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Evening star., 1934-10-21
Writ Communist
As Teacher in u. S.
Says Brookhart
Ex-senator Tells Open
Forum, System Has
EUery Soviet Feature.

BY the Associated Press.
A charge of communistic activity
was made yesterday against-of all
persons-Dr. William A. Writ, Gary,
Ind. school superintendent.
Writ started a House investigation
last Spring with his assertion that
DR.. Rexford G. Tugwell and other
brain truSters" aimed to make a
"Kerensky" out of Mr.. Roosevelt.
But Smith w. Brookhart, former
Senator from Iowa, said yesterday, in
a speech before the Washington Open
Forum, that DR.. Writ had denounced
Communism, although he himself
was in the purest kind Of communistic
business as teacher of public schools
run by the government Of Indiana"
"The best thing In our govern
mental civilization is the public school
system" Brookhart said, "and it is
just as communistic in every feature
and every principle as that Of the
Soviet Union"
The Forum met at George Wash
ington Inn.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
CONCLAVE TO TALK
US. WORK SYSTEM
Social Insurance Also Listed for
Discussion at Congress Of
Capital Marchers.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A call for a congress to meet in
Washington January 5, 6 and 7 to
work for a Federal system" of un-
employment and social insurance was
made yesterday by individuals and
groups affiliated with previous So
called hunger" marches on the
Capital
THE Wagner-Lewis bill, the Wis
consin unemployment compensation
act. the Townsend plan and many
similar measures" a statement said,
'fail to make any of the necessary
provisions required of genuine
social insurance system. These meas
ures only serve to deceive and Divide
those who aspire to greater measure
of social security"
The Roosevelt administration itself
Is drafting proposed legislation for
unemployment insurance and an old
age pension system to place before
the next Congress, but the form the
measures will take has not been re-
vealed.
The threat of a march on Wash
ington $4,000 strong" if the next Con-
gress failed to enact satisfactory
social insurance legislation was made
by members of the delegation which
issued the call for the congress.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
ARCHITECTS BUILDING
RAZING COST S4,238
Temple Wrecking Co. Low Among
Half Dozen Bidders, Demands
Ranging to $11, 900.

John L. Nagle, assistant engineer
of the National Park Service, yester-
day opened bids for the demolition of
the Architects Building at Eighteenth
and Z streets, now occupying part of
the site of the new Interior Building,
and asserted that the indicated low
bidder is the Temple Wrecking Co.
of 56 F street southwest, which offers
to do the job for $4,238.
Bids ranged as high as $11, 900,
which the John J. Abramsen Co.,
Inc, of New York City wanted the
Government to pay. Unlike razing
Jobs that the Government has super
vised here recently, the forthcoming
contract will represent cash outlay
for Uncle Sam. Other demolition
jobs of temporary buildings have af-
forded the contractor much salvage.
In the case of the Architects Build
ing. however, officials yesterday ex-
planned, the cost of removing the
mortar from the bricks leaves the
contractor with no profit.
As a result none of the half-dozen
bidders offered to pay the Govern
ment anything for tearing down the
Architects Building when yesterdays
bids were opened.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
ROBBED OF $1,000,
COLORED MAN REPORTS
Police Investigate Story Tels-
phoned From Grocery on Bor-
rowed Nickel.

Harry B. Goodloe, colored, 28, of
Bowie, Md, was released by police
last night after being questioned at
length concerning his report he had
been robbed of $4,000. Police plan to
continue their investigation Of the
case.
Goodloe first called police by phone
from grocery in the 1900 block of
Capital avenue northeast with a nickel
loaned him by the store proprietor,
whom he had told of being robbed.
The man Is said to have told police
he was severely beaten at the time of
the robbery, but officers said they
were unable to flnd any marks Of the
attack. They said Goodloe reported
be knew the robbers.
Evening star., 1934-10-21


bring to your attention the fact that
some time ago the Board of Directors
of this association recommended that
a committee be appointed to wait
upon the Commissioners for the pur-
pose of having them make an executive
order prohibiting lawyers in the mu-
nicipal employ from directly or indi-
rectly engaging in the practice of law.
Deserves Recognition"
Regardless of whether or not such
a committee has been appointed,
think the matter deserves recognition
by Commissioners, owing to its i'm
portance not only to the municipality
itself, but to the practicing lawyers
on the outside who are under expense
in maintaining their practice. A law
yer in the employ of the municipality
necessarily neglects his official duties
while undertaking to represent lti-
gants on the outside.
Il am sure our board will appreciate
the Commissioners assistance in this
matter"
Evening star., 1934-10-21
TRANSIT HEARINGS
WILL Be RESUMED
Three Plans to Be Presented
When Arguments Con-
tinue Tomorrow.

Hearings before the Public Utilities
Commission will be resumed tomorrow
at 10 am. on the re-routing of the
city's street car system in spite of
apparent failure of various engineers
employed by the commission to agree
on single set of plans.
During the three-week recess Of the
hearings, 1t was expected that John
A. Beeler and William A. Ahearn,
special consultants employed by the
commission, would come to an agree
ment with Fred A. Sager, chief engi-
neer of the commissions regular staff;
in recommending a set of plans. Last
night it was reported that Beeler and
Ahearn would present two plans and
Sager a third. Even this represents
a considerable reduction from the six
plans already offered.
Only one new feature in the plans
will be presented, it is understood.
This is the proposed construction of
a cross-over loop at Third street and
Massachusetts avenue northeast. This
would allow eaSt-bound cars to pro-
ceed along D street and West-bound
cars along the North side of Stanton
Park, reversing the present situation.
At this time, the EaSt-bound cars
travel along the North side of Stanton
Park where the rest of the vehicular
traffic is one-way West bound. Citi-
zens' associations in the Eastern sec
ton for years have urged this reform,
especially since the death of q motor
cycle policeman in collision with a
street car on the North side of Stanton
Park some years ago.
The commission did not follow its
former practice Of announcing the
new plans to the newspapers previous
to calling the hearing Peoples Coun-
sci William A. Roberts said he was in
the dark as to what the engineers
intended to present.
Evening star., 1934-10-21

which a member of the Fire Depart
ment tried to have set aside an order
of the District Commissioners which
forbade firemen to do private work
on their own time. The Court Of
Appeals ruled against him in this
case, holding that the Commissioners
had the power to issue the order in
question as matter of public safety.
Lawyers Seen Losing Work.
Now that they have that power,
Gertman said last night, it seems only
fair that they should prohibit the
District lawyers from taking private
work, which IS taking away business
from lawyers in private practice who
have no Government connections.
Corporation Counsel E. Barrett
Evening star., 1934-10-21
WALLACE TO SIGN
TREATY FOR u. S.
Named Envoy for Roerich
Pact, to Protect Art in
Time of War.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Wallace was appointed by
President Roosevelt yesterday as a
plenipotentiary to sign the inter-
American treaty on the Roerich pact
on behalf of the United States.
The pact, result of 80 years OF work
and agitation on the part of Nicholas
Roerich, archaeologist, seeks to pro-
tect and preserve artistic, scientific,
historical and cultural monuments
and museums in time of war. The
inter-American treaty was prepared
by the Pan-American Union in &C
cordance with a resolution of the Pan
American Conference at Montevideo.
Following the announcement by the
President, Wallace declared:
"I am deeply gratiied to have been
named by President Roosevelt to sign
for the United States this important
document in which I have been inter-
ested for many years and which I re-
gard as an inevitable step In inter-
national relations"
Comparing the pact to the Red
Cross, he added, "at no time has such
an ideal been more needed.
while the individual nations are
working out their separate economic
and national problems" he said, ut
is also necessary that they recognize
their responsibility as part of the
community of nations.
II am not one to urge visionary
substitutes in the place of effective
action in a world of hard economic
facts. Yet do say that it is high
time for the idealists who make the
reality Of tomorrow to rally around
such q symbol of international cul-
tural unity"
The present age, he said, "owes q
great debt to Nicholas Roerich in the
creation Of this ideal-for such ideals
alone afford reality to our efforts for
creating material wealth and working
out improved social machinery for its
distribution"
Evening star., 1934-10-21
Drive to Stop Federal Workers
Practicing La,c Disputed Here

A merry contest ragged yesterday at
the District Bar Association over what
may or may not be campaign to
stop Government lawyers from pri-
vate practice.
1t started when George c. Gertman,
secretary of the association, sent let
tiers on association stationery to Com
missioner George E. Allen and to the
Department of Justice saying that the
associations Board of Directors
wanted the private practice of Gov
ernment employees stopped
Shortly afterward. there came a
denial by F. Regis Noel. president of
the association, that the Board of Di-
directors had taken any such action.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
POST In PARK SERVICE
is GIVEN GUTHRlDGE

Clay ]. Guthridge, architectural
craftsman in the National Park Serv-
ice, yesterday was appointed acting
chief of the division of Government
space control of the buildings branch.
He will serve while Harold A. Cand-
land is temporarily with the Fedora
Housing Administration.
For a brief time Ferdinand Kauf-
holz relieved Candland, but A. z.
Demaray, associate director Of the
National Park Service, informed
Kaufholz his services were needed in
the engineering group.
Candland has been loaned" 10 the
Federal Housing Administration for
four months.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
Top of Monument
TOBe Radio Studio
Tomorrow at Noon
Program to Be Broadcast
From, Tip of Shaft
by WMAL.

A novel broadcast, from the very
tip of the Washington Monument, is
being planned for tomorrow after
noon by Station WMAL.
Announcer Ted Kimbal will mount
the scaffolding which the contractor
has erected for the repairing and
cleaning job and describe the shaft
itself and the renovation work. The
broadcast will begin at 1915 pm. and
continue for Is minutes.
AS part Of the innovation, Phil
O'Brien, orchestra leader who was
heard at Glen Echo recently, is to
sing, accompanied by an accordion
player.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
WOMAN, rs, SLAIN;
FATAL Ak FOUND
Body, With Throat and Head
Cuts, Discovered on Floor
by Daughter.

Mrs. Charlotss Holmes, rs. colored,
was found dead last night in her home
in the TOO block of Nineteenth street
northeast, with her throat cut and a
deep cash in her head. The fatal
wounds apparently had been inflicted
with an ak which was found in an
adjoining kitchen.
The woman was found on the floor
of lower front room by her daughter,
Anne Holmes. She summoned police,
who found the blood-covered ak. They
are investigating in an effort to learn
who was the assailant.
Evening star., 1934-10-21

Prettyman, questioned on the subject
last night, said that although he had
not seen Gertman's protest, he felt
that there was no reason why assist
ant corporation counsel should not do
a certain amount of consulting work
on their own time, so long as it did
not interfere with official business.
He said it was obviously impossible
for them to engage in any trial work
Evening star., 1934-10-21
MRS. I'D. SHERMAN
IS STILL IN COMA
Police Investigate Bus AC.
cidnt to Club Woman SO
Hours in Hospital.

While Mrs. John Dickinson Sher-
man, noted cluo woman, remained un-
conscious after more than SO hours
at Emergency Hospital, homicide
squad detectives and third precinct
police were conducting an intensive
investigation last night into the cir
cumstances surrounding her injury
Friday by a Capital Transit Co. bus.
Mrs. Sherman, 70-year-old honorary
president Of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs, was struck at
Seventeenth and K streets about
1890 pm. Friday officials of the
transit company said the driver,
Walter C. Smith, had reported Mrs.
Sherman had walked into the side
of the vehicle, but friends Of the in
jured woman refused to credit this
statement and advertised yesterday
seeking witnesses.
Police Inquiry Ordered.
The police inquiry was begun on
order of Capt Edward ]. Kelly, third
precinct commander, after it became
known that no report was made to
police the day of the accident. The
first Kelly knew of the incident was
when a newspaper man called to find
out how Mrs. Sherman was hurt.
DR.. Robert A. Keilty. who is treat
ing Mrs. Sherman, said she had Suf-
fered a severe brain conclusion. She
may also have fractured skull, the
physician said.
Parliamentary Law Authority.
Mrs. Sherman, who served as presi-
dent of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs from 1924 to 1928,
was a widely known authority on
parliamentary law
She makes her home here in the
Winter at the Grafton Hotel, and is a
national onsultant of the Home
Owners Protectice Enterprise. Her
legal residence is Denver, Colo.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
JUSTICE EbU|LD|NG
TO Be DEDICATED
Roosevelt and Cabinet
members to Attend Cere-
monies Thursday.

Attorney General Homer Cummings
tomorrow will move his Offices from
the rented building at Vermont avenue
and K street to the 100000 new
home of the Department of Justice
near the eastern apex of the Federal
"triangle'-the first home of its own
in the departments history.
Shifted from one place to another
at frequent intervals since its creation
in 1879, the Justice Department next
Thursday will dedicate its imposing,
Evening star., 1934-10-21

Not only that,
but Noel said he
felt sure that
W h tever the
board might do,
the membership
Of the association
would not sustain
such a protest.
Gertman still
insisted that the
board had taken
the action.
Gertlnan is the
lawyer who un-
successfully went
through ur t
prOceediOPS in
Evening star., 1934-10-21

colonaded e di-
flee with colorful,
formal ceremo-
nieS to be wit
messed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt,
members of his
C a b in e t and
other high digni-
taries of the
executive, judicial
and legislative
branches of the
Government.
Dedicatory ad-
dresses will be
delivered by Mr..
Cummings and bv
Evening star., 1934-10-21

and in fact he
xnew of none who
were doing so. If
the private prac-
tice in any case is
found to interfere
with their work
for the public, he
said, he would
put his foot down.
But he saw no
reason for issuing
q written order
on the subject.
Mr.. Gertman's
letter to Commits
sioner Allen said:
Evening star., 1934-10-21
Republican Meeting Arranged.

RIvERDALE HEIGHTS, Md, Octo-
ber 20 (SpeciaD A meeting will be
held Tuesday evening at the home Of
Theodore Hess here under auspices Of
the League Of Republican Women.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
BROTHERS HURT IN FALL
One Sustains Skull and Rib In
iuries-Other Breaks Foot.

Two brothers were in Georgetown
Hospital last night suffering from in
juries received yesterday afternoon
when they fell from scaffold in
Clarendon, Va, while at work on a
painting job.
One of the men, Clifton Alder, So,
suffered a brain conclusion, several
broken ribs and bruises, while the
other, Sam Alder, so, received q
broken foot. The men are said to be
from Bluemont, Va.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
Ballston Citizens to Meet.

BALLSTON, Va, October 20 (Spe-
ciaD The Ballston citizens will hold
their regular meeting Tuesday evening
In the fire house.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
Price Conflict Waged Here
10 Days-Big Firms
to Retaliate.
ALL SEAB0ARD LINKED
TO CAPITAL MOVEMENT
New Price Is 3.S.Cent Reduction
From Base Fixed After Re.
cent Dispute.

A gasoline price war" that has
been waged silently here for the last
10 days between independent dis
tributors and the major companies,
fared into the open yesterday when
80 of the former announced a drop
from 13 to II cents a gallon for
straight, unbranded gasoline. Subse-
quently information came from an
informed quarter that the major con-
Germs would retaliate tomorrow by
scaling half-cent or perhaps cent
from the existing rate of 1875 for
their straight, branded gasoline.
The development locally is part of
a movement in evidence all along the
Eastern Atlantic Seaboard, according
to the Associated Press.
The new price of the independents
Is reduction of 38 cents per gallon
from the base fixed after the truce
which, several weeks ago, terminated
a similar conflict, while the present
rate Of the major companies is 33
under the figure agreed upon at
that time.
A spokesman for the independents
said last night their latest move was
designed to combat the efforts of the
major companies to maintain a diff
ferential of only one-half cent a
gallon between their straight, branded
gasoline and the straight, unbranded
OF the smaller distributors. The latter
want 1-cent differential, it was said.
The present controversy was said
to have been precipitated when the
major companies cut prices 2 cents a
gallon because of seasonal decline in
consumption.
BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, October 20.-The "gas
war" between major companies and
Independent organizations along the
Atlantic seaboard reached the stage
today where the public was seen as
the immediate victor.
With prices in New Jersey the low
est in the States history, retail gaso-
line sales increased to Summer tour
ing proportions in many territories
and dealers in adjacent States either
were meeting price cuts with price
cuts or attempting to stem the tide
of bargain-price gas flowing across
State lines.
Gasoline went down to 13 cents a
gallon in Philadelphia today, while
across the river in Camden, N. j., the
price was 8 cents.
There is an implication, but so far
no open charges, that low prices on
gasoline are possible through utiliza-
ton of "hot OIL" A strict control Of
this Illegally produced crude would, it
is felt in some circles, end price cut
ting
Evening star., 1934-10-21

(Top):: Here is the netD
$10,000,000 interior De-
partment, phich 1DiH Oc-
cupy tlUo city blocks,
from, C to E, 18th to
18th streets, be eight
stories high, of lime
stone, air conditioned
throughout and haze
some 2,200 rooms.
Evening star., 1934-10-21

Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1934-05-04
THE STAR WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY

Ely believes, "give business the assur-
ance it needs"
Not only that" the Governor adds,
but 1t would assure the course of the
Nation according to the established
ideals of American Government"
Process Tax Effect.
Gov. Ely voiced those opinions
yesterday in a speech prepared for
delivery before the Chamber of Com
merce of the State of New York. His
address was broadcast through Sta
ton WEAF.
Commenting on recent speech by
Prof. Rexford G. Tugwell, Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture, at Buffalo,
N. Y, Gov. Ely said that while Prof.
Tugwell made a great argument for
the agricultural administration pro-
gram he forgot to say " that
the increase in the farmers receipts
was in a large measure due to pay
ments through processing taxes"
Gov. Ely said that the farmer prob
ably cannot have the prices of his
products lifted sufficiently without an
expansion of his market.
He said that he was mindful of the
extreme danger resting in tariff re-
form, but that sooner or later these
barriers against trade must be ma
terially eliminated. They are sapping
Evening star., 1934-05-04
the vitality of every nation Of Europe
apd Aroayioo

the vitality OF every nation OF Europe
and America"
Four Code Advantages.
Turning to future suspension of the
codes, Ely said that the codes fur
nished four distinct advantages
which may be made simple and direct
laWs-"BeaconS, if you will, to guide
modern business and the enactment
of which will keep the Government
abreast of the times. Let us have uni
form hours of labor, a minimum wage
law, the elimination of child labor
and the temporary suspension of the
antitrust laws as to price agreements.
The suspension of the codes, now,
is not asked or expected-but the
promise of their suspension and the
substitution of concrete laws to cover
the four points mentioned would seem
to me to give that assurance which
business needs. Not only that, but it
would assure the course of the Nation
according to the established ideals OF
American Government"
On tariff reform, Gov. Ely said:
THE difficulty comes in carrying it
(tariff reform) out. The President is
asking that the power to arrange
these changes be vested in him. 1t is
dangerous power but it may be a
necessary one. - The exercise of
Evening star., 1934-05-04

The ReSco Short Shoe Pre-
Venter is used by Regal
saIesn1en to insure suffi-
cient inside shoe length
for eloneation of foot in
walking.
Evening star., 1934-05-04
ELY URGES LAWS
TO REPLACE CODE
Business Needs Concrete
Substitution, Says Mas
SachuSettS Governor.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 4.-Gov. Joseph
B. Ely of Massachusetts,, a Democrat,
seeks not immediate suspension of the
codes, but the promise of their sus-
pension.
That promise and the substitution
of concrete laws to cover uniform
hours of labor, minimum wage,
elimination of child labor and the
temporary suspension of the antitrust
laws as to price agreements would,
Evening star., 1934-05-04

such authority. by its very magnitude,
means the delegation Of it to his
spokesmen.
Were these commissions leavened
by the presence of practical men,
should think that the welfare of the
Nation demanded such action. But
American business men will place no
confidence in a total professional COM
mission"
Evening star., 1934-05-04
MOTHER SENT TO JAIL
FOR TORTURING CHILD
6-Year-O1d's Leg Burned With
Poker as "Was Done to Me
When I Was Child"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LAKEWOOD. N. j., May A.
Charged with burning the leg of her
six-year daughter, Esther, with a
red hot poker. Mrs. Marguerite LYDIA
Reed, IS, was sentenced to 80 days
in jail by Recorder Isaac Berkowitz.
when was child they did that
to me to make me mind, lots OF
times" the mother told the judge
Il didn't mean to really hurt her"
The little girl, who won a prize for
beauty at a baby parade in Seaside
Park two years ago, was discharged
yesterday from Paul Kimball Me-
mortal Hospital, where she had been
under treatment since Monday.
Evening star., 1934-05-04

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