Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1932, Page 36

C—4 NAVY OBSERVATORY SEEKS MORE ROOM Removal of Industrial Home “School Urged in Capt. 4+ Hellweg’s Report. The moving elsewhere of the Indus- ~frial Home School, occupying part of the Government property, “becomes in- ereasingly desirable,” with the erection of new structures at the Naval Ob- Fervatory, according to the annual re- port of its superintendent, Capt. “Prederick Hellweg, U. S. The superintendent likewise urg ;filstncl to provide a cement walk along pssachusetts avenue on the side bor- «dering the observatory: consolidation of the shops of the carpenter, elec- trician, painter and engineer, together “with the garage under one roof also is furged in the belief it would make for | fncreased efficiency; and “an outstand- Ing deficiency is the inadequ: of per- gonnel in the upkeep force for the grounds. Under President Hoover's reorganiza- tlon scheme, the Naval Observatory would be shifted from the Navy to the “Department of Commerce. The report Was compiled long before dent’s plan was published and so con- Aains no allusion to it “With the addition of the new #lock wveult and, during the next year, two observing domes and an _astrographic Jsboratory, an increase in personnel will be necessary to care properly for buildings, equipment and grounds,” says Capt. Hellweg. Due to the 10 per cent reduction in funds of the Burcau of Yards and Docks construction program, he’says “it wiil be necessary to redesign and make smaller the astrographic laboratory as #he final sum appropriated is not suf- ficient to cover the expense of the con- struction of the two domes plus the Isboratory.” _ The superintendent continues: “With # view to improving observing condi- tlons, which are adversely affected by the glare of Washington. the possibil- ity of using Government-owned prop- erty of high altitude near Washington was investigated. Owing to the de- mands of economy the subject had to be held in abeyance until such time ‘when funds may be available for fur- ther investigation “In order to prevent further inter- ference with observing conditions at the observatory, a conference with the District Commissioners was held to pre- svent the construction of tall buildings Jo the southeastward, southward or Bouthwestward of Observatory Circle.” “NEVADA BANK HOLIDAY “ ENDED BY EXAMINERS By the Associated Press. RENO, Nev.. December 15.—Nevada's denking holiday is history with the 13 institutions which took advantage of the moratorium, called November 1, 8 the hands of bank examiners. E. J. Seaborn. State bank examiner, seid the 12 banks of the Wingfleld chain and the Battle Mountain State Bank were taken over yesterday to fore- stall filing of actions to establish pref- erential claims. The holiday was ordered to prevent the Wingfield banks from going into receivership with a conse- quent liquidation of assets. A plan for creation of a trust com- pany to take over the banks, consoli- date their assets and operate them as & chain, is being held in abeyance pend- ing posting of $1,000,000 in capital by unnamed California sources. The Wingfield banks have combined sssets of 15,000,000 and resources of about, $21,000,000. L o 4 .| Dr. Nicholas es the | Man Found Hanging In Barn Held Dead From Heart Disease By the Assoclated Press. SHELBYVILLE, Md., Decem- ber 15—The body of Stephen Crowley, 70, with a rope around the neck, was found in a barn at his farm home near Freeport ‘Tuesday, but Coroner Thomas Cartmel said a heart attack had r_rgstnud Crowley's intended sui- cide. The coroner said the rope was too long to suspend the body and he fourd acute dilation of the heart was the cause of death. CHURCH FOUNDER DIES Lazaris, 58, Opened First Greek Congregation in U. 8. NEW YORK, December 15 (#).—Rev. Dr. Nicholas Lazaris, 58, founder of the first Greek Orthodox Church in the United States, died- Tuesday after an illness of eight days. Father Lazaris came to the United States from Greece 30 years ago and founded at Lowell, Mass. the Holy Trinity Greek Church, said to be the first Greek Orthodox church in this country and now the mother church of 250 others. A year later he came to New York and ‘organized this city's first Greek THE EVEN NAYY SHOWS ROP N COURTSMARTIAL Conduct of Officers and Men Improved, Reports Ad- miral Murfin. Conduct of officers and enlisted men ofy the Navy and Marine Corps during the past fiscal year shows a decided drop in the number of offenses, Rear Admiral Oren G. Murfin, the judge advocate general, in his Adams, The 80,711 men of the Navy and 16,093 men of the Marine Corps pro- duced 692 and 267 general courts-mar- tial cases, respectively. The figures for both groups for 1931, when the organi- zations were slightly larger, were 866 and 399. Listing the various major offenses, Admiral Murfin showed & total of general courts-martial cases. under the head of desertion, of but 659 for the fiscal year 1932, against 843 for the previous year; absence without or over leave, 103 against 168; break- ing arrest, 60 against 67 for the prior year: ~drunkenness, 82 against -84 fraudulent enlistment, 6 against 8, and annual report to Secretary disclosed yesterday | 4PPeared on the so the Presi- | - Orthodox church. of which he still was pastor at his death. theft, 20 against 39. The Navy, chief law officer said “the practice of confining short-term mili- tary offenders at receiving ships, sta- tions and barracks has been continued, thus facilitating the rehabilitation of China shipped nearly 700 tons of to- bacco to Brazil last ye Sy REDUCTIONS ROUND_TRI| 2 FARES ™ 24 =OVER THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS You can go before Christmas and return after New Year’s — or you can take advan- tage of the low week-end fares over either holiday. These reductions in fares apply between all stations on the railroads named and generally throughout the United States and Canada. For full il)formation, ask any ticket agent. For safety, speed and comfort— travel by train BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD The Christmas Slore e TOMORROW—LAST DAY to mail packages going to Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Southern and New England States, to sure their arrival before Christmas. 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