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Evening star., 1934-10-05
Cty's First Fiirefighter Liuing
And eft as Erer'' at 4 &c of 81
Samuel Mackey; Rediscouered by In
jured Reporter of The Star, Recounts
Days of Horse-Dra,On Apparatus.

all the up-to-date equipment they
have" said Mackey. Why, when I
was o fireman, We had practically
nothing compared to the stuE they've
got now. We used leather hose, and,
Of course, all our apparatus wss horse.
drawn.
I'VE used to have some pretty bad
fires around the District, too. Getting
to 'em in a hurry wasn't nearly so
difhcult problem as you'd think,
either. Why, We used to be able to
hitch up our teams and get going in
less than six seconds. Our biggest
trouble was in getting water. Once, I
remember, we had to stand by and
wait for a man to dig hole in what Is
now Scott Circle before We could get
any water"
First Engine In 1862.
A steam fire engine was used In
Washington for the first time. Mackey
said, during a small blaze in Ford's s
Theater-the scene of Abraham Lin
coins assassination-in 1852, about
two years before the establishments OF
q paid department.
Speaking of pay" Mackey con-
tinued. I'VE got only So a month"
Mackey retired from the Fire De-
partment in 1883 to enter the con-
tracing business. Later. however. he
became a District sewer inspector. .
post that he held until only five years
ago, when he was pensioned.
IT was hurt several times fighting
fires" he said, lingering the bandage
around his head reflectively, but III
be dawged if I've ever had anything
to equal this. BY the st. James River,
this confounded thing hurts like all
get-out!"
Evening star., 1934-10-05
VOLUNTEER RELIEF
ADVISERS SOUGHT
BY WELT ARE CHIEF
Etwood Street Issues Call
for Citizens to Guide
Needy Families.
IT CLUB MEMBERS
ARE INVITED TO SERVE
Plan Seeks to Expand Jobless
Aid by Providing Sympathetic
Guidance and Help.

A call for volunteers to act as per-
sonal advisers to families on the Dis
trict, relief list was issued today by
Elwood Street, director of public well
fare, in a move to expand services to
relief families beyond what can be
done under Government finances.
Socially-minded men and women
who have leisure time are sought for
the new program They are asked
to assume responsibility for giving
guidance to one or more families, ad-
vising them as to cooking methods,
aid them in obtaining furniture and
other necessities and generally assist
ing them in meeting their problems.
Club Members Invited.
Twenty-Seven men and women ac-
tive in club or civic work were invited
today to consider the volunteer service
plan at a meeting in the Board of
Public Welfare next Wednesday after
noon. The letters of invitation were
signed by Commissioner Allen at the
request of Street.
Director Street said:
with relief funds inadequate to
meet the needs of over $4,000 fami-
lies now on the rolls of the emergency
relief division; With staff of en-
ployed workers inadequate in number
and resources to handle efficiently
all of the financial, personality and
community needs of these people, it
seems to us that there is a real oppor-
tunity for able men and women pos
sessed of common sense, sympathy
and human understanding to give
direct personal services which can be
of inestimable value to our fellow
citizens, who are unemployed and in
need of relief and varied kinds OF
assistance.
q Asked to Aid.
The invitations were sent to the
following:
Mrs. Julia West Hamilton. Mrs.
Coralie Franklin Cook, Mrs. Harvey
Wiley, Rev. w. L. Darby, secretary,
Federation of Churches; George j.
Cleary, Miss Anne Garter Green,
president, Junior League; Mrs. Cary
T. Grayson, Mrs. Eleanor Patterson,
Mrs. Charles Goldsmith, Mrs. Archi-
bald Hopkins, MIS-. w. A. Roberts.
executive secretary, Washington Coun-
Gil of Social Agencies; Arch Mandel,
regional director, Federal Emergency
Relief Administration; Mrs. Joshua
Evans, jr; Miss Mabel Boardman,
chairman, District Chapter of Amer
lean National Red Gross; Mrs. Edna
Knight Gasch, president, Soroptomist
Club; DR.. Edith Seville Cole, presi-
dent, Zonta Club; Mrs Benjamin
Weems. Mrs. Premise Wilson. Mrs.
John Jay O'Connor. Mrs. Whitman
Cross, Mrs. Dwight Clark, Mrs. Joseph
Hines, Mrs. James Dudley Morgan,
Mrs. Wilson Compton, Mrs. Sidney
Taliaferro, Mrs. D. F. Hewitt, Mrs.
Harry Lewis.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
SHIFT OF METER
TESTING OPPOSED
Keech Files Memorandum With
District Officials on
Proposal.

Richmond B. Keech. vice chairman
Of the Public Utilities Commission, to-
day filed a memorandum with the
Commissioners opposing transfer of
the job of testing gas and electric
meters from his commission to the
superintendent of weights. measures
and markets.
The transfer was suggested last
month by George M. Roberts, super
intendent of weights and measures.
His contention was that the weights
and measures act of 1921 gave him
exclusive power to test all weighing
and measuring devices in the District
used for the sale of commodities, and
that this had repealed powers given
to the Public Utilities Commission to
test meters by the public utilities act
Of 1913.
In Mr.. Keech's opinion, the act of
1921 was not intended to repeal any
powers of the Public Utilities Commis-
sion. Aside from the legal point,
Keech wrote that "as a practical
proposition and apart from any tech
nicalities, it is highly proper that this
commission make the meter tests"
The matter will have to be settled
finally by the Commissioners.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
Macy Yard Board of Inquiry
Probes Bends Victims Deat1,

A board Of inquiry at the Navy Yard
is investigating the death yesterday
of Chief Pharmacists Mate Thomas C..
Stebbins, 80, victim Of the dreaded
bends" following tests in an air-com-
preston chamber at the experimental
diving unit.
For more than "a hours Navy doc
tor and technical experts waged q
losing fight to save the life of the
stricken pharmacists mate, who, IRON
ically enough, had volunteered to enter
the iron tank. to try out equipment
designed to prevent the bends"
Stebbifs; who had done some ex-
perimental work under pressure while
attached to the units laboratories, and
another pharmacists mate, I. A.
Eberley, offered to enter the chamber
early Wednesday.
They remained for almost an hour
under air pressure corresponding to
that exerted by water at depth OF
le7 feet. When the preskt'e was re.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
METHODISTS OPEN
BALTIMORE SESSION
DR.. Hutchinson Presides Until
Arrival Tomorrow of
Bishop Kern.

BY the ASSOClateC PreSS.
BALTIMORE, october 5.-With
DR.. Forney Hutchinson of Washing
ton presiding the 150th annual meet
mig of the Baltimore Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
South convened for its first business
session today.
DR.. Hutchinson was elected last
night to serve as president until the
arrival tomorrow of Bishop Paul B.
Kern of Greensboro, N. c. Bishop
Kern will substitute for presiding
Bishop Edwin D. Mouzon of Char
lotte, N. c., who is i'll.
A move to give women larger rep.
resentation on the conference boards
was likely to come up for considera-
ton.
The new financial plan of the Gen.
eral Conference, allowing each church
to determine its own budget and its
contributions to the conference treas
ury, was also slated for discussion.
DR.. j. J. Rives of Washington de-
ivered the opening sermon last
night.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
COM mission URGED
FOR AIR POLICY
American Air Lines and North
American Aviation Join
> in Request.
81 the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
American Air Lines, Inc, today
Joined North American Aviation, Inc,
in advocating q permanent Federal
aviation commission before the agency
that will advise President Roosevelt
on q long time aviation policy.
Lester D. Seymour, president OF
American Air Lines, urged upon the
Presidents aviation commission the
creation of such an agency to take
charge of "the complete regulation
and administration of Federal control
and assistance to commercial air
transport
Seymour also favored legislation
permitting the Federal Government
to own and operate airports on reg
ular routes, with the assistance of
local governments.
He said the provision Of the Black
Mcclellan airmail law barring hold
ing companies from airmail contracts
after December 81 would prevent op-
orators from securing necessary work
ing capital.
Seymour advocated q flexible plan
Of paying for carrying airmail. The
cost per mile of q strictly mail carry
ing plane" and of planes with pre-
dominantly passenger load, plus a
reasonable profit" would be combined
under such . plan.
Evening star., 1934-10-05

leased Eberley was In good shape, but
Stebbins was doubled up in agony on
the floor Of the tank.
The pressure was quickly resumed
and this time relieved very slowly.
The experts, confident Stebbins would
recover, were shocked to see him again
twisting in pain.
Throughout an entire day the pres
sure was alternately increased and di-
minished, to no effect. Stebbins was
pronounced dead by DR.. c. w. Shilling.
U. s. NJ, who had remained on duty
at the tank for about 26 hours.
Similar experiments have been con-
Quoted at the Navy Yard, but ofncials
said this was the first fatal result.
Doctors believe Stebbins must have
had some hidden physical weakness.
A certificate Of accidental death was
issued by Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald.
stebbins lived at 34os Baker street,
Brentwood. Nd.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
TREASURY OFFERS
$75,000,oo0 ISSUE
1s2-Day Bills a Continuance of
Policy, Adding Some to
Short.T Debt.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Treasury today offered $75,-
100000 182-day discount bills as a re-
funding program for $50, 900 900, such
bills maturing October 10. This con-
tinues the policy Of financing by add
ing some to the short-time debt. The
last bill maturity. October 3, was sim
ilarly handled.
Undersecretary Coolidge said, how
ever, that the attitude Of the Treas
ury toward the desirability OF employ
ing long-term borrowing as mu ch as
possible in the permanent program
had not changed.
He would not comment on the pos
sibility of additional fourth AIS being
called October Is for the interest cate
six months thence, recalling that sucn
notice generally was not served until
the last minute.
The bills to be offered will be dated
October 10. Tenders will be received
by the Federal Reserve Banks until
2 pm. October 8.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
JOSEPH HENRY STATUE
LOCATION Is SOUGHT

Representatives of the Fine Arts
Commission tomorrow are to make an
inspection of the future location for
the Joseph Henry Statue, In front OF
the Smithsonian Institution.
Construction of the road bed for fu-
ture highways in the Mall has that
area torn up and the first location
picked for removing the Henry statue
is not considered satisfactory now.
Maj. Gilmore D. Clarke, landscape
architect member of the commission,
and its executive secretary, H. p.
Caemmerer, will conduct the inspec-
ton, with G. Marshall Finnan, super
intendent Of the National Capital
Parks, assisting. ! ,
Evening star., 1934-10-05
BUS LINE FARES
ASKED REDUCED
BurIeith- Trinidad Charges
Brought Before Public
Utilities Commission.

Peoples Counsel William A. Rob-
erts filed with the Public Utilities
Commission today a demand that
the fare Of the Burleith- Trinidad
bus line be reduced to the level of
street car fares. The present fare
is 10 cents straight, six tokens for so
cents.
Mr.. Roberts demand, which was
made orally, came in connection with
the action Of the commission yester-
day in ordering the Capital Transit
Co. to abandon tracks on P street
west Of Dupont Circle. The COM
mission ordered the company to sub
stitute for the abandoned service an
equivalent amount Of bus service at
street car rates. The Burleith-Trini
dad line operates only a block north
Of the tracks to be abandoned and
there has been talk of changing its
route from @ street to P street to
make up for the loss of trackage on
P street.
This alone would not satisfy the
commissions order. however. since the
fare on the Burleith- Trinidad line is
higher than the regular street car
fare.
Talk One-way Bus.
Another solution discussed by the
commission at its meeting yesterday
was to have the Burleith- Trinidad
buses operate one way west on @
street and one way east on p street.
No definite decision has been made
on the bus question. and several
months will elapse, it is expected, be-
fore the tracks are taken out and
busses substituted.
Part Of the track work ordered by
the commission yesterday is to build
a single line of track around the east
side of Dupont Circle so that street
cars would not travel against the
regular line of traffic as they do now
going northbound from Connecticut
avenue to P street.
Track Order Opposed.
This action was taken over the OBJ
lection of Traffic Director William
A. Van Duzer. At the public hearings
on rerouting street car tracks he OBJ
jected to building any new tracks
whatsoever around circles in the Dis
trict because of interference with
automobile trafic. He said he would
prefer to leave the tracks at Dupont
Circle as they are now until the time
came when they could be gotten rid
of altogether.
There was also objection filed at
the public hearing by several resi-
dents Of the Dupont Circle neigh
borhood to building the track around
the east side of the circle. Never
theless, all of the plans submitted by
the rerouting engineers included this
change.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
HAYC0CK SEEKS FUNDS
FOR NUTRITION STAFF
Saws Relief Grant Is Needed to
Hire Nurses in Free School
Lunches Plan.

A grant of relief funds will be
needed to provide nurses for nutrition
training for school children who are
receiving free lunches and their
mothers, Robert L. Haycock, assistant
superintendent of schools. saiG today.
Haycock is chairman of subcom-
mittee of the Advisory Committee on
School Lunches, which is supervising
the program of midday lunches which
are being given to undernourished or
needy children at public and parochial
schools. The full committee already
has Endorsed a program for training
of children and mothers in health
and feeding habits.
Haycock said he could not yet re-
veal details of the plan or estimate
the cost These matters will be con-
sidered at the next meeting of the
advisory group.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
MILK PLANTS HERE
ANSWER CRITICISM
BY INVITING AUDIT
"ShoWdoWn" Is Sought on
Retail Price Scale by
Distributors.
SLUMP IN CONSUMPTION
BLAMED ON AGITATION
Conference Will Be Called Next
Week to Discuss Proposal
to Inspect Books.
Believing adverse criticism was de-

Believing adverse criticism was de-
creasing the consumption Of milk,
Washington's largest distributors
have proposed 4 show down" on the
retail price issue by opening their
books to Government inspection.
Representatives OF the Chestnut
Farms Chevy Chase and the Thomp-
son Diaries, together with those of
the Maryland-Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers' Association, suggested this
audit yesterday at a conference called
by the Washington Consumers Coun-
Gil in the ofice Of DR.. Frederick C..
Howe, A. A. A. consumers counsel.
The District government was rep
resented at the conference by Elwood
Seal who gathered information last
year for a Senate committee investi-
eating the local milk situation.
Howe to Call Conference.
Seal said today that due to lack Of
funds and time the investigation last
year "only scratched the surface"
III 81 ldI ac oil duult VI ood lbQOOlo
books was concerned. He said 1t
would require considerable time and
q large staf Of auditors to arrive at
the distribution cost Of milk in Wash
ington.
DR.. Howe said he would call a con-
ference next week Of representatives
from the Federal Trade Commission,
the General Accounting Once and
the District government to determine
If general audit would be recon-
mended and also to discuss what
agency should make the audit.
Prices to Stay Unclaimed.
Representatives Of the distributors
gave assurance that no rise In the
retail price Of milk was under con-
sideration.
Seal and an assistant spent about
six weeks last year going over the
books Of the distributors. He said that
. much more comprehensive audit
would be required to arrive at the cost
Of processing and distributing milk.
Yesterdays conference was called
by Mrs. John Boyle, jrs chairman Of
the local Consumers Council. Mrs.
Boyle and another member Of the
local council, Matthew Boyd. attended
the meeting and expressed themselves
as pleased with the outcome.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
MRS. JOHN HALLIGAN
TO SPONSOR VESSEL
Destroyer Worden to Be Given
ofacial Christening in
Pudget Sound.

A former Washington resident, Mrs.
Katrina Loomis Halligan was desig-
mated by Secretsry Swanson today to
act as sponsor for the new destroyer
Worden, named in honor of Rear Ad-
miral John L. Worden, commander Of
the Monitor, which fought the his
toric battle with the Merrimac dur
ing the Civil War.
Mrs. Halligan Is the wife Of Rear
Admiral John Halligan, commandant
of the 18th Naval District and was
Puget Sound Navy Yard, who was in
Washington a few years ago as as
sistant chief Of naval operations. The
Worden Is to be launched on October
~ at the Puget Sound Navy Yard.
This will be- the third American
naval vessel named for Rear Admiral
Worden, who died here IN 1891
Evening star., 1934-10-05
LEFT TURN DRIVE
! NETS IS ARRESTS
Pedestrians and Drivers Are
Urged to Help Reduce
Accident Toll.

The TRAFFIC Bureaus campaign to
reduce the number of accidents caused
by motorists making turns from the
wrong lanes and failing to signal
properly, resulted in l3 arrests in the
past "a hours, according to Inspector
B.. A. Lamb, head Of the bureau, who
ordered the drive yesterday.
Meanwhile, Supt. of Police Ernest
w. Brown emphasized the importance
of motorists and pedestrians alike be-
ing more careful in order to reduce the
number of accidents and fatalities.
The latter reached Is in September, q
new high record here for . single
month.
Ten of the arrests made since yes
terday were for failure to give hand
signals and the others for failure to
negotiate turns properly. Many others
were said to have been warned.
Drastic Treatment Urged.
Inspector Lamb instructed men,
bers of his command to deal more
drastically with motorists failing to
obey the law in these respects, follow
ing u ISpOIG ny 4id2AS OhCSeoA VA
liam A. Van Duzer that 48 per cent
of the turns at one downtown inter-
section during rush hours were made
from the wrong lanes. Statistics
given by Van Duzer likewise showed
high percentage of accidents at a
number. of intersections were caused
by motorists failing to negotiate turns
properly.
MAJ. Brown described these VIOLA
tions as exceedingly dangerous"
Stresses Rights Of Others.
There is something wrong" he
said, "for people are not exercising
the proper care. There are not only
too many accidents, but too many
fatalities. There would not be any
fatalities If everybody exercised the
proper care and observed the rights OF
others, as applied to safety"
A recapitulation of the is tramc
fatalities in September showed that
in seven cases the persons killed
were pedestrians.
Two men and q woman were cross
ing streets not at intersections; one
man stepped from behind a parked
car into the traffic lane, two chill
dren ran from behind parked cars
into traffic lanes and one child was
playing in the street when fatally
hurt.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
BY PHILIP III. LOVE.

TIME first man sworn in as q
member Of the Washington
Fire Department Is still alive.
i He is Samuel D. Mackey, 81,
of 3631 Warder street-and,
aside from a carbuncle on the back
of his head, he is, by his own ad-
mission. in "as good fire-fighting shape
as ever"
1t was 10 years ago-on July 1, 1854,
if you care for dates-that Mackey,
who until few days ago, was under
treatment at Providence Hospital,
Joined the fire department. Up to
that time the Capitals f1re-fighting
force had been only a volunteer or
ganization.
Fighting fires was different in those
days from what it is now," said
Mackey. Why, not long ago I was
watching downtown fire. and some
of the flremen were overcome by smoke
before they even got inside the build
ing. When I was a fireman nobody
was ever overcome out in the street."
Forty-Eight Firemen Then.
In those days Washington had only
three engine companies and one hook
and-ladder company-or 48 firemen in
all
They oughtn't have any trouble at
all putting out fires nowadays, with
Evening star., 1934-10-05
LOAN INCREASED

The city Of Annapolis will receive
an additional loan Of $4,000 from
the Public Works Administration to
complete its sewage disposal plant.
Secretary Ickes approved loan
and grant Of $780, 900 for-the project
q year ago. Recently the Engineer
Department Of Annapolis reported
that the work is costing more than
estimated.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
School League Elects.

FAIRFAX STATION, Va, October S
(SpeciaD .-Omcers for the Fairview
School League have been elected as
follows: Mrs. E. H. Krehhiel, presi-
dent: Mrs. r. r. Allen, vice president,
and Mrs. James Steele, secretary and
treasurer. Arrangements have been
made for an oyster supper October IS
and . reception for the faculty Of the
school at. the next regular meeting.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
Benefit Supper Tonight.

BURKE, Va, october S Especially -
A chicken and oyster supper for the
benefit of the Guild of the Good
Shepherd Episcopal Church will be
held tonight at the residence of Cam
Sheads, on the Burke road. Dancing
Eand bingo will follow. =
Evening star., 1934-10-05
CRASH KILLS YOUTH,
INJURIES 2 WOMEN
Truck and Automobile Collide
on Lee Highway Near
Staunton.
speci.i pispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va, october 5.-A IL
year-old youth was instantly killed
and two women seriously injured when
q seed truck and an automobile col
lided on Lee Highway near the Church
Of Good Shepherd here yesterday.
The youth, Wampler Wetsel, II, OF
Harrisonburg was said to have been
the driver of the truck. Miss Violet
Green, driver Of the automobile, and
a companion, q Mrs. Buckner, were
removed to hospital here for treat
ment Of severe injuries.
Evening star., 1934-10-05
BYRNS is Confident
OF HOUSE SPEAKERSHIP
Tennesseean, Leaving White
House, Expresses Optimism in
Race for High ONCE.

By the Associated Press.
Representative Byrns Of Tennessee.
House Democratic leader, is confident
he will be elected speaker next
January.
How is the speakership race?"
newspaper men asked the ianky Ten
nesseean yesterday as he left con-
ference with President Roosevelt.
Fine" Byrns replied, adding he
had not discussed that subject with
the President
Have you got all the votes in your
pocket?" he was asked.
Il didn't say that" the majority
leader retorted quickly. But I think
I'm going to be Speaker"
Evening star., 1934-10-05
Homestead Opposed.

MASONvILLE, Va. October 5
(SpeciaD Joining with a number of
other local organizations in opposing
the blishment within Fairfax
County of District of Columbia
homestead rehabilitation center, Pho
neer Grange last night protested the
project. A number of other groups
have expressed opposition to the
move.
Evening star., 1934-10-05

Flat on his back in Providence Hos
pitdl, phere he has been confined two
months, suffering from injuries sus-
tanned in an automobile accident, Philip
H. Love, member OF The Star stag, IS
still alert to a mems story. The drst
paid member of the washington Fire
pitdl, strolled in to see Lope. The
follopino interpiew resulted: