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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
|CKES DECLINES
INTERIOR BUILDING
HOURS INCREASE
Not Satisfied Skilled Labor
Shortage Is Sufficiently
Urgent.
WORKING BASIS ON U. S.
JOBS 80 AND 40 HOURS
Shifting of Workers Due to Short
age of Labor Here, as Dis.
closed by Survey.

Secretary of the Interior Ickes to-
day said he was not yet satisfied that
a sufficient emergency" exists in the
shortage of skilled labor in the Dis
trict to justify his increasing the
hours of labor on the new Interior
Department Building from 80 hours
a week to 40 hours a week.
A request by the contractor, the
George A. Fuller Co., to have such an
extension of hours made has been
pending for some time on his desk,
Ickes said.
Under the law, by which P. w. A.
money is being used to erect the
new Interior Building, Ickes hes the
authority to increase the hours of
work, provided an emergency" in tine
shortage of skilled labor exists.
Il am not satisfied as yet" said the
Secretary, that sufficient emergency
exists to change the hours as I am
authorized to do under the act"
Shifting From Job to Job.
The shortage of labor here in the
city has been the cause of much shift
ing of labor from one job to another
as recently disclosed in a survey of the
situation here by The Star. The gov
eminent itself has variety of hours In
effect which leads to competition TO.
scarce labor, and confusion in the
field, experts declare.
One of the difficulties encountered
by contractors here Is In the fact that
some Federal jobs are working on a
30-hour basis and others on 40-hour
basis. This means that although al
the jobs are paying skilled workmer
union wages, and operating at union
scales, the jobs with longer hours prove
more attractive to men wanting to
earn as much as they can.
AS a consequence, it is known that
frequently skill / workmen leave jobs
such as the Interior Department,
where they can work only 80 hours
week, and 60 to ether jobs in the
city where they can work 40 hours a
week. This frequently leaves the 30
hour job short of men.
The three big jobs here in the city
working only 80 hours a week under
Government restrictions are the Ar
chives extension, Interior Department
and annex to the Library of Congress
Different Contractors.
The Archives is being constructed by
McCloskey e. Co., the Interior Depart
ment by Fuller and the annex to the
Library by the Consolidated Engineer.
ing Corp.
On the other hand. the new Fed
eral Reserve Board Building, which
is really private job, since the board
operates on its own money. is being
worked on the 40-hour basis by the
contractor, George A. Fuller Co.
The specifications of the new Blu
reau of Engraving and Printing provide
for 40-hour week. John McShain
is low bidder for this job, contract for
which has not yet been awarded.
At Tugwelltown, in Berwyn Heights
Md, the hours of labor recently were
extended by Harry L. Hopkins of w
P. A. so that men being paid at unior
rates can work a much longer week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
1929 NEW PUPILS
FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
DR.. BaIIou Gives Advance
Warning of Further Con-
qeStion Next Year.

Advance warning of further con-
gestion in the already overcrowded
high schools of Washington was given
the Board of Education yesterday by
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent,
when he announced that 1850 pupils
will be advanced into the high schools
in September to replace the 1891 to
be graduated in June.
The net increase is 1929, not count
ing the possibility of new pupils COM
ing to Washington for the first time
from other localities. The gain is
about equally divided between the
white and colored schools although
there are seven white senior high
schools and only three colored.
The white schools will graduate
4,317 and promote 1888. a gain of
GIL boys and girls. The colored
schools will graduate 1,514 and ad-
vance 2,172, a gain of $50.
Enrolment in all public schools
May IA totaled 1880, an increase
of 956 over the corresponding date
in 1895 when the number was 90.637.
Fund Nearly Exhausted.
DR.. Ballou also announced that
transportation furnished crippled chill
dren to the special classes provided
for them will have to end May 81
unless the pending deficiency bill is
passed prior to that date. The Budget
Bureau recommended a supplemental
appropriation of $1,000 for the trans
portation cost to the end of the year
and this was cut to $3.50 by the
House. That fund would have been
enough to carry on to within two or
three days of the end of the school
year, DR.. Ballou said, but delay in
enacting the deficiency measure will
force the end of the transportation
after one more week.
Dates for Summer sessions in the
public schools were announced as
July l to August IL.
Birch E. Bayh, who was appointed
head Of the department of health and
physical education Just a year ago,
was given his permanent appointment.
He will complete the required proba-
tionary one-year period at the end
of this month.
To Pay Under Protest.
The board instructed DR.. Ballou
hereafter to pay assessments to the
District Unemployment Compensation
Board for school cafeteria employees
under protest. A study is being made
by the Legislative Committee of the
board seeking to have this group of
employees exempted from the act
Virtually all other employees are ex-
empted because they now receive the
benefits Of the civil service retirement
law and pay benefits.
Henry I. Quinn, lawyer member OF
the board. said he agreed with the
compensation board that the cafeteria
employees are affected by the law
George M. Whitwell suggested that
the protest be made SO that in case
the law is contested and set aside,
the payments may eventually be re-
turned. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
DROWNING MAN SAVED
FROM STAGNANT POOL
Worker Revived by Policemen
After Falling Overheard
From Boat.

Prompt action by fellow workmen
and two eleventh precinct policemen
saved Joseph Panassidi, 81, of 1918
Fifth street, from drowning today in
a water-filled excavation at the Dis
trict sewage disposal plant at Blue
Plains.
Panassidi, cement flnisher en-
ployed by the Charles H. Tompkins
Co., contractors, fell from a rowboat
in which he was working into 8 feet
of stagnant water. He was uncon-
sciouS when fellow workmen hauled
him out.
Policemen Morris Deakins and C. E.
Ripperger revived Panassidi after ad-
ministering artificial respiration for
about 10 minutes. Fire rescue squad
No. l later gave the man oxygen and
took him to Casualty Hospital, where
he is recovering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
DISTRICT W. C. 7. u.
URGED TO FIGHT

Approximately 100 members of the
District Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union were urged to battle to-
day by Rev. DR.. William A. Reese,
pastor of Metropolitan Methodist
Church, at the quarterly convention
held at the church.
Declaring the fight for prohibition is
ssno musical comedy war;" DR.. Reese
prpphesied that 1.-THE retreat which
resulted in repeal is only skirmish-
major one, perhaps, but not de-
%<isfve"
Principal speaker at this mornings
session, DIR. Reese was to be followed
An the afternoon by Rev. Nelson G.
$Bierce. Mrs. Ida w. Ramsey, the
pkesident was to present the following
lie members: Mrs. Susanna Growdon,
Ma. Am. Easterling, Mrs. p. w. Keys,
Nrs. Leland Biglow and Mrs. Eugene
r. Thompson. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21

After night of cleaning and re-
pairing the wrecked Harvard Hall
apartment which she sublet to Rep
resentative Marion A. zioncheck of
Washington, Mrs. Pamela Schuyler
Young today dispossessed the Repre-
sentative.
She was still counting her losses"
as she prepared to send the legis-
lator's personal belongings to his office
and emphatically declared:
THAT man won't live in this apart
ment again while I'm leasing it," She
said she had sublet it to him until
October.
Zioncheck meanwhile was planning
his return home from the Virgin Is
lands after a three-week honeymoon
with his bride. When he arrives, he
will be greeted by Mrs. Young's lawyer,
she said, and will be asked to explain,
in Mrs. Young's words:
"A broken, genuine Sheraton an
tique table, missing silverware, where
aboutS af Bokara Oriental rug and
bedstead, inch-deep dirt in corners.
two broken windows, some 100 strewn-
about empty bottles. buttermilk on the
walls and furniture. broken china
(some Of which was tossed out win
dow, a Paisley bed cover used as a
rug under the dining room table, the
door of the latch and all windows
open, many white rings apparently
left by tumblers, decorating table tops,
a dead herring in a green-rimmed
glass set in the middle of the floor,
etc, etc., ad ininitum.
Returned From South America.
The landlady, widow of DR.. Ben
jamin Scott Young. prominent here
until his death in 1924, recently re-
turned from a trip to South America.
After reading of Zioncheck's antics
in the papers, where he has filled
columns since he Communicated an
apartment house switchboard early
New Year morning and rang tele-
phones throughout the building, Mrs.
Young became uneasy. Her flying
trip to Washington from New York,
she said, was at the insistence of the
Harvard Hall management. She will
return to New York tonight.
She was puzzled, as well as dis
traught, at some of the queer objects
found in her apartment. For IN.
stance, there was an Indian head
dress reposing on the sunporch.
rs Mr.. Zioncheck an indiana" she
asked.
mo. nam, he's a Congressman"
replied a bell-hop.
Spotting some toys. including q toy
rabbit, In a waste basket, she inquired,
How old Is Mr.. zioncheck"
I'VE -eally don't know, for sure"
an observer told her, since his con-
gressional biography just says he's a
Democrat from Seattle. Wash"
Moved in Christmas Eve.
Mrs. Young admitted she had met
the legislator. Although his suitcase
called for occupancy January l. she
declared, he moved In on Christmas
eve and she moved out.
He asked me to be q good sport
and let him move In week early"
she said.
She placed damages at $4,000. But
that only covers monetary losses. she
explained. and coc.ldn't begin to make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21

CanOeist Loses
$50 i'm Potomac
And Gets 1t Back

When C. E. Straub, jr., lost
his wallet containing $50 while
canoeing above Chain Bridge
Sunday he naturally never ex-
pected to see it again. He pre-
sumed it had sunk in the Potomac
after slipping from his pocket.
So you can imagine Straub's
surprise when he got it back,
somewhat soggy, but intact.
D. w. Parker, 1912 r street,
found the wallet floating in the
river in the wake of Straub's
canoe about three hours later.
He returned it to Straub at his
home, Sis Oneida place, after
identifying the owner by cards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
CASE WORK SERVICE
GIVEN ZIG CHILDREN

The Juvenile Protective Association
gave case-work service to ZIG chill
dren during April, Miss Mildred Ter
rett, executive secretary, reported yes
terday at the monthly meeting of the
Board of Directors at the home Of
Herbert S. Wood, 1909 Brandywine
street.
Miss Terrett said seven children had
been placed in boarding homes during
the month, making total of 40 re-
ceiving this special type Of care
through the association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
WALK LIGHT is ADDED

Pedestrian Control Started at 18th
and T Streets.
A walk light for pedestrian safety,
similar to the one in operation at
Twelfth and r streets, was put in use
today at Thirteenth and F streets,
Traffic Director william A. Van Duzer
announced.
Van Duzer still Is confident of the
success of the new light, even If
strict control u the police Is necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
NEW ANIMALS
ARRIVE At zoo
Three Zebras Give Capital
Best Collection of Species
in World.
BY ROBERT A. ERWIN.

The call of the ZEBRA combina-
ton of the dogs bark and the dom
keys bray-and the cuckoo" cry Of
the European cuckoo of clock fame
yesterday heralded the arrival of two
dozen new animals and birds at the
National Geological Park.
The animals, except for a long
cared fox from South Africa, came
in threes. There were three zebras.
three dromedaries or single-humped
camels and three slothful sloths. The
sloths are two-toed and live for the
most part hanging by all fours in
mid-air.
Most of the animals were obtained
by trade with the Ringing Bros
Barnum and Bailey Circus, while
the birds, many of new or rare species
never seen here before. came from
Dr. w. NJ Mann's latest shopping
tour" in New York.
1t took herd of eight zebras from
the circus, in procession down
Sixteenth street, to bring the three
new additions to the zoo. Zebras,
according to DR.. Mann, stick together
and will go to a new home only
when accompanied by their team
mates. The teammates departed for
the circus lot shortly afterward and
left their old friends all alone.
Best Collection in World.
Two of them are a male and fe-
male of the Chapman or broad-Striped
variety. Their parents accompanied
them in the herd to the zoo. The
third is entirely new. He is Grevy
or narrow-striped zebra.
The Grevy zebra gives the zoo
the best collection of wild horses In
the world, DR.. Mann said. Already
the zoo has the only pair of mountain
zebras in captivity, in addition to
a Kiang or wild Mongol horse.
Living Up To Their Name.
The three sloths slothed into their
new cage and soon were hanging to-
gether and getting acquainted with
their brethren Of lighter color who
have been living at the zoo for a
long time.
The sloths turned out to be the
easiest of all sor photographers. They
would hardly awaken at the sudden
glare of a hashlight bulb.
About 10 bananas had been placed
on the lower side of a wooden rack
in their cage. Instead of putting
his mouth down for food, the sloth
hangs by all fours and eats from
below.
Pose for Photographers.
A pair of African ground hornbills,
huge purple birds with long bills and
white underwings, posed prettily for
photographers from their new perch.
They are the first of their kind here
in many years.
The European cuckoo, however, was
expected to make Zoo visitors cuckoo
minded" He has become famous in
literature and is the only one of his
tribe that really says "cuckoo-cuckoo."
Other additions to the bird family
include an Indian cuckoo, pair of
blue honey creepers from South Amer
lea who live on fruit, two Oriental
gallinules Of beautiful sky-blue plum
age, a pair of sand grouse, two fam
tailed Tibetan pigeons from the wilds
of Tibet, two barget birds from India,
their wings mass Of green, blue, white
and red plumage, and very rare scissa
bird from India. The scissa is another
mass of color. with red bill, pink
feet, light green and blue feathers and
black streaks over the eyes. There also
were two jays from the wilds Of Co
lomhia. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21

Upper left: The interior OF
an apartment at the HARVARD
Hall, occupied by Represent
atiUe Marion Zioncheck and
his bride until they started on
their honeymoon tour. Mrs.
Pamela Schuyler Young, 10ho
Sublet the apartment to the
ZioncheckS, charged her fur
niture 1Uas damaged. A pals
ley bed coDer is SholDn being
used as q rug on the floor.
Upper right: Mrs. Young
asked if Zioncheck 1UaS an
Indian, 1Dhen she SdW the
heGddreSS and bolD and arro1O
on a table.
Lower:' This litter ,UaS found
in a corner of the apartment.
Star Staff Photos.
Milford chronicle., 1936-11-20
KENT All BANQUET AT
WYOMING TONIGHT
Fifth Annual Affair viii Start
Promptly At $3.50

The Wyoming Round Table Club
will be the scene of the fifth annual
Kent County All Club Banquet,
which is to start promptly at G:30
o'clock this evening, it has been an
nounced by Miss Helen L. ComstOek,
Kent County Club Agent.
Following the dinner, Francis
Berry. Dover. president of the Kent
County Chapter of the Order of the
Link of the All Club Chain, will
welcome the guests and club mem-
bers. DR.. Elliot Fields, pastor of the
Murphy Memorial Presbyterian
Church of Dover is scheduled to
talk on, Playing the Game of Life. 4"
Roberta and Tracy Ennis. members
Of the Smyrna All Club will pre-
sent some piano and cornet duets
and a trio Of Oak Grove All Club
songsters. composed Of Phyllis piX-
ON and Louise and Hazel Meredith,
all Of Dover, will furnish additional
entertainment.
DR.. Woodbridge Norris, of the
State Board Of Health. Dover, will
speak on, "The Fourth H." of the
four HIS in the All Club emblem.
w. b. Simpson. vocational agri-
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Milford chronicle., 1936-11-20
SUSSEX PLANS
SCOUT COURSE
Present Troop Member
ship Should Increase,
Committee Is Told.
LEADERS NEEDED

A course of training IN scout
leadership will open in Sussex cOun-
ty the second week of January in
an effort to increase both the num-
ber of troops and enrolment of ex-
isting organizations. This was an
nOuneed Monday night by Kenneth
B. Spear, Wilmington, executive sec
retary, at the annual meeting of the
county Boy Scout committee at the
Brick Hotel. A dinner preceded the
meeting. f. Paul Burkholder, cOun-
ty chairman, presided.
Mr.. Spear presented a chart show
ing that Sussex county should have
an enrolment of 1900 scouts instead
OF its. present membership of 1913.
Reports given during the meeting
stressed the necessity for expand
ing the present program and the
need of trained scout leaders. Sew
eral troops were reported without
scOutmasters, while the formation Of
new troops was said to depend upon
finding leaders.
C. r. Andreas. Jr.. field scout ex-
tLulANCt itputtcU lAtdl III EuosSA
there are SO tenderfoot scouts. %
second class, 4 first class, star, and
3 life scouts. He said both Milton
and Greenwood expected to organ
ize troops.
The following troops and scout
masters were announced: Laurel, J.
r. X. Stouffer; Rehoboth Beach. the
Rev. Conrad Hamer; Lewes, Prof.
Richard A. Shields; COolspring, NJ.
C. Vaughn; Seaford. Herbert Gil
lette; Stoekley. Howard Marvel.
Others present included R. c.
Hill, Georgetown; John Thompson,
Harbeson; Robert Rubenstein, Ma
thaniel Conoway, Seaford; Scout
master Flood. Delmar, and Harry
Whiteside.
Milford chronicle., 1936-11-20
ADMIRAL BYRD GAVE
TALK AT GEORGETOWN
More Than 500 Persons Attended
Meeting Last Thursday

Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd,
explorer, aviator and former Navy
officer, gave an illustrated lecture in
the Georgetown High School audi
torium last Thursday night before
more than 800 people from different
sections of the Del-Mar-Va Penin-
sula. His lecture was on the Antarc-
tic Expedition and 5000 feet of mo-
tiOn picture film was used in con-
nection with it.
The occasion was an inter-city
service club meeting and was ar
ranged by Prof. E. Paul BurkhOlder,
former District Governor Of the 50th
District of Rotary International and
supervisor of schools in the north
ern section of Sussex and the lower
end of Sussex counties; John Will
liams and DR.. w. Blaine Atkins, both
of Millsboro, and members of the
Georgetown Rotary Club. The Ocea-
sion was one of the largest and most
noteworthy in the history of the SER
vice clubs on the Peninsula. Among
the service clubs participating and
having representative at the lee
ture were: Rotary Clubs Of Will
mington, Georgetown, Smyrna, Do
yer, Milford, Laurel, Selbyville, Har-
rington, Lewes and Middletown, in
Delaware; Rotary Clubs of Elkton,
Centreville, Chestertown, Denton.
Easton, Cambridge, Salisbury, Prin-
cess Anne, Pocomoke City and Girls
field, in Maryland; Rotary Clubs of
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Milford chronicle., 1936-11-20
S1,542 IS AVERAGE LIFE
INSURANCE In STATE
Total Amount In State, ss79ys56,01sg
lO9,e63 Policies

An average Of 1852 in life in
surance a resident was in feffect in
Delaware last year, J. PostIes Ham
mond, State Insurance Commission
er, disclOses in an annual report.
The total amount Of life insur-
ance in effect in Delaware was
1919 ,S56,O12 in 4O9,663 policies.
The report also shows there were
at least three companies that have
more than so million dollars Of life
insurance in force In Delaware.
OF the total amount of insurance.
1922 ,3S5,O74 was in ordinary policies,
SIS, ,565,745 in industrial business,
and S87 7,9O5,l93 in group insurance.
For ordinary insurance, 1918 poll
cies were in effect, and for indus
trial business, 331,500. A total of
$l1,23O,297 was paid In premiums.
$7.827, OPS on ordinary insurance
policies, $2,499,OO5 for industrial
business, and 1904, 4,267 for group.
New insurance during the year
totaled $5S,O96,949 of which $27 $685.
O26 was in ordinary policies, $685.
1872 in Industrial business and $14s-
56O.77I in group insurance, the new
business representing 772,944 poll
cies.
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FIRES KEEP LOCAL
COMPANY BUSY
Fires In Prime Hook And slaughter
Necks

The Carlisle Fire Company of Mil
ford, during the windy spell which
lasted 36 hours the first Of the
week, answered two calls, both out
Of the city. The first blaze occurred
Monday morning when flames de-
stroyed the water tower at Draper
canning factory I'm Prime Hook
Neck, about 10 miles south Of Mil
ford. The engine pumping house
and contents were also destroyed.
The fire caught to the engine
house from the backfire of the en-
gine, and famed by strong breeze
soon burned the house and ignited
the framework of the water tower.
The Carlisle Fire Company OF Mil
ford protected other buildings at the
plant.
The farm connected with the plant
is tenanted by Felix Short.
Shortly before one o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon the flremen were
again called out Of town; this time
TO the Slaughter Neck home Of Da-
Wis Watson, negro. Upon arrival the
firemen found the home In flames
and confined their efforts to saving
adjacent buildings. The house with
nearly all the furnishings. was de-
stroyed. There was no insurance.
Milford chronicle., 1936-11-20
DELAWARE CORN CROP
4,118,OOO BUSHELS
Indicated Yield OF 20 Bushels Per
Acre; Quality Good

With an indicated yield of 20
bushels per acre, the 1896 Delaware
corn crop is estimated at 4,11S,0O0
bushels, despite a 1913 per cent drop
in the nation crop for the year with
an accompanying fall in yield per
acre for the country as a whole
from the 1885 average of "a bushels
per acre to 1876 bushels per acre
this year, according to the Crop Re
porting Board of the Bureau of Crop
Estimates of the U. S. Department
OF Agriculture in Washington, d. C.
The November 1 Crop Report,
which was received recently at the
University OF Delaware Extension
Offices shows that the 1885 and 1886
corn crops in Delaware will be
identical while the nation crop this
year is estimated at 1896, ,627 900
bushels as compared to 1885 crop
of 1921, $4,000 bushels.
Pasture condition in Delaware has
dropped from 70 per cent Of normal
on October l to 63 per cent of nor
NAL. as Of November /, and as COM
pared TO ca per cent of normal on
November /. 1895. the report stated.
Buckwheat production in the
State was indicated to total 10000
bushels. the same as 1885 but with
a higher yield per acre. The 1886
yield being 12 bushels per acre as
to the 1885 average Of
us bushels per acre. A smaller
acreage of the crop in the State ac-
counted for the similarity in pro-
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