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Evening star., 1935-12-17
INSPECTION BY D. c.
OF i. S. BUILDINGS
FAVORED BY |CKES
Lays Cause of Post Office
Department Blaze to Old
Wooden Files.
OPPOSES WAREHOUSE
TO STORE RECORDS
Secretary Declares 1t Is Necessary
to Keep Papers Available
in Buildings.
Secretary Ickes said today he was in

Secretary Ickes said today he was in
favor of fire inspection of Federal
buildings by the District government.
He made it clear. however, that he
laid the recent Post Office Department
fire, which destroyed some valuable
records. to old wooden files which he
declared had no place in Government
buildings.
AS Secretary of the Interior. IckeS
has general supervision over all Fed
eral buildings in Washington except
the White House. the Capitol and those
under the control of Congress.
U. S. Inspection Held Adequate.
Il think it might be advisable to
have fire inspection by the District of
Columbia fire department" he said, re-
ferring to the similar suggestion made
by President Roosevelt after the Post
Office fire. He pointed out, however,
that Federal inspection seems to an
swer the purpose.
He expressed himself, however, un-
qualifiedly opposed to construction OF
special warehouse for the storage
of Government records.
I'VE have investigated all that and
have found there is enough space in
the new outside buildings to store for
the next so years all the dead and
inactive files of the Government" he
said. II don't think it would look like
efficient administration to build a
warehouse and it would be an I'M
necessary expenditure at this time"
Ickes pointed out it is necessary to
keep the active files available III the
buildings where they belong. Presi-
dent Roosevelt. he said, had approved
the project for providing f1reproof
filing space in the Archives Building.
Contracts Awarded.
The first contract for constructing
the corridors to house the new stacks
in the court of the Archives Building,
making available some 3,500,000 feet
of filing space, were awarded las:
week.
Secretary Ickes condemned the old
wooden files now in use in so many
of the new buildings as unsafe for
Government records. He pointed out,
however. no funds are available 10
replace them with steel cabinets. He
suggested that funds should be pro-
vided.
Evening star., 1935-12-17

Municipal Court, Judges Gus A..
Schultz, John P. Mcmahon, Isaac r.
Hit and Walter C. Casey of Police
Court.
Public Utilities Commissioners Riley
E. Elgen and Richmond B. Keech,
Corporation Counsel E. Barrett Pret-
lyman, Isaac Cans of the Alcohol
Beverage Control Board, Capt. How
ard F. Clark and Lieut.. Robert E.
York, assistant engineer commission
ers; DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superin-
tendent of schools; William A. Rob-
erts, peoples counsel; DR.. George F.
Bowerman. librarian; Charles E.
Schran, chief engineer of the Fire
Department; Maj. Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent of police; Maj. Daniel
j. Donovan, auditor.
G. M. Towers, tax collector; Capt.
H. C. Whitehurst, director of high
ways; Capt. Hugh P. Dram. director
of inspections; William A. Van Duzer,
director of vehicles and traffic; j. B.
Gordon, sanitary engineer; Elwood
street, director of the Board of Pub
lie Welfare; Col. John w. Oehmann,
building inspector, and Roland M.
Brennan, secretary Of the Board Of
Commissioners.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
Third Restaurant
Bandit Captured
ByChineseO O,Cner
Yang Takes Gun From
Thug and Uses it
on HOId-up Man.

Three bandits have tried to teach
James Wang the meaning Of Elm
timidation," but each time he has
fiunked.
The latest lesson was given yester-
day at Wang's Chinese restaurant in
the 1900 block of Eighteenth street.
Raymond Carver, 43, colored, $50
Second street northeast, the instruc-
tor, had meal, played Wang's
phonograph and refused to pay.
"You pay me-" said Carver, -four
ishing a gun.
Not at all impressed, Wang wrested
the weapon from the colored man and
crashed it against his skull. Carver
was treated at Emergency Hospital and
then taken to No. 3 precinct for
investigation.
Little more than a year ago, Wang
had similar experience. This time
two "intimidators" appeared at his
restaurant. Wang shot them both.
Unrufied, but puzzled, Wang wants
to know why hold-up men pick on
him.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
LUMP SUM FUND
MUST Be BOOSTED.
HAzEN DECLARES
Says Government Must Bear
Burden With Proposed
Tax Increase.
COMMISSIONER POINTS
TO INADEQUATE SUMS
Favors Inheritance Levy as One
Of First Steps to Meet Ris.
ing Expenses.

Any proposed increase in District
Taxes must be accompanied by
healthy boost in the Federal pay
ment toward costs of the National
Capital, Commissioner Melvin C.
Hazen declared today.
After many days of study of the
findings Of the Special District Tax
Committee, he reiterated his earlier
declaration the Federal payment
should be placed on a fixed propor-
ton basis in relation to the total of
District budgets.
For the last 10 years Congress has
been making a lump-sum payment,
ignoring substantive law which re-
quires a payment Of 40 per cent Of
the total costs. Hazen is convinced
the Federal payment should be at
least 25 per cent, although for the
present fiscal year it amounts to only
about IA per cent.
Need for Larger Sums.
From his studies of the commit
tee report, Hazen is convinced there
is need for larger sums each year for
permanent Improvements. The aver
age for the last Is years was found to
be more than S8,00O,0OO. For the
present year it was but $500, 900.
Rising maintenance costs also must
be figured, Hazen said. "AI perth
nent information gathered by the
committee" he declared, shows the
iIIcfipn opd T1nad nF in
the Federal payment. 1t shows the
inability Of the District to carry the
rising load Of expenses for maintain
ing and expanding facilities of the
National Capital without greater pay
ments from the Federal Government"
Hazen indicated he would agree
to some increase in District taxes
if the Federal Government assumed
greater share Of responsibility. He
indicated he would favor an Inherit
ance tax as a first step, or either an
increase in the gasoline tax or adop-
ton Of an automobile weight tax as
second alternative. He mentioned
increased taxes on utilities as a third
possibility if the Federal payment is
raised.
Skeptical of Subway Program.
Hazen, however. said he remained
exceedingly skeptical of the need of
the District to embark on corstruc-
ton Of any costly subway program.
I'm the first place" he asserted, II
can't see how the District govern
ment could finance such a program.
In the second place, I am not at all
convinced subways are necessary, or
that they would solve the problem
Of traffic congestion. At present, I
am willing to go only to this extent
as to subways-to ask Congress for
a comparatively small sum for tech
nical surveys to show us clearly what
would be the cost and benefits"
Peoples Counsel William A. Roberts
a member Of the Tax Committee, has
championed the building of two sub
way lines, one running generally from
the vicinity of the Capitol to near the
White House grounds, and the other
from the. business section to a point
on Connecticut avenue. above Dupont
Circle. He announced yesterday he
would renew his campaign for con-
gressional approval of subway sur
vey as first step.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
$88,9lO GRANTED
FOR NEW SEWERS
P. w. A. Approves Sum to
Check Pollution From
Hospital Area.

The Public Works Administration to-
day notified the Commissioners of a
grant of $8S,500 for extension Of the
sewer system in Luzon Valley, the area
north and east of Walter Reed Hos
pital, a program designed to greatly
reduce pollution of Rock Greek.
The P. w. A. grant amounts to IS
per cent Of the total estimated cost of
$196,500. The District government
will contribute 100000 tc the project.
This will come out of appropriations
approved by Congress for this year for
Sewer Department activities, mostly
from items for extension Of the sub
urban sewers.
BA1s Soon to Be Asked.
Mai John Blake Gordon, District
sanitary engineer, estimated the pro-
gram would provide work for an aver
age of 157 men a month for six months.
The work is to be performed under
contract and bids will be asked soon
after the Commissioners and the P.
w. A. officially have approved the
specifications.
There is now a combined sewer
system for most of the Luzon Valley
region and during periods of heavy
rainfall the system is overloaded,
with the result that Rock Creek is
polluted. The new program calls for
laying Of a separate system Of san
itary sewerage, the other to be used for
storm water only. Only the latter
system will drain into Rock Greek.
Preparations Made.
In preparation for such a program,
the District Engineer Department sew
eral years ago started a program Of
making dual sewer connection to new
residences built in the section, SO as
to be hooked up with the dual sewer
main system now to be built.
The communication received today
by Engineer Commissioner Dan Sui
tan from Horatio B. Hackett, deputy
P. w. A administrator, also an
nounced officially the allotment Of
100000 for Children's Hospital, to be
used for improvement Of its heating
plant.
The District will reclaim this cost
from the hospital in the treatment
there of INDECENT patients under the
care of the Board of Public Welfare.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
GAME APPARATUS
PARADED FOR JURY
Four Taken in February Raid
Go to Trial in District
Supreme Court.

Two heavily re-enforced doors. four
inches thick; powerful timbers on
which the doors had swung, a battery
Of telephones and box after box OF
gambling equipment were paraded be-
fore a District Supreme Court jury
today at the gambling trial of four
men taken in raid last February
in an establishment at 1l3 B street
southeast.
1t was this place which caused Rep
resentative Blanton Of Texas to charge
before the House Crime Committee
that a gambling establishment was
running in full blast mot a stones
throw from the Capitol"
Little Identifies Doors.
Lieut.. George M. Little. who COM
manded the raiding squad. identified
the doors as those which had guarded
the front and rear approaches to the
third floor place. Numerous photo
graphs were introduced by Assistant
United States Attorney Roger Robb
showing blackboards and tables which
he said we're used for card and dice
games.
Numbers slips" racing sheets, a
"chuck-a-luck" cloth and a large sack
of poker chips were identified by the
police officer and Chief Deputy United
States Marshal Thomas E. OFT as hav-
ing been taken from the place.
Those on trial are Edgar j. Behrle,
SO; Fred A. Stillman, AZ; John E.
Goetz, SO, and Wilmer M. Long, 28
They are charged with setting up a
gaming table. possession of lottery
tickets and accepting horse race bets
Three Plead Guilty.
Three others taken in the raid
pleaded guilty yesterday just prior tc
beginning of the trial and were COM
mitted to Jail by Justice Dickinson
Let's. They were Charles Turner, As
allegedly the proprietor of the place;
Kenneth T. Pumphrey, 29, and Frank
Lynn, 81.
An eighth defendant in the case,
John M Cornell, 81, was being sought
today by deputy marshals and police
He failed to appear for arraignment
yesterday and Justice Let's ordered his
$4,000 bond forfeited and issued a
bench warrant for his arrest.
The four men now on trial are rep
resented by Attorneys James A. O'Shea
and John Burnett.
Evening star., 1935-12-17

1. Two veteran members of the
Board Of Trade photographed as
they heard District officials dis
cuss public problems at District
night" These two bantered each
other as to who is older. They are
Col. Robert N. Harper OefD and
Harry King.
2. Two District officials snapped
as they chatted during the recep-
ton that preceded the general
meeting: DR.. Frank w. Ballou,
superintendent of schools Oeft),
and DR.. George c. Rutland, health
officer.
8. Another group chatting at the
reception. Left to right: John Saul,
president of the board; Commits
sioner George E. Allen, Commits
sioner Melvin C. Hazen, George C.
Shinn, chairman of the Calvert
Street Bridge Dedication Com
mittee, and Edgar Morris, vice
president of the board.
Star Staff Photos.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
FINED FOR GAMING

Withdrawing their jury-trial de-
mands and entering pleas of guilty,
Charles Williams, James H. Lewis and
Alexander Williams we're assessed
heavy fines in Police Court today on
charges of permitting gaming. They
were arrested November I by the vice
squad. 81.
Charles williams was fined $10e and
Lewis and Alexander williams $50
each. They paid the fines.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
SAFETY PROGRAM
TO BE DISCUSSED
Governors, Publishers and Heads
of Press Associations to
Meet Here.

Governors or their representatives,
representatives of national organiza-
tions dealing with public health and
safety, and nationally prominent
publishers and heads Of press asso-
Citations will meet in the auditorium
Of the Department of Commerce at
10 am. tomorrow to discuss plans
for the Nationwide program of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to prevent accidents.
Secretary of Commerce Roper will
welcome the delegates and is expected
to emphasize the need for local
safety activity to cut down the toll of
death and injuries in accidents in
the home. in the factory and place
of business, on the streets and high
ways, a sea and in the air.
Admiral Cary T. GraySon, president
of the American Red Cross, will open
the meeting as temporary chairman
and will then turn the gavel over to
Senator A. Harry Moore of New
Jersey, chairman of the Presidents
general committee.
The conference is expected to dis
cuss program for National safety
campaign which will coordinate the
efforts of all local agencies.
Among the groups expected to par
ticipate in the conference tomorrow
are American Red Cross, American
Automobile Association, Boy Scouts Of
America. National Association Of
Credit Men, United States Junior
Chamber of Commerce, Disabled
American Veterans, National Associa-
ton Of Insurance Agents, National
Highway Users Conference and Auto
mobile Manufacturers Association.
Invitations also have been issued to
the National Education Association,
American Legion, National Safety
Council, International Association of
Fire Chiefs, International Association
of Chiefs of Police, Girl Scouts, Ma
tional Association of Mutual Insurance.
Companies and similar groups.
Evening star., 1935-12-17

Sam?" shifted places with, Rome
the New Seat of Might Is Right"
Diogenes represented something Of
problem to Capt. P. H. Crook and
his 80 uniformed guards who have
been on duty at the new building only
few months. In that time the
guards had made only one arrest, an
ordinary drunk. and their experience
with wayward philosophers was limited
to say the least.
Come on in, Diogenes." they said
or words to that effect, and they
addressed him kindly in an anteroom
while the patrol wagon was en- route
from No. 9 precinct
To the words of the guards,
Diogenes replied:
II hope to light the way for the
future Of the country" The placards
hung about the strange picketer said
further:
"Athens-No Hope"
''Vienna-Whose Splendor Has De-
parted"
"Moscow-The Experiment Ana
genesis"
"Berlin-Takes No Lessons From
the Past"
Evening star., 1935-12-17
MILITARY RITES HELD
FOR COL. w. 0. SIBERT
Son of Originator of Chemical
Warfare Service Received
Silver Star Citation.

Funeral services for Lieut.. Col Will
liam Olin Sibert, 46, Chemical War
fare Service Reserve. who died in Phil
adelphia Saturday. were held late yes
terday in Arlington Cemetery. Full
military honors were accorded at the
grave. Chaplain Ralph G. Deibert
officiated.
Col. Sibert was stationed here in
the Chemical Warfare Service during
a part of the World War. He also saw
service overseas with the 77th Divi-
sion. He was the son of the late Maj.
Gen. William Luther Sibert, originator
Of the Chemical Warfare Service and
at one time chief of the service.
Col. Sibert received the Silver Star
citation "for distinguished and excep-
tionaI gallantry at Argonne Forest, on
September 26, 1913" He was honor
ably discharged from the Army with
the rank of major on May S, 1920,
and was appointed lieutenant colonel
in the Reserve.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
Vague Reference
In Hoover Talk
Derided by Ickes
Secretary Fails to Get
Comment of Federal
Public Works.
By the Associated Press.


Secretary Ickes, one of the New
Dealers who were dubbed "playboys"
by Herbert Hoover last night, said to-
day: Il never would call Mr.. Hoover
playboy."
From a copy of Hoover's speech he
read at his regular press conference:
From ample experience during my
administration we were compelled to
the conclusion that Federal public
works in these times, except in narrow
limits, do not secure enough jobs to
justify them"
What" Ickes demanded, "does that
mean?"
Ickes' Interpretation was that the
former President did not call for a
halt in the P. w. A. program. He
observed smilingly that Mr.. Hoover's
views wouldn't have affected yester-
days conference at the White House
on next years financial budget.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
DRIVER CONVICTED
IN HOMICIDE CASE
Colored Man Is First to Be
Found Guilty Under
New Law,

The first conviction under the new
negligent homicide act was recorded
in Police Court today when a jury
returned a verdict of guilty against
Jordan Trollinger, colored, 25, of 1915
Twelfth street. Sentence will be pro-
nounced later
Trollinger. it was testified, struck
Adam Abraham. 1014 E street, on
October IL at Vermont avenue and
r street. Abraham died october 16
in Freedmen's Hospital.
1t was testified that Trollinger was
driving at approximately so miles per
hour when he struck the pedestrian
and knocked him rs feet. The car,
it was claimed, skidded 80 feet.
A number of other cases in which
defendants we're held by the coroner's S
jury on negligent homicide charges
are awaiting trial.
Evening star., 1935-12-17

"London-Phlegmatic Destiny"
"Paris-Sitting on a Crater"
Washington and New York-The
Modern Cynics."
Just to simplify matters. Diogenes
explained he was Harris Tzotis, 55,
a native Of Asia Minor and Detroit
restaurant man until troubled by the
turmoil Of the modern world.
The man said he lived more recent
ly in the 1900 block Of Biltmore street
The patrol wagon took him to CALM
ger Hospital, where he was under
observation today in the mental ward
Diogenes exchanged his robes, san
dals. lantern and beard for simple
hospital attire. He waved one of his
placards to the last:
"Quo Vadis, Uncle Sam?"
Evening star., 1935-12-17
D. c. Employees Get Holiday.

Employees of the District government
today were granted a half holiday on
December "a and December 81, in ex-
tending to the District governr=s Mt
provisions Of the presidenpsl orIer
excusing Federal employees for half
day on the day before Christmas and
the New Year.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
E.T. CLARK FUNERAL
SET FOR TOMORROW
Rites Will Be Held at Residence
at 2:30 P.M.-Burial to Be
in Northampton, Mass.

Funeral services for Edward T.
Clark, former White House secretary
who died yesterday, will be held at
2:30 pm. tomorrow at the residence,
4706 Seventeenth street. Burial will
be in Northampton, Mass.
Active In political affairs for Is
years, Mr.. Clark was personal secre-
tary to the late President Coolidge
Since retiring from public life at the
close of the Coolidge administration,
he has been the Washington repre-
sentative Of the United Drug Co. Of
Boston.
Evening star., 1935-12-17

OlogeneS en-
countered a big
wind on the mar
BILE plaza Of the
high tribunal. 1t
blew out his Ian
tern, chilled his
toes in their SAN
dals and whipped
his purple and
yellow robes about
him.
The wind rat
tied the placards
hung around the
neck Of Diogenes
with string. Quo
Mn dir Hn nl o
Evening star., 1935-12-17
SCHOOL PLAN APPROVED
Commissioners Act on Specifca-
tions for New Building.

Specifications for an eight-room
school building on the site of the old
John F. Cook School, on o street be-
tween New Jersey avenue and Fifth
street, were approved today by the
Commissioners.
The current appropriation act car
ries $4,000 to cover the cost. Con-
tractors will be asked to submit bids
soon.
The Commissioners also accepted
the proposal Of the Rock Greek Nurs-
cry, Rockville, Md. for planting and
other landscape work on the grounds
Of the Woodrow Wilson High School.
The contracts amounted to t7,466.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
Sun Losing Mass.

The sun is losing mass at the rate
of 100000 million tons a day, the
actual weight of the energy emitted
by the sun daily.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
1885 Diogenes Gets Skeptical
Reception at Supreme Court

The 1885 Diogenes who late yester-
day searched the United States
Supreme Court with his lantern had
found only psycopathic ward today.
Evening star., 1935-12-17

Distinguished guests introduced
from the stage, in addition to Com
missioners Hazen, Allen and Sultan;
District Attorney Garnett and Health
Oficer Rutland, included the follow
ing:
Justices Josiah Van Orsdel and
Harold M. Stephens of the District
Court of Appeals: Chief Justice Al
fred A. Wheat and Justices Joseph w.
Cox, r. Dickinson Let's, Oscar r.
Luhring and James M. Proctor of the
Supreme Court; Presiding Judge
George G. Aukam and Judges Robert
Z. Mattingly and Nathan Cayton Of
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-05-24

And kindred eyes and hearts watch by
The heroes scpulcher.
Rest on. embalmed and sain,ed dead.
Dear as the blood ye gave.
No ImpIous foots;ep here shall tread
The herbase OF your grave:
Nor shall your glory be forgot
While Fame her record keeps
or Honor points the hallowed spot
Where valor proudly sleeps
Yon marble mnstrel's yolceless stone
In deathless song shall tell
When many a vanqulshed age hath flown
The story how ye fell
Nor wreck. nor change. nor winters blight
Nor times remorseless doom.
Shall dim one ray OF glory's light
That gIlds your deathless tomb.
When In the spring OF 1861 the drums began
beating the long roll again. oIIara cast his lot
with the South. He served until the end OF the
war. engaged In business at Columbus, Ga. then
retired 10 plantation In Alabama where he died
June I. 1867. In 1873 the Kentucky legislature
voted an appropriation to bring the body OF her
soldler-poet back 10 the Bluegrass. The next year
they buried him with military honors In Com
monwealth cemetery In Frankfort. He rests there
beside his fellow soldiers for whom he wrote the
poem that has become world-famous and which
has been called "the perfect requiem OF four
wars'-Theodore o'Haras The Biyouac OF the
Dead"
Perfect requiem OF four wars though OHara's
poem was. II remained for another 10 become
more particularly associated with the Memorial
day observance which grew out OF the conflict OF
lS61-65
In 1865. the women OF Columbus. Ga. decorated
the graves OF their war dead and the following
January the members OF the Ladies' Aid society
there decided TO perpetuate the custom. They
picked upon April &c 1866. as the date for their
Memorial day celebration.
So they held their memorial services In the
cemetery on that date and decorated not only the
graves OF the Confederate war dead. but also
thoss OF some Union soldiers buried there.
The next spring there appeared In a New York
newspaper a brief paragraph which stated that
tho women Of Columbus, Miss. have shown
themselves impartial in their offerings made TO
Ike memory OF the dead. They strewed flowers
like on the graves of the Confederate and of
The National soldiers"
At that time q young named Francis
Niles Finch was practcing law in Ithaca. ~ Y
Born In 1927, he ha4 been graduated from Yale
The Coolidge examiner., 1935-05-24
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON

$ Is the story 81 two men--a
Soufhcrner and a Northeruer.
/, Is also the story Of the tEo
poems ihcy wrote.
II is n tale that can wei De
told as May 30 approaches For
that date Is Memorial day.
on February II. iS-O. a son
was born 90 KGue OIlara. an
Irish political refugee. who was
living In Danvllle 10 the Blue
grass region - Kentucky The