Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1929, Page 3

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How the romantic duties of the pony express have finally devolved upon the airplane was set forth in cold figures teday by Postmaster General Brown in reporting to President Hoover that al- most eleven and a quarter. million dol- lars was expended last year in sending mail by air over nearly ten and a qulrter million flying miles. But the deficit which has ridden the of transporting a share of the postal Congress had appropriated $12,- | 430,000 for hiring private lines to do ago by the Government. The expendi- was 10,212,511 up to June 30 last. Nevertheless, 1t was estimated that the cost of the service was $7,000,000 more e postage revenue. Has Conservative Policy. Postmaster General Brown said the demands for new routes were far above back of the Post Office Department for | decades also touched this new method ! THE EVENING MR. AND MRS. JOHN A. HAMPTON. GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY ALSO HOUSEWARMING the annual appropriations, but that the department had followed a conservative but progressive policy with regard to this service. He informed the President that, while the expenditures for the air- mail were above the estimated revenues, steps were being taken to adjust equi- tably the rates paid airmail contractors to square with existing legislation on the subject. The department, on the whole, was far from making both ends meet for the year. In fact, the burden of deficit grew noticeably heavier, the outgo ex- ceeding the income by $85,461,176.24. For the previous year the unfavorable balance was $32,121,095.80. The differ- ence was explained by the Postmaster General as having been due to expendi- tures ordered by Congress, such as in- creesed postal pay, free mailing privi- such items, It was shown in the report that the American people bought $527,706,790.28 worth of postage stamps and that other sources of revenue brought the total receipts up to $696,947,577.69. The ex- penditures were $782,408,753. Free Mail for Blind. In the maze of big sums set down in the report it was disclosed that the department spends annually more than $50,000 in handling free mail for blind persons. This sum was the smallest listed for non-profitable services. The others, when added, totaled $31232- 906.52, which, if paid for, would reduce the actual deficit to $56,752,934.61. ‘The Postmaster General listed other items contributing to the deficit as in- cluding handling and transporting sec- ond class matter free within counties of origin, $8,781,530.83, and differentials favoring vessels of American registry un;ler the merchant marine act, $8,787,~ 843.91. Mr. Brown frankly said that he did not like the idea of having the Post cost of handling free mail and recom- mended that legislation be passed ap- propriating $9,931,240 to the depart- ment to cover such cost. Much Postage. A total of 276,773,736 pieces of mail, weighing 35,098,676 pounds, was mailed by departments other than the Post Office Department on which no postage was paid. The revenue which would have been derived from such mail would have totaled $8,169,170. In addi- tion, members - of Congress franked 37,273,270 pieces of mail, which would have brought a revenue of $957,964 had postage been paid on it. Not content with setting down agtonishing figures about stamps and deficits, the Postmaster General turned mathentatical again and informed President Hoover and Congress there | had ben a total of 17,363 751.2"2 distri- butions and redistributions of picces, ex- clusive of registered mail, by raiiway postal clerks ‘The vast extent of the post office business had no better yardstick than the fact that the motor-vehicle service | ‘hased more than 10,000,000 '(;llonn nothing of ofl. ARLINGTON BRIDGE FEATURES IN PARLEY Fine Arts Commission to Discuss Sculptural Motifs for Memorial Structure at Special Meeting. Important questions bearing on the sculptural motifs for the Washington and Virginia enda nl' the Arlington Me- morial Bridge will be discussed by the Fine Arts commisslon at a special meeting next week, for which the date has not yet been definitely set. Mat- ters bearing on the treatment of the pvlons proposed to be placed at the in- tersection of the Rock Creek-Potomac Park driveway with the esplanade on the east end of the bridge between the Lincoln- Memorial and the bridgehead and the general sculptural treatment of the ornamentation of the bridge will be_considered. It was explained at the office of the commisison today that the work on the bridge now has progr to the point where the ornamental figures may be considered in their relation to the en- tire structure. For many months a massive figure representing Columbia bas stood near the Washington end of the bridge. It is intended to have many of these figures placed on either side of the bridge, while at both ends will be placed tall pylons, topped by some sculptural design which has not yet been decided upon. PROHIBITION MUSEUM EXHIBIT IS POSTPONED Display of Bootleg Materials Prob- ably Will Not Be Held Until Next Spring. ‘The prohibition museum exhibit. which was to have opened tomorrow morning at 1303 F street under aus- pices of the Citizens' Service Associa- tion, has been postponed indefinitely, probably until next Spring, it was an- nounced shortly after noon today by ‘T. B. Jarvis, executive secretary of the association. There has been no change, however, in the program arranged by the Com- mittee of Five Hundred for Law Ob- Ll:rvanoe and Law Enforcement, which a series of four meetings, Church. There will be three other meetings—Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights at the First Congrega- tional Church. ‘The prohibition exhibit of bootleg materials in the F street store was Posl.poned at the last minute, because was found that heating and lighting difficulties could not be overcome in time for the show to open. —_— Health Officer to Speak. Office Department charged up with the Com; Mr. and Mrs, John A. Hampton to Celebrate Wedding and Pur- chase of New Home. ‘The golden wedding celebration today of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hampton of 1500 Webster street will be a house- warming as well as an annives ob- servance. The festivities will end with a reception between 8 and 11 o'clock tonight in the home the couple pur- chased recently. One feature of the celebration' will be the attendance of an elderly colored butler who was a retainer in Mrs. Hampton'’s family at the time of her marriage and helped serve the young wedding couple. The servant, Henry Fairfax, came from Bluemont, Va,, to be present at the reception and to con- gratulate his former mistress and her | husband. Prior to her marriage Mrs. Hampton was Miss Jennie Riley of Bluemont. She is 69 years old and was married when 19. Mr. Hampton, who is 75, was born near Silcott Springs, Va. DISTANCE SWIM EVENT PLANNED BY Y. W. C. A. Ffteen-Mile Contest Featured for Two-Month Program in Asso- ciations’ Big Pool. A 15-mile swimming contest, with daily distance swims by all participants, will be staged in the large pool of the Young Women’s Christian Assodiation, beginning December 16 and continuing until February 15. The contest will be under the supervision of Mrs. Wllmn pton, chairman of the Y. W. C. A. health education committee, and Miss Marion L. Meigs, chairman of the staff of health education specialists. ‘The swimming contest rules specify that contestants shall not swim less than one-eighth of a mile or more than one-half a mile at any one time. All contestants completing the 15-mile swimming contest will be included in the winning classes. The winning award will offer free swimming priv- ileges in the K street pool for a month. Contestants who make between 10 and 15 miles will rveceive free swimming ming between 5 and 10 miles will re- ceive one week of free swimming, In conducting the contest, Miss Meigs is assisted by Miss Anna Van Buskirk, Miss Marion W. Hunt and Miss Dorothy Latham. Dr. Katherine Chapman is association physician for the Health Education Department. GIVES UNCLE. SAM CREDIT. Uncle Sam is shouldering without stint his full share of the responsibil- ity for beautification of the National Capital, it was declared last night by Will P. Kennedy, legislative writer of ‘The Star, in a_current events forum at the Central Young Men's Christian Assoclati jon. Kennedy told of the millions of dol- lars of Government money being ex- pended and to be appropriated later for construction of perfhanent public build- ings, park and parkway development and waterfront improvement. He predlcted that the next five years will work startling changes in the physical ap- pearance of the city. The lecture was the secnod of a series being held under auspices of the Y. M. C. A. Kennedy was intro- ductd hy E. A. Drumm of the Y. M. C. staff. A showing of The Evening Sth-UniV!rsll News Reel completed the program. privileges for two weeks. Those swim- is to STAR, WASHINGTO! —Star Staff Photo. Will Rogers Says: { BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Decem- ber 2—The regular session of Con- gress opened today to investigate what was done at the last session, This session is also to relieve the farmer again; relieve him of any en- couragement that he might have re- celved during the late one. One thing Mr. Hoover is not re- sponsible for the holding of this ses- slon. Got to blame the founders of the Constitution for it. Can't lay this one on him. That last one cured him. ° Yours, ‘WILL ROGERS. BILL PLANS DISTRICT CONGRESS DELEGATE Representative McLeod Reintro- duces Measures, Which Would Also End Capital Punishment. Bills providing for a delegate in Con- gress from the District of Columbia and for abolition of capital punishment were reintroduced in the House today by Representative McLeod, Republican, of Michigan. The District delegate bill provides | that the delegate shall be appointed by the District Commissioners and that he must have been for more than 10 years a resident of the District. It would give the delegate the right of debate on the floor of the House, but he would not have a vnte. BUDGET IS TABULATED. Hoover Prepares Figures to Show Just Where Money Is to Go. In an attempt to make the budget for the Government expenses more under- standable to the general public, Presi- dent Hoover has had prepared a tabu- lation of the budget figures, which will show more clearly just where the money £0.. ‘This tabulation, which the President has referred to as his personal budget, will be made public Thursday. The totals andthe purposes for which the lp ropriations will be asked will be no erent from those in the budget of esumnes which will be submitted to Congress tomorrow. But the President’s personal budget will be compiled in a more interesting manner and will show at a glance the purposes for which the appropriations are being made. SPURRIER RITES HELD. Veteran Employe of Navy Yard Buried With Masonic Honors. Masonic funeral services were held this afternoon for Thomas H. Spurrier, 92 years old, an employe of the Navy Yard for 30 years, who died Sunday at his home, 2336 High* street south- east. The rites were conducted by Hope Lodge, No. 20, F. A. A. M, at the home. Burial was in Rock Creek Cemetery. Mr. Spurrier, a native of Baltimore, came to Washington 45 years ago. He xumquenuy became employed at the Washington Navy Yard and retired from active work in 1914, Mr. Spurrier is survived by a daugh- ter, Mrs. E. Selby of this city. D. | onseave corwey axnvensawy _| [ STATES SEEK BANDITSS CUSTODY - Vernon Admits California Robbery, but Denies Wyo- ming Hold-up. By the Associated Press. PAWNEE, Okla., December 3.—Con- fession by Tom vemon, o.1e-time rodeo rider, railroad fireman and convict, that he derailed a Southern Pacific pas- senger train near Saugus, Calif., and single-handed _robbed _passengers in genuine dime-novel fashion, is not ex- pected to avert a battle between Wyo- ming and California for his custody. Vernon, arrested here Sunday night, also is charged with the robbery of passengers on a Union Pacific train near Cheyenne, Wyo., a week ago, and Wyoming officers who have alded in questioning Vernon have indicated his confession will have no effect on their efforts to return him to Wyoming for prosecution. Allen N. Jones, Pawnee County sherif, sald Vernon's confession came after prolonged questioning by himself, Thomas J. Higgins, deputy sheriff of Los Angeles, and Sheriff G. H. Romsa of Cheyenne, after Vernon had been informed his photographs were identi- fied by passengers of both trains, - Denies Wyoming Robbery. Vernon wrote and signed his brief confession. While he admitted the Cali- fornia hold-up, Vernon was firm in his denial of any participation in the Wyoming robbery, and said he would fight to the last any attempt to -ex- tradite him to Wyoming. He said, however, he had no objection to returning to California, and would not resist extradition there. Both States provide the death penalty for train rob- TY. In his confession, Vernon said he de- cided to rob the train because iie was out of work and needed money. He said he had been promised a job by the railroad, but “had been disappointed.” PARENTS WERE HANGED. CHEYENNE, Wyo., December 3 (P).— ‘Tom Vernon, alias Tom Averill, held in Pawnee, Okla., on a charge of wrecking and robbing a Union Pacific train near here November 25, claiming to be the son of “Cattle Kate"” and Jim Averill, faces the same fate that befell the man and woman he claims as his parents. Cattle Kate and Averill were hanged July 20, 1889, as cattle rustlers in the Sweetwater country of Wyoming. If Wyoming authorities succeed in The very best milk is childhood's birthright, Wise Mothers Prefer Wise Brothers® Wise Brothers SNE S CHEVY CHASE C. TUESDAY, DECEMBEW 3, 10%. 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