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Evening star., 1936-06-28
LOGAN.TH0MAS CIRCLE
GROUP MEETS TUESDAY
District Suffrage and Traffic Prob
lens to Be Discussed-Refre
ments to Be Served.

ments to Be Served.
The final meeting of the Logan
Thomas Circle Citizens Association
will be held Tuesday evening at the
home of the president, Mrs. Ella M.
Thompson, at 8 pm.
A general discussion of suffrage for
the District is promised by Mrs.
Thompson. The association has long
advocated self-government for Wash
ington, she said.
M. A. Robbins, chairman Public
Utilities Committee, will speak on traf-
fic problems and refreshments will be
served at the conclusion of the busi-
ness session.
The meeting will then recess until
the first Tuesday In fptember.
Evening star., 1936-06-28

which these and other channels
may be used for this much-needed
civic effort.
Evening star., 1936-06-28

The article belou has been
furnished to The Star by the
Community Chest to illustrate the
nature OF the Work done by one
OF its constituent agencies - the
the Central Admittance Bureau
for Hospitals.
Evening star., 1936-06-28

The New First Assistant Super
intendent of District Public Schools
THE recent death of DR.. Stephen
E. Kramer. the efficient and
beloved first assistant superintend-
ent of our public schools, imposed
upon the Board of Education and
the superintendent the most diff
cult problem in the selection OF a
successor. Dr. Kramer had grown
up in the schools and served as
an elementary teacher. division SUI
pervisor, senior high school prin-
cipal and assistant superintendent.
His school background and ex-
perience made him OF such value
to the system that the superintend-
ent and the board we're almost ap-
palled at the task of picking sue
cessor.
At the meeting Of the board on
Wednesday. on the nomination OF
Supt. Ballou and a favorable rec
ommendation of the Committee on
Personnel the board by unanimous
vote. selected Robert L. Haycock,
a native of the District, and as
sistant superintendent in charge
Of white elementary schools.
In number of respects. the
background of Mr.. Haycock is very
similar to that of the late DR..
Kramer. They we're both products
Of our elementary, high and nor
NAL school systems. They both
started in as elementary teachers.
They both served as supervisor Of
the old third division before going
to the Franklin Administration
Building to serve in a superin-
tendence capacity. Both men have
been highly respected and their
professional talents recognized.
The selection Of Mr.. Haycock for
this position Is regarded in civic
and school circles as a most happy
solution of the problem which con-
fronted the board. His selection
came as a surprise, as his name
had not been mentioned in connec-
ton with the filling OF the vacancy.
Referendum on Change Of School
Hours Favors Earlier Opening.
AS A FEATURE of our local
transportation problem, a poll
has Just been made of the 10000
public school pupils to learn from
their parents their preference as to
an opening hour in case change
Is made. Supt. Ballou has COM
piled a report from more than
$1,000 pupils, showing there were
7s,1osf f.votes parents voted once
for each child IN favor Of opening
Evening star., 1936-06-28

TINE signing of the District
appropriation bill by the
President last Tuesday
L closed one of the most bit
ter contests over the fiscal relations
between the District Of Columbia
and the Federal Government. The
bill as passed carries an appropria-
ton of 43,523.9l0 of which more
than one-sixth is for improvements.
Toward this total appropriation
the United States pays from its
Treasury s5,000,000, which repre-
sents a little over IL per cent of the
entire budget, while the unrepealed
substantive law calls for a payment
OF 40 per cent.
OF this Federal payment 1t is
provided that $4,000 will cover
the cost OF a study Of fiscal rela-
tions between the Federal Govern
ment and its Capital. This study
is to be made by some agency des-
ignated by the President.
In the final hour Of the closing
session of Congress the House
rushed through two Senate-ap-
proved District bills at the request
of Chairman Norton OF the Dis
trict Committee. One amends the
traffic act by increasing the penal
ty for reckless driving. The other
Is designed to tighten the sale and
distribution OF narcotic drugs.
Both of these bills have been signed
by the President.
With the adjournment Of the
Congress and assembling Of the
Democratic National Convention
in Philadelphia, civic interest has
been divided between the activities
of Commissioner Allen in behalf OF
the District national representation
and events transpiring at the Dis
Evening star., 1936-06-28

There has been filed with the
Public Utilities Commission a pc
tition of the Capital Transit Co.
for an increase of fares. This petit
ton has come just on the eve OF
the conference with representatives
of civic bodies planned by Peoples
Counsel Roberts for next Tuesday
evening in the board room at the
District Building.
During the week the commission,
after four weeks consideration. ap-
proved the request of the Potomac
Electric Power Co. for permission to-
float a bond issue of Sl5.000,000.
The purpose of this issue is to re-
tire outstanding Indebtedness bear
ing higher rate of interest and to
carry the cost OF certain better
ments. These bonds bear 314 per
cent interest and fall due in 1866.
The outstanding Indebtedness which
they replace carried rates of 5 and
s per cent. The peoples counsel
has criticized the commission for
its failure to provide for public
hearing on this bond issue.
The judges of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia have
announced the reappointment of
Henry I. Quinn. Mrs. Philip Sid
ney Smith and John H. Wilson as
members of the Board of Educa-
ton. The current terms Of these
members expire on June 80. 1886.
Mrs. Smith has been a member of
the board since 1928. Mr.. Quinn
since 1888 and Mr.. Wilson was first
appointed six months ago to fill the
unexpired term of Charles H. Hous-
ton, deceased.
Evening star., 1936-06-28

Most of the Capital expenditures
carried by the District appropria-
tion bill impose a heavy burden
upon the Office of municipal archi-
ect. In this Office every possible
effort is being made to start every
authorized project at the earliest
possible moment. The proposed
Police Court Building. on Judiciary
Square. holds the point of vantage,
as it is understood that the plans
and specifications are completed
so AS TO enable the Commissioners
to advertise for bids. In the case
of other projects, it will be neces-
sary for plans TO be drawn and to
be put through the usual pre-
liminary stages of preparation.
The delay in the passage of the bill
has left such brief period prior to
the beginning of the new fiscal
year that the consequent rush in
the municipal architects Office has
been largely increased. All Of the
various construction projects have
their particular civic and official
supporters. who, in each instance,
are firmly convinced that their
particular project should receive
first attention.
Evening star., 1936-06-28
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

<HE signing of the District
4 appropriation bill by the
President last Tuesday
The Washington times., 1936-02-15

For three and a half years Mrs
Laura Virginia Martin has been
in Mt. Alto Hospital. And not a
week has gone by during those
years without a cordial and cheer
ing visit from Isaac Cans, noted
washington resident, feted Mon
day night on his seventy-fifth
birthday.
A friendly letter written in the
retired merchants hand comes to
Mrs. Martins room every day.
And when prominent Capital lead
erS announced their plan to honor
him with a banquet at the May
flower Hotel, Mr.. Cans saw to it
that she was brought to a special
box to enjoy the celebration for a
few moments.
A yeomanette in the U. S. Navy
during the World War, Mrs. Mar
tin had worked for Mr.. Cans since
she was II years old as a clerk at
Lansburgh's. He did not forget
her when she was afflicted with
a foot malady and limited to the
quiet world of the hospital.
Tuesday morning, Mr.. Cans
selected the largest basket Of
flowers presented to him the night
before and took them to Mount
Alto.
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
S1OO,OOO,OOO
IS LIMIT ON
HOUSING
BY EDWARD b. LOCKETT
International News Service

President Roosevelt will limit
to $100, ,000, 900 first year expendi.
lures for new housing legislation
he approves for this session Of
Congress.
Moreover, unless some existing
major difficulties are smoothed
out, Mr.. Roosevelt may not give
his blessing to any housing legis-
lation for this session.
This was learned today as the
President concluded q series Of
preliminary conferences with
Peter Grimm, who as special
assistant to Secretary Henry Nor
genthau, operates as a sort Of
housing adviser in Treasury cloth
ing.
Finances Studied
Grimm, a nationally known
housing expert, said plans for leg.
islation were definitely in the
study stage. The Administration,
he revealed, approves Of a broad
housing program, but has not yet
worked out details. Before it will
back any plans submitted as a bill
in Congress, the important ques-
tion of finances must be worked
out fully. The Administration
must determine just who will pay
the bill, what proportion Of the fl
nancial burden shall fall on the
States, the local authorities, and
the Federal Government.
Delay Expected
More conferences between
Grimm and the President, Sec
retary of the Interior Ickes, and
Senator Wagner Cd Of New
York, leading the fight for hous-
ing work in Congress, have been
scheduled. Wagner has announced
he hopes to introduce housing
legislation shortly after the first
of March, but Grimm did not
seem optimistic that plans would
be in shape for such speed. He
rather indicated the Administra-
ton wants to go slowly, and that
it may postpone pressure for
speedy action until the next ses-
sion.
At best, any legislation intro:
duced with a view to action at
the present session of Congress
probably would carry only an
authorization for housing work,
not an actual appropriation.
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
j. 5. TO SPLIT
HAIRSAT LAST

The Government now may go
into the business Of splitting
hairs"
DR.. John I. Hardy, senior fiber
technologist Of the Agriculture
Departments bureau Of animal
industry, has invented q small
mechanical device which may rev.
olutionize the hair-splitting In
dustry.
DR.. Hardy already has received
widespread fame among police
with his invention to croSs-sec-
ton hairs, wool, mohair, fur, silk,
cotton, and OTHER natural and
artificial fibers.
With tho use Of it criminal re-
search claims a big forward
stride.
Judicial precedents have been
shattered by the invention.
Learned judges in decades past
often said:
"The court will not split
hairs In measuring the degree
of resistant e."-(FeItOn W.
State, Supreme Court Of In.
diana, 1891
But times have changed. A
procedure hitherto unknown
often leered at-by trial judges
on the bench, from now on will
be an important phase of Grim.
inal prosecution.
Years ago, q cats whisker con-
victed a man Of murder in a IA
nous German case.
Scientists said such evidence
was incredible.
Since his research is over and
his invention completed, DR..
Hardy has applied for a public
patent.
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
HALEY NOTES
34YEARS' JOB

Archibald Haley, for "a years a
printer on The washington Times
today celebrated the fifty-fourth
anniversary Of embarking upon
his trade.
The Times chapel Of printers
presented him with a paid-up
card in Columbia Typographical
Union, No. 101, and bouquet Of
flowers in celebration of the event.
Mr.. Haley started in the print
ing trade in 1882 on the Lynch
burg (Va.) News. While there
he worked with Carter Glass, now
United States Senator from Vir-
ginia, who was city editor OF
the paper. Mr.. Haley recalled
that when help was needed in
the composing room. City Editor
Glass often helped out in getting
out the paper.
After leaving Lynchburg. he
worked for a short time in Rich
mond and came to this city in
1901. He joined the staff of The
Washington Times upon coming
here, when the papers offices
were at Tenth and D Streets
Northwest, and Frank A. Munsey
had become the new owner.
The Washington times., 1936-02-15

Mrs. Martin was so moved she
could hardly speak when she saw
her friend entering her room
with the great basket in one hand
and a box of cake in the other,
Today she said:
Anything writer's may pub
Iish should not be about me. 1t
should be a tribute to Mr.. Cans.
his lovely disposition and his
pleasant manner. And it should
be a tribute, too, to the COM
manding officer of the hospital,
DIR. Louis Beardsley, and all the
doctors and nurses in attend
ance.
without them and without
the warm heart of Isaac Cans, 1
do not know what these three
long years might have been"
The two friends have known
each other for 35 years and Mrs
Martin recalls with pleasure the
Friday night meetings Of employe:
held by Mr.. Cans which she at
tended when still in her teens
She says reminiscently:
I'VE would 60 to him for ad-
vice and his answer was always
kind ind pleasant and helpful"
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
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SPEEDS SEA
SERVICE
international News Service


Foreshadowing early inaugura,
ton Of q regular TRANSATLANTIC
air service between the United
States and Germany, the Ger
man Lufthansa Airways plans to
make immediate preparations for
Q series Of experimental flights
across the Atlantic Ocean by way
Of the Azores.
This was learned today fol
lowing the conclusion Of an
agreement last night between
the State Department and repre-
sentatives of the German gov
ernment.
The agreement provides for re-
ciprocal use Of Government air
fields and other landing facilities
this year. If the experimental
flights prove successful, arrange
ments will then be made for
establishment Of a regular trans
ocean air service.
Flights to Start Soon
Indications were that Germany
may snatch the lead away from
Great Britain in the establish
ment Of the first regular trans
atlantic air service between this
country and Europe.
British air, officials reached q
similar agreement with this Gov
ernment for landing facilities in
December, but the British I'm
perial Airways did not plan to
begin experimental flights until
summer.
AS soon as Berlin heard Of the
British move, it sent q German
air mission hurrying over here
and, following the agreement last
night, representatives Of the mis-.
sion informed American officials
they planned to start experimental
flights almost Immediately.
Establishment of a regular
transatlantic air service between
the United States and Germany
would form the last link in q
round-the-world chain Of air serv
ices. With the recent establish
ment Of a regular air service over
the Pacific by the Pan-American
Airways, commercial air lines
spanned the globe except FOR the
Atlantic.
Airship Service Also
Although Pan-American Airways
has reached an understanding with
British Imperial Anyways for john
operation Of an Atlantic air serv
ice, no American Airways Com
pany has entered any agreement
with the Lufthansa Airways. How
ever, Pan-American AirwayS L
understood to have discussed the
matter with officials of LufthanSa
In addition to experimental air
plane flights, Germany also plans
ito send its new Zeppelin, the sister
ship Of the famous Graf Zeppelin
on q number of demonstration
flights acroS5 the north Atlantic
These flights probably will begin
in May. The Navy Department
already has granted permission
for the Zeppelin to use the nava
air station at Lakehurst, N. j
Thus, it was considered possible
that Germany might soon estab
liSh not only a regular airplant
service across the north Atlantic
but an airship service as well.
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
BUREAUCRACY
PROBE URGED
BY KING
BY WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON
IntsrnatiOnal News Service

International News Service
Hundreds Of millions Of dollars
Of taxpayers money can be saved
annually by consolidation Of over.
tapping and competing Govern
ment agencies, Senator William II.
King (D.) Of Utah, declared today
in urging adoption Of the Byrd
resolution for q Senate inquiry
into new Federal administrative
agencies.
The resolution, introduced by
Senator Byrd Cd Of Virginia,
would authorize Q Senate COM
mittee to draft o program for
eliminating unnecessary commits
sionS and bureaus, consolidation
Of similar activities In various de-
partments and reduction Of per
sonnel in the Government service.
It has been tied up in the SEN
ate Committee on Contingent Ex-
penseS, headed by Senator Byrnes
CD Of South Carolina. . White
House spokesman.
Administration Wary :
There have been intimations
the Administration does not de-
sire the inquiry this summer, in
the midst Of Q presidential cam
paign. Rumors also are current
that an effort will be made to
limit the appropriation for the
inquiry to $4,000 although the
Senate Committee on Rules rec
commended . $780, 900 fund.
Senator Byrd privately served
notice that If further efforts were
made to block the inquiry he win
reveal $769, 900 has been spent
since March 4, 1888, on Senate
investigations.
Senator King, obviously aroused
by the recent tremendous In
creaSes in the number Of Federal
employees, declared the Senate
should oct on its own initiative
to force economies in the admin
istrative departments. He pointed
out the Federal personnel in
washington alone has increased
from q $4,000 peak" in 1929 to
lot 900 minimum" this year.
Like Increase In Field
He added there had been like
increases "in the field" He con-
tinued:
"OnIy q few years ago the
entire expenses Of the Federal
Government were less than
1000 million dollars per annum.
Since then, there have been
50 many increases In bureaus.
agencies and organizations and
in the number Of employees as
to swell the cost Of Govern
ment by billions Of dollars. 1t
requires between 1890 millions
and 1,40O millions just to pay
the salaries and compensation
Of the vast army on the Fed
eraI pay rolls"
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
91z Minutes TO Kill
Slayer in Colorado

CANON CITY, Colo, Feb. Is
UNSJ.-T The gassed body Of
Otis McDaniels. 80, which rela.
tives notified Warden Roy Best
they were unable to claim, will
be buried on Woodpecker Hill,
Colorado penitentiary burying
ground, today. He was put to
death in the lethal gas chamber
Of the prison last night for the
murder Of Sheriff w. w. Dunlap,
Of Montezuma county. It took
9k minutes for the fumes to
kill him, longer than any of the
four men previously put to death
by gas here.
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
Mexican PreIate, 10,
DYING, Doctors Say

GUADAIAAJARA, Mexico. Feb.
IS U.NS0 0.--Archbishop Francisco
Orozco y Jiminez. 70, head Of the
Catholic Church in Mexico, Is
dying, his doctors announced to-
day. They said there was no hope
for his recovery. The archbishop
has been unusually active in recent
years because Of the long trouble
between the Catholic Church and
the Mexican government.
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
BYRNES BACKS
NEWVETPLAN
International News Service


A plan to pay off the soldiers
bonus without recourse to new
taxation was sponsored in the
Senate today by Senator ByrneS
CD of South Carolina, as an
amendment to the independent
offices bill.
Senator ByrneS's amendment
would authorize payment of the
bonus with borrowed money up
to $1,746. .000. 900, but he asserted
the only cost to the Treasury
would be the interest.
There is now $254, 100000 in
the adjusted certificate sinking
fund, and this with the $1.746,-
600, 900, he said, would be more
than sufficient to pay off every
veteran in full.
At the same time, he predicted
that less than 1000 million dol
lars will be required to cash GER
tificates during the next fiscal
year.
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
CANOPY ASKED
ABOVE RAMP

Construction of a permanent
canopy for a wooden ramp used
by crippled children going in and
out of the Weightman School IL
recommended in a letter received
by the Board of Education today
from the KiwaniS Club.
The runway, the letter declared,
is uncovered and hence dangerous
for the handicapped students be-
cause Of ice and SNOW.
The ramp is used in loading ana
unloading the children from q
bus provided by the Board of Edu-
cation to transport the children
to and from their homes. Glasses
for crippled students were estab-
lished at the school six years ago
after a campaign by the KiwaniS
Club.
The Washington times., 1936-02-15
Townsend Pension
Plan Now Proposed
For All Aged Indians
International News Service

The poor Indian won't always
be poor if Representative Werner
CD of South Dakota has his
way.
He today proposed a Town
send plan" for Indians under
which the Federal Government
would pay pensions of not less
than $50 nor more than 5000 .
month to Indians over the age
of go.
The daily independent., 1936-10-14
.LeadingStocks
Closing Prices
\. Y. Market

New York, Oct. 13.-U.P)- New
York stocks:
The daily independent., 1936-10-14
Public Nuisances
Keep Court Busy

Creswell, Oct. 13.- Persons ac-
cused of being public nuisanceS
took up most of the time OF the
local magistrates court Monday.
Tom Ambrose. found guilty on
this count. paid a 81 fine and
costs.
Foy Davenport. convicted on the
same charge, noted an appeal.
Arthur Combs. arraigned on the
same charge, submitted and paid
the costs.
Morris Cahoon, convicted on this
charge. paid the court costs.
KY Edders. found guilty on a
public nuisance charge. was SEN
fenced to 80 days in jail. sentence
being suspended upon payment OF
a SO fine and costs.
Garlic Stillman, arrested Tor
peddling without a license. sub
mitted and paid fine.
Fred Rowes. charged with
drunkenness and fighting, sub
mitted and paid a 81 fine and
costs.
Edison Twiddy submitted on a
drunk and disorderly charge and
paid a 81 fine and costs.
Chester Liverman. convicted OF
being a public nuisance, paid the
costs of court. ...
The daily independent., 1936-10-14

for the year Reports ctlatt Il
quidation in Woolworth has end
ed and that sharp increase in
sales means greater than antici-
pated earnings Some groups
believing General Motors Is Be
hind the Market" American
Rolling Mill for the year TO earn
around $3.50 a share Kansas
City Southern expected to con-
slider a dividend on the preferred
stock next month Montgomery
Ward likely to earn around $3.50
a share for the year.
The daily independent., 1936-10-14

"aS moTc toward further stab:ii-
zation. Dr.. Edwin M. Kemmerer,
famous Princeton university mon
etary authority, writing in the
New York Sun, said that the
agreement is of Importance at its
face value chiefly as an evidence
that the three nations are con-
tinuing to cooperate in the mat
ter OF monetary stabilization.'
In addition many believed that
foreign investors were more conf
dent of American business and
that the new agreement would not
result in any tremendous outflow
of the foreign funds now here. In
fact Europe repeatedly is buying
more on balance than selling.
But Of greater moment to the
market were numerous definite
signs Of continuation of business
recovery. Among the items before
the market:
Railroad buying - Boston &
Maine railroad announced an or
Ger for 10 engines, costing about
S1,000,000; Southern Pacific an
nounced a 1887 schedule of rail
and equipment buying totaling
$3,410,000; Baldwin locomotive
works announced September book
ings of $2.532.734 compared with
$1,140,788 in September, 1885.
Public buying Retail trade
last year in NeW York City 20 per
cent above previous year. Colum-
bus day shopping heavy. Sears
Roebuck & Co., announced four
week sales ended October were
1876 per cent above the 1885 week.
truct i on September
building permits of 215 cities to-
tailed $88.791, 1852, a gain of &C per
cent over August and 81 per cent
over September, 1885.
The Street" today talked
about:
Some indications National Sup
ply will earn around ST a share