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Evening star., 1937-11-30
.HE text Of President Roosevelt's
message to Congress on reduc-
ing annual Federal-aid high
way appropriations follows:

message to Congress on reduc-
ing annual Federal-aid high
a way appropriations follows:
BY the act of June l6. 1896. the
Congress authorized appropriations to-
falling $2l6.500.O00 for each OF the
fiscal years 1898 and 1899. for Federal
aid highways, secondary or feeder
roads, elimination OF grade crossings,
forest highways, roads and trails, and
highways across public lands, to be
administered by the Department Of
Agriculture. This act also authorized
appropriations totaling $2l SOC, 900 for
each Of the fiscal years 1898 and
1889, for roads and trails within ma
tional parks, for parkways to give
access to national parks and form
connecting sections of national park
way plan, and for Indian reservation
roads, to be administered by the De-
partment of the Interior.
Under the first category there has
been appropriated to date on account
of the authorizations for the fiscal
year 1888 a total of S24,5OO,0OO and
under the second category a total
of $l3,S00,000. or grand total of
s3S,OOO,00 leaving 100000, 900 still
to be appropriated for that fiscal year.
To meet obligations under this $780,
100000 OF outstanding authorize tions.
l propose to include an estimate of
appropriations Of approximately $780,
100000 in the budget for the fiscal
year OF 1889, with the balance to be
provided for 1910 This takes care of
the authorizations for the fiscal year
1898 and leaves for consideration the
authorizations of s238O00, 900 for the
fiscal year 1899.
Recommends Reductions.
In view of the large amounts which
have been contributed by the Federal
Government, particularly during the
past five years, for the construction
OF public roads. and because of the
necessity for taking definite steps to
reduce expenditures for the purpose
OF securing balanced budget, rec
ommend that the Congress adopt the
following policies:
l. Provide for the cancellation of
the 1889 authorizations prior to jan
uary l, 1888, by which date the Sec
retary of Agriculture is required to
apportion to the various States S2l4,-
100000 of such authorizations.
2. Limit to not more than 1925. .0OO,-
600 per annum all public roads au-
thorizations for the fiscal year 1910
and for each of the next few succeed
ing years.
Since the enactment of the first
Federal-Aid Highway Act in 1915
there has been appropriated for public
highways, including allotments' from
emergency Appropriations, more. than
So, 100, 900 900, of which amount ST.
490, 100000 has been made available
during the last five years. This annual
average for the past five years of
S29S 900, 900 contrasts with an annual
average Of less than s10O, 900, 900 for
the flve-year period preceding the de-
preston.
State ApportiOnments.
There Is another provision Of the
existing law relating to public roads
which should receive consideration in
this connection. The Secretary of
Agriculture is required to apportion
Evening star., 1937-11-30
Flaming Love Hurts.

/ flaming Love" was introduced As
An exhibit At ooNn Police Court in
Glasgow. A woman charged that her
husband had hit her with 1t. supt.
McVay said the man was seated at the
fire in their home reading the book.
When his wife asked him to move &c
she could put 4 pot on the FIRE the
man struck her on the face with the
book and followed With his fist. Bailie
Forman put the Flaming Love- hus.
band on probation for = year.
Evening star., 1937-11-30
Roosevelt Highway Text
Message to Congress Urges Reductions to Fur.
ther Chances for Balanced Budget.

to the States the annual amount
authorized for appropriation, and to
approve projects of proposed States
expenditures hereunder which shall
constitute cOntractual obligations Of
the Federal Government regardless of
the availability of appropriations for
their. payment and of the fiscal out
look of the Treasury. This mandatory
provision completely ties the hands
Of the executive as to the amount Of
road funds to be included in the
budget for any fiscal year. While /
do not object to the apportionment
among the States Of such amounts As
may be authorized for appropriation,
do most strenuously object to the
mandatory incurrence OF obligations
by the Federal Government under
Evening star., 1937-11-30
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
GO ON STRIKE FOR CASH

SWOYERVILLE, Pa, Nov. 3O.-The
Brodernks Volunteer Fire Company
went on strike because members need
ready cash for Christmas, Secretary
Frank Walsh said today.
The volunteers disconnected their
alarm last night and announced they
would answer no calls until the bor-
ough Council paid them $500 they
claim is due.
They referred householders with
prospective fires to the borough's other
company.
Mr.. Walsh said Council had not
lived up to an agreement to pay 81
an hour to each fireman engaged in
fighting y fire.
Evening star., 1937-11-30

their friends demanded equal en-
forcement not only Of the law ban
ming entertainment but Of every other
blue law as well. ~
Yesterday petitions bearing 1000
signatures were handed Berry, one OF
them by the theater manager, Ray
mond Kiniry. I ~
Berry's answer was the announce.
ment that special deputies would be
assigned all towns next Sunday for
enforcement.
Evening star., 1937-11-30

Ernest r Berry's threat to enforce
an blue laws in Windham county's
~ towns next sunday.
The laws would halt al trucks OPP
Grating for hire, stop taxis. prevent
sale Of gasoline and close newsstands
and candy shops.
The Brattleboro prosecutors threat
provided the latest chapter in ;
two weeks old blue laws contYo-
yersy. When Berry ordered arrest
Of theater manager and four en-
ployes for showing Aims on Sunday,
Evening star., 1937-11-30

such apportionments without regard
to its ability to finance them from Its
revenues. I, therefore, recommend
that the Congress take the necessary
action permanently to eliminate this
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Martial Law Declared
After Union RiOtinS

were shot or injured than the po-
lice report of 10.
Reuter- also announced that Nor.
man Thomas, Socialist nominee
for president, had wired him that
he was speeding to Anderson from
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Eleven persons were arrested
after the fra as at the tavern at
3 o'clock this morning which fol-
lowed the reported arrival Of at
least 80 carloads of union men
from Flint, Mich, accompanied by
a "women's brigade" of approx
mately 40 members. Ray Post, %,
one Of those arrested, said that he
and four other men came from
Flint in response to instructions
to go to Anderson to protect their
fellow unioniSts."
VOlley of Gunfire
Emory Shipley, proprietor of the
tavern, which is located only two
blocks west of the Guide Lamp
plant, said that two automobiles
loaded with men demanded that
EVon Robertson, nonunion worker
at the Delco-Remy plant, come out.
Shipley said Robertson was not
there, but later two armed men
made another demand for Robert
son.
Then Shipley said he closed the
door and volley of gunfire came
from the automobiles while others
in the cars threw rocks.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
NEW COAL ACT
IS ASKED OF
CONGRESS
By WILLIAM S. NEAL
International News Service

The Administration moved to-
day to thrust a new issue of major
Importance before the Supreme
Court in requesting passage of a
revised Guffey coal act, with price
fixing provisions included.
The Department of Justice, 1t
was disclosed, has advised mem
bers OF Congress vitally interested
in Federal regulation of the bitum-
inouS coal industry that the new
bill is constitutional.
Validity Upheld
Validity of the price-fixing pro-
visions, heart of the proposed
measure, was not passed upon by
the majority of the Supreme Court
in its decision outlawing the orig
inal law because of it's labor pro-
visions. g
The House Ways and Means
Committee, asked by President
Roosevelt to put consideration Of
the revised bill ahead of other leg
iSlation, will confer soon with rep.
reSentatives of the Department of
Justice regarding the measure.
The opinion of Solicitor General
Stanley Reed and former Assistant
Attorney-General John Dickinson,
who argued the Guffey Act case in
the high court, already has been
given to interested members. They
believe the new measure will stand
the test of the courts.
May Avert Strike
President Roosevelt, it is under
stood, asked for early consideration
of the measure as a possible aid in
averting a strike of 100000 soft
coal miners when present wage
agreements between operators and
John L. Lewis United Mine Work
ers Union expire in the spring.
Both Senator Guffey CD of
Pennsylvania and Representative
Vinson CD of Kentucky, CO.
authors of the new measure, assert
that many coal operators favor
the proposed law. Vinson said
more favor it than when the
original act was passed.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Radio BroadCastinq
Course Offered byU.S

A six-weeks training course in
educational radio broadcaSting will
be offered from April 5 to May Is
at the Radio Workshop of New
York University by the United
States Office of Education. the De,
partment of Interior announced
today.
Courses will include production
and direction of programs, script
writing, acting, and the use OF
music in radio. According to the
Interior Department, the faculty
will consist of Earl McGill, direc
tor of production; Lawrence Pa
quin, director of acting and micro
phone technique; Burke Boyce, di
rector of script-writing; Rudolph
Schramm. director of music, anc
Philip Cohen, supervisor Of student
programs.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
50 EXECUTIVES
SEE FASHIONS

Ralph Goldsmith, general man
ager of LanSburgh and Brothers,
was host to so store executives at
a dinner given Friday evening at
the Hay-AdamS House, followed by
a showing of the advance spring
fashions.
The new dresses and sports wear
were shown and described by
Harold Singer; the costs and suits
by william r. Stephan, and the
spring accessories by Moe Gins
burg. The models selected were
based on the forecast given by
the Amos Parrish organization of
New York, who have been sue.
cessfully forecaSting the trends for
each spring and fall several
months in advance. for the past
10 years.
Among those present were Sol
LanSburgh, president; Mark LanS
burgh. secretary; Mr.. Abe Cohn
Mr.. William R. Stephan, Mr.. Moe
GinSberg, Mr.. w. A. Gray, Miss
Anna May Houck, Miss D. Holah
Mr.. Carl Goldberg, Miss M. Wot
ring, Miss E. Allen, Miss E. Bos
well, Mr.. S. Mogell, Mrs. E. Hyde
Miss E. Blessing, Miss M. Mccain
Mr.. S. Zussman. Mr.. James Rotto
Mr.. Adolph Weyl, Mr.. Harold Sin
ger, Mr.. Sol Goldstein. Mr.. D
Bowles, Miss G. Franz, Miss E
Downs, Mr.. E. Liddy, Miss M
Kenny, Mr.. H. GoodSight, Mrs. A
Armistead. Mrs. E. Mills, Miss M
Pritchert, Mrs. M. Fones. Mrs. r
Shulman, Mrs. E. Odell, Mr. T
Ellsworth. and Miss C. Hendricks
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Racing Bill Hit

Unanimous disapproval was
voted by the Pleasant Plains
Citizens Association last night to
bills pending in Congress that
would legalize horse racing in the
District.
The association decided to with
draw a resolution passed at the
January meeting which protested
locating the newly-formed Police
Boys Club in the Pythian Build
ing at Twelfth and U Streets
Northwest temporarily.
1t was urged the association re-
quest the appointment of a col
ored representative on the general
board of managers of boys clubs.
Resolutions were adopted and or
dered sent to Representative Ross
Collins, in charge of the District
supply bill, urging return of all
items that had been stricken out
by the Commissioners and Federal
Budget Bureau.
The committee in charge of the
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Meeting Calendar

Meeting Calendar
The following citizens associa-
tionS will meet next week:
Monday Night
Interfederation- United States
Chamber of Commerce Building.
Lincoln Park - Bryan School;
address by H. K. Kugle, smoke
inspector.
Sixteenth Street Heights-A. R.
Shepherd School.
Tuesday Night
Citizens Forum of Columbia
Heights-Powell School.
Petworth-Petworth School.
Southeast Council-Fifth police
station.
West End-Kidders Hall, 822
Twentieth st. N. w.
Wednesday Night
Chevy Chase, E. v. Brown School.
Dahlgren Terrace, Crosby Noyes
School.
Sixteenth Street Highlands,
Brightwood School.
Southwest Washington, Fourth
Police Station.
Friday Night
Glover Park, Benjamin Stoddard
School.
Takoma Park, Takoma Branch
Library.
Saturday Night
Federation of Citizens ASSocia-
tionS, District Building.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13

of Chicago'S first industrial sit
down strike were reinforced today
on reports some of the men were
becoming unruly" and trouble
was feared.
The anticipated trouble called
to develop, however, when the
smuggling of liquor into the plant
of the Wahl-Eversharp Pen Com
pany was halted by police.
The liquor. police discovered,
was being smuggled into the plant
under blankets and in baskets of
food.
The strikers, approximately 300
men and women, ceased work
shortly after returning from
lunch Yesterday to enforce their
demands for a general wage in
crease. Non-Striking workers left
the plant under police escort.
The ranks of the strikers were
reduced last night when Is of the
girls and young married women
were taken LONE by irate fathers
and husbands.
Company officials ana a COM
mittee of strikers conferred until
shortly after midnight without
reaching an agreement.
The strike, it was learned, origi-
mated with girls employed in the
assembly division and spread to
other departments. In general,
the girls are demanding an in
crease of from A to 54 cents an
hour.
The company normally en-
ployS 750 persons.
JOLIET, ILL.,, Feb. 13 G.N.SD.
This city was in the thores of
four sitdown strikes today.
The strikes, called by the Wall
Paper Mill Helpers Union. have
affected production of the Joliet
Wall Paper Mill Company, the
Midwest Wall Paper Company,
and the Standard Wall Paper
Company.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
5 EEK MISSING
CASHIER IN
CHICAGO

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Feb.
l3.-Furnished with definite in
formation that william E. Seipp,
44-year-old missing cashier of the
County Trust Company Of Upper
Marlboro, Nd, was in Chicago,
county police authorities last night
solicited the aid of Department Of
Justice agents in pressing the
search for him.
Search for the cashier. previous.
ly believed to be a victim Of am
nesia since his mysterious disap-
pearance from the bank last Mon
day, was Spurred last night after
bank examiners uncovered an ap-
parent shortage in the trust &C.
counts Of the bank amounting to
between $4,000 and 100000.
Center of the search shifted to
Chicago after Mrs. Seipp, wife OF
the cashier, told police she had
received a letter from her hus-
band bearing a Chicago poStmark.
Police would not divulge the con-
tents of the letter. Since her huS-
bands disappearance, Mrs. Seipp,
with her three children, have been
staying in Baltimore at the home
of her brother. a priest.
The shortage in the accounts
was revealed last night by LanS-
dale G. Sasscer, president of the
bank.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Continued from Page ~

in which two persons were shot
and eight others injured revived
the bitter hostilities between U. A.
w. members and non-union EN-,
ployes of the Guide Lamp ano
Delco-Remy plants Of the General
Motors Corporation. A slt-doWn
strike at the former plant hao
thrown $4,000 persons out of work
and paralyzed business and indus
try in this city for many weeks.
Martial Law Declared
The guardsmen, armed with the
authority of a proclamation OF
martial law in Madison county,
issued by Governor M. Clifford
Townsend, blocked all roads north
of here after information had been
received that scores of automobiles
from Flint. Mich, Fort wayne
Ind, Toledo, Ohio, South Bend
Ind, and other cities were carry
ing union workers for an invasion
of this city.
Approximately so men from
Flint, were halted at Alexandra,
13 miles north of here by State
police, who were to turn them over
to the national guard. A number
of the Flint men were armed, po-
lice said. However, there was no
resistance.
Two national guard airplaneS,
equipped with two-way radio sets,
circled over the roads north Of this
city. Their pilots were instructed
to report Immediately the appear
ance Of any invading group.
Conflicting Stories Of Riot
Witnesses Of the rioting at the
tavern told conflicting stories to-
day. Victor Reuther, union organ
izer, said that many more persons
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
DUPONT Circle
TIEUP SHOWN
IN CHART

Definite proof Of serious traffic
congestion during rush hours at
Dupont Circle, where a subway for
street cars has been suggested,
came today from the Department
of Vehicles and Traffic with the re.
lease of a chart showing the flow
of vehicles in the area.
The chart, prepared by C. F.
Cashell from figures obtained dur.
ing a Works Progress AdminiStra-
ton checkup last November, re.
veals that at one point on the
northeast side of the circle, be-
tween P Street and New Hamp-
shire Ave, 2,71l vehicles passed
during a one-hour period between
AIS and Sis p. m.
Since traffic could move for only
about $500 seconds during the
hour, because red lights prevented
motion for about one-fifth OF the
time. the map demonstrates that
nearly every second a car was
forced to find its way, somehow or
other, through the maze of traffic.
Southern Traffic Shown
More pertinent to the proposal
to place trolleyS underground is
the maps revelation that even dur
ing the afternoon rush hour, nearly
as much traffic dashed southwark,
along the western edge Of the cir
Gle, as was moving northWard
along the eastern side. No less
than 2,019 vehicles, including At
steet cars, were moving south at
the time 2,711 were moving north.
Proponents of the subway plan
pointed out that during the morn
ing rush hour congestion is worse
on the western side of the park,
where trolleyS 60 in both dlrec-
tions. Even during the afternoon
rush, according to the map and
to figures supplied by the Capital
Transit Company So street cars
managed to "go the wrong way"
north around the circle, while at
one point they were moving dl-
rectly against flow OF about
1000 motor and horse-drawn We
hicleS, heading south.
Subway Relief Cited
Removal of the electric line to
a subway, it is argued by those
favoring the plan, would permit
southbound traffic around the
circle to move more freely and
safely at all times of the day,
especially when Government
workers and others are hurrylng
to and from work downtown.
At the same time, it was
pointed out, concrete barriers
could then be placed around the
circle, as at Scott Circle on Six
teenth Street, separating surface
traffic using Connecticut Avenue,
the busiest street at that spot,
from traffic on Massachusetts,
Avenue, P Street, Nineteenth
Street and New Hampshire Ave
nue..
The subway plan is among sew
eral advanced by Capt. H. c.
Whitehurst, director of highways.
for improvement of traffic condi-
tions at three circles here. The
map illustrating the conditions at
Dupont Circle was produced un-
der the direction of William A.
Van DuZer, traffic director.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
Union Chief ASSailS
Green AS Judas

United Automobile Workers Union,
today said he believed fighting
among auto workers at Anderson,
Ind, was a local situation" and
expressed hope it would not inter
fere with the auto strike settlement
agreement.
He accused foremen of General
Motors at Anderson of "encourag-
ing violence on their own respon-
Sibility." He made it clear that he
believed Anderson foremen were
acting without knowledge of high
General Motors officials here.
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
2 Critically Hurt
In Indiana Rioting

ANDERSON, Ind, Feb. 10
Q.N.SO.-An intralabor union dis
pute today caused violent rioting
in which two men suffered critical
wounds, a dozen others were in
jured and three men we're arrested:
The riot, breaking out among
General Motors workers, renewed
the tenSenesS and apprehension
which had relaxed temporarily
when the motors settlement was
reached.
One thousand national guards
men Immediately were modified
for a possible march on the city.
Governor M. Clifford Townsend
was in almost constant contact
with the situation.
The critically wounded men
were repeatedly members of the
United Automobile Workers Union
from Flint, Mich. They gave their
names as Eaton and Rose.
They were wounded by gunfire
which intersperSed fist fighting,
it was understood. Both will prob
ably recover, physicians said.
Mayor Harry Baldwin said the
riot started over differences in
General Motors strike opinions.
1t took place in tavern on the
southwest outskirts of Anderson.
Sit-down strikers of the General
Motors Corporations two plants
here petitioned Governor Town
send for troops to protect them
in organizing activities.
The city was a storm center
throughout the 44-day motor
strike.
Among the persons treated for
minor injuries and released at St.
Johns Hospital, where the two
seriously wounded are confined,
were reported to be citizens not
connected with the union.
Extra Guards Added
The Washington times., 1937-02-13
BRIGHTW00D
IN FAVOR OF
AUDITORIUM
By A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

Unanimous Endorsement was
given by the Brightwood Citizens
Association last night, to the ap-
pointment of a joint Congressional
Committee to report on the pro-
posed construction of an audi.
torium for the District.
Approval was voted a suggestion
that the committee advocate a
building that would be along util-
itarian rather than monumental
lines. On motion by Elmer John
son. the erection of a brick addi-
ton to No. % fire house was re-
queSted to supplement the frame
part of the building.
Traffic Survey Asked
Another resolution requested the
Director of Traffic to make a sur
vey to better control vehicular
traffic on Georgia Avenue between
RittenhouSe Street and Sherman
Avenue, referred to as one of the
danger spots of the city.
1t was voted in a resolution by
William Nc K. Clayton to request
the National Capitol Parks office
to acquire the remaining part of
the Emery tract, on Georgia Ave
nue. between Madison Street and
Concord Avenue, as a recreation
center.
Report On Bank
The secretary was directed to
draft letter to District officials
requesting that trees adjacent to
the Sheridan Theater be trimmed,
to conform with those recently
cut back in front of the theater
In submitting a report on the
closed Brightwood bank, Mr.
Johnson said he had been in
formed by the receiver that
liquidation would take possibly
two more years, and that no offer
for the bank building would be
considered for less than $50,000.
The meeting was held at the
Paul Junior High School, with
Charles w. Ray, president, presid-
ing.