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Evening star., 1934-05-17
ARCHITECTS BACK
FEDERAL PROGRAM
Institute Committee Asks
Members to Get Behind
Public Works Plan.

Members Of the American Institute
of Architects were urged today in a
committee report laid before their
convention at the Mayfower Hotel to
concentrate efforts on the speedy exc
cution of q Nationwide public works
program, employing the services Of
private architects to design Federal
buildings.
The recommendation was made in a
report of the Public Works Committee,
headed by Louis La Beaume Of st.
Louis Characterizing the construc-
ton business as the Nations largest
capital goods industry" the document
asserted valuable assets now frozen
in mills, transportation units and
other branches of industry would be
released.
Federal Control Hit.
Carrying out the public building
program solely under the supervision
of bureaucratic Government units"
would be repugnant to American ideals
as well as wasteful of taxpayers
money, the committee contended. OBJ
tanned at reasonable cost, the services
of private architects would more than
repay the public in production of at
tractive, well designed and well built
public buildings.
The report was one of several sub
mitted to the Second-day meeting Of
the institute. At a joint luncheon of
the organization with the Producers
Council, an affiliated group also in
conference here, the principal speaker
was L. r. Hoff of the Johns-Manville
Co. His scheduled topic was GOOD
Architecture, the Architect, the Pro-
ducers."
A resolution adopted without dissent
this morning provides for resumption
OF annual conventions by the institute,
with Washington to be the place OF
meeting one year and some other city
of the United States on alternate years
Russell Will Speak.
The institutes sessions will con-
tinue tonight, with Horace H. Rus
sell, general counsel of the Federal
Home Loan Bank Board. speaking on
THE influence of Governmental
Agencies Upon Housing"
Nominations made today for officers,
directors and honorary members will
be voted on at tomorrow's meetings,
which will close the convention.
The Producers Council held its
elections yesterday, selecting J. C.
Bebb of New York to succeed F. w.
Morse of the same city as president.
Others chosen were F. r. Gilpatric,
New Britain, Conn, first vice presi-
dent; A. B. Tfbbetts. New York, sec
ond vice president; w. M. Crane, jr.,
New York, secretary, and j. j. Mat
son, Schenectady, treasurer.
At the Councils evening conference
yesterday Senator Robert M. La Fol-
lette spoke on Public Works Legisla-
ton" and Russell discussed Home
and Home Building
Plans"
New Policy Advocated.
Advocating adoption of a national
policy recognizing housing as a pub
lie utility rather than business, the
report of the Institutes Committee
on Economics of Site Planning was
submitted today by the board of di-
rectoIs. The document recommended
that the 81 chapters of the institute
Evening star., 1934-05-17
BOY SCOUTS BEQUEATHED RADIO
EQUIPMENT IN ROY GRAY WILL

Radios and tools belonging to the
late Roy w. Gray, valuation expert
of the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion, were bequeathed to the Boy
Scouts of America under his will filed
for probate today in District Supreme
Court.
Gray, who died April ~, expert
mented with radio as q hobby, and
was considered an authority in that
field. His estate was valued at $40,-
719, all in personal property.
He bequeathed his clothing, books,
jewelry, furniture. ETC., to the Saliva
ton Army. The B. p. o. E. Of Port
land, Greg. was given $1,000, and
Evening star., 1934-05-17
RETIREMENT PLAN
PASSES SENATE
Legislative Employees Would
Have Option of Joining
Civil Service System.

Employees in the legislative branch
of the Government would be given
the option of joining the civil service
retirement system under a bill passed
by the Senate late yesterday. 1t has
not passed the House.
As originally drafted by Senator
Gibson, Republican, of Vermont, the
measure would have placed these en-
ployes under the retirement law as
it applies to other Federal workers.
Senator Mcclellan. Democrat, of Ten
nessee had the measure amended on
the floor so the automatic retirement
rule would not apply to legislative
employees already past the retirement
age.
Another amendment, which makes
the application of the law optional,
provides that legislative employees
could be exempted from the retire.
ment law by giving written notice to
the secretary of the Senate or the
clerk of the House.
The bill applies to clerks to Sena-
clerical forces Of the Senate and
House. Because of the constant
changes in membership of the House
and Senate, many of these employees
would not remain In the service until
the retirement age. Such employees
could pay into the retirement fund
the 31a per cent contribution from
their salaries required by the retire.
ment law, and draw out their con-
tribution, with interest, If they are
separated from the service before re-
tirement age.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

<<THEERaE3, goes Babe to the
This shout was raised
L this morning, to an accom-
paniment of automobile 81
renS. all along the way from the cir
Gus lot to the Zoo.
Babe was stopping traffic again on
her last march. Along Florida ave-
nue.. Ninth, w and Fourteenth streets
to Columbia road, and thence by Har-
ward street to the Zoo, policemen gave
Babe the right of way and admiring
spectators gathered.
At the ripe old age OF 90, after
more than half century Of trouping,
Babe was formally presented in the
arena at yesterday afternoons circus
performance to Dr. william M. Mann,
director of the Zoo. The presenta-
ton was made by Robert Ringing
Of Ringing Bros. and Barnum g. Bal
ley Circus. who expressed the hope
that Washington's children would like
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undertake a study of the ma jor COM
munitieS within their respective areas
collaborating with other local tech.
nical bodies, with a view to chartine
in each community a plan so or
ganized as to bring about a just bal
ance Of all elements of urban life.
1T is time that we abandon the
idea of housing as business and &C.
cept 1t frankly as a public utility a
we have accepted education, hospitali-
zation, fire and police protection" the
statement continues.
Ragnar Ostberg, noted Swedish
architect, yesterday received the high
est honor bestowed by the members o1
his profession in this country when
President Roosevelt presented to him
at the White House the institutes
gold medal.
City Hall Is Praised.
Ernest J. Russell, president of the
institute, read the citation at the
presentation ceremonies, announcing
the Swedish leader was to be honoreo
in recognition Of his artistic imagi.
nation, adaptiveness and wealth o.
ideas, uniting a fine sense of form
and Elasticity combined with hrmnes.
Of design, as particularly manifest ir
the City Hall of Stockholm"
Ostberg in the past has been hon.
ored by more than half a dozen Euro
pean nations.
DR.. James H. Breasted Of Chicago
last night was given the fine arts
medal Of the institute, for his dis
tinguished achievement in the field
of literature pertaining to the fine arts
and in particular to his work in arch
eology in Egypt over a long period Of
years"
The craftsmanship medal went to
Walter w. Kantack of New York
for his work in metal and glass, and
his sensitive combination of materials
entering into the field of lighting, and
use OF metals as whole"
Charles D. Maginnis of Boston, the
first vice president, presided last night
The Committee on Education pre-
sented its report, proposing co-opera.
ton of the institute with the national
council of architectural registration
boards in effecting proper control oi
preparation for the profession.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
VACATION WILL END
FREE LUNCHEONS
School Project Discontin.
uance Announced by Allen
After Study.

The free lunch program for under
nourished school children will be
abandoned for the Summer at the end
Of the public school term June 20,
Commissioner George E. Allen an
nounced today.
The question of whether the serv-
ing Of lunches should be continued
during the vacation period has been
the subject Of discussion for several
weeks. Final decision was reached by
Allen after consulting with school Of
flcials and relief authorities.
Allen said 1t had been decided that
1t would be impracticable to continue
the program during the period. He
cited problems as to the handling of
food during hot weather, including
transportation, and the question of
who would be- responsible for the chill
dren when the schools were not In ses-
sion. Allen said the question Of
financing was not involved.
Allen said many children found to
be in need Of food during the Sum-
mer would be provided for at their
homes through the operation of the
Emergency Relief Division.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

Babe, and that the old elephant would
live out her last years in contentment.
Babe will be among old friends at
the Zoo. Dr. Mann, a circus fan OF
long standing. has known and ad-
mired Babe for years. This Is also
the case with Head Keeper William
H. Blackburn. a former animal man
with the circus. Mr.. Blackburn
trouped with Babe in the old days
and knows her whims and her Virtues
AS the leader of the herd, Babe has
quelled many stampede. Today she
took the long hike In better form than
her attendants.
How far is that zoo, anyhow"
moaned the circus man, after the
first three miles. They made it, how
ever. shortly after 10 am. and Babe
was lodged in temporary quarters I'M
til room can be made for her. And
Babe requires considerable room, as
the tref1c policemen who made way
for her on her last march can testify.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

$500 was left to the California Insti-
tute Of Technology at Pasadena, with
instructions that the money be used
in aiding needy students, the award
to be based on character and the
will to do, rather than slavish ad-
herence to the rules Of department
and parrot-like recitations."
He left $1,000 to a sister, Josie
Wyatt OF Pasadena, Calf; 81 900 to a
niece, Katheryn Armstrong Of Los
Angeles, and the residue of the estate
to a sister, Jessie Hester Of Los
Angeles. The will and petition were
filed through Frank B. Germon of
the American Security & Trust Co.,
which was named executor.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
.RA|NEY APPOINTS
CONFEREES0 0ND DC.
SUPPLY MEASURE
Names Entire Subcommit.
tee of House Appropria-
tions Body.
GROUPS ARE EXPECTED
TO MEET. NEXT WEEK
Taxpayers Association Reported
Planning Fight on Senate
Increases.

The entire subcommittee of the
House Appropriations Committee was
named today by Speaker Rainey as
conferees on the 1885 District supply
bill.
The subcommittee which framed the
bill originally is headed by Represent
ative Cannon, Democrat, of Missouri.
Other members are Representative
Blanton, Democrat, of Texas; Jacob
sen, Democrat, of Iowa; Otter. Re-
publican, Of Pennsylvania and Powers,
Republican, of New Jersey.
The Senate has six conferees on
the committee, headed by Senator
Thomas, Democrat, Of Oklahoma,
chairman of the appropriations sub
committee, which handed the bill in
the Senate.
Cannon Makes Charge.
Preceding appointment of the con-
ferees, the House sent the bill TO
conference. In asking for the con-
ference, Cannon charged that the
Senate had adopted "a rather un-
conventional course in appointing
its conferees before the House decided
whether 1t desired a conference.
The two conference groups are ex-
pected to get together early next week
in an effort to iron out differences
between the House and Senate bills.
The measure as 1t passed the Senate
carries approximately $4,000. 900 above
the total approved by the House. In
dications are the House conferees will
make an effort to scale down this in
crease.
Taxpayers Plan Campaign.
Coincident with the appointment of
the House conferees, reports reached
the Capitol that the Washington Tax
payers Protective Association Is plan
ming to wage a determined campaign
to have the Senate increases wiped
out in conference. Charts and other
data relating to the Districts financial
situation are being prepared in prep
aration for the drive.
The association, it is understood,
intends to point out that the S.
000, 900 increase allowed by the Senate
will wipe out the prospective surplus
in unobligated tax revenues in the
coming fiscal year and result in a
boost in the tax rate In the 1896 fiscal
year.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

meeting tonight, following their ses-
sion last night, to take final action.
the nature Of which was not certain
today.
PlaSterers are asking for the six
hour day, and a raise from $l.50 to
Sits. The Employing Plasterers' As
sociation stands on its old contract
Of $3.50 per hour for an eight-hour
day.
The fathers, who are getting $1.3712
per hour for an eight-hour day may
ask for SITS, the figure most gen.
orally discussed, but final decision
will be reached at tonight's meeting.
They also want a six-hour day.
The Plasterers' Union also meets
tonight, it is understood, but there
were no indications today Of any
change in their position, as ready to
strike for their demands
Evening star., 1934-05-17
ICE CREAM STRIKE
STILL UNSETTLED;
ARBITRATION FAILS
Workers Refuse Offer of
Central Labor Union
as Mediator.
ACTION MAY HAVE COST
OTHER EMPLOYEES AID
Walkout of Other Factory Groups
Is Called Off After
Rejection.

An attempt to arbitrate the strike
of engineers, firemen and oilers en-
ployed in the Garry and Southern
Diaries ice cream plants failed today
when the strikers refused to accept
the offer of the Central Labor Union
to act as mediator.
Accordingly, the meeting, scheduled
for this morning was called of and
the strike continued, with workers and
operators standing fast to their posi-
tions in the wage dispute.
That the refusal Of the strikers tC
allow the Centre1 Labor Union to step
in as arbitrator may have cost them
the support of the more numerous ice
cream workers-the men who actually
make the product-appeared probable
Strike Call Rescinded.
c. B. McCloSkey, business agent OF
the Ice Cream Workers Union, who
had said he would call a strike If the
demands Of tn engineers were not
adequately met, said this morning
If those fellows want to act bull
headed 1 certainly am not going to
call out my men and jeopardize their
interests to help the engineers"
A strike OF the ice cream workers
which would have forced the plants
to suspend operation, already had
been called last night when the meet
ing for arbitration Of the engineers
demands was arranged. McClosky
Immediately rescinded the strike or
der, but was prepared to come to the
support of the engineers at any mo-
ment
c. C. Callan, business agent of the
Engineers Union, explained his re-
fusal to accept the services Of the
Central Labor Union by saying he al
ways found it more satisfactory to
deal directly with employers rather
than through a third party.
OF the Central Labor Unions offer,
he said: I'VE haven't requested it.
and until we do we don't want it."
Dickson to Stay Out.
The meeting of arbitration was ar
ranged by r. A. Dickson, president
of the Central Labor Union. The plan
was for him and three members OF
his executive board to meet with rep
resentatives of the operators and at
tempt to reach an agreement, which
would not have been binding, however
without confirmation by the strikers
AS a result of Callan's position
Dickson said today he will take no
further part in the strike.
The strikers are seeking s2.5C
weekly wage increase. The present
scale calls for So day for engineers
1884 for firemen and $6.62 for oilers
About year and a half ago their
pay was cut so cents day and the
working week reduced from six to five
days.
The operators contend the wage de-
mands are unfair and cannot be met
because of the strong competition af-
forded by cut-rate ice cream concerns.
Plan to Strike Tomorrow.
Meanwhile union plasterers and
probably fathers were preparing to
strike tomorrow for six-hour day
and higher hourly wages, according
to all indications today.
Lathers, however, will hold another
Evening star., 1934-05-17
Prehistoric Story of Florida
Barred by G. ". 4. Excavations
Traces of Two Distinct Races Clearly
ShO,Un-Site of De SOtO's ArriuaL
Also Giues Clues.

perched a wooden fowl with gilded
eyes. and within were found some
pearls of small value"
The Indians had hed. This was
because, another chronicler Of the
expedition recorded somewhat indig-
nantly at such depravity. the chief of
the Usitas was mad at the Spaniards
because a previous party had "cut off
his nose and caused the dogs to devour
his mother"
De Soto took over the best houses
for himself and his chief officers. The
rest he ordered torn down and the
forest cut away within the distance
of a bow-shot for defense. At this
time he appears to have been anxious
to make friends with the Indians, but
the chief remembered his missing nose
and his mother.
White Man Stranded
On Spot 10 Years.
Among the most interesting discov-
cries was that of the foundations and
part of the structure of a mortuary
temple, such as was described by the
earliest Spanish explorers of Florida.
When De Soto reached Usita he found
there a veritable Spanish Robinson
Crusoe in Juan Ortiz. who had been
stranded from the Narvez expedition
Of 10 years earlier. The lone white
man had been given by the Indians
the position of guard of their mortu-
ary temple. ~
The one uncovered this Winter must
have been near, but harry could
have been identical with, the scene
of the unfortunate Spaniard's grue-
some vigils.
In these temples the Indians placed
the bodies of their dead and watched
over them for varying periods, even
tually gathering them up and burying
them in the mounds. This is the
first time one Of them ever has been
uncovered.
In the past the Florida peninsula
has been one of the most puzzling
spots in the prehistory of North
America, although it was one Of the
earliest points at which the white
race made contact with the American
aboriginals. The artifacts obtained
by the excavators will be subjected to
intensive study so as to fit into q
chronological table which will extend
at least several hundred years back
ward from the days Of De SoN
Evening star., 1934-05-17
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

The torn pages OF Flor1daS pre-
history can be fitted into chronological
order for the first time, with the ex.
cavation of six mound sites just COM
pleted by a small army of G. w. A
workers under the direction Of Mat.
thew w. Stirling, chief of the Bu-
reau of American Ethnology Of the
Smithsonian Institution.
The excavations were made at care
fully selected key sites-a series of
mounds on the south fork of the Lit
tie Manatee River, near Bradenton;
at Perico Island nearby, at Engle-
wood, near Sarasota; at Miami Beach,
on Lake Okeechobee, at Cape Cana
veraI and at Ormond Beach. All were
sites at one time occupied by the
Timucua or Taloosa Indians, the pre-
historic inhabitants of the State.
The chief points cleared up by the
excavations are as follows:
First, there were two prehistoric
peoples, as clearly shown by the ex-
cavations at the Perico Island site.
The first were q small, light-boned
people. The second were OF the very
massive, heavy-boned type, which has
been chiefly associated with the his
tory of the State. These succeeded.
and may have driven out or destroyed,
the lighter people.
Second, Florida's prehistoric cul-
lures were of a more northerly origin.
Artifacts found In the mounds have
unmistakable resemblance to some
discovered by archeologists as far
north as Arkansas and Missouri. The
implication, of course, is that Florida
was settled originally my migrants
from these regions.
Excavations Near Spot
Where De Soto Landed.
The Manatee River excavations
were close to the spot where De Soto
first landed, but Mr.. Stirling doubts
whether any of the mounds actually
mark the site of the town Of Usita,
his exact landing place.
This town was described by the
F1dalgo Of Elvas, one of De Soto's
followers, as consisting Of "seven or
eight houses built of timber and COW
cred with palm leaves. The chiefs
house stood near the beach on a very
high mount made by hand for de-
tense. At the other end Of the town
was a temple. on the top Of which
Evening star., 1934-05-17
JEWELRY STOLEN HERE
RECOVERED IN ARREST
Butler and Domestic in Home of
Harold Russek Are Returned
From Altoona, Pa.

Most of the $1,000 worth Of jewelry
stolen from the home of Harold Rus
SEX, 3l09 Wodley road, April ~, was
recovered in Altoona, Pa, in the ar
rest there Tuesday of William Gibson,
colored, Al. butler in the Russek home,
and his wife, Catherine Elizabeth Glib
son, colored, SO. who was employed
there as domestic.
Detective T. j. Sullivan, accompa-
MED by a policewoman, went to AL
toona, got the prisoners and jewelry
and returned last night. Gibson and
his wife were booked for investigator.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
FUMES CAUSE ALARM
Fumigation Effort Brings Fire
man m Ana rtyneuf

Six sulphur candles used to fumi-
gate a one-room, kitchen and bath
apartment, brought the Fire Depart
ment Rescue Squad post haste to the
fashionable Le Bourget Apartment, at
2127 California street this morning.
Although the occupants Of the
apartment had taken the precautioD
Of stufiing cloths beneath the outside
door, the pungent fumes were pour
ing into the corridors when the fire.
men arrived.
Gas masks were called into service
and the candles extinguished before
the fumes got into other apartmentA
Evening star., 1934-05-17
GIRLS DEATH PR0BED
Soldier Questioned After Mrs.
lola M. Hickman Dies,

Mrs. Lola Maud Hickman, II, OF
Roanoke, Va, died in Sibley Hospital
early today, allegedly as the result
of an illegal operation performed be-
fore she was taken to the institu-
ton. (
Detective Sergt. John c. Dalglish
Of the homicide squad arrested Pat
rick D. Williamson, 80, a Medical
Corps private stationed at Fort Myer.
and booked him for investigation
pending a coroner's inquest. The in
quest was set for 1880 am. tomorrow
by Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald.
Mrs. Hickman had been rooming in
ths first block of H street.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-05-11
LEGION AUXILIARY READY TO
OBSERVE POPPY DAY MAY 26

Memorial peoples which the wo-
men of the American Legion AuXili-
ary will distribute here on Poppy
Day." May 26. have been means
of providing employment to hun
dreds of disabled World War yeter-
ans through the winter and spring
months. The little red flowers have
made possible earnings of approx
mately 100000 for these disabled
men.
Making of the paper peoples
which the American Legion AuXili-
airy offers on Poppy Day to be
worn in honor of the World War
dead is reserved strictly for the war
disabled. 1t offers a means of en-
ployment to veterans unable to do
other work and not only brings
them money for the support of
themselves and families, but aids
in their rehabilitation by giving
them beneficial interesting work.
The peoples are made in govern
ment hospitals and in special poppy
workrooms maintained by the Aux
Hilary. This year IS different poppy
making centers have been in opera
ton in 40 states. Employment is
restricted to men unable to do work
of other types of work and prefer
ence is given those with families to
support. The paper poppy is used
exclusively by the Auxiliary because
its making is a hand rather than
machine process
The best of working conditions
are, of course. provided for the dis
abled men employed in the poppy
project The number of poppies that
man can make in one day is re-
stricted in order that the workers
will not tax their strength. The
work is directed in such manner
that it will aid in the physical and
mental rehabilitation of the veter-
ans, as we'll as giving them financial
benefits. The money contributed for