Evening Star Newspaper, November 9, 1930, Page 2

1 ARMY OF 300,000 UNEMPLOYED PICTURES RUECAPTAL Y “Growth, Holdbacks and Potentialities. [ & ¢ AT (Continued Prom Mirst Page) for an opera house and a music of some descri] " % That the co-crdinat and better de- ent of 18 essentia) Death Rate Too High. £ That there is shown in the survey an -development” of commercial prop- y for the présent requirement, with 00 many stores in the outlying sections. ‘That the death rate is too high, co *enn( the general cleanliness and f: lities of the city. - That there are approximately 7,500 occupled desks in the public school tems and too m: achools with too amall play areas, of specialized hools, such as for underdeveloped dren and that the existing trade could he “very much improved.” ‘That there is a “great iradequacy” in ghrage space in the community. + And that fhe metropolitan area out- jde the city is placing considerable nded indebtedness upon itself, as dis- ed from the District of Colum- On the other hand, the Board of e officials list the following as be- g outstanding in the attractions of the ational Capital, as revealed by facts tained in the survey volume: 2 The National Capital and its en-|can help went forth. have evidenced a steady growth healthy and normal lines, par- ly evident in the past 20 years, foth as to wealth and population. 5 It is a community in which definitely defined develpoment plans have been id out along the highest type snd scientific_lines assuring its future “the “most beautiful Capital in the 1t 18 free from debt. 55 Migh Per Capits Salary. urchas er of the National and’ l‘:‘ Pesldents 15 without in the Upited States. This has per |stant rise in the valuation ‘of ‘ property, : been steady. position of Wuhl;gan 25 an tional, cultural and ntific cen- surrounding _terri also has ," -as shown by nmlu regard- lfimmery County, Prince ity, ngton County and the City place to live, no city in the offers more than to any Teal -and peoximity in of VUnique Features Shown. survey, however, does show many outstanding and unusual attrac- and unique features of this city 1ts” surrount area. the city itself, its importance is 8t & glance in a tabulats ceptury- 1 3 e tion in 1900 was 278,718 and in 437,571, this does not include ‘all that rly 18 & part of this the. Board of Mothers, R:gg:d Children, College-~ Trained Men. and Even Women in Fur Coats, Seck Jobs as Winter's Chill Begins. By 1he Associated Press. CHICAGO, Novemb:r 8—Chicago's legion of unemployed—a cross-section of artistic, professional and industrial life—marched 300,000 strong into 350 { public schools today and registered | their needs that Gov. Emerson's Un- | out their relief. Disperate were the necds of many) for food, for rent money, but to the | Jast: man and woman they wanted ‘work—"just anything.” i All Ages and Classes Came. From all classes and ages they came | to sign up In this registration, unprece-. dented in the history of any big Ameri- | can city. ‘The majority were men, coming mainly from laboring and indus- trial groups, but there were many women—mothers, and women with de- | pendents. Every age, from the 11-year-old lad in tattered trous:rs and- torn sweater— nothing more—to _the 70-year-old man of soldlerly bearing, who was graduated from Bonn Uni- versity in Germany, was there. Seven thousand t:achers gave up their Saturday holiday to help with the work. When they arrived at the build- ings this morning they found from 50 to 600 men, women and children gravely waiting. As the hours went by the lines lengthenzd. Calls for extra cleri- | College-Trained Included. For the most part the registration ' proceeded in orderly fashion. Police kept the lines trim, and officers seemed | gentler of voice than @sual. Only al few times were thew compelled to ex- ert their authority. Once a flivver squad was called out when murmurs of unrest of a dangerous tone rumbled through the crowd at one school en- trance. In the main they were a self- respecting group. ‘The seriousness of the situation hushed nglnl}nnf.s i;{:fl worl"erl alike, It was painfully qui pencil scratches could be plainly heard, uiries and replies were made in sul ices; ble in_the ;ma- or higher . | There were college-trained folks in | first hunted work. “But I'll take anything now, just nything,” he said, A 23-; v] ! blic recreational facili- | empioyment .Commission might Work year at T er e s herself and her three-year-old son, the Hyde Park Police Station, where she had obtained temporary sheiter. Small Boys' Parents L. Intermingled in the lines were young boys and girls. Grave-eyed wil responsibilities, little more d they filled out cards. On e ren, out cards. e gram. mar school sised boy thought the regis. trationi desk was an employment bureau. i, I run errands. My mamm’s sick an’ so's my dad.” He went away diciliusioned after stubby, dirty fingers had printed out his _name. white-haired | them mmny who found the regis Affalr They wanted food, milk, others the story of poverty was too old. One was & voung widow, whose clothes had known many years and pos- sibly several owners. She cried and for milk and food for the four children she had with her. There was a gray-haired worhan of 55 years, who had an invalid husband at_home, little food, no job. A father of nine children pleaded for immediate help. He had been out of work for six months. End on end there were similar cases of human woe. In contrast there were two young women in fur coats. But they, too, were anxious-eyed, for they were out of work. Of course, there are pawn- the survey points out. Frofh an area of local properties has risen from .$79.- 997,454 in 1871 to $176,567,549 in 1900, to $819,625,572 in 1925 and to $1,182,- 463,345 In 1930. The assessed figures prior to 1931 were on the basis of two-thirds value, and since then on the basis of 100 cent market value. In the surrounding counties included itan area the assessed value total rose from $78,257,079 in 1920 | to $195848,031 in 1930, bringing the total assessed value for the whole local urban ares to $1,378,311,376. Actually, since in Wmm where o L i B ¥ i i ; H i gheiast féggggga $ Auto Facilities Low. Again, it is stated that exclusive of street curb space, Washi has facilities for parking of fewer auto- than dny city of the country of comparable size. The book contains quotation from the report of the Automobile Parking Comm! showing that in the central business section there are parking facilities for but 5,220 cars, exclusive of street parking | all fref Mllne:l.llncoflml(u\dllmeflfi outgoing. Still again, in descril the govern- | ment oi Washington, handbook | fi‘ sl and commercial resources, natural re- CHURCHES UNITE TO RELIEVE IDLE DURING DEPRESSION (Continued From Pirst Page.) il eral Council efficials, in_studying so- clological aspects of N - mbho{mtmm‘:;- rent united assault by the churches on national work of the 4 af 2 Federation of * While Morri- Fithis Biley HOOVER GRID PROGRAM | By the Asscciated Press. | President Hoover virtually f?f %gz:g éz 2, £ : fi ] ;[ i on the ocost of AT PEACE MEETING, World Alliance Program Is to Begin Tomorrow With Notable Attendance. A definite program for securing world | peace will be stressed by 40 prominent speakers at the fifteenth annual meet- ing and - Good Wil Congress of the World Alllance for International Friend- rent money. Several were tearful; to|to . | are invited. ship Through the Churches which con- venes here tomorrow. | President Hoover is expected to sound | a key-note of the deliberations when he delivers an address at the Armistice day service at the Washington Auditorium at 10 o'clock.. About 500 delegates, rep- resenting church, civie and business groups, will attend the Good Wil Con; gress, coming from various sections o the United States. Carnegie Founded Alliance. i ‘The World Alllance was founded by the late Andrew Carnegie and its pres- ;nfi:lllfl. Dl‘o..Wll.lhln P. Merrill of N:" ‘ork, was Carnegle's pastor. The al- liance has branches in 32 countries and does not insist In particular instrumen- talities, it was said, having members who have opposed American adherence to the League of Nations and World Court, as well as supporters of their program. Furthermore, it was pointed out, the World Alliance is not opposed legitimate measures of military se- curity, but it holds that ultimately war must be outlawed in fact as well as in name. ‘The congress will open tomorrow morning at the Willard Hotel, but an Armistice Sunday service will be held at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church at 11 o'clock this morning. Dr.' Joseph R. Sizc0, the pastor, will preach the sermon. Other pulpits in the churches, synagogues and other religious socleties of Washington will be filled by visiting delegates and executive officers of the World Alliance, it was anounced. Officers and speakers of the Good Will Congress of the World Alliance for International Friendship Throug) tomorrow. The organisation is headed by Dr. Merrill (in upper left), while Dr. Smith The others in the group who will speak at the Churches, which convenes here (top center), is chairman of the Initial Session Tomorrow. ‘Tomorrow’s session, opening at 9:30 o'clock, will be presided over by Dr. by Clarance A. of the National Committee. Dr. Mer. rill, the president, will deliver the key- note adress, and the convention sermon will be preached by Dr. Joseph Fort Newton of Overbrook, Pa. : | Cripples Trapped in Burning e wll expected thlt\ ences ta- denominations -m'zu day mes- U ing, the United | tates Marine Band will play and Rabbi - Simon offer . prayer. | On the morning of Armistice sl service will be keld Arllnsu 8- | tional Cemetery when a wreath will be laced on_the Tomb of the Unknown | idier, Dr. James I. Vance of Nash- on the general theme, “Amer- Interfacial and Internationsl Prob- .” Speakers include Dr. C. C. Wu, Minister of the Chinese Republic; Presi- dent Robert R. speaker Tuesday night at & mass meet- ing E:enaa over by John F. O'Ryan. Earlier in the evening there will be a conference on community work, to which the correspon members of the World Alliance all delegates The final session of the will be held Wednesday g for sction on Dr. B. Smith will speak on “A P;I!thldw H_Aflh K . o e Worl nce.” The closing address will be % p" Dr. of the Executi of the World Alliance. = Realize Sise of Job. In m‘ foreward about the is going to -y securing world peace’ now that military B ST WP sci ve fal it about. “The .church, too," has ] peace. And they in order to secure g? b;l'ltve that no ly vel may not h‘:’ld‘jmw | This an experiment well worth try- /FOUR DIE IN FIRE ‘An | and Raymond Haas, 40, Loulsville, Ky. | The | one company from Canton battled the | 4 ting them to the one building, though they threat- Tesolutions ana election of oMoers, | BL . | ably would raise from $600,000 to $1,- s\ TEXAS BANKER TALKS conferences or abritration, | Glenn, are: eongress man and Arthur Meigher. Executive Committee and ¥ E. Woolley (upper right), and, in bottom row, left to SOORLEGATES IE REGISTER AT CHICAGO SCHOOLS| organizer. h the right, Justice Florence Allen, Dr. 8. IN CHURCH HOME Building—106 Carried To Safety. % 7 the Associated Press. | MARTHASVILLE, Mo., November 8.— Pour inmates of the Evangelical Emmaus ' Home for Peeble-minded and Epileptics | here were burned to death today by & fire of undetermined origin which de- | stroyed one of the institution’s group of | bulldings. | ‘The four burned to death were crip- pled and unable to get out of the bufld- ing. Attendants led or carried 106 other inmates to safety. | ‘The dead are Willlam Hofsaess, 24, St. Joseph, Mo.: William Getz, 23, 8t. Louis; Milton Weliman, 40, of Chicago, FIRE ROUTS HOSPITAL INMATES Heavy Loss Sustained in Blaze Believed of Incendiary Origin. By the Associated Press. MASSILLON, , November 8.— Motre than 200 inmates and attendants at the Massillor State Hospital for the | Insane were forced to lln‘!rtwg - early tonight when fire de-| m%umm Hall, dormitory and | auditorium bufldings and threatened | several others. e ey SRS 2% t exp: it ire | was of incendiary origin. The flames started in the basement | shortly before 6 p.m. and an hour later had virtually destroyed McKinley Hall, | with loss fixed by Supt. Arthur G. Hyde | at $126,000. ‘Tife entire Massillon fire force and flames and succeeded in limi ened at times to spread to the dining hall and two large cottages from which patients had been re- moved to safety. Many of the 100 at- tendants who lived in McKinley Hall | were forced to flee when smoke warned | them of impending danger. | HOOVER WILL CAI ON CONGRESS FOR EMPLOYMENT FUND; (Continued Prom First Page.) concern _contemplates placing orders | for repair supplies for six mhonths, pro- thmfi is guaranteed against price de- ¢ Another report came from Jacob ., chairman of s committee of 100 Philadelphia. He sald Sears, Roebuck & Co., had launched a relief plan among its employes, which prob- 000,000 for relief work. Meantime the Red Cross announced it had reached 59,000 families in six States in & drought relief program un- dertaken Jast August. Seed distribu- tion, this organization estimated, cost ‘The work BANDITS OUT OF LOOT Reports Five Masked Men Abandon Plans After He Explained Time Lock Works on Vault. By the Associated Press. tfllhn,them 1 him if he gave | By the Associated Press. { | ment of Brasi), the United States for- | Mule Leaps on Car . That Bumped Him And Kicks Motorist + By the Associated Press. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Novem- ber 8.—A plodding mule on a is damaged. In the collision the mule broke locse from its traces. One long leap placed it in the front seat of Merritt's car and hoofs began to fly forthwith. U. . FIRST POWER T0 ACCEPT BRAZL Formal Recognition Is Given Regime of Provisional President Vargas. Pirst of the major world powers to | recognize the new provisional govern- mally acknowledged yesterday the ad- | ministration of provisional President Getuilo Vargas to be the controlling political factor in that country. Recognition by the United States of the new Brasilian regime was an- nounced by Secretary Stimson after s conference with President Hoover and upon recelving from Ambassador Mor- gan at Rio de Japeiro a report upon the entire question of . In addition the Brazilian administration had made a formal request for such action, . The recognition was accorded 15 days after the government of r Presi- dent Wi Luis had over- thrown by a’coup d'etat, which ended widespread revolutionary activities. Recognition Delayed. Secretary Stimson made his an- nouncement of recognition in a formal statement. Unlike the immediate recognition of new regimes recently in Argentina, Peru and Bolivia, the formal announce- ment was delayed pending the receipt 1 FACTIONAL FIGHTS INBRAZL. FEARED Vargas Seen- Facing Hard Problem Among Revo- lutionary Groups. By the Associated Press. ture. Many persons in Rio de Ji it was said, fear fighting between dif- ferent revolutionary factions which have brought their troaps into the fed- It is understood t when ceased Dr. Vargas .the rel Framte occupied. ‘bor 1he. ometes hey had promised their ;mmwmmmmw LAWS TO BE ASKED' FOR BLAINE GROUP business leaders following letter “With the of the report from Ambassador Morgan |ests f to the exact status of the new tion. istration was & successor to the govern- ment of President Washington Luls or an entirely new Government. In the former case no re-recognition would have been necessary. ‘The day before the unseating of Luis, the United States had placed an em- | bi bargo on arms fo the rebels. The rebel coup d’etat came as a considerable surprise to the State tment. The fact that it had. just f of arms to those who came in power caused the American Government to approach. the question of recognition cautiously. and to await some move of the Brazilian regime itself. Credentials to Stand. ol ‘The instructions to Ambassador Mor- extend formal the abroad agsions. It will not be Pecessary, State partment officiels sald, for Morgan presént new credentials at Rilo Janeiro or for the Brasilian ‘Washington fo present new to the President, unless, as is with the new aml pointee is “sent in Ambassador Do Amaral. MESSAGE IS DELIVERED. to to' Brasil, Brazilian foreign office new government lof American. recogni tion. He delivered the following ‘message | from Secretary of State Stimson: the proper public interests.” Invited to Conference. DR. HOLSOPPLE ELECTE Regional Conference of Brethren Make D. C. Man Chairman. BEATEN AT GENEVA German' Proposal Backed by R it £ 4 fi Gift Walts for Him as He Crashes Duriag Night Flight. but the officers said | Alfred men e i HH iiia!'} HAS WED UNCONFIRMED Aviatrix and' George Putnam Linked' in Rumbor—She Is Guest at His Home. By the Associated Press. ] : ¥ ; ] 5 8 i i : ; 3& I E_sig i ; § i ] {4 L L i Lt it ?éégir agfi ¢ g588 o8 il .§§§5! ‘ i