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Evening star., 1934-02-12
LENT OBSERVANCE
OPENS WEDNESDAY
Churches Plan Customary
Services for Season.
Noontide Series Begins.

Lent, beginning Wednesday, will be
observed in Washington churches
with the customary services of the
season.
At Washington Cathedral, Mount
st. Alban. the program for Ash We'd
nesday is: Holy communion. Bethle-
hem Chapel. 7:3O am; morning
prayer. litany. penitential Office. ser
mon by Canon @. Freeland Peter.
Great Choir, II am, and evening
prayer, with address by Dean G. C.
F. Bratenahl, pm
The Church OF the Epiphany, G
street, will have a Shrove Tuesday de-
votional service tomorrow for the
clergy Of the diocese. Rev. DR.. J. H.
o. Huntington. Order of the Holy
Cross, speaking. For Wednesday the
arrangements are Holy communion,
7:30 am; litany. penitential office
and sermon by Rev. DR.. ZeBarney T.
Phillips, 10 80, and meditations and
devotion by clergy of other COM
munions, to $50 pm. The usual
series of noontide services will begin
Thursday at 1905, Rev Harry Lee
Doll giving the first two addresses.
At st. Thomas Church, Eighteenth
street, there will be holy eucharist at
8. litany, penitential. Office and COM
munion at II and evensong with SER
mon by Canon E. S. Dunlop at 4:3o
Wednesday; holy eucharist at IL,
Thursday. and evensong with address
by Rev. William S. Bishop at 4;30
Friday.
st. Johns Church. H street. will
have communion at and service with
sermon by Canon Raymond L. Wolven
at II Wednesday; communion. noon.
Thursday, and litany. noon, Friday
In Roman Catholic churches
Throughout the city there will be a
distribution of ashes after each mass
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1934-02-12
Deaths Reported.

am6n ss 5oEI Levin 75. ass N st. s.W ieS 'i
Steven L Cole, rs. Emergency Hospital
ton University Hospital
Margaret Millsap. &c. St. Elizabeth'S Hos
pital
Iisle seston Lipscomb. 81. BIAS . st.
Emma D. walter, 81, 37O1 Massachu-
Bette Cooper. S. 4oo2, 21st st;
Walter F. Long a.. Episcopal Eye. Ear
o.aTss and THROAT gnt.. Hospital Ilo, Ar E.
Robert Simpson IA, Gallinger Hospital
Austin Ficklns, So Garfield Hospital
Mary Ann Perry. 75, 174a 11th st.
William Coghill so Providence Hospital.
Maria Nesbit. Al, Freedmen's Hospital.
Robert ]. Gordon. 3s Veterans Admins
tration Facility
Carrie A Foster IS. tuberculosis Hospital.
William Kinard, "a 2317 H st.
Infant, Theresa Green. Children's Hos
Evening star., 1934-02-12
MITCHELL TO SPEAK
Former Assistant Air Chief Will
Address Optimists Club.

Brig. Gen. William Mitchell. former
assistant chief of the Army Air Serv-
ice, who was the first witness in public
hearings on national defense before
the House Military Affairs Committee
last week, will speak at a luncheon
meeting of the Optimists' Club at
1890 pm. Wednesday in the Hamilton
Hotel.
Among the invited guests are Sec
retary of Commerce Roper, Eugene l..
Vidal, director of aeronautics, Depart
ment of Commerce, and Frederick r.
Neely, chief of the information division
of the Commerce Department Aero
nautics Branch.
Joseph e. Rice will preside. The
program was arranged by Capt. A. E.
Neshitt.
Evening star., 1934-02-12
c. w. A. PAY LINE WAIT
IN COLD IS PROTESTED
Representative Jenckes Urges
Suitable Building to Pro-
vide Shelter.

A protest against the action Of civil
works officials in forcing c. w. A.
workers to line up in the open at
the District wood yard to receive pay
checks was filed with Relief Admin
istrator Hopkins today by Representa-
tive Virginia Jenckes of Indiana.
She urged that a suitable building
be found for the use of the G. w. A.
workers.
"I can see no reason" Mrs. Jenckes
declared. why these c. w. A. workers
must stand in the freezing weather
in order to draw their money.
I'm snowy or slushy weather the
ordeal is even worse than on a dry.
cold day, for these men-many Of
whom have no rubbers or overshoes-
must stand in the mud and water for
an hour or more. I noted that some
Of them had no overcoats."
Evening star., 1934-02-12
TRANSIT COMPANY
TOLD TO PROVIDE
ADEQUATE SERVICE.
Utilities Commission Men,
Der Finds Flaws Could
Be Prevented.
EXPERTS RETAINED
TO STUDY PROBLEM
Survey Under Way to Determine
Proper Routes and sched-
ules for Cars.

Taking cognizance Of numerous
complaints fled with the Public Util-
tiles Commission regarding service
rendered by the Capital Transit Co.,
Riley E. Elgen, of the commission, to-
day issued a statement summarizing
a study of these complaints, and criti-
cizing some of them as ordinarily
preventable by proper supervision
and care"
Elgen said he had directed the car
company to furnish a service up to
the standards fixed by us" and that
the commission would not be salts
fled with a service below these stand
dards.
The causes of failure to supply ade-
uuate service, as revealed in a study
made by the technical staff Of the
commission, since the street car mer-
ger, were listed as primarily due to
severe weather" and failure to foresee
and provide for increases in patronage
due to the substantial upward trend
in employment, to added advantages
available through unification of the
transportation facilities, and the use
of the new weekly pass.
Causes Cited.
"I. personally" Elgen said. have
called the attention of the transit
company to the causes Of its failure
to supply adequate service of the quail
ity required in our orders and have
directed them to furnish a service up
to the standards fixed by us; and our
inspectors, who are on the streets,
daily report that there is a healthy
reaction to our demands.
The remedies to be applied in
order to accomplish our ends are
neither complex nor difficult"
Listing the major causes of poor
service. Englen said the weather prob
lem would solve itself The failure to
foresee and provide for additional
patronage, he said, is being anchor
ated by returning to service many
cars which have been idle. New en-
ployes. are being added by the COM
pany. and schedules are being speed
ed up.
Experts Retained.
"The general declining patronage
of the street railways during the
past eight years" Elgen said, and
particularly since 1929. has had a
bad psychological effect on the oper-
ating forces. The old spirit of step
lively had been dulled by years Of
working for a business continuously
experiencing radical decline in pat
ronage. This has to be overcome by
instilling more snap and ginger into
the consolidated forces. The cars are
operating too far below their rated
speeds They are being operated too
sluggishly."
Elgen said that in order to see that
the commissions standards are at
tanned it has engaged the services of
the Beeler organization of New York,
nationally-known experts, to advise
and consult with it on questions af-
fecting railway street transportation.
He said a transportation survey has
been under way for more than a
month to determine among other
things the proper routing and sched-
uling of the equipment of the street
car company. Civic trade organiza-
tions have been invited to submit
suggestions in this connection, he
said.
Evening star., 1934-02-12
BURGLARS TAKE MONEY

Entering through side door OF the
Samuel C. Palmer Co., soft drink
manufacturers, at 1866 Wisconsin
avenue, thieves last night forced open
the company's safe and obtained a
small amount of cash.
The combination dial had been
knocked off the safe and the door
pried open. Papers belonging to the
company had been scattered about on
the floor.
Evening star., 1934-02-12
FLEECED BY STRANGERS
Indianapolis Man Loses Watch
and Billfold.

Raymond D. Brown. indianapolis,
has learned to his sorrow of the po-
tency of Washington liquor and the
danger of inviting a couple of strang-
ers to have drink
The strangers, whom he invited to
his hotel room at am. today, robbed
him of his watch and a billfold con-
tanning $500 in cash and an indorsed
check payable to cash" in the amount
of $3.50.
Brown said that after few drinks
he went to sleep. When he awoke,
the money, check and watch were
gone, along with the erstwhile COM
ranions,
Evening star., 1934-02-12
Legislators Blamed
For Overturning of
Subway Cuspidors
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Boys will be boys" even
when they're Representatives.
After the dozen glittering
cuspidors in the subway be-
tween the Capitol and the
House once Building had been
upset several nights, a policei
man was designated to stay on
guard. His conversation with
his captain next morning went
like this:
We'll, did you find out who
was doing it?"
Yes, sir"
Did you arrest him?"
mo, sir"
why not?"
"I couldn't"
why couldn't you?"
We'll, it was Representative
of New York and Repre-
sentative OF Illinois.
Evening star., 1934-02-12
FIVE BURGLARIES
NET LITTLE LOOT
School, Stores and Home Entered
by Thieves Over Week
End.

Five burglaries, one at the Ward
man Park Pharmacy and another
at the Paul Junior High School, were
reported to police over the week end.
Only a small amount of loot was
obtained
The drug store at Wardman Park
Hotel was entered by means of a
duplicate key early yesterday, Huiet
Caldwell, manager told police. The
intruder stole s57 from the cash
register.
The matron's room at the school
was ransacked, but nothing was taken.
Other places entered were the deli
cateSsen of Edward Kelly at 1913 D
street southeast, a chain store in the
400 block of First street southeast
and the home of Dora Leizear, 5301
North Capitol street.
Evening star., 1934-02-12
PROBE OF DISTRICT
RELIEF IS STARTED
AT ALLEN REQUEST
Former Community Chest
Head at Dayton, Ohio,
to Make Survey.
HALBERT DISCUSSES
PLANS TO MAKE STUDY
Aid Director and Head of Public
Welfare Board Promise to
Lend Cooperation.

A technical examination OF the
operation of the District Emergency
Relief Division was begun today at
the request of Commissioner George
E. Allen, who announced he planned
the survey to determine if the relief
administration was as efficient as it
might be made.
The survey is being made by Arch
Mandel recently attached to the Fed
eral Emergency Relief Administration.
who has been assigned here for the
purpose at the request of Allen
Mandel during the past seven years
served as director of the Community
Chest of Dayton. Ohio. Commissioner
Allen said he was selected because Of
his expert knowledge of relief opera
tionS
viii Cooperate in Study.
Mandel held a brief conference this
morning with Commissioner Allen and
George S. Wilson, director of the Dis
trict Board of Public Welfare. and
then went to the emergency relief
headquarters at John Marshall place
and c street to discuss plans for the
study with Leroy A. Halbert, director
of emergency relief.
Both Halbert and Wilson today
declared they would cooperate to the
fullest in the study and said they
thought beneficial results would be
obtained. Halbert said his organiza-
ton had done the best work possible
in the face of the increasing volume
of work placed on the relief unit and
had had satisfactory cooperation
from the Commissioners.
Over Million Spent Yearly.
Wilson emphasized that the prob
lem before the relief organization had
been constantly shifting from time to
time and that almost insurmountable
problems had been met. Compilation
of new data should pave the way for
improvements. he said
Allen insisted again today that the
purpose and reason for the study
was not one of investigation, but
rather was to determine if the relief
administration could be placed on a
more efficient basis. He pointed out
that the District now is spending
more than s6,000,000 year for relief
and the operation of the various Dis
trict welfare agencies and for this
reason he said. it was determined to
have a special study made to de-
termine how things were being done
and if any improvement were pos
sible
d. c. Allotted $4,000
The District today received an al
lotment of 100000 from the Federal
Emergency Relief Administration for
meeting direct relief problems here
during this month Other grants are
to be made on a monthly basis, under
the new system evolved by the Fed
eral body since the matching money"
fund of the Federal agency has been
exhausted
Since last July l. the District has
expended approximately $l,750,000 for
emergency relief. Of this. about s450,-
900 came as grants from the Federal
Government and 81 100000 was from
District congressional appropriations
out of District revenues. These fig
ures do not include funds spent for
civil works programs. Up to last
Saturday, the c. W. A. disbursement
amounted to $2,346,000.
Evening star., 1934-02-12
Births Reported.

Lawrence R.. and Geneva Bartenstein. girl
John E. and Dorothy Parfetta, boy.
Joseph H. and Emma Gawler. boy.
Richard and Viola Johnson, boy
Joseph and Aden Colbert boy
Cornelius and Rachel Carter. boy.
Jasper and Nellie williams, bow
Raymond and Rebecca Higgins bov
James and Elizabeth Goodall, boy ,
william and Clara Mason. girl
Reuben and Jennie Hall, girl
Georse H. and Flora Harris girl
William and Mamie Bats, girl
Frank and Pearl Jones. boy
Phillip and Ruth Mozee, boy,
George and Virginia Marshall girl
James and Irene CunninEham girl
Roosevelt and virginia Mccall. boy.
Joseph and Mary Watson, boy.
Neginald and Julia WriRhk. RiA. d
Evening star., 1934-02-12
Will Speak on Children.

An illustrated lecture on conditions
prevailing among underprivileged chill
dren in Virginia will be made to-
morrow at pm. by DR.. R. Lyman
Sexton at a meeting Of the John
Quincy Adams Psrent-Teacher Asso-
eiaSioa.
Evening star., 1934-02-12
Library Benefit to Be Given.

MCLEAN, Va, February IL (Spe-
ciaD.- A card party and tea for the
benefit of the Mclean Community
Library will be held tomorrow at 1870
pm. at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Randolph Leash. n
Evening star., 1934-02-12
MOTHER Of SICK
BABY ATTACKED
Young Woman Returning
Home With Medicine
Hit in Head.

On her way home early today with
medicine for her critically i'll baby,
Mrs, Dorothy Histon, % years old.
was attacked by a short heavy-set
man, who fed after striking her on
the head with some kind of blunt
weapon.
Slipping and sliding on the ice
coated sidewalk, Mrs. Histon ran
screaming to her home at 1l07 G
street southeast, about a block away,
where she collapsed at the foot of the
front porch steps. Her aunt, Mrs.
Jennie Cameron, and a cousin, Milton
Thornton. who had heard her scream
ing as she ran toward the house, car
ried her inside and summoned a ply
sician. The doctor stitched a cash on
the back CT her head and ordered her
to remain in bed.
Mrs. Histon's 9-month-old son,
David. has been suffering with a seri-
Gus internal disorder for about three
weeks, according to her aunt. About
2 o'clock this morning, Mrs. Cameron
said, the baby's condition took a sud-
den turn for the worse, and Mrs. His
ton induced the pharmacist of a
neighborhood drug store to return to
the establishment long enough to
refill a prescription.
Drawing a coat on over her house
pa jamas and picking her way over
Lo1 N hnr had
slippers, Mrs Histon went to the drug
store and waited for the medicine
In the middle of the 1000 block of G
street southeast, on her way back
home, Mrs. Histon heard somebody
walking along behind her.
Quickened Pace.
Although she quickened her pace,
the footsteps came closer She turned
to see who was following her AS she
did so a man stepped up to her, and
without a word. hit her on the head.
She screamed, and he ran away.
Bleeding from the cut on her head,
she ran for home. She still was con-
fined to her bed this afternoon. and
her sons condition was said to be
unimproved.
Mrs. Histon was not sure whether
her assailant was white or colored.
From the f1eeting glimpse she had of
him, however, she was able to describe
him as being about 81, about feet
inches tall and weighing about $50
pounds She said he wore a dark blue
or black oVercoat and was hatless.
Evening star., 1934-02-12
POLICEMAN SUSPENDED
Second Precinct Private Accused
of Intoxication.

Accused of being intoxicated, Pvt.
Francis A. Myers, second police pre-
cinct, was under suspension today on
orders of Lieut.. Gustave Lauten, act
ing captain.
Myers, the father of five small chill
dren, was suspended late Saturday
after a police physician reported him
under the influence of liquor. 1t was
reported that an hour before he was
scheduled to go of duty, Myers slipped
on the icy pavement in the 400 block
O street. The accident was reported
to the precinct station and the sus-
pension resulted.
Evening star., 1934-02-12
Masonic Meeting Arranged.

FAIRFAX. Va, February II (Spe-
ciaD "A regular stated communica"
ton Of Henry Lodge, A. F. g. A. M
will be held tomorrow at Q pm.
Evening star., 1934-11-10
REb|RTH OF NATION
THEME CONTINUED
DR.. Mccartney to Preach on
"Son of Man, Stand
Upon Thy Feet"

The service at the Covenant-F First
Presbyterian Church tomorrow at II
o'clock will be in celebration Of Ar
mistice day. DR.. Albert Joseph Nc
Cartney will take as his subject. "Son
Of Man, Stand Upon Thy Feet" This
is the fourth Of the series under the
general theme "The Rebirth of a Ma
ton"
Prayer service Thursday evening.
DR.. Mccartney will continue with his
series on a survey Of the Old Testa-
ment, discussing the book Of Leviticus.
Rev. Samuel r. Allison, assistant
minister, will address the Covenant
Fellowship group tomorrow at Z
o'clock on what Progress Are We
Making Toward World Peace?"
The Westminster Club will discuss
"Our Questions Concerning Friend
ship" under the leadership Of Miss
Josephine Jecko, at pm. in the
church house. The All-Comers Mems
Class will be addressed, at 9:45 am,
on Universal Peace" by Judge James
Quarles. Miss Thurston's class will
be addressed by Miss Mabel N. Thurs
ton at 9:45 am.
Business Women's Council meeting,
in the chapel Tuesday evening. will
be addressed by DR.. Anna Bartsch
Dunno on Food and Food Fads."
DR.. James H. Miers will continue his
lecture series on the Bible at the de-
votional period at Gas. Supper.
to 6:15,
Evening star., 1934-11-10
CALVARY SERMON
TOPICS ANNOUNCED
Rev. Philip G. Murray to Preach
in Morning on ''Let the
Lord Speak"

Rev. Philip G. Murray, minister's
assistant, will occupy the pulpit at
Calvary Baptist Church tomorrow In
the absence of the pastor. DR.. w. S.
Abernethy, who will be speaking to
the cadets at West Point Military
Academy. Mr. Murray's subjects will
be, LET the Lord God Speak" at the
morning service, and Like Trumpet"
at the evening. Miss Katherine
Ritchie and Donald w. Thomas will
assist Mr.. Murray at the latter service.
Miss Mary Wild of the Kinnear
Glass of Women will give an illus
trated talk on MY Trip Abroad, In
cluding the Passion Play" for the
benefit Of class No. 80 Wednesday eve
ming.
DR.. C. C. Rasmussen OF the Luther
Place Memorial Church will be guest
speaker at the rally and dinner Of
the Sunday school officers and teach
ers Friday.
Evening star., 1934-11-10
PASTOR TO SPEAK
. ON GAMBLING VICE
Dr.. A. A. StockdaIe Chooses
Congregational Church
Sermon Topics.

DR.. Allen A. Stockdale, pastor Of
the First Congregational Church. will
preach tomorrow at II o'clock on
Christ or Mars?" and at 8 pm. on
What Price Gambling?"
The Young Peoples Society meets
at $50 o'clock. The topic for dis
cussion is Racial Understanding" led
by Miss Lillian Peters. The church
supper and midweek service will be
held Thursday evening. DR.. Stock
dale will speak on When Is a Church
Successful"
The working band will meet Mon
day at 10 o'clock at the church. The
Standing Committee meets Monday
evening in the east parlor.
Mrs. Georgette Ross Howard will
be the guest speaker at the Young
Women's Club dinner meeting Tues
day at 6:15 o'clock at the church.
The Board Of Deaconesses will meet
Thursday at o'clock, with Mrs. E. c.
Alvord, 1928 Huntington street. The
Study Glass on Oriental Women in
America, under the leadership of Mrs.
Allen A. Stockdale, will meet Thurs
day at 4:30 pm. in the east par
lor. The class in public speaking,
which is being conducted by DIR.
Stockdale, will meet Thursday eve
ming.
Evening star., 1934-11-10
CHURCHES TO JOIN
|NTHREE-DAYFE FETE
"Fine Arts in Religion" Fes-
tivaI to Be Given by
Federation.

A "Three-Day Festival of the Fine
Arts in Religion" will be presented by
the Washington Federation OF
Churches, beginning tomorrow ana
continuing through Tuesday.
Pageant day will be held tomorrow
at pm. at the Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
The second presentation will be at .
pm. The Boston University Choral
Art Society and the choir OF Mount
Vernon Place Church will participate.
There will be a meeting of the Min
isterial Union in Calvary Baptist
Church at noon Monday. The Boston
Society will sing THE Renaissance
in Worship in Church and Church
School" will be discussed. At luncheon
for the ministers and musicians there
will be an address and discussion Of
Lyric Religion or Exalted Congrega-
tional Singing" A Temple of Re-
ligious Art" will be held at o'clock
in the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, in connection with which hum
dreds of rare color prints and many
in oils will be exhibited. There will be
masterpieces of Europe and America
also some from India and Japan.
Tours will be conducted through the
gallery featuring works of Fra An
gelico, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titan,
Da Vinci, Rembrandt, Won Uhde,
LHermitte, Burne Jones, Watts and
others.
Violin and piano music will be used
as background for the showing of GER
tain pictures. The Boston Society will
participate. Several well-known mas
terpieceS will be posed as living pic
lures. PatroneSses will be in attend
ance Monday from to 6 o'clock and
on Tuesday from l to O'Clock. Din
ner will be served at $50 O'Clock, when
there will be an address and discussion
Of Religious Drama and Pagentry."
A FESTIVAL of Song" will be held
at 8 o'clock at the National City Chris
tian Church. The National City Choir
and the Boston Society will render
music.
At the New York Avenue Church
Tuesday at IL o'clock 1.-The Fine Arts
in the Home" will be illustrated at a
meeting for women. Other topics to
be discussed will be 1.-THE Story of
Home Dedication Day" and "The
House by the Side of the Road"
There will be special music by the
Boston Society. Tours of the "Tem-
pie of Religious Art" begin at 4 o'clock.
There will be symphony of music
pictures, color in Calvary Baptist
Church at 8 pm which is planned
particularly for Sunday school work.
ers. This will be followed 10y worship
service. The Calvary choirs will
present a picture symphony, "Judean
Hills Are Holy, or Pictures OF the
Master"
Evening star., 1934-11-10
MEMORIAL WINDOW
TO BE DEDICATED
DR.. A. K. de Blois Special Speaker
at National Baptist
Church.

The National Baptist Memorial will
dedicate Q new home mission window
tomorrow morning, given by an un-
named donor Gin loving memory OF
Christian parents" DR.. Austen K. de
Blois, president of the Eastern Baptist
Theological Seminary. will speak on
"John Mason Peck, Pioneer" In the
evening DR.. George Pitt Beers, execu-
tive secretary of the Home Mission
Society will speak on "Christ's Pur-
pose for His Church
White Cross workers meet Tuesday
at 10 80; prayer league, 2 PM, and the
pastor and deacons at pm.
The Bible School Board meets
Thursday, 7 pm, and at 8 o'clock
the midweek service and quarterly
meeting.
The annual banquet Of Troop 43,
Boy Scouts, celebrating its tenth ami
versary will be held at $50 pm.
Friday. The speaker will be Charles
H. Brough, former Governor of Arkan-
GaS
Evening star., 1934-11-10
Gambling SUBJECT.
OF DR.. J. R. S|z00
New York Avenue Minister
Continues Sermon Series
Tomorrow Night.

At the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church tomorrow morning DR..
Joseph R. Sizoo will preach on "The
War That Failed" This service will be
an observance of ArmiStice day. At
8 pm. he will continue the discus
sion of gambling and its effects on the
individual and society, which he began
last Sunday evening. His subject is,
Gambling and Its Consequences"
The young people will meet for tea
at 6 o'clock in the parish hall and at
GAS the worship service will be OBJ
served.
The Woman's Society for Missions
meets Wednesday morning. Evening
Missionary Society Wednesday eve
ming. Midweek prayer service Thurs
day evening. Church Bible school
recreational night Friday.