daily island life. In America, they
do not live every day, so they do not
have any daily living"
Laughing With Her.
Several passages drew suppressed
litter and outright laughter. The au-
dience. however, was laughing with
Miss Stein and not at her. For ex-
ample:
Generally speaking, a century Is
sometimes and almost always about
100 years"
The audience had a merry time
with that one.
Scraps of history emerged from
time to time for the edification of
those who could not follow Miss Stein
all the way.
"As Victoria was over in the Boer
War and American daily life was not
so daily"
Compliments Henry James.
Speaking of literature, Miss Stein
said, I'VE have the history of English
literature inside us, until we tell it to
some one else" Such anxiety as this
may have evoked among Miss STEMS
friends was aIlayed later by indica-
tions that the speaker was in per-
manent possession of English literary
history, even after telling it.
Miss Stein made complimentary ref
erence to the future feeling" Of
Henry James. AS for herself, she
added:
Then I came. I broke down the
paragraph"
Having brought literary history up
to that particular minute, Miss Stein
closed her lecture without more ado.
Immediately, she was surrounded by
women who wished to congratulate
her and assure her of their under
standing
Miss Stein lectured under auspices
Of the American Association OF Uni
versity Women with Mrs. william L.
Corbin as program chairman.
Evening star., 1934-12-31
POLICE ATTEND
SINCLAIR RITES
Motor Cycle Officers Act as
Honorary Escort for
Traffic Victim.

While police today intensified their
drive to hold down the rapidly mount
ing total of fatal accidents in the
District, funeral services for Ray v.
Sinclair, ace sleuth of offending mo-
toristS, who was himself killed last
week in a traffic accident, were held
at his home, 5218 Illinois avenue.
Following services at the home, a
requiem mass was said at st. Gabriel's
Catholic Church at 10 am, which
was attended by both off duty shifts
of motor cycle police who acted as an
honorary escort. Members of Wash
ington Police Post, No. 29, of the
American Legion and representatives
of police associations acted as hon
orary pallbearers.
The pallbearers included Inspector
B. A. Lamb, Lieut.. w. T. Storm, Sergt.
Joseph Harrington and Pvts. Bruce
Strong, Ray Aggleson and A. s.
Griffin.
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, police super
intendent, and Inspector L. I. H. Ed
wards attended the services.
Officers from the ninth precinct
acted as guard of honor to the grave
where Pvt. Daniel Moeller sounded
TAPS"
Sinclair was Washington's best
known policeman, having made more
arrests annually for traffic violations
than any other member of the force,
However, he was commended many
times for his courtesy, and also held a
high average for convictions in Traffic
Court. Today's demonstration was
the largest and most elaborate police
funeral in many years.
Scores of floral tributes were re-
ceived by the family honoring the
officer.
Evening star., 1934-12-31
P. w. A. CLAIMS AID
IS GIVEN 100000
5000, 100000 Hours of Employ.
ment Created, Administration
States in Review.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Public Works Administration
reported in its year-end review yes
terday it had created more than
5000, 900, 900 hours of employment
beneiting 7,000,0 900 persons.
The survey, presented to Admins
traitor Harold l.. Ickes, showed 9,100
projects completed and 1900 under
construction, with funds allotted for
1880 more and construction due to
begin shortly. Almost all P. w. A.
funds, except those derived from op-
Grafton TO the revolving fund, have
been allocated and the survey said
the organization was ready for what
ever new program President Roosevelt
and Congress might approve.
OF the $4,000, ,000, 900 total P. w. A.
expenditures - excluding the Civil
Works Administration, the Civilian
Conservation Corps and administra-
tive work financed by public work
allotments-$1, ,250, ,o00,0 900 has been
for construction projects alone, de-
veloping 642 2,329,759 man-hours of di-
rect labor.
Evening star., 1934-12-31
.T|NKHAM DEGREES
j. S.-S0v|ET LINK
Demands Recognition Be
Withdrawn as Blow at
"Barbarism."

A demand that American recogni-
ton of Soviet Russia be withdrawn
was made today by Representative
Tinkham, Republican, of Massachu-
sets. He said "ferocious barbarism, u
atheism" and "anarchistic" doctrines
preached in the U. S. S. r. should
mot be encouraged by the United
States"
Tinkham, who made tour through
Russia last Summer, said he would
ask Congress to approve resolution
embodying his demand
The Union of Soviet Socialist Re-
publics," his statement said, "is con-
trolled by homicidal terrorists who
have murdered or Systematically
starved for political purposes between
10 and 20 millions of human beings
and who continue to murder and
starve.
Sees Peril in Propaganda.
"These homicidal terrorists have
adopted a militant and systematic
teaching of atheism which is a stencil
in the nostrils of all Christian people
THE U. S. S. r. proclaim doctrines
opposed to our Constitution and aimed
at the destruction of the character OF
our civilization, which doctrines are
Systematically spread in the United
States by propaganda.
These Communistic doctrines have
been officially denounced by our mill
tary and naval officers as undermin-
ing the personnel of our Army and
Navy.
These Communistic doctrines have
been denounced also by the American
Federation of Labor.
UNITED States recognition of this
rule of homicida1 terrorists encour-
ages them to talk of war and to make
provocative and warlike action in the
Far East.
"The withdrawal of recognition by
the United States would put an
end to the use of American credit
and American money to promote world
revolution and ferocious barbarism,
=" would keep American credit and
American money from being used to
strengthen this uncivilized, savage and
brutal power for war"
Meanwhile, a special House COM
mittee which had been studying "un-
American activities was preparing a
report to the House. A number of
recommendations were in mind,
among them that of giving the JUS
tice Department sufficient money to
keep close watch on Communists,
Fascists and Nazis.
Evening star., 1934-12-31
'TARDY THOUSANDS
SEEK AUTO TAGS
AT LAST MINUTE
1884 License Plates Will Be
Barred 18 Hours After
Midnight.
LONG LINES FORMED
BY HOPEFUL MOTORISTS
Hundreds Will Be Disappointed,
Since Capacity of Office Is
700 an Hour.

Literally thousands of tardy motor
lists stood patiently in line this morn
ing to secure license tags as the wan
ing hours of 1884 made it imperative
that they either get the new plates
or stay at home after midnight to-
night.
Automobile drivers will be required
to remove their parked vehicles with
1884 license plates within IS hours
of midnight tonight, it was announced
by William A. Van Duzer, director
of the Traffic Bureau.
Approximately 5000 registered au-
tomobiles in the District had not re-
ceived 1885 license tags this morning,
a check-up by the bureau revealed,
and of that 5000 approximately 1000
will not be served before January 2
and some day later in the week, Van
Duzer said, since the Traffic Bureau
can handle only about TOO applicants
an hour today.
In response to numerous queries,
Van Duzer said the bureaus mailing
room had no applications on file early
this morning and that up until about
noon $50 had been received. These
will be filled Immediately. The bu-
reau has serviced all but 80 of the
mail applications received, and those
not filled were returned or filed due
to faulty addresses, he declared.
Evening star., 1934-12-31

there to visit favorite brother she
has not seen in years. She said:
II had a feeling that something
pleasant was going to happen yester-
day morning. 1t came to me first in
church, and when on the way thome
I saw a messenger boy turn in at our
house I knew that whatever it was it
was happening then"
She had purchased the ticket to
help bedraggled house-to-house
canvasser.
Chided for Buying Ticket.
"At the time" she said, It didn't
care anything about the ticket. In
fact, I'd forgotten it entirely until
yesterday morning. The poor old man
who came to the door looked so ragged
and hungry that I couldn't turn him
away"
When Mrs. Verdi displayed her
ticket to the family they chided her
good-naturedly for being an easy
| mark.
Carl r. Greimel of 1869 Ridge drive,
Brookmont, Md, had ticket on the
race, too, but his horse, Miramound,
turned out to be non-starter. Never
theless, Mr.. Greimel will get 81 900
for his ticket
Greimel says he will use the money
! to pay some bills.
Evening star., 1934-12-31
|AUT0|STS Warned
| OF PER|LS TONIGHT
Traffic Lights to Remain In
0peration-Parking Ban
Becomes Effective.

As the year 1884 was to be ushered
out tonight, special restrictions were
being placed on motorists by police
officials in an effort to hold the total
traffic deaths to its present record
total Of 134, while overnight two hit
and run cases were among the nu-
merous accidents reported.
Traffic lights will remain in opera
ton all night and a new regulation
was ordered in effect as of January
/, which will prohibit parking on 80
Washington streets from am. to
am. This latest regulation is intro
duced with view toward facilitat-
ing the removal of snow during the
Winter months.
Care Urged on Motorists.
Motorists are being urged by Traf-
fic Director William A. Van Duzer to
curb any urges for reckless or speedy
driving over the holiday nights, because
the many Watch parties" and other
celebrations in the city will find many
merrymakers active until dawn.
William G. Stretch, 46, of 3013 Vista
street northeast, was injured last eve
ming when hit-and-run driver
knocked him into the street in the 40o
block of street, where he was crank
ing his automobile. Witnesses said
Stretch stepped from the side of his
auto and was struck by a passing car
He was taken to Emergency Hospital
by taxicab driver. His injuries were
not considered serious.
Southeast Man Hit.
Walter w. Pearson, 40, of 2l3 Valley
avenue southeast, was struck by q
large sedan. according to witnesses, as
he was walking in the 3700 block OF
Nichols avenue southeast. He was
taken to Casualty Hospital for treat
ment, where his condition today was
reported to be improving. The driver
of the car did not stop, police said.
Stephen r. Gates, "a, of 623s
Thirty-third street, is being held al
the Sixth precinct on a charge of fail
ing to stop after a collision yesterday
on Military road Lear Daniels road, ir
Rock Creek Park, when a taxicab side
swiped the auto of Walter A. Smith
20, of Chevy Chase, and failed to stop
according to police. No one was
injured.
Evening star., 1934-12-31
Z UNIONS LEAVE
AT. OF |. IN ROW
Building Trades Department
Rift Widens as Units
Move Quarters.

The rift in the building trades de-
partment of the American Federation
of Labor is widening.
The IL unions standing by Michael
]. McDonough as president have left
their quarters in the Federation Build
ing at Ninth street and Massachusetts,
avenue and moved to the Machinists'
Building on the opposite corner.
The seven other unions, recognized
officially by the federation as con-
stituting the department, were under
the leadership of william j. Williams.
Their headquarters are at 8l5 Fiji
teenth street.
Row of Long Standing.
McDonough's group. it was said to-
day, is prepared to assert its right to
be the legally constituted department.
The trouble Is of long standing. 1t
came to a head in the Autumn when
the faction now headed by Williams
and having as its nucleus the "big
three" unions-carpenters, bricklayers
and electricians-after having been
outside the department for some time
was denied readmission, the Nc
Donough group contending they were
seeking to gain control.
Then the federation convention in
San Francisco voted disapproval Of
its departments action and William
Green, the president, was instructed
to seek settlement and, failing that,
to call another convention.
McDonough's Group Left Out.
This gathering was held here in
November. The "big three" attended,
along with tile and marble settlers
helpers, teamsters, engineers and Ia
borers. The others stayed away.
Williams of the carpenters was elected
presiednt.
This, in effect, left the other group,
aligned with McDonough, on the OUT
side. In this combination are the
plumbers and steamfitters, sheet
metal workers. asbestos workers,
granite cutters, stone cutters, painters
and decorators, plasterers and cement
finishers, structural and monumental
iron workers, elevator constructors,
roofers, lathers and boilermakers.
Thousands of workers are affected
by the schism. One of the elements
which have caused trouble in the
department Is recurrent jurisdictional
disputes.
Evening star., 1934-12-31
FORMER MISS IDA RILEY
OF WASHINGTON DIES
Warrenton and New York Wom-
an Was Widow of Samuel
Willetts, Broker.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENTON, Va, December 81
Mrs. Ida B. Willetts, widow of Samuel
Willetts of New York, died this morn
ing at her home near Warrenton Of
bronchial pneumonia.
She was Miss Riley of Washington
and her first husband was Mr.. Nc
Kinney.
After marrying Mr.. Willetts, a
broker, she lived at Westbury, Long
Island.
For several years she had lived at
Nordix Farm, near Warrenton, and
had an apartment on Park avenue,
New York Her only daughter was
married last Spring to Kenneth Jen-
kins Of Washington and lived with her
mother here. Funeral arrangements
have not been announced.
Evening star., 1934-12-31

When the horses go to the post
tomorrow for the running of the
Sherbrooke Hotel Dieu Sweepstakes
in Sydney, Australia, one of them
Whittingham-will carry a $4,000
prayer offered up by a Washington
woman.
Mrs. Agostina Verdi, 72, Of 1017
Otis place, had just come from church
yesterday morning when she saw
a messenger boy at the entrance Of
her home He brought the news
that Mrs. Verdi's drawing, Whiting
ham, in the Tattersalls Cup Run,
was listed favorite in the race and,
If the winner, might bring home
$4,000.
Mrs. Verdi learned later that even
II Whittingham doesn't run in the
money he will still bring home the
bacon" as the boys say at the track.
It just has to be a Happy New Year
in the Verdi home. She will, get
three or four thousand dollars any
way.
Tells Of Premonition.
Naturally, there was joy in the
Verdi home today. Giuseppe Verdi,
the husband, is a descendant of the
Italian composer Verdi. Mr. Verdi
was ready to dance, but Mrs. Verdi
had only one idea-to go to Kentucky,
Evening star., 1934-12-31
MRS. JAMES l.PUGH DIES,
WAS WIFE OF JUDGE
Daughter of Former Representa-
tive Sowden Of Pennsylvania
Expires in Cleveland.

Mrs. James L. Pugh, wife Of the
former Police Court judge, died Of
a stroke Saturday, while visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Louis Helmutl, in
Cleveland, Ohio.
Mrs. Pugh, the former Bessie Sow
den Of Allentown, Pa, was the daugh-
ter Of the late William Sowden,
Representative from Pennsylvania. Be-
sides Mrs. Helmuth, she is survived
by her husband and two other daugh-
ters, Mrs. Arthur Roche Of Hartford,
Conn, and Mrs. Bernard Poland of
Bradley Beach, N. j.
Funeral services will be conducted
Wednesday in Allentown.
Evening star., 1934-12-31
CHECK. TAX EXPIRES

Expiring with 1884 tonight will be
the so-called nuisance" tax Of 2
cents on each bank check.
Made effective 80 months ago, this
levy had yielded $101, 100000 to the
Treasury Golfers up to the close Of
November. This was slightly more
than 3,400, 900 per month.
Under the law, the tax expires at
midnight and all indications have
been that Congress viii not renew 1t.
Evening star., 1934-12-31
GEORGE J. BRICK, NAVY
MACHINIST, DIES HERE
Former Government Employe
Was Veteran Of Spanish
American War.

George j. Brick. IS, retired Navy
Yard machinist, a native of WASH
ington, died yesterday in sleep at his
home, 316 K street northeast. Mr..
Brick, veteran of the Spanish-Ameri-
can War, enlisted with one of the Dis
trictis first volunteer regiments. He
retired from the Navy Yard about II
months ago because Of disability.
He is survived by two daughters,
Marie and Marguerite Brick: two sons,
John and Edward Brick, and two sis
ters, Mrs. Agnes Talburt and Mrs. Ella
Baine.
Funeral services will be conducted
in st. Aloysius' Church tomorrow at 9
am, followed by burial in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1934-12-31
Gertrude Stein Keeps Audience
In Delightful Fog of Literature
Capacity Cro,Ud Edited
or BewiLdered by
Writer'S Lecture.
BY w. A. SHIPPEN.

Five or six hundred students, intel
lectuals and literary fans crowded
into a ball room at the Willard last
night to learn of the history of Amer
ican literature as Gertrude Stein un-
derstands it, from the simple days Of
Chaucer up to the time when Miss
Stein herself broke down the para
graph and said goodnight.
Additional scholars would have been
edited, or slightly bewildered, as the
case might have been, except for re-
strictions imposed on the size of the
audience by Miss Stein and the seat
ing limits of the ball room. A hum
of annoyance, if not downright aggra-
vation, informed lucky holders of
seats of futile supplications at the
door.
Miss Stein was Is minutes late and
entered amid dramatic hush. An
audience predominantly feminine
glued their eyes upon the lecturer as
she marched down the center aisle in
her well-known square-toed shoes,
cloaked in a dark monkish garment
which almost touched the floor.
No Introduction.
When Miss Stein mounted the lee
turer's platform, fiddling with her
horn-rimmed glasses and stroking her
gray hair, which was clipped in mill
tary style, the silence was so intense
that the most backward student in the
crowd could have heard an infinitive
split.
Miss Stein settled the platform
light in the place which suited her
best, thrust 20-page manuscript be-
fore her and began quite simply, with
out benefit of introduction:
What is English literature?"
If any one knew, they did not vol
unteer the information Miss Stein
answered her own question.
1T IS a description of English lit
erature, as understand it, from the
beginning up to now" She spoke in
a well modulated voice, voice which
commanded attention by pleasing in
Elections and dramatic quality. Even
the scoffers and the cynics found
themselves wondering If it mattered
much what Miss Stein said, so long as
it was Miss Stein who said it.
Lost in the Fog.
"That is to say, what is it?" con-
tinued Miss Stein. How can you
know more than you do know. Yet
one can know all of it English lit
erature) inside you. behind you. But
this you do not know. AL at one
time inside you"
Except for chosen few, who wore
smiles of understanding, Miss Stems
audience was by this time in deep
water, cast adrift and fumbling for
their bearings
There is going to be more Amer
lean literature, very likely. At any
rate" she continued, Its all inside
me. English literature has been with
us long time, lot to do and a
lot not to do. Sometimes poetry and
prose has had something to do with
other arts and sometimes not"
For some time things went on that
way. The audience followed Miss
Stein with unf1agging attention, hop
ing, perhaps, not to be swept too far
beyond its depth. From time to time,
Miss Stein consented to remove the
cloak of obscurity from her words.
Explanations Are Clear.
She let their meaning shine out in
frankly explanatory passages. The
audience settled happily back into its
seats, only to lose itself again in an
other verbal fog from the platform.
To Miss Stein, English literature be-
Evening star., 1934-12-31
SECOND BAPTIST PLAN
ANNIVERSARY SERVICES

A religious program celebrating the
year of jubilee of the Second Baptist
Church of Washington in commemo-
ration of its 125th anniversary will be
held tonight at 9:15 o'clock in the
church auditorium, Fourth street and
Virginia avenue southeast.
Following opening devotionals, q
tableau portraying church activities
will be presented by the different de-
partments. The ceremonies will be
concluded with q candlelight recess
sional and social entertainment.
Evening star., 1934-12-31
Congress Foote's Topic.

"The New Congress-Its Personnel
and Problems" will be the subject
Of an address by Mark Foote, Presi-
dent Of the National Press Club, at
q meeting Of the Twentieth Century
Club at the Y. w. G. A. Thursday
at II am.
Evening star., 1934-12-31
THREE BILLIONS
SPENT FOR RELIEF
One Out of Seven Persons
Aided by Federal Funds
in 1884.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Uncle Sam looked back today on a
twelvemonth in which some S3,000,-
10000 was poured out in the drive
to aid the distressed by providing
cash, goods or jobs.
About one out of every seven per-
sons in the country looked to Gov
ernment for support in whole or in
part. This did not count benefits
paid to farmers.
Huge Sums for Relief.
A huge item in the expenditure was
for relief. Federal Emergency Relief
Administration figures show that in
1934's first nine months, $972, SOC, ,173
was spent, of which 69.5 per cent was
contributed by the Federal Govern
ment. States and local governments
put up IA per cent and 16 per cent,
respectively. The years total, assum-
ing the December relief load to re-
quire no more than the SITS, ,789, ,742
for November, was estimated at about
81 ,480 ,000, 900.
The cost for the year of the Civilian
Conservation Corps was set at $780,
100000. Some two billion dollars has
been poured out on public works and
civil works construction projects since
they were started in 1888. Civil works,
discontinued March 81, cost $814,-
100000. Two-thirds Of its life was
during 1884.
$1,25o,00o,o0o for Construction.
Public works has laid out $780,
100000 on construction projects, be-
sides allocating money not yet spent
and paying expenses of N. R. A. and
some other emergency agencies. Dur
ing the height of its activity last
Summer it estimated 1000, 900 persons
had employment directly or indi-
rectly from P. w. A. projects. The
greatest part Of its pump printing
drive was exerted during 1884. Few
projects got under way during 1898.
Relief officials have explained the
still-rising number on relief as at
tributable to discontinuance of the
civil works program and the gradual
exhaustion of resources of unemployed,
particularly white collar" people.
There have been signs that the ad-
ministration is swinging away from
direct relief toward a 100 per cent
work relief program. F. e. r. A. is
seeking to return some 4,000, 900 "un-
employables" to the care of the
States.
Evening star., 1934-12-31
WILLARD FETE ON AIR
Local New Year Eve Party to Be
Broadcast.

High lights Of the gala New York
eve party at the Willard Hotel will
be broadcast from 10:30 to IL o'clock
tonight by VOL and other American
Broadcasting Co. stations. This will
be the only Washington celebration
to be carried by any of the radio net
works.
The program includes dance music
by Johnny Slaughter's Orchestra and
solos by Ernestine Gardner and Fen
ton Frcom.
Evening star., 1934-12-31
Schools DRY Clothes.

Means for drying the pupils clothes
IN wet Weather are provided b new
London schools.