Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1935, Page 20

A—20 CADETDRLLSSET FORINE IO TO Competitions Announced by Board Will Be Held in Griffith Stadium. Washington high school cadets will | clusive, it was decided yesterday by | the Board of Education. Cadets from the white schools will drill June 10. 11 and 12 and from the colored schools the next two days. | The dates are the latest for the annual | drills ever set by the board. the de- | lay being made necessary by changes in the schedule of the‘*Washington | base ball club. A number of zames | have been scheduled here early in| June because of the Shriners' con- clave. crowding out the cadets from | the usual dates early in the month, Teacher Named Examiner. Mrs. H. H. Bolton, a teacher in the | Park View School, yesterday was ap- pointed a member of the Board of Examiners for the city’s vhite schools. | She succeeds Mrs. C. J. Schacfler, | Who resigned because of cxtra duties | in connection with the character edu- cation experiment. The board voted to cancel the an- | nual “group B” examinations for teachers because of lack of funds to carry out the promotions which would mean annual raises in salary of $100 | to each successful teacher. The can- | cellation, however, was conditioned | ‘upon the action of Congress in passing | the District appropriation bili. A tptal | of $6,000 had been asked for the pro- | “last year” automobile license plates and tourists from these States are stage their annual competitive drills | flocking at Griffith Stadium June 10 to 14, in- | Visit the Capital. | quandry. thinking before he barks that order to “pull over to the curb.” THE EVENING STAR., WASHINGTON, D. ., THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1935. ’34 Car Tags Worry Police Seven States Still Honor Last Year’s Plates, Confusing D. C. Officers. | BY HENRY A, LYON. PITY Washington policemen who cars after April 15, while West Vir- ginians must .show new tags after June 30. From these States, seemingly tardy in demands for new tags, come visitors daily to see the sights about the Cap- ital. They are welcomed sincerely by are required to dLmn(ulsh[ between legal and illegal 1934 auto tags. | still Seven States honor itinerary keeps them, for the most part, in congested traffic districts, and po- licemen sometimes get the wrong im- pression from first quick looks at swiitly moving cars. The problem of uniform licensing, with colors in sufficient contrast to make identification easy, has been for years beforc the law enforcement | agencies of the States and the Dis- | trict, but efforts have been, for the most part, devoid of progress. The plans of few- States are known with sufficient assurance far enough in ad- vance to warrant a conference on ex- piration dates, sizes, lettering and color. There has been talk of a Federal in increasing numbers to This leaves the traffic officer in a He's got to do some fast thr Police Department, alchough their+ department of transportation, and | it has been argued by some officials | BAVKHEAD SERED ON NERT SYSTEH Luther C. Steward Accuses Senator of Drawing Red 'Herring. Senator Bankhead, Democrat, of Alabama, who used about 14 pages of the Congressional Record Monday to | defend non-civil service appointments in the Agricultural Adjustment Ad- ministration, has drawn a poinudi reply from Luther C. Steward, presi-| dent of the Natioral Federation of | 'Federal Employes, who accuses the | Alabaman of “endeavoring to draw | & red herring across the merit system | trail.” | Bankhead, ‘warnigg against going | “too far” in the efforts now under way to extend civil service to emer- gency agencies, inserted in the Record the names of 1,094 patronage ap- that auto license control to some ex- tent should be made the concern of | that body—at least taking the lead | in the matter. Thousands of Dollars Lost. Governors of States not infrequently extend the life of licenses. [ Because of lack of uniformity in licensing regulations thousands of dollars are lost annually through evasion, especially along border te:ri- | | tories and in neighboring _States | | where reciprocity tends to condone | the sin of plate substitution. ~Auto- | = | mobile thefts are made easier and | Heads of the Police Department | criminals often disguise their opera- | | | motions, but the item was stricken out | have co-operated with law et Beloes eIl paseed e Hower, | ment of all the States for vears, Board's Means Exhausted. | seeking to make uniform license regu- Dr. Frank W. Ballou. superintend- | lations and to reduce to a minimum ent, said there is nothing the board | embarrassment and confusion, vet lo- | can do now to have the sum restored. | cal records show that only 16 States He pointed out. nowever, that citizens' | canceled 1934 tags as the old year groups or the Teachers' Union may be | died. Scuth Carolina went the new able to have the appropriation recon- | year one better by demanding & 1935 sidered if they appear in its behalf | half-year license on October 31. before the Senate subcommittee now ~ There were 18 separate dates for handling the bill. expiration of the 1934 licenses among The corporation counsel will be | the various States—or will be by the asked for an opinion on the retirement time they are all canceled, with the | of attendance officers employed by the | tags of Idaho, New Hampshire, South school system. The school retirement | Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Vir- act makes no provision for them, and | ginia and Minnesota still valid. Small | Dr. Charles H. Houston suggested wonder that at times motorists are they may be taken care of by the Fed- | stopped here on suspicion of- violat- eral retirement act. Dr. Ballou was| ing the laws of their own States and instructed to take the matter up with | the District. Many another motorist Corporation Counsel E. Barrett | from the seven States has been close Prettyman. —perilously close—to a brush with the law before the policeman consulted his memorandum and decided his | proper mode of conduct. Minnesota recentiy extended the license expiration date from April 1 to June 1. Tags of Idaho and South Dakota are legal until after March 31. Last day for Texas 1934 tags is April | Virginia requires new licenses on Find Metals in Caves. Russian scientists who have exam- ined the rocks in one of the world's largest caves in mountains of Turk- estan report that they contain huge quantities of silver, lead and manga- nese. 1. * Made With PURE MILK, HONEY, And Other Fine Ingredients It takes good ingredients to make a good product. That is why HOLMES Homemade Bread is good—because it’s made with pure milk, honey, and other fine ingredients. It makes perfect toast, tasty sandwiches and is ideal for general table use. 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