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Evening star., 1949-04-14
S5,400,00O 10 Rebuild
White House Voted

A S., 400, 900 fund to rebuild the
White House was approved late
yesterday by the Senate.
The funds would be provided in
the first 1949 deficiency appro-
priation bill. which was sent to
conference with the House.
In approving the cost of the
White House rebuilding, however,
the Senate specified there must
be competitive bidding. regardless
of whether the work was done
on cost plus basis.
In the same emergency spend
ing bill. the Senate approved an
increase of $2,550,000 in the cost
limit for the projected new home
here for the General Accounting
Office, raising its ceiling cost to
$25 400, 900.
The deficiency fund bill also
provided an extra $2,274,500 for
the construction of modern new
roofs over the House and Senate
chambers.
The Senate, following the lead
of the House, left out of the bill
a requested $11. 100000 for con-
struction of new Census Bureau
building at Suitland. Md.
Meanwhile, the House is expect
ed to approve today funds for
work on the new Federal court
house and General Accounting
Office building projects. Items Of
SIS, 900 900 each for these jobs are
included in the independent Offices
appropriation bill, which is sched-
uled to action.
Evening star., 1949-04-14
House Unit Bucks Bill Relax
Residence Rule on u. S. Jobs

the commission declared that q
considerable number Of persons
here move their residence back
and forth between the District and
the nearby Maryland and Virginia
suburbs.
Consequently. some Of them
have been unable to prove Q one
years legal residence in time to
secure the job they were seeking,
the commission said.
The bin approved by the sub
committee would permit qualified
job applicants who cannot prove
the legal resident requirement TO
obtain Government employment
after the list Of eligibles Of other
Job applicants is exhausted Com
mission officials said this would
aid many persons here In filling
job vacancies which cannot be
nIled through the present system.
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Parks Officials Seek
FWA Compromise on
Buildings Control

National Capital Parks officers
today we're seeking a compromise
with the Federal Works Agency
over an attempt of the latter tn
take control of some temporary
wartime buildings on park lands
to meet a critical shortage" Ia
Government Office space here.
Fearing the shortage may con-
tinue indefinitely, Park officers
say thex want some measure of
reasonable protection.
The original proposal was en-
tered in a general public building
bill now on the House calendar
and which will become law. park
officials were told, unless amend
ed or eliminated. Since action on
the bill has been postponed until
after the Eastern holidays, legal
officers of the two agencies are
negotiating.
Included in the buildings in
volved are three on independence
avenue in West Potomac Park-a
recreation building, infirmary and
a storage building. Others in
clude the recreation-cafeteria and
inflrmary at Langston Residence
Hall in the Northeast: the infirna-
ary and recreation building at
Suitland, Md. and half a dozen
utility buildings at Arlington
Farms. Va. across the Potomac
River.
The FwA got President Tru-
mans permission to seek legisla-
ton to put these buildings under
its Public Buildings Administra-
ton. The individual units have
been declared surplus and will be
sold eventually and the parks rid
of them.
PBA is charged with finding
suf1icient office and storage space
for the Governments needs.
Park officials said today the
space problem has been acute ever
since the early days Of the New
Deal. For that reason. they claim
the proposed legislation would
give PBA control over buildings
on park lands for an indefinite
period-"maybe for many years.
said Harry T. Thompson, assist
ant superintendent.
Under the general law govern
ing wartime structures in WASH
ington parks they are to be dis
posed of within a year after the
President has proclaimed termi-
nation of the national emergency.
Evening star., 1949-04-14
House Passes Bill
To Sell GreenbeIt

The House yesterday passed
under unanimous consent bill
TO permit the kaie of 0reenbslt.
Md. and the two other Green
town projects s---Greendale. via.
and 0reenhilis. Ohio. The bill.
aathored by Representative Nom
ronry, Democrat. Of Oklahoma.
nov goes TO the Senate
The Public Housing Commits
sioner IL authorized 10 dispose
Of the projects by negotiated sale
with first preference 10 be given
70 veterans groups organized on
q non.profii basis
Provisions wsYs written into the
measure also to insure that ten
ants nov ocrupyins housing In q
project or ~ the time Of sale
will be given an opportunity 10
become members Of the psarchas-
ing group on the same terms.
rights and responsibilities 90 the
veteran members
In 0reenbeli or the other prof.
eeis are sold other than for cash.
the housing must require q dosn
payment Of at least 10 per ernt
Of Tie total purehASe price. with
the balance 10 be paid OF within
15 years al 4 per cent interest
Evening star., 1949-04-14
D. {. Wins Top
Award for 1948
Traffic Safety
Receives z Others;
Arlington County
Second in Its Gloss

The District has won the Ma
tional Safety Councils grand
award as the American city
which did the most for trafic
safety in 1948.
1t was the most important of
three awards for Washington
announced by the council yester-
day. The other first prizes in
cluded one for the best traffic
record among cities Of more than
100000 population and one for
outstanding achievement In keep
ing motor vehicle deaths at q
minimum.
Arlington Wins Honor.
Arlington County was awarded
second place in its population
group in the safety contest. Be-
cause of its urban character Ar
lington competes in the contest
as a city. 1t falls in the 100, 900
to 100000 population group.
Arlington had five traffic deaths
in 1948, compared with 10 the
year before. Only one trafiic
death has been recorded in the
county so far this year.
Washington, with So motor
vehicle deaths in 1948. had the
lowest death rate in it's history.
The awards, announced in Chi
cago, were the result of the an
nual inventory of traffic safety
achievement for the Presidents
Highway Safety Conference.
Washington will receive a plaque
for it's achievement Washington
also won the grand award in 1916.
Keneipp Submits Records.
Traffic Director George E. Ke-
neipp submitted detailed records
and exhibits showing the Dis
trict's accidents and deaths for
the year and the various methods
employed to increase traffic safety
through engineering, law en-
forcement. the courts, school
safety education and public in
formation.
Massachusetts, was grand award
winner for l948 among the
States. All 48 States and 578
cities participated in the Nation
wide competition.
Evening star., 1949-04-14

A House Civil Service Subcom-
mittee today approved legislation
which would make it easier for
thousands here to qualify for Fed
eral employment.
The bill would eliminate . pro-
vision in the Law which prohibits
permanent Government employ
ment to any person with less than
one years legal residence In any
State or the District Of Columbia.
The measure is sponsored by
Chairman Murray Of the fun COM
mittee.
The Civil Service Commission
asked that this apportionment
provision be lifted. pointing out
that 1t works particular hardships
on residents In the Washington
area.
IN IT. annual report TO Congress
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Mrs. Edward C.. Mogdeburger
Named to Board of Education
District Court Judges
Make Appointment,
Replacing Mrs. Doyle

Mrs. Edward C. Magdeburger.
civic leader and ,clubwoman, has
been named to the Board of Edu-
cation.
The appointment, for a three
year term, was made yesterday by
the judges of District Court at =
general term session.
Mrs. Magdeburger. who is pres
ident Of the District Federation Of
Women's Clubs. will succeed Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle. who re-
signed March 25. Mrs. Doyle was
president of the board. but Mrs.
Magdeburger's appointment is as
a member only. The board elects
it's own president.
The new member had been In
dorsed for the position by various
organizations and prominent in
dividuals, including the federation
she leads.
In announcing her appoint
ment, Chief Judge Bolitha J. Laws
described her as very we'll quail
fed. She was chosen from
among 20 nominees.
Mrs. Magdeburger. who. is the
mother of five children, has been
active in PTA, women's club. Red
Cross. church and civic affairs in
Washington since her husband
brought the family here from
Missouri in 1922, when he took q
position with the Navy Depart
ment.
In the Endorsement forwarded to
Judge Laws last March. the fed
Grafton described Mrs. Magde-
burger as "one of the most out
standing women in the Capital" +"
Described As Dynamic.
Officers of the federation
pointed out that she was chosen
unanimously as president and d.
rector Of their group.
They said she was woman Of
dynamic personality, poise and
dignity. with a happy faculty Of
working congenially" with her as
sociates.
Mr.. Magdeburger Is chief en-
gineer in charge of diesel propul-
sion at the Bureau of Ships. Navy
Department. The family lives at
1912 Missouri avenue NV.
A daughter. Kathryn, is en-
ployed by the National Security
Resources Board. Another. Alice.
is a biologist at Camp Detrick.
Md. There are three sons
George. a patent lawyer in San
Francisco: Paul. employed by q
communications equipment firm
in Nutley. N. j.. and Robert. In
training in Mississippi as an Air
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Railroads and AirIines
List Heavy Bookings
For Easter Holidays

Unusually large crowds are ex-
pected to enter and leave the city
this week end. s
Airlines reported heavy bookings
for outgoing trafiic. Extra flights
were scheduled.
Railroad officials at Union Sta
tion reported the heavy fiow OF
passengers has already begun
Easter vacation opportunities for
students and city residents have
forced the railroads TO put on ad-
ditional coaches and TO schedule
extra trains. The crowds are ex-
pected TO remain at high level
through April %.
Hotels reported heavy reserva-
tions. many saying they were al
ready booked solid for Easter
week.
Parade on Sunday.
Washington visitors are expect
ed to add to the traditional Easter
fashion parade on Sunday. Con-
necticut avenue. downtown WASH
ington, the parks and other parts
OF the city are expected to be filled
with colorfully dressed paraders---
weather permitting.
School children Of the District
and surrounding areas VIII get
holidays for Easter but the time
of varies with each locality. In
some areas. county or municipal
cfiices also will observe Good Frt-
day tomorrow.
This is the situation:
In Washington. schools viii
close after classes today and will
reopen Monday. April rs. The
District Commissioners once an
nounced that any city employees
who desire 10 take tomorraw OF 10
attend religious services may take
the day OF snnual leave.
Arlington has no holidays for
county employees but school child
rem viii have tomorrow and Mon
day OF.
Alexandria Schools Close.
In Alexandria. city offices vii
be closed tomorrow and school
children were oil today and will
return TO classes Wednesday
morning.
Montgomery County ofYiees viii
be closed tomorrow and school
children we're released al noon
yesterday 10 return 10 CLASSES
Wednesday morning.
Prince Georges County Offices
will be closed tomorrow and sciiool
children there were to begin tiseii
vacations at ] O'Clock this after.
non. They viii return 10 ciasse,
at 3 am. Wednesday,
Evening star., 1949-04-14

Force mechanic.
Mrs. Magdeburger, q native OF
st. Louis, attended grade and high
school there and won scholar
ship at Washington University in
! st. Louis. She took an arts and
sciences course. majoring in Eng
lish, German and history. She
then Miss Elviria Zimmerman.
and Mr.. Magdeburger were mar
ried In 1918 and lived In st. Louis
until 1920. when they moved to
st. Charles. Mo.
Headed Macfarland P-TA.
While her children were grow
| ing I'D and receiving their educa-
tion in Washington. Mrs. Magde-
burger served as president OF the
Macfarland Junior High School
PTA in l925-26. She was vice
president OF the Barnard PTA
for several terms. chairman OF
| the Ways and Means Committee
at the Macfarland group and later
served as chairman Of the Nom
mating and Music Committees OF
the Congress Of PTA.
Mrs. Magdeburger joined the
Petworth Women's Club in 1924
and served as chairman Of various
committees. She was elected pres
ident of the club from lS45 to ls47.
Mrs. Magdeburger was chosen
president Of the Federation OF
Women's Clubs in l947. after serv-
| ing the federation as chairman Of
Music and Blood Donors Com
mittees and director from the
Petworth Club. Her term expires
In 1850.
Nurses Aide Six Years.
For many years she has been
active in Red Cross work here.
She served as vice chairman Of
the nursing service Of the District
Chapter, after taking first aid and
home nursing courses. She taught
two classes In first aid at Paul
Junior High School. and was q
nurses aide for more than six
years.
Mrs. Magdeburger worked more
than 1000 hours in various volun-
teer actiyittes in the blood donor
center ut Garfield Hospital. as
captain of aides at Columbia Hos
Ipital and in the clinic at Children's
Hospital. She was q member Of
the Gallon Blood Donor Club dur
ing the war.
She Is q member Of the Sixth
Presbyterian Church where her
husband is an elder.
She Is d past grand matron Of
the Order OF the Eastern Star.
served two terms as worthy matron
OF Joppa Lodge Chapter and for
seven years was secretary Of the
chapter. She Is now q member
|of the board Of grand trustees.
|OES.
Mrs. Magdeburaer Is 3 member
Iof the Sixteenth Street Highlands
Citizens Association and. during
the war. was assistant deputy air.
raid warden for the area.
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Ham Plentiful in City
With Prices Trimmed
By Many Dealers

Ham is the featured attraction
for Easter menu planners. with
supplies generally reported plenti-
full and in many cases specially
priced to attract holiday food
shoppers.
While dealers said meat prices
remained pretty much the same
as last week. with lamb especially
high. many have trimmed a few
cents from ham for Easter shop
pers. A wholesale supply source
reported beef Is somewhat higher
this week.
Lamb prices continued high
largely because of a country wide
scarcity in recent weeks. dealers
explained.
Eggs apparently are plentiful
and little. If any. increase In
price here. The Associated Press
food review said. however. that
generally eggs we're up to 2 cents
q dozen from last week.
Artificial Egg Shortage Seen.
Egg prices are unusually high
for this time OF the year. and at
New York. the Butter a. Egg
Merchants Association said the
Department of Agriculture price
support buying Of dried eggs had
created an artificial shortage de-
spite record egg production
and . "burdensome surplus"
The association. which said 1t
represents more than 200 dis
tributors in the New York metro
politan area. appealed to Ralph
Trieg. president Of the Commod-
ity Credit Corp. to reduce the
Governments dried-egg purchase
price.
A spokesman for the CcC told
the Associated Press. however.
that support prices paid 30 far
this year have averaged only 81
per cent Of parity. whereas the
law requires support at 90 per
cent Of parity.
Fowl Prices Unchanged.
A poultry spokesman said there
is q pretty good assortment Of
fowl on hand for Easter tables. In
cluding chicken. duck and turkey.
priced about the same as last
week.
The produce situation. which
had suffered from unfavorable
weather conditions In California
appeared TO be on the mend. But
carrots, lettuce and cucumbers
were reported slightly higher this
week. the latter two because Of
smaller shipments.
Asparagus and spinach are
among the fresh vegetables being
featured by dealers.
Easter candy Is available In big
ger quantities and In better quail
ity than II has been since the var.
The DUN q Bradstreet whole
sale food index declined this week
to S5.7l from s5.7s last week. and
was i5.5 per cent below the 3S.76
year ago. The index represents
the total cost at wholesale Of .
pound each Of 81 general use
fo0dx
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Woodmen From D. G..
MARYLAND 10 Meet

Delegates OF the Supreme For
est woodmen Circle from Wasss-
ington and Maryland win hold .
one-dsy convention Saturday II
the willard Ho1ei
The convenft0n viii conclude
wiin 1 banqset at pm. MfF.
Rosa Z. Canads. past national d.
rector IL the national organic :
ten. win speak-
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Special Board Urges
Air Force Academy

A special board OF The military
establishment has recommended
that q speciai Air Force academy
be. built. However. the recon-
mendAtion from o group Of edu-
Gators. announced by Defense
Secretary johnson yesterday. did
not suggest d location.
Mr.. johnson forwarded the re-
port TO the Air Force for suid-
ance in preparing legislation aa-
thorixing the institution. A dozen
members Of Congress already had
introduced bills 10 locate the
school Ia their districts
Evening star., 1949-04-14
| Banks. Retail Stores
To Keep UsUoi Hours
On Good Fridoy

wsshlngfonfs business siIi
operate ss usual tomorrow
Good Frsdsy-@tth ssf9s Oh
for employees who wsns 10 al
tend church services
Tae bankers association
said banks wasi be open during
tiss usual hours and Tire Msr.
chants and ManEafactslrssa
Assoc sasioFs reported FFtsu
stores viii raainain their rsE.
uiar Mfaeduies
Tfs~ Dastrart Department ~
Sanitation assd fEasft sFs6
gagbsgs wtll be removed ss-
eorsasns To 1isedaie sasnossnv
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Church Services
Today Prepare
For Good Friday
Moundy Thursday
Being Observed
In Speciol Rites

MAugsty THURSDAY eGs sees ~vTe
arranged toE tsdsy IN nurasrpsls
WASHINGTON Saafxisea a. Pgetes-
tAuts ard Catholics prepared 10
observe Good FRIDAY tasza@7ow
Among churches aolang easn-
nuaacn SeEsaers today are tAe
Episcopal Church ~ the Epiphany.
1917 q streeI NV at - 10 > IN,
and = pm Oeoggetosn Lutheran
Church. Wisconsin avenue and
Volta place NV, q pm Cte.e-
land Park CongFWS at&nHAI Church.
ssoo Lowell street n W. 6 Is pm.
Georgetown Presbyterian Church.
slis r street NV pm TA-
kona Lutheran Church. seventh
and DAhlia streets NV SPIN
Members o! the Ancient and A.
espted Scottish Rite ai Free
masonry for the Valley ot WASH
ington will hold u Maandy Thurs
day service Al 4 e'eloek tonight in
then temple. 9so0 Sixteenth street
NV
Al Walter Reed Hospital. Army
Chaplain Gregory J Lock. aRS To
conduct special Episcopal services
In the chapel at : pm and later
will distribute communion TO EpiS-
eopal patients IN the wards
Twelve buildings in Washington
will keep lights burning III the
shape Of a cross tonight Martin
A. Cook, chairman OF the Commit
tee on Gross Of LagntA THREE
Hours Observance Of Good Friday
Committee, has announced
The buildings communicating
Good Friday III this say are tlne
District. MaehlniSt. Municipal.
Potomac Electric Power Co Amrf-
lean Federation Of Labor Vet.
erAns Administration. Recon-
struciion Finance Corr. Washing
ton Gas Lisht Co, Knights Of
Columbus at go Tenth street
NV, and also al Sixteenth and n
streets NV. Central Branch
YMCA and Dupont Apartments
Coed Friday Services,
Among the churenes holding
Good Friday services from noon 10
8 pm tomorrow viii be the fol-
lowing
A West End community service
sponsored hy the Union Methodist.
Western Presbyterian and Con-
cordian Lutheran Evangelical
Churches and American University
will be held at Union Methodist
Church, ala Twentieth street NV.
Baptists of Washington will
hold a union service In Calvary
Baptist Church. Eighth and II
streets NV.
Churches of many dennm.na-
| tions In the area will hold q simi-
| lar meeting IN the Memorial
Evangelical United Brethren
| Church. North Capitol and II
streets. Presbyterian churches
east of the Anacostia River are
| meeting In the Garden Memorial
/ Presbyterian Church. iTis Min
nesota avenue Sc.
i Methodist Services.
| Eight Methodist churches OF tlIa
community wili meet In Calvary
| Methodist Church. 1889 Columbia
road NV. while nine Methodist
churches In Northwest Washing
ton will hold a union service In
/ Wesley Methodist Church, Con-
/ necticut avenue and Joceiyn street
/ NV.
A three hour service viii be held
| In Washington Cathedral.
Catholics will be ahIe 20 enter
St. Matthews Cathedral for all
night alteration. The three hour
service will be held there from
noon 10 pm. tomorrow.
In all. a total OF % churches II,
Washington and nearby Maryland
and Virginia will hold the three
hour services. Shorter services
will be conducted tomorrow In
Army and Navy posts here.
Evening star., 1949-04-14
Duncinq Closes Held

Glasses in ballroom dancing are
being held in the Banneker Com
munity Club. $500 Georgia avenue
NV. at 8:15 pm. on Thursdays
under the instruction of Ben
Smith.
Evening star., 1949-04-14

ANNAPOLIS STAslP-Tnis Ia
the stamp COMMUNICATING the
tercentennary 0i Annapolis
which viii 20 On sale there
May =.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-03-04
Dansko Sc chce pFipojit
k atlantickemu paktu.

Kodan, Dansko. = Dansks
socialne demokraticka strana
tvoric1 vetSinu v parlamentu Sc
usnesla doporucit narodu. ably
Opel svoji bezpecnost O 1cast
ma atlanticke obranne smlouve.
V resoluci Sc pravf vseobec-
ne, re Dansko Dude hledat spo-
lupraci s jinymi svobodnymi a
demokratickymi narody, mine
nj resoluce je jasne, i kdyz "a
padni mocnosti vyslovne jme-
novany %nejsou.
Ona resoluce Sc nesetkala S
vdbec zadnou oposicf a spolu-
prace Danska Sc zapadem je
.zajistena tim spfse, re Sc pro nj
vyslovily ostatn1 2 danske stra-
nv, to jest strana agrarnf a
strana konservativni.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-03-04
Z dopisu ceske studentky.

"Omlouvam Sc, re mole do
pisy jsou pine pesimismu a be-.
nadeje. Odrazi Sc v Mich toti5
,cely mas zivot a ten je ted hro-
zne neradostny. Waite 81 to,
no, re jste daleko odtud = svo-
bodni!
U mas je takova svoboda pro
sjevu, re tento dopis nebudu ra-
ideji ami podpisovat a uvadet a.
dresu.
Novy rok zacal peti-letkou a
komunist6 pritahli oteze vsem
vrstvam naseho naroda, s W.
jimkou delnikG-komunist1. "a
Gallo to u zivnostnikG, kterym
berou obchody a jiny majetek,
delajf jim prohlfdky bytn a
kradou i to malo re zivobyti a
satstva, ktere 81 koupili ma list
ky. Ceny byly zvyseny tax, Re
nikdo 81 nemGze mic koupit.
PrGmerny vydelek je 1000 kcs
mesicne a jeden metr panske
latky stoj1 $500 Kcs. a cely pan
Isky oblek 10000 Kcs. Pres to
vsak je lid poslusny a Dire.
Jsem stale pod dojmem po-
sledn1ch dnG, kdy sc Shy chve-
III v oc1ch nejen nam student
kan, ale i nasim profesorkam.
Je zde ted pravy terror prole-
tariatu, kterym dnesni vladco-
We uplatnuj1 cestu k socialism,,
ktery zadnym socialismem ne
nj a cin1 tax bez ohledu ma O.
beti, ktere Sc prflis patrne pro-
|jevuj1. Spravedlnost dnesniho
rezimu zanechava znacne sto-
ply = a nikde neni odvolanf.
,Znicene zdrav1, zkazeny zrak
a mlad1 ztracene v knihach
jsou jedine vysledky nasf driny.
Nynf pred samou maturitou
zacfnajf mas proveTovat a zjis-
|tovat politickou spolehlivost.
Oznamilo sc nam, re ty, jez ne
souhlasf S rezimem a nejsou or
ganisovany v komunistickem
Svazu mladeze, nebudou pTipu-
steny maturite. Budeme musit
jft z trestu delat do tovarny,
zat1m CO 900 delnfk1 bylo i bez
maturity jen S mestanskou, ale
"a to dplne spolehlivych poll
ticky - pujde ma vysokou sko-
lu. Pred samotnym cflem nam
chtej1 podrazet nohy a mas O.
sud 81 vzaly ma svedomi komu-
nisticke spoluzacky, ktere mas
chtej1 pfipravit O existence. A
kdyz 81 jde clovek postezovat
nektere z profesorek, lined ma
kazda pine oci slz a JEFF slova
1techy vic bolt nez uklidnujf.
Utesujf mas iedine zdGraznova-
MIN spravedlnosti Bozf, ktera
snad Dude jedinym vychodis-
KEN z nevereckeho komunistic-
raje, ktery stavf sve vzdus-
ne zamky ma zakladech fla, pri
kof1 a bezpravl. Persekuce in
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-03-04
30 milionH lid musi byt
vracenv dane.

Washington, D. C. = Grad
pokladu stojf pred obrovskym
1kolem, kdyz ma asi 4O,OOO,OOO
poplatn1kim vratit pfeplacene
dane. Kolik to Dude celkove
delat Sc nevi, avsak ma Sc "a to
re to Dude vice nez onech ST.
100000, 900 vyplacenych minu-
l6ho roku 31,0O0,O 900 lidem.
V lednu dostalo 100000 IL
dl celkove asi ST. 1000, 900, pro
m6sic 1nor nebyly jest6 zadne
cifry oznameny. K preplatk6m
doslo proto, re Sc platilo die
stareho zakona do 1. kvetna,
ackoliv novy zakon, obsahujf-
CT slevu DAM vstoupil v platnost
dnem l. ledna 1913.