Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1930, Page 4

I}IIIES DTS | s o oo UM A [V 252 -~ T0 AID JOBLESS Hoover’s Commissmn Reports Construction of Improve- ments in Many Sections. The President’s Emergency Employ- ment Commission has been advised that number of cities are mczlmnn( their oonnru lon program for parks, munici- ?uyxmundl qnd other nmlfinml Pittsburgh is buildin, J, L nev 01 syimming pool. Duluf is lay- iing out a new munlclpnl golt course. San Francisco is proceeding toward a municipal bond issue for city improve- ments. These are typical of reports re- celved from scores of towns where simi- lar action has been taken, or is being wfid tion that farmers do $ o suggestion larm¢ nec- essary repair work this Winter was made by the commission, and with lt went a warning to the unempl against wandering in search of woi Chairman Woods’ Appesal. Ool. Arthur Woods, head of the com= n, made his farm appeal to the ational Grange, the National Co- ative Milk Producers’ Federation, | Dairymen's League, the American Farm Bureau Ped-num and the Na- tional Farmers’ Union. He also sought the co-operation of farm editors, He said many persons failing to find work in cities had returned to their native rural communities, intensifying the problem there. ‘Woods said such work as construction and repair of farm buildings, private road building, ditching and repair of fences and the repair or replacement of machinery could be done economically during the Winter and that co-opera- tion by farmers would contribute vitally toward meeting the emergency. “Stay at Home” Advised. The advice to stay at home was given a officials. John Estimates ‘House that $600, 000 000 would be spent in public construction during the fiscal year. Previous estimates hm placed expenditures for Government construc- tion for the calendar yenr 1931 at cember 1 of the present aut public bulldl.nt program of $530,000,000. Work in District Ontlined. ncludln: the $40,000,000 authorized for land In fi'te District of Columbia, it included 94 buildings completed at a ewl of ul m 362‘ flh;rajecu under cmm'wt of $69,- 768,94 l “g'eloel;e,d on 33 pro]e:hu to cost. $14,51 H Pro; estimated cost of n& gm given to tect of the Treas- 'lm n cost mm- of not oomle 65 nmjecu eou- E.‘ $23,081,300 where title i awaited; :s pmsem euun( ul 100,100 where land condemnation; 78 or VATiOus reasons. No l{em\zd list was made public. lm—m by Treasury Officials. ‘The Treasury said it was evident it would be able to complete the present suthorized mm by t.ho nd of 1m. \‘hm huon u would be flml year. the number ol sites “m Only 82 of them have arranged 0 | tained EVENING BTAR WASHINGTON, .D. O, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1980, CAP’I' AND MRS. HIRAM McGONEGAL, Who were married on Christmas day, 1873, will celebrate the fifty-seventh anni- of that event Thursday at the home of Mrs. Lillian Wsll. s lnlmer. versary with zh- they have lived at 301 Cedar Cherrydale, for gfl other daughter, Mrs. D. A. Fox of N‘n York City, lnl l'l 'o‘n.l. H. McGonegal of Schenectady, N. ¥, and A. R. McGonegal of Clarendon, will with thoir parents for the celebration. ‘apt. McGonegal was born in Sacketts Harbor, N. Y October 19, 1843, whflo hl. bride of 57 years n{’a was born at Watertown, N. nion forces throughout the War of the States, He is a member of Lincoln Post, G. A. R., of Washington, D. C. There are eight Capt. MeGonegal served the grandchildren. . Y., April 2, 1847, WOULD POSTPONE RAZING OF MARKET JolDealers’ Association Secre- tary Says 500 Persons Facing Unemployfient. Plans to seek a six-month extension to the plan to raze Center Market were announced today by Raymond Briggs, secretary of the Center Market Dealers’ Association. the additional time order that the occu- the unemployment problem here by throwing some 500 persons out of work. “Many of the men now employed in the " Mr. buylu lose them !! mediately. fore mot.hzr building is available also would work & hardship on some 250 farmers w! ek? ua: mfi existence uce in to se! b’m-m:nv;gg dealers in Center Mar- In the Convention Hhfl o Ml.rket. at PFifth and K streets. there is so small, however, t.hM 18| hen these 82 dealers will have fo cut off mm of their emplo; n!“.lflnn_ 53 vpvlflycelfme’n electri- chnl janttors and others employed in tion of the market by the Govern= bad | P o been motified their services DUMPING DUTY Canada to Levy Bpecial Tax on Barbed Wire Imports. OTTAWA, December 23 (#).—Author- #y %o place a dumping duty on barbed ‘wire has been given E. B. Ryckman by nn order-in-council made public y. ‘The minister of national revenue is will not be needed after Decembr 31 unless legislative action prevents the closing the market. ROOSEVELT PARDONS 19 NEW YORK PRISONERS Men Who Sided With Law in Au- burn_Riots and “Framed” Women Released. By the Asgociated Press. N. Y., December 23— ALBANY, fixed is | Gov. Roosevelt yesterday announced he ‘The order-in-council was passed on eomplaints that barbed wire was being fmported into Canada at prices prejudicial to the domestic producer. —— WOMAN DISAPPEARS Police Asked to Search for Mrs. ‘Weisenborn of Hyhttsville. Local police have been asked to aid|Yea n a search for Mrs. Elizabeth Weisen- born, 64 years old, reported to have disappeared from her home, in Hyatts- ville, Md Friday morning. Mrs. Weis- enborn is reported to' have resided in Hyattsville with her brother, Nash E. Bhehflpofltdmhlvehldwlth her .houtnllncuhuctheflmo(her disappearance and carried ‘a suit case. had commuted the sentences of 19 in- mates of the State prisons. Among those released are two men who were serving life terms, three men who sided with law _and order in the 1929 riot at Auburn Prison and six who were freed in reward for “services ren- dered" the warden of Sing Sing. Another prisoner, who was sentenced | the to_jall for Ibflhdoflh’lg his children, was released several weeks early so that he mlxh! Ipend Chrmmu with his family. B. O'Dell was the only wemln releued She was serving a 20- r sentence for the murder of a for- mer sweetheart, whom she and her hus- band chained to a tree and beat so badly he died. The Governor yesterday also par- doned six _girls he was told were “frame-up victims” of New York City's vice ring. He signed the pardons with the expression that he was “deeply dis- turbed and greatly incensed” at revela- tions of the vice syndicate as developed in a current investigation. PAIR SURRENDERS IN RESORT FIGHT Wanted in Beating of Police- man and Shoating of Brother. By a Staff Correspondent of the Star. UPPER_MARLBORO, Md., December 23.—Two Washington men, :ouzm ltnoe December 7 in connection with beating of a Washington policeman n the Green Gables road house at Suit- land, voluntarily surrendered to Sheriff W. Curtis Hopkins and Deputy Sheriff Thomas H. Garrison last night and were placed under $1,500 bond each to await the action of the grand jury. Charged With Assault, ‘The men, Agrschel Kinney and Wil- liam A. Kappel, are charged with assault with intent to kill Lauritz Christensen, FOR PUBLIC WORKS President Says Huge Sum Is Three Times Expenditure In Ordinary Periods. President Hoover announced today that the Federal Government will spend $724,000,000 during the next calendar year in the various activities looking toward increasing employment and relief of agriculture. His statement sald the $724,058,000 compares “with the rate of about $275,- 000,000 per annum prior to the depres- slon.” Wage Level Maintained. The President said that when the depression had first struck, he had been instrumental in securing an agree- ment between industry and labor that teed as far as possible no n- uction in wages. In view of this, he sald, the Federal Government hl-l necesgarily required contractors to maintain_wage scales at their pre-de- ression levels. g ‘There have been some difficulties with minor eon'.m:wn, he said, but these have been adjus According to & dehuod statement, thu volume of construction work, direct is estimated as follows: M eral ald m highway construction, $115,- 860,000 in 1931 and $142985,000 in 1932, compared with $03,826,000 in 1928; pub]lc bulldmn $140,033,000 in 1031 and $147,706,000 in 1932, compared with $33,404,000 in 1928; rivers and_harbors, public works, $138,100,000 in 1931, $130,~ 614,000 in 1932, compared with 876, 613,000 in 1928; ship construction (in- cluding authorization for more naval vessels), $100,791,000 in 1931 and $158,- 049,000 in 1932, comj with $44,- 069,000 in 1928; aircraft and air naviga- tion, $29,751,000 in 1931 and $31,993- 000 in 1932, compared with $28,555,000 in 1928; ellaneous, $5,900,000 in 1931 and 813,314,000 in 1932, h with $100,000 in 1928. Additional Funds Avaflable. In arriving at the total of $724,000,- 000, the estimates did not include emergency appropriations for still fur- ther acceleration of public works al- ready authorized by Congress, which money will be spent during the calendar year 1931. This latter includes $90,- 500,000 for highways and $25,500,000 for rivers and harbors and public works. ‘The President has informed the vari- ous executive departments that the pol. icy of the Federal Government is that wages on _contracts let by the Govern- ment shall be held up to the standard ’e‘flfl.‘d ing in the districts where the work one. SEES NEED OF LOWER INTEREST ON LOANS| General Contractors’ Head, in Ra- dio Address, Suggests It as Em- ployment Relief Measure. George B. Walbridge, past president of the Assoclated General Contractors of America, in & radio address last night advocated a small reduction in interest rates on loans by financial in- stitutions as an unemployment relief measure. He said if the interest rate were reduced he knew “where $15,000,000 or m mullbdl be pl;‘t to Wor&;lfll the e ity—as as any led by municipal bon & “Thu would start millions of dollars h | worth of new construction immediate- Briggs declared, “are | their -mmn preliminary urm Justice of Peace Thomas D. Griffith at Forestville. '!'hay deny even being in the road house the night the policeman was beaten. ‘The warrant accusing Kappel of the assault was obtained by the policeman Depuly Carriton ob- the warrant for Kinney. lice records show Kinney Hval in Lh. 00 block of A street northeast, and Kappel in the 600 block of Pennsylvania avenue, Was! n, but the county au- hanu- say are from Philadelphia, Policeman Beaten. Policeman Christensen was badly mun and his brother, Yens Christen- Oout Guardsman, shot in the le[ durlnc melee which is said to have started when some one pointed out Lauritz as a policeman. The Green Gables road house has been operating as the Iron Lantern lnn during the past few months. It been closed nnce ‘the night the Chrm— ensens were assaulted and the owner has been endeavoring to have a distraint warrant for back rent served on the operators. F. J. PHILLIPS, 60, DIES WHILE AT HIS DUTIES Immigration Examiner Succumbs to Heart Attack—Masons to Con- duct Rites for Active Member. Pl'mil mlwlervie- flaor mncumJthg Pl. P‘n an examiner , Department of lAbor. whn d.(ed of a heart attack while in his yesterday, will be conducted in Otvln‘- chapel, 1754 Pennsylvania avenue, tomorrow after- noon at 3 o'clock. The services will be under the auspices of Potomac Lodge of Masons. Interment will be in Rock Creek Cemete: Mr. Phillips ieaves a dlughur. Nellie F. Jack.wn of this cif Mr. Phillips was widel: known m this city and was active in ic fra- ternity here. Hn 'u s mcmbtr of Potomac_Lodge, P A M; Mount Vernon cmm. Roynl Arch Masons, and Potomac- Commandery, Knights Templar. 1y,” he said, “and would be s wonderful hel putting thousands of men now idle to work. If this one instance exists, Walbridge added it had been clear almost from the beginning of the de- pression that “the one sure way to work out of it speedily would be to ac- celerate construction.’y, “Fear and lack of courage is retard- ing the recovery,” he asserted. “But re- covery is certaln, for we are stepping forward in the right direction, and there is no power on us when we really pull togeth kg (b i can i MRS. WELLBORN DIES WHILE VISITING IN EUROPE Milan, Ttaly, Dispatch Tells of De- mise of Resident of This City. Rites to Be Held Abroad. Mrs. Julia W. Wellborn, 60 years old, former resident of this city for many years, died in Milan, Italy, Sunday, ac- cording to word received here. A natlve of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Well- born was the widow of W. L. Wellborn, who formerly conducted a Wwholesale in business here. ‘With her daughter Mrs. Homer Brett, she left Wuhl.nfwn in 1926, for & tour of Europe. Besides her dm&hur Mrs. Brett, she is survived by another daugh- ter, Miss W. Wellborn of the Patomlc A n.manu here, and Sidney Wellbo: 16 Kansas avenue. nmenl urvlcas and burial will be held in Ital gy NEW YORK GETS SNOW Hope for White Christmas Raised by Light Fall. NEW YORK, December 23 (A).— Speculation in White Christmas Pre- | Mrs. | ferred skidded upward today as first snowfall of the Winter alltheted down the citizenry’s neck. The skies opened up slowly late last night and increased their holiday Dfler- ing as the hours wore on. Though the white stuff melted as fast as it m the streets, hope soared that Santa Claus would find a footing for his reindeers. SERVANCE IN AMERICA ANNED BY LAW PASSED IN 1659 Joyous and Gift-Giving Christmas Made First Appearance in New England Century Ago. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, Decem!| against oblcrvlng Christmas? Yes! Here it is: “¢ ¢ ¢ It is therefore ordered by this court and the authority thereof that ‘whosoever shall be found observing any ‘}‘éfir 5 10rbeuring Tabor. Toastng; OF b a] g, or ! other way, upon such account as aforesaid, every such person so offend- ing shall pay for every such offense five shillings u & fine to the county.” ‘That was Puritans in Nu mlsnfl back L 1659 felt about m o bnM ) mu.lc New Enll_:_:du'l W] lebrating Christmas look back on were luptmldmuly kept in other com- munities, to m@ dishonor of God and offense of Law Passed in 1659, ‘The law was passed by the General Court here in Boston on May 11, 1659, and historians have interpreted the ber 33—A law|C] intent of the General Court to disgrace ‘hristmas by &ssoclating it with lawless Six years later, after the restoration of the Stuarts to the .clhh throne, & commission came to Americs to in- "‘fillh the conditions in the columu then & troublesome ofltm mother country. Among. man: “m‘ P R T oty y for directly the law of R A Rejected by Colonista. ‘The proposal was rejected by the colonists and remained on the statute books until 1681, when it was n&-uu. The repeal was entirely due to the in- crease in the number of adhétents of the Church of England, who came to Ne; tm land. u e Christmas of its and gift giving, ci:’\?, to New not until the nlnmnth cen- tury, lnwra & to -one authority, so lasting were the efforts of the early action to mean only that it was the | Puritans. DESCENDANTS PRAISE VISION OF PURITANS Bigotry Charge Is Challenged at 125th Dinner of New Eng- land Soociety. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, December 23.—Those “radical, insurgent, progressive and liberal” Puritan fathers who colonized New England were given a meed of for their tolerance and vision it night at the 125th annual dinner of th:lx descendants, the New England Society. ‘They were not the illiterate, intolerant bigots who, history says, had as their chief aim the elimination of pleasure from the world, several speakers averred, among them the Rev. Paul Dwight l Moody. president of Middlebury College, and William R. Pattangall, Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Court. “Our forefathers,” Dr. Moody said, “broke from their DM! with a violence which the world never had seen before their time. They beheaded their king and forged way across the Atlantic in a cockle shell and set up a kingdom on the inhospitable shores of New England. “Is it not strange, and indeed, & hameful thing,” asked Dr. MDOGY ‘that these men about whom the great and dominant characteristic was that they were not afraid of that which Was new or uni or adventurous, should be looked upon &s reactiona Chief Justice Pattangall asserted t] 'Dtr:u&ao‘nngoooo dl:“enéx.:l of -Revolutionary New anders “are the backbone of the Natio: G R O S lSlS*l‘- Diagonal Weave FLANNEL the | lipsticks were used TRUCK OVERTURNS; TWO FIREMEN HURT Hose Vehicle Is Wrecked in Col- lision in Alexandria Street. By & Staft Correspondent of The Btar. ALEXANDRIA, Va., December 23.— Two firemen were injured when the hose truck of Engine Company No. § of the local fire de rmntovmurud at Patrick and to an lhm of flra |buut 10:: u o'clock morning. hose was wrecked and came to rest side up. ‘The men injured are Frank Cockrell, 33 Spring street, driver of the wagon, who sustained severe body bruises und cuts to the head and lm, and J. Dyson of 117 North Patrick street, who received a bruised back and various cuts. The two firemen were the sole occupants of the hose w: The collision 1 said o have occurred when a private automobile sideswiped the hose wagon. A man and woman in the other car were taken to the Alexan- dria Hospital for examination, but were found not to have been injured. ‘The fire alarm, which was turned in at 10:34 o'clock accident Columbia Motor and Engine Company, No. 4, was dispatched and put out the fire. pal i A P S According to recent discoverles centuries ago by the maidens of Ur, the famous city of the Chaldes N E R'l “l‘lll‘l‘ last minute Glft Suggestions! One finds hundreds of sensible gifts for men—all of the finest quality—all of them in the latest style—all at the new lowered prices. We illustrate just two! Regular $2.50 $1.65 White English Broadcloths, collar-aftached and neckban styles, and fancies. colored madrases last minute Sale NEWS Semi-Annual Custom - Tailored Ties, resilient construction, $1.50 to $5 Fullshrunk White $1.95, $2.45, $3.65 Full-shrunk Solid-color Broadcloths and Fancy Shirts, $1.95 to $5.00 Demi-Bosom and Pleat- $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 PAJAMAS Plain and Fanc: Styles. . $2.00 to $8.50 $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 Fine Mochas, $3.45 and $5.00 Lined Gloves, $3.25 to $8.50 Pliable Capeskin, $3.45 and $4.50 Pigskin Gloves, $3.45 and $5.00 Buckekins .. NECKTIES Hand-Tailored Ties, THE AVENUE AT SEVENTH At It! ES—tomorrow will find Saks still at it! Still 100% ready and able to help you pick a great gift for every man and boy! And every gift will be a welcome gift — be- cause we have the things that men and boys really like! Let’sGiveMen: HOSIERY Fancy Lisles, Rayon- and-Wool, 50c and 75e Fancy Silks; Silk-and. Wool, $1.00 and $1.50 Golf Hose, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 ROBES Blanket Robes, $4.95 to $10 Flannel Robes, $7.45 to $15 Brocaded Robes, $10 10 $24.75 Smoking Jackets or Ra- dio Coats. .$6 to $10 AND— House Slippers, $4 to §5 Belt-and-Buckle Sets, $1.00 to $7.50 Suspenders, $1 to $4.50 Sweaters. ..$4.95 to $10 Sweater Sets, $6.95 and $8.50 Leather Coats, $20 to $35 Leather and Suede Blouses .. Handkerchief s, plain and fancy, 25¢ to $1.50 each [nitialed Handkerchiefs, boxed, 75¢ to $3.00 per box Mufflers and Reefers, $2.00 to $10 -$1.00 Gladstone Bags, $13.75 to $40 Wonder-Kit Traveli A Really “Smart” Gift! SAKS TUXEDO 35 THERE is a distinctive quality T“to' .very'::ln[ about :?el Saks —~from easy, ing to its rich silk u‘;:;:l:( “Syol- that he has one for Christmas! Full Dress Coat and Trousers—$50 Saks—Third Floor And For Boys: Reversible Tweedoroy Lumberjacks ..$4.95 Tweedoroy Golf Knick. SAFE Kuppenheimer R and GroSner P il - SUITS and OVERCOATS Two Important Reduced Groups. $20.75 $39f75_ Neckties. . .35¢ te $1.00 Shap-lined Leatherette BOY FRACTURES SKULL PRSI Say Ship Was Sunk| gecorp FRUIT EXPORTS PROSPERITY EXPECTED By Ice'C“nlng Bow SAN PRANCISCO, December 23 (. |Edwin Mayhew, 5, Falls From gurvey Reveals Credit Group . exports of apples and pears ln Colllsion at Sea mmg.ncmwme countries Playground Sliding Board. Members Are Optimistic. were sufficient in the first 10 months of | Falling 10 feet from & sliding boar NEW YORK, December 23 (#).— this year to lift- the fresh-fruit record | on the playground at Tyler Bchool |A survey covering 330 of the country's C h: Oficials Re- |0 s of laet yest, Al O e k) o 113 Ed- | jarger firms conducted by the National Copenhagen cials Re- aun-.u here pvma today. The gain | win Mayhew, 5 years old, of 1335 Ives | Ascociation of Credit Men reveals that rt Finnish V 1’ 3 per cent, the shipments being | place southeast, suffered ‘s fractured |two out of every three manufacturers ort on ¥innis essel’s v-luod at $2,275,000 this year and $1,- | skull yesterday. and wholesalers business to im- LossWith41Persons. Golf Hose. .35¢ to $1.50 Wash - top Suits with Wool Pants, $1.95 and $2.95 Horsehide Leather Coats. . .$15.95 to $25 Leather Helmets, with goggles .......$1.65 Blanket Bath - Robes .........$898 Handketchief-and-Tie Sets .. ..68¢ Belt Sets.........$1.00 Flannelette and Cotton Pajamas, 95¢ to $2.50 GIROSNERS | [ ™™g 1325 F STREET 3 Gloves of various types....5% to $2.95 $1 to $4.95 Button-on Blouses, $1.00 and $1.50 812,000 last year. The child was removed to Ouullty lemons and wape. Hospital, where he was reported as | Rovein 1931 - m‘m:d but the wumdwmwfibbmnum. The Poor Broiaht better prices. s injury. 3| EVOLUTION DATA OF WATER FLY Neglected Denmark, Decem! l'l sister ship, to the Volllnu'e'rl of after a collision wif Arcturus, vecause wews| STOLEN BY AUTOMOBILE THIEVES sank only 'tl.leed o " by v.hn ?echl 1ce-cul the opinion u.m tflc Hijelt. Forty-ome per- b 5-§° Brown Professor Offers Reward for Return of Material Which Took Five Years to Gather. ] By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 23.—Stolen: Two sult cases full of date on the evo- | ;5 Norristown, p._‘ u, lution of the Cladocers, from u locked tents during the hol In tmnt of & church. “Th Dr. M. Banta, visiting pro- |some new light upon fessor of menm 200] at Brown | the evolution of those University, revealed the theft today by (It took five years ad @ $100 reward for the re- mrnunonzmdupuuhuasmmt 1, which constitutes ve ' research on the nmmd wmnutth-oa: nn night, he sald, when Ifl-mlm&woofl. assistant, stopped to e', R. g., America Head- The 514 Bond Buliding, wil nueu t.he situation that is ey- if you ring National Tosoa .pruenmm will call for your donation, Please, Today! Lest You Forget!