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Evening star., 1934-02-10

@. Has the city of Rosario. in the
Philippines, been rebuilt?-C. o. W.
A. 1t was destroyed during the last
insurrection by the insurgents. 1t has
been somewhat rebuilt and now has q
population Of 10000
Evening star., 1934-02-10
OUR STARVING LIBRARIES. BY
r. L. Duffus. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin Co.

garded as typical OF American public
libraries generally, including our own
Washington Public Library. 1t is a
story of greatly cut appropriations, at
the expense Of library salaries. al
most everywhere much too low in pre-
depression days, and Of funds for the
books, insistently sought as never be-
fore by readers needing them to for
tify themselves against threatened loss
of jobs or to help them to forget their
troubles. 1t is story OF reduced IL
brary stats, of branches closed alto
gether, of main libraries closed on
certain days or opened on shortened
hours. But it is also a story of library
staffs not only courageously keeping
their libraries open. but even main
tanning high educational standards in
spite of the most discouraging diff
culties.
The author is not a librarian, but
an experienced writer, favorably
known by a previous work entitled
"Books-Their Place in Democracy"
He finds that the public library has
nearly everywhere been poorly sup
ported in, good times, that it ranks
next to the public school as an edu-
cational medium and will furnish a
close tie between the school and the
developing movement for adult edr-
cation If it Is given the opportunities
it ought to have" He says that the
librarian I is now standing with his
back against the wall and that he
needs the sympathetic help of all who
love books and the things that books
stand for.
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
Automobiles
Automobiles For Sale

TAXICAB-$35 down. with license. MR
ADAMS, 400 N, Y. Ave n W.
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
RENTAL HUNTING
Witk
Barbara Holmes

away from the fact that this is
q Junior dining room instead Of
a dinette. The kitchen done in
pale green has so many clever
and useful features and meal
preparation would indeed be q
ioy in such beautiful surround
ings. The entire building is ex-
ceptionally well kept and the en-.
trance lobby is to my way OF
thinking the prettiest In the
city. In the rear Of this build
ing they have q playground for
the youngsters and there Is a
garage for the grown-upS. The
rental is quite reasonable for
value offered.
II interested in any OF the
aboue places. tiu out the coupon
belo,D and / tOtn be glad to Gd.
Uise you the desired information.
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
CONNECTICUT AVENUE
AT SEDGWICK STREET

Another one of the smaller
units that is so compact and
roomy as well as delightfully."- ap-
pointed. "a living room with
windows overlooking a garden;
q sun room; bedroom with
roomy closet and plenty Of win
dowS; a junior dining room with
clever little cupboardS where
ones best pieces of china could
show to a great advantage divid.
ing the dining room from the
kitchen, but don't let us get
The Washington times., 1934-09-24

Due to the great number of
requests for Barbara Holmes
Service, ALL INQUIRIES MUST
BE MADE BY mail or q personal
UtStt. Please DO NOT make
requests bv telephone.
The Washington times., 1934-09-24
Automobiles
PACKARD
Automobiles For Sale

PONTIAC. 1882 Sedan. $500. Gardner
Stuart Motors. SO4 Bladensburg Rd. NJ E.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
NEW TAXES LOOM IN D. C. FOR 1885 FISCAL YEAR
Most Women
Are FeLOnS .

More than half of the women
inmates at the District Occoquan
WorkhouSe were committed for
felonies, it was reported today by
Capt. Arthur L. Petit, Superin-
tendent of the institution.
Most women prisoners of the
District are sent to the work
house, as there is no other inSti-
tuition where women charged With
serious offenseS can be held.
The average population of the
reformatory during the fiscal year
1884 was 80. Of this group 70
were women.
Captain Petit reported that the
new boiler house and heating plant
at the workhouse are now in full
operation. He said the recreation
and assembly hall is nearing COM
pletion.
Sanitary conditions, Captain
Petit said, are beyond reproach,
daily inspections being made of
all the dormitorieS.
The workhouSe superintendent
reported that there were 38 escapes
during the year, but that the
greater part of this number were
returned on the same day of their
escape.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
POLICE ACCUSER
DRAWS FINE

The case of Mrs. Dorothy D.
Metz, 1900 block Georgia Ave.
N. W., and Raymond Sinclair of
the Traffic Bureau came to a
tame ending in Traffic Court
today when Mrs. Metz appeared
in court and was fined SIS on a
speeding charge by Judge Ralph
Given.
sSinclair, who was accused by
Nh Metz of having employed
force in arresting her on the
speeding charge, told Judge
Given:
at is just an ordinary case
of speeding. Your Honor.
caught the lady when she was
going from 36 to 80 miles an
hour"
Herbert Ward asked the court
to be as lenient as possible with
his client. He paid the SIS fine
imposed by Judge Given and de-
clined to say whether Mrs. Metz
would press her charges against
Sinclair. She did not testify.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
Court Told D. T..
Woman Wed TO
7 NO Sailors

A sequel to the well-known
sweetheart in every port" story
came to light in District Su-
preme Court today when a petit
ton for annulment of marriage
was filed on the ground a
woman had married two sailors.
The petition was filed by
Walter G. West, sailor sta
toned at the Navy Yard,
against Mrs. Sonya j. G. West,
400 block New Jersey Ave. S. E.
Through Attorneys James K.
Hughes and Max L. Shulman,
Sailor West alleged he went
through a marriage ceremony
with the defendant in Cecil
county, Md, last August Is.
A few weeks later, the petit
toner stated, he left his wife
upon learning that she had mar
ried Rodney Allen Bryan, also
sailor, last January 20 IN this
city. The prior marriage, the
petion stated, had never been
dissolved.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
Prisoners Travel
Bv Plane to Pen

Two Federal prisoners are en-
route from Washington to West
ern penal institutions today by
airplane. Teh men, in custody OF
a United States marshal for Puerto
Rico, arrived in the Capital yester'
day by air and spent the night in
the District Jail.
The prisoners are Virglio Pabon
"a, bound for the Federal Peni
Tertiary at Leavenworth, Kan, to
serve a three-year term for rob
bling a postoffice in San Juan
Puerto Rico, and Encaniacion Guz
man, II, going to the Washington
State Reform School to serve a
similar term for raising" the
figures of a money order.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
HAZEN REVEALS
NEED To RAISE
MOREFUNDS
Estimates Cut to Bone,' Says
Official; Hearing on Form
of New Levy Promised

With the estimates Of the vari.
GUS District departments virtually
slashed to the bone, the Commits
sionerS will have to devise new
forms of taxation if Congress will
not increase it's appropriation to
$8,317,5O0 to meet the budget for
the fiscal year 1886, Commissioner
Melvin C. Hazen stated today.
Among the types of taxation ul1.
der consideration, Commissioner
Hazen said, are increased gasoline
taxes, inheritance tax, a general
sales tax or an income tax. He
said the Commissioners have
studied these taxes. but have
voiced no preference.
Public Hearing
The District head pointed out
in the event new taxes become
necessary, a public hearing will
probably be held 10 give civic and
business organizations chance to
give their views.
There will be a hearing before
the Budget Bureau Monday and
the Commissioners will point out
the impossibility of cutting any
appropriation from District de-
partmentS. The annual reports of
municipal institutions such as the
District Jail and Gal!inger Hos
pital have revealed a serious Short
age of personnel and equipment.
At Gallinger a shortage Of
nurses has led in some cases to
the neglect of patients. The hos
pital nurses school is in danger
of losing its AL rating through
lack Of proper supervision by
graduate nurses.
Jail Too Crowded
The report submitted by Off
Gals of the District Jail discloSes
conditions are very crowded,
Commissioner Hazen said the
sum asked of Congress is entirely
reasonable, due to the number Of
Federal activities which the Dis
trict is supporting. He stated
there is more than 100 million
dollars worth of tax exempt prop.
erty in the District, and in addi.
ton there are a number of Fed.
eral activities here such as the
National Geological Park which
are a burden to local taxpayers.
The Congressional appropria.
ton for the 1885 budget was S..
100000. but from this sum there
will be deducted approximately
$1,160,O00 for the refunding of
PWA funds allotted to the Dis
trict for sewer work and park inn
proVementS.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
JObless Surveyed
AS to Abilities

Vocational abilities of unem-
ployed men and women of Mont
gomery county are being investi-
gated by the Montgomery County
Welfare Board with a view of OBJ
tanning them job aid during the
coming winter, Miss Lavinia Engle,
chairman of the board, said today.
The board, when the survey is
completed, will be able better to
place applicants for aid by know
ing their vocational characters
tics, it was added.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
INDEPENDENTS
GUT GAS PRICE
To z CENTS
Reiterate Intention to Sell
HaIf-Cent Lower Than
Major Companies

Local gasoline dealers appar'
emily were deadlocked in their
price war today when independ-
ent stations dropped their prices
to IL cents per gallon.
The drop met a similar half
cent drop earlier in the day by
major companies handling pop.
ular brands. In announcing the
12-cent price, independents re-
iterated promises they would con.
tinue to sell gas at half a cent
a gallon cheaper than the larger
companies.
Dealers Are Worried
Everywhere dealers were frankly
worried over the situation, but
confessed helpleSsness over the
fact the price war is raging along
the entire Atlantic seaboard, or
at least, from Maine to the
Carolinas.
c. w. Boyer, secretary of the
District of Columbia Petroleum
Committee, admitted his organ
ization is helpless to do any.
thing about it," explaining the
war did not fall under the COM
mittee's jurisdiction.
Representatives of the large
companies, too, are disturbed and
are watching the Federal Petrol
cum Board anxiously, hoping for
immediate action against hot
OIL"
Laid to "HOt OiF'
It is generally agreed the situa-
ton is a result of illegally pro-
duced gasoline being shipped
north from Texas. Much of it is
believed to be coming into Balti-
more.
Oil Administrator Ickes already
has sent special investigators to
Texas and wired reports are ex-
pected momentarily. Meantime,
orders have gone out forbidding
any shipment of oil leaving Texas
after tomorrow unless bearing a
Federal license.
AS yet independent dealers here
are completely without organiza-
ton. They have formed no COM
bine and each acts as he sees fit.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
j. s. PAY BOOST
HELD CERTAIN

Prospects are bright that the in.
coming Congress will restore the
S per cent pay cut to Federal en-
ployeS, Lee Somers, executive as
sistant to E. Claude Babcock,
president of the American Fedora
ton of Government Employees, to-
day declared.
Pointing out that many of the
new Congressman will be definite
ly allied with the cleft wing" of
the Administration, he added:
"The coming Congress is GER
tain to be spending one, judg-
ing by all present indications.
ut appears that they will be
very liberal in dealing with Gov
eminent employees and we feel
that prospects of not only re-
storing the cut but Of raising
the basic salary rate, are very
good"
The fact that Postmaster Gen.
eral James A. Farley and other
officials close to the White House
have indicated that they favor pay
restoration is another encouraging
sign, Mr.. SOmerS said:
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
ALLEY CLEANUP
'COUCE' BARRED

Washington's newest organiza-
ton, the Alley Dwelling Authority,
will stand for no price gouging.
This is the warning of John
Ihlder, executive officer of the
ADA on completion of the first
Of several scouting expeditions.
The Authority, he points out,
must earn back its 100000 in
vestment in alley dwellings since
it was set up by Congress as a
revolving fund.
That means, he continues, that
the price asked for unsightly
buildings will be very important
in determining where to start.
Alleys taken over for improve
ment will be cleared of buildings
and either rebuilt as model settle
ments, converted into garages or
warehouses, or made into public
parks.
Rehabilitation of the alleys will
send into oblivion many pictur-
esque names, some of which bark
back to the days when Washing
ton had its Swampoodle, Foggy
Bottom, Bloodfield and Cow Town.
There are Goat Alley, Temper
ance Avenue, Cow Alley and Pork
Steak Alley among others.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
ALLEN To PUSH
SCENT MILK

Seeking a milk price of 9 cents
a quart for local families on re-
lief rolls, Commissioner George E.
Allen today will confer with
Frank S. Walker, president of the
Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers
Association, on the purchase of
surplus" milk at 20 cents
gallon.
Several large local diaries have
expressed their willingness to
cooperate in distributing the low
cost milk, and if the producers
accede to the sale of the surplus
product the 9-cent milk will soon
be available.
Mr.. Walker indicated his asso-
citation is willing to cooperate, but
that some of the producers are
almost as bad off as the needy
families in Washington"
Farmers now receive 16 cents
a gallon for their surplus product
from manufacturers. Diaries,
however, pay between Is and %
cents a gallon.
Lists of local relief families will
be submitted to one dairy and dis
tribution of milk at II cents
quart will be started some time
this week.
Increased consumption of milk,
due to the lower price, is expected
to provide producers with rea-
sonable profit, as the 11-cent
figure is expected to add one
third to the consumption and the
lower price bracket is expected al
most to double it.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
Commodity Prices
Drop Third Time

Wholesale commodity prices
dropped for the. third successive
time last week, falling off .O4
per cent, the National Fertilizer
Association reported yesterday.
The associations index thus stood
at 74.8 of the 1858 average,
marking a decrease of 2 per cent
in a month. It was 10 per cent
higher than in the corresponding
week last wear.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
Admiral Taussing
To Talk to Legion

Admiral Joseph K. Taussing,
Assistant Chief of Naval Opera
lions, will speak at Navy Day
celebration in Gadsby's Tavern.
Alexandria, sponsored by the
American Legion Post, No. "a,
Saturday at 8:15 p. m.
Among others present will be
Admiral Claude C. Bloch, Judge
Advocate General of the United
States Navy; Comdr. Spencer S.
Lewis, Bureau of Operations, and
Lieut.. Comdr. Forrest B. Royal,
aide to Admiral Taussing. Ever
EFT A. Hellmuth, commander of
the post, will preside,
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
SAGER ADVISES
z CROSSTOWN
BUS LINES
Southeast Georgetown and
C. U.-Chevy Chase Routes
Before PUG. Hearing

Plans for two complete cross
town bus lines, one extending
from Seventeenth and Penn
sylvania Avenue S. E. to Dunn
barton Avenue in Georgetown,
and the other connecting the area
of Catholic University and Chevy
Chase were presented before the
Public Utilities Commission at a
public hearing today.
Fred A. Sager, chief engineer
of the P. U. c., originator of the
plan, outlined the crosstoWn route
from the Southeast section to ex-
tend through M Street to Water
Street S. W., up Twelfth Street
to the Northwest section and west
on K Street to Dupont Circle and
along P Street to Wisconsin Ave
nue.. The line would return at
Dumbarton Avenue.
This line would serve the area
that suffered when the P Street
car service was ordered discon-
tinued.
Extension Asked
The second plan calls for an ex-
tension of the present bus line
serving the residents of the Brook
land section. The line would be
continued along Park Road
through Klingle Road and Porter
Street to Connecticut Avenue into
the Chevy Chase area.
Another important phase of Mr..
Sager's bus plan is the establish
ment of line from the Takoma
Park section down Fifth Street and
over to Fourteenth and Kennedy
Streets where passengers could
board the Fourteenth Street car
line.
Other Provisions
Mr.. Sager also advocated the
establishment of a line along
Constitution Avenue from the
Lincoln Memorial to Seventh
Street, looping around G Street
to Eleventh Street and back to
Constitution Avenue.
Other provisions of the plans
include bus service east of Con-
necticut Avenue in the Chevy
Chase area and cutting off the
Trinidad-Burleith line at Union
Station.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
Ken MURRAY
Says:

"They fly through the air
with the greatest of ease".
Not the men on the flying
trapeze, but those "brOnchO
busters" in the ROdeO at Madi-
son Square Garden.
There's something very I'M
stable about that kind of work.
=. Too much ION and off"
Evidently, the ponies earn
their wild oats on a "pieces
work" basis. You know, so
much a throw.
One of the big features Is
"the wild cOw milking contest"
=. but after witnessing it, be-
lieve me, they're not cOntented
cows"
So remember
When you hear Ed Wynn, the
old brOnchO buster, say, I'll
stick to my horse, Graham" it
means, che who heSitates 10
tossed"
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
Auto Financing
For Year Is High

September financing of new
passenger automobiles showed a
seasonal decrease of II per cent
from August, but was 9 per cent
heavier than in September. last
year, and 112 per cent greater
than in 1892, the Commerce De-
partment reported yesterday. The
aggregate volume for the first nine
months of the year was SIS per
cent above the same period last
year and SO per cent higher than
two years ago.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
DR.. Walsh to Talk
Before InquirendO

The Rev. DR.. Edmund A. Walsh,
vice president of Georgetown Uni.
versity and regent of it's School
Of Foreign Service, will speak on
America at the Crossroads-The
Lessons of the Past Five Years."
at meeting of the Inquirendo to-
night at the home of Louis G.
Caldwell, 1900 Cleveland Ave.
N. w. DR.. Walsh's lecture is the
first of a series to be sponsored
by the organization.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
Legion Post Opens
Members Drive

Members of the Takoma Park
American Legion Post today Off
cially opened their annual drive
for new memberships, according
to E. Brook Fetty, commander of
the post. In addition to acquiring
new members the post member
ship committee will endeavor to
collect at least 20 per cent of the
1885 dues from old members,
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
EMPLOYEES TO DANCE

Arrangements have been COM
pleted for a Halloween mas.
querade dance, sponsored by Sec
ton Al, Sanitary Employees ASSo-
citation, which will be held in
the ballroom of the Kennedy
Warren Hotel Thursday night
from $50 to 1890 o'clock. This
affair will be the groups most
outstanding event of the season.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
HOLD BENEFIT PARTY

Under the direction of Mrs.
George S. Phillips. Mrs. Agnes
Norfolk, and Mrs. Alice Graft, the
Mothers Club of the Holy Re-
deemer School, Berwyn, Md. will
hold it's first fall benefit card
party tonight at o'clock in the
church hall.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
81 JOIN CAMPS

Thirty-two Montgomery county
residents were enlisted in the
Civilian Conservation Corps camps
this month, Miss Dorothy Ever
son, executive secretary of the
Montgomery County welfare
Board, said today.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
DIR. STOCK TO TALK

DR.. Leo Stock, professor of
history at Catholic University,
will speak before the Washington
Council of the knights of Colum.
bus tonight at 8 o'clock at their
clubhouse on Tenth Street. DR..
Stock will be presented to the
club by Leo Rover, former Dis.
trict Attorney.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
800 HONOR LOFTIN

Scott Loftin, president of the
American Bar Association, will be
honored by 800 members of the
bar and guests at the luncheon
Thursday at the Mayflower Hotel
given by the local bar association.
The Washington times., 1934-10-23

d . y, Carter
Glass a n d
Jim Farley
were eide by
side on the
c q m p us of
William and
Mary College.
S q id t h e
Senator from
Virginia t o
the PoStmas-
ter General.
D e m o cratic
c h a irm a n,
ETC.:
"Jim, when
7 stand here
The Washington times., 1934-10-23
Now
Glass Pet Story.
Pearls Are Back.
First Lady's Debt.
By Helen ESSary

When President Roosevelt
was receiving his honorary de-
gree at williamsburg the other
Evening star., 1934-03-28

Squdn. 3F in August; to vO squdn.
3B CUSS Arizona).
Hickey, Lieut.. Stockard r. Det.
Subm. Base, Pearl Harbor. TIL, about
81 April: to USS Chicago as asst. 1st
lieutenant.
Noble, Lieut.. Christopher. Det. USS
Trenton about / June; to USS Okla
homa.
Darlington. 1t. James H. Det. COM
mand USS Eagle So about rs May; to
USS Perry.
Carroll, 1t. Chester e. Det. USs
Reina Mercedes in May; to USS Chi
cago.
Corbus, 1t. John. Det. USS Call
fornia in June; to instr. Subm. Base
New London.
Gordon, 1t. Donald S. Det. USS
Pelican in April; to USS Tanager.
Harris. 1t. Andrew E. Det. Nav.
Academy in May: to USS Milwaukee.
Holley, It. George NJ. Jr. Det. USS
Williamson in June; to instr. Subm.
Base, New London.
Konigsberg, 1t. Albert. Det. USS
Texas in May; to USS Hubert.
Leverett, 1t. Arthur B. Det. Nav.
Trng. Sta. Newport, RI, in June; to
USS Idaho.
Ludewig, 1t. Joseph w. Det. Navy
Yard, Wash, DC, in May; to USS
Northampton.
Mcmillan, 1t. Ira E. Det. USS
Colorado in June; to instr. Subm Base,
New London.
Roberts, Bt. David G. Det. Nav.
Trng. Sta. Norfolk, Va, in May; to
USS Saratoga.
Sides. 1t. John H. Det. Navy Yard,
Wash, DC, in May; to USS Cincin-
natl.
Evening star., 1934-03-28

termaster Corps, from San Francisco,
Calf. to Baltimore, Nd, effective on
or about July "a.
Fisher, Capt George ]. B., Chem
ical Warfare Service, from Fort Sill
Okla, to Office Chief of Chemical
Warfare Service, Washington, D. c.,
not later than June 80.
Frissell. Capt Howard r., Infantry
from Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyom-
ing. to Alexandria, La, effective on
or about May /.
Brown, First Lieut.. Rothwell H.,
Infantry, assigned to Fort George 6
Meade, Md, effective upon return
from China
Roosma, First Lieut.. John S., In
fantry, assigned to Fort Wadsworth,
N. Y, effective upon completion of
tour of foreign service.
Burt, jr., First Lieut.. Reynolds j.,
Corps of Engineers. from Seattle,
Wash, to Fort Humphreys, Va, on OF
about September S.
Bullock, First Lieut.. Frank w.,
Signal Corps, from Cambridge, Mass.
to Fort Monmouth, N. j., not later
than June 80.
McGraw, First Lieut.. James E.
Coast Artillery Corps, from Fort Mon
roe, Va, to Fort Monmouth, N. j..
and detailed in Signal Corps.
Romero, Second Lieut.. Rufo G..
Philippine Scouts, from Berkeley
Calf. to Fort Hunaphreys. Va. effec.
tive on or about about September 5
Hamlet, Second Lieut.. Barksdale
Field Artillery, from Hawaiian De-
partment to Fort Sill, Okla, effective
when possible.
Hathaway. Second Lieut.. James L..
Cavalry. from Forth Monmouth. N
j., to Fort Myer, Va, not later than
June 80.
Carlson, Second Lieut.. Gunnard
w., Corps of Engineers, from Fort
Schuyler. N. Y, to New York City
effective on or about May l.
Krokaw, Second Lieut.. Irving Jay
Coast Artillery Corps Reserve, to In.
fantry Reserve, to date from March rs
phippen, Staff Sergt. Charles W..
S. Disciplinary Barracks, Alcatraz
Calf, effective March 81.
Bradley. Staff Sergt. J. Luther
Medical Department, retired at Fort
Mcpherson. Ga. effective March 81
and advanced to rank of major.
Garcoa. Sergt. Simeon, 10th In
fantry, retired at Schofield Barracks
Hawaii, effective March 81.
Leave of absence is granted to the
following officers, effective on or abou
dates specified:
Bamberger, Lieut.. Col Raymond S.
Adjutant Generals Department, two
days, March 26, 1884.
Peyton, Lieut.. Col. Philip B., Gen
eral Staff Corps, one day, March %
1894
Gimperling, Lieut.. Col. Thomas N.
Infantry, nine days, April 5, 1884.
Carballeira. Maj. Jose c.. Medica
Corps. three months, July 10, 1884.
Ports, Second Lieut. Robert A, Fielc
Artillery. two months and thirteen
days, July is, 1884.
Each of the following officers Of