Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1933, Page 17

The Zv WASHINGTON, D, {€, PRESIDENT WARNS EDUCATION PARLEY OF SCHOOL CRISIS Holds Safety of Republic De- pends on Education of Youth in Citizenship. FINANCIAL SUPPORT MUST BE MAINTAINED Care and Training of Children Is Declared Most Important Project of Government. Admonished by President Hoover that there is no safety for the Republic without the education of its youth, the _Citizens Conference on the crisis in education Which the President called today undertook to evolve a practical | program for guiding American education | through the most serius financial crisis in history. The conference is being held today and tomorrow at the Na- tional Academy of Science. In calling the conference to its task, | the President in the only scheduled formal address, asserted that in spite of economic, social and governmental difficulties, which may delay other prob- lems, “we cannot delay the day-to-day care and instructions of our children.” In thanking the conferees for com- ing to Washington, the President asked them to bear in mind throughout their deliberations “that the proper care and training of our children is more impor- tant than any other project that is carried on by Government.” Text of Address. The President’s address follows: “Our Nation faces the acute responsi- bility of providing a right of way for the American child. In spite of our economic, social and governmental diffi- culties, our future citizens must be built up now. We may delay other problems, but we cannot delay ‘he day-to-day care and instruction of our children. “This conference is unusual, in that {4 invites the co-operation of men of Widely different points of view in the consideration of our school and tax system from the standpoint of main- taining the welfare of the children of P governmental forces have grown un« ly and along with our astound- ing national development. ‘We are now foced to make decisions on the merits ©f tae verious expenditures. But in the rigid governmental economies that are tequi-iie everywhere we must not en- croach upon the schools or reduce the cpportunity of the child through the gocool to develop adequate citizenship. "Taere is no safcty for our Republic without the education of our youth. That is the first charge upon all citi- 22ns and local governments. President Is Confident. “I am confident that with adequate reduction of expenditures there can be ample amounts obtained from reasona- ble taxation to keep our school system intact and functioning satisfactorily. Those in charge of the schools must be willing to face conditions as they are, to co-operate in discarding all un- necessary expenditure, to analyze all ures and to carry forward on a solid basis of economy. But the schools must be carried on. “I wish to thank you for giving of your time and coming here to Wash- ington for this meeting. I trust that out of it will come recommendations that will be of national significance. Above all, the proper care and training of our children is more important than any other process that is now carried on by our Government. If we are to continue to educate our children, we must keep and sustain our teachers and our schools.” Four Bases Adopted. At the outset of the conference, four bases for the delegates’ consideration were adopted and will be considered in detail by various groups this afternoon and tonight. These are: ‘1. Education is a fundamental ob- ligation of public policy, related insep- arably to economic conditions, and to governmental administration, namely, organized society and not the Federal Government; “2, Educational procedure must be evaluated eventually in terms of far- reaching and broadly inclusive social purpose; “3. In this conference we are con- cerned with one aspect of the educa- tional problem—the adjustment of school costs to the long-term economic conditions of the present emergency, with no damage to the child, and » Education is a necessity, not & luxury, since the growth of the child | cannot be halted or postponed during 8n economic emergency.” Hits “Political Corruptio - Demand that the conference consider also the elimination of waste through “political corruption” was made follow- ing adoption of the agenda report in an address by Dr. Robert M. Hutchins, president of the University of Chicago. “If we cn;ulflxunllnaw pgl:ncal ap- intments, tical expenditures and ;T:glmcs generally in our public school systems,” Dr. Hutchins said, “we can save much in these times and in any other time and I certainly would like 1o see this subject given serious thought during our sessions.” Szciemry of the Interior Wilbur, chairman of this morning’s meeting, took this suggestion and others made by Dr. Hutchins with the promise that they would be given to the various com- mittees for consideration. The committee meetings will be held at the United States Chamber of Com- merce tonight. The first of these dis- cussion groups will consider “Relation of Expenditures for Education to EX- penditures for Other Public Services.” Others will consider the following four topics: “Organization and Operation of Instruction.” “Buildings,” “Free School- ing at Higher Levels,” and “Relations of Schools and Other Social Agencies.” These five discussion groups will re- port at 10 a.m. tomorrow when the con- ference as a whole will consider their expressed opinions. ——e STAMP GROUP MEETS The Washington Philatelis Society last evening held its first meeunf of the new year at the Hotel Carlton. James Waldo Fawcett of the editorial staff of The Star spoke on “The Ama- teur Stamp Collector.” Mr. Fawcett told of his experience as a collector since 1906. He deplored “the freak issues and cachets, pre- cancels and first flights, and all the other barnacles which have grown “They are secon: airs,’ , properly philatelic in character, I know that they are enor- mously popular, but I doubt their per- manency.” A Horses Late for Banquet FIFTY-SEVEN MEALS GO BEGGING AS GUESTS OVERSLEEP. Ben, first arrival at the Animal Rescue League's banquet for horses, is shown getting a taste of his dessert from Mrs. Frank E. Smith. With her are Mrs. Trueman Palmer and C. H. Jones. —Star Staff Photo, LTHOUGH the “table” was piled | of the expected guests had arrived. Mrs. with victuals and the host | Frank E. Smith, who was, so to speak, ready, the Washington Animal | m'stress of ceremonies, said she did not Rescue League’s annual dinner | know what had happened to the others, today for hungry horses was, |but that if they didn’t come in later figuratively cpeaking, all dressed up and | the fcod would be taken out to them. no place to go, because the invited | Arrangements had been made to give guests failed to arrive on time. cach horse half a bale of hay, half a The league officials had prepared a |bushel of oats and the dessert. It was tasty dinner of hay, cats and a dessert cted this would last about four of corn, oats apd molasses for some 60 | depending upon the ‘appetite of horses whose gaunt frames spoke elo- |the horses. quently of empty stomachs. At 10| The practice of providing an annual o'clock this sumptuous fare was stacked | banquet for the horses was started by in front of the league headquarters at |the league in 1914. They are assisted 71 O street ready for distribution. | by the police, who sent in the names An hour later, however, only three 'and addresses of 17 horses this year. BOVER'S HEARING MERCHANT MARINE T0 BE JANUARY 15 CALLED VTAL NEED Cashier Accused of Embez- Speakers at Sixth National zling $130,233 Is Released | Conference Urge Creation on $25,000 Bond. of Largest in World. Gharles D. Boyer, cashier of the Fed- | Representatives of industry, shipping, ecrcu-A?mce;n I:;:]onaLBnlnk &t Trust | the Army, Navy and other Government , charged with embezzlement as a| wtey ¥ result of his confession to peculation of | establishments - today cemanded the $130,233 in his accounts for stock mar- | building up of an American merchant ket operations, will be given a prelimi- | marine superior to arr in the world, nary hearing befcre United States Com- | va 2 i miscioner Needham C. Turnage Janu- % ® DT °}‘1 ‘h)§ BIAD for, eoopoaiio:re iy 16; | covery of the Nation. Date for the hearing was fixed last | Speakers before the sixth National gelght . Lo arraigned | Conference on the American Merchant fore Turnage e L & - not guilty to the embezziement charge. | Marine, meeting in the United States He was subsequently released on $25,000 | ShATIRCT of Comin® shlppingmxinwwresm bond in this country unite and fight vigor- ously for supfémacy of the seas, foreign |and’ domestic propaganda will destroy Covered by Bond. Boyer surrendered at police head- quarters after he confessed the shortage | to officers of the bank. The amouns in- | volved, according to John Poole, presi- dent of the bank, is fully covered by Boyer's $300,000 bond. Immediately after revealing the short- age, Boyer went to his home on Glebe road in Arlington County, Va. and| awaited developments. In the late aft- | emoon. Assistant United States Attor- | ney Milford Schwartz issued a warrant | charging embezzlement. Another war- | rant was issued by United States Com- Boyer in the meantime had arranged | to post bond, and efter a brief confer- ence with a bondsman and Lucian H. | Vandoren, his attorney, he went to police headquarters and _surrendered. ‘The arraignment before United States Commissioner Turnage followed. Plea Maybe Changed. Boyer, on the advice of his attorney, | waived the reading of the information | papers, and entered thé not guilty plea. | This plea was regarded as a formality, | and may be changed, it was said, when | Boyer appears in the District Supreme Court. | The preliminary hearing b:'fore‘ Turnage on January 16, may be un-| necessary, it was said, since the new | January grand jury now in session, may | return an indictment before that date. | Boyer is a friend of E. Wade Bc\ll,! former treasurer of Arlington County, who is now facing trial on a charge of misuse of public funds as a result of | an alleged shortage of more than $500,-{ 000 in his accounts, and was one of | the prominent residents of Arlington | County who proposed a campaign to raise $18,000 to protect Ball's home. A | meeting to outline the plans for Lhe‘ campaign was held in Boyer’s home last Spring. The campaign was postooned, | however, because scme of Ball's friends thought it would be premature. i LEE HOUSE IS SOLD AT AUCTION FOR $600,000 The Lee House, eight-story hotel at Fifteenth and L streets, was purchased for $600,000 at auction yesterday by | Edwin J. Noyes, reported to represent | noteholders. The property was to be transferred today to the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co. of Philadelphia, as trustee, it was | announced. The sale, conducted by the | firm of Thomas J. Owen & Son, auc- tioneers, was advertised by the Union | Trust Co., as trustee The building, containing about 200 rooms, was erected in 1921 by the Ken- | wood Corporation. The property now bas en assessed value of $726,290, of which $450,000 is for the building and $276,290 for the land. “COLLECTORS” JAILED | BECAUSE OF “HOBBY” | Making & hobby of collecting things | is recommended by psychologists, but four Baltimore taxicab drivers learned | early today that collecting the wrong things in the wrong way is just a short- | cut to a police station cell. | Two of the drivers—Wilbert Fahey, | 25, and Stephen Dabroski, 20—were arrested at Thirteenth and Euclid streets shortly after 2 o'clock this morn- ing, when, according to police, they | were found removing a radiator cap from a parked automobile. | A short time later, the two others— Isidore Weinstein, 25, and Joseph Bar- | ranco, 19—drove up to the tenth pre- | cinct In a cab and inquired about their | friends. A search of the taxi, owned | by = Baltimore concern, revealed 45 radiator caps, and Weinstein and Bar- ranco were permitted to join Fahey and Dabroski in the cell room. The four are being held for investi- gation while police make & check-up to determine if the cab was stolen. missioner Barton Phillips in Alexandria. | .. the merchant marine Malcolm M. Stewart of Cincinnati, chairman of the Middle West Foreign Trade Committee, a representative of industry, characterized the fight against Federal aid for shipping as “a hysterical demand for economy” and predicted | that if Government assistance is cut off, | ‘another million men” will be thrown in the ranks of the unemployed. Points to Midwest Case. “The Middle West must have regular, steamship services for its he said, “and the best as- surance of getting such service can come only through proper support of the American Merchant Marine. Ours 5 no longer entirely an agricultural section. Cincinnati, for example, in one year exported more than $65,000,- 000 in manufactures. , Yet this city is but the hub of an immense wheel in the center of industrial America. With 203 of the 330 basic industries of the country in this region, it has justly earned the title as the Ruhr of Ameri- J. Caldwell Jenkins, vice president of the Black Diamond Steamship Co., representative of the shipping interests, called for'“a comprehensive edueational campaign by shipping interests to teach the people of America the need for an adequate merchant marine. He decried the propaganda against ocean-mail con- tracts and urged the passage of legis- lation by Congress to give to private shipping interests the business now car- ried by Army and Navy transports and the Panama Steamship Co., a Govern- ment line. He also requested legislation author- izing susidies to American cargo lines, increased differentials in ocean-mail contracts for the fastest ships, tax ex- emption on American vessels in foreign trade and denying mail contracts to American-owned foreign flag vessels. Pershing Urges Ships. Gen. John J. Pershing, representing the Army, sent 2 letter to Chairman T. V. O'Connor, presiding over the confer- ence, stating “the woeful lack of Amer- ican shipping in 1917” should make “an indelible impression upon the mind of every American,” driving home “the conclusion that we must provide an adequate merchant marine under our own flag.” He sald two lessons stood out from America’s war experience: “The first is the wisdom of the his- toric national policy of Great Britain in maintaining a strong merchant ma- rine. * * * The other lesson is the un- wisdom of America and our risk of de- eat because we had practically no ships on the high seas when we entered the war. Secret: the Na: “brothel “work t dustr; of the Navy Adams called nd the merchant marine and plecged the Navy to ogether” with the shipping in- y. e realize that you are essential to us.” he said, adding, “we realize deeply our debt to you to help the merchant marine.” Capt. Samuel W. Bryant, U. 8. N, told the conferees “the merchant ma- ine is the builder of prosperity” and “the Navy's responsibility is to see that the merchant marine is built to insure that prosperity.” Representative Will R. Wood, Repub- lican, of Indiana, urged ‘“merchant marine consciousness” on the part of the American people and said Govern- ment subsidies would not be needed when the peoble became “merchant. ma- rine minded.” Glenmont Citizens Elect. GLENMONT, Md., January 5 (Spe- cial). —Donald McA. Bowie, sr., was elected president of the Glenmont Cen- | ter Civic Association last night at a meeting in the school. Other officers elected are Richard C. Birney, Arthur L. Smith, Leo L. Graeves and William D. Buck, vice ts for the Aften, Lay Hill, Glenmont and Wheaton districts, respectively; Don- ald McA. Bowie, jr., sberetaty, snd Charles R. Smith, treasurer, FAGIOLO CHILDREN FACE ORPHANAGE AFTER TRAGEDY Four Are Left Homeless by | Death of Father Follow- ing Slaying. MURDER AND SUICIDE CERTIFICATES ISSUED | Three Who Saw Shooting Will Spend Remainder of Childhood in Institution. When three of the four motherless | children- of Eddie Fagiolo saw him shoot and kill Luigi Fagnani in the kitchen of their home, then run to another part of the house and turn the .45-caliber re- volver upon him- self, they did not realize they were being started to- ward an orphan asylum. It was not until this morning— after they had re- ceived word of their father’s death in Gallinger Hos- pital last night— that they learned they would have to spend the re- mainder of their j childhood in an institution. Since the shooting, which occurred less than three hours after the New Year began, the youngsters—Margaret, 13; Rena, 11, and Eddie, jr, 3—have been staying at the home of a family friend, Augustina Coleo, 506 Park road. | Their sister, Theresa, 17, has been stay- | | | | Eddie Fariolo. ing there, too, but she has arranged | to make her home with another friend until she can_either regain her factory job—which she quit because she was “ashamed” of the shooting—or else land another just as good. House to Be Sold at Auction. Meanwhile, their mother’s brother, | Tom Tassa, 1365 Meridian place, is| preparing to remove the furniture from their home, 115 D street, and dispose | of it for them. The house which Fa-| giolo did not own, is to be sold at public | auction nevt Wednesday. | The children expect to remain at the Park road address for a week or o, until | their uncle can arrange to have Mar- garet, Rena and Eddie placed in an| orphanage. Their mother died of di-| abetes less than a year ago, but their | father, a shoemaker, had succeeded in | keeping their home together. Deputy Coroner A. Magruder Mac- Donald issued a certificate of suicide in the death of Fagiolo and one of murder in the ca:e of Fegnani Claimed Self-Defense, Faglolo, according to Detective Sergt. John C. Dalglish, declared he shot Fag- nani in self-defense. Fagnani, hg said, had quarreled with him throughout Saturday night, finally atta cking him with a poker. It was then, he added, that he ran upstairs, - got his gun and_returned to shoot Fagnani. Margaret and Rena told. Lieut. James Lee, night commander of first precinct police, their father and Fagnani had been drinking together. | et WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION | week plan of spreading employment in | allowed other Government employes was | 161,193 hours during the five months 6P 0HEADWANTS SHIRTWEEK KEPT FOR CONING YEAR Carter Even Asks Reduction in Daily Hours if Found Necessary. LOSS OF SICK LEAVES BY EMPLOYES SCORED Annual Report of Public Printer Cites “Discrimination” as Com- pared With Other Offices. Continued operation of the five-day- the Government Printing Office was recommended in the annual report of Public, Printer George H. Carter sub- mitted today to Congress Even further reduction, this time in the daily hours of work, to further spread employment if necessary, fis recommended by the Public Printer. In submitting his report, Mr. Carter sald: “In view of the satisfactory and suc- cessful operation of the five-day work week, the Public Printer again recom- mends and urges that Congress author- ize its continuance in the Government Printing Office, and that, if the five-day work week does not provide sufficient spread of employment the daily hours of labor be reduced to accomplish this purpose.” Mr. Carter reviews favorable com- ment on the operation of the plan from the United States Chamber of Com- merce, the American Federation of Lebor, . the American Telephone & Telegraph Co., and numerous other or- ganizations, including trade unions and trade and civic organizations. Criticizes Exclusion. Exclusion of employes of the Govern- ment Printing Office from the sick leave criticized by the Public Printer. declared: “During the current fiscal year this discrimination is an extra hardship. io| the Government Printing Office em- ployes who will not have any leave with pay to compensate for sickness, al- though at the same time other Govern- ment employes will have sick leave! available as heretofore. ! “Notwithstanding the fact that they will have no leave available during the fiscal year 1933, employes of the Gov- ernment Printing Office w.re absent He from July 1 to December 1, 1932, and thereby lost in salaries and wages a total of $159,082.38. Practically all of this amount could have been charged to the leave they earned in the fiscal year 1932 if the leave rights had not been suspended by the economy act. About 75 per cent of the time lost was due to sickness. A uniform leave law should be enacted for the entire Gov- ernment service to end the gross dis- criminations against employes of the Government Printing Office.” In another effort to distribute em- ployment where it is most needed, the public printer reported that the num- ber of apprentices in training at the G. P. O. on December 1, 1932, was 139, 61 less than the maximum authorized by law. He said: “Owing to the great number of journeymen out of work in the printing | trades, the public printer has suspended the appointment of additional ap- prentices for the time being and is using the funds thus saved in the employment of qualified journeymen in need of work.” Deplores Size of Record. Mr. Carter again complained of the size of the Congressional Record, quot- They said their father, after shoot- | ing Fagnani, ran | Luigi Fagnani. 10 & Toom on the | second floor and shot himself. Police found Fagnani lying dead in the Kitchen and Fagicio | unconscious in the second-floor room. | The children, meanwhile, had fled to | the home of ‘a neighbor. Theresa was notified of the shooting at the home of a friend whom she was visiting. Fagiolo was given emergency treat- ment at Casualty, then transferred to Gallinger. He had shot himself in the neck, the bullet taking an upward course and emerging from his head. Fagnani, on the other hand, was killed Instantly by a shot through the head. Fagnani is survived by a_widow, a daughter and a grandchild, all of whom live in Italy.. He had not seen them or about two years, it was said, but had planned to visit them soon. CAPT. BOBO NAMED NIGHT SUPERVISOR | Capt. James E. Bobo, who had been | in charge of police property during the illness of Capt. William G. Stott, has been named permanent night super- visor of police, it was made known yes- terday | Superintendent of Police Ernest W.| Brown, in naming Capt. Bobo, did away | with the plan started by former Su- perinténdent of Police Pelham D. Glassford of having high ranking po- lice office take turns as night super- visor. Capt. Bobo will be on duty regu- larly from 6 p.m. to midnight. Capt. Stott, who was seriously il for many weeks in Naval Hospital follow- ing an operation for appendicitis, re- turned to cuty several days ago, taking [ { flg from a letter written by him last arch to the chairman of the House Economy Committee as follows: “Approximately one-third of the 7,779 pages of the daily Congressional Record for the third session of the Seventy-first Congress were deveted to matter other than the actual proceed. ings and debates in Congress. The law provides that the Congressional Record shall be ‘substantially a verbatim report of proceedings' and that the Joint Committee on Printing ‘shall take all needed action for the reduction of un- necessary bulk.’ However, it has al- ways been maintained by Congress that each House is. the sole judge of the matter inserted in its own pre “Assuming that the Record for last Congress contained a fair average of extraneous matter, a saving of ap- proximately $260,000 annually might ge made if the Record were reduced to ‘substantially a verbatum report of pro- ceedings,’ as the law provides. I doubt if the ‘Joint Committee on Printing would want to assume such a grave responsibility unless and until there is more affirmative legislation by Congress in this regard.” STAFFORD TO INTRODUCE JOHN MASEFIELD HERE ‘Wendell Phillips Stafford, retired jus- tice of the District Supreme Court, has been selected to introduce John Mase- field, poet laureate of England, when he appears at the National Theater on January 13 for a reading of his own works. Justice Stafford, a writer of verse | himself, was extended the invitation by Mrs, Lymna Swormstedt, in charge of local arrangements for Mr. Masefield's recital of poetry and drama. The distinguished Englishman a rived in New York this week for a brief | up his old work in charge of police property in the police headquarters | bullding. tour of the principal cities of the coun- try. His first public appearance will be in New York January 10. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, N. Y., January 5.—Award to Mrs. Frances Pendleton Brice of 1711 M street, Washington, a*granddaughter of Prancis Scott Key, of & minjature of Mary Taylor Lloyd, wife of the author of The Star Spangled Banner,” and five ofl paintings of other members of the Key family which had been bequeathed by Mrs. May Lloyd Pendleton Abney, another granddaughter, to the Smith- sonian Institution, administrator for the National Gallery of Art in Wi . was made by Mayor John P. O'Brien in his last decision as surrogate, just made public. In his decision, made necessary by an ambiguous clause in Mrs. Abney’s will, which gave-the “to the mugx‘.x Gallery at vflv' 3 Dfiw heretofore known as the Corcoran Gal- " the te ‘stated that the fery, surrogat Smithsonian Institution had no claim |KEY PAINTINGS AWARDED MRS. BRICE, GRANDDAUGHTER Last Official Act of Mayor O’Brien as Surrogate Settles Litigation Involving Smithsonian. on the property. The Corcoran Gallery was founded in 1870 and the National Gallery in 1906. Mrs. Brice contended that the dece- dent had held only a third interest in the heirlooms and that inasmuch as the Corcoran Gallery, for which her sister had intended the bequest, had waived its claim in the property, Mrs. Abney's gterenh uln tl:l: m!m uteunl -thng“ld revert lerself as the of residuary estates of both Mrs. Abney and late brother, Prancis Key Pendleton. The latter, it ‘was asserted, owned $he other third interest in the property. Upholding Mrs. Brice’s ary the o Star THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1933. Inau # 89 > ‘The above persons are included in the staff of helpers for the Inaugural cele- bration. Upper left, Frederic A. De- lano, vice chairman of the General Committee. Upper right, Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, vice chairman, and lower right, Corcoran Thom, treasurer.. announcement of the per- sonnel of his staff of help- ers Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, general inaugural | chairman, today started to| work in earnest preparing the program | for the celebration attending the in-| duction into office on March 4 of Pranklin D. Roosevelt. Admiral Grayson named as vice chair- men of the General Committee, Frederic A. Delano, Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, | John F. Costello, Democratic national committeeman for the District, and H. Razier Dulany. Corcoran Thom, president of the American Security & Trust Co., was appointed treasurer, Charles A. Douglas general counsel, Hugh T. Nelson execu- | tive secretary and J. T. Brambhall sec- retary to the General Committee. Chairmen of the subcommittees which will work under the direction of the General Committee will be named to- morrow, it was announced today. It was also announced that J. Fred | Essary, Washington correspondent of | gural Officials Named REAR ADMIRAL GRAYSON ANNOUNCES STAFF OF HELPERS. PAGE B—1 LAST OPPORTUNITY TAKEN BY CITIZENS 10 RELIEVE NEEDY Attorney Wipes Out Fear of Shortage by Paying Off HARRYS 3 EWING. 1 the Baltimore Sun, will have charge of the shaping of the general program of the inaugural. WHITEFORD DENIES- HIGH RENT PROFITS I Counsel for Realty Board Ad- | _dresses Rotary Club | Meeting. } Vigorous denial of harges that! rentals in the District are Droduclng} exorbitant profits was voiced by Roger | J. Whiteford, counsel for the Washing- | ELECTRICIAN DEAD OF BURNS IN BLAST Elzie E. Powell, 48, Struck by Steam When Pipe Blows Out. Elzie E. Powell, 48, electrician of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Farks, dfed today in Naval Hospital of burns® received late yesterday while working on an electric cable adjacent to ton Real Estate Board, in an address |8 Steam line of the heating plant at yesterday before the Washington Rotary | Nineteenth street and Virginia avenue. Club, meeting at the Willard Hotel. | An expansion joint in the line blew out, | the steam scalding Powell and injuring He also denounced the theory that |his fellow electrician, Norman W. Foote s. theJ entire amount of the reduction in | the pay of Government employes should | be passed on to those owning local | epartment properties. Lists Reasons. Mr. Whiteford listed reasons given for rent reductions under three head- ings: Local unemployment, Govern- ment pay cuts and the alleged “ex- orbitant” profits of landlords. Unem- ployment, he contended, is not a factor to be considered in connection with rents for the reason that most of the unemployed are not rent payers at all. ‘To pass the full amount of the Gov- ernment pay cut on to the owners of rented properties, he argued, would be to put on the shoulders of those prop- erty owners the effects of a national rather than a purely local burden. | 'The survey of rents here, made by | the Real Estate Board,, covering 1,400 apartment house units, he continued, | showed that on the basis of the as- sessed values, 64 per cent of these | units earned a return of less than 5| per cent. If the interest on trusts and mortgages were taken into considera- tion, he added, the owners’ average Te- turn would be only 2.3 per cent. Mr. Whiteford also emphasized that 1215 cent of each rental dollar re- ceived must be paid out for local real estate taxes. Voices Objections. ‘The speaker also voiced objections to enactment of District laws which would drive investment capital away and pleaded for less interference with local business operations and for the cessation of “radical” criticism of local | business groups “which is not based on accurate interpretation of facts.” Members of the Tenants' League, meeting last night at 212 H street, elected a committee of 15 to study housing problems in the area between North Capitol, Fifth, F and K streets, and voiced demands for reductions in rents. The league went on record pro- | testing against evictions of tenants for non-payment of rent. Marx Lewis, attorney, addressed the meeting, stressing the advantage of mass action in demanding relief from the current levels of rents. The league, according to Robert Shosteck, secre- tary, is sponsored by the Soclalist party of the District. SCHOOL FOR POLICE WILL OPEN TONIGHT Several Short Addresses to Be Heard in Program at Co- lumbus University. Police officials and representatives of | trade and civic bodies will attend the formal opening tonight of the school of evidence and procedure for police- men at Columbus University, 1923 Eighteenth street. The program will get under way at 8:10 o'clock. Among those scheduled to make brief addresses are: Comm er Herbert B. Crosby, Stpt of Police Ernest W. Brown, F. 8. W. Burke, chief of detectives; Mark Lansburgh, presi- dent of the Merchgnts & Maufacturers’ Association; James G. Yaden, president of the Federation of Citizens’ Associa- tions; Claude W. Owen, vice president of the Wi Board of Trade, and Odell Smith, chairman of the Pub- lic Order Committee of that trade body. The group also will be addressed by John R. Fitzpatrick, dean of Columbus University Law School, who has do- nated his services to conduct the classes, ‘The 100 police officers to attend the school were chosen 's ago_by police offici Maj. Brown and In- believe the instruction of Congress Heights, D. C. Powell, who lived at 2800 Ash street, Mount Rainier, Md., was enveloped in & cloud of steam when the blast occurred | and was taken immediately to the navil ment, where he was given first-aid treatment for multiple burns. Shortly thereafter he was taken to the Naval Hospital for further observation and treatment. Face Is Burned. Foote was able to elude the escaping steam, but Was burned about the right side of the face: He, too, wis given first-aid treatment at the naval dispen- sary, but was able immediately to re-| sume his duties. { Born in Scottsville, Ky., June 3, 1884, Powell entered the Government serv- | ice under the superintendent of the| State, War and Navy Building on Au- | gust 19, 1913. On.July 24 he suffered | oil burns, necessitating two months’ treatment in the Naval Hospital. The electrician is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mollie Powell, and four children—a daughter, Geneva, 21; Har- old, 18; Ernest, 10, and Elzie E., jr., 8. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Grant Starts Probe. An official inquiry, under supervision of Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of public buildings and public parks, was under way today to determine the exact cause of the steam explosion. The alertness of an engincer in immedi- ately shutting off the steam supply was credited with keeping down the list of casualties to two. . TWO MONTHS’ PAY T0 BE LARGEST CUT Civil Service Commission Employes Saved From Added Loss by Re- lease of $72,000 Funds. -+ Civil Service Commission employes will lose the maximum of two months of pay under the economy act, it was determined today after an executive order that released $72,000 of commis- sion funds impounded through the non- filling of vacancie: money will lessen the amount of administrative furlough that would have been forced on commission em- ployes had it not been made available. Under the present status of commission funds, the following schedule of admin- istrative furloughs will be necessary: For those getting $1,740 a year and more, 30 days; $1,680, 24 days; $1,620, 16 days; $1,560, 8 days. This is in ad- dition, of course, to the 30 days that must be taken as legislative furlough. The administrative furlough was not imposed on any employe getting less than $1560 annually, but the legisla- tive furlough applies to all above $1,000. Had the $72,000 not been made avail- able, employes in the upper bracke would have been forced to take 23 days administrative furlough, and this would have graded down, with lower paid workers taking a proportionate amount. Entire Balance. WALTER JOHNSON AMONG LAST-MINUTE DONORS Fund of $10,247 to Be Adminis- tered Without Charge b Welfare Groups. final surge of generosity by sym- fc citizens of Washington today wiped out the deficlt in The Star's CHEstmas Opportunity Fund for relief, & score of stricken homes and brought definite assurance of a happy new year 3’18 needy children and 31 grown-ups 0 faced destitution. Yesterday's emergency appeal for aid in offsetting an unexpected shortage, due to unavoidable cancellation of one substantial gift, produced immediate and whole-hearted response. One of the first checks to be received jcame from Walter Johnson, America's base ball idol. Many other smaller do- nations poured into the cashier's office ;‘; y’l'he Star Building yesterday and to- Lawyer Donates Balance, When the gifts had reached a tota of $86, there came a telephone mes-l sage from a prominent lawyer who wished to contribute whatever balance Temained. Some hasty figuring ensued, and he was informed that $267.76 would d}) the trick. His check for that amount was received by messenger a short while }Pur. to_be credited as the gift of aTu%wr. Betityt flntll Joanne.” e grand total of cash now in the hands of The Star’s cashier is $10,- 247.20. To this sum should be added pledged balances of $320 in instalment plan gifts arranged in two cases and $150 appropriated by the George Bald- win McCoy Unit, American Women's Legion, for one family, to be admin- istered by the unit. The additional sums will bring the relief fund to its goal of $10,717.20. No Cest for Administration. Every cent of this money will be used for actual relief, in accordance with a pledge made by The Star to the contributors. The money will be ad- ministered wisely and efficiently by trained social workers whose services have been volunteered by the Associated Charities, Salvation Army, American Legion, United Hebrew Relief Society and Catholic Charities. There will be no_cost for administration of the fund. The unforeseen deficit that arose to prevent the fund from going over the top yesterday resulted from failure of a bank in a Western city, on whith a check for $424 had been drawn by & woman contributor just a week before the bank closed. The check reached the Western city two days too late for it to be honored. City’s Liberality Praised. The Star wishes to take this means of thanking the thousands df liberal citizens who have made possible the raising, in times such as these and in | dispensary in the nearby Navy Depart- |50 short a time, of so large a sum for charity. It is another demonstration of the well-known fact that Washing- ton really “has a heart.” The following additional contributions are acknowledged: Name. Acknowledged . R. E. B. M. L A . Cash . |A. G. W. . Helen V. Cummin: May E. S. Mrs. S. E. Sympathy ... Edna S. Banks . Cash . Aleinda’ K. L L. M. S M. R. Stewart J. P B Mrs. A. Shaff Cash . .. Mary E. Wilder . Helen M. Morry Jane R. Bowie . L. and Garry A Friend . Cash . Anonymous Alice S. Weber . ‘Walter Johnson . Cash . M. S. Ruth S. Brown . H.M. C. S. E H. Quiver .... B. T. Parket . Julia L. Hyde . Anonymous . Cash er . ! Caroline S. McSherry - Cash total ... $10,671.20 (Total includes amount of canc:lzd ) gift of $424 ARTILLERYMEN ILL ON TRIP NORTHWARD 13 Men of Famous Battery D Con- fined After First Leg of Journey to Fort Ethan Allen, Vt. Thirteen men of Battery D of the 17th Pleld Artillery, the Army's expc rimental motor-drawn unit, which ar- rived here yesterday en route to Fort Ethan Allen, Vt, on a cross-country maneuver from Fort Bragg, N. C, are confined by colds and influenza in the Fort Myer hospital. Ten of the men were sent to the hospital on their arrival here late yes- terday and three more reported sick after 5 o'clock this morning. Some of —_— AD CLUB TO MEET “Good Deeds for 1033” to Be Theme of Luncheon Tomorrow. “Gcod Deeds for 1933” will be the theme of tomorrow’s luncheon of the Advertising Club of Washington in the Raleigh Hotel. Among guests .invited to srnt..on this = subject are Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith, a leader in Com- munity Chest work, Patterson, editor of Herald. With tomorrow's meeting, the first of the new year, the club resumes its regular Friday luncheons interrupted durlnzthehnidm - , and Mrs. Eleanor | guns, the Washington the men, it was said, were suffering from bad colds when the battery left Fort Bragg on Tuesday, and four men had to stay behind at the post hospital. ‘Today the guns were placed on ex- hibition in the vicinity of the Wash- ington Monument, and this afterncon they will be exhibited at the Army War College. It was not known early today whether the confinement of 13 men at the Fort Myer hospital would prevent the battery shoving off tomorrow on its Northern trip. The unit comprises five of the late-t experimental type motor-drawn 77-mm. together with supplementa“y equipment. It is manned by 4 officers and 90 men. The battery, drawn by commercial trucks, It is rive there January 10. '