Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1932, Page 10

A—10 ¥ ' L AUNCH CAMPAIGN 10 AID 64T IDLE Prince Georges Welfare and| Town Officials Decide on Joint Action. Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., March 9—An- | nouncement by Raymond W. Bellamy, State director of employment, that a census just completed shows 641 un- employed in Prince Georges County, decision by the Associated Charities of Hyattsville and vicinity to maintain its scale of $3 a day to the workers it cm- ploys and passage of a motion to ask mayors and councils of various com- | munities to have owners of lots clean them up, were the high spots of a con- | ference among officials of the Associated Charities, Prince Georges County Red Cross Chapter, Chamber of Commerce of Hyattsville and members of the Hy- attsville Common Council here last night. Mr. Bellamy said that the county census, conducted by him and Kenneth fcRae, also connected with the Employment Service, with the co- on of welfare organizations and town officials, was as complete and ac- curate as it had been possible to make it. House-to-house canvasses had been made in many eommunities. Since February 21, when Mr. McRae took charge of listing unemployed at the Associated Charities office here, a total of 361 has been placed im jobs, some of them permanent. Many of these are carpenters, and Mr. Bellamy said he | noted & picking up in building in the county. One copy of the list of unem- ployed will be kept & the State Em- | ployment Office, with a view to obtain- | ing as many of them permanent posi- tions as possible, and another by tre | Employment Committee of the respec- tive community. | Decision to maintain the $3-a-day wage scale by the Associated Charities | on the basis of an eight-hout day, | three days a week plan, came after con- siderable debate, during which it was | announced that the State Roads Com- mission had raised the wages of its laborers from 25 cents to 35 cents an ‘hour for an eight-hour day, with work- | ers limited to three days' employment | a week. | ‘W. R. Beattie, representing Dr. C. P. Close, chairman of the County Red | Cross Chapter, said that organization, though reserving the right to alter its rate, would stand pat on its 30 cents an hour scale, but whenever possible was allowing its employes to work longer | than eight hours a day and three days | a week. He said there were many men eager to work for 10 hours a day for | $2.50. | Mr. Bellamy submitted that to give a | worker $3 a day meant that he would | be independent, whereas a lower wage would necessitate his seeking help from | the welfare organizations and also| would breed laziness on the part of the | ‘worker. He said there appeared to be a concerted effort to cut wages through- out the State on the part of a certain group. | It was decided that some half dozen | men would be kept at cutting wood in | the proposed memorial park at Bladens- burg for the remainder of this week by | the Associated Charities, then a force | would be put on to complete improve- ments in Magruder Park, Hyattsville’s community recreation centér, after ‘which a force would be employed In | completing grading work on the new | Hyattsville High School athletic field. ! In connection with the decision to| ask town heads to have lot owners clean up their property, it was urged sthat they make use of the registered | ‘unemploved in this work. It was sug- | gested that towns that do not have an | ordinance giving them power to clean up private property, the condition of which has become unreasonably un- sightly or insanitary, and assess the cost against the owner, take steps to t was suggested that ffort be made to get those other than | Government employes to contribute to | the welfare of the county. Mrs. K. J. Morris, head of the Asso- | ciated Charities, presided over the ‘meeting. THE EVENING Flames Destroy Old Church CENTURY OLD EDIFICE MAKES SPECTACULAR BLAZE. just a moment before the collapse of the flaming spire and framework THls unusual photograph was snapped in Hampden, Mass., Sunday night of the town's Baptist Church. —Wide World Photo. From the Front Row Reviews and News of \Vasl’xington‘s Theaters. Further Contributions to the One-Act Play Contest. A PROGRAM of five one-act plays was offered last night at East Washingtcn Community Center, where th: preliminary contests of the one-act play tournament of 1932 are drawing rapidly to a close. The first play on the bill was “The Stoker,” Harold Brighouse drama offered by the Plerce Hall Players after postponement from last week, due to illness of members of the cast. As presented last night, one substi- tution was noted; Wilbur T. Betts in the part of Archibald Railton, in place of Sedgelsy Thornbu Paul Alexander in the role o: the “stoker” on an ocean liner was ably sup- ported by Barbara Sinclair as Sheila Pallant; Gerald W. Brooks as Mr. Howard; Vinal Jones as the captain, and Sally F. Stewart as Mrs. Leighton. Second on the bill was Katharine Kavanaugh's play, “The Man Who Came Back,” played by the Park View Players, in a setting that earn- ed a spontaneous burst of applause at the first curtain. The atmos- phere of an old home in the South in Summer time, in the post-Civil ‘War era was well sustained through- out. The characters in tais piece were Mammy Jinnie, the old nurse, by Nora Bramell; Lillian Chester, the daughter of Estelle Moore, and Thomas Chester, the deserter, by Elwyn Caskey. The Mentgomery Players appeared to great advantage in Elisha Cook’s play, “No Sabe,” with chief honors perhaps going to Ralph Fowler as Wo, a Chinese servant. The scene is laid in the living room of the Fairbanks home on the morning fol- lowing an all-night police investiga- tion of the murder of the head of the house, whose daughter, Lettie, was played by Anna Moore Con- verse, with Stanley True as her Jover, George Stewart, who is grilled for the murder by the police inspec- tor and his sergent, played by Mahlon Selby and Thomas P. Dowd, respectively. The interest was sus- tained throughout, and the play was well presented. A diverting comedy, “One Little Kiss,” was offered by the drama section of the Woman's Club of Chevy Chase. It was unique in that it was written by Ethelwyn H. Prank, and played by herself and two other members of her family, Leslie C. Frank and Lucy Frank, with the assistance of Grace Clayton. “Fog,” a crook play of intense interest, was presented by the East Washington Community Players. Three men appeared in the roles, George Finger. who also directed. appeared as Shorty; Newell Lusby as Bill, and Hazen Shea as Frank. Excellent atmosphere was achieved by the director of this play. who was ably assisted by Harold Snyder as lighting and scenic director. ‘Too much credit cannot be given Mr. Snyder and his stage crew for the effective settings of all the tour- nament plavs to date, and for the professional manner in which they have been run off, with practically no delays even in the oft-times dif- ficult transitions from play to play. B. D. 8. 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Davison, acting Engineer Commissioner, are strict and will be enforced in all areas where public buildings and parks are located. There can be no application of the policy, he explained, until some one | makes an application for a projecting sign. While the new sign law is not retroactive, it was pointed out, permits | may be withdrawn for the recondition- | ing of old existing signs. | The Fine Arts Commission, which acts in an advisory capacity, felt the need of a clearer understanding with the Commissioners with respect to signs of this character. Maj. Davison feels that strict adherance to a policy of | banning the erection of all projecting signs in these areas would go far in bettering conditions throughout the city. SUSPECT ARRIVES IN U. S. SAN FRANCISCO, March 9 (#)—En route to Pittston, Pa., where he was said to be wanted in connection with a shooting, Peter Duca, 38, arrived here yesterday from Honolulu, where he had been arrested. Accompanying him were Capt. William A. Clark of the Pennsyl- vania State police and Detective Rich- ard Powell of Honolulu. Duca was arrested in Honolulu on a liquor law violation charge. His finger- prints disclosed he was wanted in con- | nection with the shooting at Pittston of Alex Campbell and Peter Reilly dur- | ing a street battle between miners in | 1928. | — = Lava Kills Cattle in Chile. TEMUCO, Chile, March 9 (#).—Many cattle were killed, farm lands were ex- | tensively damaged and farmers were driven from their homes by the cinders | and lava which poured all day Mon- day from Mount Llaima. No loss of life_was reported. [Real Estate (D. C. Property Only) 6% No Commission Charged ‘You can take 12 years to pay off your loans without the ex- pense of renewing. $1,000 for $10 per month, including interest and principal. Larger or smaller loans | at proportionate rates. Perpetual Building Association Established 1881 Largest in Washington Assets Over $27,000,000 Surplus, $1,250,000 Cor. 11th and E N.W. JAMES BERRY, President EDWARD C. BALTZ, Secretary 1,200 Pairs of Famous Men’s “Faultless” PROJECTING SIGNS | Future erection of projecting signs ) D. WEDNESDAY, ARIAS HELD ELIGIBLE FOR PANAMA PRESIDENT Former Minister Here Given Ver- dict of Electoral Board After Question on Candidacy. By the Associated Press. PANAMA CITY, March 9.—Har- modio Arias, former Panamanian Min- ister to Washington, was declared eligi- ble for the presidency yesterday for toral Board. The legality of Arias' candidacy had been questioned by opponents on the ground that he provisionally discharged executive functions immediately after the coup which overthrew the Arose- mena regime on January 2, 1931. Arias heads the Doctrinarian L&ber- als, who were organized around “Ac- clon Communal,” a patriotic associa- tion which engineered and carried out Arosemena’s overthrow. The Doctri- narian Liberals are reputedly a strong contender for victory at_the polls in the presidential race in June. CANADA GAINS FROM U. S. Favorable Balance of Migration Credited to Better Conditions. OTTAWA, Ontario, March 8 (A — | Asserting Canada had “weathered the world depression better than the Unit- ed States,” H. H. Stevens, minister of trade and commerce, yesterday an- nounced the balance of migration be- tween the two countrles favored Can- ada during 1930 and 1931 for the first time since 1924. Between 1924 and 1920, he sald, Canada lost 120,941 in the exchange of population. | years the surplus of arrivals over de- partures was 41,986 in favor of Can- fada, he said. ST. AUGUSTINE HOST Mrs. Hoover Presented Floral Gift on Southern Tour. —Continuing her Southern cruise, Mrs. Herbert Hoover arrived here yesterday from Jacksonville aboard the motor ship Sequoia. She was met at the Municipal Yacht Pier by a Reception Committee headed by Mayor T. Robero Mickler and was presented with a floral gift. Shortly after her arrivel she left in an automobile for a sightseeing trip. 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