Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1933, Page 7

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. JANUARY e —PART ONE. A7 NEW RECORD S SET | BYPUBLICLIBRARY Circulation Figures Show 60 Per Cent Increase, Dr. Rowerman Reports. For the Washington Public Library, the calendar year 1932 meant unparal- leled development of reader service. This became known yesterday when Dr. George F. Bowerman, librarian, was asked what reply he had made to & telegram of inquiry received from Carl H. Milam, secretary, American Library Association, Chicago, requesting infor- mation for the Midwinter meeting of the council of that organization con- cerning the increase in Washington's library circulation over 1929 “I reported a 60 per cent increase in eirculation figures,” Dr. Bowerman said. “In the fiscal year 1929 we lent 1,561,621 books; in the fiscal year 1932 the figure was 2,264,937; for the calen- der year the total was 2,495400. In 1929° we had 72419 card holders; at | the end of 1932 we had 116,506. Effect of Depression. “I think that these figures are very significant. They indicate what the de- pression’s effect upon readers has been. ‘The American Library Association ob- tained reports from 33 cities, represent- ing one-tenth of the total population of the United States, and these reports show that the number of boc bor- rowed from their libraries in 1932 was 81,663,423, an increase for the whole group of 37 per cent since 1929. But the Washington Public Library ran far ahead of the average. Our increase over 1929 is approximately 60 per cent. “The explanation lies in the fact that there has been a vast multiplication of the number of card holders, men and women in search of practical informa- | tion on ways and means of improving their lot. Libraries were created by our democratic society in order that every citizen might have throughout life the means of self-education, and the present crisis has demonstrated, as nothing else could, the social value of that concept. It is because of the basic human need of the people that books on current political and economic prob- lems and on the primitive but su- premely important business of making | a living have kgen in such great de- mand. Demand for Information. “The Washington Public Library is one of those listed by the American Library Association as a member of a classification of cities with 300,000 pop- ulation or more, and in that class it is the leader in the growth of its cir- culation service. The same demand exists throughout the country, but here in Washington it has been especially insistent. During 1932 the Library has been called upon to an unprecedented degree to furnish accurate information, data for practical everyday purposes, vocational aid for the unemployed, material for people to study in order to get or to hold positions, aid to parents to minimize the evil effects of | hard times on their children, books to encourage, divert and inspire.” Dr. Bowerman described the functions of the Library as follows: “To serve the half million people of Washington who do not have the right to borrow books from the Library of Congress; to provide end circulate books on all subjects for home reading; to furnish 2 popular reference and a popular but educationally sound advisory service; to assist children and teachers in sup- plementary material related to subjacts of school instruction and to promote adult education; to’ ineulcate in chil- dren a love of good reading; to aid werkers in securing the best informa- tion on business and professional meth- ods; to assist parents to the best thought in home management and child training.” | 246 Library Agencies. ‘The Library organization, he explain- ed, consists of 246 agencies, including: Central Library, 4 branch libraries, 5 sub-branches, 8 college centers, 205 school centers (2,898 collections | sent to 1,034 class rooms in 175 schools), 11 stations, 10 Summer camps, and 2 miscellaneous agencies. On July 1, 1832, the Library had 419.- 987 books, 28,430 of which were in ref- erence collections, and 126,743 in the children’s department. To do the work of the library there were 147 staff members, exclusive of building force, in 1929; 175 in 1932. Under present conditions each staff member is carrying an increasingly heavy burden of duty. The cost of maintenance of libtary service for the fiscal year ended Jume 30, 1932, was $383,853.43; of mainten- ance of buildings, $55,721.28. The pro- portion of library costs in the total municipal budget was formerly seven- tenths of 1 per cent; it is now nine- tenths of 1 per cent, according to the District auditor’s latest table. The cost to the average taxpayer of Washing- ton was 80 cents per year in 1931. The cost of library service is twice as high in Boston, three and a half times in Cleveland 3,000,000 Circulation Seen. Dr. Bowerman believes, ulation figures will have reached 3,000,000, One of the icular problems of t of the acquisi- Rites Tomorrow UNIVERSITY TEACHER TO i!E BURIED AT ARLINGTON. RICHARD C. MUNKWITZ, Who died Friday night in the Hospital, Washington. of a complic tion of ailments resulting from his w service in Russia in 1918 and 1919. Mr. Munkwitz, who was 38 years old, w associate professor of at t Uhivérsity of Maryland. in_the hospital since Octob Mr. Munkwitz came to t of Maryland in October, 1925, as assist- ant professor of dairyir He served as a non-ci officer with the 139th Ir Archangel Expedition Surviving M Munkwitz widow, two you his two sisters and Services will funeral parlors Washington, tomorr a at o'clock. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery with military honors DEMAND JURY TRIALS ON LIQUOR CHARGES are his mother. Two Colored Men Are Arrested in | Raid—sStill, Mash and Rum Are Seized. Arrested when police yesterday tered a house in the 1000 block of Park road and found a 50-gallon still and a large quantity of mash and Robert T. Walker, colored, 31, and Hezekiah Bryant, colored, 36, yesterday demanded jury trials and were held on $1,000 bond each on three charges of violating the dry law Assistant United States David Hart placed charg second offense possession sion of property designed for the Jawful manufacture of liquor against the men. Policemen H. G. Bauer and C. B.| Thomas said in addition to the stili they found about 24 gallons of liquor and 350 gallons of mash entered the house after having it un- der observation for some t TWO PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO TAKING AUTOMOBILE Men Deny Joy-riding in Official Car of Edwin P. Thayer, Senate Secratary. Accused of stealing the official Sen- ate automobile used by Edwin P. Thayer, secretary to the Senate, two men pleaded not guilty when arraigned before Police Court Judge Gus A. Schuldt yesterday on a charge of joy-riding. The men—Frank Rupp and Walter Resinski—were held in jail when u able to post $1,000 bond. The hearing on the charges was set for January 16. A third man—Rcbert D. Bowen—is involved in the case, but was unable to appear in court as he was injured when the car was wrecked in nearby Vir- ginia shortly after it was taken from the Capitol Plaza. liquor, | they | LAUNDRES T0 GET CLOTHINGFORPOOE |Deliverymen or Offices Ready to Receive Donations in Campaign. 0Old clothes may be distributed to the here by leaving them at any office or handing them to any iry deliveryman, Col. E. Goring | chairman of the Clothes Con-! servation Committee of the District Committee on Employment, announced yesterday Association Co-operates. ning _tomorrow, all with the District Laund ciation will distribute spe- tags marked, “For th servation Committee.” ! attached to bundles of 1 insure their delivery to the storeroom in the old Ford | Pennsylvania avenue and | shall place. Harvey W. Wiley, chairman of ration of Women's Clubs, is in | of the storeroom and salvaging A number of unemployed men n are being given work, the clothes received, sewing, and reissuing them. Free | provided where necessary h the further co-operation of the y Owners' Association. Citizens Urged to Help. are urged to gol losets, trunks in the r sources for overcoats, shirts and_under- nd bundle ttem up for this orth-while cause. | In addition to the laundry collection, bundles may also be left at any fire engine house or sent by taxi to the committee’s storeroom. In special cases, collection may be arranged for by call- ing National 7174 Just mark the | bundles, “For the Clothes Conservation | Committee.” B connected owners | ¢ the Fe charg | plant. |and wc classifyl repairing \PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES 'TO BE TOPIC OF ADDRESS Dr. Robert Also to Speak Before Council of Social Agencies at “Y. W.” Tomorrow. Dr. Robert Olson of the Public Health Service, attached to the National In- | stitute of Health, will speak on “What | Place Have Public Health Agencies in the Community Welfare Progrem?” at a meeting of the Council of Social Agencies at the Y. W. C. A, Seven- teenth and K streets, tomorrow at 12:30 o'clock. The meeting will be held under aus- pices of the Health Committee of the Council of Social Agencies, of which Dr. Joseph W. Mountin is chairman Dr. Olson is rated as an international authority on subjects concerning pub- | lic health. 45c¢ le Service—4:30 to 8 P.M. Fruit_Cocktail Tomato Juce Chicken Broth With Rice Cream of Tomato Chicken = la King Broiled Veal Chop Prime Ribs of Beef au Jus Vesetables—Choice of two Sweet Potato Pufl New Spinach Green Peas Buttered Beets Mashed Potatoes Choice of Salad or Dessert Salads—Fruit, Hearts of Lettuce Desserts—Homemade Pie, Ice Cre Fruit Pudding Homemade Roll e Beverage TENDFRLOIN STEAK DINNER, 65¢ SREYNOLD'S C. F. Harper 709 18th St. N.W. D L 1319-1321 BOSTONIAN SHOES F STREET LR STETSON HATS A fitting companion “Hat Value” to our famous St. Albans Hat “Passantino™ REPRODUCTION OF A FOREIGN HAT! of new books, requested by readers. se appropriation for representing the For 1932, it| he number of | 23,682 were for 29 was 13,7 Budget esti encing June 30, mply & cut which may affect the ry adversely. Re- duction in personnel may be necessary Dr. Bowerman admitted, and it is con- ceivable that one or more sub-branches may have to be discontinued. The plan for a branch in Georgetown has been dropped for the present, in spite of per- tent demand for such an accommo- on for the people of that section the city Social Morale Issue. of | especially concerned w a t said. “about 5 but that doe: t T tion takes th ay from their cares ives them e for the moment, to relax, and helps them to the spirit of without which no man or woman uld solve any difficult personal prob- Jem The library does not exist for pur- poses of its own. whole intent is vice. It has no other function. The depression has added to its responsi- es, as well as to its opportunities. We have more work to do than ever before and, in the circumstances, less to do it with, but the staff is devoted d-we not discouraged. % e to be in position %o help the poor and the distressed. Others are making sacrifices, and we Wwill do our part. But we need and we trust we may have the understanding and the co-operation of the whole com- munity.” J.W. F. Beltsville Women to Meet. BELTSVILLE, Md., January 7 (Spe- Community Club first meeting of Mrs. John cial) —The Woman's of Beltsville will hold the of the year at the home | The Passantino Hat much to the sense o istic of foreign hats. Armiger at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. ‘The program will be in charge of Mrs. 2. W, Moseleg, tion of possessing and wearing a hat unusual and out of the ordinary as to style and quality. Styled in the newest shades of the Medium or Light Weight QUALITA ITALIANA reflects that undescrib- able beauty and fineness that appeals so f touch and sight, and that soft mellow texture which is character- The perfect satisfac- laundries | & CAROLINIANS RECALL ROMANCE OF "ORIGINAL SIAMESE TWINS™ Weather-Beaten Home Stands as Forlorn| Monument to Marriage of Freaks and Rural Girls. | | | never fully understood. Belng Orien- tals, they didn't go to a great deal of trouble explaining, but they did let the word get out that they had saved $80,000 and desired quietude far from Barnum's spangles. Liked By Mountaineers. ‘The mountaineers liked them from the start. They were industrious, rig- idly honest and showed a liking for neighborhood contacts. Hitherto they had no names except Chang and Eng. Such brevity seemed a bit out of keeping for American citi- zens by virtue of naturalization, so the State Legislature remedied matters by authorizing them to adopt the surname of Bunker. There_are still a few aged people in ‘Wilkes County who recall something ot their domestic life after their marriage to Sarah and Adelaide Yates in 1843 They went in for farming in a big wa; By the Associated Press. NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C, Jan- uary 7.—A weather-beaten house 5 miles north of this town stands as a forlorn monument to the day romance led P. T. Barnum's “ Original Siamese Twins” to the backwoods for wedlock with the Yates sisters The girls were reared there, and just s they reached maturity along came the twins to woo and wed them in the ancestral home. There is nothing to tinguish it from any number of like ellings in the community and few except the old residents, are aware the Oriental circus freaks, weary of world tours and public curiosity, found it the focus of domesticity with rural maidens. The brothers were famous the world over because they were joined together at the breast bones. What led them to cttle down as farmers in a primitive country was something their ngighbors N from 15% to 40%. counts. and balance in convenient amounts at no and owned many slaves. Children were | born to the wife of each and for a! time the two familles lived as ome household. After a while domestic complications 2d two , alternately spending half of the week in ofie and half in the other. Forced to Quit Retreat. Finally they moved to the nei ing county of Surry and bquzh near Mount Airy. Emancipation cf the slaves just about ruined them finan- cially and they were forced to quit their rural retreats for a time end go back to_public exhibitions. En route home from Liverpool, Eng- land, In August, 1870, Chang suffered a paralytic stroke. He never regained his health, but he lingered on for four years. ‘The night of January 16, 1874, he died of a cerebral clot. The shock of waking to find his brother dead proved too much for Eng's feeble heart and he, to0, died about two hours later. Many of their descendants still reside in Wilkes and Surry Counties. Leaves Estate to Widow. LURAY, Va, January 7 (Special).— The will of Leo L. Koontz of Stanley, admitted to probate here, disposes of an estate of about $10,000 to his widow, Hazel Kauffman Koontz, “to be used for the good of our two children and herself.” The children are Louis, 9, and Robert, 4. Mrs. Koontz is named executor. exira cost. 1917 Smeeman was convicted of steal- ing an automobile and sent to prison three years,. He escaped in five BUSINESS MAN FACES ARREST AS FUGITIVE Well-to-Do Clevelander May Be Extradited by One of Several States. e | ed his exposure on a iler. Friends, mean- rallying to his defense. H: »d and the father of a 3-month- S S Fairfax Dog Tax Is Due. FAIRFAX, Va., January 7 (Special) —Dog tax is now due and payable at the office of the count easurer. Fail- ure a license by February I makes the owner liable to arrest sud fine for a_ misdem By the Assoclated Press CLEVELAND, January were ready tonight to arrest Staey, a well-to-do Clevelend business man, s a_fugitive from justice—if Colorado or Missouri authorities ask his detention. Police had arrested Stanley on a tech- cal charge of being a suspicious per- n, and released him on bond of $1 until January 20. 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