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Evening star., 1935-12-22
SILVER PROGRAM
MAYBE RENEWED
Plans of Continuing Power
of ReVaIuing Dollar
Considered.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
Plans for continuing the New Deals
power TO revalue the silver dollar were
disclosed to be under consideration
yesterday, thus leaving available 4
possible method Of ultimately reach
ing objectives Of the silver buying
program.
This program calls for continued
purchases until the metals market
value reaches S125 an ounce or until
the Treasury's monetary reserves con-
sist of one-fourth silver and three
fourths gold.
Retaliation of the silver dollar to
the extent that the gold dollar was de-
valued nearly two years ago would
automatically increase the value Of
the Treasury's silver TO a point, on the
basis of yesterdays figures, that would
approach that ratio.
January 80 Expiration.
However, unless extended by proc
lamation of the President, this power
will expire on January 30. 1t was con-
tained in the Thomas amendment,
the infationary rider attached to the
A. A. A. bill of 1888, and reafirmed
with the time limitation in the gold
reserve act of 1894.
The latter placed a two-yeaT hmita-
tion on authority to cut both the gold
and silver contents Of the dollar and
upon the life of the stabilization fund,
a $4,000, 900 900 pool with which the
Treasury has sought to maintain the
foreign purchasing power Of the dollar.
All these powers may be renewed
and extended one year, under the terms
of the bill, by proclamation of the
President. 1t has been strongly hinted
that this would be done in the case of
the stabilization fund, and the expee-
tation is that authority over the silver
dollar will be extended at the same
time.
Thus far the Treasury's acquisitions
of silver over the last two years have
amounted to something more than
76I TIA, 900 ounces bought at rates
varying from IS to 81 cents an ounce.
The purchases pushed world prices
constantly upward until the Treasury
withdrew 10 days ago from some world
markets. Since then there has been
an abrupt drop.
Foreign Gold Influx.
In attaining the l-to-3 ratio by pur-
chases, the Treasury has been handi-
capped by a constant influx Of foreign
gold amounting to more than S2,ooo,-
0OO 900 in less than two years. The
result is that the present ratio IS to
5 l/3, based on about 81 900 100000 Of
silver and Sl0,1o3, ,0O0, 900 of gold
Decreasing the silver content of the
dollar to the extent that this was done
with the gold dollar would add So per
cent to the value Of the silver, increas-
ing it to about $1,000 600, 900. only
slightly less than an exact l-to-3 pro-
portion.
Devaluing the silver dollar would
involve numerous corollary problems,
such as the effect upon the silver mar
ket and through it on other markets.
and a resulting necessity for changes
in minor coins, all of which would have
to be given deep consideration before
such a step we're undertaken.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
U. S. FIRE COUNCIL
TOSTUDY HAZARDS.
Meeting Called Next Month
to Discuss Safety
Measures.

With reports from the rectn Post
Once fire before it, the Federal Fire
Council. composed Of representatives
of all Government establishments,
next month viii consider means of
preventing fires in present buildings
and in Federal structures yet to be
built.
s. H. Ingberg, secretary Of the
council, who is also chief of the fire
resistant section Of the Bureau of
Standards, said last night the group,
consisting of more than rs members,
viii convene in the Commerce De-
partment Building at q date to be
selected soon. DR.. Lyman J. Briggs,
director Of the Bureau of Standards.
chairman of the council, will preside.
Fire Hazard Cited.
The room where the Post once fire
started, Ingberg said, was too large
for storage Of such files. It should
have been Subdivided and the files
stored in metal containers equipped
with doors instead of in the wooden
cases, which burned easily.
The Federal Fire council is more
interested in preventing fires than it
is in investigating fires that already
have happened said Ingberg, but
one Of the ways to prevent new fires
is to know what caused the old ones"
New Buildings Studied.
Ingberg said conferences have been
held with Treasury Department Off
cials in charge Of construction of
many new public buildings in an effort
to prevent future fires.
The plans for several new structures
have been reviewed in advance by the
fire council, he explained, but arrange
mentS have not yet been completed
whereby the procurement division of
the Treasury Department submits all
Of its building plans to the council.
Oficials of the procurement division
pointed out the Treasury has several
representatives on the fire council who
will participate in the conference.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Doughboy E.Potriates on Rhine
To Meet Again for YuIe Yarns

There are no bitter feelings left
in the people here" Cslabrese said.
"I was the first American to enter
Andernach to requisition hillets for
the 3rd Division, way behind ! like
the Rhenish folk; they are good
neighborS.
But when Christmas time comes
along I feel I should like to ny across
and spend some time with my mother
and my two brothers in Pittsburgh"
Fred Busch Of Nanticoke, Pa,
echoed these sentiments. He was q
member of President wilson's escort
when he landed at Naples, Italy, and
served during the plebiscite in Upper
Silesia. He, too. has German wife
and Is In the motor trade.
Among the little American colony
are John Day of Atlanta, Ga; Ray
nond Garry Of Marion, Ind, and half
a dozen others.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
WELFARE CO. ORDINATION
RELATED BY MRS. RAY
Prince Georges Kiwanians Told
Progress Is Being Made
in County.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LANDOVER. Md. December III
Notable progress in co-ordinating well
fare work in Prince Georges is being
made by the County Welfare Board
through the cooperation of private
relief agencies, Mrs. J. Enos Ray,
chairman Of the board, told the
County KiwaniS Club here last night
Mrs. Ray and Miss Lydia Flicker,
executive secretary of the board, ex-
planned its aims and accomplishments
at dinner meeting of the club
They praised the organization for
its plans to establish a camp for
upder-privilegeo children.
William Bowie, chairman Of the
clubs Christmas Baskets Committee,
said about $50 baskets would be dis
tributed this year to persons listed as
needy by the Welfare Board.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
and also because it is familiar with
transportation problems"

and also because it is familiar with
transportation problems"
A bill is now pending in Congress
authorizing study to determine the
need and cost of subway system. 1t
was introduced at the last session of
Congress by Chairman Norton of the
House District Committee.
Chairman Elgen called particular at
tention to complaints during hear
1ngs over the failure of the transit
company to provide passengers with
information as to routes, schedules,
etc. He indicated action probably
would be taken to force the company
to provide that information.
More than two years ago, Elgen
pointed out, the commission criticized
the company for failing properly to
merchandise its service in connection
with the former Fourteenth street bus
line that provided a scent service
In certain parts of the Federal tri-
angle.
In connection with the plan to re-
route portion of the Chevy Chase
bus line, Elgen said:
1.-The commission has regarded with
favor for some time the recommenda-
ton of the residents in the vicinity of
Eighteenth street and Columbia road
that would bring certain number Of
the Chevy Chase busses direct to their
section by crossing the Calvert Street
Bridge and continuing out Calvert
street to Eighteenth street and Co
lunbia road. Time tests conducted by
the commission have shown that
busses following that route can make
at least as good or better time than
they do over the present route"
Elgen also explained that the COM
mission from time to time has ap-
pealed to police and traffic authorities
to keep the streets used by cars and
buses as free from other traffic as
possible. He pointed out that some
of the cars carry as many as 100 pas
sengers at time, whereas private mo-
tor vehicles, with driver as the only
passenger, clog up these arteries and
delay bus and rail schedules. These
private cars, he said. could Just as
easily use some other route and aid
the transit company in expediting
service.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
By the Associated Press.


ANDERNACH. Germany, Deem
ber 21-The little group of former
American doughboys, who, after the
war, married and settled down with
German wives in the Rhineland. will
meet again this year for a Yuletide
dinner and to talk over old times.
Although most of them profess con-
tentment with life in their adopted
fatherland, almost all admit a touch
of nostalgia for America at Christmas
time.
Sergt. Anthony Calabrese of Pitts
burgh, Pa, says he has not been home
In II years. He married a German
girl and has a fourisning motor buSi-
ness here.
A framed record of his war service
hanging in his parlor recalls his fight
ing days in the Aisne- -Marne offen-
SiVe
Evening star., 1935-12-22
D. c. TAX CHANGE
ACTION DELAYED
Hazen viii Set Date for
Hearings After Study.
ing Proposals.

Action on the proposed upward re-
vision Of the Districts tax system
will be deferred by the Commission
ers until after the holidays, according
to indications from District officials
yesterday.
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen
plans to continue this week his study
of the partial report submitted re-
Gently by the Special Tax Committee,
headed by Corporation Counsel E.
Barrett Prettyman.
He said yesterday he was not yet
ready to make any pronouncement or
to set the date for the public hearing
which he has promised will be held
before the Commissioners adopt any
proposed program for submission to
Congress.
Commissioner George E. Allen is
out of town for the holidays. Pret-
lyman has been busy drafting regu-
lations to govern administration of
the unemployment compensation act
Engineer Commissioner Dan I. Sultan
has been devoting much time to util-
ity matters, particularly the public
hearings on services of the Capital
Transit Co.
The Tax Committees partial report
dealt in detail with the history of
the Districts finances since 1920. It
showed trends of collections, total
budgets. the dwindling Federal pay
ment and the relation between sums
allowed for permanent improvements
and those for maintenance and oper-
alton. It indicated the need for con-
siderable increase in revenues if the
District was to be able to make more
adequate outlays for permanent i'm
provements while meeting mounting
costs of operation.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Beauty Awarded $22. 900.

CHICAGO. December 81 CP).-Lo-
retta Schenkl, %, a former bathing
beauty contest winner, was awarded
damages of $4,000 in court today for
injuries allegedly suffered when she
fell through a glass exit door at a
theater.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Mail Is so Heavy
Santa Claus Tots
May Be Neglected
Postmaster of Indiana
TOtCn Considers I'm.
porting St. Nick.
BY the Associated Press.


SANTA CLAUS, Ind, December 81.
Santa Claus first assistant Oiteral-
minded persons would identify him as
Postmaster Oscar Philipps) is so busy
these days it looks like he would have
to get substitute to don the red suit
and white whiskers and play the part
of good st. Nick for the local young
sterS.
81 want to do it myself" Postmas-
ter Philips said today, but the mail
is so heavy I don't know whether
will have time. But there will be a
real Santa Claus, if I have to i'm
port one"
For years it has been the custom
for the Santa Claus. Ind. postmaster
to dress the part the last few days
before Christmas.
From all parts of the world mail
has been received here, registered and
sent back to the given destination with
the Santa Claus stamp on it.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
CHIEF MADE PRESIDENT
George Smith Advanced by Capt
tol Heights Firemen.
Special Dispatch to The star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md, Decem-
Der 21-George Smith. former town
councilman and veteran chief of the
Capitol Heights Volunteer Fire De-
partment, has been elected president Of
the fire department william H Wells
was elected chief.
Other officers chosen we're Otto
Fankhouser, assistant chief; Edward
Dove, captain; Oscar Poore, lieuten-
ant; Henry Simmons. sergeant; Jack
Brooks, fire marshal; Chief Wells,
treasurer; william Barry, secretary,
and Maurice Stillwell. financial secre-
tary. The ofncers win be installed
January Z.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
BEAR SETS zoo WILD
Whit of Free Atmosphere Sets
Animals Agog.

OKLAHOMA CITY (P.-Cimar-
ron, brown cub captured last week in
New Mexico, came to the Lincoln Park
Zoo reeking with the high odor Of
wild bear.
Lions roared, elephants buried their
trunks in hay, camels snuffled dust,
even zoo-reared bears turned up their
noses at their country cousin.
Finally Cimarron was placed In q
suite adjoining eight skunks. The ZOO
Is peaceful again.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
DECISION DUE SOON
Farmer Asks Partial Custody of
Daughter, Age 4.

TROY. N. Y. December ii P!-
Justice Pierce H. Russell will hand
down a decision December 28 on the
application of George v. Vanderbilt,
Greene County farmer, for writ OF
habeas corpus giving him partial Gus
tody of his 4-year-old daughter
Catherine.
Counsel for Vanderbilt, who is half
brother of Mrs. Lizzie Vanderbilt Hege-
man, wealthy New York City woman,
said yesterday when the case was
argued the writ was the only way to
arrange for the father to see his
daughter.
Vanderbilt and the child's mother
live apart. A separation action is
pending.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Watch Exports.

Switzerland shipped more than
500, 900 watches to America in 1885.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Rare Stamp.

A 10-cent Honduras airmail stamp
was sold recently in London for $500.
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Transit

Continued From First Pagel
Evening star., 1935-12-22
Christmas

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Evening star., 1935-09-02

Parliamentary experts say the reso-
luton might as well have been word
ed from now on"
Evening star., 1935-09-02

Buchanan, So, of Hampstead. was dead
today, and two men were charged with
involuntary manslaughter in connec-
ton with his death.
Albert Dell Of Hampstead, alleged
to have knocked Buchanan down, was
in jail. Earl Wilhelm Of Upperco,
driver of the car, was free under 81 900
bond.
An inquest will be held Wednesday
night by Acting Coroner Sherman E.
Flanagan.
Patrolman Bernard Mason said he
learned Clarence Rill. 80, of Hamp-
stead, was walking with Buchman on
q highway Saturday night, when Dell
Evening star., 1935-09-02
SENATE'S LOBBY
CHECK PERMANENT.
mmittee May Keep
Watch on Activities
"From Now On"
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Lobby Committee plans
to keep a permanent watch on the
army of lobbyists.
Wording of the resolution authoriz-
ing the Senate investigation makes
the committee permanent adjunct
of the Senate, rather than a tempo
rary investigating committee It will
not end with the present Congress,
unless the Senate votes to kill it.
Chairman Black, who wrote the
resolution, intends to use the unusual
power to keep tab on the activities of
the lobbyists from now on. He be-
lieves surveillance a more effective
weapon for control than his original
proposal to require lobbyists to reg
lister.
Under the utility holding company
law, those lobbyists representing pub
lie utilities here will have to register
anyway. There will be an added check
on their identities and their activities.
Most congressional investigating
committees are set up for the life of
the Congress in which the are created.
They are sometimes extended for
year or two, but they have never be-
fore become permanent agencies.
Wall Street Policeman.
When the Senate Banking Com
mittee was nearing the end Of its
active inquiry into Wall Street prac-
tices year or two ago, committee
members were talking of recommend
ing creation of permanent group to
act as a Wall Street policeman, but
nothing ever came of it.
That is the plan that Black and
other members of the Lobby Commit
tee now have. They do not intend
that the committee should be contin-
ually investigating and always active.
But they want to keep its authority
and a skeleton organization ready to
jump in and investigate any unusual
lobbying activity.
Throughout next session, however,
the committee probably will be almost
continuously active. Its big corps of
Investigators is now at work gather
ing evidence for hearings expected to
be resumed late in the Fall.
Field Work Begins.
Some time this week Herbert A. Blom-
quist, chief investigator for the COM
mittee, will take charge of the field
work in a two-month trip around the
Evening star., 1935-09-02
ountry. He will have direct charge

country. He will have direct charge
Of the work of checking up on ques-
tionnaire replies submitted by the
utility companies about their activity
in opposing the Wheeler -Rayburn bill
The wording of the resolution, which
makes the Black committee perma-
nent. is found in this sentence of the
creating resolution:
For the purposes of this resolution
the committee, or any duly authorized
subcommittee thereof, is authorized to
hold such hearings, to sit and act at
such times and places during the ses-
sions and recesseS of the Senate in
the seventy-fourth and succeeding
Congresses, as 1t deems advisable"
Evening star., 1935-09-02
NEW PUPILS ASKED
TO ENROLL THURSDAY
BY a Stan Correspondent: of The Star.

by bthn Correspondent OF Inc Sthr.
HYATTSvILLE, Md, September 2.
New students at the Hyattsville High
School are requested by Principal j.
Albert Miller to enroll there Thurs
day between 9 am. and 8 pm. The
school, together with all others in
Prince Georges, will open September 9.
During the Summer the high school
has been painted throughout and the
beating plant improved.
Evening star., 1935-09-02

acosted them. Buchanan was knocked
down.
Witnesses said Marion Gore Of Gam
ber. a passing motorist. stopped to aid
Buchanan. Before Gore reached him
Wilhelm's automobile ran over Buch-
man. Wilhelm said he was blinded by
the lights of Cores parked automo-
bile.
Evening star., 1935-09-02
STORE IN CLARENDON
SWEPT BY $1,000 FIRE
Lighted Cigarette in Trash Box
Blamed for Blaze-Ballston
Store Damaeed.
By Stan Correspondent of The Star.

By STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, September O.
Fire, starting in a trash box in the
alley from lighted cigarette, swept
through the rear window of the H. H.
Brooks 5-and-10 cent store in Claren-
don yesterday morning and caused
damage estimated at 81 900 before the
Clarendon and Ballston Fire Depart
ments were able to bring the flames
under control.
A fire in the A. & p store in Ball
ston last night was extinguished with
a loss of about $50. A short circuit
in a refrigerator motor started the
blaze, firemen said.
Evening star., 1935-09-02
Weight Of Storm Waves.

On the SEA coasts, storm waves come
laundering against the cliffs with q
weight Of or 4 tons on a square
foot,
Evening star., 1935-09-02
AUTO KILLS MAN
FELLED IN FIGHT
Two Held After Marylander's
Death, Caused When Car Struck
PROSTATE Form.

BY the Associated Press.
HAMPSTEAD, Mo, September a.
Run over by an automobile after be-
ing knocked down in a fight, Harvey
Evening star., 1935-01-17
BURNS ARE FATAL
TO J. FRANK ALLEN
Filling Station Operator Dies in
Sibley Hospital a. Result
of Blast.

J. Frank Allen. 81, died IN Sibley
Hospital last night Of burns received
Tuesday when gasoline water heater
exploded in his filling station at 1859
New York avenue northeast.
Allen, who lived at ll07 Penn street
northeast, took refuge in an ante
room of the filing station office when
flames engulfed the building and
made escape impossible.
His wife, Mrs. Mona Allen, who
operated q lunch stand in the same
building, was prevented from enter
ing the office by the flames.
While oils and gasoline burned
fercely inside the Office, she and
Willie L. jackson, Is, colOred helper
at the filling station. broke through
rear window and pulled Alien over
the sill.
The filling station proprietor's
clothing was almost wholly burned
from his body before the flames could
be extinguished.
Evening star., 1935-01-17
FIRST OF "0CTAvE"
SERVICES PLANNED
Annual Catholic Observance
Starts Tomorrow at Uni
versity Shrine.

The first service of the Octave for
Prayer for Church Unity" to be held
every night for a week, will be held
at tbs pm. tomorrow at the National
Shrine Of the Immaculate Conception
at Catholic University. The services
will be open to the public. The
apostolic delegate, Most Rev. Amleto
Giovanni Cicogani, will attend the
final service on January rs.
This annual service is a Catholic
spiritual movement, founded in 1908
by Rev. Paul James Francis to re-
claim for the Roman Catholic Church
all Christians who have withdrawn
from it at various times. 1t Is OBJ
served In all parts Of the world.
Father Francis will speak at the
opening services. The speaker for
Saturdays service will be Rev. r.
Cartwright Of the Paulist, while Right
Rev. David T. ODwyer. director of
the shrine, will speak at Sundays
service.
Other speakers during the services
from Monday to next Friday, appear
ing in the order named, are Right
Rev. p. ]. Mccormick of Catholic
University, Rev. DR.. Ignatius Smith,
O. p; Right Rev. w. j. Kirby, edi-
tor Of the Ecclesiastical Review; Rev.
DIR. F. M. Ktrsh of the Capuchins
and DR.. George johnson of Catholic
University. The benediction at the
last service will be given by the
apostolic delegate.