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The Washington times., 1934-04-25
RELIEF LIMITS
HERE RAISED

District officials today lifted
limitations on local relief when
Federal officials indicated that
funds would be forthcoming to
carry out the program for April.
District officials asked Federal
Relief Administrator Harry L.
Hopkins for 100000 to supple
ment the 100000 earlier re-
ceived. While no definite reply
has been received, Federal author
tiles have given assurance that a
sufficient sum will be provided.
Some District officials say Le-
roy A. Halbert, local emergency
relief administrator, failed to in
clude in his April estimates a
number of obligations previously
made, and the first draft was de-
pleted to meet these.
AS a result, Commissioner
George E. Allen is considering a
plan to relieve Mr.. Halbert of the
business management and name a
business manager for the local
emergency relief unit. Mr.. Hal
bert would remain in charge of
the social end of the relief work.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
ROW HOLDS Up
D. {. LOAN BILL
APPROVAL
King Calls Off Committee
Meeting to Await Decision
on Handling Money

New developments crept into the
controversy over the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission item of the 20 million dol
lar District loan bill today, point
ing to a further delay in obtaining
Congressional APPROVAL Of the
measure.
Senator William H. King D)
of Utah., chairman of the Senate
District Committee, had planned
to call his body together today to
settle the only remaining matter
on which agreement has not yet
been obtained, but at the last
minute this morning he postponed
the meeting until tomorrow.
Conferences Slated
This action was decided upon
when it was learned that District
officials will utilize today in con-
ferences with Federal Government
representatives and officials Of
the planning commission to settle
the District CommiSSionerS-Pia Plan
ming Commission dispute as to re-
payment Of the $2,000,000 the
Planning Commission is slated to
receive for purchase of park sites
under the bill.
It was limited today that PWA
officials had taken the side Of
the Planning Commission in the
dispute and that the objective Of
that group will be realized.
Senator King said he hopes the
matter will be irored out today
so his committee can favorably
report the bill to the Senate to-
morrow, with the hope of Senate
passage by the end of the week.
Rift Reaches Head
The controversy came to a head
during the hearings yesterday
over the matter of repayment of
that part of the loan, $4,000, 900,
which the Planning Commission
is slated to receive under the
bill to be used in making pur.
chases of park sites in the Dis
trict.
Under the Capper-Cramton act,
sums of money were to be appro-
priated from time to time for this
purpose by the Federal Govern
ment and the District must re.
pay the amount at the rate of
$1,O0O,000 a year.
This entire loan would be re.
paid at the rate Of between $1,000
900 and $1,250,000 annually, and
the District Commissioners con-
tend that they would not feel JUS
titled in obligating the District to
the extent of a million doIlars
year under both the Cappe-- Cram
ton and the pending proposals.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
KELSO O, K. DUE
REFERENCE
To HOPKINS
Nominated by Public Welfare
Board to Fill Vacancy
Has Strong Backing

District Commissioner George E.
Allen, within the next few days,
will ask the permission Of Fed
eral Emergency Relief Admins.
traitor Harry L. Hopkins to appoint
Robert w. Kelso as director Of the
Board of Public Welfare.
Mr.. Kelso was nominated by the
Board of Public Welfare in a COM
munication to the Commissioners,
to fill the vacancy to be created
by the retirement of George S.
Wilson.
The Commissioners will ask Mr..
Hopkins for his approval Of the
appointment Of Mr.. Kelso, who is
a field representative of the FERA.
Should Mr.. Hopkins disapprove,
the Board of Public Welfare will
be asked to forward another nom-
ination.
Mr.. Kelso, said to have strong
political backing for the job, was
born August q, 1880, in Washing
ton, Ill He has had considerable
experience in welfare work.
Announcement of his nomina-
ton followed the receipt by the
Commissioners of q letter from
Sidney F. Taliaferro asking thai
his resignation as a member Of the
board be accepted Immediately.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
ACT
CHANGE ASKED
REP. CLARENCE MCLEOD

Describing present powers Of
the District superintendent of in
surance as "inadequate," the Dis
trict Commissioners today urged
upon Congress immediate pas
sage of a bill to broaden powers
of the local insurance depart
ment.
The bill recommended would
provide a complete control of
life insurance opera IONS within
the District by the Superinten-
dent of insurance and would en-
able him to maintain constant
supervision over all companies
operating here.
Under the bill, companies
operating within Washington
would be required to deposit a
minimum of 100000 in securities
with the superintendent for the
protection of local policy holders
and would be compelled to give
monthly statements of their
financial condition,
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
], COMPLETES
COLD VAULTS

Construction Of new vaults in
the Treasury Department Build
ing was completed today with the
hanging Of immense steel doors
weighing a quarter of a million
pounds.
The new doors are II feet across
and three feet thick. The vaults
contain 1850 cubic feet of space,
which will provide ample room for
storage of present and future COM
mitments Of coin. currency. and
securities. The vaults are air.
tight and are divided into ten
major compartments.
The hanging of the doors was
witnessed by w. A. Julian, treas
urer of the United States, and a
group Of other Treasury officials.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
Sauant offers
Mew Theory
At Farley

Recognized as one Of the few
living persons who have mastered
the Einstein relativity theory, Sir
Arthur Eddington, noted Cam.
bridge University astronomer,
startled the concluding session of
the National Academy of Science
convention here when he an
nounced the discovery of a method
to unity the quantum and rela.
tivity theories.
Successful conclusion of his ex-
periments, which he admitted were
as yet embryonic, would provide
a complete understanding of the
universe from its smallest unit,
the electron, to it's cosmic entirety.
Sir Arthur'S paper was short
and-as frankly admitted-beyond
the scope of most of his audience,
which included the cream of the
worlds scientists. He expressed
his. intention of putting the new
premise to scientific proof in the
near future.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
Children in Russia
Tonic for Address

Mrs. Jessie O'Connor, Pitts
burgh correspondent for the Fed
Grated Press, will speak on "Chil-
dren in Russia" tomorrow evening
at 1913 c st. S. E. Mrs. O'Connor
recently returned from Russia,
where she had made her home
since 1881. While in Moscow, she
was on the staff Of the Moscow
Daily News.
Her talk is sponsored by the
Friends Of Soviet Russia and is
open to the public.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
ASSAULT NETS
50 DAYS

Charles Brown, colored, was
sentenced to so days in Jail for
assaulting a policeman and held
for the Grand Jury under So 900
bond on charge of larceny after
a hearing in Police Court before
Judge Ralph Given today.
Brown was charged with break
ing into a parked automobile in
the TOO block North Capitol st.
yesterday and stealing a suit
case. This was witnessed by Mrs.
Marie Minnett, who called a
policeman.
When the policeman arrived
Brown attacked him, tearing his
coat,
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
ADDRESS FIXED
At D, {. JAIL

Elijah Wilbanks, colored, is a
man who, until today, took the
world as his province, which is
to say he had no known ad-
dress. For the next 60 days
Elijah will reside in Jail.
Judge Ralph Given localized
Elijah in Police Court today
when he found him guilty Of a
charge Of stealing IS pounds Of
shad from the wharves Of
George Carroll, Of the 1000
block Of c st. S. w.
Elijah protested innocence, and
likewise denied Judge Given'S
statement that he was an
habitual offender. Judge Given
said:
Didn't I send you up .
month ago?"
Said Elijah:
Schuldt." =
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
OFFICIALS FIGHT
LUMP SUM GUT

City Auditor Daniel ]. Donovan
Joined the District Commission.
ers today in a strong appeal to
the Senate District Appropria-
tions subcommittee to restore to
the District supply bill the lump
sum amount recommended by the
Bureau Of the Budget.
This came as, the hearings on
the District appropriations meas
ure began in executive session
before the subcommittee with a
general discussion of local taxa
ton and finances.
The District officials asserted
that the reduction from $5,700,.
900 to $4,364,295 made by the
House in the Federal contribution
item of the bill was entirely
unjustified.
It was pointed out by the Dis.
trict heads that the House re.
duced the figure on the theory
that the amount of the reduction
was equal to 10 per cent of the
amount of a grant made to the
District by the Public Works Ad.
ministration last year for sewer
projects.
The funds which the Public
Works Administration made avail
able. Mr.. Donovan told the sub
committee. were an outright grant
and were utilized on projects
which the Public Works Admin.
istration considered as Federal.
This afternoon the school items
will be considered, with school de.
partment heads testifying.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
Board of Commissioners

The Commissioners did not meet a board
Local relief authorities received Federal that
sufficient funds to carry out their April program will be
available. (Story this page)
Robert W. Kelso nominated for director of public
welfare. (Story this page.)
The Commissioners urged passage of insurance
troll bill. (Story this page)
Commissioners Hazen and Allen attended budget hearings
at the Capitol before the Senate Appropriations Committee
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
Mute Who Hit Mother
Placed on Probation

William Raftery, %, a mute,
was placed on six months proba-
ton today by Judge Ralph Given
in Police Court following a hear
ing on an assault charge.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hill, of the 200
block of Eleventh st. N. E., moth
er of the youth, told Judge Given
that her son had struck her sew
eral times after he had been
drinking.
The judges admonition to the
youth was given by a friend in
the sign language.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
Ickes and johnson
To Be GiUen De0reeS

Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the
Interior and Gen. Hugh S. John
son, National Recovery Admin
istrator, will be given the honor
ary degree of doctor of laws at the
one-hundred -and- fourteenth an.
nual commencement exercises of
Pennsylvania Military College,
June IL, Colonel Frank K. Hyatt,
president and commandant,
announced TODAY.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
BUSINESS NJ T n
MEET IN DATA
SESSION
To Offer Recommendations
Tomorrow for Change
In Traffic Rules


Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen
indicated today that he will order
the ban on day parking lifted be-
fore the 30,day trial period is up,
if merchants in the affected
downtown area can prove that it
has seriously hurt business.
Although of the opinion that
the trial ban should be allowed to
continue through the period set,
Commissioner Hazen said:
IF the merchants have
good case and have any better
suggestions to make, 1 will give
them consideration"
Prepare Their Data
In answer to the Commissioners
challenge for a showdown on the
parking prohibition, merchants
representing the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association, Board
of Trade, Chamber of Commerce,
and the Seventh Street Business
Mems Association held a session
today to draft recommendations
and compile data showing the eff.
feet that the ban on F., G, and
Seventh Street parking during the
day has had on their business.
Presented at the meeting were
letters sent in by various mer.
chants protesting the band and
showing that their daily business
has been reduced. This they at
tributed to the stringent parking
rule.
A list Of recommendations were
drawn up and will be presented
to Commissioner Hazen tomorrow
morning.
Leaders at Meeting
Attending the meeting were
Cecil Kaufman, president of the
Seventh Street Business Mems As
ISOLATION; Wallace Robinson,
chairman of the traffic committee
of the Board of Trade; William
c. Miller, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce; w. Elisha
Berry, representing the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association:
Bernard Bonnette, Bernard Bou.
dren, Sylvan King, Dorsey Hyde,
jr.; Arthur j. Sundlun, and Ar
thur Van Hagen.
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer, who recommended the
parking ban, said today he was
satisfied with the way it was
working.
Asks Two Questions
He submitted the following
questions to the public and said
that he would be glad to receive
replies:
did you ever drive your car
on F or G Street with the ex.
pectation Of getting parking
space?
"WOuld you prefer to drive to
the curb and let your wife and
daughter off, or unload them in
the street to battle traffic to
the sidewalk"
Street car officials are making
a check on the running time of
street cars in areas where the
parking ban was invoked. They
claimed that "a general improve
ment" was noticed,
Brown for Trial
Major Ernest w. Brown, super.
intendent of police, said he did
not think any decision should be
made until the trial period ended.
He said:
proper consideration should
be given the merchants as well
as the public"
Major Brown added that the
enforcement of a no parking ban
is easier than a time-limit ban.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
Hazen Plans Early Lifting Of Parking Ban
BrownSees
Night Parking
As Menace

Major Ernest w. Brown,
Superintendent of Police, favors
a ban on all-night parking.
Motorists should use garages
for their own protection, he
feels, pointing out that night
parking is responsible for the
theft Of many cars.
He admitted that there is a
great shortage of garages in the
District, but pointed out that
night parking interferes with
street cleaning and snow re-
moval and is a handicap to
firemen.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
.ilU011iUnS to Hear
War Mothers Head

The Alexandria Kiwanis Club
will observe United States Canada
Week at its weekly luncheon to-
morrow in the George Mason
Hotel. Mrs. w. E. Ochiltree, ma
tional president Of American War
Mothers, and Lieut.. Gov. Irving
Diener, of the Capital district,
will speak.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
FERA REFORMS OFFICES

Under a new auditing and book
keeping system to be installed in
the Alexandria office of the FERA,
Lambert D. Sullivan is expected to
be named auditor, it was learned
today. Similar Set-ups are to be
made in all FERA offices in the
State,
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
2 d. C.. Men Named
Reserve LieUten1ntS

Two Washingtonians have been
appointed as second lieutenants
H. the Army Reserve Corps. the
War Department announced to-
day.
They are William Harrison
Quealy, of Georgetown Univer-
sity, and Arthur Frank Richards,
Sergeant Headquarters Company.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
Bulk of $lOO,OOO
Re0MeSt to DnHnhter

The will Of Jane NICK. Goode,
who died April 4, was filed for
probate today in District Supreme
Court, diSposing of an estate
valued at 500, 900. The bulk of it
was bequeathed to her daughter,
Edith j. Goode, 1700 block N st.
N. w. n HAESR
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
ROTARY ELECTS ROLAND

Lawrence E. Roland, official
OF the c. & P. Telephone Co.,
was elected president of the Alex
andria Rotary Club yesterday.
The club named R. H. Boyle,
vice president: DR.. H. E. Cross,
secretary, and Blair Mcleod,
treasurer,
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
House

The House District Committee met with Representative
Mary T. Norton chairman, presiding Members present.
Representatives Norton Pamisano Wedeman Drksen Ran
dolph and Burnham Absent H. Representatives Paman
Black, Harlan Kennedy, OBren, Owen Jenckes Werner,
Carpenter Eenbogen Stalker Whitley Whrow, and Null
downey. Time, hour and 20 minutes. Action, reported
favorably four bills. (Story on page ~
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
True To
Type
FoIIies Orator Top
Economist Of
the Week
By GILBERT SELDES


I read a great deal of Com.
munist literature and OCCASION
ally listened to speeches on
street corners and some Of my
best friends are sure that the
present system cannot survive.
but the most shocking statement
I have heard this year occurs in
the "ziegfeld Follies." The Fol-
lies strike me as being funnier
than ever and Oliver Wake.
field, who talked too much on
the opening night, now talks
exactly enough. His speech is
mad and covers a lot Of ground
because he loses his way all the
time and suddenly he cries out,
You, Americans, why you're
wonderful. You raise yourself
from nothing to a state Of eX-
treme poverty!"
I do not think. that the Doug
lasites. and Stuart Chase and
Walter Polakov and the Com.
munists have ever managed. be-
tween them, to state the case
half as well. The economists
with their (very inportant)
ideas about scarcity and plenty,
never compressed their ideas in
this inspired way, nor delivered
the shock that Mr.. Wakefield
does. I do not desert Ted Cook
as my candidate for President,
but Mr.. Wakefield Cor his liter
ary ghost) must be in the Cab
met.
r. One Good Statistic
I was especially cheered by
Mr.. Wakefield, because several
people have written to me COM
planning about my lack Of fig
ures. They want a good statiS-
tic and, as I have publicly de.
clared, I haven't got one. How
ever, we newspaper men live
only to serve, and have hunted
out a nice round figure from a
good source. My original point
was that at the height of pros
perity, the wage-earner in
America was not receiving
enough pay to buy all the
things the American manutac-
turer expected to sell.
OF all people in the United
States in 1929, a little more
than 48 million had income
and this includes coupon clip
pers and gamblers as well as
bricklayers and doctors. OF
these 48 million, 40 million had
less than $40 a week-20 mil
Lion had less than $40 a week.
Figures compiled by the Busi-
ness Week, careful, conserva-
tive authority.)
No Brotherly Love
To your good Communist.
this means that men were un.
derpaid and could not live
properly. Skip that argument
entirely and answer only one
question: On $40 a week, can
q man with a wife and two
children rent a small house or
a flat, with air, heat, bath,
electric light, and have money
for the following besides: Food,
clothes, safety razor blades,
trips to California, books, wash
ing machine, electric refrigera-
tor, telephone, motor car, insur.
ance, cigarettes and lighters,
radio, home movie machines,
under-rugs, vacuum cleaner,
and a few other gadgets?
It's no use saying that 40
million people can get along
without most Of these things,
because the manufacturers were
making them to sell to pre-
cisely those 40 million people.
It is an economic argument,
not an argument of brotherly
love. For the Chinese, seventy
cents a day may be exceptional
wealth. For uS-$40 a week
remains, as Mr.. Wakefield said,
extreme poverty.
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
Senate
The Senate District Committee did not meet.

The Senate District Committee did not meet
Poponement of the meeting of the Senate District Com
mittee to decide the $2O0OO0OO loan bill today caused
further delay in obtaining congressional approval of the
(Story this page)
The Senate District Appropriations subcommittee today
began hearings the District supply bill Story this
page)
The Washington times., 1934-04-25
.iStriCtLO6

daily resume Of all action in the House and Senate
dealing SOLELY Oith the District of Columbia and all
action by the House and Senate District Committees
and Board of District Commissioners.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-07

Stoddard of the Conn. agricultural experiment station will report on the progress that has been made to control the mysterious peach dis ease htat broke out in Connecti- cut orchards some three years ago. Sidney A. Edwards, deputy com missioner of agriculture and direc- tor of markets, will discuss the marketing situation and explain how Connecticut fruit growers may improve their marketing practice so that more efficiency and better prices will be obtained,
 The annual banquet will be held at the YWCA, next door to the Woman's club building, on Thurs day evening at 6 o'clock. John Lv- man of Middlefield Is general chair man of the dinner program which he promises will, include music, some speaking and lots of enter tainment. Prof. F. c. Sears of the Mass. State College, Amherst, will give an illustrated lecture entitled Seven Summers on the Labra dor with the Grenfell Mission"
 In the minds of the program committee, this will be one of the most worthwhile meetings ever held by the society. It is expected that fruit growers will avail them selves of this opportunity to secure nrst-hand information about their problems. Every one interested in Iruit, either as a producer or con- sumner, will be welcome to attend the meetings and fruit show,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-07
.STOKOWSKI TO BE
 ASKED TO REMAIN
Resignation Is Blow at Prestige of Philadelphia
 Orchestra

Philadelphia, Pa, December 7- (UP) =, Possibility that the board of trustees of the Philadeiphia orchestra would ask Leopold Sto- kowski, its internationally famous conductor, to reconsider his resig- nation was seen today. Otherwise musical association Of 22 years standing, which has made musical history. will terminate December 26' when Stokowski's resignation becomes effective.
 The conductor announced his resignation in an open letter to the trustees made public last night. Two reasons caused his action. first, ''deep-lying differences" with the boardi second, the trus- tees inability to replace Arthur Judson. who recently resigned as executive director.
 Stokowski and the Philadelphia orchestra probably have done more to popularize the classic, symphonic music form in the United States than any other agency. The or chestra has made repeated tours throughout the country and has played on nation -wideW radio net WOIAS every week (eXcept- sum- mers) for four years.
 Under Stokowski, the Philadel- phia orchestra was said to be the only symphony orchestra to achieve more than passing popu- larity among all classes through out the country.
 The conductors letter of resigna- ton was temperate, and recited in detail his discussions with the board concerning next seasons pro- gram. The board, he complained, had procrastinated so long in find ing successor for Judson, that he no longer had sufficient time to prepare program. A closing re- mark concerning ''deep-lying diff ferences of opinion" was presumed to mean that these differences went much further. than the relatively minor reasons he cited, and that the possibility of reconciliation was remote.
 Stokowski, his wife. and their two children sail for the Orient in January. He plans to spend a year studying. His plans thereafter have not been revealed.