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Evening star., 1937-10-02
TREASURY EMPLOYEES
BID TO BUY BUTTER
d. c. Cooperative League Head
Writes Morgenthau UNFOLDING
Theory Behind Set-ups.

Treasury Department employees, whose
butter cooperative ended yesterday by
order of the departments admins
tration staff, have been invited to con-
tlnue getting butter at reduced prices
by joining one Of the cooperative
grocery stores operating in the District.
1t letter to Secretary Morgenthau,
Ernest H. Collins, president of the
District Of Columbia Cooperative
League, said he assumed that because
sf the ruling banning the Treasury
cooperative, many of the employees
will join one of our cooperative
grocery stores to continue making saw
ings on their butter purchases, as we'll
as other grocery products.
Collins also told the Secretary: Il
trust that your ruling arose from addi-
tional requirements for space or q
similar consideration and not from op-
position to the cooperative philos-
ophy." He pointed out there are seven
cooperative organizations in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
FIDELITY FUTURE
STILL UNDECIDED
Final Vote on Reorganization Is
Unknown-Fewer Than Is Per
Cent HOLDINGS Give O. K

The future of the closed Fidelity
Building and Loan Association was
still undecided today with the final
vote unknown on whether the share
holders approve reorganization under
the First Federal Savings and Loan
Association
Far fewer than the holders of IS
per cent OF the money invested in
Fidelity shares had given their ap-
proval this morning to the reorganiza-
ton.
However, although the original re-
organization plan called for rs per
cent consent, the First Fidelity is said
to be willing TO change this condition
and proceed with reorganization no
matter how many shareholders ap-
prove the plan.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
CAR HITS SONS
Bs Staff CORRESPONDENT of The Star

B' Staff Correspondent of The Star
SANDY SPRING, Md, October O.
Two boys, Horner Williams, jr., aged
3E years. and his brother, Alvin, az
were given first aid treatment at the
Montgomery County General Hos
pital yesterday after they were
knocked down as their father was
backing his car out Of the garage at
their home in Glenmont
They were playing at the entrance
Of the garage and their father did
not see them. Both escaped with
minor cuts and bruises and returned
home after X-ray examination showed
no broken bones.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
Man Gets IL Years.

FAIRFAX, Va. October 2 (Spe-
ciaD.-Duke Adams, alias Happy
Adams, colored, Of Kenmore, was SEN
fenced to IL years in the State peni-
tentiary yesterday on an indictment
charging him with felonious robbery
from William w. Kirby, 78-year-old
brother OF Sheriff E. P. Kirby, also
Of Kenmore.
1t was alleged Adams robbed Kirby
q $3.50 after assaulting the elderly
map. Adams was tried before a Jury,
winch fixed the term Of his sentence
Evening star., 1937-10-02
Coconut Injuries Woman.

MANILA, P. l., October (P).-A
coconut smashed the tradition that
coconuts don't drop from trees and
hit people on the head.
1t also smashed the nose of Mrs.
Clarence Duke, wife of United States
naval lieutenant, cut her forehead and
blacked both her eyes.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
Three Baptist Services.

b. e. star Correspondent of The Star
BETHESDA, Md, October 2.-Serv-
ices at the Mount Zion Baptist Church
VIII be held at 10 am. tomorrow and
at the Cedar Grove Baptist Church at
1880 pm. The sermon topic will be
The Lifted Horizon" Services will
be held at the Germantown Baptist
church at 3 pm, with THE Race of
Lie" as the sermon topic.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
Democrats to Dance at NJ. U.

COLLEGE PARK, Md, October 2
Especially Under auspices of the
Young Mems Democratic Club of the
Twenty-f1rst District. a dance will
be held tonight in the gym-armory at
the University of Maryland. Proceeds
Will go to the fund to build a club
house on the site in Daniels Park it
recently acquired.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
LIBRARY STAYS OPEN

Congressionals Rooms to Be Open
Until 6 Pm.
Reading rooms at the Library OF
Congress, including the periodical
room, will remain open tonight and
every Saturday until 6 o'clock. The
Representatives reading room will
continue open after o'clock for the
convenience of members of Congress.
Other rooms in the building will be
open daily until pm.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
JEREMIAH MCCARTHY,
EX-P0LICEMAN, DEAD

Z
Bed Room-Autopsy Ordered
by Coroner.
jeremiah Mccarthy, u, died at his
home at TOT D street southeast early
today shortly after he was found un-
conscious on the floor of his bed
room by his wife, Mrs. Anne Nc
Carthy. A retired policeman and
veteran Of the Indian Wars, he had
been in poor health for several years.
The body was taken to the District
morgue for an autopsy, and Coroner
A. Magruder Macdonald ordered the
contents of the stomach submitted to
chemist for analysis.
Beside his widow, Mr.. Mccarthy is
survived by three sons. jeremiah, jr.,
Justin and Eneas, and a daughter,
Agnes Mccarthy, all residents of the
District.
Evening star., 1937-01-31
STATE AbANDONS
LEEH|GHWAY PLAN
U. S. Insists New Road Be
Built From Falls Church
to Fairfax.

Plans to carry out the long advo-
Gated widening Of Lee Highway from
Falls Church to the bypass route
around the town Of Fairfax, one of
the heaviest travelled roads in the
Capitals suburbs, have been aban-
doned by the Virginia Highway
Commission.
A new and more direct road is to
be constructed between the two points
in lieu Of the Lee Highway improve
ment project and surveys for the work
are to be launched at once. The
change In plans is said to have been
made at the insistence Of the United
States Bureau Of Public Roads.
The disclosures came in the form
OF a letter from H. G. Shirley, head
of the Virginia Highway Commission,
to Edward w. Tbbott, a member OF
the Merrifield Improvement Associa-
tion, Fairfax County civic organiza-
ton which campaigned vigorously for
the Lee Highway work.
Shirley said that while his commits
sion recently advertised for and
opened bids on the widening and SUR
facing of Lee Highway. the Bureau OF
Public Roads refused to place its
stamp Of approval on the improve
ment plan, thereby holding up
$3.50, 900 Federal allotment.
1t recommended instead the build
ing of a new road between Falls
Church and the Fairfax bypass. that
no widening be carried out along Lee
Highway and the plan must be fol-
lowed II Federal funds are to re
obtained.
Evening star., 1937-01-31
TRANSIT RIGHTS
SOUGHT FOR ROAD
Democrats Initiate Move IN
Drive to Improve Con-
necticut Avenue.
By stan Correspondent OF The Star.

By o stan Correspondent OF the Star.
CHEVY CHASE, I'D, January 30
Ofiicial steps to acquire the Capital
Transit Co.'S right Of way for the
eventual improveme Of Connecticut
avenue between Chevy Chase Circle
and Chevy Chase Lake were being
urged today by the local Democratic
Club.
Curtis Walker. president Of the Or
ganization. wrote the Montgomery
County Commissioners that while
funds are not Immediately available,
the State Roads Commission has
shown q definite interest in the prof.
1ect and the right Of way should be
obtained.
A successful move In that direction
would eliminate any delay in carry
ing out the proposed resurfacing and
Improvement work whenever the
State Is financially able to proceed
with the work.
Writes Commissioners.
Walker, whose club has long advo-
Gated repaving the avenue, wrote the
county commissioners after receiving
a letter from the State highway body
in which its chairman, DR.. H. E.
Tabler, inquired whether the Capital
Transit Co. would donate the right
Of way.
Neither the Democratic Club Of
Chevy Chase nor I, as an individual
taxpayer. has authority to discuss this
matter with the Capital Transit Co., y
he advised the county board. 1T
seems to me it should be initiated by
the Board of County Commissioners
or some one from tf- State Roads
Commission.
Assuming that the transit company
has title to q portion Of this right OF
way, what are they going to do with
it? 1t would be in their interest to
have q better roadway on Connecticut
avenue for their buses It would also
be Of considerable benefit to the resi-
dents Of Chevy Chase-their pas
sengers."
"' Now that the tracks have been
abandoned" his letter continues. the
right Of way Is Of no use to the tran
sit company. and I should imagine
that, in the public interest. they would
be glad to assign to the State Roads
Commission such title as they may
have or claim.
Condemnation Is Alternative.
"In the event the transit company
would be unwilling to do this. then it
occurs to me that the State should
have it evaluated and II unsuccessful
in negotiating, then it should be ac-
ouired by condemnation without fur
ther delay. This is matter OF utmost
Importance to the taxpayers Of Chevy
Chase
He addressed q somewhat similar
communication to DR.. Tabler. point
ink to the traction company's aban-
donment Of the Chevy Chase Lake line
and declaring that because Of the fact
the right of way lis not a part Of a
going concern" 1t has, in his opinion,
little, If any, but nuisance value"
Walker said it would be decidedly to
Evening star., 1937-01-31

North China factories are unable
to keep pace with demand for rugs.
Evening star., 1937-01-31

on subjects to be exhibited. The
officers Of the Fine Arts Commission
and the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission are on one OF
the lower floors.
Secretary Ickes will have handsome,
disnified quarters on the sixth floor
on the c street side. From his Office
windows, perhaps, he may see, in the
future, the Pan-American Union
Annex. unless he Is successful in pre-
venting its erection on site obscuring
the view Of the Interior Building from
Constitution avenue
His private Offices consist Of one
large room, two smaller rooms and
terrace leading of the main edifice.
His own room is paneled in oak. The
hanginss are blue. The fireplace and
marble mantelpiece we're copied after
one Of the old Latrobe mantelpieces in
the Capitol.
Waiting Hall Ornate
There are several conference halls,
with an ornate waiting hall outside
1ckes' ofice. Just above the cafe
terra, there Is private dining room
for executives.
The annual saving in rent to the
Federal Government resulting from
moving its units from rented quarters
to the new Interior Building IS esti-
mated at $I81 $50 per year. Depart
mental activities will be transferred
from nine leased buildings, and six
Government-owned buildings, vacAt-
ing 480,50 square feet.
The old Interior Building will re-
tain $500 employees. including $500
Of the p. w. A. force.
Departmental units to be housed in
the new building are the office Of the
Secretary Of Interior, the office of the
Solicitor, the General Land ONCE, the
Once of Indian Affairs, of Education,
and Reclamation, National Park Serv-
ice, Division OF Territories and Island
Possessions, Division Of Grazing, Di-
vision of Geographic Names, Bureau
Of Mines, National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and the Com
mission Of Fine Arts.
Evening star., 1937-01-31
Taxes
Continued From Page BID

that long delinquent tax cases be taken
to court, to establish the efdcaey OF
the law. A dozen cases were listed
by Tax Collector Chatham M. Towers,
but have not been taken to court. The
reason given is that the corporation
counsel's stan has been loaded with
other duties regarded IS Of more urgent
character. Just when q test case will
be prosecuted could not. be learned.
but it was said it would be done as
soon as possible.
Legal officers Of the District. how
ever, say 1t may take from one to three
years to have the law finally tested.
and they fear to eradicate the services
Of the professional broker meanwhile.
For this reason, Vernon Z. West. prin-
cipal assistant corporation counsel, has
advised delay on this point. On the
other hand, other members Of the COM
mittee are insisting that Congress be
asked at once to eliminate the broker.
arguing that If q flaw should be found
in the present law. Congress could be
asked to make required changes.
The annual January tax deed sales
are public. and the list up for sale Is
published. The brokers seek to take
liens on the cream of the properties
involved. Those they do not buy are
bid in by the District. Whereas the
brokers get IL per cent per year in
terest, the District takes but per
cent. A recommendation before the
committee. however. is that the Dis
trict charge IL per cent also.
Private Sales Bar Asked.
Titles to properties held by the Dis
trict for two years may be sold at
either public or private sale to private
brokers, provided the sum paid is no
less than the taxes and penalties. A
member of the committee proposes that
the private sales be barred.
One theory back Of the proposal
to limit tax sales to bona fide auc-
tions. under court order, with as
surance of good title. is that more
competitive bids could be obtained
Evening star., 1937-01-31

and sums equal more nearly to the
market value Of the property OBJ
tanned The surplus over the taxes
and penalties would 60 back to the
property owner.
District Auditor Daniel J. Dono-
van Is chairman of the committee
Other members. in addition to
Towers, West and Allen. are Rufus
8. Lusk Of the Washington Tax.
payers Association, Thomas e.
Lodge, president Of the Federation
Of Citizens Associations; william L.
Beale Of the Board of Trade and
Harold z. Doyle Of the Real Estate
Board.
Evening star., 1937-01-31
THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia-Cloudy and
warmer, rain this afternoon and to-
night: tomorrow rain and much
colder: moderate southeast and south
winds. shifting to northwest or north
tomorrow morning.
Maryland-Cloudy and warmer to-
day, rain this afternoon and tonight;
tomorrow rain and much colder In
East, and rain probably changing to
snow and much colder In west portion.
Virginia-Cloudy and warmer to-
day, rain this afternoon and night;
tomorrow rain and much colder in
east and central, and rain probably
changing to snow and much colder
in extreme west portion.
West Virginia-Rain and warmer
today. much colder tonight: tomorrow
cloudy and much colder, probably
snow.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
muddy late yesterday afternoon.
Report Until 10 PM, Saturday.
Evening star., 1937-01-31
Ickes
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Continued From Page B.l.)
first floor offices will be required te
work by artificial light
The Interior Building consists OF 4
huge center wing, two blocks lons
from G to e streets, with six wings on
each side extending from Eighteenth
to Nineteenth streets. ArchitecturAlly
the features are early Federal, in
keeping with others Of the triangle
area. There Is an absence, however
of free standing columns. On the
south elevation Of the building are
13 discs carved in limestone. with the
seals of the 13 original States.
Atmosphere Is Businesslike.
Throughout the interior the utilitar-
ian character is evident in the gray
walls. Everything is simple and busi-
nesslike, though in huge proportions.
Special features include an audito-
rum on the main floor Of the c street
entrance, capable Of seating 1000 per-
sons. The basement cafeteria will
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space is provided for officials and their
staffs.
The auditorium Is equipped for
sound pictures. Here conferences and
educational meetings will be held.
Five bronze doors lead into the main
entrance hall OIL G street. To the left
of the entrance Is the library, with
stacks for 100000 volumes. It Is .
beautifully paneled room in dark wal
nut, two stories in height, the same as
the auditorium.
Other special features on this first
floor are the exhibit gallery-An entire
wing given over to showcases.
For workers who wish to bring their
own lunches, there Is q penthouse eat
ing room on the eighth floor. Here
bright tables, chairs and benches will
be used and q concession stand has
been installed. But woe to the employe
who partakes of penthouse lunches
out OF hours, for Ickes long ago banned
early morning hours in the cafeteria.
On the seventh floor is q fine art
gallery. An art committee will pass
Evening star., 1937-01-31
! MIND TEST FOR Eden
et. Paul Extortion Case Prisoner

et. Paul Extortion Case Prisoner
to Be Examined.
ST. PAUL, January 80 LR.-The
United States District Attorneys Of
flee today said mental examination
would be asked for Fred S. Eden,
school teacher, arrested for attempted
extertion.
Eden was seized Friday by Federal
agents and charged with attempting
10 extort $4,000 from Edward G. Bre-
tner. victim in 1884 of q $200,0 900 kid
nap plot. His case will be presented
TO q Federal grand jury convening
February 8.
The district attorneys office said
Eiden had made Q statement attrib-
nting his act to excessive drinking.
Evening star., 1937-01-31

the advantage Of the project II the
railway ownership were eliminated. re.
calling the Public Works Administra-
ton was about to make commitment
for the work a year or two ago, but
was restrained from doing so because
it could not assist in the improvement
Of any project where any Of the prop.
erty was owned by public utility"
Evening star., 1937-01-31

A tiger cub reared on q bottle ct
the British consulate in Annoy. China.
has been placed in the London Zoo.
Evening star., 1937-01-31
PISTOL PRANK FATAL
Ex-Policeman Abram Of D. g.

Ex-Policeman Abram Of D. G.
Killed by Friend in Chicago.
CHICAGO, January 80 lP.-william
Abran, IS. laughed last nigh. and
said, 60 ahead. Put it to my fore
head and shoot. It's not loaded" So
his friend, Rudolph Hedinger, IS,
pulled the trigger and Abram fell to
the floor. fatally shot with his own
pistol. The circumstances were veri-
fed BY Abram before he died police
said. Hedinger was held for the In.
quest today. Abram formerly was .
Washington. d. G, policeman.
Evening star., 1937-01-31
SNOW ISOLATES TOWNS
5000 in Mining Communities Cut
OFF by Blizzard.

Off by Blizzard.
SAN FRANCISCO. January 80 Pl.
A blizzard in the high Sierras today
isolated more than 5000 persons in
the mining communities OF Grass VAL
ley and Nevada City-cut of by snow
clogged highways and disrupted tele-
phone lines.
Snow piled IL feet in drifts.
A stage driver reported every avail
able man was enlisted to shovel snow
from Grass Valley house roofs, which
it was feared might collapse.
Evening star., 1937-01-31
japanese Census Figures.

Latest census figures show that in
addition to Toxic and Osaka. Japan
has the following cities with more
than 2,500,000 inhabitants: Hokkaido,
100000; Hyogo, 2,980,000 Aichi, D.
s2o 900; Fukuoka, 100000.
Evening star., 1937-04-10

Creek, will afford a handy stopping
off place for migratory water fowl.
In it will be planted food grasses, and
along the shore Of the lake natural
plants will be allowed to thrive.
If power shovel can be secured
for the work it can be done quickly,
but the dam may be some time in
building
DR.. Morley had hoped to secure a
camp of c. C. C. workmen for ex-
elusive use On the development, but,
although this was not granted, suf-
ficient number of men has been
allowed from time to time to push the
work along at rapid rate. When
the weathe- permits, work will begin
on the new cutoff from Bowie road
TO Snowden Hall, future headquarters
for the refuge, where several more
buildings for experimental work will
be constructed and large amount of
landscaping done.
Some Of the buildings razed thus
far on the various farms included in
the area have been burned outright.
This method was adopted, however.
only for those buildings which were
valueless from a salvage standpoint.
Most Of the structures have SUD-
Evening star., 1937-04-10

funds in centers where such work is
being done.
Il have seen so many go out with
cancer, fine men and women who had
much to contribute to civilization. In
the final stages Of this disease no
anodyne has been found by medical
science that will ease the terrible
pain. I am an attorney. not phy-
sician, but even in my restricted ex-
perience / have seen enough to lead
me to believe that, given the funds,
medical science will really succeed in
alleviating humanity or in preventing
the development Of cancer. My in
terest led me to inquire into the NOR
tahty rate, and I found that cancer is
the second greatest killer in the world
and that at the rate of acceleration
1t Is taking today, it will probably be-
come the first killer.
1t seemed to me that something
should be done to combat this great
evil. Pope, in his Essay on Man.
said something about sin Is monster
OF such hideous mien-' and then
went on to show that we can accustom
ourselves to even the most frightful
situations, which We first accept and
then embrace. Something like that
has happened with regard to cancer.
We had to take steps to prevent a
growing callousness that would allow
the disease to get completely out of
hand. I did not want to secure the
approval Of just one or two Senators
for this bill. l wanted 1t to be put
over in as spectacular a way as pos
sible, so that the whole Nation would
be jolted into realization Of It's sig
niflcance. I believe that has been
done by getting practically the entire
Senate body to sponsor the bill
with me.
"These letters on nv desk are but
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Evening star., 1937-04-10
c.. c.. c.. RAZES OLD BUILDINGS
Maryland Area Will Afford Natural Habitat for Biological Sur
vey's Game Propagation Experiment-Wild Turkeys,
Foxes There Already-Deer to Come

knowing that it was fox, went to
rout him out. Br'er Fox loped along
ahead of his would-be captor, keeping
just far enough in the lead to make
the chase interesting. When the
purSuer gave up, the fox slipped
silently into the woods and was gone.
What was that?" gasped the bov
from Georgia when he returned to his
crew.
What was it? Do you mean to saw
you've never seen a gray fox before?"
queried the boss.
We'll, I'll be -" was all the
f1abbergasted boy could answer, and a
jolly laugh went around.
They're still kidding the colored
fellow who refused to visit the place
where he saw bob-cat in the trees.
HE outstanding project for the
immediate future is the develop
ment of dam on Cash Greek which
will impound lake On so acres. Work
of making this earthen barrier. rein
forced by wood, has already started.
The top of the dam will be wide enough
to support roadway. The lake, made
from the natural run-off into Cash
Evening star., 1937-04-10

barns reserved or improved during
the cleanup and unifcation activity.
Several bridges, small and strong.
are being thrown across draws or
creeks on the refuge. These spans
will remove the hazard of travel and
will not, of course, interfere with wild
life propagation. Bridges of rustic
type are virtually undesirable in tho
woods and traveller who did not
know his way about on the refuge
would scarcely detect the presence Of
the horse trails themselves, so casual
do they appear to the eye.
Altogether some II miles Of new
horse trails have been cleared bitches
have been dug in places and pipe
line laid.
THE trapping Of the deer to be in
troduced on the project may not
be done by DR.. Morley and his aides,
but he described the method 10 BE-
used in securing them. The trap is
not unlike tall box. This slat-hke
contraption is set up in the forest
and when the young deer investigates
he is shared. Although of small inte-
rior, the animal will enter. The door
silently closes and the deer is caught.
The trapping is always done at a
season when the male deer have no
antlers, If mature deer are wanted.
The refuge would be satisfied with
young animals,
Evening star., 1937-04-10

eminent counsel, the military COM
mission before which Beall was tried
found him guilty on all counts and
sentenced him to the gallows. Then
began widespread and determined
effort to obtain communication of the
sentence.
REALL was convicted February IA,
1865, and the hanging was set for
February "a. There was no hope. Mai.
Gen. John A. Dix, commander of the
Department Of the East and unbend-
ing utterer Of IF any one attempts
to haul down the American flag, shoot
him on the spot!" would show mercy.
Then ensued an avalanche of appeals
to the White House by Senators,
Representatives and other prominent
Northerners to spare the Virginians
life. All were unavailing in moving
the usually compassionate Lincoln.
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