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Evening star., 1935-04-14
White House to Open Grounds
Again for Easter Egg Rolling

supervise the preparation of the White
House grounds for the children. The
Girl Scouts have notified him that
they will have detail on hand Easter
Monday to care for lost children and
for minor injuries. Emergency Hos
pital will detail a physician and two
nurses to attend. In addition, the
motor corps section of the home serv-
ice section of the American Red Cross
will supply two nurses and an am
bulance.
Broadcasting equipment will be rugged
and United States Park police will be
stationed in the area to handle park
ing outside the White House grounds,
to protect children crossing the street,
and to handle traffic.
The White House grounds will close
promptly at 5 o'clock and then will
come the job Of the park authorities
in cleaning up egg shells. papers snd
other debris-the aftermath Of the
annual pageant Of happy children,
Evening star., 1935-04-14
Former Ch0irn,ates to Honor
Col. Louis Ho,re, the Singer

Franklin Roosevelt,s term as Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy, is Men
delssohn's Hear My Prayer"
Loyal B. Aldrich, director and Or
ganist Of the choir, said Howe sang
regularly with the choir for five or
six years during his earlier sojourn
here with his chief. Since coming
back to Washington as coresident
Of the White House he has been un-
able to resume his activities with the
choir, due to pressure of business
duties and poor health.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt have
returned to st. Thomas Church, how
ever, and some time ago the choir, at
the Presidents request. sang an an
them, "Come Unto Me-" the words OF
which had been composed by Cyprian
Shanowsky, San Francisco musi-
clan, who dedicsSed it to Mr.. Roose-
yelt.
Evening star., 1935-04-14
CAMELS TO MARCH
IN SHRINE PARADE
Three in Oriental Robes Will
Take Part in Conclave
Here in June.

At least three camels, resplendent
in Oriental robes, will feature the
colorful parade of Mystic Shrine uni
formed bodies during the imperial
conclave here in June.
Local Shrine officials received word
Yesterday from Zor Temple Of Madi-
son, Wis, the baby temple of the
Shrine in North America, that the
temples Camel Herders' Association
has purchased and presented three
live camels to the officers. The camels
made their first public appearance al
Madison last Friday. when they well
coined Imperial Potentate Dana s.
williams, who was here recently.
The camels will ride to Washington
in q special car, attached to the spe-
cial train of Zor Temple.
Meantime, 1t was announced last
night that the Shrine Committee here
will spend $222,000 on entertainment,
decorations and preparations for the
conclave. Robert p. Smith, potentate
of Almas Temple, and director gen.
eral of the Convention Committee
said the amount of expenditure Is
based on the requests of the various
committees for funds and their con-
sideration by the Budget Committee.
Evening star., 1935-04-14
PLAN MEMORIAL
FOR BUS VICTIMS
WiIIiamSport Com munity
Rites Will Follow Indi-
ViduaI Funerals.
BY staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star.
WILLIAMSPORT, Md, April l3.-
A three-day schedule of funerals for
IA victims of the Rockville bus trag-
edy will be terminated Wednesday
Afternoon with a general memorial
service at the Williamsport High
School.
The community services, expected
to draw hundreds of friends and rela-
tives of those who died in the school
bus crash on grade crossing late
Thursday night, were arranged this
afternoon at a conference between
Mayor Richard Hawkin and the min
listers of this vicinity.
Individual funeral services will be-
gin here tomorrow and continue until
2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
the hour set for the memorial rites.
Plans at first considered for the
group burial were later abandoned.
The parents of the deceased children
wished = every instance to have a
separate funeral. The hours of the
individual services were arranged SO
as not to conflict. Virtually every
home in this town of 1000 contains
a friend or relative of the accident
victims.
A proclamation of sympathy for
the bereaved residents of Williams
port was issued last night by Mayor
Irwin M. Wertz of nearby Hagerstown.
Business will be at virtual standStill
while Williamsport dedicateS the next
three days to final rites for the high
school pupils.
None of the churches in this COM
munity is large enough to accommo-
date the throng expected to assemble
for the memorial services, according
to Mayor Hawkin.
Evening star., 1935-04-14
Grief OUer Death
Of Son Year Ago
Fatal to WOmar,
Mrs. Bertha ID. MicheIet
Expired Last Night
at Her Home.

Grief stricken since the death OF
her son. Robert H. Michelet, young
Dartmouth honor student and athlete
more than a year ago, Mrs. Bertha D
Michelet. SO, died last night at he1
residence, 1886 Argonne place.
Mrs Michelet's 22-year-old son had
achieved virtually every scholastic
honor at Dartmouth and was foot
ball and track star before he con-
tracted pneumonia and died after a
Today illness.
A graduate of Central High School
where he excelled as a scholar and
athlete, young Michelet was rateo
Dartmouth's outstanding undergrad.
uate at his death. He was Phi Beta
Kappa nominee, had been awarded q
Rhodes scholarship, and was captain
of the track team when he died.
Mrs. Michelet, wife of Simon T.
Michelet, prominent washington law
yer and secretary to the late Senator
Knute Nelson, came to the Capita
about 20 years ago from her home
in Annandale, MINI.
Besides her husband, she is survived
by her father, r. H. Downing. of An.
nandale and three sons, Carl, Paul ane
Lieut.. William G. Michelet, U. S. N
Funeral services have not been COM
pleted.
Evening star., 1935-04-14
New Schedule
Various Governmental Units
and Hours Under Stag.
gered System Listed.

The working schedule under the new
staggered-hour system follows:
$500
Emergency Conservation Commis-
sion.
Federal Co-ordinator of Transpor-
tation.
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Internal Revenue Bureau (flrst
group.
Veterans Administration.
Federal Housing Administration.
8:45-4:l5.
Navy Department.
Internal Revenue Bureau (second
group.
War Department.
9:15-4:45.
Commerce Department.
Farm Credit Administration.
General Accounting Office (employes
in old Post Office only.
National Recovery Administration.
All groups not included in the above
will continue to work on the 900
4:30 schedule, with the exception OF
the District Building, which some time
ago went on on 8:45-4:15 basis, ano
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
where the hours are 8:00-4:00.
Evening star., 1935-04-14

Few except close friends know that
Col. Louis McHenry Howe, in addi-
ton to being President RooSevelt's
adviser and secretary, is a singer OF
no mean talent.
His musical procIvities have not
been In public evidence since he took
up residence at the White House, but
an announcement by st. Thomas
Church choir yesterday recalled that
Col Howe some years ago was an
active member of the choir.
As gesture of felicitation on his
recovery from his recent serious
illness the choir of the Presidents
church has dedicated to Col. Howe q
special number to be sung in a pro-
gram of Lenten music next Thursday
at 8 pm. at the church, Eighteenth
and Church streets
The selection, y favorite of Howe
when he sang at the church during
Evening star., 1935-04-14

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
yesterday officially advised the officials
of the National Capital parks that
they sanctioned the use Of the south
grounds of the White House again
this year for the annual Easter egg
rolling by the children.
Accordingly, the park authorities
are making arrangements to start
work Tuesday in the White House
grounds, to get them ready for Easter
Monday week from tomorrow-in-
stalling temporary comfort stations
and drinking fountains. The program
calls for children to be admitted to
the grounds from to $3.50 o'clock for
the festivities. From $3.50 to o'clock
a concert will be given by the Marine
Band, to which the general public is
invited.
Albert Clyde-Burton, assistant su-
perintendent of the National Capital
parks, in charge Of recreation. will
Evening star., 1935-04-14

COAL SALES MOVE
Short Ton Price Might Be
No Less Than Long, He
Asserts.

A move by Washington coal dealers
to amend the District law to permit
sale of coal by the short instead OF
long ton has run into vigorous oppo-
sition from George M. Roberts, Su-
perintendent of weights and measures
In an outspoken statement, he has
advised the Commissioners to reject
the proposal, claiming the change
would place an additional burden OF
s5Oo,ooO or more on consumers, unless
coal prices proportionately were re-
duced. He said he could find no as
surance that there would be such
cuts
The proposal already has been pre-
sented informally to Chairman Nor
ton of the House District Committee
and she has asked the Commissioners
to prepare a bill If they think the
proposed change is in the public in
terest.
It was presented to the Commis-
sioners by the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association and bears the
Endorsement of the Board of Trade
Commissioner Hazen has set April
26 tentatively as the date for public
hearing, after which the Commits
sioners will determine their policy.
Supt. Roberts, in his memorandum
to the Commissioners, has countereo
this argument with the statement:
Should a law be passed reducing
the weight of a ton of coal in the
District from 2,24O pounds to 2,00C
pounds, there is no assurance what
ever that consumers would receive a
proportionate reduction in price pei
ton. Coal dealers can give no such
assurance without admitting the
existence of a coal trust in the Dis
trict, engaged in price-fixing in vio-
lation of law"
Evening star., 1935-04-14

Wife trading is another practice
which is somewhat incongruouS. This
affords somewhat more difficulty to
the missionaries. A rich" man may
have seven or eight wives, but all
except one or two of them are kept
merely to hoe the garden and carry
burdens. They are, in every sense of
the word, slaves. They are bought
and sold with pigs as the medium of
exchange The pig is the Solomon
Islanders basis for money. He is on
the pig standard" of currency. Most
of his business transactions are car
ried on in tobacco-juSt as business
transactions in America are carried
on in paper money But the value
of tobacco is related to a pig basis.
The mountains rise to attitudes of
10000 feet. Just what is in them
nobody knows, since they are prac-
tically impenetrable. Bishop Wade
believes there are about $4,000 of his
unknown parishioners there He and
his priests will keep on until they
have contacted all of them. In con-
nection with unknown country, the
bishop brings from the South Seas one
, Of the most astounding tales yet to
come from that romantic part of the
world. It concerns the nearby island
of New Guinea, the southern part of
which also is under Australian man.
date.
A few miles from the coast the
country is unknown. A few years ago
gold was discovered about rs miles
inland. The terrain was impenetrable.
The only means of access was by air.
plane. But today there is flourish
ing settlement of British there. The
only means of communication is by
plane. And yet they already have a
thriving race track around the iSo-
lated town of 300 inhabitants. Some
fine Australian race horses have been
brought in by plane. Until this town
was established the natives were iv-
ing in the stone age. They never had
seen a white man or any evidences of
white civilization. Today these same
natives are f1ying-not as pilots. of
course-back and forth across the
jungles as if it were the normal way
of travelling.
Surprise Goes Quickly.
That is their childlike way, says
the bishop. When the mission plane
was first brought to the Solomons the
natives gaped in wonderment to see
men go through the clouds like birds.
But by the second fight they had lost
all sense of surprise. They would
merely say: "It's the bishops way"
'If I should suddenly start to float
through the air." says Bishop Wade,
sit would only cause surprise the firts
time I did it. Afterward it would be
just the bishops way"
But there is a still more remark
able aspect to this little British min
ing settlement in the wilds of New
Guinea. Prospectors pressed still fur
ther inland in search of more gold
and they found, unbelievable as it may
seem, a semi population of
approximately 100000 the very exist
ence of which never had been sus-
pected.
Evening star., 1935-04-14
SWEEPING INQUIRY
INTO D, c. RENTS IS
ASKED BY PATMAN
Texan Submits Probe Pro.
poSaI to House Mem.
bers for Decision.
SEES RATES OUT OF LINE
WITH FEDERAL WAGES
Foresees Amazing" Exposures If
Investigation Is Made-Sur-
vey Shows Boosts.

Declaring that "the pay of Federal
employees is not SUFFICIENT to enable
them to pay these high rentals" Rep
resentative Patman of Texas yester-
day addressed letter to all members
of the House. asking their views on a
proposed congressional investigation
of rents in Washington.
He proposes to bring the proposal
up at the next meeting Of the House
District Committee on Wednesday. He
said last night that he expects to in
troduce resolution and go before the
House Rules Committee on the sub
ject.
Sees "Amazing" Exposure.
eff we have such an investigation
in the House, I feel sure we will ex-
pose something amazing" Patman said
last night. He does not intend to
ask for any appropriation to conduct
the investigation. THE facts are all
right here in Washington, it shouldn't
cost us anything to bring them out.
he said.
The letter 1olloWS.
DO you want high rents in Wash
inpton investigated? Please answer
this letter. r; Which ssa hoss is sddrssssd0 each
1T is charged that rents are higher
| in Washington City than in any other
city in America. 1t is my belief that
this city enjoys the lowest tax rate
of any city in America. make this
statement after having served several
| months on an investigating commit
tee that went into the subject thor
oughly. 1t is believed generally that
| there is a trust or a monopoly in the
real estate and rental business in
| WASHINGTON. The methods of f1nanc-
ing homes and other property are
| camouflaged in a way that the ulti-
| mate owner or occupant must pay an
| enormous and excessive rate OF inter-
est, thereby forcing higher rentals.
Cites U. 8. Pay Level.
/ "The pay of Federal employees Is
not SUFFICIENT to enable them to pay
these high rentals. If these employees
and other people, who are compelled
| to come to Washington, are imposed
upon, such an imposition should be
stopped.
"I am considering introducing a
resolution calling for an immediate
! Investigation of these matters to de-
termine what action, If any, Congress
should take. Will you favor me by
either expressing your approval or
disapproval of the proposal and give
me the benefit of your views and sug-
geStions?"
Meanwhile. rent increases OF from S.
| to SIS monthly are being reported IN
questionnaires returned in the survey
conducted by the Rent and Housing
/ Committee of the Department OF
| Agriculture, it was announced yes
| terday.
"a preliminary survey OF the in
formation indicates a real need on
the part of Government employees for
better living conditions at less money,
a statement from the committee said
Inadequate, undesirable quarters are
common"
! According to the committee, its
findings will be used in working out
two definite types of projects-a Gov
ernment-financed apartment to be let
| on a straight rental basis and CO.
operatively constructed homes and
two or three story apartment homes. y
Evening star., 1935-04-14
Photographer SAYS
HE PLANNED KILLING
Bought Gun to Slay Washington
Men, Says Attempted
Hold-Up Suspect.
BY tho Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, April 13.-The
pistol with which he attempted to
hold-up a beer parlor late yesterday
was bought Ito kill a man." F. G.
Blackney, 30-year-old unemployed
news photographer. timidly told the
court yesterday at his hearing before
Police Justice r. B. Spindle, jr.
Justice Spindle ordered Blackney
held for the Corporation Court grand
jury on the charge of attempted rob-
berry by forcs of arms.
Blackney said he had been drink
ing. but remembered all his actions.
why do you carry a gun?" the
judge asked.
"I bought it to kill a man." came
the reply.
What are you doing In Norfolk
then. is the man here?" the Judge
asked.
mo sir, he Is in Washington. I
was afraid I was going to kill him,
so came to Norfolk" Blackney told
the police last xaight his home was In
Detroit and t2at his wife had left
him in Washington,
Evening star., 1935-04-14
FEDERAL WORKERS
|. ON NEW SCHEDULE
27,000 to Start Staggered
Hours Tomorrow to
Relieve Congestion.

Twenty seven thousand Govern
ment employees in the downtown area
tomorrow will change their working
hours as the new "stagger" plan, de-
signed to relieve peak traffic conges-
ton, goes into effect.
For these, the working day will
begin and end anywhere from 80
minutes earlier to Is minutes later
than the ng-established 9:30-to-4
period; for some $4,000 others, the
usual times will prevail.
Thirteen divisions of the Govern
ment are affected by the switch, the
details of which were arranged be-
tween their administrative officers
and w. S. Van Duzer, director of
traffic, ano but little complaint at
the program has been registered in
the month since the plan first was
announced. it was said yesterday at
Van Duzer's Office.
Maladjustment Feared.
In some quarters, fear has been eX-
pressed that the change would be
productive of wasted time at the be-
ginning and overtime at the end OF
the day for some employees. but it was
obvious that only an actual test would
show if this condition would prevail
The plan first was broached by
Commissioner HaZen several months
ago; President Roosevelt next in
dorsed it, and then began the con-
ferences out Of which the present
schedule was evolved. The months
grace that was given after the details
of the charAes had been decided upon
was to allow the transportation COM
panies to arrange their schedules to
conform.
At the time President Roosevelt
approved, he calle to mind the need
of cooperation by business houses,
and Van Duzer says that the princi-
pal establishments, which have either
big forces of employees or a large
number Of customers, already are on
different schedule.
Figures by Hours.
An analysis by Van Duzer shows
that under the revised schedule, en-
ploye groups will come to work as
follows: $3.50, 8,70O; 8;45, 10000; g.
$4,000, and 9:15, 5000.
Post Office, Treasury, Justice,
Labor, State, Agriculture and Inte-
rior are excluded from the change
as is the main body of the General
Accounting Office, Civil Service Com
mission, Tariff Commission and a
scattering of others.
Evening star., 1935-04-14
Relief Workers in Play.

The players of the Drama Division,
temporary Emergency Relief Admin
istration of New York City, will pre-
sent Shakespeare's "The Tanning of
the Shrew" at the National Press Club
Wednesday at pm. This Is COM
pany Of New York professional ar
fists, who have received1F. e. r. A.
white collar Jobs,
Evening star., 1935-04-14
D. Of A. to Give Dance.

CLARENDON, Va, April 13 (Spe-
ciaD.-The Ways and Means Com
mittee Of District No. !, Daughters OF
America, will give a benefit dance
Monday night In Firemen's Hall. Po-
tomac, Va. Arlington Council, No. 80,
has presented five Bibles t6the Henry
Clay School,
Evening star., 1935-04-14
NARCISSUS SHOW HELD
pecial Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENTON, Va, April ia
small narcissus show was held by the
Warrenton Garden Club for members
only at the home of Mrs. Alexander
Duer. Two classes were shown. First
place for single specimens was won
by Mrs. William r. Rowland, variety,
King Alfred; second, Mrs. ]. H. Dorst,
variety, Phoenix; third. Mrs. w. r.
Rowland.
, 1935-07-01
RIFLES BEAT
M'ALLEN 1913
Valley Clubs Are Even On
Series; Play Again
July Fourth

MISSION, July l-McAllen Lions
and the Mission $3.50 Rifles made It
two each in their annual summer
series here Sunday afternoon when
tie Rifles took the long end Of a
1913 count. The total number OF
runs scored In the game was great
er than In any previous game in
which the two teams have met dur
ing the past three years. The Rifles
knocked the ball over the fence three
times during the afternoon while the
Lions hit only once for the circuit.
Pope Barrera, Rifle second sack
er, took off batting honorS for the
afternoon with @ single. a double
and a home run clout. Yves Griffin
Of the Lions turned In two singles
and a double In six tries.
Laymon Skinner got the only
fielding ovation OF the afternoon
when he shared Nick Yoder's long
Fly against the left field fence In
the third.
The two clubs meet in their fifth
game rs q feature OF the McAllen
Fourth OF July celebration Thursday.
The box score:
, 1935-07-01
PIRATESAR
HARD PRESSED
Tulsa, Oklahoma City Are
Pulling Up On Loop
Leaders

The Texas League baseball race
which had been none TO p~ulse-stir-
ring the last few weeks. suddenly
evolved into nm exciting scramble
Sunday as the Galveston Buccaneer.
felt strong challenges from Tulsa
and Oklahoma City.
When the days play vas over
the Pirates were still In the lead
but by n scant two-point margin
During the day Oklahoma City had
swept to within four points OF the
leaders. passing up the Oilers ms
they took . doubleheader form Dali
las.
A few hours later. however. Tulsa
came back TO sweep both games OF
a bargain bin with Fort Worth and
move to within two points OF the lea
que leaders.
Galveston started the fireworks, In
a negative manner. BY dropping q
7-6 decision TO Beaumont. The Ex-
porters put on o. four-run ninth in
ming rally. clImaxed by n game
winning single off the bat CT Dixie
Howell. erstwhile Alabama football
ace.
The Oklshoma City Indians jump
ed with both feet upon the hapless
Dallas crew. 9-6 and 1874. before
the largest home crowd IN the In
dams Texas League history, 1000
persons. Hitting honors we're fairly
even. but the Indians picked the
proper time TO unleash their bar
RACES
, 1935-07-01
The
Sports
Spade
~ a KUSTACI
q N m m I'd IN ~ m m u N m

IF YOU READ the box scores,
you probably have noticed a Mr..
Howell has begun p~atrolling left
field for the Beaumont Exporters
and there is a little story involving
a storm in Birmingham behind
Howell's new assignment.
The player in question Is the
famous Dixie" Howell OF Rose Bowl
fame. and he a property OF the
Detroit Tigers. He was going fair
ly well with the seventh-place Bir-
mingham BarOns in the Southern
league, when. for some unexplained
reason. Manager Bill Pierre bench
ed the grid star.
Howell was something Of an idol
TO the bleacherites and they set up
n long. loud howl when the famous
Dixie" was relegated 10 the dugout.
The grid star. VINO figured he was
farmed 10 Birmingham for season.
ing. fired a wire 70 Mickey Coch-
rane informing the Tiger boss that
he was merely wearing out the seat
Of his trousers. So Mick fires back
a wire which IN effect said. Okay.
kid. pack your buds and hustle over
10 Beaumont.
Which Mr.. Howell did forthwith.
and he's playing regularly with the
Exporters while the newsprints and
~bleacherites in Birmingham heap
opprobrium on the head or Manager
Bill Pierre.
AUDREY BURST, Pan-American
pilot who never gets perturbed about
anything. calmly achieved a long
sought goal here Thursday after
noon when he broke his first per-
feet round OF % al the Batsell-Wells
skeet field. bursts performance
Pvt the pressure on j. q. McCand-
less, ardent skeeter, who has been
one OF bursts chief rivals In trying
for the perfect Is.
The pilot got near the mystic Is
Wednesday afternoon when ht
broke a pair Of 2fs ad three DDS
and he came through Thursday.
Frankie Armstrong. easily n Of
the best shotgun markSmen In the
Valley. left his abstracting business
long enough Wednesday afternoon
TO pulverize a perfect Is. Hurt
Batsell. top marksman in these
parts. got a "a with a 40 and Dave
Young shot % with a 4i0. Piller
who is improving constantly, fired
a pair OF 23s.