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The Washington times., 1935-12-20
LABOR BOARDS
RULES 0KAYED

Regulations under which the
District Unemployment Compen-
sation Board will operate next
month were adopted yesterday al
a meeting with the District Com
missioners.
The board postponed decision
on the question Of card-indeXin3
every person employed in Wash
ington. Commissioner George E.
Allen is opposed to this system
and has stated he will seek to
have the law amended at the
coming session of Congress so
that the elaborate card-indeX syS-
tenn will not be needed.
At the meeting today the board
decided each employer with eight
or more employees will report each
month the number of persons
employed and the amount of tie
pay roll. Those with fewer than
eight employees will be made to
report the names and addresses
of the employees and the compen
Sation received.
The Washington times., 1935-12-20
LIQUOR
STORE OPENED
WARRINGTON
Protests of Churches,
County Heads and
W.C.T.U. Futile

CLARENDON, Va, Dec. 90
Climaxing a controversy which
sent three separate delegations
from Arlington county to Rich
mond in an attempt to halt the
establishment of a State liquor
store in Arlington county, a State
dispensary opened its doors for
business here at 10 o'clock today.
Despite the protests of several
churches, supported by the county
board of commissioners and the
w. C. T. u, officials of the State
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
not only went forward with its
plan to establish the store at 3131
Wilson Boulevard, Clarendon, but
advanced its opening date by more
than a week after the opposition
began to mount.
T. Mccall Frazier, a member
OF the state ABC Doaro, IN
replying to the numerous protests,
said:
THE purpose Of the store
will be to furnish legal liquor
to people in the county who
voted for legal liquor and want
it,"
Revenue to be derived for the
State and county from this store
is expected to Surpass those real
lied in neighboring Alexandria.
Observers here point out that
not only is the population Of
Arlington greater than that Of
but that the lower
prices offered in the Virginia
stores are likely to bring a GER
tain amount of business across
the river from Washington.
The Washington times., 1935-12-20
D00LITTLE HITS
D. {. AIRPORT

Another famous flier today as
sailed the Washington Airport
when Major Jimmie" Doolittle,
noted speed flier, branded it as
probably the worst field in the
country"
Major Doolittle fell victim Of
the field on Tuesday when his
plane turned over as he landed,
damaging a wing and the landing
gear, necesSitating shipment Of
his plane to st. Louis for repairs.
PraiSing the campaign of the
Hearst newspapers for safer air.
ports. Major Doolittle said:
"Mr. Hearst is to be COM
mended for his outstanding cam
paign for removal of airport
barriers such as wires and trees.
If he accOmpliSheS this he will
have achieved a fine thing, Of
which he can well be proud"
The Washington times., 1935-12-20

low Auto
Tags? No,
All Out

= Because there are only about
10000 numbers below 10000, null
titudes of Washington motorists
were facing the awful prospect to-
day of having to ride around next
year in automobiles bearing tag
numbers running in some in
stances into six figures.
Bleak looks Supplanted superior
smiles as the applicants for low
tag numbers were turned away
with the ghaStly pronouncement
that their 1885 numbers had been
given to other applicants.
Almost cherubic is the smile
which Miss Anna Beuttner turns
on these unfortunteS. Her work is
nearly finished. She tells them:
"We've been filling applica-
tiOnS for these special numbers
since last June, and there SIM
ply aren't any more"
Miss Buettner is in charge of
tags in the Title Division of the
Bureau of Vehicles and Traffic.
In her voluminous files repose re-
quests from lawyers, doctors, tech
nicianS and shoe saleSmen-all
asking that their license plates
bear numbers below 10, below 100,
below 1000. or below 10000.
Other files bulge with applica'
tionS for numbers in any way dis
tinctive-odd or even.
AS priced as the low numbers
are certain numerical combina.
tions are Scorned. Number "a Is
not acceptable to certain appli-
cants for the same reason that
number 217,102 is taboo. Each
adds up to 13.
Hundreds of citizens calling at
the old Ford Building to obtain
1886 automobile license tags are
being solicited to join automobile
clubs in the District, an inveStlga-
ton by The Times revealed today.
Chief Clerk Edward Towers, OF
the Traffic Department, said he
had receiVsd no complaints
against the solicitations, but added
that he would not tolerate
District building being turned into
a headquarters for the profit OF
private organizations"
The automobile club representa-
tiveS, it was pointed out. were
helping to direct persons to vari-
Gus windows which necessarily
must be visited in obtaining tags.
In doing so, they carried on
their solicitation.
The Washington times., 1935-12-20
Winter Due Official y:
Here i'm Reality

King Winter rides into town
officially Sunday.
At precisely 1877 a. m, winter
appears on the scene along with
the winter solstice, which, to the
uninitiated, is the time when the
sun is at it's greatest declination,
causing the longest night and
shortest day of the year.
Unofficial observers have it that
the winter season is going to be
unusually cold from this point
forward. The signs, they say, all
go to prove it.
Animals this year are sporting
longer and buShier fur, the Squir-
relS are storing up a good supply
of winter nuts, and there's plenty
Of moss on the north side of the
trees.
Which all goes to prove that if
this winter isn't cold, you can't
believe in signs.
Old King Winter, who made his
presence definitely felt here to-
day, will cause shivers for another
day or so, according to the
Weather Bureau,
The Washington times., 1935-12-20
White House Shows
Holiday Activity

dents mother, will be here, and
Franklin and John will come down
from school.
Other members of the Roosevelt
family will also be here in time
for the family dinner Christmas
night. On December %. Sistie and
Buzzie will have a party for their
friends.
Attend Tree Lighting
On Christmas Eve, the President
and his family will attend the COM
munity Christmas tree lighting
ceremony in Lafayette Park.
The tree to be lighted by the
President came from the grounds
of T. Stuart Haller, landscape
artist of Frederick, Md, where it
was planted 20 years ago. It is
Norway spruce, about Is feet tall.
The Washington times., 1935-12-20

The White House was busting
with Christmas activity today.
Gift packages, large and small,
were pouring in. for both the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt from
friends all over the country, and
preparations were being made for
the family celebration.
Coming for Visit
Several members of the family
will come to the White House for
the holidays, including Sistie and
Buzzie, the Presidents grand
children, who will come down from
New York with their mother, Mrs.
Anna Boettiger, daughter Of the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, and
her husband, John Boettiger.
Mrs. James Roosevelt, the Presi-
The Washington times., 1935-12-20
CUTTING FRAY
DECR|ED BY
PREACHER
Boy, IS, Is SIashed
BY FeIlow-PuPiI
In Arqument

Aroused over a cutting at Gar
nettPatterson colored junior high
school yesterday during an alter
cation between two students, Elder
Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, coll
ored evangelist and pastor of the
Church of God, declared today
he would campaign for a form OF
modified corporal punishment in
the District public schools.
Elder Michaux said he believed
corporal punishment should be re-
stored in the schools, but should
be administered by trained dis
ciplinarianS."
In taking this stand, Elder
Michaux came to the support Of
DR.. c.. Herbert Marshall, colored
physician who started the agitar
ton when he presented his case
for restoration of corporal punish.
ment before the Board of Educa-
ton several weeks ago. At the time
the board took the question under
consideration, but thus far has
made no report.
DR.. Marshall declared there was
spirit of revolt" against dis
cipline in the colored schools.
The cutting which influenced
Elder Michaux to take his stand
occurred in section room 106 under
the eyes of section teacher, Mr..
L. S. Larry, it was learned today
by The Times.
Tells Of Fracas
Fifteen-year-old Paul Mackey,
1887 Fourteenth st. N. W., who l.
home today with seven stitches in
his head and face as a result Of
the fracas said:
"The boy kept arguing with
me in the section room and /
hit him. Then when / turned
around he struck me on the side
Of the head with the pen-knife."
Previous to this, Mackay eX.
planned, he had been appointed
by the teacher to help keep order
at an assembly, and this same
boy, Charles TolSon, IA, of the 400
block of Fiftieth st. N. E., had
threatened him with the knife,
when he tried to make him sit up
front.
w. L. Savoy, principal of the
Paterson Schol, said the
injured boy was sent Immediately
to FredmanS Hospital and both
parents called in for consultation.
Young TolSon was taken to the
Second precinct, where a charge Of
assault with a dangerous weapon
was placed against him. He was
then released in custody of his
parents, pending trial in Juvenile
Court.
Although refusing to divuIge
what steps the schol would take,
w. L. Savoy, principal of the Gar.
nett Paterson School, declared
vigorous action" would be taken.
Asked if he favored corporal
punishment in the schols, Mr.. Sa.
voy said:
81 do not think it is a good
policy for me to commit myself.
1t might be embarrassing to my
SuperiOrs."
The Washington times., 1935-12-20
ETZLER DIES
OF WOUNDS

Charles V. Etzler, AZ, an en-
ploye of the National Metropoli
tan Bank, found shot in the head
December 10, at his home. 1925
Minnesota Ave. S. E., died yeSter'
day in Providence Hospital.
A .38-caliber gun was found be-
side him by Mabel Oden, colored
maid in the EtZler home.
A note addressed to Mrs. EtZler
also was found.
Members of the family said Mr..
Etzler had been in ill health for
some time.
The Washington times., 1935-12-20
GrowIer to Coach

Lou (ReO Growler, former
four-sports star at Rutgers, will be
head coach of football and track
at Paterson Central High next
fall.
The Washington times., 1935-12-20

The thermometer dropped to
a low of % at a. m. today, fol-
lowing a frigid night during
which Washington experienced its
first sticking snow. The flakes
began about 10 p. m. but lasted
only a short while.
Following the 8 o'clock low, the
mercury began a gradual rise,
reaching 80 at noon.
Tonight the temperature is ex-
pected to go as low as %. with
fair weather predicted tonight
and tomorrow, forecasters said.
The Washington times., 1935-12-20
Boys Club 10 Remain
Open During Holidays

The Boys Club of washington.
at 230 C st. N. w., will hold "open
house" during the Christmas holi-
days, from 10 a. m. to II, from
1:3O p. m. to 5 p. M, and from 6
p. m to 9 p. m.
The monthly meeting of the
board of trustees will be held at
the Willard Hotel at 1890, Decem-
ber 27.
The Washington times., 1935-12-20
GOOD FELLOWS,
HEED THESE
APPEALS!
Many Children Face
Bleak Christmas
Unless Aided
BY THE GOOD FELLOW EDITOR

BY THE GOOD FELLOW EDITOR
Several hundred Good Fellows
are still needed. So come for
ward, Good Fellows, and help
to make some unfortunate fam
lily happy on Christmas morn
ing. Your own return for hav-
ing done so will be precious
something that money cannot
buy-and your Christmas will be
happier.
We wish we could find Good
Fellow for the writer Of this let
ter:
"The Good Fellows have
been our only hope for help
the past few years. l am the
mother Of two boys and my
husband has been i'll, and now
he is just making barely
enough to pay our rent.
have been i'll too, so won't
you try to understand my
writing to have some Good
Fellow give us a Christmas
dinner which we won't be able
to have otherwise"
ASKS ONLY FOR FOOD
Toys for the children are out
of the question for this family
as the mother realizes when she
asks only for food but nice
box of groceries would be. well
coined with joy.
Another diStraught mother has
this to say in her plea for help:
81 dread seeing Christmas
come with its diSappOintmentS.
1t will mean five sad little
faces if they are forgotten by
Santa Claus. They are all talk
ing about what they want Santa
to bring"
Illness. unemployment. hunger
and cold has brought despair to
this mother so far this year, and
now with Christmas only a few
days off there is the unhappineSS
and disappointment of her chill
dren to add to her worries Some
Good Fellow ought to visit this
mother and help ITO tighten her
burden for Christmas.
Infant Is Dead
Begs another anxious mother
in the hope that someone will
remember her two small children
at Christmas:
81 had a baby boy born on
the thirteenth day Of October
and we hardly have enough
clothes to keep him clean and
warm. only have One-half
dozen diapers for him, and I
cannot buy more.
This March my baby boy,
two years old, passed to the
Great Beyond. 1 have little
girl who will see Christmas for
her first year in good health.
She spent As straight weeks in
the hospital. Now 1 haven't
even money to buy her Shoes"
1t would not take much money
for some Good Fellow to buy this
mothers two youngsters a few
necessary clothes. Perhaps there
is someone who has some clothes
in good condition that her own
children have outgrown.
No Christmas?
There will be no Christmas in
the home of another family unless
the family is aided. There are
five boys, ages 16, IA, II, 10, and
13 months old, and two girls, ages
8 and 4, in this family. Five of
these seven children have tuber-
culosis.
The mother writes that all the
children are badly in need OF
clothing and shoes. Of course, a
good basket of food would
brighten this family's spirit on
Christmas and help to give the
children the necessary nourish-
ment they need in their condition.
The Washington times., 1935-12-20
County Farm Bureau
ToName New Officers

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Dec.
20.-Members of the Prince
Georges county farm bureau fed
Grafton will hold their annual elec.
ton of officers at a meeting jan
uary in the courthouse here, P.
E. Clark, county agent, has an
nounced delegates to the State
convention of the federation also
are to be chosen.
The Washington times., 1935-12-20
Ralph A|pher Head
OF Astronomy Club

Ralph Alpher was elected pres
ident of the new Astronomy Club
at Roosevelt High School yester-
day. Stuart Bonwit and Judith
King are other officers.
Evening star., 1935-06-07

Points Of Excellence appeal the who insists on being
shown even Missouri The wide selection In WHITE
shirts and yson available white
keeping speed But good things
can, last forever! so Jewell be seeing you!
YnorJ
Evening star., 1935-06-07

The chances the old boy has Of humor So he
probably smiles broadly when he unwraps the neckties you
penny squeezing and send Seriously though
j. he's good guy Why don't You give him something
worthwhile for Fathers Tropical Worsted Suit for
instance would certainly be timely and acceptable gift
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-02
Bagilumbang Tree Valued.
NEW importation. the bagilum.

A NEW importation, the bagilum.
bang tree. native of the Philip
pines, offers future source of driving
oil which may in time make the
United States sufficient in this
important ingredient of paints and
varnishes.
The tung tree, source Of most of
the oil now used. has been introduced
here and found to grow well on acid
soils in the Gulf areas. The new tree
is harder and grows equally well on
acid or alkaline soil.
The bagilumbang grows rapidly and
is easily propogated. either from seed
or cutting. Eventually it reaches a
height of Is feet.
The oil comes from the nut of the
tree, each fruit having three cells with
a single kernel in each.
The importance of the trees future
lies, of course, in the tremendous i'm
portations of tung oil now required
in the paint and varnish industry
Nearly 100.O00,0O0 pounds are pur-
chased abroad annually. by far the
greater part coming from China.
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UNFOLDING standards. the need of ade-
quate training, the desirability of en-
ploying artists according to capability
and fitness. Not every artist he said,
could paint a mural, and Of the II
now commissioned to paint murals for
Government buildings in Washington,
only had done such work in the past.
Mr. Bruce, being asked for verification
of this statement, said that he did not
know Mr.. Hirsch also pleaded for
the employment of artists as expert
advisers. saying quite simply that
among the many were some of in
telligence and information as we'll as
ideas, and that these, better than lay
men, could Judge of what might be in
their colleagues minds. The United
States, he averred. cannot be a great
Nation until it properly evaluates cul-
tural influences.
Alon Bement. representing the Ma
tional Alliance of Art in Industry.
stressed the importance of industrial
design and presented statistics to show
that good industrial designers we're
not to be found on relief rolls. There
olC- JIG onlO. LII INCW IOlk GOudy. j
such designers earning. 500 900 a year
at least 20 drawing salaries of
SIS 900 and hundreds making from
$1,000 to $4,000 annually. Quoting
Frank Jewett Mather, jr., he gave as
reasons for the decline OF the fine arts,
in the matter of support, the fall of
the aristocratic class, the deterioration
of the art school as against the ap-
prentice system, the exploitation by
dealers of inferior product, the artists
proclivity for experimentation in new
techniques and, finally, the depression.
That art was surviving against such
DDS would show. it might be reasoned,
the depth of its roots.
Francis H. Taylor, director of the
Worcester Art Museum, speaking for
the education of the public. depre-
Gated the distribution of works of
art of inferior merit. procured through
p. w. A. P. relief measure. in pub
lie schools and among those whose
knowledge of art was meager and
taste uniformed. Now, he said, that
the attention of the people has been
drawn to art and interest aroused, is
a critical time. There nuts be insist
ence on quality. II We let the people
down and give them "a lot of junk"
they will think they were swindled.
In hopping it up for art" this must
not be forgotten.
Philip Youtz. director Of the Brook
Ign Museum. also stressed responsible
ity to the public. It was very well. he
said. for the Government to employ
artists to decorate, for example, a
snake house in ZOO, but what about
the snakes2 Quality rather than re.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-02

NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS
Season Draws Close but Have Opportunity
to View Many Exhibitions and Prints in
"Shows"-Local Schools Exhibit Work.

Mackenzie; "A Cozy Corner" by
Lillian Moore Abbott. and The
Desert in April" by Stella NJ Roca.
Second place to First Blossom"
by Leslie Emory: "Dogwood Bios
SONS" and Still Life" by Elizabeth
Mulhofer; Below Great Falls" by
Garnet Jex; claire de Lune," by
Dorothy Gatchell; Clouds" by Yer
non F. Duckett; Winter on the po-
tomac,' by Benson Moore; White
House Egg Rolling" by Margaret S.
zimmele; Rocky Coast" by Ernest
Peterson, and THE Pharisee,' by
Adrienne L. Low.
Flower and still life paintings by
Miss Mulhofer, 1t will be noted, re-
ceived one first and two second places.
A T A meeting held in the auditorium
of the Corcoran Gallery of Art
under the auspices of the College Art
Association on the evening of May %,
at which The Role of the Govern
ment in Art was discussed from varl-
Gus angles, Edward Bruce. consulting
expert. section of painting and sculp-
ture, Procurement Division, Treasury
Department. announced forthcoming
exhibition of drawings made by art
lists in the C. C. c. camps as govern
mental records. The quality and d.
versity of these artistic presentations,
Mr. Bruce said. were exceptional. in
which case their display should prove
an interesting diversion. The exhi-
bition opens in the foyer of the Ma
tional Museum at $50 pm. June 4.
In his Introductory address at this
meeting, at which he presided. Mr..
Bruce outlined the work of the P w.
A. P. which he organized and con-
Quoted and noted. in passing, some of
the difficulties encountered, some of
the dangers which threatened and
some of the results attained in access
of relief given. Among the last was
the interest awakened on the part of
the public Among the second. the
encouragement of overproduction,
and among the first the impossibility
of differentiating between the real and
the merely would-be artists. But, in
Mr. Bruce's opinion, the result at
tanned was outstanding. However. he
as we'll as other speakers emphasized
the importance of qualitative rather
than quantitative production in art.
An impressive speaker at this meet
ing was Stephan Hirsh OF New York,
a painter represented in the Phillips
Memorial Gallery by very interest
ing and individualist picture Of the
New York water front, who spoke dis
tinctly from the artists viewpoint Mr..
Hirsh urged the Importance of art
rather than the artist, the necessity of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-02

Mr.. Rudolph was in Washington for
a couple of days last week and has
been invited to exhibit his pencil
points in the Corcoran Gallery of Art
some time during the coming Winter.
A PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibition Of
unusual importance opened in
the section Of photography. Arts and
Industries Building, National Mu-
scum. May 20, to continue to June 90
1t consists Of collection Of l55 prints
by American photopictorialists as
sembled at the invitation Of the Royal
Photographic Society Of London.
under whose auspices 1t was shown
in the great British metropolis last
December. Following this showing
in England the collection upon its
return to the United States was set
forth in the American Fine Arts
Building. 2l5 West Fifty-seventh
street, New York. with the National
Academy OF Design as host and spon-
sor. and from there it has come here
1t is the first Photographic exhibition
ever shown by the National Academy
and its display under these auspices
evoked much comment. From here it
will go to Philadelphia, Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-02

book and sold his first etching before
1t was etched and bought his ma
terials from an advance payment
made by the purchaser. That he
made good-the fact that it Is an i'm
preston from this first plate which
the Library Of Congress has pur-
chased-amply testif1es. Among his
Autographs Of special interest are
studies of birds and waterfowl. such
as row Of pelican on a Pacific head
land on dark evening, or two white
heron on the border of q marsh, or
one heron Is seen against the deco
rative background of swirling water.
His portraits In pastel have been for
the most part Of children and among
the most successful of these are two
of the little granddaughters of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank B. Noyes Of this city.
neishbors Of tn artist, In Arizona.