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Evening star., 1934-01-16
MUSICAL GROWTH
IN CAPITAL URGED
Singer Holds Washington Should
Have Best Concerts and Opera
in Country.

Advocating a new deal for American
art and artists, Nine Emma Redell.
former prima donna of the Chicago
Civic Opera Company. today told the
Women's National Press Club that
Washington should be made the Ma
tion's musical center.
1t Is fitting. she said, that the Capt.
tai, toward which the eyes of 125 .0O0,-
600 Americans are constantly turned"
should have the best opera, the best
concerts and the best ballets in the
world.
BY creating a musical center here
second to none, the millions who visit
Washington each year would be in
spired to establish musical centers in
their own communities, to which the
farmers and persons from small towns
could come for spiritual treat.
The destinies of Americas musical
development lie in the hands of the
American women, Nine. Redell told
the club, urging that they cooperate to
make this country the worlds leading
musical nation.
Evening star., 1934-01-16
BOARD TO CONSIDER
OLD.AGE PENSIONS
Legislation for District Will Be
Discussed at Meeting This
Afternoon.

Legislation proposing establishment
OF system of old-age pensions in the
District will be considered this after
noon at a meeting of the Board of
Public Welfare of the District
The matter has been discussed a
number of times by members of the
group. it was reported today by George
S. Wilson, director of the board. Ex-
pectations are that the board will voice
approval of the principle of the plan
as incorporated in the Copeland Black
bill.
The committee will consider particu-
larly whether there should be a limit
on the amount of payments to persons
pensioned, the question of an age limit
and the question of residence require
mentS
The Pension Committee of the board
consisting of Mrs. Charles Goldsmith
Sidney F. Taliaferro and Mrs. Coralie
Cook, yesterday approved the principle
of the old-age pension legislation.
Evening star., 1934-01-16
STUDIES NEW SPAN
DESIGN THIS WEEK
Fine Arts Commission Will
Consider Other Building
Projects Also.

The design for the new high-level
bridge at Little Falls, replacing Chain
Bridge, and matters connected with the
Federal building program in Washing
ton will be taken up Thursday and Fri
day by the Fine Arts Commission.
Future projects in connection with
the building program will be consid-
cred Thursday at meeting with the
Treasury Board of Architectural Con-
sultants. Among these are plans for
the great plaza proposed for the De-
partment of Commerce Building. ex-
tension of the Internal Revenue Build
ing, already authorized, and the pro-
posed new homes for the Army and
Navy Departments.
The two groups also will consider
plans for the widening of F street be-
tween Seventh and Ninth streets to
take care of congeSted traffic and the
development of Columbia Island Plaza,
which recently was staked off.
Landscaping the Mall between
Seventh and Ninth streets, proposed
new buildings for Howard University
and development of the Department of
Agriculture Experimental Farm at
Beltsvi1le. Md, also will be considered.
The Fine Arts Commission has gone
over plans for the bridge over Little
Falls and is expected to make its Selec-
ton of the design at the forthcoming
meeting. Location of the Potomac
River span at this point, connecting
with the proposed Marva Highway and
George Washington Memorial Park
way, was recommended to the District
Commissioners by Frederic A. Delano.
chairman of the National Park and
Planning Commission.
The fine arts group, it was said, like
wise will consider sketches for the en-
largement of the General Supply Com
mittee Building at Ninth and D streets
southwest. This is to be public works
project. The plans call for a COM
bined Government warehouse and Office
building capable of housing between 400
and 500 employees.
Evening star., 1934-01-16
SCORES ADMINISTRATION
OF CAMPS IN GEORGIA
Representative Parker Puts Protest
on Payments in Congress
sional Record.

BY the Associated Press.
A protest by Representative Parker,
Democrat, of Georgia, against what he
termed most inefficient" administra-
ton of civilian conservation work in
the first Georgia district, was printed
in the Congressional Record today.
Parker said he had received numer-
GUS complaints that camp officials would
not pay bills rendered for supplies and
services to the camps. citing an in
stance in which he charged a bakery
at Vidalia had not been paid for bread
delivered at two camps last June.
Also, the Representative said, truck
drivers employed by the Hinesville
camp several months ago had not been
paid. The camps at Brooklet, Soper-
ton and Reidsville were involved in the
charges of mismanagement.
The statement was not read on the
House floor, but Parker obtained leave
to have it printed in the Record so
the House might know OF the situation.s
Evening star., 1934-01-16
Commissioners May Delay
Municipal Center Project
Possibility Arises That 1896 and 1887
Budget Needs Viii Preclude $1,000,000
Appropriation for Construction.

Doubt as to whether the District
Commissioners will include in their
proposed 1885 supplemental estimates
an item for beginning construction Of
the first unit of the great Municipal
Center arose today after the city heads
had received a lengthy statement from
District Auditor Daniel j. Donovan as
to revenue and budget conditions in the
two succeeding years.
Recently. the Commissioners called
on Maj. Donovan to prepare supple
mental estimates for needed projects
which could be financed out of por-
ton of the expected large surplus which
would accrue at the end of the next
fiscal year on the basis of the 1885
budget as sent to Congress by the
Budget Bureau.
The statement to the Commissioners
today by Donovan allows for use OF
ST 200, 900 out of general revenues dur
ing the next year for starting the Mu-
nicipal Center. The plan was to spread
the remainder of the cost Of the first
Evening star., 1934-01-16
BILLS OVERSUBSCRIBED

The latest issue of 91-day Treasury
bills, dated January II, has been more
than twice oversubscribed, Secretary Of
the Treasury Morgenthau announced.
The total amount applied for was
$289, ,397 900, of which $125,340, 900 was
accepted. The accepted bids ranged
in price from 99862, equivalent to a
rate of about 0.55 per cent per annum,
to 99.822, equivalent to q rate of about
0.70 per cent per annum, on q bank
discount basis. Only part of the amount
bid for at the latter price was ac-
cepted. The average price of Treasury
bills to be issued is 99831 and the
average rate Is about 067 per cent Der
annum on a bank discount basis.
Evening star., 1934-01-16
WIDOW OF CHIEF JUSTICE
TOBE BURIED TOMORROW
Mrs. Edward Douglas White Had
Lived in Washington More
Than 40 Years.

Funeral services for Mrs. Edward
Douglas White, widow of a former
Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court, will be held at 10
am. tomorrow in St. Matthews Church
Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Members of the United States Su-
preme Court will attend the services
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes
from the bench yesterday expressed
the sorrow of the court and announced
its intention to attend the final rites
Mrs. White had lived here, at TIT
Rhode Island avenue, for more than
40 years. Mr.. White was a member
of the Supreme Court from 1894 10
1921. the year of his death. He was
named Chief Justice by President Taft
in 1910.
Evening star., 1934-01-16
PETITION FOR REVIEW
LOST BY PHYSICIANS
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Groover, Christie & Merritt, a firm
of practicing physicians of this city,
was refused review by the Supreme
Court today on ruling by the District
of Columbia Court of Appeals direct
ing a jury trial of a suit brought
against them by Dora E. Grubb for
$4,000.
The damage suit was based on the
charge that the firm had negligently
administered an over dosage of an
X-ray current in treating Dora E.
Grubb, with the result she suffered a
burn.
The District Supreme Court dismissed
the suit. but the Court of Appeals held
it was for jury to decide whether the
evidence disclosed the firm was negli-
gent,
Evening star., 1934-01-16

Municipal Center building over the
years of 1885 and 1887.
The Commissioners took under ad-
visement a statement by the auditor as
to what budget conditions must be met
during 1895 and 1887. 1t was indi-
Gated that upon review of these mat
tiers would depend whether the Com
missioners incorporated the Million
dollar item for the Municipal Center
in the 1885 supplemental estimates.
The cost of the first unit was esti-
mated at $5,400,000. In addition to
the proposed $l,00O,0O0 suggested for
use in the next fiscal year there is an
unexpended balance of $3.50, 900, which
might be drawn on. If this plan is
followed it was proposed to appropri-
ate $2,500,000 in the fiscal year 1886
and ST 500 900 in 1887. Because of the
necessity of looking ahead to conditions
which must be met in the District bud
get of 1896 and 1887. the Commission
ers are considering whether they should
include the $1,000, 900 item in the 1884
supplemental estimates.
Evening star., 1934-01-16
HULL TO SPEED RETURN
BY USE OF AIRPLANE
Secretary to Fly Across Isthmus
of Panama and Board q. S.
Cruiser.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Of State Hull, en- route up
the West Coast of South America from
the Pan-American Conference, will fly
across the ISthmuS of Panama and sail
on the cruiser Richmond for Key West.
Due at Panama Wednesday on the
steamship Santa Barbara, he will make
official calls on the Governor of the
Canal Zone and the President and
Foreign Minister Of Panama, and then
fly to Colon. He will board the Rich
mond at Colon, disembark at Key West
and proceed Immediately to Washing
ton.
Hull is expected to sail from Panama
on January 18 and should arrive in
Washington January %.
Evening star., 1934-01-16
Injured Man Improves.

HERNDON, Va. January 16 (Spe-
ciaD w. c. woodruff, well known
Chantilly merchant, who has been in
critical condition in Georgetown Uni
yersity Hospital, Washington. the past
week, yesterday was reported to be
improved.
Mr.. Woodruff sustained q fractured
skull January 8, when he was struck
bv a pulley connected to a wood saw
which he was operating.
Evening star., 1934-01-16

Washington. Thanks to Mrs. Roose-
welt and Others" she said. "Washington
has become alley minded. The alleys
are going to be removed. I may not
live to see them removed, but / can
die happy knowing that my dream Will
come true"
Evening star., 1934-01-16
TWO HELD IN DEATH
Drivers of Colliding Autos Face
Grand Jury Action.

Clarence S. Ross. SO, of Takoma Park,
Md, and Walter H. Beard, Al, of 1920
Twelfth street, were held for the grand
jury yesterday by coroner's jury in
vestigating the death of Miss Jessie M.
Townsend, 40 who was killed Saturday
when struck by Ross car after ma
chimes driven by the two men collided
at Nineteenth and M streets.
Miss Townsend, an Internal Revenue
Bureau stenographer, was standing on
the sidewalk when Ross machine was
hurled across the slippery streets by
the impact of the collision with Boards
car, and struck her. She died a short
time later at Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1934-01-16
IacLean's Nomination Confirmed,

The Senate today confirmed the
nomination Of Angus D. MacLean,
North Carolina, as assistant solicitor
geueral OF the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-06
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CjhDLCTEP BY
HELEN LUKR

out in letter some Saturdays ago.
Lewis doesn't want the mining
women's auxiliaries organized. Just
so the bosses don't want the work
ing women stirred up, for if they,
who have even more to gain from
a revolution than their men. are
ever thoroughly aroused, they sure
will turn the patches upside down"
and it will be Goodbye Capitalism,
and in short order too.
That I may have, in fact did. make
mistakes in the administration of
the column I am not prepared to
deny. I do however mean to do
my best as long as I am working
on it. Anybody who thinks that
Grade-A revolutionaries are going
to be dispensed to the revolution
airy movement as a gift straight
from heaven, and not developed in
and by the natural course of events,
is IN a pitiable state of mind indeed.
Our editors know this as we'll as
that it is vitality necessary that the
working women be brought to un-
derstand their position in the CAPT
talist and in the Socialist state, and
the necessity of struggling for the
institution of the latter, which offers
them health and happiness. Whether
L do the necessary editing here or
whether it passes into other hands,
the women's section will go on,
whether the Haywood Brouns like it
or not,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-06
n. r. A. Brings Part
Time Work, Speed-up
for Woodwork Girls
BY a Worker COrrespondent

ny worker correspondent
NEW YORK-We are "a girls
working at one of the Woolworth
Department Stores. Getting 31X
cents per hour. A few weeks ago
the manager decided we are making
too much money, so he cut our
hours. He couldn't possibly cut our
wages without cutting hours, as the
store is under the N. r. A. and
he was afraid someone might re-
port him. What the manager actu-
ally did was this He gave us one
of the beautifully cut speeches, say
ing that business is slow and we
should cooperate with him; instead
OF firing some girls he would rather
shorten our hours and that way
he could keep us all. He made out
a schedule making some girls come
in a half hour later in the morning.
some coming in the afternoon for
the rush only, and those girls that
came in early go home earlier. also
giving day off without pay to every
girl. This means that girls coming
in earlier have to work for them
selves and the other girls. When
having day off, the next day the
girl has to catch up with her work
and so she doesn't only use up her
usual amount of energy but more,
as she has to be up-to-date with her
work
Christmas time, when we were
busy, the manager practically didn't
employ any extra help, but made us
work for three weeks 81 to Sc hours
a week. That, too, he said, was
under the N. R. A. He claimed
they are allowed to do it, saying
there is such labor law.
There is a good chance of or
ganizing the girls. The Office Work
ers Union knows about the condi-
tons, and they did start. I hope
they will get busy and try to &C
complish something.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-06
JObless Must Use Food
Relief for Light Bills
(By a Worker Correspondent

(by a worker correspondent
NEW YORK.-We've been trying
to get relief since April. This week
we finally got investigated and re-
ceived a food check. Our gas has
been shut off. The Emergency
Home Relief Buro gave us a paper
to present to the Gas Co. and
Electric Co. whereby they would
consider us as new applicants.
When I came to the Gas Co.
they refused to open up the gas
unless I signed statement that
during the time that we are get
ting relief we will pay them one
dollar every week on account on
the old bill and the E. H. R. will
pay the current bill. I asked How
can they expect money from people
who have to live on so small bud
get?" They said you can pay one
dollar a week from your food al
lotment." I said that we cannot
pay anything on the old bill at all,
as we are destitute. The answer
was''If you don't sign, your gas will
not be opened" I was forced to
sign it. The Electric Co. forced me
to sign an agreement that we will
pay previous bills. Alone I could
not do anything. We must organize
and go in committees when we
make this new application and
force the companies to stop such
practices, of robbing the destitute
from their food allotment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-06
By a Worker Correspondent

NEW Towards a more
ABUNDANT life is the basic objective
Of the N R A." Times, May II.
The sheer hypocrisy of this
promise, somewhat resembles the
pie in the sky fable utilized by the
various religious agencies, for the
purpose Of fooling the workers into
accepting submissively the miser-
able conditions imposed upos them
at the present. This is especially
true Of the hotels and restaurants.
The Hotel Endicot, for instance, at
list st. and Columbus Ave. has,
after the code has been signed for
almost 5 months, everyone employed
there working on an average Of IL
to IA hours a day, days a week.
As an example of that greater
abundance Of life; the restaurant
employs a chef, a waiter, three
mattresses, one pantryman, and two
dishwashers. The chef works from
$50 in the morning until 9 at night,
is supposed to have two hours off in
the afternoon, but he never gets
that. The pay is SIS month and
the boss wants first class work for
that pittance, on top of which he
has to work seven days a week, no
days of.
The walters and mattresses get
three dollars a week. The walters
work from 7 in the morning until 8
at night. The mattresses from $50
to $50 without day off. The
pantryman and dishwashers work
indefinitely from morning till
night, more than u and to IA hours
sometimes. The pay for the dish
washers is seven dollars a week, that
is dollar a day, no days off. I
could not ascertain the wages of the
pantryman, because he is shown as
an example whenever anyone raises
his voice against the miserable con-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-06
Only 30 To Get
Work on $4,000
Relief Project
By a WORKER CORRESPONDENT

CAHONE, Colo.-Last fall, on the
opening up Of the C. W. A. project
No. /, West Dolores Co.. the farm
ers and workers were all promised
jobs. and at that time there were
about 40 registered for this work.
But approximately 80 men were put
to work. There were protests made
and petitions signed and mailed to
Harry L. Hopkins without avail
Then some more promises that P
w. A. would open up jobs for all
on February Is. But when the ap-
pointed time came for this new
fowl to fly to the rescue OF the
farmers and workers, the same
crew of workmen who had been
working on the c. w. A. we're put
to work on the P. w. A., which only
lasted a short time till the workers
were laid off anyhow. The hours
were cut from 80 hours per week
to Is. Later the P. w A. went
broke, leaving the people without
work or adequate relief.
But this was not the end OF their
promises. The agents of the MIRA.
then told the people that the state
of Colorado and the Federal Gov
eminent were going to appropriate
S85, 900 to build 51a miles of new
highway, known as US. 100. The
bids were opened, and the lowest
bid was $1,000 above the estimate,
Now the contractors sit up and
look wise and tell the people that
this is not a project to put suffer-
ing humanity to work. There are
at this time 202 applications for
this job, but the big boys say it
will only take about 30 men with
all the speed-up machinery to COM
plete this job.
But the workers and poor farmers
are getting tired of all these prom
ises, and are becoming good mill
tant fighters for the cause.
workers of the world unite. and
fight, under the leadership of the
Communist Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-06
HOSPITAL CARE UNDER
CAPITALISM
By A. S.

BY A. S.
In the issue of April 7, the Daily
Worker published a letter from a
correspondent describing his ex-
perience in the T. B. Ward of Belle
vue Hospital. I also have had the
pleasure" of stay in this resort
and 1 can well understand the fear
which an average uniformed
patient would experience on being
thrust into the closely packed at
mosphere of this ward; for whatever
their methods, the carelessness with
which individuals are treated is such
as to easily give the impression the
above mentioned correspondent re-
ceived. But being a medical worker,
was able to observe the general
procedure with a greater degree of
obJectivity, and to draw therefrom
conclusions pointing to practices
more vicious than carelesSness in
preventing the spread of germs from
one patient tc another.
Granting that some effort is made
to prevent the spread of germs from
one patient to another, the question
arises: what else is necessary to the
effective curing of T. B.; and how
many and to what degree does this
hospital supply any of those other
needs? My own experience with the
disease and with the medical
opinions concerning the cure of T. B
are sufficient to say with absolute
, certainty that the mere control OF
germ spread is only a negative
aspect of the cure, and is of no i'm
portance whatever in the actual
! curing of infection already present
1t is universally held by physicians
that the cure of T. B. depends upor
sufficient rest, a high caloric diet
and much fresh air. Their impor-
lance is in the order named. But Of
most Importance is the existence
of one other condition, without
which the others named are utterly
Ineffective; and this is the factor Of
contentment and peace of mind
Without reservation, I can declare
that outside of mere bed rest, nj
attempt whatever is made to create
the other conditions so vitality neces.
sary to the effective curing of T. B
Diet
In gfieneral, the diet prescribed
for the tuberculous is what /,
known as quality" as we'll a:
quantity diet. That is to say, thu
diet must not only contain energy.
| producing factors such as found il
! starchy foods. but must also be ricl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-06

confusion and certainly didn't helm
the morale. viii you see that this
is corrected by publication of this
letter as soon as possible in the
same column in which the article
appeared?
The Syracuse visitor charges the
Communist Party of Rochester with
being chauvinistic both in regard
to Negroes and foreign-bor It is
true that the struggle for Negro
rights is weak here, but the pressI
ent strike has done more to overa
come our isolation from the Negro
workers than any previous local
campaign. Two leading positions
on the strike committee are held BY
Negroes. Several strike meetings
have been held in Negro neighbour
hoods. With the help of relief
workers, more Negroes have been
drawn into the Frederick Douglas
branch of the LID, and two have
joined the Party. Of the 5000
population Of Rochester, only 1900
are Negroes, which accounts for the
small proportion involved, and diff
ficulty in finding issues of discrimi-
nation around which to develop
mass action.
In regard to the foreign-b born. the
visitors statements are completely
misrepresentation. A continuous
struggle against discrimination
against the Italian workers, who are
the majority of the population, has
been carried on at the relief bu-
reaus, in court rooms, etc. This re-
fleets itself in a large Party mem~
bership of Italian workers and a
mass following. together with a mis-
nority of American and other work.
ers. While the Party hes tried to
support American workers. for Lead
ing positions, it has also supported
Italian comrades as leaders and faA
vored speakers in Italian having a
place at all mass meetings. Efforts
of the relief administration to COR
rupt American workers by Slurs at
the foreign-born have been exposed
and repudiated.
A weakness Of the Party that
needs correction along these lines,
however, is failure to build English
speaking unemployment councils i'm
Italian neighborhoods, where the
youth and a large percentage of the
workers speak English. This sec.
tarianiSm must be overcome. Also.
the graveSt Shortcoming of the
strike is drawing factory workers
into the united front, for support
of the strike. Many neighborhood
meetings have been held, but none
at factory getes,-though the strug-
gle against the budget is for the
greatest advantage of factory work.
ers,-since it opposes forced labor,
and its general lowering of living
standards.
(Signed) G. w.
Org. Sec'y