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Evening star., 1935-05-22
JORDAN DENIED BAIL
In JAYNES Staying
Prisoner Recently Brought From
New York Held for Grand
Jury Action.

Thomas Jordan, recently arrested
In Mount Vernon, N. Y, in connec-
tion with the staying Of Mrs. Eliza
beth s. Jaynes during the hold-up
Of the Garden T Shoppe In April,
1881, was arranged before Judge Gus
A. Schuldt in Police Court today. He
waived a preliminary hearing and
was held for the grand jury without
bond on q charge Of murder. He was
without counsel.
Although he is alleged by head
quarters detectives to have admitted
that he fired the fatal shot after be-
coming "jittery" during the hold-up,
he entered o plea of not guilty. In
his original statement, he blamed
the shooting on an unknown man
who, he claims, was acting as look
out during the hold-up, which netted
only $50.
He also named q woman whom he
claims was the brains" of the hold
up, but she has not been arrested.
Evening star., 1935-05-22

Won Ostermann took the job. He
worked nights, holidays, early in the
morning. Within a month 1t was
ready for the press.
The alphabetic lineup of the trans
lator's own linguistic knowledge ranges
from Afrikannus, the official tongue
of the Union of South Africa, to Yid-
dish, Germanic dialect spoken by Jews
in Poland.
He admits he is "slow" In Chinese
and Japanese, but adds that the jap
anese, evidently expecting few Amer
leans to know their tongue, write
many of their letters to the American
Government In Esperanto, the made
to-order language invented some 60
years ago.
From Greek to Latin.
From monks in Albania and Greece
occasionally come documents In the
classic tongue of Homer. From monks
in Maryland sometimes come bap-
tismal certificates written in the purest
of Latin.
II really believe Polish is the hardest
language in the world" Won Oster-
mann declares. THE vocabulary of
the language is tremendous"
When he attacks new language,
his first step is to learn the alphabet
and then the pronunciation of the
words. Next he essays reading simple
sentences. Grammar comes last, in
reverse of the emphasis laid in schools.
The book begins with short dis
sertation on development of the mod
err alphabet used in America and
Western Europe. 1t stems from the
Phoenician, tongue Of ancient traders
and merchantmen, who dwelt along
the Eastern Mediterranean shore.
Each language receives page or
mere. The characters are listed. Then
follows some explanation of the use
and derivation of the tongue. There
are vowel sounds, simple words, such
as those for numbers, cardinal and
ordinal; months, days, seasons, etc.
1t contains also a list of library
and bibiliographical terms of the most
common of the languages.
Evening star., 1935-05-22
Style Book on Languages Wins
World Fame for u. S. Employe
Second Printing Rushed
to Meet Demand of
Scholars.
" WorkCompiIed in Month
BY VOn Ostermdnn.
Polish Is Hardest.

A printers style book of 7S Ian
guages and % American Indian
tongues was published in its second
edition yesterday by the Government
Printing Office after exhaustion OF the
first edition to supply a worldwide
demand from libraries, students, gov
ernmentS and learned groups.
The little red volume is the work
of George F. Won Ostermann, head
foreign reader of the printing Office.
who translates 20 languages with
speed and precision.
Won Ostermann, so avid a language
student at the University of Mime
sofa that he decided to forego degree
in order to study as many strange
speeches as time would allow him, has
spent the past "a years tranSlating
countless documents written from
abroad to the State Department.
White House, Veterans AdminlStra-
ton and other Government agencies.
He has just put together the index
catalogue of the Army surgeon gen.
erals Office in so languages.
Aids President.
He translates pleas for this and that
which daily pour into the Presidents
Offices from all over the world.
He makes English copies of letters,
petitions, speeches and other papers
written in French, Syrian, classical
Latin, modern Greek, Ethiopian and
a score of other tongues.
The first edition of his book has
gone to 500 libraries 1t drew praise
from oxford University, the Academy
of Letters at BuenoS Aires and the
Moscow Academy.
The German government wrote him
the book will enable us to do better
printing in foreign languages"
DR.. Leonide Pitamic, YugoSlavian
Minister here, wrote the modest au-
thor of the unusual book, who COM
pleted it in less than 80 days, that he
was sending copies to each of the uni
versities in his home land and felt
sure those institutions would adopt 1t
as a standard textbook.
Leland Stanford University Press
was sent page proofs of the work for
criticism. The Press wrote back it
could not do without the pages"
Such book had been attempted in
England and Germany, but the results
were unsuccessful. The Library of
Congress wished comprehensive for
eign language style-book, but estimat-
ed completion would require three
years.
George Carter, then public printer,
was anxious to have it done before he
left Office. He insisted on its being
finished in a few months.
Evening star., 1935-05-22
Ne,u Equipment to Replace
Open Street Cars Is Urged

stalled. 1t was said this meant open
ing of a center aisle. This has not
been done, the commission was told.
Sager found from company reports
there were IA accidents involving
street cars last year from April to
September and that four OF these
might be attributed to use Of the open
cars.
20 to Be In Use.
He reported the company now has
II open cars in service and three
more are being prepared for use.
There is no question but what the
operation of the open cars constitutes
a hazard, as they are more liable to
accidents, both on the part OF pas
sengers and particularly conductors, +"
Sager said. II assume that these cars
will not be operated many years longer.
notwithstanding the fact that during
good weather they are very popular
with the riding public. - :
From the company's standpoint,
they are an advantage, in that they
seat IS passengers"
Evening star., 1935-05-22
Us FUND ASKED
TO BUILD WINGS
At SMITHSONIAN
$6,490,000 Grant Sought
for EnIarging Natural
History Building.
MANY PROJECTS NEAR
CAPITAL ARE LISTED.
Army, Navy and Veterans Ad-
ministration Would Improve
Many Sites.

An application for S6.490000 with
which to construct two wings to the
Natural History Building of the
Smithsonian Institution has been
made to the new Work-Reli Admin
istration, it was announced today.
Expansion Of this national museum
located on Constitution avenue at
Tenth street, has been under consid-
Grafton for several years.
Plans for the work, embodying the
same architectural scheme as that Of
the main building, already have been
developed and favorable action by the
Work Relief Administration on the
request for funds probably would re-
suit in starting construction with a
minimum of delay.
Announcement of the Smithsonian
request was contained in word that
the Veterans Administration and the
War and Navy Departments also have
applied for funds, the total for the :.
four Government agencies being
S54 100000. The listed projects of the
four branches spread into q States,
Hawaii and the Panama Canal Zone
as well as the District.
Dam fun0 IS Sought
The Veterans Administration and
the War and Navy departments are
desirouS of improving hospitals, bar
racks and similar projects scattered
throughout the country and Hawaii.
The War Department also asked for
81 500 900 for construction OF a dam
at San Miguel, N. Mex.
The Work Relief Administration an
nounced that its projects division will
cause all of these applications to be
reviewed and examined to make GER
tain that they come within the Presi-
dents fundamental principles, and
particularly in relation to the unem-
ployment areas which the proposals
might affect"
Applications for work-relief projects
! in Maryland included 1896, 900 for ad-
ditions and Improvements to the Vet
erans' Hospital at Perryville. The
Navy Department applied for the fol-
/ lowing projects in Annapolis: $4,000
/ for an additional postgraduate school,
/ 1000 for quarters for operators, $685.
900 for fuel oil storage, $4,000 for
| improvements on Isherwood Hall and
| S124,000 for the construction of elec-
| trical service lines. At Baltimore the
War Department applied for 81 ,493 ,935
to build a building at the Army base.
Projects in Virginia.
The following allotments were re-
quested for improvements at naval
bases in Virginia: At Portsmouth, $685.
/ 700 for steam, main and power lines;
s174,OO0 for improvement of buildings,
! $4,000 for improvement of railroad
/ tracks, S35,600 for improvements to
water front structures, S86,l0 for i'm
provement of grounds, $4,000 to mod
/ ernie power circuits and $1,000 to
! improve sanitation.
At Quantico, the Marine Corps
base, $26,400 for main gates and
| fence
At Yorktown, s82 500 to improve
grounds; S9100 to modernize power
circuits, $3.50 for sanitation, $4,000
! for improvement of distributing Sys-
tenn, s1O5, 400 to improve buildings and
! s16,50G for improvement of railroad
I tracks.
Evening star., 1935-05-22
LONGEVITY CREDIT
REVISION URGED
President May Be Asked to
Act to Simplify Civil
Service Ratings.

Revision of the So-called longevity
credit systematic numerical scale of
credits given Federal employees ac-
cording to length of Service-may be
asked of President Roosevelt by the
Civil Service Commission as the re-
suit of the Inauguration Of the new
efficiency rating system, Harry B..
Mitchell, president of the commission,
said today.
New System Complicated.
These credits are applicable only to
separation ratings, in time of forced
dismissals, and have the effect of CIV
ings those employees with most service
an advantage when added to their ef
ficiency marks.
1t was simple matter to make this
addition when the efficiency ratings
were entirely numerical, with 100 as
the top, but under the new system,
these have been done away with and
efficiency is rated primarily in such
terms as excellent, very good and so
on, and the corresponding marking is
in inverse ratio, with three the high
est score, and "a lowest. This has
brought about the complication.
Maximum Is 10 Points.
The maximum longevity credit is 10
points, having been cut to that figure
by President Roosevelt. When the
system was established by President
Coolidge he set up a maximum OF %
points.
Mitchell emphasized today there
was no thought of doing away with
the longevity credits, adding that it
was just question of adapting it to
the new efficiency system. Because
this feature was established by execu-
tive order, changes could be made as
the President might desire.
E. Claude Babcock, president of the
American Federation of Government
Employees, has written the commission
asking what action would be taken.
Evening star., 1935-05-22
RENT BOARD BILL
MAY BE ALTERED
Ellenbogen Will Seek to Have
New Construction Exempted
in Measure.

Representative Ellenbogen, Demo-
crat, of Pennsylvania announced to-
day he would suggest several amend
ments to his bill providing for creation
of rent commission to fix and control
rentals.
The changes will be proposed when
the House District Committee renews
consideration of the measure. The
major alteration will be designed to
exclude all new construction from ju-
risdiction of the rent commission.
Ellenbogen said such a change
should answer arguments that the
existence of rent commission would
discourage new construction.
A report on the result of the recent
hearings on the Ellenbogen bill now is
being drafted.
Evening star., 1935-05-22

Abandonment of use of the Summer
type of "open cars" by the Capital
Transit Co. as soon as it is able to
provide modern equipment to replace
them, was recommended to the Public
Utilities Commission today by its chief
engineer, Fred A. Sager.
The report comes as result OF q
complaint from the Street Car Mems
Union that during the past season 81
conductors were injured as result of
use of the open cars.
Aisle Not Provided.
The conductors on these cars in the
past have been compelled to walk
along the outside running board in
handling fares. The complaint of the
union was filed with the commission
recently by Peoples Counsel William
A. Roberts.
Roberts was told by the carmen
they had been promised by the Cap
ital Transit Co. the cars would not be
sent back into service again this year
unless protective devices Xere in
Evening star., 1935-05-22
90 NEW SHR|NERS
TO Be INITIATED
AImaS Temple Ceremony in
Preparation for Imperial
C0nCIaVe.

Increasing its own membership by
the largest class in II years, Almas
Temple today completed plans for
initiating more than 80 at a colorful
ceremonial next Monday night at the
Mayflower Hotel SO these new Shriners
may participate officially in the forth
coming Imperial Conclave here June
to IS.
Resplendent in brand-new uniforms
purchased for the imperial gathering,
the six uniformed bodies of Almas
Temple will appear publicly for the
first time in this new regalia in
parade from Almas Temple to the
Mayflower Hotel. These organizations
of Almas for which brilliant new out
fits are arriving include the Arab Pa
troll, Oriental Band, Almas Band,
Drum Corps, the Legion Of Honor and
the newest group Of all, the Chanters,
who will be ttired in golden capes.
Largest Class Since 1928.
This will be the largest class ini-
tiated by Almas Temple since 1928,
just before the Imperial Conclaye Of
that year.
A shipment of $50 new automobiles
donated by General Motors for the
use of Shrine officials during the con-
vention arrived in Washington today
and were to be officially presented to
the temple on K street near Thir-
teenth at pm.
Robert P. Smith, potentate of Almas
Temple and director general of the
Convention Committee, explained these
oars will be for the official use Of
Shriners only, and will be prevented
from taking business away from taxi
cab companies.
The largest delegation so far listed
for the conclave is coming from Me-
dina Temple, in Chicago, which is ex-
pected to bring 1000 and several
marching units. There will be official
representatives here from 159 temples
in North America, Director General
Smith said today, with about 10 uni
formed marching units.
Broadcast Arranged.
Progress Of the elaborate grand
stand and street decoration program
will be broadcast over Station WRC
Friday from 3:15 to $3.50 pm. under
an unusual arrangement by the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. Stanley Bell,
announcer, and Smith will drive about
the city In an automobile broadcasting
from a portable short-wave radio set,
whose short wave will be picked up and
rebroadcast by WRC. These two men
will carry on o conversation describ-
ing the many scenes Of activity.
Evening star., 1935-05-22

the cathedral, former Undersecretary
Castle said:
"Myron Herrick had a genius for
friendship beyond any man I have
known. No analysis of genius is pos
sible but some of the elements which
60 to make the whole can be pointed
out. He had an amazing ability to
understand the feelings of others and
to share them. To his friends he
always told the exact truth (he knew
that, although it might hurt at the
moment, it was certain to purify.
No real friendship ever died of the
truth and no real friendship ever
survived its failure"
After the benediction, Mrs. Par
melee and her friends inspected the
foundations of the south transept,
where construction work is to be re-
sumed shortly as the result of her
generous gift Of $4,000 announced
at the annual meeting of the Ma
tional Cathedral Association.
Evening star., 1935-05-22
LONG WOULD AID FOE

Senator Long asserted yesterday that
he was ready to recommend his
political foe, Mayor T. Semmes
Walmsley of New Orleans, for q
Federal job in Washington.
But I know they won't give him
one" he said-explaining he meant
by "they" the Roosevelt administration.
He fought their battle for them down
there in Louisiana and now he's out
on limb. but they have no use for a
dead lion" 4
Evening star., 1935-05-22
Commissioners to Act on
Van Duzer Proposal
Next Friday.
OFFUTT COMMITTEE
IN FAVOR OF STEP
Public Would Get Names of Those
Whose Permits Are Sus.
pended or Revoked.

Publication of the names of auto
mobile drivers whose permits are SuS-
pended or revoked for violation Gf
major traffic rules may be invoked
soon by the Commissioners as new
move for obedience to regulations.
The Board of Commissioners already
has given verbal approval to the plan
as advocated by Traffic Director Will
liam A. Van Duzer, Commissioner
Hazen revealed today.
The proposal is to come before the
Commissioners for action at their ses-
sion Friday. Some weeks ago, when
the plan was first proposed by the
traffic director, 1t was rejected but
Van Duzer again made the recon-
mendation and argued it would aid
in getting obedience to rules.
Committee Suggestion.
Yesterday, the same suggestion was
made by the Commissioners Commit
tee on Legislation, headedby George w
Offutt, chairman of the Traffic Ad-
visory Committee; who also is head
of the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board.
The purpose Of the publication
would be to cite publicly those who
have violated traffic rules to an ex-
tent warranting the revocation or sus-
pension Of permits. The committee
recommends that the reason :or the
revocation or suspension of permits
also be stated.
Officials believe this would be a
new means of making effective the
Commissioners campaign for better
traffic law observance.
Hazen revealed also the committee
is to be kept in service at least until
the end of this year so as to be ready
to recommend any further changes
deemed advisable.
Continued Watch Desired.
For one thing, the committee will
be asked to continue to watch the
enforcement and judicial machinery
Recommending against the proposed
creation of a system Of magistrates
courts, the committee urged a number
of other changes, including continued
use of a third jury panel at Police
Court, legislation for extension Of the
O1 Ol4OC SOu4O JO1ASo w O4AC
month, impounding of automobiles dam
gerously parked, semi-annual mechan-
ical inspection of all cars and a
broadening of the field of prospective
jurors.
The Commissioners are expected to
approve the entire report and to direct
that the necessary bills be sent to
Congress.
In addition to Mr.. Offutt, members
of the Legislative Committee were H.
Winship Wheatley, president of the
District Bar Association; George
Beasley, president of the Federation
of Civic Associations; James G. Yaden,
president, Federation of Citizens As
sociations; Richmond B. Keech, vice
chairman, Public Utilities Commits
sion, and Edward Dent, District Sur
veyor.
Evening star., 1935-05-22
; GIFT WINDOWS
ARE DEDICATED
Cathedral Memorials Honor
James ParmeIee, Maury
and HerriCk.

Three stained glass windows re-
Gently installed beneath the great Rose
Window in the North TranSept of the
Washington Cathedral were dedicated
at a special service yesterday in the
presence of the donor, Mrs. James
Parmelee.
The windows are memorials to Mrs.
Parmelee's husband, her grandfather,
Lieut.. Matthey Fontaine Maury, U. S.
NJ, and to the late Myron T. Herrick,
Ambassador to France, who was a
friend of her husband.
Designed and made by Lawrence B.
Saint, the windows include repre-
Matthew, st. Jude, st. John and st
Mark from the New Testament, and
Isaiah, David, Joel, Zechariah, Jere-
miah and Malachi from the Old Testa-
ment. These characters were chosen
because each one had something i'm
portant to say about the Last Judg-
ment," which is the theme of the Rose
Window.
Bishop Freeman Presides.
The dedication service was con-
Quoted by Right Rev. James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington, assisted
by Very Rev. G. c. F. Bratenahl, dean
of the Cathedral, and other members
of the Cathedral clergy. Music was
furnished by the Cathedral Choir OF
men and boys.
The congregation included mem
bers of the Cathedral Chapter and
Council and their families and trus-
tees of the Corcoran Art Gallery and
the Carnegie Institution in Washing
ton, of which Mr.. Parmelee was a
member.
Bishop Freeman paid tribute to Mr..
Parmelee as a member of the Cathe-
dral Chapter and a patron of the
arts; Capt. j. F. Hellweg, superin-
tendent of the United States Naval
Observatory, outlined the career of
Lieut.. Maury, who was known as The
Pathfinder of the Seas" and former
Undersecretary of State William R
Castle, jr., spoke of the career of Am
bassador Herrick, who welcomed Col
Charles A. Lindbergh to Paris after
his historic flight across the Atlantic
in 1927.
Lauds Cathedral Efforts.
OF Mr.. Parmelee, Bishop Freeman
said:
TT is eminently fitting that there
should be placed in this Cathedral
q memorial to Mr.. James Parmelee,
one of the most faithful, devoted and
generous members Of its chapter
through many years. During the lat
ter period of Mr.. Parmelee's life, he
gave his time without stint to the
large concerns of this Cathedral, was
a singularly efficient member Of its
Finance and Building Committees, and
was intimately related to its entire
administration. Mr.. Parmelee was a
man who had gained high distinc-
ton in the commercial world and was
for many years intimately associated
with his close friend, the late Myron
T. Herrick."
Capt. Hellweg confined his remarks
to some of the outstanding episodes
in Lieut. Maury's life, saying in part:
To-day all mariners of all ma
tionalities religiously obey without
question the orders which were issued
by Lieut.. Maury three-quarters of q
century ago. 1t is doubtful if there
is one other instance III history where
the orders of an officer are obeyed
many years after his death with such
religious faithfulness as are the in
structions of Lieut.. Maury, issued in
1885,"
Herricks Traits Praised.
In emphasizing the fitness of COM
memorating Ambassador !'srrick in
Evening star., 1935-05-22
DANCE RECITAL TONIGHT
Community Centers to Sponsor
Children's Event.

A Spring dance recital by children
from the Barnard, West and John
Eaton Community Centers will be held
tonight at the Roosevelt High School
auditorium, under direction of Miss
Frances Brightwell.
The program includes number Of
Miss Brightwell's original dances, as
well as series of well-known dance
numbers. Vera Rohertshaw will play
the accompaniments. Mrs. A. L. Ir.
wing, community secretary at Roose-
welt Center, will have general super
vision Of the program.
Evening star., 1935-05-22
Firemen Seek Funds.

RIvERDALE, Md, May "a (Spe-
ciaD Funds to defray expenses OF
the Riverdale Fire Department to the
annual State Firemen's Convention at
Oakland in June will be raised at
community card party tomorrow eve
ming in the school here, with r. w.
Shiflett In general charge of arrange
mertS.