Evening Star Newspaper, July 6, 1935, Page 4

D. C. LIVING COSTS 8PCT. OF 19235 Food and Rent Factors in Putting Capital High Among Cities. Cost of living in the District ot. Columbia was nearer the average of | 1923-1925 than any other large city in the country at the end of the first quarter of 1935, the Department of Labor reported today. ‘With the national figure set at 80.5 on the basis of 1923-1925 as 100, Washington touched 85.3, mainly through increases in food and rental costs over the last quarter of 1934. The percentage of change in the price of food from last November to March was 6.7 per cent, in rent, 0.5 per cent. The rise in all items here was 1.6 per cent, slightly less than the Nation-wide living cost increase for this period of 1.8 per cent. During the November-March period, clothing in the Capital decreased in | price 1.7 per cent, while it mounted 2 per cent in the country as a whole; fuel and light fell off 0.4 per cent, miscellaneous decreased 1.6 per cent and the average level of house fur- nishing goods remained the same. Washington’s forward rush toward the index of & decade ago is given its main impetus by rentals, the Labor Department survey shows. Rent here today is 84.2 per cent of what it was in 1925." Portland, Me., at 77.7, is closest to Washington in this respect. The figure for Baltimore is 70.1, for Richmond 68.7, for New York, 75.5, for Los Angeles, 44.3, for the United States 62.6. Local figures higher than national figures in the index charting the course toward the level of 10 years ago are in all items, District of Co- lumbia 85.3, United States 80.5; food. District of Columbia 826, United States 79.6; rent; household furnish- ing goods, District of Columbia 78.4, United States 76; miscellaneous, Dis- trict of Columbia 97.1, United States 96.8. The Capital lags behind the rest of the country in clothing, fuel and light. DRESS HELPS SAVE GIRL FROM SWOLLEN RIVER Frock Holds Child on Surface Until Rescued by Steam Crane Operator. By the Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa, July 6.—A gingham dress and a quick-thinking steam crane operator united yesterday to save 7-year-old Concepcion Bej- arano from death in the flooded Des Moines River here. Losing her balance, Concepcion top- pled off a railroad bridge into the water 20 feet below. As she fell her dress billowed out like a parachute. When she struck the water the air remaining below her dress kept her afloat. Crane Operator James Hiskey, work- ing nearby, swam into the swollen stream and caught the girl. DIESEL CAR TRIP ENDS 109 Gallons of Fuel Used on Cross-Country Tour. LOS ANGELES, July 6 (#).—The first lightweight Diesel power-built motor car built in this country ar- rived here yesterday from New York | over a 3774-mile route. It used 109 | gallons of fuel oil costing $7.63, the | und'baid by the F. E. R, A.. drivers said. They were Clessie L. Cummins, builder of the engine, and Fred Duesenberg, son of August Deusen- berg. automobile engineer. “The car handled as flexibly as any gasoline burning car I ever drove,” Duesenberg said. Former Convict Slain. NEW YORK, July 6 (#).—Gerardo (Big Jerry) Maghazero, 28, a former convict, was slain and three bystand- ers, one a boy of 12, were wounded last night in & gun battle on a Brook- lyn street. ERVICE ORDERS ARMY ORDERS. Haines, Lieut. Col. Ralph E., Coast Artillery Corps, from duty in office of the Chief of Coast Artillery, here, to the Hawaiian Department, on or| about October 10. ‘Waterman, Maj. Jobn K., Quarter- master Corps Reserve, from Washing- ton, D. C., to active duty at Holabird Quartermaster Depot, Baltimore, Md., July 15, Light, Capt. Charles P., jr, Judge Advocate General's Department Re- serve, ordered to active duty, here, July 14. Gallagher, Capt. Phillip E, In- fantry, from Fort Washington, Md,, to duty in office of the Adjutant Gen- eral, here, on or about July 8. NAVY ORDERS. Medical Corps. Gaede, Lieut. (J. G.) David C., de- tached Naval Air Station, Anacostia, D. C, about July 15; to Naval Air Btation, S8an Diego, Calif. Stahr, Lieut. (J. G.) Guy E. de- tached Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va. about August 22; to U. 8. S. Henderson. Warrant Officers. Blume, Chief Gunner Benjamin F., orders by commander in chief, Aslatic Fleet, modified; to Navy Yard, Wash- ington, D. C. Cooke, Chief Radio Electrician Nel- son ' M., detached Radio Material School, Naval Research Laboratory, Bellevue, D. C., about August 20; to U. 8. S. Wright. NEW LOW PRICE Benzol-Blended BETHOLINE REDUCED 1 # a galton No Change in Quality NOW ONLY 2¢ MORE THAN REGULAR GASOLINES Get & Bergain Tenkful Today! Celebrate COUPLE OBSERVES GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY, MR. AND MRS. GEORGE W. THOMAS, Who are today celebrating their golden wedding anniversary at their residence, 524 Seventh street southeast, where they will also hold a reception tonight. Mr. Thomas is retired from the Washington Railway & Electric Co. They have four daughters and five sons, all of whom are living; 16 grandchil- dren and four great-grandchildren. —Harris-Ewing Photo. 2 BILS TIGHTEN LONG'S PATRONAGE Huey Smiles Off Opposition as He Directs Obedient Majority. | By the Associated Press. BATON ROUGE, La. July 6— Laughing off the ineffectual thrusts of his opposition, Senator Huey P. Long today prepared to skim the patronage cream from his political enemies’ milk by legislation. With his 26-bill program, designed to put a virtual end to local self-gov- ernment in the State, already well on its way toward final passage, Senator Long radiated good cheer as he di- rected his obedient majority in the special session of the Louisiana Legis- lature, called to tighten his grip on the State’s politics. Standing out among the bills is the one placing all non-elective State and municipal officers under the State Civil Service Commission, which is controlled by Long's administration. Still another measure will clinch the Senator’s hiring and firing privileges over the State’s 12,000 school teachers by giving the controlled State Budget Committee the right to reject sug- gested teacher appointments. Various other measures wiil put the finishing touches on Long's invasion of the executive powers of his old enemy, Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley of New Orleans. F. E. R. A. FUNDS TO STOP. NEW ORLEANS, July 6 () —Re- lief Administrator Frank H. Peterman said today the Federal Emergency Re- lief Administration will discontinue | paying employes of the Public Health and Safety Departments of New Or- leans if the Long-controlled State ad- ministration seizes control of these de- partments. “These workers are now Federal clients, employed by the F. E R. A, " he said. | “There will be no politicalization as { long as they are F. E. R. A. clients, re- | ceiving Government compensation. “If the State takes over these de- partments, the State will be expected to operate these deparments and pay those men with State, not F. E. R. A. funds.” Plans for U. S. Pit-Vault in Kentucky Revealed in Fund* Request. BY the Associated Press, Plans for burying millions of dollars in gold in & subterranean vault in the middle of Fort Knox, Ky., and for pro- tecting it with a powerful Army force have been disclosed here through re- quests for funds with which to carry out the project. The War Department yesterday ap- plied for $2,238,066 from the work- relief fund to improve expand the fort, and Army official¥® at the same time revealed they plan to make the Kentucky post the headquarters of the mechanized forces of the Army. Coincidentally, Treasury sources in- dicated the $450,000 needed for build- ing the subterranean repository already had been earmarked from the public works fund. Into it would be moved millions in gold from Philadelphia and New York, continuing the Treasury’s policy of transferring the metal inland, away from coastal cities more vulner- able to enemy attack. Unit Already Mechanized. The Army's only completely me- chanized Army unit already is sta- tioned at Fort Knox. It is a highly mobile force, made up among other things of armored cars carrying high power machine guns, radios and other equipment. The expansion plans would make the Army even better able to move in fast, modern fashion in any direction to protect this gold. ‘The Cavalry at the fort will move in fast armored cars. There also will be an Artillery unit whose guns will be swung to trailers that speed along behind fast motors. By far the larger part of the $2,- 238,066 which the division of applica- tions announced had been asked by the Army for the fort was to go for making the mechanized fleet sta- tioned there more mobile. How Funds Divided. Some of the fund was to go for bullding and reconstructing houses al- ready there, bit other items included: Paved apron< and runways, $70,000; approaches to new ordnance shop, $5,000; roads, service to nmew hangar area, $5, . magazine area improve- ments, $20,000; grading, draining, en- largement anc improvement of land- ing field, $125,000; walks, roads, drain- age and railroad spur track, $329,000; macadam surface Wilson road, $50,- 000; reconditioning utility systems, $163,000; rehabilitating bridge and constructing new Porter River road, $250,000; improvements to grounds, $100,000; hospital garage, $3,000; re- constructing hangar, $45,000; grading and drainage, $1,200; graveling road bed and drairage culvert, $2,200. The fund was split into two sec- tions, one of which asked for $555.- 756, and the other $1,682,310—each section entitled “for new bullding, re- construction and other improvements at Fort Knox" RANCH TO BE IN CITY Sheep Required for Health Lab- oratory at Nashville. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (#)—There's going to be a “sheep ranch” in the heart of Nashville. Dr. W. C. Williams, State health commissioner, has mepped out a partment’s new building across the street from the State Capitol. It seems the department needs healthy sheep for laboratory work and feels that if it raises the sheep itself the sheep will be good ones. Gold Mine Strike Over. JUNEAU, Alaska, July 6 (#).—The big Alaska Juneau gold mine, closed | for 45 days by a strike, resumed op- euuona yesterday. WOODWARD & I0™}|"™MF aNnD G STReET Sy S Vew's W “sheep farm” right next to the de-4 STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. ABOUT THIS WEATHER. DDLY enough, the penguins O polar extremes are standing the Washington heat at the natives of equatorial veldt and jungle —the big cats, the elephants and even and white bears from the Zoo as well, if not better, than the some types of snakes! All of which reminds us of the Alaskan “sour dough” who mushed here with & dog team from the Yukon and complained of the chilly weather in Washington. * x x % ONLY ONE WOMAN. Although famous for its parks and statuary, the National Capi- tal has only one equestrian statue to @ woman. That stands in Meridian Hill Park at the head of the cascades and was erected to Joan of Arc. It is the gift of the Society of France in New York, * x * % KEEPING HER NOSE UP. un. is a big collie dog with an in- born fear of thunderstorms and fire crackers. In her case this fear takes the strange form of a desire to hide in empty bath tubs. For years, while the family summered on South River, near Annapolis, they had to kick Jill out of the tub whenever a thunder- storm approached—and she darted back again as soon as an opportunity presented itself. Pinally it was decided to attempt to break her of this habit. The tub was filled to the brim with cold water when lowering clouds approached. There was a clap of thunder. All rushed to the bath to see how the treatment would work. They found Jill calmly sitting in the tub com- pletely immersed to the tip of her nose, sticking out periscope fashion. , * % x CHESS RELICS. . Among the curios on erhibit in the hall of cardinals at George- town University are three remarke« able sets of chessmen. One is the handiwork of Edward Lang, of Oberammergau, famous Passion player. The various Agures—sup- posed to represent types from the Thirty Years' War—are carved from apple and cherry wood and were flve years in the making. The other sets are in ivory. One belonged to Commodore Stephen Decatur, while the third is of Chinese workmanship, the history of which has not been traced. * x x * PORCELAIN DOOM. JIRRY J. O'DONOVAN, former pro- fessionel golf star, who for several years was traffic manager for Pennsyl- vania Airlines in Washington and who now is assistant traffic manager for the whole system, for eight years has traveled by air an average of nearly 10,000 miles & month. Month after month, year after year, he has flown he has flown over one of the most of the most and Pacl Experts SGMITHS Long Distance Mover: Fine Fur Coats Fumi, d ‘do(h-;ml i g " SAVE MONEY ON 3 % 4 STORAGE and MOVING THROP All Furniture Clnfl"y Crated me: 1313 U Sl. % T 5300 100 “Bates” 'Bedspreads $3 each Regularly sell for $3.95 The well-known “Bates™ ; Bed Spreads in an attractive pattern known as “Maple Leaf.” The colors are rose, blue, green, gold, rust and orchid. Size 90x108 inches. BLANKETS, SEcoNd FLOOR. N WY 2 o 3 Ve avans SytanaRASEr . » " i ) Lhart RERALY T e 0 A S AN dangerous transport routes in the country from the standpoint of bad weather. Never in all his travels has he 0 much as scratched a finger. Now, however, poor Jerry is on his back in bed and he will stay there for weeks, [Escaping all the reputed hazards of air travel, he succumbéd to the dangerous bathtub. While at- tempting to adjust s shower bath in a Pittsburgh hotel, he fell, dislocating several vertabrae and fracturing the coccyx bone. * % ¥ x A “LOSER” WINS. A HOT race tip was going the rounds at Police Court. It was spread liberally and with such assur- ance that it made the blood run fast in a veteran clerk, who knew little or nothing (mostly nothing) about the gee-gees. After cautious inquiry, the novice found where he could place & bet on the “sure thing” and forthwith did. That night he scanned the results and found his choice had been SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1935. scratched. “Well, that's that” thought and went about his work. Inexperience in the clerk's case, e 88 n" however, proved bountiful, as he sub- sequently discovered he had played the wrong horse. He won $12.50. * % *x % ALL-BRITISH, Practically everything except the bricks and the steel that went into the building of the British Em- bassy is English-made. Even the water, heating and sewage pipes were shipped from England, and installation was delayed because English plumbing is mot ‘of the proper size to connect with Ameri- can standard pipes. Heating sys- tem pipes were routed through the part of the cellar where wines were to be kept, and it was neces- sary to install a cooling system to preserve the wines at the proper temperature, One of the striking Jeatures of the British Embassy is the prevelance of fine chintzes, REAL ESTATE LOANS now being made on terms as low as Per Month Perpetual offers a new and attractive mortgage loan ... a reduction of 25% on monthly repayments. Actually lower than paying rent. renewal fees. For funds to purchase a home . . . t0 make desired home improvements or to refinance existing trusts it's the— No commission or PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION 11th and E Sts. N. W. The Largest in Washington—Assets over $36,000,000 Established 1881 ARTHUR G. BISHOP Chairman of the Board MARVIN A. CUSTIS President EDWARD C. BALTZ, Secretary Member of Federal Home Loan Bank System. United States Building and The District of Columbie Building and Loan League. ~ BRAZILIAN COTTON THREAT SEEN OVER Exportable Surplus Placed at 350,000 Bales in New Estimate. By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, July 6—China, Russia, India, the English colonles and now Brasil have all taken their turn at being threats to American cotton supremacy and through it all the Southern States have rolled mer- rily on as the greatest cotton-produc- ing ares in the world. 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While there has been a fairly large increase in foreign growths in the past two years the Bureau of Agricultural Economics in & recent survey of the world cotton situation pointed cut that any sizable advance in the price of raw cotton always brought an increased production in the world. Gold Found in Ukranis. Fifty gold veins are reported discov- ered at Ostry Bugor in Ukrainia. VACATION Read THE STAR he Foening Staf WoobpwARD & L.LoTHROP O™ ]I™F AND G STREETS PHone DistricTt S300 Summer Rugs Reduced for Clearance Our prices are now greatly reduced on all Summer floor coverings, including the newest and most popular types, weaves and styles of the 1935 season. Here is a large assortment of Summer rugs from which you may select a covering for any type of room or porch. The reduced prices on these artistic, cool-looking and serviceable rugs make it especially worth your while to buy new floor coverings during this clearance selling. Not all patterns in all sizes. 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