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Evening star., 1934-03-15
MODEL VOTING SYSTEM
OFFERED BY TEACHER

A model election system to replace
the outmoded systems now in use
throughout the country is offered by
DR.. Joseph P Harris in his new book.
ELECTION Administration in the
United States" published today by
the Brookings Institution.
DR.. Harris, now professor of po-
litical science at the University of
Washington. reviews cases Of fraud,
excessive expense and generally unsat-
isfactory administration of elections
in many parts of the country.
Voting fraud conditions in Chicago,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Cleve-
land are brought particularly under
fire by Dr. Harris, who asserts that
none of them is exceptional nor
unique, but that similar conditions
exist wherever and whenever elections
are held.
A special chapter is devoted to
costs and the absence of any appre-
ciable financial control in the conduct
of present balloting systems.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
EXAMINATIONS SET
FOR CENSUS JOBS
Eligible Candidates Also to Be
Chosen for School Attend
ance Officers.

Competitive examinations for the
establishment of list of eligible can
didates from which would be picked
census enumerators, attendance Off
GERS and child labor inspectors in the
white schools, will be held Tuesday,
April 10, at the Franklin School Ad-
ministration Building, Thirteenth and
K streets. =.
The positions pay a minimum OF
81 400, with a maximum OF $4,000.
Appointment would be made at the
minimum, however. Applicants must
be graduates of accredited high
schools, must have at least three
years work in a normal school, COL
lege, university or school of social
service, or must have had at least
three years service in position ad-
judged satisfactory to the board OF
examiners.
The written examination will begin
at am. in the assembly hall at the
Franklin School Administration
Building. April 10. The oral examina-
ton will be held either April 10 or IL
at place to be announced after the
written test. The physical examina-
ton will be held at Central High
School at 9 am. Wednesday. April IL
Evening star., 1934-03-15
MAN FOUND LYING
NEAR OPEN GAS JET
Revived by Fire Rescue Squad.
Saved Similarly Before,
Police Declare.

Louis Richter, 66, Of 2611 Adams
Mill road, was found unconscious this
morning beside an open gas stove in
his tailor shop at 1897 Lanier place
Richter was rescued under similar cir
cumstances about two years ago, po-
lice said.
He was seen this morning lying be-
side the stove by Mrs. Rebecca
Wostein, operator of a grocery next
door, who smelled escaping gas and
peered through the windows of the
shop. She summoned aid and glass
was broken from the windows when
the front door was found to be
latched from the inside.
Firemen Of the Rescue Squad re-
vived Richter and took him to. Emer-
gency Hospital. Police of No. 10 pre-
cinct said Richter was overcome by
gas fumes In a similar manner about
two years ago. He is married and
the father Of four daughters.
Evening star., 1934-03-15

joining square, bounded by Tenth,
Eleventh, E and F. streets southwest.
there are substantial metal sheds for
wholesale dealers. Eventually it Is
planned TO place such sheds over the
entire property. Meantime, however,
retail dealers have built small wooden
shelters on the G street properties,
where some of them have done busi-
ness since March, 1882.
Maj. Ernest w. Brown. in a report
to the Commissioners, said that these
shacks were unsightly, insanitary and
unsafe. A number Of the retailers,
interviewed this morning, agree with
this estimate. They say that the
District should put up sanitary and
slightly structures instead Of criticizing
those now used.
The dealers all claimed that they
had been paying the District rs cents
per day per space for the privilege of
doing business there. Most of them
Evening star., 1934-03-15
GETS
SECOND DELAY
Representative Accused by
Taxi Driver to Face
Jury April a.

Representative Francis H. Shoe
maker of Minnesota pleaded not guilty
in Police Court this morning to a
charge of assaulting cab driver and
obtained a second continuance. The
case was set for April 4, when he will
be tried by jury.
Shoemaker is charged with twice
striking Charles Newman, a cab driver,
during a traffic dispute March 5.
In granting the continuance, Judge
Isaac R. Hit insisted there be no
further delay, obtaining a promise
from Shoemaker that he actually
would 60 to trial on the appointed
date
Shoemaker had won a continuance
last Friday on his first court appear
ance by a plea that the wife Of his
attorney was i'll.
Cannon Takes Case.
Shoemaker was represented today
by colleague in the House, Repre-
sentative Raymond j. Cannon of Wis
consin. Cannon said Friday he hesitat-
ed to act as Shoemaker's attorney be-
cause he was a member of the House
Elections Committee before which was
pending an objection to Shoemaker
being seated. Since then he has con-
suited with other members OF the
committee and been assured, he said,
that he might properly represent the
MinneSotan.
The objection to Shoemaker's seat
ing was based on the argument ne
had served a term in Leavenworth
Prison. The President of the United
States has removed the citizenship
bar, however, by full pardon.
Demands Trial By Jury.
Shoemaker arrived at court at 9:15
am. today, accompanied by Cannon.
His case was not called until 10
o'clock.
He entered his plea and Cannon
demanded jury trial, asking a three
weeks continuance. Assistant Unlteo
States Attorney David A. Hart, the
prosecutor, informed the court the
trial could not be set before March ~.
Shoemaker protested he had an en-
gagement ito speak on an educatlonal
subject" at the University OF MIME
sofa on that date.
The court suggested an earlier oate,
but Cannon demurred, insisting ne
could not try the case inside OF TWO
weeks. He finally won his point ana
the April date was set.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
D. c. RELIEF ROLL
INCREASE SHOWN
Expected Gain Follows at
Once Upon C. w. A.
Program Slump.

Demobilization Of the District civil
works forces has caused the expected
increase in the number of needy cases
it was shown today in figures made
public by officials Of the emergency
relief division.
At the close of February l there
were approximately $4,000 cases on
the relief list. Tabulations of the
total number Of cases are made only
at the end of each month, but relief
officials today estimated roughly that
the total now stood between $4,000
and $4,000. This included an allow
ance for cases dropped because per-
sons had obtained work elsewhere or
else were found no longer to be in
need of direct relief.
1874 Now on Roster.
officials said there were now 1874
open cases" on the roll. This in
cludes those receiving direct aid and
those who have applied for assistance
and whose cases have not been def
nitely determined
N&AO "SOh CllNC0 4hd4N1l ~
a total Of 927 new cases were added
to the direct relief list. OF these 56O
were new applicants and 367 were
reopened cases.
During the week ended March 8
1891 new relief cases were added to
the roster. OF these 623 were new
applicants and 1858 were reopened
cases.
Relief officials estimated that about
three-fourthS of the new relief cases
were those resulting from reduction
in the c. w. A activities. At the
beginning of this month the District
has $4,000 persons at work under the
c. W. A. BY March 81 this total is
to be reduced to 5000. AS the de-
mobilization proceeds an increase in
relief cases is anticipated by relief
officials.
New Program to Start.
Beginning April l, the c. w. A. pro-
gram is to be succeeded by emergency
works programs.
Twenty cases were handled by
Metropolitan policemen during the
past "a hours in line with the new
arrangement for giving immediate aid
to the needy.
Evening star., 1934-03-15

occupy two spaces. Thus, they argue,
they cannot be regarded as squatters.
and if the District felt that they had
no business there, it should not have
accepted the money in the first place.
They also condemn the selection of
this particular time for the proposed
eviction. Business, they said, has
been slim since Christmas, the deal
ers in some cases only making enough
to pay expenses. Now that Spring is
arriving, however, business is expected
to pick up considerably, and If they
move now, they will lose the cream
of the years trade
None of those interviewed had any
answer TO the question where would
they go if convicted. Most of them
said there was no other place for
them to go. No formal notice to quit
had been served, and the dealers ap-
peared hopeful that some way would
be found to allow them to stay.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
NEW STOCKS BILL
PROGRESS SEEN
Morgenthau Says Congress
Will Approve Measure
as Being Shaped.
BY the Associated Press.

Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau said today real progress" was
being made in rewriting the Stock
Exchange control bill and that it
would be put in such shape that Con-
gress would approve it.
"Our orders are to fix it SO the
bill will get through Congress and
become law" Morgenthau told news
paper men. The President wants
the bill and it is coming along fine
Morgenthau did not discuss details
of the legislation, explaining it would
be submitted to him when completed
by experts.
Another meeting between Treasury
and Reserve Board officials and ex-
perts Of the House Interstate Com
merce and Senate Banking Commit
tees was held today.
Chairman Fletcher has called a
meeting of the Senate Banking Com
mittee for tomorrow to take up the
revised draft of the bill. He said he
had discussed the measure briefly
with President Roosevelt while at the
White House yesterday on another
matter.
THE President wants a bill with
teeth in it," Fletcher said afterwards
He doesn't want it emasculated
although he is not committed to the
details of the bill
Earlier Fletcher asked an additional
appropriation of $50,OOO to carry on
the committees stock market investi-
cation.
The funds were requested to keer
the inquiry going for the rest Of the
present session and pay for expenses
already incurred Fletcher also Is
preparing a request for additional
funds and authority to extend the
investigation through the next session
of Congress.
The $4,000 asked yesterday would
bring to total of $270, 900 the money
appropriated for the stock market in
quiry since it began two years ago
Only few thousand out of the $780,
600 previously authorized is still or
hand, and committee officials sale
obligations more than covered the
balance.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
Committee Decides
It's Too Warm to
Discuss SnOlC Bill
House Group Calls Off
Hearing on RemOraI
by Property Ouners.

; 1t was too warm and Spring-like
today so the subcommittee on streets.
avenues and traffic of the House Dis
trict Committee called off a scheduled
hearing on the Jenckes snow removal
bill.
Representative Patman, Democrat,
Of Texas, chairman Of the subcom-
mittee, has not scheduled another
hearing and probably won't unless
there is flare back of Winter
weather
Representative Virginia Jenckes Of
Indiana introduced the bill during
Washington's recent Arctic weather.
It would require property owners to
remove snow within eight hours after
the fall ceased.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
SHOREHAM RECEIVERS
END TERM TOMORROW
Justice Bailey Signs Order for
Surrender of Property to
Hotel Corporation.

Justice Jennings Bailey ruled in
District Supreme Court yesterday that
the receivership for the Shoreham
Hotel must end tomorrow at 6 am.
He signed an order directing the
three receivers, F. H. Duehay, Spencer
Gordon and John E. Laskey, to turn
over the property to the Shoreham
Hotel Corporation at that hour, retain
ing $l25,0OO in the jurisdiction of
the court.
James j. Becker was named to sue
ceed Edmund D. Rheem as trustee
of the deed of trust on the property.
Rheem, who is now serving a seven
year sentence at Lorton Reformatory,
resigned.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
SECRET HEARINGS HELD
ON D. C. 1885 BUDGET
House Subcommittee to Go Over
Highway Estimates Today
With Capt. Whitehurst.

The House Subcommittee on Appro-
priations continued its secret hearings
today on the Districts 1885 budget
estimates by considering the items
recommended for the offices of the
recorder of deeds and register of wills
Theodore Cogswell. recorder of deeds
was the principal witness.
At its afternoon session the SUBJ
committee will go over the estimates
of the highway department with Capt
H. G. Whitehurst, director of high.
WAYS
Evening star., 1934-03-15
PLANS HEALTH TALK
DR.. John M Baber to Address
"Y" Forum Tonight.

What to do in case of an accident
will be explained by DR.. John M.
Baber, local physician, in the weekly
health forum of the Young Mems
o'clock in the auditorium of the
Central Y. M. c. A., Eighteenth and
G streets.
DR.. Baber will describe f1rst-aid
measures that should be taken in
the home or on the street. The talk
is one of series arranged by the
department of physical education of
the Y. M. c. A. in cooperation with
the District Medical Society. Women
as we'll as men are invited. There
will be no admission charge
Evening star., 1934-03-15

~ ETAIL dealers on the Farmers
- Market property. backed by
citizens in the Southwest sec
L Y tion of the city, today ex-
pressed resentment over yes
terday's decision by the District Com
missioners to oust the retail men from
the square bounded by Tenth and
Eleventh, F and G streets southwest.
j. M. Schaeffer. president of the
Southwest Citizens Association, ex-
pressed the hope that the Commis-
sioners would at least stay their order
until the next meeting Of the asso-
citation Wednesday night, at which
time the matter will be discussed. 1t
has been referred to the associations
Committee on Markets, of which Fer
guson Marshal of the Washington
Terminal & Storage Co. is chairman
This square is part Of the property
purchased for a wholesale farmers
market by the District. On the ad-
Evening star., 1934-03-15
PLAYS TO BE GIVEN
Dunbar Dramatic Group Offers
Saturday Program.

A program Of three one-act plays
will be given in Garnet Patterson Au-
ditorium Saturday night by the Dun
bar Players. The plays include
Early Frost" by Henry Bailey Stev-
ems; THE Greek Vase" by Maurice
Barring, and George Kelly's 1.-THE
Flattering Word" Members of the
casts will include Henrietta Williams
Carolyn WEIGH, Harold Flowers. Min
ME Mae Brown, James Jones, Zelma
Harrison, Cecil Patrick, Audley Jones
Lois Jones and John Harrison.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
Auxiliary to Serve Supper.

VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS, Va.
March Is Especially The Ladies
Auxiliary of the Jefferson Fire De-
partment will serve the annual bene-
fit dinner at the fire house tomorrow
evening from to o'clock.
Evening star., 1934-10-09
FUSIONIST QUIzzES
PRESIDENT ON AID
Peter Asks if Victory of
Group Will Affect Mont
gOmery Relief.
BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, October ga
letter requesting President Roosevelt
to state whether Federal Government
relief funds will be awarded to Mont
gomery County in the event the fusion
party triumphs in the election next
month was mailed to the Chief Ex-
ecutive today by Edward Peter, local
attorney and one of the leaders of the
new political faction.
Peter was authorized to write the
President in resolution adopted by
the Executive Committee of the Pro-
gressive Democratic Faction, mem
Der of the new alliance, after it was
said that Democratic organization
leaders recently declared that such
funds would be denied the county in
the event of a Fusion victory.
Prescott Raps Move.
States Attorney Stedman Prescott,
in statement issued shortly before
noon TO-DAY, publicly challenged Peter
to name the Democratic leaders who
have made such assertions, the places
the assertions were made and who was
present at the time Prescott branded
the move as Just another attempt
Evening star., 1934-10-09
PIT. A. Leader to Speak.

FALLS CHURCH, Va, October
Especially Miss Ellen C. Lombard.
chairman of the Committee on Edu-
cation of the National Parent-Teacher
Association, will speak at a meeting
this afternoon Of the local organiza-
tion in Madison School Mrs Carson
Ryan, president, announced that sub
sequent meetings of the local group
will be held at night.
Evening star., 1934-10-09

to obtain publicity not based on facts"
Peter. in revealing that he had been
authorized to write the President for
information regarding the relief al
locations, did not disclose the text
Of the missive.
Prescott, in his statement, said that
he had noted in the papers that Peter
had written to President Roosevelt
asking him If Federal relief would
be cut off in Montgomery County If
the fusionists were successful this
Fall.
Claim Held Ridiculous.
Prescott, in challenging Peter to
name the leaders who made the as
sertions, said: II know all of our
leaders, and have attended practi-
cally every meeting held. I have
never heard such a ridiculous claim
ever intimated
They are also trying to capitalize
on the statement in the paper in
Evening star., 1934-10-09
Club May adopt" Parents.

FALLS CHURCH, Va, October 9
(SpeciaD Stewart Pierce, chairman
of the Membership Committee of the
Young Democratic Club Of Falls
Church, announced yesterday that the
committee is making drive to enlist
parents Of the Young Democrats as
honorary members of the club. Pierce
said letters are being sent to the par
ents and that results will be announced
at the next meeting.
Evening star., 1934-10-09

for an elementary school could be used
for that purpose.
The recommendation was made
that the Board of Education, in the
future. inform the public of any plan
to purchase sites, the building of new
schools or the erection of additions to
existing schools before any actual
purchases are conSumated or bids for
construction are advertised.
Evening star., 1934-10-09

which DR.. Llewellyn Jordan was un-
fortunately misquoted. 1t was very
promptly corrected by that excellent
paper in about two days.
Evening star., 1934-10-09

JOHN IHLDER,
Secretary of the Washington Com
mission on Housing and executive
director of the Boston Housing
Association, will be the guest
speaker before the Civic Section
of the Twentieth Century Club
Thursday at a luncheon at 1890
o'clock at the Y. w. C. A. His
subject will be Housing Condi-
tions in Washington" Mrs. w w.
Husband, chairman of the section,
will preside.
Evening star., 1934-10-09
London Wars on Rats.

London is warning on rats which
have captured many vacant buildings.
Evening star., 1934-08-11
New York Cotton

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August ll.-Cotton
futures opened easy, 8 to IA lower
under liquidation and spot house SELL
ing on evidence that yesterdays Gov
to promote safe driving could be sum-
ernment release purchase has been
smaller than expected. October, 1880;
December, 1856; January, 1870;
March, 1880; May, 1885; July, 1890.
ANY buying there may have been on
the relatively firm showing of Liver
pool and the easier ruling of the dol
lar abroad was supplied on bulges of q
few points right after the call by con-
tinued liquidation.
The selling became more active
after the opening decline in the wheat
market and some stop orders were
uncovered on the break which car
ried the price of December of tc
1882 or "a points below last nights
close and 46 points below the high
price Of Thursday. The market at
the end Of the first half hour was
% to "a points net lower.
Liverpool cables said that commits
sion house selling and liquidation in
that market had been absorbed by
speculative buying at the decline and
that prices later had been steady on
Bombay buying and fair trade calling
in a small market. Liverpool and
brokers with Japanese connections
were reported among the sellers here
at the opening.
Futures closed barely steady. 1920
Evening star., 1934-08-11
ECONOMISTS HOLD
CONFLICTING VIEWS.
Wall Street Can Take Its
Choice Between Gloom
and Optimism.
BY ]. G. DoNLEY.

Special Dispatch 20 The star.
NEW YORK, August Ii-You pay
your money and you take your choice.
The choice Is one of economic theories
and conclusions. and yesterday Wall
Street was leaning toward the British
product. At least it was laying its
wagers IN the market that way.
But the conflict Of opinion-so very
pronounced these Midsummer days
when business is between hay and
grass-is yet to be settled About two
weeks ago an economic research bu-
rcau, headed by two former college
professors who have acquired quite a
following, put out q sensationally
gloomy report which might well have
been headed The Coming American
Crash" Last week end there was re-
leased in London the latest opus Of
L. L. B. Angas. British economist. en-
titled THE Coming American Boom. !"
The report of the research bureau
issued in New York sent cold shivers
down Wall Street spines. One inter-
esting point of comparison is the fact
that the American organization has
made its reputation as forecaster OF
disastrous happenings, such as the
severe latter stages Of the long bear
market and this years destructive
drought. The British economist has
leaned TO constructive predictions
forecasting the rise in gold prices and
the long bull market in gold stocks.
Widely read on this side was Angas'
pamphlet, THE Coming Rise in Wall
Street" published in April, 1888. His
Coming Rise In Gold Shares" which
appeared in January, 1891, was also
far ahead of the field on this side and
probably was the foundation of many
good sized killings marketwiSe by his
followers.
Bookshops in the financial district
report that Angas' latest book will not
be available on this side for about
two weeks. But Wall Street has been
intensely interested by cabled ac-
counts. His stand is said to be that
imitation is already under way In
America, in its primary stages. He
predicates his expectations of sharply
higher prices for American securities
on the fact that recovery in business
has now entered its second year, while
money remains very cheap. In this
he sees, as do shrewd observers here,
the basis for large-scale credit inf1a-
ton. He expects things to work out
here much as they have in England,
where depreciation Of the pound, in
fiation of bank deposits and low rates
for long-term money turned the trick.
(Copyright, 1e34)
Evening star., 1934-08-11
CURB IRREGULAR
AS VOLUME LAGS
Utility, Alcohol and Metal
Group Share Brunt
of Declines.
BIZ G.. A. PHILLIPS,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK. August 11.-Curb
stocks developed further irregularity
today with utilities, alcohols and met
ais sharing the brunt Of the decline.
while few specialties and industrials
pointed higher. Trading was light,
and week end adjustments accounted
for most of the business.
Aluminium Co. declined 2 points,
presumably rejecting the industrial
strife at the company's plants. espe-
cially in Pittsburgh. although there
was not large amount of stock Of
fered. Bunker Hill & Sullivan de-
clined like amount, while such is
sues as American Cyanamid "B," /"
Electric Bond &s Share, international
Petroleum, Pioneer Gold and Swift g.
Co. sold fractionally lower. Parker
Rustproof lost around ia.
Pan-American Airways and Rail-
way & Light Securities Co. each ad-
vanced around u points. Standard
Oil of Indiana and Lake Shore Mines
were about "a higher and Philip Nor
ris Consolidated and National Con-
tafner were steady.
Evening star., 1934-08-11
COTTONSEED CRUSH
BELOW YEAR AGO
Census Bureau Reports 4, 4,15l ,05S
Tons, Compared With Pre-
vious 1870, ,55s.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Cottonseed crushed in the year end
ing July 81 was reported today by
the Census Bureau to have totaled
4,151,0 ,058 tons, compared with 4,620.-
$50 tons the previous year, and cot
tonseed on hand at mills July 81
totaled 224,639 tons, compared with
22o,938 tons a year ago.
Cottonseed products manufactured
during the year and on hand July
81 were reported as:
Crude oil produced 1901, ,789, ,405
pounds, compared with LAS ,68l, ,407
during the preceding year, and on
hand, 35,548,984 pounds, compared
with 51,26e. AIT pounds year ago.
Refined oil produced 1,195,2l9,377
pounds, compared with 273,898, 1855,
and on hand, 655, ,584, ,1s7 pounds,
compared with 1881 STA
Cake and meal produced 1887 ,29e
tons, compared with 2,093,l6 and on
hand, l28,37s tons, compared with
160,874.
Hulls produced 1902, ,185 tons, COM
pared with 1,312,435, and on hand,
81 ,425 tons, compared with 76,686.
Linters produced 800,178 running
bales, compared with TAI, ,401, and ON
hand, 77,159 running bales, compared
with 70,786.