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The Washington times., 1935-01-16
HOUSE TOPROBE
CRIME IN
CAPITAL
Subcommittee to Launch
Study Friday; Will
Call Commissioners

Appointment of a subcommittee
to investigate crime conditions in
Washington and a plea for CO.
operation to better conditions in
the Capital featured today's meet
ing of the House District Com.
mittee.
The meeting was the first held
by the committee in this session.
In addressing her colleagues,
some of whom were new mem.
bers, Representative Mary T. Nor
ton CD of New Jersey, chairman
of the committee, said the House
does not evince much interest in
District legislation.
Mrs. Norton urged the coopera-
tion of her committee, particu.
larly when bills affecting resi-.
dents of the District are brought
to the floor of the House for dis
cuSSion.
She said it is her hope the COM
mittee will accomplish more this
year than it has in the past for
residents of washington.
The Crime Investigation Com
mittee is headed by Representa-
tive Jennings Randolph CD of
West Virginia.
Other members are Representa-
tives Virginia E. JenckeS (D) of
Indiana, Theodore B. Werner CD
of South Dakota, William T..
Schultz CDD of Indiana, Everett
M. DirkSen (RD of Illinois, Ralph
Q. Brewster (RD of Maine, and
Chauncey w. Reed (RO of illinois.
Mr.. Randolph said he will call
the first meeting of his group Fri
day morning, at which time plans
for public hearings on crime in
Washington will be outlined. He
said it is his intention to have
District officials called before the
committee during the hearings.
The Washington times., 1935-01-16
CUSTER
CANNON 'SA|M

Ejectment from Washington of
soothSayerS and fortune tellers on
the ground they are making
money by playing on the emotions
of simple people" was strongly
recommended by Representative
Clarence Cannon DD, of Mis-
souri,, during the recent hearings
on the District budget, it was dis
closed today.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the
District subcommittee in charge
of the hearings, said it was the
duty of the local government to
protect District residents from
"these racketeerS."
The chairman was told by Police
Superintendent Brown that since
the fortune tellers here conformed
with the law by paying a license
fee there was no provision in the
law whereby he could control
them. Mr.. Cannon said:
Evidently foretelling the fu-
ture is q profitable business If
they can pay $3.50 a year license
fee in addition to other over
head. A municipality that will
license that sort Of thing ought
to be indicted as an accessory
before the fact"
The Washington times., 1935-01-16
National Fishery Show
Planned In Spring

A national Fishery Exposition
and Fish Week, with an extensive
exhibition of sea foods, tropical
gold fish show, and various prod.
ucts and by-products of the indus
try from all centers of the United
States and Alaska, is planned for
early spring in Washington by
Charles e. Jackson, Deputy Com
missioner of the Bureau of Fish.
cries.
Leaders of the fishing industry
from all sections of the country
answered Deputy Commissioner
JackSon's invitation today for a
conference at the bureau to formu,
late plans for the exposition. Ap-
proximately so outstanding mem
bers of the industry were at the
conference, the majority being rep.
The Washington times., 1935-01-16
OPEN
ON EXTENSION
Of POWERS
General Provisions of Bill
Approved, But Results
OF Politics Feared

Public hearings on a bill enlarg-
ing the powers Of the District
Commissioners opened at the Dis
trict Building today with Corpora
tion Counsel E. Barrett Prettyman
pointing out the legislation is
needed "to clarity the crazy quilt
Of laws"
Citizens attending the hearing
voiced approval of the general
terms of the measure, objecting,
however, to a clause which would
give the Commissioners authority
over the school board.
Politics Feared
Asking that the bill be con-
sidered on its merits. Peoples
Counsel William A. Roberts
termed the measure a "stop gap"
until executive power is ulti-
mately fixed by reorganization
of the District government.
B. A. Wood, representing the
Citizens Forum of Columbia
Heights, stated he believed the
schools and public library system
should be excluded from the pro-
visions of the measure for fear
politics might dictate appoint
mentS.
Questions Motives
Henry Quinn, of the Board of
Education, questioned the motives
of the commissioners in advocat-
ing a change, saying:
"The fact that there is an At
tempt to change system which
has worked satisfactorily would
justify you citizens in suppOsing
there is something rotten in
Denmark
George Offutt, chairman of the
District Alcoholic Beverage Con.
troll Board, said that in his opinion
the bill does not go far enough
in centralizing the powers of the
Commissioners.
Colored organizations opposed
the entire bill on the ground that
it granted powers of dictatorship"
to the Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1935-01-16
MRS. WOODROW WILSON
'ternational News Service


With Capt. Eddie Rickenhacker
in command, the huge Eastern Air
Lines transport plane, Florida
Flyer" Streaked across Dixie skies
at an average speed of 200 miles
per hour today on the first leg
of its preinaugural dawn to dusk,
New Orleans to New York and
return flight.
The plane, bearing host of dis
tinguiShed passengers, took off
from New Orleans at 4::56 a. m.
(CST) and made it's first stop at
Atlanta at TOT a. m.
Although Captain Rickenbacker
had expected to make another
stop at Washington, he announced
at Atlanta that no other stops
would be made until the plane
settles down at Newark airport.
A small crowd, gather at the
Washington-Hoover Airport, was
disappointed. when the plane
failed to stop. Air line officials
say it will land in Washington on
the return trip, probably about 3
p. m.
Passengers and crew were sched.
uled to take a hasty luncheon in
New York and return to New Or.
leans in time for dinner tonight.
Soon after the ship rose above
New Orleans, a girl "stowaway"
was discovered. She is Miss Marie
Louise Reynolds, II, pretty Loyola
University coed.
Miss Reynolds had been assigned
by her school paper to interview
the famous wartime ace. While
she waited inside the ship the
plane suddenly swooped upward
bearing her toward New York.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of
the wartime President, was the
most distinguished passe enger
aboard. Mrs. Wilson was making
her first flight and was visibly
pleased.
The Washington times., 1935-01-16

reSentativeS from Eastern Sea-
board centers.
Plans call for displays wherein
the sea foods and various fresh,
frozen, salted, smoked and canned
fishery products could be placed
on display.
The conference also considered
bringing to Washington a fleet of
all types of fishing craft.
The exhibition is being planned
because officials of the Bureau of
Fisheries recognize an urgent need
for national advertising to edu-
cate the public to the food value
of fishery products.
During the proposed exposition
the Commissioners plan to hold
meetings Of the National Fishery
Association together with the Ma
tional Fishery Code Authority and
various other fishery organiza-
tiOnS,
The Washington times., 1935-01-16
German Speaker
Appears Friday

Miss Toni Sender, youngest
member ever elected to the Ger.
man Reichstag, will lecture at the
Lafayette Hotel at Z p. m, Fri
day on 'The New Germany"
Now on lecture tour, Miss Sen
der is presented here by a com.
mittee headed by Senator and
Mrs. Edward P. Costigan.
Others on the committee are
Mrs. Frank H. Smell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gardner Jackson, Miss Selma
Borchardt, Mrs. Richard Hogue,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Edward
Russell, DR.. Esther c. Brunauer,
Miss Elizabeth Christmas, DR.. and
Mrs. Norman N. Smiler, Mrs.
Louis Pasteur SiSSman.
The Washington times., 1935-01-16
OFFICIALS BACK
CELEBRATION

Observance Of Civil Service
Week, commemorating the fifty
second anniversary of the adop-
tion of the National Civil Service
act on this date in 1888, received
additional Endorsements today
from the pens of Secretary IF
War George H. Dern and Secre-
tary of the Navy Claude A.
Swanson.
The two Cabinet officials, plac-
ing themselves on record as IA
voring the merit system, added
their approval to the sentiments
already expressed to the American
Federation of Government EN-
ployes by Secretary of Commerce
Daniel c. Roper, Secretary of
Agriculture Henry A. Wallace
and other high officials.
The federation is sponsoring
the commemorative week in con.
junction with the Civil Service
Commission and National Civil
Service Reform League,
The Washington times., 1935-01-16
to Receive
HerOism Award

A young soldier, with less than
a years Army service to his
credit, today will receive from
Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone, COM
mander of the Third Corps Area,
a medal for heroism. He is Pri.
vate William Hone, of Company
K, Twelfth Infantry, Fort Wash
ington, Md. Late today the Gen.
eral will pin the Soldiers Medal
on Private Hone after a review
at the camp. Private Hone was
cited when he leaped from
freighter docked at Fort Wash
ington and saved another soldier
from drowning.
The Washington times., 1935-01-16
Ken Murray
Says:
VAIL STAR RELEASE"

GALL STAR RELEASE"
At last, after all these years,
Doug and Mary are finally di.
vOrced. =. That Hollywood may
be a place of golden OppOrtuni-
ties. but never golden wed
dingS.
Mary tried in every way to
patch things up, but it seems
that ever since Doug took that
trip to London. he's been
"LOst in a Fog"
Naturally, q divorce Of such
prominent stars was Of great
concern to the movie industry.
II guess that's why 1t was
done in "slOw motion"
so REMEMBER:
In Hollywood, some marry
for publicity, a few for love. -.
but seldom one marrieS for
keeps.
The Washington times., 1935-01-16
Marine Reserves
To Get Inspection

The Fifth Battalion, Fleet Ma
rine Corps Reserves, will be in
spected today at the Washington
Boys Club auditorium by Major
Harvey L. Miller, commanding of.
ficer, Capt. H. E. Rosecrans, U. S.
M. c., White House Aide, and
Capt. Ralph B. Dewitt, U. S. M. C.
R., executive officer. The batta-
lion will march from its armory,
458 Indiana Ave. N. w., at 8:15
p. m,
The Washington times., 1935-01-16
King Plans New
Realty Licenses

Senator King yesterday reintro-
duced his bill to license and regu-
late real estate brokers and
salesmen in Washington. Similar
bills were introduced in the last
three sessions Of Congress but
failed of enactment.
The measure calls for appoint
ment of a commission of three
members which would issue
licenses to and hear complaints
against real estate operators.
The Washington times., 1935-01-16
BUDGET BUREAU
ESTIMATES
REDUCED
Measure, Up,for Debate Today,
Provides Less for Capital
Than Current Amount

The District appropriation bill
for 1885, carrying recommends
tionS for expenditures of $780,.
308, ,404, was reported to the
House today.
A House appropriations subcom-
mittee slashed $1,066,418 from
the estimates of the Budget Bu-
reau, and almost $4,000, 900 from
the sum requested by the District
Commissioners.
Actually, the bill carries an
increase of $1,210,S79 over the
current appropriations, but this
money will be used to restore
the basic pay rate of District
employees, beginning July /.
Actual Reduction
When this sum for the increase
in wages is deducted, the 1886
supply bill is far less than the
1885 bill, especially in view of the
fact that the coming years sup
ply bill carries an item of $1,000.
600 to be paid by the local Gov.
ernment to the Public Works Ad.
ministration.
The bill is predicated on a tax
rate of $1.5O on real property and
a Federal contribution to the Dis.
trict Government of $780, 900.
The District Commissioners had
asked for more than $4,000, 900 az
the Federal Governments contri-
button to the maintenance Of the
city.
The House began general debate
on the bill shortly after noon.
A provision in the current law
authorizing a Is per cent reduc.
ton in the water rate and in.
creasing the metered allowance
from $500 to 10000 cubic feet is
continued for the fiscal year 1886.
School Fund Cut
For the construction of new
school buildings the bill allows
only $685. 900. District school au-
thorities had requested the sum Of
81, ,469, 500, citing figures to sub.
stantiate their arguments that
many of the schools here are an.
tiquated and overcrowded.
During the recent hearings on
the bill, which were conducted by
a subcommittee of the House Ap-
preparations Committee, it was
testified there was great need for
additional personnel in the Public
Utilities Commission, but the sub
committee allowed only four new
workers, at the same time point
ing out in defense of it's actions
that the reduced personnel as
recommended for the current year
did not hamper the activities of
the commission.
Requests by the District Com
miSSioners and Police Superin.
tendent Ernest w. Brown for ad.
ditional members to the police
force were entirely ignored. The
Police Departments appropriation
as carried in the bill is $3,548, $50,
which is an increase over the
current appropriation, but this
increase will be used to restore
salaries.
Cut Character Training
The subcommittee thoroughly
disapproved of the Board Of Edu-
cations newly launched character
building education program and
accordingly completely discarded
an item of $87,540 which was
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The Washington times., 1935-01-16
Rene Clair Film
At Pierce Hall

Rene Clair's famous picture,
"Sous les Toits de Paris" will be
shown IN Pierce Hall in the For.
eign Language Cinema series on
Saturday night, at 8 o'clock. It
is a gay and charming story
with the French Paris, untouched
by tourists, as its background.
The Washington times., 1935-01-16
C. o. P. LEADER SPEAKS

Henry P. Fletcher, chairman
of the Republican National COM
mittee, will address the newly
organized Junior Republican Wo.
men of the District of Columbia
tomorrow at 2:30 p. m. at Republl-
can Club headquarters. He will
be introduced by Mrs. Virginia
White Speel, the Districts ma.
tonal committeewoman.
The Washington times., 1935-01-16
CITIZENS TO MEET

SILVER SPRINGS, Md, Jan.
16.-Members of the Sligo Park
Hills Citizens Association will
meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the
Silver Spring Community House,
JesSup Blair Park.
The Washington times., 1935-01-16
OPERETTA PLANNED

An operetta, "Rose of the Dan
ube," will be given Friday at 8
p. m. by the glee clubs of John
Quincy Adams School, under
auspices of the schools PIT. A.
The Washington times., 1935-01-16

Phyllis wonders at what age
o woman has the courage to dis
tinguish between flattery and
insult,
The Washington times., 1935-01-16

The washington friends Of
William Denman, of California,
are delighted with his recent ap-
pointment as judge of the
United States Court Of the
Ninth circuit. The appoint
men is yet to be ratified by the
Senate, but I understand there
will be no difficulty about this.
Mr.. Il beg your pardonO
Judge Denman and his charm.
ing wife, Leslie, frequently come
to Washington.
The Washington times., 1935-01-16

The subcommittee thoroughly
disapproved of the Board Of Edu-
cations newly launched character
building education program and
accordingly completely discarded
an item of $87,540 which was
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Evening star., 1935-07-13
Historic Tree Near
Howard University

To the Editor OF The Star:
At the northwest corner of Fourth and
College streets northwest, near Howard
University, stands a classic sycamore
tree lifting its lofty branches above every
tree in the vicinity. This tree, as a
sapling, was presented to John M.
Langston by Senator Charles Sumner
at the time when he had just built
his residence at this point in 1872. Four
trees were In the collection presented to
Prof. LangSton by the Massachusetts,
Senator, but the sycamore and a sweet
gum tree are the only ones of these to
survive. This tree was planted by the
hands of Frederick Douglass as mark
of esteem for Prof. LangSton. Howard
University will shortly place label upon
this tree bearing its scientific name and
pointing out its historic distinction. This
tree now stands on the premises of the
writer. Many critics have declared it
the most stately and commanding tree
of its species in the District of Columbia.
Senator Sumner further showed his in
terest in Prof. Langston's new home by
marking the places and giving direc-
tions for planting these trees SO as to
give the lawn the proper landscape
effect.
A magnolia grandif1ora. among the
choicest of ornamental trees, which
stands at another spot on the premises,
was sent to Prof. Langston by a friend
from Paris, France. Its richest green
and satin-appearing leaves and fragrant
blossoms still flourish in full vigor after
a lapse of over 81 years.
KELLY MILLER.
Evening star., 1935-07-13

French people and aroused the govern.
ment to corrective action, though he was
compelled to flee to England for shelter
during the storm which his charges in
his letter in L'Aurore entitled "J'Accuse"
evoked.
"L'affaire Dreyfus" played havoc with
ministries and increased the strain be-
tween France and Germany which even
tuated in the conflict of 1914. Dreyfus
was cleared. and his accusers eventually
suffered. Throughout the terrible ordeal
of his martyrdom he bore himself bravely
and manfully. France ultimately con-
doned its fault, but it could not wholly
correct the injustice of the persecution,
contrasts of human qualities and gave
world prominence to the advocates of
honest and fearless administration of
the law who espoused the cause of Drey-
fus, as well as to the Schemers who
sought to sacrifice an innocent man to
shield themselves from discovery and
punishment.
France can properly do no less in full
and final expiation for the cruel injus-
tice from which Dreyfus suffered than
to give him the full national honors
of burial.
Evening star., 1935-07-13

surely would be that philosophy OF
caution is wise in the circumstances.
Delay, of course, is inevitable. Mean
while, a careful investigation, DIR. Gros-
venor has promised, will be conducted
into the causes Of yesterdays accident.
The inquiry, it may be hoped, will 1ur-
nish guidance for the next attempt. II
So the cost will be justified. But in any
event it is worthy of repetition that
slow progress toward final solution OF
the problem is to be preferred to hasty
endeavors, which, because OF their pre-
maturity, may be doomed to disaster.
The stratosphere, it is abundantly In
dicated by the achievements of DR..
Auguste Picard, can be investigated.
All that is wanted is a craft equal to
the technical demands. Science, then,
should concentrate on that vital aspect
of the case.
Evening star., 1935-07-13
Balloon Flight Failure.

Washingtonians have an especial in
terest in anything which the National
Geographic Society and the United
States Army Air Corps undertake, and
1t therefore was with profound regret
that they heard of the collapse of the
stratosphere balloon at Rapid City, S.
OAK, yesterday. They had followed the
development of plans for a second at
tempt to explore the remoter skies with
the sympathetic enthusiasm of friendly
spectators and had wished the enter
prise the fullest and most complete sue
cess. Hence their disappointment over
the news of failure.
But, as DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor said, it
was providentially fortunate that the
giant bag burst when it did and not
later. Had it given way twelve or four
teen thousand feet above the earth the
passengers in its gondola almost GER
tainly would have been killed. The
fabric, it seems, was not strong enough
to hold one-eighth Of the helium gas
with which it was to be filled, and a
tragic loss of life was avoided by the
discovery of that fact in time. Now the
question will be as to whether or not
any safe balloon for stratospheric work
can be perfected at the present stage Of
knowledge. without wishing to add to
the difficulties of the sponsors of the
flight, it may be suggested that further
experimentation in balloon construction
would not be amiss. The American pub
lie does not favor taking chances" un-
necessarily. A majority opinion almost
Evening star., 1935-07-13
&C" Men and Lobbying.

Senator Black is not sure OF the use
he may make of the Department of JUS
tice &c" men in his lobby investigation.
There are several Government agencies
that may be called on to help his IN
ouiry. He may seek TO use some or all
of them.
But as a general proposition, the less
use he makes, or attempts to MAKE Oh
the &c" men as such the better it will
be- The lobby inquiry is good thing.
If it is successful in bringing out all the
facts relating to the influences brought
into play for and against the holding
company legislation, so much the better.
The public is entitled to know all there
is to know about such matters.
But the lobby investigation, after all,
is lust another investigation. There nave
been others like it before, and there Will
be others like it again. If the III men
are brought into one sort of investiga-
ton they will be brought into another.
And the danger of such use OF "G men
is, or should be, manifest.
The &C" men have achieved deserved
glory and prestige for their success III
actually arresting and sending TO jail
kidnapers and thugs and criminal
racketeers of one sort or another. They
have won a reputation and standing
that is unique in this country. Ihey
are really demonstrating that crime does
not nav. But there is nothing so quickly
destined to becloud this prestige as 10
create in the public mind the association
between &c" men and the various nsh-
ing expeditions, political and otherwise
on which the House and Senate COM
mittees may occasionally embark.
There is a practical consideration, IN
addition which lies in the fact that the
jurisdiction of Government criminal IN
vestigators is rather sharply defined. II
the Senate investigators came across
strong evidence of bribery, or the VIOLA
ton of some other Federal statute, the
formal assignment of the Department
of Justice to the case would be altogether
appropriate. But such evidence snoulo
first be found.
Lobbying, in the accepted sense OF the
word, denotes no violation OF law. Inc
headlines are full of the activities OF
lobbyists every day. The utility men
freely admit spending $4,000, and prob
ably much more than that, in their
fight against the holding company legis-
lation. The United States Chamber OF
Commerce has spent money already, and
will spend more, in fighting "share-the-
wealth. taxation, and the chamber Will
be joined by other agencies just as willing
to supply the munitions of war to pre-
sent their case. Senator Blacks COM
mittee will reveal additional details as
it proceeds.
But the lobbying, in the sense OF seek
ing to influence legislation, is one thing.
Bribery and other forms OF criminal
skullduggery are something else again,
and the use of &c" men should be re-
served exclusively for use in that field
alone.