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Evening star., 1934-12-02
j. s. AND CANADA.
SECURED FOR D. c.
HEALTH OFFICER
Committee Is Seeking Best
Qualified Physician
for Post.
APPLICATIONS OF so
ALREADY RECEIVED
Citizens Group to Meet This
Morning to Begin Work Of
Making Choice.

The best qualified candidates for
the position Of District health officer
will be sought at places throughout
the United States and Canada, DR..
William Gerry Morgan. head of the
citizens committee named to recon-
mend the new District oficial. said
last night.
He said his committee would send
out letters to medical and public
health leaders at numerous places In
this country and Canada in search OF
recommendations. This extensive can
vass is being made with the knowledge
and approval of Commissioner George
E. Allen, DR.. Morgan said.
50 Candidates for Post.
Already there are about so candi-
dates for the position. DR.. Morgan
said as many as 80 names may be
compiled before the committee starts
the process of elimination.
Our purpose" he said, lis to obtain
a list of the very best available men
for this important position and then
recommend to the Commissioners
those who, in our opinion. are most
qualified"
The committee is scheduled to meet
this morning at the office OF DR., Nor
gan, 1901 I street, to begin the work
of finding a successor to DR.. William
C. Fowler. who was retired November
80 after reaching the retirement age
Of 70.
DR.. Morgan said 1t probably would
take some time for the committee to
complete its canvass Of available can
didateS.
DR.. Daniels Not Interested.
There were insistent reports yester-
day that DR.. Worth B. Daniels, well
known Washington physician who re-
Gently was appointed a member of the
District Board of Public welfare, was
being considered for the post.
DR.. Daniels told The Star last night,
however, that he was not at all in
terested in the position for myself. u
A committee member also said DR..
Daniels had told District officials he
did not wish to be considered.
Other Washington physicians are
said to be on the list Of candidates,
but the roster has not been made
public. Ohicials say there has been
no predetermination that the new
health oficer shall be either a Wash
ington man or be drawn from some
other section.
Praise for the faithful, conscien-
tious and valuable work. performed by
DR.. Fowler came yesterday from Com
missioner Melvin c. Hazen in a per-
sonal letter to the retired official.
Evening star., 1934-12-02
MARYLAND SOCIETY
GROUP NOMINATES
John Snowden Stanley of Laurel
Is Proposed for Presi.
dent.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special blSpdJCIl " uc Stoi
BALTIMORE, Md, December T.
John Snowden Stanley of Laurel has
been nominated by the Board Of Gov
ernors and Nominating Committee Of
the Southern Maryland Society for
president. The annual election Of
officers and governors will be held at
the Baltimore County Club Wednes-
day. Other officers nominated, to be
voted upon at this time, are Joseph
CLANCY and John Philip Hill for vice
presidents; Biscoe L. Gray for Sec
retary and Douglas v. Croker for
treasurer. The following have been
nominated for governors: Edward M.
Thomas Of ST. Marys County, John F.
Wilson of Anne Arundel County, DR..
Elliot H. Hutchins and John Parran
Of Calvert County, S. H. Hamilton
and w. M. Jenifer of Charles County
and John B. Magruder of Prince
Georges County.
The business meeting will be fol-
lowed by a supper and dancing. The
occasion is known as ladies night"
Evening star., 1934-12-02
B. L. M'KNIGHT, FORMER
POSTAL EMPL0YE, DIES
Pneumonia Attack Is Fatal.
Came to Capital First With Sen
ator Perkins of Kansas.

Boyd L. Mcknight, an employe OF
the Post Once Department for many
years and more recently engaged in
financial investments here, died sud-
denly of pneumonia early yesterday in
Emergency Hospital.
Mr.. Mcknight came to Washington
with Senator Perkins of Kansas and
later served with the Post Office De-
partment in New York City and
Washington. He lived with his mothe"
at their home at Thirteenth street
and Fairmont avenue until her death
10 years ago. He was a resident OF
the Cumberland Apartments and was
not married.
Surviving are sister, Mrs. Bennett
B. Cushman of Orlando, Fla, and
three nieces, Miss Madelaine Nc
knight, Houston, Tex; Mrs. Louis r.
Porteus, Portland, Me-, and Mrs.
Charles Carroll Of Hoisington, Kans.
Funeral arrangements have not
been unads.
Evening star., 1934-12-02

Washington gave ear last night to
a new spellbinder, the baby" Senator
elect, Rush Dew Holt, from West Vir-
ginia, who charmed friendly Demo-
cratic audience and looked upon the
broader fields to open if he can get
past the constitutional age limit to
seat on Capitol Hill.
Holt said he believes a fight will be
waged to bar him by the power
trust" saying he antagonized it i'll
West Virginia while championing the
New Deal and the laboring man. He
declared, however, he will be present
when the new Congress opens in jan
uary, despite the advice from some
friendly quarters that he not present
his credentials until after his 30th
birthday anniversary next June 10.
The Senator-elect declined to say
whether he would demand that he be
seated in January.
Wins Applause and Smiles.
Holt won applause and laughter
from a representative audience of New
Dealers who thronged the National
Women's Democratic Club house last
night to hear the Senator elect from
the coal fields.
Despite his poise, and a certain glib
command of the English language.
Holt seemed younger than his years
The audience was more pleased than
disappointed by this fact, however,
and gave the speaker credit for his
outspoken manner and sense of
humor.
Holt was introduced by Mrs Charles
S. Hamlin, president of the Women's
Democratic Club and wife of men,
Der of the Federal Reserve Board.
I'VE are glad to welcome man who
came triumphantly to the Senate" Mrs.
Hamlin said. "at such an early age.
His record. believe. was equaled only
twice before, both times by brilliant
statesmen. He was member OF his
State Legislature at 25 In this he
has something in common with an
other kid Senator" Franklin D.
Roosevelt, who served in the New York
Legislature at an early age"
Holt said the question Of his age
Evening star., 1934-12-02
Holt to Fight for Senate Seat
Despite Age Limit Restrictions
"Baby" Senator-Elect Says 'SPo,cer
Trust' May Contest His Right to
Assume Duties in January.

was frequently raised during the cam
paign. He said his answer was:
Il can't help my age. I got here
as soon as 1 could But the West
Virginia reactionaries, now that have
been elected, are not afraid that I
won't be seated. They're afraid
will
Il drove $1,000 miles through West
Virginia and made 90 campaign
speeches. I fought the power trust
and championed the laboring man.
You probably will hear much more
from me on the subject of labor if
get into the Senate The New Deal
gave the miners of Southern West
Virginia the first economic freedom
they have ever known. Wages have
gone up, hours down: mines have re-
opened. and they are out of the red
at last.
Il will be a friend of the union
man in the Senate. Give men work
and wages and they will buy. A
laborer will eat more meat in a day
than a Wall Street coupon clipper
will need in a week He will wear
OuI IlOic SIOlIlcS, cACcpL III llle seat
Of his pants We will have prosper
ity when the working man has a job
and wages to spend.
My election was no personal vic
tory. I do not regard it as such. 1t
was vote Of confidence in the New
Deal"
Besieged by Job Hunters.
The Senator-elect said he had an
early introduction to job hunters.
On the night of my election" he
said, Il sat up until am. No sooner
had gotten to bed, happy in the
knowledge had won, than some one
knocked at my door
i got up and admitted the man
He said he wanted a job. Will you
remember me, Senator?' he asked.
Always! ! replied"
The Senator ELECT. bachelor,
brought with him to Washington, his
sister, Miss Jane Holt, who will act
as his hostess when he obtains his
seat in the Senate Holt said he was
returning to Washington soon for the
Gridiron Club dinner, and hoped to
establish q home here in the near
future
Evening star., 1934-12-02
STUDY OF GOVERNMENT
PLANNED AT LEESBURG
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, December L.
The Loudoun Young Democratic Club
will hold a meeting Thursday at
Goose Creek Tavern, near here, at
7:30 o'clock. Featuring the program
will be short talks on the duties of
their offices by the Leesburg Town
Council and other officers The speak
ers will include Mayor Charles F.
Harrison, DR.. Herbert Howard, Neville
Bradf1eld, j. T. Hourihane, John F.
Thompson, Harry Newton, w. E. Plas-
ter, T. w. Carter, L. c. Rollins and
r. D. Shroy.
The meeting is the first of series
planned by the Young Democrats for
study of local government. The
general public is invited to all of the
meetings. James di Zerega has an
nounced the following program COM
mittee: Mrs. John Galleher, chair
man; Howard Armfield, Mrs. r. P.
Smoot and Jack Russell.
Evening star., 1934-12-02
Present Members, Lacking
Educational Qualifications,
Must Be Replaced.
60 WILL TAKE EXAMS
TO SELECT NEW FORCE
Judge Bentley Says Jobs Will Be
Found for Most of Those
Removed.

Increased educational requirements
for probation officers of the Juvenile
Court will force from their jobs all
old employees when an examination is
given Friday to select reclassified
staff, Judge Fay Bentley said last
night.
Nine members of the staff of Is
which the new judge found when she
assumed office last February still re-
main in the service One has been re-
tired and five others have obtained
other employment All of the remain
ing nine will lose their jobs. Two
temporary employees are eligible for
the examination.
Negotiations now are under way for
jobs for two or three employees, Miss
Bentley declared. In the end. not
more than one or two will fail to be
placed, she said.
Salaries to Be Raised.
The new staff will have a profess
sional classification under civil service,
with an accompanying increase in
salaries. In order to make available
additional funds to meet the salary
increases, the probation department
will have one fewer employees than
formerly. The post of chief probation
officer was filled several months ago.
There will be II probation officers
selected by competitive assembled
examination. These jobs pay from
81, 900 to $2,400 A position of super
visor Of probation carries a basic
salary Of $1,000. The person to I'LL
this post will be selected by ''unas-
sembled" examination, which permits
varying emphasis to be laid on person.
ality and experience.
Two alternative educational require
ments for the examinations rendered
all old employees ineligible, Miss Bent
ley explained. The applicants either
must have specialized in social stud
les during their regular college course,
or have taken cne year postgraduate
work in an accredited school Of social
studies.
While most Of the present employees
have one or more degrees, they have
not specialized in social work. Miss
Bentley said Several are members
of the bar. Two are university grad
yates now studying law, two hold two
degrees each and two have been en-
ployes of the court for as long as
16 years
so Will Taae Test.
More than 90 qualified applicants
will take the examinations, Miss Bent
ley said.
II said last February. when I be-
came judge, that I was not satisfied
with the type of service being rem
dered by the probation department.
A committee which included Miss
Katherine Lenroot of the Children's
Bureau, Labor Department William
j. Savin, director of the Associated
Charities; Rev John O'Grady, director
of Catholic Charities; Campbell John
son, head of the colored Y. M C. A:
Louis Merriam. formerly with the
Brookings Institution, and Clarence
Phelps Dodge. president of the Com
munity Chest, studied the situation
and recommended the reclassifica-
! ton"
"All probation department employees
were told in February that there would
be a shake-up, Judge Bentley declared,
and by July they knew what the new
educational requirements would be.
Evening star., 1934-12-02
BYRD PAYS TRIBUTE
TO ADMIR-. L. M. MUTTON
Pleased Because Retired Naval
Officer Has Returned to
Winchester.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va, December l.
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd has
heard at Little America that Admiral
Louis NJ. Mutton recently returned to
Winchester, his native town, to reside
after being placed on the retired list
Of the Navy after about 46 years &C
tive service. In a radiogram received
by mis- brother, Senator H. F. Byrd,
last eight, the polar explorer said:
During the long Winter night
there was plenty Of time to think, and
one of the thoughts that often oc-
CURED to me was how lucky it is for
Winchester that Admiral Mutton de-
cided to come back there and live.
Louis Mutton is one Of the greatest
admiras the Navy ever had. He won
the profound respect Of his fellow
officers as an officer and q gentle
man."
Evening star., 1934-12-02
@ PCT. Of AGENTS.
REMAIN IN POSTS.
Nearly All of 900 Who
Failed in Test Await Ac.
ton of Congress.

The Treasury yesterday began TAX
ing stock to determine how many Of
the payless employees of the alcohol
tax unit were staying on the job, and
estimated ON the basis of early ad-
vices that the number would approx
mate 95 per cent Of the S00-odd for
whom funds were lacking.
Some points we're reached directly
by telephone, while kilograms were
sent elsewhere, and the information
obtained generally was that only those
employees who had arranged for other
employment we're leaving the service.
The showing was not surprise, as
officials had anticipated that by far
the majority would stand by, pending
developments.
Meanwhile, the Civil Service Com
mission yesterday analyzed the re-
suit of the examination on which so
many of the employees of the unit
failed All told, 1881 persons took the
test. this number including both in
cumbents and new applicants. From
this, 2,645 emerged successfully, and
6.306 failed the successful percentage
being 1884.
339 in Service Pass.
OF the eligibles thus created, 339
came from the unit, 348 from other
branches of the Government. and TAB
applied from outside sources. There
were 215 eligibles whose previous
foh hlichod
Making up those who failed were
856 definitely known to have come
from the unit, 666 from other Gov
ernment agencies, 4,572 from other
sources, and 212 whose status is un-
certain. Inasmuch as the Treasury
has estimated that more than 900 in
cumbents failed to qualify, 1t Is as
sumed that the difference between
this figure and the 856 announced
by the commission lies in that group
whose former status has not yet been
determined by the commission, and
also the number who refused to take
the examination on the ground that
they already possessed competitive
civil service status.
AnSeu ADVISES r f1g nt.
In connection with the payless
group, whose members were advised
by the Treasury that they could stay
on and take a chance on Congress
voting their pay, Gen. Samuel T..
Ansell, counsel for a large number,
said that it did not matter what Con-
gress did about the pay, inasmuch
as they could not be legislated out
of Office Cunless their positions are
abolished) and are entitled to recover
through the Court of Claims, until
removed by civil service procedure.
Holding their jobs by reason Of one
civil service examination, they were
not required to take the patronage
rider" examination which cut of the
pay of those who did not pass, it is
contended
1t was recalled that in refusing last
Monday to issue a temporary injunc-
ton to restrain operation of the rider,
Chief Justice Wheat of District Su-
preme Court did not pass upon its
legality.
Evening star., 1934-12-02
TWO GYPSY WOMEN
FlLCH MAN OF S25
F. c. Pullin, Alexandria Mer-
chant, Says One of Pair
Snatched Money.

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. December l.
Police here tonight sent a look out
for two gypsy women in an automo-
bile with Georgia tags, who, are al
legged to have filched SIS from a
grocery store proprietor while in the
act of telling his fortune.
The proprietor. F. G. Pullin, oper-
ator Of a store at Queen and Royal
streets, told police the women asked
to tell his fortune, with the condition
being that he removed all money from
his person. After taking SIS from his
pocketbook, one of the women grabbed
the bills, and both fed, he said.
Evening star., 1934-12-02
ARLINGTON WILL OPEN
BIDS ON TWO PROJECTS

BY Staff Correspondent of The Star
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va,
December bids will be opened in
the office of County Manager Roy S.
Braden next week on two recently
authorized projects.
At noon Monday bids for the in
stallation of a traffic light at the in
tersection of Lee Highway and Glebe
road, will be inspected. The light
already has been purchased.
Friday noon the county manager
will open bids on approximately 5000
feet Of az Inch fire hose, to be issued
to the county's seven volunteer fire
companies.
Evening star., 1934-12-02
GAS RATE HEARING
WILL BE DISCUSSED
Arlington Utilities Commission to
Debate Impending Court
Action.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatcn TO Inc star.
CLARENDON, Va, December l.
The Arlington County gas rate hear
ing to be held before the United States
District Court at Richmond December
II, is expected to be the chief topic
for discussion at a meeting of the
Public Utilities Commission of Airing
ton County at the court house Mon
day night at o'clock.
The Richmond court will act on the
petition of the Rosslyn Gaslight Co.,
which denies the right of the State
Corporation Commission to order a
reduction in its rates, which 1t did
June /, 1888.
The order of the State Corporation
Commission has not been put into
effect and should the gas company re-
ceive an adverse decision, it will result
in Arlington consumers sharing q re-
fund Of $4,000 to $4,000.
Evening star., 1934-12-02
Refer PanhandIers
To Welfare Units,
City Head Advises
Allen Says Send Beggars
to Emergency or Tran
sient Relief Agencies.

When a citizen of the District is
accosted on the street by a pan
handler. here is the procedure recon-
mended by the Office of Commissioner
George E. Allen to insure cooperation
with local relief agencies and at the
same time aid the aims seeker to OBJ
tain succor, as opposed to sucker:
If the panhandler says he is an un-
employed resident of the District, re-
fer him to the Emergency Relief head
quarters at Fifth and H streets.
II he says he is transient, refer
him to the Transient Bureau at John
Marshall place and c street.
These two agencies are in touch
with the local institutions equipped
to take care Of the needy.
Evening star., 1934-12-02
ROAD AND TRAFFIC.
EXPERTS TO SPEAK
Highway Research Board
Will Open Annual Sessions
Here Thursday.

Experts on roadway construction
and trafac viii address the Highway
Research Board of the Division OF
Engineering and Industrial Research.
National Research Council, at its
fourteenth annual meeting Thursday
and Friday in the building of the Ma
tionaI Academy of Sciences and Ma
tional Research Council, 2lo1 Consu-
tuition avenue.
The first general session will con-
vene Thursday at 10 am. Meetings
of the main committees of the board
will be held Wednesday. The COM
mittees include:
Committee on Transportation Eco
nomics, r. L. Morrison. chairman;
Committee on Design, A. T. Gold
beck, chairman; Committee on Ma
terials and Construction, H. S. Matti-
more, chairman; Committee on Main
tenance, c. P. Owens, chairman, and
the Committee on Traffic, William A.
Van Duzer, Washington traffic direc-
tor, chairman.
Program for Thursday.
The general session Thursday
morning will be devoted to various
technical discussions, pertaining to
highway construction and traffic.
Thursday afternoon additional scien-
tific discussions will be held in con-
nection with session on Design
and Traction Resistance" while
simultaneously another session on
Traffic" will be addressed by experts.
r. L. Morrison, chairman of the Com
mittee on Highway Transportation
Economics, will report for the COM
mittee at the morning session.
Among the topics to be considered
will be Road Widths and Accidents"
The Effect of Heavy Motor Vehicles
on Highway Costs" types of road
paving and the life of the different
kinds of materials, costs and other
items.
At the Thursday afternoon session
on trafic, reports will be made by
L Al d1uC OhCSCOl tdll LUIGI AOl LAlC
Traffic Committee. of which he is
chairman, and also on the subject Of
Psychological Tests of Drivers"
Other reports will be made at the
traffic session on subjects as follows:
Relation of Highway Lighting to
Highway Accidents" by Arnold H
Vey, Office Of Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles of New Jersey; Toll Bridge
Traffic Patterns" by N. w. Dougherty,
professor of civil engineering, Univer-
sity Of Tennessee; Traffic Regula-
ton in Municipalities" w. S. Can
ming, engineering director, Keystone
Automobile Club, and Studies of
Traffic Capacity" B. D. Greenshields,
professor of engineering science, Deni-
son University.
Dinner Scheduled.
Thursday at pm. the board will
hold a dinner in the Washington
Hotel. Friday morning it will hold
a symposium on Research Features
Of Flexible Type Bituminous Roads" I"
with experts presenting papers on lab
oratory experiments and other re-
search conducted in connection with
materials used in construction Of that
type Of roads.
Friday at pm. another report
session will be held and the meetings
will be brought to a close with a busi-
ness session of the Executive Com
mittee with representatives Of men,
Der organizations at 4 pm.
Evening star., 1934-12-02
N.R.A. TO Be MOVED
IN HOUSING SHIFT
Recovery Unit Goes t
Structure Vacated by
Labor Department.

Some housing shifts that will bring
scattered units of several Federal
agencies together are in immediate
prospect.
The N. R. A. force will be centralized
in the Labor Department building at
17l2 G street when Labor goes into its
new home at Fourteenth street and
Constitution avenue shortly after the
start of the new year.
AS the principal section of N r.
A. evacuates the Commerce Depart
ment, room will be made for some
bureaus now in other quarters, thus
enabling Secretary Roper to have his
entire staff under one roof for the first
time, even with the additions due to
be made by reason Of the agricultural
census.
To be Renovated.
The Labor Department now is in
a private building. and this is to be
renovated before the N R. A. goes in.
it was explained by A. E. Demaray,
associate director of the National
Park Service, who has charge of space
ollotments.
Demaray said also that the Archi-
tects Building at 1900 E street. which
is to give way as the new Interior
Building goes up, will not be demol-
lshed for some little time.
The Subsistence Homesteads Or
ganization will continue to occupy it
until around March /, when, it is an
ticipated that the additional story
on the present Interior Department
will be completed to take care of the
Subsistence Homesteads group Dema-
ray made it clear that this will not
hold up the new Interior Department
Building.
Others to Be Vacated.
Other structures in the way of the
new Federal development likewise will
be vacated by March !, it Is antici-
pated.
The old Food Administration Build
ing at Eighteenth and c streets. that
will form the site of the southern end
of the new Interior Department, is
now practically demolished.
The contractor completing the DEM
clifton of the Food Administration
is to start this week razing the old
heating plant at Nineteenth street and
Virginia avenue, where the new Pan
American Union Administration
Building will rise. The Fine Arts
Commission, at its meeting tomorrow,
is to consider plans for this structure,
submitted by DR.. Paul Cret, noted
Philadelphia architect.
Evening star., 1934-12-02
PAPER EXPORTS GAIN

An increase in exports Of paper
and paper products from the United
States during the first nine months
of this year over the corresponding
period of 1888 was reported yesterday
by the Department of Commerce.
Shipments totaled 1890, ,039 as
against $10,200.612 last year. The
bulk of the increase was in news
print and wrapping paper exports.