Evening Star Newspaper, May 6, 1933, Page 12

A—12 ASSETS BEING SOLD UNDERCOURT ORDER Receiver Empowered to Pro- ceed Along Lines Affecting $5,414,500 on Hand. GOVERNMENT, RAILROAD AND FARM BONDS IN LIST Most of Securities Pledged, and Creditors to Receive Little Un- less They Are Freed. Robert C. Baldwin, receiver of the Commercial National Bank, today began liquidating the assets of that institu- tion under authority of an order signed yesterday in the District Supreme Court. ‘The order, signed by Justice James M. Proctor, empowers the receiver of the closed bank to proceed along the three following lines: 1. To sell all stocks, warrants, de- bentures, certificates or bonds held as free assets, for the best price obtainable subject to the approval of the controller of the currency. 2. To sell any assets of a similar na- ture, which are now pledged, if and when they are returned as free assets. 3. To deposit with properly organized bond holders’ protective committees bonds and other securities now in de- fault, or which may come into default. The petition for permission to sell the essets, filed through the law firm of Sherley, Faust & Wilson, stated that the receiver has on hand securities aggregating approximately $5,414,500 at their par value. These assets consist largely of United States Government, railroad and Federal Farm Loan bonds, and their present market is listed in the petition at almost the par value. ‘The great majority of these assets have been pledged, according to the petition, and unless they are subsequently re- leased and returned to the receiver as free assets, it is believed the creditors of the bank will receive only a relatively small amount through the liquidation. The court order was said to be a necessary part of the process of liqui- dation of a national bank. Mr. Baldwin has been directing the earlier stages of liquidation for some time, but could not conclude the task without final author- ity of the court order which was signed yesterday. It is understood he will pro- ceed under authority of this order to complete liquidation. PROF. HUDSON CHOICE FOR THE HAGUE POST Harvard Man Designated by Presi- dent as U. S. Member of Ar- bitration Court. By the Associated Press. The State Department today an- nounced that President Roosevelt has designated Prof. Manley O. Hudson of the Harvard Law School as a United States member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague. Hudson fills the vacancy caused by the death of Robert E. Olds. His ap- pointment is for six years. Official notification of his selection is being sent to the. secretary general of lh! court through the American legation at_The Hague by Sccretary Hull. Prof. Hudson has been Bemis pro- fessor of international law at Harvard | since 1923 and has written extensively | on international affairs. He was at- tached to the American Commission to negotiate peace at Paris in 1918-19 and has been legal adviser to other inter- national delegations. The Permanent Court of Arbitration s a panel of judges from which nations in dispute select certain ones to hear their case. 1t is entirely different from the Per- manent Court of International Justice, commonly known as the “World Court,” of which Frank B. Kellogg, former Secretary of State, is member, ey NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS HONOR LIEUT. HINCKLEY Inspector-Instructor for Local Cit- izen Sailors to Be Guest at Dinner. an American Officers of the several branches of the United States Naval Reserve here will be hosts tonight to Lieut. W. F. Hinckley, United States Navy, at a di ner to be given in the Hotel Martin- ique. Lieut. Hinckley has been as- signed here for the past two years as inspector-instructor of the local Reserve activities. The regular naval officer has received orders detaching him from his duty here and is to leave next week for the ‘West coast to report aboard the U. S. battleship Arkansas for duty, and the dinner which has been arranged is an expression of appreciation on the part of the Reserve commissioned personnel for the interest which Lieut. Hinckley has taken in the local Reserve activities, and the aid he has given them collectively and individually in the direction of preparing them for service with the fleet in time of a national emergency. ‘The dinner is being given by the offi- cers of the 1st Battalion, the Avia- tion Division and the Naval Communi- cation Reserve Division. BANK FIGHTS McLEAN PLEA FOR ACCOUNTING Denies Arbitrary Assessments on Father’s Estate in Motion to Dismiss Petition. ‘The American Security & Trust Co. today asked the District Supreme Court to dismiss the petition of Edward B. McLean, former publisher of the Wash- ington Post, for an accounting of the income from the estate of his father, John R. McLean. The trust company and McLean are co-trustees of the estate, and each has asked the court to remove the other from the trustee- ship. McLean, in his petition, alleged the trust company had made arbitrary assessments and charges which he said ‘were deducted from the income of the estate, as depreciation, particularly af- fecting the Cincinnati Enquirer, a news- paper owned by the estate. McLean said he has not received any income for some time 2s a result of these actions. . The trust company denied the assess- menu ‘were arbitrary and asserted all the assessments were made by expert and unbiased accountants. The trust company’s answer was filed through the law firm of McKenney, Flannery and Party Visits Battlefield. Dr. A. L. Maiden, history professor at Woodward School, Y. W. C. A., took 35 students, six teachers and three par- | also ents to Gettysburg, Pa., yesterday and personally conducted them on a tour o e Samous Civil War - Here for Missing Diphtheria Victim CATHEDRAL WORK URGED BY BISHOP Association Hears Plea to Carry On—Mrs. Roosevelt Heads Volunteer Women. Work at Washington Cathedral must not stop. It must not be allowed to suspend. This was the message of Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washing- ton, to members of the National Ca- thedrdl Association, assembled yester- day afternoon in Whitby Hall. The occasion was the annual meeting of the organization. Opening the session Bishop Freeman announced that Mrs. Franklin D. Roose- velt had accepted the honorary chalr- manship of the Women’s Committee of volunteer workers for the Cathedral en- terprise. He also announced that Mrs. Andrew Carnegie is aiding the move- ment. Mrs. Frederick W. Rhinelander, daughter of the Right Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee, first Bishop of Washington, presented a report for the New York committee. She said that Mrs. James Roosevelt, mother of the President, will sponsor & meeting in the Cathedral’s behalf at her home at Hyde Park. Miss Sally Phillips read the report for the Washington committee and offered a list of the campaign meetings spon- sored by its leaders. “Asget Needs Thawing.” Arthur B, Lisle spoke for the Provi- dence, R. I, committee. He gave it as his opinion that “one of the social assets which appears to me to be frozen is that of character, but if it could be thawed out, the Cathedral soon would Altogether, representatives of 16 States participated in the meeting. Very Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl, dean of Washington, summarized progress accomplished since the last gathering in May, 1932. He told of the work on the North and South transepts, stained glass windows, pavements, grills of wood and bronze, chapel decorations, cloister and crypt. Mrs. Bratenahl spoke of the necessity of continuing the develop- ment of the Cathedral Close, including the maintenance of the bishop’s garden on the south slope of Mount St. Alban. William R. Castle, jr., former Under- secretary of State, chairmen of the Cathedral Ways and Means Committee, declared the Cathedral to be “the most beautiful building in America.” He dis- cussed budget requirements and said that $60,000 & year is necessary to meet the expenses of services rendered to the entire Nation by the Cathedral. He appealed for “a great number of small contributions.” In concluding his ad- dress he said: “The Cathedral speaks for itsef. Those who visit it and see its beauty will want the work to go on. Its usefulness is as obvious as its love- liness of architecture. We cannot _?-\- low people to go spiritually hungry. Building Advances Described. Bishop Freeman also described recent advances made in the building program. He referred to the stained glass, made in the Cathedral’s own plant, as being unequal :d in 500 years. “But the Ca- thedral insisted, “is more than a beautiful pile of stones with windows of beautiful glass. Of course, it does ap- 1 to the imagination by its beauty, pgn it should so appeal, for this is a pictorial age. But it has a vast prac- tical pr It is enriching the spiritual life of the Republic in a way at has no parallel. It is a source of strength to every mission and every fafl.sh church in the country. It stimu- ates the rising tide of spiritual values. Great legislative reforms will not change the moral character of the Nation. But the Cathedral, as the house of the liv- ing God, can be an indispensable factor in the rehabilitation of the country. The Capitol dome symbolizes the majes- ty of government, and the Cathedral towers will symbolize the grandeur of spiritual aspiration. Why do we go on with the Cathedral work? The answer is, because we dare not stop.” "To date, Bishop Freeman said, more than 1,600 of the clergy of the church have attended the College of Preachers st the Cathedral. lege for promoting fellowship and co- operation and cultivating “the lost art of preaching.” Among those present at the meeting were: * Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs. S. Westrly Battle, Mrs. Katherine Fox Bowman, Mrs. George C. Christian, Mrs. Ames Cushman, Mrs. Ernest Fishburn, Russell Llnxdon, Mrs., Walter Martin, William C. Draper, Miss Irenee du Pont, Frank B. Noyes, Mrs. George Pepper, Mrs. Predeflck H. Brooke, Mrs. Leslie_Buckler, Robert Garrett, Mrs. Frank 8. Hlmblewn. Mrs. D. C. ‘Winebrenner, Mrs. Philip M. Rhine- lander, Mrs. Edwin N. Lewis, Mrs. Har- vey Mudd, Mrs. Frank P. Hixon, Mrs. Robert Johnston, Mrs. cmon B. Mer- riam, Miss Bertha Noyes, Miss Mary S. Maulsley, Mrs. Charles M. Lea, Mrs. Thomas ' Seddon _Taliaferro, jr., Mrs. John Francis smith. Mrs. Edward Simp- son, Mrs. C. A. S. Sinclair, un ‘William H. Schofleld, Mrs. George S. Selmdge Mrs. John D. Sherman and Mrs. Fred. erick H. Gillett. ‘The visitors attended vesper service in the Bethlehem Chapel and were re- ceived at tea by the Bishop and Mrs. Freeman. POISON IVY REMOVAL NEAR SCHOOL DEMANDED Chillum Heights Citizens Favor Request That Jobless Be En- gaged for Task. Removal of the poison ivy from immediate vicinity of the J. R. Keene Public School 'u demanded last night at a meeting of the Chillum Heights C\uum Association. ‘The assoclation went on record as favoring a request that the poison ivy remm:d by ‘unemployed men on the rol.ll relief division of um Boud of ‘Welfare. also was decided to ask that under- growth and rubbish be removed from other portions of the Chillum Heights section. rganiaiods dlesae o the D Public School Association, the School Committee was authorized to hold a special mt lot :tudy of changes in ent of teachers. l.khu for Kennedy street, between street and Kansas avenue, s dtn for the intersection of Ken- He praised the col- Ln THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1933, FORU.S. DEMANDED AT SESSIONS HERE Socialist, Farm and Jobless Leaders Warn Nation Disaster Near. EVILS STILL REMAIN, THOMAS SAYS IN PLEA Money-Changers Are Back in Tem- ple Despite Roosevelt's Work, e Declares. Demands for the return of the Gov- ernment and the wealth of the Nation to the people to avert imminent disaster to the Government and the capitalistic system were made before about 3,000 delegates at the opening session of ihe Continental Congress for Economic Re- construction at the Washington Audi- torium this of the Socialist party and radical rep- resentatives of farmers and jobless in- dustrial workers. Speakers included Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate for President in the last election; Sen- ator Lynn J. Frazier of North Dakota and John A. Simpson, president of the National Farmer’s Union. The demands went out over the “blue” network of the National Broadcasting Co. through Station WMAL as part of the opening session of the congress. The congress will meet today and to- morrow. The main floor of the Auditorium was jammed with delegates long before the formal opening of the conference, while on the ground floor more than 1,000 delegates waited to be registered. Cheers went up as delegation after delegation paraded into the Auditorium with ban- ners and pl “We have come,” Thomas sald, “to te a new declaration of mdependence agdinst evils infinitely worse than they suffered at the hands of a British monarch, and to organize for the strug- gle from which we shall not rest until we have made that declaration effective for ourselves and our children. Declares Time Short. “We have no time to lose. War is today more likely than peace. machinery which should be our slave to create universal abundacy threatens us with almost universal destruction. “There are things which have been done Jn Washington in these last crowded weeks of which most of us would approve; yet on the whole, the economy power of government has not been used to bring in the new day, but to advance us on the road to state capitalism. The money changers were chased out of the temple long enough to have their faces washed and their Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes put on. Then back they came and soon they will own the temple. The Government patched up the banking system and handed it back to the bankers who had wrecked it. “It is about to co-ordinate the rail- roads, still under private ownership, not for the workers, who run them or use them, but for the bondholders. The farmers, whose need for aid cannot be exaggerated, are to be helped under the dictatorial power of the Secretary of Agriculture by a subsidy at the con- sumers’ expense for artificial scarcity without coming to genuine grips with the real problems of tenant farming, unfgir and unscientific taxation, or the intolerable burden of debt. Believes Appeal Futile. “Inflation, made actually inevitable by the capitalistic breakdown and the final deflation of the tie-up of $4,000,- 000,000 in banks not opened since the bank holiday—threatens to come on workers at the precise moment when their wages have been reduged to sweat- shop levels. Surely thereis none who does not know that it will take far more than an appeal to the Chamber of Commerce to prevent this new tragedy to workers.” the banks, railroads, mines, a tax on wealth, recognition of Russia, disarma- ment, a Federal maintenance allowance of $10 a week for unemployed families and $4¢ a week for unemployed single persons for a period of six months “to prime the pump” of industrial recovery, and unemployment relief through a $6,000,000,000 public ‘works program. system “has been the cause of bankrupt- ing the Nation.” Capitalistic control must be broken, he added. He attacked the banking system of the country, declaring it must be re- nud by the Government for the benefit of the people and not for their ex- ploitation. Let the Government issue coin and currency and determine the v».lue of money. Cut out tax-exempt an Off and retire our existing mxemng to the decision reached at the farmers’ mass meeting at Des Moines to go on strike, he said: “This strike could easily be avolded if Congress would pass legislation-that would provide for payment of average cost of production and a fair profit for the farmer’s products, for lower rates of interest on their indebtedness and for an inflation of our currency that would put money into actual circulaticn and give work to the unemployed.” Attacks U, S. Wealth. of wealth among a comparative few in this ccuntry, declaring: “The greatest menace w the life of this Nation is the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few. In 2,000 years no nation has reached the degree of concentration of wealth that we have in the United States today. We have reached the point where less than 4 per cent of the people own more than 80 per cent of the wealth of the Nation. This condition has brought about a monopoly of income that absolutely pre- vents a general ‘prosperity. Just to the extent thlt the national income at the end of the year is in the hands of a few, there is adversity, | Al hard times and suffering among the tion. “There is no question selfishness has been crowned king of the United Stat meon:re-.dunnc'.hzt'odan !twi!Xmeethue.pmpou-wdnwup a program of economic and legislative chinery to press for their realization. ‘This morning’s , following the principal , Was largely to setting up & or- and working out the ing open to the public. The session adjourned for m\uel and committee meetings immediately after naming Emil Rieve, president of the Hosiery Workers, permanent chairman secretary of the Nnuoul Soclalist plny. the congress had had their credentials approved, and while he admitted “a few mlzht have slipped in, we mve m:m pretty well spotted and they will no effect on the congress.” Benmt.be congress is composed of all “compatible” labor groups. . Anhue-lan.vmmbenordefly e me st up on est a1 strti sngog ‘The m , presided over by Thomas | jumped up on sea W. Joy, presf pt.wuuublynt until | the ternationale,” which swelled Ogioben, tarough. ll hugs ke - The demands were made by leaders | He urged Government ownership of | Senator Frazier said the cap(ulmic O organized and “all national banks oper- | o Simpson attacked the concentration |, 120,000,000 common people of the Na- | At program. fTonight's session will be a mass meet- | 3 %55 American Federation of Full-Fashioned | £t of the congress and Clarence O. Senior, M Irwin H. Hoover (“Ike” to states- men, diplomats and White House visi- tors during the administrations of 10 Presiderits) today observed his 42nd an- niversary in the White House service. He came to the Executive Mansion as an electrician in 1892, and. has been chlel usher for more than & quarter of a_century—and chief usher at the White House means major domo, gen- -eral manager and superintendent of the | tial President’s home. In reply to congratulations from President Roosevelt, visitors and White House attaches today, he said it was his hope to “continue to give help to the President in these troublesome times.” Probably no man in official life here has a wider acquaintance among prom- mnt figures than “Ike” Hoover. Since the administration of Benjamin Harris- son he has met all of the illustrious of political, private and social who have come to Mansion. Mr. Hoover came to the White House FLEMING 1S NAMED C. OF C. TREASURER J. H. Hanna Re-elected as * Director of National Organization. With selection of a slate of officers again headed by Henry I. Hnrrlmm\ of Boston, the twenty-first annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce | of the United States was {ormally con- cluded late yesterday. The officers were chosen by newly-elected board of directors, an included Robert V. Fleming, president of the Riggs National Bank, who was chosen treasurer in succesion to Oscar Wells of Birmingham, who resigned. The only other change in the official personnel was the substitution of Will- iam V. Hodges of Denver, as vice pres- ident of the Southwestern division, for Nathan Adams of Dallas. Other officers are: Honorary life president, John Joy Edson, this city; senjor council, Richard F. Grant, New York: John W. O'Leary, Chicago; Lewis E. Pierson, New York; William Butter- worth, Moline, Ill, and Silas H. Strawn, Chicago. Vice presidents, Matthew 8. Sloan, Brooklyn; Junius P. Fishburn, Roanoke, Va.; Felix M. McWhirter, Indianapolis, and F. Peavey Heffelfinger, Minneapolis. | J. H. Hanna of Washington was re- elected to the board of directors. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Showers this afternoon; fair tonight and tomorrow; slightly warmer tonight; gentle shift- ing winds, becoming moderate west or northwest tonight. Maryland—Showers this afternoon: generally fair tonight and tomorrow; slightly warmer tonight. Virginia—Generally fair tonight and | tomorrow; slightly warmer in east and | central portions tonight. ‘West Vi enerally fair tonight and tomorrow; cooler tonfght. ‘Outlook for May 8 to May 13. North and Middle Atlantic States— Fair Monday, showers Tuesday or Wednesday and again about Friday, possibly continuing Saturday in North Atlantic States. Temperature below normal Monday, slowly rising tempera- ture Tuesday, warmer Wednesday and cooler at end of week. River Report. Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers very muddy this morning. Report for Last 24 Hours. ‘Temperature. B;;omemr | Yesterday— Degrees. ches. 4 pm. 54 30.15 8 p.m. 52 30.13 | Midnight 51 30.07 Today— 4 am. 50 30.00 8 am. 51 29.97 Noon . 54 29.92 Record for Last 24 Hours. Hlxhst s'l at noon yesterday. Year a mvs:st 49 at 1 am. today. ago, 5 Incnrd Temperatures This Year. Highest, 77 on April 18. Lcwest, 14, on February 9. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) ‘Today. 4:5l1am. Year ‘Tomorrow. 5:42am. pm. P. .....llflpm lZCflpm The Sun and Moon, Rises. Sets. Sun, today .... 5:05 7:05 Sun, tomorrow. 5:04 7:08 Moon, today... 3:33p.m. 2:55 a.m. Automobile ngh!-s 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. 325 3.55 7.09 '82 3 27 6.84 84 3.75 884 '91 3.27 9.13 '89 3.70 1069 '89 413 1094 00 471 1063 ’86 401 1441 °28 324 1081 '16| 284 857 '85 237 869 '89 December ... .... 332 7.56 '01 s Temperature. T e H s> °% Stations. s 3% B2 &,oer B = Sy FryTaTEn 222 ot T e RS ERED! R332 RS FREF S ss::zgz::as;:zg2::33;:;32%;:2:3&3::2&12 o o s-n e onia.. . Cai BANDITS HUNTED IN 7 ROBBERIES Victims Include Five Cab Drivers—Motorist Fights 0ff Two Assailants. Police today were seeking a number of white and colored men wanted in| connectlo; w}th w:leven hold-ups last night and early ay. i‘l"lve of those robbed were taxicab| drivers, four of whom were held up by | a group of three colored men believed | the same. because of method of opera- tion and description. In another hold-up, Bob Barker, 741 Highland drive, Silver Spring, Ly fought off two assailants. Barker told police he had stopped his automobile at Eighteenth and R streets to lignt his pipe when a colored man jerked open the door of the machine and pulled & gun, ordering Barker to get out. As Barker alighted he grabbed a wrench and struck the man and then knocked the man’s companion down with his fist. At this point both men ran. ‘The other hold-up victims included: Dallas P. Fischer, 2100 block O street, taxi driver, robbed of $32.75 and his cab, by two men at Thirteenth and F streets northeast; Rockey Manning, colored, of the 300 block of South Capi- tol street, robbed of $9 by a colored man while in Clarks court southwest; Lo- renzo R. Gresham, 700 block of Fair- mont street, robbed of 75 cents and his cab by three colored “fares” he had driven to the 700 block of Morton street; Giles M. Jones, colored, of the 900 block of Westminster street, robbed of $1 and his cab by three colored men ert of $2.75 by three colored men he had driven to the 100 block of Bryant street, and Wesley B. Marks, 400 block of Maryland avenue southwest, robbed of $3 by a young colored man whom he had driven to Morris road and Hunter place southeast. A 14-year-old colored boy was ar- rested by police of No. 3 precinct affer Elizabeth L. Kimn's pocketbook, con- taining $40, was snatched late yester- day in the hallway of an apartment building in the 1600 block of Q street. ‘The money and pocketbook were re- ported recovered. CONNALLY HEADS PUBLIC BUILDINGS COMMISSION New Chairman Asserts That Or- ganization Has Decided on Lower Rents Policy. Senator Connally, Democrat, of Texas was chosen chairman of the Public Buildings Commission—which controls space for governmental units in the Dis- trict—when the organization held its first meeting under the Roosevelt ad- ministration Thursday at the Capitol. The new chairman asserted that the commisison has decided upon a policy of seeking lower rents, where the Gov- ernment is still leasing from private in- terests, in keeping with the administra- tion’s trend toward economy in Federal ‘expenditures. In addition to Senator Connally, the members of the commisison are: Sen- ator Keyes, Republican, of New Hamp- shire; Representative Lanham, Demo- crat, of Texas; Representativ J. win | Taylor, Republican, of Tennessee; Da- vid Lynn, architect of the Capitol; James A. Wetmore, acting supervising architect of the Treasury, and Lieut. Col. Ulysses 8. Grant, 3d. Harold A. Candland is executive secretary of the commission. —_— GETS INTERIOR POST Charles Fahy of Santa Fe, N. Mex., Made Assistant Solicitor. Charles Fahy of Santa Fe, N. Mex., a native of Rome, Ga., was appointed today by Secretary Ickes as assistant to tt':e solicitor of the Interior Depart- ment Fahy, a lifelong Democrat, has been actively identified with the Democratic party in New Mexico. He is 40 years old and has been engaged in law prac- tice at Santa Fe since 1924, when he went there from here, where he had been engaged in law. CLOTHING STOLEN Articles Valued at $212.75 Lost by Harry Gritz. Clothing valued at $212" 75 eodny ‘Was reported taken last night the store of Harry 1;35 Seventh' street, 4 dozen ties, 2 dozen sweaters, 24 pairs of shoes and a number of other articles. POLICEMAN SUSPENDED Frank E. Stroman Accused of Be- ing Drunk on Duty. CITED FOR CONTEMPT Richard F. Carman, Jr., Said to Be in Anm_ ony Default. B S [ % : SWANSON FAVORS) [Roosevets orator REVISION OF WHOLE NAVAL PAY SCALE Secretary, However, Opposes Reduction of Aviators More Than 15 Per Cent. —_— CABINET MEMBER BACKS CONCLUSIONS OF BOARD Recommends Retention of Ratio to Other Various Grades for Flight Officers. Secretary of the Navy Swanson be- lieves “the whole scale of Navy pay is in need of revision in many res .” ‘This opini 'h opposed reduction of aviators’ py more than the 15 per cent now in effect. ‘The Navy Department Board consists of npruenutlvu appointed by the chief of Naval Operations, the chief of the Bureau of Navigation and the chief of the Bureau of. Aeronautics to study flight pay. The board met with legislation pending in the House to au- orize President Roosevelt further to regulate flight pay in the interests of economy. Secretary Swanson concur- red in the report of the Navy Depart- | ment Board. Agrees With Navy Board. The Secretary wrote: “The whole scale of Navy pay is in need of re- pe! cent already in effect for aviation flight le would appear to make it more tisfactory in the long run to make the flight-pay problem a part of & major revision of all pay schedules. “I am Ine’:lln:g to feel thfnt -muo: flight pay, e course of any sucl nf‘ should retain some ntlo to othu pay for various grades, md should have an upper limit aumhr to that recommended by the board. “If the subject is to be ln.udled sepa- rately at the present time, agree, as I have indicated, with the board.” The Navy Department Board, con- sisting cf Rear Admiral A. W. Johnson, assistant chief of the Bureau of Na gation; Capt. A, B. Cook, assistant chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, and Lieut. Comdr. A. C. Davis, went on record as follows: “The board believes that a lower Kmi- | tation than that recommended not only | would be inequitable, but would re- | sult in harm to naval aviation out of all proportion to the saving involved. A majority of the officers affected, whcse valuable services in aviation can least be spared, would be unable, re-| gardless of zeal and interest to afford | this hazardous duty without compen-! sation adequate for their personal fam- ily responsibility. I ‘Wants 15 Per Cent Limit. “It is a fact that commanders are now performing duties as squadron | commanders and that they and cap-| tains (colonels) are of the proper grade | to command wings (composed of squad- rons) and groups (composed of wings). This requirement, botlr as to command- ers and as to upuim is certain to increase as naval aviation expands and | develops.” ‘The board set it down that “the present system of combensation is Just and proper, and that ths reduction of 15 per cent in flight pay of all avia- tors, now in effect, should not be ex- ceeded.” fin l:‘ded fiu: gh rl:cnrmmend.s “modification presen! it pay pro- | visions” in view of the present attitude of cnm “but considers that no action ld be taken which will limit flight pay for nny officers to any lesser | amount than t provided under ex- | isting law_for any commander (or lieu- tenant colonel). e D: C. WON'T TAX BEER IN HOUSE RESTAURANT Levy, However, Will Be Asgessed Against Sales of Beverage in Army War College Mess. A District tax on beer sold at the House restaurant In the Capiwl Build- ing will not be required, the approv!.nc enmfi Corr::rylflm i an lon Counsel W. W. Bride. At the same time it was decided that sales of the beverage in the Army War College mess would be taxable. ‘The counsel cited the District beer act, the fact that the| House restaurant under control of | that sold on other \(avernment p! erties here. Sl In making the distinction between the two cases Mr. Bride points out that the Army War College mess has not the official status such as must be ac- corded the House of Representatives. —_— OFFICER KNOCKED DOWN AS DRIVER STARTS CAR Thrown to Pavement After Stop- ping Motorist—8Several Shots Fail to Halt Flight. Two men who threw a policeman to the ground by starting their car quickly after he had asked them for their permit early today, are sought by Metre pzuce b ITIES SHOW DROP’ IN POSTAL RECEIPTS $23,810,000 Last Month’s Figures, | 92! Against $24,421,0168 for Previous Period. By the Associated Press. Postal for 50 last month compared with JLATL 916 the month and m}’l!m for The Post Office Department CONSTANCE G. CONWAY. |ROOSEVELT HIGH ORATOR VICTORIOUS Miss Constance G. Conway to Represent School in Star Finals. Constance G. Conway, 18-year-old senior class member, will represent Roosevelt High School in The Star fi- nals of the Tenth National Oratorical Contest, following her victory in the Roosevelt finals yesterday. [ Miss Conway, Who makes her home | with her aunt, Mrs. M. K. Fones, 2763 Woodley place, won her place in The Star finals with her prepared oration, “The Preamble to the Constitution,” and an extemporaneous talk on “The General Welfare Clause and the New Deal.” Her prepared oration required 51, minutes for delivery, while the ex- temporaneous talk occupied the full 4 minutes allowed by rules of the contest. ‘The Roosevelt spokesman is a lively “personable” girl whose general en- thusiasm is a feature of her oratory. Horseback riding is her favorite sport, she said. Miss Conway is president of the Roosevelt High School's Constitution Club, She is on the staff of The Bal- ance Sheet, the school newspaper. { After her graduation next month she plans to study courses leading to a ca- | reer in the medical field. The selection of the Roosevelt High |- School spokesman completes the field | of contenders for the right to represent ‘The Star’s contest area in the National finals in Constitution Hall May 20.| ‘The Star finals will be held next Thul‘l- | day and the winner in the fleld of 11 orators will receive a cash award of $200 and the right to a Summer trip to Europe. To win the tour the victor in | ‘The Sthr finals must participate in the | National finals. The program for The Star finals will be announced tomorrow. {MODEL LOW-PRICE CAMPS ARE SHOWN Exhibition at Y. W. C. A. Partici- pated In by Seven Or- ganizations. Camps to fit the pocketbooks of everyone were on exhibition today at Barker Hall, Y. W. C. A, under auspices of the Council of Social Agencies. The exposition, which opened yester- dny, is being partlclpflbed ln by the C. A, Y. W. C. Boy Scouts, Gil'l Scouts, Saivation Army the Com- munity Center Department and the Playground Department. Colorful ex- hibits drew throngs to the first ses- ;xon of the exposition yesterday. ashington’s non - profit - making cunps, maintained in ccnlunction with the Council of Social Agencies, are showing ts what splendid camp- ing facilities are offered—for a day, a week, a month, or a season—at a cost within the reach of all. Camp equip- ment and camp fashions also are being exhibited. The final meeting will take place to- night, when Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of Public Buildings and Public Parks, will deliver an address on “Sum- mer; Loss or Profit.” Others sched- uled to speak include Horace M. Al- bright, director of the Nnflonll Plrk Service; Dr. Harold Bryant and Dr. F. Schmeckebein, vice president ot Btoohw Imcltut n. 'THREE MORGENTHAU ASSISTANTS CHOSEN Two New Yorkers and Professor at Johns Hopkins Will Be Deputy Governors. By the Associated Press. Herbert E. Gaston of Albany, Farm Board secretary, and Dr. W. I. Myers, Ithaca, N. Y., on leave of absence from Cornell University, will be appointed deputy governor of the farm credit administration when it begins func- tioning May 27. Herman Oliphant, & professor of law at Johns Hopkins University, and since March 22 general counsel of the Farm Board, will occupy a similar position in the new administration. A third deputy to Henry Morgen- thau, jr, Farm Board chairman and governor-designate of the credit admin- istration, remains to be selected. Gaston, who was deputy conservation 10 | professor of farm finance at Cornell. He drew the outline for the farm mort- HEALTH TALKS GIVEN Howard Students Reached by Tuberculosis Campaign. ‘The Tuberculosis Auoehuml el.rly mmnudmuo:wunl- mufiuw mthelmg; o“.heunlvmltyhcm:m- staff, Dr. C. A. Walwyn and Dr. -Ferrebee. n.mahmum COMMERCIAL BANK] = iz, | DRASTIG CHANGES|™*™5 HOUSE Cher ustiem iz ORS| [Rooser SEPARATE ROOMS 42d ANNIVERSARY OF SERVICE Irwin H. Hoover Promises to Continue to Give Help to President in Troublesome Times. NEEDED FOR BEER N DRUG STORES License Can Only Be Obtained for Consumption Where Food Alone Is Sold. BEVERAGE PERMITS BOARD MAKES PHARMACY RULING Press Club Store Refused Right to Sell 3.2 After Inves- tigation. rug stores will not be licensed to u]l bnr for consumption on the prem- ises unless they have separate rooms for consumption of food, the District | Commissioners have decided, it was an- nounced today by Capt. Hugh P. Oram, member of the Beverage Permits Boord decision followed a ruling yes- terday by the Commissioners in up- holding the refusal of the Beverage Board to issue an on-sale license to !he Nflttonnl Press Pharmacy, 1336 F Inspection Made. The pharmacy contended it was eli- gible to sell the beverage for consump- tion there, since 75 per cent of its patrons bought food and beverages, and since approximately 80 per cent of the | net revenue of the store was derived fro‘:rr:wthu so;xrce r making a Tsonal ins) lon | of the place, ghdwepel(r the Compecrfllb e | sioners decided the store was used as a pharmacy, that it was not used pri- marily for serving of food and that the greater portion of its floor space was used for the sale of drugs and various articles. The facts submitted by the store, they held, did not change the status of the store from a pharmacy to that of an establishment primarily used for serving food. Tax Evaders Warned. Determined to prevent evasion of the tax on the sale of beer here, Deputy Tax Assessor Charles A. Russell today again warned retail dealers they cannot buy beer from out-of-town wholesalers or brewers who have not been approved by the Commissioners, even though the local dealers bring the beverage into town in their own trucks. As soon as the District obtains facts in a flagrant case of this sort, Russell declered, the city will start ptolecuuon for violation of the District beer act. CONFERENCE IS HELD ON BANK REOPENINGS Local Situation Discussed by Lead- ers of Trade Bodies and ‘Walter J. Cummings. Leaders of Washington's trade bodies today discussed with Walter J. Cum- mings, executive assistant to the Secre- tary of the Treasury, reopening of the 13 Capital banks which have been closed in the hands of conservators since March 14. In the delegation were Claude G. Owens, president of the Board of Tra P. Littlepage, president of the Chamber of Commerce, md Robert J. Cottrel, executive secretary of the Trade Board. ‘The three men were closeted with Mr. Cummings for a short time and upon leaving declined to comment in detail on their call. It was understood, however, that M conferred with Mr. Cumml.-p general way on the whole problem ol the closed banks and their relation to the business life of the city. -— U. S. AWARDED TRACT TO BE USED FOR PARK Decision Saves Condemnation of Area Near Twenty-Eighth and K Streets. Justice Jennings Bailey, in an opinion handed down late yesterday, decided the United States Government was the owner of a tract of land near Twenty- eighth and K streets, which M been ccl.l.lmled by the Chesapeake & Ohio anal The disputed area lies between ‘I‘wemy-e!ahm street, the present bank f Rock Creek, and extends from the $outh line of I street to the center line of K street. The land will be taken over by the Government for k pur- poses. Henry H. Glassie and Wilson L. Towxwend special assistant to the At- torney General, told the court the land had been built up without authority upon the submerged bed of the Potomac River many years ago. The ruling will save the Government the expense of condemning the prop- erty. OIL BILL WOULD MAKE ICKES VIRTUAL DICTATOR | Legislation Being Put in Shape | Protested by Independent Association. Proposed legislation was being whip- ped into shape today to grant virtual dictatorial powers in the petroleum in- dustry to Secretary of the Interior Ickes, at a conference between the de- partment head and representatives of the ofl interests in five States. As the conferees met, a statement was made public by the Independent Petroleum Association protesting em- phatically against creation of what was termed an “oil czar.” Several amendments and additions to the emergency bill, which the ofl men completed yesterday to aid the indus- try to stabilize itself, were under dis- cussion at the conference between Sec- retary Ickes and resentatives of the pro-dictator group. If Ickes approves ty uublu.lthpmmedhxetmmme ore Congress ne: CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. ‘Vaudeville show and dance, Jasper Post No. 13, lhlach 'H.";;tel."mt pm. Meeting, Federation of Citizens’ As- sociations, District Bundtn‘ 8 pm. ueem National A A-och of Re- tired Employes, N Mu- seum, 2 pm. Spflngf ival, Nelg hborhood House, “cmnopn lerl m mmclubwflhl’dno- te!lp.m. Card party, Home Board of Joseph n.mm Chapter No. 41, O. E. s, Northeass Stasoms Tempie, B ,_.._ benefit Bomnm-chud.rm.