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The Washington times., 1934-04-10
D. c. USURY BILL
HEARING DUE

Continuation of the hearing on
the bin affecting the usury laws
of the District is scheduled this
afternoon before subcommittee
of the Senate District Commit
tee.
The measure, which was drafted
by city officials at the request of
Senator William H. King (D0, Of
Utah, chairman of the commit
tee, is designed to prevent money
lenders from exacting excessive
fees from borrowers.
The subcommittee members ap-
peared to be favorable to the the
ory of the proposal, but were un-
decided upon the phraSeology.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
HOUSE To EASE
FIRE ESCAPE
LAW HERE
Judiciary Group Will Report
Bill. Amending Regulation
Governing Apartments

Convinced that present fire
escape regulations are too strict,
the judiciary subcommittee Of the
House District Committee today
agreed to report favoraoly a bill
amending present requirements.
The measure accordingly will
be laid before the full committee
at its weekly meeting tomorrow.
Three-story apartment houses,
with only three suites, need not
be equipped with outside fire
escapes under the proposed bill.
Neither will three-story apartment
houses with provision for less
than 10 persons above the
first floor, nor certain buildings
equipped with modern fireproof
stairways.
Another bill reported favorably
authorizes the Secretary of the
Interior and the Attorney Gen.
eral to adjust land claims along
the Anacostia, Potomac and Rock
Greek. It has already passed the
Senate.
A third bill authorizes the Sec
retary of the Interior to quit
claim the United States interest
in title to parcels of Land on
lower F. Street Northwest, owned
by Alfred, Alexander, Konrad and
Viktor Hohenloe.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
Committees Chosen
To SDeed Gardens

Division committees for speed
ing the garden program of the
Federal Emergency Relief Admin
iStration in Fairfax County, Va,
were appointed last night by Miss
Sarah Cox, county garden direc-
tor.
Under the program ITS gardens
will be allotted to the county.
Seed and supplies will be fur
nished and the Surpluses canned
for the coming winter. Among
committee chairmen named are:
Mrs. John Middleton, Dranesville;
Mrs. Mason Hurst, Falls Church;
Mrs. j. B. Davis, Lee; Mrs. Paul
SchurtZ, Mount Vernon.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
HOLUard Professors
Lecture at Clinic

Four professors of the Howard
University Medical School are
participating in the activities Of
the twenty-third annual clinic and
seventeenth annual meeting of the
John A. Andrew Clinic Society
which opened yesterday at Tuske-
gee Institute.
The professors are DR.. Willard
Lane, who will speak on the SUBJ
ject, "Acute Thyroiditis, a Pre-
sentation of Two Cases." DR.. j.
Frank Dyer, DR.. H. A. Calls and
DR.. Frank Jones. The conference
and clinic will be held through
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
MILE. ODER

MILE. ODER
OF all the Red Cross organiza-
tionS throughout the world, Rus
sian Red Cross, better known as
the National Red Cross of the
Union of Soviet Republics, has the
largest membership.
This was revealed here today by
Mile. Lucie Oder, of Geneva,
Switzerland, a member of the In
ternational Committee of the Red
Cross, the only foreign delegate to
the annual convention of the
American National Red Cross now
in session in Washington.
Modemoiselle Oder stated, how
ever, that although the U. S. S. r.
Red Cross is greater in numbers,
the American organization is the
most powerful in the world, WELD
ing more prestige and doing the
most work for suffering mankind.
Studies u. S. Methods
She is attending every meeting
of the convention, even the most
insignificant round table discus
sion, in her effort to learn as much
as possible about the workings OF
the American Red Cross so that
she can go back to Europe and set
the United States organization up
as an example for the other ma
tionS,
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
Police Seek Girl,
MiSSinq From Home

Police early today were asked
to search for Lorraine B. Koch
Ter, Is, who left her home yester-
day wearing bedroom slippers
and a gingham dress, and who
failed to return. The request was
made by her father, William E.
Koehler. Their home is IN the
400 block of Eleventh St. N E..
The girl IS 5 feet 2 inches in
height, weighs 100 pounds, has
brown bobbed hair and gray eyes.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
Chevy Chase Youth
Wins HARVARD Honor

David T. Griggs, of Chevy
Chase, 22-year-old son of Robert
F. GriggS, professor at George
Washington University, is one of
six students throughout the coun-
try awarded junior fellowships
at Harvard University it has been
announced.
The wards, made by the So.
ciety Of Fellows, allows the Junior
fellows $1,250 a year, room and
board, and use of all facilities of
the University for a period OF
three wears.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
D. {. SUPPLY
BILL DELAYED

Action on the 1885 D. C. appro-
priation bill was postponed in
definitely today by Representa-
tive James P. Buchanan Cd of
Texas, chairman of the House
Appropriations Committee, pend
ing recovery of Clarence Cannon
OO of Missouri.
Representative Cannon, chair
man of the subcommittee in
charge of the bill, was injured
severely last night when he
stepped into the path of a taxi
cab near the House Office
Building,
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
Rep. Cannon Hurt
When Struck bU Auto

Stepping from the curb in front
of the House Office Building last
night, Representative Clarence
Cannon, (D.) of Missouri, was
knocked down by an automobile
allegedly driven by George w.
Smith, 30, of the 2200 block Of
Prout st. S. E.
Mr.. Smith took the 54-year-old
Congressman to Casualty Hospital
to be treated for decorations,
bruises and shock. Mr.. Cannon
later went to his home at 200
MARYLAND Ave. N. e.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
Pupils Hears Talks
On Tuberculosis

Methods of tuberculosis preven-
ton were outlined today to stu
dents at Central and Eastern
High Schools as part of the
educational program sponsored
by the local tuberculosis ASso-
citation with the active coopera-
ton Of the D. c. Medical Society.
DR.. Joseph A. Murphy, chief
medical examiner of the public
schools, was the speaker at East
ern and DR.. A. Barklie Coulter,
member Of a special committee
for T. B. control, was the Central
speaker.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
Coroner to Probe
Mans Fatal IniUrV

An inquest will be held today
into the death of Ester Butler, "a,
of the 200 block of c street, N. w.
who died yesterday in Gallinger
Hospital of injuries received April
S in a fall down a flight of stairs.
After the fail he was taken to
Casualty Hospital and then to No.
/ Precinct on charge of drunk and
disorderly. He became ill and was
removed to Gallinger Hospital,
where it was discovered he had a
fractured skull.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
BrO1dnuOOr Waiter
Fired: Others Quit

Protesting the discharge of the
head waiter, II walters in the
exclusive Broadmoor Apartment,
5000 block Connecticut Ave. N.
w., staged a walkout late yes
terday. The discharged employe
was Clarence e. Walker, colored.
He was "fired" by r. S. Goetz,
steward.
The Broadmoor was given per-
mission by the Hotel and Res
taurant Employees Association to
borrow walters from other
hotels. Z
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
True TO
Type
Romance and Finance
g. Turn limeIight
j.: On Sweden
BY GILBERT SELDES

Sweden is in the news, these
days, for romantic and economic
reasons; the princes marry or
want to marry commoners and
worried currency specialists try
to figure out whether Sweden
has really solved the financial
problem Of the ages. And
Sweden sticks in my mind, al
though it is two years since I
was there.
whenever people worry me
about America, and wonder
whether we can pull out Of our
troubles, it is pleasant to think
Of q country which seems COM
pletely sensible, not behind the
world In material progress, pos
Sibly ahead Of most Of the world
in q reasonable solution Of its
difficulties.
Agnes Rothery has just
written a pleasant book-pleaS-
an; is the right word because it
is also the right word for the
country-about Sweden: the
Land and the People" (Viking)
You will find chapter on
"How Sweden Manages Her Cur.
rency" and a chapter on the
lovely Gotta Canal. And an anec.
dote which DR.. Writ may or may
not care for about a Swede who
listened to an American story OF
an absent-minded professor and
answered, eyes, tDe, too, used to
make fun of professors. But De
0ut0retD that idea about so years
ago."
. Many Types
It was a Swede who was the
lover of Marie Antoinette and
another who made the Monitor
and q third who invented dyna-
mite and established the great
est prizes, and the son Of a
fourth who first flew the
Atlantic alone: so there is no
single type, no monotony in the
people. But there is a slow and
pervasive charm in the whole
country and If the Kungsholm
would only anchor outside my
door I'd step on it with pleasure
and revisit. Getting down to the
dock means getting a passport,
and getting a passport means
infinite planning about other
things. I can't plan and I can't
60. But I like to think of it.
which is one Of the pleasures of
having been in Sweden once.
Boom Days
Comstock sold a sixth inter.
est in the Ophir mine to a Mex
lean for a couple Of jackasseS.
Each jackass, in the event, cost
him about $3,000,000. And
ComStock didn't care.
George Hearst sold a mine,
borrowed an extra $1,000, and
bought an interest in the Ophir
mine for $2,5O0, when other
people told him that the Ophir
had been "salted." The ore he
found there assayed $4,000 to
the ton.
Through George D. Lyman's
straggly "Saga of the Com
stock Lode" run such figures Of
men and money; and Fair and
Mackay and Mark Twain and
Adah ISaacs Menken who was
Swinburne's Dolore, and Arte-
mus Ward and hundreds whose
fame did not persist. It is the
real story of bonanza. (Scrib-
nerS y
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
Cooperative Chain
To Market LIQUORS

A cooperative chain for the
sale of whiskies, wines and beers,
to be known as the National
Beverage Stores, Incorporated,
was organized last night.
The chain was organized for
cooperative purchasing, selling
and protection and includes 80
stores, each individually owned.
Officers of the new organiza-
tion are Samuel Fig, president;
P. A. Sugrue and Benjamin Kotz,
vice presidents; Albert w. Jacob
son, secretary and general coun-
sci, and Mitchell Talpalar. treas
urer,
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
BUSINESS WOMEN MEET

The Alexandria Business and
Professional Women's Club will
hold its annual election of officers
at a meeting in George Mason
Hotel tonight Delegates also will
be named to. the state convention
to be held at Natural Bridge May
1919.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
Y. r. w. of TakOn1a
To ArrnnOe for RnLLU

Takoma Park Post No. $50, Vet.
erans Of Foreign Wars, will meet
Wednesday evening in the audi
torium of the Philadelphia Avenue
School, Takoma Park. Arrange
ments for the post to attend the
Veterans of Foreign Wars grand
rally in Baltimore, April II, will
be completed at this time, accord.
ing to A. B. Ground, commander
of the post.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
House
Board of Commissioners

The Commissioners met board to transact routine
business.
The Commissioners planned to appear before the PWA
for District projects (Story this page
Registration continued under the EVA program. (Story
this page.)
More than twohirds of the licensed liquor dealers had
failed to file their by today (Story
this page.)
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
5000 Placed at Work
On Emergency Jobs

More than 5000 persons are at
work today on Emergency Works
jobs, according to figures COM
piled by William c. Cleary, secre-
tary to the work planning COM
mittee of the local EVA. They
are those who have registered at
the Municipal woodward within
the past several days after they
had received work cards from the
Emergency Relief Division of the
Board of Public Welfare.
Approximately $50 more were
waiting in line today at the wood
yard to register for jobs. These
will be put to work Thursday,
Mr., Cleary said,
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
VETERANS TO DINE

Veterans who served with the
Twenty-sixth Division, the Yam
kee Division, during the World
War will gather at the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps Coun-
try Club next Thursday night
for their annual banquet.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
CHURCH REPORTS DUE

Assembly reports from the
various churches will be received
today when the washington As
Sociation Of Congregational
Churches meets in SemiannuaI
session in Plymouth Congrega-
tional Church. Seventeenth and
P StS. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
NEW FUNDS SOUGHT

Appropriations to complete the
Mount Vernon Ave. sidewalk and
Raymond Ave. sewer projects, left
unfinished by the CWA in Alex
andria, will be asked Of the city
council tonight by City Manager
Wallace Lawrence.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
GOV, GETS INVITATION

Gov. George c. Peery, Of Vir-
ginia, has been invited to attend
the quarterly dinner meeting Of
the Alexandria Chamber of Com
merce to be held in the George
Mason Hotel April Is.
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
Senate

The Senate District subcommittee considering amendments
the usury laws will continue hearings the proposal this
afternoon (Story on this page)
Although passed by the House yesterday the bill egazng
horse racing in the District apparently will be killed in the
Senate. (Story sports page)
Legislation legaizng boxing in the District sent to con-
ference between the House and Senate today ory this
page)
House
The House District Committee did not meet but its judiciary
subcommittee consider amending fire escape regua
tions. (Story this page)
Action D. c. appropriation bill postponed indefinitely by
injuries suffered by Representative Clarence Cannon D OF
Missouri chairman of the subcommittee in charge of the BILL
(Story on this page)
The Washington times., 1934-04-10
D. c. Heads to Ask Is Millions for Public Works
DiStriCtLOS

A. daily resume of all action in the House and Senate
dealing SOLELY ith the District Of Columbia, and all
action BY the House and Senate District Committees
and Board of District Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1934-03-19
GRIMM STARTS
18TH SEASON

On April II, when the old
gong rings and the flag goes up
to start the boys off on another
baseball thon, Charley
Grimm, playing manager of the
Chicago Cubs will be starting
his nineteenth baseball season.
And that in case you don't
know, Is a whale of long time
in competition. Some of the
boys last a little longer than
that-but most of them don't
and Charley today rates as one
of the real veterans of the Ma
tional League.
OF course he's not quite as
fast as he once was-and he
suffers an attack of misery"
now and then as is befitting a
veteran-but he can still dig
'em out of the dirt like nobody's
business, and he's still a bad
man up at that plate in .
clinch.
AS a manager Charley rates
right up top too. He took over
the club in the middle Of the
1882 season. club disrupted
and low in morale-and led the
boys to pennant. Last year,
despite a constant succession Of
injuries and bad breaks, he kept
the boys in the fight through
the season and finished a fight
ing third.
1e34-take it from Charley
will be different. The acquisi-
ton of Chuck Klein has given
the Cubs the thing they needed
most-a slugging driving hitter
for the clean UP position.
Their pitching, though not
sensational, should be adequate
and in batting punch there's
no team in the league better
balanced from top to bottom.
Charley's rules for managing
a ball club are short and simple.
keep huStling" is the first
one. And secondly, Have a cut
don't go down with that bat
on your shoulder" There's moth
ing Of the martinez about Grimm,
nothing of the dictator. He be-
lieves in letting ball players think
for themselves he clings to
the theory that a pat on the
back is worth two socks in the
jaw with the average player.
The Washington times., 1934-03-19
Major League Baseball Briefs

George Gibson, Pittsburgh Pirates
were to hold workout on Wrigley
Field here today. Gibson discussed
errors in yesterdays game with
Hollywood which was taken by the
BUGS, to 3.
TAMPA, Fla, March 19.-Mid-
season pitching by three Cincin-
natl hurlers, plus hitting power in
the pinches, today had won the
second training camp victory for
the Reds, this time from the Phila-
delphia Phillies, 3 to 0.
Four hits in the first inning off
Jim Elliott, Philly hurler, netted
the Reds two runs in the first in
ming, and in the eighth, a triple
by Piet, with two out, scored
Jimmy Moore, Stout, Lindsay
and Sy johnson turned in the
shut-out victory for the Ohio club.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, March 10.
Hopes ran high in the Chicago
Cubs camp today that Babe Her
man and his bat have returned
to the form of old. The Babe,
who slumped dismally last year,
took leading part in the Cubs
smashing 12-to-1 victory over the
White Sox yesterday, the second
Cubs win in two exhibition games.
The Washington times., 1934-03-19

since the super-star of stars, Babe
Ruth, began to go into eclipse.
Gehrig appears to be in the best
condition of his career. Yester-
day in the Yankees 10-to-4 con-
quest of the Boston Braves, Geh-
rig slammed out a triple and a
homer to lead his teams attack.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March 10,
Today will witness a prologue
to one of the most entertaining
acts in big league baseball, name
ly, the interborough series be-
tween the New York Giants and
the Brooklyn Dodgers. They
clash here in an exhibition con-
test and a battle royal is assured.
The Dodgers are considerably
irked by Bill Terry's biting query
some weeks ago as to what
league the Brooklyns were play
ing in and they are determined
to make the Giants boss eat his
words. Yesterday the Giants
dropped their third straight to
the st. Louis Cards, 2 to l, while
the Dodgers trounced the Roch-
ester Red Wings, 13 to 6.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 10.
After a lecture given by Manager
The Washington times., 1934-03-19
MILDLY ELEVEN
NEEDS ENDS
AND CENTER

ANNAPOLIS, March 19.-The
biggest problems the new Navy
football coaches face during the
spring practice this year is to
find a center to take the place of
the powerful Bob Harbold and
ends to substitute for Capt. Fid
Murray, Dave Miller and Jimmy
Fulp, all Of whom will leave in
June.
Lou Robertshaw, first substi-
tute center, leads as probability
for that place, is very much
lighter than Harbold, but a clever
and spirited player in the posi-
ton.
Other Candidates
Other possibilities are Charley
Hutchins, who alternated with
Robertshaw as plebe center in
1882; Clark Hood, Squad B center
last year, and Nedv Madley, plebe
center last center.
The squad has a clever end in
Bob Dornin, though lacking in
weight, and another in Bob Man
delkorn, the basketball guard,
who has shown steady improve
ment. Dick Bull, a big, powerful
fellow, who has an asset along
another line in his place-kicking,
was moved from tackle to end
late last season and will continue
in that position.
Rimmer Shows Promise
Hugh Rimmer, one of the plebe
ends last season, shows fine pos
sibilities.
Next to these positions, the
team received its hardest blow as
to the quarterbacks. Larry Becht,
Buddy Slack and Bill Wilcox, all
being members of the graduating
class. Those remaining who have
had some experience in the posi-
ton are Holman Lee and Dick
Pratt. Other bac<s may be shifted
to this position.
The Washington times., 1934-03-19
WEBER LEADS
TENP|N TEST

PEORIA, n1., March 19.-Lead-
ing the five-man event today in
the thirty-fourth annual Ameri-
can Bowling Congress was the
employers mutuals aggregation
of Milwaukee, with 3,032.
Holding first place in the all
events class was Fred Weber,
Milwaukee, who ran his total to
1854 when he rolled COS pins in
the individual events. He had
scored 581 in the doubles.
Charles Kaley, of st, Louis,
took hold of first place in the
singles with 687. Lou Dumar and
Lee Foster, Of Highland Park,
Mich, took the doubles lead by
rolling 1903 pins.
The Washington times., 1934-03-19
GOLFERS
GATHER WE'D.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 10.
Belle Haven Country Club men,
bers meet Wednesday to arrange
a program for the season.
An invitation tourney, featuring
leading golf players in this Sec
ton, is scheduled on April 26, q
and %:
The Belle Haven links are in
good condition.
The Old Dominion Boat Club
will hold a smoker tonight at 8
o'clock. The program will include
boxing and wrestling.
st. Mary's Celtics nine will work
out three afternoons this week, if
weather permits. Fifteen turned
out for yesterdays drill.
Jack Watt, Lee-Jackson nine
coach, is counting on Dick Ayres,
last years star pitcher, to win a
large percentage of games this sea-
son. Ayres looked fit in a drill.
The Washington times., 1934-03-19
GIVEN
At ROANOKE

SALEM, Va, March 19.-Four-
teen Roanoke College athletes
have been rewarded for work in
winter sports with the presenta-
ton of the varsity "R." Seven
of the letter winners were bas-
ketball players. and seven we're
members of the boxing team.
Basketball players who were
awarded their major letters
were: Capt. Bill Garland, all con-
ference forward, Of Buchanan;
Louis "Nubby" Schreiner, of
Alexandria, forward; Harry SUIT.
ner, of Pittsburgh, center; Char
ley Turner, Rawley Turner and
Raymond Rice, all Of Roanoke,
guards, and David Barnett. of
Roanoke, manager.
Boxers who were awarded
minor letters were: Capt. Bob
Doyle, Pittsburgh: Herman
Smith, Bristol; Charles rip"
Patrone, Hyde Park, Mass; HUI
bert Glass, Jimmy Wright and
Ward Akers, all of Roanoke. and
William Cook, Rockaway, N. j.,
manager.
The Washington times., 1934-03-19
CCC CM|TT EVENT
IN SEM|F|NALS

The Civilian Conservation Corps
boxing semifinals for the eleventh
subdistrict of Virginia, will be held
Wednesday night at Harmony
Hollow near Front Royal, Va.
Two companies, the 1398th and
35Oth will battle for the honor Of
reaching the final. 1398th, COM
manded by Capt. John L. De Witt,
jr., of Washington, is one Of the
few original Washington COM
panies, while its opponent is made
up Of men from New York and
New Jersey.
The feature bout of the pro-
gram will be between Hiatt Of
139Sth Co. and Gilkey Of the
35Oth. They are Ightweights. In
the semiwindup Knapp and Ritter
will clash in the middleweight d.
vision.
The Washington times., 1934-03-19

The great Kansas runner gave
a critical estimate of his work
today and ventured the belief that
he could have done even better
had he gated himself properly.
Cunningham declared he could
have clipped at least two seconds
from his time for the first half
mile.
Ran Great Race
In spite of this track experts
were unanimous in declaring that
Cunningham ran one of the great
est races Of his career. His time
was only whisper beneath Jack
Lovelock's 4:07.6 outdoor mark,
the fastest mile ever run. Love-
lock set his record in a special
race with Bill Bonthron at Prince
ton last summer.
Cunningham's perform ance
marked the climax of a two year
campaign on his part to better
Gene Venzke's mark of 4:10 for
the indoor mile. Venzke Incl
dentally finished about 20 yards
behind the Kansan and never had
a look-in.
New 2-MiIe Record
Other outstanding feats at the
annual Knights of Columbus
games which brought the metro
politan indoor track season to a
close were Ray Sears of Buffers
establishment of a new American
record of 9:07.4 for two miles;
The Washington times., 1934-03-19
Stoefen Forces
Change in Net
Cup Plans

NEW YORK, March 10 GIN.
SO.-Lester r. Stoefen's bril-
liant victory over Gregory S.
Mangin in the national indoor
singles tennis championship
final, is causing a stir today
that may change materially the
plans of the Davis cup selection
committee for the matches
which start May "a.
Based on last years competi-
ton, a tentative Davis cup line
up appeared "set" some two
months ago, consisting of Frank
K. Shields and Sidney B. Wood,
jr., for the singles, and George
M. Lott for the doubles, with
either Wilmer Allison or John
Van Ryn as his partner.
But Stoefen, by his brilliant
play in the national indoor title
tourney, in which he went
through a full week without
losing set, and with only four
breaks in service scored against
him, has pushed himself very
much into the foreground for a
singles berth.
George M. Lott, tenth ranking
player, bowed before his amaz-
ing speed.
Frank Shields was a Ga,
11-9, Ga victim and Mangin,
considered the greatest indoor
player in the world, dropped out
by 6-1, 8-6, Ga.