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Evening star., 1934-07-08
D. c. GOVERNMENT
CHANGE STUDY TO
START THIS WEEK
Roberts Will Present Infor-
nation to Senator Gore
of Subcommittee.
PUBLIC HEARINGS DUE
TO OPEN IN THE FALL
Citizens Views on National Rep
resentation to Be Laid Before
Senate Body.

Preliminary conferences relating
to the forthcoming Senate study of
proposals for changes in the organi-
zaton of the District government are
likely to be held the latter part Of
this week, when Senator Gore,
Democrat. Of Oklahoma, returns to
the city.
Peoples Counsel william A. Rob-
erts, one of the District officials who
has been assembling Information on
the subject, plans to outline to SEN
| ator Gore what has been done thus
far in compiling data on the mu-
nicipal government as it now exists,
and to acquaint him with steps that
! are being taken to ascertain the SEN
timent of the community on pro-
posed changes.
Hearings in Fall.
The Reorganization Subcommittee.
| of which Senator Gore is chairman,
is not expected to begin hearings
until Fall, however. and any confer
ences held at this time will be merely
| " hCCP bAlC N4AoAA AlldAA dONAoC0 IT,
garding the material being prepared
for the use of the subcommittee
when it starts its work later in the
year. The other members of the
subcommittee. Senators Couzens Of
Michigan and Reynolds of North
Carolina, are out of the city.
The group of officials designated a
year ago to assemble the information
on reorganization have submitted
| about 10 volumes of historical and
factual data, but have not completed
their final chapter of conclusions.
In addition to Roberts. the other
officials selected to make the study
are District Auditor Donovan and
Budget Director Douglas.
Hinges on Two Questions.
The informal discussion of reor-
ganization curing the past year has
( revolved around two general ques-
tions-first, what changes. if any,
| should be considered in the basic COM
mission form of government; and,
secondly, What consultations could be
made in municipal agencies. or of
municipal and Federal agencies en-
gagged in related activities.
1t is understood that the final re-
port of these officials will not contain
any formal recommendations on
changes in the form of local govern
nent but probably will deal largely
with proposals for changes in the set
Up of municipal agencies.
One of the volumes submitted sew
eral months ago contained a history
of the city manager or council man
ager plans adopted in other cities for
the information of the committee.
viii Give Data on Representation.
Mr.. Roberts said yesterday he plans
to compile ior the information of the
Senate subcommittee suggestions from
individual citizens with regard to the
form of local government. and also
OF the question Of national representa-
ton for the people of the District in
Congress and in the electoral college
A week ago Commissioner George
E. Allen declared himself in favor of
national representation and at the
same time expressed approval Of the
proposal that some method be de-
vised to provide for the recall of Com
missioners if an official polling of resi-
dents indicated they we're going
counter to the wishes of the COM
munity.
Evening star., 1934-07-08

IF only these people would con-
suit us before they name their Or
carnations. moaned the postmaster.
what a lot of trouble would be
saved"
He said that hundreds of letters
addressed to individuals or Offices in
the Government establishment 60
aStray every day. In most cases. he
said, the reason Is either defective
address or an error in the mail sec
ton of the Government department.
But no matter who makes the mis-
take, we get the blame" he said.
One of the greatest sources of con-
fusion is the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration. which often is ad-
dressed as "a A. A." the same desig-
nation given the American Automobile
Association.
N R. A. Is Sore Spot.
Another sore spot is the National
Recovery Administration, with offices
in the Commerce Building. and the
National Recovery Review Board, with
offices in the Barr Building.
Again many of the new agencies are
located in several buildings, sometimes
in different sections of the city. The
agencies own mail room is expected
to handle this problem, but sometimes
it falls back onto the post office
officials.
Thirty-five men do nothing at the
city post Office but handle incoming
Government mail. They are experts
on names of organizations and officials
With each change in administration
or on the creation Of a new agency.
they get a personnel list and study it
thoroughly. But for their efforts many
a letter incorrectly or inadequately
Evening star., 1934-07-08

Illegibly addressed letters and pack
ages. OF course, are an ever-present
problem. These are sent to the dead
letter ONCE, opened to see If there
is any clue to the identity of the
sender or the addressee and then de-
stroyed If no such clue is found. When
they contain money it Is turned over
to the miscellaneous fund Of the
Treasury.
Some Of the inadequate addresses
have a humorous side. Here are a
few Of Mr.. MONEYS prize ones:
Wife Of the colored man with one
leg, So Eye street"
Mrs. Wardman,
Park HOTEL
Mrs. johnson,
New Jersey avenue, second house
from the corner"
Occasionally crank letters are re-
ceived, although these are compare
lively few.
Inmates of st. Elizabeth's Hospital
sometimes write to Mr.. Mooney, usu-
ally with a complaint. One tried to
sell him an imaginary gold mine.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
HARDWOOD MEETING
SEEKS CODE UNANIMITY
Asheville Gathering Tuesday to
Plan Program for Full
Compliance.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS Tenn, July IA pro-
gram to seek unanimous compliance
with the lumber code in the Virginia
Carolina furniture manufacturing ter
ritory will be inaHgurated at Ashe-
vile, N. G.
A force of deputy supervisors of the
Hardwood Manufacturers Institute
an agency of the code authority, will
meet at Asheville Tuesday afternoon
with lumber manufacturers of the
territory to plan the campaign
Frank r. Gadd, supervisor of COM
pliance for the institute, said the pur-
pose of the meeting was to develop
plans for seeing that hours and wage
agreements are maintained and that
minimum cost protection prices are
observed by all lumber manufacturers
and furniture manufacturers.
j. H. Townshend, secretary manager
Of the institute, said some complaints
had been received from furniture
manufacturers Of the territory.
"Our men are going to stay in that
territory until we get compliance with
every provision Of the CODE" he said
Evening star., 1934-07-08
PRISONER RETURNED
ON LARCENY CHARGE
Douglas Martin Mcknight to
Answer for Auto Taken From
White House Policeman.

Douglas Martin Mcknight, 26. OF
the 4700 block of Chesapeake street,
was returned here late yesterday from
Philadelphia on a grand larceny
charge in connection with the theft
Of an automobile from a White
House policeman.
Mcknight was captured by Phila-
delphia authorities several days age
in an airplane which was kept from
leaving the ground by fiat tire.
According to Detective Sergt
Frank M. Alligood, who brought him
back here, Mcknight had obtained
the keys to the automobile of Frank
K Mclaughlin. the White House po-
lieeman, by posing as the owner OF
the car and obtaining duplicate keys
from the dealer who sold 1t to Nc
Laughlin.
Mcknight then, according to the
detective, transferred tags from an
old automobile he owned, to Nc
Laughlins car and took the car to
Philadelphia to sell for the purpose
of buying an airplane.
At the time of his arrest, Alligood
said, Mcknight was preparing to
leave Philadelphia in an airplane to
establish title for the car so as to
complete the sale. Detectives said
Mcknight claims to be an aviator.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
COMMUNITY CENTER
ORCHESTRA TO PLAY
Symphony Program Will Be
Heard at 8 O'Clock Tonight
Over Station WJSV.

The Community Center Civic SYM
phony Orchestra will be heard tonight
at o'clock over WJSV.
The group is also preparing for two
programs to be given at the Sylvan
Theater this month in connection
with the Summer festivals conducted
by the Community Center Depart
ment and the ONCE of the National
Capital Parks.
Additional instrumentalists are de-
sired by Conductor Bailey F. Alart,
who is endeavoring to bring his or
ganization to 100 members. The
present membership is rs.
Evening star., 1934-07-08

nues, First and Third streets north
west, the east side of First street be-
tween Constitution avenue and c
street, and along Arthur place.
Carries Improvement Funds.
The deficiency act also carried
$s4,133 to complete the improvement
Of the Capitol grounds after these
remaining areas have been acquired
and Mr.. Lynn hopes to proceed with
the clearing of the ground and the
landscape treatment later in the
Summer
An important part Of the project
will be the cutting through of the
remaining portion of the new
Louisiana avenue, which stops now at
New Jersey avenue. The extension
will carry it across Indiana avenue to
tie in with Constitution avenue.
The Commission on Enlargement of
the Capitol Grounds has decided to
close the short block of Second street
between Constitution and Pennsyl-
vania avenues, making a continuous
strip of parkway along the north side
of Pennsylvania avenue from First to
Third street.
Avoid Traffic Problems.
Louisiana avenue, therefore, will
end at Second and Constitution
avenue. II extended any further,
Louisiana avenue would have met
Pennsylvania avenue juss went of
Second street, and it was felt, accord
ing to Mr.. Lynn, that that would
aggravate trafic problems in that
vicinity.
Mr. Lynn said the Government ex-
poets to acquire at this time all Of
the property needed to complete the
Capitol grounds. except one parcel on
the west side of First street adjoining
Louisiana avenue, the owners of
which have taken an appeal from the
condemnation award. In that in
stance the Government Is seeking to
acquire the corner of building The
completion of Louisiana avenue or
the improvement of the rest of the
area will not have to await settlement
of this case, however. Mr.. Lynn ex-
planned. The portion of Louisiana
avenue remaining to be improved is
beyond this point.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
ALABAMA TO OPPOSE
OUT-OF-STATE LAWYERS
Bill Proposed by Legislative Nomi-
nee as Result of Scots
boro Case"
Rv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July T.
Eugene Conner. recently nominated in
the Democratic primary as Represent
ative from Jefferson County to the
State Legislature, announced today
he would introduce a bill to prohibit
out-of-State attorneys from conduct
ing cases in Alabama courts and an
other measure to curb communistic
agitation.
Conner said the bill to prohibit at
torneys not members of the Alabama
bar from conducting cases in the
State courts was aimed directly at the
attorneys in the "Scottsboro case" "
He pointed out that none of the coun-
sci retained by the International
Labor Defense is a member of the
Alabama bar.
The bill will be modelled after a
similar statute now in operation in
Ohio, under which out-of- State at
torneys may sit at the counsel table,
but are not permitted to conduct the
actual proceedings, or to say anything
to the court.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
CHEMICAL WARFARE
HELD 'REV0LTING'
International Council of Women
Adopts Resolution in Paris
Session.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, July meteorological and
chemical warfare were described as
revolving" in resolutions urging limi-
tation of ornaments which were
adopted today by the International
Council of Women.
One resolution commended the
League of Nations arms embargo
against Paraguay and Bolivia. and
another urged national councils in
all countries to work for the accept
ance of disarmament conference
proposal for drastic control of the
arms trade.
The council also went on record
against aerial bombardment and in IA
vor of the international control of
civil aviation.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
Youth Telegraphs
Self and Collects
5000, Say Police
Re-arrdngement of TeLe-
type Lines Said to Haze
Fooled Company.

The police say William H. Little, 20,
needed money in such a hurry he
pulled a fast one on the telegraph
company and wired" himself 5000.
Little hastily took room in a
downtown hotel, although he lives in
the first block of r street, according
to Detective Sergts. Elmer F. Lewis
and Tom Sullivan.
He then flashed three wire messages
to himself, worded so he could clip out
and compose an order for the 5000,
the detectives declared.
They charged Little's next step was
to paste the rearranged teletype lines
on blank form and collect from the
company which had delivered his
kilograms.
The detectives placed a charge of
false pretenses against Little, who had
a new address last night in case he
wanted to send any more wires.
Evening star., 1934-07-08

addressed to a Government official
would never reach its destination. S
w. Denny is foreman of the day shift
night shift of this section.
Aside from its difficulties with Gov
ernment mail, the post office is forced
to look up the addresses on between
four and five thousand letters day
These missives lack the street address
of the intended recipient Sometimes
delay in delivery of as much as "A
hours Is caused by the lack of an
address.
Similar Names Make Trouble.
One of the most prolific sources OF
confusion is the many apartment
houses. hotels and ONCE buildings with
the same names.
There is no other city in the
country where this situation is as bad
as in Washington, Mooney declared.
He cited as examples the Ambassa-
dor Hotel and the Ambassador Apart
ments, the Washington Hotel and the
Washington Building. the Shoreham
Hotel. and the Shoreham Building, the
Willard Hotel and the Willard Apart
ments, and many others.
If there is no designation as to
which place the letter Is addressed" F"
he explained, we send it to the build
ing which was first in existence. As
likely as not it was intended for the
other one with the same name.
Many times we have begged the
owners of buildings not to give them
the same name as another structure
may have" he added, but usually
we get nowhere"
Evening star., 1934-07-08
c. v. EDUCATION
PARLEY TO OPEN
Problems of Assisting
Youths to Happy Lives
to Be Discussed.

A conference on educational and
vocational guidance will be held this
week under auspices Of the George
Washington University School of Edu-
cation. The problem to be discussed
will center around the task of assist
ing youths to the fullest development
of capacities in preparation for nor
NAL and happy lives.
Nationally known experts Of the
District, Maryland and Virginia are
listed as speakers.
DR.. William John Cooper, former
United States commissioner of edu-
cation and now professor of education
at George Washington University, is
director of the conference
The opening session will be held to-
morrow at 7:30 pm, in Stockton Hall
on the university campus. DR.. Mitchell
Dreese of the George Washington
faculty, will discuss THE Challenge
Of Guidance"
Sessions Next Week.
There will be both afternoon and
evening sessions Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday. The afternoon meet
ings will be from 2 to 4 pm. The
conference will end with a session
Friday afternoon.
The topic at the Tuesday afternoon
session will be Psychological Tests
in Guidance" and the speakers viii
be DR.. Arthur j. Jones, professor oi
secondary education of the University
OF Pennsylvania, and Miss Jessie e
La Sale and Mrs. Mildred Percy o1
the District public schools.
Tuesday evening the topic will bt
"A State and County's Reply to the
Challenge" c. ]. Hyslop, actine
supervisor Of secondary education ir
Virginia, will speak for that State
and Edwin W. Broome, superintend.
ent of Montgomery County schools
will speak for Maryland.
Occupational Conference.
The National OccupationaI Con.
ference" will be the subject fol
Wednesday Afternoon, with addresse.
scheduled by Robert Hypock, assistant
director of the National Occupations
Conference; Charles r. Mann, direc-
tor of the American Council on Edu-
cation, and Miss Mary Stewart, as.
sistant director Of education, U. s
Indian Once.
Wednesday evening THE Junior
High Schools Reply to the Challenge
will be the subject Of addresses BY
Miss Myrtle Moore. Miss Helen Sam.
uel, Miss M. J. Herndon and C. w
Holmes.
Thursday afternoon william M
Loman, lecturer in psychology al
George Washington, and Dwight N
Burnham will discuss THE Tech.
nique OF interviewing" That eve.
ming the topic will be The Senior
High Schools Reply to the Chal-
lenge" Carl Jessen of the United
States Once OF Education, Miss Ruth
Culterson and Miss Irene Blythe will
speak.
At the session Friday DR.. Cooper
will summarize an a concluding lee
ture the work of the conference.
The conference is the last of three
special meetings on educational prob
lens held by the university during
its Summer sessions. Previous con-
ferences dealt with school finance and
with teacher training.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
LYNN LAYS PLANS
TO FINISH CAPITOL.
GROUNDS BY 1885
Hopes to Complete Enlarge
ment and Landscaping
of Park.
LOUISIANA AVENUE
WILL BE CUT THROUGH
Second Street Between Pennsyl-
vania and Constitution to
Be Closed Off.

With the funds made available by
Congress in the last deficiency act
before it adjourned, David Lynn,
architect of the Capitol, hopes to
complete the enlargement of the
Capitol grounds this year.
The deficiency act appropriated the
$l05,587 needed to meet the con-
demnation awards on approximately
Evening star., 1934-07-08
GLIDER MEET DRAWS
ARMY AND NAVY MEN
Official Interest in Activities
Seen After Visit of Serv-
ice Officers.
...Ip

BY the Associated Press.
ELMIRA, N. Y, July 7.-Indications
that both the United States Army and
Navy are officially interested in gliding
and soaring were seen today with the
official visit of Col Roy S. Kirkland
Army air officer of the I'd Corps Area
Col. Kirkland's visit follows that OF
Rear Admiral Ernest j. King. chief o1
the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics. The
army chief will make report of his
observations
Four sail planes, which we're forced
to land when upper air currents
failed. provided the only activity al
the national glider meet today.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
Starving Youth, Is,
Found Unconscious
On Capital Street

Starving and suffering from
the heat, a l5-year-old boy was
found unconscious in the street
last night at Nichols avenue and
S street southeast.
He was picked up by Policeman
r. L. Rison, eleventh precinct,
and taken to Gallinger Hospital.
After he was revived he said his
name was Eddie Nancy and that
he lived on Bryans road "in
Maryland"
He was fed and admitted to the
hospital for further treatment.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
OVERSEAS PORTFOLIO
IS TAKEN BY 0KADA

TOXIC, July Sunday CR.-
Premier Keisuki Okada today decided
to take for himself the portfolio OF
overseas affairs in his new govern
ment.
The premier indicated he will hold
it only temporarily.
The completed cabinet reflects
political and social points OF view
similar to those of the preceding Saito
ministry. Leading political parties
are represented in the new gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
Win Sailboat Regatta.

SAVANNAH, Ga, July R.-As
result Of their victories all three days
of the series, the Mischief, owned and
sailed by Raymond Demere of Savan-
nah. and the Shearwater, Charleston,
S. c.. entry. won the sailboat regatta
on Wilmington River today.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
Novena to Begin Tonight.

In prepaation for the annual feast
of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pub
lie novena will begin at o'clock to-
night in the Monastery Of Discalced
Carmelite Fathers, $50 Rhode Island
avenue northeast. Very Rev. Pas
chasius Heriz, prior of the Carmelite
community, will deliver a sermon each
evening Of the novena.
Evening star., 1934-07-08
HASTINGS PROBE QUIET
Mai. Kent in More Cheerful Mood
at Roanoke Jail.

ROANOKE, Va, July UP.-The
investigation by Federal authorities
into the death of Mrs. Mary Jane
Hastings, slain operator of the Blue
Ridge Springs Hotel, whose body was
found 10 days ago near Stroudsburg,
Pa, appeared today to have settled
down to routine.
Maj. Robert C. Kent, jr., held >on
charges under the amended Lindbergh
kidnapping law, was in a much more
cheerful mood this afternoon when
visited in the city jail by one Of his
attorneys.
Evening star., 1934-07-08

so parcels of
property remain
ing to be ac-
quired, and Mr..
Lynn, in Coop
Grafton with the
Attorney Gen
erals office, is
proceeding now
to obtain title to
these remaining
areas.
The properties
now being ac-
quired are within
the boundaries of
Pennsylvania and
Evening star., 1934-07-08

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-27
YUKON LEAVES I PASSENGERS
 ON SOUTH TRIP
Vessel, Here Last Night Briefly, Departs at
 II O'Clock

Bringing IT passengers into Ju- neau from the westward, the Yu- kon arrived at the Pacific Coast dock at o'clock last night. Af- ter a short stay, the vessel de- parted for Seattle and Southeast Alaska ports at II o'clock.
 The vessel is commanded by Capt. Charles A. Glasscock and her purser is Joe Large.
 Included on the incoming pas senger list were: E. E. Trimmer Tom Paddock, D. s. Mckay, l.. L. T'rimble, A. J. Strand, A. L. Powell, Florence Wallace, Mrs. H. Kennedy, Paul Corgatelli M. V. Manelle, A. L. Nordstrom, w. B. Kimball Jr., Mrs. E. M. Jones, Roy Thomson, H. Ellingen, Har- old B. Foss, Dr. R. D. Livie.
 Southbound, the Yukon took 25 passengers They included:
 For Seattle-P. F. White, A. E. Karnes, A. R. Earl. William Es- tinghausen, Marie Caro-, Mrs. J. R. Macdonald, J. R. Macdonald, G. F. Green, J. w. Halt, Meda
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-27
58 PASSENGERS FROM SOUTH ON
 ALASKA TODAY

With 38 passengers listed fol Juneau, the westbound Alaska Capt. c. V. Westerlund, U s. N R., commanding, and Dave Doran purser, arrived at the Pacific Coast Dock at 5 o'clock this morning The vessel departed from the AL aska Juneau wharf at 10 o'clock this morning.
 Included in the incoming pas senger list were:
 From Seattle-K. Alstead, L. M Carrigan, Theresa Campbell, Mar tha Campell, c. H .Flory, R. A Gridley, Mrs. Gridley, Doris Grid ley, Mrs. w. D. Gross, D. s. Ha- ley, Mrs. Haley, Alice Hill, A Iverson, MT. King, Mrs. J. c. Mar tin, Gertrude McFarlane, R. Me Callum, K. N. Neill, Mrs. Neill, J. w. Payne, Mrs. Payne, E. E. Peterson, L. E Rober, Jr, Mrs. c. P. Utah, H. R. VanderLeest w. E. Walker, M Weston, Mary Jane Wilson
 From Southeast Alaska ports Chet Johnson, K. B. Edwards, H. B. Crewson, E. H. Clifford, Mrs. D. Checks, K. Louring, B. Mozer c. E. Tinney, H. R. Chadwick, B. Kane.
 Nine outgoing Juneau passeng- CTS boarded the Alaska before she left today. They included
 For Haines-A. Fritsche, Mrs William A. Holzheimer, Mary Gre gory, Johnny Jackson, Robert E. Perkins. Elizabeth James; for Skagway-Frank Rincon; for Sew ard-Alex Ambaloff, M. A. Oden.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-27
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Marine News 5
Steamer Movements
NORTHBOUND

. Norco scheduled to arrive
 Saturday morning. SCHEDULED SAILINGS
 zapora scheduled to sail from { = Seattle today. Yukon scheduled to sail from ( Seattle December l at 10 { a. m. . Northland scheduled to sail { from Seattle, December 3 at { g p. m. . SoUTHBOUND SAILNGS . Princess Norah scheduled to { arrive at 2 o'clock tomorrow morning and sails south at . 2 o'clock. Alaska scheduled southbound December 3. . LOCAL SAILINGS Kenai leaves every Wednes-
 . day night at 6 pm, for Sitka and wayports. . Dart leaves every Friday at T am. for Petersburg, Rake . and wayports. ss ss
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-11-27

Escallier, Roman Meeting, Clayson Hansen, Edward Brown, Bondi An derson, William c. Newhill
 For Ketchikan-Amado Gabriel, T. White, w. L. Gushaw, J. Heath, Charles Larson.
 For Petersburg-Madge Wald- chaney, Pete Larson, Charles An- derson.