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between Third and Sixth streets, to
house police and fire headquarters !;
81 500, 900 limit of cost; $500, 900 avail
able in 1899 D. c. supply bill; pre-
liminary design finished by municipal
architect, who is busy on working
drawings; project to be on market in
March or April, 1899, and finished in
about l6 months after contract.
Juvenile Court Building southwest
corner Fourth and E streets NV, to
balance U. S. Court of Appeals at
Fifth and E streets NV: No. on
list of projects for $4,000 P. w. A.
funds. Preliminary plans under way.
Gallinger Hospital new general and
medical ward; s750,O00 asked from
P. W. A.
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge over
Anacostia River; $2,000.000 limit of
cost, with 100000 available from 1899
D. c. supply act; bids to be opened
July 8; construction to be started as
soon as possible after contract is let;
two and half years needed to COM
plete.
K street overpass, and cloverleaf
traffic separation at intersection of K
street and Rock Creek and Potomac
Parkway; $320,000 in 1889 D. C. sup
ply act; working drawings under way;
bids to be asked in August and con-
struction pushed through winter to
finish job in spring of 1889.
Thomas Circle Underpass, project
to carry Massachusetts, avenue be-
meath circle in four-lane tunnel;
$530,000 appropriation available, but
opposition has developed; preliminary
plans approved, working drawings not
made yet.
Taylor Street Viaduct at Bates road
NE; project to eliminate last main
line railroad grade crossing in District;
$3.50. 900 from Federal aid for grade
crossing elimination available; work
starts next month.
Seven Public Schools.
Seven public schools in program now
under way:
Calvin Coolidge High School, Fifth
and Sheridan streets NV; $3.50. 900,
plans now being drawn; building to be
ready about 18 months after construc-
ton starts.
Lennox Vocational School for boys
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W. Mellon; construction now under
way in Mall, along Constitution ave-
nue. between Fourth and Seventh
streets NV; to be finished in spring
of 1910.
Smithsonian Gallery of Art project,
location undecided, either in Mall,
along Constitution avenue between
Twelfth and Fourteenth streets NV,
or in Mall between Fourth and Seventh
streets, along Independence avenue
S.W., to be built by funds raised by
public subscription; $4,000 appropri-
ated in deficiency bill for Smithsonian
Gallery Of Art Commission to select a
design for the building. which is to
house the National Collection Of Fine
Arts" now housed in the Natural His
tory Building Of the Smithsonian In
stitution on Constitution avenue at
Tenth street NV.
Institute Of Health.
National Institute of Health, located
on about 10 acres on Rockville pike.
beyond Bethesda; $1,463, 900 limit of
cost; buildings now under contract to
cost 1886, $50, to be completed Decem-
Der Is, under supervision of Treasury.
National Cancer Institute, located on
plot adjacent to National Institute of
Health; s750,000 limit of cost, avail
able: construction awaits drawings by
Treasury Department.
c. & o. Canal park project, to
preserve historic site, from Washington
to Cumberland, Md. keeping waterway
navigable from Washington to about
Seneca. Md; $2,500,oo0 limit of cost;
lawyers now clearing title for purchase:
c. c. c. boys to perform reconstruction
work at date to be decided in future.
District Of Columbia projects:
New Police Court, Fifth and E
streets NV, $l,5o0,00o occupied.
Municipal Court. proposed No. l
project under P. w. A. program. to
balance new Police Court. at north
west corner Of E street and Fourth
street; plans completed by municipal
architect, await s1,500,o00 funds for
construction.
Municipal Center Building.
First wing of new District Building
OF Municipal Center, south side
Indiana avenue facing Court House.
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to recommend any Of the circle pro-
jects. the House, on Its own initiative,
inserted in the District Appropriation
bill provision for both the Dupont and
Thomas Circle underpasses. The Sen
ate eliminated the circle project and
substituted q highway program Of its
own that included the K street over
paSs IN Georgetown, the Pennsylvania
Avenue Bridge in Southeast Washing.
ton and q new bridge over Rock Creek
Park at Massachusetts, avenue.
In conference there was a reconsid-
Grafton Of these various projects, and
Congress finally approved the Thomas
Circle underpass, the Pennsylvania
Avenue Bridge. the K street grade
separation project and q tunnel under
Massachusetts, avenue. In Rock Creek
Park. ~
A. j. Driscoll, president OF the Mid
City Citizens Association, said last
night his association did not have fun
information on the Thomas Circle
underpass when it indorsed the plan
sometime ago. As soon as Mr.. Driscoll
learned that Massachusetts, avenue
was to be widened and trees destroyed
In the vicinity Of the circle, he called
a meeting Of the associations Execu-
tive Committee to reconsider the mat
ter. The Committee on Streets and
Avenues, Of which Frank B. Hoffman
Is chairman, was requested to make
q canvass Of residents and business
men in the circle area after officials Of
the association learned that vigorous
opposition had developed. ar
Mr.. Driscoll said the committee Is
expected to make a report on its sur
vey at the next meeting of the asso-
citation, to be held June ~ at the
Thomson School. The association
probably will take formal action at
that time
Capt. Whitehurst declared yester-
day there was no foundation for fears
that Massachusetts, avenue will be
widened anywhere but at Thomas
Circle. Nothing of this sort Is con-
templated under either the Scott Cir
Gle or Dupont Circle plans. he said.
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SOUTH THREATENS
RAIL RATE BLOC
Unless !. C.. c. Equa|izes
Charges, Ramspeck Says,
Congress viii Act III.
ny the Assoeisted Press.

by the Associated Press. f*
The first signals Of d coming con-
gressional struggle for more uniform
freight rates rose yesterday from
Southern members.
Representative Ramspeck, Demo-
crat, OF Georgia announced that un-
less the Interstate Commerce Com
mission acts favorably in the mean
time on q petition Of the Southern
Conference Of Governors for correc-
ton Of the "inequitable" freight rate
situation. he would organize large
House bloc to accomplish the result
by legislation.
Members from States outside the
I. c. C.'s so-called "official territory"
have been fighting for years for
equalization of their freight rates.
Enactment of the administration's
wage-hour bill this year gives new
impetus to the struggle.
Mr.. Ramspeck, who played a lead
ing part in drafting the wage-hour
bill. said that measure gave the South
and West "a lever" they never had
before in their attempts to get uni
form transportation charges.
Battle Lines Drawn.
Eastern and New England men,
bers no longer in good faith can op-
pose our demands for equality in
freight rates since they have won their
demands for uniformity in wages" he
said.
The Georgian said the fight next
session would be between a coalition
including the numerically powerful
delegations from New York. Penn
sylvania, Illinois, Ohio, West Virginia,
Indiana and New England on one side
and the members from all other States
on the other. The groups are about
equal in voting strength, Mr.. Rams
peck said.
The first-named group are included
in the !. c. C.'s so-called Official
territory" where the lowest freight
rate level exists.
Labor Under Handicap.
Every State in the Union, except
those in official territory, is discrimi-
AdNu dSdliiSL az tIN present as 10
freight rates." Mr.. Ramspeck said. "A
major part Of the consuming market
of the country lies in this favored
area. The other States are laboring
under a handicap in attempting to
reach this vast market.
1T was for this reason that we
heard so much talk of differentials
In regard to wages and hours
Mr.. Ramspeck introduced a bill sew
eral years ago to provide that freight
rates on commodities moving from
one rate-making area to another
should be no higher than on those
moving entirely within one rate area.
We are not asking for equality as
to distance" he said. What we want
is to pay the same rate per pound
mile"
To illustrate what he called the
lnequities involved, Ramspeck said
that although the distance from
Atlanta to Chicago is So miles shorter
than that from New York to Chicago.
the freight rate is 43 cents lower
for the longer distance.
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and girls. Thirteenth, Fourteenth
streets, Potomac avenue Sc; $3.50. 900.
under construction, probably finished
March of next year.
Dennison Vocational School for
Girls, Arkansas avenue and Thirteenth
street NV; $336,000, under way, to
be completed about January /.
Rudolph Elementary School. on site
of Petworth Playground; plans now
being drawn.
Banneker Junior High School for
colored, Eighth and Euclid streets
NV: $724,650 limit of cost; now on
market for bids, may be completed by
February.
Cleveland Elementary School for
colored, addition, Eighth and T streets
NV; s114,o0o; under way, to be fin
ished by September.
Bundy Elementary School for COL
ored, addition, o street and New JERSEY
avenue NV; sl50,o0o; under way. to
be ready in September.
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Building
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problems concerned with closing its
old year and beginning its new year
1t is believed the question of obtain
ing these new funds made possible by
the King-Palmisano bill will be dis
cussed. This bill gives the A. D. A.
the same status as other housing au-
thorities in the States.
Officials of the A. D. A., however
declined to discuss the possibilities,
pending executive approval of the
necessary legislation.
Among big projects finished or
nearly finished in the District are the
new Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing Annex, to be occupied July /;
the new annex to the Library of Con-
gress, to be occupied September /,
and new Chain Bridge, which was
dedicated and opened to traffic last
week, and the new Police Court
Building.
Survey of Projects.
A survey of the principal projects
already under way here or actually in
sight includes the following:
Federal projects:
Jefferson Memorial, in park south
side Tidal Basin; $4,000 900 limit Of
cost; s500,000 in deficiency bill to
start work.
War Department, located Twenty
first, Twenty-third, c and E streets
NV; $l0,815,o00. limit of cost; So
100000 appropriation in deficiency
bill; construction to await drawing of
plans by Public Building Branch, Pro-
curement Division, Treasury Depart
ment.
Social Security Board. Independence
avenue, Third and Fourth streets
S.W.; sl4,25O,0 limit of cost; $3,000,-
plans by Treasury Department.
Government Printing Office, Annex
No. 3, North Capitol and H streets
NV; S5,885, 900 limit of cost: gen.
eral contract, $4,372, 700; elevator con-
tract, $288, 1853, and others; old build
ing to be demolished and construction
started at once, to be finished June,
1910.
Navy Model Ship Testing Basin,
Carderock, Md, near Cabin John
Bridge; s3,500,O00. of which $500, 900
in deficiency BILL construction well
advanced, to be completed next sum-
mer.
Navy Penthouse. on top Navy De-
partment Building; $4,000 in def
cheney bill.
Navy Yard Additions.
Washington Navy Yard; $2,280, 900
limit Of cost. including 81 100000 gun
assembly shop; $365 900 ordnance
storehouse and accessories; $415,000
improvement to power plant; and $100
to improve electric distribution.
George Washington Memorial Park
way. progress on gigantic project on
both sides Of Potomac River from
Mount Vernon to Great Falls; bids
for nine-tenths Of mile pavement
along river from Rosslyn, Va, down.
stream to the main highway between
Arlington Bridge and Arlington Gene
terry to be opened by Bureau of Public
Roads June %; to be hooked into
new Lee Boulevard by fall.
National Gallery of Art, gift of the
late Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew
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ST0CKYARDSCA
! TO Be APPEALED
May Go Back to Supreme
Court After Plea by U. S.
Government Is Denied.
Dy the Associated Press.

1y the Associated Press.
The Kansas City stock yards rate
case-litigation which recently in
volved Secretary Wallace and Chief
Justice Hughes in a legal feud--may
1ind itself back in the lap Of the su-
prene Court.
A e-judge FEDERAL district
court at Kansas City refused to grant
. Government motion designed to
prevent distribution to commission
men of approximately 100000 in fees
tmpounded in the case.
Immediately. Mastin G. White, the
Agriculture Department solicitor, an
nounced that The Government plan
he'd to appeal again U the high tribu-
hal. This would be the third time
the case has been before that court.
The case centers around reduced
commission rates Secretary Wallace
ordered into effect at the live stock
market IN 1888. The Supmere Court
recently declared the rate order in
valid on The ground that commission
men had MT been ;,iven an oppor-
tunity to make exceptions to and rebut
trial examiners report recommend
ing the rate reduction.
Mr.. Wallace, in an unprecedented
letter to Chief Justice Hughes, said
the latter had reversed himself. In a
pr evious opinion. in the same case, the
Chief Justice had written, the secre-
tary said, tnat such precedent was
not essential.
Denying a rehearing on its decision
invalidating the rates, the Supreme
Court reouked 11r. Wallace and de-
MED it had changed its position. The
opinion was written by Mr.. Hughes.
The secretary has said the i'm
pounded money which represented
the difference between his rates and
those he ought to re,Isce, right
fully belongs" to farmers and ship
rerS WHO sold live stock at the market
while the rate case was before the
courts.
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call for him." Mrs. slye said, but he
had left"
Late yesterday afternoon, the Asso.
eiated Press reported, 1t. Comdr. F. ]
McKenna OF Norfolk, Va, who was
nying a companion ship, landed al
the Kansas City Airport and, noticins
the predicament of the other plane
promptly ordered a warning signal
drop tanks painted on the fuselage
OF his own craft, then took to the
air again to warn Cadet Slye, while
thousands of spectators gathered and
an ambulance stood in readiness for
q possible crash.
Two hours later Pilot Slye sue
ceeded in cutting loose the auxiliary
gasoline tank. but he continued to
circle the field to exhaust the rest
Of the gasoline and reduce the chances
Of fire.
Dropped Several Notes.
As he banked around the airport,
he dropped several notes, the last of
which asked: When I land at ap-
proximately 4:55 o'clock (E. S. To,
shall land on the grass or the run
way?"
Without waiting for an answer, he
brought his ship in on the grass. The
plane skidded along, and then as 1t
lost speed, turned up slightly on its
nose without serious damage to the
ship or its occupants.
When the pilot and his single pas
senger, Cadet James A. Plant of West
Point, who was hitch hiking his
way to his home at Long Beach, Calf,
emerged from the plane, Pilot Slye
said he didn't begin to feel nervous
until just before he landed.
When the landing gear is fixed,
Pilot Slye will continue on his way to
California, Mrs. Slye learned last
night.
The naval cadet, who Is IS, began
his air training at Anacostia in June,
1895, just = few days after he was
graduated from the University of
Maryland.
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Wage-Hour
IContinue6 From First Page.)

the new administration will run short
Of funds soon after the turn of the
year.
The original request was for $500, 900
10 carry the administration to March
l, 1899. but Congress cut this sum to
100000. Roughly, according to a
tentative budget studied by the House
Appropriations Committee during con-
sideration Of the appropriation, the
$500, 900 would have been divided about
Is follows: Administrators Office,
t105, 900; legal division, $4,000; eco
nonic and research section, $4,000;
industry committees, $4,000; factory
inspection, 10000; children's bureau,
$4,000, and contingent expenses,
100000.
Cost TO Be Lower Than N. r. A.
Curtailed by 20 per cent, the
s400, 900 allowed probably will be used
In about the proportions indicated
above but lasting only until around
January IS.
Although administration of the new
law probably will average well above
100000 yearly, it is not expected
to involve either the cost or the per-
sonnel found in the N. r. A., which
reached 4 peak Of $500 employees and
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-05-11
NOTES

Mrs. A1derton's First Grade is
studying about the circus. They have
brought in pictures and read stories
about the circus.
Class I attempting to make
movies Of the circus at home. They will
give them one day this week.
This grade is also writing letters
to send by air mail during AIR Mail Week
May 1921.
The Second Grade is learning about
plants we eat. We are going to have
the chi ldren take @ trip to try to find
where our garden will be.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-05-11
GOOD CITIZENS

We ere glad so many people are
using the underpasses. We are glad to
boys and girls end adults trying to
protect our beautiful buildings, grass
and shrubs. We are proud Of our beauti-
full Greenbelt end enjoy protecting
its beauty. June Zoe1lner.
We need rocks! We ere trying to
fl nd rocks for our rock garden. Wi IL you
please help US? We will be glad to get
any rocks you may bring US.
Richard Burke.
Remember the Track Meet on May IS and
the Festival on May ct. Be sure to come
to both Of them and bring your parents.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-05-11
"G" IS FOR GOOD

You have probably heard or read
stories about the Greek people who lived
hundreds Of years ago. They did many
wonderful things, and some Of them have
never been done better. They built
beautiful tenples--the Lincoln Memorial
is copied after their architecture, and
they made lovely statues. They wrote
splendid plays. And they developed fine
ideas about how to live, trying in every
wey to make their lives Good and True
and Beautiful.
The Greeks believed that Truth end
Goodness and Beauty included all the
excellent things in the world. Many
people still agree with them. Do you?
OUR FLAG RELAY TEAM
Our school is going to have g flag
relay team this year. This team is
going to the track meet at College Park
to play against several other school
teams. The team will be composed Of
fourth and fifth grade children. The
captains Of the practicing teams are
Ora Dunahue and Anne Childress. We are
now choosing up the regular team Of
eight. Mrs. Reed taught US this game.
Patsy Brown.
NOTES
Mrs. A1derton's First Grade is
studying about the circus. They have
brought in pictures and read stories
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-05-11
TRACK MEET

We will take part in a track meet
at College Park May rs, 1888. The girls
have been working for their badges and
some Of them will play on team. The
boys have been working for their badges.
We may all 60 to the meet if our
parents will take US.
Maril yn Maryn.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-05-11
PhRKBELT HOMES

The Fourth Grade visited Parkbe1t.
We went to study the houses there as we
ere studying modern housing. We found
bits Of building material used in these
houses. We will study this building
me teria1.
Bobby Hall.
TRACK MEET
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-05-11

FOURTH GRADE PUBL SHE'S PAPER

Last week the first dition of the
Fourth Grade News appeared. Weekly edi-
tions ore being planned to follow this
first publication.
The paper contains twelve different
articles about news and activities, and
also a cartoon serial called Timmy's
Adventures.
Following are some Of the articles
which appeared in the first edition.
Montana labor news., 1938-09-29
History Of k%aIispeII's
Fire Dept. Relief Assn.
Case Now Before the Montana
State Supreme Court.

In giving this short history OF
Kalispell Fire Department Relief
Association case involving the GUS
tody Of certain relief funds, I am
indebted to members of Local No.
SAT, International Association of Fire
Fighters. I also had access to the
appellants brief on the case, the
legal title of which is State of Mon
tana, ex rel Paul Casey, Appellant,
VS.. c. H. Brewer, Joe Stevens, c. D.
O'Neil, Howard Knapp, G. E. Thorn
as, and Ross Kirkpatrick, Respond
ents. The respondents named are
former members Of the Kalispell
Fire Department, which through
legislative action and subsequent
passage of an ordinance by the city
of K%alispell, legally ceased to exist
about the first of this year.
The amount involved is some
100000 acquired from the operation
of the Montana statute which sets
aside a certain amount annually to
be pro-rated among the various vol
unteer and paid fire departments of
the state for disability, relief and
pension purposes of the member
ship. When the Firemen's 8-hour
law became effective, and upon re-
ceiving the ruling from Attorney
General F~reebourn, that the act
applied to second class cities, Kalis-
pell city officials created the Fire
Department Of the City of K~alispell,
a paid force consisting of not less
than seven men and a chief.
The newly created group on Janu-
airy IL, 1888, met in legal and regular
session and in compliance with the
new law elected officers, Paul Casey
being elected treasurer and furnish
ing the required bond for that office.
Mr.. Casey was then directed to de-
mand the books and all funds and
other property of the defunct volun-
teer organization. The treasurer of
the volunteer group vas then Will
liam Nollar, who refused to comply
with the newly elected %treasurer's
demands and mandamus proceedings
were instigated in district court to
compel compliance.
On February End, the volunteer
group recognized and an election
resulted in Mr.. Nollar being re-
placed by c. H. Brewer as the treas
urer and those men named above as
Continued on Page AZ
Montana labor news., 1938-09-29

S64.20, in contrast to the national
average of $500.
The time required by the Social
Security Board for the handling of
a claim, after its receipt from the
Butte field office until it is sent to
the Treasury for payment, has been
reduced from an average of 25 days,
in December, 1887, to 10 days.
Single cash payments are the only
benefits now being paid. Monthly
retirement benefits to wage earners
will not begin until 1912.
During the early months of this
program many persons failed to file
claims because of the very small
amounts involved" declared Man
ager Thomas. From now on, it
may be expected that claimants for
these single cash payments will APP
pear in increasing numbers. AS
these payments are equal to 3h per
cent of the total wages that a man
has received after 1886 and before
age 65 OF death, the amounts now
payable are increasing in size and in
most cases will be well worth col
Letting"
Montana labor news., 1938-09-29
Over 100000 0|d-Aqe
Insurance Claims Are
Certified for Payment

With its procedure for handling
federal old-age insurance claims now
fully developed, the Social Security
Board has authorized more than
100000 single cash payments to wage
earners who have reached age IS
and to the heirs or estates of those
who have died, according to word
received here today by Manager
Stewart j. Thomas of the Butte field
office of the Social Security Board.
The zoe, OOOth benefit payment was
approved in the first week of Sep
TENDER by the board, MI. Thomas
said. Nationally the number of
claims certified during August was
1923, making a total of 199,435.
Payments authorized in August
amounted to 1927, 8 8.48, bringing
total payments to ST. 28,O81.48.
In Montana "a claims were certi-
fled in August for a total of $40 to
date. Payments for this state in
August amounted to So, 1925 6, for a
total to date of $3O,32O.O5. The aver
age payment for August was for