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Evening star., 1935-04-21
LADIES OF CHARITY PLAN
ANNUAL MEETING IN WEEK
Tea to Follow Sessions, to Which
Baltimore and County Work
ers Are Invited.

The Ladies Of Charity Of Washing
ton are holding their annual meeting
next Sunday at st. Gabriels Hall, To-
Gated at Grant Circle northwest. In
vitations have been sent to the Bal
timore Ladies Of Charity and to all
county workers by the Warrington
group for the meeting. which Is to be
followed by . tea.
It is expected that from 500 to TOO
people will be present, representing
the parish groups Of both the District
and Baltimore. Among the church
d;gnitaries to attend are the Rev. Ed
win L. Leonard, archdiocesan director
of Catholic charities; the Rev. DR..
John O'Grady, director of Catholic
charities Of washington. and the Rev.
]. Shehan, assistant director Of Cath
olic charities Of Washington.
The guest speaker Of the gathering
VII b announced Atas.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
Gets Six New Members.

Six new members have been ad.
mitted at the last two meetings OF the
Northeast Citizens Association. Al
the March meeting K. F. jackson, H
E. Thorne. Mrs. E. r. Moose anc
James j. Knighton were admitted. Ir
April George j. McCloskey and B
Douglas Wilson joined the group.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
Demand that Grade Crossings
Be Abolished without Delay,

DROMPTED by the tragic death
of IA high school pupils at
the Rockville grade crossing,
the civic bodies throughout the
entire Washington metropolitan
area are demanding that these
death traps be eliminated as soon
as it is physically possible to do SO.
Civic leaders say the public and
public officials soon forget these
tragedies which exact so heavy q
toll in human life. In all quarters
there Is an insiStance that the sac
rifice Of these young lives shall not
have been in vain.
The Interfederation Conference
at its meeting Monday night took
up the matter and urged vigorous
action by the civic bodies through
out the area. 1t was emphasized
that these crossings, wherever To-
Gated. were Of interest and a po-
tential danger to all, in these times
Of easy locomotion.
The Brookland Citizens Associa-
ton and the Michigan Park Citi-
zens' Association have for years
been inSistent and persistent in
In their demands that the Michigan
avenue crossing of the Baltimore
d Ohio Railroad be replaced by a
Naduct. They have prayed that
this be done before a heavy loss of
human life would call particular
attention to Its danger. They have
pointed to the fact that other
crossings have not been abolished
until several fatal accidents oc-
CURED.
At Kensington, where there have
been several fatal accidents, plans
have been under way for q mum.
Der Of years to substitute q bridge
for the grade crossing. First, there
was considerable difficulty in de-
Gliding upon the proper location for.
the crossing. When this was finally
decided the necessary ground had
to be acquired. This took con-
siderable time and then there was
no money available. The Federal
work funds, under some alpha
betical designation, were resorted to
for putting through the project. It
is understood that the funds were
conditionally allotted and then
another snag was encountered-
the Government engineers did not
favor the site which the State au-
thorities had selected and acquired
The grade crossing continues to
await new victims.
The citizen bodies express the
hope that the interest which the
President Of the United States has
shown in these murderous grade
crossings will obliterate them a
fast as 1t may be humanity possible
to do SO.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
Obtain Street Repairs.

Success in securing the necessary
street repairs at Twenty-eighth and r
streets southeast was reported at q
recent Randle Highlands Citizens As
sociation meeting. A letter from Dam
ael I. Sultan, Engineer Commissioner.
was read, in which the completion
of the work was reported.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Reborf on D. G. Tax Burden Held Inadequate.
Citizens Demand Immediate Elimination.
of Grade Crossings.

safe movement Of traf1ic, wanted
to see just what these architec-
tural masterpieces would look like
in place. How they would OBJ
struct trsfic, and how they would
obstruct the view, to the danger
Of both driver and Pedestrian, we're
considered most important ques-
tions.
These proposed pylons must be
generally considered as profane,
for the verdict seems to be almost
unanimously against them as be-
ing both costly and dangerous
and by no means adding to the
beauty Of the surroundings.
The foregoing idea was suggest
ed by a public-spirited citizen who
Is always q close student of civic
problems and In this connection
he calls attention to other "pylons"
which have been in position for
years. These old "pylons," he
thinks, must be surrounded by
some sacred superstition, for
though they afford a far greater
obstruction to traffic and are q
constant danger to both driver and
pedestrian. they remain undis-
turbed.
These sacred pylons" are the
great granite gate posts, or what
ever they are called, at the en-
trance to West Executive avenue,
between the White House and the
State, War and Navy Building.
The massive gates were. removed
some years ago and turned over to
some Congressman for his home
town, but the great granite OBJ
structionS were suffered to remain
This public-Spirited citizen, who
brought up this question, wonders
why the President, under the pow
erS granted him to consolidate all
sorts of things, cannot annex these
granite relics to some place Oh
thing where they will not be q
continued menace to human life.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
Two Members Admitted.

c. S. Buchanan and Charles W.
Schafer were admitted to member
ship in the Sixteenth Street Heights
Citizens Association at the last meet
ing Of the group.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
NJ. & M. Plans Outing.

Dr.. Malcolm G. Gibbs, head Of the
biggest drug firm in America, Is
busying himself to make the twenty
fourth annual booster outing Of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation the best that organization has
had in the "a years of its existence.
According to DR.. Gibbs arrange
ments a boat, chartered to navigate
both the Chesapeake Bay and the
Potomac River, will leave Seventh
Street Wharf late in the afternoon of
June 81.
Stops will be made, according to
Edward D. Shaw, secretary, at Old
Point Comfort and at the navy yard
at Hampton Roads. The outing will
last three days.
On the committee assisting DR..
Gibbs are the following: r. p. An
drews, Fred Buchholz, J. z. Colli-
flower, P. NJ Dorsch, T. r. Fitzgerald,
Charles H. Frame, Franklin w. Har-
per, Joseph r. Harris, William !.
Harries, George William Davis Pol
lard. Ringold Hart, Mark LansburHh.
Louis Levay, Isaac Levy, Aaron Levy,
Abe Levy, George E. McCann, Will
liam J. Mcnamara, z. j. Mather.
Burt L. Olmsted, Benjamin Ouris-
man, William E. Russell, Lester 8.
Scott, George c. Shaffer. Benjamin
Skinker, Arthur j. Sundlun, Ford Z.
Young, Alexander Preston Smith and
Dewey Zirkin.
Evening star., 1935-04-21


impressively in a pamphlet recently
prepared by the VoteleSs District Of
Columbia League of Women Voters.
This decline in the Federal payment
has caused corresponding increase
in the local communitys share from
81 per cent in 1920 to 81 per cent in
1884.
Cause Is Explained.
This unbalancing of the burden is
result Of departing from the definite
percentage principle Of apportioning
the cost, which was followed for
nearly half century, and the sub
stitution of an annual lump sum
Federal payment. The lump sum
policy has prevailed for 10 years, al
though the substantive 60-40 law of
1922 has never been repealed. The
Senate, which has tried during the 10
years of lump sum practice to pre-
vent the whiting down of the Fed
eral obligation, is renewing that effort
now by proposing that the lump sum
for 1886 be fixed at $8,3l7,50O in lieu
of the House figure of S5,700.000. The
issue remains to be settled in confer
ence.
After presenting the picture of fiscal
| relations in recent years in series of
charts and tables, the statement OF
the Voteless League of Women Voters
| contends that the formation of a
definite and equitable fiscal policy
toward the District Is an immediate
and essential duty Of the Federal Gov
ernment."
Decrease Unexplained.
Continuing, the pamphlet states
that although the United States
maintained approximately half Of the
budget through the war. as its fair
share for its large real estate holdings,
and the parks, police, boulevards and
other unusual expenditures it requires
for the Capital City, it did not respond
to the subsequent rise in costs. but
shifted the burden charts accom-
panying table y to the District
owner of real estate and payer of
rent. Although the city's growth
might bring about increased tax
revenues which would indicate that
the Federal Governments share might
be something less than $3.50, or even
than the 60-40 arrangement under
which the situation remains legally,
no reasonable estimate could explain
the drop from 49 per cent to 18 per
cent in Is years. nor alleviate the
hardship TINS creatad -
Benefit Goes to U. S. Is Claim.
In another place the pamphlet
states:
Congress adheres to 'pay-as-you-
go policy for the District, which is
wise fiscal policy for which every
citizen should be thankful, since II
or IL cents of his tax dollar does
not need to 60 for interest on debt,
as In other cities. Yet the citizens
feel that when mcney-saving provi-
sions are laid out for the District
by the Federal Government. they are
followed Immediately by default or
exaction which accrues any benefit,
not to the District, but to the United
States"
The statement also calls attention
to the heavy repayment program i'm
posed on the District in connection
with recent P. w. A. loans. The state
ment was prepared by Mrs. Samuel
H. Horne for the Department OF
Government and Its Operations, OF
the league. That department Is
headed by Mrs. Charles Weston, chair
man. The president Of the league
Is Mrs. Richard Hogue.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
Reich Enrollments Drop.

Enrolment of law and chemistry
students in universities of Germany
has decreased by more than so per
cent in the last few years.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
Warnings Against Bargains.

Mrs. Sallie P. Muchmore, assistant
director Of the Better Business Bu-
reau, broadcast again last week TO
advise the housewives Of Washington
not to be susceptible nor garrulous
to house-to-house statesmen who offer
bargains you can't touch" in the
department stores Of the city.
Mrs. Muchmore pointed out the
case of q housewife who was hoSpitable
to an ordinary house-to-house can
vassing salesman. He had offered
some finely made Irish fax embroidery.
1t was imported, he said, and could
not be bought at legitimate store at
twice the price. She bought 1t. Two
days later she discovered it was do
mestic made and Of an inferior grade.
Upon her realization Of the fact that
she had been duped, she called upon
the Better Business Bureau.
She was asked by the bureau stan
to take a warrant for the salesman
for false pretenSes. The housewife
agreed. But she was not willing to
appear in court against the sales
man, because, II don't want to be
such a sap. I'm afraid my neighbors
may find out"
Mrs. Muchmore and Louis Roths-
child, manager of the Better Business
Bureau, agree that one OF the most
difficult problems faced by their or
gsnization is the declining Of house.
wives to follow charges through.
Rochschild and Mrs. Muchmore
insist that their slogan for a better
business bureau is good advice, Be
fore you invest, investigate"
Evening star., 1935-04-21
Pylons-Old and New,
Sacred and PrOfane.

"A EIGHTY PYLONS marking va.
]VI rious entrances to the Mall
Avenue Government building
triangle are subjects Of intense
study by public of1cials and civic
groups. These proposed monu-
ments Of massive masonry are be-
ing viewed in the form Of full-size
models, constructed Of wood and
canvas. Omcials and citizens, par
ticulayiy those tntereeted IN ths
Evening star., 1935-04-21
NATIONAL MUSIC
MEETING PLANNED
| HERE DURING 1887
Dr.. NJ. G. Gibbs Busy With
Details for NJ. and N.
Outing on June Fl.

DR.. Edwin N. c. Barnes. director Of
the department Of music in the Dis
trict of Columbia public schools, u
father Of an idea Of bringing to Wash.
ington in 1887 groups Of music edu-
Gators to compare the training given
in the public schools of the country.
DR.. Barnes has just returned from
New Orleans. While he was there
the Southern Conference for Music
Education was held. He was one of
the founders.
Prior to the New Orleans meeting,
DR.. Barnes accompanied by Thomas
Lockard Of the convention stan Of the
Greater National Capital Committee
attended the annual meeting Of the
Eastern conference Of the Music Edu-
Gators OF America, held in Pittsburgh.
1t is expected that the musicians will
come to Washington next year for
their annual convention.
Evening star., 1935-04-21
u. S. Cuts Share 81 Pct. in II Years
Women Voters Pamphlet Shows How Washington Taxpayers
Part Has Increased From 81 to 80 Per Cent.
TINE story Of how Uncle Sans
share of the expenses Of the
National Capital has dwindled

NdIIUIIdI CdpICdI IIdS UWIIuIeu
L from 40 per cent in 1920 to 18
per cent in 1884 Is set forth
impressively in pamphlet recently
prepared by the Voteless District Of
Columbia League of Women Voters.
This decline in the Federal payment
has caused a corresponding increase
in the local community's share from
81 per cent in 1920 to 81 per cent in
1884.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-31

Entraining orders awaited for several weeks were received with mingled feelings in national guard circles here today. While the men were glad to learn definitely the date on which they will depart for the big encampment in upper New York state next months. the dis closure that the train will leave Waterbury in the wee hours of Sunday morning. August IS, was not greeted with any notable dis play of enthusiasm.
 Units from this city, numbering more than 300 men, will entrain before 2:50 a. m., Sunday morn ing, when the 10 coaches and four baggage cars carrying also guards men il om Torrington, Danbury and Ansonia will pull out of Philadel- plia for New York. The entire contingent will number 551 men and their baggage.
 The schedule is as follows: Leave Torrington, 2 a. m., Water bury 2:50 a. m., Ansonia S:35 a. m., Darbury 4:45 a. m., due in Philadelphia 3:30 p. m.
 Drills 9rranged
 Company drills are being held on alternate nights at the field street armory as the Waterbury guards men swing into the final two weeks of preparation for the big war games On Monday nights the armory is occupied by E and Head quarters companies; Tuesday by Howitzer company, G company and Medical detachment; and Thursdays by Company F.
 Arriving at the station in Phil adelphia, New York, early Sunday morning, the local men will march t othe camp site assigned them. approximately mile distant and will tegin at once a rigorous routine which will resemble in every respect conditions that would actually prevail during the course of a war. Instead of company messes such as were the order of the day at Mantle, there will be battalion messes. The Waterbury contingent of 300 will be part of a complete unit of 36,000 men, from both the national guard and regular army, and hte entire two weeks at camp will be spent in most intensive war maneuvers ever attempted in this country since the World war.
 President May Attend It is expected that President Roosevelt and the governors of al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-31

THONASTON VOTES
 Thomaston, Conn.,, July 31.- vote of 169 to 125 this town voted last nightt allow the sale of liquor on Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-31
Shout or "Crow" Giues
 Wolcott Bremen Thrill

From the more or less peace. full little hamlet of Wolcott to- day comes a tale of courage that packs a thrill. And incidentally, that other famous little Connec. ticut town where the fire house went up in smoke, although the boys were inside playing pin- ochle when the blaze started, Is hereby requested to move up one niche in the hall of fame and make room for our own Wolcott.
 It seems as how it's the cus- tom to test the fire siren at the quarters of the Wolcott volun- teer fire department each Mon- day night. If the siren is found to be i'm good working order on Monday night, the boys argue. it should last, at least, the rest of the week. It's a good siren, as sirens go, but even the best or them are not infallible.
 So anyway last Monday night the siren wouldn't work. Several of the strongest boys in the de- partment were pressed into serv. ice. including the man who won last summers hay pitching con- test, but it was no soap.
 The situation projected Q heated debate as to the ethics of attending Q fire, if one should break out, without first sound ing the siren, and a messenger was dispatched on bicycle for the rule book governing the jVOl- unteer Fire Fighters of Amer ica.
 Tn the meantime it was decid- ed the question of what was wrong with the whistle might as well be looked into. Several of the boys immediately went to nearby residences in search or a ladder but one was finally discov' cred in the fire house.
 Mounting to the roof with the greatest of ease, Fire Chief Ed Pracny approached the faulty tooter with the confidence of one familiar with sirens through a life time of association.
 Down below his trusty men. to whom he was temporarily lost from sight, awaited the verdict. A muffled shout from above!
 It sounded like "Crow!" to those on the ground. The name of Crow, as everyone knows has been sufficient cause for a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-31
FOREMEN SET FOR
 NEW YORK FARLEY

A group of members of the In- dustrial Foremen's Club are plan- ming to attend the 18th Annual Conference on Industrial Relations at Silver Bay, New York. August 28-31, inclusive.
 Among the speakers at this con- ference will be: Aubrey Williams. assistant administrator of the Federal Emergency Relief Admin istration; John E. Long, president of the National Safety Council; Roderic Olzendam, research direc- tor of the Metropolitan Life In- surance Company; Whiting Will Hams, Industrial Relations Coun- selor and others to be announced. Subjects to be discussed include: New Employer Employee Rela- tions Problems, The Present Status of Unemployment and Relier' Credit Unions, National and State Legislative Provisions for Security, l etc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-31

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 Classified Ad will help you dispose of articles you no longer need.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-31
Official Orders Set Departing Time At
 2::5O Sunday A. M.
Local Contingent of 300 Under Instructions to Mobil ize With Other Units at Philadelphia, New York;
 Preparatory Drills Started for Big War Game

of the New England states will be present to inspect the operations which will begin August IT and continue for IS days. An army of newspaper representatives, mo- tion picture photographers and feature writres will also be quar- tered at the camp during the en- tire period.
 In addition othe 43rd division.
 which includes the local troops, and the 26th, there will also be the 27th division from New York state and another split division, the l4th division that comprises national guard troops from New
 York, Delaware and New Jersey. Major General Dennis E. Nolan U. S. A., will be in command of the First Army. Working with him
 will be Major General Fox Conner U. s. A.. commanding officer of the
 First Corps area that comprises New England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-31
Clinics Vaccinate
 400 School Youths
All Close Today Until September 3State Law Re-
 quires Riddles Starting Studies to Get Treatment

The five clinics conducted and the doctors in charge were: Mon-
 day, Christ chapel. pr. c. R. Sam
 dulli; Tuesday, Rose Hill library
 on Baldwin street, pr. Francis o'Donneil; Wednesday, north end
 ~" Dr. A. g.. Brown; Thursday. Sacred Heart Holy Name society quarters on Taylor street, Dr. Thomas Cottiero; Friday, old Brooklyn firehouse. goo Bank street, pr. L. s. Thompson.
 This afternoons clinic at the north end "Y," therefore, brings the health departments program of free vaccination to a close. tenn, porarily. The program will be re. sumed on Tuesday, September 3rd. at the Rose Hill library on Bald. win street with Dr.. o'Donnell in charge. 6N-. During the month health depart
 ment uprses served as assistants at the various clinics.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-31
St. Patrick's Quoit
 League Is Opened
interesting Matches Won By FavOrites Last Night;
 Cavacade Concert By EZRA Planned
BROOKLYN NEWS

Interesting matches were witt messed in the opening heats of the newly organized quoit league last night among members of St. Pat rick's Holy Name society who have issued an invitation to all of the men of the parish to enter and perform in the remaining games. The committee, headed by Frank
 Hardy, announced that matches will be played every Monday night on the grounds adjoining the Ly- ceum.
 Scores registered at the first meeting were as follows: John Delaney and Michael Driscoll de- feated Frank Hardy and John Gudonis 80; Rev. William Wirkus and Francis Fitzgerald beat Peter FitzHenry and James Barrett SO; Michael. Kitchen and Thomas Ed monds topped Joseph Bowen and Cyrel Dunphy 80; Charles Kelley and James Brady set back James Cawette and Alfred Herbert 80; Thomas Kearney and Edward Lof- tus nosed out Josephine Devine and James Caffery 2-1; while James Tyrrell and William Car roll trounced Joseph Taylor and Michael Lawlor 80.
 Proper records and standings for the games won and lost by each team will be kept and the winning teams will be suitably re. warded for their achievements Due to the already evident popu. larity of the league challenges have been hurled by the teams represent ing St. Thomas and St. Margaret. parishes and it is believed that the Brooklyn quoitsters will oper a series of home and home game: in the very near future.
 Cayalcade Concert
 Plans for the presentation O the EZRA Cavalcade Concert il Brooklyn are now in progress. Th' concert played a big crowd a Fulton Park last night and wal greatly appreciated. William J Derwin of the Park Departmen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-31

Four hundred children who will enter local schools in September have been vaccinated In the pre. school clinics conducted by the health department of the city ot Waterbury during the past month Health Officer Dr. E. J. Godfrey stated today that the service rem dered the needy parents of the city having children of pre-school age who will go to school Wednes- day, September 4th, for the first time has been greatly patronized and appreciated.
 Today Is the last day that the pre-school clinics of the health department will function until Tuesday. September 3rd.
 Dr. Gc lfrey conducted five free clinics during July. In addition, he performed many vaccinations him. self at his office in the city hall Under a state law all children en. tering public schools must be vac- cinated against smallpox.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-31

stated he was anxious to have the unit appear in Brooklyn and as- surred residents they may expect the group within few weeks time.
 The concert will mark the first of such events given the section and it will no doubt attract many from other parts of the city. A stand will be erected at the new Brooklyn playground and there is a possibility that a block dance can be included and the entire af- fair in this event could take place at Duggan school.
 Clambake Cancelled
 Members of the Lithuanian Vet- erans' association voted to post pone their proposed clambake in- definitely at a meeting at St. Joseph's school last night. Attorney Albert J. Bronsky, commander, said today the bake would run inc to such an xpense that the pres- ent treasury would be completely exhausted and the organization would be handicapped for their planned fall activities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-31

riot in Wolcott for many, many months.
 With one acord Chief Pracny's men disappeared from view. They are fircmen, true, devoted to their community, giving their services freely and gladly |. but there's nothing in the books compelling them to apprehend escaped murderers.
 Up on the roof Chief Pracny held up to view, (only there was nobody around to view it) a nest containing not one crow, but five.