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Evening star., 1934-04-10
D. c. TUBERCULOSIS
STAFF INCREASED
Allen Adds rs Nurses and
Workers on Eve of
Probe.

Twenty-six new nurses and hospital
workers were on the tuberculosis bat
tlefront today-Commissioner Aliens
answer to criticism of conditions in
the Nations Capital.
The Commissioner made the assign
ments late yesterday, just two days
before the Special tuberculosis Inves-
tigating Committee appointed by the
city heads was scheduled to meet.
The nurses and attendants were drawn
from relief rolls and will be paid out
of Emergency Works Administration
grants.
Ten nurses were requested by Health
Onacer William c. Fowler, to be used
at the tuberculosis Clinic at 3Ol G
street. The balance Of the help, con-
sisting Of six nurses, five orderlies and
five maids, were to 60 to the Tuber-
culosis Hospital, Fourteenth and Up
shur streets, where for years DR.. j.
w. Peabody, its superintendent, has
been attempting to obtain a suffl-
cient staff.
Employment of the 26 will be tenn
porary under the E. w. A., but Com
ulAooAOA1CE A1lcfI las DccQ represented
as being desirous Of obtaining addi-
tional funds from Congress so the two
institutions can be provided proper
STATS.
Meanwhile, the Investigating Com
mittee prepared to meet tomorrow aft
ernoon In Dr.. Fowler's office. DR.. Pea
body is q member of the committee
along with Dr. Prentiss Wilson, presi-
dent Of the Medical Society Of the
District of Columbia; DIR. F. c. Smith
representing the United States Public
Health Service, and DR.. H. ]. Crosson
q member of the Medical Committee
Of the Board of Public Welfare. Only
Or. Wilson Is expected to be absent
today. He said yesterday that he
would be out of town.
DR.. Fowler has said no long investi-
CATION would be conducted, but that
the committee would convass all avail
able information on the subject and
submit q report, with recommends
tions, to the Commissioners at the
earliest possible date.
Evening star., 1934-04-10
DELAY0NBU|LD|NC
CAUSESU.S WORRY
Rent Money Lacking for
Labor Department Until
Structure Is Finished.

Interior Department authorities to-
day are concerned over where the
rent for the present Labor Depart
ment Building on G street, between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets,
is coming from after July /.
Delay in completing the new Labor
Department structure at Fourteenth
and Constitution avenue Is holding up
series Of Government moves and
creating a perplexing money problem.
Under the normal schedule. the new
Labor Department structure should be
ready now, but a succession of labor
controversies has retarded the build
ing operation. Present prospects are
that the building will not be ready
for occupancy until October.
The Government has been paying
an annual rental of $1,000 for the
Labor Department Building now oc-
cupied. In addition, other funds are
being expended for branches of the
Labor Department here.
When fully completed, the new
structure will be turned over by the
Treasury to the Jurisdiction of Secre-
tary Ickes. who now apportions space
In most Of the city's public structures.
The movements of various units
into the new Post ONCE Department
Building Is proceeding apace, but,
looking ahead. the Interior Depart
ment authorities foresee trouble In
the failure to have the Labor De-
partment ready for occupancy. In
addition to the payment sof rent for
the present Labor Department, the
Government faces the problem of
having to pay out money for other
Federal units, now housed all over
town In rented structures, but which
might be incorporated in the Labor
Building If it were now ready as orig
inally planned.
Congress may be asked to supply q
deficiency appropriation. so that the
Department Of Labor may not be
evicted July /.
Evening star., 1934-04-10

Beatrice Phillips and Julie thinner
man.
Tickets are now being printed for
four Of the spectacles which will fea-
ture the three-day festival, and In q
few days win 60 on sale at the head
quarters opened by the committee at
l4l7 @ street.
The events for which tickets will
be sold are the fireworks display,
presentation of Gilbert and Sullivan's
"The Mikado," the Horse Show and
the parade.
Col. G. L. Scott, chairman Of the
Horse Show Committee, said entries
In the various competitive events are
coming In 30 fast he Is having din.
Guilty In accommodating AL Of those
who wish to compete.
Evening star., 1934-04-10
URGES SMOKE ABATING
Twentieth Century Club Makes
Public Resolution,

Adequate provision for smoke abate-
ment in the District was urged in a
resolution of the Twentieth Century
Club made public today.
The civic section of the club urged
the full body to present to the Dis
trict Commissioners and the appro-
pirate committees Of Congress:
IL. The need for such changes in
the existing smoke law as may be
found warranted; and
20. A request for such funds as may
be required to provide an adequate
system Of smoke abatement for the
District Of Columbia"
Evening star., 1934-04-10
DURANTE BRINGS HIS OWN KEY
TO CITY WHEN VISITING HERE

Jimmy "schnozzle" Durante today
poked the end Of his educated pro-
boscis into the open door Of Com
missioner George e. Aliens ofnce
and followed it in q few minutes
later.
Durante brought with him . key
to the city. Commissioner Allen
ceremoniously took 1t away from him
and then presented it to him.
Durante said he always goes pre-
pared for these emergencies.
"I've got q million Of them, kid"
he told Allen, "a million"
He invited Allen to accompany
him to the races today and told
him the first race had been named
schnozzle Handicap. II the winner
Evening star., 1934-04-10
WILL GIVE CONCERT

The Nordica Mandolin and Guitar
Orchestra will give concert Friday
at 8 pm. at the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home under the auspices OF the
Warren q. Harding Chapter, No. 81,
Order Of the Eastern Star. Walter T..
Holt will direct the orchestra.
Mrs. Elmon v. Carr win assist MI.
Holt IN presenting special arrange
ments.
Evening star., 1934-04-10
DEALERS FL0CK|NG
TO FILE REPORTS
DeadIine to Be Reached for
Mail P0Stmarked Be.
fore Midnight.

Washington beverage dealers still
were docking into the ofice Of the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to-
day IN steady stream, to file reports
of the amount Of beverages they pur-
chased for sale during the past month,
as required by the law.
A check-up at noon, however, showed
that a majority Of the 900-odd license
holders as yet had failed to submit
to the board sworn statements of the
amounts of their stock purchases
But PAL had filed reports at this time.
Deadline Today.
The deadline will be reached at
the board will accept reports sent by
mail which are postmarked before
midnight. Chairman George w. Offutt
issued q warning Saturday that to-
morrow notices would be served on
all those who have not filed the pur-
chases reports to appear before the
A. B. c. Board to show cause why
their licenses should not be revoked.
All retail and wholesale licensees
are required to submit such reports in
order to enable the board to determine
whether all due sales taxes are paid.
The tax payments must be received
on or before the 18th day Of each
month.
Acting on the belief that legal sale
of beer would serve to diminish boot
Logging operations in the vicinity, the
A. B. G. Board yesterday granted
permit to the establishment Of David
Slackman, at 1157 First street, for the
sale of bottled beer.
Wine Sale Prohibited.
While the class B license permits
the sale of bottled light wine as well
as beer. the dealer was asked to stipu-
late that he would not sell wine.
Because Of the nearness Of the place
Evening star., 1934-04-10

been in the downtown section to
even spend a cent on myself. But
have a little girl years old that
I'd give the world il you could advise
me what to do for her. The only
dr.. the Welfare has Is a Medical dr..
She does not walk. She has the will
power to but has a nerve pressure
somewhere in her system. II could
only have your human heart Of assist
ance. I've just waited so long there
was no other way than to write"
And again: IF I am not taking too
much Responsible on myself I would
like the state myself to you. Listen.
am in a mersiable condation and
unable to walk. My hip bones are
stiff and have been for about year
and my mother are old and 1 want
you to please fix some way that may
be able to get in hospital that you
Evening star., 1934-04-10
POLICEMAN GUILTY
ON ACCUSATION Of
SHOOTING At AUTO
Burnett to Be Given Final
Warning Against a
Repetition.
TRIED TO HALT CAR
ENTERING FIRE LINE
Efforts to Establish Identity Of
Driver of Machine Prove
Futile in Hearing.

Policeman c. r. Burnett of No.
precinct, was found guilty by the
Police Trial Board today of unneces-
sary use of firearms after Burnett shot
twice at an automobile which ran
through the fire lines at Ninth street
and New York avenue on the morn
ing Of March IS. The finding carries
no penalty beyond a final warning
not to repeat the offense.
Burnett told the board that the
automobile almost ran down Pvt.
Samuel s. Smith Of No. l precinct,
who was stationed at Ninth and
streets to divert trafic from q small
fire about 4 O'Clock in the morning
Il saw Smith wave his arms and
shout and jump aside just in time to
avoid the car" Burnett testified.
"Shot Twice at Tire"
THE machine came on toward the
scene of the fire while the apparatus
was still in the street and firemen
were rolling up hose. I saw one fire.
man fall from in front of the ma
chine behind q fire truck as II he had
been knocked down. jumped in
front Of the machine waving my arms,
but 1t did not halt. As I leaped to
one side the driver cut the wheel in
my direction, deliberately trying to
run me down.
Il reached for my gun and shot
twice at the rear tire" Burnett testi-
fed. Il believed at the time the
motorist had either run down and
killed the fireman or was fleeing from
the police"
Burnett was defended by Represen-
tatiye Raymond J. Cannon of Wiscon-
sin. Cannon and Assistant Corpora
tion Counsel Edward M Wellever, who
prosecuted the case agreed to confine
the testimony as to whether or not
Burnett was justified in shooting.
Wellever said the prosecution was will
ing to admit the car was operated in
q reckless manner.
Efforts to establish the driver Of the
car proved futile at today's session, as
they did in Police Court when Joseph
de Blasie was brought up by Police
man Burnett on charge of reckless
driving.
Burnett Corr0borated.
De Blast produced an alibi and
said it was possible his brother might
have been driving the automobile
The Police Court charge was dis
missed. At today's hearing De Blast
denied he was driving the automobile,
although admitting he told police just
after the shooting that he was op-
Grating his automobile on Ninth street
and remembered some sort of excite
ment at Ninth and I streets on the
morning Of the 25th. De Blast denied
all knowledge Of the incident today,
''or that there was q bullet hole
through the rear window of his car
and bullet mark on the windshield
post.
Pvt. Smith and several other DO
icemen and f1remen at the scene
corroborated Burnett In that the
automobile was operated in a manner
to endanger the lives of persons on
the street. Wellever insisted, how
ever. there was no Justification for
shooting since no one had been in
jured and the motorist at worse was
only a reckless driver.
Evening star., 1934-04-10

~ SAOAS - <A
BILE. Send me an
answer by return
mail. Please do
something for me.
please. I am get
ting so discour-
aged I could make
away with my
self"
Another letter
inclosing q letter
ON a b a n k
threatening fore
closure on the
home:
"It's been over
< wears I haven't
Evening star., 1934-04-10

ONES in by anything more than q
nose the race will have to be run
over, he said.
Allen regretfully declined. He said
he had q date with Public Works
Administrator Ickes.
"You pass up my race in favor Of
Q l00-to-1 shot," said Durante.
Aliens two young women secre-
taries were introduced to Durante.
They explained they had been away
for i've minutes to powder their noses,
Five minutes" said Durante.
That's nothing to what 1t would
have taken me. It's mutiny; that's
what 1t is-mutiny."
He then handed out cigars and fol-
lowed by . trail Of flve stooges and
assistant stooges left for the Senate.
Evening star., 1934-04-10

to the Douglas-Simmons and the
Jones Schools, objection to the grant,
ing Of the license had been made by
Charles H. Houston, member of the
Board Of Education. Houston, how
ever, withdrew the objection when
Acting Capt. Gustave Lauten Of the
second precinct wrote to the A. B. G.
Board expressing the belief that the
granting Of the license would not add
to disorders in the vicinity, but, on
the contrary, may help to eliminate
the illegal sale Of bootleg liquor in
this section"
Evening star., 1934-04-10
H0NORED AT LUNCHEON
DR.. Reichelderfer Makes First
Public Appearance Today.

DIR. Luther H. Reichelderfer, former
District Commissioner. who has been
i'll at his residence for five months,
made his first public appearance to-
day since his term of office expired
last November.
He was guest Of honor at lunch
con at the Occidental Hotel given by
members of the District Board of As
SCISSORS. william P. Richards. tax as
SCISSOR, was master of ceremonies
About 10 District officials who served
under the supervision of DR.. Reichel-
derfer also were guests.
Evening star., 1934-04-10

program, The Star has contributed
5000 to the Advisory Committee, head
ed by Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke, to be
distributed among the families pro-
ducing the first, second and third best
gardens on each tract.
Applications for gardens are being
received at Powell House, Third and
G streets.
Evening star., 1934-04-10
REHIRING LIST DROPS
Civil Service Register Now Is
Down to 1850 Names.

The unemployment registers Of the
Civil Service Commission are con-
tinuing to dwindle, the report for the
week ended April showing 80 persons
receiving probational appointments, 2
temporary, and 6S reinstated or trans
ferred.
During the week nine persons were
added to the register here, and 70
from other points. The lists now con-
tain 2,599 names.
Evening star., 1934-04-10
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.


The de profundis Of q sorrowful
time rises to the surface in the daily
correspondence Of the Public Health
Service.
Out of the depths and the dark
ness come the frantic mourns and
prayers of the helpless. It is q new
phenomenon of the past few months
this appealing to Uncle Sam as the
great physician" The weary and
the hopeless are coming to the Gov
ernment, as never before, In the pa
thetic belief that 1t represents their
last refuge this side Of the grave.
The Public Health Service can do
little. 1t can only refer the writer's
to local welfare and medical organi-
cations. The very illiteracy and fan
tastic associations Of ideas contribute
to the poignancy of the letters, such
as the following:
Il am writing to you In the be-
hauf on my condision. I hav higigh
boold preson and DR.. was tretin
me and hav know money and can
not have my Droctor and my houb-
hand was in the servis and he was get
ting five Dollar 60c before he die and
he hav ben ded mount. Help me
phase Scar and God know it I am
preay to the Lord that he will help
me andso. My brother is ded and I
am stay with is sun and he is under
able to look after me and is make q
smole sale Of SIS a week, and mother
is ded to. Plase help me phase Scar,
plaSe Ulase Scar"
Evening star., 1934-04-10

Pitiful Pleas
For Cure and Help.
Writes another unfortunate:
i have appalitic disease and I
would like to be cured of that. wish
you would send me or tell me q way
could be cured by the 18th of April
The Washington times., 1934-03-31

out by persistent buying toward
the close.
Commodities did little, grains
were easy. The cotton market
was closed for the Easter holi.
days. Bonds were higher with
stocks.
The market opened on a
firmer note and continued to
work ahead until the final gong,
with only a brief interruption
around mid-session.
Steels, Motors, Strong
Other than the mining shares,
strength was shown by the
steels. motors, rail equipments
and a few rails like Union Pa
cific and Delaware and Hudson.
The rise in the steels was due
to the expectation that prices
would be marked up to COM
pensate for the 10 per cent wage
boost. Motors reflected the i'm
proved sentiment in financial
circles and the high rate Of the
industry's operations and sales.
Industrials like American Can,
Dupont and allied chemical went
up easily. Consolidated Gas was
the weakest of the utilities.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
METAL MARKETS

NEW YORK. March 81 ).-Cop-
per buying abroad is in good volume
with the price equivalent ranging be-
tween $40 and $50 cents a pound
elf. Hamburg, Havre ard London,
unchanged from Thursday. In the do
mestic market although buying is still
small there is a markedly better tone
as the prospect of a completed copper
code by next week, becomes more like
ly. The price remains at cents
pound delivered to the end of June.
Lead buying Is in fair volume with
the price unchanged at 4 cents a pound
New York and $50 cents a pound St.
Louis.
Zinc buying is still in small volume
in spite of the recent price concessions
Prime Western Is again lower at 4.3O
cents a pound East St Louis. as COM
pared with 4.325 cents a pound Thurs
day
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
CLOTH TRADE SHOWS GAIN

NEW YORK. March 81. UN.s>.-A
sharp pick up in trading on Friday
brought total sales in the coarse yarn
market for the past week to fairly
heavy proportions. as compared with
the quiet sessions of the last month
or so.
Interest centered chiefly in ship
ments of print cloths and carded
broadcloths for April delivery and some
thing like 100000 yards Of assorted
constructions were sold.
While this was no large business, 1t
was such an improvement that many
mills Immediately advanced prices and
were uniformly asking y cent higher
on several print cloth numbers.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
MONEY MARKETS

NEW YORK, March 81 sO.-Call
money was held over today at per
cent on the stock exchange and H.
per cent on the curb, remaining at y OF
/ per cent outside.
Time money rates were unchanged at
Y of per cent for all maturities.
Commercial paper was unchanged at
to IL per cent.
Bankers aGceptances were quiet and
unchanged at y to z per cent for 80.
80 and 90 days \ to y per cent for
100 days,
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK, March 81 u.N.s).
Quotations on the following securities
are obtained from the Security Dealers
Association of New York. There are no
official quotations. This is bid and
ask market and the actual sale of
securities is often subject to negotia-
tions.
- m. bid and ask prices with Thurs
days closing bid price for the leading
hank stocks follows:
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
Franc Rising
On Dollar

NEW YORK, March 81
N.N.S.). - The dollar yielded
some of its gains today slipping
back to 1855 cents in terms OF
the French francs, from 1912
cents. In terms of the London
rate the dollar scored further
gains as the pound declined 70
of a cent to $5.12A. The table:
The Washington times., 1934-03-31

the hands of
recei vers, &C.
cording to au-
t h o ritattve re-
ports.
While the levy
on stockholders
Of the Federal
A m e rican Ma
tional Bank and
the District Ma
tional Bank is
not KIP e c ted
1 m m e d i ately,
the assessment
ON stockholders
Of the remain
IT, Ra..A &n11
The Washington times., 1934-03-31

of the rise in
the stock mar.
ket today.
Gains ran to
3 points in
United States
Smelling.
Weakness in
the utilities on
the New York
S t a e power
e x posure S
brought only a
brief period of
u n S e t tlement
at the end of
the first hour
and was wiped
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
MAY PROFITS RISE

May Department Stores Com
pany increased net profit in the
fiscal year ended January 81 to
$2,905, 1855 after depreciation, Fed.
eral taxes and other charges, from
S948,433 in the preceding fiscal
year.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
j. s. SMELLING
LEADS STEADY
STOCK RISE
By LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, March 81 G.NS),
Inflationary sentiment combined
with more hope that the Fletcher.
Rayburn bill would be modified
further brought a continuation
The Washington times., 1934-03-31

"HOw will 1 get there?" Where will
we go over the week-end?" These are
questions hundreds of people are asking
every day they can be answered,
and economically, too. by the purchase
Of one Of the good used cars advertised
today In the WANT AID SECTION OF
this neWSpapeE.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
WASHINGTON STOCKS
SALES
After Call

Potomac Electric 512% pfd.,
5@110R.
Washington Railway & Electric
pfd.. 1@934.
Washington Gas SIS 1858, $1,000
@93.
Columbia Title Insurance Co.,
1OO@5.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
STOCKHOLDERS
FACE LEVY IN
anh==HA A,..,
TWO WEEKS
BY DUNBAR HARE

A levy of approximately $780,
900 may be made on stockhold-
erS Of seven local banks now in
The Washington times., 1934-03-31

"Ex-divid end.
The Washington times., 1934-03-31

The Black committee which is
investigating air mail contracts is
said to have evidence against one
Of the big aviation companies
which is packed with dynamite"
The Washington times., 1934-03-31
NlaN

Optional stock (bD Partly Extra
stock and cash ga Extra in stock sl PAID in 1888 a. On
Chr Payable in stock Special SO in stock lww)
With warrants Ixw) Without warrantS ("D Ex dividend
(t) Ex-rights.
Dividend rate In doaes in parsnthesH (NoteI Extra
The Washington times., 1934-03-31

Montreal funds In New YuEk at 1a8
The Washington times., 1934-03-31

Miss BeSs Schoor. Of West
heimer & Co.. reports that she
Is back in circulation. Miss
6choor was operated on some
time back and until last week.
while working, was not stepping
out"
Evening star., 1934-02-18

Crossing foils against a Cali
fornia landscape. Helene Mayer
(right) of Germany, twice
Olympic fencing champion. in a
practice set-to with Mrs. Robert
Belcher of the Los Angeles Ath-
letic Club, on the campus of
Scripps College, Claremont, Calf.
g Associated Press Photo.
Evening star., 1934-02-18

War captor and captive meet in c. w. A. jobs. few
days before the World War amstce. Charles Hall Qef,
the LIST Canadian Engineers took prisoner Prvt
Joe Ornng of the 7th German Engineers They met the
other day for the first time since the while cleaning
bricks c. W. A. job in Chicago Associated Press Photo
Evening star., 1934-02-18

Arlington's marble gateway
alter a snowfall. The new
east entrance makes a striking
picture from the Memorial
Bridge approach.
Harris Il