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Evening star., 1935-03-30
Total Increase Over Coun-
try Is 5,500-680, SAG
on Rolls.
N. R. A. AND T. VA. SHOW
GREATEST ADDITIONS
Sharp Drop in Permanent Force
Disclosed in Post Office, With
sos Let Out.

Federal personnel showed an In
crease of more than $500. one-fifth
of which was due to expansion of ac-
tivities in the District, the personnel
report for February issued today by
the Civil Service Commission showed.
Locally, the additions included 826
to the permanent or emergency force,
which now totals 87.969. and 308 20
the temporary, which now is 1884.
This makes the aggregate employment
in the District 95,517.
In the field the net gain in per-
manent-emergency forces was 1927,
for a total of 04,456, and in tenn
porary 1888, for a total of 80,573.
The field force totals 585,029 and the
aggregate District-field, 680,546.
Pay Roll Up Again.
Concurrently, the pay roll which In
January had dropped about $4,000. 900.
to more than s97 900, 900, again started
upward, amounting in February to
S98,2l7.4S5.
The figures are for the executive
branch of the Government only. ex-
cluding legislative, judicial and armed
forces.
The largest gain in the permanent
force here was at the N. r. A., which
picked up ISL. The Treasury was next
with 103 and there we're other lesser
gains in more than a score of other
Establishments.
At the same time, however, the
tendency generally was to reduce the
temporary forces. While there we're
a number of gains. such as Treasury,
1926; Commerce, 140, and Agricultural
Adjustment Administration, 102. there
were a number of sizeable losses, in
cluding 145 at Interior. 81 at Agricul-
ture. the same at the Government
Printing ONCE and 10 at the War De-
partment.
T. v. A. Increases.
In the field. the Tennessee Valley
Authority had perhaps the largest
permanent increase, with $50. The
T. v. A. also added 772 temporary.
Other large permanent increases
were Interior, 273: War, ESQ; Treas
ury, 251 Interior. 228 for emergency
conservation work; Panama Canal.
18e; Home Owners Loan, 1856; Pub
lie Works. 1877, and Housing Admin
istration, l02.
There was a sharp slash in perma-
nent employment at the Post once,
508 workers being dropped, and Farm
Service cut of 1874.
In temporary employment. the
usual large shifts were shown In In
terror and War. where labor on engi-
neering projects always fiuctuates and
the Labor Department showed a net
loss of 1888 Of temporary.
The report carries the notation that
the War Finance Corp. World War
agency, no longer has any paid en-
pioyes.
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CONFEREEST TO ACT
ON NONRESIDENT
ITEM IN AUTO BILL
Differences Arise Over Plan
to Absolve 0ut.of.City
Persons of Liability.
SENATE PASSES FOUR
DISTRICT MEASURES
Three Await White House Action
and Fourth Is Sent
to House.

The automobile safety responsibility
bill was sent to. conference by the
Senate late yesterday. at the request
of Chairman King of the District
Committee, in hope of ironing out
the change made by the House which
would deprive Washingtonians of the
opportunity to collect damages from
non-residents in accident cases.
Senators King of Utah, Copeland
of New York and Capper of Kansas
were named Senate conferees. It is
expected Chairman Norton of the
House District Committee will head
the House conferees, to be named
early next week.
Conference Deemed Importaat.
The Importance Of sending the
measure to conference for further dis
cussion of the nonresident question
was emphasized yesterday when local
officials pointed out that "a per cent
of the accidents here last year in
volved out town machines. includ-
ing a considerable number from
Maryland and Virginia. Both of those
States. it was pointed out, have finan-
cial responsibility laws with the non-
resident clause included.
The Senate yesterday afternoon also
passed four bills, three of which have
passed the House in the same form
and are ready for White House action.
These three are:
Defining court procedure to con-
serve and settle the estates of ab-
sentees and absconders.
Changing the name Of LETTER place
to Second place.
Relating to the incorporation Of
Trinity College, giving it charter pro-
visions similar to those provided for
other universities here in the past.
Bar Bill Awaits Action.
The fourth bill, which awaits House
action, is the King measure to pro-
hibit persons from engaging in the
general practice of law unless they
are members Of the bar of District
Supreme Court. Special provision is
made for persons engaged in special
lied practices before Federal agen-
cies and commissions in Washington.
The new small loans bill was post
poned until later date.
Evening star., 1935-03-30
PICTURES OF NAVY
IN ACTION SHOWN
Henry Roosevelt Says Sea Force
Ready for War-Bigger
Fleet Seen.

A closeup of the American Navy
at work and at play was afforded in
movies presented by Assistant Secre-
tary Henry L. Roosevelt last night
before the National Geographic So
ciety in Constitution Hall
THE Navy is always on war foot
ing; that is, it does. in peace time,
everything that it will do in war, ex-
cept fight" the Assistant Secretary
told his hearers.
Measures are being taken to replace
units that are obsolete, Roosevelt
said. He described the new construc-
tion to bring the Navy up to London
treaty strength. He epitomized Amer
ica's need in the words: Our re-
quirement is Navy second to none,
and we are on our way"
Roosevelt also described the life of
the average officer and enlisted man.
Sports of all kinds have their de-
votees in the Navy. he said, for the
service sponsors base ball, boxing,
swimming, rowing, wrestling and other
games, peculiar to naval men. A
free-for-all boxing match on roller
skates, with six men entering the
ring and endeavoring to remain up
right long enough to trade blows. is
one of the favorites on shipboard,
he said.
On the screen, the audience saw
the operation of the Yangtze River
patrol of the American Navy in China.
On that assignment. The gunboats
keep the great waterway free from
the ravages of pirates as far as
Chungching. 1,400 miles inland from
Shanghai. The Assistant Secretary
told Of the grand review of the fleet
held last year off New York Harbor
before President Roosevelt and Sec
retary Swanson.
DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor. president of
the National Geographic Society, in
troduced Roosevelt.
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Births Reported.

Rex and Frances Roadhouse, girl.
Seorge ana Lula Hanback,. girl.
John and Kathryn Blair. boy.
Gnanra1x and Harriet LIE Long. girl.
James James and Edith Yates. girl.
Teddy and Lillian Ferguson. girl.
Edward and Mary Brooks. boy.
Charles and Marearet Boone. boy.
Harrison and Grace Tyler. boy.
Joseph and Isabel Waters, girl.
Charles and Ella jackson. girl.
Ealph and Dorothy Cabell. girl.
Earnest and Catherine Robinson. girl.
George and Nettie Williams, girl.
Jenery and Roberta Neal. girl.
Frederick and Sarah Cook. girl.
George and Lille Cook, girl,
Jasper and Emma Cunningham. boy.
James and Beulah Woodard. boy.
John and Annabeil Whttmyyer. boy.
Thomas and Vivian Woodson. boy.
John and Lillian Cook. boy.
William and Gwendolyn Saunders. boy
Alto and Earnestine Fleming. boy.
Seorge and Lillian Berry. boy.
Ottaman and Lucille Austin. boy.
Felix and Sarah Jones. girl.
Talmase and Francis johnson. girl.
Roy and Vivian williams. girl. -
Samuel and Rhoda Connalley, girl.
Raymond and Thelma Wigs. girl.
George and Helen Stewart. girl.
Louria and Fannie Jennings. boy.
IerSy and ana Eoniss s astzsndannsi esxaas 1ns boy.
Georse and Estelie Aiken. boy:
Archille and Emma Gilmore. boy.
Hairy end Minnie Helmss, boy,
6ensy and s1lygaSette ecetts boS,
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Deaths Reported.

Georgia v. Granger. 81. 1898 Kennedy st.
Milard F. ponaldsen, a. 81. 339S st.
William P. Smith, 81. Gallinger Hospital.
George w. Barry. "A. BIOS 35th st. ne.
Nick Noyakoyic. =. g; Elizabeth Hospital.
Saiomea Breitwieser, 50. 702 Quincy st.
Isaac Hamilton. 81. Soldiers Home Hos
pital. .s.+ an c.,,,n,.r rzosn,t.,
Lottie Dorsett, % Columbia Hospital.
Ada Manuel. %. Providence Hospital.
Mary A. s. Long. IS. 1712 L st: ne.
JAMES piss, Dousher'S' : ARRIVAL S'0ie' NOS
Lula Lewis 6s. Gallinger Hospital.
Boble 6. Mandul. AZ. a31ha F. st. s,w.
Lillian Dock. 81, 1928 25th st.
RNaolph Moore: 81. Fresdmsn'S Hospital.
Nellie Dsvis. Is. 1sas 4th St. ~
Genevieve Campbell. "a, oallinser Hos
cars 1asbss. q. as,asla xsspisal. ...
Evening star., 1935-03-30
DRIVER WHO HIT CHILD
GIVEN 3 TO IS MONTHS
Alexandrian, Convicted by Jury,
Was Accused of Being
Drunk at Accident,

Lester E. Athey. middle-aged Alex
andrian. convicted of manslaughter
for killing child with an automobile.
was sentenced to serve from 3 to Is
months in Jail by Justice James M.
Proctor in District Supreme Court
yesterday.
Athey was accused of being under
the influence of liquor when he struck
Floyd. G. Jackson, IL, on Bladensburg
road on November l3. He was con-
victed by a jury several weeks ago.
The first day his case was called he
was intoxicated and unable to appear,
and the trial was held up "a hours.
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SAFETY IN TRAFFIC
DRIVE IS PLANNED
Educational Campaign to
Start April IL and Last
Until July l.

An intensive educational campaign
to impress on all Washington the
seriousness Of the toll being taken
here in traffic accidents will be started
April u under plans prepared by
Commissioner Hazen. 1t is to con-
tinue until July /.
Public schools, churches, civic and
business groups, as well as public
officials, have been asked to particle
pate in the program. selected speak
ers will outline trafic matters before
meetings of various bodies and there
will be newspaper and radio publicity.
William A. Van Duzer. traffic direc-
tor, was appointed general chairman
of the campaign at an organization
meeting yesterday. Maj. Ernest w.
Brown, superintendent of police, was
named general vice chairman and
wallace B. Robinson, chairman OF
the Traffic Committee Of the Board
of Trade, secretary.
Thirteen subcommittee were named
to prepare various phases OF the pro-
gram. The chairmen will name mem
bers of their own groups.
Elwood Street, public welfare direc-
tor and DR.. w. Hayes Yeager were
placed in charge of the Speakers
Committee; DR.. Benjamin w. Meeks
is chairman ana DR.. Allan A. Stock
dale and Rev. Edward P. McAdams
vice chairman Of the Committee on
Churches; DR.. Frank W. Ballou, su-
perintendent of schools, and DIR Ell
mer Newton, Committee on Public
Schools; Rev. L. j. Sheehan, Com
mittee on Parochial Schools; George
W. Offutt, chairman, and Mrs. Harvey
W. Wiley, chairman in charge of civic
and clubs; Charles P.
Clark, in charge of publicity; sylvan
King, in charge of radio participation;
A. Julian Brylawski, in charge Of mo-
ton picture cooperation; Normal Kal,
billboard and newspaper advertising;
John Marshall, superintendent of in
surance, in charge of insurance groups;
Richmond Keech, in charge of utility
concern cooperation; District Auditor
Daniel j. Donovan, in charge Of cam
paign finances, and George w. Beas-
ley, vice chairman, to represent the
Federation Of Civic Associations.
Evening star., 1935-03-30
NAVAL BUILDING URGED

Admiral William H. Standley. chief
of naval operations, speaking last
night before the American Society OF
Naval Engineers, stressed the need of
bringing the American Navy up to
treaty strength "at the earliest prac-
ticable date consistent with the time
required to produce fighting units OF
the most modern and effective design
that the combined engineering talent
of this country can devise, and effec-
lively maintaining it there"
The address was delivered at the
Willard Hotel.
Evening star., 1935-03-30
D. w. BELLS FATHER
EXPIRES SUDDENLY
Was in Good Health Until Few
Days Ago-Burial to Be
in Illinois.

Daniel Morgan Bell. father of
Daniel w. Bell. acting director Of the
Budget Bureau. died yesterday at the
home of his son. 1922 Seventeenth
street. .....-...- =
Mr.. Bell had resided here with his
son for several years. He was in good
health until a few days ago when he
suddenly became i'll.
The body left Washington today
for Kinderhook, ILL.,. where burial will
take place tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star., 1935-03-30
TENNIS GROUP PROTESTS
women's League Asks Substitute
Henry Park Facilities.

Oficers of the Women's Tennis
League of the District and its 80 mem.
bers are extremely anxious" that the
courts at Henry Park, slated to be
abolished in the Mall development,
"be preserved at least until substitute
facilities have actually been COM
pleted," they announced today.
Ohicials of the group pointed out
that the league each year conducts
several tournaments, at least one of
which is usually played on the Henry
Park Courts. They said, the league
plays 30 matches a week, or more than
800 matches during the season, almost
all Of them on public courts.
Evening star., 1935-03-30
U. S. TO PARTICIPATE
IN EDUCATION PARLEY
Accepts Czechoslovakia's Invita-
tion to Send Delegates to
Commercial Congress.

The United States Government has
accepted an invitation extended by
Czechoslovakia to participate in the
Sixth International Congress on Com
mercial Education to be held in
Prague the first week in September.
DR.. John W. Studebaker, U. S. Com
missioner of Education, in making the
announcement, said an official dele
cation of prominent university and
secondary school commercial educators
and business men interested in COM
merciai education would represent this
country.
Each delegate will pay his own ex-
penses since no Federal funds have
been appropriated for the trip.
Thirty-three nations were repre-
sented at the last commercial educa-
ton congress, held in London in 1882.
Evening star., 1935-03-30
CLASS REUNION HELD

Representative Kinzer Of Lancaster,
Pa, and Is fellow members of the
1891 graduating class Of the Lam
caster Boys High School, celebrated
their forty-fourth annual reunion
with dinner last night at the Wash
ington Hotel.
The dinner also marked Repre-
sentative Kinzer's 6lst birthday ami
versary. Four members of the origi-
nal class Of "A have died, and the
others, with the exception Of one who
was not able to attend, last night
toasted the departed members.
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Pastor to Lecture.

KENSINGTON. Md, March 80
(SpeciaD Rev. Allen Spur of Los
Angeles will give an illustrated lee
ture, Around the World With
Christ" at the 8 o'clock services to-
morrow night In the Kensington Bap-
tut Church.
Evening star., 1935-03-30
HEALTH WILL BE TOPIC
Civic National Forum Program
Tomorrow Afternoon.

Tomorrow Afternoon.
A national health day program will
be presented by the Civic National
Forum tomorrow at 4 pm. in the Odd
Fellows Hall, Ninth and T streets.
Speakers will include Drs. Kath-
leen Jones-King, Alma D. johnson
and Julia Doute Brown. Music will
be furnished by Carlton Dorsey,
George Butcher and A. w. Cox.
DR.. E. Otho Peters, jr., will be mas
ter of ceremonies. The public is in
vited.
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MASS SLATED AT z Am.
Knights of Columbus and Their
Guests Will Attend.

The first 2 o'clock mass at the
Church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton, Eighth and N streets, tomorrow
morning will be attended by members
of the knights of Columbus and their
guests who tonight will be at the open
house and bingo party at the club
Eouse.
Members of the Curley Club have
been invited to attend the open house
and will also view "Old Heidelberg"
the new recreation room.
Evening star., 1935-03-30
GIRL MARINERS TO SAIL
Scout Group to Go to Fort Wash
ington for Picnic.

The Girl Scout Mariners of Wash
ington, recently organized, will make
a picnic trip to Fort Washington this
afternoon in a Navy motor boat as
signed by the Washington Navy Yard.
The party will be accompanied by
Richard Miller and Robert Phafler,
Sea Scouts, who have been acting as
instructors in sea lore to the newly
formed girls group.
Evening star., 1935-03-30
CLUB TO MARK BIRTHDAY
Dinner Tonight to Celebrate 18th
Anniversary.

Anniversary.
The sixteenth anniversary of the
Railroad Square Club will be observed
this evening by a dinner at the Ma
sonic Temple, Eighth and F streets
northeast, at $50 pm.
John Love Wilkes. president of the
Jacksonville Terminal, and Orrie j.
Rider, general accountant of the Bal
tinnore g. Ohio Railroad, will be guests
of honor.
Evening star., 1935-11-02
FOUR EXTRA TRAINS
To TAKE DELEGATES
building and Loan League Con-
vention at Cincinnati to
Attract Many.

-Four special trains to take delegates
to Cincinnati for the forty-third an
nual convention of the United States
Building and Loan League are already
being arranged for, T. w. Atkins, di-
rector Of field service for the league,
announces. Two specials from the
East, one carrying New Jersey, Penn
sylvania and Maryland building and
loan officers and executives, and the
other manned by savings and loan as
,sociation operators from New York
State and cooperative bankers from
Massachusetts will provide a stable
part of the convention attendance. =
A third special from Chicago will
have on board hundreds of delegates
from Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
the Dakotas, while the fourth train
will be made up at st. Louis, of spe-
cial cars from the coast and the
Rockies and the Southwest.
MIR. Atkins pointed out that the
largest convention attendance seen
since the league was founded, in 1892,
Is anticipated. The fading of de-
preston attitudes, which now stimu-
lates more convention travel, coupled
with the increased organization
strength which the depression has
developed, is responsible for the un-
precedented interest in the national
gathering, he said.
Evening star., 1935-11-02

species, notably hepatica, columbine
and tillium for the rock garden.
Washington has long been the home
o. enthusiastic wild flower admirers,
and when DR.. Edgar Wherry, now Of
the University Of Pennsylvania, lived
in this locality, he made a critical
study OF the soil requirements Of wild
species ard showed that it is impos-
sible to grow various of the wild
flowers in the garden unless conditions
are made similar to the native heath.
1t is not reasonable to expect a plant
used to an acid soil to thrive in q
l1me-sweetened garden loan.
Bone meal Is offered on the market
in either the raw ground or steamed
form. The gardener should distinguish
between the two because Of the diff
ference in availability. Raw, ground
bone may be used with more or less
impunity, much as one would handle
crushed bone. The steamed bone, on
the other hand, is more potent and
may endanger young plants and
should be used with moderation and
care. Raw bone Is an excellent late
Autumn fertilizer for it is Spring
before it Is greatly decomposed.
No freezing weather up to Novem-
Der in many local gardens means fine
chrysanthemums, particularly for
those who sprayed their plants with
Bordeaux mixture two or three times
during the Summer. The chrysanthe-
mum Is an interesting plant. 1t is
just about the first to start growing
in Spring and the last to cease grow
ing in Autumn. Even now one may
observe next years plants arising about
the base of the old Towering stalks.
A light covering of branches of field
pine will aid the young plants in
Wintering but in mild Winters the
plants come through IN fine shape
without protection.
Many Of the wonderfully beautiful
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varieties and seedlings to be seen in
the Department of Agriculture dis
play on Constitution avenue are Of
the hardy type and will ultimately
reach the trade to enrich home gar
dens Everywhere. On the other hand,
some varieties are distinctly green
house types and cannot be expected
to succeed out Of doors.
Snowdrops, grape hyacinth, squill
and others of the tiny flowered Spring
bulbs deserve thought when one is
thinking of tulips, hyacinths and mar
cisses. These small flowered species
make q brave showing in March be-
fore the larger bulbs are prime Snow
drops are particularly interesting be-
cause of their appearance in January
or February and indifference to snow
and cold. Snowdrops become stronger
year after year and need little care
beyond sparing the foliage in the
Spring when the lawn mower is first
brought into play.
Driving out into the suburbs Of
nearby Maryland and Virginia, one
may see some splendid nursery stock
of eyergreens and deciduous species.
With all due respect to distant nur-
serymen, there would appear no logi-
cal reason for local home gardeners to
go far afield for their planting stock
One would seriously deplore the
loss of potential plant food in the
tons of leaves burned annually by
home owners were it not for rec
ognition Of the difficulty encountered
in bedding leaves for decomposition
Few gardeners have the space fol
this operation. On the other hand
one notes that the caretakers Of
public parks conserve these leaves
Next Spring. when one has occasion
to admire the black humus tC
generously applied in the parks, II
would be well to recall the leaves
that were burned.
The Brassica family furnishes many
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the base of the bulb submerged. The
paper white narcissus is not fully
hardy out Of doors for the simple
reason that the plants attempt to
grow in late Autumn and thus sub
ject themselves to Winter hazards.
House Plants.
AS NOVEMBER begins, the home
garden is often. in partial sense,
brought into the house; that is, vari-
Gus tender perennials, such as hello
trope. geranium, lantana and the like,
are often potted and given a sunny,
warm location within the home. FIRE.
quently the leaves begin to fall within
a week or two and the plants pass the
Winter in a rather bedraggled condi-
ton. When older home gardeners re-
call the nice plants that were found
in the homes of generation ago they
naturally wonder over the difference.
In the first place. the modern home
is too warm and dry for many plants
which, even If watered abundantly,
their roots simply cannot supply water
rapidly enough. This is a reason for
the rise in popularity of such drought
resistant species as the cacti, which,
after all, are well worthy of considera-
ton and are not altogether new, since
some species like the Christmas cactus
were included in the old-time home
collections, with begonias, geraniums
and the like.
The yellowing Of the foliage of
plants in the home may sometimes be
due to the soil in which the plants
were potted. Too frequently the soil
is simply that of the garden and not
mixed with leaf mold and sand. such
as the professional florist would en-
ploy. An occasional watering with
nitrate of soda solution, one level tea
spoonful in gallon Of water, will
help hungry plants to resume nor
NAL green color. The use Of glazed
flower pots instead of the porous type
used in the moist greenhouse will help
plants to endure the dry atmosphere.
On the whole, plant diseases are not
serious factor in house plants. It
is the unfavorable environment that
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Acacia loans are available
to owners Of satisfactorily
located properties in WASH
ington and nearby Maryland
and Virginia. The $6.15
per $1,000 plan Is available
only on new properties or
properties recently completed.