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Evening star., 1934-04-01
TWO MEN TAKEN
IN LIQUOR RAIDS
Vice Squad Also Confiscates
2,128 Quarts of
Whisky.

The police vice squad arrested two
men and seized 2,128 quarts of whisky,
in addition to confiscating two trucks,
in two liquor raids yesterday after
noon.
Sergt. George c. Deyoe, assisted by
Federal agents, went to warehouse
in the first block of E street southeast,
where they discovered 928 quarts of
whisky hidden in a secret storeroom
after a search lasting more than two
hours.
Unable to find any liquor after a
lengthy search, Sergt. Deyoe finally
noticed a wire leading into a brick
wall. Going to the second story and
measuring the floor, they decided there
was large space behind the wall, so
they chopped a hole in the floor and
dropped into a hidden room. A door
about 3 feet square, consisting Of
a section of the wall mounted on an
iron framework and controlled by q
hidden lock, was revealed. The liquor
was found inside and conf1scated, but
no arrests were made.
At a garage in the 1900 block Of
Twentieth street, police arrested two
men, John Smith. 10, of Baltimore,
and Richard P. waltz, 26, of the 200
block of Sheridan street, and seized two
trucks, one of which contained 1900
quarts of whisky. The liquor was hid
den in a false partition back of the
front seat of the truck. Police said
the hiding place was capable of carry
ing 300 cans of alcohol.
The men we're charged with posses
sion of non-taxed liquor, and released
on $500 bond each. Smith, driver Of
the truck, was also charged with trans
portation In excess Of II quarts Of
spirits without a bill of memorandum
from seller to purchaser and operating
without a District permit.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
ASK WAGE RESTORATION
Textile Workers Make Demand in
New England.

PAWTUCKET, r. l., March 81 up.
Delegates claiming to represent 55.-
600 union textile workers in New Eng
land locals of the United Textile
Workers of America meeting here to-
day formulated demands upon the
woolen and worsted manufacturers for
a restoration of the wage scale OF
1929.
Oficials, after the first session OF
the day, announced that the wage de-
mand was being made in accordance
with the announced purpose Of the
national recovery act, calling for in
creased wages to meet increased costs
of living.
Ofiicials announced that there were
several strikes in progress in the in
dustry and that there would be more
unless the employers agres to a gen.
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Evening star., 1934-04-01
AU Easter Practices Belong
To Resurrection Symbolism
Egg Is Almost Worldwide Symbol of
Rebirth-Use Survives in Persia,
Where Presents Are Made of Them.

ders which they place in the roofs of
their houses to ward of lightning.
Some Easter superstitions garnered
from all over Britain:
Ireland-Water drawn downstream
in silence before sunrise on Easter
Sunday is proof against evil spirits.
England-Lent lilies, or daffodils,
brought into a house on Easter pre-
sage death in the family. A lamb
seen rising on Easter day means good
luck for the year. Silver rings offered
at Easter cure fits. Easter Sunday
weather governs the weather for the
rest of the year.
Wales-A listener in a graveyard on
Easter eve will hear the dead talking.
The egg Is an almost worldwide
symbol of resurrection. The use Of
the Easter egg arises out of this
ancient symbol complex, but it's origi-
nal meaning has become obscured
Life is shut up in the egg as within
the tomb. AS in the resurrection
story, it breaks through the walls of
the tomb.
In Egypt, Persia, Gaul, Greece and
Rome the egg was a symbol of the
universe which gave birth to life
1t is Winter from which breaks
Spring, darkness from which breaks
sunrise, primeval chaos from which
broke life itself.
The symbol has survived not only
- l.
where the people present each other
gifts Of colored eggs at the festival of
the solar new year, held on March 20.
Easter Parade Belongs
To Symbolism.
The Easter parade belongs to the
general pattern of resurrection SYM
bolism. The individual is born
again." in so far as the miracle can
be wrought by tailor. AL the vest
Nf I1
Evening star., 1934-04-01

in the Journal OF
the Folk Lore So
ciety, it was the
practice for the
entire congrega-
ton to gather in
the church yard
after the sermon
and pelt the min
lister with apples.
NewlywedS were
provided wit h
three times as
many apples as
the others.
During the six
A4@Al-
Evening star., 1934-04-01
BILL TO ABOLISH
ENGINEER READY
King to Introduce Measure
Asking Third Civilian
Commissioner.

A bill to abolish the Office Of
Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
trict and to provide for appointment
of third civilian Commissioner will
be introduced tomorrow by Chair
man King of the Senate District
Committee.
Senator King, who has been con-
sidering the proposal for some time,
said yesterday he believes municipal
government would be brought nearer
to the people of the District by hav-
ing three local residents comprise the
governing board Under existing law,
two of the Commissioners are civil
ians, chosen locally, and the Engi-
neer Commissioner is an officer OF
the Engineer Corps of the Army, de-
tailed to the District Building by
the President without the require
ment of being confirmed by the
Senate
Would Be Appointed.
The new civilian Commissioner
would be appointed by the Presi-
dent from civil life and be confirmed
by the Senate, just as the two other
civilians are now appointed.
The King bill stipulates that the
new civilian Commissioner shall
have the same qualifications and
tenure, perform the same duties, re-
ceive the same compensation and.
generally. be subject to the same re-
uuirements as are now provided oy
law for the Commissioner appointed
from civil life."
This means the new appointee
would have to show he had been a
bona resident of Washington Tor
three years next preceding appoint-
ment and had not claimed residence
elsewhere during that time. The ap.
pointment is for three years or until
successor is qualified.
If this change in the Board OF
Commissioners is enacted, the three
civilian Commissioners would have au-
thority to designate an official OF the
District government to discharge the
, special duties now imposed by law on
the Engineer Commissioner.
Department Capable.
Senator King said he sees no neces-
sity of having an engineer on the
Board of Commissioners, pointing out
that the various branches of the en-
gineer department are headed by
oficials who specialize in the particu-
lar functions performed by their re-
spective branches. He said that under
his bill the President could name one
engineer to the board, but it would
not be compulsory.
The Senator said he would hold
hearings on the bill If objections
should develop, but pointed out that
In the past year or two large mum.
ber Of persons have suggested such
| measure to him.
The term of service of the present
Engineer Commissioner, Maj. John C.
Gotwals, is scheduled to terminate
this Summer. There is no fixed term
,, in existing law for regarding the engi-
neer comissionership, but under Army
procedure these officers are usually
transferred to other duties every -four
years. The King bill makes no ref
erence to what the future course
would be regarding the practice Of
| detailing one or more Army engineer
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Evening star., 1934-04-01
UTILITY UNIT EYES
.COMB|NAT|ONRATE
Arlington Commission to
Discuss Plan to Lower
Cost in County.
nx a stair corresnondent of The Star.

By a Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va,
March 31-In an effort to bring cleo
tric motors other than refrigerators
and cooking ranges within the scope
of the present lowest domestic COM
bination electric rates, C. I. Kephart
will present results Of limited sur
vey to the Arlington County Public
Utility Commission at its meeting
Monday night.
Kephart, a member of the commits
sion, will discuss the advisability OF
prosecuting case before the State
Corporation Commission for this
purpose.
Many Adjuncts Not Included.
At the present time, it was pointed
out by Kephart, the minimum electric
rates are allowed only where a con-
sumer has an electric range or elec-
trio refrigerator, while those persons
operating furnace motors, washing
machines and other motor equipment
and do not have either q range OF
refrigerator are charged with full
lighting rate.
The case would be brought, Kephart
said, on the grounds of undue preju-
dice against the latter type of con-
sumner and undue preference for the
former.
Such action, he declared, is particu-
larly desirable at this time because
of the recent unofficial announcement
by members of the State Corporation
Commission that it is necessary to
continue the uniform electric rates
throughout the State so that the
rural consumers would not be SUBJ
jected to prohibitive rates. In this
way, the consumers in the thickly set.
tied sections. such as Arlington Coun-
ty. are required to shoulder the bur-
den of the losses sustained by the
electric light and power companies
in serving the rural communities, II
was pointed out.
Chances Believed Slim.
In view Of his decision and of the
additional taxes placed upon the gross
receipts of utilities by the last Gen
eral Assembly, Kephart believes there
is no chance of securing Statewide
reduction in electric rates and that
the only relief in sight is the pos
sibility Of persuading the commission
to require the utilities to grant lower
combination rates where certain other
appliances other than refrigerators
and ranges are used.
Not only would this result in q
benefit to consumers, he believes, but
the electric power companies and the
manufacturers of appliances would
benefit through additional sales.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
Soroptomist Club Party.

The Soroptomist Club will hold its
annual blue and gold party next Sat
urday at the Almas Temple, 1915 K
street. A stage show. dancing end a
buffet supper will be features of the
program. Nell Hysong has cnarge of
arrangements.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
Cartoonist to Speak.

Jay N. Oing) Darling, well known
cartoonist, who was recently ap-
pointed chief of the Bureau Of Bio
logical Survey, Agriculture Depart
ment, will be guest of honor and
principal speaker at q reception and
dance to be given by the Iowa State
Society April IL at the Willard Hotel.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
DR.. ADAMS TO LECTURE
Will Address Shakespeare Society
Tomorrow Evening.

The Shakespeare Society of Wash
ington will meet tomorrow evening at
the Corcoran Gallery Auditorium. DR..
Joseph Quincy Adams, director Of re-
search, Folger Shakespeare Library,
will give an illustrated lecture on
"Shakespeare's London" and the So
ciety.s group of players, directed by
Arthur Rhodes, will present a series
of scenes from Romeo and Juliet"
DR.. e. v. Wilcox. president, will be
chairman, and Mrs. Dora Gilligan
hostess.
Evening star., 1934-04-01

AAAN W "a NAAS
season of death
and darkness are
discarded.
The idea was
once much more
practical. Says a
fifteenth century
English journal:
This day is
called, in many
places, Goodies
Sunday; ye know
well that it is the
maner at this
daye to do the
tyre out of the
hall, and the
Evening star., 1934-04-01
HOSPITAL FUND TOPIC
Former Haddassah President to
Speak on N. B. c. Tuesday.

The progress Of the Hebrew Uni
versity Medical Hospital fund will be
discussed by Mrs. Edward Jacobs.
former president of National Hadas-
sab, in a radio address over the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. network
Tuesday at 3 pm.
Mrs. Jacobs. who has lived in Pales-
tine, is chairman of the hospital fund,
which in conjunction with the Ameri-
can Jewish Physicians Committee is
raising money to make the Hebrew
University Medical Hospital the new
center of medical research in the Far
East.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
DIR. Stadler to Sneak.

DR.. R. B. Stadler of the Treasury
Department will address a meeting Of
John Marshall Chapter, Chi Psi
Omega Fraternity, Tuesday night at
1901 r street. He Will talk on
Evening star., 1934-04-01
GIRL DRIVER IS HELD
Wealthy New Yorker's Daughter
Said to Have Killed Floridan,

CLEARWATER, Fla, March 81 Cp).
Mrs. Nancy Russell, 18, was in Gus
tody of q sheriff's deputy tonight as
the result of the death of Ralph R.
Plumb, 81, from injuries received when
struck by Mrs. Russell's automobile.
Mrs. Russell is the daughter of M.
@. Corbett, Wealthy Winter resident
from Binghamton, N. Y.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

The practices Of Easter, however
far they may be removed from their
original purposes, belong to one great
symbol complex-that Of rebirth.
In many cases the meanings of spe-
ciflc customs have been lost, since
they are SO far removed from the
times and conditions when they had
q practical purpose.
4 r 4
The idea that the sun dances at
dawn on Easter Sunday is diffused
throughout Christendom. Country
folk everywhere used to flock to the
hilltops at sunrise to witness this
strange phenomenon. In the Scotch
Highlands it was believed the rising
orb bowed three times below the ho-
rizon In honor Of the risen Lord. In
Wales the boys used to help the sun
perform this obeisance by applying
the principles of sympathetic magic
turning somersaults on the hilltops.
In both Wales and Ireland whole
villages used to go to the mountain
tops together. The man last married
in community fixed the hour of ris-
ing. The late sleeper was punished.
II a boy. he was stood on his head
and pail Of cold water poured down
his trouser leg. If girl, she was
called to forfeit kiss or shoe.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
FRATERNITY ENTERTAINS
Baltimore Group Guests of Phi
Beta Gamma.

Beta Chapter. Phi Beta Gamma le-
gal fraternity, entertained Iota Chap
ter of Baltimore and other guests at
smoker yesterday.
David A. Pine, assistant United
States attorney: John Paul Jones and
c. Newell Atkinson chief juet'~e =
Evening star., 1934-04-01
Adjustment Trend Observed.

While the committee members have
not been polled to determine their
opinion on the street car matter, it
Is said that the report will contain a
definite recommendation to the civic
body and that a majority of the
committeeman have expressed them
selves informally as favoring aboli-
ton of the road and substitution of
bus service.
The investigation was begun by the
committee when resolutions asking
that an effort be made to obtain bet
ter facilities for transporting county
residents to and from Washington
were presented in the federation by
the Garrett Park and Battery Park
Citizens Associations.
Another resolution offered last
month by the Rockville Chamber of
Commerce, which asks for the sub
sttution Of bus service for the elec-
trio line. also is in the hands of the
Public Utilities Committee.
Power Company Termed Lenient.
1t was learned today that the COM
mlttee Will report on the Battery Park
Citizens Association resolution, COM
planning against the Potomac Electric
Power Co. cutting off the lights of
delinquent patrons without adequate
warning.
The report sets forth that the COM
pany has been lenient in the matter
of delinquent bills and allows patrons
10 days more grace than is required
by the Public Utilities Commission of
the District Of Columbia and the
Pub Public Service Commission of Mary
The report merely outlines the facts
in the case and makes no recommen-
dattons to the federation.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
SHOW TO BE GIVEN
Takoma Park Church Entertain
ment Tomorrow Night.

ment TOm0rrOW NlSHC.
A musical revue and minstrel show
will be given by members of Our Lady
Of Sorrows Church in the church
hall, Carroll avenue. Takoma Park.
Nd, tomorrow at Sis pm. Charles
A. Russell is directing the affair.
Among the participants are Misses
Doris Potter, Helen Butke, Thelma
Carey, Charlotte Knight, Mrs. Louise
Webb, Mrs. Mary Shields, Mrs.
Agnes Hartley, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Osborn, Mr.. and Mrs. Potter, Arthur
Potter, Joseph Wilson, Charles Sulli-
van, Patrick Kelley, w. G.. Carey,
Robert Haskins and Mrs. Charles
Knott.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
House Behind Senate, With
Many Urgent Measures
Awaiting Action.
ONLY 6 PUT THROUGH
IN THREE MONTHS
King Sees Favorable Action on
Broadening Commissioner
Power-15 in Lower Branch.

With leaders of Congress beginning
to talk seriously about adjournment
around the middle of May, it is be-
coming increasingly apparent that
local legislation will have to be
Speeded in the next six weeks If the
District is to fare well at this session
In the three months it has been in
session, Congress has passed only six
District bills, the most important OF
which is the liquor control act Others
were: To establish the boundary be-
tween the District and Virginia, au-
thorization for electrification of steam
railroads in the District, amendment
Of banking laws to facilitate the re-
opening Of two reorganized banks
authorization for a larger board OF
directors for the Washington Home
for Foundlings and authority for build
ing and loan associations to exchange
mortgages for bonds of the Home
Owners Loan Corporation.
At the same time. the Budget Bu-
reau has turned thumbs down on three
important measures. An old age pen
sion law for the District and an alley
elimination bill have both been de-
clared not in accordance with the
economy program of the President.
The Budget Bureau has put in the
same category the proposal for a
sewage disposal plant-a survey for
which by experts won a $40 900 grant
from the P. w. A. last Summer.
Evening star., 1934-04-01
Ministers Pelted
With Apples.

Easter has been made the occasion
OF considerable horse play in European
folk custom.
In one English county. it Is recorded
Evening star., 1934-04-01

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Evening star., 1934-04-01
CLUBS WILL MEET
ON TROLLEY SHIFT
Meeting in Bethesda Set for
April 9 to Consider Com
mittee Report.
By Stat, Correspondent of The Star.

6y otdH OOIIeSpOnuenb ol Inc SIdE.
BETHESDA, Md, March 31.-A
definite stand regarding its sentiment
in the proposal to abolish the elec-
trio railway between Washington and
Rockville is expected to be taken by
the Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton at its meeting to be held in
the Bethesda Elementary School on
April 9.
1t was learned today that members
of the Committee on Public Utilities,
which has been investigating trans
portation facilities in the suburban
section of the county for the past
two months, are now engaged in the
preparation of a report on their find
ings and will submit the report to the
federation that night.
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creased, although at such a slow
rate that it is not noticnn"hie
Out of 470 meteorite falls since
meteorites became known ~.lu ii
credited, 125 years ago, 10000
individual meteorites have been
recovered, or an average of 27H
per fall. This figure supplies one
meteoric stone for each 400
square miles of land surface OF
the globe in a century and a
quarter.
Most of the falls were observed
in 4;eas OF comparatively dense
population, and where surface
conditions were favorable for OBJ
.seryation of the landing and FOE
recovery. ,..R.,..i..
eff we consider the r287 wit
messed falls in European cedn.
lies Russia India, Japan and
the United States, amounting to
.o4r individual meteorites OF
$50 stones per fall, in a COM
bined area of 7,250,000 square
miles, we have one meteorite for
every SIS 1-2 miles," Stone said.
During the 125 years, only two
falls from which stones we're re-
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Man Asks Part of
Sankey Reward

DENVER. Colo. Feb. 26 fUP)
A man who signed himself az. F.
Abbott" claimed part of the re-
ward yesterday for ending the
criminal career of Verne Sankey.
"Abbott" said he thought he
was entitled to part of the reward
because he sold Sankey some
neckties and the outlaw later used
one of these same ties, to hang
himself in a South Dakota jail
cell. - e..
The claim on the reward. was
made in letter sent by abbott"
to Chief of Police Albert Clark.
Abbott" did not state what his
address was or tell in what city
ne lived. The postn,ark was not
plain.
Sankey confessed, police said,
that he helped kidnap Charles w.
Boettcher of Denver. Police said
he also confessed, several other
crimes after he was arrested in
Chicago. d
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lowered were. observed in the,
whole western third of the United
States, apparently due to sparse
SSissAt,platiop and the nature of the
Terrain. Although practically al
f'6lsse1ved Falls FROM which stones
.,,r6 recovered occurred in day
tine. there is nosreason for as
suming that falls are not just as
frequent at night.
"On these assumptions, it IS
conservative to estimate that in
these u countries at least 10
times as many meteorites fell as
were recovered. or one to each
5 1-2 square miles"
If the rate of fall Of the last
century has been constant, ac-
cording to the assistant state ge-
ologist, each square mile of sur
face has received 727 meteoric
unite. In the 60,000,0O0 years
since the beginning of tertiary
time. on this basis. of computao1
ton, the earth received 87,24O
meteorites per square mile. 80
"The weight of the 129,349
stones recovered" he continued,
"was 1904 pounds. This IS a
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very low average since the larger
stones usually bury themselves
but this figure gives about Two
ounces per stope-. c. toms
"This would mean flve-to ms,
.per-souarelmile. average for, In'
entire earth, in. the last 10 yea a
"Should: we1isontinue the, Coo ,,,e
putation for longer perlous;;, W.
get into ponderable figures h inn'
# we figure, not from the oe e,sa,n
nine Of tertiary time but 1 !,f;or
early Paleozic, Time, 600 nl't = ~.
rather than 60 million ysaII , SEl,
w zoe Set q Weight of material wh,tt, i
certainly ~H would make the e ateS
wabble on its axis if censen =,
in one spot on the snrf Es;ds. the
:" Stone added that besiaes '"s :,
meteorites which land, about abr con .
r r,,Ii an hour daily are con,
snmed in our atmosphere peio'
striking the earth. 49,,
considering five pounds Inc inc
average weight of these tha'
AVID mean 10000 tons of me-
t mOr;c dust sitting down daily
Te1ti over the glade, how
aver ave the result would be layer
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Roger Williams
Memorial Rhode
Islander S Goal
Root Of Ancient Apple
Tree Is All That Remains
of Famed Pioneer :,

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Feb. 20.
UP)-All that remains of Roger
Williams. who fled persecution IN
Massachusetts, to found Rhode Is
land is the root of an ancient
apple tree so Rhode Island last
week set about the work of es-
tabiishing a proper memorial to
the famed nOnconformist.
A bill was introduced into the
lower house of the assembly to
permit the organization of the
Rhode Island Roger Williams
Memorial association which wants
to raise 100000 so that it may
erect a monument to Williams
on Prospect Hill, near the site OF
his home and burial plot.
Williams grave was discovered
about 80 years ago. Historians
dug into it, hoping to find his
bones, but were disappointed.
Not even the ashes of his bones
remained. But they found some
thing much more interesting.
Over the grave some one of
the Williams family had planted
an apple tree. It's main root,
seeking nourishment, penetrated
six feet down and encountered
the Wondering spine of Roger
Williams. The root followed the
spine, extracting phosphate and
other minerals, until it reached
the hip bones. There it divided
and followed the course of the
two legs. -. ..s :
The root. carefully preserved
by the Rhode Island historical
society, is formed very nearly
like the bones of the spine, and
legs, the shape Of the vertebrate
being easily recognizable where
the root bulged as it found a
rich source of nourishment and
narrowed until it. struck the next
vertebra. One of the feet juts
out at right angles to it's its leg
and is we'll formed.