Evening Star Newspaper, April 22, 1933, Page 3

ISHBEL MACDONALD HAS CROWDED DAY Daughter of British Premier Meets Miss Perkins—Guest at Dog Show. By the Associated Press. For Ishbel MacDonald, daughter of the British prime minister, who has long been labor's champion, today was an exceedingly busy day, having its start with the meeting of Miss Frances Per- kins, Secretary of Labor and the first ‘woman cabinet member. Knowing Ishbel's deep interest in all labor subjects, evidenced on her last visit here three and a half years ago when she talked at length with two women bureau chiefs of the Labor De- partment, Mrs. Roosevelt invited Miss Perkins to the White House. It so happens that open hearings on the amenament suggested by Miss Per- kins to the Black 30-hour-work-week bill, which would give the Labor Secre- tary broad powers, are scheduled for early next week before a House com- mittee. when Miss MacDonald will still be a White House guest. Gets “the Background.” So today Ishbel had an opportunity to get from Miss Perkins what the Capital calls “the background” in case she Pnds time4n a crowded schedule to go “up on the Hill” and see American la- bor history in the making. Mrs. Roosevelt and her daughter, Anna Dall, planned to start the day Wwith a before-breakfast horseback ride, but they didn't rouse Ishbel from her pretty blue bed room in the Executive Mansion. “She still feels the steamer roll,” Mrs. Roosevelt explained when today's plans were gone over to a chorus of &trident yelpings at last night's dog show where the President’s wife, Miss MacDonald and Miss Marguerite Le Hand, the President's secretary, were guests. For the Scotch girl with the bonny brown eyes and crisply-curling hair coiled low on the neck, the dog show was an_entirely new experience. Mrs. Roosevelt has evidently inherited the devotion of dogdom that her father, Elliott Roosevelt, who once described the “set” of a hunting dog as_“the prettiest thing—the best picture I can imagine.” For her experienced eye took in the fine points, and her face shone with interest as she watched “the parade of the champions,” presenting the ribbon to_each winner. Ishbel leaned over the arena, more interested in Mrs. Roosevelt than in the dogs, though she liked thery, too. Once she pointed to one that especially in- terested her, all white, with the unmis- takable wis k of a Scottie. The President’s wife planned to be present at her house guest’s morning press conference. For Ishbel, this was to be followed by a National Women's Press Club luncheon, at which she was to be speaker; a garden party at the British Embassy, at which she was to be the honor guest, and the state dinner in her father's honor at the ‘White House. ‘Tomorrow will bring rest—on the maiden voyage of the reconditioned yacht Sequoia. At the dog show last night, Miss MacDonald was gowned in black with an evening wrap of red topped by a flesh-colored ruff. The White House party took seats close to the arena where champions were on parade; and Mrs. Roosevelt immediately saw one of the many Roosevelt relatives, Pris- cilla St. George, daughter of her hus- band’s cousin, who was showing a spaniel. Ishbel sat leaning toward the arena, taking in every detail of the first dog show she had ever seen, so she said, and pointing now to a scottie and again to a skye, as she talked with Miss Marguerite Lehand, the President’s secretary. Mrs. Roosevelt, as the show drew to a close, went into the ring and handed out all the ribbons to the proud owners of the champion dogs. TYPOTHETAE SESSION LARGELY ATTENDED 100 Cities Represented in Discus- sions of Topics of Interest to Printing. Discussions of topics of interest to the printing industry were being held at the midyear meetings of the United Typothetae of America today at the| Carlton Hotel. Representatives of the industry from 100 leading American and Canadian cities are in attendance at the meetings, which were to close this noon. Among the speakers today were Leon- ard S. Downey, president of the New York Employing Printers’ Association; John Atkins, secretary of the Toronto Typothetae, and Dennis A. Sweeney, secretary of the Indianapolis Typothe- tae. President Julius S. Weyl presided. Speakers at yesterday's sessions in- cluded Joseph D. Ashby, president of the Typothetae of Washington; Sen- ator Arthur Capper of Kansas, himself a publisher; George K. Horn, chairman of the National Graphic Arts Confer- ence Committee; Henry P. Fowler, as- sistant manager, research department United States Chamber of Commerce; John J Deviny, secretary of the U. T. A, and others. ATTACKER WILL RECEIVE HIS THREE MEALS A DAY Jerome Fairchild, colored, 1700 block of S street, was brought into Police Court yesterday on a charge of assault. The complaining witness was Lena Shaw, colored, of the same ad- dress, who said Fairchild had struck her on the head with a coat rack dur- ing an argument. “Why did you hit her?” asked As- sistant United States Attorney Roger bb. “Well, she had been giving me only two meals a day and I wanted three, Scenes following the arrival here yesterday of Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and his daughter Ishbel. President Roosevelt waits on the front steps of the White House to greet the British statesman. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1933. RELIS ACGEPTED LA PLATA ORATOR ATD.ARSESSON] WIS IN CHARLES MacDonalds Greeted by the President ‘Top: Left to right: Mi Roosevelt, Ishbel MacDonald, Prime Minister MacDonald, the President and his naval aide, Capt. Walter Vernou. Cent: The British prime minister talks to the newspaper men in the President’s office. attend the annual dog show of the National Capital Kennel Club. Left to right: Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss MacDonald and Miss Marquerite Le Hand, the President’s secretary. Below: Miss Ishbel and Mrs. Roosevelt —A. P. Photos. ROSENWALD HELPS TRAP NOTE SENDER Millionaire Holds Man on Phone Line in $100,000 Extortion Demand. By the Assoclated Press. PHILADELPHIA, April 22:—Threat- ened with “ruthless, cruel and vicious death” unless he paid $100,000, Lessing | J. Rosenwald, millionaire chairman of the board of Sears, Roebuck & Co., aided police in capturing the alleged extortionist by engaging him in a tele- phone conversation. While the wealthy executive and art conncisseur listened to the man give him directions for paying the money, police traced the call to a cigar store in North Philadelphia late last night and arrested the suspect. He gave his name as Charles Weil, 29, an uncmployed clerk and police said he made a complete confession ‘early today. = “I didn’t really mean to do Mr. Rosenwald any bodily harm,” police quoted him. “It was just that I was 50 desperate for money.” First Ndte March 20. Rosenwald received three of the ex- tortion notes, the first on March 2 instructing him to “wait seven days” for further directions. “Think of Rothstein, Broadway big shot, going out of business in the Park Central Hotel some time in the past,” the note warned. ‘“Another affair a and that's the way the argument started,” Jerome explained. “You want three meals a day, do you?” said Judge Ralph Given, “I think I can arrange that for you. Three hundred and sixty days.” —_— e SPECIAL NOTICES. ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS, Washington Permanent Building Association, will be held at the ofce. No. 620 F st. n.w., May 3. 1033, at 3:30 pm.. for election of officers and directors. Polis opsn from 10 am. to 2 pm HERMANN H. BERGMANN, Secretary. ASH REWARD FOR INFORMA- ! DA T e in the Jocation of Davies & Sons 1 grand piano No. 11634, removed from either Bibek e o > on of about Jamu- ock of Spring rd. - Notify CHAB. M. STEIFF. INC, ary. 1140 G st. n.w. CHAIRS RENT, SUTTABLE BRIDGE P:??Rl'fl-l banquets, wedding: & H‘&Afi"’flnfifll‘hfll CO. 418 1 tern voints. ice X vidson's Transter & Btorage Co. i at.n. ._0060. 23 Ed $1. W. E : 6623 Eastern ave. n.e, Shepherd 1682-J. WILL PAY CASH REWARD FOR INFORMA- tion leading to the location of Davies & Sons grand plano No. 230197 removed {rom 38108 CEhcs Saarch . 105 Nouty CHAS) M. STIEFP. INC. 1340 G st. B.w. CHAS. M. STIEF] SAVE THE ROOF G COMPANY e it. 933 v 80 W North 4413 { cars were rushed to the grabbed little closer to home, which might be food for thought, is what became of Mickey Dufly (small-time punk) from your own home town while dreaming in an Atlantic City hotel.” The missive was signed “organization.” Promptly on March 27, the second threat arrived and ordered Rosenwald to leave the money in $50 and $20 bills at a lonely spot on the Roosevelt Boule- vard in the northeastern section of the city. Both letters had been turned over to police and on the day appointed detectives planted a dummy package at the spot named, but it remained un- touched. ‘However, the investigators said Weil was seen nearby and was placed under surveillance. Demand Cut to $75,000. A third letter on April 13, reducidg the demand to* $75,000 but repeating | the threats against Rosenwald and his Y L | family, was received. This communica- tion changed the place at which the money was to be left, specifying a fire hydrant in the PFrankford section. Rosenwald received several telephone calls from the extortionist and police accordingly had tapped the wires early in_the case. Last night, an operator listening in at police headquarters heard the Rosen- wald number called and at first men- tion of the $75,000 note, radio patrol cigar store. Weil was in the telephone booth, ' Freedom for the Indian Bureau Now Employs One Supervisor for Each 36 Members of Race, With Expenses Mounting Almost Yearly. This s the second of a serles of four iss Jemison, secretary tc e member of the Inter-Tribal for the Advancement of the Indian. BY ALICE LEE JEMISON. Special Dispatch to The Star. BUFFALO, N. Y., April 22 (N.AN.A). —*“Abolish the Indian Bureau and let my people go.” ‘Well may the white taxpayer of the United States echo this, the battle cry of -the late Dr. Carlcs Montezuma, Apache Indian, who long championed the cause of Indian freedom, for the Indian Bureau is a large tax eater. In 1887 the appropriations for this bureau were $6,000,000. Making a continual demand for more funds, the bureau has obtained increased appro- priations each year since. In 1928, the appropriations had been approximately $15,000,000 for several years. But with the change of admin- istration another howl went up, charg- ing Congress with negligence, and the appropriations were increased to $20,- ‘American Increased in 1931. In 1931, when all Government ex- penditures were being pared in an effort to balance the budget, this bureau asked for and got appropriations total- ing $27.000,000. Congress appropriated that money to promote the welfare of the Indians. Did we get it? Listen well. In 1928 there were less than 6,000 employes in the Indian Service. were more than 8,200. During that time salarfes in the bureau were increased 24.8 per cent; expenses and transpor- tation costs of the bureau, 33.7 per cent. This in the face of repeated calls for ‘Government economy! In 1931, 46.9 per cent of the appropriations for this bureau was spent in the mainte- nance of bureau employes. And in the estimates for the 1933 expenditures, 52.5 per cent of the money will be spent, not for the Indians, but to care for the bu- reau’s obligations to its bureaucrats. During this brief period, the bureau had “dipped” into funds under its con- trol to the amount of $12,750,000. There . fewer Indians under Federa: control today than when the bureau was established in 1834. There are some 250,000 of us or less. Yet today, after 99 years of bureau “edu- cation,” it is costing the taxpayers $21, 000,000 more than it did 44 years ago to administer Indian affairs.. And there is now a supervisor for every 36 Indians in the United States! The Other Side. ‘That is your side of the story, tax- rica. Hea termination! Inadequate bureau-operated aschools. Children 5 and 6 years old are actually In 1931 there |King kidnaped from their parents, sent many miles away to languish in these over- crowded, prison-like boarding schools, unable to sp2ak English, punished for speaking their own language, exposed to filth and disease, undernourished, overworked and taught to worship the Indian Bureau, their “benevolent” guardian! ‘Wholesale neglect of tubercular pa- tients and other ill Indians in bureau-, operated hospitals. Subjected to every whim and caprice of well protected bureau employes. Bureau restrictions placed upon every Indian industry. Handling of personal money by bureau agents. Money col- lected from tribal funds for the priv- ilege of grazing Indian stock upon In- dian lands! Fees collected even for permission to butcher that stock! Wholesale leasing of Indian tribal lands and resources without tribal con- sent. Individual Indians forced to sign powers of attorney giving Indian agents full’ right to lease individual land as they see fit in order to so rent that land. Bureau Is Own Judge. Reservation land thrown open to homesteaders. Indians forced to accept a fee patent upon allotments, and cast out to the land-hungry hordes, with absolutely no protection by this bureau guardian. Charges against bureau methods or bureau employes heard in bureau courts —th> accused acting as judge! Indians disinherited of the land of their ancestors by bureau courts. Quote a speech by Senator Willlam H. of Utah: “Under the policy of our Government and the Indian Bureau, 100,000 Indians have been disinherited and are now landless and propertyless. The rest in all the n‘l’h‘t‘ed‘hnm m'doomed tl: !.l;: sarhe en e present n changed.” i Debts charged against tribal funds without tribal consent for useless tion projects, roads. bridges and dams; more for the benefit of white interests than Indian. And the paying “ward” ofttimes denied even the opportunity to work upon these projects which his money builds. Auoluteb pm:: is accorded :!} employes by ‘eau, Tegardless of all charges against them. ‘The Senate subcommittee, under the leadership of the able and fearless chairman, Senator Lynn North_Dal 26 volumes. public by a written request. (Tomorrow: Reform Legislation Blocked.) s 13t Metric Scale Fought. Saying they cannot afford to buy new sets of weights and measures year, natives in the Dutch East the government to ‘adoption of the metric scale, for January 1, l’:fl. Silver Spoons, Blue Canton Cup and Medallion Among Historic Gifts. Miss Myra Hazard, curator general of the society formally accepted at yes- terday’s session of the Daughters of the American Revolution, & number of relics of the revolutionary period which will be placed in the museum. Two silver spoons, made for Willia Pinkney, in London, England, in 1796, when he was commissioner to England, were presented by his great grand daughter, Mrs. Bertha Pinkney Zoller. Mr. Pinkney was appointed commis- sioner by President Washin . Also from Maryland members of D. A. R. were the blue canton cup, owned by Maj. Gen. Mordecal Gist of Washing- ton’s staff, given by his great great granddaughter, Ruth Gist Pickens, and the small hand-painted medallion min- iature of William Hansbrough, a Rev- olutionary soldier, presented by Mrs. Evasmus Armentrout. Other Interesting Gifts. Mrs. F. D. Weaver of New Jersey gave a case of neddlepoint, made by Hannah Sherwell, Pennsylvania, and a Minnesota chapter gave an early Amer- ican tea plate. A wedding dress worn by Alice Sargent, vife of Amos Sar- gent, Revolutionary soldier, was given by Miss Emily B. Ames of Massachu- setts, and other gifts to the museum from Massachusetts Daughters were a collection of American silver, including sugar tongs, also a pair of knee buckles of brilliants and a pair of shoe buckles worn by & Revolutionary ancestor of the donor. Mrs. Theodore Herman of New York gave six teaspoons made in 1833 and a Texas chapter presented a pin which belonged to Capt. Alexander Brevard, Revolutionary soldier. Outstanding in the gifts from the Pennsylvania dele- gation were the original of Acts of As- sembly, presented by Miss Mary L. Roedel, and the mahogany case with six bottles owned by Capt. James Jef- fries, master of the Neptune. A silver watch made by Chapter Reynolds of London in 1760 was donated to the museum by Mrs. William R. Hoch of Pennsylvania and Mrs. James Krom gave a hand-tucked shirt made by one of her ancestors. Clothes Brush Used in 1788. Miss Hazard accepted from Ohio Daughters a clothes brush used in 1788, given by Miss Gertrude Franklin; a handkerchief made in 1788, a can- teen used by Jonathan Armstrong, Revolutionary soldier and great-great- great-grandfather of the donor, Mrs. Donald W. Gass, and Mrs. Samuel Haynes gave three pieces of material from dresses worn by Martha Wash- ington while at Mcunt Vernon. Mrs, Howard Bailey, newly elected vice president general of the society gave to the museum a covered cup and saucer of Dresden china, used in 1774 to 1813. An inlaid snuff box containing snuff owned by Jonas Fairbanks, Revolu- tionary soldier, a member of the Bos- ton tea party was accepted from Mrs. Katharine Seymour Marshall of Cali-! fornia, and Mrs. Robert C. Reid of California gave an obituary ring. The Quaker marriage certificate of | Jacob Taylor and Elizabeth Jones, dated 1783 was given by Mrs. Scott Rountree and from other California chapters were two gold-gilt buttons, part of a set given to Gen. Lafayette during his visit to this country in 1824, Miss Effie Frances Lahie. DISTRICT BEER TAX RULES COMPLETED Officials Will Be Prepared to Re- ceive $1 Per Barrel From Re- tailers of Brew May 1. Rules for the payment of taxes on the sale of legal beer here have been completed by the District, and on May 1. officials will be prepared to receive from each retailer of the beverage $1 per_barrel sold. The District beer act provides that between the first and tenth day of each month each “on sale” and each “off sale” license holder must file with the District tax assessor a report of the amount of beer sold during the pre- ceding month. ‘The latest count shows 1373 T- mits for the retail sale of beer here have been issued by the Beverage Per- mits Board, all of which will be re- quired to file sales reports and to pay & corresponding tax. ‘The 66 wholesale permittees and the two licensed brewers here will not have to pay District taxes on their sales, ut are required to file sales reports which will be used by the District in checking statements by the retailers. Charles A. Russell, deputy tax as- sessor, in charge of the beer sales work, warns that the Commissioners may revoke any permit if the tax on the beer is not paid by the tenth day of each month. FLOOD WAR FLARES AS TROOPS RETURN Soldiers Fire Volleys After Mys- tery Blasts Arouse Yazoo River Country. By the Assoclated Press. BELZONI, Miss., April 22.—Spas- modic shooting along the Yazoo River levees in this section early today broke the truce that had existed between warring flood-threatened farmers. Scores of shots were fired by Na- tional Guardsmen along the levees after mysterious explosions and the chugging of boats around the districts where levees had previously been dyna- mited to release flood pressure else- where aroused this section. 5 ‘The excitement followed an apparent truce in the levee warfare and most of the troops had been withdrawn. ‘The reported detonations late last night caused Maj. T. D. Birdsong to hurry available troopers to the section south ‘The flood-swept area hereabouts first grew tense Tuesday when an armed force of farmers overpowered guards at the Chute Bridge near Glendora and dynamited the levee there, rel mt-umnut that threatened their farm ds. FORMER CLOWN KING DIES IN FULTON, N. Y.| Horace Webb Baggs Was Highest Paid in World and Originated Familiar Stunts. By the Associated Press. FULTON, N. Y., April 22—Once the world’s king of clowns, Horace We Baggs of Fulton is dead at 59. reasing | LAND TRADE Henry Estevez to Compete in Maryland Finals Next Saturday. Henry Estevez of the La Plats High School last night won the championship of Charles Ccunty in the Tenth Na- tional Oratorical Contest to complete the fleld of contenders for the Mary- land State championship. ‘The other county champions who will participate with Estevez in the Mary- land finals at La Plata one week from tonight are Robert Bradley of the Hyattsville High School, Prince Georges County champlon; Haylett B. Shaw of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Montgomery County - champion, - and Sergi Remby Diab of Charlotte Hall School, 8t. Marys County champion. In his victory over the four other Charles County school spokesmen last night, Estevez presented effectively his oration on “Why We Should Support the Constitution.” The La Plata boy spoke unhurriedly, deliberately and with exgor:uton that is heard rarely in high school oratory, He introduced a sense of the dramatic in his speech by the turn of inflection, by a well timed pause and, rarely, by a gesture that com- manded the attention of his audience that packed the auditorium. He spoke for 5 minutes and 37 seconds. Estevez's oration itself was composed of unusually fine language and it should make him a strong contender for the Maryland State championship next week. ‘Wins Second Honors. Harry Anderson of the Lackey High School won second honors in the Charles County finals with his ora- tion on “The Clvil War, the Supreme Test of the Constitution.” Anderson relied chiefly upon gestures for effect and his bid for the county champion- ship was one of interesting animation. He traced the history of the making of the Constitution and drew the con- clusion that the Civili War was the test of the Constitution because, by splitting the States, it struck at the very foundation of the Constitution—union. He spoke 5 minutes 25 seconds. Estevez and Anderson were the sec- ond and first contestants, respectively, to be introduced. Harold Ames of the Glasva High School was the third orator to speak. He sought victory with his oration on “The Immortal Lincoln and the Effect of the Civil War on the Constitution.” While Washington was the father of his country and Madison the interpreter of the Constitution which guided it, then Lincoln, Ames de- clared, was the preserver of the coun- try. He spoke for 5 minutes 26 seconds Eleanor Wheeler of the Nanjemoy High School was the fourth orator to be heard and she spoke for 5 minutes 40 seconds on ‘“Personalities of the Constitution.” She declared that the United States seeks a guiding hand only when it is in the midst of depression and difficulty, just as the American colonists turned to Washington, Frank- lin, Hamilton, Madison, John Jay, John Marshall and Robert Morris and placed in them their whole faith for solution !quf 'l'lht problems of the founding of the ation. Entire Families Attend. Betty Istvan of the Hughesville High School was the final speaker. She dis- cussed “The Constitution,” and seemed to put her whole self into her speech. The audience gave her its rapt atten- tion and even the audible whimpering of a little baby in the audience failed to distract this giri. She completed her speech_in just 5 minutes. That infant, whose restlessness caused the Jittle stir, was an important mem- ber of the audience, for it was he and several about his own age who estab- lished the Charles County finals as a real family affair. Entire families turned out for the meeting and more than one mother heard the us she cradled her baby in her arms and gently rocked it to court sleep. Judges of last night's meeting were Dr. Walter J. Greenleaf, specialist in high school education, United States office of education; W. D. Doutwell, editor of publications, office of educa- tion, and H. M. Keyser, secretary and z::c‘o)umel for the Potomac Electric Power GLASVA STUDENT WINS. Future Farmers of America Hold Con- % test at Baden. Special Dispatch to The Star. BADEN, Md., April 22.—Eugene Lloyd, representing Glasva (Md.) High School, won first place in an ora- torical contest held here Thursday night under the auspices of the Future Farm- ers of America. His subject was *“ operation as a Source of Farm Relief.” Marvin Thornburg, representing Baden Agricultural High, was awarded second place and John Jehle of the Hyatts- ville High third place. The former spoke on “Machinery and Its Effect Upon Agriculture,” the latter on “Value of Future Farmers' Organizations to American Agriculture.” The judges were G. G. Shugert, Mr. Waltham and Miss Maud Gibbons, all of the Marlboro High School faculty. Winners from each of the nine dis- tricts into which the State is divided will complete for State honors on April 29 at Hyattsville. STUDENT OF'ST. JOHN’S MAKES ORATORY FINALS ‘William Tobin Defeats Six in Cath- olic Mission Crusade Contest at K. of C. Hall. William Tobin of St. John's College, ‘Washington, won his way to the finals of the oratorical contest being spon- sored by the Catholic University Con- ference of Catholic Students’ Mission Crusade by defeating a fleld of six con- testants at Knights of Columbus Hall. Miss Mareta Houlehan of Holy Cross Academy was second and Miss Mar- garet Rover, daughter of United States Attorney Leo Rover, who is attending Immaculata Seminary, was voted third. ‘Tobin will participate in the contest finals, to be held at Catholic Univer- sity May 9. Fred J. Rice, state deputy of the flower of the C. 8. M. C. APPROVED INUTE YSTERY Can You, sozy.%.&. Dr. Pordney is professor of crimin- us university. - case book cov- ¢inehundreds of criminal investisa- jons. Iry, your wits on it. It tekes but ONE to read. Every fact and every clue necessary t® its solution are in the story itself—sid there | one answer. How good a detective 1] you? [{4 Class Day. BY H. A. RIPLEY. OME on, fellows. Cut out the horse play and le'’s get to ‘work!” admonis™- | the pro- fessor. “I'm g~ g to read you part of o letter I re- lceived from a friend cf mine this morning. Listen carefully. Ready? “‘For the pas’ several years, you know, ho.e racing and pori- mutuel betting has been allowed In our State under a liberal interpreta~ tion of the laws. ~ Well, your friend Howard Pollock wes recently elected State’s attorney and decided his L predecessor was 7~ wrong. The racing q officials having paid no attention to his warnings, he sent an assistant to a nearby track with instructions to buy a pari-mutuel ticket on some horse, thus securing ac- tual evidence for the State that betting in violation of the law was openly be- ing done. ““The assistant bought a $2 ticket on Lightning for the'State. He won and paid $120! ““The case was then taken infto court. At the proper moment the as- sistant State's attorney produced from his ket the 60-to-1 ticket he had purc! d, with the result that Pollock obtained an injunction closing the track! ““The newspapers here emphasized the honesty of the young assistant in turning over to the State the winnings on the race, pointing out that he might have pocketed them and bought an- other ticket for evidence. Unusual case, don't you think, Joe? Well—'" “Pardon the interruption, professor.” called Dawson. “Perhaps in the main the story is true, but your friend is cer- tainly wrong about part of it!” WHERE WAS FORDNEY'S FRIEND ‘WRONG? The above was sent to the professor by C. R. S. of Chicago. Perhaps you have a story or problem you would like %o submit to him. If so send it in care « this paper. He will be de- lighted ‘o receive it. (For solution see Page 5.) | | THE WEATHER | District of Columbia—Fair, slightly cooler tonight with lowest temperature about 35 degrees, probably light frost; { tomorrow fair and cool; moderate | northerly winds. Maryland—Fair tonight and tomor- row; cooler tonight with light to heavy Tost. Virginia—Cloudy and cooler; possibly rain on the soutieast coast tonight, light to heavy frost in the west portion; tomorrow fair. West Virginia—Fair and cooler to- night with heavy frost; tomorrow fair. Outlook for April 24 te April 29. North and Middle Atlantic States— Showers latter part and scattered rains over north portion early part of week. Warmer early part of week; colder IWednesdny night and warmer latter part of week. River Report. | Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers very muddy and falling this morning. Report flor Last 24 Hours. Temperature. Barometer. Degrees. Inches. 59 30.11 56 30.09 30.05 Yesterday— 4 pm. 8 pm. . Midnight . Today— 4 am. 8 am. Noon Record for Last 24 Hours. Highest 60, noon today. Year ago, 78. Lowest, 38, 4:30 a.m. today. Year ago, 46. - Record Temperatures This Year. Highest, 77, on April 18. | Lowest, 14, on February 9. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) ‘Today. High .ee 6:23am. Low . . 12:34am. High 6:53 p.m. | Low . «ee. lillpm. The Sun and Moon. Rises. Sun, today.... 5:23 E ) Sun, tomorrow 5:22 6:52 Moon, today... 4:08a.m. 5:05 p.m. Automobile lights must be turned on one-half hour after sunset. Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in inches in the Capital (current month to date): Month. 1933. Average. Record. 3.25 3.55 7.09 '82 84 91 29.99 30.00 29. ‘Tomorrow. T7:04a.m. 1:20a.m. 7:36 pm. 1:55 pm. Sets. 6:51 3.27 3.75 3.27 3.70 1 T 0] .3 01 i Stations. - | Abilene, Tex Albany.' N. Y Atlanta. Ga Atlantic City. Baltimore, Md. Boston. IN BOLLING FIELD AREA|ghaisies e ol a al y the War Department and the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks for a three-way exchange of various parcels of land in the Bolling Field The purpose of the transfer of juris- diction is to provide for an extension Bolling Fileld, it ment of aviation of | Afiam nver, Colo. Detroit, Mich’ El Paso. Tex. Galveston, Té gE3ss S 823 < 208 225258222253 BuEssEResELs: 835R2eR23235! e 23332222282823233383g %22 . Ses882ats #% A—3 IADEQUATE RELIEF FOR NEEDY URGED ISociety of Natives Appeals to Commissioners After Noyes’ Plea. The District Commissioners were urged by the Soclety of Natives of the District of Columbia at a meeting last night to formulate an adequate plan | for relief of the city's destitute and take the necessary steps to secure funds for its operation. This request was embodied in a reso- lution introjuced by Miss Etta L. Tag- gart, attorney prominently mentioned Zor the post of judge of the Juvenile Court. It followed reading of parts of a letter from Newbold Noyes, chairman of the Community Chest Campaign Committee for the last drive, explaining the urgency of the situation. ‘The resolution, unanimously adopted by the society, stated that there fis grave danger of collapse of the local unemployment relief structure due to lack of funds. If this occurs, it was stated, many families in the District 'Will become hungry and homeless un- less some action is taken before Con- gress edjourns. Therefore, it was said, the Commissioners, as the responsible governing heads of the District, are urged to take immediate action. In his letter Mr. Noyes told the so- clety that the private relief agencies will have to close August 1 unless they get more money, and that no help can come from existing public funds, since these already are inadequate to meet calls being made upon them. Thousands in Need. “Thousands are in tragic need of aid,” Mr. Noyes stated, and added that their situation will be still worse un- less something is done to meet the situation at once. “The Commissioners should and must face the problem,” the letter con- tinued. It urged that the Commission- ers co-ordinate operations of public and private relief agencies to take care ade- quately of distress, and then formulate and direct a campaign to obtain what- ever funds are necessary to carry out that program—whether by additional private subscription, by further Con- gressional appropriation of District tax funds, by borrowing from the Recon- struction Finance Corporation. or by obtaining Federal assistance under the Wagner bill In a second resolution presented by Miss Taggart, the society reaffirmed its stand for national representation for District residents. “The Society of Natives,” the reso- lution set out, “favors an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for national representation for the people of the District of Co- lumbia by which they will enjoy vital and fundamental rights as American citizens. It stated that Senator Arthur Cap- per, of Kansas, has introduced Senate joint resolution No. 9 providing for this amendmen$, and indorsed this measure. Congress seems little inclined to “do its share” in the care of indigent per- sons who come here from other cities because this is the National Capital, I.hmes F. Duhamel, historian of the society, declared in an address on_the history of organized charity in the Dis- trict. He cited the demands which have been made on the city since post-Civil ‘War times, when thousands of former slaves descended on the District from surrounding States. Since then, he said, Washington has seen invasions by | Coxey’s army in 1894, several Commun- ist marches and the recent visit of the Bonus Expeditionary Force. Recalls Early History. ‘Washington was incorporated May 3, 1802, Mr. Duhamel related, and one of the first acts of the City Council was to appoint three trustees of the poor, Joseph Hodgson, Griffith Coombs and ‘John Kearney, and an overseer of the poor, Benjamin Burch. ‘The first year of the city’s incorporate existence, the historian said, $600 was appropriated for relief of the needy and the trustees of the poor were authorized to order aid for poor, infirm and dis- eased persons-not to exceed $2 a week each. By 1806 the appropriation for the poor had been increased to $1,000, with an_additional $200 for lunatics and $1,500 for an infirmary. During 1808 the tax rate on real estate was raised to 50 cents on the $100 and 4 cents of the 50 went to the_poor. “Besides the liberal donations by the municipality,” Mr. Duhamel continued, “It became the regular custom of the citizens, both of Washington and Georgetown, to provide funds for the : poor, and the Washington Humane So- clety and the Washington Benevolent Society were organized during this early period. The Thespian Society gave en- tertainments for charity, and during 1814 raised over $1,000 for that pur- pose. Churches also made efforts to raise funds for the poor and charity sermons were preached.” Seek Memberships. The names of three candidates for membership in_the society were pre- sented by Mrs. Roscoe L. Oatley, chair- man of the Membership Committee. ‘They were William Sheriff Jones, Mrs. Annie E. Callahan and George B. Jack- son. Their applications will be acted upon at the next meeting, the last be- fore the Summer recess. Mr. Duhamel, who also is correspond- ing secretary of the Association of Old- est Inhabitants of the District of Co- lumbia, invited the society to hold its May 19 meeting in the Oldest Inhabi- tants’ meeting room at Nineteenth and H streets. The natives voted to accept. Mr. Duhamel informed Dr. Clarence A. ‘Weaver, president, who presided last night, that a gavel used a number of ’89 | times by Benjamin Franklin would be at_his disposal for the May meeting. 00 Miss Edna Buckler, musical comedy '86 | actress and playwright, entertained with ’28 | a skit from one of her musical comedies, 24 .4 "76 | “Buddies,” and recited “The Edge of 84 : ':gl | the World.” Miss Buckler is a native of Washington and is the daughter of Maj. and Mrs. George Buckler. She was accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Lewis J Battle. Miss Dorothy Davenport, lyric so- prano, offered several selections, ac- companied by Mrs. Elizabeth Gardner Combs. The entertainment program Weather. | was arranged by Mrs. Oatley. After the meeting, refreshments were served under the direction of Mrs. Johan C. Kondrup, refreshment chair- man. The hostesses were Mrs. Dora K. | Muir and Mrs. Lisle S. Lipscomb. They were assisted by Miss Clara Bright, Mrs. Lee B. Sudwarth, Mrs. Prederick Umhau 47| and Mrs. Annie M. Keller. The meeting was held in the Wash- ington Club, Seventeenth and K streets. ollier Fun Columbia Road at 18th St. N.W. & 15th & F St. N.W. 12 to 8 P.M. SUNDAY DINNER SPECIAL ONE- 75¢ DOLLAR DINNER. Soup_ or_Cocktail Young T alf Milk-fed S %'h;u Chicken,