Evening Star Newspaper, August 18, 1933, Page 15

@he WASHINGTON, N.R. A, CANVASSING COMMITTEE T0 BE COMPLETED TODAY Naming of 14 Captains Last Step in Organization of Women’s Group. WILL ENLIST CONSUMERS | IN BLUE EAGLE DRIVE| Office Branch Announces 7,720 District Employers Have Signed Code. Post i Although many of them have been working since Monday night, the wom- | en’s house-to-house canvassing or- ganization of the President’s Emergency | Re-employment Campaign Committee for the District of Columbia is being “officially” set up this afternoon. Sixteen captains were appointed for operations in specific campaign districts of the Capital, and before the or- ganization is complete late today 14| more captains will be named and as-| signed to districts. Each of the 30| captains will name 10 Jieutenants, and | each lieutenant, in tarn, will select as many workers as she needs for her particular_territory. H While the women were getting their | official group completed under the com- | mand of Miss Etta Taggart. as lieuten- | ant general: James G. Yaden as colonel, | and Mrs, Charles Bair as major. the men’s organization is continuing its drive to get every employer in the Dis- | trict to .sign N. R. A. agreements. | Thomas P Littlepage. general of the N. R. A. campaign forces here, at noon today addressed queries to the State N. R. A bodies of Maryland and Vir- ginia to ascertain their plans with re- spect to their respective State’s terri- tory that constitutes the metropolitan area of the Capital. If the State bodies have concrete plans for these sections and expect to push the campaign there, the District of Columbia organ-| ization would maintain a hands-off policy. If, on the other hand, the State bodies desire the Washington organiza- | tion to handle the communities within the trade area of Washington, the D. C. N. R. A. committee would undertake | to extend its territory into the two States. i Vigorous Efforts Urged. In an address to the hotel canvassing group of women under Mrs. Harry K. Daugherty at local N. R. A headquar-i ters in The Star Building this morning. Mr. Littlepage urged the women to exert every effort to enlist consumers in the interest of the whole campaign. | We men can go out and get business | es to sign up as members of the Mr. Littlepage said, “but if imers throughout the District get toget for the support of | i don't the men who fly the Blue Eagle, the | whole campaign would be a failure. It is the consumer, and the consumer v. who can guarantce the success of drive!” Shortly before noon today the Ben- | jamin Franklin Post Office branch. Which is distributing the Blue Eagle. announced that up to that time 7.720 District employers had signed the code. | The women's organization was to have begun its work in the field August 29, but in their enthusiasm, hundreds be- | gan their door-to-door work of signing up housewives as consumers as soon as they were asked if they would be willing | to work in the campaign. Consequently, | it was explained just before this after noon’s organization meeting convened. 1o plan had yet been set up by which! Teports of the work accomplished could | be made to headquarters. This is being completed this afternoon. Captains Appointed. The first captains to be appointed at| the opening of the organization meet-! ing this afternoon and their respective | territories included Mrs. Horace J. Phelps, Petworth; Mrs. Thomas Faris, Park View; Mrs. James Bell, Shepherd Park and Rock Creek Park Estates; Mrs. F. C Hilder, -Saul's Addition; Mrs. Fred J Mitchell, Chevy Chase: Mrs. Fred J. Brunner, Brookland: Mrs. J. E. Reid, Harvard Terrace; Mrs. Earl Reed, Mari- etta Park; Mrs. McCollum, American University Park; Mrs. Lincoln Roberts, Anacostia; Mrs. Sheriff, Benning. Mrs. Rands, Burleith: Mrs. Clara Wright Smith, Cathedral Heights; Mrs. H. J.! Setimer, Potomac Heights: Miss Edith | Grosvenor, Midcity, and Mrs. M. H.| ‘Worrell, Columbia Heights. Preparation for the National Recovery | day parade received added impetus late yesterday when representatives of vir-! tually every patriotic society in the| District met with Gen. Amos A. Fries, | i es, chairman of the Parade Committee, and assured him of support of their organizations. Each society, it was promised. will have marching contin- | gents in the parade i To promote participation of patriotic | groups, Frank B. Steele of the Sons of | the American Revolution was made chairman of a_subcommittee for these | societies. Mr. Steele immediately called | a special general meeting for members | of all patriotic societies for noon next ! Tuesday at the parade headquarters, room 336. Shoreham Building 50 Floats Expected. Present indications are that the pa- rade will include over 50 floats of all| colors and descriptions, and each day witnesses new applications for places in ! the procession. In order to promote the plans for tre illumination of the Capital water front from the Army War Coliege to Georgetown, Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. chairman of thg subcommittee for this' phase of the celebration, late vester- day appointed four vice chairmen. They are .Gen. William A. Horton, Mrs. | R M. Evans. Mrs. Arthur MacArthur and Dr. L. J. Sexton. Owners of water | front property, boat owners and water | front businesses have pledged their | co-operation for the lighting program.| COSMOPOLITAN CLUB’S PROGRAM IS DESCRIBE 0 R. W. McChesney Discusses Work i of Organization in Community Forum Hour on Air. ‘What the Cosmopolitan Club is doing for the civic benefit of Washington was described last night by Robert W. Mc- Chesney, president of the Cosmopolitan Club, in a talk on the Community Forum hour sponsored by the Commu- nity Chest and Station WMAL. Mr. McChesney told how the Cos- mopolitan Club awards a distinguished service medal each year to the citizen of Washington who has performed the most outstanding civic service; how the club distributes 100 baskets to the needy at Christmas time, and takes an interest in the affairs of the Northeast Boys' Club. He also described the pri- vate charity fund maintained by the Cosmopolitan Club. |in the territo of the National Recovery R. A. organization. Mrs. Faris is one o starting gun” of the drive by getting t before the actual start of the campaigu. CHOCE OF ARNORY STE IS ELLESTED Stephan Acts to Increase Chances for Allotment of Public Works Funds. In an effort to increase the chances of an allotment of Federal public works money for the construction of a Na- tional Guard armory here, Maj. Gen Anton Stephan, commanding general of the guard, today wired three govern- | mental agencies esking them to pick a site for the armory. It is understood that the Public Works Administration, desiring to put the Federal public works funds to work quickly, is giving preferred attention to projects which can be built immediately on a site already available In order to meet this requirement. Gen. Stephan. now encamped with the District National Guard at_Cascade. Md.. sent telegrams to the Fine Arts Commission, the National Capital Park | and Planning Commission and the di- rector of Public Parks, Buildings and Reservations, asking them to pick a site He suggested two general areas, one between Calvert street and Pennsylvania avenue, or. alterna- tively, in the area eouth and west of the intersection of Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania avenue. Meanwhile a petition, signed by be- tween 300 and 400 persons in the Pet- worth section, was filed with Assist- ant Engineer Commissioner Paul A, Hodgson today, asking that he urge the Public Works Administration to al- lot funds for three projects near Pet- worth. The projects are construction of seven additional class rooms at the Roosevelt High School, $100.000; build- ing the Petworth branch library, $150.- 000, and repairs and improvements to school buildings and grounds, $75,000. All -of these items are on the list of public works submitted by the Com- | missioners to the Public Works Admin- istration two days ago. CHAMPAGNE CLUB RAID LEADS TO THREE ARRESTS Elaborate Paintings and Carica- tures of Public Men Found in Thirteenth Street Place. Three men were arrested, a quantity of iiquor seized and members of the police liquor squad were treated to a sight of elaborate paintings and cari- catures of men in public life when the squad last night raided the Champagne Club in the 800 block of Thirteenth | street The men, according to police, were tending bar, the liquor, they said, was being served, and the pictures adorned | the walls of the club. Eight patrons were allowed to leave without giving their names. Those arrested identified themselves as Wiliam Ward. 45, 1300 block Eleventh street; John McDaniel Reed, 48, 700 block Twelfth street, and Larry Stevens, 31. 700 block Seventeenth street. They were booked on charges of sale, possession and maintaining a nuisance. The warrant for the raid was issued after police are said to have got evidence of sales. A raid several weeks ago failed. One of the steel-bound doors Was held as evidence. The three men pleaded not guilty and demanded a jury trial when ar- raiged before Police Court Judge Ralph Given this morning. Trial was set for August 29. Ward and Reed were held under $1.000 bond, while Stevens’ bail was fixed at $500. ROBBERIES PROBED consumer pledge cards for Mrs f the hundreds of women who “beat the o work enlisting Washington housewives Star Stafl Photo. | | Branch Manager ! o Mrs J. P. Burroughs of 3212 Park place is snown here as she signed one | mn Administration’s Thomas Faris. a captain in the District of Columbia women’s unit of the N.| | can be | remove the enrolled workers to camps | heavy clothing and extra | other equipment | stood, however. President that ERNEST GERSTENBERG. GERSTENBERG GETS BANK MERGER POST Named Manager of Proposed‘ | Hamilton Branch at 20th Street and Avenue. Ernest Gerstenberg of the Federal- | American National Bank and Trust Co. | | has been appointed as manager of the proposed Hamilton National Bank branch at Twentith street and Pennsyl- | vania avenue. This appointment, announced by Ed- | win C. Graham, president of the pro- | posed Hamilton merger. is the fourth branch manager selection. Announce- {ment of previous managers had been | {made for the Northeast branch. the | Brookland branch and the Dupont Cir- cle brancn of the Hamilton statement concerning Mr. “erstenberg, Mr. Graham said As one of the younger bank execu- tives of this city Mr. Gerstenberg has risen to a position of justifiable promi- nence in banking circles. He entered | the banking business as a stenographer | with the Commercial National Bank. | going to the Exchange Bank of Washington in 1919, where he began | work as a clerk. In 1921 Mr. Gersten- | berg was made assistant cashier in this institution, | “Three years later, at the time of the Merchants Bank & Trust Co. merger, | Mr. Gerstenberg became assistant treas- | urer in the Merchants Trust, where his | unusual knowledge of tanking and finance won for him the position of vice president in 1927. He held this position | until the Federal-American National ! Bank & Trust Co. consolidation of 1930. “As a result of this merger Mr. Gers- | tenberg became vice president of the Federal-American in_charge of the Twentieth street and Pennsylvania ave- nue branch, where he has remained. “‘Although vitally interested in civic movements and community develop- ments, Mr. Gerstenberg has kept his professional interests strictly confined to banking and finance. During his long career of service at Twentieth street and Pennsylvania avenue he has build up a host of friends and acquaint- ances who will be glad to learn of his recent appointment with the new Ham- iiton Bank g = 7 \PREDICTS AIR SPEEDS | OF 700 MILES PER HOUR' Airplanes traveling at high aititudes | |and attaining speed of 620 to 700 miles | | an hour were seen as possible develop- | ments of the next 10 years in aviation by Maj. J. Carroll Cone, assistant di- | time. or skilled in any trade or class of work | are being encouraged to rem: ‘ followed by cremation. The ashes will Mrs. Bertha G. McCue and George . ker Lose Money. | rector for air development, Department Boes i of Commerce. in a talk before the Ki- A well dressed young white man Iast wanis Club yesterday. night knocked down and robbed MTs. | Maj. Cone toia ihe Kiwanians, at Bertha G. McCue, 2000 block of Colum- | thejr regular luncheon meeting in the bia road, of her pocketbook, containing | nayfiower Hotel, that few people 10 $3, and escaped in an automobile, she | years ago would have believed the high reported to police today. ‘ni:‘plane speed of today possible and Police also were investigating the re- | predicted that the coming decade will ported loss of $40 in bills and a driver's|see a similar increase. permit of George E. Tucker, Gordon| The speaker also told how the diffi- Hotel. He told police a pocketbook con- | culty of flying and landing in fog is be- taining the money and permit was taken | ing overcome through the perfection of from a desk in the Potomac Electric |radio equipment. Power Co. Building. . . Dewey Zirkin presided at the meeting. D O | TRANSFER OF 1.0 (.. WORKERST0 SHOALS PROPLSE Plan Discussed With Presi- dent Would Keep Force Busy During Winter. EXTRA FUNDS NEEDED ARE HELD JUSTIFIED; Skilled Men Will Be Urged to Seek Outside Jobs, but Will Stay. Others Approximately 1,000 men now in re- forestation camps will be transferred to work under the Tennessee Valley Au- thority during the coming Winter, it ' appeared today after President Roose- velt had conferred with Dr. Arthur Morgan, administrator of the authority In an effort to adjust his recovery program to conditions during cold | weather, the President has turned his attention partici v to the reforesta- tion camps, the Tennessee Authority | and Federal relief for the needy | Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION FRIDAY, AUGUST ny Stae 18, 1933. Society and General FHF PAGE B—1 Johnston Entry Wins at Berryville SPEEDY TAKES BLUE RIBBON IN LIGHTWEIGHT H 'UNTERS’ CLASS. Special Dispatch to The Star. ERRYVILLE, Va. August 18— He is eager to have a tentative Win- | Performing under ideal weather ter program well advanced before he conditions, Red Tape, prize a ington tomorrow night for | brown gelding from Clifton ot 1t to his Hyde Park, N. Y. | Stables, Berryville, Va.. won the home, it was said today. at the WRite ladies’ hunter class at the first day's House. | showing of the Berryville horse show O Prominent among the day’s winners 500 Survey Highways. were the stables of Mrs. John Hay Dr. Morgan told the President 500 | Whitney of Upperville, Va. Her Loro men already are at work making sur- veys for highways, spur railroad line and land purcl He said the work, would be carried cn throughout the Win- ter, and that he expected to have 1.000 at work in addition to an equ: number from the reforestration camp: Increased employment is the keynote of the President’s plans. He conferred this morning with railway labor union | ecutives regarding betterment of the il employment situation. One of the was first in the 3-year-olds suitable to become hunters and then came back later during the day to win the 4-year- old hunter class. Her Saltnello was first in the handicap class, competing against Kinprillis of the Whitney while ladies was third in this event, the Two Leggins was third hunter event Kippema, owned by T. ville, Montpelier St. ond in the handicap j in major problems discussed was the re- | chestnut gelding own Fwart employment of discharged rail workers.| johnston of Boyce, Va. won first in the Charges have been made that some rai roads hav in this rega not been co-operating fully rd. lightweight second in th The roadha ters class, and placed * hunters was captured by The President also conferred this' Easter Morning owned b o morning with Senator Connally, Who | Damerviie Va', Prise cumoa o % urged an increase in allocation of the | Rovman. Middlebure. Vo ang Sk public works fund for military con-|gocks. of Mrs. Allen Potts' tes struction. Regarding the civilian conservation camps. President Roosevelt feels confi dent this particular agency of recovery | made to function satisfactorily throughout the coming Winter, and | plans toward this end are being worked out. The Presiednt re continuous work will not be possible in camps lo- | cated in “heavy snow” areas. The plan is to abandon camps in such areas and in more temperate climate, in_addition to the transfer of some to the Tennessee authority. More Money Needed. To do this an extra outlay of money will be required to equip the men with blankets and A survey is under- to have satisfied the the extra expense will be warranted. Meantime, certain classes of these enrolled, men, par- ticularly those with trades. are being encouraged to obtain employment in their home towns, while, at the same others not especially qualified n in the | camps so as to not throw any con-| siderable number of unskilled men on Gordonsville, finished second and third respectively, in this class. Summaries. Summaries of first prizes follow: Heavy drafts, best foal of 1933, Har- vey Fields, Round Hill, Va Heavy drafts, pest yearling, Arthur Lee. Berryville, Va. Heavy drafts, best 3-year-old, C. E Norman, Purcellville, Va n, Heavy drafts, best 2-year-old, Grace; L. Stull & Bro. Summit Point, W. Va Thoroughbreds, suitable to become hunters, foal of 1933, Cockerill Bros. Purcellville, Va Thoroughbreds. suitable to become hunters 1d. Capt. Cann; Ernest Woolf, Upperville, Va. Thor iitable to become hunters. 2 years old. Duncliff; Dr. L. M. Allen, Winchester, Va. Thoroughbreds, suitable to become hunters, 3 years old, Loro; Mrs. J. H §, Upperville, Va class, ponies to be ridden by children under 15 vears of age, Bronnie Shirley Payne, Purcellville, Va Hunters. 3 old and under 4 vears old to jump 3': feet, 4-year-olds to jump 4 feet. Loro; Mrs. J. H. Whit- ney. Upperville, Va the already crowded ranks of un- | Handicap jump. Saltnello; Mrs. J. H employed. | Whitney, Upperville, Va It is understood that the President's!| Thoroughbred stallions, Dress Pa- desire to carry on the “new deal rade; Mrs. T. H. Sommerville, Mont- throughout the Winter months will be | the chief topic of discussion at the meeting this afternoon of the cabinet and the executive council. Will Leave Tomorrow. This afternoon’s meeting with these field marshals of the administration and the National Recovery Administra- ti-n will be th> last before the Presi- dent’s departure for Hyde Park The President will leave Washington tomorrow night on a special train which will put him in Hyde Park before 9 am.| Sunday. He plans to stay at his home on the Hudson until August 31. when! he will start back to Washington. He; will make the return journey abcard the | palatial yacht Nourmahal. belonging to his close friend and neighbor, Vincent | Astor. He plans to devote four days to | the sea journey home, which will put| him back at the White House on the evening of Labor day. RETIRED U. S. WORKER, RICHARD BRAUNER, DIES Native of Germany Had Been in War Department Service for | 42 Years. Richard Brauner, clerk in the old records division of the adjutant gen- eral's office for 42 years, died Tuesday at his home, 3165 Adams street north- | east. He had retired in 1932 Born in Germany, he came to this country at 18. and settled in Texas un- til 1890 when he moved here. He be- longed to the Concord Club, of which he was president for a number of years, the Texas Club and the German- American Society, Schlarrafia. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Caroline Brauner; three daughters, Mrs. Elsie Clarridge, Mrs. Gertrude Mullen and Miss Inga Brauner: two sons, Ralph and Walter, and six grandchil- dren, all of this city; three brothers in ‘Texas, and 2 sister in Germany. Funeral services were held last night st _the chapel of Thomas S. Sergeon, be interred tomorrow morning at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. B = CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Lawn party, Pride of Washington Council, No. 26, Daughters of America, | Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast, 8 p.m. First anniversary celebration. Wil- liam H. Hall Lodge, No. 8, Order of Shepherds of Bethlehem, Masonic Temple, Twelfth and Monroe streets northeast, 8 p.m. Benefit card party, 602 Kennedy street, 8:30 p.m. Meeting. Federal Bridge Club, 1515 Sixteenth street, 8 p.m. Young Democrats Organize. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., August 18 (Special) —Reorganization of the Young Democratic Club of Stafford County has been effected. Officers named were: Dan M Chichester, former member of the House of Delegates, president; Miss Betty Conway. Webb Midyette, Mizs Margaret McWhirt and Walter Briggs, vice presidents, and Wilbur L. Allen, secretary and | room the red and black silk award. The pelier Station, Va Lightweight Hunters. Lightweight hunters. Speedy; Capt Ve | Ewart Johnston, Boyce Roadhacks, Easter Morning: Peach Bros.. Upperville, Va Ladies’ hunters, Red Tape: Dr. L M. Allen, Winchester, Va Pair of hunters, Ernest Woolf, Upper- ville, Va. Pony jump. King Edward and Al- fred Jones. Summitpoint, W. Va Pony race, Cracker Jack: Arthur | Middleton. Second race, five furlongs, Argail; Mrs. Pearl Dillon Third race, five furlongs, Main Mint; H. M. Luttrell Fourth race, mile flat, No Hope; H. W. Herring and son. Fifth race, six furlongs, Sly B; Frank Books. Sixth race, steeplechase, Cautious | Lena; Harry L. Smith. WEST VIRGINIA AWARDED BATTLE EFFICIENCY FLAG Secretary | Swanson Announces Award for Gunnery, Engineer | ing and Communication. The battle efficiency pennant, given to | premier warships. goes to the U. 8. S. West Virginia, flagship of the battle- ships of the Battle Force, Secretary of the Navy Swanson announced yester-| day. Bronze trophies, emblematic of | excellence in gunnery, engineering and ccmmuinication competitions, will be in | the West Virginia's keeping until next | June. This year, as well as three times | previously, the battlehhip has won pre- ferred place. r The winning of the battle efficiency | pennant is known in sailors’ jargon as getting the “meat ball,” and the West Virginia will now display in her ward craft will have a white “E” on her con- ning tower, denoting excellence in gun- nery; a white “E” on her smokestack for excellence in steaming and will dis- play the communication trophy. Capt. Walter S. Anderson is the com- manding officer of the West Virginia. Her gunnery officer is Lieut. Comdr. A. W. Ashbrook; engieer officer, Lieut. Comdr. T. De Witt Carr, who was naval aide to Ernest Lee Jahncke when he was Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and communication officer, Lieut. Comdr. P. P. Welch. HELD IN BABY’S DEATH Mother Insists Strangling of Child | Was Accidental. SAN FRANCISCO, August 18 (®).— Mrs. Mary Sears, 34, of Franklin. N. H., was held here yesterday by Inspector George Engler of the police homicide squad, who charged that her newly born baby had been found strangled in her hotel room. Inspector Engler said Mrs. Sears in- sisted the baby’s death was accidental. She had been at the hotel since July 7. A return bus ticket to Boston was found in her purse, w3 Miss Marie Capt. the saddle. is shown in the abov class for ligh day stand pesterday. tney of Upperville, Grey Knight one Ewart Johnston's chestnut gelding Spee photograph winning the blue ribbon in the tweight hunters at the Berryville Horse Show. which opened a two- 'h won ribbons with Blakeley Lodge in of the numerous entires of Mrs. J. H. pictured below taking second place in cne of the hunters’ classes —Star Staff Photos. MISS FITZPATRICK. NURSE IS KILLED AS CAR HITS TREE. MARIE | Miss Marie Fitzpatrick, 23, Is Victim of Crash at Silver I Hill | By a'Staff Correspondent of The Star SILVER HILL, Md. August 18.— Fitzpatrick, 23-year-old student nurse of St. Ellizabeth’s Hos- pital. was killed last night when an automobile in which she was riding left the Southern Maryland pike on a curve at Silver Hill and was demolished after striking a tree, a telegraph pole and a guy pole. | Norman C. Love, 26, 3300 block of | Nichols avenue southeast, driver of the car, escaped with minor .(uts and bruises. He was being held at the Marl- boro Jail this morning pending an in- quest to be conducted by Justice of Peace George N. Cox after police com- plete their investigation of the crash Love told officers he was forced off | the road by an approaching car which | failed to stop. | Miss Fitzpatrick, whose home was in | | Altoona, Pa., was pronounced dead upon arrival at Casualty Hospital by Dr. Louis Jimal. | Love was brought to the hospital by | John E. Barry, 1400 block of Fairmont | street, Washington, a passing motor- ist. After his injuries were treated he was turned over to State Policeman J.| l'B:,e'll'ilonr and County Policeman Oscar al AUTO CRASH INJURIES FATAL TO COLORED MAN Driver of Car Arrested and Freed Pending Inquest to Be Held | at Morgue Tomorrow. Charles Clements, 57, colored, 200 | block of Massachusetts avenue, died in Emergency Hospital late yesterday from injuries received August 13 when struck by an automobile near his home. Hewes C. Palmer, 18, of the 1300 block of Holley street, who police say was driving the car which struck him, was arrested and released, pending an inquest at the Morgue tomorrow. ‘William H. Garner, 38, colored, 2600 block of I street, was in an unde- termined condition today in George- town Hospital from injuries received yesterday when he was caught between cross beams of a trailer being used fo move a steam-shovel on Wisconsin avenue, RETANL FOOD PRICE HERE GAINS § PCT. Lags Behind Rest of Nation, Which Has Average Boost of 8 1-3 Pct. The average corner grocery store in | Washington was selling foodstuffs at a 6 per cent higher price on July 15 than on June 15. the Labor Department's Bureau of Statistics said today. Retail out the ion, the increased 8'; per cent ibuted the increase to seasonal in However, the rapid rise in the wholesale price indices of food products was held by observers to have aided the retail price level to rise higher than the 1913 index line of }E(_;‘fl for the first time since October, Since this survey was taken in 51 cities in various sections of the coun- try, the wholesale price index for food products has declined from 66.1 to 64.9, indicating that there should be an im- mediate leveling off of retail prices here as well as throughout the Nation, Most Articles Advance. The bureau’s survey showed that with the exception of fresh meats practical- Iy all of the 42 articles embraced ad- vanced in price. The rise of 57 per cent in the average price of potatoes | was described as partly due to the Mid Summer replacement of old by new potatoes. Strictly fresh eggs and butter showed greater and earlier advances this vear than usual, the increases being 22 and 10 per cent respectively Flour advanced 18 per cent and bread 9 per cent, the department said, in part due to the processing tax on wheat Other increases were rolled oats and bananas, 5 per cent; lard. navy beans, onions and cabbage, 4 per cent: sliced bacon, corn meal, macaroni and rice, 3 per cent: sliced ham, canned red salmon, fresh milk, margarine, cheese, wheat cereal, pork and beans, sugar. prunes and oranges; 2 per cent: round steak, evaporated milk, vegetable lard substitute, corn flakes, canned corn, canned tomatoes, and tea, 1 per cent, fT and sirloin steak less than five-tenths of 1 per cent Decreases were shown in the average price of plate beef. 4 per cent; rib roast, pork chops, lamb and hens, 2 per cent; chuck roast, 1 per cent. Gain in All Cities. Canned peas, coffee and raisins showed no change. __All of the 51 cities covered reported increases in the average cost of food, including: Minneapolis and St. Paul, 14 per cent: Columbus and Manchester, 13; Cleveland, Detroit, Fall River, In- dianapolis and Rochester, 12: Mil- waukee, Peoria, Savannah and Spring- field, T, 11; Boston, Chicago, Port- land, Me.. and Scranton, 10; Buffalo, Cincinnati, Denver. Houston, Jackson- ville, Louisville, New Haven, New Orleans, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Provi- dence and St. Louis, 9: Bridgeport, Butte and Norfolk, 8; Baltimore, Charleston, S. C. Little Rock, Mem- phis, Mobile, Newark, Philadelphia and Richmond. 7: Dallas, Kansas City, New York, Portland, Oreg. and Washing- ton, 6: Atlanta, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, 5. and Birmingham, San | Prancisco and Seattle, 3 COLORED BOY DROWNED Rudolph Armstead, 10, colored, was drowned yesterday in Eastern Branch after he is believed to have slipped from a wall into the river while fishing at the power plant at Benning. The body was recovered several hours later by Policemen T. D. Bailey and C. R. Spring of the harbor precinct. The boy lived in the 4200 block of Dix street ing the first day's proceedings, is | tangible asse ! processing their SEAL T0 CONTEND NATIONAL DAIRIE | CONTROLS MARKET Milk Prober to Attempt to Show Domination of Local Field. HAS “STRANGLE-HOLD” ON BUSINESS, HE SAYS Huge Dividends and Salaries of Concern Are Brought Out by Senator King. When the Senate in milk business in W the first of the weel special inv or of the t Con that the 1 poration cont market. He will produce test that all of the smaller ferred to g lead of the T Senate Dis- del Dairies d 90 pe ket a or a strang ington market National Dairies Dividends. the sub- $30.000 a awn fi sidiary year. A. A Stic tion. Mr. Mc been reduced Yo § Of the total d on peferred common s National Dx products m worl in the State countries, mittee. 1925 its asse he Mr. When 000, which mul in 1932. Its good will was at $1 and now is listed an corporation madi 000,000 last vear i 000 charged to de other £9,000.000 Tepairs, he testified. Delivery Costs to Rise. Increased del National Recovery be approximately costs w Admi; $100.000 a year In reply t 2 by Mr. Seal he said that 2 es of- fected th the Chestnut Farms and C the National SUPPORT IS ASKED OF FIVE-CENT FARE People’s Counsel Keech Writes to Proponents Urging Aid of Experiment. People’s C vesterday wrot cent fare from t to the Bure: o to support the experiment which the Public Utilities Com: on has ordered into effect next Mo In letters to Wiley M. Fuller and Mrs. Marie O. Rossman at the Liberty Loan Annex of the Treasury Department, wWho had filed petitions on the subject, he said “The inauguration of this servic far reaching in effect. It is. of cou important to you and those whom you represented that it be continued. Equally, if not more important. is it to the general riding public that the experiment succeed d B. Keech ofa them “I entertain no doubt that if this undertaking should prove successful that the companies will be perfectly willing to experiment in other loca- tions. On the other hand. should it fail, then not only will you be deprived of this service at the rate of five cents. by the companies, and with some jus- tification. will be reluctant to make similar_experiments.” A schedule for the new service was submitted by the Washington Railway & Electric Co. yesterday. It provides for three extra runs of street cars be- tween 3:55 and 4:38 pm., and for six runs of busses between 11:53 am. a 12:43 pm GIRL, BITTEIV. BY INSECT, SWERVES INTO FOUNTAIN Betty Jane Runkles Slightly Hurt When Miss Helen J. Zanker's Car Hits Her. An insect caused the driver of an automobile in Potomac Park last eve- ning to swerve into a drinking foun- tain, resulting in a little girl who was taking a drink being slightly bruised on the arm. Officer E. E. Saar of the United States Park police, today filed a report on the incident, disclosing that Miss Helen J. Zanker, 20 years old, of Grant- wood, N. J., while driving a coupe near the picnic grounds in East Potomac Park, was stung or bitten by a bug This caused her machine to swerve into the drinking fountain, breaking off the spigot. Betty Jane Runkles of the 1000 block of C street northeast, was tak- ing a drink from the fountain and received a slight bruise on the left arm, “Officer Saar’ said "ORDERED TO PENSACOLA Lieut. William G. Michelet, who makes his home here at the Roosevelt Hotel, will be among the 37 naval officers assigned by the Navy Depart- ment to the new class for instruction in heavier-than-air craft convened at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. ‘The department made the list public today. Ensign Nelson M. Head of Bar- croft, Va., also will take the course. The other cfficers are from all over the Natlon, , g