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Evening star., 1938-09-04
Funds for Municipal Center
But Another Problem Arises,

Allotment by P. w. A. of $780,
600 in loan and grant for the new
Municipal Center is cause for re-
joicing at the District Building but
there appears a fly in the oint-
ment" The Commission of Fine
Arts objects to the present plans
which would close John Marshall
place between C street and Indiana
avenue. These plans provide for
the erection of the main building
of the center from the lines Of
Fourth and Fifth streets and from
c street to Indiana avenue.
The commissions objection is to
the cutting off of the vista of the
Court House (Old City HalD
through John Marshall place from
Constitution and Pennsylvania ave-
nues. What is known as John
Marshall place extends from Penn
sylvania avenue to Indiana avenue.
1t was until recent years Four-and-
Half street and extended to
the south as far as Washington
Barracks. Some years after the
portion of this street north of
Pennsylvania avenue was named
after the great Chief Justice, the
portion south of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. was rechristened Fourth street
and continues to be so named.
In proposing to build the admin
istration building across John Mar
shall place the Commissioners
would extend both Fourth and
Fifth streets south from their
present termini to c street. This
would leave two small squares to
the east and west of the building
for future additions, to be con-
nected with the main building
either by bridges or subways.
While the old Court House vista
would be closed, pleasing one of
the new building would take its
place. 1t is claimed that the new
extensions of Fourth and Fifth
streets would more than compen-
safe for the closing of the one block
OF John Marshall place. These
streets continuing south on line
with the boundaries of judiciary
Square would, it is claimed, offer a
traffic advantage.
Many OF the more important Wis
tas of the original plan of the City
OF Washington have been obliter-
ated through the erection of public
buildings. The isolation of the
White House was an early and
notable example. The Treasury
Building closes the vista between
the Capitol and the White House.
The Treasury Building and the
State, War and Navy Building are
set back far enough so as not to OBJ
struct the view of the White House
from the east through New York
avenue or through Pennsylvania
avenue from the west.
The Library of Congress destroyed
the beautiful Capitol vista through
Pennsylvania avenue. The same
thing was threatened when a site
was sought for the home for the
Supreme Court of the United States
but this was avoided by erecting
the building entirely out of the line
OF Maryland avenue.
There used to be an attractive
vista through old Louisiana avenue
looking easterly to the Old City Hall
and westerly to the Washington
Monument. The first of these is
blocked by the Hancock equestrian
statue and the trees and shrubbery
of the surrounding park.
Washington Monument vista was
cut off by the Department of JUS
tice and Internal Revenue Build
ings. At the time these buildings
were planned attention was called
to the proposed closing Of LOUISE
ana avenue and the loss Of this
Evening star., 1938-09-04

John White celebrated his 18th
birthday anniversary by learning to
ny plane and passing the govern
ment tests to earn pilots license, all
IN flve hours, in Shoreham, England.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
BY JESSE C. SUTER.
ABOR DAY closing the nor
MAJ summer vacation. there

ABOR DAY Closing the nor
MAJ summer vacation. there
will follow shortly gradual
resumption of activities by
the civic and business bodies. A
number of organizations will re-
sumo during September and all
will be into the fight before the
end of October. The first meeting
of the Federation of Citizens AS
sociations will be held on Saturday.
October l. Meanwhile the civic
forces are expected to rally and
participate in the Commissioners
budget hearing on September II
and 13.
Notable among last weeks civic
happenings were the announce
ment by the Public Utilities Com
mission Of the valuation, for rate
making purposes. of the properties
of the Capital Transit Co., used
and useful in its transportation
business and the additional P. w. A.
allotment for the new Municipal
Center. The announced valuation
of the transit company. $24, 900, 900,
is as of 1885 and less than one
half the amount claimed by the
company
The P. w. A. allotment for the
erection of the Municipal Center.
s5,700000. brings the total of Dis
trict projects approved by the
P. w. A. up to sl3,53l 900. which
is s4,6l9,000 below the full amount
authorized by Congress of $l8.
100000. Whether there will be
one or two buildings remains to
be determined.
The valuation of the Capital
Transit Co. will not affect the
present fares, as the company Is
earning return far below per
cent on the valuation. The valua-
tion as of the year 1885 will have
to be brought down to date by
adding accretions of the last two
years and deducting any retire.
mentS.
Commissioner George E. Allen
has quietly retired from the office
of District Commissioner upon his
resignation becoming effective as
of September /. He moved out
his personal effects several days
ago and established himself in his
new insurance office
Aliens successor has not been
named and it is understood that
the President has given the matter
no consideration as yet. Commits
sioner HaZen will have to carry
on in the interim. Two Commits
sioners constitute quorum for
the transaction of business and
in absence of the Engineer Com
missioner the ranking Assistant
Engineer Commissioner is empoW-
cred to act as a member of the
board. The civilian Commission
ers are not provided with any one
who can substitute for them.
Assessor Fred D. Allen announced
during the week the total assessed
value of real estate in the Dis
trict of Columbia as Of 1888. OF
the total amount, sl,17l. .330,92l,
the valuation of the land was placed
at $3.50, ,420,638 and Improvements
at S690,9l0,283. The peak in as
sessed values on District real estate
was in 1888, when the total reached
81 l,229, ,359,566. The real estate tax
for the last fiscal year was $20,-
498,552, based on a $l75 rate.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Active Season about to Resume With Federation
Meeting October I; Vista, and City
Development; District Flag.

fine view of the Monument. An
other vista of the Washington
Monument through Virginia ave-
nue. is obstructed by the buildings
OF the Department of Agriculture.
Information is not at hand as to
how the Commission OF Fine Arts
has stood on these recently OBJ
liberated vistas. They were all re-
garded by many citizens as Of far
greater importance than that which
is now threatened by the new Mu-
nicipal Center. The courthouse
vista. through John Marshall place,
has for many years been badly
marred by the overtowering barn.
like Pension Bnilding. Some visi-
tors looking north through John
Marshall place have asked why a
red brick addition was ever put on
top of the beautiful Old City Hall.
The problem is a difficult one
for the Commissioners. particularly
If the Fine Arts body maintains its
opposition. A single building will
cost less money than the erection
OF two divided by John Marshall
place. A single building, it is
claimed, will also tend to more
efficient organization.
Evening star., 1938-09-04

Answer to Yesterdays Puzzle.
Evening star., 1938-01-28

Poland has decreed that no We
hicle may travel more than 100 miles
an hour in races.
Evening star., 1938-01-28
Cedric, SPAS Son.in.La,v,''
Coming IN TomOrr0,v's Star
Shiftless, Lazy, Lornble
Creation of c. H. Vel.
HngtOn Makes Debut.

Are you a Cedric? Is there Cedric
in your family? Maybe there Is q
Cedric in your neighbor's family. At
any rate, you could hardly have es-
capped knowing Cedric.
But if by some unfortunate quirk
of fate you have missed the pleasure
OF his acquaintanceship The Star is
going to introduce him to you. In
case you've never heard of him, Cedric
is no less parsonage than that idle
but harmless son-in-law that Is the
bane of every fathers existence.
He's coming to life on The Stars
comic page tomorrow as PAS Son.
in-Law." creation of c. H. Yelling
ton. Shiftless, lazy, lovable Cedric
gives Pa Splutterfuss lot of trouble.
You'll get little exasperated with
Cedric at times, and your sympathies
will go out to Pa. But you'll laugh
at both. Then therell be Ma and
the daughter, Cedric's wife. who'll
come in for their share OF attention
The strip will become a permanent
daily feature in The Star. It's popu-
larity is we'll established and Mr..
Wellington is a past master at bring
ing laughs from any one. no matter
how serious they take themselves and
life about them.
In letter to The Star Mr.. yelling
ton disclosed the startling news that
he was born In St. Louis at an early
age. He received his early training
as staff artist with the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch and st. Louis Repub-
Evening star., 1938-01-28
RESTAURANT OWNER
CONVICTED BY JURY
Anthony A. Di Genaro, Friend Of
Members Of Congress, to Ap.
peal Gaming Verdict.

Anthony A. Di Genaro, friend Of
numerous members Of Congress. who
often ate in his seafood restaurant at
As H street NE, was convicted last
night by a District Court jury Of set
ting up gaming table.
The verdict, reported just before 10
o'clock, after six hours deliberation,
acquitted Di Genaro's brother, Nick,
and Eugene Edward Garges, who also
were on trial. A directed verdict Of
not guilty previously had been granted
by Justice Jesse c. Adkins for George
E. Dohoney.
1t was rumored during the trial that
at least one Senator and one or two
members Of the House might testify
as character witnesses for Anthony
Di Genaro, but defense attorneys
finally decided not to ask them to
appear
The four men were indicted follow
ing raid on the restaurant last
March 20.
The principal witness was Edwin F.
Talbot, rookie" policeman, who
testified he made number Of race
horse bets in the place
Defense Attorneys Harry T. Whelan
and Charles E. Ford announced they
would appeal from Anthony Di Genaros
conviction, and the cafe owner vas
allowed to remain at liberty on bail.
Evening star., 1938-01-28
WAR RELIEF KEEPS.
BISHOP IN CHINA
The Right Rev. A. J. Moore
Unable to Return for Raj. .
lies in Virginia.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va, Jan. 2s.-Bishop
Arthur J. Moore, presiding Bishop of
the Virginia, Western Virginia and
Baltimore Conferences Of the South
ern Methodist Church, informed
churchmen here yesterday in 4 letter
from Shanghai that he would be un-
able to return to the United States In
time to preside 1T the Aldersgate ral-
lies Of the three conferences during
the first week Of March.
Describing the terror and suffering
in the districts where he is aiding in
the distribution of relief to the strick-
en- Chinese, Bishop Moore said the
conflict "looks like q long and de-
structive war"
"Al this means that my sailing for
America has been delayed" he added.
1T will be impossible to reach Rich
mond, Staunton and Charleston for
the great Aldersgate rallies. Certain
ly no one will think me lacking in
interest or support when they re-
member the overwhelming RESPONSE
bilities here"
Bishop Moore did state, however, in
his letter mailed January 4, that he
planned to be back in time for the
Randolph-Macon College campaign
from March 20 to April 3. Later,
from April 1 to II, he said he would
make tour Of the districts in the
Western Virginia Conference.
Evening star., 1938-01-28
KIWANIS CLUB REWARDS
PERFECT ATTENDANCE

Twenty-nine members OF the WASH
ington KiwaniS Club, headed by DR..
George A. Baker, Capital optometrist,
who has not missed q Kiwanis meet
ing In Ii years, were presented yester-
day with perfect attendance awards
Earl A. Krewson, chairman Of the
Attendance Committee, made the
awards at the weekly luncheon at
the Mayflower.
Others who received awards and
the number of years each has been
in perfect attendance are Arthur
Steinberg, Is; z. D. Blackstone and
Fred w. Quinter, IL; James B. Ed
munds, Frank T. Mitchell, Edgar
Morris, Charles w. Pimper and DR..
Orville U. Singer, IL; William F.
Smith, TO-
Charles F. Dowd and Charles w.
yesterday. six; Robert F.. Fleming.
five; DR.. Ivy A. Pelzman and Charles
F Roberts, four; William P. Herbst,
Claude D. Jones. George P. Mangan,
William r. Schmucker and Albert B.
Van Voorhees,. three; Herman F. Carl
G. Fred Coles, w. Herbert Gill; By
mum E. Hinton and Claude H. Wood
ward, two John K. Althaus, c. Ralph
Barker. Simpson B. Daugherty and
Herman G. Miller, one.
Evening star., 1938-01-28
LOCAL POLICE HUNT
MEDICAL STUDENT
Thomas Gray, Student at q. Of
Maryland School, Disappeared
Last Friday.

Washington police today sought to
aid the hunt for Thomas B. Gray, "a.
third-year University of Maryland
Medical School student and son of
the Mayor Of Murphy, N. c.. who has
been missing from his Baltimore
apartment since last Friday night.
Baltimore authorities asked local
police to be on the lookout for the
student, who was said to have many
friends here among the alumni of the
University of North Carolina, where
he took the first two years Of his
medical course.
Relatives from North Carolina were
en- route to Baltimore to aid in investi-
CATION Of Mr.. Gray's mysterious dis
appearance.
Described by his professors. fellow
students ana acquaintainces as being
a sensitive type" Mr.. Gray dropped
DIT of sight shortly after 10 pm last
Friday, when he left Johns Hopkins
Hospital. Baltimore. after keeping an
engagement with a nurse. He oc-
cupied an apartment with Thomas L.
Evening star., 1938-01-28

Wormsley, who reported the disap-
pearance to police.
1t was feared that overwork and the
strain Of preparing for examinations,
which started last Monday. had taxed
the young students mind. He was
ranked by teachers as one OF the
leading students in the third-year
medical class at Maryland and has
maintained, they said. a better than
80 average in his studies.
Mr. Gray was described as about 5
feet IL inches in height and weighing
135 pounds. When last seen he was
Evening star., 1938-01-28

lie. later going to Memphis. Tenn,
with the News-Scimitar. His next
connection was with the Tennessean
in Nashville as a political cartoonist.
Then. with a bulldog" he wrote,
another shirt and s96, struck out
for New York. 1t wasn't long be-
fore was in those greatly reduced
circumstances that almost necessi-
tated the eating Of the bulldog"
An opportunity with the New York
Journal saved the dog, and his rise
as chuckle churner began with the
creation of PAS Son-in-LaW."
Evening star., 1938-01-28

shall, Mary Betty Maxwell. Anita
Ramirez, Helena Day, Mrs. Jay du Won,
Mrs. Angus Roy Shannon, Margaret
Curry. Mrs. Sydney L. Manson. jr.:
Mrs Lee Simonson, Mrs. Benjamin
ThorOn and Mrs. Robert Eichholz.
Evening star., 1938-01-28

tor for the Theater Guild of New
York, starting at 4:45 O'Clock.
Models Appearing.
The women who will model in Life
Without Silk are Mrs Peter SeitZ.
Mrs. Edward Salner. Patricia Law
renee, Mary Tyler Mccormack. Mrs.
Livingston Hartley. Frieda Frazier.
Luz Iglesias, Mrs. Herbert Stratford.
Mrs. Benjamin Gould. Martha Schoen-
field, Madeline Cotter, Mrs. Edward
Burling, jr.; Mrs. Joseph PAUL Mar
Evening star., 1938-01-28
PARADERS FIGHT
BOYCOTT ON SILK
Hosiery Workers Plead for
ToIerance-Five Call
at White House.

Three hundred men and women
hosiery workers from Pennsylvania
paraded from Union Station to the
White House today in defense of the
silk stocking. Five police motor cycles
and a 20-piece band led the way. ,
If you boycott Japan, 250, 900 of us
IRE lobless" read banner carried by
the leaders OF the march, which was
arranged by the American Federation
Of Hosiery Workers to combat agitation
against wearing goods made from silk
spun in Japan.
The big moment of the paraders was
3 pm. the time at which commit
tee of five of their members planned
to call at the White House for pres
entation of an anti-boycott memorial
to the President.
I'VE come to you as wage earners
who have for you high regard as
President and as friend" the memorial
left at the White House read.
Just now, because of the war be-
tween Japan and China, there is a
movement to boycott silk. Silk is
the raw material with which we work
From every 10 cents worth of this
raw silk we make a product which
sells for about 80 cents. The greater
value Of oul output, you see, comes
from our labor and from the invest
ment in the mills and the machinery
which we use. Our industry is an
American industry"
Memorial to Miss Perkins.
Lillian Shearer, chairman of the pa
eade. carried with her also memorials tc
Secretary of Labor Perkins and AS
sistant Secretary of State Sayre. The
memorandum to Miss Perkins. which
was presented by Miss Helen Herman
Of Reading, Pa, stated:
I'VE work with silk. Some persons
have begun movement to boycott all
silk on the grounds that raw silk is
produced in Japan, while American
workers oppose dictatorship and ag.
zression. We also oppose dictatorship
and aggression, but We do not believe a
foreign dictatorship can be hurt by
destroying our jobs
The paraders, most of them women
arrived at Union Station by special
train from Philadelphia at 1920 pm
Some Of the men wore heavy socks
but all the women. thoroughly in
the spirit of their demonstration, wore
full-length silk hose, which they dis
played by walking with their skirts
held high.
To Return at 6 PM,
The train will take them back TO
Philadelphia at pm, and it is likely
that some of them will attend the
antl-sik play being presented this
afternoon at the Wardman Park
Theater under the sponsorship of the
Washington League of Women Shop
pers.
The parade was expected to end
about $50 pm. on Connecticut ave-
nue. between H and I streets NV,
after which the leaders of the Save
Our Jobs" demonstration planned a
call on Senator Guffey, Democrat, OF
Pennsylvania.
Miss Lillian broadcast "wear-silk-
end-save-our-j jobs" plea over Station
VOL last night in which she con-
demned boycott sponsors as silly" and
in which she defended vigorously the
friendly feeling of the hosiery workers
toward China, democracy and free
dom"
Life Without Silk" will be given
at the Wardman Park Theater under
the direction of Lee Simonson, direc-
Evening star., 1938-01-28

Not a suit in the lot should be sold
for less than the regular prices Hard
finished worsteds in brown, grey and
mixtures. Single and double breasted.
Many suits ideal for graduation.
Evening star., 1938-01-28
Two.Ton Safe Stolen.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, Jan. %
(R.-Thieves carted away q two-ton
safe from the Turf Club here We'd
nesday night. Matty Tracy, pro-
prietor OF the club, said it contained
50, 900,
Evening star., 1938-01-28

wearing q light brown suit, gray over
coat and blue felt hat.
His father, j. B. Gray, was said to be
i'll In Murphy.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
News Behind the News
- An Old New Deal Custom

WASHINGTON-Ther were two significant
things about that conference Roosevelt had with
a group of senatorial progreSslVes at the Whlte
House the other night
First was the fact that this was resumption
of an old New Deal custom Once upon time
such huddles were held frequently The pro-
gressives would sink deep into comfortable chairs
to talk political and legislative shop with F.DR'
far into the night But this was the tlrSt tne
in two years that the President had hau such
powwoW with the Senate's New Dealers.
Second was the fact that when you got them
together and isolated there were so darned leW
eenune progresSives who were considered suln-
ciently New DealiSh to be asked in, Unless THIS
writer missed a name or two the group included
ONLY eight of the 90 members OF the Senate
Norris. of Nebraska, LaFolette OF Wisconsin
Schwellenbaeh of Washington, Minton OF Indiana
Wagner of New York, Green OF Rhode island
Pepper of Florida and Brown of New Hamp-
shire
Conspicuously absent was Wheeler OF Mon
tana His feud with Roosevelt broke into full
flame during the fight over the court plan after
many years in which you could be sure Wheeler
would be right there when any whole-souled
group of progressveS got together
OF course there are many others-an Demo-
crats-who vote consistently for administration
measures But although this octette OF simon
pure-or in some cases nearly simon pure
liberals is more influential than any other group
Va NO-N-'
senators-its size indicates strikingly one of the
reasons why Roosevelt has so much trouble get
ting his program through Congress even though
he did win such a huge popular majority IN No
Vember's election.
Anyway the boys gave the President pep
talk and he gave them right back. Roose-
welt told the senators he hadn't quit-"not by
damn sight"-in the liberal course which he
has described as left of center He said that
he had just been giving his opponents a chance
to make fools of themselves, and thereby as
credit themselves with the public
The regular Democratic leaders OF House and
Senate also had a session with Ine President.
They were not exactly elated when they went
away Roosevelt gave them hell, according
to one authoritative account but - appears his
ire was directed mostly at Speaker John Bank
head of Alabama.
Roosevelt asked how the country could help
notice that all but l55 southerners had voted
against the wage-hour bill and implied that the
south being in a minority, was building up Ill
will and possible legislative reprisals. He pointed
out that l6 chairmen of House committees had
voted against the bill and said this obviously
indicated that leadership was in a bad way.
One thing both groups of Legislators learned
from the President: He is going to keep on bang
ing away for a law which will give the federal
government power over minimum wages maxi
mum hours and child labor.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-04
Other Editors Say
THE RETREAT FROM MOSCOW
(Orange NewS)

The Presidents admission tnat there is
recession of business in the country, not alarming
indeed according to his view but certain TO re-
duce government tax revenues, is evidence that
the administration is veerng away from the
political economy of collectivism. 1t is a recog-
milton of the profit system fundamental that
when money does not work, men must be idle.
Such recognition is induced by the existing
facts of business conditions in the country.
failing stock market is merely the barometer of
business sentiment in the country formed by
business experience. There has, indeed, been
recession of business and that recession has
been largely due to an unfavorabe, in fact,
hostile attitude the part of government.
The bright little college economists who wrote
much of the New Deal legislation affecting bus
mess held to the theory of the innate Vicousness
of business and the utter necessity OF muzzling
the devourng beast. There is no occasion for
surprise that the beast covers in its kennel.
But lifting the country from the depression
without the aid of business proved too much for
the college economists There is business re-
cession and we puzzled as to the reason
Collective economy has failed, its mystic rites
are futile. We retreat from Moscow.
Walter Lippmann remarks new approach on
the part OF the administration to the serious
problems of domestic government. He holds it
a healthy sign and it is. The business recess
sion has brought with it a recession from college
economics.