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Evening star., 1937-10-10

u Thursday, September 80, TO
N Thursday, October 7:
L Y CHILLUM HEIGHTS-De-
cided to oppose any applications for
liquor or beer and light wine licenses
in its area.
CONDUIT ROAD-Recommen
an income tax and land tax as the
most feasible method of meeting the
District taxation situation; Endorsed
the movement to provide free lunches
for needy school children; opposed
nonresident children attending Dis
trict schools; voted afiiliation with the
District Suffrage Association.
/. FEDERATION-Agr to make
concerted fight for local suffrage, re-
iterated its stand for District repre-
sentation in Congress and demanded
reduction of the local tax load; op-
posed appointment Of members of the
Board of Education by the Commits
sioners instead of by justices of the
District Court; favored legislation
making the birthday of Thomas JEFF
ferson, April 13, national holiday.
DUPONT CIRCLE-Voted to wage
strong fight against any proposal
that would make residential Massa-
chusett avenue west of Dupont Circle
commercial area.
FOREST HILLS-Opposed any in
crease in the 1899 budget over the
current s4e,oooooo appropriation.
MANOR PARK-Voiced approval of
plans to protect homes by zoning prop
erty east of the metropolitan branch
of the Baltimore e. Ohio Railroad
north Of Sligo Mill road and south of
Whittier street; elected officers and
approved local suffrage in the Dis
trict.
BLADENSBURG ROAD - Voiced
disapproval Of out-of-town students
attending District schools.
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION OF Ia
KOMA. D. C.-Voted to advise the
A. B. c. Board of the District that
the association still was opposed to
the 'off-sale" Of liquor in the COM
munity
KENILWORTH-Opposed the gross
business receipts tax
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-Demand
national representation, local suffrage
and states rights; opposed any plan
to rezone residential Massa chusetts
avenue to a commercial area; indorsed
the free-lunch plan for needy chill
dren. passed a resolution favcring the
object of the District Suffrage Asso-
citation.
NORTH CLEVELAND PARK-Op-
voted in favor of enfranchisement of
District residents.
FR1ENDSHIP-Vote in favor OF a
maximum District budget for 1889 of
$45,000,000; resolution passed sug-
gesting that the School Board seek
legislation permitting nonresident
students to attend District schools on
payment OF a reasonable tuition only
when facilities are available without
crowding District residents.
OLDEST INHABITANTS
the Tooth anniversary Of the dedica-
tion of the Old Union Engine House.
The Georgetown, Progressive Con-
gress Heights Citizens Association and
Michigan Park groups also met, but
acted on only local matters.
CIVIC CALENDAR.
THE following citizens associations
are scheduled to meet this week
Monday, October IL.
Brookland-Masonic Hall, Twelfth
and Monroe streets northeast, 8 pm.
Hillcrest-East Washington Heights
| Baptist Church. 8 pm.
Kalorama-2345 Ashmead place,
8pm.
Northeast-Ludlow School, 8 pm.
Park View-Park View School,
pm.
Piney Branch-Rposevelt High
School, pm.
Stanton Park-Peabody School,
8p.m.
West End-Kidder Hall, 1922 Twen-
tieth street, pm.
Tuesday, October IL.
Burleith - Gordon Junior High
School, 8 pr1
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Three Group Meetings.

Three Junior Board committees will
meet this week. They are:
Youth Welfare Committee, tomor-
row at pm. in the Board Of Trade
offices; John I. Dugan. chairman.
Subchairmen Of Membership Com
mittee, Tuesday at 1890 pm. at 1924
Fourteenth street; John H. Davis, IT,,
chairman.
Aviation Committee. q meeting at 8
pm. Wednesday at the Lee House;
Allen C. Graham. chairman.
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TRANSIT OFFICIAL TALKS
Kalorama Also to Hear Speech by
r. D. Marshall.

Robert A. Dougan, executive as
sistant to the president of the Capital
Transit Co., will be guest speaker at
a meeting of the Kalorama Citizens
Association tomorrow at pm. in
the home of the president, Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley. 2345 Ashmead place.
The group will also hear an ad-
dress by R. D. Marshall on the gross
business receipts tax A nomina ting
committee will be appointed and a
change in the associations constitu-
ton, relative to the appointment of
a recording and corresponding secre-
tary, rather than merely secretary,
will be acted on, it was announced.
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Rev. Mr.. Perkins to Talk

The Rev. Frederick w. Perkins,
president of the Family Service Asso-
citation. will be the principal speaker
before the Junior Board of Commerce
at its luncheon Thursday at 1890
pm. at the Lee House. He win dis
cuss the work of his organization.
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T. H. R. CLARKE TO TALK

Thomas H. R. Clarke, deputy re-
corder Of deeds. will address the
Barry Farm Citizens Association at
its meeting Tuesday at pm. In the
home Of Levi G. Brown, 2846 Elvans
road southeast.
A musical program under direction
Of Mrs. Anna May Garrett will be
held after the regular order Of busi-
ness.
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WIN Discuss Tax.

A discussion of the gross business
receipts tax and the advisability of
Joining the District Suffrage Associa-
ton will feature a meeting of the
southeast Business Mems Association
tomorrow at 8 pm. in the ofices of
tho president, Clarence F. Donohoe.
3l4 Peunsylvania avenue southeast.
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GETS NEW MEMBERS
Forest Hills Enrolls Five, Chair
man Springer Announces.

Five new members have been added
to the rolls Of the Forest Hills Citizens
Association, it was announced yester-
day by Edwin L. Springer. Member
ship Committee chairman.
They are w. w. Everett, jr., 4512
Thirtieth street; B. A. Harrison. 2949
Upton street; A. B. Irvine, 4516 Thir-
tieth street; C. M. Ashton. 2930 Upton
street. and j. Richard Riggles, 4450
Connecticut avenue.
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TO ELECT OFFICERS
Northeast Group Also to Seek
Better Bus Service.

Better Bus Service.
An election Of officers will be held
at meeting Of the Northeast Citizens
Association tomorrow at 8 pm. in the
Ludlow School, Joseph Notes, secre-
tary, announced.
Notes also said resolution would
probably be presented requesting bet
ter service of the Capital Transit Co.,
particularly in reference to buses.
Another item expected to be discussed
is the District tax situation, with a
view to adopting some plan that would
reduce the local tax load.
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10 V. Morgan Is Speaker.

10 v. Morgan, assistant corporation
counsel Of the District, will speak on
THE New Business Tax" at the first
meeting Of the Fall session Of the
Cathedral Heights Cleveland Park
Citizens Association Tuesday at 8
pm. Ia ths payish hall Of et. Adams
Church.
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DIR. Frank to Sneak.

The first general meeting of the
Board of Trade is scheduled for next
Friday. Guest speaker will be Dr..
Glenn Frank. former president of the
University of Wisconsin.
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Tax Survey Under Way.

The Board of Trade is engaged at
present in making a survey of busi-
ness taxes in other States and local.
tiles looking toward codification or
abolition of the Districts business
privilege tax, passed at the last ses-
sion.
The survey is being conducted by
the Municipal Finance Committee,
headed by former President Edgar
Morris.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
Joint Committee Sessions
On District LEGISLATION.

I Asst week Chairman Palmisano
of the House District Com
mittee announced that two of the
principal legislative problems con-
cerning the District would be con-
sidered this Winter in joint sessions
of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives Committees on the Dis
trict of Columbia. Senator King is
credited with originating the sug-
gestion which has been approved
heartily by Representative Pal
misano. These two major prob
lens are the proposal to reconstruct
the tax structure and to reorganize
the District government.
Such joint sessions of these leg
islative committees have been sug-
gested frequently, but seldom held.
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma tried
for some time to arrange for Joint
sessions of the subcommittee on
District appropriations of. the two
houses, but was never able to bring
it about. The gentleman from
Texas, Mr.. Blanton, was given the
credit for thwarting Senator
Thomas in this.
The necessity of civic leaders
having to appear before two differ
ent committees and for the District
officials to be likewise burdened has
been considered a duplication of
effort which could we'll be avoided.
Then there are advantages of eff
cheney as we'll as time saving to be
obtained through the joint meet
1ngs. One set Of stenographic re-
ports would tell the whole story at
an enormous saving in cost. 1t is
also seen that there is proba-
bility that many differences be-
tween two committees would be
washed out in such joint sessions
where both committees we're put in
possession of the same information
at the same time.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
Graphic Analyses
OF Civic Problems.

Graphic Analyses
OF Civic Problems.
SOME Of our civic organizations
~ lack thoroughness in their
analyses of civic problems In which
they are specially interested.
Whether before the local govern
ment officials or congressional
committees the best received and
most impressive presentations are
accompanied by graphic charts
and photographs.
Striking photographs have on
Evening star., 1937-10-10
With the Associations
Increased Budget and Business Receipts Tax
Opposed Twenty Meetings Scheduled to
Be Held During Coming Week.
WEEKLY REVIEW,

~ EVIEW OF the civic week from
- Thursday, September 80, TO
Thursday, October Z:
CuIIIYrNE IJE,Trurc M
Evening star., 1937-10-10

w YrTH the Red Cross an
4 nual roll call and q
wv school lunch fund CAM
paign going strong, the
Evening star., 1937-09-06
HIBERNIANS ELECT
M'DON0UGH HEAD
Ancient Order Condemns Treat.
ment Of Catholics in Spain,
Germany and Mexico,

BY the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, September
6.-Delegates to the Ancient Order of
Hibernians' convention here ended
their twenty-sixth biennial meeting
last night with banquet.
Earlier in the day officers were
elected. They are: Edward P. Nc
Donough of Baltimore, president;
Thomas E. Stakem Of Midland, vice
president; John P. Dornan of Balti-
more. secretary; John j. Fitzsimmons
OF Baltimore, treasurer; Right Rev.
Hugh ]. Monaghan of Baltimore,
chaplain; Michael L. J. O'Connor of
Baltimore, chairman Of Irish history,
and Gerard w. McCaffrey Of Balti-
more, organizer.
Resolutions were adopted favoring
the placing Of Northern Ireland un-
der the Irish Free State; condemning
communism; condemning the treat
ment OF Catholics in Spain, Mexico,
Germany and Northern Ireland, and
opposing propaganda which may lead
America into war.
The site Of the next convention was
not announced, but will be left to
the decision Of the Executive Board.
Od1cers of the Ladies' Auxiliary Of
the Hibernians were elected, with Miss
Anna F. Doyle Of Baltimore as presi-
dent. The delegates attended an IL
an. mass at st. Patrick's Catholic
Church yesterday.
Evening star., 1937-09-06
Finder Returns
Note Case but
Shares Wealth

The unknown finder Of note case
filled with money and valuable papers,
lost by British visitor near Mount
Vernon, took it upon himself to put
share wealth" theories into prac-
tice, 1t appeared today.
Frederick H. Wagstaff, registered at
the Mayflower Hotel from London, re-
ported to police that he lost the case
Friday
Its contents, he said, included $50
in United States money; three English
pound notes; letters of credit for f4o0
(nearly $4,000; steamer tickets for
three people on the Empress of Britain
for October, and three railroad tickets
from New York to Cincinnati.
Wagstaff left Washington for Gin
cinnati on business Saturday night,
without much hope of recovering his
property. But the note case arrived
for him In the mail at the Mayflower
yesterday. with no clue to the sender.
The finder apparently had decided
to share it's contents and had taken
for'hs portion the $3.50 in American
cash. Except for this money, nothing
was missing from the case, hotel ON
cials said.
Evening star., 1937-09-06
JEWS CONTINUE
NEW YEAR RITES
Temporal as Well as Spir-
ituaI Problems Weighed
in Synagogues.

As orthodox and conservative syna-
gogues continued throughout the day
services of Rosh Hashanah, Jewish
New Year, the Washington Hebrew
Congregation, only reform sect in the
city, was to end its program at noon
today.
Beginning at sundown yesterday,
services Of the orthodox and conserva-
tive branches will continue until noon
tomorrow. The Washington Hebrew
Congregation, church Of Rabbi Abran
Simon, began its ceremonial activities
yesterday at 8 pm.
The persecution Of Jews in Europe
and the problems confronting the race
in its attempts at reclamation in Pal
estine and the dissension between the
Arabs, Jews and British over parti-
tioning the land will constitute the
subject matter for the talks Of many
rabbis in the New Year services.
Unlike the Christian celebration OF
New Year, Jews use the period as a
time of introspection and considera-
ton Of temporal as well az spiritual
problems
In . message Of recognition Of the
beginning Of the holiday, Secretary OF
State Hull said he was happy to join
In the we'll wishing to those Of the
Jewish faith and ito express the wish
that the period extending after Rosh
Hashanah will include advancement
and prosperity"
Evening star., 1937-09-06
LICENSED IN FAIRFAX

FAIRFAX, Va, September 6 (Spe-
ciaD .-Marriage licenses have been
issued here to the following: James
Wyllie Packwood, 80, Bradley Beach,
N. j., and Sarah Louise Herbert, %,
Marlborough, N. j.; Milton Baker, 81,
and Sallie Corine Hargrave, ~, both
Washington, D. c.; Flavius Broadus
Alder. 30, Fairfax. and Myrtle Vir-
ginia Dodson, "a, Burke; Bert Edwin
Halterman, 25, and Helen Grace Rob-
inson, 26, both Washington, D. c.;
Cyrus Weir Howard, IS, and Donna
Marie KILN, 81, both Washington,
D. c.; William Augustus Richards, 26,
Keyser, w. Va, and Elizabeth Adelia
Harvey, %, Elk Garden, W. Va; La
fayette Demetrius johnson, 81, WASH
ington, D. c., and Marion Laura
Erwin, %, Falls Church; Robert Rem
ington Spates, ~, Ballston, and Mad
cline Louise Taylor, 20, Falls Church;
Bernard Michael Napoli, 81, and Jean
Matthias, Is, both nccotink.
Evening star., 1937-09-06
Doctor Seeks Ne,u
Feuer Treatment
At Risk of Life
Experiments on Self BY
Injecting Compounds
OF "Heauy Metals.''

DR.. Edward Francis, noted Public
Health Service physician, who has
repeatedly risked his own life seek
ing cures for variety Of fevers, is
now in the Marine Hospital in Balti-
more experimenting with new treat
ment for relapsing fever.
DR.. Francis, who has survived Rocky
Mountain spotted fever. psittacosis,
undulant fever and tularemia, all
contracted in laboratory experiments
here, recently contracted relapsing
fever.
When the use Of arsenicals-anti-
spirochetical drugs-failed to effect q
permanent cure, he went to Baltimore
to experiment on himself by the injec-
ton of so-called heavy metals" COM
pound Of either mercury or bismuth.
Physicians at the hospital said it
was too soon to determine whether the
new treatment. combined with the ar
senicals, will be effective.
Evening star., 1937-09-06
Buyers Strike
Held One Way
ToDrop Prices
By the Associated Press.


D. Z. Montgomery, consumers
counsel director for the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration, today said
. buyers strike against higher living
costs might perform very real
public service"
Asked If he approved consumer
strikes, Montgomery said it was mot
up to the consumers counsel or any
other Government of1icial to tell con-
sumers whether or not they have .
right to strike"
But If you're asking whether con-
sumers could do any good for them
selves by striking
II think they not only could help
themselves Immediately as consumers,
but II they succeed in putting IN end
to this alarming steady increase In
prices, they would probably be per-
forming . very real public service.
1T seems to be . question" he con-
tinued, 'of whether We are going TO
spend up our prosperity In year as
w did before. Or WHISTLER We ars going
70 Try 70 balance our economic ~
tenn"
Evening star., 1937-09-06
Al 6. (. HEAD Halls
LAB0R'S PROGRESS
improvements in Work Standards
for Federal Employees
Cited BY Stengle.

Hailing the improvements in work.
ing standards of Government en-
ployes effected during the last year,
Charles I. Stengle, president of the
American Federation Of Government
Employees, today predicted further
progress for the labor movement dur
Ing the IL months ahead.
Stengle expressed particular graf
ification at repeal of the married
persons clause" left over from the
economy act.
Restoration Of pay, restoration Of
leave privileges, protection Of the re-
tirement fund and host of other
gains have followed the work Of the
A. F. G. E. on behalf of Government
employees" he continued.
During the session just ended the
safety Of the retirement fund has been
assured, thousands Of low-paid en-
ployes Of the Post Once, Treasury and
Interior Departments have received
pay increases, $500 District Govern
ment employees have been assured
the five-day week and protection for
their leave privileges and substantial
gains have apparently been made in
the Administrations reorganization
plan, as compared with procedure In
the past"
Evening star., 1937-09-06
NEWEST DEVICES
PUT IN SCHOOLS
Modern Buildings Have All
Improvements, Even
Soundproof Rooms.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Thousands of grown-ups who re-
member the little red school house"
with its pot-bellied stove and back
breaking benches will be introduced to
the modern American school when
their children return to class during
the next few weeks.
Public Works Administration ex-
perts, who have scanned plans for
4,493 schools built with P. w. A. as
sistance in the last four years, say
revolutionary changes are being made
in educational buildings. Many Of
these are to improve ventilation and
sanitary, heating and lighting facil-
tiles.
Indirect lighting and air. conditioned
heating systems are being installed
widely. Insulated roofs and walls ere
used increasingly, and sound-proofing
is. installed where finances permit,
especially in cafeterias. The familiar
bell which changed a warning to tardy
students appears to have been sup
planted by electric hall gongs, sirens,
and class room buzzers.
Radio and moving picture apparatus
and amplifying systems are in many
new schools. A Providence (R. H.
high school, four stories high, safe
guards its self-operating elevators for
teachers and crippled children with
an electric eye.
School room windows turn inside out.
Desk tops adjust upward like artists
eases to prevent eyestrain and i'm
prove posture. School seats may be
adjustable or form fitting.
Some schools are equipped to give
all students shower baths twice weekly
by use Of horseshoe-shaped spray
rooms through which pupils pass in
rapid succession.
There are more swimming pools
with water chemically treated and
light treated. In some buildings stu
dents step in a germicidal solution
before entering the pool or shower.
Gymnasiums are combined with
auditoriums in grade schools. Many
new high schools have two-one for
boys and one for girls. The new high
schools separate them from audi
toriums, however, and build the latter
with sloping floors and stage equip
ment.
Evening star., 1937-09-06

Mama he discovers q mutilated So
cial pattern between his parents long
before he can crawl. And these
things are more vital to shaping his
attitudes toward all other persons
than all the so-called training that
follows.
If society is to combat the prob
lem OF crime at its roots it must dig
down into the cradle Parents and
teachers must be trained in the sig
nificance of the baby's cries before
they can hope to train the baby in
their own conceptions"
Dr. Groves will speak on the subject
OF crime prevention in the home at
the Wardman Park Theater October
5. when he delivers the opening lee
ture in the Institute Of Criminal
Sciences Crime Clinic.
The lecture series, which is part
OF the regular curriculum of the in
stitute, located at 1741 K street, will
be open to the public. The course Of
20 lectures will cover the home,
school, penal institutions, health and
hygiene. cultural problems and chan
nels molding public opinion.
Evening star., 1937-09-06
Washington s
Own
Book Of Hours
8 o'clock am.

1T is the silent, ghostly hour
When night and morning meet"
~ YER city, village and woodland
4 is an eerie greyness. Out Of
it emerge spectrelike forms
~ of trees and fences, q few
moments ago imperceptible in the
darkness. Fog lies low over fields and
hay cocks.
The change has come unnoticed. The
weird grayness Is distant sunlight re-
hected from the sky over the Eastern
horizon.
In Rock Greek Park the song SPAR
rows are singing the prelude Of the
woodlands mathis. They are the ear
liest awakeners of local birds.
One must listen closely. Faint and
sweet come the notes at intervals, first
from one direction and then another.
The sparrows still are on their roosts.
they sing in bed. Not for an hour will
they leave their perches seeking juicy
worms for breakfast.
For 10 minutes or more their in
dividual voices may be the only sounds
from the leafy, dew-drenched choir. 4
And then-a great burst Of joyous
singing, the matudinal chorus OF the
robins. This starts about 3:15, con-
tinues until well after 4 and consti-
tutes one Of the truly mystical phe-
nomena of nature. Thousands Of red
breasts are pouring forth together their
ecstacy OF song with that joyousness
and freshness Of spirit which daybreak
inspires. Such burst Of song will not
be heard again during the "a hours.
Through the heat Of day only the
occasional voice Of IN individual rob-
bin whose spirits are irrepressible Is
heard.
One after another birds join in the
chorus-And out in the suburbs the
cocks are Growing.
Hall hourly the Georgetown bells
ring.
The dying moon sails high over the
ancient college and looks down upon
= leaf-walled graveyard Of the Society
Of Jesus.
The plain gravestones stand in Or
dered ranks, like . company Of soldiers
standing at attention until the reveille
Of earth's last morning shall sound.
ThithsR, ,ons after another, the
heack-rubed fathers havs gone b The
Evening star., 1937-09-06
SIX NEARBY HIGHWAYS
ARE BEING REPAIRED

Two sections Of United States high
ways and four sections of State roads
in nearby Maryland are being repaired
and trafic over them is subject to de-
lay, according to the road condition
report Of the State Roads Commission.
Reconstruction work is being carried
out on the Defense highway from the
Grain highway to the DaNdsonville
road, = distance of a mile, and the
Waldorf -Hughesville road is being re-
constructed between Waldorf and Bry-
antown, q distance Of AZ miles.
State roads being oiled include
Route 3 from Tompkinsville to Rock
Point, Wayside and Morgantown;
Route 81, Thurmont to Sabillasville;
Connecticut avenue from Chevy Chase
Lake to Ksnsington and Route s from
District Of Columbia line toward T. B.,
eIlssia and Fort Warrington.