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Evening star., 1934-06-23

secretary's telephone or the one in the
telegraph room adjoining.
The Spanish War showed the need
for still more service, with the result
that small switchboard was installed
with two trunk lines and three stations
The records showing the number of
calls in those early years have not
been preserved, but the facilities were
increased from time to time until in
1924 the Presidents offices we're served
by four trunk lines and 26 stations,
in addition to the direct lines to the
various departments.
Five Operators Now.
After the executive office fire in
1929 a new two-place switchboard,
specially built to meet the Presidents
needs. was installed when the build
ing was remodeled. President Hoover
at that time had telephone installed
on his own desk. which was the first
time any President had a telephone
on his desk Prior to that, when
the President was called to the tele-
phone or started to make a call. he
went to booth in an adjoining room.
At the present time the switchboard,
which is in charge of Miss Louise
Hachmeister. who served in similar
capacity under Mr.. Roosevelt while he
was Governor Of New York. and dur
ing the presidential campaign of 1882,
is equipped with more than l20 work.
ing lines and has three day operators
and two night operators.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
MERCHANTS STOP
At OLD POINT
Annual Booster Trip Halted
for Inspection of Battle
Fleet.
By STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

By Staf Correspondent OF The Star.
ABOARD S. S. SOUTHLAND, OLD
POINT COMFORT, Va. June %
This pleasure vessel, bearing l25 men,
bers of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association on their twenty
third annual booster trip. made its
first stop in three-day itinerary here
today, with a full program awaiting
the outing party.
While some of the group disem-
barked here for a morning of golf
and bathing, others prepared to in
spect vessels of the battle feet at
anchor off Hampton Roads. The in
spection is to be made via Navy
launches.
Later today. an inspection tour will
be made Of ships under construction
at Newport News. after which the
Southland will begin an all-night
cruise on Chesapea ke Bay and out to
the Virginia Capes.
Deep sea fishing will mark this
cruise. Tomorrow morning. the out
ing party will stop at Annapolis for
a brief period to permit attendance at
church services. after which the
steamer will spend Sunday "loafing
along" on the broad expanse of the
Chesapeake. The voyage of the Dis
trict business men. resumed this year
for the first time since 1882. will con-
clude Monday, when the outing vessel
puts back to the Seventh Street
Wharf at Washington at am.
Guests of the association OF the
cruise include Traffic Director Van
Duzer. George Offutt and Isaac Cans
members of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board, and heads of other
trade and civic organiza tions of the
Capital.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Free Use of l,OOO-Acre Farm
Offered to Districts Needy
III. Grady Gore Submits Virginia Tract
to Aid Self-HeIp Projects
for Families.

engineer of the Federal agency, and
Arch Mandel, regional field director
for the F. E. r. A.
Warren D. Shear, field adviser of
the Division of Self-Help Co-Opera-
tives of the F.. E. r. A, has been as
signed to work as consultant with the
committee of local officials. Leroy A
Halbert, research director of the Dis
trict Emergency Relief Administra-
ton, and James M. Barrett of the in
surance staff of the local relief unit
were selected by Street to aid in the
planning. .-...
Among those invited to serve on
the Advisory Committee are: E. C.
Graham, president of the Hamilton
National Bank and formerly chair
man of the District Committee on
Employment; Ernest H. Daniel, re-
tired, former chairman of the Com
mittee on Employment; Maj. c. c.
Johnson, Twelfth StreetiY. M. C. A.:
H. A. Wilkinson, assistant superin-
tendent of schools; Miss Gertrude
Van HoeSen, director of the sewing
room, Emergency Relief Division; R.
L. King, supervisor, commodity dis
tribution. District Emergency Relief I;
Arthur B. Heaton, architect; Robert
j. Cottrell, secretary of the Board of
Trade; Dorsey W. Hyde, jr, secretary.
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Capt. Howard F. Clark, deputy relief
administrator of the District: William
c. Cleary, secretary. District Work
Planning and Job Assignment Com
mittee; John Colpoys, United States
marshal; Mrs EliZabel K Carter of
the District Emergency Relief Ad-
ministration: Mrs Pauline Shereshef-
sky, case supervisor. District Emer-
gency Relief Administration; Mrs
Alvin Barkley, member Legislative
Committee, American Association OF
University Women; Mrs w. A. Rob-
erts, executive secretary. Council OF
Social Agencies; Mrs. John j. O'Con-
nor, member Executive Committee
Council of Social Agencies: Miss Mary
Frances Coulson. secretary, and Mrs
Frederick H. Brooke, chairman. Sub
ststence Garden Committee, Council
of Social Agencies.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
HISPANIC-A MERICAN
CONFERENCE TO OPEN
Third Annual Seminar by George
Washington U. Will Start
July 2.

George Washington University's
third annual Seminar Conference of
Hispanic- American Affairs will open
here July under auspices of the re-
Gently organized Center of Inter-
American Studies. The conference
will last six weeks.
Argentina Brazil and Chile will
come in for special consideration with
lectures by DR.. A. Curtis Wilgus, di-
rector of the center, and other ex-
perts from American universities.
DR.. j. Fred Rippy of Duke Univer-
sity will lecture on Modern Argen-
tina" at sessions from July 2 to July
13. He is a noted authority on His
panic-American history.
A series of lectures on Modern
Chile" will be conducted by Dr. Isaac
:. Cox of Northwestern University
from July 16 to July 81.
Prot. Percy A. Martin of Stanford
University will speak on Modern
Brazil" from July 80 to August 9.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
.TAkOMA SWIM MING
POOL TO BE OPENED
Dedication Scheduled This After
noon-Banneker Center Cere.
monies Completed.

One free public swimming pool was
opened this morning and another
scheduled for dedication this after
noon, with the Marine Band partici-
pating in the festivities.
The Banneker Center Pool for col
ored, on Georgia avenue, near How
ard University, was dedicated by c.
Marshall Finnan, Capital Parks di-
rector. who also was to act as master
of ceremonies at the opening of the
Takoma Recreation Center Pool for
white at Fourth and Van Buren
streets. The latter exercises were
scheduled for 2 pm.
w. C. Magathan. president Of the
Citizens Association of Takoma, D.
c.; w. H. Seaquist, president OF the
Manor Park Citizens Association, ard
Mrs. Mary Lamond White, president
of the Takoma Park Citizens Assoc'a-
ton, were to speak briefly at the ded-
ication.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Mattress Making
Planned for Women
On Relief Rolls
Hope to PrOuide Better
Sleeping Facilities for
Needy Families.

In a move to provide better sleeping
facilities for families on the District
relief rolls, Federal and District relief
officials today agreed upon a program
of mattress making by women who are
subject to relief here, using surplus
cotton to be bought by the Federal
Government.
The project was discussed at con-
ference between Mrs Ellen S. Wood
ward, director of women's work of the
Federal Emergency Relief Administra-
ton: Miss Chloe Owings, assistant
director: Commissioner George E. Allen
and Elwood Street, District welfare
director
Street will file formal request for
$50 bales of cotton. as an allotment
out of the 250000 bales of surplus
cotton to be bought at the direction
of Harry L. Hopkins. F. E. R. A head
Mrs. Woodward said technical advice
for the mattress making would be
given by Federal industrial engineers
The work will be done by hand by
women assigned to work rooms in the
District relief setup.
Street emphasized the need for mat
tresses by stating some families on
relief here now sleep on floors, cots, or
beds without mattresses
Evening star., 1934-06-23
ASSERTS SUGAR PRICES
SHOULD NOT INCREASE
DIR. Howe Sees No Reason for
Rise Above Level of Last
February.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
American consumers were told yes
terdsy by DR. Fred c. Howe, consumer
counsel of the Farm Administration
that sugar prices should not rise above
the level of last February as a result
of the administration sugar program
The plan. which seeks to limit the
supply of sugar coming on the Amer
ican market to about the level Of
consumption, began taking effect yes
terday when imports of sugar from
the Philippines filled the quota of
1,015,185 tons set for the islands.
In oroer to avoid an increase in the
cost of sugar because of the one-half-
cent-a-pound processing tax estab-
lished under the plan, President Roose-
velt lowered the tariff on sugar by the
same amount.
Some increase may occur over prices
paid in recent months. Howe said,
because, in anticipation of tariff re-
duction, the price shaded off" from
February 8, when President Roosevelt
announced the sugar plan.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
BREAK IN HEAT
ONLY TEMPORARY
Trees Uprooted and Canoe
Upset During Electrical
Storm.

A respite from the three-day heat
wave gave Washingtonians an oppor-
tunity to cool off today, but the
Weather Bureau predicted higher tenn
peratures are in store for tomorrow.
Between 10 and IL o'clock last
night the Weather Bureau thermom-
eter dropped l6 degrees. from 81 to
Sc. but by 10 am. today it had climbed
back to 7S with every prospect it
would go much higher before night
fall.
Last nights storm can be thanked
for the break" in the weather. 1t
struck the city violently shortly after
1890 pm, uprooting trees, upsetting
canoe in the river and disrupting cleo
trical service. But before the wind
and the rain came. one person had
died from heat prostration and four
others had been overcome.
Victim Not Identified.
IHC ucdO Ildn lldO IlOJ bCCll IuClJli-
fed by noon today. He collapsed yes
terday afternoon in the 500 block
Fifth street and died at Casualty Hos
pital last night He was 6 feet tall.
weighed ITS pounds, had gray hair
and a moustache. He had on a sport
coat. white trousers. pink shirt and a
Panama hat, and he carried cane.
His hOdv is at the MOrQllP
Miss Nellie Orthow, 1920 Sixth
street northeast, and her escort,
Gerald MacKavanaugh, 1892 Newton
street northeast. had a narrow escape
from death when their canoe was
capsized by the squall. Luckily. they
were close to Arlington Memorial
Bridge, and both clung to a fender
underneath the structure until John
Donohue, draw operator, rescued
them.
At the height of the storm triple
collision at Wisconsin avenue and
Oliver street sent Shelton Jenkins,
II. of Bethesda. Md, to Georgetown
University Hospital with a broken
leg and possible internal injuries.
Jenkins automobile struck a car
which police said was driven by Allen
S. Pattison. 1852 Monroe street,
forcing it into a third machine. said
to have been operated by Elmer Lee
GoSgrove, 203 Auburn avenue, Be-
thesda. Norman Russ, IT. also Of
Bethesda. a companion of jenkins,
suffered minor cuts on the face and
arms, but no one else was hurt.
Auto Occupant Injured.
Another injury attributed to the
storm occurred when a tree fell on an
automobile occupied by George Har-
nett, colored. 43, of 429 H street, near
Twentieth and l. streets. He was
taken to Emergency Hospital and
treated for decorations.
Scores of trees were blown down
throughout the city and in nearby
Maryland and Virginia. Heaviest
damage was along Sixteenth street.
Sections of Arlington County, Va,
were thrown into darkness when the
62-mile-an-hour wind broke electric
lines and it took repairmen of the Vir-
ginia Public Service Co. until 2 am.
today to restore service on the main
feeder lines. Greatest difficulty was
experienced in repairing the main
feeder between Falls Church and An
nandale.
A power line was blown down near
the Chevy Chase Club, electrifying an
iron fence on two sides of the grounds.
Chevy Chase and Bethesda f1remen
we're kept busy patroling the area to
prevent pedestrians coming in con-
tact with the charged fence.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
884, 1903 ACRES PARK
LAND IS ACQUIRED
Latest Additions to Public Do
main Are Approved by
Secretary Dern.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Purchase of 884.S03 acres of land
in 48 national forests as additions to
the public domain. an acquisition in
volving payment of s2,l29.377 60 land
owners. was approved by Secretary
Dern yesterday.
The purchases comprise one of the
largest acquisitions of the Federal
Government and brings to 1898 900
the total acreage bought during the
past year from the fund of $40. 900 900
allotted by President Roosevelt from
emergency conservation works funds.
OF the total acreage acquired, 50,972
acres were bought for the Monon-
gahela National Forest in Virginia
and West Virginia at cost Of SITS
076, and 1861 acres were purchased
for the George Washington National
Forest in the same States at a cost
of s21 $50.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
NEW AIR TRANSPORT
LINE TO OPEN JULY |
Capital Will Have Heaviest
Plane Traffic in His
torv

Airmail and passenger service over
the New York-Fort Worth route will
begin July /. with the planes flying
nonstop from Washington to Nash
vile. Tenn. because of unsatisfactory
intermediate airports. the Post Office
Department announced today. The
service will be by American Airlines.
With the Inauguration of this
route Washington will have the heav-
lest air transport service in history
totaling more than so arrivals and
departures every "a hours on regular
schedule.
Cities to be skipped until the Com
merce Department aeronautics branch
reports their airports are safe for
regular passenger service are Char
lottesville, Lynchburg. Roanoke and
Bristol, Va. and Knoxville. Tenn
Planes on the Southern end of the
route are skipping Texarkana,, Ark,
for the same reason.
Evening star., 1934-06-23

Use of a 1,O00-acre farm in Loudoun
County, Va, for subsistence farming
for families on the District relief rolls
was offered to the District today by
H Grady Gore of this city.
The offer of free use came after Ell
wood Street, director of public welfare,
announced plans for survey to deter
mine the feasibility of developing sub
siStence farming or other self-help
projects for families on District re-
lief.
Gore said the farm was about 20
miles from Washington on the Poto-
mac River and that the area was
about half clear of timber He sug-
gested families be assigned TO work
about 20 acres each. No definite
period during which the land would
be available was stated. Street said
the suggestion would oe considered.
Street has called together COM
mittee of citizens and District off,
cials to meet Monday to consider what
types of self help programs may best
be planned to meet local needs.
Experts of the Federal Emergency
Relief Administration have indorsed
such enterprises and nave prom
ised assistance in development Of
programs. If one or many projects
should be finally approved, Federal
aid is expected in placing them in op-
Grafton.
A wide range of cooperative
schemes will be considered which
would bring into play methods of So
cial work new to this community.
Subsistence farming is one of the
experiments to be considered. Can
ming, clothing and shoe factory opera
ton are other plans. All are designed
to put idle capital and idle labor to
work in efforts to place relief families
again on self-sustaining basis.
Many such programs now are in
progress at various cities of the coun-
try, Street explained
The matters have been discussed at
conferences between Street and Jacob
Baker, assistant director of the F. E
R. A in charge of the self-help pro-
grams; Thomas Hibben, regional
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Transit Companies Lose
Decision in Effort to COL
Iect ST. 900 Expenses.
VITAL TO COMMISSION
BECAUSE OF CUT FUNDS
Adverse Ruling Would Have
Hindered Pressing of Num-
ber of Important Cases.

The Public Utilities Commission
won an important victory today when
Justice Oscar Luhring of District
Supreme Court filed a memorandum
opinion holding public utility cor
porations liable for all court costs in
cases which they appeal from COM
mission orders.
The particular case under review
was the one in which the Washing
ton Railway & Electric and Capital
Traction companies obtained an in
crease in street car fares to 10 cents
some years ago. This case was fought
through the courts, and incurred
court costs amounting to approx
mately $1,000.
Declared Commission Liable.
The two companies held the COM
mission should pay this cost. but
Justice Luhring decided otherwise.
The decision is of vital importance
during the coming year because oi
the $4,000 cut in the appropriation
of the commission. Under the public
utilities act the costs of all valuation
cases held before the commission arr
paid by the companies. If the com.
mission were forced to pay its owr
costs in all court cases, it probably
| would have been unable to go ahead
with number of important cases nov
pending.
Position of Court. =.
! Justice Luhring held that undel
| the public utilities act the appeal Il
the court was part of the admins
trative procedure begun at the hearing
before the commission and Is intended
to be covered by the provision which
| assesses the costs against the com
panies. He instructed Peoples Coun
sci William A. Roberts to write tn,
appropriate decree for signature b!
! the court.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
WOMAN BEING SOUGHT
AS HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER
Description of Car Declared OBJ
tained as Young Boy Is
Injured.

Police this morning broadcast a
lookout for a woman hit-and-run
driver after Merle Smith. IL years
old, of 814 Shepherd street. was
struck by an automobile near Seventh
and D streets.
The child was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital for slight injury to
his foot.
Merle's mother, Mrs. Ellen Smith,
was with him at the time. Police OBJ
tained a description of the car.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
DELTAPH| EPSILON
DELEGATES HERE
Foreign Service Fraternity
Men Entertained by
Local Chapters.

approximately 300 delegates to the
eighth biennial convention of Delta
Phi Epsilon, the first national foreign
service fraternity, were guests of the
| host chapters and alumni in Wash
ington at luncheon today in the Ma
tional Press Club.
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president
OF George Washington University, was
the principal speaker. The luncheon
was followed by sightseeing trip to
| Mount Vernon.
Last night at the Sigma Chi Fra
ternity' house, 1912 N street. Rev. w
Coleman Nevis, S. j.. rector of
Georgetown University. extended an
ofnclal welcome to the convention on
behalf of the Georgetown School of
Foreign Service. where the fraternity
was founded and where Alpha Cn2p-
ter is still active. DR.. George Bon
cesco, financial counselor of the Ru-
manlan legation, and DR.. Ames Taylor
OF the Commerce Department were
guests of honor.
G. w. Chapter Host.
Eta Chapter of George washington
is host to the assembly, which opened
yesterday. The convention will close
tomorrow with a morning session
at the G. w. v. Varsity Club. 1909
K street; an afternoon of sightseeing.
and a banquet in the evening at the
Admiral, 1640 Rhode Island avenue.
Yesterday afternoon the delegates
were guests of the State Department
and, on a tour of the building, we're
shown a special exhibit of important
and historical documents.
Attending the convention are teach
ers of foreign service from New York.
Boston, Detroit. San Francisco and
Los Angeles. One of the important
business matters being considered is
the proposed extension of the fraterni-
ty into an international organization
DR.. Notz President.
DR.. William F. Notz. dean of the
School of Foreign Service at George
town, is national president. and DR..
Walter H. E. Jaeger of the Bureau
of rureign and Domestic Commerce
and the faculty of the University of
Maryland, is national secretary. DR.
Harold Dotterer Of the N. R. A, is
national treasurer.
DR.. John Donaldson. professor of
political economy at G. w. u. is
chairman of the General Convention
Committee.
Assisting in conducting the conven-
ton sessions are the retiring and in
coming presidents of the host chapter
at George Washington University
Quentin Watson and Charles KeySer
and John Andrews. president of the
Georgetown University Chapter.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
AERONAUTlCS BRANCH
TO CHANGE ITS NAME
Beginning July l Will Be Known
as Bureau of Air
Commerce.

In order to avoid confusion with
aeronautical activities of other
branches of the Government. the
Aeronautics Branch of the Depart
ment of Commerce will change its
name at the beginning of the new
fiscal year. July /.
Acting Secretary Dickinson an
nounced today the name will be
changed TO Bureau of Air Commerce
and the director of aeronautics will
be designated the director of air
commerce.
Authority for the change is con-
tanned in an order signed by Secre-
tary Roper before his departure for
the Pacific Northwest. The present
name has been used since the branch
was organized in 1926
Evening star., 1934-06-23
GAS VALUATION HEARING
TO CONTINUE TOMORROW
Public Utilities Commission An
nounces Program to Com
plete Case.

Hearings in the valuation case of
the Washington and Georgetown Gas
Light Cos. will run through to-
night and all day tomorrow. il nee
essary to complete the case, the Pub
lie Utilities Commission stated today.
The hearings started half an hour
early this morning in a last-minute
rush to get the case over with.
Already it has been on trial 18
months and has a stenographic trans
cript of approximately 1000 pages, in
addition to hundreds of exhibits.
This morning H Richard Whiting,
one of the commissions engineer
witnesses, was on the stand under
cross-examination by Stoddard Ste
vens, jr, counsel for the gas COM
panies.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
|BOARD WILL PROBE
|DONOvANREMOvAL
U. S. Employees Will Con-
tinue Fight for 0uSted
N. R. A. Worker.

E. Claude Babcock, president of the
American Federation of Government
Employees, today began to organize an
impartial board to investigate the
facts in the case of the dismissal
from the N. R. A. of John Donovan,
president of Local No. 81 of the
A. F. G. E.
The inquiry is to be undertaken as
the result of action taken last night
by the local and the District Fedora
ton of the A. F. G. E. at meeting
in the Hamilton Hotel. Both organi-
cations contend Donovan was dis
charged by Gen. Hugh S. johnson,
recovery administrator, because OF his
union activities. Gen. johnson
charged him with inefhciency and in
subordination.
At the same time, the federation
voted to assess the entire member
ship of the A. F. G. E. one cent per
member to swell the fund already be-
gun to wage a battle for Donovan's
reinstatement.
Babcock today invited Secretary OF
bdDOT HeIhlIlS W SClNC Go NAldAl man
of the special board to investigate the
case and announced he would await
her reply before naming other mem
berS.
He indicated the others probably viii
be selected today. He expects them to
call upon the administrator and others
employed in the Labor Advisory Board
to ascertain the facts in the case,
which will be submitted to Babcock.
with or without recommendation.
Babcock has indicated that If the
facts sustain the charge that Dono-
van was Disseminated against, he will
fight the case Ito the bitter end"
The action followed refusal yester-
Gay of the Labor Advisory Board to
assume jurisdiction in the case after
two groups had called upon the board
and asked for a hearing for Dono-
van. With that action, the case be-
comes closed so far as N. r. A. head
quarters is concerned
Evening star., 1934-06-23
PORCH FALL FATAL

Robert T. Purdue Dies of Injuries
Received in Plunge.
n Robert T. Purdue, As, of sol L
street died early today at Gallinger
Hospital as a result of a fall from a
porch at his home few hours earlier.
Purdue fell backward from the
porch railing and landed in an area
way 10 feet below He was taken to
the hospital by second precinct police.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Infant sues for $4,000.

OKLAHOMA CITY CA).-A preco-
cious litigant is 3-months-old Geneva
Harrington. Her suit for $4,000
damages against cab company for
injuries allegedly sustained in an
automobile accident. is being tried in
District Court here.