Evening Star Newspaper, June 22, 1933, Page 17

Washington News BOARD PROWIES RELEF IV 1DDAYS FORHOME DHNERS Instructions Given for Filing{ Applications for Loans ! in This Territory. | AID TO BE RESTRICTED TO FORECLOSURE CLASS; New Law Makes No Provision for| Those Who Wish Only to | Refinance Debt. | Aid for distressed home owners of | the District, Maryland and Virginia, as | ‘well as other States, will be ready with- | in the next 10 days, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board announced today in giving instructions for filing applica- tlons for loans in this territory. Emphasis was placed, however, the fact that the new law makes pro- vision for aid only for home owners! tually in distress and in need of emer- | gency relief. Application should not be made, it ‘was stated, by home owners who wish merely to refinance their mortgage ir- debtedness and are not in danger of Joreclosure. The Federal Home Loan ‘Bank Board, through its Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, is authorized to e: tend aid only to those “who are unal to amortize their debt elsewhere.” Local Units to Be Set Up. Chairman William F. Stevenson and members of the board hope to set up | within the next 10 days the necessary | machinery of the Home Owners' Loan | Corporation, authorized in the bill signed by President Roosevelt last week. | Units are to be established in each | of the 48 States and in the District of Columbia. Actual filing of applications must wait a few days, Chairman Stevenson said, pending this organization work, and the printing of rules and regula- tions and loans application blanks. In the meantime President Roose- wvelt, in pointing out that it will re- | quire a little while to put the new law into effect, has asked mortgage creditors and others with claims‘ against home owners, “that they ab- | stain from bringing foreclosure pro- ccedings and that they abstain from seeking to dispossess home owners who | are in debt to them.” Managers to Be Named. ‘The Federal Home Loan Bank Board ‘will name a manager and' necessary as- sistanis in each of the States and in ihe District, and loan applications will be handled through these local agencies, d upon by attorneys and ap- and forwarded to the Home _Loan Corporation here for iew. cement of the appointment of 1 » cfiices, is expected in the near fu- . Chairman Stevenson said. £COUT SUMMER CAMP T0 OPEN NEXT WEEK Official Staff Prepares Grounds for Arrival of Youths Sunday and Monday. Final preparations are under way this week for the opening next Sunday and Monday of Camp Roosevelt, the | ‘Washington Boy Scouts’ Summer camp on Chesapeake Bay, it was announced today by local executives in charge of the annual outing. The official staff of the camp arrived on the scene early this week to put the i | stratosphere, i 1 i i Attempt to Be Made to Attain Heights Never Reached. N G. W. Settle, noted Navy bal- loonist, have arranged to pro- vide for the Settle-Piccard stratosphere | balloon flight in Chicago three weeks hence, a new method of submarine lir! purification that is expected to aid in| establishing a new world altitude record | for balloons. : Lieut. Comdr. Settle has been in conference over a period of weeks with Frank Hobson, co-inventor of thc Navy's submarine escape device, “thc | lung,” and Dr. Perry Borgstrum of th Naval Research Laboratory at Bellevue, D C, both of whom are experts submarine air reconditioning. | Settle, accompanied by either Jear, Piccard, twin brother of Prof. Augustc | Piccard, Belgian stratosphere explorer | rsity of Chicago student of | cosmic rays, will take off about July | 15 at midnight in an attempt to attain | heights never before reached by man | The goal is at least 60000 feet—mtorc | than & mile higher than Piccard’s 10- mile recor Will Sit in Open Air. The naval fiyer and his companior will sit in the open air on a little decl | at the top of a 7-foot metal spherical gondola until they reach atmospher: | too rarified for comfort, when they wil | climb down inside the ball, seal them- selves in and start the air-conditioning apparatus to work. Preparations are being made to main- tain a respirable atmosphere in the air-tight gondola for a period of 24 hours, which is about twice the length of time probably required for the fllght., The balloonists will attempt to land on one of the Great Lakes. Emergency individual breathing de- vices modeled after the submarine “lung” will be carried, along with para- chutes, so that if the occupants are forced to abandon the balloon in the they will be able to breathe during their plunge through | rarified air. The gondola's air reconditioning will | be effected by application of recently improved methods of air purification perfected by the Navy for its subma- | rines, it was learned today. If previous processes were employed, the weight of | the paraphernalia would be approxi-| mately 40 pounds, whereas the new device will weight about 412 pounds. The globular gondola, built of a new type of light steel alloy known as dowmetal, is being completed in Detroit. At the top of the ball is an air- tight hatch with a quartz window, de- signed to facilitate study of cosmic rays—the scientific objective of the daring flight, which is sponsored by the World’s Fair. There will be eight| other small windows in the globe for observation purposes. Largest Ever Made. The balloon itself will be the largest | ever constructed, with a maximum gas capacity of 600,000 cubic feet. Hy- drogen will be used instead of helium because of its greater lifting power. | The bag will be attached to the gondola | by means of ropes tied to a special harness. ‘When Prof. Piccard made his previ- ous flights in Europe he was sealed inside the gondola before he left the ground. In the Chicago flight, how- ever, the aeronauts will either sit on top of the ball or let their legs dangle inside the open hatch as the ascension begins. They will save the air recon- ditioning equipment as long as possible, the present plan being to stay atop of t gondola from midnight until sun-up the next day unless atmospheric conditions become unbearable. By this time the balloon should have risen to a height of about 20,000 feet, it is estimated. The hatch will be sealed when the BY REX COLLIER. AVAL experts on submarine ven- tilation, working in co-opera- tion with Lieut. Comdr. Thomas | | | unds in readiness and prepare for e arrival of the youths who will at- tend the first camping period. In charge of activities at the camp this season will be: Camp director, Linn C. Drake; assistant camp director, Robert Myers: commissary division, Harry Cut- ler; registrar, Curtis Cooper; commis- sary clerk, Jack Splain; chief ranger and commissary assistant, Oswald J. Hayes; truck driver and trading post, Bruce Moore; handicraft, Fred Stuart; assistant, Bob McConnaughy; nature, Al Schnurman; assistant, Bob McDer- mott; swimming and life saving, R. R. Balley; assistant, Frank Cerminara; boats, Wade Barstow; assistant, Thorn- ton Hart; health and safety, Dr. A. . Manganaro; troop leaders, Joe Rose, | Houston Buchanan, Harold Boesch, | Harry R. Switzer, Reisner C. Lindsay; bugler, Bryant Tuckerman; camp car- pentry, Dave Barber, and assistant cook, Lorenzo Snyder. '; PRISONER, 72, FOUND | GUILTY OF FORGERY | Defendent Tells Court He Was Once Convicted of Murder in Montreal. A 72-year-old man whose long criminal record includes one death sen- tence for murder, was convicted of forgery by a jury in District Supreme Court yesterday. Testifying in his own behalf. the de- fendant, Frank Smith, said he was con- victed of murder in Montreal in 1908 He was sentenced to be hanged. but this sentence later was cummu(»-d to life imprisonment and he was released in 1921. Subsequently, he said, he was “deported to the United Sta Smith, who has used a number of aliases, has a criminal record beginning in 1902. Other convictions against him include picking pockets and violations of the narcotic laws Schindler to travelers’ check cashed at the last September. The was prosecuted by States Attorney John J. Sirica will be sentenced next week by Justice Alfred A. Wheat. MANN ACT CHARGED express of $100. Smith Chief | | ger air pressure outside is about .6 of an atmosphere—or a little more than half of atmospheric pressure on the earth, From then on the air in the ball will be maintained at from .6 to .7 of an at- | mosphere, irrespective of the decreasing | pressure outside as the ascent continues, | This will be achieved by venting excess | air through a valve as necessary and replenishing the oxygn frc the supply carried in the gondola. It is probable that liquid oxygen will form the source of supply during the flight, as considerable weight will be saved over the usual method of com- gresksslng gaseous oxygen in heavy metal as] Interior to Be Warmed. Although the outside temperature at 60,000 feet will be about 60 degrees below zero, Fahrenheit, this will not affect the occupants of the gondola during the day, as the interior will be warmed by radiation of the sun's ray on the bal: and by internal heat gene- rated by bodies of the men. Piccard re- ported a temperature inside the gon- dola on his European flight of 104 de- grees while the outside temperature was about 60 degrees below zero. Piccard had half of his original gondola painted aluminum to reflect the sun’s rays and the other half black to absorb the rays, i with an arrangement to :evove the ball to heat it or cool it off, as needed. The twisting device failed to function, how- ever. The new gondola will not be painted in this way, and Settle is study- ing adaptability of a special chemical he enerating process to the gondola, in case artificial heat is needed. Other chemicals will absorb moisture, to pre vent clouding of the observaticn win- ows. In the bottom of the globe be a sp-cial exhaust trap for expulsion of ballast without affecting inside air pressure. This will consist of a funnel- mouthed pipe with double gates op- erating on the canal-lock principle all shot probably will be used for - Smy ballas ot Ma! tioning d thr Modificd The em ces to pended paratus also may he exhause trap. in the air recon: be droppe Navy Lungs. vidual brea hing = carri~d on the flight will mocifired Navy “lun just like these on subma except that they have been fitted with an integral oxy- supply contained in a specially made oxygen bottle of alloy steel, about 6 inches long, charged with oxygen at 3,000 pounds per square inch pressure. The “lungs” complete will weigh about 3 pounds each. Enough oxygen will -be Che WASHINGTON, Submarine Air-Conditioning to Be Used |HPE [S REVIVED | On Stratosphere Flight at Chicago 1 o SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ening Star Society and General D C.,- TE {URSDAY, JUNE 22, 1 933. * k% An artist’s conception of the gondola which will be used by Lieut. Comdr. ‘Thomas G. W. Settle in his stratosphere flight in Chicago. —Drawn by J. T. Berryman. FOR PARK SAVINGS Columbia Heights Citizens’ |Personnel Board Will Meet| Forum Asks Immediate Appointment. The Citizens' Forum of Columbia Heights in regular session last night at Powell Junior High School recom- mended to the controller of the cur- rency that a receiver should be ap- pointed for the Park Savings Bank “at the earliest possible time.” Recommendation that this be done was_presented to the forum by Alba M. Edwards and Charles S. Easterling, delegates from the forum to a recent | meeting called by Frank J. Sobotka, who is head of a committee working on the Park Savings Bank situation. Opposition Expressed. There was some opposition to the motion as some persons thought the forum had no right to take any action on the matter, since many members of g:;k forum were not depositors in the A motion recommending that the pro- posed Hamilton National Bank establish a branch bank in Columbia Heights in place of the Park Savings Bank was amended to recommend that the com- munity needed a bank, and that a branch be established there by “any sound banking institution.” The forum adopted two resolutions approving the McLeod bill, which would allow the District of Columbia to use its surplus funds in the Treasury De- partment. W. W. Coulliette, president of the forum, presided. Hamilton Work Proceeding. ‘The Hamilton National Bank organi- zation continued today to push its stock subscription campaign toward the goal of $1,250,000, which it expects to reach before long. Developments which may settle the affairs of the Franklin National Bark, planning to reopen alone as a reorgan- ized bank; the Seventh Street Savings Bank, and the Mount Vernon Savings Bank are now expected to be forthcom- ing shortly. WOODRUFF OFFICE TRANSFER IS SEEN Interior Department Likely to Get Function of Public Buildings and Parks. The functions of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks are con- sidered likely to be transferred to the Interior Department about August 10, in accordance with President Roose- velt's executive order. Col. James A. Wecodruff, the new director of Public Buildings and Public Parks, and his predecessor, Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, conferred yesterday with Secretary of the Interior Ickes about arrange- ments, The Secretary informed the two Army officers that he desired at least part of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks to be moved, physi- cally, into the Interior Department Building early in August. Just what portions are to be shifted are as yet preblematical Prelimina plans are being made to have the permit office, which grants authorily to base ball, tennis and other players, as well as those desiring to go on picnics in the park system, moved to the first floor of the Interior Building. In addition to the transfer of these functions, those of the Arling- ton Memorial Bridge Ccmmission and the Public Buildings Commission are | likewise to be transferred. RECEIVER IS URGED D. . WORKERS SOON 10 KNOW STATIS Saturday to Decide on Economy Program. District government employes soon will know thelr fate under steps which must be taken under provisions of the | naticnal economy measures and heavy | lashes in work and personnel appro- priations for the District during the fiscal year beginning July 1 | The District Personnel Beard will| meet Seturday morning to formulate a | report to be submitted to the Commis- | sioners concerning any dismissals, re- tirements, abolition of positions or fur- loughs made necessary by shortages in funds arising from economy require- ments, Maj. Daniel J. Donovan, auditor and | personnel officer, now has on his desk | written reports from each of the local | | government departments outlining sal- |ary and persennel conditions for the new year. He sajd he as yet has not made a study of them and that this wculd be done at the Saturday meet- ing. It is expected a considerable number of employes must be affected by aboli- tion of positions, retirements or fur- loughs since a number of the depart mgnts next year must operate under re duced appropriations. There also will be & number of cases affected by tiie | marriage clause under which either the husband or wife, both now in District service, must be let out in steps taken to cut down personnel expenses. The building inspection, architect's | office and Department of Vehicles and Traffic appear to be among those which will be most heavily hit. It is said these | divisions cannot absorb the reduction in appropriations merely by adoption of the furlough plan. ‘FIREMEN'S PARADE WL BEHELD HERE [Newly Organized National As- sociation Considers Cam- paign for Finances. | | |TRADE BOARD WILL ACT ON SPONSORSHIP IN JULY Odell Smith Believes There Is Lit- tle Likelihood Procession Will Be Staged. With the Washington Board of Trade holding up its decision with respect to | sponsoring the annual firemen’s parade | next Labor day, new hope was held | out for the staging of this event today | with the announcement that the newly- formed National Firemen's Association is considering launching a campaign to | finance_the pageant. | The Board of Trade, which came to | the Tescue of the parade last year and | the year before with subscriptions of | between $3,000 and $4,000, denied to- | day it had decided not to sponsor the event. It has simply taken no action one way or the other thus far this year. In the meantime, Noble F. Rushe, chief of the Hyattsville Fire Depart- ment and vice president of the National | Firemen's Association, declared officers and members of the association will | meet tonight at the home of Sergt. A. | J. Bargagni, president of the group, to | discuss plans for sponsoring the parade. Rushe Is Confident. While funds to finance the affair were admittedly lacking, Rushe ex- pressed confidence the firemen could raise the necessary money from the merchants of Washington, whom he claims are the chief beneficiaries of the annual event. If the merchants fail to contribute, he said, the firemen themselves would be asked to “chip in,” as the parade is the. only outing the firemen have during the year. The National Firemen's Association was organized last year and its mem- bership includes both paid and volun- #®er firemen. Robert J. Cottrell, executive secretary of the Board of Trade, said today the organization’s Executive Commitee is scheduled to act on the sponsoring of the event at its next regular meeting the first week in July. The matter had been delayed, he said, due to the board’s activity in connection with the cam- paign to raise funds for the Greater National Capital Committee of the board, under way this month. Steps Not Yet Taken. Sergt. Bargagni of the Fire Depart- ment Training School, who has handled the department’s participation in the event each year since 1923, admitted today he had taken no steps looking to- ward the nprepaxanon for the parade thus far, although in previous years he. had sent out invitations and prepared publicity as early as January. > Odell Smith, chairman of the Public Order Committee of the trade body. | who has directed the Board of Trade's part in the parade, said he believed there is little likelihood of the colorful procession of firemen being held this year. Chief George S. Watson of the Fire SENATE CHAIRMAN PLANNING T0 PUSH | !Senator King Confers With District Officials on Pro- posed Changes. REORGANIZATION STUDY ALREADY IS BEING MADE Utah Democrat Suggests Some Survey Be Made on Insurance Laws in Capital. A plan_to obtain prompt considera- | tion for District legislation at the hext | session_by having the Senate District | Committee gather in Washington sev eral months ahead of time to map out |a program, was outlined today by | Chairman King. Pointing out that the Semate would have more time to devote to District measures during the first few weeks of the session in January than it would | have after national legislation begins to take shape, Senator King said he in- tends to ask District Committee mem- bers to assemble in October to canvass the slate of proposed bills and decide jon the measures it believes should be | pushed. The Senator made known his inten- tion to follow this course after spending several hours at the District Building vesterday, talking with heads of various | departments and conferring also with Auditor Donovan and Assistant Cor- poration Counsel Roberts, who were | designated to study possible economies | and reorganization proposals for the mu- | nicipal government. The study has not | progressed far enough yet to discuss | definite suggestions for changes, the | Senator said. Suggests Insurance Changes. Chairman King visited the insurance | department while at the District Build- | ing and suggested to officials there { that they go over the insurance laws |and suggest any changes they believe i should be made in the code, partic- ularly with respect to fixing rates. The Senator expressed his own belief that | rates here should be lower on fire in- | surance. He said he also wanted to !go over the workmen's compensation {law to determine whether it should | be amended. question. District officials also were urged by the Senate chairman to do everything possible during the recess of Congress to improve the condition of the in- habited alleys under existing laws as a temporary step pending final action by Congress on the bill to provide for gradual elimination of alley dwellings. ‘The alley closing bill will come up in the House early in the next session, having already passed the Senate, He stopped in for a conferen: Assessor Richards regarding taxation and assessment problems. These ques- tions, which are interwoven into the broad subject of equitable fiscal rela- tions between the Federal Government and the local community in maintain- | ing the Capital City, are to be dealt with at the next session by a special subcommittee headed by Senator Cope- | Department, consulted at his home, where he is convalescing from an ill- ness, said positively that unless money for the affair was donated by the Board of Trade or some other organi- zation, Washington would not have its Labor day parade this year. Backing of Former Days. Prior to the Board of Trade's back- ing, money for the parade was raised among the members of the department and prizes were donated by Washing- ton business houses. Chief Watson said, however, that this method could not be resorted to this year, princi- pally because the firemen cannot af- | ford to subscribe on account of salary cuts. If the money is made available, Chief Watson said, he favors the hold- | ing of the parade. The firemen's parade, which has come to be regarded as a fixed annual event in the Capital, each year has drawn thousands of visitors to Wash- ington and has been participated in by hundreds of volunteer fire departments all over this sections of the country. Competition for the several prizes put up by the Board of Trade in 1931 and 1932 and by Washington’s business es- tablishments in prior years always has been keen. land of New York. The only comment Senator King made on this part of his visit was to point out that he favors some change in the tax system to get away from the intangible personal tax. Discusses Municipal Affairs. ‘The Senator talked with Commis- sioner Reichelderfer and Corporation Counsel Bride regarding municipal af- | fairs in general, and with Public Wel- fare officials on the status of emer- | gency relief activities. Although he has not definitely de- cided on the measures that should make up the local legislative program for the next session, Senator King believes that by having the District Committee con- vene in October some bills could be made ready to go on the Senate calen- dar in the early days of the session, when there will not be many national matters ready for consideration, In addition to these conferences on future legislation, Senator King also is remaining in Washington to map out the inquiry into milk and other dairy product prices ordered by the Senate recently. In this connection, he said today he has arranged to have two ac- countants assist the subcommittee in gathering and compiling statistics. Ex-Gov. Bilbo May Be Just Plain iNews Clipper at Must Confer With Boss | Before Discussing New Position. | | Hidden away in an obscure office cn | the third floor of the Department of Agriculture administration building, Theodore Bilbo, former Governor of Mississippi, was cn the job this morn- ing—the brand-new $6.000-a-year job with the Agricultural Adjustment Ad- ministration, the duties of which he is not at liberty to discuss until he holds further conferences with his boss, | George N. Peck. An official news release from the ad- | justment administration yesterday de- scribed his duties as those of “as- sembling current information,” which has been interpreted as clipping news- paper and magazine articles relating to the department’s policies. This ernment is performed by a minor clerk. But Mr. Bilbo smiled cryptically this morning when asked if this description was adequate. Studied Phrenology. In any event, he said, he wants to establish good contacts with the press. He used to be a newspaper man himself, Mr. Bilbo said—"a real newspaper man. | He went on to explain that his contact with journalism was as a ‘“news butcher” on trains running between St. Louis, Nashville and Atlanta during is 8| Job which in most branches of the gov- | $6,000 Per Year | i THEODORE BILBO. | politics.” But, he insisted, politics al- ways has been a_secondary interest. His real vocation is that of a farmer. | Farmer Not a Planter. Combined with his knowledge of | newspaper ways is a real intimacy,| gained from first-hand experience, with | the problems of the horny-handed | raiser of cotton. “Understand,” he insisted, “that I'm| | a farmer and not a planter, if you know the difference. STYLE SHOW PRESENTED BEFORE D. C. ROTARY CLUB A style show was presented before the Washington Rotary Club yesterday at its regular weekly luncheon at the Willard Hotel, with women addressing the gathering. Joseph D. Sullivan presided, after President Arthur C. Christie turned ! the gavel over to him. Mrs. Christie was awarded a present by the club and Mrs. J. Harry Cunningham, Mrs. Roland Whitehurst and Mrs. Chester D. Swope spoke. Mrs. Henry Christianl of F. R. Jelleff, Inc., directed the style show, featuring the latest in women's frocks. Exhibiting the creations were the Misses Helene Fortescue, Jame Tewks- bury, Helen Tewksbury, Josephine Parks, Peggy Clarke and Mrs. Katherine Marriott. The club’s golf tournament for the Brawner Cup is being held today at the Columbia Country Club. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Dinner, H Street Christian (:hul"::l‘l.l Sixth and H streets southwest, 6 p.m. | Commission 8 pm. Supper and card party, Willam H. Hall Lodge, No. 8, Order of Shepherds of Bethlehem, Masonic Hall, Twelfth and Monroe streets northeast, 6 pm. | Meeting, Board of Education, Frank- lin Administration Building, 3:30 p.m. Esperanto Class, Mount Pleasant Public Library, Sixteenth and Lamont streets, 7:30 p.m. Essay awards, Irish History Study Club, Ladies' Auxiliary, Ancient Order Club, 0. C. LEGISLATION A subcommittee of the| | Senate District Committee was named | during the last session to handle this | ce with |° PAGE B—1 Takes Oath NEW ASSISTANT TO ROPER SUMES DUTIES. S EWING Y. MITCHELL, Sworn in as new Assistant Secretary of Commerce in charge of the new group of service bureaus, including Aeronau- tics, Shipping Board, Lighthouses, Coast and Geodetic Survey and Navigation and Steamboat Inspection. | —Star Staff Photo. PARADE LAUNCHES V.F. W, CONVENTION {March Ends at Stuart Junior High, Where Session Opens Tonight. A colorful parade three miles long last night inaugurated the fourteenth annual encampment of the District Depart- ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars. The procession, which included drum and bugle corps, bands, marching units, military groups and floats, started at Fifth street and Florida avenue north- east, marched through most of the northeast section, and disbanded in | front of Stuart Junior High School, | Fourth and E streets, where the open- ing session of the convention was held. Business Session Tonight. The first business meeting of the en- campment is scheduled for tonight at the Stuart School, and new department officers will be elected tomorrow night. Speakers who last night welcomed the convention included Department Com- mander Oscar W. Hollingsworth, Dr. Robert W, McCullough, president of the Northeast Business Men's Association, which joined the veterans’ group in sponsoring the parade; James E. Van Zandt, senior national vice commander in chief, V. P. W.; Isaac Gans, chair- man’of of the District Parole Board; John Shepherd, department commander, . T, ], department and Capt. Richard H. Mansfield, com- manding ninth precinct police. Prizes Are Awarded. Arrangements for last night’s rrlde were made by committees headed by Police Sergt. J. E. Fondahl for the V. F. W, and John Beane for the Northeast group. Judges of the proces- sion included Maj. Charles Demonet, U. S A; C;Dt. Mansfield, Isaac Gans Prize logom: est drum and bugle co -Pirst, Vietory Post, American szlox?—leeondy Costello Post, American Legion. Best non-military band—First, Wash- ington Gas Light Co. Band; second, Fire | Department Band; third, Boys' Inde- pendent Band. Largest number in line of march— Tr!e:sury" Poszu vE W rgest veterans’ auxiliary—] i Aquilsltnfy, V.F. W. SR appearing in march—A led non-veter: X DAL an unit—Job’s Best_decorated float—Pirst, Flor Es- telle Beauty Shop; second, Furniture. Store. ol BRIDGE STOP REQUIRED Because of the present condition of the old P Street Bridge over Rock Creek, the Public Utilities Commission today denied a request by the Washington Railway & Electric Co. to run its cars over the structure withor on the near side, as now required. H The District Commissioners hope to be able to replace the bridge under a grant from the national public works appropriation. Marriage Licenses. H._Beheler. 50, 3534 101 2 b ;\l“l' Parker, 23, 1424 N st.; 'RY“GVS.'HO:II;g _A. Robert Ho Church rd., an 7th st. H ffman, 22. 3606 Rock Creek d Esther st 20, 1117 20, 1937 Ist st ne. 22,1436 Meridian 2634 12th st 3822 25th . gl Mass., . B Massachu- Both ‘of Baltimore; Hev. 3. T.CLoeh "™ Norman Harrison, %8, and Ruth Knight, 21__both of Baltimore: Rev. L. 1. McDougle. and Rtk BATSrd. 55, Pertyriie M By 25, Perryville, Md.: Rev. Gegree ¥ Budler: 1 * i Ber _°T. 'Shockey. 42. Casa W. O, Scott. 34, Uppervilie, J."0'Connor’ eoledell smith, 20. 230 H st sw, ne B. Russell, 19, ton, Va.: Irene B arrenton, Va ullock. John P._Smith, 34, 215 phine “Wills, 36,1547 4t of. Whitley. Frank M. Gocal. 21, 1320 New shire ave, ‘and Helen 'E. v. L. nova, Va. and Va.:'Rev.’ John and Rev. and Jose- . Mercer Hamp- . 21, 264 Abbev pl. nee. . Wilson, Va Park rd., an| urner, 33, and Irene L. Glass. -'l!I‘Y.“ both of Lynchburg. Va.: Rev. JoSn"t; J. O'Leary. 33, Ve B SicAY ‘oSmmers. 23, both of Blac Jai E!DOI‘CC Humphries, 9, d Nellie . 29, ane ellie Day. 58, Both "of Richmond: Judge K. and Rev Dr. John Cumberland, . nd Fu Lynch- William ik and Alice H e W. 18, kstone, Va.: Rev. E E C. Coulter, 21. and Esther A. Ma- Cboth of ' Baitimore: Rev. A" F ut making stops | BUREAU OF BUDEET RELEASES' FUNDS 10 DEVELOP PARKS |$158,000 Allotted Planning Commission for Land Purchases. AMOUNT PART OF SUM TIED UP BY ECONOMIES Prior Obligations Explained by Col. Grant Brings Relcase of Money. The Bureau of the Budget, it was learned today, has released for expendi- | ture §158,000 to the National Capital | Park and Planning Commission for | land purchases in the District and for | development of the nearby Maryland | valleys as park areas. | This $158,000 is part of the $840,- 000 ocriginally tied up by the Budget | Bureau as an economy measure, plac- ing upon the commission’s shoulders the burden of justifying further land purchases. Prior Obligations Found. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, vice chairman and executive officer of the | commission, explained that the Budget Bureau, upon investigation, found that prior obligations, covering this sum, | entitled it to be released. Accordingly | part of the money is being transferred | to the Maryland National Capital Park {and Planning Commission for the de- velopment of unit No. 3 in Sligo Val- ley, under which a parkway will be developed from the Colesville pike to Forest Glen road. The first unit in Cabin John Valley, to create a park- way there, is also made possible by the releasing of these funds. Federal officials today declined to say what proportion of this money would ! go for the development of Sligo Unit No. 3 and what for Cabin John Unit No. 1. They explained that the lnnounb.":;mfmdo( spech m‘; sums might em] land purchasing aut! | Rearstana: b g authorities | . Further development of the Sligo | valley program will carry northward | the pretentious park program in that | valley. The unemployment situation | will be assisted, officials said, by the release of this money for improvement { of Cabin John Valley, as unemployed | are utilized by Montgomery County, Md., | authorities. The gorge, upstream from the bridge that crosses Cabin John, is considered one of the most beautiful in the country and officials of the National Capital Park and Pl Commission are anxious to preserve it, as a feature of scenic beauty in the environs of Washington. Advances Entire Amount. , under the Caj -Cram- ‘purchasing ot ton park the cost by there, wil eral iment donating one-third of the cost. Under the legislation, how- ever, the Federal Government advances the entire amount, two-thirds being a | loan to Maryland, while one-third i repx;eseng the nlucmnll va!rnment'; contribution, as part of the program of beautification of the area surround- ing the National Capital. ton act, 1 the Rock Creek, 0 and Cabin John Valleys. The Bu Bureau's legal officer, upon studying these, considered that there were legal obligations in- curred in the appropriation made three years ago. Subsequently, the release of $158,000 at this time was decided upon. DISCOUNT ORDERED CONTINUED ON GAS Utilities Commission Extends Time to September 30 to Com- plete Hearings. ‘The 8, per cent discount on charges for gas service here should be continued to September 30 to allow time for com- pletion of hearings on valuation of the gas companies, the Public Utilities Com- mission has inforfmed company officials. The temporary cut in gas rates was ordered by the commission last August after valuation proceedings were started, and was continued to June 30 when the period covered by the first order for the temporary reduction expired last Jan- uary. Hearings on the value of the Washington and Georgetown Gas Ccs. will be resumed July 10. The commission on June 16 wrote the companies proposing continuation of the discount through September, but up to noon today had received no reply from the gas companies. The Utilities Commission today or- dered a reduction, effective July 1, in the cost of laying gas connections from street mains to houses, which has been | made possible by reductions in the cost of paving materials. The reduction in jcost of such connections will average more than 10 per cent, it was esti- mated. The cost will vary according to the type of paving. The change in such cost will range from a slight in- crease in one class of paving to as much as a 40 per cent reduction in 60 PARK WORKERS FACING DISMISSAL and | Public Works Funds Might Save Positions of Per Diem Employes. About 60 per diem workers in the park division of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks face dis- missal under the economy act, the end of this month. Officials said, however, that if funds for public work here, a vanced under the public recovery act, were forthcoming immediately, it would : possible to save the jobs of these en. D. C. SUED FOR $20,000 | Two Men and Woman Are Held | available to sustain life during a drop | o e e his_college days. | "“A farmer is a man who farms the ursenos. 31, ana| _The per diem workers have been en- on Complaint of Girl, 17. Two men and a woman, charged with violation of the Mann act on complaint of Pearl Stanley, 17, were held for the grand jury under bonds totaling $8,000 after a hearing before United States Commissioner Needham | C. Turnage today The girl charged Lawrence Robert- son, Louis Litchford and Sadie Moyer, all of Lynchburg, Va., brought her here to lead an immoral life. Seeking to escape, she called police last week, and detectives and Justice Department agents, after investigating the case, ar- Tested the 3 The gondola will weigh about 400 pounds, exc'usive of its human freight— about 25 p-r cent less than the weight of Piccard's previcus cabin. There will b little reom for its two occupants to do much moving around, as it will be cquipped with numerous shelves loaded with scientific instruments and other cquipment. Radio sending and receiving appara- tus is being installed so that Settle not only can give & running account of the flight, but can ask for and receive a vice of the Navy experts or others in James Stuart and Wife Claim Damages in Fall. Two suits asking for a total of $20,- 000 damages were filed against the District government in District Supreme Court today by James Stuart and his wife, Mrs. Marjosie Stuart, 1300 block of Randolph street. Mrs. Stuart says she was seriously injured when she fell over an obstruction in the sidewalk in front of her home. Through Attorney Paul B. Elcan she asks $15,000 damages and the husband | He has made something of a spe-| soil. A planter is a man who farms cialty, he explained, “of psychology the farmer. He's the fellow who owns | and phrenology.” He used to study the | land and lets it out to tenants.” | heacs of the constantly changitg pas-| Mr. Bilbo hes already started as- sengers for whom he “butched” and | sembling current information. On his not only grined a knowledge of human | desk lay a clipping from a morning nature by this means which has stood | newspaper which intimated that he him in good stead all his life, but was | himself was a most extraordinarily ex- able to earn $250 a month at the time. | pencive clipper. | Thus, Mr. Bilbo gained some of the | There were also the two other news- experience in journalism which may | papers in the office from which Mr. | stand him in good stead on his new | Bilbo could clip, if he so desired. |job it any part of it happens to be| On his stenographers desk was a “assembling cutrent information.” pile of letters awaiting his signature. From news butcher and phrenologist, | Mr. Bilbo was away from his office the event anything goes wrong with the | $5,000 for medical expenses and loss of | Mr. Bilbo explained, he became a|engaged in conferences most of the balloon or its equipment. her services lawyer and afterwards “slid back into|morning. of Hibernians, Thomas Circle cluh.»uY 21 1 s 1326 Massachusetts avenue, 8 p.m. Moonlight excursion, Sanitary Gro- | cery Co., City of Washington, this eve- ning. Dinner, Anti-Cigarette Alliance, Sani- ' gqf tarium Cafeteria, Takoma Park, Md., 5:30 pm. By alomeris, 18, 107 Thomas 6103 4th st. and Howard, & Sheridan st.: 2650 Wisconsin apman, 30, 1112 12th -Douzle kma) n. 25. 1247 L st. Gowen, 29, 1411 Harvard st A._P. Poore. Pranklin Kral, 20. and Mary E. Motherwe Rev. H. W. Burga; and ! Rev. | Kilbourne pl. 4508 13th st r. 24, 3615 14th L1717 G st Jr. 28, 27, East Palls — 11,524 TOMORROW. T Luncheon, Phi Delta Phi Fraternity, University Club, 1 pm. gaged upon seasonal work in the parks, which has included some construction Jobs. Because of the restriction of funds for the Office of Public Buildings and | Public Parks in the appropriation acts for the fiscal year starting July 1, there ;rill not be sufficient money to pay t! orce. Due to the fact that general public works funds, apart from those to be utilized in constructing naval vessels, are not likely to be advanced until President Roosevelt returns from hi; va- cation so that he can in- d_Rosalie H. Tomz. 21, Wil- C. - E W Halleck, lliam . Alvord, 26, Bolling Field, and McClary.’ 24, Brentwood, M L. Bowers. Luncheon, Congressional Country Club Committee, University Club, 12:30 pm. . ally spect the list of public works to be launched, the 60 k workers will be out of work by L