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Evening star., 1934-01-27
IMPROVED HOUSING
PROPONENTS HEAR
FIRST LADY, |CKES
Recommendations Drafted
for Presentation Today
at White House.
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
INCLUDE OFFICIALS
Discussion Tonight to Terminate
Parley-P. W. A. Director to
Be Main Speaker.

Slum clearing and better housing ad-
vocates from many widely scattered
parts Of the country met today at the
Willard Hotel, under sponsorship of the
National Public Housing Conference. to
draft resolutions and recommendations
to be submitted to President Roosevelt
late this afternoon.
The feature of the meeting was a
luncheon at which Mrs. Roosevelt and
Secretary Ickes were the principal
speakers. Other speakers were to be
Miss Grace Abbot, chief of the Chill
dren's Bureau of the Labor Depart
ment; DR.. Isadore Lubin, commissioner
of labor statistics. and Langdon w.
Post, tenement house commissioner Of
New York
Purposes Are Outlined.
Earlier in the day Mrs. Mary K.
Simkhovitch, president of the confer
ence, discussed "Organizing the Com
muuity for Public Housing" Mrs.
Simkhovitch also outlined the purposes
of the conference, as follows:
First, to take a new measure of the
housing problem as it exists in America
today: the problem of the great mass of
American wage earners to provide de-
cent dwelling accommodations for
themselves anu Ill6lI ldlllllleS dI ItIllS
they can afford to pay.
Second, to consider the effectiveness
of the public works program as it oper-
ates in relation to this problem. and
to the absorption of workers in the
building trades by means of slum clear
ance and loW-rent home production.
Third, to promote an accelerated
and more vigorous advancement by the
housing division of the Public Works
Administration, by local authorities and
by the community at large, OF housing
operations by local authorities"
Conference Ends Tonight.
After Mrs. Simkhovitch's opening ad-
dress addresses were made by Mrs. Mary
Hartman Rumsey, chairman of the
Consumers Advisory Board; Helen AL
fred, secretary of the National Public
Housing Conference; NJ H. Hedges, re-
search director of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: DR..
Edith Elmer Wood, housing consultant
of the National Advisory Board on
Housing: Rev. John O'Grady, secretary
of the National Conference of Catholic
Charities, and DR.. Sidney E. Goldstein,
rabbi of the Free Synagogue of New
York and chairman of the Executive
Committee of the Joint Committee on
Unemployment.
The conference will end tonight with
a discussion of the general subject
Housing as Public Service-Public
Authority, Land, Plan, Money Robert
D. Kofn. director of housing for the
Public Works Administration, will be
the chief speaker.
Other addresses are to be made by
Ira S. Robbins, counsel of the National
Public Housing Conference; Ernest j.
Bohn, chairman housing division. Cleve-
land city council; Walter H. Blucher,
secretary Detroit City Plan Commits
sion; Harold S. Buttenheim, editor of
the American City, and Coleman Wood
bury, secretary of the Illinois State
Housing Commission.
Evening star., 1934-01-27
OLD-AGE PENSIONS
INDORSED BY GROUP
Anacostia Citizens Association
Asks More Equipment for
School Lunches.

The Anacostia Citizens Association
went on record last night as favoring
old-age pension legislation for the Dis
trict. The association, meeting In the
church hall at Anacastia, acted after
its president. DR.. George c. Havenner,
former president of the Federation of
Citizens Associations, had explained
the various phases of the old-age pen
sion laws now in force in Is States.
The association voted to ask District
school officials for equipment for pro-
viding lunches for Is more children.
There are about 80 children in the
Ketcham School in need of the lunches.
The program will be held up until the
necessary number of bowls, spoons and
plates and the sterilizing equipment are
furnished.
The association named W. j. Tucker.
its secretary, to represent it in the CITY,
wide membership campaign which is
to be sponsored by the Federation of
Citizens Associations, and the aSsocia-
ton was named committee as a whole
to aid Mr.. Tucker in a membership
campaign in Anacostia to bring the
membership of the organization to the
neighborhood of 500.
A complaint that coal gas, caused by
faulty heating equipment in the
Ketcham School. is endangering the
health of children attending the school
will be transmitted to the school au-
thorities by the association.
Evening star., 1934-01-27
LUNCHEON OPENS
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
Parade of New Models to
Auditorium Follows
Capper Address,.

The fourteenth annual automobile
show, unoer the auspices of the Wash
ington Automotlve Trade Association,
got off to a flying start with a lunch
con rendered to the local automotive
group by the Advertising Club of Wash
ngton in the main ball room of the
Raleigh Hotel today.
The 200 guests we're addressed by
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas.
Senator Capper stressed the impor-
tance OF the automotive industry in
the plan Of the new deal" He said
no other industry touches so intimately
the lives of SO many wage earners in
normal times, furnishing directly or
indirectly. pay rolls for over 100000
wage earners. 10 per cent of all the
gainfully employed of the country.
This actually amounts to more than
960,000.000 hours Of employment per
month.
Immediately after the luncheon, the
guests were taken to the Auditorium in
a parade Of the new 1884 models, and
given a pre-view of the show.
The show opens formally at 7:30 o'clock
tonight. with an elaborate stage show
presenting Gypsy Nina. Natalie and
Darnelle. Eddie and Aileen Kinley and
Shima Dante. Music will be by Maxim
Loews Shoreham Orchestra, with
Barnee conducting. Admissions this
year are rs cents to pm. and 40 cents
evenings and Sunday
Evening star., 1934-01-27
.GRAVELLY POINT
BILL RE|NTRODUCED
Provides Development of Air.
port by D. c. and Federal
Governments.

The bill providing for establishment
by the Federal and District Govern
ments Of a model airport for Washing
ton on the Gravelly Point site was re-
introduced late yesterday by Repre-
sentative Stalker, Republican, of New
York.
The Stalker bill. referred to the House
District Committee, is Independent Of
the McSwain bill, providing a local.
publicly-owned airport for air transport
and national defense purposes. After
four days of hearings and a personal
inspection by committee members Of
five proposed airport sites the McSwain
bill is pending final committee action.
The first executive session for discussion
Of the bill will be held at 10 am. Tues
day.
Although the McSwain bill, as intro
duced, contemplated establishment Of
the proposed airport on the present
Washington Airport site. improved by
closing of Military road and addition of
part Of the Arlington Experimental
Farm, Representative McSwain explained
which has the bill is not bound to this
site
The Stalker bill, unchanged from
the form in which it was introduced
last year and at previous sessions, au-
thorized the District Commissioners
and the United States Government
jointly to reclaim and acquire land at
Gravelly Point for the establishment
of complete airport suitable for COM
mercial aviation and for national de-
fense purposes.
The field to be established is to meet
the standards for ALA airports under
the Department of Commerce rating
regulations and is to be large enough
to accommodate all types of aircraft,
including dirigibles, airplanes and sea-
planes.
The measure provides for appropria-
ton out Of the revenues Of the Dis
trict and the Treasury "in equal pro-
portion" the sum of $750,000 a year. to
be spent under direction of the Sec
retary of War, for the acquisition OF
land, filling and improvement OF the
site. The airport, until otherwise di-
rected." would be under jurisdiction
and control of the Secretary OF War.
Evening star., 1934-01-27
CODE AUTHORITY
FOR HOTELS NAMED
Washington Association Appoints
Arthur ]. Harnett, President,
rs Chairman.

A District hotel code authority was
named last night by the Washington
Hotel Association at the request Of
the national Motel code authority, and
at the same time a so-called code of
fair practice for this industry in the
Capital was proposed.
Arthur j. Harnett, president of the
association, was named chairman of
the local authority Other members
are Edward w. Martin and Augustus
Gumpert.
Abolition of the advertising Of free
garage service, standardization of hotel
rates, and discouragement of the prac-
tice Of taxicab drivers and porters of
recommending hotels, were among pro-
visions set forth by the group in the
code.
Elimination of commissions. dis
counts and rebates to unauthorized
travel bureaus, also was recommended.
The District hotel code authority
will represent the industry in Wash
ington in the Interpretation and ad-
justment of questions and problems
growing out of the codes operation
here,
Evening star., 1934-01-27
MACINTOSH FUNERAL
TOBE CONDUCTED TODAY
Honorary Pallbearers Are Named.
Burial Will Be Made in
Glenwood Cemetery.

Funeral services for T. Vernon
Macintosh. so. who died suddenly
Thursday night, were to be held this
afternoon from the home of his son,
Earl H. Macintosh. 3215 Klingle road.
Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
Mr.. Macintosh was a wholesale
salesman for the r. p. Andrews Paper
Co. for more than 80 years.
Honorary pallbearers will include
Arthur j. Hirsch, Clarence S. Pittman,
Charles A. Drake, Arthur L. Buckman,
Joseph L. Leverton, George w. Harris,
Neill S. Brown and Gait Burns. In
cluded in the active pallbearers will be
w. N. Shaffer, Charles Barber, George
Dietz, Alfred Tennyson. Wallace Brown
and Karl Eiker
Surviving in addition to his son are
his widow, Mrs. Cora E. Macintosh;
his mother, Mrs. c. W. Macintosh;
two sisters, Mrs. w. E. Wise and Mrs.
Frances e. Rainey. and two grandchil-
dren. Earl M. Macintosh, jr, and
Doris Mae Macintosh.
Evening star., 1934-01-27
LAUDS MERIT SYSTEM
IN GOVERNMENT WORK
Lewis Merriam, Brookings 1nstitu.
ton Expert, Addresses Forum
of Federal Workers.

The merit system is essential to ef-
ficient administration of Government
affairs, Lewis Merriam of the Brookings
Institution last night told the educa-
tional forum of the District Federation
of Federal Employees in an address in
which he criticized the practice OF
stating emergency agencies with pa
tronage employees.
President Roosevelt. he said. could
take one of the most important and
necessary of all administrative steps by
extending the merit system.
Il state from personal knowledge and
long experience, Merriam emphasized
that employees of the classified civil
service are more efficient. better trained
and in general more able than spoils
employees. Furthermore, have found
that civil service employees generally are
more efficient than persons holding
corresponding positions in private bust
ness and industry"
Evening star., 1934-01-27
PRESIDENT TO AID
WILD LIFE WORK
Senate Committee Reports
on Program for Preser.
vati0n of Game.

President Roosevelt has pledged his
support to a Nationwide program for
the conservation of wild life, follow
ing submission Of report by spe-
cial Senate committee on the sub
ject at the White House yesterday.
The program, outlining legislative
administrative and executive features
earlier had been approved by several
hundred spokesmen for national or
CARNATIONS at conference with the
committe at the Senate Office Building
Senator Walcott of Connecticut
chairman of the Senate COMMITTEES
on the Conservation of Wild Life Re
sources, and Thomas H. Beck, chair
man of the Presidential Committee or
Wild Life Restoration. submitted the
report to the President and outlined
10 steps in their program to preserve
game in all parts of the country.
Bills Approved.
These steps include:
Approval Of the duck stamp bill now
pending in both Houses of Congress
approval of Senator Joseph T. Robin
sons bill to establish fish and game
sanctuaries in the national forests and
on other public lands; approval of a
bill, also pending, to coordinate con-
servation activities Of all Government
departments: use of part of the S25.-
100000 set aside for the purchase OF
marginal lands to establish preserves
for migratory waterfowl and uplanc
game; additional appropriations under
the Norbeck-Andresen act to establish
sanctuaries for waterfowl and treaty
with Mexico. similar to an existing
treaty with Canada. to protect migra-
Wy q
borders of the two countries.
Senator Walcott said after the visit
to the White House that the President
was pleased with the program and par
ticularly commented upon the support
promised by farm organizations. The
Chief Executive also pointed out that
as State Senator in New York ir
1911 he obtained enactment Of the first
State law prohibiting sale of game.
Senator Clark Speaks.
At about the same time the program
was submitted to the President, Sena.
tor Bennett Champ Clark of Missouri
discussed its details in a radio addres.
in the Rod and Stream period of Sta.
ton WMAL. and called upon all sports.
men to cooperate with the Government
in making the preservation of game
successful
Meanwhile, the National Capital re-
ceived from a group of North Carolina
sportsmen q pairs of mallard ducks
that have been given sanctuary al
Reaches Run on Mount Vernon Memo.
rial Highway. The gift was arranged
by Senator Walcott's Committee and /.
the first of several such donations tx
be made.
Evening star., 1934-01-27
"BETTER CHILD" CONTEST
INTEREST IS GROWING
% Entries Have Been Received
by Stuart Walcott Post,
American Legion.

With the deadline for entries less
than a week away, interest was in
creasingly manifested today in the bet
ter child" contest being conducted by
the Stuart Walcott Post of the Ameri-
can Legion.
Twenty-eigit entries already have
been made from various Legion posts
and auXiliaries, and further entries, up
to January 81. will be accepted by w.
E. Mitchell, chairman, 1919 New Hamp-
shire avenue.
DR.. Rae F. Guynn, local physician
has been chosen as chairman of the ex-
amining board, and Is expected to name
his associates within the next few days.
Awards will be made February at a
combination dance and card party in
the Arlington Hotel, at which an
elaborate floor show will be staged.
Evening star., 1934-01-27
WILSON RICH BIDS
TO Be ASKED FEB. z,
! BOARD ANNOUNCES
Contract for New School Nav
Be Awarded About
March 9.
DATE CLIMAXES PUBLIC
PROTEST AGAINST DELAY
Construction Awaits Supreme Court
Ruling on Closing of Brandy
wine Street.
Contract for New School May

AS climax to public protest
against a series of delays in beginning
construction of the Woodrow Wilson
High School, the District Commission
ers announced today they would ad-
vertise February for bids for the
building.
Bids will be opened March 9. and
the contract will be awarded shortly
thereafter. providing in the meantime
decision is reached by District Supreme
Court on proceedings for the closing of
Brandywine street, a part of the site
Of the school, in the Reno section.
Funds for the preparation of plans
and specifications for the new senior
high school were provided in the 1888
appropriation act. which became avail
able July !. 1882. Original plans for
the building were Shelved at the in
stance Of the Fine Arts Commission be-
cause the building had to be simplified
when Congress reduced the total au-
torized cost from sl.300,000 to ST.
100000 The Fine Arts Commission
also ordered a change in the outline of
the building. requiring the closing of a
portion Of Brandywine street.
The Federation of Citizens Associa-
tlonS, parents Of children in the Reno
section and others have raised protests
against delay in starting Of construction
CT the building and delay in completion
of plans for the structure.
Roland Brennan. chief clerk of the
Engineer Department, made the an
nouncement that the Commissioners
have given formal approval to plans
and specifications for the new school,
to be erected on a site bounded by
Chesapeake, Brandywine, Albemarle
and Fortieth streets
period of 18 months is to be al
lowed for completion of the building
after award of the contracts Starting
Of the work is subject to action of the
District Supreme Court on condemna-
tion proceedings instituted by the Dis
trict for the closing of Brandywinc
street at the site of the school. A hear
ing is to be held at court February 5.
District officials anticipate the con-
demnation matter will be settled before
bids are opened March 9.
Evening star., 1934-01-27
HOME LOAN FRAUD
CHARGE JAILS MAN
T. E. Petticord Unable to Post
Bond on Count of Accepting
Fees Illegally.

Thomas E. Petticord. 1441 South Car
oline avenue southeast. Is in jail today
in default of $1,000 bond, after arraign-
ment before U. S. Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage yesterday on a charge
Of accepting fees illegally for negotiat-
ing two loans from the Home Owners
Loan Corporation.
Commissioner Turnage set Petticord's
hearing for next Friday.
Meanwhile, charges against the ac-
cused man were presented to the Dis
trict grand jury yesterday by Assistant
District Attorney Charles B. Murray.
The grand jury findings probably will
not be made public before some time
next week.
Petticord is accused of collecting fees
aggregating $38 from Mary Chandler,
colored, 313l Eleventh street, and Sadie
Page. colored. 1926 Swami street, for
obtaining loans to repair their houses.
Evening star., 1934-01-27
ES2-yEAR
Immigration BAN
Women'S Patriotic Farley
Urges Registration of
All Aliens.

A tWo-year ban on immigration and
requirement that all aliens in this
country be registered, fingerprinted and
forced to report every change in ad-
dress were among the propositions ad-
vocated yesterday in Is formal resolu-
tions adopted at the concluding session
of the Womens Patriotic Conference
on National Defense at the Mayfower
Hotel.
During discussion of the resolution
for registering aliens, Secretary of
Labor Perkins was attacked as unfa-
vorable to strict treatment of alien
matters.
Because of her reputed opposition to
the views of the conference, it was
voted to send all resolutions to Presi-
dent Roosevelt instead of directly to the
Labor Secretary.
Cites Perkins Opposition.
Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, former
president general of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution, rose and
said: 1T is plain from the newspapers
that Secretary Perkins is opposing this
resolution. I therefore move it be sent
to the President of the United States. |"
Mrs. Margaret Coblenz of Baltimore
said that "a decided effort is being
made by the Secretary of Labor to weed
out of the House immigration Commit
tee all those favoring restriction"
In another resolution the women
voted to make citizenship requirement
for Federal relief.
They urged a full-treaty-strength
Navy, an adequate Army and flying
force and continuation of Government
aid to the merchant marine.
President Roosevelt was requested to
disregard kilograms asking resignation
of Assistant Secretary of War Woodring
for his strong national defense stand.
Woodring spoke before the conference
Thursday and was enthusiastically ap-
plauded.
Officers Designated.
At the end of the morning session
the delegates made pilgrimage to the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The Extension Committee met yes
terday afternoon and designated Off
GERS for the next year. The person
who will be elected next october as
president of the American Legion
Auxiliary was chosen conference chair
man, the president of the Women's
Overseas Service League was named
first vice president. the Rhode Island
Association of Patriots to furnish the
second vice chairman, the American
War Mothers to furnish the third vice
chairman, the National Society OF New
England Women the fourth vice chair
man, and the Daughters Of Founders
and Patriots the fifth vice chairman.
Mrs. Percy Young Schelly of the
Danes of the Loyal Legion was elected
secretary, and Miss Helen O'Neill of
National Yeomen F.. treasurer.
Evening star., 1934-01-27
U. S. AIRMAN IS ENGAGED
TO TEACH DUTCH PILOTS
Former Eastern Air Transport
Flyer to Be Instructor in
Instrument Flying.

An American pilot. Howard Stark
formerly of Eastern Air Transport on
the transport service through Wash
ington. has been appointed by the
Royal Dutch Airlines to train its pilots
in instrument flying, it was learned
here today.
Star has been given a six-month
contract by the Dutch airline, which
operates from the Netherlands into the
Dutch East Indies He will take with
him to Europe the advanced methods
OF aerial navigation perfected by
American airmail operators and used
by them to maintain the greatest pro-
gram Of night flying in the world.
Stark is regarded as one of this
country's outstanding pilots in both in
strument and night flying. He flew
the mail for several years along the
Atlantic seaboard from New York to
Miami, through Washington, and is well
known here. ...
Evening star., 1934-01-27
WEBSTER mot so HOT,'' SPELLERS
At DEMOCRATIC FETE AGREE

Secretary of Commerce Roper today
could boast of having staged a spelling
bee in which there was no winner. For
none of the host Of Democratic men
and women whom he put to the test
at the Women's National Democratic
Club last night was able to spell the
word "plaguy."
It was this word that hoored the last
five participants in the spelling bee at
the clubs headquarters, 1926 New
Hampshire avenue.
Ali the Democratic women, their hus-
bands and guests had lined up for
the affair, and everything proceeded
smoothly, except for an occasional ref
erence to Webster's Unabridged, until
the hnal word and then blazing argu-
ment broke out. Some even challenged
Webster, insisting the word should be
"plaguey." -i---L1--L4--L
Evening star., 1934-01-27
D. c. STUDENT PLACES
IN NATIONAL CONTEST
John M. Baer, Jr., Remains in
Annual Competition for Paris
Architectural Prize.

John M. Baer. jr.. son OF former
Representative and Mrs. John M. Baer,
1917 Buchanan street, and sophomore
at Catholic University, placed first
among the 500 entries in the first pre-
liminaries of the 1894 national Paris
prize architectural competition, it was
announced by the university today.
Young Baer is one of 10 architectural
students designated to continue in the
second preliminary of the annual COM
petition.
The Paris prize competition is spon-
sored in the major architectural schools
Of the country by the Beaux Arts Insti-
tute of New York. The winner in the
grand finals receives a years study in
the art schools of Europe.
Evening star., 1934-01-27
VERDICT IN C[APP
KILLING DELAYED
Analysis of Part of Contents
of Stomach Indicates
He Was intoxicated.

Chemical analysis Of part Of the
contents of Policeman Harry l.. Clapp's S
stomach indicated he was intoxicated
at the time he was shot to death,
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald said
today.
I'VE will not reach a verdict in the
case, however" DR.. Macdonald said,
until We have received a report OH
analyses of specimens of Clapp's blood
and the remainder of the contents
of his stomach
A jury was sworn in over Clapp's
body today-'just in case the police
investigation should develop something
that would warrant an inquest" Dr..
Macdonald explained.
At present, however. both DIR. Mac
pher j. Murphy are inclined toward the
theory Clapp killed himself Their
theory, briefly, is this:
Clapp, intoxicated while on duty, lost
control of his patrol car on q steep
curving hill on Indian lane, In the
Spring Valley section. The automobile
mounted the curb. crashed into a tree,
careened across the road and nosed
into an embankment just beyond the
opposite curb.
Clapp, fearing loss Of his job. de-
cided On the spur of the moment to end
his life. He pulled on the emergency
brake, turned of the ignition, drew
his revolver and fred bullet through
his head.
Both DR.. Macdonald and DR.. Murphy
made it clear, however. they had not
definitely committed themselves to a
verdict of suicide "We1l wait until
all the facts have been gone over thor
oughly. The police may develop some
thing that will cause us to abandon
the suicide theory"
Clapp was found slumped over the
steering wheel of his wrecked machine
about am. Thursday. He was 33 and
lived at SAT Kenyon street.