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Evening star., 1934-07-07
MRS. JENCKES HITS
BUILDING SCHEME
Asks Permit Issued for Fill
ing Station Be Cancelled
by City.

Representative Virginia E. Jenckes
of Indiana today made public a let
ter to the Zoning Commission de-
manding that it withdraw a building
permit issued to the Lord Baltimore
Filling Stations, Inc, for a filling
station at Second street and Con-
stitution avenue-opposite the build
ing of the Standard Oil Co. of New
, Jersey.
Capt. Hugh P. Dram, executive off,
Ger of the commission, said the action
requested by Mrs. Jenckes was i'm
possible.
Case History Recalled.
Her letter recalls that when pur-
chase by the District of territory fol
the municipal center development
caused the Standard Oil Co. to move
out of its old building, it contem-
plated the construction of a two-Story
building on the site of the present
structure At the request, however
of various commissions interested in
beautifying Washington, m ad {
through Col U. S. Grant, Sd, then
director of public buildings and pub
lie parks, the Standard Oil Co. bought
an additional half block of property
and put up the present building in
harmony with the proposed archi-
tectural treatment of surrounding
territory by the Federal Government
The present building, Mrs. Jenckes'
letter said, represented an investment
of $2000,000, or five times what the
company had contemplated investing
in the smaller building.
I'm addition to all this" her letter
continues, they had every reason to
believe that such huge and question
able business venture would not be
handicapped by competition in their
immediate vicinity This was gained
from the attitude and appreciation of
those who encouraged their extensive
plans. Undoubtedly the Standard Oil
Co. of New Jersey, as patriotically
minded as they were in erecting a
building ornament, could not have
considered going ahead with their
enormous investment unless free from
immediate overcrowding and super
f1uous competition
Permit Already Issued.
Capt. Dram said the Lord Baltimore
concern had obtained a building per-
NIT and an occupancy permit for
their filling station, and now had a
legal right to them. The property is
zoned second commercial and the
property owner is not required to OBJ
tain consent from nearby property
owners.
1t is. however, in the territory gov
erned by the Shipstead act, requiring
approval of the Fine Arts Commission
before any building permit can issue.
The plans for the new station were
drawn by Arthur Heaton and were
approved by the Fine Arts Commis-
sion about two weeks ago with a very
highly commendatory letter"
Mrs. Jenckes sent copies of her
letter to Frederic A. Delano, chairman
of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission; Vice President
Garner, Speaker Rainey, Chairman
Charles Moore of the Fine Arts Com
mission, Commissioner Melvin c..
Hazen and Col. Grant.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
Ickes Giues Rules to Prevent
''Chiseling'' on Federal Time
Yarns Against Mad Scramble at Clos
ing and Women's "Making Up
During Office Hours.

staff is failing to give full value re-
ceived from the Government and the
taxpayers"
For his staff as a whole, Secretary
Ickes said he would match you
against any organization in the Gov
ernment service for hard work, loyalty,
intelligence and faithfulness. He
repeated this later, especially referring
to the employees of the Public Works
Administration, assuring them their
organization would continue as long
as possible.
But for the "drones," his next words
contained veiled threat: "Remem-
Der. there are $4,000 applications for
jobs filed with this office, and all of
them are keen for the privilege OF
working"
Some Work Overtime.
Secretary Ickes remarked that on
walks around the corridors he had
seen sights of prodigious activity that
filled him with pride-the sight OF
clerks working hard and industriously
Il know sometimes they have worked
until 2 am, on Sundays and holidays
without thought of extra pay" he
added. Then in other Offices, he
added. he had seen groups idling
reading papers and magazines and
chatting in groups with apparently
nothing to do.
In one Office saw six men with
twelve feet on their desks. asked
one of them what he was doing with
his feet On the desk. and he replied
he was thinking" Ikes paused and
looked upon hundreds of grinning
faces.
Il wondered what he was thinking
with" he added.
For the benefit of the feminine por.
ton of the staff, Ickes referred with
heartleSsness to the need of applying
lipstick and cosmetics during all hour.
of the day.
Il am oldfashioned enough to re-
call the day when a woman woulo
no more make up her face in public
than she would wash her teeth in
public" he said.
Makes Bad Impression.
CInSe1ng on the Government III
these ways, Ickes said seriously, sci
a bad example and created bad i'm
preston on taxpayers who happen tc
see lounging and gossiping employees
1T is a privilege to work for the
Government" he reminded. Our pay
checks may not be any too large, but
they are regular. We owe it to our.
selves, our. associates, the Govern
ment and the taxpayers to give full
honest days work"
To show that he was not merely
fault-finding. but had their best in
terests at heart, Ickes said he had sue.
ceeded in having all Public Works
employees reclassified by executive
order signed by the President, which
gave them all little more pay. Anc
this, he pointed out. had been done
contrary to rulings by the controller
general and the director of the
budget, whom, he reminded, "are two
fairly influential officials"
Evening star., 1934-07-07
RAID NETS TWO MEN
AND 3OO-GALLON STILL
Prince Georges Police, Headed
by Sergt. A. W. Hepburn,
Also Seize Liquor.

UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, July T.
Two colored men were arrested and
a 300-gallon still and quantity of
liquor we're seized by Prince Georges
County police in a raid near Oak
Grove yesterday.
The prisoners, Charles Stewart and
william Garner, were charged with
having an unlicensed still in their
possession and with possession of un-
taxed liquor.
In addition to the still, which was
in full operation when the officers ar
rived. police seized three cases of
liquor, 5000 gallons of mash and IS
cases of jars.
Sergt. A. w. Hepburn headed the
raiding party, which consisted of Po-
licemen Elon Turner and Oscar Beall.
Evening star., 1934-07-07

Secretary Ickes. who has penchant
for giving full return for value re-
ceived" has prepared list of "don'ts"
TO guide some of the several thousand
Interior Department and Public Works
employees in avoiding the evils of
"chiseling" on Government time.
Don't rush out all at once at the
$3.50 closing hour" stands first on the
list. A few days ago, Secretary Ickes
reminded, a woman employe In the
Interior Building was knocked down,
trampled upon and badly bruised dur
ing the wild scramble for exit.
mo one apparently had the time to
pick her up," he explained. Try to
leave, not few minutes before $3.50
o'clock, but a few minutes after. in
an orderly, leisurely and dignified
manner"
Other important injunctions, which
Secretary IckeS said were directed
particularly to small minority" OF
the $500 employees, are:
Late Breakfast Out.
Don't eat breakfast on Government
time" With twinkle of the eye, he
remarked that 1t was unnecessary to
give this advice since he had just or
dered the cafeteria in the building to
CLOSE at am"
Don't think with your feet on
your desks"
Don't read newspapers, magazines
and hold social gatherings during Of
flee hours"
Last. but not least, he reminded the
girls and women:
Don't try to make yourselves more
beautiful on Government time"
THE redoubtable Mr. CLAWS and
his merry men," Secretary Ickes said,
have been keeping their eyes open and
making notes of what is going on by
day in the crowded Offices of the In
terror Building. Lewis CLAWS is the
mysterious head of Secretary Ickes'
secret service" or bureau of inves-
tigation, who is here, there and every
where but seldom ever seen. 1ckes
also has been making occasional
rounds of the building and has seen
things which have filled him with
pride for the majority of his workers,
bdt dloO Will ouoHASAOAAo IAAoO oOAAAS a. =
shirking their duties.
Lectures Family"
With these and other thoughts in
mind, Secretary Ickes called his huge
family together yesterday afternoon
and mildly "lectured" them about
some of the things that ranked in
his heart. He had loud speakers in
stalled in the first-floor corridors and
spoke for half an hour to a hot and
stuffy auditorium crowded with men
and women.
He called them all together, he told
them, because in the big bee hive he
couldn't very we'll separate the
"drones" from the busy bees"
I'm no scolding stepfather," he
began. Il believe I'm reasonably hu-
man and try to be understanding
The sum and substance Of what
want to say is this: don't want the
impression to get outside that this
Evening star., 1934-07-07
so IN RIVER SQUATTER COLONY
MOVING UPON FEDERAL ORDER

ordered to move off Government
property by Monday, a colony of
about so white squatters were aban-
doning their shacks today in an iso-
lated area on the Virginia shore of
the Potomac between Memorial and
Key Bridges.
The same section was cleared Of
squatters three years ago, but they
drifted back, building shacks of cast
of material and river debris, or pull
ing deserted houseboats up the muddy
river bank.
Capt. P. j. Carroll of the United
States Park Police ordered the evacu-
alton about 10 days ago. The imme-
diate cause was the complaint in an
anonymous letter from an elderly war
veteran that he had been robbed Of
a pension payment while drinking
with members Of the colony, although
Evening star., 1934-07-07

the move had beeen under considera-
ton for some time.
Capt Carroll said sanitary condi-
tions were intolerable in the little
colony. There is no drinking water
in the area, which is muddy and in
tested with mosquitoes. The colony
contains few families of unemployed
or part-time workmen, but more float
ers and tramps, Capt. Carroll said.
The Government has acquired the
land for the projected boulevard from
Memorial Bridge to Great Falls on
the Virginia shore
G. Marshall Finnan, director of Ma
tional Capital parks, said the squat
tiers would not be summary evicted
and that those with no place to &c
would be turned over to charity agen-
cies. He added, however. that au-
thorities are determined to clear the
area as soon as possible.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
TWO PICKETERS HELD
Alleged Communists in Hitler

Alleged Communists in Hitler
Protest Face Court Tuesday.
Two alleged Communists charged
with picketing the German embassy
to protest Hitler control in Germany
will be tried in Police Court Tuesday.
The men, who were arrested yes
terday, gave their names as Joe
Zameres, %, Of the 100 block of Four
and-a-Half street southwest, and Ear
kas Avadakian, "a, of the 500 block
of Pennsylvania avenue. They are
specifically charged with violation of
District sign regulations.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
NICHOLAS BRoUssARD. To-

n NICHOLAS BRoUSsARD, TO-
M year old Louisianan, who
drove 1000 miles in a rubber
i tired buggy to bring President
Roosevelt a case of beer and
two home grown chickens, is in a
quandary-he doesn't know how he's
going to get home.
Broussard claims he has been '1et
down" by the Democrats after fol-
lowing their banner for SIS years by
voting the straight Democratic ticket
at every election.
The Louisiana traveller left Erath,
his home town, April 18 to blaze a
buggy trail to the Capital in the
name of his political party. Monday
night-73 days after he set out be-
hind Rock" his 5-year r-old dapple-
gray pony-he rumbled into Wash
ington.
Although he missed the President
by two days, BrouSsard drove to the
White House in his dust-shrouded
Spirit of Louisiana. as he calls his
equipage, and left the beer and
chickens.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
BLIND MAN CELEBRATES
77TH BIRTHDAY BY WORK
John Germuiller Puts in Eight
Hours Gaming Chairs at
Columbia Institute.

John Francis Germuiller, GIL I
street, celebrated his 77th birthday an
niversary yesterday by working 8 hours
Gaming chairs at the Columbia Poly
technic Institute for the Blind.
MIR. Germuiller, a native of Wash.
ington, was educated at the Maryland
School for the Blind and has been
active at Columbia Institute for "a
years. In addition to his ability as a
chair Gamer, he is also a teacher OF
music.
Known as one of the most contented
members Of the institute, Mr.. Ger
muller is a former member of the
board Of directors.
His only method of celebration yes
tercay was to smoke an extra large
black cigar.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
JOBS ON RAILROADS
INCREASED IN JUNE.
Figures Show 1,054,0s Persons
We're on Pay Rolls in
June.
By the Associated Press.

- eAAS S1ooSSaoSCd ACoSs
Railroads had l.O54,0S9 persons on
pay rolls in June, an increase of 10
per cent over June, 1898, and / per
cent over May, 1884.
Increases were shown in all classi-
f1cations except executives and other
ofncials, where decline OF IT per
cent was shown; in maintenance of
equipment and stores, which dropped
.3S per cent, and in the number of
yardmasters, switchmen and hostlers,
which fell slightly less than per cent.
The largest increase was in mainte-
nance Of way and structures, where
there was an increase of 4 per cent,
or slightly over 5000 workers.
The transportation service, tnclud-
ing train and engine men, increased
more than / per cent. Increases in
other classif1cations were less than
l per cent.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
DIVORCE IS GRANTED
Mrs Mabel Ta1ley Wins Decree
in Rockville.

ROCKVILLE, Md, July Z (spe-
ciaD On the ground of desertion,
Mrs. Mabel Talley of this county has
been granted an absolute divorce by
Judge Charles w. Woodward in the
circuit Court here from Eugene
GraySon Talley Of Washington.
The couple, the petition stated,
were married December is, 1914,
separated more than three years
ago and have O married daughter.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
Cost of Living Revealed as
One.Fifth Under Index
of 1928.
REDUCTION is CARRIED
FORWARD TO JANUARY |
Organized Federal Workers Ex.
pected to Press Restoration
Fight in Congress.

The per cent pay cut will, as
anticipated, prevail in the Govern
ment for the next six months.
This was assured late yesterday
when an order, signed by President
Roosevelt, was made public at the
White House carrying it on until
January l, next, when customary
semi-anual study of living costs
for the succeeding six months-un-
less new legislation is enacted.
Government study of living costs
on which the scale is predicated
show the index for the half year
ended June 80 was 1864, which
figured 202 per cent lower than that
for the base period--the six months
ended June 30, 1928 Last Decem-
ber 81, the difference was 23.9 per
cent.
Workers Resume Fight.
Under the law, the President will
be required to promulgate the wage
scale again just before Congress
meets and in view of the trend liv-
ing cost figures have shown over the
past year, there is little expectation
that the per cent cut will be lifted
by presidential order.
However, organized employees have
set as their goal full restoration and
there is every likelihood that the
next session of Congress will see a
resumption OF the fight staged in the
session just ended, which brought
about-over presidential veto-a 10
per cent restoration of the original
ID per cent. This was 5 per cent
more than had been proposed by
President Roosevelt when the budget
Tor the fiscal year 1885 was pre-
sented to Congress.
Text of Order.
The executive order continuing the
per cent pay cut for the next six
months follows in full:
BY virtue of the authority vested
In me by sections two and three, titled
two, of the act entitled An act to
maintain the credit of the United
States Government approved March
20. 1888, as amended by section 2l
(a), title two, of the independent Of
fees appropriation act, 1885, here
by announce:
First. That the index figures of
the cost of living are
"(a). ITO for the six-month pc
riod ending June 80, 1928, the base
period, and
"Cb) 1864 for the six-month period
ending June 80, 1894;
Second. That the cost of living
index for the six-month period end
ing June 30, 1884, is 20.2 per centum
lower than the cost of living indexed
for the base period; and
Third. That this per centum be-
ing in excess of the maximum per
centum prescribed by section three
(b), as amended. the percentage of
reduction applicable under section
two (b), in determining the COM
pensation of officers and employees to
be paid during the period from July
/, 1884, to December 81, 1884, inclu-
sive is five per centum"
Evening star., 1934-07-07
SIX FAMILIES FLEE FIRE
/ STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
BLADENSBURG, Md, July six
colored families fed to safety in their
night clothes when a fire of under
termined origin destroyed a frame
apartment building here about 2
O'Clock this morning.
Firemen from Bladensburg and
neighboring communities extinguished
the flames. Chief Andrew F. Gasch
of the local department said the loss
might total $4,000.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
THREE WARSHIPS SAIL
FOR HAMPTON ROADS
Cruiser Raleigh and Destroyers
Reuben James and Golf Visited
by Many Here.

After playing host to hundreds of
visitors here this week, the cruiser
Raleigh, destroyer flagship of the
Scouting Force, and the destroyers
Reuben James and Goff, today left the
Washington Navy Yard bound for
Hampton Roads, Va.
The Scouting Force is scheduled to
shift its activities from Hampton
Roads area to Provincetown, Mass,
where maneuvers are to be held.
Later, the Scouting Force will be based
at Newport, r. l., and will spend the
Summer in New England waters.
The Battle Force, which has been
in Northern waters, will. after maneu-
vers off the New England Coast. come
to Hampton Roads, Va, toward the
middle of next month, under present
plans Of the Navy Department.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
SEEK PERSONS WHO CUT
DOWN AMERICAN ELM
Park Official Asks Police Aid in
Apprehending Those Who De-
stroyed Tree in Northeast.

At the request OF Clifford Lannam,
superintendent OF trees, police were
searching today Tor persons VINO
chopped down an American elm, 80
feet high, which had stood Tor years
on Bladensburg road northeast near
the intersection Of New YORK avenue.
The tree, which was cut down sew
eral nights ago, was described by Lam
ham as a perfect specimen. 1t was
1O inches in diameter. Lanham called
on police to make every EFFORT TO
identify the persons who relled the
tree or had others remove IT.
The tree will be replaced, he said.
Police have an ak and rope which
were used in the cutting.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
THOUSANDS START
HOME AFTER WEEK
Of NE. A. DEBATES
Denver Selected for Next
Meeting and 0bjectives
for Year Listed.
RESOLUTION ASSERTS
FREE SPEECH RIGHT
Conduct of Teachers Defended
Against Special Demands
or Controls.

Most Of the thousands who came
here to attend the National Educa-
ton Associations seventy-second an
nual convention were on the way
home this morning after a week of
sessions during which the manifold
problems of the teaching profession
were given a thorough going-over by
some 800 speakers.
Late yesterday the board of directors
selected Denver as the next conven-
ton city. other cities which had
issued invitations were st. Paul, De-
troit, Cincinnati, Milwaukee and Port
land, Greg.
The last major business transacted
during the meeting was adoption of
platform and a set of resolutions
setting out the associations stand and
objectives for the ensuing year.
Rites to Opinions Upheld.
Among the resolutions was one as
serting the teachers right to speak
his mind on such controversial SUBJ
jects as the new deal. no matter
whether he spoke inside or outside
the class room.
Teachers should have the privilege
| of presenting all points of view, in
! cluding their own, on controversial
issues without danger of reprisal by
the school administration or by pres
sure of groups in the community" the
resolution read.
Teachers should also be guaranteed
| tho {-Lk
! OF speech, press and assembly and
the right to support actively organ
lied movements which they consider
to be in their own and the public
| interest.
Back Jobless Insurance.
The teachers conduct outside the
school should be subject only to such
controls as those to which other re-
| sponsible citizens are subjected. The
| sudden singing out of teachers to
take an oath of allegiance is a means
of intimidation which can be used
to destroy the right of academic
| freedom"
The association applauded Slum
clearance, better housing and unem-
| ployment insurance, and voted to seek
a half-billion-dollar appropriation
from the next Congress for Federal
aid to schools 1t was specified that
no Federal control of education must
accompany this grant
Other resolutions called for ratifi-
cation of the child labor amendment;
opposed indecent motion pictures,
and urged legislation prohibiting
profits on manufacture and sale OF
| munitions.
Elections Held.
The Board of Directors elected
Agnes Samuelson, Iowa State super
intendent of public instruction, to
the Executive Committee. A. L.
Whittenberg, secretary of the Illinois
State Examining Board for teachers
certificates, was elected to the Board
of Trustees, and T. j. Walker, Colum-
bia, Mo-; w. B. Mooney, secretary of
the Colorado Education Association,
and A. C. Flora, superintendent of
schools in Columbia, S. c., to the
Budget Committee.
Joseph H. Saunders of Newport
News, Va, was reelected chairman
of the Board of Trustees, and Edgar
G. Doudna of Madison, Wis, was
named secretary of the same group.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
LEAVES 100000 FUND
FOR HOME FOR WOMEN
Miss Dorothea Holliedt Wills
Sum to Esta blish Institution
After Death of Her Sister.

Leaving more than 100000 for es-
tablishment here of home for elder
ly women, the will of Miss Dorothea
Holliedt, who died July /, was filed for
probate today in District Supreme
Court.
Miss Holliedt, who lived at 1904
Thirteenth street, directed payment of
approximately $4,000 to friends and
relatives, and provided that the tulk
of the remainder of her estate be used
in establishing the home. The money
will not be used for this purpose, how
ever, until after the death of a sister,
Mathilda Holliedt, who is given a life
estate in most of the property.
The petition for probate, filed
through Attorney John E. Larson,
valued her estate at s128,653. The
American Security & Trust Co. was
designated as trustee.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
CAMPBELL'S TRIAL SET
Must Face Insurance Law Viola
tion Charge July 1S.

Judge Ralph Given In Police Court
today set July IS as the date when
Herbert M. Campbell, who was ac-
quilted in the Mary Baker murder
case several years ago. will be tried
on charges of soliciting insurance
without a license.
Campbell, formerly of Arlington
County, and now living in the $500
block of Fourteenth street, was the
first man to be arrested in an en-
forcement drive announced last week
by John A. Marshall, superintendent
of insurance. The information against
Campbell was filed by Elwood H. Seal,
assistant corporation counsel.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
D. c. Minister to Preach,

ROUND HILL. Va. July 7 (Spe-
ciaD Rev. Carries j. Sheets of
Washington will supply at the Round
Hill Baptist Church tomorrow morn
ing at IL o'clock.
Evening star., 1934-07-07
Breaks Leg in Fall.

John Smith, 81, of 1911 Fifth street
broke his right leg today when he fel
from ladder while painting at his
home. He was admitted to Emer-
gency Hospital.