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Evening star., 1934-08-19
Commission With More POlUer
Asked for d. C. by Mrs. Wiley
Vote for Citizens Urged
as Foundation for
Any Change.
Heary Burden of Taxes
Cited as JuStitying
Representation.

This is the sirth OF q series OF
interviews tDith Washington civic
leaders on their ideas and suggeS-
ttons regarding proposed reorgani-
cation OF the District government.
A study of this subject is being
made at the request OF the Senate
by q committee composed OF Maj.
Ddniel J. Donoudn, District au-
ditor; William A. Roberts, peoples
counsel, and F. J. Bailey, Dho rep
Tesents Budget Director Douglas.
The committee has submitted a
number of Doluntes on the history
OF the District government and
plans to submit another on sug-
gested changes. To incite public
suggestions, Roberts recently broad
cast an appeal for citizens to tOrite
in their ideas.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
Hope Again for Team Work by
Appropriations subcommittee.

HNCE HloIe OUT Citi1eiiS aie III
~ spired with the hope that,
following the suggestion Of
Senator Thomas Of Oklahoma,
chairman of the Senate subcom-
mittee In charge of the District
bill, the House and Senate COM
mitteeS try to get together. Sen.
ator Thomas believes friendly
conference between these two COM
mittees before either began work
on the District budget would re-
suit In a better understanding Of
the viewpoint of each group and
later misunderstanding be avoided.
At such a conference the idea Of
joint hearings might be considered.
Such joint hearings would be a
great time-saver for members of
the two committees and District
officials, as well as Of the repre-
sentatives of civic bodies and any
individual citizens who might be
accorded the privilege of appear
ing. The cost of reporting the
hearings also would be reduced.
Chairman Cannon Of the House
committee personally favors such
a conference, but says he cannot
speak for the other members Of his
subcommittee There may be
changes In the personnel Of this
committee In the new Congress, so
Mr. Cannon will be unable to learn
their views until after the House is
organized in January. While he
looked with favor upon some sort
of joint action in the last session
of Congress, Mr. Cannon says
other members Of his committee
objected.
There is much civic interest in
the preparation and consideration
Of the next District budget, and
leaders are hopeful the innovation
of the public hearing before the
District Commissioners will be fol-
lowed by the carrying out Of the
business-like plan suggested by
Senator Thomas with a resulting
friendlness too long absent from
Capitol Hill. These civic leaders
are nearly unanimous In urging
another District budget reform
through its removal from the juris-
q diction of the Bureau of the
Budget and substituting direct
transmission to Congress.
Proposed High h-Level Bridge Has
New Champion and New Name.
A MEXICAN LEGION BRIDGE"
"A is the name proposed for
the high-level bridge to re-
place the old Chain Bridge by the
new department commander, j.
O'Connor Roberts Of the Depart
ment of the District Of Columbia,
American Legion. This Is one Of
the civic projects in which he
urges the local Legion to take an
interest. Comdr. Roberts pro-
poses to have the Legion take an
active interest in the local civic
affairs as a part Of their regular
program. 1t is not clear whether
this is to be an independent civic
movement or that members of the
Legion are to be encouraged to
participate actively as individuals
in the work of the numerous or
ganizations of citizens which are
maintained for the doing of civic
work solely.
Comdr. Roberts bridge proposal
is similar in one respect to the
proposal of the Interfederation
Conference in that 1t would be a
Federal project. The conference,
however, asks that the bridge be
the Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Bridge.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Activities in Seasonal Shamp-Information Com
piled to Further Library Program-Unity
Seen in D. c. Reorganization Ideas.
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

~ RGANIzED civic Washing
ton has been unusually
inactive during the past
~ week except out IN Ia
koma, where they are get
ting ready for the referendum elec-
ton September IL. The opening
Of the hearings before the Public
Utilities Commission on the street
railway rerouting plans brought out
o sprinkling of those active in some
of the citizens associations, but
there was no representative Of the
Washington Board Of Trade pres
ent. Chairman Clayton of the
Committee on Public Utilities of
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions was among those present.
The attendance at the morning
session was near the room capacity,
but the dull monotony Of the pro-
ceedings failed to attract many to
the other sessions. A number of
civic workers in attendance at the
morning session were frank in their
expression Of opinion that the pro-
ceedings were drawn out unneces-
sarily and expensively. The pre-
vailing opinion among these ex-
perts was that all the questions
asked Mr.. Beeier by members of
the commission could have been
anticipated and the reasons for
the various changes Of route in
corporated in the printed report
upon which the commission mem
bers were basing their questions.
Hearings on the rerouting are to
be resumed September 10, also the
tentative date set by the Commits
sioners to begin their public hear
ings on the District budget. Sep
ternber, it appears, is to be busy
month for our civic organizations.
Evening star., 1934-02-25

day at the Naval Academy were re-
ceived by Mrs. Peterson, wife of Lieut.
Martin r. Peterson, and Midshipman
J. J. Staley, jr., of the first class. The
dance was held in Dahlgren hall for
midshipmen of the first and second
classes.
Mrs. Maude Melville Neel of Rich
mond, Va. and Ventnor, N. j., is Wis
lting her sister. Mrs. Herbert Stockwell
at Langtarry. her home at Wardour
Miss Priscilla Stockwell, niece of Mrs
Neel, gave a small bridge party for
her aunt Saturday and Monday, who
was hostess at tea In her honor.
Mr.. Paul Merrick of Cleveland, Ohio,
was the guest this week of his mother.
Mrs. Emma K. Merrick, and his brother
and sister -in-law, Prof. and Mrs.
Roderick S. Merrick, at their home at
Cedar Park
Mr.. Robert H. Kells Of Minneapolis
is the guest of DR. and Mrs. Lyman M
Kells.
Miss Dorothy Strickland went to
Hollins College, Virginia, to attend
the celebration of Founders day. Miss
Strickland is an alumnus of Hollins
and attended the Inauguration of DR..
Evening star., 1934-02-25

Bessie Carter Randolph as president
of the college.
Much interest Is being taken in the
planning of the Colonial Club ball,
to be held at st. Johns College Sat-
urday. March 3. This will be the
first dance held in the great hall of
Mcdowell since Revolutionary days,
and will recall the historic occasion
when the Marquis de Lafayette, re-
turning to receive the thanks of the
American people, was given a three
oay reception in Annapolis. Among
the guests expected to be present are
Gov. Albert G. Ritchie, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Thomas G. Hart and State
Senator and Mrs. Ridgely p Melvin.
Plans for the ball, which will be one
of the most elaborate entertainments
given at st. Johns in several years,
are being made by committee Of 10
members of the Colonial Club, Of
which Mr.. Charles E. Dearing, I'd,
is chairman. The entire Mcdowell
Hall will be used for the event. The
English and art rooms will serve as
reception rooms, and dancing will be
held in the main great hall.
Miss Lille wallace of Rhode Is
land is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Evening star., 1934-02-25

place in the afternoon, the polls be-
ing open from 3 to o'clock. Mrs.
Frank s. Bright is chairman of the
Nominating Committee and Mrs.
Garland S. Ferguson, jr.. Of the Elec-
tions Committee. Reports Of special
committees will be heard, as well as
the annual report Of the Board Of
Governors.
Representative Fred M. Vinson Of
Kentucky and Mr.. William G. Rice,
jr., are on the program for the COM
ing month as luncheon speakers, and
Mr. Huston Thompson will talk to
the club at a dinner meeting on 1.-TWO
Great Democratic Leaders"
Evening star., 1934-02-25
Rep. Greenway Guest
OF Democratic Women

The woman's National Democratic
Club will hold its eleventh annual
meeting in the club house at 1925
New Hampshire avenue Wednesday.
Representative Isabella Greenway,
member of Congress from Arizona,
will be the guest of honor and
speaker at the annual dinner In the
evening, at which the report of the
Elections Committee will be an
nounced.
In the morning members will make
a pilgrimage to the Cathedral to place
a wreath on the tomb of the late
President Woodrow Wilson. Mrs. Ed
ward B. Meigs is the chairman OF the
committee arranging the pilgrimage.
The business meeting will take
Evening star., 1934-02-25
Admiral and Mrs. Hart
Return From Florida
Maj and Mrs. Murray and Capt and Mrs.
Spear Entertain in Honor OF Naval
Academy Head.

of Baltimore, which will take place at
Oyster Bay, Long Island.
DR.. and Mrs. Nathan G. Starr of
St Johns College entertained at a
supper party after the concert of the
Musical Arts quartet Tuesday eve-
ming.
Lieut.. and Mrs John H. Cross ar
rived in Annapolis this week from
Panama where Lieut.. Cross has been
on duty with the submarines, and will
OCCUPY the home at II Conduit street
Mrs. Cross, formerly Miss Emily
Macklin, is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles F. Macklin of Washing
ton and Leicester, Md, and sister of
Lieut. Comdr. A. S. Macklin and
Lient. Charles F. Macklin, jr., the
latter now on duty at the Naval
Academy.
Guests at the hop held last Satur-
Evening star., 1934-02-25
Texas Club to Give
Party Monday, March 5

The Texas Club of Washington will
give reception and dance at Hotel
Shoreham Monday evening, March S.
All Texans resident or visiting IN
Washington are cordially invited by
Representative Ewing Thomason,
president Of the club, to be present.
Evening star., 1934-02-25
Vermont State Association
Plans Card Party Saturday

Arrangements have been completed
by the Vermont State Association for
a card party to be held in the Roose-
welt Hotel Saturday evening at 8
o'clock.
Several tables have been reserved
and all Vermonters are urged to in
terest their friends in this affair.
Evening star., 1934-02-25

George Gaudet at Spa View Heights.
Capt. and Mrs. Ormand L. Cox
gave a dinner Tuesday, when their
guests were Comdr. and Mrs. John
Bowers, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Hanly
of Washington and Lieut.. and Mrs.
Robert L. Dennison.
Evening star., 1934-02-25

Boats for Motorists.
Special boats for autoists and their
cars are being introduced In England.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-13

Slips with
onncf
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-13
E
IMPEKIAL VALLEY PKESS, Ell OENIhO,

i 7 R RZzS1 .,l u i
All Imperial Valley will be at Wards Saturday for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-13
Norris Puts
Lindbergh
Under Fire
Earning His Money at
Last Says NebraSkan of
Air Mail Dispute.
By United Press

By Cnttfd PfeSS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Sup-
porters arose today in defense OF
both President Roosevelt and
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, on
opposite sides in the fight over can
collation. of private air mail con-
tracts. as preparations proceeded
for the army to take over Tying
the mail next Monday.
Mr.. Roosevelt ignored Colonel
Lindbergh's protest against cancel
lation of the contracts after Stephen
Early, White House secretary, cauS-
tically characterized it as obviously
sent for publicity purposes.
A storm of controversy over the
matter gathered quickly.
1T is regrettable," declared Sen
ator Gerald P. Nye CRep., N. d.
that two great national idols, the
President and Lindbergh, should be
brought into public conflict by such
a dirty mess as the aviation iStua-
ton, but Lindbergh's protest is
weakened by his connection with
the aviation companies and the big
fees he received from them"
Senator George w. Norris (Rep.,
Neb.) said the airlines which lost
contracts were trying to use Lind
berg's influence with the public to
suit their own ends.
AT last" he said, 'Lindbergh is
earning the $25O,0OO stock fee and
other fees which he received from
the aviation industry for use of his
name.
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notice Gordan. That got by me, "
he added.
''Nize little man. Smelled OF
juniper berry. Maybe that's why"
broke in a bystander.
n
"ATOW that Billy Sunday out
IN on College avenue-I re-
member he looked like a-let's see
=" ignored the clerk.
"Ballplayer. evangelist" offered
the bystander.
mo! More like what you'd
think a gangster might look like.
But do you know both John Dillin-
ger and Harry Pierpont resem-
bled meek shoe clerks" he
vouched.
But herel Here's one ] didn't
remember putting hen-her-
name down. Look -Four Roses
whisky-Rosie 0Grady. Now
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what do you suppose made her do
that?" asked the drug clerk.
Maybe the colonels lady out on
shopping spree"
What colonel? I get it. Sweet
Rosie O'Grady umptiddy-um.' But
listen we really do get a lot of real
names. You can see for yourself.
Now all these Smiths, Al Smiths
and John Paul Jones don't mean
thing.
Hoofs of one listener tapped out
They don't mean thing when
that cash register do ring. They
don't mean thing!"
"TaAe the other day." continued
the drug clerk, "a fellow came in
and got a pint and wrote down
John Smith. I smiled. Couldn't
help It,"
Yeah, same old line wanting
the same old wine" broke i~@ the
bystander.
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FRANCE QUIET
AFTER STRIKE
Nation Goes Back to Normal
as Doumergue Settles
Down to Work.
BIZ United Press

PARIS, Feb. 13.-France emerged
today from a critical week OF riots
eliminating in twenty-four-hou
general strike, and its new saliva
ton" cabinet pointed at once toward
a constructive legislative and execu-
tive program to bring economic and
political normality.
The Socialist and Communist
union workers returned to their jobs,
and soldiers returned to normal bar
rack activity.
Premier CASTOR Doumergue AND
his concentration government began
drafting plans for their ministerial
declaration before the chamber OF
deputies Thursday. 1t was planned
to introduce the budget at once and
to try and pass it by the 18th, as
one reinsurance to business and the
taxpayer.
Two persons were killed during
minor riots that accompanied the
one day strike, both at MarSeilles
Twenty were wounded.
1t was announced that 116 per-
sons were arrested here. Twelve po-
lice were hurt in isolated encounters
last night in working class districts
Generally all was quiet throughout
the country
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ways from the front stoop of the
capital city.
Instead. quietly, with tongue
making a mole-hill out of cheek,
the names have been inscribed in
pencil and pen in books OF drug
stores of the city by purchasers Of
liquors.
Take Bishop Cannon there
(you him." pointed out a city
drug clerk as he UNDERSIGNED a
line in the liquor order book
showing that one Bishop Can
non" got a quart of Scotch in
January.
"Or look, here's Joe Zilch Of
Keokuk, Ia. Now who knows,
there may be a Joe zilch in Iowa.
But this Gordan Gin-wen, that
is a little obvious, especially as he
got one-fifth gallon of it," ratified
the clerk as he read from the al
coholic almanac.
You know. didn't really
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-13
Jail Break
Fails; Eight
Men Slain
Unerring Workmanship of
Guards Brings End to
Prison Riot.
BIZ United Press

By CHtted Press
WALLA WALLA, Wash, Feb. 10.
Rigid prison discipline was
clamped on the tense Walla Walla
state penitentiary today following
an unsuccessful Jail break in which
eight men were killed and ten others
either wounded or stabbed.
Warden J. M. McCauley believed
that the trouble was over, but he
took no chances. Extra guards
manned the high walls of the red
bricked prison and national guards
men stood by for possible emer-
gencies.
Six convictS were killed, a guard
was stabbed TO death and a prisoner
described as IAN innocent bystand-
er" was wounded fatally. The
desperate attempt at wholesale Jail
delivery failed because of the I'M
erring craftsmanship of prison
guards who refused to be "bluffed.' >
Four of the wounded were guards,
stabbed by the rioters; the other six
were prisoners.
The jailbreak attempt developed
suddenly after the lunch hour yes
terday afternoon. Twenty convictS,
pushing seven prison officials before
them as hostages, marched on the
main gate and demanded to be let
out.
Facing a wall guard hastily aug
mented by Mr.. McCauIey because he
had "Smelled trouble brewing" they
threatened to kill their hostages I'M
less the gates were opened.
1t was a tense moment as the line
before the gate surged forward men
acingly and guards as on the wall
called on the rioters to dispense.
Mr.. McCauley issued orders to
shoot to kill, but don't hit the
turkeys"
The men in the hidden shot tow
ers along the wall unleaShed their
first volley of rifle fire. A sec
ond volley dispersed the rioters who
scurried to cover.
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Don't Mean Thing When the Cash Registers Ring

Sure! But do you know what
he did? Why he pulled out-No
not flask, not a gun, but a card
case and there in engraved letters
was John Smith, Chicago. H. Z"
said the clerk, dramatically.
Folks are not ashamed. They
just give phony names to wise
crack at the law that compels
them to do it. Take that Thomas
Jefferson signature from Month
cello, Va, or Bright January,
Babe Ruth, any one of them could
be sure-enough-P
But where's Elmer" broke in
the bystander, What, no Elmers?"
Sadly the clerk shook his head
and left to point out to a new
customer that gin over there is
triple distilled. Now we sell a lot
of this straight whisky. Nope,
not a blend"
Names only blends" cracked
the bystandeF with a "so-long."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-13
War Pictures

Starting tomorrow The Times
will run a series of war pic
lures submitted by city and
state persons.
Last of the vivid pictures of
the World war, collected by
Laurence Stallings, appear to-
day on Page IL. These pic
lures have been shown daily,
giving a Kaleidoscope view of
the horror and anguish of the
war to end war"
They all have been official
pictures gathered from various
governments and their signal
corps. The aim has been not
to present a bloody spectacle,
but rather to familiarize those
not acquainted with the bat
tlefield with the disastrous up
heaval of civilization occa-
stoned by war.
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olic community house and barri-
caded themselves.
Socialists defended the electric
works and the slaughter house
stoutly. They captured the slaughter
house during the night.
State Claims Mastery
Despite seriousness of the situa-
ton, the government claimed conf
plete mastery. Continued fighting,
it was said, was to clear out the re-
naming Socialist nests.
Socialists in Linz proper, it was
said, were elected and scattered in
the countryside.
Scattered bands of Socialist
Schutzbund guards, with revolvers
and rifles, started street fighting in
six different districts of Vienna, in
Guiding the ASpang railway sta
ton in the southeastern part of the
city. There the Schutzbund drove
off guarding force of Helmwehr
troops and occupied the station.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-13
A Great Series

Indiana has been the prolific
mother of public men who
have left great impress on al
fairs of the nation.
Some of these leaders, since
the Civil war, will be the sub
ject of the "Hoosier States
men" series which starts in
The Times tomorrow. Written
by Daniel M. Kidney of The
Times staff, these articles will
deal realistically with the great,
near great and not-so-great in
Washington past and present.
Did you know that Indiana
produced two Presidents, four
ce-Presidents, thirteen mem
bers of presidential cabinets,
seven diplomats, three speak
ers of the house of representa-
tives and no end of senators
who have been noted for one
reason or another?
The Times "HooSier States
men, series will tell about
them.
Don't miss this great series.
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GOVERNMENT IS MASTER
OF SITUATION, IS CLAIM
OF LEADERS AT VIENNA
Artillery Fire Resounds in Capital as Social
lists Wage Bitter Battles With
Combined Forces of State.
REVOLT NEAR COLLAPSE, IS WORD
Between $50 and 200 Are Reported Killed in
Nations Chief City; Ultimatum
Issued to Rebels.


VIENNA Feb. 13-Artilery fire crashed in Vienna and
at dozen provincial points today at Socialists stubborny
fought the combined forces of the state.
The government issued an ultmatum that fighting must
cease by p. today sharper" measures would be
adopted
Authorities this afternoon announced surrender of two
important Socialist sronghods here the Karl MaXhof the
citys largest building and the Ottakng district Socialist
headquarters.
1t predicted officially that collapse of the revolt here
near AS the prediction made firing broke out in
new quarter of the city, theErdberg district.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-13
CANADIAN BUSINESS
IGNORES SOVIET UNION
Commercial Isolation to End, Cor
respondent Says.

OOI0IueTCIdI ISOldGIOn W GuuJ OOA
respondent Says.
By United Press
TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 13.-Can-
ada's prime minister, Right Hon. R
B. Bennett, is listed in the records
of the Moscow foreign Office as the
worlds worst revolutionary" &C
cording to Carl j. Ketchum, Fleet
street war correspondent.
Canada now stands, he said, as
the only one of forty leading ma
tons which didn't do dollars
worth of business IN Russia last
year.
Mr.. Ketchum said that he be-
lieved that Mr.. Bennett was at
tempting to eXtricate himself from
the strait jacket of commercial
isolation, and that the approaching
visit of the Russian ambassador to
the United States lent significance
to the theory that Canada would
soon attempt to share the Rus
sian market.
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Fleeing Bandit Wrecks Cab

After he had robbed Frank Hulk
lev. "a. of It's North Alabama street
a taxicab driver, of SO, a bandit last
night wrecked the cab by crashing
into a street car at Keystone and
English avenues. The bandit then
fed leaving his cap and .38 caliber
revolver in the wreck.
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BULLETIN

By United Press
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 13.-
August A. Busch Sr., 6S,
head of the Anheuser-Busch
Brewing Company and one
of the wealthiest men in
the state, shot himself to
death at his home here to-
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-13
Rising Tide of Sentiment Is Reported in City
Organization for Superior Court
Jurist Over Rivals.
SUMNER MAY RUN AS INDEPENDENT
Judge Ryan, Also Doomed by Party Leaders,
May Throw Support to Friend in
May Primary Battle.
BY DICK MILLER
Times staff Writer

There is rising tide of sentiment in the Democratic
city organization that Superior Judge John W. Kern seek
the nomination for mayor in the May primary
Feeling of the party leaders that Russell J. Ryan, an
other superior Judge would be acceptable to both the county
and city factions of the party apparently is subsding
This does not mean that Judge Ryan will not be the
ultimate standard bearer of the Democratic regulars when
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-13
S7,058.309,984 GOLD
RESERVE SETS RECORD

L. $. Holdings Show Gain of $40.
100000 Over Feb. l.
b. UHifcd PrCsa
WASHINGTON. Feb. l3.-Another
record high of S7,O5s. 309 .eS4 90 was
reached by the governments gold
reserves today.
Holdings showed a gain of more
than $4,000. 600 over Feb l, when
the nations gold was impounded in
the treasury and revalued at the
new $35 per ounce price.