Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1935, Page 17

LOW-RENT HOUSING Washington Wayside ACTON 15 SOUGHT Consumers’ Council Head Sends Plea for D. C. Regulations. Farly action by Congress to insure construction of low-rent housing in the District and to provide for effi- cient regulation of housing conditions was urged yesterday by Mrs. John Boyle, jr., chairman of the Consumers’ Council, in a letter to Chairman King of the Senate District Committee and Chairman Norton of the House Dis- trict Committee. In the letter transmitting a resolu- tion adopted by the council relative to the necessity for decisive action by Congress at the present session, Mrs. Boyle declared housing condi- tions in the District are such as to be detrimental to public health, welfare, morals, comfort and convenience. Al- though Washington is overcrowded and rents are increasing, the resolu- tion states, there is little construction for rental purposes. Rent Increase Cited. Mrs. Boyle pointed out that rents have been increased in many in- stances because of a persistent and growing scarcity of housing. She warned that rents may be further in- creased when the remaining 5 per cent of the Federal pay is restored as of April 1. Declaring private enterprise is not meeting the housing needs of the pub- lic, the resolution makes the follow- ing suggestions: 1. The construction under public auspices of low-cost dwelling houses and apartments in the metropolitan area for rent at from $5 to $8 per room per month. Modern Code Suggested. 2. The compilation of a modern housing code under competent public authority for the purpose of estab- lishing reasonable minimum standards for housing in the District of Colum- | bis, with means of enforcing such standards. | 3. The establishment in the District government of an office which shall | Every morning she confers with her | MERR'CK BOYS! CLUB direct the enforcement of housing standardé, maintain complete housing records, inform and advise the public concerning housing conditions and regulate occupancy of multi-family dwellings. 4. The delegation to the Municipal | Court of such powers as CONBIeSS | snone prighter than the scrubbed | may deem wise to cope with unusual | conditions arising from the present | emergency in connection with rental | housing for the period of such emer- | gency. | = e EDISON’S SON OPENS |NN: CATERING TO SPORTSMEN | Venture Partly Social and Partly Commercial—Hopes to “Get Kick Out of It.” By the Associated Press. TROY HILLS, N. J, March 30.— Charles Edison, son of the late ‘Thomas A. Edison, inventor, will open an inn today on the cld Howell home- stead he purchased. The venture, he said, is “partly social, partly commercial” but he went into it chiefly because he thought | he “might get a kick out of it.” | Though open to the public, Edison said, the inn will cater to a limited number of persons interested in the trout fishing, hunting and riding which its extensive grounds afford. Edison described the venture as *“small and unpretentious,” but said he hoped it would succeed financially. _— Towans to Hear Hopkins. | Harry Hopkins, Federal emergency | relief administrator, will be guest of | honor and speaker at the reception and dance of the Iowa State Society at the Willard Hotel Thursday at 8:45 p.m. All Iowans and their friends are in- vited. Dancing and cards follow the program. Champion Wood Chopper to Exhibit Here Wednesday Offers $25 to Any One Able to Sever Log in Third More Time. Champion wood choppers here- abouts, if any, have been challenged to match skill with the claimant of the wood chopping championship of America for a $25 reward should they show two-thirds the challenger’s speed. Peter McLaren, who, at 50, swings an axe with youthful vigor and un- canny accuracy, is back in town to demonstrate his prowess, this time in a hardware sample room at 1818 New York avenue. McLaren will give demonstrations ‘Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The veteran offers $50 to any com- petitor who can sever a log in two- thirds of his time, provided they use a different brand of axe and have mever chopped against him before. McLaren, a native of Australia, for the last 20 years has been making exhibition tours, chopping before hun- dreds of thousands of spectators. STEAMSHIPS. Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. BASE BALL MEMORIES. RESIDENT HAZEN of the Board of Commissioners is proud when he recalls he is a “grand- daddy” of the Government Base Ball League of the District. Back in the gay 90s he and associates started the inter-departmental annual diamond contests. ‘Thereby hangs a tale of quick think- ing that won the championship for his team, the District Government nine. The Post Office Department and the District of Columbia teams were waging a nip-and-tuck battle for the championship when word came that the Federal outfit had acquired an extra fine battery from a Southern association professional outfit. Now the rules said all players must be bona fide Government workers. The then young Mr. Hazen and his fellows did a bit of cogitation. They contrived the appointment of Bob Barr, formerly pitcher with the Wash- ington Nationals, as “salt meat in- spector” of the District and that worthy flinger had to make his rounds for the Government. In his spare moments he helped the District of Co- lumbia team to cop the championship. In fact, he is credited with having fanned 18 opposing players in the final test. Hazen sometimes played first base, but more often held down the “hot corner” at third. Among his team- mates were Maj. Daniel J. Donovan, who played outfield; Ed Fuller, short- stop; “Tubby” Dickerson, catcher, and Bill Boyd, inflelder. Hazen was a member of the Maryland College (later Maryland University) team, which in 1888 captured the Maryland State base ball championship. * Xk X X DOMESTIC NOTE. EAR ye, housewives, hear ye! Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt de- votes only 15 minutes a day to worrying about household activities. housekeeper about managing the menage, then on to other matters. * %k X * RESENTED REWARD. AS that gallant young school- boy patrolman’s face red? Yes, As a matter of fact, it white belt of authority about his middle, He was escorting younger school children by a dangerous intersection on Connecticut avenue the other day. A pretty girl came hop-skipping along, her books under arm, on the way to school. The schoolboy patrol- man on her side of the street snapped to attention. Smartly he showed her to the middle of the intersection, to- ward which our hero was advancing from his side of the street. Just in the middle of the crossing the little girl fell. Both patrolmen raced to the rescue, but our hero was first by several jumps. With great solicitude he assisted the young lady to her feet and led her in safety to the sidewalk. Before he could return to duty, the rescued party grabbed him and gave him a kiss for all the world to see. Then she fled. Our patrolman almost abandoned his post to follow after, but as quickly remembered himself. Back to duty he went, under the scrutiny of his fellow patrolman across the street. Now and then, during a lull, the other patrol- man found time to comment. Did he praise the rewarded hero for his valor? Ask any 12-year-old! Baaaaaaaa! % 8w ECONOMY IN CHAIRS. HO says the Government doesn’t practice economy? The classification division of the Civil Service Commission inherited from its predecessor, the Personnel Classification Board, a swivel chaip long afflicted with a “trick” roller Senator Resembles Sims and Employs His Bidding System By tae Associated Press. P. Hal Sims, the contract bridge expert, has a double in the Senate. In fact, Senator M. M. Logan of Kentucky revealed today that he once was accosted as “Mr. Sims” by a stranger. The resemblance has been called striking by visitors to the Senate galleries. “I have never met the gentle- man,” said Senator Logan with a chuckle, “but I understand I resemble him.” Asked what bidding he uses, Logan replied: “Why, Sims, of course, as far as I am able.” optical service. Our THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCIi 31, 1935—PART ONE. that comes out on the slightest provo- cation, giving an attendant jolt to the occupant. The chair used to be the property of Paul N. Peck, now on the staff of the Budget Bureau, who doctored the roller with pieces cut from cigar boxes. There are only women in the office where the chair now is, though, and consequently the problem of whai to do is more com- plicated. * K K K GOLDFISHING. HE Earecksons of Lyon Village, Va., are very proud of the gold- fish pond in their rear yard. But the Earecksons don't know yet how close they came to losing some of the little pets while they were in Florida recently. Two neighbors’ children, as neigh- bors children sometimes do, began exploring the Eareckson’s rear yard while the Earecksons were away. The goldfish were in the pond, playing around, like goldfish sometimes do. | The children conceived an idea. Both | had been fishing before with their parents, and both liked to fish. The fact that goldfish were not in season | did not mean anything to them. | So each child, one & boy, the other | a girl, went to his respective home, | made an improvised fishing line out | of grocery store cord, and fashioned | a hook out of an ordinary paper clip. | With some Chinese yens for slnkera; and beef for bait, the children went | fishing in the back yard of the| Eareksons. | The fish were hungry, all right; they nibbled at the bait, but couldn’t swal- | low the paper-clip hook. That, of course, is the only reason the Earecksons found the goldfish in | the rear-yard pool when they re- turned home a few days ago. 'CAREY WILL DIRECT Former Detroit Settlement Work- | er Begins Duties by Area Survey. | | 1 | John W. Carey, formerly with the | Franklin Settlement of Detroit, Mich., has been named director of the Mer- rick Boys’ Club at the Christ Child | Settlement, 608 Massachusetts ave- nue northeast. He succeeds Martin O'Phelan, who left recently to become director of the Yonkers Boys’ Club at Yonkers, N. Y. P After a survey of the neighborhood Carey said a large number of boys | are still to be found on the street, despite the fact that the Merrick Club is receiving new applications for membership constantly. The club! has about 600 members. | The new director plans to carry out | the settlement idea in the operation | of the Merrick Boys’ Club, not only | helping the boys, but also helping to | build up their families. He feels that | there is need for some sort of activity | } for the boy who is just out of school | and has not yet found his place in | the business world. | *“The settlement is badly crowded,” | | Carey said yesterday, “and for the | present we will have to obtain the co- | operation of the schools and various | playgrounds in order to get places for our boys’ activities. We hope to esta lish base ball, soft ball and pla: ground ball teams and leagues. Our | boxing team is doing excellent work | and will be continued throughout the | year” STATISTICAL CLERK Opening Final Class Monday, April 1st Special course preparing for civil service examination starts Monday evening at 7:30 pm. The course | includes only material essential for examination, which was espe- cially prepared for exclusive use by this school. There is home- work practice material for each assignment, covering intelligence tests, elementary computations, tabulation and graphing, which are presented in mimeographed assignments. The lectures are illustrated with projector slides, presenting comparisons of stu- dents’ work. The class is person- ally conducted by two experienced instructors, one of whom is a practical statisticlan. This will be the final class before examination. Reservations will be held until 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 1st. 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