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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-13
BOY SCOUTS TO MANAGE
HECHT'S TOMORROW
Trooper to Be Placed in Each
Key Position to Learn
Duties.

Boy Scouts of the District will be
given their chance to prove their
business ability when they take over
the management of the Hecht Co.
tomorrow, a Scout being placed in
each key position in the store, it was
announced by Charles B Dulcan, sr.,
vice president and general merchan-
dising manager of the store.
Boys for the positions were selected
for their ability in scouting. The plan
is designed to give the boys working
knowledge of large department store.
Eighteen Scouts have been selected.
They will be guests of Dulcan at a
luncheon at noon Thursday
Morton Rabineau. Troop 70, will be
store manager: Fred Fernald, Troop
AZ advertising manager; William
Woodward, Troop 5, manager of the
book department; John Amante,
Troop 100, art director; Albert Con-
radi. Troop 104, safety director; John
Kimball, Troop 81. cashier; Wayne
Dorman. Troop 5, paymaster; Fred
Waite, Troop 5. personnel director;
Ernest Smalling, Troop 70, store cleo
trician; Paul Copeland, Troop 5, ply
Sician in charge of first aid; Richard
Ellinger, Troop 81. manager furni-
ture department; Lotion Cobb, Troop
5. manager garage: William Klaire,
Troop 6, manager intelligence depart
ment; Clarence Fernald, Troop 40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-13
AUTO LIABILITY
BILL |SFAV0RED
House Committee Also in
Accord on Measure Chang
ing Street.

The House District Committee TO-
day ordered a favorable report on TWO
District bills, which will be taken up
In the House on the next District day.
One of these was the auto laplli'y
measure which has passed the House
twice previously. The committee To-Day
sc;ed upon the identical bill which was
nassed bv the Senate on January 10.
Its purpose is Ito promote safety on
the public highways of the District OF
Columbia, by providing for the imam
cial responsibility of owners and oper-
ators of motor vehicles Tor damages
caused by such motor vehicles on the
public highways"
This bill represents the recommen-
dations of the American Automobile
Association, the American MotorlStS
Association, the corporation counsel
Office, committees representing the
WASHINGTON Board of Trade and other
civic organizations. There was only
one known objector to the bill, VINO
said he represented some independent
operators, who was given brief hear
ing.
The committee also favorably re-
ported the bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Clark changing the deslgna-
ton of Letter place northwest, run
ming north from Oglethorpe street to
Peabody street, giving it the name OF
Second place in conformity to the
general practice of naming of short
streets of this character in the Dis
trict
Only one other measure was before
the committee on reports from sub
committees, as the committee went
into executive session at the request
of Representative Hull, Progressive
of Wisconsin. on the bill which passed
the Senate on January 10 providing
for acquisition of land in the District
in excess of that required for public
projects and improvements. After
considerable discussion this measure
was referred to the subcommittee fol
reconsideration with minor amend
ment recommended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-13
CALIFORNIAN I'm BAD"

Doctor Admits Climate Alone Not
Panacea for Health.
The Senate Finance Committee
yesterday found a Californian who de-
clared that even CALIFORNIA; famous
climate needed help to keep babies
healthy.
DR.. Oscar Reiss of the University
of Southern California urged the COM
mittee to appropriate for child health.
Strange as it may sound from the
lips of a Southern Californian, our
climate alone is not an adequate sub
stitute for proper prenatal and post
natal care" he said.
do you dare go back home after
making that statement" Senator
Barley, Democrat, of Kentucky asked
facetiously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-13
CITYS new PASTORS
HONORED BY Y.M.C.A.
Ministers Welcomed to District
at Luncheon by President
of Association.

Clergymen who have come to
Washington during the past year
were guests of the Young Mems
Christian Association at luncheon
Tuesday in the Central Y. M. c. A.
The ministers we're introduced by
Page NICK. Etchison, religious work
director of the Y. NJ C. A. Co.
operation of the Y NJ. C. A in the
work of the city's churches was
pledged by Leonard w. De Cast, gen.
eral secretary of the ~" The guests
were welcomed by James P. Schick,
president of the association. Invo-
cation was offered by DR.. George S.
Duncan, dean of the Y. NJ. C. A.
School of Religion. Merritt o. Chance,
chairman of the Y. NJ. c. A. Re
ligious Work Committee, presided.
The new pastors included Rev. Will
son Holder of the Centennial Baptist
Church; Rev. o. A. Eure, Fountain
Memorial Baptist; Rev. j. Raymond
Mills, assistant pastor. National City
Christian: Rev. R. D. Bowman, Wash
ington Church of the Brethren: Rev.
j. M. Gillum, Brookland Methodist
Episcopal: Rev. S. E. Rose, McKen-
dree M. E.; Rev j. Luther Hoff, Yves
ley M. E.; Rev. Kenneth Lyon, Mount
Tabor Methodist Protestant; Rev w.
D. Keene. Calvary M. E. South; Rev.
w. Angie Smith. Mount Vernon
Place M. E. South; Rev Charles C.
Burruss, Marvin M. E. South; Rev.
Robert M. Skinner, Georgetown Pres
byterian, and Rev. H. V. Porter,
Westminster Presbyterian.
The luncheon was held under the
auspices of the Y M c. A. Religious
Work Committee. consisting of Mr..
Chance, DR.. Duncan, George E. Har-
ris, William R. Schumacher and John
A. Patterson, jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-13
MRS. ROOSEVELT
TOADDRESS CLUB
Miss Josephine Roche Also
to Speak Before Mon
day Evening Group.

The nationally known social Secur-
ity figures, Mrs. Franklin D. RooSe-
welt, Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Josephine Roche and Representa-
tive David ]. Lewis of Maryland will
speak Monday night at the annual
banquet of the Monday Evening Club
at the Arlington Hotel, 1925 Vermont
avenue
A reception in the hotel lobby will
precede the dinner, to be served at Z
pm. Miss Katherine Lenroot. club
president, will act as toaStmistreSs,
and the invocation will be. delivered
by Msgr. John A. Ryan, Some $50
guests are expected.
The Monday Evening Club. an or
ganization of social workers and lay
men interested in social work, has
originated and supported social-work
legislation of various types. Many of
its members are pioneers in the drive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-13
FASHIONS REVIEW
MARKS FOOD SHOW
Baby Adams Wins First Prize in
Contest and Enters Sat-
urday Finals.

Matinee and night showings of the
Spring fashions review, and a num-
bers of prizes, including an electric
refrigerator, will feature today's
United Food Stores Exposition in
Washington Auditorium.
The afternoon show is scheduled at
2:30 o'clock. 1t Will be repeated at
8 pm.
Thirty-tWo- month-o James D.
Adams, curly-haired son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James E. Adams, 228 Third
street northeast, won first prize from
35 other babies in the baby contest
for entrants between 2 and 3 years
old. yesterday. His closest rival for
top honors was blond, also curly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-13

haired, Diane Fullerton, 80 months,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Fuller
ton, 1882 Wisconsin avenue.
Young James was awarded a silver
loving cup, and will be entered in the
contest finals Saturday afternoon. All
but one of the preliminaries have been
held, and that, for youngsters between
the ages of. 3 and 4, will take place
tomorrow at 2:30 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-13
Four Mexican Rebels Slain.

MEXICO, D. F., February Is tA1.-
Four rebels of a group headed by
former Gen. A. de la Mora we're killed
in battle with so-called social de-
fensemen" of Villa Guerrero, Durango
the war department announced yes
terday. The rebals were dispersed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-13
PUPILS DEMAND "COP"

PITTSBURGH. February Is LP).-
The kids at HomeWood School wanted
Patrolman Edward Moran and nobody
else, so they held a parade
More than 100 marched through the
borough with banners. I'VE Want Our
Cop Back" and We Want Safety first
Moran" and it took half a dozen
policemen to handle traffic while they
paraQed.
So far Moran hasn't been returned,
h,11ovar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-13

6VkNUls "Camers 'energizing eff
feet is a great thing for any one who is
active, says Paul Thompson, of the world
champion Chicago Black Hawks hockey
team. When l come off the rink, dead
tired, there's one thing l want-a CAMEL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-13

for old-age security legislation, now
before Congress.
Miss Lenroot is chief of the Labor
Departments Children's Bureau and
president of the National Conference
Of Social Work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-13

health director; Jack baltimore, Troop
80, manager information desk; Mac
Hatch, Troop 5, manager legal depart
ment; Henry Pitts, Troop 5. manager
research and statistical department;
Melvin Friedman, Boy Scout depart
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-13
London to Get TelevisiOn

J. L. Baird, teleuiSion expert, Sho,Un
standing beside one of latest teleuision
sets 1ohich will be used in receiDing pro-
grams to be started this Fall by
national teleUision network in England,
the government will finance the project.
"A. p Photo
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-10
Simple Beginnings of
Much Old Superstition

Doorways and arches symbolized
life to many ancient races. Stun
bling In them portended death. This
superstition was elaborated to in
clude all stairs as well as door
stoops. In this and many other super
stitions all people did not agree,
many believing that exactly oppo-
site consequences were foretold by
identical happenings.
Some intelligent gambler realized
he would not receive the same cards
if he were to change his seat. Nat
urally he could not explain this to
his opponents, so he passed 1t off
as a superstitious belief. From this
was derived many superstitions,
such as walking around the table,
etc.
Water in the holds drives rats to
the decks and from ship. Whether
this be at sea or in port, the reason
is the same
Three and seven were lucky num-
bers among the ancients, and lucky
omens which include these numbers
trace to them.
Dead persons were believed to at
tract both evil and good spirits
which battled for the soul, an upset
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-10

ORGANIZED labor opened its at
~ tempt to obtain recognition in the
automobile industry with strike of
workers In the Toledo plant of the
Chevrolet Motor company. The fac
tory was closed down Immediately,
though only part of the force joined
in the strike. Union pickets were
placed about 1t, but city police and
deputy sheriffs were on hand to see
that there was no disorder.
President Sloan of General Motors
corporation issued this statement In
New York:
1.-The vital question involved is
whether General Motors corporation is
willing to sign an agreement for
closed shop recognizing the local union
as the exclusive representative of all
the employees of the Toledo plant.
This General Motors will not do"
The union, in a lengthy statement,
said its committee "has done every
thing in its power to meet with the
management and to secure an amicable
and fair adjustment of the matter of
wages, hours and union recognition
and various other grievances.
"The management refused to sign
contract of any kind and fatty refused
every section of the proposed contract
with the exception of two minor points"
The company offered to make wage
readjustments and give 5 per cent
general wage increase, show no dis
elimination against union men, and
agreed to respect seniority rights as
provided by the automobile labor board.
Leo c. Wollman, chairman of the
National Automobile Labor board, re-
ported that that body had completed
a canvass of 163,150 workers in Amer
lean automobile plants and found
that 6S.6 per cent of them showed no
utilization with any labor organization.
The various employees associations
grouped together ranked second with
21,774 members, equal to 1873 per cent
of the total. The American Federation
of Labor was third with 14,O57, or SO
per cent, while the Associated Automo-
bile Workers of America were fourth
with 6,OS3, or 81 per cent.
CEN. w. w. ATTERBURY, veteran
" official of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, has retired as president of the
company eight months before that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-10
Plan Pharos Of Columbus
Move to Create Monument to Great Sailor in World
He Discovered; Island of Hayti Selected
the Most Appropriate Site.

Some brief descriptions have come
down to us about one of the Seven
Wonders of the ancient world, the
Lighthouse of Alexandria.
1t was built on the island of Pharos
in the harbor and was connected
with the city by the Seven Furlong
bridge. Accounts placing the height
of its tower at 600 feet are believed
to be overdrawn and 400 feet is re-
garded as more probable. Built by
Sostratus of Cnidus. 1t was begun I'M
der Ptolemy l of Egypt and was fin.
ished under Ptolemy ii, its cost being
placed at 500 talents. which by some
valuations might be the equivalent
of as much as $1,600,000.
From the Pharos of Alexandria is
traced an addition to languages and
an influence on lighthouse and also
on other architecture. The word
Pharos came to be applied to light
houses generally and with some
change in spelling is Of common
usage in certain modern tongues,
while pharology became a technical
term for lighthouse building. The
first of the lighthouses in western
Europe, built by the Romans. was
called the Pharos of Dover, while the
minarets of Mohammedan mosques
symbolic lighthouses and. in the
earlier ones we possibly may see
what their model, the original Alex
andria structure, looked like. Some
influence on the steeples of Chris
tian churches is discerned by writer's.
An example Of special dignity and
worthiness is accordingly followed In
elaborate plans for creating, in the
western hemisphere, like wonder of
the modern world in a monument to
Christopher Columbus. Its site will
not be at any modern Alexandria
at any of the great ports of the New
world he discovered, but on the is
land of Hayti, on which he landed
during his very first voyage, where
he established the first American COL
ony and where his remains were bur-
led in 1886, 30 years after his death.
During the partial occupany of that
island by Americans of late the prof.
ect has been advanced to a stage
where success seems certain.
If the plan is carried out as con-
templated, no other undertaking will
be representative of the New world
in as complete sense, for it is pro-
posed that every western national
government, large or small, shall con-
tribute to it's 100000 cost. A de-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-10

sign for a noble structure has al
ready been made, embodying special
precautions against Caribbean peril,
the original Pharos having been de-
stroyed by an earthquake in the Thir-
teenth century.
To some 1t will seem important to
know whether the remains of Column
bus still rest in the ancient cathe-
dral of Santo Domingo, in the
islands second republic, and some
recent works of reference print as
authoritative the version of the
Spanish government as to their re-
moval years ago. The bare state
ment that the wrong tomb was
opened and the bones of one of
Columbus sons taken away. and not
those of Columbus himself, does not
seem very convincing. but If the
data preserved by those called in
as observers during an examination
at the cathedral som, years ago are
accurate, a mistake was made by
the Spanish. Insignia, lettering.
other small evidences indicated that
the tomb which had been opened
was undoubtedly that of the son and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-10

tary recognizes, for ne says:
ITO prevent the necessity of hasty
liquidation of large properties in order
10 pay the tax, it might be provided
that inheritance taxes be payable in
a convenient number of installments."
The plan as outlined by Mr.. Morgen-
THAI is to impose graduated Inheritance
taxes on estates. with rates following
those of the present income tax rates,
which approximate 60 per cent on in
comes of a million dollars or more
The present estate taxes have max
imum of 60 per cent over ten million
dollars.
Thus there would first be a tax of
60 per cent upon the estate or gift,
and then another tax of 60 per cent
TO be paid by those inheriting or re-
ceiving it. This would amount to a
combined rate Of IS per cent on an
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-10

that another tomb now holds the
few fragments of Columbus bones
and the observers were men of INTEL
ligence. including high ecclesiastics,
officials and others.
But whether or not their opinion
was correct, this is an appropriate
site for many other reasons, and
what could be more appropriate
form for monument to the great
est navigator of all than a splendid
pinnacle carrying a perpetual light
for the guidance of his successors
on the seas? This will be more than
flame seen afar for directing those
who ply the ocean. II is also de-
signed for those plying the upper
air. Aviation is now farther adj
vanced than was the lore of the sea
in Columbus time Probably air
routes along the short parallels of
latitude in the inclement North will
always be followed. but distance Is
much less important than safety to
aviation. making miles by the hum
dreds in an hour.
May we not believe that the favor
lite routes of the future will be along
the warmer, milder, safer parallels
to our southern ports: that the skies
to be "whitened" by flying craft will
be skies to the south and that the
Pharos of Columbus, looked for by
many an eye on dark nights and
stormy nights, will be a wonder and
preserver vouchsafing in the Carib-
bean blessings to the imperiled
greater even than those of its
predecessor of the Mediterranean
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-10

| is FRANK 4. Walker, former treas
urer of the Democratic party. He has
replaced Donald Richberg as chairman
of the National Emergency council and
is the head of new division in that
body known as the division of applica-
ton and information. Under his direc-
ton all proposals will be sorted out
and data on them from various gov
eminent units will be co-Ordinated.
Then they will be handed on, with
Mr.. Walkers recommendations, to a
new works allotment board which is
headed by Secretary Harold Ickes.
| These two additions to the alphabet
groups in Washington are known as
DAI and WAB.
appointment of Federal Relief Admin
istrator Harry L. Hopkins as chief of
works progress division. He will
| pick workers, fix wages, purchase ma
terials and generally supervise prof.
| ects.
In press conference the President
named these eight types of work which
| will be undertaken, with the amount
of money to be spent on each:
l. Highways, roads, streets, grade
crossing elimination, and express high
ways, $SOO,OOO,OOO.
2. Rural rehabilitation, relief In
stricken agricultural areas, water con-
servation, water diversion, irrigation,
reclamation, rural Industrial commune
ties, and subsistence homesteads, $780,
100000.
3. Rural identification, 100000, 600.
4. Housing, low cost housing in rural
and urban areas, reconditioning, and
remodeling, $45O,OOO,OOO.
5. Assistance for educational, pro-
fessional, and clerical persons and
other white collar" unemployed, $780,
100000.
6. Citizen Conservation corups, $780,
100000.
Z. Sanitation, soil erosion, stream
pollution, reforestation, flood control,
rivers and harbors, $350,OOO,OOO.
8. Loans, grants, or both, to cities,
counties, states, and other political
subdivisions for public works, $780,
100000.
The rural rehabilitation work will
be directed by ReXford G. Tugwell, un-
der-secretary of agriculture, and he
will not be responsible to Secretary
Wallace but will have free hand to
carry out his schemes for moving fam
| lilies from marginal lands, shifting
stranded rural communities and build
| ing cities outside of large urban CEN
| tiers to relieve slum congestion.
Asked as to how much was ready to
be spent the President recalled that
S6OO,O0O,00O already had been put for
ward for the CCC and that Public
Works Administrator Harold L. Ickes
had applications totaling more than
S1,OOO,OOO.
In conclusion, the Chief Executive
said that there was tendency to
make loans instead of grants wherever
| possible, the loans to be long-term ones
at low interest rates.
Appointment of Mr.. Walker leaves
Mr.. Richberg free, as the President
said. to devote his time to the NRA
during the period of pending legisla-
ton in congress and litigation in the
| Supreme court.
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early deatn is IN
herited, according
to DR.. Felix Bern
stein of Columbia
u n / v e r S | ty, who
t a k ed to t h e
National Academy
of Science In Chi
cago. A scientist
can tell how old you
are, physically, by
examining the lens
of your eye. 1t al
ways shows signs
of hardening before
fifty; the extent of
the hardening de-
cides how old you
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-10
Found Market for Toe

In Paris plastic surgeon had q
woman patient with a toe so badly
infected it had to be amputated. Hor-
rified at the thought of her pretty
foot being disfigured, the woman had
the surgeon graft. on new toe In
place of the missing one on his pa
tents foot. Nine hundred women
answered the doctors advertisement
offering their toes. The surgeon final
ly selected a woman with six toes
on one foot who was glad to get rid
of the extra one, besides being paid
for it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-10
Russian Auto-Sleiph

A worker in the Molotow automo-
bile factory of Russia has invented
an auto-sleigh that runs on spokes
or feet instead of wheels, and in
stead Of wheels at the back there
are two pairs of skis that move
along special grooves in the chas-
sis and then press at the snow and
shove the car along.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-10


on the relief rolls, and to press for en-
actment of legislation he considers nee
essary for carrying on the New Deal.
Only once did Mr.. Roosevelt allude
to such critics of his administration as
Senator Long, Father Coughlin and
Governor Talmadge. He said:
1.-The overwhelming majority Of peo-
pie in this country know how to sift
the wheat from the chaff in what they
hear and what they read. They know
that the process of the constructive re-
building Of America cannot be done in
a day or a year, but that it is being
done in spite of few who seek to con-
fuse them and to profit by their con-
fusion"
These six fundamental principles"
said the President, must guide the
work relief program: Projects must
be useful, most of the money must go
for labor, "a considerable proportion of
the costs" must be returned to the
treasury, only those projects which can
employ persons on relief will be ap-
proved, and projects will be approved
in a given area in proportion to the
unemployed in that area.
Admitting that graft will creep into
such vast and speedy spending as his
program calls for, the President asked
citizens to help him make this 1.-The
most efficient and cleanest example of
public enterprise the world has ever
seen" and thus to give "a smashing an
swer for those cynical men who say
that a democracy cannot be honest and
efficient"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-10

would have been nee
essary under it's regu-
lations, because of ill
health. The directors
unanimouly Ell e C t e d
Martin w. Clement to
succeed him. The new
president of the great
system was born 50
years ago in Sunbury,
Pa, and entered the
service Of the road in
1901 as a rodman. His
rrvn r. r+no Ixy