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The Washington times., 1934-09-07
NEED
HERE TOLD

Declaring that the city's health
is menaced by typhoid and other
water-borne epidemics because Of
too small a plumbing inspectors
force, A. R. McGonegal, chief in
spector of plumbing, in his annual
report today asked for four addi-
tional inspectors.
Mr.. McGonegal pointed out that
the recent Chicago epidemic Of
amoebic dysentry which caused at
least So deaths and made thou
sands of others ill was caused by
defective plumbing laid in viola
ton of the law. He said:
"Plumbing regulations of the
District Of Columbia are second
to none and, as drawn, they
seek to prevent improper con-
structiOn and to cope with
illegal plumbing. There is no
assurance that the pure and
wholesome water delivered to
the premises by the District
will not be polluted in that
premises and cause sickness and
DEATH"
To obviate this situation more
inspectors are needed, he said.
Increasing complaints in the
plumbing inspectors office indi'
cate that many builders install
improper plumbing arrangements
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
Ken Murray
Says:

Wilbur Glenn VOliva, the
Prophet Of Zion, Illinois, says
that for two years, starting in
1885, chaos and revolution will
reign. oh me! Nothing new
to look forward to.
He says. that he can prove
from the "text," that there
will be another great conflict
Well, he's certainly right
about the conflict, but he
should have said, textile"
Another Of VOIiva'S prOphe-
cies is, that "the millennium"
will not come until after 1943
What! Why, General John
son said that the NRA could
bring it about in another year.
BUT ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Prophets live off the fate Of
the land.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
Limit Is Put
On Liquor
Licenses

The Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board today took steps to
crowd out the Christmas rush OF
holiday liquor dealers who would
take advantage of the rush sea-
son and then quit by asking the
Commissioner to set a limit on
the number of liquor licenses
until February /, 1885. The
Commissioners approved the re-
quest.
Chairman Offutt, of the ABC
Board, recommended to the Com
missioners in a formal commune
cation that the hard liquor off
sale retailers be limited to $50
and that the restaurants and
hotels licensed to sell hard liquor
on sale be limited to ESQ. There
are now 331 of the former and
24l of the latter; there are pend
ing II hard liquor off-sale license
requests and six applications for
restaurant liquor permits.
Chairman Offutt believes the
liquor business has now reached
"the saturation point"
The proposed limit would not
affect Takoma Park for 10 days
after the proposed wet-dry refer
endum.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
HOUSING DRIVE
STARTED IN
DISTRICT
Local Leaders Discuss Plans
For Modernizing Homes =,
Under FHA Plan

Washington's better housing
campaign has begun with a bang.
Already there are at work on
the drive over two dozen local
business and civic leaders, form.
ing an executive committee, who
have been comforting with Thomas
P. Littlepage, well-known local at
torney and director of the local
housing campaign, on the details
of a giant organization that will
be set up to foster in the District
the plans of the Federal Housing
Administration.
Under the direction of the
executive committee, there will be
formed many other committees
and a large staff of field workers
who will conduct a house-to-house
canvass in acquainting owners of
all types of property of the liberal,
easy-to-repay loans being spon-
sored by the FILA to finance re-
pairs and alterations to homes,
stores and garages.
Times Is Praised
At the first meeting of the
executive committee, held yester-
day in the rooms of the Board of
Trade, The Washington Times
was praised for it's foresight in
being the first local leader, and
the first newspaper in the coun-
try, to get behind the drive that
will mean so much to property
owners.
Robert v. Fleming, vice presi-
dent of the American Bankers
Association and president of the
Riggs Bank, told the committee
of the series of articles on the
housing program that have been
appearing in The Times for the
past five weeks.
Modernization Loans
Mr.. Fleming also drew attention
to the service The Times has been
rendering to Washington in
answering all questions that local
residents may desire to ask about
any phase of the Federal housing
plans.
Discussion centered on the
"modernization" loans, ranging
from $10O to $4,000, which can be
secured from many local banks to
finance repairs to property, and
which are repaid under the easiest
terms ever known on loans that
have no security, and need no CO.
Signefs or indorsers.
Among those present we're Com
missioner Melvin C. Hazen, Fred
erick P. H. Siddons, president Of
the District Bankers Association;
Richard A. Dickson, president of
the Central Labor Union; James
A. Colliflower, president of the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation, and many others.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
OVERCROWD|NG
Of SCHOOLS
NEAR CRISIS
Dr.. BaIIou Asks Three Millions
for Construction to Care
for Enrolment

Unless Congress grants funds for
construction requested by school
officials for the fiscal year 1895,
congestion in the local schools will
reach a point unparalleled in the
history of Washington, DR.. Frank
w. Ballou, Superintendent Of
Schools, declared today.
Because of curtailed appropria-
tions during the past few years,
construction of new school build
ings in the District has been seri-
ously cut, with the result that
overcrowding in the schools has
been continuously increasing.
Ask For IA Millions
In the 1886 estimates, now be-
fore the District Commissioners,
schools officials are asking total
of $14,117,911, an increase of little
more than $3,50O,000 over the cur
rent appropriation.
Although this increase may
sound like a lot," the school
head declared, in reality it brings
the total to no more than the
schools have received in past
years.
The largest increase is for con-
struction of new buildings and
purchase of sites for future con-
struction. For this the school Of
ficials are asking not quite $3,OOO,-
900. Said DR.. Ballou:
1--WE have received so little for
construction during the past few
years that the estimates we have
placed before the Commission
ers are only the minimum for
what we could use in the way
of new buildings.
1T is SAME AMOUNT
compared to the $1,O84,OOO
for buildings and $16O,OO0 for
land appropriated last year, the
new S3,OOO,OOO figure looks enOr-
nous. AS a matter of fact, how
ever, it is the amount we have
always been granted to take
care of increased enrolment in
the schools"
School officials are anticipating
an especially heavy enrolment
this school year, which begins Sep
tember II. It is anticipated that
there will be an increased attend
ance of more than 5000 children.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
142 NEW POLICE
SOUGHT HERE

Addition of one captain, two
lieutenants, three sergeants and
1876 privates to the Metropolitan
Police force is being sought by
Major Ernest w. Brown, chief
of police. In his estimates for
the 1886 fiscal year expenditures,
Major Brown has asked appro-
priations to care for these addi-
tional salaries.
Total estimates for the depart
ment amount to $3,945, ,684 under
Major Browns plan, an increase
of $831,242 over the current
budget.
Besides additions to the force,
the police head has also recon-
mended the reconditioning of the
old Second precinct station, now
used as house of detention, as
precinct.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
Gen. JOhnsOn's Son
Promoted in Army

A promotion to first lieutenant
in the infantry was announced
yesterday by the War Department.
for Second Lieut.. Kilbourne John.
ston, son and NRA aid of Recovery
Administrator Hugh S. Johnson.
Lieutenant Johnson, who is 27
years old and a graduate of West
Point in the class of 1923, was one
of SO promoted by Secretary of
War Dern as a result of the re-
tirement of large group by the
Army classification board.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
DAWSON TELLS
SCHOOL PLANS

Adult education, enforcement of
the State law on compulsory edu-
cation supported with an able
truant officer and establishment
of community centers in all school
auditoriumS this winter, are
among plans outlined by Mayor
E. c. Dawson to members of the
Alexandria School Board.
Full cooperation was offered in
developing the program by Leroy
Bendheim, newly-elected chair
man, on behalf of the board.
Plans for the new colored
school were received and passed
on to council for consideration.
The board approved the appoint
ment of four new teachers to the
school system, including Robert
Garner, Mrs. Pauline Gorham,
Mrs. P. S. Garrett and Miss Eliza
beth Adkins, who will serve as
librarian at the George Mason
high school.
Thomas Bayne, jr., was elected
vice chairman of the board and
Gilbert Cox reelected clerk Of the
court. The board accepted an
invitation to attend the reception
to the teachers to be given under
auspices of the Parent-Teachers
council tomorrow in the George
Mason Hotel.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
MANY THRILLS
IN AIR SHOW

What promises to be the biggest
air show of its kind ever staged
in this section of the country will
be presented by the famous Fly
ing Aces, a troupe of IS women
and men pilots and stunt per-
formers, at the College Park Air
port tomorrow and Sunday after
moons under the auspices of Sergt.
Jasper Post, of the American Le-
gion.
Fifteen daring and spectacular
acts, many of them never before
shown here, are listed on the two.
hour program each day starting
at 3 p. M, including a 10,000-foot
delayed parachute drop, races,
stunting exhibitions; spinning,
Darrell rolling, and looping a
plane with Miss Jessie Martin
standing on the top wing; the
bombing of an automobile from
the air, upside-down flying, stunt
ing with motors completely shut
off, serpentine and balloon burst
ing contests, wing-walking eXhibi.
tions, crashing through a solid
inch blazing board wall on a mo.
torcycle, and many other spec
tacular acts.
Sundays program is to be prac-
ticallV entirely different from the
one presented Saturday and the
program is arranged in such a
way that there is something 60
ing on all the time for two hours.
All acts are to follow each other
in quick succession.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
Construction Work
Awarded by Ickes

A Philadelphia contracting firm
has been awarded the contract for
adding a seventh floor to the
Interior Building. Secretary of
Interior Harold I. IckeS made the
award yesterday.
The firms low bid, one of eight
received, was for $479,388. Work
is expected to begin within a
month, the Secretary announced,
and probably will be completed by
January /.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
MO|R ACCEPTS
FEDERAL POST

Henry Moir, president of the
United States Life Insurance
Company of New York city, has
accepted the offer of the Civil
Service Commission to become a
member of the board of actu-
aries, the commission announced
today.
Mr.. Moir will succeed Herbert
D. Brown, formerly chief of the
bureau of efficiency of the COM
mission, who resigned from the
board of actuaries June 30.
The board of actuaries operates
under the Civil Service retirement
act, which provides that the
board shall make annual reports
on the operation of the act. with
authority to recommend changes.
Mr.. Moir has long been affili-
ated with insurance and actuarial
societies and has served as pres
ident of the Actuarial Society of
America and of the Insurance In
Stitute of America.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
Burros Sought
By Sylvan
Players

The Washington Community
Players are looking for burro, or
better, a pair of burros - nice,
tame burros.
These animals, if found, will
play the brief but important part
in new dance pantomime version
of the Arabian Nights tale of Ali
Baba, entitled "The Forty Thieves, :"
which will be presented next
Wednesday and Thursday nights
at the Sylvan Theater, Monument
Grounds.
This presentation will be the
final summer festival program
this season sponsored by the Com
munity Center Department and
the office of the National Capital
Parks
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
Lecture Series
To Open Sunday

The first of series of autumn
lectures sponsored by the Civic
National Forum will be heard Sun
day at $3.50 p. m. at the Florida
Avenue Baptist Church, Bohrer St.
and Florida Ave. N. w. Guest
speakers will be DR.. Kathleen
Jones King, biologist, and DR.. Will
liam j. Thompkins. Nine. Naomi
Williams will sing. Admission is
free.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
MILK PRICE CUT
FOR RELIEF
LOOMS
Producers Association Head
Favorable and Farmers =,
Will Decide Soon

Farmers who supply the Ma
tional Capital with milk will de-
eide on the cheap surplus milk
proposal of the District Commits
sioners next week when the direc.
tors of the Maryland. Virginia
Milk Producers Association meet
with Elwood Seal, assistant corpo-
ration counsel.
Mr.. Seal today talked with
Frank S. Walker, president of the
association, who expressed himself
willing to cooperate with the plan
to sell surplus milk at cost to the
Districts relief families.
Price Main Question
Mr.. Seal afterwards said that
if farmers will consent to use the
emergency relief unit as the one
customer for their surplus, the
problem would be partly solved.
The question of greatest inter.
est to be settled by the milk pro-
ducerS next week is the prices at
which the surplus milk is to be
sold.
It is to be proposed to the farm.
ers that the extra milk to be sold
at a cost of production that will
guarantee them against loss, and
the present outlook indicates about
% cents a gallon for upwards of
10000 gallons.
Letters are going from Mr.. Seal,
in charge of the milk scheme,
to all dairies in this section
and to ali farmers who pro-
duce milk to sell in the National
Capital. About 800 dairy farmers
are to be gathered into the new
equalization experiment if they
will cooperate.
Other Points at Issue
What Elwood Seal wants to
know is whether the farmers will
guarantee to deliver milk in guam
tity sufficient to fill the needs of
the 10000 people on relief here.
Also whether any of the distribu-
tors are willing to cooperate to the
extent of processing" the milk,
putting it into fresh bottles. cap.
ping it and aiding in the dis
tribution to the homes of relief
clients. On the answer to these
questions hangs the success of
the plan.
Large distributors who will
have much to do with the plan
are the Embassy, Chestnut Farms,
Wakefield, Model Farms and
Fairfax Farms dairies.
Agricultural Adjustment Ad.
ministration officials are stand.
ing by in this experiment ard
are willing to finance the 2ur.
chase of surplus milk as a start,
at least, because they have the
firm opinion that there is some
thing economically wrong with
the status of surplus milk in this
section.
Bigger Spread Seen
It has been said in the milk
conferences in Commissioner Al
lens office that while distributors
here were planning to put up the
price of milk, the farmers,
through their own milk organiza-
tlons, were planning to put low
er price on the surplus milk.
The net result would appear to
be generally higher prices to city
milk consumers and lower prices
to the milk producers.
Milk prices in general are to
be discussed next week at hear
ings before the AAA.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
Air-COnditiOning
Due for Treasury

Treasury Department employees
will work in air-conditioned offices
next summer by virtue of a $685..
749 Public Works allotment ap-
proved by Secretary of Interior
Harold l.. IckeS.
Various parts of the building
were air-conditioned this summer
with previous PWA funds. The
new allotment will provide equip
ment for the entire building and
will pay for alterations in some
of the offices.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
Threat By Leahy
Gets TakOma Def

Despite the threat by Attorney
William Leahy % stop the Takorna
Park-wet-dry referendum by a
court injunction, the officials In
charge of that voting went ahead
today to stage the balloting next
Wednesday.
Mr.. Leahy, representing clients
who desire to sell liquor in Takoma
Park, contends that the Commits
sioners have no legal authority %
spend public money on a referen-
dunn in the District of Columbia
Corporation Counsel Prettyman
holds that there is complete justi-
fication for the referendum and is
prepared to argue the injunction
in court.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
Death of Printer
To Be Investigated

A coroner's jury today will in
vestigate the mysterious death of
Benjamin o. Perry, 70, Of the
410O block Thirty.eighth St
N. w., a retired printer, who died
in Emergency Hospital yesterday
shortly after being found uncon-
Scious on the sidewalk in front
of his home.
Members of the mans family
have expressed a belief that Mr..
Perry tried to close a window on
the second floor of his home and
fell when he lost his balance.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
Clothing Is Stolen
From Visitors Car

Clothing valued at $100 was re-
ported stolen from an automobile
belonging to Mildred Sloane, of
Pasadena, CAL, yesterday. She
told police she parked her car
on La Sale ST., between Seven
teenth st. and Connecticut Ave.
N. w., and that when she re-
turned a few minutes later, a
suit case containing women's ap.
parel and young boys clothing
was gone.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
LOO Police Heads,
Wives Due Here

Plans were being made today to
entertain 1,70O police chiefs and
their wives, scheduled to arrive
here soon to attend the annual
roundup convention of the In
ternational Police Chiefs Associa-
ton. Every community in the
nation will be represented at the
convention, it was reported today.
The convention is scheduled for
rvs, from September 27 to
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
Man Robbed of $40
By 2 Armed Thugs

William Tolmond, first block D
st. S. E., told police today he
was forced at the point of a gun
to turn over $40 to two young col
ored gunner late last night. The
holdup, he reported, was staged
near Canal and D Streets South
west.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
HOldup Man Gets
$56 at Gas Station

WINCHESTER, Va. Sept. 7.
L. Glover, manager of a service
station near the business Sec
tion here. was held up at pistol
point just at closing time and
$50 was taken from the station.
The robber then locked Mr..
Glover in the back of his sta
tion and drove away with the
keys.
Mr.. Glover attracted aid from
passing persons who released him.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
ElkS to Initiate
Class in October

More than so candidates are
expected to be initiated next
month, it was announced by the
Elks Club last night. RenovationS
on the clubs building have pro-
gressed to the extent that the tri-
weekly dances scheduled for the
season will start Sept. 20.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
Hadassah Plans
Convention Here

The Washington Chapter of
the Hadassah began laying plans
for the national convention here
Oct. IA to Is, at a tea given by
Mrs. William I. OguS, chairman
of the Thrift Luncheon Commit
tee yesterday at her home, 1929
Blagden Ave. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07

"AASAA wan Helen ESSAry
settle down to a simple home life
cluttered up with modern con-
veniences?
When Admiral Byrd came
back from his last trip, he
looked like an advertisement
for Varsity collars. Lately the
heroes of collar ads have
been displaced by the heroines
of cigarette smoke and colo
cream. The gentlemen in the
advertising section now are
gloomy characters who have
used the wrong kind of tooth
paste for seventeen years or
who can't afford to take out
life insurance for their little
ones. Admiral Byrd and his
South Polar Boys may be forced
to return with their Arctic
boards long and woozy-that is,
if they wish to attract atten'
ton.
The Arctic explorers OF re-
cent years always came home
with their boards on-when
they came home at all. More
over they brought their Frigld
Zone attitude with them into
such cozy old places as Rich
mond.
Admiral George wallace Mel
vile, one of the most famous
of polar explorers, used to en-
tertain all of Richmond with
his strange ways when he went
to visit a distinguished house
hold there.
Admiral Melville had a long,
full beard. The children OF
his hostess called him Santa
Claus" A great silver urn OF
hot water was always placed
by him at the table, for at
each meal he drank from Is to
20 glasses of hot water. This
was a habit he and his men
had acquired in the Arctic
Zone. It kept them warm, the
admiral said.
One morning the upstairs
maid of his Richmond hostess
came in alarm to her mistress.
She said in Mortified tones:
THAT gentleman staying
here must have gone crazy. /
jes' went into his room to
close his windows and light the
fire to warm him up a little
and he was lying under jes' q
sheet! And the snow was
blowin' in on him awful"
Admiral Melville was a "a
nous engineer in the Navy. He
made his reputation as an ex-
plorer when he led the ex-
pedition in search of Lieuten-
ant De Long. For great hero
ism in trying to save Lieuten-
ant De Long he was advanced
II points in Navy rank. When
he died not so long ago a
destroyer was named after him.
Fifteen or twenty editors are
now on their way to Japan to
inspect something or other. It's
an educational trip-naturally.
The editors were told they
might bring their wives
secretaries. 1t is rumored
(though personally I don't be-
lieve a word of it, that two
editors had picked out the Sec
retaries for the journey-when
the wives decided to go.
Seeing the picture of the
lovely Olga Sturtevant in the
papers yesterday on the occa-
sion of her divorce in Reno
proves again what has always
been self-evident:
No homely woman is ever
treated with such extreme cru
city that she has to go to
Nevada to be saved from tor
ment. It's only the lovely.
luscious ones who are misunder-
stood. Do you remember seeing
the picture of any bedraggled
female who was "just given her
freedom by the courts?"
No, dar''' hedraggled
ones c.. site
chair
7
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
EARLY CLOSING o. KID

Office of the M on g omery
County Social Service League will
continue to close at 4:30 p. m. for
the fall season, under action Of the
board of directors today.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07

perate zones.
There is a
question that
IS puzzling in
this a 6 rec
able prospect.
How do gen.
tlenen accuS-
toned to liv-
ing in a eli
m a tie t h at
makes the in
terror of an
ice machine
mild by COM
par on be-
have and look
when they
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
Now
Arctic FOibles.
MeIviIIe's Whiskers.
The Happy HOmely.
K BY Helen ESSary

r Before long Admiral Byrd and
his troop Of South Polar Boys
, will be returning to the Tenn
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
FALL SERIES STARTS

The Civic National Forum will
begin its series of fall activities
at the Florida Avenue Baptist
Church Sunday afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-02
: THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

ments Of Marion county, prepared
by the research department Of the
association, reveals that a major
reduction in taxes can be effected
for all property in Indianapolis and
the county.
New revenues are coming to the
county due to the broadening Of the
tax base, and this money should be
used as far as possible to relieve
local levies on property" Mr.. Miesse
pointed out.
A return to more normal pay
ment of taxes also is a factor in
making it possible to cut the county
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-02
CITY MAN SHOT AFTER
HAILING PASSING AUTO
Victim Held on Vagrancy and
Drunkenness Charge.

Shouting to occupants Of a pass
ing car, Joe Gregg. 81. Of 1863 West
Eleventh street, received A bullet in
the shoulder by way Of reply Satur-
day night.
The shooting occurred on Six
tenth near Speedway City. Law
renee Dickerson, r. r. 4, Box 40,
driver Of the car in which Gregg
was riding. said Gregg shouted,
Where are you going?' TO man
n the passing car. The man imme-
distlv fired shot and drove on.
Gregg was sent 70 city hospital.
where police ordered him held on
vsgrancv and drunkenness charges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-02
URGES CUT IN
COUNTY TAXES
Substantial Reduction Is
Possible, Is Assertion
of MieSSe.

Substantial reduction in the
Marion county tax rate is possible
this year without curbing any essen
tial governmental function, Harry
Miesse, Indiana Taxpayers Associa-
ton secretary, announced yesterday.
Analysis Of the budget require