Evening Star Newspaper, April 30, 1933, Page 12

A—12 GROWTH IN LIBRARY WORK IS REPORTED Dr. G. F. Bowerman Testifies Before Senate Group on D. C. Appropriations. Plans Dance PHI SIGMA TAU SORORITY FUNCTION MAY 6. ‘The work of the District Public Li-| brary system increased at a vastly; greater rate since 1929 than the staff | ‘which was provided to conduct the in. stitutions, Dr. George F. Bowerman, | librarian, told the Senate sub-commit- | NAVY TOLCSE 2D (VLN WORKERS Notice to Be Given of Service " Termination Effective on September 30. Some 200 civillan employes of the Navy Department ‘either have received notice or will be informed tomorrow of their separation from the service, effec- tive May 31. F. 8. Curtis, chief clerk of the de- tee on District appropriations at the re- | cent budget hearings, it is revealed in the record of testimony. ‘While urging the committee to ap- propriate sufficient funds to keep the present library staff intact, Dr. Bower- man showed that since 1929 the work of the librarics increased 66 per cent, while the staff to accommodate read- ers was, increased but 18.5 per cent and that the increase there was due largely to establishment of the new Northeast- em Branch Library. Comments on Decline. Commenting on s slight decline in library circulation between 1928 and 1929, Dr. Bowerman said: “T suppose when we were on the top of the wave people did not read so much. There was a fall of 1 per cent in circulation; but the circulation in the fiscal year was 1,561,000. It began mounting with the beginning of the de- pression, and it went up, up, up and up. At the end of the calendar year 1932 it was 2,495,000. For the year ended March 31 it was 2,601,000 vclumes. In other vords, there was a 66 per cent | increase in the number of books loaned. I have already indicated something of the character of the books, but readers also want books on international af- fairs, on the causes of the depression, and books of biography. Those are some of the things that they are ask- dng for; and, curiously, in that great increase in circulation there has been & small percentage drop in the use of fiction. It is more serious books that they are taking up. “I have projected both these lines to show what it will be in the future. We predict that in the near future we may be serving- 123,000 pecple at the end of the year and that the number of books circulated may reach 2,750~ 000. Perhaps we will not quite reach these figures.” Reductions Made. As the bill came from the House the item for salaries in the library system | was cut by $11,524 and the book item had been cut from $54,500 in the orig- iral bill, which failed on March 4, to $40,000. In order to avoid the possi- bility of closing any of the subbranch libraries to meet the cut in personnel, Dr. Bowerman suggested that if the per- sonnel item cannot be restored au- thority be given to transfer some of tke money from the already inadequate book fund to the salary payment fund. Tc emphasize the necessity of keep- ing all the subbranch libraries going, Dr. Bowerman told the committee that Washington, with its limited number of branches, has almost as large a library circulation as Baltiomre, with its 27 branches. Not Asking for Increase. “We are not asking at the present moment in this depression for an en- larged force,” Dr. Bowerman testified, “but we certainlysought not to have to reduce the force so that we cannot mect this emergency.” In response to questions, Dr. Bower- man pointed out that some of the per- sons who are coming to the libraries at this_time are seeking re-education. “They are thrown out of one job,” he said, “and they cast about for some other employment, and they come to the library and try to find some book that will give them suggestions.” GIRL SCOUTS’ HOUSE IS INSPECTED BY 500 Better Homes Week Program Brings Crowd—Many Were Convention Delegates. ‘The Better Homes week program brought more than 500 visitors to_the National Girl Scouts’ Little House, New York avenue and Eighteenth street. Among the number were many dele- gates to the congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the col vention of the Red Crass and the se eral conventions of scientists meeting in the city. Names entered on the reg- ister of callers included those of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Miss Ishbel Mac- | Donald, Mrs. Curtis B. Dall, Mrs. Claude | A. Swanson, Mrs. William H. Woodin, | Mrs. Henry Wallace, Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr, Mrs. Owen J. Roberts, Mrs. Seth Thomas, Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin, Mrs. John P. s3regg. Mrs. John Minor, Mrs. Henry H. Flather and Mrs. Charles E. Hughes. In the different rooms of the Little House and in the garden, members of | the Girl Scout organization were sta-| tioned to explain the principal features of furnishings and decorations. Among . the girls who served in this way were" | Louise and Harriet Gordon, Amelia and Frances Rosenbush, Polly: Logan, Elea-| nor Wolfe, Barbara Whitney, Mary | Catherine McPheepers, Isabel Water, | Barbara Mitchell and Florence Yeager. The guests also were received by Mrs. | Gertrude L. Bowman, in charge of the | demonstration. A BROWN PRAISES WORK OF ELDER S. L. MICHAUX | Radio Revivalist Given Courtesy Card by Washington Police Superintendent. Elder Solomon Lightfoot Michaux, | paster of the Church of God and WISV early morning revivalist, has rcua‘h‘(‘dl a letter from Maj. Ernest W. Brown, superintendent of police, commending him for the splendid work he is doing. Maj. Brown attended a gathering in the Church of God several weeks ago and a few days ago he wrote the pastor: “We in Washington, who are charged with_the duty of enforcing the law in the District of Columbia are becoming more and more favorably impressed with the splendid work you are doing, and it is with the object of facilitating still farther, if possible, your ministry and your public spirited interest in the welfare of the community that I am sending you, with my personal best wishes, a courtesy card issued by the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia as a token of rec- ognition for services well performed.” ——————— SEEKS V. F.W.CONVENTION Wational Capital Committee Will Be Aided by Veterans. A veterans’ committee, headed by Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, retired, is going to co-operate with the Greater National Capital Committee in efforts to secure for Washington the 1934 convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. This is one.of the largest conven- tions in the country and would bring to Washington, it was said, 25,000 dele- tes. The committee will wage Wash- n's fight for 1934 at the August convention of the Veterans of Foreign ‘Wars at Milwaukee, Wis. The veterans’ pointed by Dej | MISS PEGGY GRIFFIN, Chairman of the annual Spring dance to be given by the Phi Sigma Tau Sorority at the Wardman Park Hotel next Saturday night. EDITORS REELECT * CHIEFS AT SESSION Secretary Perkins, Ackerman and Moses Speak at Final Meeting. By the Assoclated Press. The American Society of Newspaper Editors closed its annual meeting yes- terday with election of officers after listening to addresses by Secretary Per- kins, Carl W. Ackerman, dean of the Columbia School of Journalism, and George H. Moses, former United States Senator from New Hampshire. The officers, all re-elected, are: Paul Bellamy, Cleveland Plain Dealer, president; Grove Patterson, Toledo Blade, first vice president; Marvin H. Reager, Milwaukee Journal, second vice president; E. S. Beck, Chicago Tribune, treasurer, and A. H. Kirchhofer, Buf- | falo News, secretary. The society adopted a resolution | urging that editors devote a larger amount of space and attention to ex- | planatory and interpretative news of | national and international events and to | presenting background information that | will enable the average reader to un- | derstand the movement and significance | of events. » Complex Events Cited. ‘The resolution follows: “Whereas the procession of national | and international events, significant, | gomplex and colorful, is moving more | | rapidly than at any other period in the recent history of the world, and | | _“Whereas there is new evidence that | men and women in every walk of life are taking a deeper interest in public affairs, “Resolved, That it is the concensus of this society that editors should devote | & larger amount of attention and space to explanatory and interpretative news and to presenting a background of in- formation which will enable the aver- age reader more adequately to under- sand the movement and the significance of events.” Ackerman said that the challenge to the press of today was the private criticism from intelligent men and women. He said that most criticism might be applied to an individual new paper but not to newspapers as a whole. He said that when George Bernard Shaw. the British critic, publicly stated recently that “in all civilized countries at present newspapers exist for the pur- pose of concealing the truths,” Shaw stated a “deliberate lie.” “I think we should nail his lies,” Ackerman said, “like the lies of any other critic, especially when they are malicious or deliberate.” ‘The society extended its felicitations to the School of Journalism of the University of Missourl and to Walter Williams, its dean, on the occasion of the silver anniversary of the school, to | be celebrated during the twenty-fourth |annual Journalism week, in Columbia, Mo., from May 1 to May 6. The School of Journalism at the University of Mis- souri was the’pioneer of such schools. ‘The society also extended its con- gratulations to Casper S. Yost of St. Louis and Mrs. Yost, on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary, and expressed the regret of the organiza- tion that Mr. Yost was prevented from attending the meeting by the illness of | his son. Mr. Yost was the founder of | the society. | An administrative program of gov- | ernmental control of the relations be- tween the workmen, the manufacturer and the employer is the goal of the Labor Department under her adminis- | explained, i partment, sald yesterday that all the | bureaus have not submitted their lists | of those designated for separation, but | these are expected to be in by tomor- Tow, 50 that a final figure can be set. i The names of those slated to go will | be sent to the Civil Service Commission { for scrutiny to insure that all require- | ments have been complied with and | that due consideration has been given | veterans’ preference, dependancy, the omyact,‘and ot Jegal dessaar. T 3 other lemands. This reduction is calculated to save $400,000 ;:r":n {'IV’ Department’s pay roll—10 Health Records Probed. The Navy Department is a hotbed ! of rumor about what is going to hap- |pen to officer and enlisted personnel | and the various functions of the serv- | ice, including the closing up of so- called obsolete shore stations. The Star learned that a board of physicians of | the Navy is at work in the Bureau of }Medlclne and Surgery, going over the health records of all officers. There are various reports of a cut in officer per- sonnel—but it seems to be crystalized at about 1,000 for the Navy and about 150 for the Marine Corps. The special medical board is laying aside the health Tecords of officers who have had a num- grel' ‘g{ m onw'.h‘:e slg‘}ut, in hospitals ip] , T for a pri reduction list. Y P It is reliably asserted that Rear Ad- miral Frank B. Upham, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, Navy Depart- ment, is planning on setting up a board that will do the same in the profes- sional field that the doctors are doing in the physical realm. The profes- sional board would go over the records and fitness reports of the various offi- cers and weed out those that, for one cause or another, have not measured up to standard. If the officer personnel of the Navy is to be slashed, the medical and pro- fessional boards would have lists from xrhltch to pick those that should go st. Has Fuller Suggestion. Secretary of the Navy Swanson has before him for study a recommenda- tion of Maj. Gen. Ben. H. Fuller, com- mandant of the Marine Corps, that the pay department and the quartermaster department of the Marine Corps be merged in one organization as an economy move. Secretary Swanson sald he had not made up his mind on this merger. Officials said a suggestion that a study be made of the possibilities of merging the two groups came from the General Board. As a consequence, they a board, comprising Maj. Gen. John T. Myers, Col. Harold C. Reisinger, assistant paymaster, and Col. Percy F. Archer, “assistant quarter- master, went into the problem. It is known that there is consider- able opposition to the proposed consol- dation. Opponents declare the Army tried the plan of merging financial duties in the Quartermaster Corps, abandoning the pay department, but later this program was scrapped and the present finance department set up. HOUSE D. C. COMMITTEE PLANS ENLARGING ROOM Removal of Partition Would Pro- vide More Space for Attend- ance at Hearings. Arrangements are being made to en- large the House District Committee room in the House Office Building. The plan being considered is to tear out the partition between the commit- tee room and the clerk’s office to make a longer room to provide for a larger :nend-nce at hearings on District mat- ers. Chairman Norton and other mem- bers of the committee have been pro- testing vigorously that the committee should be given more adequate quarters and that it rates a better location. Mrs, Norton has conferred with the archi- tect's office about the matter. If the partition is removed it will be necessary to build a rostrum at one end for the committee table. While the architect'’s office has funds sufficient for tearing down the wall, it has not funds for building the rostrum. Members of the District Committee are hopeful that some shift can be made which will give them more ade- tration, Miss Perkins told the editors. CASH quate quarters. SALE OF EVERGREENS AND SHRUBS In Sizes from 1 Ft. to 6 Ft. 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Drive Over Key Bridge—turn right into Lee Highway, 3! miles to Nurseries Orders of $3.50 or More Delivered Open every day, including Sunday, from 7 A.M. to 6 P.M. o Free in Washington and Vieinity Phone and Mail Orders Filled Promptly Clarendon 1306 Complete Landscape Service PRIL Trade Board Names Officers CLAUDE W. OWEN SUCCEEDS BEN T. WEBSTER AS PRESIDENT. Claude W. Owen was elected president of the Washington Board of Trade to succeed Ben T. Webster at a special trade body yesterday. The new officers, pictured above, a meesing of the board of directors of the Top row, left to right—Mr. Owen, Robert V. Fleming, first vice president, and John Saul, second vice president. Robert Second row, left to right—Col. John ‘T. Bardroff, secretary; J. Cottrell, executive secretary, and J. Harry Cunningham, treasurer. Bottom row, left to right, are Prank P. Leetch, assistant treasurer; E. C. Branden- burg, general counsel, and Frank Strunk, sergeant at arms. U.S.LAWINSTITUTE MEETS THURSDAY & Wickersham and Hughes to Take Part in Three-Day Session Here. Approximately 600 members will at- tend the eleventh annual meeting of the American Law Institute at the Mayflower Hotel Thursday, Friday and Saturday. ‘The organization, composed of jurists, practicing attorneys and legal instruc- tors engaged in improvement of the law profession, is engaged on a restatement of the common law with a view to its simplification and clarification. It will consider a proposed final draft of the law of agency, which will be the sec- ond official publication since com- mencement of the task of restatement. George W. Wickersham, Attorney General in the Taft aaministration and | president of the institute, will open the sessions on Thursday. He will be fol- lowed by Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes of the United States Supreme Court. A reception and tea will feature the Friday meeting. Speakers at a banquet Saturday night will include Secretary of Labor Perkins, | Cuthbert W. Pound, chief judge of the Court of Appeals of New York, and Prof. Edmtnd M. Morgan of Harvard University Law School. JOB AGENT ARF;E;TED Accused of operating an unlicensed | employment bureau, Miss Bessie Sum- mers Boone, 57, of the 1600 block of Rhode Island avenue, was arrested yes- terday by third precinct police. Miss Boone's arrest followed an in- vestigation by the Better Business Bu reau and Assistant Corporation Coun- sel Elwood Seal. has becen conducting an employment bureau for school teachers at the room- ing house on Rhode Island avenue. It was said that she | RELIEF GROUP ME'ETS ‘The American Priends’ Service Com- House, 2111 Florida avenue, to discuss work in foreign fields and in the coal flelds of Kentucky and West Virginia. ‘The Service Committee was organized in 1917 for war relief work, and was | carried on until now it has celebrated its fifteenth anniversary. The present work of the committee is to build an organization that will actively make for peace. R TRAVEL Information Reservations for all airline destinations EASTERN AIR TRANSPORT SYSTEM 808 15th Street, N.W. (National 7161) Washington Airport (National 3646) WASHINGTON-NEW YORK | EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR A CHINESE-AMERICAN RESTAURANT 3319 CONN. AVE. FULL COURSE SUNDAY DINNER 65¢c Served 11 AM. to 10 P.M. A WIDE CHOICE OF FRESH VEGETABLES REFINED ATMOSPHERE HOMER L KITT CO. I330 6 ST.AW. Clearing Out Floor Samples and up 20¢ A DAY 30, 1933—PART ONE. ITEXAS LEGISLATOR - |5 HEART VICGTIM Services for Repre?entative Clay Stone Briggs to Be in Syracuse, N. Y. By the Associated Press. Representative Clay Stone Briggs of the tenth Texas held Tuesday afternoon at Syracuse, Y., the old home ‘of Mrs. Briggs. Briggs was sitting in his bed shortly after 9 am. joking with his wife, the former Mrs. Lois Slayton Woodworth, about resting for the day because the House was in recess. He suddenly col- lapsed. Although he had been attending his duties at the Capitol daily, he had complained recently to some intimate friends of being easily exhausted. Born in 1876 at Galveston, Tex., in the district he represented, Briggs was & graduate of Texas University, tended Harvard University and grad- uated from the Yale University Law School. After serving in the Texas Legisia- ture, he was judge in the tenth Texas N. judicial district for 10 years. He came ! to Congress in 1919 and has served | continuously since, playing an impor- tant part in the formulation of mer- chant marine legislation as a member of the Merchant Marine, Radio and Fisherles Committee. - Besides his wife, he leaves a son, Clay Stone, jr., 15 months old, and & daugh- ter, Olive Branch, 5. ‘The funeral party will leave here to- morrow afternoon for Syracuse. been {1 ‘There has wo distinct tem- porary republics of California. HIGH MASS ARRANGED - A high mass, opened by & prayer for President Roosevelt, will be held today at 8t. Sophia’s Church, it wais an- nounced lsst night. Dressed in full regalia, about 3,000 members of , ]t::‘ln\aum. l';lh Hel- ic Educational Progressive Associa- tion are expected to mend.. e Reading or distance Torie Lenses—High-Bridge Frames—Regular Price, $12 Specil for MONDAY and TUESDAY ONLY, $5.00 Kryptok Invisible Bifocal Lenses (far and Near Vision)—Regular Price, $15 Special for MONDAY and TUEBSDAY ONLY, $7.50 Highest standard quelity of optical glass used. Eighteen years’ practice assures the proper eye examination. NOTE—} ted fee Monday and Tuesday. r_examination will be o Consult me witheut obliga sopaees oomarit DR W, F. FINN _tgcued s 312 McGill Building 908-914 G St. N.W. 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