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Evening star., 1937-04-16
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Evening star., 1937-04-16

In case John Lewis arrives at political
power, he may not care who goes into
the Executive Mansion if he can put
Evening star., 1937-04-16

roundly $1,000, 100000 Of fresh business
last month and s2,300,O0O,O0O during
the years first quarter Another eloquent
recovery note is supplied by statistics of
liquor imports. A total inflow of II, ,5OO,-
900 gallons for the first eight months of
the current fiscal year represents a
II per cent increase over the first two
thirds Of fiscal 1887
(Copyright, 1o87.)
Evening star., 1937-04-16
Ostentation.

The man of mood the proudest
May have little cause to boast;
The man who talks the loudest
Isn't always thinkin' most.
Evening star., 1937-04-16

"We still put our faith in posterity"
said Hi Ho, the sage Of Chinatown,
trusting we shall be luckier In that
respect than our ancestors"
Evening star., 1937-04-16
Worse,

"Your husband has been ILL.," said the
caller.
EYES," replied the little, worried-look
ing woman, "he has been feeling very
bad. do my best to please him, but
nothing seems to satisfy him."
"Is his condition critical?"
"It's worse than critical" she answered
with a sigh, "it's abusive"
Evening star., 1937-04-16
Her Sentiment.

IT ne'er use slang, it's very rude,
Although by some admired;
OF course, I am not quite a prude-
But slang Just makes me tired"
Evening star., 1937-04-16

Politics" said Uncle Eben, "is
sumpin' dat some folks would call
eamblin' II It could be handled as quick
as Q hoss race OF q raMe."
Evening star., 1937-04-16
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Evening star., 1937-09-03
LICENSE TAX FIGHT
WON BY CHAMBERS
Undertaken Turns Orator in Cen.
demning 40 Year.0ld Hack.
ing Law.

w. w. Chambers, the funeral dite:-
tor, turned orator today to cond@mn
what he termed efforts to puS a
funeral procession into the same leEal
classification as sightseeing trit"--
and won his point. !
For almost an hour, the undertaken
had the floor at q hearing before
Assistant Corporation Counsel GJen
Simmon on a charge that he violated
provisions which require funeral cars
to have license marked with the
letter IS"
At the conclusion of the heating,
Simmon held that Chambers wa& not
guilty Of the violation, and refused to
issue papers against him. The dlsvers
Of a hearse and two funeral cars en-
ployed by Chambers had been arrsated
for alleged violation of q 40-yesS -old
hacking law. :!
Simmon held the vehicles wers not
hired to the persons paying fct the
funeral, but were part Of the service
Of q contract funeral at q set brice
He said that, In such cases, the Dis
trict had no right to require additional
licenses.
Chambers quoted from passages in
the Bible, and denounced the old law
Is unfair" Among provisions of the
old regulation is one which holes that
funeral cars and ambulances arr In a
class with other motor vehicles for
hire, and must pay an operation tax
Of $25.
Evening star., 1937-09-03
A.A. A. DEMANDING
NIGHT AUTO COURT
Violation of Act of 1925
Charged in Move for
Inauguration.

Charging that the Police Court is
violating provision OF the traffic
act which requires night sessions, the
American Automobile Association to-
day demanded that they be in
augurated.
Night court would leave no time
for wire pulling in an effort to have
charges dropped or reduced" the as
sociation said 1t pointed out that the
act of March 3, 1925, although modi-
fed from 1929 through 1882 by ap-
preparation acts stipulating that no
money be spent for holding court
after 6 pm, now holds in full
The tendency of officers on the
night shift to let first offenders go
rather than spend the following
morning, when they should be asleep,
in traffic court would be eliminated
by late sessions, the A. A. A. held.
ALSO it would relieve the congestion
of traffic cases"
Wording of the violated provision
was cited: Sessions shall be so ar
ranged that the court shall be open
continuously from am. until IL
pm. each day, Sundays excepted, for
the trial of cases involving violations
of traffic laws and regulations"
The association also asked that one
judge be assigned permanently to
traffic cases.
Evening star., 1937-09-03
GREENBE[T READY
FOR APPLICATIONS
Aides to Receive Requests
Over Week End for Rental
of Units.

Applications of low-income fami-
lies desirous Of renting housing units
in the newly completed Government
community project at Greenoelt, Md,
will be received by mail, telephone
and in person over the coming week
end, it was announced today by the
Farm Security Administration, as
preparations continued for placing
residents in the model village during
the next two weeks.
To accommodate those wishing to
make application IN ONCE and dis
play house will be Kept open at
Greenbelt throughout the week end,
and the Farm Security ofices in the
Barr Building will be open on Labor
day, next Monday.
The Farm Security Administration
announced yesterday that rentals for
the housing units will range from
sl8 to Sal monthly, with an average
of 1928. This figure includes heat
ing OF the dwelling and of water,
but tenants must pay their own
electricity and water bills
OF the 885 units. STA are in group
houses. with rents for four-room
units being $29 and those for seven
room units running up to $4l. The
apartment units will cost from $l8
to $32 per month.
Only those with incomes ranging
from $1,000 to $4,000 per year are
to be eligible, except in rare in
stances, it was announced.
Schools. stores and all other neces-
sary community facilities are being
provided In the Government-made
village, with the city-manager type
of local government to be instituted.
The commercial services are to be
run at first by non-prof1t organiza-
tion backed by Eward A. Filenes Bos-
ton merchant and philanthropist.
From the rentals announced the
Government hopes for an annual in
come of $424,243 on a project entail
ing total expenditures of s14,227, 900.
Evening star., 1937-09-03

Gently when he discovered scores Of
employees strolling leisurely through
the doors OF the north building long
after the reporting bell had sounded.
He had guards keep count of the
number who entered after am. The
guards couldn't tell which of the late
arrivals worked for Ickes, so counted
everybody.
Astonished by the figures, Ickes
CALLED a staff meeting of subordinate
officials Arriving II minutes late, he
laid down the strict rules now in force.
If an employe is late three times he
must write a personal letter to Ickes
explaining why Trusted monitors"
are stationed in each Office to keep
check Of the arrival time of fellow
workers.
But no such strict rules are in
force at the Navy and War Depart
ments, where the earliest reporting
time Is $50 am, so crowds continue
to pour through Ickes doors long
after his reporting whistles have
blown
Evening star., 1937-09-03

gineers' Wharf and the Tidal Basin
in the proximity Of the inlet and outlet
bridges and the boat houses an
official announcement said "Abund-
ant catches Of catfish, carp and perch
are reported by the anglers, while
sportsmen who seek game fish are fire.
quently rewarded with good catches
OF bass and crappie. Occasional small
rock are also caught in District waters
and during seasons of drought, crabs
have been known to come upstream as
far as the Arlington Memorial Bridge
The annual run Of Winter shad
also attracts many anglers to the
Tidal Basin"
Fishing for game fish is prohibited
by the game laws of the District dur
ing April and May, but apart from
that. fishing is permitted in the Ma
tional Capital Parks at locations des-
ignated by the park superintendent
the rest Of the year.
Evening star., 1937-09-03
ROOKIE POLICEMEN
LEARN LIFE-SAVING
D. c. Red Cross Introduces Course
to Curb Drownings Which
Totaled 80 Last Year.

Flfty-five rookie policemen dohed
their uniforms at the Anacostia SWIM
ming pool today and put on trunks for
q two-hour course in life-saving-a
safety feature introduced in the
Metropolitan Police Department by
District Of Columbia Red Cross.
The classes are held each day, under
direction Of Robert Duncan, Red Cross
instructor, in an effort to curb water
front drownings, which last year took
SO lives here, Red Cross records show.
According to Duncan most Of the
policemen are fine" swimmers to be-
gin with, And therefore q majority of
the time can be devoted to practice
in breaking holds, rendering artificial
respiration and various other safety
measures.
"A police officer is naturally the
first person Of authority to reach the
scene Of an accident" Duncan said.
Therefore, We feel that many fatal
tiles can be avoided II all members Of
the police force are qualified Red Gross
life savers"
Evening star., 1937-09-03
HIGHWAY SAFE ETY.
SESSION is PLANNED
Program for District to Be Dis.
cussed at Meeting of
Officials.

A co-ordinated program Of highway
safety for the District will be dis
cussed some time this month at a
meeting Of. trafhc control officials to
be called by Commissioner Melvin C..
Hazen. No time for the meeting
has yet been set.
Hazen expects, however. to bring to-
gether police inspectors and cap
tains, Police Court judges, Traffic Di-
rector William A. Van Duzer and
representatives Of the Corporation
Counsel's office In Police Court.
Preliminary plans for the meeting
were laid yesterday by Van Duzer
and Inspector William E. Holmes.
1t was said that judges and prose-
cutors will be asked to make pro-
posals for unified system Of Police
Court penalties for all types Of trafic
offenses.
Evening star., 1937-09-03
ORDERS SHOE SHOP
P|CKET|NG HALTED.
Judge Let's Signs Temper.
ary Decree Against c. |. O.
Affiliate.

A temporary court order today re-
strained United Shoe Workers OF
America members from picketing
four local shoe repair shops, the
workers of which yesterday petitioned
the District Court for aid.
Justice F. Dickinson Let's signed
a temporary restraining order late In
the day and directed United Shoe
Workers members and officers to
appear in court September IL TO
show cause why an injunction should
not be issued against them.
Since Tuesday members of the
union, a c. 1. o. affiliate. have been
picketing shoe repair shops at 708
Eleventh street. $40 F street and
625 and 627 E street, which are owned
by David and Hyman Zoslow.
The injunction petition yesterday
was filed on behalf of the ZosloWs
and the Washington Shoe Workers
Union, an organization composed
solely Of Zoslow employees. which at
present is seeking afhliation with the
A. F. of L.
Contract Negotiated.
Asserting the United Shoe Work.
ers has no members in the Iour
shops. the plaintiffs told the court
the Washington Shoe Workers Unicn
has negotiated contract with Eos
lows, and its members are well sat-
sfied with the conditions of their
employment.
There is no labor dispute, and the
picketing by the c. I. o. union is
illegal, intimidating and libelous. the
plaintiffs declared.
The Zoslows and their workers were
represented by Attorneys Nathan NJ
Lubar and Joseph c. Turco.
Evening star., 1937-09-03
Washington S
Own
Book Of Hours
II o'clock p.m.

Somebody calls on the spirits" to
make their presence manifest.
There IS dead silence. In q few
minutes the table seems to be undulat-
ing slightly. The more suggestible
girls in the circle get cold chills up
their backs. They are in physical con-
tact with the great beyond"
The swaying of the table is prob
ably tactile hallucination existing in
their own f1ngertips and the touch
centers OF their brains. But this is an
ideal expedient for Irritation. Little
fingers can convey many messages.
Very ancient is the idea that mid
night is rent in the tent top Of time
under which lifes million-ringed cir
Gus takes place and that through this
hole come rare breezes and voices out
Of timelessness.
X \
The great eye of the Naval Observa-
torys 40-inch telescope is swung
through the stars to rest upon strange,
dead moons two hundred million miles
away.
The astronomers are observing now
the 10 satellites Of ringed Saturn. One
OF them Is twice as big as the earth,s
moon. Near great Titan Ii tiny Hy-
perion, q faint dot Of light in the
telescope. They are moving guide
posts In the far fields of starlight. The
astronomers are trying to chart them
more accurately. They have just I'm
ished their observations of the four
moons Of Uranus.
Desolate and dead are these 10
moons of Saturn. They revolve in an
eternal gray dusk. 80 far are they
from the light-showering sun. Titan
may be big enough to have an at
mosphere. II 30 it Is probably marsh
gas, frozen solid.
4 4
Activity in the night clubs Is 1T
its height.
The orchestras have another hour
to 60 In Summer. In Winter they
play on for two more hours.
At comes silence, or only low
voices and the tinkling Of ice IN
glasses.
Evening star., 1937-09-03
Loafers Posing as Fishermen
Leads d. C.. to Require Permits

The presence of undesirable char
acters who make a pretense Of fishing
along the Washington park systems
waterfront, while really leading the
life Of Riley" has led to the National
Capital Parks office requiring that per-
mits be obtained for landing the finny
tribe. Frank T. Gartside, acting su-
perintendent Of the local parks, today
announced that thus far more than
500 anglers have applied for permits
since the new ruling went into effect
recently.
With requests arriving at the rate
Of so daily, at least 1000 anglers who
think enough about the sport to Sc
cure park permit are anticipated.
Most popular fishing locations are
along the Georgetown Channel In the
vicinity of the Highway Bridge. the
Washington Channel at various points
between Haines Point and the En-
Evening star., 1937-09-03
Tardy Employees Worry Ickes,
But He Can't Stop Them

Despite an elaborate system Of bells,
sirens, time sheets and personal let
ers of explanation by delinquents.
government workers continue to pour
through the doors of the Interior
Department buildings long after the
Official reporting time. 8 am.
And what's more, these Federal
workers don't give a hoot for the
strict discipline imposed by Secretary
Ickes upon his 10000 Interior and
P. w. A. employes-because they don't
work for him.
Not until Secretary 1ckes had i'm
posed the most rigid rules governing
hardness in the Government service
was 1t discovered that most OF the
late arrivals worked for the Navy and
War Departments. BY entering the
old Interior Building on the north,
they stroll through connecting tunnels
and leave the new building on the
south. thereby getting four blocks OF
air cooling while they walk to work
in the Navy and Munitions Building.
Secretary Ickes became irate re-
Evening star., 1937-09-03
NON-C|V|L SERVICE !
Jobs OFF BY 6,266'
Positions Under Commission
Up by 16,835 in 6 Months
to June 80,

Civil service positions showed an
increase of 1886 and non-civil serv-
ice decrease of 6,266 in the six
months ended June 30, as compared
with the preceding half year, the
Civil Service Commission reported to-
day. This advance and reduction
were, respectively, per cent and
brought the total civil service per-
sonnel to 532.073 and non-civil serv-
ice to 309,5 or 50 and 81 per cent.
In the District OF Columbia the
civil service employment was 1856
and non-civil service 36,853. In the
field the totals were 453,5l7 and
272,738.
OF the old-line agencies. State,
Justice, Interior and Labor reported
more employees outside of civil service
than subject to its requirements.
Reporting employment by sexes. the
commission said there were 682,l64
men on the rolls and l595o0 women
on June 30 which figured 81 and
l9 per cent and represented an in
crease Of ! per cent in the male en-
ployment and decrease of like pro-
portions in the female.
In the District the percentage of
men-women was 60-4O and in the
field 84-l6.
Evening star., 1937-09-03
Wrong Numbers
Average IA in
Each 1,OOOCaNs

Statistics have determined Just
how often you will leap from bath
tub upstairs to answer the telephone
downstairs-only to hear. Sorry, !
must have the wrong number"
An average of IA miscalls result
from every 1000 calls over dial
phones Paul V. B. Heiss of the
Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone
Co. told the Cosmopolitan Club at
its luncheon yesterday.
Though three more wrong numbers
per thousand result when calls are
handled by flesh and blood operators,
Heiss denied this is the girls fault.
People often give numbers without
looking them up if they are not COM
PEELED to dial" he maintained.
Here are some facts on the average
operator: She is Is. at least a high
school graduate, in excellent health
and never on her switchboard for
more than q two-hour stretch.
Evening star., 1937-09-03
T N THE woods back Of the Bureau
of Standards q man is weighing
the world.

TN THE woods back Of the Bureau
Of Standards q man is Weighing
the world.
L He Is DR.. Paul Heyl, one Of the
country's most eminent physicists. He
must calculate, very precisely. the pull
Of the center Of the planet on a parti-
Gle of ..nown mass This will be the
value of gravity.
The job requires instruments ad-
justed with extreme delicacy. DR.. Heyl
must get away from the vibrations set
up by trucks and busses on Connecti-
cut avenue. He is perhaps the one
person in Washington for whom the
substitution OF buses for street cars
on this thoroughfare was q lucky
break.
A few years hence every one Of us
will weigh trifle more or 4 trifie less
because Of DR.. Heyl's work. He can
work best at night when trafic Is
lighter.
The great physicists work day, when
he is engaged In weighing the earth,
Is something at which all good c. I. O.
men will stand aghast-from Z pm. to
10 am. But there is no union Of
earth weighers. And-in the mind
Of such a man as DR.. Heyl-what Is
Timek He has penetrated far deeper
than most men into the weird rela-
tivity of time and space.
The life Of the earth weighers and
their kind Is measured in mind throbs
mot in figures on the dial" They
measure life by the infinitely little
progress made, not by the numbers Of
years lived.
There are many OF DR.. Heyl's sort
in the Government laboratories in
Washington.
+ \
It's the hour for table -tipping-a
ghostly sport revived Of late here
abouts.
Men and women allegedly Of sound
minds turn out all the lights and
seat themselves around = table, their
nngertips resting on the top, each
participants little fingers touching the
little fingers Of the person On the left
and right TO MAKE IN uubroksm circle.
Evening star., 1937-09-03
GOLFER WILL LOSE
DRIVERS PERMIT
Mrs. Jeanette Hartig's License Is
Ordered Suspended by Revo-
catinnS Rnord

Police today had in their hands for
service on Mrs. jeanette Hartig, we'll
known golfer. . notice that her oper-
ator's permit has been suspended by
the Board Of Revocation and Restora-
ton Of the Traffic Department.
1t was stated by officials Of the
board that, while no action has yet
been taken on charges against Mrs.
Hartig Of driving while intoxicated
and leaving the scene Of an accident,
the precinct report indicated the ad-
visibility Of suspending her permit
until some disposition Is made Of the
pending cases. The procedure is un-
usual, most suspensions being made
after trial in court. The board, how
ever, has the right to take such action
on its own initiative.
Mrs Hartig was arrested after she
was alleged to have struck six parked
automobiles on Thirteenth street be-
tween Emerson and Jefferson streets,
causing damages estimated 1T $500.
When police brought the cases to
Police Court, Assistant Corporation
Counsel Oliver dasch continued them
until some time next week"
Evening star., 1937-09-03
Barber Patron.
Fleeing Blaze,
Forgets to Pay

When smoke started billowing from
a rear room of a barber shop at
8O7 Fourteenth street late yesterday
lone customer decided his shave
was close enough and it was time
for little leg work.
Grabbing hat and coat, he dashed
hurriedly from the shop. apparently
forgetting the towel around his neck
and the rs cents he owed his barber,
c. R. Dawson of 1924 Massa chusetts
avenue northeast
Dawson was not SO forgetful and
ran after the patron but lost him in
the late afternoon traffic.
Meanwhile firemen extinguished
the blaze. which originated under
the floor in the shop dry-cleaning
plant
Total loss, foot square of flooring
one towel, IS cents and probably .
customer.
Evening star., 1937-09-03
INJURED BY GAS BOMB

A tear-gas bomb hurled in practice
on the rifle range at Camp Simms
yesterday injured Francis K. Cleary,
. private attached to the police school,
The bomb hit the ground. exploded
and sent one Of its fragments flying
toward Cleary's head. His face, neck
and chest were burned.
He was taken to Casualty Hospital
by Prince Georges County police
cruiser, whose officers also were prac-
tictne 1T the camp. His burns were
listed - minor.
Evening star., 1937-09-03
Death of 5 Laid to Motorist.

ELKHART. Ind. September 3 LR.
Coroner Karl Vetter today oficially
held Allison Bishopric, IS, Cincinnati,
Ohio, to blame for the bus-automo-
bile crash near Goshen Tuesday
which caused five deaths. Bishopric.
driver Of the automobile, was killed.
The coroner's verdict exonerated H.
L. Callahan Of Toledo, bus driver,
from al blame.
Evening star., 1937-09-03
TAX FORMS MAILED

The staff of the District tax asses
sor today began mailing out to tax
payers the forms for the business
privilege tax returns, which must be
filled out and returned to the District
Building on or before October l.
Later, Assessor Allen said, his Office
will distribute to the police precinct
station houses copies Of the forms Of
the applications for licences which
must be obtained by October 16 by
all persons engaged in business or
commercial activities In order to con-
tinue in business. Taxes under the
new levy may be paid without penalty
up to and including October 81.
Evening star., 1937-09-03
STUDENT NURSES HIRE

sixty-five girls, most Of theIh just
out OF high school, arrived frsm 16
States yesterday to begin Eurses'
training at Gallinger Hospital
They are the first class to center
under an aptitude" test BY the
Nurses Examining Board. Fdr SIX
months they will be on probation,
then enter the three-year trsining
course, with SIS = month allowance.
About one-third Of the girls complete
training. Mrs. Catherine Moran, su-
perhteudent Of nurses, said.
Evening star., 1937-09-03
Armaments in Iapan.

Armaments accounted for about
one-twelfth Of all the manufactured
goods produced In Japan In the last
year.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-04-03
GLACIER COUNTY
BY Glacier County Abstract Co.
CUT BANK. MONTANA

RELEASE OF OIL AND GAS LEASE
The California Company to Margaret
McGuinness, Admx OF Est OF Mary Jane
Sullivan Dec. Releases . ORG L Page
30 SW4 5 NE3SE3 SRNE3SE3NW3 6-35-
3. Also ORG l. Page 213 same land
The California Company to Margaret
McGuinneSs. Executrix OF Est. OF Cath
crime McGninneSs, dec. Releases 4 O&G
L Page &B SE3SE3 9 ERNE3 1853.
The California Company to Margaret
McGuinness, Releases 8 0&G L Page 1872
The California Company to Harold E.
Sullivan. Releases ORG L Page 194 Lots
3, 4, s4NW9 ) Lots 1. 2, Sec. 6-35-
siSE4 31-3e-5.
DEED OF ROYALTY
Dup. to replace one lost and to be
effective Dec. 90 1895
L. f. McCurdy to Schuyler Schieffelin.
"a Of 1Ss WAEtNE4 WiNE3 2s-35-6
ASSIGNMENT OF ROYALTIES
Raymond E. johnson ct ux to G. F.
Gallogly 2eS SIM SWs 26-37-5.
VIM. NJ. Hanlon ct TX ct al TO Samuel
s. Doan Ia Of 19o HanlOn- Williamson
Well No. Lot Sec 1925.
VIM. NJ. Hanlon ct ux ct al to Henry
D. Robinson 10 Hanlon- w iliamsOn Well
No. ? Lot Q Sec. 1925.
]. A. Mckay to II. z. Gusa. 12 OF
10 Lots to 10 Inc. Blk 4 End Add
Cut Bank
Henry L. Afagee ct TX to Paul Dean
29s ERwa 10 SEA 1883.