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Evening star., 1934-09-11
Charges by Taxpayers Group
Termed "Unfair" by Hopkins
There Are Some ChiseIers on
Relief, But Says Statement "Cires
Me Pain in the Neck.'

Harry L. Hopkins admits there are
some chiSelerS on relief rolls, but
such unfair" statements as put out
yesterday by the Washington Taxpay-
ers' Protective Association, the emer-
gency relief administrator says, give
me pain in the neck"
The Taxpayers Association charged
that at least 10 per cent of the 5000
persons on relief rolls who visited re-
lief headquarters arrived in automo-
bileS.
People who make such unfair
statements as that are usually very
comfortable themselves" Hopkins said
That kind of talk is the usual kind
heard at the dinner table over high
balls in comfortable homes. They
give me a pain in the neck"
Automobiles Necessary.
Hopkins asked the question, why
shouldn't a person on relief rolls use
an automobile If he needs it?"
He declared it would take weeks
of investigation by a staff of assist
ants to determine the accuracy of the
Taxpayers Associations charge.
Many person is dependent on an
automobile, like a carpenter, for in
stance" Hopkins added. Take his
automobile away from him and you
take the chief means he has of going
out to get business"
Evening star., 1934-09-11
BOARD TO DISCUSS
SCHOOL OPENING
Meeting Called Tomorrow.
Custodians Rush Clean.
ing of Buildings.
STEEPLEJACKS PREPARE TO
REMOVE CHURCH SPIRE.

The two-month Summer recess Of
the Board of Education will end to-
morrow afternoon when a meeting
will be held to clear up the details
preparatory to opening the public
schools Monday morning.
The first regular meeting of the Fall
term was scheduled for last Wednes-
day, but could not be held because of a
failure to muster quorum. DR.. Hay
den johnson, board president, is not
expected to be present tomorrow, and
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, vice presi-
dent, will preside If she returns to
Washington by that time. In case
neither president nor vice president is
on hand, the board will elect a presi-
dent pro tenn.
School building custodians, who
have been on duty most of the Sum-
mer, are rushing the work of cleaning
up the schools.
Few changes are being made in the
assignment of pupils. Children who
heretofore have occupied four porta-
BILE buildings at the Garrison School
and four at the Cleveland School,
will be sent this year to the Grimke
School, on Vermont avenue between
T and U streets. The portables will
be abandoned as class rooms. The
Grimke School is located in the old
Phelps Vocational School Building.
No new buildings will be ready for
occupancy this year, according to As
sistant Supt. of Schools Jere j. Crane
business manager of the system. Sat-
isfactory progress is being made on
construction of the Woodrow Wilson
High School, at Nebraska avenue
Chesapeake street and Fort drive, and
the Logan Elementary School, al
Third and G streets northeast, Crane
declared.
Evening star., 1934-09-11
Historic Massachusetts Home
VIII Be Moved to Washington
The Lindens,, Famed in Colonial His
tory, Viii Become Residence of Mr..
and Mrs. George Maurice Morris.

Plans for the moving to Washing
ton from Danvers, Mass, of one of
the most historic of Massachusetts,
homes, the Lindens, are being COM
pleted here by Mr.. and Mrs. George
Maurice Morris, 16 Kalorama circle, it
was learned today.
The famous old house, regarded as
one of the finest remaining examples
of pure Colonial architecture, is to be
reconstructed at Twenty fourth street
and Kalorama road. The work of
moving and reassembling the historic
structure probably will begin next
Spring.
The Lindens figured in much of the
early history of Massachusetts, and for
a time was occupied by the British
Governor, Gen. Thomas Gage, prior
to the outbreak of the Revolutionary
War. Gov. Gage entertained there
royalty and the mansion was the
scene of gay hospitality.
Columns Bullet Marked.
During Revolutionary times the
mansion witnessed many stirring
events. Its front door and fluted col
umns bear bullet marks left in Revo-
lutionary encounters.
The purchase by the Morrises of
the Lindens marks the end of a long
search they have made in various
sections of the country for Colo
nial home to house the collection of
antiques of the Colonial period they
have for years made a hobby of col
lecting.
Since it was built in 1854, the Lin
dens has been in continuous use as
a private home, with long success
sion of owners. 1t was built for King"
Hooper, wealthy Marblehead mer-
chant, on land that was part of the
original grant in 1886 to John Ende-
colt, the first Massachusetts, Governor
It was occupied by Gen. Gage in 1774.
The Lindens stands on road used
Wy SO1OAlAdA oCGOAC4O Cd41y 4OOO.
Along this road went Rebecca Nourse
to Salem Jail to be condemned as a
witch. Benedict Arnold and his troops
marched in front of the house. en- route
to Quebec in ITS. The house has
looked upon John Adams, Josiah
Quincy and John Quincy Adams, who
passed that way frequently. Before
it we're borne the dead of Danvers from
the Battle of Lexington.
Capital Seat.
When political considerations made
it advisable for Gen. Gage to move
his capital from Boston in June, 1774,
he came to the Lindens, offered
him in Tory loyalty by Hooper. The
gesture failed and as gallants from
Tory Boston and the British officers
frequented Salem and the Lindens,
resentment grew. This was famed by
the presence of two companies Of the
64th Royal Infantry, encamped across
the road from the house as Cages
personal guard. So great did the
hostility become that Gage was forced
Evening star., 1934-09-11
VAN NESS STREET
CASE IS APPEALED
Property Owners Protest
Assessment and Go to
Supreme Court.

The Van Ness street widening case,
already argued twice before the Dis
trict Court of Appeals, went to the
Supreme Court today on protest by
property owners in the vicinity against
an assessment for benefits.
The protest was filed by William J.
Nealey, H. g. Ayers and other prop
erty owners who lost their case in the
Court of Appeals May IA.
Vernon E. West, principal assistant
corporation counsel, who defended the
District in the original suit, said the
outcome of the case in the Supreme
Court would be important, because an
adverse decision would upset the en-
tire condemnation plan.
Claim No Notice Given.
The complaining property owners
contend they had no notice of the
proceeding until after condemnation
and were given no opportunity to
appear in the matter of the assess
ment of costs against them, and were,
thereby, deprived of their constitu-
tional rights. They also claimed the
Commissioners were without authority
to proceed with condemnation.
The Court of Appeals held the
complaining property owners were
without authority to maintain the
suit. 1t took the position the authority
of the Commissioners to condemn the
land could be questioned only by
the owners of the land taken, not
withstanding the fact that the COM
planning property owners were re-
quired to contribute to the cost.
The land condemned was parts of
lots 13 and 801, in square 1881, on the
north side of Van Ness street at the
point where it intersects with Wis
consin avenue. The condemnation
was reSorted to as means of widen
ing the intersection. The owner of
lot i3 was awarded S720 and the
owner Of lot 801, S10,780. The jury
assessed as benefits the sum of
$6,882.5O, distributed among several
lot and parcel owners.
Attack Validity of Proceedings.
The validity of the entire proceed
ing was assailed by the complainants
on the ground that Van Ness street
was not a street that conformed to
the highway plan. The court, how
ever, held that the sole question for
consideration was whether the COM
planning property owners were bene-
fitted to the amount assessed against
them, and that they were not in a
position to challenge the regularity or
irregularity of the condemnation pro-
ceedings, unless it operated to their
prejudice, or fraud was practiced in
the awards
The court also declared the Com
missioners, by electing to accept the
verdict of the jury, assumed for the
District almost one-half of the dam
age and cost, and relieved the COM
plainants to the extent of an addi-
tional assessment of benefits, which
might, in a further proceeding, have
been imposed upon them"
Evening star., 1934-09-11

to return to Boston and defeat at
Bunker Hill.
The bullet marks in the door and
columns are said to have been caused
by the musketry fire of Colonial SOL
diers, incensed by the taunts of the
tory, Hooper, as they marched by his
house.
The house, known for a time as
the Gov. Gage house, became known
as "The Lindens" when an avenue
of linden trees, imported from Eng
land and now a century old, were
planted along the drive. 1t now
stands in several acres of beautifully
handicapped grounds.
The house has Is rooms, those on
the first and second floors of stately
proportions. The entrance hall is 38
feet long and IL feet wide. Halfway
down its length carved staircase
Of exceptional beauty rises to pal
ladian window on landing and then
at right angles to a large upper hall.
A colored scenic wallpaper in three
complete sets covers both halls, illus
trating scenes from Pizarro's conquest
Of Peru, the wanderings Of Tele-
machus and the flight of Antenor.
This paper was mounted on linen
and is in an excellent state of pres
ervation.
Alterations Made.
Some alterations have been made
during the 180 years of existence
of the house. During the residence
of the family of Francis Peabody
descendant in the eighth generation
of Gov. Endecott, carved mantels were
added to the simple chimney breasts
of the original design in three rooms.
All three were the work of Samuel
McIntire, jr, from designs by his
father, famous architect and carver,
who died in 1911.
The deed in which Leon David of
Boston conveyed the house to Mr..
Morris on August %, stipulates that
it is with full right to remove the
foregoing structure" granting "every
facility for the purpose of ingress to
and egress from and working in, upon
and about the premises and the
structure or dwelling house for the
purpose of dismantling it, severing
it from the soil and removing it from
the premises"
The work of moving and re-erect-
ing the old house here Is to be in
charge of Walter Mayo Macomber,
noted authority on colonial architec-
ture, who has been in charge of much
of the work of colonial restoration at
Williamsburg. Va, Mrs. Morris said.
Every detail of the structure is be-
ing measured and photographed and
every board and stone will be num-
bered and identified. Even the orig
inal nails will be saved and used
again, Mrs. Morris said.
The reconstruction here of the
Lindens will add to the National
Capital, it is said, perhaps the purest
example of colonial architecture in
the city and will give Washington a
historic house older than the Capital
itself.
The house will be used by the Nor
rises as their home and probably win
be opened to the public at intervals,
as are number Of local historic
homes.
Evening star., 1934-09-11
IS CARRIER PIGEONS,
STOLEN FROM OWNER

Leave them alone and they'll come
hcme-'
James c. Krahling, 1914 Twenty
seventh street southeast, scans the
skies and hopes that applies to Is
carrier pigeons somebody stole from
him.
Although he believes the birds can
make their way back if given a
chance, Krahling reported the theft
yesterday, since the motive might have
been pigeon pie.
The pigeons are valued at $50.
Evening star., 1934-09-11
MISSING PHlLATELIST
IS SOUGHT IN CAPITAL
1o-Year-Old New York Stamp
Collector Disappears After
Attending Convention.

Washington philatelists have been
asked to aid in a search for William
WeinStock, 19-year-old New York
stamp collector who left home two
weeks ago to attend the convention
of the American Philatelic Society
at Atlantic City and has not been
heard from since.
The youths parents have appealed
to Robert E. Fellers, superintendent,
Division of Stamps, Post Office De-
partment, and Fellers in turn has en-
listed the assistance of the local phil
atelic public.
Weinstock, it is understood, was
seen at Atlantic City. He had with
him about $500 in cash and a port
folio of valuable stamps. His par
ents believe that after the close of
the convention he came to Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1934-09-11
Esperanto Group to Meet.

A business meeting of the Wash
ington Chapter of the Esperanto As
sociation of North America will be
held at 1880 pm. today at the Mount
Pleasant Public Library branch, Six
teenth and Lamont streets. Partici-
patton in the annual Halloween parade
will be discussed.
Evening star., 1934-09-11
II STREET CAR PASSES
STOLEN FROM DRIVER
Police Say Thief Probably Will
Hold Unofficial Sale"
This Week,

There probably will be an unofi-
cial sale" of street car passes this
week.
At least that was the belief ex-
pressed by police when Arthur C.
MUIR, l1l8 Sixth street southwest,
yesterday reported the theft of 68 81
passes and four SIPS passes from his
coat pocket while he was driving a
Capital Transit Co. bus.
Unless the thief wants to take his
cronies for a car ride, it is thought
he will try to dispose of the passes
at cut rates.
Evening star., 1934-09-11
Home Club to Meet.

BURKE. Va, September IL (Spe.
ciaD The local Home Demonstration
Club will meet Thursday at 1880 pm.
for demonstration on clothing to be
conducted by Miss Sarah f.. Thomas,
county home demonstration agent,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-12

School children-even tottering
kindergarten b a bies- have been
forced to cross dangerous city in
tersections without police protection
since the start of the strike at local
hosiery mills, April 6, The Times
learned today.
Policemen ordinarily assigned to
safeguard the lives of city school
children, as they go to and from
their homes to school, have been
ordered to guard the property of
the hosiery mills BY Chief Mike
Morrissey, leaving the guarding of
the school crossings to janitors and
children.
Forty-three policemen out of
forty-six usually assigned to watch
over the lives and safety of chill
dren at schools have been assigned
to strike duty. The Times learned.
Paul G. Stetson. superintendent
of schools. said that the police de-
partment informed him today that
due to an emergency" traffic pro-
lection could not be furnished all
public schools.
While the situation prevails, jan
itors will stand guard at dangerous
street crossings and the school
traffic patrols will be instructed to
increase their vigilance.
A. B. Good, business manager of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-12
Hourly Temperatures
Ongress Whipped Back Into Line by Illinois Vote

welt program without quarter, went
to the polls on the very day that
DR.. William A. Wirt's red brain
trust scare was being blazoned
across the front pages and reg
istered an overwhelming indorse-
ment of what has been done and
what is proposed.
Democrats polled a ma jority Of
the popular vote cast. Democratic
candidates received twice as many
votes as they did in the last off,
year election; Republicans half as
many.
Every Democratic congressman in
dorsed by the party organization was
renominsted. Secretary of Interior
IckeS was successful in bringing
about defeat. in the Republican pri-
maries, of James Simpson Jr., who
had not supported the recovery pro-
gram.
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whether the sound and fury of re-
cent Republican attacks we're based
on wiShful thinking or were &C
tually rejecting a change of heart
among the voters. They broke into
cold sweats whenever any one talked
about rubber-stamp congressman.
subservient to dictator" in the
White House.
Into every corner of the capitol
building had crept the rumor that
the ''ins" we're to be punished this
year.
Instead of that the first primary
of election year. providing one of the
most severe tests conceivable. has
demonstrated that the ''ins" and the
recovery program still rate top
notch with the folks back home.
Illinois, normally Republican,
served with four Chicago newspa-
pers that have fought the Roose-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-12
IS YEARS SAVINGS
TAKEN BY BANDITS
City Man Is Robbed of
81, 300 by Trio.

Thirteen years savings of Charles
Waisner, SIS, of 437 East New York
street, were lost late last night when
three bandits entered his rooming
house, forced their way into his
room and carried out a trunk con-
tanning $1,000 in bills of small de-
nominations.
Mrs. Emma Cowell, housekeeper
answered the knock at the door
the three robbers told her that they
had come for the trunk" When
Mr.. WaiSner appeared one of the
bandits drew a revolver.
Police later arrested Raymond
Simpson, AZ. of 1914 North Alabama
Mr.. Washers brother Law
and Miss Irma Waisner, 20. of All
East New York street. near re-
lative Both are held on vagrancy
charges under high bond.
They denied knowledge of the
robbery. but admitted to police that
they knew .Waisner had the money
in the trunk. None of the other
roomers were molested in the raid
last night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-12
HOSIERY STRIKE
RULING IS NEAR
Complaints of Intimidation
Made to Police by
City Workers.

New complaints of worker intimi-
dalton occupied police today while
settlement of the Real Silk hosiery
workers strike apparently awaited
ruling by the national labor board
in Washington.
Gerald Roberts, 1929 North Rural
street, Real Silk employee, told police
that several bricks were thrown
through windows of his home last
night. A similar report was made
to police by Russell Baker. 1923 Cen
trail avenue, whose wife is an en-
ploye at the National hosiery mills
Baker said brick was hurled
through the rear glass of their car
parked in the rear of their home.
Russell Moore. Real Silk worker
supplied police with names Of two
strikers who, he said, threatened
him if he continued working.
Meanwhile, Real Silk officials
promised additional protection to
those employees still working or
Ot1OSC wiz QCotIC W ISJuIIl bO WOIk
In addition to police protection
mill officials said transportation to
and from the mill will be provided
those who fear intimidation.
Joined by sympathy marchers
from the Garment Workers Union
nearly one thousand workers took
part yesterday in downtown
parade.
From Washington today came a
report that it appeared likely the
national labor board would make a
ruling favorable to the hosiery
workers on their collective bargain
ing claims.
Two questions have been laid be-
fore the national board by the re-
gional labor board here. They are
l. Are the conditions agreed to
preceding the workers election last
August still binding?
2. What workers organizations
have the power to bargain collec-
lively with the mill management.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-12

action to the Roosevelt program. No
one is attacking it, On May 8 In
diana has primaries, but the admin
istration'S loudest-mouthed critic.
Senator Arthur Robinson. faces no
opposition until November.
Oddly, the next major test be-
tween critics and supporters of
Roosevelt comes in the Republican
senatorial primaries in Pennsyl-
vania. May Is. Senator David A.
Reed is anti; Governor Clifford Pin
chot. who wants his seat, is pro.
Pennsylvania voted for Hoover in
1882. but since then there has been
more than one indication that the
states rock-ribbed regularity has
crumbled. Pittsburgh has a Demo-
cratic mayor and in Philadelphia a
combination Of Democrats and indie
pendent Republicans swept new
city administration into Office.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-12
Wreck Is AVerted
By United Press

bH b1t'ffU FJtSH
MIAMI, Fla, April 12.-General
Hugh S. Johnson, Donald Richberg
and other members of President
Roosevelts party today had a mar
row escape from injury or possible
death when the bus in which they
were riding was narrowly missed by
a locomotive at a grade crossing.
The bus cleared with about twenty
feet to spare.
The whistle of the locomotive was
heard as the vehicle. carrying about
two dozen persons, including White
House correspondents, approached
the crossing, blind one, at top
speed.
AS the bus reached the tracks
the train was but a few seconds
away. The driver put on an adj
ditional burst of speed and cleared
the right-of- way as the heavy
freight rumbled across.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-12


Five minutes after the train pulled
from the station in Miami, the chief
executive received the press. He
discussed his holiday, touched on a
few government matters and then
summoned General Hugh S. john
son. national recovery chieftain. to
take up the fate of the licensing
provision of the NRA.
General johnson is willing to let
the provision die, feeling that the
law has enough teeth for code en-
forcement. Decision, however, will
rest with the President.
Mr.. Roosevelt, tanned by the
tropical sun after two weeks of
cruising in Bahama waters aboard
Vincent Astor's yacht Nourmahal,
peeled off his coat and made him
self comfortable as soon as he settled
down in his private car after the
short ride from the dock to the
Florida east coast station.
Il had perfectly marvellous
time" he explained. The first two
days 1 fished and slept. The second
two days I had little cold in the
nose and I slept some more. After
that I went out fishing and just
lazied around. / had a real rest"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-12
COAL WAR THREAT
HURLED BY LEWIS
Southern Operators Defy
Johnson Edict.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, April 12-Fight-
ing John L. Lewis shot a Sulphurous
threat of civil war" today at south
ern coal operators who defied Gen
eral Hugh Johnson to make them
give their workers seven-hour day
and higher wage scale.
Fears were widespread that the
threats might be the forerunner of
another tumultous chapter in the
bloody history of the bituminous
coal industry.
IF the Alabama operators want
TO declare war on the United
States" shouted the black proved
Lewis, THE United Mine Workers
are ready, within fifteen days, to
furnish the President with twenty
army divisions to force them to COM
ply with the law"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-12
Kelly, Connected, V0us
to Get City Detectiue

Willard Kelly. alleged dairy
bandit, was in Marion county Jail
today awaiting a trip to the Indi-
ana state prison to begin serving
a sentence of seventeen and one
half years for the holdup of the
William H. Roberts e. Sons dairy.
The man, who argued his own
case before a Jury. was sentenced
Yesterday afternoon by Special
Judge L. Ert Slack.
AS Judge Slack pronounced SEN
tence. Kelly broke into cursing
threats to get" the police officers
responsible for his arrest ard con-
viction.
The court became a bedlam as
Kelly attempted to assault City
Detective Fac Davis.
Make it 100 years If YOU want.
It's all a D. frameup. Let
me get Matt Leach over here. He
can tell you I didn't commit this
crime. They know who did it. but
they won't arrest him" shouted
Kelly as Gordon of officers
grouped around him.
You won't have to turn in your
badge now" shouted the alleged
bandit as he attempted to break
away from officers and reach De-
tective Davis.
Handouts were snapped on his
wrists. He was led out a rear door
of the criminal court. The Juror
continued as his wife and other
relatives Joined the shouts of per
secution" and threatened deputy
prosecutors and police officers.
Kelly drew out of Davis on the
witness stand that he had possibly"
said that he would turn in his
badge If he didn't convict Kelly"
The jury was out three hours. A
guilty verdict was brought in at $50
.. m, but refused by Judge Slack
when the jury failed to I'LL out the