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The Washington times., 1934-12-17
% Undesirable Rooms
Cited by DR.. BallOu

New construction, repairs or
complete remodeling are imme-
diately necessary to eliminate the
widespread use of undesirable"
rooms in the District public
schools, it was declared today by
DR.. Frank W. Ballou, superinten-
dent of schools.
Twenty-three rooms in various
schools have been designated by
the superintendent as "undesir-
able" either because of improper
lighting, bad location or because
the rooms, constructed for one
purpose, are serving different
uses.
Basement Rooms Used
In some instances, basement
rooms are being used for class
room purposes. DR.. Ballou also
classified all rooms in the Van
Buren Annex as undesirable. This
building was built in 1881, and is
The Washington times., 1934-12-17
BIRDS VISITED
BY FIRST LADY

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt has
taken a personal interest in de-
velopment of Roach's Run as a
bird sanctuary. She pays almost
daily calls at the project while
riding horseback along the Mt.
Vernon Boulevard bridal path,
stopping to chat with Workmen
and occasionally offering sug-
gestion."
The First Lady also is reported
to stop occasionally and feed the
wild bird life there. now number
ing 1900 ducks, 26 geese and
many "stragglers."
Completion of the sanctuary
will take another six weeks Ma
tional Capital Parks officials de-
clared today. When completed, a
game warden will be stationed on
the reservation to protect the
birds from poachers who would
garner duck dinners.
The Washington times., 1934-12-17
TIP On STRIKE
GETSPR|ZE

First prize in last weeks news
tip contest went to the alert tip
ster who informed The Washing
ton Times of the city-wide strike
of the sheet metal workers.
Second prize went to the per.
son who called The Times regard
ing an automobile accident near
Fairfax, Va. Other news tips
awarded prizes were those on the
fire at Mitchellville, Md; Mrs.
Henry Alvah Strong's gift of a
woman's dormitory to George
Washington University; the col
lapse of two persons at North
east lunchroom from onion and
garlic fumes, and the Clarendon
fire department trucks accident.
The Washington times., 1934-12-17
ClOaks
Beating of Man

Mystery surrounded the beating
of a man in front of the Burling-
ton Hotel early today.
According to a guest at the
hotel, cries for help were heard
on the street near the building
about AIS a. m. Looking out of
his window the guests saw three
men running from the direction
of a drug store at Fourteenth
Street and Thomas Circle. the
man leading in the chase emitting
the screams for help. The other
two men caught up with him and
after beating him put him into a
taxicab. The cab drove off with
the three men in it, and another
taxi gave chase.
The Washington times., 1934-12-17
Nc. Society Plans
Christmas Dance

Members of the North Carolina
Society will sponsor a Christmas
dance at the Shoreham Hotel,
Saturday night. The officers and
board of governors will constitute
the reception committee.
The floor committee will be
composed of DR.. Justin Miller, A.
Yates Dowell. A. c. Bernard,
George Wilson, Frank McNinch,
DR.. Claudis Murchison, Mangum
Weeks, Aubrey McFayden and
John H. Small.
The Washington times., 1934-12-17
Office Publicity
Irks Guards at
White House

Members of the White House
staff expressed indignation to-
day over a magazine publica-
ton of the detailed plans of the
ground floor of the new White
House offices.
Those whose duty it is to
guard the President said today
the publicity given to the plans
is extremely dangerous. They
are especially aroused because
they denied permission to many
newspapers and magazines,
which asked for the privilege
of printing detailed stories show
ing the layout Of the new Of
fices.
It was said at the White
House today that the magazine
which published these plans
printed them without asking
permission.
The Washington times., 1934-12-17
j. 8. OFFICIALS
JOIN IN HONOR
To WR|GHTS
Hundreds of Planes Drone Over
Capital As Cabinet Men
Broadcast Tributes

Thirty one years ago the
Wright brothers, Orville and Will
bur, cast discretion to the winds
and took off from the sand dunes
near Kitty Hawk, N. c., in a con-
traption they were pleased to call
an airplane, thereby confoundirg
legion of scoffers who said it
couldn't be done.
Today thousands of airplaneS
throughout the Nation took to the
air between 10:30 and II a. NJ.
as a tribute to the brothers who
started a new era of tranSporta-
ton.
In washington the Army and
Navy held open house at Boiling
Field, and throughout the day
scores of airplane motors roared
out their praises of the Wrights.
300 Planes Coming Here
Some 300 civilian planes were
to descend upon Washington dur
ing the afternoon in this gesture
to the fathers of aviation. It
was to be spontaneous display:
no special program was planned.
The Army and Navy had as
signed a section of Boiling Field
to the visitors. The skyways
were open to all. Some private
airports joined in the tribute, in
Guiding various forms of enter
tainment with the aerial dis
plays.
Shortly after the first flight at
Kitty Hawk. DR.. Orville Wright
and one Lieut.. Benjamin D. Fou-
lois, of the Army, flew the origi-
nal Wright plane from Fort
Myer, Va, to Alexandria, an
epochal trip. Lieutenant Foulois
since has become Major General
Foulois, chief of the Army Air
Corps, still a first-rate flier. And
that route was retraced today
by the dozen of planes that
zoomed over and about the Capt.
tai.
SGdTGCu " D. AL Il OANC0
DR.. Wright had Lieutenant
Loulois bring the plane here to
demonstrate its practicability to
military authorities, thus paving
the way to the establishment OF
an Army and Navy air service
that placed the United States in
the front ranks of aviation.
Thirty-nine Navy planes and
20 Army ships took off simultane-
ously from Boiling Field this
morning, and for hours scared
over the city while awaiting the
civilian armada from points
throughout the East. Capt. c. M.
Savage, Boiling Field adjutant.
was in charge of the days
activities.
In Washington, the celebration
was led by the Cabinet, four
members of which went on the
air over the National Broadcast
ing Company nation wide net
work to pay its tribute to the
great flight.
Secretary of War George H.
Dern spoke of the development of
Army aircraft. Secretary of the
Navy Claude A. Swanson spoke
of the Navy'S progress. Post
master General James A. Farley
told of the Governments air-mail
activities and Secretary of Com
merce Daniel C. Roper spoke of
the Governments sponsorship Of
aviation,
The Washington times., 1934-12-17

heated by coal stoves in each of
its six rooms.
In the Adams School one room
has been partitioned off to make
two classrooms and a playroom
is being used for classroom in
struction.
An unpartitioned room in the
Shepherd School is being used for
classes and at the Truesdale three
basement rooms are houSin G
classes.
Glasses in Corridor
In the Bunker Hill School kin
dergarten children receive their
instruction in a corridor, while at
the Emery two rooms in the base
ment are used for shop and class
room work.
There are other rooms through
out the school system which
should receive immediate atten-
ton to remedy the undesirable"
conditions, DR.. Ballou said.
The Washington times., 1934-12-17
P POWER PLANS,
FLOOD CONTROL
ALSO BACKED
Resources Unit Submits Its
Findings to President After
Five Months of Study

Immediate steps to rid the Po-
tomac River of pollution, control
erosion and high water stages, and
a study by the Federal Govern
ment of a possible hydroelectric
power development. were recon-
mended to President Roosevelt to-
day by the National Resources
Board, headed by Secretary of the
Interior Harold L. IckeS.
The recommendations were in
cluded in a lengthy report by the
board on long-range national plan
ming and public works in relation
to natural resources.
Worked Five Months
The board, at work on the re-
port for five months, pointed out
in its letter of transmittal to the
Chief Executive that if the tpro-
gram is carried out it may be
expected to:
Provide for the systematic
development of our water re-
sources for purposes of santa
tion, power, industrial uses,
transportation, recreation, do
mestic consumption, and other
collateral uses on a far higher
level than ever before.
2-RemOve the recurring men,
ace of great floods and the
heavy losses of soil caused by
uncontrolled erosion.
3-Make available large areas
of land for purposes of popular
recreation.
The point of pollution was pay
ticularly stressed for the Potomac
River study, one of II drainage
basin projects recommended.
Inclusion of power development
project in the recommendation
gave immediate rise to the hopes
of Senators Pat McCarran CD
of Nevada, and George w. Norris
(R.) of Nebraska, who have long
sponsored such development at
Great Falls.
With the National Resources
Boards Endorsement, and if it
finds favor in the eyes of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Senators McCar-
ran and Norris hope to overcome
the legislative obstacle now in
their way-the franchise" held
on Great Falls by the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
The latter body has been af-
forded the protection of Congress
against such a development so
the George Washington Memorial
Parkway may be terminated at
that point without any "obiec-
tional scenery"
Although soil erosion may fig.
ure prominently in the Potomac
River program if it is carried
out, flood control is not deemed
especially necessary by engineers
that have surveyed the river.
The curb of pollution in the
river is expected to find partic-
ular favor at the White House
when the Potomac River devel-
opment program is taken under
consideration. Secretary Ickes,
chairman of the board, has al
ways favored a project to re-
move waste from the stream and
is expected to make known his
personal views to the President.
Members of the board are
FERA Administrator Harry L.
Hopkins; Secretary of War
George H. Dern; Secretary of
Agriculture Henry A. Wallace;
Secretary of Commerce Daniel C.
Roper; Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins; Frederick A.
Delano, of National Capital Park
and Planning Commission;
Charles E. Merriam and Wesley
c. Mitchell.
The Washington times., 1934-12-17
GASOLINE TAX
To Be PUT To
NEW USE
Congress Plans to AIIot Funds
for Condemnation and
Street Widening

For the first time in the his
tory of the local budget, gasoline
tax funds are to be used to
finance the condemnation and
widening of streets in the city.
This was revealed today as the
House District Appropriations sub
committee continued to hear
Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, head OF
the Highway Department, outline
the program for his unit tor the
coming fiscal year.
In previous years, the expend1-
lures for street condemnation and
widening have come out Of gen.
eral city funds, it being the theory
that the general public should
bear the financial burden Of this
work.
Plan Is Changed
However, with the work to be
done this year from gasoline tax
money exclusively it apparently is
the belief of the Budget Bureau
that automobile owners should
support this program themselves.
The remainder of The gasoline
tax revenues, which are expected
to be about $2,4O0,000, are to be
utilized for the regular street and
highway program, including the
laying of highways, new paving,
bridge construction and the main
tenance of all of these.
It was learned that the budget
calls for 100000 funds to be al.
located to the condemnation and
widening work.
Surplus in Past
Previously there has been a sub
stantial surplus resulting from the
gasoline tax fund, Congress refus-
ing to permit the expenditure of
the entire amount in any one
year.
In the next fiscal year, however,
with the condemnation and
widening work to be done from
the gasoline tax money, it is
understood that virtually no sur
plus will remain, since it also has
been learned that the budget rec
concentrations for the regular
street and highway projects will
permit a normal procedure on the
program.
The Washington times., 1934-12-17
Ken Murray
Says:

Say! Crime must be begin.
ming to pay. The National Crime
Conference reports that 1,3OO,.
900 serious crimes were COM
mitted last year. Apparently,
there weren't so many unem-
ployed as we were made to be-
lieve.
According TO those figures.
about one person out of every
hundred in this country is a
criminal. Don't look right
now, but that fellow sitting be-
side you certainly acts SuS-
picfOuS.
Back in the pioneer days, the
rObber used to keep a record of
his killings, by nOtches in his
gun. Today, he just SubScribeS
to a Clipping bureau"
so REMEMBER:
If you spare the rod. you
spoil the gangSter.
The Washington times., 1934-12-17
LECTURES ON AFRICA

DR.. Anson Phelps Stokes, canon
of the Washington Cathedral,
gave an illustrated lecture on
Africa at St. Luke's P. F. Church
last night. DR.. Stokes recently
made a tour of the dark CONT
nent.
The Washington times., 1934-12-17
NURSES TO MEET

A special meeting of the Mary
land State Organization for Pub
lie Health Nursing will be held
in the War Memorial in Baltimore
at 4::3O p. m. today. Marcia Wheat
is president of the organization.
The Washington times., 1934-12-17

Whenever you want to know the
correct time of day or night tele-
phone District 1000, the office of
THE WASHINGTON TIMES.
The Washington times., 1934-12-17
Passenger Group
To Name Officers

The Washington Passenger AS
sociation will meet Wednesday at
the Lee House to elect officers.
At the groups last meeting in
November C. E. Bowen was nom-
mated for president and Jack
Kean for vice president.
The Washington times., 1934-12-17

"HELL DIVERS" ROAR OVER CAPITOL
WASHINGTON witnessed today it's first celebration
of National Aviation Day with than 40 planes of
the Army, Navy Marine Corps and civilian organizations
soaring above the city, The demonstration in honor of
the Wright brothers. who made their first heaverthan
air flight 81 years ago. At the right is shown the first
plane the u S. Army ever bought from the Wrighs with
the then Lieut. Benjamin D. Foulos in the cockpt with
Orville Wright Below it is the latest Martin aircraft,
capable of flying 1000 miles rather than the few miles
of the early Wright craft
Evening star., 1934-05-03
SURVEY ORDERED
ON NIGHT PARKING
Friendship Citizens Delay
Vote Until Committee
Makes Report.

Members of the Friendship Citizens
Association voted last night to refer
the subject of the all-night parking
ban to a committee for further study.
E. L. Hunter, c. A. Wright and L.
E Voorhees, were appointed to this
committee, which Is to study material
furnished the association by the Dis
trict government, including map
showing garages and available park
ing space. This map shows Ill per
cent of available parking space in No.
8 police precinct, which would indi-
cate more parking space than cars.
The report, however. includes vacant
lots, a number of which could not be
used for automobile parking. The
committee is to report its findings at
the next meeting of the association.
Promises to Check Speeding.
The Special Traffic Committee of
the organization reported receiving
letter from Traffic Director Van
Duzer, replying to several requests
made after the April meeting of the
group, in which it was said that while
a survey shows the average speed on
Wisconsin avenue to be over the limit
set by signs, Van DuZer believes the
average driver is travelling at a speed
he feels is the safe one for the vicini-
ty. He promises, however, to have
traffic officer assigned to patrol the
street to see that safe speeds were
used, and it was reported to the as
sociation that this had been done.
The Friendship group passed a mo-
H. ~
tee to make every effort to obtain the
long-Sought traffic light at the inter-
section of Albemarle street and Wis
COnSin avenue. Secretary Hunter re-
ported that Capt. Bowers of No. s
precinct will assign an officer to traffic
duty at Grant road and Wisconsin
avenue on Sunday mornings. IN re-
sponSe to the associations request.
Indorse Cleanup Week.
Members Of the association voted
that it go on record as being heartily
In favor of Cleanup week" and au-
thorlzad the secretary to notify the
District Commissioners and the
Chamber of Commerce of the action
Reporting for the committee on the
Fort Reno Park development, C. D.
Franks told the group he had been
unable to discover whether this prof.
ect would receive any part CT the
S20.000.000 District loan.
Samuel J. Fhckinger, R. D. Poore
and c. D. Franks were appointed to
the committee on The Stars $1,000
Better Homes Contest, which was in
dorsed in motion passed by the as
sociation.
Fourteen new members we're ac-
cepted at last nights meeting.
Nominations of candidates for Of
flces for the coming year, scheduled
for last night, were carried over till
the June meeting.
The group, presided over by Harry
Friedman, met in Janney School,.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
POLICE RETIREMENT
SURVEY TO BE MADE
Several Names Already Submitted
to Board for Action Because
of Disabilities.

The annual survey of members of
the Metropolitan Police Department
to determine which men, if any
should be ordered before the retiring
board for physical disabilities, will
be made early this month, it was
announced at police headquarters
yesterday.
Two names already have been sub
mitted for action by the board: j.
w. Price of the first precinct, who
recently had to have a leg amputated
after an attack of diabetes, and
Thomas B. Mccormick of the fourth
precinct, who has been on the sick
list for a long period, the victim of
heart attacks. Edward V. Wall, a
member of the force since 1896, has
asked for retirement, having reached
the age when voluntary retirement is
permissible. In view of Walls long
service, however, he is being urged
for promotion prior to retirement so
he will be eligible for a higher pen
sion than received by privates.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
PROGRAM ON PLANNING
URGED IN RESOLUTION
Meeting Is Held by Executive
Board of American Civic
Association.

The American Civic Association
was urged to formulate a national
program of education on the subject
of planning in a resolution presented
at a meeting of the associations
Executive Board Tuesday by Col.
Samuel P. Wetherill, 3r., of Phila-
delphia.
Frederic A. Delano, president Of
the association, presided at the meet
ing which was held in the Cosmos
Club. Among those present were
Clarence Phelps Dodge, Washington,
D. c.; DR.. John M. Cries, Conover,
Ohio; John Molen, Cambridge, Mass;
Harlean James, and Arno B. Cam
merer.
DR.. Harold c. Bryant, director of
research, National Park Service, and
c. Marshall Finnan, superintendent
of National Capital Parks, were
guests of the board at luncheon
preceding the meeting.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

pare with 151,1s4 tons in February
and s0,567 tons in March, 1888.
For the quarter ending March 81.
the total exports reached 590,4 ,476
gross tons. an aggregate SLIGHTLY less
than three times the total exported
in. the first quarter Of 1888.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

to Mcneil Island Of Sanford Bates,
prison director.
In accepting Archer's resignation
Cummings yesterday paid high tribute
to his faithful service, during which
he has twice received medals for
exemplary prison administration.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

that Archer win remain on duty until
his successor Is appointed.
Archer rendered his resignation
sometime ago because Of Ill health.
but Cummings was reluctant to accept
1t at that time. The warden renewed
his request during the recent visit
Evening star., 1934-05-03
SWIFTLY THE AGONY OF NEURITIS
AND RHEUMATISM DEPARTS

Over 900 of All Cases of Rheu-
matism Are Caused o. Agra
waited by Excess Uric Acid
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cause and times out Of 10 1t is
just ask Peoples Drug Stores or any
modern druggist for an eight-ounce
bottle of ALLENRU and then, if you
are not satisfied that the above
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back.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
MEMS FORUM

DR.. Charles G.. Abbot Will Ad-
dress Coolidge Glass.
DR.. Charles c. Abbot, executive
secretary of the Smithsonian InSti-
tuition, will address the mems forum OF
the Calvin Coolidge class of the First
Congregational Church, Tenth and
G. streets, at 10 a. m. Sunday. His
topic will be The Resources of a
We'll Trained Mind" :"
Evening star., 1934-05-03
SCRAPIR0N AND STEEL
EXPORTS ON INCREASE
Demand in Far East Grows
261, ,26e Gross Tons Shipped
in March,

Demand for scrap iron and steel
in the Far East continued in such
volumn that American exports in the
month Of March reached the highest
total since July, 1929, 1t was an
nounced yesterday by the Department
of Commences Iron and Steel Divis-
ion.
A total Of 261 .269 gross tons were
exported, Sc per cent Of 1t, or 173, 3,165
gross tons, being scrap, with the
Orient being the chief purchaser.
The record March shipments COM
Evening star., 1934-05-03

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Evening star., 1934-05-03
WARDEN'S RESIGNATION
ACCEPTED BY CUMMINGS
Record of Finch r. Archer at
Mcneil Island Penitentiary

Attorney General Cummings has
accepted the resignation Of Finch r.
Archer, 74-year-old warden Of the
Mcneil Island Penitentiary In WASH
ington State, with the understanding
The Washington times., 1934-05-14

dow, and after awhile we waited
for each other downstairs and
laughed at what the world didn't
i know.
Around my heart, there is still
a spot about the size of the Sa-
hara Desert for her, Mr.. HELM
ger. For if ever there was a lady,
a grand lady, mind you, she was
it. We spent "a years together
in all, and We never completed
our honeymoon.
Proud of Father
1--WE had two fine boys who
were sent to a private school as
soon as they had learned the diff
ference between pi and pie. When
they were young, they were very
proud of their father. They sat
up almost all night when he was
first made managing editor.
II remember how proud the
First Lady was when we first
moved to Riverside Drive. And
the maid seemed to hinder more
than help because Her Highness
couldn't sit still while there was
cleaning or cooking to be done.
THAT was the peak. From
there the chart shows a gradual
decline. My two friends began
to edge the First Lady out of the
picture. Drinking and love are
only temporary friends at best.
I renounced liquor every day for
IA years, and it seems now as
though it took its toll on the First
Lady, and lelt few scars on me.
She worried, I guess. And one
day when I came in my boys
wouldn't talk to me, and the maid
asked me to walk on tiptoe.
After that there was no more
choice to make. I had to stick
to my two friends. They were
all I had left. The boys-well,
they tried me, and both found me
guilty on all counts. I never saw
them again.
"The decline was faster now.
T okayed the wrong story one
night. A gambling raid. Some
OF the publishers best friends
were in it. So I packed a pencil
and a bottle and left. Other
papers had made attractive Of
ferS before, so I didn't feel badly
I was well known, you see.
But it turned out that every
body felt sorry. but no one had
an editorship that fitted my pc.
culiar talent. For awhile, I
worked on a city desk, and when
they transferred me to the lobster
trick, I quit. Five years ago, I
was a district man for two weeks
in the summertime but the office
let me go because they said that
too many stories were getting
away from me.
II couldn't afford Irish whiskey
and cognac through most of pro-
hibition or the depression, SO
cultivated a taste for gin. It's
really not bad, after you get used
to it. And two years ago wrote