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Evening star., 1934-05-02
Mary Leads Goat to School.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. R.-Mary's
lamb followed her to school, but May
takes her goat firmly in hand and
leads it there.
No. the teacher doesn't object-for
May Devereaux is teacher at Bower
man School and takes her pet goat
to school for the children to study.
Evening star., 1934-05-02
Mans Bath News Item.

GRAND COULEE DAM SITE,
Wash. (R.-Because he took a bath.
Ben Classen made" the front page
of the newspaper here.
After the water system was turned
ON in this brand-new boom town he
was the first to bathe under O hotel
room bath" offer.
Evening star., 1934-05-02
MERCHANTS G|RD
|. TO FIGHT BAN ON
ALL-DAY PARKING
Downtown Force Will Go
Before Commissioners
Tomorrow.
SUNDLUN SELECTED
CHAIRMAN SPOKESMAN
Four Organizations in Move for
Immediate Lifting of Restric-
tions on F, G and Seventh.

Downtown merchants were marshall
ing their forces today preparatory to
going before the District Commission
ers tomorrow to oppose the all-day
parking ban on F, G and Seventh
streets.
Meanwhile, despite growing protests
from leading business men that the
parking prohibition was becoming in
creasingly harmful to their business.
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen re-
iterated his intention of keeping the
ban in effect until after the public
hearing tomorrow
No formal notice of this hearing
has been issued at the District Build
ing, as is customary, it developed to-
day, and no direct invitations have
been sent to trade bodies to be present
1t was explained by Daniel E.
Garges. secretary to the Board Of
Commissioners, that they were rely
ing on the newspaper publicity to in
form the public of the hearing.
Chairman Is Selected.
At a meeting of the Joint Commit
tee of four leading trade bodies today
Arthur J. Sundlun, vice president OF
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association and recently elected men,
Der of the Traffic Advisory Council.
was named chairman of the group and
spokesman at the hearing.
The committee, representing the
Board of Trade, Chamber OF Com
merce. Merchants and Manufacturers
Association and Seventh Street Busi-
ness Mems Association, decided to
stand pat" on the recommendations
made last week at the request of Com
missioner HaZen.
These proposals included immediate
removal Of the all day parking ban,
restoration of one-hour parking, ex-
tension of the morning ban between
and $50 am. to the period between
4 and pm, cancellation of all spe-
cial parking privileges in front Of
stores. and creation of loading zones Of
approximately 100 feet in each block.
In addition, the group indorsed the
proposal now being studied to i'm
pound automobile parked in violation
of traffic regulations.
Delay Is Criticized.
The delay of the Commissioners in
lifting the parking ban was criticized
today by Frank r. Jelleff, prominent
F street merchant. who declared yes
terday was one of the worst business
days for the first of May have ever
experienced"
mo only are there no parked cars
on the three streets" he continued.
but there are no moving vehicles to
speak of either Why don't the Com
misSioners lift the ban and then hold
the public hearing? The way they
are going about solving the problem is
altogether too slow.
Il don't see why the traffic director
and the Commissioners sit back and
do nothing about it, when they must
be able to see what its doing to busi-
ness. Women won't shop in the down.
town section if they are ordered about
by policemen the minute they stop
their cars"
Mr. Jelleff said he would be on hand
tomorrow to voice his objections at
the hearing.
Evening star., 1934-05-02
BUCHHOLz NAMED
TO BOXING BOARD
Appointment of Second
Civilian Member Is Ex-
peCted Soon.

Fred Buchholz, proprietor of the
Occidental Hotel, today was appointed
a civilian member of the District
Boxing Commission.
His acceptance of the post solved
one-half of the problem facing the
District Commissioners as to who
should be the two civilian members
of the board.
appointment of the other civilian
member is expected shortly Mai.
Ernest w Brown is the Police De-
partment representative on the COM
mission.
Suggests Call on Farley.
Buchholz declared today he believed
the prime objective of the commission
should be to keep the boxing business
here absolutely clean of racketeering
large or petty. in order that the pub
lie of Washington may fully enjoy the
sport.
He said he would suggest that the
Boxing Commission call upon Post
master General Farley in the near
future to ask his advice as to the
best methods of operating Farley
served on the New York Boxing Com
mission and Buchholz is of the opin-
ion that Farley could give the local
board highly valuable suggestions as
to how the sport should be con-
trolled.
Buchholz expressed the hope that
it would be well to favor local pro-
moters for boxing bouts rather than
to throw the field open to profess
Sional sponsors from other sections of
the country.
Buchholz has followed professional
prize fighting for the past 10 years
and witnessed all of the heavyweight
championship bouts in that period.
Came Here from New York
The Buchholz family came to
Washington from New York. Gus
Buchholz, father of Fred. became the
owner of the Occidental in 1911
When he died in 1925, his son took
over the business.
To have bit of sport with Mai.
Brown over the subject of the latter s
recent appointment, Buchholz last
night sent to the police chief a book
entitled How to Fight" written by
one of the famous heavyweight
champions, John L. Sullivan. He ad-
vised Brown to read up" on the
subject. He also offered to buy Maj
Brown little punching bag for home
practice Just to be prepared in case
the commission makes a wrong de-
cision'
Maj Brown retaliated today by
sending to Buchholz a copy of the law
creating the Boxing Commission and
advising the new appointee to read
the law and see what he is supposed
to do
Evening star., 1934-05-02
PI SIGMA TAU TO DANCE

day, May IL.
The Pi Sigma Tau Sorority will
hold its Spring dance at the Lafayette
Hotel on Saturday, May IL.
Miss Rose Lepley is chairman, and
will be assisted by Miss Ann Cham
bers, Anna Mae Ryan, Helen Hile,
Marion Faulkner and Rose Sullivan.
Evening star., 1934-05-02
Rooming House Operator
Says Accused Abused
Sick Child.
THREE HELD BY JURY
ON CHARGES OF MURDER
lie Beau and Foreman Charged
With Plot to Swindle by
Padding" Pay Rolls.

Charged with abusing and mistreat-
ing a l7-month-old baby, Jessie Irene
Ritchie, "a, was indicted today by the
District grand jury.
Hattie Walters, operator of room
ing house at 1908 l street, told the
grand jury the defendant, who was
arrested under the name of Jessie
Chaplin, came to her establishment
April 18 with a man and the baby girl
and rented a room The child was
Ill at that time.
The witness said Miss Ritchie was
offered medicine for the baby and
failed to administer it. On one Occa-
sion, the Government contends, she
went out to get a prescription filed
and returned too drunk to give the
child the medicine properly.
A doctor summoned by the land
lady prescribed a liquid diet for the
child, according to the witness. but
Miss Ritchie fed it fried egg sand
Wich.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
Red Tape and Red Lights.

A preposterous situation exists at
the airport which serves Washington,
consisting of a combination of two
fields between which runs a road un-
der the Jurisdiction Of the Army. Fail
ure of plans to combine the two fields
with the elimination Of this road,
which is open to public travel, leaves
the highway a menace both to vehicles
using it and to planes arriving at and
from the airport. Recently,
as a means of lessening the danger,
the superintendent of the port estab-
lished traffic lights on the road, to be
set at stop" when planes were ap-
preaching. He had no authority to do
so, but assumed it in the interest of
security against accident. A test of
the legality of the lights came recently
when an Army truck ran through
lied" signal and narrowly escaped
collision with q plane. Protest sent
to the ccmmandant at Fort Myer with
the request that the Army vehicles be
compelled to obey the signals ELECTED
. demand for information on the score
Of the authority by which the lights
were installed.
Thus the case stands. The road
cannot be safeguarded unless the
Evening star., 1934-10-25

the conduct of Capt. George Freid,
hero Of q dozen Atlantic rescues, who
continues on his placidly epic course"
The News-T1mes offers the statement
Of his fitness for the position that he
holds as q ships oficer: Capt Freid
stopped his liner long enough TO save
five men from . crippled seaplane.
The news account says the boat was
put of in q moderately heavy sea.
How remarkable are these matter of
fact American seamen. Blow high or
blow low, Capt. Freid and hundreds of
others like him are ready at o mo-
mentS notice TO swerve from their
course into the teeth OF danger 10 ef-
feet an act Of mercy. In q day when
great liners race for q minutes advan-
tage, men like Freid will continue to
sacrifice q week II necessary and their
own lives to save the life of one in
trouble. In this way the American
merchant marine once achieved great
ness. In this way, despite the Moro
Castle catastrophe, American seamen
will again sail the Nation to eminence
In maritime Affairs"
Evening star., 1934-10-25

tenance Of O fund for the benefit OF
all of their employees, whereas approx
mately one-fifth of them are engaged
In work that is not related to inter-
state commerce. The court accepts
this view, declaring: The retirement
act confers its benefits upon all EN-
ployes of any company to which 1t
relates, without regard to distinction
between interstate commerce. intra-
state commerce or activities which
do not constitute commerce at an"
Thus the validity of this feature Of
the New Deal legislation is denied In
the court Of first instance. This de-
cision will of course be reviewed, in
the Court Of Appeals and finally In the
Supreme Court. 1t is not altogether q
clear-cut definition, as affects the con-
Of the majority Of the
laws enacted in this present program
which have been challenged In court
For there Is special condition in
volved, In the distinction between the
of the retirement system
who are workers in interstate COM
merce and those who are not. The
higher court may disagree with the
ruling that this distinction Of service
governs, if the employing corporation,
in one organization form or another.
Is primarily and mainly engaged In
interstate commerce service.
The decision is notable in that 1t Is
the first in denial of the validity Of one
feature of the series of Federal legis-
lative enactments which constitute the
legal structure of the New Deal. 1t
may, however, not prove to be an index
to the disposition Of the highest court
in regard to the vital principle Of con-
stitutionality. It's importance is linn
tied to the degree that it may reflect
the judicial view in the broadest sense.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
Fifty States for the
American Union.
the Pasadena Star-News.

From the Pasadena star-News.
Make way for two more stars on the
United States hagi
Such is the hint heard in present
agitation; and the increase will come,
if it does, not by division of Califor-
MIA or Of Texas, but by admission Of
Alaska and Hawaii as full-fiedged
members Of the Union. They are
Americas only remaining Territories.
Since 1912, when New Mexico and
Arizona were granted statehood, there
has been no change, in the alignment
of States. Hawaii was formally listed
as a Territory in 1900. Alaska was
organized under that classification in
1912.
Hawaii and Alaska would profit In
many ways by such recognition. Self
government Of their internal affairs
would be assured aAd q larger voice
In national discussions and decisions
would be acquired. incidentally, the
membership Of the United States
Senate would be increased from 90 to
100 and the most western and most
northern important outposts Of the
American Republic would become real
factors in shaping Federal policies.
The country's strength would be
solidiiied by this means.
Evening star., 1934-10-25

Army consents and the Army does not
consent. 1t remains in fact as In
name q Military road" II is not
yitally essential to Army uses. as other
routes to and from the post are avail
able. 1t is in truth supernuous line
Of travel and highly dangerous so long
as the airport is maintained In It's
present situation.
Pending the adoption Of final plans
for the development Of q proper air.
port for Washington, by the physical
combination of the two fields now
used, or by the creation Of . new
field to the southwark, there should
certainly be some adjustment Of au-
thority that will permit the safe
guarding of the highway both as
to its users and the air patrons of
the fields. Meticulous insistence upon
the rigid letter of road control, to
the point of denying the right to put
up safety lights that must be observed,
does not contribute 70 the public
security and does not appreciably ad-
vantage the Army.
A commOn-sense solution Of the
problem would lie in the recognition
Of the necessity for the lights, even
though the initiative was taken by the
airport authorities, rather than the
military. But that would only abate
the danger. 1t would not make the
airport satisfactory or adequate. There
must be an early decision on the
score Of the establishment itself. The
safety light question plainly points to
that as a public necessity.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
Railroad Retirement Decision.

The first decision yet to be rendered
adverse to the constitutionality OF New
Deal legislation has been given by the
District Supreme Court on the rail-
road pension act. That act provides
for the creation Of retirement fund,
under supervision of Federal board,
to be supplied by contributions. two
thirds from the carriers and one-third
from the employees. Suit to test the
constitutionality Of the act was
brought by one hundred and thirty
four of the leading railroads of the
country, contending that Congress
exceeded its powers under the Con-
stitution in compelling the main
Evening star., 1934-10-25
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. rRAcEwELL.

It does not seem sufIicient nowadays
that o man be what he Is, In himself
and for himself and for humanity
alone.
He also must be some one else's
idea Of him.
He must live up to this idea. even
more so than to his own idea oi
himself.
This makes It difficult for certain
natures. They pride themselves or
being themselves and do not wish
to be anything else. Not that q
change might not be beneficial. But
1t is 50 difhcultl
1t seems that a great many human
beings have built up their own idea
of what a standard person should be
like, and they are utterly unwilling
that any one they know should de-
part from it.
This idea Of theirs Is queer thing
1t seems that they want one way
OF dress. one way Of talk, one way
Of possessions, one way Of likes and
equally dislikes, one way of mental
and moral characteristics.
Il ~
He who departs from this standard
ever so slightly must answer for it.
Not only answer, he must change, o.
the Judge will not like him.
This Is q curious streak In hu-
manity, this desire for sameness. II
has cursed mankind all down the ages
forcing men who want to be them
selves to give in to it at least enough
to get along"
Even this departure from themselves
Is harmful to them, however. and
they always regret it.
The desire for sameness grows al
mankind herds itself into cities. The
eccentric character who was accepted
IN the small town or country finds
himself very much the center OF
eyes in the city. For all the fact
that the city is supposed to be in
different. the slightest physical OF
mental difference in it draws wide
spread attention. This the newcomer
feels, until he, too, settles down to
the city routine, even II it involves
changing himself to meet new condi-
tions.
Every one knows the country lout
or pumpkin who comes to town. at
tracing attention to himself by his
clothes and his wide-open eyes.
Look up this man a year later and
you will see one who looks quite
different.
But is he any better?
He is different from the old man
ana very much like all other men, but
the question remains: Is he any
better?
And certainly he is very much less
himself In that he has taken on new
APPEARANCES and habits and ways OF
thinking, not because he particularly
wanted to do so, but largely because
he had enough common sense to see
that it was the best way to get along
No one would advocate that such 9
fellow should not improve" himself;
the question Is whether he improves
himself by aping others.
1t simply is not the thing" to be
different. Probably this was always
true, that in every age true differences
were frowned upon.
Yet some will believe that the diff
fusion of knowledge attained today
has led to a far greater degree OF
sameness than ever before in the
history Of mankind.
So long as this similarity touches
only superficial things, it does good
but when it changes the inner core
of a mans mind and heart the
process is at least open to question.
Evening star., 1934-10-25
Navy Aid for Merchantmen
Has National Endorsement

Plans to send naval oficers voyag-
ing on merchant ships to check on
IRE and boat drills and other meas
ures for the protection Of passengers
are welcomed by many editors. With
the MORO Castle fresh In mind the
public demands that something be
done to make another such tragedy
impossible.
and loud at the announcement"
thinks the Owensboro (Ky) Messen-
ger, but the public generally will ap-
plaud." The Messenger adds: That
the toll Of lives in the MORO Castle
disaster would not have been so great
had there been an ef1icient, disciplined
organization prepared to meet the
emergency goes without saying IN the
hight Of disclosures made during the
recent Investigation. More than one
poor battleship seaman, awakened
from . sound sleep during the mid
watch by the stentorian AN hands
abandon ship has thought this ship
drill thing could be q trif1e overdone.
But 1t has shown dividends. 1t Il i'm
possible to imagine such scenes Of
confusion and excitement aboard q
naval vessel rs were described as tax
ing place aboard the Moro Castle"
Something needs to be DONE" ac-
cording to the Charleston wv. Va)
Daily Mail, Ito prevent . repetition
Of the Moro Castle tragedy, and the
use of naval officers is among the
most promising ideas brought forth
by the disaster" Discussing other
means of assuring safety, the Daily
Mail offers the suggestions: The
Federal Steamboat Inspection Service
Is supposed to see that ships are
equipped with . suficient number Of
lifeboats and other safety devices to
take care Of all passengers in case of
disaster. 1t Is able to exercise little
oversight or control, however, over
the crew In the way of seeing that
they are properly acquainted with
their duties and capable Of perform
ing these in the proper way. The use
Of travelling safety inspectors would
offer . way Of accomplishing this.
And 1t probably would be hard to find
men better equipped for this service
than naval officers, highly trained in
discipline and proficient in safety
procedure"
1T looks like q useful service" says
the Topeka Daily Capital. that naval
offcers can perform, at least until
merchant ships are brought up to old
time standards. Naval as well as Army
officers seem to be utilized for some
desirable civilian purposes. The Army
Is looking after the valuable work of
the C. C. c., and the Army, in fact, Is
somewhat disintegrated by ALLEGATION
Of regular officers to training men As
officers Of the national military re-
serve. r. o. T. c.. etc. Some earnest
paciftsts even want them to help In
police service"
1T Is an exceedingly sensible move" :"
In the opinion Of the Seattle Star,
while the Ann Arbor Daily News COM
ments: The watchful eyes Of trained
naval men can be depended upon to
detect any flaws In equipment or con-
struction. And q taste Of discipline
after the naval manner might not hurt
crews that tend to get confused and
panicky in time Of crisis"
Observing that the case Of the
Moro Castle II not entirely typical
Of the character Of the American mer-
chant marine, the South Bend News
Times finds cause for satisfaction IN
Evening star., 1934-10-25
Marriage-Divorce Reform.
From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Nothing done by the Episcopal Gen.
eral Convention at Atlantic City is
likely to attract greater degree of
public attention than its action on
the marriage law of the church. 1t
has before it the report of its Com
mission on Marriage and Divorce, of
which such prominent laymen as
Roland S. Morris and George w.
Wickersham are members, along with
leading bishops.
The commission, admitting the
present canon satisfies neither party
in the church, advises against any
essential change at this time, and
pleads that the changes made In the
so-called liberalization Of the mar
riage law by the last general conven-
ton should have further study before
they are altered. The point Is stressed
that modern conditions require edu-
cation for marriage, and the educative
process In this field Is so new that
1t Is too early to see the results of
its application. Only one alteration
of the canon Is advised, that clergy
men be permitted "for weighty cause"
to waive the provision requiring three
days notice before q marriage may
be performed. The changes Of 1891
made no concession as to divorce,
but did liberalize the canon in other
ways, the bearing and significance
of which the commission thinks Is
hardly generally realized.
While the decision of the church
Is its own province. it is of public
concern in its bearing on the stand
ards Of society. As the study of q
social rs well as q church problem
the report Of the commission Is nota-
BILE for candor and breadth of view,
and In Its counsel for careful study
Of the problems involved and avoid
ance Of precipitate action might serve
Is model for those dealing with
purely secular problems involving So
cial change. The divergence Of views
Of conscientious persons within the
church itself suggests the imprac-
ticability, ut this time, Of q national
civil law on divorce attempting to
reconcile the varying standards Of 4s
States.