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Evening star., 1935-02-24
Uncle Sans
Cellars
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ners with little space to squeeze
through. Above our heads. the
Crypt" Here the catafalque. silent,
where the congressional fathers PLAN
ned should lie the body Of George
Washington. He toiled their plans in
mis- will Now. as it was completed
in 1899, is still here the little round
room with the black -draped bier and
the ever-burning light, under the crypt
of the 1893 section, the old dome of
the original building. Assassinated
Presidents, those who die in Office, are
the only ones who ever use this coffin.
Outside the crypt, bales Of docu-
ments, trunks and boxes of dead and
forgotten statesmen; the brass rail-
ings that used to inclose the seats Of
Congressman; the original models from
which were cast various plaques and
friezes of the Capitol; marble mantel
from the old Capitol.
Suddenly we enter sprawling vault
unGer an archway of bricks not 3 feet
high. Inside is a room about 20
feet wide and 1f deep. 1t Is pitch
black. On the right is a narrow,
rusted iron stepiadder. A trap door
leads into another room, somewhat
bigger, r...her bare, but cozy in shape,
with pillars 'louno its sides, and a
great rosewood mantel against far
wall. There is only one entrance,
besides through the trap door. This
is by door leading directly into u
narrow hallway just to the south of
the crypt. This room is under the
space once occupied by the old Library
of Congress before it was removed.
back in 1897.
Another trap door on the right leads
still upward into a third room This
one is gloomy, dusty, but retains the
crescent, club-roomy shape of the one
we have just left. It has no entrance
except through the trap door. To the
rear and left of it, through another
small room, is third room, with still
another Immediately behind this one
This latter room has false ceiling.
false walls and a false window-llke
opening, now boarded over-but lead
ing nowhere! The floor of this room
(Which is the hottest place this side
of Hades, the writer is fairly con-
fident) is Uttered with refuse, iden-
tifiable as broken bottles, ancient gas
lighting brackets. parts of old Holtzer-
CoIOf fo yryhiaI ho
for 40 years in the Capitol, a curious
wooden ballot box such as was once
used In Congress, and the dust Of
years.
THE story Of these secret rooms
= David Lynn, architect Of the
Capitol, did not know of their exist
ence) is partly one of fact, partly con-
lecture.
Back in 1908 the long existent bar
in the Capitol cellar was abolished
and the sale of liquor in both House
and Senate restaurants stopped. This
bar was at one end of the House
restaurant, below the House hall, with
a mahogany table running the width
of the room backed by large mirrors.
Here trio of bartenders catered to
! the wet Congressman
In the Spring of 1908, in testy
moment, Representative Lands of
Indiana proposed an amendment to
another bill which would effectually
stop the sale of liquor in the Capitol
With most of the members absent and
not voting, the amendment went
through by 108 to 10 votes. How 1t
subsequently passed the Senate. no
body knows to this day.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
Airlines, Fighting for Life,
Ask Congress for Relief
Financial Losses Mount to STAGGERING Totals,
While Several Firms Have
Already Failed.
BY JOSEPH s. EDGERTON.

transport lines fighting for their existence
seeking relief from their financial losses
~ the existing arma setup mount staggering
portions Several of the lines already have failed Others
them of the largest in the country will exhaust
their resources within few months it is said.
than eight months of 1884 under the aai
law the statute books the combined losses of the Nations
transport lines toaed 100000 One of the leading
systems of its entire capital during this period
continue at alarming rate Reports from the largest
10 of 20 air transport companies to the Aeronautica Chamber of
Commerce place January losses at These companies
operate per of the total ama mileage The smaller
companies during January estimated to have lost $4,000
brings the total loss for the single month of
February losses will approximate those of January is
Evening star., 1935-02-24
Gunman Regrets Shooting.

CHICAGO R.-The gunman who
robbed Dr.. Waddell Hunter was polite
about it anyway.
When his pistol was accidentally
discharged, wounding the physician
in the leg, he said:
Say, boss, I'm sorry. didn't mean
to do that"
Evening star., 1935-02-24

Under the bureaus plan for CO.
operation with governmental agencies,
provision is made whereby responsible
officials of State and local governments
may call upon the bureau staff for
information and advice bearing upon
local problems of safety and conges-
ton.
During the past week the National
Automobile Labor Board neared COM
pletion of its collective bargaining
elections, with balloting in five more
Michigan automotive plants. The
board soon will move into automctive
plants in outside States, planning to
finish its election work in the industry
we'll in advance of June Is, when the
recently extended autonotive code
will expire.
Prof. Francis E. Ross, of the Uni
versity of Michigan, directing the
plant elections said the board may
operate in several outside States at
one time in order to speed the work.
The elections force, he indicated.
probably will be split into three
groups, one to operate in the south
ern division which will include In
Evening star., 1935-02-24

The situation, obviously. cannot
continue long. With several COM
panies already bankrupt and their
contracts forfeited, and others on the
brink of ruin, immediate Congress
sional action must be taken to avert
financial collapse of the whole air
transport structure, the Aeronautical
Chamber has warned the Government.
The average direct government aid
to airlines in France, England and
Italy amounts to SLIT per mile, as
compared with an average airmail in
come of only 1879 cents per mile in
the United States at present, it was
pointed out. The average rate paid
planes for carrying mail in this coun-
try is 268 cents, but airmail lines fly
many schedules upon which they
carry mail free, 1t is claimed.
Quantities of Mail Great.
The Post Office Department, It is
charged, has taken away paid airmail
schedules from contractors and then
has loaded them with quantities Of
mail so great that extra planes must be
flown without pay or passengers, who
bring greater revenues than the mail,
must be rejected to accommodate the
extra mail loads.
1T is obvious" the chamber has
reported. that airmail- passenger
companies in the United States, which
lost S3,O00,000 in the last seven and
a half months of 1884, and which
stand to lose S5,00O,000 this year, un-
der the present rates. cannot main
tain present services beyond a few
months.
1.-The airlines, in good faith. have
gone ahead and developed for the
United States the finest, fastest air.
mail-passenger service in the world
at a fraction of the cost abroad. We
will continue this leadership or many
airlines must go into bankruptcy soon,
depending entirely upon the enact
ment of emergency legislation, pend
ing adoption of permanent legislation
for this industry"
Evening star., 1935-02-24
Car Makers Gift to Aid
Traffic Safety Research
Financial Contribution of Industry to Permit
Expansion and Reorg ganization of
Harvard Bureau.
he problem of improv-

. UPPLEMENTING frontal attack the problem of mprov
eliminating the effects congestion
through the design automobiles Nations
- manufacturers have embarked upon fankng move
ent takes the form special gift by the Automobile Manu-
facure Association to the bureau for street traffic research OF
Harvard University.
The industrys gift the which disclosed
permit the reorganization and expansion the bureau recognized
for of the foremost institutions
Evening star., 1935-02-24
Glider Club at Work,

Members OF the washington Gid
ing Club are hard at work in prepa-
ration for the coming soaring season.
H. B. Henrickson. secretary and
treasurer of the club, has reported
to the Soaring Society of America
that the clubs Franklin glider is
undergoing major overhaul. The
club also is completing the construc-
ton of an intermediate soaring plane
which will have span of 40 feet.
The Washington Gliding Club. ac-
cording to the records of the Soar
ing Society. probably has contributed
more light-airplane pilots than any
other group In the Eastern United
States.
Bert Brooks. a member of the local
club, has acquired a Klemm seaplane,
with 90-horsepower Salmson engine.
This airplane started as soaring
craft in the early days of motorless
fight in Germany and gradually a
light airplane Of good performance
was evolved from the original glider.
Don Hamilton, president of the
local club. and Larry Marhofer are
getting a Berliner seaplane ready for
the Summer season along the Po-
tomac and Severn.
The local club is expected to take
an active part in the projected ex-
petition to the Big Meadows glider
camp on top of the Blue Ridge in
Shenandoah National Park The
local club was responsible for the
discovery of this site and largely
for its development as a national
public glider park.
Airway Keepers Dig Snow.
Snow tunneling in big way be-
came duty of Bureau of Air Com
merce airway mechanician after q
heavy storm recently at Mount Cath
crime, on the Seattle-Spokane airway.
According to report received here
by Rex Martin. assistant director of
air commerce in charge of air navi-
CATION, the mechanician and his helper
started for the Mount Catherine
beacon site on a routine inspection
trip at o'clock in the morning. So
deep was the snow on the roads and
trails that they were unable to reach
the base Of the beacon tower until
$50 pm. after nightfall.
The snow at the beacon, high up
on Mount Catherine, was "a feet
deep. four feet above the exhaust
pipes of the gasoline engines in the
beacon shed. Heat from the pipes had
kept holes open in the snow and the
engines had continued to operate,
driving generators to provide current
for the beacon light.
Snow Blocks Tunnel Again.
To get into the shed to inspect the
equipment the two men had to dig q
tunnel to the doorway, a job which
required five hours Of hard work.
Entering the shed at 1890 pm, they
completed their work in the power
house. Attempting to leave, they
found that their tunnel. had collapsed
and snow blocked the door, so it
could not be opened.
They had to remove a window from
its frame and dig new tunnel to the
surface. The window could not be
replaced from the outside and the
only solution was another tunnel to
the door, so they could get into the
shed to replace the window.
Evening star., 1935-02-24
Reserve Pilots Leaving.

Reserve Pilots Leaving.
Squadron VN-6R. local Naval Re-
serve aviation unit, is losing pilots
to the commercial airlines. four Of
its flying officers having joined East
ern Air Lines recently. The four are
based at the New York headquarters
Of the airline and have been trans
ferred from Anacostia Naval Air
Station to the New York Naval Ayia-
ton Reserve Base.
Lieut. r. E. Hess, jr., 1859 Emerson
street northeast, and Ensign ]. R.
Richardson, 2115 Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. have just Joined Lieuts. r. C..
Young and w. E. Coney. who left
earlier, on the Eastern Air Lines
coastal run between New York and
Miami.
The Anacostia Naval Air Station
has installed a Link blind flying
trainer. which is a miniature airplane
mounted on turntable. The cockpit
Is equipped with regulation controls
and has normal flight instruments
and a radio beacon receiver.
An outside radio beacon broadcaster
can be adjusted to put the pilot in
the trainer on any sector, and his
ability to locate himself with reference
to the beacon and follow the beam
can be checked quickly. The pilots
have expressed themselves as we'll
pleased with the device and a regular
training program has been laid out
for all station pilots.
Air Travel Slump Fails.
With the usual seasonal slump In
air travel during January, February
and March failing to materialize this
year. Pennsylvania Airlines, instead
Of curtailment Of schedules made in
past years, this year Is increasing its
schedules between Washington and
Detroit.
Beginning March I, service between
Washington and the automobile city
will be increased to four round trips
day. with five daily round trips be-
tween Cleveland and Detroit FIRE.
quently during the past two months
Pennsylvania has been forced to fly
extra sections to care for the unusu-
ally heavy travel.
The new schedules will be so ar
ranged as to give early morning.
noon, afternoon and late evening de-
partures from the Washington and
Detroit terminals.
Pennsylvania also has inaugurated
tri-mortored transport airplane serv-
ice across Lake Michigan between
Detroit and Milwaukee and now is
flying one round trip day over this
route. Special f1otation gear has been
provided for the big planes in case
of forced landings on the lake.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-30
FATHER, SON
LEFT HOSPITAL
Shrefflers Who Narrowly ES-
capped Death Return Home
With Young Hero
BAY TO BE WATCHED

Niles B. Shreffler, of Whining
ton, and John G. Burton, of Lewes,
whose friendship buGded out of a
near tragedy in the Delaware Bay
Sunday, May 10, left Lewes for
Wilmington Friday morning with
Niles parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Shreffler, and Captain James S.
Walsh, of Granogue. Niles and
John expect to go to the circus
John went to the circus Friday
night an event that both boys
have been looking forward to joint
ly since they met under strange
circumstances May 19. Niles, his
father and Captain Walsh, of Irene
duPont's yacht, "Tcacos," escaped
drowning in the Delaware Bay
when Niles swan mile for help
and John picked up the boy swim
mer in an old row boat near shore
Since the rescue, the two men and
Niles were in the Beebe Hospital.
Captain Walsh left the hospital
Thursday but the Shrefflers re-
mained another night for precau-
ton. Although Mr.. Shreffler, who
is assistant manager of the Hotel
dupont, is still weak and nervous
from the shock, was considered
well enough to make the trip home.
John was the weekend guest of
the Shrefflers. Captain Walsh said
he intends to ask all cottage resi-
dents along the LeWes beach to
have powerful binoculars always
on hand to scan the bay. If every
one has binoculars and will make
it point to look hayward regu-
larly, he said, fishing expedition
tragedy might often be averted.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-30
20 MIDDLETOWN GRADUATES
Eight Boys and 21 Girls Will Re
ceive Diplomas

The Rev. Marion W. Marine will
address the senior cass of the Mid
dletoWn school at the commence
ment exercises in the auditorium
Friday night, June z. Twenty-nine
students will graduate in this
years class, eight boys and twenty
one girls. The graduating sermon
will also be delivered by Mr.. Mar
inc, pastor of the Bethesda M. E.
Church, Sunday, June 2. Class
night exercises will be held in the
school auditorium Thursday night,
June 6, with the following in
charge; Business manager, Helen
w. George; class will, chairman,
Dorothy M. Fletcher, Evelyn L.
Tyler and Marjory F. Eliason;
class prophet, Woodrow w. Bran
ner; Class prophecies, Barbara de-
Ford; class historians, Phyllis r.
Piser and Joseph Scisley; giftori-
ans, E. Beatrice Heller, Evelyn l..
Tyler, j. Edward Tyler and Joseph
Hutchinson; class crouch, Gather
inc L. Thornton; class Pollyanna,
Elberta Pinder; song chairman,
Helen Wallace; stage manager,
James Dickinson; class night play,
Edith Spicer, Margaret " Phillips,
Marjory F. Eliason and Evelyn L.
Tyler; decoration committee, chair
man, Gertrude Laws, Elsie Sapp,
Margaret Phillips, Harvey Ogden
and Robert Beardsley. Catherine
Thornton has won the honor of val
edictorian and Maryelyn VanSciv-
er that of salutatorian. Officers of
the class are: president, Marjory
Fell Eliason; vice-president, Phyllis
Rebecca Piser; secretary, Helen
Ward George; and treasurer, Flea
nor Agnes McCaulley. The gradu-
ates are: Robert Beardsley, Wood
row Wilson Branner, Barbara de-
Ford, James Leonard Dickinson,
Marjory Fell Eliason, Maryetta
Townsend Fennemore, Dorothy M.
Fletcher, Helen Ward George, E.
Beatrice Heller, Gertrude Anna
Laws. Helen Eileen MacAslan,
Eleanor Agnes McCaulley, Norman
o. Melvin, Ellen Irene Moore, Har-
vey Thomas Ogden, Margaret Vir-
ginia Phillips, Myrtle Alberta Pin
der, Phyllis Rebecca Piser, Elsie
Mae Sapp, Edith Marjorie Spicer,
Catherine Louise Thornton, Grover
Cleveland Tush, Jr., Evelyn Louise
Tyler, James Edward Tyler, Mary
elyn VanSciver, Helen Eleanor
Wallace, Mary Edythe Wilmington
Eleanor Ruth Wilson and Joseph
Scisley. Class adviser, Lillian T.
Merrick.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-30

cately Drowned on top, with gen.
erous amount Of crunchy coconut
baked into 1t.
Such a pie is the broad highway
to the men-folks' hearts. Oh yes,
while / think Of it, never handle pie
crust any more than absolutely nec-
essary s. it's standoffish stuff and
wants to be handled with butterfly
fingers IL it's to turn out tender and
flaky.
Coconut Custard Pie
Pastry: eggs, slightly beaten:
" cup sugar; u teaspoon salt; 8
cups milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla: /
cup shredded coconut.
Line deep 9-inch pie plate with
pastry, rolled to 1s inch thick, al
lowing pastry to extend ! inch be-
yond edge. Fold edge back to form
standing rim; flute with. fingers.
Combine remaining ingredients in
order given. Pour into pie shell.
Bake In hot oven (450o F.) 20 min
utes; then decrease heat to mod
crate (350o F.) and bake 10 to Is
minutes longer, or until knife IN
serted comes out clean. Cool
Smyrna times., 1935-05-30
GOLD HUNTERS
HOLD CLASSES
NOvices Are Required To Go
To School To Make Chem
ical Tests
MINES BUREAU, CANADA

TorontO.-The lure of gold in rho
northern Ontario bush brought 44G
men and four women to the prasppc
tors classes held in Toronto IN
the Ontario department of mines
During eight days these men ana
women were taught how 10 make
chemical tests and manv other
things which a prospector should
know. In the afternoons field
work. chemistry, spotting and allied
subjects were discussed. In the eve.
nings illustrated lectures on pros
pecting were held.
The Toronto lectures are part OF
series held throughout the prov.
lnce since the beginning of winter
The series opened in Ottawa. Other
towns on the itinerary include Mar
mora, Sault Ste. Marie. Fort Arthur.
Fort William. Kenora, Haileybury.
kapuskasing and Kirkland Lake
The average attendance at the
classes last year was 120.
That the lectures bear fruit wa
demonstrated recently when two
prospectors walked into the deputy
mine minister's office at Toronto ami
told how. after attending an earlier
course for week, they had gone
out during the recent gold rush iu
the Sturgeon river district of north
ern Ontario and staked a number OF
claims. Then they had come to
Toronto and sold their claims for
S10.0O0-which is not bad for a
couple of tenderfeet.
The lectures are made as practi-
cal as possible; samples of minerals
are passed around and the results
of chemical tests are shown. Be
cause of the short period of the lee,
lures the department cannot hope
to turn out mining engineers. hui
endeavors to teach some of the rn
diments of geology and minerology
as well as some of the "dOn'tS" for
tenderfeet in the bush of northern
Ontario where railways are soon
left behind and transportation is
largely by canoe or airplane
Smyrna times., 1935-05-30

see where she was she decided not
to make the effort.
I'm sorry to disturb you," said
the young man who appeared to be
lifting her. Il thought perhaps you
had tainted. | came out for a bit
of a stroll-and found you in the
driveway"
"Are you Mr.. Freddie Dodge?"
asked Peggy.
why, yes" he said. "And per-
haps you had better tell me who
you are. We might go up to the
house while I telephone your peo-
ple."
Inside the house Freddie had a
hurried conversation with one of his
sisters. Il could drive her back to
her home tonight" he suggested.
You could" said his sister, "but
the poor girl seems terribly ex-
hausted She looks like a nice sort
of girl | think we had better give
her something to eat and then let
her stay here for the night. In the
morning she'll probably be able to
explain how she happened to be ly-
ing there in the driveway"
Two weeks later Peggy got a
"call-down" from the city editor.
whats come over you, anyway,
young lady?" he asked. Ever since
that time you went after that Fred
die Dodge you've been loafing. You
were gone two days then and came
in without a line. I'd fire you right
now If | didn't think you'd snap out
Of this-and get your old kick back
again. And what's this I hear about
you being seen having tea at the
Vendome the other afternoon with
this Dodge bird?'
Peggy shrugged her shoulders and
pursed her lips.
"If that's the way you feel about
it." threatened the city editor, per
haps I'd better let you 60"
"Thank you" said Peggy, that
saves me the trouble of resigning.
You see-Mr. Freddie Dodge and
are planning to be married next
week."
Smyrna times., 1935-05-30
Dover Class Visits Washington

Thirty-six members of the Dover
High School graduating class left
early Monday morning for the an
nual trip to Washington, D. c. En-
route the party stopped at the us.
Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.
Headquarters for the class while in
Washington were at the George
Washington Inn. The chaperones
were Prof. George H. Henry, Miss
Mary Biggerstaff and Mrs. Jane c.
WoodheadA Tuesday, May %, in
the Dover High School auditorium
an oratorical contest sponsored by
the Federal Housing Commission
was held.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-30
Dachshund Displays
Long Understanding

Great Falls, Mont" Spotty,"
MISUNDERSTANDING a dog
high and two dogs long-isn't
much on looks, but apparently is
a good listener.
When the dog is at the home
of two-year-old Ruth Lofstrom's /
grandmother, it is brought TO
a telephone and Ruth saws
"Spotty. come play with me-"
The pet gives a joyful vim
and scampers to Ruth's home.
block away. The telephone is
also used to get "Spotty" home
Smyrna times., 1935-05-30

Harold f. Redmile. The General j..
Ernest Smith, cash prizes of about
SIS each for the student of each
class showing the most proficiency
in the military course will go to the
following: Senior, John N. Russo;
Junior, Water E. Gregg, Jr., of Cos
sart, Pa; sophomore, George H.
Pierre, Lansdowne, Pa, and fresh
man, Jerome D. Niles, Jr., Town
send. Regular army officers in
charge of the R. o. T. G. unit are:
Major Donald E. Dutton, Captain
Sam w. Anderson, Captain Frank
T. Cunningham, Sergeant Over
street and Sergeant kessinger.
Smyrna times., 1935-05-30
EXCnerated in Fatal a

John r. Kitchens. Of
town, an engineer Of d
Highway Department, va,
ated from blame by Cord
Lockwood at an inquest d
Tuesday night Of last wed
death Of Louis Shockley, !
years old, Of Lincoln Cityl
ley, it was testified. stepj
another car a mile south
tersection of the dupont
and the Lincoln City rOa
day morning, directly IN
Kitchens car. Kitchens
ed an ambulance and had
removed to the Milford d
Hospital where he died az
ter being admitted.