Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1933, Page 16

- A—16 = BOARD BEGINS TASK OF REPLACING BEER VENDORS' PERMITS Annual Licenses to Be Issued; Instead of Present Tem- | porary Grants. BARS, WITH STOOLS, HELD LEGAL BY D. C. OFFICERS Distributors Hereafter May Be Limited to Maximum Number Per Block. The Beverage Permits Board proceeded | today with plans for issuance of annual | permits for the sale of legal beer in the | District after the Ccmmissioners rulr*d‘ late yesterday that the beverage may be sold over counters or “bars,” pro- vided they are used for service of food | and are equipped with chairs or stools | for patrons. The question, previously undecided definitely, had led to some confusion as to enforcement of the beer regulations, and as to problems concerning the issuance of annual licenses which will | Teplace the present temporary permits. Vernon E. West, chairman of the Beverage Board, explained today that while the Commissioners had not under- taken to set up a legal definition of what may be construed to be a “table” in the mearing of the beer act, they would permit sale of the beverage over counters under the stated conditions. In cases| where such chairs at food counters are all occupied by patrons, others standing close to the bar also may be served the beverage, Mr. West said. He pointed out that neither the regulations nor the beer act prohibit one from drinking the legal beverage while standing. They require only that the beverage be served at tables. May Limit Blocks. Operators of several places licensed | to sell beer for consumption on the premises previously had been warned by police that they were permitted to; sell beer only at tables. The decision | of the Commissioners was designed to | clarify this question. It was indicated that the ruling would stand permanent- ly unless some unforeseen problem arises. Mr. West insisted it was not the in- tention of the Beer Board or the Com- missioners to permit a return of “old- time saloon conditions” in their de- cision to permit sale of beer over the counters and modified bars. He ex-| plained. that the Commissioners had | not drafted a new regulation to cover the sale of beer at counters and bars, but that such would be “tolerated” provided the practice was not abused, resulting in a return of pre-prohibition bar conditions. . If the privilege is abused, Mr. West declared, the Com- missioners would issue a drastic new regulation which would affectually out- law old-time bars. A new development came today also | ‘when Mr. West announced that while | the beverage board did not plan to set | & maximum limit for the number of | permits to be issued, it likely would de- | cide in some cgses the maximum num- ber of licenses to be issued for any one block. ‘The beer act does not directly em- er the Commissioners to set a max- imum ntimber for permits to be issued, but does direct the city heads to con- | sider the proposed location of the busi- ness. It directs them to consider whether the place is an _appro- | priate one, “taking into consideration | its surroundings and the number of | similar permits already issued in the| neighborhood _where ‘the applicant’s | business is to be conducted.” | Mr. West said they might set a limit | as to the number of places which could sell beer in any one block. Await Court Ruling. The Beverage Board chairman also | stated the Commissioners would not | consider pleas at this time that resi- | dential neighborhoods be “opened up” | for the sale of bottled beer by “off- sale” permittees. Since this question is involved in cases at court the District T | school phase of the contest in the pri- | for the right to speak for that entire # e m EVENL Boy Watches Wounded Pet SNIPER FIRES ON YOUNGSTER AND DOG AT PLAY. Teddy Cash and his dog Fritz. which was mysteriously shot in the 4500 block of Ninth strect yesterday WO-YEAR-OLD Teddy Cash does | ize how close he came eirg shot. Teddy was riding his tricycle in front of bis home, 4530 Ninth street, about 4 p.m. yesterday, when a mysterious sniper fired either at him or his dog, Fritz. The animal was tagging along behind the tricycle, sort of keeping watch over his little master. Suddenly there was the report of a gun, and Fritz collapsed on the sidewalk, howling in pain. Where the shot came from nobody knows. Only one resident of the neigh- | borhood heard the report, although sev- | eral persons were either waliing along | the street or sitting on their front porches. Fritz, part water spaniel and part collie, was shot in the back, just behind his front legs. He is not expected to live. Members of the Cash family do not | think the sniper was shooting at Teddy The bullet narrowly missed Teddy, who was | peddling along on his ‘tricycle while the animal tagged along behind —Star Staff Photo. About two w Fritz rday was the 5 ()llihl:' said Teddy's athe Cash. “First, they poisoned him, right here in his own back yard. Now they've tried to shoot him. If he gets well, I guess they'll try something else. Tears trickled down Mr. Cash’s cheeks as he spoke. Partially paralyzed for the past four years, he has made the animal his companion on daily walks around the neighborhood, and on days when, for one reason or another, he was unable to go out, Fritz was con- tent to remain indoors with him. The dog has been the pet of the Cash_family for cight years—since he was less then a month old. This is the fourth time he has laid near death. having been struck by automobiles twice before he was poisoned. Teddy is the son of Mr. Theodore R. Cash. and Mrs. CHOOL FINALISTS NAMED IN CONTEST William Powell and Patricia McGerr in Star’s Tenth Oratorical Meet. Two more school finalists in the pri vate and parochial school district of | The Star's Tenth National Oratorical | Contest were announced today. | They are William Powell, 15-year-old | senior at the Woodward School, and Miss - Patricia McGerr, 15-year-old senior at Immaculata Seminary. They will represent their schools in the inter- vate and parochial school competition | district in The Star finals. Speaks on Constitution. Miss McGerr” won her contest honors with an oration on “The Constitution— A Living Drama.” Oratory with her is a serious affair, as she plans to become a lawyer following her school days. When she completes her present course, she expects to attend the Immaculata | Junior College. THis is Miss McGerr's first year at Immaculata, as she pre- viously attended Cathedral High School at Lincoln, Nebr., and the Sacred Heart | will adhere to the present restrictions, | Academy at Pasagena, Calif. Last year pending court decision, he said. | she was president of the Girls’ Athletic The board today was completing | Association, and in her freshman year | preparations for the printing of annual | she was editor of her school paper. At permit blanks to be issued to those | Present she is playing the leading role | establishments now holding temporary | in the senior class play at Immaculata. | permits who pass the more deliberate Miss McGerr is the daughter of Mr. and Orators G STAR, WASHINGTON, examinations which will be invoked. To date the board has issued 1276 beer permits, ‘The number yesterday totaled 63. Of the total 636 were | off-sale permits, 586 on-sale, 53 whole- | salers’ permits and one brewers’ permit. ROOSEVELT PLANS SHORT AUTO TRIP Hopes to Get Away During After- noon for Ride Into Nearby Country. President, Roosevelt hopes to get away from his, desk sometime this afternoon to go for an automobile ride into the nearby country with Mrs. Roosevelt. He expects to be gone only a short Mrs. 2400 Sixteenth | street. P. T. McGerr, Has Unique Oration. Young Powell won the right to rep- resent the Woodward School with a | unique oration, “Women and the Con- | stitution.” One of the most active stu- | dents at his school, Powell is vice presi- | dent of the Literary Society, a member of the orchestra, the Student Council and the Dramatic Club. He is a stu- dent assistant on the Summer school | teaching ‘staff at Woodward. Following | his graduation in June he plans to at- tend American University to prepare for a career in social service. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Powell, 2449 Tunlaw road. THREE YOUTHS ARRESTED | IN ALLEGED AUTO THEFTS | | Police Say Trio Admitted ‘Borrow- time, as he has an engagement at the | White House at 5 o'clock to receive the | new French Ambassador, M. de La Boulaye, who is succeeding Paul Claudel. At luncheon today, the President had as a guest Robert W. Bingham, Louis- ville publisher, the newly appointed United States Ambassador to Great Britain. Mr. Bingham will leave this country in a few days for his new post. ing” Car for Trip to Annapolis. | Three youths were under arrest today in connection with the alleged theft of | an automobile, in which they are said to have taken a trip to Annapolis. The youths—Henry N. Yenney, 16, of the 1700 block of Jackson street north- It is the intention of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt to attend the festival service and celebration of holy com- munion at the Washington Cathedral tomorrow, when a special Easter sermon will be delivered by Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington. Marriage Licenses. Macomb Kensington. Oxon Hill. Md.. and Rhode Island ave 23 Columbia 2" Morton Henley. ne M. Schiag, M. Nelligan William F, Edelen, and C. A 4 31 G st. 5w and Catheri 4423 9th st Rey. J. M. Clifton endon, 1824 Lamont (00 Connecticut ustin s and Edith E. Dove nt. Md.: Rev. A. 8. . and Ge Rev. 8. J. Porter Compton. Pa.. an: same address; Rev Bordentown . 34, Rahw: John T A: xton 308 1606 26, 11th st 152 g ittard, 2 11th st and Martha Wall 1X. 911" Rhode Isk ave.: R. W. Brooks. Edward James., 38, 1228 sw. and Eiiza Shields, 41, B, H. Whiting rison Jackson 40, 88 Fenton st..n.e. Marie Marshall, 38, 914 3d si.’ n. H._Fo Ouibaugh _ st Augusts, . and ave. east; John Leonard Quill, 17, of the | 1300 block of Kearneéy street northeast, | | and Simon A. Luebkert, 16, of the 1200 | block of Kearney street northeast—were arrested at Lanham, Md, early this morning. Maryland State police. who made the | arrest, turned the youths over to De- | tective Sergts. Frank M. Alligood and | James E. Kenney, who reported the trio | admitted having “borrowed” the car for | a trip to Annapolis. | The automobile was reported stolen | | by Joseph A. Smith, 516 Fourteenth ! | sireet southeast. A somewhat similar trip was inter- Miss Patricia McGerr, spokesman for Immaculata Seminary, and William Powell, spokesman for the Woodward School. —Star Staff Photos. HOUSE GROUP TOURS SHENANDOAH PARK Speaker Rainey and Other Mem- bers Leave for Week End—Gar- ner and Byrd May Join Them. A group of Representatives and park officials left Washington late yesterday for a week end unofficial inspection tour of the Shenandoah National Park Heading the party was Speaker Rainey of the House. Vice President Garner and Senator Byrd of Virginia were expected to join the others today if adjournment of the Senate permitted. From Washington the party went to Rapidan, President Hoover's mountain camp, which was to serve as a base of operations. The Represent- atives and park officials were to make several side trips into the park today and tomorrow. They drove to Rapidan by way of Panorama and the new mountain road. Representative Robertson of Virginia arranged the trip. Along with him and Speaker Rainey were Lewis W. Douglas, orgie Reese. | Ay M s and Ger-| not expect to do' anything along that | two men, one 75 and the qther 63; re- land | Qa.: ! | problems, rupted by Hightstown, N. J., police, who | budget director; Representative Jones, | arrested John G. Sniadechi, 26, of the | Democrat, of Texas, chairman of the Naval Air Station, Bolling Field. in a | House Agriculture Committee; Repre- “porrowed” car, in which he is said to|sentative Woodrum, Democrat, of Vir- | have been headed for New York. | ginia; Representative McKeown, Demo- | " Louis Lebowitz, 3500 block of Bunker |crat, of Oklahoma; Arno Cammerer Hill road northeast, owner of the ma-|and Dr. Roy Sexton of the Natfonal chine, reported it was driven away from | Park Service, Carl Nolting and Judge its parking place several days ago. | William S. Snow of the. Virginia Com- | mission of Game and Inland Fisheries | and William E. Carson of the Virginia | Commission_of Conservation and De- velopment. One of the “ambitions of Senator | | Huey P.’Long, Democrat, of Louisiana, | TWO MEN ARE MISSING has been to start a newspaper that | Police aid was asked today in finding |LONG WANTS NEWSPAPER | would deal with affairs of Government. | he revealed today, but said that he did | | line at present in view of the general | ported missing from their homes. | financial and business situation. | The 75-year-old man, Martin Con- ‘The Senator explained that the idea | nors. was reported mjssing from his he had been thinking of for some i home, at 1310 I street, since April 13. time contemplated a four-page weekly | The other, Holmes Harris, is said to that would deal with governmental | have been missing from 519 Buchanan ut featuring debates in Con- | street since the morning of March 27, gress on current questions. He indicated | when he went for a walk. His wife, be had given considerable thought to | Mrs. Mary Harris, said he had been {ll. the. subject, \He is blind. in one eye, she said, | | INSANITY IS TRACED 10 TOXINS SEEPING PAST BRAIN ‘FILTER' Poisons From Blood Stream | Reach Nerve. Cells, | Session Told. MIND’S SAFETY RESTS WITH CHOROID PLEXUS Dr. R. 8. Carroll of Asheville, N. C., Declares Cerebro-Spinal, | Fluid Has Few Protective Cells. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. A new theory of insanity, which would trace nearly a'l abnermal human | behavior to defects in a brain “filter” by which toxins from the blood stream | are able to get through to the nerve celly, was advanced before the Southern Soclety of Philosophy and Psychology, meeting here today, by Dr. Robert S. Carroll, medical director of the High- land Hospital at Asheville, N. C. “The gray matter of the central | nervous system.” he sald, “differs from | other human tissues in that it receives | its nutrition, not from the blood and lymph streams, but from the cerebral spinal fluid. produced chiefly by the | choroid plexus. We vision the choroid as a specialized filter protecting the gray matter from blood stream pollu- | tions and secreting as well the chemical food essential to the brain’s activities. “Accepting this mechanism, we at once suspect that every brain is de- pendent on the integrity of its choroid plexus. A defective choroid would be- come the basis of most mental illness. Effects Pass Quickly. Certain toxins may pass the choroid barrier to produce harmful mental re- sults. First are the diffusible, universal toxins, against which no choroid is im- pervious, such as ether, chloroform, al- cohol, nicotine, morphine, scopolamin, which universally affect consciousness | and conduct. These are evanescent in | their action, the acute effect normally | passing in a few hours. | The second group may be designated as the physiological toxins, embracing | chiefly the by-products of infections or | of chronic disturbances of metabolism, producing non-dementing insanities, such as those of the manic-depressive group. Such toxins as occur in broken internal secretion balance may produce | the biochemical underlying cause. They may pass the choroid and disturb nor- | mal brain activity for a prolonged | period, abnormally modifying the func- tion and not the structure of that organ. Recovery usually comes, with no evidence of permanent tissue damage. | Finally in mental disturbances, such as the primary dementias, we conceive of toxins causing destructive anatomi- cal changes, to the end that complete recovery ultimately becomes impossible. Another important element in this| theory is found in the very inadequate protection which nature has afforded the central nervous system as com- pared with other tissues. Blood carries 7,000 white, or protective, cells per cubic centimeter. Lymph carries 5,000. The cerebro-spinal fluid normally has only three such cells to the drop. The | choroid is the brain’s protective bar- rier. If the toxic' enemy passes this, the protoplasm of the neuron, in which | metabolism is slow, is relatively de- | fenseless. Thus the tardy recoveries in even the more acute mental disturb- ances. Seepage Accumulates. Possessing a defective choroid the in- dividual can filter out only a certain percentage of damaging toxins. Grad- ually the seepage accumulates in the protoplasm of the nerve cell. It may | be nicotine in excess, or alcohol, or chemical toxins from tonsils or teeth. | Probably in more cases it is the un- wholesome chemical product of chronic auto-intoxication, products of decom- posing proteids, Sight of some objects arouses fear without any previous associations in new-born infants, causing them to cry, it was shown by experiments reported by Martha V. Ellesor of the University of Virginia. Some extreme behaviorists have claimed that nothing arouses fear un- less it is associated by the infant with pain, loud noise or falling. The ex- perimenter found that the sight of a devil's mask or a brown fur, or the flashing of a light, caused the babies to cry the first time. Later they be- came accustomed to these sights and would smile at them, A newborn baby sees fairly well by its tenth day, Dr. W. C. Beasley of Johns Hopkins University reported on the basis of tests with 150 babies at the Baltimore hospital. There is a popular | belief that infagts are functionally | blind for several weeks after birth. He found that the pupilfary reflex to light | was well developed by the tenth day of I life and that the child can follow with | both eyes an object moving vertically, | horizontally or in a circle. He described | a special technique for investigating | visual acuity and color vision. i George . Watson Held Improved | From Throat Ailment. Fire Chief George 5. Watson, who suffered a sudden throat ailment yes- terday, was reported improved today at Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital. | He underwent a minor emergency | operation yesterday at the hospital. CITY NE‘;IS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Meeting, Biological Society of Wash- ington, Cosmos Club, 7:30 p.m. Meeting, League for the Larger Life, 916 Sixteenth street, 8 pm. James A.| Edgerton, speaker. Dinner, National Officers’ Club, D.| A. R, Willard Hotel, 7 p.m. Meeting, Socialist Study Club, 212| H street, 8 pm. Allan Rolfe, speaker. | | | & pistol at him, making him stand back. 2 Flood Waters Boil at Great Falls RAPID RISE Scenc at Gre: the rocl Falls of the Potomac, where the recent rapid rise in the river is sending the water boiling over IN POTOMAC FILLS THE GREAT GORGE. —Star S.aff Photo. | l | TAXICAB EARNINGS SHOW BE DECUNE $4.24 Average Daily Gross"‘ Made This Month as Against | $5.94 Last Year. Figures made public today by the Public Utilittes Commission showed a marked decline in the average daily earnings of Washington’s 3,000 or more taxicab drivers. during the past year and during the first half of April as compared Wwith the same month of last year. The figures are compiled from sworn statements submitted to the commis- | sion by taxi drivers of their gross earn- ings, including tips. Analysis of these figures shows the average daily gross| earnings during the first half of this month amounted to $4.25, as compared with an average daily earning of $5.94 during April of last year. During January of last year the average earning per driver was $5.70,' as compared with $498 in January of this year. In February, 1932, the average was $5.95, as compared with $4.88 in the same month of this year. In March, 1932, the average wage was found to be $6.10, as compared with $4.65 in March of this year. The net earnings of the taxicab drivers, it is explained, would be con- siderably iess than the showing of gross earnings, since out of the latter the drivers must pay their operating costs, including gasoline, oil, repairs and other expenses. The commission does not have available statements as to the average net earnings. ARMED PAIR ROBS | SAFE AT HOTEL' Hold Up Night Clerk at All States and Loot Money Boxes. \ | | | Forcing their way into the All States Hotel, 500 block of Nineteenth street, two men early today robbed the safe of money boxes containing an undeter- | mined sum after holding up a substi- | tute night clerk with a pistol. { Fred B. Hobson told police one of the two men knocked on the door, which was locked, and as he opened it pointed | ‘They then removed the boxes from lhel safe, which was open. The money taken consisted of receipts from the dining room. Walter G. Moyle, 3700 McKinley i street, yesterday became the fourth vic- | tim of pickpockets reported operating in | the vicinity of the Washington ball park. | Another pickpocket victim yesterday | was Vernon P. Moir, who reported his pocketbook with $28 was taken while he was in Union Station. SPEAKERS TO DISCUSS REDUCED D. C. BUDGET | | The , crisis in’ health, education and | welfare in the District Wwhich have been | precipitated by the drastic reduction of the budget will be discussed by lead- | ers in these activities at a meeting of | the Monday Evening Club at 8 pm. | Monday in the Willard Hotel. Among the speakers will be W. W. Millan, president of the Board of Public | Welfare; Dr. Harry A. Fowler, president of the District Medical Association; Dr. George F. Bowerman, Sibyl Baker, supervisor of playgrounds, and Mrs. Philip Sydney Smith, member of the Board of Education. Rev. Rus- sell J. Clinchy will preside. Plans for the meeting are being made under direction of Leifur Magnusson, president of the club, which is a forum | for conference and discussion of social welfare problems. MANY NEW USES Searching for new uses for cow’s| milk, scientists have diverted the stream of surplus milk into such channels as| manufacture of billiard balls, glossy | paper and a cellophane-like wrapping | paper, according to Dr. Of E. Reed, chief of the Bureau of Dairy Industry, Agriculture Department. Powdered skimmed milk. moreover, has been found to be an effective cure for pellagra—dread disease peculiar to the South and due to lack of certain vitamins in the diet, Dr. Reed told the Vocational Guidance Forum of the Y. M. C. A. last night. Dr. Reed also disclosed that the lowly soy bean may become a serious rival of the cow, for the bean has been found to contain a kind of milk quite similar to animal milk. Declaring that milk builds larger statures and.bigger brains, Dr. FOUND IN GOVERNMENT TESTS Billiard Balls, Glossy Paper and Cure for Pellagra Among Discoveries. FbR MILK said that an average of 1 pint of milk a day is consumed by every person in the United States. The dairy in- dustry now is a_ 61,800,000,000 business, he stated, with hany ramifications touching various other industries. Forty-three per cent of the milk produced in this country goes into but- ter, it was pointed out. The remainder is used for beverages, ice cream, cheese, evaporated and dried milk and in- numerable other products. One mil- lion pounds of dried milk are made an- nually and 60,000,000 pounds of cheese are manufactured here, as compared with imports of 40,000,000 pounds. ‘The talk was one of a series ar-|hot ranged by the Vocational Guidance | Committee of the Y. M. C. A., with co- operation of the Kiwanis Club. Dr. J. Orin Powers, committee chairman, pre- sided, . e librarian; Miss | On WASHINGTON UNIT 10 BE MADE MODEL OF FORESTRY ARMY First Contingent of 200 Men to Take Field Early on Monday. CAMP TO BE ESTABLISHED {IN MOUNTAINS AT LURAY Othér Companies to Begin Work in Forests Within Next Ten Days. Two hundred District men now in i training at Fort Washington, Md., will constitute the first contingent of the | Civilian Conservation Corps, the for- j estry army, to go into the fleld. They are being set up as the model unit upon which the rest of the organ- ization of the forestrr army will be | based and they are expected to set up |a model camp. They will leave Fort Washington early Monday for a site in the Massenutten Mcuntains near Luray. The first contingent will be command- ed by Capt. Leo Donovan of the 12th Infantry, with Second Lieuts. Richard B. Carhart and William F. Train and a small force of enlisted men to assist in setting up the camp. In National Forest, ‘They will carry regular field equip- ment as to mess kits, blankets, cots, clothing .and toilet articles. Pyramidal tents will be taken along as living quarters. They will also carry staple rations for 10 days. Bread, meat and vegetables will be purchased locally. Cocking will be done on Army field ranges. | row: moderate east or southeast winds, | shifting to northwest by tomorrow Virginia—Rain tonight and tomor- row, somewhat warmer in east portion , Interstate Operations. Sessions End Today. in north and extreme west portions to- | night. | [te weatner | TRUCK MEN HOPE District - of - Columbia—Rain tonight | -+ and tomorrow, somewhat cooler tomor- | .[U SEE PRESIDENI afternoon. Maryland—Rain tonight and tomor- | W sinia Rain Ctonient ana_ tomor- Would Offer Plan to Stabilize tonight, cooler in the interior to- morrow. | West Virginia—Rain tonight and to- | morrow, somewhat cooler tomorrow and | Outlook for April 17 to April 22. | North and Middle Atlantic States— Rains over north portion early part of The American Highway Freight As- sociation, Inc., composed of truck cper- ators conducting interstate business, today were concluding a session at the Mayflower Hotel, where a study was being given to legislation to be sought to regulate their industry. This group, newly formed by owner- operators, was hopeful of an interview with President Roosevelt before leaving the week and again about Thursda Moderate temperatures first part, colder middle of week, especially over north portion and warmer latter part. River Report. Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers | very muddy today. The camp will be set up on Passage Creek, northwest of Luray, in the George Washington National Forest. Other Virginia camps, it is expected, will be set up in the next 10 days as more and more men complete their initial training. In Maryland, where there are no na- tional forest reservations, the establish- ment of camps on State forest pre- serves, as well as the extension of re- forestation work to similar areas in other States will follow completion of | arrangements between the various Fed- eral and State agencies concerned. Reservists to Be Used. Instructions were issued today from headquarters of the 3d Corps Area to the chiefs of staff of the various Or- | the Capital in order to lay before him its plans for stabilizing interstate trucking -operations and thus solving | one of the problems for consideration in the program of the administration fcr building up the Nation's transpor- | tation system. Provisions Outlined. The legislation to be sought is the | joint product of the truckers, railroad | operators, electric line interests and | representatives of State utilities com- Highest, 65, at 3:30 p.m. yesterday. | missicns, who for some time have been Year ago, 57. engaged in whipping it into shape. Lowests 44, at 5 a.m.. today. Broadly, it would provide for fixing ago, 36. * rates for common carriers and for re- Record Temperatures This Year. Highest, 74, on March 14. Lowest, 14, on February 9. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and | etic Survey.) Today. .. 1154 am. 6:01a. Report for Last 24 Hours. Temperature. Barometer. | Degrees. Inches. . 64 30.18 57 30.17 48 30.20 Yesterday— Year | carriers to establish financial respons- ibility and meet certain safety require- ments. Ccntrol probably would be vest- €d in the Interstate Commerce Com- mission or some other agency desig- nated by the President, although it was said this point has not been decided. Speaker Rainey of the House ad- dressed the opening session yesterday and sketched the plans of the adminis- tration for bringing order out of the existing transportation chaos. He fore- cast as an early step “the elimination of railroad competition, the elimination | of parallel tracks serving the same section.” Sabath of Illinois Speaks. Tomorrow. | 12:29am. | 7:06am. | 12:59 p.m. | 7:52pm. | '6:51 pm. The Sun and Moon. Rises. Sun, today .. 5:32 Sun, tomorrow 5:31 6 Moon, today .. 12:15am. 9:llam. | Automobile lights | onm oracutle lights must be tumed on | yingis, also spoke, telling the truck- ituth | men they could depend on understand- Precipitation. |ing action by the administration, and Monthly precipitation in inches in the | cautioning them against_overexpansion. Capital (current month to date): [ patie Smociation sy Bae-300 e Month. 1933 Average. Record. | bers ates and nroposes to build 355 7.00 g3 |t0 1000 shortly. These officers were 327 'g4 Damed yesterday: J. L. Keeshin, Kee- A »g1 | shin Motor Express, Chicago, president; % 'gg | John A. Bingaman, Bingaman Motor 'gg | Express Co., West Reading, Pa., first »0g | Vice president; H. C. Mims, Piedmont »gg | Motor Express Co., Greenville, S. C., g | Second vice president; E. J. Buhner, 76 | Silver Fleet Motor Express Co., Louis- ville, third vice president; W. E. Humphries, Jacobs Transfer Co., Wash- ington, treasurer, and E. J. Arbour, Consolidated Motor Lines, Inc., Hart- ford, Conn., secretary. DRUGGIST TAKES BEER PERMIT PLEA TO COURT |Becond Test Case Filed to Deter- mine How Far City Authori- ties May Go. A second test case to determine the extent to which District authorities | may restrain the sale of beer was brought before the District Supreme Court yesterday, when Raymond J. Lowry, a druggist, of 300 Eleventh street southeast, asked for a writ” of mandamus to compel the Commissioners to_issue a license to him. Through Attorney James J. Waters, Lowry pointed out that the only reason lé-lal:“ for the refusal was that his store is in i cloudy | & residential distriet. Justice Jennings Clear | Bailey set April 28 as a date for the Commissioners to appear in court and show cause why the license should not be issued. Low Sets. 6:45 '85 . '89 December. 332 . 01| Weather in Various Cities. ®2 s Statlons. Weather. Abilene, _Te: Albany,’ N. Atlanta. Ga.. Atlantic _Ci Baltimore, Birmingham Bismarck. N. Bo: T PP o, N. Y. Charleston. §.C. Chicago. Til. Cincinnati, Ol Clevelan: Columbia, §. Denver. Colo Detroit. Mich Paso, Tex Galveston. Tex Helena, Mont Huron,'S Indian Jacki [ 3 Cloudy Cl Cle: . Bt.cloudy Clear ai Cit; Omaha. Nebr Philedelphia Phoenix. Ariz. oma ‘CommEPay Questioned in Case Of Sleeping Worker | [ {D. G. Supreme Court to Decide in Suit of In- surance Company. Seattle. Wash . ane, (7 a.m., Greenwich time, today.) London, Englan Paris, France quiring contract or anywhere-for-hire. Representative Sabath, Republican, of Austr Berlin,” Germany . Brest. ' Prance. Gibraltar, ' Spain. . . 60 Clou (Noon, Greenwich time, today.) 23 3. Horta (Fayal), Asores.. 60 'Partcloudy ) (Current obser St. Georges. Bermuda San Juan. Puerto Ric Havana. ‘Cuba.. Colon,. Canal Zon Clothing and Jewelry Valued at $645 Stolen. Clothing and jewelry, valued at $645, was reported to police as having been stolen last night from the automobile of Donald D. Van Slyke of the Rocke- feller Institute, New York, while the mnl.‘lllhw was parked in front of a local el The stolen articles included women's dresses, valued at $300; & string of The District Supreme Court has been asked to decide if a workman is en- titled to compensation for injuries re- ceived while sleeping on the job. ,The question was raised in'a suit by the Travelers' Insurance Co., contest- ing the payment of an award to Irving Parker, 1017 Fourth street. Parker was awarded $172 as c pensation for burns received on Dec ber 11, 1932. According to Parker's testimony at the original hearing on the claim, he went to sleep in a chair while watching an automobile parking lot and fell into an electric heater, receiv- hin:ndbuma on his right leg, arm and He was awarded $172 com) tion and $35 as attorney’s fees by Tt J. Hoage, deputy commissioner of the U. S. Employes’ Compensation Cq lon. ‘The insurance company, through At- torney Edwin A. Swingle, contends Parker is not entitled to the award be- cause he was sleeping at the time in- stead of attending to his dutigs. Con- om- em- | beads, a gold brooch, hand mirror, brush and other pieces of assorted dewelry, ) sequently, the suit says, he was not- Jured in the course of his employm¢ r ganized Reserve divisions to procure and forward applications from medical and line Reserve officers for six months’ .c- lieutenants. There will officers per 1,000 men and 3 line officers { per_camp. It is expected that at least 40 medical officers and 200 ' line officers will be needed for the Corps Area. There are 700 regular officers under Corps Area’, control and the Army now is facing problem of redistributing them so not to disturb the troop functions. ROVER DENIES VIEWS ON BARS WERE ASKED |Dimict Attorney Denies Reports 1 He Refused to Give Legal Ruling. United States Attorney Leo A. Rover today denied he had ever refused to make a ruling for the District author- ities as to the legality of the sale of beer across a A Mr. Rovey sald he had never received a request from any District official for a ruling on this point. His statement was in the nature of a reply to published reports of criticism of him yesterday by District govern- ment officials in connection with the meeting of the District Commissioners lat which it was decided beer may be | sold across a bar equipped with seat- mgx'"m"mm:x “I never was ed for an opinion by the Commissioners, Corponugn Coun}: sel Bride, the Beverage Permit Board or the Superintendent of Police, relating to sales across a bar,” Mr. Rover said. In fact, my opinion has never been sought on any question of the new law. If, and when, I am asked, I am willing to _express an opinion.” It was understood, however, that Mr. Rover believes a liberal construction should be placed on the word “tables” as used in the beer act. It was not be- lieved he would prosecute any one for the sale of beer across a bar, regardless of whether it is equipped with seating arrangements and provided it is also used in the same manner as a table in serving food. CONSTRUCTION BEGUN ON NEW HOME PROJECT Plans Limit Owners to Employes of Government, With 15 Years to Complete Purchase. A home building project at Belle Haven, Va., calling for the construc- tion of homes exclusively for Govern- ment employes will be started this aft- ernoon with ground ;breaking ceremo- nies, according to an_announcement by, George H. Weinrott & ‘Ov., former Philadelphia concern, Which is spon- soring the enterprise. Houses constructed will be purchased strictly on monthly pgyiént plans, with no buyer permitted to acquire complete title to the land until the :payment pe- riod of 15 years has pxpitéd. . Approxi. mately 1,500 Government .workers have filled out forms indicating they are in- terested in the project, it is said. Payments will range. from- $30 te $150 monthly, Weinrott said. The prop- erty on which the houses will be built is being acquired by the Owning Cor- poration of Virginia; Dillon & Abel of this city are the designers; David J. Howell & Sons are the.engineers, an: the building will be in the -hands Joseph K. Seidle of Philadelphia. The project has no connection with the Federal Employes’ Housing Asso- ciation, L. L. Collie, head of that group, said. -— ROBINSON HITS FRANCE Senator Denounces Spending of Money for Propaganda. It would be better for France to spend money to pay her debt to Amer- ica than to spend it for propaganda, Senator Robinson, Republican, of In- diana, said on the Senate floor yester- day. “All the propagwis®s in the world,” he said, “would not hide tue fact that she has refused to pay her honest debts.” He also pointed out that the Bank of England had mote gold than it knew what to do wih, and said that installments England should her ul\ll-mv. as lhfllfia Prance,