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Evening star., 1936-05-13

1t is power-driven affair. Of
course, 2-horsepower engine driving
36-inch blade and pulling behind it
a sulky upon which the operator rides
Its most interesting feature is mufler
which completely silences the chug-
chug of the engine and enables the
operator to go right on with his work
even when a major brain-truster Is
closeted with the President.
Vincent Pierro, the black-haired
young man who drives the machine, is
keen on the job, but for his life-work
he would rather be policeman.
OFFICIAL.
The NdDy Department announces
that Chief Bodtswdin George J.
Duck is detached from the U. S. S.
S1ndpiper and will be sent for
duty aboard the minesweeper U.
S. S. Thrush.
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WAITIN'.
A GENTLEMAN farmer, who defines
the term as q landowner who
supports numerous tenants in greater
luxury than his own family enjoys,
was being shown the vegetable plot
by his gardener the other day.
Looks pretty good, Ernest" said
the employer, getting a pretty con-
gratulatory infection in his voice.
1T will" said the gardener, "till the
weeds get It," as he sat down on the
sunny side of the fence.
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BIRD HOUSE.
A CONNECTICUT AVENUE restau-
rant has been taken over as a
residence by a catbird which few in
by mistake last Saturday night. It
was unable to find the door again
and few about in some alarm for
while, but later grew reconciled to its
predicament and perched on topmost
shelves.
Employees efforts at capture have re-
suited only in flutterings above the
heads of diners.
The bird descends at night, after
the restaurant is closed, and obtains
bits Of food left unguarded. It's
favorite so far is lettuce; for drink
It prefers beer.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
CITY GOVERNMENT
COSTS HIGH HERE
Per Capita Figure of S71.37
Only Exceeded by Roches-
ter's $87.

Washington's city government in
1884 cost more per capita to operate
than that of any other city whose
population ranged between 100000 to
100000 except Rochester, N. Y, it
was shown today in a report made
public by the Census Bureau. The
cost here was s71.37 per person.
The total cost in Washington was
larger than any of the 13 cities in
the 0.00o-to-50o, 600 group and
almost triple the total in Indianapolis,
Houston, Louisville and Portland,
Oreg.
Washington during that time paid
no interest on public debts, but this
was offset by the fact that all the
other cities in the tabulation benefited
from county funds or moneys from
other civil subdivisions.
Washington also was first in capital
investments. expending In 1894 q
total of s5,598,59l. or 1877 per cent, of
its whole governmental expenses of
$40, ,925, ,537. On the other hand. 20.1
per cent had been spent In 1883 and
23.2 per cent in 1926.
Operation and maintenance of gen.
eral departments cost $34,424,841 and
operation and maintenance of public
service enterprises-chiefiy the water
department-cost 5000 los.
Rochester's total cost of government
in 1894 was $33,234.326 or s87 per
person. A large share of this was
$l0.62 per person for interest on pub
lie debt. RocheSter'S capital outlays
for the year totaled s4,2l8,667. It's
cost of operating and maintaining gen.
eral departments was approximately
$4,000, 900 less than Washington's
Houston. Tex. was at the bottom of
the list, its city government costing
only $l2,6l0,224 for 1884.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
BOYS CLUB Marks
FIRST BIRTHDAY
Petey Sarron to Be Guest
at Fourth Precinct Party
Tonight.

With 1900 boys participating In
the program and Southwest Washing
ton attending, the Metropolitan Police
Departments fourth precinct boys
club tonight will celebrate the 1st
anniversary of its founding.
Petey Sarron, new featherweight
champion of the world, who began
his boxing career IS years ago in
an Alabama boys club, will De
one Of the guests Of honor. 1t Is
expected he will referee boxing
match scheduled on the entertainment
program.
The celebration will begin at 7
pm. with a parade forming In front
of the club house at 472 I street
southwest. Hundreds Of boys, includ-
ing the school boy trafic patrol and
the boys club band will march
through the streets Of Southwest
Washington for half an hour pre-
ceding the open house program at
headquarters.
Hoover, Brown to Speak.
Capt. J. A. Sullivan, of the fourth
precinct, and j. M. Schaffer, pres
ident of Southwest Citizens Associa-
ton, will be co-chairmaE. Distin-
guished men who are expected to
speak at the ceremonies include j.
Edgar Hoover, chief of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation; Maj. Ernest
w. Brown. superintendent Of police;
Judge Robert E. Mattingly, and
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen.
The anniversary celebration will
occur at conclusion OF the first week
of q city-wide campaign for boys
club funds. A week ago the Committee
on Special Gifts began soliciting con-
tributions which yesterday amounted
to nearly $4,000. The profits from
the championship prize fight at Grif-
nth Stadium Monday night are ex-
pected to net more than $40. 900.
Today uniformed policemen began
visiting Washington homes in a CITY,
wide drive to sell so 1000 Associate
Membership Cards" at 81 each. The
drive is expected TO net a substantial
contribution to the police depart
ment's fund for q boys program to
curb juvenile delinquency. The goal
has been set at sl35,00o.
Sarron Is Honored.
Oficials of the campaign held a
luncheon meeting at the Willard
Hotel yesterday in honor Of Sarron,
who won the featherweight champion
ship from Freddy Miller in a bout
arranged as q benefit for the boys
club.
With small bandage over his
left eye as memento Of the Is
round battle, the new champion ex-
pressed thanks to the police officials
who arranged the bout and told the
story of what boys clubs mean to him.
When was kid in Birmingham"
he said, L played around in the
streets and got into all sorts of
trouble until a bunch of business
men started a club and built a three
story building where We could box.
wrestle and have all the fun we
wanted" He said he became inter-
ested in the professional aspects Of
the sport after winning Q boys club
championship in Birmingham and
flghting in a national tournament in
Boston.
Maj. Brown reviewed the progress
Of the campaign for funds ard gave
a toast to the champion. "Petey
Sarron," he said. rs living example
of what we're trying to do in our
boys club. We'reuying to build up
world champions. not only in boxing
but in all fields Of achievement"
James Collifiower. chairman of the
Board Of Directors. presided.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
an opposition movement this year II
he became q candidate.

an opposition movement this year II
he became a candidate.
At the Chicago convention in 1882
the District delegation was not unani-
mously for Roosevelt, but it was op-
Grating under the unit rule, and the
Roosevelt majority, under the lead
ership Of Costello and Colpoys, sue
cessfully resisted efforts Of some of the
delegates to vote separately. BY sus-
tanning the unit rule, the delegation
was recorded as a whole for Roosevelt.
Patronage Denied.
After the new administration came
into Office in 1888. however. Costello
received practically no recognition or
patronage. His recommendations were
not followed, for instance. in the Sc
lection of District Commissioners.
Colpoys was appointed United States
marshal, with the approval of Costello.
When the Democratic State Gen.
tral Committee met recently to fix
the date for the primary, it expressed
its appreciation to both Costello and
Colpoys for their long service in the
organization.
McConihe was born at Troy, N. Y,
in 1871, but has been q resident of
Washington for as years. He was an
early Roosevelt supporter and one of
the District delegates to the Chicago
convention four years ago.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

TODAY.
Senate.
Debates bill to change bankruptcy
law.
> Foreign Relations Committee hears
Norman Davis, Asbassador at Large,
on naval treaty.
Finance Committee studies revenue
. bill
Appropriations Subcommittee anal
Yves relief deficiency bill.
House.
Continues debate on FraZer-Lemke
farm mortgage refinancing bill, with
vote expected before night.
Foreign Affairs Committee meets on
resolution requesting information
from State Department on steps taken
to protect American Legation at Adds
Ababa.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Program uncertain.
Finance Committee meets on tax
bill (executive).
Appropriation Subcommittee con-
tinues hearings on work lief-defi-
cheney bill.
House:
Considers conference reports.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
ALUMNI MEET TONIGHT

Alumni of Northwestern University
will hold their annual candle-hghting
ceremony, symbolic of loyalty to their
alma mater, at dinner at 1884
street at o'clock tonight.
George E. Farrell will conduct the
ceremony and George B. Woods, dean
of American University, will speak.
The ceremony is being conducted in
conjunction with similar programs by
other alumni groups throughout the
country.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, May 13.-Between IS
and 80 judges of the Circuit and Su-
perior Courts in Chicago plan to with.
draw In body from the Chicago Bar
Association, it was disclosed today,
because the association has charged
nearly that many with unseemly po-
litical activity.
None Of the judges was willing to
be quoted, explaining that q meeting
yesterday pledged them to secrecy, but
they confirmed reports that a state
ment of withdrawal already had been
drafted.
When 20 judges met behind locked
doors yesterday q test vote on with
drawal was taken and found them 20
to in favor. They were to meet
again this afternoon in Circuit Judge
James j. Kelly's court room to sign
the statement.
The bar association has cited ~
judges to appear before it on charges
Of sunethical conduct. specifying that
Evening star., 1936-05-13
KING COTTON REIGNS

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 13 OP.-The
music Of the bands filled the air last
night as King Cotton began q week
Of joyous misrule in Memphis.
Business gave way to celebration in
all parts Of the city as the annual
Memphis Cotton Carnival got under
way.
The white folks danced to the tunes
of a nationally known band at the
Municipal Auditorium and in scores
of clubs and cabarets. Down on Beale
street. the darkies strutted to the
blues" tunes for which the thorough
fare Is famous.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
LOCK FANCIER.

IF YOU neglect to notice the locks
on the doors Of the home of for
mer Representative Franklin F.
i Korell, you had better consult an
oculist. The former member of the
House from Oregon is a lock collector
extraordinary and he is that rare
thing among collectors, one who
makes practical use of his rare finds.
His Washington and Alexandria homes
testify to that interesting fact.
Two of the prizes among Mr.. Ko-
rells assortment are the first lock
used on the Alexandria jail. 1t Is 300
years old and it leaves little doubt
that the founding fathers were ex-
tremely determined to keep their pris-
oners in jail. The dimensions of the
lock are 10 by IA by az inches.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
MIX-UP.

YOU'D almost have thought 1t was
moot court instead of the real
thing if you had been down at Sixth
and D streets yesterday.
The stage was all set for the open
ing of a trial of an assault case when
some one noticed the defendant was
missing. He had been there, right
beside his lawyer. few minutes be-
fore the preliminaries ended. but all
of a sudden he had disappeared.
Attendants and the defense attor-
ney looked for the man everywhere
in telephone booths, other court rooms
and the various Offices, but they found
no trace of him until one searcher
glanced out a window and spied the
defendant leaning against a tree
calmly smoking cigarette.
Some one went down and told him
he was holding things up. The de-
fendant. embarrassed and sorry
rushed back to the court room. Every
thing seemed Strengthened out at this
point and the trial was ready to start
again when it was discovered the de-
fense attorney was missing. They
finally found him. He still was out
looking for the defendant.
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LAWN.
THERE are l8 acres in the White
House lawn, but the task of NOV.
ing it is lot easier and more pleasant
than it sounds. The lawnmower usec
on the job is creation that might
make any one ambitious to become
President just to have technical
ownership of the machine.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
CHILD DIES OF POISON,
ANOTHER CRITICALLY ILL
Disinfectant Swallowed by Boys,
3 and 2 Years OAd, at
Home Here.

!. Two-year- Harrison Wilson, COL
,ored. 2490 Phillips court, was improv-
ing in Gallinger Hospital today from
the effects of drinking the same poison
that killed his 3-year-old brother
George.
The older child died soon after
gulping disinfectant with which
their father had been spraying their
. home Monday. He had been treated
at Emergency Hospital before transfer
|. to Gallinger. where he was taken in
: q ccmatoSe condition.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
Law Gave Inns Monopoly.

In the reign of James I of Scotland.
a little more than 800 years ago, inn
keepers had knd Of MONOPOLY in
travelling, for the laws forbade the
traveller to lodge at friends house
or elsewhere other than public hos
telries, f&
Evening star., 1936-05-13

That is not the Oldest lock in the
collection, although it ranks as the
most interesting. There's another that
goes back 327 years, an ancient, ave-
inspiring creation which looks rather
like its maker was one locksmith who
did not intend to have love laugh at
him.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
Rumania Bans Gambling.

All games of chance are forbidden in
clubs and casinos of Rumania by a
law just passed by the Chamber of
Bucharest. There was not a dissent
ing vote. The bill permits gambling
only by means of official lotteries and
totalisators at race tracks.
Evening star., 1936-05-13
DANCE ARRANGED
Contest Winner to Be Announced
at Church Fete.

at Church Fete.
The winner of a contest which re-
wards with a trip to Europe the best
essay by an Immaculate Conception
Academy student on What Europe
Means to an American" will be an
nounced Tuesday at the Willard Ho-
tel by Rev. DR.. John K. Cartwright,
pastor of Immaculate Conception
Church.
On the same day a card party and
dance for the benefit of the WASH
ington Catholic Radio Hour will be
held. A special floor show has been
arranged.
Evening star., 1936-05-13

cratic party Is to take its stand at Philadelphia.
knowing the gleefu almost juvenile delight Mr..
Roosevelt takes in breaking precedents it is
hardly too much to expect that the platform
may actually be in long hand, like his message
vetoing the bonus.
If there is one Moses to carry down the tables
of the law it is apt to be Senator Wagner. Pos
number Of New Deal prophets civil service
pledge in charge of Farley; vows on economy
and budget-balancing confided to Tugwell, Hop
kins and Ickes; sympathy for the consumer
intrusted to that apostle Of scarcity, Wallace.
And what Is going To be done about that pile
Evening star., 1936-05-13

Alice LongWorth. Anu WHaI IS gong 20 De HUOuI
of panks discarded the 1882 campaign Tho
boards pointed . way. only, it would seem to ndc
opposite direction
1CopyriEht 1936)
Evening star., 1936-05-13
MECHANICS WAY.

The men in charge OF one OF the
most elaborate mechanical deDices
in Washington has let a Waystde
operative in on an aspect OF the
psychology OF mechanics that prob
ably ,ciH be interesting to those
Who deal pith such porkerS.
motorists and the like.
you knou," he says, "PDe got
to hide oil the iGrenches and tools
to keep those guys from undoino
their uork after they're done it
mighty ,Del. OF oil the people in
the world Uho cannot leuue ,rell
enough alone are the ones tDho
1Dork for me and pretty near the
top"
Evening star., 1936-05-13
The National Scene
BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGwORTH

nor three the President has been debating Legislation
H wishes Congress rubber stamp we are advised
going platform upon erswhre Demo
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10

Scared by the preliminary lash
ingS of the previous 81 days of
lent, until they were bleeding mass
eS of uncovered flesh.
Beating themselves, their fami-
lies. their neighbors, each in turn
aiding the other to rid himself
of the devil, they then lay on beds
of cactus and Squirmed and twisted
with agony. but continuing their
incessant singing of Holy hymns,
They bound themselves with wire
and rope, each limb, each part of
the body mummified, until circu-
lation was almost entirely halted.
Then they hoisted huge wooden
crosses, weighing hundreds of
pounds, on their backs, and with
their StockingleSS feet thrust into
shoes half filled with sharp peb-
bles. began the march to Calvary
Chosen by Lot
Those among them who reach
their goal will be considered bless
ed with purity.
And from their numbers will
be chosen representative, has the
highest honor Of all; that of as
sisting his brothers in purging
themselves of sin. This man, q
human sacrifice, will be hung to
cross.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
HAY GROWERS
MEET SLATED
FOR APRIL III

The annual meeting of the I'M
perial Hay Growers association will
be held in the Dunlack hotel on
Tuesday night April 81.
Directors will be elected to serve
during the ensuing year and the
report of operations of the organ
ization will be submitted.
Roy Wood. manager of the as
ISOLATION, said Thursday that the
past year has been the most success
full year enjoyed by the organiza-
ton in its history and he was con-
fident that next season would be
even more prosperous.
Wood stated that the Associa-
ton boasts more members than ever
before and that the opening of an
office in Ell Cenro to take care of
business in that area is contemplat-
ed.
Due to the fact that most of the
valley hay has been shipped TO the
coast hay growers will receive a
good price for their crops and Wood
predicted that the hay market would
remain firm for several weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
GREAT EYE FOR
NEW TELESCOPE
REACHES COAST

PASADENA, Cal, April TO- W.P
AS tenderly as though it were a
crate of eggs a train crew brought
the 17-ton great eve" telescope
mirror safely to the end of its
transcontinental voyage from Corn
ing. NJ Y, today.
Two hundred spectators set up
a cheer as the train eascd into a
halt and a Gordon of rs Santa Fe
officials, special agents and work.
ment sXarmed aboard.
Also present were a group of Of
ficials of the California Institute of
Technology, which will spend APP
proximately four years grinding
the giant glass object into shape
to form the great eye" for the
200-inch worlds largest telescope
that eventually will be mounted
atop Mt. Palomar, near San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10

They're on the mark-almoSt a
hundred Imperial Valley boys and
girls who will start at 10 O'Clock Sat
urday on the most intriguing Eas-
ter egg treasure hunt the valley has
ever seen.
With more than $50 in prizes at
stake the group of youngsters who
have not yet passed their 18th birth
day anniversary was ready for the
big event sponsored by the Post
Press, the United Artists theater
and the M. O. King store.
Twenty dollars worth of Easter
clothing will go to the child who
captures Benjamin Bunny, patriarch
of Circulation Manager Bill Hunts
rabbit flock. Twenty dollars in cash
prizes will go to the lucky finders
of candy Easter eggs ON the wrap
perS of which will be listed the
prizes they call for. Fifty tickets tc
the United Artists theater will COM
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
MAN WILL BE CRUCIFIED TONIGHT
IN WILD HILLS NEAR ALBUQUERQUE

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, April
10. U.P)-Today, good Friday, April
10, 1896, just 1,9l1 years since
Christ was killed on Jewish
cross, man will be crucified in
the wild mountains near this city
and all the power and authority
of government on earth seemingly
cannot prevent it.
When last night the shrill un-
earthly shrek of a reed blown
by lips half-crazed with religious
fanaticism echoed and re-echoed
over many miles of the rocky
badlands territory, all people knew
that the Penitent brothers of mod
ern New Mexico had met to purge
their souls" of sin by Self-torture.
This small group of zealots, whose
secret rites put to shame the bar
barouS customs of darkest Africa,
formed its ever-increasing num-
berS into a circle and sang with
fervor the holy hymns of the
church that condemns their every
action.
Lash Backs
Then, still screaming their inn
precautions to God to drive from
their souls the sins of the past
year, aided by their whips, they
dashed their backs, already badly
Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
PROGRAM OF
GREAT FETE
ammo j n CED
Ell Centre Puts on
Easter Bonnet
For Event

Ell Centre will put on its
Easter bonnet Saturday
morning, cover itself with
corsages and bouquets. and
present to the rest of Impe-
ial Valley and to visitors from At
lantic to Pacific coasts it's third an
nual Festival of the Palo VerdeS, a
community endeavor aimed at de-
velopment of beautiful homes and
gardens.
The festivals program will follow
this general outline:
to $50 a. m.-Entry of floral
exhibits at the Veterans Memorial
hall.
$50 to 12-Judging of floral ex-
hibits.
12-Veterans hall thrown open to
the public.
1870 to 2 p. Information of chill
dren's parade units. .
2 D. m.-Start of children'S par
ade along Main street.
$3.50 p. m.-FaShion show at the
veterans hall, sponsored by the
Women's Junior Ten Thousand club.
9p. m.-Palo Verde ball at Veter-
ans hall. Miss Evelyn Johnston will
be crowned queen of the ball during
the evening.
Visitors to the Palo Verde feSti-
val will include delegates to the ma
tional convention of the Broadway
of America association and group
of San Diego and Coronado business
men in Imperial Valley on good
will tour. Hundreds of residents
from every town in the valley are
expected to take part in the festi-
val.
Flower Show
The entire festival will center
about the veterans hall and the
flower show, but one of its principal
attractions will be the children's
parade, with sections for doll bug
gies, children on tricycles and other
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Imperial Valley press., 1936-04-10
LEC|SLATOR
FAR M
H 7 BILL
Sen. Norris Pet Plan
Receives Its
Okay

WASHINGTON, April 10.
(UP)-Senator George w.
Norris dream of electricity
on every American farm to
Tighten the drudgery of tasks
now done by hand, moved a step
nearer reality today when the house
approved his rural electrification
bill already passed by the senate.
Because of a SlO,OOO,0O0 cut in
the $420 100000 program and minor
differences, the bill must go to
conference with the senate.
Norris originally asked for a
81, 00,O00,000 ten year program but
consented to an arrangement by
which the RFC would loan $50
100000 a year for the next two
years. after which $40,000,000 would
be appropriated annually for the
next eight years. The house
changed this feature to provide RFC
participation for one year only.
with $4O000,000 appropriations an
nually for nine years.
The bill would empower the rural
electrfiCation administration to
make two types of loans. one for
generating plants and transmission
systems, and the other for farm
wiring and the purchase of APP
planes.
The power plant loans would be
made to localities now without CEN
trail station service and would be
for 25 years at 3 per cent. Loans
to Individual farmers would be
under terms determined by the adj
miniStrator.
Passage of the bill cleaned up
important pending business of the
house and it adjourned over the
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