Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1932, Page 12

RENTS EXORBITANT IND.C. ATTORNEY Floors Bandit TLLS SENHTORS Apartment and Dwelling Prices Higher Than in Sim- ilar Sized Cities. BRINKMAN REPORTS TO SUBCOMMITTEE No Perceptible Reductions for Workers in Two or Three Years, He Declares. ‘The Senate subcommittee investigat- ing rents was told today by Oscar H. Brinkman, its attorney and investigator, that he has reached the conclusion that many apartments and dwelling rentals in Washington are “exorbitant and tortionate”; that apartment and dwell- ing prices are higher than in citics o similar s an that rents paid by < have not & three Faany workers her perceptibly in the last two years, These were the first three of a list of conclusicns contained in a lengthy report Brinkman prepared for the sub- committee. Wnen the subzommiitee met today, the: an extended pre- liminary discussion garding proced- ure, it being finally determined to have Brinkman read the summary of his re- port, amplifying each conclusion as he went along. Broad Reply Expected. Representatives of the Washington Real Estate Board, accompaniad by At- torney Roger J. Whiteford, were prt ent to hear the conclusions of the sub- committee’s counsel, and it is expected they will reply later, Hardship on Many. Mr. Brinkman's first conclusion, namely. that many rentals are “‘exorbi- tant and extortionate” was coupled with a statement that these rentals place a hardship on many people. In this connection, Brinkman cited the num- ber of landlord-tenant cases filed in court this year, which he said num- bered 38,894 up to November. During a discussion of the first three conclusions, Mr. Whitefora, speaking for the real estate men, said: “We con- cede there are plenty of people who cannot pay rent and who have lost jobs, but we do not concede that rents have not gone down perceptibly.” Other conclusions in his report which ol DR. ERWIN W. FRAASE. —Star Staff Photo. HOLO-UP THWARTED BY STORE MANAGER Druggist Floors Bandit as Cartridges Fall Out of Revolver. Charles Watkins, 35, was nursing a sore jaw in a cell at the fifth precinct station today as a result of an alleged attempt to hold up a drug store at Fourth street and Rhode Island avenus northeast last night. Watkins, who gave an address in the 400 block of G street, was sent sprawl- ing by Dr. Erwin Ernest Fraase, night manager of the store, as a soda dis- penser and more than half a dozen cus- tomers looked on. And when he came out of his “tailspin.” Watkins found his Tevolver had been taken away {rom him and he had been presented with two or three very lcose teeth. Drops Cartridges. All might have been well if the al- leged bandit had not dropped a couple of cartridges on the floor as he jammed his gun against Dr. Fraase's back. Hearing the cartridges fall, Dr. Fraase turned around and inquired: “What's going on here?” Before Watkins could answer, Dr. Fraase took a quick glance at the re- volver and noticed it wasn't loaded. So Brinkman had reached at noon were: |he let fly a right that sent Watkins “That there are many thousands of |reeling against a counter as the gun people in Washington unable to pay the | clattered to the flocr. regularly excessive rents demanded.| Then, telling a customer to notify the with resultant evicti suffering and | police, Dr. Fraase seized Watkins and hardship, that justify Congress in de- | escorted him out re he was claring an emergency and regulating | turned over to an cfficer from the fifth Tents. { precinct a few minutes later. While “That the alley-dwelling situation in | awaiting the arrival of police, Watkins Washington is still a national disgrace. begged Dr. Fraase to release him. “I'm Figures Held Unrel | sorry I had to do it,” he said. “I was “That the figures submitted by the | hungry.” y , Dr. Prasse said Watkins, who ap- Weshington Real Estate Board ing low rate of return to OWIM | parently had been drinking. asked for a bottie of cod liver oil when he en- e | tered the store. “He didn't scem setis- fied with eny of the various brands I {showed him* Dr. Fraste said. “so I | turned around to get out a bottle of | emulsion. He followed me behind the Copelard breught out | counter, but I thought nothing of it ments in'the re- | ingl I heard the cartridges hit the port were based on information Brink= | goo.n man had collected during his four |7 " : - | Proprictor Absent. months of study of the guestion, but| o SR G T etor of the recor <h testimony. . | store. was absent at the time of the ing, Democrat, Utah, asked | alleged hold-up attempt. fon which took place before Brinkman began reading his re- Senator lusicn, he regard- rentals and reccived from 1¢ it would not b better to have all of | _TWo men, who entered an apartment the evidence in before the report was | in the 100 block of Pennsyliania Sy et bl e e \ T inkman sUgE.<i¢ that membors of | fed When the occupant, Rabert Pl the committee could designate th ILN“- opened. fire on them_ ‘Tetts sa parts of the report on which further o : . evidence is desired and then seck tes- | S}f;“fs“"d rollcsibeatnra che L Cr 1 timony cn those points = b . Wi 0 . colored. reported he Mr.” Whiteford pointe2 out that the | Haywood Hunter, solored, PepOrer J0 F G e B il e ”‘”-’,‘"f] who entered his taxicab and asked to port and he suzgested that time might | pe"yriven to a Seventeenth street ad- be saved if he and counsel for the {Be dnven B S e & e 1206 Bl committee could go oves it and ascer. | 97ess. Hunter 1 tain those sections rega | Twwo colored men were reported to there would be controve 5| have attempted to hold up another col- Sin dhnen v ored man on Grant road last night. his summary of conclu | They became frightened and fled, how- each conclusion b el ial on which hi i et and, following the first cor z read to the commiitee figur D.C SUBCOMMITTEE ing some additional sp - L. some letters he h: tenants. MRS. NORTON GIVEN THREE RESOLUTIONS Requests of Capital Citizens In-!| 1 cositi v | Subcommittee changes on the Senatz G Obruten iR EeyipLts ! District Committee, made nect;siwry }73 rai i | th n Jenes of ash- andPraiae fot Police | e e (e Siopoinument. of two i ! Vacancies Filled by Capper and Group on Fiscal Affairs Added. | memb2rs to the committce re- centiy, nave been announced by Chalr- an Canper. 3 s In addition to filling existing sub- committee vacancies, Chzirmanbcap- | per added to the list a new subcom- the, Columbia | [iiecs ‘on ficcal affairs, with Senaior o King of Utah as chairman. Senator King is the ranking Democrat on the District Committee. ~ Other members of this subcommittee will be: Senators Bleine, Republican, of Wisconsin; Glenn, Republican, of Illinois; Glass, Democrat, of Virginia, and Lewis, Democrat, of Illinois. Senator Austin of Vermont becomes chairman of the Jugiciary Subcommit- e Senator Davis, Republican, of Penn- | sylvania. one of th2 new committee ons oopted b ‘¢ Teceived yesterdzy by hairman Norten of the House Distric t further pay cuts for s mcre cuts would retard | conderne: sin for his he Senate n siated the police| s ! for the manner| te in which handled the hunger marchers they n. from the Ta- d As:ociation, said | subcommittees: Education and labor, legislation to | public safety and traffic. cf alcoholic bev-| Senator Grammer of Washington, iation reguests the| who is finiching the term of the lat> mmittce to take action | Senator Jones, was placed on th2 sub- d in the bill protective | committees on public utilities, parks and facilitate the erages, the of life of p “the measure should tity of alcoholic bevi take before he is legally incavacitated to drive a mctor veh! ‘This reso- lution 1s signed by Mrs. Lenora F. San- born, etary. KIWANIS CLUB INVITES | CHILDREN FOR PARTYE Underpri ilegeTG;ou]; to Be Given! Entertainment Tomorrow at Gordon Junior High. “THE OTHER WISE MAN” | REHEARSALS STARTED | el !Cast of 75 Will Present Chrisimas Play at Luther Place Church. Rechearsals for “The Other Wize Man,” the Christmas play to be pre- sented 2t the Luther Place Memorial Church, began last night with a cest of 75 players, unzer the direction of Miss Bess Davis Schreiner. The play will be presented December |26, 27, 28 and 29 at 8:3) pm. Boy Scouts will assist, serving &5 zides and coorkeepers and also taking part in the two_ensemble scenes. The leading roles will be played by Katherine Ricgs, ~ Maurice _Jarvis, Thomas M. Cahill, Arthur Bradley White, Mary Apple, Christinz Irish, Helen Burton. Irving L. Koch. Dr. Ciif- ton P. Clark, Frank Burger, George Gates. Edward Eberly, Ralph Keister, Herman P. Riess and others. Besides taking parts, Mr. Bradiey and Miss Riggs are associate director and director of music, respectively. N. K. Cardner is chairman of stage set- tings and properties; Harold Sny:er is dircctor of lighting effects, and Mrs. N. K. Gardner is chairman of costumes, assisted by Mrs. Roger Denson and Mrs. W. C. Cronenberg. ‘The Kiwanis Club's fifth annual Christmas . party for underprivileged children will be held in Gordon Junior High School, Thirty-fifth and T streets, from 3 to 5 p.m. tomorrcw. A committee headed by Dr. Davis L. Maxwell has arranged a program of entertainment, which will include movies, harmonica numbers by Kath- erine Baruday, Theodore Tiller's mar- jonettes and a Christmas skit. Patsy, O'Conor, Bcbby Covell. Mary Ann Stake. Dixie Zirkin, Lil n Hoffman, Mae Jacobs, Jan Sizntan, Marign Wol- berg, Betty Raymond, Helen Fay Smith and Ruth Hohberger will participate in the skit, written by Mrs. Wiliam F. Raymond and Mrs. Marjories Graves. A 12-foot Christmas tree dcnated to the club by N. G. Coplen, Rock Creek Nurseries, will be set up in the school groungd Monday. ~ ¢ he thought he had wounded one of the | CHANGES ANNOUNCED members, was placed on the following | THE EVE THREE IN HOUSE AID| FEDERAL WORKERS IN PAY CUT BATTLE Kvale, Lambertson and Con- nery Pledge . Their Help at Mass Meeting. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE FROM ALL PARTIES Officers of National Federation Also Deliver Addresses at Session of Local Union. ‘Three members of Congress, repre- senting as many political faiths, last night voiced support of the Government workers in their fight against further pay reduction. At 8 mass meeting of the District Federation of Federal Employes' Unions —the local branch of the National Fed- eration of Federal Employes—in the Raleigh Hotel. Representatives Kvale (Farmer-Labor) of Minnesota, Lambert- son (Republican) of Kansas and Con- | nery (Democrat) of Massachusetts de- clared the agitation for lowering the Government pay scale was backed by the large business interests of the coun- try and that it is part of a general ‘wage-cut movement. Luther C. Steward, president, and Miss Gertrude McNally, secretary-treas- urer of the National Federation, and John Ginder, president of the District Federation, were other speakers. “We don't want to set an example to industry further to reduce wages when they are already $18,000,000,000 below what they were in 1929, Representa- tive Kvale, the first speaker, declared. Says Farmers Against Cut. He sald also that the farmers are opposed to lower wages for industry, inasmuch as this cripples the buying power of the worker and lessens the demand for farm products. Emphasizing that there is need for a united front by labor in the present situation, Kvale “deplored” the seces- sion by the National Federation from the American Federation of Labor. Re- calling the split of a year ago, he said he hoped to see a reconciliation. Applause greeted his remarks. Representative Lambertson discussed the cut in postal workers’ pay. and said there was a “horrible example at the head of the Post Office Department for economy and efficiency at a time like this,” in a passing reference to an auto- mobile purchased by Postmaster Gen- eral Brown, which had been uncer dis- cussion at a House hearing. Before Government pay is lowered, the Kansan said, “war-time prices” for | rent should come down, the “lowest price for wheat in 200 years” should be reflected in the cost of bread, and ship ! subsidies should be cut. | “It is the force of big business that is articulate for the wage cut,” he em- | | phasized. Representative Connery, explaining that his remarks were being addressed to the radio audience, in view of the fact that the program was being broad- cast by WMAL, said that he wanted to clear up some misconceptions. People on the outside, he amplified, generally hold to the belief that the great bulk of Government workers are located in ‘Washington, while, as a matter of fact, there are but 69,000 here and many times that number scattered over the rest of the country. | “And three-quarters of that number | | here come from the States. and not | only spend their money in Washtngton | but are sending money back home to help out the storekeepers there,” the| speaker declared. Cites Overtime Workers. Connery also pointed to the many workers—such, for instance, as in cus- toms and immigration service—whose day is 10 and 12 hours long. despite the fact, he said, that they are being | paid for but eight. The Bay State Representusie as- sailed the National Economy League |as one of the groups instrumental in Aghting for cuts in Government pay |and veterans' allowances, directing his shafts at Rear Acmiral R. E. Byrd as head of the league: Gen. James G. Harbord and “Young Archie” Roose- | velt as sponsors of the movement. “Cut out the economy. If neces- sary, put out a $5,000,000,000 prosperity loan and start som:thing,” Connery shouted. | Miss McNally outlined the fizht of the National Federation on restrictions in_the economy act, including compul- sory retirement and the marital clause, and expressed the hope that some re- lief would be obtained in the Senate, the workers having lost on their first test in the House. 4 Mr. Steward told his heerers to do their “utmost bast to get the facts as to Government employes and Govern- ment work before the people of the country.” He urged also that the Fed- eral workers support “those brave spirits” in public life who are fighting for their cause. Mr. Ginder presided at the meeting, which brought out several hundred members of the federation. COLORED MAN KILLED IN APARTMENT FIGHT Woman and Companion Held by Police—Two Men Wounded in Other Capital Shootings. Leo Scott, 42, colored, was shot to death early today during a fight in an apartment at 462 P street. Susie Watson, 32, colored, in whose apartment tke battle occurred, was said by second precinct police to have fired four shots at Scott while he was fight- ing with Augustus Johncon, 43, colored. After receiving treatment at Freedmen's Hospital for head cuts, said to have been inflicted by a pipe wielded by Scott, the Watson woman and Johnson were ar- rested. Jacob D. Weitzman, proprietor of a pool room in the 1200 block of Seventh street, is being held at the second pre- cinct in connection with the shooting of William Carr. 21. colored. Garr. shot | during a fight in Weitzman’s pool room, | is in Freecmen's with a wound in his | abdomen. Physicians termed his condi- tion serious. A colcred man, known only as “Coun- ! Boy,” was being sought by police in connection with the other shooting, which occurred during a poker game in a house in the 900 block of First street. The victim; Richard Stone, 40, colored, 1000 block of Fourth street, is under treatment at Freedmen’s for wounds in his shoulder and arm. HEADS DISTRICT GROUP W. F. Franklin Elected by Munic- ipal Relief Association. The Municipal Relief Association of | Employes of the District of Columbia at their annual meeting yesterday em-‘ ed William F. Franklin, president. Other officers chosen were Thomas A. Costello, vice president; C. E. Graham, | secretary; P. J. Curtin, treasurer:; Thomas H. Hanway, Edward Kelly and | Grafton Tyler, trustees. The association is one which pays. benefits in case of death in the families of members, -G STAR, WASHINGTO! Scenes as Blizzard Strikes the Capital SNOWPLOWS AND STREET CLEANERS USED IN BATTLE ON SNOW. 1 OME of the scenes which greeted ‘Washingtonians today in the first heavy snowfall of the season. Upper left, snowplow clearing street car tracks. Upper Tight, tractor plow clearing the sidewalk around the White House. Below, city refuse truck, equipped with snowplow, clearing the streets. —Star Staff Photos. SCHOOLS WILL TRY TOSAVEONREPAIRS T | 1 | I ‘Much Work May Be Given to‘ Outside Contractors, Dr. Ballou Says. Transfer of much of the public school repair work from the District of Columbia Repair Shop to outside con- tracters probably will be undertaken by RECULAR SEA HOP FORESEEN SHORTLY Amelia Earhart Putnam Says Service Will Be Launched in Few Years. A prediction that reguwar transatlantic flying service will be established wi hin the next few years was mace by Mrs Amelia Earhart Putram, roted avi speaking before the National G2cg Society in the Weashington Audit last n'ght. While denying that she contemplated another trans: tic flight before such regular service is established. th> speaker asserted aviation is advanc.ng at such rapid pace that it will ro: be long before the trip can be mace in a regula-ly scheduled plane. Miss E-rhart. as she is known in fly ing circles, briefly reviewed her sec-nd. or solo, flight across the Atlantic from Harbor Grace, Newfoungland, to a pas- ture near Londoncerry, Ireland. Motion pictures showod the take-off end the plane shortly after landirg. There were also brief flashes cf London, Paris. Brussels and Rom=. At the la‘tor place Miss Earhart was shown ths giant fly cago There were pictures, a'so. of Yoik welccme and of her r-ception here by President Hoover, who presen.ed her vith a special gold medal of the Na- tional Geographic Socie! Miss Ezrhart paid tribite o the re- markable advances that have made in American aviation Gu last few years. America now | finest transport planes. the bist ecuip- ped zirlines and the busiest ziriines in the world Earha't uged thcse abroad to t.y Ameri- can airlines now. About 60 per cent of the success of ¢ long-distance. flight is_assured by rk don? on th> ground, Miss Ear- hert declared. Equips moter. and the cxperience of the m-chanical per- sonncl ere vital. i But the ideal food for aviators on these long hops has not yet been found. she said. On her solo flight across ihe Aulantic she found tkat the soup in her thermos bottle was too salty. and. che does not drink tea or coffee, Mis Earhart had to rely on canned tomato juice. Her mechanic devised an in- genious way of opening these cans while still holding on to the “stick.” By jab- bing the top of the can with a thick ice-pick a hole big enough for a siraw couid be made. Another good aviation food is chocolate, preferabiy the bitter kind, although this is likely to melt and 1un away, as it did when Miss Earhart made her non-stop flight across the continent. Tells of Sclo Flight. Several incidents of the transatlantic flight that are not widely known were related at last evening's lecture by Miss Earhart. She saild she had not in- tended to make any secret aktout her destination; that her main intercst wi in getting across the Atlantic to soma landing place on the other side. But the New Foundland authorities made her name a destination before she could cbtain clearance papers, so she said Paris. In Ireland, contrary to the eéarly cable.reports, she did not kill any cows upon landing—“unless one died of {right.” sh2 addd. Alce, sh2 had more than the one gallon of gesoline left that first reporis declared. She had more than 100 gallons, and the proof is in the tax imposed upon it by Irish authorities for “importing” gasoline to the isiands. The landing was made in Ireland becaute the exhaust pipe had | burned thrcugh, and =also bccause ctermy weather blew up shortly after | she cighted the ccast. Miss Earhart had a_number of pic- | tures of other weman fiyers and record | olders She said women have made remarkable strides in aviation, end par- ticularly so when it is considered the women do not get access to planes and training as readily as men. She said she had tried flying several types of planes including the autogyro, but she had never made a parachute jump. ‘Among the people for whom she she said she had been mistaken since her flight Miss Earhart named Mrs. Franklin D. and “Col. Lindbergh’s mother.” aduience last night was Miss Earhart’s husband, George Palmer Putnam, the publisher, . | POLICE FINES REMITTED D. C. Head:fiake P‘resent to 16 Erring B!nec‘ont& The Commissioners terday adhered to their traditional Christmas policy of rcmitting part of the fines levied 2gainst erring policemen by the Pclice Trial Board as a Christmas present. Sixteen policemen benefited from the Christmas “present” this ycar, in each 85 being remitted. In the official worcs of the order of remission, it is entered “in the belief that the officers ccncerned would by their conduct and attention to duty show their apprecia- | tion of this action.” FAGTS DEMANDED ABOUT OFFICIALS Man Accusing Justice Letts and Rover Ordered to Supply Proof. charges ag. Urited State 3 A. Rover, has becn orcered by the District Court of Appeals to suuply the court with “definite 2nd succinct statement of supported by affidavit’, not later December 27. earing of such facts. if furni-hed, will be held shortly after the conven- ing of the eppellate court for the Jenuary term. Mr. Rover will be given 1 (pportunity to be heard, the court said. Liquor Case Cited. Duke had alleged that Justice Letts and Rover had sent a of exczptions in the case of Adolph Moder and others, cenvicted of a liquor violation. to the court which wcre “false. inaccurate, in- | czmplete, doleted end diluted. In an opinion, all five ju-tiees. ccurt cepticn Tiy cover g of errors t:ken at the tria’, and no claim is mad: that cny omitted excep- | tion was ever brought to the attention of the trial justize. The ccurt said it finds itself faced with a charge without supporting facts en which to base it The sole question to be hcard at the January hearing. the court announced, | Will be whether the “record in the ep- peal in this case is a deliberate and premcditated perversicn of the facts of | the trial.’ Rehearing Is Denied. The court also denied an application of Duke for a rehearing of his motion to admit the defendants to bail. Duke carried his grievance to the United States Suprem2 Court, where he applied for a mandamus against the justices of the District Court of Ap- peals to require them to decide on his motion. The Supreme Court issued a | rule requiring appearance of the local ‘ justices January 9 to answer the ap- plication. |~ The lawyer also filed in the House of Representatives an application for im- peachment against Justice Letts and | United States Attorney Rover growing out of the same case. 'TURKEY PRICES LOW, SUPPLY IS PLENTIFUL Cost of Birds Expected to Be Un- der That Preveailing at Thanksgiving. Christmas turkeys will be plentiful and as low or lower in price than at Thanksgiving, according to present market indications. No definite information as to the ex- sct price of the birds during the holi- day season is yet available, dezlers here say, s.nce the market has becn unsettled for saveral days. According to an Ag- riculture Department report, wholesale prices of turkeys are the lowest in many years, being 13 cents less than a year | ago and 6 cents lower than last moath. | Will Discuss Labor Plan. “Labor’s Plan to End the Depression” will be discucsed by Edward F. Mc- Grady, legis'ative representative of the American Federation of Labor, at the weekly meeting of the Monday Evening Club 2t 8 p.m. Monday in the cabinet com of the Willard Hotel. Senator tigan of Colorado will T Edward P, P the Commissioners as an economy 63,000 APPROVED FOR RELIEF OF D.C. MORTGAGED HOMES Fourth Regional Bank Action Does Not 0. K. Various Appplications. $100,000 ADVANCED FOR SECOND DISTRICT Repairs, Remodelling and Other Activities Leading to Em- ployment Required. Early loans to Washington ‘home owners for remodeling and reccndition- ing their reaity holdings were in pros- pect today after announcement by the Federal, Home Loan Bank Board that the Fourth District Regional Bank, at Winston-Salem, N. C. had approved leans on home mortgages amounting to $65.000 during the last three days. So far, Chairman vF‘IEnkhn ‘W. Fort said, none of the District applications had been approved. but was being | expeatted by the rezional institution. Second District Relief. At the same time. the regional bank at Newark, N. J. reported it had ad- vanced approximately $100,000 to mem- ber institutions in the second district for immediate loans on home mortgages. The total of the two banks will go into new loans under the first four priorities set up by the board, for re- pairs. remodeling and other activities leading directly to the employment of labor, for payment of taxes, for re- financing particularly with reference to the needs of those individuals who have made applications for loans direct to the home loan banks, for refinancing where mortgages on homes are being called fcr payment by bank receivers or other [ like mortgagees. Additional Credit Lines. Additional credit lines to member in- | stitutions totaling $3.000.000 have been approved, Chairman Fort said. bringing the total now thus authorized up to be- | tween $11,000,000 and $12,000.000. The board is increasing its pace in approving dpplications of eligible insti- | tutions to membership and is up to date with its docket of applications which have previc been passed upon by | the legal and accounting divisions of | the board, Mr. Fort | SUPPORT IS SOUGHT PRESENT AIRPORT FAVORED FOR CITY Planning Group Reiterates Field Will Do Until Point Is Built. The National Capital Park and Plan- ning Commission reitcrated today its stand that the Washington-Hoover Air- port comb.nation can serve as an air- port for the city until Gravelly Point can be constructed. The commission's vice chairman and executive officer, Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant. 3d, said the commission still is of the | opinion that a good solution for the | present can be obtained by a merger of the Washington-Hoover Airports. The ccmmission feels this ought tosbe a very valusble airport, even for a long period of years, he said, provided some way can be found to control the approaches so obstacles in the way of aircralt can be obviated. Shuns Leasing Issue. The commission felt that questions raised by the McMillan bli, which is designed {o provide for an option of leasing the Washington-Hoover Airport and operating the combnation by the Aercnauti anch of the Commerce Department, are mt for it to settle. It contended the amount of money to be pad for leasin U by the Government view ol the commiss For more than five years the com- mission has favored development of Gravelly Point as the Capital's prin- cipal commercial airport. | President Hoover’s recent executive | order. reorganizing certain functions of the Government. also was laid before the commission meeting and a general | discussion of the situation followed. | School Plans Approved. ., The commission let it be known that | it was the consensus of opinion among f ex. | its members that execution of the order | would not operate to the- detriment of + the commission or its work, provided that in the Interior Department's re- arrengement. “the special functions with Which the commission is charged | are safeguaided, as was done by the Department ¢f Agriculture in connee- | tion with its National Forest Reserva- | tion Commission. The commission approved new plans | for the Fort Reno High School, tenta- | | tively designated as the Woodrow Wil- | son High School. These plans were Harris. | .- |GIRL ScouTs CHILDREN IN NEED| |Co-operate With Red Cross in | Making Garments—Exhibit | Planned Tcday. | _ Christmas “good turns” for the Girl | Scouts this year will take the form of assistance to needy children. Co-operating with the American Red Cross, the Girl Scouts are making clothing for the poor children of the District. The material is suppliei by the Red Cross, and the garments will be distributed by the Council of Social Agencies. Scouts are exhibiting the garments they have fashioned at a tea held at their headquarters, 1825 M street. A Christmas program has been ar- ranged, in which Joyce Geiger, Doily Logan, Catherine Rockwell, Betty Ben- | son, Judith King, Clara Cary, Betty Oswald and Margaret Springer will sing Christmas carols. - Musical accompani- ment will be played by Louise Magee and Florence Yeager. Ths Hyattsville | Brownie Pack wilt play on their har- ‘monicas. CYRUS T. BRIGHT NAMED Heads Planning Committee of Unit of U. S. Employes’ Union. Cyrus T. Bright of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce has been appointed chairman cf a planning committee for Commerce Department Branch, Federal Employes’ Union, No. 2, to arrange for a membership commit- te: that will cover every bureau in the department, Mrs. Mery K. White will assist him. They will name additional measure, it was revealed by Dr. Frank | W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, | at the joint conference on the 1934 budget between the Board of Education | and celegates from various civic organ- | FOR HOUSING GROUP Architects’ Representative Tells ‘submmed by Municipal Architect A. L. | From 2 to 6 pm. today the Girl| izations last night. Dr. Ballou was explaining the effects of the reducticn of the repairs to build- ings item in the budget as set up by | the Bureau of the Budget from $475,000 | ought by the School Board to $380,000. Much of this saving, he advised the | citizens, was expected by Harold F. | Baker. District of Columbia director of | construction, to be effected by using up | present large stores of materials and through the existing lower price scale | chased. “And T don't believe T am revealing any secrets when I tell you this—as a matter of fact there should be no se- crets about public business,” Dr. Ballou continued—"it is contemplated to have much of the repair work on our schools done by outside contractors as the need for the work arises.” Shop Creates Problems. The operation of the District of Co- lumbia Repair Shop has presented numerous problems to District officials for years. The insistence of its minis- trative officers that a year-around schedule of work be maintained in order to keep employed a fixed staff of men. it has been charged by opponents of this system, has resulted in frequent | delays of repair projects. Instead of concentrating schcol repair tacks for completion curing the Summer vaca- tion, they have shown, work frequently | is delayed until sessions are resumed and then performec “on schedule,” with resultant disruptions to classes. In his discussion of other items in the 1934 budget Dr. Ballou reiterated previous statements that unless con- struction is begun on the new Woodrow Wilson High School in the Reno sec- tion of Chevy Chase in the immediate future serious congestion will confront at least Western High School. which would be thrown on a double-shift pro- gram. and probably one other high school. A serious situation confronts | the senior high schools, he warned, un- less the $500,000 item for the begin- | ning of construction now in the budget | is appropriated at the current session of Congress | A reduest by one of the citizens' as- | sociaticn delegates for an explanation |as to how the Woodrow Wilson High | School was given precedent over the | propesed senior high school for Manor | Park, even theugh the site for the lat- | ter school already was purchased. drew from the superintendent the admission that the senior high schools are con- fronted with the most serious conges- tion in their history. This is largely, Dr. Ballou explained, to the fact that more chilcren are continuing in school for the high school course. A itigh school will be erected in Mancr Park, he promised. as a potential need for it is admitted by schocl authorities. The purchase of the Manor Park site at the time it was bought, Dr. Bailou explained, did not establish the prececent of that building over any other. but marked merely the foresight of officials in buying a sufficiently large tract while it was still available. Mean- while Western High School was forced once on a double-shift program, which gives pupils only half a day’s schooling, and when relieved by the opening of additions to the Bordon Junior High School again is threatcned by the doubling up of classes. Thus, the su- perintendent explained in response to the questicn, the relative importance of immediate construction of the school at Reno was established. The two high school projects were not undertaken simultanecusly. ~Dr. Bailou added, because that would have required approximately $3,000,000 in two years. Such expenditures would prevent virtually all other construction for that period and would result in embarrassment elsewhere in the system. “An Important Omission.” Dr. Ballou characterized the failure of the Budget Bureau to retain in the budget the item of $6,400 for two li- brarians as “an important omission.” These librarians, he pointed out, were to be assigned to the Wilson and the Miner Teachers’ Colleges, in compli- ance with requirements of the American Asscciation of Teachers' Colleges, the recognition of which District school authorities are anxious to secure for the local colleges in justice to the students who are attending them. Likewise, Dr. Ballou asserted, the reduction of the item of $30,000 for the ‘Teachers’ College library equipment to $10,000 was a blow at efforts to secure recognition for the two institutions. The total of $30,000 was based on esti- mates of cost of providing the library facilities which would meet th: standards set up b; the American As- sociation of Teachers’ Colleges. ‘While it previously was shown that only 4 out of 20 building projects sought by the School Board were carried in budget-as~sed up by the Bureau-of | of supplies which will have to be pur- | due | | Citizens About Proposal Calling for Orderly Development. Louis Justement, representing the Washington Chapter, American Insti- tute of Architects, urged the Federa- tion of Citizens' Associations yesterday to support the bill to be introduced by the institute providing for a housing board and limited-dividend housing corporations to combat slum conditions in the older residential sections of the District. Mr. Justement addressed & joint meeting of the Commitices on Public Health and City Planning of the federation, to which the measure has been referred for report. ‘The committees were unable to com- plete consideration of the measure and it will be taken up again at further meetings before a repoert is made to the federation. The measure provides for private corporations which shall have the right to condemn private property needed in housing schemes. These corporations will be subject to close control by a public housing board and their profits will be limited to 6 per cent per annum. R GIE D. C. RELIEF APPROVED Chamber of Commerce Cites Need of $1,500,000 From Congress. | A rcsolution urging Congress to ap- propriate $1.500,000 for emergency re- lief in the District if accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Public We'fare was approved yesterday by the Executive Committee of the Washington Chamber of Commerce The resolution cites the inadequacy during the past year of the $330.000 | appropriation to meet relief needs and | th= fact that the Community Chest failed by almost $500.000 to raise its | quota for the ccming year. l | Appropriations to Pay Judgments by Court of Claims. President Hoover 2sked Congress yes | terdsy for an appropriation of $718.734 to pay judgments against the Govern- ment by the Court of Claims Of the amount, $670,334 represents successful suits agzinst the Navy De- partment, the largest single judgment being awarded to the E. W. Bliss Co. of West Virginia for violation of a contract to manufacture torpedocs. the Budget, | it was revealed by school authcrities' tabulations last night that the Commissioners had | eliminated 10 of the 2) buildinz proj- | ccts before the District_estimates ever were sent on to the Budeet Bureau. | These Commissioner-eliminated items | included the proposed vocational school | for Southesst Washington, which the rd had sought $115,000 to construct. The Commissioners also struck out the item of $75,000 for construction of the Rcosevelt High School stadium. Eight Other Projects Dropped. The other eight projects elim'nated | by the Commizsicners and the amount sought by the Schoo! Board for each follows: ~ Truesiell School additien, $90,000; Monroe Schaol acdition, $60,« 000: Powell Junior h School gym- nasium, $36,000; Eiiot Junior High School addition, $166.860: plans for the proposed_senior high school in Manor Park, $30,000; automobile shop and additional gymnasium at Armstrong High School, $70,000; connecting corri- dor between old and new portions of the Armstrong builcing, $45,000, and ’Asn';x;blronz High Schcol conservatory, In weighing the effects of these heavy eliminations in - the building program Dr. Ballou contended thet if it were not for the unusually large amount of construction that was made available through last year’s appropriations the schools might expect to find themselves “In serious embarrascment” through the operation of the 1934 budget as it was transmitted to Congress. Difficulties are anticipated by the superintendent in securing transporta- tion of the crippled and tuberculous pupils to their special schools with the funds in the bucg:t. Instead of en- tering an item for the maintenance of the schools for crippled and the schools for tuberculous pupils and a seperate item for transportation of these pupils, the Bureau of the Bud'g:t grouned these four items 2nd then abitrarily reduced the total to $28,000. Bj seeking $11,- 000 for maintenance and 520,000 for transportation school suthorities had requested a the -total of §31,000.