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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-08
z YEARS MORE
REQUIRED FOR
LIQUIDATION
Commercial, FederaI-American
And Park Savings Losses to
Be Heavy; Others Good

Hope of salvaging approx
mately IS per cent of local de-
positors' funds from the wreck.
age of the banking debacle in
1882 we're expressed in informed
quarters here today in the wake
of the announcement yesterday
that 100000 is ready for dis
bursement in three closed Dis
trict institutions.
The IS per cent figure is based
on a decided upturn in real es-
tate values, bond markets and
liquidation of collateral pie, ges.
Final liquidation is not antici-
pated for two years yet.
Substantial losses are antici-
pated in the Commercial National
Bank, the FederalAmerican Ma
tional Bank and Trust Company
and the Park Savings Bank. The
forecast for the District National
Bank, the Chevy Chase Savings
Bank and the Potomac Savings
Bank is good"
II Millions Held
After two years the Is banks in
receivership in Washington are
still holding approximately ST.
100000 of the depositors' funds,
an official survey revealed today.
Here is birds-eye view of the
present situation of the Is local
banks in receivership:
Park Savings Bank still owes.
depOsitors S2,4OO,OOO. The short
age of $1,000 discovered when
the bank failed has not yet been
accounted for, and it is feared
depoSitOrS will suffer this loss.
Directors of the bank have been
sued for 100000, which will
be turned over to the bank in
the event the institution wins
the suit.
Federal American National
Bank and Trust Company
owes $4,2OO,OOO. Assets held by
the bank are, for the most part,
notes and real property. The
assets are all "SlOw" and little
hope is held for any substantial
payment, even after two more
years of receivership.
CHEVY CHASE BANK
Chevy Chase Savings Bank
Owes $28O,OOO. Prospects for a
substantial part of this amount
appear "gOOd."
Commercial National Bank
Owes depOsitOrs approximately
100000. Assessment of $1,000
600 against stockholders of the
bank proved unsuccessful, about
$25O,OOO of the assessment being
paid. The bank is also in
debted to the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation in the
amount of $848,OOO. This sum
must be paid before any addi-
tiOnal dividends can be declared.
Stock assessment of $1,000
900 levied against stockholders
of the District National Bank
is being questioned, with the
result that few payments have
thus far been made. This in.
StitutiOn still owes its de-
positors $2,216,255. The pros.
poets for additional dividends
within the next year are not
bright.
The Northeast Savings Bank,
the washington Savings Bank,
and the Potomac Savings Bank,
together, will pay a combined
dividend of 100000 during the
next two months. The three
banks owe an aggregate of
$1,033,248. Chances for substan-
tial payments on this sum ap-
pear good" although it is not
expected more dividends will be
declared for more than a year.
The Seventh Street Savings
Bank is said to have good assets,
but they are considered exceed
CONTINUED on Page II, Col. ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-08
G. W. u. Musicians
Banquet Tonight

The George washington Uni
verSity Band will hold its second
annual banquet tonight at 8
o'clock at the Admiral.
Peter Buys, acknowledgement
composer; Capt. Taylor Branson,
leader of the U. S. Marine Band;
Capt. William Stannard, of the
U. S. Army Band, and Lieut..
Charles Benter, leader of the
Navy Band, will speak.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-08
D. G.. Students Win
HOnOrS at Brown

Two Washingtonians have been
placed on the deans list-mark
of academic distinction-at Brown
University, it was learned here
yesterday. Both are graduates of
Central High. The two are Ter
relle B. Crum, 712 Taylor st. N.
w., and John D. Glover. 1901
Argonne Pl.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-08
Ken Murray
Says:

What do you know about
Bobby Jones trying once more
to get in condition to win some
of those championship medals?
Guess the old boy is tired
of being off the gold standard.
Naturally, he hasn't had
much interest in the game since
the NRA came in. Even a dub
can get an "eagle" these days.
You know, the trouble with
most of us is that we still play
miniature golf" Only we do
it on regular courses.
so REMEMBER:
Why ride miles to get to q
golf club. when the nine
tenth hole" is now located just
around the corner?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-08
$50 TO THIEVES

Battering open a safe in the
Old Colony Motor Company, Blair
Road and Butternut Street North
west, thieves made off with $50
over the weekend. Entrance was
gained through a side window.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-08
APARTMENT LOOTED

Mrs. Ruth Riley, of the 100
block Sixteenth st. N. W., told
police today her apartment was
entered by a Jimmy thief who
escaped with $50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-08

Sunday-Spent noble family
day al home, until five o'clock.
Thea grew bored with relaxa-
ton and family traits, suddenly
grown too evident. Went to
three cocktail parties.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
P|TTMAN LOCKS
GOLD CHAIN
IN SAFE
"KiIIed Nearly All Kidnapers,
But You Never Can TeII,"
Warning to Visitor

Carrying more gold around his
neck than is in circulation in
the whole United States, dapper
"Alfee" Byrne, whose title is "The
Right Honorable Alderman Alfred
Byrne, T. D. Knight of the Grand
Cross of Saint Sylvester-Lord
Mayor of Dublin paid a visit to
the Capitol today.
The gold is a chain extending
in double harness from the small
of his back across both shoulders
and down almost to his waist,
where is attached a medallion
three inches in diamater. 1t is
his insignia of office and has
been handed down for 300 years.
It weighs 10 pounds.
Wrapped across his vest is an
other chain known as his "houSe
chain" which he wears at all
times. The big chain is taken out
only on State occasions.
Meets Senators
After meeting the members of
the Senate Foreign Relations Com.
mittee, under the guidance of Sen
ator Key Pittman, chairman.
"Alfee" visited the gallery to see
the Senate convene and then went
to the offices of the President to
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
BUSINESS MEN
FLAY BLANTON

Members of the Northeast Busi-
ness Mems Association last night
voted to demand the removal OF
Representative Blanton of Texas
from the House subcommittee on
District appropriations.
Heated debate marked the meet
ing, and the matter was not de-
cided until DR.. James j. Greeves,
president, voted in favor Of the
measure to break a 1920 tie. Dur
ing the bitter speeches James
Farmer, association secretary,
shouted:
Representative BIantOn has
been the greatest detriment to
Washington progress this city
has seen in IS years-pOsSibly
longer. We want him out and
we're not going to stop until we
get him out"
The Washington times., 1935-03-29

meet Mr.. Garner. Before leaving
the committee room, however,
Senator Pittman locked the big
chain in the committee safe, re-
marking:
''It will be safer there. think
we've killed all the kidnapers in
the country except one; but you
can never be too careful about
a piece of gold like that"
Despite the dignity expressed ir
his formal morning clothes, high
silk hat which he carefully brushed
on the sleeve of his coat before
appearing in the galleries, anc
his umbrella, the mayor chattec
amiably and animatedly with
everyone who approached him.
Likes Washington
His eyes lighted kindly wher
someone spoke of relatives in the
"Ould country" and he expressed
great enthusiasm for America
He said:
81 like Washington i'm
menSely. I like its wide-Open
spaces. I must see the cherry
blossoms. like the committee
room. I like the Capitol. 1
want to see all Of it that
/ can"
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
FUND
RECEIVED

Receipt of y $1,400,000 PWA
check by the District Commission
ers today cleared the way for
completion of the plans for the
new tuberculosis hospital at
Glenn Dale, with actual construc-
tion scheduled to begin shortly
after July /.
The new hospital will be a
four-story brick building accom-
modating 496 patients, and
should be ready for occupancy
September /, 1886.
PWA Administrator Harold L.
Ickes previously made available
100000 for initial expenses of
the construction.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
D.C.Goes Metropolitan
With Farms Waning

If the present trend keeps up,
Washington soon will be a farm
less and farmerless city.
Cows grazing in the pasture
soon will be an unknown sight
and cabbages and stalks of corn
will fade from the picture.
Even the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration will lose in
terest in the city and the farm
bloc will forget it's existence.
All this appeared in prospect
today when the Census Bureau
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
NEW ORLEANS
FIELD BUILT
INTO LAKE
Friends of GraveIIy Point Look
Into Construction Methods
Employed

Advocates of the Gravelly Point
flying field site, aroused by the
report of the airport subcommittee
o. the House District Committee
today were studying the facts con-
corning construction of Shushan
Airport in New Orleans, a 3O1-acre
made" plane base extending into
the waters of Lake Pontchartrain.
Opponents of the Gravelly Point
site have repeatedly asserted it
would require five or six years to
construct a field in that area.
Work began on the retaining
wall at Shushan, known as one OF
the finest airports in the world,
April /, 1881, and the field was
completed October "a, 1888. The
tremendous task of filling behind
the huge retaining wall started
when dredges began work on
February "a, 1882. It was COM
pleted on December 6, 1882.
Opened in 1888
The field was opened for opera
ton in 1888. At the dedication
service, Morton Mccartney, rep
resenting the Reconstruction Fl
nance Corporation, said:
"Shushan Airport is unique
1 have not seen anything else
to compare with it elsewhere in
this country. No fIier could
fail to see it from the air, no
matter from which direction he
approached.
zone of its greatest advan-
tages is its geographical lOca-
ton.
Usually you pick some land
and try to make an airport,
but here the land was created
especially for the airport"
Advocates of Gravelly Point are
particularly interested in the engi'
neering features of Shushan, which
was built on the lake bottom so
that from / to 13 feet had to be
filled.
Construction Plan
First, there was constructed a
retaining wall consisting of two
parallel rows of sheet concrete pill
ing. The top of this piling in some
instances was 43 feet above the
rock foundation.
On the airport side of the wall
was poured an oyster shell back
fill to alleviate the strain of the
fill when poured into the space
that was to become the finest field
in the United States. On the lake
side of the wall a hydraulic fill Of
clay was used to form a protec-
ton against storm waves.
When the dredges went to
work they forced 6,269,708 cubic
yards of material into the air.
port area using discharge pipe
line that sometimes reached a
length of 5000 feet.
Clay was used at the bottom
as much as was possible. Sand
covered the top to afford better
drainage.
Plan For Runways
With the field actually made"
there was begun the construction
of the administration building,
huge hangers and runWays.
The outer runways range from
BATS feet to almost 1000 feet.
They are built in a ''V" shape
with two smaller taxiways of 5000
foot ength in an TX" shape in
the mouth of the "V."
Those who favor Gravelly Point
say that a similar field could be
constructed on that site.
The State of Louisiana spent
less than $3,000,000 for its field.
The airport bill provides $2,-
100000 for the District.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Ken Murray
Says:

At last, President Roosevelt
is aboard the NOurmahal on his
annual deep-sea fishing trip off
Florida. We'll, you can't blame
him for being tired of that
small fry" in Congress.
The only trouble is, he never
seems to be as lucky in catching
those fish in the sea Guess
they know when to keep their
mouths shut.
If he were wise, he'd take
Postmaster General Farley along
with him. .Jim'S bait may not
meet the approval Of the IZaak
Walton League, but he's Ger.
tainly landed a lot Of big ones
with pork"
so REMEMBER
While some people doubt that
a fish diet is good for the brain
"a "KingfiSh" certainly pro-
vided the President with food
for thought.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
CIVIC LEADERS
OPEN SAFETY
DRIVE HERE
Educational Talks to Trade
Groups, Pupils, Citizens
Associations Planned

A city-wide traffic safety cam
paign to reduce automobile deaths
was launched today at confer.
ence of civic and professional
leaders called by Commissioner
Melvin C. Hazen.
The campaign will include
series of educational talks on traf-
fic safety to citizens, trade, and
school groups. Need for such
action was expressed by President
Roosevelt recently in a letter to
all the States and the District
Commissioners.
Leaders at Farley
Attending the conference were
Police Superintendent Ernest w.
Brown, School Superintendent
Frank W. Ballou, A. Julian Bry.
laWski, Charles P. Clark, Edwin
S. Hege, Norman Kal, Sylvan
King, Rev. Edward P. McAdams,
Rev. B. w. Meeks, Elmer S. New
ton, George w. Offutt, Wallace
B. Robinson, Rev. L. J. Sheehan,
Rev. Allan A. Stockdale, Elwood
Street, Traffic Director William
A. Van Du-er, and Mrs. Harvey
Wiley.
George Keneipp, Washington
manager of the keystone Auto
mobile Club, today labelled as
grossly unfair" the provision Of
the new District automobile lia-
bility law which eXempts out-of-
State drivers from compliance.
Change to be Wrought
Mr.. Keneipp expressed the
hope that when the bill, passed
by the House yesterday, reaches
conference between House and
Senate, some provision will be
made to include out-of-State
motorists. He said:
approximately 1,8OO traffic
accidents were caused last year
by Out-Of-State cars. OF these,
888 were attributed to Mary.
land drivers, SIG to Virginia
drivers, and the rest were di.
vided among motorists from all
over the country.
Both Maryland and Virginia
have automobile liability laws
that include out-Of-State driv.
ers, yet under the new District
laws motorists from both those
States can come into the Dis
trict with immunity as far as
liability is concerned. That
seems to me to be gross in
justice to District automobile
owners"
The Washington times., 1935-03-29

revealed that Washington's farms
are slowly passing out of existence.
A steady increase in the metro
politan population of the city is
driving out the tiller of the soil
at the rate of 7.6 per cent each
five years.
Preliminary tabulations of the
1885 census of agriculture show
that, while there are 104 farms in
the District of Columbia in 1880,
there are only 96 at the present
time-with indications that there
soon will be less.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
AQUARIUM of U. S.
Open on Sunday

With thousands of visitors ex-
pected in the city to view the
annual blossoming of the Japa,
nese cherry trees, announcement
was made today by the Bureau
of Fisheries that the aquarium in
the Department of Commerce will
be opened to the public from 10
a. m. to 4:30 p. M, for the next
two Sundays.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
RObber Uses Shoe
To Club Cab Man

Removing one Of his shoes, one
of two robbers struck Norman H.
Grimmell. 100 block Carroll ST..
N. E., on the head at Capitol
Heights. Upon arrival the cab
man said he was grabbed around
the neck by one man and pulled
into the rear seat, while the other
took off his shoe and used it as a
weapon.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
SHAW LECTURE

Major Randolph c. Shaw, spe.
cial assistant to the Attorney Gen
eral, will lecture on Federal ap'
pellate practice before the Wash
ington College Of Law, 1000 G ST.
N. w., at 8 p. m. tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Services Honor
Noted Philosopher

Rabbi Solomon Metz will com.
memorate the eight hundredth
anniversary of the birth of
Maimonides, Jeweish philosopher.
during services tonight in the
Adas Israel Synagogue, Sixth
and I SITS, N. w.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
WINS SCHOLARSHIP

Norman F. Ramsey, jr., 10, OF
the 1900 block Wyoming Ave. N
w., has received a two-year schol
arshir for graduate work at Cam
bridge University by Columbia
University of New York. Young
Ramsey is the son of Lieut.. Col
and Mrs. Norman F.. Ramsey.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Senate Committee
To Act on Coal Bill
international News Service

The Senate Interstate Com
merce Committee announced 1t
will vote on the Guffey coal bill
next Tuesday to determine
whether or not the bill will be
favorably reported to the Senate.
The bill calls for Government
control of the bituminous coal in
duStry.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-08-15

along the road compensate for the lont
drive over this slow speed road. Thi.
highway, constructed largely by Cool
County, unquestionably makes it pos.
sible for the motor tourist to gain some
conception of what this vast inacces-
sible interior of the Superior National
Forest looks like.
We have constructed many side roads
from the main highways to reach work
areas or areas with recreational and
scenic values. Highways are construc-
ted only in cretain portions of the
Forest. However, as the balance is
classified as a wilderness or primitive
area within which roads will not be
constructed. Don't try to drive our
roads too rapidly-every curve affords a
new view, new vista appears on each
hill and every side road or trail leads
to some beauty spot that may strike
the proper response in your heart,
bringing that restful, peaceful feeling
attained only in close contact with
nature.
Next week and the following week will
be dedicated to the Chippewa National
Forest at Cass Lake. The program of
developing and administering the Chip
pewa Forest will be covered in detail
and, it being one of the oldest national
forests in the United States, am sure
the information to be given will be Of
interest to you all.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-08-15
ELY MINNESOTA.

In our previous broadcaStS We have
told YOU of the various activities and
problems of the Forest Service as re-
creation, timber management, planting,
tree diseases, etc. Today We will give
YOU some idea of the Improvements
such as roads, trails, telephone lines,
portages, cabins and the various sundry
improvements that are essential to the
managing of the foreSted area of the
Superior National Forest.
Perhaps the best way to give our
listeners picture of this is to take you
on word trip through the forest. This
trip will take three days but we will
attempt to cover the high lights OF the
trip in our allotted fifteen minutes.
Leaving Duluth on U. S. Highway
No. SO, we go north to Virginia where
we are diverted for a few minutes to
view the open pit mine. Mining and
forestry are dependent on each other,
the mines using the timber from the
forests and the foreSterS using the iron
in the form of axes, saws, automobiles,
trucks and tractors, all of which are
essential in the building of forest i'm
provements.
We are on our way, travelling north
for three miles to the boundary of the
MeSaba Purchase Unit. This area is
typical of the cut-over lands which the
government is purchasing. These
areas are now being protected from
fire, roads are developed to make it
more accessible and large areas are
being replanted to bring them back
into timber production. Branching of
from the main highway are number of
single track dirt roads which are the
transportation system used in taking
crews of men into the forest-men for
forms of forest work. These same roads
will be used to transport the timber to
market.
Fourteen miles north of Virginia is
the Sand Lake Ranger Station. This is
one of the newer types of frame Struc-
lures, and the complete set of buildings
consists of dwelling for the Ranger,
an office and garages and warehouse for
trucks and tractors and machinery. The
development of this site was started
about 16 months ago and most of the
work has been done with CCC labor.
The dwelling is of bungalow type with
low, overhanging roof which forms a
porch the full length of the building.
The color is white with green trimming
on the window sash, making it har-
monte with the surroundings. Walks
are all flagstone, winding across the
lawn to the Office. Native shrubbery
has been planted to fill in those areas
that nature failed to cover.
We must continue on our way as we
have much ground to cover. We con-
tinue on north on Highway SO, passing
out of the Mesaba at Idington. Within
a few miles we enter the Kabetogama
State Forest which is similar to the
area on the MeSaba. Continuing
through this area we reach Orr, where
we turn East to Buyck, and few miles
out of Buyck we enter the Superior
National Forest and start southeast over
the Ely-Buyck road. This road is very
typical of the roads constructed BY the
Forest Service, being a single track
road winding through the Fores. with
turnouts. These roads are built for a
maximum speed of 20 to Is miles per
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-08-15
GOOseberry State Park
Celebration Next .Sunday,

DR.. r. L. Burns of Two Harbors is
chairman of the committee making
arrangements for the Arrowhead picnic
celebrating the opening of GoOseberry
State Park and marking the first year
of progress in the work Of beautiful
cation by the CCC forces.
Headlining the program being ar
ranged by DR.. Paul B. Monroe and
Boyd Helgeson of Two Harbors will be
the log rolling match, two Of the con-
testants being champion log rollers Of
the world; a concert by noted band;
a ball game, and a series Of wrestling
and boxing matches.
The park is proving very popular. a
check taken on Sunday Of last week
showed over five hundred cars parked
there for the day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-08-15

/, English in character with good Amer
can dance music frequently finding
place in them Often too, you'll hea
fascinating native music Look 70
Suva at 1901 megacycles around 1913
to 1870 A. M, &c. s. =. any day bu
Saturday and Sunday.
For those interested in world new.
the news bulletins broadcast in Eng
lish from several of the Europea,
stations should prove highly profitable
The broadcasts most likely to interes
the American listener are those giver
in the late afternoon and evening
Listen to esd or Csc, London. at 7:45
p. NJ and 10:45 P M; DUO or DJD
Berlin, at 8:15 P. NJ; FYA, Paris, at
8 p. M; EAQ, Madrid, at Sis P. M,
and FRO, Rome, at z P. NJ, Eastern
Standard Time.
Get your information from the Ely
Hardware and Furniture Company, as
to foreign countries in which you are
interested and the time and place of
broadcaSts from these countries.