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Evening star., 1936-09-13

universal recognition of his art. And
whatever the beginning was, whether
carefully thought out or full Of mis-
takes that required heart-breaking
correction, all great artists will agree
that the most important thing in the
making of their success was the way
in which their student years were
organized.
This month music schools and pri-
Vate teachers are arranging the VIM
Gers curriculum and parents are de-
Gliding what type of music study their
children should embark upon or what
further to do to forward their prog
ress. And such planning is of the
greatest importance, carrying far
reaching consequences that determine
the future of the music Of this coun-
try. Nor does this apply exclusively
to the young students but also to
those older, who, for the first time,
will try to do something with music,
either as a performer or as an un-
derstanding concert attendant.
THE problem is particularly vital
- in this city, because of our posi-
Stion as head of the Nation. Al
though it has often been said that
Washington, on account of its shifting
population, is lacking in the true COM
munity spirit such as f1ourlshes In
other cities, it has something more
not attainable by any other town
in the United States, and that Is
the respect. affection and admiration
of every citizen from one boundary
to another. To people of the Far
West, the South, the North, the East,
the thought of the Capital city, where
the Government which conferred upon
them their birthright is in operation,
Iwhere history is made and where
beauty abides, is never lacking In
thrill giving.
Everything pertaining to the Cap
atal is of interest and right-mlnded
patriots not only desire but expect
that the best of everything should be
found in Washington. Especially Is
this desired in music, which adds the
final cultural touch, the final CLAM
orous atmosphere to the many other
features to be found in this city alone.
Therefore, it is particularly nee
.-essary that our future musicians or
concert public receive the most con-
scientious direction. for in them lie
the potentiahties that will determine
the musical status of the Capital
The progress made in musical ap-
probation, the splendid concert at
tendance and the understanding
judgment of programs of the past
few years have been so extraordinary
that attention of musicians from all
over the country has been focused
upon U.s. But this is not all that Is
, needed to make us leaders in the
musical world. We must become
center Of musical learning, where the
best instruction can be had and only
the best results will be tolerated.
We should aim for the reputation OF
thoroughness in forming the musical
foundation of our students, not con-
tenting ourselves with making music
In haphazard fashion or in encour-
aging a superficial talent that is not
grounded in the principles OF art
istry.
Evening star., 1936-09-13

Studio. grara piano. Dupont Circle. seere-
tarial serE ice available. BY week, month
or season. North O64f
Evening star., 1936-09-13
Mrs. Hamilton-Wolfe

pupil of Xaver Scharwenka Berlin. Ger
many, etc. Piano lessons reasonable lin
pupils home if desired. Graded courses
beginners or adult.
Evening star., 1936-03-17
UNITED Milwaukee
LIBERALS FACE TEST
Coalition Supports Daniel W
Hoan, Socialist Mayor Since
1915. for denomination.

By the Associated Press
MILWAUKEE, March l7.-The new
Farmer-Labor- Progressive Federation
met its first test at the polls today with
a registration of 235,70 voters estab-
fishing a record for a city primary.
Daniel w. Hoan. Socialist mayor
since 1916. had the Endorsement of the
recently formed liberal coalition as he
sought denomination against three
pponents-Joseph j. SINNERS, Demo-
cratic sheriff elected in the 1892 land
slide; John c. Schafer. former Re-
publican Representative, and Otto R.
Werkmeister. The two who receive the
most votes in the non-partisan pri-
mary will qualify for the April cleo
ton.
Hoan and many other candidates for
city offices, including Max Raskin, So
cialist city attorney, had the support
of the federation, a coalition of Pro-
gressives, Socialists and other self
termed lieral groups organized this
year under the auspices of the Wis
consin State Federation of Labor, and
modelled in part after the first Farmer
Labor organization in Minnesota.
Hoan declared the city had become
widely known under his administration
for law enforcement. safety and graft
less government.
Evening star., 1936-03-17
FIGHT CONTINUED
|. FOR HEALTHFUND
Civic Leaders to Garry Plea
Before Senate and
Budget Bureau.

Determined doctors and business
and civic leaders of the District we're
ready today to bring to the Senate
and the Budget Bureau their demands
for increased public health and hos.
pital appropriations, cut $4,000 be-
low the minimum recommended by
the Commissioners.
Rebuffed by the House, DIR. Sterling
Ruffin and the members of his mil
liant committee last night resolved to
wage their fight to the bitter end.
They will tell their story to the SEN
ate District Subcommittee on Appro-
priations late this week or early next
week.
Meanwhile, DR.. Rufin, who Is presi-
dent Of the District Medical Society.
will seek to learn from the Budget
Bureau why no answer has been given
the formal request of the Commits
sioners for a review of the health fund
recommendation.
Still Hopes for Hearing.
During last nights meeting at the
District Medical Society Building, DR..
Ruffin exclaimed hopefully:
The Budget Bureau never before
refused hearing to District citizens
interested in appropriations affecting
their own welfare. 1t won't begin
now"
The Commissioners letter to acting
Budget Director Daniel Bell was
mailed February 81, after a delegation
from the Health Fund Committee
called on the Commissioners to ex-
plain how serious was the situation
confronting the Capital
The doctors expect to tell the Senate
subcommittee the Capital health needs
from the viewpoint of all affected
physician, dentist, nurse, clergyman,
union worker, clubwoman. parent,
school teacher, merchant, industrialist
aud private citizen.
/ DIR. Ruffin Presides.
DR.. Ruffin presided over the meet
ing. Others present we're Mrs. Ernest
H. Grant. executive secretary of the
/ District tuberculosis Association;
Dwight T. Scott. District Life Under
writers Association; DR.. William E.
Hough, Miss Inez Cadel. president of
the Graduate Nurses Association: DR..
J. j. Greeves, Federation of Business
mems Associations; DR.. Prentiss Will
son, DR.. Stephen Hopkins. president
of the District Dental Society; Rev
DR.. w. L. Darby, executive secretary
of the Washington Federation OF
Churches; Mrs. Lloyd Biddle, president
of the District Federation of Women s
Clubs; James E. Colliflower of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
| citation, Thomas E. Lodge. president
| of Federation of Citizens Associations;
John Saul of the Board of Trade, r.
NJ Sentman Of the Federation OF
Architects, Engineers. Chemists and
Technicians; Right Rev. Msgr John
O'Grady. director of Catholic Charities
of the District: John Locher, president
Of the Central Labor Uuion. and Mrs.
L. B. Castell. president of the District
Parent-Teacher Association.
Evening star., 1936-03-17
OFFICER DESCRIBES
SHOOTING Of CHEF
Policeman Tells Coroner's
Jury of Fatal Events
in Restaurant.

A graphic eyewitness account of
the fatal shooting Of John Mikedis,
81, chef in the Liberty Cafe, 604
K street, was given coroner's jury
today by Park Policeman A. S. Moreau.
who said he was eating in the res
taurant when the gunplay started.
While william H. McNamara, 20, Of
Petersburg, Va. sat with dovncast
eyes between two. District policemen,
Moreau described the events which re-
suited in the killing of Mikedis and
the wounding of the cafe proprietor.
Samuel Ally. Al.
Moreau was seated at the counter of
the restaurant, near the kitchen. at
7:55 pm. Saturday. he testified, when
he heard four shots fired. Rushing
into narrow paSsageway connecting
the dining room and the kitchen, he
passed Mrs Ruth Mcnamara. 81,
estranged wife of the defendant, and
pushed open the door to the kitchen.
Mrs. Mcnamara, screaming. fed in
the opposite direction. he declared.
In the kitchen, Moreau said, he
saw Mcnamara at one end Of the
room, leaning against a refrigerator,
a dazed expression on his face On
McNamara's right stood Ally, wounded
in the chest and knee and gripping a
.38-caliber revolver In his hand. On
McNamaras left stood Mikedis, blood
squirting from wound in his neck.
Moreau said, Alley cried: Get that
man." pointing to McNamara, he
shot me"
Moreau told how he arrested the
youth, now charged with murder, and
quoted him as saying:
Il tried to kill my wife, but some
how. that man got in the way"
McNamara kept his head bowed
during most of the hearing before
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald.
When his pretty. dark-haired wife
entered. he did not glance up. They
sat only few feet apart.
Ally. who was seriously wounded, is
still in serious condition In the
Emergency Hospital, but was reported
improving today.
The McNamaras were married four
years ago in Petersburg, where they
lived, but had been separated for two
years.
Evening star., 1936-03-17

There was nothing for Mr. West tc
do but go to Columbus and get his
papers. When he boarded the train
two heavy gentlemen took seat right
behind him. They were recognized as
couple of Gongwer strong boys who
wanted to learn just whom Mr.. West
wanted to see in Columbus and how
come those papers got left behind
When the trio left the train at Co.
lumbus, two other stout men fell nom
chalantly into the procession. OF
course, they would be a couple of
Bulkley bodyguards who wanted to see
what the Gongwer bodyguards did to
Mr.. West.
Fortunately tor Mr.. Vest he
found his papers. The agreement
on the RooSeDelt slate tDdS effected
tctthout the firing of single shot.
The agreement permitted Conquer
to name his oton delegates, but not
himself. That was all he wanted,
dnytCay.
However, there is a movement afoot
to divide the seats of the Ohio delega-
ton at the Philadelphia convention.
The Gongwer delegates may be put on
one side Of the hall and the Bulkley
delegates on the other.
Despite all that Mr.. West mad
vertently did to prevent a pro-Roose-
velt peace out here. it continues to
grow and grow. Factions which are
flaying each other publicly are all for
Roosevelt. Even Gov. Davey has been
speaking well Of the President and
nearly every one can recall when he
and Harry Hopkins were indicting each
other a short time back.
Here, as in many another spot, the
majority party is one big, unhappy
family.
Copyright, 1861
Evening star., 1936-03-17
Congress Ain Brief |
go -

IOuay.
Senate:
Debates Army appropriation bill.
Finance Committee weighs pro-
posed changes in liquor tax law.
House:
Considers private bills.
Appropriations Committee meets on
deficiency bill.
Ways and Means Subcommittee
meets on tax legislation.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Debates packers and stockyards bill.
Commerce Committee meets at
1890 am. in executive session on ship
subsidy bill.
Interstate Commerce Committee
holds hearing at 10 am. on anti.
basing point bill.
Judiciary Subcommittee meets at
10 am. on bills relating to price dis
ordinations.
House:
Considers special rule.
District Committee meets at 1880
am.
immigration and Naturalization
Committee meets at 1890 am.
Patents Committee resumes hear
inss on copyright bills at to:l5 am.
Evening star., 1936-03-17
Boy Barely Saued
As Burned Homes
Chimney Topples
Fire.ROuted Family NO,u
Lives in Trailer With
TtUO Cots.

All that fire left of the new home
which Julian Bruce built for his fam
lily in Washington Heights fell today
and nearly crushed Bruce's 6-year-old
son Donald.
The remnant. a chimney, was top
pied by the stiff wud and just missed
the boy. who was passing with box
salvaged from the ruins.
The house burned Saturday while
Bruce ana his wife were in Charlottes-
vile. Va, where Bruce had been taken
for medical treatment. 1t represented
months of skimping and saving to
move the family, including five young
children, from a trailer.
Firemen were unable to save the
house because of impossible streets
and the distance from the house of
any fire plugs.
Bruce and his family now must live
in trailer containing only two cots
Sympathizers sent 81 to The Star end
this was turned over to Bruce today.
Evening star., 1936-03-17

Congressman we'll know that a West
nod, or even a Roosevelt nod, means
only that he is listening sympa-
thetically.
Apparently the discordant Demo-
Gratis out here did not know that. The
result was that Mr.. West was involved
in as thrilling a series Of predicaments
as ever faced by Diamond Dick in the
role of confidential agent.
Mr.. West started out here to
consult tUo earring Democratic
factions. He held pdlaUer NTH the
Burr Conquer group. uhich oper-
dtes the Democratic city machine.
He found out uhot they thought
OF the Senator Buckley bunch OF
Democrats. which, OF course, cam
not be repeated in family journal.
The GongtUers insisted on their
right TO name their ot1n Roosevelt
delegates TO the national conDeH-
ton. Mr. West gnue them the good
old West nod.
That meant big victory for them.
They let the word out that they had
won.
Mr.. West then called on the Bulkley
bunch. What they thought of Gongwer
was even worse than what Gongwer
thought Of them. The Bulkleyites in
sisted on naming their Roosevelt
pledged delegates. For them, Mr.. West
also turned on his sympathetic signal.
This news got out also. 1t not only
caused confusion, but both factions
began to look at Mr.. West out of the
corners of their eyes.
The Vital Papers.
1t took some time to get every one
back on the right track. Then, Just at
the moment of agreement. Mr.. West
discovered that he had left the neces-
sary papers in Columbus, far, far
away. If the opposing factions were
suspicious before. they we're thoroughly
distrustful at this development
The papers were the delegate pledge
slips which Mr.. Roosevelt had signed
and given to West. Blank spaces we're
left for the names of the delegates
finally agreed upon.
Evening star., 1936-03-17
ADVISERS NAMED
IN BUREAU STUDY
BroWnIoW, Former D. c.
Commissioner, One of 5
on Reorganization Unit.
BY j, A. O'LEARY,

Five experts were appointed last
night to act as advisers to the special
Senate committee studying reorganiza-
ton of the Government departments
and bureaus. They are:
Former District Commissioner Louis
Brownlow, now director Of the Public
Administration Clearing House.
Luther Gulick of New York, director
of the Institute of Public Admins
tration.
William Tudor Gardiner of Boston.
and formerly Governor Of Maine.
H. w. Dodds. president of Princeton
University.
John d. Clark OF Cheyenne. Wyo,
professor of economics at the Uni
versity Of Nebraska.
Byrd Heads Committee.
Senator Byrd, Democrat. of Virginia,
chairman Of the investigating COM
mittee, also announced that arrange
ments have been made with the
Brookings Institution to do fact-find-
ing work. and also to make recommen-
dations to the committee.
One Of the first steps will be to
send q questionnaire to all agencies
of the Government to provide the
committee with basic information in
its study OF possible consultations OF
agencies. The QUESTIONABLE is still
in process of preparation, Senator
Byrd said. 1t. Is expected the COM
mittee will hold another meeting soon
to outline the functions of the Ad-
visory Board just appointed.
Served as City Manager.
Brownlow, whose name was men
toned last week as one of those under
consideration for the Advisory Board.
was District Commissioner from 1915
to 1920, after which he served as city
manager of Petersburg, Va. and Knox
vile, Tenn.
President Doods OF Princeton Uni
versity, also served as instructor in
economics at Purdue, from 1914 to
1916, and as professor of political
science at Western Reserve University
in 1919 and 1920. He was a profess
sor at Princeton for a number of
years before becoming head Of that
university.
Former Gov. Gardiner studied law
at Harvard and practiced law in
Massachusetts, and Maine. He en-
listed and served overseas during the
World War. After the war he served
in the Maine Legislature, and then
was elected Governor for two terms,
1929 to 1888.
Evening star., 1936-03-17

was the first to be dedicated to St
Theresa of Lisieux, canonized by the
Catholic Church in May, 1925, as
The Little Flower of the Child
Jesus"
Father Coughlin said he would ask
contractors on the new shrine to
hasten their work. The completed
narthex Of the new church is large
enough for weekday meetings, he said,
but will not hold crowds attending
Sunday services.
Until the new chrch is completed,
he said, parishioners will be assigned
to other parishes.
Father Coughlin deplored the loss
OF the organ in the old church "as a
matter of sentiment" because it has
supplied the music for his radio broad
casts. He delivers his radio discourses,
however. from studio in the tower of
the new shrine.
Evening star., 1936-03-17
U. S. JOINS DETROIT
SHORTAGE INQUIRY
Justice Department Agents Con-
fer With Officials in
$349, 900 Case.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, March ia secret con-
ference of Department of Justice
agents with city officials gave rise
today to rumors of important de-
velopments in the investigation OF the
$4,000 shortage in city pension
! funds.
The mystery of what became OF tne
money remained unsolved after IN
vestigators opened the safety deposit
box of Harry M. Tyler. assistant city
controller, who killed himself last
Thursday. A search was under way
TODAY in Detroit and windsor, On
tario, banks to determine II Tyler
maintained other strong boxes.
Tyler,s expenditures and invest
ments during the last l8 months and
the cash he had on hand, totaled no
more than $4,000, detectives said.
The assistant controllers salary was
81, 200 a year, and he is known to
have realized some return on stock
speculation and other outside in
terests.
"I'm not so sure Tyler didn't take
a large sum Of money out Of this
box when he came here on two visits
the day before he killed himself"
said Clarence E. Page, assistant city
attorney.
Evening star., 1936-03-17

The fire soon drove him back. 1t
spread rapidly. and within an hour the
building was destroyed.
Editor Helps Fire Fighters.
Father Coughlin and his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Coughlil, watched
the efforts of the firemen from across
the street Perrin E. Schwartz, editor
of the publication of Father Coughlin S
National Union for Social Justice,
helped in the early fire fighting.
Firemen and Father Coughlin said
there was no hint of incendiarism.
Father Coughlin expressed concern
for the safety of the church relics,
which were in a small iron safe In the
church ofice. Among them were a
piece Of the true cross and three relics
OF st. Theresa. Efforts to find the
safe awaited the cooling OF the embers.
Church Built in 1926.
The church was built in 1926 and
Evening star., 1936-03-17
Weather
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Continued From First Page.)
solar schedule, will shift to northwest
early tonight, the bureau said, sending
the mercury down to 80 early tomor-
row. Rising temperatures were ex-
pected to follow the predicted change.
Today,s wind caused some property
damage locally and in Alexandria.
The Weather Bureaus flood bulletin.
while reassuring to the Capital. warned
of serious conditions in other Eastern
vicinities.
Flood Stages Predicted.
Stages of 80 to 80 feet, the highest
since 1924 we're predicted for streams
near Pittsburgh. A second rise has
begun in the Susquehanna, Hudson
and Connecticut Rivers and flood
warnings we're issued for those streams.
The Associated Press reported from
Cumberland. Md, that flood condi-
tions were developing for the first
time in II years in the Wills Greek
and upper oPtomac watersheds as the
result of heavy continued downpours
since late yesterday afternoon.
The Potomac above Cumberland was
reported rising a foot and a half an
hour and at 10 am. was inches
higher than during the highest point
reached when the snow and ice melted
two weeks ago. The Pennsylvania
Railroad tracks between Hyndman and
Bedford, Pa. we're washed out in
places and trains were unable to get
through. A Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road bridge on the Romney, w. Va,
branch was washed out before 10 am.
Business houses in the flood region
were taking precautionary measures
to guard against water damage.
Roof Is Ripped OF.
The wind here ripped of part of a
tin roof on the Alexandria Full Gospel
Assembly meeting house, uprooted five
trees and made driving difficult on
open stretches of the Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway.
Striking here, it ripped of a heavy
third-fioor window shutter at the
Baptist Home, 324S N street, carrying
it across an alley to rest on telephone
wires several feet above the window
level. Firemen removed the blind.
Evening star., 1936-03-17
MEDIATOR HEARS
LOCKOUT CASES
New York Strike Spread
Threatened by Union
Leaders.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March l7-Hugh S.
Robertson, arbitrator on reinstatement
of workers in New York's building
service strike, took under considera-
ton today the first cases of locked -out
strikers in the dispute with building
owners.
Following conference with James
J. Bambrick, president of the local
Building Service Employees Union,
Robertson reviewed the cases of IS
employees of London Terrace. huge
midtown apartment house who
claimed they had been refused their
jobs after settlement had been
agreed upon. He did not disclose what
decision he had reached.
Before comforting with Robertson,
Bambrick asserted there were approx
imately $500 employees still locked out
but said this number may have been
reduced when strikers reported for
work today.
Hotel Strike Unsettled.
The strike of hotel workers still was
unsettled and Chris. Houlihan. head
Of the Hotel Workers Union. said four
big hotels" which he refused to name
would be affected tomorrow. He said
5000 workers from II hotels were still
on strike.
The threat of general stoppag,
OF all organized labor in the city, was
sounded by Bambrick after a meeting
with 35 labor leaders last night.
This is no longer building service
strike" Bambrick told the labor lead
ers.
The meeting was called last night to
discuss the refusal of building oper-
ators to reinstate all building union
workers when the two-week walkout
ended under an arbitration agreement.
Fur Workers Stoppage."
Il have been given assurances that
the fur workers will call a two-hour
stoppage," Bambrick said, "and that
will be the first signal for general
stoppage of all organized labor in the
city as a token of resentment that
labor feels over the present situation. u
Bambrick said the $4,000 fur work.
ers had agreed on the stoppage and
that it would be called without warn
ing.
In addition to fur workers, impor-
tant unions represented at the meet
ing included garment workers. butch
ers and other food workers.
Evening star., 1936-03-17

)LEVELAND, Ohio, March IL
4 President Roosevelt Is sup
posed to have purchased an
old Barnum &, Bailey circus
tent on the @. T. lately. Apparently
he intends to use it as a campaign
coat-tail Hanging -on space now is
being provided in various localities
out through the country for the widest
variety of assorted political attractions
ever presented on or under one tent.
For example, Mr.. Roosevelt sent his
good confidential man, Charlie West,
out here last week, scouting for dele
gate talent In the Washington trade.
Mr. West is known as "Sshh- Ssshh-
Sharlie." No one knows exactly what
he does. He eases himself in and out
of the White House almost daily. smil-
ing and saying nothing. Nominally.
he is Assistant Secretary of the In
terror, but his superior. Mr.. Ickes, re-
Gently intimated to a congressional
committee that he did not have the
slightest idea what Mr.. West does with
his time.
Knows How to Nod.
One thing he is supposed to do, how
ever. is to act as liaison officer with
Congress. In that work, he has used
what is known as the nodding tech
nique. That is, in dealing with Con-
gressmen he frequently mods his head
in an understanding way.