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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-27
R0BERTS,P.U.C.
WAR OVER
DC. BUSES
Ventilation Suit Is
Baked BY Lack
ofLegisIation

Open hoStilities broke out be-
tween Peoples Counsel William
A. Roberts and the Public Utilities
Commission today over the prob
lens attending Standardization Of
ventilation in BUSES.
Mr.. Roberts backed down today
from the definite threat which
he made last week Of instituting
suit against the Capital Transit
Company for permitting foul air
in buses. He said he was now
uncertain as to whether he would
file the suit, but if he decided to
do so he would first file his brief
with the commission and If it re-
fused to approve the suit he would
file it independently.
Won't Enter Suit
Members of the commission def
nitely stated today they would
have nothing to do with the suit,
since they could find no reason
able ground for taking such action.
Mr.. Roberts also stated that his
purpose in threatening the suit
was to "force an order" from the
commission standardizing ventila-
ton. The commission retaliated
with a statement that for some
months it had been investigating
bus ventilation problems and even
tually will issue its order, but will
not be forced into the action by
Mr.. Roberts.
The threatened suit, Mr.. Rob-
ertS outlined, would be based on
a section Of the utilities act, which
would permit the District to col
lect 5000 per day for each viola
ton from utility which does not
keep its equipment IN q reason
ably safe"s condition.
No Ventilation Rules
Mr.. Roberts admitted that a
weak point in prosecuting such a
suit was the absence both in the
Health Department and the Pub
lie Utilities Commission regula-
tons of rules for ventilating
buses. He said that before def
nitely determining whether he
would prepare the suit he would
confer with Health Officer George
c. Rutland.
DR.. Rutland, whose office last
week submitted report on VENT
lation tests made Of a dozen buses
to the commission, said he is not
prepared to state whether these
tests indicate unhealthy conditions
in busses." The tests showed pres
ence of carbon dioxide ranging
both Suhnormal and abnormal
quantities, according to national
standard measurements in the
buses.
Chairman Riley E. Elgen and
Vice Chairman Richmond B.
Keech, OF the commission, said
they expected to draft their order
on standard ventilation this week,
but are now awaiting reports on
final tests by the Bureau Of Stand
ards before doing so,
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The licenses Of Is other drivers
convicted of speeding were sus-
pended for periods Of is and 80
days. They are:
Thirty Days
George B. Bryant. jr., 1850 Har-
ward st. N. W., 40 miles an hour,
Maurice w. Heiskell, 214 Twelfth
Pl. N. E., AZ miles an hour.
Charles Henderson, 914 New
Hampshire Ave. N. w., IS miles
an hour.
Edward Knowlden, 5501 Nevada
Ave. N. W., A miles an hour.
CONTINUED on Page 10, Col. A.
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HOBBY SHOW
OPENS HERE

In this corner. ladies and gen
tlemen-
A corset of 17S5 vintage, with
its bethrothal stay.
A lace jacket worn at the Lin.
coin inaugural and never worn
since.
A collection of firearms that
wouldn't shoot if they were sup
piled with all the ammunition now
available.
And that, ladies and gentlemen,
is the National Hobby Show, which
opened today at the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Collectors from every corner Of
the United States are exhibiting
their antiques, stamps, firearms,
prints, miniatures, books, and all
those things that make the heart
of a lobbyist happy.
The corset was one of the most
interesting exhibits. It was ex-
planned that a young swain Of
those days would carve a board
out Of wood, about five inches
wide and about is inches long,
and this he would present to his
lady love. If she accepted it to
wear in her corset, it was a sign
of betrothal.
The Postoffice Department has
sent to the show the first collec-
ton Of every stamp ever issued in
this country, from the first stamp
in 1s47 to the present. The stamps
are gathered together in two
frames. one of each issue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-27
TIP
WINS CONTEST

First honors in The Times
Newstip Contest went to the tip
ster who phoned The Times last
week with information on the in
jury of a boy by a train at Riv'
erdale, Md.
Second prize was awarded for
the tip on the injury of work.
man by a falling stone slab at
the new Department of Interior
Building.
Prizes also were awarded for
the following flashes:
Purse snatched from woman
near Constitution Hall; secret
marriage of Representative Hart.
Of New Jersey; arrest of man at
Thirtieth and NJ Sts., on false
alarm charge; and the ducking Of
three early canoists in the
Potomac,
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DC. BOUNDARY
BILL TO DIE IN
CONGRESS
Committee Feels Dis
pute Should Be Settled
BY Courts

Legislation to settle the District
Virginia boundary dispute will die
in the House Judiciary Committee
with the adjournment of Congress.
This was learned today as mem
bers Of the committee were said TO
feel that the matter should be
dealt with in the courts rather
than through any decision Of Con-
greSS.
High Water Mark Backed
A bill defining the boundary line
as the high-water mark on the
Virginia shore was introduced
early in the session by Representa-
tive Howard w. Smith Cd of Vir-
ginia, following the recommends
tons of the commission created to
determine the line, which were
laid before Congress last year.
Long hearings were held before
the Judiciary Committee on the
issue, with Representative Smith
and other Virginians urging &C
ceptance Of the commissions
recommendations and members Of
the National Park and Planning
Commission leading the fight
against the adoption of those
recommendations.
Report Criticized
The Planning Commission ar
gued that the boundary commits
sion report was incomplete and
ambiguous and declared that by
decisions of the Supreme Court
Of the United States as we'll as by
the history of the question, the
boundary should be established
at the low water mark on the Vir-
GINA side of the Potomac.
The land in dispute includes
much of the area which the Fed
eral Government, through the
Planning Commission, has i'm
proved with a view to the con-
struction of a shore-line highway
from Great Falls to Mount Yer
non, as well as part of the Wash
ington-Hoove airport area.
It was brought out during the
committee hearings that claims of
individuals as to their land rights
were at stake in the solution Of
the problem, and it was largely on
this ground that the Judiciary
Committee members decided that
the issue was one more for settle
ment by the courts than by Con-
greSS.
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Ken Murray
Says:

That was quite a stunt In
Trenton, N. J., where the ''hun-
ger marchers'' took possession
of the senate office and
camp there until they force plan
to the state assembly to con-
slider relief appropriations. The
funny part is, one visitor came
into the chamber, saw the
marchers sleeping, and thought
the senate was really in session.
Not satisfied with taking
over the office, the usurpers
even proceeded to establish a
mock senate. However, they
didn't carry the mOckery to
the extreme of establishing a
Black Committee.
Naturally, l think the march.
ers made a big mistake by
trying to initiate the politicians
1t only makes the public be-
lieve they don't really want
to work.
so REMEMBER:
What this country really
needs is fewer men clutching
picket signs. and more, grab
bling picks and shOveIS.
copyright. 1885. by McNaught
Syndicate, Inc.)
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3 Permits Revoked,
l8 Suspended

Three drivers, convicted Of
driving at speeds of so and 50
miles an hour, were ruled off the
highways today by the Board OF
Revelations and Reservations
when the revocation Of their
drivers licenses was ordered.
Those whose licenses were re-
voked are:
William C. Bond, jr., 1901 Blair
Rd. N. w., so miles an hour, Sec
ond offenSe.
John Chapman, 1885 Georgia
Ave. N. w., 50 miles an hour.
willard D. Normandy, 637
Dahlia st. N. w., so miles an hour.
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NOW
April Brings Out
r. Groups
THE REINDEER
BY HELEN ESsARY

I keep brooding over the patri-
otiSm that glows in the spring
ira Ia.
Last week Washington was so
jammed with D. A. RS, S. A. RS,
C. A. RS, c. RS and D. RS (the
"R" in every case stands for Revo-
lution) that a simple CitizeneSS,
intent on the purchase of spring
hat or a cocktail, couldn't edge into
a single downtown shop or hotel.
The Founding Fathers were
about the place, too. So were the
Descendants of the Mayflower and
members of the Society Of the
Barons Of Runnymede.
Women Descendants Of the An
Gent and Honorable Artillery Com.
pany of Boston and the Daughters
of the American ColoniStS ate
creamed chicken and fruit cup be-
hind the jonquils OF banquet tables.
I've been trying to account for
this April love Of country. Per.
haps it is a middle-aged manifesto.
ton Of that romantic Springtime
feeling.
In ores youth, while the Judas
trees and the dogwood are bloom.
ing along the Potomac, one falls
in love with love.
Later, one must be patriotic.
The Price Of Flattery.
A letter from q lady in Mary
land:
"YOu wrote some charming
stories about old houses last
year. We are having a garden
pilgrimage soon and I am won
dering if you could write all the
stories again."
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$3.50 IN FEES
CLAIMED PAID
TO OFFICER
Manganese Firm Said
to Have Believed
Colonel Retired

The officials of the Cuban
American Manganese Corporation
thought that Col. Joseph I. Nc
Mullen was a retired officer when
they allegedly paid him a $1,750
retainer to lobby against the rev.
enue act of 1882, according to
evidence the Government will
seek to introduce in the officers
District Supreme Court trial to-
day.
Colonel McMullen, former chief
of the patents section Of the
Judge Advocate Generals Depart
ment, will face a jury today on
charges of violating a statute OF
the United States Penal Code.
under which it is believed no
other prosecution has ever before
taken place.
Specifically, the statute forbids
any person in the Government
employ from opposing any legis-
lation in which the Government
is interested.
Against Revenue Act
It is alleged, according to the
indictment, that Colonel McMul'
len, while on active duty with the
u. S. Army in Washington, lobbied
against the passage of the 1882
revenue act which included an
unusually high tax on imported
manganese, a chemical element
used in the manufacture OF the
highest grade Of steel.
Assistant United States Attor"
neys David A. Pine and John j.
Wilson say that Colonel McMul'
len maintained private offices in
a downtown office building while
he was on a retainer from the
Cuban firm; which thought he was
retired from active service.
While the revenue act was being
hotly contested, Government coun-
sci says, Colonel McMullen was
active in opposing the additional
levy on imported manganese.
The Army officer, now 81 years
of age, has had a distinguished ca
reer. Recently, however, and CO.
incidentally with the current pros
ecution, he was brought into the
limelight as the result of the Sem
ate Military Affairs COMMITTEES
investigation of 1884 when his tes-
timony regarding his employment
by the Cuban manganese firm
caused him to be severely censured
by Secretary of War George H.
Dern.
Convicted on Tickets
Several months ago he was con-
victed by an Army court-martlal
for accepting two round trip tick
cts to California from Joseph Sill
verman, jr., Army surplus goods
dealer, who is now under indict'
ment in the District Supreme
Court for conspiracy in connec-
ton with his contractual relar
lions with the War Department.
Colonel McMullen, represented
by Attorneys William E. Leahy ana
william j. Hughes, jr., has ale
ready made salient attack on
his indictment. He has COM
planned that, since the indictment
is based on his own testimony De-
fore a Senate committee and
since the Senate committee prom
ised him full immunity from pros
ecution in view of his testimony.
he cannot legally be brought to
trial.
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Baptist Rule Studied

Consideration of a new con-
stitution recognizing the work
of BaptiSts in washington and
adjacent territory will be the
outstanding feature Of the fifty
ninth annual meeting of the Co
lumbia Association Of Baptist
Churches which will be held May
5 and 6 in the Fifth Baptist
Church.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-27

MIS-. Joseph q. OdN1cS, VIII Woo
Marjorie Post Hutton, is a mod
ern fairy godmother to Mt. Yer
non Seminary. She's been adding
rare and lovely furnishings to the
school drawing rooms.
Mr.. Carl Loman, the Reindeer
King Of Alaska, is in washington
considering the possibility Of sell
ing reindeer to the Argentine Re
public. The reindeer, if they can
survive the climate-which is the
present Worry-will be used to sup
plement the sheep as food. Poor
things!
Reindeer have such beautiful
horns. too. like them better on
the walls of mountain lodges
then as steaks.
The Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral and Mrs. Harllee Branch
sometimes entertain the guests at
their delightful supper parties
with the excellent films Mr..
Branch made on a recent Alaska
trip. Mrs. Branch's daughter, Mrs.
Donald Leslie, is beautiful and
very blond.
A Man I know who has artists
appreciation Of decorations says
he's been enjoying in retrospect
the contrast in two of the towns
important dining rooms.
He sat one night enchanted
with the simplicity of the dining
room at Oxon Hill. the summer
home of the Undersecretary of
State and Mrs. Sumner Welles.
The grey of the walls was so pale
it was almost white. The carving
at doors and ceiling and around
the panels of delicate painted
flowers and birds was a mere
beading.
At the windows were pale gold
hangings. The room was so ex.
quisitely proportional that its
great size was not evident until
one looked at the height of the
superb screen in subdued colds
and yellowS. On the dining table
were silver baskets of daffodils
and narcissus from the garden.
Restrained in color and treat.
ment, the room yet had warmth
and rare beauty.
The next night this Observant
Man dined at the Soviet Embassy.
In the dining room there was
; gorgeous color such as Russian
temperament adoreS.
The hangingS were deep Grim.
son. The woodwork in columns
and panels was deliberately out
lined with gold leaf. The table
was vivid with all the flowers of
the garden and hot house. Tall
fruit baskets of blue and gold
porcelain held glowing grapes,
oranges and pears.
And the ObServant Man said he
loved the exotic Soviet atmos-
phere. He hopes he'll be invited
again soon to revel in it's drama.
But he adored Oxon Hill, too.
He likes to think of it's exquisite
repoSe.
ONAAOVoAJ 44C4Ay "A Wd1IdCC
says that any issue under the
sun may be defeated in Washing
ton-any issue but protocol.
Protocol, that State Department
rule that seats official Washing
ton according to it's rank, is in
vincible. During the first year of
his term of office, Mr.. Wallace had
the same dinner partner almost as
regularly as he dined out.
The other afternoon, Mrs. Wal
lace, Mrs. Donald Richberg, Mrs.
Luther johnson (who, since she
began the Stephen Foster Memo.
rial drive, has been getting daily
reams Of music from budding song
writer) and Mrs. Lewis G. Cald.
well started out with picnic has.
ketS for surprise luncheon with
Mrs. John Herrick, who is con
valescing in Alexandria from a
serious automobile accident. They
left protocol behind and were Sus
taincd by fried chicken and choco
Continued on Page 10, Col. 81
"NNTV END
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-14
|RED CROSS ENDS
 MEETINGS HERE
Mrs. Edith Ladd to Return From Chicago COnven-
 ton Saturday

According to word received here at the local Red Cross office from Mrs. Edith M. Ladd, local director who is present at the national con- vention in Chicago, this years ses- sion is the largest in many years. Tn her letter which arrived this morn ing, the local head stated there are more than 2,000 delegates from all parts of the country in attendance
 Mrs. Ladd wrote of one part of the opening day session which im- pressed her very much. Following a series of moving pictures relevant to flood disasters from all parts of the country, a demonstration of an active relief program was offered to delegates. This program was one similar to one which national head quarters suggested to some local branch office when flood disaster seemed imminent and which was scorned by the local officials in that particular city. Following the branch office's rejection of the sug- gested plan the small town was lit- erally washed away.
 Today will be the closing day of the convention, at which time final reports will be read. Mrs. Ladd will return to Waterbury Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-14

And in this corner we find the gallant or gallantless males map ping out the campaign. A cl0se- up might furnish the inspiration to some women to join the anti removing faction out of sympa- thy for the men. Cranlal beauty must be 8 gift!
 tom is virtually obsolete. Of Q number of prominent buildings where the investigation was con- ducted by @ Democrat reporter this morning only one was found to be holding out steadfastly against the advancing wave of re- bellion. This was the Hotel El- ton, epltome of conservatism, where the elevator operator an- Swered the question Are men re- moving their hats?" with a terse Invariably"
 Tn the Brown building, latest addition to the downtown business section, the men do not, and have not, within the memory of the operator, lifted their lids in the presence of the fair sex. He seem- ed to think the question bordered on the aSinine.
 "By Request"
 At the odd Fellows building on North Main street, the percentage of hat-relnovers was declared to be lone out of a hundred" which is certainly no victory for the proprieties. The operator at the Lilley building declared that the only occasion on which men barred their noggins was ct the request of some lady.
 She explained that 1t had been her experience seceral times of taking on female customers who in very aggressive language. while addressing no one in particular, pointed out the decadence of an age in which gentlemen kept their heads covered in the presence of a lady. It always worked like 8 charm, she said. Hats were re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-14
MEDICAL GROUPS
 MEET IN HAMDEN

The annual get-to-gether dinner of the 30lst Medical Regiment and other independent medical units will be held at the Centerville Inn, Hamden, Conn, Saturday, May 23 1936, at 7:30 D. m.
 Arrangements for an afternoon of golf at the Meadow Brook Golf Club, Hamden, can also be made. Captain Turner F. Caldwell, U. s. Navy, very interesting speaker, will be with us. Plan to make this an occasion for pleasant and in- teresting afternoon and evening.
 This meeting will take the place of the regular New Haven lecture date, May 18th. All will be given credit for attendance.
 Notify Colonel Walter s. Lay if you plan to attend the dinner. He will be glad to make arrangements for you to play golf.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-14

init himself also. But an observe ing citizen who visits the court house frequently says that he'd found most lawyers don't raise their hats when there are women in on elevator with them. Most. ly, he said" there hands are busy carrying brief cases and files and documents. But the ones who haven't Q load to carry don't lift their hats, either, very much. I think some of them are too busy holding on their wallets, fearing picknockets. Maybe, too, some of them are afraid that another lawyer will attach their hats if they dare take them off,"
 "What's the use of a prisoner taking off his hat here, He's only going for Q short Tides"
 Now VOL tell onel-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-14

moved immediately and simultan- eously.
 Operators at city hall declined to be directly quoted. From ohser- vation however, 1t was deduced that lack of cranial adornment on the part of many of the city'S well known political figures may be the reason for their reticene in removing sky-pieces.
 Lawyers Wary
 What do the operators them selves think? They say the prac- tice is Q nuisance, especially when there's a full car. Prominent lo- cal members of the Bald Head Club refused to discuss 1t.
 John Lynch, elevator operator at the county court house on Kendrick avenue, refused to com
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-14
Old Time C0H0ntry Becomes
 Lost Ar-Ln Local ELeUatOrS
Do Men DOff Their Hats For Women Passengers?
 Reporter Says "NO"

Long conceded to be in a weak ened condition, the age of chival- " which according to historians reached it's height during the reign of the late Queen Victoria was found today, at least in Wa terbury, to be drawing its last few gasps, in a manner of speaking. A survey of several of the city's prominent buildings disclosed the discouraging fact that men are no longer removing their hats in ele- vators. This is just another in- stance, apparently, where the city makes good in its time honored boast of having something on ev- erybody, for there is @ movement spreading like wildfire through out the country to abolish the practice of hat-lifting in eleva- tors.
 Hotel Manners
 Tn Waterbury, there will be no need of the movement; the cus-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-14
MUCH DAMAGE IS DONE BY STORM
Five Summer Cottages Off
 Stony Creek Were Des. trOyed By Fire
tBY UNITED PREssl

Widespread damage was reported throughout Connecticut today as result of lest nights severe electri- cal and thunder storm.
 Five summer cottages were con- sunned by fire at Money Island, off Stony Creek and firemen from the mainland succeeding in preventing Q spread to 21 other buildings. An- other fire broke out in a cottage at East Haven but was extinguish- ed with little damage.
 A bolt struck the home of Mrs. Charles Gordon at Meriden and she was rnomentarily stunned.
 A horse and Q hog were burned to death when fire levelled Q barn on the farm of Domillick Colanrillo at Torringtor. Telephone service in the city was affected.
 A large slab of concrete was dis- lodged from the coping of Q Hart ford building and narrowly missed striking Morris o. Feinberg who was standing in an alleyway 17 stories below. Alexander Erisoty, 2, and his brother, John g, standing nearby were struck by fragments of the slab. '
 4 crucifix atop St. Mary's R. O., church at Norwalk was toppled into the street. Several streets were flooded.
 Two Bridgeport homes were struck by lightning, causing slight dam- age.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-14

Rev. Thomas l.. Sinclair, rector ok All souls's church, will officiate mt the services. Burial will be in Sterling, Mass, Saturday.
 The opening of the Fulton Park lawn bowling green, which was to have been tonight, has been post poned until Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock out of respect for Superin- tendent Harrison. Flags at City Hall were lowered to half-stan yes- terday as a tribute to the deceased. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight from to 9 o'clock. Mayor Frank Hayes said yesterday:
 'The sudden death of MT.
 Harrison shocked me deeply. His passing has deprived the city of Waterbury of one of It's most valued public servants. AS superintendent of parks, Mir. Harrison for the past 13 years had manifested qualities of pro- 1essional competence and execu- tive capacity which were re- SIected in the general excellence of his department. Further than that, his unremitting devo- ton to his work was impressive. To Mrs. Harrison and their chil- dren offer my sincere sympa- tEihy in their bereavement"
 MT. Harrison is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence (Rock- wood) Harrison; one son, IrV- ing Warren Harrison, Jr., stu- dent at Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. r.; one daughter, Charlotte Elizabeth Harrison, student at Beaver College, Penn; and one brother, Elliott c. Harrison, of this city.