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Evening star., 1938-12-01
Retirement
Law Change
Seen by Bu|ow
Proposal to Lower
Age Limit to Be
Submitted
By ]. A. OLEARY.

The Senate will take action early
in the new Congress to uberalize
the civil service retirement law, in
the opinion Of Senator Bulow.
Democrat, Of South Dakota, chair
man of the Civil Service Committee.
The chairman based his predic-
ton today on the fact that just
before the last Congress adjourned
the Senate passed the Nicely bill,
lowering the age limits for optional
retirement and broadening the
existing law in several other re-
Spects. Senate action came so near
adjournment, however, that the
House did not act and the bill died.
It must be considered anew in both
houses.
Other subjects likely to come up
for consideration again this winter
in the Civil Service Committee are:
A variety of plans for establishing
a civil service board of appeals to
hear and adjust complaints of en-
ployes on personnel problems, and
the bill to make $1,000 the mini
mum wage in the subprofessiona1
and custodial branches of the class
ified service.
Would Lower Age Limits.
The Nicely retirement bill, as ap-
proved last June, made seven
changes in existing law, most i'm
portant of which was to lower the
age limits at which employees could
exercise the option of retiring after
80 years of service. The optional
age limits proposed were ga for
those who may now retire at 68; 60
for those now in the 63-year group
and So for those who may now
retire at 60.
The age limits for automatic re-
tirement were not changed, except
that provision was made for three
one-year extensions when desired
by an employe and approved by the
Civil Service Commission. In ex-
ceptional cases the President could
grant further extensions to retain
the services of persons possessing
expert knowledge.
The Nicely bill also paved the way
for widows annuity plan, by per-
mitting employees to accept joint
survivorship plan, under which the
employe would receive a reduced
annuity during retirement, but with
provision made for his widow.
Employe Contribution.
The employe contribution to the
retirement fund would be increased
by the Nicely bill from 31a to 1 PEI
cent of salary. with further provi-
sion allowing employees to deposit ad.
ditional amounts, not exceeding 10
per cent of salary, in order to pur.
chase higher retirement annuities
Such deposits would draw 3 per
cent interest compounded annually
The bill also defined the conditions
under which employe contributions
would be refunded those who leavs
the service before retirement.
On the question of lower age
limits for optional retirement, the
Civil Service Commission contended
during the last Congress that the
Government should also possess the
option to require retirement at the
same age limits at which the en-
ploye could voluntarily step out
This question may be debated again
in committee before the bill is
revived.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
B. & O. Brakeman
Dies of Injuries

Wilmer Martin Dowell 30, Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad brakeman,
whose leg was amputated when he
slipped and fell under q moving
freight car at Silver Spring, Nd,
Tuesday, died yesterday afternoon
at the Washington Sanitarium in
Takoma Park, Md.
Mr.. Dowell. who lived at 141
Quincy place NE, was taken to the
Washington Sanitarium by the Sill
yer Spring Rescue Squad.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Lecture on Bermuda

Carveth Wells, author and traveller,
will give an illustrated lecture on
Bermuda before the National Geo.
graphic Society tomorrow night at
Constitution Hall. He will describe
q trip by clipper plane to the island
and travels by bicycle and carriage
through the island.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Fraternity to Pledge q

Twenty-three candidates will be
pledged tonight by the Alpha Rho
Chapter Of Sigma Delta Kappa
legal fraternity Of the Washington
College Of Law, at the Colonial
Hotel at $3.50 O'Clock. Following the
ceremony, Arthur Keefer and Har.
old Welsh will speak.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Pike to Confer Degree

Albert Pike Consistory Of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
OF. Freemasonry will confer the
31st degree Of the rite Tuesday, De-
cember 6, ct z33 Third street NV.
beginning ct . pm.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Fund AIibI for ScuttIing Zoning
Refuted by Planning Officials
Civic Opposition to LeeoIizine Montgomery
Violations Grows as Mystery Deepens
Nv JACK ALLEN.

surrounding the Montgomery County Commissioners
zong nfracons which have occurred in the county dur
today opposition proposal
muniV.
Capital
Commission announced that 1t to hold tomorrow
deferred until
later date.
board became
Planning
Evening star., 1938-12-01
Oyster Supper Today

An oyster and ham summer will
be served today from S to 8 pm.
at the Masonic Hall, Silver Spring,
Nd, for the benefit of the building
fund Of the Four Corners M. =.
Church.
Evening star., 1938-12-01
81, ,00O, 900 to End Floods

To end the frequent floods y
Lancashire, England, $4,000 900 vii
be speut on Q drainage Gvstem.
Evening star., 1938-12-01

TROPHY FOR CHAMP-Frank j. Jefferson president
the National Capital Canary Club holds the gold trophy
donated by Star which awarded the club member
who American canary Of the Hartz Mountain
type More than 200 expected judged at the
clubs annual show held December 10 and II at the
Continental cup will be awarded to the breeder Of
each years best canary. Star Stan Photo
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Following report grain threshod in the vollo Frbor Bailey Those figures do not account for 1l tho sood next end is foodin the rocindor interest thcso wish yoor they did raise this Also possibl6 ono kind another, avoiding transaction.
 Corporation by sGnlsson, not in report. Therefore this report is not complete. Those weights all bushels.
Evening star., 1938-02-09

The greatest number Of fountains
ever constructed at one time will en-
liven an esplanade OF the New York
Worlds Fair 1899. The number will
run into the hundreds.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
125,528 TAKE MUSIC
DR.. Sokoloff Says Myth About
Children La Exnloded.

Children Is Exploded.
DR.. Nikolai Sokoloff, director of the
W. P. A. music project, told 4 House
committee yesterday:
The venerable myth that the
American youngster has to be coAxed
or coerced, into music study has been
pretty well exploded"
A large new clientele for the music
teacher has grown out of the w. P. A.
classes, said Sokolon. A total of 1875,
o2S pupils unable to pay for music
lessons attend the classes.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
DAKOTA FARMERS
SEEK SEED LOANS
Drought. Area Resi-
dents Must Have y. S.
Aid, They Declare.
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
CROSBY. N. OAK, Feb. 9.-Farmers
Of 4 drought-ridden five-county area
in Northwestern North Dakota would
gamble their labor against the ele-
ments again this year. If the Govern
ment provided q stake of close to
100000 for seed and production
loans.
c. H. LOckrem. district supervisor for
the Farm Security Administration in
Divide. Williams, Burke, Mckenzie and
Mountrail counties, estimated today at
least four out OF Ave farmers would
need loans Of $500 each to purchase
seed. tractor fuel or feed for horses.
They simply haven't the money to
purchase the necessities OF life, not TO
speak Of seeds, fuel or feed" said
Lockrem. More than $500 farm
families Of approximately $500 in the
five counties, are receiving Govern
ment relief grants totaling close to
$lS5. 900 monthly.
Few, II any Of these farmers would
be able to put a crop in without aid.
Undoubtedly there would be others
needing aid. those who managed to get
along without grants for food and
clothing"
Many farmer, still owe on loans OBJ
tanned years back, but they haven't
produced 4 crop in the meantime. II
the Government provided the funds,
repayment would depend largely on
rainfall.
III moisture comes and the pests
don't get US, we'll make = crop" the
farmers say.
AS rule, farmers are able to pro-
duce a major portion of the family
food supply, but the droughts have
been 50 severe truck gardens burned
up or seeds didn't germinate This
accounted for the heavy relief burden
Announcement that the income tax
will not be increased is being acclaimed
in England.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
MORE POLICE ASKED
BY BUSINESS men
Columbia Heights Association
Also Wants Auto Registra-
tions Deferred.

A resolution asking for a larger
District police force than is provided
in the appropriation bill as passed by
the House was adopted last night at
meeting Of the Columbia Heights
Business Mems Association in the
Arcade Building, Fourteenth street
and Park road NV.
The association also voted in favor
OF deferring auto registration in the
District from January to April
OF each year. in order to relieve the
economic pressure usually expert
enced after Christmas buying.
Members of Lincoln Post, No. II,
American Legion. were guests of the
association at the meeting. Legion
naires present included Comdr
Charles w. Garlock, Past Comdr. c.
T. Milne. Past Comdr ROLAND w.
Phillips and Adjt George D. Kuhnel.
Wayne c. Stone was appointed
chairman Of q committee to arrange
for the associations annual dinner at
the Shoeham Hotel on February ~.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
SINGLE PLAYGROUND
AUTHORITY ASKED
Burleith Citizens Association Also
Urges $4,000, 900 for
D, C, Relief.

The Burleith Citizens Association
passed resolution last night request
ing that all supervision of municipal
recreation facilities and activities ex-
cept those administered by the Ma
tional Park Service, be transferred to
the Board of Education"
A second resolution asked that the
1889 relief appropriation for the Dis
trict be raised from 5000, 900 to 81 900 =
600. 1t was introduced by J. S. Gorrell
Under the recrestional service re-
solution, the Board of Education would
be empowered to appoint a director
OF recreation and would be required
70 set up suitable administrative
stan to be recruited, 80 far as possi-
ble," from the present trained person.
mel OF the Community Center Depart
ment and the Department of Play
grounds.
The need for centralization of au-
thority was given as the principal rea-
son for taking the action recon-
mended.
Mr.. Gorrell told the association such
action was necessary because the rec
reatlonal activities of the District of
Columbia are divided under three
jurisdictions, namely, the Federal Of
nee OF National Capital Parks, under
the Department Of Interior: the NIL
nlcipal Department of Fairgrounds
under the District Commissioners, and
the Community Center Department
OF Public Schools, under the Board of
Education"
Evening star., 1938-02-09
4 Lgencies' Council Tells
Of Starvation IN Fund Plea

Empoyable utlng unemployed They
iues and babies slowy
hem Thus the Council OF Social
oton IN the National Capital appropriations
me appeal contained letter
OUOrS.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
RAND0LPH'S BILL
FOR D. C. BACKED
Randle Highlands Citizens Asso.
citation Also Favors Flag
for District.

The Randle Highlands Citizens As
eociation last night Endorsed the pro-
posal of Representative Randolph.
Democrat, of West Virginia. for the
establishment Of republican form of
government in the District Of Colum-
bia allowing legal residents national
representation
Adelbert w. Lee, president of the as
eociation, cited the proposal as being
one example Of fair-mindedness in
Congress that must some day give
Washington franchise
The association favored by vote the
adoption Of flag for the District.
Mr.. Lee also lauded Representative
Gambrill of Maryland for backing the
citizens Of Randle Highlands in their
fight for new Pennsylvania avenue
bridge, and called for restoration of
the abandoned item in the 1899 supply
bill.
1t was voted at the motion of Mr..
Lee that letters be sent to the Com
missioners and to the National Capi-
tai Park and Planning Commission re-
ne"lng requests that curbing and gut
ters be constructed entirely around
LEnfant Square Sc
DR.. Melvin p Isaminger of the
Health Department addressed the as
sembly on Public Health in the Dis
trict of Columbia"
Arthur Hoyle. secretary of the as
ISOLATION. and chairman of the Men,
bership Committee, announced that he
had received 80 renewals of men,
bership.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
DISTRICT RELIEF
PROBE REQUESTED
North RandIe Association
Opposes Increase Of
100000 Aid Item.

The North Randle Citizens Associa-
ton last night opposed any increase
In the District public relief appropria-
ton over the 100000 approved by the
House and called for a public investi-
cation of the distribution of relief
funds in the District.
The association, at its meeting in
the Randle Highlands portable schools
also adopted resolution deploring the
Houses action In eliminating the
$650,000 item in the District appro-
priation bill for starting construction
on . new Pennsylvania avenue bridge
and requesting the Senate to pinstate
the item.
Loan Probe Asked.
Harry D. Wood, chairman Of the
Public Utilities Committee, sponsored
q resolution requesting an investiga-
tion Of alleged failure of banking in
stitutions to cooperate with Southeast
property owners in making real estate
loans on the same basis they do in
other sections of the city.
Mr.. Wood was appointed chairman
OF a committee to study the Lewis
Randolph bills to give the District local
suffrage and to act on their findings
as they found advisable.
The association favored the Board
Of Education's having authority over
all school buildings and school play
grounds.
More Policemen Urged.
Other resolutions adopted asked for
100 additional policemen for the Dis
trict, opposed any diversion Of the gas
oline tax, and asked that the date for
registration of automobiles be changed
from January to April /.
Mrs. Clara Chroniger, chairman Of
the Entertainment Committee, an
nounced that the association would
hold its winter frolic dance Saturday
February 10, at 2407 Minnesota ave-
nue. Sc
Evening star., 1938-02-09
DISTRICT SUFFRAGE
DEBATED BY GROUP
Summit Park Citizens Delay
Action on Randolph Bill
Pending Study.

~6 SSuNy'
District suffrage was the subject Of 4
lively debate At meeting OF the
Summit Park Citizens Association
last night, but the association again
postponed taking a stand on the suf-
frage bill of Representative Randolph
pending fdfther study of its provi-
Sions.
Answering a point raised by Mrs.
Leila Marshall. that Federal workers
might not be willing to forego voting
in their respective States because of
congressional influence in securing
Government positions, J. G. Lane said
that at present District residents had
no voice in the Government at all.
If We had the vote we would be
IN position to say how our money
should be spent and have some say in
the Government" Mr. Lane added.
In a discussion of District relief,
members of the association hit ex-
cessive red tape involved in investi-
cations Of cases
George Marshall urged the group
call on Congress to restore the item
for new Pennsylvania avenue bridge
to the District appropriation bill.
The association met in the East
Washington Heights Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1938-02-09

and therefore have no income. get
just as hungry and just as cold as
those who are unable to work.
We are asking only the right to
use our own tax money-money
paid in by our citizens-to help our
less fortunate people-to keep them
from starving Slow starvation
especially starving children-is not
pretty sight.
BY the Board of Directors of the
Council Of Social Agencies.
Russell J. Clinchy, president:
Mrs. William Kittle. Charles w.
Pimper. Mrs. Harry Bernton, Rev.
John Cartwright. Lavinia Engle,
c. Marshall Finnan, Evan Clague,
Willard c. Smith, Allen Pope,
Campbell c. Johnson, Mrs. Eugene
Meyer, Mrs. John Jay O'Connor.
Belle Sherwin, Mrs Harlan F.ske
Stone. Carl D. Wells. Thomas E.
Gosling and Mrs. Wilfred Goodwin.
Evening star., 1938-02-09

reported he was robbed Of 81. 40 under
similar circumstances.
Levie Bates, 26, colored. 423 New
York avenue NV, was robbed Of $40
by two colored men, one Of them
armed, after they had walked with
him from the City Post once. where
he had obtained the money, to New
Jersey and Massachusetts, avenues
NV.
Mrs. Lillian Coffman, so! L street
NV, was walking home last night
when she was struck over the head
and robbed of her purse containing
$40 in currency.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
TWO TAXI DRIVERS
ROBBED OF CABS, CASH

Bandits who used the same tech
nique to overpower their Victims
neck hold applied from the back seat
two taxicab drivers Of their
cabs and money last night. Police
believed the crimes may have been
perpetrated by the same pair Of COL
ored men.
The first victim was Kendall No
land. 80, Of 1913 Rhode Island avenue
NV, who said two men took IS from
him and drove OF in the cab after
putting him out. The taxi was found
abandoned in an alley in the rear of
1900 Sixth street NV.
Louis M. Lopez Of Alexandria, Va,
Evening star., 1938-02-09
STILL "HOLDS THE BAG"
Man Gets 80 Days Despite Story
He Was Victimized.

Reginald Greenfield, colored, "a, was
still holding the bag" when his trial
on shoplifting charge was COM
pleted in Police Court yesterday.
Judge Walter ]. Casey gave him 80
days.
Greenfield said he went into a down.
town store with friend Monday,
and after they left the store his
companion thrust shopping bag at
him and asked him to carry it. Short
ly thereafter a policeman grabbed
him. Greenfield said, and when he
looked around his friend was gone.
The bag contained four pairs Of socks
allegedly taken from the store.
Evening star., 1938-02-09
G. U. Alumni to Dine.

A dinner-meeting Of the Washing
ton Chapter Of Catholic University
Alumni will be held at $50 o'clock
tonight in Sholls Restaurant, 1882
Connecticut avenue NV. Election of
omeers and plans for the annual foot
ball dinner will feature the. session..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-27
SCARSBOROUCH9 g
 SUBDUES NAUCY

Naugatuck, April 27 7- Naugatuck high found it had stepped out if it's class yesterday afternoon when it lost 9-1 to hard-hitting Scars borough prep team of Scarsdale, N. Y. at Recreation field here. The visitors hammered out IA hits while Naugatuck was held to five bingles It was the first defeat of the season for the Garnet.
 Cuddy Looked Good
 Connolly was Naugatuck's starting twirler but the visitors hammered him for four runs including two homers and he did not finish the stanza. Cuddy relieved him and showed he has some of the stuff" his father, Patrolman Jim Cuddy, used to display here. Cuddy, pitch ing for the first time this season was nicked for only one run until the ninth but weakened then and the visitors tallied four more.
 Meeker twirled for the visitors and never was in real danger. George Allen, former local high star, was catcher for the visitors and also turned in a nice game, hitting three out of four times at bat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-27
ROAMING THE AIR WAVES

auditioned before the Board of Di- rectors of the Metropolitan Opera Company May 5. "Cyrano de Ber- gerac" was composed by Dr. Dam- rosch twenty-five years ago and presented by the Metropolitan seven times; but 1t was found to be too lengthy. Recently the Metropolitan officials requested Dr. DamroSch to cut sections from the opera to pre- pare it for production next season.
 The Ebbey Theatre, Towering point of Irish poetic and drama
 tic literature, will contribute one of it's outstanding masterpieces, J. M. Synge's comedy, 'The Play boy of the Western World" as
 the presentation of the Great Plays series on Saturday, from 5:15 to 500 p. n., EDST, over the NBC-Red Network. Prefer ence for dream rather than real ity is the theme of "The Play
 boy of the Western World" which was first produced at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ire land, on the evening of Jan- uary 26, 1907. It has won &C., claim from the worlds most ex- acting critics, and has made
 the dramatist's name known
 throughout the world, despite
 the fact that in his short ar-
 tistic life Synge wrote but six
 plays.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-27
Jacobs "GiveS" Schmeling
 Louis Go To New York

hand to have his city made the scene of the bout. And the various civic minded gentry in Philadelphia who made tempting offers to me to pre- sent the bout there.
 But New York's tremendous in- terest in this fight is reflected ill the heavy request for ticket reser- vations already being received, since the announcement of the match, at Madison Square Garden and the New York Hippodrome.
 "The tickets for the big fight have been priced at $50, $2O, $16.5O, $11.50 SITS and $575 for reserved seats. which prices include all the taxes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-27
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LITTLE POKER FACE
 IS B, BUT HAS THE
 SPIRIT TO SET MARK
By JERRY BRONDFIELD NEA Service Sports Writer

Call it personal satisfaction, van- ity, or burning ambition. Call it what you will, but there's something that acts as terrific driving force to goad ex-champions into be- lieving they're not through .. . that they still have one good day left under their belts.
 Helen Wills Moody still believes in herself. At 32 the comedy poker face of tennis has an idea she can triumph again at Wimbledon !. |. win her eighth British women'S singles championship.
 To succeed would be to set new record for Wimbledon play. Mrs. Moody is tied with Mrs. Lambert Chambers, one of the earlier stars.
 Center court at Wimbledon, is no place for a faltering stroke, or a pair of legs which have lost the spring of youth. Certainly Queen Helen isn't the performer today she was in her hey-day of 1880.
 
 Yet in workouts before she sailed for England Mrs. Moody looked fully as good as she did two years ago when she last conquered the field in the British tourney.
 If she can maintain the pace and that is a moot point until proven otherWiSe-She'll have an eX- cellent chance of not only cleaning up in Englnad but of returning home and outstroking the cream of the crop in the American champion ship.
 This assumption is based on the fact that there are no American players at present-with the possible exception of Alice Marble-who are as good as Helen was two years ago.
 And neither Senorita Anita Li- zana nor Jadwiga Jedrzekowska is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-27
PASCH FAVORED

Newmarket, Eng, April 27 (UP)- H. E. Morriss' Pasch was a 3-1 favcrite to win today's >29th run ming of the two thousand guineas, first of the seasons five classic flat races.
 A 5000 pound bet on the Morris entry, placed just before the final callover at the Victoria club last night. dropped the previous favor ite, Sir Humphrey Detrafford's Port Marnok, to second choice at 6-1.